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POINTS EASTThe Boating Magazine for Coastal New England

Volume 18 Number 2 May 2015

72 Cell-phone navigationFor coastal and inland cruising, current gen-eration cell phones make a good backup inthe event of primary system failure. And, attimes, they can supplement the primary sys-tem.

By Bill Hezlep

26 Log of Aloft“Left harbor at 8:45 bound for . . . could beNaskeag Harbor at WoodenBoat, maybeCarvers Harbor on Vinalhaven . . . .” That’sthe way it went on this joyful walkabout in aLittle Harbor 40.

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36 Downwind to Maine We delivered our Banjer 37 motorsailer 2,525miles, from Puerto Rico to Peaks Island, discover-ing new levels of confidence in our ability tomeet sailing challenges as a team

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12 David Roper

The Real Boatyard & Cycle of LifeDo you remember old-fashioned boatyards?

Steve Lee

14 boats in Grand MananWith skill and patience, it can be done.W.R. Cheney

Things that come in the nightThey are surprises, and they can be bad.

Letters..........................................7More Duxbury Ducks and Pilgrims;Marine Operator identity theft;Is boating the Fountain of Youth?

Mystery Harbor ............................8Boy, do readers have memories!New Mystery Harbor on page 11.

News..........................................20Oliver Hazard Perry summer camps;Tall Ship crew rescued off Gloucester;Camden, Maine couple win OCC award.

The Racing Pages ........................48Portland Y.C. racing schedule;Frosty Nationals at Kittery Point;The skinny on ’15 Marblehead-Halifax.

Fetching Along ............................56Sheltering in knee-deep tide pools.

Final passages ............................58Raymond Butterfield II; Peter Quinn, Jr.; Dr. DouglasLeonard Roy; Richard Anthony Bioty.

Fishing reports............................60R.I./L.I. Sound: stripers flounders and fluke.

Yardwork ...................................62New wood-boat shop in Bristol, R.I.;Front Street, Tripp team on superyachts;Maine Yacht Center refits Vendee boat.

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EDITOR’S PAGE/Nim Marsh

Memory book with a mission

Iam old enough to vividly recall the summer day in1945 on which WWII ended: My town, and the sur-rounding villages, erupted with honking car horns

and joyful church bells.And I sensed, then, in achild’s way, the jubilationwith which peace was re-ceived in America, and theexuberance with whichsoldiers, sailors, airmen,Merchant Mariners, andCoast Guardsmen re-turned to their homes. Some went to college

under the Servicemen’sReadjustment Act of 1944– the GI Bill – and startedbusinesses, married theirsweethearts, had chil-dren, and bought homes.Others went off the clock,spread their wings, andshed the memories ofwar. Stanley Cressey andJoe Petterson were two such veterans, and 70 years af-ter that war’s end, we thought we’d tell you about abook published in 2013, “The Voyages of the SevenSeas,” that relates their post-war transatlantic adven-tures. Stanley was valedictorian of his class at Morse High

in Bath, Maine, and had graduated from Bowdoin inthree years to be able to serve as an officer in the U.S.Army Air Force. Joe, a University of Maine engineer-ing graduate, hailed from Bangor, where his fatherwas a railroad engineer. Joe spent his summers sailingout of Northeast Harbor; Stanley, a wartime MerchantMariner, had sailed nothing larger than a small cat-boat. When the two were mustered out, Joe had a plan:Buy a small boat and sail to Europe.In April 1947, after scouring the Maine coast for a

boat they could afford, capable of an ocean crossing,they found, in Blue Hill, the 38-foot gaff-rigged yawlSeven Seas, built in 1912. “With a few new planks, re-caulking, and three coats of paint, Joe figured we’dhave something sound beneath us,” Stanley writes. “AsI stood there while Joe jabbed his knife into seams andplanks, I tried to form a mental picture of what she’dlook like minus the broken planks and rust streaks. Ididn’t have much luck.”After a shakedown cruise to New York City, on Aug.

4, Stan and Joe headed for Bermuda, making landfall

on Aug. 15, and departing for Europe Aug. 26: “Slowlythe Atlantic swallowed up the island . . . . and nowthere is only the ocean and the sky both lighted by a

brilliant moon. So brightthat I do not need my flash-light to write,” writes Stan.On Sept. 15, within 300

miles of the Azores, a stormovertook Seven Seas, andStanley broke his arm whena wind shift caused a vio-lent jibe. “. . . Joe cut one ofour oars to size and paddedone end to fit under myarm. . . . We were ready topull the arm straight. . . . Itwasn’t a bad job for ama-teurs . . . . the entry in thelogbook reads: ‘Slight delayfor one broken arm!’” After 10 days as tourists

in the Azores, Stan and Joeset sail for Portugal, arriv-ing there Sept. 8, surviving

serious visa difficulties, but greeted by a newspaperheadline: “The Adventurous Voyage of the Seven Seasor the Story of the Two Americans Who Came to HelpCelebrate the Centennial Festival of Lisbon,” whichquickly ended all problems with anything in Portugal.The men left Seven Seas in Portugal and took a train

to Paris, where Joe studied painting and Stan taughtat the American School. In March, Stan decided to stayin Europe (“A second attempt seemed to me both fool-hardy and dangerous. It was tempting fate a bit toomuch.”), while Joe chose to sail Seven Seas home solo. After a refit, on May 16, Joe and Seven Seas de-

parted Portugal, bound for the Azores and America.“Man, is that sail rotten,” he wrote off Cape Sable.“Half the seams are ready to go. I’m glad I haven’t gotfar to go.” On July 10, he arrived in Northeast Harbor:“So ends, the long trick is over,” was his log entry. HisAtlantic crossing set three transatlantic records:youngest to solo east to west, fastest passage, and old-est boat.Compiled and edited by Robertson Brown and Jay

Doggett, from the logs of Cressey and Petterson, this vol-ume also has a special mission: All profits from royaltieswill go to the scholarship fund at Maine MaritimeAcademy in Castine. This marvelous book is available onAmazon for $9.75. FMI: www.amazon.com/Voyages-Seven-Seas-Robertson-Browne.

Army Air Force vet Stanley Cressey makes light of a brokenarm -- caused by a crash-jibe -- splinted with part of an oar.

Photo courtesy Bangor Daily News


Letters

About Duxbury Ducks and PilgrimsJust got around to reading the October/November is-

sue of Points East and your article about sailing inDuxbury Bay, and Duxbury Ducks and Pilgrims, whichbrought back great memories. I sailed for several yearsin Duxbury, from 1940 to 1947, starting with a DuxburyBug (Beetle Cat) and then a Duck, Whiffler.Whiffler was built by Bill Taylor and not as well built

as a Shiverick or Chaisson boat, but, nonetheless, a greatboat to sail. The racing was very good and timed to thetides given the “shoal-ridden” bay. The Pilgrims werebeautiful boats to watch, and fast, but I never had achance to sail one. The Palmer Scott boatyard [in Buzzards Bay] built

some Ducks after the war, and they were fast, maybe be-cause they were new. Even with the brutal war underway, my Duxbury

years were super and a foundation for a love of sailingthat exists to this day. My recollections of Duxbury in the1940s is messing about in boats daily, bicycling every-where with a large group of friends who sailed and racedin Ducks, and, of course, the beach and Peterson’s sodafountain – that was the good life! I now sail out of Round Pond in an Ericson 39 that I

have owned since 1973. I love the Maine coast! Gerry Merser

Round Pond, Maine

Is boating the Fountain of Youth?I have noticed over the many years that I’ve read

Points East that mariner after mariner after mariner

saluted good-bye in your Final Passages column havemanaged to survive to a very ripe old age. I haven’t ac-tually compiled the stats, but my guess is the averageage of those recently setting sail for the next chaptermust be 80 or older?Can one infer, I wonder, that a life spent Messing About

in Boats almost invariably leads to extending ones life?As an inveterate boater, who at age 68 has owned twiceas many boats as cars, I certainly hope so. I just hope mylife insurance agent doesn’t get wind of this as my ratesmight go up.

Capt. Winston Shaw Sea Venture Custom Boat Tours

Bar Harbor, Maine

Marine Operator identity theftBeyond the entertainment found by eavesdropping on

the ship-to-shore chatter as described by David Roper(“The Marine Operator: The Real Story,” Midwinter2015), there was a genuine communication link providedby the Marine Operator. It allowed boaters to call homeand announce changes – arrival time, for example. Butthere was another facet that was known by only thosewho used the service. And that was, we had to pay foreach call. One option was to charge the fee to the numbercalled; that is, a collect call. This was not always practical,depending on whom you were calling.Then along came a charge card issued by the phone

company. One could simply read the card number to theOperator, who would debit your account whenever youmade a call. We never considered that unscrupulous lis-teners might capture our card number for their own useor to share with their friends. So, guess what? Early in the boating season, I was

shocked to receive a phone bill of well over $2,000. Thelist of calls was revealing, with the date, place and num-ber itemized. My card number had been passed overseas,and then fanned out to about a dozen fraudulent users.Fortunately, the charges were forgiven by the phone com-pany, which expressed confidence that the bad guyswould be identified and dealt with accordingly. After that, we managed to register with the Marine

Operator and then identify ourselves by boat name whenmaking a call. For some reason, it worked well, and wenever again were bothered by evil listeners.

Jon Youngs/v Youngblood

Gouldsboro, Maine

The Pilgrim MyToy, careened here on the Duxbury flats, wasowned by the photographer's uncle, and raced until 1950.

Photo courtesy David P. Corey


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As you round Long Point Lighthouse (the actual tipof Cape Cod), you’ll experience depths that go from 100feet to shore in just 100 yards. There are ample moor-ings available from either Flyers Boat Yard to the westor Provincetown Moorings just to the left of the jettythat protects the inner harbor. But if you prefer to anchor, as I do, you’ll find plenty

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of room just outside the mooring fields in about 30 feetof water. The bottom is sandy mud with good holding.Protection is excellent as the hook of Long Point curlsaround the harbor with just a southeast exposure. If you really want a treat, sail over to the southwest

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Wharf where you can tie up. If you’ve never been toProvincetown, you’re in for an experience. It can seemlike a carnival in the summer, but after the initialshock wears off, you’ll find a great little town rich inmaritime history, outstanding restaurants, nightly en-tertainment, and excellent provisioning for your ves-sel.

If you’ve never been to Province-town, you’re in for an experience.It can seem like a carnival in thesummer, but after the initialshock wears off, you’ll find a greatlittle town rich in maritime his-tory, outstanding restaurants,nightly entertainment, and excel-lent provisioning for your vessel.


Be sure to check out the Provincetown Museum andMonument (the view from the top is outstanding), theCenter for Coastal Studies, Marine Specialties (kindof a nautical army-navy store), Napi’s Restaurant, theLobster Pot, and enjoy a coffee or ice cream from thebenches in front of Town Hall as the CommercialStreet spectacle flows by. By the way, the images on the side of the building on

the wharf seen in the picture are wives of the localfishermen. There is a strong Portuguese influenceamong the tight-knit local fishing community.Provincetown Harbor is a treasure.

Stu Fyfes/v Redwing

Brewster, Mass.

Ken’s not one to waste wordsProvincetown, Mass., MacMillan Wharf.

Ken Joness/v Sea QuestDurham, N.H.

April cover model knows P-TownThanks for the nod on this month’s cover! The Mys-

tery Harbor is Provincetown. The photo on the build-ing is a dead giveaway, as is the Whydah Pirate

Museum pirate, which is just peeking out. It’s alwaysbeen a favorite summer harbor for Tall Ships, whichis where most of my sailing has been done. It’s close towhales, the harbormaster is friendly, and the facilitiesare fantastic – plus it’s just a fun town.

Graham McKayLowell’s Boat ShopAmesbury, Mass.

Graham, master boatbuilder/education at Lowell’s,graced the cover, plane in hand, of the April Boat-builders Show issue.

Good to hear from you anywayIt’s probably a bit late, but I wanted to write in about

your March/April Mystery Harbor. It’s Provincetown,with the photo installation on the side of the buildingon Fisherman’s Wharf featuring large images of fish-ermen’s wives, entitled “They Also Faced the Sea.” Our family spends at least a week there on board

our home-built lugsail yawl Sea Fever every summer.The harbor is a wonderful combination of “empty andwild” out on the National Seashore-protected LongPoint, and then, on the other side, all the wild andcrazy cosmopolitan delights of the town. One of our fa-vorite places on earth.

Garth BattistaHalcottsville, N.Y.


Be the first to identify this Mystery Harbor and you’ll win a designer Points East yachting cap that will makeyou the envy of every boater. Please tell us a bit about how you know the spot. Send your answers to: [email protected] or mail them to editor, Points East Magazine, P.O. Box 1077, Portsmouth, NH, 03802-1077.

MysteryHarbor

Life keeps getting in the wayI know I’m a little late in responding, but life keeps

getting in the way of these important things. The Mys-tery Harbor in the March/April issue is ProvincetownHarbor. It’s easy to spot the four elderly Portugueseladies’ portraits on the wall of the large dock housenext to the public dock. P-Town is a great stopover onthe way to or from Buzzards Bay or the “islands.” Well-protected, loads of good eateries, and plenty of enter-tainment.

Mike Pothiers/v Dragonfly

Mama mia! I’ve got memories?It’s Cabral’s Wharf, Provincetown, taken from

McMillan’s Wharf, where the schooners Olad andHindu have had their float at sometime throughoutthe long memory list in my mind’s file. The building atCabral’s is where I had one beautiful office space whenI opened my first own corporation (last window, 2ndfloor, right side). What memories! Mama Mia, I’ve got’em!

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yard? You know, the one that was actually onthe water, unlike today’s inland parking-lotstorage facilities. “Boat-storage facility” does-n’t have quite the same ring to it, especiallyto those of us who can remember back sev-eral decades. The old-fashioned boatyard was, like so much that

time has erased, a special, unique place. It was anevent just to go there because what was found eachtime was a place that seemed frozen in time, itsgrounds littered with remnants of past puttering, re-pairing, and building by generations of boatyard own-ers and boat owners. A place of industry, history andcamaraderie. A place where elbow grease was in abun-dance. A place where everyone pitched in, sometimeslaughing and sometimes grunting along together,maybe telling a story or two while carrying a 40-footlong mast from the storage shed down to the crane bythe water.

That boatyard of bygone days had manythings I loved, even as a little boy. It camewith all the associated sights, sounds and or-ganic smells of nature: waves breaking onthe beach with the incoming tide, the pun-gent odor of emerging tidal flats on the ebb,the excitement of discovering prehistoric-looking horseshoe crabs as long as my arm,the chill of a burgeoning sea breeze carryingthe plaintive cries of seagulls searching forand fighting over broken muscle shells. Andall of this was surrounded by a “yard,” whichwas wonderfully littered with almost any-thing you needed if you scavenged around

long enough. And no boatyard would be complete with-out a crusty curmudgeon owner who, with an ever-so-slight twinkle in his eye, would say such things to aboat owner as, “Put plenty of paint on her, ’cause that’sall that’s holding her together.” Hauling and launching were participatory events for

both the owner and yard workers, unlike today’s emailor phone scheduling of dates and directions to andfrom the mooring or marina slip. Hauling was from ei-ther an ex-Army boom truck or a hiccupping, snortingdonkey motor (most likely named for having replacedthe donkey) housed in a wooden shack at the head ofthe yard and serving as the pulling power at haulingtime. Then big buckets of grease would be slathered

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rine railway, really just a couple of railroadtracks which, at high tide, looked like some-thing out of a Jules Verne novel, disappearingmysteriously into the sea, and, at low tide, dead-ending in plain sight under the tidal flats.Launching of the old wooden boats was like abirth, really, timed with the cycles of the tide,the boat slowly pushed, prodded, guided, low-ered and released into the hands of the welcom-ing sea, and then, just before floating, held inthe cradle to allow for acclimation to the newenvironment, the seams swelling enough for thenewly-launched vessel to float on her own. And life would go on for another season, no

doubt bringing differences from the last one, astime marched on and realities changed, until,like the bygone days of so many things, all thatwas left would be the memories.

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Launching day 1953: Dave is steadied by his father on theboom of the family cruising boat.

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“You will never get 14 boats into GrandManan. It’s too crowded. I just got back fromthere,” said my friend Russ. Well, with a lot

of pre-planning, it is possible to get 14 boats in GrandManan, be greeted atSt. Andrews, and en-joy a pleasant visitwith Customs in East-port. It all started at the

end of the summersailing in 2013, whenmy wife commentedthat we hadn’t beenup to Grand Manan orSt. Andrews in over adecade. Well, with achallenge like that, itwas time to go again.So I volunteered,along with RoyMayne, to run thecruise for the BlueWater Sailing Club. You can’t plan on

sailing around GrandManan without con-sidering the currentsin the Grand Manan Channel. They can be challeng-ing, reaching four knots. Carefully pick the time to goup and come back. For our group, that defined whenwe would be cruising.

Knowing that the harbors would be crowded afterwe arrived, we wanted to give the harbormastersplenty of advance warning. All the harbormasterswere notified in January about the cruise arriving in

August. They weresurprised to get callsabout a cruise in Jan-uary, but grateful justthe same. Yacht clubswhere we were visit-ing were contacted tomake arrangementsfor getting together.Customs in both coun-tries were contactedto find out what theyneeded.In March, a seminar

was held for all whowere planning on go-ing, or thinking aboutgoing. Preparation inadvance is crucial. Allvessels carried fend-erboards, extra-longdocklines, spare dieselcans, Canadian cour-tesy flag, and the yel-

low “Q” flag for clearing customs. This fleet was ready.When sign-up for the cruise started, a host of infor-

mation was gathered. For the harbormasters, the listcontained the following: boat name, length, draft, color

Grand Manan's North Head Harbour had been dredged, and a shelf wasleft near the dock. It looks scarier than it is.

Photo by Steve Lee


(for boat identification when arriving), skipper’s nameand cell-phone number. (Some harbormasters found iteasier to talk by cell phone instead of VHF.)For customs, the list was longer: Name (as on pass-

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paid the user-fee for that year. It can be purchased on-line in advance of the trip. Having it prevented a tripto the customs office while the border patrol officertook the information and the fee. Keep the officershappy, and you will have an easy time.As to the cruise itself, it was a success. We started in

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had people along who were not go-ing on the cruise but wanted to bethere for the start. Somehow, wedid not sink the dock with a crowdof 40-plus people. Next, off to RoqueIsland. For some, this was theirfirst time east of Schoodic. AtRoque, boats anchored at the beachand in Lakeman’s. It was a pleas-ant day to walk the beach.The following day saw a three-

point-nine-knot current pushingalong the western shore of Grand

Manan. The harbormaster, his twoassistants and three customs offi-cers from Saint John met us andguided the boats to docks. Some ofthe rafts were three deep, but heplaced 14 boats on the docks atGrand Manan after all. When stepping on the dock, the

customs officers welcomed us andloaned us a cell phone to call theCanadian main clearing number,800-CAN-PASS. Once we had theclearance number, they took a cur-

sory look at our passports and wewere done. The harbormaster gavea quick rundown of what to do onthe island and let us settle in.The area had been dredged, and

a shelf was left very near the dock.The photo shows the harbor wasstill usable by the locals. It looksscarier than it really is. Still, wewaited until high tide to leave.Reports heard later were that the

harbormaster (or wharfinger) in St.Andrews was telling people thatthey would have to leave because alarge cruise was coming in. He metevery boat at its mooring andpassed the mooring lines. What ser-vice! The St. Andrews Yacht Clubhosted the fleet the first night forlobster rolls.At Eastport, the U.S. Customs

and Border Protection staff had todrive from their office to cover aferry landing at one end of town.Then they would drive by the dockswhere the fleet was coming in. Ifthey saw a “Q” flag up, theystopped. With their copy of the listof boats and crew, they had all theinformation and had verified it ear-lier. Clearing in was a breeze: Justcheck off the boat, look at passportsand that customs decal and theywere done. And so it went: a relatively trou-

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Things that come in the night

The engineless sailboat can’t always go where shewants to. It is a corollary of this that she cannotalways get out of places she would like to leave.

Frequently heavy weather is preceded by a couple ofdays of calm. The engineless boat lying in a poorly pro-tected anchorage may know that something bad is on itsway, but, lacking wind, may not be able to do anything toavoid it. For this reason, among others, serious groundtackle, and the know-how to deploy it, are mandatory forthe engineless sailor.It is also true that very bad weather can arrive unan-

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orologists at NOAA, it frequently does. Sailors of allkinds, motorless and otherwise, should keep this in mindand always adjust their anchoring practice accordingly.An afternoon in late July last year found me in the pop-

ular and well-regarded anchorage between McGlatheryand Round islands, which form part of Merchant’s Row,south of Deer Isle, Maine.I had been suffering through a week of unusually light

and variable winds, and, in fact, had been unable to con-tinue homeward toward Swans Island for the past twodays. Certain essential supplies (like beer) were runninglow, and I had read all the books on board.

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My mood had not been improved by daylong battleswith the nasty, small flies that always show up in thiskind of weather to bite your ankles, and generally makelife miserable. In short, I’d developed a serious case of thenautical version of cabin fever.Well, at least the nights were calm, tranquil and undis-

turbed. I enjoyed a rather undistinguished dinner (sup-plies in that department were running low, too) and wentto bed. Lying in my bunk with the hatch open, it waspleasant to watch a spectacular array of stars wheeloverhead until sleep came. Somewhere around 2 a.m., Iwas awakened by a strange noise. It sounded like therewas a freight train off in the distance, running fast andcoming my way.Closer and closer it came, and louder and louder its

rushing, roaring sound became. Could I be dreamingthis? A little disoriented, I was still pretty sure I wasn’tanchored on railroad tracks somewhere, but that’s surewhat it sounded like.The squall hit, and suddenly I was the inhabitant of a

paint mixer. Penelope was standing on end and crashingdown in wild, mean seas that had come from nowhere.At times she would veer sideways to the onslaught androll until her high cockpit combings were nearly under. Icould only lie in my bunk and prevent myself from beingthrown out of it by pushing with all my might againstthe cabin-top overhead.This went on for 15 minutes and then stopped as

quickly and decisively as it had begun. I was thankfulthat the anchor I had down was oversized for my boat,and connected to its rode by fifteen feet of chain so heavythat it frequently elicits comments from other sailorswhen they see it lying along my deck. Thankful also that,in addition to the anchor and the extra-heavy chain, Ihad deployed a 25-pound sentinel, a lead pig that ridesabout a third of the way down my anchor rode and re-lieves strain on the anchor by forming a catenary.All this heavy gear was no doubt excessive for a calm

night at the end of an entire week of calms. But withoutit, that brief maelstrom, which was the wildest 15 min-utes I have ever spent on any boat in 60-some years ofsailing, would surely have sent us up on the unyieldinggranite of the McGlathery Island shore. Next day was as airless and enervating as all those

that had preceded it. Fly swatter in hand, seething at theinjustice of it all, I passed another unhappy day. Hot,frustrated, fly-bitten, bored. At around four in the after-noon, a hopeful little breeze sprang up. Normally, I wouldhave ignored such an unassuming latecomer. The engine-less sailor prefers an earlier departure and some assur-ance that a breeze will last, but I was hot to get out ofthere.Up went the sail, and up came the anchor, and we be-

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gether and betrayed me totally. We lay drifting aimlesslyon a mirror-like sea.I rowed into the closest part of the anchorage, a little

bowl-like depression in the southwest corner. The bowlis formed by a steep, smooth rock shore that rises to thebeginning of vegetation about 30 feet above the water.It’s a snug little spot, with the shore rising like an am-phitheater on three sides.Weather for the night ahead was forecast as light and

variable becoming five knots from the southwest. Itlooked like I was in a fine spot – the most perfectly shel-tered in the anchorage, – so I dropped the hook then andthere, unconcerned that, contrary to my usual practice, Iwas anchored quite close to shore.Soon enough the breeze came, not out of the southwest

as predicted but from the northeast with a vast stretchof water to windward. And not at five knots, but at 10,then 15, then 25. Now I found myself pinned in my snuglittle amphitheater, and, to my consternation, I notedthat the growing waves were crashing on a rocky shorethat was only around 20 yards behind my rudder.By 10 o’clock that evening, the wind had risen to an es-

timated 30 to 35 knots, accompanied by driving rain andheavy seas. This was a repeat of the paint-mixer experi-ence, only now I was on a lee shore with rocks almost atspitting distance astern.I had my same heavy ground tackle down, and now I

could only hope that it would hold. It was far too rough

to try to row another anchor out, and deploying one fromthe boat would be useless because, if we dragged, it wouldhave no chance to set before we hit the rocks. The bigfisherman-type anchors that I carry for just such emer-gencies weren’t going to help me here.I thought about my situation and realized that if we

went up, it would be more than the boat that I lost. Theslimy surface and slope of the little amphitheater behindme were such that I would have no chance to climb up tosafety. It seemed somehow unfair that this popular an-chorage, a place for lighthearted summer adventures,could suddenly become so dangerous.It blew all night, and, once again, I spent most of it

pushing against the cabin roof to keep from being thrownout of my bunk. Lying in the bunk was somehow prefer-able to watching the seas breaking on the nearby shore– and wondering when we would join them. I resolvedthen and there that, if I got out of this, I would neveragain, under any circumstances, anchor close to shore.In the morning the wind moderated and changed di-

rection. Now I had a breeze that would get me home, andI was very happy to take advantage of it.

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Coast Guard search and rescue crews from StationGloucester, Air Station Cape Cod and the Coast GuardCutter Ocracoke rescued nine crewmembers from theCanadian tall ship Liana’s Ransom58 miles east of Gloucester on March30. Sector Boston Command Centerreceived notification at 12:35 a.m.that the vessel’s engines were dis-abled and its sails were wrappedaround the mast. As the weather deteriorated, and

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When somethingsounds too good tobe true, it usually is,but occasionallysomething comesalong that defies theadage. Case in point:the Inn At CuckoldsLighthouse, locatedoff the coast ofBoothbay Harbor,Maine, is looking fora shore-basedlaunch driver toferry their guests(the inn has just tworooms) between themainland and theirdreamy offshore retreat. Sparked your interest yet?Wait, there’s more. The job, which runs May through September, in-

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By Jack FarrellFor Points East

Left Great Cove in Eliot, Maine, at around 11a.m., Sept. 4, after hiding there overnight incase Hurricane Earl came ashore. Hard outgo-

ing tide made interesting waits at the Piscataquabridges. Got the 11:15 lift at the Sarah Long and the11:30 at Memorial. Perfected the technique of park-ing head to stream and wind with idling diesel, with-

out losing ground to the six knots of highly motivatedwater and 15 knots of breeze.Arrived at the Pepperell Cove mooring at noon.

Straightened up a bit and went ashore for a sand-wich. Floats being moved back in after hurricanescare. Checked weather report on VHF. Weather hot,but clear. Small Craft Advisory in effect for west tonorthwest winds and leftover seas to seven feet. Notbad news for a trip east in Aloft if the seas are spreadout a bit.

“Left harbor at 8:45 bound for . . . could be Naskeag Harbor at WoodenBoat,maybe Carver’s Harbor on Vinalhaven . . . .” That’s the way it went on thisjoyful walkabout in a Little Harbor 40.

ThelogofAloft


Eliot

Biddeford Pool

Portland

Casco Bay

Cape SmallSeguin I.

Kennebec River

Monhegan

Port Clyde

Matinicus

Friendship

Criehaven

Cushing

Rockland

Matinicus Rock

Carvers Harbor

Wooden BallSeal I.

Vinalhaven

Mount Desert I.

Isle au Haut

Naskeag Harbor

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Merchants Row

Crotch I.

Eggemoggin ReachDeer Isle

Brooklin

Buck’s Harbor

West Penobscot Bay

Boothbay

Sprucehead I.Little Spurcehead

Pemaquid Pt.

Muscongus BayTennants Harbor

Owls Head

Cliff I.Peaks I.Portland Head Light

Cape Elizabeth

Cape Porpoise

Richmond I.Scarborough Beach

Stage I.

Wells

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Cape Neddick

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Sept. 4:Motored out to the sea buoy atKitts Rocks at around 1 p.m. to take alook. Seas well spread out and prettysmooth, but big surf on the Sisters. Un-derwater ledges extending south fromWhaleback also showing themselves.West wind must be settling the big wavesdown a little, though. Wind high teens to20. Set genoa, with three rolls still in, onport tack, and headed toward York Ledgebuoy, with wind almost dead astern. Jibed at “24YL” buoy and set course for

Biddeford Pool, with wind on the portquarter. Speed around 5 knots until windpiped up. Then made steady speed at 6-plus with spikes to 7.5. On a mooring out-side the Pool at 7 p.m.Got a cell call from wife Jules in the

middle of a big gust and found it a littledifficult to steer with left hand, buthappy to hear from her. This new worldof high-tech communication continues toamaze. The image of me driving the boat before the dy-ing hurricane on the Maine coast while talking toJulie, on the patio at her parents’ house in Sonoma,sipping Chardonnay and waiting for a late lunch….pretty wild.

Towed the new Joel White dinghy for the first timetoday. What a well-designed little vessel! She planedmost of the day, riding over the big swells and takingthe breaking ones without incident. The bow neverdropped on the downhill surfing. Not a drop of watertaken. Distance sailed today: about 33 miles.

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ence of the Kennebec River. Three whale sightingswithin a few miles. Rough water made it impossible todetermine species. Probably Minke. Lots of birds:

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nice, cozy mooring closest to Manana Island available.Calmest place in the harbor, but it leaves one’s sternrather tight to the rocks. Have to keep an eye on that.Distance sailed today: about 60 miles.

Sept. 6:Went ashore for breakfast and to watch PortClyde ferry Laura B unload and depart. Just a springand a stern line keep her hard to the wharf with theprop turning moderately hard ahead. Talked with theyoung captain a bit. She has a Coast Guard COI (Cer-tificate of Inspection) for 92 passengers. “I don’t knowwhere the heck we’d put them all, though,” said theskipper. Displacement just under 50 tons. Built by the army

in 1942, oak and Douglas fir, and saw duty in SouthPacific. His only complaint was that the aft head needswork. Fun to watch him turn her around with the sin-gle screw in the narrow cut in front of the dock beforeheading back out. I just love that boat. First saw herin 1963 on the same run she’s doing now. Slipped thependant at 9:45 for Matinicus.Wind was light from the west-southwest. Course to

Matinicus was 94 degrees. Set mainsail at the moor-ing. Must have made quite a spectacle sailing past thewharf through the narrow gut. Motorsailed again forabout an hour to charge batteries. Rigged a preventer

on the main, shut the engine down, and enjoyed quietsailing at 4.5 knots with just the main, after trying thejib, which was blanketed by the main. Nice easy off-shore rolling swells. But may be investing in a whiskerpole and a cruising chute.About two miles out of Monhegan, spotted a series

of big, fast breaks in the water about 40 feet off theport quarter. Tuna? They were too small and fast forwhales. Then a small pod of white-sided dolphins ap-peared. They followed in the wake for a mile or so. Dol-phins mean good luck. Thanked the heavens for that. By about 1 p.m., the wind had gone into the south

enough to set the genoa. Speed picked up to high fivesand up to six knots. Still smooth enough for the au-topilot without feeling guilty. Heading for Criehavenfor a first-ever visit before going in to Matinicus.Played some music on my guitar to celebrate the dol-phins. “Sugar Mountain.”The two big green O’Hara purse seiners from Rock-

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harbor to have a look. It is awfully tight, seems prettywell used up, and didn’t have the look of welcome I washoping for. But what a pretty little village, all clusteredaround the cove with fields and woodlands beyond.May never get there after all, but we had a good closelook. Went around the corner to Matinicus and passedthe bell buoy at 2:40 p.m. Matinicus Island delivered once again with welcome

and good fortune. Entering the tight harbor, I wasgreeted by Rick Ames in the lobsterboat Lori Ellen,who guided me to a mooring and offered crab for din-ner. Not only that, three interesting vessels were inthe harbor: the restored Jacob Pike, the iconic Maine-built former sardine carrier; the steel-hulled Duchess,a Maine-built former mussel dragger; and the old Bi-jupa from Tenants Harbor. Rick Ames came alongside in the Lori Ellen with a

bag of crab legs (no charge). Turns out he is friendswith Rick and Carl from IBH (International BoatHaulers) in Eliot. Crab picking took more than anhour and a half, but left enough for two dinners andtwo lunches, maybe three pounds of crabmeat. Tasted

great, but missed a few pieces of shell in the picking.Walked on the island of about two miles on a lovely

Maine late summer afternoon. Went to the art gallery,the cemetery, poked my head into the church (Congre-gational, with a free telephone in the entryway), buteverything else was closed for the Labor Day holiday.Distance sailed today: About 25 miles (lazy bum).

Sept. 7: A little rain shower overnight, and a bit ofa breeze shaking the rig before dawn. Nice to hear therain patter on the deck above my head. Fishermen onthe way out before first light. Morning, calm sea, lightwind from southwest. Clouds looking like they mightbe breaking up.Left the harbor at 8:45 bound for . . . could be

Naskeag Harbor at WoodenBoat, maybe Carver’s Har-bor on Vinalhaven. Thinking about getting back bySunday already. Hope to hit Luke’s (P.E. Luke in EastBoothbay) on Friday for centerboard check-up. SoMount Desert seems a little ambitious after all.The wind piped right up as I left, blowing from the

west, right out of the harbor. Set the main, no jib, en-gine idling for charging, and just in case. Could see Isleau Haut, the high ground of Hurricane Island, andVinalhaven with its three wind-generator towers. Cut the diesel and sailed on starboard tack at about

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line of Wooden Ball and Seal islands.These are even more remote and iso-lated than Matinicus, but still majorlandmasses of a mile or so in length.Neither has vegetation beyond grassand shrubs, and no harbor of anykind. Landing would be tricky on thebest of days, and so they will remainlonely and uninhabited except fordaily visits to their watery fringes byMatinicus lobstermen.Around 11 a.m., the wind went

northwest. Jibed to port tack. Mainand jib set for a broad reach, andmaking good time for an hour or so.Plan now is to sail along west side ofIsle au Haut and head into Stoning-ton for milk. Farewell Bar Harbor.Surprising to see how hard the

easterly ebb runs past Isle au Haut.Need to remember this. Bucking head current of atleast a knot and a half. Wind dying, becoming light andvariable. Struck both sails and motored after passingbuoy at ledges called The Brandies. Passed west ofKimball Island and entered Merchants Row, heading

for Stonington Opera House. On the way in to Stonington, watched a bald eagle

snare a fish off Crotch Island (where the granitequarry is still active). Also passed NY 30 Falcon,headed towards Isle au Haut. Friend Trigger’s old

“Bucking head current off Isle au Haut. Wind dying, becoming light and variable.Struck both sails and motored in.”



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past Ted Kennedy’s Reach (2002Camden/Brooklin Feeder Race),where the course turns right andthe southwest wind comes forwardon the beam a bit. Saw 12 sealssunning on Sheldrake Ledge. Moreseals, at Green Ledge at the begin-ning of Eggemoggin Reach, could be heard making lowthroaty growls, calling from ledge to ledge. Made Naskeag Harbor at 6 p.m. and paid for the

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a real contrast with my first trip through here in 1986,beating against a screaming northwest wind withJulie and almost year-old Jake. A wonder she didn’tkill me.Bucks Harbor at around noon. A nice, varied fleet

moored in here. Notable are the 50-foot canoe-sternedsardine carrier Penobscot, the 42-foot Hinckley yawlNight Wind (the last wooden Hinckley), and the tired,rotting wooden sardine carrier Ida Mae, working for“Bingo Bait, a Division of Nancy’s Shellfish.”Got some fuel and headed out for Rockland via

Sprucehead Island. Motorsailed as far as the end ofLittle Sprucehead, where the wind shifted to the westand got very blustery as a cold front came through.Dropped the sails and pounded ahead under enginefor about two hours, around Robinson Rock in WestPenobscot Bay to the Rockland breakwater. This mustbe where the term “shiver me timbers” comes from. Ar-rived Rockland inner harbor at 5:30 and found a moor-

ing with the help of George Marks. Sailed 31 miles to-day.

Sept. 9: Mostly cloudy, wind west-northwest, verylight. Left the mooring at 7:15 and went in to the fueldock at Journey’s End. Want to keep the tank full inanticipation of potential motoring on the way home.Lots of interesting boats in Rockland: four wooden sar-dine carriers with pumps rigged for sucking herring(notably a well-kept Caleco, and another calledRoamer), and a big, black cement schooner too saltyfor words.Left the harbor at 9:50 for Boothbay via Muscle

Ridge Channel, Port Clyde and Pemaquid Point, underpower. Turned the corner at Owls Head, hoisted themain and motorsailed with a fair tide for once.Weather turned brighter, but cool.Passed Whitehead Light at 11:05. At the edges of the

bay now, with less protection. Can feel the big rollingocean swell building. Very nice. Wind went south-southwest and stronger; speed picked up to 6.5. PassedTenants Harbor and Cindy Lang’s lovely field. Fairtide all the way to Mosquito Island. Made a mooringin Port Clyde harbor at 12:40. Settled down to anotherdelicious crab lunch.At 1:30, headed out again for Boothbay through

Davis Strait and across Muscongus Bay on the usualroute, with Eastern Egg Rock as a milepost. No puffins


visible today. Sun as far as EggRock, then darkening skies,squally headwinds, and eventuallyrain. Donned the full yellow suit intime to stay dry. Powered hard intoit until Fisherman Island Passage,where the right turn allowed a lit-tle sailing, in company with thehead schooner Westwind out ofBoothbay. Found an empty moor-ing in the middle of the fleet atBoothbay Harbor at 5:30. Wit-nessed a double rainbow with op-posing color spectra. Sailed about40 miles today.

Sept. 10: Cool and partly cloudy,with a brisk northwest wind.Breakfast at Fred Munro’s BlueMoon Café. Dropped the line at8:50 and topped off again. Saw theformer Tall Cotton on a mooring inBoothbay; the 56-foot Paul Rollinsschooner, in fine form, is nownamed Alert. Must have come inlast night or early this morning. Motorsailed around the corner to

Paul Luke’s in Linekin Bay.Hauled out on the Travelift soFrank Luke could check the cen-terboard. They cleaned the bottomwith a pressure washer andscoured out the inside of the trunk.We ran the board up and down afew times, and it was pronouncedhealthy. Frank suggested a newzinc anode since the one from lastMay was completely gone. Need tolook at more zinc coverage, to lastall season.Back in the water at 11:30, and

headed out again past The Cuck-olds Light. Wind northwest andpretty strong. Just right for a closereach to Cape Small. Rediscoveredthe benefits of the centerboard andfairly screamed along with ease,and little fuss for the helmsman,with just a little weather helm.Passed by Cape Small easily andtraversed outer Casco Bay withthe northwest holding steady.Found a rental mooring at PeaksIsland at 5 p.m., but left it for Port-land inner harbor when ownerasked for $45. We’re not in Nan-

Aloft was built from Ted Hood’s original Little Harbor 40 design from 1957. Shewas built in Japan in 1962. She has sailed the East Coast from the Bahamas toCanada, and was sailed before me by Peter Willauer, founder of the Hurricane IslandOutward Bound School. This design was Ted Hood’s favorite in his later years, andhis original version, Robin, was repurchased by him as his personal yacht. Under ourownership, Aloft has done well in classic-yacht regattas, including placing first inclass in WoodenBoat’s Eggemoggin Reach Regatta. She was largely rebuilt in 2002-03 by Bob Eger of Warren Pond Boatworks, in South Berwick, Maine.

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tucket tonight. Took a mooring atPortland Yacht Services. Sailedabout 45 miles today.

Sept. 11: Left mooring at 7:40,motoring out of the harbor andaround Portland Head Light. Clear,cool, sunny, wind north. Hoistedsails after Portland Head and mo-torsailed while cooking bacon andeggs. Love that autopilot. At 8:30, wind shifted to northeast

and rose to around 10 knots.Passed a 40-foot sportfishermenstorming along with a huge wakethat nearly spilled the bacon greaseonto the cabin sole. Then passed a400-foot cruise ship, the EnchantedLady. Barely made a wake steam-ing into Portland with harbor pilotescorting alongside. Jibed to Star-board tack off Cape Elizabeth aswind shifted more to the east. At 9:10, making 6.3 knots on a

wonderful reach heading for thesea buoy off Cape Porpoise, course240. Raised about a dozen dolphinsoff Richmond Island, but they werebusy fishing and had little time forsocializing. Could see the WhiteMountains in the distance (100miles) behind Scarborough Beach.With the glasses I could make outMt. Washington and Mt. Adams,and later Mt. Chocorua and the Os-sipee Range. Could see Mt. Wash-ington all the way down toFletcher’s Neck off Biddeford Pool.At 11:30, the wind went more east,jibed to port tack. At 2:10, wind going south-south-

west, and tide is setting strong tothe northwest. Carrying on undersail is no longer getting us closer tohome. Doused the sails and turnedon the engine for the last leg to Kit-tery Point via Cape Neddick, course220. 5:00: Tide set requires courseadjustment to the south to roundKittery Point Ledges. That happensevery time. Tide seems to set to thewest in this area in both ebb andflood.Rounded up past West Sister at

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In 2008, we found our dreamboat, a Banjer 37 mo-torsailer built in Holland in 1971. In our starry eyes,there were only two things wrong: The boat was in-

fested with termites, and she was on an anchor inPuerto Rico. We live in Maine.Magus is a sturdy fiberglass ketch, with teak interior;

a comfortable pilothouse; deep, cozy cockpit; high bul-warks; full, ocean-worthy keel; and a draft of barely five

We delivered our Banjer 37 motorsailer 2,525 miles, from Puerto Rico to PeaksIsland, at the same time discovering new levels of confidence in our ability to meetsailing challenges as a team.

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feet. We found her in a slightly chewed condition whileon vacation in Salinas, Puerto Rico, in 2008. Our youngest daughter, Echo, took one wary look at

Magus’ dusty interior and warned her parents, “If youbuy this boat, you will never have a minute of free time.This will be your entire life.” But we were approachingthe empty nest phase of life, and had a feeling that wecould find time for this project. Magus’ owners, Patricia and Vern Morey, had lived

and voyaged on her for 22 years. Now Vern was in his90s, and they’d moved off Magus onto a trawler. Patriciadidn’t really want to be watching over Magus for muchlonger. We promised to fix her up and sail her home toMaine as soon as we could. They sold her to us for asong. For the next three years, we had the perfect excuse to

fly to Puerto Rico in February. We’d work for two weeks,ripping the boat apart, painting undersides with Bora-Care, putting it back together again, among many otherthings. And then we’d sail for two weeks or more, eachweek becoming better acquainted with Magus and eachother. The memory of all the grungy, often complicated work

is maybe like the memory of childbirth: We’d forgottenthe pain; we’d do it all again. It was fun, solving prob-lems – just the two of us, with our dog Tigerlily. Jenny is a dog trainer with a hearing disability. So

she wears hearing aids, but not when she is swimming

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and not often on the boat. So ourTigerlily is trained to perform hear-ing alerts as well as many otherpractical boat-dog behaviors. Jennywas training Tigerlily along the way,gathering little crowds as Tiger per-formed stunts to the Latin and reg-gae music that seemed to be afeature of every village waterfront.We enjoyed meeting people and feel-ing part of a community by giving“dog safety/dog smarts” perfor-mances in Culebra, Tortola, St.Thomas, St. John and Jost VanDyke. But it was nerve-wracking to

leave Magus behind each year, and,in 2012, she finally seemed ready tosail home to Maine. We wantedeight weeks for the delivery, but nei-ther one of us could get eight weeksof vacation in a row, so we broke thetrip into three legs. For the first leg, Jenny, Albert and

Tigerlily would do the “shakedownsail” from Salinas to Nassau (fourweeks). Then we’d leave Magus, andfly back to Maine for three weeks ofwork. Jenny would give her spot onthe three-week second leg, includingthe Gulf Stream crossing, to ourson-in-law Travis, who was collect-ing sailing hours toward his CoastGuard certification. Leg three would start with a fam-

ily rendezvous in Maryland, in timefor our daughter Echo’s graduationfrom St. Mary’s College. Jenny andAlbert would sail Magus to PeaksIsland as fast and directly as possi-ble. We planned on one week for thisleg, so good weather was critical. Our start in Salinas was busy: We

provisioned, made repairs, andchecked again for signs of new in-sect damage. But when we unrolledour new inflatable dinghy, whichhad just 30 days of wear and hadbeen carefully maintained and putaway each year, the entire bottomunpeeled. Fortunately, our friendFred Long, in Salinas, helped usborrow a dinghy. And he boughtmost of our hurricane mooring –three 85-pound Danforth anchorsand chain. Our load was lightened,

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and things were sorted out, withonly one glitch when we threw awayour new paper charts of the Turksand Caicos while recycling a card-board tube. We left Salinas anyway, trusting

in our digital charts, and hoping toget replacement paper charts alongthe way. The first day was a shorttrip downwind to Isla Cajas deMuertos (near Ponce) – 28 miles.The trade winds were blowing hardat 25 knots from the east, the seawas big and exciting, and we wereenthusiastic, enjoying the speed andintensity of our first day at sea.After lunchtime, Albert noticed

that the lower starboard aft shroudwas not connected to the chainplate.“Take the wheel,” Albert told Jenny,“but whatever you do, don’t let thesail jibe back or we could be dis-masted.” Albert put on a harness, went up

on deck, and lashed the failed fittingonto the bulwark. Jenny insistedthey drop anchor, even in the swellat Cajas de Muertos, and go no fur-ther until all the chainplates wereinspected and repaired. With someforesight, we had all the neededparts on board, and replaced themwhile Magus rolled wildly on heranchor. That night, we met another cruis-

ing boat heading in the opposite di-rection, and they sold us theircharts of the Turks and Caicos overa glass of wine. It was still blowinghard when we weighed anchor forthe west side of Puerto Rico. We’dmade the 55 miles in eight hours. In Boqueron, we met other cruis-

ers waiting for the trade winds todie down for crossing Mona Passageand sailing northwest past Hispan-iola to the Turks and Caicos. Sailorswarned us that the Mona Passagewould feel “like a washing machine,”but what we remember is the soundof whales spouting all around us. Wewere able to hear fellow passage-makers discussing conditions on theradio, but they couldn’t hear us. Ourradio broadcasts only about 12miles, so it was an incredible feeling

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In reviewing the ship’s log, I was asurprised to see how little we were un-der sails only on the leg from Nassau toMaine – about 16 hours (out of 294) –mostly between Nassau and Marsh Har-bor, and some in the Chesapeake. Thesails were often set, so we were mostlymotorsailing, except in the waterwaysand such. This compares to being underonly sails for over 37 percent of thetime between Puerto Rico and Nassau,when there were good trade winds, andwe were not in such a big hurry.

Not shown in the table below, the legbetween Marsh Harbor (Bahamas) andBeaufort was the fastest, but not bymuch considering the Gulf Stream help.

The GPS distance was 584 miles trav-eled in 95 hours, for an average speedof 6.1 knots. That was almost all motor-sailing at a typical boat speed of 5.0 to5.5 knots, so the average current boostwas less than 1.0 knot, although therewere some impressive GPS speeds ofover 7.0 knots.

For some perspective, Magus weighs26,000 pounds, and the engine is aPerkins 4.236, 85 hp. We almost al-ways cruise at a relatively low enginespeed of 1,200 to 1,500 rpm, giving aspeed through the water of 5.0 to 5.8knots, or more with the sails pulling.

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PR to Nassau to Total toNassau Maine Maine

GPS nautical miles 905 1,620 2,525Total traveling hours (approx.) 160 294 454Engine hours (approx.) 100 278 378Fuel used (gallons) 90 250 340GPH, engine time 0.90 0.90 0.90GPH, travel time 0.56 0.85 0.75Average speed, knots 5.7 6.0 5.9

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Tigerlily had jumped off the boat without a sound.Checking Tiger in and out of countries was never ourproblem; keeping her from jumping off the boat after

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could work on the following Monday), we had to makean average of 93 miles per day. We had planned on goingstraight from Cape May to the Cape Cod Canal, but theforecast called for strong northwesterlies. Instead, werode the flood tide up New York City’s East River, andmade 10 knots over the bottom. We were thrilled withthis route as we’d never seen the Statue of Liberty, andthe view of city bridges from this vantage point was in-credible. Our nonstop run up the length of Long IslandSound got us to the Cape Cod Canal before dark. Westopped at the Sandwich Marina/East Boat Basin for atreat of fried take-out from Seafood Sam’s, and thencontinued overnight again. The sunrise on Stellwagen Bank was breathtaking.

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THERACINGPAGESBy Chris MorinFor Points East

The Portland Yacht Club (PYC)would like to announce the raceschedule for the 2015 season. Tra-dition runs strong through thecountry’s third-oldest yacht club,and this season reflects a “back-to-the-future” approach to racing.

June 20: PYC Pilot Race The origin of the name stems

from one-design races establishedfor the Hinckley Pilot 35. Believe itor not, at one time Pilot 35s were soabundant in the anchorage thattheir numbers warranted a regattajust for them. However, as the sea-sons have passed, the majority ofthe Pilots have disappeared fromthe bay – but the race continues, al-beit with a variety of boats. Typi-cally, there will be two races on thatSaturday of varying length depend-ing on the current conditions andtypes of boats in each class. All boats – big, little, and one-de-

sign – are welcome to register(PHRF certificates are not required

to race). With a minimal entry fee,great racing, and fun post-race fes-tivities, a great time will be had byall. As always, there will be spin-naker and non-spinnaker classes.The Pilot Regatta is one of the

early Gulf of Maine Ocean RacingAssociation races in Casco Bay, andproves to be a good early seasontune-up for the season and an op-

Serious fun, serious racing at Portland Y.C.

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David Stanfield, the co-chair of the 2015 edi-tion of the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race(MHOR), likes to call it “the Granddaddy of themall.” Stanfield is referring to the fact that theMHOR goes all the way back to 1905, a year be-fore the Newport Bermuda Race started, and sev-eral decades before races like the Fastnet orSydney-Hobart were conceived.“When I talk to people about ocean racing it al-

ways seems like it comes down to the classics,”says Stanfield. “Those other races have their

Mix of youth and experienceIn the Marblehead to Halifax

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MARBLEHEAD, continued on Page 51Photo by U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad Runge

One of the boats in this year's race will be a Navy 44. Long-distance racers on the East Coast have learned to nevercount the midshipmen out, despite their boat's heavy dis-placement.


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Kittery Point Y.C. hosting Frosty NationalsFrosty Fleet 9 of New Castle, N.H. will be celebrating

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by James GubelmannFor Points East

The heyday of 12-Meter racing inthe U.S. ended in 1983 when we lostthe America’s Cup to Australia inNewport. The “second coming” forthe fleet took place in 2001 when theQueen of England attended the Ju-bilee Regatta at Cowes, U.K. Thirty-nine 12-Meter yachts were at thestarting line for that weeklong cele-

bration of America’s Cup boats, be-ginning with the original (1851)racecourse around the Isle of Wight.In recent years, our fleet of 12s hasdropped from the 17 yachts assem-bled for the Jubilee to a present-dayfleet of 10 boats.The mission of the 12 Metre Yacht

Club, Newport Station, is “To pro-vide and facilitate discussion and a

12-Meter Class making a comeback

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The 12-Meteryacht Freedomlooking regal inNarragansett Bay.

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challenges – the weather between Sydneyand Hobart, the Gulf Stream in theBermuda race.” But Stanfield points outthat the 363-mile Marblehead to Halifaxcourse has its challenges, too.“The Bay of Fundy has the highest tides

in the world, and you have to be able to getacross the Gulf of Maine to Brazil Rockwithout being sucked up into the Bay,” heexplains. “Then there’s a whole differentkind of coastal racing that goes on up thecoast of Nova Scotia. You can almost alwayscount on the fog appearing somewhere alongthe way.”This year’s race will start on July 5. Since

registration opened in January, two of themany notable entrants include Spirit of Adventure, aVolvo 60 skippered by Canadian sailor Derek Hatfield,and Actaea, a modified Bermuda 40 cruising yawl thatwon its division in the Newport to Bermuda race lastyear, and was a class winner in MHOR 2013.Joining them crossing the Bay of Fundy in July will

be a host of young sailors. Oakcliff Sailing, a non-profitorganization dedicated to putting American sailorsback on top of the international leaderboard, has en-tered three youth teams: two on modified Farr 40s, and

a third on their Class 40. The U.S. Naval Academy’sco-ed Varsity Offshore Sailing Team will enter the racewith Gallant and Tenacious, both MK II Navy 44s.Both organizations regularly field teams in the Mar-blehead to Halifax race, and have had excellent resultsover the years, including 5th to the finish line in thelast edition of the race for one of the Oakcliff yachts.The 36th edition of the Marblehead to Halifax race

will be scored under IRC, ORR, PHRF Racing, PHRFCruising and HPR, and is an ISAF Category 2 event.FMI: www.marbleheadtohalifax.com.

MARBLEHEAD, continued from Page 48IRC 2 start, 2013. Fog and extreme tides are just two ofthe elements that add layers of intrigue to the race.

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portunity for old crews to work out the cobwebs (andnew crews to begin working as a team).

July 4: PYC Schooner Trophy RaceThis race has been a fixture at PYC for a long time,

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members and non-PYC members –are welcome toregister (PHRFcertificates are notrequired to race),there is a minimal entry fee, and lots of great racingand fun. As always, please leave your spinnakers athome – main and genoa only.

Aug. 8-9: Monhegan Island Race The trademark event for PYC is the annual Mon-

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Sept. 19, Oct. 3 and Oct. 10: PYC Fall Series andSept. 26: Lightship RaceNights turn frosty, leaves begin to show their true

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May 21-Sept. 10: Thursday Night Racing Along with the formal weekend regattas, Portland

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non-spinnaker, to join the fun of Thursday Night Rac-ing. Racing starts on May 21 and runs to Sept. 10 withthe first gun fired at 1800. If you’d like to compete forone of the Thursday Night Racing Trophies you needto register for the series. Registration is linkedthrough PYC website. If you just want to sail then justshow up on any given Thursday. The starting line isset up between Clapboard and the PYC anchorage.One-design fleets are welcome! Throughout the sum-mer there will be a variety of themes for the races, aswell as weekly awards. Non-PYC members can enjoythe cookout by purchasing dinner after racing onThursdays.

One-design racing in J/24s and EtchellsIf you like tight, close, competitive one-design racing

then you need to be at PYC on Tuesdays and Wednes-days. The local J/24 Fleet 43 and Etchells Fleet 27hosts weekly races. If you want to join a crew aboarda J/24, Wednesday is the night for you. If you wouldlike to sail on Tuesdays, than an Etchells is the boatfor you. Links for both fleets are on the PYC websiteunder the Racing tab. If you would like more information about any of the

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Dongfeng Race Teambroke its mast early onMonday (GMT, March 30),but fortunately nobodywas injured. The incidenthappened 240 nauticalmiles west of Cape Horn at0315 UTC, in the finalhours of the night onboardDongfeng. The crew re-ported that the mast brokeabove the third spreader.Reached via Inmarsat, a

disappointed Charles Cau-drelier, the boat’s Frenchskipper, said, “I’m gutted.As you’ve seen from the position reports we havebeen, on purpose, backed off a bit, not attacking inany way. The mast broke without warning, in about30 knots of wind. We are unable to sail safely on star-board tack, but we are able to make reasonable speedon port tack. We will head towards Ushuaia and as-sess our options for getting to Itajai.” Itajai is the fleet’s Brazilian destination, in Brazil.

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A break up high meantconceding the leg, andscrambling to obtain anew mast.

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Twelve-Meter Class Association headed by CommodoreDyer Jones – the next World Championships to be heldin the U.S. in 2019. We plan to renovate and restore nu-merous Twelves, in our own Narragansett Bay Fleet,bringing them up to par to race against the very proac-tive Northern European Fleet headed by PatrickHowaldt out of Copenhagen, and the slick Southern Eu-ropean Fleet headed by Luigi Lang in Milan. This willbe a spectacular event with 12 boats from America, eight

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boats are typically between 62 and 70 feet. This will be aspectacular series of regattas, as we are planning to in-vite the 12 Meters from around the world to put asidetwo-and-a-half months in May, June, and July with racesplanned in four or five venues in New England, precededby an inaugural regatta in the Caribbean.Of interest in 2014 was the 12 Meter U.S. Nationals in

Newport,R.I., where we had a dinner for 100 at theClarke Cooke House, our “12-Meter Yacht Club.” Over 55people from the original crews who raced for the Amer-ica’s Cup in 1964 and 1974 attended an additional eventheld at the New York Yacht Club’s Harbour Court. Be-lieve you-me, the 12 Meter Class is coming back strong,and the heroes of yesteryear are back to support our mis-sion. May the force (winds and tides) be with us. FMI: www.12metreyachtclub.org.

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Frosty Fleet 9’s Facebook page.The first Cape Cod Frosty Class Championship was

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ing and parrying, one threading of the needle reveals an-other. Though I’ve caught wife Leigh rolling her eyes atmy gunkholing ambitions on occasion, they are decidedlydeliberate affairs, and taking to the mud once in a whilehas proved instructive, if little more than a momentaryinconvenience. Pottering our way up Maine’s St. George River in

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more civil for the promise of discovery in the air as wemade for the backwaters of Maple Juice Cove, where myeyes had been drawn to a ribbon of single-digit soundingssnaking its way along the north shore. Laying a cross-stitch of tacks across the stream, we

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scurried past as we raked shore withbinoculars to make what we could ofit. Crows squabbled among them-selves, while a skein of swallowspirouetted, tracing sweeping ges-tures above field, forest and shore.Stretched out across the cockpit, un-der blue sky and nurturing sun, beansandwiches seemed near nectar ofthe gods. Seals came a-fishing on the flood,

and coupled dragonflies winged past.Salt, spruce and varnish scented theair as we boarded the dinghy togather a few mussels for dinner. Icouldn’t keep focused on the pages ofa book as we watched shadowslengthen and schooners of clouds sailthe sky. By evening, the water looked thick

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Peter Quinn, Jr.91, Redding, Conn.Peter died on Jan. 29. A lifelong sailor, he was also a

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With spring upon us, the water along the Connecti-cut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts shorelines con-tinues to warm up from their frigid 31 degree tempsin early April. As hard and cold as this past winterwas, it seems like life in the water is rebounding, withherring having made an early and strong appearancefollowing by glass shrimp, sand eels and every type ofsmall crab imaginable.In Long Island Sound, the water clarity is astound-

ing, especially compared to what we all rememberfrom just a decade or two ago when murky, oxygen-de-pleted waters caused a nearly devastating ecosystemcrash throughout the sound. With cleaner waters, it’srefreshing to see the impact of the many conservationefforts to mitigate sewage overflows and fertilizerflows being a thing of the past. The results will servethis amazing 100 mile-long estuary and its inhabi-tants well for generations to come – as long as theseconservation efforts continue. So what’s in store forthose of us wetting a line this month? Lots of excitingaction.

Stripers: 2015 recreational regulations for NewYork, Connecticut and Rhode Island allow one striperof 28-inch minimum length per angler per day, so anylanded that don’t reach the 28-inch minimum shouldbe immediately released. This is especially significantin spring when there is a proliferation of schoolies inthe 10- to 20-inch range.

These schoolies are still quite fun to catch as theypounce on top water and swimming lures like the hotnew Rapala Shadow Rap, which are a surefire favoriteto attract stripers. With water temps still a bit coolthat means the fish are also a big lethargic, so keepyour retrieve on the slow side. And mix in sometwitches, and even let the lure lie still for a few secondsbetween twitches, which often brings strikes. Shallow, sandy and muddy bottoms along shorelines

will produce, as fish sun themselves in areas wherethe water heats up fastest. Stripers position them-selves at the mouths and along the shorelines of covesand harbors, like Greenwich (Conn.) Cove, to gulpdown crabs, shrimp and small fish hiding around thesea grass. Stripers also lurk in spots where the tidewashes crabs and baitfish by, so cast your lures alongthese areas.This month will also also produce bigger stripers, in

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Fluke:Minimum length for New York, Connecticutand Rhode Island is 18 inches. This year’s fluke seasonopens May 17 in New York and Connecticut (five fishper angler per day) and opens May 1 in Rhode Island(eight fish per angler per day). Our local fluke populations have also rebounded

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5/0 teaser hook 12 to 18 inches above the bucktail ona 20- to 24-inch trailing line; you’ll be surprised at howmany of the bites you get will be on the teaser. Spendyour time this month in waters no more than 20 feetdeep, since, early in the season, crabs, shrimp, squid –and fluke – tend to hang out in warmer water.

Bluefish: Don’t forget chopper bluefish: May is al-ways an interesting month when it comes to these ma-rauders. They can make a strong showing at any time,

and when they do, it’s often the eight- to 15-poundersthat arrive first. Carry some wire leaders with you,and let those lures and baits fly when these hard fight-ing fish come to your area. Look for birds as well asschools of bunker, and keep your fingers away fromthose toothsome mouths. I wish you all well, and hopethis is the year you land that “fish of a lifetime.”

Next fall, highliner Richard DeMarte will be a seniorat Binghamton University, where he’s majoring in bi-ology with a minor in environmental studies. His fish-ing, boating, birding, photography, environmentalactivities, and outdoor writing will continue full-steamahead, so you can count on seeing more of his articlesand forecasts in upcoming issues of Points East. Con-tact him at [email protected], www.nyctfish-ing.com.


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The in-house design team of Front Street Shipyard hascollaborated with yacht designer Bill Tripp to develop anew line of modern sloops now available for construction.The line includes 84-, 102- and 112-foot performance-ori-ented yachts with a range of interior options. The newcomposite sailboat line is positioned as a competitive op-tion for new construction at Front Street.The concepts, interior designs, and exterior styling of

the new line were developed at Front Street, with navalarchitecture provided by Tripp Design Naval Architec-ture of Connecticut and Amsterdam, The Netherlands.The collaboration between the yard and design firm grewout of a shared desire to generate more new constructionopportunities in America. The 84- and 102-foot designs have flush decks, yet have

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Maine Yacht Center, inPortland, Maine, has com-pleted a refit of the IMOCAOpen 60 Great American IV(ex-Mirabaud), in whichveteran solo sailor Rich Wil-son will compete in the2016-17 Vendée Globe racearound race the world.Wilson brought the exotic

canting-keel race boat toMYC after sailing it acrossthe Atlantic Ocean fromFrance, where he purchasedit on behalf of his nonprofiteducational foundation,Sites Alive. Designed byOwen Clarke Design ofGreat Britain, the boat wasoriginally built and launched in 2006 in New Zealandfor French solo sailor Dominique Wavre, who skip-pered the boat in such events as the Vendée Globe andthe Barcelona World Race.To prepare Great American IV for Wilson’s new ad-

venture, MYC performedrig modifications and in-spection; removal of cant-ing keel; inspection of keelpivot bearings, keel hy-draulics and service; re-moval of twin asymmetricdaggerboards and replace-ment of bearings; removalof rudders and bearingservice; deck hardwaremodification; constructionof an ergonomic charttable, bench seat and cus-tom chair; new electronicsand wiring, including sail-ing instrumentation, satel-lite communication andcomputers; new lithium-

ion battery bank; new charging system to include cus-tom direct drive engine alternator/regulator,hydro-generators and solar; new stanchions, bow pul-pit and pushpits for higher lifeline configuration; andnew race-bottom job. FMI: www. maineyacht.com.

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Rich Wilson will sail the Open 60 Great American IV (ex-Mirabaud) in the 2016-17 Vendée Globe race around the world.

Photo courtesy Maine Yacht Center


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industry. Keith has worked on vessels from designersand builders such as Herreshoff, Sparkman & Stephens,Burgess, Hacker, and Concordia.Brown, a graduate of the Boatbuilding & Restoration

program at IYRS in Newport, R.I., said that Block &Becket bases its work on research into the history of eachyacht it restores, recreates, or repairs. “We are committedto carrying on the boat’s legacy, while working collabora-tively with clients to make decisions that are correct forboth their lifestyle and budget.

Block & Becket’s current projects include the restora-tion of a 1937 Herreshoff 12 ½, extensive work on a 1930Dawn Corporation Motor Cruiser, and the building of areplica 1934 John Hacker hydroplane.“We began this company for people who appreciate the

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GMT Composites, in Bristol, R.I., is building the board-ing system for Claasen Shipyards’ Hoek Design TrulyClassic 126-foot sloop. GMT traveled to Claasen Ship-yards, just outside of the port city of Amsterdam, to checkout the vessel that will incorporate the boarding system. The system includes a custom-designed SeaStairs and

a vertical, carbon swim ladder. The hull has an innova-tive side platform that folds out. The SeaStairs will rideon the platform and have a top landing platform that at-taches directly to the deck using a new cantilevered de-sign. This will eliminate the need for a hull stand-offbrace under the top platform, GMT says. The SeaStairswill also split apart in two pieces in order to fit inside thelazarette storageOther current projects include several for non-marine

customers, a few PowerFurl booms – one on the newHinckley DS42 build, a Hinckley 51 rig, and a completerig and PowerFurl boom on a new Hanse 575, which,GMT says, “will be tricked out.” FMI: www.gmtcomposites.com.

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The hull has a side platform that folds out, eliminating theneed for a hull stand-off brace under it. The SeaStairs willsplit apart in two pieces to fit in the lazarette.

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Kittery Point Yacht Yard in Eliot and Kittery, Maine, has kept busythis past winter, and will have the nose to the grindstone rightthrough the spring. The main project this winter has been on aWilbur 34. The crew removed the flybridge and reconfiguring the aftend of the house. They repainted the interior, rewired as needed,

put down new nonskid on the washboards, installed new windows,painted the window frames, and Awlgripped the hull. She was dueto be done this spring. FMI: www.kpyy.net.

Padebco Custom Boats, in Round Pond, Maine, spent the winterfinishing three new boats. A 23½-foot runabout, powered with a150-horse Yamaha outboard, is finished and ready to be deliveredto her customer from Blue Hill, Maine. She is finished off with a teakdeck and a head under the starboard-side berth. A Padebco 25open roadster has been sold to a customer on the Sheepscot River.This one took longer with because they pulled off a deck mold. Thebulkhead was been moved back 12 inches, and the sheer at thebow increased by six inches. The windshield and house were raisedsix inches for more headroom below. They are also finishing up an-other 23½-foot runabout, and have on order a 26-foot center-con-sole runabout. FMI: www.padebco.com.

Lewmar, a sailboat and powerboat hardware supplier for the ma-rine industry, has opened a new sales office at Newport Shipyard, inNewport, R.I. The office opened on March 1, with John McCabe,East Coast sales manager and U.S. custom sales manager basedhere. “The region around Newport is abundant with boatbuildersand marine services, including both current and potential clients ofLewmar,” McCabe said. “The office provides a sales platform at theheart of the Northeast U.S. marine industry and the overall U.S. ma-rine market.” FMI: www.lewmar.com.

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Boothbay Harbor Shipyard, in Boothbay, Maine, was waiting forthe arrival of the schooner Ernestina-Morrissey (ex-Effie M. Mor-rissey) from New Bedford for a complete rebuild. With the harshwinter they had not been able to find a weather window in whichto move her. This is a huge project and will take three to fouryears to complete. The scope of the rebuild is to replace almosteverything from the keel up.

The schooner was built in 1894 at the James and Tarr Ship-

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Six River Marine, in North Yarmouth, Maine, is continuing workon the 46-foot wooden commuter. So far they have replaced allthe framing, rebuilt the transom, installed the horn timber and

The harsh winter just ended retarded Boothbay HarborShipyard's efforts to start a complete rebuild of theschooner Ernestina-Morrissey.

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shaft log, and replaced the stem. They plan to install SoundownEngine Isolation Mounts and the exhaust system. Following that,they were to start replanking the hull. FMI:www.sixrivermarine.com.

Artisan Boatworks, in Rockport, Maine, a builder of classicwood boats, has launched Foxfire, a 25-foot, full-keel BuzzardsBay 15, which will make her home in Marion, Mass., this spring.The major project now under way is the refit of a 33-foot Beals Is-land lobsterboat, which has a new owner.

She was built by Vinal Beal in 1963, and was used for manyyears as a lobsterboat. Her new owner will be using her for plea-sure in the San Juan Islands in the Pacific Northwest. FMI:www.artisanboatworks.com.

Maine Maritime Academy, in Castine, Maine, designed a tri-maran hull for lobster fishing, and a seven-foot model was testedat the MShip Company, in San Diego, where tests can be done atsea, in real waves. The trimaran lobsterboat hull was designedby naval architect Doug Read, who is also a teacher at theacademy.

The project was developed and funded through the PenobscotEast Resource Center in Stonington, Maine. Data gathered fromthe model’s instrumentation will predict the performance of a38-foot boat.

MShip compared the tri hull with a conventional seven-footmodel, both models attached to double-yardarm like apparatus.The trimaran hull is expected to reduce fuel use by 25 percent,while retaining the above the waterline appearance of the tradi-tional lobsterboat. The final 38-foot vessel is being designed to

operate at 20 knots, top-end. At speeds above 22 knots mono-hulls plane and are more efficient than the trimaran.

The next phase of the project is to build a full-size 38-footmodel, powered by a John Deere 200-horse inline 6. MShip’s in-tellectual property and assets are now for sale by Global CapitalMarkets, Mark Wilser, principal for the firm. FMI: www.mainemar-itime.edu, www.mshipco.com.

Finestkind Boat Yard, in Harpswell, Maine, has been finishingup a new build, and getting several other projects and their stor-age customers ready for the upcoming season. Lizzie, a WillisBeal wooden 38-footer, was repowered this winter with a new400-horse FPT diesel engine with a ZF 2:1 gear with a hydraulicclutch. In one shop is a 34-foot Luhrs, which is having her pilot-house top core replaced. In another shop is an Albin 28, which ishaving her keel repaired after a grounding last summer. FMI:www. fkby.com.

West Bay Boats, in Steuben, Maine, is finishing up one of their31-footers for a customer from Connecticut. She will be finishedout as a pleasure/tuna boat. Some of the work needing to bedone includes installing a bow thruster and windlass, putting inthe fuel tanks and exhaust system, and putting in an enclosedhead. This boat will be done this spring.

A Duffy 35 from Alabama was stored at the yard this winter.She will be coming in shortly for her annual maintenance. GinnyAnn, a Calvin 38, was also stored at the yard, and she will becoming in for her annual maintenance soon. This will be followedby a 28-foot Bunker & Ellis, which needs to have her topsides re-fastened. FMI: www. westbayboats.com.


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


Guilford: Brown’s Boat Yard, Guilford Boat Yard, Harbormas-ter.Lyme: Cove Landing Marine.Milford: Milford Boat Works, Milford Landing, Milford YachtClub, Port Milford.Mystic: Brewer Yacht Yard, Fort Rachel Marina, GwenmorMarina, Mason Island Yacht Club, Mystic Point Marina, Mys-tic River Yacht Club, Mystic Seaport Museum Store, MysticShipyard, West Marine.New Haven: City Point Yacht Club, Fairclough Sails, OysterPoint Marina. New London: Crocker’s Boatyard, Ferry Slip DockominiumAssoc., Hannah Macs Bait and Tackle, Hellier Yacht Sales,Thames Shipyard and Ferry, Thames Yacht Club, Thames-port Marina.Niantic: Boats Inc., Harbor Hill Marina, Marine Consignmentof Mystic, Port Niantic Marina, Three Belles Marina.Noank: Brower’s Cove Marina, Hood Sails, Noank VillageBoatyard, Palmers Cove Marina, Ram Island Yacht Club,Spicer’s.Norwalk: Norwest Marine, Rex Marine, Total Marine, WestMarine.Norwich: The Marina at American Wharf.Old Lyme: Old Lyme Marina.Old Saybrook: Brewer’s Ferry Point Marina, Harbor Hill Ma-rina & Inn, Harbor One Marina, Island Cove Marina, MaritimeEducation Network, Oak Leaf Marina, Ocean Performance,Ragged Rock Marina, West Marine.Portland: J & S Marine Services, Yankee Boat Yard & Ma-rina.Riverside: Riverside Yacht Club.Rowayton: All Seasons Marina, Wilson Cove Marina.South Norwalk: Norwalk Yacht Club, Rex Marine Center,Surfside 3 Marina. Stamford: Czescik Marina, Halloween Yacht Club, HathawayReiser Rigging, Landfall Navigation, Ponas Yacht Club,Stamford Landing Marina, Stamford Yacht Club, West Ma-rine. Stonington: Dodson Boat Yard, Dog Watch Café, Mad-wanuck Yacht Club, Stonington Harbor Yacht Club.Stratford: Brewer Stratford Marina, Brown’s Boat Works,West Marine.Waterford: Defender Industries.Westbrook: Atlantic Outboard, Bill’s Seafood, Brewer PilotsPoint Marina, Duck Island Yacht Club, Pier 76 Marina, SoundBoatworks.West Haven: West Cove Marina.Westport: Cedar Point Yacht Club.

NEW YORKCity Island: Harlem Yacht ClubHalesite: Ketewomoke Yacht ClubMamaroneck: McMichael Yacht BrokersNew Rochelle: Huguenot Yacht ClubNew York: New York NauticalOssining: Shattemuc Yacht ClubRockaway: Hewlett Point Yacht ClubSag Harbor: Sag Harbor Yacht Club.West Islip: West Marine.

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not yet substitutes for a good chartplotter. However, forcoastal and inland cruising, they make a good backup in

the event of primary system failure. And, at times, theycan supplement the primary system. The afternoon of Oct. 10, 2014, while we were en route

back to the East Coast from Texas, we took a left turn offthe Gulf Intracoastal Waterway for a short cruise

A cell-phone app helped Billand Betty find a betterberth than this one on ahalf-sunk barge.

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through a maze of twisting, turning, many branchedLouisiana bayous to Delcombre. We were looking for aplace to spend the night. Somewhere interesting. Somewhere we had not been

on previous Gulf Coast cruises. Maybe somewhere withshore power for the AC? It’s hot in Louisiana in early Oc-tober. Definitely somewhere better than where we hadbeen the previous night – up an oil company cut, side-tied to a half-sunken barge. Although it was an interesting night, there are some

seriously large alligators down in those marshes. Be-tween New Orleans and Galveston Bay the Gulf Intra-coastal Waterway (GIWW) is a commercial waterway.The only waterway in North America that carries morecommercial tonnage is the main stem of the MississippiRiver. On this part of the GIWW, what the Corps of En-gineers calls “private pleasure vessels” are tolerated, notloved as on the Atlantic ICW. There are few places onthe waterway to anchor or tie up for the night and evenfewer places to refuel.We knew we could go up to Delcombre; “The Waterway

Guide” rather casually mentioned it was a majorshrimping and fishing port. But “The Guide” was a littleshort on the critical details regarding access. Our chartplotter data – I had downloaded the freshest

data from Navionics – ended a half-mile up the BayouPetit Anse, at the north edge of NOAA Chart 11350. Andzooming-in produced…the north edge of 11350. On theprint version of 11350, right next to where the Bayou Pe-tit Anse ran off the chart, NOAA had a helpful little note:“Continued on Chart 11345.” Unfortunately, our some-times-embarrassing library of printed charts did not in-clude 11345. No problem: The navigation app on my cell phone did;

it had coverage, and knew right where we were. In fact,when I zoomed in instead of 11345’s thin, blue lines thatvaguely resembled Bayou Carlin and the DelcombreCanal, all of the open water had been rendered accu-rately and with a fair level of detail. We went up throughthe bayous, enjoyed a fine night in Delcombre and cameback down without incident.A review of the Google, Apple, Windows and Amazon

Appstore yielded a fair number of marinenavigation/charting apps for both cell phones andtablets. Google Play had the most, the iStore was a closesecond, Amazon was a distant third, and the WindowsStore had the fewest. I wasted a lot of time and a bit of money downloading

and desk-driving a number of the Android apps (bothour cell phones and our tablet are Android). Among theones I desk-cruised, the top four, in order of personalpreference, were: Navionics, C-Map, Marine Navigationand Marine Navigator. None are free. In all four, thecharts/chart data are resident on your device (largefiles). Unless you need to download additional

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New London, Conn.

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Newport, R.I.01 04:08 AM 0.86 L 10:23 AM 9.34 H 04:24 PM 1.0 L 10:40 PM 9.83 H02 04:51 AM 0.51 L 11:06 AM 9.48 H 05:05 PM 0.85 L 11:18 PM 10.1 H03 05:32 AM 0.2 L 11:46 AM 9.59 H 05:44 PM 0.73 L 11:56 PM 10.31 H04 06:12 AM -0.04 L 12:26 PM 9.65 H 06:24 PM 0.66 L05 12:34 AM 10.47 H 06:52 AM -0.21 L 01:05 PM 9.67 H 07:04 PM 0.63 L06 01:12 AM 10.57 H 07:33 AM -0.31 L 01:46 PM 9.65 H 07:46 PM 0.65 L07 01:53 AM 10.61 H 08:17 AM -0.33 L 02:29 PM 9.6 H 08:30 PM 0.7 L08 02:37 AM 10.59 H 09:02 AM -0.29 L 03:15 PM 9.55 H 09:17 PM 0.77 L09 03:25 AM 10.52 H 09:51 AM -0.2 L 04:05 PM 9.54 H 10:09 PM 0.82 L10 04:17 AM 10.4 H 10:44 AM -0.11 L 04:59 PM 9.6 H 11:06 PM 0.81 L11 05:15 AM 10.29 H 11:40 AM -0.04 L 05:57 PM 9.76 H12 12:06 AM 0.68 L 06:16 AM 10.23 H 12:39 PM -0.05 L 06:55 PM 10.07 H13 01:08 AM 0.39 L 07:18 AM 10.25 H 01:37 PM -0.15 L 07:54 PM 10.48 H14 02:09 AM -0.04 L 08:21 AM 10.37 H 02:35 PM -0.31 L 08:52 PM 10.94 H15 03:09 AM -0.54 L 09:22 AM 10.53 H 03:31 PM -0.48 L 09:47 PM 11.38 H16 04:06 AM -1.01 L 10:19 AM 10.69 H 04:25 PM -0.6 L 10:40 PM 11.71 H17 05:00 AM -1.35 L 11:14 AM 10.77 H 05:16 PM -0.63 L 11:30 PM 11.86 H18 05:51 AM -1.51 L 12:07 PM 10.74 H 06:06 PM -0.52 L19 12:20 AM 11.83 H 06:41 AM -1.45 L 12:57 PM 10.59 H 06:55 PM -0.29 L20 01:08 AM 11.61 H 07:30 AM -1.2 L 01:47 PM 10.34 H 07:43 PM 0.05 L21 01:56 AM 11.23 H 08:18 AM -0.81 L 02:35 PM 10.02 H 08:32 PM 0.47 L22 02:44 AM 10.76 H 09:06 AM -0.32 L 03:25 PM 9.68 H 09:21 PM 0.9 L23 03:34 AM 10.25 H 09:55 AM 0.19 L 04:14 PM 9.36 H 10:12 PM 1.3 L24 04:25 AM 9.75 H 10:45 AM 0.67 L 05:05 PM 9.12 H 11:05 PM 1.6 L25 05:18 AM 9.33 H 11:36 AM 1.06 L 05:57 PM 9.0 H26 12:00 AM 1.77 L 06:12 AM 9.02 H 12:28 PM 1.32 L 06:49 PM 9.0 H27 12:55 AM 1.77 L 07:08 AM 8.84 H 01:19 PM 1.46 L 07:40 PM 9.13 H28 01:50 AM 1.61 L 08:02 AM 8.8 H 02:09 PM 1.47 L 08:28 PM 9.35 H29 02:42 AM 1.33 L 08:54 AM 8.86 H 02:57 PM 1.39 L 09:15 PM 9.63 H30 03:31 AM 0.98 L 09:44 AM 8.99 H 03:43 PM 1.25 L 09:59 PM 9.94 H31 04:16 AM 0.59 L 10:30 AM 9.16 H 04:27 PM 1.07 L 10:41 PM 10.24 H

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Bridgeport, Conn.

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May 16 5:22 AM 8:00 PMMay 17 5:21 AM 8:01 PMMay 18 5:20 AM 8:02 PMMay 19 5:19 AM 8:03 PMMay 20 5:18 AM 8:04 PMMay 21 5:17 AM 8:05 PMMay 22 5:17 AM 8:06 PMMay 23 5:16 AM 8:07 PMMay 24 5:15 AM 8:08 PMMay 25 5:14 AM 8:08 PMMay 26 5:14 AM 8:09 PMMay 27 5:13 AM 8:10 PMMay 28 5:12 AM 8:11 PMMay 29 5:12 AM 8:12 PMMay 30 5:11 AM 8:13 PMMay 31 5:11 AM 8:14 PM

Day Moonrise MoonsetMay 1 ---- 4:28 AM

5:26 PMMay 2 ---- 4:58 AM

6:25 PMMay 3 ---- 5:29 AM

7:24 PM May 4 ---- 6:04 AM

8:24 PMMay 5 ---- 6:44 AM

9:22 PMMay 6 ---- 7:29 AM

10:19 PMMay 7 ---- 8:19 AM

11:13 PMMay 8 ---- 9:15 AMMay 9 12:02 AM 10:17 AMMay 10 12:47 AM 11:22 AMMay 11 1:28 AM 12:29 PMMay 12 2:06 AM 1:39 PMMay 13 2:42 AM 2:49 PMMay 14 3:17 AM 4:00 PM May 15 3:53 AM 5:11 PMMay 16 4:31 AM 6:22 PMMay 17 5:12 AM 7:30 PM

Day Moonrise MoonsetMay 18 5:56 AM 8:35 PM

May 19 6:45 AM 9:35 PM

May 20 7:38 AM 10:28 PM

May 21 8:34 AM 11:15 PM

May 22 9:31 AM 11:56 PM

May 23 10:29 AM ----May 24 ---- 12:31 AM

11:27 AMMay 25 ---- 1:04 AM

12:24 PMMay 26 ---- 1:33 AM

1:21 PMMay 27 ---- 2:02 AM

2:18 PMMay 28 ---- 2:30 AM

3:15 PMMay 29 ---- 2:58 AM

4:13 PMMay 30 ---- 3:29 AM

5:12 PMMay 31 ---- 4:03 AM

6:12 PM

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May Tides

Port Reference Time Corrections Height CorrectionsMaine/ New Hampshire Stonington Bar Harbor High +0 hr. 8 min., Low +0 hr. 6 min., High *0.91, Low *0.90Rockland Bar Harbor High +0 hr. 9 min., Low +0 hr. 6 min., High *0.93, Low *1.03Boothbay Harbor Portland High -0 hr. 6 min., Low -0 hr. 8 min., High *0.97, Low *0.97Kennebunkport Portland High +0 hr. 7 min., Low +0 hr. 5 min., High *0.97, Low *1.00Portsmouth Portland High +0 hr. 22 min., Low +0 hr. 17 min., High *0.86, Low *0.86

Massachusetts Gloucester Boston High +0 hr. 0 min., Low -0 hr. 4 min., High *0.93, Low *0.97Plymouth Boston High +0 hr. 4 min., Low +0 hr. 18 min., High *1.03, Low *1.00 Scituate Boston High +0 hr. 3 min., Low -0 hr. 1 min., High *0.95, Low *1.03Provincetown Boston High +0 hr. 16 min., Low +0 hr. 18 min., High *0.95, Low *0.95 Marion Newport High +0 hr. 10 min., Low +0 hr. 12 min., High *1.13, Low *1.29 Woods Hole Newport High +0 hr. 32 min., Low +2 hr. 21 min., High *0.40, Low *0.40

Rhode Island Westerly New London High -0 hr. 21 min., Low +0 hr. 3 min., High *1.02, Low *1.00Point Judith Newport High -0 hr. 1 min., Low +0 hr. 32 min., High *0.87, Low *0.54 East Greenwich Newport High +0 hr. 13 min., Low +0 hr. 3 min., High *1.14, Low *1.14 Bristol Newport High +0 hr. 13 min., Low +0 hr. 0 min., High *1.16, Low *1.14

Connecticut Stamford Bridgeport High +0 hr. 3 min., Low +0 hr. 8 min., High *1.07, Low *1.08 New Haven Bridgeport High -0 hr. 4 min., Low -0 hr. 7 min., High *0.91, Low *0.96 Branford Bridgeport High -0 hr. 5 min., Low -0 hr. 13 min., High *0.87, Low *0.96Saybrook Jetty New London High +1 hr. 11 min., Low +0 hr. 45 min., High *1.36, Low *1.35Saybrook Point New London High +1 hr. 11 min., Low +0 hr. 53 min., High *1.24, Low *1.25 Mystic Boston High +0 hr. 1 min., Low +0 hr. 2 min., High *1.01, Low *0.97Westport Newport High +0 hr. 9 min., Low +0 hr. 33 min., High *0.85, Low *0.85

Corrections for other ports

01 04:10 AM 0.8 L 10:20 AM 8.91 H 04:23 PM 0.93 L 10:36 PM 9.47 H02 04:50 AM 0.5 L 11:00 AM 9.03 H 04:59 PM 0.84 L 11:11 PM 9.71 H03 05:27 AM 0.25 L 11:38 AM 9.11 H 05:34 PM 0.78 L 11:45 PM 9.91 H04 06:03 AM 0.06 L 12:15 PM 9.15 H 06:08 PM 0.74 L05 12:20 AM 10.05 H 06:39 AM -0.09 L 12:52 PM 9.15 H 06:45 PM 0.73 L06 12:56 AM 10.15 H 07:17 AM -0.19 L 01:31 PM 9.14 H 07:24 PM 0.75 L07 01:34 AM 10.2 H 07:57 AM -0.23 L 02:12 PM 9.12 H 08:06 PM 0.78 L08 02:17 AM 10.19 H 08:42 AM -0.23 L 02:58 PM 9.1 H 08:53 PM 0.83 L09 03:05 AM 10.12 H 09:30 AM -0.18 L 03:48 PM 9.11 H 09:46 PM 0.88 L10 03:58 AM 10.0 H 10:24 AM -0.11 L 04:43 PM 9.17 H 10:44 PM 0.88 L11 04:56 AM 9.87 H 11:21 AM -0.05 L 05:42 PM 9.33 H 11:47 PM 0.77 L12 06:00 AM 9.78 H 12:22 PM -0.04 L 06:44 PM 9.62 H13 12:53 AM 0.51 L 07:06 AM 9.78 H 01:24 PM -0.12 L 07:45 PM 10.03 H14 01:59 AM 0.1 L 08:12 AM 9.9 H 02:24 PM -0.27 L 08:44 PM 10.51 H15 03:01 AM -0.41 L 09:14 AM 10.08 H 03:22 PM -0.43 L 09:40 PM 10.96 H16 04:00 AM -0.89 L 10:13 AM 10.25 H 04:16 PM -0.54 L 10:33 PM 11.31 H17 04:54 AM -1.26 L 11:08 AM 10.35 H 05:08 PM -0.56 L 11:23 PM 11.47 H18 05:46 AM -1.43 L 12:00 PM 10.33 H 05:58 PM -0.43 L19 12:12 AM 11.43 H 06:36 AM -1.38 L 12:51 PM 10.17 H 06:47 PM -0.18 L20 01:00 AM 11.2 H 07:25 AM -1.15 L 01:41 PM 9.92 H 07:35 PM 0.17 L21 01:48 AM 10.82 H 08:13 AM -0.77 L 02:30 PM 9.6 H 08:25 PM 0.58 L22 02:36 AM 10.34 H 09:02 AM -0.32 L 03:20 PM 9.26 H 09:15 PM 0.99 L23 03:26 AM 9.83 H 09:52 AM 0.15 L 04:11 PM 8.97 H 10:08 PM 1.35 L24 04:17 AM 9.34 H 10:42 AM 0.59 L 05:02 PM 8.75 H 11:03 PM 1.62 L25 05:11 AM 8.93 H 11:34 AM 0.95 L 05:55 PM 8.64 H 11:59 PM 1.75 L26 06:07 AM 8.61 H 12:27 PM 1.2 L 06:47 PM 8.64 H27 12:57 AM 1.74 L 07:04 AM 8.42 H 01:18 PM 1.35 L 07:38 PM 8.76 H28 01:52 AM 1.59 L 07:59 AM 8.36 H 02:07 PM 1.39 L 08:26 PM 8.97 H29 02:44 AM 1.33 L 08:51 AM 8.41 H 02:53 PM 1.35 L 09:11 PM 9.24 H30 03:31 AM 1.01 L 09:39 AM 8.53 H 03:37 PM 1.25 L 09:53 PM 9.54 H31 04:14 AM 0.66 L 10:24 AM 8.68 H 04:17 PM 1.11 L 10:32 PM 9.84 H

Portland, Maine01 03:52 AM 0.71 L 09:59 AM 10.35 H 04:06 PM 0.86 L 10:15 PM 10.9 H02 04:33 AM 0.39 L 10:40 AM 10.51 H 04:45 PM 0.76 L 10:52 PM 11.16 H03 05:11 AM 0.12 L 11:18 AM 10.61 H 05:21 PM 0.7 L 11:27 PM 11.36 H04 05:47 AM -0.07 L 11:55 AM 10.67 H 05:56 PM 0.69 L05 12:02 AM 11.51 H 06:24 AM -0.2 L 12:31 PM 10.68 H 06:32 PM 0.72 L06 12:38 AM 11.59 H 07:01 AM -0.28 L 01:10 PM 10.67 H 07:10 PM 0.76 L07 01:17 AM 11.62 H 07:41 AM -0.3 L 01:51 PM 10.63 H 07:52 PM 0.82 L08 02:00 AM 11.59 H 08:25 AM -0.27 L 02:36 PM 10.6 H 08:38 PM 0.89 L09 02:48 AM 11.51 H 09:13 AM -0.21 L 03:27 PM 10.58 H 09:31 PM 0.93 L10 03:41 AM 11.38 H 10:07 AM -0.12 L 04:22 PM 10.62 H 10:29 PM 0.91 L11 04:40 AM 11.25 H 11:05 AM -0.06 L 05:21 PM 10.77 H 11:33 PM 0.77 L12 05:43 AM 11.18 H 12:06 PM -0.07 L 06:23 PM 11.07 H13 12:39 AM 0.45 L 06:49 AM 11.23 H 01:08 PM -0.17 L 07:25 PM 11.5 H14 01:44 AM -0.03 L 07:54 AM 11.4 H 02:09 PM -0.37 L 08:24 PM 12.02 H15 02:45 AM -0.6 L 08:55 AM 11.65 H 03:07 PM -0.58 L 09:21 PM 12.52 H16 03:43 AM -1.14 L 09:53 AM 11.89 H 04:01 PM -0.74 L 10:14 PM 12.9 H17 04:37 AM -1.54 L 10:47 AM 12.02 H 04:53 PM -0.78 L 11:04 PM 13.09 H18 05:28 AM -1.73 L 11:39 AM 12.0 H 05:43 PM -0.66 L 11:53 PM 13.03 H19 06:18 AM -1.67 L 12:29 PM 11.82 H 06:32 PM -0.39 L20 12:42 AM 12.76 H 07:06 AM -1.39 L 01:18 PM 11.51 H 07:21 PM 0.0 L21 01:30 AM 12.31 H 07:55 AM -0.96 L 02:07 PM 11.11 H 08:10 PM 0.46 L22 02:18 AM 11.76 H 08:43 AM -0.44 L 02:57 PM 10.7 H 09:01 PM 0.92 L23 03:08 AM 11.19 H 09:33 AM 0.08 L 03:47 PM 10.33 H 09:53 PM 1.31 L24 04:00 AM 10.65 H 10:24 AM 0.56 L 04:39 PM 10.05 H 10:48 PM 1.6 L25 04:53 AM 10.19 H 11:16 AM 0.95 L 05:31 PM 9.91 H 11:43 PM 1.73 L26 05:49 AM 9.86 H 12:08 PM 1.22 L 06:24 PM 9.89 H27 12:39 AM 1.71 L 06:45 AM 9.67 H 01:00 PM 1.37 L 07:16 PM 10.01 H28 01:34 AM 1.54 L 07:39 AM 9.63 H 01:51 PM 1.4 L 08:05 PM 10.24 H29 02:25 AM 1.26 L 08:31 AM 9.71 H 02:38 PM 1.34 L 08:51 PM 10.54 H30 03:13 AM 0.91 L 09:19 AM 9.87 H 03:23 PM 1.22 L 09:33 PM 10.87 H31 03:57 AM 0.53 L 10:03 AM 10.07 H 04:05 PM 1.07 L 10:14 PM 11.19 H

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nection, preferably 4G – or instructions from the vendoron how to copy charts/data in from a PC. All but MarineNavigator include the option of in-app purchases of ad-ditional charts/data. As with chartplotters, the

mobile chart apps are dividedbetween vector and raster sys-tems. Navionics and C-Map areboth vector systems, and withboth you get the exact samecharts that are used on chart-plotters, and additional and/orupdated charts are purchasedin exactly the same way. Navionics – at this time far-

and-away the leader in mobile-device navigation apps – seemsto have a lot of apps on themarket, but they are all basi-cally the same; they’re justpackaged with a different ini-tial chart region, and the cell-phone and tablet (HD) versionsshow up separately. C-Map has only one app, ti-

tled Plan2Nav, but it’s a goodone available in phone andtablet versions. It is a base appinto which any of the C-Mapchart-data files (NT+, MAX,etc.) can be loaded. MarineNavigation and Marine Navi-gator are raster systems, andboth use the free and readilyavailable raster charts fromNOAA and other nationalcharting agencies. Below are a few notes about

raster and vector charts.Raster navigational chart:

A Raster Navigational Chart(RNC) is basically just a high-resolution scan of a chart; a dig-ital picture similar to a largeJPG. RNCs contain and displayonly the data present on the scanned chart. Chart-dataelements – such as supplemental depth contours – can-not be suppressed by the system software; everything isdisplayed. Text and chart symbols, because they areimbedded in the image, cannot be rotated by the systemsoftware. Zooming in on a particular chart does not showadditional data. Zoom in far enough, and you get a large,pixelated version of exactly what you started with.

If multiple charts of increasing detail cover a givenarea, the better raster systems can “zoom in” by seam-lessly and smoothly shifting from a general chart to amore detailed chart of the same area. And point-of-inter-est symbols, when clicked on, can, for example, bring upa tide table or marina photograph, and can be superim-

posed on the RNC. NOAA’sRNCs can be updated byraster patches that NOAA is-sues, through private contrac-tors, on a periodic basis. Inraster systems, chart cover-age is a library of individualraster charts that can bedownloaded, purchased on aCD, etc. It’s an electronic ver-sion of a drawer full of papercharts.Vector chart: A vector

chart, or electronic naviga-tional chart (ENC), is a digi-tal chart composed of discretepoints stored in a data base.Each point is identified bylatitude, longitude and at-tribute(s) (type of data). Forexample, a specific coordinatepoint may be tagged with theattributes: 10-meter depth,isobath (a line on a chart con-necting points of equaldepth), linear feature, displaycolor, line width, etc. If a sin-gle point happens to mark thelocation of a flashing red buoythat sits on the 10-meter iso-bath at the edge of a naviga-tion fairway, a whole lot ofstuff can be associated withthat point. ENCs do not have the look

of paper charts. Types of data,such as supplemental depthcontours, can be suppressedor displayed by the ECDIS(Electronic Chart Display andInformation System) soft-ware. Zooming in can show

denser data. The text and symbols can remain uprightwhen the chart is rotated. ENCs can issue warnings ofimpending danger ahead. In vector systems, the displayed data comes from a dig-

ital database downloaded, purchased on some sort ofmemory media (i.e. secure digital, or SD, card), or pre-loaded in the system. This data can be as large and richin detail and supplemental material as desired, or which

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The east end of the Cape Cod Canal as displayed byNavionics’ mobile navigation app, running on a DroidMaxx cell phone (Android 4.4.4) and a Verizon tablet(Android 4.1.2), compared with NOAA’s Harbor ChartNo. 13236.

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your system will support.Because an RNC is a picture of a chart, an image of a

moment in time, RNCs and, by extension, raster-chartdisplay systems, are sometimes said to be “less accurate”than ENC systems. After all, if the scanned chart con-tained lead line hydrographic survey data and astronom-ical locational data obtained by sextant in 1881…well,that’s what you get. But ENCs and vector systems can also have accuracy

problems. When the vector databases were being devel-oped, grunts in a cartographic shop (often contractors)hand-digitized existing charts. Yes, the same charts thatwere scanned to make RNCs were traced, line by line,with an electronic stylus. And because ENCs are not pictures of charts – because

the displayed data can, to a limited extent, be manipu-lated by the ECDIS software, and because of a mysticalfaith in technology, data and databases – flaws in thesource data tend to be overlooked. ENCs can create afalse impression of inerrant accuracy. In early November2014, a yacht in the Volvo Ocean Race hit a poorlycharted reef, in the middle of the night, in the middle ofthe Indian Ocean, while sailing at 20 knots. Unfortu-nately, it was not an isolated occurrence.Despite the paragraph above, vector is the future in

marine navigation systems and in all other mapping sys-tems. Large amounts of digital charting/mapping dataare constantly being collected: in hydrographic surveys,by the recording depth sounders carried by all govern-ment vessels and many private ones, by recording GPSesin motor vehicles, and from other sources. Much of thatdata is added to the vector data base(s), where it is avail-able for use in a wide variety of applications. This yearm/v Nauset will get a new chartplotter, a high-capacityvector system, and it will have a built in Class B Auto-matic Identification System (AIS). The terms Raster Navigation Chart (RNC) and Elec-

tronic Navigation Chart (ENC) specifically refer only to

official electronic charts. The NOAA Office of Coast Sur-vey, the United States Hydrographic Office, is exclusivelyresponsible for producing and Authorizing ENC data inU.S. territorial waters. An ECDIS must, by law and in-ternational treaty, use authorized ENC data. However,ENC data may be used by any system that can interpretthe International Hydrographic Organization’s S-57 for-mat. And the federal government has authorized privateelectronic-chart vendors to produce vector navigationalproducts using NOAA ENC data, converted from the S-57 format to their proprietary formats. And these firmsgenerally add unofficial, sometimes proprietary, data totheir products.The federal government also authorizes private firms

to scan NOAA paper charts and to download NOAAraster files for use in a variety of navigational products.Note that NOAA’s official RNCs are not scanned papercharts; they are, rather, produced by scanning the dimen-sionally stable Mylar overlays and/or negatives that wereused in printing the paper chart.Finally, the public – all of us – can download NOAA

raster and electronic charts and PDF versions of NOAApublications, such as the coast pilots, for free.For more information, visit www.nauticalcharts.

noaa.gov and International Hydrographic OrganizationPublication S-66, “Facts about Electronic Charts andCarriage Requirements,” Edition 1.0.0, January 2010.

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SAIL18’ Cape Dory Typhoon Weekender Classic, fullkeel, seaworthy cruiser. Mahoganycockpit seats. Home-built trailer.Needs some work. StoredBrooksville, ME. Pictures available.Motivated seller $3,200. 207-358-8028 [email protected]

19’ O’Day, 1987Trailer and 2010 Honda 5hp. Agreat day sailer that’s been welltaken care of. $4,500. 608-239-2667 or email [email protected]

19’ Stuart Mariner Sailboat, 19881988 Stuart Mariner, centerboardmodel. Very light use. M&J andstanding rigging all replaced ap-prox 7 years ago but have origi-nals. White hull blue boot top,interior cushions, spring loadedmotor mount, new porta potti, gal-vanized trailer, and more. $5,700.Portsmouth NH area. Call 603 9699983 or email [email protected]

19’ Bristol/Corinthian, 1971Keel, fiberglass hull. Sails: mainand storm main, jib and storm jib,genoa and spinnaker. Boat standsincluded. Restored 90%. Struc-tural work complete. Finish mate-rials on site. $4,500 OBO. LocatedKittery, Maine. 207-439-7004. [email protected]

22’ Pearson Ensign, 1967A wonderful daysailer and verypopular one-design racer. $6,450.Metinic Yacht Brokers 207-326-4411. [email protected]

22’ Herreshoff Eagle, 1978Classic gaff-rigged sloop, built1978, restored by Arey’s Pond2002. Mainsail with eagle emblem,new jib, topsail. Yamaha 9.9hp,well maintained, wintered indoors.$7900. [email protected]

23’ Pearson EnsignMeticulously restored in pristinecondition; includes main, rollerfurled jib, gennaker, spinnaker,trailer and outboard. $10,900.Email or call 401-965-2061. [email protected]

24’ Dolphin Sloopby Lunn Laminates #200. Center-board, 6 sails, roller reefingGenoa, Palmer Husky 8hp rebuilt‘96 & 2006. Includes unused GPSnew 2009 and an inflatable dinghy.$4,500 OBO. [email protected]

25’ Dark Harbor, 1921A beautiful daysailer with a roomycockpit and low freeboard, puttingyou close to the water. $14,000.Metinic Yacht Brokers 207-326-4411 [email protected]

26’ Landing School 26 Weekender. Cold molded auxil-iary sloop, listed at $40,000. Builtin 2002. 12hp Westerbeke diesel.Excellent condition. Can be seen atRumery’s Boat Yard. [email protected]

26’ Pearson, 1973Enjoy your time on the water at areasonable price. Offered at only$7,000. Call 207 831-3168 Gulf ofMaine Yacht Sales www.boatinginmaine.com

26’ Pearson CommanderLovingly restored over a four yearperiod - includes new main &genoa sails with new Harken III


roller furler, Honda 9.9 four strokeinboard with remote start & con-trol. Many new items too numer-ous to list - please call207-232-8820. [email protected]

27’ Catalina 27, 1982Excellent condition. New 15hpdiesel, 2011; new main, 2008;roller reefing; spray dodger; 5bunks; well equipped for day sail-ing and cruising. $10,500. Beverly,MA. 978-927-3168. [email protected]

27’ Catalina, 1986This is probably the best condi-tion, standard Catalina 27 cruiser-racing sailboat available in thearea: yard maintained, updated,winter stored inside. She hasraced well with recent Pope racingsails. Over $40,000 spent on herby present owner. Located: Cam-den, ME can be seen in winterstorage. Reduced to $15,000OBO. 207-230-0347. Prefer email [email protected]

28’ Sabre, 1974Well built, clean, comfortable,easy and fun to sail. Full-battenedmain, 135%, 150%, 165%, and

spinnaker. Radio, compass, elec-tronics, Edson wheel, furler, jiffyreefing. Many extras. $8,995. Con-tact Roger @ 401-465-6242 [email protected]

28’ Islander, 1977Excellent condition. New Yanmar.$19,900. 207-799-3600 [email protected]

29’ Vineyard Vixen Yawl, 1973Classic double-ender with Volvodiesel. Makes the perfect pocketcruiser. $9,000. 207-963-7800 [email protected]

29’ Columbia 8.7 1977, Restored29 feet/10 foot beam, UniversalM-18 diesel, Harken furling, elec-tric head and holding tank, drip-less shaft seal with new shaft &prop. All new teak wood inside,new companionway (Lexan),perch seats, new Sunbrella cush-ions, new dodger and sail covers,new stove, pressure water, newaluminum water tank, new portlights (lexan) Sobstad main, 150%Genoa (good condition) new mainand jib halyards, all interior cover-ings are new. AGM batteries, allnew LED interior lights. This boatis completely refurbished andready to sail. See website for pic-tures and history of restoration -asking $17,900. 860-841-8442 [email protected]

30’ Alberg 30, 1969Classic lines, seaworthy cruiser,sleeps four. Mostly original equip-ment. Six sails, dinghy included.Needs some work. StoredBrooksville, ME. Pictures avail-able. Motivated seller $5,500.

207-358-8028. [email protected]

30’ Dufour Arpege, 1970Built in 1970, depth sounder, IcomVHF radio, knot meter, new RitchieCompass(2009), fiberglass hull,new awlgrip (2003). Furlex rollerfurling (2002), spinnaker, genoa,working jib and main. Chemicalwaste treatment holding tank.Comes with framing for wintercover. Great condition, well main-tained. Price $12,000. For moreinformation please call 603-642-5056. [email protected]

30’ Cape Dory, 1981Full batten main, roller furlinggenoa, roller furling genoa jib,Dutchman for main, staysail.Dodger and sun awning. Alu-minum mast and spars, stainlesssteel standing rigging. Oven/stove,ice box, sink, pressurized water.Marine head with holding tank,shower. Depthsounder, radar,wind/speed/direction, compass,GPS, VHF. Shorepower. Sleeps 5.12’ fiberglass dinghy. Maine.$24,000. Metinic Yacht Brokers207-326-4411. [email protected]

30’ Cape Dory 300 Motorsailer, 1989. This boathas benefited from continuous up-grading and exceptional care. OurLittle Cape is well equipped withredundant systems for cruisingand or living aboard. The boat willinclude new sails (spring 2014).$62,000. 207-799-3600 [email protected]

30’ Pearson 30, 1977Well maintained. New 20HP BetaMarine recently installed. Veryreiable boat. A must see. $14,999.207-633-0773 [email protected]

31’ Southern Cross, 1977C E Ryder Southern Cross GillmerDesign 31’ Cutter Rig. Custom fin-ish, keel step, sitka sprucemast/boom, fresh water cooledFarryman 24hp diesel 4,500hours, wiring replaced in 1994-95,all electronics Raymarine, C-80/Radar/Depth sounder,Thurston full batten main/stay-sail/hood, roller furling/jib, crusingspinnaker, Force10 bulkheadmounted LPG heater, gimbaledForce 10 three burner w/oven, SeaFrost ice box built into galleycounter, CQR 35/Fortress alu-minum FX11. $24,900. Call 617-908-2048. [email protected]

31’ Grampian, 1967Full keel sloop, made in Canada,Atomic 4 engine. Auto helm, rollerfurling, sleeps 4, GPS, plotter,radar, depth sounder, propanestove. $10,900 OBO. 207-497-2701 [email protected]

32’ Able Marine Whistler, 1986Madeline Rose is a well built bluewater cruiser with classic linesand beautiful interior. The Whistler32 is regarded as one of theworlds best built sailboats andmade to cross the worldsoceans.$39,900. 207-799-3600. [email protected]

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33’ J/100, 2005Asking $125k. Major upgrades in-cluding 2013 Awlgrip job inDowneast red. Sail inventory in-cludes 2013 carbon racing sailsand 2008 North Marathon cruisingsails. Available in Stonington; con-tact Todd Williams at McMichael,203-610-1215 or email www.mcmichaelyachtbrokers.com, [email protected]

34’ Sea Sprite 34, 1982Classic Luders design, Universaldiesel, Harken roller furling, sleeps5. Includes winter frame, 5 jackstands. Good shape. $25,500. CallBob 508-221-5649. [email protected]

35’ Pearson (2)From $19,900, well maintainedvessels with good ownership &anxiously for sale. Call for details.Gray & Gray 207-363-7997 www.grayandgrayyachts.com

35’ Cheoy Lee Robb, 1963Professionally maintained andstored indoor. New Yanmar diesel,electric windlass, new ribs, newprop. $39,500. Metinic Yacht Bro-kers 204-326-4411 [email protected]

35’ Alberg, 1960Excellent condition, $17,500. 207-497-2701. [email protected]

36’ Pearson (2)From $28,500. Well maintainedvessels with good ownership &anxiously for sale. Call for details.Gray & Gray 207-363-7997. www.grayandgrayyachts.com

36’ Swanson, 1976$39,500. Call David Perry CPYB,Robinhood Marine Center 800-255-5206 robinhoodyachts.com

36’ Sabre Spirit, 2008A luxury daysailer that is perfectfor a sailor who wants traditionalstyle with modern amenities. Sheis beautiful down below, compli-mented with ultra-suede uphol-stery and high-gloss varnish.Sailing is a breeze with the LeisureFurl Boom and Doyle carbon sails.For a personal inspection pleasecontact John Fallon at McMichael,914-714-2682 or email [email protected]

36’ C&C 110, 2005Asking $139,900. Modern epoxy-built racer/cruiser with deluxecherry interior and carbon fibermast. North 3DL inventory and fullRaymarine electronics. Stored in-doors for winter, now in Stoning-ton. Contact Rick Fleig atMcMichael, 401-743-6318 [email protected]

38’ Catalina 387 Sloop, 2003Outstanding condition, roller furl-ing main & genoa, $114,900. CallGray & Gray, Inc. 207-363-7997. www.grayandgrayyachts.com

38’ Bristol 38.8 Sloop, 198644hp diesel, new epoxy bottom,many upgrades, a true classic,$79,500. Call Gray & Gray, Inc.207-363-7997 www.grayandgrayyachts.com

39’ Concordia, 1938Nicely equipped, while retainingthe simplicity of the original yawl.Professionally maintained andstored indoor $125,000. MetinicYacht Brokers 207-326-4411 [email protected]

40’ Concordia Motorsailer, 1964Bud Mcintosh built. Forespar furl-ing main, Profurl furling jib. Windgenerator, CPT autopilot, Rayma-rine radar/plotter, Force 10propane stove, davits, Ideal wind-lass. Perkins 85hp. Email for addi-tional information, equipment toonumerous to list. $29,995 OBO.727-365-0943 [email protected]

40’ Herreshoff R Boat, 1925Nat Herreshoff designed and built.She is an excellent example of theHerreshoff genius for beauty,function and quality. Restored in2001 by Wooden Tangent Yachtsusing original plans and construc-tion notes. Gamecock is an ele-gant day sailor that has been wellcared for. $125,000. Call 207-244-7854 or email [email protected]

40’ Beneteau First 40.7, 2001An immaculate racer/cruisermeticulously maintained and up-graded. Roomy cockpit and ele-

gant interior with 3 cabins. A per-fect dual purpose boat. You mustsee this boat. Located in Wickford,RI. $139,500. Call Rick Fleig,McMichael Yacht Brokers 401-743-6318 [email protected]

44’ J/44, 1989Irreplaceable sailing yacht, withnumerous upgrades that could beyours for the next blue water pas-sage, a family weekend home,and/or a racing machine. Call JohnFallon, McMichael Yacht Brokers914-714-2682 www.mcmichaelyachtbrokers.com

46’ Moody 46, 2000Asking $260k. Turnkey cruiserwith generator, air, elec winches,tender and more. Single ownerboat with low hours. Center cock-pit layout with full canvas enclo-sure. Contact Tom Bobbin atMcMichael Yacht Brokers, 203-554-8309 or email [email protected]

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14’ Penn Yan Runabout, 1950LITTLE DIPPER was rescued in2007 and restored. Powered by a15hp Johnson outboard and trail-ered on a 2007 Load Rite.Brooksville, Maine. $6,000. Me-tinic Yacht Brokers 207-326-4411. [email protected]

17’ Rossiter, 2014CD Classic Runabout. 7’ beam,115hp Yamaha 4-stroke, customtrailer. For further details, stop byScandia Yacht Sales at Bath Sub-aru, 116 Main Street (Route 1),Woolwich, Maine. 207-443-9781 www.scandiayachts.com

17’ Tidewater, 2014170CC Adventure. 7’2 beam, 70hp4-stroke Yamaha, custom trailer.For further details, stop by Scan-dia Yacht Sales at Bath Subaru,116 Main Street (Route 1), Wool-wich, Maine. 207-443-9781 www.scandiayachts.com

18’ Runabout, 1996Glass over marine plywood. Allplywood coated with epoxy. Two40hp Honda outboards with 145hours. Radar, GPS, depth sounder,full mooring cover, trailer. $7,500.Islesboro Marine, 207-734-6433.

19’ Boston Whaler Montauk, 2009. Mercury EFI 115Four Stroke. Less than 100 hoursof use. Two tops (Bimini and TeeTop). Rod holders. GarminGPS/Charts. Marine Radio. Cooler.Full boat cover. Deck chairs. Swimladder. Many extras. Located in

central Vermont. $32,000. 802-476-2074 or e-mail. [email protected]

21’ Padebco Center Console2004. Many upgrades, great con-dition and ready for the water.$36,000. FMI & photos visit web-site, or call Padebco, 207-529-5106 www.Padebco.com/?p=1145

21’6 Tidewater 216CCBeam 8’6, draft 14, fuel capacity70 gal., max. HP 225. A smooth,dry ride with big fish features; duallivewells, large fish boxes, gun-wale rod storage and large con-sole for electronics. For furtherdetails, stop by Scandia YachtSales at Bath Subaru. 116 MainStreet (Route 1), Woolwich,Maine. 207-443-9781 www.scandiayachts.com

22’ Banks Cove, 2003Day Boat model with Honda200hp 4-stroke. $55,000 includingtrailer. Also 2002 Cabin model$53,000. See website for details.207-677-2024 [email protected]

22’ Pulsifer Hampton, 2001Bristol condition, low hours on

Yanmar 27hp. Custom trailer,complete full canvas set like new.Fully equipped, a must see at$24,500. Call Mike 860-304-5151

22’ SISUSISU bass boat with cuddy cabinwith eve berths; 2012 115hp Evin-rude E-TECH; new hydraulic steer-ing, new Standard Horizon GPS;So. Bristol. Price reduced, nowasking $24,500. 207-563-6331 [email protected]

22’ Norwegian Snekke, 19612003 Yanmar diesel. Rides thewaves like a leaf. $19,550. Call207-831-3168 Gulf of Maine YachtSales. www.boatinginmaine.com

23’ Rossiter, 2014Classic Day Boat. 8’5 beam,250hp Yamaha XCA, customtrailer. For further details, stop byScandia Yacht Sales at Bath Sub-aru, 116 Main Street (Route 1),Woolwich, Maine. 207-443-9781 www.scandiayachts.com

23’ Tidewater 230CCLOA 23’, beam 8’10, draft 15, fuelcapacity 103 gal., a big 23 footerdesigned to be a great offshore

fishing machine. For further de-tails, stop by Scandia Yacht Salesat Bath Subaru. 116 Main Street(Route 1), Woolwich, Maine. 207-443-9781 www.scandiayachts.com

24’ Frank Day Jr & Benjamin River, 2001. ArnoDay-designed motor launch withcenter console. Hull is cedar onoak. Powered by a Yanmar 4JHdiesel. Equipment includes adepth sounder, compass, VHF ra-dio, and two anchors. $44,000.Metinic Yacht Brokers 207-326-4411 [email protected]

24’ Grady White, 1997w/twin 2008 Yamaha 150’s,w/trailer. $49,999. 207-633-0773 [email protected]

24’ Mahogany Runabout, 1974Bass Harbor Boat Company builtmahogany runabout, recon-structed 2006-2008. Recently re-powered with 350hp Mercruiser.$65,000. 207-244-7854 or email [email protected]

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25’ Acadia, 1996Yanmar 170hp 600 hrs. 24 ktstop. V-berth, galley, head. Asking$32,000. Contact John Morin 207-691-1637. www.wilburyachts.com

25’ Ranger Tugs R25 Classic, 2008. $104,500.Great condition, well-maintained,one owner. Cummins diesel en-gine, 150hp, 59 hours. RaymarineC-120 Nav Pkg, A/C with reversecycle heat, marine head, electricstove, refrigerator, bimini. 2GPH at7.5 knots, range 250 knots. Lo-cated in Salem, MA, at Winter Is-land Yacht Yard. www.wiyy.net/ranger-tugs/35-ranger-tug-models/[email protected]

25’ Maritime Skiff Challenger2009. Cuddy cabin w/doubleberth, marine head w/holdingtank. Pilot house has galley unit,helm & companion seating,stowage. 2 aft-facing cockpitseats, transom bench seating,stowage. 83 gallons/fuel, 225Honda 4-stroke outboard, 20hpHonda 4-stroke auxiliary.Plotter/radar, sonar, weather,depth. Located in Maine, $69,000. [email protected]

25’ Sea Fox 257 CC, 2004With twin 150hp Merc salt waterseries - less than 100 hours, 2013Load Rite tandem trailer, full elec-tronics. Well equipped for tourna-ment fishing: battle station, downriggers, center rigger, out riggers,air horn etc. Too much to list. Ves-sel has been well maintained -Great fishing and cruising.$73,800 207-633-2922 [email protected]

26’ Lyman Offshore, 1970Fully restored in excellent condi-tion. FWC V/8, 350 hours, GarminGPS & depth, VHF, trailer. 2011Marine Survey. $29,000. Maine207-725-8126 or email [email protected]

26’ Grady White, 2000265 Express with twin 200hpYamaha HPDI outboards. Profes-sionally maintained yearly. Lowhours. Basic electronics. Veryclean. Brunswick, ME. $48,900.Call 207-729-3303 [email protected]

26’ Mako 621, 1987MAKAYLA’S WAY is ready for fish-ing. Engines used only one seasonsince installation results in verylow hours. Dual axle bunk trailerincluded. $29,500. 207-244-7854or email [email protected]

26’ Fortier, 1997The Fortier 26, an Eldredge-McIn-nis design, is a proven design forthe serious bass fisherman, picnicboat or weekend cruiser. Singlediesel, $68,500. Call Gray & Gray,Inc. 207-363-7997. www.grayandgrayyachts.com

27’ Eastern Lobster Fisherman2003. $39,000 - Priced To Sell.With 2011 Venture tandem axletrailer. Versatile boat, seaworthy,easily hauled, towed by F-150.

250 Mercruiser I/O, Bimini top,enclosure, GPS, fish finder, radar.Clean, well maintained. Inquire forspecs, full details. [email protected]

27’ Eastern Lobster-style, 2005Popular Eastern 27 Lobster modelwith open sides and large cockpit.Navy blue hull, 275hp Bravo IIIMercruiser I/O. Radar, chartplotter,Depth and speed via Raymarine C-80 network. $49,500. Call DavidPerry, 800-255-5206 www.robinhoodmarinecenter.com

27’ Launch, 19083-cylinder Universal 26hp dieselw/37 hrs. In water, ready to enjoy.Call for details. Farrin’s Boatshop207-563-5510 www.farrinsboatshop.com

27’ Eastern Lobster-style, 2005$52,500. Call David Perry Robin-hood Marine Center 800-255-5206. www.robinhoodmarinecenter.com

27’ Picnic Launch, 1908Raised forward deck, open cockpitpicnic launch, two berths, head,with a new 3 cylinder Universaldiesel. Farrin’s Boatshop, 207-563-5510. www.FarrinsBoatshop.com

28’ Albin 28, 1998Very clean, yard maintained, bluetopsides, radar, 2GPS, fathometer,SS radio, 2 showers, head, swim

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29’ Boston Whaler Outrage, 2002with twin Yamaha 225 4S engines.Includes full head, stove, refrigera-tor, microwave, radar, GPS andmany more great features. A realfishing boat that will sleep two.Holds 300 gallons of fuel and 100gallons of water. Currently storedon Cape Cod. This 2002 boat is ingreat shape with a complete ser-vice and storage history. Call Johnat 617-835-6100 for more details.Listed for $55,000. [email protected]

29’ Dyer Cruiser, 1978315hp Yanmar 210 hours. Newaluminum fuel tanks. Asking$69,000. Rockland, ME. ContactJohn Morin, Wilbur Yachts Bro-kerage, 207-691-1637. www.wilburyachts.com

30’ Mainship Pilot, 1999This is a great boat. Well laid outand lots of features. Priced to sell.$69,500. 207-633-0773. [email protected]

31’ Blue Seas, 1989Cummins diesel. $74,000. Went toAventura Florida in 2013. Meetboat there and cruise North inSpring. Call 207-831-3168, Gulf ofMaine Yacht Sales www.boatinginmaine.com

32’ Nordic Tug, 2006Cummins 270hp, low hours(610), water purifier, stove/mi-crowave oven, full electronics,Bose, Toshiba TV, 3GPH, Lightlyused. Excellent shape. $195,000.

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32’ Newman Hard Top CruiserNew Yanmar 6BY2-260 (220HP),upgraded electronics, bull varnishwork (high end), in the water,ready to go. Call for details. Far-rin’s Boatshop 207-563-5510 www.farrinsboatshop.com

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

34’ Silverton Convertible, 1987Twin 350 Crusaders - fresh watercooled. Yard maintained. This boatis in excellent condition. Asking$14,900. Located in Yarmouth,Maine. Call 207-415-3342 [email protected]

34’ Wilbur FB CruiserCAT. Galley up, sleeps 4. High out-put solar charging. Dinette, A/C.Asking $119,000. Contact JohnMorin, 207 691-1637. [email protected]

34’ Mainship Pilot, 2003Green hull, 900 hrs., Gen, AC, bowthruster, Garmin GPS and radar.370hp Yanmar. In the water,Boothbay Harbor. $109,000. 207-462-5660 / 5661 [email protected]

34.5’ Avanti Flybridge, 1996Dual control stations, twin 454gas engines, fresh water cooled,w/many options included, yachtcondition. Asking $33,500. Lo-cated at Carousel Marina, Booth-bay Harbor, Maine. 207-633-2922 [email protected]

36’ Stanley, 1998Great example of the classic Stan-ley 36. Comfortable cruiser forfour and roomy day boat. Nice de-tails including teak pilot house &cockpit sole. Brand new Awlgripand Cummins repower (2012).$320,000. Call 207-244-7854 oremail [email protected]

36’ Wilbur/Newman FB ClassicCAT. V-berth, dinette, bronze hard-ware. Asking $125,000. ContactJohn Morin, Wilbur Yachts Bro-kerage, 207-691-1637. www.wilburyachts.com

38’ Bayliner 3818 Motoryacht1988. Well maintained boat withlots of room. Great for cruising orcottage on the water. $59,900.207-633-0773 [email protected]

38’ Fisher Fairways Trawler1978. Twin Ford Sabre diesels,roomy, comfortable, economical,stable. Many upgrades 2010-2013. New price, $74,500. Illnessforces sale. Call 207-497-2701 oremail [email protected]

38’ Chris Craft Catalina 3811986. Spacious interior with kingand queen staterooms, extensiveupgrades for live-aboard andcruising comfort. Don’t miss thisopportunity! $47,000. 207-497-2701. [email protected]

38’ Waterfront PropertyOur H&H Osmond Beal makes agreat live-aboard. Check out ourwebsite. $170,000. Call Tim formore info. 603-770-8378. www.sites.google.com/site/dot-gale38/[email protected]

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38’ Stanley, 1984Stanley 38 Fishwife. First Stanley38 built in 1984 and owned by thesame family since her launch. Sheis in excellent condition.$255,000. 207-244-7854 or [email protected]

41’ Maxum 4100 SCB, 1999Well maintained, clean and offersa very functional layout. She ispowered by efficient Cumminsdiesel engines, and is comfortablyequipped for cruising or livingaboard. $89,900. 207-799-3600. [email protected]

42’ Duffy Flybridge, 1986Built in 1986 for the currentowner. Very well maintained andstored inside most winters. Power- Cat 3208 350hp, bow thruster,generator. Upper and lower helmstations. Beautiful mahogany inte-rior finish. Two dinettes, largequeen berth. Full head, big galleyup, fridge, micro. A wonderfulproven cruiser. Could be an excel-lent charter boat. Under covernear Bangor, Maine. $175,000. [email protected]

42’ Marine Trader, 1984Twin diesels. $75,000. 207-633-0773 [email protected]

47’ Novi Flybridge Cruiser, 2003CAT diesel. Composite overbuilt

hull, genset, many upgrades. Ask-ing $133,700. Contact John Morin207-691-1637. [email protected]

List Your BoatPeople buy boats in the winter-time. List your boat now. Do notwait until Spring. Call JohnHolmes to arrange your meetingat 207-899-0909. www.boatinginmaine.com

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10 1/2’ & 12’ SkiffsMaine style and quality. Epoxybonded plywood/oak, S/S screws.Easy rowing and towing, steadyunderfoot. Primer paint. $1,150and $1,500. Maxwell’s Boat Shop.Rockland, Maine. 207-390-0300. [email protected]

9’ Columbia Rowing/Sailing DinghyA very nice fiberglass dinghy. Var-nished mahogany rudder & cen-terboard; fir/oak mast & boom.Sail is in like-new condition. Aboat cover too. $1,750/OBO.Call/text Carl at 603-548-2949 oremail [email protected]

12’ Fast Whitehall Pulling BoatSpanish cedar lapstrake, copperriveted. Spritsail, daggerboard,spoon oars, many extras. Verygood condition. $1,500. CallFrank: 508-295-9655. (Pleaseleave phone number if you get theanswering machine.)

14’ Wheelbarrow BoatLowell built. Designed by PeteCuller, 1978. Lapstrake skiff, cedaron oak. Professionally maintained,in excellent condition. Sprit rig andsail complete. Includes oars andtrailer. A very versatile, and sea-worthy craft. Row, sail, and launchfrom a beach. See the ‘CompleteDesign Catalog-Pete Cullers Boats’by John Burke, for complete arti-cle and plans. $5000. Email forpictures and more info: [email protected]

15’6 Old Wharf DoryThe Old Wharf Dory is a cross be-tween a Grand Banks Dory and aGloucester Gull. Wider and morestable than a Gull, a lot lighter thana Banks Dory. More info athttp://www.oldwharf.com/boats-forsale/blog.pl . Asking $4,800.Call 508-349-2383 [email protected]

Quality Listings WantedContact Eric at South Port Marineif you’re interested in getting yourboat sold. 207-799-3600. [email protected]

16hp Beta Marine Dieselwith 3.5 hrs; transmission and allthe installation gear; new controls,exhaust muffler and riser, fuel andraw water filters...direct replace forthe Atomic 4. $6,500 firm. 603-343-6299 afternoons. [email protected]

Handicap Captain Needs Crew In Casco Bay. Motorcycle accidentleft me unable to work, so I needsome help. Sail on my Catalina 30Casco Bay out of Portland, Maine.All crew must work on springmaintenance & cleaning, March(weather permitting) April & May.Now on the hard @ South PortMarina, So. Portland, Maine. Ex-perience is not necessary but abonus. I will consider any age, butmust be reasonably fit, male or fe-male, between 18 - 70+ I willteach anyone who is interestedmaintenance and how to sail ifneeded. I have 45 years of experi-ence. Launch day will be the lastweek of May. Give me a short bioand phone#. [email protected]

Boatyard JobBrown’s Boatyard is seeking sum-mer help, May - September. Wehave several positions availablesome skilled, some beginner. Weoffer competitive pay and helpwith summer housing. [email protected]

Launch Driver WantedKittery Point Yacht Club, in NewCastle, NH, has an opening forlaunch driver. May to mid-October.Full or part time. Schedule is Tues-day, Thursday, and Friday after-noons and evenings as well as

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weekends and holidays. PrimaryDuty will be running water shuttleservice for members to moorings.Duties while not driving includelight upkeep of club and grounds.Requires Coast Guard limitedlaunch driver credentials and as-sociated drug testing. Contact:Andy Nolet – 603-702-0880 [email protected]

Captain Bill Deliveries and Training. Motor vessel deliver-ies anywhere, on board training,management. Retired professionalmotorvessel master, marine edu-cator, operating engineer. Short orlong term assignments. 401-527-7913 [email protected]

Adult Sailing DirectorBoothbay Harbor Yacht Club isseeking an adult sailing director.The ideal candidate will have ex-tensive sailing experience, coach-ing ability, experience teachingadults, race management skillsand appropriate certifications. Ref-erences required. Contact BobScribner 843-364-7332 [email protected]

Rigger Needed out WestSailboat Rigger Needed - FullTime, Experience ONLY need ap-ply. Call Tom at 415-331-3400.Come out to Sausalito, CA whereit’s sunny and warm year around.Moving expenses not included. [email protected]

Boat Dock for SaleEliot, ME, prime Great Cove BoatClub slip for sale. Perfect location,40 x 15 slip with the best views &deep water access. Center of themarina - B Dock. Plenty of park-ing, club house, FT manager, pic-nic area, haul out & fuel onsite.$75,000. Please email [email protected]

Veterinary Emergency/SpecialtyMaine Veterinary Referral Emer-gency Center specializing in ca-nine and feline internal medicine,neurology, neurosurgery, surgery,CT scanning and MR imaging and

walk-in emergency services.24/7/365. 1500 Technology Wayin Scarborough off Route One. www.maineveterinaryreferralcen-ter.com

14’ Wooden RowboatTwo rowing stations, fiberglassoutside of hull. Two sets of oars.Call for details. Farrin’s Boatshop207-563-5510 www.farrinsboatshop.com

Mechanics NeededYear-round work. 100 year oldbusiness storing 80 boats inside.Training and schooling available,experience a plus. Health, 401Kand competitive rates. F. J. DionYacht Yard - Salem, MA. 978-744-0844 ext 203 [email protected]

Repower, Refit & RepairsExperienced full-service boat yard- wood, fiberglass, power & sail.Carpentry, hull maintenance,painting, brightwork, electrical, en-gine work, rigging & tuning,un/stepping masts. Padebco Cus-tom Boats at 207-529-5106 Padebco.com

Storage - Inside & OutdoorReserve 2014-2015 inside andoutdoor storage space now. Fullservice boat yard, winterizing,spring commissioning, mastun/stepping, spar storage. Com-petitive rates, professional work.Padebco Custom Boats 207-529-5106 Padebco.com

Moorings - Round Pond MESeasonal and transient mooringsavailable in well-protected RoundPond Harbor; gateway to thePenobscot Bay cruising grounds.Max 65’. Walk to restaurants.Padebco Custom Boats at 207-529-5106. Padebco.com

Slips & MooringsEnjoy the NH Seacoast’s only fullservice marina, limited availability,affordable rates, complete ameni-ties. Great Bay Marine 603-436-5299 [email protected]

V8 350 BlockFresh water cooled, wet exhaust,B/W gear running well when re-placed with a diesel engine. Far-rin’s Boatshop, 207-563-5510. www.farrinsBoatshop.com

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

Canvas CleaningThis year, have Gemini Canvasservice your bimini or dodger.Professionally cleaned w/ water-repellent treatment. No dip-dunktanks, only industry approvedcleaners that work. We ship UPS,call us at 207-596-7705. www.geminicanvas.com

Fiberglass Repair PositionPermanent, year-round positionavailable for Fiberglass/CompositeStructure Repair Technician. Yan-kee Marina is a full-service marinaand boatyard. Please send resumewith cover letter summarizingwork experience to [email protected]

More Heated Storageat Gamage Shipyard. Worry-freeheated storage, conscientious carein new building. South Bristol of-fers ideal location amid MidcoastMaine’s spectacular cruisinggrounds. Competitive rates. Finerepair services, too. Reserve now:207-644-8181. [email protected]

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Apprenticeshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Arborvitae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Atlantic Boat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Atlantic Outboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Atomix Boats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Bayview Rigging & Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12,77

Beta Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Black Rock Sailing School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Bluenose Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Boat U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Boatwise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Bohndell Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Bowden Marine Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Brewer Plymouth Marine . . . . . . . . . .43, 59, 92

Brewer Yacht Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77,91

Brooklin Inn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Burr Brothers Boats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43, 92

Capt. Jay Michaud Marine Surveys . . . . . . . .84

Chase, Leavitt & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58,85

Chebeague Island Boat Yard . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Conanicut Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

CPT Autopilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Crew Match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Crocker's Boatyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43, 92

Crosby Yacht Yard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Custom Float Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Dark Harbor Boat Yard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

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

DockHop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Dolphin Marina & Restaurant . . . . . . . . . .47,77

Duchak Maritime Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Eastern Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Everglades Boats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Farrin’s Boat Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Fatty Knees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Fred J. Dion Yacht Yard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43, 59

Front Street Shipyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Gamage Shipyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Gemini Marine Canvas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Gray & Gray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Great Bay Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . .25, 43, 55, 92

Great Water, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Gulf of Maine Boat Surveyors . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Gulf of Maine YS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Hallett Canvas & Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

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

Handy Boat Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Hansen Marine Engineering . . . . . . . .20, 85, 92

Herreshoff Marine Museum . . . . . . . . . . . .73,76

Hinckley Yacht Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43, 59

Hodgdon Yacht Services . . . . . . . . . .43, 59, 92

International Chrome Plating Co. . . . . . . . . . .58

Island Mooring Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

J & W Marine, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

J-Way Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

J.R. Overseas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Jackson’s Hardware & Marine . . . . . . . . . . . .60

John Williams Boat Company . . . . . . . . . .44,80

Jonesport Shipyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Journey's End Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22,59

Kennebunkport Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Kent Thurston Marine Surveyor . . . . . . . . . . .87

Kingman Yacht Center 34, 43, 55, 59, 63, 67, 92

Kittery Point Yacht Yard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43, 92

Lock One Marina & Shipyard, LLC . . . . . . . . .65

Maine Cat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Maine Coast Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Maine Sailing Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29, 76

Maine Veterinary Referral Center . . . . . . . . . .58

Maine Yacht Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21,51

Manchester Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43, 63, 65

Marblehead Trading Company . . . . . . . . .63, 92

Marine Museum at Fall River . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Marston's Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

McMichael’s Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Merri-Mar Yacht Basin . . . . . . . . .43, 55, 59, 92

Metinic YB/Seal Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Mid-Coast School of Technology . . . . . . .57, 83

Midcoast Marine Electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Moose Island Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Mystic Shipyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16, 92

Nantucket Bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Nauset Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Navtronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63, 67

New England Boatworks . . . . . . . . . .31, 43, 92

New England Marine & Industrial . . . . . . . . . .24

Newburyport Harbor Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Niemiec Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43, 59, 92

Ocean Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Ocean Pursuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Oldport Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Parker’s Boat Yard, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

PE Luke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Penobscot Marine Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Pickering Wharf Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Pierce Yacht Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Pope Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

PortBook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Portland Yacht Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19,92

Reo Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Robinhood Marine Center .22, 43, 63, 77,81,92

Royal River Boatyard . . . . . . . . . . . . .45, 51, 92

Rumery's Boat Yard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

SailMaine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72, 76

Sailmaking Support Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Salty Boats of Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Scandia YS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Scanmar International, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Seal Cove Boatyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 43

Shape Fabrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Snug Harbor Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Sound Marine Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

South Port Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30, 43, 61

Southern Maine Marine Services . . . . . . . . . .44

SturDee Boat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Sunset Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

The Yacht Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Theriault Marine Consulting . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Traditional Boat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Wayfarer Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43, 63, 67, 92

Webhannett River Boat Yard . . . . . . . .24, 61,76

Whiting Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65, 92

Wilbur Yachts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Winter Island Yacht Yard . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32, 43

Winterport Boat Yard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Women Under Sail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Wooden Boat Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Yacht North Charters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Yankee Marina & Boatyard . . . . . . . . .43, 63, 92

Yarmouth Boatyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

YMCA Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

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