Trailer/Sailors Association The magazine of the Spring 2005 Trailer/Sailors Association

Features/announcements 2 Welcome aboard Gary Felix 3 President s Column John Clement 7 From the T/SA Discussion List Ed. John Coppedge 30 A Final Sunset At Anchor David Craigie 30 Welcome new members Dick Zets 31 Member Ads

Cruising articles 4 Three Ramps For The Apostle Islands John Ulmer 15 Lake Erie Islands Tom Larimer & Howard Staley 17 Erie Islands Anchoring John Coppedge 18 Sailing Sandusky Bay John Ferne 19 Storm Gordon Lepley 20 Guest Safety Check List Elmer Lotshaw 21 North Channel Cruise 2005 John Travis 23 The Missing boat Editor

Boat Review 28 Boat Review: Seaward 25 Rick Bowman

How to 9 Honey, I tossed out the cooler Karen Larson 14 No cooler? What DID we EAT? Karen Larson 23 Trailer Maintenance Boat/US 25 Lightening Strikes Mike Collins 26 Tuning Your Mast 27 I d Go Trailer/Sailing, If It Weren t For That Dxxx Mast!!! Editor 27 The Lepley Mast Lifter Gordon Lepley

E-snips Password for this issue: new member Tim Lemmond s boat name (all lowercase).

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Welcome Aboard Gary Felix, Associate Editor

Hurray! Boating season has arrived well on a boat that has no conven- Erie Islands by Tom Larimer once again at least according to tional transom. We ended up with a and Howard Staley, Erie Islands me and the three other sailboats in removeable, folding ladder made Anchoring by John Coppedge, our marina. Every year, I think that by Garelick (www.garelick.com) and Sailing Sandusky Bay by if I were better organized, I could that will store in very little space John Ferne. launch a week or two earlier. Then when not deployed. Second, I re- Just in time for summer cruise I pull up to an essentially empty placed our 1980 s vintage VHF planning, John Ulmer submitted marina and realize that maybe the radio, that had a limited number of Three Ramps For The Apostle middle of April isn t too bad for channels, with a compact Ray- Islands describing places to dunk northern Nebraska. marine model. Finally, I decided and cruise in upper Michigan. that our AM/FM cassette radio was We keep our Rob Roy 23 in a somewhat dated. I installed a Pio- small marina on the Nebraska side After his reading of Seaworthy, neer AM/FM/CD/MP3 radio in a of Lewis and Clark Lake, which is the magazine of Boat/US insur- waterproof housing made by Poly- located just outside of Yankton, ance company, Editor Joe Orinko planar (available in the West cata- SD. When we purchased our boat looked at their web site and log). Amazingly, all of these pro- three years ago, we were downsiz- found an article on Trailer jects turned out OK - the ladder is ing from a Columbia 8.7 (29 ft) Maintenance. actually square to the waterline and and thought that we would be out both radios actually work. Oh, and Rick Bowman discusses his pride of the slip business for a while. But the boat didn t sink when and joy, with Boat Review: Sea- after taking only two trips the first launched, so all is good! ward 25. year (OK, one of them was the North Channel cruise), when the Mike Collins shares a personal marina called letting us know that story in Lightening Strikes. In this issue: a slip was available at a very rea- Karen Larson, editor of good Old sonable rate, we jumped at it. It The most important feature in Boat magazine, gave us permis- was a decision we have not regret- this issue is the 2005 North sion to reprint 2 articles: Honey, ted. About every other weekend, Coast Cruise announcement. I Tossed Out The Cooler and we make the 2 ½ hour drive north John Travis is once again leading No cooler? What DID we EAT? and spend the weekend on the boat. the flotilla for a 2 week cruise between 7/16 and 7/30. With a Safety on board is the topic of So, how many of you have your description and float plan, he in- Guest Check List by Elmer Lot- pre-launch projects completed? I cludes his contact info to make shaw. His list identifies tasks for find that I plan to do more than I your reservation. Take it from a first time guests to make cruising ever actually accomplish. I ration- recent first-timer: make this more interesting and safer. alize this by telling myself that it is cruise if you can. just as easy to perform some tasks I d Go Trailer/Sailing, If It once the boat is in the water, such For those not on TRAILSAIL list Weren t For That Dxxx Mast!!! as teak work and waxing. server, there was a smattering of is an introduction to another comments on the islands in West- Gordon Lepley designed trailer/ I did accomplish three significant sailor project. The T/SA ship s (for me) projects this spring while ern Lake Erie. We assembled these into a couple articles: Lake engineer provides detail for a the boat was on the driveway next mast lifter for all trailer/sailors. to the garage behind our house. Like the earlier, Lepley Tiller First, we needed a more elegant The Clipper Snips Fall issue: Deadline: October 1, 2005 Tamer (downloadable from way to get on and off the boat www.trailersailors.org) this set of while at anchor than the rope lad- Focus: drawings will have the mast com- der that came with the boat. Our We do it & we did it articles pletely under control. canoe shaped hull presented a bit Fall boat Maintenance Hope to see you in Spanish! of a challenge when selecting Cruise Reports: Southern Venues boarding ladders, since the transom Gary mounted models do not work real Cruises, rendezvous, gatherings

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President s Column John Clement

Greetings All Trailer Sailors, joined because we are fascinated volved in helping to run the or- by trailerable sailing boats, and ganization. T/SA has a lot of I m writing this on the last day wanted to be in a virtual com- different skill and time needs. of March 2005. Signs of the munity where we could share Fortunately, there s a wonderful new season are all around. this interest. For many, this is as group of folk who have stepped Geese are seen daily, flying far as it goes, reading the up to the plate to look after these north in great V s; Goldfinches listserv, reading Clipper needs. at the backyard feeder are begin- Snips , reading the web site, and ning to colour up; the resident Volunteering is a great way to perhaps contacting another Cardinal pair is getting a nest get to know people better, and to member from the directory to ready; most of the snow is gone; help T/SA to continue and to ask some advice. Most mem- crocuses are in bloom; and grow even stronger and better. bers fit into this category, and we re about to Spring For- Elsewhere in this issue, you ll that is just fine. ward into longer evenings. I find a letter from Dave Craigie, love this time of year, as all na- Yet Trailer Sailing is not really who is looking to step down af- ture seems to come alive. And such a passive activity, and there ter 7 years as Treasurer. We ve not just nature, it s time to start is far more value in T/SA for very much appreciated Dave s gearing up for the new boating those who choose to reach for it. contributions over the years and season. For example, only a minority of will miss his active involvement, our members takes part in however we do recognize that 7 This weekend I loosened the group-cruising each year. If you years is a long time. It s time lines on the tarp and clambered have not yet tried joining a for someone else to carry the aboard Taranui as she sits in cruise, why not look for a baton. Remember our key word the side yard by the garage. She chance to do so this year. T/SA this column is renewal . seems to have weathered the is an international group with winter fine, but will of course What could you bring? Do you members across the continent. need the usual spring tasks to understand the Internet? Desk- There are also various local and get her ready for sailing and top publishing? Excel? Data- class-specific groups who cater cruising. I ve got a few electri- base management? Publicity? to more focused groups of sail- cal projects to work on, and Membership recruitment? Writ- ors. I do not see T/SA as being Irene and I agree it would be ing? Can you keep very simple in competition with these, rather useful to revisit our mosquito accounts? The more volunteer as offering wider options to netting while the boat is next to help we get, the less the task for complement local or class- the house (close to the sewing any one person. specific sailing. Keep a watch machine). Yes, despite the on www.trailersailors.org, as we Please get in touch with me and many years Taranui has been will list not only our T/SA introduce yourself. I m sure we with us there is always work to cruises, but also the cruises of can find a role for you in helping be done, new projects to be other compatible groups who to make T/SA even better and started and older ones to be re- have opened their events to stronger in the future. newed. T/SA members. And, if you Thanks in advance, At this time of the renewal of don t see a cruise that fits your spring, I d like to share some time and location, then why not Smooth sailing thoughts about the Trailer Sail- plan one (even just a weekend John Clement ors Association and renewal . outing) and invite others to join. There are different levels of ac- T/SA President There is another subset of T/SA tivity within T/SA. We all members those who get in-

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Three Ramps For The Apostle Islands John Ulmer

Like every other Great Lakes source of cruising information many bugs in June and July, and sailor, I ve heard of the great for the islands. If you give them too many people in August, but cruising available in Wisconsin s a call, they will send a packet of September is just right. If you Apostle Islands, but for me they information to help plan your must visit in August and want to just never held much appeal. cruise. Their number is (715) use any of the campgrounds in From all I could gather, the 779-3398. Of course, you will the area or spend extended time Apostles were just a bunch of probably want to visit them in at any of the marinas, make sure uninhabited wilderness islands, person when you arrive to get the you have reservations AT with no safe harbors, and only a latest information. Just follow LEAST TWO MONTHS IN few overcrowded docks for get- the signs when you reach Bay- ADVANCE. This is a very ting ashore. I figured there were field. popular area and things fill up

At the Visitor Center, I learned better places to sail. fast. that there are solutions to the ma- Then, last year, I took my family jor problems associated with The islands do offer some out- on a driving tour around Lake cruising the islands. To deal standing wilderness cruising, but Superior and got a chance to with the lack of harbors, the I was also drawn to the more check out the Apostles first hand. rangers can show you where to civilized areas south of the is- I am glad to report that my origi- anchor, so that if the wind lands. There, 20-mile long nal impressions were wrong. changes in the night, a new an- Chequamegon Bay connects the The Apostle Islands and the chorage will not be far away. three harbor towns of Bayfield, mainland around them do indeed They can also show you how to Washburn, and Ashland that are make a remarkably good cruising deal with the shortage of dock just begging to be explored. The area. space so you can get ashore bay is large enough for good sail- where you want. ing, but sheltered from the west Because I knew very little about wind. When you get tired of the the islands, I stopped at the September is the best time to wilderness, or the wind gets too Apostle Islands Visitor Center in visit the islands. As they say at bad in the islands, just remem- Bayfield, which is the best the visitor center, There are too

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ber, you ll find interesting cruis- Washburn Marina - deep, and 31 feet long, giving an ing to the south. Washburn, WI. angle of 9 degrees and a slope of 16 percent. There is a well- There are three ramps in the area Washburn has a good ramp and marked drop off at the end of the that most people use. All of marina. It is the closest to Ash- ramp and there are temporary them are on Rt. 13, north of Ash- land, which makes it the farthest docks at the ramp. Parking is 5 land. All are usable, but some from the islands. The ramp is dollars per night, which you pay are better than others. concrete, 39 feet wide, 5 feet at the marina. Washburn is a very small town. It doesn t even have a stoplight or a stop sign on the main road, so slow down or you ll miss the turn. If you are going north on Rt. 13, turn right on Central Ave. This is the main intersection in town and will be just after you pass the Time Out Restaurant on the right. Turn RIGHT on Cen- tral Ave. and it will take you to the marina, which is just a few blocks away. For more information: Phone Washburn Marina - Washburn, WI.

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off at the end ground with a ramp and marina. of the ramp. This is a very small place; so if you plan to use this ramp, call To get there, ahead. There should be no prob- go north on Rt. lem if you aren t going to use a 13 and turn dock or the campground, but it s right on Ma- always better to arrange in ad- nypenny Ave., vance. If you are going to use a then turn right dock or the campground, re- again at 3rd St. member to make reservations at The ramp is at least two months in advance. the end of 3rd St. There may The concrete ramp is 30 wide, 5 be boat ramp feet deep, and 25 feet long, giv- signs to fol- ing an angle of 11 degrees and a Bayfield Municipal Ramp - Bayfield, WI low, but I slope of 20 percent. I found no found some of drop-off at the end of the ramp, them missing, so don t rely on and there are docks available at (715) 373-5050. them. the ramp. email - [email protected] For more information, call the To get there take Rt. 13 to Red web - www.smsyacht.com Bayfield Chamber of Commerce Cliff. The marina and camp- Bayfield Municipal Ramp - at (800) 447-4094 ground are across the road from the Casino. Turn right at the Isle Bayfield, WI Buffalo Bay Campground And Vista Casino sign and it will Marina - Red Cliff, WI Bayfield is the next town north take you to the marina. of Washburn. It has the deepest I would use this ramp if I were For more information, call the ramp in the area, but unless you cruising the Apostles. It is the marina and campground at need that much water, I don't closest ramp to the islands, the (715) 779-3743 recommend using this ramp. people are very friendly and The ramp is very busy, and there helpful, and they seem accus- Send your ramp reports and is very little room to maneuver tomed to handling the needs of ramp information request to: or rig your boat. The parking, trailer sailors coming to cruise John Ulmer while free for 14 days, is not the islands. The only thing lack- 659 S. Canal St. near the ramp, and there is no ing is fuel. There is no fuel at security at all. The parking area the marina or any place ashore. Canal Fulton, OH 44614 is just a small section of on Fill your tanks before you get Phone: 330-854-3796 street parking about a half mile there. Email: [email protected] away. This If you do use this ramp, call the ramp is Chamber of Commerce before on an In- you go. They can send you a dian res- good city map with instructions ervation, on where to park. and there There are two concrete ramps is no real with docks between them. Each town ramp is 11 feet wide, 8 feet there, just deep, and 28 feet long, giving an a casino, angle of 16 degrees and a slope and a of 28 percent. I found no drop- camp- Buffalo Bay Campground And Marina - Red Cliff, WI

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From the T/SA Web Discussion List John Coppedge, Board Moderator

FL Cruising has been trouble free. cumstances. The chips are a bit pricey but pretty accu- John Coppedge Our sailing Paul Davis I have used an older rate. I would strongly sug- experience down there has Garmin and have been ex- gest a color display if you all been in Jan. or early Feb. tremely pleased with the cus- can afford it since I don't The sailing has been great tomer service. Store your think a B/W provides suffi- with 20 knot or so winds out unit with the batteries in or cient detail differentiation. of the northeast everyday. you draw power from an in- Weather is warm enough to ternal battery that holds all Jib Furlers swim and wear summer the way points. When that Alfred_Iverson I recommend duds. Snorkeling is usually goes the unit has amnesia the "CDI Flexible". I have lousy due to the waves and when you turn off the power. been using one for ten years the resulting poor visibility. Garmin gave me a new unit and find it easy to operate Marinas are incredibly ex- when I messed up the pins in and stands up well to derig- pensive. The state parks the back. ging and trailering. The war- (Flamingo, Biscayne Bay, Philip & Sharon Merlier I rec- ranty is great. Bahia Honda, and John Pen- ommend the Garmin necamp) are a bit more rea- Walt Murek For a trailerable GPSmap 60CS models. I sonable (around $35 to $40), boat the CDI is the best could run a unit all day and but it s worth it for the furler, unbreakable and life- half the night on one pair of showers and a place to hike time guarantee. I have had AA batteries, although I car- around. We have always several and never had a ried a 12 volt power cord as been able to find very pro- problem. a back up. The Bahamian tected anchorages on the in- charts which Garmin sells Harvey Zalevsky I had a rigid side of the keys where, with for their GPS units are based Plastimo system which I re- a good anchor, I would not on Explorer Charts which placed with a Shaefer snap be worried in almost any- are the best you can get. furl. The new system works thing reasonable and would really well and was pretty not expect an uncomfortable Dennis Wall I use the Magellan easy to install and while not Meridian Marine with the sea. On our last trip, we had the cheapest, I think because MapSend Blue Nav plotter. a horrible time finding of the quality, was probably It gives you all the US places to dump the porta- the best bang for the buck. poty. Coastal maps and major lakes. This is not a base map. Nevaida Howe Jim and I in the Gene Koblick We have a home It is detailed. You pay one V25 have the CDI furler we on the upper St. Johns River, price and get all the maps are very pleased with it. about 103 miles from the although you can only mouth. We have been up and North Channel Cruise download one at a time onto down it and all over it many the chip. I like it very much. John Coppedge There is a hik- times. The river is plenty big ing trail around the island enough to sail in and the Harvey Zalevsky I have an across from Killarney tidal current is rather mini- 182C fixed mount which has (cannot remember the mal. a display is large enough to name). We have done a cou- be read from the aft most GPS ple of times. Docking across part of the cockpit and it is from Sportsman Inn to do Michael Morris I have used a sufficiently detailed to be the hike has been free. It s Garmin 12 for 4 years. Mine useful under almost all cir- an interesting trail that you

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can do in 2 to 4 hours. It is from Ontario, Michigan, and daughter Shawna. relatively flat, but does in- Nova Scotia. We have space Lake Champlain volve some boulder clam- at the Big Sound Marina and bering and the trail is wet are planning some cruising Barbara Garland The New (muddy) in spots. Beavers of the Sound, anchoring out England Trailer Sailors (a along with less destructive one night, some organized group of about 80 trailer wildlife, coves on the water, fun races, and a pig roast at sailors - mainly Macgregors inland lakes/swamps, and the marina. mostly from New England such are highlights. and NY) will be up there Kids on the NC cruise July 2 - 10 this summer. Karl Schmitt Manitowaning is Wayne M. Bell When we talk Any one who wants to join a pleasant, small harbor, about youth events that us is welcome. Most of us with a quaint town near by stuck with our kids (now in launch at Willsboro bay in and at least one good restau- their late 20 s and 30 s), NY or Mallett Bay (north of rant with a deck overlooking they always talk about the Burlington) in VT We all the harbor. There is also a sailing in Canada. They meet up on Valcour Island moored ferry and adjacent would spend most of the on Saturday night. We don't museum. Anchoring out time below with there books have a float plan and just may be a problem, however and music when we were decided to go where the shallow draft boats might be moving, but once we hit an wind blows us. Last year we able to find a protected anchorage they were off had 23 boats. nearby spot. meeting other kids and mo- Kentucky Lake Renvious Wayne M. Bell The NC is nopolizing the dingy so rocky with well marked much I had to limit their Gene Koblick The folks on the channels. The real "dangers" use. Take your daughter-- bbs.trailer sailor board have are when moving into an- she will love it!!! asked me to head an event chorages or off the beaten called Party In Kentucky Jim Bunnell My son (9 years path. One of the "+" of sail- Lake(PIKLE). Our plan is to old last cruise) was my crew ing with the TS group is that have a bigga party at Ken- last year and started out there is real safety in num- tucky Lake June 17 until?? bored and hating it. Then he bers. The group will be a in 2006. So far over 40 hooked up with another boy mix of old and new and that have signed up on the cruise, and as soon as translates into a ton of 1st the anchor went down each Foulies hand knowledge. We always day, one or the other of keep someone in the bow Rodney Brandon I recommend them was in the dingy to get when "heading in" and al- pretty much anything together. They roamed the ways go dead slow in an breathable. Makers of shore, swam and had a great area that we do not know. breathable gear include (in time. By the end of the two At the same time--the old order of increasing ex- weeks, he was already talk- adage is true: "There are 2 pense): Gul, Helly Hansen, ing about this year and how kinds of North Channel sail- Gill, Henry Lloyd, and he wanted to come back. ors. Those who have hit a maybe Nautica. You do You want to be sure there is rock and those who will!!" have to be careful about enough for your daughter to breathable claims. We have Eric Hill-Whitson There will do during the passage mak- found that really good gear, be a Sandpiper 565 Renvi- ing days. can still make for an enjoy- ous, July 30-31, 2005, at Shawn Matilda We will be able sail, even in absolutely Parry Sound, Ontario, on taking our 10 yr old daugh- miserable conditions. If you Georgian Bay. So far we ter Emma (11yrs in May) have to spend the better part have a handful of skippers and possibly our 13yr old of a day in foul weather

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gear, the cheap stuff will ends and the majority of a short cruise there this sum- make you feel clammy and week days. Cost at the city mer from July 4 to the start uncomfortable, or even cold, docks is around $1.25/foot/ of the North Channel wet, and tired. The breath- night. Cruise, 16 July? We can is- able stuff will keep you land hop between Catawba Jack Beggs We have been to warm and dry. Island and Leamington on Colchester is a small harbor, the Canadian mainland. If Western Lake Erie (Islands) but nice with good services some want to launch in Can- and protection. The town is John Ferne Sherry and I live on ada, we might be able to quite small with almost no West Harbor with a Marble- come up with a rendezvous restaurants. It's a dull town. head mailing address. One somewhere like Scudder Fish flies appear sometime of our favorite places is the Marina on Pelee or the state during the last two weeks of mooring balls at Put-in-Bay. park marina on Middle June on the north shore It's peaceful and quiet, pro- Bass. which cause a real mess. As tected and beautiful. They far as I am concerned, the (the mooring balls) rent for Chris & Lenore Holderness situation spoils the cruise for There seems to be a fair bit of $25/night and that includes that period. interest in a Lake Erie cruise. unlimited trips ashore on the Maybe we'll try and organize harbor taxi. We don't care Allen Horning The flies haven't something. for the madness at the city been too bad the last few docks, not to mention the years at the Lake Erie Metro See the other Erie Islands arti- requirement of rafting (up to Park Marina where I launch cles in this issue. Ed. four deep) at busy times, from. which includes most week- Thomas R Larimer How about Honey, I tossed out the cooler... Karen Larson, Editor of Good Old Boat Magazine

Sailor and writer Webb Chiles is Above all, our icebox was no for the transition is a bit challeng- credited with saying something to longer a bottomless cubicle, the ing. the effect that when the engine in purpose of which seemed to be To avoid the awkward stage, we his boat died he was set free - no storing ice and little else. It be- had proposed two possibilities: maintenance chores, no need to get came, instead, a marvelous vast build a refrigerator or learn to live fuel, no more worries associated storehouse for flour, spices, and without ice. We chose to try the with whether it would run or not. canned goods. It offered stowage sans ice approach first. We may space the likes of which I'd never I am married to a refrigeration engi- never again consider the alterna- had on our bilge-less racer/cruiser. neer who was prepared to design tive. Our diesel engine thanks us the onboard refrigerator to beat all The biggest freedom was in the for making this choice, since it refrigerators, but the choice to live escape from civilization. We gen- won't have the wear and tear asso- without an icebox during a recent erally take our vacation cruises to ciated with running a couple of vacation set us free in ways we the north shore of Lake Superior hours a day for the sake of cold hadn't expected. There was no and Isle Royale National Park. In food. And we'll avoid the need to need to run to civilization in a quest that part of the world, marinas and return to civilization in search of for ice. We had no worries about facilities are not handy. Civiliza- fuel to power the engine that keeps the quality of the food left on little tion is usually at least a day's sail things cold so we don't need to re- ice or concerns about what must be away. With ice melting in about turn to civilization to buy ice. (If eaten soon because it surely must six days, our stays in the wilderness that isn't a Catch-22, what is?) have been thawed too long. And were limited to about four days at a My first major adjustment, as pro- we didn't have to run the engine to time or longer if we went without visioning officer onboard Mystic, keep a refrigerator alive. once the ice was gone, but planning

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(Continued from page 9) Omelets require eggs, of course, with nearly four dozen eggs, since I was in cooking to avoid leftovers. and we typically think of eggs as planned to use them in baking, hard At home, I thrive on making large something requiring refrigeration. boiled in salads, and in omelet batches - pots of spaghetti for ex- In her book, Cooking on the Go, making. ample - so I can freeze the excess (from 1971 and unfortunately out In the beginning, I was cautious for later use. Frozen blocks of spa- of print) Janet Groene argues that and tested each egg before using it. ghetti sauce and other mass- many foods do not need refrigera- People who have lived without re- produced meals also helped when tion: frigerators suggest that you crack we were living with a cooler. They "Because we have roomy refrigera- each egg into a separate container served as "ice units" until thawed. tors at home, we get in the habit of and not directly, into your frying Then we ate them. On board, with chilling many items that can be pan or bowl full of ingredients, so if an ice chest for food storage, I kept safely without refrigeration. it is bad, you can toss just the egg couldn't cook by the potful, but sav- Cheeses and sausages traveled the and not the rest of your meal. Even ing leftovers to eat another day was world long before the days of re- before breaking an egg, you can not much of a problem. frigerators or ice lockers. test it in a glass of water. If the egg With our changed lifestyle, how- has developed gas and floats, it's "Of course you keep fresh meats ever, I began buying the smallest bad. If it sinks to the bottom of the chilled for safety, but we have kept cans and jars and thinking critically glass, it's good. It's a bit like test- cooked meats for second and even about how much rice or pasta to ing for witches in Salem. If she third appearances on our table. cook. It's a science. You don't floats, she's a witch and has to be Packaged bacon doesn't last more want to go hungry, but on the flip burned at the stake. If she sinks, than three days in warm tempera- side, you don't want to encourage what a pity. We'll let the record tures, but well-salted pork and slab overeating. And you certainly don't show that she wasn't a witch. This bacon, as well as cured hams, date want to throw food away. We time-honored test works better for back hundreds of years before the found, fortunately, that leftovers eggs than people. discovery of electricity it really easily last one day, so when I mis- isn't necessary to go without many Cheese tricks calculated, we polished off the rest of the items you keep refrigerated the following lunch or dinner. Refrigerators and coolers are also at home." Some leftovers worked out nicely nice for keeping cheese. How do as omelet filling for the next day's Groene notes that not too long ago you go three weeks without cheese, breakfast. people packed fresh farm eggs in we wondered. As it turns out, salt, where they kept for a year. In grated Parmesan can last, as can Eggs don't need ice three and a half weeks, we never cheese that comes in wax. In her had an egg go bad onboard Mystic, book, The Care and Feeding of Even before breaking an although I was skeptical at first. Sailing Crew, Lin Pardey talks of egg, you can test it in a There are a number of actions you long-life processed cheese that can can take to help eggs last. One set last up to two years without refrig- glass of water. If the egg of routines deals with sealing the eration in sealed containers, and of has developed gas and shells. These involve smearing other wonders, such as canned floats, it's bad. If it sinks them with shortening, Vaseline, or cheese. salad oil. Other people swear by to the bottom of the glass, Lin probably led the way for all of dipping them exactly two seconds us who have tried the non- it's good. It's a bit like in boiling water. Another set of refrigerated lifestyle. Not that she routines involves keeping the inner testing for witches in Sa- did so on purpose. She appears to membrane moist by turning the lem. If she floats, she's a enjoy cooking, and she and Larry eggs regularly. Mother hens do this both prefer fresh foods. So, Lin witch and has to be on the nest. Just to be safe, I de- prizes her well-insulated cooler on burned at the stake. If she cided to grease the shells with Talesin. Unfortunately, the Pard- Vaseline AND turn them every day. sinks, what a pity. ... This eys' icebox runs out of ice on long It's possible that either method time-honored test works passages and at anchor, just as ours would have been enough. better for eggs than peo- does. As a result, Lin wrote The ple. We are not big egg eaters at home, Care and Feeding in 1980 and re- typically, but we left for vacation (Continued on page 11)

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published it with new information or planning to do without ice. creating good bread was a bigger in 1995. It's a terrific reference for challenge. I wasn't crazy about the Lin reports that waxed cheeses anyone provisioning for a long trip taste of the pressure-cooked bread, keep perfectly for up to two months and baking yeast loaves seemed Bread recipe (from The James at temperatures below 55 degrees F. messy and time-consuming. This Beard Cookbook, 1959*) Un-waxed cheese, she says, year, however, I came armed with "Should be wiped lightly with vine- 40 pounds of white and wheat flour gar and then wrapped in plastic (twice as much as we needed, it 1 package yeast wrap and stored where it will not be turns out) and a number of new 2 Tbs. sugar bumped around too much. She yeast recipes. The second recipe 5-7 cups flour also discusses storage of feta and we tried turned out to be such a 2 cups lukewarm water hard cheeses in oil. 1 Tbs. salt winner that we never tried another (one egg white, if desired) I read Lin's book after we returned one. It simplified the risings and from our trip, however I had heard didn't seem so messy somehow. It that cheese stored in olive oil will was a mock French bread from the Dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm keep, so I tried that. I kept chunks James Beard Cookbook, and we water in a large bowl. Add sugar of cheddar and havarti for three liked it so much we'll be cooking and salt and dissolve them. Gradu- weeks in containers full of oil. The our own bread with all that extra ally add flour. Tupperware container leaked and flour this winter even though Min- was a mess to store, but a jar with a neapolis abounds with wonderful Turn out on a table and knead. tight lid worked very well. This bread shops. (Recipe is below.) Cover with the bowl and let it rest process offers a nice way to store With each baking, I made two for 10 minutes. Knead. oil for cooking, too. The cheddar small loaves. The first we con- lasted well, while the softer havarti sumed almost in its entirety straight Let it rise in the bowl for another 1- turned very mushy before we re- from the oven. There may not be 2 hours until it's double in bulk. turned to civilization. Hard cheese anything better than warm bread, Knead. is the key for this storage tech- and we reveled in the luxury of nique. Lin mentions in her book having it. The other loaf lasted a Form into two loaves (French-style that cheese becomes "creamier" as couple of days. Now that we've long ones, round ones in an oven- it ages with this technique. I'd sec- discovered this easy bread, we may proof bowl, regular pan loaves, ond that opinion. Lin's directions leave the dock with fewer loaves of etc.). Sprinkle the bottom of each for storing cheese are more elabo- the store variety. We prefer those container with cornmeal and place rate than mine and sound like a we can cook ourselves, and the va- the bread on it. You don't need to process worth trying. She also cation lifestyle seems to encourage grease these pans. Slash the tops of mentions the concept of waxing the bread baking routine. Marilyn the bread and spread with an egg your own cheeses and of the Palley (wife of Reese Palley) rec- white, if desired. Let the bread rise "drunken Stilton. All of this is in ommends a book called, Fast another five minutes. the chapter she titles "Day 37" and Breads! by Howard Early and should be in either version of her Place in a cold oven and turn it on Glenda Morris. to 400. It should cook in 35 min- book. The Pardeys' books are utes. (In reality, with our boat oven, available from the Good Old Boat Meat or meatless meals Bookshelf (www.goodoldboat.com/ we turn the temperature on about Meat is another issue for the sans- bookshelf.html). halfway, whatever that setting cooler cook. While we don't eat as might be. Then when we think Baking aboard much meat as we used to, we were- about it, we turn the temperature up n't ready to go without. Canned The next obvious problem with life all the way. We remove the bread chicken and ham are available on without an icebox is what to do when it looks done, but it probably the grocery store shelves in small when the bread turns blue. Over takes longer than 35 minutes.) tuna-sized containers. I also found the past year or two, we'd experi- small containers of corned beef and mented with onboard bread baking. tiny little hams, canned shrimp and We'd cooked bread in our pressure crabmeat, salmon, and fish balls. *My copy was purchased in the cooker, pan-fried Indian fry bread, 1970s, but I guess it is a bit of a and baked a couple of yeast loaves. There are a number of spreads relic. We make muffins regularly, but along the lines of deviled ham and

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chicken. And of course, there are your kitchen with these devices. It tied before it began to smell or small canned hot dogs seems we all have fear-of-pressure- cause any concerns. Unopened jars (masquerading as sausages), Spam, cookers tales to tell. Perhaps that's of mayonnaise sit on grocery store and other "delicacies. I also why they're falling from favor these shelves for months. As it turns out, planned to supplement our supplies days. Jerry finally landed a full- they can do the same once they're of meat with completely acceptable sized canning pressure cooker at opened, as long as other food does- no-meat pasta meals. Jerry wasn't the Fleet Farm store, a chain in our n't come into contact with the may- so sure he'd find even the occa- part of the country that caters to onnaise. I'd love to understand why sional vegetarian meal to be all that farmers, truckers, and other inde- this is so and will welcome further acceptable. There's nothing quite pendent types. dialogue on this subject for our like being held captive a day or two Mail Buoy column. By now, however, we were only a from a grocery store and learning couple of weeks away from the Milk is a problem there's nothing on board you like to start of our vacation, and we were eat. He may have feared this new Cold milk only lasts a week or so. in the usual pre-trip blitzkrieg of "adventure" to be a ruse of mine to If it isn't kept cold, the number of vacation preparations and work take a few pounds off him when he days diminish dramatically, of project wrap-ups. I was no longer would be unable to defend himself. course. I like milk. As an aging interested in canning additional (See article below for his thoughts.) woman, I need to drink it or get my meat for our trip. One evening we calcium in some other form. So, I I had just finished reading Don Ca- invited Jerry's younger daughter missed this on our vacation. I sey's book, Dragged Aboard, in over for dinner, and I prepared a bought powdered milk, which we which he makes it seem like anyone pork roast and simultaneously used in cooking, but I used it on is capable of canning meat. I was baked a couple of turkey thighs for cereal twice and never again. I inspired by this and shared the book use in the next night's meal. Jessie never drank it straight. Jerry can with Jerry, who went on a dedi- is a marvelous pitch-in gung-ho happily drink that stuff, and I really cated hunt for a larger pressure daughter, and before the evening wanted to be able to do so also. cooker - one capable of doing can- was over, the three of us had But life's too short. I ate cheese ning. The small one on our boat canned the remaining pork roast and took my vitamins. I'm told that was not up to the task. In the days and turkey as a great group activity. UHT (ultra heat-treated) milk is a of microwaves, instant meals, and We left for the trip with 11 half- passable substitute, but I don't have grazing, pressure cookers are be- pint jars of the best canned meat any experience with it (and it does- coming a thing of the past. Small we'd ever tasted. Next year we'll n't appear to be available in the ones, such as our boat pressure do more of this and include cubed U.S.). cooker, were available, but large beef and hamburger. ones may be disappearing from the The following information is from Mayo's not untouchable North American scene along with Michael Greenwald's The Cruising buggy whips. We hear so many stories about Chef Cookbook, an excellent cook- mayonnaise and are likely to be ing resource I've just discovered Jerry's search began with Target confused by them. I'm no expert on (Paradise Cay Publications, 1996.): and K-Mart, where the small ones the subject, but my current level of can be found, and moved to an up- "Pasteurized milk takes up precious understanding is that if the stuff is scale home cooking specialty store, space in the refrigerator and spoils kept pure, it can last. Mayonnaise where a sweet young clerk asked in within a few weeks. Long life, ul- mixed with other foods must be all innocence, "Pressure cooker? Is tra heat-treated milk is an un- kept cool, it would seem. And you it an electric appliance?" and led refrigerated product, which comes shouldn't "contaminate" a jar of him to the toasters and coffee mak- in a paper box. It tastes as fresh as mayonnaise by sticking a utensil ers. Once he found the pressure pasteurized milk, contains more back in there after it has been in cooker section, there were only vitamins, and lasts six months with- contact with other food. small ones and another clerk who out refrigeration. It comes in half- asked, "What do you do with one of We have heard of some people get- quart and quart (liter) boxes, which these anyway?" ting small packages of mayonnaise are slightly more expensive than from fast food places for their refrigerated milk. This product is The obvious answer, for anyone boats. That works, too. We bought hard to find in the USA but is the who grew up with a mother who small squeeze bottles of mayo, and most common way of buying milk used one frequently, is you blow up one lasted two weeks. It was emp- in many parts of the world."

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Margarine lasts well Living without the cooler was not I mentioned to the clerk the challenge I had thought it would Butter and margarine are also part be, but I wasn't alone in believing of the non-cooler cooking equation. there that my husband and that we were facing a tremendous I had read somewhere that stick I were going off into the lifestyle change and challenge. margarine, softened and repackaged wilderness for three and a When buying supplies at the gro- in plastic tub containers, keeps well half weeks without refrig- cery store one day, my collection of without cooling. This is true. I had purchases looked a bit unusual, so I feared that it would turn into liquid eration or a cooler. The mentioned to the clerk there that gold without the help of an icebox, clerk was so impressed my husband and I were going off but it did not melt. Toward the end you'd have thought we into the wilderness for three and a of our vacation, when we did a half weeks without refrigeration or touch-and-go in civilization for die- were heading off to scale a cooler. The clerk was so im- sel fuel and a pump out, I was able Mount Everest without pressed you'd have thought we to buy a few groceries at a camping gear. were heading off to scale Mount store. We were running short on Everest without gear. margarine, so I bought a couple of sticks of butter. I repackaged these environment. Wiser now, I will try But in fact Jerry and I were just sticks in the margarine tubs, and the this again with improved drying on going back in time to great- butter lasted as well as the marga- our next vacation. grandmother's day and to a time rine did. Ice for drinks? Come on! even before the ice man came around from door to door and back Fruits, vegetables suffer Cold drinks aren't terribly impor- to a time when people canned and By the end of three weeks, we were tant to us. We didn't miss ice for prepared food for the seasons when left with apples, oranges, grape- our drinks, since we don't tend to they wouldn't have any. Most of fruit, potatoes, onions, garlic, and put ice in them anyway. However, these people never had the luxury cabbage. We also had a large as- Lake Superior stays cold all sum- of sailing off to remote places in sortment of canned fruits and vege- mer long. The 50-degree water is sailing yachts and living from the tables. The other fresh fruits and an excellent cooler for cans and stores they had aboard. (Even the vegetables had long since vanished, bottles, if we choose to use it that menus of the sailors of the same and even the apples and oranges way. We found that storing cans period were far from grand.) Their had seen better days. I had read next to the hull below the waterline lives seemed hard and uncompro- about a West Marine product called was enough for us. mising, while we experienced the Evert-Fresh bags, which keep cer- We did meet one cruising couple best vacation we have ever had. tain fruits and vegetables fresh, traveling with a freezer, who of- There were no hardships. We were longer. These bags were particu- fered to give us some ice, since better off without the trappings of larly recommended for lettuce. The they felt so sorry for us. But I had civilization because we didn't ex- lettuce must be dry when placed in to turn down the offer. What could perience the tyranny of ice or en- the bag, however. Unfortunately, I we do with a small supply of ice, dure the rumbling of the engine in shop at one of those stores, which when our cooler was already filled order to keep a refrigerator going. tries to impress shoppers with a with bags of flour? Another pair of Great-grandmother never had it so fine-mist spray on the leaf lettuce friends who anticipated seeing us good. and spinach. Even when I'm not on that vacation had just gotten provisioning for a trip, I hate that their cantankerous refrigerator to This article was taken from "blamed" mist. work after several years of frustra- Good Old Boat magazine, Vol- I waited until the last day possible tion. They were so self-assured ume 2, Number 1, January/ to purchase the fresh foods for our now with their working freezer that February 1999. Full text can be trip and wound up at home trying to they threatened to sail by pummel- found at http://www.boatus.com/ dry out the leaf lettuce and fresh ing us with frozen Brussels sprouts. goodoldboat/cooler.htm spinach. Something halfway, but This wasn't pity. This was revenge not completely, dry went into the and perhaps because we had chosen Evert-Fresh bags. The result was the easy way out. that these foods didn't last as long No big deal, really as they might have in a fresh-air

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No cooler? What DID we EAT? Karen Larson

Perhaps I can share a few menus - tradeoff. several years ago for our standard not recipes - I'm all for simple, un- two-week vacations that I create Dinner presented more variety. We complicated onboard meals. I don't full menus on a spreadsheet and had salad in the beginning, fresh go along on sailing trips as the gal- then sort this by item to determine broccoli for a while, and an endless ley slave. I want to be on deck sail- how much of each item to buy. It's variety of ways to cook potatoes. ing and sightseeing, not below cre- far more organized than I would Canned vegetables picked up where ating gourmet delights. My ideas have been, but it worked very well. the fresh food left off. Dinners in- were culled from those who've been However, when asked to share our cluded mashed potatoes with the there and done that: sailors Cathy provisioning lists with fellow sail- meat we canned; pasta with beef and Dan Haupert, sailors Ken and ors, I realized how hyper-detailed and broccoli; chicken with rice and Pat O'Driscoll (who introduced us our food preparations appeared to spinach; stuffed cabbage using to cold pasta salad even though be. canned corned beef; pasta with they were using a refrigerator), sail- sauce (small jars of marinara, al- This year's longer trip helped me ing writers Reese and Marilyn fredo, clam and other sauces are understand for the first time what Palley, author Janet Groene, and available in the stores); and corned planning must be like for a much world cruising women who com- beef and cabbage. longer voyage without re- municate on a listserver I sub- provisioning stops. Although I did scribed to. Next year I'll incorpo- I got creative with cold pasta din- create daily menus, I didn't live by rate meal ideas from Lin Pardey ners. Some of our favorites in- them. I had so much variety aboard also. cluded pennette rigate pasta with in our food lockers that I cooked canned corn, olives, canned shrimp, Typical breakfasts included ome- serendipitously more like I do at chicken, or no meat at all. After lets, cereal with blueberries or ba- home. It starts with, "Let's see, it's one such meal, Jerry vetoed the use nanas (early in the trip while we somehow gotten to be dinnertime. of canned crab for this, but others still had the fruit and before I de- What needs to be eaten? What is might like it. I did. All this went cided that powdered milk is not a fast to prepare?" And finally, well with whatever else I had to beverage fit to ruin good cereal and "What would we like to have to- throw in. Carrot slices, hard-boiled fruit), pancakes, eggs, French toast, night?" I often referred to my on- egg slices, and artichoke hearts oatmeal, and coffee cake. board menu lists for inspiration, but work, too. We mixed these ingredi- I was able to manage the use of Typical lunches included ham, ents with oil and vinegar dressing. fruits and vegetables, eggs and po- tuna, or chicken salad sandwiches; I bought several small jars of pre- tatoes, leftovers and partially used pasta salad; grilled cheese sand- pared salad dressings for variety, cans of things more effectively wiches and soup; peanut butter but preferred the oil and vinegar without the constraint of a previ- sandwiches; and leftovers. Canned styles best. Mayonnaise would ously prepared menu. spreads worked as picnic food work, too. when we wanted to leave the boat This is how we'll go in the future. We made a scalloped potatoes and and spend the day exploring. Wary Menus will guide my shopping and ham recipe in the pressure cooker of taking a pre-made chicken salad help inspire my cooking, but daily that has been a real winner for two or similar mayonnaise-based lunch meals will be planned at the time of years now. We tried some prepared along for a day in the sun, we ate the meal. That might be called rice packages: curry, saffron, stir strange spreads from small cans. "just-in-time menus." I'll keep the fry rice, lentils and rice, black These are adequate, but not excit- food lockers supplied as I would at beans and rice, red beans and rice, ing. The best is the deviled spread, home, and meals will happen when and so on with our canned meat or but variety in all things mundane is they happen. From now on, we with canned sausages (a.k.a. hot best. They all got dull and down- will not bother with the hassle of dogs). Salmon fish cakes mixed right boring after several similar ice for our weekend trips. We from canned salmon and mashed lunches. But they fueled our bod- won't take a cooler full of ice and a potatoes were a big winner. The ies, and the sights we were able to few perishables back and forth to possibilities were endless. take in while unattached to the the boat. Even for weekend trips, mother ship fueled our souls. It's a Jerry (ever the engineer) suggested we have been set free.

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Lake Erie Islands Tom Larimer and Howard Staley.

Two of our members shared their sail right by Cedar Point Amuse- south, you can anchor in the bay thoughts on the Islands in Western ment Park. on the north side of the island. Lake Erie. Here s some comments From there, it's off to the Bass Is- from Tom Larimer and Howard lands, Put-in-Bay, Middle Bass, Staley. TOM: and such. Put-in-Bay is best (for a Points of interest include the Cedar quiet time) during the week. It is Point Amusement Park (they also actually down right peaceful. Tom: have a pricey marina) where you Dock at the State Park Docks (at Being from Ohio, Jan and I have can ride on World Class roller the West end of the downtown har- sailed the western end of Lake Erie coasters all day. (This is great if bor), or hang on a mooring ball a number of times in our Mac 26S. you have kids and a ton of money.) (with free unlimited water taxi ser- We usually launch at Catawba Is- OR, you can head north out of San- vice). When you visit the island, land State Park or the Sandusky dusky Harbor and go sailing. make sure that you see the entire municipal launch ramp. We have Kelley's Island has some unique island, not just the downtown. launched at There is much to Toledo, but that see. My wife and is pretty far out I have lived on the of the way. island, during the There are several winter, and we other launch really like the ramps in the San- place. dusky Bay area that we haven't tried including Tom: one in East Har- South Bass Island bor State Park on -- Put-in-Bay -- is Catawba Island THE place to go that looks good. on weekends if you are under thirty or if you are Howard: Sunset at Put In Bay, South Bass Island, OH a real partying old My wife and I timer. The activ- have sailed the western end of Glacial Grooves on the NW corner ity at PIB is overwhelming on Fri- Lake Erie for the past several sum- of the island that are interesting. day and Saturday but is tolerable mers. We launch our 24 ft Neptune There is a shallow bay on the north during the week. There is a City from the Sandusky City Launch side, which is a bit iffy for over- Dock very centrally located and Ramp, just east of the coal docks, night anchoring; the bottom is there are mooring balls in the bay adjacent to the sewer plant, (which rocky in places and there is an an- that you can tie up to -- and good, is not quite a Department of Tour- noying chop sometimes. There are reliable water taxi service. There ism description). It is an excellent a couple of marinas on the south is also a state marina at Oak Point ramp, and has very good traction side of the island. at the far end of the bay -- good for when retrieving; it also has new, shallow draft boats under 26 feet. quality docks. Parking is also It's about a 10-minute walk to available. Howard: town. You can anchor out in the Even though Sandusky Bay if fur- Kelly s island would be an easy open area near the Perry Monu- ther from the Bass Islands than first day stop. There is a lot to do ment but there is no water taxi ramps located on Catawba Island, on Kelly s. Bicycling (golf cart there. The island has a nice winery it is an interesting commercial traf- rentals are available) the island is (about a 20-minute walk from the fic harbor to sail through, and you a must. If the wind is out of the town) that is worth a visit. The

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National Park Service personnel ground for the kids, and uniformed are very helpful at the Monument, dock attendants to help you tie up. Howard: providing lectures and re- It is a couple of miles from town, enactments. On a clear day, the Pelee Island (Canada) is about a but many of the local restaurants view of the islands from the monu- 15 mile run north from the Bass will pick you up and bring you ment is awesome. Eating and Islands. Scudders Bay, on the very back. If you are so inclined, you drinking places abound. Don't get north side has very nice dockage. can rent bicycles there and ride caught walking around carrying a You should reserve ahead. Note down to Point Pelee National Park; drink. Like in Monopoly, you'll that there is a dock on the Western swimming, nature walks, etc. GO TO JAIL, do not pass GO, do side, called "West Dock". There is (Last time we rented bikes they not collect $200 but you might NO place to dock there. It is not weren't very well maintained.) have to pay $200. protected. The island offers a lot There are facilities at Kingsville of sightseeing. Rent bikes and en- Howard: and Colchester, Ont, but I've not joy the whole island. Also, take a been to either place. Another must stop, is the Middle "Taxi" tour of the island to see the Bass Island State Harbor docks. A overall place first. The History On the south shore of Lake Erie, day's stay there lets you see a more Museum and the Pelee Island Win- Huron is about 8 miles SE of Cedar quite and peaceful island. Other ery are must places to spend some Point and Vermilion is about 9 than docks, the only other facilities time. miles east of Huron. Both have are portapotties on shore (it is a slips for transients although they new park, and as yet, only had are somewhat limited at Vermilion. docks). Tom: There is a busy railroad along the Pelee Island is in Canada. Dick's south shore and they blow their Marina at the south end is for small whistle at each grade crossing. Tom: fishing boats. We went in there This can be annoying in the middle Middle Bass Island has a new state with about eight sailboats one time of the night especially at Vermilion operated marina on the east side of and they were beside themselves where the tracks are closer to the the south end that I haven't tried trying to figure out what to do with water. yet, but I've heard that it is nice. us. We handled our own slip as- Also, you can anchor out along signments and told them about it Howard: Middle Bass on either the west or later. They have a telephone for east side depending on the winds. Canadian Customs. Scudder Ma- Overall, if you can arrange your There is a ferry service to South rina at the north end of Pelee Island trip for weekdays, that is, Sunday Bass and all the action. is much nicer but they are fre- through Fridays, you will have a quently booked on weekends far in much less crowded time, both at North Bass has been mostly private advance. Check with them first the docks and on shore. At all property but I heard that the state before you go. They also have a costs, unless you want "action" and has recently acquired some of the Customs Phone. a lot of people and other boats, land there. avoid holiday weekends! One of the nicest marinas around is Middle Island (different from Mid- at Leamington, Ont. It's new - Try it! Western Lake Erie is a dle Bass Island) is strictly for the maybe 15 -20 years old by now, great place to sail. Use NOAA birds -- literally. Birds "own" it so though - it has a lot of nice docks, charts 14830 and 14844. give it a wide berth. a big outdoor patio, and a play-

Here s some links from Howard:

PIB - Buoy Info. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=sbio1 PIB - Lake Erie Islands Historical Society http://www.leihs.org/ Put-in-Bay Photos and Lake Erie Islands Photos http://www.putinbayphotos.com/ Middle Bass Island, Ohio - Middle Bass on the Web http://www.middlebass.org/index.shtml

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Erie Islands Anchoring John & Susan Coppedge

We usually launch at Dempsey's anchored numerous times. To tion is important. A couple of (one of the anchoring spots state the obvious, this is not the spots (like Manila Bay - shown in Sandusky Bay), an- North Channel and these are not North Bass and the anchorage chor in Sandusky Bay Friday fully protected anchorages by off the eastern shore of Middle night, and then head out to any stretch. If the weather fore- Bass) count on either light somewhere for Saturday night. cast is not good, we generally winds or easterlies. These are don't go for this reason. An- not the wind direction, but are The anchoring spots shown in other obvious point, wind direc- not that unusual either. There is the graphic, are places we have a break wall the northern bay of Kelley s which has room for a surprising number of boats (meaning 2 to 6 or more), but that doesn't help that much in the summer with the number of boats often found there (although most usually do not spend the night). Another comment. All of these anchorages are seldom calm by NC standards. Even with no wind, there is enough big boat traffic to make any of these an- chorages a bit bumpy (although better at night). Manila Bay (North Bass) is one of the most interesting. There is almost no water in there and you have to feel your way in, but the shore is completely un- developed and we think it is one of the most beautiful places to anchor in the whole area. One other recommendation is that you have good (preferably oversized) anchoring stuff (even with close attention to weather forecasts, you will find yourself on a lee shore a surprising num- ber of times) and a good BRIGHT anchor light (wacko fishermen are moving around all night). John & Susan Coppedge

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Sailing Sandusky Bay John and Sherry Ferne

Sandusky Bay has quite a vari- Sherry and I have spent many a Other anchoring spots can in- ety of sailing opportunities. It is delightful night on the hook. It's clude the protected spot between sheltered enough that the open on the west side of Bay Point, the coal loading dock and San- lake waves are somewhat tamed. across from Johnson's Island. dusky Harbor Marina, on either We had a dock at side of the John- Sandusky Harbor son Island cause- (just west of the way, tucked in coal loading dock) between the for a number of Route #2 cause- years, and spent way and the rail- many joyful days road bridge just day sailing on across Sandusky Sandusky Bay. Bay (near the town of Bay Our crusing es- Point), up close periences have to the Cedar shown us that Point causeway, there are two and more. kinds of sailors - the "gold platers" At times we have and the "tin cup- anchored inside pers". We find the south basin at oursleves aligned Cedar Point. It's with the latter! undeveloped, unlike the north If you have "gold platers" aspi- Bay Point itself is a fully devel- basin. But I'm not sure it is rations, there are a number of oped summer adventure, com- available any longer. (We used marinas that will appeal to you, plete with a marina, sandy beach to tie up to the wall in that south including Cedar Point Marina on the Lake Erie side, cabins for basin, but they now discourage (which offers world-class roller rent, trailer sites for rent, and it.) coasters and much more) much more. The south end of There s also Battery Park Ma- Bay Point trails down to become Several times we have lowered rina, with easy access to down- a long, sandy spit of land that our mast (it's an O'Day 20) as town Sandusky, a West Marine comes close to meeting Cedar we neared the Cedar Point store a few blocks away, a great, Point and closing off the open- causeway, motored under the shaded park, and (if it re-opens ing to Sandusky Bay. Each year bridge and on to yet another in '05) a wave action pool, as this spit of land/sand is reshaped whole big area to explore. Back well as the great aroma of ribs by the storms. During the day it in this section of Sandusky Bay waiting for you at Damon's Res- attracts (sometimes) hundreds of you will find a McDock (that's a taurant. folks who anchor their boats in McDonald's with a dock), a whole marine oriented develop- Other great marinas offer tran- the shallow water, wade ashore ment (The Harbour) with homes sient dockage, but these two are with thier blankets, lunch, etc. and docks, a restaurant (at one the most used, it would appear. and spend the day. By supper time, they all leave! We anchor time called Shooters, a la the For the "tin cuppers" among us, on the west (Sandusky Bay) side one in the Cleveland Flats) and there is a wonderful spot where of the sand bar. It's fantastic! much more.

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Storm Gordon Lepley

A few years ago, my wife Betty and to move. We immediately double primary winch. Talk about white- I left Beaver Island Marina at 0530 reefed the main (we have single knuckle sailing! on a July morning in our 1989 wing line reefing and this can be done in After about 10-15 minutes of this keel Catalina 25 headed for Macki- 55 seconds without leaving the wind, during which the seas had naw City, Michigan. Skies were cockpit) and handed the 150 Genoa. built to 5-6 feet with the white caps clear at 72 degrees with a south We hoisted a 38 square foot storm being blown away by the wind, the wind at 11 to 12 knots. I was a lit- jib using the Genoa sheets, which rain came! tle apprehensive about the weather have a quick release device. We because it had been so changeable donned storm suits with life jackets The sky and water became slate all summer, so I set the main dou- and safety harnesses. Then we gray. Visibility dropped to some- ble reefed with the 110 jib. It was a cleared the cockpit and closed up thing like 50 yards. All I could do beautiful day for sailing and we the companionway. We discon- was hang on and steer 101 degrees. soon opened With the hatch the main full boards in I couldn t up and see my GPS. The switched to the rain knocked the 150 Genoa. white caps down so the water looked like The run from some strange boiling Beaver to caldron. We never Mackinaw had took on any seawater been reckoned although we got sev- to be 39 miles eral good dousings with the route from the rainwater, turning north which collected in at Grays Reef the rolled section of to White Shoal the main sail. A Light then east good lurch would to the south send a bucket full tower of the Mackinaw Bridge and nected the Autohelm and went to right in our faces. It was interesting into Mackinaw City Marina. It was hand steering. At that moment the to see what the effect of the hoods to be about an eight-hour run with wind hit! on our storm suits had on the noise. no sanctuary if the weather turns With the hood down there was a bad. We approached Grays Reef The Storm - 34 knots winds terrific roar from the wind and on a broad reach and rounded the At the first gust we were lucky in waves. With the hood up the sound corner with a close eye on the depth two ways: We were reefed and level was diminished to give the sounder, which was showing depths ready, and the wind didn t change effect of watching a black and in the twenties. About this time I direction. The time was 1230. The white movie. Just like watching the noticed bright white thunderheads wind continued to build, with each old movie Hurricane . barely visible above the haze to the powerful gust going higher on the west. I told Betty that we should Retrospection anemometer until the wind was pay close attention to the weather in blowing a steady 34 knots from the The whole experience would have that direction. We continued on southwest. With the wind pushing been fun if we had known we could still cutting along at five knots. us, we started to see 7-8 knots on handle it, that there were no freight- Weather Changes & Preparation the knot meter. We were never out ers bearing down on us, and if the of control although there were sev- turbulence in the water hadn t We had just turned eastward at eral times that the boat did want to caused the depth sounder to start White Shoal and set our course on round up. I used one hand on the indicating ten-foot depths. I had a 101 degrees magnetic when Betty tiller all the time the other hand warning light set for ten feet, and in heard thunder. This was our signal had a death grip on the starboard the darkness this thing started flash-

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ing like a state troopers cherry Other than a broken bungee cord it certainly takes a lot less time to light. Needless that made me a lit- on our radar reflector, the only change. tle uneasy. The chart was in the other problem was a bent lower This was a good learning experi- cabin. All we could do was hang pintle strap on the rudder. I have ence, which gave us a lot of confi- on. now straightened the strap and in- dence in our boat and in ourselves. stalled a third pintle and gudgeon - This is the way we rode out the In our travels we plan our routes between the original two. I have storm. Once it hit we didn t have with course from waypoint to way- also cut an opening in the center to move. Just hang on. One hour point and distances and time. We hatch board and installed a sheet of later my log shows that the storm watch for alternate ports of haven lexan so that I can see the GPS had passed and the wind was drop- to use in case the weather turns. when the cabin is closed up. I have ping with the seas back to 2-3 feet. had a third reef put in the main sail Gordon Lepley At 1350 the sun was coming out but, have never used it. We [email protected] and we opened up a dry cabin. A switched to roller furling recently check of the GPS told us we were and use the Genoa, which was cut only .01 nautical miles off course to 130. I believe that we would 60 feet! A short time later we were have managed with a deep roll and under full sail again. Guest Safety Check List Elmer Lotshaw

A tragic drowning in the North things: have all guests read and when we had an outboard on Cyg- Channel last summer reminded me absorb the contents of a Guest net (our Able 20). of the importance of having guests Check List and then involve them Many if not most guests are content on your boat be thoroughly familiar operating the boat when underway. to enjoy the sail and scenery and with the boat and its operation. My check list covers the following leave running the boat to the skip- The skipper on a sailboat went over topics with detail behind each ap- per and his mate (if he has one). the side but couldn t get back on. propriate to our boat and its equip- The typical skipper, being an avid The only other person on board ment: sailor, contributes to this attitude by knew nothing about sailing and doing everything himself (this is operation of the boat with tragic Location and use of life jackets. possible on small cruisers rigged results. My solution to this prob- Location and operation of bilge for single handing). I fight this ten- lem is a Guest Checklist and hands pumps. dency by involving guests from the on experience for all guests once Location and operation of fire time we leave the dock. This in- they are on board. extinguishers. cludes starting the engine, taking We keep Osprey, a Catalina 27, in Operation of the VHF radio. the tiller, trimming and cleating the the North Channel all summer and Operation of the engine. sheets, etc. This is often not popu- have frequent guests aboard, two or lar particularly with the young who three at a time, over the course of Getting in and out of the din- can have short spans of attention. the summer. Some are experienced ghy. But, in my mind, safe boating is sailors, but most are not. The latter Locating and retrieving a per- essential. Of course, care should be are there to enjoy the cruise and son overboard. taken not to overdue it unless you have little interest in learning how There s nothing sacred about this prefer sailing by yourself. to sail, incredible as this sounds to list: it can be altered to fit the cir- I wish I could generate more inter- we inveterate sailors. Regardless, it cumstances. There should be est in mastering a few knots but this is essential to have someone other enough detail provided that the may be asking too much from those than yourself, the skipper, who can guest knows what to do. For in- who have little interest in becoming take over in an emergency. In ad- stance, we have a diesel on Osprey sailors. It sure would be handy, but dition, everyone on board should so I provide a step-by-step list of I seldom get guests beyond learning know the location of things like life what do to start and stop the en- how to cleat a line. jackets and fire extinguishers. I gine, and how to put it in and out of handle this problem by doing two gear. I did the same in the past Elmer Lotshaw

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North Channel Cruise 2005 John Travis

Once again spring is here, time to Georgian Bay, North Channel o Manual Propulsion (oars or uncover the boat and begin prepar- & Lake Huron paddle) ing for another TSA North Channel o Well-Favored Passage, written Audible Signaling Device Cruise. Since Coleen would not let by fellow Trailer Sailors, Pixie (Whistle) me purchase the Gozzard 41 for Haughwout and Ralph Folsom. o Flashlight $650,000 at Chicago Strictly Sail, it o Bailing device looks like it s back to the Rhodes For newer sailors, a good re- o Floating 50 throwing line 22 this year, so Casper, Coleen and source for docking and anchor- I would like to invite all Trailer/ ing technique, written by Jack o PFD for all passengers Sailors to join us again for 2 weeks Klang, is available for free as a Anchoring: Bring two anchors of sailing, exploring and of course, PDF file at: with chain and rode. For shore Dinghy Bingo. www.quantumsails.com/pdf/ ties a minimum of 50 feet (100 Again this year I have tried to mix maneuvering.pdf feet would be better) of nylon some old favorites with rode is recommended. some new destinations. Canadian law The dates of this years requires that heads be cruise will be July 16th permanently affixed in to July 30th. We will your boat and be emp- launch in Spanish and tied only by dock side head east as far as pump-out. Beaverstone Bay be- fore returning. I have BUG included a few longer PROOFING: When sails this year, which the sun goes down the are of course always bugs come out. You contingent on the will be much more weather. comfortable if you Navigation is straight forward, GPS Just a few reminders for what you make sure your boat is well is not necessary but nice to have. will need for a safe and hassle free screened to keep the bugs out. trip to the North Channel. ENTERING CANADA We have found that Off Mos- quito Lanterns help to clear the NAVIGATION Remember your I.D., They may bugs out before bedtime. Recommended Charts: not ask but make sure to have a drivers license or passport. Sun protection: Sunscreen and Other Resources: a wide brim hat, a bimini is After passing customs you nice to have for rain or shine. should request a Canada Cus- 2299 2257 2204 toms Report, as proof that you Pictures: Bring a camera and arrived by road and not by wa- lots of film, especially if this is 2286 2258 2205 ter, in case you are approached your first trip, you ll what to 2245 2286 2289 by customs while in port. save the memories.

Richardson s Chartbook Traveling with pet? A current hoes: Make sure to have and Cruising Guide Lake Rabies Certificate is required. good shoes for climbing on the rocks or hiking into town. Huron (If you only have one No Firearms. resource along this is your best COMMUNICATION choice) ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT We will have a radio web twice a Lakeland Boating Lake Make sure your dinghy is prop- day at 9 am and 9 pm. This is a Huron Ports O Call erly equipped. Canadian regu- chance to discuss the days schedule lations require your dinghy has and for people outside the main The Cruising Guides Ports the following items:

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group to keep in touch. Remember that we are just visi- Boat Name COURTESY tors, for wildlife this is their Boat Make, Model and Length home. Please do not disturb or Crew Members Remember we are guests in harm these residents (we ll Launch Date these waters, so treat the area make an exception for mosqui- Launch Site with respect. No littering, or toes). Home Port discharging of waste or oils e-mail Address into the water. Noise should be kept to a mini- mum after dark, so as not to Send the above information to: Protect the trees, try to shore tie disturb those who turn in early. John Travis to rocks or stumps rather than SIGN-UP live trees. Padding under your [email protected] shore lines on live trees is rec- To join the email me the following: (920) 459-8382 ommended. North Channel Cruise 2005 Float Plan Date Location NM Total Information 7/16 1. Spanish Municipal 0 0 The Town of Spanish is located on Canadian Hwy 17, Follow Marina the signs to Spanish Municipal Marina. Evening potluck Satur- day night. Skippers meeting Sunday morning 7/17 2. Eagle Island 7 7 Just a short sail from Spanish, so no need to rush. Eagle Island has a large well protected bay on the northeast side of the island. 7/18 3. Sturgeon Cove 16 23 Beautiful wooded anchorage, with a sand beach at its eastern edge. The entrance is marked by a range that needs to be fol- lowed carefully. Directions will be given to each boat prior to departure from Eagle Island. Time to get to know your fellow travelers with a relaxing Dingy Cocktail Party. 7/19 4. Manitowanning 25 48 Early departure from Sturgeon Cove. Manitowanning should be an interesting stop with good provisioning and museums for those interested in Manitoulin Island history. The marina is small but there is reasonably well protected anchorage. 7/20 5. Covered Portage 22 70 One of Coleen and my favorite anchorages. Very well protected with a high rock wall on the south side of the cove. This will be 7/21 a lay day for a chance to hike the bluff and relax. 7/22 6. Beaverstone Bay 18 88 Weather conditions will dictate the route to Beaverstone, either the open water route or Collins Inlet. Our anchorage will either be Muskrat Bay or one of several anchorages along the islands within Beaverstone. 7/23 7. Mill Lake or Tho- ML-7 ML-95 Heading back through Collins Inlet, there are two choices of an- mas Bay TB-14 TB-102 chorages here. Both are well protected and scenic. Since it is a short sail, this will be a good time for Dingy Bingo. 7/24 8. Killarney From 106 Usually just a passing stop, it s time to spend the night. Sports- ML-11 man is the likely Marina for a group our size. TB-4 7/25 9. Haywood Island 11 117 Another Trailer Sailor favorite. We normally anchor in the small western bay in Browning Cove. 7/26 10. Little Current 8 125 Spider Bay Marina or the town dock. Time for a good meal in town. 7/27 11. Croker Island 16 141 Croker Island is a must for any new cruisers and old alike. This is a good location for blueberry picking and a blueberry pancake 7/28 brunch on the rocks the second day. 7/29 12. Shoepack Bay 11 152 Last day on the water, time for the traditional I was afraid to eat this, so I ll feed it to everyone else potluck 7/30 1. Spanish Municipal 4 156 Time to pull out and head for home. Marina

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The Missing Boat

Here s a couple pictures from last It s owner may have thought the ors. year s North Channel Cruise. cruise was too crowded - but the The owner may have thought they Beautiful water, awesome rocks for pictures show there was plenty of didn t know anyone; every climbing, quiet anchorages, easy room. cruiser has a first cruise. navigation, wonderful camaraderie. The owner may have thought the Most probably the owner thought These two pictures showed an un- boat wasn t in good enough there s always next year. That identified boat, which went largely shape; I m told no one takes boat thought is true, but eventually it un-noticed. We want to know who wax to the NC. goes false. owns this boat. The owner may have thought his If you re the missing boat, call Expert analysis suggested this was sailing skills weren t good John Travis to find out about the the boat that didn t make it to the enough; when many cruisers are cruise, and get yourself in the T/SA cruise. just follow the leader type sail- cruise picture. Trailer Maintenance... From the web files of Seaworthy, the BoatUS Marine Insurance and Damage Avoidance Report

Three things dictate how often a The Frame and Axle a lot, and any loose nuts on the trailer needs to be inspected: where frame must be tightened. If you Submersible trailers have the ad- it is used; how often it is used; and aren t familiar with your trailer, vantage of being easier to use, at how hard it is used. A fourth con- structural components should be least for beginners, but they have sideration, just to complicate the inspected frequently until you re the disadvantage of requiring more discussion, might be the quality of confident that none are prone to upkeep, especially when the trailer the trailer itself. As a bare-bones loosening. Even the tightest trailer is used in saltwater. Any light rust minimum, any trailer should be should be examined routinely on on the trailer s frame should be thoroughly inspected at the start of long trips. sanded and painted. The sooner the each boating season. Even if the better. If a structural component Trailer Brakes trailer isn t used regularly, an an- appears to be badly rusted, the nual inspection and any subsequent Surge brakes must be adjusted peri- trailer shouldn t be used until an maintenance will protect its value. odically. You ll have to jack the expert examines it or the compo- If a trailer is going to be used fre- wheel off of the ground and then nent is replaced. To prevent rust, quently, will be dunked in saltwa- use a tire tool to first tighten the even a trailer with a galvanized ter, and will spend many hours adjustment cog all of the way until frame should be rinsed thoroughly traveling over bumpy roads, you ll the wheel won t turn and then back when the trailer has been dunked in want to inspect key components it off a few turns until the wheel saltwater. much more often. Here are a few again turns freely. If you do the tips and suggestions: Trailers tend to get bounced around job yourself, follow manufacturer s

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recommendations. idle for extended periods. Remov- dentally submerged in saltwater ing the tires also discourages theft. should be cleaned with kerosene Trailer Tires If removing the tires isn t possible, and then butyl alcohol before being A blown tire can be more than just wrap them in plastic trash bags to repacked with grease. Use some- an inconvenience. According to protect the sidewalls from sunlight. thing like a tongue depressor to the Boat/U.S. marine insurance distribute the grease evenly to both Spare Tires, Hassles, and High- claim files, neglecting tires is one front and rear bearings (don t over- way Theft of the most frequent causes of pack). With most hubs, seals must trailer failure--broken axles and Considering what is at stake, it is be replaced whenever they re re- even spilled boats. Treads should surprising how many skippers do moved for packing. be examined whenever the trailer not carry a spare tire for their trail- Most new trailers, fortunately, will be used, but keep in mind that ers. Trying to find someone who have bearing protectors, which are trailer tires sometimes need replac- can fix (or replace) a blown trailer metal caps with springs that hold ing long before the treads wear out. tire can be a hassle, to say the least, grease under pressure. These pro- Spider-web cracks on the sidewall but there is also a considerable risk tectors eliminate water penetration are an indication that the tire is that while you re searching for a into the hub, not to mention a lot of rotten and can no longer be relied gas station someone will steal the grubby work. If your trailer does- on to carry heavy loads. While boat. A Member in Connecticut, to n t have protectors, they can be and you're examining the sidewalls, use one example in the claim files, should be added to the hub. look at the wheel lugs to make sure left his trailer on the side of a busy They re easy to install and are rela- they're tight. highway for less than a half-hour tively inexpensive. while he went to get the tire re- Sidewalls contain another useful paired. When he got back, the boat With protectors, a squirt or two of bit of information: the maximum and trailer were gone. Another grease at a fitting is all that is re- load limits for the tires. If there are Member, this one in Texas, left his quired to protect bearings. Press two tires rated for 500 pounds boat and trailer to get a tire re- the protector at the edge; if it each, then the total weight on the paired and returned sometime later moves, it doesn t need grease. If it trailer--the boat and all gear-- to find that his outboard was miss- is rigid, you ll need to add grease should be no more than 1,000 ing. After leaving briefly to report (use only a grease recommended pounds. the theft to the police, he returned for trailer bearings). Even with Trailer tires frequently suffer from to find that the boat and trailer (and protectors, it is a good idea to carry under inflation and should be his luggage) had disappeared. extra bearings on a long trip. checked whenever the trailer is Boats on trailers are an easy target Lights and Electrical used. Recommended inflation for thieves, especially when they re pressures are stamped on the side- Not all trailer lights are waterproof. sitting alone on the side of a busy walls. Monitoring inflation pres- Some trailer lights aren t meant to highway. Learn from the mistakes sure (when tires are cool) is espe- be immersed in water and should of others: carry a spare tire for your cially important on trailer tires, be removed before launching. trailer! A U-bolt can be used to which are typically smaller and Even if you have sealed trailer attach the spare directly to the work harder than automobile tires. lights, don't let the connector plug trailer frame. Note: A typical car An under-inflated tire builds up to the car get dunked, especially jack will not work on a trailer, so heat quickly, which can cause the when it's still connected. Only you'll need to get a scissors jack layers inside --called plies--to de- stranded copper wire, which is that is large enough to handle the laminate. Repair or replace a tire flexible and break resistant, should load. with a slow leak. Never mix tires-- be used on a trailer. Exposed wire bias plies and radials. Use tires Hubs and Bearings should be secured every 18" to pre- built specifically for use on trailers, vent chafing. The entire system If your hubs don t have bearing which have thicker sidewalls. should be inspected twice a year protectors, it is best to keep them for bare or chafed wires and all of Trailer tires deteriorate in sunlight out of the water. If you must dunk the contacts given a protective dab and can have their useful life ex- the hubs, allow time for them to of grease. Finally, it's a good idea tended by taking them off the cool or cold water will be drawn to always carry spare bulbs and trailer and storing them in the ga- inside, displacing the grease and fuses. rage (put blocks under the trailer causing the bearings to corrode and frame) whenever the trailer will be fail. Bearings that have been acci-

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Lightning Strikes Mike Collins

Looking back on my forty years of wasn t long before I got a call from boats with a mast that is taller then sailing brings me to evaluate all the the technician with the sad news; yours. If you cannot do any of the pluses and the minuses. On the the entire works were fried; it was above then get ready for a strike. plus side, I remember all the won- time to think about getting a new Making a few preparations will not derful days and nights I ve spent unit. I know what the lightening only make you feel like you are under sail. On the negative side, strike hit the hardest: my wallet. doing something positive, it may there is only one element that I A steaming light was also fried and save your life. One of the first feared: lightening strikes. there was a burned mark in the alu- things to do is put on your very I feared them because I had no de- minum mast in the area of the best life jacket. If you get knocked fense for them; I was at the mercy steaming light. Try as I might, I overboard, at least you will be of the elements. I can speak from never could get that mark off the floating when you regain con- experience because I was hit twice; mast. So, I chalked it up to just sciousness. both times from the same storm another battle scar that gave my Another good preparation would and twenty minutes apart. beloved Y-Knot a little more char- be to get your dingy at the ready. acter. The strike that hit our South Coast Hopefully you are either towing 26 Y-Knot was dramatic; a ball of What are the physics of a lighten- one or have one available that is fire as big as a basketball came ing strike? Not to go into a lot of easily deployable. Your survival down the mast and jumped over details (and bore you to death) it is bag should always be ready and the side six feet off the deck. The simply a transfer of an electrical close at hand too. In a worst-case second strike was the same, only positive charge going to a negative scenario, getting your boat holed this time it ran out the spreader, ground. Most lightening strikes by a strike could cause you to down the shroud, and into the wa- travel from cloud to ground. But abandon ship. And don t forget to ter. Shaken, I checked the boat out some studies claim that some carry a knife. At night with your and everything seemed OK. I charges actually travel from the boat sinking, you don t have time thanked my lucky stars that I was ground up. No matter. A strike is to start untying the knot on your still on the right side of the grass still a strike and it can be a killer. painter. Cut the line and think and kept on sailing the twenty about survival. A lightening bolt can vary, but in miles to my marina. It happened at general is about the thickness of I used to hang an auto jumper cable night so I couldn t see a lot. But I one of your fingers. The voltage from the shrouds down into the wasn t sinking and sails were full varies, but it can fry a boat and it s water. Seems like every sailor I and drawing so, I charged on. electronics in a nanosecond. Most talked to touted this as a good way I was always told that the first of us have an aluminum mast, and to ground a boat and avoid a light- thing to go in a lightening strike they are a terrific conductor of ening strike. But a master electri- was the VHF radio. To my great electricity. Even a wooden mast cian, who I greatly respect, told me surprise, the radio was still work- has enough moisture in it to make that this is wrong. By doing this, ing. So there are no positives or it a reasonable conductor. So what he said that you are really attract- givens in a lightening strike. I can we do? ing a lightening strike. So much called the marina to report my cir- for that theory. The answer is basically, nothing. cumstance and I gave them my Unless you can get off the boat, There are scads of innovative de- position just in case I didn t show you are probably going to be one vices on the market to help protect up. That way they would know of the tallest sticks in the area and your boat, and empty your wallet. where to start looking. thus a sitting duck. One indirect One look in a chandlery magazine After a while I noticed that my benefits of being a trailer/sailor is will bring forth lots of lightening wind speed and direction gauges that our masts are generally a little prevention devices. Some even were no longer were operating. So shorter then most others. So, that offer up to $10,000 insurance if the next time the mast was lowered can be a little advantage. you are ever hit and suffer some I removed them and sent them damage. Most have all the usual If you are underway, try to duck back to DataMarine for repair. It disclaimers like deductibles, depre- into a harbor and get around other

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ciation, and that old standby rule; right past the fuse and cremate any- the street are probably as likely to do you have the original receipts? thing in its path. be struck. In other words, move on, In my opinion, this is nothing more get over it. Take what precautions So, what is the bottom line to this then an insurance policy, and the that you can, don t get paranoid potential threat? First of all, be not marine company wins. about it and enjoy the water. afraid I don t have any statistics to I thought about putting an inline prove my statement, but I would Fair Winds and see you on the wa- fuse that would blow before reach- venture to guess that getting hit by ter. ing my electronics. But I am told lightening while on a sailboat is Mike & Jan Collins that would not work either, as the about as remote as an aircraft crash. strike is so fast that it would jump Golfers and people walking down S/V Y-Knot Tuning Your Mast

Your mast is held aloft by the deflect the mast more than any "hooked " forward or to weather. Standing Rigging (forestay, back- other shroud when pushed equally All rigging wire used on yachts has stay, upper shrouds, (double) lower hard. If this can't be achieved, the a tendency to stretch, especially on shrouds). The term "tuning" refers upper shrouds are too tight. Back a new yacht, and after you have to adjustment of the standing rig- off one-half turn at a time on the sailed in heavier than normal wind. ging so the mast remains "in col- upper shroud turnbuckles until the Therefore, you should periodically umn" (not bent) when under load. tension on the lower shrouds is check the tension on the shrouds This is accomplished by following brought into balance. and stays, tightening them up if it is the procedures outlined below. Fine tuning while sailing: required. At the dock: The object of Fine Tuning is to Masts are built to withstand any 1.Adjust forestay and backstay so have the mast "in column" (not bent normal usage but improper tuning that the mast is straight up and fore or aft or athwartships) when or handling can cause problems. down (perpendicular). Tie a bolt sailing in conditions typical for Rigging, as well as tuning, becomes to a 6-7 foot long piece of light your area. This is accomplished by all important when setting up the line to make a quick plumb bob, adjustment of the lower shroud mast. A knowledgeable person and tape the free end of the line to turnbuckles. Here are some points should oversee the rigging and tun- the front of the mast as high up as to look for: ing so as to eliminate the possibility you can reach. This device will of an eccentric load, which might 1.When sailing on port tack, sight help you determine whether the occur with an improperly loaded up the mast from the base. If the mast is perpendicular or not, or shroud. Special attention should be middle (where the spreaders are) sight your mast with a corner of a given to the initial stretch of the is sagging to leeward, take up building. shrouds and a further gradual equally on both port lower stretch of the wire over the first few 2.Adjust upper shrouds so that the shrouds until the mast is "in col- hard outings. mast is straight up and down ath- umn." Repeat this procedure on wartships, that is, from side to starboard tack. When making the tuning adjust- side as opposed to from bow to ments while underway, it is advis- 2.If, when sighting up the mast stern. able to keep the upper and lower while on port tack, the middle is nuts on each turnbuckle loose. 3.The upper shrouds should be firm bent forward (but not to leeward), Upon completion of the tuning, but not bar tight. A 50 pound push take up a turn on the port aft tighten the nuts securely. should deflect the upper shroud lower shroud and let out a turn on about 1" at shoulder height. the port forward lower shroud ALWAYS, before leaving the dock turnbuckle. Reverse these adjust- for a day's sail, check all your turn- 4.The lower shrouds (2 or 4 of ments if the middle of the mast is buckle nuts for tightness. Also, them) should be adjusted so that aft of the "in column position." visually inspect the fittings aloft. they are looser than the upper Most mast failures have been traced shrouds. While at the dock they 3.If a perfectly straight mast is not back to loosened turnbuckles and should have no slack but also obtained, the masthead (top) may improper tuning. have no tension on them. No be curved aft and to leeward. The lower shroud when pushed should masthead should never be

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I d Go Trailer/Sailing, If It Weren t For That D Mast!!! Design and drawings by Gordon Lepley

I think that thing that keeps all but winch, used a multipart tackle. We you can manufacture his project the youngest and strongest of us finally devised a system by which from easily available hardware. from more trailer/sailing, is how to the mast was (mostly) under con- This article shows one of the more handle stepping and unstepping trol during the whole process, but it descriptive drawings, but a com- that mast. was pretty complicated, time con- plete set of detail drawings (PDF) suming to set up, and a little shaky For many of us, the availability of can be downloaded from our web (when the wind was up). mast cranes at local yacht clubs site: www.trailersailors.org. and marinas make stepping in the Member, Gordon Lepley, being an If you are interested, download the Spring and unstepping in the Fall engineer and excellent draftsman, full set, print them out, and read so easy, we shutter at the thought has created a series of drawings through them, about 3 times. Dur- of an extra down, up, down, up which systematically identify parts ing that process, your mind will required of a trailer trip. of (what this expert believes is the discern the concepts, and you ll ultimate) mast lifting system. Book literature on the subject in understand what you need to do. sailing books, is sketchy at best. I Those who have seen/used the Le- And if Gordon s drawings are too first saw it described in Royce s pley Tiller Tamer (Clipper Snips much, resolve to go on a T/SA Sailing Illustrated called a gin Spring 2004) from the downloaded sponsored cruise. There s always pole. Royce mentions a mast for- drawings for that project, know the other members to help raise/lower ward method (using the boom as a detail of Gordon s work, and how the mast. gin pole) used by a Dutch trader, ena- bling him to negotiate bridges with- out paying a toll to the bridge-tender Throughout the years of Clipper Snips, there have been a half dozen articles, and several sketches of how some member de- vised their method to Get-it up . Sue & I tried several of these (gin pole attached to mast, line harness, used the trailer

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Boat Review: Seaward 25 Rick Bowman

My First Mate and I currently sail up. The inboard diesel on our S25 and took everything that we a 2000 Seaward-25, which is built is a Yanmar 1GM10 which has needed. Bicycle stowage, all can- by Hake Yachts in Stuart Florida. been found to be adequate in all vas for a complete cockpit enclo- The factory is of modest size and sailing conditions. Anything larger sure, manual pumps, buckets, visitors are welcome. I always is not necessary. The range with 6 cleaners, dock lines, fenders, emer- have had good customer support gallons of fuel is around 200 miles. gency tiller, charcoal, additional from the factory during regular Last season we spent 5 weeks anchor with chain and rode, the list business hours. The S-25 is 26 feet aboard and used less then 10 gal- goes on and on, all easily fit inside 9 inches Length Over All (LOA), lons of fuel with some of the fuel of the two cockpit lazarettes. Addi- with 23 feet Length on Waterline used only to recharge the battery tional stowage is found under the (LOW). It displaces 3,600 pounds banks while at anchorage. galley, both of the dinning area with a mast height seats, and the V- Above Water Line Berth. (AWL) of 33 feet. The Another nice feature sail area is 280 square is the vessels ability feet. It is available in to be trailed easily. two different versions. Trailering this vessel One is a wing keel, behind a Ford F-150 shoal draft version that is no problem; across drafts 2 feet. The other town or across the is a blue water model state makes no differ- that has a fin keel with a ence. A beam of 8 bulb that drafts 4 feet 2 foot 4 inch also inches. We sail the makes it legal. One wing keel version. person can easily The S25 is a wonderful raise and lower the small family live aboard mast, but two makes pocket cruiser. The it much more fun. accommodations below Launching the vessel deck are roomy with is no problem with headroom of 5 feet 9 its' two foot draft. In inches. As you take order to store an S25 three steps down inside on its' trailer through the companionway you One really nice feature about the during inclement weather or during will find a beautiful teak and holly S25 is the number of opening off-season requires ten feet of head- sole with the galley on the port side stainless steel portholes. There are room. with a stainless steel sink with hot 8 total with 2 of them in the front One pet peeve I have regarding and cold pressure water, Origo al- V-Berth. The V-Berth also has an many of the mass-produced sailboat cohol stove and electric refrigera- overhead hatch; fresh air is never a designs are, their similarities to in- tion. An enclosed pump out marine problem. sulated thermos bottles. This is head/shower combination is on the Our vessel came standard with a where the Seaward breaks with that starboard side. tiller, but we opted to install an Ed- tradition. It is a salty looking, Continuing forward there is a de- son Wheel. The cockpit really was nicely sheared bowed extended lightful settee that will seat 4 with a designed for a wheel with extra bow pulpit design. The bow pulpit table that swings down from the room cut away from the seats to railing is of high quality stainless front bulkhead. The front V-Berth allow easier passage when you en- steel. There is an anchor roller on is over seven feet long, for those of ter or leave the helm. Storage is the nose. All chain and rode is fed us that were never patted on the fantastic. As I said earlier, we through a stainless spring-loaded head to keep us shorter as we grew spent 5 weeks last season on her hatch for a safe and neat looking

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(Continued from page 28) theless, the Seaward-25 a tough and vessel return to land safely then front deck. There is a diamond anti well thought out boat. Davey Jones locker will be expect- slip surface in the mold on the deck ing you. Fiddlers' Green fairy tale Once, my First Mate and I were area that keeps you on your feet stuff is only for Disneyland, and to caught in a Lake Huron fast- when the seas get rough and your cut your pannier will be for a very moving summer squall line 5 miles shoes get wet. There is no teak on long time. Individuals will nor- from shore. As it approached from the outside of the late model Sea- mally revert to their training when the north, it looked like it was from wards. The grab rails on top of the confronted with an unexpected ca- the pit of hell. Horizon-to-Horizon coach top are stainless, which are lamity. Get sea training! Practice became absolutely black. We were much stronger then teak could ever safe boating at all times! I am also able to roll up the roller furling hope to be. Notwithstanding, tradi- grateful to Nick Hake and Hake genoa, and start the diesel before it tionalist that I try to be, the differ- Yachts for their ability to design a hit. The main was still up, as was ence in upkeep between these mate- vessel that can withstand this sort the wind, I estimated it to be around rials that are exposed to the ele- of punishment, and punishment it 70 Knots. It captured the sea and ments is like comparing calm and was. We were pounded hard. No us. It has been said that sailing is storm. There is plenty of teak be- doubt that the Seaward 25 can take 95% boredom and 5% pure terror. low deck, which requires a good much more abuse then what I This was the 5% pure terror that oiling no more then once per sea- would ever want to experience. you have heard about. I am forever son, and that's if an owner is fussy. grateful to my First mate for her The Seaward 25 is fun to sail, fun As mentioned earlier, the Seaward courage when she was called upon to live on, and a joy to look at. Be 25 is for near shore sailing. I find to take the helm, while I went for- forewarned, there are not many of nothing interesting in being sur- ward to douse the main. Two hours them around compared to the big rounded by water with no land in later as we sailed into a Harbor of manufacturers, so you do get lots of sight, and would not venture out Refuge the Harbor Master informed questions, comments, and compli- must past 10 miles from shore. We me that two major storm cells con- ments. They are not inexpensive, can never make an appointment verged into one and minced the lo- but they hold their value well. Mine with an emergency and if one is cal area, as he watched it all on his is tight and does not leak from any- caught in a storm then the integrity radar. We watched it to, but from a where, and is very easy to heat on of the vessel and the skill of the different perspective. That day, our those cool evenings. captain and crew will determine the S-25 proved its seaworthiness. I cannot overemphasize enough the outcome. The sea has a way to The safety training that we received advantages of only drafting two feet eliminate vessels, property and from our local United States Power with the keel. At the present time lives that are less then fully found. Squadron was also invaluable. If a the Great Lakes that I sail on are at The sea will not support our life, sailor does not take the time to get a their historical low level. Many and every time that we venture formal safety class in his sea chest sailboats sit on the hard at the mari- from land, we are at risk. Never- and con- nas, or cannot move from their tinue with slips. Many more have grounded, other and grounded hard. How do you safety spell fiberglass repair; a good and related up to date boat insurance policy. instruc- Dredging is now in full swing on tion, with the Great lakes as marinas are try- a mindset ing to accommodate the deep draft that you vessels with their sailing dollars. can never The Seaward 25 sails right in, ma- be safe rina dredged or not. Look for us on enough, the water, for we are called the and what "Summer Breeze", with our home- else can port of Northport MI. be done to Rick insure Rick Bowman on Summer Breeze that the crew and

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A Final Sunset at Anchor Welcome New Members

Dave Craigie W W T T S S R R P O M M L K J H E B B L u e a u h h r g o a w y i o y ' o a g M i h e k h s r c o l a i e s r r e n c l k g i i u d e n i t n k t t r m n n e a k a t o z e i p l i m e e g n r n a m e t s a e i r r o s e r n a k n s a

As I enter my seventh year as treasurer for the TSA, m t z i o h i e e n e

I wonder; have I been here long enough? Do we r r y

need new blood in this position to rejuvenate the R J R G L T J M D K R D A L N B A B J F o o o o e i o e r r l r o i e a o i e a r l c c n e i h h h n e e s m v a b n u y o juices of creativity? I don t really know the answer, u h o i t n n n n t i e n e n g t r r n a g i r i l c r s a t but I do feel that I have been here long enough and e d e that it is time to move on to other opportunities s D M L M B T L M S L C A C A A J M o i i o i a h l n l i a a n n a a i a s i i a c (being retired, that means that there are a ton of vol- y r c c r i n r r d d h r r t r n n c b h o m e e e t y l a a i e a e e a e l

unteer opportunities available). e y r l S l n a e u This should not diminish the fact that I have thor- e A D J J M C i u l e r oughly enjoyed my time as TSA treasurer and m a e e s v d x , t w i i i n n C would not trade a moment of it for all the fair winds s o a n a sailor could want. The personal notes from mem- r l e bers, the phone calls, the chance to communicate e n and make friends with fellow sailors from all over 2 1 3 1 3 4 1 3 4 4 2 1 4 7 5 1 5 4 7 A 8 3 5 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 9 9 7 7 8 4 2 2 7 d 3 1 0 3 0 6 2 8 9 5 9 3 1 1 3 5 6 8 5 North America; not a bad deal for a guy that lives in d 1 5 1 7 5 9 3 1 4 5 0 r W W W E K 6 L B e 4 W C E N R M S C t N I a a i u land locked Oklahoma. But nevertheless, there is a s 6 h r n e i h u d w . u s r s i . i l . i g r d a s i o W n l H a S t m t n M l n S i t e c g m o n i

time and a season for everything, and I feel that s 4 E n t n e a a . e e S e i d r c 8 C y g m R d e R 5 n r L s D l h s R t C e w e e

time is near. 9 d o t h a A o T i i i r o l i t d i m g i y a t a g . k a d r r v T o c S e a a c r d e h d g e B e k n e d t l n i t e e . . l D t e I will continue to be TSA treasurer through the r s R e L R A . R A a r D N o r a R i v o y o c v v a n r o

summer. But I would like another fellow TSA o e a h a e e i R d e v r a . d . d t e R d h member to step up to the plate and volunteer during d R . d , R . this time so that I can let him/her know what the R # R 4 duties are and to explain how I have done them. 3

The new treasurer would hopefully take over at the O S K C T T K B I B L L S M I L A N C C n n o o a a r a a i e e t l o e o i r o d g n p t a e a n n w l l n a l y c r w n l i e i c l e beginning of the dues renewal period in September. v . a a a n n a d a s h v e t a r n e R l h n g e i o i r M a e s r r r c r k a r a S a a e e n o o s d r s e B a c n s p t s l i e l l

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Membership Challenge. A good many of you have s t o w e a o r r - I r t h h a n i h l C m l n v e i u a l e e l n i u m i i @ k i c u taken this opportunity to give a gift membership in g e n t T a n r a r r e o h o l s y m l - i t U @ i @ o c v @ a l l s e a a n @ e r o TSA to a friend. These are offered at half the regu- C a l k r d n R n i t c . c b e y c i o K i @ m r @ a o o e a e k e r i r g E l @ lar price and are a wonderful way to introduce a m c b 2 @ g @ a e e b c g h v R 0 e i h p c h m l h i l @ s r . 0 n r n i a a @

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Trailer/Sailors Association

The Trailer/Sailors Association is a non-profit organization formed more than 15 years ago. Its members provide a exchange of ideas and information about all aspects of sailing trailerable sailboats. Our more than 500 members are scattered across the USA and Canada, and the diversity of their experiences enrich the association and heightens our collective interest in small sailboat cruising. Clipper Snips, published in a Winter, Spring, and Fall issues, is the official publication of the organization, provid- ing cruising articles, association announcements, how-to articles, and free classified ads.

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President: John Clement, 51 Hillside Dr. Aurora, ON Launch Ramp Advisory: John Ulmer, 659 S. Canal L4G 6E1 Canada, (905) 727-3492, E-mail: St., Box 4101, Canal Fulton, OH 44614 (330) 854- [email protected] 3796, E-mail: [email protected] Treasurer: David Craigie, 101 W. Marshall, Midwest Gizmos, Gadgets, and Galley Column: Debbie Bell City, OK 73110, (405) 741-2555, E-mail: (ed.), 344 Creek Dr., Slippery Rock, PA 16057 (724) [email protected]. 794-4704, E-mail: [email protected] Assistant Treasurer: Jack Beggs, 2586 Cheswick, Public Relations: Gary Schafer, 2578 Pembroke, Bir- Troy, MI, 48084-1012, (248) 646-5082, E-mail: mingham, MI 48009, (248) 649-4911, E-Mail: [email protected]. [email protected] Trailersailors.org Webmasters: Mike & Diana Nel- New Member Secretary: Dick Zets, 11420 Country son, 2717 N. River Rd., Yellow Springs, OH 45387, Line Rd, Forestville, NY 14062-9741, E- (937) 767 9487, E-mail: [email protected] mail:[email protected] TRAILSAIL Discussion Board Leader: John Clipper Snips Associate Editor: Gary Felix, 5121 Coppedge, 2557 Queenston road, Cleveland, OH Western Avenue, Omaha, NE 68132, (402) 553-2011, 44118 (216) 932-9126, E-mail: E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected] Clipper Snips Editor: Joe Orinko, 433 Lincoln Ave- Cruise Recorder: Don Ziliox, 1340 Elmdale NE, nue, Erie, PA 16505-2449, (814) 456-6469, E-mail: Grand Rapids, MI 49525, (616) 361-8230, E- [email protected] mail:[email protected]

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