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CRUISE 44 Saved by the Beacon 58 Southeast Marinas 22 Fishing in the Bahamas 48 Your Water Life Southeast Boatyards Extreme 40s, Stadium 59 24 SAIL Racing, & The Future of 60 Coastal Real Estate Guide Professional Yacht Racing 50 An American Adventure 63 Brokerage/Classifieds FISH YACHT 72 Marketplace 28 Blue Marlin 52 Jack (Or Jill) Of All Trades Tournament Preview 74 Sponsor Directory 54 A New Corporate Retreat 30 Rod Building 34 May is Cobia Time! COVER SHOT: Coconut Grove Sailing Club sailors during their annual Halloween Howler Youth Regatta. | Photo by Terry Boram 4 ALLATSEA.NET MAY 2015 Introducing Catalina’s New Generation of Award-Winning Design Innovation The new 5 Series models elevate the Catalina line to a new level of performance, refi nement and fi nish – truly raising the bar for production boat building. The 5 Series was designed and built with features sailors appreciate and the strength and systems required to realize cruising aspirations. 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St. Simons Island, GA (800) 282-1411 www.dunbaryachts.com Category A Catalina 5 Series ad for All at Sea.indd 1 9/7/12 5:24 PM Letter from the Editor ALL AT SEA SOUTHEAST Publisher: CHRIS KENNAN [email protected] Editor: HERE FISHY, TERRY BORAM [email protected] FISHY Production Editor: JANICE WEIGAND [email protected] am allergic to cats and I will lay money that ALL cats on this earth know that. Art Director: They jump on my lap, weave in and out of my legs and even walk across the AMY KLINEDINST top of couches to snuggle and give me kisses. There’s a similar draw from fish. [email protected] I definitely have a love-hate relationship with fish. The competitive side of me Advertising: Iwants so desperately to catch one on the end of my fishing rod. What I will do JANN BOUNDS with it once on the hook is another story. But if the truth be known...I can’t believe Sales Manager an editor of a waterfront magazine is admitting this...I’m petrified of the suckers. [email protected] | (410) 430-2844 Maryland, Virginia and the Carolinas Fish honestly creep me out. I swear, just like cats, they stalk me just for fun. Case in point was during a recent trip to the Keys. We anchored behind Bottle CYNTHIA WUMMER Sales Manager Key, a remote mangrove on the Florida Bay that is known for nurse sharks sight- [email protected] | (954) 609-0357 ings. Our first day there we set out in our dinghy to fish. The water was so clear Georgia, Florida, Gulf Coast, Bahamas we could see the fish chasing the lure. We did see some baby nurse sharks. and the Caribbean They looked cute from the safety of our dinghy. The next morning I was out on Advertising Inquiries: the paddleboard, sitting of course, while Clint was fishing from the dinghy. He [email protected] pointed out the sharks and I actually paddled in their directions. Suddenly a four foot tarpon swam along side my paddleboard and I let out a scream that Accounting, Subscriptions: [email protected] scared the osprey out of their nest. The next day we went snorkeling at Grecian Rocks. Guess who greeted me Owned and Published by when I entered the water. Mr. Tarpon’s five foot cousin! I sucked down some Kennan Holdings, LLC water with that scream. 382 NE 191st Street #32381 May is the beginning of the Southeast Blue Marlin Tournament season. Jeff Miami, Florida 33179-3899 phone (410) 929-2248 Dennis has provided you all the important dates to mark on your calendar. Cap- fax (815) 377-3831 tain Judy says May is Cobia time. She has some great tips to get this curious fish hooked. And we don’t stop there with the fishing coverage. Christina Weber The views and opinions of the contributors to this publication are not necessarily those takes you step-by-step to build your own rod. of the publishers or editors. Accordingly, the The kids will soon be out of school for the summer and heading off to sum- publishers and editors disclaim all responsibility for such views and opinions. mer camp. No longer are kids just sailing or swimming at camp. They sport fish, learn coastal ecology and explore marine life. I wish those camps were around when I was growing up. Maybe I wouldn’t be afraid of fish. May 16 – 22 is Safe Boating Week. Helen Aiken provides great information about proper use of flares and I explore the new National Safe Boating Coun- Check us out cil’s program to get Personal Locator Beacons on all recreational boats. Both online at: can save your life. Make sure you read to the end to see the beautiful www.allatsea.net yachts racing in St. Barths. They are simply breathtaking. If you have any fish stories you wish to share, drop me a line. Terry Boram Editor, All At Sea Southeast 6 ALLATSEA.NET MAY 2015 WHERE IN THE WORLD? CONGRATULATIONS TO DENIS AND THANKS FOR READING ALL AT SEA! Lunch break at the Auckland Boat Show today..