Let the Boating Begin at the Providence Boat Show!

2015 OFFICIAL SHOW GUIDE LET THE BOATING BEGIN AT THE PROVIDENCE BOAT SHOW!

Rhode Island Convention Center January 23–25, 2015 FRI: 10am–9pm, SAT: 10am–8pm, SUN: 10am–5pm

All of your Boating, Fishing & Sailing needs!

• Hundreds of boats and • Boating, ﬁshing & watercraft. sailing seminars. • The latest gear and • Three days of fun- equipment. ﬁlled activities

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GET READY FOR MARINAS THE BOATING SEASON! At Brewer, a great marina starts with well-maintained docks, safe lighting, beautiful landscaping, friendly attentive staff, and really clean showers and heads. Then we add pools, playgrounds, free Wi-Fi, grills, picnic areas, club houses and hether you’re new to boating or a seasoned salty dog, there is something for everyone at the 2015 Providence restaurants – just for fun! Customers also receive free transient dockage, fuel W Boat Show. With over 150 exhibitors, 80 boat brands, more than 200 boats, and an expansive selection of gear, discounts and other offerings, making Brewer locations so much more than just a marina. accessories and marine services, there’s everything you need to get ready for the boating season! Be sure to take full advantage of all the exciting opportunities, including free seminars, interactive displays, and fun family activities. You'll also find the best service work in the northeast at Brewer with more ABYC certified technicians and the highest standards in the industry. Large or small, our crew can handle all your service needs. Become a Brewer member. LOCATION: CONTENTS: The Rhode Island Convention Center is located in the heart Welcome...... 5 of Providence with convenient parking and easy access Show Highlights...... 6 Enjoy every moment on your boat! from I-95. New Boats & Products...... 10 R.I.’s No Sales Tax on Boats...... 14 ADMISSION: Free Seminars...... 15 Adult One Day: $12 Premium Seminars...... 16 Adult Two Day: $20 Get Your Boating Safety Certificate...... 17 Kids 15 & under: FREE! Our Experts...... 18 Family Pack: $20 (online only) Special Event...... 21 Sea to Table...... 22 DATES & HOURS: January 23-25, 2015 Friday: 10:00am - 9:00pm IMPORTANT SHOW UPDATES: All information in this directory is accurate at Saturday: 10:00am - 8:00pm time of printing. The Show Producer may make Sunday: 10:00am - 5:00pm changes and substitutions to the show layout, event programming, seminars and exhibitor listing. Join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ProvidenceBoatShow Please visit WWW.PROVIDENCEBOATSHOW.COM for the latest show news and updates. Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/PVDboatshow

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elcome to the second year of the New Providence Boat Show! We are Wso excited for you to see the boats and products on display, learn from the experts, and enjoy the special features that this year’s show brings your way. Here at the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association, we call this boat show new—because our association took ownership of the show only last year and we’ve been inspired by the challenge of finding new ways to bring you the excitement of boating each January. In reality, the Providence Boat Show is 22 years old and an annual tradition in the Ocean State. With our state’s incredible boatbuilding craftsmen, service technicians, and legendary sailors, it is no surprise that Rhode Island’s marine industry would come together to produce one of the best indoor winter shows in the country. Here is a taste of what we have in store for you. Produced by Our Show Pavilion, sponsored by Washington Trust Company, is our main hub of activity; stop there often while you’re at the show! Visit our Volvo Ocean Race feature, where you can feel the energy, taste the excitement, and prepare for the arrival of the round-the-world fleet in May. And don’t forget to take a trip to Reel Island, brought to you by Rhode Island Coastal Angler Magazine, featuring Captain Jack Sprengel and his cadre of catch experts presenting on the hottest topics for fishing enthusiasts. Want to gain more skills for max enjoyment on the water? Learn about our Seminars in this guide. Many of our special features are located in the common areas of the Rhode CEO RIMTA Island Convention Center where you can enjoy family fun activities that are Wendy Mackie open to the public. Visit our New England Boating Experience, brought to Show Chair you by New England Boating, owners and producers of the television show John Tregenza and magazine of the same name. This new area showcases what’s great about boating in our corner of the world—and you’ll also take home a souvenir. Show Director Our TV friends have brought in a green screen for free photo fun; surf a big Jonathan Banks wave on a high-performance speedster or set sail with our Volvo Ocean Race Special Events/Seminars hometown team, Team Alvimedica. Photos will be available for immediate Tricia Yeoman Facebook sharing. Margaret Cromwell Two other areas for the entire family are our Youth Boat Build and the ArtSEA Gallery. The youth of today are our workforce of tomorrow, and thanks to The Show Office Van Beuren Charitable Foundation and the Rhode Island Foundation we can Kate Mouligne highlight the skills of young people from across the Ocean State who are Michea Kiely using their passion for boating and building as their ticket to high-tech, high- Sam Handy paying career paths in our industry. Our ArtSEA Gallery showcases marine and nautical art of all types, from recognizable names and budding artists. There is treasure to be found within any budget at this new and beautiful addition to the show. Finally, please join me in thanking our sponsors Washington Trust, Tasca, Show Guide Published by and New England Boating. They are joined by an entire team of show sponsors that have helped make this show a great day out for you and your family. The Rhode Island Marine Trades Association and its 300 member companies hope you enjoy our show. Let the Boating Begin!

Wendy J. Mackie, CEO Rhode Island Marine Trades Association

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WASHINGTON TRUST SHOW PAVILION The Providence Boat Show has a center stage: it’s called the Washington Trust Show Pavilion. This area of the show—sponsored by Washington Trust, the largest state- chartered bank headquartered in Rhode Island and one of the premier financial institutions in the region—is the go-to hub of the show. It’s your waypoint if you want to meet star personalities, learn from experts, and enjoy a full slate of special events that run throughout all three days of the boat show. Get a seat at the table for the sea-to-table demos with the region’s leading chefs, take part in fun hands-on activities for the entire family, and attend sessions on hot topics for today’s boaters. The Pavilion will also feature a video wall—so you’ll be entertained by some of the hottest Photo by Armory Ross boating action seen on this side of the Atlantic. Check in at the Show Pavilion when you arrive at the show to make sure CATCH VOLVO OCEAN RACE FEVER you don’t miss any of our center stage attractions. If you haven’t already caught Volvo Ocean Race fever, you will when you step through the doors of the Providence Boat Show. This ultra-rugged, round-the-world sailing marathon is taking place in real time just as the boat show comes to Providence. In January, racers will be making their way to Sanya, China. At the boat show you can learn more about the event, its teams of top ocean racers, and cheer on hometown heroes Charlie Enright and Mark Towill of Team NEW ENGLAND BOATING EXPERIENCE Alvimedica. These two young Rhode Island sailors raced at Brown University and turned their seven-year dream of Want to celebrate what’s great about going boating in our competing in this global marathon into a reality by teaming corner of the world? Then visit the New England Boating up with their Turkish sponsor. The only U.S. stopover in this Experience. The team at New England Boating, owners 11-port race will be in Newport, Rhode Island, in May 2015. and producers of the television show and magazine of the So come to the boat show to catch Volvo Ocean Race fever, same name, know what’s special about our region—and it’s stock up on race gear from TeamOne Newport—then plan all coming your way at this new section of the show. Think to be in the Ocean State next May to welcome this fleet of sailing is just for water? Learn about Kitewing sailing and ocean greyhounds to U.S. shores. the equipment used for wind-powered skiing. Visit with the Providence Community Boating Center to learn how easy it is to get time on the water at their facilities.Make time to learn to surf on dry land on a SurfSet board with instructors from FloorTime Studios. You can also talk with the experts at Laser Performance and Zim Sailing, two of the region’s top boat manufacturers. New England Boating has even brought in a green screen for free photo fun; surf a big wave on a high-performance speedster or set sail with our Volvo Ocean Race hometown team, Team Alvimedica. Photos will be available for immediate Facebook sharing.

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6 RHODE ISLAND JANUARY 2015 FROM SEA TO TABLE Want to learn how the top chefs in the region prepare their catch? Plan to attend at least one of our special sea-to- table events during your visit to the Providence Boat Show. This year, Chef Max Peterson of Hemenway’s Seafood Grill & Oyster Bar in Providence joins our line-up of top chefs. Peterson has cooked from coast to coast in the kitchens of leading restaurants—from Seattle to New England—and dining on the seafood served at Hemenway’s is one of the best reasons to make a detour to Providence. Newport’s Midtown Oyster Bar and Bristol Oyster Bar also joined the sea-to-table line-up this year. Also back by popular demand is a special two-part event: watch an expert fillet a freshly caught fish, then get a lesson FROM OFFICE TO COCKPIT in how to prepare that catch from Chef Phyllis Affra of Blaze Restaurant in Providence. So if you love eating seafood, Looking for adventure? Meet a woman who is transforming plan to work some sea-to-table time into your boat show her career in corporate American into a life of sailing schedule. But plan early: these events typically play to a adventure. Regina Krieger, a U.S. Coast Guard–licensed standing-room-only crowd. We’ll also be serving oysters captain and ASA-certified sailing instructor, is preparing to and Bloody Mary’s on Sunday morning thanks to Midtown participate in the 2015/16 Clipper Round the World race—the Oyster Bar. See you then! only sailing race that welcomes amateur crew as competitors. The race is a 40,000–nautical mile race around the world on a 70-foot ocean racing yacht; all that is asked of participants is that they are over age 18 and have a good level of fitness and a thirst for adventure into the unknown. Join Regina to hear about the legs of the race, what it’s like to train, and how to prepare for this bold adventure. The presentation will include exciting video footage from previous races and a good opportunity to ask questions about an event that just might be your next sailing adventure!

VISIT REEL ISLAND If you are a fishing enthusiast, make our new Reel Island your first waypoint at this year’s Providence Boat Show. This brand-new feature of the show, brought to you by Rhode Island Coastal Angler Magazine, makes it easy for you to pursue your biggest passion. Reel Island will not only feature our fishing-related exhibitors: it will also house our biggest attractions for fishing enthusiasts. Stop by Reel Island to catch our series of Sport Fishing Seminars coordinated by Captain Jack Sprengel of East Coast Charters, where local anglers and experts will teach you about the technique and equipment that will net you more enjoyment on the water. Get your fishing license from Wood Boat & Motor. And to get your young anglers excited about the sport, Casting Kids will be at the show to give those new enthusiasts some fun pointers and instruction so they are excited to join you on the water next summer.

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THE SAILING CENTER Rhode Island has 400 miles of coastline, beautiful harbors, and an entire population of residents who have grown up on the water to become famous sailors. It’s clear that the Ocean State is the place to be if you want to learn how to travel by wind power alone. Come to our brand-new Sailing Center at the Providence Boat Show to learn about the sport, see sailboats, and tap into the wealth of sailing knowledge that lives in the Ocean State. Whether you’re looking for a small stable dinghy for your kids, or a simple boat you and your family can start sailing on, or a cruiser as your ticket to adventure afloat, the new Sailing Center will be the gateway to your sailing goals and dreams. TURNING A PASSION INTO A CAREER The youth of today are our workforce of tomorrow. Visit the Youth Boat Build, brought to you by the van Beuren Charitable Foundation and the Rhode Island Foundation, to meet young people from across the Ocean State who are turning their passion for boats and building into high- tech, high-paying career paths in engineering, design, advanced composites manufacturing, and the marine trades. You’ll meet students from marine-trades programs at Chariho Career & Technical Center and Warwick Area Career & Technical Center who will do a live boat-build during the show. Students from Tiverton High School will also attend, to showcase their latest projects. IYRS, the School of Technology and Trades, will be at the show to give you insight into how you can turn your passion for boats into a career through their world-renown programs in Boatbuilding & Restoration, Composites Technology, and Marine Systems. Bring your kids to this special area of the show to find hands-on fun for all ages!

ARTSEA GALLERY If you love being on the water, you are no doubt inspired by the beauty you see all around you, every time you step on board: sunset views, water landscapes, scenic harbors, and even artfully constructed seashells. This year, the Providence Boat show is celebrating those water views and maritime subjects with a brand-new feature of the show: the ArtSEA Gallery. A group of artists from throughout New England are bringing their work to the show to celebrate the art that boaters see all around them. See the gorgeous photographs of Newport photographer Onne van der Wal and get a signed copy of his book, purchase a mini-handpainted work of art from RISD graduate Sue Fellows, and more. Make the ArtSEA Gallery one of your must-see stops at this year’s show: you’ll see paintings, photography, jewelry, and even wearable art in this new display that is meant to be both fun and inspiring.

8 RHODE ISLAND JANUARY 2015 FASHION FORWARD TEAMWORK FOR ALL AGES Want to know how to dress for performance on the water? In a special presentation with Oliver Come to the Providence Boat Show and attend our new Hazard Perry Rhode Island (OHPRI), Fashion Show to find out! The collection of clothing and you’ll learn how the small, labor- apparel has been chosen by one of the top experts in on- intensive, purpose-driven community the-water fashion: Team One Newport. People who spend of a Tall Ship is an ideal environment their careers on the water go to Team One to learn about where people can go to learn how to the best clothes for the job. You’ll see apparel from leading work hard and work together. Come companies such as Musto and Helly Hansen. You’ll see learn about the special brand of clothes that will keep you cool on a hot windless day as well teamwork onboard this unique Rhode as those that will keep you warm and dry in the most extreme Island-built vessel in a presentation conditions. You’ll also see what the Volvo ocean racers wear. that applies to all ages—from kids and teens to adults Team One stays on top of the latest developments in design interested in how to build strong teams. Curious about the and fabric technology, so you’ll see a lot of great apparel ship? See pictures chronicling the construction of Oliver and learn about the clothing that will perform the way you Hazard Perry, the first ocean-going, full-rigged ship built in need it to--all while keeping you fashion forward on the America in over 110 years. Interested in the experience? Hear water. stories from this summer, when OHPRI took kids sailing on a schooner. Itching to join the crew? Jump in and learn to haul and belay a line! Remember, teamwork is like no work.

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WIN THE YACHT CLUB CHALLENGE! •• MORE INFORMATION AT PROVIDENCEBOATSHOW.COM •• You don’t have to be the fastest or most skilled competitor to win the First- Annual Providence Boat Show Yacht Club Challenge. You just have to show up en masse, with all your fellow club members. The club that brings the largest group of members and their club Steve’s Marine burgee to the show for a photo opp in front of our New England Experience green screen will take the prize: a case of Keel Vodka Visit us at the Tohatsu for your club, a gift certificate for a $200 pizza party, a Booth perpetual trophy, and a specialty drink from Keel named 39-40 in honor of your yacht club. Clubs that participate in this Servicing all major brands of outboards, fun, new event will receive 10 complimentary tickets and a sterndrives and power equipment discount ticket link so their members can save money on show admission. Sign up in advance to compete at www. Sales of Duras Inﬂatable Boats providenceboatshow.com. 294 Market Street • Warren, RI 02885 • 401.245.7673

JANUARY 2015 9 RHODE ISLAND NEW BOATS & PRODUCTS MIRAGEDRIVE KAYAKS The Hobie MirageDrive Kayaks have been fitted with the Vantage CT seat, which has a low-gravity position for stability while pedaling and three higher levels for fishing AQUASPORT 2300 DUAL CONSOLE or sightseeing. This ingenious seat can be easily removed The Aquasport for use as a beach chair. The MirageDrive now has roller 2300 DC has been bearings with glide technology. To see the Hobie Kayaks, voted the best visit Megrew’s Boats. www.hobiefishing.com crossover design for room and function. This boat can handle skis, fish totes, coolers—and plenty of kids. Large access to the head system makes this an all-day player for the summer. Visit Eagle Marine to see this new design that debuted for the 2015 model year. www.eaglemarine1.com MONTEREY 268SSC BLACK ROCK SAILING SCHOOL’S Step aboard the new NEW WARWICK BRANCH 2015 Monterey 268SSC Cuddy Cabin and Black Rock Sailing School has opened a new, full-service head toward a life branch in Warwick, of beautiful sunsets Rhode Island! Earn ASA with uncompromising certifications taught by performance and the school’s instructors elegant style. This aboard training boats that family-style day boat are comfortable, safe, is perfect for weekend fast, and fun to sail. To learn about all that Black Rock Sailing getaways out on the School offers—including world-class sailing Instruction, water. Visit Bassett sailing club & charters, private boating instruction, yacht Yacht & Boat Sales at sales, and yacht deliveries—visit them at the show. www. the show to see this new BlackRockSailingSchool.com model. www.bassettboat.com CHAPARRAL 250 SUNCOAST SCRAMBLER GEAR The 2015 Chaparral 250 SunCoast blends the look and Visit Team One Newport luxury of a traditional bowrider with outboard power. A very at the boat show to see functional swim platform with easy walk-through access the Scrambler line of to the spacious cockpit, double- width helm seat, head vests, jackets, skirts, enclosure, and storage throughout are just a few features and shorts for men and of this revolutionary bowrider. Visit Twin City Marine at the women. The Scrambler show to see more. www.chaparralboats.com line features MiraFab, the superior soft-shell stretch fabric. MiraFab is wind resistant, water repellant, and machine washable to keep you looking great during your high performance activities. www.team1newport.com

10 RHODE ISLAND JANUARY 2015 SEA HUNT GAMEFISH 27 The Gamefish Series delivers exactly what serious fishermen demand in a sport fishing center console boat. These boats come ready to fish with standard features such as multiple insulated fishboxes and livewells, cockpit and bow bolsters, DON’T GET CAUGHT WITHOUT all-stainless hardware, and Yamaha Command Link digital gauges. The Gamefish 25, 27, and 30 have side entry doors, COVERAGE FOR YOUR BOAT. recessed trim tabs, and hydraulic steering as standard equipment as well. These hulls deliver soft dry rides, and the cockpits are designed to have abundant room. Visit Inland Marine to learn more. www.seahuntboats.com

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12 RHODE ISLAND JANUARY 2015 ZIM 15 The all-new Zim 15 is the boat that is poised to move dinghy sailing forward. This two-person racing machine features a carbon-fiber mast, fully battened laminated sails, and a modern open-transom layout. The Zim 15 is a forward thinking boat designed to draw those 20- and 30-year- old members to your club. Visit Zim Sailing at the boat show to see this exciting new design. www.zimsailing.com. STINGRAY 192 SC HARTLEY WANDERER The Hartley Wanderer is a comfortable and stable 14-foot A deep bow and wide body make sailing dinghy that is a blast for sailors at any skill level. Interior the Stingray 192 SC extra roomy. seating, storage locker, and roller-furling jib make this boat This boat, at 20 feet 1 inch, features a perfect daysailer for those beautiful summer days. Visit seating for ten, a fresh-water sink, Zim Sailing to see this new design. www.zimsailing.com and a 115-hp Mercury outboard with the option to upgrade to 150 hp. The boat also includes large bimini top. A fishing package is also available. Visit South Attleboro Marine at the boat show to learn more. •• MORE INFORMATION AT PROVIDENCEBOATSHOW.COM •• www.stingrayboats.com

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JANUARY 2015 13 RHODE ISLAND NO SALES TAX RHODE ISLAND’S NO SALES TAX ON BOATS

CYNTHIA GOSS very boater has a storage, dockage and a property tax on boats, so While you are at the show, Ebudget—whether it’s in mooring fees. You won’t if you make the Ocean State you’ll be able to talk to the hundreds, or thousands, pay sales tax on these your boating home you many marina operators and or millions. Regardless of services—except for the won’t be paying those taxes learn about their facilities. that figure, we all want to parts and products used in year after year. According Ask them about their local stretch our dollars as far any work you have done to to the latest statistics, waters; you may discover as they will go. One way your boat. approximately half of the fishing and cruising grounds to do that is to look at the Use the Providence registered boaters in Rhode near that marina that you tax ramifications of your Boat Show as a good way Island live in other states— and your family will enjoy boating purchases. You can to research marinas as a so if you are not a resident exploring together. easily do that during your All these policies benefit visit to the Providence Boat “These policies are such a strong the boating industry in Show. incentive to buy your boat in Rhode Rhode Island as well as the consumers who choose SAVE MONEY IN Island—and to keep it here!” to take advantage of the —Wendy Mackie, CEO, RIMTA state’s policies. “These THE OCEAN STATE policies are such a strong Rhode Island has a no- potential for winter storage of Rhode Island, you will be incentive to buy your boat sales-tax policy on boats and refit and repair work. joining many others who in Rhode Island—and to and boating services. The You’ll meet the owners and have decided that an Ocean keep it here!” said Mackie. policy was put into effect managers of many excellent State berth is the way to go. in 1993, thanks to the outfits located throughout efforts of the Rhode Island the state. Don’t overlook Marine Trades Association the fact that Rhode Island (RIMTA), the organization has a strong concentration that owns and manages of marine-trades talent the Providence show. There within its borders. is also no property tax “When you look at the on boats in Rhode Island. marine industry on a global Boating is important to the scale, there are few places economic life of the state, on Earth that have such and policy makers have long a dense concentration of recognized the benefits high-quality, diverse marine of fostering the health companies,” said Wendy of Rhode Island’s marine Mackie, CEO of RIMTA. “Just trades while also attracting look at the East Bay alone; more boaters to its shores. within a 15-mile radius you As you do your boat have all the technology, shopping at the show, ask expertise and services the dealers you speak with needed to build an entire if the no-sales-tax policy boat—whether it’s cutting can apply to your situation. edge or classic.” The rule can apply to boats that are purchased in Rhode NO PROPERTY TAX Island and registered in the state. If you live in a state that neighbors Rhode Island, you can also use the boat show SERVICES as a way to research the The no-sales-tax policy also marinas you can call home applies to boating services. for the boating season. That means repairs, refits, Rhode Island does not have

14 RHODE ISLAND JANUARY 2015 SPORT FISHING AND FREE SEMINARS BOATING SEMINARS

ne of the best things about the Providence Boat Show is all the education you get once you walk through the show Ogates. Do you want to learn how to fillet and cook your fresh catch? Or pick up tips for stress-free docking? Or get advice from the experts about the best ways to get started in boating? Then the Providence Boat Show is where you want to be in January. We have three days of free Sport Fishing and Boating seminars. And if you want more one-on-one time with the experts, check out our Premium Seminars on page 16. Visit our website at providenceboatshow.com to get a complete schedule, and meet our experts on page 18. SPORT FISHING SEMINARS BOATING SEMINARS Captain Jack Sprengel returns to the Providence Boat Show The Annapolis School of Seamanship, along with local with his crew of local anglers and experts and a brand-new sponsor Safe/Sea Marine Rescue, has created a new series series of seminars. These sessions, which run all three days of Boating Seminars for the Providence Boat Show. These of the show, build on the series run at last year’s show. “But sessions cover a range of topics for all levels of mariners. we’ve upped the ante,” says Captain Jack. “If you think Interested in taking your first step into the sport? Then you’ve been to the Providence Boat Show before, think attend our Gateway to Boating session with the pros from again. We have worked hard to line up some of the most Annapolis School of Seamanship to get an overview of the unique speakers to be found anywhere in the Northeast and different styles and types of boats and how they fit the are very excited to offer you a full 360-degree perspective boating lifestyle you choose. Or head to our Start Sailing of the sport fishing industry.” Now panel where Molly Winans, You’ll learn from big- money editor of a new book of the same tournament captains, successful name, will help you navigate your way guides, an elite male-female on-the- into the sport by answering all your water fishing team, instructors for questions—from what shoes to wear the Salt Water Sportsman National to what to ask a sailing school before Seminar Series, a spearfishing you sign up for lessons. industry icon, commercial fishermen, Professional mariners Captain John and two teenage anglers who are Martino and Captain Matt Benhoff making waves in the tournament and will take you up the skill ladder with offshore scene. Catch sessions on sessions on how to maintain and canyon fishing, sword fishing, tuna troubleshoot your diesel engine, tactics, striped bass, false albacore how to master stress-free docking and bonito, terminal rigging, fluke techniques, the best techniques fishing, Rhode Island cod fishing, for anchoring safely in any type of togging, filleting and cooking your setting, and the latest on radar and catch, and much more. AIS technology. Attend an invaluable The Sport Fishing Seminar Series session on towing and salvage with is paired with a great raffle drawing. Captain Phil LeBlanc of Safe/Sea, who So just for sitting in on one of the has spent nearly 20 years extracting boat show’s exciting speakers, you boats and boaters from every will automatically have a chance predicament imaginable; he will share to win prizes from STORMR, RonZ his wealth of knowledge and touch Lures, Jay Jigs, AFTCO, Deep Force upon the differences between simple Jigs, Carlson Offshore Lures, Louis J. towing and more costly salvage. You’ll Defusco Art, 9ers lures, and Gibbs Lures. even find a session on How to Get your Captain’s License Whether you are a tournament angler looking for an edge and a one-on-one session with a professional captain so or just getting started in the sport, the seminar leaders at you can ask a pro how he would handle the situations that the Providence Boat Show will give you the education you challenge you on the water. need to take your next step in the sport. Says Captain Jack Local sponsor Safe/Sea Marine Rescue is the leading of the experts coming to this year’s show: “These guys are provider of on-the-water boat towing services and marine some of the best at what they do—and they come with my salvage services for recreational boaters in Rhode Island. personal seal of approval.”

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JANUARY 2015 15 RHODE ISLAND PREMIUM SEMINARS

SAIL AMERICA SEMINARS Look at the ranks of the top sailors in the world and you’ll see that Rhode Island has an outsize population of experienced cruisers and championship racers. The Ocean State is the place to be if you want to learn how to travel by wind power alone, so this year the Providence Boat Show teamed up with Sail WOMEN ON THE WATER America to bring you a new series of Premium Seminars for sailors. Join Confident Captain/Ocean Pros for a Premium Seminar Sail America, the trade association for the U.S. sailing on Women on the Water. This special two-hour program is industry, produces high-quality seminar programs at boat taught by women for women; the seminar is sponsored by shows around the country. Their industry experts will Safe/Sea Marine Rescue, the leading provider of on-the- educate, inform, and entertain you about the joys of the water boat towing services and marine salvage services for sport while they lead you in hands-on instruction and teach recreational boaters in Rhode Island. you to navigate the common situations that many racers Women on the Water provides answers to all your and cruisers face on the water. boating questions in a friendly, stress-free setting. Led by Are you a cruiser who wants to build the kind of skill and an experienced female captain, this course is designed expertise that will make you as self-sufficient as possible for women of all experience levels—whether you are just once you sail away to new waters? Then you won’t want to getting your feet wet or you have a few seasons under your miss the Sail America seminars on the skills that all cruisers belt. Come learn about navigation, docking, emergency need in Splicing, Marine Plumbing, Sail Repair, and Life Raft procedures, and more. This exciting and informative & Survival. program will cover the fundamentals while still leaving Or maybe you’ve mastered the basics of piloting a small- ample opportunity to ask questions. to mid-sized sailboat and you’re ready to try your hand at Confident Captain/Ocean Pros is a Rhode Island-based racing. Come to the boat show for an informative session maritime training facility dedicated to providing the best with veteran racer Joe Cooper on sailboat racing for the possible training, service and consultation for all mariners— novice skipper. You’ll be ready to enter the game come be they recreational boaters, U.S. Captains, or Yachtmasters. springtime! Participants will receive a Confident Captain course- All seminars in the Sail America series are one-hour long. completion certificate, a boat show goodie bag, and free Each seminar costs $25, which includes one ticket to the refreshments. Women on the Water takes place Saturday, show. Or attend the whole session for $100, which includes January 24, from 1 pm to 3 pm. The $40 ticket price includes two tickets. For more details and a complete schedule your Saturday admission to the show. Register online at of the series, along with a registration link, visit www. www.providenceboatshow.com. providenceboatshow.com.

16 RHODE ISLAND JANUARY 2015 GET YOUR CERTIFICATE OF BOATING SAFETY EDUCATION AT THE BOAT SHOW

hanks to the Rhode Island Department of TEnvironmental Management, you can get your A Leader in Sales, Certificate of Boating Safety Education during your visit to the Providence Boat Show. Anyone born on or after January 1, 1986, is required Service & Repairs! to pass an approved boater education course before legally operating any vessel powered by New-Used-Trade-Parts a motor of more than 10 horsepower. Anyone operating a personal watercraft, regardless of age, must have passed an approved boater Authorized Dealer education course. Always wear a personal oatation device while boating and read your owner’s manual. You will be able to take the exam at the Providence show to earn your Certificate. To prepare for the test, however, you’ll need to do some homework. An online study course offered by Boat-Ed has been designed to prepare you for the exam. Visit www.boat-ed.com/rhodeisland/ to access the course. If you prefer a home-study course book, request a free copy by contacting the Rhode Island Environmental Police (401-222- 2284). The course covers a range of topics—from safety instructions to boat handling to reading the weather—and prepares you for a variety of situations you could find yourself in while on the water. Because educated boaters are safer boaters, completing this Rhode Island-approved online course can also earn you a discount on your boat and PWC insurance. The exam will be offered at the boat show on Saturday, January 24, from noon to 4 pm. You must bring a photo ID in order to take the exam. Children under the driving age (without a photo ID) must be accompanied by a parent or guardian with a photo ID who can verify the child’s identity. If you successfully pass the exam, you’ll be advised on sight and your card will be issued to you via the mail. If you do not pass the exam, you will be advised on how to proceed. The Rhode Island Boating Certification is approved by NASBLA (National Association of State Boating Law Administrators) and accepted nationwide. The process is free of charge, so take advantage of this convenient way to get your Certificate at this year’s Providence Boat Show. www.msi-1.com 1250 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI 02871 • 401-682-2244 306 Second St., Annapolis, MD 21403 • 410-263-1496

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xperts from throughout the region will be at the Providence Boat Show to share their knowledge in seminars that run Eall three days of the show. All of our fishing, boating, sailing and safety experts are mariners with deep experience who have a passion for sharing their wisdom with boaters of all levels. Read about some of them here, then visit our website for a complete listing of all our seminars and experts. CAPTAIN MATT BENHOFF JOE COOPER Captain Matt Benhoff holds a U.S. From the America’s Cup, to ocean races Coast Guard Master 100-ton, near- in the Atlantic and the Pacific, to the top coastal license and has been a full-time end of one-design competition, Rhode professional mariner for nearly ten years. Island racer Joe Cooper has done it all. In 2006, he joined the U.S. Coast Guard He will be at the Providence Boat Show and became a boatswain mate, serving to share his knowledge with sailors who as a boarding officer and commander of want to get into the racing game. Born in a 47-foot Motor Life Boat and 25-foot RB-S. After leaving the Australia, Cooper has competed in the America’s Cup, the Coast Guard, Captain Benhoff joined the Annapolis School Sydney-Hobart Race, the Bermuda Race, Chicago-Mackinac, of Seamanship as an instructor captain and has served on the Sardinia Cup—to name just a few. He has been a strong training passages and yacht deliveries in the Chesapeake, proponent of doublehanded racing and has competed in Pacific Northwest, Atlantic Ocean, and the Caribbean Sea. numerous distance events as a two-person team. His one- design credits include classes that draw the top sailors in the LANDON COHEN world, including Lasers, Finns, and Etchells. His entire career has been in the sailing industry and has included positions Born in Rhode Island and raised in as yacht captain rigger, sailmaker, yacht broker, high school Maine, Landon Cohen began fishing sailing coach, and independent coach and consultant. in a small stream behind his house at age seven. Growing up in Maine gave him the opportunity to fish in ponds, CAPTAIN BRANDON LAKE streams, lakes and the Atlantic Ocean. Captain Brandon Lake of the AFTCO He later expanded his reach into the (American Fishing Tackle Company) waters of Cape Cod. On a quest to explore more water, he pro team was raised in the sport-fishing purchased a kayak and fished rock piles and ledges with lifestyle and has participated in it both conventional and fly gear. With his kayak, he has gained actively since the age of two. Although access to waters that are difficult to reach by land and has he has placed at the top in several come to know the flats and salt ponds of New England while regional tournament series, he’s a honing his skill of sight fishing for huge bass. He has most sportsman who normally avoids the limelight. Captain Lake recently begun targeting large gamefish in New England gets on the water in the North East just about every day and waters. his passion, personal character and notable skill sets have made him an essential player for the East Coast Charters MOLLY WINANS team. Lake specializes in using spinning tackle for big game species and has a knack for targeting large striped bass in Annapolis-based Molly Winans is the Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay. managing editor of SpinSheet and PropTalk magazines and the new-sailor guide, Start Sailing Now. Winans did not JIM O’CONNOR come from a sailing family; she started Jim O’Connor is an expert in marine sailing on her own as a teenager at safety and survival who routinely outfits summer camp and has been sailing for vessels that venture offshore. He will decades on boats of all sizes. She knows firsthand that you be demonstrating the proper use and do not have to belong to a yacht club or own your own boat storage of emergency life rafts and other to become an active and proficient sailor—and she enjoys survival equipment at the Providence sharing this knowledge with new sailors. Boat Show. As president and founder of Life Raft & Survival Equipment, Inc. based in Tiverton (R.I.), he has been outfitting commercial and recreational boats since 1980.

18 RHODE ISLAND JANUARY 2015 CAPTAIN COREY PIETRAZEK CAPTAIN JACK SPRENGEL Captain Corey Pietrazek runs the Plug Captain Jack Sprengel of East Coast N Play Charter Group, one of New Charters and Team Shimano, who England’s premier fly and light tackle has coordinated our Sport Fishing fishing operations. He grew up in a small Seminars, is known for his edgy style coastal town in Massachusetts, the son and unique approach to the sport. An of an avid angler. As a youngster, fishing active writer and photographer, his in local ponds and estuaries was all he work has been featured in publications could think about and he spent many summer days in the such as Saltwater Sportsman, Field and Stream, Coastal small boats his family owned, looking for different places Angler and others; he has also appeared on major network to catch striped bass and bluefish. He has been a licensed television series for the National Geographic and Animal captain for 15 years and his accolades and reputation have Planet channels. An enthusiast of all species, Captain Jack earned him many invitations to major outdoor sporting specializes in light tackle fishing for big game species. He venues, including the 2015 Saltwater Sportsman National has fished the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Caribbean Seminar Series. Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, and freshwater lakes, rivers and streams around the world; at home he focuses on near- CAPTAIN PHIL LEBLANC coastal waters off Block Island and Cape Cod or fishes the canyons of the Northeast U.S. He is a two-time Rhode Island Captain Phil LeBlanc, vice president Saltwater Anglers Association (RISAA) Angler of the Year of Maritime Operations for Safe/Sea and five-time Hall of fame inductee. Marine Rescue, has spent 17 years in the assistance industry and holds a U.S. Coast Guard 100-ton Masters license BRYAN COONEY with a commercial towing endorsement. Bryan Cooney is president and founder He is currently a national facilitator of Headsync LLC, a Newport, Rhode for the BoatUS Towing Advisory Council and a nationally Island–based marine service company accredited National Association of State Boating Law that specializes in marine plumbing Administrators (NASBLA) instructor. NASBLA is a national services for boating enthusiasts and nonprofit organization that develops public policy for professionals. recreational boating safety. CAPTAIN JOHN MARTINO An experienced professional captain with a 20-year background in marine training, Captain John Martino holds a 500 Gross Ton, All-Oceans captain’s license from the U.S. Coast Guard. He has logged more than 1500 sea days in waters ranging from the Great Lakes to Panama, and has served as captain on ocean-going vessels up to 105 feet. As founder and president of the Annapolis School of Seamanship, he and his team have pioneered the new Boating Seminar series for the Providence Boat Show. Captain Martino produces and leads courses ranging from basic navigation to seamanship—both for recreational boaters and professional mariners training to become licensed captains up to 200 gross tons. ERIC WAKEFIELD Eric Wakefield of North Sails is a professional sailmaker who is coming to the Providence Boat Show to help showgoers learn how to manage their onboard sail care. He has worked in the sail-repair industry for 16 years, including work for America’s Cup syndicates and Volvo Ocean Race teams. He currently runs one of the largest sail-repair facilities in North America

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KYLE ONEPPO AND KYLE PAPARELLI CAPTAIN B.J. SILVIA Kyle Oneppo and Kyle Paparelli —often Capt. B.J. Silvia of Rhode Island’s called “The Kyles”—are a dynamic Flippin’ Out Fishing Charters has been duo who represent the future of sport fishing Newport, Block Island and fishing. They are both only 16 years old Narragansett Bay his whole life. A but are already forces to be reckoned lifelong Aquidneck Island resident, he with. They have placed in and won has extensive knowledge of the local multiple cash tournaments and are waters and prides himself on finding fish ranked RISAA Anglers of the Year and and ensuring his charter customers have Hall of Fame inductees. These two a lot of fun! He has been featured on young men have racked up more angling TV shows such as Fishing the Ocean State with Don Coyne credits than anglers twice their age and and On The Water TV. Captain B.J. has been commercial have landed trophy swordfish, tuna and and charter fishing for over 20 years and practices catch pelagic sharks in waters as far as 140 and release whenever he can. He is a member of RISAA, miles off shore. Additionally, they have Newport County Fishing Club, and the Aquidneck Island also mastered the more popular inshore Striper Team. Although he is busy charter fishing, a lot of species and even freshwater game. times you’ll still find him throwing plugs in the surf. The appearance of these two up-and- coming sportsmen at the Providence Boat Show is a unique opportunity that both young and mature anglers alike will •• MORE INFORMATION AT PROVIDENCEBOATSHOW.COM •• enjoy.

20 RHODE ISLAND JANUARY 2015 SPECIAL EVENT A HOLLYWOOD SEA TALE n February 1952, a ferocious Says Tougias of INor’easter ripped the his presentation: 500-foot-long oil tanker “I like to transport Pendleton in half off the Cape the audience into Cod coast. Twenty miles away the heart of the a second oil tanker, the Fort storm so that they Mercer, was also split in half. ask themselves, On both tankers men were What would I have trapped on the severed bows done?” Come to the and sterns, and all four sections boat show to meet were sinking in frigid waters. Tougias and watch Standing between these this tale unfold stranded seaman and the Coast in his multimedia Guardsmen sent to rescue them presentation about were towering seas, blinding this dramatic story snow, and one of the most of heroism and dangerous shoals in the world—the dreaded Chatham Bar. tragedy at sea. To find out what happened in this harrowing sea tale, come to the Providence Boat Show to meet Michael Tougias— coauthor of the book The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Most Daring Sea Rescue, which tells the riveting story. The Disney Corporation is making a film based on the book to be released later this year.

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Welcome to our ongoing series highlighting Lhode Island’s fresh seafood in the growing trend of providing local and sus- tainable fish and shellfish to consumers and restaurants. In this Sea-to-Table column, we highlight a different seafood each month, interview the folks who grow and catch the food, as well as the restaurant owners and chefs who prepare it. We feature their favorite recipes along with wine and beer pairings to enhance the experience. We invite you to enjoy our recom- mendations and to submit your own to us at www.coastalanglermag.com/rhodeisland. OCEAN STATE ACADIAN REDFISH LISA HELME DANFORTH his month readers of this Like many of our lesser Tcolumn have the chance known species Acadian to actually see this recipe redfish has, well, a colorful Pan Roasted Acadian Redfish prepared close up and history. Commonly known personal with one of Rhode as ocean perch, it’s one Ingredients: Island’s premier chefs. of three common redfish One 1 ¼ -pound fish 4 parsley stems Chef Max Peterson found in the Northwest dressed and scaled. 3 crushed garlic cloves of Hemenways will be Atlantic. According to Congratulations if you 6 halved lemon slices a featured chef at the NOAA, it was “discovered” caught it! 1/2 cup dry white wine Providence Boat Show Jan as a commercial grade fish Extra-virgin olive oil, for Vegetable oil for cooking 23 -25, cooking up Ocean in the 1930’s. It adapted brushing Butter for finishing State Acadian Redfish for well to commercial harvest Salt Fresh lemon juice for the crowd. and preservation and was Freshly ground white finishing Not to be confused with a staple in the diet of our pepper Fresh chopped herbs the popular Cajun dish, military in the 1940s and blackened redfish (really a 50s. Cooking Instructions: red drum,) Acadian Redfish But like with so many of 1. Preheat the oven to 450°. is an Ocean State classic. our species, what we didn’t 2. In a large sauté pan add canola and heat the pan at medium high. 3. Brush the fish with oil and season generously inside and out with salt and pepper. 4. Stuff the cavity of the fish with the parsley stems, garlic and lemon. 5. Sear the fish in the center of the sauté pan for about 3 minutes on one side, the skin will be crispy and brown. Flip the fish over and place the entire sauté pan into the 450 degree oven for between 3-5 minutes, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part near the head registers 135°.) 6. Remove from the oven and add white wine, butter and lemon juice and baste fish. Add fresh herbs to finish. 7. Let rest for 2-3 minutes and serve.

Pan Roasted Acadian Redfish

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3 India Point • Westerly, RI 02891 • 401-348-8005 know almost did them in. the next Chilean Sea Bass? Acadian redfish grow slowly, This recipe by Chef Max is live a long time (50 years!) a favorite. Simple, delicious, and reproduce at low levels, and best served with a cold making them subject to glass of Sancerre, Chef Max overfishing. By the 1980s the recommends Pascal Jolivet. stock was dangerously low. This recipe is great not only Subsequently the harvests for the Acadian redfish, also and demand plummeted, for another local favorite, the which is why you may not porgy, which continues to be have heard much about marketed by an increasingly these redfish until recently. long list of names in addition The good news is to long-time scup. If you that through fisheries check out some of the tonier management and protection eateries, you will see it listed the stock is back. Through a as silver snapper or perhaps rebuilding plan implemented pan fish, all with the goal in 2004 the Acadian redfish of imparting the cache of population rebounded and Chilean Sea Bass which now the stock exceeds is, after all, just Peruvian target population levels, and toothfish. But that’s another so is making a comeback story. on the table. Groups such See Chef Max at the as REDNET and Gulf of Providence Boat Show Maine Research Institute are January 23-25. actively looking at ways to market the redfish – perhaps

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