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LETTERSnounce that all is well.Having said that, I am a faithful reader and enjoySOUTHWINDS very much.There are a lot of sour grapes around here because of allthe—mainly lower end—slips that have disappeared overthe past few years. It’s even more frustrating because someof the larger sites, such as Imperial Yacht Basin andGeorgetown Apartments in south Tampa, have been soldbut not redeveloped. Imperial was totally flattened and hasbeen a barren dirt patch for two years. Recently there wasan article that the developer canceled his plans because ofthe soft housing market. Just north of that, the GeorgetownApartments, where I had my boat, was sold a couple ofyears ago and everyone was kicked out, but it just sits therewith no activity. Life is tough, but we sail on…Hans ZarbockTampa, FLHans – Again, I see that that boat slips on the north side of theBay are scarce, and my comment in the above letter holds true.Down south here, things are different.Thanks for your support of the magazine.SAILOR PASSES ONA.O. Halsey passed away on his boat on March 27 whileanchored at Old Port Cove in North Palm Beach, FL. Heand his wife Lindy had just completed a passage from theBahamas aboard their Falmouth Cutter, The Polaris Jack. Hewas 69.A.O. was born with spina bifida and was not expectedto live beyond the age of eight. Despite this disability, helearned to sail and loved everything about the sea. Heworked transporting pilots to the ships. When not on thejob, A.O. loved to ride around in his dinghy and greet theother boaters. He was a kind person with a “can do” attitude,and he will be greatly missed.I don’t know if you can print this information, but itwould be helpful to his family to get the word out to themany people who knew and loved him. They met so manypeople on their cruises whom they would like to inform ofhis passing.Thanking you in advance for your consideration.SV Sea BirdNewnan, GAST. AUGUSTINE MOORING FIELDSThis is in regards to Ken Trepagnier’s letter in the January2008 issue. I am a longtime St. Augustine resident from 1971to the present.Yes, the city is planning moorings but not just a dozenor two around the city dock. They plan to set up mooringsin every viable spot both by the city and over east at thelighthouse. This would mean taking out all those who areeither moored or anchored and making them pay.There is now no free parking in the city. The $25-millionparking garage has not done well, so meters have now gone12 June 2008 SOUTHWINDS www.southwindsmagazine.com