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ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF ADVERTISERSTELL THEM YOU SAW IT IN SOUTHWINDS! SOUTHWINDS provides these lists as acourtesy and asks our readers to support our advertisers. The lists includes all display advertising.Absolute Tank Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Advanced Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Adventure Yacht Harbor . . . . . . . . . . . . .35All American Boat Storage . . . . . . . . .6, 22American Rope & Tar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Anchorage Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35Aqua Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Atlantic Sail Traders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Bacon Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Beach Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34Beaver Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Beneteau Sailboats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BCBeta Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47Bimini Bay Sailboat Rentals . . . . . . . . . .31Bluewater Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Bluewater Sailing School . . . . . . . . . .7, 17Boaters’ Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19BoatNames.net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Borel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Bo’sun Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47Cajun Trading Rigging . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Capt. George Schott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Capt. Jagger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Capt. Rick Meyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Captains License Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67Catalina Rendezvous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Catalina Yachts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFC, 19Catamaran Boatyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Charleston Sailing School . . . . . . . .17, 41C-Head Compost Toilets . . . . . . . . . . . .23Clearwater Municipal Marina . . . . . . . . .35Commercial Marine Coatings . . . . . . . . .24Compac Sailboats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33CopperCoat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Coquina Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34Cortez Yacht Brokerage . . . . . . . . . . . . .64CPT Autopilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66Cross Asset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Cruising Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43Defender Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Dockside Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Doyle/Ploch Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Dr. LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10, 24Dunbar Sales . . . . . . . . . . .IFC, 17, 19, 59Dunbar Sales Sailing School . . . . . . . . . .17Dwyer mast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66Eastern Yachts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BCEastern Yachts/Beneteau . . . . . . . . . . . .BCEdwards Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60EisenShine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Ellies Sailing Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Fair Winds Boat Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Flagship Sailing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Florida Yacht Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BCFlying Scot Sailboats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63Garhauer Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Grand Slam Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . .57Gulfport City Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Harborage Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IBCHidden Harbor Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34Hobie Cats/Tackle Shack . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Hobie Cats/Tiki Watersports . . . . . . . . . .33Hotwire/Fans & other products . . . . . .24Innovative Marine Services . . . . . . . .22, 26Irish Sail Lady . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26J/Boats - Murray Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . .56Kelly Bickford, Broker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59Key Lime Sailing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Knighton Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Landing Loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Leather Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Mack Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Madeira Beach Municipal Marina . . . . . .14Maptech Cruising Guide . . . . . . . . . . . .46Marine Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39Marine Supply Warehouse . . . . . . . . . . .24Massey Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFCMasthead Enterprises . . . . . . . . .19, 27, 58Mastmate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Matthews Point Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . .34Moor Electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Morehead City Yacht Basin . . . . . . . . . .34Morgan Invasion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Mrs. G Diving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Murray Yacht Sales/Beneteau . . . . . .56, BCNational Sail Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Nature’s Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Nautos Marine Hardward . . . . . . . . . . . .25Nickle Atlantic Bedding Systems . . . . . .20North Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51North Sails Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29North Sails Outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67NV-Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Optimist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Parrot Sailing Charters . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Pasadena Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35Pedersen Canvas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Porpoise Used Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Regatta Pointe Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Rigging Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Rivertown Marina & Boatyard . . . . . . . .35Ross Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59RS Sailboats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Sail Harbor Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34Sail Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Sailing Florida Charters . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Sailing Florida Sailing School . . . . . . . . .17SailKote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Sailrite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Schurr Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49Sea School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39Sea Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66SeaPearl 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39Seaworthy Goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25, 40Shadetree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Shellback Awnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Snug Harbor Boats & Co. . . . . . . . . . . .19Sparman USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Spotless Stainless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25St. Augustine Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . .63St. Barts/Beneteau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BCSt. Petersburg Municipal Marina . . . . . .35Star Marine Outboards . . . . . . . . . . . . .26StrictlySailing.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62Sunfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Sunrise Sails, Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Tackle Shack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5The Pelican Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34Tiki Water Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19, 33Titusville Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35Turner Marine Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . .IFCTwin Dolphin Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35UK Halsey Sailmakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Ullman sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22, 27US Spars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Wayward Winds Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36West Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Yachting Gourmet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23DENTIST continued from page 70was called Flor de Cana. I honestlydon’t know how we made it back tothe boat, but the next morning the doctor’swife was fit to be tied.“You are responsible for wastingall of our vacation time,” she lectured,frowning. “We’re never coming backhere again.”Years later I looked up from myboat show booth to see a familiar yetgrayer and balder dentist standing infront of me. After expressing our surpriseat encountering each other again,he filled me in on his activities sincewe had last met. Seems he hadreturned every year to Honduras afterthat charter. He visits the island andcoastal villages, providing the dentalcare he can and is an honored memberof several tribes. “It’s the greatestthing in my life since my wife left me,”he said with a smile.Steven Bowden grew up sailing and scubadiving in his native Florida. He laterworked for several charter and deliverycompanies, and then worked with televisionand video production companies coveringdiving and travel. He and his wife, PamelaHouse—a lawyer—retired to go cruising in1992 in their 40-foot cutter Narkosis forfive years. The couple founded SeaTechSystems (www.sea-tech.com) to design,build and market integrated navigation,communication and weather systems basedon the personal computer. Steve is avolunteer navigator aboard the 1877Barque Elissa, the official tall ship of Texas.They now live in Clear Lake Shores, TX.68 May 2012 SOUTHWINDS www.southwindsmagazine.com