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SOUTHWINDSNews & Views For Southern SailorsPROFESSIONAL YACHTBOAT • TRAILER • RV • AUTO STORAGECOVERED OR UNCOVEREDFREE Power Wash$3 ft. Value with Ad“New Customers Only”Exp. 5/20/1235 TON TRAVEL LIFT“DO-IT-YOURSELF” YARDLic. & Ins. Contractors Available• Hurricane Anchors • Wash Down Stations• “NEW” Showers & LaundryShip’s Store • Dockage • Boat RampSanta Cruz Waterway (off Charlotte Harbor) C.R. 771, Cape Haze941-697-9900www.aaboatstorage.com • allamericancbs@yahoo.comSOUTHWINDS Media, Inc.P.O. Box 1175, Holmes Beach, Florida 34218-1175(941) 795-8704 (877) 372-7245 (941) 866-7597 Faxwww.southwindsmagazine.come-mail: editor@southwindsmagazine.comVolume 20 Number 5 May 2012Copyright 2012, Southwinds Media, Inc.Founded in 1993 Doran Cushing, Publisher 11/1993-6/2002Publisher/Editor7/2002–PresentSteve Morrelleditor@southwindsmagazine.com(941) 795-8704Assistant EditorJanet Patterson VerdeguerAdvertising“Marketing Drives Sales —Not the Other Way Around”CONTACT EDITOR FOR CLASSIFIEDS & REGATTA ADVERTISINGJanet Verdeguer Janet@southwindsmagazine.com (941) 870-3422Steve Morrell editor@southwindsmagazine.com (941) 795-8704Go to www.southwindsmagazine.comfor information aboutthe magazine, distribution and advertising rates.Production Proofreading ArtworkHeather Nicoll Kathy Elliott Rebecca Burgwww.artoffshore.comPrinted by Sun Publications of FloridaRobin Miller (863) 583-1202 ext 355Contributing WritersLetters from our readers BoatUS Steven BowdenGretchen Coyle Dan Dickison Jabbo GordonCapt. Richard de Grasse Donna Hillmyer Ron HoddinottKim Kaminski Roy Laughlin Clifford A. McKay, Jr.Wally Moran Lynn Paul Mike SavinoHone ScunooMorgan StinemetzContributing Photographers/ArtRebecca Burg (& Artwork) Leigh Morgan ChapmanGretchen Coyle Dan Dickison Dave HillmyerRon Hoddinott Kim Kaminski Roy LaughlinWally Moran Lynn Paul Scunook PhotographyEDITORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS: ARTICLES & PHOTOGRAPHY:SOUTHWINDS encourages readers, writers, photographers, cartoonists, jokers,magicians, philosophers and whoever else is out there, including sailors,to send in their material. Just make it about the water world and generallyabout sailing and about sailing in the South, the Bahamas or the Caribbean,or general sailing interest, or sailboats, or sailing.SOUTHWINDS welcomes contributions in writing and photography, storiesabout sailing, racing, cruising, maintenance and other technical articlesand other sailing-related topics. Please submit all articles electronically by e-mail (mailed-in discs also accepted), and with photographs, if possible. Wealso accept photographs alone, for cover shots, racing, cruising and justfunny entertaining shots. Take or scan them at high resolution, or mail to usto scan. Call with questions.Third-class subscriptions at $24/year. First class at $30/year.Call 941-795-8704 or mail a check to address above or go to our website.SOUTHWINDS is distributed to over 500 locations in 8 southerncoastal states from the Carolinas to Texas. Call if you want todistribute the magazine at your location.SOUTHWINDS on our Web site www.southwindsmagazine.com.6 May 2012 SOUTHWINDS www.southwindsmagazine.com