Southwinds Sailing June 2004 - Southwinds Magazine

SOUTHWINDSNEWS & VIEWS FOR SOUTHERN SAILORS8 From the Helm10 Letters18 Bubba Marvels at Tripwire’s Sway with WomenBy Morgan Stinemetz20 Short Tacks:Upcoming Events and News of Interest to Southern Sailors24 Sailing to CubaBy Morgan Stinemetz28 Hurricane Season Begins:Predicted Storms by Kim KaminskiFinding Safe Harbor in a Marina by Jo Webnar32 Boatek: Charging Your Batteries. How Slow is Too Slow For Your Diesel?By Stephen Sommer34 XXXVI Regata del Sol al Sol.By George Crook36 Southeast Coast Sailing: Carolinas and GeorgiaEvents and Race Calendar, Etchells Race, Flying Scott Regatta40 East Florida Sailing:Events and Race Calendar, Mug Race, MYC Spring Regatta,Morgan Stinemetz sails to Cuba. Photo by Morgan Stinemetz.Page 2444 Southeast Florida Sailing:Events and Race Calendar, Southeast Florida Race Report46 Upper Gulf Coast Racing:Events and Race Calendar, Corsair Championship, Dauphin Island Race50 Florida Keys Sailing:Events and Race Calendar, Wreckers Race Series52 West Florida Racing:Events and Race Calendar, West Florida Race Report63 Classifieds70 Abandoned Boat Ramps in the Dark and Dancing Sailors:When a Turn isn’t a TernBy Bruce Sanspree33 Regional Sailing Services Directory56 West Florida Sailing Services Directory69 Alphabetical Index of Advertisers4 Advertisers’ List by Category4 Subscription Form8 Calendar Photo ContestCover: Cat’s Meow sails in the Regata de Amigos, part of the Regatadel Sol al Sol, in 2003. Photo by George Crook.XXXVI Regata del Sol al Sol. Photo by George Crook. Page 34.From the Carolinas to Cuba…from Atlanta to the Abacos…SOUTHWINDS Covers Southern SailingNEWS & VIEWS FOR SOUTHERN SAILORS SOUTHWINDS June 2004 5