SOUTHWINDSNEWS & VIEWS FOR SOUTHERN SAILORS6 Editorial: Race Accidents and MoreBy Steve Morrell7 Letters You Wouldn’t Believe10 Bubba’s Opinion on Organized Mooring FieldsBy Morgan Stinemetz12 Southern Regional Monthly Weather and Water Temperatures13 Short Tacks: Sailing News and Events Around the South28 Our Waterways: Marine Patrols Escalate on Gulf Coast; Updateon the Sarasota Sailing Squadron’s Mooring Field Application30 Hurricane Season 201231 Tall Ships Come to SavannahBy James Newsome34 The Raven Boat ReviewBy Dave Ellis36 Carolina Sailing: The Low Country’s Renaissance BoatbuilderBy Dan DickisonTall Ships Come to Savannah. Page 31. Photo byJames Newsome.38 Boatowner’s Boat Review: Lazyjack 32By Mike Turner42 Tilting at BridgesBy Cyndi Perkins43 Charleston Race WeekBy Dan Dickison46 Southern Racing: News, Upcoming Races, Race Reports,Regional Race Calendars70 Here Come the OptisBy William S. Schaill15 Southern Sailing Schools Section18-19 Southern Marinas Pages22 Marine Marketplace56 Boat Brokerage Section61 Classifieds68 Alphabetical Index of Advertisers69 Advertisers’ List by CategoryCover photo: The United States Coast Guard Cutter barque Eagleleading the Parade of Sails as she leaves Savannah on Mondayat the end of the festival. Photo by James Newsome.Lazyjack 32 Boat Review. Page 38. Photo by MikeTurner.Each issue of SOUTHWINDS (and back issues since 5/03) is available online atwww.southwindsmagazine.com4 June 2012 SOUTHWINDS www.southwindsmagazine.com
SOUTHWINDSNews & Views For Southern SailorsSOUTHWINDS 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 6 June 2012Copyright 2012, <strong>Southwinds</strong> 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 Julie B. ConnerleyDan Dickison Lynde Edwards Dave EllisDave Jefcoat Kim Kaminski Roy LaughlinJames Newsome Lynn Paul Cyndi PerkinsWilliam S. Schaill Hone Scunook Morgan StinemetzMike TurnerContributing Photographers/ArtMeredith Block Rebecca Burg (& Artwork) Chuck ComstockJulie B. Connerley Dan Dickison Dave EllisRoss Herbert Dave Jefcoat Kim KaminskiRoy Laughlin James Newsome Bud NewtonLynn Paul Priscilla Parker Cyndi PerkinsRitch Riddle Scunook Photography Mike TurnerEDITORIAL 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.June 23A Summer Sailstice EventOpen to all sailboatsRacing on theManatee River in PalmettoSpinnaker, Non-Spinnaker,True Cruiser, Pocket Cruiser,Racer Cruiser, and MultihullFRIDAY, JUNE 226 pm - Registration7:30 pm - Skippers MeetingSATURDAY, JUNE 2311:30 am - Race Start5 pm - Awards & PartyFood & Drinks Hosted byRiverhouse Reef & Grill$45 entry fee paid by June 8$55 afterwardsNOR and entry form atwww.RegattaPointeMarina.comFor more info, Contact Nana Bosma941-306-7776or sail@RegattaPointeMarina.comNews & Views for Southern Sailors SOUTHWINDS June 2012 5