SOUTHWINDSNEWS & VIEWS FOR SOUTHERN SAILORS8 Editorial: Left Brain/Right Brain SailingBy Steve Morrell10 Letters16 Bubba and Priceless AntiquitiesBy Morgan Stinemetz18 Southern Regional Monthly Weather & Water Temperatures19 Short Tacks: Sailing News and Events Around the South26 Classic Boats Sailing at the Washington Birthday RegattaBy Gretchen Coyle28 Pensacola Yacht Club’s New Sailing CenterBy Julie Connerley30 Ray Glover—1950-2008. Friend of the Sailing Community.By Steve Morrell36 Our Waterways: Marine Law Enforcement—Florida Style38 Annual List of Southern Youth Sailing Programs42 Dania Marine Flea Market—Still Alive and WellBy Janet VerdeguerSouthern Youth Sailing Programs. Photo by SteveMorrell. Page 38.44 Miami Strictly Sail Boat Show – Interesting New Boats & GearBy Roy Laughlin46 Travels With Angel: Reaching BiminiBy Rebecca Burg48 Carolina Sailing—Is Sailing Green?By Dan Dickison50 St. Pete NOODsBy Doran Cushing52 Southern Racing:Southern Race Reports and UpcomingRaces, Southern Regional Race Calendars58 Tampa Bay SailingBy Dave Ellis78 Southern Winter Sailing—at 25 DegreesBy John Perkins32-35 Marine Marketplace64 Boat Brokerage Section69 Classifieds77 Alphabetical Index of Advertisers77 Advertisers’ List by CategoryThe Dania Marine Flea Market. Photo by JanetVerdeguer. Page 42.COVER:Sailing in the St. Pete NOODs.Photo by Doran Cushing.Each issue of SOUTHWINDS (and back issues since 5/03) is available online at www.southwindsmagazine.com6 April 2008 SOUTHWINDS www.southwindsmagazine.com
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