March/April 1999

Multihull Adventure Series
The Essex Shipbuilding Museum recently featured two Northshore NEMA members, Tom Grossman and Rich Wilson as part of the museums Multihull Adventure Series. Their talks are summarized below.
Chris White to Speak at Next General Meeting, Thurs. April 22 at the Savin Hill Yacht Club
When only 18, Chris White built and launched the 31-foot Searunner Shadowfax, which later became home and adventure vehicle for three years of cruising the East coast, Bahamas, West Indies, and South America. White subsequently worked with multihull pioneer Jim Brown to develop Constant Camber boatbuilding, culminating in the construction of his 52foot trimaran Juniper. After two years of cruising Juniper with his wife Kate,White devoted himself full-time to furthering the development of cruising multihulls. He has published numerous articles in boating magazines and a bestselling book The Cruising Multihull. Come hear Chris talk about his experiences on Thursday, April 22 at 7 p.m. The meeting is free to all NEMA members and includes a Pizza dinner. In This Issue

Tom Grossman

Rich Wilson
hen Rich Wilson and Steve Pettingill set off from San Francisco in the 60' trimaran Great American in October 1990, no one envisioned the hardships and good fortune that would befall them, nor could anyone predict that this sailing adventure would become the catalyst for one of the best interactive web sites available for school children today. Speaking on March 9 to a full house, with a large chart as the only visual aid, Rich kept the audience spell bound for almost 2 hours as he recounted his adventures in breaking the San Francisco to Boston (by way of Cape Horn) record, held by the clipper ship Northern Light since 1853. A former Boston school teacher,Wilson set up a program with schools across the country communicating with them daily via radio.Sailing is intellectually challenging and a good way to excite kids, said Wilson. In addition to the physical activity, sailing encompasses science, math, meteorology, and many other surprise learning opportunities. His telephone communications became the subject of numerous classroom discussions and activities continued on page 8
n February 9th,Tom Grossman, an adventurous single-hander, detailed the acquisition, outfitting, and campaigning of two oceanracing trimarans, Cap 33 for the 1976 OSTAR, and Sponsor Chaser for the 1980 OSTAR. His talk was illustrated by an entertaining collection of slides, schematics, and souvenirs, and included photos and anecdotes about many notables in the OSTAR circuit including Eric Tabarly, Phil Weld, Bill Doelger, Walter Greene, Phil Steggal, and continued on page 8
photo: courtesy of Tom Grossman
Tom Grossmans 52' trimaran, Sponsor Chaser, later named KritterVIII and Radio Canada.
NEMA News. 2 Designers Forum: Chris White. 3 Gulf of Maine Circuit. 4 Blast from the Past: Les Moore. 5 Multihull Source. 7 Boat Design Talk. 7 Cruisng Chronicles: Alice Burrage. 9 Camden-Castine Race. 11 NEMA to MULTIHULLS. 13 Racing Roundup. 14 Members Classified. 16
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NEMA Picnic, May 8

Bob and Jane Gleason will host the annual NEMA picnic at their shoreside home in Wareham, Mass. on Saturday, May 8, from noon to 5 p.m. (rain or shine). Bring a side dish or dessert to complement the NEMA-supplied grilled hamburgers, hot dogs and chicken. Children are welcome.
Directions: Take 195 N or S to Route 28 South towards Wareham, Mass. Bear right at the first fork and right again at the second fork (Gibbs Ave.) following the signs to Route 6. At Route 6 there will be a shopping plaza on the right. Drive mile down Route 6 and turn left at the CITGO station onto Cromeset Road. Drive 1 miles down Cromeset and turn left at Seahorse Lane. (Lost? call 508-295-1956).

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Seventeen members representing 12 NEMA-rated boats met at the Savin Hill Yacht Club at 7 p.m. on March 9th for the annual Race Community Meeting. Following the social/pizza hour, John Collins, chairman of the PHRF New England rating committee, addressed the group. Collins has considerable experience administering handicap ratings to a diverse fleet. His talk focused on comparisons between the time-on-distance (TOD) rating system currently used by 50% of the worlds racing fleets (including 5 New England PHRF fleets and NEMA) and the time-on-time (TOT) system employed by the balance of the world (including the other 12 local PHRF fleets and MASF). TOT results in a time correction factor based on an individual yachts rhumbline speed around the course compared to the fleet average. In the ultimate analysis, he concluded that in benign conditions either system is reasonable; in light air conditions,TOT compensates for slower boats, but doesnt result in huge differences from TOD calculations. The group voted to expand the 1999 racing schedule with a new overnight race out of Padanaram on Aug. 14-15, and the Cancer Society Pro-Am in New Bedford on Aug. 21 (with a possible feeder race to Newport on Aug. 22). The 8/14 Overnighter and Race Rock Regatta on 10/2-3 will count as Season Trophy Races. A detailed schedule with race descriptions, contact people, phone numbers, etc. will be published in the Summer Mailer in May. An abbreviated list appears on page 15. Fifty-nine rating applications have been submitted as of 3/21/99, compared to 72 ratings issued in 98. It takes several weeks to convene a Race Committee meeting to review and issue a rating. Dont wait till the last minute to apply or youll be late for the start! Tom Cox

NEMA Memorabilia Wanted

Its amazing that the junk of today can become the history of tomorrow. And if you dont save some of it well never know what happened. and we wont be able to learn from our past (mistakes). Les Moore, club historian, has volunteered to be the repository for all of the old NEMA stuff. hes sorting and storing it by year and category. So far hes started categories for officer/member lists, newsletters, members boats, racing info and statistics, cruising info, and the obligatory other/misc. So, when youre cleaning out your file cabinets and closets and come across old NEMA stuff, dont throw it out, send it to Les Moore, John Wise Lane, Essex, MA 01929.

Need or Want to Crew?

The next issue, to be mailed out in May, will include a complete description and listing of summer races and cruises as well as Crew Needed and Crew Wanted lists. If you would like to add your name to the needed or wanted list, please call, write, e-mail or fax this information to the newsletter editor, Judy Cox.

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DESIGNERS FORUMI

Chris White: EXPLORER 44

he working concept behind the development of the EXPLORER 44 trimaran was to design a fast and comfortable boat that could be built and maintained economically. We all know that multihulls, with their many hulls, complex crossbeams and need for high strength at low weight are labor intensive structures to build. This adds significantly to the cost of a cruising catamaran or trimaran, often to the extent that ownership of the boat is not possible. One way to address the problem is to build a smaller boat. This plan works until it comes time to go cruising and it becomes painfully clear that the boat is just too small to comfortably accommodate the crew and their gear. So the dilemma is this: How can we achieve a good cruising interior plan combined with excellent sailing performance and not break the bank. The answer is simple; go LONG and SIMPLIFY. By extending the hull length out to 44' an excellent interior plan can be achieved that will accommodate up to six. Importantly, at this size the boat has ample stability for safe offshore sailing. And she can carry a real cruising load of supplies so that you can stay out for months at a time.
Accommodation privacy, so difficult to find in a tri, is gained by the aft cabin layout. Simplification must occur on many fronts in order to achieve a meaningful cost reduction. In the hull and deck design of the EXPLORER 44 we use an easy, flowing, streamlined shape. Not only is this lighter and stronger than more complicated shapes but it is faster to construct. Another area particularly important to cost control in a trimaran design is the configuration of the crossbeams. The EXPLORER 44 borrows a simple crossbeam concept proven on the smaller EXPLORER 34 many years ago. The all important crossbeams are fabricated from modern composites to achieve very high strength and stiffness at low weight but the shape of the crossbeams and their attachment to the hulls is designed to be easy to build. One time assembly is intended so that the boat can be built anywhere, shipped or trucked to a launch site and permanently bonded together. Many tris, including some of my own designs, utilize retractable centerboards or daggerboards and kick-up rudders. As usual, there are arguments to be made both in favor and against them. However, there is one thing everyone agrees on. Moving

Whisperings is another F-27 campaigned by John Cleary of Biddeford and his dog Moose. The book on Whisperings is shes very fast until John gets sleepy; so try a long race if you aim to beat her. Friends is a strong, very fast 35 foot trimaran owned by Jake Van Beelan of Chicago. She calls Madelon Point off Cousins Island home. Friends won the multihull class overall and on corrected time in the Yarmouth (Nova Scotia) Cup in 1997
with designer/ builder Walter Greene and ocean racing legend Michael Birch aboard. She was second overall in fleet and first to finish in the multihull class in 1998. Alegra is a wood/epoxy composite, 36' Newick tri, built in Toronto and brought to Maine via the Erie Canal and the Hudson River by second owner Peter Garcia. She sports a Gougeon rotating wing mast (also wood composite) and a 5 foot articulating bowsprit. Alegra won the Gulf of Maine Multihull season trophy in 1997. Tom Blevins, Boothbay boat builder and the head of the Amateur Yacht Research Society in North America, owns Bushwacker, a 36' MacGregor production cat. Tom is rerigging this 3000 pound rocket so she can be handled by a crew of three. He says he would race more if he had a few volunteers for crew. Anybody for fast and wet? There are several newcomers expected to race in 1999. Tom Egan of Cape Elizabeth has commissioned a new 38 foot tri designed and building at Greene Marine in Yarmouth. Her foam core amas are off the mold. Egans reluctance to discuss how she will perform, or where, suggests he and Walter Greene have something more than just a comfortable cruiser in mind. Magnificat is Ted Kurtz 28 foot Great Barrier Express cat. Designed by New Zealander Malcolm Tennant, shes reputed to have blazing speed and extraordinary sea keeping ability for a small, light boat. Kurtz, who spent much of 1998 improving and tuning his new boat, is a G.M.O.R.A. veteran, and a competitor to respect. continued on page 6

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B L A S T F R O M T H E PA S T
From Kayaks to Quicksilver
By Les Moore ve been messing with boats since I was a kid in the 40s and, because I never understood engines much, I always tried to put sails on them. I started with homemade kayaks and put a two-masted schooner rig on a 12 foot rowboat early on. My first real sailboat was actually my brothers. a 15' gaff rigged plywood cat boat that he let me sail around Quincy Bay where I grew up. Finally, when I took a year off from college to work in Boston, I bought my own boat, a used Lawley 15 (like a Snipe but with a lead shoe) and sailed with a friend down the coast to Marion one summer then up to Rockport the next. In the summer of 59, several of the hottest racers in Quincy Bay decided to start a fleet of Tiger Cats, the 18 foot catamaran designed by Bob Harris that had just won the oneof-a-kind race in Florida. I witnessed them tearing around the bay -- faster than any boat Id ever seen. This left an indelible image in my mind that lasted for the next three years that I spent in the Navy. Shortly after I got back to Boston area as a civilian in the summer of 62, I saw that the Hubbard brothers had just designed a single-handed A-class catamaran based on their successful Cclass cat Sea Lion. One of the original Tiger Cat owners, Don Kent, and I bought the only two A Lions in New England. I spent the next few years following Don (of weatherman fame and a fantastic sailor) around many race courses. The A Lion was not only the fastest boat in Mass Bay, but, unfortunately, it was also too delicate for the unprotected waters that we sometimes sailed in. Therefore, after some

Maine Fleet, continued from page 4 If you see a graceful apparition out of Star Wars with a 65' mast go by in Maine at twenty knots or more, shes probably Brad Johansens Native Rainbow. Rainbow (ex Promocean) is a fourteen year old 40' tri designed by Adrian Thompson and built by Tom Foley in Devon, England to race on the European Formula 40 race circuit. Johansen, an accomplished builder and former Pact 95 team member, has spent 3 years refurbishing her. Shell likely be scratch boat in any race she enters. The reluctant dragon of the fleet is Rick Donovans Maldives 35 catamaran. Donovan is a vet of years of top level racing on the Gulf of Maine Circuit in monohulls, but has yet to race his fast and luxurious cat. Rumor has it he thinks she isnt fast enough. She does a mere 13-15 knots on a close reach in a fresh breeze. What he doesnt understand is how popular he will be when he anchors at the end of a race, so other sailors can visit his floating palace to get dry and stretch their legs. Maine has more than her share of outstanding sailors, including a number who have designed, built and sailed some of the worlds fastest offshore multihulls. In March the fleet gathered to discuss the summer schedule. The group included Phil Brown, Brad and Lieve Johanson, Rick Donovan, Jim Chute,Walter Green, John Garson,Thom Egan,Tom Blevins, Ted Kurtz, Larry Walden, Byron Borst (president, Gulf of Maine Ocean Racing Association), and Bill Walker (token monohull owner). Sailors interested in joining the group should contact Peter Garcia at 207-784-3200 or pgarcia@3200.com.
1999 Gulf of Maine Multihull Series Schedule June 12 July 17 July 31 - Aug. 1 August 14 August 21 September 2 Centerboard Yacht Club Sequin Island Races Penobscot/Camden Reg. Monhegan Race MS Regatta Yarmouth Cup
Kyaks to Quicksilver, continued from page 5 to Marion or Padenaram. One such race, started in the middle of the day with a lovely breeze and bright sunshine. By the time we were approaching the Cape however, the fog socked in leaving maybe 100 feet of visibility. The wind had dropped and by then, it was dark too. The only electronics on Sorceress were its navigational lights, so we spent the night and most of the next day dead reckoning our way along the race course. Whenever we saw or heard a buoy, wed try to see its number but, without some idea of where we were, the numbers didnt help. Therefore, late in the day, when we heard over the light breeze, the sound of gentle surf to our west we decided to head for it to see if we could identify any landmarks. We strained to see ahead the surf got louder and louder suddenly just ahead of us was the biggest damn sea gull I ever saw eating a crab on a sandy beach! We were 100 feet from shore and almost aground! A few yards beyond were some people and a dune buggy as we frantically came about, we yelled Which way to Chatham the dune buggers pointed south. We stayed afloat and spent another day crawling around the Cape. It was past the following midnight Some time later, the unusual motion of the boat awoke me. I cocked my sleepy head and looked out to the 3' x 3' cockpit a few feet away Mikes gone! Were in the middle of Mass Bay in the middle of the night what am I going to say to Brenda (Mikes wife)? It was about that time that Mike slid down the mast and landed on the cabin top with a thud he was up there fixing a halyard and didnt want to wake me After several years of racing in races that were too big for a low-slung 24 foot boat that wasnt very sea-kindly, Mike and I decided that wed like to have a different boat. One that we could actually eat and sleep in that might get us across the finish line in time to enjoy a drink with the other guys Three Cheers had just placed in the 72 OSTAR. Mike went to Newport and had a ride on her because she was for sale for $33,000. We decided she was a beautiful boat, but our budget was half that amount (dream on). We decided to talk to Dick Newick about a boat we would eventually build and call Quicksilver. to be continued next month.

We are the U.S. distributor for the new Trikala 19, a Kurt Hughes designed trimaran, manufactured in Spain by Brudimar. The performance of this entry-level trailerable day-sailer is sure to put a smile on your face. She is as fast as many beach cats but not as athletic a boat to sail. She has a comfortable two person cockpit and does not need the beach cats trapeze. Also new to our product line are Prouts fine cruising catamarans.
Prout has 6 sailing models ranging from 34' to 50' and a luxury power catamaran, the 64' Panther. This British builder has produced high quality, word cruising catamarans for almost 45 years with an unparalleled safety record over many thousands of sea miles. For those seeking the largest trailerable trimaran, we offer the fast, roomy Contour 34. This Canadian built boat has a simple deck layout, roomy interior with enclosed head, and voluminous amas for extra buoyancy and storage. TMS organizes an annual Corsair owners cruise in the northeast cruising grounds. Over the years weve visited Lake Champlain, the Maine coast, and Cape Cod and the Islands. We look forer ward to this sumWindRid RAVE mers cruise to Block Island and eastern Long Island Sound. Prospective customers are always welcome to attend our annual Sail Extravaganza. Held on Fathers Day weekend on the water at the Gleasons, its an opportunity to sail the many boats we offer. Corsair owners may hone their skills at our Go-Fast seminar every June. Our facilities are located on the water at the head of Buzzards Bay and we offer full multihull marine services. We eagerly await the completion of our new building that will include a showroom, expanded repair shop, and indoor storage space. We make frequent trips to California for Corsair deliveries, and offer trucking services to most destinations.

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Tom Grossman, continued from page 1 Warren Luhrs. Intrigued by the adventures of first Eric Tabarly, then Alain Colas, aboard the famous Andr Allegradesigned aluminum trimaran Penduick IV, Grossman greeted the 1972 OSTAR fleet dockside in Newport, R.I. There he negotiated a successful bid for Cap 33 from JeanMarie Vidal within days of the finish. The rugged glass/foam core 53' tri, also designed by Allegra, proved to be a competitive entry in the 76 OSTAR, bringing Grossman to a 2nd place finish in the Penduick Class behind Tabarly. An animated photograph of these two sailors conversing with British ex-prime minister Edward Heath proved to be the best-received piece in Grossmans arsenal when approaching potential sponsors for his subsequent 1980 OSTAR campaign. Notwithstanding the enormous effort involved in the funding and building of the 52' carbon/balsa core Rich Wilson, continued from page 1 around the country. At sea for over 30 days, the pair ran into severe weather near Cape Horn and, in 60 foot seas, Great American capsized.The boat just sort of went up on the face, just sort of hung there, and gently rolled over, said Wilson.We were lucky to be inside. Wilson and Pettingill found themselves standing on the inside of the coach roof up to their chins in freezing water. They managed to don their survival suits and find and activate the EPIRB. About an hour later another enormous wave struck the boat and miraculously turned it upright, throwing Wilson against a bulkhead and knocking him unconscious. Luckily he came to in time to come up for air and was amazed at what he saw.It was a big mess, said Wilson.Tools, provisions, clothes, saran wrap, you name it, everything was floating around in the water. After determining that the hulls were basically intact and the boat would not sink, the pair crawled into the forward sail locker, the only dry spot on the boat to hunker down for the night. Less than 24 hours later, another stroke of good fortune befell them. The New Zealand Pacific, an 815 ft. 62,000 ton container ship had been notified of their EPIRB signal. At

photo: Tom Cox

Hon. Edward Heath, former Prime Minister of England (center) presents Eric Tabarly (L) and Tom Grossman (R) with the 1976 OSTAR awards.
Newick-designed Sponsor Chaser, subsequently renamed Kritter VII (for the French sponsor), Grossman recalled that his most outstanding memory is of the tremendous energy, commitment, and comradeship of the entire group of 115 racers and their support teams as they prepared for the start in Falmouth, England.Never before or since have I experienced such an overwhelmingly supportive group composed of total strangers speaking dif-
ferent languages, known to each other only by name, but united by their focus in this endeavor, said Grossman. Following a disastrous collision with a competitor in the confused conditions resulting from the hundreds of racers and spectators milling around the start, Grossman was forced to haul out and repair his boat. Even after a 24 hour delay and 3 hour penalty, he finished 10th in fleet in this most competitive OSTAR (the first ever won by an American, Phil Weld, in Moxie). Kritter VII sailed on to further adventures as Radio Canada, chartered by that firm for the 78 QuebecSt. Malo Race. Dismasted en route, she was jury rigged, sailed to the Azores, retrieved to New England as deck cargo, and fitted with a wing mast by Walter Greene. She raced briefly as Chuck Roast (?!) and finally as FleetWing after which she was sold to Andr Coquyt who outfitted her for spartan but elegant cruising.

Great American II

3:30 a.m. the NZP crew rescued the pair through an impressive series of maneuvers in the pitch black extreme weather conditions. Three years later Wilson set out again to break the record, this time in a 53' Nigel Irens designed trimaran Great American II. Accompanied by shipmate Bill Biewenga,Wilson had live communication with a larger group of school children through a Prodigy connection. This time the weather was on their side and 69 days and 20 hours after leaving San Francisco,Wilson sailed into Boston harbor and was greeted by hundreds of school children, teachers and well wishers. Wilson continued his idea of interactive learning with a program called Sites Alive that connects students over the internet with four programs including oceans, rain forests, wetlands, and class afloat. See the results of this program at www.sitesalive.com.

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CRUISING CHRONICLESI
Sailing in the Family Boat
The Journal of Alice Burrage (age 8), sailing in Summer Magic from Miami to Marsh Harbor, Bahamas 13th February, 1999 n Friday night we went to the airport in Philly. But the pilots were on strike and we had to wait a long time for our plane. When we got to Miami it was 3 in the morning. We got a cab to our boat, Summer Magic, and me and Eric put on our night clothes and went to bed. In the morning we unpacked and then went to the shop to get food for our trip to the Bahamas. We traded our fish for Grandad. Aunty Jen is looking after our fish and we are taking Grandad on the boat with us. Today we are going to sail on the Intercoastal waters up to Fort Lauderdale. Today it is warm in Miami and I have had a great day, so far! 14th February 1999 Today is Valentines day. When I woke up we were in Fort lauderdale. The first thing we did was to open our Valentines cards. I got a white teddy bear from Mom and Dad, Grandad gave us some candy and we gave

Summer Magic (St. Francis 44) at low tide at White Sands in Elbow Cay, Bahamas
mommy a beautiful necklace. Today we are going to the beach, we cannot go to the Bahamas yet as it is too windy. Daddy has got to blow up the dingy so we can go to the shore because we are anchored in the intercoastal waterway. In the afternoon we went to a park and climbed a tall tower. From the top you could see the ocean on one side and the waterway and our boat on the other side. At the park I found a pair of sunglasses under the table that we were sitting at. Then we had lunch on the beach. Now we are back on the boat. 15th February 1999 Yesterday, that is today, I did not write in my journal because we went from America to the Bahamas. We sailed across the Gulf Stream. This is a very bumpy part of the Ocean. Also it was very windy. I was very seasick in a bucket and in a toilet. I tried to eat a bagel, so I took a bite but that made me sick again,so I lay on my bed all day. 16th February 1999 When I woke up we were in the Bahamas in a marina in West End, on the Grand Bahama island. We had to
show our passports to the custom man and then we went for showers. After a while we went to the beach, we were the only ones there. I collected a lot of shells on the beach but I left them there. I also found a Box Fish and took a picture of it. We could not bring it because it smelled so bad, the fishes eyes were all swelled up and my dad picked one out of the hole where the eye used to be. On the way back to the boat we met a lady under a tree and she let me wash my hands in her bowl of water, then she cooked us come conch fritters. Now we are sailing to another island. 17th February 1999 Today we arrived at Carter Cays. When we got there we went to the beach and found lots of neat things. I found a turtle skull. It is very fragile and daddy put some glue on it with a paint brush to fill in the cracks. Also I found a lot of lobster shells. Daddy took the guts out because they were disgusting. We brought one back to the boat and we are going to try to dry it out in the sun in the cockpit. Mom found a beautiful shell called a Sea Biscuit and we saw a continued on next page March/April 1999 N E M A 9
Alice with her garden made from treasures she picked up on the beach.
Sailing on the Family Boat, continued from page 9 lizard in a hill of old conch shells. I estimate it was 9' long, brown and had a curly tail. Now we are sailing to another island called Allens Pensacola. 18th February 1999 Here we are at Allens Pensacola. It used to be 2 islands but a storm came and joined the islands together. We walked across the island to the beach through the trees. I wrote my name on a conch shell, and the date and left it in a tree. We went for a walk on the beach and found a bunch of things but I left them behind. But I kept a perfect sponge, it was shaped like a vase and is about 12" tall. Grandad went for a swim, he said it was lovely but after he got out a shark came right up in the surf looking for something to eat, it was very big! Last night Daddy showed me the stars that make Orion in the sky. We saw the 3 that make his belt and the ones that make his sword. Last night was special because the moon, Jupitor and Venus were all in a line in the sky. 19th February 1999 Yesterday was the day that we got to Green Turtle Island, straight away we went to the beach because it was getting late. We played hide and seek, Dad hid and got bugs all over him. I found some clear eggs on the beach but we did not know what they were and I put them back in the water so the mother would not get mad or cry. This morning we took a walk to the town of new Plymouth. In the town we went to the grocery store. I had a bar of chocolate, it cost $1.30. Daddy bought Eric an Ice Cream, that cost $1.70, and we got 5 yams that cost $5.50, so we spent $8.50 in all. Mom says everything is very expensive. We walked back to the boat and on the way we saw a peacock walking along the road in front of us. Grandad, Big Eric, Mom and Daddy walked behind the peacock and Eric and I walked beside the peacock so it would not get scared, but the peacock got scared of a dog and it ran into the trees and then the dog came the whole way with us. At the dingy I stroked him and said goodbye to the dog and then we went through the water to get to Summer Magic. sand, but at the end the water came into our house. We went to Munchies,Ali and I shared a plate of conch fritters. Daddy forgot his machete to cut open the coconuts, so me and Dad went back to the boat and got it. Then we went back to the beach and got 4 coconuts for our desert! 12st February This morning Mommy and Eric and I went to the beach in Hope Town. We walked from one beach to the next across the rocks at the headland. At the beach I dug two holes with a tunnel in between. Eric poured water in over the hole and it flowed through the tunnel into the another hole. We walked a little while. When we got to a park we waited for my Dad to come in to the dock to get us. Then we all went to the lighthouse. There were 103 steps, I counted them, when we got to the top I went through a door in the lighthouse that had a hand on it instead of a handle. From there I could see all of the islands in the Abacos. It is very pretty. We went back to Summer Magic and sailed her to the Harbour View marina in Marsh Harbour. We are leaving the boat here so we have to clean everything. Tomorrow we are flying back Miami but tonight is our last night in the Bahamas so we are having dinner at the Tiki Hut, a floating restaurant, I am having conch fritters. Did you guess this is my favorite Bahamian Food ??? Alice Burrage, age 8

The Burrage crew (LR) Keiths dad George (82),Val, Keith, Eric and Alice on the beach at Elbow Cay.
20th February I have been very busy so I am writing this in the evening. Today when I got up Tom, Christine,Ali and Luc (Bandoni) came to visit us on Summer Magic. We are all on Elbow Cay. In the Afternoon we went to the Hope Town Fire Fair. We saw a Hermit Crab race, number 13 won the first race! Then the firemen put a cooking pan on fire and they put it out, later on they put on a fire in a wooden house, they squirted it with water four or more times. Ali, Eric and I played on the beach, we swam and built a hut in the

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Camden-Castine Race
by Tom & Evelyn LaMers, Sea Wind 24+2 Chat deLamer esort towns by the sea have a special magnetism and Camden, Maine is one of the best. If you have ever done a jigsaw puzzle you have probably seen this town. The wonderful mixing of clear, cold salt water with verdant conifer blanketed mountains; punctuated by extreme white church steeples amid warfside streets lined with brick shops. It doesnt stop with this either; those tall ships in the harbor are real antique vessels you can actually book passage on, the library architecture alone could justify your entire trip, a white water river runs right through town and plunges into the inner harbor, the local boatyard is one of the finest on the Atlantic coast. Even the inevitable waves of summer tourists in their casual threads and up-market chariots are friendly and approachable. A trip along the docks will yield all manner of conversations, likewise, time spent in the shops is rewardingly civil. If arriving by boat (the best way for this town) the numerous moorings in the outer harbor are affordable and have excellent water taxi service. If you can land one of the coveted innerharbor mooring or warfside spots then you become a part of the action, not just the scenic background. For folks lucky enough to be here during the warm summer months the premier nautical event is the two-day regatta known as the Camden-Castine Race in late July. While this is a race with classes, handicapped finishes and awards, etc., it is also a cruise type race with an overnight in the town of

Castine, Maine as the guests of the Castine Yacht Club. At a civilized hour on Sunday morning the entire fleet races back to Camden for an afternoon finish. Given the nature of the event we raced with our full compliment of cruising gear including toothbrushes.
Islets off Hurricane Island (watercolor by Evelyn)
The race itself is not too different from other summer regattas. The course is moderate in terms of navigation and tactics. Penobscot Bay is sheltered from ocean swells and has some tidal and wind pattern tricks to keep things interesting. For 1998 the course was about 25 nm each day with mostly light air. I think we hit 11 knots once but mostly we sailed at between 5 and 7. While the courses were simple, with only one turning mark, the topography of Penobscot Bay is complex and most of the race is within a few miles of a shore. The opportunities to go left, right, or down the middle are complex and rewarding, particularly when beating along a rock shore which presents an opportunity to extend a tack into a tidal side channel or bay. Charts for this area are excellent making hazards easy to
avoid if you have visibility or know precisely where you are. The multihull start was last so we played catch-up with some very beautiful monos and had fun dicing with these much larger boats. Evelyn and I even learned some additional racing rules about overtaking slower boats and were admonished once again for Passing too close! Fortunately for us, two of the five multihull entrants did not start so we were able to nab second on Saturday and third on Sunday for a second overall. This performance entitles us to a fancy custom trophy with an engraving of Chats sailplan. Saturdays best performance was Rick Saltonstalls F 31R taking line honors over a brand new J 125 monohull (41' version of a sports boat and very fast) on the mostly downwind day. Rick has shown the multihull flag in a convincing way. The other multi was Ted Seavers 36' Newick tri Blue, which pushed us all the way to the finish. A piece of advice about Castine: first, get to the yacht club party early. As we arrived others were already departing and warned that the club was out of shrimp and Champaign. The other caution is that this race had been canceled for several years due to rowdy behavior in Castine by some of the younger crew persons. Apparently a mailbox had been damaged once and there were instances of property owners finding beverage containers in thir petunia beds. The town is a lovely place with some of the most perfectly maintained historic dwellings I have ever seen. We could have spent a day or two in Castine continued on page 12 March/April 1999 N E M A 11
Camden-Castine, continued from page 9 exploring this very historic area. Sundays return race had a long postponement waiting for the noontime breeze to fill-in so we motored through nearby bays and islands and had a nice tour with seals, etc. The mostly upwind race was in light air so we had time to examine the passing western shore to avoid an incoming tide. As we cracked off to the finish we finally passed some of the earlier starters. Nearing Camden we could see the entire fleet parked in a hole 200 yards from the finish line. We were closing at about 8 knots so it seemed possible we could coast past to take line honors. Alas, we too joined the absolutely becalmed fleet and only emerged an hour later, courtesy of the slight forward way generated by Chats stern scoops as they lifted on each wave. Later we learned that this hole is a normal afternoon occurrence and they always put the finish just beyond it to close each race on a note of humility. If you attend by trailerable, use the town launching ramp in the south end of Rockland. This is an easy six miles from Camden. The ramps are the best in the area with floating docks and free parking. Rockland is a good provisioning port and it also has the Wyeth museum in addition to a week-long lobster festival about the same time as the C-C race. Boston area boats accustomed to trailering can participate in this event as an excellent long weekend of sailing and socializing and still be back for work on Monday. The Rockland ramp is good in all tides so it should be possible to launch any time Friday and retrieve anytime Sunday. In 1998 we cruised after the race for an additional 10 days of exploring the Penobscot Bay area. We will certainly go back many more times without exhausting the selection of anchorages and interesting day sails within a short distance of Camden. Tom and Evelyn LaMers

NEMA Newsletter Dec.1973

Early MULTIHULLS Magazine, Winter 1975
MULTIHULLS and Power MULTIHULLS magazine as they look today.

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RACING ROUNDUP
Bullimore Starts ENZA Refit
Tony Bullimore recently announced that he has started work on his 100 ft. maxi-catamaran for The Race. In December, Bullimore confirmed that he had bought the maxi-catamaran Royal & Sun Alliance from Tracy Edwards. This catamaran is none other than the ex-Enza with which Peter Blake and Robin Knox-Johnston took the Jules Verne Trophy from Bruno Peyron in 1994. The excellent condition of her structure allows her transformation to 100 ft to be envisaged. Eventually the catamarans new dimensions will be 30 by 13 meters.
Team Adventure USA Seeks Private and Corporate Support
NEMA member, Cam Lewis was the first American to enter The RACE when he unveiled his plans for the worlds largest and fastest ocean-racing catamaran at a press conference last Fall in San Francisco. Lewis was back in San Francisco April 10 - 14 as he took potential supporters sailing on the 85-foot catamaran Explorer. The new catamaran will be 125 feet long overall, with 65 feet of beam and a mast height above water of 165 feet. The carbon fiber cat will be capable of speeds close to 50 miles per hour, Lewis told the press conference. French designer Gilles Ollier designed the monster cat, which Lewis intends to build in the U.S. through the virtual interactive environment of multimedia and the internet. The RACE is an outstanding vehicle for Team Adventure to launch its pilot program.
The third element of support for Team Adventure USA is involvement with a variety of corporate entities, with marketing and brand recognition programs plus some truly unique and powerful employee motivation and corporate entertainment opportunities.
The catamaran will be stretched in the forward extremities, in order to give her more buoyancy in the hulls therefore making passage through the waves easier in the deep south, at full speed. She will also be given a new 35 meter wing mast in carbon, 40% lighter than the old one. Her designer, Nigel Irens, is supervising the transformation of the boat in Bristol.The modifications will enable a real improvement in average speed and the increase in sail area will resolve her light airs handicap, said Irens. After the transformation work and a launching planned for early summer 99, Millennium Challenge, the name of Tonys challenge, will set off on the pursuit of several records including the Atlantic, in order to qualify for The RACE, the Round the British Isles and the Jules Verne Trophy for the year 2000.

June 26 - 27 Buzzards Bay Blast June 27 July 2 - 4 July 4 July 10 - 18 July 11 July 17 TBA July 17 July 18 July 24 July 25 July 30 - 31 July 31 - Aug 1 Aug 6 - 8 Aug 8 Aug 14 Aug 14 - 15 Aug 15 Aug 21 August 21 Aug 28 - 29 Aug 28 - 29 Sept 4 - 6 Sept 4 Sept 18 - 19 Sept 19 Sept 25 - 26 Oct 2 - 3 Oct 3 Patton Bowl (Manchester, MA) Provincetown Cruise Annual Regatta (Marblehead) Block Island/Long Island Cruise Marblehead to Halifax Atlantic Highlands Fling (Atlantic Highlands NJ to Block Island) Around Marthas Vineyard Race Sequin Race (Southport, ME) Midsummer Regatta (Marblehead) Black Dog Dash (Vineyard Haven) MS Charity Race (Beverly, MA) Solo Twin (Newport) Penobscot Race (Camden, ME) Buzzards Bay Regatta Corinthian Summer Race (Marblehead) Monhegan Race (Falmouth, ME) Padanaram Race Chandler Hovey Race (Marblehead) Cancer Society Pro-Am (Fairhaven, MA) MS Regatta (Falmouth, ME) Newport Unlimited New England 100 (New London) Gloucester Schooner Festival Yarmouth Cup (Falmouth, ME) Whalers Race (New Bedford, MA) Hodder Regatta (Marblehead) LI Sound Championships Race Rock Regatta (Stonington, CT) Phil Small Race (Beverly, MA)
Bold = NEMA Season Trophy Event
Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race, July 11, 1999
The Boston Yacht Club and the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron have announced their plans for the 28th edition of this biennial classic ocean race. The 360 nautical mile course from Marblehead, Mass. to Halifax, Nova Scotia, will be sailed in five divisions, with classes in each based upon individual ratings and the number of entries. The five divisions are 1) International Measurement System, 2) Performance Handicap Racing Fleet, 3) PHRF Cruising Canvas, 4) Multihull, and 5) Classic Yachts. Eligibility is restricted to yachts with a minimum length overall of 29.5 feet, except for multihulls, which may be 27 feet. The entry fee for applications received by April 30, 1999 is US $400 payable to the Boston Yacht Club. For applications received during May, the entry fee is US $450. If received in June the entry fee is US $500. The total fleet will not exceed 150 yachts. For further information and an application package, call the Boston Yacht Club (781-631-3100) or visit the BYC Web site at www.bostonyc.org.

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M E M B E R S

Fo r Sa l e s

C L A S S I F I E D
SOMERSAULT D01, Newick designed demountable, trailerable, prototype trimaran with unfinished interior and trailer. Fiberglass and foamcore with some carbon construction. Built by Outrigger in 1983. See picture on NEMA Website. Asking $15K or B.O. Contact Paul Paquin 781-925-3069 (home) 617-287-5297 (work) paul.paquin@umb.edu 1985 SEAWIND 24 (sail #313) in good condition, with Five sails (full-batten racing mainsail, full-batten cruising mainsail, working jib, multi-colored genoa); Custom barber haulers for jibs with travellers; asymmetric spinnaker and ATN sock, Rotating mast,Trampolines (new May '95), Beams, traveller and mast (replaced '93), 8 hp. Evinrude longshaft outboard (new 8/94), large boom tent, double-axle Magic Tilt expanding trailer. Video tape to explain stepping mast, setup, etc. Currently located at Wareham, MA. $15K. or best offer. Contact Richard Bryan richbr39@idt.net or call 617-628-4998 (evenings). B-LION, Hubbard Brothers designed 60s cat. Les Moores 70+ year old neighbor has decided to slow down but wants his cat to keep going. Hell sell it to an interested sailor for $1,000 or his/her best offer. Located in Essex, Mass. Contact Les Moore day or evening at 978-768-6645 or at lesmoore@tiac.net. 35 Dragonfly 1000 Swing-wing Cruising Trimaran, 1994, excellent condition, 18 HP Volvo, bowsprit, refrigerator, asymmetrical spinnaker, cabin heat, two showers, alarm system, autopilot, C-Map GPS, $150,000, NY 516-625-0223.