Quick clip of SCAMP under sail.—Eds

Received the following press release and thought we’d help spread the word.—Eds

Sailing For Aidric Hunt

26 December 2010: Clarity Sailing Adventures will be dedicating their entry into the 2011 Everglades Challenge Race this March 5th to helping raise funds and awareness for The Aidric Hunt Assistance Fund.

Mike and Susan Barnett of Clarity Sailing Adventures humbly announce that they will be dedicating their entry into the 2011 Everglades Challenge Race this March 5th to helping raise funds and awareness for Aidric Hunt, whose mother was tragically murdered in a case of domestic violence, along with honoring the memory of his mother, Larsen.

Aidric Hunt is a 5 year old child with Autism, and he needs special care. His mother Larsen, a 25 year old Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit nurse, was doing a wonderful job of caring and nurturing him, but she was taken away forever on October 26th 2010. Aidric has a wonderful family support unit, but they need all of our help with the special care he requires. To this end, they have established the Aidric Hunt Assistance Fund ( http://www.hope4aidric.org/ ), which will help not only Aidric, but other Autistic children and their mothers, especially single mothers, with all the challenges they will face in life.

The Everglades Challenge is an unsupported, expedition style adventure race for kayaks, canoes, and small sailboats. It starts at Ft. Desoto Park in Clearwater, Florida, and ends on Key Largo. There are 3 checkpoints on the way to the finish, and the distance is roughly 300 nautical miles depending on your course selection. There is a time limit of 8 days or less.

There will be a specially designated sail available for signing at various fundraisers leading up to the Challenge (a $10.00 minimum donation will be recommended), along with “Sail A Thon” pledge forms, where you can sign up to donate a suggested minimum of $.10 per mile sailed. After the Challenge, the sail will be presented to Aidric and his family as a permanent memento of our sail, and, more importantly, of all the people out there who care. An online map of the race will be available, with near-real-time tracking of the competitors. More information about the Everglades Challenge can be found at www.watertribe.com and more about Clarity Sailing Adventures can be found at http://claritysailingadventures.wordpress.com/

If you wish to pledge a donation via email, please contact us at claritysailingadventures@yahoo.com

Clarity Sailing Adventures will also be seeking sponsorship for certain items to be used during the Challenge, such as drysuits, entry fee, the sail to be donated to Aidric, and other items. Please be aware that any money donated will go directly to the Aidric Hunt Assistance Fund, unless specifically noted that the donation is to be used to help fund our entry in the 2011 Everglades Challenge. If you would like to assist in sponsoring Clarity Sailing Adventures’ entry, please contact Mike Barnett at claritysailingadventures@yahoo.com

We are honored to be able to help, and we hope that many of our fellow sailors, along with non-sailors, will join with us to make Aidric’s life, along with many other lives, happy and healthy.

Regards,

Mike Barnett

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Cover Photo, the Crew of the F/V Princess sporting some nice salmon and not a lot more!
l to r Mariah, Captain Heather & Sally

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Kim Carver, editor, goes on to explain her vision and mission: There are huge gaps in how information is being shared between the maritime subcultures today. Heavy industrial offshore and Lakes operations have trade magazines that focus on new technology or environmental legislation affecting their industry. Commercial fishermen, research vessel crew, tour operators and sail training crew have few, if any, forums where they share information. Wooden boat builders, cruisers, and racers have magazines and online forums that include technical articles and product information, but scarce offerings when it comes to well written sea stories, interesting art and photography, and thoughtful reflections about life on the water today.

This is where Jack Tar picks up the slack; our audience includes everyone who recognizes the great, and sometimes not-so-great aspects of the seafaring life. We educate new mariners on how to succeed in the maritime industry, while promoting the study of traditional seamanship skills. We provide venues to discuss important issues: whether it’s about safety at sea, USCG compliance topics, relationships between operators and crew, or personal subjects that only a mariner might understand. We serve as an outlet for the creative and talented souls living and working on the water. We offer common ground where both fishermen and fisheries scientists may stand in support of dedicating their lives to the management of important natural resources. We are about bringing people together, and sharing our dedication to a safe, prosperous, and enjoyable future at sea.

There is an excellent quote on the back cover of this year’s September issue of Maine, the magazine; “Seafarers, and the maritime community are the people that teach me about what it means to love thy neighbor, how to be hospitable, and how to welcome a stranger.” – Rev. Dr. Nash Garabedian

That is the spirit in which Jack Tar Magazine was borne, and that is the attitude with which we bring culture and information to other mariners and the world. Please help us to narrow the gaps in communication. You are helping people on different sides of the issues understand each other better. You are helping educate young people regarding their options in the industry. You are allowing a new generation of Cousteaus, Heyerdahls, Conrads and Chichesters to emerge and renew centuries of public fascination with a subculture that is too quickly forgetting seamanship survival skills and the romance of going to sea.

In addition to our recently completed prototype SCAMP (sail #1), builder Mike Monies is well along with construction of two SCAMPs (sail #s 4 and 5) from plans, and builder Dan Phy’s SCAMP kit (sail #6) is planked already after 11 days at the Northwest Maritime Center.

Both builders are planning fast builds; Mike so that he and Andrew Linn can compete in the upcoming Everglades Challenge, and Dan so that he can attend several trailersailor cruises and gatherings this winter and spring.  To follow both builds check out our message board’s SCAMP forum.

Plans have also shipped recently across the country, to Canada, Australia, the UK and Switzerland, so look for more SCAMP builds to crop up soon. —Eds

Sail #6 from a few days ago.

Sail #s 4 and 5 from a few days ago