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Out & About<br />
Stem to Stern Boat<br />
Service<br />
Honesty, Reliability,<br />
Meticulous Workmanship<br />
Captain Dale Arnold has sailed<br />
for over 30 years on both mono<br />
and multihull vessels. He is a<br />
USCG Captain with a Masters<br />
100 ton license, served in the<br />
United States Navy as a Boat<br />
Coxswain, and is a ship’s Diver,<br />
Support Team & Rescue Operator.<br />
A favorite accomplishment<br />
was restoring his own luxurious<br />
42’ Trimaran. Captain Laurie<br />
Lascu I also possesses a USCG<br />
Masters 100 ton license, is a<br />
PADI certified diver, sailor and<br />
owner <strong>of</strong> a 30’ Catalina sailboat,<br />
Lali. She sailed the waters <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong> for years as her<br />
father’s First Mate before deciding<br />
to raise the bar and become a<br />
Charter Boat Captain.<br />
Stem to Stern Boat Service <strong>of</strong>fers<br />
the following services: Bottom<br />
& Hull Cleaning, Topside<br />
Cleaning & Brite Work, Zinc<br />
Replacement, General Maintenance<br />
& Repairs, Prop Removal<br />
& Replacement, Canvas &<br />
Upholstery Cleaning, Rigging,<br />
Floor & Deck Coverings, Hull &<br />
Bottom Painting, Dive Inspections,<br />
Recovery <strong>of</strong> Lost Items,<br />
Yacht Delivery, Mobile Service<br />
at any Location, and Charters.<br />
Stem to Stern Boat Service operates<br />
sailing charters for Captain<br />
Mike Plitman, owner/operator<br />
<strong>of</strong> Fair Trades, a luxurious 50’<br />
Beneteau sailboat berthed at St.<br />
Andrews Marina. Visit stemtostern.vpweb.com<br />
and Like us<br />
on Facebook. Mahalo.<br />
One Hot Summer!<br />
June and July were record breaking<br />
months for sports, especially<br />
when it involved girls fastpitch,<br />
boys baseball or UCA cheerleading<br />
camps. The number <strong>of</strong><br />
participants in each continues to<br />
show that <strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong> <strong>Beach</strong><br />
is the destination <strong>of</strong> choice for<br />
travel ball teams and cheer<br />
groups. Over the two months<br />
USFA produced 545 teams,<br />
Grand Slam 425, and there were<br />
seven cheer/dance camps. The<br />
USSSA boys baseball and USS-<br />
SA adult s<strong>of</strong>tball programs produced<br />
an additional 90 teams.<br />
During the month <strong>of</strong> August,<br />
the USSSA Military World<br />
Tournament returned to Frank<br />
Brown Park; last year 84 teams<br />
representing most <strong>of</strong> the major<br />
bases from throughout the U.S.<br />
participated. Also returning to<br />
FBP was the Wounded Warrior<br />
Amputee S<strong>of</strong>tball Team, representing<br />
numerous military affiliates<br />
including American Legion,<br />
Soldiers’ Angels, Bereaved Military<br />
Families <strong>of</strong> America, Navy<br />
FCU, DRASH, USAA, and Air<br />
Force Reserve Command.<br />
Additionally, the Emerald Coast<br />
Golf Tour’s PCB Classic took<br />
place on the Nicklaus course; the<br />
<strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong> Swim Team hosted<br />
the PCST August Developmental<br />
Meet at FBP’s Aquatic Center;<br />
the PCB Hurricanes Rugby Football<br />
Club hosted the Hurricane<br />
7’s rugby tournament at FBP;<br />
and NSA presented the Southeast<br />
World Series for adult men’s and<br />
women’s s<strong>of</strong>tball at FBP.<br />
For information on upcoming<br />
events, visit Play<strong>Panama</strong><strong>City</strong><strong>Beach</strong>.com.<br />
76 THE CIRCUIT September/October 2012