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FEATURES 28 An Emergency Stop Across a Closed Border

American cruisers are granted short-term refuge on Van Isle.

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32 A Trio of Small Craft Cruising Stories

By power, sail, and oar—there’s big joy in small boats.

By Nate Rooks, Jim Emery, and Tim Tanner

38 Youth Sailing in the Time of Covid

With caution and cooperation, some kids are still going sailing.

By Julia Soes

COLUMNS 20 Close to the Water

The “right boat” depends on what you want to do that day.

By Bruce Bateau

22 Three Sheets Northwest

How have we never been here before? Discovery in our backyard.

By Marty McOmber

24 How-to: Redefine Winterizing

“Winterizing” could mean getting ready for winter sailing.

By Alex and Jack Wilken

RACING 41 Racing Calendar Update

The latest about what's happening and how.

42 Shorthanded Racing Technique: Boat Set-up

Lots of folks racing shorthanded these days. Here are some tips!

By Alex Simanis

44 Racing Rules: Proper Course

Explaining this often misunderstood element of the rules.

By Charlie Macaulay

46 North Sound Party Circuit Wrap-Up

Takeaways from the first year of this coordinated racing series.

By Stephanie Campbell

ON THE COVER; Nate and Cooper Rooks brave the rain during a recent cruise on Grasshopper, the unique Russell Brown design built on the foundation of Tornado catamaran sailboat hulls. It’s so efficient it’ll sip one gallon per hour doing 15 knots with only a 15 horsepower outboard. Photo courtesy of Ted Sweeney.

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Editor FOR YOUR BOAT'S SAKE

Volume XL, Number 3, October 2020

When my younger sister and I were kids, our parents took us on a cross-country skiing vacation in northern Minnesota. During that trip, they worked with a local resort to set up an opportunity for us to go dog sledding. Awesome, right?

On the day of this wintry adventure, we arrived at the snowy dog yard and were greeted by 30-or-so sweet and excited huskies. Soon, our guide had a dozen dogs in their harnesses. My sis and I were given Arctic expedition mittens that went up to our elbows and were bundled up in the sled under heavy wool blankets. We were ready to go.

The most memorable part of the whole experience was the moment when the snow hook that secured the sled was pulled and the dogs were given the command to lean into their harnesses and pull—in my memory, something like “HUT!” The sled moved slowly at first, then faster, and soon we were out of the yard and into the forest. But it wasn’t remotely quiet. Once we were underway, the dogs that had been left behind in the yard joined together in a chorus of long, loud “take me with you” howls. They literally live to run, and their dismay at missing out was beautiful, haunting, and heart wrenching. Our parents tell us it continued even after we were well out of sight.

This story came to mind because I think boats are like that. Ok, they don’t exactly howl, and they’re technically inanimate. But they exist to be put to work; and when they aren’t, they suffer for it. This is a season when lots of boats around the country and world are necessarily being pulled out of the water before it freezes.

Not so for most here in the Pacific Northwest. We can continue to use our boats, and I’m saying we should because our boats deserve it. No matter its design brief, any boat's foundational purpose is to be put to work on the water.

Some of them genuinely need it—lots of wooden boats depend on being in the water to do the first thing a boat should do: float! Water saturates their planks, expanding them into a water-tight seal. To me, this is just amazing, and further reinforces this notion that just about the best thing you can do for your boat is to use it.

This employment helps us, as caretakers, know what the boat needs. Doting on the boat in the marina might increase its dockside appeal, but it is through use that we best recognize what parts or systems may need attention, repair, or upgrade.

Our first purpose for going boating tends to be self-serving enjoyment. It’s the same for me, but while I’m on the water, I always seem to develop associated senses of responsibility—to the needs of the boat, the marine ecosystem, or the boating community.

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Well, as we head into the rainy season, I encourage all of you to be good to each other (always); but I also urge you to be good to your boats. In other words, get out there and help them realize their purpose. Don your foulies, wear your life jacket, and make safe choices. Then I hope you’ll cast off more than a “normal” winter.

Remember that even short trips can fulfill this intent, especially in cold weather, delivering the boat the exercise it needs and you a healthy dose of adventure.

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It seems likely all of this “offseason” boating might be coming anyway, given this summer’s insanely high amount of activity on the water. With winter on the horizon and many indoor activities still limited or canceled for public health reasons, don’t leave your boats tugging at their docklines, howling about being left behind while their friends are being taken out for a run.

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Hi 48° North, I just saw your article on the Farr 50, Great Expectations (formerly Yeoman XXVII). My uncle, Bogdan Sawicki, was one of the owners who sailed her from Florida to Seattle. I think it was in 1991 or 1992, but I’m not sure. He later bought out the other owners and converted her to a cruiser. He would spend the entire summer on her cruising the waters of British Columbia until his death in 2013. I spent a week with him doublehanding her in those cruising grounds during in the summer of 2003.

Your article is incorrect in its assertion that she was sailed in Mexican and Alaskan waters after her she was retired from racing. As far as I know, my uncle and auntie exclusively sailed her around the Pacific Northwest, mostly in British Columbia, often inviting large groups of friends to join them.

My uncle raced her around Puget Sound for most of the 1990s up through the early 2000s. I know he participated in a few Swiftsure Races. You can find news stories on her race results in the local Seattle papers.

My auntie (Bogdan’s widow) has all the trophies Yeoman XXVII won under Bogdan’s watch at her house, so I can give you more information on her racing successes if you like.

After he passed away, my Auntie Anna simply did not have the ability to maintain the boat herself, so she sold her in 2016.

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Response to Salish Sea Thoroughbreds, August 2020 Issue

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Response to “Mintos, Anyone?” Letter, August 2020 Issue

Dear Mr. Cline, My wife and I returned recently from a South Sound sailing trip, including a stop at Long Branch Improvement Club’s Marina in Filucy Bay. A gentleman showed us his Minto being sailed by his wife and asked us about our Minto, which we trail behind our Hunter 28.5 as a tender. He said there are five Mintos associated with the marina and three more nearby.

He is organizing a Minto Mingle, an effort we can follow at www.licweb.org Several years ago, our Minto (named Dengue Fever after a long-term work project of mine years ago) was repaired in Olympia by a man who then was advertising in 48° North. He organized Minto Mingles. I have yet to find his name and contact.

We bought our Minto new in the 1980s or so from Ranger’s Federal Way outlet. It has long ash oars and sailing rig, which we haven’t used for years but still possess in original form.

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low tides >> News & Events SIEBEL SAILING OFF TO SUCCESSFUL START IN HOOD RIVER While Covid-19 has made running sailing programs challenging with local regulations in the Pacific Northwest, the Siebel Sailors Program was able to run small intermediate women’s clinics in Hood River this summer. These clinics were focused on getting more young women skippering and confident in the big breeze for which the Columbia River Gorge is famous.

Because the Gorge is such an intimidating place to sail, one that requires a fair amount of physical strength and fitness, young women on the Gorge High School team too often get relegated to a crew position. Crewing is an essential part of racing , but driving a dinghy in 20+ knots is a unique skill that can only be developed with intentional time in the boat. This lack of introduction to heavy air skippering contributes to the gender disparity and lack of women skippers at large regattas.

These clinics aimed to be a small effort to reduce that disparity.

The Siebel program utilizes RS Fevas, which present a unique opportunity for progressing sailors in the Gorge. The Fevas are much easier to handle than the standard 420s, with the self-bailing cockpit, smaller sails, and the longer daggerboard and rudder for increased stability. Additionally, they employ the more modern asymmetric spinnaker, providing some epic downwind rides.

During the most recent clinic at the end of August, the group remained small with two middle schoolers and two high school sailors. At the beginning of the week, participants were nervous leaving the dock. Jibes were rocky and capsizes were common.

By the end of the week, each young woman had improved her confidence and skills in big breeze tremendously. They were more stable, going faster, not capsizing as often, and simply having more fun. It is amazing what five days of 18+ knots will do for your confidence, sailing skillset and, most importantly, love of the sport.

Clinic participants actively supported each other by helping

rig, sharing knowledge, staying positive, and offering words of encouragement, especially when someone spent a lot of time in the water. This positive environment, high wind excitement, and individual confidence are all key factors to building lifelong sailors. Zoe, one of the participants summed it up well. “At the beginning of the week, I hated the spinnaker. By the end of the week, I was mad when [they] told us to take it down”.

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MY SAIL LAUNCHES FIRST ANNUAL CAMPAIGN The Multihull Youth SAIL Foundation (MY SAIL) recently launched its first annual campaign, taking place throughout the month of October. The Seattle-based non-profit has seen unprecedented growth in 2020 and seeks resources to expand and meet growing demand. MY SAIL’s goal is to raise $10,000 during this campaign.

“We are regularly seeing 4-6 Hobies racing off Shilshole Bay Marina on Thursday nights this year,” said Executive Director Peter Nelson. “Previously, it was just me. Kids are telling their friends and we don’t have enough boats for everyone. It is a good problem to have! We just need more resources.”

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PORT ORCHARD MARINA’S BREAKWATER TO BE REPLACED The Port of Bremerton Commissioners voted unanimously to award the design and engineering contract to replace the Port Orchard Marina’s breakwater to PND Engineers, Inc., based out of Anchorage. Built in 1974, the current breakwater is at the end of its service life and is due to be replaced.

“For more than 46 years the Port Orchard Marina has become an essential fixture and asset to the city, boaters, and residents of the South Kitsap Community,” Port Commissioner Gary Anderson said. “Preserving and enhancing the marina for future generations is vitally important and an obligation the Port readily recognizes. We are pleased to move the process forward towards our goal of replacing the breakwater to that end.”

The breakwater serves to protect the Port Orchard Marina and 341 tenant boat slips. It also provides 3,000 feet of moorage to guest boaters. Both the permanent tenants and the guest boaters contribute to the marina and the local economy.

Marina Director, James Weaver, said. “PND Engineers have partnered on multiple successful maritime projects throughout Puget Sound as well as here within the South Kitsap community and have always performed with an intent to maximize the

investment value of facilities to benefit the Port and the citizens for decades to come.”

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low tides >> In the Biz SCHOONER CREEK BOAT WORKS OWNERSHIP ANNIVERSARY September 2020 marked the fifth anniversary of Shauna and Kevin Flanigan’s purchase of Schooner Creek Boat Works in Portland, Oregon.

Under their ownership, Schooner Creek has added two new Travelifts and a rigging shop; and also became dealers for numerous of the industry’s top names, including Garmin, Raymarine, and Ocean Planet Energy, among others. Their unique projects in the last few years have included Emerson (a world-record holding ocean rowing boat) and three custom-built 65-foot Coast Guard certified catamarans.

In addition to the core of their work in the yard, Schooner Creek continues to serve the boating community, as the proud sponsor of the Pacific NW Offshore Yacht Race and the Oregon Tuna Classic.

The Flanigans are grateful for the progress in these first five years, and are eager for future endeavors at Schooner Creek. www.schoonercreek.com

HARKEN EMPLOYEES ACQUIRE HARKEN A FEW WORDS FROM PETER HARKEN AND THE TEAM “Throughout the years, Olaf and I have been approached by lots of good people interested in acquiring our business. The way we decided was simple.

We turned down every offer that didn’t present a brighter future for our people than we could create on our own. We started this company to build the best sailing products we could at a fair price. We’ve had good success doing it, and that makes us proud.

What we might not have anticipated was how much the culture of this place means to its success. My brother Olaf, Art Mitchel, and I tried to build a place where people could take chances and not be afraid to fail. More and more, it’s our people who have made this place the leader it is. Today, we’re acknowledging an ownership change. It’s time for those who have worked with us to own Harken.

I’ve got all the faith in the world in Bill Goggins, who is now CEO; Matt Malec, COO; and John Jensen, our CFO—along with the members of our Executive Committee made up of Andrea Merello, Managing Director at Harken Italy; Adriano Rubinaccio, Director of Operations at Harken Italy; and Stefano Castagna, Director of Global HR. These people we hired and developed have had their hands on the wheel for a while now, and I look forward to seeing them make their marks. I’ve always said the company is its people, and it’s all 400 worldwide that make this place great.

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dream of today. This transaction is to help make that happen.

To our customers and collaborators: Take nothing about this news based on faith. These corporate announcements always sound like snow jobs. So, don’t believe anything about this based on anything I or anyone else says. Just keep checking out Harken products and buy from us until the second you find someone who can do it better—we won’t forget how to compete.

As for me…I’m not going anywhere! While the terms of this acquisition allow me to pretty much do whatever I’d like (who are we kidding, I’ve been doing that for years!), I’ll keep coming in because I want to. I like being with the people here…to see what’s going on every day, contributing where I can, and serving as a communication and sales ambassador in the field.

To the new owners: Olaf would be very happy today. I wish he was here to see this. But as I told you the day he pa­­­­ssed away: no screwing around, he’ll be watching. So will I. It’s your watch now. Let’s roll!”

Bill Goggins, Harken CEO, said, “We have been preparing for a day like this for our whole careers. We have so much gratitude for Peter, Olaf, and Art for the trust they have shown in all of us. Today we raise our glasses to Peter Harken, Olaf Harken’s family, Rose Sorensen, and Art Mitchel. This company will always owe so much to them as our founders. It will always be Peter & Olaf Harken’s company, but starting today, it is in our care and custody.”

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Manufactured in France and sold through various U.S. retailers, the fenders have an outer shell made of one piece knitted textile that can be easily deflated and rolled up for storage. Designed and built to withstand immense amounts of pressure and large temperature swings, they are available in three standard shapes and nine colors.

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Book Reviews

NORTHWEST COOKING AFLOAT

By Carol Buchan It’s not every day that you get culinary inspiration from someone whose sailing record includes such accomplishments as a World Championship in the Tasar Class and a North American Championship in the the 505!

Carol Buchan has long been a fixture on the Salish Sea, racing and cruising with her family on their 40-foot custom racer/cruiser, Madrona, as well as countles other racing classes. A graphic designer by trade, and a gourmet cook in the galley, she’s combined these various talents into a stunning cookbook. Northwest Cooking Afloat is accentuated by eye-popping photography from 48° North Staff Photographer, Jan Anderson. It is a book with beauty to match the delectable Northwest recipes you’ll find inside, and underlying it all is a lifetime of experience and deep appreciate for boat life in the Pacific Northwest.

Photographer Jan Anderson had this to say about her recently-received hard-copy of Northwest Cooking Afloat: “Since great food has always been one of our core values, on and off the water, Skip and I were simultaneously surprised and thrilled to have received an advance copy of the new cookbook Carol Buchan authored, Northwest Cooking Afloat. Our first impression? Clearly every effort by the Buchan clan is executed at a championship level. From its beautiful presentation, to her simple and delicious recipes, and the artful illustrations throughout, this cookbook is remarkable—even Skip read through it! Each of the recipes we’ve tackled so far has produced a wonderful dining experience, and it’s flat out fun to discover such a refreshing approach to dining on the water. As soon as it hits the waterfront, galley goers everywhere should be clambering for it. Simply none better!” www.northwestcookingafloat.com

HIGH LATITUDE SAILING

A FIELD GUIDE TO CRABS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

By Jon Amtrup and Bob Shepton Sailing in cold waters is challenging, but hugely rewarding. And when you venture into the high latitudes you find yourself in some of the world’s last real wildernesses. In recent years climate change has made these regions more accessible to small boats, and it is now possible to venture further afield in search of adventure.

With practical advice, stunning photography, and first-hand accounts of voyages from world-renowned experts, this book offers hard-won wisdom on all aspects of sailing in cold waters: • Preparing yourself: good routines, assessing risk and preparing your crew • Preparing your boat: design, heating, engine, steering, anchors and electrics • Sailing in ice: instrumentation, charts, and what to do when you get stuck • Safety: MOB, polar bears, glaciers and dinghy procedure • Communication: VHF, satellite and SSB • Weather: interpreting GRIB files and reading ice charts • Anchoring and mooring: types and numbers of anchors and mooring lines • Clothes: hiking and skiwear; the three-layer principle • Cruising areas: Svalbard, Antarctica, South Georgia and many more Whether it’s tackling the Northwest Passage aboard your own yacht or a more modest voyage, heading to Antarctica or keeping your boat in the water for the quieter and often more beautiful winter season, this book is essential reading for all sailors preparing for enjoyable and safe sailing in cold waters.

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By Greg Jensen Crabs can be found in abundance along the shorelines from Oregon to British Columbia, burrowed under sand, soil and rocks.

Keep this portable field guide handy on trips ashore when cruising to identify over forty species of crabs and hermit crabs in all shapes and sizes.

Discover the differences between the Butterfly Crab and the Puget Sound King Crab and learn how to distinguish between male and female crabs. With fullcolor photographs featuring both dorsal and ventral views, and accompanied by descriptive text for easy identification, A Field Guide to Crabs of the Pacific Northwest is an ideal companion for curious cruisers of all ages.

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Crossword and Trivia

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Nurse sharks, which use suction instead of biting, can suck a conch out of its shell.

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New species of fish are discovered annually on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.

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Some sharks can swim in water less than one foot deep.

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More than 500 previously unknown animal species have been discovered in hydrothermal vents.

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Amongst fish named after fruits are the banana wrasse and pineapplefish.

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Parrotfish, trunkfish, triggerfish and other reef fishes are beneficial to coral reefs because they eat the algae that would otherwise grow out of control and smother the reef.

About 75 percent of all coral reefs are threatened habitats.

ACROSS 1 San Juan, Lopez and Orcas 5 Small gulls 8 Paddle 9 Green color of some seas 11 At a right angle to the keel 13 Fishing equipment 14 Tide action 16 Type of salmon trout 19 Old ship powered by oars 21 Light wind 23 Where land meets the sea 25 Another name for fuel 26 Back of the boat 27 Hardwood tree 29 Kind of ray 31 Genealogical diagrams 33 Roman for 101 34 Late 35 Went off course

DOWN 1 It sank the Titanic 2 Sheltered side at sea 3 Approaches 4 Drenched 5 Fishing boat 6 Ripe fish eggs 7 Finger-pointing ''Uncle'' 10 Auction segment 12 "Gotcha!" exclamation 15 Boat stabilizer 17 SOS situation 18 Type of fishing, 2 words 20 Ocean inlet 22 Uses a rod and reel 23 Navigational aid 24 Certain shade tree 28 Compass direction, abbr.

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Modern coral reefs began forming about 8,000 years ago following the last ice age. Some coral reefs are more than 50 million years old.

Coral reefs provide the world with an estimated $370 billion in goods and services annually.

Coral reefs provide shoreline protection for about 600 million people worldwide.

Alligator Reef Light in the Florida Keys survived the 1935 Labor Day superstorm that had winds estimated at 200 mph, and has survived dozens of other hurricanes.

Stretching more than 1,200 miles, the Tuamotu Islands in the southwestern Pacific form the largest chain of coral atolls in the world. The islands are part of French Polynesia.

In the Lofoten Islands of northern Norway, the Rost Reef, discovered in 2002, is the world’s largest deepwater coral reef, built by Lophelia corals.

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The oldest known animal—4,270 years old—is the deep-sea black coral.

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THE RIGHT

BOAT

by Bruce Bateau

You probably know this type of boater; the person who has a hard time with commitment. This year they’re training in an Alden rowing shell, next year outfitting an Ericson 38 keeps them busy—until the following season, when it’s traded in for that new Cal 20 they’re now feverishly tricking out for racing.

What gives?

Many boaters seem to spend their whole careers looking for the ideal ride: The Best Boat Ever. On the other end of the spectrum are those fortunate mariners who buy one and stick with it for years on end, like our family did. Were we lucky enough to find the perfect boat early on? Or are we simply too undemanding? And what makes the right boat, anyway?

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I hadn’t thought too much about it until last weekend when, too busy to go on a satisfying sail, I figured I did have time for a quick row.

“Hey, Merry,” I called to my son, “it’s a beautiful summer morning. Get your brain away from that computer and come rowing with me.”

“I guess,” he said, sauntering out of the gloom of his den.

We strapped Terrapin, our 15-foot Adirondack guideboat, to the roof of the car, and 20 minutes later were floating in the Willamette River, near downtown Portland. I took the rower’s position in the bow, while Merry lounged in the stern, his big hand dragging in the water.

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As I pushed off from the dock, I couldn’t resist smiling at the memory of first launching Terrapin from this same spot almost exactly 12 years ago. I remember how excited 60-pound Merry was to sit in the stern, which stuck up so high off the water, it looked like the boat was doing a wheelie. Quite a bit larger at age 19, Merry now balanced me perfectly in Terrapin.

Back in the old days, my younger son, Pippin, would join us, scampering around in Terrapin as if it were an aquatic jungle gym. When he turned six, I gave him and Merry a single oar and placed them in the central and forward seats, while I wielded a canoe paddle in the stern, and served as the coxswain. We had exciting adventures shooting between pilings, racing kayakers, and going fishing together, all with nary a spill.

Today, Merry and I rowed towards cottonwood-covered Ross Island and encountered a few more wakes than I was excited about. But, as always, Terrapin rose instead of bashing against the wake, cresting it and reaching flat water, resulting in a dry ride. It helped that over the years Merry has internalized the calm necessary to keep the boat’s center of gravity right where it was needed: low down. Lying back in the stern, his legs outstretched and the paddle by his feet, he occasionally called out a deadhead, but otherwise acted like teenage ballast.

Near the north end of the island, we reached a sandy beach in a sheltered cove. Twenty or so shantyboats draped in frayed blue tarps take up much of the cove now, unlike the old days when the boys were anxious to head out solo, and it was mostly just us on the beach. I remember tying a long line to the stern and letting them row out alone like watery kites.

I never told their mother, but when I felt they had enough control over the oars (and long enough arms), I allowed them to row about freely, confident they could return on their own.

been my first camp-cruising vessel. For those first tentative trips, I loaded a week’s worth of food, a tent, and art supplies into the boat and took off into open water, eventually stringing together trips from Olympia all the way to Port Townsend. In the process, I learned about tides and currents, how to cross

Bruce approaches Cape Horn in the Columbia River Gorge on a fall day. shipping lanes safely, and the effects of wind on water.

When we got out of the river, a guy flagged me down. “Is that an Adirondack guideboat?” he asked.

I beamed. Most people are unable to correctly differentiate Terrapin from a canoe. But to those in the know, the guideboat’s curvaceous, flared sides, high ends, and low freeboard in the middle mark it as a rowing craft. I never tire of looking at its cherry trim and breasthooks, which contrast elegantly with the hull’s dark green, and I’m always tickled when others notice my boat’s beauty.

The oft-repeated phrase about guideboats is that they’re the “pick-up trucks of the Adirondacks.” I won’t argue this point about their heritage, but I think it belies something else about them: they’re one of the most adaptable small boats around. Whether it’s an evening drift with my wife and a picnic basket, a rough solo crossing of Admiralty Inlet, or a kid-sized adventure, the guideboat performs. It’s also small enough to store easily at home, to manhandle onto the roof of the car alone, and is so easy to maintain that I own it; it doesn’t own me.

Yet while I’ve had the same boat for all these years, Terrapin is so versatile that I don’t always feel like we’re going steady, but rather like a guy who is on the next thing. After all, the guideboat has been three boats in one: It has the chops to handle rough water, the ability to cruise, and the flexibility to accommodate the whole family. Is it the perfect boat? Who knows. Is it the right boat? It all depends on what I want to do that day.

Pippin and his friend Will navigate the backwaters of Sauvie Island, Oregon.

Merry and I rounded the north end of the island and headed for the dock. Framed on both sides by dense trees, this was the wildest place on this section of the Willamette. My hands were feeling a bit raw. It had been a while since I hauled a heavy load in Terrapin, and I was reminded of how she had 48º NORTH

Bruce Bateau sails and rows traditional boats with a modern twist in Portland, Ore. His stories and adventures can be found at www.terrapintales.wordpress.com

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HOW HAVE WE NEVER BEEN HERE BEFORE?

by Marty McOmber

REDISCOVERING A SENSE OF SURPRISE AND WONDER WHILE CRUISING CLOSE TO HOME I’m a little embarrassed to admit we’d never really heard about Watmough Bay near the southeast tip of Lopez Island, nor given it even a passing thought during many years of cruising around the San Juan Islands.

Approaching from the south, following an uneventful morning crossing of the Strait of Juan de Fuca on Meridian, our 1984 Passport 40, Watmough was slow to reveal itself.

Gradually, we began to catch sight of the 500-foot cliff looming dramatically over the north side of the bay. Then the pictureperfect sandy beach that formed the head of the bay. Then the richly forested southern arm peppered with the classic Northwest combination of Douglas Fir and Arbutus trees.

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offering sweeping views of the Sound and Olympic Mountains, and the easy walk out to Point Colville on the south side, which winds through lush forest before emerging onto grassy bluffs with wildflowers and more panoramic vistas.

“Wow,” we thought. “How have we never been here before?”

It wasn’t the first time we asked ourselves that question this year. Or the last.

For years, we’ve looked to extend our cruising range, pushing ever farther north from our homeport in Seattle. A summer spent journeying nearly 2,000 miles to Southeast Alaska and back only whetted our appetite to find new and more exotic locations.

That wasn’t to be in 2020. With the border to Canada closed to recreational boating, we were forced to limit our cruising horizons to the cozy coves, protected anchorages, and favorite marinas of Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands.

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Much to our surprise, this cruise showed us that even the most familiar Pacific Northwest cruising grounds can provide all the wonders we could want. And those moments made for one of the more memorable cruises we’ve had.

Our boating season started late, after Memorial Day. We’d spent all winter completing a major project in our ongoing refit of Meridian—repainting the mast and boom and replacing and upgrading our standing and running rigging.

When that was finally finished, we were itching to spend some time enjoying the boat. And since our jobs allow us both to work remotely, we packed up our laptops and moved aboard.

In early July, we pointed our bow south and caught a ripping strong flood through the Tacoma Narrows to poke around South Puget Sound. Over several previous cruises south of the Narrows, we’d come to really appreciate the quieter, more rural feel of the South Sound.

At first, we stuck to places we had visited before, pulling into Filucy Bay on Key Peninsula and dropping the hook at McMicken Island. We’d heard that Jarrell Cove off Harstine Island was one of the crown jewels of the state marine parks. But it was just enough off the lightly beaten tracks that we’d never been there before.

This time we had a reason to go—Deborah wanted to visit a wild cat sanctuary on Harstine and it was within walking distance from Jarrell Cove (and is well worth a visit).

Pulling into Jarrell Cove, we eyed the numerous empty state park mooring buoys sitting across from a small private marina. Nice, but hardly a crown jewel. What we didn’t know then was just how much of the park lay beyond our field of vision. An hour or so later, we got into our dinghy and started poking around the twisting reaches of the cove. We found ourselves floating in a wonderland of wild Northwest beauty and discovering a marine park that completely lived up to the hype. Once again, we thought, “How have we never been her before?”

Boats rest at anchor in tranquil Watmough Bay Their enthusiasm was infectious and brought us back to the first time we cruised our own boat in the islands—and the years of subsequent trips there. How many times had we swung on a mooring buoy here over the years? Surely we knew about all there was to know about this lovely state park.

But the next day, we all decided on a hike through the park. We soon found ourselves on a county road, following our new friends as we walked the mile and half to a farmstand they knew from a previous land-based visit to the island. The landscape unfolded before us in full summer hues, the old farmhouses and barns seeming like they’d always existed in just that perfect location.

We stopped to chat with a farmer working to move cattle across a tricky intersection in the road. We saw flocks of small birds dancing and darting in the air. We strolled past sheep grazing peacefully in the field and a colt nuzzling its mother while eyeing us with charming curiosity.

Reaching Horse Drawn Farm’s stand, located at the end of a long driveway past a cottage with a flower garden out front, we excitedly filled our backpacks with farm-fresh vegetables and local meats, gathering the makings for a delicious boat meal.

For at least the third time this summer, we found ourselves asking, “How have we never been here before?”

As seasoned boaters with a lust for sailing off to new locations, it’s easy to take for granted the incredible cruising grounds in our own backyard. What we thought would be a summer spent enjoying the tried and true, instead became one of the most memorable cruises we’ve ever had.

It’s an important lesson we’ll carry with us for years to come— you don’t need to travel very far to discover something new. There’s new magic even in the familiar places.

Spencer Spit may be an old fave, but still held new discoveries in 2020.

As much as we enjoyed working aboard and cruising the South Sound for a week, we were even more excited to head to the San Juan Islands for two uninterrupted weeks of vacation cruising in late July. After the wonder of Watmough, we headed to an old time favorite, Spencer Spit, to buddy boat with some new friends who were exploring the islands for the first time in their own boat.

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Marty McOmber is a longtime Pacific Northwest boater and the co-founder of Three Sheets Northwest with his wife Deborah. You can find them sailing their Passport 40 around the Salish Sea.

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“WINTERIZING’S” OTHER DEFINITION

PREPARING BOAT & BODY FOR Winter Sailing

by Alex and Jack Wilken

The days shorten. Hours of dark last longer than daylight. Cold and wet becomes the norm. In our November 2011 article—“If You Must Winterize”—we talked about how to “winterize” your boat if you were not going to use it for several months.

But what if winterizing didn’t mean buttoning up your boat to sit unused for the winter? What if winterizing meant making some maintenance and mindset changes and upgrades so that you can better enjoy sailing throughout the winter? One of the joys of the Pacific Northwest is that the sailing season doesn’t truly end. You can sail all year, in almost any weather.

If summer 2020 is any indicator, more folks will be on the water this winter than ever before. Boating is clearly at the top of the list of safe, socially-distanced, and highly enjoyable outdoor activities to enjoy during pandemic restrictions. And as opportunities for other activities become limited in the winter months, sailing remains viable; some might even say it gets better!

Whether you’ve been more of a fair weather sailor or you’re new to sailing—if you have limited winter sailing experience and you plan to spend more time on the water through these months, there are considerations for you and the boat that will keep everything comfortable, safe, dry, and happy. In this article, an asterisk (*) means that we've written a longer article on the subject for 48° North over the years.

MINDSET It all begins with mindset. “Semper Paratus” (Always Ready) is the Coast Guard motto. “If it can go wrong, it will” is Murphy's Law. As many sailors will tell you, Murphy was a sailor. These are always things to keep in mind when boating, but in higher 48º NORTH

winds and lower temperatures, you will be less pleased if you do not keep faith with “Semper Paratus” or run afoul of old man Murphy. Bigger breeze make it more likely for things to break or go wrong, and it increases unpleasantness when they do. Lower temperatures change how we have to deal with many things in order to keep them dry and functional, including our bodies.

Winter sailing success begins with good maintenance practices and good seamanship.

Part of this mindset shift is to think of fall as the ideal time to complete a major maintenance checklist. We often think of doing boat maintenance in the spring after months of little to no time on the boat. Yet, if you plan to use your boat during the windier season, autumn is exactly the right time to do your most rigorous checks and preparations of the year.

RIGGING*: STANDING AND RUNNING Never something that should be neglected, it’s doubly important to ensure your rigging works well if it is to be under strain in winter winds. A full rigging inspection* is a good idea, particularly if you haven't checked it closely in a while.

If you are thinking it might be time to replace part of the rigging, do so. Be proactive—that jib sheet with a little spot that’s chafed or fraying is easy to trust in a light summer northerly, but may well wreak havoc in a blustery November southerly (Figure 1).

There are a handful of winter sailing realities that influence equipment choices, including in the rigging realm. First, windier conditions not only put more wear on gear, but often mean that things happen with less convenient timing—sometimes slower than ideal (making a sail change), sometimes MUCH faster (just

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about anytime things start to go wrong). Knowing this motivates us to employ rigging systems that improve ease and efficiency in ways that make sailors safer and happier.

This leads into the second winter sailing reality: it can be tougher to find crew in the winter, whereas your friends may be clamoring for a ride in the height of summer. Shorthanding skills and thoughtful system set-up can help you sail more, and more safely, all year round.

If you’ve been thinking about running lines back to the cockpit so no one has to go forward to handle them*, do so.

Servicing or installing roller furling* can keep you and your crew from having to go forward to deal with the headsail, and can sometimes increase your options for sail area reduction with roller reefing.

Lazy jacks* and/or a low friction hoist system* each make dealing with the mainsail easier. Either or both are worthwhile considerations. Reefing* is obviously more important in higher winds and should always be practiced first at the dock. It’s a good idea to go out with a reef in on a windy day—shaking a reef out later is easier than putting one in. The maintenance prep for your reefing system is simple, and involves ensuring the lines are run, connected, and running smoothly. If your reefing system is not efficient, you could consider installing a one-line slab reefing system in advance of the winter season.

All of this is important because, eventually, leaks can compromise a boat’s structural integrity.

CABIN HEAT* For day sailing, you do not necessarily need onboard heating if you are treating sailing like going on a hike. Get on the boat with gear to be comfortable while sailing, then come back to the dock and warm up and dry off. But if you want to go overnight or anchor out, or simply wish to have a warm cabin while sailing, you need some sort of heating on the boat.

A wall-mounted diesel cabin heater may be the simplest and among the most common, but there are many other options including diesel, propane, and even wood-burning systems.

Some options, notably hydronic heating systems, may also provide hot water. Short of a dedicated system, most hot water tanks are electric and do not work when you’re not plugged into shore power (unless you have a generator).

CLOTHING FOR COLD AND FOUL WEATHER It could be said that the only thing you really need for winter sailing that you don't need for summer sailing is multiple layers of warm, moisture-wicking clothing and a more robust waterproof shell. A boat in good seagoing order will probably be fine. Dressed appropriately, you could be comfortable sitting in the cockpit, exposed to cold rain, driving wind, and spray for hours on end.

It sounds most unappealing when stated as such, but it is, in fact, one of the great joys of winter sailing: to go out and test your skill and your boat in something other than a summer breeze. “A ship in harbor is safe, but that's not why ships are built,” as John Shedd’s saying goes. It is a most exhilarating sensation to get back in from sailing and having to suddenly get layers off because you are now too hot. While you were out sailing, you were perfectly comfortable.

So how to stay warm and dry when surrounded by cold and wet? Start with this: winter sailing is a winter sport. To go skiing, hiking, mountaineering, or camping in the winter, you’d expect to wear a lot of clothing, some of it sport-specific, to safely and comfortably enjoy this winter sport. So it is with sailing.

Sailing may even be somewhat more complicated, because it is primarily a sedentary activity with intermittent fits of sweatcreating exertion. On top of that, you might have water flying at you not only from the sky, but also as spray from the sea around you. That’s not to say that it’s not worth the effort (quite the opposite!), but it does mean that being adequately geared up is essential to comfort and safety.

The first rule when selecting sailing gear is to remember: “cotton kills!” We were out sailing once on a boat and the captain was literally wearing sandals and no socks and one of us had the proper sailing boots with cotton socks... Oh, such

VENTILATION* At the dock or on your hook for an extended cruise, staying on the boat in cool weather increases the problem of condensation on the interior. The results can range from frustrating (drips from a hatch onto your sleeping face) to dangerous (pervasive mold and rot). The two ways to deal with condensation are by insulation and ventilation.

Hatches are particularly prone to condensation as they lose a lot of heat and the air cooling on the pane of the hatch then condenses the moisture that the air can no longer hold on the inside of the hatch. A simple solution to this is to insulate the hatch with a hatch cover (Figure 2). These can be cloth or can be built out of wood and Plexiglas*. Cracking a hatch at each end of the boat allows for good ventilation but needs to be balanced with heating and heat loss. As all things in boats, finding the right balance is the key.

Dehumidifiers are a useful tool in combating condensation as long as you have the AC power to run them, so they are less useful away from the dock. Between your cruises, running a dehumidifier and a small heater can help the boat stay dry and ready for your next adventure.

ADDRESS YOUR LEAKS* This could be the most important thing to get done before it starts raining. In good weather, we tend to forget about that leak that was bothering us last winter because we moved the bowl underneath it since it hasn't been needed for months.

Some of the worst ones to find and fix are those that don't show up until after a few days of rain, or even worse that stop after a few days of rain and only leak when it has been dry for a while and the rain first starts. Use any rain that we get to start the hunt for leaks. Using a hose from the dock will often not find the stubborn ones, but can help you locate many of the others.

If you don't get a leak fixed before it starts to rain a lot, mark it so you know exactly where it is, normally on the inside. To fix it, you can tarp just that area to dry it out so you can deal with it. If you tarp it off and it doesn't stop, you know the leak isn't coming through somewhere outside of where you thought it was. It can become a slow process of elimination to locate the leak.

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very cold feet, and not the captain’s. We’re not recommending this—the point is that cotton will make you much colder when wet because it collects moisture and holds it next to your skin.

It should be avoided entirely when choosing winter sailing gear.

Under your waterproof foul weather gear, you’re looking for multiple layers that either wick moisture away from your skin, provide insulation even when wet, or both. Wool moves moisture away from the body and keeps you warm if it’s wet.

Many fleeces provide a similar function. Generally, you’ll be better off with more thin layers, both for wicking attributes and for laying versatility. We think the most important of these is the wicking base layer—a wool blend is our choice (Figure 3) but there are also synthetic alternatives. If you are cold, try adding a base layer. If you keep adding mid-layers it can get bulky very quickly, but you can keep adding base layers until you are no longer cold. Our standard is to bring at least one more layer than you can possibly imagine needing.

Funny enough, socks should also have a base layer. The US military has spent a great deal of time and effort to identify the ideal sock combination. And their answer seems to be a very thin sock against the skin, also called a sock-liner, and a thick sock over it for insulation, both wool obviously.

Gloves are a bit of a conundrum. We want them to keep our hands warm and dry and protected from the lines yet not reduce our dexterity. We have yet to find a glove that does all of these things perfectly. Rubber is the most waterproof but tends to reduce dexterity and is not insulative. Neoprene is much more insulating than rubber, but a truly waterproof glove that does

not reduce dexterity is elusive. One solution we have found to work rather well is an old-style fingerless wool glove with removable mittens to cover the fingers (Figure 4). Being wool, they keep your hands warm even when wet. You can remove the mittens to use the fingers to untie a knot or secure a shackle, and they are easy to take off and put back on. There is a reason this design has been around so long. If you’re doing a lot of line handling though, you may go through them quickly.

If you want your boat to be ready for winter sailing, perhaps the simplest way to go about it is simply to keep sailing frequently. Taking the boat out regularly provides benefits to you and the boat.

One of my favorite and most memorable sails ever was on a T-Bird out on Lake Washington after a big snow. There was snow on the deck, the sheets were frozen, crushed ice was left in heaps next to the winches. There were only two other boats out there. Mt Rainier was in crystal clear view, and we had it practically all to ourselves. With proper planning and outfitting, this and much more is available to sailors around the Pacific Northwest in the coming months. * For a linked list of the related archives, please visit 48north.com

Alex and Jack Wilken are lifelong cruisers, professional shipwrights, USCG licensed captain, and the owners of Seattle Boat Works.

Figure 2: Cabin heat is great, but with the temperature differential between your toasty cruising abode and the chilly out-of-doors, condensation can be a real challenge. One way to address hatches (which are particularly underinsulated and prone to condensation) is to consider a hatch cover—either cloth or a rigid structure like this one.

Figure 1: Winter sailing can expose problems in your rigging. If you have old, chafed, or fraying lines, fall is a good time to replace them in advance of winter winds.

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Figure 3: Multiple baselayers, a heavy pairs of socks with a wicking sock layer underneath them, and these gloves that look like they belong in Charles Dickens novel—all are components of staying as dry as possible, and warm no matter what when winter sailing.

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TAKING REFUGE IN CANADA

WHEN AN EMERGENCY STOP IS REQUIRED INBOUND FROM HAWAII, AN AMERICAN COUPLE FINDS SHELTER ACROSS A CLOSED BORDER

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ive hundred lonely miles west of Cape Flattery, the sickening sound of cannon fire sounded through our Olympic Adventure 47, Galapagos. Then, our backstay— which had parted at the SSB insulator—came tumbling to the deck. It was July 23 and the idyllic part of our passage from Hawaii had abruptly, and scarily, come to an end.

After securing the rig, we motored on a rhumb line toward Cape Flattery, relieved we had a full tank of fuel since we had been sailing for the entire passage thus far. Our relief was short lived. The following day, forecasts showed gale force winds developing between us and the strait. Even on a good day, that didn’t sound like much fun. With a compromised rig, it sounded

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dangerous. We needed a plan, and fast.

We had these options: stay at sea in a probably-safe area that our weather router (Rick Shema) had forecast for us; or run to Vancouver Island, 150 miles away, and cross a closed border.

We had no sails up at this point. Our genoa was piled on deck and secured. Our mainsail was down. If we stayed at sea, we would be taking a chance that the weather would not get worse. We would have to stay within the defined area and keep a constant lookout for ships. If the front shifted toward us we would have to run somewhere else. Any way you sliced it, sitting at sea would be multiple days of very high stress for us and we were already fatigued.

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especially when things go wrong.

I spoke with an officer at JRCC who said we absolutely could land with no issue, asked details about our boat and crew, confirmed we did not currently need assistance, and wished us safe passage. We agreed to check in with the Coast Guard when we had landed. What a relief that was, just to know that we were on solid ground, as it were, landing our boat in Canada.

Calling USCG on the radio we relayed that information, letting them know our destination was Clanninick Cove, a few miles below the Brooks Peninsula. It was well protected and there was no town in the cove, something we were keeping in mind due to the virus. They closed out our case and handed us off to the Canadian Coast Guard.

Three days after losing the backstay, we motored through the top of the weather system. It never got bad for us, with winds in the 17-20 range and swells about a meter on our aft quarter.

The temporary fix was holding. By the time we were 15 miles offshore from the island, we were in sunny skies and what we considered benign sea conditions, breathing a huge sigh of relief. Checking in with Canada’s Coast Guard, we let them know our destination and asked if we needed to call Customs to check into the country, given the special situation we were in. They were noncommittal about that, but we decided calling would be prudent.

CUTTING THROUGH RED TAPE This is where it would be nice to say that agencies work together and have the same goals in mind. All Coast Guard Canada cared about was our safety. If we needed to anchor, then we should anchor where we felt safe. Not so with Customs. Their job is different. It became clear that, while they understood that we needed to anchor for safety reasons, we were not to stay in the country one minute longer than necessary; and, in fact, our idea of what was necessary might be different than theirs.

We were the “one off” in their experience and, with bureaucracies, being the one off is not a good thing. It means the officers don’t have a box to check for your situation and they have to think about it and use their own judgement.

They may not actually understand the predicament you are in because it might be pretty far outside their own experience. In addition, American boaters have been illegally sneaking across the border to enjoy British Columbia’s lovely cruising grounds during a time when they are most assuredly not welcome (see sidebar). They leave a dirty wake for those of us who are landing in a foreign country for legitimate safety reasons.

In our minds, we posed no threat to any community. We had been quarantined at sea for over three weeks and didn’t need provisions. We weren’t going ashore anywhere. We just needed a safe harbor until the winds died down enough for us to transit out of Canadian waters and back into the U.S. But, of course, all they would have is our word for that.

When my husband, Michael, called Customs, he spoke with a woman who was sympathetic to the situation, but didn’t quite know what to do with us. She put him on hold while she went to check. Eventually we were transferred to Customs in Victoria.

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FINDING REFUGE Because we had ongoing communications with the United States Coast Guard, we felt confident that we had documented an actual need for safe harbor. So, a Canadian friend and fellow cruiser called the Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC) in Victoria for us and they provided her with a direct number for us to call. Friends on the ground are invaluable during a passage, 48º NORTH

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Galapagos's sturdy rig brought her owners nearly all the way home after three years of international cruising around the Pacific.

GOOD COP, BAD COP The customs officer assigned to us was an interesting combination of Good Cop and Bad Cop. He was kind enough, but he wasn’t going to welcome us to Canada and check us in for an unhurried trip down the coast. Instead he asked how long it would take us to motor Galapagos out of Canada, to which Michael said, “Four days.” Of course, that’s four long days, and what Michael didn’t know is that his answer would define the number of days we were given to get out of the country. We had wanted to wait until the sea state died down to leave. Um, could we go back and do that conversation over again, please?

Securing the rig for the voyage back into U.S. waters.

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Then he came in with a litany of “Do NOT”s. Do not go ashore.

Do not stop for any kind of supplies. Do not pull up to a fuel dock as you will be turned away. Do not linger. Stay away from populated areas. The ‘do not’ regarding fuel docks had me flummoxed. How can I leave the country if I need fuel but no one will sell it to me? That's a bit contradictory. But these nuances get lost when customs officers are tasked with doing a tough job in unprecedented times. We understood their predicament, and decided to let that one alone, as we had plenty of fuel to get home. If we needed fuel, we would call either country’s Coast Guard or a towing service for assistance.

He also requested that we fly our quarantine flag. We both had a good laugh about that. We had a small ceremony with song as we raised the yellow flag to warn everyone that we had not been cleared and might be carrying germs, though three weeks offshore as a couple is about as socially distanced as it gets. The ceremony was witnessed by several sea otters, snacking on shellfish.

Sometimes frustrating, sometime funny, the red tape was as sticky as ever. Through it all, we were grateful to the various Canadian agencies who recognized our plight, and whose accommodation kept us safe.

HOMEWARD BOUND Not only did we now need to leave right away, but we also were in the weird position of not being checked in to Canada, but also needing to check into the United States because the customs officer wanted proof that we were out of Canada and safely back in the number one country in the world for the Coronavirus: ours. We were neither here nor there! When you are asking for special permission you just do what is asked.

We needed to close the loop with Canada by calling them and

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ENFORCING A CLOSED BORDER:

A COOPERATIVE EFFORT

In late July, 48° North was contacted by George Creek of the Council of BC Yacht Clubs. He had been seeing US vessels illegally crossing the closed border to cruise Canadian waters.

Members of the Council began documenting these sightings and reporting them to authorities. Often, these boats would have US registrations but would not be flying an American flag, and some were even flying Canadian flags and turning off their AIS to remain incognito. He expressed understandable concern about the spread of the Coronavirus, especially to small communities that have little or no medical services.

Following his contact with us, Mr. Creek went on to have his observations documented by publications around the US, including the Seattle Times, National Public Radio, and even Rolling Stone. 48° North recently caught up with Mr. Creek to see what has transpired in the last few months.

The Canadian agency charged with enforcing the closure is the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). Creek says he tried to communicate directly with CBSA and the Royal Candian Mounted Police (RCMP), but neither would respond to his queries or offer justification for their enforcement efforts, something 48° North also found to be true. CBSA typically does not publish incident reports, and statistics won’t come until later. Creek says, however, that he knows of one couple that was “fined for violating the border closure... and escorted to the border” on the west coast of Vancouver Island. He also said, “There have been various incidents up and down the interior on the Strait of Georgia.” He recognizes that CBSA has limited resources and equipment to monitor water crossings. In a typical summer he says, “They’re relying on the honesty of US boaters to check in by phone or in person.”

Considering these extenuating circumstances, Creek and the rest of the Council activated Canadian boaters to keep an eye out: “We put an alert out to all of our member boaters… and set up an email.” The reports started rolling in.

Creek says that he and others have noticed increased activity from enforcement resources that were available. “The RCMP have two patrol boats and they were out on a frequent basis.

Canada Border Services hired [the vessel assist company] Sea Tow to provide transportation for them. Off Sidney Island, they’ve had a Sea Tow vessel with CBSA aboard virtually daily for weeks to monitor border crossings.”

Ultimately, Creek thinks that response from Canadian agencies and alert citizens have combined with the end of the busiest part of boating season—the result is an observed reduction in the number of US vessels in recent weeks.

Throughout the summer, it was still common to see American vessels in Canadian waters as they transited between Washington and Alaska. Creek says that most of these are professional crews (the fishing fleet or large luxury yachts), and that all are required to be in communication with CBSA. Like the extenuating circumstances in this article, those transiting vessels may be granted access to anchor or moor in the event of breakdown or severe weather. Generally, however, there should still be no American boaters recreating in Canada until the border official reopens.

Michael in the midst of the Q flag ceremony off Vancouver Island. giving them our check in number from the U.S. We left the following morning in sloppy swells and made one stop to anchor that night, making sure to avoid any of the First Nations lands. The next day, the weather cleared and the seas softened considerably so we decided to just get the trip over with and travel overnight down the coast and into Washington waters.

Galalpagos passed our starting point of Cape Flattery at midnight on July 29, coming full circle on our three years of cruising. We were both a little misty-eyed viewing the lights of Neah Bay from a distance. Yes, this was not how we had envisioned that moment, but here we were, safe in our home waters.

Thanks for the special accommodation and the genuine safety it provided, Canada. Maybe we can stay longer next time.

Melissa White and Michael Boyte live and sail aboard their Olympic Adventure 47, Galapagos. They have just returned from a three year cruise to Mexico and Hawaii so they can work, refit the boat, and keep voyaging. Visit them through their website: www.LittleCunningPlan.com.

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SMALL BOAT

CRUISING IN THE PNW

THREE BOATS, THREE PERSPECTIVES There’s almost no wrong cruising approach—large and luxurious or tiny and rustic, distant or local, by sail or power or paddle. But there’s something special about going small. It’s the small craft sensations of bliss, freedom, wonderment, and fun captured in these three unique stories shared by 48° North readers.

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First, Nate Rooks gives us a view from the helm of his oneof-a-kind power cat, Grasshopper. Jim Emery tells the story of buying a new-to-them small sailboat to teach the family to sail and cruise. Lastly, Tim Tanner shares his escapades rowing and camp-cruising around the San Juan Islands…

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HOP TO THE SAN JUANS

CHOOSING ADVENTURE ON AN UNUSUAL CRUISING CRAFT

By Nate Rooks

After spending a year-and-a-half living in Vancouver, British greeted by the sun along Camano. We stopped for a toast to Columbia, I moved back home to Puget Sound this June. Both our maternal grandparents, whose ashes we spread there last the Canadian scenery and the people are special, but certain summer. Encouraged by the current, we sliced up the Swinomish border-restricting world events made being away from my Slough, bursting past the rail bridge to see the beautiful, family and home waters no longer tenable. As soon as I got familiar peaks of Lummi, Guemes, and Cypress rising to greet us home, the mission was clear: get Grasshopper in the water and like old friends. We stopped for another toast at Guemes Island, head to the San Juans. where our paternal grandparents are buried, and lamented “What is that thing, anyway?” Funny, Grasshopper and I never the familial battle which caused us to lose the cabin they built get asked that question! Not three times at the gas station, or there in 1957. In the wake of that travesty, Coop and I resolved five times at the boat launch, or a dozen times at the marina... to always share what we had and to find other ways to make the But seriously, folks, it’s a freaky-looking boat that happens to be San Juans ours. the most practical boat I’ve ever been aboard.

Built by multihull mage Russell Brown, it started as an experiment to build an efficient boat out of orphaned parts. Russell’s alchemy turned discarded 20-foot Tornado catamaran hulls, an extra-long-shaft 15hp Honda, leftover carbon mast sections, and spare composites into this beach-cat-runabout. As wild as it looks, it’s really a stable and dry “pickup truck of the seas.” The whole thing only weighs 500 pounds—including the engine!— and has one hell of a window sticker tagline: 15hp = 15 knots = 1 gallon/hour.

Russell’s favorite use for Grasshopper was mobbing from Port Townsend to Desolation Sound over two days: roughly 100 miles, 7 hours, and 7 gallons of gas from PT to Lasqueti; then about the same again up to Desolation.

That trip obviously can’t happen right now, but my brother Coop and I figured we could use those cruising capabilities to catch up to our third brother, Ted, and his girlfriend, Emily, already in the San Juans after a couple of days Yes, two brothers this size fit comfortably under that orange tarp! aboard their Montgomery 17, Over Easy.

The forecast kept getting worse as our Tuesday departure “Hopping” makes you do things you wouldn’t do in any other date approached. “Sunny and 70s” slid to partly cloudy, then to boat, finding a weird place that eschews any normal Venn windy and rainy. We went to bed Monday night disheartened, diagram overlap between sail and powerboats. From a sailor’s thinking our plans might get postponed. “Wait, what?!” we perspective, you’re so amazed by COGs (course over ground) asked ourselves incredulously as we woke up on Tuesday in the teens that you feel like you can go check out that little morning to a gray drizzle. “We rowed and sailed a fat dinghy to bay over there well off course or circumnavigate the island you Alaska through squalls and gales... we can enjoy a motorboat just got to because it only takes a few happy minutes. For those ride to the San Juans regardless of the weather.” With that, we used to most powerboats, the efficiency tempts that Prius-driver threw on our drysuits, loaded up Grasshopper, and cast off the smugness. We used 20 gallons over the four-day cruise from lines. When in doubt, choose adventure.

Bainbridge to the San Juans and back. One of Puget Sound’s Thanks to Grasshopper’s ability to effortlessly cover ground, ubiquitous 50-foot planing K-Swiss shoes (probably named we were able to get pretty creative with our float plan. We Perseverance) would be lucky if it managed even one hour wakestarted by hopping up the inside of Whidbey Island, finally making around the Salish Sea on that amount of dino-juice.

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Cooper (left) and Nate (right) Rooks. Does anybody have more fun on the water?

One of my favorite parts of hopping is how the combination of efficiency, handling, and 1-foot draft encourages you to get off the bee-line and hug the coast or get so close you can see the bottom whizzing under the hulls. Might as well go catch that bay’s eddy, gaining 2 knots “against” the current. Might as well do Seattle to the San Juans and back in four days through rain and wind!

When I got Grasshopper, one of my first goals was extended camp-cruising. I love sleeping aboard—we exclusively slept aboard Bunny Whaler for the R2AK—so Russell and I made a platform to span the bench seats in the pod, creating something like a 6'x5'

truck bed—just enough for two big guys to sleep comfortably. A generic rainfly (the same one we used for R2AK) and some tent poles work perfectly to create a dry Grasshopper shell.

Though short, our trip served up that treasured San Juans magic. Smells, sounds, and feelings jostling deep-seated memories. Epic forest hikes through burn-buttressed old growth. Time melting like Dalí clocks. More bald eagles than Bayliners. Each morning began with rolling up the tent's sides, Jetboiling some coffee, and peering out of our floating pickup-truck bed. Nothing beats a reflective morning spent boatwatching in a beautiful anchorage. We even had one of those hilarious “what the heck are you doing here?!” run-ins, stumbling upon Russell Brown himself and tying up to his R2AK-famous Gougeon 32, Incognito. Accidentally running into friends on tiny, otherwise-empty islands feels like the universe conspiring with you.

All in all, we did about 250 miles in 20 hours of driving on 20 gallons of gas—not quite reaching the tagline economy figures, but pretty good for two 200-plus pound dudes, gear, and four days worth of Rainiers.

While sailing remains the undisputed heavyweight champ of environmentally-friendly propulsion, Grasshopper proves the alternative doesn’t have to involve twin diesels or twice that many outboards, multiple heads, an ice maker, or 60 feet of lineal guest moorage. And it was merely the first salvo from Russell to demonstrate a better way; he now has other, more efficient designs. If you’re interested in more efficiency, capacity, and wild looks, keep an eye out for his new powersingle-outrigger design!

A SMALL BOAT, A LOT OF LEARNING, & BIG TIME FUN

By Jim Emery

Will and I met at the Marina Cafe, a spot known for its homemade pastries and strong cups of coffee. I had been talking with him about buying his boat for some time and had even gone through some close calls. Finally though, he was replacing his boat and a decision had to be made. Over coffee, he described all the reasons to love the Hutchins Com-Pac 19 and when finished, the deal was done. Decision made.

Then, two days later, the mandate went out to stay safe, stay home.

Owning a boat at a time when recreational boating is discouraged presented some problems. It also created some opportunities. We had plenty of time to get the boat ready, learn its systems and clean it up. In my head, I started building the list of boat projects that all small boat owners seem to be constantly compiling. While we were not supposed to sail, there was no prohibition against being aboard at the dock so the kids and I took to the process with enthusiasm.

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Two daughters made great crew members and learning partners.

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Elakha, the Emery family's adventure and social distancing platform.

Finally, our preparation and the easing of restrictions came together and we were able to take the boat out sailing. Having two daughters as crew made learning to sail the Com-Pac easy and enjoyable. It also provided a way to get outside while maintaining the social distancing that has become part of our current reality.

We started out with day sails around Port Townsend Bay. It was on one of these trips that my family decided the boat should be called Elakha, the Chinook word for sea otter.

Friends sailed with us to Mystery Bay to help learn the circuitous course into Kilisut Harbor. A circumnavigation of Marrowstone Island gave us a chance to test our knowledge of tides and currents. Years of sea kayaking provided an awareness of these forces that proved equally applicable to a 19-foot sailboat.

The next adventure brought us sailing down to Port Hadlock for cheeseburgers at the Ajax Cafe Boat Shack. Winds were light and we ghosted along, sometimes wondering if we were making any headway. As Carly Simon and Heinz Ketchup told us, anticipation was a fantastic sauce. The Ajax Boat Shack makes outstanding meals, but rarely has a cheeseburger tasted as delicious as it did after a slow trip on a warm summer day 48ยบ NORTH

across Port Townsend Bay. As our comfort level increased, we started making overnight trips farther afield. When compared to our nights in backpacking tents, the cabin of the Com-Pac 19 provides spacious and robust accommodation for two adults and two children. A hearty dinner and a glass of wine certainly make sleeping quarters that much more inviting.

My next step is learning to anchor. A friend said that during my first night at anchor, I should expect to get no sleep. That remains to be seen, but I am looking forward to trying and building that experience.

A Com-Pac 19 is not going to win any races or out-maneuver most other boats, nor would many cruisers classify its interior as luxurious. As a family learning to sail, however, the Com-Pac 19 has been a fantastic boat for us. It is forgiving for beginners; but more importantly, it opens the entire Salish Sea for our cruising exploration and enjoyment.

It also provides a way to get out on the water while staying safe during the pandemic. When we get on the other side of Covid-19 and look back, we will not remember it as the summer we lived through a pandemic, but as the summer we learned to sail in our Com-Pac 19.

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NAVIGATING A SMALL BOAT ADVENTURE DURING A PANDEMIC

By Tim Tanner

In any normal year, I’d typically get two or three rowing trips under my belt in my home away from home, the Pacific Northwest.

But the shutdown changed all of that—2020 is not a “normal” year. This year, I was grateful for one. And, imperfect though it was in certain ways, it delivered on all fronts that matter.

I successfully sheltered in place without leaving the county in which I live—Marin, California. Luckily, I truly love my home turf of Tomales Bay. Conveniently, the bay is walking distance from my house and it’s beautiful, but it has limitations. It's only about one mile wide and fifteen miles long, so it can get a bit Groundhog Day-ish. When I need to get in some serious miles and experience an adventure, I go north.

I was quite reluctant to go anywhere due to the pandemic, but

reserved a yurt on a farm for one night to split the drive. I chose the yurt so that I wouldn't have to interact with any humans, only the pigs and goats on the farm. After a peaceful night’s sleep, I got up and drove straight to Guemes Island and was greeted by John and his wife, Deb, who were the most gracious hosts I could ask for.

John was to be my traveling partner on this trip, and was generous enough to provide our boats. He chose to paddle his 19-foot Kevlar Easy Rider, which he paddled in the first R2AK. I decided to row his 18-foot Odyssey Rantilla Front Rower, which John built for the Seventy48 Race. Fortunately, I rowed his boat last year, so I was familiar with the forward facing rower.

I typically row backwards in my Maas Aero Shell or my Angus

The author rowed the unique front-facing Odyssey Rantilla, seen here without duct tape repairs.

Photo by John Strathman.

I convinced myself that I could go on this trip and not be close to anyone. The first logistical hurdle of my journey was the road trip from Inverness to my friend John’s house on Guemes Island.

Owning a VW diesel really helped because I knew I’d only need to stop once for fuel during the 900 mile drive.

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RowCruiser. I figured it would be best if we were both looking in the same direction for a week, instead of one of us forward and the other backwards.

I prefer to map out my trips beforehand, although I never seem to stick to the plans. We had a general sense of when we wanted to launch and where we would camp. The main goal was to get to Sucia Island, as I had never been there before and have heard a lot of good things about it.

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John plying clear blue shallows in the Kevlar Easy Rider, his R2AK veteran.

We loaded up John’s two boats, and our trip was officially underway. It was great to finally be up north, where there was open water and space. It was freeing to trade my workday mask for sunglasses and sunscreen while on the boat. We made a loop from Guemes and camped at Matia, Patos, Jones, Blind, Doe, and Cypress Islands. It was a bit too crowded at both Sucia and Jones Islands, but we were pleasantly surprised everyone was practicing social distancing and wearing masks.

Each island had its unique charm: the hiking trail at Matia was lush; Patos had a historic lighthouse; although small in size, Blind Island offered some campsites and was a short row to Orcas Island to restock our beer and ice. The first days of the trip went without a hitch, and then there was Doe Island.

Nearing the end of our trip, we rowed around little Doe Island to try and find a decent location to beach the boats for the night. Unfortunately, there weren't any ideal spots available, so we rested the boats on two logs and tied them to a tree— fingers crossed.

All was well until around 11:30 that night when a kayaker, who was camped closer to our boats, said, “I think you guys should check on your boats. We can hear them banging together.” John and I both jumped out of our tents at the same time. Still dressed in our long johns, we ran down the trail to find both boats full of water and waves crashing over them.

We spent the next couple of hours bailing the boats, collecting our jetsam from the beach, and watching the wave activity.

Eventually the water receded enough, and we felt we could head up and change out of our wet clothes and try to get back to sleep. The next morning we woke up to assess the damage.

One of the Easy Rider’s outrigger poles punched four holes in the Odyssey. The three holes located just above the waterline were concerning enough, but the real threat was the fourth one, which would be underwater.

At this point, we still had two crossings and one more night of camping on Cypress Island to go. Fortunately, John had packed duct tape in a dry bag, and we both had a bit of ingenuity and can-do attitude. What else were we going to do? We used the duct tape to patch the holes, making the repairs both inside and outside the boat.

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Setting off in the damaged craft, I’m confident that I made the crossing in record time. I stared at the patch job the entire time I rowed. I was ready to bail, if needed. Amazingly, the duct tape held perfectly.

Upon reaching Cypress, we hiked up to Eagle Cliff to get a birds eye view of the crossing that the duct-taped boat successfully endured. I took a moment to appreciate the exquisite San Juan Islands vista, and breathed a sigh of relief.

Our DIY repair job held for our final day as we completed our loop back to Guemes. As soon as this journey was over, the next adventure began—getting back home to California and evacuating my family from our home due to nearby fires. There really is nothing “normal” about this year.

Looking back on it, though, this was another great rowing trip to the Pacific Northwest; as they always are. How could it not be when exploring new waters from a small craft with a cherished friend? Stories and memories are seldom forged without mishap, and row-cruising tends to be memorable—even when there isn’t so much duct tape saving our bacon.

The author at home on a rowing craft in his chosen adventure playground, the Pacific Northwest.

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n the early days of the pandemic back in March, I called Olympia coach, Sarah Hanavan, to ask about what she was doing to manage her program and team under the new conditions. As resourceful and determined as ever, Hanavan explained how she was keeping her team focused, competitive, and connected in light of their canceled season.

Using Zoom calls to go over rules, remote workouts, and more, she explained how her emphasis was on using the time to help them grow as sailors.

It was an encouraging conversation that inspired 48° North’s Senior Shout Out series and helped give me some ideas to bring to my own program. As the summer of Covid-19 has shaken out, big changes can be found in most programs, and a host of challenges remain as we head into the fall. Here’s what’s been happening on some teams throughout the Northwest.

SHIFTING CONDITIONS FOR SAILORS, INSTRUCTORS, AND PROGRAMS Austin Hauter was coaching for Ballard High School this spring and was a mere two regattas in when the rest of the season was called off. Concerned about what the pandemic would mean for summer classes, he went to work planning out ways to safely conduct classes at Corinthian Yacht Club, where he was also working. Small group training, new equipment for handwashing and outdoor instruction, and additional PPE were all measures put in place; but as the start date for camps approached, the guidelines would change.

“There were mixed signals from parents,” said Hauter.

He encountered an array of attitudes, opinions, and actions regarding what precautions were necessary and appropriate, and blending those opinions across a group proved extremely difficult.

As the start date of camp was pushed further and further back, the reality of being able to (or, rather, not being able to) afford Seattle living kicked in. Like so many other college sailors missing the income they normally make instructing, Hauter headed back home to wait out the pandemic with his family.

Some programs have taken extensive steps to ensure safe and socially distanced lessons this summer, while others have made the difficult call to cancel the season. It’s important to remember that each program and community is different, and no solution is one size fits all. Each little sailing community has done their best to offer what they can this summer. For some, that’s sanitizing boats between small group lessons. For others, it’s addressing 160-something postcards to students to remind them their instructors still care about them very much.

As an instructor who has moved back to my homeport as a result of Covid-19, I miss my students, my fellow employees, and coming home exhausted and salt encrusted every day. I miss morning planning sessions over coffee and afternoons full of kids laughing and yelling as they jump in the water after class. But as much as I miss being at work, knowing my program made the call to do what was in our power to keep the community safe means a lot to me as well, and being back home has had some benefits, too.

CONNECTING WITH ANNA MORROW Returning to my Anacortes community has meant reconnecting

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with coaches and former teammates for mask-clad races and socially distant get-together sails. While catching up with Anna Morrow—my co-captain from my time racing on the Anacortes High School Sailing Team—I asked if she would answer some questions about what it was like to work as the head instructor of the Oak Harbor Youth Sailing Summer program on Whidbey Island during this challenging summer.

Oak Harbor found a way to get kids on the water. Photo by Ben Severatius.

Julia: How did you go about keeping kids safe?

Anna: We were lucky that Island County was moved into Phase 3 in mid-July. In Phase 2, the high school race team was able to practice in groups of five people or less, with masks and social distancing on the docks. However, we didn't start the summer camp program until Phase 3. With support from Oak Harbor Yacht Club and the City of Oak Harbor Marina, we were able to run small summer classes at around 50% of our usual capacity.

The Oak Harbor Yacht Club kindly let us use their facilities downstairs for bathrooms and hand-washing, as well as storage of personal items while classes were out on the water. Aside from using the bathroom, classes were entirely outside, with limited class sizes—6 to 9 sailors each week instead of our usual 12 to 16. We were able to provide socially distanced sailing by offering mainly singlehanded classes, with all but our very last week of class happening in single-person Optimist dinghies. There was a lot of hand washing and disinfecting frequent touchpoints, and we assigned boats and classroom materials to each sailor for the week to reduce the need to disinfect everything each day.

What challenges did you encounter that you didn’t expect?

So many games we normally play, both on the water and on land, usually involve things like a shared object passing between multiple people, close quarters, or touching other members of the group. A challenge we had this summer was a constant cycle of the “Oh let’s play this game,” lightbulb moment before realizing we had to reinvent it to be Covid-19 safe. All of the instructors did a great job thinking of new games or new ways to play old games, and we still had a lot of fun.

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Singlehanded Optimist dinghies ensured distancing and were the only boat to use for most of the summer. Photo by Ben Severatius.

What did you find most challenging and most rewarding?

It was difficult to keep sailors following the mask-wearing guidelines and staying 6 feet apart, especially the younger ones. I feel for elementary school teachers—we only had a fraction of the number of kids in the average school classroom, and were entirely outdoors, and even then had to be very vigilant as instructors, reminding sailors to keep their masks on (unless in a boat by themselves) and stay apart.

In spite of those hurdles, it was immensely rewarding being able to sail and get kids on the water. This pandemic has been stressful on everyone in a lot of different ways, and to be able to sail was a good stress reliever for the kids. For those that already knew how to sail and those that learned this summer, it was a welcome opportunity to take their mind off of everything for a bit and focus on the sport we all love so much.

What did it take to get the classes going?

It took a lot of planning in order to follow our local, state, and federal guidelines. The Oak Harbor Youth Sailing board created a Covid-19 task force to figure out the best way to create a fun and safe summer camp experience while following aforementioned safety guidelines. Support and collaboration with the City of Oak Harbor Marina and Oak Harbor Yacht Club helped us hone a workable plan that was specific to our learning and sailing spaces.

We also had a great team of instructors and volunteers, who took the changes in stride and worked to implement our program like we planned. We were lucky this summer to have extra instructors due to everyone being home for the summer, so we were never short on people able to help run classes.

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How do you think the students felt about the change? How did they respond or adapt?

Because we mainly stuck to singlehanded Optimists, there was little opportunity for the sort of on-the-water teamwork that sailing a boat with multiple people requires. We usually offer classes in Lido 14s with up to four sailors in a boat, depending on their age and skills; but this summer we were unable to provide Lido classes due to social distancing requirements. Some of the kids, especially those that had taken classes before, were sad to miss the chance to sail in a bigger boat with others, but they all adapted very well. Even the younger sailors understood that while the new requirements might change our way of doing things and limit what we can do, it is very necessary to follow those requirements and we can still have a lot of fun on the water!

As we all go into the fall, the regular NWISA season has already been canceled. Determination and a willingness to improvise keep youth sailing going through these choppy seas.

Whether a program is doing online chalk talks or in-person lessons full of new safety measures, Covid hasn’t dampened the enthusiasm or resolve of instructors for youth sailors in the Northwest.

Julia Soes is an Anacortes native who writes about youth sailing for 48° North. She has been a leader on the Western Washington University Sailing Team and an Instructor at Sail Orcas.

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Photo by Jan Anderson.

RACING CALENDAR UPDATE

The Fun Part: There has been racing in 2020, and it has delivered the thrills, adventure, and socially-distanced community that everyone has been so dearly missing. Crews are honing their skills at racing shorthanded, and genuinely enjoying the challenge. October is always one of the busiest and most exciting months of racing, and it looks like even in the bizarro-world of 2020, that will still be the case!

The Dislaimer: I think we all might have thought that the prospect of holding sailboat races would have looked a little more certain heading into October that it does. We are publishing the following with the best information we presently have at this moment, and with the open acknowledgment that all of this is subject to change in the coming days. We are including in this only SARC events that tend to draw racers from outside of an individual sailing community. Be sure to keep close tabs on your local club’s schedules. If you don’t see a local race here, it does not mean it’s not happening!

with any CYC event, there is likely to be a strong showing of one design fleets (both dinghy and keelboat) and a number of other combined fleets racing under a handicap. Racing dynamics will depend on participants and conditions, but the PROs are encouraged to be creative and responsive in race and course set-up. Juniors are encouraged (and receive a special disount).

No shoreside activities will be held.

OCTOBER 17: STYC FALL REGATTA Hosting Club: Sloop Tavern Yacht Club, www.styc.org Details: Tied with Women at the Helm as STYC’s “raciest race” with three races planned in one day of racing. Will utilize fixed marks. Five person crew limits with masks and contact tracing.

OCTOBER 23-25: GRAND PRIX INVITATIONAL REGATTA

Hosting Club: CYC Edmonds, www.cycedmonds.org Details: Crews of 5 or fewer, with a provision allowing crew size of 6-12 if a plan to meet or exceed the Governor’s Phase 2 Guidelines for Outdoor Activities is submitted and approved.

Moorage in Edmonds limited to 30 boats. No activities ashore.

Race committee will fly no prep flags—only using the class flags and horn, while using GPS time for the starts.

Hosting Club: Seattle Yacht Club, www.seattleyachtclub.org Details: Typically an event that requires qualification, all boats that meet eligibility requirements are invited, across ORC and PHRF-NW fleets, as well as one design keelboats of at least 24 feet with at least five boats. Limited to first 80 boats to register.

The Notice of Race stipulates that crew size and composition should comply with applicable governmental regulations regarding group size and households, but also indicates that “Crew size or composition will not be grounds for protest.” There will be no club-organized social events or trophy presentations after racing. We’ll all miss the famous Grand Prix Dinner.

OCTOBER 10-11: PUGET SOUND SAILING CHAMPIONSHIP

OCTOBER 31: STYC RACE YOUR HOUSE

Hosting Club: CYC Seattle, www.cycseattle.org Details: These dates will combine the “Small Boat” regatta originally scheduled for October 3-4 with the “Big Boat” event that was always to be held on these dates. CYC will run multiple committee boats and courses, with dinghies and small boats off Shilshole Bay Marina and larger boats north of there. CYC’s crew restrictions presently allow for 3 crew on boats under 30 feet, 4 crew on boats under 40 feet, and 5 crew on boats over 40 feet. However, CYC Race Fleet Captain, Matthew Wood, says, “Things are evolving, so please refer to the club website in the days leading up to the event for final crew limit policies.” As

Hosting Club: Sloop Tavern Yacht Club, www.styc.org Details: Run in partnership with Shilshole Liveaboard Association. Boats must be used by the owner as the principal place of residence. Racing will utilize fixed marks. Five person crew limits with masks and contact tracing.

OCTOBER 3: 40TH ANNUAL FOULWEATHER BLUFF RACE

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CANCELED—NOVEMBER 7-8: ROUND THE COUNTY Hosting Club: Orcas Island Yacht Club/Friday Harbor Sailing Club Details: After initial optimism, the organizing clubs have made the tough decision to cancel RTC due to Covid-19.

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by Alex Simanis

SET-UP TIPS FOR SHORTHANDED RACERS

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ear the beginning of the Covid-19 lockdown, my friend Pete Dorsey and I started talking about doing a very informal series of shorthanded racing with people only in our households. We were really worried about whether it was safe or responsible to put it on, though, and ultimately we limited it to 12 boats and didn’t promote it at all.

It was a beautiful spring day for that first race. Once we got out there, there were so many other boats out that I quickly realized that our dozen boats weren’t going to be a problem with authorities. With the help of Bob Foulds from the Sloop Tavern, we had created a pursuit race time calculator, with timed starts. We sailed from Spring Beach to Blakely Rock, over to Duwamish Head, and back to Shilshole.

Thus began this year of shorthanded sailing. My sailing partner, Elishia Van Luven, and I already had significant shorthanded experience together on our Evelyn 32, Poke and Destroy. We sailed to Hawaii for Pac Cup with a crew of four, and have done many of the local doublehanded races, like Race to the Straits. But for many people, 2020 has been a first foray into shorthanded racing.

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If a boat has been raced regularly, it’s not likely that it will need a major gear overhaul to improve the shorthanded experience, because racers are always looking for efficiency.

Still, there are many approaches that can make shorthanded racing safer, more efficient, and more fun.

MANAGE THE MAIN One piece of advice is to make all of your controls more accessible and easier to adjust. After downwind spinnaker sailing in breeze, I think the mainsail is the next hardest thing to handle for shorthanded crews. Mainsheets can get a bit unruly if it’s windy, so having a good fine-tune set-up to increase purchase can be helpful. It’s especially important on bigger boats that would normally have a dedicated mainsail trimmer— you’ve got to be able to easily trim your main while you drive or do something else. On some boats it’s a fine-tune system; on others, it might be winches.

On the Evelyn, we have a single block and tackle system that attaches to the traveler, but I led a fine-tune to both sides. A lot of the J/Boats in the area (J/105s and J/80s) utilize a separate

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fine-tune block and tackle on the mainsheet.

This topic leads into reefing, but it’s tough to make generalizations, because it is such a case-by-case basis that varies with boats, conditions, and sailors. On my boat, with the blade jib, I don’t think we need to reef as soon as many others.

We are actually more likely to sail the boat with jib alone, because our boat is a lee-helm disaster with a reef in. On a boat like a J/105 or many others that sail around here, tucking a reef in earlier gets you range on your furling headsail. Reefing is usually a lot easier gear change than swapping a headsail.

Reefing before you absolutely need to is the best conventional wisdom. The old adage, “If you think you should be reefing, it’s probably too late,” comes to mind.

Another boat set-up upgrade to consider for shorthanding is adding a rigid vang, boomkicker, or at least a topping lift. On smaller boats that don’t have these systems, reefing can get sketchy or dangerous if you ease the main halyard down and the boom falls into the cockpit while flogging around. Plus, you often lean against the boom when reefing, so those systems improve safety in this way too.

SAIL CHOICE AND CHANGES One big area to improve is sail changes, which is a difficult maneuver with just two people. We have two pre-feeders for our headsail foil on our boat, and they both open (which makes use easier and more versatile). Those can be essential for shorthanding.

Our Evelyn 32 is very crew weight dependent. So, we either sail with our light #1 genoa in very light conditions or we sail with our #3 blade jib. By the time it’s blowing 8 knots, we’re just faster with the blade. We’ve learned this while cruising the boat and doing other shorthanded sailing, whether racing or deliveries. It's much easier to sail with a jib than with a genoa, if the boat can still sail well. With the bigger sail in too much breeze, the boat is heeled too much and going slow, and we can’t tack very well—we’re just dragging ourselves around the race course. If we’re on the borderline, powering or depowering the boat with other controls (backstay, outhaul, halyard tension, as well as sheets) is particularly important, because it’s so difficult to change sails when shorthanded.

All of our jibs were already in full-length sausage bags, but that’s another set-up tip to consider. We can drag the whole sail up to the bow, open the front zipper and put the tack on, put the halyard into the other groove, and then the sail can sit on deck ready to go without it flying all over the place. We do a racing-style inside change, where you hoist the new sail inside the old sail and then tack onto it. If you have a good stack on the luff and good prefeeders, you can hoist the sail right out of the bag and, when you’re ready, you can do a nice slow tack and drop the old genoa onto the deck and try to get it into the sausage bag. It’s a move we’ve done a good job of practicing in local shorthanded sailing. Elishia and I have gotten that process down well.

It’s also important to make sure your halyard and vang tails are long enough and led nicely so that someone standing in the back of the boat can reach them. It’s likely that a crewmember 48º NORTH

up forward won’t be able to adjust the halyard or control line where they are. On a little boat like mine, I'm strong enough to pull the jib pretty much all the way up from the back of the boat while standing with the tiller between my knees. That's helpful, and wouldn't be possible on larger boats.

This environment really raises up small boat racing. It's just so much easier to manage the loads and communicate with one another. I think one thing that will come out of this is that people who have been sailing bigger boats will buy smaller boats to get out sailing with their families. They don’t want to miss out on all the cool stuff that’s been going on on the water in the last few months.

PRUDENCE AND THE MENTAL GAME I always put water bottles and some food in line bags around the boat. It’s really easy to get spaced out if you haven’t had enough to eat or drink during a long day on the water. Mistakes are more likely when you’re out of it. Set yourself up with something that can keep you going before you leave the dock.

Sailing shorthanded, you need to be performing at a higher level than with a full crew. And with just two on the boat, that trip into the cabin to grab something is a lot more complicated, because

A dynamic shorthanded sailing duo: Elishia and Alex. you’re already juggling a lot more duties and responsibilities.

Last big thing: put your lifejacket on. When you’re shorthanded, things can happen fast. If one person is up on the bow, and the person in the back is trying to drive and trim the jib in and the boat spins out—a person can be in the water in the blink of an eye. Not having a full crew to get the boat back to the person in the water is much more difficult. It’s always a good idea, but when shorthanded, someone who goes overboard might spend a lot more time in the water. Just wear your life jacket.

Alex Simanis is a lifelong Pacific Northwest sailor and is one of the owners of Ballard Sails and Yacht Services.

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WHAT IS PROPER COURSE & When Do I Need to Hold It?

by Charlie Macaulay

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ow many times has someone yelled “Proper Course!” to you while racing? What does it mean? And is your shouting competitor right? Let’s start at the beginning.

Proper Course is a defined term in the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS). It’s only one sentence: “A course a boat would sail to finish as soon as possible in the absence of the other boats referred to in the rule using the term.”

The definition further notes there is no proper course for a boat before her starting signal. This makes sense because it is impossible to define the fastest way to sail around the course when you and your competition are all trying to kill time before the starting gun.

Now let’s look at the one sentence a bit more closely. First, the definition starts with “A course a boat would sail…” not “The course a boat would sail…” This means there can be multiple courses that would result in the fastest finish time. Reach up now or reach up later to make the leeward mark? Generally, the boat with the proper course limitation can determine which of those proper courses to select.

Next, note that proper course is your course if the other boats referred to in the rule citing proper course were not there.

There are only four rules that include the term proper course:

RRS 17, 18.2, 18.4, and 24.2. So the presence of other boats with respect to all the other rules still apply and can affect your proper course. In other words, my proper course may be to tack, but RRS 16 (Changing Course) and RRS 13 (While Tacking) still apply since there is no mention of proper course in either. So even though I may be able to sail above my proper course per RRS 17, it doesn’t necessarily mean I can tack even if that’s my proper course.

RRS 17 is where most of the confusion regarding proper course arises (we’ll leave the other rules for another time).

Basically, it says that you can sail whatever course you want and altering that course as you please (subject to all the other rules’ restrictions) except if you establish a leeward overlap on a boat from behind that boat and you were within two of your hull lengths of the windward boat when you established the overlap. Note that it's the length of your boat, not the other boat. Note also that RRS 17 does not apply when the weather boat crossed you and immediately tacked, i.e., was subject to RRS 13 when the overlap was established. And finally, for you old timers, there are no longer any specific restrictions against sailing below your proper course.

What does this mean in practical terms on the race course?

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First of all, since there is no proper course before the start, a boat that establishes an overlap to leeward from clear astern has the right to luff the windward boat, subject to the restrictions of RRS 15 and 16. In other words, they can luff as they please as long as they give the weather boat the opportunity to keep clear. But that right has a time limit—as soon as the starting signal is made, all boats have a proper course. Since most starts are to weather, that proper course is normally close hauled. So, if you’re above close hauled at the start gun and there’s a boat to weather of you, you are required to bear away to close hauled if you acquired the overlap with two lengths of the other boat (very common)—and assuming there isn’t a boat to leeward of you preventing you from bearing away to close hauled. You also don’t need to bear away below the pin end of the line since your proper course is to pinch above that mark, and then bear away to close hauled.

“Seventeen off” and “Seventeen on” are two of the most frequent calls made as on-the-water umpires communicate developing scenarios with each other. Make sure you’re cognizant of it whenever you establish an overlap before the start. And if you’re the boat to weather, you need to be aware of it so you can insist the leeward boat bears away at the start gun.

After the start, where does RRS 17 most often come into play?

I think it’s on the run, when sprit/asymmetrical spinnaker boats approach a symmetrical spinnaker boat sailing a lower course.

Sorry all you old school, symmetrical kite folks, but you have to watch out for this and allow the sprit boats to sail their course.

Either jibe before it becomes a problem or prepare to come up so you can do so as soon as the overlap is established.

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And you sprit boats still have to give the symmetrical spinnaker boats an opportunity to keep clear. Remember, the symmetrical chute boat is clear ahead and has right of way until the overlap is established. The symmetrical boat doesn’t have to start maneuvering to keep clear until there is an overlap. So if there is a huge speed differential, be sure to provide needed time to stay clear.

Another limitation on the leeward boat: your proper course is normally assumed to be the course when the overlap is established. The sprit boat cannot come up after establishing the overlap in order to try to clear her air quicker. This is true even if you don’t force the weather boat to alter course. Don’t try to convince the protest committee you were deliberately sailing slower than you should have so you can reach up after establishing an overlap.

Further, the limitation on sailing above your proper course lasts as long as the boats are overlapped. You can’t start to come up as soon as your kite starts to get clean air ahead of the weather boat. You have to wait until your stern has cleared the weather boat’s spinnaker before you can head up. But there is one exception to this, you can sail above your proper course as long as you promptly sail astern of the weather boat. So if you’re stuck to leeward and subject to RRS 17, you can still luff above proper course and tack to cross behind the weather boat.

Charlie Macaulay owns the Farr 39 ML, Absolutely, is a US Sailing Judge and Judge Instructor, and is a member of the Board of PHRF-NW.

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NORTH SOUND PARTY CIRCUIT WRAP-UP

Up north, we learned some valuable lessons this year during our first running of the North Sound Party Circuit, and we are happy to share them. The biggest takeaway: working together between yacht clubs works better and is a lot more fun than working alone at your own club.

With so many great events on the SARC calendar, it’s no wonder that participation at many individual events has dropped off in recent years. With this in mind, sailors from Anacortes, Orcas Island, and Bellingham sat down over beer and pizza to solve the world’s problems (at least those related to sailboat racing). We all thought of our very favorite events, and the common themes were the dock party, the land party, and solid race organization—not necessarily in that order. Brilliant!

There are already some great examples of clubs working together: the Southern Sound Series, West Sound Series, Vancouver Island Race Series, among others. To me, the North Sound Party Circuit reflected these other cooperative series.

The result—better events, and fewer of them.

Social distancing threw a big wrench in a race series that was devoted to social gatherings, but it didn’t spoil the party, so to speak. Races were limited to singlehanded, doublehanded, or households; and eventually to crews of five. No tequila party, no Gertrude’s Hearse, no raft up in the marina. None of our greatest ideas came to fruition, however with a spirit of help and camaraderie, we managed. We worked together on race committee duties, and we adopted a pursuit start to promote distancing. The true test will come next season, Lord willing and the creek don’t rise…

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restrictions canceled the first event, everyone wondered if anything was going to happen at all. By May, a handful of brave boats came out for the Point Roberts Race in pouring rain with lightning in the hills. When we hosted Round Orcas in June, we were at capacity participation. Windermere Regatta capped out as well with a fun medium-distance-race regatta. Northern Century had 43 boats for the toughest race you’ll ever love.

All-up, 74 boats participated in the party circuit this year.

The majority of the sailors were doublehanded, and found out that they love it! Most everyone learned to do things with fewer people. The most surprising thing about the circuit this year?

All of the top four finishers sailed doublehanded throughout the series.

In a very tight race, the overall winners for the first annual North Sound Party Circuit are: First place: Raku, a new-to-them J/111 sailed by Christina and Justin Wolfe of Orcas Island. They won Windermere Regatta sailing doublehanded against fully-crewed boats.

Second place: Sir Isaac, a 49-foot schooner sailed by Ann and John Bailey of Port Townsend. They received extra points for great sportsmanship and seamanship, although they didn’t need it.

Third place (tie): Keet, J/33 sailed by Mike Powell and Jeff Vernon of Bellingham, and Kinetic, a J/105 sailed shorthanded

by Vince Townrow of Bellingham, who sailed the Windermere regatta singlehanded and hoisted the kite without autohelm in PLENTY of breeze.

Congratulations to the top four boats, and thank you for your faithful participation. See you again next year. Whether we’re dancing to live music or just waving hello across the water, this year showed us that—even under the toughest circumstances— the Party Circuit works.

By Stephanie Campbell

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