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May 2016 30 How-to: Install an Adjustable Backstay These aren’t just for racers. By Jack and Alex Wilken

33 Artist’s View - Secrets of the Salish Sea Double-Crested Cormorant: flying underwater. By Larry Eifert

34 Vic Maui: Magic and Myth Preview of the 2016 edition. By Andy Schwenk

37 The Safety at Sea Seminar

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40 Heavy Air Upwind Sailing

The latest installment of the Sailmaker Sessions. By Stuart Dahlgren

42 Lessons Learned While Cruising Thoughts about cruisers coming home. By Jamie and Behan Gifford

44 Galley Essentials with Amanda Mangoes and more on Cocos Island By Amanda Swan Neal

46 Clipper Participant: Joe Grosjean 48° North interview with a Portland sailor. By Joe Cline

48 Little Boats for Big Boats

A reliable dinghy is a big part of the adventure. By Kelly Wanamaker

52 48° North Race Report

CYC PSSR, STYC Blakely Rock Benefit, Southern Straits, and more.

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Champagne sailing conditions have graced the PNW early this year. Read about the sunny and pleasant PSSR Large (page 62). Photo courtesy of Jan Anderson. 5

A Love Letter to Fair Weather Sailing Dear sunshine, seventy degrees, and moderate breeze, This is just a quick note to let you know how much I’ve missed you. I realize now how much I took you for granted last summer. Don’t get me wrong, I had a great winter. I moved on. I’ll spare you the details, but I’ve been with some other weather, and I enjoyed it. I proved to myself that I didn’t need you – that I could be happy with breezy rips and layers upon layers of protection from the cold and the rain. I might have looked soggy and pale, but rest assured, things were going great for me. But then… I saw you this weekend. And you were gorgeous. You took my breath away and made me fall in love with you all over again. My feelings might be stronger than ever. On Saturday, I thought I saw you, but it was someone that just looked a little like you. But Sunday, there you were. You came sweeping in like you’d never left, greeting me with six super-fun races in CYC’s Puget Sound Spring Regatta. There was even a point in the day when I was feeling hungry and a little tired and thought I’d had enough of you, and then I was like, “What am I talking about?!” By the end of hanging out with you, I was exhausted and exhilarated. Today I’m feeling sore and gratified and I’m still left wanting more. Everyone knows that I was with you because I have my first sunglasses tan of the season. You and I have always had an open relationship, though, and I’m totally ok with that. So many people love you just like I do. I wouldn’t dream of keeping you only for myself. Many of your other admirers were raising glasses to you at the club at the end of the day, threatening to change the name of the favored beverage from “dark and stormy” to “sunny and pleasant.” I happen to know that you were sharing your love all over Puget Sound and beyond that day. I’m all for it! It’s 2016. It’s Seattle. You’re in a safe space. Seeing you again, I’ve been trying to decide what it is about you that I’ve missed the most. I missed how well I could see puffs on the water when you’re here. I missed the boat moving well but still having reasonable loads in the lines. I missed having my ears uncovered (outside of a hood or a hat) and being able to hear my crewmates. I missed the view of Mount Rainier and Mount Baker from the water. I missed... (clears throat) your smell: sunscreen, fresh flowers, and bonfire smoke from Golden Gardens. Mainly, I missed my friends who I don’t see as much when you’re not around. We can all get genuine enjoyment and fulfillment out of winter sailing, and I do. But there’s an exuberance that you inspire in so many of us. It’s simply intoxicating - even better than a double “sunny and pleasant.” I know you well enough to know that you’re probably not here to stay this time. You’re just passing through until you settle in for a solid few months later on in the year. If you want to stay, though, it would mean so much to me. I wouldn’t leave you hanging. I’ll sail as much as possible. I’ll make my non-sailing friends forget I even live here, or better yet, maybe I can introduce them to you. I think you’d like each other... There’s nothing secret about our affair, you and I. But, I guess I’d appreciate it if you didn’t tell everyone in the other sunny spots around the country. They think I’m still hanging out with the rain all the time. I’m not embarrassed of you. God no! But, you know, traffic is already bad and rents are through the roof. I feel like it will only get more crowded if everyone learns that you’re here already. It’s cool though, your call on that one. It was just so good to see you. It felt like old times. But somehow, it felt like a new era, too. You see - you bring out my sappy side. I just love you. So much. With deepest affection, Joe Cline, Editor, 48° North 6

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Clipper Run-in in Ballard! Hey 48° North Friends, I just met with Clipper Round the World Team Garmin while they were catching lunch at Geo’s in Ballard and talked with Skipper Ashley Skett. He tells me that Seattle is an extremely beautiful and welcoming city and they are enjoying some sight-seeing. This last crossing was one of the most challenging in his life - huge Pacific seas and breaking waves and a top recorded windspeed of 91 knots. The boat suffered rigging damage and is at Seaview for repairs. Ash has been working with Clipper for 3 or 4 years as a trainer and is now enjoying skippering the boat. Thanks to the skipper and crew, I really enjoyed meeting all of you! Karen Higginson, Covington, WA Thank You Letter Dear 48° North Community, I want to thank a few marine businesses in our area for going above and beyond in helping me out recently. The rare and oft frightening catastrophe of losing my mast happened to me this past October. It was a rather uneventful break that didn’t damage any sails, boat or crew, and funny enough didn’t even fully fall down! But it was a broken mast nonetheless, the first for me (excluding the dinghy mast I broke challenging the Gorge oh so many years ago). Anyway, it’s not an accident that happens often enough in a sailor’s life to know exactly how to deal with everything. And when an uneducated non-sailor claims adjuster is thrown in on the insurance company side, the deal became an absolute mess. Nigel Baron and Scott Anderson, of CSR Marine, stepped up and helped educate the claims adjuster. Chris Tutmark, of Tutmark Rigging, jumped in and inspected the mast offering his very experienced opinion to the insurance company. And Andy Schwenk and Jerry Vanderveen at Northwest Rigging www.48North.com

Letters offered up their years of practical experiences to back up everything in the situation. These three companies jumped to help out a fellow local sailor, giving up significant time in their busy days to help educate the claims adjuster in my situation. Without their efforts my little Moore 24, More Uff Da, would be sitting in the dry yard without the beautiful brand new Ballinger Spar, dreaming of the day she will sail again. Instead we will be on the water for Race to the Straits, travelling to Whiskey Town, California and Cascade Locks, OR – a fun filled summer ahead! Thank you Northwest Rigging, CSR Marine and Tutmark Rigging. We are lucky to have businesses like you in the PNW!

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Dear Joe, Pacific Seacraft 37 - $1,000,000.00? We are looking for neighbors who are boaters. Makani Kai Marina is an established, 80-unit condominium on Windward Oahu. Our challenge is that realtors market our units for resale by telling folks they can defray monthly maintenance costs by renting out their slips. Our bylaws allow this. However, a core of resident owners, who are boaters, keep a thriving little yacht club with PHRF races twice a month. We have power boats, runabouts and fishermen, but most are sailors. My original plan was to subvert the entire 48° North classified ad system. Placing a listing for a hypothetical boat: “Pacific Seacraft 37 - $1,000,000, it comes with a waterfront condominium in Hawaii.” Doing the same for Memberships: “MKYC $1,000,000 upfront, comes with condo and boat.” And so on for “Moorage,” “Real estate,” etc. Quite rightly, 48° North wouldn’t allow this. But we do have an ad under real estate that involves no realtor or commerce. We’re just a few of folks having fun with boats; and looking to have even more fun.

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Your bio for Team Pure and Wild on the R2AK website is nicely done but I noticed a discrepancy with regards to the float shapes that I thought I should mention. Mama Tried was my boat until recently purchased by Bill Niedringhaus. I designed the float shapes and they are definitely not “mirrors” of MOD70 floats and the shape is very different. Saying they are mirrors of another designers' shape implies that we emulated them, which is not the case at all. They are a very unique experimental shape I designed and built at my own risk, and that seem to work well in practice. We have won a number of significant races with this boat, including the 2013 New Zealand 8.5 Meter Multihull National Championships, the 2014 Newport-Ensenada Race on overall fleet (all boats) handicap and the multihull class, Long Beach Race Week multihull class in 2014 and 2015, and the 2015 Hot Rum Series in Class 1. We typically outsail formula based ratings partly because we can generate more usable power due to the high volume and low drag shape of the floats. Our rating in So Cal has been adjusted from +5 to -68 over the course of a few years. You are correct that the floats are very flat-bottomed and do provide significant vertical lift, and allow the boat to be sailed on the leeward float alone, which is a significant advantage compared to most other trimarans in this size range. The trick is to combine high volume with low drag, which is not easily done. There are some other interesting features as well, such as the chines and very full bow waterline sections but I am probably starting to bore you to death! MOD 70 floats are significantly different in that they are a much lighter boat for their length, have a much higher length-beam ratio, and can afford to use more rounded and lower volume sections. I am sure you meant no harm and were trying to draw technical parallels with well known advanced trimarans, which makes sense. Thanks for listening! Best Regards, Pete Melvin Morrelli & Melvin Design & Engineering, Inc. www.48North.com

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Generosity from 505 Sailing Friends This is a note to say a huge thank you to my generous friends, Christian Pittack and Anne Fitzpatrick. These two great sailors and even better people are loaning a friend and I their 505 dinghy, called “Watery Tart,” to do some racing this spring, including the North American Championships in Bellingham. I’m flattered by their generosity and trust in us, and I can attribute it mostly to them just being those kind of folks. But, the 505 fleet is, by reputation, one of the most welcoming fleets anywhere - one where people swap parts and crew and boats with a friendly willingness that’s almost mind boggling. I’m excited to get to know this boat and the 505 fleet in general. But for now, thank you to Chris and Anne! Not only did they loan us the boat, but they delivered it, helped us rig it, and have already taken one of us sailing to show us which strings to pull. I hope this shines a light on this great example of something more of us could do to bring new people into our fleets and into our sport. I can’t tell you how surprised I was when ChrisP offered their boat. It made me turn around and wonder how I could pay it forward to someone else sooner rather than later. 48° North In-office THANK YOUs

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I am so lucky to have a job I love and the opportunity to work with such fantastic people. Since our last deadline, Jen Gonyer, who worked in advertising and did Classifieds for 48°N, was offered another job and accepted. It was a privilege to work with Jen, who brought energy, intelligence, and commitment to her work. We wish her the best. Thanks, Jen! While working through that transition, a valued former employee answered the call for a little extra help - Calla Ward jumped right back into work at 48°N with enthusiasm, vigor, and familiarity. She worked evenings and weekends to make sure we got this issue out. Thank you, Calla! To fill the open position, we’ve hired a fantastic young liveaboard, Savannah McKenzie, who you can read more about on page 25. She’s had a trial-by-fire first week getting up to speed and is doing a wonderful job. So, thanks Savannah! www.48North.com

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CoHo ho ho presents: Diesel Maintenance with Jim Rard from Marine Servicenter: LeeYoungblood@earthlink.net 6-7 NW Paddling Festival at Lake Sammamish State Park in Issaquah, check: www.northwestpaddlingfestival.com 7 Seattle YC Opening Day, www.seattleyachtclub.org 7 San Juan 21 Fleet 1 Spring #2, American Lake, Tacoma, www.sj21fleet1.org 7-8 Sloop Tavern YC Race to the Straits, www.styc.org 7-16 American Marine Training Centers Captain's License Courses in Port Hadlock, www.americanmarinetc.com 8 Seattle YC Mark Meyer Race, www.seattleyachtclub.org 9 Flagship Maritime Captain's License Training Class, Tacoma, www.flagshipmaritimellc.com 9 First Aid at Sea Course, sponsored by Washington Sea Grant and the Port of Bellingham, (206) 543-1225 10 Duck Dodge begins, Committee Appreciation Night, www.duckdodge.org 10 CoHo Ho Ho: Rigging for Offshore with Lisa & Dan of Port Townsend Rigging at CYC: LeeYoungblood@earthlink.net 11 Bellevue Sail & Power Squadron Anchoring Class, check: www.bellevuepowersquadron.org/Education 12-14 Oregon Offshore International Race: www.oregonoffshore.org 13-14 NW Multihull Port Townsend Regatta held at the Port of Everett, check: www.nwmultihull.org 14 South Sound Boater’s Swap Meet at Percival Landing Park, Olympia, (360) 951-2855 or samthayer@msn.com 14 Learn How to Stand Watch Class, sponsored by Washington Sea Grant and Port of Seattle, (206) 543-1225 14 Hobie 101 Clinic held at Sail Sand Point Sailing Center, (206) 498-0610 14 Poulsbo Orchard Invitational Race, www.wscyc.net 14 Seattle YC Vashon Island Race, www.styc.org

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14-15 CoHo Ho Ho Field Trip to Port Townsend Rigging, 7th Wave Marine & NWMC: LeeYoungblood@earthlink.net 17 Duck Dodge Ugly Sweater Night, www.duckdodge.org 17 CoHo Ho Ho presents: Air Pressure & Weather with David Burch: LeeYoungblood@earthlink.net 18 Wooden Boat Wednesday at NW Maritime Center presents “How the Wooden Boat Festival Began” www.nwmaritime.org 18 Bellevue Sail & Power Squadron Mariner’s Compass Class, check: www.bellevuepowersquadron.org/Education 19-25 TrawlerFest at Cap Sante, Anacortes, www.passagemaker.com 20 Puget Sound Cruising Club presents Bob Ridenour with NW Boat Adventures, www.pugetsoundcruisingclub.org 20-22 Pacific Trawlers Rendezvous at Roche Harbor, contact: mjsilhan@gmail.com 21 Milltown SA Invitational, www.milltownsailing.org 21 South Sound Women's Boating Seminar at Olympia YC, www.ssssclub.com/wbs.htm 21 About Boating Safely, sponsored by USCG Auxiliary Eastside Flotilla 22 in Bellevue, (206) 399-0923 21 Shilshole Bay Yacht Club Burger Burn at Blake Island, contact: cruisechair@shilshole-bayyc.org 21 Yellow Island Wooden Boat Race, sponsored by the Wooden Boat Society of the San Juan Islands, (306) 376-5581 21-22 Corinthian YC P.O.D. Regatta, www.cycseattle.org 21-22 NWISA District Regatta, held in Anacortes, check: www.anacortessailing.com 24 Duck Dodge Skipper’s Choice Night, www.duckdodge.org 24 CoHo Ho Ho presents: Maps & Charts - Skip Edwards/ Captain's Supply: LeeYoungblood@earthlink.net 25 Bellevue Sail & Power Squadron Boat Handling Under Power Class, check: www.bellevuepowersquadron.org/Education 27-29 National High School Sailing Team Racing Championship Baker Cup at Anacortes YC, email: sailingorsini@gmail.com

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28-29 Royal Victoria YC Swiftsure Regatta, www.swiftsure.org 28-29 Lake Pend Oreilla YC Goat Float Sailboat Regatta, email: lpoyc@aol.com 28-30 Puget Sound Cruising Club Urban cruise to Tacoma, a rare dock trip, www.pugetsoundcruisingclub.org 31 Duck Dodge Star Wars Night, www.duckdodge.org

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PaNNTOA Rendezvous of Nordic Tugs, www.panntoa.org Northwest Maritime Center presents Maritime Discovery Program Community Showcase, www.nwmaritime.org 3 San Juan 21 Fleet 1 Everett Log Dodge, www.sj21fleet1.org 3-5 Northwest Maritime Center Classic Mariners’ Regatta, www.nwmaritime.org 4 Seattle YC Blake Island Race, www.seattleyachtclub.org 4 Tacoma YC Summer Vashon Race, www.tacomayachtclub.org 4-5 Bellingham YC 505 North Americans, www.byc.org 6 Flagship Maritime Captain's License Training Class, Tacoma, www.flagshipmaritimellc.com 7 Duck Dodge Wild West Night, www.duckdodge.org 7 Three Tree Point YC Mid Sound Sailing Social: www.ttpyc.org 11 Seattle YC Leukemia Cup, www.seattleyachtclub.org 11 USCG Auxiliary About Boating Safely Course on Bainbridge Island, (206) 842-2306 x 118 11 Milltown SA Saratoga Sprint Race, www.milltownsailing.org 11 Bremerton Blake Island Race, www.wscyc.net 11 Gig Harbor Marina and Murphy's Landing Marina Swap Meets, (253) 858-3535 11-12 Anacortes YC Windermere Cup, www.anacortesyachtclub.org 11-12 Pocket Palooza in Port Townsend, www.pocketyachters.com 14 Duck Dodge Hip Hop Night, www.duckdodge.org 14 Three Tree Point YC Mid Sound Sailing Social: www.ttpyc.org

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17-19 Pacific NW CAN/AM Jeanneau Rendezvous at Cap Sante Marina, info@marinesc.com 17-19 Pacific NW Alberg Rendezvous at Ladysmith Maritime Society, https://sites.google.com/site/albergrendezvous/home Sloop Tavern YC Three Buoy Fiasco, check: www.styc.org 18 18-19 Corinthian YC Edmonds Mad Dash, www.cycedmonds.org 18-19 Summer Sailtice, www.summersailstice.com 18-27 American Marine Training Centers Captain's License Courses in Port Hadlock, www.americanmarinetc.com 19 CAPS NW Catalina Regatta 21 Duck Dodge Pirate Night, www.duckdodge.org 21 Three Tree Point YC Mid Sound Sailing Social, www.ttpyc.org 22 Northwest Maritime Center presents R2AK Pre-Race Ruckus, www.nwmaritime.org 23 Northwest Maritime Center’s Race to Alaska begins, www.r2ak.com 23 San Juan 21 Fleet 1 Elliott Bay Thursday Night Race, www.sj21fleet1.org 25 West Sound Corinthian Brownsville Race, www.wscyc.net 25 Corinthian YC Tacoma 3 Hour Tour Manzanita Marg 25 About Boating Safely, sponsored by USCG Auxiliary Eastside Flotilla 22 in Bellevue, (206) 399-0923 25-26 Bellingham YC BKOD Regatta, www.byc.org 25-26 Corinthian YC Mid Summer Race, www.cycseattle.org 28 Three Tree Point YC Mid Sound Sailing Social: www.ttpyc.org 28 Duck Dodge Prom Night, www.duckdodge.org

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2016 Seattle Yacht Club Opening Day of Boating Season “A Great Escape” May 7

Seattle Yacht Club has announced the theme for the 2016 Opening Day Boating Festivities - A Great Escape. The Seattle community will see boats in full dress, as well as decorated boats in theme-related regalia as they parade through the Montlake Cut. The 96th annual, world-renowned boating event is under the leadership of Admiral Tom Wingard, Admiralette Joanne McConnell, and Vice Admiral Bruce Campbell. The theme, A Great Escape, was selected for boaters to celebrate their town, city or region. “Where do you go to escape, rejuvenate or relax? The sea, the mountains, the forest,” explained Admiral Tom Wingard. Seattle’s Opening Day is produced by countless volunteers and is open for participation to the entire Salish Sea community. The festivities begin with a celebration of our racing traditions with rowing competitions from local, regional and international athletes. The Windermere Cup - the highlight of the rowing competition – pits national/ international crews against the University of Washington men’s and women’s crew. Competitors in the crew races this year are the Russian National Team and Stanford University (men), and Cambridge University and University of San Diego (women).

South Sound Boaters Swap Meet May 14

The celebration culminates with decorated vessels of all shapes and sizes – dinghies, aqua cars, wooden boats, sailboats, powerboats and yachts – decorated to A Great Escape theme. Boaters and landlubbers alike cheer on the crew races and watch the dressed and decorated vessels that parade through the Cut. Seattle’s Opening Day history goes back to 1913 in Elliott Bay. The celebration moved to the Montlake Cut in 1920 when Seattle Yacht Club moved their facilities to Portage Bay. Founded in 1892, Seattle Yacht Club has been instrumental in establishing boating traditions and hosting celebrations leading up to the legacy of what Opening Day is today. Visit: seattleyachtclub.org Parade Schedule: 0800: Official parade boats to assemble 0845: US Navy Band concert, SYC lawn 0850: Commissioning ceremony 0940: Montlake Cut closes to boat traffic 0940: Official VIP boats to moorage 1020-1140: Crew Races & Windermere Cup 1200-1430: Official boat parade 1500: Parade route open to marine traffic 1600: Montlake bridge resumes operations 1800: Trophy presentation 1830: Closing ceremony

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The 9th Annual South Sound Boater ’s Swap Meet will be at the Percival Landing Park, 325 Columbia St NW, Olympia, adjacent to the boardwalk, public restrooms and playground, from 6:00 am until whenever. Forty spaces will be available on a first-come, first-served basis and can be reserved. Contact Sam Thayer, 1022 Marine Drive NE, Unit 50, Olympia, WA 98501, (360) 951-2855 / samthayer@msn.com

Two Gig Harbor Boater’s Swap Meets June 11 In conjunction with National Marina Day, please join us from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm for the 2nd Annual Gig Harbor Boaters Swap Meet in Gig Harbor at TWO locations: Gig Harbor Marina 3117 Harborview Drive Gig Harbor, WA 98332 Murphy’s Landing Marina 3901 Harborview Drive Gig Harbor, WA 98332 Space is available on a first-come, first-served basis and can be reserved. The event is free to buyers. Come spend the day in quaint, historic Gig Harbor finding swap meet treasures - all within walking distance of boutiques, breweries and galleries. For more information or to reserve your spot, contact Gig Harbor Marina & Boatyard at (253) 858-3535 or visit gigharbormarina.com 19

Lowtide Northwest Maritime Center Events May 18: Wooden Boat Wednesday. Many of the original boats, speakers, and participants from the first Wooden Boat Festival, from back in 1977, will be returning this year. Join us for a look at how the whole thing started. June 3: Maritime Discovery Program. Community Showcase. Each year all the 7th graders in the Port Townsend School District participate in a 2-week program at the NW Maritime Center, where students become immersed in maritime learning. June 3-5: Classic Mariners’ Regatta. This regatta is a favorite in the region, and just for wooden boats. June 11-12: Pocket Yacht Palooza. The Palooza is a celebration of smallboat design, showcasing the widest variety of watercraft: wood, fiberglass, rowing, paddling, sailing and even a few small, traditional motorboats. Check www.pocketyachters.com June 22: R2AK Pre-Race Ruckus. Come meet the racers for the 2016

R2AK! Food trucks, beer garden, live music, and boats on display. Check www.r2ak.com June 23: Race to Alaska Start. R2AK is the first race of its kind - at 750 miles, it is North America’s longest human- and wind-powered race, with the largest cash prize for a race of its kind. Attend the start of the event, and then follow along online as the racers make their way from Port Townsend, Washington to Ketchikan, Alaska. Check r2ak.com for more information. July 23: Navigator Brunch. This annual fundraiser spotlights a particular aspect of our programming at the Northwest Maritime Center. Check brunch@nwmaritime.org for an invitation. September 9-11: 40th Annual Wooden Boat Festival. This festival is the most educational and inspiring wooden boat event in the world. Join us for our 40th year celebration! Check: nwmaritime.org

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About Boating Safely Enroll in the 8-hour About Boating Safely class taught by members of the USCG Auxiliary. This comprehensive boating course teaches the fundamentals of safe boating operation. A wide range of topics are covered: navigation, safety equipment, anchoring/docking, to help all boaters become safe and more knowledgeable. May 21: At Bellevue Fire Station, 12412 SE Newcastle Way, Bellevue. For info contact f22ABS@gmail.com or (206) 399-0923. June 11: Class meets at Strawberry Hill Park, 7666 NE High School Road, Bainbridge Island. Pre-register: www.biparks.org or with Jeff Ozimek, (206) 842-2306 x 118. June 25: At Bellevue Fire Station, 12412 SE Newcastle Way, Bellevue. For info contact f22ABS@gmail.com or (206) 399-0923.

PaNNTOA Rendezvous of Nordic Tugs June 2-5 The annual PaNNTOA Rendezvous of Nordic Tugs will be held at the Cap Sante Marina in Anacortes. A reception on Thursday evening, with various activities, seminars and catered dinners on Friday and Saturday. Please check: www.panntoa.org

Pacific Northwest Alberg Design Rendezvous June 17-19 At the Ladysmith Maritime Society. As usual, this get-together will award us with the opportunity to meet our many friends and gain many useful tips on improvements and maintenance, as well as the traditional Saturday evening potluck supper, which has always been a great success. Contact the marina (www.lmsmarina.ca) Moorage should be individually pre-arranged. Please make arrangements at least two weeks in advance. For more information: bit.ly/pnwalberg

Lowtide Bellevue Sail & Power Squadron Classes & Seminars All are taught by qualified experienced boating members. The ABC Public Boating Classes will satisfy the requirements for the Washington State Boater’s card. Some are offered with on-the-water training. ABC Public Boating Class: Introduction to Safe Boating on our Inland Coastal Waters, in the Bellevue College Continuing Education Spring 2016 catalog. Classes will be held for 8 weeks. Register for classes and seminars: www.bellevuepowersquadron.org/ Education. Advanced Classes at Lake Hills Elementary: May 11: Anchoring May 18: Mariner’s Compass May 25: Boat Handling Under Power at Newport Yacht Basin Marina

Learn how to Stand a Watch Shilshole Bay YC May 14 Burger Burn on Blake Island May 21

Washington Sea Grant, the Port of Seattle Fishermen’s Terminal, and the Northwest Maritime Center are cosponsoring a workshop on Basic Watch Standing. Topics include: • Charts • Latitude and longitude • Compass and bearings • Navigating a route • Tides and currents • Rules of the road • Lights and buoys • Electronic navigation – pros & cons • Depth sounders • Radar basics • Chart plotters/GPS autopilot • CommunicationVHF protocol • Good crew habits – knowing when to wake your skipper. Located at the Port of Seattle’s Fishermen’s Terminal, Nordby Conference Room, Fishermen’s Terminal, Seattle. Contact Sarah Fisken at (206) 543-1225 or sfisken@uw.edu

The Shilshole Bay Yacht Club is holding our annual Burger Burn on on Blake Island. Join us for a weekend of fun! Festivities will begin at 4:00pm for Happy Hour in the Point Shelter, please bring your favorite beverages and an appetizer to share. After Happy Hour, we will have a potluck dinner back up at the shelter at 6:30 pm. Please bring your main dish/something to grill and a side dish to share with the group. Also, make sure to bring your own reusable plates, cups and utensils. Please plan to come to the Island early as dock space at Blake Island is first-come, first-served. Please also bring fire wood for the BBQ. Blake island offers no garbage service. RSVP is not required. Contact: cruisechair@shilshole-bayyc.org

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Lowtide First Aid at Sea May 9 Washington Sea Grant and the Port of Bellingham are cosponsoring a Coast Guard Approved First Aid at Sea Course in Bellingham, Squalicum Harbor, 722 Coho Way. Topics covered include CPR, patient assessment, hypothermia, cold water, near drowning, shock, trauma, burns, fractures, choking, immobilization, and key components of first aid kits. To register contact Sarah Fisken, Washington Sea Grant, (206) 543-1225 or sfisken@u.washington.edu

Pacific Trawlers Rendezvous May 20-22

Scholarships Offered For Students Of Maritime Trades Since 2008, the National Marine Representatives Association (NMRA) has contributed to the future of the marine industry with scholarships to individuals pursuing education and a career in the maritime trades. This year, two $1,500 scholarships will be awarded to outstanding students. High school seniors, college and vocational students can request an application at info@nmraonline.org Schools are encouraged to promote this to their students. Applications are due on July 1, 2016. Winners will be announced this summer. “NMRA Scholarships hold a special place in the life of our organization,” said Rob Gueterman, NMRA president. “We're always heartened to read the applications, and know that the future of the marine industry will be in such talented and capable hands.”

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Northwest Paddling Festival May 6-7 Held at Lake Sammamish State Park in Issaquah. Attendees can demo kayaks and stand up paddleboards, take kayak tours, attend seminars, compete in the NW Paddling Challenge and check out the latest in gear and accessories. Check: www.northwestpaddlingfestival.com

Footloose Sailing in Seattle Footloose introduces sailing as recreation and sport to disabled people of all ages. Their family, friends and caregivers are also welcome to participate. We have big and small sailboats available for our day sails out of the north Leschi marina on Lake Washington. Footloose is an all volunteer organization and is always looking for volunteers to help. For our event schedule and more information: www.footloosedisabledsailing.org www.facebook.com/ FootlooseSailingAssociation

Lowtide South Sound Women’s Boating Seminar May 21 This year ’s South Sound Women’s Boating Seminar is at the Olympia Yacht Club in downtown Olympia from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Join us for our seventh year of women helping women gain boating skills, confidence on the water, and an opportunity to network with other women boaters. The South Sound Women’s Boating Seminar promises to be a day filled with dynamic speakers, hands on skill building, a chance to win valuable door prizes, lots of laughter, and fun. All this plus a sumptuous lunch is included. Schedule of Events: Strategy vs Strength: The day begins as Alison Mazon demonstrates how to use the principles of physics rather than just strength to accomplish titanic tasks without injury or an extra hand. Docking: Even seasoned boaters experience tense moments docking amid currents, winds, neighboring boats and rising insurance costs. “Ace” Spragg tackles this issue head-on, guiding us with her vast experience. Hands-on Fair: Choose from a variety of activities including marine radio communication, knot tying, and line heaving. New this year is “Chart Reading 101,” decoded by Barbara Emmons. A local representative of the United States Coast Guard will also be on hand to explain the requirements that every boat must meet before leaving the dock and how you can prepare your vessel for Coast Guard inspection. In an afternoon breakout session, Lynne Reister examines what to consider when buying a boat. In another session, Alison Mazon shows us the basics of the outboard engine and how to keep it working. Sea/She stories: The seminar closes with our speakers sharing their own experiences during a session. This is a chance to learn how you too can solve problems when things go wrong. Check www.ssssclub.com/wbs.htm

Puget Sound Cruising Club Events PSCC meetings are held at North Seattle Community College, 7:30 pm, in the Concert Hall LB1142. A donation of $5 per adult is requested to cover expenses. Check: www.pugetsoundcruisingclub.org May 20: Bob Ridenour with Northwest Boat Adventures May 28-30: Urban cruise to Tacoma, a rare dock trip, instead of a raft-up.

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Pacific NW CAN/AM Jeanneau Rendezvous June 17-19 Marine Servicenter, in conjunction with Jeanneau America, are thrilled to present another ultra-exciting party for all Jeanneau Owners within sailing or driving range of Cap Sante Marina in beautiful Anacortes, WA. A huge block of slips are reserved along with two tented party floats. Contact: (206) 323-2405 or info@marinesc.com

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Lowtide Coho Ho Ho Events May 3: Diesel Maintenance with Jim Rard from Marine Servicenter at Fisheries Supply. May 10:Rigging for Offshore with Lisa & Dan from Port Townsend Rigging at CYC Shilshole May 14-15: Field Trip to Port Townsend Rigging, 7th Wave Marine & NWMC May 17: Air Pressure & Weather with David Burch at Captain's Supply May 24: Maps & Charts - Skip Edward/ Captain's Supply at Captain's Supply For information contact: LeeYoungblood@earthlink.net

Seattle YC Norpac July 25-29 Norpac is a fun, cruiser-style family friendly regatta in Vancouver Islandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beautiful Barkley Sound. All are welcome, but space is limited. Explore the interesting and wilder west side of Vancouver Island. Registration: www.seattleyachtclub.org

We would like to introduce you to our newest member of the NW Yachtnet Seattle team, Ed Mashburn. Edâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lifetime of boating began while working for Endeavor Yachts building the Endeavor 37 in Clearwater, Florida and soon after started building his own sailboat that he lived aboard for 8 years. He has extensive bluewater cruising experience. He has owned a variety of boats over the years, both power and sail. He is currently living aboard his sailboat at Shilshole Bay Marina. If you want to list or buy a boat or just ask questions about cruising, give him a call at (206) 966-2100 or email him at ed@nwyachtnet.com

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Seattle Yachts and Northwest Yachts are pleased to announce they have merged their dealership and brokerage businesses. The new company will operate under the name Seattle Yachts and will have offices at Shilshole Marina in Seattle and Anacortes Marina in Anacortes. With this merger, the new Seattle Yachts will be a sailboat dealer for Catalina and Tayana. Seattle Yachts will also be a power boat dealer for DeFever, Northwest, Nimbus, Paragon, President, and Eagle. Northwest Yachts will continue to be the brand name of the Northwest line of quality trawler and expedition styled motor yachts and will be sold by Seattle Yachts.For more information, contact: Seattle Yachts 7001 Seaview Ave NW, Suite 112 Seattle, WA 98117 (206) 789-8044 Seattle Yachts 2415 T Avenue, Suite 150 Anacortes, WA 98221 (360) 299-0777

In Lowtide The Biz Amy Westhagen has joined Sail Sand Point as their Communications Director. She grew up in Seattle with a boat in her backyard. Eventually that boat moved to Shilshole, and in 2012, Norwegian Steam, fulfilled her destiny and sailed from Mexico to Hawaii with her father aboard. Amy has a

Cheryle Rivers is the new Administrative Director of Sail Sand Point. She was born and raised in the Southwest and spent much of her youth on a 9’ 6” longboard surfing during the summer days. Intrigued by the beauty and lifestyle in the Northwest, Cheryle moved to Seattle 10 years ago. She completed her liberal arts degree at Evergreen State College. Cheryle was drawn to the amazing mission and values that Sail Sand Point provides to the community and is very excited to be a part of the team. During her free time, you’ll find hiking with her dog Theo, and learning how to sail! Contact her at (206) 525-8782.

fierce love of the water and spent six summers lifeguarding at Laurelhurst Beach Club, where she also did a short stint as an Assistant Sailing Instructor. When not working, Amy can be found taking long walks around Magnuson Park, playing soccer, traveling, or sailing on her dad’s boat. Contact her at (206) 525-8782.

Savannah McKenzie has recently joined the team at 48° North in the Classified and Display Advertising department. Originally from Yakima, Savannah’s experience with sailboats was nonexistent before she and her husband decided to buy and move aboard their cozy Hunter. While it may not be the most spacious, it has become home to the couple and their furry friend, Frankenstein. She has since fallen in love with the community at Shilshole Bay Marina, and looks forward to finally learning to sail. Contact Savanah at (206) 789-7350 or savannah@48north.com

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Nic Compton has spent over 20 years sailing and photographing Classic yachts. This book is the culmination of his decades-long passion - a stunning collection showcasing the twenty most beautiful and fascinating Classic boats still sailing today, and built from 1885 through 2012. They include: Bona Fide, the original fin-keeler that was 70 years ahead of her time

Inward Bound, a 35-foot cutter built in Argentina using salvaged timber from the General Belgrano. Madoc, a 24-foot clinker yawl built by hand on a Tasmanian beach. Partridge, an 1885 cutter that took 18 years to restore. Solway Maid, the last surviving William Fife yacht.

Timeless and magnificent, these yachts all have a story to tell, and they are captured with glorious full color photography. Ultimate Classic Yachts, 20 of the World's Most Beautiful Classic Yachts by Nic Compton, $50.00, published Bloomsbury Publishing, www.bloomsbury.com

Beyond Cape Horn: The Atlantic Voyages of Le Dauphin Amical recounts the 19751976 voyages of the ketch Le Dauphin Amical east and west across the Atlantic from Patagonia to Cape Town and back through the Panama Canal to Long Beach, California. Joining Don Douglass on the journey were Margie Manzoni and Travis Dwyer, South African–born travelers who signed on as crew in

Punta Arenas. Having never sailed before, Douglass gave them a crash course and the three, along with Chilean fisherman Alfonso Bahamonde, braved the treacherous waters of the Atlantic Ocean and lived to tell about it. Beyond Cape Horn is a sequel to Réanne Hemingway-Douglass’s bestseller, Cape Horn: One Man’s Dream, One Woman’s Nightmare. Forty years later,

Don Douglass tells the rest of the story of Dolphin’s trip from South American to Africa to California. Don Douglass began exploring Northwest waters in 1949 as a youth. He has sailed the Inside Passage on everything from a 26' pleasure craft and commercial fishing boats to a Coast Guard icebreaker. Beyond Cape Horn: The Atlantic Voyages of Le Dauphin Amical by Don Douglass, $15. 95, published by Cave Art Press, www.CaveArtPress.com

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Adjustable Backstays

By Jack and Alex Wilken

Sailing is a sport, or lifestyle, really, that is about your interaction with Mother Nature. The principle element is, of course, the wind. What you present to it in the form of sail shape and relative direction to its path is what makes your boat go. Increasing the options you have for shaping your sails means making your interaction that much more personal. For that reason, this month we want to examine backstay adjusters. Those of us more dedicated to formal racing are typcially more acquainted with these, but a backstay adjuster is a good addition to most sailboats. Every fractionally rigged boat will have (or should have) a means of adjusting backstay tension. Its main purpose is to flatten

Figure 1: Mounting a hydraulic backstay adjuster on a larger ketch or yawl with the backstay “B” being split by the addition of a block, “A”, that is as strong or stronger than “B”. “C” and “D” are the parts of the flexible 7 x 19 wire that lead to the port and starboard rails. One connects to the hydraulic cylinder and the other directly to the chain plate. 30

and depower the mainsail in stronger winds, putting off the time at which a reef will be required. Masthead rigs can also gain advantage, since increasing tension on their backstay goes directly to increased tension in the headstay and a better set to the headsail in windy conditions. If you sail, you could probably use a backstay adjuster. Racers will consider them indispensable, but all sailors will benefit from the ability to retune your mast in the fore/aft plane in real time. You can change sail shape and control forestay tension for improved upwind and downwind performance. With the right backstay tension, you can not only increase boat speed, but your headsail furling system will work better with a taunt headstay, and the boat’s hull is happier to have excess tension on the stays relaxed when sitting at the dock. After all, tightening up the headstay via the backstay is great for going upwind, but the boat probably spends most of its time doing something else that does not require trying to turn it into the shape of a banana. The kind of tension that is necessary to keep the headstay from bowing excessively puts tremendous stress on the hull and deck. We often see boats whose hull is deformed from being under continuous strain. This, of course, could be attributed to over tight shrouds, too. Whether your boat is a masthead or a fractional rig, good sail shape is important for both speed and handling. The headsail and the main can cause excessive heeling when going to weather if they are too full. By increasing the tension on the headstay of a masthead rig you can flatten the headsail and this will allow the boat to sail more upright. With a fractional rig you can change the shape of the main, again, allowing the boat to sail more on her lines and maybe postpone reefing. It should be noted that on many May 2016

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Figure 2: Mechanical backstay adjusters come in many configurations: “A” uses a winch handle to get you plenty of leverage, and, then, when the handle is removed, you have a snag free backstay. “B” has a ratcheting handle that tucks out of the way. In “C” the wheel is snag free, but the length of the mechanical advantage is less than some others. “D” has two folding handles that are not much longer than that of “C”. They all aim for snag free mechanical advantage.

fractional rigs, increasing the tension on the backstay does not increase the tension on the headstay as much (if at all), but instead changes the shape of the mainsail. The tension on the headstay on these boats is normally controlled by the runners, so a tighter headstay means cranking in on them. There are variations on the fractional rig which make the exact geometry of things differ from one to another, but that is beyond the scope of this article. There are various ways to accomplish the job of adjusting the backstay. On larger boats, 35’ plus, you can replace the backstay turnbuckle

the new length to accomplish this. There is the story about the proud new owner of a new racer/cruiser who invited his friends down to celebrate. As each one drooled over all the new gadgets and sipped the bubbly, they pumped the hydraulic backstay adjuster until finally just one more pump caused the rig to collapse under the massive tension that had accumulated. Well, maybe it is just a story. Hydraulics on ketches and yawls are sometimes mounted through a block that is high above the deck (Figure 1, page 30) on the backstay with the hydraulic cylinder mounted to a chain plate on one rail and the wire bridle terminating on a chain plate at the opposite rail. This wire bridle must be flexible, so, not 1 x 19 standing rigging wire, but, typically, 7 x 19 stainless steel wire. Figure 4: If you want more mechanical advantage, Next, let us look mount a doubling line or wire, “B”, and your 4:1, at what is really just “A”, becomes 8:1. “C” has a pulley mounted in a special turnbuckle. it, but this could be done with two blocks for the These come in many backstay parts and one for the doubling line. It does forms. Some have not need to be one fitting as shown here. handles which fold out to give you leverage, others have them to tighten things up. Whichever of wheels, and there are those the above adjusters you choose, if they that employ a winch handle are too short for your present backstay, to make the adjusting easy you can add a toggle or link plates, but maintain the backstay and, if too long, you can shorten your as sleek and compact with backstay and install a compression nothing to snag on (Figure fitting with the backstay in place. 2, page 30). These are not, Moving on now to systems for nor should they be, normal smaller boats: The systems we are rigging turnbuckles with going to write about are, for the most handles. Backstay adjusters part, simple and less expensive than are designed to be tightened the two above. They all have one and loosened constantly thing in common; they use a block under tension. The materials and tackle in some way, either directly that they are made from and or indirectly, to adjust the tension of the precision with which the backstay. The indirect method is Figure 3: “A” is the split backstay on a smaller boat that they are made makes them accomplished through the use of a can be pinched together by “C” to create more tension suitable for their task. They block and tackle that pull two parts of on the backstay. This indirect method uses a block and can be mounted much like a split backstay closer together when tackle, “B”, with 4:1 advantage to pull the two parts of their hydraulic cousins. downward tension is applied (Figure a split backstay, “A”, closer together when downward They are cheaper than 3). A system using the split backstay is tension is applied to, “C”, a double pulley car. “C” can hydraulics but cost in the safe in that if it fails the backstay is still energy you have to put into intact. We do not recommend replacing also be two blocks or a car with single pulleys. www.48North.com May 2016 31 with a hydraulic tensioner. These either have the pump integrated or is standalone. In both cases, they should be fitted with a gauge and safety valve so that you can monitor the tension, expressed in pressure, and that you cannot over tension and cause damage to the rig and/or boat. The pressure reading on different hydraulic adjusters may not translate into the same tension as it depends on interior dimensions of the pump and cylinder. It is also possible to mount the adjuster so you cannot over tension it. For this you need a rigging tension gauge you can trust. Set up the backstay so it is at maximum tension, 25% of the wire’s breaking strength, and install the adjuster so it bottoms out when the backstay terminal is in this position. This may require the addition of toggles, or, if you are already shortening the backstay, you adjust

one leg of the split backstay with the direct block and tackle because as you tighten and loosen it, you move the masthead off center. With this method the block and tackle are connected to two pulleys, each of which has one of the parts of the split backstay running through it. As these two pulleys are drawn downward, they draw the two parts closer together thereby increasing the tension on the backstay. There are many configurations for this: usually, they employ from 4:1 to 8:1 advantage. As you pull down, especially, if the split starts too close to the deck, the force needed to draw them together

increases enormously, so you may need more mechanical advantage. If you started with less advantage, it is easy to compound it by using a doubling wire (Figure 4, page 31). The direct system is a block and tackle that is part of the backstay and so by tightening or loosening it, the backstay is affected directly. The direct method, where the block and tackle replaces the turnbuckle, is typically from 6:1 to 12:1 advantage. In both systems the adjustment can be held by a cam or jamming cleat. This should all be within easy reach of the helmsman whenever possible.

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One consideration on this design that replaces the turnbuckle is that there needs to be a knot or some limiter as to how much line can be let out so that the backstay cannot become dangerously slack. Since the block and tackle do not provide the same level of security for the backstay/mast as the turnbuckle, it is prudent to have a safety strap, line, or wire that would come into tension should the block and tackle fail. The blocks and line that you are going to use need to have a breaking strength equal to or greater than the backstay and should be low friction so the system works with as little effort as possible. Adjustable backstays increase performance, comfort, and safety. Performance and comfort in this case go hand in hand as having the best performing sail shape also means the boat will heel less going to weather. Off the wind this should decrease weather helm so the boat will steer easier in both situations. When tuning the rig, if you have a backstay adjuster, make sure the mast can move fore and aft and stay in tune with the masthead in different positions. This usually means the aft lowers must be slacker with the backstay tension eased. The tension on the headstay, backstay, and mast position or bend are not the only factors in weather and lee helm or boat performance or speed, but control of backstay tension is a big factor, and it affects the other factors. It is possible to put too much tension on the backstay, so whatever type of adjuster you install, do it in such a way that this cannot happen. Do not exceed 25% of wire breaking strength in any case. If you do not feel confident to do this installation, contact a local rigger. The backstay adjuster is all about being able to change the backstay tension at a moment’s notice and without the use of tools. Not leaving your boat in a condition of over tension at the dock is something that is often overlooked. So, release your tension by having an easy way to adjust your backstays. Jack and Alex Wilken are experienced boat builders and have cruised extensively. They each hold a 100-ton USCG Captain’s License and are the owners of Seattle Boat Works LLC in Seattle.

The Artist’s View – Secrets of the Salish Sea Sketches and story by Larry Eifert

A bird of highly refined abilities, we often see double-crested cormorants standing on pilings or rocks with wings out-stretched like they’re drying out. They are! These large diving birds are year-round residents of the Salish Sea, although many more visit during winter. coming from the east as ‘snowbirds.’ Cormorants nest in colonies, usually on remote islands, cliff ledges or even treetops utilizing a collection of seaweed, moss and sticks that may be used many times. Head-crests only grow during breeding and nesting season and are darker on the East Coast, whiter on the West Coast. They don’t dive while flying like ospreys or kingfishers, but dive from the surface using powerful feet and even their wings as if they’re flying underwater. A sharp hooked beak almost like a fish hook helps grab swimming fish, and smaller ones are eaten while still underwater.

Over time, cormorants have evolved to make themselves much better at what they do, which is diving for fish. While most diving birds have body oils to help keep their feathers dry, cormorants have given that up for a better ability to dive deeper and longer, increasing their chances for a meal. But this adaptation means they often have to ‘dry out’ by standing in the sun with wings outstretched. Unlike most other flying birds, cormorants have relatively solid bones that also help keep them submerged. Large and powerful legs and feet make for faster swimming, and the closed web between their toes helps, too. Those green eyes? They can alter ocular shape to allow for focusing on a fish just a few inches in front of them. A final adaption is that chicks have nostrils at birth which permanently close as they mature. Plugged nostrils also help underwater swimming.

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Reflections, and a Preview of the 2016 Edition By Andy Schwenk the fact that people still love a race to Hawaii! The Vic-Maui started the same year as I did, 1965. I didn’t get to the start line until the 1982 edition, and learned what the challenge of ocean racing is all about. Okay, truth be told, I’m still learning and I’ve crossed that patch of the Eastern Pacific whale pasture 45 times. Vic-Maui is now sailed on the even numbered years, beginning the first week of July. It is a joint effort between the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club and the Lahaina Yacht Club. Due to space constraints in Lahaina, the fleet is typically limited to about 25 boats. Crews are required to meet safety requirements and each boat must meet rigorous prerace inspection. Over the years, the fleet has included vessels as small as 32’, such as Lucy Alice (the Floating Palace), and as large as the Canadian Navy training vessel Oriole, a 102’ wooden ketch commonly referred to as “the peoples’ favorite” and the somewhat surprising winner of the 2000 edition of the race. Of course, sailing ability and The busy Victoria start line in the 2004 race. vessel preparation cannot be

A sunny start just off the breakwater in Victoria BC. A lively beat out the Strait of Juan de Fuca. A left hand turn off Duntze Rock. Set a reaching sail down the coast until the butter melts and set a spinnaker and surf to victory at the Valley Isle of Maui. If it was always that easy… The race limited out several months ago and the lucky entrants are likely to enjoy all the themes featured on the promotional materials: challenge, adventure, and teamwork. This resurgence in this premier Northwest yacht race is due in no small part to the efforts of David Sutcliffe. He has created a solid team of volunteers to promote this fine example of yachting competition. It also reflects

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understated. The ability to predict the weather cannot be overstated. Each summer a large high pressure system known as the Pacific High sets up just off the coast of North America. If history serves as a measure, the high will be between the start and the finish of VicMaui. For weeks before the regatta the skipper and navigator will swap emails and texts, phone calls and tweets all regarding this weather mass that will generally determine the winner of the race. Of course broken rudders, dead batteries, wrapped spinnakers, crab pots on the propeller, poor decisions at Race Rocks, and myriad of other sailing situations will also enter in, but the coveted Navigators Award and fanciest silver coconut platter will usually be awarded to the vessel that can just skirt the south edge of the high, avoiding the doldrums in the center. Soon thereafter, they’ll catch the luxurious tradewinds that allow the pasty-white Pacific Northwest crews to slather on the sunscreen and stare at the horizon looking for the mysterious green flash, just as the sun sets. The organization is solid and the hospitality is legendary, beginning with a pre-race extravaganza and send off at the inner harbor of Victoria, and ending with the tradition of every crew person getting lei’d at the finish in Lahaina. Back in the day, the hospitality boats would chase the competing boats out the Straits to the point the Waiting Wahines waved goodbye, just before heading to the nearest mall to buy sunshine fashions and then boarding a jet powered aluminum tube to meet the salty crews as they arrived at the Sheraton Kaanapali. Now, folks the world over, from Croatia to Malaysia can keep track of who gybed or who didn’t via the satellite trackers aboard each vessel. As with any event of this magnitude, the organizers form the backbone of the good times enjoyed by each competitor. Jeff Kaiser and Mike Masterson, assisted by Dan O’Hanlon and Frank Shriver are the go-to Kahunas in the land of Aloha. Frank was probably competing in the race before current LYC Commodore Jeff was even born. Trustee Guy Walters sailed in the first Vic-Maui, while Rich Ballantyne is the Principal Race Officer and uses an ingenious method

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simple yacht racing victory instead? It’s so much easier to concentrate when your brain isn’t foggy from the bachelor party. Speaking of foggy, it can get confusing out there in the whale pasture. In 1980, Minsette, a 57’ with all Hawaiian crew, missed Maui and sailed down the back side of Molokai before realizing their error. Of course, for some of the racers and most of the boats, the race is only The arrival in Maui is a hell of a party. The host, the half way point. After the luau’s are over and the sailing Lahiana YC, treats finishing racers like royalty. luminaries have jetted away to already won Pacific Cup, and no other their next regatta, the delivery crews vessel advertised as “bulletproof” in are there to head back to the coast. My the original sales brochure has as good favorite delivery partner, Ray, was 75 of a chance to step up to the podium. years old when I met him and we did This will be the first Vic-Maui to 10 of these trips home together before offer a double handed division, and he closed the sextant box for the last Reed Bernhard’s J-109, Mountain, seems time. The delivery crews traditionally a logical choice. Reed is the kind of guy set up a Happy Hour on the single side that will race double handed to Hawaii, band radios, very similar to the one compete in an Ironman competition, the racers enjoy on the way over. Each and oh yeah, also get married while boat reports position, and sometimes he is in the land of enchantment. Well, barometric pressure, wind strength and that was four years ago, so maybe a direction, glass fishing floats collected,

Tsunami debris, or what’s for dinner. Of course, since motoring is allowed on the way home through the doldrums, the Pacific High is not as daunting and mid-ocean hot showers rinse off the salt after a swim in the deep end of the pool. The finish of the delivery home is rarely as memorable as the parties thrown for the racers in Lahaina. At the finish on Maui, each competing yacht is sponsored by a local business or family, and they compete to provide the finest in island hospitality for their team. Back home, you are greeted by the family dog and a bag of salty gear to wash, but you’ll bring with you many unforgettable stories. I remember my buddy, Ray, slipping a sawbuck into the pocket of his foulies as he hung and left them in the men’s room once we arrived at the Oregon coast. With that, his ocean sailing days were over. I figure that leaves room for someone like you to take his place. Andy competed in the ‘82, ‘84, ‘86, ‘88, ‘94, 2000, and 2002 Vic-Maui races. He is the current owner of Northwest Rigging in Anacortes, WA.

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afety at Sea sounds like an important topic for a seminar. But also… kind of vague, right? So if you’ve never been to one, you’d probably wonder what you’d get out of it that you couldn’t get from the usual sources: friends, magazines, learn-tosail programs, websites, etc. I had the same question before attending my first US Sailing Safety at Sea (SaS) seminar 13 years ago. Frankly, I wasn’t sure it was going to be worth the time or the money. Not only was it very worthwhile, it lit a spark of interest in seamanship and safety at sea advocacy in me that continued and grew. I participated in the class again in early March of 2016. I just wanted to acknowledge my bias - I like this stuff and think it’s really important. Nonetheless, here’s my perspective: What is the Safety at Sea (SaS) seminar? Why does it exist? Safety has been a concern as long as humans have gone to sea. But some high profile incidents in races a few decades ago provided the impetus to improve the level of training for offshore racers. World Sailing (formerly ISAF) requires or recommends SaS training for 30% of crew in certain races, including Vic-Maui, Pacific Cup, and Oregon Offshore. The classes aren’t just for offshore racers, however, they are designed to be appropriate for a wide range of boats and sailors: near shore racers, cruisers, catamarans, even power boats. US Sailing certifies the curriculum and provides qualified moderators who are all part of the US Sailing Safety at Sea committee, ensuring consistency and quality of the information. Each seminar is tailored to the conditions and challenges of the host organization’s sailing area. As the host organization for this seminar, the Sailing Foundation worked with the US Sailing moderator, Bruce Brown, ensuring appropriate emphasis on PNW risks such as cold water immersion and hypothermia. Individual instructors include some of the top names in sailing and safety. What topics were covered? • Hands-on sessions on life jackets and life rafts in the water • Personal Safety Gear • Man Overboard

Hands up if you’ve abandoned a sinking boat.

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Emergency Communications Search and Rescue Heavy Weather Storm Sails Crew Health Hypothermia Jury Rigging and Repair Fire Precautions Lending Assistance Life Rafts Signals There was also an optional free on-the-water Lifesling® practice offered on Monday after the seminar. Who participated in the SaS classes? There was an range in background among the participants. There were many life-long sailors and highly experienced offshore racers. A sample cross-section of other participants included: • Local J/105 racer and sailing instructor, Lisa Cole. • Kristen Pederson and Elena Losey (team KELP), a female double handed team competing in the first leg of the Race to Alaska this year, and targeting the entire R2AK next year. • Glen Mulkey, who has a lot of OPB (Other People’s Boats) cruising experience and hopes to buy his own boat and go cruising with his wife. • Mark Aberle, a very active Pacific Northwest cruiser. www.48North.com

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• Tom Muir, Seattle Sailing Club fleet manager and instructor. • Leah Applewhite, SaS volunteer and Lifesling training participant. She’s a newer sailor whose husband-to-be owns a 40’ Catalina they’ll use for local cruising. What’s the value in participating in a SaS seminar? In talking to this sample of participants, stories and lessons learned from those that have ‘been there’ were tremendously insightful and motivating. There was a huge amount of experience in the room, in the audience as well as among the instructors. The first morning, those who had fallen overboard were asked to raise their hand. Then, those that had actually had to abandon a sinking boat and climb into a life raft. Several raised their hands. A couple of them shared their stories. Glen commented afterwards “When an average looking guy sitting next to me raised his hand, it sent a shiver down my spine. But it was good, because it brought what we were talking about from something abstract to something real.” At the same time, the instructors showed statistics illustrating that sailing is a relatively safe sport. Leah commented, “As a newer 37

The ‘dream team’ of SaS of a swimming pool with a lifeguard. instructors for the PNW This was safer than practicing with We all agreed it would a life raft off of someone’s boat in an be hard to imagine a open seaway. And it was much cheaper more qualified team of and less hassle than having to take an instructors than this course inflated life raft in for repacking! had, which included: I’d never pulled myself into a life • Bruce Brown, national raft before. It’s great to know that I life raft and safety can be the first person to pull myself equipment expert, US in, without any assistance from inside Sailing certified Safety at the raft. Pulling others in after me was Sea moderator. like a big, wet game of twister as we all • Bob Schoonmaker, ended up in a pile on the floor of the Flare comparisons proved very enlightening. Shown VP of Safety at Sea for the life raft. here left to right: smoke, SOLAS, USCG, and the Sailing Foundation with new electronic flare in the foreground which, though in-depth knowledge of the Common reference and basis for not as bright as the others, has some good attributes. Pacific Northwest’s unique safety discussions with crewmates safety issues. For crews that came to the training • Carol Hasse, sailmaker, expert together, one of the biggest benefits sailor, I had some apprehensions in sails for cruising and heavy they talked about was that the seminar about cruising double-handed on my weather sailing. sparked very important discussions fiancé’s boat. But driving the boat in • Brad Baker, raced nine Vic-Maui on safety and equipment that they the Lifesling workshop let me prove to races, winning the Navigator’s might not have otherwise had….before myself that I can learn to do this… and award for five of them, expert in an emergency! Tom commented on I can’t wait to go practice on our boat!” offshore weather routing in our the Lifesling hoisting practice, “My area. girlfriend Carol and I learned a lot from Real-life insight into safety equipment • Ryan Helling and Doug Fryer from this practice, and are already talking Safety equipment is always the Sailing Foundation, experts in about how we would do it on my boat evolving, so it can be hard to know the Lifesling (Doug helped invent (an Andrews 53)” what’s available and compare options. it). If you don’t spend a lot of time studying • Dr. Ken Falbert, avid sailor, Catalyst for action USCG and SOLAS safety requirements, maritime medical expert, avid We all talk about the safety they are often confusing. sailor… and very prone to preparations we’re going to do one Kristen Pederson; “I’d kind of seasickness. Expert on seasickness day, the things we’re going to practice. assumed that ‘USCG approved’ meant prevention! But somehow most of it gets put off. that we were buying the best safety Everyone I talked to agreed that there equipment. But the discussion of SOLAS vs USCG standards made me Practice, with less danger and cost to were concrete actions they were going to take right after this course, and many re-think that. For example, we’d just those practicing When discussing crew overboard of them are already done. The next bought the standard USCG approved flares for our boat. But after the live techniques, the idea of live-person-in- time you see me on the water, you’ll demo comparing the smoke, USCG the-water practice often comes up. But notice the leg straps on my life jacket. approved, SOLAS approved, and the especially in the cold waters new electronic flare we’re going to buy of Puget Sound, putting a person in the water even some different ones” After the pool session, we all for practice has significant realized that the capacity rating for life risks. For the on-the-water practice, Bob rafts resulted in sardine-like packing, Lifesling with no room left for gear or supplies. Schoonmaker volunteered Several boat owners planning to buy to give us a ‘real’ MoB life rafts were thankful to realize this victim for us to practice with, while at the same time before they made the investment. While the class wasn’t cheap, modeling and testing out a several sailors I spoke to discussed ‘Gumby’ type immersion equipment that the course helped them survival suit. As part of the training, realize wouldn’t be best suited to their needs, helping them avoid wasted I had a chance to pull the money. As Glen said, “There’s always cord to inflate a six person more equipment I could buy. But this life raft and climb inside one gave me a much better idea of the best with five other people in the controlled environment Six sardines playing twister in a life raft. places to spend my money.” 38

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I’ve actually had them for a while, but never got around to attaching them. It was the motivation of “I know I’m going into the water today” for the pool practice that made me actually put them on my life jacket, where they will stay. Now I’m out to start a fashion trend on Puget Sound! What if you missed the 2016 Safety at Sea Seminar? It’s only offered once every other year in the Seattle area, timed to coincide with the biennial Vic-Maui and Pacific Cup sailboat races. While offshore racers knew about the class, many others who would benefit from it might not have heard about it, including cruisers, power boaters, inshore racers and commercial fishermen. In order to keep a high quality of the interaction with the experts instructors, the size of each session was limited to 25 people, or 125 total. As a result, the event sold out, so not everyone who wanted to was able to attend. Tickets were $185 for Saturday only, and $335 for both days. The vast majority of participants agreed the class was well worth it.

If you weren’t able to make the SaS seminar this spring, but are interested in this type of training, here are some options you may want to consider: • Look for the class in the Seattle area in 2018 • There will probably be a US Sailing Offshore Seminar with hands-on training held in Portland next winter. • US Sailing has just introduced a pilot of online training offerings for “Coastal” Safety at Sea and a “hands-on online supplement” to an offshore handson seminar. • There are SaS courses offered with a different certifying body in Vancouver and Victoria, which fulfill the ISAF and Sail Canada requirements for long distance races. • The Sailing Foundation will offer free Lifesling classroom and dockside training on May 13 at Corinthian Yacht Club as part of their Friday Social programs.

The Lifesling® in practice.

A BIG thank you goes out to Bob Schoonmaker and the Sailing Foundation for organizing this event, to Bruce Brown of the US Sailing Safety at Sea Committee for acting as moderator, to the local expert instructors, and to the large team of volunteers that made the whole event so successful! Margaret Pommert recently joined the board of directors of the Sailing Foundation; she’ll be part of the volunteer team organizing future Lifesling and Safety at Sea seminars in the Pacific Northwest.

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T he S ailmaker S essions Heavy Air Upwind Sailing By Stuart Dahlgren, of UK Sails NW The Sailmaker Sessions is a recurring series in 48° North, where we feature a different local sailmaker in two formats. Each magazine has an informational article written by the featured sailmaker. As a complement to the article in the magazine, the featured sailmaker will participate in an interview published on the new www.48north.com. The purpose of these interviews is to share the sailmaker’s story, their background, and their current interests, goals, and passions in the world of sailing.

hen sailing upwind in heavy air, technique can be the difference between a winning day and an expensive day. This article will touch on some basic principles and concepts with regard to trim and boat set-up to help you effectively sail to weather when the wind comes up. Let’s start with items that apply to all boats. For the headsail, you will want to move the jib car back to open the upper leech in these conditions. This will depower the upper part of the sail that induces the most heeling moment. Moving the car back will also reduce back-winding on the mainsail, by opening the slot, which is an increasing problem when sailing with the main traveler further down. In rougher sea states it may be necessary to keep the car forward and the head sail powered up to be able to punch through the waves. The other major depowering tool for the headsail is

halyard tension. More tension will pull the draft forward and helps a great deal in flattening the upper third of the sail. The biggest influence on mainsail is the mast. Sailmakers design mainsails with what is called a “luff curve.” This is a positive curve from head to tack that is generally matched to 50-75% of maximum mast bend. When the mast is straighter, more shape is induced in the main. When the mast is more bent than the luff curve, it flattens the sail. I will revisit mast bend and rig set up a little later, as it varies quite a bit from rig to rig. For now, lets just say that mast bend is your single greatest tool in shaping and depowering the mainsail in heavy air. The outhaul helps to flatten the main, but really only helps the bottom ⅓ of the mainsail. Cunningham will help with pulling the draft forward and flatten out the main also. However, it is generally better to get the majority of the tension

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you need with the main halyard vs the Cunningham. This will help make sure the tack of the sail carries most of the outhaul loads, instead of the lower slides or portion of the boltrope. When all depowering options have been exhausted for the mainsail, it’s time to reef. There is lots of info out there about reefing so I will keep it simple. It is very important to have the luff secured and tight before getting the final tension on the clew reef line and or sheeting back in. This will ensure that the reef tack point bears the brunt of the load, not the slides or the bolt rope. I witnessed a fair amount of damage on sails during the 2015 Van Isle 360 from a failure to do this. The reef should be set so the mainsail is flat! A poorly reefed main is worse than the very flat un-reefed main. Shape is more important than area is many ways. After setting the reef, make sure to tie around the sail, not the boom. This will reduce wear and if your reef line should break or slip, it prevents your sail from being potentially destroyed. Don’t forget, when it comes time to take the reef out, the first thing to do is remove these ties, ALL OF THEM. So now that we have the sails set properly, the driver has their job set out for them. The primary technique for driving in heavy air is to “feather.” This means that you are sailing extra close to the wind, with the outside tell tales flowing and the inside tell tales lifting up. Feathering helps you point higher and keep the boat flat. The trick is not to feather so much that you totally stall the headsail or “autotack.” A key part of feathering is to drive to the heel. Heeling is not fast, because it reduces the effectiveness of your underwater foils, resulting in more leeway and less forward motion. If you watch an ultra competitive one design race team sail upwind, the one thing that should really stand out to you, is how the boat never changes heel. It’s also crucial to have a person on the rail calling puffs, looking for darker patches of water that are tracking towards the boat. This means the driving and trimming can be proactive instead of reactive. So you are trimmed right and driving well but can’t keep the heel

Rig Type Masthead Rig with In-line Spreaders

Standing Rigging Effect Backstay = head stay tension + mast bend. It’s your #1 tool. Forward and aft lowers = mid-mast control and stability. Less aft and more forward will help induce some pre-bend and help prevent an inversion when reefed. Some boats only have aft, these can be eased for heavy air. The baby stay will induce bend and will prevent inversion when reefed. Baby stay is a very clean alternative to forward lowers and is easier to adjust and remove.

Masthead Rig with Swept Spreaders

Backstay = head stay tension, but will give you less bend than on a in-line spreader rig. Too much backstay can effectively loosen the cap shrouds and take the rig out of column. A little extra cap shroud tension will induce a bit more prebend into the mast. Rig stability is generally quite good so generally no extra precautions are required to reef.

Fractional Rig with In-line Spreaders

Backstay = bends mast tip back and really helps flatten the upper part of the mainsail. Runners primarily will control the head stay tension. If you have adjustable check stays, easing them will allow the middle of the mast to go forward. Reefing to (or above) the hounds the rig will react normally. Reefing below the hounds be wary of inversion.

Fractional Rig with Swept Spreaders

Backstay = mast bend, especially in the upper part of the main. Runners will control headstay tension. Shroud tension is often the best and only way to control the mast on this kind of rig. Normally very good rig stability when reefed.

In heavy chop and breeze, masthead boats prone to weather helm or having classic underwater appendages should consider a larger jib and a reefed main. under control and the boat moving well with the current set up. It is important to consider that every boat is different: cruiser vs. racer, heavy vs. light. But categorizing them in masthead and fractional rig boats will help get us started. With masthead boats, it is generally better for the boat to be in #3 jib with a full main if in flatter waters. While in heavy chop a #2 jib or a heavy #1 and a reefed main might be considered. This can be especially effective in boats that are particularly stiff, are prone to weather helm, or have more classic underwater appendages. As the wind increases further, I have found if that if the heavy weather jib roughly match’s the area of the reefed mainsail that can make for a very balanced sail plan. Normally, with a fractionally rigged boat, you will want to reduce the headsail area first. This is because there is greater ability to flatten the mainsail, and the boat is much more mainsail driven with a fractional rig. When it does come time to reef on a fractional rig, try to have the reef set up so that it is at or above the jib hounds. This will mean that your mainsheet loads are passed onto the head stay. This will www.48North.com

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result in greater pointing and good mast stability. Be careful when reefing below the hounds on a fractionally rigged boat to not induce an inversion in the mast. There are several things you can do to help make changing gears faster and easier. Practice reefing the mainsail. You don’t want to be figuring it out when the time comes that you need to reef. Mark all your “base” car positions for all your headsails. Being able to change into a sail and have it set at near 100% right away will really help the boat get back up to speed after a change. Marks on the spreaders for the position of the leech of your non overlapping headsails can really help with repeatable trim, tack to, tack and out of a change. Earlier in the article, I talked a bit about how mast bend was really crucial for being able to flatten the mainsail for heavy air. The table (left) hits on some quick points with regards to the different kind of rigs. Always make sure you have a good understanding of what you are doing with your rig, and ask your rigger for advice about maximum tensions and bend. Heavy air sailing is hard work and, at times, uncomfortable. Using these tips and getting out to practice can make it a really rewarding and fun experience. The skipper will be happy because the boat will sail well and stay intact. The crew will be happy because they get a fast ride without yelling or drama. And, Sailmakers will be happy because there will be money in the budget for new sails not just fixing old ones! Stuart Dahlgren is the owner of UK Sails Northwest. 41

LESSONS LEARNED WHILE CRUISING Jamie & Behan Gifford

Cruisers Coming Home Will our world cruising experience leave us more deeply connected to the familiar or feeling too much like outsiders? people one generation removed from headhunting, and more concerned about facing holiday shopping season. We have gradually peeled back to have little more than what we need. We have one or two pairs of shoes each, and yes, that’s including flip flops. We share a single family phone, which doesn’t actually get used much. We have a keen sense of avoiding excess, honed because any garbage created must go somewhere and there aren’t good options from the middle of the ocean or in a remote village. We’re accustomed to waiting months for something we need, whether it’s a spare part or a book. Amazon does not deliver out here! We previewed our “you’ve been away for a while” changes when we parked in Australia for 18 months. Yes, we still live on the boat and no, we haven’t watched that TV series, were answers for the sort of questions we got. We were misfits. It left us all relieved to embark on the cruising life again. It’s not like we’re running from anything or went cruising to become different. It just so happens that travel and returning to a familiar past makes the differences clear. One of the gifts of slow travel is the chance to connect with people along the way. The longer the journey, the wider range of culture, language, and ethnic experiences there are to hear and see. From this, a simple truth becomes obvious: that overwhelmingly, people are similar and good and worthy of trust. It was true of the couple that took us under their wing in St Helena, touring us around, offering Sunday lunch, showers, and even laundry! Good and The Giffords in 2008, just beginning their adventure. May 2016 www.48North.com 42 Cruising literature is rife with tales and images that fuel the dream of sailing into the sunset. The other end of the experience, going home, is an empty shelf. Facing this now feels more troubling than learning how to avoid ciguatera, clearing into a foreign country without understanding the language, or navigating a 3,100 mile inter-hemisphere passage to get home. Next month, Totem will cross into US waters again for the first time since 2008. This isn’t an end to our cruising days; it’s a seasonal interlude to visit family and friends. Setting foot on home soil is a significant milestone for our family, even if we carry some trepidation. How will it feel to return? How will we be received? What will be blissfully familiar? Where will reverse culture shock put us off balance? There is no question that the sea has changed us. Traveling widely and slowly has reshaped who we are: less concerned about swimming with sharks or walking through a village of

trustworthy don’t seem like strong enough words for the family on Ascension, who gifted us from their rationed share of fresh produce (dear on this remote, arid island) because we had a three week passage ahead… never mind how limited their own options are. Our lives are filled with kindnesses small and large by the strangers we meet. We have not been victimized, unless you count overpaying for fruit at an open market in Bali. Yet, it’s our impression that US media sends the opposite message. Outside our sheltered country, in the big scary world, danger lurks everywhere. Personal safety is always at risk. People hate Americans. It’s as if the world is supposed be like the wars we fight. In fact, we’ve found enmity for Americans to be rare. Personal security is important to everyone, and nobody wants bad people in their neighborhood or village. I wonder most how our kids will respond. Flying back to visit the US has never been in our budget, so for them, we’re returning to a home country they don’t really know. Their basis is a mix of fuzzy memories, international headlines, history lessons, movies, and perceptions from the outside. In some ways, this is good. They don’t have many expectations because going to the USA is like going to a new country, something they have a lot of practice with. On the other hand, they’re troubled following presidential candidates who should be profoundly skilled leaders rather than the scary people they appear to be. Mostly, their concerns are more immediate: will they find and make friends? We will be removed from the cruising community for a while, just another boat anchored along a coastal town. Connecting with boat kids usually stems from being in sync with cruisers along similar seasonal routes, which we expect will be fragmented along the summertime coast of New England. They wonder whether these peers they do meet have their faces stuck in smartphone screens instead of facing forward for conversation, like the classmates at the

schools they attended in Australia? One of our major motivations to go cruising was to seek a simpler life, one with less stuff, less hurry and more time together as a family. We have these in spades, and the kids are proud of our minimalist lifestyle too. Minimalism seems to have some trendworthy credence at home, but I don’t know how well that filters to teens. We recently did a project with an 8th grade math class in Cape Cod, where the kids made some real-world (and fanciful) calculations based on clothing. The students’ count of shoes, tops, pants, the permutations for outfits, dwarfed the minimal wardrobe of our kids. This doesn’t bother them at all, though, and if anything they are proud that they don’t want a mountain of stuff. They like what they do have, and it’s enough. They’ve seen enough kids who have nothing more than a threadbare pair of shorts held over too-skinny hips with a bit of twine. If they don’t care, why should I worry? In April 2013, I flew solo from Totem back to spend a month helping my parents with a move. Remembering the reverse culture shock I experienced as

Family photo in South Africa in early 2016, preparing to head home for a while. Photo courtesy of Brian Trautman a teenager, returning to the US after a year of high school in Taiwan, I carried a litany of worries. Would my friends have moved on, and have no need for me? Would our home feel unfamiliar? As difficult as it was in 1988, it was cathartic in 2013. The ties of friends and family weren’t weakened in the intervening years.

Fresh eyes rejoice in the sights and sounds and smells of the familiar. And this I bring with me into 2016 - that the hard parts of the journey aren’t that hard at all, and already well practiced. Show up in a place, and figure it out. Follow the Giffords on their blog directly at sailingtotem.com or check the blog page at www.48north.com/blogs.htm

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Galley Essentials with Amanda Farewell to Cocos Island Salad

May 3rd, 2015, 1400 hrs, 14.12 N, 96.18 W, Baro: 1011, Cabin Temp 89°F, Sea Water 86°F. Close-reaching, 13knots north winds. We enjoyed our week at the Club de Yates de Acapulco with swims, beach runs and forays to the impressive nearby Superama supermarket. When our six new crew joined at noon, temperatures were in the 90’s, so we had a refreshing mango salad lunch after unpacking, then a swim before setting sail 1,060 miles for Cocos Island. Thai Beef and Mango Salad 2 7oz striploin steaks 1 tablespoon sesame oil 1 tablespoon soy sauce 2 garlic cloves - finely chopped 1 tablespoon sunflower oil 5oz bean sprouts 5 spring onions - thinly sliced 1 ripe mango - sliced 2 baby gem lettuces - roughly torn ⅔ cup chopped peanuts ½ cup each chopped fresh mint and coriander Dressing 1 tablespoon soy sauce juice of 1 lime 2 tablespoon fish sauce 1 tablespoon caster sugar 1 garlic clove - peeled and minced 1 red chili - deseeded and finely chopped In a bowl, marinate steaks in sesame oil, soy sauce and garlic. In a large frying pan, heat sunflower oil and sauté steaks. Let rest, then thinly slice. In a large bowl, whisk together dressing ingredients. Add bean sprouts, spring onions, mango lettuce and beef. Garnish with peanuts, mint and coriander. Serves 4.

Chillin’ on Cocos Island by Amanda Swan Neal Now into our sea rhythm, crew are getting along famously and we’re especially entertained by Alison’s stories of her work as a rocket scientist. At sea, John writes our web updates. But since Alison’s kids are keenly following Mahina Tiare’s homepage satellite tracker we encouraged Alison to write an entry. “Hi Clair and Paul! It’s evening and the sky is clear and the moon is shimmering on the water. It’s so bright

Baked Mahi with Chermoula 2 lbs. firm white fish ¼ cup olive oil ½ onion - diced juice of 1 lemon 2 scallions - finely chopped ½ cup chopped parsley ⅓ cup chopped cilantro 1 tablespoon minced garlic 1 tablespoon minced ginger 1 tablespoon ground cumin 1 tablespoon sweet paprika 1 teaspoon crushed dried chili 1 teaspoon ground black pepper salt to taste In a bowl, combine all ingredients except fish. Spread a ceramic baking dish with a quarter of chermoula. Place in fish and cover with another quarter of chermoula. Refrigerate an hour. Bake at 400° F for 30 minutes. Serve with extra chermoula. May 13, 2015 6.56 N, 81.06 W, 25-knot N winds. Costa Rica is discouraging yachts from visiting Cocos so we had

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on deck headlamps aren’t needed, but that makes it tough to see many stars. It’s cooled off with the sunset and it’s incredible to sit on deck rolling with the seas. Today when we saw a huge pod of spotted dolphins, I thought of how much you’d have loved to dangle your feet above them as they rode the bow wave. In the afternoons, we look forward to swimming alongside the boat (which we slow down) and when we get tired we hang onto a line dragged behind. Since we shower on deck, the head has 3 enormous bins of yummy fruit including five varieties of mangoes. We also caught a mahi and I even had seconds served with chermoula. Happy Mother’s Day Mom, I miss you all, love Mommy/Alison.”

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modest expectations of being allowed ashore. As we approached the ranger station at Wafer Bay, we replied to their radio call and requested a stop for repairs. We needed to replace the engine impeller, change oil, and transfer fuel from our jerry jugs and three 50-liter additional containers stowed on deck. Once anchored, three pleasant rangers arrived explaining that they’d love to welcome us but the rules state: yachts can only stop 12 hours and crew may not enter the water or go ashore. During our check-in, they repeatedly asked if we needed water to which we replied no but when cheeky Alison politely inquired if we could take a quick shower ashore they happily said that’s fine. Yippee! We headed ashore at 3:00 pm, after their working hours, and visited with a couple of naturalists learning that their efforts to stop tuna poaching inside the park limits are largely ignored by the fishermen and politicians. It currently wasn’t tuna season, but warmer water temperatures had caused thousands of red crabs to wash up dead on the beaches and the sharks to go really deep. Two visiting private vessels had submarines and the naturalists had been offered dives for shark behavior studies to nearly 6,000’. As a thank you, we gave the rangers chocolate and in exchange, they gathered generous handfuls of fresh chilies, cilantro, and basil which were terrific in the following salads. Veggie Grain Salad 1 cup faro 1 cup barley 1 15oz can chickpeas ½ cup diced carrot 1 cup shredded red cabbage 1 apple - diced 1 red bell pepper - diced 1 bunch kale - chopped 4 medium green onions - chopped ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley Lemon Vinaigrette 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon white balsamic vinegar 2 cloves garlic - finely chopped 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1 teaspoon honey salt and pepper Cook faro and barley as directed on packages. In a small bowl, mix together dressing ingredients. Add kale and

massage with dressing to soften and absorb dressing. In a large bowl, combine grains and remaining salad ingredients. Mix in dressing. Chili Corn Salad 6 ears of corns 2 tablespoons canola oil ¼ cup fresh diced cilantro - diced ⅓ cup crumbled queso fresco or feta 1 tablespoon olive oil juice 1 lime juice 1 fresh jalapeño pepper - seeded and stemmed, minced 1 clove garlic - crushed ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika ¼ teaspoon chipotle chili powder Set oven to broil. Line a sheet pan with foil and cut kernels onto pan. Toss with canola oil. Broil corn until slightly charring, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl, season with salt and mix in remaining ingredients. Serves 4. Asian Carrot Salad ½ cup peanut butter 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice 2 tablespoon fish sauce

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Joe Grosjean

Clipper 2015-2016 Leg 6 Crewmember 48° North Interview by Joe Cline

48°N: Joe Grosjean of Portland, OR, welcome to Seattle after the Pacific crossing leg of the Clipper Round the World Race! We’re just minutes past your first steps back ashore after 26 days at sea, and you and the rest of the Derry Londonderry Doire team are the first to arrive in Seattle. How was the leg for you? Joe Grosjean: It was good. I’ve done some ocean crossings before, but this

one got a little spicy: snow, hail, and some big waves, not too much wind… only 60 knots. Definitely an experience. It’s a big ocean. Have you done ocean passages on boats this big before? Yeah, I’ve done some on 70 footers before, but not as heavy as the Clipper 70. I’ve done some sailing on

boats that are more like sleds going to Hawaii for Transpac and Pacific Cup, but those races are mild compared to the Northern Pacific at the end of the winter. There was a few times in the beginning when the water felt warm when it would splash in your face. But, then it went away for the rest of the trip. Honestly, it was water so cold that

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when it hit you, it hurt. Being from Portland, what’s it like arriving in your home region after such a challenging voyage? It’s been ten years since I’ve come into the Straits, but I’ve done races up the coast maybe 30 times, or rounded Duntze Rock buoy. And when we hit Duntze Rock buoy and could see Tatoosh Island, everybody on the boat noticed that I was crying. To see the green again – I miss it so much – it was like coming home for sure. I understand you have challenges with seasickness. That was a thing for you this leg? It’s always a thing for the first few days of a race for me. I just work through it, I still stand my watches, I drive and puke over the side at the same time. This time, it lasted a lot longer, maybe 10 or 15 days. I probably lost 10 or 15 pounds this race. When I was sitting on the boat, I could feel the bones in my butt on the deck. Do you think the longer period of seasickness was caused by sea state? Or do you have another idea why? I think it had to do with traveling right before the race. It was an arriveand-sail kind of a thing, instead of being mentally prepared. So, I was jetlagged and I was tired and I was worn out when I started the race, and that’s just not a good combination. Thinking about the Clipper experience, you have a vast offshore racing resume compared to most Clipper participants. How did it work on the boat with some folks who were completely new to sailing? What was the dynamic like for you, an experienced sailor, with new sailors and a professional skipper? It went well for me. I’m all about the people. I’m not about getting things done at the cost of another person’s experience. So helping and being able to maybe show people a few things and then to keep an eye on some people if they were feeling sick and trying to make their experience as comfortable as possible – it was fine for me. It was the same for the Clipper training for the month that I did that. I could stand back and maybe help a little bit, but mainly stay out of their way so that

they could have their own experience. As long as I put them first and slowed down and did things the “Clipper way,” it worked just fine. So, the plan is to go back offshore this fall with your wife and kids to cruise the world, and you’re looking at a catamaran. With all your ocean history, have you been offshore in a multihull before? I’ve never even sailed a catamaran before, only monohulls. But my wife is picking the boat, she wants to go, and I’m not going to try to change her mind.

Well, that sounds like a good approach. Hopefully the 48°N readers can follow along with your trip if you do a cruising blog or maybe you’ll send a few articles in to us as you head down the coast or beyond. Thanks, I’ve read 48° North since the beginning, and it will be fun to keep reading as we’re sailing around the world. Thanks, Joe! Congratulations to you and your team for being the first Clipper boat to finish the North Pacific leg, and welcome back home to the PNW. -48°N

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Except on long passages, our dinghy simply gets towed behind “Emerald Lady”

Little Boats for Big Boats

A Reliable Dinghy is a Big Part of the Adventure By Kelly Wanamaker We are on a hunt to view crocodiles. It is mid-morning in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, and the air is a muggy, wet soup that traps and magnifies the heat. Even the mosquitoes and dragonflies hang inches off the shallow, muddy estuary as though squashed by the weight of the air. The mangroves have closed in around the dinghy as we slowly work our way into the farthest reaches of the navigable waterways behind our marina, situated at the head of a river delta. Iguanas in a multitude of sizes and colors hang in the branches sunning themselves. Our teenage daughter, Rachel, and I sit opposite each other on the pontoons of the dinghy, and even though we are almost buried in floppy sunhats, my clothes feel plastered to me as though I had jumped into the warm, muddy water instead of riding atop it. John is captaining our foray, aiming our little boat into the middle of this branch of water we are following, occasionally pivoting the engine up, pulling the blades higher then lowering them again as we maneuver across 48

who spies the rough lump on the bank, the eyes watching silently. As I fumble for my camera, he steers us closer, and closer, and closer, finally shutting down the engine and letting us drift to keep from scaring it away. We inch our way slowly toward the prehistoric creature, excitedly taking photo after photo. He is a huge crocodile, easily longer than our dinghy, and he watches us drifting closer for a moment before moving lazily. I am saddened as he rouses himself and shuffles over to disappear into the water. He has been the focus of our whole expedition and after just a few moments he is slipping away into hiding and we will still have a long trek back to our boat The sound he makes as he slides into the water sends shivers through me though. It is a gut level type of a sound, one that triggers a deep instinctual need to run. We watch him ease himself in up to his eyes, watching us intently in return. I keep taking photos as I wait for him to scurry away, as most wild things do. And here is where I realize the difference between crocodiles and most other creatures on the planet. He has no fear. His eyes do not disappear under the water or move away. Whether curious or hungry, he has set his sights on us and moves sinuously through the water in a line toward the boat. I drop my camera into the dinghy. “John”, I say, my voice rising, “Back up!” My captain, who thrives when he is living on the edge, keeps us pointed at the slowly approaching monster,

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inching us closer. I still am waiting for this wild creature to turn tail when it dawns on me that he might view humans as a creature lower on the food chain. I can’t take my eyes off him as he approaches. Rachel and I back down into the dinghy even though the inflatable PVC probably wouldn’t be too much of a barrier to his teeth and I pick up an oar to fend him off. As I keep repeating, “Back up, back up!” I hear the outboard roar to life. It is a sweet sound. John flips the engine into reverse, the blades catch and we jump backwards. With a flick of his tail, the crocodile matches our burst. We are fleeing and he is coming after us. John shifts the gears and we launch forward and to the side, spinning in the open area until we are pointed back down the estuary. He opens the throttle and guns the engine, rocketing us towards safety. We watch the monster crocodile disappear as we round the bend. He has chased us away from his home. John slows us down when we are out of sight and we all look at one another and burst into relieved laughter. He jokes that our dinghy with us on board would have been a delicacy for the

We saw the crocodile, then escaped the crocodile thanks to dinghy. Laughter and relief from the “EL” crew after a close croc call! croc; soft on the outside with a crunchy center. Although I still laugh at how naive we were when it came to crocodiles, this story comes to mind whenever the subject of dinghy engines and dinghy maintenance comes up, or electric versus gas powered outboards, or

sailing dinghies, or just having oars for propulsion. For us, there are simply times when we have needed the reliable power and speed of a well functioning, gas outboard and fully inflated, well maintained dinghy. When a crocodile is facing me down, even if it was due to some truly bad decisions that got

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in the surf in danger of grounding, helped others that were dragging in the anchorage, and we’ve pushed EL off of sandy bottoms when we misjudged the depth of a channel or the charts were wrong. We have traveled for miles in and out to shore in rough weather and calm, through big waves, against currents, and into the surf when launching from the beach. A reliable dinghy outboard will make any sailor smile! We always seem to have our dinghy filled us into the situation, I do not want to with five or six people, or groceries and rely on an underpowered engine, one laundry, or excited puppy dogs, or all at that won’t start, or a dinghy that isn’t once. We invariably anchor at the very holding air. I want that baby to fire up outer edge of any anchorage and have and get me the heck out of the situation. to travel back and forth for miles. We Over the years while cruising, we have hauled our anchor and chain out have used our dinghy, nicknamed Gem, from the EL to get a better hold in rough to save us countless times. We have weather and run stern ties to shore side-tied to our forty-seven-foot-long, through heavy currents. We use Gem three-ton ketch, the Emerald Lady (EL), like an aquatic four wheel drive truck, to bring her into a marina when the taking her all kinds of places in all kinds engine failed. We have rescued boats of situations. We work her hard.

She travels with us easily. As we go from anchorage to anchorage, much of the time she is towed behind the boat, engine firmly bolted and tied to the transom. But for longer passages, she gets rolled up and put in her bag just forward of the main mast with the engine securely stowed on the stern rail. In the marinas she usually tucks up under our bow. Almost any mechanic in every port we have been in, even our captain, can fix our simple two-stroke engine if needed, and parts are relatively easy to get. There aren’t any computer chips to replace or black boxes that fail. There are no batteries that will eventually need to be replaced at half the cost of the engine. As an added bonus, she looks old and worn-out so, unlike our electric brethren or those with brand new outboards, theft is not something we really worry about. The same is true of the dinghy itself. It has been patched with 3M’s 5200 and duct tape (held for about a year), Weaver’s PVC glue (is still holding really well several years after the patch) and some glue from a national chandlery (didn’t hold a week). We

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“Gem” helps us explore those hard to reach locations like this cave on Catalina Island. have reinforced the transom, added a 50 foot painter (our friends laughed until they couldn’t get to their dinghy because the tide had come in) and installed a light on top of the engine for nighttime motoring. We also replaced the cheesy little aluminum oars with 6-foot wooden ones, so we actually can row if we have to. We have a bridle for her so we can lift her and the engine on deck in areas where we are concerned theft might be an issue, even if she is old and tired looking. Our little Gem, bought secondhand at Second Wave (before they sadly closed) and the twenty- year-old, twostroke Yamaha outboard that powers her, are often as important to cruising as our big boat. From Desolation Sound to the Southern tip of Mexico, we have relied on her nearly every day. We took her into a cave in the Catalina Islands as EL circled offshore and had to beat a hasty exit followed by angry, bellowing sea lions. We have lost EL in the dark in a sea of anchor lights and wandered around the anchorage for hours searching for her. We have gone into shore in calm seas, had a few beers and come out to a three foot breaking waves and needed to power over them to get home. Perhaps we would have had the same positive results if we were relying on sail power, oars, or the electric outboards, but we’re satisfied to keep both Gem and the outboard that drives her well maintained as our small boat of choice.

She doesn’t need much, but here is what we keep on hand to keep her functioning properly: Engine: fuel filter, 2 cycle oil, oil measuring cup, spare fuel line connectors, spark plug, impeller, pull cord, kill switch key with lanyard, penetrating oil (T-9 or WD 40) and a spare prop. Dinghy: Selection of large and small patch material, 3M 5200 if I can’t find Weaver’s PVC glue, duct tape (in the 8x10 sheets if I can find it), spare drain plug and extra battery for the night time running light. I am accused of being a tree-hugger by my crewmates. We recycle faithfully, use solar power almost exclusively, are careful with our black water, garbage, cleaning supplies, bottom paints, plastic use, and so much more. I understand the impacts of gas-powered engines on the environment, and the lovely quiet of electric outboards or the beauty of a sailing dinghy. But for our Gem, we have not found a viable, eco-friendly and affordable replacement that makes sense yet. Hopefully, over the next few years powerful, less expensive electric engines will come on the market that will work for our sailing lifestyle. Until then, our little Gem, and the two-stroke that powers her, will just have to keep bringing us to shore and back home again and rescuing us when we need it. And as a final note, surf landings and departures can be tricky even with lots of practice. We have flipped Gem, swamped her, sunk the engine, (it recovered with a lot of flushing, cussing and penetrating oil), lost our oars, and spilled people, pets, and bags of groceries overboard (eggs float!). It is very important to always use a kill switch cord, have life jackets, and an emergency kit with water, signal flares and a handheld radio, a well working hand pump, a navigation light for the boat after dark, and oars just in case you need an alternate way to get her home, and a strong, long painter and a lightweight anchor to keep her from accidentally drifting away on the tide. Happy dinghying! Kelly Wanamaker is a Co-Founder of the Coho Ho Ho, a sailing rally running from Puget Sound to San Francisco each summer and a seminar series starting in April to prepare boaters to travel offshore. www.48North.com

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Blakely Rock Benefit Race

ver 100 boats and over 32 donor companies! It almost doesn’t get any better than this! There’s always a bunch of very positive buzz when it comes to the Sloop’s most popular event, because it is among the most popular sailing events in the Pacific Northwest. And it’s all for a good cause and it certainly seems like everyone wants to get involved. The beneficiary of this year ’s event was FrogPrints e! whose goal is to build women leaders from the waterline up by emphasizing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education through lessons learned while sailing. Sounds good to us. This event started back in 1981 and has continued to steadily grow

in popularity. This year there were 16 classes consisting of all manner of boats ranging from Jon and Debbie Thompson’s Cal 20, Willie Tippit, who deserve extra credit for bringing the boat up from Tacoma, to Lou Bianco’s 55’ R/P speedster, Crossfire. It has been an interesting spring for Puget Sound sailors and this first Saturday in April was no different. The forecast was for an iffy southerly which would die as the marine layer cloud cover burned off and allow a thermal northerly to fill down the Sound, after some time spent drag racing from hole to hole. Once again, the Sloop Tavern Race Committee, on the beautiful RC Boat Santorini, did a masterful job of

running the race. They got out early, set the line, and then worked some deal with the wind gods that allowed them to get the race started absolutely to the second on time and get all 16 classes across the line before the 8-11 knot southerly wind started to die. With the southerly, you went from the starting line to Blakely Rock, then to Meadow Point and back to the start/finish line, all marks to starboard. The general strategy that seemed to work was to take advantage of what flood tide there was and stay to the east of the center of the Sound and just before West Point head across to the Bainbridge Island side of the course. The wind died first on the east side and lasted the longest on Left: Ken Chin and the happy crew of “Kowloon.” Right: With over 100 boats participating, ferry crossings are just one more thing to factor in.

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the west side with a southwesterly that slowly clocked around to the north-northeast, which filled in to 6-9 knots and held for the rest of the day. The early starters clearly benefitted from this with most of them able to get to Blakely Rock in the southerly. Then in the transition from the southerly to the northerly, the boats that were the fastest in their class were able to get around and into the new wind first. In all classes, except Class 1 NFS, the first boat to finish in class was also first on corrected time. Congratulations to the Citation 31, Cricket, skippered by Heidi Drivdahl, for the being the exception and beating the Catalina 36, Sweet Sue II, by a mere 39 seconds.

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The overall winner was that speedy J-29 from Tacoma, Slick, skippered by Christine Nelson, which clobbered hometown favorite Here & Now by a whopping 38.5 minutes in Class 10 and came within a minute and 18 seconds of claiming the Roland Littlefield Church Performance Trophy in the Flying Sails group. That honor went to the ageless Thunderbird, Selchie, skippered by Kwadwo Copeland who won Class Five in Flying sails by almost 40 minutes. The RL Church Performance Trophy in the Non-Flying Sails Classes went to the Catalina 42, Blue Fin, skippered by Alan Vogt, who won Class 2 by almost four minutes over the Sweden 36, Breeze. The other big winners included www.48North.com

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this year was no exception. In Class 9, the winner was the J-27, Wizard, skippered by Leo Morales. In Class 11 it was good to see John Neesz out to win with his C&C 38-2, Nor’wester. Alex Simanis, of Ballard Sails (one of the donors), won Class 12 with his Evelyn 32-2, Poke and Destroy. No surprises in Class 13 as the Sierra 26, Uno, had another easy time

winning that group with an elapsed time faster than all the “faster” boats in Class 14, amazing. The J-35, Tahlequah, skippered by George Leighton in Class 14, got off to a great start and got way into the lead only to see the larger and faster Centurion 40s, Different Drummer, almost sail into the winner ’s circle. Tahlequah held on to win by only 27 seconds having been almost eight minutes ahead at Blakely Rock. The Farr 30s and the FT-10 in Class 15 enjoyed the light conditions of the day to take the top four places with Project Mayhem taking first. In Class 16, the big boats were led around the course by the RP-55 Crossfire, who had not only the fastest elapsed time in the fleet getting around the course, but also corrected out to win class. This is a great event by a great club for a great cause and they deserve your support, so please try to support the donors (see page 47). by Bruce Hedrick photos by Jan Anderson results: www.STYC.org

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CYC Seattle P.O.D. Regatta May 21-22

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The Hobie 101 clinic will be held at Sail Sand Point Sailing Center at Magnuson Park, from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. It will include four hours of classroom and three hours on the water (includes lunch). Bring your boat if you have one. To register, call (206) 498-0610 or email: hobiefleet95@hotmail.com

Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle's P.O.D. Regatta (Pnw One Design) is a two-day sailing event open to One Design, PHRF and IRC Fleets of all experience levels. Round the buoys races start off Shilshole Bay at 11:00 am each day varying in distance depending on conditions. Awards presentation follows racing on Sunday. Call (206) 789-1919 or go to www.cycseattle.org

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NWISA District Regatta May 21-22 Anacortes will host the Northwest District (NWISA) high school sailing regatta. Fleet racing will take place in Flying Juniors with up to 25 teams from Portland to Bellingham, competing for District honors. About 130 participants will take to the waters of Fidalgo Bay. The winning team from the District Regatta earns the right to go onto the Interscholastic Sailing Association (ISSA) National Championship known as the Baker Cup, which will be sailed the following weekend, also in Anacortes. For more information go to: www.anacortessailing.com or contact Steve Orsini sailingorsini@gmail.com

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Stephanie Schwenk he Anacortes Yacht came in second in her Club hosted its Anacortes Yacht Club Santa Cruz 27, Wild annual Tulip Regatta the Rumpus, and Betsy first weekend in April. This year the timing Wareham, also from was perfect for both the Orcas, was third in tulips and the racers. Purple Martin. Ya c h t s came Close racing in from Vancouver, BC, Fleet 4 saw Oak Harbor Montana, and Olympia yacht, Hitched, beat out to compete against Wind Warrior, skippered local yachtsmen and by Dean Vandament yachtswomen. A total of Anacortes, for top of 27 boats took part in honors. One point two days of buoy racing, behind in third place creating an exciting was SyndiCat, skippered spectacle as the sun by Jerry VanderVeen. shone on the waters of Fidalgo Bay skippered by Mac Madenwald, Rags Hitched had the entire Swackhammer with Mount Baker gleaming in the from Victoria, B.C., and Errant Belle family aboard, including two all-star from Anacortes, skippered by Michael little girls, ages three and five. background. Saturday’s racing was wild and Strauss. At the end of seven races Other Anacortes boats cleaned windy with many challenges for the only three points separated the top up in Fleet 5 with John Gunn’s, sailors and the Principal Race Officer three finishers with the old war-horse, Little Annie, edging out Scott Charley Rathkopf. Courses had to be Pangaea, a Baltic 39, coming out ahead. Petersen’s, Corvus, to take the first Fleet 2, the One Design Viper place trophy home. reset four times as the wind built in the afternoon and oscillating conditions Class was dominated by TimeLine, A highlight of the regatta was skippered by Trevor DiMarco from the Saturday night salmon and oyster kept everyone on their toes. Sunday it looked like the wind Anacortes who succeeded in getting bbq which was ably presided over gods were not smiling on the fleet, seven bullets. In second place was Kaa, this year by yacht club member Steve but little zephyrs of wind finally another Anacortes boat, skippered by Hayes. built from the north and the Race Garrett Johns. by Wendy Gray Fleet 3 brought success to Orcas Committee quickly banged off photo by Sean Kelly results: http://bit.ly/anacortesyc three races. Fleet 1 saw extremely Island sailor, Chris White, in his close competition between Pangaea, Martin 242. Local sailing legend

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ver get beat at the Tulip Regatta by three and five year old girls, with Barbies in one hand and the tiller in the other? Makes you want to capture some of the magic in their wands and find out how they made it happen… Kevin Swackhammer tells the story. My dad taught me how to sail 30 years ago, racing in El Toros and the family Catalina 27. That took off into a full on sailing addiction, racing on Puget Sound as crew and then later as skipper of Carl and Karla Freund’s boats, the Wylie 34, “Isabeau,” and 36.7 “Veloce.” My dad passed away last year and he left me with such a wonderful gift. Sailing! Now I am passing that gift onto my family. I met Carrie 15 years ago and she became hooked too! We got hitched and bought “Hitched” as our wedding present 56

to each other. We raced “Hitched” a little through the years, but mostly campaigned “Isabeau”and “Veloce” with our good friends Carl, Karla, Chad Holcomb, Erik Mann, Jerry Barringer and Ben Selting. Carrie and I lived on dirt for about two years, then we purchased a Cal 34, named her “Lilly Pad” and moved aboard. Our daughter Lilly was born in 2010 and was just as comfortable in a life jacket as we were, cruising and racing with us around Seattle and as far north May 2016

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as Desolation Sound. A couple years later we bought an Elite 346, named her “Wandering Toes” and had another kid, Alice, to fill up the extra space. Alice loves her life jacket too. She refers to “Hitched” as her boat! Tulip Regatta was our first race as a racing sailing family on our own boat. We had a blast. Lilly and Alice got to drive a little, trim the spinnaker, play with Barbies with their princess crowns and wands and we won! There must be some magic in those wands! What more could you ask for. We’re now looking forward to Windermere and a summer of mini cruises and day sails. I have one more year of Nursing School and we’re going big boat shopping again. Maybe we can end this dirt dwelling thing or at least get a bigger race boat so our friends can come too! by Kevin Swackhammer

NW Multihull Port Townsend Regatta May 13-14

Yellow Island Wooden Boat Race May 21

The Northwest Multihull Association will hold a weekend rally based at the Port of Everett. We will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Northwest Multihull Association! It is astonishing to think back fifty years to a time which the only multihulls were self-built plywood Pivers and Browns. Now, multihulls hold all the great oceanic records, and even the America’s cup. We want to celebrate that remarkable evolution this year. Saturday, we will have an informal distance race. Saturday evening will have a BBQ on a party barge at the guest dock. The Club will provide burgers, beer, and sides. Sunday morning, we will try something new—a race to the Gedney Island Green Can #1. The new part is that the middle boat wins (or middle two boats, if we have an even number). Check: www.nwmultihull.org

Join the Wooden Boat Society of the San Juan Islands for the Fifth Annual Yellow Island Wooden Boat Race, with a start in Deer Harbor on Orcas Island. All wooden sailboats are welcome. Boats built of other materials are also welcome but will receive no prizes. The starting line will be off the Deer Harbor Marina. The marks of the course will consist of various islands and rocks in the area, as well as a race buoy located near the marina. Temporary PHRF ratings can assigned by race organizers. Non-racers are welcome to relax and socialize at the marina. There will be a potluck/awards ceremony at the marina. Discounted moorage is available. Call Deer Harbor Marina, (360) 376-3037 to reserve a slip well in advance. Plenty of good anchorage is also available in the harbor. Contact Ward Fay, wardfay@rockisland.com or (360) 376-5581 for more information.

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Round Saltspring May 20-22 Round Saltspring 2016 hosted by Saltspring Island Sailing Club, Ganges, Saltspring Island. Details and Registration at http://bit.ly/roundsaltspring

Goat Float Sailboat Regatta May 28-29 Lake Pend Oreille Yacht Club announces its third annual Goat Float Sailboat Regatta to be held at Club facilities in North Idaho, just an hour ’s drive from Spokane. The regatta is open to all PHRF rated boats. Racing will be held at historic Scenic Bay and Idlewilde Bay at the south end of the lake with at least three races scheduled for each day of the regatta. Information on rules for racing, requirements, moorage and lodging is available on the club website at www.lpoyc.org or by contacting Ed Simpson at lpoyced@aol.com

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hat do you do when after 10 months of planning, there is no wind on race day? You start the race anyway and pray that Aeolus (the ruler of the winds in Greek mythology) is on your side. 2016 marked the 48th consecutive start of WVYC’s Annual Southern Straits Race. Known as a physically and mentally challenging race, Straits always starts on Good Friday, which means that the race date can fall anywhere from late March to mid April. An overnight race in March is daunting to even the most seasoned racer, and 85 boats (including 15 of the 22 registered boats for the upcoming 50th Anniversary Vic-Maui) took us up on the challenge. 2016 once again proved that the only thing consistent about Southern Straits is that the race conditions are never consistent! A larger than normal crowd stood on the Dundarave Pier in

“It was 27 hours to go 140 miles on “Neptune's Car.” The first day was light, but as the sun went down, we had good breeze for the rest of it. It was really nice, it was actually a really pleasant sail.” – Alex Simanis West Vancouver to see the fleet off on March 25th. Sailboat racing is not usually a spectator sport but the popular “Parade of Boats” feature allows onlookers to get up close and personal with the competing boats. Offering five different course options that range from a day race to an overnighter of 201 NM, Southern Straits attracts a wide variety of competitors which ranged this year from HMCS Oriole, starting her 95th birthday year in style by competing in

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the 1st Straits race, to Randy Miller ’s Marstrom 32 Catamaran from Seattle. A light breeze from the south meant a spinnaker start for the 2nd year in a row. As HMCS Oriole’s chute filled, an audible gasp from the crowd could be heard across the water. Unfortunately, what breeze there was petered out and the fleet could still be seen sitting off the West Vancouver waterfront well into the afternoon. As competitors and Race Officers sat glued to the latest forecast and SPOT Tracker link hoping for wind, our prayers were answered as the fleet enjoyed a fresh breeze overnight. Early afternoon Saturday saw the fleet begin to cross the finish line at Point Atkinson and the award for “Having the guts to stick it out” goes to Edward Estabrook, Skipper of Tioga from VRC, who finished with literally minutes to go before the 0030hrs Sunday race cut off.

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As Race Chair, I anxiously waited for feedback from the racers. Should we have shortened the course, delayed the start or abandoned the race? With competitors coming from all over the Pacific Northwest, would they be disappointed with a 2-night drifter after all that race prep? The WVYC Clubhouse began to fill as the racers arrived back to our home port and laughter and race chat began to fill the air. A Humpback whale that dove under many in the fleet, sea lions, orcas and a magical full moon rising topped the list of memorable moments. From a racing perspective, the Fleet remained tight throughout the duration, meaning close crossings and extremely important tactical decisions needing to be made. Many have commented that 2016 was their favourite Straits race to date

“This year's race was definitely not a gear buster, but it certainly had its challenges, and the biggest for “JAM” was finding the wind during the first and last part of our race... which always seemed to be just five boat lengths away. Patience and concentration were the required skills during that part of the race.” – John McPhail as it was so different from the usual racing conditions. Planning for the 49th Straits race is already underway for April 14-16, 2017. by Sonia Telford photos by Wildman WVYC race results: www.southernstraits.ca

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John Sangmeister, from Long Beach, California, and his 77' trimaran, Tritium, has entered the 2016 Swiftsure International Yacht Race in hopes of breaking the almost two decades old race record. In 1997, ex-America’s Cup catamaran Stars & Stripes set a lightning-fast elapsed time record of 14 hours 35 minutes and 29 seconds over the 138.2 nautical mile course to Swiftsure Bank and back to Victoria. Tritium is a VPLP 73 and its name comes from John’s first boat, Hydrogen II, as an homage to his father's Little America's Cup entrant Hydrogen. Tritium is H3 and is the radioactive isotope of Hydrogen, which seemed fitting. The boat has been raced previously as Bonduelle and more recently Artemis Racing modified the boat as a test platform for the 2013 America's Cup. So far this year, Swiftsure has attracted the best fleet of offshore racing yachts ever gathered in the Pacific Northwest. There are four boats 70' or over as well as three Trans Pac 52s and a Reichel/Pugh 55, all with the potential to break the existing records. Registrations are well ahead of prior years and easily on track for over 200 race yachts participating in 5 racecourses. Ve r n Burkhardt, Event Chairperson of the Swiftsure International Yacht Race, stated, “This will be a year not to miss! With all these large and fast boats lined up on the start line it will be a grand spectacular.” You can view all the boats - large and small - up close prior to the race in Victoria’s Inner Harbour starting May 26th. Then join us at Clover Point for an excellent view of the five starts Saturday May 28th from 8:30 am – the gun for the first start will be at 9:00 am. Enjoy a pancake breakfast put on by the Central Saanich Lions Club while you watch the starts. Swiftsure International Yacht Race, Always a Challenge! Check: www.Swiftsure.org 59

The Puget Sound Spring lines. The Aeros and Lasers Regatta was sailed under were showing off their extreme rolling, slightly overcast roll-tacking skills , as the J/24s clouds with patches of blue were deftly sailing through skies and a light, shifty tactical the waters. The Hobies were breeze. What made it even up for some trapping out and more challenging was the 12’ hull flying with the occasional tide swing which included puff, but spent most of the time a minus 2’ tide coming into content with a peaceful day on play in the middle of racing the water. each day. Usually the shore pays, The fleets attending the but this weekend the breeze event were Hobies, 505s, was outside. This worked Aeros, Stars, J/24s, and Lasers. quite well up until the point The facilities were being used of impact – the point where from all vantage points. The the tides changed from the J/24s were launching from ebb to a forceful flood. Then the cranes, the Aeros, and the guessing game began. Is Lasers were launching from the pressure better outside as the floating docks, and the it has been all weekend? With C orinthian Y acht C lub S eattle the flood on, is it still the better Hobies were “cat tracked” down the middle turn lane choice? Therein lies the tactics of the road to the public and challenges of sailing. boat launch. As one team Sunday’s last race of the was walking their boat down day ended with all fleets the turn lane, a passing car converging on the leeward shouted out - smiling and in mark for a very tense mark jest - “They go faster when rounding. Aeros, Lasers and they’re in the water!” Hobies were side-by-side, The Corinthian Yacht one to two feet away from Club was the gracious host for each other. Spinnakers were this event. As an added bonus, each the southeast, and oscillated back to gracefully floating back down to morning before racing began, the all the east and back to the southeast. The earth as the main sheets and travelers volunteer Race Committee scheduled race committee did an admirable job were hauled in. Looking back, the 45 minutes of practice starts. Before of providing a decent race course. The most interesting part was that it was the starts, the water was busy with chase boats buzzed around like flies surprisingly quiet - not the usual boats doing their pre-race maneuvers moving marks - keeping up with the yelling that one hears on the bigger - sighting and timing the start line, oscillating wind direction. boats – nothing chaotic – just well checking current wind angles as it Saturday’s racing ended a little behaved and well executed mark was continually shifting, and keeping early when a bizarre northerly hit the roundings by all the fleets. a close watch on the effects of the course, looking as if hungry piranhas The CYC volunteers organize current. Any boat sitting in one place were churning up the water. these great events for our enjoyment for any length of time, was quickly Sunday’s racing brought another and for the love of the sport. Kudos swept toward Whidbey Island with southeasterly breeze and rolling to CYC. the strong ebb, and a southerly breeze. clouds. Looking across the course, the by Laura Sullivan R a c i n g o n S a t u rd a y w a s Stars could be seen gliding through photos by Jan Anderson challenging, as the wind shifted from the water with their sleek graceful results: www.cycseattle.org

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National High School Sailing Team Racing Championship Baker Cup May 27-29 For the first time ever, the Anacortes Yacht Club has been selected to host the National High School Sailing Team Racing Championship called the Baker Cup. Since the 1930s High school racing in the US has been organized by the Interscholastic Sailing Association (ISSA). The ISSA is somewhat analogous to the NCAA organizing college and university level sports. The Baker Cup competition will be held on Saturday and Sunday entailing two long days of competitive sailing in Flying Junior dinghies. Contact regatta chair, Steve Orsini: sailingorsini@gmail.com

Three Tree Point YC Mid Sound Sailing Social June 7, 14, 21, and 28 Three Tree Point Yacht Club will be hosting the eighth annual Mid Sound Sailing Social benefiting the Des Moines Area Food Bank. The event is organized around an evening of casual sailboat races and will be held on four consecutive Tuesday nights beginning June 7 through 28. The races kick off at 6.55pm. Join us for the after race social at the Des Moines Marina guest dock. Food will be provided and there's a chance to win great prizes! 100% of all donations made will go directly to the Des Moines Area Food Bank. Please check: www.ttpyc.org

Basil Hobbs Memorial SIN Regatta July 1-3 Nanaimo Yacht Club is hosting their newly dedicated regatta, “The Basil Hobbs Memorial SIN Regatta.” Races will be managed by international Race Officer John Abel. Starts include Long Distance, PHRFNW, One Designs and and White sails. Check: www.nanaimoyc.ca

West Sound Sailing Association Races

San Juan 21 Fleet 1 Schedule

May 14: Port Orchard Invitational June 11: Bremerton Blake Island June 25: West Sound Corinthian Brownsville Race Contact Matthew Gardner-Brown (360) 434-2727, g-b@wavecable.com or wscyc.net

May 7: Spring #2 - American Lake, Tacoma May 21-22: CYC Seattle POD Regatta June 3: Everett Log Dodge – Everett June 23: Elliott Bay Downtown Sailing series - Elliott Bay Marina July 7-10: San Juan 21 North American Championships - Calgary, Alberta July 19: Duck Dodge Tuesday Night series - Lake Union Check www.sj21fleet1.org

Milltown Sailing Assoc. Saratoga Sprint June 11

The Saratoga Sprint is the middistance feature race sponsored by MSA. The Race begins in Port Gardner with long and short courses. Tides, currents and shallow bays are challenges racers will face as they head north from Everett into Saratoga Passage to Camano Head and Langley, or to the Baby Island buoy in Holmes Harbor. For more information and to register, go to www.milltownsailing.org

Sloop Tavern YC Three Buoy Fiasco June 18 This is a pursuit race (each boat will be assigned a GPS start time based on rating) starting in Shilshole Bay, after which a series of three race marks can be rounded in any order, in any direction! There will be an awards party following the race. Sign up for this summer fiasco at www.styc.org

Come Watch High School Sailing At Its Best!

May 21-22: Northwest Team Racing District Regatta May 27-29: National High School Sailing Team Racing Championship - Baker Cup Both Will Be At Seafarer’s Memorial Park, Anacortes, WA

Hosted By City Of Anacortes Parks And Recreation and Anacortes Yacht Club

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uget Sound Spring Regatta 2016 was the tale of two regattas. Saturday was a day of drifting, with napping, thirsty sailors waiting on the wind for most of the day. On Sunday, everyone expected more of the same, but the wind showed up right on schedule and stayed all day. Frantic skippers called everyone on their back up list, and brave ones asked other boats if they could borrow crew, friends called friends, and everyone could have used another person on deck. We should have gone to the local church or Labor Ready, because we sure needed another.

On Saturday morning, you could see your reflection in the mirror that was Puget Sound. Crews enjoyed catching up on the news. Boat projects got started. Coolers were emptied. On the south course, there was a touch of breeze allowing for as many as three super-light races. On the north course, the wind waited until 2:00, when patchy streaks of breeze started filling in. Until that point, everyone was pretty sure they were headed back to the barn, however the Race Committee had other plans. They fired off a warning signal, with the lofty goal of getting in a couple

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races. Wary crews hoisted sails and kept close to the starting line. In Division 1 on the north course, it was a short, boat-favored line and all the big boats found themselves jammed up and spinning out in slow motion around the RC boat. As Max Thayer reported from Dos in Division 2, “we saw it all happen, we knew what was going to happen, and we all knew better, and still we all did the very same thing in the next start.” Shrek pulled off the epic start of the day, parked sideways taking up the entire line on port tack, and then getting off and away clean. The wind

came in “zebra stripes” to quote Max again, sending you from the outhouse to the penthouse, and sometimes straight back to the outhouse, all in a day’s work. All the north course boats mixed it up in challenging conditions, and everyone had a bad score in there somewhere, with the exception of Steve Johnson’s White Cloud, who pulled off double bullets on the first day. Come Sunday morning, there were white caps on the Sound and flags were flying. Predictions called for a building breeze, so on Dos, with four newbies and two of us not very ballast-y, we were scrambling and calling and hoping, and eventually off we went, the four amigos. The breeze stayed as a steady northerly all day long, with some oscillation to the west, and some tidal exchange, but neither were significant. The beach was too far away to make any magic happen. Once again, the north course starts were boat-end favored. Skippers were on good behavior and the fleets got off the line without much ado. The RC rattled off four races, all courses upwind of the starting line using the much loved X mark of boat handling glory/infamy. It was an athletic day in which you could hardly choke down a sandwich and water in the break between races, and certainly not during the race on our boat! There were some close battles between longtime rivals, and everyone got their money’s worth of sailing. The green-jacketed Shrek-sters fought it out all day with the aptlynamed War Canoe, all the way to the haul out, unconfirmed if they battled in the rum line as well. In the end, Absolutely came out on top in Division 1, followed by Michael Goldfarb’s Farr 40, War Canoe, and then Shrek. In the J/105 fleet, More Jubilee (and Cowbell) took the top spot from current one design top dog Last Tango and the ever-competitive Delirium. Division 2 was pretty much a 5-way tie on Saturday and a waterline battle on Sunday. Littler boats spent all day looking at the transoms of Charles Hill’s Different Drummer, Jeff Whitney’s Elusive and Commodore Burnell’s magnificent Tantivy, who finished in that order.

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Top: A spectacular day for the J/105 fleet with the snow capped Olympic Mountains as a backdrop. Below: Jeff Whitney‘s C&C 115, “Elusive” getting ready to round the mark.

Meanwhile, on the south course, there was the return of smokin’ hot Madame Pele, trying hard to set the course on fire. Also in Division 5 was the epic battle between Pat Denney’s Here and Now and John Cahill’s Ross 930, Gaucho. They have been swapping out podium finishes this season, and the two crews gathered together in the clubhouse, replaying the regatta, especially the last beat of the last race. Maybe the whole series came down to the last tack, and maybe not, but it sure was close. If you were there to see John beaming, you know who took home the Corkscrew of Victory. In the Melges 24 fleet, there were eight boats on the line; some regulars, some new names and faces. Just a few points separated the top three boats: Glenn Klute’s Trophy Wife, John Rahn’s Pickled Beets, and Dave Brede’s 12 Happy Thoughts. In the SmallBut-Mighty Division 6, Kwadwo Copeland’s Thunderbird 26, Selchie, had a strong run of 1’s and 2’s to

finish on top. Can’t help but cheer for the lone Santa Cruz 27! (We have to get those pretty ULDB’s back to a PSSSomething again!) Shazam! finished in solid second place, followed by Peter Stewart’s Cherokee. In the MiniBroach Coach Division, where the t-shirts famously say, “I've never been so scared going so slow,” San Juan 24 Fleet, Kenneth Johnson’s, Grauer Geist, pulled off a decisive victory, followed by Mark Bradner ’s Return and Jeff Kendall’s Fancy. Five boats on the line in this long standing one design fleet is no small feat. After a great day on the water, the clubhouse was packed, the wellearned Dark and Stormys were flowing and some boats came home with shiny new corkscrew prizes. Thanks to Corinthian Yacht Club for a great regatta weekend. by Stephanie Schwenk photos by Jan Anderson results: www.cycseattle.org

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The course will be posted on the committee boat. For information, check: www.duckdodge.org Start 1: Fast Boats, 7:00 pm Start 2: Half Fast Boats, 7:05 pm Start 3: Cruising/Slower Boats, 7:10 pm Start 4: Dinghy Class, 7:15 pm May 10: Committee Appreciation May 17: Ugly Sweater Night May 24: Skippers Choice Night May 31: Star Wars Night June 7: Wild West Night June 14: Hip Hop Night (90's) June 21: Pirate Night June 28: Prom Night July 5: Red, White, and Blue Night July 12: Race week (no Duck Dodge) July 19: X-mas in July Night July 26: Toga Night Aug 2: Fleet Week/Military Apprec. August 9: Tropical Night August 16: Mardi Gras Night August 23: Pajama Night August 30: Pink Boat Regatta September 6: Dead Presidents Night September 1: Sesame Street Night Sept 8: Committee Re-appreciation

Race, Party & Play at Whidbey Island Race Week July 11-15 Adult (and kid) summer camp is approaching fast and racers can expect five days of sailboat racing in Penn Cove or Saratoga Passage followed by five nights of great live music, the 2nd annual Crabcake Cookoff, and two outdoor movie nights. Additionally, there is still room in Kids Camp for the little ones who will also have a blast exploring Whidbey Island with other kids and learning to sail. Plan ahead and book a room or camp in the Race Week campground -- but you'll not want to miss the best adult (and kid) summer camp around! Whidbey Island Race Week is sponsored in part by Fisheries Supply, CSR Marine, Tesla Motors, Ullman Sails, Brenda Van Fossen MD, Prism Graphics, Best Western Plus, Candlewood Suites, Oak Harbor Yacht Club and the City of Oak Harbor. www.whidbeyislandraceweek.com

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2012 BAVARIA CRUISER 36 Fully loaded 2012 Bavaria Cruiser 36 - beautifully maintained by the original owner, and ready for immediate sale. The 2 cabin interior, by BMW design, with 6’4” headroom, is spacious and full of light from 16 opening hatches and ports, and includes 2 staterooms, full nav station, large head with shower, full galley. The hull design & sail plan, by Farr Yacht Design, results in an easy to sail, fast, and nimble boat. Easily sailed by a couple or single sailor. Volvo Penta diesel with SailDrive for efficient motoring, no prop walk . Extensive list of current generation electronics: hybrid touchscreen plotter, AIS, HD radar, autopilot, VHF with GPS and remote, stereo, TV/DVD, etc. In-mast furling, teak decks, light oak interior, drop down transom, rigged for spinnaker. $189,500. Call Neill at (360) 770-7778 or email neillstanford@gmail.com. 5934

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CLASSIC BURMESE TEAK SLOOP Built in Ah King Boat Yard, Hong Kong 1938. Designer unknown but likely Phil Rhodes. Heavy standing rig, ocean veteran. Ported in San Francisco Bay in 1950’s. LOA 35.6’. New deck, mast rebuilt 2010. Yanmar 2GM20 rebuilt 2012. Laminated teak frames on 6” centers, fastened with copper rivets & roves. Blue Sea breaker panel. Solid fuel stove, kerosene range. VHF, depth sounder, radar, autopilot, lifesling, SL555 windlass, 200’ 5/16” chain, Avon inflatable. Recent survey. Sweet sailer. $35,000. Located Bellingham, WA. Contact pwilling(at)telcomplus(dot)net

36’ CLASSIC ROBB LION Extremely well built by Cheoy Lee Shipyards in 1962 with Burmese teak hull, decks and cabin. Lovingly maintained by the same owner for the past 19 years. Includes: custom cover, 6 sails, self tailing winches, 3 anchors, windlass, radar, GPS, Dickinson stove, “Sunkist” dinghy, etc. etc. All electrical and plumbing redone; all systems first rate and in excellent condition. Located on Orcas Island. Asking $45,000. For complete inventory and photos call (360) 317-5206 or peterolesen@msn.com.

CABO RICO NE 400 42’ MOTORSAILER Fully-loaded 1999 NE 400, exemplifies the new generation of motorsailer. The pilothouse has great visibility, comfortable, light and airy. In–mast furling, roller furling staysail and genoa. Cruises at 7 knots with the 100 hp Yanmar engine and burns less than 2 gallons per hour. This Cabo Rico-built Mark Ellis design is appreciated for cruising comfort and performance under power or sail. Check out the specs and equipment on http://bluebossablogs.blogspot.com/2016/04/bluebossa-for-sale.html Call Howard Wright at 831-332-0496 or email siwash.hcw@gmail.com

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STAR CLASS BOAT & SAILS FOR SALE 1989 MADER Star, actively raced and in excellent condition, includes trailer and gear. 2 Star Class Mainsails, 4 Star Class Jibs (various ages and usage) available separately. $5,100 for boat and trailer, $6,000 includes extra sails. (206)245-4774. 5858

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2014 TRIAK SAILING TRIMARAN Safe, dry, very fast sailer; mainsail and spinnaker. Top quality fiberglass construction. Set or furl sails under way. Single cockpit. Carry on car top. Launch off beach. Paddles nicely when no wind. Excellent condition. $3800, includes roof racks. Located La Conner, WA. Call (425) 210-8752 or email karl.j.feil@gmail.com

1977 NEWPORT 30’ Well maintained sailboat with full complement of sails. 18 HP Yanmar diesel with 514 hours. Newer Macksack sail cover and lazy jack. Bottom paint in 2014. 9.5’ inflatable dinghy. Autohelm, Cabin heater, Roller furling, Maxi-Prop. Asking $12,500. Call Gary (253) 370-6333, or jan-gary@juno.com. 5976

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FIRST TIME OFFERED Steel Staysail Schooner 50’ on deck 13.6’ beam 42’ waterline 65’ overall.Uniquely designed/built to very high standards for Northwest Passage/offshore. Ideal for chartering/expedition purposes. Large cargo hold midship. Nissan Chrysler 6 cylinder diesel engine. Hundested variable pitch propeller.Sails, rigging/all materials required for finishing included.$135,000 CAD. For info and photos 250-655-1618 Sidney, British Columbia

PROVEN BLUEWATER BEAUTY $45,000 43’ Nereia Ketch, 1983, looking for her next captain to continue her adventuring life. Comfortable liveaboard, equipped for cruising. Refrigeration/freezer, watermaker, solar/wind generation, ample storage. Fiberglass hull, full keel/rudder, Yanmar 20 hp engine. Sleeps 2-3, open plan. Moored Poulsbo, WA. More info/ photos at http://nereiaketch.weebly.com/ Contact at (206) 992-1450 or rocketbw20@gmail.com.

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60’ Books Brothers Australian Pilothouse Well Found 60’ Sydney to Hobart Veteran. Built in 1947 by Books Brothers, Sydney, Australia. Ironwood planking on ironwood frames, copper riveted throughout, two private staterooms. Owner of 26 years must sell. Price reduced to $110,000. Must see to appreciate. Contact Charlotte at (805) 644-3100.

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US YACHTS PILOTHOUSE 35-COOPER 353 S. Huntingford design, 1981, dodger, Harken furler, cold-plate refrigeration, new H2O heater & fuel tank, sails and rigging in very good condition, lazy jacks, new interior remodel, custom woodwork, near new Kubota 38 hp diesel (cost $16K), V-drive, ST winches. Excellent liveaboard and NW cruising sloop. $34,900. (415) 713-6876.

ERICSON 38 - 1981 GREAT CRUISING BOAT Sails well. Good headroom. Recent North main. Roller reefing. Universal Diesel. Garmin chart plotter, auto pilot and AIS. 3 burner stove, oven. BBQ. 92 gal water. 54 gal fuel. 8 foot Achilles with 2HP Honda. $50,000 dave@tubafour.com (206)473-1598.

1985 NAUTICAT, EXCELLENT CONDITION. 1985 NC36. Swimstep and many upgrades. Complete Raymarine instruments, inside and out! Facnor rollerfurling. 130 Jib w/reefing luff pad. 2 built-in Refrig’s. New Force 10 stove. Thetford electric macerating forward head. Electric & diesel heat. Admiral Nobeltec. Max-Prop, Walker Bay RIB dingy-full sail rig & propane mtr. Lots more. $137,500 206-769-3707 www.4roehm.net

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SOVEREL 33 REDUCED TO $19,000! Great light air performer, PHRF rating 93. Current Quantum Carbon/Twaron Fusion racing sail inventory, lots of cruising sails. 2010 Ballenger mast and boom. Yanmar 1GM10 diesel engine. Lots of interior space, very cruiseable. Al Johnson, ajohnson1101@gmail.com or (206) 365-8607.

1989 DANA 24 Well maintained USCG documented cruiser, Yanmar 2GM20F (1400 hrs.), Max-Prop, refrigeration, Raymarine chart plotter, many extras. Friday Harbor, WA $57,500. Contact jvanlund@yahoo.com or (360) 298-0019. 5967

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ATKINS ERIC JR. LOA 30’, LOD 25’2”, LWL 21’6”, beam 7’7”, fractional sloop 378 sq. ft. (main 262 sf, jib 116 sf, plus 130% genoa). Displacement 7,000 lbs, ballast cast iron 3,500 lbs, full keel. Yanmar 9 HP, model 1GM10. Built in 50s, Port Orford Cedar over White Oak frames. Completely restored 2002-2006. $15,500 OBO. Call or text Bill, (206) 200-8194 5877

CAL 33-2 1986 Perfect NW race cruiser PHRF 138. Turnkey condition. All manuals & maintenance logs. New Ullman full batten main, North Asail, full race inventory, all cruise eq. ST winches, KM, Depth, wind, GPS, AIS, VHF/DSC, Max-Prop. $46,000. (206) 932-7085. Website: http://cemcmsail1.wix.com/sv-aja

1986 ERICSON 32 Rebuilt diesel, 21 hrs. 6’3 headroom, dodger, Espar, CNG stove/oven[safer], hot water, Shaft Seal, Campbell prop, cockpit speakers, full batten main, lazy jacks. $36,000 CAD More info. montyembree@gmail.com 5903

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1963 Annapolis 44 - $75,000

Function and design skillfully combined with performance and durability. Bulletproof fiberglass hull, new mast, rigging, roller furling, North Sails main and lifelines. A rare opportunity…

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FUSION 40 CATAMARAN Lightly used Fusion 40 owned by the manufacturer as a demo yacht. 3 cabin/2 head yacht-owner’s version. Cherry interior accentuated by gray upholstery and black sea Corian countertops give this yacht a modern and open feel. Designed and built to cruise with oversized fuel and water capacity, two efficient Yanmar 30 HP engines. Rounding out this yacht are features such as Harken winches, code-0 with bowsprit, AND the opportunity to have the builder add other options if required. Great opportunity to purchase a well built, lightly used and well equipped yacht directly from the builder. Price reduced for exchange rate, call for details. (604) 465-1662. bmax242@yahoo.ca 4927

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1976 RAWSON 30 Astoria mooring basin A60. Yanmar 27 hp diesel. New sails, hard dodger, 85 gallon fuel tank, 40 gallon H20 tank. Profurl headsail. Windlass w/ all chain rode. Diesel stove, oven, heater. $18,000. Contact propman@ live.com

1985 NAUTICAT 40’ CRUISER, LIVEABOARD PILOTHOUSE SAN DIEGO $127,500 This Sparkman and Stephens design sailing vessel provides comfort and safety for bluewater cruising or offshore anchoring and marina liveaboard life style. Go to: https://Nauticat6252.blogspot.com for details or contact: clarkbar6252@gmail.com

1987 CAPE GEORGE 36 MUST SEE! There were only approx. 30 CG 36s that were completely built by the craftsmen at CG Marine Works. This is one of the finest remaining examples. A two-owner boat with refits in 2007 and 2014. Meticulously maintained, in Bristol condition. This is a true bluewater world cruiser, or will cruise the PAC NW keeping you happy and safe. Compliments wherever she is moored. All custom built magnificent teak interior. Too many extras to list here. Lying Vancouver BC. For complete description and more photos, please email wse541@gmail.com or call (575) 770-1872. Asking $189,000 USD.

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Power BRUCE ROBERTS 27’ SAILBOAT Comes with trailer. Hull is C-Flex. 6’ 2” headroom, fireplace, and 2 bunks. New main and 8’ sailing dinghy. One experienced owner. Asking $10,000 OBO. Call Dennis (206) 781-7649. 5827

1971 WILLIAM GARDEN 46’ KETCH Beautiful “Porpoise” design, all teak cruising vessel. Perkins, solar and wind turbine. Very well maintained. Website info: www.dreamscomethru.org Email: manuoku51@yahoo.com Newport, Oregon $79,900. 5709

16’ SLIDER CATAMARAN Expertly built in 2014 from plans by Ray Aldridge. Sailed one time-performed beautifully. Includes new sail, all rigging and trailer. Asking price is $4,500. Contact rodgerslg@gmail.com. 5900

32’ GRAND BANKS TRAWLER 1972 “GREAT NW CRUISER” Rebuilt Lehman diesel, STERN THRUSTER, new 2500-watt inverter; Yanmar genset, dual GPS chartplotters; radar, Whaler tender, Autopilot, and more. $34,950. Contact Gene: (206) 406-7263 or gegan_us@yahoo.com BLUEWATER 38’ INGRID KETCH “CARINA” Well-maintained 38’ Bluewater Ingrid ketch can take you safely across the Pacific. Isuzu 54 hp repower in 1999, new Staaf mainsail, Dickenson Pacific stove, custom mattress, unique teak interior. At the dock in Bellingham. Call Doug at (360) 770-4525 or debrandoug@gmail.com

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1981 SEABIRD 37 CUTTER Center cockpit with full dodger. Well maintained with recent sails, Harken furler, Lewmar winches, Isuzu 54hp diesel, Webasto central heating. March haul-out and survey. Asking $45,000 USD. Contact seabird37@sailcruise.net for details 5909

1999 MASON 44 Fiberglass decks, open salon, cruising equipped. See www.mason44momentumforsale.com for photos and specifications. (562) 690-3709. 5899

NEW NEVER USED WALKER BAY 8 PERFORMANCE SAIL KIT Kit includes original never rigged 39 sq. ft. sail, 14’8” ft. 2 piece mast, aluminum boom, adjustable ratchet block, tiller, kick up rudder, centerboard. New sells for $850, asking $450 OBO. Call Harry 206-364-4601 or kirchnerharryr@gmail.com 5953

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2010 SCHOCK HARBOR 20 20’ quality daysailer. Huge cockpit accommodates up to 8. Fast, fun and easy to single hand. Includes electric motor, trailer, dodger, canvas sail & boat covers, closed cell cushions and more. $23,000. Contact markwmccann@yahoo.com, (206) 306-5377.

SABRE 28 PRICE REDUCED 1978 with EZ-Load Trailer. Nice interior, new genoa, Furlex roller furling, dodger, Volvo MD7A (low hours), Xantrex charger with remote panel. At Coeur d’ Alene, ID. $14,900. Call (208) 257-3479 or dneider36@gmail.com.

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34 Catalina MKII- 2001

Tall Rig, Radar, AIS, Plotter, Diesel FA Heat, Hard Dodger, Dinghy/OB ........Arriving Soon!

(800) 677-7245 Brokerage@sanjuansailing.com San Juan Sailing ~ Bellingham, WA

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LORD NELSON 35, 1986 LORD NELSON 35, 1986, cutter-rigged world cruising yacht, recent survey, excellent condition, newer sails, watermaker, life raft, radar, HF, solar panels, hard dodger, excellent ground tackle, located Canada, caniksvoyage@yahoo.com

RANGER 33 SLOOP IN ANACORTES Brand new main sail,roller furler,halyards,3 blade Campbell prop, all new 2015. Bottom paint 3 years ago, washed and zincs last summer. Low hours universal, hard dodger, hot wtr, refrigerator, gimbal stove. Sig diesel heater call/text (360) 461-0244. $14,000.

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1976 BAYLINER SLOOP Care about quality. One of the best designed and built 21’ trailerable sailboats. ALL REBUILT - Best deal - Learning - Safe - Functional - Simple, yet prepared for cruising and someone experienced. Comes with -everything! See it to believe it. (360) 417-1544. $8,500. 5704

2004 PACIFIC SEACRAFT 37 (CREALOCK 37) BLUEWATER CRUISER Fully equipped for world cruising: Monitor windvane, new sails, new chart plotter, aux fuel, SSB, VHF, Navtex. Lying Hong Kong. Delivery may be possible. $175,000 negotiable. Website for details: www.pacificseacraft37.com

36’ STEEL BLUEWATER SAILBOAT 36’ steel cutter, solid bluewater boat, big sister to Moitessier’s Tamata, new bottom, equipped and ready for the South Pacific. Lying Port Townsend. More visit svbluewater.com 5902

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BAVARIA 39 CUSTOM CUTTER Offshore ready. Fantastic opportunity. Selden custom cutter rig, radar, wind generator, solar panels, SSB, Hydro, raft, dinghy, Honda 4-stroke, EPIRB, 40HP Volvo 1380 hrs, dodger, winter cover, cushions, windlass, etc. $65,000 OBO. (509) 370-4222. 5355

KIRBY 25 For Sale to a loving sailor.....1980 Kirby 25 Sailboat,#127,the “Canadian J-24”,1995 Marine Cradle Trailer,9.9 Johnson,all electronics,etc...Moored at Delin Docks,across from the Glass Museum in Tacoma and Moorage rights with reasonable rates transferable to new owner. $7,000 obo.Call Ben at (253) 576-7760.

1979 CATALINA 27 $7,500. Dinette Model. Roller furling. Newer 9.8, 4-cycle motor. Many extras. Edmonds. (425) 967-3190.Tweet This. 5970

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C&C 29 MK2 1984 Well maintained and ready to cruise or race. Extremely seaworthy, Inside Passage vet. 4 sails. Lots new including Xantrex trickle charger, batteries, head, and stereo. Yanmar recently serviced. Sleeps 6. Lying Shilshole. Contact marty183@gmail.com. $17,500. 5921

1989 CAPE GEORGE 31 Excellent condition. Max-Prop. Tall rig. Bulwarks rebuilt: cedar core replaced with corecell foam and solid glass. $99,000 CAN. Call Kevin at (604) 290-3676. 5824 www.48North.com

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ATHENA 35 $34,500 Bluewater equipped, freshwater maintained. Includes triple axle trailer. For more details visit http://www.clickheredesigns.com/lekander/. Also available: Maxi 95 32’ by Pelle Petersen and a Ranger 29 by Gary Mull, both freshwater and on trailers; reasonable offers considered. Contact mtsailing82@ gmail.com or call (406) 250-7809. Flathead Lake, MT. Delivery available to Pacific NW or The Great Lakes. 3333

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More Dinghies Minto Classic 9’ Sailing Dinghy Replacement Parts New Contruction Restoration

CAPE GEORGE 36 HULL & GEAR Cape George 36 hull in good condition. Built in water/ fuel tanks, ballast (10,500 lbs lead), Volvo md3b with top end rebuild, standing rigging (Stayloc), deck and halyard winches. Wood mast and boom, sails, misc. Needs new deck and house (rotten) $5000.00 (salvage price of lead). As is where is in Bellingham, WA. (360) 671-1279. 5894

J-32 Great racer/cruiser, freshwater summer sailed until April, 2015. Low engine hours. New North main, 135 genoa, StackPack Geneker. New dodger, B & G chart plotter, refrigeration, new interior. Bottom paint, engine maintenance done August 2015. New running rigging. Excellent condition. New B.B.Q. and dinghy. $ 98,900 (360) 298-0545. 5978

1964 HINKLEY CUSTOM PILOT 32’ Setup for cruising. 6’2” headroom. Yanmar 3GM30. Lots included equipment/spares. Needs lots of cosmetic work. Opportunity for someone with skills. $8,000 obo. Contact gwmohr@aol.com 5956

1972 CAL 33 Atomic 4, needs work. 12 sails, including new North genoa and spinnaker. Needs paint and bottom. Real opportunity for someone with skills. $5,500 obo. Contact patm8198@gmail.com 5816

1978 C&C 34 1978 C&C 34 sloop. New Yanmar 3YM30, hot water heater, Garmin 740S chart plotter with sonar and sailing instrument pack, Standard Horizon Matrix AIS GX2150 VHF and Sony Marine FM/CD in winter/spring 2013. North sails, Iverson dodger and 8 ‘ dingy. $32,000. Contact Scott (206) 849-5044.

1982 SAN JUAN 34 RACER / CRUISER Spinnaker setup, 3GM, Adler Barbour, Wabasto heater. Bottom barrier coated years ago. In dry storage for 4 years in Anacortes. New seacocks. $30,000. Contact albert_coburn@yahoo.com for details. 5939

16’ SLIDER CATAMARAN Expertly built in 2014 from plans by Ray Aldridge. Sailed one time - performed beautifully. Includes new sail, all rigging and trailer. Asking price is $4,500. Contact rodgerslg@gmail.com 5900

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SAIL 60’ Dutch built Motorsailor, Corten steel, Iveco diesel, ‘round-the-world boat. 48’ Robert Perry sloop ‘80, custom design and build, Perkins diesel, come see! 41’ Island Trader ’78, New 55 hp Yanmar, boat will need some TLC - and worth it! 37’ Tayana ‘77, beautiful, solid, offshore cruiser, ready to inspect right now. 28’ Herreshoff Cat-ketch ‘86, full ext/interior restoration this past summer. POWER 110’ x 34’ USN Barge, two-story, 10,000 sq. ft enclosed, convert for crew/shop/lodge. 56’ Monk McQueen ’71, beautiful, boathouse kept. Call for details on this classic. 54’ Wm. Garden Trawler ‘68, see NEW restoration photos, Twin Cummins, 12kw gen. 42’ Uniflite ’77, with twin GM 6-71s immaculately maintained, spacious family cruiser. 36’ Stockland troller ‘67, complete refit for conversion to yacht style, new diesel. 32’ Conquest ’85, has A FULL restoration and she’s stunning! We’ll finance this one! 31’ SeaRay Sundance ‘90, twin 350s with low hours, great family boat for summer. 22’ Colbalt ‘96, boathouse kept, Volvo 5.8, low hours strong runner. Email for boat donation info

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RANGER-TYPE ROWING/SAILING DINGHY Lapstrake form, teak rail, rowing station, float chambers, teak seats, removable aft seat extension, stern mounting plate, toe eye, teak tiller, rudder and drop board. Set-up for cat sail rig (not included). Gig Harbor, (253) 691-8795, $825. 4243

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Crew Needed CREW NEEDED Male crew needed for Hawaii departing Gig Harbor May 15 - Neah Bay June 1 for Hilo, cruise islands, return departure from Kauai Jul-Aug for WA. Passage/ offshore experience preferred. Tayana Vancouver 42. Send sailing resume. mjhirko@aol.com 5966

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Help keep her steaming for future generations!

Boat Washer and Waxer Description: Washing and waxing boats, working on the water and on land. Requirements: Legal to work in USA with fluent English, reading, writing and speaking. Physically able to do the work and comfortable working around water. Experience not required but is desirable. The ability to work with a crew or unsupervised. Starting Pay: Above industry standard.

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62,000

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21,000

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swiftsure yachts The logbook for May 2016 The Farr 60 Pilothouse is a thoroughbred blue water cruiser with a hull shape derived from Farr Yacht Design’s experience with some of the fastest racing yachts of the past forty years. But her attraction does not stop there, as her sumptuous interior lives more like a yacht of 70 feet or more. Luka was beautifully constructed at Sweden’s Najad yard, world renowned for solidly constructed yachts with excellent detailing, systems access, comfort and safety. A grand four cabin layout – each with its own head and shower – will accommodate two owners and six guests. Her spacious raised pilothouse provides excellent visibility and protection from inclement weather. Above deck, sailing Luka is a push button affair. From the comfort of her spacious cockpit, the winches, anchor windlass, sail furling and retractable bow thruster are hydraulically powered.

Luka 1997 Farr PH 60 $675,000

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55' Christensen PH '02.$299,000

51' Alden Skye '80...... $198,500

50' Farr 50 '85............. $119,000

48' Cal 48 '66............... $51,000

48' Arthur Tiller '41....... $59,900

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36' Island Packet 360 '14.. $299,852 Tacks & Gybes 49' Jeanneau 49p '07............ $349,500 46' Jeanneau 469 '15..................SOLD 45' Hunter Legend '86...... Sale Pending 44' Brewer PH '87............ Sale Pending 44' Jeanneau 44 DS '16...............SOLD 40' Jeanneau 409 / 419..........22 SOLD 38' Nauticat MS '80......... Sale Pending 37' Cooper PH '85......................SOLD 37' Tartan '80..............................SOLD 37' Hunter 376 '98........... Sale Pending 35' Island Packet 350 '02............SOLD 34' Jeanneau 349 '16...............5 SOLD 33' Nauticat MS '85......... Sale Pending 30' Cape Dory '83............ Sale Pending 30' Newport '79........................ $9,500 29' Cal '73....................... Sale Pending 26' MacGregor '11........... Sale Pending 20' Laser SB3 '08..................... $24,500

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34’ CAL Tall Rig “Options” '76. $27,500

34’ CAL MkIII “Spark” 1976.... $32,995

35' Baba by Ta Shing '84.......... $125,000

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42’ Colvin Gazelle ‘10 ............. $39,990

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22' Devlin Surf Scoter '92.......... $47,000

32' Nordic Tug '90................... $119,900

32' Grand Banks '78.................. $69,000

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03 D

53,900

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80 D

19,999

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05 D

49,500

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68,000

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75 D

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15,000

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80 D

11,000

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78 G

7,900

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52,000

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42,000

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79 D

23,450

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28’ BCC

77 D 70,000 Yachtfinders/Wind

30’ Islander

84 D

25,000

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96 D

26,900

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06 D

69,000

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79 G

11,000

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79 D

9,500

www.marinesc.com

29’ Cal 2-29

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14,900

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30’ Nimble

94 D

19,900

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76 ~

16,500

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84 D

57,000

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78 D

24,000

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30’ Sea Sprite

84 D C48,000

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68 ~

32,000

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30’ Tartan 30C

75 D

16,500

Yachtfinders/Wind

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85 D

29,500

NW Yachtnet

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74 D

19,900

Passion Yachts

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29’ Hunter 29.5

96 D

29,950

Signature Yachts

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27,900

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82 D

99,500

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21,000

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12,900

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77/08 D

39,900

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07 D

59,900

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82 D

14,900

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22,500

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16 D 164,989

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34’ Jeanneau 349

16 D 175,427

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15 D

Call

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90 D

Seacraft Yacht Sales

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89 D

69,900

www.yachtfinders.biz

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07 D C249,900

Yacht Sales West

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78 D

39,900

NW Yachtnet

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54 D

29,500

Elliott Bay Yacht Sales

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19,900

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88 D

62,500

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35,000

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95 D C67,900

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85 D

Sail Northwest

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02 D 159,500

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89 D

29,900

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29,900

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35,000

82 D C29,900

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28,900

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89,500

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(604) 488-1202

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84 D

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07 D 167,900

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NW Yachtnet

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35’ Beneteau First 35 11 D 169,900

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06 D C89,000

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15 D

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96 D C72,900

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33’ J/100

05 D

79,900

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71 G

19,900

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93 D

59,900

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15 D

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05 D C144,900

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85 D 77,500 Yachtfinders/Wind

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91 D

89,900

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83 D

84,500

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84 D

37,500

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84 D

82,500

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95 D C89,500

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16 D

Sail Northwest

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87 D

39,950

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78 D

26,500

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99,500

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O6 D

84,900

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88 D

55,000

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06 D

79,000

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90 D

42,000

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86,900

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79 D

24,900

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16 D

Sail Northwest

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79 ~

36,000

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85 D 207,000

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34’ Cal MkIII

76 D

32,995

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93 2D

99,500

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76 D

27,500

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89 D 149,500

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17,400

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82 D

www.nwyachtnet.com

27,900

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63,900

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34,900

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94,500

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78 D 109,000

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89 D

NW Yachtnet

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99 D C109,900

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01 D 269,000

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02 D

94,900

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82 D

98,000

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01 D

87,000

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85 D 139,000

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15 D

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83 D

Elliott Bay Yacht Sales

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80 D

40,000

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83 D 89,900 Yachtfinders/Wind

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03 D 169,500

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06 D 243,900

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07 D 269,500

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07 D 249,900

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37,900

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81 D

96,000

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92 D Pending

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86 D 149,900

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75 D 129,000

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86 D

59,900

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77 D

59,000

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16 D

www.west-yachts.com

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06 D 288,000

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38’ Hans Christian

78 D

74,900

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90 D

79,000

West Yachts

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39’ Beneteau O 393

04 D 119,750

Signature Yachts

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85 D 119,500

NW Yachtnet

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78 D

Signature Yachts

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87 D

98,000

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96 D 149,000

Sail Northwest

38’ Bavaria

08 D C179,000

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00 D 259,000

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01 D 265,000

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38’ Beneteau Oceanis 16 D 224,900

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2,900

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78 D

44,900

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01 D 199,900

JK3 Yachts

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79 D 39,500 Yachtfinders/Wind

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06 D 161,500

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38’ Catalina 380

96 D

99,950

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93 D

89,900

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84 D

59,000

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60 D 185,000

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99,000

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85 D 137,500 Yachtfinders/Wind

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53 D

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99 D 120,000

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77 D

62,900

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69,000

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76 D

59,900

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57,900

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09 D 179,900

Signature Yachts

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94 D 129,000

Sail Northwest

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83 D

47,900

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99 D 194,500

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83 D

17,500

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99 D 114,900

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03 D 169,000

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98 D 129,000

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85 D

59,900

Passion Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

87,500

Marine Servicenter

www.marinesc.com

81 3

41’ Beneteau Oceanis 13 D 265,000

Signature Yachts

www.signature-yachts.com

42’ Beneteau First 42 83 D

41’ Beneteau Oceanis 16 D 269,900

Signature Yachts

www.signature-yachts.com

42’ Bruckman

06 D 375,000

JK3 Yachts

www.JK3yachts.com

41’ C-T PH Ketch

NW Yachtnet

www.nwyachtnet.com

42’ Catalina

91 D

JK3 Yachts

www.JK3yachts.com

www.sailnorthwest.com

42’ Catalina 42 Mk II

08 D 199,900

Signature Yachts

www.signature-yachts.com

(206) 282-0110

42’ Colvin Gazelle

10 D

39,990

West Yachts

www.west-yachts.com

42’ Endeavour

88 D

60,000

NW Yachtnet

www.nwyachtnet.com

www.passion-yachts.com

www.marinesc.com

(206) 547-2755

www.marinesc.com

76 D

39,900

41’ C&C Redline Demo 15 d 399,000

Sail Northwest Waterline Boats

89,000

41’ Cheoy Lee Ketch

77 D

89,500

41’ Downeaster

80 ~

60,000 Yachtfinders/Wind

41’ Hanse 411

04 D 159,000

Swiftsure Yachts

www.swiftsureyachts.com

42’ Hunter Passage CC 99 D Pending

Passion Yachts

41’ Hunter 41 DS

05 D 159,000

Signature Yachts

www.signature-yachts.com

42’ Jeanneau 42 DS

07 D 219,500

Marine Servicenter

41’ Hunter 410

98 D 109,900

Signature Yachts

www.signature-yachts.com

42’ Maple Leaf

76 D

Seacraft Yacht Sales

41’ Islander Freeport

97 D

West Yachts

www.west-yachts.com

42’ Nauticat PH

04 D 439,500

62,500

www.yachtfinders.biz

May 2016

www.48North.com

69,000

Marine Servicenter

Brokerage Sailboat Listings

Boat Type

Yr Aux Price

Broker

42’ Roberts PH

94 D 141,000

Swiftsure Yachts

42’ Spencer Sloop

66 D

NW Yachtnet

42’ Valiant

96 D 249,000 Yachtfinders/Wind

42’ Valiant 42

93 D 209,000

Marine Servicenter

43’ Beneteau O 43

09 D 189,900

Signature Yachts

43’ Catana 431

00 ~ 379,000

Yachtfinders/Wind

43’ Custom Perry

77 D 240,000

Swiftsure Yachts

43’ Hallberg Rassy

04 D 425,000

Swiftsure Yachts

43’ Hans Christian

79 D

60,000

Waterline Boats

43’ Hans Christian

78 D

84,900

43’ J/133

Boat Type

Yr Aux Price

Broker

www.swiftsureyachts.com

Contact

Page

47’ Catalina 470

00 D 229,500

Yachtfinders/Wind

www.nwyachtnet.com

47’ Custom PH

04 D 450,000

Seattle Yachts

www.yachtfinders.biz

47’ Dehler 46

15 D

www.marinesc.com

www.signature-yachts.com

Contact

Page

www.yachtfinders.biz

www.seattleyachts.com

JK3 Yachts

www.JK3yachts.com

47’ Gulfstar Sailmaster 81 D 149,900

NW Yachtnet

www.nwyachtnet.com

47’ Vagabond Ketch

79 D 134,950

Waterline Boats

(206) 282-0110

www.yachtfinders.biz

47’ Vegabond Ketch

81 D 127,900

Seattle Yachts

www.seattleyachts.com

www.swiftsureyachts.com

48’ Beneteau Oceanis 16 D 499,000

Signature Yachts

www.signature-yachts.com

www.swiftsureyachts.com

48’ C&C

73 D 248,000

Swiftsure Yachts

www.swiftsureyachts.com

(206) 282-0110

48’ Cal

66 D

51,000

Marine Servicenter

www.marinesc.com

Yachtfinders/Wind

www.yachtfinders.biz

48’ Fife 8 Metre

250,000

www.swiftsureyachts.com

06 D 249,500

JK3 Yachts

www.JK3yachts.com

48’ J/145

01 D 579,000

JK3 Yachts

www.JK3yachts.com

43’ Jeanneau 43 DS

05 D 214,500

Marine Servicenter

www.marinesc.com

48’ J/145

02 D 399,000

Sail Northwest

43’ Mason

84 D 132,500

Seattle Yachts

www.seattleyachts.com

48’ Swan

72 D

90,000

43’ Nauticat PH

83 D 130,000

West Yachts

www.west-yachts.com

48’ Tayana

93 D 275,000

43’ Schucker PH

79 D

Waterline Boats

(206) 282-0110

48’ Tayana Deck Saloon 12 D 529,500

Seattle Yachts

www.marinesc.com

48’ Arthur Tiller Ketch 41 D

Marine Servicenter

34,900

62,500

43’ Tartan 4300 50% 10 D 219,500

Marine Servicenter

43’ Wauquiez PS

00 D 259,500

Marine Servicenter

43’ Polaris Cutter

78 D

89,500

Passion Yachts

44’ Bombay

79 D

59,000

44’ Bruce Rbts Offshore 81 D

69,000

59,900

Swiftsure Yachts

www.sailnorthwest.com

Swiftsure Yachts

www.swiftsureyachts.com

Swiftsure Yachts

www.swiftsureyachts.com

www.seattleyachts.com

www.marinesc.com

www.signature-yachts.com

www.marinesc.com

49’ Beneteau O 49

07 D 270,000

Signature Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

49’ Burns Schooner

07 D 635,000

JK3 Yachts

Seacraft Yacht Sales

(206) 547-2755

49’ Hunter

09 D C397000

Specialty Yachts

Waterline Boats

(206) 282-0110

49’ Jeanneau SO 49P 07 D 349,500

Marine Servicenter

Yacht Sales West

(604) 488-1202

49’ Outremer

12 D 799,000

Swiftsure Yachts

49’ Reinke 15m

96 D 180,000

Waterline Boats

(206) 282-0110

www.JK3yachts.com

www.specialtyyachts.com

www.marinesc.com

www.swiftsureyachts.com

44’ Contest

00 D 349,000

44’ Davidson

81 D 49,999 Yachtfinders/Wind

44’ Fantasi PH

04 D 429,000

Swiftsure Yachts

www.swiftsureyachts.com

50’ Celestial PH

96 D 199,000

Swiftsure Yachts

www.swiftsureyachts.com

44’ J 44

91 D 159,000

Swiftsure Yachts

www.swiftsureyachts.com

50’ Dubbel

89 D 285,000

Swiftsure Yachts

www.swiftsureyachts.com

44’ Jeanneau

92 D C114,900

Yacht Sales West

(604) 488-1202

50’ Farr 50

85 D 119,000

Marine Servicenter

www.marinesc.com

44’ Mason

85 D 145,000 Yachtfinders/Wind

50’ Hanse 505

14 D 409,000

JK3 Yachts

44’ Nauticat Ketch

84 D Pending

Passion Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

50’ Marlow Hunter AC 15 D

44’ Nautor Swan

73 D

99,500

Yachtfinders/Wind

www.yachtfinders.biz

50’ Valiant 50

45’ Bavaria

10 D C319,000

Yacht Sales West

(604) 488-1202

51’ Alden Skye Ketch 80 D 198,500

Marine Servicenter

45’ Beneteau

12 D C422,533

Yacht Sales West

www.yachtfinders.biz

02 D 529,500

Specialty Yachts

(604) 488-1202

52’ Tayana

90 D 265,500

Seattle Yachts

Signature Yachts

www.signature-yachts.com

53’ Pearson

81 D C188,000

Yacht Sales West

45’ Beneteau Oceanis 16 D 374,995

Signature Yachts

www.signature-yachts.com

53’ Spencer PH

78 D 170,000

45’ Brewer ketch

78 D

79,000

Yachtfinders/Wind

www.yachtfinders.biz

54’ Hunter 54

84 D

45’ Hanse 445

15 D

JK3 Yachts

www.JK3yachts.com

54’ Jeanneau 54

16 D 652,789

Marine Servicenter

45’ Hanse 455

15 D

JK3 Yachts

www.JK3yachts.com

54’ Mason CC

90 D 342,000

45’ Harden Cust Cutter 81 D 146,500

NW Yachtnet

www.nwyachtnet.com

54’ Bruce Roberts

85 D

45’ Hardin

83 D

Elliott Bay Yacht Sales

(206) 285-9564

55’ Christensen PH

02 D 299,000

45’ Herreshoff

82 D 249,500 Yachtfinders/Wind

55’ Peterson

82 D 69,500 Yachtfinders/Wind

45’ Hunter CC

07 D C298000

Specialty Yachts

www.specialtyyachts.com

56’ Herreshoff Schner 56 D 215,000

Waterline Boats

45’ Hunter CC

08 D 324,900

Yacht Sales West

(604) 488-1202

56’ Perry Trans Pac

95 D 595,000

JK3 Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

60’ Farr 60PH

97 D 675,000

Swiftsure Yachts Sail Northwest

60,000

45’ Hunter Deck Salon O8 D 229,900

Passion Yachts

45’ Jeanneau 45 DS

www.yachtfinders.biz

79,900

www.marinesc.com

81 9 10

Swiftsure Yachts

www.swiftsureyachts.com

Passion Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

www.marinesc.com

Signature Yachts

www.signature-yachts.com

Passion Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

www.marinesc.com

www.yachtfinders.biz

Marine Servicenter

www.marinesc.com

60’ Salona 60 New

16 D

Marine Servicenter

www.marinesc.com

62’ Dynamique

92 D 279,900

Yacht Sales West

45’ Lagoon 450

12 D 549,500

Marine Servicenter

45’ Liberty 458

83 D 168,000

JK3 Yachts

45’ Nauticat 40+5

85 D 235,000

Marine Servicenter

45’ Waterline

95 D 279,000

46’ Amazon CC

(206) 282-0110

www.JK3yachts.com

www.swiftsureyachts.com

www.sailnorthwest.com

(604) 488-1202

www.marinesc.com

64’ Roberts PH 64

88 D 298,000

Marine Servicenter

www.marinesc.com

www.JK3yachts.com

68’ Nelson Marek

84 D 262,000

Elliott Bay Yacht Sales

(206) 285-9563

www.marinesc.com

78’ Cheoy Lee

88 D 499,000

Seacraft Yacht Sales

(206) 547-2755

Swiftsure Yachts

www.swiftsureyachts.com

92 D 225,000

Swiftsure Yachts

www.swiftsureyachts.com

46’ Custom Norseman 89 D 225,000

Swiftsure Yachts

www.swiftsureyachts.com

46’ Kanter Atlantic

Yachtfinders/Wind

www.yachtfinders.biz

99,900

www.nwyachtnet.com

(604) 488-1202

10 D 294,500

88 D

www.seattleyachts.com

45’ Jeanneau SO 45.2 00 D 198,500

www.specialtyyachts.com

NW Yachtnet

45’ Beneteau Oceanis 14 D 359,950

74,900

www.JK3yachts.com

46’ Kelly Peterson CC 87 D 199,900

Signature Yachts

www.signature-yachts.com

46’ Outbound

08 D 498,500

Swiftsure Yachts

www.swiftsureyachts.com

46’ Swan

84 D 275,000

Swiftsure Yachts

www.swiftsureyachts.com

46’ Tayana Pilot House 13 D 574,021

Seattle Yachts

46’ Bavaria Vision

15 D C489,000

Yacht Sales West

47’ Beneteau 473

06 D 245,000

Marine Servicenter

www.seattleyachts.com

(604) 488-1202

www.marinesc.com

www.48North.com

Race Rocks Lighthouse courtesy BC Maritime Museum

May 2016

Brokerage Trawler Listings

Boat Type

Yr Aux Price

21’ NorthRip New

16 G

Broker

22’ Devlin Scoter

92 D

47,000

West Yachts

24’ Osprey Fisherman 01 D

60,000

Waterline Boats

Sail Northwest

Contact

Page

Waterline Boats

(206) 282-0110

42’ CHB Aft Cabin

87 D 125,000

Waterline Boats

(206) 282-0110

42’ Chien Hwa

88 D

Yachtfinders/Wind

www.yachtfinders.biz

(206) 282-0110

www.marinesc.com

42’ Californian

83 D C99,900

www.yachtfinders.biz

42’ Californian Trawler 77 2D

www.marinesc.com

www.seattleyachts.com

30’ NorthRip New

16 G

Sail Northwest

www.sailnorthwest.com

www.west-yachts.com

NW Yachtnet

74,000

www.marinesc.com

Seattle Yachts

03 D 119,500

(604) 488-1202

Seattle Yachts

24,900

31’ Camano Troll

Yacht Sales West

87 D 119,900

92 G

San Juan Sailing

www.seattleyachts.com

42’ Arden/Histar

30’ Bayliner

04 D 128,500

Marine Servicenter

Page

(206) 282-0110

13 D 184,000

Contact www.west-yachts.com

Waterline Boats

30’ Arrowcat RS

31’ Camano

Broker

West Yachts

41’ Performance Trawlr 82 2D 129,900

85 ~ 16,000 Yachtfinders/Wind

West Yachts

64,500

29’ Silverton

31’ Albin Cust Express 01 D 149,000

72 D

www.west-yachts.com

87 G

Marine Servicenter

Yr Aux Price

40’ Tollycraft

28’ Bayliner 2855

9,500

Boat Type

www.sailnorthwest.com

49,900

42’ Cooper Prowler 42 88 2G 115,500

Waterline Boats

42’ Devlin Sockeye

00 D 420,000

Marine Servicenter

www.sanjuansailing.com

42’ Grand Banks

70 D

84,900

NW Yachtnet

www.nwyachtnet.com

42’ Hi Star

88 D

89,000

Yacht Sales West

05 D 440,000

www.nwyachtnet.com

(604) 488-1202

www.west-yachts.com

(206) 282-0110

31’ Helmsman Trawler 16 D 294,532

Waterline Boats

(206) 282-0110

42’ Nordic Tug

31’ Marlow Mainship 15 D

Specialty Yachts

www.specialtyyachts.com

42’ Ponderosa Sundek 84 2D

31’ Marlow Mainship 15 D

Specialty Yachts

www.specialtyyachts.com

42’ Symbol Trawler

00 D 199,500

West Yachts

www.west-yachts.com

32’ Aspen

14 D 299,000

Yacht Sales West

(604) 488-1202

43’ Fathom Element

11 D 419,900

NW Yachtnet

www.nwyachtnet.com

32’ Bayliner 3218

87 D

45,000

Marine Servicenter

www.marinesc.com

43’ Fathom Element

16 D

NW Yachtnet

www.nwyachtnet.com

32’ Bayliner 3258

00 TG

47,950

Signature Yachts

www.signature-yachts.com

43’ Selene

01 D C599,000

Yacht Sales West

(604) 488-1202

32’ Carver 3207

84 ~

26,900

Yachtfinders/Wind

83 D 149,900

West Yachts

www.west-yachts.com

32’ Grand Banks

78 D

69,000

West Yachts

NW Yachtnet

www.nwyachtnet.com

32’ Grand Banks 32

74 D

47,500

Waterline Boats

(206) 282-0110

32’ Grand Banks 32

71 D

57,000

32’ Marlow Mainship 15 TD

98,750

CALL

West Yachts Waterline Boats

www.yachtfinders.biz

44’ DeFever

www.west-yachts.com

44’ Ocean Alexander 82 D

(206) 282-0110

47’ DeFever 47 Trawler 60 D 129,000

Waterline Boats

(206) 282-0110

48’ Defever PH

82 D 239,000

NW Yachtnet

Specialty Yachts

www.specialtyyachts.com

48’ Meridian 48 PH

73 2D

Waterline Boats

79,900

95,500

32’ Nordic Tugs 32

88 D

79,000

Waterline Boats

(206) 282-0110

48’ Nordic PH

87 D 195,000

JK3 Yachts

32’ Nordic Tugs 32

86 D 110,000

Waterline Boats

(206) 282-0110

48’ TriStar Trawler

80 D 325,000

Elliott Bay Yacht Sales Waterline Boats

32’ Coastal Craft 320 02 D 205,000

Marine Servicenter

32’ Nordic Tug

West Yachts

90 D 119,900

www.marinesc.com

50’ Monk-Grandy

42 2D

49,500

www.west-yachts.com

50’ True North

14 D

www.marinesc.com

50’ Willard

97 D

28,000

Sail Northwest Marine Servicenter

34’ Glacier Bay 3470 05 D 175,000

Marine Servicenter

34’ Mainship Trawler 34 D 163,000

Waterline Boats

(206) 282-0110

52’ Beneteau Trawler 12 D 1,195,000

Yacht Sales West

34’ Sea Ray 340

88 ~

29,000

Yachtfinders/Wind

www.yachtfinders.biz

52’ DeFever Euro

16 D

Seattle Yachts

34’ Tollycraft

72 D

19,900

Marine Servicenter

www.marinesc.com

52’ Krogen Express

13 2D 1,650,000

34’ True North

16 D

www.sailnorthwest.com

52’ Nordlund PH

35’ Chapparal

02 TG

70,000

Signature Yachts

www.signature-yachts.com

35’ Nexus

03 D 319,000

Swiftsure Yachts

www.swiftsureyachts.com

36’ Grady-White

12 G 380,000

Seattle Yachts

36’ Grand Banks

74 D

99,000

36’ Sabre Fast Trawler 91 2D 36’ Willard

63 D

37’ Cobalt 373

09 TG 275,000

Signature Yachts

37’ Fountaine Pajot

05 D 239,500

NW Yachtnet

www.jk3yachts.com

(206) 285-9563

(206) 282-0110

www.sailnorthwest.com

www.marinesc.com

(604) 488-1202

10 83

Waterline Boats

(206) 282-0110

70 D 114,000

Waterline Boats

(206) 282-0110

52’ Wahl

75 D 149,000

Elliott Bay Yacht Sales

(206) 285-9563

53’ Selene

03 D C875,000

Yacht Sales West

(604) 488-1202

www.seattleyachts.com

54’ Bracewell

00 D 549,000

Elliott Bay Yacht Sales

(206) 285-9563

Swiftsure Yachts

www.swiftsureyachts.com

57’ Carver

02 TD 380,000

San Juan Sailing

www.sanjuansailing.com

89,500

Waterline Boats

(206) 282-0110

59’ Selene

08 D 1,415,000

Elliott Bay Yacht Sales

(206) 285-9563

88,950

NW Yachtnet

www.nwyachtnet.com

60’ Seaquest

91 D C250,000

Yacht Sales West

(604) 488-1202

www.signature-yachts.com

61’ Little Hoquiam

81 D 299,000

West Yachts

www.west-yachts.com

www.nwyachtnet.com

68’ Custom Kato 68

68 2D 191,500

Waterline Boats

(206) 282-0110

1890 D 184,000

Waterline Boats

(206) 282-0110

www.jk3yachts.com

Sail Northwest

Signature Yachts

www.signature-yachts.com

78’ Converted Tug

37’ Marlow Mainship 15 D

Specialty Yachts

www.specialtyyachts.com

85’ Azimut

37’ Nordic Tug

02 D 299,900

NW Yachtnet

www.nwyachtnet.com

37’ Nordic Tug

08 D 387,500

West Yachts

www.west-yachts.com

37’ Nordic Tug

07 D 365,000

Yacht Sales West

(604) 488-1202

37’ Nordic Tug

04 D 325,000

Yacht Sales West

(604) 488-1202

www.seattleyachts.com

74,900

Seattle Yachts

38’ Helmsman Trawler 08 D 269,000

Waterline Boats

(206) 282-0110

38’ Helmsman Trawlers 08 D 267,400

Waterline Boats

(206) 282-0110

38’ Nordlund Trawler 66 D

Waterline Boats

(206) 282-0110

45,000

38’ Ocean Alexander 85 D 119,900

NW Yachtnet

38’ Trojan Sea Voyager 68 G

Waterline Boats

54,500

www.nwyachtnet.com

(206) 282-0110

www.marinesc.com

(604) 488-1202

www.marinesc.com

39’ Silverton 392

00 D 129,900

Marine Servicenter

40’ Bayliner

78 G C39,888

Yacht Sales West

40’ Bayliner 4087

97 D

Marine Servicenter

40’ Pacific Trawlers

01 D 199,000

Waterline Boats

(206) 282-0110

40’ Puget Trawler

78 D 114,000

Waterline Boats

(206) 282-0110

40’ Raider

05 D 215,000

JK3 Yachts

40’ Sea Ray 400

93 G

Seacraft Yacht Sales

(206) 282-0110

www.seattleyachts.com

37’ Fountaine Pajot MY 16 TD 497,500

37’ President Aft Cabin 87 D

www.nwyachtnet.com

93,900

65,000

www.jk3yachts.com

(206) 547-2755

May 2016

02 D 1,499,000

JK3 Yachts

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45' Beneteau Oceanis '14....... $354,950

New Oceanis 31 “Open” New Interior Layout!

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40' Beneteau '11.................... $189,000

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35' Bavaria Excel '99................ $82,500

New Retractable Keel Easy Launching, Shallow Access!

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35' Beneteau First '11............ $169,900

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34' Beneteau Oceanis '14....... $149,900

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SELECT BROKERAGE (US$$$) 20' Harbor '05 Blue..................$14,950

39' Cal '78................................$69,900 41' Hunter DS '05 ................$159,000 41' Beneteau Oceanis '14.......$265,000 42' Beneteau 423 '03.............$149,000 46' Kelly Peterson '87............$189,900

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38' Sabre 386 '07 ................$244,500

What's Happening 20' Beneteau First........................SOLD 20' Harbor '02..............................SOLD 30' Catalina '88................ Sale Pending 31' Cal '80....................................SOLD 32' O'Day 322 '89............ Sale Pending 34' Beneteau OC..........................SOLD 39' Beneteau 393 '04...................SOLD 41' Hunter '98..............................SOLD 41' Hunter DS '09............ Sale Pending 42' Catalina MkII '08........ Sale Pending 43' Beneteau Oceanis '09............ SOLD

38' Beneteau Oceanis Cruiser Version Arriving

34' Beneteau First 10R ...........$86,900

35' Beneteau Oceanis Two Arriving Soon

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48' Beneteau 2016 Arriving in May

37' Fountaine Pajot MY-37 At TrawlerFest May 18-20

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2016 Jeanneau 349p #72345: $175,242 - SAVE $12,793

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2016 Jeanneau 349 #72208: $164,989 - SAVE $12,793

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2014 Island Packet 360 #018: $299,852 - SAVE $110,100

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2016 Jeanneau 54 #72332: $652,789 - Save $21,375

2017 Jeanneau 479 - Order Yours for late Summer

'17 Lagoon 42 All-New 110 Sold! - Order Yours 380S2, 39, 400S2, 42, 450S/F, 52S/F, 560S2, 620

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2016 Jeanneau 419 #72346: $265,869 - Save $16,468

More than just a Broker-Dealer!

ANACORTES, WA. FACILITIES 700 28th St. & 2417 “T” Ave.

• Full Service Boatyard - Customize your Ride!

• Ship’s Store - Raymarine Electronics, AB Dinghies & more... • Dry Storage - Indoor & Outdoor, very low monthly rates • New & Used Yacht Sales - Sail & Power

SEATTLE SALES OFFICE

• In-House Warranty Service & Support

2 Sales Locations: Seattle (Westlake - Lake Union) In-water & Anacortes Dry Sales office. Let us help you achieve your dreams! Fitting customers to boats for 38 years - Sales, Service and much more!

Since 1977

1-877-215-0560 (Toll Free) | www.marinesc.com | info@marinesc.com Seattle - Sales: 2442 Westlake Ave. (206) 323-2405 | Anacortes - Sales, Dry Storage & Yard (360) 293-9521 Huge selection of New & Used Boats at Our Lake Union Sales Dock & Anacortes Dry Sales Lot. See our brokerage ad on page 81 90

May 2016