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JANUARY 2018 20 BOAT SHOW SEASON!

Featured Boats at the PNW Boat Shows, New Designs for 2018, and the seminar schedule at the Seattle Boat Show.

42 Artist’s View - Secrets of the Salish Sea

Western Grebes: Back home in the PNW for the winter. By Larry Eifert

43 The Breaking Point

When chasing what you love is challenging. By Kate Shaner

46 Simon Miles

48° North Interview with a young carbon fiber specialist. By Joe Cline

49 The West Coast of Van Isle

This couple’s first cruising adventures to the rugged coast. By Patrick Davin

52 Mañana

Time and philosophy for cruisers in Mexico. By Becca Guillote

54 Lessons Learned While Cruising 2017 Year in Review: Oopses and a Wahoo! By Jamie and Behan Gifford

57 How-To: Reseal Hatches and Windows An inevitable project: let light in, keep water out. By Alex and Jack Wilken

60 Galley Essentials with Amanda

Norwegian guest chef, Eli, share stories and recipes. By Amanda Swan Neal

62 Seattle Voyagers in the City of Sails

First Impressions of the Auckland Sailing Scene. By Jon and Michele Rogalin Henderson

65 48° North/Fisheries Supply Top 25 of 2017

Recognizing the year’s top performing race boats from races around the Pacific Northwest.

71 48° North Race Report

Gig Harbor YC Leman’s Race, Tacoma YC Winter Vashon, CYC Turkey Bowl, and more.

This month’s cover, “Keeping the Lead,” is by local artist, Marshall Johnson. Giclées available at www.marshalljohnson.com or (253) 927-5932 January 2018 www.48North.com 4

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Editorial 6 Letters 11 Calendar 17 Lowtide 18 In the Biz 36 Trivia 38 Books 39 Crossword 40 Product News 41 Classified Ads 78 Brokerage/Listings 86 Index to Advertisers 93 SARC (INSERT)

Sailing Magazine

WET AND WILD! Lou Bianco’s thoroughbred Crossfire (actually a Reichel Pugh 55) charges to weather at Round the County; while bowman, Patrick Gibbs, works amongst the spray. Photo courtesy of Jan Anderson.

JJ Hoag’s S2 9.1, Chinook, glides in behind a ferry in the light air and rain of Tacoma Yacht Club’s Winter Vashon. They went on to win Class 7. Report on Page 72. Photo courtesy of Jan Anderson. www.48North.com

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2018: The Year of the Sailor Sailors are really good at signaling to other sailors that we participate in the same activity. That jacket with the fluorescent yellow hood, the 505 sticker on your roof box, the burgee in your window, or the beer koozie with the sailmaker logo - it’s an insider’s wink from the person with green (starboard) and red (port) logos on their shoes to the other person in the faded Mount Gay Rum hat. It says, “Hey, we’re in the same club.” I’m not against this - I do it, and it is fun. Here’s the thing: this stuff is totally lost on people who don’t already sail, and I’m not sure that’s a good thing. I have a firmly held belief that, though it has spent a lot of its history celebrating exclusivity, the dominant culture in sailing is only trending further in the direction of accessibility and inclusiveness. This signaling we do isn’t actively exclusive, but it’s not inclusive either. My challenge for you in 2018 might be optimistic, if not a little naive... I’m going for it nonetheless. Let’s start a revolution of sail. To do this, we can’t just nod knowingly to other sailors and save our sea stories for the yacht club. We have to start by consolidating our passion for the sport and the things we all share, and then we have to evangelize a little bit. I’ll bet your close friends know you sail. But how many acquaintances or strangers on the street do? We can raise awareness about sailing in the eyes of the non-sailing public by more blatantly identifying as sailors. That raised profile may eventually turn into better attendance at a rendezvous or regatta; it might foster more and better marine services; and it plainly means a more vibrant community. Viewed from outside, we shouldn’t be segmented - a sailor is a sailor is a sailor. Within the community, it’s important to be yourself, pursue your own interests, and sail the way that’s fun for you. That someday-sailor is already going to find it hard to differentiate between a traditional racing sailor and R2AK competitor, between an Opti sailor and a cruising family. These broad strokes are seldom something I perpetuate, but in this context, it’s perfect. When we combine forces, there are a lot more of us than you’d think. We have some templates for this: a marathon runner’s 26.2 bumper sticker, wearing a Seahawks jersey on Friday before a big game, or even some of the recent political wear (MAGA hats or I’m-With-Her T-shirts). All of these combine personal pride with something that is recognizable and shared among the participants, fans, or followers. I’m encouraging you to find your own way to let the world know you sail. Maybe we’ll come up with a sweet idea soon... You know why this works? Because sailing is fun. And because sailors are cool, adventurous, and interesting. Further, I think we’re proud to be sailors. It’s Boat Show season around the Pacific Northwest, which I love - new boats, new gear, new energy and, you guessed it, new people interested in sailing. Some of them will come to the show driven by their own curiosity. Others would almost certainly come if encouraged to do so by a friend, neighbor, or coworker. If only that someday-sailor knew who to begin the conversation with... This is why you gotta wear your TEAM SAIL jersey on Friday before you’re going sailing! When I think about the boat shows through the eyes of a newcomer, sailing looks like a tiny niche. In reality, sailors make up a much larger population of the show-goers than the boats on display would indicate, especially if you consider how many people that power boat today first experienced the water from an El Toro or an FJ or a T-bird. People who no longer go to school still sport their UW or Wazzu gear. Why can’t once-upon-a-time sailors do the same. Maybe they can. And I, for one, can’t see any reason why they shouldn’t. I wish you a splendid 2018. I hope you sail more than last year. I hope you come to the boat show and stop by to say hello (we’re in booth West 7)! Mainly, I hope you proclaim your passion for sailing to non-sailors. Don’t let anyone forget how many of us there are, how fun sailing is, and how much more unites us as sailors than anything that might divide us. I’ll see you on the water! Joe Cline Editor, 48° North January 2018 www.48North.com 6

Volume XXXVII, Number 6 January 2017 6327 Seaview Ave. NW Seattle, WA 98107 (206) 789-7350, fax (206) 789-6392 Website: http://www.48north.com Publishers Michael Collins & Richard Hazelton Editor Joe Cline email: joe@48north.com Associate Editor/Race/Current Events: Karen Higginson email: karen@48north.com Advertising Sales Scott Pittrof email: scott@48north.com Lisa Cole email: lisa@48north.com Classifieds/Display Advertising Benjamin Harter email: benjamin@48north.com Bookkeeper bookkeeper@48north.com Contributing Editors Culinary Cruiser: Amanda Swan Neal Photographer: Jan Anderson Published monthly by Boundless Enterprises, Inc, 6327 Seaview Ave. NW, Seattle, WA 98107, (206) 789-7350/ Fax (206) 789-6392. Printed in Seattle, WA, USA. 48° North encourages letters, photographs, manuscripts, burgees, and bribes. Emailed manuscripts and high quality digital images are best, but submissions via mail or delivered in person are still most welcome! We are not responsible for unsolicited materials. Articles express the author’s thoughts and may not reflect the opinions of the magazine. Reprinting in whole or part is expressly forbidden except by permission from the editor. Subscription Rates: U.S. one year - $25 3rd Class (3rd Class is not automatically forwarded) 1st Class in U.S. - $35 U.S Funds Canada Printed Matter - $35 U.S. Funds Over-Seas Foreign Air Mail - $65 U.S. Funds

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James Alberding: I made these sails and the hull wrap last year. I made them out of baseball sports netting and about 3,500 zip ties to attach the string lights. Daniel Lewis made his square rig this year with net lights. Looking good, Daniel! It’s so awesome! I love seeing this pictures from shore. 48° North: Thanks for setting us straight on that, and thanks for taking the time to brighten things up during the dark, cold winter. We love the effort and enthusiasm! www.48North.com

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Happy New Year! Three Tree Point YC Duwamish Head Race, www.ttpyc.org Seattle Laser Frostbite Series, seattlefleet@gmail.com Flagship Maritime Training Center Captain’s License Training class, Tacoma, www.flagshipmaritimellc.com 9 Marine Electrical Systems Class presented by Bellevue Sail & Power Squardron, www.bellevuepowersquadron.org 9 Sail Class presented by Bellevue Sail & Power Squardron, www.bellevuepowersquadron.org 10-14 Portland Boat Show, www.otshows.com 13 Shilshole Bay YC Snowbird Series #3, www.shilshole-bayyc.org 13-22 AMTC Captain’s License in Sequim, www.americanmarinetc.com 14 Goosebumps Sailboat Race on Lake Union, http://seattlesinglesyc.com 15 Weather Class presented by Bellevue Sail & Power Squardron, www.bellevuepowersquadron.org 15 Seamanship Class presented by Bellevue Sail & Power Squardron, www.bellevuepowersquadron.org 17-21 Vancouver International Boat Show, www.vancouverboatshow.com 18 NW Maritime Speaker Series presents Henry Veitenhans of Team North2Alaska, http://nwmaritime.org 19 PSCC presents Brion Toss, www.pugetsoundcruisingclub.org 20 CYC Tacoma Harbor Series #1, www.cyct.com 20 SSSS Eld Inlet Race, www.ssssclub.com 21 Goosebumps Sailboat Race on Lake Union, http://seattlesinglesyc.com 20 Washington Sea Grant, NW School of Wooden Boatbuilding present The Marine Wiring Workshop at Sure Marine, (206) 543-1225 21 Washington Sea Grant, NW School of Wooden Boatbuilding present The Diesel Engine Troubleshooting Workshop at Sure Marine, (206) 543-1225 22 Everett Sail and Power Squadron’s “America’s Boating Course” begins at Everett Community College, www.EverettCC.edu 26 NW Maritime Center Movie Night showing “Song of the Sea,” http://nwmaritime.org 26-3 Seattle International Boat Show, www.seattleboatshow.com 27 ORC Scoring with Ian Lloyd at Seattle YC, call (206) 325-1000 28 Seattle Laser Frostbite Series, seattlefleet@gmail.com 28 Goosebumps Sailboat Race on Lake Union, http://seattlesinglesyc.com

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CYC Seattle Winter Speaker Series presents ”Remember When the Boat Caught on Fire?” www.cycseattle.org 3 CYC Tacoma Harbor Series #2, www.cyct.com 3 SSSS Henderson Inlet Race, www.ssssclub.com Goosebumps Sailboat Race on Lake Union, http://seattlesinglesyc.com 4 5 Washington Sea Grant & Port of Seattle present: First Aid at Sea Workshop at Fishermen’s Terminal, (206) 543-1225 9 CYC Seattle Winter Speaker Series presents ”Escape to Alaska: Ditching the City for the Final Frontier,” www.cycseattle.org 10 Shilshole Bay YC Snowbird Series #4, www.shilshole-bayyc.org 10-11 Seattle Laser Frigid Digit, seattlelaserfleet@gmail.com 11 Goosebumps Sailboat Race on Lake Union, http://seattlesinglesyc.com 12-23 Flagship Maritime Training Center Captain’s License Training class, Bellingham, www.flagshipmaritimellc.com 15 NW Maritime Speaker Series presents Wendy Hinman, Sea Trials Around the World, http://nwmaritime.org 16 Washington Sea Grant & Port of Seattle present: “First Aid at Sea” Workshop at Fishermen’s Terminal, (206) 543-1225 16 PSCC presents “Couples Sharing the Boat Handling” by Linda Lewis, www.pugetsoundcruisingclub.org 17 South Sound Sailing Society & Olympia YC Toliva Shoal Race, www.ssssclub.com 17 Orcas Island YC Winter Shaw Island Race, (306) 376-3236 17-26 AMTC Captain’s License in Sequim, www.americanmarinetc.com 18 Goosebumps Sailboat Race on Lake Union, http://seattlesinglesyc.com 18 CYC Edmonds Frostbite Series #1, www.cycedmonds.org 23 NW Maritime Center Movie Night showing “Master and Commander,” http://nwmaritime.org 23 CYC Seattle Winter Speaker Series presents ”Sold the house, packed up the kids and went sailing,” www.cycseattle.org 24 Anacortes YC Girts Rekevics Memorial Foul Weather Race, www.anacortesyachtclub.com 24 WSSA Port Madison Jim Depue Memorial Race, wscyc.net 20 CYC Tacoma Harbor Series #3, www.cyct.com 26-9 Flagship Maritime Training Center Captain’s License Training class, Tacoma, www.flagshipmaritimellc.com

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Seattle Boat Show January 26-February 3 The show, now with three locations — indoors at CenturyLink Field Event Center and afloat at Bell Harbor Marina and South Lake Union — opens Friday, January 26 and runs through Saturday, February 3. All seminars take place at CenturyLink Field Event Center. The complete schedule of seminars can be viewed at www.SeattleBoatShow.com and on the following pages. One of the most popular features at the Seattle Boat Show is the extensive line-up of free boating and fishing seminars and the advanced training classes for a fee through “Boat Show University.” No other show in North America matches the Seattle seminar schedule in terms of the quality, variety and number of seminars offered. This year ’s show offers something for everyone – hundreds of topics for those who have never attended a seminar and dozens of new presenters and topics for those who are looking for new content. There are 25 new presenters, more panels and more new seminars focused on technology, electronics, communications and navigation. Boat Show University will have more classes on weather, maintenance and cruising the Inside Passage. New this year on the show’s website is the ability to search the seminar schedule by type, topic, date, stage and key word, making it easier for attendees to research and plan their show visits. Of interest and great value to those considering attending numerous seminars on multiple days will be the new Unlimited Pass. The $40 e-ticket includes admission on all nine show days as well as free parking on any or all days at Bell Street Pier Garage or on 18

weekends at the Yale Avenue Garage at South Lake Union. (A single-day ticket is $15.) Alternatively, a walk-up only, multi-day ticket is $30 and does not include any free parking. A free shuttle runs continuously between all three show locations. New seminars for 2018 include: Electronics, • T e c h n o l o g y, Communication and Navigation • New Technologies and Gadgets for Safer Boating and Better Living • WiFi in the Wilderness - Connected Cruising • Flying Drones from Boats • Marine Heating • Electric Propulsion 2.0 • Using the ‘Navionics’ App to Learn How to Navigate • Controlling Your Marine Device Data • Using Smart Phones and Tablets Underway • Intro to Electronic Navigation • Do You Copy? Radios Aboard a Private Cruising Yacht • Know Before You Go: Using Networked Ocean Observing Data to Plan a Safe Trip • OpenCPN - A Powerful Open-Source Chartplotting Software Cruising seminars • The Caribbean Islands: Puerto Rico to Grenada in three months • Sea Trials: Around the World with Duct Tape and Bailing Wire • Celiacs at Sea and other Provisioning Gems • Tips and Traps: Cruising the West Coast, Mexico, and South Pacific • Cruising the Abacos in the Bahamas • Slipless in Seattle - Full time cruising on Puget Sound Miscellaneous seminars • Rod, Wire and Fibre Standing Rigging January 2018

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• Designing the Proper Solar System for Your Boat • Gates of the Inside Passage • Boats on Boats: choosing the right human powered watercraft for your vessel • How to Transit the Ballard Locks Using a No-Mayhem Approach • Inboard Cruiser Fuel Usage, Fix It or Not • Preparing your boat for a problem free trip to Alaska; How to avoid the ten most common problems • Racing Around the World. The Story of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race • Boating Safety in The Puget Sound Region, A Q&A Session with a Panel of Experts, including the US Coast Guard, US Coast Guard Auxiliary, Local Law Enforcement, Fire/Rescue, and WA State Parks Department) • Mechanical Inspections and Why You Should Have One Boat Show University The popular Boat Show U. programs feature well-known nautical experts. The 3-hour programs are priced at $39 each. Day-long expert training sessions during the week cost $100. New for 2018 at Boat Show U is an all-day interactive, hands-on workshop on Women’s Day, Monday, January 29, taught by women, for women, who will share techniques from their experiences on how to cruise alone, with a crew, or as a cruising couple. Also new is the two-day comprehensive marine weather training program for $200 taught by noted marine meteorologist Lee Chesneau. For a complete list of exhibitors, hours, seminars, travel packages and ticket prices, please visit www.SeattleBoatShow.com

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Beneteau First 20 (the First 22 will also be at Portland Boat Show) Beneteau’s trailerable mini-racer/cruiser the First 20, will be on display at the Centurylink Event Center Indoors and the Portland Boat Show. This pocket yacht has a performance rig that features a Neil Pryde Square Top Mainsail, a Furling jib, and a Code Zero sail set on a furler with a polyester bowsprit. Her cuddy cabin has a porta-potti, and berths for overnighting. See Signature’s ads on page 94-95 and Passion Yachts’ ad on page 88

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Tartan 3400 The Tartan 3400 is both a tribute to the rich history of her predecessors and the embodiment of Tartan Yachts' dedication to advanced construction and equipment technologies. The 345’s high volume hull form provides enough space for exceptional cruising accommodations, storage and a powerful shape that is easily driven and in balance over a wide range of sailing conditions. This is the perfect boat for a couple or small family who appreciate a boat that can handle some serious sailing! See Seattle Yacht’s ad on page 8-9

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J/97E J/97E is the first J in over two decades, under 32’, to combine headroom and family cruising accommodations in a high performance, easily driven hull. With the handling ease of an asymmetric spinnaker and non-overlapping headsail, the J/97E promises to be J Boats’ most versatile design yet to fit the needs of today’s sailing families, both young and old alike. The J/97E offers the ultimate combination of sailing performance and creature comforts for all. Boats that are easily driven, handled, and genuinely fun to sail provide greater long-term “sailing value” to their owners. See Sail Northwest’s ad on page 2

Beneteau Oceanis 38.1 (also on display Oceanis 41.1) This innovative Beneteau 38.1 is one of the most versatile designs that can be simply equipped for daysailing or lavishly equipped for cruising. We can hot rod it for performance or have a party in the cockpit! Linear or “L-Shaped” galley layouts in your choice of luxurious Mahogany or Light Oak finish. Stall shower rivals larger yachts and it’s separate from the head! Check this one out at the CenturyLink Event Center, alongside her bigger sister the Oceanis 41.1. See Signature’s ads on page 94-95

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Elan Impression 40 The 2017 Impression 40, a most impressive sailing yacht, is designed to satisfy even the most demanding cruising families, friends and couples who really appreciate the distinctive design, style and comfort. The Impression 40 includes 2 cabins, 2 heads, a genoa furling system, Garmin electronics package, teak cockpit, large ocean platform, and more! See Seattle Yachts’s ads on page 8-9

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Featured Boats at the Shows Fountaine Pajot Lucia 40 The Lucia 40 is a cruising catamaran for people who love people and who love to sail. Catamarans are very social boats with huge deck space and because they don’t heel, your friends will all want to come along! Three or four staterooms and two or three heads are your options with a huge salon settee, galley up with multiple fridges and freezer space. Inside, or dining al fresco. All with swift, easy handling under sail or under power.

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Catalina 425 (along with Catalina Capri 22, 445 and 315) Aesthetically, this boat has evolved from traditional Catalina models. The style is bold and contemporary, incorporating a large, comfortable cockpit and excellent ergonomics that are Catalina hallmarks. Catalina’s trademark lead keels absorb impact for safety and require less maintenance than other materials. All systems are designed following the recommendations and standards of the ABYC and IMCI to earn the highest rating of Category A - Unlimited Offshore. “Boat of the Year,” Domestic, Cruising World 2017. See Windworks’ ad on page 10 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 440 (also on display SO 349-CenturyLink and SO 419-S Lake Union) West Coast Debut! The first of the “Next Generation” Sun Odyssey models features a hard chine “skow bow” hull w/ twin rudders. An innovative “cathedral” rig for less weight aloft and a lowered gooseneck w/ boom angled up. Her interior features true queen rectangular berths, “French” doors leading into the master cabin, a very gentle companionway, and the largest chart table in her class. The most innovative feature of the new SO 440 however has to be the inclined side decks. From the twin helm stations one walks forward up the inclined side decks (ramps so to speak). See Marine Servicenter’s ads on page 15 and 96

Beneteau Oceanis 45 Oceanis 45 keeps with the Beneteau tradition. Built to combine safety, luxury and performance, the Oceanis 45’s distinctive hard chine promotes stability and increases interior space. Boasting a large cockpit with dual helms, open deck plan, roomy seating and a transom that doubles as a swim platform, this yacht corners the market in function and comfort. See Signature’s ads on page 94-95 and Passion Yachts’ ad on page 88

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Dufour Grand Large 460 This French beauty has it all. Ease of handling under sail, self tacking jib, ergonomic helms, and a spacious cockpit with plancha and fridge all lend to pure comfort. The 3-cabin model features the mid-ship galley which on-board chefs will love for space and ergonomics. Master features separate en-suite head and shower room, the salon was made for lounging and entertaining in comfort and twin aft cabins make room for guests. See Yacht Sales West’s ad on page 16

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Bavaria Cruiser 46 This European “Yacht of the Year” delivers. German engineering is evident throughout in its simplicity and understated elegance. Powerful yet easy to manage sail plan, twin helms, XXL bathing platform, Garmin electronics, cockpit cushions, and more. The 3-cabin model features spacious master with en-suite head and shower rooms, a salon that you’ll want to sink into at the end of a great sail. Fully equipped and ready to sail away.

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Featured Boats at the Shows Jeanneau Yacht 51 (also on display Jeanneau Yacht 54 - South Lake Union) Making her West Coast debut is the smallest of the Jeanneau Yacht Range. Interior layout includes an owner’s suite forward with enhanced design and a VIP cabin with en-suite head aft to port. Aft to starboard but forward of the 3rd cabin is an equipment room with washer/dryer, extra fridge, and storage lockers/ bins. The large U-galley includes a dishwasher, microwave, and more. Forward of the galley is a big U-shaped settee and ergonomic “couch” to port with nav station aft of the couch. The cockpit of the 51 Yacht is MASSIVE with the patented folding aft “terrace.” See Marine Servicenter’s ads on page 15 and 96

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Moody 54 DS Check out the Moody’s Deck Saloon “Living on One Level” concept. The combination of unique comfort, good sailing characteristics and distinctive design has been the key to this boat’s success. Thoughtfully selected materials, hand-crafted attention to detail, and optimal safety and seaworthiness are a Moody promise. The closed deck saloon is equally suited to both hot and colder climates, as it offers protection from wind, weather and sun. Combined with a protected cockpit area, the Moody 54 DS makes the perfect choice for any sailor. See JK3’s ad on page 3

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Nimbus 365 Coupe Built for those who appreciate both functionality and comfort! Her lavish interior features 2 cabins, 1 head, and a Scandinavian saloon including 5 large portlights, an opening skylight, and spacious seating. The exterior consists of a generous L-shaped sofa, an asymmetrical deck layout, and an ergonomic helm design. Her Simrad Electronics and Volvo Penta 435HP diesel engine are sure to get you where you want to go with ease! See Seattle Yacht’s ads on page 8-9

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Axopar 37 SC Don’t miss the Pacific Northwest premier of the new sleek, sporty Axopar 37 Sport Cabin. Enjoy the safe, stable ride with the deep-V and twin stepped hull configuration and features like twin Mercury 350 HP Verado engines, electronically operated canvas roof, heater, upgraded audio, windscreen, cabin with queen size bed and L-shaped settee with space for six. This is the new standard in affordable island hopping and fast, comfortable commuting. Come see what all the buzz is about. See JK3’s ad on page 3 Fountaine Pajot MY-37 Powercat Thinking about economical cruising on a new level? This new Fountaine Pajot powercat cruises with two Volvo 220 HP shaft drives and with props so far apart, it’s super easy to maneuver. Three staterooms, including one entire hull dedicated to a Master Suite complete with private head. Flybridge can entertain a crowd and the galley is right on the main deck. Over 1,000 mile range at displacement speeds or scoot up to 20 knots if weather is coming. Stability, economy and accommodations. See Signature’s ads on page 94-95 Four Winns Vista 375 (Also on displayed Four Winns Vista 275, Four Winns Vista 355) The Four Winns Vista 375 is capable of running from Elliott Bay or Shilshole to Friday Harbor in 2.5 hrs or less. With twin Volvo diesels, the 375 is also economical and reliable. Above deck features an expansive cockpit with hard-top and full enclosure. Below deck is a forward master and aft U-dinette that converts to a large berth. In between is a linear galley, head with separate shower and long settee to port - all dressed in high gloss mahogany wood with nice accents. Opening hull ports and overhead deck hatches create nice light and ventilation. See Marine Servicenter’s ad on page 15

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New Designs This brand new model delivers the best that Hallberg-Rassy stands for and combined with the latest in design from Frers. The HR340 provides higher comfort and performance, and will raise the bar to a level no one previously thought was possible for a boat of this size. The all-new Hallberg-Rassy 340 provides fast, easy and comfortable sailing at a new level. See Swiftsure’s ad on page 89 Island Packet 349 Fundamental to the 349 is the proprietary Full Foil Keel hull design, offering a combination of safety and stability, moderate draft, passage making performance, and a worry free integral keel and hull structure. The 349 is designed with a Solent style sloop rig with roller furling standard for both the main and jib. The interior offers two comfortable and well separated staterooms and the saloon offers a retractable dining table. Ample light and ventilation are provided by numerous opening ports, overhead hatches and fixed ports in the hull. See Marine Servicenter’s ad on page 15

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Hanse 388 Making her Pacific Northwest premier in February/March 2018, the new Hanse 388 is both attractive and fast! This new model features a record number of portholes in the hull and on deck (even alongside the companionway) that flood the saloon with natural sunlight the whole day, letting in more sunlight below deck than any other yacht in its class. The well-structured, large cockpit and the generously designed deck spaces invite you to relax under the sun. Come aboard and discover for yourself. See JK3’s ad on page 3 Lagoon 40 North American Debut at Miami Boat Show, arriving PNW Fall 2018. Large hull ports provide exceptional light from hulls and raised salon/ galley with 360° views. On deck, space and comfort combine in a cockpit layout featuring: helm connectivity, easy access to the sea and abundant seating and dining areas. Revolutionary “mast moved aft” for increased upwind performance, ease of use, and reduced pitching. Self-tacking jib, high-aspect square-top main, and Code 0 - this Cat sails very well to weather! See Marine Servicenter’s ad on page 15 Wauquiez 42 Pilot Saloon The Pilot Saloon is a bluewater cruiser with a very unique approach towards world-wide cruising offering daylight, space, comfort, safety and the pleasure of sailing. All Wauquiez yachts are built entirely in-house at our yard in Neuville-en-Ferrain located just 15 minutes north of Lille, combining true craftsmanship and the latest technologies. The range includes the Pilot Saloon 48, the Pilot Saloon 58 and the new Pilot Saloon 42. See Discovery’s ad on page 28 Garcia Exploration 60 The Garcia Exploration 60 builds on the success of Exploration 45 and 52 models conceived for world cruising by Jimmy Cornell. In response to clients who see themselves aboard a larger yacht, Garcia Yachting has once again worked with Olivier Racoupeau to create the Exploration 60. This new model offers longer range, more stowage, and even more refined comfort while remaining – like the rest of the lineup – easy to handle for a couple without a crew. See Swiftsure’s ad on page 89

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New Designs CNB 66 Phillpe Briand designed hull with the triple objective of increasing volume, performance and seaworthiness. “Capable of sailing far afield, while still able to be handled by a couple.” Endowed with a carbon bowsprit, her elegant lines conceal an abundance of volume and elegant interior design. Owner’s cabin, where the queen offset island berth is invisible when the door is open. Light-filled saloon and a practical, well ventilated galley connected with the living space. A tender garage for up to 10’5” dinghy with engine! See Marine Servicenter’s ad on page 15 MJM35 MJM introduces what others have sought to achieve - a combination of performance and comfortable, all-weather family boating in a stunning design with great versatility. Includes twin 300HP outboard power, joystick docking, GPS station, autopilot, engine auto-trim and your choice of roll-up Strataglass or sliding safety glass sides. Owners confirm the 35z “handles smoother and more responsively than any boat” and “her power and stability add a level of comfort and fun to boating.” See Sail Northwest’s ad on page 2 Legacy 36 The Legacy 36 has features to impress the most discerning yachtsman performance with low fuel consumption, a refined interior with accommodation options, unrivaled dependability with high-end components, and all of this with poise and a timeless grace. Additionally, the hull design uses a modified deep V with wide chine and centerline flats extending aft to produce a sea-friendly hull that gets up on plane at low speeds! Cruise in comfort and style on the Legacy 36. See Seattle Yacht’s ad on page 89 Linssen 45 Aft Cabin The Grand Sturdy 45.0 AC is a very spacious boat that is perfect for long journeys, but also for a long weekends. The aim was to achieve maximum versatility. The wealth of details ensures that the 45.0 provides a fitting and universal concept for practically all bodies of water. It is generously proportioned in terms of living space, storage space, and sheer luxury. Simply stated, this is “a penthouse on the water”… all modern comforts are either already present as standard features in this 45 AC or provided as an optional item. See Discovery’s ad on page 28

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January 26 Stage #2 North Hall 12:00 PM Liza Copeland: Technical and Practical Preparations for Extended Coastal and Offshore Cruising 1:00 PM Liza Copeland: Provisioning, Stowage and Much More 2:00 PM Pam Wall: Cool Products You Don't Know About 3:00 PM Pam Wall: Be Your Own Maintenance Captain 4:00 PM Carolyn “Ace” Spragg: Intro to Electronic Navigation 5:00 PM Marius Lukosevicius: Controlling your Marine Device Data 6:00 PM Nancy Erley: Advanced Anchoring 7:00 PM Brion Toss: Offshore Rigging: Planning, Building and Sailing Your Rig Stage #3 North Hall 11:15 AM Andrew Kerr: Upwind Sail Trim for Cruisers 12:15 PM Andrew Kerr: Downwind Sail Trim for Cruisers 1:15 PM Lisa Vizzini: Rod, Wire & Fibre Standing Rigging 2:15 PM Laura Domela: Packing and Provisioning for Extended NW Cruising 3:15 PM David Sutcliffe: Vic-Maui, Preparing Your Boat and Crew 4:15 PM Mary Campbell: Haida Gwaii, The Crown Jewel of Cruising Grounds of British Columbia 5:15 PM Mary Campbell: Cruising SE Alaska: Glaciers, Grizzlies and Granite. 6:15 PM Brian Heckman: Exploring Weather Topics Important to Mariners 7:15 PM Sandy Williamson: The Great Loop: An East Coast Trip with West Coast People January 27 Stage #4 Club Level 11:00 AM Pam Wall: Outfitting Your Boat For Blue Water Cruising 12:00 PM Pam Wall: Outfitting Your Boat For Blue Water Cruising 1:00 PM Lee Chesneau: Clouds and What It Means to A Boater

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2018 Seattle Boat Show - Boating Seminars Stage #6 Club Level 5:00 PM Doug Lombard: The Coho Ho Ho Cruising Rally and All New Lala Jaja Rally 6:00 PM Carolyn “Ace” Spragg: Tides, Currents and Trip Planning 7:00 PM Chuck Skewes: Unlocking Sailing Offshore January 28 Stage #4 Club Level 11:00 AM Pam Wall: Cruising the Abacos in the Bahamas 12:00 PM Pam Wall: Cruising the Abacos in the Bahamas cont. 1:00 PM Lee Chesneau: Understanding Surface Pressure Charts 2:00 PM Lee Chesneau: How Meteorologists Creates Their Forecasts 3:00 PM Carolyn “Ace” Spragg: No Impact Docking 4:00 PM Carolyn “Ace” Spragg: Anchoring Basics 5:00 PM Jim Rard: Tips and tales from seven years of cruising the Inside Passage 10:15 AM Wendy Hinman: Sea Trials: Around the World with Duct Tape and Bailing Wire Stage #5 Club Level 11:15 AM Philip Di Nuovo & Leslie Linkkila: Sew What? Self-Reliance While Cruising 12:15 PM Philip Di Nuovo & Leslie Linkkila: OpenCPN : A Powerful Open-Source Chart Plotting Software 1:15 PM Sarah & Will Curry: Tips & Traps: Cruising the West Coast, Mexico, and South Pacific 2:15 PM Linda Lewis: Couples Sharing the Boat Handling as a Team - Tips for Making it Work 3:15 PM Linda Lewis: “How to Transit the Ballard Locks Using a No-Mayhem Approach” 4:15 PM Laura Domela, Sam Landsman & Kevin Morris: Winter Cruising/New Years at Princess Louisa Inlet 5:15 PM Nancy Erley: Navigation Simplification

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Stage #6 Club Level 11:00 AM Kevin Monahan: Tides and Currents 12:00 PM Liza Copeland: Cruising the Canadian Pacific Northwest to Alaska With a Bristol Channel Cutter 1:00 PM Lisa Vizzini: Keeping the Boat Under the Sails 2:00 PM Brian Pemberton: Preparing For a Trip to Alaska: How to Avoid the Ten Most Common Problems 3:00 PM Andy Turpin: Cruising Tahiti and the Pacific Puddle Jump 4:00 PM Richard Spindler’s 25 Years of the Baja Ha-Ha 5:00 PM Doug Lombard: Laugh Your Boat All the Way Down the West Coast! January 29 Stage #2 North Hall 1:00 PM Lee Chesneau: Introduction to the Surface Pressure Chart 2:00 PM Liza Copeland: Cruising for Couples 3:00 PM Carolyn ”Ace” Spragg: No Impact Docking 4:00 PM Carolyn “Ace” Spragg: Anchoring Basics 5:00 PM Nancy Erley: Forty Camels 6:00 PM NW Women In Boating Panel: Boating: Beyond Fun, Set Bristol Channel Cutter was designed by the late Lyle Hess. off on an Internal Journey The vessel is attractive to blue water sailors becauseBeyond of her 7:00 PM NW Women In Boating Panel: Boating: Fun, Set seaworthiness and outstanding performance. off on an Internal Journey continued Cape George Stage #3 North Hall Marine Works builds the Bristol Channel Cutter and the Falmouth Cutter, along with their other range vessels. In Radios Di Nuovo 1:15 PM Philip & Leslie Linkkila: Do of you Copy? January 2011, Cape George rolled out their first completed hull Aboard a Private Cruising Vessel 2:15 PM Wendy Hinman: using the original Sam Living L. Morse Without BCC mold. Refrigeration 3:15 PM Writer's Panel: How to Write About Your Boating Adventures 4:15 PM Writer's Panel: How to Write About Your Boating Adventures Cape GeorGe Marine Works, inC. 5:15 PM Dana Greyson Celiac's at Sea and other Provisioning Gems 1924 Cape George Rd. Port WA Handling 98368 Offshore Sail Townsend, Inventory and 6:15 PM Carol Hasse: 360.385.3412 www.capegeorgecutters.com continued on next page

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2018 Seattle Boat Show - Boating Seminars

January 30 Stage #2 North Hall 1:00 PM Chuck Skewes: Unlocking Sail Trim 2:00 PM Carol Hasse: All About Cruising Headsails 3:00 PM Kevin Morris & Sam Landsman: Flying Drones from Boats 4:00 PM Brian Pemberton: Cruising to Haida Gwaii 5:00 PM Brion Toss: Offshore Rigging: Planning, Building and Sailing Your Rig 6:00 PM Jim Rard: Maximizing your Inside Passage Adventure 7:00 PM Zack Smith: The Truth about Storm Drogues & Para-Anchors Stage #3 North Hall 1:15 PM Dana Greyson: Mulligan! What We Did Wrong & Right 2:15 PM Larry Pratt: Inboard Cruiser Fuel Usage, Fix It or Not 3:15 PM Paul Comyns: How to Stay Connected at Sea 4:15 PM Rachel Wold: Know Before You Go: Using Networked Ocean Observing Data to Plan a Safe Trip 5:15 PM Marius Lukosevicius: Controlling your Marine Device Data 6:15 PM Lynne Reister: Buying a Boat: The Purchase Process January 31 Stage #2 North Hall 1:00 PM Dave Wilkinson: Your Daily Weather Briefing: Essential Data for Critical Decisions 2:00 PM Nancy & Phil Rink: Cruising Baja and Pacific Mexico 3:00 PM Chuck Solarek: Mechanical Inspections and Why You Should Have One 4:00 PM Mark Bunzel: Using an iPad and Tablets for Navigation and Information 5:00 PM Skip Anderson: What It Really Takes to EARN Your Captain's License 6:00 PM John & Laurie Gray: Cruising America's Great Loop: 6,000 Miles that Will Change Your Life

7:00 PM John & Laurie Gray: A Dozen Boating Tips, Skills and Lessons That Will Make You More Confident Stage #3 North Hall 1:15 PM Eric Hinze: Marine Heating 2:15 PM Mike Jonas, Marcia deChadenedes & Edrie Vinson: Lighthouses of the San Juan Islands National Monument 3:15 PM Andy Schwenk: Sailboat Performance 4:15 PM Carol Hasse: Storm Sails 5:15 PM Jay Albrecht: How the National Weather Service Forecast is Made and Getting Weather Information 6:15 PM David Cusworth: The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race Comes to Seattle February 1 Stage #2 North Hall 12:00 PM Doug Miller: Next Generation AIS Solutions 1:00 PM Lee Chesneau: Introduction to the Surface Pressure Chart 2:00 PM Lee Chesneau: Wind & Wave Concepts & Charts 3:00 PM Kevin Morris: WIFI in the Wilderness : Connected Cruising 4:00 PM Sam Landsman: 22 Feet to Alaska 5:00 PM Andy Schwenk: You and Your Sailboat Rig 6:00 PM Carol Hasse: All About Cruising Mainsails 7:00 PM Fabio Chiussi: New Technologies and Gadgets for Safer Boating and Better Living Stage #3 North Hall 1:15 PM Laura Domela: Better Boating Photography - It's Not About the Camera 2:15 PM Patrick Freeny: Cruising the Coast of the Great Bear Rainforest: The Central and North Coast of British Columbia 3:15 PM Mike Kirn: What is a Boat Sharing Club? 4:15 PM Sandy Williamson: How to Select, Operate and Maintain your Big Boat Trailer

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2018 Seattle Boat Show - Boating Seminars 5:15 PM David Cusworth: Racing Around the World: The Story of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race 6:15 PM Matt Thompson: Offshore Weather Products February 2 Stage #2 North Hall 12:00 PM Richard Rodriguez: Using Smart Phones and Tablets Underway 1:00 PM Lee Chesneau: Introduction to the Surface Pressure Chart 2:00 PM Elsie Hulsizer: Cruising the West Coast of Vancouver Island 3:00 PM Mark Bunzel: Waggoner Cruising Guides Favorite Destinations 4:00 PM Andy Schwenk: Top Ten Mistakes Sailors Make 5:00 PM Laura Domela, Sam Landsman & Kevin Morris: Gates of the Inside Passage 6:00 PM Andy Cross: An Unconventional Route to SE Alaska and Beyond 7:00 PM Lynne Reister: It's My First Boat: What Should I Know Stage #3 North Hall 11:15 AM Tony Bulpin: Copper Bottom Paint: What You Need to Know 12:15 PM Kevin Morris: More Modern Power for Cruisers 1:15 PM Lisa Vizzini: Common Mistakes and Misconceptions Regarding Rigging 2:15 PM Patrick Freeny: Landscape and Wildlife Photography in the Great Bear Rainforest 3:15 PM Jim Rard: Foraging From Your Boat in the Great Northwest 4:15 PM Chuck Skewes: Unlocking Sailing in Mexico 5:15 PM Jeffrey Sanders: Getting your Captains License 6:15 PM Jeffrey Sanders: Celestial Navigation-The Noon Shot

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February 3 Stage #4 Club Level 11:00 AM Tony Bulpin: Copper Bottom Paint: What You Need to Know 12:00 PM Curt & Mary Epperson: The Caribbean Islands: Puerto Rico to Grenada in 3 Months 1:00 PM Richard Rodriguez: Navigation Rules 2:00 PM Elsie Hulsizer: Adventure Cruising in SE Alaska 3:00 PM Mike Huston: Anchoring in Northwest Waters 4:00 PM Mike Huston: Docking in Northwest Waters 5:00 PM Mark Bunzel: Top 10 Places NOT to go in the San Juans Stage #5 Club Level 10:15 AM Sam Landsman: Slipless in Seattle 11:15 AM Bob Grenier: Boat Technology and Safety 12:15 PM Linda Martin: Boating Safety 4 Kids 1:15 PM Deborah Frost: Boating Confidence through Organization 2:15 PM Andy Cross: Living the Dream: How to Get Your Boating and Cruising Stories Published 3:15 PM Skip Anderson: How to EARN Your Captain's License 4:15 PM Steven Bowden: Communications for Cruisers form the Dock to the Ocean 5:15 PM Steven Bowden: The ICOM M802 HF SSB Radio: Your Most Versatile Marine Communications Tool Stage #6 Club Level 11:00 AM Wendy Hinman: Tips and Tricks for Cruising 12:00 PM Andy Schwenk: Top Down Furling 1:00 PM Fabio Chiussi: New Technologies and Gadgets for Safer Boating and Better Living 2:00 PM Brian Pemberton: Cruising to Haida Gwaii 3:00 PM Mike Lovell: The Advantages of Charter Yacht Ownership 4:00 PM Lynne Reister: What Does a Surveyor Really Do 5:00 PM Doug Miller: Next Generation AIS Solutions Visit www.seattleboatshow.com for most current schedule.

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Sail Sand Point, Seattleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Community Boating Center is a non-profit that began in 1998. We are located in Magnuson Park on Lake Washington, and our mission is to bring the joy and life-enhancing benefits of sailing and small boats to people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds. At Sail Sand Point, there is a program for everyone interested in sailing, paddling, or being on Lake Washington. We offer adult classes, youth summer camps, high school and middle school racing teams, and rentals through open boating. We also host community events, private/corporate groups and offer community outreach through our Shipmates program. Scholarships are available for all classes! See our website at www.sailsandpoint.org or email us at info@sailsandpoint.org for more information about our programs.

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ADULT PROGRAMS Sail Sand Point offers classes for beginning to advanced adult sailors. Classes are taught by US Sailing Level 1 certified instructors, and they cover the skills needed to rig and sail various types of boats, as well as practicing boating safety skills and becoming familiar with boating terminology. Classes include a variety of on and off the water activities to learn, develop, and hone your sailing skills. Classes run from April- October.

Classes we offer:

Adult Sailing 101 Adult Sailing 102 Adult Keelboat Sailing Adult Laser Sailing Adult Hobie 16 Sailing Windsurfing Hobie Wave Experience Private Lessons

Registration for youth summer camps and adult classes opens February 1st! *SSP offers half and full scholarships for all adult classes and youth summer camps. Check out our website to learn more and apply!*

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Sail Sand Point hosts FREE informal racing on Monday nights during the late spring and summer. Any type of sailboat can participate in this friendly competition. Use your Open Boating Pass to rent a boat, or bring your own! Racing begins at 6pm and is followed by a potluck. Monday Night Racing starts May 28th.

Full Moon Sail

Each Saturday from June- September closest to the full moon, Sail Sand Point opens after hours for night boating. Use your Open Boating Pass to borrow a boat, use your own, or take a FREE ride on a keelboat! Full Moon Sails begin with a dessert potluck, and we aim to be on the water by 9. See website for upcoming dates.

OPEN BOATING Our facility is open to qualified sailors and paddlers through our Open Boating program. Open Boating allows the community to rent our boats when not being used in other programs. Sailors who pass a skills test can check out a sailboat with an annual pass or pay by the hour. Kayaks and SUPs are available to rent without a skills test. Open Boating runs form April 14- October 30th

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Sail Sand Point is located in Magnuson Park on Lake Washington 7861 62nd Ave NE Seattle, Washington, 98115 Questions? Email us at info@sailsandpoint.org! For more information, check out our website www.sailsandpoint.org and follow us on www.48North.com

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philosophy, keeping it geared to he definition on this page “a low-key, relaxed style of appeared on the title page of cruising.” Of course, that is what the Gunkholing series of cruising she did and what she loved. From guides. For decades they were our her 8’ El Toro Wee Witch, to her guide to South Puget Sound, the 29’ Sea Witch, it was always about Gulf Islands, Desolation Sound, enjoying sailing in the Northwest and the San Juan Islands. For and all the wondrous places it sailors, they were more than could take you. Especially those just “a comprehensive guide,” intimate, out of the way places. they were an invitation to the The pages are full of pictures wonderful world of sailing in the of family and friends taken over Northwest. the years; sailing boats, walking In the 1990s, we (48° North) the beaches, tide-pooling, looking wanted to add a destinations at cliffs full of shells, always with column and thought, “wouldn’t a little comment about what makes it be great if we could get the that spot special. ‘Gunkholing’ folks?” We contacted But it was not only family and the authors Jo Bailey and Carl friends that were pictured. There Nyberg and they stopped by the are also many pictures and captions office. It was love at first sight. Carl of the people working and living was an old sailor that practically oozed salt. But it was Jo who was Gunkholing: “a quiet anchorage, as in in the islands, which is a whole the writer. She brought the pages a cove used by small yachts, (Random different thing than just swinging to life, making it feel more like House):” where the anchor usually sinks in for a visit. They are a big part of the cruising experience, and Jo sharing tales and local knowledge over a glass of wine in the golden into soft mud, or ‘gunk’ – thus ‘gunkholing’ wanted to share their stories and glow of a boat’s cabin than just applies to those who engage in this low- illustrate life on the islands. The books are out of print, destination information. key, relaxed style of cruising. but if you can find one at a yard 48° North Associate Editor, — Bailey-Nyberg sale or boating swap meet, pick it Karen Higginson, remembers, “It was such a joy when Jo and Carl would cruising column. Jo’s beaming smile was up. The navigational info may be out stop by the office to discuss their next only outdone by her infectious laugh. of date but the stories and histories Her stories of cruising and are timeless. life were so engaging, we This in no way Center: “Sea Witch” on the would have to remind is meant to be a cover of February 2008. ourselves to get back to summary of Jo’s Painting by Larry Eifert. work. She was like family sailing life, but to us.” more of a glimpse Jo enjoyed sailing of a woman who Below: Jo sailing her to a new place and shared her love beloved “Sea Witch.” reveled in delving into and her passion its past. She especially with everyone. She enjoyed the San Juan embodied everything Islands. For 11 years, I enjoy about cruising she was a liveaboard in people - their openness Friday H a r b o r, and quiet strength. working as a reporter for the What we can’t recapture local papers, and soaking in the is the sparkle in her eyes as she talked history of the islands. about her family, her adventures and Yes, Jo totally immersed the pure joy she got from a living in h e r s e l f i n t h e n o r t h w e s t the Northwest. experience. Jo not only liked Jo passed away peacefully in being on Puget Sound, she liked October 2017. She will be deeply missed. being in it. Whenever she could, So, the next time you see a friendly she would take a swim in the seal swimming alongside the boat, give “refreshing” salt water. it a wave. It just might be Jo out for a In writing the cruising guides, little, refreshing swim. Jo stayed true to the gunkholing by Richard Hazelton

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Vancouver Boat Show January 17-21

The 58th Annual Portland Boat Western Canada’s largest annual Show returns to the Expo Center, 2060 boat show will host more than 250 N. Marine Drive, Portland. Oregon’s exhibitors showcasing the newest and biggest boat show will showcase a most innovative selection of boats and variety of new and pre-owned boats. accessories for recreational boaters and This year ’s five-day event will feature water sports enthusiasts of all types fishing boats, ski boats, sailboats, and skill levels. yachts, personal watercraft, and The Vancouver Boat Show’s two paddle sports too. Plus, visit with great locations – an indoor venue non-profit clubs, marinas, destination at BC Place and a Floating Show at experts and more. All this inside Granville Island – offer an unparalleled 250,000 square feet of heated indoor experience to boaters of any level of exhibit space – a perfect place for a expertise. This year attendees can get January adventure. their season started with incredible Junior Boat Building: Kids (of all deals on all of the newest and most ages) have the opportunity to build a innovative marine products, an inwooden boat to take home, courtesy depth seminar schedule featuring educational sessions from the marine of Schooner Creek Boat Works. Pre-Owned Boat Sale: Many industries top boating experts, and different types of previously owned family-friendly activities. Free shuttle buses and water boats and watercraft. Visit www.OTShows.com for info, ferries will operate continuously directions, coupons, and parking between BC Place and Granville Island. _Éääe~êÄçê^ÇTKRñQKUTR|uN~KéÇÑ===N===RLQLNO===QWNM=mj Visit www.VancouverBoatShow.ca discounts.

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Marine Wiring and Diesel Engine Workshops Washington Sea Grant, Sure Marine, and the NW School of Wooden Boatbuilding are co-sponsoring two workshops at Sure Marine, 5320 28th Ave. NW #100, Seattle, 9:00am-4:00pm. January 20: The Marine Wiring workshop is for boat owners who want to upgrade their vessels’ electrical systems. Topics include: safe wiring practices, selecting wire sizes, circuit breaker and fuse ratings, cable routing and labeling, shore power circuits, battery charging circuits, corrosion protection circuits, engine instrument systems, and troubleshooting. January 21: The Diesel Engine Troubleshooting workshop will cover troubleshooting and the maintenance of various systems within marine diesel engines, including fuel, lubrication, electrical, cooling, and exhaust. The two workshops are designed to complement each other. To register contact Sarah Fisken, (206) 543-1225.

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Northwest Maritime Speaker Series

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The Everett Sail and Power Squadron will be offering to the public a 7-week “America’s Boating Course“ on the fundamentals of safe boating. The course is designed to familiarize the student with the basics needed to operate a boat safely and comply with state and federal laws. Upon successful completion of the final test, students will qualify for the Washington State Boater Education card, which is required for many watecraft. The classes will be held on Mondays, at the Corporate and Continuing Education Center of Everett Community College, 2333 Seaway Blvd, Everett. Register online at EverettCC.edu/CCEC or contact instructor Jim West at (425) 778-0283 or phnx789@msn.com

Join us for our Speaker Series, once a month through April 2018. All presentations are free to the public, located in the Maritime Room East, NW Maritime Center, Port Townsend, from 5:00–7:00pm. January 18: Henry Veitenhans, Team North2Alaska February 15: Wendy Hinman, Sea Trials Around the World March 15: Brice Boland, Olympic Peninsula Surfrider Foundation April 19: Ernie Baird and Martin Musson, Race to Alaska. Check: http://nwmaritime.org

Ian will give an interactive session exploring the potential of ORC Scorer Software including importing of boats performance files, race set up, scoring options including Performance Curve scoring, export of results, and scratch sheets. This presentation will be of interest to Race Officers and sailors. Participants should bring a laptop, from 2:00-4:00 pm at the Seattle Yacht Club To register call (206) 325-1000.

NW Boater Training Learn to boat from local experts with the United States Power Squadron. Classes are offered at a location near you. Go to www.nwboatertraining.com

Maritime Theme Movies Join us at the Northwest Maritime Center for free, maritime-theme movie nights. Movies start at 7:00 pm. January 26: Song Of The Sea February 23: Master and Commander March 23: Captains Courageous Check: http://nwmaritime.org

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Effectively treat hypothermia, near drowning, shock, trauma, burns, fractures and more while on the water. Washington Sea Grant and the Port of Seattle Fisherman’s Terminal are cosponsoring two one-day First Aid at Sea workshops on Monday, February 5 and Friday, February 16. Both will be from 8:00 am-5:00 pm at Nordby Conference Room, Nordby Building, Fisherman’s Terminal, Seattle. Topics covered include: CPR, patient assessment, hypothermia, cold water, near drowning, shock, trauma, burns, fractures, choking, immobilization, first aid kits and more. Contact Sarah Fisken, (206) 543-1225 or sfisken@u.washington.edu

January 19: Puget Sound Cruising Club presents rigger and author Brion Toss. Brion will share a slide show on his recently completed project, rerigging the 18th century replica ship s/v Columbia (Disneyland). In addition to his presentation on 1700s rigging, Brion will talk about new synthetic rigging options, including the newly available 3-strand, Vectran-cored rope. Brion is the author of of the “The Rigger’s Apprentice,” a well-known and entertaining guide to rigging. February 16: “Couples Sharing the Boat Handling - Tips for Making it Work” by Linda Lewis. Creating and following set procedures that work on your boat and devising good communications mechanisms can make all the difference. Capt. Linda Lewis has helped hundreds of couples become a confident team. For more information, check: www.pugetsoundcruisingclub.org

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Bellevue Sail and Power Squadron will be presenting the following classes. To sign up, go to: www.bellevuepowersquadron.org/ Education. January 9: Advanced Grade Classes: Marine Electrical Systems begins, 7:00 pm. at the Mercer Island Library January 9: Sail Class begins, 7:00 pm at Neptune Sailing Club January 15: Weather Class begins, 7:00 pm at Lake Hills Elementary January 15: Seamanship Class begins, 7:00 pm at Lake Hills Elementary

February 2: Remember When the Boat Caught on Fire? Join the crew of Mango and learn about their adventures sailing from Seattle to Mexico, and just halfway back. From dolphins to deck work, lost dinghies to almost lost dogs, the tales of cruising by Scott & Kristen Meilicke. February 9: Escape to Alaska: Ditching the City for the Final Frontier. In 2016, Hays Clark, a software engineer and sailing enthusiast, convinced his wife Jen and their two young kids to get away from the daily grind, take the leap and set sail for Alaska on an 11-week odyssey. February 23: Sold the House, Packed Up the Kids and Went Sailing. Mike & Julia Cain discuss their family cruising adventure from the Caribbean, up the Intercostal Waterway and into the Great Lakes. For info call (206) 789-1919 or check www.cycseattle.org/events

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In Anacortes, Andy Schwenk of Northwest Rigging fame announced the arrival of Jay Butler of Butler Rigging. The two have formed an alliance that allows for a greater range of rig services and on-site rigging capabilities with the mobile “shop in a box.” Jay Butler, a 40-year veteran of the rigging business and America’s Cup specialty rigger, has recently moved up from San Diego, to settle in Anacortes. “My wife and I love it here, and it was time for a change. When Andy and I met we discussed forming a partnership, we each have our specialties. I have a mobile shop and can do rod rigging and Andy’s team does a lot of custom rigging, furlers and deck upgrades.” The two owners still operate their businesses separately but have agreed to work as an alliance rather than direct competitors. Andy Schwenk knows that in a small town like Anacortes, businesses fair better in collaboration. For information, contact Andy at NWRigging.com or (360) 293-1154, or call Jay Butler at (510) 672-2639

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In Lowtide The Biz Discovery Yachts, on Lake Union, has been appointed as the new North American West importer for Wauquiez Yachts of France! Since 1965, Wauquiez has been devoted to building sailing yachts of the finest quality, and now specializes in Pilot Saloon yachts from 42’ to 58’. Wauquiez has not chosen the path towards mass production, but prefers to let their know-how flow freely by offering original, authentic yachts; and their resale availability and value speaks for itself. Wauquiez Yachts are safe, perform well, and are comfortable for all those whose lives are marked by a passion for the sea. F o r m o re i n f o r m a t i o n v i s i t www.wauquiez.com/en or contact Discovery Yachts at (206) 285-1096 or e-mail: yachtinfo@aol.com The highly-regarded trimaran manufacturer, Corsair Marine, is excited to announce the appointment Wright Yacht Sales as their new Pacific Northwest dealership. Wright Yachts, which is based at Shilshole Bay Marina, was established in 2015 first as a used boat brokerage, and has since developed a catamaran charter operation as well. Adding the dealership for new Corsair Marine trimarans will allow Wright Yachts to serve both current and future Corsair trimaran owners around the Pacific Northwest. Wright Yachts owner, Rob Wright, had this to say about the new partnership, “Wright Yachts is thrilled to become the newest Corsair trimaran dealer in North America. With Corsair Marine’s long history of building quality trimarans that are fast, safe, and exciting, we are quite excited to offer Corsair’s full line to discerning sailors in the Pacific Northwest, whether they’re looking to pleasure sail with the family, zoom around the race course, or compete in the Race to Alaska like so many other Corsair trimarans have.” The Corsair range includes a variety of performance cruising and racing trimarans between 20’ and 37’ - most of which are trailerable with inwardfolding amas. Yo u m a y c o n t a c t Wr i g h t Yachts at (206) 356-8698 or check: www.wrightyachtsales.com

Marine Servicenter is pleased to announce the addition of LesleyAnne Moore as a Yacht Broker in their Anacortes Office. LesleyAnne comes to us from beautiful Portland, Oregon. When LesleyAnne and her husband first met, they shared a love of the water and a dream of exploring the world. Their first boat was a Grampian Classic 31’ , then came a Formosa 41. Finally they found their dream boat, a Formosa 51’, and sailed into the sunset. Luckily for us, they set course for Anacortes, and quickly fell in love with the San Juan Islands. So whether you are taking off for distant shores, purchasing your first boat, or selling your current vessel, LesleyAnne will guide you through the entire process and make it a pleasant and rewarding experience. Marine Servicenter, (360) 293-9521, www.marinesc.com

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Second Wave sails again, now in Gig Harbor! You missed it, we missed it, and now it’s coming back. Second Wave was always the marine consignment store with soul, and its absence has been deeply felt by the marine community since the doors closed in Fremont four years ago. Opening in Gig Harbor in March 2018, Second Wave at the Boatyard will offer a fresh spin on the well-loved marine consignment model. Second Wave helps both people getting into boating and getting out of boating, by making equipment more affordable and providing the community a method to re-utilize parts and gear that would otherwise end up in the dumpster. The location is different, but these things stay the same: knowledgeable and trustworthy staff and management, a supportive atmosphere where your sea stories or boating information are as valued as your purchase, and a mindboggling array of great boating gear. Second Wave at the Boatyard, 3720 Harborview Drive, Gig Harbor, WA, 98332, phone: (253) 509-0798 web: http://secondwaveattheboatyard.com

Lowtide Eddystone Lighthouse was depicted on the English penny periodically from 1860 until 1970.

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George Meade, U.S. Army engineer and general who led Union forces to victory at Gettysburg in the Civil War, was previously a lighthouse engineer and built many lighthouses in Florida and in other states.

The world’s first revolving light was installed at Carlsten in Sweden in 1781.

The French erected the first Canadian lighthouse in 1740 at Louisburg on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.

More than 20,000 Americans have been killed in hurricanes over the past 150 years.

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The first hurricane plotted on a U.S. Weather Service chart was a storm located offshore between Jacksonville, Florida, and Savannah, Georgia, September 28, 1874. A Category 1 hurricane of the SaffirSimpson scale is one with winds of 74 to 94 mph. A Category 5, the highest, is a hurricane with winds in excess of 154 mph. Florida has had more hurricane landfalls than any other state. Since the recording of hurricanes began in 1851, the U.S. mainland has had about 285 strikes, 120 of them in Florida. Texas is number two, with more than 65; Louisiana is third with 54, and North Carolina ranks fourth, with 52. In the Atlantic Ocean, hurricanes often begin as small clusters of thunderstorms off the west coast of Africa, some of which are the remnants of Saharan dust storms. In August 1954, Hurricane Carol blew down the Old North Church’s bell tower in Boston, from which warning of British troops arriving was given from April 18-19, 1775. For the first time since 1888, a weather event—Hurricane Sandy—shut down the New York Stock Exchange for two days in 2014. A riptide isn’t a tide but is a fastmoving current—or rip current. The December 26, 2004 earthquake that struck in the Indian Ocean near Indonesia caused a tsunami that reached 18 countries.

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In 2005, the Atlantic Ocean produced a record-breaking 15 hurricanes, and a record-breaking four hurricanes amongst them that attained category 5 level.

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Books The third book of Lois Joy Hofmann’s nautical t r i l o g y, I n S e a r c h o f Adventure and Moments of Bliss: The Long Way Back, is now out. The Long Way Back is the gripping conclusion to a grand adventure that took Lois and Günter Hofmann over 34,000 miles around the world on an eight-year sailing circumnavigation

o n b o a rd t h e i r 4 3 - f o o t catamaran, Pacific Bliss. The Hofmanns embarked on their 62-country adventure after turning 60 years old. T h e L o n g Wa y B a c k appeals to adventurers and armchair sailors alike. The reader sets sail along with Lois and Gunter up the coast of Australia, through Indonesia, and on to Southeast Asia,

across the Indian Ocean, through Pirate Alley and the Red Sea, and finally across the Med and back to France where their circumnavigation began. The oversized paperback book, ideal for a coffee table, contains 316 photos, maps, and illustrations and 456 pages. I n S e a rc h o f A d v e n t u re a n d Moments of Bliss: The Long Way Back, by Lois Joy Hofmann, $39. 95 .

Rogue waves remain something of a mystery. Long believed to be a myth or an exaggeration, they haven't been the subject of any kind of serious in-depth research - until now. This book makes rigorous marine science accessible to all, exploring the causes and frequency of rogue waves, and the reasons why some waves become killer monsters. Wi t h a n e c d o t e s , h i s t o r i c a l reports and objective analysis, all illustrated with evocative and rare photographs, Michel Olagnon's

ground breaking book, Rogue Waves, Anatomy of a Monster, is a definitive contribution to our understanding of this much-feared phenomenon. Amongst other questions in the book, he examines: • How are rogue waves created? • How do they live and die? • Are there different types? • Do they appear from nowhere? • Can ships and boats cope with them?

• What lessons can be learned from past encounters? • Will meteorologists be able to provide warnings? Authoritative but highly readable, this is a fascinating and unique study into rogue waves, offering insights for all readers, but crucial advice for those who might encounter this dangerous phenomenon at sea. Rogue Waves, Anatomy of a Monster, by Michel Olagnon, $30. 00.

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The DockStar Smart Thrusters are mounted outside the hull at the front of the bow and behind the stern. This provides for the longest possible moment arm yielding maximum turning torque. The ability to have both a bow and a stern thruster provides twice the torque and allows for maneuvers not possible with a bow thruster alone, such as turning 180° in place, “parallel parking” and securing the boat firmly to the dock during boarding and de-boarding. By utilizing wireless control, the Smart Thruster re q u i re s n o c o n t ro l wiring. By having its own internal rechargeable

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anywhere on the boat, or even on the dock. The transmitter can be configured to conveniently control both the bow and the stern thruster from a single unit. The Smart Thruster can typically be installed by securing the T-track and stainless tube with two screws at the bottom of the tube and two at the top, all above the waterline, No need to haul-out the boat, modify the hull, add a tunnel, install batteries, or add power lines and control wires. The Smart Thruster is always retracted out of the water when underway (or can be quickly removed) so there is no drag. Now sailboaters can finally add thrusters to their boat without ruining performance! Check: www.dockstarthrusters.com

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Traditional wind indicators tend to be fragile and easily bent or broken. Davis Instruments introduces B l a c k s m i t h Wi n d Vanes, made from super lightweight 3D carbon fiber and duraluminum to withstand the rigors of hard racing. Blacksmith Wind Vanes are handcrafted. Calibrated and tested, they’re precisionbalanced to be incredibly sensitive in breezes from 0.8 to 40 knots. Hi-tech black with yellow highlights, they stand out in both sunny and overcast skies.

Tw o masthead models are offered. The Blacksmith Sport Boat Wind Vane is for boats 16– 28' and the Blacksmith Olympic is for boats up to 20'. The vanes and shafts are made from 3D carbon fiber, an incredibly light and strong composite. The Blacksmith Horizontal Wind Vane is perfect for dinghies that use gooseneck indicators mounted on the mast at eye level, such as a Laser, Finn or Melges 14. The Blacksmith Crazy Kids is designed with the Optimist sailor in mind. Check: www.davisnet.com

the market. SUPERFLEX50’s covering is made from supple 100% Seoprene ® Thermoplastic Elastomer. Inside is pure stranded bare copper and #6 wire. The combination ensures maximum electrical transfer and the utmost flexibility needed for easy handling. SmartPlug Systems’ SUPERFLEX50 can be used on standard marina 125V or 250V four-plug

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

If I were Mother Nature, designer of all things wild, I would have felt proud completing the western grebe – a job well-done. First, it’s just a beautiful creature; but its parts combine to make an amazing machine. That bright red eye helps see underwater and giant feet that look like feathery flippers allow it to move faster than fish can swim. Those funny over-sized feet also make it possible to run OVER water and even walk upright on shore like a Dapper-Dan in a black and white tux. Then there is this double-jointed neck that curves backward and can act like a spear. It bends back and – wham, into a fleeing fish. This is quite the bird, and it’s here right now for you to see in the Salish Sea. Look for these gregarious birds in quiet bays. They’ll be in flocks, almost never alone. During breeding season in spring and summer,

western grebes are found on distant freshwater wetlands north and east of our coast. In the fall, they fly south and west to salt water, often during the night. Once they get to the Salish Sea or other warmer lakes and bays along the West Coast, they congregate in large flocks, sometimes in the thousands. I once saw western grebes on Clear Lake in California, a mass of birds from shore to shore covering many miles of water. During spring courtship, these birds are known for their elaborate rituals and displays. Pairs react simultanteously to some private signal (a wink?) and both rise out of the water and run together, side by side, in a flutter of feet defying gravity. Having spent their energy, they ‘land’ in the water again and act as if nothing has happened. Well, it probably hasn’t, yet.

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’ve always loved to dance. I started ballet class at a young age, but my parents quickly discovered a problem: I was good at it. To prevent choosing a path toward becoming a professional dancer (a notoriously short and strenuous career), my parents heavily supported my interest in sailing, which started at Sail Sand Point in Seattle. This maneuver has backfired rather spectacularly on them in the form of an Olympic sailing campaign. Ballet and Olympic sailing careers are remarkably similar. They both come with an expiration date, determined by the length of time it takes to break your body to the point you can no longer perform. They require exorbitant amounts of money and pay very little. But the last similarity I think is most important: both dancers and sailors

put our whole selves into doing what we love. The action itself is our reward. My life now consists of training blocks—up to two weeks of nonstop sailing with coaches and teammates— and international competitions. I’ve adjusted to the travel, and am learning the logistical balancing act of managing equipment on three continents; but a question I still ask myself daily is, ‘why?’ Why am I doing this? I stay because I come up with better reasons every time I look. This summer, I competed at Kieler Woche for the first time. The city of Kiel in Germany hosts an annual three-week long sailing festival, open to all classes and sizes of boats—Optis, J/70s, 505s, Olympic classes, Paralympic boats, tall ships—and the thousands of sailors that fill them. www.48North.com

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Among the Olympic classes is the 49er FX skiff, the class I’ve been pouring myself into. This is the same skiff hull that the men compete in, but with two female crew and a slightly smaller sailplan. My sailing partner for most of this year, Caroline Atwood, and I started our event strong, with top ten results on the first day. The second day was more difficult—we struggled to keep positive focus and attitude through difficult conditions, but clung tightly to a position with a chance of qualifying for the medal race. Day three dawned cold and wet with a stiff offshore breeze, later reported as 25-28 knots. The 49er and FX Gold fleets dragged our feet on shore. None wanted to be the first to launch. We put our wetsuits on first, then our sails up slowly, one 43

by one, silently daring each other to follow. As we launched, a few unfortunate teams capsized in the harbor, sinking their masts into the mud. We had our first capsize of the day during a jibe on our downwind tuning run. Skiffs are difficult to jibe in breezy conditions because they need to be kept on a plane to be kept stable. Ideally, you enter your turn at full speed and step cleanly into the boat. The tiller feels weightless in your fingers, the leech of the main hangs in suspense, the world goes quiet for a moment, then you run to your trapeze, bringing the bow up to the proper angle to fill the kite. However, if you slow down, the mainsail will load and unbalance the boat. I hit a patch of short, square chop just in the wrong place as we stepped across centerline. We righted the boat and

headed to the starting line, where the men’s warning signal had just gone up. We watched their start, and looked upwind at the black walls of breeze coming sporadically down the course. Some days skiffs require precision and focus, sometimes they need a full-on Columbia Gorge ‘send it’ attitude.This day demanded both. Through our first two races, we watched the best teams upwind and tried to copy their trim and steering techniques and began to pace with them. Downwind we capitalized on our speed to stay with the fleet. During the third race we made a critical mistake. To stay on a 49er in lots of breeze sailing downwind, you put your back foot in a strap on the back corner of the boat, similar to what you might have seen on windsurfing

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boards. We mistimed a bear away with a puff, the bow dug in, and the boat capsized to leeward. My foot stuck in the foot strap as I swung and twisted a full 180 degrees around it. I must have screamed, because Caroline called over a rescue boat right away, and I was whisked off to a medical tent. The medical staff decided I needed an x-ray and put me in an ambulance with a Slovenian 49er skipper who had the exact same injury. We quickly became friends, shivering in the back of an ambulance together. At the hospital we were greeted by the Angry German Lady. Her hair was cropped short, she wore a suit like a flight attendant, and she wanted to know how these crazy foreigners in wetsuits smelling of piss and saltwater expected to pay their medical expenses. Our conversation went something like this: “This number you give me,” she said, pointing to Caroline’s phone number I’d written on a piece of paper, “it no work. How you pay? Who else you contact?” I offered to have her call my mother in the US, but she shook her head angrily. “My wallet is on the beach. The girl I sail with will come, she will bring my wallet and I will pay you. I have international insurance. I can send my bills there.” “No. You Americans think you have international insurance! It doesn’t

Kate in a wheelchair with Caroline and the hospital in Germany

49er FXs on the starting line at Keiler Woche. work like that here. You understand? No photo of bill. I have been around a long time, and it does not work this way! You need to pay us in cash! We maybe need 80 euro, we do not know how much your treatment will be.” “I do not have enough cash. I have a card. My friend will bring it.” “We don’t take card! We need cash! How you pay us! How you buy bread, milk, eggs?!” “… with a credit card?” I offered. At this point, exasperated, the Angry German Lady tried a different approach. “Who is the leader of your organization? Who send you here, who buy plane tickets?” Confused, I tried, “Malcolm Page?” - US Sailing’s Chief of Olympic Sailing. “Yes. Your leader. Does he have money to pay me?” Feeling it would be hopeless to explain that Malcolm was on a different continent and therefore unable to give her cash, I said no. “Ok. You get your treatment, but we need money,” she said, pinching her lips and rubbing the fingers of one hand together. “You have anything here?” I came straight from the water, and the most valuable thing on me was my trapeze harness. “You see that purple thing? It’s worth a lot of money and I need it to sail. You keep it, and when my friend comes we will get cash and come back.” The Angry German Lady looked at my harness, a sopping wet and smelly pile of canvas on a chair, rolled her eyes and walked out. She reached Caroline www.48North.com

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on the phone and said something along the lines of, “you want your girlfriend? You bring cash.” All of this ‘covfefe’ ended up being over a 55-euro hospital bill. Two flights, four wheelchairs, three x-rays, and a CT scan later, I was diagnosed with a broken foot and given a boot and instructions to sit still. I am terrible at sitting still. This tale may not sound like a ringing endorsement for skiffs or sailing in general; and you may be asking why anyone should encourage children to race skiffs, or anything high performance, when they risk injury or extortion by angry health care workers. My answer today is this: I sat still as instructed as long as I could muster, but if I hadn’t been able to get back on a skiff soon thereafter, I would have gone insane. I love the challenge of the FX, I love that it keeps my mind and body fully engaged. I’ve learned so much this year, about sailing and about myself, and I want to get up every morning to keep learning. This fall brought me, fully healed, to three more international competitions, which included a chance to race in Japan for the first time. I have a new sailing partner and renewed energy for our Olympic campaign and all things skiff sailing. I know I scare the hell out of my parents every day, but I think they understand I could not do any less and be happy. Kate Shaner enters 2018 fighting fiercely to train hard, find financial support, and qualify for the Olmpyics in 2020. Follow her at www.shanermacksailing.com 45

sail trim. It is cat-rigged, and you have to rake the rig to adjust the leech of the mainsail: rake back when going upwind so you can sheet hard without closing off the leech, rake it forward downwind so you can have some leech tension while still easing the sheet a lot. There are twingers on the headstay so you can induce bend into the rig if you want to flatten the main out.

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Simon Miles 48° North Interview

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At 29 years old, Simon Miles has worked on the build team of two America’s Cup programs, he sailed two Worlds in two months last fall, and he makes a living helping to turn Paul Bieker’s design projects into carbon reality. 48°N: What was your involvement in sailing when you were growing up? Simon Miles: I grew up in West Seattle. My dad was kind of a boat builder type, and he owned a 50’ wooden tugboat; that was our “yacht” during my childhood. He kept it on a mooring in front of his house on Colvos Passage all summer, and we had a lot of fun cruising that boat. When I was in sixth grade, our class trip was three days sailing on the Adventuress. I decided that I wanted to know how to sail for that trip, so I could understand what was happening when we got out there. I started taking classes and sailing dinghies at Green Lake through the Seattle Parks Department. I ended up really liking it and wanting to sail more, and joined the Seattle Yacht Club dinghy race team. After a few years, I started sailing keelboats. I went to the NW School of Wooden Boat Building in Port Hadlock in 20082009 and moved to Port Townsend about five years ago. Other than the motivation to learn to sail, what do you remember about your trip on “Adventuress”? I had a great time. I was all about 46

the boat, and was so excited about sailing on this big, powerful sailboat in places I had been boating my whole life. The problem was that the trip was supposed to be more of a class-building event... I had to write a report about the trip, and my report was all about sailing and made no mention of my classmates. I drew a free-hand map of the central sound and went all out to make a cool report, and I got a C or something! We first met at the Wooden Boat Festival, you were sailing a rudderless catamaran. What’s that boat all about? It’s modeled off of a traditional rowing catamaran from the Catalàn region of Spain. They were fishing boats, and people started putting sails on them. In the 1940s, a designer created a one-design based on this type of boat that became the Patìn class. Originally, they had a steering oar, and at some point they decided it was faster to not have an oar in the water. The rudderless steering works because there is a lot of rocker in the hulls. You move your weight fore-andaft along wooden planks connecting the hulls to make large course changes. Small course changes are made with January 2018

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How did you wind up with the Patìn? This boat was built in the early 80s (hull number near 2000). It was purchased new by an art dealer in Chicago, who also had a trimaran, called Humdinger, designed by Paul Bieker and built by Russell Brown here in Port Townsend. Through the build process, he and Russell became good friends. He left the Patìn to Russell when he passed. It sat in his garage in the midwest for several years afterwards, because Russell couldn’t figure out a good time to get it. He made a deal with me that if I picked it up, I could be half-owner. A few years back, I picked up the Patìn on a road trip with a friend that also involved going to the Volvo Ocean Race stopover in Newport and going for a sail on the Riptide 41, Blue, in Milwaukee! What were your first few sails on the Patìn like? Was it sloppy? I think we figured it out pretty quickly. The first time we sailed it was in really light air. It’s difficult to maneuver in the light stuff because it’s all about the center of effort of the sail plan versus the center of leeway resistance in the hulls. The feedback is weak for all of these variables in light air. We managed to tack the boat, jibing

Simon sailing the rudderless Patìn. Photo courtesy of Russell Brown.

was a little harder. For being so narrow, it is surprisingly stable. It does heel, but it feels controlled. It’s easy to fly a hull for an extended period of time. It’s cool that in retrieving the Patìn, you got to sail on the Riptide 41, a Bieker design, because you’re building another Bieker Riptide design, right? It’s a Riptide 25, and it’s basically a camp-cruiser sportboat. It was designed in the same year as the Riptide 35 Mk II, Longboard, so it’s like a mini version of that boat. It has water ballast, a large sail plan, and it has a super long, high aspect rudder. I commissioned the design, but for various reasons the project wound up on the back burner for a few years. Recently, my friend, Brent Campbell, decided to build a Riptide 25 too. So last winter and spring, he and our pal, Colin Dunphy, started coming up to my shop on weekends. Together, we made flat panels for two boats - a total of 14 panels of foam and carbon. These create the structure inside the boat. Since then, life got busy with other work projects again, but we’re on the cusp of building a deck tool (mold). I think the deck parts will be easier to store than hulls would be during the remainder of construction. Building the tool should take about three weeks to be ready to take a part off of it. It’s great having Brent as a part of the project, helping out and sharing costs with tooling. I will still build highly engineered parts, like the keel fins and the rudder posts, on my own. What’s a hopeful arc for the completion of these projects. For a long time, I told people I wanted to be sailing this boat by my 30th birthday, which is coming up in August. I’m thinking that’s not going to happen at this point. If we can get a deck tool going soon, I think it’s still realistic we could splash in about a year. What is your relationship with Paul Bieker like, with regard to this project and otherwise? When I went to the boat school, we built a Bieker-designed power boat called the PT Skiff. Russell Brown was a guest instructor that year, and the PT Skiff is now a kit he sells at his business.

I was lucky to have this opportunity to work with both Russell and Paul, as well as Paul’s design partner, Eric Jolley. Once that project was over, which was before boat school was finished, Paul approached me with the opportunity to go work at Core Builders in Anacortes on the BMW Oracle Racing America’s Cup trimaran project. So, I dropped out of boat school to go work on that. It was the right choice for me, for sure; a real crash course. I was there for about a year, until the America’s Cup in Valencia. Most of what I ended up working on at Core Builders was the wing sail. At the time, and maybe still, it was the largest wing ever made. The amount of chopping and channeling that was done on that thing, and how nice it turned out in the end - it was a real testament to the builders. There were as many as 80 of us working on that project.

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designed that for their upcoming Pac Cup. It’s the first rudder I’ve built with the double curve on the trailing edge. You didn’t have experience working with carbon fiber before you went to work for Core Builders. Do you think that people can reasonably experiment with carbon fiber at home? It can be treated in the same way that fiberglass is for the hobbyist or home boat builder. It’s just a fabric that you set in resin. In that context, does it lay up much heavier than how we normally think of

carbon fiber: super light and super stiff? Well, that’s kind of a loaded question. There are times when you could just use a brush and wet out some carbon fiber to repair something or laminate something. There are other times when you need to vacuum consolidate it. There are times when resin-infusion might make a lot of sense. There are some parts that can only be built using pre-preg, which is a special type of resin that’s already in the cloth. So, it is accessible to the amateur builder in some ways. But there’s a lot of processing nuances for some of the more technical applications. If

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t seems like we’ve been sailors forever. We began sailing in college and shortly after we married (37 years ago!) we bought our first sailboat. Thirty years and 5 sailboats later, we were sailing a 48’ semi-custom beauty, but thought we might be ready for a change. A few years earlier, we had tied up alongside a Selene 43 trawler. I admit that when we went to look at trawlers we were afraid sailing friends might see us, but it immediately felt right. Selenes are efficient boats that are built with the quality of our sailboat, with well-found systems and high levels of craftsmanship; boats that we can trust in an open ocean or inland waters. What we have found since going “to the other side” has amazed us. • We see a lot more of the Pacific Northwest’s spectacular scenery and wildlife than we ever did before. Having visibility from the flybridge, from the comfort of the pilothouse or salon translates into more whale and bear sightings. • It is easier to make long passages and at the end of the day we arrive rested and not tired from being tossed about. • Our friends and family enjoy SaltHeart as much as we do. There is one consistent message we hear from everyone we have aboard: “It’s the trip of a lifetime!” The bottom line is that we have no regrets. We still have sailing friends, but our days of pushing an aluminum stick upwind are over. With the Selene, we can cruise in comfort in all seasons. When we looked at other trawlers and powerboats we never found one that offered everything we found in our Selene. SaltHeart is our ship of a lifetime for our trip of a lifetime. Dean & Theresa

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you have to build a tiller, for example, there’s a threshold that you might cross where even if it wasn’t engineered, it is strong enough because you added extra carbon. But if weight savings are going to be realized, you need an engineering drawing and an engineered part. That’s where you probably wouldn’t want to experiment and figure it’ll be alright when things like orientation of cloth or void content are important. I learn stuff every day, and I’ve been doing this full time for eight years. What do you love about the sailing scene in Port Townsend? Port Townsend Bay is just a beautiful sailing venue. There’s usually good wind and there’s flat water and lots of current. I sailed on Sparkle for a couple of years - that’s a classic boat. It was so fun, and there were other classic boats to race against. This year, you sailed world championships in the Thunderbird 26 on your home waters and in the 6 Metre in Vancouver. What was that like? The T-birds was a super fun regatta. I hadn’t sailed much in the T-bird before. I think it’s a cool boat. I was doing bow and was really loving the size of the sails and the spinnaker pole - so easy to handle. That was during the BC fires, so the first three days were really smoky, you could barely see the other side of the bay and we had 10-15 knots with a breeze direction I’d never seen before. The competition was great, they scored 17 races, and it was a real battle for the top three. I sailed both events with Stig Osterberg as skipper. We had a good dynamic. We were sort of sharing tactics, and our communication flowed easily. He’s a great sailor, and a lot of fun to be around. 6 Metre Worlds was a little different experience. The regatta was really cool, and I liked the heritage and the competition, but I found the 6 Metre kind of scary. It’s heavy and hard to see where you’re going, and our boat had a particularly narrow foredeck - I actually fell overboard during a tack. The regattas were different, but I’ll be looking forward to more cool opportunities like that! And, our T-bird team is staying together for next season. - 48° North

hen I think back to our first two trips to the west coast of Vancouver Island (in 2015 and 2017), what comes to mind are images of rocky coastlines, desolate beauty, and empty anchorages. The west coast of Van Isle is a truly remote area, distant literally and figuratively from the crowds of Seattle and Vancouver area boating hubs. It’s an area where self reliance and the preparedness of boat and crew acquire real meaning. In 2015, we headed there on Violet Hour, our C&C Landfall 38 (which we had only owned for five months at that time!), and visited Barkley and Clayoquot Sounds. In 2017, we headed back; and with a little more time made it a bit further - to Nootka Sound. Our cruising style is to go slow, sail as much as possible, and seek out quiet uncrowded anchorages. However you cruise, the trip will be worth it.

Cruising Adventure on the West Coast of Van Isle By Patrick Davin

Passage Planning Strait of Juan de Fuca To get to the west coast from the Salish Sea means making your way out the Strait of Juan de Fuca, unless you have the time required to go around the north end of Vancouver Island (making for a full circumnavigation). While many Puget Sound Sailors have crossed the Strait of Juan de Fuca (JdF), traveling

its length east-to-west makes you feel the sheer size of this huge body of water, worthy of its reputation for challenging conditions. During the summer cruising season, you can anticipate those westward passages feeling particularly long, as they will likely be to windward. A large part of the planning for our two trips was around how to do the JdF leg. There are many opinions on it, and no right answer. In the Strait, the distances between viable anchorages are much larger than in Puget Sound and the San Juans or Gulfs - on the order of 40 - 60 nautical miles. In 2015 we opted for the U.S. side, anchoring in Sequim and Neah Bay before a long day to Ucluelet for Customs check-in. In 2017, we switched to the Canadian side, checking in at Victoria, enjoying a short sail to Becher Bay (just west of Race Rocks) for a night, then Port Renfrew (Port San Juan) the next day, and finally on to the south end of Barkley Sound. It took about a day longer, but allowed us to sail more by sticking to shorter passages to windward. Despite rumors of rolly conditions at Port Renfrew, we’ve found it to be a nice anchorage all four times we’ve been there (there are a few nooks we know to tuck into). There’s a one-boat nook on the southeast side near “Woods Nose” Friendly Cove in Nootka Sound.

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on the chart, and room for one or two more at Snuggery Cove a bit further in. Another spot with plenty of room is just past Pacific Gateway Marina. If you’re a shallow draft boat, tucking in east of the marina breakwater provides the best protection. Having tried both, we prefer the British Columbia side for transiting the Strait because the anchorages are better and being checked into BC already allows us to shorten the last day (you avoid being required to go all the way to Ucluelet for Customs). In addition, we arrive in Barkley Sound already well provisioned with Canadian groceries.

Conditions On the west coast and JdF, there’s a very fine line between manageable conditions and those we-are-nothaving-fun-anymore conditions. Our best advice is always be prepared to turn around and try again the next day. One day this past July, we were leaving Ucluelet via Carolina Channel (a shallow, narrow channel that The “Violet Hour” crew prefer the Canadian side of opens to the Pacific Juan de Fuca on their way to the west coast of Van Isle. Ocean) when we encountered tidal and wind influenced VHF marine forecasts, the online waves that were so steep and closely versions of the U.S. / Canadian data, spaced that our bow was plunging into the PredictWind app, and observations the next wave as we went through the we made ourselves day-to-day. We trough of the prior one. Not fun! We learned that, generally, weather turned around and spent a calm day in patterns would stick around for a few the anchorage around the corner. The days in a row, so what the wind did next day, we went out the same channel yesterday is a pretty decent prediction into a perfectly flat, lake-like Pacific. of what it would do today. We learned to monitor many We found the hourly wind Just your average sunset in Heelboom Bay. sources for wind/weather conditions: and wave readings from buoy and

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lighthouse reports to be much more useful than marine forecasts, because they provide data with more specificity about what we would actually experience on the water. The hourly history is only available online, but we had cell coverage about 50% of the time through Google Fi’s convenient roaming service. The Mouse from Tofino At the 4th Street Dock in Tofino, I woke up at 2am to the sound of scratching and rustling. A mouse had snuck aboard, and it was eating Natalie’s granola! Now a mouse may sound like a small problem, but as you know, small problems can become big problems on boats. We immediately had fears of it hiding away in some deep recess of the bilge and keeping us awake every night with its scratching and scampering. We readied for battle, buying traps at the hardware store in Tofino, but ended up lucking out. After a few days, there was no further sign of the mouse. He must have left the first day, apparently satisfied with his granola snack. Anchorages The anchorages of the west coast are the main reason we go there protected, quiet, remote, beautiful. To us, that’s what cruising is all about. You’ll find tranquil silence in Matilda Inlet, you can see epic sunsets in Heelboom Bay, and you can expect magnificent solitude in the anchorages of Barkley Sound. The anchorages are what we go for, but memories of them are also something we bring home with us and cherish forever. Even the most popular anchorages generally have less than ten boats in them, and there are dozens of less well known ones where you’ll often have the anchorage all to yourself. On our most recent trip to the west coast of Van Isle, we spent only three nights in a marina and 27 nights at anchor. We may be a little extreme in our preference for anchoring; and it’s possible to spend more time in marinas if you choose. In Jaques-Jarvis lagoon, we were visited by dozens of hummingbirds trying to extract nectar from anything colorful they spotted on our boat. At Lucky Creek, deep in Barkley Sound,

we took the dinghy up the shallow creek to enjoy the waterfall and bathing pools there. West of Hot Springs Cove, we sailed into Hesquiat Harbor, discovering a humpback whale only a few hundred feet from us feeding on fish above the sand bar. Moments like these are what make sailing special. Carefully choosing weather windows will make the west Impressions coast of Van Isle a great venue for a first foray offshore. Despite the west coast’s obvious rewards, we’ve learned from our If you seek challenge and trips there that it’s a more demanding and tiring type of sailing than being on adventure though, and have at least the inside. You pay for the beauty and two weeks, the west coast might be remoteness through a lot more hard just what you’re looking for. It’s a great work. After each of our multi-week way to advance your skills quickly - in trips, we were left with mixed feelings: two weeks out there, we learn as much the satisfaction of experiencing as we do in four weeks on the inside. astounding beauty and peaceful Patrick and Natalie currently live seclusion, balanced by the lingering feeling that perhaps we had packed too aboard at Shilshole and sail in the Pacific many long, tiring days into too short a Northwest. Follow their adventures at www.svviolethour.com time frame.

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Mañana B y B e cc a G u i l lot e

f you ask a middle school student in Spanish class what “mañana” means, she will roll her eyes with attitude and answer you, “it means ‘tomorrow’, duh.” Which is true, of course. But in Mexico, this direct translation does not really convey the true meaning of the word. Down here, in the land of homemade tortillas, enormous potholes, easy laughter and a daily UV index of 11, mañana is more philosophy than timeframe. It is a mentality, an excuse, a way of life, and an attitude. Urban dictionary includes a very apt definition of mañana: “not today, maybe later.” Anyone that has attempted to accomplish something on a schedule in Mexico has most certainly run into this adaptation of the word. We have been hanging on every ñ of this open-ended promise recently. After the travel lift was doused repeatedly in the cyclical tsunamis last September, the marina ordered a new electrical panel from the Italian travel lift company. Two months of mañanas passed before the part arrived here in Chiapas. But it did finally arrive. Time for celebration, certainly! We can finally splash and be on our way. Well, not today of course. But mañana for sure, just a few more things to fix before the lift will work. And that is how two more weeks of mañanas slip by. 52

There is certainly a lack of infrastructure that at least partially accounts for this elastic characterization of time. There is no Amazon prime here to drop printer ink and brass fittings and 24-packs of toilet paper on your doorstep. There are no interstates to whisk FedEx trucks across the country carrying the right color bottom paint. And there is a long-standing bureaucracy that seems to love stamping documents more than moving efficiently. Having lived in Mexico for over a year now, my expectations are tempered at the first utterance of mañana. Maybe they do intend to have the product or be able to help me on another day. And maybe they don’t. I have found that generally people in Mexico do what they can to avoid confrontation, especially in a worker/boat owner affiliation. When the painter nods energetically and explains in rapid-fire Spanish that while he doesn’t have it now, he will definitely have red bottom paint mañana, that the truck is already on its way, what I hear is “you may want to pick a different bottom paint color, if you have a schedule.” It is not that he is lying to me, it just that he wants me to walk away happy with our conversation. He is telling me what he thinks I want to hear. January 2018

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Very occasionally, mañana is not an appropriate response to my silly gringo questions. Like when I am waiting at the shop for a guy to fix a flat tire on our tuktuk. Even in Mexico, it would be excessive to request I wait there until mañana. Luckily there is another equally amorphous phrase for these scenarios. “Un momentito” he tells me, with an amiable smile, his thumb and forefinger held close together, almost like he’s pinching time. Our middle school Spanish student would insolently tell us this means “one tiny moment.” But what my mechanic is telling me, while avoiding any disputes aimed at his workmanship, is, “I’ll do it, just not right now.” After an hour or two watching the world pass by from the curb, I wander off to find liquid to displace the pints I have already sweated through. When I return, the tire is new. “Aver, un momentito, si?” It only took a moment, you see? Yes, I see. It is easy to get frustrated by the elastic sense of time here, especially coming from a culture driven by productivity, beholden to a watch, and dependent on a calendar. When the mechanic says he will be there mañana at 9:00am then saunters up casually at 3:00pm without apology or explanation, many gringos get mad. “How disrespectful” we think, “doesn’t

he know my time is important?” The answer is no, he doesn’t. He means no disrespect. He was never planning on being there at 9:00, and assumes you knew that. It has required quite a bit of conscious shifting for me to relax into the mañana spirit. When I hear mañana, I set my expectations for “a few days” or maybe “next week.” Then, I am always pleasantly surprised when the bottom paint arrives, the mechanic fixes our injector, or the travel lift starts working. If you can set aside the calendar and take off the watch, the frustration will start to melt away too. There are some real benefits to embracing the mañana attitude. It doesn’t just mean “not today, maybe later”; it also means “slow down, take a breath, chill for a minute.” One evening, the power was out in the hotel where we were staying, not an uncommon event in a town spiderwebbed with drooping wires. The power was not restored all day because it was Sunday, and the guy (apparently there is only one) does not work on Sundays. My plan was to do some writing, but without a fan, our room

was uncomfortably hot. So instead I sat with the hotel owner and his wife, their friends and a few other guests in plastic chairs on the edge of the dirt road out front. We drank warm beer and told stories in mangled-up Spanish, listening to bad Mexican rap turned up too loud in a nearby car and just sat together, without agenda or burden. When you shake off the need to get everything done, to stick to a self-imposed timeline, to rush around feeling accomplished, Mañana finally came for “Halcyon” - splash day! mañana starts to take hold. It is more important to stop and and stress of life in an American city. talk with friends, asking about los So when you come to Mexico, take a niños and la abuela, than it is to make breath, ditch the watch, and enjoy life, it to your appointment on time. It is one mañana at a time. better to make new friends and drink Becca and John have splashed Halcyon beer in the street than it is to meet an arbitrary deadline. In this way, the and are cruising sailors once more. Follow days pass with ease, lacking the frenzy them at www.halcyonwandering.com

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LESSONS LEARNED WHILE CRUISING Jamie & Behan Gifford 2017 Year in Review:

Oopses And A Wahoo! Cause of Spectra watermaker failure in Bahamas: burst high pressure tube. Replacement parts, $500. Cause of engine overheat in Puerto Rico: O-ring failure. Replacement part, $0.25. Cause of engine overheat in Martinique: heat exchanger failure. Replacement parts, $1,811.32. Roller furler bearing failure in Grenada: replaced with spare onboard. 2017 was a year of going south for Totem and some of her systems! None presented any dramas, only work. Correction... After replacing the failed Magma BBQ control valve, enthusiastic grilling produced carbonized chicken and singed arm hair. The grill has two cooking temperatures: warmish embers or raging inferno; still, the blame is mine for not removing fatty chicken skin. Burnt hair smell lingers on. During our clichéd year of maintenance in exotic locations, these events were a sliver of living the dream in 2017. The so-called dream is dreamy

much of the time. But oopses happen. Screw-ups and how-the-felucca-couldI-have-been so-dumb events happen! It’s not all perfect passages and blissful Bahamian beaches. To err is sailor-like. To own it is a secret. So here we go! Counting down notable oopses from Totem’s 2017. 7. Our dinghy painter is the product of many refinements. Bright yellow is easier to see at night. Floating Polypropylene line is less likely to tangle in the propeller, which is a onceis-enough experience. Large stainlesssteel clip secured by big eye splice at the end means no more frantic searches for a dinghy adrift. With our painter, no more oopses, no “but I thought you tied the painter.” ...or so we thought. A younger crewmember forgot the hot generator exhaust safety discussion some years past. Hot exhaust blowing directly onto low melting point Polypropylene line. Hmm, what could

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go wrong? A heated metal clip melted the line clean through; luckily, forming a solid Polypropylene blob just big enough to hold the clip in place. Our dinghy very narrowly avoided going on a walkabout. Our younger crewmember has some splicing to do. 6. Cruisers often avoid countries with difficult clearing-in procedures. Martinique is the opposite of this. Easy clearance and fine French food attract cruisers! On arrival, stroll to an air-conditioned marina office. Then complete and print a simple form on a computer terminal. Hand a five Euro note to the nice staff, and then proceed to le boulangerie. No grumpy immigration officials and no greedy customs officers. They don’t even check or stamp your passport! Couldn’t be easier, unless… Unless leaving Martinique by airplane. In doing so, it’s important to bring the printed form from the marina office. Forget the form and you can forget about your flight, according to le grand fromage immigration officer staring me down just before my flight to Puerto Rico. “But. But. But, I’m going for surgery,” I asserted. “No, you are not going,” he replied, “because I have no proof that you arrived.” Being presently present in his presence was not proof enough. Totem was an hour drive from the airport. With just minutes to my flight, Behan scanned and emailed the form to my phone. Holding the phone up to show the form, pleading, Stinky Cheese begrudgingly conceded my presence and let me pass. 5. Technically this was another person’s oops, but so nearly causing us a big ouch, it makes this list. New cruisers often must defend their lifestyle choice to family and friends as not reckless. Cruisers are danger seeking freaks, they say. Driving on the highway is far riskier, we say. We were crammed into a coffin sized economy car going to the Coconut Grove Sailing Club in Miami to give a presentation about cruising on Totem. Traffic was heavy and moving at a fast clip. As traffic slowed, a glance into the rearview mirror showed an overtaking vessel was not going to stay clear of the

vessel being overtaken – that being us! This was a clear violation of maritime navigation rule 13. I was pretty certain that collision avoidance was also important on land, so frantically pumped brakes to awaken to fast approaching vessel, ah, vehicle! Rule 13 finally registered with the approaching driver. Just a little too late though… BANG! Overtaking vehicle rear-ended us. Very fortunately, bumpers absorbed the impact. No injuries and no damage - just five shaken sailors and one apologetic auto-pilot. 4. Pizza night on Totem isn’t as regular as it once was. Tropical heat and few farmers market stalls selling pepperoni mean months between nights. A cool 80-degree evening and well stocked grocery store brought out the cry for pizza night! We invited friends on Utopia II to raft up for a simple, collaborative effort. After anchoring Totem 536 times, we’re confident we know a good anchor set. With Utopia II secured alongside, pizza prep began in earnest. Younger crew members prepared to dive into the warm water when one of them pointed out to older crewmembers

An astounding and demoralizing sight: Oops #1 was the discovery that a previous owner had stripped the hull to fiberglass, but had not finished the job with epoxy barrier before putting on bottom paint. It’s been this way for all ten years the Giffords have been aboard! that our position relative to other boats had changed. Couldn’t be dragging! Must be a quirk of angles. Pizzas with goat cheese and capers and anchovies were coming along nicely, when our slow slip to leeward was an illusion no more. Generous space between anchored boats is nice, but before long we would be the overtaking vessel in

violation of Rule 13! With thoughts of slicing through pizza, our anchor was slicing through an oddly crusty bottom patch. We picked the one area that want soft sand! Reanchoring while rafted is complicated. Instead we setup a second anchor, secured ahead of the primary anchor. Tandem anchors worked. Pizza night went on, with an

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oops and a chuckle. 3. Our anchor windlass has a clutch that’s loosened to let the anchor fall. With a long alloy bar, the windlass clutch is tightened to secure the anchor chain and raise the anchor. When in use, the clutch bar is secured to the toerail on Totem’s foredeck with a lanyard and small metal clip, much like a mini version of our dinghy painter. When not in use, it’s stowed in the cockpit. On a recent passage, a lumpy, bumpy passage, I forgot the bar on the foredeck. At passage end, I went forward to drop the anchor

and saw the lanyard clipped in place and leading over the side. Of course, I realized my mistake of forgetting the bar on the foredeck, but it was secured by the lanyard. Or not! Lumpy bumpy passage made the bouncing bar chafe, chafe, chafe the lanyard. The lanyard now lies 16,000 feet below the Caribbean Sea. Oops… 2. Seasonal changes bring weather changes. Duh! We knew this, leisurely cruising through the Bahamas. Bimini, Berry Islands, Eleuthera, Exumas – so nice to be in clear, warm water again. April, May, June – hurricane season’s

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approaching, time to GO! Easterly trade winds make it very tough going east for 400 miles to British Virgin Islands. Winter and spring weather systems disrupt easterly winds to make progress easier. A week past summer solstice, we finally chose to sail from those blissful Bahamian beaches – into solid easterly winds. We pushed the season and paid for it in lumpy, bumpy conditions that ate our alloy windlass clutch bar. 1. Totem was built in 1982. Since then, enough bottom paint’s been applied to earn her the nickname “Old Paint.” Hauled out in Grenada, we chose to remove all bottom paint and exfoliate the bottom to just smooth gelcoat. The bottom crew arrived with machinery and haz-mat suits. To work they set, with noise and dust in hot tropical sun! Too soon the noise stopped. Dust settled. ‘Must be break time,’ I thought. Then a wrap on the hull, “Skipper! Can you come down please?” I reached the last ladder rung and turned to see a paint-less portion of bow. The paint was gone and so was the gelcoat! Just bare fiberglass remained, exposed for all to see. We’ve owned Totem for 10 years, sans gelcoat and naive. We presume she had a blister problem. Gelcoat was peeled, hull faired and reskinned with fiberglass. All good, except a prior owner, a fellow by the name of #$%^$@)$* didn’t complete the job with multiple coats of epoxy barrier. This would keep the hull from absorbing water. Once stripped, a moisture meter revealed that Totem’s hull is saturated with water. A sponge holding onethousand pounds of water, or more! It’s not a structural problem; and down below, Totem is a dry boat. Just a wee bit heavy with water weight. The wet hull presented a logistical puzzle. Corrective action takes a haulout and time to dry out. This is driving our 2018 plans. Through Panama Canal and to hot, dry Baja Mexico for the summer. While Totem dries, these travelers are going on a road trip: Puget Sound, here we come! Wahoo! After ten years and comprehensive knowledge of rule 13, next summer it’s time to visit home. Follow the Giffords on their blog at www.sailingtotem.com or check our blog page at www.48north.com/sailing-blogs/

esigning a boat that won’t leak is not hard - simply make sure there are no openings of any kind and nothing mounted to the hull. A paddle board would be an example. But sailors tend to like having cabins we can get into, that let light in, and we have all this sailing gear to attach to the exterior. All of these things requires holes through the leak-proof surface that then must be sealed. Every single screw is a way for water to get in. Unless you plan to liveaboard or sail away on a paddle board, you must seal every opening so that water cannot find its way in. This must counteract the effects of sun and rain, as well as the wind and waves that make the whole boat flex and move. This month, we will go over the specifics of how to reseal a portlight or hatch, but the same techniques apply to almost any hardware mounted to the deck or hull. From here, we will refer only to portlights for simplicity and brevity. Once you realize you have a leak, plan for how to deal with it. You can try the quick fixes (discussed in our October 2016 48° North article: “Find and stop your leaks”); but remember, these will only buy you time. The only long-term solution is resealing the portlight. The ideal time to do so is when the weather is warm and dry. If a quick fix buys you time, you should still plan or schedule the full repair for the near future when weather or convenience can ensure a proper permanent fix. The project may still be completed when it is cold and wet outside, but it requires extra planning and set-up.

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Removal: Getting a portlight out in one piece, without damaging the opening it is mounted in, requires great care and persistence. This is more true with portlights than almost any other hardware. The same techniques are applicable with most hardware removals: thin, flexible putty knives are normally the best tool to achieve this task. To help protect the deck or hull around the portlight, you can tape the putty knives an inch up the blade (Figure 1), put a sacrificial layer of tape on the cabin side, or make sure there is always cloth between the putty knife and the cabin side. The trick is to be able to cut through the sealant as much as possible without wedging out on the portlight so much as to break it. The safest way to do this is by simply pushing the thin putty knife in between the sealed surfaces. Keep working it in and keep working around, use multiple putty knives to hold onto your progress. Maybe even work slightly thicker ones in once the thinner ones have opened the way. If you are having trouble getting the putty knife all the way in, try working it in between two putty knives (Figure 1). The bottom of the portlight can be more difficult if it is close to the deck. Work the putty knives in from the side or at an angle if

there is enough room. It may be easier to take a wider putty knife and work it in sideways. If there is not enough room, you can cut down a wider putty knife to work the uncut side in along the bottom (Figure 1). Once you have gotten all the sealant you can reach cut free, begin pulling, pushing, levering, and/or wedging the portlight out. Patience is the key, particularly with a plastic portlight where uneven force can easily crack it. Once you have as much wedging achieved as you dare, the final extraction may be best done by hand, pulling directly on the frame. Every time one part moves, focus on moving the other side to pull it out straight. If you are having trouble moving it, have someone push/pull from the other side. If you break the portlight getting it out, good news, you now get to install a brand new portlight and don’t have to completely clean off the old hardware. You just need to be able to acquire new matching hardware. Repair and cleaning: Once you have removed the portlight, carefully clean off all the old sealant from both the opening and the portlight. If there is any damage from the leak or the removal process, repair it. Water damage can be quite extensive. We

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recently had to replace a portlight in a boat because the leak had softened the inner layer of plywood to the point it needed to be cut out and replaced (Figure 2). Removing all the old sealant is very important, particularly if silicon was used. Silicon can leave a residue that can prevent any new sealant, including silicon, from sticking to the surface; thus preventing a good seal and causing leaks. This residue left by silicon can resist all chemicals. The only way to be sure that it is gone is with sand paper. Roughing up the two sealing surfaces

with 100 grit sandpaper helps to ensure a mechanical bond. Choosing the right sealant: There are many kinds of sealants used to seal portlights. Used properly, almost any of them can seal the portlight for a time. However, our goal is to not have to reseal it frequently; and, when we need to reseal, we don’t want it to be too difficult. Let’s talk about the various options from the most adhesive strength to the least. 3M 5200 and high strength polyurethanes are often used as sealants; however, they are not really a sealants, but rather are a

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construction adhesives. They will keep water out, but when the seal fails, the adhesion will remain and are so strong they will pull gelcoat off of fiberglass. Additionally, chemicals such as fuel, solvents and acids can cause them to fail, and they do not stick to plastic. 3M 4200 or other medium strength polyurethanes are a little better when used as sealants, but still have very high adhesive strength compared to other sealants, and they have the same weaknesses of other polyurethanes. 3M 4000 or polyether is a new product which is flexible and can stand up to chemicals, but still has perhaps more adhesive strength then is desirable when you are trying to get it apart. Silicon is one of the few sealants that will stick to plastic. This is probably its only favorable characteristic other than the fact that it will stand up to chemicals. This is part of the problem mentioned above of not being able to remove the residue. Silicon is not very elastic, tends to fail quickly, and is difficult to remove when it does. Sikaflex makes some low strength polyurethanes which fall more neatly into the category of sealants, but share the other weaknesses of polyurethanes; with the exception of Sikaflex 295, which will stick to plastic if the proper primer is used. Boatlife Life-caulk or polysulfide has a few failings, but boasts some real advantages that make it one of the more useful sealants and our favorite. Its biggest limitation is not sticking to plastic. It also is not very elastic. The solution to this is to make sure there is enough thickness of sealant to deal with any movement. Do not tighten down the bolts all the way which squeezes out all the sealant. Bring them down till there is still at least 1/32” or more of sealant still between the two surfaces and let it dry to create a formed gasket. Polysulfide stands up well to chemicals once it is dry, and, more importantly, water helps rather than inhibits its curing. Butyl products, such as Butyl Tape, were once the preferred sealants for windows. Butyl has very little holding power, can’t stand up to chemicals and holds dirt, but is more elastic than any other sealant, and makes removing and replacing much easier. Sometimes the old solutions

are the best ones. Speaking of old solutions: Dolphinite is probably only a consideration on wooden boats, but it is a serious contender for them. It has little adhesive quality, so removing the portlight will not be difficult, and, because it never hardens, it can squeeze out and suck back in as the boat expands and contracts. Preparing for resealing: Once everything is clean and ready to go back together, do a dry fit to make sure all is well and to provide guidelines for taping. Taping is the key to a clean installation. Instead of trying to clean all the way into a corner, you can find a round object such as dowel to clean out the excess sealant and create a uniform fillet around the portlight. If you are going to use this method, it is important that the tape not be under the fillet in any place or it will ruin it when it is pulled, but make sure it is not too far back from the edge, so it will still be useful in cleanup (Figure 3). You can tape over screw holes, but you must cut the tape away so that none

of it will be trapped when you tighten them down. Resealing: When the preparation is finished, you can begin applying the new sealant to the mating surfaces. Don’t go overboard trying to seal every surface; you only want to stop the water on the outside. Referring to (Figure 4), which shows all the parts to a portlight, the only place you put sealant is at B. If water gets in, you want to know; you don’t want it trapped behind a secondary sealant layer where it may start working its way into the deck. Make sure you apply enough sealant so that you can smooth it out with a putty knife. Be Figure 4: A Outer frame. B Sealant here seals out sure that there will be no voids water where the outer frame meets the cabin side, and have an even squeeze-out inner frame, and where the screws pass through the outer frame. C Cabin side. D Spacer block (optional all the way around. You’ll want to have depending on cabin side thickness). E Lens frame. someone on the inside to F Lens glass. G Gasket to seal opening lens to inner tighten the nuts. The machine frame. H Inner frame. screws or bolts should never be allowed to turn as it can clean the sealant is cured, first remove them one sealant out of the hole and cause a at a time and refill the screw holes with leak. Tighten them down until there sealant before tightening them further. When you are sealing a portlight, is an even squeeze-out all the way around but still enough sealant in remember that nothing lasts forever. the joint to deal with movement. How well you set yourself up for Clean up, pull the tape, and let it resealing projects in the future will be determined by how thoughtfully you set. If you are using a hardening complete the project this time. The sealant such as Boatlife Life-caulk, dream of never having to deal with you can tighten down the nuts more a leak again may not be realistic, but once it is fully cured. If you do so, it the dream of always being able to deal is even more important not to let the with one is a good goal. Alex and Jack Wilken are professional bolts move. If the portlight is held Figure 3: A & B Tape leaving space for in with wood or sheet-metal screws, shipwrights, lifelong cruisers, USCG fillet. C Dowel used to check tape placement tighten them down carefully; and, if licensed captains, and are the owners of and to create an even fillet in the sealant. you must re-tighten them after the Seattle Boat Works.

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Galley Essentials with Amanda Eli and Hans onboard their boat, “Anna.”

While on our latest Spitsbergen expedition, I reconnected with Eli. We’d first met in 2000 and had plenty to catch up on. In the limited time we had together, I was able to convince her to write about her galley, although she was very reluctant, as she was worried about her English grammar. I assured her it was grand, especially compared to my non-existent Norwegian. Thanks Eli! I learned to sail in 1996 when I met my husband, Hans. He loved to sail and had always been sailing. After our first summer together on his boat, he gave me a sailing course as a gift. It was a gift I am very thankful for, as I think it’s better to learn from someone other than one’s own husband. I’m a school teacher in Oslo and grew up in Norway. I have always loved outdoor activities. When I was a child, my family went on camping tours most weekends, every summer, and over the winter holiday. Sometimes we went to places by the sea, but more often to the woods or mountains. When I was older, I went on ski and kayak tours with my friends and we stayed in either tents or cabins. It was natural to take part as a crew when I went sailing with Hans and continue the outdoor life with the sailboat. Every summer we go cruising for 8-10 weeks on Anna; our 1995 aluminum 39’ Dick Koopman sloop. Anna is the name of Hans’ grandmother. Our general cruising 60

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areas are the North Sea, North Atlantic out to the Faeroes, and Barents Sea up to Svalbard. In our cruising waters, we rarely do more than two nights at

sea before arriving at our destination, so we no longer cook complete meals while offshore. Instead we heat water for freeze dried meals which we eat out of their bags; but if the conditions are extraordinarily good, I make pasta with tomato sauce. Pasta with tomato sauce 6oz pasta 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 onion - diced 3 garlic cloves - diced 1 can corned beef 1 can chopped tomatoes red hot dried chili - to taste Parmesan cheese Cook pasta. Sauté onion in olive oil. Add garlic and corned beef; cook 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and chili and cook for as long as you want (it’s tastier the longer it cooks) Serve tomato sauce with pasta and Parmesan. In the galley, we have a threeburner kerosene Taylor stove with an oven, and a fridge which we only use for coastal cruising. When offshore and in the high arctic, we use the bilge to store food that needs to be kept cool. My galley priorities are a sharp knife, wooden spoon, and large cutting board. We use drinking bottles with built-in filters as sometimes we fill our water tanks from rivers. We always have a thermos with hot water for Eli serving pasta aboard “Anna.”

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drinks and snacks like noodles. I have a couple of containers with air-tight lids for leftovers and when I open boxes and bags of food items I transfer it to my own storage containers. Our main priority is KISS! Hans is only willing to maintain “essential systems,” we have no pressurized water or hot water. I do the cooking and the provisioning. I never do the dishwashing, that’s my husband’s responsibility. For provisions, I ensure there’s enough onions, garlic, canned tomatoes, spices, and carrots for snacks. We have plenty of oats for making breakfast porridge. Lunches are generally crisp bread and canned mackerel or tuna. For dinner, I have rice, pasta and mashed potatoes, canned ham, corned beef, beans and lentils. I stock up on plenty of other foods like oil, coconut milk, flour, Thai curry paste, mustard, cheeses, peanut butter, canned condensed or powdered milk and eggs. There’s a locker with freeze dried meals and biscuits, plus a drawer with chocolate, peanuts, and chewing gum. Along with canned food, we have smoked and dried meat and dried salted cod made by my parents. Bacalao 1 1lb dried salted cod (soaked in fresh water for approx. 24 hours) ¾ cup olive oil 8 potatoes - peeled and sliced 3 onions - sliced 2 cans chopped tomatoes 2 red hot chili peppers - diced Dice the fish. Heat the oil in a large sauce pan. Layer fish, potatoes, onions, tomatoes and chili: you should have enough ingredients for 2-3 layers. Simmer for 1 hours, or shorter if you use pressure cooker. Serve with bread. Serves 4. Chicken Curry 2 chicken breasts - diced 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 teaspoons red curry paste 2 garlic cloves 1 teaspoon ground paprika 2 teaspoons dried basil 1 can coconut milk ¼ cup water In a large pan, heat oil over medium heat. Add spices then chicken and sauté until meat is cooked. Add coconut milk, cook for at least 10 minutes or longer

until sauce thickens. Serve with rice. Serves 2. Our worst galley event happened many years ago when spent a long summer sailing the Baltic. Hans had quit his job so were on a limited budget. Lentils and beans became a staple part of our diet and we would soak the beans in a container in the bilge. When friends joined us for a week in Gotland, they were quite vocal in that beans were not part of their usual diet and they would rather do without. No problem, since they also volunteered to do the shopping. It was one of those sizzling hot summers in the Baltic and when our crew left we remembered we had pre-soaked beans lying in the bilge. When we opened the container the beans had basically “gone bacterial.” We never really got rid of the smell of rotten beans. Lentil Salad 2 cups green lentils 3 tablespoon lemon juice 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 onion - diced 1 red hot chili pepper - minced

3 cloves garlic - crushed salt and pepper Extra ingredients: olives, diced hard boiled eggs, feta cheese, diced peppers, diced tomatoes, olives, or whatever you like. Cook lentils. In a large fry pan add lentils, lemon juice, oil, onion, garlic and chili: heat through. Remove from heat and add extra ingredients. Our most memorable meal was in the most unsuspected place! After a six-week cruise on west and north coast of Spitsbergen, we were in Hornsund waiting for a weather window for the return passage to the Norwegian mainland. One morning, we awoke to find our German friends Peter and Lore Vörsmann, on SV Orion, anchored 100m away from us, having just arrived from the mainland. They’d brought with them fresh meat and served us steaks and fresh vegetables from the grill the following evening. Thanks for sharing, Eli! This month Amanda transits the Panama Canal before sailing 4,500 miles to Hawaii. To see if she can tango more than 200 miles a day, whilst still catching fish, sail to www.mahina.com

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Seattle Voyagers in The City Of Sails First Glance at the Auckland Sailing Scene By Jon and Michele Rogalin Henderson

uckland is known as the City of Sails, and as we approached Auckland from our voyage across the South Pacific, we had a number of conversations excitedly speculating about the sailing scene. What will racing be like? Is every Kiwi an amazing sailor? Racers at heart, we were quite keen to get back to it after cruising for nearly a year and a half. Three days after we arrived, Michele posted on the Richmond Yacht Club website crewfinder. We did our first race a few days later. We have been in Auckland for about a month now, and we feel like kids in a candy store! There are racing options nearly seven days a week, and the one-design classes are almost entirely new to us. We’ve been racing out of three different yacht clubs. At first glance, the Auckland sailing scene is really similar to that in Seattle. Our first adventure was on Ken Kok’s Young 11, Road Runner, out of Ponsonby Cruising Club’s Around Rangitoto race. This was a mediumdistance race around a volcanic island in the entrance of Huaraki Gulf’s Waitemata Harbour, similar to some of the round-an-island races we have in 62

the Puget Sound. With the picturesque views of the local scenery and the city front (which has it’s own Space Needle – Auckland’s Sky Tower), the volcanoes, a plethora of islands, and crazy currents, the local waters have many similarities. This particular race gives the racers a choice of going either way around the island, just like the Seattle Yacht Club’s Blake Island Race. Coincidentally, it was held on the same weekend as Orcas Island Yacht Club’s Round the County Race. Fighting the currents, and trying to take advantage of the eddies had us thinking about our friends back home. Next we were invited on Simon Malpas’s Beneteau First 44.7, Atamai, to sail a Wednesday Night series race out of the Richmond Yacht Club. After our team won the race, we were invited to join the crew and plan on winning the series. RYC is the closest we have found to Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle. They are a casual sailing, communityoriented yacht club that runs tons of races. Located in the Westhaven Marina, the club has a spectacular view of the harbour. Many of the races in Auckland are started from a race January 2018

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tower located on the breakwater, just like CYC Seattle used to do on Lake Washington. The Wednesday night series is well attended with a range of different boats making for several closely grouped PHRF classes. We saw a little of everything out racing - from a couple of TP 52s and multi-hulls, to racer-cruisers and local one-design fleets. Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour features around twenty permanent race buoys located strategically around the bay which are used in various combinations to make up the race course, similar to Sloop Tavern Yacht Club’s Ballard Cup races. After racing, everyone heads to the yacht club, where racers share sea stories and cheer on the winners at the prize giving ceremony. Sound familiar? We felt very welcomed and people have enjoyed hearing stories from our voyage across the Pacific. We are both keen one-design racers, so we did some research and contacted a few of the local fleets. Most of the one-design racing happens through the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS). Michele jumped in first, racing the RNZYS’s Farr MRXs in

their Women’s Series. She was invited to join a team and has committed for the Nationals in April. Noj enjoyed the feeling of being a racer-chaser for a while until he found his fleets. Noj started racing with the Stewart 34s for their Monday night windward/ leeward sprint racing. These classic boats were conceived in the late 1950’s and have a cool local history. They remind us of the Buchan 37, with a stepped cabin, fin keel, and a slippery hull shape that was ahead of its time. The Stewart 34’s were the first fiberglass boats and broke all kinds of records when they first arrived on the racing scene. This class, despite its older style, also has many pro-sailors and ex-America’s Cup sailors, and is very competitive. We have both enjoyed Thursday night sailing with the Young 88 fleet. These are cool little high performance boats, with enough of cabin and interior to be able to cruise them on an overnight trip to the islands. There were over one hundred Young 88’s built, and they regularly get around twenty boats out on Thursday evenings, and more for the local championship regattas.

The close racing has some talented sailors including the RNZYS Youth Squad, and members of Team New Zealand America’s Cup racers, as well as several teams which have sailed together for many years in the fleet. The first night we raced on competing boats (and it would be better for Noj if we didn’t rehash the There’s not a 505 fleet for Noj, but if he wants to results). hang on a wire, there’s no shortage of skiffs! While there are no 505s for Noj, there are a number of skiff fleets that look very competitive, from the Seattle scene. There are more with speedy boats and tight racing, than a dozen all-female teams that and he is super keen to get out sailing race every Tuesday evening through with them. Michele also has her eye on out the summer, and the windwardthe Elliot 7s, which look a little like the leeward races offer some solidly Melges 24s. The Etchells fleet, which competitive sailing. Michele fully offers some of the most pure one- enjoys the focused vibe onboard racing design racing (according to Noj, who with “her ladies.” The other major has been sailing with them as well), difference is that almost everyone that sails on Tuesday Evenings, sharing the races is also a cruiser. This was a big race course with the women’s racing surprise given how little crossover on RNZYS’s Farr MRX’s and Ponsonby there is in the PNW. Imagine if the San Juan islands were only an hour or Cruising Club’s women’s PHRF fleet. This is a good segue into the ways two away... The cruising opportunities that Auckland sailing is a little different here are incredible. There are many

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a massive role in churning out world class sailors. Every day of the week, including the 25+kt, rainy, foggy day we sailed into Waitemata harbour, there are people out sailing. Almost every person we have raced with is going cruising over the Christmas holiday. Sailing is a big thing here. In the US, the average person on the street is not likely to know what the America’s Cup is. Everyone here (according to a very unscientific poll of random people) knows what it is, who has the Auld Mug, and that Auckland is hosting the event in 2021. At the end of the day, the sailors are just like those in the PNW. They are great people with a passion for sailing. Post-racing at the club has the same trash-talking, beer drinking, prizing giving scene that we all enjoy. The yacht clubs here have world class sailors, Olympic gold medal winners, America’s Cup sailors, and a whole lot of people simply keen to sail, whether racing or cruising. Sounds a whole lot like some clubs in Seattle, doesn’t it? While we’ve have only been here a month, we feel like we’ve been welcomed into the Auckland sailing scene with open arms. Like Seattle, there is opportunity to race every night of the week, and some weekends, if you are so inclined. We have also been invited to join some of the yacht club cruises to the beautiful destinations that are close by. Both cities offer volcanoes, gravity-defying sky structures, gorgeous cruising grounds, talented racers, and as much racing as you could possibly handle. There is already an exciting buzz around the upcoming America’s Cup races in Auckland with Emirates Team New Zealand defending the Auld Mug in 2021, and the Volvo Ocean Race will be coming ‘round in February. We are very excited about the possibilities that lie ahead for us in our new home! Feeling at home in Auckland, Noj is working with Evolution Sails, and Michele is checking off her honey-do list while looking for a lecturer position. They will be our on-the-scene reporters for the Volvo Ocean Race and America’s Cup festivities. Follow them at www.callalooblue.com/ Special thanks to Suellen Davies of www.livesaildie.com, the “Jan Anderson of Auckland,” for the incredible racing photos.

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Fisheries Supply again joins 48° North in recognizing the high level of racing here in the Pacific Northwest. Tracking the racing results of selected series from Olympia, Washington to Vancouver, B.C., our Top 25 rewards not just the occasional bullet, but participation and consistent, top-notch sailing. This year, Erik Kristen‘s J/105, Mor Jubilee, took the coveted #1 spot in our Top 25 list. Congratulations to Erik and his crew! The following sailing events were scored: South Sound Sailing Society Southern Sound Series, Corinthian YC Center Sound Series, Sloop Tavern YC Blakely Rock Benefit, Corinthian YC Pacific Northwest One Design (P.O.D.), Seattle YC Tri-Island Series, Corinthian YC Puget Sound Spring Regatta, West Vancouver YC Southern Straits Classic, Royal Victoria YC Swiftsure International Yacht Race, Whidbey Island Race Week, Bellingham YC PITCH, Orcas Island YC/Friday Harbor Sailing Club Round the County Race, and Corinthian YC Puget Sound Sailing Championship. With a mix of distance and multi-race regattas, these twelve races make for a good representation of Northwest racing.

Check the 2018 Seattle Area Racing Calendar inserted within this issue or at your yacht club for upcoming races. Boats were scored on a percentage basis (depending on the size of the class), with an average of your best five of the listed events. Event scores were from 0% (did not finish) to 100% (first in class), where the event score = (finishers – position + 1) / finishers. Ties were broken by incrementally adding more events, or left to stand if necessary. Unlike previous years, there was no minimum number of races required to qualify. If a boat completed fewer than five races, they were scored the same as “did not finish.” Our goal is to celebrate participation and consistent top-end sailing. Each boat earned her spot in our list based upon her performance in regattas under varied sailing conditions. Our hats are off, not only to all the outstanding skippers and crews who make our Top 25 2017 list, but to all of you out there racing our challenging Northwest waters. This year’s 48° North/ Fisheries Supply Top 25 skippers may pick up their Battle Flag at the 48° North booth during the Seattle Boat Show at CenturyLink Exhibition Hall, Booth West #7, or our the office after the show.

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#2 Different Drummer Charles Hill

Wauquiez Centurion 40

Corinthian YC Seattle Score: 98.5%

#4 Dos

Brad Butler Sierra 26 Port Madison YC Score: 93.8%

#5 Bat Out Of Hell

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Lance Staughton Farr 30 Corinthian YC Seattle/Hood River YC Score: 93.3%

#7 Crossfire Loius Bianco RP/55 Sloop Tavern YC Score: 90.4% January 2018

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#3 Here & Now Pat Denney J/29 Corinthian YC Seattle Score: 94.7%

#8 Absolutely

Charlie Macaulay Farr 39ML Jim Geros Corinthian YC Seattle J/105 Score: 87.3% Corinthian YC Seattle/Shilshole Bay YC/ Sloop Tavern YC Score: 85.0%

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Chris Phoenix J/105 Corinthian YC Seattle Score: 84.6%

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#11 Wicked Wahine Darrin Towe Melges 32 Corinthian YC Seattle/Seattle YC Score: 83.6%

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#12 Bravo Zulu #13 Smoke

Steve Travis TP52 Corinthian YC Seattle Score: 80.8%

#14 Kiwi Express #15 Glory John Buchan TP52 Seattle YC Score: 78.9%

Reinhard Freywald Farr 1020 Corinthian YC Edmonds Score: 79.3%

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Jeff Whitney C&C 115 Corinthian YC Seattle Score: 77.7% 68

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Denny Vaughan Beneteau 40.7 Corinthian YC Seattle Score: 82.1%

#17 Cherokee

Peter Stewart Cal 33 Three Tree Point YC Seattle Score: 74.4%

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David James Beneteau First 36.7 CYC Seattle YC Score: 71.7% Photos by Jan Anderson

#18 Kowloon Ken Chin Olsen 911 Sloop Tavern YC Score: 70.7%

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#20 Inconceivable!

David Cohen/Lance Rummel J/105 Corinthian YC Seattle/Seattle YC Score: 69.4%

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#21 Delirium

Jerry Diercks J/105 Corinthian YC Seattle Score: 67.8%

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Alexia Fischer Santa Cruz 27 Washington YC Score: 67.7%

John Murkowski J/122e Seattle YC Score: 65.3%

#24 Jolly Green John Murkowski J/80 Seattle/ YC Score: 65.3%

#24 Jolly Green Mike Poole J/80 CYC Seattle Score: 65.1%

#25 Moose Unknown John Aitchison J/105 CYC Seattle/Sloop Tavern YC Score: 61.1% January 2018

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he 50th Anniversary LeMans Race T was hosted by Gig Harbor Yacht Club on November 18th. The rain

gods took a break, providing a rare sunny November day for the race. In light winds, 28 boats started the race from anchor in historic Gig Harbor to the joy of spectators lining the shore and in various water craft. It was a delightful sight to see race boats hoisting sails from their anchorage and slowly make their way out of the harbor and up Colvos Passage. The trip north required a mixture of beating and running, with spinnakers flying at times. Instead of a finish back in Gig Harbor, the race was shortened to end after 4.5 miles, near Point Richmond, due to light winds. The race start was modeled after the LeMans Car race starting approach. The Gig Harbor YC LeMans Race was first held in the 1960s. In the early years, racers would anchor and then go ashore in a dinghy to get the race instructions. With race details in hand, the skipper rowed back to the boat at the start signal, raise sails and pull anchors. In more recent years, the practice of using a dinghy at the start was dropped. For this anniversary event, nine boats in the “Founder ’s” Class started the race by rowing a dinghy from the historic fishing vessel, Veteran, to their respective anchored boats at the start signal and towed their dinghy during the race. Veteran is a historic Skansie purse seiner launched in 1926. The Veteran is a beautifully restored example of one of the most recognized and significant vessel designs originating from Gig Harbor. The Veteran is now owned by the Gig Harbor Boat Shop. The race kicked off with the Founder ’s Class. After a quick row and securing their dinghy, skippers ordered crew to weigh anchor and raise sails. A light and variable breeze in the harbor challenged the boats, spinnakers and drifters were raised and lowered to gain advantage. It took close to an hour for most boats to clear the harbor. The first boats out were Grace E, Paddy Wagon, and Pirouette who maintained their lead. Heading up Colvos Passage, boats were initially close-hauled in

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were even lighter. In the Founder ’s Class, Grace E, a J/35 skippered by Brian White, took 1st place. Second was taken by Paddy Wagon, a Ross 40 skippered by Andrew Bly; and 3rd place was Pirouette, skippered by Jaime Storkman. Pirouette was one of the original Thunderbirds built by Gig Harbor Boat Shop in the 1960s with sail number 2. The boat was recently refurbished at the Boat Shop and showed she is still a www.48North.com

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worthy competitor. Class 1&2 boats started together 30 minutes after the Founders class. Their trip out of the harbor was also a challenge with the need to fend off some drifters from the Founder’s class start. Bumping boats without protest is common occurrence in a LeMans start. Again, for the most part, the first boats out of the harbor held their lead as they played varying winds in the passage. Lead boats stayed well off the shoreline where wind and current were in their favor. First across the line, with a first in Class 1 and Overall, went to Nefarious, a Farr 30, skippered by Dan Randolph. Constellation, a J/133 took 2nd while Gardyloo, an IMX38 took 3rd. In Class 2, Alternate Reality, an Express 27, skippered by Darrel Jensen took 1st. Second place was awarded to Slick, a J/29, and 3rd went to Wild Thing, a Santana 525. With a warm sun, a pre-race dinner and after race party of chili, beer and wine, a good time was had by all participants in this unique race event. A big thanks to all who competed in and supported the race. A special thanks to John Mulligan for hosting Erik Carlson and his race committee on his trawler, Lucille, and for Ron Roark for use of his Safe Boat, Merl’eau ,for a turn boat. by Tom Gray GHYC photos by Sheila Shultz Mordue results on page 77 71

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southerly was supposed to hold through the first half of the race, at which point things might get dicey. Of course, we hoped it would stay all day! However, in the light of Saturday morning, you could just see a faint breeze in Commencement

didn’t really cash out on this one. There was a test of friendship. Are you really still going out with a forecast of no wind, 100% rain, and predicted anti-tide at least half of the race? Then there was a test of foul weather Above: It’s a slow parade past the Point gear. Warm and dry or cold Ruston waterfront. and wet all day? There was a test of will, and we Below: JJ Hoag’s “Chinook” ghosting along had that one covered. We behind the ferry “Chetzemoka.” were in it for the whole thing. Plus, there was the test of hot drink recipes, and much sampling was required! I could go on. There is no explaining it to someone who doesn’t do it. It’s just what we do, and it doesn’t have to make sense! It was windy all week leading up to the race. There was a cranking southerly on Friday afternoon as boats fought their way to Tacoma. The 72

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Bay. Honestly, it had blown through before the last of us left the yacht club on Friday night. It wasn’t long before the rain started and the traces of breeze clocked west. Fortunately, the tide was with us. Unfortunately, it was just about the only thing with us! Boats took turns catching zephyrs, and while you might see boats pointed in the same d i re c t i o n o n o p p o s i t e tacks, it seemed like the most consistency was along the Vashon shore. Sidewinder and Poke & Destroy were launched, with Slick, Chinook, Cherokee, and Nimbus in the near neighborhood. Even with 90° shifts, the pressure was on the beach. Race leaders were duking it out tack-by-tack, but all the while glancing back at the boats in the distance with kites up. And the kites were full. Easterly goes westerly

goes easterly and, for a moment the wind clocks back; but not enough pressure to fill a kite. The kites back south were undoubtedly getting bigger, and eventually Crossfire broke through the pack and took the lead. The entire fleet was now upon us and we were still working with the wind ahead of the beam. At long last, we’re in! All boats loaded up and trucking, all in the same small patch of water. It was nearly 3:00 pm and the mark boat was in our sight. It was so rainy that you could hardly see if the boats were rounding and racing or if they were finishing. As it turned out, we finished at the north end of Vashon. Some boats turned and organizer herself, Stephanie Arnold, with the Second Wind. Thanks to Stephanie and the friendly people at Tacoma Yacht Club, and the race volunteers who put up with us yet again! See you all next month for the SSS Duwamish Head race. by Stephanie Schwenk photos by Jan Anderson results on page 77 Top: Patient sailors waiting for the wind to fill. Center: Jon Thompson’s crew on “Willie Tipit” getting creative. Bottom: The crew of “Asylum” came prepared for the elements. burned for Seattle, with kites still up. Some boats actually turned and sailed upwind, evidently they were even more committed to the race than us! Most boats powered back south to rendezvous with vehicles. Winter Vashon 2017 was a tricky one! I’m not sure why it was so fun, but it was good times as always. Overall for the day went to Division 3 boats. The top spot went to McSwoosh! That fast looking, skinny boat that makes you shake your head hit the top of the podium! The Hoag’s Chinook was second for the day, followed by Anarchy, Tantivy and Kahuna. First in the Cruising NFS division went to Emma Lee, and winning the Cruising FS division was the race www.48North.com

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Come out for this winter classic, bring your warm beverages, and get your January sailing fix before joining fellow racers at the awards party Saturday night at the Sloop Tavern! This is a fun race. We offer NFS classes, as well as full flying classes. For more information or for registration go to: www.styc.org

Seattle Laser Frostbite Series January 7: Shilshole January 28: Shilshole February 10-11: Frigid Digit March 4: Shilshole March 18: Shilshole For more information email: seattlelaserfleet@gmail.com

ORC Scoring with Ian Lloyd January 27 Ian will give an interactive session exploring the potential of ORC Scorer Software including importing of boat’s performance files, race set up, scoring options including Performance Curve scoring, export of results and scratch sheets. This presentation will be of interest to Race Officers, boat owners, and racers. Participants should bring a laptop from 2:00-4:00 pm at the Seattle Yacht Club To register call (206) 325-1000.

Orcas Island Yacht Club Winter Shaw Island Race February 17 The race will be the Saturday of President’s weekend. The start and finish is in front of the historic Orcas Hotel where the awards banquet will be held. Nearby West Sound Marina will host the race boats. Contact Jimmy at (360) 376-3236 or jimmyandrobin@robbinsusa.com January 2018

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South Sound Series January 6: Duwamish Head Three Tree Point Yacht Club www.ttpyc.org February 17: Toliva Shoal SSSS/Olympia Yacht Club www.ssssclub.com March 17: Islands Race Gig Harbor Yacht Club www.gigharboryc.com

Handicappers Council Meeting January 21 The Annual General Meeting PHRF-Northwest will be held at Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle. It is the prime objective of this long standing non-profit corporation to promote sailboat racing in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia by maintaining an equitable system of handicap ratings of member boats for use at yacht clubs and other sponsors of sailboat races. Check: http://phrf-nw.org

Goosebumps Sailboat Races January 14, 21, 28 February 4, 11, 18 It may be a rainy and cold winter, but that doesn’t stop dedicated sailors from racing, especially when it is during a fun “beer can race” event. These six races are a great way to get in shape for the summer racing series. Seattle Singles Yacht Club is again sponsoring these annual races on Lake Union. Skippers may enter all six races, or just pick a few. There are no registration fees, nor advance registrations. Just show up on Lake Union, near Gas Works Park, and motor by the Committee Boat to register with your name, boat name, and racing number. The race course will be set out each morning and the race starts at 1:00 p.m. After the race, skippers and crew generally stop by Ivar’s Salmon House for refreshments. Details: https://seattlesinglesyc.com

West Sound Sailing Association Races Feb. 24: Port Madison YC Jim Depue Memorial Race March 24: P ort Orchard YC Annual Spring Shakedown April 14: West Sound Corinthian YC Rich Passage Ramble April 28: Poulsbo YC Poulsbo Invitational May 12: Port Orchard YC Port Orchard Invitational June 9: Bremerton YC Blake Island June 23: West Sound Corinthian YC Brownsville Race Contact (360) 769-8303, wscyc.net

Shipwrights’ Regatta February 24 The NW Maritime Center and the Port Townsend Sailing Association presents the 27th Annual Shipwrights’ Regatta. Boats of all construction as well as crew without boats, are welcome. Awards ceremony and refreshments at NWMC following the race. Register: http://nwmaritime.org or call (360) 385-3628 x 104.

2018 Safety at Sea Seminar March 24 & 25 The Sailing Foundation will be offering the U.S. Sailing two-day Safety at Sea seminar at Bainbridge High School and Bainbridge Aquatic Center, with an optional FREE “in water” Lifesling® training session on Monday, March 26th. An informative and entertaining training program, both in the classroom and hands-on, the seminar is designed to enhance your sailing skills as a crew member and make you, your boat and your crew safer. Experts Bruce Brown, Ken Fabert MD, Carol Hasse, Brad Baker, and more give you as much information as possible in the two-day experience. Relevant to all boaters, you’ll come out with a better understanding of the many topics covered. Saturday: classroom setting where instructors will educate attendees on topics including: heavy weather sail selection and use, man overboard and safety gear, damage control and repair, assistance to other vessels, safety communication devices and EPIRBs, personal safety gear, heavy weather

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orinthian YC’s Turkey Bowl doesn’t always attract the biggest fleets (something about sailing in November), but last weekend, thanks to the efforts of kids, coaches and parents, it was a remarkably well attended regatta. Nearly 60 boats were entered including 505s, Vanguard 15s, RS Aeros, Lasers, Laser Radials and Optimists. Mats Elf won the closely contested 505 class, while Dieter Creitz won the Optis with straight bullets and Nate Walgren won the 4-boat Vanguard 15 fleet. The singlehanded fleets each had a strong showing with 14 Aeros, 9 Laser standard rigs and 13 Laser Radials. Dan Falk, winner in the Aero class, “couldn’t remember having that much fun” as the last heavy air duel against Carl Buchan. They

finished a foot apart, with the nod going to Buchan. Oregon’s Doug Seeman made his trip worthwhile, winning the Laser standard rig on the strength of a dominating performance on the light air first day. In the Radial class, it was Owen Timms taking the win over Abbie Carlson and Kit Stohl. The Radial class is really coming into its own and is a great place for younger and smaller sailors to compete at a high level One of the groups of young sailors came from the Mount Baker Rowing and Sailing Center, a City of Seattle racing program based on Lake Washington and now headed up by Kaitlyn Van Nostrand. Here’s Kaitlyn’s report from the weekend: Mt. Baker Youth Sailing Team culminated its first fall practice series

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by attending CYC’s annual Turkey Bowl with four Lasers and two Optis. Three of our novice sailors had never raced on the Sound before and for one of our Opti sailors, it was her breakout regatta! They were tough kids, considering most juniors start and stop when the weather is warm and dry. With some nervous laughs, the junior sailors joined the 505s, RS Aeros, Lasers, Radials and Optis for six great races on Saturday. Our team learned about the current, being scared then excited about the waves, swell, and lots of “ah ha” moments when we talked about how the current would affect the mark rounds, and connecting the theory to practice when the current did just that. For two of our Radial sailors, their goal was to finish the races. Finish they did and by the end of the day, the race committee was cheering them on as they crossed the line! For the other two second-year Laser sailors, it was fun to see their great improvement that all the sailing they did this fall paid off. As they were able to finish closer to the fleet of great year-around juniors sailors from SYC’s race team! Our Opti sailors learned how to stay out of the way of 505s screaming past and got a few hellos from our Laser masters friends! After over five hours on the water and some warm chili, our sailors were falling asleep at the clubhouse. Needless to say, they had a good night sleep! The forecast was wild for Sunday, but we did manage to get two great races off in the funny west/south west direction. Then the real fun began, the swells started getting larger before the big gusts came just as the second laser race was finishing. Race committee abandoned racing for the junior classes and the parade of Laser Radials and optis made their way back to the docks. It was a wild ride in huge gusts and big swell for our lake sailors! They were pleased enough to be done early after the long day Saturday. We washed our boats, packed up, and headed back to Mt. Baker. Lots of smiles, lots of excellent experience gained, and we’re excited to start up again in the spring. Reprinted with permission from sailish.com photos by Matthew Wood results on page 77

CYC Turkey Bowl PL Boat Type Skipper 505 Boat 1 Good Times:-) 8823 Mats Elf 2 Dingus 8829 Miles Johannessen 3 Zaya 6991 Courtney Starks 4 Miami Vice 8616 Lee Laney 5 FBincognito 8631 Elsa 6 Red 8831 Paul Vongrey 7 Fighting Lady 8017 Michael Poulos 8 Yes Dear! 8439 Anne Firspatrick 9 Huntsman 8617 Lena 10 Bugbear 7610 Craig McMinn RS Aero 1 Winona Ryder 1384 Dan Falk 2 Vanilla III 1380 Derek Bottles 3 Boat addiction 1644 Eric Becker 4 Alternative Facts 1250 David Rogers 5 Rungood 2081 Douglas Stumberger 6 1643 Nate Creitz 7 Aero 1248 Andy Schmidt 1726 Jacques Garrigues 8 Sticky Wicket 1732 Graham Vaughan 9 1732 2019 Carl Buchan 10 2020 Craig Horsfield 11 Rapid 1480 Jason Baldwin 12 Devil 1129 Robert MacDonald 13 Laser 195959 Doug seeman 1 Laser 161980 Michael Johnson 2 Fish 209072 Mark Ross 3 171158 Jay Leon 4 Laser 194598 Dave Jursik 5 175068 Zach Cooper 6 N/A 210668 Jay Winberg 7 Streaker 185899 Tate Higgins 8 Laser Radial 208821 Owen Timms t OP Goons 2 210706 Abbie Carlson 2 210706 3 Laser Radial 210108 Kit Stoll 208050 AnaLucia Clarkson 4 Na USA 208066 Parker Carlson 5 OP Goon 204477 Sammy Farkas 6 Showtime 20 Luke Gibbons 7 laser 191555 Annie Buelt 8 Laser 9 Celestia 195959 Ria West 177646 Jere Bott 10 Jere Bott 0 Corbin Torralba 11 12 5130 13 18 Sarah Sherley V15 1 5 Nate Walgren 2 2 Easton Walgren 4 Alex Hubbard 3 V15 4 Club boat 6 Mike Cain Optimist 13616 Dieter Creitz 1 20694 Alex Zaputil 2 ZZZZAP 3 Optimist Prime 22526 Alexander Baldwin 1901 Jacob Jones 4 N/A 5 Opti 9951 Advik Eswaran 6 Ajt 19146 Alan Timms 7 Opti T Bing Kawasaki 2 Mayah Grover 8

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1986 C&C 38 MK III RACER/CRUISER 1986 Sailing World Boat of the Year. Great sails, gear, bottom, electronics for racing. Comfort, stove/oven, H/C, fridge, new furler, plotter, heat, RIB for cruising. $49,900. Contact jneesz@yahoo.com or via phone at (360) 437-9605 for details. 3129

1960 36 LAPWORTH L-36, strip-planked mahogany. One owner 40 years. Cruised to Hawaii and raced San Francisco Bay. Extensive restoration, continuously and conscientiously maintained. Twice winner of SF Wooden Boat Show Stone Cup - “Best in Show.” $40,000. See L-36.com/history.php for the L-36’s connection to Lapworth’s Cal-40. Located Sausalito, CA. John Hamilton and Carol Leonard. Please email HamiltonSFO@gmail.com; Or can be reach via phone at (415)821-4731 or (415)828-9354. 6191

1983 CATALINA 36 Roomy, dependable, well-maintained fast cruiser. Universal 25HP diesel, Garmin GPS, hot-water heater, propane stove & cabin heater, refrigerator, inverter, swim ladder, shower. New since 2013: Mainsail, 150% jib, headstay, Hood roller-furler, DSC-VHF, transmission, shaft, cutlass bearing, PSS shaft seal, two batteries. Surveyed & bottom painted in 2016. Price: $42K OBO. sailors@sheehanworld.com 6309

Kettenburg PC32 $32,900

LAGOON 450F 2014 Emerald Sea, a 2014 Lagoon 450 Flybridge is a fully optioned owner’s version catamaran that has been meticulously operated, maintained and significantly upgraded by its owner since new. This one-owner yacht has never been chartered. Emerald Sea comes step-on ready and fully equipped for long term live aboard ocean cruising and is properly equipped with an extensive safety and spares inventory. Full specifications and photos are available at Price: CDN$715,250 https://lagoon450forsale.wordpress.com/ 6276

Launched in San Diego in 1948, Orion #68 underwent a large restoration by Baird Boat Works of Port Townsend WA in 2006. Orion is as competitive today as she was 60 years ago. Mahogany planks--some new, over steamed oak frames--all sistered. Updated rigging with Schaefer and Harken blocks. Lots of bronze hardware and varnish. Very minimal systems, but she makes up for it with volumes of class. Needs paint, varnish, and a new halyard to be out racing again.

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44 EDSON SCHOCK 1956 Lydia, built by Chapman in Costa Mesa, California. Same owner for past 17 years. Wood construction. Mercedes Diesel. New mast and rigging, 2007. Master Mariner Regatta winner. Complete maintenance records available. Located: Alameda, California. $65,000. Ask for TOM CORKETT: 714-322-1667 6310

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37’ Bavaria Cruiser 2005 One owner boat. Cruise ready. Two staterooms, one head. Hydronic heat, Iverson dodger, furling main and genoa. Volvo w/sail drive, full electronics, AGM batteries. $109,000

Nordic Yachts Northwest - Jim Rovang 360-420-4244 jim@nordicyachtsnw.com

CUSTOM 48’ SAILING CATAMARAN Taj is a professionally built custom catamaran built in Port Townsend, Washington to the plans of Australian designer Tony Grainger. She is thoroughly equipped, maintained, and ready for the South Pacific. Located in Lying Marina Palmira, La Paz, Mexico. Price: $575,000 www.catamarantaj.com More infotmation via: in.the.wind@icloud.com 6295

Phone (206) 789-7350 Fax (206) 789-6392 EmailDOWNEAST savannah@48north.com 38 KETCH Downeast 38 ketch located in Mazatlan. Rebuilt diesel, furler, refrigeration, oven, autohelm, aluminum mast, lead keel, super strong glass hull and deck. Classic design and sails great. 85 year old owner in Mazatlan for 23 years. Health forces sale. $24,900 More Information available at panamajackmzt@yahoo.com 6269

FARRIER CARBON TRI F-25C For sale, rare F-25c folding trimaran. A carbon fiber racing machine with $60k+ in modifications in the last 2 years. R2AK RACE READY. Carbon fiber everything, nine sails, pedal-drive, 6hp outboard, trailer, new electrical, solar, and tons of extras. $88,000. For more info: Southpacificsailor@hotmail.com 6303

60’ Custom Motorsailer

2000 DUFFY 35 Cat 3126/1050 hours, new Garmin electronics, new varnish interior, Diesel heat, super clean. Asking $195,000 More information available. Call Tom OB at (206)714-3445 or via email at tomkappy@msn.com 6302

1981 PASSPORT 42 Passages is a capable, safe, easily handled, offshore vessel. A veteran of the Atlantic and Pacific from the Caribbean to Australia. Email for equipment list. Located Sidney, BC. (778) 404-5420 - free from USA and Canada. sv.passages@gmail.com. $129,000 USD 6290

PILGRIM 40 TRAWLER Snug At Sea, A 1987 Pilgrim 40 Trawler for sale. Length: 40 feet. Beam: 14 feet. Draft: 4 feet 8 inches. Price: USD$165,000 Location: Victoria, BC. Contact for more information: sellthesnug@shaw.ca 6273

44’ KELLY PETERSON 44’ Kelly Peterson 1979 Donna Rose $112,000. 7 Sails. Full list of equipment and maintenance records upon request. Located Mazatlan, Mexico Contact Captn Rick for info - captnrick@hotmail.com 6297 www.48North.com

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Beautiful 60’ motorsailer conversion by Dutch shipyard DeHaas. Originally designed for offshore fishing in the rugged North Sea, this Corten steel yacht was luxuriously converted in Holland in the mid-nineties to a ketch rigged motorsailer. Former owners sailed her to the Northwest from the Canary Islands. Strong, low hour Iveco 6 cyl. diesel, 16kw genset, Euro 230v/50hz. systems, rewired in 2008. Bow thruster and hyd. stabilizers. Extensive electronics and nav. setup. Sleeps six in three staterooms. All of the original and conversion plans onboard. Finally planning that lifelong dream cruise to Tahiti?…call us! See one hundred photos and the full specs at pacificmarine.org. 206.225.3360. 79

Boats For Sale

1978 SAN JUAN 28 (CLARK) Illness forces sale of a nice cruiser. Lots of head room below, sleeps 5, head, galley with microwave oven and alcohol stove. VHS & AM/FM Radio, 11HP Yanmar diesel, 10 gallon water tank, 20 gallon fuel. New Harken Roller Furler and Lazy jack! Danforth anchor and all the usual accessories. Bottom painted 2 years ago and recently cleaned. Moored at Des Moines Marina, as is, asking $6000.00/OBO. Please contact George @ byrnegj@gmail.com

PACIFIC SEACRAFT 25 PROJECT PS25. Yanmar diesel, radar, Autohelm, cutter rigged w/teak bowsprit and caprails. Bronze winches, cleats, and opening ports. Enclosed head/ shower pan. All new tanks. Many new parts. Everything there. Needs reassembly. $7,000, trailer $2,500. Both for $8,000. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

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33’ CATALINA 320 MKII Excellent condition low hours 2008 Catalina 320 MK II. Completely wax/buffed hull. Come see her at Shilshole Marina I dock, Seattle WA. Windworks is the Washington Dealer for Catalina Yachts. New cockpit table, binnacle canvas cover, auto pilot, plotter etc. Deep fin keel with 135 Genoa, all sails in excellent! Recent survey available on written offers. Contact Mark Evans (206) 940 2409 or Mark@Windworkssailing.com

CUSTOM POCKET CRUISER $28,000

Swallow is a custom designed and built Pocket Cruiser sailboat of impeccable craftsmanship. Hull is strip planked red cedar, bronze fastened and epoxy coated. Beams and framing are laminated mahogany, and decking is cedar with fiberglass/non-skid overlay. Interior is locally milled northwest woods. Cabin has lots of storage space, eﬃcient systems, port side galley and starboard settee--plenty of head space and is comfortable and cozy for cruising. Open cockpit has tiller steering and bench seating.

Contact Kris at 360-379-5807 kris@nwmaritime.org

1976 MORGAN 38’ SLOOP Center cockpit, Perkins diesel, two jibs, one main. Moored in Lake Washington. (206) 362-7854. Asking $10,000. OBO. 6173

MORNING GLASS 1985 38’ Sunnfjord cruiser. 6-53 Detroit. Rugged, comfortable, cozy year-round. Extensive 2013 refit inside and out. Awesome NW activities vessel. $105K, Located in Sitka. Call for more info: (907)738-4738 or email at cameodawn@gmail.com 1974 FISHER 37’ PILOTHOUSE KETCH, GABBIANNO South Hampton Boat Show model and subject of “Dream Cruise” (Chapman) in good condition. Over $20,000 in upgrades since 2015, including hull and topsides repainted. Horizon GPS plotter, radar, electronic anchor windlass, 8’ inflatable, and lots more. Moored in Bellingham. $72,000. Call Doug (360) 671-1279.

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1974 WESTSAIL 32 #255 It’s time. She served as a fun, comfortable, and safe platform for our family since 2001. Daughter now in University and wife wants a tire yacht (will tow a motorcycle trailer :). New sail suit, plus. Perkins 1-408 runs fine. New lewmar skylight, propane system, bowsprit, compression post.... much more. Ready to be used! 7’ Hard dinghy available. Located in Anacortes. Price: $42,000 USD. 360-202-8611 danjuan.sanjuanenterprise@gmail.com 6305

1988 FISHER 34 200 hours on engine. Cooper bottom. New Garmin electronics. There is some wear in the pilothouse, but the rest of the boat is really nice. Excellent rigging. Please call Chuck if interested. Ph: 360-399-1239. $85,000. 6307

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Very clean. 29 HP Yanmar - 950 hours, folding prop, dodger and bimini, furling jib (125%), Stac Pac main with lazy jacks, storm jib, asymmetric spinnaker with sock, propane stove/oven, top loading frig / freezer, Webasto forced air diesel heat, new Garmin 742XS plotter, Raymarine autopilot, Icom VHF, new Rocna 15 KG anchor, new Magma grill, new 2.5 HP Mercury outboard, Walker Bay dinghy. Recent survey. Ready to cruise............$89,500 San Juan Sailing - Bellingham, Wa. brokerage@sanjuansailing.com 360-671-0829

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1981 CATALINA 30 IN EVERETT Dependable Atomic 4, autohelm, self tailing winches, roller furling, spinnaker and pole, VHF, alcohol stove/oven, set up for racing, newer mainsail, sail cover, slip is transferable. $16,950 Info at: 425-710-9175. 6294

Boats For Sale

IRONMAN, PACIFIC 30’ - $3,000 Ray Richards design, well built by JD Marine, Victoria. Encapsulated three quarter keel, skeg hung rudder. Sleeps 5, lots of storage for long trips. Hull speed 6.5 knots. Bottom paint and survey 2010. Boat is in good condition. Engine will need to be rebuilt or replaced.

Price negotiable and considering oﬀers Contact Kris at 360-379-5807 kris@nwmaritime.org

ISLANDER MK II 30 1971 REPOWERED NEW Beta 16 diesel engine (<1 hr)! NEW: electrical panel/wiring Force 10 galley range/oven, head, memory foam v-berth mattress; incl. dingy, slip and liveaboard status. $18,900 obo. Info: augustmoon7@gmail.com

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ETCHELLS, #288 30’ - $6,000

Ready to race. Includes 2 main sails, 3 light air sails, and 3 head sails, boat cover, spin pole, trailer. According to its original owner, her rig makes her one of the fastest in the fleet. She remains competitive in Pacific Coast Championship regattas.

Price negotiable and considering oﬀers Contact Kris at 360-379-5807 kris@nwmaritime.org

1985 OLSON 25 SAILBOAT Olson 25 in Seattle, hull #70. Clean and solid with no issues, in good sailing condition, with a little work would be a competitive racer. Upgraded with new bottom, standing rigging, main. Mercury outboard, stove, trailer. Email for more info and pictures. $11,000 with trailer, $9,500 without. 6299

1959 OHLSON 35 YAWL One owner since 1986. Mahogany on Oak, Sitka spruce spars, Westerbeke auxiliary. Extensively rebuilt. Vast sail inventory. Full-boat cover. AEOLIA is a capable cruiser, veteran of 1,000 races including 11 Swiftsures and still racing in the Seattle area. Owner will turn 80 this year and needs to slow down. $20,000. Contact Chris at chrisbuchsel@comcast.net 6282

2005 JEANNEAU SUN ODYSSEY 49 Excellent condition, maintenance log, located in Bellingham, WA. For details and pictures go to http://bit.ly/forsaleodyssey0417. $280,000. For information contact Jed Miller. (206) 533-8733. 6138

37’ Beneteau 2005

1999 1D35 Set up for ocean racing. Recently refit with new sails, standing and running rigging - 2014. New Bottom – 2017. Symmetrical and asymmetrical kites with custom carbon de-mountable sprit. Low hours 2GM. New head. OKAM instruments. EPIRB and safety gear as required. Gorgeous Awlgrip metallic paint. Very clean. Motivated seller. $39,250 6291

Chinook is cruise ready. 39 HP Yanmar with Max Prop, furling main, furling genoa, Iverson dodger/bimini, plotter, radar, pilot, instruments, VHF. Windlass w/ 200’ chain & Bruce anchor, Fortress 2nd anchor, 10’ RIB w/ 2.3hp Honda, propane BBQ, Webasto diesel heat, frig/freezer, TV/DVD/playstation. Recent bottom painting & survey. Charter opportunity that will offset much of the cost of ownership......................... $114,500 San Juan Sailing - Bellingham, Wa. brokerage@sanjuansailing.com 360-671-0829 www.48North.com

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2007 BENETEAU 323 - $72,500 Extensive equipment list including: Force 10 stove with oven; refrigeration; Webasto forced air heat; retractable Selden bowsprit with Selden CX furler and Code 0 spinnaker (new 2016); Doyle Main with StackPack; furling jib; KIWI feathering prop; electric windlass; Yanmar 3YM20. US$72,500 OBO. Might be willing to trade for smaller boat and cash. Call or email for additional information. (360) 220-1254. jjspearson@sbcglobal.net 6264

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ANACORTES MARINA

Annual moorage available now: 32’ to 80’ Open and 32’ to 60’ Covered slips. In town rental slips w/security gates, mini storage, full service boat yard, fuel dock & pump out on site. Anacortesmarina.com or (360) 293-4543

1978 Baba 35 - $109,000

Aurora has an absolutely stunning refit. Upgrades include new Beta 38, bow thruster, all new electrical, nav. equipment, new refrigeration, Force 10 stove, new “Easy fit” Head, Dickenson Cabin heater, upholstery, canvas and much more. Turnkey! SEA Marine - Port Townsend, WA 360-385-4000 sandyb@seamarineco.com

CAMPER NICHOLSON 32 MARK 6 Exceptionally well maintained & outfitted for offshore cruising. Yanmar diesel, newer premium Doyle sails, watermaker, Fleming windvane, Frigabote refrigerator/freezer, SSB/Ham radio. $33,000 USD. Call/email for extensive equipment list. (604) 414-9997 or cutaway24@gmail.com 6278

Gateway to the San Juans 34’ - 50’ slips for lease/purchase Free Wifi, Pumpouts & Showers, Fuel, Store /Café (360) 371-0440 semiahmoomarina.com 1” Class Ad: $40/Month liberty bay Marina 3 months40’prepay (5%) discount: - 48’ - 60’ open slips. $114 Classiﬁ ed ad Proof Great location. 2017 AprilShowers. issue Restrooms, Poulsbo, WA

360-779-7762 or 360-509-0178

Birch Bay Village Marina CATALINA CAPRI 22

40’ CUSTOM PIVER VICTRESS TRIMARAN Diesel range, stainless tanks, 90 gallon pressure water system with hot shower. Hollow Spruce masts. Full battened main and mizzen sails. 25 hp. Mercury outboard and one spare. Also includes GPS, fathometer, barometer, and VHF. South Pacific veteran. Good liveaboard. $14,000 obo. Call (206) 463-2637. 6259

Tin Man is a boat in wonderful condition with a recent survey. US Sailing Lessons available for new owner! Nice Capri 22 with newer sails (Installed 2016), newer mercury outboard motor. Available at Shilshole Bay Marina, Seattle, WA. Includes shore power, battery charger, VHF radio installed. Deep fin keel. Excellent boat!

Was $15,950 Now $13,950 Contact Mark Evans (206) 940 2409 or Mark@Windworkssailing.com

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Partnerships 34’ CATALINA PARTNERSHIP 1/3 share in well maintained 1988 boat. Recent upgrades. Freshly hauled-out for biennial bottom paint. $13,500 includes 1/3 ownership of approx. $5000 slush fund. Call Larry 253-312-0228 for more information. 6159

Equipment WINSLOW 6 PERSON LIFE RAFT, GPS, VANE PUMP New $4,000. Refundable $400 if fails certification. Also, Garmin Blue Chart g2 CANADA. $150. Groco Heavy Duty Vane Pump new. $75. Richard (206) 325-7670. 6289

MAGNUM INVERTER CHARGER Brand new, never unpackaged ME2012 MAGNUM 2000 Watt Inverter/50 amp Charger. ME-BMK Monitor w/Shunt. ME-RC 50 Remote. Cost New $1,299. Yours For $750.00 OBO. 425-418-4429 6308

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Carbon mast Carbon mast for sale. Made by Offshore Spars, built for Tartan 3700. Suitable for 35-40 foot boat, up to 16,000 lbs displacement, 2 sets swept back spreaders, No rigging. Asking price $10,000 USD. Email for more details jacknaka@gmail.com 6308

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88 D

22' Catalina Capri

05 G

www.windworkssailing.com

30' Catalina

88 D 28,500 Signature

http://signature-yachts.com/

22' Columbia

http://signature-yachts.com/

13,950

Windworks

70 G

3,500

(206) 547-2755

30' Catalina

86 D 24,000 Signature

22' Hunter 216 w/trlr O8 O

11,900

Passion Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

30' Catalina MkIII

83 D

19,500

Yachtfinders

22' Hunter 216 w/trlr O7 O

12,900

Passion Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

30' Catalina MMKII

88 D

27,000

Mar Servic

22' Hunter 216 w/trlr O3 O

9,900

Passion Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

30' Catalina Tall Rig

80 D

19,999

NW Yachtnet

22' J/70 #80

Seacraft

13 G

34,900

www.sailnorthwest.com

30' Etchells 22

71 ~

5,950

Bellhaven

22' Beneteau First w/trlr 18 O

Passion Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

30' Henderson

97 G

34,500

Sail NW

O1 O

11,900

Passion Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

30' Hunter

90 D

24,500

San Juan

23' Far East 23R w/trlt 17 G

28,500

Mar Servic

http://www.marinesc.com/

30' J/95 New

17 D

22' Capri 22 w/Trlr

Sail NW

24' Dana

05 D 112,000

Seacraft

(206) 547-2755

30' Newport

71 D

24,950

Seattle Yachts

24' Dana

87 D

53,900

Seacraft

(206) 547-2755

30' Pearson 303

85 D

24,900

NW Yachtnet

24' Pacific Seacraft

89 D

54,900

West Yachts

www.west-yachts.com

30' Bystedt

74 D

14,900

25' Beneteau First 25 14 D

59,900

Signature

http://signature-yachts.com/

30' Catalina

78 D

25' Pacific Seacraft MK 77 D

29,900

NW Yachtnet

www.nwyachtnet.com

30' Hunter

25' Beneteau First 25 15 D

59,900

Passion Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

25' Seaward 25 w/trlr O1 O

26,900

Passion Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

31' Allmand Sloop

26' Devlin/Bolger

99 ~

45,000

Seacraft

(206) 547-2755

26' Hunter 260 w/trlr 04 G

23,500

Mar Servic

http://www.marinesc.com/

26' Macgregor

07 G 17,500 Bellhaven

www.bellhaven.net

www.sailnorthwest.com

www.yachtfinders.biz

http://www.marinesc.com/

www.nwyachtnet.com

www.bellhaven.net

www.sailnorthwest.com

sanjuansailing.com

www.sailnorthwest.com

(844) 692-2501

www.nwyachtnet.com

Passion Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

12,900

Passion Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

89 D

29,900

Passion Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

30' S2/Becker w/ trlr 77 D

29,900

Passion Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

79 D

29,900

West Yacht

www.west-yachts.com

31' Beneteau First 310 95 D

35,000

Signature

http://signature-yachts.com/

31' Cal Sloop

79 D

24,700

NW Yachtnet

www.nwyachtnet.com

31' Cape George

12 D

67,500

Cape George

www.capegeorgecutters.com

Cape George

www.capegeorgecutters.com

www.passion-yachts.com

26' Cottingham w/trlr 80 G

9,500

Passion Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

31' Cape George hull ~

26' MacGregor w/trlr 89 G

8,900

Passion Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

31' Catalina 310

O3 D

64,900

Passion Yachts

26' Niagara

81 O

11,500

Passion Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

31' Dufour 31

76 D

8,500

NW Yachtnet

www.nwyachtnet.com

27' Cascade 27

78 D

15,000

Passion Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

31' Fisher

84 D

65,900

West Yacht

www.west-yachts.com

27' Orion

82 D

52,000

Seacraft

(206) 547-2755

31' Irwin

84 D 29,500 Yachtfinders

27' Cape Dory 270

84 D

25,900

Passion Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

31' Beneteau Oceanis 18 D

27' Catalina 270

Passion Yachts

www.yachtfinders.biz

www.passion-yachts.com

94 D

32,900

Passion Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

31' Hunter

O6 D

69,900

Passion Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

27' Catalina w/trailer 84 D

14,900

Passion Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

32' Catalina 320 MKII 08 D

91,000

Windworks

www.windworkssailing.com

27' Nor'Sea 27 w/trlr 86 D

55,000

Passion Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

32' Elite by Kirie

85 D

22,900

Signature

http://signature-yachts.com/

27' Pacific Seacraft

85 D

44,900

Passion Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

32' Evelyn

85 D

22,000

Mar Servic

http://www.marinesc.com/

28' Bristol Channel Ctr 81 D

60,000

Cape George

www.capegeorgecutters.com

32' Islander

77 D

29,000

NW Yachtnet

www.nwyachtnet.com

28' Hunter

96 D

29,900

NW Yachtnet

www.nwyachtnet.com

32' J/97e

17 D

28' Hunter

91 D 29,000 Signature

32' Kendall

70 D

85,000

28' Newport Sloop

79 D

32' Kettenberg

78 D 12,900 Bellhaven

25,000

West Yacht

http://signature-yachts.com/ www.west-yachts.com

January 2018

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48’ Custom Schooner “Grail”

68’ Nelson Marek “Drumbeat”

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47’ Beneteau “First Light”

Nelson Marek ‘84 ............ $175,000 Little Harbor ‘88 ................$459,000 Custom Schooner ‘86 .........$99,500 Beneteau 47.7 ‘05 ............$199,500 Worldcruiser ‘79 ...............$218,000 Catalina 400 MK II ‘05 ...$150,000 Hinckley B-40 ‘70 ............. $139,500 Bavaria ‘03 ..........................$95,000 Sabre ‘82 ............................. $79,500 Jeanneau ‘03 .......................$89,500 Northwest PH ‘96 ...............$53,500

“ Fall sales have been strong and we need new listings! ”

Broker age team 53’ Little Harbor “Friday’s Child”

40’ Catalina “Legacy”

44’ Worldcruiser Schooner “Gitana”

Paul Jenkins

Bill O’Brien

Debbie Yeend

206.793.3529

206.849.8497

253.732.9988

40’ Hinckley Bermuda “Freya”

Elliott Bay Marina 2601 West Marina Place, Suite D Seattle, Washington 98199

38’ Sabre “Alba”

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35’ Jeanneau “Querida” www.48North.com

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2018 Beneteau Oceanis 45 At Portland Boat Show

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34' Beneteau 2007

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1981 Cheoy Lee Offshore 41

1983 Unison 45

New bottom paint, New to market Asking $40,000

Well maintained and outfitted cruiser Asking $99,000

1992 Bill Garden 40’

1989 Cape George Cutter 36

Ball Caps!

• Red cotton hat

Boat Beanies!

• Khaki hat • Navy Blue hat

• Gray knit with Black edge • Black Fleece or Olive Green Fleece

World Class Cruiser, just needs some work. Asking $24,900

$15.00 each + s/h

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quality yachts from swiftsureyachts.com Some people are pretty naked. Most are not. Boats too. Paint and fairing compound can hide wrinkles, bulges, and poor craftsmanship. Chantiers Navals Garcia is renowned for crafting aluminum sailing yachts; in particular, their round-hulled, shoal draft Passoas with centerboards and twin rudders. Sargo is a natural beauty and has been optimized for performance with high quality Antal winches and hardware, performance sails, and low-stretch, Dyneema running rigging. Nothing shouts out “serious cruising yacht” like an unpainted aluminum hull, hard dodger, scoop stern, stern arch, solar panels and steering-vane. Knowlegeable cruisers will appreciate her low maintenance exterior, rugged construction, bullet-proof systems, and functional layout. Sargo Garcia Pasoa 46 2005 • $335,000

Hallberg-Rassy 342 • 2008 • $198,000

Najad 355 • 2007 • $229,000

Lavranos 50 • 1990 • $184,775

Shannon PH 60 • 2014 • $995,000

Morris 44 • 1995 • $415,000

Malo 45 Classic • 2005 • $399,000

Hallberg-Rassy 43 • 2003 • $390,000

Atlantic 48 • 2006 • $790,000

Saga 35 • 2001 • $145,000

Alerion Express 28 • 2010 • $98,000

Corsair F-28R • 1997 • $56,000

Bavaria 44 • 2002 • $138,500

73 Campos Ketch 1941 $475,000 40 Jonmeri

1986

$119,000

70 Jensen Expedition 2004 $2,280,000 37 Forgus 1995 $179,000 62 Ted Geary Schooner 1920 $95,000 36 Grand Banks 1974 $79,000 $595,000 35 Nexus 49 Outremer 2010 2003 $299,000 1998 $310,000 34 Red Wing 2008 $130,000 $154,000 30 Shamrock 270 2006 42 Hallberg Rassy 1983 $74,900 $110,000 28 Admirals Tender 2013 $170,000 42 Pearson 422 1986

offices to serve northwest yachtsmen

44 Amazon

41 Sceptre

1988

$174,000 25 Ranger Tug 2012 $95,000

2500 Westlake Ave. N. on Lake Union The Chandlery, 133 Parfitt Way SW on Bainbridge Island

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40' Valiant 1978

42' Bavaria 1999

40' Valiant 1978

40' Panda by Ta Shing 1985

38' Morgan 384 1985

35' Cooper 353 PH 1982

34' Bruce Roberts 1996

26’ Chesapeake “Redwing” 2017

43' Wauquiez Amphitrite 1984

37' Nautor Swan 1980

40' Bayliner 4087 1999

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44' Bruce Roberts 1990

37' Sancerre Sloop 1982

31' Allmand Sloop 1979

360-299-2526

28' Newport 1979

32’ Bayliner 3288 1994

Russ Meixner - Anacortes (360) 299-2526

36' C&C 34+ 1991

36’ Islander Freeport 1987

32' Kendall Cutter 1970

31' Fisher PH 1984

24' Pacific Seacraft Dana 1989

31' Camano Troll 1997

Jim Carnahan S. Sound & Olympic Peninsula (360) 444-9109

Lee Youngblood - Seattle (425) 444-9109

46' Nielson Trawler 1981

26' Nordic Tug 1982

25' Devlin Surf Scoter 2000

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2201 Skyline Way • Anacortes • 360-853-6402

New 2017 Pacific Seacraft 31

38’ Pacific Seacraft FT 2007 The very last one of this gem that was built. Bruce King design.............$324,500

41’ Back Cove 2014 A motor yacht built in the Maine lobster tradition. A rare find!...................$626,000

34’ Pacific Seacraft 1997 A blue water vessel that is comfortable for a weekend cruise too............$143,500

40’ Catalina 400 MkII 2007 Like New - Private suites fore and aft, twin wheel cockpit.......................$178,000

50’ Beneteau Oceanis 1997 She exemplifies the word “CLEAN” and shows as new..................................$158,920

64’ Grand Alaskan 1999 This vessel is ready to go to Mexico or Alaska and beyond.......................$725,000

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Brokerage Sail Listings

Boat Type

Yr Aux Price

Boat Type

Yr Aux Price

32' Northwest PH

96 D

53,500

ElliottBYS

Contact

(206) 285-9563

Page

34' Pacific seacraft

90 D

32' Pleasure Craft

49 D

16,900

Mar Servic

http://www.marinesc.com/

34' Tartan 3400

32' Ranger

74 D 19,900 Yachtfinders

32' Westsail

73 D

52,000

www.passion-yachts.com

33.5' Hunter

88 D

sanjuansailing.com

33' Dragonfly

95 D 109,500

Seattle Yachts

(844) 692-2500

33' Nauticat PH

85 D 109,000

Mar Servic

http://www.marinesc.com/

33' Ranger

76 D

24,500

Mar Servic

http://www.marinesc.com/

33' Hunter 33

O8 D

59,900

Passion Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

34' Bruce Roberts

96 D

45,000

West Yacht

www.west-yachts.com

34' C&C

81 D 25,900 Yachtfinders

www.yachtfinders.biz

34' C&C 34

81 D

29,000

NW Yachtnet

www.nwyachtnet.com

34' C&C 34

79 D

21,900

Passion Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

34' Cal MkIII

78 D

22,500

34' Catalina

86 D

34' Columbia 34

72 D

34' Fisher 34' Gemini 34

Broker

Contact

Page

Seacraft

(206) 547-2755

08 D 165,000

Seattle Yachts

(844) 692-2497

34' TartanT34-C

78 D

34,900

NW Yachtnet

www.nwyachtnet.com

34' X-Yachts

89 D

39,900

NW Yachtnet

www.nwyachtnet.com

34' Beneteau 343

O7 D 109,900

Passion Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

34' Catalina

88 D

42,900

Passion Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

34' Catalina

88 D

47,500

Passion Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

34' Hunter 340

O1 D

68,900

Passion Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

35' Allied Seabreeze

71 D

45,000

Seattle Yachts

35' Beneteau 351

94 D

59,900

Signature

35' Cal Mark II

85 D

39,900

Mar Servic

35' Carroll Marine

99 D

84,500

Yachtfinders

35' Cheoy Lee

80 D

34,000

Anacortes Yachts www.anacortesyachtsandships.com 91

35' Cooper 353

82 D

49,600

39,500

NW Yachtnet

35' Elan E4

17 D 264,900

Seattle Yachts

39,900

Mar Servic

35' Ericson MkII

69 ~

15,000

Yachtfinders

78 D

74,900

Seattle Yachts

02 D

94,900

Mar Servic

Passion Yachts San Juan

34' Hallberg Rassy 342 08 D 198,000 Swiftsure 69,500

Seattle Yachts

www.yachtfinders.biz

www.nwyachtnet.com

http://www.marinesc.com/

69,000

(844) 692-2495

http://signature-yachts.com/

http://www.marinesc.com/

www.yachtfinders.biz

Yachtfinders

www.yachtfinders.biz

West Yacht

www.west-yachts.com

(844) 692-2496

www.yachtfinders.biz

(844) 692-2499

35' Fuji Ketch

74 D

40,000

NW Yachtnet

www.nwyachtnet.com

http://www.marinesc.com/

35' Hinterhoeller

81 D

49,500

Mar Servic

http://www.marinesc.com/

http://swiftsureyachts.com/

35' Island Packet 35

90 D

98,500

Mar Servic

http://www.marinesc.com/

(844) 692-2498

35' J/35C

92 D

87,500

Sail NW

35' Jeanneau

03 D

89,500

http://www.marinesc.com/

34' Hans Christian

76 D

34' Hunter

86 D 22,000 Yachtfinders

34' Jeanneau 349

17 D 174,885

Mar Servic

34' Pacific Seacraft

89 D

68,000

Seacraft

(206) 547-2755

34' Pacific Seacraft

94 D

84,000

Seacraft

(206) 547-2755

www.yachtfinders.biz

www.sailnorthwest.com

ElliottBYS

(206) 285-9563

35' Najad 355

07 D 229,000 Swiftsure

http://swiftsureyachts.com/

35' Nauticat PH

87 D 129,000

http://www.marinesc.com/

35' S-2 Center Cockpit 87 D

http://signature-yachts.com/

www.48North.com

January 2018

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Mar Servic Signature

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50’ SANTA CRUZ ’81............... $150,000 “ANOTHER GIRL” is specifically rigged for short-handed sailing. Custom Ballenger rig has modern, swept back spreaders.

d Re

47’ . WELLINGTON ’76 ...............$50,000 “TELESTO” is a flush deck, center cockpit, cruising cutter ketch. Her cutter ketch rig allows many options for weather conditions.

u ed

44’ NORSEMAN 447 CC ’88...... $209,500 “WENDAWAY” Every expenditure attests to the owners' constant goal of improving her performance, reliability, and safety.

d Re

43’ WAUQUIEZ AMPHITRITE ’82.$129,000 “MANGO” is an excellent offshore cruiser with large living spaces and abundant storage for long range cruising or live-aboard.

u ed

42’ BAVARIA CRUISER ’04....... $124,000 “BRIAR ROSE” has been a successful racer in Southern California. She has been upgraded and maintained meticulously.

40’ ISLANDER PETERSON ’81...... $59,000 “REINDEER” If you are looking for the finest and most loved Islander Peterson on the water today then this is the boat for you. w Ne ting s Li

40’ OLSON ’84....................... $53,000 “POHONO” Easily driven in light air and capable of planing down wind. Comfortable interior make these boats excellent cruisers .

40’ BENETEAU OCEANIS 400 ’93... $85,000 “MERMAID" has been completely upgraded. She has a fin bulb keel, draws 5'6", and has a walk-through transom. w Ne ting s Li

39’ MALO ’02 ...................... $199,000 “GALLANT FOX” This Malo 39 is both capable and equipped. Extensively outfitted and ready to go cruising.

38’ X-YACHTS IMX ’94.............. $60,000 “X TREME SCOUT” is a fast boat that has been sailed and raced. Used as a training platform for the Sea Scouts. A must see!

38’ CUSTOM INGRID ‘’76........... $29,900 “MAITREYA” Her sail plan is very flexible and she can easily be handled by two. She was re-powered in 2007.

36’ CATALINA ’85.................... $42,000 “BANANA WINDS” The Catalina 36 was and still is as trustworthy as ever. She comes from a fresh water lake and is in great shape.

Broker

Brokerage Sail Listings

Boat Type

Yr Aux Price

35' Saga

11 D 145,000 Swiftsure

http://swiftsureyachts.com/

Contact

Page

Boat Type

Yr Aux Price

36' Morgan Out Island 73 D

35' Tartan 3500

06 D 157,500

Mar Servic

http://www.marinesc.com/

36' Sabre

86 D 59,000 Signature

http://signature-yachts.com/

35' Wauquiez

83 D

65,000

NW Yachtnet

www.nwyachtnet.com

36' Sabre 362

95 D 129,000

Signature

http://signature-yachts.com/

35' Wauquiez

84 D

72,500

NW Yachtnet

www.nwyachtnet.com

36' Tanton 36

81 D

29,500

Mar Servic

http://www.marinesc.com/

35' Wauquiez

82 D

85,000

NW Yachtnet

www.nwyachtnet.com

37' Bavaira 37.2

35' Beneteau Oceanis 18 D

Passion Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

23,900

Broker NW Yachtnet

01 D

89,500

NW Yachtnet

37' Beneteau First 375 85 D

59,900

Signature

24,900

NW Yachtnet

35' Hanse

O8 D

99,500

Passion Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

37' C&C 37 sloop

84 D

36' Bayfield 36

88 D

62,000

Mar Servic

http://www.marinesc.com/

37' Forgus

95 D 179,000 Swiftsure

36' C&C 34+

91 D

84,900

West Yacht

www.west-yachts.com

37' Island Packet 370 08 D 275,000

36' Cape George

89 D

99,000

Bellhaven

www.bellhaven.net

37' Jeanneau SO37

03 D

99,900

36' Cape George

75 D

49,000

Seacraft

(206) 547-2755

37' Nauticat 37

36' Cape George

78 D 120,000

Cape George

www.capegeorgecutters.com

36' Cape George 36

77 D

Mar Servic

http://www.marinesc.com/ www.capegeorgecutters.com

36' Cape George hull ~ 36' Catalina

64,500 ~

Cape George

85 D 42,000 Yachtfinders

36' Catalina 36 MK-II 95 D

74,900

NW Yachtnet

www.yachtfinders.biz

Contact

Page

www.nwyachtnet.com

http://signature-yachts.com/

www.nwyachtnet.com

http://swiftsureyachts.com/

Mar Servic

http://www.marinesc.com/

Mar Servic

http://www.marinesc.com/

06 D 259,000

Mar Servic

http://www.marinesc.com/

37' Nautor Swan

80 D

93,000

West Yacht

west-yachts.com

37' Pacific Seacraft

94 D 145,000

Mar Servic

http://www.marinesc.com/

37' Pacific Seacraft

95 D 179,000

Seacraft

(206) 547-2755

37' Pacific Seacraft

82 D

75,000

Seattle Yachts

(844) 692-2494

37' Tartan Blackwater 65 ~

33,500

Yachtfinders

www.yachtfinders.biz

www.nwyachtnet.com

36' Catalina MK II

03 D

99,000

Mar Servic

http://www.marinesc.com/

37' Cooper Seabird

78 D

39,000

Anacortes Yachts www.anacortesyachtsandships.com 91

36' Colvin Pinky

03 D

99,500

Mar Servic

http://www.marinesc.com/

38' Alajuela

69,000

Anacortes Yachts www.anacortesyachtsandships.com 91

36' Grand Banks

74 D

79,000 Swiftsure

http://swiftsureyachts.com/

38' Alerion

98 D 150,000 Yachtfinders

36' Hunter Vision

93 D

59,500

San Juan

sanjuansailing.com

38' Beneteau Oceanis 18 D

36' Islander Freeport 87 D

42,000

West Yacht

38' Cape George

Passion Yachts

www.west-yachts.com

91 D

94,500

Cape George

36' J/111

17 D

Sail NW

www.sailnorthwest.com

38' Coronet Elvstrom 79 D

39,900

Mar Servic

36' J/112e

17 D

Sail NW

www.sailnorthwest.com

38' German Frers IOR 82 D

34,700

NW Yachtnet

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Brokerage Sail Listings

Boat Type

Yr Aux Price

38' Ingrid

76 D 29,900 Yachtfinders

38' Morgan

85 D

65,000

West Yacht

38' Sabre

82 D

79,500

ElliottBYS

38' Sancerre

82 D

79,000

West Yacht

38' X-Yachts

94 D 60,000 Yachtfinders

Contact

Page

www.yachtfinders.biz

Boat Type

Yr Aux Price

Broker

Contact

Page

40' Hinckley

70 D 139,500

ElliottBYS

(206) 285-9563

www.west-yachts.com

40' Island Packet

97 D 168,500

San Juan

sanjuansailing.com

(206) 285-9563

40' Islander Peterson 81 D

www.yachtfinders.biz

west-yachts.com

40' J/121

17 D

www.sailnorthwest.com

40' Jeanneau DS

98 D 129,000

Anacortes Yachts www.anacortesyachtsandships.com 91

www.yachtfinders.biz

Yachtfinders Sail NW

38' CT 38 Fast Cruiser 86 D

64,900

Passion Yachts

40' Jeanneau DS

98 D 149,000

39' Bristol Yawl

68 ~

60,000

Anacortes Yachts www.anacortesyachtsandships.com 91

40' Jonmeri

86 D 119,000 Swiftsure

39' Cal

78 D

49,500

Sail NW

www.sailnorthwest.com

40' Newporter

57 ~ 29,000 Yachtfinders

www.yachtfinders.biz

39' Cal

77 D

34,500

Sail NW

www.sailnorthwest.com

40' Olson

84 ~ 59,000 Yachtfinders

www.yachtfinders.biz

39' Fabola Diva

87 D

34,500

Mar Servic

http://www.marinesc.com/

40' Panda by Ta Shing 85 D 139,000

West Yacht

39' Fast Passsage

78 D

89,000

Seacraft

(206) 547-2755

40' Uniflite Valiant

78 D

39,900

West Yachts

39' Hans Christian PH 83 D 149,900

NW Yachtnet

39' Jeanneau 39i

08 D 169,500

Mar Servic

39' Malo

02 D 199,000 Yachtfinders

39' Beneteau 393

O2 D 129,900

Passion Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

59,000

40' Valiant

77 D

49,900

Passion Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

40' Valiant 40

77 D

82,000

Mar Servic

http://www.marinesc.com/

40' Valiant 40

81 D

55,000

Mar Servic

http://www.marinesc.com/

www.passion-yachts.com

40' Valiant Cutter

78 D

99,000

West Yacht

www.west-yachts.com

www.passion-yachts.com

www.yachtfinders.biz www.bellhaven.net

40' Catalina 400

95 D 112,000

Passion Yachts

www.bellhaven.net

40' J/120

94 D 119,000

Sail NW

http://www.marinesc.com/

41' Beneteau Oceanis 18 D 299,997

Signature

http://signature-yachts.com/

41' Hunter

05 D 140,000

Seattle Yachts

Sail NW

40' Caliber

93 D 129,000 Signature

40' Catalina

05 D 165,000

ElliottBYS

Bellhaven Mar Servic

st-yachts.com

Bellhaven

02 D 139,500

www.west-yachts.com

www.nwyachtnet.com

40' Bill Garden Custom 92 D 40' C&C

http://www.marinesc.com/

40' Bali 4.0 Catamaran 17 D 277,000 24,500

http://swiftsureyachts.com/

(206) 285-9563

41' J/122e

17 D

40' Catalina 400MkII 08 D 176,000

Anacortes Yachts www.anacortesyachtsandships.com 91

41' Lord Nelson

83 D 169,900

NW Yachtnet

40' Elan Impression

17 D 284,900

Seattle Yachts

40' Fountaine Pajot

18 D 421,925

Signature

(844) 692-2493

41' Lord Nelson

84 D 129,000

Signature

http://signature-yachts.com/

41' Sceptre PH

89 D 150,000

Seattle Yachts

www.48North.com

January 2018

www.sailnorthwest.com

http://signature-yachts.com/

(844) 692-2491

www.sailnorthwest.com

www.nwyachtnet.com

http://signature-yachts.com/

(844) 692-2492

Boat Type

Yr Aux Price

41' Sweden

85 D 74,500 Signature

41' Beneteau Oceanis 18 D

Broker

Brokerage Sail Listings Contact

Page

Boat Type

Yr Aux Price

Broker

http://signature-yachts.com/

47' Beneteau Oceanis 05 D 199,000

Signature

Contact

Page

http://signature-yachts.com/

Passion Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

47' Jeanneau 479

17 D 389,838

Mar Servic

http://www.marinesc.com/

29,900

Passion Yachts

www.passion-yachts.com

47' Southerly 145

78 D 199,000

Mar Servic

http://www.marinesc.com/

www.west-yachts.com

47' Wellington

76 D 50,000 Yachtfinders

47' Beneteau 473

O6 D 215,000

41' Newport

83 D

42' Bavaria

99 D 130,000

42' Bavaria

04 D 124,000 Yachtfinders

West Yacht

www.yachtfinders.biz

Passion Yachts

www.yachtfinders.biz

www.passion-yachts.com

42' Catalina 42 MKII 00 D 179,000

Anacortes Yachts www.anacortesyachtsandships.com 91

48' Beneteau Oceanis 17 D 477,500

Signature

http://signature-yachts.com/

42' Endeavour CC

88 D

NW Yachtnet

48' Chris White Atlantic 16 D 790,000 Swiftsure

http://swiftsureyachts.com/

42' Hallberg Rassy

83 D 154,000 Swiftsure

(206) 285-9563

42' Hunter 420

03 D 129,500

42' Pearson 422

86 D 110,000 Swiftsure

42' Sabre 426

03 D 249,900

Seattle Yachts

42' Tayana

42' Wauquiez Cent.

86 D 149,500

42' Hunter 420 CC

99 D 115,000

Passion Yachts

43' Atkins

02 D 155,000

Seacraft

64,900

260,000

www.nwyachtnet.com

http://swiftsureyachts.com/

48' Cust. Schooner

86 D

www.yachtfinders.biz

49' Goetz/Tatlor

97 D 149,500 Yachtfinders

http://swiftsureyachts.com/

49' Jeanneau SO 49P 07 D 349,500

Mar Servic

(844) 692-2490

50' Beneteau

Anacortes Yachts www.anacortesyachtsandships.com 91

Anacortes Yachts www.anacortesyachtsandships.com 91 NW Yachtnet

Yachtfinders

43' Bali 4.3 Catamaran 17 D 357,000

Bellhaven

43' Beneteau Sense

12 D 299,000

NW Yachtnet

43' Brewer Alaska

94 D 124,900

Mar Servic

43' Custom Ketch

87 D 129,900

NW Yachtnet

43' Hallberg Rassy

13 D 390,000 Swiftsure

43' Slocum 43 Cutter 84 D 159,500

NW Yachtnet

43' Wauquiez

82 D 129,000 Yachtfinders

43' Wauquiez Amp.

84 D 149,000

West Yacht

43' Polaris Cutter

78 D

Passion Yachts

44' Amazon

99,500

159,000

ElliottBYS

http://www.marinesc.com/

92 15

50' German Frers

81 D 120,000

www.nwyachtnet.com

50' Lavranos

90 D 184,775 Swiftsure

www.passion-yachts.com

50' Santa Cruz

81 D 150,000

Yachtfinders

(206) 547-2755

50' Gulfstar CC

77 D

Passion Yachts

www.bellhaven.net

51' Alden Skye Ketch 80 D 149,500

Mar Servic

http://www.marinesc.com/

www.nwyachtnet.com

http://www.marinesc.com/

www.nwyachtnet.com

http://swiftsureyachts.com/ www.nwyachtnet.com

76 ~ 179,000 Yachtfinders

http://www.marinesc.com/

http://swiftsureyachts.com/

www.yachtfinders.biz

www.passion-yachts.com

www.yachtfinders.biz

51' Beneteau Oceanis 93 D 145,000

Anacortes Yachts www.anacortesyachtsandships.com 91

52' Santa Cruz

99 D 495,000

Yachtfinders

www.yachtfinders.biz

54' Hunter

82 D 69,000 Yachtfinders

www.yachtfinders.biz

60' Mariner

78 D 600,000 Yachtfinders

www.yachtfinders.biz

60' Shannon

14 D 995,000 Swiftsure

http://swiftsureyachts.com/

www.west-yachts.com

62' Ted Geary

20 D

95,000 Swiftsure

http://swiftsureyachts.com/

www.passion-yachts.com

64' Roberts PH 64

88 D 298,000

Mar Servic

http://www.marinesc.com/

98 D 310,000 Swiftsure

http://swiftsureyachts.com/

68' Nelson Marek

84 D 175,000

ElliottBYS

(206) 285-9563

44' Bavaria

12 D 138,500 Swiftsure

http://swiftsureyachts.com/

73' Manuel Campos 41 D 475,000 Swiftsure

http://swiftsureyachts.com/

44' Bruce Roberts

90 D

49,900

West Yacht

www.west-yachts.com

44' Bruce Roberts

93 D

49,500

Mar Servic

http://www.marinesc.com/

http://signature-yachts.com/

74,900

44' Island Packet 440 07 D 399,900

Signature Seattle Yachts

44' Kelly Peterson

78 D 104,950

44' Morris

95 D 415,000 Swiftsure

44' Norseman 447

88 D 209,500

Yachtfinders

44' WorldCruiser

79 D 218,000

ElliottBYS

45' Bali 4.5 Catamaran 17 D 412,000 45' Beneteau Oceanis 17 D 395,500

www.yachtfinders.biz

51' Aleutian

84,900

Mar Servic

www.yachtfinders.biz

(844) 692-2489

http://swiftsureyachts.com/

www.yachtfinders.biz

(206) 285-9563

Bellhaven

www.bellhaven.net

Signature

http://signature-yachts.com/

45' Beneteau Oceanis ' 16 D 339,000

Signature

http://signature-yachts.com/

45' Hunter CC

06 D 170,000

Signature

http://signature-yachts.com/

Seattle Yachts

45' Hunter DS

08 D 199,900

45' Malo 45 Classic

15 D 399,000 Swiftsure

45' Sabre 452

00 D 295,000

45' Unison

83 D 138,000 Bellhaven

45' Beneteau Oceanis 18 D

~ 49,000

Yachtfinders Passion Yachts

46' Cecil Lange

76 D

46' Garcia Passoa

05 D 335,000 Swiftsure

46' Hunter 460

01 D 199,000

NW Yachtnet

46' Jeanneau 45.2

00 D 189,000

Mar Servic

46' Kanter Atlantic

88 D

Yachtfinders

46' Outbound

15 D 625,000 Swiftsure

99,900

Seacraft

(844) 692-2488

http://swiftsureyachts.com/

www.yachtfinders.biz

www.bellhaven.net

www.passion-yachts.com

(206) 547-2755

http://swiftsureyachts.com/

www.nwyachtnet.com

http://www.marinesc.com/

www.yachtfinders.biz

http://swiftsureyachts.com/

(844) 692-2487

46' Tayana Pilot House 13 D 399,000

Seattle Yachts

46' West Indies

77 D 110,000

Signature

http://signature-yachts.com/

47' Beneteau 47.7

05 D 199,500

ElliottBYS

(206) 285-9563

January 2018

www.48North.com

Boat Type

Yr Aux Price

20' Stabicraft w/trailer 15 G

53,000

Brokerage Trawler Listings

Broker

Mar Servicenter

Contact

Page

http://www.marinesc.com/

21' NorthRip

17 G

Sail NW

www.sailnorthwest.com

22' Chris-Craft

08 G

37,000

Sail NW

www.sailnorthwest.com

22' Wellcraft 232

15 G

79,900

Mar Servicenter

http://www.marinesc.com/

23' SAFE Boat

03 D

60,000

Sail NW

www.sailnorthwest.com

24' Aegis PH

16 G

84,500

Mar Servicenter

http://www.marinesc.com/

24' Marauder

72 TG

25,900

Mar Servicenter

http://www.marinesc.com/

25' Devlin Surf Scoter 01 D

89,000

West Yacht

www.west-yachts.com

25' Ranger Tug

12 D

95,000 Swiftsure

http://swiftsureyachts.com/

25' Ranger Tug

07 D

79,000

West Yacht

www.west-yachts.com

26' Nordic Tug

82 D

59,900

West Yacht

www.west-yachts.com

26' Red Wing

17 ~

59,900

West Yacht

www.west-yachts.com

28' Admirals Tender

13 D 170,000 Swiftsure

http://swiftsureyachts.com/

28' Bayliner 285

09 ~

www.west-yachts.com

28' Cutwater

14 D 165,000

www.sailnorthwest.com

http://signature-yachts.com/

29' Maxum 2900 SE 05 D

36,000 39,950

West Yacht Sail NW Signature

29' Ranger Tug

10 D 147,500

Elliott Bay Yacht Sales

(206) 285-9563

30' Bayliner Avanti

90 G

19,900

Seattle Yachts

(844) 692-2487

30' Bertram FB

84 D

39,000

West Yacht

www.west-yachts.com

30' Grand Banks

73 D

24,000

Anacortes Yachts www.anacortesyachtsandships.com 91

30' NorthRip

17 G

www.sailnorthwest.com

30' Shamrock 270

06 D

74,900 Swiftsure

http://swiftsureyachts.com/

30' Wellcraft 290

08 G

84,900

Mar Servicenter

http://www.marinesc.com/

31' Camano Troll

97 D

99,000

West Yacht

www.west-yachts.com

31' Camano Troll

11 D 155,950

Windworks

www.windworkssailing.com

32' Bayliner 3288

95 ~

West Yacht

www.west-yachts.com

32' Grand Banks

90 D 129,000

Yachtfinders

www.yachtfinders.biz

32' Nimbus 305

16 D 329,000

Seattle Yachts

32' TransPac

87 D 69,900 Bellhaven

33' Maxum 3300

99 G

39,900

Mar Servicenter

33' Maxum 3300 SE 99 ~

25,000

Yachtfinders

34' Charles Harris

20 D

19,500

Seattle Yachts

(844) 692-2487

34' CHB

84 D

59,500

Elliott Bay Yacht Sales

(206) 285-9563

34' Mainship 34 III

84 D

35,500

Mar Servicenter

34' Red Wing

34' Sea Ray

85 ~

29,500

34' Sea Ray 340

86 ~

19,900

35' MJM 35z

17 G

www.sailnorthwest.com

36' Flye Point

90 D

79,000

Bellhaven

www.bellhaven.net

36' Willard Vega

63 D

78,500

Bellhaven

www.bellhaven.net

37' Fountaine Pajot MY 16 D 425,000

Signature

http://signature-yachts.com/

37' FP Maryland Cat 00 D 195,000

NW Yachtnet

www.nwyachtnet.com

37' Nordic Tug

Seattle Yachts

(844) 692-2487

www.sailnorthwest.com

http://www.marinesc.com/

63,000

Sail NW

8 88

http://www.marinesc.com/

www.yachtfinders.biz

http://www.marinesc.com/

http://swiftsureyachts.com/

Yachtfinders

www.yachtfinders.biz

Yachtfinders

www.yachtfinders.biz

D 130,000 Swiftsure

D 319,000

(844) 692-2487 www.bellhaven.net

Sail NW

37' Roger Hill Powercat 97 D 198,000

Sail NW

37' Sea Ray Sundancer 12 D 269,000

Mar Servicenter

37' Silverton

Anacortes Yachts www.anacortesyachtsandships.com 91

37' Trojan

86 ~ 44,900 Yachtfinders

www.yachtfinders.biz

38' Linssen

www.nwyachtnet.com

(844) 692-2487

45,000

D 239,000

NW Yachtnet

Boat Type

Yr Aux Price

Broker

Contact

Page

40' Custom Trawler

83 D 179,500

NW Yachtnet

40' Fathom Element

11 D 460,000

NW Yachtnet

40' MJM 40z

17 D

Sail NW

40' Ocean Alexander 83 D

85,000

Seattle Yachts

40' Puget Trawler

78 D

65,000

Anacortes Yachts www.anacortesyachtsandships.com 91

41' Back Cove

14 D 626,000

Anacortes Yachts www.anacortesyachtsandships.com 91

42' Bracewell

10 D 275,900

Seattle Yachts

42' Devlin Sockeye

00 D 420,000

Mar Servicenter

42' Grand Banks

70 D

79,000

42' Kha Shing

87 D

42' Uniflite Aft Cabin 74 ~

www.nwyachtnet.com

www.sailnorthwest.com

(844) 692-2487

http://www.marinesc.com/

NW Yachtnet

www.nwyachtnet.com

89,000

Yachtfinders

www.yachtfinders.biz

55,000

Yachtfinders

www.yachtfinders.biz

http://www.marinesc.com/

www.nwyachtnet.com

42' Grand Banks

99 D 419,500

Mar Servicenter

43' Fathom Element

17 D

NW Yachtnet

43' MJM 43z

17 G

Sail NW

44' Gulfstar

79 D 117,000 Bellhaven

www.sailnorthwest.com

www.bellhaven.net

44' Nimbus 405 Coupe 17 D 755,625

Seattle Yachts

(844) 692-2487

44' Nimbus 405

17 D 853,660

Seattle Yachts

(844) 692-2487

44' Puget Trawler

78 D

88,000

Anacortes Yachts www.anacortesyachtsandships.com 91

45' Monk McQueen

64 D

89,900

Seattle Yachts

45' Northwind

46' Nielson Trawler

81 D 285,000

West Yacht

47' Bayliner 4788

94 D 179,900

Seattle Yachts

118,950

(844) 692-2487

Anacortes Yachts www.anacortesyachtsandships.com 91 www.west-yachts.com

(844) 692-2487

48' Californian CPMY 88 D 169,200

Anacortes Yachts www.anacortesyachtsandships.com 91

49' DeFever PH

04 D 499,000

Seattle Yachts

(844) 692-2487

49' Integrity PH

05 D 459,000

Seattle Yachts

(844) 692-2487

http://www.marinesc.com/

49' American Tug

09 D 749,500

Mar Servicenter

50' Carver

239,000

Anacortes Yachts www.anacortesyachtsandships.com 91

50' MJM 50z

17 D

www.sailnorthwest.com

50' Northwest

09 D 845,000

Seattle Yachts

(844) 692-2487

52' DeFever Euro

16 D 1,095,000

Seattle Yachts

(844) 692-2487

53' Selene Trawler

01 D 499,000

Mar Servicenter

http://www.marinesc.com/

53' Skookum

78 D 159,000

Elliott Bay Yacht Sales

53' Southern Cross

89 D 350,000

Anacortes Yachts www.anacortesyachtsandships.com 91

56' Carver Voyager

04 D 424,000

Yachtfinders

www.yachtfinders.biz

58' Vicem Classic

05 D 879,000

Yachtfinders

www.yachtfinders.biz

60' INACE Buccaneer 4

D 595,000

Sail NW

Seattle Yachts

(206) 285-9563

(844) 692-2487

www.bellhaven.net

60' Sather Brothers

78 D 349,000

Bellhaven

63' Johnson

750,000

Anacortes Yachts www.anacortesyachtsandships.com 91

64' Grand Alaskan

99 D 725,000

Anacortes Yachts www.anacortesyachtsandships.com 91

70' Alaskan

12 D 2,449,000

Seattle Yachts

70' Jensen Expedition 14 D 2,280,000 Swiftsure 76' President Legend 14 D 1,795,000

Seattle Yachts

80' Hatteras MY

NW Yachtnet

81 D 929,000

(844) 692-2487

http://swiftsureyachts.com/

(844) 692-2487

www.nwyachtnet.com

38' Nimbus 365 Coupe 16 D 489,000

Seattle Yachts

38' Pacific Seacraft

07 D 325,000

Anacortes Yachts www.anacortesyachtsandships.com 91

38' Storebro Royal

92 D

89,000

West Yacht

www.west-yachts.com

39' Azimut

00 D 215,000

West Yacht

www.west-yachts.com

40' Bayliner 4087

90 ~ 125,000

West Yacht

www.west-yachts.com

www.48North.com

January 2018

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SEATTLE (206) 284-9004

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2016 Beneteau Oceanis 45 … $339,000

2014 Beneteau First 25 … $59,900

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46’ West Indies ‘77................ $110,000

45’ Hunter CC ‘06................... $170,000

44’ Island Packet 440 ‘07....... $399,900

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30’ Catalina ‘86........................ $24,000

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30’ Catalina ‘88........................ $28,500

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35’ Beneteau 351 ‘94.............. $59,000

32' Elite '85.............................. $22,900

37’ Beneteau First 375 ‘85....... $59,900

40' Caliber '93....................... $129,000

pt Ap By 36’ Sabre 362 ‘95................... $129,000

36' Sabre '86........................... $59,000

28' Hunter '91.......................... $29,000

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Why You and this Document Matter So Much To Us It’s no secret that, at 48° North, we love sailors. We are awed by their self sufficiency, drawn by their wanderlust, and fueled by their passion. Racing sailors, in particular, are a unique breed, and have both a special place in my heart and an important role in the broader world of sailing. This is for two primary reasons. The first reason we hold racing sailors in such high regard is their ability to fan the flames of the sailing community. Almost all racers go sailing as a part of a team, sharing experience and cultivating lifelong relationships. Most sailors like to go to the club or the bar after racing to exchange stories and rehash the day’s lessons, questions, or conditions with teammates, competitors, and friends. Some racers are the best teachers I’ve ever known - they live to bring new racers up to speed, to offload their knowledge, and to grow the crew pool for themselves and all of us. All

of these actions strengthen and grow the sailing community. While there are certainly strong bonds between buddy boats, rendezvous groups, and cruising clubs - I’m not aware of many cruisers that embrace and depend on the community in the same way as racers, who must have other boats on the water to play their game. Second, I think it’s important to note how many enthusiastic racing sailors do not own boats. All of us who race depend on those wonderful sailors who do own racing boats, but ownership is not a bar one must clear to identify as a die-hard racer. This is important because, as the marine market and the broader economy evolve, the influence of ownership and sales data tells a less complete story about growth or decline of our sport. Racers identify as sailors loudly and proudly whether they own or not; they devote themselves to skill progression and follow the

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PORTLAND AREA RACES

FEBRUARY 3-4 WSC 4 CYCP 11 CYCP 18 CYCP 25 CYCP

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MARCH 4 CYCP 24 RCYC

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APRIL 7-8 PYC Opening Day Regatta 21 SYSCO COB Challenge MAY 10-13 12 19 26-27

CYCP Oregon Offshore ISC Beer Can Race RCYC Medium Distance Race RVicYC Swiftsure H

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JULY 7 OWSA Beer Can Race 13-15 CGRA Skiff Regatta 14 RCYC Beer Can Race 19-22 WIRW Whidbey Island Race Week 21 PYC Beer Can Race 22-25 ISA RS Aero Clinic 28 RCYC Beer Can Race 27-29 CGRA CGOD 28-5 SYSCO Delta Cruise AUGUST 2 CGRA Laser Gorge Blowout 3-5 CGRA Laser Pacific Coast Championship, Cascade Locks 4 HRYC Double Damned Race 4 ISC Beer Can Race 4-5 SYSCO Delta Cruise 4-5 WSC Al Morris Regatta 11 SYSCO Dual Bridge Duet

11-12 AYC Astoria Regatta 18 OCSA Beer Can Race 25-26 SYSCO St Helens Race & Cruise SEPTEMBER 8-9 RCYC Long Distance Race 15 OWSA Women's Regatta 22-23 PYC Fall Regatta OCTOBER 6-7 PYC 14 21 28

Robert A Smith Regatta Sunday Series Sunday Series Sunday Series

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Johnstone Reef Race Winter Around the Buoy 1 Winter Long Distance 1

FEBRUARY 2018 4 RVicYC 10 THSA 10-11 RVicYC 11 RVicYC 18 RVicYC 25 RVicYC

Winter Around the Buoy 2 Golden Weasel Race Frozen Assets Winter Long Distance 2 Winter Around the Buoy 3 Winter Long Distance 3

MARCH 2018 4 RVicYC 11 RVicYC 17 RVicYC 18 RVicYC 25 RVicYC 31-1 WVYC

Spring Around the Buoy 1 Winter Long Distance 4 Spring One Design Regatta Spring Around the Buoy 2 William Head Trophy Race Southern Straits H

APRIL 8 RVicYC 15 RVicYC 14-15 SNSYC 21-22 RVicYC 28 RVicYC 28-29 WVYC

Lipton Cup Trophy Race Spring Around the Buoy 3 Patos Island Race THRASH Regatta Opening Day Kitten Cup Race

MAY 5-6 RVanYC 6-7 WVYC 12-13 MBYC 19-20 SISC 26-27 RVicYC 31-6 RVicYC

Kitten Cup One Design Spring Stag Race Thetis Island Regatta Round Salt Spring Island Swiftsure H Melges 24 Worlds

JUNE 2-3 RVanYC Easter Seals Regatta 2-3 SCYC Lasqueti Island Race 9-10 BIYC Round Bowen Race 16 RVicYC Summer One Design 16-17 RVicYC Pacific 2.4 Regatta 23-24 RVicYC GIN Race to Nanaimo 23-24 RVanYC Regatta Weekend 30-1 RVanYC Waves Regatta SIN Regatta 30-1 NYC 30-4 RVanYC Vic Maui Starts JULY 2-3 RVanYC Easter Seals Regatta KYC Kits Invitational 7-8 14 RVicYC Women in Wind Regatta 21-22 RVanYC One Design Regatta 28-29 SYC SOAR AUGUST 4-5 CBSA 11-12 TCYC 11-12 RVanYC 27-30 RVanYC

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OCTOBER 13-14 WVYC Pumpkin Bowl 14 RVICYC Fall Around the Buoy 1 RVicYC Whitehouse Trophy Race 21 SEPTEMBER 27-28 KYC Blue Nose Regatta 1-2 MBYC Maple Bay Regatta RVicYC Fall Around the Buoy 2 1-2 CBYC M242/Dragon Ctr Bay Regatta 28 5-6 RPSA Rocky Point Regatta NOVEMBER 8 RVicYC 2.4M Interfleet Regatta RVicYC Virtue Cup Trophy Race 4 8-9 RSPA Rocky Point Regatta 18 RVicYC Fall Around the Buoy 3 RVicYC Thermopylae Trophy Race 9 25 RVicYC Fall Long Distance 1 15-16 SNSYC CRASH Regatta 15-16 WVYC Howe Sound Regatta DECEMBER 22-23 CFSA CFSA Esquimalt Regatta RVicYC Fall Around the Buoy 4 2 22-23 RVicYC Fall Dinghy Championship 9 RVicYC Fall Long Distance 2 29-30 RVanYC Fraser River Lightship Race 26 THSA Rum Run to RVicYC 29-30 RVicYC Thermopylae Regatta

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SEATTLE AREA RACES

JANUARY 2018 6 TTPYC Duwamish Head SSS #2 H 7 SLF Seattle Laser Frostbite Series 13 SBYC Snowbird #3 14 SSYC Goosebumps Lake Union 20 STYC Iceberg Regatta 20 CYCT Harbor Series #1 20 SSSS Eld Inlet Race 21 SSYC Goosebumps Lake Union 28 SLF Seattle Laser Frostbite Series 28 SSYC Goosebumps Lake Union FEBRUARY 3 CYCT Harbor Series #2 SSSS Henderson Inlet Race 3 4 SSYC Goosebumps Lake Union 10 SBYC Snowbird #4 11 SSYC Goosebumps Lake Union 17 OYC/SSSS Toliva Shoal SSS#3 H 18 SSYC Goosebumps Lake Union 18 CYCE Frostbite Series #1 PMYC Jim Depue Memorial WSSA #1 24 AYC Girts Rekevics Foul Weather 24 CYCT Harbor Series #3 24 24 WBF/PTSA Shipwrights' Regatta 24-25 CYCS/SLF Seattle Laser Frigid Digit MARCH 3 4 4 10 10 17 17 18 18 24 24 24 24 30-1

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Blakely Rock CSS #1 H Seattle Laser Frostbite Series Frostbite Series #2 Scatchet Head CSS #2 H Skookum Inlet Island Race Islands Race SSS #4 H Snowbird #5 Seattle Laser Frostbite Series Frostbite Series #3 Three Tree Pt CSS #3 H Round Eliza Race Spring Shakedown WSSA #2 McAllister Creek Race Southern Straits H

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Blakely Rock Benefit H Spring Single/Double Handed Spring Series #1 Tulip Cup Frostbite Series #4 Rich Passage Ramble WSSA #3

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Vendovi Island Race PSSR (Small Boats) Pursuit Race Spring Regatta Spring Series #2 PSSR (Big Boats) H Frostbite Series #5 Poulsbo Invitational WSSA #4 Spring Series #3 Pt Roberts “Around Whatcom” Race Protection Island Tri Island #1 H

MAY 5 SYC Opening Day 5 PMYC Opening Day BYC Opening Day 5 STYC Race to the Straits 5-6 OHYC Round Whidbey Regatta 5-6 6 SYC Mark Mayer (Free) Race 6 CYCE Frostbite Series #6 CYCP Oregon Offshore 10-13 POYC Invitational WSSA #5 12 BYC Round Lummi Island Race 12 12 SSSS Spring Series #4 12-13 SYC Vashon Island Tri Island #2 H OHYC Round Whidbey Race 18-20 MSA Milltown Invitational 19 WSCYC Around Bainbridge 19 19-20 CYCS POD Regatta H 19-20 CYCT Grudge Match SSISC Round Saltspring Island Race 19-20 SYC Junior Leukemia Cup Regatta 20 26-27 RVYC Swiftsure H RVicYC Melges 24 Worlds 31-8 JUNE Port Townsend Classic Mariners’ Regatta 1-3 WBF/PTSA 2 TYC Summer Vashon 2 SYC Blake Island Tri Island #3 H 2-3 PMYC Fal Joslin Race 9 MSA Saratoga Sprint 9 Leukemia Cup 9 BRYC Blake Island WSSA #6 9-10 CYCE Mad Dash 15-17 BYC 505 Pacific Coast Championship 16 STYC 3 Buoy Fiasco 23 CYCT 3 Hour Tour #1 23 WSCYC Brownsville Race WSSA #7 23-24 BYC Bellingham Keelboat One Design Regatta 30 RVanYC Vic-Maui begins

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JULY 3 DD No Duck Dodge Independence Day 4 7 SARC Rookie Rally 7 WSCYC Un Cruise Regatta 14 CYCT 3 Hour Tour #2 14 SSSS Maclean Memorial Race 13-15 OHYC San Juan 24 Nationals 18 BYC Moore Invitational 19-22 WIRW Whidbey Island Race Week H 27-29 CGRA CGOD 30-2 ISA Laser Clinic

22-23 SSP 22-23 BYC 23 CYCE 29 DD 29 PMYC 29 BYC 29 SSSS 30 TTPYC 30 CYCE OCTOBER OHYC 5-7 6 CYCT 6 CYCE BYC 6 6-7 AYC 6-7 CYCS 13 SSSS 13 CYCT 13-14 CYC CYCE 14 CYCT 20 BYC 20 20 STYC WSCYC 20 20 SSSS 26-28 SYC 28 CYCE

Oktoberfest Dale Jepsen One Design Regatta Halloween Series #3 Rum Run Round the Island Race Governor's Point Race Fall Series #3 Fall Series Halloween Series #4

Scott Cline Memorial Regatta Point Series #2 Foulweather Bluff Marmetta Cup S'Ale Fest PSSC (Small Boats) Fall Series #4 Memorial Single Hand PSSC (Big Boats) H Halloween Series #5 Point Series #3 Jack Island Race Fall Regatta Commodore's Cup Eagle Island Race Grand Prix Regatta Halloween Series #6

AUGUST Laser Pacific Coast Championship 3-5 CGRA CYCT 3 Hour Tour #3 4 HRYC Double Damned 4 4-5 CBSA Cowichan Bay Regatta STYC Down the Sound 4-5 11 SJIYC Shaw Island Classic BYC Bellingham Youth Regatta 11-12 AYC Northern Century 17-19 18 CYCT Vashon Island Single/Doublehand SSSS Jack & Jill Race 18 SYC McCurdy Cup Jr. Team Race 18-19 SSSS Single Handed Race 19 25 STYC Single-handed Race 25 TTPYC Commodore’s Cup NOVEMBER BYC Pink Boat Regatta CYCT Point Series #4 25 3 25 TTPYC Commodore's Trophy Race 3 STYC Race Your House SYC Junior Olympics Regatta WSCYC Fowl Weather Regatta 25-26 3 CYCE Halloween Series #1 SSSS Herron Island Race 26 3 10-11 OIYC/FH Round the County H SEPTEMBER 17 SBYC Snowbird #1 1 CYCT Awards Race 17 GHYC LeMans 1-2 BYC PITCH H 17 SSSS Squaxin Island Race MBYC Maple Bay Regatta 1-2 17-18 CYCS Turkey Bowl 8 MSA Fall Regatta 8 Pink Boat Regatta - Seattle DECEMBER 8 SSSS Fall Series Race #1 1 TYC Winter Vashon SSS #1 H CYCE Halloween Series #2 9 8 SBYC Snowbird #2 CYC Lake Fall Regatta 15 15 SSSS Hope Island Race 15 SBYC TransPuget Race STYC J&J Race 16 JANUARY 2019 22 CYCT Point Series #1 6 TTPYC Duwamish Head SSS #2 H SSYC NW Harvest Benefit 22 19 STYC Iceberg Regatta SSSS Fall Series #2 22 H 48 North’s Top 25 Qualifying Races Dates subject to change. Confirm events dates with yacht clubs and at www.48north.com/SARC ORGANIZED AND PUBLISHED BY 48° NORTH • LOOK FOR UPDATES AT 48NORTH.COM/SARC

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SEATTLE AREA WEEKDAY SERIES

BRITISH COLUMBIA AREA WEEKDAY SERIES

4/4-9/19

BYC Tuesday Dinghy Series

6/1-29

WSCYC Friday Six Pack Series

5/2-5/23 RvanYC Wednesday May Series

4/5-8/23

BYC Keelboat Series

6/1-7/28

STYC Take Your Time Fridays

5/30-6/20 RvanYC Wednesday June Series

4/5-5/3

TTPYC Early Spring Series

6/4-7/2

STYC Ballard Cup II

6/27-7/18 RvanYC Wednesday July Series

4/11-5/9

CYCT Spring Series

6/14-8/9

EB Downtown Sailing Series

7/25-8/15 RvanYC Wednesday August Series

4/12-8/23 CYCT Windseekers Series

6/20-7/25 CYCT Summer Series

8/22-8/12 RvanYC Wednesday Sept. Series

4/18-9/12 CYCS Lake Tuesday

6/21-7/26 TTPYC Early Summer Series

9/5-9/26 RvanYC Wednesday Harvest Moon

4/19-9/13 CYCS Lake Wednesday

6/27-7/25 SSSS Vice Comm. Series

4/19-9/13 CYCS Sound Wednesday

7/9-8/13

4/20-9/14 CYCS Sound Thursday

7/11-8/15 CYCE Summer Series #2

4/2-9/24

4/23-5/21 STYC Ballard Cup I

8/1-8/29

CYCT Late Summer Series

4/24-5/29 Tuesday SYSCO Spring Series

5/8-9/4

Duck Dodge

8/1-8/22

SSSS Secretary's Series

4/26-5/31 Thursday SYSCO Spring Series

5/16-6/13 CYCT Late Spring Series

8/2-9/6

TTPYC Late Summer Series

6/5-7/10

Tuesday SYSCO Summer Series

5/10-6/14 TTPYC Late Spring Series

8/4-8/25

SNW Friday Sail Fest

6/7-7/12

Thursday SYSCO Summer Series

5/23-6/27 CYCE Summer Series #1

8/10-9/14 WSCYC Late Summer Six Pack

6/6-6/27

PYC Mauni Elliot

PORTLAND AREA WEEKDAY SERIES

STYC Ballard Cup III

5/30-6/20 SSSS Wednesday Buoy Races

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YOUTH SAILING

JANUARY 2018 7 SLF Laser Frostbite #4 28 SLF Laser Frostbite #5 27-28 Coaches Clinic at Mt Baker Rowing & Sailing FEBRUARY 3-4 Jeff Mixdorf Regatta at WWU 17-20 Level One Instructor Training at SSP 24-25 NWICSA College Clinic at Sail Sand Point 24-25 SLF Frigid Digit Regatta

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NWISA Fleet Race Champs, Sail Sand Point NWICSA Co-Ed Champion at WWU NWISA Mt Baker Open, Mt Baker Sailing Center NWISA Doublehanded Districts, SSP

MAY 5-6 NWISA Team Race District, Silverdale 12-13 Gorge Invitational at Cascade Locks NWICSA 20 SYC Junior Leukemia Cup 25-28 Level One Instructor Training at SYC

MARCH 3 3 3 3-4 10-11 10-11 17-18 24 24 24-25

NWISA North Regionals, Anacortes NWISA South Regionals, Kingston NWISA Oregon Regionals, Willamette Sailing Club NWICSA Team Race NWISA Combined Division Regatta, Sail Sand Point Sea to Sky Regatta at UBC NWISA Ranking Regatta #2, Vashon Island NWISA Team Race North Regionals NWISA Team Race South Regionals Western Canada Cup at UVic

APRIL 7-8 7-8 7-8 14 14-15 15 21

NWISA Forrest Cook HS Regatta, Hood River, OR NWICSA Rainier Cup Intersectional At Cascade Locks NWISA Olympia Team Race in Olympia NWICSA Team Race Championship at Sail Sand Point NWISA Islands Cup, San Juan Island NWISCA Women's Championship at Sail Sand Point NWISA Portland Team Race

JUNE 2-3 Level Two Instructor Training at SSP 22 US Sailing Sears Qualifier 23-24 Vancouver Lake Youth Regatta NWYRC JULY 7-8 Ray Jarecki Youth Regatta, Orcas Island 17-20 CGRA WIND Clinic, Cascade Locks 21-22 NWYRC Wind Youth Regatta at Cascade Locks AUGUST 3-5 Laser Pacific Coast Championship, Cascade Locks, OR 11-12 Bellingham Youth Regatta NWYRC 18-23 Canadian Opti Nationals, Squamish, BC 25-26 US Sailing Junior Olympics, Shilshole NWYRC SEPTEMBER 8-9 NWYRC Johnny Adams Memorial Regatta, PMYC 15-16 Octoberfest, Sail Sand Point NWYRC

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HOBIE DIVISION 4 SAILING APRIL 7-8 Puget Sound Spring Regatta 14 Round Mercer Island at Stan Sayer Pits 21-22 Osoyoos Springtime Regatta May 5-6 12 19-20 19-20 19-20

Cultus Lake Points Regatta Hobie 101/102 at Sail Sand Point Desert Classic at Charbonneau State Park POD Regatta Springtime Regatta at COSA

June 9-10 “Live on the Edge” Multihull Regatta at Eugene YC 16-17 Jericho Regatta at Jericho Sailing Center

23-24 SailFest at Comox Bay Marina 29-1 “Just Add Water” at CYC Seattle 30-1 Firecracker Regatta at Klamath YC July 11-13 Hobie Youth Sail Camp at Lake Quinault 14-15 NW Area Championship at Lake Quinault August 4-5 Al Morris Regatta at Yale Lake 18-19 Todd Christensen Memorial Regatta, Skamokawa Park September 1-3 Hobie Div. 4 Championship, Harrison Hot Springs, BC http://hobiediv4.org

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25 Sailboats 2017

#1 Mor Jubilee • Erik Kristen CYC Seattle •

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Erik Kristen‘s J/105, Mor Jubilee, took our coveted #1 spot on the Top 25 list for 2017. Congratulations to Erik and his crew! If you’re interested in competing for the Top 25 in 2018, compete (and do well!) in at least five of the following events: • • • • • • • • • • •

SSSS Southern Sound Series CYCS Center Sound Series STYC Blakely Rock Benefit Race CYCS PNW One Design (P.O.D.) SYC Tri-Island Series CYCS Puget Sound Spring Regatta WVYC Southern Straits Classic RVicYC Swiftsure Whidbey Island Race Week BYC PITCH Regatta CYCS Puget Sound Sailing Championship • OIYC/FHSC Round the County

ABBREVIATIONS & WEBSITES AYC Anacortes YC www.anacortesyachtclub.org POYC Port Orchard YC http://poyc.org BYC Bellingham YC www.byc.org PSSC Puget Sound Sailing Championship BKOD Bellingham Keelboat One Design www.byc.org PSSR Puget Sound Spring Regatta BRYC Bremerton YC http://bremertonyachtclub.org www.ptsail.org PTSA Port Townsend Sailing Assoc. CBSA Cowichan Bay Sailing Assoc www.cowbay-regatta.ca PYC Portland YC www.portlandyc.com CFSA Canadian Forces Sailing Assoc www.cfsaesq.ca RCYC Rose City YC www.rosecityyachtclub.org CGRA Columbia Gorge Racing Assoc www.cgra.org RSPA Rocky Point Sailing Assoc www.rpsa.ca CSS Center Sound Series RVanYC Royal Vancouver YC www.royalvan.com CYCE Corinthian YC of Edmonds www.cycedmonds.org RVicYC Royal Victoria YC www.rvyc.bc.ca CYCP Corinthian YC of Portland www.cycportland.org SBYC Shilshole Bay YC www.shilshole-bayyc.org CYCS Corinthian YC of Seattle www.cycseattle.org SISC Sailspring Island YC https://saltspringsailing.ca CYCT Corinthian YC of Tacoma www.cyct.com SJIYC San Juan Island YC www.sjiyc.com CRYA SLF Seattle Laser Fleet seattlelaserfleet@gmail.com DD Duck Dodge www.duckdodge.org SNSA Sidney North Saanich YC www.snsyc.ca EB Elliott Bay www.downtownsailingseries.com SNW Sail Northwest http://www.sailnorthwest.com GHYC Gig Harbor YC www.gigharboryc.com www.scyc.ca SCYC Schooner Creek YC FH Friday Harbor Saiing Club www.fridayharborsailing.com SSS Southern Sound Series HRYC Hood River YC www.hoodriveryachtclub.org www.ssssclub.com SSSS South Sound Sailing Society ISC Island Sailing Club www.islandsailing.org SSYC Seattle Singles YC http://seattlesinglesyc.com ISSA Interscholastic Sailing Assoc www.hssailing.org STYC Sloop Tavern YC www.STYC.org KYC Kitsilano YC www.kitsilanoyachtclub.com Seattle YC www.seattleyachtclub.org SYC MSA Milltown Sailing Association www.milltownsailing.org SYSCO Small Yacht Sailing Club of OR www.syscosailing.org MBYC Maple Bay YC https://mbyc.bc.ca www.tiddlycove.bc.ca TCYC Tiddly Cove YC MWMC NW Maritime Center http://nwmaritime.org THSA Turkey Head Sailing Assoc http://thsa.bc.ca NWISA NW Interscholastic Sailing Assoc https://nwisa.hssailing.org TTPYC Three Tree Point YC www.ttpyc.org NWICSA NW Intercollegiate Sailing nwicsa.collegesailing.org TYC Tacoma YC www.tacomayachtclub.org NWYRC Northwest Youth Sailing www.nwyouthsailing.org https://www.vlsc.org VLSC Vancouver Lake Sailing Club NYC Nanaimo YC www.nanaimoyc.ca Wooden Boat Foundation www.nwmaritime.org WBF OCSA Oregon Corinthian Sailing Assoc www.sailpd.org WSC Willamaette Sailing Club www.willamettesailingclub.com OHYC Oak Harbor YC www.ohyc.org WIRW Whidbey Island Race Week www.whidbeyislandraceweek.com OIYC Orcas Island YC https://oiyc.org WSCYC West Sound Corinthian YC wscyc.net OWSA Oregon Women's Sailing Assoc sss.owsa.net WSSA West Sound Sailing Association Olympia YC www.olympiayachtclub.org WVYC West Vancouver YC www.wvyc.ca OYC PMYC Port Madison YC http://portmadisonyc.org H 48 North's Top 25 Qualifying Races www.48north.com ORGANIZED AND PUBLISHED BY 48° NORTH • LOOK FOR UPDATES AT 48NORTH.COM/SARC

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Labor Day PITCH 2017 Weekend Sept 2-3 One Design & PHRF fleets – Kelly O’Neil Cup PITCH is a Grand Prix Qualifier and 48° North Top 25 Boats Qualifier

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Tulip Regatta April 7- 8 Northern Century August 17-19 S’Ale Fest October 6- 7 Register at AnacortesYachtClub.org

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