DELTA DOO DAH DIY
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Willard 30 SRB Hunter 340 Hylas 47 cutter Islander 32 Islander 36 Catalina 27 Atlantic 44 Swan 36 Tartan 37 Nauticat 42 Jeanneau 45DS Hunter 46 Islander Bahama 30 Downeaster 33 Ericson 29 C&C 40 Ericson 35 Cirrus 22 Island Packet 440 Aries 32 Little Harbor 47 Newport Venture 23 Catalina 30 Catalina 25 Ranger 23 Amel Maramu 46 Laser 28 O'Day 34 Islander Bahama 30 • October, 2013
David Hardy Mark & Sherrill Zeserson John & LaShandra Fluno Paula & Russell Sunn Eli Myrick & Akio Omori Peter Froehlich & Ediee Van Leuvan David Feldman Bruce & Gail Sinclair Jim & Georgianne Boissier Louis Burgyan & JoAnn Arreola Tim & Ian Shea Steve & Elizabeth Weiss Jess & Denise Stephens Conrad & Majel Arnold Robert Lensch Rich & Shawn Wideman Quinn McKenna & Mary Eaves Clemens & Angelle Heldmaier Erik Johnson & Jennifer Miller Chuck Bullett & Lisa Chapin C. Grant & Barbara Miller Bill & Kathy Crowley Justin McCarter Matthew Loeffler & Brigitte Bowers Gregory Towers & Jillian Cripps Dave Benjamin & Jean Harrison Mike & Jennifer Holden Jim & Betty Adams Stuart & Bonnie Lochner
JIM ADAMS
2013 Delta Doo Dah DIY Participants
03 After Fifty Alias Andiamo Andiamo Antares Aquarius Aquavit Ardea Balaton Because… Beso del Mar Bloom County Bravo Zulu Brillin Leannen Bumpy Caesura Calm Cherise Again Chester P Chimera Clarsa Destiny E.C. Rider Evenstar Exit Strategy Firebolt Flibbertigibbet Free Spirit
DOODETTE LADONNA
SIMON ADAMS
Doin' it yourself — (top row, l to r) Danielle and Nicole take a flying leap off 'Fuzzy Logic'; Sweeeet; The Richmond YC 4th of July dinghy raft-up at Potato Slough; Walking on air; (middle) The 'Tazman' crew spent the whole summer in the Delta; A sip of 'Sweet Tea'; Rocking out on 'LaDonna Jean'; (bottom) There's more than one way to sail in the Delta; A stunning sunset at Mildred Island as seen from 'Flibbertigibbet'; 'Prime Time' and 'I'm a PC' visit Bethel Island's Sugar Barge; You never know what you'll wake up to on 'Guenevere'.
DAVID SAWYER
DAN BAKER
ALEX PEARCE
T
he concept behind creating the Delta Doo Dah wasn't complicated: Hold an event that will get folks to sail their boats to the Delta. At the height of the recession, far too many boats were growing to the bottom, and Delta marine businesses were hit especially hard by the economy. Since the Delta is a mere daysail away, we hoped the event would kill two birds with one stone. As readers know by now, the response to our laid-back little rally was overwhelming. For four fabulous years, we led dozens of boats upriver to escape the Bay's frigid summer winds and bask in the warmth of the Delta. But this year was different. With America's Cup mania building, not to mention filling most of the summer's sailing calendar, choosing dates for this year's Doo Dah proved impossible. Besides, if we The kids from 'Tonic' seem didn't want to miss to prefer freshwater. any of the on-thewater action, how could we expect Doo Dah'ers to miss out? So we followed in the wake of our sister event, the Pacific Puddle Jump, and set dates for the 'event' that would allow folks to head upriver whenever
Flying Baby Fuzzy Logic Galen Gazelle Georgia Guenevere Hotel California I Am a PreCursor 'Imi Loa Island Bird Itzayana Jane'O Jenna Renee Knot Studying Knotty Gale Kollisza Kranich Kyra's Joy La Buena Vida La Vida LaDonna Jean Levon Little Lara Lucy! Mai Pen Rai Margaux Marjul Marrakesh Mary Emma
32-ft J/100 Hunter 35 Beneteau 42 cc Wauquiez 47 VanDeStadt 41 Nor'Sea 27 Catalina 375 MacGregor 25 Ericson Indepen. 31 Cavalier 39 Beneteau Oceanis 331 Privilege 39 cat Beneteau 373 Hunter 33 Coronado 27 Catalina 22 Ericson 38-200 Catalina 36 O'Day 222 Catalina 320 Cascade 36 Cape Dory 28 Dana 24 Beneteau 343 Islander 36 Morgan 38 Grand Banks 32 Express 34 Catalina 380
Michael & Everett Rosauer Dan & Kathy Baker Erik Engstrom Rob Tryon & LaDonna Bubak Ben & Lucie Mewes Greg & Jill Delezynski Michael & Linda Stafford Bryan & Cindy Blagg Rowan Maddox & Devon Quinn Edmundo & Mary Larenas Liam Wald & Jane Wong Scott & Christine Emmons Nick Harden Mike Dvorak & Lindsey Gooshert Tim Caruso & Gayle Deluca Pete & JoD'Ann Smalley Peter Buettner & Elke Specht Peter & Georgianne Pillsbury David & Karen Lessard Michael & Joan Mellon Alex & Tara Pearce Lewis Keizer & Marie Lumazar Jay & Peggy Bowden Roy & Barbara Johnston Noble & Barbara Brown Patrick & Sharon Hind-Smith Wayne Dutton & Stella Rebollar Craig & Ann Perez Ken & Sandy Fouts
