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likely southwest — and thus away from their ultiimate destination. A sailor has to have complete faith that he will get lifted, because if he gives up early, he will likely have sailed a week or two and made very little if any progress. Most people we know who have done the Clipper Route have taken about a month. One thing not yet mentioned is the possibility of getting mixed up with a tropical storm or a hurricane. Readers can go to weather.unisys.com and see how tropical storms Darby, Estelle and Frank all would have been a concern had Ralph done the Clipper Route this year. They may not have crossed his path, but they would have been a concern.

⇑⇓ LOOKING FOR A SECOND BOAT IN EUROPE My girlfriend and I purchased a Santana 37 fi xer-upper two years ago and are completely reconditioning her. New interior, tanks, windlass, rebuilt engine, solar — all for cruising. We are currently living aboard and look forward to doing the Ha-Ha in a couple of years. We are also contemplating buying a small cabin cruiser in Europe to cruise the extensive canal and river systems there, and thus are interested in anyone's experiences in doing this. We also contemplated going together with a small group of others to accomplish the same thing, with the idea that each partner would get one entire summer month to enjoy the boat. Again, any information on costs/pitfalls from people that have actually done this would be greatly appreciated. Alan Green Hetaira, Santana 37 No Fixed Address

Alan — As we've written several times before, we think a canal boat in Europe is perfect for cruisers looking for something to do during the six non-hurricane months of the year. You could get a functioning canal boat equivalent to your Santana 37 in the Netherlands — which is where you want to buy — for no more than 25k. The two of you could cruise for less than $1,000/month, and pay no more than $150/month for offseason storage, insurance, etc. See this month's Changes about an Aussie couple doing it with a sailing cat they bought in Strasbourg, France. By their reckoning, it's less expensive for them to cruise Europe than to live in their home in Adelaide. Partnerships in canal boats are not uncommon. You would face all the normal issues of partner compatibility, boat maintenance differences, what to do when one person wants to sell, and so forth, complicated by the fact that boat is on the other side of the world. Like all boat partnerships, sometimes they work great, sometimes they don't work very well at all. A year or so ago we thought about getting partners for our Leopard LATITUDE / RICHARD 45 cat 'ti Profl igate in the There are all kinds perfect canal boats in Caribbean and our 42-ft the Netherlands at low prices. We bought canal boat Aqua Rosa the 31-ft 'Marjani' for just over 22k. in France, but we never followed up on the idea. Then, three months ago and out of the blue, we had individuals contact us with a very strong interest in being partners in both boats. But after thinking about it a bit, we decided against both potential partnerships. Despite the fact that we knew and had sailed with both individuals, the complications/risks just didn't seem

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Cabo Pulmo: The bodies of two fi shermen were recovered from a shrimp boat that reportedly rolled over. There is no word about the other three who were aboard.

La Paz: In the wee hours of the morning, Newton passed about 50 miles to the west of La Paz, which is 80 miles north of Cabo as the crow fl ies, and home to maybe 1,000 recreational boats. The only boats that did poorly were six that were unattended and anchored out in the bay. Four of them went up on the Mogote, on the north side of the shallow bay. They appear to have made soft landings in sand or sand/mangroves. Will Imanse of the Sceptre 35 Shaman reports that four of the boats were: Starduster, a wooden double-ender showing no homeport, a boat that he personally helped refl oat two years ago after hurricane Odile; Stay Gold from Victoria, British Columbia; Ronin, which looks like a nice Ericson 32/35, from Emeryville; and the powerboat San Lee from Reno. All four of these boats were unattended. Imanse didn’t witness it personally, but was told that two other boats — Rock Bottom and Go For Broke, homeports unknown — also went ashore. We don’t know if they were attended or not. Neal Shroyer of Marina de La Paz says there was no damage at his marina, and that other marina managers told him that they didn’t have any damage either. Shroyer noted that the wind came out of the east and the south, which means off the land. Boats in La Paz would have been much more vulnerable in winds out of the north. Barritt and Renée Neal were aboard their newly acquired Hunter 49 Serendipity II at the Fonatur Marina at the east end of La Paz when Newton’s winds began to hit in the early hours of the morning. "By 4:40 a.m. it was gusting to 50 knots," says Barritt. "I saw one gust to 57 knots, while Renee caught one of 67 knots. But except for a few minutes, we never lost electrical power, and thus had air conditioning all through it." This is the second time the couple have fl own down to the new-to-them boat and had to interrupt work to prepare for a hurricane. "It’s getting old fast," says Barritt, who lives aboard a Peterson 44 in San Diego with Renée.

Puerto Escondido: The offi ce manager at the Puerto Escondido Marina, 110 miles north of La Paz, told Latitude there had been no problems at his facility or with the boats there. However, we have since received unconfi rmed reports that one boat went onto the rocks, allegedly because the mooring she was on had failed. This may or may not be correct. We also heard several reports that a couple of boats in the Waiting Room anchorage dragged, although they didn’t appear to have been damaged too badly. Lastly, there were reports that a catamaran somewhere in the area had also dragged ashore, but was also not badly damaged.

Santa Rosalia: Lucie Mewes of the Richmond-based Georgia reports that the boats in the marinas at the old mining town of Santa Rosalia, 210 miles miles north of La Paz, did fi ne, with the owners telling her they watched things unfold from the second-story restaurant in the Fonatur Marina building. It was good they were on the second fl oor, because the heavy rain pouring down from the 4,000-ft Sierra Giganta caused severe fl ooding, covering cars in rocks and mud. Previous storms had rolled cars right into the marinas.

Puerto Don Juan, Bahia de Los Angeles: Don Juan is about 330 miles north of La Paz. Jason Hite aboard the Long Beach-based Caribbean 50 Volare reports that he and a dozen other skippers hid out in that excellent hurricane hole. "We had a maximum of 25 knots of wind and barely enough rain to wash the salt off our boats," says Hite.

The Mainland: Still packing winds with gusts into the 60s, Newton caused the most damage to boats in the Guaymas/San Carlos area, which is about 225 miles almost due north of La Paz, but over on the mainland. It’s home to perhaps as many as 1,500 boats. Contrary to As reported last month, the Wylie 38+ Flashgirl was struck by lightning while anchored off Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, proving yet again that bad things can happen to even the most well-prepared sailors, as the sleek red sloop is owned by Commodore and Nancy Tompkins. As often noted in these pages, Commodore is one of San Francisco Bay's most colorful characters (and is featured in a recently released Life on the Water documentary). Flashgirl's partial sinking was a terrible blow to Nancy and Commodore — who will turn 85 in February — but with a little help from their friends they will

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