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LETTERS
Rigging Specialists monohulls, the AC75s, would have scow bows, because they would need to "set down off the foils without completely submarining." But he reread the rules and said, "They specifically 'disallow' scow bow shapes — a threat to the paradigm?" Either way, we love unconventional craft, because — more often than not — they are crewed by unconventional, outsidethe-box-thinking sailors.
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JEFF CANEPA / BUDDY MELGES
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⇑⇓ LATITUDE'S MAGIC PASTRY MAN [T o Latitude publisher John Arndt:] I missed seeing you at Pacific Sail [and Power Boat Show] but your crew covered your o'kole. As always, I dropped of f some Paris Bakery 'treats', but I'm not sure they had plans to save you any [we didn't, no]. Here's a photo of a poster that recently arrived in my Capitola postal box. Opening the poster tube gave me chills and here's the Sailing the amber waves of grain. reason: I relayed this story to a postal representative who agreed to stay after hours for me. As you might recall, in 1986 the Heart of America 12-meter was here in Santa Cruz preparing for the next America's Cup. They were here with the Canada II team practicing in conditions similar to those in Perth, Australia, the location of the then-upcoming America's Cup. In fact it was back then I was first introduced to a small 20-ft trailerable class, the Hotfoot 20. I remember seeing it for the first time in tow behind a van on the west side at the Santa Cruz Harbor. The Hotfoot 20, designed by naval architect Doug Hemphill and built in Vancouver, BC, by Hotfoot Boats, had an employee in town visiting his friends and crewmembers of Canada II. Fast-forward to a few years ago: A gal associated with a Chicago 'sailing' program had posted comments on LinkedIn. That info led to an email and my hopes of finding another Heart of America poster to replace one lost years earlier. With the clock a-tickin', and without success with that Chicago connection, I put in a call in to Melges Boat Works office manager Cindy Handel. Cindy relayed my request to Buddy's wife Gloria, and, within days, Gloria called and said, "Hello, this is Gloria Melges. Cindy gave me your message, and I believe I have one here at home." Gloria went on to inform me she would look around, and ask Buddy to sign it and send it. A few months had passed, and last week a 'yellow' parcel card appeared at my Capitola PO Box. The poster had arrived within a few days. Jeff Canepa Capitola
