Latitude 38 March 1981

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1st Annual In-House Clearance Sale March 9th-15th — Unbeatable Prices!

QUALITY Call for Free Sale-Price List DEPENDABILITY

DAVIS MARK 25 SEXTANT

$150."“ Retail $89.99 Sale!

RADARK Folding Radar Reflectors

The Finest, All-Aluminum 14" dia.

List: $25.95

SALE: $14.99

LEAD SINKER MOLDS Complete Stock

Fantastic Savings on YACHT BRAID Beiow Dealer Cost!

LORAN SI-TEX

SRD-757 - 5^^595

Longitude/Latitude Conversion Available.

Low Price SATELLITE NAVIGATi6n coming soon

newmar marine battery charger

with Isolator — 12 volt, 15 amp sale

VOLVO MARINE DIESELSCall for Quotes

Miscellaneous Sailboat Hardware In Stock Items Only — UP TO 50% OFF!NICRO/FICO R.C. MARINE RACELITE SCHAEFFER HARKEN

Synthesized V.H.F. Standard L.T.D.,

24 chi. w/antenna 6 d,b. — only $289.95 x

Casting-Trolling-Live Bait Developed for California waters — most precision, lightweight reei on the market. Savings up to 40% during saie.

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OHO FISH CLEANER

• Made of atrortg High Impact atyrana

• Lightweight and portable

• Adaptable to any craft

• Sturdy and dependable

Retail: $22.95

Sale: $13.99

BARLOW WINCHES Call for Quotes

MAGMA $69.96

Velcro — 2for-1 SALE

13s DANFORTH PACKAGE

Includes: 200’ Twisted Nylon & 6’ chain $89.95 Complete

DataMarine Caprice 100 D.L.

Depth Sounder & L.C.O. Knotmeter Both only $299.95 — a $418.00 Value

S.R. MARINER INSTRUMENTS SAVE UP TO 40%!

2Va lb. American-LaFrance Dry Chemical Extinguishers minimum case of 6 — 55,99 qq

AUTOPILOT RANGE AUTOHELM 1000 AUTOHELM 2000 AUTOHELM 3000

AUTOHELM® 1000

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Cal-June Horseshoe Life Buoys $39.95 retail $24.95 SALE

Stainless Steel Rack — $9.95

HONDA model 500 generator 12 volts D.C. — 110 A.C.

Sale Price: $299.99 iv

ELVSTROM MOORING SNUBBERS

For 5/8" line, minimum 4 $11.95 ea.

18” DIAMETER MOORING BUOYS List: $89.95 SALE; $49.95

IIP

MODEL 26 Standard Equipment: 1 Floorboard 4 Passenger2 Length: 8’6” 1 Pump Maximum Load: 925 lbs. ISelf-Bailer weight: 62 Ibs. 2 Row Locks ®

2 Lifelines SALE PRICE: $595.00 1 Repair Kit

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You Won’t Stay Awake. All Night Wondering Whether Your Anchor is Holding.

20 . 149.00 27 . 179.00

# 35 . 239.00

45.$ 279.00 60 . 349.00

70% additional off on in-stock anchors

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MARVEL Refrigeration conversion kits — up to 6 cu./ft. Ice Box, 12 volt, 6 tray

Retail: $525.00 Special: $339.00

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LATITUDE 38 CREW LIST

\A/ell buckaroos and buckerooettes, what you see here is Latitude SB’s 1981 Crew List. Printed on these pages is a com¬ pilation of folks looking to crew on racing and cruising boats; also printed is a list of rac¬ ing and cruising boatowners looking for crew.

Originally we hoped we might accept ap¬ plications for the list for tvyo months, butwe’re not going to be able to. Responseshave come in so hot and heavy that we’regoing to have to cut it off. We’re sorry if youmissed out this year; you might want to take

• out a ‘classy classified’ next month to getyour sailing desires across to the public.

The variety of responses has been gratify¬ ing, including folks responding from thestates of Washington, Florida and Colorado,as well as the length of California. As you’d expect, lots of men responded, and theyrange in age from 16 to 60. And women?We never thought we’d get the number ofresponses we did from them; they ranged inage from 18 to their mid-50’s. Several couples have applied for crew positions as a‘team’, and one cruising boat couple are looking for crew as a team.

You’d assume that men who owne‘d boats would be looking for crew, but there arewomen boatowners, too. Our favorite isJeanie Row>e who intends to take her 35-ft.cutter to Mexico and further starting inNovember. Jeanie is looking for a man, andinstead of checking the box that says ‘Whatlooks good in a bikini’ wrote, ‘Whatevermales look good in’. Jeanie is fifty-two and we say bravo to you!

There are some racing skippers, and far more cruising skippers that are clearly look¬ing for members of the opposite sex to crewand serve other . . . shall we say ‘functions’on their boats. Let’s take a moment and ad¬dress this ‘sexual situation’, shall we?

iAlfter we published last year’s crew list.

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several women informed us that sometimes the male captains seemed to expect ladies to perform duties beyond that of a normalcrewmember. You know, be romantic, play footsie, and so forth. It’s for this reason that we asked cruising boat owners to check if they are looking for crew that is 1. female;and 2. looks good in a bikini. We figured thatthese questions^ would let people get a feel for what the person is really looking for.

Now mind you, we have no objection formen looking to find sonrie lady to share what they hope will be some exciting and adventureous sailing and ‘squeezing’ times. We’vegot nothing against it as long as you’re up front about it and not deceptive. What we don’t want is some lusty geezer hassling an innocent lady looking merely to crew and expecting that she’ll provide hot love in return for a crew position. If you hold thatover some lady’s head you’re abusing the list, and frankly, we’d prefer you abusedyourself instead. Fair enough? Afterall, thepurpose of these lists is to get folks on boats, not in bed.

And ladies, mind you, can be great crew,and that means on racing boats-, too. We were lucky enough to win our division in lastyear’s Vallejo Race, and we did so with a crew of four very active ladies, and only three machos.

A tip for everyone using this list: Don’t callthe name at the top of the list, because they’ll get plenty of calls as it is. Start from the back,or the middle, or two-thirds through, anywhere but the top. Another tip; Checkthe telephone prefixes to try and match up with folks who live close and could share driving with you:

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tip for brand new sailors looking to crew: If you think either racing or cruising is as leisurely as it is portrayed in beer commer¬ cials, you’re in for a big surprise. It can be — and frequently is — cold, rough, wet, and strenuous. It’s also satisfying.

A tip for racing boat owners on aneconomy kick: If you’ve been looking for crew who will be thrilled to get on a boat and not expect the best of free meals and finebeverages, this is your list. There’s lots of new blood here who claim they are willing to bust their asses and many, many of themwho are “willing to prepare and maintain their boat”. Many others offered to makesandwiches, bring beer, and so forth. Sounds good, doesn’t it?

A tip for inexperienced sailors looking to crew on racing boats; Keep trying like crazy to get that first opportunity or two on a boat. If you enthusiastically work hard, always payattention, and help put the boat away, you’ll score big points. After the race, go to the yacht club and make new friends and con¬tacts. Boat owners are a/ways looking for reliable, dedicated, and enthusiastic crew; soonce you get your foot in the door, you’ll be loaded with opportunities.

A tip for cruising boat owners looking forcruising crew: When you find someone who you think will be good for your trip, makesure you do some shaking down and gettinginto stressful situations together. You’ve got to see how your chemistry works out underpressure, because problems tend to become aggravated on longer passages.

A tip for folks looking to get on as cruisingcrew: If you strike out here and aredesperate to get any cruising experience, flyto Cabo San Lucas between now and May. Walk down the beach and tell yachtiesyou’re looking for a sail north. If you’rehealthy, you’ll have a berth the next day. Itmight be a shitty passage for the first sail, butyou’ll get respectable experience.

The fun starts on the next page.