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We were in the BVIs sailing from Jost Van Dyke to Virgin Gorda. Just as we were rounding the Dogs, which is a particularly picturesque small group of rocks and miniscule islands, a feeling hit me. I didn’t want to get to Virgin Gorda. I didn’t want the voyage to end. So, I turned off the autopilot and swung the rudder until we were sailing between Cockroach Island and George Dog. We sailed around for a few more hours, just kind of enjoying the day, and then, just before sunset, we entered Gorda Sound and headed over to the Bitter End Yacht Club for the evening. It was a good day. We were sailing to Hiva Oa in the Marquesas and had timed things to arrive in a small bay on the north shore, Hanamenu, just before sunset. We would have made it EXCEPT, we got a clog in our fuel system and the engine shut down about five miles out. But that was okay. We had time, so we started the bleeding procedures only to find a bad fuel line. But that was okay, we had a spare fuel line. So, we took off the old line and replaced it. But in doing so we busted the nipple. But that was okay, as we had a spare nipple, so we replaced it. But by the time we’d finished, it was almost dark and there was a squall on the horizon. So, we motored hard and fast, and soon the squall hit us and gave us some wind. So, we motorsailed as fast as we could to make this landfall in a strange harbor before dark. We didn’t make it. In fact, as we hit the entrance to the bay the squall started to dump biblical amounts of water on our heads. So much that we couldn’t see the bow. But that was okay, we had radar. Of course it was down below, so we had to steer down in the pilot house where you couldn’t see anything. It wasn’t a very good day.
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The Lost Soul was just finishing a Pacific crossing from Hawaii to the West Coast of California. We had been cruising for the previous year in the South Pacific, and we were returning to Redondo Beach to do a little refitting before taking off for the Med, and to piss off our friends by telling them, “No, we’re not staying. We just stopped in to say hello!” As we spotted San Miguel Island, the outermost island in the Channel Islands’ chain, Jody and I were sitting on the foredeck as “Otto” the auto-pilot handled the steering chores. The sun was coming up and for the first time in two years, we were looking at the coastline of California. “Can’t we just keep going?” Jody asked. I thought for a moment. Was there any way we could? I started searching for some way to justify sailing all this way, and then just saying “the hell with it,” and turn south. I couldn’t, we didn’t, and we sailed on in. It was a good day. It’s a five-day sail from Maupilia in the Society Islands to Suverov in the Northern Cooks. The Pilot Charts said it would be a downwind sail, and we believed them. 80 miles out of Maupilia we start getting a head wind (of course!). Soon it builds to 30 knots. Then the clouds come. Pretty soon we look like reruns of the crew of the SS Minnow as Gilligan took the wheel. I swear I saw Noah pass us one evening, and for five days we made our four-day crossing against the wind, with every leak in the boat running at full flow. As we entered Suverov there was not a dry towel, blanket or mattress on board. It was not a good day. You have all heard the saying that you have to take the bad with the good. I think in cruising we have to take that one step further. As time goes by, you learn to enjoy the bad with the good. The scenarios I used here are all pretty much etched in my mind. And I look back on all of them and smile. The good, the bad, and the ugly. They stand out in my memory more vivid than all of the days that happened between. Yeah, the bad days seemed real bad at the time, but now, years later, they are good memories. And so, now, when the bad days come along, I inwardly grin, knowing that someday in the not too distant future, I will be telling the story of the “bad day” and enjoying it. Remember this. When you are in civilization looking at those days “out there” you think it was a dream. When you are out there and think about your life in civilization, it’s more like a nightmare. And there you have it! Life out there is like a dream, and life when you are back here is more like a nightmare! W W W . L AT S A T T S . C O M
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All the News That Fits Between the Sheets
Spring 2022
Volcano Erupts in Japan
The Bitter End Is Almost BACK!
Recent volcanic eruptions have created some unusual sights. About 1,300 kilometers south of the Japanese capital, the volcanoes have been erupting since late August. Seismic activity from one of them, an underwater volcano called Fukutoku-Okanoba, has created a new small, C-shaped island. Although it measured about 1 kilometer in diameter above water when the islet first emerged, it’s been slowly sinking and is now one-third of its former size.
Founded in 1969 and established as a family retreat in 1973, the Bitter End Yacht Club is a worldrenowned watersports playground. The Bitter End gets its name from being the final island outpost before the Caribbean Sea meets the open Atlantic Ocean. In 2017, the village was destroyed by Hurricane Irma. Today, the place looks a little bit different but remains unmistakably Bitter End. With over a mile of waterfront to reimagine, they’ve designed a destination that is tailor-made for the seafaring community. Now, four years later, their crew is getting ready to welcome back kindred spirits from across the globe to the sailor’s headquarters in the BVI! Tie up at their decked-out marina, or stay in the new over-the-sea Marina Lofts. Reservations will be opening very soon.
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Nautical Trivia Remember the movie Footloose? Okay, so does that refer to loose feet, loose shoes, loose morals, or what? You can find out on page 28!
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Italia Yachts & Quantum Sails Quantum Sails and Italia Yachts USA announced a partnership. The Italia Yachts and David Walters Yachts strategic partnership began in 2019 with DWY being named Italia’s exclusive dealer in North America. Under the direction of Italia Yachts USA Sales Director, Erik Haaland, and the leadership of DWY President, Josh McLean, the Italia brand has experienced tremendous growth and gained momentum in the United States. The team has had a longstanding relationship, so it’s been a natural fit.
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Sydney Hobart Tough Start A thrilling see-saw battle started the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s 628-nautical-mile race between the first four boats, including the three 100foot maxis. Heading down the NSW coast, Peter Harburg’s Reichel/Pugh 100 Black Jack was leading. After spending most of the night sailing inside the rhumb line, Black Jack later moved outside it for the wind and current. In second place was Christian Beck’s LawConnect, which was the first to pass the Green Cape Lighthouse, followed by the David Witt-skippered SHK Scallywag 100 further out to sea. Speaking on board LawConnect, Ty Oxley said: “Last night wasn’t too bad, the breeze got up a bit and it was pretty wet for a while. We managed to get through. “Everything is good on board, we’re sailing as quickly as we can and that’s the most important thing at the moment.”
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The more you learn, the greater is life’s adventure. Mapping of U.S. Waters Reaches Milestone NOAA has now mapped two million square kilometers of the ocean with a high-resolution, multi-beam sonar system. Two-million square kilometers is equivalent to more than 772,000 square miles or roughly more than onequarter of the size of the lower 48 United States. The two-million square kilometers milestone was reached while mapping the Blake Plateau off the coast of the southeastern United States November 1, 2021. The NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer has been responsible for the mapping since being commissioned in 2008. Earlier this year the ship had its mapping technology replaced with even better equipment in order to see more of the ocean floor. Only waters part of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone were mapped, but it’s part of a long-term goal to map that entire zone by 2040. The goal is broken down into parts — map waters deeper than 40 meters by 2030, and near shore waters by 2040.
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WWII Warships Emerge After Valcano Buy your kid a boat. Then he won’t be able to afford drugs!!!
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Volcanic activity near Tokyo has formed a new island and brought partially sunken WWII battleships into better view, creating an eerie sight of ghost ships that recalls one of the bloodiest battles in U.S. Marine history. About 1,300 kilometers south of the Japanese capital, the volcanoes have been erupting from an underwater volcano called FukutokuOkanoba. The same tectonic plate movement pushed up the nearby island of Iwo Jima, exposing the new islet and the chilling ships whose images have been widely circulating on Japanese social media. Many are puzzled by the startling image of the rising WWII battleships.
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CARL, The Ocean Robot? The ocean is big, and our attempts to understand it are still largely surface-deep. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Organization, around 80 percent of the big blue is “unmapped, unobserved, and unexplored.” A professor of aeronautics and mechanical engineering at the California Institute of Technology came up with an approach for global ocean exploration where you take swarms of smaller robots of various types and populate the ocean with them for tracking, for climate change. CARL-Bot (Caltech Autonomous Reinforcement Learning Robot) is a palm-sized aquatic robot that looks like a cross between a pill capsule and a dumbo octopus. It has motors for swimming around, is weighted to stay upright, and has sensors that can detect pressure, depth, acceleration, and orientation. Everything that CARL does is powered by a microcontroller inside, which has a 1-megabyte processor that’s smaller than a postage stamp. CARL is the latest ocean-traversing innovation — and it was created and 3D-printed at home!
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Volcano and Tsunami Hit Tonga Tsunami waves caused by a giant underwater volcanic eruption have hit the Pacific country of Tonga. Social media footage showed water washing through a church and several homes, and witnesses said ash was falling over the capital, Nuku’alofa. Tsunami warnings across the region sent residents scrambling to higher ground. The eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha apai volcano was heard across the South Pacific, and eventually as far away as the US. Videos on social media showed traffic jams as people tried to flee low-lying areas by car.
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Life in the Strange, Dark World
Russian Oligarch’s ‘Black Pearl’
In the strange, dark world of the ocean floor, underwater fissures, called hydrothermal vents, host complex communities of life. These vents belch scorching hot fluids into extremely cold seawater, creating the chemical forces necessary for the small organisms that inhabit this extreme environment to live. We have determined that specific hydrothermal seafloor environments provide a unique habitat where certain organisms can thrive. In so doing, it’s opened up new possibilities for life in the dark at the bottom of oceans on Earth, as well as throughout the solar system. On land, when organisms get energy out of the food they eat, they do so through a process called cellular respiration, where there is an intake of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide. Biologically speaking, the molecules in our food are unstable in the presence of oxygen, and it is that instability that is harnessed by our cells to grow and reproduce, a process called biosynthesis. In deep-sea microbial ecosystems, organisms thrive near vents where hydrothermal fluid mixes with ambient seawater. Previous research led by Shock found that the biosynthesis of basic cellular building blocks, like amino acids and sugars, is particularly favorable in areas where the vents are composed of ultramafic rock (igneous and meta-igneous rocks with very low silica content), because these rocks produce the most hydrogen.
The 350-foot long $200 million Black Pearl was commissioned by Russian oligarch Oleg Burlakov, who passed away in June at the age of 72. Burlakov was “The Cement King.” Aside from his wealth and economic pursuits, Burlakov was also considered an eco-sailing pioneer for his work developing the Black Pearl. The unique sailing yacht is widely considered an engineering feat due to both its size and self-sustaining construction. The ship carries over 31,000 square feet of sail area, and has a maximum speed of 30 knots under wind power. The sails themselves absorb solar power.
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Nautical Trivia It’s the name of the bottom of a sail – the foot – which must be attached to the boom. If it is not properly attached it may become “footloose.” Footloose and fancy-free means acting without commitment. (From page 18)
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Randy Simpkins
Lee Chesneau
Randall Arlonis Simpkins passed away on December 2, 2021, at the age of 83 after a valiant fight with cancer. He worked at JPL and continued his physics research as a Ph.D candidate at the Scripps Institute. Randy captained his 60-foot schooner, The See Drache, from Newport Beach to Tahiti with no navigation tools other than a sextant. He invented and manufactured a marine refrigeration system that allowed all sailors on the seven seas to crack a cold one. Fifty years later, his Technautics products are still sold around the world. He will be missed!
Lee Chesneau was a big part of the Lats & Atts family for decades. He was more than a friend, he was a teacher and probably the most proficient weatherman that ever lived. His regular articles on the weather were one of our most popular columns. But more than that, he was one of the finest people we have ever known. Always with a smile on his face, you couldn’t help but smile when you’d see him wandering the aisles in a boat show, or teaching a class at our seminars. Lee was a Senior Weather Analyst for NOAA for 35 years, and was also the senior weather forecaster for the U.S. Navy. He was one of a kind and will be missed by all who knew him.
Mike Grzanich Mike Grzanich has been a legend in Cabo San Lucas since the late 70s. He and publisher Bob Bitchin used to ride together “back in the day.” He’d opened a number of the best bars in the South Bay area of SoCal, and finally settled in Cabo San Lucas before they had paved streets. His Cabo Roadhouse was a home for sailors for over 40 years, and Lats & Atts staff made their home there, too. His trademark saying will live on forever.
“No Bad Days!”
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ACTIVE PIRACY REPORT from the International Commercial Crime Services: A Narrative of the Most Recent Attacks
January 10, 2022: Macapa Anchorage, Brazil. Duty crew on routine rounds onboard an anchored bulk carrier noticed three robbers armed with guns and knives and immediately informed the duty o cer. The alarm was raised and the crew mustered. The robbers pointed their guns at the mustered crew as they lowered ship’s stores into a waiting boat. Incident reported to local agent. January 3, 2022: Kandla Anchorage, Deendayal Port, India. Duty AB on routine rounds onboard an anchored tanker noticed three unauthorized persons onboard, and notified the o cer on watch. The alarm was raised, PA announcement made, and crew mustered, resulting in the persons escaping in their boat. A search was made throughout the tanker. Ship’s properties were reported stolen. Port control was informed and coast guard o cials boarded the tanker for inspection. January 9, 2022: BMC Pier, Monrovia, Liberia. Unnoticed, robbers boarded a berthed tanker, stole ship’s properties, and escaped. The theft was discovered by the duty o cer while making routine rounds. The incident was reported to the Port Authorities and local agents. January 7, 2022: Singapore Straits. Alert crew onboard a tanker underway noticed four robbers armed with a long knife on the poop deck. The alarm was raised, PA announcement made, and the crew mustered, resulting in the robbers escaping. A search was made throughout the tanker. Nothing reported stolen. The Maritime and Port Authorities were notified through Vessel Tra c Information System.
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ANOTHER WAY GOOD LUCK WITH THAT By Tania Aebi
Captain Woody and I met through this magazine and have been leading sailing trips for nearly two decades now. He fills his boats, I fill mine, we meet up at charter bases around the world, and together with our crews, we have adventures, and feel very lucky to be able to do this. In the fall of 20 , we wanted minimal expense and time commitment and came up with a warm and easy March 2020 getaway for our people. The Spanish Virgin Islands. e’d flown through San Juan, Puerto Rico countless times, never leaving the airport and always flying over these islands, bound for other Caribbean destinations. rom above, they looked inviting hy not actually check them out Both Culebra and Vieques had been used for decades of U.S. military target and bombing practice. But, in spite of this past indignity, we’d heard they were beautiful, full of gorgeous beaches, and unexploited by tourism. A history of unexploded ordnance, abandoned tanks, and toxic explosives don’t mix too well with drinking water and resorts. But we’d be on boats, and the unsavory activities had been restricted to very avoidable certain areas. We sent out a preliminary email describing a trip there, and our boats filled immediately. Lucky. The charter company we liked to use had a base on the east end of Puerto Rico, the perfect jumping off point, and before boarding, we planned for a mainland visit to Old San Juan and l unque rainforest. Rooms were booked, rental car reserved, and as March 2020 rolled around and the final suggested packing list was sent out, we were excited. Then, one week before departure day, the world shut down. The trip had to be postponed. nlucky. Never imagining how long it would take to resurface from a pandemic, a word we’d never really thought about before looking for it in contract fine print, we first rebooked our boats for November 2020. Then, April 202 . Then, hoping 2 months of time would get us past the worst of it, settling on ecember 202 . Almost all our original people remained onboard with having something to look forward to when things started feeling more normal again. ithin a couple of months of making this decision, an emailed notification from the charter company arrived: they were closing the Puerto Rican base and would issue credits for boats at any of their other locations.
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Noooooo!! hat terrible luck. There was a distinct moment of panic until . . . wait . . . wasn’t Saint Thomas upwind, the same distance away from Culebra and Vieques as the east end of Puerto Rico id our charter company have a base there es!! e’d have to forego visiting mainland Puerto Rico and fly into Saint Thomas instead, but the SVI show could still go on. Luck was back in the game. So, almost two years later than planned, we met our people on the charter company dock in Red Hook, Saint Thomas, one of the most uncomplicated places to go these days. With travel to foreign countries dependent on testing and the risk of positive result cancellations, .S. brokers were funneling clients to the nited States Virgin Islands. The dock was jamming with departing and arriving sailors, baggage and provisioning waiting to board. Brief turn-around times with staff and spares shortages left lots of deferred maintenance, and none of us would be able to speak highly to the condition of our boats or the availability of repair crew. But, a nearby supermarket was well-stocked and we’re a crowd that can improvise with things like dental floss when proper tools are lacking. Before leaving, making sure the boats were in working order was on us. And so was the itinerary. hen the lady in the o ce found out we were headed to Vieques, she said, “ ell, good luck with that! Huh “ ood luck with what ood luck, because if anything went wrong for us in the SVI, we’d be on our own no chase boats, no support. Not a single person on that dock neither charter captains, nor support staff had ever made the mile downwind run to Vieques or Culebra. They knew oodles about Saint Thomas and Saint John, but the SVI could have been on the other side of the world. oody, John the third skipper and I paused for about ten seconds, then shrugged and hustled to get fueled up and off to our first anchorage miles away before dark. e found a cruising guide at Budget Marine, made sure charts were downloaded, and had eyeballs and plenty of daylight to make good, not lucky, decisions. hat we didn’t know, we’d find out like how to check in and out of Puerto Rican territory. Turned out nobody knew. Charter boats coming from SVI were an enigma, and many super nice and funny interactions ensued with local Customs and Border W W W .L AT S A T T S . C O M
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In May of 1985, an 18-year-old Tania set sail from Manhattan, New York, and became the first American woman and youngest sailor at the time to circumnavigate the globe. Upon her return to Manhattan in November 1987, Tania had visited 23 countries and sailed 27,000 miles. Nowadays, Tania runs charters and delivers boats all over the world when she’s not at home, raising her sons, working on her next book, or battling snow in the winter and weeds in the summer. patrol agents who tried to figure out what to do with us. Because data and cellular service there worked beautifully, we kept in touch via phone, video chats, online decal purchases, and finally, an actual inperson meeting in the Culebra Airport Customs and Border Patrol room. It took four days before they found a way to secure o cial permission for us. ood luck with that. Meanwhile, this week spent bopping between anchorages, so near and so far from everything, revealed tranquil scenery galore. There are still off-limit areas on Vieques, where it might be unlucky to drop an anchor, but there are many other options. One after another. On our first night, following the downwind miles, we had a wonderfully protected bay all to ourselves, fringed by reefs to snorkel the next morning. Then, we shared a nearby excellent anchorage with a couple other boats in one of two world-famous bioluminescent bays, though it was the wrong moon phase for a proper light show. After motoring and close reaching back upwind 2 miles, we anchored off ewey, Culebra’s small town with plenty of room for all three of us to anchor. It was a short dinghy ride to a dock with a yummy restaurant, bar with Aperol spritzes, and small world stories with other sailors. And it was also short walking distance to USPS for mailing cards, the hardware store for a bolt to hold a 2-foot catamaran rudder in place, the sleepy airport for checking in, and a few shops for t-shirts. After a day of small-town life, we headed for another nearby spot with moorings between the reef holding back the opalescent Atlantic and undeveloped greenery onshore. And, for our last anchorage in the W W W .L AT S A T T S . C O M
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SVI, we dropped hooks off Culebrita, alone again with more empty beaches, hiking trails, wild goats, and snorkeling. xcept for ewey, we never saw a bar or restaurant, but had each other, plenty of food and drink, working watermakers, and empty anchorages every single one! . Secure and lovely. Hard to feel luckier. inally, after miles of pounding back upwind and into the lee of Saint Thomas, we found the only uncrowded anchorage, probably because there were no bars or restaurants, and had a potluck dinner with fresh fish caught underway. Three boats and happy people spent our last evening together, holding well and protected at the bottom of ater Island, an hour away from the base where we needed to be in the morning. All three boats were returned on time, repaired and tidy with clear descriptions of whatever needed further attention. Hopefully, along with all the unopened leftover food and drink, the stressed-out changeover staff felt almost lucky as we did. Later that night, after , 00 miles of two flights and a long car ride to a point just south of Canadian border, I slept in my bed. ood luck with that Nobody could have felt luckier.
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SAILING ALEKONA The Sea of Cortez San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico By Jessie Zevalkink-Yeates
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e were waved through the Nogales border just south of Tucson with over $15,000 worth of boat parts. The things in the car are everything we’ve worked for. From the boxes of baby formula and the overpriced sunscreen, to a new roller furling, running rigging, AIS transmitter, satellite WX, and fuel polishing system… bottom paint, deck paint, sewing machine, water pumps, the one and only guide book to Patagonia, tethers, life jackets, canisters…lifeline netting, baby wagon, baby backpack, baby harness and tether, and a clamp-on high chair. Nothing was searched or stamped. Not a single word was spoken. We were confused and relieved all at once. e drove south of the border and missed the o ce in which we were supposed to stop and attain a tourist visa. We backtracked and two hours later entered Mexico properly with stamps and papers and all our tangibles.
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It took us seven days and six nights to drive sideways and downwards from Michigan to San Carlos, Mexico, where we left ALEKONA to dehydrate last May. On the way, Otis slept in a closet, a hallway, a cupboard, a shower, another closet, and another shower. He did better in the car than I myself did, up until the very end when we had to pull over on the shoulder of a Mexican freeway. There we were. Gringos. With a baby covered in shit from head to toe. A car seat seeping with “popo.” Trying to keep Oti’s hands out of his mouth, we stripped the backseat in the dust of deafening exhaust pipes blazing by. We made it though. The dusty roads, the unidentified speed bumps, and the occasional pothole that compromised our chassis reminded us how lucky we are in our homeland. Omar shows us around our fashionable one-bedroom Airbnb, just around the corner from Marina Seca (the boatyard). We are greeted by heat and a petite yet treacherous scorpion in the kitchen. Luke smashes it with his shoe and I decide to keep mine on Terrified to let Otis crawl around, I think through our alternate accommodation options. It’s not Omar’s fault, the scorpion, but when I locate a mammoth brown spider behind the washer, I force myself to reconcile with the fact that we live with these creatures now. In the Mexican state of Sonora, this is their home and we are in it. All we can do is be vigilant. Check our shoes. Or maybe never take them off. The town of San Carlos is six hours south of Tucson, Arizona. Halfway down the Sea of Cortez and on the mainland side, the parched and rocky community is home to roughly 7,000 people. It is a clique for many expat Americans from Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California who drive south for the winter, as well as a camp for sailors and cruisers alike. Last spring we sailed the
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perimeter of the Baja peninsula, and along the way, San Carlos was a frequent recommendation for a hurricane safe haul out, storage, and a DIY boatyard. Three things sailors will travel hundreds or thousands of miles to find. We explored deeper and deeper into the magic of the Sea of Cortez and were welcomed into San Carlos under a warm sunrise and the town's most iconic geographical landmark, the twin peaks of Cerro Tetakawi painted in rosé. It’s now the height of November, and the Marina Seca is lively with ambitious cruisers chipping away at bottom paint. We have been preparing for this sailing season from our devices back home for the last three months. Finally we are here in front of our steelhulled ketch in flesh and blood, ready to work. With intentions to continue south to the bottom of the world, we’ve equipped ALEKONA with everything we think we might need to maintain her for the next six months and 6,000 miles. Our plans have remained ambitious since buying this boat two years ago — and stirring a 1-year-old into the mixing bowl has not slowed us down but in fact has required us to speed up. To meet his safety needs aboard and to meet our goals in the time frame that we have to achieve them, we have to work harder and faster and more e ciently. Our dream was to sail this boat to Patagonia when we first laid eyes on her, and so our southeasterly goals remain as follows: San Carlos —Puerto Vallarta, 550nm Puerto Vallarta—Acapulco, 400nm Acapulco—Galápagos, 1200nm (Otis and I will disembark here and fly to Chile Galápagos—Valdivia, Chile, 2500nm (Luke and crew for long upwind passage) Without actually crossing an ocean, this distance is equivalent to crossing the Atlantic twice. And, if there is any W W W . L AT S A T T S . C O M
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The Sea of Cortez possibility of pulling it off, we are going to need the obvious — HELP and a lot of it. If we can t find help we won’t be making it anywhere, and most certainly not out of the boatyard. Our sacrifice this year is a financial one, as help does not come for free in the amount that we require. Fortunately, help is affordable and readily available here in Mexico. If we can sail ALEKONA as far south as Chile this year, it will set us up to explore the fjords of Patagonia next year. If we decide to abolish the arduous upwind trek to Valdivia... Well, we’ve heard they made this really neat canal in Panama, and we’re okay with that too. Every mile sailed south is another mile further away from the resources we could need, and so the journey to Chile starts here in San Carlos. With time and considerable luck, we found Patrick, a South African who has a house just outside of town with his lovely wife and four cats. A jovial character who never wears a shirt or shoes but always carries a cocktail. He knows everything about everyone, and he introduces us to those we need. Patrick is a fast friend and keeps us laughing. We meet Garth, an old shipwright who lives next to Patrick. Beneath the shade of his trailer and in his workshop lives every tool one could need to work on a boat. I was never brave enough to ask him how he lost his finger but when Luke did, the answer was a band saw. We meet Marisol, the warm hearted mother of four down the dusty road, in her one-bedroom home with a bird named Chula and a dog named Rocco. We meet her husband, Ramiro, who turns out to be our welder and who becomes so fond of Otis that Otis begins to prefer being in Ramiro’s care than my own. We meet Antonio, who speaks no English but takes direction well via sign language and will work for hours on end when AC/DC or Iron Maiden is on the stereo. With this team of able and willing locals there is swift progress, from daily runs to the hardware store, to replacing ports, welding the exhaust, bottom jobs, and invaluable childcare. For one month straight, we work from sun up to sun down until ALEKONA is launched into the sea and we agree that everything else can be done along the way. We consider ourselves professional “can-kickers” — completing only what’s necessary to sail safely and saving all “luxury” projects and installations to be done en route. By the second week of December we make a turn-and-burn to America to pick up shipments in Tucson and to stock up on things we are unable to source here in Mexico. Most importantly, we collect the next very important piece of our journey, Clif. Clif is my best friend's husband who jumped at the opportunity to crew with us down to Puerto Vallarta. Clif is a park ranger, an EMT, and ski patrol in the Yosemite Valley area. He didn’t need to be a sailor to be of extreme value to our mission, and I felt great consolation in knowing he would be with us. I was so happy to pick him up from the airport; he was the last piece we needed to leave the docks and W W W .L AT S A T T S . C O M
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with him in the car, and our last errands ran, it meant we had made it. It meant we were heading south. We slowly said thank you and goodbye to each of those who were a part of helping us get on our way. I had a vision of the day that would be the very last time we would pick up Otis from Marisol, who had by then become someone I deeply cared for despite our inability to communicate. I envisioned a strong hug and watery eyes. I did not expect to feel what I did. I wasn’t just taking my small boy away from her, but taking hers away from her too. I trusted her with my heart and my Otis every single day for nearly a month, and in that time frame, the four times over mother-heart she bore inside grew to five, and this goodbye was not just a "hope to see you again soon," but a goodbye we both knew had the potential to be a forever goodbye. The forever part hurt. It's December 12, and ALEKONA is fully loaded. By 2 p.m. we sail away from the peaks of Cerro Tetakawi. Looking back at a place we could have easily called home, our time there was full of lessons and sweat and friends and love that I will make sure to tell Otis about one day. And we’re gone. Land descends away. We settle into the motion of ALEKONA with beamy seas. We settle into the sounds and the rhythms. We settle into our southerly course and I finally have a moment to think about what we’re doing. What we’ve done. Why we’re doing it. How important this is. I wish I had the patience to put it all down, all the things it took to arrive here, sandwiched between mainland Sonora and Baja, sailing downwind in the soft baby fat rolls of the Cortez. One hundred and 10 nautical miles to Isla Coronado, where we have unfinished business with a dormant volcano we didn’t make it to the top of last spring. The forecast for the next 500 miles calls for gentle northerlies, easing us into building our sea legs again. Life on a sailboat is much more than the actual sailing part. The bulk of it is all the time and work that happens to arrive at the sailing part. There is clarity when the sails are set, conditions are in your favor, and you and your crew slip into the sedated state of watches. I, for one, find my reason for it all in the middle of the night when I would normally be fast asleep on land. Trickling along at 3.5 knots. Wind speed 6.5. In the middle of the Sea of Cortez the air is a warm blanket wrapping around my starboard face. Everyone is asleep. Everyone is quiet. The stillness is sweet honey on a homemade biscuit, and the hours alone are the toasted cap on creme brûlée. I melt with stillness and let aloneness soak in my cheeks. It’s mighty fine, and I feel it well deserved. The weather conditions couldn’t be more beautiful, and my night watch is the best dessert. 180º South we go. W W W . L AT S A T T S . C O M
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Cornell Sailing Brothers By J.R. Murray
The overcast skies and humid air were not indicative of how the weather would be later in the morning. I moved about the cockpit of my Catalina 42, readying the boat for my eight friends. It was just after 8:00 a.m. and the first friend, Ruben, was arriving. Unfortunately, he tore his quadricep just prior to the trip. He was determined to make the trip and had flown into Annapolis the night before. Somehow, we managed to get him from the dock to the cockpit. Around 8:30 a.m. the “music man” Chris — or as I call him, “the 5th dimension” — arrived. Chris is an integral part of the crew as he serves as my irascible first mate. Over the next few minutes my friend Jerry and his brother, Derrek, as well as Victor, Cliff, and Louis arrived. Finally, at the scheduled departure time, the friend who is often first to arrive, Keith, arrived. Now we were set to embark on what has been an annual tradition since 2006: the Cornell Sailing Brothers would set sail for the eastern shore of Maryland for the weekend. The tradition started on my former boat, a Catalina 36, with just four of us; myself, Jerry, Ruben and Louis. Over the intervening years, the original four would gradually be joined first by Victor, Derrek, Chris, Keith, and, finally, Cliff. The format of the trip evolved from the original four sailing to Rock Hall on Maryland’s
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C or ne l l S ailing Bro t he rs eastern shore and all of us staying on the boat to Jerry and his brother Derreck staying on the boat with me and the others staying at a B &B. Not every friend has made every trip; some years it was four or five guys. In addition to Rock Hall, we have cruised to St. Michaels as well as Oxford on the eastern shore. In 2012, I acquired s/v Taylor Jay III, a Catalina 42, which allowed the trip to accommodate more people. The only year that we did not have our annual trip was the first year of the pandemic, 2020. The year 2020 proved to be a challenging year, with personal struggles being overlaid on top of the stress and disruptions caused by the shutdown and pandemic. One of our crew battled cancer. Another was hospitalized multiple times with cardiac issues. Three of the crew were experiencing family challenges related to recent changes in marital status. All of us felt the pain of those challenged. I have known all of these men since 1979, with the exception of Jerry’s younger brother Derrek whom I met in 1982. The men were brought back together with our annual trip. The bond between all of us has been immeasurably strengthened through our annual trips to the eastern shore. We have basked in each other’s career success and we have grieved the loss of parents and the dissolution of marital bonds. We have witnessed each other’s children grow from elementary school students to young adults. On all the trips we have laughed, danced, and indulged freely in a range of cuisine and drink on and off the boat. Most importantly, the trips have allowed us to be ourselves, unguarded and unjudged among true friends, with no agenda other than the desire to spend time with each other. So here we were now in June 2021 reunited, understanding and appreciating how precious and precarious life is. Gathered in the cockpit of the Taylor Jay III, Jerry led us in prayer prior to our disembarking. Chris and I cast off the lines, I blew the horn, and we headed out of Chesapeake Harbour Marina in Annapolis. The channel out of the marina leads to the mouth of the Severn River. As we motored briefly on the Severn I turned the boat to port, putting us on a northeast course heading. As we looked over the stern starboard quarter we saw the narrow beach
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Re union and Re ne wal in front of the beautiful Chesapeake Harbour townhomes. I could hear Sam Cooke’s “We’re Having a Party” playing on the boat’s stereo. I reminded my friends that Chesapeake Harbour Marina was previously the site of Carr’s Beach. During segregation and its aftermath, African Americans traveled from points north, south, and west to hear the likes of James Brown, Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin, the Temptations, and many others perform on the open-air stage at Carr’s Beach. Now in the open bay, we pointed the boat southeast into the wind and raised the full batten main. We then headed north and I unfurled the headsail. The wind was out of the south to southeast at 10-17 knots — enough to move the Taylor Jay III 6 knots plus. As we sailed on a reach and edged closer to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge the clouds began to clear and the bright June sun came through. We were all relieved that there would be no rain as there had been in the early morning hours. As we progressed just north of the bridge, barges transporting what appeared to be submarine components came up the shipping channel under the bridge passing the port side of our boat. The boat was sailing comfortably off the shores of Kent Island and the crew indulged themselves in prepackaged snacks and goodies prepared by spouses. I wanted to sail on that reach all afternoon. As we continued on the reach past the tip of Kent Island, we soon neared the buoy that marks the edge of the shoals close to the Eastern Neck just north of the mouth of the Chester River. I pointed the bow almost due north, placing the vessel on a dead run. I rolled up the genoa, dropped the main, and turned on the iron genny. We motored past Rock Hall Harbor and then headed east into the scenic and very shoalfilled Swan Creek. The creek winds behind Rock Hall Avenue and it provides access to numerous marinas. Fortunately, we stayed in the channel and avoided running aground on our way to our slip at Haven Harbour Marina. Haven Harbour, in addition to being a marina, is a large bed-and-breakfast complex. The complex consists of one large central building that has several rooms and the breakfast dining area, as well as several smaller buildings with guest rooms. One of the smaller buildings is the “Boat House,” a two-story structure that housed four of our crew and served as our poker venue. Given the size of our crew, two of our guys were accommodated at the neighboring and picturesque B&B/marina Osprey Point. After getting
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settled in and rested, the crew gathered at the Boat House to take the Rock Hall trolley to Waterman’s Restaurant located on the water in Rock Hall Harbor. One of our most favored traditions is eating crabs at the local establishment of the destination port. Waterman’s is one of our favorites. We feasted on crabs and various seafood entrees and enjoyed wide ranging discussions, and all of this with live music playing in the background. After dinner we took the trolley back to the Boat House and most of the guys engaged in a poker tutorial led by Louis before playing a few rounds of poker. I headed back to the Taylor Jay III to troubleshoot an issue with the boat’s A/C units. I could only run one of the two units without tripping the power breaker. Unfortunately, I could not resolve the issue that evening and ran just the
larger unit. Jerry and Derek arrived back on the boat exhausted and fell asleep, unbothered by the loss of one A/C unit. Sunday morning brought clear skies with a stiff breeze out of the southwest. As the guys boarded the boat to head back to Annapolis, I reviewed the NOAA forecast one more time. No rain, but a breeze of 10 to 15 knots on the nose for most of the trip, unless we tacked back and forth. The short trek back out of Swan Creek was uneventful. As we reached the Bay I revved up the engine RPMs and we motored at 6.5 knots after I raised the mainsail. While heading down the coast and passing the shoals the engine alarm went off, signaling that the engine was overheating. I shut off the engine, unfurled the headsail, pointed the bow West to southwest so we could sail close hauled, and set the autopilot. I went below to go W W W .L AT S A T T S . C O M
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through the various checks — oil, coolant, and raw water intake — and I detected nothing wrong. As we tacked back and forth I became concerned about reaching Annapolis in time for Ruben to catch his flight. I made a decision to call Boat US for a tow. Fortunately, the guys were still enjoying the trip back and each other’s company. The Taylor Jay III continued to sail well and make headway even as the winds shifted further west. Just prior to us reaching the Annapolis Bay Bridge our tow, Boat US, arrived. The captain was a competent and personable 21-yearold young man. At the time of his arrival we were in short choppy waves of 2 to 3 feet, making it just interesting enough to get the tow lines attached to the Taylor Jay III. In the fifteen years of the trip this marked the third time the boat would need a tow. The first time with my Catalina 36 we encountered very choppy seas while heading south, just north of the Bay Bridge. We were motorsailing and the engine kept stalling. The second time we were close to the mouth of the Tred Avon River when the engine stalled. Fortunately, in both instances the issue was relatively minor. In the first case, crud in the tank clogged the fuel intake; in W W W .L AT S A T T S . C O M
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the second, air was in the fuel line and we bled the line upon arrival in Oxford. In this instance, it was later uncovered that a piece of metal had been sucked into the raw water intake and eviscerated the impeller. Every spoke of the impeller was shredded off! Thankfully, the tow did not disrupt the guys from having fun, smoking cigars, imbibing, and eating. As anyone who has done it will tell you, driving a boat behind a tow requires constant concentration and doing it for approximately 6 nautical miles is not the most pleasurable experience, especially when you are wondering could possibly be the issue with the engine. I decided about halfway through the tow back to Chesapeake Harbour Marina that I was going to stay in the moment and enjoy the company of the brothers. We arrived back at Chesapeake Harbour Marina ahead of schedule. The guys cleaned up the interior as I put the boat back together. Ruben’s airport transport was at the marina when we arrived, so he was the first to say his goodbyes. One by one each of the remaining crew said their goodbyes. I left the boat reflecting on our enjoyable weekend and looking forward to next year.
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I had done this crossing countless times while living in Bocas del Toro, so I felt completely at home. With beads of sweat running down my forehead like bullets, I thanked her and went to see my crews at Immigration. They recognized me straight away, which made me feel excited about being back. After leafing through the dozens of Costa Rican and Panamanian stamps that fill my passport, the Immigration officer pressed the
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45 minutes. Once I arrived on the island, I walked with all of my baggage to where I could catch a smaller panga which would take me out to the boats at anchor. My heart was leaping out of my chest from excitement — I was just minutes away from my dream-come-true (or maybe because I was about to die of heat exhaustion). Once I arrived on the boat, I was greeted by my crew Ben, who owned it at the time, and sat down on the wooden deck. I finally had a chance to look around and see that it all had happened. Mara Noka! We meet again! It felt stupendous to be aboard my new home. “F—ing Bocas…” I murmured to myself. I had left this place a few times before, each time telling myself I wouldn’t ever have to come back. et I kept finding myself here, again and again. But I didn’t intend on staying this time either, I had plans to follow through with. I thought to myself, however, that this time I would leave on an “I’ll see you later” note instead. My plans were to sail Mara Noka from Bocas del Toro to Puerto Lindo, and then to leave Panama heading towards the west side of Cuba and enter the Gulf Stream, where we’d make our way to Miami. But even being aboard Mara Noka, I still had no idea how I’d be able to accomplish it. Most certainly not alone. But this I had, surprisingly, planned for. A crew of mine had agreed to help deliver Mara Noka and me safely to Florida, and he arrived aboard the following day. Immediately work commenced. We spent four days in town provisioning and purchasing supplies, and then headed out into the mangrove islands in Bocas, anchoring in front of the house of some old crews. I spent time getting to know the nooks and crannies of the boat, doing small odd jobs, and frantically trying to learn how to use tools for the first time (vibrations do what??). My crew worked on building a servopendulum wind vane, which would act as our autopilot. After a few days of preparations, we decided the boat
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was ready enough at least to make it to our next stop, Puerto Lindo, roughly 160 nautical miles away. And so, at dawn, we lifted sails, and set off Though more at a snail’s pace than that of a jet’s, as we only had a fluky to 10 knots pushing us out of the mouth of the bull, and into the Caribbean Sea. “Alright, we’re really doing this. Wait..." I pinched myself... Ouch! Yeah, we’re really doing this… I thought to myself as we drifted downwind around the rocky cape of Bahía Azul. I was used to this coastal Panamanian sailing weather, so I wasn’t surprised to see a couple of rain squalls approaching in the distance. These squalls would be the only thing we would be able to count on to carry us the distance we needed to go, as we’d be too far off the coast to utilize any land breezes and there would be no steady winds to rely on. We ate supper, set up a watch schedule, and settled in for the maiden voyage (shakedown sail/sea trial is more what it was, but for romanticism’s sake…). The next two days and nights passed smoothly, with the interchanging of watches, fighting sea sickness with packets of crackers and chicken noodle soup, and
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listening intently to all the sounds of the boat. I was beginning to be reminded, however, of how much I loved having my own space. Mara Noka is fairly large at 41 feet long and almost 19 feet wide, however the livable space inside is very small, and all that is left is the open deck and the doghouse. So, as on many boats, you are almost constantly face-to-face with whoever else is on board. Anyone who knows me personally knows how quickly this would get on my nerves, but I thought I would be able to handle the lack of privacy for the sake of the trip. What most people would appreciate privacy for, however, are not the reasons I was yearning for it. I had already gotten over the fact that on a boat such as mine, anyone else aboard would know, or even see, when you’d be taking a poo or showering, as there is no shower or head (there was the same situation aboard Ontong Java, so I was long accustomed to it). But I like to be alone. I like to do things at my own pace. I don’t like to always have to talk to someone. I prefer to make mistakes with no one watching. And I hate being questioned. I suppose my lack of patience and my insecurities were getting the best of me because I was beginning to feel distressed.
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I had only been sharing space with this person for less than two weeks, and already I was letting that part of myself that I incessantly spoil get the best of me. But another part of me kept saying, You don’t know enough. If he leaves, you won’t be able to do this. I was conflicted, but I was also at sea, and this tends to happen. Over this time, another kind of dynamic had been forming as well, which came with its own tension. It was that of an older man with more knowledge and of a young woman who decided to buy a boat with zero capabilities of maintaining it. Who was even the captain here? It was clearly agreed upon at the beginning that, no matter what, I was the captain and would get final say; but this was all new to me, and I had very little way of knowing when to be asking for guidance and when to be holding true to my own decision. I felt vulnerable. I hate feeling vulnerable. “But this is what it’s all about, Kiana,” I reminded myself. This is what is happening right now, and this is how you learn. It’s all happening… learn to be the captain! It’s all happening… My lover in California was always good at making me realize that… it’s all happening. With him in mind, however, I realized that I had yet another problem I would have to face. It had been planned that my lover would sail with my crew and me to Florida so that he would be able to get sea experience as well. But with the situation with my crew becoming more tense by the day, and him beginning to express jealousy regarding my lover, and also my partner, Hans, who was in Puerto Lindo finishing off his new deck, I began to realize I had gotten myself into a much bigger mess than just buying a boat… Oh yeah, you read that right... My partner, the captain of Ontong Java, was still in Panama at this time, and I was coming back home but on my own boat, with one man as crew and another man in waiting, much to his disliking. Does this sound complicated yet? “What the f@$# did you do, Kiana…” I whispered to myself, as I lay in my bunk listening to the rhythmic splash of the water hitting the hulls as we glided along at 3.5 knots — meanwhile, my mind was traveling at a million miles per second. I can’t sleep like this! Everything is f—ing wet! I heard shouting coming from the starboard hull, and my crew then came stomping up on deck with his
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pillow and blanket and plopped it down on the deck. It was around midnight, I was on watch, and the wind had been steadily increasing. The seas were becoming choppier as well, and there was a lot of water being tossed over the bow and under the net every time we came upon a wave. Water was squirting into the starboard forecabin at every hit, and when we inspected the deck it wasn’t any more comforting. The metal fitting which was supporting the beam to the deck at that spot was beginning to rip the deck away from the hull, causing large cracks which allowed water to pour in. We were almost there. By morning we would be in the shipping lanes of the Panama Canal, and then we only had 20 miles (factoring in tacking up wind, though, make that 40 miles) to go before making it to Puerto Lindo. As the sun began to rise, the lights in the distance became actual ships at anchor and the Port of Colón. It was blowing maybe 20 knots, but to me it seemed to be howling a gale. This was the first time I was actually experiencing all of the weather, movements, sail adjustments, and sounds — the type of things you have to get to know when it’s your boat, but don’t really pay attention to while on someone else’s, or before you gain experience. “Do you hear that? Do you feel that? Put your hand here, feel. Listen! The boat is falling apart!” The wind was getting gustier, and my crew kept saying these things. I was getting nervous. No, I didn’t feel this, and I didn’t hear that. This was the third morning of my first sail, and I still had no connection with the boat, and no idea what was (or more importantly, was not) supposed to be happening. “I hope we make it to Puerto Lindo before the boat falls apart,” he said. DAMMIT KIANA, you have got to make a decision NOW. Tell him we’re continuing on. We’re almost there. You’re the captain, I pleaded with myself. As I was having this debate with myself, I heard something metal crash to the deck with a loud “ping.” We scurried around the deck looking for what fell, and noticed it was a piece of steel pipe. When we noticed the yankee sail was loose, we realized the piece of steel was part of the roller furling’s torque tube. This meant the forestay was attached to the furler only by the tack, and the furler
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attached to the capitation stays only by a frail piece of steel. The wind had no intention of calming, and we were in trouble. I hadn’t even a concept of what could be done. My crew quickly sprang into action and tied a line going from each bow through what was left of the attachment to the forestay and tightened it. It seemed secure enough — that was close. We sat on the deck for the next couple of hours while tacking up and down through the shipping lanes, avoiding the ships entering and exiting the breakwaters and those at anchor. I was listening intently and attempting to feel the strange movements my crew was talking about. Bump, bump, bump. It felt like the beams were moving up and down and hitting the upper deck. We had a look at it and noticed that all of the bolts holding the metal fittings to the beams had been sheared off. e checked as many attachments as we could, and each one showed a number of loose, sheared bolts. Great, he’s right. We are falling apart, I thought to myself. IP. lap flap flap. “ hat was that ! I panicked. This time, the inner jib was flogging. My crew again sprang into action, and went to figure it out. The shackle holding up the stainless steel halyard for jib came loose, and the sail was no longer attached at the top. (It had been my job to check the rigging and attachments before we left Bocas. Good job, Kiana). As we flew up and down the waves, I attempted to slow the boat down steering with the windvane, and my crew climbed to the top of the mast and fixed the problem. “Let’s head in and anchor in the breakwaters until we figure out what we need to do, I said finally, exhausted and afraid. reatly disappointed in myself for not knowing how to react in those situations, and more yet, for still hardly knowing how to sail or have a feel for my boat, I tacked the boat over in the direction of the entrance to the breakwaters of the Panama Canal.
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Admittedly, I started my trip a little late in the season. My original plan was to depart from Australia mid-September, however there were a few delays. First, I had to install and set up the new radio and AIS system — easy enough to do, just had to wait for parts to be delivered. Then there was the Customs issue. Everything was organised, stocked, and ready to go. At the last minute the Customs o ce told me I needed to get a bunch of extra paperwork and forms approved to be allowed to leave the country. It took until the middle to end of October to get all the forms filled, signed, and approved. After that I got my clearance and departed from the dock!
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The moment my boat heeled over during the first squall
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Late afternoon in Queensland at this time of year always means rain. By the time I was transiting out of the harbour it was torrential. The weather was ro gh or the rst co ple nights and days, t the feeling of freedom meant this didn’t matter. After a e days the ind died completely or a hile, so used the motor to assist the sails while I moved out o the main shipping lane. B t e ent ally the sky on the hori on started to t rn dark ith clo ds, so ent into the ca in to prepare or the ine ita le. n the link o an eye the storm hit me he ind s ng 0 degrees and g sted p to 0 knots, lling the nree ed mainsail and p lling the oat o er. ran o tside as the cockpit started to dip nder the ater line, sheet o t the sails, and e o er the deck ha ling do n the main. ot an easy task hen yo re going do n ind ith meters o s ell. sing the ji mostly rled, dri ted do n ind or almost t o days ntil the system passed. A ter that it as calm inds and seas, ith nothing t l e sky and ater or a e eeks. As started to sail past e Caledonia heading to ards iji, another series o s alls hit me. his time it as three meter a es ith s alls g sting to knots or close to t o ho rs and a o t 0 min tes o knot rests. he a es ere orcing me ack ards on the ro te. ome a es ere hitting roadside, reaking o er the oat, po ring ater thro gh all the ca in air ents. A ter three days as orced to make an emergency stop in o m a. Being an old oat, ilt in , she had started to leak thro gh the stern t e. pon inspection o nd that the mechanical seal had loosened, so a ick adj stment o the tension and it as ack en route to Fiji. co rse, made time or e ploring a e o the o ter ree s on the ay o t he eat res o the ree s and clarity o the ater were absolutely stunning. Best e personally seen Aro nd midday, as sailing o t the last pass thro gh the ree s, settling in or the long sail ahead, hen hal ay to the hori on a are ent p. hile as getting closer to check it o t, they sent out another and started waving something re ecti e. kne they needed help. n arri al they told me they had a at attery and co ldn t start the motor. he funny thing was my own boat had the same pro lem. B t the ind as good, and ha e a W W W . L AT S A T T S . C O M
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lot o sail area. o e tied off an anchor rope and to ed them closer in, ntil e approached a larger sport shing oat ho took them the rest of the way home. As a ay o saying thank yo they ga e me a large sh ig eno gh or three meals Over the next few days the ind ent calm, gi ing me a chance to adj st my al e clearances and charge p the engine batteries with the generator yes, ha e t o separate attery anks . lo ly sailing past alpole sland, a ea ti l site ith its cliffs all aro nd rising straight p o t o the sea. Unfortunately I didn’t see a good place to drop anchor, so took some photos and contin ed my journey. ot long a ter passed the island, clo ds started to ild on the horizon. This time they were W W W .L AT S A T T S . C O M
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igger than e ore. took hat learned rom the rst part o the trip and t rned the oat closer to the ind and trimmed the sails tight. he plan as simple hen the ind picks p, don t sheet o t so m ch, ree the sails e enly. ne small pro lem tho gh. st as the storm hit my a to tiller stopped orking. ot ha ing time to try and it, rigged p my little stay sail. t r ns half the height of the mast and is very narrow. I made it especially or r nning sheet to tiller, j st as a ack p or the a to tiller. A ter the storm passed, looked ack at it only to realise it had stopped mo ing on its path and started orming a dark circ lar shape. t didn t look n. By e ening it had turned around and hit me again. Hard. A e ho rs later hile as trying to sleep, a iolent apping o the staysail oke me. oing o t to see hat happened, o nd the sail torn to shreds. o, in the middle o the night ith hea y s ell and strong inds, p lled it do n, then had to hand steer through the night. he ne t day rigged p a ne sheet to the tiller system off the mainsail. t orked ell or going p ind. n ort nately, y e ening the ind changed again and as r nning do n ind. am not completely s re ho many days it as, may e e to se en. Conditions ere more o the same. Rough seas with strong gusts and patches o aria le light ind. From the time the auto tiller failed to the time I arrived in Fiji was about ten days. Ten days itho t sleep, hand steering the hole ay. At some point d r n o t o coffee. n reaching the har o r as a om ie, so tired co ld arely think. A ter dropped the anchor in a Harbour as the sun ent do n, t rned off the radio and nally ent to ed. A ll night s sleep as the best feeling in the world at that time. o j st ha e to ait or my C stoms clearance so can go to the p and enjoy a steak dinner with a beer. At least here can enjoy my sleep and eel at peace. B t, learned even when things go wrong as the weather t rns o l, can still na igate to sa ety
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I ran down the dock under the cover of the warm afternoon light, eager to trade my work attire for bare feet and shorts. Avocet sat in her slip with the engine purring, disrupting the calm water beneath her while Chris was at the helm, looking ready as ever to kiss the dock goodbye and chase the sun that was setting over the horizon. With the dock lines stowed away for safekeeping we left the breakwater at 5:30 p.m., setting our course south towards Catalina Island.
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Since 2018, my husband, Chris, and I have been refitting our Cheoy Lee , Avocet, while we prepare for cruising life. Throughout every major refit and renovation we have made sure to plan time where we put the tools away and use our boat as intended, out beyond the confines of the marina. The first weekend of October, we decided to press “pause on our interior varnishing project and head south to chase the fleeting summer weather. Little did we know that the weather we were chasing was not so serene. This trip was a milestone for us as a couple; it was our first night passage without additional crew. Since I have been studying for my captain’s license, it was a great way to put my newfound knowledge to the test as I sat bundled up in our cockpit scanning the horizon. espite the lack of moonlight and the inky black sea, we were treated to quite a bit of action between the marlins breaching and dolphins riding our wake all while carefully navigating through the idle ships waiting to make port in Los Angeles and Newport Harbor. e rotated through two three-hour watch schedules, allowing us both enough time to feel well rested by daybreak. Throughout the night we had done our best to catch the wind, fighting the urge to turn on the engine although Mother Nature had other plans. e graciously accepted each and every small breath, making do with what we had and trimming the sails accordingly, even if it meant moving along at knot or less. rom sailing wing on wing to flying the spinnaker, we made it .2 nautical miles before completely losing the wind and turning
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over the responsibility to our trusty Perkins . 0 to get us to the island safely. Our anchorage was just coming into sight as the sun rose over the horizon. olphins swam by our sides, escorting us to merald Bay where we anchored behind “Indian Rock near the outermost mooring ball. Located west of Howland’s Landing, merald Bay holds 02 moorings and offers space for five to ten boats to anchor. e dropped our hook in feet of water. ith light winds on the forecast, we laid a scope, our Vulcan anchor grabbing into the sandy holding and biting down hard. This spot is ideal for moderate northwest wind and swell protection, but can get uncomfortable and unsafe quickly if the wind and swell come from the south or southeast. If a Santa Ana wind event starts while at this anchorage, leave immediately and wrap around to the west side of the anchorage for protection. I sure wish we did. The long strip of sand-and-pebbled beach made landing our -foot atty nees dinghy named inglet a breeze as we dragged it up the shore, away from the water’s reach. There we found a scramble trail that led to a beautiful overlook where we had a bird’s-eye view of the entire cove. Had we continued on the . mile trail, we would have ended up at Two Harbors, one of the most notable locations around the island. This advanced trail is accessible year-round and features W W W .L AT S A T T S . C O M
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beautiful wild flowers in the spring. nlike the other Channel Islands, dogs are allowed but must be kept on leash. e were sweating after our short hike, the fluffy clouds overhead providing moments of relief as they briefly blocked the sun. Back on the beach we watched the orange garibaldi, California’s state fish, swim back and forth beneath the crystal clear water. Chris and I grabbed our snorkel gear and suited up to do some underwater exploration near Indian Rock. Our friends Mitch and uincey from s/v sprit joined us for the fun, diving gracefully to the ocean floor to closely examine the rocks, shells, and bones that blanketed the bottom. Back on Avocet we strung our bathing suits along the life lines while settling in for the night. It was an idyllic evening with nearly no movement, as if we never left the dock. e were anchored in our own slice of paradise with a front row seat to Mother Nature’s show. The light danced through the incoming dark and full clouds overhead, displaying the most beautiful colors at sunset, a real life watercolor canvas in the sky. “ e should bring the dinghy on deck Chris said, his hands already on the halyard. Just as we secured our inglet on deck, a drop of rain hit my forehead followed by another. And another. The pitter-patter sound was refreshing for us Californians, and confusing for our dear boat cat who spends most of her life sleeping below deck. Our diesel heater earned its keep as we huddled below to enjoy the sound of rain. e were confident in our anchor set, but as the wind continued to build from
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the northwest into a sustained 0 to knots, Chris decided to let out more scope to ratio. Lightning struck the island, surrounding us on both ends. e placed our Pelican case full of hard drives containing all of our work photos, videos, and written content into our oven for safekeeping and turned off our electronics in case we were struck. Basically, the oven/ microwave acts as a araday cage a full metal box and when lightning hits it, it just flows over the outside without disturbing anything inside in theory . ven though statistically Avocet has a 0. chance of being hit by lightning, we still went through the motions of preparing by unplugging electronics and keeping clear of metal. ith Avocet secure we turned in for the night, putting our trust in our anchor to hold us and it did. As the electrical storm kept moving, the wind continued to build into the sustained 20s and gusting well into the 0s. By 0 00 p.m. the storm had turned cyclonic, blowing hard from the northwest, then the southeast, then the northwest again. After our anchor had reset direction three times, the strong winds died around 00 a.m. as predicted. Chris had just finished doing his anchor check and came back to bed cold after his exposure outside. e quickly faded back to sleep only to both be awoken at 2 0 a.m. by the heavy booming of water crashing against rocks. Although the initial system left, another took its place from the opposite direction causing our position to flip. Our anchor didn’t drag thankfully , but we had found the end of the new scope ratio leaving us
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less than two boat lengths from the very rock we had spent the afternoon exploring. I struggled to put my contacts in as the fierce swell bucked Avocet’s bow violently up and down. Chris ran forward to pull up the chain while I remained at helm, engine already on and in forward, keeping my eyes on my shirtless, wet, life-jacket-less husband on the bow. The red glow of his headlamp went up and down as the chop increased. Behind us the rock seemed larger than I remembered, only fully seen when the lightning would illuminate the sky for a brief moment before dissipating. Its rigid shape protruded like a shadow trying to swallow us. I brought our engine up to 2 00 RPMs, pointing her into the swell as best as possible without compromising the retrieval of our hook. The wind was blowing a consistent 0, gusting into the to range and the chop and swell had turned violent, our bow diving under the water and showering Chris. After what felt like forever, our anchor was secured and we were free. In minutes we had the mainsail raised and reefed as we headed out towards deeper water where we could heave-to and wait out the storm. Lightning struck the horizon in a magnificent streak of yellow, bursting into multiple stringy pathways I hoped one would not find our mast. Chris returned to the cockpit. I immediately handed him his P and instructed him to put it on. e stood side by side, looking like drowned rats as we discussed our plan for the next hours. After reviewing our weather sources we decided it would be best to remain hove-to and wait for the system to pass before setting our course for Avalon
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Harbor. ith the adrenaline subsiding as Avocet crabbed along somewhat comfortably although in these conditions, “comfortable is a relative word, isn’t it , I curled up in front of the companionway just in case Chris needed my help during his unscheduled watch, and fell back asleep. e rode out the storm for the next couple hours until the wind died from the southeast. Avocet made way with the returned northwest wind at 00 a.m., the thunder and lightning subsided as though nothing happened at all, being replaced by blue skies and sunshine that flooded our very damp cockpit. I awoke just as the iconic Avalon Casino came into view. Chris was on the VH with Harbor Patrol to situate a reservation. Inside the breakwall our friends aboard sprit met us at our mooring ball to help us get secured before we began chatting about the events of the night. They had also decided to leave their anchorage and heaveto, the four of us collectively determining it was the best decision given the circumstances. Our remaining time at Catalina was lovely; the beach days and Buffalo Milk drinks made up for the lost sleep and stress. e even returned to the scene of the almost crime and spent our final night anchored back at merald Bay where it was nothing less than serene, after an incredible sail alongside sprit. Realistically, Chris and I know this will not be our last run-in with foul weather, and wholeheartedly accept that as seafarers. e have survived the latest challenge, and will be ready for the next, keeping full faith in our vessel and our ever-growing skills. After all, a smooth sea never made a strong sailor. W W W . L AT S A T T S . C O M
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Maiden Voyage
Sailing the Coast of Nova Scotia By Robin Boutilier
Trying to maintain my balance behind the wheel of our 35’ Beneteau during gale force winds was a bit of a challenge. But, add to that the 9-meter waves that continued to douse us, the pitch blackness, and the fact that this was our maiden voyage, and “challenging” just didn’t seem to describe the situation. We had just bought the boat and were bringing her home from Saint Margaret’s Bay, Nova Scotia, to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The journey that took two novice sailors up along Nova Scotia’s eastern shore, through the Strait of Canso and the Northumberland Strait, had been several days of cold and unfriendly weather during the month of October — and it was beginning to feel like not such a good idea to sail her home. Maybe we should have listened to the advice of far more experienced sailors and left her on the hard in St. Margaret’s Bay for the winter.
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The lights on the shoreline were bright and beckoning. They held the promise of safe harbor. But it turned out that the marina we finally found, in and amongst the confusion of those lights, was not any safer than the open ocean. As I maneuvered the boat into the small, open harbor — trying to make sure there was enough water under her and that the waves were at her starboard bow so as not to capsize her — we strained our eyes to find the entrance to Arisaig Harbour. It was lit up like a Christmas tree. Too many lights. I had kept the green light to port and tried to ignore all the rest when finally my husband called out gesturing from his position at the forward end of the cockpit, “There, Robin... there it is!” We were abeam the narrow opening and in perfect alignment to allow the wind and waves to bring us in from behind. I turned her hard to port and brought the engine to idle. We flew into the tiny marina. It seemed as chaotic inside as it had been outside. There were two floating docks to our starboard on the south side of the marina and a huge rock breakwater to port on the north end. The winds were blowing from west-southwest right through the marina entrance and up and over the small breakwater. I could immediately see the perfect floating dock for us to tie up. Unfortunately, we flew past it in an instant. I had to turn her hard to starboard as we passed a second floating dock and headed straight for the eastern wall of the marina. She came around and I pointed her towards the nearest empty slip. As we closed in, she started to slide sideways, heading toward a large power boat. She was unresponsive when I tried to turn away and
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my only option was to turn her hard to port and ease the throttle forward in the hopes that I could bring her full around within the tiny space without slamming into the oncoming dock. It worked. Her stern came around and it looked as if we might be able to back her into a slip against the eastern wall, but then she started to slide again. The current was strong in here, and without forward motion the big sailboat was at its mercy. I pushed the throttle forward and brought her back out to where the floating docks were now on our port and the north breakwater to starboard. Immediately, I saw an opening between two fishing vessels on the north end of the marina. The wharf was concrete but fitted with vertical strips of wood, and a good thing too, because we hit her hard amidships after I brought the bow westward and the wind and current took her sideways and slammed her into the wall. Brian threw himself ashore and quickly tied her bow, then raced aft to catch the stern line I heaved toward him while I stayed onboard and moved a bumper around to protect the hull. We adjusted lines and bumpers, fighting against the wind and current that kept us hard up against the wharf. Finally, we were secured. When the gale force winds had begun at about 10 p.m. that evening, we had immediately turned toward the closest marina; one and a half hours later we were safely within its walls. For two novice sailors it was quite an adventure and quite a relief. Before we went to sleep we agreed that we should get up after a few hours and check on things. We did not. The next thing I remember is that it was 5 a.m. and Brian was shouting, “Robin... where’s the knife?” We were hanging from the ropes off of the wharf with a low tide beneath us. Brian found the knife and quickly cut through the singing tight lines. What a couple of rubes. One more experience to tuck under our belts. This trip had been full of those. W W W .L AT S A T T S . C O M
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Cruising Monohull
As you board the Passport Vista 545CC (Center Cockpit) the first thing you notice is a reverse walk-up transom and raised deck house. The craftsmanship on the Passport is unsurpassed. Once aboard you find an abundance of room and comfort which is belied by its sleek, low profile. This world-class cruising yacht features custom touches cruisers have come to expect from a Passport. The composite hull and deck were designed for speed, comfort, and safety. It’s sail plan uses Solent headsail design and mainsail furling system, which are unparalleled in ease of handling and e ciency. Passports are still built by old world craftsmewn skilled in the art of fine yacht building. rom the safety features of the custom fabricated stainless steel deck fittings to hand
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crafted raised panel and louvered doors, every detail large and small is taken into consideration. nlike many vessels, the interiors are not modular in construction but hand built, piece-by-piece, to create an interior that flows from stem to stern. As with all Passports, the interior can be completely customized to suit your intended usage and lifestyle. No two Passports are exactly alike. Instead, they are a reflection of their owners’ exacting requirements. Passport has been known as builders of true bluewater cruising vessels for decades, and this is one that shows their dedication to the cruising lifestyle. ant more info ou can go to their website at www.Passport achts.com for the latest updates!
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What’s Out There? Cruising Catamaran
The folks at Privilège Marine have been creating multihulls designed for blue-water cruising and have come up with a real winner for cruisers with the 510 design. Their latest offering has been well accepted by the cruising community with good reason. The 0 stunningly combines performance, comfort, and safety. The 0 is constructed using a sandwich of PVC foam, biaxial glass cloth, and vinylester resin. The bulkheads are laminated with filets to the hull, adding strength. The deck is glued and laminated to the platform, while the windows are toughened safety glass. The skeg keels are structurally integrated into the platform for strength. The two 80-horsepower Yanmar engines move the vessel along at a good clip for maneuvering and when the
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winds die down. All of her systems are all installed with a myriad of clever features. Boarding using the sugar scoops is easy and safe. The tender support arch is solid and designed to allow the tender to be stored safely. The flush hatches are a nice touch as well. The cockpit is great for outdoor conditions. Just roll up and unroll the fabric when needed. The sliding glass window with stainless steel frames is fitted with sturdy locks for reliable security. In all, the Privil ge 0 is a well rounded cruising catamaran. It has plenty of storage throughout the boat, and it is easy for a crew of two. If you’d like more info, you can go to www.PrivilegeCatamaransAmerica.com.
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Power Cruising Cat
The Leopard 46 Powercat is the second in a new range of powercats from the folks at Leopard. It’s built by Robertson and Caine, South Africa’s largest boat builder, and designed to provide both comfort and performance. Some of the features in their new design are a spacious flybridge and large aft cockpit. The forward lounging area offers a hardtop and full-length hull windows. Thanks to all new interior styling, you’ll find separate engine rooms as well as larger cabins. You will also find 0 visibility in the salon and galley.
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The outside cockpit area is an extension of the interior, creating a feeling of cohesive space and airiness Forward of the salon opens onto a lounging area, complete with adjustable recliners. The flybridge space is protected by a composite hardtop. The aft cockpit has a U-shaped settee with a large dining table that’s sized to seat eight comfortably and the flybridge seating area can be used while underway or as an elevated position to enjoy sundowners or even a light meal at anchor. If you’d like more info on this new power cat, go to www.LeopardCatamarans.com.
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By Gary, passing under the bridges where the Mississippi meets the St. Croix River in Minnesota By David, from Belle, a 25-foot MacGregor on Lake Monroe
By Erik Paschke, Lily holding course through Lake Huron aboard s/v Seaduction
By Gordon King, Washington Island, WI
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By Clara Flamengo, Alex Flamengo and Dawn in Humber Bay, Toronto
By Nancy Stone, Jim Guthormsen with a 25-pound, 48-inch long Mahi Mahi he caught while crossing the Gulf Stream from Florida to Bimini in the Bahamas By Jeff Reimer, sun rise at Manitou passage in northern lake Michigan while headed for Leeland
By Janet Zacher, the Green Flash — taken at Kelly’s Grove, Norman Island, BVIs
By Mark Wareham, taken on the northeast coast of Newfoundland
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By Heather Shine, s/v Cerridwen crew
Remi’s new “tattoos” (Don’t worry, they are temporary!)
By Stephanie Hollis, St. Augustine, FL, a beautiful sunrise!
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By Adam, of son Kamil (at helm) on their boat, Felicia, southwest of Holland.
By Nick Morison, Admiral Wendy going up the mast
By Chris Stokes, a beautiful sunset with a sailboat on the horizon in the BVI A goal without a plan is just a wish. - Larry Elder
By Gary Wells, Robin aboard s/v Adagio in Sir Francis Drake Channel, BVI, in May 2016. Taken by Yacht Shots.
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By Brian Perry, with Candy Hanson, the love of his life, sailing out of Noank, CT.
By Wolf, Isabella Stefania, somewhere in Florida!
By Melanie Farmer, photos from the Golden Fleece
By Jeff Kolod, Debbie, enjoying her coffee while sailing away from the Ft. Jefferson anchorage
By R. Holiman, of Mary and Michelle cleaning the boat in Florida
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By Tom, waiting for Joe and Juliette aboard s/v Osprey, sailing on Bay River North Carolina By Jim McCarthy, SY Double Angel and SY BELUGA sailed from Capetown to St. Helena, then to Fortaleza Brazil, and now in Trinidad
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By Kirk Wagner, aboard s/v Freedom Kirkland, on the way to Zihuatanejo, Mexico
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By Terry Billingsby, Watauga Lake Butler, Tennessee, on a Catalina 304
By Bob Reilly, sunset in Rock Harbor, Cape Cod
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By Kelly Witchell, headed toward the Skyway Bridge in Tampa, FL
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A Domestic Cruise
A Voyage Along the Coast of Poland By Adam Zawadzki
Port of Gdynia. At left STS Pogoria, at right museum-ship Dar Pomorza (which means Gift of Pommerania)
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It was the year 2020. Covid had spread across the world and countries' border rules were changing constantly —in many cases, new la s ere being put into e ect ithin t o or three days. If one sailed abroad, they couldn’t be sure if they would be able to come back home, or that they wouldn't be locked for two weeks, or how much extra it might cost them. In these strange circumstances, we (me and my constant crew: wife, Ela, and son, Kamil) decided to cruise along the entire Polish coast. We hadn’t done this route yet — having sailed mainly in Sweden, Denmark, and Germany — but was very popular in communist times (more than 30 years ago), when every foreign trip was a challenge due to the Iron Curtain — passports, visas, tolls, and other laws — and due to very low value of Polish currency. Sailors especially were under the authority’s supervision to prevent them from escaping to Sweden. I had only cruised the Polish coast once, in 1990, when visas weren’t yet available, and my family had never done it. I remember it being very educational, thanks to the fact that exiting Polish ports to the
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A Domestic Cruise open sea may be very challenging in bad conditions and completely impossible during storms. In the morning of Sunday, August 2, we started out from our home port of amie Pomorski. The next port we would visit was o obrzeg, which we’ve visited a few times before, some 30 nautical miles from ziwn w, where we go out to the sea. We reached it after a day of pleasant sailing in good conditions. There isn’t very much to see in o obrzeg. The city was overrun by the Germans shortly before the end of WWII, and a very heavy and long battle took place there between the German and Polish armies. The ermans finally took o obrzeg after demolishing 90% of it, though n h etween o obrzeg was returned to Poland after ad s awowo II. There are only a few restored historic buildings, including a huge medieval and Hel cathedral. We’d seen it earlier, so we visited two interesting warships-turned-museums from the 60s. In the early afternoon we left for the next port, Ustka, about 50 nautical miles east. e had a fine wind from the stern, and we docked at the city quay about 2 a.m. Ustka is a very nice small town, a former fishing village. But this time we couldn’t see it. The port didn’t ensure good protection against winds from west to the north directions, and the early morning water was becoming uneasy. The northwest wind was increasing. Our Felicia hit strongly against the concrete quay. Our bow line, tightened too much, was broken. In a few minutes we were up and ready to leave. The wind didn’t blow strong, maybe on the Beaufort scale, but there were waves already piled up in the port entrance. When we forced ourselves out against them, some came along the deck, reaching the Scouts’ ship Zawisza Czarny (on foreground) companionway. Finally, we made and STS Pogoria at the port of Hel it to the open sea and sailed
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A Voyage Along the Coast of Poland northeast with a good, strong northwestern wind. These conditions lasted the whole way to eba, the nearest port, about nautical miles to the east on the middle Polish coast. As we had started early, by early afternoon we were on the fairway to the port. This entrance may be challenging in all conditions. It is a narrow mouth of the river eba, and there are moving shallows, sometimes strictly on the fairway, making it necessary to call the port control (obligatory in all Polish open-sea ports) and get a brief instruction. On this trip, we learned there were no problems and were soon docked at the marina. We had an interesting tourist plan the next day. A few kilometers from town are massive moving sand dunes, up to 130 meters high. I visited them during my cruise 30 years ago, but Kamil and Ela had never seen them. They move with wind towards the land, covering strips of woodland and giving the beach back to the sea. There was appointed a tourist way through the top, from where we had superb views in etween e a all directions: to the sea on the north, to and ar owo the dunes’ range to the west and east, and to the ebsko Lake to the south. Then was the long, long walk along the beach, back to eba. e saw the remnants of the forest that had grown here many years ago. When the dunes went further south, they uncovered old tree trunks. Their remnants currently are strictly on Westerplatte Peninsula the border of water and sand. with the Monument to the The next day, the next port. It was a 48-nauticalDefenders of the Coast mile sail to the nearest port of adys awowo, located a few miles behind Cape Rozewie, the northernmost point of Poland. There runs a very busy ship fairway that leads to the busy merchant ports of da sk and dynia in Bay of da sk. e began early, and since conditions were changing, we started out on our engine. Then a weak wind appeared from the west, so we
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set our spinnaker which drove us only a few miles east. Once more our machinery is put to work. Finally, the wind from east, to Beaufort strong, starts up. Sailing against it is pleasurable, but as usual, it pushed us forward slowly. At dusk we were just by Cape Rozewie. But then a surprise! Two to three nautical miles in the distance we saw Pogoria, the Polish tall ship, under sail against the backdrop of the setting sun. The view was so beautiful and the impression so strong that I dropped a winch crank. Despite the distance, I managed to take some fine pictures of the ship! Finally, a little bit after midnight, we entered the port of adys awowo, after nautical miles of sailing. In the morning it was nice, hot, sunny weather — though rather lacking wind. Luckily, only a short, 2 -nautical-mile stage was planned. It led along the long (although very narrow) Hel Peninsula to the port of Hel, located behind its tip. The sail was made in peaceful, beach-like conditions: sunbathing on the deck, lunch in the cockpit. And naturally, all the way with our diesel engine. We arrived in the afternoon, and STS Pogoria, which we met last evening at sea, has too. Soon, the sailing ship awisza Czarny joins, mooring next to Pogoria. They also are cruising locally. Beautiful view. And a few more pics. In Hel there is a seal sanctuary. Seals are still rare animals by the Polish coast, and this scientific agency conducts a program of reintroducing them. We visited these funny animals and an interesting fishing museum. And in the afternoon, a very short 11 nautical miles to Gdynia, across the Bay of da sk, under spinnaker. dynia was only a fishing village a little over a century ago. Then a merchant port was built in the 1920s. Now it is big and busy, and Gdynia is a modern and busy city. We docked at the new, modern marina in the center of the new marina business and residential quarter. STS Pogoria was also here, on the opposite side of the port basin where the old Polish sailing ship Dar Pomorza, now a museum, was moored. W W W .L AT S A T T S . C O M
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A Voyage Along the Coast of Poland After a spectacular sunset between modern blocks, the lights of both the port and the sailing ships were lit. It was another occasion for a few fine pictures. On Sunday August , da sk awaited us. It’s an old, historic city with a large merchant port and shipyards, and located on Mot awa River, an inlet of Vistula River, which creates a big delta estuary. It was some 8 nautical miles to the entrance of the port, all of which we motored due to a lack of wind in the beautiful summer weather. Then, nautical miles further along Mot awa. e were passing by the ferry terminal when — on the port side — there was the Westerplatte Peninsula, the exact place WWII began. A monument in memory of the brave defenders of this piece of Polish land is located here. Further along, we passed by giant ships and floating docks, so close to them that our compass was going mad. In about 90 minutes we were in the historic center of da sk. A long
row of historic houses with historic Crane among them is very impressive. It makes a much bigger impression on us than the famous Nyhavn in Copenhagen. At night it was beautifully illuminated. The marina was located nearby, so we spent a fantastic afternoon and night in this beautiful town. Also, new pics were taken. Now it was Monday, and half of our vacation had passed. It was also the most eastern point of our cruise. e begin our trip home. The wind increased to Beaufort, and we had to tack against it. Sailing was wet and slow, and because the forecast for tomorrow was much better, I decided to shorten the route from adys awowo to Hel. When we sailed around the tip of Hel the next morning, we met a fine to Beaufort beam reach. Behind Rozewie it was a broad reach for us, and the spinnaker was again at work. It pulled us the 60 miles to eba in only 0 hours great time, and our longest distance in a day yet!
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All of us felt aggrieved by the port Ustka after our last visit there, so I decided to make the next 0 miles to the port of ar owo and ignore stka. Bingo! It’s the greatest distance we made under a spinnaker. At first the wind was weak, but it gradually increased. Finally, we reached a speed of about 8 knots! It’s a pity we had to finish this sail by the entrance of ar owo! But as consolation, we entered the port with a beautifully setting sun behind the stern. A few fine shots again! This was our first time in ar owo. It proved to be a pleasant town with a rich history and many historic buildings. Among them was the Castle of Pomeranian Dukes, dated to the fourteenth century. It contains a historical museum with artifacts from all the past ages, when West Pomerania W W W .L AT S A T T S . C O M
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was ruled in different periods by the Polish, erman, anish, and Swedish rulers. There is a lot of history here. After visiting the town, we set sail in the late afternoon. Happily, the wind was favorable, and we arrived at o obrzeg nautical miles without problem around 2 a.m. All that remained was the last stage to ziwn w and to our home port. We made it in beautiful weather — partly under engine, partly under spinnaker. On the evening of Friday, August 14, we docked in our slip in amie Pomorski. This was the end of our traditional domestic cruise. We covered 440 nautical miles, covering nearly the entire Polish coast. It was an interesting sailing experience for me, Ela, and amil. They both visited most of the open Polish seaports for the first time; I visited most of them for the first time as a skipper, as well as noticed big changes in towns I had visited 30 years ago. But in all, it was a great piece of sailing, and wonderful memories for the rest of our lives. And it’s all because of Covid. We will probably sail to Sweden when conditions return to normal! W W W .L AT S A T T S . C O M
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Talk of the Dock By Zuzana Prochazka
It’s Time to Rally
A look at the ARC ’21 and how you may be the rallying kind
So, you bought a boat like everyone else in the pandemic and now you’re contemplating sailing across an ocean or even around the world. here to start with such a lofty goal How about a rally A sailing rally is a mass movement of boats from point A to point B with a dash of competition thrown in to make it interesting. There are many you can join some go down the ast or est Coast of the S, some wander around urope and some go around the world. They’re popular because they provide organization and pre-departure education as well as a sense of camaraderie and safety, and they’re a great way to stretch your sailing skills. In ecember, I caught up with a few finishers of the 202 Atlantic Rally for Cruisers ARC which is organized and managed by the orld Cruising Club CC . They had sailed from Las Palmas de ran Canaria in Spain’s Canary Islands to St. Lucia in the Caribbean. In the process, they sailed ,000 miles across the vast Atlantic. Most of the 0-plus boats took just under three weeks to cross and some didn’t finish two were abandoned and three turned back. The majority of the sailors I talked to were on a heady high after this significant accomplishment.
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The Latest Industry News & Gossip short on creature comforts like water makers, satellite communications and reliable self-steering. By comparison, the ’2 ARC saw a record number of multihulls both cats and tris loaded with electronics and big battery banks to power all sorts of toys and gear, including dishwashers and drones. The boats have also grown, and it wasn’t unusual to see 0- 0 footers at the dock. The sailors have grown younger, too, with some people working remotely or interrupting their careers to have an adventure rather than waiting for retirement. hat was most striking was the attitude toward the effort itself. It used to be that an ocean passage was part of the extended cruising lifestyle. It was not a solitary event on a cruiser’s itinerary. By comparison, this ARC was heavily made up of people who paid to join a commercial boat with professional crew or had clearly purchased the boat to get the experience and tick a box off their bucket list. Many planned to sell the boat after enjoying a few months in the Caribbean and moving on to their next adventure or going back to their “regular “lives. Several of the sailors had families aboard, from toddlers to 0-year-olds. Some had pets, including dogs and parrots. Some had taken on crew in Las Palmas, and some paid to participate so they could get the experience, perhaps in preparation of taking on the Atlantic on their own boat in the future. And this is where you come in. If you don’t have a boat and want to try offshore sailing, most rallies like the ARC have crew lists to join. If you have a boat but want to test this out with a seasoned skipper first, you can pay to crew a commercial mono- or multihull. And if you feel you’re ready to do it on your own bottom, join a rally near you or get your boat to the starting line of one that will sail to where you want to go. Rallies provide tons of information on how to do it, from outfitting your boat and itinerary planning, to greasing the skids of bureaucracy when clearing in and out of countries. Most participants agreed that the toughest part was just getting to the point of tossing the dock lines, and that the rally kept them informed and on a schedule. The orld ARC also managed by the CC has been canceled for 2022. Per event director Jeremy yatt, there are just too many Covid variables at the moment to plan and execute a rally that circumnavigates the globe. But there are other rallies to choose from, including the Salty awg Caribbean Rally, the original ARC starting next November , the Caribbean 00, the Baja Ha Ha down the western side of Mexico, and many more. Chances are, one will fit your starting point, budget, time frame, and goals. ood luck and happy sailing.
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A Most Rewarding Day on the Water! By Bill Hellman
This story started with a lively day sail on the Chesapeake Bay off Norfolk, Virginia. The wind was steady in the high teens gusting over 2 knots perfect weather for me and my wife, Sali, and our 200 Beneteau , Silent Option. Our boat’s story started in Oyster Pond on the utch side of St. Maarten. e purchased the then-named Marilyn off of a charter on my birthday in 20 . e had sold our CS in 20 and had no intention of immediately buying another boat when a broker called. He still had my information from a conversation three years prior, which in itself was amazing. He had a boat that needed some major TLC, but he would make the price worth the effort if I wanted to look
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at it. Sali and I flew to St. Maarten about a week later and found Marilyn in rough condition at best. She had been T-boned in a Rolex Regatta and only partially repaired before being grounded hard enough to require the removal of the keel. The final insult came as she was stripped of her best parts for other boats. But, we were there, Marilyn was there, and, as we sat in her cockpit drinking rum, she lured us in. After some minor negotiation, a deal was struck and the process began to get the boat home to Virginia. It took about six weeks to prepare Marilyn now Silent Option for the ,200 nautical miles to Miami. As my wife and I were still working full time and W W W .L AT S A T T S . C O M
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considering the great many unknowns of the boat, we decided to hire a professional crew who had the time to deal with issues should any arise. The captain came highly recommended an amazing rench blue-water sailor and professional mariner named Sylvie. or a crew she was able to hire the engineer from the St Barth’s ferry. They were, it seemed, the perfect combination for a delivery of this type. Captain Sylvie incke left little to chance in her preparations. She provisioned with enough fuel to motor for hours, should the situation arise, and a detailed list of spares to solve almost any problem. As luck would have it, wind was scarce just a few days into the trip, and they ended up motoring at a very conservative RPM to stretch the fuel. Ten days after departing Oyster Pond, I met the boat as they pulled into Miami, with laundry drying on the lifelines and several empty fuel containers. rom Miami I took the boat on to ey est where we hauled her out for more grooming before we headed north to our berth in Norfolk, Virginia. Since that first trip home, Silent Option has undergone many changes and covered thousands of miles, returning again to ey est and back to Virginia twice. It was a long process, but we’ve upgraded every system; repaired the cosmetic issues; installed modern fixtures and appliances, new canvas, and new running rigging; and replaced whatever could not be rebuilt. Today the boat is very recognizable and looks nothing like it did when we found her. riends often text us photos when they spot us sailing. hich finally brings us to the reason for this story! hen it comes to sailing, my wife and I prefer blustery, windy, edgy days to calm serene conditions. e want the boat to move! It was just such a day when W W W .L AT S A T T S . C O M
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we headed out onto Chesapeake Bay. There were only a few boats around, and depending on the point of sail, conditions could be quite rough. e spent the late morning making laps on a route we have sailed many times over the years. e were taking turns at the helm and naturally it was game on to see who could reach and sustain the highest speed. hen we finally decided to call it a day we found ourselves sailing extremely close to the wind on a very long tack. As always, the goal was to sail as far into the relatively narrow harbor as possible before we furled the gib and dropped the main. or us it was the normal end to our sailing day; turning into the wind and furling outside the harbor always seemed like defeat. The Silent Option was heeled sharply and making better than . knots as we approached the jetty. In the cabin, we could still occasionally hear various things finding their way to the cabin floor. At this point we didn’t even bother to look. verything would be neatly piled on one side of the salon when we docked, making clean up fast and easy! As we passed other boats, sailors were waving and yelling, giving us the thumbs up, or pumping their fists. e know exactly what we looked like going past and have reacted in the very same manner when we’ve seen other boats cruising by. ew things are as beautiful as a fast moving sailboat! hen we finally reached the end of the run, we furled, then did a quick 0 to get the wind directly down the deck before dropping the main. ith the sails put away, we slowly moved towards our slip. It was then that we heard people yelling from a boat that was approaching from behind. hen they came W W W .L AT S A T T S . C O M
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close, they told us they had made a video of us. e exchanged numbers and they tossed us a beer. Once we were tied up we watched a short but amazing video of the Silent Option gloriously heeled and cutting a tremendous wake. As I watched the video a second time I could not help but think how happy I was that the bottom was clean! After watching the video for the tenth time it occurred to me how awesome sailors are. In just a short time our new friends put the video to some appropriate and very cool music! hat a great gift this was. The quality of the video made for some amazing screen captures, and before long the photos were passed to friends and family and posted online, where the reaction was tremendous. It wasn’t long before I decided the best photo needed to be a painting. I immediately thought of local Virginia Beach artist Reba McConnell. I had already been given a sailboat painting she had completed a few years before and I loved her work. hen I showed her the photos she immediately and enthusiastically agreed to paint the boat. Based on her recommendation it would be on a SERIOUS SAILING EQUIPMENT four-by-four-foot canvas. Something I never considered 1 800 874 3671 | atninc@hotmail.com at the time. She gave me a price and I agreed to go www.atninc.com forward. It may have been a few weeks later that I casually mentioned the future painting to my wife. Of course she wanted to know the price... which I may ATN_SPINN_Cr_Out_2012_FINAL.indd 1 have rounded down significantly. And I admit I failed to mention the size. or the next several weeks I often looked around the house and wondered where the large painting might look best in our modest home. ith the completion date growing near, I decided to bring up the rather large size of the painting. That was the first time my wife actually balked. But I continuously reassured her it would be an epic masterpiece and we would be the envy of all our sailing friends. A Reba original that commemorated a glorious day on the boat shared only by us! hat could be better Now the paint has dried and the amazing artwork hangs in our home. Reba has become a wonderful friend, and she has created a masterpiece that will someday be a conundrum for our kids. I may have to will it to an appropriate waterfront bar or a yacht club. As life goes with any sailboat, which we all know is truly a living thing, our beloved Silent Option will once again be transformed. By mid-2022 our sails will be black, and the boat will take on a whole new image. I think that will call for another amazing effort by Reba! Cheers to you all! Sail fast or sail slow it really doesn’t matter. Just sail!
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The Ketch and the Catamaran By Mark McMillan
A small island sat in the middle of a vast tropical sea. Besides the palm trees blowing in the wind and an abundance of sea birds squawking, not much happened on this little island. Months, even years, sometimes passed without a human visitor. On most days, the only sign that humanity existed at all was the plastic flotsam and jetsam washed up on its otherwise pristine beaches and the occasional vapor trail of jets passing far overhead. This day was different. A sailboat rested on anchor off the lee shore. The ketch, named Mystic, an Islander reeport , looked timeless with its jutting bow and classic lines. The scene could have been from almost any decade during the last century. The young couple that called Mystic home were originally from Portland, Oregon. Several years out of college and disenfranchised with their chosen career paths and their home country’s culture of rampant consumerism, they sold everything, bought Mystic, and set sail. espite many challenges and setbacks along the way, they became proficient sailors, and yet, somehow, had not lost their quest for adventure or their love of the sea. ays filled with surfing, and endlessly repairs of their forty-five-yearold boat, kept the young couple busy. They were happiest in remote places, far away from the hustle and bustle of modern life. They were in love and life was good.
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Josh asked mily, “How long have we been here, about a week right mily, who was the one more closely connected to the rhythm of the outside world, simply said, “Two weeks, tomorrow baby. They had no plans or schedule to keep, other than moving out of the hurricane zone before the start of the storm season. ays, weeks, and months blurred together. Life was governed by the weather, and the supply of water, food, and fuel. There were other islands to visit, but this one was nice, so why move One day, mily awoke, kissed Josh’s forehead, and then went on deck to rinse off with newly collected rainwater, as was her daily routine. An outdoor shower after a hot night in the V birth was a wonderful way to start another perfect day in paradise. hen she turned around after rinsing herself, she saw a huge catamaran anchored close by with its grinning captain, binoculars in hand, giving her a big wave. In shock she waved back, then quickly covered herself and ran inside.“Josh Josh, wake up. ake up, baby. e have company. “Company asked Josh. mily pointed at the wall of the birth in the direction of the visitors. “He saw me naked. ith that bit of news, Josh rose and craned his neck to look out of the hatch. “Big ocean, why so close
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mily shrugged, gave Josh a “whatever look, and made her way to the galley to make coffee. Now two boats sat in the lee of the little island, one a classic ketch, with its millennial crew, and the other Cat-Man- o, a brand new Leopard catamaran, with its boomer crew, red and aren. The boats sat 00 feet apart, a few hundred feet off of the little island in twenty feet of clear turquoise water. rom the deck, one could see patches of sea grass and starfish on the sandy bottom below. Spotted eagle rays passed by from time to time and turtles shyly surfaced to breathe. rom the Cat-Man- o, you could hear Mystic’s wind turbine spinning in a good breeze. rom Mystic you could hear Cat-Man- o’s generator running when aran asked red to fire up the air conditioner. Josh was not a fan of modern catamarans. Perhaps they had a place island hopping in the Virgin Islands on charter, but real sailors, sailors who followed the traditions of Joshua Slocum and Robert noxJohnson, sailed blue-water monohulls. Josh and mily’s lifestyle was an adventure wrapped in the immersive aesthetic of traditional seafaring. Cat-Man- o did not fit that aesthetic. It isn’t sailing if your boat doesn’t heel, Josh thought. “ hat happens if you capsize your cat She’s not righting herself. Can you imagine having an upsidedown boat in the middle of the ocean Josh asked mily. mily let that hang. “ hy so close Josh kept repeating, shaking his head. mily was less irritated than Josh by the new neighbors. She had run out of sugar a few days prior and was thinking the couple on Cat-Man- o might give her some, if she asked nicely. She missed sugar in her evening tea. Josh didn’t much like people who owned catamarans. Catamaran owners were a bit bougie, in his eyes. Catamarans were the RVs of the sea and catamaran cruisers were as close as one would want to get to cruise ship passengers, which were the worst of all beings. “ ou know, we could probably get some sugar from those guys. mily said, interrupting Josh’s internal diatribe. The day after Cat-Man- o’s arrival, a weak lowpressure front passed through. A hard rain fell on the boats and the sky turned dark. The island offered decent protection, but a swell built up over night, which wrapped around the little island and moved through the anchorage. red and aren barely noticed. The catamaran’s broad beam held her firm in the swell. In the comfort of their air-conditioned cabin, red and aren binged
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downloaded episodes of Law and Order and shared a bottle of Chilean chardonnay. In the morning, over a nice breakfast red and aran watched Mystic roll dramatically in the swell. “Look at that boat sway! red remarked. “I have no idea how people live on those things. aren replied. “ ou’d have to be pretty committed. red agreed, and then added, “Besides being dark and hot inside, monohulls will sink in just a few minutes if the hull is breached. The whole boat can disappear drop into the abyss in minutes right under your feet! Can you imagine that happening in the middle of the ocean One minute you have a boat and the next nothing. aren let that be. hen red got excited, she knew it was best not to encourage him. “ e could invite them over for drinks, I’m sure they would enjoy getting off that boat for a bit. aren suggested after a moment of silence. “ ou know we haven’t spoken to a soul in more than a week. Company might be nice for a change. red grunted and went back to watching Mystic dramatically roll in the swell. A smile came over his face as he set his coffee cup down on his almost motionless cockpit table. Back on Mystic, mily was tiring of the endless roll. Her home was swaying a full forty degrees, sending everything sliding around and toppling off shelves. verything not already on the cabin sole could be heard sliding from side to side. Swish, bang, swish, bang, swish, bang “Can we move to a better place mily asked. “There is nowhere to hide here, baby. The swell should be down in a day or two. Josh replied. mily shot back, “I can’t take two days of this. Let’s go ashore today. Agreeing, Josh offered a forced smile, putting a brave face on the situation. On the way to shore in their little dinghy, the couple waved at the couple on Cat-Man- o who was still enjoying their breakfast on the remarkably stable catamaran. The older couple gave an exaggerated wave and smile in return. Josh and mily struggled a bit getting the dinghy to the beach, as the swell broke just offshore. After almost rolling the little inflatable, they straightened it out and pulled it up onto the beach. Once ashore, the firm ground felt strange underfoot after the rollie night. as the beach moving It sure felt that way. Soon, they had their shore legs back and placed beach towels in the shade under some tall palms. Once settled, they enjoyed a thermos of coffee and loaf of fresh focaccia bread that mily baked as it rained the
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previous day. “I bet the break is nice today. ant to surf later Josh asked mily, trying to put a positive spin on the situation. “I don’t know. I hardly slept last night with that roll. mily said as the couple watched Mystic sway from side to side, next to Cat-Man- o sitting firm. mily laid back, closed her eyes and quickly dozed off as the gentle breeze caressed her. Soon Josh joined her in slumber, as he hadn’t slept a wink either that night. As the two slept, the sun rose higher moving the shade of the palms. The couple awoke in the blistering tropical sun. After moving their towels back into the shade, they saw Mystic still rolling in the swell, which was beginning to settle just a bit. “ ou hungry Josh asked. “ eah, but . can’t cook in this swell. “I’ll make sandwiches. o you want me to go and bring them back Josh asked, hoping to make things a little better for mily. “No, I’ll come. I think I might be able to sleep aboard. I’m really exhausted from last night. The two launched the dinghy and headed out to Mystic. As they passed Cat-Man- o, mily asked Josh to go alongside. They cleated the dinghy to the big catamaran and Josh called out a loudly, “Hello! The young couple sat in the dinghy next to the huge W W W .L AT S A T T S . C O M
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catamaran in the scorching tropical sun. After a moment, red came outside in a Hawaiian shirt, carrying his large, iced tea. “ ell Hello! he said as aren joined him smiling broadly. “Nice to meet you two. I’m red and this is my wife aren. Josh, smiling at the name aren, introduced himself and mily. “How long have you been here asked red. “Two weeks. It’s a lovely island, replied mily. aren chimed in. “Indeed it is! ould you two like to come over for sundowners this evening “That would be great! Thank you. Can we bring anything asked mily. “No, no, just yourselves. aren responded. “I do have a favor to ask. ould you happen to have a small amount of sugar we could have e ran out a few days ago and we have no idea when we will have a chance to buy more, explained mily. “Of course, darling. aren said, smiling as she spun around and headed inside for the sugar. “ uite a roll today. red said as he gazed out at the rolling Mystic. “ eah, last night was a bit rough. Josh agreed. Now looking at Josh, red said, “ ell you’re welcome aboard here if you need to get off for a bit. e look forward to a few drinks later. W W W .L AT S A T T S . C O M
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aren came back with a jar of sugar and handed it to mily, a big smile on her face. She was happy to have an opportunity to interact with other people. She loved red but red and only red, 2 , for weeks at time was a lot of red. “How about o’clock She asked. mily, smiling back at aren, said, “Perfect! And thank you so much for the sugar! ith that they cast off and headed back to Mystic. Once back on Mystic Josh made sandwiches. He and mily ate and then took a nice long nap as they were rocked to sleep. They awoke mid-afternoon and headed back to Cat-Man- o at p.m. mily was more excited about the visit than Josh, although Josh had never actually been on a large catamaran, so he had a curiosity that he didn’t even want to admit to himself. “Permission to come aboard Josh asked as mily handed red the painter. “Of course! Come aboard! red responded with an exaggerated deep laugh. “Please have a seat. said aran as she pointed to the large table in the patio-sized cockpit. Once seated, aran asked the young couple if they would like a chardonnay, rum punch, or a beer. mily requested wine and Josh took a beer. Josh noticed the catamaran was barely moving, the wide beam absorbed the swell. He looked out at Mystic, still rolling. He was getting the vibe of a comfortable condo on the sea from the boat. Jimmy Buffet was playing on the stereo and a TV was on, but muted, in the salon. red broke into Josh’s thoughts. “So how long have you two been sailing “Almost three years now. e sailed down from Portland and through the canal. e have learned a lot along the way. How about you replied Josh. “ e have been out for about six months. e took delivery of the boat about a year ago, then we took some sailing lessons. mily chimed in. “Are you enjoying sea life “It’s much different than we had expected. e have had a few times at sea when we wished we were anyplace else, but overall, we are glad we are here. red responded. aren shook her head in agreement as red alluded to some di culties. “ id you run into bad weather mily probed. “Terrible, terrible storm. said aren red added “ e had knot winds and eight-foot breaking seas all night coming out of the Bahamas on our way to the Virgin Islands. The boat was slamming so hard the ceiling panels started falling off. hat red had described was no perfect storm, but when you are starting out the worst weather
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you have sailed in seems like one. Josh and mily had been in much worse weather, but their heavy displacement, full keel monohull would take the seas with a gentler motion. Josh was careful in his response as he didn’t want to insult his hosts. “I have never been in big seas in a large catamaran. ou, of course, ride over the waves, and have a much faster boat. ou also have two hulls to feel each wave. Our boat, Mystic, cuts through the waves and is designed for comfort in weather like you saw, not speed. e give up speed for comfort. Of course, at anchor, I’m beginning to like this catamaran life! They all looked out at Mystic, her mast moving 0 degrees from side to side. “ e have never sailed a monohull in rough seas, so we really have no point of reference, but I can tell you slamming this catamaran is not fun. red said a bit glumly, looking down at the table. earing things were getting dark, mily heightened the mood with a cheerful, “ e would be happy to take you guys out for a sail, while the swell is still up, and you see how she does in some weather. She glanced at Josh hoping for a sign of approval, which he gave with a smile and nod. ith that they agreed to all for a sail on Mystic the next day. The couples did go on that sail and, while terrified by the boat’s heeling, the boomers were amazed by the gentle motion of the heavy old boat, and its charming old-world interior. The couples met for drinks and dinner a few more times while the ketch and the catamaran were anchored by the little island in the middle of the vast tropical sea. hile the two couples never became close friends, they did learn an appreciation for those who take a different approach to a shared passion, and for the utility of unfamiliar boats.
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House of Refuge
By Captain Shane McClellan of s/v Guiding Light After putting uiding Light away for the hurricane season in renada, I flew to Miami and spent several days with a couple of my guests that have been down to the boat four different times. e had a wonderful time hanging out, relaxing, going out to eat, and celebrating my birthday. But the coolest place they took me was the only surviving House of Refuge, one of the designated havens for shipwrecked sailors and travelers along the sparsely populated Atlantic coastline of lorida. This historic structure has weathered many storms and provided much needed shelter for shipwreck survivors, including those of eorges Valentine, an Italian brigantine whose wreckage remains just 00 yards off the rocky shoreline, providing an ideal dive site. The history of the House of Refuge dates to , when the .S. Life-Saving Service, under the direction of Sumner imball, constructed ten “houses of refuge, or life-saving stations, along lorida’s Atlantic Coast.
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These houses were staffed by “keepers who, with their families, led solitary lives in order to find, rescue, and minister to those who fell victim to lorida’s treacherous reefs and shoals. Prior to construction of these houses, many shipwreck victims made it to the isolated shore and then perished of starvation and thirst. As part of their duties, the keeper and his family walked along the shores as far as possible in search of shipwreck victims. In the .S. LifeSaving Service merged with the .S. Revenue Cutter Service to form the .S. Coast uard, and then this House of Refuge became .S. Coast uard Station 20 . The keeper at the time, Axel Johansen, and his wife, ate, remained on duty, but Alex’s title was changed from eeper to Surfman . our other men were stationed at the house, and during orld ar I this crew of five was augmented by the Home uard, composed of area youths. W W W .L AT S A T T S . C O M
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By Chad French of s/v Tulum-V Tulum and our buddy boat, escanso, were safely anchored in Mazatl n’s Old Harbor for more than a week, waiting on a good weather window to make the crossing from mainland Mexico to the Sea of Cortez. The eight-day stay had been mostly routine .we provisioned, took on water and fuel, hiked the lighthouse again , and went into Old Town Mazatl n with its gorgeous colonial architecture. Having a like-minded buddy boat with kids is awesome, so we didn’t mind the wait en route back to Baja. The last couple days of March showed a good crossing window, so we prepped Tulum, getting us back into the passage mindset before our agreed upon early morning start 0 0. hen 0 0 rolled around and the sun wasn’t up yet, we delayed for a few minutes while the HelmsMistress made her coffee and started the iron genny at 0 , ready to get the hook up and make a clean break from the Old Harbor. escanso began pulling their hook, so we started the process of getting the boat ready to roll. etting Tulum’s anchor up always takes a
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few minutes because I use plenty of scope. In this case, we had been anchored over a mud bottom in 2 feet of water, having sat through several small northerlies during this stay in Mazatl n. After getting most of the chain up, the windlass stopped and refused to budge. iving it a bit of a rest, it started again but didn’t feel right and I soon saw why. Coming out of the water it looked like an iron monster but it was obvious that we had something large and very heavy caught in our chain. After lifting the wreckage just a bit more, it was apparent that we had caught our chain in an ancient fisherman style anchor and we had brought it to the surface upside down, with our chain wrapped around it, and our anchor nowhere in sight. e were still anchored, so there was tension on the chain hanging from the boat and tension on the chain below the boat. I knew the only way we were getting the chain to release was to relieve the pressure from the chain and uncoil it from around the ancient anchor’s flukes. In order to do this, I pulled the whole mess up further and W W W .L AT S A T T S . C O M
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found a spare line I could get around one of the flukes, then let pressure off the chain by lowering slack from the windlass, allowing the windless to get weight off it. This was not a seamless or quick process there was cursing, yelling etc. The HelmsMistress communicated with escanso, who already had their anchor up but were still with us in the harbor and their assistance became crucial. At this point I needed to get down to the huge anchor and see what was going on. It was obvious after taking down the dinghy and going forward that the chain was wrapped several times and it was not going to be an easy process to get the whole mess separated. As I came back on the boat, our friend Craig showed up in his own dinghy and helped. He was able to get the chain unwrapped from around the anchor as I fed more chain slack back out of the windlass. ventually we had the wraps off the old fisherman’s anchor and were ready to drop it back into the harbor bottom. e didn’t have another choice. ith Craig out of the way, I cut the line and the huge fisherman’s anchor slid back into the gloomy murk. I was stoked. Tulum was free and it was time to bring up our -pound Spade and get under way. But as I started to bring the chain up again it didn’t feel right. W W W .L AT S A T T S . C O M
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hen we had cut the line and the huge fisherman’s anchor had fallen back into the briny deep, it had apparently gone straight down our chain and ended up on top of our anchor. Our anchor was caught on it, and my windlass was bringing up both the fisherman’s anchor and our own anchor at the same time. Just like last time; only Tulum was no longer stationary, and we had started to drift. etting Tulum away from the small fishing boats on moorings and into water where we could maneuver became the priority, so dragging both anchors just out of the water, we moved the boat into deeper water inside the anchorage . Next, we grabbed the line we had just cut, secured it, and put another line around the other huge anchor fluke to secure the contraption while we worked on it. Just as before, I went back on Tulum and let out the scope slowly while our buddy Craig worked on getting our anchor out from under the rusted old fisherman’s anchor. This time we managed the process a bit quicker and were able to get our anchor and chain back safely, letting the old anchor fall into deeper water where another cruiser would not should not catch it. All in all, the process took about an hour and forty-five minutes to finish, and we were underway by 0 0, which included getting secured for sea again. W W W .L AT S A T T S . C O M
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I hope throughout this story you can read the appreciation we have for the help from our buddy boat. hile we could have done all this alone, it went so much smoother, safer, and faster with their help. Thanks, guys! I can tell you now in hindsight that I was not prepared to divorce my anchor and complete chain rode back then. Had that huge anchor not come up both times like it did, I’m not sure what we would have done to retrieve it. e were in 2 feet of ugly Old Harbor Mazatl n water at 0 00 in the morning it’s cold and there is no visibility in that water. Neither Tulum or escanso had tanks or hookah rigs for diving the anchor, but I’m not sure it was enough of an emergency for us to justify letting all our chain out and leaving the entire rode. I think we may have told escanso to take off and found a local diver to help us out with that specific situation, but it could really justify a hookah rig or tanks for us in the future. Perhaps a lesson here to think about e quickly rigged lines and took the strain off the windlass. I highly recommend this technique to anyone else who has the same situation. If you’re not 00 sure, get pressure off the windlass, then think through what to do next. W W W .L AT S A T T S . C O M
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Act 1: The Birth of Lats&Atts The 68-foot staysail ketch Lost Soul pulled into her home port of Redondo Beach, California, and into her slip at the Portofino Marina, in June of 1996. She had S/V Lost Soul sailing voyaged all over the world, home to King Harbor but as will happen, we, the crew, had to return to get jobs as we had run out of fun tickets. As any sailor knows, when the fun tickets (money!) run out, one needs to stop and replenish. As we entered the harbor we called the harbor patrol and informed them that we would be announcing our arrival with the blast of our cannon. They weren’t happy about it, but I have to admit it sure felt good when the “boom” echoed in the harbor.
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At the dock we were met by many of our friends who were waiting for us to arrive. We’d had a “Welcome Home Party” the night before in Two Harbors on Catalina Island, where many of our friends had sailed over to welcome us back. Since our boat was a true “Taiwan Turkey,” we were the last to arrive. Later that afternoon, sitting up in the Portofino Yacht Club Bar (where I had kidnapped Jody when she was a bartender there years earlier), the topic turned to how I was going to get a job to make more fun tickets. At the time I was over 50, tattooed, and quite honestly, not what employers would look kindly upon. I hadn’t worn shoes in years and my hair had bleached so blonde from the sun that I looked like a real beach W W W .L AT S A T T S . C O M
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bum. So, given my circumstances, I could not even begin to imagine what a 9-to-5 job might feel like. This would be a pretty di cult task, to say the least. Before I got totally involved in job hunting, I “had to” (lol) take a trip to Brussels! You see, while we were cruising we met this couple who worked Bob, Jody & for Brussels’ television Fred working networks. They thought we aboard Lost were weird, sailing all over Soul the world just for fun, so they sailed with us a few weeks in the Caribbean and then again in the Pacific as we were headed back up the coast. hen we arrived in Catalina they had flown in to “surprise us and filmed some more. It was for a documentary called “Other People’s Paradise: Captain Bob.” They’d released it in Brussels and France, in W W W .L AT S A T T S . C O M
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French. They wanted me to narrate it in English, so they flew me to Brussels first class! Most kewl! Once back in Redondo, I started trying to figure out just how I was going to make a living. I was having a little welcome home gathering and amongst those in attendance were two of my oldest friends: Keith Ball, who had been the editor of Easyriders Magazine for the past 0 years, and Bob Clark, who had started the first custom motorcycle magazine, Street Chopper, in the late ‘60s. He went on to create another dozen or so titles before retiring. They had an answer. I needed to start a boating lifestyle magazine similar to the magazine I’d sold to Easyriders back in the mid ‘80s, Biker Lifestyle, but for boaters. So basically, “Boaters’ Lifestyle.”
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You see, I had learned in the decades I spent at (who usually wants money to do anything), then it sea that the vision I had of has to get distributed to “yachties” being the only outlets, and then you need ones out there cruising was subscribers. In all this time, total hogwash. The vast there is nothing coming in. majority of people I met Just cash going out. while sailing were just like The next week we got me. They were from all walks a printer (thanks, Bob!) of life; they worked hard to and a distributor (thanks, get their boats — and even eith! , and we figured Filming aboard harder to keep them from before any dollars started Lost Soul for sinking (in other words, they to come back in we’d need Capt. Bob were real people)! at least $50,000 in cold, I won’t bore you with the hard cash. None of us details, but su ce to say, a were in that tax bracket. new cruising magazine was born at My mom and dad offered to loan me some money. that party. The premise would be a Then Keith said he’d throw some into the pot, as did magazine for cruisers who were real Bob. My buddy Curt said he’d throw in a little, and people, not the blue blazer crowd. before long we had $50,000 pledged. I say “pledged” A couple days later I was because it would come in over out at the asyriders o ces the next few months as we got meeting with their production the thing started. Meanwhile, Bob Clark crew to see how the business we had to eat! had changed over the years I With the money situation was away. Believe me, it HAD organized, we turned our changed! No more pasting attention to other matters. up half tones. No more using First, we needed a place to hairline tape, or even creating work. The boat was fine, but film! They were just starting to we had just returned from a Keith Ball go direct from digital to print. decade or so of cruising, so The it really was production not the best place for work. staff at BUT, down the dock there was an Easyriders showed me what abandoned houseboat that had just equipment I would need, and a few been sitting for a couple years. We days later Keith, Bob, and I were offered to “help the marina out and sitting at the Marina rill over a take it off their hands. They agreed. couple of coldies, trying to figure out just how I was going to pay for I won’t say it was crusty, but the people who’d lived on it were heavy all this! You see, when we’d returned smokers. The windows were so heavily from our “little cruise” I’d been living coated with yellow “tar” from the on my AmEx card for the better part cigarette smoke that you could barely of a year. Now I was busted! see out them. And did I mention the After doing a little calculating, Mike & Sue Morgan head had been removed? It seems we decided there was going to have they were fans of the bucket and to be a little “cash flow to get the thing going. I won’t go into how it all chuck-it persuasion, and they had works, but basically, when you start a magazine you neglected to “chuck it” when they abandoned the boat! don’t get any money for almost a year. First, you Somehow, we managed to get it cleaned. We have to create the thing, then get it to the printer even towed it over to the King Harbor Boat Yard and
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pulled the rusted chunks of metal they called engines out, and sealed up the hole. Now, it was a barge. It was the Latitudes & Attitudes Barge. Next, it was off to the computer store to see if we could afford what necessities asyriders production said I should get: a Quadra 750 and a laser writer. We had moved the houseboat behind Lost Soul, and were soon hard at work creating its “style.” In the beginning, it was just me working on the magazine, while Jody held down a job at our friend Curt’s car lot. We had to eat, and we’d made a deal with our “investors” that we wouldn’t draw any money until it started to generate $$$. Those were some tough times, but fun! Our first part-time employee, well, actually, “volunteer” would be a better description) was Dale Norley (now Captain Dale) who would come in and help with the production on those first few issues. Then, Sue Morgan joined us as a part-time editor. She had a full-time job elsewhere, but since she lived on the docks, she would help us make the copy into better English. By the way, she did that with us for more than 20 years! Finding someone to do the artwork was also fairly easy. Ron Tessensohn, the man who had painted every motorcycle I ever owned, offered to handle the artwork. It wasn’t long before Lats&Atts had a mascot. His name was Atty “The Dude” Tude. He was a sea serpent that followed us home one night from Corsairs in Jost Van Dyke after copious amounts of rum had been consumed. unny thing, when we got the first issue digitally completed, we called the press and asked them how they wanted us to send the documents. They said to just have “pre-press” send it when they were through with it. Pre-press? I had no idea what they were talking about, so I was soon on
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the phone with ick arling, finding out what prepress was all about. It was about ,000! Per issue! This was just one small fun thing we learned as we plodded along the magazine-building path. So, to keep this from becoming a novel, let’s just kinda skip ahead and cover some of the more fun aspects of Latitudes & Attitudes. Act 2: Birth of the Cruisers’ Parties We were working at a boat show in Oakland, and they had a party after hours. It cost $15 a ticket, and there was a line 50 people long to get a drink, and another about the same to get a piece of cheese on a cracker. As there was a nice Mexican restaurant just a half block away, I opted to go there, where they would bring me my margarita and I could have all I wanted, no ridiculous lines involved. As we were walking out we ran into the director of Sail America, Karen he first art St. Pete – 2001
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Cruisers’ Party – Bora Bora Martinez, who put on the show. She asked why we were leaving. I told her and said, “If you’re gonna throw a party, throw a party.” At this point I was pretty sure I had shoved my size into my pie-hole. But she just said, “Okay, you want to sponsor a party?” And so it was at the next boat show, which took place in St. Petersburg, Florida, in January 2001, the Latitudes & Attitudes Cruisers’ Party was born. Just an I since that first Cruisers’ Party in 200 , we have not missed a single party there since, either as Lats&Atts or as Cruising Outpost. Over the following years we created Cruisers’ Parties at a number of other boat shows. The Pacific Sail xpo in Oakland was next now being held in Richmond, CA . After that was the Miami Strictly Sail, where we set a record with over 1,800 cruisers in attendance. Then, while we were cruising in Hawaii, Crazy Mike in the San Juan Islands decided there should be a Lats&Atts Party where he was. Since we were across the sea, he decided to host it on Sucia Island. We were able to surprise him by flying in, and Captain oody, who was captaining a 70-foot schooner, gave us a lift to the party. That night there were about people, but now, going on its 17th year, we get over a hundred boats and everyone dresses like pirates. It’s held the second week of August. Eventually we would host Cruisers’ Parties not just in the US, but wherever cruisers would gather. We had one in Airlie Beach, Australia, one at the New Zealand Boat Show in Auckland, and others in Bora Bora, Tonga, Antigua, and quite a few at Marina Cay in the BVIs.
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Act 3: Share The Sail is Born The way I had learned to sail was by signing on as crew aboard a boat that was heading to uatemala. I learned from the best, Captain Alan Olson. He has just finished building a 0-foot barque to help train more people with his “Call of the Sea” foundation. he first a ifi orthwest Cruisers’ Weekend
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Share The Sail - Waiheke s and ew ea and In 1999 I had the idea that I could get to sail in the best cruising areas of the world while helping bring even more people into sailing. I’d call it Share the Sail. The first one was held in the les Sous le Vent area of rench Polynesia. The group flew into Raiatea, then sailed to Taha’a, Huahine, and Bora Bora. We had three boats, and the people who were on that voyage are still friends — and sailors! — to this day! Soon we had Share The Sails going all over the world. Captain Woody, who had sailed with me and Jody when we were cruising, joined us after completing his own circumnavigation. We convinced him he would have fun running voyages himself. In the following years, assisted by Tania Aebi, we brought cruising to new people by sailing all over the world. reece, Croatia, Tahiti, New ealand, the renadines, Tonga, and BVIs are just a few of the hundreds of locations where we showed new people (and some old salts) what cruising was like.
Act 4: ow hat s ntertainment Boat shows have a way of changing people’s lives. And so it was, while at the Chicago Boat Show I met Eric Stone. He was standing in a corner by the refreshment area, strumming his guitar. I was in a meeting at one of the tables and kept hearing this great music. After the meeting, I wandered over to where he was playing and asked him to stop by our booth when he got a break. Okay, that was part one. Now, let’s move to the Long Beach Boat Show in California. I was wandering through that show, as it was too small to have a booth, and I ran into a guy hawking a DVD about boating. His name was Darren O’Brien. What has this got to do with anything? Well, actually, a lot. Before very long these two happenstance meetings led to Lats&Atts TV, and the Latitudes & Attitudes Radio Network.
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When I met Eric in Chicago he came by the booth Act 5: and he brought me his first C , which he’d just finished A Little Education putting together and was about to release – I loved it! In 200 , we put together our first Advanced In fact, I liked it so much I told him we would sell it in Cruising Seminar. In our travels we had learned that our magazine. Here we are, C s later, and he still the only real problem people had about taking off performs at Cruisers’ Parties all over the world — and was the fear of the unknown, so we figured we would has become a good friend. But on with the story... make the unknown “known” and dispel those fears. So, in 200 we were at the Oakland Strictly Sail Our seminars would gather some of the best and most Show. In my booth I was selling Eric’s CDs and Darren’s knowledgable mariners to help people learn exactly videos. During a break, Darren and I were sitting at a what was out there once they cut their dock lines. table listening to Eric and discussing the possibility of We held these events once a year, holding the producing a TV show about cruising. Eric sat down with first few at the Portofino Marina and acht Club in his drummer, ary Haas, and his friend Jake “ ellow Southern California. e held other events at Mystic Shoes” Diemer, as we discussed the idea. Darren asked Seaport, and even at the Isle of Capri Casino in Biloxi. Eric if we could use some of his music for the TV show At these events we brought in people like Tania and give him screen credit. Eric said sure. Then, I asked Aebi, John Kretschmer, Lee Chesneau, and other how much this would all cost. The number was higher real experts. Attendees would have two days of than I could handle at the time, but Jake jumped in and concentrated classes, and always celebrate with a said he’d help fund it if he could get producer credits. We party (usually with Eric Stone entertaining). immediately agreed. And then the best part of all... We needed a hostess. ary opened his wallet and showed us a photo of his daughter, Courtney. She had just come off a show on ox Sports, and she was working at the Cheesecake Factory less than a block from our o ces in Redondo Beach! One year later, at the Oakland Strictly Sail Show, we played the premier episode of Latitudes & Attitudes TV! It was a hit! It started on the Water Channel. 2012 Biloxi Soon, we were airing weekly on the Outdoor Channel, then the Men’s Channel. In all, we aired on national TV for the five years and 65 episodes! Meanwhile, we started Lats&Atts Radio, an online station that played music from the singers and artists you see at beach-side bars, but who rarely get airplay. 2004 King Harbor 2005 King Harbor
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2004 Seminar One year they were filming Pirates of the Caribbean while the seminar was in session, and the “graduating class” had a great shot with the Black Pearl in the background! An unexpected bonus! We had originally returned to our home port, after cruising for so many years, just long enough to earn enough fun tickets to get back out on the water. With the TV show airing weekly on a national scale, it built the magazine’s following to one of the largest in the country. Our radio station was doing very well, with thousands of listeners tuning in, and our seminars were so well attended that we actually had to cut off sign-ups several times.
Act 6: Finding Kewl Goodies So, by this time we had added a bunch of other artists to our CD list. We mostly had people who were on our radio station — the kind of music that is hard to find elsewhere. We started selling great sailing movies like “Captain Ron,” “Captains Courageous, “Overboard, and hard-to-find videos like “Around the Horn” and even the complete collection of “Popeye.” Then we discovered “Cruising Casuals.” Soon we had a whole line of clothing that we called “Squash & Wear,” along with Teva’s Bluewater Sandal collection. We even carried Ugg Boots for a while. Before long, our Ship’s Store had thousands of items, and as the internet was just getting started, we were soon selling stuff all over the world.
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Act 7: The Explosion All my life I knew I could do just about anything I put my mind to, but slowly it was dawning on me that there were some things that I would not be able to do. It was time to consider where we were and where we should be going. I was about to turn 70 — which amazed me, since I felt more like I was 0 but I realized it was getting a little harder to do the shows and to get into the bilge for repairs. Life was good. A group of people we had met at the Pacific Sail xpo asked if we wanted to sell the magazine. After considering their offer, we accepted. e would be able to go out once again and enjoy the sailing life. We signed a contract spelling out the terms, which included a substantial down payment at the end of a 90-day period, during which they would do their “due diligence.” With that, Jody and I started to plan our future! The first inkling of suspicion I got was when I got a call from American Express. It seems that there had not been a payment in a couple months, and when they called the o ce they were told a check was “on its way.” Over the next few days I learned from my attorney that we could not sue the “buyers,” as they already had a number of judgments against them, the largest of which was over million dollars. Since we had a contract, my only option was to sue for non-payment. The two people I had worked with who were part of the buyout had been “let go” over the previous few weeks, along with other employees as well. And I had signed a contract selling them the company — the magazine, the TV show, the radio station, and all.
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Act 8: Rising From the Flames of Destruction And then I got a phone call. One of my Lats&Atts readers wanted to know what happened. He told me that even though the website was down, our bulletin board was still up and working, as it was on a different server. There were dozens of people on the board wanting to know what was going on, so I signed in and told them Lats&Atts was dead, and I was facing bankruptcy. I had lost everything, which was what I thought. But I was wrong, as I would soon learn. There were about a thousand people who were using the Latitudes & Attitudes Bulletin Board. As you can imagine, word spread fast about the death of Lats&Atts. People were pissed, not only because they had lost subscription money, but because they loved the magazine. One or two of my readers even offered to help fund a restart. A “Vulture Capitalist” out of Boston offered to put up the money, but after some thought I realized that at my age, I could never pay it back. Then, someone asked what it would cost to start a new magazine. At the time, as you can imagine, I was not in the frame of mind necessary for starting from scratch. I kept trying to fight it. I was too old to start a new business. Starting a business at almost 70 was nuts! It’s a boating magazine. Print magazines were dying. The internet is the way to go, but internet magazines don’t cut it for me. Besides, at that time there were no profitable internet magazines that I knew of. And then there was the economy. It fell off a cliff in 2008 and had not started coming back. I didn’t want anyone to get hurt. To do a single issue it would cost a minimum of 0,000. I figured there was no way we’d make that, but we would give it a shot. So, we came up with the idea that if someone wanted to, they could put up $250.
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Act 9: The Founders’ Circle If we received $50,000 we would print one issue. If it worked, then we would go on, and those who put up the initial $250 investments would become members of a “ ounders’ Circle. They would get a five-year subscription, special hats, burgees, and other goodies that only Founders’ Circle members could have, along with special deals and discounts that we could generate as we went along. I would also use them as a sounding board on how we could improve the magazine. ind of like a board. I figured it was a long shot, but I had nothing to lose. I had already lost just about everything, which was what I had assumed. And I thought I’d lost everything!!! I had only lost stuff, and who needs stuff. I had plenty of support! Heidi Benson (Now Heidi Benson-Stagg!) jumped in as our “business Manager while Jody and I became “consultants” and had no ownership due to our bankruptcy. Heidi handled the “business end” of things, while Jody and I handled the shows and magazine production. Lisa O’Brien and husband Darren (yeah, the TV guy!) handled ad sales and marketing. The new “Worldwide Conglomerate Headquarters” were in Berry Creek. The company started in July of 2012, and the premier issue went to press in October of 20 2 as the inter 20 2- issue. The final issue of Cruising Outpost was the spring of 2019. Seven years.
Act 10: Latitudes & Attitudes Is Reborn hile sailing in the BVIs for my rd birthday with friends, I stopped in Tortola to visit Charles Tobias, one of my closest friends. As we sat in his o ce he asked why I hadn’t gone back to the name Latitudes & Attitudes. I told him I’d lost it when I signed over the magazine to the buyers, and the only way to get it back would be to sue them — and they were in the wind and in jail. (There were two of them, one ended up doing time.) He picked up his phone and called his lawyer in Washington, D.C. As it turned out, when they failed an issue and shut down the TV show and the radio station, the name became “dormant.” Two weeks later, thanks to Charles, we had the name back! I can’t tell you how great that felt. The very next issue had the Latitudes & attitudes title back in place, and this time it was trademarked and copyrighted! Now, I have to set something straight here to any of you who are still reading this excessive verbiage. I know a lot of folks are not aware of what it takes to get this magazine out each issue. The folks pictured on the bottom of the previous pages are the real heroes of this story. Over the years they have helped to make Lats&Atts the #1–selling boating lifestyle magazine in the SA for over 20 years! Of course this story would not be complete without discussing some of the latest fun things we’ve been going through.
Who’s Who of the Transition: Jody “Bitchin” Lipkin, products, boat shows and events. Sue Morgan, “Eddider Emeritus.” Katie “Bitchin” Chestnut took over editing in 2019. Al Saunders, Founding President of The Bitchin Group, Inc. ana ro ha a TV Hostess and regular contributor. Darren & Lisa O’Brien & Arrianna, Ad Director, Maring ir or o i . Rich “Magic” Marker, Cartoonist/Artist/Art Director. Robin Stout, Life Aboard Editor. Tania Aebi, Columnist for 22 years, Share The Sail skipper.
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the Camp Fire burnt through the town of Paradise, Final Act coming within two miles of our home and o ces. But The Dam & The Bear Fire we escaped that one. After living aboard for about years, I decided We did not, however, escape the Bear Fire. It the mountains would be a good place to live. We found 0 acres between two forks of the eather River, was part of the North Complex ire, with 2 fires that were started by lightning on August 17, 2020. overlooking Lake Oroville, and thought this was the About a month later, ideal place for our it had burned 50 o ces and home. miles to our o ces, Lake Orville is and then burnt the tallest dam in them to the ground. the USA, beating In all, it burned an out Hoover Dam by estimated , 26 feet! And three acres and was finally years ago the dam extinguished on started to fail. For ecember rd! years they had to You can’t imagine work on the dam to what a fire like this make it whole. can do until you live Then, two and r o es and home efore the ear ire through it. a half years ago, The Bear Fire, September 9, 2020
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Athena
Goddess of War By Captain Cameron Albin, Major, USMC (Ret.)
It was a perfect Texas spring day as we stood into Bolivar Roads. Responding to a change in course and a corresponding shift in wind thena hee ed o er d in and e an to ta e o . Josue, an Army veteran, grasped the helm, his face breaking into a broad grin. It was his second time sailing. I smiled as well. It was only my third time putting Athena through her paces, but I was already beginning to learn her feel, her moods. “How are we doing for speed?” I asked. “Seven and a half?” “Eight knots!” This was Dane, a former Army helicopter pilot with a little more sailing experience and a smile to match mine and Josue’s. “Now eight point five! ight point five knots in thirteen knots of wind! Over the previous ten years I had owned five other boats, and sailed several more, but never had I owned a boat that was as much of a joy to sail as Athena, a 200 Beneteau irst . , a thoroughbred racer cruiser. I had sailed small boats as a kid, and then returned to the pastime in adulthood while serving as a Marine. hen injury cut my career short, I turned
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to sailing and cruising and eventually returned to Texas to attend grad school, where I met my wife. After regaling her with tales of the sea, I convinced her that we should buy a family cruising boat, and when our daughter was born in 20 , we decided to start a sailing nonprofit for veterans. We intended to use our boat until the nonprofit could afford something better, but in July 2020 I was sailing into Charleston when the boat took a lightning strike and was declared a total loss by the insurer. It was time to find a “new boat. inding a replacement vessel in the COVI boat market was no easy task. The pandemic reminded many of the need for travel and adventure, and for some sailboats seemed like the best vehicle in which to escape. The result was a competitive
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Goddess of War boat market, made even more di cult by tight lending and insurance markets. To complicate matters further, our replacement boat needed to satisfy the needs of our family as well as the requirements of the nonprofit. e focused on vessels less than twenty years old, between forty-three and forty-seven feet long, possessing at least three cabins, and that were comfortable, capable of offshore passages, and within our budget. In this narrow segment of the used sailboat market, one particular boat continually caught my eye the Beneteau irst . . Beneteau entered the boat-building business in , has produced fiberglass sailboats since the 0s, and today is one of the largest producers of sailing and motor yachts in the world. Beneteaus can be found in nearly every marina and Beneteau sailboats cross oceans annually, often participating in events such as the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers. Despite this pedigree, Beneteaus are occasionally derided as cheap production boats by social media “experts. These criticisms overlook the fact that Beneteau has designed boats of all kinds that served various purposes, many of which were well-designed and constructed. hile boats of the Oceanis line traditionally appeal to cruisers, the Beneteau irst line features performance-oriented boats designed by well-respected naval architects which have proved fast and competent blue water boats. The rers-designed irst was listed by John Kretschmer in his list of top-ten affordable blue-water boats. We focused on a 200 Beneteau irst . conveniently located in Texas. This Bruce arr-designed racer cruiser possessed the rig and keel for sailing fast offshore, and the accommodations below decks to cruise in comfort. Her previous owner had bought her new and raced and cruised her with his family, but with his children grown he decided it was time to pass her on to new owners. Before we closed the deal I knew what I would name her: Athena. The warriorgoddess was the patron of heroes, and as our nonprofit is named American Odysseus Sailing oundation, the name seemed a good fit. hen I told the kids that Athena was the goddess of war, it was an instant sell. Under sail, Athena is an absolute dream. Her tall rig
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and hull shape prefer reaching or sailing upwind, but she handles respectably on any point of sail. hen reaching in wind over ten knots she heels over, digs in, and takes off, and attentive adjustments to the sheets or the traveler are rewarded with a noticeable increase in speed. Despite her strength and power, Athena is responsive and maneuverable, and our three older children , , and 0 all take turns at the helm. Her refined energy can be tamed, if necessary, and when our seven-year-old developed an aversion to heeling this summer, we spent an afternoon sailing around the bay with a single reef in the main, keeping the boat flat while still maintaining five knots in nine knots of breeze. Below decks she is comfortable, and her two aft double-berths are divided by lee cloths, allowing us to accommodate either four kids or four adult veterans in individual bunks. This year Athena served the nonprofit as well as our family, taking veterans on day trips, overnight, and offshore passages, and we ended the year by entering an all-veterans team in an offshore race in the ulf Mexico. As both our family and the nonprofit grow, we will prepare her for passages across the ulf and into the Bahamas, the Caribbean, and beyond. ventually, the nonprofit will obtain its own vessel, allowing Athena to take us on an extended cruise of a year or more. We will likely install many upgrades before embarking on such a voyage, such as solar power, expanded refrigeration, and a removable inner stay for a more flexible sail plan, but for now she is perfect the way she is. Athena has W W W .L AT S A T T S . C O M
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The Latitude s & At titude s of f ice s and our home burnt to the gound in California’s Be ar Fire. Ever y copy of all 9 Bob Bitchin books in inventor y were turned to ashe s. We have decided to reprint, and f rom now on we will ONLY be selling hard-cover collectors editions signed by the author. Get Em While They’re HOT!
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Emerald Bay is the second book in the Treb Lincoln Novel series. This book finds Treb and his friends trying to find out what happened when a boat exploded in Emerald Bay, killing his wife and almost killing Rom, his best friend. The adventure takes you into the underground lifestyle of Outlaw Bikers as they head to Central America to find those responsible. Always action packed and never boring.
“The San Pedro Channel was pretty calm and there were four- to five-foot swells spaced very far apart. It made the 120-foot boat roll a little, but not enough to be uncomfortable. She got up to her cruising speed of 22 knots and settled in, while the partiers did their damnedest to drink the bar dry. On the aft deck, a bunch of girls were dancing to the music being piped over the speakers, and much to the enjoyment of the guests and crew, a couple of them started to strip. “
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Bob Bitchin divides his time between Publishing, writing, world cruising, doing seminars on sailing, riding his Harley and writing books. He has written a number of books his adventures. Famous motorcycle daredevil Evil Knievel needed a traveling companion and body-guard, and when they met in Hollywood in 1973 Bob took on that job until the Snake River Canyon Jump when Knievel retired. After that Bob created “Cycle Expo” in 1974 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. At that time it was the largest motorcycle show in the world. He went on to create Biker Magazine and Tattoo Magazine in the 70’s and early 80’s. He also worked as editor of many of the motorcycle magazines of that era including Big Bike, Choppers and Chopper Guide, and wrote for other publications as diverse as Forbes, Penthouse and New Look. He helped found, and was elected the first President of the Motorcycle Press Association in 1978 and he co-founded A.B.A.T.E., a national organization of motorcyclists. He and LACO Bob Lawrence co-created the very first Toy run in December of 1973, which now takes place in thousands of cities world-wide. He met Alan Olson, Captain of Stone Witch, which was the flag-ship for GreenPeace. His life was changed forever. He sold BIKER and TATTOO magazines and started sailing full time. He kidnapped Jody, the bartender at the Portofino Marina Yacht Club, and they were married on board Lost Soul at the Portofino Marina on their return from their world voyage. In 1996 they created the magazine Latitudes & Attitudes, the #1 selling boating lifestyle publication in the USA. Bob has two children, six grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren and still rides and sails all over the world whenever he gets the chance. He and his wife Jody live in the Sierra Nevada mountains, between the middle and north forks of the Feather River, overlooking Lake Oroville, in Berry Creek, California.
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LIFE ABOARD Editor Robin Stout
Third Time’s a Charm Les and Diane Sutton have lived aboard for over 25 years. They started out on Gemini, a 1982, 42-foot Albin sailboat, and are now on their second powerboat. After over 25 years of living the lifestyle, we knew they had a great store of knowledge to share, and we wanted to hear all about it. emini was purchased in and was their first liveaboard home. Les and Diane moved aboard and raced her often in the San Francisco Bay Area. In the fall of 1998, they decided that they might like to try cruising for a while. So, they departed San Francisco in the summer of and proceeded in a southerly direction. At first they stayed in California, since Diane’s daughter was getting married in San Francisco the following November. But after the wedding, they departed San Diego with the goal of the next port south as their destination. In Mexico they were made to feel like family by locals and other cruisers. Their favorite spot for living aboard was Loreto in the Sea of Cortez. Though, they added, with the new marina there, things have changed and the experience may not be the same as in the past. La Paz and Mazatl n both have something to offer especially for commuter cruisers needing Wi-Fi and easy flights back to SA. La Paz has a great community of liveaboards and cruisers who were still working and could do so in the Sea of Cortez by using a Mexican sim card for internet. The mainland was nice during the winter but hot and sticky in the summer with lots of rain. Don’t take their word for it. Les warns other cruisers to not be tied to what others thought of a place, and says, “The best thing
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about living on a boat is when a place becomes not so much fun, you can move on to the next place. Sometimes you’ll be told not to go someplace because someone had a bad experience there, but if you go and see for yourself, it could be one of the best experiences you’ll have living aboard.” For example, they had been warned not to go to Guatemala, but when they did, they had one of their most memorable trips. Another favorite was Panama, especially the Caribbean side. For nearly twenty years, they explored Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and parts of South America. But, after many years in the tropics, they were ready for a change. In spring of 2017, they decided they’d like to take Gemini to Canada and headed for new adventures in the Pacific Northwest. In their second year there they made it north of the rapids in the inland passage of British Colombia where the water temp dropped more than 15 degrees. That was the end of Gemini’s northern trek. It was just too cold aboard Gemini, a boat set up for the tropics! hen Les and iane’s first days of cruising, they had met many people much older than they were. Over and over they learned that if they wanted to stay on the water, they needed to implement some changes to accomplish that. The sailboat had been great for the tropics; but as the years passed, it became harder to raise that sail and keep up with the need to keep Gemini moving forward. Once they were in the cold water of the Pacific Northwest, they were convinced of the need for a boat more suitable to the conditions they were experiencing. Les said, “As we age, sailors tend to be W W W .L AT S A T T S . C O M
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powerboaters in training. All the things we were struggling with on the sailboat would go away on a powerboat. We realized that all sailors are just powerboaters in training.” After living aboard Gemini for 25 years, they needed some time to day goodbye. “It was not a happy day when we sold her, but it was time.” One of the issues that they had struggled with in the Inside Passage was navigating the very narrow channels with the tidal flow screaming through. This led them to purchasing a performance boat over a trawler. “Trawlers only travel at about one knot faster than Gemini and their first experience with nine knot rapids pointed them towards more performance.” Most performance boats were a bit uncomfortable for them, so they looked for a blend of performance and comfort, with an eye toward a better liveaboard experience while still having the speed to get them out of any situation. After looking at many boats they decided on Angelina, a 20-year-old Lindell built in Washington. Angelina is 36 feet overall, with a 13-foot beam, a planing hull, twin Yanmar 350s, and enough range to get them from Washington to Alaska. They thought there wasn’t much work to do on her, but they spent the last two years improving her systems and forty thousand dollars later, she’s good to go. Some things turn out for the best and with Covid many of the things that needed to be done were better being done in Washington. Some of the tasks could have been completed while underway, but cruising in the north is a short season compared to the tropics, so it’s better to complete boat work in the off season and enjoy the cruising season. They realized that Angelina wasn’t big enough to have family stay aboard and they didn’t want to have to move the boat from Washington to San Francisco for family visits. Eventually, they purchased Diva, a 45-foot 1989 Bayliner 4588 Pilothouse, in San Francisco Bay, and use her as a condo. “If your friends tell you have to many boats, you have to find new friends. The liveaboard lifestyle and owning boats is like a disease with no cure,” Les added. Diane admits, “We miss the sailing. When you’re on a sailboat and the engine goes off you say ahhhh,’ but on a powerboat when the engine goes off you say ah, W W W .L AT S A T T S . C O M
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s#!t!’” She then added that she loves that the galley on a powerboat is up high, allowing her to see the whales, eagles, and sunsets. She treasures that now when she’s cooking, she’s still part of the party. After so many years living in the arid climate in the Sea of Cortez, they really appreciate the greenery of the beautiful islands in the Pacific Northwest. The islands are close together; in an hour or two, they can arrive at a new destination. Another difference they discovered between Mexico and Washington was that in Washington it is mostly private property, so it was di cult to find a place to land their dinghy when coming ashore, and most of the moorings were private. Another big difference was the social aspect. In Mexico, liveaboards shared a strong sense of community and a lot of socialization. In Washington, most of the boaters were weekenders and didn’t form the same bonds. In Canada, the boaters were more spread out, but they did find others through the single-sideband radio and socialize with them. One boat they enjoyed communicating with was Darlene, who was north of Ketchikan, about forty miles from nowhere, and always on the radio. An important question Diane has for anyone considering the liveaboard lifestyle is “How attached are you to stuff She then explains, “If you love to go shopping it could be a painful transition. There aren’t a lot of opportunities for shopping and not much room aboard for stuff. If you like a sense of freedom and independence, it’s a great lifestyle.” Les adds “It takes a partnership, a team. You have to work together. You have to make accommodations for everyone. or example, iane suffers from seasickness, so Les carefully studies the weather before they leave the dock, and they don’t go if it’s going to be rough. Les’s advice to the captain is “Don’t be overwhelmed by the responsibility. Take your time and don’t have a schedule.” But he then adds, “If you’re not overwhelmed when you start, you’re probably not doing it right. The first six months was the most di cult so don’t give up when something isn’t going right.” Les and Diane love the liveaboard lifestyle and wouldn’t trade it for anything. They intend to liveaboard as long as they physically can.
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“When did he say that?” Tripwire snapped. “When the new policy went through,” I replied. “What did he actually say?” “What he actually said was—and I think I have it down perfectly—is: ‘I think it’s dreamy.’” “There goes the military,” said Tripwire. “What do you mean by that?” “Some of the best quotes in the history of this country—‘Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead; Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes; This Marine colonel…’ ”—came from real military men. I’d By Morgan Stinemetz hate to see that change.” “In what way?” I asked Tripwire. “There’s a certain segment of our society that has Bruno Velvetier, ASID, I recall, was overjoyed somewhat different mannerisms and speech patterns back when the Department of Defense officially than, say, drill sergeants stationed at Parris Island or dropped its “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. San Diego. Or, for that matter, Colonel Jessup in the We were in The Blue Moon Bar when he offered movie ‘A Few Good Men.’ What if someone from that his opinion. segment, the one with different mannerisms, were to “I think it’s just dreamy,” said Bruno, referring to be called to the stand as a witness in a general court the controversial change in DOD policy a while back. martial of two Marines accused of killing another “I think that many more gay men will be attracted to Marine?” military service with this new, enlightened policy. I “And your point is?” mean, what’s not to like about spending your days “My point is that Jack Nicholson portrayed a selfand nights with an all-male group, showering with confident, ruthless Marine colonel in an unforgettable them, sleeping in the same room with them.” manner in that movie. But someone with a different As this was a bit way of phrasing things out of my league, I said might not carry the same nothing at the time. “Some of the best quotes in the history of this weight. If Bruno Velvetier And Bruno eventually joined the Marines and finished his cream country—‘Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead; rose to the rank of bird drink that Doobie, the colonel, and he was bartenderette at The on’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes his called to the stand, like Blue Moon Bar, had Colonel Jessup was, he made him and adorned arine colonel ’ came from real military men. might testify something with a small, pink paper like this: ‘You want the parasol and a couple ’d hate to see that change. truth? Well, the truth is of slices of fruit. Bruno just ghastly. I mean it’s has always liked fruits unspeakable, know what in his drinks. Then he I mean? Girls, we live in left, lisping a goodbye and offering a feathery wave a world that has walls, some surrounding precious as he went out the door. gardens with ivy growing up the outside in leafy It was some time in early February that I was in abandon, sort of a verdant covering resembling silk The Blue Moon Bar talking to Tripwire, the slightly pajamas, while giving a lovely visual counterpoint to a edgy Vietnam vet who is usually wearing a somewhat wrought iron gate. And those walls have to be guarded. weathered camouflage uniform, neatly pressed, and I mean, ruffians could gain entrance to those dreamy is almost always adverse to loud sounds, which set venues and leave behind all sorts of despicable trash. him on edge. Very loud sounds will send him under A garden like the one I am thinking about would be the pool table in the bar, sometimes to shouts of just a gorgeous place to hold a men’s fashion show “Incoming!” It is usually Bubba Whartz who can get or a wine tasting. And it would also be a good place him out after he has taken refuge. Tripwire trusts to sun bathe. Think of those glistening, bronzed, male Bubba implicitly. bodies, slick with suntan oil. The thought of it just “You know, Tripwire,” I said, about to refer makes me shiver. Ohhhhhh, gracious.’” to a guy anyone who came into the bar regularly Tripwire paused for a moment to take a slug of already knew, because of his unusual habits, “Bruno beer and then continued. thinks the new Defense Department regulation of not “With colonels like Colonel Jessup around, even differentiating homosexuals from the heterosexuals in if their orders for a Code Red were brutal and cost the the military will help recruit more men into the service, life of a Marine private, you can sleep better at night and that will make the all-volunteer military stronger.” knowing that there are people out there who won’t
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stint on what they think is their rightful duty. Their heads are on straight. They know what their priorities are,” Tripwire concluded. “I’d follow men like Jessup.” “Does that mean you have a hard time following an officer whose sexual orientation was not the same as yours?” I asked the veteran. “I’d have a hard time following any officer who wears satin underwear, dithers over what shade of eye shadow to wear into combat, and refers to his platoon as ‘girls’ when addressing them. If my commanding officer carried a purse it would be that much harder to take him seriously. Particularly if he eschewed carrying a weapon.” “Tripwire, are you saying in so many words that these type of men wouldn’t inspire confidence?” “We started off talking about this when I said that the remembered combat rhetoric of dyed-in-thewool front line officers and leaders is memorable for its incendiary nature and its ability to inspire men to greater effort, greater valor. That’s why what they said is still written about in the history books. “I doubt very seriously that anyone would read about or remember the officer who said to his men, “‘Okay, my sweeties, let’s fix our bayonets on the front of our guns and, all together now, Mince!’” Doobie, who had been listening to the conversation Tripwire and I had been having, brought over a free beer and set it in front of Tripwire. Then, in what could have been a salute or a way of saying thanks, she bent over and messed about tying her shoe for about a minute. Tripwire and I both were speechless. We both looked at each other at exactly the same time. Tripwire said to me, “You’re drooling.” I didn’t say that to him. But I could have.
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Book Review By Capt. J im Cash
CIRCUMNAVIGATING THE SUN By Tom Hankins (Capt. Tom)
The basic premise of Lats & Atts is to help our launching Titan rockets blast off from Cape Canaveral. readers first visualize and then turn their cruising dreams The newscast said its 120-foot long spent fuel shell fell into reality. So, as “Capt. Tom” says in his preface: “This harmlessly back to the sea. It was then that Capt. Tom book is about the pursuit of our dream…to go cruising.” I mentally added “falling rocket shells” to their thought this one would be apropos for a review. list of ocean cruising concerns. It was while You may have read several excerpts anchored here they took the photo on the back from these adventures in Lats & cover of the book of the lighthouse at Cayo Atts, from some years back, entitled Loco, also on the cover of Jimmy Buffett’s Adventures on the Thornless Path. book, A Salty Piece of Land. Like many cruising dreamers, our Let the adventure begin… While author and his wife, PJ, grew up as sailing through the Eleuthera Islands they Midwesterners, “no son-of-a-son-of-adiscovered boat issues, the fixes of which sailor,” as he says. He reports that his main could only be attended to back on the concerns while contemplating their dream mainland of Florida, so back they went. were “Hurricanes, Pirates, and Containers,” However, while on the Islands they but despite concerns they chose to set a discovered “No matter what time of date rather than a money or career goal to day it is you will always find music start their adventure because, as Capt. Tom in the air.” Also, if one walks on the writes, “One can never have enough money, left (wrong side of the road), they and there is always another career goal to are affectionately referred to as a accomplish.” What is the old adage — “I never “Conchy Joe,” the term for a Yankee tourist. met anyone on their deathbed who said I wish I’d Though disappointed, they weren’t deterred and spent more time at the office”? vowed to continue. They found their dream boat, an Irwin 43 Center After a hiatus in Florida to install new rigging Cockpit in Miami, and named it CONCHd OUT. No sooner and mast, they were off again, paying attention to than their purchase was complete, and work started the “Hurricane Box” — June through November — in to make it theirs, than which one should stay the first of Capt. Tom’s either north of Latitude “Our dream was to sail to South 27º or south of 12º, so concerns started to play out. For the next eight America and back, and we did it… We they were off again, and chapters (though short, as Tom says, “We are traveled thousands of miles and stopped pumped…the boat is most chapters two pages or less), we get at hundreds of islands in seventeen much better prepared to experience Hurricane before.” Soon after different countries and made five laps than Frances followed by a quiet Gulf Stream around the sun.” Jeanne, and all the crossing they were again trials and tribulations in Bahamian waters, that boaters face in the carefully working their South when they have to deal with hurricanes. way south. This time they were taking the “Thornless They were lucky and CONCHd OUT survived with Path,” a cruising route/style/method published by Bruce only minor cosmetic damage. Finally, on a bright Sunday Van Sant for the “Cruising Chickens,” as Tom says. morning in February, they brought in the dock lines and By February they are out of Bahamian waters were off on their cruising adventure, first heading to and anchored in Sapodilla Bay, Turks and Caicos, and the Bahamas, but with their ultimate objective to sail to later stop at T&C Marina and shipyard for fuel and South America. In the Bahamas, they first anchored in water before jumping off with their next destination, Abaco Bay and after dinner saw a tremendous light in the Luperon Harbor, Dominican Republic, and officially in sky. Later they learn they had seen the last of the satellite the Caribbean Sea. After taking in the sights, sounds,
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and history (Christopher Columbus landed there and the famed Santa Maria met its demise on the northern shore), they are soon off again with their sights set on Puerto Rico, next anchoring in Boquerón Bay on PR’s west coast. They continue to island hop, sharing anecdotal stories, from island to island, making their way south to their destination of Trinidad. We learn the locals are “Always looking forward to Carnival;” as well as about the local boatyards and marina staff promising to get things done “just now” which could mean never, about the “boat boys” that are the lifeblood of the cruising community in Grenada, the “boat unit” which equals $1,000 USD, to which they refer when fixing the boat, and in similar reference the locals say “EC come and EC go,” referring to the Eastern Caribbean currency. Using Trinidad as a home base, they finally get to enjoy the year they have always dreamed about, with no schedule and no destination, leisurely cruising the Caribbean, and ducking back to Trinidad before the new hurricane season. Here, they run into our own Captain Woody and Tania (Lats & Atts staff writers) in Chaguaramas. Returning in the fall, they get the boat ready and start heading back north to Barbuda. Through a part of Antigua we learn that the government leaves it alone and the few residents live by fishing, or working at one of the small resorts. After enjoying some solitude anchored off the west coast pink sand beach, they are off again with St. Maarten/St. Martin for provisions and another Christmas in the Caribbean. After five years cruising the Caribbean, they start making their way back again, stopping at Anegada in the BVIs, claiming “We found Anegada to be the best the BVIs have to offer,” and setting their sights on a re-visit to La Parguera in Puerto Rico, which they found the 2008 recession had hit hard. Next stop: Provo, Turks & Caicos, where they hunker down due to weather and meet Ron on Cruizan Fool. Let’s just say they learned that Ron’s profitable import business was interrupted by “men-in-suits,” and he became the guest of the U.S. Government for a substantial allexpense paid vacation. The plan was to stay in the Bahamas until May, since they felt the Bahamians to be the friendliest people encountered in all the Caribbean. Eventually, May came and went, and after a harrowing crossing of the Gulf Stream, they arrived in Ft. Pierce, and back in the U.S. of A. In describing their cruising adventure spread over five years, Tom says, “Our dream was to sail to South America and back, and we did it… We traveled thousands of miles and stopped at hundreds of islands in seventeen different countries and made five laps around the sun.” For me, it was the anecdotal stories that came from each stop along the “Path” that were the most interesting. If an extended Caribbean cruise is one of your dreams, Circumnavigating the Sun could make a nice addition to your reference guides. W W W .L AT S A T T S . C O M
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Sailing Zatara By Darren O’Brien
If you talk to enough serious world cruisers, you’re likely to hear them say by way of explanation something along these lines: “We got tired of the rat race, sold everything, bought a boat, and went cruising.” While that may be a somewhat familiar refrain, one thing you don’t too often hear is: “Oh yeah, we did that without any sailing experience and with four kids!” Granted, it’s not completely unusual to cruise with kids. But to do so full time while learning how to sail, and homeschooling four bright and intellectually curious children, and establishing a successful YouTube channel and social media presence, and putting more than 50,000 miles under your keels while cruising around the world? Well, that puts you in rarified company.
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sailboat, and yet they quickly found themselves In 2016, Keith and Renee Whitaker crossing the ulf tream on the ay to the determined that their suburban Texas life, which ahamas. As eith, the family captain recalls, It pretty much consisted of chasing dollars and took me si months to a year until I felt confident raising kids, asn t fulfilling them. Any of them, enough to do this and not think I was going to really. They decided they needed something kill my kids. di erent. omething completely di erent. During those halcyon days, Renee began Keith says, “We were looking for an unplugged to document their adventures on video with lifestyle. e also admits that his biggest fear was living the rest of his life in the same home, the purpose of sharing ith family and friends. doing the same things, and always knowing what And therein lies another fairly familiar story. as going to happen. Like many other vloggers without previous experience or formal training, their videos Without any previous sailing knowledge or experience (other than a short-term boat weren’t initially intended to become wildly popular or a source of re enue. o e er, rental), they did the afore- and oft-mentioned Renee had a knack for capturing the family’s process and ditched the 9-5 lifestyle, sold time together on camera. I al ays had a ideo their businesses, liquidated properties and camera hen e ent on acations, she possessions, and bought a Beneteau Oceanus ith the goal of circumna igating the orld. remembers. er husband boasts of her, Renee has always been talented, very talented at ith their four children, year old Anna, making home movies of our family when we’d 13-year-old Jack, and Finn and Kate, aged 10 and nine respectively at the time, they all BoatersTube ideo hannel ro les are dedi ated to the e ory o longti e literally learned on atitudes ttitudes ontributor aul ortenka author o the rst our irtual the ater. ruising arti les. The ontinuing series is now written by arren ’Brien or er reator o atitudes ttitudes T . n e erien ed writer dire tor rodu er in l None of them and ideo arren shares his insight into o ular boating hannels a ailable on had spent any real ouTube and other ideo sharing lat or s. time on a cruising W W W .L AT S A T T S . C O M
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Virtual Cruising go on trips long before e e er started sailing. he ust kno s ho to tell a story on film like ery fe people can. he s ery gifted at that. Thus, the ouTube channel ailing atara as born. oon, tens of thousands of people began to watch the Whitakers as they sailed the Caribbean, then transited the Panama Canal and crossed the Pacific cean to Australia. All ithin the first year The entire family found their cruising groo e, and Renee s filmmaking skills began to blossom. o e er, she recalls that by the time they e ited the Panama Canal, they kne they ould need a bigger boat. They found a Pri il ge catamaran in reece. or the mission e li e and ho e li e, for the middle class sailor that can a ord it, this is the best boat for a family our size, e plained eith. It s the perfect e pedition catamaran. The purchase of that boat as also the perfect start to season t o of their channel. It’s always interesting when discovering a new YouTube channel in deciding here to begin atching. And hile it s not necessarily a dilemma, you ust ha e to make a decision. n one hand, it’s nice to start with the latest videos so you can keep up ith current e ents and premieres. As ell, ne er ideos are usually more sophisticated than early ones. n the other hand, it can be beneficial to start in the ery beginning ith the first episodes. specially if the channel is more than three or four years old. Not only do you get to know the people involved, but you also gain an understanding of how their experiences shape their future sel es. Conversely, the disadvantage is that sometimes videos in the very beginning can be kind of rough around the edges, as the filmmaker is still learning their craft. If you haven’t yet watched any ailing atara ideos, I d recommend starting at the beginning. Renee seemed to find her feet uickly in documenting and presenting the family’s sailing and cruising ad entures on ideo. ot ust for posterity, but as entertainment for us total strangers. Of course, it helps to have six interesting and engaging personalities with which to create stories, but subpar camera work and editing can make even great content hard to atch. ot so ith Renee s early
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Sailing Zatara ork. ranted, she has e ol ed as a filmmaker since they started in , but e en back then her storytelling skills ere ell supported by decent camera ork and editing. ut hat really makes their ideos e ortless to atch is her ability to rite a narrati e that ties an entire episode together. ftentimes tying together multiple episodes ith the continuation of ma or storylines. There is ust the right mi ture of oice o ers, inter ie s, and roll footage combined ith li e action on camera to gi e ailing atara ideos an en oyable pace. y o n measuring stick for this is hen a minute episode is o er before I kno it. That means the ideo as entertaining and engaging from start to finish. ne of Renee s personal fa orites is episode from season four, ere Comes a I torms and ualls on our Indian cean Crossing. The beautifully edited opening features a great combination of music, slow motion photography, and narration. It also has some great scenes that con ey the immenseness of ocean s ells and a es. ne of my fa orite ailing atara episodes doesn t really ha e anything to do ith stellar filmmaking although it is ery good . pisode from season three, A ay in the ife of a ailing amily at ea is a conte tually aesthetic approach to the mundane grind in the middle of a three eek ocean crossing. If you e e er thought about crossing an ocean with kids, I highly recommend it. Renee spends anywhere from 30-40 hours a week on video creation, social media, and eb site management. And it shows in a polished, but not overproduced end product. It takes a lot of work and dedication to do what she does. o e er, e en after si years, nearly 200 episodes, and building their channel up to some 400,000 subscribers, Renee still humbly says, I en oy it. It s a good hobby.
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Virtual Cruising Another big part of hat makes ailing atara ideos so fascinating is watching the Whitaker kids literally grow up on camera. Their daughter Anna, who was 14 when they began, is no o the boat and pursuing an nglish degree at a Te as uni ersity. en ack, no , has graduated from high school. e s decided to stay onboard to see what opportunities might present themselves as they continue cruising. ne of the more memorable storylines involved Jack and his girlfriend, whom he met online when they ere . The episode here they finally meet in person t o years later is ery special. he spends fi e eeks and a couple of ocean crossings with Jack and his family in season three. ust be prepared with some tissue close by when you watch the subsequent episode where they have to say goodbye at the airport in Tonga. ome schooling is still a big part of Finn and Kate’s lives, though, as they are now 15 and . Renee is the family teacher and has been home schooling for nearly years. hile cruising, she utilizes an o ine curriculum called itched n choolhouse. Although she uses a ac for e erything else, the curriculum is PC compatible, fully customizable, and user friendly. ost of the lessons are auto graded, so the teacher can be as hands on or o as they ant to be. As a testament to Renee’s and the family’s home schooling success, Anna as accepted at all six colleges to hich she applied. Watch their videos for a while and you’ll likely agree
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that Keith and Renee are doing a great ob. f cruising, making videos, home schooling, and raising their children. And, more importantly, as any long-term cruiser will testify, of keeping their 22-year marriage vibrant and strong aboard an otherwise cro ded boat. e ha e a marriage, ust like every other marriage in the orld. e fight, e argue, e get dissatisfied, e take each other for granted, e plained eith. cept their marriage is a lot di erent than most. After all, hundreds of thousands of people get a peek into their lives e ery eek. They are the li ing embodiment of Reality T . There are days of sunny skies, palm trees and white, sandy beaches, and there are times they need to contend with a nasty squall or mechanical failure. ike anything, you eat too much chocolate, it W W W .L AT S A T T S . C O M
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starts to taste bad. ell, this lifestyle can do the same thing. But they are making it all ork, pri ately and publicly. Keith says, “We make great partners. e ackno ledges that each brings certain strengths to the marriage that the other can rely on. hile he s the undisputed captain, navigator, and mechanic (and drone pilot), Renee is the teacher and the riter producer director. he trusts him to keep their home safe and a oat. And her husband is in a e of hat she does. “YouTube has impacted our marriage. Renee has a talent for creating ideo. he can see hat she ants, like ozart could. I can t do that. Fortunately for us YouTube viewers, we get to en oy the isual symphony the ozart of atara continues to
create of the Whitaker family ad entures. To paraphrase Keith’s favorite part of the cruising lifestyle as we watch them move on from the aldi es, e don’t know what’s going to happen ne t. And that makes for compelling ie ing.
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Boat People
Meet some folks who have managed to make a lifestyle out of most people’s dreams. Boat people can be found on oceans and seas, scattered around the globe. They can be spotted easily. They are the ones who have a glazed look in their eyes as they scan the horizons. Here are a few we’ve seen. Have you seen any lately? If so, email a photo and information to: submissions@LatsAtts.com
Looks like Lane Jacobs may be having way too much fun sailing during the ARC Europe on Flying Dolphin. He spent two years in the Med and made it to Greece. Then he sailed back to the states at the end of 2019 ARC. He sold Flying Dolphin and bought Corsair. He sure does look like he knows how to have a good time!
This is Ashley Rooker sailing downwind on the Neuse River in North Carolina, heading south from the Annapolis boat show. She is on a 1999 Catalina 36 MKII from Seabrook, TX heading to the Bahamas with her husband, Josh. They stopped by to say “Hi” at the Annapolis Boat Show!
Here’s Bill Wiles just as he’s finishing his Offshore Sailing class to qualify for “Live Aboard Cruising” while wearing his Lats & Atts hat!!! His next plans include buying a boat, then taking off to see the world. They say Prior Preparation Prevents Poor Performance. Looks like he’s prepared!
Here are Doug Catenaci Sr. and Doug Catenaci Jr. making 8 knots plus on a beam reach heading to Solomons in the Chesapeake. This was taken after the 2021 Annapolis International Boat Show aboard Point of Beginning, a Catalina 387. Looks like a family tradition has been born!
This is Adam. He sails out of Poland, and has a lot of sea-miles behind him. This was taken West of Łeba, Poland. He’s has been contributing stories to us from that area, and we look forward to more stories from him. Check out this issue’s story about his Poland Cruise — it’s titled “Domestic Cruise!”
Meet Adam Ellis. Adam sails out of Chicago where he runs a great restaurant. He’s been sailing the Great Lakes for more years than he likes to admit, and has participated in the Mackinac Race numerous times. It’s a 333 mile race to the islands starting in Lake Michigan off Chicago.
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