Latitude 38 January 2024

VOLUME 559 January 2024

Truly a Baja Bash In Praise of Anchoring Max Ebb: A New Spin Season Champs Part 2 — The YRA

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CONTENTS subscriptions

6

calendar

10

letters

16

loose lips

37

sightings

38

season champs part 2 — the yra

46

truly a baja bash

52

in praise of anchoring

56

max ebb: a new spin

60

racing sheet

64

changes in latitudes

70

classy classifieds

80

advertisers index

88

brokerage

90

Cover: The 12-month California sailing season is on full display during San Diego's Hot Rum Series.

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108 Racing Editor .......................Christine Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext. we go where the wind blows Publisher/Editor ...................John Arndt .....................john@latitude38.com .............ext.

108 we go where the wind blows Racing Editor .......................Christine Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext.

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108 103 103 we go where the wind blows Racing Editor .......................Christine Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext.

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108 Publisher/Editor ...................John .....................john@latitude38.com .............ext.

108 we go where the wind blows 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

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103 Publisher/Editor ...................John Arndt .....................john@latitude38.com .............ext.

108 Racing EditorArndt .......................Christine Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext.

103 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 where the wind blows we go whe eWeaver he w nd b ows Publisher/Editor ...................John Arndt .....................john@latitude38.com .............ext.

108 105 Publisher/Editor 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 ...................John Arndt .....................john@latitude38.com .............ext.

108 Publisher/Editor ...................John Arndt .....................john@latitude38.com .............ext.

108 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 Publisher/Editor ...................John .....................john@latitude38.com .............ext.

108 Racing Editor .......................Christine Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext.

103 'Lectronic Latitude Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 Publisher/Editor ...................John Arndt .....................john@latitude38.com .............ext.

108 we go whe e he w nd b ows Publisher/Editor ...................John Arndt .....................john@latitude38.com .............ext.

108 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 we go where the wind blows Publisher/Editor ...................John Arndt .....................john@latitude38.com .............ext.

108 'Lectronic Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 Publisher/Editor ...................John Arndt .....................john@latitude38.com .............ext.

108 we go where the wind blows Publisher/Editor ...................John Arndt .....................john@latitude38.com .............ext.

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103 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 Publisher/Editor ...................John Arndt .....................john@latitude38.com .............ext.

108 Pub she Ed o John A nd ohn@ a ude38 com ex 108 Pub he Ed o ohn A nd ohn@ a ude38 com e 108 we go where the wind blows 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 we go where the wind blows Racing Editor Publisher/Editor ...................John Arndt .....................john@latitude38.com .............ext. .......................Christine Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext.

103 Pub he Ed Editor o Latitude ohn A nd ohn@ a.....................john@latitude38.com ude38 com eLisa 108 Racing Editor .......................Christine Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext.

103 Publisher/Editor ...................John Arndt .............ext.

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105 we go where the wind blows Publisher/Editor ...................John Arndt .....................john@latitude38.com 108 we go where the wind blows Racing .......................Christine Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext.

103 Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Racing Editor .......................Christine Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext.

103 Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Racing Editor .......................Christine Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext.

103 we go the wind blows .......................Christine Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext.

103 Pub she Ed o John A nd ohn@ acom ude38 com ex 108 Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, we go where the wind blows Publisher/Editor ...................John Arndt .....................john@latitude38.com .............ext.

108 105 we go whe e he w nd b ows Racing Editor.......................Christine .......................Christine Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext.

103 Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Racing Editor .......................Christine Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext.

103 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

Racing Editor .......................Christine Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext.

103 Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, we go whe eEditor he w nd b ows Publisher/Editor ...................John Arndt .....................john@latitude38.com .............ext.

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103 Racing Editor .......................Christine Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext.

103 Publisher/Editor ...................John Arndt .....................john@latitude38.com .............ext.

108 Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Racing Editor .......................Christine Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext.

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105 Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Racing .......................Christine Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext.

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105 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica ........ext.

105 Rac ng Ed o Ch ne Wea e ch @ a ude38 com e 103 John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Publisher/Editor ...................John Arndt .....................john@latitude38.com .............ext.

108 Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 Publisher/Editor ...................John Arndt .....................john@latitude38.com .............ext.

108 Publisher/Editor ...................John Arndt .....................john@latitude38.com .............ext.

108 Racing Editor .......................Christine Weaver ............ext.

103 Pub he Ed o John A nd ohn@ a...........chris@latitude38.com ude38 com ex 108 John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits 'Lectronic Latitude Editor 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

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105 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

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108 Filter Element Publisher/Editor ...................John Arndt .....................john@latitude38.com .............ext.

108 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 Racing Editor .......................Christine Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext.

103 John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Publisher/Editor ...................John Arndt .....................john@latitude38.com .............ext.

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103 John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

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105 Lec on cContributing La ude Ed o Mon ca G an mon ca@ ude38 com ex 105 John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Lec on cAoEd ude Ed oTim Mon ca G an mon ca@ aude38 ude38 com e........ext.

105 Contributing Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin Racing Editor .......................Christine Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext.

103 Racing Editor .......................Christine Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext.

103 Racing Editor .......................Christine Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext.

103 Rac ng Ed oLa Ch ne Wea ch @ as@ com ex Contributing Editors: Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Contributing Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, 'Lectronic Latitude ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Racing Editor .......................Christine Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext.

103 Racing Editor .......................Christine Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext.

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103 Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 105 Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Racing Editor .......................Christine Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext.

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103 Contributing Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com bu ng Ed o T m Hen L a Ho Pau 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com #6963 Rac ng EdEditor-at-Large oEditor-at-Large Ch ne Wea eContributing ch @ aRiise, ude38 com emon 103 Filter John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, 99 @ Starting Rac ng Ed oEd Ch ne Wea eEd ch @ ach ude38 com eTibbits 103 Con bu ng oRoving T m Hen LLisa aRiise, Ho ch Pau Kamen Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

Lec on cEditors: La ude Ed oRiise, Mon ca G an ca@ aKamen ude38 com ex 105 Con bu ng Ed o T m Hen L a Lisa Ho ch Pau Kamen John Riise, John Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Con bu ng o s T m Hen y L sa Ho chk ss Pau Kamen Filter Unit John John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross 99 Reporter ..................Donna Andre 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 Filter Element 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 Lec on c La ude Ed o Mon ca G an mon ca@ a ude38 com ex 105 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 John Riise, John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits #6963 e Un Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits John John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits 99 John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre 'LectronicRoving Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, FilterElement Element 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits Con bu ng Ed o sR T mcom Hen y...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com L sa ude38 Ho chk ssTibbits Pau Kamen Reporter ..................Donna Andre John Riise, John Richard Spindler, Ross John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre List $299.99 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Filter Lec on c La ude Ed o Mon ca G an mon ca@ com e 105 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com 105 John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits John Riise, Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin Reporter ..................Donna Andre ohn R e S o a cha d Sp nd Ro T bb John John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits Reporter ..................Donna Andre List $299.99 Filter Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Lec on cRoving LaRoving ude Ed o Mon ca GJohn an mon ca@ aeSkoriak, ude38 ea 105 Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Kamen, EElement m n99 John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits $12 Lec on cRoving La ude Ed o Mon ca G an mon ca@ ae ude38 com e........ext.

105 Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com ohn R eEditor-at-Large ohn S o aAndre R cha dohn Sp nd Ro T bb John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits Reporter ..................Donna ohn R eRiise, ohn S aHen R cha d Sp nd e..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

Ro T bb List $299.99 Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Con bu ng Ed oT som T mTurpin Hen y...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com sa Ho chk ss Pau Kamen Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Editor-at-Large ....................Andy ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com John John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross John RRiise, se John Sko ak R cha d Sp nd ePaul Ross TTibbits bb s Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila 102 Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, $299 99 Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Con bu ng Ed oEditors: LLisa aL Ho chk Pau Kamen Editor-at-Large Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Handles up to 1000 cu. ft.

Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Advertising Manager ...........Mitch Perkins ................mitch@latitude38.com...........ext.

Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Short Shank Advertising Manager ...........Mitch Perkins ................mitch@latitude38.com...........ext.

Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Handles up to991000 1000 cu. ft.

Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits 99 Advertising Manager ...........Mitch Perkins ................mitch@latitude38.com...........ext.

107 Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com John R se John Sko ak R cha d pSp nd e Ross T bb 107 s Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Short Shank Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Advertising Manager ...........Mitch Perkins ................mitch@latitude38.com...........ext.

107 107 Con bu ng o T m Hen L a Ho ch Pau Kamen 99 99 Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Handles up to cu. ft.

99 Ed o a La And Tu p n and u na a ge@gma com Advertising Manager ...........Mitch Perkins ................mitch@latitude38.com...........ext.

107 Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Starting Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Con bu ng Ed o T ge m Hen LEd aR Ho ch Pau Kamen Short Shank Start ng @ Advertising Manager ...........Mitch Perkins ................mitch@latitude38.com...........ext.

107 Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits Con bu ng Ed o T m Hen L a Ho ch Pau Kamen Handles up to 1000 cu. ft.

Ed o a La ge And Tu p n and u p na ge@gma com John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits 99 Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Advertising Manager ...........Mitch Perkins ................mitch@latitude38.com...........ext.

107 Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Ed o a La ge And Tu p n and u p na a ge@gma com SFilter o S a Advertising Manager ...........Mitch Perkins ................mitch@latitude38.com...........ext.

107com 99 Riise, Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Tibbits John se John Sko ak R cha d Sp nd e Ross T bb s John John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits 99 Roving Reporter Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre ..................Donna Andre Filter Element Sales Manager .....................Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 Safe for marine use.

Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits John R e John Sko ak R cha d Sp nd e Ro T bb John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Ed o a La ge Andy Tu p n andy u p na a ge@gma Roving Reporter 99 Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits Filter Unit: List $299.99 ..................Donna Andre Element Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Sales Manager .....................Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Safe for marine use.

John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

99 John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits Filter Unit: List $299.99 Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Filter$12 Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Sales Manager .....................Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 Safeforformarine marine use. ohn R e S o a R cha d Sp nd e Ro T Riise, John Richard Spindler, Ross Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 102 Ed o .........Soren a La ge Andy Tu pTibbits nHemmila andy u p102 na a102 ge@gma com Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre John Riise, John Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits Filter Unit:List List$299.99 $299.99 Ro ng Repo e Donna And e EElement mFilter n Unit: Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Sales Manager .....................Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 Production Hemmila Safe use. ohn R Supervisor eEditor-at-Large ohn oSkoriak, R cha dohn Sp nd eSkoriak, RoTurpin bb Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Supervisor ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Production .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 ohn R e ohn S o..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext. a.........Soren R cha d Sp nd e Ro Tubb bb Ro Repo eJohn Donna And eSupervisor ....................Andy ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

Ro ng Repo ea Donna And e...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 99 99 Filters: Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Ed aSProduction La ge Andy pT nHemmila andy pana a ge@gma com Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Production Supervisor .........Soren 99 99ng Supervisor .........Soren ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Filters: 99 Ed oProduction aoProduction La ge And Tu pTu nHemmila and u p na ge@gma com109 Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin Bookkeeping .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com ..........ext.

Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Production Supervisor Handles up 1000 cu. ft.Editor-at-Large Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Rov ng Repo e...........Mitch Donna And e Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com #255424: 99 99 99 Bookkeeping .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com ..........ext.

101 Advertising Manager ...........Mitch Perkins ................mitch@latitude38.com...........ext.

107 Handles up to to 1000 cu. ft.

Advertising Manager ...........Mitch Perkins ................mitch@latitude38.com...........ext.

107 101 Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Marketing Administrator ......Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

Filters: Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com #255424: Marketing Administrator ......Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 Advertising Manager ...........Mitch Perkins ................mitch@latitude38.com...........ext.

107 99 99 Marketing Administrator ......Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 Supervisor .........Soren ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 e 99 Advertising Manager Perkins ................mitch@latitude38.com...........ext.

107 Ed o a La ge And Tu p n and u p na a ge@gma com Bookkeeping .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com ..........ext.

101 ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Marketing Administrator ......Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

Handles up to 1000 cu. ft.

Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre P oduc on Supe o So en Hemm a o en@ a ude38 com e 102 Start ng @ Rov ng Repo e Donna And e Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com #255424: 99 Bookkeeping .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com ..........ext.

101 Advertising Manager ...........Mitch Perkins ................mitch@latitude38.com...........ext.

107 Handles up to cu. ft.

Ed o a La ge And Tu p n and u p na a ge@gma com Marketing Administrator ......Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Hand p o 1000 Advertising Manager ...........Mitch Perkins ................mitch@latitude38.com...........ext.

Advertising Manager ...........Mitch Perkins ................mitch@latitude38.com...........ext.

107 Ed o a La ge And Tu p n and u p na a ge@gma com NOW $259 Now $69 #255424: Marketing Administrator ......Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 Ad e ng Manage M ch Pe n m ch@ a ude38 com e 107 Advertising Manager ...........Mitch Perkins ................mitch@latitude38.com...........ext.

Sales Manager .....................Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com 109 Marketing Administrator ......Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 99 Flares Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Ad eRoving ng Manage M......Nicki ch Pe n Bennett m ch@ a ude38 com e ............ext.

107 ............ext.

Marketing Administrator Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 109 Replacement Sales Manager .....................Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 Reporter ..................Donna Andre 99 #82010, 10MC Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Rov ng Repo e Donna And e ..................Donna Andre #82010, 10MC Sales Manager .....................Nicki Sales Manager .....................Nicki .................nicki@latitude38.com 99 Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 Ro ng Repo e Donna And e Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Safe for marine use.

Sales Manager .....................Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 R p aFilter m Unit: aList Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Sales Manager .....................Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

99 Filter Unit: List$299.99 $299.99 Safefor for marine use. 99 RoRoving #82010, 10MC Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 PProduction oduc on Supe v..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext. so So.................nicki@latitude38.com en Hemm a@ so en@ a101 ude38 com 109 ex 102 .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com ..........ext.

101 109 Filter Unit: List $299.99 Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre #82010 10MC Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila 102 Bookkeeping .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com ..........ext.

Bookkeeping .......................Penny ...............penny@latitude38.com ..........ext.

101 Sales Manager .....................Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 Ro ng Repo e Donna e Safe marine use.

Production .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Sales Manager .....................Nicki Bennett ............ext.

Safe marine Reporter ..................Donna Andre Bookkeeping .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com ..........ext.

101 Sa e Manage N cAnd Benne n a..........ext. ude38 e $12 Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Filter Unit: List $299.99 Sa ofor ma n use.

Reporter ..................Donna Andre ng Repo e Bookkeeping Donna eSupervisor P oduc on Supe vClayton so So en Hemm a ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext. en@ acom ude38 com ex 101 102 Production .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Bookkeeping Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com ..........ext.

Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

Un $299 99 Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Ro Roving ng Repo eAnd Donna And een@ P oduc on Supe o .......................Penny So en Hemm a.......................Penny o aa ude38 com 102com Bookkeeping Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 101 Bookkeeping .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com 101 P oduc on Supe oSupervisor So en Hemm oc en@ aeso ude38 e ..........ext.

102 Shank Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 99 Bookkeeping .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com ..........ext.

Bookkeeping .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com ..........ext.

101 4-pack, #21450 Long Shank #82011, 20MC Hook Bookkeeping .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com ..........ext.

101 99 Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila 102 #82011, 20MC 99 9999 Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

P oduc on Supe so So en 1976.

Hemm a................mitch@latitude38.com...........ext. so en@ aa107 ude38 com ex 101 102 Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Bookkeeping P oduc on Supe ov...........Mitch So en Hemm a................mitch@latitude38.com...........ext. ofrom en@ a @ ude38 com ex 102 Bookkeeping .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com ..........ext.

Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 4Long pag SShank .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com ..........ext.

101 Handles to 1000 cu. oLong a#21450 #82011, 20MC Hoo Bookkeep ng Penn C ack on penn ude38 com ex 101 99 Bookkeeping .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com ..........ext.

101 Advertising Manager ...........Mitch ................mitch@latitude38.com...........ext.

107 Handles up to 1000 cu. ft. ft.99 #82011 20MC #255424: Advertising Manager ...........Mitch Perkins ................mitch@latitude38.com...........ext.

Advertising Manager ...........Mitch Perkins 107 101 Marketing Administrator ......Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 #255424: Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Founded Published 1977-2016 by Richard Spindler.

Advertising Manager Perkins 107 ............ext.

Marketing Administrator ......Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 Sales Manager .....................Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com 109 Sa esPerkins Manage N Benne n ck @ude38 a ude38 com ex 109 Marketing Administrator ......Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 Marketing ......Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 P oduc on Supe o Perkins So en Hemm ocom en@ a ude38 com e 102 Founded 1976.

Published from 1977-2016 by Richard Spindler.

Bookkeeping .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com ..........ext.

101 Handles to 1000 cu. ft.

Bookkeeping .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com ..........ext.

101 Boo eep ng Penn C aack on penn a107 ude38 com e Advertising Manager ...........Mitch ................mitch@latitude38.com...........ext.

107 Hand pup oup 1000 #255424: #255424: Ad eMa ng Manage M ch Pe nAdministrator m ch@ a@ ude38 com e@@ Advertising Manager ...........Mitch Perkins ................mitch@latitude38.com...........ext.

107 99 Marketing Administrator ......Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 Marketing Administrator ......Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

NOW $2599999 #255424 Now $69 Founded 1976.

Published from 1977-2016 by Richard Spindler.

Ad e ng Manage M ch Pe n m ch@ a ude38 com e 107 e ng Adm n a o N c Benne n c a ude38 e 109 Sa es Manage N Benne n ck @ a com ex 109 Marketing Administrator ......Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 Marketing Administrator ......Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

Founded 1976.

Published from 1977-2016 by Richard Spindler.

Sales Manager .....................Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 Ma e ng Adm n a o N c Benne n c a ude38 com e 109 Sales Manager .....................Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 #19206, 2MC Sales Manager .....................Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 99 #19206, 2MC Founded 1976.

Published from 1977-2016 by Richard Spindler.

Deck Brush Founded 1976.

Published from 1977-2016 by Richard Spindler.

Sales Manager .....................Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 Founded 1976.

Published from 1977-2016 by Richard Spindler.

Sales Manager .....................Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

Sa es Manage N ck Benne n ck @ a ude38 com ex 109 Founded 1976.

Published from 1977-2016 by Richard Spindler.

Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 Safe for marine use. #19206, 2MC Sa e Manage N ck Benne n ck @ a ude38 com ex 109 Sales Manager .....................Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 Safe for marine use. #19206 2MC Filter Unit: List $299.99 Founded 1976.

Published from 1977-2016 by Richard Spindler.

D B Filter Unit: List $299.99 Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Founded 1976.

Published from 1977-2016 by Richard Spindler.

Founded 1976.

Published from 1977-2016 by Richard Spindler.

Bookkeeping .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com ..........ext.

101 Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Bookkeeping .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com ..........ext.

101 Founded 1976.

Published from by Spindler.

Sales Manager .....................Nicki Bennett ............ext.

109 Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 101 Sa eProduction Manage N cwww.latitude38.com n...............penny@latitude38.com c1977-2016 @ a..........ext. com 109 SaSafeoformamarine n use.

Bookkeeping .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com ..........ext.

Filter Un Unit: $299.99 www.latitude38.com •Richard (415) 383-8200 Bookkeeping Clayton ..........ext.

101 Bookkeeping .......................Penny Clayton ..........ext.

101 Bookkeep ng Penny C on penny@ aee ude38 com ex 101 (415) 383-8200 99 Production Supervisor .........Soren ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 P oduc on Supe o.......................Penny So en Hemm a.......................Penny oBenne en@ a aa@ ude38 com eude38 9999 99 List$299 Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

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W W W. R U B I C O N YAC H TS .C O M

R U B I C O N Y A C H T S EMERY COVE • ALAMEDA • SAN RAFAEL

(3) 42' AquaLodge Houseboats 2020CRUISING - $115,000YACHTS ea. Mark Miner (415) 290-1347 FEATURED

55’ Waterline Pilothouse Cutter, 2000

$495,000

48’ Tayana Center Cockpit Cutter, 2018

$599,000

Thoughtfully designed and beautifully finished inside and out, the Aqua Lodge features fiberglass pontoons, a wood-beamed lofted ceiling, a fully appointed galley, and a full bath with residential-sized fixtures. The main salon is open and bright, while the master stateroom features a panoramic water view and a private deck. With the cost of building on the waterfront ever increasing, the Aqua Lodge is an affordable alternative.

We currently have three (3) identical Floating Cottages available at $115,000. each. These are new houseboats that have never been used. With the acquisition of all three one could start a unique Air B&B type business in a nice location.

NOTE: There is no propulsion included. An outboard engine could be installed on the bracket but, these boats are not equipped with any propulsion. They would need to be towed or trucked to their destination.

33’ Mason 33, 1985

RUBICON YACHTS

EMERY COVE • 3300 POWELL ST, #105 • EMERYVILLE, CA 94608 • (510) 601-5010 ALAMEDA • 1150 BALLENA BLVD., SUITE 121 • ALAMEDA, CA 94501 • (510) 838-1800 EMERY COVE  3300 POWELL STREET, SUITE 105  EMERYVILLE, CA 94608  (510) 601-5010 SAN RAFAEL • 25 THIRD STREET • SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901 • (415) 453-4770  ALAMEDA 1150 BALLENA BLVD., SUITE 121, ALAMEDA, CA 94501 (510) 838-1800 San Rafael  25 Third Street  San Rafael, CA 94901  (415) 453-4770

$74,000

W W W. R U B I C O N YAC H TS .C O M

R U B I C O N Y A C H T S EMERY COVE • ALAMEDA • SAN RAFAEL

(3) 42' AquaLodge Houseboats 2020 - $115,000 ea. Mark Miner (415) 290-1347

67’ Devenport Challenge 67, 1992 $150,000 San Rafael (415) 235-7447

64’ Bruce Roberts Ketch, 2000 $220,000 Emery Cove (510) 601-5010

55’ Waterline Steel Pilothouse, 2000 $495000 Emery Cove (510) 601-5010

45’ Hunter Deck Salon, 2008 $224,000 Newport Beach (949) 386-6149

42’ Contest Ketch, 1982 $49,000 Emery Cove (510) 601-5010

42’ Tayana Center Cockpit, 1990 $115,000 San Rafael (415) 453-4770

38’ Irwin Center Cockpit, 1983 $125,000 Bill Adams (415) 425-5099

38’ Swan 38, 1974 $125,000 Bill Adams (415) 425-5099

36’ Freedom 36 $49,500 San Rafael (415) 453-4770

Thoughtfully designed and beautifully finished inside and out, the Aqua Lodge features fiberglass pontoons, a wood-beamed lofted ceiling, a fully appointed galley, and a full bath with residential-sized fixtures. The main salon is open and bright, while the master stateroom features a panoramic water view and a private deck. With the cost of building on the waterfront ever increasing, the Aqua Lodge is an affordable alternative.

We currently have three (3) identical Floating Cottages available at $115,000. each. These are new houseboats that have never been used. With the acquisition of all three one could start a unique Air B&B type business in a nice location.

NOTE: There is no propulsion An outboard engine could be installed on the bracket but, these boats areSeacraft not equipped with any1978 33’ Pearson Vanguard, included.

1966 32’ Contessa 32, 1990 31’ Pacific Mariah, $30,000 propulsion. They would need to be$35,000 towed or trucked to their destination. $55,000 Emery Cove (510) 601-5010

Bill Adams (415) 425-5099

RUBICON YACHTS

Mark Miner (415) 290-1347

EMERY COVE • 3300 POWELL ST, #105 • EMERYVILLE, CA 94608 • (510) 601-5010 ALAMEDA • 1150 BALLENA BLVD., SUITE 121 • ALAMEDA, CA 94501 • (510) 838-1800  3300 POWELL STREET, SUITE 105  EMERYVILLE, CA 94608  (510) 601-5010 EMERY SAN COVE RAFAEL • 25 THIRD STREET • SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901 • (415) 453-4770 ALAMEDA  1150 BALLENA BLVD., SUITE 121, ALAMEDA, CA 94501  (510) 838-1800 San Rafael  25 Third Street  San Rafael, CA 94901  (415) 453-4770

W W W. R U B I C O N YAC H TS .C O M

R U B I C O N Y A C H T S EMERY COVE • ALAMEDA • SAN RAFAEL

(3) 42' AquaLodge Houseboats 2020 - $115,000 ea. Mark Miner (415) 290-1347

48’ Roger Hill Cutter, 2000 $449,000 Emery Cove (510) 601-5010

48’ Tayana Center Cockpit Cutter, 2018 $599,000 Emery Cove (510) 601-5010

48’ C&C Landfall, 1982 $110,000 Emery Cove (510) 601-5010

40’ Norseman 400, 1987 $149,000 Emery Cove (510) 601-5010

40’ Salar 40, 1975 $115,000 Emery Cove (510) 601-5010

40’ Elan 40, 2004 $120,000 Emery Cove (510) 601-5010

35’ Freedom 35, 1995 $119,000 Emery Cove (510) 601-5010

34’ Beneteau 343, 2006 $99,000 Emery Cove (510) 601-5010

33’ Mason 33, 1985 $74,000 Emery Cove (510) 601-5010

Thoughtfully designed and beautifully finished inside and out, the Aqua Lodge features fiberglass pontoons, a wood-beamed lofted ceiling, a fully appointed galley, and a full bath with residential-sized fixtures. The main salon is open and bright, while the master stateroom features a panoramic water view and a private deck. With the cost of building on the waterfront ever increasing, the Aqua Lodge is an affordable alternative.

We currently have three (3) identical Floating Cottages available at $115,000. each. These are new houseboats that have never been used. With the acquisition of all three one could start a unique Air B&B type business in a nice location.

NOTE: There is no propulsion included. An outboard engine could be installed on the bracket but, these boats are not equipped with any 32’ Fuji 32, 1976 29.7’ J Boats J/88, 2014 32’ Beneteau 321, 2000 propulsion.

They would need to be towed or trucked to their destination. $27,500 $119,500 $85,000 San Francisco (415) 867-8056

RUBICON YACHTS Emery Cove (510) 601-5010

San Francisco (415) 867-805

EMERY COVE • 3300 POWELL ST, #105 • EMERYVILLE, CA 94608 • (510) 601-5010 ALAMEDA • 1150 BALLENA BLVD., SUITE 121 • ALAMEDA, CA 94501 • (510) 838-1800  3300 POWELL STREET, SUITE 105  EMERYVILLE, CA 94608  (510) 601-5010 EMERY SAN COVE RAFAEL • 25 THIRD STREET • SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901 • (415) 453-4770 ALAMEDA  1150 BALLENA BLVD., SUITE 121, ALAMEDA, CA 94501  (510) 838-1800 San Rafael  25 Third Street  San Rafael, CA 94901  (415) 453-4770

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Jan. 6-27 — Small Boat Sailing, South Beach Harbor, San Francisco, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays, weather permitting.

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Jan. 7-28 — Keelboat Sailing, South Beach Harbor, San Francisco, noon-5 p.m. Sundays, weather permitting. Free, but sign up in advance. BAADS, www.baads.org/sailing.

Jan. 10-14 — Portland Boat Show, Portland Expo Center, OR. Info, www.pdxboatshow.com.

Jan. 13 — Second Sunday Work Party, Sausalito Community Boating Center, 9 a.m.-noon. Nick, (415) 992-1234 or www.sausalitoboatingcommunity.org.

Jan. 13 — International Safety at Sea Hands-on Training, Kaneohe YC, Oahu. $295. PCYC, https://pacificcup.org.

Jan. 13-14 — Advanced First Aid/CPR for Mariners, Long Beach YC, 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Hands-on learning. $435. Info, www.maritimemedicalguides.org.

Jan. 14, Feb. 11 — Sunday Sailing on Santa Monica Bay, Burton Chace Park Clubhouse, Marina del Rey, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $15 includes light brunch and post-sail dock party. Info, www.marinasundaysailors.org.

Jan. 15 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Jan. 20 — Adult Sailing Racing Clinic, Monterey. MPYC, www.mpyc.org.

Jan. 25 — Full Wolf Moon on a Thursday.

Feb. 2 — Groundhog Day. Feb. 2-10 — Seattle Boat Show, Bell Harbor Marina and Lumen Field. Boat Show University, free shuttle, free seminars. Info, www.seattleboatshow.com.

Feb. 3-4 — International Offshore Safety at Sea Hands-on Training, San Diego YC. Info, www.sailaweigh.org.

Feb. 4 — International Offshore Safety at Sea with Handson Training, San Diego YC. Info, www.sailaweigh.org.

Feb. 4 — International Offshore Safety at Sea Refresher Course, San Diego YC. Info, www.sailaweigh.org.

Feb. 10 — Lunar New Year/Year of the Dragon.

Feb. 14 — Valentine's Day. Racing Jan. 1 — Master Mariners New Year's Day Regatta, TI to Point San Pablo YC. MMBA, www.sfmastermariners.org.

Jan. 1 — Brrrr Rabbit pursuit race. CPYC, www.cpyc.com.

Jan. 1 — New Year's Day Race, San Diego. SDYC, www. sdyc.org.

Jan. 6 — Malibu & Return, Berger/Stein Series. DRYC, www.dryc.org.

Jan. 7, Feb. 4 — Santana 22 Team Racing. EYC/IYC, www.iyc.org/racing.html.

Jan. 27 — Three Bridge Fiasco pursuit race for singlehanders and doublehanders. Skippers' choice of directions. SSS, www.sfbaysss.org or www.jibeset.net.

Jan. 27-28 — California Dreamin' Match Race, San Diego.

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Feb. 3 — Double Up and Back. CPYC, www.cpyc.com.

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BERKELEY YC — Separate Saturday & Sunday Midwinter Series: 1/13-1/14, 2/10-11; Champion of Champions: 2/25.

Chowder Series: Every Sunday through March except when it conflicts with the Midwinters. Info, www.berkeleyyc.org or www.jibeset.net.

CAL SAILING CLUB — Year-round Sunday morning dinghy races, intraclub only. Info, www.cal-sailing.org.

CORINTHIAN YC — Midwinters: 1/20-21, 2/17-18. Info, www.cyc.org.

COYOTE POINT YC — Winter Races: 1/14, 1/28, 2/4, 2/18, 3/10, 3/24. Info, www.cpyc.com.

ENCINAL YC — Jack Frost Series: 1/6, 2/3, 3/2 (makeup).

Info, www.encinal.org or www.jibeset.net.

GOLDEN GATE YC — Seaweed Soup Regatta: 1/6, 2/3, 3/2. Info, www.ggyc.org or www.jibeset.net.

ISLAND YC — Island Days: 1/14, 2/11, 3/10. Info, www. iyc.org or www.jibeset.net.

KONOCTI BAY SC — OSIRs (Old Salts in Retirement) every Wednesday, year round. Info, www.kbsail.org.

LAKE MERRITT SC — Robinson Memorial Midwinters: 1/14, 2/10, 3/10. Denis, (707) 338-6955.

MONTEREY PENINSULA YC — Perry Cup for Mercurys: 1/6, 2/3. Info, www.mercury-sail.com.

OAKLAND YC — Sunday Brunch Series: 1/7, 1/21, 2/4, 2/18, 3/3, 3/17, 4/7. Info, www.oaklandyachtclub.net.

RICHMOND YC — Small Boat Midwinters: 1/7, 2/4, 3/3.

Info, www.richmondyc.org.

SANTA CRUZ YC — Midwinter Series: 1/20, 2/17, 3/16.

Info, www.scyc.org.

SAUSALITO YC — Chili Midwinter Series: 1/7, 2/4, 3/3.

RegattaPRO Winter One Design: 1/13, 2/10. Info, www. sausalitoyachtclub.org.

SEQUOIA YC — Winter Series: 1/6, 2/3, 3/2. Redwood Cup: 1/20, 2/10, 3/16. Info, www.sequoiayc.org or www. jibeset.net.

SOUTH BEACH YC — Midwinters: 1/27, 2/24, 3/16. Info, www.southbeachyachtclub.org.

TIBURON YC — Bob & Esther Mott Midwinters: 2/11, 3/10. Info, www.tyc.org or www.jibeset.net.

VALLEJO YC — Tiny Robbins Midwinters: 1/6, 2/3, 3/2.

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YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION — Doublehanded Sunday Midwinter Series: 1/28, 2/25. Info, www.yra.org.

In the Tropics Jan. 13-14, 27-28 — Vallarta Cup, Banderas Bay racing season opener. Vallarta YC, www.vallartayachtclub.org.

Jan. 20 — Panama Posse Fiesta Nautica, Club de Pesca, Cartagena, Colombia. Potluck food tasting, rum bar, Latin dancing. RSVP required, www.panamaposse.com.

Feb. 3 — Ocean Posse Caribbean Party, Shelter Bay, Panama. Seminars, open bar, pig roast potluck. RSVP required, www.panamaposse.com.

Feb. 3-12 — Cruise-in Week/Fiesta de Veleros, Barra de Navidad, Jalisco, Mexico. Fundraiser for local schools. Info, www.facebook.com/p/Cruise-In-Week-Barra-de-NavidadJalisco-100063917807042.

Feb. 11-25 — Zihuatanejo Sailfest. Games, volunteerism, fundraising events. Benefits Por Los Niños nonprofit for schools. Info, www.zihuatanejo-sailfest.com.

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CALENDAR Mar. 2-6 — MEXORC Regatta, Banderas Bay, Mexico. Info, www.mexorc.com.mx.

Apr. 26-28 — Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race, with alternative destination of San Diego. NOSA, www. nosa.org.

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July 15 — First Pacific Cup starts, San Francisco-Kaneohe, Oahu. PCYC, https://pacificcup.org.

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HIGH 0238/4.8 0313/4.8 0344/4.8 HIGH 0643/5.8 0058/3.1 HIGH 0131/5.1 0210/5.2 LOW 0005/2.8 0114/3.1 HIGH 0117/4.9 0144/4.9

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NOAA Predictions for .88 NM NE of the Golden Gate Bridge date/day slack max slack max 12/30Sat 0036/2.7F 0418 0630/1.1E 0854 1142/1.9F 1436 1742/1.8E 2136 12/31Sun 0112/2.6F 0506 0706/1.0E 0936 1230/1.7F 1524 1830/1.6E 2206 1/01Mon 0142/2.3F 0536 0742/1.0E 1030 1318/1.4F 1624 1918/1.3E 2230 1/06Sat 0042 0454/1.8F 0818 1100/1.4E 1542 1918/1.5F 2254 1/07Sun 0012/0.3E 0154 0548/1.9F 0854 1148/1.5E 1624 2006/1.8F 2342 1/13Sat 0306 0512/1.2E 0736 1042/2.5F 1330 1642/2.7E 2036 2354/3.2F 1/14Sun 0348 0554/1.3E 0830 1136/2.4F 1424 1736/2.5E 2112 1/20Sat 0112 0448/2.3F 0812 1100/1.7E 1536 1854/2.1F 2218 1/21Sun 0012/0.7E 0224 0548/2.2F 0906 1206/1.7E 1636 2000/2.4F 2318 1/27Sat 0254 0512/1.3E 0742 1036/2.2F 1342 1642/2.0E 2024 2348/2.7F 1/28Sun 0330 0542/1.2E 0824 1118/2.0F 1424 1724/1.8E 2048 Source: https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov

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LETTERS

latitude / nicki

⇑⇓ A few last words about the Inaugural Sausalito boat show, and its visionary I wonder if we can get Mitch Perkins [who organized the first-ever Sausalito Boat Show in just a few short months] to create this kind of show for us over here in Split, Croatia, where we seem to have more boats, skippers, harbors and marinas than any place in the world. Mr. Perkins appears to be a tour de force of vision and collaboration. I understand the idea for this show didn't even surface until late spring.

Kudos.

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⇑⇓ as heard from locals and latitudians I loved this show! Having grown up strolling the docks in Sausalito as soon as I could walk — holding onto my daddy's hand — I always enjoy reliving those strolls as an adult. Being at the show on the Sausalito shoreline felt joyous.

The show was well produced, visitors and vendors alike seemed to be having a great time, the weather was beautiful, the venue was scenic and clean.

What took so long for Sausalito to have a boat show?

Kudos to Mitch Perkins and the staff and volunteers who pulled this one together. I'm looking forward to next year!

(Full disclosure: I worked at the Latitude 38 booth.)

Christine Weaver Racing Editor, Latitude 38 Great show! Thanks to Clipper Yacht Harbor and all involved to make this show so fun to be at!

Memo Gidley Basic Instinct, Elliott 1050 Sausalito I was so delighted to welcome boaters to our docks for a boat show. Attendees spoke highly of the variety of yachts and the sense of fun felt throughout the show. Bravo!

Trish D'Anna Silver Seas Yachts ⇑⇓ drake's bay: A world away and close to home Glad you had a good Drake's Bay overnight with the family. To make a three-day sail out of it, sail up to Drake's Bay and overnight on the hook. The next day, get up and sail out around Southeast Farallon Island (on the way, hook around a once-in-a-lifetime's sail visit to Noonday Rock) and end up at Pillar Point for the second night — it's usually a reach and run and reach.

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LETTERS Take a berth and splurge on dinner at [Barbara's] Fishtrap or anchor out again in the harbor. The third day, motorsail out to the Colorado Reef buoy and close-reach back up to the Golden Gate.

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My family and I were en route to Panama, and we stopped in San Pedro Harbor (aka L.A. Harbor/Long Beach) to wait out hurricane season for a couple of months.

But we ran into an issue with Long Beach Marina's supervisor three weeks before we departed south. They have apparently decided that they do not want any cruisers to drop anchor in the outer harbor, even if you are a cruiser just passing through. They are forcing everyone to pay for slips. This is not a cruiser-friendly area and I suggest cruisers avoid L.A. and just pass on by. We have been harassed by the police and the harbor patrol for no apparent reason.

This is a heads up to all those that are coming through.

You're better off going out to Catalina if you need to wait out the weather, or, like us, hurricane season. There is plenty of good anchoring in White Bay and supplies in Avalon, a short two-mile dinghy ride away.

The Port of Los Angeles, which includes the Long Beach Port of Long Beach, a seperately governed doesn't deserve our entity within its 7,500 acres and 43-mile length, is the largest seaport in the United money if they are States and home to 15 marinas with more than forcing cruisers into 3,700 recreational vessel slips and dry docks. their slips.

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is not interested in budget cruisers. If the weather permits, I would suggest bypassing the whole SoCal mainland and staying in the outer islands. They seem only interested in high-end cruisers with loose capital to spend. $1.45 per foot [to dock at a City of Long Beach dock] is a bargain.

There probably is a minimum charge, so if your boat is 20-ft, you pay for a 35-ft boat. Catalina will cost you dearly too, but there are anchor options. I got to anchor in the back bay of Cat Harbor due to my 3.5-foot draft. Otherwise, you are out near the deep and rolly entrance.

SoCal has so much money and so many people, they seem only interested in the same from their visiting boats.

My assessment is SoCal requires a very strategic approach to anchoring and moving on when you have hit your time limit. Don't get there too soon in the season. I'm afraid it is a place to simply endure passing through when going from points north to points south. Who would want to be where they are not wanted anyway, right?

In talking to veteran cruisers, they all say it's not the same world of cruising it used to be. Too much regulation and too many people.

I also stayed [in the Santa Barbara anchorage] recently.

They give very sketchy access for visiting anchorers for shore access. I was surprised it was even allowed to climb up the ladder to Stearns Wharf. I did it, and it was thrilling.

I decided to go Leaving L.A. for a second and jumping back voyaging sooner than into last month's thread about Santa Barbara, later before it became Stearns Wharf apparently has "very sketchy" (but "thrilling") access for visiting anchorers, more and more pro- according to the Resourceful Sailor. hibitive to go. SoCal seems to begrudgingly allow voyagers to stay in their areas.

I'm glad to be through there.

Joshua Wheeler, The Resourceful Sailor Sampaguita, Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20 Pacific Northwest

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⇑⇓ long beAch reAlly Is A cool plAce Sorry to read about the poor reception in Long Beach.

Alamitos Bay is where I learned to sail (in Sabots), and Long Beach is the home port on Migration's stern.

When Alene and I came down the West Coast in 2018 on our way from Alaska to Mexico, we looked at all the options possible for anchoring as we weren’t about to spend all our time in marinas while visiting my home turf. As said above, Catalina is awesome. In the winter, no one is there and you can anchor pretty close to the moorings and not get hassled.

You can also anchor behind Indian Rock in Emerald — our favorite anchorage (awesome diving right off the boat).

But on the mainland in Long Beach? In 2018, you could anchor behind White Island from Thursday to Sunday. We pushed it many times and stayed longer. It is a long dinghy ride to either Alamitos Bay or Shoreline. I'll admit, there is not much to recommend if you are there to see the sights. It's a shame because Long Beach really is a cool place.

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Regardless, don't skip the Channel Islands on your way south. They are magnificent — especially if you are a diver.

Bruce Balan Migration, Cross Trimaran Long Beach ⇑⇓ mAke cruIsIng sAne AgAIn If there are hooks marked on US charts it's an anchorage, but there's no excuse for not calling ahead to get the permission from the harbormaster's office, though. Most of the folks who are career employees in boating are also ocean savvy, and the courtesy of asking first is usually reciprocated by sharing local knowledge that will be invaluable.

Make friendly with the authorities, and maybe we can restore some sanity back in cruising.

Malama Hawaii ⇑⇓ lA pAZ fAces lootIng In wAke of hurrIcAne normA I sailed the Baja Ha-Ha twice, and each time spent some time in La Paz. We had a blast. The next year, there was a hurricane, and a nice old gentleman and his dog perished when his Fisher was blown into the mangroves.

I must say that the boats on the moorings were mostly derelict and an eyesore, so getting rid of them in the recent hurricane was no great loss. I only hope someone cleans them up. I'm sorry some nice, wellmaintained boats were damaged in the recent hurricane, but surely After being slammed by Hurricane Norma in they had warning and October 2023, La Paz saw several beached could have moved into and wrecked boats washed ashore, followed by looting and arson. one of the marinas.

While La Paz is wholly peaceful, there is surely a criminal element in all towns the size of La Paz. I'm not 100% positive, but doesn't international maritime law say wrecked boats are flotsam and anyone can pick what they like off the wreck? La Paz has a large police and army presence, so why didn't they protect boats with the owners present?

There will be another hurricane sooner or later in La Paz, so those who choose to leave their boats unattended beware.

I hope La Paz is still a safe place; we certainly would go back.

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Barry was commenting on the November 2023 'Lectronic with the same name as this letter.

Three weeks after Hurricane Norma tore through Mexico, sailors in La Paz were horrified after a grounded boat was set on fire. The founders of Marina de La Paz told Latitude that "the owner had been living ashore for over two weeks in a tent, and had worked daily digging out around the hull, including the use of a backhoe. The vandals were so upset that they were prevented from looting the vessel, because the owner set up camp on the beach next to it, that they came by in a skiff and set it on fire."

According to sources, unattended vessels that had gone aground during Hurricane Norma were looted "of most anything that could be removed." ⇑⇓ that's terrible, but what can be done?

The situation with the cruiser who was trying to protect their boat only to have it burned by thieves and vandals is tragic. The notion, however, that the local authorities should be responsible for "protecting" grounded vessels seems absurd. To paraphrase your own article: "There are 40 wrecks spread over a large area." What exactly would you propose the navy, port captain, et al. do? In addition, it seems clear from this and other reporting that a significant number of those boats were somewhere between poorly maintained and abandoned and/or derelict.

Joseph DiMatteo Latitude Nation ⇑⇓ this has been a problem for a while Sadly in La Paz now days, you need to guard your boat even at the docks. We had stuff removed from two marinas when we stayed there.

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Cons: 1) must be manually dumped, 2) requires that the fresh-water tank be refilled, 3) can leak if the holding tank lid is not properly tightened.

I have been shipmates with four of them for 50 years.

When one wears out, I simply replace it with a new one. I have also been shipmates with a composting head, which was way fussier than the Porta Potti.

William W Willcox ⇑⇓ numbIng humIlIty Hats off to you, Latitude. It's a bit numbing to have a boat for X amount of years and still not know what or where certain things are, or how they work. Join the crowd!

Rich Brazil Tally Ho, Nauticat 43 Mexico ⇑⇓ do you hAve A cAlIfornIA boAter cArd? our reAders hAve A lot to sAy I spent an afternoon a couple of months ago to go through the free BoatUS online course for California, although I wouldn't be required [to have the card] until 2025. Frankly, it seems like another CA scam to extort $10 from people; I seriously doubt it will have the desired result of reducing onthe-water mishaps.

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As a non-resident of California, it was particularly annoying as CA will not accept my state's card. In addition, the law does not require a Boater Card to rent any type of watercraft while on vacation. Furthermore, I have no idea how they plan to enforce this. I guess they will just wait until somebody causes a problem and then ask.

Candy Candy was commenting on the November 2023 'LL: Do You Have a California Boater Card? ⇑⇓ who Is thIs cArd for?

I got a CA Boaters card a few years ago even though I am in the 'old fart' category and it is not yet required. I have not

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encountered the Coast Guard or law enforcement since I got it. The CG asked for CA driver's license and boat documentation (registration) last time they came aboard, but the boater card was not a thing yet.

The subject matter is pretty basic and tailored more toward powerboats than sail.

Andy Newell OYRA President ⇑⇓ authorities don't appear to be asking for it I am 70 and got my boater card a couple of years ago.

I have never shown it to anyone, even though I have been boarded twice by the Coast Guard during random safety inspections.

Jim Peterson ⇑⇓ will the card be bilingual?

I have one, but I've never been asked to show it to anyone.

I read that the Mexican navy may start asking for proof of boating certification, and this card will suffice.

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⇑⇓ For your sake and everyone else's …

There is a one-time fee after you take the test; the fee is small, and by law, it only covers the administration costs of the program, which was designed to improve safety. Too many people on the water don't know right-away rules, emergency procedures, or how to use a VHF. I got mine when the program started and I'm 72. If you know the stuff, it's easy. If you don't, for your sake and everyone else's, learn it.

Winston Bumpus PICYA Winston — This appears to be a failed attempt at boater education for rental facilities. [The card] is only required for in-state boaters who own a boat.

Renters are explicitly exempt.

This should probably be repealed and reconsidered.

Chad Hedstrom Planet Latitude ⇑⇓ bending to the bureaucracy I feel that it's just more hoops to jump through. It won't change the folks that boat irresponsibly, but it will create more hassle for the folks that do.

Laura Davis Santa Barbara ⇑⇓ let's talk exemptions Boaters that are bareboat chartering are exempt from needing the CA Boater Card. Check out Modern Sailing School & Club!

Phil Strause General Manager, Modern Sailing Sausalito Phil — You would think that boaters that are bareboat chartering and who sail infrequently are much more likely to need the boater card and the education that goes along with it rather than someone who goes out on the water every week and — especially — participates in sailboat racing.

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LETTERS Michael — Those who are bareboat charterers have their skill sets certified/vetted prior to chartering instead of just having enough money to buy a boat and get out there.

I do agree, though, that most racers find themselves out in the water more frequently than the average bareboat charterer.

Phil Strause ⇑⇓ the tAhoe rentAl mAfIA The fact that folks renting power boats on Lake Tahoe are not required to obtain the card proves it is nothing more than a phony-ass money grab by the state.

On Tahoe, it is common knowledge amongst the local boating community to keep an eye out for the red and blue top boats. They are almost all very cheap rental boats, usually not on plane, and ignoring all the rules of right of way.

They ignore speed limits in Emerald Bay and close to shore.

The attitude from the rental companies is: If you have a valid ID and a credit card, you are qualified to rent a boat.

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When googling "red and blue top boats," we found a treasure trove of YouTube videos showing boats taking on Haulover Inlet in North Miami, Florida. The notoriously rough inlet is famous for slamming both experienced and inexperienced boaters around. By the way, Florida — a state that is politically diametric to California — requires anyone born after 1988 operating a motorboat with 10 horsepower or more to obtain a boater safety card.

⇑⇓ AlreAdy lost It, could hAve used It Got one, lost it. Costs $5 to get replacement, but takes about 90 days to get the replacement. Never been asked but guess I'll just say it's in the mail. Wish I had it in Mexico as it qualified as a "skipper's licenses" for a zarpe [a port clearance document] to exit the country that was needed earlier this year.

Mike ⇑⇓ common sense My entire family got them a few years ago — I played instructor when needed for a few navigation questions; otherwise all passed 100% with ease. To quote my daughter, "It is mostly common sense and very similar to driving a car."

That said, I have encountered way too many people who do not know the basic right-of-way rules on the Bay, or common sense when around ships.

Joe Maciorowski ⇑⇓ owner And/or operAtor?

I wonder about the term "operate." A friend just bought a J/105, and often when daysailing, it's just the two of us.

If I have to get the boat back to the dock, then I imagine I "operate" the boat. What is the fine if I don't have the card?

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Turns out it is $100, so I will skip the card — my Hobie doesn't need one. My guess is it cost $100 in time for paperwork to process the fine. This is likely about soaking the money up front.

Brad Smith ⇑⇓ An elAborAte InsurAnce loophole?

I got a boater card here in Washington state, though I've been on the water pretty steadily since 1950 on both sail and power. I've raced, cruised, delivered boats, crossed oceans, etc., and I am convinced of the card's uselessness — except maybe as an excuse for insurance companies to not pay claims of non-carded boat owners who can't or don't hire good enough lawyers.

The lessons and test were entirely too simple to serve the alleged purpose. The card's pimps should be ashamed.

BT ⇑⇓ look, It's only 10 bucks for A lIttle sAfety I have a 50-ton masters but went ahead and got the card anyway. The cost some people bitch about was a $10 donation to BoatUS, which provided the online course and exam.

I found the subjects covered to be very thorough and informative. If everyone on the water passed the test and got the card, things would be a lot safer, especially in the areas of lights, rules of the road, etc.

I doubt the Coast Guard will check for the card because they are federal. Local law enforcement would most likely be the ones to check. I have not been asked for my card.

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Wait, wouldn't that be boat renters? That group appears to be somewhat exempt from California's now-required Boater Card, which creates justifiable suspicion around the state's certification endeavor. (One assumes that businesses scrutinize renters at least enough to run a profitable business.) With that said, renters made up a relatively small percentage of accidents, according to a 2016 report by the California Department of Boating and Waterways; renters' vessels were involved in 10% of the total accidents that year, according to DBW, far less than owners or borrowers of vessels.

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But the real question seems to be this: Even if you get your Boater Card, will anyone ever ask to see it?

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LETTERS ⇑⇓ A touchy trAnsmIssIon I did my qualifier for the OSTAR in a Albin Vega 27.

The original transmission was also the accelerator — if you wanted to go forward, you pushed it forward and it went forward. If you pushed harder, you went faster. Reverse was the opposite. It made sailing singlehanding easier.

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⇑⇓ AmerIcAn to helm us sAIlgp teAm Jimmy Spithill is a great skipper, but I am excited to see a team of all Americans. There is simply no reason to sail under the flag of a nation if the boat is not owned and sailed by citizens of the nation whose flag is represented.

Otherwise, just give the teams corporate names like Red Bull or Oracle and don't bring the nation aspect into it.

R. Bobsin R. Bobsin was commenting on the November 2023 'Lectronic: SailGP Team Announces New Owner- Taylor Canfield, waving the flag ship with New Skipper above, will be the new skipper for the United States SailGP team.

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By the way, we completely agree. While we are huge fans of Jimmy Spithill, Tom Slingsby, Peter Burling and all of the Aussies/Kiwis regularly at the helm of SailGP and America's Cup boats, we're ready for the next generation of Americans to make their mark. ⇑⇓ lookIng for A specIAl boAt I'm not really sure who to contact at Latitude 38 to ask this question, but in a nutshell, I am trying to find the fellow who bought my dad's last boat a long time ago in San Diego. I know — this is totally and insanely ridiculous.

There are countless boats in the world and it's completely nuts to think I could actually find a single and specific one, but this is a special boat.

I know, everyone says their boat is special.

RicaRdo Pinto/SailGP

⇑⇓ the vegA Is better thAn us!

Hello Latitude and all Vega lovers; we are in Québec. We have sailed Caribou, Vega 2226, since 2013. We've sailed to the Bahamas, and trailered behind our Chevy van to Florida three times. We've also sailed down the St. Lawrence River all the way to Maine. The Vega is better than us! (No Beneteau will live that long.) She will be 50 in March! We once hit a reef so hard that I almost lost a tooth. This boat is a tank.

We went for an outboard when the MD6A died, and we'll never go back. If the outboard is out of the water, you should be freakin' sailing! Our CapeHorn self-steering makes the Vega more perfect, but a bungee also does the trick. Yes, the Vega stays in your heart!

David Archambault Caribou, 1974 Albin Vega Latitude Nation

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LETTERS It is/was a unique 42-ft ketch for its time that my dad — Jean Filloux — designed himself with a naval architect friend at Sparkman & Stephens to be built with a first-of-its-kind manufacturing method that my dad had come up with. He and my mom then built the boat themselves from 1953-56 with help from a large group of sponsors that included the Rothschild Foundation, Dow Plastics (donated the fiberglass), American Cyanamid (epoxy resin), Mercedes-Benz (engine), and a fellow Frenchman who ran a perfume company. (Seriously … the boat was originally named Arpege after the perfume with which it was christened, but is unrelated to Michel Dufour's Arpege boats from the '60s/'70s). My dad also made a movie of the construction process, which you can see at the "Birth of the Arpege," on Vimeo.

The method of manufacturing to lay up the hull "I attached a few pictures of the fin- was revolutionary for the ished boat from my dad's trip in 1962 to time and garnered considbring her from Maryland to San Diego." erable attention in sailboat construction circles; Arpege was shown at the New York Boat Show in 1956. I learned bigger-boat sailing (and maintenance!) on that boat, and spent some of my happiest sailing days on it.

Anyway, fast forward to San Diego in 1989 or so when my dad finally sold the boat, in a rather sad state of disrepair, to a guy in the Marines that lived in Ventura. Despite my pleas, my dad had (kindly) refused to give it to me knowing how much work it was going to take to bring it back to life.

A cinematographer in New York is making a documentary on my dad; he was both a pretty accomplished oceanographer/geophysicist and adventurer/cinematographer in his day. You can also see him in "La Croisiere du Copula" on Vimeo. (It's in French.) My dad asked me if there was any way to find out what happened to his boat, Arpege (later renamed La Creuse). I have been trying to find it for a couple of years, but really have no clue how to go about it. As I was reading the latest Latitude 38, I thought maybe someone might have some idea how to go about such a search.

Dominique Filloux ⇑⇓ Bear boat HUck Finn is in need of your help I was looking Huck over a few weeks ago. I have pics of the current condition. If someone is interested, message me and I'll send pics. Also, if there is someone who is interested and is afraid of the cost, but willing to get their hands dirty, I might know someone who can help.

Yes, its going to cost a bit to get Huck ready for the water again, but its all there. I'd be interested myself, but I have a Bird to care for.

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LETTERS ⇑⇓ we dIve Into the sInkIng of BOAT BUM GAL And the reputAtIon of the sAIlor At the helm Mr. McCormack's explanation of the sinking is perplexing as he seems clueless as to the cause and as to his own responsibility.

After a quick read, I initially thought Mr. McCormick was seeking to explain the sinking without giving up any admission of negligence. But admitting he directed the boat into shallow water and the 30-foot contour, then lost contact of their position, but continued until the boat hit rocks is an admission of a series of bad decisions culminating in the loss of the boat. It's just inexplicable.

Mr. McCormack's does attempt to evade responsibility by blaming the boat rather than user error. This is silly. He inspected the boat. Whatever short comings the boat may have had did not direct itself into shallow water on a rocky coast line then lost its way. The skipper did.

It is unfortunate that Ms. Barnes, and others in her position who feel they are newbies, do not take additional time to practice navigation, seamanship and gain additional experience before trusting their lives and property to strangers.

My opinion is solely based upon the information provided in Latitude and more than 60,000 sea miles as a skipper.

John Colby SV Iris Portland, Oregon

John was commenting on the December 2023 issue story "The Sinking of Boat Bum Gal." Readers — Latitude 38 shares numerous social media acquaintances with Ray McCormack, friends who we respect and admire. McCormack, a Coast Guard-licensed captain, is a prolific Facebooker with a large, enthusiastic following. He admits to curating his followers, though there is still some dissent on his page. "Any negative feedback I receive will result in blocking you on Facebook," McCormack said on November 9, 'Boat Bum Gal's near-shore 2023, the day after he wrote a track as she approached Turtle lengthy post recounting his expe- Bay in early November 2023. rience aboard Boat Bum Gal, which Latitude published in its entirety in the aforementioned story.

Commenting on that post, one of McCormack's followers asked, "Do you take responsibility for the sinking of Boat Bum Gal?" McCormack responded: "Partially."

Another follower asked: "What part do you think you are responsible for and what part aren't you? If you are not repsponsible for the whole failure, who then in your mind is?"

McCormack did not respond to that question. ⇑⇓ At the very leAst It appears to me that at the very least, the basic principles of good seamanship were completely ignored aboard Boat Bum Gal. Following a track that close to shore in the dark in rising conditions indicates to me that there was no one paying attention to the strictest aspects of seamanship.

I'm glad that everyone was safe and sorry for the loss of the boat. This will be a lesson to pick your crewmembers very carefully and understand what you're getting into

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⇑⇓ thAnkful for Another skIpper's cAutIon And wIsdom First off, relief that Sandra and crew are alive and safe.

Secondly, sadness for her loss of Boat Bum Gal. Food for thought: Once, when faced with a similar situation at Bahia Tortuga on a delivery from Puerto Vallarta to San Diego, we had lost autopilot, GPS, radio and lights in stormy conditions. Our skipper, a professional boat delivery captain, opted to sail a course offshore and back until daylight returned and we could clearly see the landmarks into the bay. The other crewman and I both thought it was overly cautious as it was going to cost us more time and effort and we thought we could enter safely.

In hindsight I can only say thanks to our skipper for his caution and wisdom.

Paul Hedberg San Diego ⇑⇓ who I compete AgAInst Lack of preparation, skills and accountability, as always.

These are the skippers I have to compete against for deliveries, and then clients tell me they found cheaper options.

(Eye roll.)

Skipper J ⇑⇓ one word: cAutIon, cAutIon, cAutIon Everyone should question going inside or outside Cedros Island. We usually are 10 miles outside Cedros because of fishing activity. That gives us a wide margin for waiting for daylight and visibility of the rocks. Like radar, sonar, charts, a good chartplotter and autopilot aren't enough. We always have crew until Cabo, and everyone's safety is my responsibility. Being first into Turtle bay isn't a concern of mine and neither is the baseball game. This is a tragedy that could have been easily avoided.

Tim Muelle Spica, Catalina 36 San Diego ⇑⇓ Is thIs A worthwhIle dIscussIon? The overall tone of this article really gets under my skin.

Sandra is a fellow sailor who has just lost her boat. Somehow, it seems even worse that she was off-watch when it happened. Maybe some empathy is in order here instead of a big fat "I told you so." She is surely grieving.

Shawna Smith Shawna — I too feel for Sandra, but if folks are to learn anything from her loss, a public discussion of what went wrong and why it did so are not just appropriate, but really needed. The blatant failures of seamanship that led to the loss could have been easily avoided, and with the above discussions, perhaps some future sailor will know how to avoid similar outcomes.

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— Anchor next to a charted ferry crossing in 70 feet of water with about 105 feet of rode? (All there was onboard.)

— Ignore the anchor alarm in the night, refuse to get up to check it, and insist the crew just silence it?

In September 2017, I was a guest onboard a friend's boat and witnessed each of these actions by a USCG-licensed captain. All of the above happened in just one trip from Shilshole to Port Townsend.

As a fairly new sailor, I did not know much, but I knew irresponsibility when I saw it. I left that boat bright and early the next morning and arranged other transport home.

Six years later, I heard about the sinking of Boat Bum Gal and immediately flashed back to that trip to Port Townsend.

I felt sick thinking of how terrifying it must have been for the owner and crew to suddenly find themselves on the rocks and sinking in the night. Thankfully, others were following Boat Bum Gal on AIS and monitoring VHF and were able to assist them safely to shore.

There are many reasons a person may need to hire a trustworthy, experienced captain. And, there are plenty of reliable captains out there. We just need a way of weeding out those who are not.

The USCG does not provide a clear and straightforward process for reporting the types of actions I witnessed. How can we document irresponsible behavior and share the information publicly to forewarn others who are seeking — and trusting — professional captains?

PS: I intentionally left the captain unnamed.

This is part of the problem. Sigh.

Until there is an official, or at least well-organized, way to document these concerns without being set up for a libel suit, how do we prevent further tragedies?

Noreen Light SV Soundhaven, Olympia, WA SV Sweethaven, Indiantown, FL ⇑⇓ dIspAtches from A former crew My name is Sarah — I did the delivery on New Haven home from Hawaii to Neah Bay with Ray McCormack last November [2022]. Due to a lawsuit we had going (resolved in our favor in July 2023), we chose to remain silent on the details of that trip, but now seems like an appropriate time to share for the first time publicly.

I signed on with Ray because I was assured by other serious racers that he was a competent captain; it was a great way to build ocean miles. Turns out they had never met him, and had only seen his reputation from his social media, which many seem to fall for, including me. Ray had come "highly regarded," and I didn't dig enough to look into what that meant. Lots of folks "knew him," though none had sailed with him yet were keen to sing his praises … I did not do an extensive background search on him. I saw through it by the first night I was there — the ego and hubris. My gut knew and I ignored it.

I was lucky. Others may not be.

I relied on the support of folks I respected and trusted. As one post on [Sailing Anarchy] said after Boat Bum Gal sank, "well he is well known … for lawsuits." Even then it seemed to mostly be payment issues. I assumed he was a solid sailor and bad businessman. I was wrong. (Well, not wrong on the bad businessman part.)

Mine is a very long story that does not paint Ray, or indeed me, in a good light. I kept very detailed notes during the prep and on the delivery. In short, due to Ray's negligence and refusal to be proactive, some "highlights":

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— Near loss of the rig due to inversion. Possible solutions were suggested and rejected. We ended up with the storm jib and forestay lashed to the front of the mast, preventing dousing the main properly, and it was left like that for multiple days (approximately eight?).

— Due to sailing over-canvassed to meet his schedule and an undisclosed-at-departure interview in Port Townsend, we regularly dipped the prevented-out boom, shock loading the rig, causing the mast shims to fall out, further exacerbating rig pumping.

— Took us through the passage between Tatoosh Island and the Olympic Peninsula for no good reason. It would have been an extra two-ish miles to go around after doing some 2,200. Others have posted my track through there, taken on my phone. It was dark (8 p.m.), blowing about 20 knots outside, pissing sideways rain with no visibility, low water when rocks were awash, decent westerly swell. Navionics explicitly does not recommend this route.

— Lost the engine minutes after making it through the pass. Despite being still a (mostly) functional sailboat, crewed by three "capable" sailors, Ray refused to deploy the headsail — main was up, but we were unable to make progress upwind under that sail alone — and we drifted into the southbound, and then the northbound shipping channel. He issued a sécurité call to notify traffic, and the Coast Guard deployed their cutter from Neah Bay to come tow us in, apparently without our asking. The Coast Guard mentioned certain "frequent flyers" (referring to Ray) who had to be towed into Neah Bay. — Boat was abandoned, left unplugged, unlocked, tied to the dock with the jib sheets still tied to the jib, a jerry can used as a fender, sails uncovered, fuckery from the tangled forestay/storm jib still lashed to the mast, a large gouge in the hull from after the Coast Guard dropped us off, and rotting food and dirty underwear aboard.

Overall, it was a continued pattern of exceptionally poor seamanship, ego and hubris, consistently blaming the boat, the owner, me, or anything he could think of, uncontrolled anger and dangerous decisions. Without exaggeration, I was concerned for my life on numerous occasions from either the boat failing, unsafe decisions by Ray, or just Ray himself.

There is so much more to the story.

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Besides, a licensed captain is deemed by the USCG as competent to operate a vessel for which they are licensed. In the case of recreational vessels, the USCG only looks for a vessel's compliance with safety standards and equipment.

Today in Los Angeles, a notoriously infamous yacht delivery skipper is about to undertake what most people regard as an unsafe and unwise passage across to Hawaii on an overloaded boat ill-suited to that purpose.

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Readers — Arnstein Mustad also commented on Ray McCormack's November 8 Facebook post: "Ray, Are you going to continue as a 'Yacht Delivery Skipper' after this? This profession depends on reputation and experience, and I'm not talking about experience the hard way. In one way or another, we're all affected by your actions. I was happy to assist you in Turtle Bay on the mayday call and that all are safe. But now I am incredulous at the account of the accident."

Latitude is reticent to engage in the kind of speculation that could be construed as armchair sailing. We weren't there and don't know what conditions the captain and crew were facing. We recognize, however, that we can't become a slave to our own code of reserving and rejecting judgment against those unfortunate souls who have suffered accidents at sea, especially when one of those souls is a professional captain for hire.

Accountability has been a recurring theme around the discussion of Ray McCormack's actions. "No remorse; completely oblivious to the chaos he has created," said one acquaintance, who sent us a screenshot of another Facebook exchange between McCormack and a follower. "Perhaps it's time for some self reflection and to ask yourself some hard questions," wrote Mike Adams. "Why did your blocked list grow so much? Why does it include so many people you consider friends and not just acquaintances? Why were so many of them saying the same things before they were blocked.

What can you learn from the experiences of late, both online and offline?"

As the sailing community watches someone grapple with scrutiny of their actions on social media, here's a question that begs to be answered: Should the authorities get involved? While one reader said that the Coast Guard does not provide a clear and straightforward process for reporting questionable actions, the USCG does have a "suspension and revocation procedure." In the coming months, Latitude will be investigating how this process works in general, and whether it's relevant to the specific captain in question.

We're also curious about the ease and veracity of background checks on captains and crew. "I signed on with Ray because I was assured by other serious racers he was a competent captain," said one of McCormack's former crew. What would an exhaustive background check have unearthed about Ray McCormack prior to this year's Ha-Ha? Is an extensive background check affordable, timely and feasible for the average sailor?

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hanks for joining the fun for our last Caption Contest(!) of 2023. The year has delivered some great humor, with readers diving in to offer their quips. We're often amused, never disappointed. The December photo inspired a variety of responses, some regarding submarines, others referring to bilges and ballast. Regardless of which angle you took, we loved what you did with your captions and we look forward to kicking off 2024 with a new set of fun photos. If you have or find any you think can make the cut, send them to us at editorial@latitude38.com; we're always on the lookout for entertainment. This month's winner and top 10 comments below.

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SIGHTINGS the good jibes podcast

When you hang out with certain groups of people, you occasionally hear the comment, "The kids these days …" followed by the bemoaing of lost skill or bad attitude and manners — usually all accompanied with a roll of the eyes. But some beg to differ. We appreciated hearing another view from Tom Struttmann, the owner of the J/105 Arrived!. Finding crew is a well-known challenge for owners of larger keel boats in competitive fleets.

Tom grew up sailing back East, but moved to the Bay Area and has been sailing in the J/105 fleet since 1998. He's been campaigning regularly with Arrived! since he purchased her in 2016.

When trying to keep the ranks of his crew full for the 2023 sailing season, Tom asked his neighbor in Paradise Cay, High Performance Center founder Udi Gali, if he knew any race crew. Udi is a former Olympic sailing athlete, world champion and coach who started HPC to train high school sailors for collegiate and higher-level sailing.

Luckily for Tom, Udi had some crew ideas and introduced him to one of his former students, Sausalito native AJ McKeon. "AJ joined our team and added something every time we left the dock and began racing." Now a freshman at Roger Williams University in Rhode Island, AJ also invited his 420 skipper Chris Tang to race on Arrived! before AJ left for college. "It all came together at the end of the season with the Big Boat Series where I was able to sail with other HPC alums Sawyer Bastian, Alec Van Kerckhove and Josh Goldberg." Tom had nothing but good things to say about 'the kids these days.' Beyond being skilled and enthusiastic crew with refined situational awareness in close, big-fleet, one-design racing, they always showed up on time and were always ready to lend a hand to prep, fix and clean up the boat for racing. Tom said that "2023 was an incredible year of great sailing for me."

We spoke with AJ between classes during his freshman year at Roger Williams. AJ relayed, "I grew up in Sausalito, though my parents didn't sail. When I was in second grade, my mom saw an ad for junior sailing at the Sausalito Yacht Club, and a friend and I signed up. I just loved it. Sailing became the only sport I did; I participated in all the sailing sessions."

Credit Udi Gali's HPC tutelage as well. "The program goes beyond sailing essentials and trains for life skills where we value personal growth, teamwork, overcoming challenges and empathy," Udi, who also has a masters in sports psychology, told us. "We teach the students to respect the boat owners, to show up on time, and that even a small role is just as important as the large roles." Udi teaches on 420s out of facilities at Tiburon Yacht Club in Paradise Cay, which aligned with AJ's Marin roots and growing ambition.

When the SYC youth program disbanded during COVID, AJ said he was "kind of like a fish out of water." SYC had bought an International 420 that was sitting idle and needing repair. Breaking another misperception of youth, AJ asked if he could take it home and fix it up. It turned out that he loved working with his hands and repairing boats. While refitting the 420, AJ connected with Udi, and started sailing out of Tiburon Yacht Club.

"The club has been so generous and supportive of our youth sailing," AJ said, adding that TYC's conditions are ideal. "You get breezier, choppier conditions heading toward the Richmond Bridge, and flukier conditions to the south. It's one of my favorite places to sail on the Bay." When he joined Tom Struttmann on Arrived!, AJ started at the mast, but migrated to the back of the boat, where he started calling tactics. The training in one-design dinghies was perfect for the tight fleet racing of the J/105 class. "We started communicating a lot more between the team," AJ said. "We focused on sail trim and were constantly talking to Tom to gauge how the helm felt and always adjusting for situational performance."

AJ said one of his favorite parts about sailing with Tom was simply being heard. "He really listens to us," AJ said. Tom confirmed that his new crew changed his game and helped him to learn. In addition to the sailing, AJ enjoyed boat repairs, including rebuilding winches, tightening up hardware and whatever improvements were needed to be race-ready.

Through racing with Tom, AJ met Jeff Thorpe of Quantum Sails, and

It all started with reading one of the most consequential sailing books ever written, a book that formed the dreams of several generations of sailors. On our Good Jibes podcast, Dennis Maggard told us that when he went to college back East, he read Robin Lee Graham's Dove.

It was transformational.

"I found that book and just fell in love with it. It's a beautiful story. And when I read his phrases like, 'I learned from the sea how little I need to survive,' that just stuck with me. So I decided I had to go and see the Marquesas and find out about these islands."

It wasn't long after that Dennis was living in Florida and bought a small boat to

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try to figure out sailing. While struggling with backing the boat onto a trailer for its first launch, a good Samaritan stepped in to help with the rigging — and some initial sailing lessons. It was a fortunate start to what's become 50,000 miles of sailing for Maggard, much of it solo.

Dennis went on to work at Apple, but that nagging urge to follow his passions and fulfill the dream of sailing to the Marquesas was rekindled — and seemingly within reach. After reading an article in a magazine, he settled on buying a Bill Crealockdesigned Pacific Seacraft 37 to sail west in.

He found the one he wanted, bought it, and named it after his wife Pam.

went on to work at the loft. As AJ said, "I really enjoyed repairing sails, cutting battens and working with everyone in the loft, who were all so nice.

At one point, I was repairing one of our competitor's sails who jokingly was worried that I shouldn't be trusted."

AJ said that he loved working in the loft and hopes to work in the marine industry after college. "I give Udi a lot of credit as he helped us learn to sail, but also had spools of rope so we could learn to splice and taught us how to fix our own boats. It's a really well-rounded program that definitely balanced sailing skills, teamwork, technical skills and everything that's helped me move ahead in sailing. It's been fantastic."

Arrived! owner Tom Struttmann couldn't agree more.

AJ and his teammates from HPC were stellar and committed crew that improved his sailing game both on and off the water. AJ is looking forward to coming back after school and would like do more racing in more fleets, including the Knarr class.

These kids today … they're awesome.

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Spread: AJ McKeon and skipper Chris Tang rip it up in a 420. Inset left: McKeon and Tang racing on the Bay. Inset right: McKeon aboard Tom Struttmann's J/105 'Arrived!'

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SIGHTINGS a cautionary tale about tips I have been dreaming of sailing the coast of Mexico since I was 12. That dream began on the waters of the Puget Sound and has been enhanced by many week-long visits to Mexico. That dream currently lies in pieces, simply because a previous owner of my boat did not file the correct paperwork when leaving Mexico.

My wife and I bought our boat, Vela, two years ago. We have been working hard to make certain that she is seaworthy and that she will support our lifestyle. We have spent thousands on refits and equipment. We have sailed from Gig Harbor, Washington, through the Inside Passage to Juneau, Alaska. Along the way, we have visited glaciers, seen amazing wildlife, and enjoyed the splendor of Alaska and British Columbia.

On July 25, we turned the boat south and started to make our way back through British Columbia, down the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California. We have faced mechanical issues and adverse sea and weather conditions. We have braved rapids and dangerous currents. But we have been stopped in San Diego by a simple mistake that others have made and a piece of paper called a TIP, or Temporary Import Permit, which is required by the Mexican government to bring a boat into Mexican waters. It is fairly reasonable — somewhere in the area of $50 to $60 USD — and in many ways, sensible. The TIP lasts for up to 10 years. A boat captain is required to obtain a TIP upon entering a Mexican port, and is

good jibes Maggard set about learning to sail Pamela, getting her rigged, and plotting his escape. Though not a sailor, his wife Pam decided to join, and took sailing lessons at OCSC in Berkeley to get up to speed.

In 2013, the Maggards signed up for the Baja Ha-Ha, followed by the Pacific Puddle Jump. After spending their first nights at sea during the shakedown cruise to San Diego for the start of the Ha-Ha, the results were promising. They enjoyed the journey.

The Ha-Ha began a three-year cruise through the South Pacific and on to New Zealand. After those voyages, Pam decided to return home home but Dennis was ready to try his hand at solo sailing for the return trip to San Francisco. With that under his belt, Maggard went on to singlehand multiple times.

Though not a racer, Dennis has sailed alone to Hawaii ahead of the Singlehanded

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What do all these boats, seen on the Baja Ha-Ha over the past five years, have in common? Presumably, their paperwork is in order. We also presume that any boats with previous owners canceled their Temporary Import Permits, or TIPS. Uncanceld — and apparently uncancellable — TIPS have become an infuriating problem for a group of sailors hoping to enter and cruise Mexico.

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SIGHTINGS — continued Transpac racers several times simply to be there as part of the welcoming committee.

He prefers the leisurely, contemplative pace of cruising, though he also appreciates the community of singlehanded sailors who participate in the SHTP. During his many miles of singlehanded sailing, he's also crossed tacks with singlehanders Ronnie Simpson and Dustin Reynolds — both of whom have been guests on Good Jibes — as well as Webb Chiles.

Maggard's is an impressive journey from a non-sailor reading through the pages of Dove to now having sailed thousands of miles aboard his Pamela, which he keeps at Westpoint Marina in Redwood City when he's not out voyaging. You can hear more about Dennis's adventures when you listen to Epidsode #120 of Latitude 38's Good Jibes podcast. ­ — latitude

a cautionary tip — continued supposed to cancel their TIP upon exiting the country at their last port of call. Many previous boat owners, however, have failed to do so.

When a boat is sold, the new owner often does not know if there's an uncanceled TIP still in the Mexican system. My boat had two TIPs when we bought it. There is a process to cancel a previous TIP if it was issued after 2010. It is complicated and requires a lot of paperwork and hassle.

Ultimately, we hired an agent, spent about $250, and sent many documents back and forth until we had the documents appearing exactly as the Mexican authorities wanted them. Then, the big problems began.

A TIP had been issued to our boat in 2002 by aduana, the customs office. Currently, TIPs are issued by Banjercito, which has some connections with the military. TIPs issued by Banjercito can be canceled with time and effort. TIPs issued by aduana currently have no way of being canceled. There is literally no way forward.

I understand that this is complicated, and that paperwork needs to be taken care of. I have no problem paying reasonable fees to enter another country as a guest. I would even be willing to pay a fine, say double the initial fee to process the paperwork. What is difficult to accept is that there is no remedy for a mark on my boat's paperwork caused by previous owners. That after all the time, effort and expense of getting my boat ready to go, there is no way to clear this up. We have spent well over a month in San Diego trying to find a way. I've been told by an agent, "I will put you on a list; when somebody fixes the issue, I will call you."

We are not the only ones in this position. Several boats were not able to join the Baja Ha-Ha this year. Others have been stuck in San Diego like us for well over a month. We know of one boat that's been trying to get a TIP cleared since December 2022. It is hard to estimate how many boats are currently affected by this issue, but I am confident that we are simply seeing the tip of the iceberg.

This is a cautionary tale. If you are purchasing a boat, check and double check that — if it's been to Mexico — the TIP has been canceled.

Get a report from Banjercito prior to the purchase. We know of a boat owner who looked online to see if they had an uncancelled TIP. Then, they sailed into Ensenada, only to find out they had an older one still outstanding. They had to leave Mexico and sail back to the States.

For those of you who have sailed or are sailing in Mexican waters with a current TIP, please do yourself and your future boat owners a favor and cancel your TIP when you exit the country. Do not let it expire. This issue will complicate boat sales going forward, and taking care of this issue now will make the future sale of your boat less complicated. If I were buying a boat today, I would ask for a report from Banjercito before completing the transaction. Yacht brokers are also going to have to find a way to assure future purchasers that their boat has a clear path into Mexico with no expired TIPs attached to it. This is particularly true in Southern California. I don't know what current practices are, but at some point, I think that a broker or a previous owner could be held liable for selling a boat that cannot be taken into Mexico.

Ultimately, my wife and I are stuck in San Diego because of a simple paperwork mistake. It is frustrating that we aren't even the ones who made the mistake, and there is no way to correct it. We had planned to spend at least a year and a half cruising the Mexican coastline. Now, we will either bash our boat north or take our boat past Mexico to Central America. The trip south is a two-week voyage. We were hoping to cut our teeth on some shorter trips down the coastline, but we are running out of options. We really can't even sell our boat and move back home to Oregon because of the expired TIP issue.

If you are in the same situation, we are compiling a list of people who are struggling with this problem. The idea is to share information, and even create a collective group that works together. Maybe if someone sees that dozens of boats are being affected they might be more motivated to find a solution. You can join us by emailing the author at flyfishdave50@gmail.com.

— david holmes January, 2024 • Latitude 38 • Page 41

SIGHTINGS from mission bay around the world I have loved sailing and boats for as long as I can remember. Some little kids carry around a blanket with them. I always had a little plastic boat to keep me company. My parents have pictures of me doing just that, tightly gripping an orange plastic boat as a toddler. This interest in boats has guided many decisions I have made in my life. I joined the high school sailing team as soon as I was eligible, then only looked at colleges that had sailing teams. (The education stuff was secondary.) Even in flight school, I cut out of studying early to catch beer cans. When I received San Diego orders, I looked for the best dinghy club in the area even before finding a place to live. The only surprise to my family when I joined the Navy was that I signed up as an aviator rather than a surface warfare officer to drive ships. The recruiter assured me I could still land on ships, and she was right. Going to sea was always my goal.

But even admirals can't stay in the Navy forever, so I had to figure out where I would go next as that chapter came to a close.

I knew I would be getting out of the Navy in 2023, so I started exploring what kind of career I would pursue. I wasn't going to be at the flight controls, but staying in aviation made sense. Other people recommended going in a completely different direction where being a naval aviator would make me really stand out from the competition. I wasn't dead set on either option. While trying to decide, I gave my friend Carl a call to see if he wanted to take his Lafitte 44, Chinook, for a sail. We had sailed her down to the Caribbean before the pandemic. I was thinking we could sail somewhere where you don't need a wetsuit. He jokingly mentioned we could circumnavigate. Ha ha, yeah, right. That's a bit outlandish.

Sometimes when an idea is put in your head, even if it is ridiculous, it plants a seed. I had sailed across the Atlantic a couple times — I had fixed a rudder with a lee shore in a near gale; I had stood plenty of watches.

The world is 24,000 miles, though. It is an entirely different animal than a few weeks at sea. I also had opportunities in the private sector with a very solid résumé. Navigating the transition out of the Navy could really set up my future. What made the decision clear was how I answered the following question: If I worked for the next few decades, what would I be saving that money for? To circumnavigate. So why not just pursue that adventure now? If it was ever really in doubt, my friend had the boat that could do it — and the time.

October 24 was my last day in San Diego.

Sailing at Mission Bay Yacht Club has been a keystone to my time in San Diego. The competitive spirit that runs through this club has consistently fulfilled my need for close racing. I had never raced beach catamarans prior to joining MBYC, and my fellow fleet members saw fit to elect me as Fleet Captain within three years. A Lafitte 44 may not trim like an F18, but I am undoubtedly a better sailor for the experience. There are Caribbean and Pacific islands in the future, but there is something decidedly pleasant about watching the boats go by on a Thursday night. We might even have a second story to the club house when I get back.

The adjustments to my life will be immense. Costs have to be accounted for differently when not working a professional job. The friends I have made in San Diego and MBYC will be remote. Visiting my family in Massachusetts will be even more challenging. I will also learn more about boat maintenance and navigation than I ever would have with coastal sailing.

I would be kidding if I said I wasn't going to miss dinghy racing. There is something about controlling a boat with not just the sheets, but your weight as well. The feeling of sailing will be different. When I sailed to Europe I was on board for four months. For much of that trip I was searching for any dinghy to sail, even if it was just a Hobie Wave. With our plan of two to three years, I will need to find a solution!

I hope you continue to pursue adventures in your own sailing life. I am a millennial after all, so I do have social media where I will be posting pictures and videos as I cruise the San Blas Islands, Fiji, the Seychelles, and beyond. All my social media can be found at @8Minutes2Live. Follow along as I bring the MBYC burgee around the world!

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the 2024 Dear reader, Happy New Year! Along with the delivery of this very January issue of Latitude 38, we are also happy to include the 2024 Northern California Sailing Calendar. We've made it to tell you about all the great events taking place this year, and to bring you closer to all the marine businesses we know and love, and many of whom are our friends.

We purposely call it a sailing calendar instead of a racing calendar for two reasons: 1) It includes racing and non-racing

SIGHTINGS sailing calendar

the estuary: past, present and future

events 2) Some people are intimidated by the thought of racing, and may not pick it up if we call it a racing calendar.

That would be a shame.

If that's you, we urge you to think differently. We understand that racing might be intimidating for many reasons: all the racing rules, overly intense competitors, finding crew, fear of coming in last, fear of embarrassment, etc., but don't let fear or uncertainty keep you from sailing more and having fun. Two of the most compelling rea-

"Recently," the Oakland Estuary saw a long-overdue cleanup of derelict boats that had been illegally anchored-out for months (and in some cases years) off the urban shores of Alameda and Oakland. Multiple state, federal and city agencies were involved, wielding millions of dollars in grants to address the flotilla of vessels that had dug into the Estuary, many of them occupied by unhoused people. Local liveaboards complained about a "chronic wave of thefts that has kept marinas on both sides of the Oakland Estuary under siege," in addition to the environmental concerns over sewage and sunken boats poisoning the Estuary.

We're not talking about the very recent removal of a handful of derelict vessels from the Estuary in December 2023, which was preceded by a near-daily wave of thefts perpetrated by brazen "pirates" over the continued on outside column of next sightings page PHOTOS COURTESY EVAN GREGORY

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Clockwise from top left: Aboard the Lafitte 44 'Chinook' in Antigua in 2019 with (left to right) Carl, Dale and Evan Gregory; Evan helming 'Chinook'; Evan completes helicopter pilot training in Milton, Florida, in 2019; A lovely schooner motors into San Diego Bay in 2022, as shot by Evan; Evan enjoys sailing in the F18 fleet on his beloved Mission Bay.

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SIGHTINGS the oakland estuary summer. The scenario described took place in 2013, when as many as 50 anchored-out boats, of which more than half were occupied, were removed from the Estuary in a $7 million, multi-agency cleanup. "The agencies involved [in 2013] made it clear that this was a one-time operation, and that the future of the Estuary was dependent on rigorous and consistent enforcement," said former Oakland harbormaster Brock de Lappe, who told us in 2021 — as more and more boats were again accumulating on the shores of the Estuary — that "the longer this current group of anchor-outs grows, the more expensive it will be to deal with it."

How is it that the cities of Oakland and Alameda, along with the State of California and the United States Coast Guard, fell into the same cycle with a near identical repeat of many of the same criminal, social and environmental problems? There is no easy answer, but rather, a number of competing interests on the Estuary that muddy the body politic's priorities.

As we've reported many times, there had been "consistent enforcement"

sailing calendar sons to sign up for races are 1) Once signed up, you feel much more compelled to show up and sail. 2) Every time you participate, you get better, feel more comfortable and make new friends.

Yes, the calendar is primarily filled with races offering you all kinds of opportunities to get on the water while challenging yourself to improve your sailing skills. It also has boat shows, Opening Day, Summer Sailstice, SailGP and many other events to add to your sailing plans.

Great racers know that the key to success is to focus on fun. That's what keeps bringing people back for more. And the fun

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Though smaller in scale compared to a 2013 cleanup, there was still a large accumulation of boats in the Oakland Estuary over the past several years, seen below in the parking lot of the Jack London Aquatic Center. Top left and center: The Oakland police began posting notices on illegal anchor-outs in November, and at least 12 derelict vessels were removed in late December 2023. "Oakland has been invited to submit a proposal for a NOAA marine-debris-removal grant which would help fund the very expensive removal of sunken vessels," said former Oakland harbormaster Brock de Lappe.

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SIGHTINGS — continued comes from just having the right attitude.

The rest will follow.

Sure, maybe on occasion you'll take home a trophy, but even if you never do, you'll still be sailing. Even if you're in last, you're getting better. (Some of the most fun we've ever had is from those early beginner days.) If you don't know where to begin, we do! Start by picking up the 2024 Sailing Calendar and finding interesting dates and events. All clubs, classes and racers want to see you out there and are willing to help you get started. We look forward to seeing you on the Bay more in 2024!

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past, present, and future — continued on the Estuary, albeit small: Officer Kaleo Albino was the Oakland Police Department's lone marine patrol officer before new "temporary" officers were assigned to the Estuary last summer. In addition to patrolling and enforcing the no-long-term-anchoring laws on the books, Albino was tasked with applying for state grants that paid for disposal of old vessels.

After OPD seized and destroyed two boats in 2019, plaintiffs sued, and the city settled for $280,000. Enforcement was halted, and anchor-outs began to gather again. When the "Nuisance Vessel Ordinance" was passed in early 2023, enforcement slowly ramped up (though police were able to do very little during the August crime spree), culminating in the posting of notices in November and removal in late December.

Anchor-outs aren't the only debate over people living on the water on the Oakland Estuary. Although the City of Alameda has not played a significant role in enforcement on the Estuary (their marine unit was on the hard until recently), the city has taken an unprecedented step in redefining liveaboards at marinas. In early 2022, the city extended a rent-stabilization ordinance to include houseboats and liveaboards at Barnhill Marina. Barnhill's new owners sued Alameda, but in November 2023, a federal court affirmed the city's rent-control protections. Alameda had been considering extending tenant protections to all liveaboards in all of the city's marinas, but said they would take a year to study the issue. The idea of tenant protection for liveaboards was met with fierce opposition from marina managers who worried that harbormasters would no longer be able to select tenants based on the seaworthiness of their vessels.

Herein lies one of a number of conflicts (with more on the way): Last summer, as so-called pirates were stealing dinghies and plundering dock boxes with impunity, Alameda police told one full-time liveaboard, "There isn't anything we can do." If the city is going to grant liveaboards the same protection as renters, shouldn't they also provide public services, such as policing? Adding insult to injury: Alameda boatowners have reported dramatically higher tax assessments on their vessels by the city.

As Alameda considers building a pedestrian drawbridge across the Estuary, there are lingering concerns over outreach. According to one source, some shoreside residents were surprised to hear that a massive infrastructure project might be coming to their backyards. A senior official responsible for public outreach on the bridge proposal admitted that they needed to "do a better job" informing people.

It seems that on the Alameda side of the Estuary, the city is grappling with what it wants its future to look like. Will it be a haven for liveaboard "tenants" and pedestrians crossing the Estuary? Will the city shrug its shoulders over concerns of public safety and community engagement?

Following the most recent cleanup of anchor-outs, only time will tell if "rigorous and consistent enforcement" is the rule. The wave of "piracy" (a word that Brock de Lappe said brought international media attention to the Estuary and codified a response) was believed to be the work of just two men, and not every single unhoused anchor-out. As homelessness in the US continues to rise, people will no doubt continue to seek shelter in the abundance of old boats. "California has no viable program for dealing with the increasing number of end-of-life vessels," said de Lappe, adding that the state needs a program that recycles and disposes of old vessels to prevent anchoring or abandonment in waterways.

Several liveaboards who were affected by the frequent thefts last summer expressed empathy toward the unhoused. "If I was homeless, I'd get a derelict vessel," said one person. "Unfortunately, because of some rotten apples, those [anchor-outs] who aren't bad, they're going to have to suffer a little, too," a Union Point liveaboard told the CBS News. Those people kicked out of derelicts will still be homeless in another community, posing similar humanitarian and nuisance concerns faced in the Estuary.

"Pursuing boating as housing is a dead end, and it's dangerous," said Kris Leverich, a harbormaster in Alameda. "Given the housing crisis, we need to have alternative ways of looking at vulnerable people on boats, and reducing risks rather than amplifying them."

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SEASON CHAMPIONS, PART II — O

n November 18, Yacht Racing Association officials and participants gathered at Richmond Yacht Club for an end-of-the-year trophy party and prize pickup get-together. In this second part of our annual three-part Season Champs series, we turn our attention to the YRA season winners.

YRA Offshore Series Rick Waltonsmith and crew aboard the Explorer 44 'Round Midnight topped the Multihull Division of the YRA's Offshore Series (formerly known as OYRA).

"This was a mixed year of offshore racing for 'Round Midnight — lots of nice sunny weather, but several events with light winds," said Rick. "The fastest boat in our multihull fleet, Bottle Rocket, did not race in many events, and we missed trying to catch them."

Regular crew on the ocean races this year were Carlos Runng, Norbert Kiesel and Dave Olson. Evan McDonald, Danny Mone and Anton Berteaux filled in as needed. "All good sailors, and good friends."

The Farallones is a favorite race of Rick's. "While the winds were pretty light, we had a nice sail around the islands. When entering the Golden Gate, there is always the excitement of meeting the 20-knot-plus winds inside the Bay, and a screaming spinnaker run to the finish line. It's good to avoid the South Tower of the Golden Gate Bridge when

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coming in. The 'Demon of the South Tower' has done damage to many a sail over the years."

'Round Midnight's sailors also love the race up to Drake's Bay and back. "The wind was light all day going up, and only about 12 boats chose to anchor there this year. Why? Because the forecast was for building winds to 30+ knots. When we were about 5 miles from Drake's Bay, the winds really started screaming. We snagged a mess of kelp on our first anchoring attempt, and I saw gusts of 37 knots of wind. It took us almost an hour to get the hook down and a beer or two inside us. We had dinner inside, out of the gale."

"When we were about 5 miles from Drake's Bay, the winds really started screaming."

"This year's OYRA season was like the last several: not many boats racing in the SHS Division," says Pat Broderick, winner of the shorthanded division with his Wyliecat 30 Nancy. "The major problem this year was scheduling. OYRA,

SSS and BAMA scheduled races on the same Saturdays, which made it difficult for shorthanded racers to compete. My hope is the 2024 shorthanded races can be scheduled so that shorthanded racers can sail all the ocean races.

"Joe Duri crewed with me except for one race when he was out of town and Stephen Quanci stepped up. It's Joe's second OYRA season on Nancy, and he's a good partner in the cockpit. I think doublehanding is a real team effort.

Several races ended with DNFs [Did Not Finish] due to lack of wind, and I wonder if global warming is changing the playing field?"

Pat's favorite race this year was the Half Moon Bay Race. "There was a strong turnout for the race, a good post-race party with paella at the Half Moon Bay YC, and a great return up the coast Sunday morning. Over the decades, I've enjoyed the race down to Half Moon Bay and cruise back more than any of the other ocean races."

Bob Walden, who won PHRO 2 with his Cal 39 Sea Star, agreed that the wind this year was very light. "We were unable to finish the Farallones Race, and many of the other races were drifters. But we managed to drift the right way enough times, I guess.

"Our favorites are the destination

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The Cal 39 'Sea Star' returns from the Lightship in the YRA Offshore Series on April 20, 2023.

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Kersey Clausen and Mike Quinn sailed the Alerion Express 28 'Resilience' to victory in the YRA's In the Bay Series.

races — Drake's Bay and Half Moon Bay. This year's Half Moon Bay Race included a whole new dimension with the fabulous party at the club. Those folks really know how to roll out the red carpet.

"This year's crew saw a lot of rotation, but Matt Osborn, Stephen Gorman and Eric Rausch deserve special mention for crewing on almost every ocean race."

John Arens won both PHRO 1 on the ocean and PHRF 2 inside the Bay with his J/109 Reverie. "I feel a lot of gratitude for this year's success — specifically, the benefit of great teamwork,"

COURTESY JAN GRYGIER

Successful Santana 22 sailors Jan Grygier and Lindsey Presson with Hans Opsahl

he says. "This crew has been consistently racing together for three years, and we're reaping the benefits." The regular crew this year were John Duys, Jim Coburn, Randall Lesley, Paul DeMers, Erik Breedlove, Gregg Golembeski and Ed Conti.

"The Half Moon Bay Race this year was our favorite — we had good breeze to the Lightship buoy followed by a lovely spinnaker reach and run to Half Moon Bay. And that evening, HMBYC rolled out the welcome mat and put on a great party.

"Anchoring at Drake's Bay in 30-knot gusts was interesting, but it all worked out fine."

OYRA SERIES (8r, 1t) PHRO 1 — 1) Reverie, J/109, John Arens, CYC, 13 points; 2) Bullet, Express 37, Larry Baskin, SSS, 19; 3) Jubilant, J/112e GP, Kevin Wilkinson, SBYC, 27. (10 boats) PHRO 2 — 1) Sea Star, Cal 39, Bob Walden, RYC, 12 points; 2) Ahi, Santana 35, Andy Newell, RYC, 16; 3) CruzSea Baby, Beneteau 10R, Brian Turner, SCYC, 22. (7 boats) SHS — 1) Nancy, Wyliecat 30, Pat Broderick, SSS, 10 points; 2) Hang 20, Express 27, Lori Tewksbury/Adam Savitzky, RYC, 14; 3) Hedgehog, Olson 29, David Herrigel/Synthia Petroka, SSS, 19.

(4 boats) MULTIHULL — 1) 'Round Midnight, Explorer 44, Rick Waltonsmith, BAMA, 10 points; 2) Caliente, Explorer 44, Truls Myklebust, BAMA, 17; 3) Greyhound, F-22, Evan McDonald/Ross Stein, BYC, 18. (5 boats)

YRA In the Bay Series The YRA shortened their Summer Series in 2023. Board member Andy Newell explains: "The shortened Bay series (six January, 2024 • Latitude 38 • Page 47

INVICTUS

SEASON CHAMPIONS, PART II —

Andy Newell 'Ahi'

Bob Walden 'Sea Star'

Dan Hogan 'Quixote'

David Scott 'O'mar'

Jim Bilafer 'Free'

Jim Fair 'Chesapeake'

Wheeler Regatta, YRA 1 and 2, and RYC's Great Pumpkin buoy races for a total of 10 races," explains Jan. "This season's weather brought the full spectrum, from a whisper to a scream: rain, fog and 0-25 knots of wind."

Jan won the season by the slim margin of 1 point, "as is customary with this Nico Popp and his granddaughter/future foredeck, Zaza feisty fleet. The usual 'Invictus' suspects in hot purraces/three days instead of eight/four) suit were Jennifer McKenna on Zingaro was a Central Bay affair with a Berkeley and Hank Lindeman on Anemone. But Circle race in April, a Cityfront race in it goes without saying that this fleet is June, and another Circle race in Auas competitive as any, and as often as gust." not the results come down to a tie with Andy's Santana 35 Ahi won PHRF 3. skippers trading the podium spots from "Racing was generally very close, and Ahi one series to the next. barely managed to squeeze a win in Race "The fleet is split fairly evenly between 5 against Axel and Joan on Heart of Gold Richmond and Estuary boats. Albacore by 2 seconds, giving us just enough for naturally preferred the races at the bethe series even though they beat us in ginning and end of the schedule, and the Race 6." crew enjoyed the parties."

Ahi's regular crew for the series were First mate Lindsey Presson took over Alexey Sobolev, Bruce Boles, Ian Kallen, when Jan was out of town. "Without her Jen Ellies, Joe Dick, Mark Schieble, it would have been a very different story."

Oden Haner and Valerie Suzawa.

Another one-design fleet competing in Jan Grygier's Santana 22 Albacore the YRA In the Bay Series was the Alerion won their one-design division of the Express 28s. Kersey Clausen and Mike YRA In the Bay Series and the entire Quinn, with crew Kurt Schmidt, raced Santana 22 season championship.

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practicing as a team for two years now," said Kers. "Our roots are racing dinghies, which have proven to be of high value for racing small keelboats."

Greg Mullins and his vast crew snagged the top spot in PHRF 1 on the Farr 52 Zamazaan. OJ Olson manages the boat and the team. He says that their season was so successful due to "Crew, crew, crew — more time together equals smoother maneuvers, better transitions, and awesome camaraderie."

Joining Greg and OJ in 2023 were Andy, Noah, Lou, John W., John D., Rachel, Paulie D., JP, Jojo, Roach, Irina Alex R., Nakita, Ty, Merrick, Maurius, Will, Alex M., Cam and Bella. (We usually ask for last names of crewmembers, but with such a long list, we'll let this one run as is.)

Although it wasn't a counter for the In the Bay Series, their favorite YRA race of the year was the Great Vallejo Race, the premier destination race. Their hairiest race of the year was another YRA destination race, the Westpoint Regatta, with 30 knots of breeze.

The 2024 In the Bay Series will return to the four days/eight races schedule, using the Berkeley Circle, Cityfront, South Bay and Southampton venues starting in April. "More boats are always more fun, so come join us," says Andy Newell.

YRA IN THE BAY SERIES (10r, 1t) PHRF 1 — 1) Zamazaan, Farr 52, Greg Mullins, StFYC, 9 points; 2) Bodacious+, 1D48, John Clauser, BYC, 15; 3) Swift Ness, J/111, Nesrin Basoz, RYC, 19. (4 boats)

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Kim Desenberg 'Checkered Past'

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Fred Paxton 'Zenaida'

PHRF 2 — 1) Reverie, J/109, John Arens, CYC, 9.5 points; 2) Mintaka 4, Farr 38, Gerry Brown, BYC, 16; 3) Committed, Melges 24, Don McIlraith, RYC, 16.5. (4 boats) PHRF 3 — 1) Ahi, Santana 35, Andy Newell, RYC, 10 points; 2) Heart of Gold, Olson 911S, Joan Byrne/Axel Mehnert, SBYC, 12; 3) Sea Star, Cal 39, Bob Walden, RYC, 22. (3 boats) ALERION EXPRESS 28 — 1) Resilience, Mike Quinn/Kersey Clausen, RYC, 13 points; 2) Zenaida, Fred Paxton/Arnie Quan, RYC, 15; 3) Allegro Non Troppo, Bill Claussen/Jim Titus, RYC, 15. (5 boats) OLSON 25 — 1) O'mar, David Scott, BYC, 12 points; 2) Synchronicity, Steve Smith, HMBYC, 20; 3) Alchemy, Nicholas Ancel, BVBC, 29. (5 boats) SANTANA 22 — 1) Albacore, Jan Grygier, RYC, 9 points; 2) Zingaro, Jennifer McKenna, RYC, 10; 3) Anemone, Hank Lindemann, AeoYC, 11. (3 boats)

YRA Shorthanded Sunday Series Among repeat winners in 2023's Shorthanded Sunday Series were Gerry Brown and Gari Ruggles, sailing Gerry's Farr 38 Mintaka 4 in Non-Spinnaker 1.

"The competition was a little thin but we had fun," commented Gerry. "We are probably getting too old to do this much longer."

"We sailed the Shorthanded Series in 2022 and 2023," added Gari. "The race committees were very good both seasons, and the racing fun. Too bad more boats don't participate in the PHRF Non-Spinnaker Division, because it is a little less stressful than managing a chute doublehanded, and just about as fast on elapsed and corrected time as the

Sylvia and Barry Stompe 'Iolani'

Gerry Brown 'Mintaka 4' ZAMAZAAN

Pat Broderick 'Nancy'

spinnaker division. I think we all need to take a step back and realize the singular and remarkable opportunity we are presented with sailing in these waters."

Barry and Sylvia Stompe sailed the 48-ft yawl Iolani to victory in NonSpinnaker 2. "I think the high point of this Doublehanded YRA series with Iolani was the early-June day when I tested positive for COVID the morning of the race," recalls Sylvia. "I shooed Barry out of the house, and he set out to singlehand Iolani. He had never raced her singlehanded before, and only once, I believe, took her out of the slip without me, because I'm pretty adamant I don't wanna miss out on the fun! Despite

OJ Olson, John D. and Greg Mullins 'Zamazaan'

being a couple of minutes late to the start line, Barry did win that race."

Nico Popp topped Spinnaker 1 with his Jeanneau SunFast 3600 Invictus.

He called this season "Bittersweet. I turned 60 this year. We lost the first two races, so I had to fire myself from the foredeck for Invictus to win again! Joke aside, Raven was a hell of a competitor.

They sailed really well, but Invictus was a notch faster in the strong summer wind.

Big congrats to them for making it such a close and fun competition!

"The third race was very special.

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we lost it in wind holes. With one leg to go, everything was lost. But then the wind started blowing 25 knots.

No one wanted to hoist the chute, so we decided to dar n the torpedoes. I was driving too high on the hoist, and we had a big wipeout as soon as the spinnaker started filling. Michael, who was hanging by a thread on the bow, gave me a mean and scared look.

Hoisting that kite did not seem such a good idea at that very moment. We surfed all the way to the finish. Epic!

"Thank you to YRA and the whole racing committee for spending their Sunday on the water so we can have doublehanded fun. You guys rock!"

Regular crew for the 2023 YRA races included Jacques Benkoski, Michael Girodano, Begum Becer, Christopher Ryan, Bill Walters, Andrew Goldwin, Burak Kocal, Gerhard Esterhuizen, Gus Arndt and Drew Harper.

"We had a big wipeout as soon as the spinnaker started filling. Michael, hanging by a thread on the bow, gave me a mean and scared look."

Kim Desenberg sailed the Wyliecat 39 Checkered Past. "We had a fun series, with different venues: the center Bay, the South Bay with calmer water and varied wind, and up to Red Rock, finishing at our own Richmond Yacht Club. Anna, my wife, joined me in the South Bay, and I got to sail with Chris Gibbs, owner of Checkered Past. Having the new mainsail from Dave Hodges was a big part of our effort.

"Before the last race, we were tied with Jim Fair in his Merit 25 Chesapeake.

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SEASON CHAMPIONS, PART II

The 'Reverie' crew (skipper John Arens is second from left) and their winnings. They won so many glasses that the YRA just gave them the whole case.

finish in that one put us in the lead.

"The Wyliecats are great boats for shorthanding, and we hope to come out again next year. We encourage other boats to give it a try!"

Fred Paxton, who, with longtime sailing buddy Arnie Quan, raced Zenaida to victory in the Alerion Express 28 class, observed, "The YRA Shorthanded Series was a lot of fun, with courses that were Bay tours. One of the nice things about being an Alerion sailor is that when you get to the weather mark and it is blowing 20, it's no big deal as, the Alerions don't use spinnakers."

— latitude/chris YRA SHORTHANDED SUNDAY SERIES (4r, 1t) SPINNAKER 1 — 1) Invictus, Jeanneau SF 3600, Nico Popp, SBYC, 4 points; 2) Raven, C&C 115, John Kernot/Dave Hodges, RYC, 4; 3) Smokin', Melges 24, Kevin Clark, EYC, 10. (3 boats) SPINNAKER 2 — 1) Checkered Past, Wyliecat 39, Kim Desenberg, RYC, 3 points; 2) Chesapeake, Merit 25, Jim Fair/Bernard Price, BYC, 5; 3) Tesa, Catalina 42, Steven Haas, NoYC, 7. (7 boats) NON-SPINNAKER 1 — 1) Mintaka 4, Farr 38, Gerry Brown/Gari Ruggles, BYC, 3 points; 2) Lindo, J/109, John Kalucki/Michael Malaga, SSS, 8; 3) Latency, J/99, Camille Moussette, NoYC, 9.

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Olson, RYC, 7. 3) Bella, Alerion Express 33, Aidan & Kieran Collins, TYC, 10. (4 boats) ALERION EXPRESS 28 — 1) Zenaida, Fred Paxton/Arnie Quan, RYC, 3 points; 2) Allegro Non Troppo, Bill Claussen/Jim Titus, RYC/StFYC, 6 points; 3) Sweet De, Chris Kramer, RYC, 8. (3 boats) YRA DOUBLEHANDED MIDWINTERS (4r, 1t) SPINNAKER 1 — 1) Quixote, Elan 40, Dan Hogan/Brad Wendt, NoYC, 4 points; 2) Outsider, Azzura 310, Greg Nelsen, SSS, 11. (2 boats) SPINNAKER 2 — 1) Eight Ball, J/100, Scott Easom/Haydon Stapleton, SFYC, 3 points; 2) Kincsem, J/105, Jeorg Esdorn, StFYC, 7; 3) Kestrel, J/105, Eric Patterson/Andrew Picel, SFYC, 8. (6 boats) SPINNAKER 3 — 1) Free, S&S 30, Jim Carlsen/Mike Bilafer, KBSC, 3 points; 2) Arcadia, Mod. Santana 27, Gordie Nash/Ruth Suzuki, RYC, 6; 3) Vitesse Too, Hobie 33, Grant Hayes/Rob Jacoby, EYC, 8. (4 boats) SPINNAKER 4 — 1) Chesapeake, Merit 25, Jim Fair/Bernard Price, BYC, 3 points; 2) Impulse, Ranger 26, Steve Hocking/Dennis Webb, SYC, 6; 3) Slainte, Cal 20, Paul Sutchek/Eric Thompson, SSS, 14. (5 boats) NON-SPINNAKER 1 — 1) Mintaka 4, Farr 38, Gerry Brown/Gari Ruggles, BYC, 3 points; 2) Willow, Wauquiez Centurion 40S, Bob Braid/John Bilheimer, SYC, 13; 3) Warpath, Olson 30, Karissa Peth/Stephanie Wilson, EYC, 17. (6 boats) NON-SPINNAKER 2 — 1) Syncopation, Sabre 36, Michele Logan/Jeff Felicetti, RYC, 4 points; 2) Bella, Alerion Express 33, Aidan & Kieran Collins, TYC, 8; 3) Itinerant, Hunter 34, Paul David/Colman Snaith, NoYC, 14. (3 boats) Full results at www.jibeset.net

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we had no choice but to get creative and get to work. Captain Jay managed to remove the reserve tank fuel sensor, creating an opening to insert a jiggle siphon hose (a last-minute, life-saving purchase). He and Barbara worked four hours straight to siphon diesel into 1.3-gallon spare water-container bags, which Jim then emptied via funnel into the main tank fuel port on deck, while Melanie steered the boat slowly under sail power. Lessons learned: Be sure both fuel tanks transfer fuel as expected, have a siphon hose, or better, an electric pump to transfer fuel externally, and have several fuel jerry cans. The main engine had a manual priming pump and started easily. The generator, essential for watermaking, would not start until much investigation revealed a successful electronic priming procedure. We were thrilled to have water again, especially since Fio's electric heads use fresh water to flush.

Safely at Bahia Santa Maria, the Poobah worked his magic to bring a customs official to the flagship Profligate to clear all boats into Mexico and get passports stamped. Since we had become skilled at transferring liquids, Fio used its watermaking ability and full tanks to transfer 250+ gallons of water to three other Ha-Ha boats via a hose running from the anchor locker spigot to the rafted boats' tanks. Then we enjoyed the Rock 'n' Roll Party on the bluff. Heavy winds overnight delayed the Ha-Ha departure for a few hours, but it was spirited sailing for most of the one and a half days to Cabo.

We rested and attended Ha-Ha events for two days in the anchorage of the overbuilt, noisy party town of Cabo San Lucas, and then enjoyed two more rest days at Bahia Los Frailes. Puerto Los Cabos and the more authentic town of San Jose del Cabo were excellent for easy refueling, reprovisioning, and dropping off Melanie for her flight to Texas. The crew consensus is to skip Cabo next year in favor of reserving a slip at Puerto Los Cabos and then taxi/Uber to Ha-Ha events in Cabo.

We departed San Jose del Cabo at 1530 for the two-and-a-half-day northbound, upwind trip back to Turtle Bay. MELANIE BENSON

ur Baja Ha-Ha crew aboard the heavily refurbished 2005 Jeanneau 54 Fio had an enjoyable trip, alongside the other 80+/- boats on the rally. Our crew comprised owner Jay Dozier, his life partner Barbara Benson, her sister Melanie (a Texan nurse), Boban the ship's cat, and crew-lister Jim Immer, on his third consecutive Ha-Ha. We had many great meals but were skunked on catching edible fish, losing five lures to bigger fish!

Sailboat cruising is an exercise in patience and ingenuity to overcome challenges, of which we had many on this shakedown cruise. During our downwind sail while running wing on wing, we overtightened our whisker pole, sadly bending it in half. At Turtle Bay, while we were going ashore in a panga with our tools to attempt a repair, the panga driver called a welder who could help, earning our driver a nice tip. Gonzalo, a welder in a fancy truck, took Jay and the mangled pole to

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And we're underway!

his shop, where he customizes trucks for the Baja 500 Race. He fixed the pole for only $45 and later helped another Ha-Ha boat with a broken chainplate!

The day after the Ha-Ha bazeball game with the local kids, the fleet departed Turtle Bay, with many boats flying colorful spinnakers. The stars at night were magnificent! Lots of wildlife entertained us, including squadrons of pelicans, harbor seals, pods of dolphins, and even breaching whales!

After a night of sailing, the winds diminished, and nearing Bahia Santa Maria under motor, we were also running the generator to make water when the generator shut down, followed five minutes later by the main engine. It turns out our quarter-full gauge for the 107-gallon tank was grossly wrong! We still had our full 76-gallon reserve tank, but its transfer pump was not working. With little wind, Page 52 • Latitude 38 • January, 2024

Last year, Jim was on a Beneteau 44 for the return trip and wrote a Latitude 38 article titled "Barely a Bash" due to the easy sailing and motoring conditions.

Similarly, for Fio, the first day was easy motoring. And at the second sunset, we simultaneously hooked and landed a 30-pound wahoo and a 20-pound dorado. The wahoo steaks were thick and delicious, and we released the dorado. We siphon-transferred 30 gallons out of Fio's reserve tank during the smooth seas.

Soon after, the true Bash began with 25-knot headwinds and slamming seas.

It was uncomfortable but livable, with water leaking heavily through the forepeak hatch. Boban, the cat, found a comfortable spot to shelter in a cubby of the cockpit table pedestal. About midnight of our second day, we were motoring two miles, getting ready to enter Turtle Bay, and our engine died again. We had game-planned such an event, turned away from land, set a partial jib, and

BAJA BASH

"The wahoo steaks were thick and delicious, and we released the dorado," author Jim Immer writes of the fishing.

began the process to jiggler-siphon transfer 10 gallons of diesel. Done in 30 minutes, we motored into Turtle Bay only to find our windlass controls were not operating due to wetness from the leaking hatch. While we prepared to manually lower the big anchor, we found the helm windlass control flashing an error message but still working, so we were able to anchor and get some good rest.

The next morning, we learned from another boat that the fuel hose method of getting diesel from the pier was not available; however, an enterprising panga driver named Yeovan had 12.5-gallon jugs for use. We made two trips with him to shore, then in his truck to the Pemex station to get a total of 75 gallons of diesel. The real challenge then was getting the very heavy jugs from the rickety pier onto the panga and then onto the sailboat's swim platform. Yeovan enlisted two strong locals to lower the jugs via rope

JAY DOZER

A picture-perfect sunset.

Boban, the boat cat, was on watch to scout for fish.

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BARBARA BENSON

TRULY A BAJA BASH

Above: Author Jim Immer at the helm. Right: 'Fio' found a quiet corner while anchored in Turtle Bay on their way south.

into the panga, then he manhandled the jugs onto Fio. With the jugs maneuvered onto the deck, we were thrilled to find the jiggler-siphon started easily and kept flowing until empty!

After a fresh shrimp dinner, we departed Turtle Bay at 1945 headed to Ensenada for fuel and to clear out of Mexico. We had two nights and a day of serious bashing. We did sail for four hours, but the speed, direction, and discomfort were bad, so we switched back

to medium-RPM motoring. The last 12 hours to Ensenada were in sunshine and light seas. To be safe, we siphontransferred 10 gallons out of the reserve tank, giving us the confidence to push our RPMs to reach Marina Coral just after the beautiful sunset. Clearing customs the next day went smoothly as we used the marina as our agent to shepherd us through the process on Mexico's Revolution Day. We filled with diesel, departed at 1500, and smoothly motored

to San Diego to complete our Baja Bash before midnight, no worse for the wear and having really shaken down our sailboat Fio. And of course, our bow thruster failed upon entering our fairway, and we struggled successfully to squeeze into the home berth before celebrating a successful journey!

Clearly, Neptune was listening when I wrote about last year being "Barely a Bash." This year, we were not cheated!

— jim immer

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THE WHY OF ANCHORING — A

sk 10 cruising sailors about anchoring and you'll get 10 different diatribes on methodology and etiquette.

How much scope should you use in a packed anchorage or how far away should you be from the next boat? What size, shape, brand, or anchor should you use? There's also the same litany of opinions about rope versus chain, and how much of each in what kinds of bottom conditions. It seems like every sailor, arm-chair or otherwise, has an opinion about how you should anchor your boat.

But my thoughts on the matter always lean toward the why. Why should you go through the trouble of actually anchoring your boat when there are so many other options in this day and age? In the Bay Area alone, there are more than 200 marinas, docks, walls and yacht clubs from Coyote Creek to the Carquanez Strait; in the US, there are literally thousands of decadent places to park your boat for the night. So, the options for pulling in, tying up, plugging in, and kicking back are almost endless practically anywhere you want to travel by boat in this country. The sheer number of amenities for the modern sailor at any one of those places is mind-boggling.

So why? Why would you put yourself through the stress and trouble of dropping that expensive piece of ground tackle, counting out scope, setting the hook, hauling a day shape, and turning on that anchor light? Because it's totally awesome, that's why!

The way a sailboat lies at anchor is an incredible experience. It's human technology at its best. The way she moves and flows with the tides and the winds Author James Lane rows from his anchored 'Cetacea' in Marathon, in 2023.

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can make a sailor feel like a part of the very elements and forces that move the universe. Yeah, sure, when those forces are cantankerous, it can get intense but, when you're hook-down in the lee of a dark island on a moonless night in the

middle of nowhere, the galaxies near and far can inspire you like nothing you've ever experienced. If you're like us and use only wind and solar to charge your batteries, you can just shut off that wind generator to enjoy a silent night in the Milky Way. The price is right, too. Over the last year, my partner, our cat and I have anchored our electric Baba 30 sailboat over 300 times while covering about 4,000 miles in some of the most awe-inspiring places cruising sailors could imagine.

Most of that time, it was free.

In Hilo, Hawaii, on the Big Island, you used to be able to anchor for free in Radio Bay indefinitely, but the anchorage has been closed since 2020. It's not clear what the future holds for Radio Bay, but cruisers can still anchor in Reeds Bay just west of the cruise ship terminal and north of the moorings — it's deep, but doable! Granted, there are more marinas in the state of Arizona than there are in the entire Hawaiian archipelago, and marina waiting lists can be 15 years long, but that doesn't stop dozens of cruising

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ENJOYING LIFE ON THE HOOK

The Baba 30 'Cetacea' enjoying the benefits of anchoring at Praia da Vitoria in Portugal last year.

sailors from making that pilgrimage yearly and sticking strictly to marinas.

We bounced from anchorage to anchorage and marina to marina as transients for almost a year before selling our boat there and moving to India in 2008.

In Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, not only is it free to anchor in their beautiful, wellprotected small-boat basin, they also let you dinghy in, give you a key to the showers and the laundry facilities at no charge, then ask you, in that very cordial Canadian way, to return the key before you get underway. From the marina, the town doesn't look half as charming as the view of the whole waterfront from the anchorage. It's the best way to enjoy the place, as long as you can cope with the 17-foot tide.

There is nothing, and I do mean absolutely nothing, like anchoring in a tiny cove, rowing in, and climbing a mountain to look at your boat anchored below. We did that very thing in 2015 anchored in Duck Harbor, Isle au Haut, in Maine's Penobscot Bay. We also grabbed a

mooring (almost as satisfying) in Ayala Cove off Angel Island a decade earlier and took some lovely pictures of our boat from the trail leading up Mount

Livermore.

The privacy of being at anchor is another kind of freedom. When we were doing our electric motor conversion in the spring of '23 in Marathon, Florida, there was a party almost every night at the city marina. After picking up tools, parts, or groceries, it was a relief to row back out to the boat for some peace and quiet. It's not that we're antisocial, but we were very much engaged in a huge project. The privacy afforded to us at anchor did a lot to keep us sane — and maybe a little less inebriated.

From 2004 to 2006, I was the dock manager of the boat club at Oakland's Jack London Aquatic Center, at the mouth of the Lake Merritt Channel. This was before the storm that reconfigured the marina. The floating dock next to the club's Folkboat fleet had only a suggestive chain on an open S-hook to keep people out, and Estuary Park had some dedicated nighttime visitors.

We were boarded one night by the local teens with beers. I managed to chase them off without incident (a red-lit old naked dude with a booming voice can scare almost anyone of our species) but we anchored in the little cove from that point on and never had any issues there.

We lived aboard in that little anchorage for the last few months before our sail to Hawaii in October/November of '06.

Speaking of air-gap security, very few cities in the Northern Hemisphere have a more notorious rep than Baltimore, Maryland. But if you sail up the Patapsco River at night under the Francis Scott Key Bridge and approach the City of BalTwo boats sit at anchor/mooring in the nowclosed Radio Bay in Hilo, Hawaii, in 2006.

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'Cetacea' anchored in Gloucester, Massachusetts, in 2021.

timore, the experience is breathtaking.

Baltimore is beautiful at night from the deck of a sailboat, and there is a perfect little anchorage right off Canton's Boston Street, less than 100 yards away from a well-stocked Safeway and a dinghy dock.

We used that anchorage on and off for the three years we lived there and never had any issues with crime or the law.

And we never paid a dime for it.

For the decade after our sojourn in India, we cruised the Eastern Seaboard on two different boats, first a 1961 Rhodes Chesapeake 32 sloop and then the electric 1984 Baba 30 we have now. Most of that time was spent at anchor when we weren't actively underway. I'd say we anchored the Chesapeake 32 about 500 times between Maine and Hilton Head, South Carolina, before getting the Baba 30 and continuing our winning streak.

The Chesapeake Bay is gifted with muddy, shallow anchorages from Chesapeake City in the north to Norfolk, Virginia, at the southern end, and we did our best to anchor in them all.

The Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) from Norfolk to Key West has so many great anchorages, the printed list could kill an ox. Long Island Sound is not as prolific in gunkholes as the Chesapeake or the ICW, but there are enough great places to anchor that you could spend years traveling there and not hit them all between Fishers Island Sound to the basin behind the Statue of Liberty in Jersey City. From Block Island Sound to Downeast Maine, you never have to pay for a marina if you don't want to.

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and Bristol fashion and use a long painter at the dinghy dock, you'll never get complaints from the locals or have to deal with the powers that be on the East Coast from Nova Scotia to the Marquesas Keys.

It's not just that anchoring is awesome, though. Being at a marina is rough on a boat. Those hard years when we needed straight jobs, didn't head south for winter, and lived aboard in a marina, the boat always took on serious stresses.

Whether it was because of shoveling 13 feet of snow off the deck in downtown Boston during Snowmageddon 2015 or getting pounded by lobster boat wakes 50 times a day in Portland, Maine, each spring came with a huge list of repairs we had to get to before taking off. Often there was damage we couldn't even see and had to find the hard way, underway.

Being in the water at a dock over winter, even in a protected place like the Oakland Estuary, takes its toll on a boat. The stresses a vessel goes through at each point of contact with a dock can be incredibly destructive. Considering wind storms, surges, and wakes from those wonderfully polite powerboaters and the ways a dock and a boat respond separately, it can tear a boat to pieces in often unseen ways. Microfractures in fiberglass from bashing into a finger pier for months, strained cleats from the lurch and snatch of docklines, and every chafe point caused by docklines or fender lines crossing toe rails and rubbing through the gelcoat. Just think what those persistent forces can do to fiberglass, wood or even the toughest metals.

Being at anchor is the polar opposite.

Your boat — and I don't care what kind of boat you have — is made to take the stresses of boating and weather on the bow. I get that a lot of vessels built today have marina dwelling in mind, with reinforced decking under cleats, but even production boats are designed and built for moving forward through the water and anchoring, meaning they're toughest at the bow, where most of the stresses of being underway present themselves. And yep, that's where your primary anchoring system is always going to be.

At anchor, she'll lie to weather. If you're at a dock facing south and a big storm from the north rolls through, packing heavy winds and quarter-size raindrops, your companionway had better be spectacular or your gear will get wet down below. If you're at anchor and that same storm jumps you, simply pay out more scope, stoke the fire, and get the hot chocolate going. The boat will do her job and slough off that water like she was made to do, even if you don't have a fancy dodger.

Don't get me wrong, I've kicked my feet up next to the salt-water pool at the Waikiki Yacht Club in Honolulu and gorged myself on Mai Tais, french fries, and mahi-mahi, so I get the attraction of marina life. I really do. In fact, it's one of the things that got me into boating in the first place. Once a sailor discovers the true and practical beauty of being at anchor, though, it's hard to go back.

— james lane Follow James Lane, his partner Dena and their cat in their world-record setting electric circumnavigation aboard the Baba 30 Cetacea at www.sovereignnations.net.

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his can't be right," I thought out loud as I took my first good look at a chart of the Gulf Stream current patterns. "Does the current around the cold cells really rotate counterclockwise?"

The supporting text said the same thing: "Circulation around the warm cells is clockwise, circulation around the cold cells is counterclockwise."

From my amateur studies of meteorology and the motion of air masses, as usually applied to ocean race strategy, I know that cold, sinking air in high pressure zones rotates clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere. Lows rotate the other way. Why is it backward for water in the Gulf Stream? It would be critical to get this right, because I had been asked to navigate a race to Bermuda.

And the currents can be strong and variable along the race track — much more important than on a race to Hawaii,

where it's all about getting around the big clockwise-turning Pacific High.

Lee Helm, a naval architecture grad student who seems to also know something about oceanography, could sort this out for me. The hour was late so I emailed rather than risk waking her up with a voice call.

Lee, not surprisingly, was also up late, and she answered after a few minutes: "Cold ocean water on the West Coast is upwelling, creating a diverging flow field on the surface. In the Gulf Stream, the cold cells are isolated from their original source, so the cold cells are sinking and the surface flow is converging… You're welcome…"

I was still much too confused to send a "thank you," let alone appreciate Lee's "you're welcome." I asked for more details.

Left: Radar altimetry showing elevation and depression of the sea surface. It's a function of temperature, but it's a more direct way to determine whether the flow is diverging or converging around the cold and warm cells. Right: Ekman Spiral. A steady wind moves water to the right of the surface wind direction when all the subsurface flow in the spiral is added up.

Left: Cold water sinks relative to the surrounding water, so water flows into the cell at the surface.

Coriolis deflects the water to the right, for counterclockwise circulation. Right: Warm water floats higher. The diverging surface flow is also deflected to the right, for clockwise circulation.

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"Here's what happens on the Left Coast," she typed back. Fortunately this was an email exchange, so I could not hear what would have been her impatient tone if this were a voice call. "The synoptic wind, since we're on the east side of the Pacific High, blows basically parallel to the coast, north to south.

Friction with the water surface starts moving the top layer of water south.

Compared to the speed of wind-driven surface currents, the earth is spinning around pretty fast — 900 knots at the equator, and in just six hours, the surface of the earth has changed its direction of motion by 90 degrees. Now the momentum in the moving water is taking it away from the coast, not parallel to it. And the water below that top layer, instead of being moved to the west by the moving water above it, is actually trying to flow north after the Earth turns another 90 degrees. And from there it's turtles all the way down; the flow direction makes a spiral."

"I think I've seen pictures of this," I answered. "Doesn't it have a name?"

"It's called the Ekman Spiral," Lee typed back after a few minutes' delay.

"Discovered by Swedish oceanographer Vagn Walfrid Ekman, 1874-1954. He noticed that icebergs drifted 20 to 40 degrees to the right of the wind direction, and demonstrated that the net transport of water caused by a steady surface wind, when you add up all the spiral levels, is 90 degrees to the right of the surface wind direction."

Lee must have taken a quick peek at Google, which accounted for her delayed response.

"On the California coast," her message continued, "the surface water is blown away from the coast, and more cold water has to upwell to take its place — one reason our summer sea breeze is so reliable. It's not exactly a closed circular motion like the cold cells in the Gulf Stream, but that's why it seems wrong. We're used to cold water upwelling, causing diverging flow on the surface, and being deflected to the right by Monsieur Coriolis, which would naturally make the circulation clockwise."

"That's pretty much what I thought should happen," I replied.

At this point my cellphone rang, and we switched to voice.

"Forget about upwelling in the Gulf Stream," Lee added. "The column of cold water is, like, detached, and denser than the surrounding water, so the cold

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water sinks and the surface above it is lower than the surrounding water level.

You get water flowing into the cold area.

Converging surface flow, not diverging like in upwelling. Coriolis strikes again, kicking the inflow of water to the right, and you get counterclockwise circulation."

"So the counterclockwise current on the Gulf Stream current chart is deduced from the temperature difference?"

"Sure, but the real-time data is better than if they just looked at temperature. Radar altimetry from satellites measures the surface elevation with amazing precision. Much more accurate than, like, temperature readings,

because even if warmer water obscures the temperature gradient on the surface after it flows over the cold cell, the heavier water farther down in the column will still cause the column to float lower and depress the water level on the surface, so water keeps flowing in and the circulation around the cell is predictably counterclockwise."

"I guess I don't really need to bring my swimming pool thermometer on this race," I deduced.

"Always good to confirm the current chart with 'ground truth,'" Lee advised.

"Do the warm areas work the opposite way?" I asked.

"For sure. Warm water is less dense and floats higher, so water flows away

from the warm core, and then Coriolis turns it into clockwise circulation. But like, how did you manage to score a berth on the Bermuda race?"

"I signed up to navigate AND cook," I explained. "The boat is too small to spare two crew as non-watch standers, and the weather updates come so often that the nav really doesn't have time to stand a watch. But if the one nonwatch stander navigates and cooks…"

"Max, since when can you cook?" Lee challenged. She knows my weak suits.

"I've seen it done well and done poorly," I replied. "I don't think it will be hard to keep the crew happy. Hot breakfasts and onboard baking are the secrets.

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MAX EBB care of their own personal cutlery and plates, so only the pots need cleanup.

Also, when they asked me if I was good with Expedition, I said, 'I can make Expedition dance!' I'll need some tutoring between now and next June…"

"You'll end up getting even less sleep than, like, any other person on board," Lee warned.

"There's a story about Commodore Tompkins," I recalled, "that might even be true. He was cook and navigator on a small boat in a race to Mexico. They were last to finish but won overall on corrected time, so Commodore won the navigator's trophy. But this race also had a booby prize: 'Fastest Cook on the Slowest Boat,' awarded to the cook on the last boat to finish. I think winning both trophies for the same race represents the pinnacle of ocean racing success…"

Lee signed off the voice call, but there was another email some minutes later.

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with handicapping," she typed. "They call it 'Forecast-Time Correction Factor.' They take the polars from the ORR certificate, and run an optimized route based on the actual wind and current forecast right before the start — not just the climatological average like for most ocean races. That way each boat is rated against how it should have been able to perform in the actual conditions, instead of the climatological average."

"I'm not so sure I like that," I replied.

"For boats that aren't top-tier competitors, it removes the possibility of getting lucky with the weather. I think some randomness is good."

"Maybe every dog should have its day," Lee summarized my complaint.

"But for the world-class racers, they want the playing field as level as possible, without being favored or impaired by a weather development they have no control over. This seems to be a good move in that direction. Might not work for a 10-day Hawaii race, but Bermuda

is only three or four days. And the GRIB files, even when they're accurate, still don't help you with squall strategy, cloud streets, subtle diurnal shifts, and the forecast not playing out exactly as predicted."

"I suppose it's much better than adjusting time allowance after the race," I admitted. "They tried that in the Big Boat Series, and it was, let's say, 'fraught.'"

"Don't give those East Coast sailors an even break," Lee added before signing off. "Remind them that with their short summer season, a year of racing on San Francisco Bay is like three years on Long Island Sound. I think that gives you 150 years of equivalent East Coast racing experience."

"I'll have fun with it," I typed back.

"It's only 620 miles, but it's a really big deal back there. I'll be sure to let them know that when we race to Hawaii, we're not even thinking about our halfway dinner when we're only 620 miles out."

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THE RACING This edition, slimmed down for the time of year, takes us to SYC's Chili Mdiwnters, new Umpired Team Racing on the Estuary, the Berkeley Midwinters, DRYC's Drumstick Regatta, the Big Sail, SDYC's Hot Rum Series, and the revival of the US Windsurfer Class.

We end with slender Box Scores and beefy Race Notes.

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Sausalito Chili Midwinters Heat Up Sunday, December 3, and it's Race 2 for Sausalito Yacht Club's Chili Midwinters. Competition is heating up in three fleets that count nearly 30 contenders. Changing weather patterns with gray skies, calm water and nigh on not much wind; oh, but the clouds — quite the display overhead. Mastering those conditions was Tim Hutton of the J/100 H-Pod. This crew earned second-to-finish in Spinnaker A division in both November and December and presently ranks first.

"Winds have been light both months, but we've been fortunate to get to the right on weather legs early on, as the breeze has been filling from the west." In December's competition, Craig Page with the C&C SR 33 Kuda Wuda pulled far into the lead right off the bat and sailed away to claim a first (Kuda Wuda didn't race in November). Coming in third was the effervescent J/105 Hazardous Waste with sprightly skipper Dana Sack.

In Non-Spinnaker D things are thick with 13 registrants, so good starts are crucial, according to Michael

The Schumacher 36 'National Biscuit' greets sea life at Harding Rock.

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Chammout. Skipper to his recent acquisition of Sapphire, an Alerion Express 33, he and crew had a great event in November and led the pack while fending off challengers. "In December, however, I kinda blew the start and crossed late with several bigger boats gassing us, so had to immediately tack for clear air." He smiles. "Starting out behind, especially in light air, is pretty demoralizing, but it's not over till it's over, and my crew wasn't giving up."

He opted to chase frequent shifts and stay lifted. This can be risky, as frequent tacking can be punishing in light air and demanding of perfect execution, but Chammout asserts the crew was amazing, chasing the shifts with attentive sail trim, never over-sheeting, easing to just the right twist to catch the vertical gradient, and not losing focus. Also chasing was the Scott Lamson senior and junior syndicate aboard the Hanse 415 Amicizia, which took second. Third was scooped by Bob Lalanne on the Alerion 33 Leilani.

The Spinnaker C fleet brings six to

the line. Earning a one-point tick for the twelfth month of 2023 with the rating of 123 was the Wyliecat 30 Nancy, helmed

by Santa Rosa Sailing Club's Pat Broderick. SYC hometown racer John Squire on the Catalina 36 MkII Andiamo claimed a second, and little Sweet Pea (rating 186) battled to earn that third.

Rounding at Harding Rock turned out to be tough for most — nearly all had to go wide to compensate. Those who nailed it sailed effortlessly past Wally the sea lion and Sally the shorebird, who were taking a rest on the buoy. Sweet Pea had a decent start and managed to stay with the fleet on the upwind leg.

"Our 50-year-old Islander 30-2 is generally the slowest, so this position was not bad," notes Jan Hirsch. However, on approach to the mark, the crew's hurdles included avoiding a port tack vessel that did not give way and forced Sweet Pea to make a last-second evasive tack (despite a call for room). Moments later an attempt to avoid contact with that same vessel (which was rapidly overtaking from the stern) had to be executed.

"Due to these maneuvers plus more current than wind, it took us three attempts and greater than 10 rather painful minutes to round."

All sailors are OK with very minor damage resulting, but perhaps in the future the skipper of that boat will buy the Sweet Pea crew a beer or two. Hirsch summarizes: "Filing a protest is really a pain for everybody involved, especially in a beer-can race and without significant damage. The other boat had a lot of people on board. Maybe the person on the helm just could not see us."

The series will continue on January 7. See www.sausalitoyachtclub.org.

— martha blanchfield Umpired Estuary Team Racing Encinal and Island YCs have brought umpired team keelboat racing to the East Bay. On December 3, Santana 22 sailors on the Estuary paid $20 per boat for a day of 2v2 team racing, with seven short races averaging 10 minutes each.

On-the-water umpiring resolved protests immediately. A national judge led a post-race debrief on the racing rules afterward.

Umpired one-design keelboat team races for adults are rare on the Bay. They are often invitation-only and

The Alerion Express 33 'Sapphire' greets the photographer.

expensive.

In team racing, boats are only scored as a team. The racers are encouraged to use their boat handling and the rules offensively to slow a boat on the opposing team so their teammate can pass them both. Good team racing requires one-design boats, so that teammates can trade off responsibility for closely covering a particular opponent. The combination of close maneuvering and heavy rule use prompts the use of on-the water umpires to judge the rules right there on the water, keeping the event moving. All this makes it a rapid way to improve boat-handling skills and rules knowledge.

Skipper Hank Lindemann of the Santana 22 Anemone helped recruit and prepare several boats for the race.

"This was my first experience with team racing," said Hank. "It felt a little intimidating going in, however this all quickly passed with the support we were given.

It was a competitive, fun learning experience where using the rules to help our teammates was a blast."

"The Santana 22 holds a very special place in the heart of Island YC," said IYC Commodore Eric Korbas. "We have one-design starts for Santana 22s in our winter and summer series, as well

as a Tuna Tuesday program to promote sailing. We appreciate the opportunity to partner with EYC to promote team racing as yet another affordable and fun way to keep the Tuna torch burning."

Encinal YC Staff Commodore Brent Draney added, "EYC has been discussing opportunities to use the Alameda Estuary for racing complementary to our junior program. When cosponsoring adult team racing with IYC was suggested we thought it would be a great fit. The Estuary is perfectly suited to short-course team and match racing."

Skipper Chris Nicholas of Fun said, "Team racing is a really great experience in fast-paced tactical racing that encourages aggressive maneuvering and total situational awareness. Once off the line, instantly you're thinking about 'us' against 'them.' Reducing the zone to two boatlengths, and the ability of the inside boat to take out competitors once past the mark so your teammates can advance, etc., has you considering lots of sneaky stuff you wouldn't otherwise, and makes it really interesting and fun."

Jan Grygier crewed on Fast Company.

"Team racing quickly uncovers your strengths and foibles," he commented.

Skipper John Caskey of Fast Company concludes: "Thanks to all the

organizers for making the race happen and turning newbies like myself on to team racing. I'm hooked!"

The next race is scheduled for Sunday, January 7. For details, see http:// iyc.org/racing.html.

— latitude / chris December's Berkeley Midwinters In stark contrast to this time last year, the December weather was fantastic both Saturday and Sunday — low 60s and sunny with 5-10 knots of breeze out of the NNE with some fat wind shifts thrown in just because.

Saturday's race on December 9 started with a short postponement as the committee crew enjoyed anchoring so much that we decided to do it a second time. A strong ebb and light winds make for unpredictable outcomes when anchoring. Once we set and the windward mark dropped, we were off and running with 28 boats spread over six divisions, including the newly minted multihull division. It was Course 2 all day, which is an 8-mile windward/leeward twice-around jaunt with an upwind finish. Not long after the start, the wind took about a 30° shift east and lightened up a bit. This left us concerned that we would lose our wind. Instead, the wind

The Santana 22s of Blue team lead their Yellow team opponents as the umpires keep watch.

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Stanford swept the Big Sail at StFYC on November 15. The format used was 2v2 team racing for the first time. Varsity, women's, young, master and grandmaster alums from Stanford and Cal Berkeley competed in J/22s. The Stanford Sailing team received their championship rings at the Big Game the following Saturday (Cal won on the gridiron).

Felton in first place.

For more details on the standings check out www.jibeset.net.

— mark bird

stayed steady out of the northeast, and we completed all the boats in just over two hours: smooth sailing all day long.

It was Nesrin Besoz piloting her J/111, Swift Ness to first place in the Fast Boats (PHRF <85) Division. In the Also Fast (87-112) Division, Bloom County, the Mancebo 31 skippered by Elliott James, crossed the line first. In the Middle of Road (114-156) Division, the Cal 39 Sea Star, skippered by Bob Walden, got the gun. In the Look at Me I'm Racing (PHRF ≥159) Division, John Gulliford on his J/24 Phantom took first place. In the Sketchy Olson 25 One Design Division it was Sketch, skippered

by David Gruver, winning the day. And, finally, in the brand-new Thrice Is Nice Multihull Division, it was Hullaballoo, the Corsair F-31R skippered by Jonathan Kaplan and Alec Stewart, taking both first and last place as the single entry.

Sunday's racing was similar to Saturday's, with wind starting from due north at 7-10 knots as the race began, shifting east about 25° and maintained at 5-10 knots. After the second short postponement of the weekend, the racing began with 38 boats spread out over seven divisions. This time we started

Gusty Drumstick Regatta Here in SoCal, the land of no wind, fall weather has always been somewhat of an enigma. On Sunday, November 19, Del Rey YC ran its annual intraclub Drumstick Regatta, preceded by a lowpressure cell moving through the area, to be followed by Santa Anas. The latter means either zero wind or "It blew like stink out there."

At 10 a.m. race day, there were a few wispy cirrus clouds and a southwest-

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the first four divisions with the 8-mile twice-around course, but as the starts progressed the wind began to ease, so we gave the last three divisions Course 1. As it turned out, this was the right gamble, as the wind died just after our final racers crossed the finish line.

In the Fast on the Weekend (PHRF <126) Division, it was David Janninis driving his Etchells 22 Chomp! across the finish line in first place. In the Mostly J/24 (129-169) Division, Evil Octopus, the J/24 skippered by Jasper Van Vliet, crossed the line first. In the Yeah, But It's Paid For (PHRF ≥171) Division, the Islander 30-II Antares, skippered by Larry Telford, won the day. In the What Do You Want to Talk About Doublehanded Division, Eric Menzel and Bren Meyer piloted the Wylie Wabbit Bad Hare Day to victory in the 13-boat division. In the Singing Out Loud Singlehanded Division, it was Bob Johnston on the Alerion Express 38 Surprise! celebrating by himself as he crossed the line first. In the Alerion Express 28 One Design Division, Fred Paxton and Arnie Quan crossed the line first on Zenaida. Finally, in the Ever Popular Express 27 Division it was Under the Radar, skippered by Greg 'Radar'

For more racing news, subscribe to 'Lectronic Latitude online at www.latitude38.com December's racing stories included: • F18 North Americans • Global Solo Challenge • Ocean Globe Race • America's Cup • Wosser Trophies • SailGP • New Offshore Equipment Requirements • The Yacht Racing News That Didn't Fit • Clipper Round the World Race • Previews of January Races, Midwinter Series, Rolex Sydney Hobart, and more.

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Clockwise from top left: The J/112e 'Forever Young' in GGYC's Seaweed Soup Regatta on December 2; a start in the Mercury Perry Cup in Monterey the same day; the Express 34 'Joy Ride' in the Berkeley YC Saturday Midwinters on December 9; the Express 27 start in the BYC Sunday Midwinters on December 10.

continued to change throughout but seldom exceeded 23 knots. When the committee boat docked later in the afternoon, winds hit 35+ knots inside the harbor.

The intrepid racers were rewarded with free beer and wine at the dock party.

Frozen drumsticks, turkey breasts and

Drumstick Regatta on Santa Monica Bay during Santa Ana conditions. Back at DRYC, skipper Paul Katz of the Farr 44 'Bravura' is flanked by Layne, Kim and Stacy.

full Butterballs were awarded to the top finishers, and cranberry jam and stuffing mixes were also handed out.

For results, see www.dryc.org/racing.

— andy kopetzky Windsurfer Class Revival In November 2022, after months of meetings, completing applications, and waiting for approvals, the United States Windsurfer Class Association (USWCA) andy kopetzky

erly at 20 knots. Stronger 40-knot-plus winds farther east blew out traffic lights, downed tree limbs, and cut yacht club electricity. Power was soon restored, but was out for good by 1:30 p.m.

The winds prompted a few of the 17 entries to bail, but a peek outside showed a few swells and some reflected wave action. Many skippers put in at least a single reef in the main.

The short course sent the competitors down to El Segundo and on a closehauled sprint to the finish. The winds

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CLAIRE PRATT

was formed and became an official member of the worldwide governing body, the International Windsurfer Class Association (IWCA).

In April, the new association launched a website, www.uswindsurferclass.com, and finalized plans for a West Coast Tour of racing, social events and demo days with the redesigned Windsurfer LT. During the summer season, the West Coast Tour made stops in the Columbia River Gorge, Seattle, Sacramento, Foster City (in San Mateo County) and Long Beach.

"We had great turnouts and super hosts and volunteers to run the events," wrote the USWCA Executive Committee. "We brought in a fleet of brand-new Windsurfer LT boards, which traveled to each event and helped to spread the

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A colorful shot from SDYC's Hot Rum Series Race 2 on November 18…

stoke among participants."

Memberships for 2024 are available now. The USWCA has a new Facebook group too.

— latitude / chris

Race Notes Perhaps the most important bit of news that landed on Latitude's Racing Desk in December was the Yacht Racing Association's announcement of new offshore safety equipment requirements. The most significant (and expensive) change to the SERs is the requirement that all local ocean racers carry AIS transponders At their end-of-year fleet party, hosted by Bay View Boat Club on December 5, Vanguard 15 Fleet 53, which mostly sails out of Treasure Island (and, yes, they have Sailing Center, celebrated their Thursday night series winners, Danielle to be turned on and transmitting during Ryan and Sam Wheeler. See Box Scores below.

TYC WILD TURKEY RACE, 11/24 1) Peregrine, J/120, Randy Smith/David Halliwill; 2) Hullabaloo, F-31R, Jonathan Kaplan; 3) Joyride, J/105, Bill Hoehler. (7 boats) Full results at www.jibeset.net VANGUARD 15 FLEET 53 THURSDAY NIGHT SERIES, TISC 1) Sam Wheeler/Danielle Ryan, 170 points; 2) Ian & Nick Adamson, 159; 3) Andrea Ciccardi/Michelle Larose, 114; 4) Ian Markowitz/Lauren Rehbein, 107; 5) Mike Deady/Taylor Burfield, 96. (32 boats) Full results at www.vanguard15.org SCYC FALL ONE DESIGN (9r, 1t) SANTA CRUZ 27 — 1) Sumo, Henry Cassady, Page 68 • Latitude 38 • January, 2024

BOX SCORES 20 points; 2) Hanalei, Ryan Schuyler, 30; 3) Rio, Soeren Brinkmann, 35. (10 boats) SANTANA 22 — 1) Odonata, Chris & Rachel Hofmann, 9 points; 2) Azor, Ross Clark, 10; 3) Hamachi, Stefan Berlinski, 13. (5 boats) Full results at www.scyc.org INVYC SEASON SERIES OPEN CLASS (22r, 6t) — 1) Skip Shapiro, Day Sailer, 18 points; 2) Shawn Kelly, Johnson 18, 41; 3) Ben Ballard, Day Sailer, 48. (13 boats) INTERNATIONAL 110 (24r, 8t) — 1) Smart

the race). At their final get-together of 2023, the Singlehanded Sailing Society said that they would also require AIS for their offshore races in 2024. For details and links, see December 11's 'Lectronic Latitude at www.latitude38.com.

PS: The YRA is ready to process renewals and applications for 2024 PHRF certificates. See www.yra.org.

West Coast teams traveled east to compete in the Melges 20 Worlds at Florida's Coconut Grove Sailing Club on November 30-December 3. It was one of those teams that sailed away with the World title. Daniel and Rayleen Thielman, Alec Anderson and Victor Diaz won half of the 10 races on Kuai. Fellow Corinthian YC members Jennifer Canestra (who often crews for Daniel) and her husband Marcus each raced their own boats in the 14-boat fleet. Jordan Janov from Malibu sailed for California YC (which lost their clubhouse to fire on December 11). And Geoff Fargo made the trek to Miami from Santa Barbara.

Helena Scutt, of Kirkland, WA, and San Francisco, has joined five other sailors from across the US to form New York YC's team for the Puig Women's Shoes, Skip Allan, 40 points; 2) Lady Bug, Bren Meyer, 41; 3) Nomodoma, Michael Sporer, 47.

(17 boats) Full results at www.invernessyachtclub.com SDYC Sinnhoffer Hot Rum Series (3r, 0t) 1) Stark Raving Mad VII, Swan 601, Jim Madden, 9 points; 2) Destroyer, 1D35, Jim Bailey, 13; 3) Menace, N/M 43, Dennis Conner, 16; 4) Good Call, Swan 60, Thomas Barker, 16; 5) Pendragon IV, Davidson 52, Steve Torres, 20; 6) Warpath, Melges 32, Steve Howe, 24; 7) Saga, TP52, John Brynjolfsson, 33; 8) Precepts II, Beneteau 41, Drew Belk, 33; 9) Staghound, R/P 50, Alec Oberschmidt, 40; 10) Palaemon, J/145, Rudolph Hasl, 46. (122 boats) Full results at www.sdyc.org

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The Puig Women's America's Cup is scheduled for October 10-16 in Barcelona, Spain.

Matei Meglic's Boke team from Del Rey YC took fourth place at the J/70

Youth National Championship at St. Petersburg YC in Florida on November 16-19.

A Californian and three Hawaiians were among 15 American teenagers who headed to Búzios, Brazil (90 miles east of Rio de Janeiro), for the Youth Sailing World Championship on December 11-15. Nicholas Mueller of Whittier competed in the ILCA 6; Makani and Sage Andrews of Kaneohe sailed iQFOiLs; and Mani Pahuatini of Kailua competed in the Male Formula Kite class. Makani Andrews posted the best result of the western Americans, with a 10th place. See complete results and more at https:// worldsailingywc.org/competition.

We're sad to report that the Sailing World Regatta Series (formerly known as the NOOD Regatta) has cut the San Diego stop in March from the schedule (the San Francisco stop is long gone).

The remaining four events avoid the West Coast completely, with sailing in Florida, Maryland, Illinois and Massachusetts — none of which, last time we checked, was west of the Mississippi, let alone the Great Divide.

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CHANGES With reports this month on Geja's Mediterranean loop (Part 2), Ana Maria's final landfall in New Zealand, and some of Lyrae's twin-hulled twin-twin adventures. We also catch up with a few 2023 contributors in our annual Where Are They Now? feature, and start the year off with some tasty Cruise Notes.

Geja — 1976 Islander 36 Andrew Vik Around Sicily… and Africa?! (Pt. 2) San Francisco Via an ad in Latitude 38, Andrew bought Geja sight unseen in Italy in 2008.

After a short refurbish, he took off for some

Andrew (right) and Christian, one of 11 different folks who crewed on 'Geja' over the summer.

Med cruising, ending up that first summer in Split, Croatia. That remained his base of operations for the next 14 years. Every summer (save one due to the COVID pandemic), he flew over to enjoy sailing the coast, the bays, the islands, and the many charms of Croatia.

It wasn't until last year that he finally departed Croatian waters to explore a bit more of the wine-dark sea, leaving the boat in Sicily for the winter. This spring, he returned for more cruising with various 'Geja's 2023 track. Now back in Riposto, Sicily, for the winter, the boat will be ready for another summer cruise in 2024.

The Sicilian coast from Trapani around to Palermo is stunning for its mountainous backdrop and gorgeous bays, San Vito Lo Capo being the highlight. Palermo is the gritty but captivating capital of Sicily where I swapped crews for the final time. It's also when the great heat dome of 2023 began to form, and we were only halfway through July.

We sailed east along Sicily's north coast, and by the time we reached the town of Cefalu, the heat was scorching.

As in 100°+ scorching, along with more humidity than a Californian is used to.

But Cefalu — what a magical setting with its turquoise sea below a huge rock! We anchored in the heart of it for two nights, never tiring of the view and vacation buzz, and grateful to be able to "cool off" in the 87° water at any time.

Farther east, the Aeolian Islands, an archipelago of volcanic islands, one of which is still in a constant state of eruption, are the nautical highlight of southern Italy. We visited Vulcano, Lipari, Salina, and glitzy Panarea, all absolute gems.

During these days the water temperature hit a shocking 90°, higher than I'd ever observed over all of these years. There we buddy-boated a bit with the young Australian couple whose YouTube channel

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crew, through Italy, Malta and Tunisia.

Last month, in Part 1, he described the journey from Sicily to Malta, over to Tunisia, and back to Sicily. This month, more exploring in Italy, including visits to areas where Odysseus reportedly encountered some 'unfriendlies' in Homer's Odyssey.

is called Leading the Escapade. I'd been following them back home, and was happily surprised to cross their path (twice, in fact, back in Tunisia as well).

Preparing for the homebound trip toward Riposto, we sailed to Scilla on the Italian mainland. Yes, that's the home of the sea monster Scylla from Greek mythology. The harbor guy there offers foreand-aft moorings to keep boats pointing into the swell, and the modest fee includes access to a mooring buoy plumbed

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'Geja' anchored off Mondello Beach, Sicily. Bottom left: Crew girls Valerie, Danielle and Vanessa keeping cool during the heat dome. Left: Luckily, the wind blew smoke from this shoreside fire away from the anchorage. Top left: A classy Italian bride in a classic Fiat. Above: The town of Scilla — no monsters sighted. Above right: This may be the only buoy in the world plumbed with running water.

with unlimited tap water, the first such water arrangement I'd ever seen.

But it was in Scilla that the seriousness of the heat dome became apparent.

Once the sea breeze gave way to the land breeze of the mainland, a stiflingly hot air mass enveloped us. Thankfully the humidity was more Phoenix than Singapore,

and it sucked every bit of moisture out of everything. Running rigging became instantly stiff, and even Geja's tired mainsail seemed to crinkle like new.

I dozed in the cockpit that night, waking at sunrise to a wall of flames on a hillside just a mile away. Thick smoke was blowing out to sea, and an unlucky change

in wind direction would suffocate us. I prepared for a quick departure, but the wind cooperated.

Later that morning we entered the infamous Strait of Messina, twice as wide as the Golden Gate and known for its turbulent currents. Unlike Odysseus, we successfully avoided the Charybdis whirlpool (Scylla also left us alone). It was a long, 35-mile motorsail down to Taormina, with wildfires burning on both sides of the strait. Ash fell on Geja, and the air reminded me of recent fire seasons in California. Whoever wrote the app that predicts the currents got it wrong, making a gloomy day of motoring even longer.

I was relieved to finally pull into Taormina and drop anchor under the White Lotus hotel. But the bay, open for hundreds of miles to the east, was a sloppy mess. Even the expensive mooring field in the most protected corner of the bay was a disaster. We were only eight miles from the marina in Riposto, Geja's home base, so we just continued in the dark to the promise of flat calm and decent sleep. That wrapped up the summer voyage, a couple of days early.

And what a summer it was! After many seasons in the comfy, lake-like confines of the Adriatic Sea, I left to explore new ground, and explore I did. The whole voyage was like one big highlight reel.

There's plenty to miss about Croatia, though, such as potable tap water, toilet seats (many places in Italy don't have them), and lack of jellyfish. But mostly I missed the countless intimate, flat-water natural coves where your surroundings are your nautical playground and the boat is an essential part of the experience. From Malta to Tunisia to Sicily's bigger towns this summer, the boat was merely a hotel. But still, I wouldn't change a thing about the itinerary.

— Andrew 11/3/23 Ana Maria — Pacific Seacraft 34 Katherine and Andrés González The Co-Captain's Log Seattle Katherine and Andrés González met on the ski slopes of Washington's Mount Baker in 2016. Andrés, an experienced smallboat sailor who was born in Medellín, Colombia, and grew up in Miami, shared his dream of sailing across oceans with Katherine, a born and bred Missouri girl.

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They hit it off, embraced the dream together, and bought a neglected Pacific Seacraft 34 in 2018. After two and a half years refurbishing the boat and taking sailing classes, they departed the Pacific North-

Katherine and Andrés will likely head back to the US to rebuild the cruising kitty.

west for points south in June 2021. Noting that keeping a regular log can be kind of boring, Katherine started up her Co-Captain's Log, which traced both the physical and spiritual journey that unfolded. Turns out she's a natural storyteller and writer.

She really brings to life the fun, accomplishment and occasional terror of their cruise.

Here are some excerpts and some of her final thoughts as Ana Maria made landfall in New Zealand — this journey's end ­— at the end of October. (For the complete list of "Truths," go to cocaptainslog.com.)

Truth 7: Your adventure will have its skeptics. (December 2017, Springfield, Missouri) It's Andrés's first Christmas in Missouri with my family. He and I are sitting together at the kitchen table in my childhood home. Christmas wreaths adorn the frosted kitchen windows. Plates of leftover holiday treats cover the counters. The fire blazes on the hearth behind us. My mom, dad, sister, and brother are sitting with us around the table, all staring at us expectantly. "We have something we want to tell you," was the only information we'd

Truth 5: Your adventure will include delightful surprises. (July 2023, Mala Island, Vava'u, Kingdom of Tonga) "Do you think that's a resort on that island right there?"

"It looks like it, but I'm not sure."

"This old cruising guide says it is. Says to call the resort on Channel 18. Let's see if we can eat dinner there tonight."

I pick up the VHF to hail the Mala Island Resort. When a man with a thick accent (is that Russian?) responds, I ask, "We are the sailboat anchored right in front of your resort. We would like to come to dinner tonight. Do you have space?"

"Well, you see, we're not open yet for the season, but my wife Olivia is making dinner at 5:30. You come and she will make you food."

At 5:15, we find ourselves in a peculiar spot. Do we take a chance and risk eating whatever it is his wife is going to make ANA MARIA

Kayaking ashore for dinner at Mala Island Resort.

divulged when we called them together.

We're nervous. I'm picking at my fingernails. Andrés is trying to gulp enough water to stop the anxious coughing.

Finally, Mom breaks the silence.

"You're pregnant." She'd correctly guessed we weren't around the table to share what she would consider good news. With us not being married, or even engaged, she didn't have to get too creative to figure out what news might be breaking.

"No, I'm not pregnant," I replied before taking the lead.

My family, my responsibility to tell them what's up: "Andrés has had this dream since he was, like, 20, to sail around the world. And we didn't know if it was possible, but we've done the research and looks like it is. So … we're going to buy a sailboat this year and try to sail around the world."

Shock.

There was complete and utter shock on their faces. In landlocked Missouri, they couldn't even conceive that someone might do this. Only my brother breaks into a smile before turning to hold up my Mom so she doesn't pass out on the kitchen table.

Silence hangs in the air until finally she blurts out the only thing she can think of: "Are you sure you're not just pregnant?"

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for us? Or should we be flaky Americans, bail, and stay here on the boat to eat the rice and beans I had planned? Oh, what the heck! Let's just go. If it's terrible, we can always come back and eat cereal.

We paddle to the beach in the kayak.

From 50 yards out, we can see a man scurry down on a barely visible path in a break in the trees. He rushes to meet us on the beach, and before I can protest, he's taken the handle of the kayak to lift it up out of the water. "Oh hi, yes, I called earlier about possibly having dinner

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Above: 'Ana Maria' underway. Left: Daisy, the dog that swam to the island. Left center: Nesha and his family (l to r) Zaga, wife Olivia, Ilia and Stella. Top left: Last sunrise before landfall in New Zealand. Top right: Katherine's parents eventually came sailing. This is her with Dad, Mark Rhoades.

here," I stammer to his back.

He sets the kayak down, whips around with a huge smile on his face and his hand outstretched to me. "I am Nesha!

Katherine, Andrés, I am so glad you have come! Come, come, my friends!" In the short walk up to the main house, we hear a brief version of his life story. "I am Serbian. I am like you, a sailor. I sailed here from Cabo San Lucas in the 1970s.

I loved Tonga so when I met a beautiful waitress, I married her, and stayed. Come meet our three kids."

We step up to a spacious veranda, surrounded with a canopy of trees that frame postcard-worthy views of the beach below. There are two tables set with white linens, plates, silverware and stemware.

Strings of lights twinkle above us. One table has two Australian tourists, but

Nesha leads us to the table so carefully set just for us. Thank goodness we actually showed up!

Pretty quickly after we're seated, Nesha's beautiful teenage daughters bring out shell-shaped plates full of salad. We munch on the salad while making easy conversation with the Australians and tamping down panic that this salad may be the full dinner.

As we talk, Nesha sits on a chair at the edge of the veranda, chain smoking handrolled cigarettes. He clearly knows his role as a host requires him to be barely seen and not heard, but when we hit on a topic that interests him, he just can't help himself. He pops out of his chair, steps close enough to interject with his thought, idea, or experience, then cowers, embarrassed, back into his seat.

We've just finished the last bite of our salad when Olivia, with Daisy the dog following at her heels, comes out of the kitchen carrying plates heaping with a fresh chicken curry. Before she can escape, we ask her a of couple questions about where she's from, how she met Nesha, how she came to live on a private island — then we dig into our scrumptious meal.

We're quite full from the main course, but Olivia returns with a glimmer in her eye and the offer, "Nesha splurged and got ice cream. Do you want some with your cake?" How can we refuse? She returns to the table with our dessert and announces, "I'm going to take my dessert with you." She must have felt our warmth toward her because she pulls up a chair and talks to us as if we're her newest yet dearest friends. She shares all about her siblings, her childhood in Vava'u, the challenge of running a resort in Tonga, the struggles they had to survive after the 2022 tsunami. "We haven't always had Daisy. We used to have another dog, but she bit every guest we had. Daisy swam all the way to this island. She is so sweet.

She never bites nobody so we kept her."

As Olivia clears the plates, I step over to Nesha to whisper, "How much do I owe you for dinner?"

"Oh no, this wasn't a restaurant. You just ate what our family ate. But if you want to give a tip to Olivia since she cooked, go right ahead." I slip the biggest tip I've ever left into Olivia's palm as we say our goodbyes. The children, Daisy, Olivia, and Nesha all want to escort us down to the beach. We paddle back to Ana Maria as all of them wave an enthusiastic goodbye. We can still hear Daisy barking in our direction when we reach the boat.

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Truth 3: Your adventure allows you to taste triumph. (October 20, 2023, Whangarei Heads, New Zealand) The sun is about to come up over Ana María's port bow. As pink light fills the sky, I catch a glimpse of the Marotere Islands that guard the entrance to Bream Bay, our safe harbor.

LANDFALL!!!

Jubilation bubbles up in my spirit. We did it! We really did it!

This passage from Tonga to New Zealand is rightly one of the most feared passages cruisers make. And yet, here we are, less than eight days after departing Nuku'alofa, barely even tired from the passage. Good winds, good seas, little rain. It couldn't have been better.

But really this trip took a whole lot longer than eight days. This safe arrival is the culmination of 10 years of dreaming, two years of striving, and three years of sailing. All those hours spent planning, all those days spent fiberglassing and running cable and varnishing. All those hours strategizing our weather routes. All of it has been building toward this crescendo.

Andrés had a dream and shared it with me. We made it our dream and then we made it our mission. We have been singularly focused as we made this mission our reality.

Truth 1: Your adventure will one day come to an end.

It's been a tough week. While we are unbelievably relieved to be in safe harbor, tied securely to a dock, snug inside watertight Ana María as Cyclone Lola rages across the South Pacific, we are grieving.

Our safe arrival in New Zealand marks the end of our adventures on Ana María.

We will do a month of work to get her shipshape before listing her for sale.

Andrés brought up this adventure the very first day we met on the ski bus to Mount Baker. Since then, we've spent an inordinate amount of time dreaming, planning, slaving in the boatyard, sailing, and exploring.

Now that it's over…

What will we talk about?

What will we work toward?

Who will we be if we aren't sailors?

Truth is … we don't know. But we do know it's time for this adventure to end and the next — whatever that may be — to begin.

We're sad and thankful; thankful we actually got to live out this incredible adventure so many people only dream of.

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It has been my privilege and my joy to bring some of you along for all of our adventures. Thanks to those who were such encouraging and loyal supporters. Even on the toughest days, I've thought, "Well at least I have a story to tell in the next Co-Captain's Log!" With that, my friends, I wish you fair winds and following seas wherever your adventures take you.

— Katherine 10/20/23 Lyrae — Outremer 49 cat Miller Family Kids These Days Orcas Island, WA Hola from Mexico! We are four kids that live aboard our Outremer 49 catamaran Lyrae. Forrest and Sierra are 9 years old and Aurora and Coral are 6 years old.

We are two sets of twins! Our parents, Laura Jean and Michael, call us the "double-double" because they like to eat at InN-Out Burger. Also because of double stars — suns that closely orbit each other like twirling dancers. In the constellation Lyra, Epsilon Lyrae consists of two of these twin stars that revolve around each other — a double-double!

We started our cruising trip in August 2023 from our home on Orcas Island, Washington, and our parents tell us that the plan is to cross the South Pacific in 2024. We are really excited to explore new beaches for sandcastles and shells, hike, snorkel, and meet new friends that like doing those things, too. The 2023 Baja Ha-Ha helped us do all of those things!

Our first stop was Bahia Tortuga, where we woke up in a beautiful anchorage with a bunch of boats that we didn't really know yet (and some really loud sea lions). We hoped some of them had other kids. Sierra really enjoyed helping start a morning kids' radio net where "we could write down the names of the other boats with kids and plan activities for the day together." Forrest says his favorite part was "learning to skim board at the perfect beach." Later on that day, we all had a great time at the locals vs. cruisers baseball game, where it seemed like everyone participated and definitely everybody

scored a run.

Right before we arrived at the second anchorage, Bahia Santa Maria, there was a big thunderstorm and Mom and Dad made us fall asleep in our life jackets with granola bars for dinner while they drove the boat around in circles for nine hours until the lightning stopped. They didn't get to sleep much that night, but we did, and were really excited to play and explore the next day at the soft sand beach that had many shells and sand dollars.

Aurora and Coral agree that their favorite part of the Ha-Ha was the "kids diving competition," where they even got to ride home an inflatable unicorn! Before leaving Bahia Santa Maria, we made friends with a local fisherman who drove

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run into some sailors you haven't seen in awhile, maybe "buddy boat" with someone else through a few issues — and then they, and you, are gone on to other adventures.

Speaking of folks we haven't seen in awhile, here's some catch-up news from some of the folks whose stories appeared in Changes last year …

Above: The "little" twins share a forward cabin in one hull, the "bigs" in the other. Left: The Miller family — back, Mom Laura Jean ("LJ") and Dad Michael; middle, Sierra and Forrest; front, Aurora and Coral. Upper left: 'Latitude's "twin-and-a-half" size T-shirt fits perfectly! Above: Homeschooling time.

Top left: Sierra fashions a dress out of a Ha-Ha T-shirt. Top right: Aurora skim-boarding.

us in his panga to his fishing hut. He showed us many pretty shells and photos of big sharks he has seen. A short walk from there, we found the best jumping sand dunes we have ever been to and played for hours. We agreed that Mexico is full of natural beauty.

Finally we arrived in Cabo San Lucas. It was loud and crowded but still fun. There was ice cream, and Cheerios, Oreos and chips everywhere! And we felt really special when all the kids were recognized for completing the journey at the awards ceremony. Aurora and Coral even collected

a blow-up shark as a prize for being the youngest at the ceremony!

We had a really great time being part of the Baja Ha-Ha and have stayed connected to the friends that we made. Thanks to Latitude 38 for supporting this event!

— Sierra, Forrest, Aurora and Coral 12/2/23 Where Are They Now? We've always hoped that the Changes in Latitudes column reminded readers of cruising itself: You arrive here, meet and socialize with some friendly folks, maybe

— "We've been busy swapping boats!" writes Chrissy Earnhardt of the Northern California-based Nordic 44 Simplicity.

(The Earnhardt family, which includes our September cover girl, daughter Danika, chronicled their Pacific Puddle Jump in the June issue.) "We just purchased a catamaran here in French Polynesia, so we've been 'moving' one dinghy load at a time. This move will exponentially improve the comfort of our living space as we continue our journey.

"After three weeks at sea, it was time to start exploring, and the crew of Simplicity wasted no time. Before arriving in French Polynesia, we applied for long-stay visas so we wouldn't have to rush through this beautiful country, and are glad we did.

Over the last eight months, we have explored three of the five archipelagos in French Polynesia. We visited four of the islands in the Marquesas. Highlights include swimming with giant manta rays in Fatu Hiva; witnessing octopuses mating in Tahuata; meeting friendly local folks who shared fruit and knowledge; and finally getting Polynesian/Marquesan tattoos in Nuku Hiva.

"After a month, it was time for the 500-mile hop to the Tuamotus. The sail there was quite sporty, but once inside the atolls, it felt like we were living in a postcard. This is the place where you can snorkel and dive for days on end, losing complete track of time. The underwater life is absolutely incredible. The kids spent days building forts among the small brush and coconut palms, even camping out ashore a few nights. We enjoyed beach bonfires, learning how to weave baskets out of palm fronds, wing foiling, beachcombing, coconut husking, and even a little coconut palm climbing.

Our favorite treat was homemade coconut milk 'ice cream' (coconut milk with some mashed-up frozen bananas). After two months exploring many atolls, our resources were running pretty low and it was time to head to the Society Islands.

"The sail from the Tuamotus to the Societies was just about 200 miles. The sailing conditions were perfect for a downwind run, and Simplicity's average of 7.5 knots for the passage was a record for the boat.

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last four years. She is currently for sale in Tahiti and ready to continue cruising with a new owner.

The next time you hear from us, it will be the adventures of Kiapa Nui, a 48-ft Looping/Neos performance cruising catamaran, as our family of three continues to venture farther west into the Pacific!"

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and flowers. Here the mountains rise up from the sea, protected by coral reefs, creating beautiful and comfortable lagoons in which to anchor. We've been swimming with sea turtles, watching whales, exploring pearl and vanilla farms, hiking through pineapple fields and beautiful forests, and spending time with friends.

"We also had an unexpected opportunityto increase our living space and buy our friend's catamaran! Simplicity has been a safe and comfortable home and we have sailed her over 10,000 miles in the

— Also arriving in the Marquesas last spring, Joanne Pilkington and Scott Sibbald of Fundango, a San Francisco-based Bavaria Vision 46, were quick to partake in the many hikes, scenic vistas, and local culture the islands have to offer.

After awhile, "Hearing from other

cruisers ahead of us about the superclear water and amazing snorkeling in the Tuamotus, we were eager to move on," says Joanne. "In early June we made the almost 500-mile passage from Nuku Hiva to the atoll Ahe along with three other boats including our Pacific crossing buddy boat Thursday's Child. After Ahe, we visited Fakarava, where we snorkeled the south pass during the infamous grouperspawning and shark-gathering event that occurs on the July full moon, definitely not to be missed.

"Later in July, we made the approximately 200-mile passage to Tahiti, where we enjoyed the abundance of provisioning options compared to the Marquesas and Tuamotus. We participated in the Tahiti-Moorea Sailing Rendez-vous (www. tahiti-moorea-sailing-rdv.com) with more than two dozen other boats. In Moorea, we spent most of our time snorkeling the colorful reefs and hiking the lush volcanic mountains.

"In August, we parted ways with Thursday's Child as they moved west to the Leeward Societies, and eventually on to Tonga and New Zealand. We plan to stay

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Joanne and Scott have happily "gone native" at several South Pacific stops. Inset: 'Fundango' underway.

in French Polynesia for the southern cyclone season, so we made our way back to the Tuamotus, where we visited the atolls Tikehau, Rangiroa, Fakarava, Tahanea, Makemo and Raroia. We have been asked many times which is our favorite atoll.

We find it hard to pick because each one has something special about it. We will definitely be stopping back in the Tuamotus before heading farther west in 2024.

"With this being an El Niño year, the cyclone risk is higher than normal in French Polynesia, with the exception of

Cruise Notes • During a solo sail from Papeete to Niue in late September, Uwe Dobers of the Emeryville-based Peterson 44 Magnum took a fall below in rough conditions, resulting in a painful injury to his ribs. Luckily, a visit to the doctor in Niue confirmed nothing broken. From Niue, it was over to Vavau, Tonga, then Suva, Fiji, in October. He ended up at Vuda Point to ride out

Cyclone Mal, which ended up being a good experience. (Look for a report from him on that next month.) He departed for New Caledonia on November 17, with good sailing conditions, and arrived at Noumea on the 22nd.

The original plan was to go down to Uwe (with wife Anne in PapÎle de Pins, eete) recently flew home from singlehanding 'Magnum' to where he Australia. and wife Anne Crowley "spent three glorious weeks back in 2008," before crossing over to Australia. But with another cyclone building up in the Solomons and expected to head toward Noumea, he decided to pack up and cross to Australia instead. Conditions were good and Magnum arrived at Coff's Harbor in early December, only to find the marina booked up. So it was off to Port Macquarie, not quite 100 miles MAGNUM

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the Marquesas, where there has never been a recorded cyclone. So at the end of October, we made our way back to the Marquesas, arriving November 1. We are taking our time discovering new anchorages and learning more about the places we visited in May. "We are now looking forward to the five-day Matava'a festival in December in Nuku Hiva. Matava'a is a unique event. Held every four years, it brings together participants from all the islands of the Marquesan archipelago to celebrate Marquesan culture through song, dance, music, art and cuisine."

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CHANGES IN LATITUDES "On Thanksgiving day, Kelly and Brian, and their Brian, owner of the fish5-year-old son, Porter, for ing vessel Ultra Pacific a Thanksgiving week out at — Instagram: bluepacithe islands. "Our first stop ficfisheries — caught us was Bahia Falsa to enjoy our 'turkey,' which was a fresh clams and cold Pacibeautiful 20-pound doraficos for lunch," says Kim. do!" says Kim. "We swam "We then continued on to in the warm water every Caleta Partida, where we day and saw incredible met up with friends Blake sea life: puffer fish, eels, had met during the Ha-Ha, turtles, dolphins, rays, Jamie and Nicole on the CT and — while sailing back 44 Jambo." They had been to the marina on our last joined by friends, as well, day — we finally saw a and the two crews continwhale shark. ued to buddy boat for the "Time on the boat with rest of the week.

"It was a windy week Great photo! Blake, Kim and family and friends truly Amelia of 'Jolly Rodger'. gave us something to be overall, but the gorgeous white sand beaches and clear green water grateful for this year, and we're looking of Isla San Francisco, Balandras Bay, Isla forward to our next jump from La Paz to Espiritu Santo, and Ensenada Grande Puerto Vallarta and down to Barra Naviare what cruisers dream of," says Kim. dad in December! Follow along with our Ensenada El Cardonal was another beau- travels on Instagram: svjollyrodger.

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After 10 days of good sailing with good company, Jolly Rodger arrived in Cabo.

Once all of the Ha-Ha festivities came to an end, Jolly Rodger continued on to La Paz, where Blake said adios to Rodger and Mark, and ¡Hola! to wife Kim and their 5-year-old daughter, Amelia.

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24 FT Balboa 1984. Fixed-keel sailboat with low hrs on 2015 5 hp Honda outboard. Two-burner stove using Coleman fuel. Onboard drinking water system needs repair. Space for and includes Porta-Potti. Also includes mainsail with 2 rows of reefing lines, 110% working jib, 150% genoa, 60% storm jib, and center boom mainsheet with traveler and split backstay. Mast-light wiring new but not attached at mast to boat connector. Trail Rite tandem-axle trailer included. $3,000 OBO. Richmond, CA. rparriot@earthlink.net (925) 787-6080

24 FT Ranger 24 1975. Full fiberglass hull with encapsulated keel. 8 hp Nissan, 5 hp Nissan spare. 2 sets of sails.

Spinnaker pole. Large, comfortable, roomy interior. A complete boat with many extras. Recent new charging cord, battery, charger and nonskid applied to deck. More pics available. Bottom is clean and could use paint as well as some areas of the interior. $4,250. Sausalito.

(415) 757-7863 24 FT J/24 1980. J/24s and Santana 25s with trailers $2500-$3500 all bare interiors, all with good working sails — sold as is. These are from sailing school closeout, Bay Area. Photos available Price: $2,500. Valley Springs, CA. bonnielopezunr@gmail.com (209) 7729695

22 FT Catalina 1987. Wife bought this swing keel for my birthday in 2020. Have had a blast on it but I need to sell it. Promised I would not make her a boat widow if she didn’t take to sailing. Also some recent injuries have made it really hard to try to take a sailboat out. New anti-fouling and inspection on both the bottom and swing keel locker. Got a new-to-her CDI roller furler, all of the safety equipment you could want, new marine battery, 3-gal external tank with a 6hp long shaft Tohatsu, starts first pull every time. Docked now but have trailer and all stepping equipment in storage. Well maintained boat, ready to sail. $5,000. Bay Area. markpdinthecity@gmail.com

20 FT Ranger 1973. New electrical system, two deep-cell marine batteries with solar panel. Three sets of sails in excellent condition (mainsail, jib, storm sails, genoa, spinnaker and pole). New deck fittings, new mast top fitting. All new running and anchor lights. EZ Loader trailer: newly licensed, new bearings, new tires, new spare tire, new trailer lights.

Shoal draft keel with centerboard. Various receipts available. Equipment: anchor, life jackets, seat cushions (will need to be recovered eventually), built-in manual bilge pump. Engine: Tohatsu 5hp propane long shaft outboard, approx 2017 unused, stored inside. From Marine Outboards Co. in Sausalito. Bought for $1750 and plan on keeping it unless you want to add. $5,000. Santa Rosa, CA. (707) 758-3359 www.tinyurl.com/mt5aufhv

25 – 28 Feet Sailboats 16 FT RS Venture SE 2020. Weighted centerboard for more stability. Electric motor. Comes with spinnaker kit (not used). Bottom paint — can be stored in the water. $15,000 OBO. Alameda, CA. augustz@augustz.com (415) 359-7334

26.6 FT CAL 2-27 1975. Includes: Sails, 180 jib, Inflatable with outboard, barbecue, inverter, VHF, GPS/Chart, speed, compass. Engine needs work, used as liveaboard. Email me for pics or questions. $5,000. Sausalito. promedsf@gmail.com (415) 846-3133 www.promedsf@gmail.com

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27 FT Alsberg Express 27 1981.

Deck was stripped and refinished with new updated hardware and gelcoat by GC Composites 2016. The inside was stripped and repainted. ‘Desperado,’ hull #8, is a great example of this classic Santa Cruz ultralight race boat.

Has not been raced since refurbished but used for overnight trips around San Francisco Bay. Unique features: Tides Marine mainsail sail slide system, autopilot, Torqeedo electric outboard, battery monitor, depth gauge, running and anchor lights Price: $25,000 OBO. Brickyard Cove Marina, Point Richmond. tom.cole2008@yahoo.com (805) 8235006

27 FT Cal 2-27 1978. ‘Aniela’ was refit in 2021 and 2022, restored and upgraded for performance and safety.

Reluctantly selling this wonderful boat to focus on offshore sailing. Visit website for details. $18,500. Sausalito. dmjacks@gmail.com (415) 407-0730 www.svaniela.info

26 FT Bruce King Zap 1988. As I am getting older (now 65) and also disabled (25 years in a wheelchair), I have made the decision to sell (must sell). Almost everything on board has been replaced. New mast and rigging in 2015. Main traveler Harken windward sheeting car. Ullman FiberPath main, #1, #2 and .6 AIRX sym spin. 3hp 4 stroke Merc long shaft. Olson 30 double-axle trailer w/elec brakes. Trailer has some rust. Cleaned and recoated the bilge and keel bolts. Most recent: new Harken 3:1/6:1 endless mainsheet system and new mainsheet. SS lifelines and stanchions w/aft. New main and winch covers. $8,000 OBO. Ventura Yacht Club. dave@webbdawg.com (805) 469-3520

26 FT Custom Cold Molded Mahogany Sloop 1979. ‘Cinnamon Girl’ — lovingly maintained racer/daysailer designed by Leif Beiley. Main, lazy jacks, 3 headsails, roller furling, full cover to protect her lovely finish, Torqeedo outboard, re-fitted in 2014. Fully loaded in excellent condition. $29,000. Paradise Cay. sea-hi@pacbell.net

25 FT Merit 1982. Excellent condition, sailed regularly and well maintained. New 2023 Dacron tri-radial main and 120% genoa. Good 90% jib. Good spare main.

4 spinnakers with all spinnaker gear.

New 2022 Harken roller furler. Mainsheet system with 6:1 Harken blocks and new (2023) mainsheet. New 2023 Ocean #30 aluminum self-tailing 2 speed winches.

New 2022 rigid Garhauer boom vang.

All lines led back to cockpit. Raymarine i40 depth/speed/water temp instrument, Ritchie compass, Velocitek GPS Speedpuck. Tohatshu 6hp long shaft outboard with generator and high quality SS mounting bracket. Electrical system and nav lights. High-quality interior cushions like new. Sunbrella sail covers. Contact seller for fuller description. $6,000. Benicia. jswesterman1@hotmail.com https:// tinyurl.com/4w65tu58

25 FT Olson 25 1986. Hull #102, Santa Cruz-built. We have enjoyed Tahoe sailing but it is time to move on. The trailer is in good condition, fully roadworthy.

The sail inventory is in good condition: two 100% Mylar jibs, two newer 3/4-oz chutes, brand-new Kevlar 155%. The boat is race ready. Will need a new bottom if going into saltwater. Can deliver to the S.F. Bay Area. $13,500. Lake Tahoe. ralphkirberg@gmail.com (415) 971-3527

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26 FT ClaSSiC 26 1999. Well-equipped and maintained; one-owner. Made by Classic Yachts, Chanute, Kansas. Relocating to a marina-less area. 1GM10 Yanmar/SD20, Edson pedestal. Encapsulated ~3-ft 6-in reef keel, fresh standing rigging and North 3D sails.

HDPE NACA-foil rudder. New: Icom 510AIS, Raymarine I70 Tridata and wind instruments. Marine head, dual AGM batteries, solar panel, Truecharge and PROsine inverter. A superb lake sailboat.

Galvanized trailer. $15,000. Folsom Lake. ms6peters@yahoo.com (916) 597-0951

26 FT maCgregor 26m 2006. Great lake and coastal pocket cruiser with lots of factory features. Mast raising system, roller furling, easy access cooler, trailer with brakes 60 hp outboard, new head, Garmin map/depth, sail covers Call for details. $19,995. Penn Valley, CA. chrisfrank3@gmail.com (530) 902-4832

26 FT yamaha 1984. PHRF racer and comfortable cruiser. Interior and exterior maintained in excellent condition by meticulous owner. Yanmar 1gm10 diesel with very low hrs. Garmin chartplotter, Raymarine VHF radio, emergency beacon and many other items. $10,000. Alameda.

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29 – 31 feet saiLboats

30 FT CaTalina 30 mk ii 1989. Popular boat in San Francisco Bay. Autopilot, radar, GPS, Universal diesel motor. Call to discuss more details and schedule time to inspect the boat. $18,600. Bay Area. dbward@hotmail.com (805) 889-9944

30 FT olSon 30 1986. In good condition.

More information at link. $7,500. Oakland, CA. javier@indalollc.com (201) 486-1700 www. javier1596.wixsite.com/olson30forsale 27 FT eriCSon 1971 . After years of wooden boat caretaking, it’s been a great freedom to own such a low-maintenance sailboat since 2013. I’m moving out of the area now and it’s time for a new owner.

Fresh brightwork. Fiberglass hull, freshly painted 2/23. Brand-new batteries, charger, prop seal. Yamaha 9.9hp outboard (new in 2018) – electric start – 50 hrs.

Inboard engine non-functioning. Mainsail and 3 foresails (80/100/120) good condition. V-berth/2 settee berths/quarter berth.

All cushions recovered 2013, still great condition. Two full-length cockpit cushions.

Electrical rewired 2013. New wind/depth/ speed instrument installed 2020. New head 2013. All portholes reseated 2017.

New tiller 2022. New sail covers 2021. $7,000 Price Reduced. Sausalito, CA. jfa@skyseastone.com (970) 261-1611

30 FT iSlanDer 30 mk ii 1974. Very well-equipped one-owner boat. Yanmar 2GM20F, Lewmar electric winches, Schaefer furling, new inflatable. Doyle sails GREAT condition. Hauled, inspected 3 weeks ago: Sail today! Comfortable liveaboard. Transferable Alameda slip. $12,750 OBO. Alameda, CA. lazystar@aol.com (650) 701-6452

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29.9 FT BriSTol 29.9 1977 . Sloop, cruise-equipped. Two chartplotters, VHF with GPS and AIS. Radar, wheel pilot, 200W solar, three AGM batteries (one start, two bank). 2qm20 Yanmar diesel, tricolor mast light, asymmetrical spinnaker. $10,000. Puerto Escondido, BCS, MX. jeffreyallenberry@gmail.com (530) 386-0361

30 FT BoDega 30 1977. Designed to cruise, sails beautifully, good base for simple adventure. Fatty Knees 7-ft tender, Nature’s Head, Force 10 stove, three new sails, one owner. $15,000. Point Richmond. lee@awarecare.com (707) 738-9387

30 FT lanCer 30 1986. We had our second daughter so now it’s time to sell my baby. Very low hours on the motor, well taken care of and FAST! Please contact me for more images and a survey. $8,000. Oyster Point Marina. bpedersen@farm0.org (707) 934-0050

29 FT Cal 29 1970. ‘Kon Tiki’ is a fantastic boat. She’s spent the last 20 yrs putting smiles on our families’ faces and needs a new caretaker. She is currently on her trailer in Vallejo CA, I’m happy to help deliver to new destination. Asking price does not include the trailer. Yanmar diesel, roller furling, spinnaker, new bottom Jan 23, ready to sail. Text first.

Cheers, David Price: $6,500 OBO. Vallejo, CA. dbookpg@gmail.com (831) 402-4695

30 FT neWPorT 30 mk ii 1979 . A well-equipped offshore sailing vessel that has undergone several upgrades and much maintenance work in recent years. It has participated in five Pacific Cup campaigns, achieving first overall in 1998, and third in class in 2012. This boat is a turnkey budget racer capable of offshore sailing, coastal cruising, and daysailing. New boom 2014. Rebuilt mast 2014. Rebuilt rudder 2023. New cutlass bearing 2023. Bottom paint 2023. Monitor windvane. M-Rud emergency rudder.

Two spinnaker poles. Three headsails: 130; 110; storm sail. Three spinnakers.

New mainsail 2012. New twin headsails 2014. New fuel tank and electronic fuel gauge 2014. Yanmar 2GM. USCG Documented vessel. Garmin navigation suite. $14,495. Redwood City, CA. captmaddog@gmail.com (650) 533-7732 www.tinyurl.com/5cwdjfze

32 – 35 feet saiLboats 34 FT Searunner Trimaran 1988.

Brown Searunner 34 trimaran. Epoxybuilt. Cutter-rigged sails in very good to excellent condition. Spinnaker with sock. Raymarine C120 chartplotter with radar separate Raymarine tridata. Autopilot, two-speed self-tailing winches, Honda top end on saildrive. Dodger and sunshade with side curtains. Tenft Zodiac with Honda 4-stroke. Three anchors, windlass. Solar, 2 new 100 amp batteries. Recent survey. $25,000.

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32 FT herreShoFF 1998 . Beautiful, strong cruising cutter. Herreshoffdesigned bowsprit and boomkin, coldmolded hull, full lead keel, spruce spars, sails in great condition (mainsail with 3 reefs; stays’l, jib; 120% Dacron; 120% 1.5 oz. nylon; storm sail; trys’l); Aries wind vane self-steering; 10-ft fiberglass dinghy; no engine; sail into and out of upwind Berkeley berth or use 16-ft oar; 4 anchors (45# 35# 25# CQR, fisherman); windlass. Sail this beauty around the world.

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34.75 FT alBerg 35 yaWl 1964-5.

‘Calypso,’ hull #111, built 1964 Bristol, RI. 35-ft LOA, 9-ft beam, 5-ft 4-in draft. Full suit of sails: Doyle StackPack full-batten main, Doyle genoa on Reef Rite furler, mizzen, spinnaker, main and mizzen staysails. Westerbeke Universal M4-30 diesel with 640 hrs (since new). C-Head composting head. Decks completely rebuilt. Raymarine radar, GPS, depthfinder, Icom VHS, etc. Solid cruiser in seaworthy condition. $12,000 OBO. Onancock, VA (Chesapeake Bay). pdooley23410@gmail.com (757) 9992088

34 FT Cal 34 mk iii 1977. All new paint from waterline up! Many upgrades with all deck hardware remounted following the paint upgrade. Wheel steering and a Westerbeke 30 diesel. Good sail inventory. $19,500. San Rafael. vgcparadox365@gmail.com (415) 6866998

32 FT iSlanDer 32 mk v 1976. 24hp 3cyl Perkins. StackPack main, Profurl jib. Large bow anchor bracket, anchors.

Solar, inverter, 12V reefer. Diesel heater, bulkhead-mounted wood stove, Force 10 three-burner gimbaled propane oven. Holding tank, new water heater not installed. Simrad chartplotter, GPS, AIS, integrated VHF. Autohelm, wheel steering, compass on pedestal. Recent new 4 main cabin windows. LED running lights and glow plugs. Bottom is clean and could use a repaint. Great coastal cruiser and liveaboard with 6-ft 2-in headroom and lots of fine teak woodwork. More pictures available upon request. $18,500. Sausalito. captaindougduane@gmail.com (415) 757-7863

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32 FT WeSTSail 32 1974. Aft cockpit cutter-rigged sailboat. Above-average condition. Have appraisal. Boat was not lived in. Very rare and wellkept sailboat. Serious buyers only.

Email only. Will send more photos and appraisal to serious buyers through email. $55,000. Coyote Point, CA. marisamiah@gmail.com (707) 317-8073

35 FT hallBerg-raSSy raSmuS 1972. Great deal on a rare bluewater legend. Engine is dead but all other core systems in good shape. Fitted out for local cruising, for now.

New canvas, winches, batteries.

Sails great. $7,500. Berkeley D Dock. dfa2063@gmail.com (415) 373-8972

32 FT Jeanneau aTTalia 1985 .

Beautiful Jeanneau. New sails, rigging, and painted hull in 2021. Engine serviced regularly, divers every 2 months.

All lines run to cockpit. Sails great on the bay — these boats have been sailed worldwide. Working galley. Price: $21,000. Emery Cove Marina, Emeryville. jjb@koger-black.com (510) 725-1825 33 FT ColumBia BermuDa 1963 .

Full-masted sloop. Bronze ports. Seven sails. New 9 oz. main. Wilcox Crittenden head. 40hp Westerbeke diesel.

Two-axle five- ton trailer. 1999 Ford 350 dually diesel. 30 years ownership. Spinal cord injury prevents refitting boat. $15,000. Martinez, CA. retallic@pacific.net (707) 391-8605

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32 FT morgan 1976. REDUCED! This is a great little sailboat. Former owner made it electric; his schematics drawings on board. Outboard, but old (can get a new one for better/higher offer), Survey in last 2 years, valued at up to $13,750 per survey, I will consider reasonable offers close. It is at Blu Harbor in Redwood City (old Pete’s Harbor inner harbor). Contact Al or Blu Harbormaster. $5,200 OBO. Redwood City, CA. almadd64@gmail.com (650) 270-0066

34 FT TiCon 1986. ‘Ghost’ is for sale.

Huge interior. I’ve been told it has the interior of a 50-ft. Three-cylinder Volvo Penta.

Folding prop. Good bones but needs a good amount of TLC. Can be seen at the Stockton Sailing Club, “D” dock, #26 Price: $9,500 OBO. Stockton, CA. C107r@comcast.net (209) 564-2958

33 FT SWalloW CraFT SWiFT 33 1978. Absolutely beautiful from all angles, inside and out, Bristol. Volvo 30 hp diesel with only 200 hrs. 100 gal water tank, 30 gal fuel, new electronics, refrigeration, autopilot, new mainsail, all new standing rigging, new Awlgrip paint 2022, threeburner stove with oven, spacious teak interior, new Restoration Hardware/Sunbrella upholstery, large cockpit, shower with new head and hot water, tons of storage. Great sailing boat: an unforgettable must-see. $65,000. Richmond, CA. glasner1@comcast.net (707) 484-7071

35 FT SanTana 35 1979. Fair condition, needs TLC, sails complete. As is. Role: Racer/Cruiser. Waterline length: 26.50 ft.

Beam: 11.92 ft. Draft: 6.25 ft. Displacement: 8,500 lb. Ballast: 3,300 lb. Engine: Volvo Penta MD7A 13 hp diesel — good condition. Please text. $4,500. Richmond.

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34 FT CT-34 1977 . Beautiful double-ender, new sails, Volvo Penta MD11 in great condition. Sails like a dream. $20,000 REDUCED! Tiburon. sailingfearless@gmail.com

33 FT PaCiFiC SeaCraFT mariah 31 1978. Stout boat of legendary strength and seaworthiness. Highly sought-after for bluewater sailing. She is in excellent condition, spartan appointments and in original condition with no modifications.

Newer standing rig, crisp sails, fresh bottom job. Price: $45,000. Alameda. sailingfearless@gmail.com

34 FT Cal 34 mk iii 1978. A wonderful bay and coastal cruiser in great condition.

New bottom paint, seacocks, and packing gland June 2023. Professionally maintained W30 diesel. Looks much newer than her age. Dinghy and outboard included. Price: $26,500 OBO. Alameda, CA. shofmeyer@gmail.com www.tinyurl.com/ yc69p8dx 34 FT vinDo 45 1984. Vindo 45 model refers to the 45 sq meters of sail. Featured in Ferenc Máté’s book World’s Best Sailboats and John Neal’s list of cruising boats to consider. Very special boat, only a few in California. Price: $34,950. ed.witts@gmail.com (925) 948-5613 www.tinyurl.com/3wea6a62

33 FT ranger 1970. Actively sailed and raced boat. New Yanmar diesel (115 hrs), 2022 chainplates removed, inspected, and rebedded. Roller-furling jib, main with lazy jacks, spinnaker. Tiller steering with autopilot.

Priced for quick sale due to partner’s health. Price: $16,000. Berkeley Marina. vroom704@gmail.com (510) 708-5581

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33 FT Cal 33 1971. Classic olderstyle sloop with modified scoop stern.

Strong Volvo diesel 487 hrs. Harken roller furling. Tiller, older sails. Relocating and priced to sell. $5,900 OBO. Emery Cove Yacht Harbor. ngolifeart@gmail.com (747) 286-8311

40 – 50 Feet Sailboats

36 – 39 Feet Sailboats 38 FT Morgan 382 1978. Already in Paradise. Based in Puerto Escondido, Baja Sur, Mexico. Located in a stunning national park full of beautiful islands with beautiful anchorages. Easy flight from LAX on Alaska or Phoenix on American.

Ted Brewer-designed racer/cruiser fin keel with a skeg-hung rudder. Fitted with an improved 384 rudder. Sails like a dream. Available in January. Too much equipment to list. Email for details. $33,500. Puerto Escondido, Baja Sur, MX. sailsouth1@icloud.com (907) 687-9975

38 FT Ingrid Sloop 1979. ‘Osprey’ is a ferrocement-constructed hull finished in Santa Cruz, w/55hp Westerbeke diesel (168 hrs) w/”spare parts kit,” twin Racors w/case of filters, 2 steel 25 gal fuel tanks beneath cockpit, tiller steering, full keel, 6-ft 5-in headroom in main salon, 6-ft1-in in galley/ nav station, Aries Standard vane, 2 electronic autotiller units, 20-mi Raytheon radar (to be installed), minimal other electronics, 26,000 lbs displacement, incl 11,000 lbs internal ballast. Aluminum spars, new SS standing rigging, 4 new 6V sealed Cat batteries in 2018, 2 sets ground tackle, head w/Y-valve and tank, working set of sails plus spare main. Built as a bluewater cruiser, ‘Osprey’ needs some TLC to personal specs. $14,500 OBO. Noyo Harbor, Fort Bragg, CA. cliffw@att.net (907) 602-3523

36 FT Bushnell Custom 2002.

Steel-hulled Brent Swain design built by the legendary Winston Bushnell of Nanaimo, BC. Simple, stout, solid. Currently in Puerto Vallarta with a highly sought slip in Marina La Cruz. Finally time to say goodbye to our sweet ‘Dove.’ All wood interior. Easy to sail. AIS, Autopilot, Solar, Dometic Fridge, New Battery Bank. Fantastic cold-weather boat with diesel heater. 100 gal diesel fuel tank with marinized Isuzu tractor engine that has run for 7 years and hundreds of hours without a glitch. 150 gal water storage.

We chartered her for years in Port San Luis before sailing her south to Mexico.

Can deliver anywhere in the world for 75 cents/mile, or buy her with transferable slip. $24,000. Puerto Vallarta, MX. douglassimpson7@gmail.com (707) 8451739 www.tinyurl.com/3wfw3mpf

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38 FT Carrera 38 1987. Imported by Sven Svendsen. 2023, mast removed with new standing rigging installed, two new batteries, two new compasses, new bottom paint, new zincs, new service of the outdrive/prop, hydraulic outhaul, vang and mast bend, two-cylinder Volvo recently serviced with oil change/pump/filters, all work done by Svendsen. Two mainsails, two spinnakers, genoa and two roller jibs, spinnaker pole, Ballenger mast and boom. $22,500. Pt. Richmond Marina, CA. franzsteinerarchitect@comcast.net (510) 914-1289

38 FT Ingrid 1981. Double-ender.

Cutter ketch. 2013 and 2023 Ha-Ha veteran. Currently in Cabo. Ready for cruising in Sea of Cortez. Mooring in San Diego and La Paz. Recent bottom paint.(March), survey (October).

Sale or trade for airplane (Cessna 172). $59,000 or trade. Puerto Los Cabos, MX. Floydsgold@gmail.com (480) 406-3095

36 FT Cascade 1977. Bluewater-ready turnkey sailboat. 55 hrs on new Yanmar 30 hp, navigation autopilot, leather interior hand-carved wood. Dickinson diesel heater, full head with hot shower, full galley and more. Great liveaboard with large V-berth, comes with transferable slip! Price: $25,000 OBO. Newport, OR. sureshanjie@yahoo.com Suresh(510) 459-8018or Dustin 808 756 1389

39 FT Fast Passage 39 1978. Proven bluewater cruiser equipped and ready for circumnavigation. Cutter rig, newer main, Monitor vane, Technautics reefer, freezer. Low-hr Perkins diesel, watermaker, sailing dinghy, custom hard dodger, solar panels, wind generator, many extras. $69,000. Vancouver, WA. buzzthomsen@gmail.com (360) 605-6789

36 FT Farr 36 OD 2004. A carbon fiber sport boat built for speed and awarded as Sailing World’s 2004 performance boat of the year. Features include a large open cockpit, 59-ft-tall keel-stepped carbon mast, light pole. The lightweight and tall mast makes for one of the fastest race boats for its size. Formerly owned Farr 36s Wicked, USA 5, and War Pony, USA 2.

Google “Farr 36 Wicked Sister” for more information on performance, race results and photos. $79,000. Lake Tahoe CA. rccc12345@aol.com (530) 320-1656

Tayana 37 MK 2 Cutter. Bluewater cruiser, plenty of head room and storage. She is sound but is a project boat.

Needs work on motor and some electrical.

Batteries in good shape, all new thru hull fittings. New standing rigging, electrical wiring and LED lights, VHF antenna of this past year. Brought overland from East Coast so lifelines, stanchions and bow sprit were removed and need to be reinstalled (all included). Stainless frames for dodger and Bimini but no canvas.

Sails and covers in fair condition. Interior cushions in good condition. Nice interior layout. Priced to reflect engine and other work to be completed. $25,000. Sausalito. jaygrant11383@gmail.com (415) 4136707

36 FT Farr 36 1977. ‘Sweet Okole’ – Bruce Farr-designed, 36-ft with coldmolded construction. 2017 Southern carbon spar and boom plus full set of Ullman sails from Dave Hodges. Raft and safety gear for more crossings. We have done 15 crossings: first overall in ’81 Transpac, second overall in ’85 Transpac, first in class in ’19 Transpac, second in class in ’23 Transpac, multiple class wins in Pac Cup. Would consider sailing with the buyer to Hawaii on 2024 Pac Cup. $75,000. Richmond Yacht Club. ldeantreadway@gmail.com (510) 6041990

47 FT Ted Carpentier Lido Shipyard 1957. Ketch with 11-ft beam, 7-ft draft. Hull is strip-planked tongue and grooved. This vessel was built by naval architect Ted Carpentier, who also worked as an engineer for Hughes Aircraft and was a personal friend of Howard Huges. It was custom-built for the CEO of United Airlines (the original spinnaker is in United Airlines colors). I have owned this boat since 1996. The interior has been refinished, Elco EN7000 motor installed, teak deck and a new carbon fiber mast and boom and new toilet are ready to be installed. Coast Guard Vessel documented. She is a fine vessel in the San Francisco Bay area. $85,000 OBO. San Francisco Bay Area. vksbo@hotmail.com (510) 967-8421

41 FT Gulfstar CC Ketch 1975. I have owned and sailed ‘Someday’ for 40 years. Always maintained till last 2 yrs (since my old age set in). Systems in good functioning order, approx 3000 hrs since Perkins 4-108 professional rebuild. Rigging inspected annually. Sails (main, jib, 160 and 120 genoas) in excellent condition. Sails well. Comfortable liveaboard. Inflatable Avon tender with low-hrs Merc outboard, 5 anchors, 3/8in chain rode, 500W solar. Appearance needs attention. Hauled with new fiveyear Pettit bottom paint Feb. 2023. Enjoy living aboard free at anchor in Mexico or beautiful bays of Central America, or anywhere. Contact Bill Nokes for more information. $34,900. Puerto Vallarta, MX. boatstuffster@gmail.com (541) 587-4490 or cell (541) 361-0239

47 FT Vagabond 1979. Bluewater Yachts Vagabond ketch. The true image of an offshore cruising yacht, the classic, beautiful William Garden center cockpit ketch is a proven bluewater cruiser. Contact for links with photos, full description. 2022 AIS, watermaker, wind/ solar, Price: $125,000 OBO. La Paz, MX. art@artcanoes.com (206) 818-3955

48 FT Metalu Jade 1978. Aluminum cutter-ketch lying in French Polynesia and awaiting your offshore adventure – Cooks, Niue, Tonga, Fiji, New Zealand, Antarctica! Built by one of France’s most renowned yards, and launched in 1978, ‘Athanor’ was fully refitted in Seattle in 2015: new engine, sails, rigging, electronics, coatings, watermaker, etc. Light use since arriving in Polynesia (COVID lockdowns). Meticulously upgraded and maintained, she’s truly ready to splash and sail whichever direction you want to go! Safety, comfort, and speed. Import tax paid, with a hardstand in place, making the logistics of taking ownership simple. View details at website or email for more information. Price: $130,000. French Polynesia (Raiatea). sv.athanor@gmail.com www.tinyurl.com/ ym5mfsd6

43 FT Custom Schock Ketch 1973.

Professionally built of mahogany over oak, ‘Debonair’ has been lovingly maintained and extensively upgraded. A seaworthy passagemaker, ‘Debonair’ recently completed a 16,000nm Pacific tour. From rig to sails, systems to safety, ‘Debonair’s voyage-ready. $74,900. Port Hadlock, WA. ketchdebonair@gmail.com www.tinyurl. com/2s36wtce

46 FT Steel Yawl, Full Refit 2005.

‘Endeavor’ is a strong, sea-kindly vessel, designed by Henk Tingen and built in Holland in 1958. Purchased 1987 and brought back from near-extinction. We had 13 years cruising about the world; maybe now it’s your turn. Fall in love with your dream boat. Lots of good kit included, can be ready to sail to Norway in 2023! Contact C. Masters for complete list. $100,000. Ipswich, Suffolk, UK. svendeavor1958@gmail.com (206) 9603793 48 FT Suncoast 1980. Type of vessel: ketch. Estimated speed: 10 kt power, 6-8 kt sail. Built Netherlands 1980. Time of lay-up: fall 2012. Hull: length 48-ft, beam 15-ft, draft 7-ft. Frames: varied dimensional steel. Topsides single skin steel plate, 1/4″ thick estimated; bottom single skin steel plate, 1/4″ thick estimated; deck and bulkheads steel plate. Hull layout: V-berth, forward head, forward triple berth, settee/berth, chart station, galley, captain’s berth, engine/machinery/ maintenance room, after master bath, after head, straight inboard diesel engine auxiliary powered. New bow thruster (2010), electronics, autopilot, forward underwater sonar. Six-cyl Leyland diesel, midline, 350 gal water, 250 gal fuel. Pictures at website. $54,900. Cleveland, OH. maudeij@yahoo.com.au (954) 235-2527 www.guapasailboat.com 48 MARINER KETCH 1970. Newly rebuilt motor, new upholstery, large main cabin. Call or text. Price: $12,000. SF BAY. (209) 756-7991

54 FT S&S 54 Custom 1974. This offshore cruiser was built as a competitive ocean racer, winning the 1979 Transatlantic Race and completing the storm-ravaged 1979 Fastnet. Now fully equipped for ocean cruising with a jib and staysail cutter rig, both on roller furlers, she has cruised thousands of miles in comfort and safety. A racing heritage gives her great pointing ability, and she is fast and stable under all points of sail. I consistently made thousand-mile passages in six days and a few hours.

That’s about 175 miles a day VMG. These passages were single-/doublehanded or with crew of three, unlike the racing crew of 12. Check her out! See URL for photos. $195,000. Honolulu, HI, Ala Wai Harbor. gerry.mosel@gmail.com (760) 828-2452 www.tinyurl.com/3cmf85cr

54 FT Jeanneau 54 DS 2009. Fully loaded in mint condition — This boat was truly loved on! She is ready to take you anywhere in the world with safety, class and style. Please call for extensive inventory list. Must see her! Price: $425,000. Alameda, CA. lrtravioli@hotmail.com (559) 269-7669

60 FT Custom Crealock 1997. Just back from NZ! This 60-ft steel schooner will take you anywhere you want to go. Available to view in Tiburon. $200,000. Tiburon. otterkicks@gmail.com (707) 499-9414 www.schoonershellback.com

Classic Boats

43 FT Serendipity 43 1981. Very well equipped for cruising, this classic Doug Peterson design is located in Mexico and is seriously for sale after a circumnavigation. Universal diesel, two spins, two mains, Moniter vane, Maxwell windlass and much more. $54,500 OBO. Mexico. geneosier@yahoo.com

60 FT Hartog Schooner 2000. Attention wood boat enthusiast! Schooner ‘Latitude’ is for sale. Custom-built wood schooner designed by Joe Hartog. Coldmolded mahogany hull. Plank deck over marine plywood. For more information, call or visit our website! Partial trade considered for small trailerable fishing boat. Price: $52,000 OBO. Richmond, CA. jimegeorge@gmail.com (408) 406-3884 www.schoonerlatitude.com

30 FT Malcolm Cabin Cruiser 1936.

Under roof in San Rafael. Beautiful interior, sleeps 5. Four-cylinder diesel. All new Renogy electric system. New cushions and curtains by Marcia of San Rafael. We use her all the time on the Bay. $50,000. San Rafael Yacht Harbor. melco@mcn.org (707) 884-4836 27 FT Friendship Sloop 1944. Huge REDUCTION on this West Coast-built classic wooden Friendship Sloop. ‘Tia Mia’ was mentioned p. 66 of Latitude 38 September issue. Her total rebuild is 80% complete. 40 new oak ribs, bronze fasteners, new cabin, new deck. Sabb diesel.

September haulout/bottom paint. Terms possible. $10,000 OBO. San Rafael. ana12mana@gmail.com (808) 319-6916

Multihulls

51 & Over Sailboats

49 FT Custom Choate Peterson Sloop 1988. Solid performance racer/ cruiser. Spacious headroom, storage, large galley and main saloon, with roomy aft cabin and separate head. Rod rigging, great winches and running rigging layout. $70,000 OBO or Trade. Sausalito, CA. libertyshipmarina@comcast.net (415) 613-3665

38 FT Kettenburg 1955. Mahoghanyplanked on oak frames. Needs varnish and paint, engine work if you must. Now berthed in Berkeley, she wants to wants to get her sails wet! I am nearly 80 and she is only 68 and needs a stiff breeze!

No leaks. Decent old sails ready to sail today. Bottom refastened with hundreds of bronze screws, then corked and painted. Will instruct in sailing, varnishing, Cetol application, and bottom caulking/ painting. New carburetor included! Price: $199 OBO. Berkeley Marina I Dock.

Richard@newmed.com (510) 527-3600

73 FT Grand Banks Schooner 1997. Gaff-rigged schooner built by Capt.

John Maher, Master Shipwright Mike Winterburn. Built to cruise the Inside Passage and Alaska. Turbo John Deere 6068 TFM engine. 34-inch Max-Prop. Watermaker.

New Webasto diesel heater system. Abovedeck galley with Sigmar diesel cookstove. 12V refrigerator. Outback inverter electrical system. Belowdeck bathroom with shower, sink and toilet. Aft sleeping cabin and forward sleeping cabin. Main hold sleeps seven. Full set of Force 10 sails. Can be seen in Port Townsend, WA. $500,000. Port Townsend, WA. maher@sailmycia.com (808) 283-2461

26 FT Custom Catamaran 2000.

‘PAJA’ is a custom-designed and -built 26-ft catamaran. She is a solid boat, fun to sail, and has been in the fresh waters of the Delta for all her 23 years. The boat’s core is Corecell, with aluminum crossbeams. In June 2023, the bottom was sanded down and a new barrier/ bottom paint applied. She has new running rigging completed this year. $20,000 OBO. Hidden Harbor, Rio Vista, CA. peter@theallensite.com (916) 538-1530

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31 FT Corsair/Farrier F-31R 2002.

A dry-sailed, US-fabricated and assembled racing/cruising folding trimaran (and trailer), designed by Ian Farrier and customized by Mike Leneman of Multi Marine. This is one of the lightest and fastest boats on the West Coast. $72,500. Marina del Rey, Los Angeles, CA. uncllou@gmail.com (310) 770-1103

Power & Houseboats

Racer-Cruiser at South Beach Harbor. 1986 Dehler 34, racer-cruiser, tiller, Yanmar. Non-equity sailing partnership. Semi-annual maintenance contribution of $500 is required. Monthly: $300 for two pre-assigned weekend days and four weekdays. Fuel, electricity, parking, insurance. Call/text. $500. South Beach Harbor. valtaft@gmail.com (650) 670-5300

Trailers

Rare S.F. 90 FT Slip. The best 90-ft slip opportunity in San Francisco Bay in decades is available for a discerning owner. San Francisco West Harbor just 30 yards to the St. Francis Yacht Club. Visit website. Serious?

Contact harbormaster doit@imaginethatsf. com SF West Harbor. www.rare90ftsfslip.com P i e r 3 9 S l i p. G r e a t 4 5 - f t “E” dock slip for sale or rent. offwork2021@outlook.com (925) 708-3374

Property for Sale or Rent

27.5 FT Luhrs Sport Fisher 1978.

Gas-powered 350s with V-drives. Closedin flybridge with nice interior and some fishing equipment. She’s been in covered slip most of her life. $11,000. Alameda Marina.

Stanriverhouse@gmail.com (510) 205-1695

Partnerships Co-owner/Skipper Wanted. Age (30) seeking experience — looking for a friend on my 30-ft Newport in Grand Marina. ‘Elise’ is solid with a sleek interior and good Yanmar. She’s a nice boat. Already been to the boatyard. Working toward local cruising. $7,500. Grand Marina.

Wolfgangvt@pm.me

41 FT Beneteau. Co-own a 41-ft Beneteau in West Harbor. Beautiful Golden Gate Bridge views from slip. Meticulously maintained sailboat located off Marina Blvd,

by Gate 13. Two cabins and two heads.

Looking for a 50% owner who wants to get out on the Bay and sail, believes in the importance of investing in maintenance, and appreciates the amazing location off Marina Blvd. One-time fee for 50% of the boat value, plus 50% of monthly costs, including maintenance fund. Other partnership arrangements will be considered. Only 1 partner. No co-ownership of actual slip.

Slip doesn’t transfer. Liveaboards not allowed in marina. $70,000. S.F. West Harbor. cmtozzi@gmail.com (415) 244-5422 Looking for Boat Partnership.

Looking for partnership on 30-50-ft sailboat, preferably East Bay. Equity and non-equity considered. Have 20+ years of experience sailing on the Bay and chartering internationally. I have partnered successfully on a 31-ft Beneteau for five years. Now I have a small sailing dog that I want to sail with me and the others are allergic. Looking for a clean boat in good condition that is sailed regularly, and responsible, nice sail partners. Berkeley. ddodgesf@gmail.com Page 86 • Latitude 38 • January, 2024

Trailer. Three-axle boat trailer, used to transport my 31-ft Cheoy Lee full-keel sailboat. Trailer only. $7,500. Humboldt County. vish@gotsky.com

Berths & Slips Slip for Sale. Emery Cove Yacht Harbor, 36-ft x 13-ft and is a double-finger berth. The slips at Emery Cove are real property (not a 99-year lease). Great location, upwind, ~10 slips from the gate, excellent facilities. $35,900. Emery Cove Marina.

TeamFCAR@yahoo.com

90 FT Slip in San Francisco Bay. This ideally-located 90-ft slip is available for the first time. Located just steps to the St. Francis Yacht Club with iconic views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Marin Headlands, Angel Island, Alcatraz, and quick access to the city, Palace of Fine Arts, Crissy Field, and much more. Enjoy celebrated events such as Fleet Week, Opening Day on the Bay, Rolex Big Boat Series, and SailGP. This is a rare chance to bypass the multiyear waitlist and have your own piece of nautical paradise to enjoy now. $1,000,000.

San Francisco Bay | West Harbor. jeannine@caslips.com (714) 345-8330 www.caslips.com

Dramatic Waterfront Alameda Townhome. Dramatic waterfront Alameda 3BR/2.5 BA townhome with a private 44-ft deep-water slip attached to the property. An impressive 2,054 sq ft with multiple living spaces all designed to overlook the glistening Ballena Bay. $1,249,000. leah@leahtounger.com (510) 701-6497 www.tinyurl.com/3wdmepyu

Floating Office / Houseboat. A rare opportunity to have a unique waterfront (literally ON the water) building. The structure is built on a 16′ x 40′ concrete barge produced by the renowned Aquamaison in Sausalito, the premier builder of most of the houseboats that populate Sausalito and Alameda. The interior space currently consists of one large front office space (reception, lounge, office or?), a back office or conference room, a large storage area/kitchenette, and expansive ‘basement’ storage with two access hatches. Use this ‘as-is’ for an office, studio, workshop, or? Or convert to a one bedroom, one bath home, add a roof deck, lots of potential! Currently berthed in Marina Village, Alameda. $175,000. Alameda, CA. wayne@sailing-jworld.com 415-606-2634

Redwood City Marina Slips Available. Slips 30′-75′ at great rates! Amenities: parking, bathrooms, laundry, pumpout, free wi-fi, keyless entry. Guest berths also available. Call for availability. 451 Seaport Court, Redwood City, CA 94063. crevay@redwoodcityport.com (650) 3064150 www.redwoodcityport.com/marina Pier 39 36-FT Slip for Rent. 36-ft x 13-ft double-finger slip available. Berth can be rented for only $374/month directly from the owner (cheapest advertised 36-ft slip is $452) or owner will pay all fees for transfer of lease (which runs until 2034) to new owner. Pier 39 offers $4/12 hours parking to dock users. Map of the marina and slip policies available at website.

For details, contact owner D. Patrick. $374. Pier 39 Marina, San Francisco, CA. dpatrickdesigns@gmail.com (415) 8192870 https://tinyurl.com/mrx6mzdp

Maine Coast Cottage For Rent. Enjoy breathtaking sunsets from this lovely 3BR, 1BA home perched above the gentle shore of Beal’s Cove, perfect for kayaking adventures, watching wildlife, and relaxing by the sea as the afternoon light floods the windows. You’ll love exploring all the islands have to offer during the day and retreating to the cottage in the evenings to catch the gorgeous pink, purple and orange hues of a Harpswell sunset. marcia@homesandharbors.com 866-835-0500 www.tinyurl.com/43475rkj

Point Richmond Townhome. 1314 Mallard Dr. www.1314Mallard.com. Indulge in waterfront bliss at this Point Richmond townhome. With 2 beds, 2.5 baths, and a 2,202 sq ft floor plan, this residence offers a 34-ft-deep water dock for sailing, paddleboarding, or fishing. The open living area connects seamlessly to an updated kitchen. Upstairs, two ensuite bedrooms provide comfort, with the primary featuring a double sink and a steam shower. A balcony off the second bedroom offers serene water views. An inspiring office space, storage shed, practical garage, and dedicated laundry room enhance functionality. Enjoy easy access to scenic trails and proximity to Richmond Yacht Club and major highways. Contact Nathan Jines. $1,395,000. Richmond, CA 94801. nathan@jinesre.com (510) 220-4714 www. jinesre.com

Business Opportunities

Spinnaker Sailing S.F. for Sale. It’s been a REALLY great ride. I started Spinnaker 43 years ago but it’s time to retire from the day- to-day. This is a profitable turnkey business with a dedicated staff who’s staying on, and I am willing to stay on as long as needed. We control all the super-prime frontage slips from C-1 through A-1 at South Beach and all the space in between those berths.

We also lease 100 ft of the guest dock at the very front of it, adjacent to our 1350 sq ft office. 15 boats including a USCG 23 pax Santa Cruz 50 (fully restored in 2023), J/105, Beneteau 37, Mainship 30 pilothouse motoryacht, Andrews 21 and J/80. $975,000. South Beach Harbor, San Francisco. spinnaker.sailing@yahoo.com www.tinyurl. com/3znw7bh8

Job Opportunities

Want to Become a Marine Service Technician?. Applications for the Boatworks 101 Apprenticeship Program at Spaulding Marine Center is a 12-month, paid educational career training program in the Marine Service Industry. At our Sausalito boatyard, you’ll learn from professional craftsmen how to service and maintain traditional and modern power and sail boats. Paid $20/hr full-time, MondayFriday. No experience required — just a great attitude! Applications open in spring 2024.

Visit our website or email us for questions. education@spauldingcenter.org www.tinyurl. com/2hrhj28r January, 2024 • Latitude 38 • Page 86

Sailmaker Wanted. North Sails in Alameda is looking for a sailmaker to add to our service/repair department. Experience operating an industrial sewing machine preferred. Full-/part-time hours available. Pay DOE. Reach out with inquiries or interest. aimee.daniel@northsails.com (415) 3393000 Yacht Broker Wanted in Sausalito Office. Oceanic Yacht Sales has an available position in brokerage power and sailboat sales at our Northern California premier waterfront office location, which includes a high-visibility sales dock. Established in 1991, Oceanic has been in the same Sausalito location at Clipper Yacht Harbor for 32 years. Join our team of experienced salespeople and enjoy strong management support and excellent marketing tools, as well as Oceanic’s outstanding name-brand awareness and reputation. Sausalito, CA. johnbaier@oceanicyachts.com (415) 3770866 www.oceanicyachts.com

Hiring Sailing Instructors. Modern Sailing School and Club is looking for sailing instructors to join our growing team! USCG OUPV License is required, though if you are interested in getting your captain’s license we can help there too.

We have opportunities to teach aboard both tiller-steered sportboats and wheelsteered cruising vessels ranging from 24- to 50-ft. We focus on the education of adults in a fun, welcoming and safety-oriented environment. With locations in Sausalito and Berkeley we are just minutes from the best sailing grounds on San Francisco Bay! Do you enjoy racing? Our performance program is going strong and we need racing- and spinnaker-experienced captains as well. US Sailing and ASA Instructors welcome! Competitive pay!

Free boat use!. Sausalito & Berkeley. careers@modernsailing.com (415) 3318250 www.tinyurl.com/y7xb3tww

Sailing Science Center – Contract and Volunteer Positions Open. Community Engagement Coordinator, Graphic Artist, Photographer(s) wanted as contractors or volunteers.

Volunteer docents wanted for educational science exhibitions. Ask about other roles. info@sailingscience.org (510) 390-5727 www.sailingscience.org/

SLO Sail and Canvas is Hiring — Multiple Positions. SLO Sail and Canvas is hiring for multiple positions in our busy sail loft in beautiful San Luis Obispo, California. We specialize in building boat covers, trampolines, and sails for sailing dinghies, one-designs, and beach catamarans. The following job opportunities are open for immediate fulfillment: Sailmaking Department Manager, Manufacturing Assistant — Industrial Department, Production Sewing & Prep — Trampoline or Boat Cover Department, and Office Assistant. To learn more about each job opening, visit website. erik@slosailandcanvas.com (805) 4796122 ext.9 www.tinyurl.com/fpdkrmt

Non Profit

EXPERIENCED YACHT BROKER / SALESPERSON NEEDED. Rubicon Yachts is seeking a professional yacht broker/salesperson for its new Alameda, CA office. Yacht sales experience required, must be a self-starter, membership in CYBA is a plus. Contact owner/broker Mark Miner. Alameda, CA. mark@rubiconyachts.com www.rubiconyachts.com JOIN OUR TEAM OF INSTRUCTORS! Spinnaker Sailing in Redwood City is looking for ASA-certified sailing instructors to teach out of our Redwood City Marina location. Part-time, flexible schedules, midweek and/or weekends. Please contact Rich or Bob by phone or email. Redwood City Marina. office@spinnakersailing.com (650) 3631390 www.spinnakersailing.com

Donate Your Boat. The Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors strives to make sailing accessible to people with disabilities. BAADS is always on the lookout for donated boats to support its mission. Help an all-volunteer organization while receiving a charitable tax deduction. boatdonations@baads.org (415) 5329831

Gear

Garmin Echomap UHD 93SV + Transducer. New in box. Nine-in. display. 800x480px. 5Hz GPS. Sunlight readable. Touchscreen with keyed assist. Quick-disconnect bail mount.

GT56UHD-TM transducer included. Ultra-high-definition ClearVu and SideVu scanning sonars. $650. San Rafael. greg.burgess@gmail.com (415) 384-1536 Near-New Lewmar Anchor.

Lightly used 35lb DTX stainless steel anchor in excellent condition.

Very shiny!! Price: $444. Santa Cruz. deconant@yahoo.com (408) 391-7747 www.tinyurl.com/seck3psj

LI C EN S E D C A P TAIN W AN T E D .

Wanted: Licensed Captain with towing endorsement for TowBoatUS./Vessel Assist on the San Francisco Bay and Delta. Preferred if you live by SF waterfront, Alameda or Bethel Island areas. towboatus.bay.delta@gmail.com (925) 382-4422 www.towboatusdelta.com

South of the Border

Trying to Locate

Fittings for Lake Union Dreamboat. ISO owner of a Lake Union Dreamboat bought at auction from Oyster Point Marina after she sank. I have fittings that I want to return. Peninsula.

Sheilaholmes@mac.com

Wanted

Two Harbors Harbor Patrol Positions Available. Positions available for 2023 season! Two Harbors Harbor Department, on the west end of Catalina Island. Looking for experienced boat operators for seasonal harbor patrol positions (March–October). Harbor patrol assigns and facilitates the use of 700+ moorings on the west end of Catalina Island and assists with transporting passengers to and from shore. USCG license required for passenger transport, seasonal mooring included for patrol personnel with liveaboard vessels. Rates from $18-$21/hr. Two Harbors, Catalina.

Jrconner@scico.com (310) 510-4201

Instructors Wanted. Join the captains at Club Nautique and start teaching US Sailing’s most comprehensive curriculum of sail and power courses, both offshore and inshore, in the nation. We have openings now for USCG-licensed captains who exhibit exceptional communication and boating skills, and the willingness to train and work in a professional environment. All instructors are classified as employees, not independent contractors. $28-$35 depending on experience. schooldirector@clubnautique.net (510) 865-4700 x313 www.clubnautique.net

PLAN YOUR MEXICAN GETAWAY NOW. At the gorgeous Cielo Y Mar condos.

Located in Punta Mita, 35 minutes from Puerto Vallarta, available to rent from private owner. On the beach, 10 feet from the water, they offer spectacular views of ocean and mountains, the biggest infinity pool in the area, an endless beach, great surf breaks, great fishing, tremendous views of whales, bird life and the islands.

While uncrowded and tranquil, just a fiveminute walk to several waterfront restaurants. Choose from a spacious, beautifully furnished one- or three-bedroom unit, or an amazing two-story penthouse with lovely shade trellis on the top floor. To reserve, call or email Dona de Mallorca. puntamitabeachfrontcondos@gmail.com (415) 269-5165

Sailrite Sewing Machine Wanted. LS1 or LZ1 in good cond i t i o n . S a n F r a n c i s c o B a y A re a .

Bill@Kamilo.com (415) 307-7720

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Visit www.jimdewitt.com often as new pieces are added to our website!

DeWitt Art Gallery & Framing (510) 236-1401 pam@jimdewitt.com Online Stores: www.jimdewitt.com www.DeWittAmericasCupArt.com

ADVERTISERS' INDEX

A Smugglin’....................... 28 www.inyurl.com/yc7ruxx6

Club Nautique.................... 12 www.clubnautique.net

Gianola Canvas Products.... 36 www.gianolacanvas.com

Lind Marine........................ 23 www.lindmarine.com

ATN................................... 28 www.atninc.com

Compass Canvas............... 29 www.compass-canvas.com

Grand Marina.......................2 www.grandmarina.com

List Marine Enterprises......... 36 www.listmarine.com

Atomic Tuna Yachts............. 33 www.atomictunayachts.com

Cruising Specialists............. 10 www.boats.network/cruisingspecialists

H&M Marine / Beta Marine Engines / Hirschfeld Yachts. 34 www.betamarinewest.com

Makela Boatworks.............. 87 www.makelaboatworks.com

Cruising Yachts................... 13 www.cruisingyachts.net

Helmut’s Marine Service...... 30 www.helmutsmarine.com

Baja Ha-Ha Rally................ 89 www.baja-haha.com/ Bay Maritime Group........... 11 www.sbm.baymaritime.com

Denison Yachting................ 91 www.denisonyachtsales.com

Berkeley Marina................. 16 www.berkeley-marina.com

DeWitt Studio..................... 88 www.jimdewitt.com

Berkeley Marine Center....... 29 www.berkeleymarine.com

Doyle Sails......................... 69 www.doylesails.com

Boat Yard at Grand Marina.... 18 www.boatyardgm.com

Emery Cove Yacht Harbor... 25 www.emerycove.com

Brisbane Marina................. 62 www.brisbaneca.org/marina

Fisheries Supply Co............ 59 www.fisheriessupply.com

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Hood Sails......................... 21 www.hoodsails.de/en

Marina de La Paz............... 59 www.marinadelapaz.com Marina El Cid..................... 59 www.elcid.com

Hotel Coral & Marina......... 77 www.surfnet.com/coral

Marina Riviera Nayarit....... 78 www.marinarivieranayarit.com

Hydrovane......................... 55 www.hydrovane.com

Mariners Insurance............. 22 www.marinersins.com

Keenan Filters..................... 20 www.ktisystems.com

Modern Sailing School & Club.................... 32 www.modernsailing.com

KKMI - Full Service Boatyard........................ 3, 92 www.kkmi.com

NAOS Yachts........................5 www.naosyachts.com January, 2024 • Latitude 38 • Page 88

JUST YOU AND THE SEA… …and the jacuzzi, the 80-ft long pool, the surf, the Punta Mita anchorage, and the 4-mile distant Tres Marietas Islands

Punta Mita Beachfront Condos Call now winter for reservations!

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ADVERTISERS' INDEX – cont'd Napa Valley Marina........... 26 www.napavalleymarina.com

Sailrite Kits.......................... 19 www.sailrite.com

Spaulding Marine Center.... 51 www.spauldingcenter.org

Outboard Motor Shop........ 32 www.outboardmotorshop.com

San Francisco Boat Works... 63 www.sfboatworks.com

Spectra Watermakers......... 54 www.spectrawatermakers.com

Powerstride Battery............. 59 www.americanbatterycompanyofhayward.com

San Francisco on the Bay.... 37 www.sfonthebay.com/list-38

Svendsen’s Bay Maritime Group................................ 15 www.svendsens.com

Punta Mita Beachfront Condos........... 105 www.latitude38.com Quantum Pacific................. 55 www.quantum.com Raiatea Carenage Services.76 www.raiateacarenage.com Richard Boland Yacht Sales.90 www.richardbolandyachts.com Richardson Bay Marina....... 35 www.richardsonbaymarina.com

San Juan Sailing................. 30 www.sanjuansailing.com Schaefer Marine................. 33 www.schaefermarine.com Seattle Yachts...................... 17 www.seattleyachts.com Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors/SAMS................ 35 www.marinesurvey.org South Beach Harbor..............6 www.sfport.com/ southbeachharbor

Swiftsure Yachts.................. 14 www.swiftsureyachts.com The Canvas Works............. 31 www.thecanvasworks.com The Moorings..................... 79 www.moorings.com TMM Yacht Charters........... 55 www.sailtmm.com Trident Funding......................4 www.tridentfunding.com

Ullman Sails San Francisco & Monterey Bay................. 27 www.ullmansails.com Vallejo Marina.................... 31 www.vallejomarina.com Ventura Harbor Boatyard.... 59 www.vhby.com Westwind Precision Details.. 34 www.boatdetailing.com Whale Point Marine Supply.24 www.aceretailer.com/ whalepoint Whiting and Associates...... 87 www.norcalmarinesurveyors.com Yachtfinders/Windseakers.....25 www.yachtworld.com/ yachtfinders January, 2024 • Latitude 38 • Page 89

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ISLAND PACKET 350 2001 $119,000 —CALL MIK

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