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103 by Orion Adjacent to Oracle Park Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, we go where the wind blows Adjacent to Oracle Park Publisher/Editor ...................John Arndt .....................john@latitude38.com .............ext.

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

103 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, 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.

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

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

103 Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, '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, Publisher/Editor ...................John Arndt.....................john@latitude38.com .....................john@latitude38.com .............ext.

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

105 105

by Racor Racor by David Racing Editor .......................Christine Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext.

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

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

John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits Publisher/Editor ...................John Arndt .....................john@latitude38.com .............ext.

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

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

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

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

103 105 John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits 1.2 miles to Chase Center '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 John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits 1.2 miles to Chase Center Publisher/Editor ...................John Arndt .....................john@latitude38.com .............ext.

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

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

105 Casual and Fine Dining Nearby Racing Editor .......................Christine Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext.

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

John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits 1.2 miles to Chase Center 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 Casual and Fine Dining Nearby 1.2 miles to Chase Center Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen,103 John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits Casual andCasual Fine Dining Nearby Racing'Lectronic Editor.......................Christine .......................Christine Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext. and@ Fine Dining Nearby Contributing Editors: TimTurpin Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Racing Editor Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext.

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

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

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

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

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

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

103 Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 105 Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Filter Unit John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 Filter Unit John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits 99 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 Quarts Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits 99 Roving 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 1.2 miles#6963 to Chase Center $12 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits 1.2 miles to Chase Center John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Filter Element 'LectronicRoving Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 Tibbits Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, to1.2 Chase $12 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits Reporter ..................Donna Andre milesCenter to Chase Center John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross $299.99 Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits ListList$299.99 Contributing Editors: TimTurpin Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Editor-at-Large ....................Andy ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com NOW

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Contributing Editors: TimTurpin Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Editor-at-Large ....................Andy ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com

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

102 Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Handles up 1000 Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Advertising Manager ...........Mitch Perkins ................mitch@latitude38.com...........ext.

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

Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Handles up99 to99to 1000 cu.cu. ft. ft.Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits Advertising Manager ...........Mitch Perkins ................mitch@latitude38.com...........ext.

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

107 107 John Riise, Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Tibbits NOW $259 Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre John Riise, JohnJohn Skoriak, Richard Spindler, RossRoss Tibbits NOW $259 Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre 99 John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Sales Manager .....................Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 Safe marine use.

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

102 Safe forformarine use.

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

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102 Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 102 Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Filters: Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com 9999 Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Filters: Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Bookkeeping .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com ..........ext.

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107 109............ext.

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107 101 Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Now $69 #255424: Marketing Administrator ......Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

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

107 109 Marketing Administrator ......Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

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

107 101 Gallon Marketing Administrator ......Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com 109 Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Sales Manager .....................Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109

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102 Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre #82010, 10MC Sales Manager .....................Nicki Bennett 109 Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre $12 Safeforfor marine use.

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

101............ext.

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102 101 Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 101 Bookkeeping .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com ..........ext.

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102 101 99 Bookkeeping .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com ..........ext.

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

102 101 LongShank Shank Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

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

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

102 Sales Manager .....................Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com 99 Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

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

101 Handles up to 1000 cu. ft.

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

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

107Richard up to99 1000 ft.

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107Richard Advertising Manager ...........Mitch Perkins ................mitch@latitude38.com...........ext.

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

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109 Sales Manager .....................Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com NOW $39 Marketing Administrator ......Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 109 109 Founded 1976.

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

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

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

102 101 Bookkeeping .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com 101 Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

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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

50’ Marlowe Hunter 50, 2012

$324,000

40’ Lagoon 40, 2020

$549,000

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.

52’ Tayana 52 Aft Cockpit, R U B I C1983 ON YACHTS

$149,000

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

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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

70’ Santa Cruz 70, 1985 $250,000 San Francisco (415) 867-8056

55’ Tayana 55, 1983 $184,000 Emery Cove (510) 601-5010

52’ Tayana Aft Cockpit, 1983 $149,000 Emery Cove (510) 601-5010

41’ Hunter 41, 2007 $139,000 San Francisco (415) 867-8056

40’ Norseman 400, 1987 $124,000 Emery Cove (510) 601-5010

40’ 1996 BENETEAU OCEANIS 40 CC $129,000 Emery Cove (510) 601-5010

40’ ISLANDER IP PETERSON 40, 1979 $49,000 Emery Cove (510) 601-5010

39’ Cal 2-39, 1978 $44,000 Emery Cove (510) 601-5010

39’ Beneteau First Class 12 $44,000 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 outboard36.7’ engineBeneteau could be installed on the bracket but, these boats are not equipped with any 36’ Catalina MKII, 2007 37’ Beneteau 37, 2013 First, 2006 propulsion. They would need to be towed or trucked to their destination. $124,500 $139,000 $64,500 San Francisco (415) 867-8056

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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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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

50’ Hunter 50, 2012 $324,000 Emery Cove (510) 601-5010

50’ Santa Cruz 50, 1985 $210,000 San Francisco (415) 867-8056

48’ C&C Landfall, 1982 $79,000 Emery Cove (510) 601-5010

40’ Salar 40, 1975 $99,000 Emery Cove (510) 601-5010

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

40 Lagoon 40, 2020 $549,000 Emery Cove (510) 601-5010

39’ Jeanneau 39i, 2008 $161,900 Emery Cove (510) 601-5010

38’ Ericson 38-200, 1990 $59,000 Emery Cove (510) 601-5010

37’ Tayana $64,000 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 included. An outboard engine could be installed on the bracket but, these boats are not equipped with any 34.5’ J Boats J105, 1999 Beneteau 311, 2000 Ultra, 1986 propulsion. They would31’ need to be$51,500 towed or trucked to their destination.30’ Nonsuch $69,500. $44,000 San Francisco (415) 867-8056

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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

CALENDAR Non-Race Jan. 4 — Sea Chantey Sing, Maritime Museum, San Francisco, 6-9 p.m. Free, but RSVP to peterkasin@gmail.com.

Jan. 4-25 — Small Boat Sailing, South Beach Harbor, San Francisco, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays, weather permitting. Free, but pre-register. BAADS, www.baads.org/sailing.

Jan. 5-26 — 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. 8 — Singlehanded Transpacific Race seminar, OYC/ Zoom, 7:30 p.m. Rigging, Sails, Repairs at Sea. SSS, www. sfbaysss.org.

Jan. 8-12 — Portland Boat Show, Portland Expo Center, OR. Info, www.pdxboatshow.com.

Jan. 8-29 — StFYC Wednesday Yachting Luncheon, noon.

Archived on YouTube at https://tinyurl.com/3kbp3vdh.

Jan. 11-12 — Advanced First Aid/CPR for Mariners, Long Beach YC, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. $435. LBYC, www.lbyc.org.

Jan. 12 — Second Sunday Work Party, Sausalito Community Boating Center, 9 a.m.-noon. Nick, (415) 992-1234 or www.sausalitoboatingcommunity.org.

Jan. 13 — Full Wolf Moon on a Moonday.

Jan. 20 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Jan. 23 — Speaker Series, Corinthian YC, Tiburon, 7 p.m.

It's a Big [Sailing] World After All, with Latitude 38's John Arndt. Free but RSVP to speakers@cyc.org.

Jan. 23, Feb. 1-2 — US Sailing Advanced Race Management Seminar, StFYC, S.F. Register by 1/22. $125 includes lunch. Info, racing@stfyc.com.

Jan. 25 — Ron Holland — Voyage of Discovery, Smith Rafael Film Center, San Rafael, 7:30 p.m. A Life on the Water film. $15-$20. Info, https://rafaelfilm.cafilm.org.

Jan. 26 — Haydn Voyages, Maritime Museum, San Diego, 2:30 p.m. Info, www.sdmaritime.org.

Jan. 31-Feb. 1 — Seattle Boat Show, Lumen Field Event Center & Bell Harbor Marina. Info, www.seattleboatshow.com.

Feb. 1 — Suddenly in Command Safe Boating Course, Oakland YC, Alameda, 10 a.m. $25. Pre-registration required, commodore@oaklandyachtclub.com or (510) 522-6868.

Feb. 1 — North U Sail Trim Performance Racing Seminar, Long Beach YC, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $149; save $22 with code RBXCJNLBYC. ASA, www.asa.com/seminars/sail-trim.

Feb. 5 — Singlehanded Transpacific Race seminar, OYC/ Zoom, 7:30 p.m. The Return Trip. SSS, www.sfbaysss.org.

Feb. 8 — Offshore Safety at Sea One-Day Course, San Diego YC, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. $350. Info, www.sdyc.org.

Feb. 8-9 — Offshore Safety at Sea Course with Hands-on Training, SDYC, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. $400. Info, www.sdyc.org.

Feb. 9 — Offshore Safety at Sea Hands-on Training Only, SDYC, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. $350. Info, www.sdyc.org.

Feb. 9 — Offshore Safety at Sea Refresher Course, SDYC, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. $350. Info, www.sdyc.org.

Racing Jan. 1 — Brrr Rabbit. CPYC, www.cpyc.com.

Jan. 1 — New Year's Day Regatta & Chili Cook-off Potluck, Pt. San Pablo YC. MMBA, www.sfmastermariners.org/events.

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

Jan. 4 — Malibu/Topango & Return Race, Berger/Stein Series #1. DRYC, www.dryc.org.

Jan. 5, 19, Feb. 2 — Two Gates Pursuit Series in Long Beach. LBYC, www.lbyc.org.

Jan. 18-19 — Bill Bennett Cup. SDYC, www.sdyc.org.

Jan. 25 — Three Bridge Fiasco for singlehanders and doublehanders. SSS, www.sfbaysss.org.

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Jan. 25 — NorCal #5 (high school). RYC, www.richmondyc.org.

Jan. 25-26 — California Dreamin' match-racing series in San Diego. SDYC, www.sdyc.org.

Feb. 1 — Double Up & Back. CPYC, www.cpyc.com.

Feb. 8 — Santana 22 Team Racing. SCYC, www.scyc.org.

Feb. 15-16 — California Dreamin' match-racing series in Corona del Mar. Balboa YC, www.balboayachtclub.com.

Feb. 15-16 — Women's Winter Invitational Regatta. SDYC, www.sdyc.org.

Feb. 15-16, 22-23 — SCYA Midwinters. Venues from Morro Bay to Ensenada. SCYA, www.scyamidwinterregatta.org.

Midwinter Series BENICIA YC — Frostbite Series: 1/11, 2/8, 3/8. Info, www.beniciayachtclub.org/racing.

BERKELEY YC — Saturday Midwinter Series: 1/11, 2/8.

Sunday Midwinter Series: 1/12, 2/9. Champion of Champions: 2/23. 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: 1/18-19, 2/15-16. Info, https://race.cyc.org.

COYOTE POINT YC — Winter Sails: 1/12, 1/26, 2/9, 2/23, 3/9, 3/23. Info, www.cpyc.com or www.jibeset.net.

ENCINAL YC — Jack Frost Series: 1/4, 2/1. Info, www. encinal.org or www.jibeset.net.

GOLDEN GATE YC — Seaweed Soup Regatta: 1/4, 2/1, 3/1. Info, www.ggyc.org or www.jibeset.net.

ISLAND YC — Island Days: 1/12, 2/23, 3/9. 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 Midwinters: 1/12, 2/8, 3/9. Denis, redleader429@comcast.net or (707) 338-6955.

MONTEREY PENINSULA YC — Perry Cup for Mercurys: 1/11, 2/1. Info, www.mercury-sail.com.

OAKLAND YC — Sunday Brunch Series: 1/5, 1/19, 2/2, 2/16, 3/2, 3/16, 3/30. Info, www.oaklandyachtclub.net.

RICHMOND YC — Small Boat Midwinters: 1/5, 2/2, 3/2, 4/6. Info, www.richmondyc.org.

SANTA CRUZ YC — Midwinter Series: 1/18, 2/15, 3/15.

Info, www.scyc.org.

SAUSALITO YC — Chili Midwinter Series: 1/5, 2/2, 3/2.

RegattaPRO Winter One Design Series: 1/11, 2/8. Info, www. sausalitoyachtclub.org.

SEQUOIA YC — Winter Series: 1/26, 2/23, 3/23. Redwood Cup pursuit race series: 1/11, 2/8, 3/15. Info, www. sequoiayc.org or www.jibeset.net.

SOUTH BEACH YC — Island Fever Series: 1/25, 2/22, 3/15. Info, www.southbeachyachtclub.org.

TIBURON YC — Midwinter Series: 2/16, 3/16. Info, www. tyc.org VALLEJO YC — Tiny Robbins Midwinters: 1/4, 2/1, 3/1.

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

YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION — Doublehanded Sunday Midwinter Series: 1/5, 2/2. Info, www.jibeset.net.

In the Tropics Jan. 11-12, 18-19 — Vallarta Cup, Nuevo Nayarit, Mexico.

Vallarta YC, www.vallartayachtclub.org.

Feb. 8-16 — Cruise-in Week, Barra de Navidad, Mexico.

Fundraiser for local schools. Info, www.facebook.com/p/ Cruise-In-Week-Barra-de-Navidad-Jalisco-100063917807042.

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CALENDAR Feb. 9-22 — Zihuatanejo Sailfest. Benefits Por Los Niños nonprofit for schools. Info, www.zihuatanejo-sailfest.com.

Mar. 18-22 — Banderas Bay Regatta. Vallarta YC, www. banderasbayregatta.com.

Apr. 25-27 — Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race, to Ensenada or San Diego. NOSA, www.nosa.org.

May 28-31 — Tahiti Pearl Regatta, French Polynesia. Info, www.tahitipearlregatta.com.

Please send your calendar items by the 10th of the month to calendar@latitude38.com. Please, no phone-ins! Calendar listings are for marine-related events that are free or don't cost much to attend. The Calendar is not meant to support commercial enterprises.

January Weekend Tides

Predictions for Station 9414290, San Francisco (Golden Gate)

date/day

12/31Tue 1/01Wed 1/04Sat 1/05Sun 1/11Sat 1/12Sun 1/18Sat 1/19Sun 1/20Mon 1/25Sat 1/26Sun

time/ht.

HIGH 0048/4.7 0121/4.8 HIGH 0309/5.2 0347/5.4 LOW 0220/3.2 0319/3.2 HIGH 0252/5.1 0323/5.2 0355/5.2 LOW 0136/3.5 0228/3.5

time/ht.

LOW 0451/3.4 0533/3.2 LOW 0815/2.6 0926/2.2 HIGH 0834/6.8 0925/6.8 LOW 0820/2.4 0918/2.2 1023/1.9 HIGH 0737/5.9 0826/6.1

time/ht.

HIGH 1053/6.4 1135/6.4 HIGH 1404/5.2 1511/4.6 LOW 1549/-1.1 1634/-1.2 HIGH 1356/4.7 1449/4.1 1600/3.6 LOW 1503/-0.1 1542/-0.5

January Weekend Currents

time/ht.

LOW 1755/-1.1 1833/-1.2 LOW 2034/-0.1 2118/0.6 HIGH 2310/4.9 2354/5.0 LOW 2016/0.6 2050/1.3 2128/1.9 HIGH 2236/4.4 2309/4.6

NOAA Predictions for .88 NM NE of the Golden Gate Bridge date/day slack max slack max 12/31Tue 0155 0358/0.7E 0551 0945/2.7F 1214 1511/2.5E 1952 2258/3.0F 1/01Wed 0228 0442/0.9E 0645 1031/2.8F 1301 1603/2.6E 2030 2338/3.1F 1/04Sat 0105/3.3F 0422 0654/1.3E 0930 1300/2.4F 1531 1831/2.1E 2220 1/05Sun 0152/3.3F 0504 0747/1.5E 1039 1400/2.2F 1632 1934/1.8E 2258 1/11Sat 0110/0.8E 0319 0711/3.0F 0953 1301/2.7E 1737 2028/3.2F 1/12Sun 0000 0206/0.9E 0433 0806/3.0F 1046 1353/2.6E 1828 2118/3.4F 1/18Sat 0057/3.1F 0432 0716/1.2E 1020 1309/1.9F 1553 1908/1.6E 2211 1/19Sun 0138/2.9F 0513 0802/1.2E 1122 1404/1.5F 1649 1956/1.3E 2233 1/20Mon 0218/2.7F 0551 0846/1.1E 1233 1504/1.2F 1801 2048/1.0E 2259 1/25Sat 0028/0.6E 0204 0612/2.0F 0858 1207/1.7E 1651 1955/2.2F 2325 1/26Sun 0114/0.7E 0301 0703/2.1F 0945 1248/1.9E 1731 2033/2.4F Source: https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov

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Jeff Houseman Antares, 1977 Rafiki 37 San Rafael Sounds like another great Baja Ha-Ha — I did the Ha-Ha last year and spent the winter in La Paz before returning to Tahoe.

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LETTERS — both veterans of several Pacific crossings including two Transpacs — were on our way to Anacortes, Washington, to help sail Quester, an Oyster 56, from Anacortes to Honolulu — just for the heck of it. We were tootling along California Interstate 5 outside Stockton when we spotted a boat being trailered ahead of us. Being diehard "boaties" and racers, we sped up to get a glimpse of the boat being towed. It looked sporty.

That boat was Blue Flash.

Unfortunately, as we drew near, there was a small explosion of gear on the stern. Something large and solid flew off the trailer and hit the passenger side of our car, severely damaging the windshield, depositing a pile of glass shards in my lap and giving us a pretty good scare.

Luke — the driver of the truck towing Blue Flash — realized something was amiss. One of the rear tie downs was whipping wildly behind the trailer. He found the nearest exit and we followed him off, both to assess our own damaged windshield and to get contact information, if it was forthcoming, so we could arrange for insurance coverage, or a cash reimbursement, that would make good on the accident.

You never know how people are going to react in these situations. The obvi- What are the chances that two sailors ous hope is that all parties would randomly encounter a boat on an find an amicable arrange- American interstate bound for the same ment. But that does not race as them? And that a gear failure always happen. Happily, would lead to a pleasant encounter? The no such problem presented world of sailing is infinitely small, and big. itself in this case.

Luke was initially unaware of the damage to our vehicle until we showed him. He immediately contacted boat owner and skipper Matt Arno and left a message on our behalf with our information. We helped Luke figure out how to re-secure Blue Flash, which was now being held to its trailer minus the stern tie down and an offending U-bracket, which had suffered a catastrophic failure that sent it flying into our windshield. Luke wrapped the stern tie-down around the entire starboard rear body of the trailer — a much more solid configuration — and got underway again.

We also continued north, seeking a glass shop that had a windshield in stock to fit a 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Sport.

Amazingly, we found such a shop deep in the heart of Stockton and were back on the road with a new windshield within a few hours of the incident. As we got back on track, Steve received a phone call from Matt and we were reimbursed for the windshield on the spot, probably no more than four hours after it had been damaged.

No strangers to prepping boats for long passages, we speculated that Blue Flash's crew was going to have to scramble to get her into the water and race ready in time for her Pac Cup start — Fernado Rosero's article in Latitude attests to that fact. As we began our own much more leisurely and luxurious Pacific crossing, we kept tabs on Blue Flash via Yellow Brick and our Starlink connection and cheered her impressive progress.

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LETTERS Thank you Matt Arno and Luke for your swift and unquestioning attention to our little mishap. Fair winds and following seas on your future sailing adventures!

Roxanne Vettese and Steve Aronson ⇑⇓ kIng tIDes flOODeD sausalItO In nOvember last Year So far the businesses are OK, but this can only get worse.

Is there any major barrier or other remediation being considered by Sausalito? I love The Anchorage!

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Bob — There is a newly funded study to determine a longterm solution. There's also a current "valve" that isn't working correctly, as I understand it. I wouldn't be surprised to see a lot of focus being put on the Marinship in the coming years, hopefully to ensure the longevity of the businesses and industry there … rather than in anticipation of condos.

Brad Cornelius

Well there's good news and bad news, and we'll do the bad first: Sea levels are predicted to rise, but the Marinship, Sausalito's working waterfront, which was hastily built on landfill during World War II, is simultaneously sinking. The 'good' news? The City of Sausalito seems determined to put condos in this area. Good luck with that!

Before Clipper Yacht Harbor raised the Basin 2 and 3 parking lot, I remember wading through knee-high water to the Basin 3 gate. Sadly with global warming (meaning higher tides), I may have to do that again. Will there be "Emperor" tides in the future? I know I'm preaching to the choir here.

An added note: If there is standing water on Harbor Drive or Gate 5 Road, it's backed up salty Bay water, so don't drive through. And don't drive through fast and spray the underside and engine compartment of your vehicle — it will test the manufacturer's rust warranty.

Patrick Broderick Nancy, Wyliecat 30 Sausalito ⇑⇓ COYOtes On angel IslanD? Yes. anD theY're multIplYIng We saw coyotes on the beach frequently while moored off Angel Island on vacations during the pandemic. I also distinctly remember hearing the howls of a coyote pack at night while there. (I have a recording of it somewhere.)

It was so beautiful.

Christine Christine was commenting on the November 2024 'Lectronic with the same-ish name as this letter. Got a coyote story? Send it to editorial@latitude38.com.

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James Hancock James — Literal lol. ⇑⇓ ranDOm sIghtIngs Of saIlOrs My husband and I were married there [on Suwarrow Atoll] in 2009 in the presence of about 75 other cruisers from around the world and the Cook Island caretaker and his family. It is a beautiful place. The sharks are still there!

Sandra Edmonson Sandra was commenting on the November 2024 issue's Sightings, "Discovering a Living Library in the South Pacific."

Hey Sandra — Happy 15th! I believe you were married by Karen and Guy on Szel, who married us at Minerva Reef just a few months later.

Bruce & Alene Migration, Cross Trimaran The Ocean ⇑⇓ the mOOre the merrIer Hi Ron — Cherie Booth here! I was co-owner of Yachtfinders/Windseakers in San Diego for 18 years. I did the Moore 24 Nationals in Santa Cruz in the 1980s with Bill Betzer from San Diego. My dad owned a Moore 24 (until he passed) up in Newport, Oregon. I moved up to Kernville/Lake Isabella two years ago. I love it up here.

On Saturday night [in mid-November 2024], I met a man and his wife who have Hull #70 sitting in their backyard on a trailer! I'm so excited to try to get him to launch and go sailing on Lake Isabella. It will probably be in spring, because Lake Isabella got really low over the summer. (We had several wildfires and Bakersfield takes water for crops.)

Anyway, just wanted to say hello. I'm still in touch with Bill Lee. I sold my Santa Cruz 50 in 2000 when I left San Diego Yacht Club. (P.S. I'm training dogs up here.)

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Arthur Arthur was commenting on the November 2024 'Lectronic Latitude with the same name as this letter.

Yes, there have been massive investments in ammoniapowered ships and other biofuels. "The first cargo ships powered by ammonia are set to enter service in 2026, one of several alternatives the industry is tapping to shrink a carbon footprint that contributes nearly 3% of global emissions," Reuters reported in October last year.

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In July last year, Maersk Tankers, two Greek shipping magnates and two top Japanese lines collectively ordered $16 billion of vessels intended simply to move ammonia meant to fuel the global fleets. As we reported in the April 2022 issue of Latitude 38, in 2021 AP Moller Maersk, the world's largest shipping line with over 700 vessels, said it would launch eight carbon-neutral methanol ships in 2024. The Alexandra Maersk was named in October last year — it was the sixth dual-fuel methanol vessel (meaning it also runs on diesel) to date, with some 13 more on the way this year.

Maersk was criticized by a clean-transport lobbyist for investing in a fuel that relied on biofeedstock, as methanol does. "Biomethanol is by definition a dead end because there is simply not enough sustainable biofeedstock to meet the needs of society," the lobbyist group said, adding that ammonia and hydrogen were the only sustainable, scalable fuels for shipping.

As with all low-emission alternatives, it moves at a glacial pace. "The next stage is the ammonia story. This is the story which people are building their ships against now," said the CEO of one of the largest shipowners of gas carriers.

"If it's going to be for this decade or the next decade that needs to be seen." ⇑⇓ speakIng Of wInD-pOwereD COmmerCIal vessels, have YOu seen thIs? I was interested in the article on wind-propelled commercial sailing vessels, especially in view of the recent transat-

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At 265-ft, the French-flagged 'Anemos' is the largest wind-powered cargo ship currently in operation. The cofounder and president of TransOceanic Wind Transport, or TOWT, said, "The meteorological models, satellite communications and routing intelligence that we can put behind [the vessel] make wind a reliable source of propulsion."

lantic transit of the French TransOceanic Wind Transport's 265-foot ketch Anemos with a cargo of champagne, wine, and cognac. This is the first of their planned four-vessel fleet.

An important point is that traditional sailing ships were, like any ship, designed to fit the regulations of the day. In that case, the old tonnage regulations (for fees and taxes) artificially favored relatively narrow, deep-hulled vessels. In addition, it is likely that no large commercial sailing vessel even had sail tracks, which revolutionized sailing yacht rigs, basically making our now familiar large fore and aft rigs possible. The canvas cloths of the day were also limited in size by the strength of the canvas. All of these constraints strongly shaped the design of the ships. A modern sailing ship is in a quite different regulatory environment and can take advantage of "modern" technology, like sail tracks. As capable as old designs were, more modern designs offer better efficiency and performance.

One particular note that others have commented on is wood construction. At the time of the end of commercial sail, heavy old-growth timber capable of being used in sailing ship construction had become quite dear. The issues of fastening wood, such that the ship had adequate strength, was also becoming a problem. So, ships were then constructed in iron, steel and wood/steel composite (steel main structure with wood planking).

Today, steel construction is still optimum considering cost and strength for vessels over about 100 feet or so that are not run at high speeds, especially with modern CAD/ CAM construction. It is also probably very sustainable in that most of any ship is recycled, especially the steel. For smaller or lighter boats, the same CAD/CAM technologies (plus modern adhesives and "engineered" wood products) make "revived" wood/metal composite construction cost effective, particularly for one-off or limited-run construction, where not enough boats will be built to justify molds.

TOWT is certainly not the only sailing commercial ship project underway (see www.wind-ship.org). Among others, there is a Scandinavian group working on an even "highertech" sail concept. The 2022 Chesapeake Sailing Yacht Symposium had papers on the aerodynamics of some of these rigs, and the Journal of Sailing Technology has published numerous papers on commercial sailing ships, among oth-

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Chris Barry P.E. Runaway Bunny, 22 Square Meter Skerry Cruiser Sloop, in progress Annapolis, Maryland ⇑⇓ knOwleDge In the Case Of laCk Of pOwer I shook my head and rolled my eyes at Patrick McIntosh's suggestion cruisers carry three GPS systems (in the December issue's Letters.) What happens when all three, or four, or five systems poop out or drown?

Prior to the availability of affordable, handheld GPS, beginning in the year 1730 when the sextant was invented, sailors have relied on celestial navigation to guide them. As recently as 1994, several days after our departure from Hawaii, heading back to San Francisco on Happy Trails, two of our three battery banks died, so the GPS system dependent on them also died.

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Jane Pitts Shore Loser, Valiant 40 Richmond Jane — We 100% agree with you: Anyone sailing to the horizon should, in an ideal world, know celestial navigation and have any number of backup plans, technologies and scenarios at the ready. On that note, and just for the sake of playing devil's advocate, what if your sextant is damaged, or your reduction tables got soaked and were destroyed? The fourth and fifth handheld Should you have a sextant on board, and GPSes sure would come know how to use it? Yes. How about a GPS? Why not? You can never be prepared in handy, no?

No amount of educa- enough, but when the shit really hits the fan, be prepared to improvise. tion and knowledge can prepare you for the unexpected. Be prepared to improvise! ⇑⇓ what CauseD the sInkIng Of the 186-ft perInI navI BAYESIAN? Is this really that hard to understand?

I'm only speculating, of course, but Bayesian had a keel that when extended — as it normally would have been when sailing — gave her a draft of 32 feet. When it was retracted, her draft was a mere 13 feet. That's an enormous difference in stability between keel up and keel down.

Initial reports said her keel was up, but how far up we don't know.

Calculating stability is not difficult. If the yacht could sail upwind with a full main and jib (and certainly she could do that), she could withstand an enormous wind with only her mast as windage, assuming the keel was fully down.

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What sank the megayacht 'Bayesian'? Was it a design flaw? Was it hubris that demanded the tallest mast ever? Was it simply an elaborate weather event that could be neither predicted nor guarded against? Even after a detailed report is released, what ultimately sank 'Bayesian' was the confluence of extraordinarily bad luck.

The likelihood that her mast was too tall, and that's why she flipped over, with no sail up — as that utterly stupid article in the New York Times claims — is highly unlikely.

I suggest that her captain probably wanted to anchor as close to shore as he could. It's better scenery and a shorter ride to the beach. No one likes to be anchored way out if they don't have to. Plus, in shallower water you don't have to put out as much chain to get adequate scope. So he lifted the keel and chose his spot. He'd probably done the same routine hundreds of times and never had a problem.

The strength and direction of the wind probably came as a surprise. He wasn't thinking that a front would arrive suddenly and blast the yacht from the side before she had a chance to swing to her anchor. That doesn't happen very often. And with the keel probably mostly up, so that he could anchor where he wanted to be, the wind laid her over very suddenly. Any sailboat beam to the wind will react accordingly. Obviously the water came in, and probably the air intakes for the main engines were open (and maybe there was no provision to close them) … so probably that was it.

It's not likely that Ron Holland would have designed the engine room to flood when the yacht heeled over (he's a lot smarter than that), but my guess would be that Perini Navi didn't pay him to work out the details of the engine room ventilation because they have built plenty of big yachts and think they know how to do it themselves. Unfortunately, they didn't think it through and put them in below where they should have been. Maybe they were focused more on the aesthetics in choosing the location when they should have been making sure the yacht had watertight integrity in unusual situations.

In a big catastrophe it's almost always a combination of things such that, had any one of them not been present, it never would have happened.

My guess, and it's only a guess, is that (1) the keel was too far up so they could anchor where they wanted to be so (2) when a storm front arrived and the wind suddenly came from the beam she laid over far more than she should have, then (3) the water came in quickly through poorly located engine room ventilation ducts, which (4) further degraded her stability, so (5) instead of coming up she (6) went down.

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I'm surprised that not much is opined about the anchor.

According to the alleged published GPS tracker, the yacht not only dragged its anchor a considerable distance (perhaps into deeper water), but also rotated 180 degrees, meaning the bow (where anchor is attached) was facing mainly away from the wind direction.

If this is correct, the only way the yacht would have likely maintained its stern more or less into the wind is if the anchor fouled the keel and the wind held the yacht against the anchor pivoting at the keel. The yacht might not have been able to rotate, because the pivot point was no longer the bow, but somewhere midships, some 30 feet below.

This could explain why the yacht began to tip to starboard as the wind increased, with the height of the mast not helping, and waves smashing directly into the stern and into the engine exhaust vents.

Difficult to explain without a diagram, but I'm surprised this has not been discussed. Perhaps I'm totally wrong.

Cal Jones Cal — The orientation of the yacht is an error in the AIS data based on the direction of the travel. There was no gyro data, so the AIS assumed it was pointed that way.

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Another factor is the belowdeck level air intakes for ventilation and engine operation, for the same purpose as oldtime deck funnels. These open vents were seen by the divers who recovered the bodies. On a warm, calm Mediterranean night, they would have been open and remained open. The sudden, extreme squall was the key to starting this horrible sequence.

It seems like there were multiple factors for this tragedy that will be thoroughly investigated and modeled.

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⇑⇓ YaCht rOCk, anD the sOunDtraCks Of saIlIng If you haven't seen the YouTube series Yacht Rock, you should check it out. As an old Deadhead who enjoyed Christopher Cross and Steely Dan but thought they were pretty lightweight, I thought it was funny. I look forward to the HBO documentary.

Thanks for the heads up.

Brian Beers Brian was commenting on the December 2024 'LL: Yacht Rock "Dockumentary" Launching on HBO.

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The 'Reverie' crew rocking captain's hats at Half Moon Bay Yacht Club and yacht rocking just a little, whether or not they intended to.

"Yacht Rock" refers to a type of soft rock from the 1970s; it was orginally known as the "West Coast sound." Think Michael McDonald, Christopher Cross and Steely Dan. Yacht Rockers quickly donned captains' hats to show their solidarity with the genre, and because it just feels good to wear a captain's hat. ⇑⇓ as lOng as we're talkIng abOut saIlIng anD musIC, what's On YOur saIlIng plaYlIst? Here is a playlist I made about 10 years ago. It has all the classics, and includes the theme song to Gilligan's Island!: Southern Cross, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young; Into the Mystic, Van Morrison; (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay, Otis Redding; Sailing the Wind, Loggins and Messina; One Particular Harbor, Jimmy Buffet; I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home), Grand Funk Railroad; Orinoco Flow (Sail Away), Enya; Everybody's Talkin', Harry Nilsson; Sailin' Shoes, Little Feat; Ride Captain Ride, Blues Image; Montego Bay, Bobby Bloom; Back to the Island, Leon Russell; Sail On, Sailor, Beach Boys; Sailing, Christopher Cross.

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Craig was commenting on the January 2023 'Lectronic Latitude: Remember the Music and Help Create the All-Time Best Sailing Playlist. ⇑⇓ the prOblem wIth saIlIng sOngs … … Most of them aren't about sailing at all, or about the sensations, actions, concerns and joys of being on the water on a sailing vessel. The great majority either describe misadventures in port (e.g. Brandy, Sloop John B) or use sailing as a metaphor for human relationships (Rod Stewart's Sailing).

Southern Cross qualifies as a real sailing song; Wooden Ships doesn't. The latter is about surviving and escaping after an apocalypse. Former SSS Commodore Mark Deppe has a good song about his partnership with his boat out on the ocean together. Unfortunately I don't recall the title.

All that said, I'll submit a few songs that I like that at least mention boats or sailing, like most of the previous submissions: Six Months in a Leaky Boat, Split Enz; The Ship Song, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds; Anchor Me, The Mutton Birds; Queen of the Night, Don McGlashan.

Max Crittenden Iniscaw, Martin 32 Oceanside ⇑⇓ a lesser-knOwn great saIlIng banD I'm surprised nobody mentioned Great Big Sea, one of the best Canadian bands ever. These boys are from Newfound-

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LETTERS land, and they are celebrating their 30th anniversary [in 2023]. They have mounds of very cool sailing songs. When I discovered them, I stopped listening to Buffett.

[We flew] to Vancouver to see one of the founders sing acoustic. I've been following the band since I saw them open for Barenaked Ladies in Mountain View about 25 years ago.

I cannot recommend these guys enough for sailing music.

Kim Paternoster Latitude Nation ⇑⇓ hull ID Hell Calling all Insurance Brokers: Mayday! Or at least panpan about the Hull ID fiasco. I am in the process of buying a USCG Documented boat, built in the early '80s by a reputable manufacturer. There is a valid USCG Documentation Certificate, which includes the 9-digit USCG ID number. I got turned down by three marine insurance companies because there is no original 12-digit Hull ID number (HIN).

Anybody have advice? Any brokers who want to write a policy?

KJ KJ was referring to the September 2024 'Lectronic: Do You Know Where Your Hull Identification Number Is? Dozens of sailors told us they were shocked to find that their hull ID numbers were invalid and had in many cases been made up by the manufacturer. KJ, we recommend contacting that reputable manufacturer and letting them know your situation.

They may be able to provide you with a new 12-digit hull ID number that insurance companies will accept. Good luck, and please let us know how it goes. ⇑⇓ One form got us out of Tip Hell We entered Mexico with our Downeast in August 2024 and we had an expired TIP [Temporary Import Permit]. In San Diego, we downloaded a Homeland Security form called "Vessel Entrance or Clearance Statement" form #CBP 1300, and we went to Homeland Security and had an official sign and notarize it.

That was all the official in Ensenada needed!

Just a quick note: You want to have it filled out on line with no pen writing. It's a PDF, so editing is painful and the boxes are quite small, so when a number doesn't fit a box, use a picture, and shrink it to fit and do an "insert picture" instead of typing in the box. It didn't cost anything to cancel, and it was $53 for the new TIP. Robin Stepanek Brookings, Oregon Robin — Congratulations! That is the easiest fix we've heard of in some time. Readers, we wish we could say that Robin's experience is now the standardized procedure for dealing with a Temporary Import Permit, or TIP, in Mexico, but we can't make that assertion at this time. But this is the second. ⇑⇓ theY requesting we provide more information, and Our requesting a little support Temperature! Kindly include Celsius/Centigrade, in brackets if you like. We, all your readers in Australia, China, Europe, Russia and the UK use and understand Celsius/ Centigrade. Thanks.

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You have a seemingly reasonable request, Johannes, and we're certainly thrilled to hear that we're read internationally.

But please keep in mind that what you're asking is for us to do a little more work. It doesn't take long to Google temperature conversions and to put them in brackets, but it's more work in a job that's already a ton of work for minimal compensation.

If you're going to ask us for something, then our sincerest of apologies, but we have to ask for something in return. Please subscribe, donate, and support us. ⇑⇓ gOIng slOw quICklY So, we're moored in this tight, well-protected bay in deep water close to shore, and our new neighbor is SV Kawil, a 112-ft highly maintained performance superyacht. They are anchored in about 60 feet of water.

This bay is a destination for a continual flow of charter cats and monohulls, mostly in the 40-55-foot range. There is a fine pearl farm that keeps the open moorings to get traffic, so we have seen many boats in our months here.

Today, the tender from Kawil was on a reconnoiter of the landing to go to the pearl farm. The two young crew passed us slowly and then, for the first time, someone said, "What a special boat. What is she?" Until today there hasn't been any interest at all — rarely even a nod. We chatted a bit and windsurfing got into the conversation. They went on.

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Kawil looks all sailing machine. These young guys probably enjoy making her go 15 knots with her high-tech sails. I have no envy, just admiration. One of the crew, a Canadian, was quick to see how easy it might be to manage our rig — he even called it a junk — and saw the connection between windsurfing and total rig weight as it affects stability. That said to me that he was a sailor. I hope he comes back again so we can hear what it's like to sail his boat.

I go around in my head about electric motors. But one thing for sure, the best place I imagine electric motors is for tenders. Range is far less of a question, but the eco and social aspects weigh the heaviest.

Sometimes, there are 20 new boats in a day; they're here for a day or two, then move on. As soon as the mooring is hooked, the dinghy goes in the water. They're mostly hardbottomed RIBs with an outboard that will plane with four or five on board. Since we never sailed in the Caribbean, we can only assume that the crowds are 10 times as bad — and then poor skills on top of that. This is new for us.

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LETTERS So you want to save the world by having a low-carbon profile? Start with oars. Then maybe a simple sailing rig.

That's hugely good for a person physically. If you still have "the hurries," you can always get a good electric-dinghy motor. Of course, no ripping around the place day and night with the throttle always down.

Electric-dinghy motors deserve to be on every cruising boat that is no longer willing to accept obvious pollution and irritating side effects. Electric motors are already older, welldeveloped technology. There are many choices.

Mine is still oars and our Pudgy. Two armpower is very dependable. Samantha is perfect in the Queen's seat; tells me she thinks it's some sort of "zen thing." Suits me. P.S. We are also contributing to the establishment of a service loft on Taha'a. This will be major good for anyone traveling through Polynesia and in need of yacht service. Iaorana.

Barry and Samantha Spanier Rosie G, 42-ft Custom Antrim Junk Taha'a, French Polynesia ⇑⇓ the brOken reCOrD On anChOr-Outs Wow, it looks like they designated two-thirds of the usable anchorage area as "Eelgrass Protection Zone." That is certainly a policy decision.

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⇑⇓ bOrn free, lIve free. wIth eXCeptIOns Pretty soon, nobody will be able to anchor anywhere.

The whole Bay and coast will be designated as an eel grass Protection Zone. The government got rid of Drake's Bay Oyster Farm because they said the farm was harming the eel grass. I wonder how much money it is costing taxpayers to set up these liveaboards in permanent housing in Sausalito.

Yes, the idea of all those people flushing their human waste directly into the Bay is repulsive, but a better (and cheaper) solution would have been to send a boat out there and offer pumpout services and remove abandoned boats.

It's a bit silly that in a middle of a homeless crisis and housing crisis we prohibit 90% of boat owners in California from living on their boat. I'm sure most boat owners (myself included) don't want vagabonds filling up all the marinas or every anchorage in the Bay, but if given a choice, we'd rather follow Norwegian sailor Jarle Andhoy's motto of "born free, live free" than live under the calloused thumb of the government. I think boaters, sailors, and liveaboards should have had a bit more solidarity on this issue rather than submitting this part of the Bay, and maybe in the future all parts of the Bay, to the eel grass.

Ryan Ryan — Nice red herring you got there. Eelgrass is one thing, but let's talk about the inevitable consequences of these unseaworthy, derelict "vessels" that either wash ashore or sink, leak fluids, and become hazards to navigation. Who pays for the remediation then? And why should others pay for house calls on their sanitary needs? What if they don't have functioning holding tanks? Is someone going to pay to install that for them? It's an economical suggestion rather than forcing someone to leave their boat and paying for their housing indefinitely.

Regarding liveaboards in general: Marina space is at a premium already, and I believe should be highly prioritized for "sailors" and not as overflow living units. There are millions of housing units in the Bay Area, but only a tiny fraction of that in slips for actual boaters who use their boat on

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Jon — Abandoned vessels in Richardson Bay should be removed before they sink, no argument there. If it's not abandoned, it shouldn't be removed, in my opinion. I assume the majority of people that anchor out don't have insurance, so if their boat sinks while they are living aboard they should be charged for the remediation costs, and if they can't afford it, which I'm guessing most can't, they'll need to declare bankruptcy, as is the American way.

Personally, I think swimming in Richardson Bay is way cleaner than swimming in Ayala Cove with all that seal poop as the government seems to be promoting the seal colony there. The taxpayers paid for those docks. In reality, Richardson Bay gets flushed out pretty well and I happily swim in Richardson Bay, as does my kid.

I also agree that marinas should be used by sailors, but I'm guessing who anchor-outs are more sailor-like than most of the people that own boats in most marinas in the Bay. There are almost a half dozen boats on my dock alone that have not moved for what must be a decade, and about a dozen that might go out once a year, if that.

I'll admit that when I was looking for a slip, I purposely chose one with no liveaboards immediately next to me. At the same time, if I want to sleep on my boat more than three nights per week, I should have that right. It's my property.

Why is the government telling me when I can and can't sleep on my property?

Ideally, I would have a catamaran in SoCal that I could stay at for a couple of weeks at a time and travel back and forth, especially during the cold Bay Area winters. I think it is BS that I would need to be on a 20-year-long wait-list because of some government regulation that doesn't make much sense other than keeping "undesirables" from filling up marinas. If we're making rules about who can and can't occupy slips, try this: If you have a slip, you must use your boat at least twice a year. Then there will be plenty of room in marinas because half the boats would be gone.

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Ryan — You seem to be aware of the inherent contradiction of what you're asking for. You admitted that you chose a slip away from liveaboards, but you want to be able to live on your boats without restriction and free from the oppressive thumb of the government. You can't have it both ways!

Let's say that you valiantly lobbied against the Bay Area's liveaboard quota of a maximum of 10% per marina. (Which we agree is far, far too low.) Guess what? There will be a lot more liveaboards in marinas. Given the housing and homeless crises that you mentioned — and the already comical lack of use of existing boats by their owners — the majority January, 2025 • Latitude 38 • Page 31

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of people who'd move onto boats would likely be non-sailors.

The "neighborhoods" that would populate marinas would be the same mixed bag of people that every neighborhood is.

Some existing liveaboards — who might be called "NIMBYs (Not in My Backyard types), but who may have a case — would likely be outraged at the population bump and would counter-lobby your efforts.

This no-win, nobody's-ever-happy scenario perfectly describes government and laws. It's easy to say, "This is what I want." It's more difficult, if not impossible, to say, "This is what's best for the majority of people."

As long as we're doing broken records on anchor-outs: We have always said, and will continue to say, that there should be space carved out in San Francisco Bay for well-found (by which we include registered and insured) boats to anchor, that more liveaboards should be allowed in marinas, and that people should use their damn boats and sail more. (And read more Latitude 38 while you're at it!) But we don't have to figure out the rules or make society work.

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The City of Oakland Ordinance #13728 prohibiting anchoring in the Oakland Estuary is not being enforced. As a result, there are a growing number of illegal anchor-outs along the Oakland side of the Estuary. Many of these boats are not properly registered, and when they break loose, go aground, or sink, they are abandoned and become a public cleanup expense.

The City of Oakland has recently received a $150,000 annual grant from the California Division of Boating and Waterways SAVE program, as well as a three-year $3.16 million grant from NOAA's Marine Debris Removal program. Despite this impending financial support, there is presently a severe need for Oakland Police Department marine patrols on the Estuary. Unfortunately, OPD lacks available personnel, and [can't afford] even fuel expenses, to permit on-the-water patrols. A problem that could have been stopped at its inception rapidly grows into a more challenging and expensive condition. There is also a criminal element among the anchor-out population that has been responsible for the theft along the Estuary. Most recently, two Achilles RIBs were stolen from the Encinal Yacht Club in Alameda.

Given the wide variety of water sports enjoyed on the Estuary, it is imperative that this regional public resource be properly protected and preserved.

Brock de Lappe Former Oakland Harbormaster ⇑⇓ the majority of slips, the minority of votes The Oakland/Alameda Estuary continues to be ignored.

Outdated policies, underfunding, jurisdictional boundaries, too many competing priorities and unresponsiveness of agencies that should help (but don't) create a lawless environment.

Oakland and Alameda marine patrols are severely understaffed and don't have funding, the BCDC is eerily silent when it comes to responding to requests for assistance or complaints, and state environmental agencies have (to my knowledge) never set foot outside their office to observe the damage being done. In the meantime, there are millions of dollars available for feasibility studies to build billion-dollar bike bridges to accommodate the 30-ish bicyclists that may occasionally decide to ride their bike across.

Over 30% of the marina slips in the Bay Area are in Alameda; the majority of those are on the Estuary. By

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After a crime spree in 2023, the Oakland Estuary saw a flood of press, grant money, and enforcement and cleanup. Then the funds dried up. See the first page of this issue's Sightings for a good-news update.

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comparison, Alameda has about 3% of the population in the Bay Area, and Oakland about 14%. Most of the boaters in the area are transient (coming from outside the area to enjoy time on their boat). Each slip holder pays property tax to the County of Alameda; the yacht clubs provide service to the local community, with fund-raising and helping develop young sailors. We spend money at local businesses and bring along friends. The constant crime, lack of ability to prevent it, and deterioration of the shoreline are discouraging and drives people away.

I wonder what would happen should the boaters with slips in Alameda/Oakland vote with their keels and bail on Alameda County? They probably wouldn't even see it coming, because the area is ignored.

Tracy Reigelman Oakland ⇑⇓ we pOsteD a pICture Of the LATITUDE 38 X-mas partY. let's just saY that we're up there In age Here's what I don't see [at Latitude 38]: Young people. It's a metaphor for the entire Bay sailing scene, in my opinion.

It's ironic. The San Francisco Bay is perhaps the finest inshore sailing venue in the US, yet when I look at the dry storage yard at Brickyard Cove, which houses one of the largest number of well-maintained dry-sailed boats on the Bay, there's not a single modern, post-2000 boat to be found — not one. Every design is "ancient" and obsolete from a designer's perspective.

Nonetheless, Happy Holidays, Latitude 38, a publication that remains an important component of what's still left of the S.F. Bay sailing scene.

Kirk Denebeim Kirk — All we can say is that we were young when we started! We can also say that we wholeheartedly agree with you: There are not enough young people on the Latitude staff or in sailing in general, though exceptions to both abound.

It's the business model, too. People read fewer and fewer magazines these days. We believe that there is already a rebellion against screens and that print will always have a place, but for now, our boutique (should we say antique) industry feels just as old as most of the faces on our Zoom calls.

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t was the final World Famous Latitude 38 Caption Contest(!) of 2024! And, boy, it went out with a "Bang!" … and a crunch, and a great big gaping hole. It seems readers loved this picture. One could easily think it was fake: "Photoshop of the year award!" David Love wrote. Brad Cornelius added, "These realistic vinyl wraps are getting completely out of hand." But it was a real boat, and a real hole. Thanks to Joe Siudzinski, who played along, "I really should have a look to see what noise was …" and gave us the back story, which we'll share in 'Lectronic Latitude. In the meantime, you'll find the winner and top 10 below.

Winner: "I wonder if he knows." — keylime.hillbilly.

"Is that the hole you pour money into?" — Mike Turner.

"That must be Robert Redford at the helm …" — Russ Shurtz.

"Why is my bunk wet? " — mauidragon_.

"At first glance it appears to be a catamaran but obviously it's a mono hole." — Brad Kerstetter.

"Only one more piece and I've got this jigsaw puzzle completed." — Joseph Hansen.

"Honey, please come up on deck, I need help raising the main. Honey? Are you asleep again?" — Vallejo Yacht Club.

"Those orcas are getting out of hand." — John Henry Kline.

"Open-concept yacht, with great ventilation and unbelievable views!!" — Craig Meredith.

"Finally got that new head with a view installed." — Ken Miller.

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SIGHTINGS bad news, then good

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Tumolt has reemerged on the Oakland Estuary. Brock de Lappe forwarded an email from USCG Commander Dave Herndon, the chief of response operations at UCSG San Francisco, which outlines an updated plan for Estuary cleanup to occur over the next couple of months.

As we reported in a recent 'Lectronic Latitude, Oakland's budget problems had eliminated funding to patrol the Estuary, resulting in an increase in both anchor-outs and possibly related crime along the Alameda shoreline. This was a huge disappointment after 15-20 derelict vessels had been removed between 2023/24, but it wasn't long before the problem had returned.

The good news is the Coast Guard and

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I can confidently say that for a period of time earlier this year, I was aware of every reasonably priced sailboat listed online between 29 and 36 feet on the planet. I was willing to travel anywhere to find the right match if I thought my partner Megan and I could sail it to our home port in Santa Barbara, California, within the year. I finally found Gallia, a 34-ft Sun 1030 sloop on Craigslist listed in Surrey, British Columbia. My initial thought: She was a solid option and looked to be in good shape, but didn't necessarily make my heart stop like it did when I gawked at cruising boats out of my price range with sweet gadgets and long-range capabilities. To Megan's credit, it was her gut-instinctual excitement about the boat that made me start to seriously consider it and do some research.

She was formally built under the name Crown Yachts. I liked what I saw online about these boats with their solid Washington-built construction, IOR design, rod rigging and windward performance. About a month later we closed on Gallia, sight unseen. Our plan was to spend as much time as we could afford sailing her around British Columbia before coming down the West Coast in the fall.

I flew up in July to see the boat for the first time and get her ready for the voyage. I was met with more work than I'd anticipated with flawed running rigging, bad fresh- and raw-water pumps and general maintenance neglect over the last several years, but the idea of exploring nearby islands and inlets fueled a productive week of work to get the major things done so we could get underway and finish the rest later.

We left through a shallow, narrow tidal river where Gallia had been moored and dragged the keel through soft mud, nearly grinding us to a halt. We sailed through a narrow dredged channel to windward after the motor overheated before crossing the Strait of Georgia, on our way to the Gulf Islands. A bit rattled from our maiden voyage, we tied up at Salt Spring Island. Our adventure had officially begun. From there we made our way up past Desolation Sound — through what some locals call "the inside Inside Passage" — made up of a series of tidal rapids that must be carefully timed to transit, especially in a slow-moving sailboat.

We gathered three friends in Telegraph Cove for the next two weeks, enjoying the fishing and wildlife inside Broughton Archipelago and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Afterward, we turned back south via Johnstone Strait and Seymour Narrows. We saw orcas, ate salmon to our fill, and experienced gusts over 30 knots in Knight Inlet.

Suddenly it was August, and we were still in Canada. My goal was to be in Santa Barbara in mid-September, so it was time to start making some serious mileage. We checked into the USA at Anacortes and pushed through the Strait of Juan de Fuca around the southern tip of Vancouver continued on outside column of next sightings page Page 36 • Latitude 38 • January, 2025

SIGHTINGS in the oakland estuary the Oakland Police Department now have funding to renew patrols, and plan to start conducting public outreach and awareness to inform anchor-outs of upcoming removal operations. They will let occupants on the vessels know what resources are available to them and how to access them.

Following that first step, patrols will be pulling alongside or boarding vessels with the intention of tagging them for removal within 10 days. The Coast Guard says they will also be advising anchor-outs of legal places they can anchor, though there are no long-term anchorages in the Bay Area; nearly every anchorage has a maximum stay of 72 hours.

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sv gallia, from b.c. to santa barbara Island. I'd never seen so many humpback whales in one place in my life.

Conditions were settled, and a beautiful sunset inspired us for the 1,000 coastal miles ahead.

The sail down was difficult for two of us, but not as bad as some stories I'd heard and read about on this stretch of coast. We did two- to three-day legs and had a lot of light south wind and fog. It proved quite frustrating and tiring. Our roughest stretches were 10-foot seas and 25knot gusts around Cape Mendocino — and more strong gusts around Point Conception. We broke down and got towed six miles to Santa Cruz.

We caught a nice albacore tuna off southern Washington.

We pulled into the Santa Barbara Anchorage early on September 18, perfectly between the low-horizon morning sun and the last of a partially eclipsed supermoon. We have been living on the hook here in Santa Barbara, exploring the islands occasionally, as we had intended to do, and as we will for the foreseeable future on our newly beloved and trusted boat, Gallia.

— nate stephenson Scenes from the purchase, early British Columbia cruising life and international passage of Nate Stephenson's (bottom left) new-to-him Sun 1030 'Gallia'. Nate and his partner Megan (top center; inset) cruised with friends up north, then doublehanded 'Gallia' from B.C. to Santa Barbara. (Photos shot on actual film.)

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SIGHTINGS as heard on good jibes: ferry to foredeck When he moved from Oregon to the Bay Area in 2012, Erik Breedlove brought a love of the outdoors with him, though at the time, it had nothing to do with sailing. Erik was an avid camper, but camping in California was a pain — it required reservations, long drives in traffic and other hassles.

Commuting across San Francisco Bay, Breedlove watched sailboats, and he couldn't help but think about sailing. And as luck would have it, a friend, Bart Harris, invited him on a Friday night race out of South Beach Harbor. Erik's world changed.

On Latitude 38's Good Jibes podcast #165, Breedlove talks about how he's now up to his eyeballs in sailing.

That first sail on Bart's boat was no booze cruise. "Bart put me on the bow, handed me a line, and said, 'Pull when I tell you.'" Erik recalls how that experience opened his eyes to the coordination, skill, and teamwork needed to sail. Erik and his wife Kiana later went to a Latitude 38 Crew List Party at the Golden Gate Yacht Club, where they wore the blue "Crew Look-

photos Courtesy Erik Breedlove

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us sailing opens 2028 Didn't the Olympics just end? Well, it's a mere four years until the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. If you're aspiring to a gold medal, that's not far away. The US Sailing Team has already shipped two containers to Alamitos Bay Yacht Club that were transported directly from the US Sailing Team's summer 2025 Olympic base in Marseille, France. (The containers had also been in Tokyo for the 2020 games.) Additional facilities are planned and will be announced soon.

The move marks the first step in securing a local training base for LA 2028 so that sailors can familiarize themselves with the conditions in Long Beach.

SIGHTINGS olympic base in l.a.

"This is an exciting next step for the Olympic Development Program athletes — not only for Los Angeles 2028, but for Brisbane 2032," said Rosie Chapman, the Olympic development program manager.

In a press release, US Sailing said that by establishing a physical presence years in advance and "strong local ties in Long Beach … the team is investing in not only the refinement of athlete performance, but also in fostering deeper connections with the local community, ensuring that every aspect of their preparation — from equipment to enviorment — is optimized for Olympic competition."

— latitude Erik Breedlove (top left, top center, foreground) and Kiana (bottom left) went from non-sailors to full-on sailors in a remarkably short period of time. All it took was a Latitude 38 Crew List party, new friends, patient, willing skippers, and a love for the outdoors.

ferry to foredeck — continued ing for a Captain" name tags and connected with seasoned sailors who were eager for crew, and who wanted to mentor newcomers. Andy Newell welcomed the couple aboard his Santana 35 Ahi and introduced them to racing. This was a pivotal moment for Breedlove, who began crewing on numerous boats. The collection of sailors in his orbit grew and the invitations expanded and included more racing and daysailing. Many new friends were made.

Over a post-race rum at a yacht club bar, Erik struck up a conversation with Alex Ricabaut, who invited Erik and Kiana cruising aboard his J/30 Ananda out of the Corinthian Yacht Club, where Alex was a member. It wasn't long before Erik joined the club.

All the so-called "freelance" sailing and racing led to plenty of learning, but Erik and Kiana wanted more formal training at a proper sailing school to round out their knowledge. They signed up for classes at Spinnaker Sailing at Pier 40 in San Francisco and worked on their skills in seamanship and boat handling, and deepened their knowledge of the unique characteristics of San Francisco Bay. "The challenge of sailing with friends was not having enough time at the helm," Erik said. "I was impatient. I wanted more hands-on experience."

Erik sought out more racing. He found boats fast-tracked for learning, but was also intimidated. "People were eager to share their knowledge," Breedlove said. He appreciated skippers who took the time to guide him through his learning curve. Erik met John Arens at Corinthian YC and joined the crew aboard Arens' J/109 Reverie, a boat that competed in major Bay Area events including the Rolex Big Boat Series, YRA regattas and offshore races to destinations like Drake's Bay and Half Moon Bay. Last year's highlight was a trip to Southern California for the J/109 West Coast Championships. "Racing in a one-design fleet in warm, steady conditions was a sharp contrast to the variable winds and currents of the Bay," Erik said. "Plus we won the regatta, which was the cherry on top."

In 2020, it was time for Erik and Kiana to take the next big step: buying their own boat. The Beneteau 310 Zara "was the only boat we looked at," Breedlove laughed, admitting they skipped a formal survey. As a former training-fleet boat from Modern Sailing, Zara was well-maintained and perfect for their needs. Zara was berthed at CYC, across the fairway from Reverie.

The timing couldn't have been better; the pandemic had arrived, and owning a boat became Erik and Kiana's gateway to isolated (remember the words "social distancing"?) outdoor recreation. "We'd take Zara out to Angel Island or Raccoon Strait, have a picnic, and enjoy the quiet," Erik said. The boat also became a tool for introducing friends to sailing. "We do a lot of casual cruising, making sure first-time sailors feel comfortable."

Erik went on to join the membership committee at Corinthian Yacht Club. "The club played a big role in my sailing story. I wanted to pay it forward and help others find their way into this amazing community," Breedlove said.

What's next for a couple who have done nothing but expand and expand their sailing universe for the past several years? Erik and Kiana have already explored destinations like the San Juan Islands and British Virgin Islands, but they're eyeing future adventures in the Mediterranean. "I'd love to sail in Greece or Turkey someday," Erik said. "But for now, there's so much to explore here on the Bay." In just a few years, Erik's gone from curious ferry commuter to fulltime crew, racer, daysailer, boat owner and active Corinthian Yacht Club member. "It's all about saying yes to new experiences and seeing where they take you."

— latitude You can listen to all our episodes of Latitude 38's Good Jibes podcast by going to www.latitude38.com/good-jibes-latitude-38s-podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts. And are you interested in learning to sail? Try evening beer can racing, local sailing schools and the Latitude 38 Crew List, www.latitude38.com/crew-list-home.

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exploring baja surf on s/v sweetheart

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It's been just over a month since 40 competitors rocketed out of Les Sable D'Olonne in the 2024/25 Vendée Globe and the leaders are already more than half way around the world in their foiling IMOCA 60s. The 24,000-mile solo, unassisted race around the world is expected to take 70-80 days.

Two competitors have already dropped out with gear failure, with 38 still racing.

The current race leader, Charlie Dalin aboard Macif Sante Prevoyance, had a 300mile lead at one point but now is just 65 miles ahead of the number two boat Paprec Arkea with skipper Yoann Richomme. The photos jerely snyder unless otherwise noted

In addition to the 30th annual Baja Ha-Ha being the year of fishing and spinnakers, we did our best to make it the year of surfing.

Our journey began in the San Diego airport trying to convince an Uber driver that, yes, an 8-foot board would definitely fit in the back of his car. We were thrilled to be crewing the Ha-Ha on Sweetheart, a Santa Cruz 52 skippered by Sally and Michael Aldridge. Their partnership with Al Ramadan, known as Crystal Voyager Expeditions, had a distinguished history of surf exploration across the Pacific. We were eager to contribute to this legacy.

When we asked them about flying a board out from Berkeley for the journey, their reaction was immediate: "Bring it!"

The fun started in Bahia Tortugas when Jeremy started chatting with every panga driver we could hail about taking us to the point to surf. They all seemed to think it wasn't an option, given sharp rocks and small Maddie Zug takes a break from another rigorous bluebird swell, but told us, "Go day of champagne sailing, on passage between anchorages. talk to Rogelio at the restaurant on the beach, he's a big surfer and knows where to go."

One choppy dinghy ride later, Jeremy found and befriended the amiable Rogelio and his buddy Andreas, a Swiss digital nomad who had come to Bahia Tortugas to surf several years ago and never left. They quickly gave us the lay of the land: The best nearby break was called Playon by the locals, and was best accessed by a 20-minute drive over rough dirt roads to cross to the other side of the peninsula. He said he had been out that morning and found it clean and shoulder-high, but he had to work for the rest of the day. To his knowledge, all the other local surfers were tied up working the Ha-Ha's beach party that evening. Thinking we had been thwarted by our own festivities, we shifted gears to enjoying the party, but the tantalizing prospect of a sunset sesh remained in our heads.

After grilling up some of our fresh tuna steaks for lunch, Jeremy spied a lead: One of the locals helping his mother sell handicrafts at her booth had a quiver of surfboards hanging out the back of his truck. Jeremy chatted him up, and with his mother's blessing to cut out early, we made a plan. From there, things happened fast. We threw our picnic in a bag and snagged a panga back to Sweetheart for wetsuits, wax and boards. When we started loading the boards in the panga for the ride back, one of the drivers excitedly unzipped his jacket to reveal a surfboard tattoo on his arm. He wished us well and said he wished he could join us, but duty called. They ferried us back while regaling us with tales of the epic swells brought by past hurricanes, then we transferred boards to the truck and sped off along a bumpy dirt road as the sun sank golden over the desert.

On the way, our new friend Abraham emanated stoke as he told us about the surf competition that would converge on Bahia de Tortugas that weekend, and in which he was planning to compete. He said that with the right swell, the break at Playon was fast and hollow. Or, as he repeatedly emphasized, "PRO!" We rounded the village airstrip, passing a row of five crosses marking the site of a long-ago plane crash at the end of the runway, lending a cinematic and foreboding feeling to the dusky, desolate landscape. (Hopefully it wouldn't be an omen for our session!)

Just as the sun grew fat and orange on the horizon, we crested a dune to find a gorgeous beach break with peeling peaks on either side of a central jumble of rocks. The waves were stomach-high and clean, still groomed by the wind that had been coursing through the anchorage all day. A rickety

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sweetheart surf — continued

number three boat, Groupe Dubreuil with skipper Sebastian Simon was in second place, but hit a UFO (Unidentified Floating Object) and shattered the starboard foil.

Somehow, Simon is continuing to race at close to top speeds with part of a port foil.

The fleet is now passing south of New Zealand as they head east into the Southern Ocean. This segment of the race closes with the rounding of Cape Horn, when the fleet will turn left and head north to return to Les Sables D'Olonnes, hoping to finish the race toward the end of January.

— latitude

shack and someone's ancient area rug had been set up on the bluff, clearly by the surfers who frequented the place. We rushed into our wetsuits while Abraham confessed he would have to hang back, since he'd forgotten his own suit and was worried about his car's faulty battery dying and stranding us. After a few minutes ribbing him to tough it out with us, we relented and stormed into the waves alone while he shouted encouragement from the bluff. The three of us traded easy, forgiving waves as the sunset burned on the horizon and the coastline faded into hazy orange and purple hues that just made the heart sing. When we finally admitted it was too dark to surf, we retreated to the (thankfully still-running) car, hooting and hollering about how it doesn't get any better than that.

But the best was yet to come.

Three days later, we were hove-to a few miles outside Bahia Santa Maria, waiting for dawn so we could check the surf on our way in. As we continued on outside column of next sightings page

Maddie zug

Whether getting to surf by boat or via bumpy dirt roads with locals, waves abound in the Baja Ha-Ha. Clockwise from top left: 'Sweetheart' skipper Michael Aldridge at Playon near Bahia Tortugas; 'Sweetheart's Maddie Zug trades waves with one of the crew from 'Knot Trading'; Jeremy Snyder slides into a righthander at Bahia Santa Maria; Miya Miller helming 'Sweetheart' into Bahia Santa Maria.

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SIGHTINGS sweetheart surf — continued motored in close to the point and got out the binoculars, the first lookout called, "That's a breaking wave!" and the next expedition was on. All signs looked promising as we headed in to anchor as close to the break as we could. Once hooked at the edge of the fleet, we raced to load five adults and three surfboards into our small inflatable dinghy. With all of 2.5 horses on our stern, we gunned the outboard and puttered toward the surf.

Along the way, we were joined (read: passed at enviable speed) by a load of guys from another Ha-Ha boat, the Lagoon 460 Knot Trading. By the time we arrived, they had anchored in the channel and were paddling out toward big, glassy peaks sucking water off an intimidating-looking reef. We swallowed our nerves and quickly followed suit.

Gavin Gegg of Kit arrived shortly after, dinghy-chauffeured by his dad, who kicked back and relaxed while Gavin scored some sweet rides. The crew of Knot Trading made it look easy, with one surfer rocking a SUP, and not a wetsuit in sight. While the folks in the water traded exhilarating rides on the overhead-plus sets, Maddie defied the rocking dinghy to snap an impressive collection of action shots that Jeremy proudly showed off to

ERIC TAYLOR / Rampant II

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the banderas As Baja Ha-Ha cruisers do their annual migratory trickle into Banderas Bay, the casual racing season gets underway in the waters off Puerto Vallarta. Things got started late last year with the Banderas Bay Blast Pirates for Pupils Charity Regatta, which supports local students.

The event ran November 11-13, with 19 boats sailing in three classes — there were nine boats in the cruising division, four in the multihull division and six in the racing division. The fleet was accompanied by numerous whales, which were frequently sighted surfacing mid-race, adding new, random and exhilarating obstacles to the race course.

The annual Banderas Bay Blast is hosted by the Vallarta Yacht Club and the Punta

SIGHTINGS bay blast Mita Surf Club as one of several welcoming events for cruisers arriving for the winter on the bay. This year's Blast was a generally light-air regatta.

Joe Heinzmann's S&S Nautor Swan 55 Swan Fun won the cruising division; the Catana 431 Maluhia Nui won the multihull division; and the Serendipity 43 Wings took the racing division. The Doug Peterson-designed Serendipity 43 is a West Coast classic that continues to perform, though many have retired from racing and are now fulltime cruisers.

For cruisers planning to sail south in 2025, the Banderas Bay Blast will be on the calendar again, this time slated for mid-December.

— latitude Eric Taylor (top left) was all smiles until he caught a glimpse of the "evil grin" on his Cal 9.2 'Rampant II' (right). He finally hauled out in SoCal (bottom middle and left) to make the much-needed repairs.

sweetheart surf — continued anyone who'd look for days to come.

A couple of hours later, after paddling ourselves ragged with a dozen good rides to show for it, we called it a morning and returned to the boat to refuel with tuna ceviche.

The rest of the day passed in amicable exhaustion. But by the time the beach party was wrapping up, the itch to get back out there drove us over to check out the sunset sesh. Upon finding the original break had become jumbled and choppy, we instead tried out the inside coastline, where a small procession of waves was breaking dependably along the rocky beach.

Once again we hopped in there, sharing the break with the Knot Trading guys and some new friends from the Saga 43 Stella Blue and the Lagoon 421 Cetacea et Amis, seeking out waves until the twilight.

The prospect of a slow, daunting return against the wind with our dinky dinghy called us home.

The Baja Ha-Ha was more than just a sailing journey. It was an opportunity to explore hidden Baja surf spots, connect with local surfers, and be amongst the beauty of the region's coastline. From the thrill of discovering Playon with Abraham to the camaraderie shared with fellow surfers in Bahia Santa Maria, each surf session added a layer of richness to our voyage aboard Sweetheart as its surf-exploration pedigree continues to grow.

And we certainly got our money's worth out of bringing the board!

— jeremy snyder and maddie zug

evil smiles? grin and repair it No owner of a fin-keel boat likes to see "the smile" — a crack or gap at the front of the keel that suggests it's working loose from the hull.

Eric Taylor of the Oxnard-based Cal 9.2 Rampant II suspected something was amiss during last year's Baja Ha-Ha, when the boat was taking on more water than usual. The bilge pump was able to keep up with it, but when Eric hauled the boat to replace the shaft log in Los Cabos, there it was, staring at him: The evil grin.

"At the advice of the yard, we applied a lot of 5200 all around the smile," says Eric. "That got us home, but in hindsight we really should have dropped the keel there and done the full repair."

Upon returning to Channel Islands and hauling the boat to replace a broken rudder (that's a story for another time), the 5200 was easily pulled out by hand, and "the keel smile was too significant to ignore," says Eric.

It was time to do the job right.

"When the 9.2 was built, Cal filled in the gap between the hull rocker and the flat top of the keel with a hard, unreinforced epoxy, presumably Marine Tex. That gap was now almost a full inch at the front edge of the keel." And things just got worse from there. It turns out the hull was laid up to less than ¼ inch above the keel. The ¾-inch keel bolts were attached with common flat washers, which had completely dished. And the hull at the keel bolts had shattered, as much as 1/8-inch wide and 8 inches long around the bolts near the hull rocker and mast compression post. "The consequences of a major keel failure offshore need not be explained," notes Eric.

Repairs to the hull and keel were extensive. "I spent the summer working with the yard to remove the keel and rebuild the hull. It's now over 5/8-inch thick, plus a thickened 'shoe' to match the rocker is integral with the hull. The interior supports are 3/16-inch, 316 stainless plates the full width of the keelson and between the floors. Those supports have a rolled edge for additional stiffness. We repeatedly fitted and refitted the keel to the new hull so there was a close match, and rebedded the keel-to-hull joint in Sikaflex.

"Multiple races and a little cruising later, we are bone dry in the bilge.

And the new rudder has improved hydrodynamics and better helm feel."

Now that's worth smiling about.

— jr January, 2025 • Latitude 38 • Page 43

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ready to jump the puddle?

Along the West Coast of the Americas from California to Panama, it's that time of year again when sailors of all stripes are getting revved up with excitement in anticipation of making the famous Pacific Puddle Jump passage to French Polynesia — a nonstop bluewater voyage of 3,000 to 4,000 miles, depending on your point of departure.

As longtime Latitude 38 readers know, the magazine has been reporting on this "annual westward migration" since 1997, when Latitude editors gave the event its lighthearted name — a play on the time-honored Atlantic reference "crossing the pond."

Having spent most of the past five years in French Polynesia, this writer is happy to report that most of the islanders we meet these days are as warm and friendly as those we got to know on our first visit years ago. And still today, much of this French Overseas Territory's vast collection of islands, atolls and lagoons remains essentially the same as when we took our first eye-popping look at them several decades ago.

Among circumnavigators and other well-traveled sailors, Tahiti and her sister isles enjoy a stellar reputation as one of the most truly exotic, physically unspoiled and culturally rich cruising grounds on Earth. Yet, much like its Central South Pacific neighbors, French Polynesia faces a variety of serious threats to its delicate marine ecosystems. So Puddle Jump rally organizers implore all visiting sailors to proactively embrace a commitment to do no harm, and always "leave a clean wake," wherever they sail.

As reported during the COVID-19 pandemic, foreign-flag French Polynesians of all ages take great vessels were given emergency refpride in performing the traditional dances of uge in Tahitian anchorages while their forefathers. their owners took free repatriation flights home. The so-called log jam of foreign boats that this policy created forced local government agencies to take a thorough look at all aspects of the territory's marine sector — resulting in the likelihood of establishing new anchoring and mooring regulations in the most popular destinations within the next year or so, to be administered with the help of an online reservation system that is already being tested.

I report all this, in part, to make the point that changes are inevitable, even in places as seemingly timeless as French Polynesia's 118 islands and atolls. So if you and your boat are well-prepared, and you're tempted to make the crossing this season, there are plenty of excellent reasons to quit procrastinating and make your move.

What's the biggest impediment to making the jump? Having spent time with hundreds of Pacific Puddle Jumpers over the years, I can confirm that for most would-be westbound cruisers, the hardest part of making a successful jump to the islands is not getting the boat and all its systems sorted out, scraping together a reasonable cruising kitty, or finding reliable crew. No, for the vast majority of would-be voyagers that we've met over the years, the greatest challenge to achieving their cruising dreams was creating a window of opportunity when all the interconnected elements of their lives could sync, allowing the skipper and crew to step away from their usual routines and obligations, and reinvent themselves as more adventurous and curious versions of themselves — finally able to embrace their long-held dreams of cruising. Once you create a concientious plan for continued on outside column of next sightings page Page 44 • Latitude 38 • January, 2025

a word about sailors Sailors are born, not made.

By "sailor," I do not mean one of those drab, insignificant individuals one encounters these days on the forecastle of ships, on the open sea, but I mean a person who takes possession of that mass of wood, steel, ropes and canvas and transports it at will over the sea surfaces. And, whatever the captains and petty officers of large vessels may say, the yachtsman is a true sailor.

They know, they must know, how to make the wind carry the boat from one point to another. They must not ignore anything about tides, currents, eddies, shallows, buoys in canals or day and night signs.

Spread: Cook's Bay on Mo'orea in the Tahitian Islands is the stuff that cruising dreams are made of. Inset: When you find yourself lying peacefully at anchor in a Polynesian lagoon, such as in Andy Turpin's Cross 42 trimaran, you don't need a perfect rainbow to know that you've found yourself a piece of paradise.

creating your own window, all the rest will likely seem much less daunting.

Learn more about the 2025 Pacific Puddle Jump and related events, or register to participate at www.pacificpuddlejump.com. Entry fees are kept low to encourage widespread participation. The PPJ is not primarily focused on fleet discounts, but a number of our supporters and promoters do offer substantial discounts on chandlery items, yacht agent services, duty-free fuel and more.

Although based in California, the Pacific Puddle Jump rally has longtime partners and associates in Tahiti and the outer islands. As a founding member of the South Pacific Sailing Network, we also have firmly established relationships with sailing industry leaders and government officials in Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu and New Zealand.

— andy turpin Andy Turpin is the former managing editor of Latitude 38 and longtime "ringleader/chief cat-herder" of the Pacific Puddle Jump.

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They must continually monitor the changing weather and develop an instinctive familiarity with their medium. They need to heave it into the wind at the right time to facilitate the turn and relaunch it on the other edge without stopping it or making it lean too far.

A longtime sailor today no longer needs to know all these things. In fact, they ignore them all! Cocks, hoists, polishes the deck, paints and removes rust where required. But they know nothing, and little care. Place them aboard a small boat and you get to see how clueless they are. They'd be more comfortable on the back of a horse!

— jack london

pacific puddle jump 2025

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TURKEY TROT ALL IMAGES TOM BALESTERI EXCEPT WHERE NOTED

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o go or not to go, that is the question. I often get calls from folks purchasing a vessel somewhere along the US West Coast where they don't live wondering how much it will be to deliver this vessel to the place where they do live. Usually, taking a boat to pieces, setting her on a truck, and then putting her back together again is generally more expensive than "taking her on her own bottom" for the same journey. Of course, hours on the engine, wear and tear on sails and the like are to be considered, but strictly speaking, dollars and cents, usually leaving her afloat is less expensive.

Sometimes people ask how come the yard bill to assemble the vessels is more than the one to take her apart. Well, imagine a puzzle … and yer paying by the hour. The pieces go in the box quicker than they come out of it and fit together.

Well, except for corrosion, umm yeah; then taking the rig apart can get expensive too. Hand me the propane torch and an impact driver, I can get it apart!

North, like from San Francisco to Portland, OR, is considered "uphill." South, Seattle to San Diego, for example, is considered "downhill". Due to the effects of gravity, it's not really true, but often the prevailing wind and waves make it feel that way. For those new to yachting but familiar with Jimmy Buffett, his songs are about sailing "downhill." Before Jimmy Buffett, it was said, "Gentlemen don't sail to weather." In short, most folks plan

voyages with the wind on their backs rather than on their face. The West Coast of the US, in my experience, now including 38 voyages anywhere between Vancouver, BC, and Cabo San Lucas, figure northerlies 70% of the time, southerlies 20%, and flat calm 10%.

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nter the delivery skipper. His job is to follow the course defined by the Windex at the top of the mast. This unit is also commonly referred to as the chicken.

The Windex/chicken's job is to point to the apparent wind direction the vessel is experiencing. In a delivery, the true wind direction and the apparent wind direction are generally the same.

Zero degrees, straight on the nose in the center of your face.

This is generally how the delivery skipper makes his living. If he is lucky or has pictures of folks they don't want published on the internet, or other valuable information or romantic sea stories to coerce them, then he can find some crew to go along. Eventually, a yacht gets large enough that there is also a paid chef and a crew of hot 'n' cold running helper people aboard, but not in this story.

It was thick fog at sunrise while entering Coos Bay for fuel.

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his story takes place the usual way. A November delivery from Seattle to San Francisco. A holiday is fast approaching, the boatyards are shut down, no way to do surveys without haulouts.

Black Friday is approaching and the local sailmaker has a big sale on just the kind of sails a schooner needs for the next run to Hawaii. Of course, a huge storm is brewing in the Pacific Northwest, this year the week before Thanksgiving. The barometer dropped 60 millibars in 24 hours. A drop of 24 ml in 24 hours is considered a storm; this year's storm has epic proportions and at least three souls lost their lives. The weather the following week was predicted to be more pleasant.

The original crew reconsidered their plans to join me and I started working my internet and telephone pals to fill the bunks on a lovely 1995 45-ft Bowman sloop located on Lake Union in Seattle. I eventually landed two stellar shipmates:

OFFSHORE 2024

Above: Leaving the Strait of Juan de Fuca at Cape Flattery to enter the Pacific 'whale pasture.' Inset: The full crew, left to right: Tom Balestreri, Mike Bourgeois, and captain Andy Schwenk.

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Mike, a retired contractor/fireman, and Tom, a retired chopper pilot/anesthesiologist. We had all been offshore before and they both got a holiday pass from their current wives. The weather was still looking promising, so the plan was to clear through the locks, travel from the lake to the sea on Tuesday evening, and start the 900-or-so-mile journey to San Francisco Bay on the running tide.

Then I lost a crown. Then I found a 24-hour/365-day-a-year dental joint and then we were back in action. While I was reclining in the dental office, Mike procured propane and talked systems with the new owner. The previous owners were Swedish, and even though they allegedly left more than 40 pages of instructions on the ship's computer, we were unable to access it using conventional means.

Tom took my best pal as his shopping helper and bought enough chow for six days. They didn't have any turkeys small enough to fit in our oven but he found some applesauce to hold me over till my crown was ready for action 24 hours later.

Delivery captain Andy Schwenk looking over the Pacific mill pond.

he bridges on the ship canal we had to transit are closed for vehicle traffic flow from 1600-1800. While we waited, we purchased 100 gallons of fuel at the fuel dock on the lake and watched as the hot-tub boats paraded by in their holiday finery, although their crews were wearing less. They have them now in Alameda as well, hot-tub boats I mean…

As darkness fell, the bridges were raised, and we proceeded down the ship canal to the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks.

The small locks were open, and they are easier as you tie off on floats on the walls that also slide down as you are lowered to sea level. Makes line handling mucho easier. It varies with the tide level, anywhere from say a 4- to 20-foot drop depending on lake level and moon cycles.

One word to the wise: Make sure the railroad bridge seaward of the locks is also raised. More than a few folks have focused on the hubbub of the locks and, in the dark with sea lions barking and street lights twinkling, have failed to notice this barrier to the open sea. They have a cocktail at the bar adjacent to the locks, and you can get this drink called a Burlington January, 2025 • Latitude 38 • Page 47

Northern for free, but you have to earn it the hard way.

We headed north through the Salish Sea using a device called a "Tank Tender" to monitor fuel level every four hours, and by lunchtime Wednesday, were able to shoot "Hole in the Wall" at Cape Flattery in glassy conditions. The TSA vessel followed us through, and we were on the Great Eastern Pacific Whale Pasture as night fell. Due to the abundance of whales, God love them, Dungeness crab fishing has been postponed, so only forgotten "ghost pots" slipped by every now and then.

Watches were 1900-2200, 2200-0100, and it was three hours on, six hours off until we rolled into Sausalito on Sunday at noon. Typically, in fair weather, we only have formal watches from 1900-0700 and catch as catch can in the daytime. We took turns cooking breakfast and each of us prepared our best dinner.

It stayed as flat as a bowling alley through Friday morning, and fuel was running low. The tank tender showed 5 inches left, which translated to about 30 gallons. Coos Bay was only another 30 miles at daybreak, so we figured we were good to go. Until the engine quit. We had three jerry cans in reserve but heck, that can get messy. We simply switched to the 25-gallon "Day Tank" that was really supposed to be for the heater, but the valve turned easily. The four-cylinder Yanmar burped a couple of times and we were back underway with no stinky bleeding fuel for us as we finished our omelets.

The fog rolled in thick and we listened to the bar report as we turned the corner into Coos Bay. We arrived at the fuel dock and called the number scrawled on the paper in the window. The voice that answered claimed she didn't work there anymore and was going Good Friday

MICHAEL BOURGEOIS

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A pre-green flash sunset.

shopping, but her ex-boyfriend from high school had a key to the pumps.

When I was in the military, a $100 bill was called a stripper ticket. Nowadays, this form of currency is more useful to me as a fuel dock attendant ticket. Curtis was happy to oblige with this monetary encouragement, and with 120 gallons of fresh dinosaur juice aboard, we headed back out into the fog. I can tell you Coos Bay by a sailing vessel motoring at 2800 rpms in flat seas is halfway between Seattle and Sausalito, as Sunday we took another 120 gallons aboard to leave her topped off for the new owner.

Cape Mendocino is the gatekeeper for vessels transiting this area, and Point Arena to a lesser extent. Usually, the wind and waves get all stirred up, the crew starts barfing, and if there is any

It was an excellent weather window all the way to San Francisco.

sediment in your diesel tank, it will find its way to the filter here.

Except that this year, it was still calm as a mill pond, and for the first time in 45 years of sailing, I saw the "green flash" at sunset. No question: sparkly like a green beacon. Yes, it's true; no question, I'm a believer now.

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aturday slipped by fast, knowing we would be landlubbers again tomorrow, the first night at sea and the last night are always the best. By daybreak, we could see the South Tower of the bridge, the Salesforce building and the Farallones.

I put the crew up for the night at the Hotel Mac in Point Richmond and gave them a ride to the ferry dock Monday for a day in the city. Apparently the adventure continued, something to do with a driverless car, but they would have to tell you the details.

Next, it was Monday Night Football, and this time we made sure the pizza had gluten, not like the frozen, gluten-free one on the boat. Of course, now off to the airport and the big aluminum tubes that go upwind at 500 mph. The crew was safely home in less time than a three-hour watch.

It may be a few years until I hit another November to remember like that.

— andy schwenk About the author: Andy Schwenk is a SAMS-certified yacht surveyor and USCG 100-ton licensed skipper living in Pt. Richmond. When he is not out teaching or working on the water, he is usually sailing his 2007 50-ft Burns cold-molded schooner Sir Edmund.

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he fleets celebrated in this second 2024 Season Champs feature range from tiny El Toros to substantial Express 37s to a 44-ft trimaran, with all sorts in between. We'll start somewhere in the middle.

Moore 24 Roadmaster Series — Mooregasm Steve Bourdow, SCYC The Roadmaster Series consisted of nine events over 17 race days. Each boat's best 12 scores (including up to two local optional substitution scores) were used to determine the series scoring.

Moore 24 master of the road Steve Bourdow said that the Tahoe Roadmaster regatta, hosted by South Lake Tahoe Windjammers Yacht Club in June, was the most interesting for him. "First, my daughter Claire did bow for only her second time on the boat." Second, Steve had never raced in South Lake Tahoe before.

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beautiful. The regatta came down to a last-beat battle with the Fennells (Paramour, #75), trading the lead, a succession of lee bows and lots of tacks — super-tense. But Karl Robrock was fantastic in the cockpit, Mike Holt took full control of tactics, Claire Bourdow called puffs, and I focused purely on boatspeed. We trusted each other to do our jobs. We each made some mistakes, but the focus of each person added up to excellence as a team — and that's memorable.

"The SCYC Roadmaster in May was exciting. It was held on Mother's Day weekend, and we couldn't find anyone to crew. We hobbled it together at the last minute, with Steve Bourdow my daughter jumping on to do bow with zero experience and another newbie doing middle, with Karl in the cockpit. We had to set

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Moore 24 start in the Big Daddy pursuit race in March. 'Mooregasm' is #36.

goals accordingly, with low expectations.

However, we did great! Karl and I started racing like we had a seasoned crew, which led to some exciting spinnaker douses, but our newbies handled things just fantastic and we finished second, way above goal."

Steve was the class president in 2024, so he prioritized attending every regatta possible. It's also time for Karl to get his own Moore out on the race course. "So, I'm going to dial back my effort a little.

"For the fleet, two exciting things are happening. First, we're having our first destination Nationals in many years, during Long Beach Race Week in June, an exciting new venue that we hope the fleet will rally toward. It will also draw in the handful of Moores currently located in SoCal. "Second, our class has decided to lean into offshore racing again. After many years of increasing regulatory requirements that bring expensive equipment needs that were intimidating for Moore 24 owners, the boat remains an excellent offshore competitor. As costs come down and the requirements stablize, we'd like to encourage more Moore 24s to tool up and compete offshore. We're planning a training workshop, recommended

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equipment lists and how-tos, and are putting two offshore races on the Roadmaster calendar as counters."

Moore 24 Shorthanded Series — Flying Circus Bill & Melinda Erkelens, RYC Sailing doublehanded, the Erkelens enjoyed the fleet and its high level of competition. "Melinda and I sailed most of the events together," said Bill. "Sarah Deeds joined me for one event in Santa Cruz.

"Our favorite events would have to be the Delta Ditch Run and Three Bridge Fiasco. It's nice to race in a large fleet and have a large class within the fleet.

This year's Fiasco was a true fiasco, and perseverance paid off in the end."

Bill & Melinda Erkelens

Melinda and Bill finished second in the Moore 24 class.

"The Ditch Run started with a big reach from Point Pinole to the Vallejo entrance, a defining point for our race and a great deal of fun. The balance of the race was pleasant, and the focus was on keeping clear air through the fleet." The Erkelens not only won the Moore 24 class, but they placed first overall in the DDR. MOORE 24 ROADMASTER SERIES (20 regattas) 1) Mooregasm, 1163 points; 2) Firefly, Joel Turmel, RYC, 1135; 3) Watts Moore…, Chris Watts, SCYC, 1000. (62 boats) MOORE 24 SHORTHANDED SERIES (6 regattas) 1) Flying Circus, 366 points; 2) Firefly, 256; 3) Mooretician, Peter Schoen/Roe Patterson, TYC, 253. (42 boats) More info at www.moore24.org

J/88 Fleet 3 — Ravenette Brice Dunwoodie, StFYC/GGYC "The San Francisco J/88 fleet has grown to 11 boats in the last two years.

New boats in the fleet are getting up

to speed and the racing is very tight," reports fleet captain Dave Corbin of Butcher. "Racing got very tight toward the end of the season, with the top five boats swapping places during the Rolex Big Boat Series. The great wind of this year's RBBS saw several of the boats hit new speed records on some glorious 18-knot runs! Mark Howe's Split Water won the RBBS regatta with Speedwell and Ravenette close behind. Brice Dunwoodie's Ravenette was crowned the 2024 champion."

Brice said that 2024 was a really fun season overall, with quite a few days of low to midteens champagne sailing.

"The J/88 fleet has continued to strengthen, and the competition bar has consistently moved up. We had some new members join the fleet this year, and it's been great to see the energy Brice Dunwoodie build and to continue to learn the nuances of this sporty boat.

"RBBS always stands out as the most challenging regatta, with the highest highs and lowest lows. This year was no exception, with the sustained high winds and daily long courses. July's Encinal Regatta, with its tough beat out the Gate, then super-long downwind run, followed by an aggressive light-air duel to the finish line, was a lot of fun and really used a broad range of skills — I love it when a race challenges you in new ways, and then ends with a solid party at the dock."

"I love it when a race challenges you in new ways, and then ends with a solid party at the dock."

This was a repeat championship for Ravenette, but Brice says the Bay never ceases to throw new challenges at you.

"The forever learning curve is one of the reasons I love sailing. This year we got the boat more dialed in, continued

simplifying the mechanics and our operations, and had a lot more time sailing in lighter air, working on weight management and light/medium gear shifting. A lot of that went out the window at RBBS, when the winds went big and stayed there. C'est la vie in San Francisco!

"More competition at the top of the fleet has been pushing us all harder and has made the investment in the fleet feel like a great one. I'm excited for the competition and camaraderie of 2025!"

Primary crew sailing with Brice in 2024 were Brett Bastien, Ian Schillebeeckx, Ken Grayson, Dylan Farrell, Hannah Weymuller and Mark Lightner.

J/88 FLEET 3 (30r) 1) Ravenette, 57 points; 2) Pelagia, Christos Karamanolis/Sergey Lubarsky , SSC, 75; 3) Speedwell, Tom Thayer/Robert Milligan, RYC, 77. (11 boats)

J/24 Fleet 17 — Evil Octopus Jasper Van Vliet, RYC Season champion Jasper Van Vliet has been sailing J/24s since about 2005. "I've sailed in a lot of different classes, but I still love the J/24 for its super-strict one-design rules, its vast worldwide competition and its affordability."

In addition to the regular Bay Area season, this team also has a robust travel schedule involving both coasts. "We're having fun and making a lot of friends. That's what sailing is all about for us.

"Our favorite Bay Area regatta is the Jazz Cup. Even though we prefer racing around buoys, the Jazz Cup ends with a raft-up that we Jasper Van Vliet really enjoy."

The regulars on Evil Octopus were tactician William Pochereva, Bri Biller and Jessica Ludy. "We lost one crewmember, Julia Elkin, to a horrible accident." Julia died after being hit by a car. "That was a real gut-wrencher. She was such a delight. We still prefer to make chocolate chip cookies the way she made them."

J/24 FLEET 17 (14r, 2t) 1) Evil Octopus, 18 points; 2) Downtown Uproar, Darren Cumming, NoYC, 28; 3) Little Wing, Robin Van Vliet, RYC, 31. (5 boats) More info at https://www.facebook.com/j24sf January, 2025 • Latitude 38 • Page 51

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El Toro Senior — Henry Tom Burden, RYC The tiny boat we mentioned in our opening paragraph is the 8-ft El Toro, a cat-rigged pram.

"The El Toro occupies a unique niche among singlehanded dinghies," says Tom Burden. "It's a displacement dinghy, and the waterline length varies depending on the weight of the sailor. Unlike the Laser and other one-person race boats, the competitive weight range is something like 70-80 pounds, so sailors don't need to use different rigs or be grouped by size.

"About 26 years ago I won the 1998 Nationals on a tiebreaker from Hank Jotz, one of the greatest Toro racers of all time. Hank, at 125 pounds, tied with me, who weighed in at 173. Fast-forward to 2019 and I bought Hank's 1996 Ron Moore-built El Toro and renamed it Henry in my friend's honor.

"Hank died about a year ago, so the class decided to hold the 2024 Hank Jotz Memorial El Toro Nationals on his home waters of Whiskeytown Lake.

Tom Burden I vowed that I would 'win one for Hank,' so I practiced regularly and polished my boat-handling skills. My roll tacks and jibes became weapons on the race course.

"But then fate knocked on my door.

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'Expeditious' in the Express 37 Nationals, hosted by Berkeley YC in September.

Just weeks before the big event, I slipped and fell on my tailbone while pulling my Laser up a launch ramp, injuring my lower back. I was sailing in pain — sciatica — plus there were three other former national champions in our fleet. The first day of the regatta was unusually windy and cold, and Vaughn Seifers excelled.

On the second day, the weather shifted to light wind and heat with frustrating zephyrs — classic Gordie Nash weather.

But Gordie made a fatal error in the second race, failing to notice a changeof-course placard on the committee boat and sailing the wrong course. It wasn't pretty, but I won the Nationals and my second blue chevron.

"I'm the season champion because I sailed just about every event and did OK, a classic winning formula. That included regattas at Shoreline Lake, Lake Merritt, Pinecrest, Richmond and Lake Washington in West Sacramento. My favorite race is the Bullship, the classic dash from Sausalito to San Francisco.

"The El Toro remains one of the toughest and friendliest dinghy fleets in Northern California."

Fleet captain Gordie Nash of RYC tells us that 20 boats raced. Gordie placed second, and Tom Tillotson of LWSC was third. See www.eltoroyra.org.

Express 37 — Expeditious Bartz Schneider, SFYC "I think our favorite regatta was the Encinal One Design Invitational," said Bartz Schneider, champion Express 37 skipper. "Six races, and we won all but one of them when an EYC skipper aced us on local knowledge sailing up the Estuary. What's not to like!" EYC hosted that regatta on June 8-9. "The Vallejo Race was great too."

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SEASON CHAMPIONS, PART II — The team included Andrew Kirsch, Denis Marriott, Elizabeth Little, Mike Vergalla, Paul Caturegli, Rich Fisher, Philippe Bellevin, Mason Smith, John Spencer, Marshall Schneider (tactician), "and a number of excellent cameo appearances from Brock Parson."

Rich Fisher commented, "I race on Bartz Schneider's Express 27 in Tahoe YC's Wednesday night beer can races and crew on Bartz's Express 37 on the Bay. Brock is our first alternate and joins us whenever one of the regular crew becomes unavailable." Brock and Rich have been sailing together on various boats since 1981.

"Unfortunately, our fleet is in a kind of transition period, and we had fewer races and fewer boats than in past seasons," commented Bartz. "But we Bartz Schneider have a bunch of new owners all gung-ho to get out there, so things are looking up."

EXPRESS 37 (16r, 4t) 1) Expeditious, 10 points; 2) Snowy Owl, Jens Jensen, EYC, 12; 3) Golden Moon, Mike Laport, StFYC, 24. (8 boats) More info at https://express37.net

Knarr — Viva Don Jesberg/Ethan Doyle, SFYC In the San Francisco Knarr fleet, Don Jesberg's Viva team is a repeat champion. "Last year (2023) was much tighter with other teams. We won convincingly this year (2024) by a very wide margin.

We have a great team and enjoy racing together."

Ethan Doyle, John Bonds, Eric Baumhoff, Alden Grimes and Andy Vare comprise the Don Jesberg Knarr team. "All amazing sailors," says Don. "Our favorite regatta during our local season was the S.F. Fleet Championship (aka Knarr US Nationals). Off Angel

Island in September, we had an amazing event and scored 1,5,1,2,1 — a convincing win and our second consecutive Nationals win." San Francisco YC hosted that regatta.

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KNARR (34r, 6t) 1) Viva, 57 points; 2) Niuhi, Randy Hecht/Russ Silvestri, StFYC, 91; 3) Serena, John Buestad, StFYC, 95. (19 boats) More info at https://knarr.us

'Salty Hotel' jibes at the finish of RYC's Big Daddy pursuit race in March.

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Express 27 Long Distance Series — Salty Hotel John Kearney, CYC The Express 27 Long Distance Series features four doublehanded races, including one offshore (the Doublehanded Farallones no less!), one pursuit race (Big Daddy), the distance race that's part of the Nationals, the Trans-Tahoe, and Bay Area classics old and newer (the Great Vallejo Race and the Delta Ditch Run).

"I think Three Bridge Fiasco is probably my favorite regatta every year," muses the Long Distance Series champ, John Kearney. "It always gives something different — you never know exactly what to expect.

"Much of the racing for this series happens early or late in the season, so there often isn't as much breeze as there is in the middle of the season. We had a few moments when anchored in the Three Bridge Fiasco where we had to fend off other boats who were not anchored and who were heading for Salty Hotel backward!

"The regular crewmembers for the season were Marcia Schnapp, Michael Bruzzone and Karen Tara, but we had some special guests like Nigel Lipps, Dima Peschansky and Pete Rowland."

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Express 27 Championship Series — Motorcycle Irene Julia & Will Paxton, RYC The Express 27 Championship Series incorporates many of the same regattas, but also includes many buoy races. Motorcycle Irene repeated as champs.

The 'cyclers have been so successful that the boat has claimed the Championship Series three times under the Willand-Julia partnership, and four times with Will and his previous boat partner, Zach Anderson. Will and Zach also won the Long Distance Series once, in 2014.

"Our regular crew this year were Will, me, Jeane Rodgers, David Liebenberg and Angie Liebert," reports Julia Paxton.

'Motorcycle Irene's Nationals team, left to right: David Liebenberg, Julia Paxton, John Donovan, Jeane Rodgers, Will Paxton.

"Haydon Stapleton and Merrick Cheney joined Angie, Jeane and me for the Big Daddy. Nationals (the last race of our season championship) was Jeane, John Donovan, Will, David and me. Every doublehanded race was raced either by David and me or Will and Jeane." (David and Julia, and Will and Jeane, are couples.)

"Our favorite race of the year was the windy Delta Ditch Run, though that race isn't technically part of our season championship series. We raced Ditch Run with Will, Jeane and me. Will was primary January, 2025 • Latitude 38 • Page 53

SEASON CHAMPIONS, PART II driver and I was the primary trimmer; Jeane was primary bow, though we do rotate positions during the day in order to keep ourselves fresh. The race definitely was a highlight of our collective time racing the boat together over the years and required all three of us to push ourselves and the boat as hard as we could throughout the day. We missed the overall race win by 3 minutes, 20 seconds (the unparalleled Melinda and Bill Erkelens brought home the win). Motorcycle Irene came in third overall. Our lifelong quest to win the race overall in an Express 27 continues, but our stoke for the boat, the fleet and the season was high after the phenomenal day on the water."

In order to qualify to be counted in either series, an Express 27 team must sail in at least 50% of the counting events.

EXPRESS 27 LONG DISTANCE SERIES (11r, 3t) 1) Salty Hotel, 0.75 points; 2) Hot Sheet, Adam Savitzky, RYC, 0.75; 3) Bombora, Rebecca Hinden, EYC, 0.69. (33 boats; 7 qualifiers) EXPRESS 27 CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (17r, 5t) 1) Motorcycle Irene, 0.99 points; 2) Under the Radar, Greg Felton, SFYC, 0.84; 3) Wile E Coyote, Dan Pruzan, EYC, 0.82. (32 boats; 15 qualifiers) More info at http://express27.org

BAMA Cup Caliente, Explorer 44 Truls Myklebust, BAMA Here we leave the one designs behind and move along to the Bay Area Multihull Association. In 2022, BAMA's commodore, Truls Myklebust, traded up from an F-27 trimaran, Raven, to an Explorer 44 trimaran, Caliente, and continued his winning ways.

Similar to other sailors we heard from, Truls's favorite race this year was the Singlehanded Sailing Society's Three Bridge Fiasco in January. "We took a super-wide course around Yerba Buena Island, all the way over by Oakland Harbor, and managed to sail around almost the entire fleet that was stuck in the lee of the island, and then made it back to the finish first for the multihull fleet.

"Our best-executed full crew race was probably the South Bay Bridge Series Race 5, where we sailed pretty much flawlessly to take a closely fought win in pretty quick conditions, finishing the course in under 50 minutes.

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At the BAMA Cup prize giving on November 17, left to right: 'Caliente' crew Jim Struble, skipper Truls Myklebust, and Evan McDonald, BAMA's race chair in 2024, handing off the Cup.

Run, where we lost a crewmember overboard. Thankfully, we managed to get the bowsprit repaired and were back out sailing again just two weeks later, and we rescued our overboard crewmember quickly, so that was good. Our past live crew overboard training definitely came in handy!

"We rescued our overboard crewmember quickly. Our past live crew overboard training definitely came in handy!"

"The Explorer 44 is a really fun boat to sail, and is both faster and more comfortable than my old boat, Raven.

However, it is a significantly more complicated boat, with a rotating wing mast, running backstays, a bigger sail wardrobe, and more things that can be trimmed and tweaked. And loads are much higher, so the boat is quite a bit more difficult to sail shorthanded — sail well shorthanded, that is. I have mostly sailed with five to six people on board this season, vs. mostly doublehanded or singlehanded with the old boat. That said, I still do some singlehanded races with the boat, including, in 2024, the SSS Singlehanded Farallones Race and the SSS Vallejo 1 Race.

"Jim Struble was my crew for the doublehanded races (e.g. the SSS series — where we won the multihull season championship) and the Doublehanded Farallones Race." (We'll cover the SSS season in the next installment of our

Season Champions features; look for that in the February issue of Latitude 38.)

"For the rest of the races, I had anywhere from three to six people on board.

The crewmembers that were part of BAMA Cup counting full-crew races, beyond Jim Struble, were Juan Tellez, Nils Schlupp, Heather Tanner, Phil Styne and David Kuettel. I recruited Nils Schlupp and Heather Tanner from the Latitude 38 crew list for this season, and they were great additions. (Thank you for having that crew list!)"

In 2024, the BAMA Cup championship series offered nine counting races; competitors were scored on their best seven.

BAMA CUP (9r, 2t) 1) Caliente, 36.8 points; 2) Greyhound, F-22, Evan McDonald, BYC, 32.0; 3) Pegasus 3, F-22R, Andrew Pitcairn, BAMA, 30.8. (21 boats) More info at https://sfbama.org

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n the next issue of Latitude 38, we'll visit the champions of the various Yacht Racing Association series and check in with the singlehanders and doublehanders of the Singlehanded Sailing Society.

Was your Bay Area one-design fleet left out of this issue or Season Champions I in the December issue? If so, please contact us at racing@latitude38.com.

The 2025 Northern California Sailing Calendar and YRA Schedule was distributed with this issue of Latitude 38 and mailed in December to YRA racers. You can also find it at www.latitude38.com. Use the Calendar to plan your own 2025 season campaign, and we'll see you out there!

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t's been a little more than a year since Rosie G, with her crew (Jim Antrim, 72, Françoise Ramsey, 65, Samantha (Sam) Spanier, 74, and Barry Spanier, 77) sailed out the Gate with perfect light wind, reaching conditions, and a glorious sunrise while we went under the Golden Gate.

It was a three-and-a-half-day adventure beginning with good whale sightings and a comfortable, building breeze.

Sam had never done a night watch, Françoise had done many, so they posted together and had an uneventful night, going faster by the hour, the wind almost perfectly splitting the transom.

The Hydrovane was already tuned in and there was hardly an adjustment for the next 48 hours. It drove the boat better than we could. Jim even tested that and finally gave up to let it do the work.

The wind steadily increased until we were often surfing at 8 or 9 knots, the vane still in control. The ladies had the record for top speed at 9.7 knots, recorded by Garmin. There were periods when the wind simply shifted away from us and we were forced to improvise a sort of "motorsailing," using only 1.5 to 2.0kW, in order to keep steerage and a nicer motion.

On night two, we were settled into the watch routine and hadn't been doing much because of the crew for 8 p.m. to midnight shift. I woke up for the midnight watch feeling as if we were going pretty fast, and while Jim got his foul weather gear on, we were discussing the speed. We went into the cockpit to find the crew standing, having a gam, not holding on to anything, while we surfed along in the dark doing 9s and 10s. And they proudly showed us the recorded speed of 11.7 knots and challenged us to try to match that! So much for Sam's maiden overnights. She also started remarking when we would drop below 7 knots, as if going faster than Sam and Barry started from the cool waters of San Francisco Bay and sailed to paradise.

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that should be normal. I suppose that's one of the reasons I love her.

The remainder of the sailing to Point Conception was mostly stable and fast, but when we got around the corner, there were many more AIS hits, and, as Sam called them, the "sand people" (offshore oil rigs), warning sounds, lights like a city, and a bad smell. It got very light and we were drifting into one of them and had to burn some electrons to stay clear. By morning, the wind was

There were plenty of rain squalls to fill the water tanks.

back, but light, and we were down to 4 to 5 knots, still self-steering. About 2:00 in the afternoon we aimed for Santa Barbara, saw lots of seals — then the fog dropped onto us, and we thanked modern technology for our chartplotter.

Sam was on the bow and heard some yelling. It was three young guys on two kayaks, maybe 6 miles offshore, totally lost in the fog. They all had smartphones, but instead of pulling up the compass app and heading east to shore, they called 911. We found out soon enough that USCG had a helicopter out looking for them, Harbor Patrol had a small plane, and there was a search boat. We took them aboard and notified the CG and were told to take them with us

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ROSIE G — to Santa Barbara, where we deposited them and got a free night at the dock for our trouble. College education didn't help them when it counted.

A short trip to Ventura Harbor a day later resulted in some serious damage to our battens from a badly executed jibe in 20 knots (captain's error), but we were in a safe harbor. Over the next five months, we enjoyed the ambience, did a ton of work on the boat, rebuilt all the battens and the yard, and by April 1 were ready to head south, the goal being Tahiti direct, nonstop.

That was a beautiful passage, my third equator crossing, and the same for the others on board.

It took us two days to get away from the Islands and out into the wind, the beginning of the disappointment with exclusive electric power. We didn't have the running hours available to easily get clear. Everything else was working fine, no problems at all, but when you get into a big lull and need to run under power for six or eight hours (or more), you need either a boat full of batteries or some way to make the power besides re-gen or solar. You just make your peace with drifting around and waiting for wind … like real sailors. Meanwhile, you eat your fresh food, roll in the slop and sometimes even go backward. You always are reluctant to burn the few hours you have because you might need them to get out of the way of some 800-ft ship, or a small island. I longed for the starter button, the vibration and smell. Burning fuel would be good in my mind now.

That said, the motor we have worked perfectly, nice and quiet, no smell, but … we would never again choose that limitation. Everything else about the boat has been beyond expectation. The boat is the Antrim-designed, Berkeley

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Now more than 3,000 miles from home, 'Rosie G' made landfall in the South Pacific.

Marine Center-built 40-ft, scow-bowed, junk-rigged ketch, Rosie G. The balance and steering are so easy, the motion is predictable and gentle; we set the "sail" and pretty much didn't touch much until we had to jibe after 1,500 miles.

No reefing was necessary until about 20 knots downwind, when the speed steadied at around half true wind. And the surfing … it went for hours on end, solid feel, with no rolling. A big foaming crest formed at the bow, then she picked up on it and the wave moved back to around the mast position. A quarter wave didn't develop, and at the transom it looked like a flat stream of bubbles as wide as the boat. Little fountains sprayed off the front of the outboard rudder. We would sit on the bow and marvel at the acceleration for hours.

Cree (the builder at Berkeley Marine Center) was always on about how "monocoque" the structure is. Every part of it is solid-tabbed and bonded into a single form. I participated in a lot

of the construction and have so much confidence in it all, and I built the mast step and partner. Of all the things to look at, there were no signs of cracking or failure. There were a lot of big noises sometimes, like a big drum, and vibration waves would go from bow to stern, making her feel as if she was wagging her tail if you happened to be seated in the very stern. Just a noticeable shudder, nothing really disturbing. When there was wind, we romped.

Two days out, off the California coast, we caught a big ono, maybe 50 pounds. It was challenging to deal with so much meat. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, dried some, and managed to consume most of it. No freezer. The next day we caught a small bonita, a day later, a small mahi, then nothing for 28 days while towing four good lures in daylight hours. Zero whales, zero dolphins, not really anything but sea and sky. Lots of cool lightning, thankfully far away, and way too many hours of drifting aimlessly between 3N and 2S. Several times we

had so much rain we filled our tanks. That was a welcome thing to go with the drifting.

Then the wind filled clean, and we easily made our rhumb line and finished with five days of champagne sailing before landing in the South Pacific islands. We cleared in, and took a waiting mooring where we are now. We are now happy to just sit, watch, and dream about more downwind days on the way to Oz. We're also enjoying our human- or wind-powered Portland Pudgy: the best little boat ever. So stable, and it rows so well that we're good with no outboard. It saves lots of precious dollars since fuel here is very expensive and not easily available. When it comes to dinghies, burning any fuel other than personal calories is not in the picture. I think the electric outboard is THE BEST idea for those who need to get somewhere faster. It's hard not to curse the gas outboard The skipper and 'Rosie G' both relaxing in the islands.

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So many thanks to Jim Antrim, who took on this odd design project and succeeded, I think, beyond his own imagination. (He got to experience 350 miles and was so happy to see the bubbles out the back and no quarter wave.)

And to Cree Partridge, who was always there to offer his wealth of experience, and to Bob Miller and Greg MacIver, who did the actual construction with dedication and integrity.

Our goal for building a junk-rigged, scow-bowed catboat? To make a boat that is easily handled by one or two elders, no companionway ladder drop, cockpit to galley with one level so inside/outside living is perfect, and so far it is all proving to be so. Rosie G's mold is available to build another one and I'd be happy to help.

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verybody wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die…"

And everybody wants to talk about what happened out on the race course, but nobody wants to file a protest. It's understandable. Why give up an evening with your friends at the dinner table, or your place at the club bar, for interminable rehashing in the protest room? They usually get it wrong anyway, and this is just a beer can race.

"That's exactly why we should file!" insisted one of my crew. "This is bottom-tier, low-stakes who-cares racing, so let's work the system, just for practice. It's an opportunity to learn."

I looked at my watch. We still had five minutes before time ran out for filing a protest.

"We can file online," suggested the crew. "I'll bring the protest form up on my phone." That stopped me from complaining that I barely had enough time to find a protest form, look up the rule numbers infringed, and get it to the race desk.

It went fast. All the online form asked for was the identity of the boats involved, and the approximate time and location of the incident. A minute later, it was filed.

"OK," I sighed. "What time is the hearing?"

"Any minute," the crew answered.

This was not good, I had just started in on my grilled salmon fillet. I was about to bring up the Sailing Instructions

on my own phone, to see where the protest hearing would be held, but was interrupted by a strangely familiar female voice overtaking from astern.

"Like, what happened at the mark?"

It was Lee Helm, naval architecture grad student and occasional crew on my boat, although she usually opts for a newer and faster ride. I didn't think she was racing that night; I would have asked her to call tactics for me if she'd been available.

"A good example of the fallibility of human distance perception."

"Take it from the top. The hearing is on."

Then I remembered the addendum to our Sailing Instructions, something they call a "Rolling Mediation Hearing." Experimental, and definitely "not to be used for navigation." Instead of asking all the parties to the protest, and their witnesses, asking them all to kill their evening in "the room" or waiting to testify, the Protest Committee comes to us. Tonight the Committee was just Lee. She would work the dining room and the bar, assembling accounts from everyone who wanted to weigh in. Witnesses would not be

excluded from any part of the testimony. A free-for-all of facts, opinions, and racing rule interpretations. It was pretty much what we all wanted to do anyway, after a close call out on the course.

I noticed the skipper of the boat I was protesting, and a few of his crew, had followed Lee to my table and were hovering right behind her. I invited them to pull up chairs.

Lee asked again for my narrative.

"There I was," I began, "on the layline for the windward mark, when this other boat came in on the other tack and tacked right in front of me."

"How far from the mark was the other boat when it tacked?" Lee asked.

"Definitely inside the three-length zone," I said. "I was about two lengths, maybe two-and-a-half, from the mark when the tack was complete, but moving faster because the tack slowed them down, and I had to alter course to windward to not hit their stern."

"Did you begin to alter course before the boat that tacked came to a closehauled heading on the new tack?" she asked.

"No," I conceded, knowing that in open water this would mean that the tack was completed in time to avoid a foul. "The tack would have been OK if we were not close to the mark. I believe there's a rule — sorry I don't remember the rule number — that says if a boat tacks in the three-length zone, it can't

TYPES OF MARKS AND OBSTRUCTIONS • Windward mark, left to port (18 applies) • Windward mark, left to starboard (18 applies, but 18.3 does not) • Leeward mark (opposite tack boats can be overlapped, 18 applies) • Leeward gate marks (18 applies, 18.4 does not, gate can be finish line if course is shortened) • RC boat as start line end, surrounded by navigable water, when boats are approaching to start (18 does not apply, 19 does not apply, even if RC boat is large) • RC boat that is also a mark, but not one end of starting line, surrounded by navigable water (18 applies, cannot be a continuing obstruction) • RC boat as start line end, not surrounded by navigable water (19 applies) • Anchor line of boat as start line end (not part of the mark for rule 31) • Obstruction, non-continuing, not a mark (19 applies, 18 does not) • One-side-only obstruction, non-continuing, not a mark (19 applies, 18 does not) • Boat racing, not overlapped with two other boats (19 applies between other boats and right-of-way boat. A boat racing can be an obstruction but is never a continuing obstruction) • Boat racing, overlapped with two other boats (18 applies between boats required to keep clear) • Boat racing that is required to keep clear (not an obstruction to the boat it is required to keep clear of, 18 does not apply, 19 does not apply) • Mark with no required side (e.g. Red Rock in Three-Bridge, no rule 18, 19 applies if mark is an obstruction) • Obstruction also a mark (18 applies, 20 does not apply if hailed boat is fetching) • Continuing obstruction that is also a mark (19 applies, 18 does not) • Vessel under way, not racing (Preface to Part 2, 19 may apply, a vessel under way, regardless of size, is not a continuing obstruction) • Anchored or moored vessel, less than three lengths of sailing alongside (obstruction, non-continuing, 19 applies) • Anchored or moored vessel, more than three lengths of sailing alongside (continuing obstruction, 19 applies) • Area or line in a rule (e.g. restricted area, or starting line triangle if Z, U or black flag restriction is in effect. 19 applies. Likely to be changed …)

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MARKS AND OBSTRUCTIONS

Match racing is a good place to put your 2025-2028 rules knowledge to the test.

force another boat to sail above closehauled to avoid them. I had to luff well above close-hauled or we would have hit them right in the transom, as my crew will attest."

My crew nodded in agreement, and Lee continued her fact finding.

"Did you tack inside the zone?" Lee asked the other skipper. "And did Max

have to luff up above close-hauled?"

"Yes on both counts."

"OK then, that's like, a simple 18.3 infringement. I'll write up the decision, unless there are more witnesses with a different story. Which mark was this at, again?"

"First windward mark," I said.

"Starboard rounding," my adversary

noted. "To quote 18.3: 'If a boat passes head to wind from port to starboard tack in the zone of a mark to be left to port…'"

"Wait, you mean this rule only applies at port roundings?" I said. "When did that get added?"

"Been in the book for years," said the other skipper.

APPENDIX TO THE SAILING INSTRUCTIONS EXPERIMENTAL ROLLING MEDIATION HEARING Unless there is serious damage or injury, protest hearings will be conducted according to the Experimental Rolling Mediation protocol: • The hearing may begin immediately after the RC has reason to believe that a written or electronic protest form will be filed.

• The hearing may adjourn and resume as necessary.

• The location of the hearing may move about anywhere within the clubhouse during the course of the hearing.

Applicable sections of Racing Rules of Sailing, Part 5, are modified as follows:

• RRS 60.3 is replaced with: "A protest shall be in writing or filed electronically and need only contain sufficient information to identify the boats involved and the approximate time and place of the incident."

• RRS 63.4 (e) and 63.1 (a)(1,2 and 3) are deleted

• Other applicable parts of RRS 63 that may be in conflict are replaced with: "The protest committee shall take the evidence of all readily available parties to the hearing and of all readily available witnesses and other evidence it considers necessary. Any person who saw the incident may give evidence. At the discretion of the protest committee, any party to the hearing or any other person may question any person who gives evidence. The committee shall then find the facts and base its decision on them."

In-House Appeal: After the decision is announced, a party to the hearing may request that the decision be voided and the hearing repeated in accordance with the Racing Rules of Sailing, with a hearing at 8 p.m. on the second Monday following the race. Members of the original Rolling Mediation Hearing protest committee shall not participate in the hearing of an in-house appeal.

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MAX EBB — she joined us at the table. The club had offered her a free dinner for being on call as the roving mediator, and to a starving college student this seemed like a good deal. Her plate was piled pretty high with vegan side dishes.

"Only one change of significance this time around," she said. "They made 'Continuing Obstruction' a defined term. And they gave it a length requirement: Continuing Obstruction An obstruction is a continuing obstruction when the boat with the shortest hull referred to in the rule using the term will pass alongside it for at least three of her hull lengths. However, the following are not considered a continuing obstruction: a vessel under way, a boat racing, or a race committee vessel that is also a mark.

"Interesting," I said. "That means that the pierhead that we pass on our way to the 'inside' finish line might or might not be a continuing obstruction, depending on the size of the boats."

"Good SIs will clear that up," Lee advised. "But meanwhile, the new definition prompted me to write up a summary of all the different kinds of objects that can be marks or obstructions, with reminders of which rules apply. It might be a useful teaching aid. But like, all you really have to do to be on top of this stuff is download a copy of the rules and read it once in a while. The important part is only about four pages long."

She handed me a copy of her list, "Types of Marks and Obstructions."

"I came up with 20 different cases," she said, then got back to work on her free dinner.

But a minute later we were interrupted when the Race Committee Chair came running up to our table.

"Hot off the press," she said as she handed Lee a printout. "Filed a minute before the deadline. Looks like a threeboat pileup at the jibe mark."

Lee put down her fork. "Duty, like, calls," she said as she followed the RC Chair to the bar. ­— max ebb

Jeremy Johnson

"Protest is, like, disallowed," Lee pronounced.

"Limiting 18.3 to port roundings was introduced two revisions ago, in 2017," the other skipper informed me.

"Max probably hasn't read the rules since at least that long…"

"I think you are right," I admitted sheepishly. "Sorry to interrupt your dinner."

"No problem," he said as we shook hands. At least we didn't have to go up to 'the room' and wait for an hour for a simple decision."

"Here's something that might be of interest," volunteered another one of the other boat's crew, passing a handheld GPS to Lee. "The line is our track around the mark. You can see where we tacked, and you can see where we bore off to round the mark. And there's a distance scale. We actually tacked at least five lengths from the mark."

"A good example of the fallibility of human distance perception," Lee remarked.

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THE RACING With racing from all over the hemisphere, we travel to the Pacific Northwest for Round the County, check in with California midwinters courtesy of Sausalito, San Diego, Golden Gate and Sequoia Yacht Clubs, head way down south for the Star South Americans, visit the Big Sail at StFYC, and wind up where we started, in the PNW. Box Scores slips out of their usual blue box this month.

Round the County in the PNW Morgan Larson reports on a two-day event on November 9-10 in the San Juan Islands aboard his Moore 24 Bruzer: Every year in mid-November, the sailing talent of the Pacific Northwest embark on a final adventure. RTC is short for Round the County, a two-stage race around the San Juan Island chain (also a county of Washington). The race is limited to 120 boats, and the field (Moore 24s to 70-ft sleds) typically fills up within hours of the entry opening.

At 8:30 a.m., the fleet sets off from the Lydia Shoal start line and races to Roche Harbor on the north end of San Juan Island. This year's race was a clockwise course (it changes every year). There are a few marks and reefs to be left on given sides, but mainly you round Blakely, Decatur, Lopez and finally San Juan Island before a good old sailing dock party at Roche Harbor.

This year, the current was stronger than the wind so the race committee abandoned Day 1 and sent us on a motor through the middle of the stunning archipelago to Roche for a fun social evening.

On Sunday we set off to the north in a light southerly breeze, rounding the

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The 'Bruzer' team cracks a Rainier beer to celebrate their finish in the Round the (San Juan) County Race.

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famous Turn Point lighthouse on Stuart Island. We wandered into the current as we crossed the imaginary border into Canada in search of more wind and favorable tides where data roaming charges apply.

At this point our friends on More Uff Da had a commanding lead. A cool 10- to 15-knot northeasterly had us on a 12mile beat to Patos Island. As we crossed tacks with a Hobie 33 and then ducked a TP52, we could smell the barbecued pork cooking on Uff Da's stern pulpit. It's the NW-polite way of giving you pants-off mooning! I'd be lying to say we weren't a little broken as we smelled the sweet scent of their BBQ, but our team is tough and we dug in deep. Some might say we took a flyer at this point, but who will ever know? Our gamble took us closer to Canada as we picked up a nice shift to finally make our move.

Our next island gave us a 90-degree right turn. Just as we were rigging our outboard lead, the wind turned right too and built to 20 knots. While ducking and weaving between a Corsair 27 and a Swan 46, we made a bald-headed jib change while avoiding Clements Reef.

Then we settled into some great Moore 24 #3 action.

An unfortunate J/105 cut the corner too tightly and went high and dry onto the rocks. Luckily for us, we chose a safer course and kept tacking on the shifts as we passed Sucia, Matia and the Sisters before the final reach to the finish off Lydia Shoal.

As we cracked our first beer, with the finish within sight, the wind died again!

Out came the #1 and another sloppy change by our bowman/owner/me. Minutes later we were back in 20 knots as we tight-reached into the finish. There's a saying up this way about the wind: "She's an ever-changing lady," and that she was.

We crossed the finish overlapped with a J/88 and a J/105, with a Santa Cruz 50 just ahead, but this adventure wasn't over… Now we had to peel back to the #3, turn on the running lights, gear up and settle in for a 10-mile beat back to our trailer in Anacortes.

I was lucky to have a great team of friends, including PNW royalty Stevie

"Wonder" Erickson, Erik Hauge and Matt Pistay, on this adventure. The guys made quick work of getting me packed up and on the road to Hood River, where I pulled Bruzer back into the driveway at 1:30 a.m. and me into bed by 1:33! I forgot to mention our finish time was 1620 on the dot, which was appropriately celebrated.

Santa Cruz was well represented, with the boys on the SC52 Rosebud winning ORC A, the Lezin clan on a Swan winning their class, and Bruzer taking PHRF 6.

If you have the opportunity, I highly recommend three races in the Upper Left Corner: Race to the Straits (doublehanded) the first weekend of May, Double Damned in the Gorge the second weekend of August, and RTC in November.

— morgan larson SYC Serves Up Chili Midwinters Pleasant weather and mild winds provided Sausalito Yacht Club Chili Midwinter racers with almost shirtsleeve racing for both the November and December races. Each race saw northerly wind in the 10-knot range with strong ebbs.

On the SYC deck overlooking the sunny Bay, racers enjoying bowls of hot chili following the races marveled that it was November and December and not summer. No one complained.

For the first race on Sunday, November 3, the SYC race committee set the start/finish line near the Easom Buoy off Yellow Bluff and a temporary weather mark near the ruined Sausalito #2 entrance dolphin marker. Both spinnaker fleets then raced across to YRA #6 at Fort Mason and back to the finish.

The 3.8-knot ebb made the crossing to YRA #6 interesting and increasingly challenging on the return leg at max ebb.

Only two out of five boats in the slower spinnaker division managed to finish the race within the time limit.

The non-spinnaker fleet went on a shorter course using Harding Rock as the leeward mark. All boats finished within the time limit, and their crews were back enjoying chili on the SYC deck by the time the last spinnaker boats straggled in.

Race 2 on December 1 used a course over to Blackaller and back for the large spinnaker boats and a drop-mark course for the smaller spinnaker boats and nonspinnaker fleet. Again, a temporary buoy

"Perfect weather" for Hot Rum 2 on November 23.

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near the ruined Sausalito #2 daymark was used for the windward mark.

For the series, with two out of five races in, Dana Sack's J/105 Hazardous Waste leads the nine-boat Spinnaker A fleet with 6 points, followed by a threeway tie for second place among Glenn Isaacson's Schumacher 40 Q, Greg Arkus's J/105 Streaker, and Paolo Juvara's J/105 Chao Pescao.

In Spinnaker C, Pat Broderick's Wyliecat 30 Nancy leads with 2 points, followed by Zach Sherry's Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 349 Wimm and Jan Hirsch's Islander 30 MkII Sweet Pea. In the 13-boat Non-Spinnaker division, Michael Chammout's Alerion Express 33 leads Bob Lalanne's sistership Leilani with 3 points, followed closely by Scott Lamson's Hanse 415 Amicizia.

There are three more races in the series on the first Sunday of January,

February and March. For more info see www.sausalitoyachtclub.org.

— pat broderick Follow That Up With Some Hot Rum There is a old wise tale that San Diego YC's three-race Sinnhoffer Hot Rum Series will feature one "perfect-weather race" with sun, no clouds, flat seas and a perfect westerly breeze so that boats can reach/run around the course; one race with stormy conditions not limited to blustery southerly winds, significant swell/waves, and maybe some rain to make it really miserable; and one race that has little to no wind.

Hot Rum Series Races 1 and 2 were nearly identical, featuring the most desirable "perfect weather" conditions.

Overall winner 'Stark Raving Mad' follows the J/92 'Fandango' in the slower Hot Rum 3 on December 7.

Winds were in the mid- to high teens from that sweet westerly direction. Consider the finish times for Jim Madden's Stark Raving Mad's consistent top-level performance: Race 1 finish at 2:11 p.m. and Race 2 finish even faster at 2:07.

Race 1 enjoyed 110 finishers in about 32 minutes, while Race 2 clocked 114 finishers in about an hour.

While the morning of Race 3 dawned bright, it was also warm and dry, suggesting light Santa Ana conditions — and so it was. The race committee administered a 20-minute postponement due to the absolute lack of wind across the start area and a flood that would have caused boats attempting to start to pile up within the first few hundred feet of the course. By 12:30, there was enough wind to get boats moving down the course toward Mark 1, with marginally better wind outside the harbor.

But there wasn't enough for most sailors. By the time the race clock ran out at the 4:30 p.m. time limit, 34 boats had finished in the preceding 30 minutes.

Jim Madden's third-place Stark Raving Mad crossed the line at 3:58. Even subtracting the 20-minute postponement, his finish time would have been 3:38, around an hour and a half longer than his Race 1 or Race 2 elapsed time.

Race 3's first-to-finish boat, Still 2 Crazy owned/sailed by son/father Erik and Jon Shampain and Robert Plant, made up for their unfortunate Race 1 score of DNF that involved a mark tangle.

In the overall series scores, Class 6 was the winner. The top three boats were J/Boats that do well on a powerful reaching course. Third place was awarded to the J/105 J Almighty, skippered by Mike Hatch. Second place went to the J/105 Perseverance, owned and driven by Bennet Greenwald and Dave January, 2025 • Latitude 38 • Page 65

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More shots of Hot Rum. Top row: Hot Rum 2. Bottom row: Hot Rum 3.

Vieregg. And first place went to the defending Overall winner, Jim Madden's J/100 Stark Raving Mad. — courtney wendleton/sdyc SDYC SINNHOFFER HOT RUM SERIES (3r, 0t) DIVISION 1 — 1) Pyewacket, Andrews 68, Roy Disney, 7 points; 2) Zero Gravity 51, RP 51, Ivan Batanov, 8; 3) Saga, TP52, John Brynjolfsson, 10. (7 boats) DIVISON 2 — 1) Velos, Tanton 73, Kjeld Hestehave, 6 points; 2) Good Call, Swan 60, Tom Barker, 8; 3) Palaemon, J/145, Rudolph Hasl, 9.

(13 boats) DIVISION 3 — 1) Warrior Won, Cape 31, Chris Sheehan, 6 points; 2) Pacific Yankee, Cape 31, Drew Freides/Vince Brun, 8; 3) Cheeky, J/122, Mark Stratton, 12; 4) Double Helix, J/122, Erostino Dagfish, 13. (17 boats) DIVISION 4 — 1) Precepts II, Beneteau First 40, Drew Belk, 8 points; 2) Sundance, Grand Soleil 44, Mike & Carol Honeysett, 8; 3) Caper, J/120, Eric Axford, 10; 4) CCRider, J/120, Chuck Nichols/Kyle Clark, 12; 5) Raven, J/121, Jeffrey Shew, 13. (20 boats) DIVISION 5 — 1) Ohana, Swede 55, Steve Wright/Paul Hogue, 3 points; 2) Maleficent, Beneteau First 42s7, Christopher Bennett, 6; 3) Juno, Express 37, Dan Merino, 7. (12 boats) DIVISION 6 — 1) Stark Raving Mad, J/100, Jim Madden, 3 points; 2) Perseverance, J/105, Bennet Greenwald/Dave Vieregg, 9; 3) Sloth, Melges 24, Kyle Hirsh, 14; 4) J Almighty, J/105, Page 66 • Latitude 38 • January, 2025

Mike Hatch, 14; 5) Ran, Esse 750, Zack Downing, 19. (24 boats) DIVISION 7 — 1) Fandango, J/92, Scott Bennett, 9 points; 2) Rhumb Runner, J/29, Chuck Bowers, 10; 3) Sally, 10-Meter, CF Koehler, 11; 4) Blind Squirrel, Santana 30/30, Mike Schrager, 15. (17 boats) DIVISION 8 — 1) Valkyrie, Moore 24, Aaron Sturm, 7 points; 2) Lone Ranger, Ranger 33, Kayla La Dow, 9; 3) Hen o the C, Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 349, Sarah Herron, 16; 4) Voracious, Santana 525, Alex Dolan, 17; 5) Janis, Santana 525, David Basham, 23. (24 boats) OVERALL — 1) Stark Raving Mad, 5 points; 2) Perseverance, 24; 3) J Almighty, 45; 4) Warrior Won, 47; 5) Velos, 51. (134 boats) Full results at www.sdyc.org

A Helping of Seaweed Soup Among midwinter races on San Francisco Bay December 7 was Golden Gate YC's Manuel Fagundes Seaweed Soup Regatta. This second edition of the fiverace series would prove problematic, as a weak westerly started late and ended early.

When racers and race committee volunteers arrived on the Cityfront in the late morning, they found flags fluttering in a light, shifty north-northeasterly.

Crews prepared to set spinnakers for an anticipated reach from the start in front of the clubhouse to the "windward" mark,

Blackaller Buoy to the west. But first, a postponement. After 20 minutes, the RC deemed the breeze adequate to send off the fast-boat division. They radioed their intention to pause between starts, and the next couple of divisions had a long wait. With the wind not showing much oomph, the RC decided to change the courses for the next fleets. For instance, PHRF 3 went from a 7.5-mile course to a 6.8-mile course. That would still prove to be too many miles for some.

Meanwhile, PHRF 1 dropped their spinnakers at Blackaller, where they found that weak westerly beginning to overtake the northerly.

You could call it "hazy sunshine" if you want, but it's what we used to call "smog." The inversion layer was so pronounced that, if you looked past the Golden Gate Bridge at the Marin Headlands, you could actually see the demarcation line between the layer of smog and the clear air below it.

The current was predicted to be mild, with an ebb/slack/flood within the time period of the race, but the current felt stronger than forecast, and the afternoon ebb started while boats were still clawing their way east from the Blackaller Buoy near the South Tower to Fort Mason.

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Clockwise from top left: PHRF 1 start; PHRF 2 start; the IOD 'La Paloma' and custom Schumacher 36 'National Biscuit' were among boats in PHRF 3 that couldn't finish the 6.8-mile course.

2 and 3 each had three boats that failed to finish their two-lap course. After a lot of paddling around awaiting their starts, the Knarr and Folkboat classes got a one-lap course. All but one were able to finish.

Leading in the standings after two races are Kevin Wilkinson's J/112 Jubilant, Scott Easom's Sabre Spirit Serenade, Gordie Nash's radically remodeled Santana 27 Arcadia, Chris Kelly's Knarr Flyer, and Allen Slichter's Folkboat Faith.

The series will continue on January 4. See www.jibeset.net for more info.

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local team. We managed to do it. Pedro is a strong young guy, and I'm so grateful to him for crewing for me. The Argentinian fleet is very strong. We had over 30 boats with a lot of young people.

"I'm very happy I came down to see this, and the whole Class can be happy about the quality of the sailing down here."

For full results and details, navigate to https://sa.starchampionships.org.

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Star South Americans The 2024 Star South American Championship at Club Náutico Olivos in Buenos Aires, Argentina, ended with Paul Cayard of the Bay Area and Brazilian Pedro Trouche claiming the title after three days of closely contested racing.

The duo demonstrated their mastery of the challenging conditions and finished the championship with a well-deserved victory.

Held on November 20-24, the regatta enjoyed steady winds of 16-20 knots and steady current. "Buenos Aires is a windy venue," commented Cayard, who is president of the International Star Class. "You need a lot of power to beat the Altolaguirre brothers, a very good

The Big Sail — Stanford vs. Cal St. Francis YC hosted the annual Cal Berkeley vs. Stanford University rivalry regatta — ­ the Big Sail — on Wednesday, November 20. The hot and heavy racing took place literally within a stone's throw of StFYC's decks and picture windows.

The racers were cheered on by the universities' alumni, students and actual cheerleading squads.

Master Alumni, Young Alumni, Grand Master Alumni, Women and Varsity sailed in the club's matched fleet of onedesign J/22s.

The format was 2-on-2 team racing.

Everyone fought to avoid fourth place, as fourth place automatically loses the race for your team.

November 20 was a stormy day, with cold rain and winds of 25 knots gusting to 35. Photographer Chris Ray called it, "Wet, windy and more than a bit wild."

Skippers were Cole Hatton, Clay Karmel, Sally Mace, Al Sargent and Dylan Sih for Stanford; and Zander Doroski, Emerson Marquez, Nicolai Sponholtz and Samantha Treadwell for UC Berkeley.

Stanford dominated, winning eight races, while Cal won only two. (Cal fans were no doubt somewhat mollified when their football team four-peated in the Big Game.) See www.stfyc.com for complete scores (of the sailing, not the ballgame).

— j/news & latitude/chris Pursuit Race Down in the South Bay Sequoia YC's Redwood Cup #2 on November 23 certainly kept this race captain on her toes! This race series uses a pursuit format that starts and ends in the Redwood Creek Channel. Winds and forecasts were funky leading up to the race, making many question if a race would happen at all. Those who persisted were rewarded with 10-knot-plus winds and a rare downwind start.

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one-design fleets. Steve Klein pulled away early from the Merit 25 fleet by choosing to skip the wing-on-wing approach the rest of the class adopted.

Maddie Jewell and Geoff Owens on The Rooster established a commanding lead in the Open 5.70 fleet early by crossing the start line flying their spinnaker on port tack.

Congratulations to Davis King and the J/70 Allons-Y crew for finishing first in the PHRF fleet with a solid 43-second lead, which Davis ascribes to carrying the spinnaker as long as possible.

As always, beers and sea stories were shared by the fire at the club afterward.

Many thanks to all the racers for staying attentive to the race frequency and following the race captain's instructions at the start, as we pushed back the Merit start time to allow a bulk carrier with tugs to head down the channel ahead of the fleet. This required the Merits to stay close, but not too close, to the start line, and the rest of the fleet to stay well back to allow the Merits room to start cleanly and safely.

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The Big Sail on the rainiest day in November (the 20th). Bottom: the winning Stanford team.

Race 3 will be on January 11. Check out www.jibeset.net for details.

— meaghan brosnan Pacific Northwest Racing News Race Week Pacific Northwest (the regatta famous as Whidbey Island Race Week up until a few years ago) has announced a move from Anacortes to Bellingham, Washington, beginning with the 2025 event happening July 21-25.

"Anacortes has been a great venue for our event for the past four years," said Schelleen Rathkopf, producer of Race Week. "But we've maxed out all the guest moorage that is available to us at Cap Sante Marina, and we'd like to continue to grow the event and get more fleets involved."

In addition to guest moorage capacity restrictions at Cap Sante Marina in Anacortes, other factors figured into the decision to move. For more than three decades when Race Week was on Whidbey Island, the event had a fixed slot in the third week of July on the Seattle

Area Racing Calendar (SARC). This timing was significant — schools were out, and the event did not run into conflicts with other sailboat racing events in the region. With the move to Anacortes, the only week that was made available for the event by the Port of Anacortes was the last week of June, which has proved to be a challenging time for many fleets and families.

The regatta will be based out of

For more racing news, subscribe to 'Lectronic Latitude online at www.latitude38.com December's racing stories included: • Vendée Globe • Transpac Weather Routing • YRA, US Sailing, NSHoF, SailGP News • More Hot Rum Series in San Diego • Previews of January Races, Foiling Week Winter Break, and more.

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of the three adventure races — SEVENTY48, WA360 and Race to Alaska ("1180" refers to the combined mileage of the three events.)

The SEVENTY48, for humanpowered vessels only, will start on June 6. The WA360 will start on June 28; it's open to sailboats and human-powered craft. See https://nwmaritime.org for more on both.

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Sequoia YC's Redwood Cup pursuit race in the South Bay on Saturday, November 23.

Squalicum Harbor in Bellingham, with direct access to buoy, distance and pursuit race courses on Bellingham Bay. Racers will make their guest moorage arrangements in the commercial area at Squalicum Harbor directly with the Port of Bellingham.

Event registration will open on January 1 at www.RaceWeekPNW.com.

While we're on the subject of PNW racing, it's worth noting that applications are open for the WA360 and the SEVENTY48, both put on by the Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend. You may recall that the WA360 now replaces the Race to Alaska in odd years. New this year is the 1180 Award, recognizing an individual who has completed each

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Some like it cold: Sean and Kate in typical summer attire for cruising Alaska.

The icefalls tower high in the distance.

The land is newly carved by frozen water, raw and rocky, with shrubs starting to grow. As we're enjoying dinner on deck, a pod of orcas ventures into the cove to take a look around. At breakfast, a moose is swimming laps near the boat.

Reid Glacier was once a tidewater glacier, and in 1899 it filled the entire anchorage. Now, a 1-mile paddleboard down the inlet takes us to the silty mudflats at the base of the glacier, which no longer runs to the water. We climb off our boards into knee-high, slick quicksand, and trek along streams — eventually taking our shoes off to cross the water and investigate an ice cave at the base of the glacier. Inside, the cave is a deep blue, forming its own layer of fog. The 'Team Natural Disaster' in the Race to Alaska. The seats on the stern tie into pedals that tie into propellers. (In the R2AK, manual propulsion is legal.)

bluer the ice, the older it is, as it is more compressed and light takes longer to travel through it. We stand in contemplation at this ancient yet fleeting, ever-changing maze, guarded by behemoth bears we are grateful not to run into today.

Scraping mud off gear for several hours while wearing winter jackets in July, it dawns on us that cruising in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, is decidedly different than anywhere else we've ever been.

How did we get here?

Only a year prior, we'd shipped Petrichor up to Seattle, after a couple of seasons in the Sea of Cortez via the 2021 Ha-Ha. We wanted to get our California/ Mexico cruiser ready for southeast Alaska: the cold, the wet, and the rugged anchorages. We started with a trial run to British Columbia's Princess Louisa Inlet in March 2024, and the small towns of the Sunshine Coast rejoiced at seeing the first cruisers of the season. That trip showed us we could manage only a few days away from shorepower at a time, so we upgraded from lead-acid to lithium ion and added 400W of solar; we built a bimini and modified canvas to make it all work.

In late May, Sean and crew brought Petrichor up to Ketchikan. Meanwhile, in Seattle, Kate and team prepped the Olson 30 Wildfire for the Race to Alaska (R2AK).

Sean flew back and — along with Winston DeGraw, Brian Davies, Nathalie Freysinger, and no engine aboard — we set sail from Port Townsend to Victoria to Ketchikan as Team Natural Disaster — "Like a hurricane but faster." We placed fifth overall and second in monohulls with a time of 7d/6h/42m — which included breaking our headstay, commissioning a new one while pedalling 10 miles upwind, and installing it at Nanaimo Yacht Club in just a three-hour stop. That's a story for another time!

In Ketchikan, we stepped off the two-berth, five-person Olson, and back onto our roomy Catalina. We eased back from racing mode and began cruising north. While Alaska was the destination of the race, the scenery had gone by in a flash, and we quickly realized we were Alaska novices with a lot of unknowns to learn along the way.

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Petrichor — Catalina 36 Kate Schnippering and Sean Kolk Different From Anywhere Else Oakland At 58°52'N we find ourselves 1,300 miles from home, in a breathtaking anchorage with our own "personal" glacier.

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return to the Ha-Ha; catching up with old friends in our annual Where Are They Now? feature; and an eclectic assortment of Cruise Notes.

The Glaciers "How much ice is too much for a fiberglass boat? What's your strategy?" Before embarking up our first glacier, we sought the wisdom of our fellow Catalina buddy-boat and R2AK alum, Ken Legg of Luna Quest. "Go dead slow and try to time the tide or the wind so the ice is flowing up the arm instead of out!" he said. Others tell us hitting a "growler" is like hitting a rock — and the littlest pieces, they just chip away the paint.

Over the summer, we explored the arms of three tidewater glaciers, and we learned it takes two on watch at all times, giving directions from bow to helm by Rocky Talkie. We admire seals and sea

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Later, fellow Catalina cruisers Allison McIsaac and James Stace of Uintah raft up with us, and share their drone footage of the harrowing approach. Oh! It turns out there is a rock almost beneath our keel and we have some kelp stuck in our prop. We hike in a picnic to the alluring White Sulphur hot springs, and join a campfire with local fishermen, who tell us the coho aren't running as they should be this summer.

Alaskan anchorages all seem to have something tricky going on.

Most commonly, it's that they're 50 to 70 feet deep with a 20-foot tidal exchange. In many of the fjords, we have calm enough weather that 3:1 scope is enough through the night — a relief, since we haul in our rode by hand without a windlass.

We routinely deploy the stern anchor or stern tie.

Above: Sean at an ice cave at Reid Glacier. The bluer the ice, the older it is. Top center: 'Petrichor' sails past Marjorie Glacier. Top right: Pool with a view: Kate and friend Christina Scavuzzo enjoy the warm waters of White Sulphur Springs.

otters resting on flat bergs. We watch big bergs split and somersault with the slightest ripple of our wake; and a small-seeming piece of ice that calves off a glacier face, creating a huge wave. We keep our distance from the faces, finding that invisible line of risk tolerance, choosing to get closer to the glacier to collect bergy bits for cocktails and keeping the reefer cold. At our northernmost glacier, our engine suddenly cuts out, and our final "test" is to sail through the ice while debugging an air-in-the-fuel issue.

The Anchorages "Keep the islet with the breaking waves to port, weave through the bull kelp while favoring the south, then follow the kelp-strewn channel with steep walls bounding both sides until the two rocks that form the dogleg are visible.

Turn left at the X, and we'll try to drop anchor among these other three rocks."

We brave the West Arm at Mirror Harbor, on the windward side of Chichagof Island that faces the entire Pacific Ocean. Navionics makes this anchorage look impassable. Beta from the Douglass

Full Circle Making our way south to Sitka, we run into Lorien (also Baja Ha-Ha 2021), who had recognized Petrichor on their way to the fuel dock. We last saw Lance and Amy in Loreto on New Year's Eve 2022, and coincidentally they had arrived in Sitka the same day, by way of a big Pacific loop to the Marquesas, South Pacific islands, Japan, and the Aleutians. We celebrate with Japanese sake and fish tacos.

When we arrive back in Washington, we reflect on 3½ months through the inside and outside passages. We feel a broader sense of home, extending from the Salish Sea up all the connected waters. The memories of our recent experiences knit with the long history of communities and travelers who've navigated these waterways.

As intimidating as cruising southeast Alaska first felt, it proved more attainable than we'd expected. We rocked up to Port Townsend and, as is customary, reunited with all the R2AK teams and donned thrift-store blazers commemorating our race and safe return from high adventure!

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bashing back home, I was itching for another go. This time I had it all lined up: solid crew, my stupid freakin' TIP, slip in San Diego, slip in Mazatlán, offshore connectivity (thank you, Starlink), weather forecasting, meal planning, Mexican insurance, warm clothes for night watches, fishing licenses — and new downwind sails ready for a workout.

The first of three crews joined me in Emeryville for a three-night run to San Diego in "delivery mode," with no planned stops. Of course I had allowed time to While a wooden dinghy seems a natural choice for a wooden boat, Rick says they're worth considering for any boat.

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Rick and Gayle have owned 'Fairwyn' since 2017.

Prior to that, the boat had sailed for 15 years and 50,000 miles under Stephen and Nancy Carlman.

make stops for weather or breakdowns, but everything ran smoothly and Fairwyn arrived in San Diego a week before the start of the Ha-Ha. San Diego marinas seem not to like wooden boats very much, so I was glad that C.F. at Koehler Kraft made room for Fairwyn.

Crew for the Ha-Ha itself was boat partner Sarah Dime and her friend Chelsea Greene. We were all pretty salty, but after some thought decided to use scopolamine patches anyway. Everyone gets seasick if the conditions are bad enough, or if you must change a fuel filter upside down in a seaway.

With the patches we were bulletproof.

The trip down to Cabo was wonderful: calm seas, gentle winds, stunning sunsets and sunrises, and lots of fish on the line. In 2021, there were a few rough days out of San Diego, and the breakdown report during the first radio net in Turtle Bay went on for over an hour. This time there was very little damage other than one unfortunate boat that needed some help getting into Turtle Bay. Fairwyn suffered only a broken spinnaker halyard block from my misguided attempt to center the lifting point. Fortunately, I had a spare halyard rigged.

The leg from Turtle Bay to Bahia Santa Maria allowed for some beautiful photos of one another's boats. We coordinated with Eric Mizrahi of Bibi to get a good photo of our new sails. (That great picture above — showing off our two new spinnakers — is one of his.)

Things got exciting in Cabo.

When the fleet arrived on Wednesday, the Poobah passed along the weather forecast for a big blow on Sunday. He wisely canceled all Ha-Ha events and encouraged the fleet to hightail it out of Cabo.

My third crew — wife Gayle, sister Kathy and brother-in-law Chris — was flying in Saturday night to help take Fairwyn to Mazatlán, and we didn't want FAIRWYN

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Fairwyn — S&S 42 Yawl Rick and Gayle Leland Baja Ha-Ha Reprise Emeryville The only thing more fun than doing a Baja Ha-Ha is doing it a second time. After enjoying my first Ha-Ha in 2021, and

to risk getting stuck in Cabo for five days worrying about dragging. So I soloed the boat up to Frailes on Saturday morning, and my crew hired a driver to meet me at the anchorage. It was exciting taking them and their luggage in the dinghy through the surf in the dark!

We hunkered down in Frailes until Tuesday, when things calmed down enough for a bumpy but fun overnight sail to Mazatlán.

Fairwyn was once again the only wooden boat in the Ha-Ha fleet. I know friends don't let friends buy wooden boats, and for most folks that is good advice, but when I was 12, I sailed as a guest on a wooden sloop built in the 1930s, and that set my idea of what a boat should be.

When I retired from abstract legal work in 2017, I wanted my first and only boat to be wood, and a wood yawl at that. Fairwyn, built in 1957 in Scotland of doubleplanked African mahogany and red cedar over oak frames, fit the bill perfectly.

What's not to like? Wood is strong,

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Above: Cool shot of a night watch. Left: Breaking in some new sails (with the 'Fairwyn' logo) on the way to Cabo. Top left: 'Fairwyn' is as shipshape down below as she is topsides. Top center: Rick with Ha-Ha crew Sarah and Chelsea. Top right: Plug removed for a new thru-hull shows the thickness of 'Fairwyn's double-planked bottom.

relatively lightweight, accepts fasteners, can be patched when you move hardware around, provides sound and temperature insulation, and looks good. Wooden boats are built a piece at a time, which means they can be taken apart easily. The entire interior of Fairwyn can be removed with a screwdriver.

Yes, a wooden boat requires work to keep her in top condition. I love to tinker with her, so bring it on. I also know a lot of owners of plastic boats who love to tinker. The difference is when they work on the boat, they need respirators and Tyvek suits, while I get to smell the leathery scent of teak.

This year I doubled down on wood and dumped my RIB in favor of a wooden

rowing dinghy. The rigid inflatables are indestructible and extremely stable, but let's not mince words — they are squat, ugly and reliant on an outboard, which means your boat has to accommodate gasoline, oil, spare spark plugs and a crane to get the engine on board.

If that engine dies, good luck trying to row back to the boat in any headwind.

When you have to land through the surf, your dinghy wheels run aground or you have to pull up the outboard just where the waves begin to break.

With a lightweight rowing dinghy, you don't need no stinkin' outboard — you can gently row on the top of that last wave through 6-inch-deep water till the hull kisses the sand. And the exercise will delay the deterioration of your body from its usual buff condition on land to the dreaded "boat bod."

You, too, can get one. Chesapeake Light Craft will send you a kit and you just glue the pieces together and cover each side with fiberglass. Three-hundred

Where Are They Now? Lots of folks come and go in the Changes in Latitudes column every year, telling their past and present stories and writing future plans in the sand at low tide. We feel as if they're all part of the extended Latitude family, so it's always great to catch up when we can. Here's a look at what a few of our 2024 Changes contributors are up to these days.

— A lot has happened since we last heard from Keith Rasmussen of the Port Townsend-based Fraser 41 Nikko. Departing San Francisco on Easter morning (March 31), Keith and crew — son Jason and buddy Adin — did a straight 25-day shot to Hiva Oa. In Tahiti, Jason and Adin headed home and Keith's daughter and her boyfriend took their place aboard.

Since then, says Keith, "Nikko sailed on through the Societies, waited out weather in Aitutaki, partied with Ali Baba at

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hours of work and Bob's your uncle. It accommodates a sailing rig if you don't want to row, and an electric outboard if the wind goes away.

In all, Fairwyn spent a month cruising 1,400 miles from Emeryville to the El Cid marina in Mazatlán. We plan on moving her to La Cruz in January for warmer water, but in the meantime we are hitting the beach.

All gratitude to the Poobah and his crew for putting on another great Ha-Ha. I hope everyone had as much fun as we did.

— Rick 12/1/24

Keith pops the question. Sorry, we didn't get the lucky lady's name — but she said, "Yes."

Beveridge Reef, lost our dinghy in Niue, pieced together a new one in Tonga, saw the kids engaged in Savu Savu, got myself engaged in Vanuatu, and got Nikko sold in Newport, Australia. It's been a busy season."

"Much gratitude for all our crew, our friends on Sea Soul, Ali Baba, Andante, Hooligan, and the many others that made this voyage a lifetime treasure."

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— "Seaquester completed her second winter in Mexico in April. If we can ever get fully retired, I think I could get used to being a snowbird," writes Bill Leone of his and wife Cheryl's San Diego-based Beneteau 423. "Banderas Bay remains a wonder: wildlife, restaurants, a vibrant cruiser community, beer can races, and of course the Banderas Bay Regatta at the end of the winter cruising season."

In early April, Seaquester headed out to sea. "We sailed directly to the NASAsupplied coordinates for the total eclipse path on April 8," says Bill. "With sextants, eclipse glasses, box viewers and cameras ready, we had an otherworldly adventure navigating to the centerline of the path of totality and experiencing a total eclipse without obstructions, traffic, hotels or a crowd."

After a wonderful winter, it was time to bash back home. Unlike many owners, Bill says he's come to enjoy the trip back, as there's always a surprise or two. "The bash was a little trickier this year. We had stopped in Bahia Santa Maria (which we normally skip) due to weather. But that meant we needed to refuel between there and Turtle Bay. We'd been running the engine a little harder, and it turns out Page 74 • Latitude 38 • January, 2025

Above left: 'Pendragon' bashes to another lastplace finish in Banderas Bay — but who cares?

Inset: Jeno and Scott. Above right: 'Roam' in Marina Taina, Tahiti. Owners Pam and Jim (inset) will be back aboard this month for more cruising. Top: Spectacular rainbow in Raiatea.

a "few" extra RPMs equates to a lot less fuel efficiency. But, thanks to Patsy Verhoeven's recommendation, we found a source for fuel just north of Bahia Santa Maria. After a mid-ocean transfer — three 12.5-gallon jugs of diesel floated over to the boat and siphoned — we were back at it. We made a couple more stops to wait out weather in Abreojos and Turtle Bay, checked out in Ensenada using the really great service at Cruiseport Marina, left Ensenada after dinner, and were in San Diego for breakfast.

"For this winter, we're staying in San Diego. The Hot Rum Regatta series at SDYC is super-fun and it is nice to be in familiar surroundings for the winter.

"This coming year I'd like to do some California coastal cruising before going back to Mexico. We feel incredibly lucky to be able to do these things and continue to meet great people along the way.

We probably should've started doing this years before we did."

— Scott and Jeno Brigham of the Valiant 40 Pendragon are back in Montana after a great trip on the 2024 Ha-Ha. "After exploring the Sea of Cortez close to La Paz, Jeno and I sailed down to Banderas Bay for the BB Regatta. We had our good friend Tom Verburgt come down to help us race our Valiant 40 around the cans.

We had one good race, but as expected, and as a true cruiser, we finished last in every race. Who cares? We were there for the fun, and the yacht club did not disappoint. They put on a well-organized, fun regatta. We loved La Cruz and stayed there diving and eating tacos for another two weeks before sailing north to San Jose del Cabo.

"Another good friend, Bill Perry, flew in and we headed out in early May for the clipper route back to San Diego. We had a tremendous, one-tack passage with waves up to 14 feet and winds between 18-25 kts. We used Commanders' Weather for our routing and forecasting, and highly recommend the team of Oliver and Faith, who worked with us along the way.

I cracked my tailbone, and our toilet seat broke loose, but that was it for a great passage of 10 days. We sailed roughly seven of those days and

motorsailed with the main and staysail for two to three days to improve our angle and comfort. We arrived with almost twothirds of the 125 gallons of diesel still in the tanks.

"We put our 49-year-old Valiant 40 back in her slip in Ventura and immediately started the huge project of peeling her decks down to the laminate and re-glassing. As of this writing, the painters have just completed the last of three coats of Awlgrip primer, and will finish the painting of the deck and cabin house in about three weeks.

"We headed back to Whitefish on December 4 for the ski season that starts on the fifth. Our plan now is to complete the painting project, re-install the hardware, and begin prepping for our next adventure. If there's is a 2025 Ha-Ha, we'll do that, and then punch out with the Pacific Puddle Jump to the Marquesas Islands and then down to the Tuamotu Archipelago. Our plan is to cruise these two South Pacific destinations, sail back to Hawaii, and then head on to the San Juan Islands. We will then circle back to complete the trip in Ventura.

"We've already started getting Pendragon ready for the big trip, with new deck

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Above: 'Seaquester' at San Diego's popular Hot Rum winter series. Inset: Bill and Cheryl. Top center: 3/4 of the 'Foxfire' partnership (l to r, Dan, Mike and Aidan) relax in the cockpit. Top right: 'Foxfire' crewman Pat doing plankton collection at the equator. "Pat set this up with a research professor on the East Coast," says Mike. "We photographed the plankton haul and sent it to him."

hardware, new Lewmar Ocean Series hatches (to replace the old wooden ones), a new watermaker, and a complete set of new offshore sails from Ullman Sails in Santa Cruz."

— After a stellar crossing from Los Frailes to Nuku Hiva, Mike Casey and various partners in the Sausalito-based Perry 56 Foxfire (the other partners are Don Winglewich, Aidan O'Sullivan and Lisa Whitaker) moved quickly to the Tuamotus "in order to bask in the warm clear waters of this magnificent island chain," says Mike. Stops included Fakarava, Toau, Rangiroa, and Makatea. "With easy access from Tahiti, we were able to collect a few friends and make new friends with boat hikers for our atoll excursions," says Mike. Free diving quickly became the priority experience.

Due to short stay visas, Foxfire had to keep moving on to the Society Islands.

"Raiatea was an excellent stop for boat repairs and provisioning. Huahine proved to be our favorite island for its laid-back culture and super-friendly locals."

Then came the difficult decision whether to leave Foxfire in French Polynesia or continue west to the Cooks, Tonga and Fiji. Papeete won out. "Foxfire is happily berthed in Marina Taina as our partnership regroups and formalizes a new cruising plan for 2025," says Mike.

— Also currently in Marina Taina is Jim and Pam Yares' Catana 472 cat Roam.

The couple headed home to Danville for the holidays, but will be back aboard in January. "We'll bend on the headsails, fill our freezer with cooked meals and fresh food, and head east as the weather permits," says Jim Roam had a wonderful season, highlighted by a spectacular sail across the Pacific, crossing the equator during the solar eclipse. Upon arrival, "There was something for both of us," says Jim. "Pam loved the beauty and food scene in Mo'orea and Bora Bora. I loved the dramatic landscapes of the Marquesas and the pristine solitude of the Tuamotus. Both of us enjoyed snorkeling these warm, clear waters with their abundant January, 2025 • Latitude 38 • Page 75

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Cruise Notes • The '24 Ha-Ha was the third for Scott Smith and Mary Culley of the Santa Cruzbased Beneteau First 42, Coyote. But as for everyone else, the weather forecast that closed out the final activities of the Ha-Ha also threw a wrench into their post-rally plans. Rather than head up to Puerto Escondido — where their crew

were able to properly celebrate their genuine accomplishment of having stood midnight watches from San Diego to Cabo on their own!

After the weather blew through, and Jason and Denise found transportation to the airport at Loreto, Coyote headed to Espiritu Santo and Isla Partida. "These islands are not only part of Mexico's national parks system, they are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites," says Scott. "Typical to Baja California and the Sea of Cortez climate, they are very dry. Plants and animals that live here need to be extremely tenacious to survive."

How tenacious?

"We actually saw some goats as well as some feral cows come to the water's edge at dusk — and drink salt water! At first we couldn't believe it, but a conversation with a local guide (leading a kayak trip) confirmed this was the case!"

• We're sorry to report that Charlie Knape lost his Hans Christian 43S ketch COYOTE

marine life. I rekindled my long-dormant love of scuba diving by getting recertified in Tahiti.

"It was also great fun to have our kids spend a few weeks with us sailing the Society Islands.

"Our insurance company wants us east of 150W until May 1, so we'll bide our time back in the Tuamotus and Marquesas, visiting the places we liked and a few we missed," continues Jim. "We might head down to the Gambiers if the timing and weather allow.

"Once cyclone season winds down, we'll continue west — Cook Islands, Tonga, Fiji, and finally New Zealand."

Readers — Look for more "Where Are They Now?" contributions next month.

'Coyote' at anchor. Inset: Mary and Scott headed up to La Paz when an approaching weather system closed out the final Ha-Ha activities in Cabo.

Jason and Denise would catch their flight back to the US — they instead hunkered down in La Paz to wait for better weather.

As with many cruisers who find themselves in similar situations, it worked out for the best. "We certainly found the fun in La Paz, which has plenty of great food, gorgeous street art, and lots of pleasant walking," says Scott. Also most welcome: the need to rest, refuel, and reprovision.

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'Karuna' on a rocky beach in Mexico. Charlie and a group of pangueros got her off but she went down before the hole could be patched.

Karuna in Mexico in November. The incident happened in remote Bahia Alcatraz on November 18. Sailing the boat solo (and unable to use the engine due to mechanical issues), he was approaching the anchorage at night in blustery winds, under main and mostly rolled-up genoa. During a tack, a big puff hit the boat, stopping it dead and blowing it back on the previous tack. Before he could get speed up for another try, Karuna went onto the rocky beach. The boat ended up on its port side, where one big rock eventually holed the hull.

Via Starlink, Knape managed to get hold of other cruisers who sent help. It

arrived in the form of six pangueros on two pangas. Together, they worked tirelessly through the next day. The plan was to try to flip the boat onto its starboard side, drag/kedge it into deeper water, tow it to a more protected, less-rocky beach, and run it aground again, this time on its starboard side. There, Knape hoped to fabricate a temporary patch over the hole, good enough to make it to someplace where proper repairs could be made.

They managed to get the boat off, but a quarter of the way to the second beach, Karuna went down. She lies in about 30 feet, her masts sticking out of the water.

Knape has no plans to salvage the boat.

The location is too remote and the nearest boatyard is more than 100 miles away.

Friends have set up a GoFundMe page (www.gofundme.com, and type in "Charlie Knape") to help Charlie get back on his feet. You can read his detailed account of the incident by going to his Facebook page and scrolling through the photos until you find the Google link.

• Regular readers will likely remember Peter Hartmann from a feature we did on him in the October 2023 issue. He's

the 86-year-old solo sailor who had just completed an amazing, 80-day, 7,500mile sail from Majuro (in the Marshall Islands) to Mexico aboard his 52-ft de Ridder-designed, "Peterbuilt" (he built the boat himself over a five-year period in the '70s) sloop, Ahaluna.

Peter checked in to say that he's back in Majuro after a "very pleasant" 44-day passage. "The only in- Peter, now 87, is cidents I had were a headed west aboard terrible genoa-sheet 'Ahaluna'. wrap which took several hours to unravel, and a very nasty rain squall at the entrance to Majuro Atoll that resulted in a very close encounter with an islet at that entrance." (Peter's video of this crossing can be found on his YouTube channel as "Impossible@87?")

The plan is to carry on westward this winter, with Guam the most likely first stop. "Navigare necesse est," he says — "It is necessary to sail."

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• "On the first overnight of the Ha-Ha, about 4 a.m., I looked forward from the cockpit and noticed everything looked a little off," says Aaron Correll of the Petaluma-based Fuji 45 ketch Sea Monkey. "Then I realized the vang had broken — and the boom had come off the mast!"

Fortunately, the wind was light. Aaron secured everything as best he could and continued on to Turtle Bay under mizzen and foresail, which got them through 30 knots of wind on the beam after rounding Cedros. After that, it was mizzen staysail and spinnaker the rest of the way. Luckily, the pin holding the boom was bent, not broken, and Aaron was able to straighten it and reattach the boom. He was also able to cobble the vang back together. They used the main gently after that, and planned to do a more formal fix upon arrival in La Paz. Life aboard Sea Monkey is a family affair: Aaron and wife Elizabeth are

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'Sea Monkey' headed south before the boom went boom. Inset: Aaron and Elizabeth. Left: Aaron was able to repair and reuse the bent pin.

cruising with their kids, 11-year-old Mila, 9-year-old Harrison and 7-year-old Max. That Was Then In the February 2003 Changes in Latitudes, Bob Willmann shared the story of when his San Diego-based Islander 37 Viva was anchored in Golfito, Costa Rica. When he looked up from a book he was reading, he realized that a "coil of old hemp" in the opposite settee was actually — a snake!

"It was various shades of brown, had a triangular head, and was coiled up and seemingly asleep," he wrote. Bob got dinghied over to the marina to get advice. He returned with two marina guys and a friend from another boat. "They all thought they were humoring me until they saw the snake," said Bob. It took his Hawaiian sling and two machetes "to separate the part with the fangs from the part that wanted to go everywhere but in the bucket." But they finally did it.

"We learned that it was a fer de lance, which is locally known as the 'two-step snake' — because that's as far as you can walk after one bites you." Many theories were discussed as to how the snake got on board, but none seemed to make more sense than the others. Which left Bob's final question: "What do you have to do to a 4-foot 10-inch snake hide to make a hat band?"

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24 FT Wavelength 24 1983. Great daysailer with roller furling jib, spinnaker, extra sails, handheld VHF, new bottom paint. Sleeps four. February 2024. Second owner. Price reduced! $4,500 OBO. Marina Village Yacht Harbor, Alameda. sailorsteve41@yahoo.com

24 FT J/24 1982. New 3.6hp outboard.

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25 – 28 Feet Sailboats

12.3 FT Beetle Cat 2005. A classic with premium upgrades. Great condition. Always dry-docked. Hull # 2251 fully fiberglassed so no need to preswell. Includes trailer plus covers for cockpit and whole boat. New mainsail is blue. $10,000 OBO. Novato. cliff@warmspringsholdings.com (415) 302-5134

22 FT Catalina 1984. In very good condition. Swing keel. Three sails. Trailer rewired, repainted. Optional add-ons: Rudder Craft kick-up rudder, nearly new: $500; Tohatsu 6hp outboard, nearly new: $1500; Rolling genoa and rigging, nearly new: $1000 $5,500 OBO. Richmond YC. https://tinyurl.com/44htj6vp simplelogin-newsletter.dosage168 @simplelogin.com

22 FT Santana 22 1976. Pocket racer/ cruiser ‘Albacore’. Race-proven (podium finishes 2023 and 2024 Nationals) with all equipment, two full suits of sails including spinny gear. Also cabin cushions, lights, etc. so a good weekender. Fun and competitive local fleets, especially in Alameda and Richmond — racers or potentials preferred. Includes the classic 2.3hp Honda 4-stroke air-cooled outboard. Road-tested trailer extra: $1500 OBO. $4,500 OBO. Point Richmond. jan.grygier.ca@gmail.com 12 FT Pelican 1965. Smith Brothers hull #247. New tanbark sails. Good condition w/trailer. Please contact David via phone only. $3,800. Sausalito, CA. davesdivingservice@gmail.com (415) 331-3612

27 FT Norsea 27 1997. Beautiful. Professionally finished and designed for offshore sailing. That was my dream but I met the love of my life and she didn’t share the same dreams. After sailing around Puget Sound for 10-12 years it’s time to say goodbye. Email me and I will send you a complete list of all the equipment included. $59,000. Seattle, WA. boatbutcher@hotmail.com (253) 380-1413

27 FT CAL 3-27 1985. Clean, well maintained sloop ready to sail. Rebuilt Yanmar 1GM10 engine (~350 hours). New Quantum full-batten mainsail — 2022, Doyle 130% genoa, 120% jib, asymmetric spinnaker. Good standing and running rigging. Bottom painted April 2022 and regularly cleaned. Beautiful teak interior, custom folding table, newer cushions. Set up for singlehanded sailing with 4 selftailing winches, traveler in the cockpit, furling genoa/jib, running rigging and reef lines led to the cockpit. Includes tiller w/ extender; Autohelm self-steering; VHF radio w/DSC. Instruments: compass, Garmin GPS, depth and speed. 2-burner portable propane stove, excellent nonskid deck paint, large ice box, folding swim steps, full sail and winch covers, rebuilt head, 2 anchors, boat hook, 2 fire extinguishers and flare kit. $8,500. Richmond, CA (RYC). bouncebros@comcast.net (510) 334-4391

27 FT Santa Cruz 27 1977. Nearly race-ready. Last bottom paint 2022.

New spinnaker, 2 and 3 genoas in 2022.

Decent Number 1 and excellent main. 2.3 Honda long shaft. On unregistered trailer in Morro Bay. $8,500. Morro Bay, CA. Patrick.gorey@att.net (805) 215-2527

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28 FT Wylie 28 1974. Wylie 28 ‘Animal Farm’. It has lots of history and still can sail really well! It has an electric motor for auxiliary power to get you to the start line for race day. It has new topside and bottom paint, with new upper and lower rudder bearings. I am looking to sell her to an owner that will appreciate Tom Wylie’s design and appreciate ‘Animal Farm’s history and future potential. Contact me for more information. $7,000 OBO. Monterey, CA. heidi20012002@yahoo.com

25 FT O’Day 25 1977. ‘Pescarus’ is a clean, complete and very capable coastal cruiser. Completely upgraded in 2020: All standing and running rigging, lifelines, new bottom and paint, Honda 8hp electric start. $5,000 OBO. Monterey, CA. bobmccormick528@gmail.com (831) 210-2338

25 FT Catalina 250 Wing Keel 1997.

Hull #276. ‘See Monkeys’. Set up for singlehanding. Tiller. Raymarine ST1000 tiller pilot included. Boat is trailerable. I do not have a trailer. Hull cleaned three times a year. Per diver, paint is in excellent shape.

Last painted December 2022. Re-fiberglassed rudder at the same time. Honda 9.9 outboard, regularly serviced. Major service in September 2024. New VHF radio March 2022. 2021: replaced standing and running rigging, upgraded to twobattery system with switch and charge controller, replaced lifelines with bare steel wire. $12,000. Coyote Point, San Mateo. john@jfbatlaw.com (650) 207-5267

25 FT Nordic Folkboat 1983. Excellently maintained fiberglass Nordic Folkboat, ‘Thea’, for sale. ‘Thea’ is actively raced and very competitive in the local one-design fleet. I have owned ‘Thea’ for 20 years and have always done what is good for the boat (without whining about the cost; it’s a boat) with many upgrades and improvements over the years. Aluminum spars, racing sails, a full boat cover (with many years remaining), two-stroke outboard. (Outboard rarely used; it’s a sailboat.) See URL for more information. $22,000 OBO. S.F. Marina.

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27 FT Express 27 1984. Racing boat ‘Summer Palace’. Many upgrades, well maintained, large sail inventory, on trailer. Detail sheet available upon request. $16,500. Pt. Richmond, CA. earthen-upscale0g@icloud.com

27 FT Catalina 1979. Great find, with many upgrades! Wonderful starter or weekend family boat. Clean/usable interior. 2022 hauled out and doublecoat painted. New standing rigging and lifelines from 2022. New thruhulls and electric outlets and other upgrades from 2022. Boat comes with tiller autopilots, GPS, wind speed instrument, radio, safety equipment, etc.

Racing sails in excellent condition. 15hp outboard motor recently serviced w/i last 12 months, but needs new pull cord. Spinnaker sail and pole included! $5,000 OBO. Redwood City Marina. jarrod.stuard@gmail.com

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25 FT meriT 25 1984 . Needs TLC. Comes with two-axle trailer w/good tires.

Two #1 sails, #2 sail, #3 sail. All sails are in old condition. Two spinnakers. VHF radio. Clear title, up-to-date registration. Call Cecil. $5,000. Clearlake, CA. d20001.pearson@hotmail.com (707) 339-2359

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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27 FT BalBoa 1978 . Maxi — trailerable. Health forces sale. $7,000.

Marina Bay Yacht Harbor, Richmond. rtrouble@pacbell.net (775) 677-7503

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25 FT caTalina 1977. Sailboat on EZ Loader trailer. Impeccably restored by experienced marine mechanic. New: galley, head, GPS, fireplace, upholstery.

Primo condition. Turnkey ready, no saltwater, beautiful custom woodwork with teak marquetry inlays, numerous essential sailing accessories included. $15,000 OBO. North Lake Tahoe, CA. laurieswanson20@gmail.com (530) 2779854

31 FT caTalina 310 2000. Must see to believe! Excellent condition. Set up to singlehand. Hoyt jib boom, self tending.

Bow thruster and dodger new. Doyle mainsail and stack pack recent. Standing and running rigging have been replaced.

Pulled. Painted and engine serviced April 2024. 1155 engine hrs. Same owner for 18 years. Many upgrades and custom interior. Walkaround queen berth. Perfect couple’s cruiser. Sausalito transferable slip. $68,500 REDUCED. Sausalito, CA. jimlewitt@gmail.com (415) 302-6823

27.93 FT paciFic seacraFT 25 mk ii 1978. Sailboat with excellent trailer and tremendous amount of gear ready for someone handy. New Yanmar 2YM15 with 1.5 hrs, two furlers, six sails, cockpit and interior cushions, two anchors, wind vane self steering and tiller pilot, Furuno radar, propane system parts. Too many parts to list — contact Todd Chandler for link to photos. $18,900. Newport, OR. todd@chandlermarineservices.com (541) 992-9289

30 FT olson 30 1984 . Awesome.

North 3Di main and #1. Ullman 2 older but excellent. Brand-new LG #3. Old #4 and staysail. Excellent North symmetric. EP asymm. Delivery main. Brandnew Tohatsu 6hp. B&G. New Harken genoa and jib cars and tracks. New backstay. Under-deck supports. Large rudder. New nonskid. Bottom paint less than a year. New sheets and halyards.

Harken windward sheeting trav. No trailer. $15,000. Shelter Island, San Diego. ballenlaw1@gmail.com

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30 FT knarr 1998 . ‘Fifty/Fifty’ has a fiberglass hull and is the last and most recent Knarr built by Borresen boatyard. Classic boat in excellent condition – a joy to race and sail! $42,500 OBO. San Francisco, CA. stone_paul_a@yahoo.com (408) 8767197

30 FT caTalina 30 & elecTric drive 1978. Experience coastal sailing with this classic, featuring a unique electric drive conversion. The Thunderstruck Motors 10-hp electric motor, supported by four AGM 250 Ah batteries, offers eco-friendly motoring for about 20 miles at 4 knots. In fair condition but ready to sail, the boat includes new bottom paint (October 2024); safety gear: anchor, lifejackets, fenders, Lifesling, dock lines; Garmin GPS and navigation lights; cockpit cushions, working marine toilet, BBQ, stove, and oven. No pressurized water system. This Catalina 30 is perfect for Bay cruising and anchoring, offering an affordable entry into sailing adventures. $5,500. Richmond Yacht Club. tommysoutham@gmail.com https:// tinyurl.com/nrtsw4d3

30 FT pearson 30 1977. Sweet boat with Bukh (Westerbeke) diesel engine.

Very economical at 4 knots. Nice mainsail, several sails, hank-on rig currently with new forestay. Nice white vinyl cushions.

Pull-out double in main cabin. Pull-out chart table. Nice deck cushions. Ready to rig and go in 20 minutes. Dry bilge and cabin. Recent bottom job and well maintained. $9,000. San Diego. ssoenk@yahoo.com (619) 623-0779

30 FT yankee one-desiGn Wooden sloop 1949. Master Mariners awardwinning sailboat designed by William Starling Burgess and Stone-built. ‘Flame’ was totally restored in 2015. Varnished wood hull. Roller furling. Complete survey in 2023 available. “A Sailor’s Saiboat.”

Please email. $49,900. Richmond, CA. stefroche916@gmail.com 30 FT caTalina 1979 . Unique opportunity to own a coastal cruiser of great repute located in the very safe/ secure marina at the Hotel Grand Isla de Navidad only a few miles north of the Manzanillo Airport at the heart of the central Mexican West Coast cruising waters. The well maintained boat is also equipped with davits, a Universal 5434 diesel engine with less than 500 running hrs and a number of recent uprades.

Contact owner. $19,600. MX West Coast. helenekbeauchemin@gmail.com +52 (312) 107-7417

30 FT olson 30 1982 . Late model.

Includes custom dual-axle trailer and very recent Ballenger double-spreader mast with corresponding rod rigging (just inspected by Buzz at the boatyard in Watsonville). Last 20 years in Portland (freshwater). Rigging/stanchions/lifelines/ running rigging/winches in excellent condition. Boat has been thoroughly/ completely gone through at well-known Elkhorn Composites: A. All three ribs at mast foot replaced with composite elements (boat has substantial jockstrap). B. Three small soft spots in the deck/cockpit replaced w/composite core/gelcoat. C. Bottom & keel completely stripped to the gelcoat and keel fiberglassed as necessary. D. Keelbolts torqued/updated. E. New lifting-rod threaded end, F. Several coats barrier, two of Pro-Line antifoul (59% Cu). Mucho $$. Not splashed yet.

Older sails. $17,500. SF South Bay. mtown@att.net (650) 933-2349

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30 FT ericson 30+ 1980. Five-anda-half-ft draft keel. Version,0 Universal Diesel, new propane two-burner stove conversion. Rigging replaced late ’90s. Two mainsails. Original roller jib. $13,000 OBO. Sausalito. newcombarger@yahoo.com (415) 3426230

29 FT kirie eliTe 1982. Performance cruiser that has everything a Bay Area sailor could want for racing or cruising.

Brand-new, never-hoisted sails and rigging. New B&G Vulcan chartplotter.

Reliable and fuel-efficient 2006 Yanmar diesel engine. $19,000 OBO. Benicia, CA. mike.bernico@gmail.com

29.5 FT J/29 1985. Fresh off her 2023 ASMBYC High Point Series victory, ‘Zulu’ is now for sale! This ultra-competitive J/29 sailboat is fully equipped for crewed and shorthanded races.

Meticulously maintained, she offers an impressive arsenal of sails and will provide her new owners a solid platform for competitive racing for years to come. $14,000. Marina del Rey, CA. welter.ryan@gmail.com (949) 554-9390

33 FT reynolds 33 cUsTom 2005.

Sailing cat, converted to a custom zero-emission hybrid excursion vessel.

Includes custom 12m wing-sail with hydraulic controls, 75hp all-electric engine (outboard), custom fiberglass sun top over seating/nav area, super-fun boat! Could be used for personal fun, water-taxi transportation, and many other applications.

Email to discuss pricing. SF Bay Area. wingboatsale@gmail.com

35 FT FanTasia 35 mk ll 1979. In very good condition and ready to go. Most all systems upgraded including standing rigging and lifelines. Above-deck Maxwell windlass, Profurl 4200 genoa furler, ComNav autopilot, Vector AIS, Dometic fridge in updated galley and full stand-up workroom are just some of the features that make so much in a 35-ft boat. Ten-inch pillow top mattress! Runs great! ComNav Commander P2 color autopilot, Octopus hydraulic steering ram, Blue Sky charge controller, new lifelines (2018), new rigging (2018), New Found Metals stainless ports, Garmin chartplotter, Vesper SP160 antenna splitter, Vesper XB-8000 AIS, Standard Horizon AIS/GPS VHF w/remote handset in cockpit, Iverson freestanding bimini, lazy jacks, transom hoist. $45,000. carey.shine@gmail.com (541) 973-9562

34 FT express 34 1986. 1986 “Boat of the Year” 1987 Sailing World Magazine.

One of Carl Schumaker’s finest designs.

Two-burner stove with oven, hot water.

Almost-new North main, lightly used North jib on Harken roller furling, many bags of sails, two spinnaker poles, raceready, fully equipped. Priced to sell. $35,000 OBO. Richmond Yacht Club. karlengdahl10@gmail.com

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Ericson 32-2 ($5,500 1971) and Ericson 29 ($5,900 1969). 32-2 has Yanmar diesel, Harken furler, propane oven, new salon cushions. Needs masthead sheaves.

Ericson 29 has Yanmar diesel, new cushions. Nice condition, needs spreaders painted. $5900. $5,500. Alameda. ssnick@gmail.com (510) 846-6417

34 FT peTerson 34 1979. Refit over the last several years. I am getting a bigger boat. Lots of major upgrades, some new sails, winches, clutches, decks redone, plumbing, new wiring, chartplotter, VHF, MFD in cockpit, autopilot. New head, bottom paint with barrier coat done in fall 2023, new cutlass bearing, motor mounts. Fuel tank was recently cleaned with all new fuel lines. Two-cylinder Yanmar diesel. Looks a little rough but runs great. Has a two-blade folding prop. Sails include new genoa, newer main, lots of spinnakers and old race sails. Standing/running rigging in great shape. Tough old boat, very well built, solid shape structurally. Allan Andrews keel and rudder. $25,000. Ventura, CA. scottnordeng@gmail.com (805) 953-4458

35 FT J/105 2002. Leading one-design sailboat. Very clean, lightly used. New Victron Bluetooth smart shunt and three-bank battery charger, Blue Sea panels, new SS motor mounts, new flange coupler, exhaust mixer and tubing. Second owner.

Haulout 2014. $39,000. San Francisco. montgomerygeorge99@gmail.com (415) 999-6639

32 FT ericson 32-3 1985. Price Drop!!!

New canvas, new house and starter batteries, bottom painted 9/2023. Universal 25, Balmar alternator, asymmetrical spinnaker with sock. Tides Marine sail track and Profurl. More photos and info at website below. $27,000. Alameda. javier@indalollc.com (201) 486-1700 https://tinyurl.com/2fxzmcwe

32 FT ericson 32 1972. In excellent shape. Wheel steering and roller furling jib. Many new features: instruments, cockpit canvas, dodger and window screen, mainsail stack, boom kicker (elim-

32 – 35 feet saiLboats 32 FT doWneasTer 1978. Great, solidly built boat. Rigged for singlehanded sailing. Roller furling. Farymann diesel.

Very roomy and comfortable, great for liveaboard or cruising. Needs attention and TLC. $15,000. Sausalito. CA. maryjobarnett8@gmail.com (415) 8477269

32 FT ericson 32-2 and 29 1971.

inates uphaul) and new head. Engine hrs < 500 on Universal diesel. Recent hull paint 34 FT cal 34-2 1975. This is a working boat. The Perkins diesel runs great.

It has a soggy main, working jib, good genoa and a beautiful spinnaker in a sock. It also has a radar: It’s old but it works. No leaks. It needs new bottom paint. I have the bottom cleaned once every two months. $500 OBO. Alameda.

Williamking0425@sbcglobal.net (510) 206-5976

fall 2023. Many custom features including

34 FT Wylie 34 1980 . One of Tom Wylie’s best designs; fractional rig, new Quantum main and cover, other sails for all conditions, PHRF 120, Yanmar and 2GM diesel 1700 hrs. A great Bay boat! $21,500. Richmond. kurrewa59@gmail.com (808) 381-5884

style sloop with modified scoop stern.

cockpit dining table. Very well maintained.

Reason for sale is my age and health.

For more photos and info see Craigslist URL. $20,900. Oakland North Marina. gumdoc@mac.com (510) 368-9611 https://tinyurl.com/bde8n76a 33 FT cal 33 1971. Classic olderStrong 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

32 FT herreshoFF 1998. Sail around the world!! Beautiful, strong cruising cutter. Herreshoff-designed, bowsprit and boomkin, cold-molded 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. Call Ken’s cell 925 786-7878. P.S. Consider adding an electric motor. $24,500. Berkeley, CA. (925) 786-7878

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. $38,750. Alameda. sailingfearless@gmail.com

36 – 39 Feet Sailboats

36.3 FT Catalina 36 1988. Just spent $13,904 on upgrades with receipts 07/2024. Possible liveaboard S.F. area.

Amazing transferable slip location. Slip $495/month. Reason for sale: After work completed needed to move for work.

Engine/boat work by T. Falkowski. Engine runs perfect. New/replaced: New marine refrigerator system installed by Anders at Swedish Marine. New ProSport 2-amp/3bank inverter/charger. Three new AGM Group 4 batteries (2 house/1eng.) and new cables. New Racor fuel-filter assembly, oil/filter change. New bilge pumps; replaced wires with marine-grade wires. New water heater, new Jabsco toilet/head. New galley and bathroom sink faucets, all new fuel lines from fuel filter to engine, new impeller, new cherry wood galley stain, deck/entrance teak varnished, new three-inch engine blower motor, electric panel updated, new VHF/UHF radio and more. Call Jon. $19,500. San Francisco Bay - Peninsula. jono4sail@gmail.com (714) 916-2740

37 FT CSY 37 1979. Mexico vet ready to go again. Heavy-construction bluewater boat. One of the roomiest 37s around. Three cabins, two heads. New Beta Marine engine, two fridge/freezers.

CPT autopilot. Good sails with asymmetrical spinnaker, recent standing rigging plus much more. After 50 years of cruising, I’ve gone over to the dark side with a trawler, so this needs to go. Check out Practical Sailor review at URL. $35,000. Point Richmond. sailorboyone@gmail.com (530) 219-1566 https://tinyurl.com/4jkj9jky

37.1 FT Alsberg Brothers Express 37 1985. ‘Limitless’ is a proven offshore and inshore racer/cruiser with a proven winning record with many podium finishes. A Transpac and Pacific Cup racing veteran, ‘Limitless’ is ready to go to Hawaii in turnkey condition. There’s an extensive sail inventory including class carbon fiber mains, cruising Dacron main with new Tides Marine track. The sail inventory includes E/P, Ullman, Quantum and Hyde sails from 2016 to present, some new never-used sails (A5, Code 0, A4). Also, new 2023 Ballenger spar with new rod rigging, newer running rigging, two carbon fiber spinnaker poles and reaching strut. Many more extras included… $78,000 OBO. San Pedro, CA. E37LLfast@aol.com (310) 720-0620

38 FT Down East Sloop 1976. During ownership of ‘Anita’ we’ve done the following: Sandblasted the bottom, faired in and coated with 2 coats of marine epoxy, painted. Installed new Yanmar 53hp diesel w/new fuel tank, drive train.

Installed 90% new wiring, batteries, panels etc. New SS stanchions, bow and stern pulpits. Installed Corian counter tops, new cushions and solid teak chart table top and a heavy duty Lofrans windlass. New 300-ft 5/6-in G4 chain. Other improvements and gear, too numerous to mention. ‘Anita’ has great headroom in saloon, giant V-berth, freeboard of a much larger boat, huge amount of storage space. Search URL for sailing adventures in SoCal. Courtesy to brokers. $49,500. capnernie1@aol.com https://tinyurl.com/ ynxxcca2

38 FT Cheoy Lee Sigma 38 1969.

Great cruising or coastal boat. Sails like a dream! Yanmar 30 diesel with 520 hrs. Originally Florida boat now in San Diego at nice marina. Slip possibly transferable. Cruising sails and spinnaker. Cutter-rigged with sail. Tabernacled mast and rigging to lower it. Radar, GPS, radios, autopilot, sailing instruments all work. Survey says $31,000.

Now available for $18,500. Operational, ready to rig and go in 20 minutes. The ocean awaits! $18,500. San Diego. ssoenk@yahoo.com (619) 623-0779

39 FT Freya 2003. Proven famous bluewater cruiser/racer. Every amenity for safety and comfort except air conditioning. Lying San Diego, ready for the Ha-Ha. Turbocharged Yanmar recently rebuilt.

Bristol condition. Tall rig, 13 standing riggings, 13 halyards, two autopilots, two chartplotters, windvane steering and much more. Complete suite sails for heavy weather, paraglider spinnaker, Jordan series drogue, Dynaplate grounding to mast, sleeps 6. Watermaker, hydraulic backstay.

Email or call. $120,000. San Diego. berniekreten@yahoo.com (916) 335-6555

Tayana 37 MK 2 Cutter. It works!!! We assumed our engine was dead and hadn’t tried to start it since having winterized it some time ago. Big thanks to Hans from List Marine for coming down and cranking her over. Bluewater cruiser, plenty of head room and storage. She is sound but is a project boat. Motor runs—could use a clean up and tune up. Some electrical work still needed. 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 work to be completed. $20,000 Need to sell. Sausalito. jaygrant11383@gmail.com (415) 4136707

39 FT Cal 39 Mk II 1981. Tall rig with shoal keel. Westerbeke diesel. Profurl. CPT autopilot. New headliner. $19,900. Richmond. ccackerma@gmail.com

39 FT Freedom 1983. Freedom 39 they never have a rigging issue, masts do not break. Fast and solid, everything works, has a factory gen-set. Berthed at Central Basin, sails well reefed or in light airs. A Caribbean and Galapagos Vet, Achilles tender. Two staterooms, radar and new head. Everything works, USCG Documented. Sea-trial on request. $29,500. Oakland, CA. captainterrylee@gmail.com (916) 5995241 39 FT Irwin Citation 1979. Built in Florida for San Francisco Bay. Great liveaboard and coastal cruiser. 2023 bottom painted. Extensive rebuild/replacement of most systems in 2006 including Yanmar 3JH4. Monitor vane/e-rudder. dodger/bimini. Call or email. $45,000. Richmond, CA. svcasablanca1979@gmail.com (925) 391-1250 38 FT HC 38 Mk II 1981. Ready for new ownership. Located in Mazatlán, MX. Great weather and workers available. Mazatlán, MX. lord41897@mypacks.net

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! $25,000 OBO. Newport, OR. sureshanjie@yahoo.com Suresh (510) 459-8018or Dustin (808) 756-1389

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, twocylinder 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. $15,000. Pt. Richmond Marina, CA. franzsteinerarchitect@comcast.net (510) 914-1289 January, 2025 • Latitude 38 • Page 83

46 FT Cal 2-46 Ketch/Solent 1975. Want to cruise/live aboard in comfort and style in one of these grand old ladies? Don’t want to spend years in a boatyard before you can go? This is the boat for you. $94,500.

Cal2.46.DreamCatcher.forsale@gmail. com

40 – 50 Feet Sailboats

50 FT FD-12/Tayana 1980. Offshore cruiser. Modified fin keel, cored hull, teak decks. Repowered engine 110hp Volvo 5-cylinder turbodiesel less than 100 hrs, generator, electronics. Two cabins forward, large master cabin, galley, refrigerator. Two heads. Fuel 300 gal, water 300 gal, 75 gal holding.

Call or text. $125,000 OBO. Ventura. binfordmort@gmail.com (323) 399-6472

43 FT C&C 43-1 1971. “Limited edition” 43 by Bruckmann. A multi-year repair/restoration completed in 2022.

Roller furling, Harken batt cars, and autopilot allow shorthanding. Windlass and anchor package makes anchoring efficient. See SailboatData.com C&C43-1 page for layout and specifications. $46,500. Port Ludlow, WA. Calypso43@outlook.com

43 FT C&C Custom 1973. This completely restored C&C is the result of an 11-year restoration. Cruise equipped and ready to sail the world. Everything was replaced from motor to wiring, all equipment, autopilot, freezer fridge, radar, rigging, heating, radio, telephone, VHF, chartplotter, deck shower, electric windlass, electric main halyard winch, complete wardrobe of sails. The engine is a Yanmar 75hp turbo. It also comes with the best slip in the Sausalito Yacht Harbor. This boat is incredibly fast, comfortable and safe. Call if you have any questions or want to see the boat. $120,000. Sausalito Yacht Harbor. captainmarco@cs.com (415) 987-1942 46.5 FT Morgan 462 1981. Owned since 2011. Solid cruiser. Comfortable boat will make a great liveaboard. Tenhour sail south to Puerto Vallarta. Overnight sail north to Mazatlán. New stainless steel port lights. Reconditioned hatches.

New instruments. Reconditioned engine. $10,000 OBO. Marina Fonatur, San Blas, Nayarit, MX. https://bit.ly/morgan462 koolekat1958@hotmail.com

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41 FT Gulfstar CC Ketch 1975.

Very competent sailer for cruising/ liveaboard, owned/cruised her since 1982. Been to South Pacific, South and Central America, MX, Canada. 3000 hrs since rebuild, excellent sails and standing rigging. Dinghy, outboard. Hauled bottom/painted 2023. Needs topside paint/ polish. $29,900. Puerto Vallarta, MX. captnbarbara@gmail.com (541) 662-2581

44 FT Gulfstar Sloop 1979. ‘Footloose’ has recently been renovated: new paint job, five coats of Matterhorn White Awlgrip paint $27,000. New leather upholstery, shades, cockpit cushions and dodger top $10,000. New three-burner Force 10 propane stove $2,000. New thruhulls and bottom paint $9,000. New Raritan toilet $500. Teak and holly sole, five coats of Epifanes semi-gloss varnish. Exterior teak four coats Epifanes high-gloss varnish. Four model 145 Kyocera solar panels and a Rutland 914i wind generator eliminate need for shorepower. 3,000W inverter. Raymarine electronics include: high-def radar, E7 multifunction display, fish finder, depthsounder, wind meter, autopilot and navigation with charts. AIS send/recieve. In-mast and jib roller furlers. Replaced Perkins with Beta 4 diesel $28,000. Make offer. Napa Valley Marina. fcgmc@lmi.net (707) 330-7712

43 FT Custom Aluminum Bluewater-Proven Classic 1973.

Professionally refitted and maintained as a successful six-passenger charter boat for the last 10 years and recently returned from racing the Pacific Cup Regatta to Hawaii and back in 2024, ‘Carodon’ is a rare classic, one-of-a-kind vessel, ready for her next adventures. The aluminum hull is virtually maintenance-free, robust enough to stand up to some serious debris or even ice in the Arctic, and her recent upgrades are too numerous to list but include new standing and running rigging, new sails, self-steering, solar, lithium batteries, electronics, radar, bilge pumps, VHF and AIS. She is heated and insulated for an Alaskan winter and yet comfy for Baja and beyond. $85,000. Sausalito. finedayforsailing@icloud.com (415) 7300849

48 FT Tayana 2008. Deck salon.

Well outfitted and ready for cruising.

Many recent upgrades. Pride of ownership. and recent pre-survey. Priced below survey value. Contact Wes Koenig. $379,000. Bellingham, WA. weskoenig@msn.com (360) 201-2459

40 FT Cheoy Lee Rhodes Design 1967. Beautiful cruiser ready! 20 gph watermaker. Generator, solar, wind generator, 6-passenger life raft. Glass decks, 3-cabin layout. Full canvas cover.

Rebuilt Perkins. Everything in working order. Turnkey. Immaculate condition. $40,000. Huatulco, Oaxaca, MX. watersports54@yahoo.com (559) 9037402

40 FT Challenger 40 1974. Good news! Extensive refit was begun in 2020 including: Thorough cleaning and repainting of storage, mechanical areas, and bilge. New motor mounts and turbo assembly on Yanmar 4JHTE. New throttle and gear Morse cables. Scupper hoses replaced. PSS seal installed.

Shaft cutlass bearing replaced. New raw water intake thru-hull. New raw water intake hose. New AC/DC panel. Rewired entire boat. New LED cabin lights. New outlets w/GFCI. New Group 31 starting battery, Aux. 5-amp engine battery charger, 660AH lithium house bank, Victron 3KVA inverter/charger, Victron AC/DC distribution w/remote monitoring, Dec. 2023 Micron 66 paint. Needs holding tank (has manual head and portable toilet), Needs freshwater tank and plumbing (has drains for sinks). $29,000 OBO. Marina Bay, Richmond, CA. seanmcal@gmail.com (310) 971-5208

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 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. $44,900 OBO. Mexico. geneosier@yahoo.com

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 16,000-mile Pacific tour. From rig to sails, systems to safety, ‘Debonair’s voyage-ready. $72,900. Port Hadlock, WA. ketchdebonair@gmail.com https://tinyurl. com/2s36wtce

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

51 & Over Sailboats

46 FT Steel Yawl 1958 Fully Refit in 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 15 years cruising about the world; maybe now it’s your turn. Fall in love with your dream boat. Lots of good kit included in the sale, she can be ready to sail to Norway in 2024! Contact C. Masters for complete list. $80,000 NEW PRICE!! 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

51 FT Spencer 1970. ‘Feel Free’ presently cruising Baja. Well loved by owners for 30 years, including 13-year circumnavigation. Large inventory of sails and gear.

Solid construction, strong rig, great sea boat. 6,000 hrs on Isuzu engine, 1,200 hrs on rebuild. Autopilot, wind vane, life raft, inflatable dinghy, 6hp 4-stroke outboard, no freezer or fridge. Could be ready for next circumnavigation after minor refit.

See URL for more pictures and complete inventory, or email owner. $40,000.

Guaymas, MX. syfeelfree@gmail.com www.cortezyachtsales.com 53 FT Swan 1989. A Germán Frers design. Interior is maintained in firstclass condition. Upholstery somewhat faded. Most important it is original. No DIY modifications. New mattress toppers. Google 1989 Swan 53, will provide sistership pictures. Vessel has new North mainsail. loaded with winches and deck gear. One year’s moorage included. A classic with many extras.

Assured contact by text. Owner estate sale. $375,000 CDN dollars. Ladysmith, BC, Canada (Vancouver Island). sail.papillon@gmail.com (778) 710-9918

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 Tib u ro n . $ 1 8 5 , 0 0 0 O B O . T i b u ro n . otterkicks@gmail.com (707) 499-9414 https://schoonershellback.com/

35 FT Walter Greene Acapella Trimaran 1982. ‘Humdinger’ has had two owners since new. Transatlantic race veteran, Round Britain and Ireland race in 1982, Route du Rhum also in 1982, chartered as ‘Aspen’. Pacific Northwest Swiftsure races. All with first owner. Boat moved to S.F. Bay in 1999 and extensively raced in SSS and BAMA events. Pacific Cup in 2014. Family and friends cruising CA coast as far as San Diego. Boat set up for singlehanded saiiing with lines led aft, Harken furler jib and screacher. ATN sock for spinnaker. Sails include carbon main, carbon jib, laminate screacher. All Pineapple.

NewYamaha 9.9 outboard. USCG documented vessel. Email for complete equipment list. $75,000. Emery Cove Marina. lnolsen@comcast.net

25 FT Jim Brown Searunner Trimaran 2017. Ready for the next voyage.

Fully restored in 2017. Cutter rig. Has been freshwater-kept its entire life. For tons of photos and details about this boat visit searunner25.com. This boat is designed to fold for transport on a seasonal basis — folding/unfolding takes a few hours.

Can help load in Seattle for delivery.

Email me to set up a video tour. $24,000.

Seattle, WA. Nibiru@searunner25.com www.searunner25.com

Classic Boats

3 8 F T H e n ry J . G i e l o w C u t t e r 1935. Rebuilt over 14 years, ready to sail, member of the Master Mariners. Email for photo spread and comprehensive narrative. $59,500.

Sierra Point Marina, Brisbane, CA. richardsalvini@yahoo.com (650) 996-4215

34 FT LaBruzzi 1917. Built in San Francisco in 1917 by Alphonz LaBruzzi, this classic Bay cruiser has been awardwinning in the Classic Yacht Association.

Well maintained in a covered slip in San Rafael, this vessel has recently been hauled for a bottom job and other work, bringing her to excellent condition. Current survey is available. Powered by Isuzu diesel with low hrs. Illness forces sale. $20,000 OBO. San Rafael Yacht Harbor. stickypatoo@gmail.com (707) 882-1726

20 FT New Mahogany Motor Launch 2023. Professionally built replica of a 19th century fantail launch.

Honduras mahogany on oak frames, teak deck and cabin. New 2-cyl Yanmar diesel 2023. Custom galvanized trailer.

Will be displayed at Wooden Boat Show, Corinthian YC June 22–23. $21,000.

Marshall Boat Works, Tomales Bay. rvwedel@gmail.com (510) 233-0102

Multihulls 45 FT Beneteau Oceanis 45 2012.

Boat is currently berthed in Papeete, French Polynesia. She is fully equipped for ocean passage, in fact we have sailed her in 2022 Baja Ha-Ha, stayed till 2023 in Sea of Cortez, then did Puddle Jump to Tahiti, where the boat is now.

She has new saildrive, watermaker, hundreds of upgrades and options. I also have current (2024) marine survey.

Please see details at URL. Email me for full inventory of the boat. Thank you! $195,000 OBO. Papeete, Tahiti. karwas@gmail.com (408) 702-0695 https://tinyurl.com/4jktwkwb

34 FT Rocket 88 1988. Own a legend!

D Class catamaran. Current record holder Three Bridge Fiasco, Delta Ditch Run. 34-ft long x 18-ft wide. Fiberglass, Kevlar, carbon over Airex core. Many excellent improvements. Awesome galvanized trailer. Super-fun! $22,500. Redwood City, CA. brendanb@sfsail.com

43 FT Francois Sergent Ketch 1963. Built by Chantiers DeBorde Frers in France. Copper riveted, African mahogany, oak frames. Perkins 4.236, aluminum masts, center cockpit. Great sailing classic. Original plans available.

After 12 years, age forces sale of this beauty. $25,000. Rio Dulce, Guatemala. svemily8@hotmail.com (502) 3208-0390 Whatsapp

38 FT Kettenburg 1955. Mahoghanyplanked on oak frames. Needs varnish and paint, engine work if you must.

Now berthed in Berkeley, she 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! $199 OBO. Berkeley Marina I Dock.

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Berths & Slips Partners Wanted for Berth in San Francisco. Partnership wanted for 45-ft wide slip at San Francisco Marina. Power and water extra. Located in S.F. Marina District by St, Francis and Golden Gate Yacht Clubs. World-class sailing! $1,800. San Francisco, CA. gray.aida@gmail.com Awesome 50 FT Slip Pier 39 San Francisco. For sale: Stunning city views, 15-ft+ beam, 50-ft length. New cleats, dock box, power pedestal, and hose management. Perfectly located for entire Bay Area coverage and beyond. Very easy access, great maintenance team, parking, and more. $24,000. Slip G-32, Pier 39 Marina. greg.rossmann@gjrcap.com (650) 7400263 Emery Cove Boat Slip for Rent.

Berths for rent. Emery Cove Yacht Harbor 35-ft = $472.50/month C dock and 40-ft = $540/month E dock. Dockominiumrun marina in Emeryville. emerycove. com. Brand-new docks, aluminum with Ipe wood deck, brand-new restrooms, beautiful grounds and just dredged. Great location center of S.F. Bay. Email studio6161@icloud.com.

Emeryville, CA. studio6161@icloud.com www.emerycove.com Redwood City Marina Slips Available. Slips 30′-75′ at great rates! Amenities: parking, bathrooms, laundry, pump-out, free wi-fi, keyless entry. Guest berths also available. Call for availability. 451 Seaport Court, Redwood City, CA 94063. crevay@ redwoodcityport.com (650) 306-4150 www.redwoodcityport.com/marina

Partnerships Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 449 2017.

Established syndicate looking for responsible, mature, experienced sailor(s) to participate in lightly used, professionally maintained Sun Odyssey 449 kept at an exceptional slip 300 feet from the St. Francis Yacht Club. Monthly costs: $800. S.F. Marina Yacht Harbor jfore79@gmail.com (650) 714-8505

C&amp;C 40 1981. Looking for a partner is the C&C 40 ‘Tusitala’. She is berthed in Santa Cruz Harbor and is in exceptional condition. She was rebuilt approximately six years ago by previous owner and has been meticulously maintained ever since. The rebuild made her stronger than when originally built. One of the best racer/crusier designs ever built, she has way too many improvements to list here. Sails are new, motor has low hrs. New chart plotter installed at the helm. Beautiful interior, sleeps 8, heater, This could be an equity partnership (approx $26,000) or non-equity (approx $500 per month) $26,000. Santa Cruz. pacrimplangrp@gmail.com (831) 457-2033 www.pacrimplangrp@gmail.com Page 86 • Latitude 38 • January, 2025

Business Opportunities

Catalina 36 Partnership Downtown Sausalito. Non-equity partnership, outstanding berth location in downtown Sausalito. $400/mth for two weekend days/five weekdays access. Maintenance fund TBD. $400. Sausalito Yacht Harbor. chris@venturepad.works (415) 309-0331 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

Kaneohe Bay Townhouse and Slip For Sale. Own a townhouse on Kaneohe Bay with a deeded 32-foot boat slip! Close to Kaneohe Bay Yacht Club, Makani Kai Marina is a 79-unit gated townhouse community with deeded boat slips for every unit. The land under the marina is owned by Makani Kai HOA and not a state land lease (this is huge). This unit is in “coming soon” mode on our MLS and will be listed live on 11/16. The home is being sold as a two-bedroom and is currently set up as a one-bedroom with an en suite bathroom upstairs and a “flex” bedroom downstairs for mutable open-concept living arrangements. $890,000. Kaneohe Bay, Oahu. jc@oceanregroup.com (808) 687-1890 https://tinyurl.com/bdddsmj5

Property for Sale or Rent

A Masterpiece of Modern Art on the San Francisco Bay. Discover modern luxury in this architectural masterpiece, built of steel, glass, and concrete. Suspended over the San Francisco Bay, this one-of-a-kind home features a private 45-ft primary deep-water dock and 25-ft guest dock both with seamless access to the San Francisco Bay. Nestled in the exclusive Brickyard Cove community, this stunning property is perfectly positioned adjacent to the Richmond Yacht Club, offering an ideal waterfront lifestyle. $2,950,000.

Point Richmond, CA Brickyard Cove. mark@theledererteam.com (510) 7744231 https://tinyurl.com/3x9s6c95

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 https://tinyurl.com/3wdmepyu

Mexican Charter Company for Sale. Charter boat company of almost 40 years in Zihuatanejo. Top tourist attraction in Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo.

75-ft x 36-ft Fountaine Pajot Tahiti catamaran offering sailing, snorkeling, whale-watching, sunset cruises and private charters. Turnkey operation; longtime dedicated crew and office staff. Live the dream! Zihuatanejo, MX. picantecruises@gmail.com (415) 738-2371 www.picantecruises.com Puerto Vallarta Business for Sale. Discover the exciting chance to own ‘YUMMIES Mexico,’ a frozen food sensation with a perfected menu and a loyal customer base aged 40-80. This successful Puerto Vallarta business is now on the market and ready for a new chapter. Explore detailed information on website and FB: https://tinyurl.com/ mjb9v9je. La Cruz, Nayarit, MX. yummiesbydonyteri@gmail com 52 (322) 275-3322 www.Yummies-Mexico.com.mx

Job Opportunities

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 866-8350500 https://tinyurl.com/43475rkj

Crew

ISO Experienced Racing Crew. ‘eXpresso’, Xp 44 new to S.F. Bay seeking highly experienced Corinthian racers for upstart ocean and Bay racing program. Goal is to be competitive in events such as OYRA Ocean Series, Spinnaker Cup, In the Bay races and Rolex Big Boat Series. Interested in all positions, esp. Driver, Tactics, Nav, Crew boss/coach, Foredeck. ‘eXpresso’ is well equipped 48-footer with carbon rig, extended sprit, deep rudder, B&G instruments w/H5000, 11 racing sails, twin helms. Contact Jim Lussier. Sausalito. jim@coastridge.com (650) 862-2462 https://tinyurl.com/3prvp7st

Assistant Harbormaster. Oakland Yacht Club Is a private membership yacht club that was established in 1913 and has 200 slips in its marina. It is in the city of Alameda along the Oakland Alameda Estuary. Assistant harbormaster is responsible for the safe operation and maintenance of the harbor and clubhouse. This includes enforcement of the Club’s harbor policy and rules. The safety of all yachts, both members and visitors’, is of primary importance. The assistant harbormaster acts as the agent for the Club with respect to visiting and cruising organizations. The assistant harbormaster reports to the general manager. Interested candidate please email résumé. 1101 Pacific Marina, Alameda, CA 94501. gm@Oaklandyachtclub.com (510) 5226868 https://tinyurl.com/bdhk9j4e Hiring: Full-Time Canvas Sewer.

Join the Compass Canvas team! Compass Canvas, a premier custom marine canvas shop in Point Richmond, is expanding our crew! We’re on the lookout for a skilled, full-time canvas worker with at least 2 years of professional sewing experience to join our talented team. We offer competitive pay, comprehensive benefits and a supportive and dynamic work environment. If you’re ready to contribute your expertise and grow with us, we’d love to hear from you.

Please send your résumé and a letter of interest by email. Point Richmond. david@compass-canvas.com

South of the Border

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

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 https://www.sailingscience.org/

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 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

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

LICENSED CAPTAIN WANTED. 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 Sausalito Sailing School Customer Service Rep. Modern Sailing Sausalito is hiring a three-day-a-week (Fri-Sat-Sun) Customer Service Rep. If you are energetic, have prior customer service experience, are proficient with computers and software, and are passionate about helping customers’ sailing dreams come true, come join us! Schedule is 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. three days a week.

2310 Marinship Way, Sausalito California. careers@modernsailing.com https:// modernsailing.com Latitude 38 ‘AMBASSADOR’. Latitude 38 is seeking an “Ambassador.” The ideal candidate is a sailor based in the SF Bay Area, is friendly, outgoing, well-organized and a self-starter with excellent communication skills. They are someone who can work independently as well as manage a team of volunteers. An ambassador encourages enthusiasm, understands the scope and goal of a project and is able to appreciate, respect and organize a team of volunteers to execute a project with efficiency and eagerness. This is an ideal position for someone who is financially secure and looking to stay active and social, and is excited to be part of our vibrant sailing community.

Meet and greet the great people who help us distribute the magazine. Read about a few of them here: www.latitude38. com/lectronic/meet-great-people. Email Tim with AMBASSADOR in the subject line. This is a volunteer position, but a stipend will be offered. SF Bay Area. tim@latitude38.com

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

Diesel Marine Engine. Westerbeke model #27A with HURTH transmission and original clutch. As new, never used, with original tags attached. $3,700. Pillar Point Harbor. cherieerie@gmail.com Cruising Gear. Offshore Commander 3.0 life raft 4 person $1700. EPIRB global V5 cat 2 $600. Fortress collapsible anchor with storage bag 21 lb. $450. 200 ft. 5/8 rode with 50 ft. chain $300. Watermaker Rainman portable high-output 30 gallons + per hour with self-contained Honda generator $4500. All items like new. $1. Reno, NV. twasik6747@gmail.com (775) 691-9147

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Gear

Donate Your Vehicle. Our nonprofit company is in need of a reliable and efficient vehicle for our staff to travel in the western parts of the US. Western USA/Hawaii. robertdarrand@gmail.com (808) 600-4144 www.sail4christ.com YANMAR 2YM15 DIESEL MAINE MOTOR. This YANMAR 2YM15 diesel motor is a reliable and powerful option for any boat owner. With a 2-stroke engine and 15 HP, this motor is sure to provide the thrust needed for a comfortable and safe ride. YANMAR 2YM15 is a great choice. It’s easy to install and will provide consistent performance for years to come. Don’t miss the opportunity to upgrade your boat’s power with this top-of-the-line motor $975. Moss Landing. pcummins569@gmail.com (831) 247-7939 Spinnaker for Sail. Horizon tri-radial spinnaker:.5 oz. all light blue in good condition. Luff: 53 ft. Foot: 30 ft. This is off a C&C 40. It is a great sail so come get it…price reduced $650. Santa Cruz, CA. pacrimplangrp@gmail.com

Hookah Diving Air System.

Thomas constant duty 12 volt compressor, 60 feet of hose, two regulators, tow belt, weight belt, air filter, used about four hrs, Please text. $1,100. sledmandog@hotmail.com (510) 909-7259 Songs About Boats, Beaches and Bars?. Island Crew, a trio playing lap steel, pan drums, guitars, marimba and congas, is available for gigs with nautical audiences. Call Ernie. – www.facebook.com > IslandCrewLive. islandcrewernie@gmail.com (916) 712-9087

Non Profit 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) 532-9831

Trying to Locate V i k i n g L i f e R a ft. V i k i n g v a lise life raft, offshore. I used for two P a c C u p s . N e e d s re p a c k . G re a t c o n d i t i o n . $ 8 0 0 . R e d w o o d C i t y. captmaddog@gmail.com (650) 533-7732

Looking for 24 FT Piver Trimaran ‘No Name’. We’re former owners of the plywood 24-ft Piver trimaran that sailed around the world in the ’70s. The boat’s last known location was San Diego. We’d appreciate hearing from anyone who might know the whereabouts of ‘No Name’. wolfinds@mindspring.com (415) 8063334 January, 2025 • Latitude 38 • Page 87

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Enjoy!

DeWitt Art Gallery & Framing (510) 236-1401 pam@jimdewitt.com Online Stores: www.jimdewitt.com www.DeWittAmericasCupArt.com

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Hood Sails........................................ 15 www.hoodsails-sf.com

Bay Maritime Group........................... 11 www.sbm.baymaritime.com

DeWitt Studio.................................... 88 www.jimdewitt.com

Hydrovane........................................ 31 www.hydrovane.com

Berkeley Marina................................ 20 www.berkeley-marina.com

Emery Cove Yacht Harbor................... 35 www.emerycove.com

Keenan Filters.................................... 14 www.ktisystems.com

Berkeley Marine Center...................... 34 www.berkeleymarine.com

EZ Sextant......................................... 27 www.thirdreefsw.com

KKMI - Full Service Boatyard............... 92 www.kkmi.com

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List Marine Enterprises........................ 32 www.listmarine.com Marina de La Paz.............................. 31 www.marinadelapaz.com

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Compass Canvas............................... 28 www.compass-canvas.com

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Mariners Insurance............................. 21 www.marinersins.com

Cruising Yachts.................................. 17 www.cruisingyachts.net

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Modern Sailing School & Club............ 25 www.modernsailing.com

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ADVERTISERS' INDEX – cont'd NAOS Yachts...................................... 5 www.naosyachts.com

Richmond Yacht Club.......................... 33 www.richmondyc.org

The Moorings...................................... 3 www.moorings.com

Napa Valley Marina.......................... 24 www.napavalleymarina.com

Rubicon Yachts.............................. 7.8.9 www.rubiconyachts.com

Trident Funding.................................... 4 www.tridentfunding.com

Novamar Insurance............................ 78 www.novayachtmx.com

Sailrite Kits........................................ 19 www.sailrite.com

Outboard Motor Shop........................ 27 www.outboardmotorshop.com

San Francisco Boat Works................... 59 www.sfboatworks.com

Ullman Sails San Francisco & Monterey Bay................................. 12 www.ullmansails.com/location/ ullman-sails-san-francisco-and-monterey-bay

Owl Harbor Marina........................... 63 www.owlharbor.com

San Francisco on the Bay.................... 23 www.sfonthebay.com/list-38

Vallejo Marina................................... 29 www.vallejomarina.com

San Juan Sailing................................ 26 www.sanjuansailing.com

Ventura Harbor Boatyard.................... 35 www.vhby.com

Quantum Pacific................................ 69 www.quantum.com

Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors/ SAMS............................................... 28 www.marinesurvey.org

Westwind Precision Details.................. 26 www.boatdetailing.com

Raiatea Carenage Services................. 77 www.raiateacarenage.com

South Beach Harbor........................... 22 www.sfport.com/southbeachharbor

Whale Point Marine Supply.................. 6 www.aceretailer.com/whalepoint

Richard Boland Yacht Sales................. 90 www.richardbolandyachts.com

Spaulding Marine Center.................... 35 www.spauldingcenter.org

Whiting and Associates...................... 35 www.norcalmarinesurveyors.com

Richardson Bay Marina...................... 32 www.richardsonbaymarina.com

Swiftsure Yachts................................. 18 www.swiftsureyachts.com

Yachtfinders/Windseakers.................. 89 www.yachtworld.com/yachtfinders

Punta Mita Beachfront Condos............. 76 www.latitude38.com

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