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VOLUME 105, MARCH 1986

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Myles Ringle

A Sonata in K

Sonata, Donn Weaver and Frank Lockwood’s Lapworth 39, finished the 1985 season on a happy note: first place in PHRF K. Sonata’s inventory of Pineapple Sails, including a new Mylar 155% genoa, was certainly instrumental in settling the score. The 1986 sailing season is about to begin. This is no time to refrain: call or come by for a quote. New sails are the prelude to success.

PINEAPPLE SAILS

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We Wari Local Cruisers / Some Race Equipped 7, TWO FROM 8

*22’ SANTANA 22, With Trailer *23’ RANGER 23,1972, Epoxy Undercoat *23’ SANTANA 23, With Trailer, Very Clean

14,V

*24’ MOORE 24, Trailer, Excellent Condition

16,!

*25’ CAPE DORY, Cruise Equipped *25’ CAPE DORY 25D, 1983, Diesel, Mint Pocket Cruiser

13,V 33,|

*26’ C&C 26, Spinnaker

17,;

26’ RANGER *26’ INTERNATIONAL FOLKBOAT

12 THREE FROM

*26’ COLUMBIA, New Engine, Auto-Helm 1000, Nice TWO FROM *26’ PEARSON 26 TWO FROM

*27’ CAL T/2, Excellent Sailer

TWO FROM

15,

*27’ CATALINA 27

TWO FROM

15,;

THREE FROM

22,f

*27’ CAL 2-27, Great One-Design

*27 Ericson, 18,900

26,£;

*28’ COLUMBIA 8.7, Diesel

26,(

*28’ PEARSON 28, Excellent Condition

31.5

*28’ LANCER, Six Bags of Sails

16,!

*28’ O’DAY 28, Wheel, Diesel

29.5

*28’ ISLANDER 28, Diesel, Teak Interior

28,C

28’ TRITON, Full Keel

17.5

28’ ERICSON 28+ , 1980, Diesel, Wheel

38,9

*28’ SOVEREIGN, Center Cockpit, Aft Cabin 29’ ERICSON, Clean, One-Owner 29’ GULF PILOTHOUSE

17, C

*28’ SAN JUAN, Diesel, Sharp re >/*-:?

13,!

*27’ ERICSON 27,

*27’ VEGA 27, Swedish Cruiser

8,500

11,!, 12

45,0

24,5,1 28.5

*29’ ALBIN CUMULUS, 1982, Swedish Yard, Diesel

28.5

*30’ YANKEE, Classic S&S Design

31,7

*30’ S-2, 9.2A, Dodger, Wheel, Diesel, LPU

38.5

Dodger, Furling *37 Alberg, Diesel, LPU, Classic Cruiser

49,000

*36 Lancer, 1980 Loaded, BMW Diesel

49,800

*41 Whitby, Center Cock

62,500

*42 Golden Wave, Cheoy Lee, Loaded

124,000

*49 Bowman Sty’sl Ketch, Outstanding 245,000

1979 Hardin 44 Ketch. This professionally maintained traditional staysail ketch boasts an excellent cruising inventory, Perkins Diesel generator propane stove, oven, refrigeration, SSB, Loran, auto-pilo Decca, and much more. Priced competitively at $114,900

Columbia 8.7 28’. Alan Payne designed sweet sailer. Diesel powered. Spacious interior. Teak and holly sole. Three sails. Good bay boat. Offered at $26,900

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*30’ NORTH STAR, S&S Designed, Canadian Built

15,000

*37’ FLYING DUTCHMAN, Teak Decks

70,000

30’YANKEE, Classic, S&S Design

31,700

*37’ ISLANDER, 1970, Great Cruiser

40,000

30’ YAMAHA, Diesel, Loran, Windvane, Raft

38,000

*30’ CATALINA 30

32,500

*30’ PEARSON 30, 1973, Very Clean

26,800

*30’ NEWPORT 30, Diesel, Wheel, H&C Water

TWO FROM 36,000

*30’ WYLIE 30, Cold Mold Race Equipped

*30’ ISLANDER 30 31’CAL, Diesel, Wheel, Spinnaker 32’ COLUMBIA 9.6

37’ IRWIN, Ketch, Center Cockpit, Aft Cabin *37’ ALBERG, Diesel, Classic Cruiser 37’GULFSTAR, Pacific Veteran

67,000

REDUCED TO SELL 49,000 TWO FROM 80,000

37’ ISLANDER TRADER KETCH, Many Upgrades

63,000

25,500

*38’ KETTENBERG, Excellent Condition

29,500

26,500

*38’ BENETEAU, Twin Aft Cabins

95,000

47,000

TWO FROM 39,500

38’ FARALLONE CLIPPER, Restored Beauty

45.000

*38’ HANS CHRISTIAN MK 2, Dodger, Loran, Auto-Pilot

110,000

*33’ HUNTER, 1980, Diesel

41,950

*33’ RANGER, All New Rigging, Harken Furling

35,000

*39’ CAL 39

59,500

*34’ WYLIE 34, Race Equipped

59,000

*40’ KETTENBURG, Wood, Cruise Experienced

35,000

*34’O’DAY, Dodger, Wheel

59,500

*40’ S&S YAWL, Classic, All Teak Construction

58,500

*35’ ERICSON 35, Very Clean

*41’ CT KETCH, Cruise Equipped, Good Buy

59,000

*41 ’ WHITBY CARIBE, Center Cockpit

62,500

TWO FROM 39,500

*35’ CORONADO 35, Center Cockpit, Immaculate

42,000 54,500

41’MORGAN OUT ISLAND, Center Cockpit

49,800

42’ GARDEN STYS’L KETCH, Gorgeous Custom Woodie

115,000

*42’ GOLDEN WAVE, Cheoy Lee, Satnav, Auto Helm 5000

124,000

Blue Water Cruisers

Liveaboards

*28’ SOUTHERNCROSS, Full Keel Cutter, Airex Core 32’ VANGUARD, New Diesel, LPU *32’ DEFEVER, 1963, Wood, Restored

32,500 37,000

REDUCED 29,900

TWO FROM 74,000

44’ HARDIN KETCH, Generator *44’ PETERSON CUTTER

114,900

TWO FROM 124,5000

45’ VAN DE STAT 46’ ISLAND TRADER MOTOR SAILER KETCH, 1982 46’ CAL 2-46, Loaded

59,500 165,000 132,000

*35’ ALBERG, Auto Pilot, Radar, Dodger

39,000

*49’ BOWMAN STYS’L KETCH, 3 Trans-Atlantics, Outstanding

245,000

*35’ BRISTOL, Perkins, Dodger, Foller Furl

39,500

*51’ GARDEN KETCH, Cruise Loaded

145,000

, 36’ LUDERS, 36, Cheoy Lee, Diesel i ’ 36’

36’ *37’ *37’ ;

105,000

*36’ISLANDER 36 f *36’ LANCER 36,1980, Loaded, Montgomery Dinghy

39’ LANCER MOTOR SAILER, Twin Diesels

37’

PEARSON CUTTER, Liveaboard MARINER STYS’L KETCH, U. S. Built PEARSON, 1982, Loran, Rod Rigging TAYANA CREALOCK, Fully Cruise Equipped

50,000

52’ COLUMBIA, Generator

150,000

96,000

52’ CHEOY LEE MOTOR SAILER, Twin Diesels

250,000

74,950

54’ SPARKMAN & STEPHENS, Custom, Aluminum

300,000

78,000

56’ AUSTRALIAN STEEL KETCH, Onan, Loaded

195,000

PRICED TO SELL 75,000 120,000

i 1978 S2 9.2A 30’. Aft cockpit model, Yanmar diesel, dodger, presi sure water, cabin heater. This dark hulled beauty has been very well ; maintained. $38,500

36’ LUDERS, Perkins Diesel, External Lead

55,000

* Come to Brickyard Cove to see these boats

1973 Bristol 35. This Alden designed cruiser has it all. Perkins diesel, Hood furling jibs, dodger, self-tailing winches, and much more. Very clean. Won’t last long at $39,500

; 1982 Catalina 30 Sistership. Popular one-design bay boat. Very clean. Features dodger, CNG stove, hot & cold pressure water, auto¬ pilot, battery charger, new epoxy bottom and paint. Survey. $32,500

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1980 Lancer 36. One owner yacht has recent upgrades including BMW diesel, epoxy bottom, s/s exhaust, and sea valves. Completely equipped with wheel, roller furling jib, sobstads, hot & cold water, refrigeration, and Montgomery dinghy. $49,800

THE BOAT CHOSEN FOR THE LIBERTY CUP IS THE SAME BOAT YOUR FAMILY TAKES ON WEEKEND CRUISES. It’s the Beneteau 305. . It’s easy to see why The New YQrk Harbour Festival Committee chose this yacht for the presti¬ gious Liberty Cup in ’85 and ’86. The Beneteau 305 combines Jean Berret’s ad¬ vanced design with Beneteau’s proven reputation for comfort and winning performance. And you can be sure the 305 will perform. The advanced construction technology and su¬ perbly integrated sail handling system provides extra stability and greater speed. The kind of per¬ formance that adds a challenge to the Liberty Cup. It’s easy to see why the 305 appeals to the family, too. Below deck, in the finest tradition of

the Beneteau racer/cruiser, the 305 has a perfectly finished interior. The galley is well laid out and convenient. And, the cabin gives you a feeling of roominess and comfort that’s more than the cruis¬ ing family could hope for on a 30 footer. The Beneteau 305. The choice of the racing committee for the Liberty Cup, and the cruising family.

Specifications: LOA.30.6 ft. LWL.

26.9 ft.

Displacement_8,242 lbs. Ballast.2,976 lbs. Beam.10.6 ft. Draft.5.7 ft. Sail Area. 534 sq. ft.

Passageldachts 1220 Brickyard Cove, Point Richmond (415) 236-2633

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CONTENTS

News from the World of Passport, Beneteau and Passage Yachts

subscriptions calendar letters loose lips sightings golden gate challenge winter waves racing crew list model maker '86 manzanillo race the rating game cruising cocos island skip allan mexico guide: part V 12 meter worlds max ebb race sheet changes in latitudes classy classifieds brokerage advertiser's index

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The New Beneteau 405. Latest Heir to The Beneteau Legacy. This new 41’ sailing vessel, designed by Jean Berret, is a direct descendent of The Phoenix - the 40’ Beneteau that won the ’85 Admiral’s Cup. It’s high level racing like the Admiral’s Cup that’s the best proving ground for a boat’s design and technology. This is definitely the case with Beneteau. As a direct result of their racing experience, the 405’s rudder blade is bigger in area and further aft for better over-all control. It’s weight is wellpositioned in the middle of the hull to smooth out choppy seas. And the sail displacement ratio offers the best combination of speed in light wind and power in a breeze. AncJ like all Beneteaus, the 405 makes good use of interior space - which is enormous. You can choose two cruising layouts. Three separate cabins or one forward cabin and one huge double aft cabin. The new Beneteau 405. it truly lives up to the Beneteau Legacy.

THEWORLD AT

s Christian 38 MK II Length Overall.46'0" Length on Deck.37'9" Length Waterline.33'0” Beam. 12’6” Draft . 6’0" Displacement. 27,500 lbs. Ballast .10,300 lbs.

WORLD YACHT CENTER, known for offering only the finest in World Cruisers built by Hans Christian has expanded its line to include an incredibly Fast and Luxurious Racer/Cruiser built in Finland.

BROKERAGE BOATS Hans Christian 33, fully equipped.asking $86,000 Hans Christian 38T 1980, “It’s got everything!”.$1 15,000/offer

WORLD YACHT CENTER, INC. 1070 Marina Village Parkway, Alameda CA 94501 • (415) 521-5636 HAWAII OFFICE: 844 Queen Street, Honolulu, HI 96813 • (808) 345-4224

The New Passport 37. Swift Sure. Comfortable. And built for the long haul.

obert Perry’s latest design for the Passport series is the perfect cruiser for long voyages. Not only is this boat fast, stable and responsive, but it gives you a lot more room below decks than you’d expect. Like its highly successful predecessor the Passport 40, the large volume interior has been skillfully designed to offer a choice of layouts. And like all Passport vachts, the Passport 37 is handcrafted, with workmanship, and atten¬ tion to detail that’s hard to believe for the price - a very competitive price. The Passport 37. It’ll get you where you want to go, and then some.

Specifications: LOA.3 7’0” LWL . 29’7-l/2” Beam. 11’10-3/4" Draft ..5’10” Sail Area . 674 sq.ft. Ballast. 6250 lbs. Displacement .... 17,360lbs.

PassaqeUachts i n c

1220 Brickyard Cove Road Point Richmond, CA 94801 (415) 236-2633

See the Passport 37, 40, 42, 47 and 51 at our docks today! page 9

’NEILL YA6I1S Take Action... NOW! The Qlson 911-S is the ideal yacht for the discerning sailor who has always wanted the quality & craftsmanship of a boat built in Santa Cruz. Now Olson, the innovator of contemporary yacht design, in conjunction with world classyacht designer: Carl Schumacher, present the ultimate in perfor¬ mance cruisers: The Olson 911-S... built with the same Olson quality that you've come to expect.

YOUR DEALER FOR Cal Olson Moore Holder Hobie

Due to the high quality production process, there will be a limited number of 911-S’ built in '86... So, order your's now!

O’Neill Yachts.... The Reliable Ones!

Olson

The CAL 33 represents an ideal boat for the sailor seeking performance with comfort. Far from a stripped out flyer, this boat reaches out to the fortunate sailors who have an eye for good lines and quality finish.

911-S

CAL 22: For those not wanting to compro¬ mise sailing performance, ease of handling & saftey in a trailerable boat.

CAL-28: This is the most you can find in a boat of this type & size, with an interior com¬ fort comparable to any 30'.

Selected Brokerage: Size Manufacture

Year

Price

20' 21' 24' 24' 27' 27' 27' 27' 27' 27' 27'

1964 1982 1977 1980 1978 1979 1979 1971 1977 1975 1983

4,995 9,500 15,500 10,000 16,500 27,250 24,900 12,450 16,000 29,000 29,500

Cal Bums (reduced) Moore Santana 525 Santa Cruz (w/trailer) Cal 2-27 Cal 2-27 Catalina Catalina Dufour Hunter (diesel)

"Quality listings wanted"

Hunter 27,1983: An exceptionally well main¬ tained boat with an inventory of equipment not usually found on a vessel .of this size: Diesel Engine, wheel steering, four headsails including spinnaker, radio, depth sounder, compass & an Autohelm 3000 Self Steering System. Not a cleaner 27-footer afloat. "This is it!" $29,500.

I’NIILL YACHTS SAKTI

At the Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor 2222 East Cliff Drive Santa Cruz, CA 95062 (408) 476 5200

Size Manufacture

Year

Price

27'

Express (3 from)

1983

26,500

30'

Olson

1983

24,500

31' 32'

Cal

1980

45,900

Fuji

1977

47,500

35'

Erickson

1972

49,500

37'

Swan

1972

89,000

39'

Cal

1978

92,500

40'

Olson

1982

98,000

41'

Raimer

1958

50'

Santa Cruz

72,200 1980 200,000

Where Quality MattCf Of COUfSC.

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43’ Hans Christian.

Exquisite, dealer main¬ tained, great hull, performance keel, cutter, diesel. Completely loaded. Call for price. sistership

Freedom 39. About 175K worth of factory/ dealer demo that has sold a lot of sisters and sailed all kinds of miles. Even won a Friday night beer can series. $145,000.

Morgan 38.

Brought up to tight survey specifica¬ tions, cruised to Central America, raced some. She’s versatile, steady, big and ready. $69,000.

27’ H.

Scandinavian quality construction, built for family fun and solid performance in the North Atlantic and the San Francisco Bay. $18,900.

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Hans Christian 38. Price just reduced on the last one we have listed. Unusual detail interior touches make this one a must see. $97,500. sistership.

Tartan 27.

Here’s a good start-up investment in Tartan quality. This Tartan owner is ready to move to a bigger Tartan-, making this an entry level oppor¬ tunity.

Santana 27.

One of the classic Gary Mull de¬ signs, so well suited for our Bay. Interior for six in a darn good sailing boat. Owner ready to sell, has moved up to Freedom 36. $14,900. y.i,

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45’ Columbia. Opulent, apartment size interior; A real liveaboard palace. Originally commissioned, equipped and maintained by a respected marine sur¬ veyor. $110,000.

Cal 29. Popular and proven Bay basher with weekend accomodations. Full cabin interior, full performance sailor. Great value.

Frisco Flyer.

Great name. Great boat. Frisco Flyer conjures an image perfect for this 26*ft goanywhere-but-go-with-class vessel.

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20’ 24’ 24’ 24’ 25’ 26’ 26’ 26’ 26’ 27’ 27’ 27’ 27* 27’ 28’ 28’ 28’ 28’ 29’ 29’ 30’ 30* 30’ 30’ 30’ 30’ 30’ 30’ 30’ 32’ 32’ 32’ 33’ 33’ 33’ 33’ 33’ 33’ 34’ 34’ 34’ 35’ 35’ 36’ 36’ 36’ 37’ 37’ 37’ 37’ 37’ 37’ 38’ 38’ 39’ 39’ 40’ 40’ 40’ 42’ 42’ 42’ 43’ 43’ 44’ 45’ 50’ 50’ 51’ 52’ 52’ 64’

Sail Brokerage Fiicka with trailer. $25,000 12.500 Yankee Dolphin. 16,000 Moore... 6.500 Columbia Challenger.. 11,000 O’Day. 18,000 Internt’l Folkboat. 15.500 Pearson... 9.500 Pearson Ariel. 10.950 Columbia Mkll. Tartan..(2) 21,900 Nor’Seakit-.Bring Offers Coronado. 12,000 Ericson.. 19.950 21.900 Dufour. 24.900 Taipan. Cape Dory.........(2) 30.900 26.500 Pearson. 53.900 Freedom.. 49.900 34.900 Sun Wind. 24.900 Cal. 29.950 Rawson ___...... 44,000 Bristol.... 28,000 Ericson. 34.500 Islander Mkll. 29.500 Tartan.(2) US. 33.500 43.900 S2 9.2C. Offers Wilderness. Fisher Nor’Easter. 54.950 Angleman Sloop. 25,000 Ericson. 32.950 Mariner Ketch. 39.950 Rhodes Swfsure....... 29.500 Hobie with trailer. 41.500 Vanguard. (2). reduced! 18.500 Tartan Ten. 29.900 Tartan. 68,800 Freedom. 98.500 Garden kch. 43,000 Wylie. 59,000 Hans Christian..... (2) 73.900 Fantasia.. 67.500 Ericson... 38,000 Islander—......_ 60,000 Cheoy Lee Offshore... 43.500 Cheoy Lee Luders. 50,000 Rafiki.(2) 79,000 Crealock. 120,000 Islander. 44,000 Tartan, motivated. .(2) 81.500 Gulfstar, motivated... 68.500 Hollman Custom..... 78,000 Hans Christian T.__ 105,000 Hans Christian TMkll. Offers Freya. 120,000 Hans Christian P.H_ 149,000 C&C. 105,000 Hinckley Bermuda yawl 97.500 TrinteUa.. 129,000 Spencer.. 65,000 Westsail. 125,000 Garden ketch. 115,000 Atkin ketch... Offers Hans Christian.(3) 125,000 Harden. 129,000 Columbia. 115,000 Kettenburg.. 115,000 Gulfstar.(2) 149,000 Island Trader. 145,000 Garden-Monk ketch... 119,000 Columbia.. 150,000 Herreshoff ketch. 375,000

Equipped for: 30’ Fiicka.

Westerly 36.

If you are planning and dreaming you should look and take notes on this one. if you are ready to leave now this is the one.

Amazing versatility- ft ratio. We know Fiicka owners who trailer & sail, who ocean cruise & who liveaboard! This one has trailer.

offshore cruising Bay/pocket cruising racing

2415 Mariner Square Drive, Alameda, CA 94501 (415) 521-1929

Ask About Our CHARTER SERVK page 12

Freedom Yachts design innovations toward ease of handling are so justifiably notorious that basic construction details tend to be obscured; details like end grain balsa core construction for stiffness, accoustical and thermal insulation (hull and ; deck), with stitched unidirectional fiberglass, isopthalic neopentyl gelcoat, vinylester barrier resins. From the design board of Gary Mull to the final delivery inspection, Freedom Yachts are detailed by designers, engineers and builders who are sailors.

The great Tartan 34 now has a lovely little sister on the West Coast. Tartan family characteristics are all here: impeccable quality inside and out, thoughtful, seaman- f like arrangement of cockpit and interior, modern Sparkman & Stephens underbody. Everything you probably already knew about Tartan is here in 28-feet of distinctive Tartan Yacht jewelry.

1, 25, 32, 36, 39, 44, 58, 70

29, 34, 38, 43

28, 30, TOM, 34, 37, 40

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IF YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE YOU MAY ALREADY QUALIFY FOR THE LOWEST BOAT INSURANCE RATES IN THE BAY AREA.

OWEN & COMPANY

ROBIN WEST DIRK KRUIDENIER 2415 MARINER SQUARE DRIVE ALAMEDA, CA 94501 (415) 522-5424

JERE OWEN 1440 ETHAN WAY SACRAMENTO, CA 95825 (916) 924-3100

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Yes, you do need it! Experienced cruising sailors usually agree that good self-steering is the single most important ingredient in passage making. We built our first windvane self-steering gear for our own circumnavigation over 15 years ago. Since 1977 we have been supplying self¬ steering equipment commercially from our base in Sausalito. We are the manufacturers of the stainless MONITOR vane gear and have re¬ cently expanded our production to include the SAYE’S RIG trim-tab gear. We are the exclusive importers of the French NAVIK vane. We sell other vane gears, and autopilots as well, in order to provide the appropriate self¬ steering solution for each boat and purpose. Our extensive sailing experience, our attitude to service and our ability to solve problems of installation and operation have made us, we be¬ lieve, the largest supplier of vane gears in the US today. We are right here, in your own back¬ yard, looking forward to working with you!

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298 Harbor Drive, Sausalito, CA 94965 (415) 332-3233

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Over 100 Boats Open For Your Inspection, Saturday & Sunday, April 12 & 13, 1986, 10:00 a.m. — 5:00 p. Preview These Yachts By Appointment Tuesday-Sunday, 10:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.

SWAN 39 FREEPORT 41

"New" SWIFT 40

Like new, over-equipped, out of state seller. Try $89,000.

S&S design, center cockpit, built to Lloyd's specs. List: 129,900. Now — $100,000.

TAYANA 37

CAL 39

ISLANDER 36

TransPac winner two years, clean and ready to go. sistership. Try $55,000.

Spinnaker, refrigeration, wind instruments.

1982. Better than new. Try $78,000.

Ron Holland design, fully equipped for cruising at warp speed. (12) bags of sails, B&G instru¬ ments, S.S.B., 2 autopilots, refrigeration, Perkins dsl. sistership. Try $110,000

Try $35,000.

sistership.

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ISLANDER 30 MKII

"New" SWIFT 33

Most popular 30-ft one-design on Bay. New L.P.U., like new condition. Try $25,000.

Built to Lloyd's specs. Complete sailaway. Great liveaboard. $56,000.

1980 ERICSON 25 4Just like a 27' Ericson only newer! Diesel, Combi instruments. Try $23,000.

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BRISTOL 32

TRITON 28

Diesel, roller furling, hot & cold water, refer,

Full keel cruiser, diesel, Loran, autopilot, (4)

Built by Pearson, full keel, inboard engine,

(3) sails, wheel, very, very clean at $29,000,

sails, wheel.

new main, jib, genoa.

C9 65' 64' 57' 55' 54'

Gaff Rigged Schooner, 1911 Afden, 5926. Metre shoff Ketch. 1982 Abeking/Rossmussen, 1954 AkJen/loliberte, 1970 C-T, 1981 . ST Columbia, 1972. ... 51' Custom Palmer, 1978.. 50' Guffstor, 1977 48' ToChioo, 1981 ... 47' Perry, 1978 46' Cot K 1974. . 46' Keftenburg PCC, 1958. ... 44 CSV. 1977. 44' Rhodes M/5, 1961 43' Endeavour, 1974.. 43' Swot, 1*77 43' Wests** 1 ’9/6 42' Morgan, 1972. 41' Bounty, 1957 4V Islander Freeport, '76's (2) 41' Perry, 1983. 4V Perry cutter, 1979 40' Clark trimoron, 1980 .... 40'Italic. 1980.. 40' Manner, 70,71 . .{2} 40' Qisoft. 1982 40' Swift. 1963 39’Col, 71's

95,000 375,000 169,000 120,000 269,000 150,000 135,000 149 500 174,000 128,000 109,000 57.500 130,000 132 000 125,000 195,000 110,000 85,000 59,000 100,000 120,000 125,000 31,000 135.000 78.000 109,500 100,000 55,000

38' Cotnlma, 1979 38’ Downeast, 1976 EXtM 37' Creolock, 1981. + <'< 37' Gutfster, 1976. 37' Tayono, 79/81/81... (3) 36' Islander, 1974 - 1979. 15} 36.5Pesrson, 76.. 35' Coronado, 1971. . 35' Oufour, 1979. 35 Ericscn 70,70 i2' 35' fantasia, 1976. 35' Pearson, 1981 35' Santana. 1981/,' 7/111 35' Santana, '81. (2) 34* Tartan, 1974 34 Aloho. 1985 34' 33' 33’ 33' 32' 32’ 32' 32' 32' 32' 32' 32'

Dufour, 1974 t Islonder. 1965 Swift 1983 Tartan, 1982.. . Atkins cttr (wd Westsoill Cavalier ilvobrd), 75 . Columbia Mkll 9 6 77. Ericson, 1973 .... Foil. 1976 . lapworth,! 1961 ... Islander, 1966 . ... Nantucket, 1971.

Try $40,000.

83,000 67,000 120,000 81,000 84,000 38 000 68,000 43,900 89,500 36.000 67 500 65 000 70.000 59,500 49,950 78,000 30,000 63,500 30,000 56.000 65,000 58.000 65.000 39.5G0 30 000 58,000 25,000 26 950 25,000

31' Brown Sea Runner. 74 . 30’ Col 2-30, 1970 i:! 30' Catalina. 79,'81 12) 30 Center Cockpit S-2. 1978 30' Columbia, 1973. 30' Ftsher, 1«76 30' islonder, 79 30' lancer, 1980 30 Peorson. 1977 30' Rawson, 1981 30' Tartan, 1975 . 30' Tartan 3000, 1982 30' US, 1972 30' Yonfcee, 1972 29' Hinkleyr Alden. 1946 28' Albin Marine. 1981 28'Col, 1968 . ■ 28' Columbia, '69's ;.,... 12) * , „ * 28' Peorson. 1977 <2) 28' Triton, '60/65 .. 27' Catalina, 1982 . (21 27' Aloha, 1985 + < . timer, 1980. 27' Col, 1976 27 Catalina, 73 '83 (2} 27' Checy lee 27' Coronodo. 1971 s (3) 27' Ericson, 72/78. (21

42,800 25.000 27,000 31 000 49,750 23,000 59,500 30,000 29,500 28.000 25,000 34,750 58,500 28,000 30 900 29.00C 18,000 15,000 24,500 17,500 16,000 24,000 28.000 21,500 14,500 17 900 13,000 17,950

17 Z 17,000 45,000 11 100 11,000 13,000 9,000 9,000 13,500 26,000 13,950 15,000 14,900 12,500 14,000 16,000 o.QOO

27':Hot Foot Canadian, new!. *83 27' Mull Custom, 1976 27' Nor'Sea, 1978 . ^ ' 26 Columbia. 3969 , , , > + < 26' Ericson, 1969 26' Ranger, 1972's. ■ (2) 25' Col, 1968 > »+♦<V 25' Col, 1969 25' Catalina & trailer 78 * * * * < A 25' Ericson’, 1980. 25'Kitty, 1979 .. + «. < , V V 25' lancer, 1969 .. > ♦ ♦ <' v > 25' Scidelman, 1979. 25' US Yachts 1982 24' San Juon, 1976. 24' Dufour sloop, 1975. 24' Glotkator, 1968, ., 24' Islander, 1964. 24' Moore ./.l/S/l A , > + 24' Pearson lark, 1968 23' Aquarius, 1976, .., 23' Mark Marine, 1978. A* ♦ < A , 23' Ranger 22' O'Day, 1977 ..

10,000 11,000 6,500 12,900 10,000 6 000

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1983 HUNTER 31. Well-equipped and in excellent condition. Charter approved. Try $29,000.

CHRYSLER 26. Swing keel, complete galley, headroom, sleeps 5. Try $5,900.

1982 BLUEWATER 52. Beautifully ap¬ pointed, extensively equipped, easy to pilot, economical sedan cruiser. Charter approved. (2) Try $89,000.

ISLANDER 36. Spinnaker & gear, wind instruments, dodger, refrigeration & much more. Try $39,000.

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CALENDAR March 10-16 — Congressional Cup. One of the premier West Coast racing events for some of the premier names in racing. Long Beach. Tim Witherspoon (213) 429-8324 or 598-9401. March 14 — Miami-Montego Bay Cup Race. An old favorite revived. March 15/16 — Richmond YC’s fourth Annual Big Daddy In¬ vitational. Parties, food, t-shirts and about the most fun you can have with an IOR boat. Malcolm Gregory 326-6484 or RYC 237-2821. March 15/16 — Protest Management Seminar. An intensive ex¬ amination of every imaginable aspect of protesting. Open to everyone who has served or ever plans to serve on a protest commit¬ tee. $15 fee. Reservations required. YRA 771-9500. March 22-23 — San Francisco Cup. Match racing between the St. Francis and San Francisco YCs in Santa Cruz 50s. March 22-23 — 21st Annual Camellia Cup, Folsom Lake. Open to all one-design yachts 12 feet and up, including multihulls. Dave Nemzek, (916) 481-7173 or Tom Page (916) 488-6465. March 22-23 — Wheeler Regatta. IOR/PHRF Invitational. Bobbi Tosse 939-9885. March 24-31 — Jamaica Race Week, Montego Bay, Jamaica. Ya mon, a wholodda fun. March 28-30 — Rolex Cup, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. The Bay may have the best sailing in the world, but the Caribbean has the most beautiful. St. Thomas YC (809) 775-6320. March 30-April 6 — Sea of Cortez Race Week. La Paz to Isla Partida. See Sightings for more or call 383-8200. April 5 — Doublehanded Lightship Race. IYC sponsors. Half the proceeds go to United Cerebral Palsy. Paul Mazza 769-8257. April 5 — Singlehanded Farallones Race. What are you sup¬ posed to do with the other hand? Shama 332-5073. April 5,12,19, 26 — Island YC 1986 Warm-Up series. Ron Lee (408) 225-0311. April 12 — Doublehanded Farallones Race. Race to the Rocks with a friend in this BAMA (Bay Area Mulithul! Association) event. All monos and multis welcome. Don Sandstrom 339-1352. April 12-13 — Lakeport YC Spring Regatta. Thelma Dangel (707) 279-1335. April 12-14 — Heavy air races between USA and Clipper. April 18-20 — 26th Annual Olympic Classes Regatta, Long Beach Harbor. In case you’ve forgotten, the Olympic classes are Sol¬ ing, Flying Dutchman, Finn, Star, 470, Toronado catamaran and sailboards. Alamitos Bay YC sponsors. Ken Weiss (213) 434-9955. April 19 — San Leandro YC’s First Annual Invitational Regatta. Olympic Course in the South Bay for PICYA yacht club members. Lee Mocker 483-3390 or SLYC 351-9666. April 19 — Rights of Passage Regatta. Teams experienced bluewater racers with novice crews in a race around the Farallones. A great way to get ocean experience. Kent Andres (408) 257-5268. April 19 — 10th Annual Colin Archer Regatta. For all doubleended, full-keel cruising boats. Stan Tice (408) 277-4161 (w) or (408) 269-8659 (h). April 19-21 — Three days and five heavy air races between USA and Canada I. April 26-27 — Second Annual Konocti Cup, Clear Lake. Leave the foulies home and bring the suntan lotion. A fun race in a beautiful location. Jim Ziebell (707) 277-SAIL. June 6-8 — Rio Vista Super Slalom Event. 50 miles of sailboard river racing from Sherman Island to Rio Vista. About 120 entrants race this colorful event. Team Rio Productions (707) 374-6242. June 14 — Singlehanded TransPac Race starts. July 4 - 35th Annual Boreas Race, San Francisco to Moss Landpage 31

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can relax before you get into heavy weather, and you can practice on the way. You also have time to celebrate and tell tall tales on the way back.”

C^Jhris’ active racing schedule doesn’t keep her from enjoying the many other benefits of Marina Village and the Oakland Estuary.

“I’ve been at a lot of marinas in the Bay Area, and Marina Village is among the best. It’s designed with the boat owner in mind. The dockside amenities are practi¬

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cal and convenient. The shower and

East Bay where you can take a few

restroom facilities are clean, and there’s a

people sailing, stop at any number of

telephone close by. The entire marina is

restaurants, have dinner, and then sail on

very well-maintained.”

again. There are three yacht clubs nearby and several marinas where you can guest

“The concrete fingers on the berths are a great feature. They’re non-slippery,

dock. And the weather here is great. In

easy to keep clean, and they’re very

the summer it’s generally ten degrees

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the Bay. You can often go sailing in

really make it a functional and attractive

shorts till midnight. You can’t do that

place to berth.”

anywhere else in the East Bay.”

'hris also considered location in deciding where to berth her boat. As an avid racer as well as recreational sailor, it is important to have her boat in a marina that is easily accessible for crew members and friends. “Marina Village is in a central location for anyone. It’s 20 minutes from San Francisco, just a little ways from the South Bay, and it’s perfect for the East Bay. It’s got great accessi¬ bility, whether you’re inviting your crew over or just getting

Join Chris and the other discriminating boat owners who have chosen to keep their boat at Marina Village. Call Foster Goodfeliow, Harbormaster, at 521-0905, and arrange for your personal tour of the marina facilities. Or drop by the Harbor¬ master’s office at 1070 Marina Village Parkway, Suite 208, Alameda, CA.

together with friends to scoot around.”

Be *eing in the estuary has been an added bonus for Chris, especially during racing season. “I find being in the estuary an advantage, and so do many of my fellow sailors. When you have a race, say on the Olympic Circle, it gives you a chance to brief your crew, plan strategies, get your boat rigged, and slowly work up to the race. You

Easily accessible from anywhere in the Bay Area, Marina Village is located in Alameda, just two minutes from the Webster Street Tube.

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Long ago, in a previous life, I was involved with cars, street and racing roadsters. These pieces of artful handiwork were intended to go fast and look great, too. There was a saying in that fraternity, “If it don’t go — chrome it!” Well, I had the opportunity to see the keel of US 49, and while I hope it goes so they don’t have to chrome it, it would be a beautiful sculpture to adorn — or consume — the entrance to the St. Francis YC, chromed or not. Would ya ever think of a keel as beautiful? It is. It’s a shame it has to be kept under water. Bob Hull San Leandro □ MONTEREY! KOYANA THANKS YOU We sailed into Monterey harbor around 1830 Saturday, February 8 after a tiring windless morning. A steady westerly picked up around 1300 and took us all the way from Santa Cruz to the sea lion-covered sea wall of Monterey harbor, then all wind ceased. With an occasional puff on the mainsail and constant skulling with the tiller, we meandered among other boats at their moorings trying to find room to drop a hook. A loud clear voice hailed us from the pier with a suggestion to take the only available slip, B-40, and cau¬ tioned us of the surge at the entry. We accepted the invite and worked our way toward the harbor entrance. With an occasional puff to help us along, \ve slipped inside the harbor on the ingoing surge. The currents inside were a bit quicker than Koyana could move in the calm. We soon found ourselves heading eastward on the wrong side of dock B. We then saw an empty slip on the dock to the north and slipped Koyana in it. Ron, the night harbormaster, informed us of our mistake and made a patient request for us to move to B-40. I informed him that Koyana has no auxiliary and we would attempt the move as soon as a breeze allowed it. Using the surges, the puffs and much skulling, we tied up in B-40 with due grace. At the harbormaster’s office, the very pleasant Ron gave us a tour of Monterey through the windows of the office which helped us enjoy the stay of two nights and one day. Monday morning while preparing to leave a strong southwesterly started building right on our stern. We waited with dock lines in hand for a lull and shoved Koyana out with stern turning eastward. As I was hoisting the main a surge crabbed us and shoved us back broad¬ side toward the slip, the Quest in B-42, and Carnaval in B-38. I kicked off the stern of Quest and unknowingly broke a decayed oaken stripboard. We then pushed off another bow, snugged the main properly, and left the harbor without knowing that we had also touched Carnaval. Forty-five minutes later I noticed the Coast Guard climing up hard astern. As they slowed to starboard the skipper informed me that we had hit and damaged two boats in our hectic departure, that the har¬ bormaster wished to speak to us, and that Quest’s skipper has requested a police report. This had not been our day, but it seemed like a good omen. Everything we’d done that morning had to be corrected so far and now mother nature called in the sea and land cops to stop us from leaving. Thanks, mom. The winds were contrary to NOAA’s reported conditions, a distinct ice rainbow had encircled the sun, the sky had lost definition and I had a feeling that we should be making a 180° course correction. The Coast Guard skipper was a gentleman. He escorted us back to port under sail, then came on board after my invitation and we tied up to be towed through the harbor entrance. The Coast Guard page 41

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□HORRORS As one who sits astride the fence — I’ve sailed all my life and work as a mate on tugs — I’ve been interested in and horrified by much that I’ve read in your excellent magazine on collisions and near colli¬ sions between commercial and recreational vessels. Horror, most especially, at the American Aquarius incident. But horror also at: t^One of our most respected sailing crossings so ridiculously close to the bow of an inbound container ship on San Francisco Bay. •^People who on a clear night and using radar fail to recognize a tug and tow that’s less than a quarter mile away, describing the tug as “several bright lights in addition to the normal running lights”. t^the fact that the staff of my favorite sailing magazine had to call the Coast Guard to check on the proper running light configuration for a tug and tow. You didn’t know? Aaargh . . . Well, at least you’re trying to give this issue the attention it deserves. In our age of generally well-constructed, watertight, sea¬ worthy boats, and hi-tech accurate navigation aids, reliable com¬ munications, state-of-the-art life-saving gear, the biggest danger fac¬ ing the average recreational sailor is risk of a collision. I have a few suggestions on this danger, presented in rough order of their priority: v* Don’t sail at night or in fog unless you’ve got the knowledge and experience. t^Know the appropriate running light and fog signal configura¬ tions and characteristics. And know them thoroughly! Flash cards can be helpful as can a couple of hours spent a night on a dock , overlooking any major harbor in the world. Just take your girl/boyfriend, a few beers, a fishing pole, and remember to look at the ships and tugs from time to time. >^If you have a radio on your boat, use it! Try channel 13 first and if you have to, go to channel 16. (It is true that foreign vessels sometimes fail to respond when they should because of language barriers). ^Get a good pair of binoculars and use them. f^Get a radar reflector and a radar detector. sRadars are wonderful if your boat can support one. I’ve also got a few thoughts on barges: ^Give all tugs and tows a wide berth. ^Rarely (so rarely that I can only recall it happening twice in the last ten years) do barge lights' fail. In the rare case that they do, sometimes it’s too dangerous to effect repairs, in which case you can call the tug and they’ll tell you where the barge is and put a searchpage 49

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LETTERS light on it if you request it. Don’t cut too close across the stern of a barge, even if you’re cer¬ tain it’s the last one, because we trail ‘goof balls’ on the end of as much as 250 feet of line. These floats are connected to an emer¬ gency tow wire on the barge in the event that the main tow line parts. (We’ve had people grab these lines, without our permission, for a free tow, pulling hundreds of yards of tow wire off the deck of the barge and leaving a fine mess for us on arrival). s Don’t assume a barge will be high enough to block out background lights. Quite a few barges, particularly petroleum barges, have very little freeboard when fully loaded. Less than six feet, for example. Don’t hesitate to call the tug. I get very nervous if I have a sailboat forward of the beam at night, within two miles, and that hasn’t called on the radio. Many years ago a skipper I have a great deal of respect for told me to “treat all them damned rag boaters (he didn’t know I was one) like they was drunk, stoned, or down below with their brains out and their autopilot on”. I always have and it’s stood me in good stead so 1 guess 1 can’t get too uptight about your comments in the last issue. I would like to say that in my experience the vast majority of mer¬ chant skippers and mates — though they may be frustrated to tears with recreational boaters — are nevertheless concerned about recreational boats and if met halfway, will bend over backwards to assist them in any was possible. Let’s try to narrow the gap, not widen it. Thanks for your efforts and for listening. P.S. You might enjoy the following poem: Here lies the body Of Michael O’Day Who died maintaining His right of way. He was right, dead right As he sailed along But he’s just as dead As if he’d been wrong.

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LETTERS PACIFIC COAST CANVAS — COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE according to the Rule (of the Road), and therefore is unable to keep out of the way of another vessel. (56th Ed. page 79)' On page 100 Chapman goes on to say that a vessel not under command is first in the “ranking” for right-of-way. As you know, the Inland Rules override the racing rules. So the boats coming down on the mark probably should have treated Mesmerize as an extension of the mark, at least until she got untangled from the mark. My reasoning for this is that they could not have cut between her and the mark without themselves getting tan¬ gled up in the mess, and it would have been the safest (and most courteous) action to sail under the racing rules for mark rounding, with Mesmerize acting as the mark. Good enough for a Roving Reporter t-shirt? I take a large. For my next assignment would you be interested in articles on trailer sailing around the Bay Area? My wife, my Newport 16, and I go all around the lakes and estuaries. I promise no more pedantry! What do you say?

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Steve Roberts Belmont Steve — Since the only rule we’re really sure of is the Golden Rule, we tracked down Max Ebb to get his opinion of the Mesmerize at the mark situation. Max tells us that when a boat is fouled with an obstruction (or is aground, anchored or capsized), all other boats have to stay clear of him. Once Mesmerize was free of the mark (the second picture in the sequence) Max says she still had rights because even though she was pointed the wrong way, she was starboard, leeward and under no obligation to stay a proper course. The other boats could not claim room at the mark because they and Mesmerize were going in opposite directions.

□ HERE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW It’s amazing how fast January issues of Latitude 38 went — or at least how slowly I went. So could you please send a Crew List adver¬ tising form in the attached envelope? At this time of year I am sure that women will be telling you about how men abused the purpose of the Crew List. While I don’t condon any of those abuses, perhaps the other side of the story should also be given some attention. I have a 45-ft wooden boat that at the time of. the last Crew List had just returned from Europe and was in need of crew. It’s a first class boat with many ocean miles under it, and anyone professing an interest in cruising would have been expected to show an interest. Since I prefer sailing with a mixed crew and already had several in¬ terested men, I primarily contacted women on the Crew List. The ex¬ perience on the balance was good, but I did have these somewhat negative results from contacting ten women: t*Three bonafide offers to be crew from ladies who were of the experience level they claimed. s One lady who indicated she was willing to work on a boat to be crew, but who was amazed that my phone call was for a work party to be followed by a sail. She didn’t think the fact that she checked the ‘willing to work’ box would be taken seriously. Nonetheless, she did come because she figured that an offer to work must be a serious offer and she’d had enough of the other kind. The ‘other kind’ being offers to have sex “on arrival”, one by a fellow who didn’t even bother to invite her to his boat. (-'One girl who said the Crew List was a great way to meet men, and that she was telling her friends to sign up next year even if they didn’t want to sail. ^One out-and-out call girl who had to leave the boat for a ‘call’ page 55

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between the hull and the floor in the living accommo¬ dation there’s a place to put things: 1 took a lot of tin provisions going through the South Pacific, which are very expensive if you don’t carry them with you. A lot of people in faster-type boats constantly complained that they were always having

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LETTERS SAN FRANCISCO BAY because, as she put it, her cash flow was bad. (My judgement in not pursuing this one was perhaps bad, because she genuinely did want to sail!) t^The remainder of the women did not show up at the appointed time, and perhaps never had any intention of doing so. This was disappointing, and at the very least caused some inconvenience. Come on ladies, you can do better than that! And no, it wasn’t that they were invited to a work party. In addition to the above ten, there were others who proved difficult to contact and we just never got together. While not particularly desirable, the trouble in getting together with people these days seems a fact of modern life. All in all, I decided it wasn’t a bad success ratio considering that the three bonafide respondents were enthusiastic and interested, and that a year later one is still sailing with me and has become a good friend as well. To those women who’ve had bad experiences where the men were less interested in sailing than other things, please realize that some women use the Crew List as a dating service too. So if a boatowner invites you to a bar to discuss crewing and suggests a drink later on his boat, you’re on your own! Speaking as a person who is interested in finding good crew, I wouldn’t want to meet a potential woman crew in a bar at night, but rather on my boat during daylight hours to discuss expectations and aspirations. Congrats to Latitude 38; not only do you run a genuine Crew List, but apparently a reasonable dating service as well! It’s not often that you can be all things to all people! Richard Steinke Isobar

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□THE POTATO PATCH I am writing in reference to the January Sightings on the hazards of the Potato Patch. Some lessons can be learned from the tragedy which the delivery crews experienced. I do not imply that the skippers were careless, but they could have exercised better judgement; especially since they were experienced. The characteristics of the Potato Patch make it imperative to enter on a rising tide with plenty of safety time. The crews in question were entering on a falling tide and at the critical time experienced a very low ebb. They had left no margin of safety. Approach should be made from the fourth sea buoy and preferably the San Francisco Buoy itself. Your article gave me the im¬ pression they came up the south channel on a falling tide. This compounded the first mistake. If one can’t afford the time to enter on a rising tide, then spend an additional night (or day) at either Half Moon Bay or Drakes Bay. But, don’t attempt to buck a falling-tide in the Gate. Although hindsight is always 20/20, some lessons should be taken from this tragedy. The geology of the Golden Gate makes it a great place to sail and at the same time makes the old saying “better safe than sorry” all too meaningful. /

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□A MORE SUITABLE LIST Enclosed is my cruising Crew List application. Last year my girlfriend, Ginger, and I both applied separately to the female and male lists. We were later surprised to find a ‘couples’ Crew List printed, although we didn’t recall any such application having been offered. The results. Ginger received many late night calls from lots of guys with the same first name, collect, who wanted to talk shop (sex shop). Seeing as we were beggers rather than choosers, we didn’t mind paying for the calls, but after about 30 offers to “ride my 48-footer all the way to Hawaii”, we decided this was not the kind of “free ride” either of us had in mind. Your warning about females getting calls from insecure, poorlyfounded skippers should be well-heeded by other such single women. When Ginger inquired about the possibility of bringing along another crewmember, male, the skippers’ tone often changed to a dial tone. The only worse response than that was, “Sure, no prob¬ lem”, after which we would spend several dollars talking to the same skipper’s answering machine without ever getting a return call. This year we would rather try our luck with the couples category if it again is offered. If it costs more, please let me know, I’d be glad to pay another $5 to be on a more suitable list. F.S. After all the calls Ginger received last year, I seriously con¬ sidered applying as Robin Fowler; female. You see, I received all of one call on the men’s list. But I was inexperienced and only offering elbow grease. Rob Fowler Mendocino

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Rob — The couples’s list was a last minute thing. Several people applied only as a couple, so what the heck, we ran them that way. As for single women putting their names on the list, over and over we’ve repeated the suggestion that you use a only a first or made up name, that you don’t give your home phone number, and that you be prepared to handle jerks. Those are the unfortunate rules you have to go by if you’re going to put your name out on a public list. The fact that women get hasseled and jerked around like that disturbs us to no end. A couple of times we thought about stopping the Crew List Advertising Supplements because of it, but then there are quite a few people — women included — who’ve gotten into some great situations because of it. So while we’ll try the List again this year, please women, don’t take crap from any man just because you want to go sailing. If it turns out to be a pile of grief, let us know, because if that’s the case with enough of you we’re just going to terminate the whole business.

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□PAINT AND VARNISH Because of your continuous derogatory remarks toward Viveka and me, I find I must again write to you in order to defend my integri¬ ty. If someone keeps “talking stink” about you it is usually because they are jealous. None of the people you say saw Viveka and have put her down have ever given her a close inspection either inside or out. Paint and varnish do not a safe vessel make. For the idiots that think a well-painted and varnished vessel is a safe seaworthy vessel, they are wrong. They would change their minds when an emaculate appearing vessel sinks out from under them. I have seen it happen. So, gentlemen, to me a beautiful yacht has to be a sound and safe vessel. I’m a bit surprised about Spike’s comment on the worms holding hands to get Viveka safely to Hawaii. Spike has sailed on Viveka many times and had remarked that she was a fine, sound vessel. I get the impression from your last paragraph in the February issue that you are interested in my maritime background. First, I must ex¬ plain that I am not and have not been trying to replace Spike Africa. He was one-of-a-kind and revered by all who knew him. No one will ever replace Spike. I am indeed sorry that some people think I want to step into Spike’s shoes. We all know that is impossible. At the risk of being boring, I will gloss over my past experiences and accomplishments. My background is part of the reason I was elected President of the Pacific Ocean. It all started about 45 years ago. At that time I joined the U.S. Merchant Marines as an ordinary seaman. I was 18 years old at the time. By the age of 24, I had an “Any Gross Tonnage” Masters (Captain) License for any ocean and an unlimited gross tonnage 1st Class pilot’s license for San Francisco Bay. I have owned and sailed my own boats; the schooner Casandra (1949 to 1954) and Viveka (1957 to present). I have crewed, navigated, and captained maxi race yachts in the following ocean races: Honolulu to Okinawa, Sorcery, 1975; Victoria to Lahaina, Sorcery, 1976; L.A. to Honolulu, Sorcery, 1977; L.A. to Tahiti, Sorcery, 1978; Sydney to Hobart, Sorcery, 1979; L.A. to Nagoya; Vind II, 1982; Okinawa to Kobi, Vind II, 1981; Hong Kong to Manila, Mile Hi, 1982; Okinawa to Tokyo, Vind II, 1982; Tokyo to Nagoya, Vind II, 1982. I have also sailed in the following race series: Big Boat Series, San Francisco, Stormvogel; Southern Cross, Australia, Sorcery; Bali-Hi Likitike, Tahiti, Sorcery; South China Sea, Hong Kong, Mile Hi; page 61

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Cowes Week, England, Triumph; Royal Seashore, England, Triumph; Admiral’s Cup, England, Triumph; Mexorc, Mexico, Checkmate; Fastnet, England-Ireland, Triumph; Sardinia Maxi Series, Sardinia, Triumph, 10 — Races, Japan, Vindll and Geko; 2 — Races, Manila, Mile Hi; 4 — Around State, Hawaii, Sorcery; 2 — Clipper Cup, Hawaii, Sorcery; 7 — Lahaina to Honolulu, Hawaii, Sorcery and Viveka. Altogether in open ocean races I have sailed over 32,000 miles. 1 have sailed 25,000 miles as captain on blue water deliveries. I have sailed Viveka over 24,000 miles. This is a total of 81,000 miles open ocean sailing on maxi yachts. Approximately 30,000 miles was logged while in the Merchant Marines. This makes over 110,000 miles. I have sailed in the following countries: Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, Ireland, Japan, Marquesas, Mexico, New Zealand, Okinawa, Philippines, Samoa, Tahiti, Tuamotous, and Tasmania. I have been doing marine surveying and marine construction consulting since 1972. I made $1,000,000 by age 30. I lost that in 1957 in a California divorce. In 1957 after the divorce I bought Viveka. It took all the money I could scrape together and good credit to do it. I struggled to earn a living and slowly — as I could afford to — began to bring Viveka back to sound condition. I have always kept her in good repair, but many times the paint and varnish were neglected. I don’t understand all the B.S. about Viveka’s bowsprit. The only time it was removed in the last 22 years was November 1985. I removed it and the two boomkins in order to put on the new teak deck. This is the only way to do the job properly, so get off my back about that one. For the dummies that criticize Viveka’s present appearance, ask them how you can wood down a hull and do extensive work on a boat and all the time have the vessel’s paint and varnish in top condi¬ tion? Don’t forget Viveka is a classic wooden boat, not a popped out piece of tupperware. It is true that when I bought Viveka, she had a beautiful paint and varnish job on her. But the gas engine has a com necting rod through the crankcase, a fuel tank was leaking gas into the bilge, the wiring was shot, the plumbing and water systems didn’t work, the stove didn’t work, the generator didn’t work. Almost everything you touched fell off in your hands. But she had a beautiful paint and varnish job. I now have made another $1,000,000 and whether you believe it or not, I will soon — by June 1986 — have Viveka in mint condition. When Viveka emerges from her present cocoon, she will be the queen of the Pacific. It is one thing to sail on someone else’s luxury yacht and keep a fine reputation as a spit and polish sailor with the owner paying all the bills. But when you have to pull yourself up from a financial disaster and rebuild your financial position, it’s not easy. So give me a break. I’m doing my best. Viveka will be a queen. Capt. Merl Petersen Honolulu Merl — At the end of the last round of all this nonsense we wrote, “Most of all (Merl’s) a really fine seaman who is following his dream of completely rebuilding his schooner”. Can we leave it at that? As for your offer to provide reports on your and Viveka’s upcom¬ ing voyage, we’d be honored to receive them and publish them in the magazine.

□ GOOD AT VARNISH AND MACRAME I don’t consider the title of President of the Pacific Ocean a serious one, but apparently you do because you used some pretty serious tactics to try and dethrone some old guy that seems to get off on see¬ ing himself as President. Consequently, I think you owe it to your page 63

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LETTERS WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE readers to bring out this god, Africa, so we can all see just how hot shit he really is.

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If he is to remain President ad-infinitum, then I think we should know his credentials. Maybe the folks in the rest home recall him well, and those who hung out at the no name, but what about the rest of us?

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Did Africa ever get his shit sufficiently together to purchase his own vessel, or did he just do macrame on the fine yachts of the Sausalito elite? What vessels did he command? How many miles of blue water sailing did he accomplish and was he the captain or just a member of the crew? What vessels did he restore or build and what was the type of work completed? Was it mainly varnish and macrame — my kids are real good at this — or was it major structural work? Was he always working on other people’s yachts with them paying the bills and his wages, or did he carry the responsibility of owning and main¬ taining a large schooner of his own — paid for by his own resources and abilities? There is no doubt in my mind that Africa must have been good at varnish and macrame and could probably drink with the best of them and tell a good story. Maybe this might qualify him as a great sailor in the tourist port of Sausalito, but I notice he never won the Blue Water Cruising Medal. Frankly, I can think of some real sailors that probably put Africa to shame. Names like Slocum, Montissier and Griffith come to mind. I don’t think they were much at varnish and macrame, but they could, and did sail like the devil. I am quite sure their vessels were not always Sausalito show pieces. In fact, they probably would have been awarded the derilict piece of shit award from your magazine. It is interesting to note that not only were these seamen great sailors, but they were also the captain and owner of their ships as well as having constructed them with their own hands. Between them, the ocean miles covered by these sailors is well over a million. And the medals, including the Blue Water Cruising .Medal, and awards given them would collectively make a good anchor for most boats. These guys were true black belt sailor men recognized throughout the world as being truly hot shit. Let’s see how good this Africa really is! Is he hot shit, or is he just a tin god of Sausalito? Tony Badger Palo Alto

GOOD LUCK “U.S.A.”

Tony — We don’t take the title ofPOPO seriously, but we defend the notion of folk heroes and the like as critical to the emotional health of a society. As was the case with Emperor Norton, logic doesn’t really explain the appeal of Spike Africa. For example, he was loved by many a pleasure boat owner, but he thought pleasure boats to be ridiculous. Thus as you might expect, he never built a pleasure boat for himself, nor did he ever own one. Working on big sailing ships and chasing adventures is what Spike preferred. He first sailed on a five-masted schooner in 1924. His last sailing trip was to the South Pacific and from the law on Sterling Hayden’s celebrated 96-ft schooner, Wanderer in the ’50’s. Between stints as a seaman he claims to have been a treasury agent, island builder, molasses runner, crop harvester and oil driller among other things. He actually may have been a couple of those things. Spike said he wanted to be remembered as an ecologist, but here is another case where logic breaks down. Claiming he was ‘‘into the ecology thing” before most people even heard of it, he went on to say, “I cut trees, hauled gasoline to Mexico and was the first to blast for oil along the coast from Mexico to Alaska, including the Santa Barbara Channel. When I read about an oil spill, I’m proud to know I page 65

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LETTERS started the whole thing.” Spike the ecologist claimed to have "raped” the Gray’s Harbor area of virgin timber some 50 years ago, and upon his retirement he threatened to return and cut down the second growth. "I just can’t stand to see a tree standing, ” he said. We’ve not the space or inclination to go into the Spike Africa thing further right now, but suffice to say we’re dealing with serious nonsense here, the yardstick of which would simply not apply to other manificent men of the oceans.

□ANOTHER FAN OF MATTHEW TURNER I read with interest your article on Alan Olson regarding his Galilee project. You may be interested in our organization working along the same lines: bringing the history of Matthew Turner alive! We have been working quietly for some time, gathering the various components of our project, and as of December 7, 1985, have signed contracts on the following: 1. Matthew Turner Transportation Museum, with the Gillis naval historical collection of large 3/8” scale ship models, artifacts, and uniforms, with Curator James Gillis to teach and build models of Turner’s fleet. 2. Matthew Turner Shipwright School, to aid the National Maritime Museum in San Francisco from whom we have a statement “We recognize the crucial importance of a shipwright school.” This school is dedicated to a major learning project, building the San Francisco Bay Tall Ship Lurline. We believe this project is similar enough to Alan Olson’s that we could both save much duplication of work, insurance, and cost. 1 talked to Mr. Olson last week, and we found we had much in common. 3. Biography of Matthew Turner, a 439-page manuscript, backed with 18 volumes of data from worldwide, plus over 300 rare photographs of his ships, life, and times. We have contract rights to publish this for educational purposes. 4. San Francisco Bay Tall Ship Lurline, a large brigantine of 135-ft LOD, 34-ft beam, 13-ft draft, 358 tons. Our Board of Directors has designated Lurline “ambassador to the sister-cities of the world, and cadet-training school vessel for Bay Area youth”. We are presently negotiating with three cities for a permanent site on which to locate this memorial to Matthew Turner. Since talking with Mr. Olson, perhaps Sausalito would be interested in this Matthew Turner Seaport complex. Thomas J. Le Veil, Director Walnut Creek

□CUP QUESTIONS I have a question on the Bay Area’s efforts to support a boat and crew to the America’s Cup down under. Is Latitude 38 going to oversee or coordinate any type of fun¬ draiser or start a kitty to help support a boat or crew or other effort to help? I mention this because I have noticed several articles in Latitude 38 and other magazines about parties of the $100-a-plate type to help raise funds. Maybe you should have a running calendar of events for readers to keep abreast of such local happenings. Maybe you could also have an optional $3 to $5 throCvn in pot at the Crew Parties. P.S. Is Latitude 38 really building a 12 down in Cabo? John A. Moreau San Francsico John — We’ll try and keep you and all our readers up to date on the local 12 activities, including the fundraising. Latitude 38, however, will not be overseeing or coordinating any fundraising page 67

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□THE SHORT VIEW The sentiment you expressed in your January issue concerning the America’s Cup hoopla mirrored mine exactly. As long as I have a choice as to whether or not I contribute to it, I say: Go for it. Have a ball. Play the big time racer. Belly up to exotic bars in exotic places, we can always use more new material for old sailing lies. But alas, things are not that simple. When I read in Yacht Racing and Cruising that the locals have gotten an assist from Pacific Telesis, I did a little checking. When I was assured by the PUC that the funds would not come from regulated activities, 1 felt a little better. I could curse my phone bill without sending bad vibes out to our local heroes. Unfortunately, the next answer was not so comforting; my question had been which activities of Pacific Telesis were unregulated. They are as follows: 1. Directory assistance. 2. Time. 3. Telephone equipment sales. 4. Yellow pages advertising. A quick check of my last six month’s phone bills revealed that in¬ deed I had gone over my limit on directory assistance, that I had bought phone equipment, and that I do support the yellow pages. Darn, I find out that I am involved afterall. Since 1 am involved, would you be kind enough to ask Tommy B. to ask Walter Cronkite to take my name off the New York YC mailing .list. And if by chance there’s any money left at the end of this affair, could the syndicate please return my share over to some local youth

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SATISFIED CUSTOMER Enclosed please find a check for $10, for listing myself and a friend on the Crew List. Last September I sailed to Hawaii on the Farr 40, General Hospital. It was a great trip complete with nasty storm; I learned quite a bit. It was through one of your crew parties that I met the skipper, Rich McCreedy. The only advice I have to offer others looking to crew is to be honest when citing your sailing abilities, and to follow up on any connections you make through the List/parties. Thanks for putting the whole thing on. I certainly got some in¬ valuable experience I wouldn’t Jjave, had you not sponsored such events. Keep up the good work bn the magazine. Every month I wait for it. It’s got the glossies beat in a lot of ways. Steven Pringle

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□ ONE OF THE GOOD TIMES Thanks for the almost centerfold on page 112-113 of the February issue. The crew of Candide would like to point out that one of our “good times” that you referred to was beating Merlin. We took second and Merlin third in the 1984 Pacific Cup. The crew of Candide Matt Morehouse John Mischoff Carl Eshelman Mark Muller Mike Dwyer John Morehouse

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□THE SOURCE In the February edition you mentioned your admiration for the name of the new sailing magazine in Hong Kong, Fragrant Harbor. You might therefore be interested in the following, which is taken from page 30 of the Hong Kong Tourist Association, and will explain Mr. Mak’s choice of the name: “Hong Kong’s name derives from two Chinese characters, ‘Heung Kong’ — meaning “fragrant harbor”. However, there is no agree¬ ment as to how the Chinese name came about. Some historians have suggested that it may have been inspired by the scent of the opium laden ships in the harbor, source of Hong Kong’s trade and fortune. Others think it may have come from the incense and joss stick industries which once thrived along the south and west coasts of the island.” Andrew Fleisher Astrea Redwood City Andrew — Thanks for taking the time to explain that to us, we enjoy stuff like that.

□YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN About five years ago a friend of mine purchased a Venture 21 and shortly thereafter I sailed into the Bay for the first time. Sailing this boat on San Francisco Bay was an experience for two novice sailors such as ourselves. After being hit in the head with the boom a few times, almost being run over by barges, and fighting strong winds and tides, I figured sailing was madness. But it was too late, the bug had got me and all I wanted to do was sail, sail, sail. Then one day I watched some boats racing on the Bay, and since it looked easy enough, I decided I wanted to give it a try. Later 1 found out it wasn’t so easy. Not knowing where to start, I came across the 1984 Crew List and sent in my form and money that day. Surely, I figured, somebody would want me to crew on their boat. When the Crew List issue came out, I got a kick out of seeing my name in my favorite sailing publication. But when I didn’t get any calls, it seemed seeing my name in print was the only kick I was going to get. But no sir, not me, I wanted to race. So I started calling down the list of people looking for crew to race — yeah, that was the way to do it. Being a true rookie, it "still took a while, but soon I met the owner of Rolling Stone, a Catalina 22, and he decided to give me a chance. The Wheeler Cup Regatta was not only my first race, but my page 75

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LETTERS first victory, too, as we won our division. I learned more in that single weekend that in all my previous years of Bay blunders. Later I landed a spot on Amateur Hour, a modified Santana 39, in the Vallejo Night Series, and later racing PHRO. Ocean racing has been the highlight of all my sailing, and I’m looking forward to another PHRO season. I’m entering my name in the Crew List again because you never know what might happen unless you try. Besides the Crew List par¬ ties are great. Then again, I lost my Latitude 38 visor during the Half Moon Bay race, so this year I’m hoping for a Roving Reporter T-shirt, something less likely to blow off while I’m racing. Thanks, Latitude 38, for giving me the opportunity to get racing, for without the Crew List it might not have been possible. Chris Cammarta Suisun, CA Readers — We hope those of you signing up for the Crew List will learn from Chris’ experience. If you don’t have a lot of sailing skills, don’t expect your phone to ring off the hook. Be willing to do some dialing yourself and just get your foot in the door. Once you pick up a few skills and meet a few of the owners, sailing opportunities are everywhere.

□ SQUALLBUSTERS ALMOST AS FAST AS SUREFIRE The story on those two fabulous funnymen on Light’n Up was great. It needed to be told, and better late than never. One small point to nit-pick over, however. Surefire, winner of the IOR division, is a Frers 36, not a Peterson 36. One can appreciate what a fabulous run the squallbustin’ duo had when you realize they almost beat Surefire to the finish line. I had the privilege to be part of the crew bringing Surefire back; the boat gave us a thrilling yet troublefree ride all the way home on what was basically a 2,800 nautical mile reach. We averaged over six knots and at times, under headsail alone, surged to over 12 knots! Enclosed is my $5 and Crew List application. You’re right, the party alone is worth the money. Sherwin Harris Sunnyvale

□ NOT BEST IN UNIVERSE? You have the best marine publication in the country; no, in the world! In South Florida it is so treasured that I gave my crew back issues for Christmas! However that’s my problem. I gave away my issue that featured Max Ebb’s letter to the crew. Since we are about to start a new season with a new boat, I wanted to plagarize all that good stuff about shirt size and favorite beverage. Do you think you can send me a copy in exchange for another year’s subscription? Keep up the great work! D.S. Dullenhofer Miami D.S. — We really don’t have the manpower — or index — to quickly track down something like that, but we’ll see what we can do.

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□WE NEED A NEW BATTERY I hope you can help us. We saw the issue — perhaps September or October — in which there was a letter giving an alternative address for servicing of Narco brand EPIRB’s. We wrote the address down in what we thought was a safe place. Now, naturally, it’s not to be found. Any chance you can tell us what the address is again? New Zealand has proven to be well worth the trip — which laid our 12-year old mainsail to rest — even though it looks like we’ll be spending the entire summer fixing up the boat! Kiwi’s are immensely hospitable people; we’ve been given honorary membership in the local,yacht club, including free mooring, cheap haul-out facilities and a great bar. Oh yes, and some invitations to “go for a few slurps” with the members. It’s been a rather blustery summer so far. Last week our dinghy blew away during strong winds; then a friend’s bow lines chaffed through and his boat got banged up against the pilings. There are also strong tides here, making it sometimes difficult to row to and from shore. Very different from Mexico! Well, back to searching for parts for our U.S. gear . . . '' Jessie Sweeney Smilin’

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LETTERS Jessie — We took a quick look through the Letters in both the September and October issues and couldn’t find anything about an alternative location for having Narco EPIRB’s repaired. We remember running an item like that, but we have no idea when it was. Sorry.

□CRUISING FUN Gashed heads? Broken feet? Splitting main boom? From the sound of your January issue Changes in Latitude report on the pro¬ gress of Locura, it looks like Bob and Marie Austin continue to be haunted by the gremlins they had on board when we met them in Germany back in July. We first heard of Locura on a typically grey, drizzly Northern Euro¬ pean afternoon when we were summoned to the base commander’s office of our hosts, the British Kiel YC. “Oh god,” we thought, “have we committed another Kraut-crazing faux pas?” (The day before we were paddling around in our dinghy when a Cockney-accented voice blared through a bull horn, “Kindly desist your actions. This facility is within a German military base, and they don’t like people cluttering up the shipping lanes.”) But no, they were only doing their best to try to find out something about the American yacht Locura, whose arrival at the club was reported overdue by concerned friends. Unfortunately, we were unable to help, as we’d never seen or heard of her before. Later that day, Locura limped into port behind a tow. “We almost lost our boat,” said a rather harried Marie when we went by to see if there was anything we could do to help. We got the full story the next evening over cocktails onboard Locura. Their transmission had broken down at some point between Den Helder and the Kiel Canal. You can’t transit the canal without an auxiliary engine capable of pushing you at least 5 knots. The alter¬ native route to the Baltic is a couple of hundred tough North Sea miles. Bob and Marie managed to overcome this by towing themselves with their inflatable and outboard, sails up, doing 5-6 knots with no problems the full 96 km, until reaching the locks at Kiel. There they had to circle around waiting, and got caught in a sudden cross wind gusting over 30 knots. Unable to control the boat with sails or dinghy, they were being pushed down on rocks and pil¬ ings. Luckily, at the last minute a tug pulled them off and through the locks — at great expense — and a couple of Germans on a power¬ boat towed them around to the club. At that point, Bob had been unsuccessful in finding any local sup¬ plier for the parts he thought he needed for the transmission, and figured he’d have to fly to England. He and Marie were remarkably cheerful in a situation that would have sent most cruisers — certainly Barry and me — into a major depression! (In the middle of all this, Marie whipped a lemon meringue pie out of the icebox — a real wonder to refrigerationless us.) Apparently, that was not the last they heard from their un¬ cooperative engine. About a month later, we found we’d missed Marie in Rorvig, in the Isefiord (in Denmark, on the same island as Copenhagen) by about half an hour. They’d spent quite some time in Helsingor, again making engine repairs. Bob was sailing Locura around from Helsingor with friends,#while Marie drove to meet them. She stopped at Rorvig, where we were moored but away for the day, and was able to use Borg Larsen’s VHF on Gisborg to check on Bob’s progress. Borg continued to monitor the radio, and told us on our return that another American yacht was in the Isefiord, and the last he’d heard was Bob on the radio saying he was hard aground on rocks near the harbor entrance to Nycombing. The next morning, we had our first fair wind in days for page 81

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LETTERS Copenhagen (in the opposite direction) so we had to push on without being able to see how they were doing. That was the last we’d heard of Locura until now. I’m glad to hear they’re safely back on this side of the pond! After exploring the west coast of Sweden and all the way up to Oslo in Norway, our boat Calypso is now wintering back in the Isefiord in Denmark. (We discovered last year in Holland that the definition of masochism is trying to winter onboard in Northern Europe.) We’re back in San Francisco, topping off the coffers before returning to explore the east coast of Sweden and Finland. Are you interested in cruising articles about this area? I know it is not a popular destination for Bay Area cruisers — in fact, we saw only two other American yachts the entire season. Which is a pity. Scandinavia is a wonderful place to cruise, with countless little har¬ bors, islands, human-scaled cities (where you can generally moor in the center of town), a history lesson around every corner, gorgeous countryside easily accessible by bike, and enthusiastic sailors everywhere, most of them English-speaking people who really like Americans. Customs and immigration problems are non-existant: no forms, no fees, and frequently, no officials at all. Prices are generally cheaper or comparable to the U.S., with the exception of booze in Sweden and Norway. We can really explode the myth of “expensive Scandinavia” — the cost for wintering Calypso on the Isefiord is ex¬ actly $120.That includes the crane in and out, a custom-built cradle, the loan of cover and the watchful eyes of a harbormaster who is really pleased to have a foreign boat in his yard. For another $80, we could have a summer season berth, with free water and electricity thrown in. Anyway, I’d be happy to write more about this area, or to answer any questions other people may have about buying a boat or cruising in Northern Europe. Karen Greenfield San Francisco

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LOOSE LIPS There s nothing that will make you feel as good as making some¬ one else feel good.

by Pacific Seacraft

In the February issue we ran an article about the New Year’s Day 1985 sinking of the Cantamar in the Sea of Cortez. In our piece we quoted from a diary we found on the beach some five months later, a diary that contained entries from all over the world. Then in mid-February we got a call from a Morro Bay woman who was ecstatic because it was her diary. “Getting it back,” she said, “would almost be like having someone lost in war be found.” She was so darn happy it put a glow on the rest of our day. She said she found out that we had her diary completely by acci¬ dent. Her husband had stopped by a yacht club to give some help to the Coast Guard and happened to page through the February issue of Latitude 38. When he saw the name Cantamar, he naturally had to turn to the story. When he read the excerpt from the diary, he took the magazine home and made his wife sit down before letting her read it. You learn about sailing on MTV. Our kids were watching the other day when we walked by and caught an MTV newsbreak. Featured on the break was Nick Rhodes of the multi-million dollar group Duran Duran. Rhodes was asked if he felt nervous about Simon LeBon, the other big honcho in Duran Duran, leaving that day from Auckland on Drum to sail the third and fourth legs of the Whitbread Around the World Race. It was a legitimate question, for without Le Bon, Rhoades is without the col¬ laborator that brought him from the ranks of the impoverished to the filthy rich. And, Le Bon had almost been killed in Drum during the Fastnet Race when the keel fell off the 80-ft Holland design and the maxi turned turtle. It was no more reassuring that Drum started to suffer severe structural problems on the first Whitbread leg to South Africa. So what did Rhoades say? He said, “Yes, I am nervous.” He went on to add, “I have this theory about boats; they’re great while they’re tied up to the dock.” Historically boats have had quite an attraction to rock stars. Neil Young has a big boat called Ragland or something, which we haven’t seen but understand is a restored Baltic Trader. For many years — and sometimes in Sausalito — David Crosby had the schooner, Maya. Over the years he took fellow group members Stephen Stills and Graham Nash on some long ocean voyages, one of which no doubt resulted in the fine tune called The Southern Cross, which was about sailing to Papeete from Catalina. Yet another wood schooner owned by a rocker was Brigadoon of Boothbay that was owned by a member, we can’t remember which, of the Quicksilver Messenger Service. Jimmy Buffet of Cheeseburgers in Paradise fame owned a Cheoy Lee 42 ketch for a couple of years and perhaps still does. When you stop to think about it, rock ’n roll successes are probably the ideal candidates to own boats. They’ve got the money to keep them going, the time to enjoy them, the constant need for inspira¬ tion, and the desire to get away — way away — from everyone. Bad business. After running the two interviews with convicted drug smuggling kingpin Bruce Perlowin, a fellow galled us up and said he was familiar with some of the goings on and wanted to discuss it with us. “Talk,” we said. He explained he couldn’t dicuss it over the phone, so we agreed to meet at a boatyard. It sounds juicy but didn’t come to much. This guy claims to have introduced Perlowin to a guy who introduced Perlowin to many of the fishermen he later employed. The guy was mad because he says Perlowin never paid him for his work. “Next time you talk to page 87

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Perlowin,” he said, “ask him what happened to my money.” Always the obedient type, we indeed posed the question to the in¬ carcerated smuggler. Perlowin says that guy was paid; at least the money was given to a guy who was supposed to pass it on. When you don’t get paid in normal business you can take your case to court. When you’re in the smuggling business you don’t really have that option, do you? Incidentally, an interview with Perlowin is scheduled for an up¬ coming issue of High Times magazine, bible of the controlled substance set. The folks down at California magazine say they plan on running a piece by Perlowin on his smuggling activities in their April issue.

30 Boats 4 Races 4 Bullets

Congratulations to Trimmers’ crew, Tom Ziemba, David Hodges, Will Baylis, Jeff Weiss, Doug Kirk, Doug Hodges.

They say New York is a tough town. John Wahlet, normally of Walnut Creek, wrote the following as an explanation: “I never thought it would come to this, paying for a copy of Latitude 38. But as you can see (he enclosed a January issue cover with the price tag plastered on it that reads: Magazine Store, 30 Lin¬ coln Plaza, $1.50) Latitude 38 goes for $1.50 on the streets of New York! Just shows you how much New York sailors — if there is such a thing — value west coast information. No wonder they lost the Cup! Besides that, it’s cold here. Please send me an extra large t-shirt, I don’t have enough layers to keep warm. A Latitude 38 t-shirt might be just the thing to keep a displaced Bay sailor warm. Keep up the good work, I enjoy reading your magazines — even at $1.50 a copy. P.S. Say hello to Bob my boat partner and of course to my wife.” Consider it done John, Incidentally, your Roving Reporter T-shirt is in the mail. If you want to have a good time, go to the New York YC, show them your shirt, and explain that you’re there to photograph the place “where the Cup always used to be”. New Yorkers are fun and get a kick out of stuff like that. Statutory celebration For those of you who are interested, Liberty Weekend ’86, during which the refurbished Statue of Liberty will be unveiled, is July 3-6. Sailing plays a part in two of the four days. OpSail, the interna¬ tional training ship pageant, takes place on July 4 with four thousand select guests watching from Governor’s Island. Then on July 6 there will be a religious service for OpSail crews. We’d like to know who it was that decided that OpSail crews were in greater need of religious services than other participants in the Liberty Weekend. Why not a religious service for the politicians, for god’s sake? Or Salute to Liberty Concert performers Kenny Rogers, Lionel Richie, Frank Sinatra and Willie Nelson. Or participants in the Statue of Liberty Mile footrace. If sailors weren’t so darn nice they’d probably sue for defamation of character — and win a couple of billion. The one thing that is certain is that it’s going to be a festive weekend. Those of you wanting to watch all the action from the peace and tranquility of your own boat are urged to get up the Delta early that weekend with a portable TV and/or a TV with a generator. They’ll be no better place to be.

WHAT MORE CAN WE SAY CRAFTED WITH PRIDE IN U.S.A.

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LOOSE LIPS year while the other skids to Bermuda. The SC50 was delivered to veteran cruiser/writer Hal Roth of Maine, who will outfit the boat for the BOC Singlehand ’Round the World marathon which starts August 30. The 50 lists for $165,000, which Lee says “is so cheap you can’t afford not to buy one.” For Venture and McGregor owners only. Both the Venture/McGregor Fleet of the San Jose Sailing Club and the Northern California Venture 24/25 Fleet are looking for owners interested in racing SYRA this season. If at least seven Ven¬ ture/McGregor 22s sign up, they may also get a separate start. SYRA runs 14 races between April and September. For more infor¬ mation, call Gottfried Mauersberger at (408) 732-2947.

Familiar faces. If you caught the miniseries “Crossings”, which ran the last Sun¬ day, Monday and Tuesday of February, you might have recognized a few familiar faces. And we don’t mean stars Jane Seymour, Cheryl Ladd and Christopher Plummer. We’re talking about a couple of your friendly Sausalito yacht brokers, Ken Underwood and Bill Bond of Edgewater Yachts. Ken and Bill appeared on one of the “at sea” scenes aboard a Tara, a 1939 43-ft Stephens that Ken used to own. Attired in period dress, they played captain and crew. The story was about French aristocrats escaping their homes before the Nazis arrive in 1939.

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Boating in a box. Back in high school, Joe Desira won both a design award and a race in a boat he made of . . . cardboard. Now Joe is exploring the possibilities of marketing an updated version as a low-cost, easy to build alternative to buying a ready-made dinghy. All you need is scissors, glue and an afternoon or two — in your living room, no less. To prove the Bay worthiness of such a craft — constructed of common cardboard impregnated with resin — he will row one across the Golden Gate on March 8. We’ll try to get a picture for next month.

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SIGHTINGS let the festivites begin Now that USA, the Golden Gate Challenge’s first 12, has been launched, the local America’s Cup effort wants to get you, the sailing public, involved. They’re being helped in this regard by a number of other organizations, who to date have put together two wild weekends. First is the Sausalito Cup Fundraiser for Ihe Golden Gate Challenge. A cooperative effort of Marin yacht clubs, all the action will take place on the Sausalito waterfront and in the yacht clubs the weekend of March 21, 22 and 23. The highlight of the weekend will be 12 Meter racing between USA, Canada 1 and Heart of America’s Clipper. There will be several races on both Saturday and Sunday, with courses designed specifically so as many people as possible can watch and also public observation boats will be available for those who want to watch on the water. For those of you who’d like to get a little closer to the principals and the action, there is a flotilla of support activities planned, including a raffle. The winner of each day’s raffle gets to sail on USA during one day of racing. While this is going on there will be something of a waterfront exhibition along the Sausalito waterfront. There’ll be kayak and rowing races, boardsail¬ ing demonstrations and competitions and other amusements. All weekendv there will be tours of a 12 Meter at the Sausalito YC between 10 a.m. and noon. Then at 12:30 p.m. the 12 Meter racing begins off the Sausalito water¬ front. Expect that it will be jam packed beyond the normal Saturday madness. During the weekend there will be dinners and lunches at each of the southern Marin yacht clubs, with members of the various 12 Meter syndicates stopping by to say hello and accept cheers. Once again there will tickets for these events, but you need not be a clubmember to buy one and attend. Details for these festivities are still being finalized as we go to press, so you may want the following number to get up-to-the-minute information: Call Fritz Warren, (415) 332=6074.

ericson <8fe catalina We guess it’s kind of like the prettiest girl in school not getting asked out much because all the guys think everybody else asks her out. At least that’s the analogy that came to mind when we found out there’s no Ericson 35 organization on the Bay. Here’s a yacht that’s been in continuous production since .1968, has more than 100 representatives on the Bay, could serve as the benchmark for the racer/cruiser genre in almost any of its reincarnations — and no class organization. Well, we’re glad to report that owners of this distinctive yacht may soon have not only

A second and even more ambitious event is The America’s Cup Bayside Festival Fundraisers for the Golden Gate Challenge, to be held on the Oakland Estuary April 4, 5 and 6. Organizers of the Bayside Cities Fund¬ raiser note that Dennis Conner and his 12’s drew 50,000 people to the San Diego shore last September; just as USA plans to whip the Spirit of America fleet, these guys aim to outdraw the San Diego crowd. Everything starts on Friday, April 4 at noon, when USA and Canada 1 arrive off Jack London Square behind the Oakland Fire Boat. After some parading around, USA will dock at Jack London Square while Canada will be docked at either the Encinal YC or Embarcadero Cove in Oakland. From six until midnight there were be America’s Cup parties at all estuary restaurants and yacht clubs. Crew of the two 12’s are scheduled for a “pub crawl” at ten of the restaurants; this means they’ll be showing up at each restaurant for 20 minutes or half an hour. This is expected to be the most grueling ordeal they’ll have to undergo during the entire America’s Cup campaign. Saturday, April 5 they’ll be an estuary full of activities. At 9 a.m. they’ll be 40 rowers competing in single seat shells; 10:00 a.m. is whale boat racing; 11:00 a.m. is a water-ski demonstration; and, at noon offshore powerboats and the Harbor Isle Hovercraft will parade-up and down the estuary. At 1:00 the two 12’s will be towed to the Encinal YC for flag raising ceremonies featuring the Navy Band. The Navy jets couldn’t make a flyover, but there may be helicopters. At 1:30 the Coast Guard will close off the estuary — it’s never been done before — for three hours to allow for unclut¬ tered 12 Meter racing in the confines of that narrow waterway. After the first race there will be a boardsailing demonstration, following by a second 12 Meter race at 4 p.m. All the 12 Meter racing throughout the weekend will start off the Encinal YC, go up to Jack London Square for a mark rounding and spinnaker set, cont’d on next sightings page page 92

SIGHTINGS owners unite! a class organization, but maybe even a racing fleet; at least if Barry Be van has anything to say about it. To get things off to a good start, Barry’s been in contact with organizers of the Wheeler Regatta. If he can come up with at least 10 Ericson 35s to race in that March 22-23 event, they can have their own start. With four more boats, they can have their own trophies. Barry seeks participation of all Ericson 35s, from the old full-keelers to the modern cont’d center of next sightings page

festivites - cont’d go back town to a mark by Government Island, sail back up to the site of the old Todd Shipyard, and then back to a finish at the Encinal YC. After the two races, the 12’s will again be docked at Jack London Square and Embarcadero Cove, at which time the parties and dinners will start at the various restaurants and yacht clubs. At 7:30 p.m. there will be an America’s Cup Ball at the Encinal; at 8:00 p.m. there will be fireworks over the estuary. At 9:00 p.m. the 12 Meter crews will be shuttled to the all waterfront restaurants to discuss 12 Meter racing and demonstrate the “Estuary Grind”, a new dance they’re said to be creating just for the occasion. If anybody’s survives the night, on Sunday, March the 6th at 9 a.m. there will be outrigger canoe racing; at 10:00 a.m. a classic motorboat parade; at noon a Mini-12 race between the mayors of San Francisco, Oakland, cont'd on next sightings page

SIGHTINGS festivites — cont’d Alameda and San Leandro. The course is expected to be from Jack London Square down to the Encinal YC. There will then be 12 Meter races starting approximately at 1:10 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. Following the races there will be a trophy presentation at the En¬ cinal YC at about 4:45 p.m. At 5:00 p.m. th^ two 12’s will be towed back to their display locations; at 5:15 p.m. the America’s Cup parties resume at the estuary restaurants; and, at 7:00 p.m. they’ll be more fireworks. Whew! For those of you wanting to get closer to the action, the Encinal will be hav¬ ing a number of activities open to the public. The 11:30 a.m. Business Lunch is $5 and will allow a view of the 12 Meter parade. Call 865-1303 for reserva¬ tions. From 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. there will be a cocktail party at the club, providing cont'd on next sightings page

owners unite! boats (although they’ve remained similar in appearance from the waterline up, the 35s have gone through several underbody and interior redesigns). PHRF ratings will equalize the boats that show up. More in¬ terested in cruising? Bar-b-ques? Or simply getting together with other owners of Ericson 35s? Barry’s still the man to call. Find him at (916) 972-1155(w) or (916) 972-7884(h). For more on the Wheeler, call Bobbi Tosse at 939-9885. While we’re on the subject, a small core of

SIGHTINGS — cont’d Catalina 25 owners are looking to form a racing class for the upcoming SYRA season. They 11 be holding a 1986 Racing Season Kick Off meeting and dinner on March 15. All Catalina 25 owners and crews are in¬ vited. For more on place and time, call John Magney at (408) 736-7176, or Ken Naylor at (415) 964-6976. If there are any other one-design owners or other individuals looking for some kindred spirits to form an organization, let us know and we’ll help get the word out.

festivites — cont’d a chance to meet the crews, see the 12’s, and participate in a Concours D’elegance of woody Chris Crafts. Tickets are $25, tax deductible, and in¬ clude two drinks tickets and “heavy” finger food. Dinner will be served at

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7:00 p.m. It will be $8.00 and reservations at 865-1303 are strongly encouraged. f On Saturday, April 5 the Encinal will offer breakfast from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. and lunch from 11:30 to 2:00 p.m. Call 865-1303 for reservations. From 11:30 to 3:00 p.m. there will also be a wine-tasting. The tax deductible donation is $25, and includes two drink tickets for the bar. There will also be an oyster bar. From 5:30 p.m. until midnight there will be an ‘‘America’s Cup Ball For¬ mal Affair”. The cost is $100, tax deductible. Call 769-6190 or 522-3272 for reservations. Again, this is open .to the public; you do not have to be a member of the Encinal YC. On Sunday, April 6 there again will.be breakfast, lunch, oysters and wine tasting available at the Encinal. There’ll also be a Dixieland band. As we go to press, the details for both the Sausalito and Encinal/Bayside Cities Golden Gate Challenge Fundraisers were being finalized. We suggest you consult local papers and/or call the clubs for exact details on times, activities and prices. From the sound of things, it’s going to be two bang up weekends. We’ll see you there.

kenwood clipper cup There’s not very many places in the world where1 you find sailing action such as depicted in the photograph at left. The boat is Margaret Rintoul, and she is sailing in the Pam American Airlines Clipper Cup. A lot of things have changed since the photo was snapped back in 1982, however. For one thing John Arens bought the Frers 51 and renamed her Tomahawk. Then United Airlines purchased Pam American’s Pacific air routes for $750 million, causing the airline to drop out as primary sponsor of the five race sailing series that had borne their name. Having given up the air routes and the sponsorship, Pan Am informed race organizers that the name ‘Clipper Cup’ was registered by them and that racers can’t use it anymore. Many analysts have suggested that a large part of Pan Am’s troubles in recont’d on next sightings page page 95

SIGHTINGS kenwood — cont'd cent years can be traced to lackluster management. That wouldn’t surprise us. If Pan Am hadn’t raised a squawk, the yacht racing event would still have that great alliterative Clipper Cup name, Pan Am would be pulling in some free recognition, and everybody would have been happy. The way it stands now, everyone’s probablyjgoing to be calling it the Ken¬ wood Clipper Cup. Kenwood has taken over as sponsor of the event, which comes as no great surprise considering that their competitor Hitachi has long sponsored the Southern Cross Series. Officials are hoping that everyone will refer to the event by its proper name, The Kenwood International Ocean Racing Series, or at least the shorter Kenwood IOR Series. But honestly, that has no zing or zip, do they really think people will call it that? It’s been Clipper Cup from the beginning, and we can’t imagine that’s going to suddenly stop. There have been other changes in this great international grand prix event. For example, the Kenwood Series’s operational and functional responsibility is the sole function of the Royal Hawaiian Ocean Racing Club, which in turn cont'd on next sightings page

Sacramento This will be the twelfth consecutive year for the Sacramento Boat Show, scheduled for March 12 through 16. Sponsored by the Sacramento Valley Marine Association, it is billed as the largest inland boat show in the West. This year, a record number of exhibits will offer boaters one of the widest arrays of boating-related gear available anywhere, from kayaks and inflatables to bass boats, houseboats, Jet Skis, surf jets and of course sailboats. Of particular interest in the latter category to flat-water sailors is the new Hobie 17. The single-sail, one-man cat has been three years in the making. It features symmetrical hulls, super bendy rig, hiking wings and other performance features, while

SIGHTINGS boat show retaining the legendary hardiness and quality of the other Hobie Cats. Give it a look while you’re there and ask about its new Skrim Mylar tri-ply sail. The show will also feature seminars and several competitions: the Great American Pedal Boat Races, the KWOD 106 Great Raft Race and radio controlled model boat races. The Show takes place at Cal Expo buildings A, B and C, and at all waterways and lagoons. Hours are 2 to 10 p.m. Wednesday through Friday; 10 to 10 Satur¬ day; and 10 to 6 on Sunday. Admission is $3.50 at the gate, or $2.50 with a discount coupon available at participating marine dealers. Kids under 12 are free.

kenwood — cont’d will jointly sponsor the event with the Waikiki YC. In the past the Waikiki YC has shouldered the considerable burden of this great event, but it was just too much. With the formation of the Royal Hawaiian Ocean Racing Club, the responsibility can be delegated out to a wider number of groups. No one need fear that the quality of race operations might falter. Most of the principals still hold similar positions to before, and the Board of Directors is an outstanding group from all around the Pacific Basin. The series is in good hands. A change being considered is the addition of an ultralight category, so as to include that the maxi and slightly smaller sleds that are now reproducing rapidly on the west coast. This also would fill a gap left by the IOR maxis, most of whom are expected to be in the Med this summer. George Coumantaros, owner of the Frers 81, Boomerang is going to be putting on a maxi series in Greece this August and a few weeks later the owner of Fiat wants to hold one near Venice. Kilroy will be there will his new boat, as will Huey Long and presumably many of the other top players. If all the SC 70’s and N/M’s 68’s showed up, the IOR maxi absence would not be felt so greatly. However, there’s been no final decision on the matter yet. Over the past Clipper Cups there have been complaints about the scoring of the races. The three 27-mile ocean triangles had always been counted single, the 150-mile Molokai Race double, and the 775-mile Around the State Race triple. The problem has always been that the very heavily scored Around the State race is really a crapshoot because of the fickle conditions near South Point. To lessen the crapshoot effect, this year the triangles will be scored double, the middle distance race triple, and the Around the State Race quadruple. Thus the long race counts for 30 percent of the total score as opposed to the 37.5 it used to. The Kenwood Clipper Cup is held on even numbered years; the dates this year are August 2-16. For entry information call (808) 941-1273. This number is also the one for those of you interested in joining the Royal Hawaiian Ocean Racing Club; membership is open to those who previously raced a Clipper Cup or other World Cup of Ocean Racing series.

pacific cup by the wind on her face Most Pacific Cup skippers and crew are already getting ready for the race to Kauai on July 4th. But no skipper is preparing in quite the same manner as Lynne Olsen, 36-year-old housewife, mother and associate director of the Lighthouse for the Blind in San Francisco. (See photo at left.) Lynne is blind. She has never raced in the ocean before. She has never raced in the Bay either. In fact, she’s never raced at all. She took her first sail¬ ing lesson at Dave Garrett Sailing School in September 1985 — just six months ago. The Pacific Cup 2300 nautical mile ocean crossing to Kauai will be her first race. “I have the same goal as everyone else — to win,” says Olsen. Her instructor, Garrett, says, “Lynne has an incredibly strong sense of achievement. Her attitude has put me 100 percent behind her efforts.” Lynne decided to learn how to sail when she anther husband Loren and 13-year-old daughter, Melissa, bought and moved aboard a Petersen 44 in Emeryville as a way to reduce their housing costs. Garrett said when he got the call from Lynne, she asked if he had ever taught a blind person to sail. He admitted that this would be the first time. “I thought it would be a worthwhile experience and an ultimate challenge,” said Garrett. He says that other than traffic avoidance, her lack of sight has turned out not to be much of a handicap. “She learned the conceptual aspect quicker than an average sighted per¬ son,” said Garrett, “and has more of a heightened sensitivity.” cont'd on next sightings page

SIGHTINGS pacific cup — cont’d Lynne developed a feel for the helm by being able to calculate the wind on her face. Her crew of eight on the Pacific Cup will include Garrett, her husband, and possibly her Golden Retriever seeing-eye-dog, Frosty, if they can clear him through customs in Hawaii. ^ “Dave and Loren will be my eyes,” says Lynne. They are able to guide her out of a slip and through traffic areas by giving her verbal commands and directions, (10° port, 15° starboard). But Garrett says that once Lynne is out in the ocean, she’ll need very little help. “When you’re offshore it doesn’t matter as much if you’re sighted or not,” says Garrett. That might sound crazy to the average sailor, but those who’ve driven boats by feel during the blackest of nights will understand. Lynne will be using her Braille marked compass and raised-line charts. They’re testing to see if they can have all of their digital electronics, including Loran, converted to give a verbal read-out as well. To date, Lynne has had 20-25 hours on-the-water training. Garrett says they plan for quite a rigorous training schedule between now and the race on July 4th. Which is all very well with Lynne. “We’re out almost every weekend,’^.sfie^ says, “practicing and doing drills. That’s what life is all about. You get into it!” , — terese pencak schwartz

opening day on the bay This is Bernie Herlihy waterskiing from Alameda to Treasure Island on Opening Day last year. The air temperature was 45, the water 50, the wind 20. Bernie is still

Last month in Sightings we reported that the cities of Mill Valley, Tiburon, Belvedere and Sausalito had formed the Richardson Bay Regional Agency which in turn petitioned the Coast Guard to give them the right to impose local regulations on the use of Richardson Bay and Belvedere Cove. In their petition to the Coast Guard, the RBRA said the reasons for their re¬ quest were 1. to remove hazards to navigation; 2. to clear “informal chan¬ nels”; 3. to get rid of residential use which they claim is in violation of the public trust; and, 4. because adequate areas already or will exist for boats in existing marinas and proposed anchoring areas. We listed several reasons why we were opposed to the Coast Guard giving the RBRA local control, but noted that the Pacific Inter-Club Yachting Association was in favor of the idea. A spokesman for the PICYA said they supported it because they felt the local regulations would be reasonable and that by working with the RBRA they could ultimately get the best deal for boaters. The spokesman for the PICYA also noted that the anchorage in front of Horizons Restaurant in Sausalito would not be affected. At the time we hadn’t seen the actual draft proposal of the local ordinances nor had the PICYA. When we finally got a copy of the first draft of the pro¬ posed regulations we couldn’t see how the PICYA could ever contemplate supporting it. Boats have been using Richardson Bay as an anchorage for well over a hundred years, but under the draft proposal this would no longer be permitted — without first tracking down a Harbor Master and paying for a permit. San Francisco Bay sailors would be deprived of one of their very few — and most popular — free anchorages. We called Bob Olsen of the PICYA and asked him how he and the PICYA could possibly justify forfeiting boater’s rights. He said they didn’t, and that once they’d seen the actual draft their reaction was, “It’s utterly ridiculous!” He went on to say that he felt the person who drafted it, apparently a lawyer picked at random from the county staff, “didn’t know his ...” — well basically that he was not as familiar with the regulations and the local situation as he might be. The PICYA’s current position is that they’ll meet with the RBRA — in fact they already did once in mid-February — to work out the best deal possible. Maybe the PICYA can get the draft proposal modified so that anyone can an¬ chor for 6 or 12 or 24 hours without a permit, but the fact that such a provi¬ sion wasn’t included in the original draft proposal demonstrates to us the cont’d on next sightings page

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recuperating at the Sisters of Perpetual Malfeasance Hospital in Orinda. As Bernie’s goose pimples can attest, Opening Day is many things to many peo¬ ple. Then again, one needed to transit only the area between Tiburon and Angel Island last year to realize that. On the peninsula side of Raccoon Strait, boats proceeded in a

SIGHTINGS pursuit — cont’d solemn procession past the Corinthian YC for the blessing of the fleet, then massed for the decorated boat parade. On the Angel Island side, it looked like filming for “Rambo III” had begun. Chaos reigned and water balloons rained among boaters in Ayala Cove. Ashore, non-boaters celebrated with family picnics on the green. Similar scenes occurred in other parts of the Bay and on other opening days throughout Northern California. This year, the Pacific Inter-Club Yacht Association of Northern California (PICYA), organizers of the event, are planning one of the most ambitious Opening Days ever. The theme for the 101st such event, scheduled for April 27, is “Disneyland Fantasea”, and the 1986 Opening Day salutes the America’s Cup. Parade participants are urged to decorate their boats according to the first theme with the second in mind. Trophies will be awarded to both clubs and individual boats for participation. Californian will once again lead the parade around the Bay from Raccoon Strait to the Gate and down along the Cityfront. As they did last year, PICYA once again cautions against the use of water balloons. Parade participants vying for awards will lose points for violating the caution. PICYA sites “numerous unpleasant incidents in the past that cannot be tolerated” as the reason for the ban. It might sound a bit extreme, but the statement is not without basis. In Ayala Cove alone last year, several people were injured when moving boats hit parked ones. This has been going on for several years now: PICYA decries the use of water balloons and people go out and throw them anyway. We’ve always taken the position that any type of good, clean, responsible fun is okay on Opening Day. Just don’t include people in your interpretation that don’t want to be included. No one forced Bernie to pull such a stup . . . uh . . . original stunt. Last year, we offered to PICYA to supply a target boat for anyone who wanted to throw water balloons. They didn’t respond to this magnanimous gesture, and water ballooners were forced to pick any targets of opportuni¬ ty. This year we have a different and perhaps more logical suggestion: ballooning and non-ballooning areas. It would be like smok¬ ing and non-smoking areas in restaurants. You want to throw water balloons, go to someplace everyone else is doing it. If you’re somewhere where people would rather celebrate Opening Day in a more formal or familial manner, don’t throw watpr balloons. If you do, may a sex-crazed humpback take cont’d center of next sightings page page 99

RBRA’s complete ignorance of the desires and needs of boaters. The way we see it, it’s a bureaucratic power grab reminiscent of the doings of the equally insensitive and uninformed BCDC Staff that created the Report on Houseboats and Liveaboards. Remembering that this is just a draft proposal, the highlights of the January 31, 1986 Staff Report on Draft Anchorage and Mooring Ordinance are as follows: SECTION 5. DISCHARGE OF REFUSE It shall be a violation of this ordinance to discharge or permit to discharge

It is possible for government to clean up waters such as Richardson Bay without declaring war on boaters and civil rights. The San Diego Port District1 proved that.

into the waters of the anchorage area any refuse or waste matter, untreated sewage, petroleum or petroleum matter, paint, varnish or any other noxious chemical or foreign matter of any kind. (Comment: It’s our understanding that this would not include ‘graywater’, in which case we’ve no real beef with it). SECTION 6. Living aboard moored vessels in the anchorage or non-anchorage areas of the harbor is prohibited, except for houseboats in a houseboat marina with proper hook-ups, or upon a liveaboard boat in a recreational boat marina, cont’d on next sightings page

SIGHTINGS pursuit — cont’d which liveaboard is serviced by a pump-out device, which marina has a per¬ mit from the jurisdiction in which it is located. For the purpose of this section, the term “living aboard” means the use of the vessel as a primary residence or domicile within the waters of the harbor for a period or periods exceeding in the aggregate thirty (30) days in a calenda^year. At the discretion of the Harbor Master, residential use exceeding thirty (30) days in a calendar year may be permitted for transient vessels using the an¬ chorage, providing that the Harbor Master determines no permanent residential use is being contemplated and that the vessel is registered outside of San Francisco Bay and that there are no available berths for the vessel in any marina in the harbor. (Comment: Section VI is a carte blanche invitation to be ruled with an iron fist. What might it take, for example, for a marina to get a permit to allow liveaboards? It might require the opening up of docks and fingers to the general public — already a BCDC gambit. It might take the complete renova¬ tion and expansion of shoreside restroom and shower facilities, something few if any marina owners would feel was worth the expense. It might take the installation of a computer system which tabulates how often a berth holder opens a dock gate, uses a shower, or goes to a restroom — such systems have been in use for years now at some marinas. As for the 30 days aggregate constituting being a liveaboard, that’s simply not true. Back when we lived in Clipper Yacht Harbor we knew of several couples who lived in homes, but because of their love of their boats spent well over 30 days a year on their boats: Some were retirees who used their boat as a second home during the warm summer months, others lived hours away and would come down to their boats for a week or ten days at a time. Supposedly we as citizens are guaranteed “life, liberty and the pursuit of hap¬ piness”. As we see it the 30 limit would violate 61 percent of these guaranteed rights, an unnecessarily high percentage considering that by liv¬ ing on a boat 45 or so days a year wouldn’t have any adverse affect on any other person or group of people.) FEES a. Fees for the privilege of anchoring or mooring a vessel in any part of the Harbor shall be established by the Agency by resolution. (Comment: Five dollars a day? Maybe ten? Maybe twenty-five? And would this be in addition to the once a year permit allowing you the privilege of being able to pay the daily fee? There was no fee in 1980, ’81, ’82, ’83, ’84, or ’85. Why is there a need for a fee, other than government’s neverending desire to expand and collect? SECTION 9. PERMITS A. Permit required 1. It is unlawful for any person to moor or anchor any vessel in any part of the Harbor without first obtaining permission to do so from the Harbor Master, unless an emergency exists where time is of the essence . . . Limits to stay 1. Permits will not be issued for anchoring or mooring in the Harbor for a total of more than one hundred eighty (180) days in a calendar year, except at privately owned docks or moorings . . . e. Private mooring buoys and docks — permit required 1. A person shall not place a private mooring buoy in the Harbor without first securing a permit for such an installation from the Harbor Master. A limited number of private moorings shall be allowed for the permanent use by the residents of the Agency’s four member cities (Belvedere, Mill Valley, Sausalito and Tiburon) and Marin County areas fronting Richardson Bay. A person securing such a permit for such installation shall be responsible for providing equipment meeting the Agency’s specifications, for inspection, maintenance, positioning and removal of the mooring in accordance with the terms and conditions of the permit; he or she shall also be liable for any costs incurred by the Agency in the repair, recovery, repositioning, or resecuring of such buoy and tackle.

opening day a liking to your boat. Details and entry forms for the Opening Day parade should be available from local yacht clubs. Otherwise, you can obtain them

lucky it wasn’t Lest anyone get the idea that freighters and tankers only prey on recreational sailboats, we offer the accompanying photo as evidence to the contrary. The bow-shaped gouge in the depicted

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SIGHTINGS — cont’d from PICYA Vice Commodore Dedrick Denison, P.O. Box 4699, Modesto, CA 95352. We’ll have more particulars and a diagram of the parade route next month.

a westsail 32 ship demonstrates just how much power a big ship can unleash on anything it comes in contact with. All things considered, it’s best to stay out of their way whenever possible.

pursuit — cont’d 2. Private docks shall also be allowable in the Harbor. Owners of docks in existence at the time of enactment of this ordinance shall have six (6) months from said date to register their docks with the Harbor Master for recordkeep¬ ing purposes, and to be assigned a registration number . . . f. Conditions of Mooring Permit — Cancellation of Permit 1. All mooring permits issued by the Harbor Master shall provide in effect than any such permit may be cancelled by the Harbor Master upon giving ten (10) days written notice to the permittee of the mooring ... if the owner shall fail, neglect, or refuse to remove the mooring within a reasonable time under the circumstances, it may be removed by the Harbor Master and the costs thereof shall be borne by the owner of the mooring . . . SECTION 13. PENALTIES Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty cont’d on next sightings page

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pursuit — cont'd of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment not ex¬ ceeding six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. What to do about this draft proposal? If you support it as is or would like some mfhor changes made, you can ex¬ press those desires to the County Council of Marin, Administrative Building, Civic Center, San Rafael, California 94903. The Richardson Bay Regional Agency says they welcome comment, and they probably do. Whether they welcome it seriously or only for its value as window dressing for the ap¬ pearance of a vigorously considered issue is something you’ll have to decide. Having followed the activities of the BCDC and Staff — who share some of the same personnel as the RBRA — we suspect the call for public comment is nothing but an irritating formality to a government group that’s made its mind up about what it’s going to do. Certainly it’s important that groups like the PICYA pursue this avenue, because the RBRA will throw them a few bones, but our opinion is that the process is about as fair and open as the election was in the Philippines. If you’re in disagreement with the substance of the proposal and feel that comment to the RBRA is a waste of time and a stamp, we suggest you joip its v in writing the Coast Guard and asking that they deny the RBRA’s application x for local jurisdiction over Richardson Bay and Belvedere Cove. If the Coast Guard denies the RBRA’s petition, there will be no fees, no permits, no limits on length of stay, no Harbor Master and all the wrestling over the Draft An¬ chorage and Mooring Ordinance will have been nothing but a poetically just exercise in futility by a group of people seemingly eager to compel another group of people to live in their own image. Write Lt. Commander William Dickerson, Twelfth Coast Guard District, Building 54, Coast Guard Island, Alameda, CA 94501-5100. Nipping this whole problem in the bud by petitioning the Coast Guard sounds like a great idea, but is not so simple. The problem is that it’s the Coast Guard’s stated policy to encourage local governments to take control of Special Anchorages such as Richardson Bay. Unless there is an overriding reason not to, that’s what they’ll do. Thus if you want Richardson Bay to remain a Special Anchorage and Belvedere Cove a General Anchorage, you must give strong reasons. As we view it there are historical reasons, in that it’s been a free anchorage for more than 100 years. Another reason is the scarcity of special or even suitable an¬ chorages elsewhere in all of San Francisco Bay. A third is that the proposed regulations suggested in the draft proposal go way beyond what’s necessary to accomplish what the RBRA’s stated desires — except in the disputed mat¬ ter of living aboard being in violation of the public trust. Another is that there are already sufficient number of government agencies with jurisdiction over the two areas. It’s interesting to see what the Richardson Bay Regional Agency is propos¬ ing to offer in return for boater’s always-held right to anchor in Richardson Bay and Belvedere Cove. They offer nothing but fees, requirements, regula¬ tions, rules and hoops for boaters to jump through. Faced with very similar problems in San Diego Bay, the San Diego Unified Port District came up with an entirely different approach. Rather than throw¬ ing all the boats out, they proposed eight different anchorage/mooring areas for boats in seaworthy condition, enough to accommodate all the boats then at anchor in San Diego bay plus one-third more. They’ve already built shoreside facilties with dinghy docks and public restrooms at two of eight sites — see accompanying photo — and have plans to do others in the future. And they made no prohibition against living aboard. This live and let live at¬ titude, mind you, comes from conservative central USA. What do we get from the supposedly civil liberty-loving liberal officials of Marin County? We get an invitation to trade the freedom we now enjoy for the wonderful opportunity to be governed by them. An opportunity not to be able to drop our hooks where we and decades of sailors have always

Many sailors are already planning out their local cruising calendars. And why not, some important dates are fast approaching. Easter Week is the end of this month, Opening Day is April 27, International Workers Day is May 1, and the big Memorial Day weekend starts May 24. Rather than doing the usual — we sug¬ gesting places you could go — we decided to let others do the suggesting. Thus we took a random poll among a yacht club or two and

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SIGHTINGS destinations a sailing association or three, to find out what their favorite sailing destinations are. Not surprisingly, everyone had at least two or three favorite spots they were eager to share with us. One of the most enthusiastic responses came from Peter Solle, president of the Catalina 38 Association. When we spoke with him he’s just returned from a weekend at the Oyster Point YC. “I couldn’t believe cont'd center of next sightings page

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pursuit — cont'd dropped hooks. We get the opportunity to pay them money for what’s already free. We get the opportunity to live under their opinion that we’re in violation of the “public trust”. We also get no dinghy docks, no restrooms, and no access to shore. What a deal!

sand conies, subsidy goes The Santa Cruz Harbor Port District is shopping for a dredge. After 20 years of Federal funding assistance for the constant dredging that harbor requires, the Feds are cutting off their support. cont’d on next sightings page

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sand — cont’d The Santa Cruz Harbor shoals every year from November through April, making the entrance virtually impassable in the winter. This winter, with all the severe weather, was exceptionally bad, and the Federal funds budgeted for this year’s dredging contract are just about tapped out. “We’re very frustrated by the weather,” said Harbormaster, Steve N

The Santa Cruz harbor entrance as of mid-February.

Scheiblauer. “This being our final year for subsidy, the Federal government gave us more money, but we have already used up almost all of that allot¬ ment.” After the storm at the beginning of February, Scheiblauer said that 130 cubic yards of sand came into the harbor. In two days, the dredging company moved 80,000 cubic yards. But with 40-50,000 yards still to go, the dredg¬ ing had to be called off because of the weather. “The surf was 7-8 feet. The dredge cable snapped and there was concern that the dredge might sink,” said Scheiblauer. Last week; Scheiblauer said he saw one 26-ft powerboat go through the entrance, but no sailboats. Only a windsurfer, who had to be rescued, attempted to get through. “We never officially close the harbor,” said Scheiblauer, “but we designate it as ‘extremely dangerous’. There’s 5-10 foot hard breaking surf right now. It’s very shallow.” Now, since the last heavy storms that rocked the entire Northern California coast, Scheiblauer says, “It’s been so rough out there, we can’t even perform a survey. We’ve been set back even further.” The Port District which runs the Santa Cruz Harbor and is now soley responsible for its maintenance, anticipated the drying up of Federal funds. Four years ago, the District began to set aside money for a sand by-pass system, so this year they have the funds with which to buy the 16-inch dredge that they need so desperately. The Federal cut-off of funding will affect not only the Santa Cruz Harbor, but all the harbors in the country, including deep water harbors like the Port of Oakland. “It will be a big problem throughout the State,” said Scheiblauer, unless a new harbor maintenance budget can be pushed through Congress. Local Congressmen, like Leon Panetta, have been fighting for Federal assistance, but a Congressman in Nebraska can’t see why he has to fund dredging in Santa Cruz Harbor. The yearly operation and maintenance of the dredge, which will be sup¬ ported by user fees, is expected to cost about $400,000 annually, according cont'd on next sightings page

it,” he raved, “it was absolutely superb. The facilities are gorgeous and the people are so friendly — they really made us feel welcome. We had dinner with music and dancing on Saturday night and a brunch on Sunday. Just superb,” he repeated one last time, also noting that, “The showers were fantastic; big enough for an orgy.” Petaluma was another destination high on sailors’ lists. Bruce and Lina Nesbit, Cruise Chairpersons for the Cal 2-27 Association, report, “It’s a fun sail up to Petaluma and there’s a nice harbor with good restaurants.” Also enthusiastic about Petaluma is John Messina, Vice Commdore of the Peninsula YC. Since groups from his club come from way down in Redwood City, they usually stop for the night at Pier 39 or Angel Island. A straight shot all the way to Petaluma would take them eight to ten hours, leaving too little time to enjoy the other facets of cruising. Messina says, “There is a great restaurant there, and it’s only open during the summer. It’s reasonably priced, with excellent seafood, oysters, and shrimp cooked several different ways.” It sounds great, and while Messina knows where it is, he can’t remember the name. The Peninsula YC members also enjoy ocean cruising. Half Moon Bay is a favorite and frequent destination, where the club members always enjoy a BBQ on the beach. “There’s not much dock space,” Messina admits, “but there’s always plenty of room to anchor.” While the ocean weather in this part of the world is usually the best in August and September, Marina Eisenzimmer, Ballena Bay YC Cruise Chairperson, reports that their club sails down to Half Moon Bay every Memorial Day for a big beach party. “It gives us a taste of ocean sailing,” she explains, “and going as a group makes the first time ocean cruisers feel a little more comfortable.” For daysails, Eisenzimmer says the Ballena Bay members really like Tiburon’s Paradise Cove. “It’s pretty, not crowded and has such great holding ground that you can get in real close if you want to anchor over¬ night.” Members of the Berkeley YC include wine

so long, Sue Abbott and Suds, her 1934 marconi cutter, say goodbye. They are moving from Sausalito to Friday Harbor in the San Juan Islands. Sue, who is a past commodore of the Master Mariners Benevolent Association, recently bought the Mahina Cruising Serpage 104

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to Scheiblauer. But he said that the berth fees are not expected to be raised dramatically again. “Since we anticipated the problem, we already raised them,” he said. But he pointed out that the average berth fee in Santa Cruz Harbor, $3.88 a foot, is still very reasonable. The Harbormaster said that if the Port District had not started preparing for this certain funding phase out, their situation would be a crisis now. Scheiblauer feels that, on the downside, they have the first time expense of purchasing the dredge. But once they own it, they will not have to wait and see how much money the Federal government allots each year, if any at all. In the past Santa Cruz Harbor had no say in the dredging contract or choice of dredging company. The budget was different every year and so was the dredging company. Owning and operating the dredging equipment themselves, will give the Port District local control.

races for non-racers We realize that a lot of you sailors out there don’t care for racing. It’s a feel¬ ing that’s shared every now and then by the most enthusiastic of racers. Nonetheless there are a few races each year that seem to have wide appeal to non-racers. Thus we’re printing the following race notices here rather than in The Racing Sheet. The of these races is the Singlehanded Sailing Society’s 55-mile

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tasting as part of their trips up the Napa River, which, when the flood waters recede, will be navigable again. Arrangements for such group tastings should be made in advance. Jan Adams of the Berkeley YC says, “1 also like the Napa River for its beauty and serenity.” Since it takes six to eight hours to get to Napa from Berkeley, she feels a three day weekend is the best time to make the trip. Frank Kottmeier, Cruise Chairman of the Coyote Point YC, says China Camp off the Marin shore in San Pablo Bay ranks high as a daysail destination with members of his club. “It’s pretty up there and there’s hardly anybody around. You have to use your depthsounder and feel your way in. But even if you go aground you’ll be okay — unless it’s an ebb tide — because the bottom is soft and muddy.” Coyote Point members also use the club as an overnight stop on their way up to the Delta in the summer. Kottmeier reports that the Corinthian and San Francisco yacht clubs are his club’s favorites to visit. “The people at those clubs are really friendly. And they both have good dining and a beautiful view of San Francsico.” Other clubs mentioned in our poll were the Vallejo YC for its excellent buffet on Saturday nights; the Presdio YC for the opportunity it affords for viewing old gun batteries; the Encinal YC in Alameda for its swimming pool; and the Ballena Bay YC for its proximity to good restaurants. The Loch Lomond, Point San Pablo, Richmond and Coyote Point yacht clubs were also men¬ tioned as being excellent clubs to visit. If you’re planning to visit another club or marina, do remember that reservations are always needed, and often well in advance at the more popular destinations. Whenever planning a group cruise, calling in advance is always a terrific idea. Recognizing that it’s never too early to think about Christmas, you might want to follow the lead of the Ballena Bay YC. Each year they have cruise to Pier 39 for — what else? — Christmas shopping.

sand — cont’d

Some doublehanders racing a Moore 24 in*he 1984 race.

sue <8b tads vice, a business that caters to sailors who want to cruise offshore, from its founder, John Neal. The business, which helps people prepare for their cruise by supplying thejn with gear as well as counseling is a far cry from Sue s cont’d center of next sightings page page 105

Singlehanded Farallones Race on April 5th. This race has been held every year since 1977, when Bill Lee and Merlin bested a huge fleet and gale winds to take honors. For entry information, call Shama Kota at 332-5073. Also on April 5 is the Doublehanded Lightship Race, sponsored by the Island YC of Alameda. This 26-miler is open to qualifying monohulls and multihulls over 20 feet in length. Write: Lightship Race, 917 Centennial Ave., Alameda, CA 94501 or call the YRA office, 771-9500, for an entry form. cont’d on next sightings page

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races — cont’d The Bay Area Multihull Association’s Doublehanded Farallones Race will be held on April 12. This race is open to both multi and monohulls. The course is 60 miles, and the elapsed time record is six hours and 25 minutes, set by Joe Therriault on the multihull, Sundowner. Call Don Sandstrom at (415) 339-1352 for an entry form. \ While the weather for these shorthanded ocean races can be ideal — we’ve done a couple in the most lovely conditions imaginable — it can also get very rough. A sudden storm from the south in 1982 claimed a number of lives in the Doublehanded Race, so hope for the best but be prepared for the worst. Another very popular race with non-racers is the Colin Archer Memorial Race sponsored by the Encinal YC. This race is limited to double-ended full keel boats such as Hans Christians, Aries, Ingrids, Westsail 28 and 32’s and the like. The course is entirely in the Bay and finishes with what’s traditionally been a great party at the Encinal YC. Call Stan Tice at (408) 277-4161, or (408) 269-8659 for entry information.

sea of cortez race week *

The third annual Semana de las Regatas, known north of the border as Sea of Cortez Race Week, begins the evening of March 30 in La Paz. This end-of-season get together for cruisers in Mexico combines three yacht races with lots of socializing and other competitions. The event is held under the auspices of the government of Baja California Sur, and sponsored by the La Paz Club de Yates, Cerveceria Pacifico , Mexicana Airlines and NAO Yachts. While brochures for the event were sent to all California yacht clubs, it’s come to our attention that not all sailors — particularly those cruising in Mex¬ ico — have had a chance to see them or the schedule of events. The highlights are as follows: 1100, March 30 — Easter Services. 1700, March 30 — Inauguration; flag raising ceremonies and the crown¬ ing of the queen. 1900, March 30 — Cocktail party at the La Paz YC hosted by the govern¬ ment of Baja California Sur. 1000, March 31 — Feeder race, Pichilinque to Isla Partida. Remainder of Race Week takes place at Partida, an island 25 miles from La Paz. 1200, April 1 — April Fool’s pranks. Later on beach activites, such as dinghy races, horseshoes, windsurfing, fishing, dominoes, volleyball, etc. 1700, April 1 — Pot luck dinner on the beach, possibly followed by a rock ’n roll dance on the sand. 1000, April 2 — Race number two; Isla Partida to Lobos to Partida. 1200, April 3 — Beach activities. Card playing, paddling contests, fishing and diving contests, any contests you want to propose. April 3 is also the tentatively scheduled as Talent Night, one of the highlights of the first Race Week. 1000, April 4 — Race number three; Partida to Ballena to Partida. 1800, April 4 — Rock ’n roll dance on the sand? Another Talent Night? Whatever the fleet desires. 1200, April 5 — Finals of the beach activities. These include quiet activities like sand-sculpturing, to more noisy ones like the men’s and women’s wet buns contests, the men’s and women’s bikini contest, and the women’s wet t-shirt contest. Last year the latter three events drew a total of about 150 entries. 1800, April 5 — Pot luck followed by rock ’n roll dancing, Talent Night, sleep, quiet conversation, whatever you want. 1100, April 6 — Trophy presentations and closing ceremonies. Once again we’d like to emphasize that everyone is invited to participate in as much or as little of Sea of Cortez Race Week as they want. The only re¬ quirement is that you come with the intention of sharing some good times. The racing at Sea of Cortez Race Week is meant to be fun, and there are only cont’d on next sightings page

profession of law. Surprisingly, it was the success of her law career that brought about the move. “Practicing law in San Francisco is silently killing me. My practice is flourishing but the pace and stress — the strain it is taking on me is a higher price than I wanted to pay. “As a compulsive lawyer, I will take the Washington Bar. Then I’m just going to cross my fingers and forget about it,” said Sue who started law school when she was 37 years old. The decision to move came after she made a return visit to the San Juans early last Fall. While sailing with a friend, she was overwhelmed with a feeling that she had to move there. “The area is absolutely magical and gorgeous. It’s the best part of the mountains and the water. The islands are covered with madrone and evergreen and come down to the water’s edge. It’s a place you can cruise for the rest of your life. I am going to buy

tailships If you’re a tallship fan, plan on being out on the Bay on Sunday, April 6. At about noon, three of them will sail under the Gate: Bluenose II, Jacqueline and Californian. Bluenose II a 161-ft Canadian replica of the famous Gloucester fishing schooner of the same name, will lay over in the Bay for about a week before departing to Seattle and thence to Vancouver for the opening of Expo ’86. Jacqueline is a 120-ft threemasted schooner acquired last year by

SIGHTINGS - coat’d myself a little runabout and go out and explore,” she said. Sue likes the fact that she will be living in a county of 7,000 people and no stop lights. But there are things she will miss about the Bay Area, like her three children, now all grown, her friends and good restaurants. She will take a few weeks off in Tahiti before moving in mid-March. After April 1, she can be contacted at (206) 378-2393 or c/o Mahina Cruising Service, P.O. Box 850, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. “I’ve spent the last 48 years of my life doing the things I’m supposed to do. There are people out there making a living doing something they absolutely love, so I thought why in the hell not me,” said Sue. Does she have any closing statement before moving north? “The old bird says goodbye. You all come and see me, ya hear.” — glertda carroll

race week — coat’d the minimum basic requirements. Since only a fraction of the boats that enjoy Race Week actually race, those of you who do plan to race your boat are en¬ couraged to take on extra crew. This is a more-the-merrier type affair. Naturally protests are strongly discouraged. If you want to race but don’t want to race your own boat, or if you’re a camper who wants to race, come to the cocktail party on Sunday evening and officials will help you find a boat. Boats should be entered a week before the start of the first race, but exceptions have been made. Last year a few people did not heed the warning about the lack of facilities at Isla Partida, the main site of Race Week. There is no potable water or food or accommodations whatsoever at the island. If necessary you could live on the beer at the all night Pacifico/Corona concession and by digging for clams and spearing fish, but that’s the hard way. Please remember to bring all your water and all your food for the entire week. Last year Ted McConnville was good enough to let his big sportfisher act as refrigerator to the fleet; Ted is ex¬ pected back this year, but be prepared for all eventualities. Those of you camping are warned to bring your own sleeping bags, tents, and cooking equipment. Camping worked out well for properly equipped people last year, and a number of campers have called and told us they plan to be there this year. There are rattlesnakes on the island — that’s about all there is — so you’ve been warned. However, we weren’t bit either of the first two years and don’t believe we’ll be bit this time either.

sextants in davis? ft-comin' Robert Poe, master developer of Richmond’s Marina Bay community. The ship will be permanently berthed at that

From the University of California, Davis comes more good news for sailors, boaters, captains, navigators — for just about everyone on the water! Beginning at 6 p.m. on April 8 at the adult extension classrooms on campus, a 1986 ten week course in seamanship will be presented as an introduction study for neophytes and a refresher course for old salts. Those who are hankering for a better understanding of weather phenomena, boat handling in a blow, preparations and action for emergen¬ cies, deck gear, standing and running rigging, marlinspike seamanship, Federal laws and regulations, first aid and the medicine chest offshore, and much more will want to register early for this exciting and limited membership class. Also offered, beginning at 6 p.m. on 2 April, is ap advanced course in celestial navigation dealing with the moon, planets and stars. This course is designed for those with previous class work or experience in navigation using the sun. Night sextant observations of celestial bodies will be undertaken, and reduced to lines of position and plotted for a fix — all as a practical applica¬ tions approach to developing expertise. This class is limited 'to twenty members, so call now for your seat at the navigation table. Here are the people to contact in Davis: For registration: Dottie Moore, (916) 752-3098. For course information: Dr. Macey Casebeer LCDR USN, (RET), (916) 756-3152.

urbanczyk Andrew Urbanczyk, adventurer and singlehanded circumnavigator, is go¬ ing for it again. He is the Polish-born Montara resident who in June of 1984 completed a solo circumnavigation aboard the Ericson 30, Nord IV. While the 406-day trip started from and ended at the Golden Gate, he actually recrossed his original path over 1,000 miles to the southwest. Having escaped by sailboat from the Eastern Bloc a number of years ago with his wife, Krystyna, Andrew was disappointed by the lack of recognition he received in America, “the land of opportunity”, for his circumnavigation. His current thinking is that if he can make a record circumnavigation, people will have to give him his due. cont’d on next sightings page cont’d center of next sightings page page 107

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facility. The 145-ft state tallship Californian is beginning her 1986 season of cadet and goodwill cruises up and down the coast after a very successful 1985. The tallships on Sunday, the Doublehanded Farallones winding up on Saturday 'and the St. Francis 12-Meter scheduled to

According to Krystyna, Andrew plans to circumnavigate the globe in 100 days or less. He will start in New Zealand, go around Cape Horn, and finish in New Zealand. Kiwi’s are sailors at heart, so Andrew will not lack for recognition there if he can pull it off. During his last circumnavigation, Andrew sailed a boat donated by Ericson Yachts. He again is looking for a sponsor, someone willing to back the 40-ft aluminum boat he thinks will be best for going around the Horn. “Andrew thinks aluminum would be sturdier and safer for this particular route,” says Krystyna. Andrew, who turned 50 on the first of the month, is currently in Europe receiving quite a bit of recognition. He has been named ‘Sailor of the Year’ in Poland, a country in which he’s just signed eight book publishing contracts. His books, which vary from tales about a singlehanded and fictional short stories, to technical books on physics and chemistry, having been published in more than five different languages, including Polish, Russian, Romanian, German and Italian. So what does a guy like this want to do for his 50th birthday? “He wants to fly a balloon over Napa Valley,” says Krystyna. *

not that all the suits are fit to print You’d have had to been dead not to notice the recent proliferation of socalled ‘swimsuit issues’ of various magazines. It all started about 25 years ago with the staid old folks at Time, Inc. As we understand it there was a severe freeze in the Midwest, and the corporate brass figured it would be patriotic if they featured a bunch of nubile girls in tiny bathing suit in the next issue of Sports Illustrated. Why? Because the average temperature of the Midwest would then rapidly rise above freezing, the water would melt, farmers could get the seeds in the ground early, and the country would end up with bumper crops. It must have worked, because Sports Illustrated did a swimsuit issue the next year and year after and in fact ever since. Alas, somewhere along the line it appears the altruistic goal of melting Midwest spring snow has gone by the boards. We’ve got a grain surplus, there is no further legitimate need for a swimsuit issue. Sad to say, but it would appear that Sports Illustrated now appeals to the prurient interests of males merely for the fun and profits. And what profits! A normal issue of Sports Illustrated has two or maybe three pages of advertising; the most recent swimsuit issue had 14,891. Some magazine industry experts have concluded that the S.I. swimsuit issue’s success provides a conclusive answer to the old question of whether or not sex sells. And thus we now have a wide variety of publications lower¬ ing themselves to swimsuit issues, even such august journals as Surfing magazine. It’s even rumored that The Wall Street Journal is about to throw in the towel. Naturally our readers are concerned about this publication. Some have asked: “Will Latitude 38 ever stoop to the depths of gratuitous sex just to sell magazines?” The answer is, “Absolutely not!” For one thing we don’t sell magazines, we give them away. Secondly, it would be against our principals. However there have been and will continue to be instances of what might look like gratuitous sex, but really aren’t. Take the photograph at right. If it appeared in Populuar Mechancis, Car and Driver, Modern Maturity or even Sports Illustrated, it could easily be considered gratuitous. But when it appeared in Latitude 38 a few years ago, it was not. What’s the difference? The difference is that we’re a sailing magazine, and this picture was necessary to illustrate the strategy employed during a Sauza Cup Race off Lahaina. You see, the crew of Andiamo placed Annette Haven, star of adult stage and screen, and her string bikini on the rail closest to a competng boat full of leering Aussies. The idea was to distract the Down cont’d on next sightings page page I 10

SIGHTINGS — coat’d race the Canadian 12-Meter (see article elsewhere in this issue) on both days, April 5 and 6 should make for one of the more colorful weekends on the Bay in quite some time. Cross your fingers that the rain has stopped by then. not cont'd on the following sightings page

lit to print — coat'd Unders long enough to get the jump on them. It was a big success. Could the story have been properly told without the photo? Of course not! It was necessary to the development and plot of the story. Latitude 38, packed with uplifting material — perhaps even full of it. not cont’d on the next sightings page or the one after

ALL THE WAY

an Francisco Mayor Diane Feinstein hefted the magnum of Napa Valley champagne the way Mantle used to test the balance of a new Louisville Slugger. "I christen this yacht USA,” she said, rearing the bottle back, “and may the Lord look down on her and all who sail in her.” Glass met aluminum with a metallic “kloong” that seemed to reverberate the length of the boat, down through the water and into the crowd of 1,000 watching from bleachers and boats in the light drizzle. But the only thing that shattered — and only for a brief moment — was the mayor’s composure. The bottle just bounced off. On the next try, Mayor Feinstein really looked like the mighty Mick: no smile, just a look of grim determination and a centerfield bleachers swing. This time, green glass and bubbly sprayed into the air and ran down over the orange and gray stripe on the white snout. One thousand red, white and blue balloons soared into the afternoon while Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the USA” blared from unseen speakers. A plane trail¬ ing a banner proclaiming “All The Way With USA” circled overhead, along with a few white doves released earlier during the in¬ vocation. The crowd cheered. It was Tues¬ day, 2:30 p.m., February 11, 198$. US 49, the St. Francis Golden Gate Challenge’s first 12 Meter was — finally — official. It’s been a long time coming, in case you’ve forgotten, this whole thing, a San Francisco-based America’s Cup challenge, had its beginnings almost before Dennis Connor and the Americans on Liberty lost the Cup to Alan Bond and the Australians on Australia U on the seventh and final race of the 1983 meeting. Since then, no fewer than six U.S. syndicates, including the losing

New York Yacht Club, have taken up the gauntkt to get it back. These days, you do that % amassing the top technology in design, the top talent in sailing and obscene amounts of money and you build a boat that you hope will be that one percent faster than one other boat in one best of seven series, USA is a late entry into that game. DennisConnor has been sailing three different Stars and Stripes against one another in Hawaii for months now, John Kolius just turned in a respectable third with the New York YC’s America II at the 12-meter World!, in Aussieland. Even Chicago’s Heart of America challenge, Clipper, a 1983 defense con¬ tender, has had most of the bugs sailed out of her before she arrived here in'the B^iy in February. There are those that say USA and her now-building sibling are too little too late. On the other hand, there were those who said our boat(s) would never be built at all. Now that the first boat is in the water and sailing, where do we stand, anyway?

yndicate members and those close to USA know her as “the evolutionary boat”, or simply “E-l”. What makes E-l special in the annals of 12-meterdom is not that she is the first 12-Meter built west of the Rockies, which she is; nor that she is the first 12-Meter launched in San Francisco Bay, which she also is. What makes this boat different than any other 12 is that it was totally designed and lofted by computer. Computer physicist Heiner Meldner, who’s taken a year sab¬ batical from Lawrence Livermore Labs to head the R&D team, clarifies:

WITH USA

“Some boat designs are 'computer assisted’, but that can mean anything from using a hand-held calculator to incorporating perhaps one millionth of what a complete high-technology computer has to offer, Our boat is fully computer, designed and lofted, which means having the lines completely drawn by an advanced aerospace computer system to a degree of smoothness unob¬ tainable in conventional, hand-drafting fjj techniques.” For those of you who know | anything about computers, we’re not talking i | Commodore 64 here. The Cray XMP-48

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‘USA’ struts her stuff in the February parade.

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works so fast it has to be cooled down with liquid nitrogen. When it’s not designing sailboats, it cranks out the lines for things like supersonic jet fighters, advanced weapons systems and space shuttles. So in the technological sense, says naval architect Gary Mull, the computer has kept the Golden Gate syndicate even with, if not slightly ahead of the game — even before they had a boat. “The ability to obtain instan¬ taneous and absolutely accurate feedback allows us to research and develop right up to the last minute,” he says. “Without the com¬ puter, a good loftsman and helper would need three or four weeks to make ad¬ justments and enhancements. The computer can spit it out in an hour.” Sailing Coordinator Tom Blackaller is more direct. “I don’t think sailing in Australia for two years (as the New York YC team will have done by Cup time)- is going to give anybody an advantage. In fact, I think it may be overkill. We’ve put together one of the best crews and we’re creating the fastest America’s Cup racer in sailing history, from concept through construction. Frankly, we’re going to blow everyone out of the water.”

F 1 or all its design innovations,

E-l is nothing new in terms of radical design breakthroughs. “There’s nothing on this boat that hasn’t been seen before,” says Mull. It’s just that! everything from keel to truck has just been massaged by computer and tank testing to its optimum configuration. On paper, USA is the most efficient yacht of her kind ever built. Then there’s R-l; the mysterious second 12; the “revolutionary boat”. From what the

ALL THE WAY

Gold medalist in foe Star class: Scott Inveen, a talented West Coast IOR racer; Scott ' Easom, a well-known and well-respected local sailor also fresh from foe 6-Meter worlds and Australian American Challenge; Jim Plagenhoef. better known as "Flog foe

Left to right, Gary Mull, Tom Blackaller and Heiner Meldner. Right, Mayor Di gets into the swing of things. «

syndicate will tell the press about number two, which isn’t much, R-l is to USA what Stealth is to the B-l Bomber. The secrecy parallels are certainly applicable. All we know is that the design team apparently punched “Design us the ultimate 12 Meter” into the computer, hit the “Blow their socks off’ button and let the megabytes go hog wild. Talk about war games. The result is

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now a-building at Derektor’s in New York. The “Manhattan Project” is due to feel the Bay under her supersophisticatedN bottom around May. No name has been dnnotipced for the new boat, although 11th Hour might be appropriate. The eliminations between the 14 challengers begin in Perth October 5. There are those that consider USA a benchmark for the new boat, and those that reserve their judgment. “We will send one boat to Australia,” said Blackaller at a news conference right before the christening — a news conference attended by some 150 media types, incidentally, induding three Aussie TV crews that beamed the whole thing back Down Under in time for the e\>ening news. “And that’s the fastest boat. We won’t know which one that is until they’re both sailing.” As we go to press, USA had just com¬ pleted a sporadic week of trying to work the bugs out and break the crew in. The big storm of mid-month rained on their parade in more ways than one. It delayed the February 15 parade premiering the new boat to the public until the 23rd, and it played havoc with tuning. Some days the wind blew hardly at all, one day it was blasted across the Bay in 40-knot gusts. Winter is so fun. About all Blackaller and crew were able to ascertain is that all the gear works like it’s supposed to. “Although,” says Phil Kaiko, a syndicate engineer, “the numbers we were able to get are what they were predicted to be.”

T 1 he crew named to man USA are a talented group. In addition to the charismatic Blackaller, who came to the christening fresh from his 6-Meter victory in the Australian/American Challenge, there is Paul Cayard, an Olympic-caliber helmsman from San Diego; Tom Ducharme, one of the St. Francis’ most active junior sailors; Bruce Epke, an ex-Olympic rower and winch grinder on Defender another ’83 defense contender; Steve Erickson, an Olympic

WITH USA

Winch” during his stint as grinder aboard Defender in ’83; Russ Sylvestri, a local talent who narrowly missed qualifying for the ’84 Olympics in Finns; Peter Stalkus, navigator extraordinaire aboard Xargo, Boomerang, Williwa and the 12 Meters Clipper and

Defender; Hank Stuart, another local whose organizational talent helps any crew pull together; and last but not least, Ken Keefe. Ken’s extensive sailing background includes a third (with Paul Cayard) at the Star Worlds and a second in the ’84 Olympics in Stars. We hope to expand upon the background and duties of each of the crewmen in our April issue.

ALL THE WAY WITH USA

3 y the time USA hit the water, the Golden Gate Challenge was almost halfway toward its goal of raising the $10 million needed for the challenge. At the christening, the syndicate named its two principal spon¬ sors, Cray Computers and Pacific Telesis. To qualify as a principal sponsor, a company or individual must donate $1 million. The logo for the latter — the orange and gray stripe with the words “Pacific Telesis” on the side near the stern — caused some initial confu¬ sion for early arriving newsmen on the 11th. “Jesus,” said one. “Do you believe they named it that? I’m glad Mary Kay Cosmetics wasn’t a major sponsor. I don’t think I could get behind a pink 12 Meter.” The logo,

which also appears on one of the spin¬ nakers, will be used for promotion. It will be removed prior to the race. So what of our chances? Well, we’ve got the technology, we’ve got the talent, and with one boat sailing and another on the way, fundraising is going to be easier. What’s going to be hard is beating the Australians, especially in light of Australia Ill’s convincing win at the 12-Meter Worlds last month. “As we all know,” says Blackaller, “the Aussies are going to be tough.” In the final analysis, only time and a lot of hard work between now and January will

determine where the Mug goes next. But we’ll tell you this: Ever since USA hit the water, there’s been an energy in the air. It was there at the launching in Stockton; we felt it at the christening; you can feel it when the boat’s out sailing. Maybe it’s the boat, maybe it’s the spirit, maybe it’s the whole aura of the America’s Cup. Wherever it comes from, it’s there and it makes Bay sailors feel good to call USA “our boat”. It also makes you feel that, in the race where “there is no second place”, the Australians have a very good chance of ending up last. — latitude 38 — jr

BUILDING A BETTER DINOSAUR In responding to a specific question about USA's dimensions, designer Gary Mull smiled leai the microphone and simply said, “It’s built to

among other things more freeboard. In It

the States, the different classes were given letter designations. In ascending the mighty J class, the largest class racing

about as nonspecific as you can get, yet in a way, he said it alt: the International 12-Meter Rule. What the heck is a 2ter, ai syw ay? Well, to begin with, no part of any. 12-Meter yacht measures 12 meters (about 39 feet). To understand where the designation does come from, return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear when the rich were so rich they could afford to build and race huge yachts with acres of sail — and then dump them and build bigger and faster ones the next year. By the turn of the century, things were getting out of hand. With no rule to govern construction, or anything else for that matter, the 100-ft

yachts ever built. On the other side of the

developed by the Yacht Racing Associa-

pond, the International Rule designated yachts by the linear measurement numbers spit out by the formula: 6-Meter, 8-Meter, 10-Meter and 12-Meter. Of the two, only the Internationa! rule survived. Wide size variance and, despite many changes to prevent it, a continuous stream of rule beaters conspired ro do the Universal Rule in. The International Rule also went through three major revisions, but they tended to go the other way — to limit size and variance even more. As the premier racing class in the world, the 12 Meter probably reached its zenith in the early ’60s. Today, it is something of a dinosaur, albeit a very sophisticated dinosaur. Compared to a modern IOR racer, a 12-Meter is big, heavy, slow and ungainly on almost all points of sail. Yet it and the 6-Meter are more than mere survivors. Boats — faster boats — in each class continue to be built and raced in truly international competi¬ tion. Despite a recent resurgence of in¬ terest in fleet racing, though, the main

designed to accomplish two things: pro

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unsafe and sometimes barely even manageable. To put tire sport back in yacht racing, two influential bodies instigated separate but similar rules. Both the Universal Rule '

§ — remains the most famous match-race encourage strength, seaworthiness and longevity in yacht construction. To that end, both formulas penalized excessive

stupid thing to design a boat that only The 12 Meter, tali, elegant and anachronistic

goes 9 miles an hour . , . Except that we want to win.”

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he winter surf along the coast of California can be extremely dangerous. We’ve reported that many times over the years, and we’re going to do it once again this month. We don’t want to scare or terrify anyone, we just want to be sure everyone appreciates what can happen out there. The latest victim of a winter wave off our coast is Mrs. Olson, an Olson 30. Under previous ownership and the name of Dr.

PHOTOS BY DAVID CRANE / VENTURA STAR FREE PRESS

Normally, this wouldn't be a big deal, but this was winter and they were in relatively shallow water. Detroit, the boat had enjoyed some racing success. Co-owners of four months, Andy Mazzarella and Dave Burke had originally planned on sailing the L.A. Midwinters on February 15. But when they couldn’t get their regular crew together, they figured they wouldn’t be competitive, so they just went for a daysail outside their homeport of Marina del Rey. The waves were very large that Saturday — between six and twelve feet — so they were careful to keep a safe distance from shore in water Mazzarella thought to be 100 feet deep. Actually, it was more like 30 to 35 feet. The wind was about eight to ten knots. Part of the purpose of the Saturday sail was to give some new crewmembers prac¬ tice. As the boat was about a half mile off¬ shore sailing toward the beach, a new bowman had trouble with the spinnaker jibe. This resulted in the spinnaker pole punching a hole in the main. So temporarily Mrs. Olson was without a headsail and underpowered in the light wind. Normally this wouldn’t have been a big deal, but this is winter off the coast of Califor¬ nia and they were in relatively shallow water. Nobody on Mrs. Olson had the slightest con¬ cern about the situation until they heard a fif¬ teen foot wave start to break about 100 yards offshore of them.

Big winter waves . . .

Helmsman Mazzarella was able to manuever Mrs. Olson between two breaking peaks and over the top of the huge wave. Unfortunately there were more and larger waves in the set. I.

hen it became clear to Mazzarella that he didn’t have the speed to punch through a second breaking 15-foot wave that was bearing down on them, he tried to reverse course and run with it. Because of the light wind and no headsail, he was only pag

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able to get part way around. Thus the wave, “truly the size of the boat”, broke right on top of the sloop, striking it at a 45 degree angle. This and the next two waves pitchpoled and rolled the Olson 30 thre^ times. Mrs. Olson was dismasted during the first roll and temporarily left in an inverted position after the second roll.

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Some of the six crewmembers were im¬ mediately thrown clear; others held on or were tangled in the boat longer. Mazzarella reports that the crew was spread out over a distance of at least 200 yards. The farthest ' .

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out, he could only yell to the next group in; the others were out of earshot. Co-owner Burke was tangled with the boat the longest, staying aboard for two complete rolls before getting clear.

r ortunately for the crew, the owners of a business at the end of the Venice Pier had been watching the situation develop. Even before the first wave hit, they had called the

MRS. OLSON'S LAST SAIL Three of the crew were rushed to the hospital; one suffering from shock and ex¬ posure, one from a possible broken leg, one from a possible broken arm. All were quickly released, fortunately suffering from bruises , as opposed to broken bones. The boat was insured. While Mazzarella also owns a Merit 25, he says his next boat will also be an Olson 30 or maybe the new Olson 29. Those of you who know your boats are aware that the three photo sequence on the previous pages is not of an Olson 30. No, it’s an Islander 36, which on February 1 did bat¬ tle with California winter surf at the Ventura Harbor entrance. We don’t know the name of the boat or the people aboard, but it’s our understanding that neither they nor the boat were injured in the incident. You can be sure, however, that after being airborne as depicted in photo number three, they’ll not take California winter surf lightly. Folks, let’s all learn from the experience of Mrs. Olson, the Islander 36, and all the other boats that have faced similar peril. Don’t underestimate California winter surf!

What To Do? In the event you do get caught in a shallow water breaking wave situation, there are one or two things to remember. The first is not to get caught broadside by a wave. If you do your chances of rolling are excellent. The best possible thing to do is try and punch your bow through the wave or whitewater, building up as much speed as possible prior to the moment of impact. Then hold tight. If you are able to punch over the top of a big wave, remember there isn’t going to be anything on the other side. Your boat will probably freefall many feet, eventually landing on water that feels as hard as concrete. Again, hold tight. If the circumstances force you to run with a breaking wave, develop as much speed as you can before the moment of impact. It will give you the best possible control. But once again, the best thing to do is not be caught in such situations in the first place. —-—-—.....— ...__._....... lifeguards. Mazzarella, who was first to be picked up, says the lifeguard boat was “in¬ credibly quick”. It seemed to him that he was pulled from the water less than two minutes after he’d gone in. Burke, the last to be picked up, was said to have been hauled aboard about ten minutes later. On several occasions the lifeguard boat had to detour offshore to avoid waves before being able to go in and pick the crew up. As the rescue boat returned to the

breakwater at Marina del Rey, the crew could see the Olson 30 floating just outside the normal surfline. Despite the best Efforts of lifeguards on the beach to haul it ashore, the ultralight was smashed “into a million pieces”. Mazzarella visited the breakup site a few hours later. He found one piece the size of a picnic table, the rest were “fragments”. Except for a winch attached to a small piece of fiberglass, not a single sail or other item from the boat was recovered.

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CHRIS BOCK INSTRUMENTS 13011 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90066 (near Marina del Rey) (213) 823-2322

1986 CRUISING

ne of the most common phone inquiries we get here at Latitude 38 is “What’s the best way to get on a boat going (a) racing; (b) cruising; (c) daysailing; (d) all of the above?” For those planning long trips just to get to a boat, like race freaks headed to Mexico for MEXORC or Florida for the SORC, our advtfee is usually to walk the docks, be genuine, truthful about your experience and willing to take on any crew assignment offered. Women can usually speed up the process by walking the docks naked. For questions like that closer to home, the same technique works, but we usually cast modesty aside and suggest the person refer to or participate in one of our three Crew Lists. This Racing Crew List runs every March. The other two are the Cruising/Social Sailing Crew List, which will run next month, and the Mexico Only Crew List, which runs in the fall. Once you get the hang of them, the crew lists are easy to use. All you have to do is find the right category and go down the codes until you find the person who’s qualifications best fit your needs. Then just dial the number next to the name and you’re off and running. Here’s an example: Ed Hancock, 38, 883-9032 ... want 1,2,3,4/prefer 2/exp 2/will 1,3,5,6. All that numerology means that Ed, who’s 38 years old, is looking to get on a boat over 30 feet for local Ray and Ocean racing, as well as for either the TransPac or Catalina races in July. He has moderate racing experience, and is willing to get physical about the whole commitment; he’ll do everything from work fordeck to retrieve halyards from the masthead at sea to grind off and apply new bottom paint. To find out if he does windows, too, just call him at 883-9032.

T 1 he lists are not perfect. Lots of people complain about them not being “in order” — alphabetically, by experience, etc. There are several very good reasons for them to appear like they do. For one, almost everyone here has a last name that begins with a letter in the back half of the alphabet, and we’ve been repressed long enough! Ever since kindergarten, you Andersons and Bradleys and Conrads have been the first ones to get everything from gym lockers to diplomas. It will do you good to be humbled by being buried in the pack for a change. A second and more practical reason is that the mere suggestion of putting the stacks of names surrounding our typesetter these past two months “in order” causes her to stop smiling. In this business, one does everything one can to keep the typesetter smiling. The other imperfection, if you want to call it that, has to do with the limits of our involvement: It ends right here. In other words, if you elect to use these advertising supplements, you absolve Latitude 38 of any responsibility for what might happen to you. These listings are for informational purposes only. We neither offer nor imply any guarantees as to the condition or character of any boats, equipment or people associated with this listing. To paraphrase a local yacht designer, “To enjoy sailing, you have to accept the risks for the esoteric value.” The same goes for the Crew List. If you are not will¬ ing to accept the risks of injury to your pride, your body and/or your morality, please do not use this listing and we’ll be glad to refund your money.

them can sail the pants off many of the guys, but that’s about as promiscuous as it gets. You got a crew imbalance, consider the ladies listed here. You got a hormone imbalance, read Hustler. (4) Don’t be dissuaded by ages of listees. Macho young brutes are fine, but a lot can be said for the sensitive touch of experience, too. Give everyone a chance. The last bit of information we need to pass on before we let you go is the dates and locations for the crew parties. We run two, one in the East Bay and one in Marin. These are great places to meet your pros¬ pective crew or skipper in a neutral setting, or a great way to find a crew or skipper if you haven’t already. They’re also great places to sample Latitude 38’s world famous guacamole dip, although it doesn’t last long so get there early. The Marin Crew Party goes down April 9 at the Corinthian YC in Tiburon; the East Bay party on April 10 at the Metropolitan YC. Both start at 6 p.m. and run until about 9:30. Ev^ryope interested in finding a boat or a crew is welcome, but if your name doesn’t appear on the list, we’ll take $5 from you at the door. We might even give away some T-shirts and visors if the floods of February haven’t washed them away by then. Until then, good luck, good hunting and good sailing!

CODE I want to race: 1 ■ Bay 2 = Ocean 3 = TransPac(July) 4 = Catalina Race (July) 5 * Mexico (November) 1 prefer: 1 == Boats under 30-»t 2 = Boats over 30-ft 3 = Dinghies My experience Is: 1 = Little, less than one full season on the Bay 2 * Moderate, two full seasons or more, some ocean 3 * Mucho, years and years, bunch of ocean twill: 1 = Help with bottom, do maintenance — anything! 2 = Play boat administrator, go-far 3 = Go to the masthead to retrieve the halyard at sea 4 « Navigate. I’ve got lots of experience 5 = Do foredeck — I’ve got lots of experience 8 =s Do grinding. I’ve got muscle :

MEN TO CREW ON RACING BOATS Michael Blackwell, 32, (415) 326-3673... want 1-5 / prefer 1,2/ exp / will 1,3,6. VincePastore, 21,(408)996-9788 . .want 1-5/ prefer 1,2,3/ exp 1 / will 1,2,3,6. Urban J. Buescher, 43, (415) 359-7524... want 1 / prefer 2 / exp 1(lake) / will 1 Mark Creedon, 29,956-4394 work, 383-7375 home, 513 Park Way, Mill Valley

. .want 1,2 / prefer 1,2 / exp 1 / will 1,2,3. Dean Dietrich, 43,567-2370 home, 781-4200 work.

.want 2,4,5 / prefer 2 / exp 3 / wi 111,2,3,6. Mike Ford, 37, (707) 525-0767, 2312 Mark West Spr. Rd., Santa Rosa, CA

I f you are, more power to you and we wish you the best of luck in finding the perfect match. A few pointers to remember: (1) Calling someone anywhere between midnight and 6 a.m. is not going to score big points; nor is (2) calling someone the night before or the morning of a race. (3) It’s been our experience that the women on our list sign up because they want to go sailing, not because they’re sex-crazed nymphomaniacs with an insatiable sailor fetish. A lot of

95404 .want 1,2 / prefer 1 / exp 2 / will 1,2,3,6. Joe Onclna, 30, (415) 495-8270, (415) 550-8753 .

.want 1,2 / prefer 1,2 / exp 2 / wi 113,5,6. Marc Wilson, 24, (415) 931-8776.want 1,2,3,4 / prefer 1,2 / exp 1,2 / will 1 Paul Marbury, 38,526-2346 .want 1,2 / prefer 1,2 / exp 2 / wi 111,2,3,6. Bob Jehle, 27, (415) 828-9670,11652 Silvergate Dr., Dublin, CA 94568.

.want 1 / prefer 2 / exp 2(Great Lakes) / will 1,2,3,5,6. Ian Reeves, 35,922-1124,1960 Buchanan, S.F, Ca 94115.

.want 1,2 / prefer 1 / exp 2 / will 1,2,3. page 122

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Douglas Robbins, 18, (415) 527-5569, 41 Highland Blvd., Kensington, CA M707 .want 3,4 / prefer 1,2 / exp 3 / wi 111,2,3,5,6. Denis Baker, 38,(415) 344-6108. want 1,2,4,5/ prefer 1,2/ exp 1 / will 1,2,4,5,6. Jonathan Taylor, 28,346-2236 .want 1 / prefer 2 / exp 2 / will 2,4,5. Ed Voigt, 59, (415) 781 -5092.want 1,3,4,5 / prefer 1,2,3 / exp 1 / wi 111,3. Charlie Thompson, 33, (415) 626-9061 -want 1,2 / prefer 2 / exp 1 / will 1,6. Bill Seibold, 39,(415)881-5636 .want 1 / prefer 2/ exp 1 / will 1,2. Michael Arrajj, 35, (415) 563-8269.want 2,3 / prefer 2 / exp 3 / will 1,2,3,6. Gordon H. Hardy, 53, (415) 941-4470,12101 Daven Lane, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 .want 1,2 / prefer 1,2 / exp 1 / will 1-6. Bob Mitchell, 39, (415) 456-2336 home, (415) 391-8060 work. • .want 1,2 / prefer 2 / exp 3 / wi 111,3,4,6. David Demarest, 34,(415) 236-2633.want 3,4 / prefer 2 / exp 2 / will 2,3,6. Tom Saviano, 32,851-7110,13866 Skyline Blvd, Woodslde, CA 94062. ...want 1,2 / prefer 2 / exp 1 / wi 112,3,6. Joe Riemer, 34, (408) 236-0998, 5081 Cribari Bluffs, San Jose, CA 95135 ..want 1/ prefer 1 / exp 1 / will 1,2,6. Chris Cammarata, 25, (707) 864-0216, 502 Cavalier Ct., Suisun, CA 94585 .want 1,2/ prefer 1,2/ exp 2/ will 1,5,6. Patrick Smalley, 36, P.O. Box 620, Willits, CA 95490 . .want 1 / prefer 1 / exp 1 / will 1,6. Jerry Ward, 47, (916) 972-2734, 3329 Bracbum St., Sacramento, CA 95821 .want 2,4 / prefer 1,2 / exp 2 / will 6. Frank Lagorlg, 34, (415) 751-4616 .. want 1,2 / prefer 1,2 / exp 2 / will 1,2,3,4,6. John Gerk, 37,930-8689 home, 648-7132 wk want 1 / prefer 1 / exp 1 / will 1,2. Martin Swank, 38,799-7498,307 Weymouth, Hercules, CA 94547 .. ..want 1,2,3/ prefer 2 / exp 2/ will 3,5,6. Frank T. Lossy, (415) 527-2293 home .want 1 / prefer 2 / exp 3 / will 1,4. Jim Bailey, 29, (415) 639-5366 work, (415) 566-9195 home. .want 1,2/ prefer 2/ exp 2/ will 1,2,6. Glenn Hackemer, 27, (415) 348-8373 work, 349-9479 home, 788 Edgewater #105, Foster City, CA 94404 .want 1,2,4/ prefer 1,2,3/ exp 2/ will 1,5,6. Raul Junco, 30,(415)668-3278/285-7711 .want 1,2,4/prefer 1 /exp2/wll! 1,6. Andre Skujins, 27, (415) 895-9014,2600 San Leandro Blvd #, San Leandro, CA 94578 .want 1 / prefer 1 / exp 1 / will 1. Todd Severson, 29,929-1561,2201 California St. #32, S.F. .want 1,2 / prefer 2 / exp 2 / wi 111,2,3,5,6. David Steven Sokolowski, 29, (415) 381 -2991 . .. .want 1,2,4,5/ prefer 1,2/ exp2/ will 1,2,3,6. Doug Fitzgerald, 30,1007 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94710. .want 1,2/ prefer 1,3/ exp 1 / will 1,2,3,5,6. Jim Carlsen, 26, (916) 922-1763,15 Nutwood Circle, Sacramento, CA 95833 .want 1 / prefer 1,2 / exp 2 / will 1,2,3,5,6. Steve Gilcrest, 31, (408) 255-5840 work, (415) 283-8562 home. .want 1,2,3 / prefer 2 / exp 2 / wi 111,2,3,5,6. Stephen E. Ware, 31,776-4451 _want 1,2,3 / prefer 2 / exp 3 / wi 111,2,3,5,6. Tom Miller, 38,593-8523.want 1 / prefer 1,2,3 / exp 2 / wi 111,2,3,6. Gary Gray, 40,893-4360.want 1,2/ prefer 2/ exp 2/ will 1,2,5,6. Steven Pringle, 31,(408)462-0358 .want 1,2 / prefer 2 / exp 2 / will 3. Jeff Gorris,30,(408)462-0358.want 1,2,/ prefer2/exp 1 / will 1. Matthew Bonarek, 27,930-8243 .want 1,2,4 / prefer 2 / exp 1 / will 6. Hal Habinski, 33,(415)237-6621 .want 1,2/ prefer 1,2/ will 1,3,6. David West, 29, (408) 253-3610, 20900 Homestead Rd. #£-/, Cupertino, CA 95014 .want 1,2,4 / prefer 1,2 / exp 1 / wl 111,2,3,6. Phil Salyer, 40, (707) 528-3676/823-0410, P.O. Box 11128, Santa Rosa, CA 95406 .want 2 / prefer 2 / exp 2 / wi 111,5. Chuck Reilly, 31, (408) 743-2148 work, (415) 278-5221 home. ...want 1,2/ prefer 1,3/exp 2/ will 1,2,3,6. David Howard, 37, (415) 751 -6506 home, (415) 989-6700 work. ...want 1,3/ prefer 2/ exp 1 / will 6. Dave Saylor, 22, (408) 353-4457 .want 1,2 / prefer 2 / exp 1 / wi 111,2,3,4,6. John Moreau, 40,486-5521 work, 668-4607 home. ..want 3 / prefer 2 / exp 3 / wi 112,3,5,6. Robert Holly, 38, (916) 678-4483,625 Spruce, Dixon, CA 95620. .want 1,2/ prefer 1 / exp 1 / will 1,2,3,6. John Duys, 30, (415) 567-1989.want 1 / prefer 2 / exp 2 / will 1,3,6. Dan Rausch, 37, (415) 327-2014 home, (408) 435-6689 . ..X.want 1,2/ prefer 2/exp 2/will 1,2,3,4,6. Ed Hancock, 38,883-9032.want 1,2,3,4 / prefer 2 / exp 2 / wi 111,3,5,6. Mike Heiner, 27, (415) 868-1720/331 -8149 . .want 2,3,4,5 / prefer 2 / exp 2 / will 1,2,3,5,6. page 123

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Marvin Burke, 44, (415) 892-7793... want 1-5 / prefer 1,2 / exp 3 / will 2,3,4,5,6. Joe Taylor, 29,845-6171,2807 Shattuck #8, Berkeley, CA 94705 . .want 1,2/ prefer 1 / exp 1 / will 1-6. Scott Keck, 27,673-6140/872-5230 .... want 1,2 / prefer 1,2 / exp 1 / will 1,3,6. Lester Gee, 31, (415) 982-2756 work, (415) 673-3087 home. .want 1 / prefer2/ exp 2/ will 1,2,3,5,6. James Quanci, 26, (408) 238-7852, (408) 998-0123 ext. 2205. .want 3/ prefer 2/ exp 3/will 1,2,3,5,6. John Jackson, 42, (415) 924-2743 .want 1,2,3,4 / prefer 2 / exp 2 / will 2,6. Charles ‘Chuck’ Lamoureux, 36, (415) 323-1701/321-3116, P.O. Box 61043 Palo Alto, CA 94306.want 1,2,4 / prefer 1,2 / exp 1 / wiI11,3,5,6. Frank Petrie, 30,527-3394.want 3 / prefer 2 / exp 3 / will 4. Richard M. Gunvalsen, 27, (714) 650-1774,535 E. Hampshire #6, Anaheim, CA 92805 .want 3,4,5/ prefer 1,2/ exp 1 / will 1-6 (anything to win!). Bob Krldle, 38, (415) 548-5610 .want 1,2 / prefer 1,2 / exp 1 / will 1,2. James Mello, 27, (408) 338-7160, P.O. Box 432, Aptos, CA 95001 . .want 1 -5 / prefer 2 / exp 2 / wl 111,2,3,5,6. Paul Young, 26, (408) 733-8322 .want 1,2 / prefer 1,2 / exp 1 / will 1,2,3. Les Schmidt, 31, (415) 326-7302/792-8151, P.O. Box 4039, Menlo Park, CA 94026 .want 1,2/ prefer 2 / exp 2 / wl 112,3,4,5. Paul Thompson, 40, (916) 795-4367 .. want 1,2 / prefer 1,2 / exp 1 / will 1,2,3,6. Thomas A. Deuel, 31, (415) 392-1400 work, 775-5918 home. .want 1,2,3,4,5/ prefer 1,2/ exp 2/ will 5,6. Bill, 50,(415) 838-2226 .want 1,2 / prefer 1,2 / exp 2 / will 2,5. Mark K. Seager, 28, (415) 455-5326 home, 423-3141 work. .want 1,2,4 / prefer 2 / exp 2 / will 3,5,6. Jeffrey R. Kurtock, 32,655-6197 -want 1,2/ prefer 1 / exp 2 /will 1,2,3,4,6. Jon Forrest, 32,(415)548-3211 days .want 1 / prefer 2/ exp 1 / will 1,2,6. Ward A. Bums, 23,392-1400 work, 921-0864 home. .want 1,2 / prefer 1,2 / exp 2 / wl 111,5,6. Jens P. Jensen, 37, (408) 991-4581 work, (415) 969-2313 home, 905 W. Middlefleld #909, Mountain View 94043 . .want 1,2/ prefer 1,2/exp 3/ will 1,3,5. Sherwln Harrls, 48, (415) 967-2187 _want 1-5 / prefer 2 / exp 3 / will 2,3,4,6. Steve Johnson, 38, (415) 989-6714 home, (415) 398-7141 work. .want 1 / prefer 2 / exp 2 / will 1,3,5,6. E. J. Koford, 30, (916) 758-7326,227 Full Circle, Davis, CA 95616 . .want 1,2,3,4,5 / prefer 2 / exp 2 / wi 113,5,6. Alan, 28, (415) 364-2760 work, (415) 325-0884 home. .want 1,2/ prefer 1 / exp 1 / will 1,3,5,6. DavidBames,36,(916)626-9540 .want 1,2,4,5/ prefer 1,2/exp 1 / will 1,2,3,6. Roger Franklin, 38, (415) 826-9230 .want 1,2/ prefer 1,2/exp 2/will 1. John Stein, 36,924-7041 .want 1,3,4/ prefer 3/ exp 2/ will 1,2,3,4,6. Robert Schnleder, 43,567-0770.want 3 / prefer 2 / exp 3 / will 1,2,3,5. Dean Rosebrook, 39, (415) 593-0940,501 Dale View Ave., Belmont, CA. .i.want 1 / prefer 1,2/ exp 2/ will 1,2,5,6. John Jay Johnston, 28, 235-3416, P.O. Box 1507, Richmond, CA 94802-0507 .want 1,2/ prefer 1,2/ exp 1 / will 1,2,3. Terry Pence, 25, (408) 262-5041 ext. 5524 days. ..want 1,2,4,5 / prefer 1,2 / exp 2 / will 2,3,4,5,6. Ray Mallette, 31, (408) 293-6296 .want 1,2 / prefer 2 / exp 2 / will 1,2,3,5. Chris Chapman, 33,461-8286 .. .want 1,2,3,4,5/ prefer 1,2 /exp 1 / will 1,3,6. Guillermo Ortiz, 32,(415)322-1747.want 1 / prefer 1,2/exp 1 / will 1,2. Bob Schonefeld, 28,931-1910,1841 Jefferson St., San Francisco. .want 1,5 / prefer 1,2 / exp 1 / will 1,2,3,5,6. R. Sargent Schute, 44, Gen. Delivery Sausallto, CA 94965 . .want 1,2,3,4,5/ prefer 2/ exp 1 (&S.E. Asia) / will 1,2,3,6. Matt Novak, 35,653-9356 .;... want 1,2 / prefer 1,2 / exp 1 / will 1,3,6. David Henneman, 30,334-0258 home, 863-1651 work. ..a . want 1,2 / prefer 1,2 / exp 2 / will 2,6. Dan Torjusen, 33,321-2763, Box 1509, Palo Alto, CA 94302 . .*.want 1 / prefer 2/ exp 2/ will 1,2,3,6. Larry C. Catron, 36, (408) 984-3809 .want 1 / prefer 1,2 / exp 1 / will 1. Jeff Stewart, 26, (415) 423-7100, 800 W. Grantline Rd. #26, Tracy, CA 95376 .want 1,2/ prefer 2/exp 1 / will 1,2,6. Andy Sllber, 22,548-3039,2404 Fulton #201, Berkeley, CA .... . .want 1,2,3,4 / no preference / exp 1 / will 1,3. Dennis Minnick, 38,564-9498,1608A 11th Ave., S.F., CA 94122 . .want 1 / prefer 1,2 / exp 2 / wi 112,5,6. F. Larsen, 35,843-5235 .want 1,2 / prefer 2 / exp 2 / will 1,2,3,6. Jeff Sampson, 31,469-9852 .want 1,2/ prefer 2/ exp 1 / will 2,6. Mike Severson, 41,(707)523-3658 _want 1 / prefer 1,2/ exp 1 / will 1,2,3,6. Johan Malsjo, 18, (408) 739-6089, 868 Pippin Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94087 . .want 1,2,3,4/ prefer2/ exp 1 (5yrs in Sweden, Nonway, Denmark) / will 1,2. Richard Shimek, 37, (408) 263-9765 .want 3,4 / prefer 1 / exp 2 / will 3,6.

1986 PACING MEN TO CREW ON RACING BOATS

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Qreg Fuller, 33,383-2412,322 Via Recodo, Mill Valley, CA 94441. .want 1,2,4 / prefer 2 / exp 1 / wll 11,2,3,6. Dwayne Ozenne, 29,421-8880 work, 875-7608 home.... .want 1,5 / prefer 1,2 / exp 1 / will 1,2,3,5,6. Tim Norrla, 29,482-4206 ....want 1,4 / prefer 2 / exp 1 / will 1,6. K.J. Harris, 25, (415) 967-4299 home, (408) 943-9710 work, 333 Eacuela #142, Mountain View, CA 94040.want 1,2,3 / prefer 1,2/ exp 1 / will 5,6. Kevin Rush, 20,681-8539,74 Idora Ave., San Francisco, CA. .want 1,2/ prefer 1,2 / exp 1 / wl I11,2,3 Ron Hardlman, 27,(707) 553-1833 ... want 1,4,5 / prefer 1,2 / exp 2 / will 1,5,6. Andrew Fordham, 38, (408) 257-0161, 20800 Valley Green Dr., Cupertino, CA 95014 .wantl / prefer 2/exp 3/will 1,5,6. Ed Kriese, 31, (408) 257-0161, 20800 Valley Green Dr., Cupertino, CA 95014. Gary Kennedy, 26,(415)962-8222 .want 1,2 / prefer 2 / exp 1 / will 1,2,3. Chris Gale, 28, (415) 962-8222.want 1,2/prefer 2/exp 1 / will 1,3. Earl Ford, 25,543-7000; 928-3873 .want 1,2 / prefer 1,2 / exp 1 / will 1,6. Harry Allen, 48,388-6531.want 1,2,3 / prefer 1,2 / exp 2 / will 4,6. Paul M. Gore, 28, (415) 589-8389 home, (415) 887-7764 work, 6208 Shelter Crk Ln, San Bruno, CA94066 .want 1,2/ prefer 1,2 / exp 1 / will 1,2,3,6. Peter S. Beddows, 45, (415) 278-6420,18764 Crest Ave., Castro Valley, CA 64546 .want 1,2,4,5/ prefer 2/exp 2/will 1,2,6. Chris Smith, 25,563-9832,3701 Dlvlsadero #102, San Francisco. .want 1,2 / prefer 1,2 / exp 3(Scotland) / will 1,3,6. Ken Krone, 40,325-3614.want 1 / prefer 1,2 / exp 1 / 3,5. Hugh Kuhn, 29, (415) 330-2683 days, (415) 922-3788 eves., 2539 Clay #3, San Francisco 94115.want 1,2 / prefer 1,2 / exp 2 / wl 111,2,3,6. Dan Richards, 32,687-2850 days, 432-8887 eves. .want 3,5 / prefer 2 / exp 2 / will 1,3,6. Mark Rosenau, 23, (408) 262-5041 ext. 5216 work; (408) 729-3988 home. .want 1,2,4/ prefer 2/exp 2/ will 1(SCUBA),5. Joel Goodklnd, 46, (415)621-2603 ... want 1,2,3,4,5 / prefer 1,2 / exp 2 / will 6. Thomas J. Condy, 25, (408) 257-8538 want 1,2 / prefer 2 / exp 1 / will l(diver), 6 Kevin Dougherty, 36,556-4467 days; 381-0316 eves. . .want 1,2 / prefer 1,2 / exp 2, will 1,2,3,4,5,6. Mike Meyer, 27, (415) 964-0143 .want 1 / prefer 1,2 / exp 2 / will 1,2,3,6. Gary Kennedy, 26,962-8222 .want 1 / prefer 2 / exp 1,2 / will 1,2,3,6. Dave Olson, 29, (415) 856-7866,4267 Pomona, Palo Alto, CA 94306. .want 1 / prefer 3/ exp 3/ will 3,4,5,6. Monte Short, 32, (916) 888-7131,290 Placer St., Auburn, CA 95803. .want 1,2,3,4,5 / prefer 2 / exp 2 / will 1,2,5,6. Steve Jackson, 28, (415) 526-7478,727 Curtis St., Albana, CA. ...want 1 / prefer 1,2,3/ will 1,2,5,6. Dave Collins, 35, (408) 926-2062,2435 Kaylene Dr., San Jose, CA 95127 . .want 1,2,3/ prefer 2,3/ exp2/ will 1,2,3,5,6. Bob Naber, 29, (415) 323-5639 .want 1 / prefer 2,3 / exp 2 / will 2,3,6. Harold Del Rosario, 33,(415) 521-5636want 1,3,5 / prefer 1,2 / exp 2,3 / will 2,5 Phil Carey, 28, (408) 866-6272 work .want 1,4 / prefer 2 / exp 2 / will 5,6. Brian Chang, 30,627-8349 work; 355-1064 home. .want 1,2,3 / prefer 2.1 exp 2 / will 1,2,3,6. Lonnie Martin, 38,642-6687 days.. want 1 / prefer 1,2 / exp 1 / will 1. Jeff Zander, 32, (415) 276-9123,1597 Via Lucas, San Lorenzo, CA 94580. .... .want 1,2,3/ prefer2/ exp2(mech. exp.) / will 1,2,3,4(a little),5(a little),6.

WOMEN TO CREW ON RACING BOATS Heidi Schmidt, 30, (415) 549-1372 home, (415) 761-2300 work. .want 1,2 / prefer 1,2,3 / exp 2 / will 1,2. Dianne S. Holmes, 36, (415) 943-7510 .want 1 / prefer 2 / exp 2 / will 2,6. Mary, 38,934-5144 .want 1,2,3,5/ prefer2 / exp 2 / will 1,2,3,4,6. Suzanne, 30, (415) 563-5068.want 1,2,4,5 / prefer 2 / exp 2 / will 1,2,3,5. Judy, 42, (707) 643-3897, P.O. Box 7034, Vallejo, CA 94590 . want 1,2/ prefer 1,2/ exp 2 (SCUBA skills for bottom & repairs, etc.) / will 1,5. Dianne, 47, (415) 322-7683 .want 1 / prefer 2 / exp 2 / wl 111,2. Linda J. Bamcord, 30, (415) 443-8229 home, (415) 422-2459 work. .want 1,2,5 / prefer 1 (Bay), 2(ocean) / exp 2 / will 1. Mary P. Lovely, 30’s,(415)567-1342 .want 3 / prefer 2 / exp 3 / will 1,2,3. Nancy Nay, 42, (415) 479-6729 home, 479-6212 work. .want 1 / prefer 1,2/ exp 1(1 full season J/24’s) / will 1,2,5(some). Anna Balatsos, 44,988-2380 days.want 1,2 / prefer 1,2 / exp 2 / will 1-8. Patrit Southworth, 27, (415)922-0654 ... want 1 / prefer 1,2 / exp 2 / will 3,5,6. Michelle, 30, (415) 323-9676 home, 321-9677 work. .want 1 / prefer 2/exp 1 / will 1,2.

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Sharon L. Baker, 36,623 Main St., Juneau, Alaska 99801 . ..V. .want 1,2,5 / prefer 1,2 / exp 2 / wl 112,4<some),6. Debra, 34,583-1731 ..want 1 / prefer 1 / exp 2 / will 1,2,6. D.J. Olkan, 32,776-7974 .want 1 / prefer 1 / exp 2/ will 1,2,6. Laurie, 26,632-6031 .want 1 / prefer 1,2 / ex pi/ will 1,3,6. Pat, (415) 232-9965 .want 1,2 / prefer 1,2 / exp 3 / will 2,4,5,6. Barbara, 33,824-3031.want 1,2,5 / prefer 1,2(one-design) / exp 2 / will 2. Karen, 23,504 Cozy Ct., San Jose, CA 95123 ... .want 1 / prefer 1,2/exp 1 / will 1,2. Susan, 41,353-3636.want 1,6(Santa Cruz) / prefer 1 / exp 1 / will 1,2. Dominique Ferrand, 29,827 Shrader St., SFo, (415) 668-2838 . ...want 1,2 / prefer 1,2 / exp 2 / 5,6. Diana Woodward, 37,232-4247 .want 1 / prefer 2 / exp 1 / will 2 Lindsay Laughlin, 22, (415) 387-0927,642 3rd Ave., S.F., CA 94118. .want 2,3,4 / prefer 2 / exp 2 / wl 111,2,3. Elizabeth Crowley, 35, 552-7440, 815 Buena Vista West, S.F., CA 94117 .v.\ .want 1,2/ prefer 1,2/exp 1 / will 1. Carmellta Miranda, 36, (808) 822-7530, (808) 245-7751, P.O. Box 1935 Llhue, Kauai, HI 96768.want 3(Paclflc Cup) / prefer 2 / exp 3 / will 2,4. Lynn B., (415)676-3638 eves.want 1 / prefer 1 / exp 1 / will 1,2,3. Sharon Flood, 47,(415) 359-7641 home.want 1 / prefer2 / exp 1 / will 1. Mari, 32,381-1651.want 1 / prefer 1,2 / exp 2 / will 5(some), 6(some). Alexandra Dixon, 29, (415) 563-3036 home, (415) 398-2151 work. .want 1,2,3,4,5 / no preference / exp 1 / will 1,2,3. Michele Martin, 22,(408)268-8216 . .want 1,2,4/ prefer2 / exp 2 / will 1,2,3,6. Dominique J. Beccat, 35, (415) 9494)217 eves, (408) 435-6705 days. .want 1 / prefer 1,2 / exp 2 / wl 111,2,5. Sandra Troy, 35, (415) 372-0144, P.O. Box 2066, Martinez, CA 94553. .want 1,4/ prefer 1 / exp 2/ will 1,2. Tereae,37,(415)331-2406.want 1,2,3,4,5/ prefer2/exp 1 / will 1,2. Deldre,38,(415)331-2406.want 1,2,3,4,5/ prefer2/ exp2,3/will 1,3,5. Joan M. Columblnl, 28, (415) 928-1553,1655 Washington St., San Francisco, CA 94109.want 1,2,3,4,5/ prefer 2/ exp 1 / will 1,2. Michelle G., 25,665-9169 .want 1,2,3/ prefer 2/exp 1 / will 1,2. Louise Pender, 35, (408) 275-9964,319 North Third St. #2, San Jose, CA 95112 .want 1,2,3 / prefer 1,2 / exp 2(2Vz) / will 1,2,5,6. Diane, 26,7594)821 home.want 1,2,3,4,5 / prefer 2 / exp 2 / wl 112,4,5,6. Robin West, 30,522-5424,235-3293.want 4 / prefer 2 / exp 2 / will 2. Isabelle De Burbure, 22, (415) 325-2530,281 Menlo Oaks Dr., Menlo Park, CA 94025 .want 1,2,4/ prefer 1,2/ exp 1 / will 1,2. Patti O’Neal, 31,664-8381,172-A Downey St., S.F. .want 1,2,4 / prefer 1,2 / exp 3 / will 1,2,3,6. KarinneKulsar,26,(415)857-0465 .wantl /prefer3/exp2/ will 1,2,3. Pam Murphy, 30, (415) 3554)492 .want 1,2,3,4 / prefer 2 / exp 2 / will 1,2. Heidi Glover, 35, P.O. Box 5036, Kahulul, Maui, HI 96732 . .want 3,5 / prefer 1,2 / exp 3 / will 1,2,4,6. Elaine Sent, 40, (415) 332-2781, P.O. Box 171, Sausallto 94966. .want 2,3,4,5 / prefer 2 / exp 2 / wl I11,2,4,5,6. Anne Shannon Morgan, 50, (415) 868-9957, Box 283, Stinson Beach, CA 94970 .want 1 / prefer 1 / exp 1 (raced Stars back east) / will 1. Kathy Marshall, 29, (415) 627-8691 .. want 1,2 (Cl Ipper Cup) / prefer 2 / exp 2 / will 3,4,5. FranWInchwench, 35, (415) 849-9383 want 1,2,4,5/ prefer 21 exp 1 / will 1,2,3. Wendy Slegal, 33, (206) 328-2626want 2,3,4,5 / prefer 2 / exp 3 / will 2,5 (cook). Whitney Brooks, 23, (415) 626-6872,1179 Hayes St. #5, S.F., CA 94117. .want 1,2,4,5 / prefer 2,3 / exp 2 / will 1,2,3,5. Chris MacLeod, 32,1441 Beach Park Bd., Foster City, CA 94404. .want 1 / prefer 1,2/exp 1 / will 2. Flfl, 38, (415) 563-1896.want 1 / prefer 1,2/exp 2/will 1,2,3,6. Beverly M. Barth, 40,938-4358 home, 396-7921 work want 1 / prefer 2 / will 1,2 J. Stein, 30,834-7554.want 1 / prefer 1 / exp 1 / will 1. Cathy Rowboat, 37, (415) 845-1833 .. want 1,2 / prefer 1,2 / exp 2 / will 1,2,3,6. Sandra Poza, 45,386-1059.want 1 / prefer 1 / exp 1 / will 2. Katherine Wes, 33,332-3058 eves.. want 1,2,4,5 / prefer 1,2 / exp 2 / wl 111,2,3. Jennifer, 27,820-4654.want 1 / prefer 1,2 / exp 1 / will 1,2,6. Pam, 40,459-3855 eves.want 1,2,4,5/ prefer 1,2/ exp 21 will 1,2,3,4,5,6. Bally, 30, (415) 921-4320 .want 1,2 / prefer 1 / exp 1 / will 1,2. Catherine, 27, (415) 563-7225 work.want 1,5 / prefer 2 / exp 2 / will 1,2,5. Laura, 27,641-9467.want 1,2,3 / prefer 1,2,3 / exp 1 / will 1,2. page 124

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Jerry Olson, 44,952,8588, Cal 2*27.plan 1 / want 1 / for 3. Fred Taber, 42,685-8414 ext. 2286 before 1 p.m., Wylie Wabblt. ..plan 1 / want 1 / fori. Lester Gee, 31, (415) 982-2756 work, (415) 673*3087 home, Moore 24. ..plan 1 / want 1,2/for 2. Rich Wldeman, 37, (415) 892*6308, C&C 24.plan 1,4 / want 1,2,3 / for 3. Dean Dietrich, 43,567*2370 home, 781*4200 work, Catalina 30. .plan 1 / want 1,2/ for 3. Keith Buck, 54,837*9424 home, Farr 36.plan 1,2,5 (’86 Pacific Cup) / want 2 / for 2. Franz Klitza, 54, (707) 642*1589 home; 6444)456 work, Santa Cruz 27. .plan 1,2,4 / want 1,2 / for 2. Phil Harten, 56, (707) 643*1040, Freedom 21.plan 1,4/ want 1 / fori. Pete Austin, 50, (916) 791*2564 eves., (916) 782*3155 days, Peterson 44. .plan 1,2,3 / want 1,2 / for 2. Russell Breed, 32, (415) 574-2251,1041 Shell Blvd. #1, Foster City, CA, Day Salieri....plan 1 / want 1 / for 1,2. Gary Hausler, 39, (415) 522*8987, Catalina 27.plan 1 / want 1 / for 1. Paul J. James, 42, (415) 331-7117, Cal 2-30 .plan 2, want 1,3 / for 2. Kerry Myers, 38, (415) 974-5060 work, (415) 829*9141, J/29. .....plan 1 / want 3/ for 3. Stephen Cannon, (707) 646*2484/648*4148 work, P.O. Box 7222, Vallejo, CA 94590, Cal 40.plan 6 / want 1 / for 1. Clifford McGuire, 37, One Underhill Rd., Mill Valley, CA 94941, 383-3059, Moore 24.plan 1,4(some) / want 1,2 / for 2 (out of Tlburon SFYC). F. Larsen, 35,843*5235,33*ft racing sloop.plan 1,2 / want 1,2 / for 1,2. Bob Clark, 68, (415) 892-9798, Cal 29.plan 1,2,4 / want 3 / for 2. David Henneman, 30, 334-0258 home, 863-1651 work, Islander Bahama 24 .plan 1/want 2/for 2. Jim Meeker, 40,660 Bair Island Rd. #46, Redwood City, Cal 34... _'..plan 1,2/ want 1 / fori. Mike Berger, 45,524-2914, Express 27.plan 1,2,4,6 / want 1,2,3 / for 1,2. Bob A. Dries, 41, (415) 864-8522 eves., 1250 Masonic Ave., S.F., CA 94117, Columbia 36.plan 1 / want 1,2 / for 2. Peter Coriett, 37,877*5200 eves, Kaufman 30.plan 1 / want 21 for 3. Harry Allen, 46,388-6531, Santana 22.plan 1 / want 1,2 / for 2. Josiah Meyer, 44, (415) 652*7078 home, (415) 932*3200 work.. .plan 1 / want 1 / for 1,2. John Farley, 45 861*4610; 924-8854, Islander 28.plan 1 / want 2 / for 3. Bill Keith, 53, (415) 972*7620 work, (415) 254-0882 home, Ranger 29. ..plan 1 / want 1,2,3/ for 2. Ron Byrne, 48, (415) 962*3897 work, Coronado 25 — plan 1 / want 1 / for 1,2.

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Marina, (415) 381*0123.want 1 / prefer 2 / exp 2. Lynda Bissall, 35,381*8621 home; 474*6600 work. ..want 1 / prefer 2 / exp 1 / will 2,

COUPLES TO CREW ON RACING BOATS Tom and/or Denise, 30’s, 383*6708,344 N. Fernoak, Mill Valley, CA. ..want 1,2,4 / prefer 1,2 / exp 1,2 / wi 111,2,3,5,6.

BOATS LOOKING FOR CREW TO RACE CODE I plan 1 2 3 = 4 5 = 6 =

to race: Bay Ocean Mexican Races MORA 1985 TransPac Catalina Race (July)

I want crew: 1 = Who will consistently put out 100% for the chance to get experience, 2 = With at least a full season racing experience 3 = With over three years experience 1 race: 1 = Nights and casually for relaxation 2 = Pretty seriously 3 = Very seriously. I want to win .

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MEN WITH RACING BOATS John Jackson, 42, (415) 924*2743, J/24..plan 1 / want 1 / for 3. Steve Rankin, 39,521*0895, C&C 24.plan 1 / want 1,2,3 / for 2. Bruce Tilley, 37, (415) 349*0858, 1151 Compas Lane #114, Foster City, CA 94404, Flying Jr..plan 1 (also nationals in CO) / want 1 / 2. Bill Permar, 39,1125 Sunnyhills Rd., Oakland, CA 94610, Custom 42’. ....plan 1,2,6 / want 2 / for 2. Mike Lambert, 40, (415) 322-4236 after 7 p.m., Olson 30. ...plan 1 / want 1,2,3 / for 2. Bright, 42,626*3884, Coronado 30.plan 1 / want 1 / for 1. David Howard, 37, (415) 751*6506 home, (415) 989*6700 work, Sparkman & Stephens 38 by Hughes.plan 1 / want 1 / for 2 (PHRF). Bob Neal, 40, (707) 748*5553, Jeanneau 32 ....... plan 1,2,6 / want 1,2 / for 1. Ron Lee, 38, (408) 225*0311, Capri 30.plan 1 / want 3 / for 2. Mike Borgerdlng, 38, (415) 655*7115 eves., 28’ Pearson Triton. .:.plan 1 / want 1 / for 1,2. James Dolgln, 34, (415) 376*1692, Ranger 23.plan 1 / want 1/ for 2. Robert, 59,165 Marguerite Ave., Mill Valley, CA 94941, J/24. .plan 1 / wantl / for 1,2. Clilp Edln, 42, (415) 930*7734, J/24 .... .plan 1 (7. Delta) / want 1 / for 2. John Super, 43,826-8370, Islander Bahama.plan 1,2,4 / want 1 / 3. Jim Meeker, 39,660 Bair Island Rd. #48, Redwood City . ...plan 1,2/ want 1 / for 1. Bernd Gadow, 44, (415) 397*5500, Lldgard 40.plan 1,2,5,6 / want 2 / for 3. Phil Gardner, 49, (415) 865-2424, Cal 29.plan 1 / want 2 / for 2. Michael Mueller, 32,(415)759-5439/24’ Islander Bahama. .plan 1 / want 1 / for 2. Bud Cohen, 50,2004 Bush, S.F., CA 94115,567*9888 home, Islander Bahama .plan 1 / want 1,2 / for 3. page 125

WOMEN WITH RACING BOATS C.J. Rankin, 38,521-0895, C&C 24.plan 1/ want 1,2 / for 2. Gall Klnstler, 31, (415) 349*7853, Moore 24.plan 1 / want 2 / for 2.

COUPLES WITH RACING BOATS Nan & John Leavell (RYC), 57, (415) 883-4825, Erickson 32. ...plan 1 / want 2,3 / for 2. Donald & Betty Lessley, 40’s, (415) 892*8534,35 Ramona Ct., Novato, Cal 9.2 .plan 1,2,4,6 (and WRA) / want 2,3 / for 2,3. Steve & C.J. Rankin, 39 & 38,521-0895, C&C 24 .... plan 1 / want 1,2,3 / for 2. Randy & Ann Broman, 43, (415) 552*6246, 60 Pierce St., San Francisco, CA 94117, Tartan 10.■*..plan 1 / want 2 / for 2.

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iconderoga is in the paint shop getting a new coat of lacquer. The recently painted 12 Meters Liberty and Australia II gleam under heat lamps in the drying shed. In the main shop, amidst two dozen smaller hulls arranged in orderly rows, the maxis Sorcery and Kialoa IV await graphics. In the middle of it all, surrounded by line drawings, power tools and vintage rock and roll, a tall, bearded man attaches the coachhouse to a big motorsailor. The boatyard of the rich and famous? No,

although they form a good part of the clientele. The coachhouse in question is hardly larger than a paperback book and Osprey, the motorsailor, a shade under four feet long. No hull in the place is over six. This is the workshop of Ken Gardiner, modelmaker. Mounted half hulls are Ken’s specialty. Since he began the business full time in 1978, he reckons he’s sculpted about 3,000 of them: old boats, new boats, ordinary boats, extraordinary boats. Were he given to

Spread, Gardiner at work. When finished, detail on this model will even include a miniature of owner’s Golden Retriever on the foredeck. LATITUDE 38 JOHN

braggadocio, which he’s not, he would have plenty to boast about. He’s built half hulls of the world’s most famous boats. His clientele ranges from the average guy on the street to trophy makers and restaurants to the top names in sailing today: Kilroy, Con¬ ners, Coumantaros, Bond, Turner. He’s done half models for all of them. Dennis Conners alone has purchased about 300 through his career as gifts for crew and sup¬ porters of various racing efforts.

KEN GARDINER Gardiner’s work adorns the perpetual trophies for a score of classes; and examples hang in almost every major yacht club in the country, if not the world. (Almost all the half hull models in the St. Francis YC are his.) He is internationally known, internationally sought out, internationally respected.

. nd steadfastly unfazed by it all. Or, for that matter, by the glitz of Newport Beach where he runs his small shop. His manner and dress are casual, his smile easy. The wisps of gray in his thick, dark hair and beard

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methodically and almost continually as he talks, a looming Gulliver in a Lilliputian boatyard. “1985 has been a really good year,” he says, checking the alignment of an Ericson 38 hull before attaching it to its teak mount¬

ing board. “We completed about 250 wood models and 400 to 500 fiberglass. We did 170 in the month and a half before Christmas alone!” He carefully cuts out black mylar in the correct shape, affixes it to the cabin and the model has windows and ports. He sets the Ericson aside and replaces it with a half hull of a sportfishing boat. “I learned modeling from my father,” he says, applying a silver sheer line to the

model. “He was a modeling freak when 1 was growing up.” Donald “Bud” Gardiner was also well known in ’60s and ’70s Southern California for his sailing, his sailmaking and his boatbuilding yard, Yacht Dynamics. Kialoa II was one of many boats built there. Ken remembers grinding welds

This plaque, which features all the 1984 Olympicclass sailboats, was presented to team manager Sam Merrick by American team members.

on the big ketch at his Dad’s yard after school every day.

Detail on 'Hawkeye' half model. Note graphics on rudder.

a lot of surfing.” He was also “a ski bum in Aspen” for awhile and, with the P-Cat Soul Seeker, a multihull sailor. A commission for a set of half models for the Chart House restaurant started him modeling seriously. More commissions followed and he set up shop in his garage to meet the demand. In 1980, he outgrew the garage and moved to his present location, off Newport Boulevard about a mile from the water. “It’s been like a consistent marathon ever since,” he says. This despite the fact that he does not adver¬ tise and discourages walk-in traffic. He doesn’t even have a sign above the door. All his business has been by word of mouth, and most of it is transacted by mail or phone. And the phone doesn’t stop ringing these days. For that reason, he often begins his workdays at 4 a.m., to get something done before the phone starts up around 9. Weekends are good for getting the work out, too. Because everyone’s off sailing? “Because everyone’s off sailing and because I don’t answer the phone,” he says, blue eyes crinkling at the edges. Half hull model making was once an in¬ tegral step in the. boat process. The designer

.en confesses he didn’t get really in¬ terested in modeling until his late 20s. Prior to that, he admits only to “a little college and page 128

MODEL MAKER latter). More importantly, they were less ex¬ pensive and took about half the.time to make. By mounting them on less expensive teak-faced plywood to cut costs even further, he was, in Pat’s words, “Finally able to put custom models in the hands of the average guy.” Ken now has molds for about 350 one design and other popular half models stored in his musty attic.

en builds wood half hulls by hand in much the same manner as the modelmakers of old. He glues “lifts” (planks) of basswood together horizontally and cuts and sands the laminated hull to the desired shape. He used to cut templates for the various stations to in¬ sure precision. Now he shapes by eye and feel to the same accuracy. Once carved, the model is painted, often times with the same paint as the original boat, and mounted on a teak plaque. Each normal keelboat half hull takes eight to twelve hours to complete.

carved a half-hull from wood and took the lines for the finished vessel directly from it. Today, the process has come full circle: model makers work from designs whenever possible. The half model’s place has changed, too. It’s been taken out of the mus¬ ty attic of the designer, mounted, polished and prominently displayed in homes, of¬ fices, restaurants and banks. The modeling

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Pat Springer, boat builder and friend, drops in. Ken keeps working as the two talk about his decision to try fiberglass half hulls several years ago. “He was carving multiple orders by hand.” says Springer. “If someone ordered 10 Ticonderogas, he’d carve 10 in¬

Surrounded by teak mounting boards, Ken checks a recently painted model of ‘Crazy Horse’ in the dry¬ ing room.

Almost all the models on the wall of the St. Francis YC dining room are Gardiner’s. About 60 others were lost in the fire several years ago.

itself has largely evolved from utility to something closely approaching art. With all due respect to Diane Beeston, there are few better ways to celebrate and remember a special boat than to have a half hull model of it hanging on your wall._

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dividual Ticonderogas! I kept telling him ‘goddamn, Gardiner, fiberglass is so easy.’ ” With a little help from his friends — “We gave him lots of verbal abuse,” says Springer — Ken took the plunge and began taking molds off the more popular hulls. He wished he’d begun sooner. Once painted, these were indistinguishable from the wood half hulls (except for the varnished deck on the

I^ken does not limit himself to sailboats, half-hulls — or for that matter to boats at all. Model making is a continuous learning pro¬ cess, he says, and models of all descriptions have been teachers over the years. He gets a few orders for airplane half models, for ex¬ ample, and has built full-hull tank test models. He has completed many fully rigged display models; a few of them slightly larger than bookcase size. A full model of the America’s Cup defender Courageous, com¬ missioned by a Redondo Beach restaurant several yearS ago, stretches IIV2 feet long and stands 18 feet from keel to masthead. (Curiously, that particular, job gave Gardiner and some boatbuilding friends the idea to build a little, one-man “mini twelve”, but the idea was shelved for lack of time. Millimeters in their various incarnations began appearing the next year.) His favorite model is a one-inch-to-thefoot full model of America, that’s now in the Annapolis Chart House. His most complex model is a yet-to-be-completed full model of Nelson’s flagship Victory. It’s built plank on

KEN GARDINER frame just like the original, down to 5,000 individually attached copper plates on the bottom. Ken has about 4,000 hours invested in the unbelievably intricate model, with about 1,000 left to go. Those who appre¬ ciate the genre might call it his Sistine Chapel; his life’s work. But Ken doesn’t call it that. If there’s anything the model represents to him, it’s his resolve to never do another square rigger. “It takes too much time to tie all the strings.” Ken’s newest direction is making mounted half hulls of powerboats. Despite being almost three times as expensive — with multiple chines, flying bridges and the like they take about three times as long to com¬ plete — the market is there and the orders

are coming. Roy Rienman, another local modeler, helps shape powerboat hulls part time. Ken’s Dad does much of the work on the airplane half models.

ardiner half models start at about $80 for a simple 10-inch fiberglass sailboat half hull mounted on teak veneer plywood and go up to about $600 for a 60 to 72-inch wood half hull mounted on solid teak. Powerboat half hulls start at $600. Prices in¬ clude painting to match the topsides, bottom and sheer and boot stripes of the original. Brass nameplates, boat graphics and cabin houses or other additions are extra. Full models or complicated half models (such as open dinghies which need interiors) are all done on individual bids. Except for graphics, everything down to engraving the brass plates is done in Ken’s shop. For graphics, Ken turns to another Newport Beach resi¬ dent, Gary Miltimore. Well known for his beautiful graphics on the “real” Kialoa, Brooke Ann/Crazy Horse, Sorcery, Blade Runner and others, Gary is equally as adept at the smaller stuff. A typical order comes in by phone or mail. When someone calls, Ken jots down boat name, type and other particulars on an order sheet and mails it to the customer for com¬

pletion. The client fills out boat colors and any o^her missing information and mails it back with a 50 percent deposit. When Ken receives that, he begins the model.

Design drawings for modern hulls usually pose no problem. If he doesn’t have one on file, and the client can’t supply one, he sim¬ ply calls the designer and has one mailed. If

MODEL MAKER

proximate an underbody pretty closely by adapting the design of other boats built dur¬ ing the same period. Once completed — two to four weeks is the usual turnaround time — the model is packed and delivered C.O.D. Curiously, he has run into a lack-of-design problems with the next America’s Cup challengers. All the syndicates are ordering half models, but none are letting him have complete underbody designs. Stealth bomber security pales beside that surround¬ ing winged keels. Until after the next defense, all he can do is mold the underbody from whatever drawings and descriptions he can sqeeze out of the syndicates — then put a wing like Australia II’s on the bottom. He looks up from drilling mounting holes in a teak plaque and shrugs. “They’re all some variation of that wing anyway.” Former Cup boats form the basis of a small but burgeoning boat show and mail order side of the business. Commemorative plaques that feature half hulls of both the defender and challenger for each of the COURTESY KEN GARDINER

it’s an older design or plans are not available, Ken will work from photos, pencil sketches, sail plans, verbal descriptions — anything he can get. If all else fails, he can usually ap¬

beside that surrounding winged keels. 12-Meter Cup races since 1958 have proven popular. At $165 apiece, about 300 have sold so far. Ken also offers half hulls of America, Ranger and the largest boat to race for the Cup, Reliance. He hopes someday to get a commission to create half hulls of all the Cup boats.

hen Ken is not building (and not on the phone), he’s often repairing. Even half hulls need maintenance. Models in restaurants need repainting about every three years to repair damage from cigarette smoke. Others suffer from too much sun, careless packing or overexuberant kids. When he’s not building, and he’s not repairing, and he’s generally trying to forget about modeling altogether, Ken goes boating. He’s sailed on many of the boats page 131

Above, a 5-ft, 5-in “Critter” admires an 18-ft ‘Cou¬ rageous’. Left, Ken adds a half model of ‘Australia II’ to the finished rack.

’ he’s modeled, including the maxis. In fact, his sailing resume is as impressive as his modeling one. He’s sailed out of both U.S. coasts, as well as out of Australia and Sar¬ dinia, and through much of the Caribbean and South Pacific. He’s sailed with almost all his big-name clients, as well as with the Aga Khan and with Spain’s King Juan Carlos. Since he got back from doing last year’s Transpac on Pandemonium, though, his time on the water has been largely confined to local cruising aboard his Bertram 31 Full Model, which he and his girlfriend “Critter” * have spent the last few years fitting out to their tastes. “I’ve had to curtail my racing,” says Ken, checking on the models in the dry¬ ing room. “I’m too busy here. Right now I’ve got orders for 50 half models; 16 in wood.” The phone rings. Ken excuses himself. It really is a marathon. — latitude 38 — jr * Ken Gardiner can be reached at 870 Pro¬ duction Place, Newport Beach, CA 92663; (714) 642-9127.

1986 SAN DIEGO TO

he new, the old, and the ultralight all broke Merlin’s 6-day, 2-hour course record in last month’s San Diego to Man¬ zanillo Race. The new was Jake Wood’s 82-ft Mull 10R maxi, Sorcery. The old was the beautiful 24-year old, Ragtime, Pat Farrah’s 62-ft Spencer design. The new was Kathmandu, John Landon’s Santa Cruz 70. Until the very end it was unclear which of the three boats would establish the new record. For a long time it looked like Sorcery was a sure thing, as she built up a substan¬ tial lead in the early days. But her SatNav was down, and DR navigation brought her too close to the Mex¬ ican mainland shore where the wind is light and the current adverse. While Sorcery was dying on the beach making just 30 miles in 12 hours, the grand old lady of ultralights, Ragtime, made her move. Sailing further offshore until the very end to best utilize the 1.5 knot current and to avoid the morning calms on the beach, it looked like she might take line honors as she’d done ten years before in the first Man¬ zanillo Race. With just a couple of hours to go, she and Sorcery were both 28 miles out. Kathmandu, which

his show of respect and friendship: “Every time I look around it’s Rags. Kathmandu, finished third a short time later, also breaking the old record. She was followed by the other ultralight maxi sleds, Cheetah, a Peterson 66; Saga, a Nelson/Marek 68; and Prima, another N/M 68.

had slipped back slight¬ ly, a fine strong light air performer, began to come on strong on the last day. She, too, was a strong threat for line honors and the new record. But when a huge

red and white chute appeared around the comer at Santiago Point, it was clear that Sorcery, had done it. Her time was five

Mariachi’s welcomed every boat.

days, 23 hours, 59 minutes and 43 seconds. In other words, 17 seconds less than six days. In this era of hotrods

Boom art is big on boats racing to Mexico.

v^nd rock stars, Jake Wood did an unusual thing. He dropped the sails on his multi¬ million dollar machine, and instead of rushing off for the marina and the bar, waited at the finish line for the sec¬

ond boat. When Ragtime crossed 48 minutes later, Sorcery’s crew hailed the black¬ hulled lady with three cheers. Later in the Las Hadas Marina, Wood looked down upon the much smaller Ragtime like a proud parent and explained

A s is usually the case with predominant¬ ly light air races, it’s the smaller boats that clean up. First in fleet went to a Class C boat, Encore, a wellsailed Joubert/Nivelt 39 owned by Dick Knoth. A member of the host San Diego YC, this was Knoth’s fifth Manzanillo Race. Second in Class C and fleet was Eclipse, a N/M 43 owned by William Bannasch and • Leslie Croutch, also of the host club. The only non Class C boat to break into the top three in fleet was Travieso, a

‘Escape’ was the top Nor¬ thern California boat. page 132

MANZANILLO RACE Nelson/Marek 44 that specializes in light air and won Class B. Northern California’s best performer was Escape, Steve Dilbeck and Jerry King’s Ex¬ press 37 from the San¬ ta Cruz YC. Although two feet shorter than

Big wheels turning on down to Mexico.

overall winner, Eclipse, and even though they finished 2 hours ahead, Escape finished third in class and fourth in fleet. The reason? She’s not designed to the 10R rule. In addition to the owners, Escape had David Wahle, David Hodges and Andre Lecour as crew. Con¬ sidering that the five man crew consumed 7.5 cases of beer dur¬ ing the race, you’d ex¬ pect they’d have been all over’the course. Not so, however. Big boats have the speed to chase the wind; suc¬ cessful little boats stick to the rhumbline. Escape, which beat a sistership by 28 hours, never strayed three miles from the straight and narrow. Charles Jacobsen’s'* Santa Cruz 50, Allure, from tKe Monterey

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‘Sorcery’ hung on to establish a new record for the 1100-mile course.

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Bienvenidos!

Peninsula YC was seventh in Class A and 19th in the 24 boat fleet. She did have the satisfaction of winning a bet with her big rival, Long Star, a Nelson/Marek 55. She also won an encounter with the United States Navy. While zipping along, a naval vessel pulled up alongside and ordered her to “reduce speed and prepare to be boarded”. The reason is unclear, perhaps they thought Allure might be smuggling pot to Columbia. Allure responded with “we won’t reduce speed, but you may board”. The naval vessel hung tight for a few hours and then backed off. Scott Pine’s Notorious, an Olson 40 from the Santa Cruz YC, was 8th in Class B and 17th overall. This was not a

1986 SAN DIEGO TO good race for her. Larry Doane’s Express 37, Morningstar from the St. Francis YC was sixth in Class C and 23rd in fleet.

11 had been our im¬

pression that ultralight maxi sleds were invinc¬ ible in Mexican races, so we asked Bruce Marek, half the V Nelson/Marek design team, what happened in this race. Marek explained that

runs of 240 miles and 200 miles for Prima, the N/M 68 he was on. Most of this was close reaching as op¬ posed to carrying the spinnakers, and the big boats were all within a few miles of each other. On the third day the wind dropped even more. Boats inshore were getting six to seven knots of wind, , while the outside boats, Sorcery, Ragtime and Kathman¬ du, were working with^ nine and ten knots. This may not seem like much of a difference, but Marek reminded us that these big sleds vir¬ tually sail at the speed of the wind in such conditions. Thus because they had two less knots of wind, the inside boats were los¬ ing two nautical miles each hour, or 48 hours in that one day. And that was the race. 9

More boom art. Young women are always being snuck on boats one way or the other.

the fleet had unusually good winds getting out of San Diego — 20 knots the first day and 15 knots the second day — which translated to 24 hour

Las Hadas, not the worst place to finish a race.

Yes, but wouldn’t a v Santa Cruz 70 like Kathmandu, be ex¬ pected to take the much heavier Sorcery in such light condi¬ tions? The answer is no, and for several reasons. First of all few people seem to

The fruits of labor are ex¬ haustion.

remember that ultralight maxis, in order to rate no more than 70.0 IOR, are usually 66 to 70 feet in length. Sorcery and other IOR maxis are 80 to 82 feet. This makes for a big dif-

MANZANILLO RACE ference in waterline, and in a race such as this where there was lots of reaching and no surfing whatsoever, waterline becomes a

huge factor. And while it’s true that Sorcery is a much heavier boat, her stick is also 30 feet

taller. And sail area is horsepower. As for Ragtime, she seemed especially ef¬ fective in that she could sail almost dead downwind and main¬ tain good boatspeed.

The fun meter on ‘Jubila¬ tion’.

Many of the other big boats had to reach up to keep from slowing down.

1^ espite the most¬ ly light winds, there were a couple of casulties. One boat was dismasted at the start and another pulled into Cabo when a crewman suffered a back injury. But by far the most serious injury took place on the win¬ ning boat. Just 15 miles from the finish, Arnoud ‘Dutch’ Schwagermaker, a retired com¬ mercial diver who is a veteran of the Whit¬ bread Race, was struck by the boom during a death roll. He’d been freeing up a runner at the time. The blow knocked him un¬ conscious and he began to bleed from the head. Skipper Knoth administered

first aid, while a call was put out for help. Within half an hour Pat Farrah’s other boat, a 44-ft sportfisher, had picked up Dr. Richard Vigrilio

from Prima and dropped him off on Eclipse. The doctor re¬ mained on the boat for the rest of the race, and eventually 18

‘Ragtime’, the boat that just won't become history.

stitches were needed to close the wound. Dutch was back down on the boat the follow¬ ing morning, however, with a bandaged head and a neck brace. He

ONBOARD PHOTOS BY JOHN GLADSTONE ALL OTHER PHOTOS BY DIANA GREEN

1986 AAANZANILLO RACE appeared to be on the mend. Despite having stopped for two hours, Eclipse was still the corrected time winner in fleet, much of it due, according to the crew, to the navigation work of Mike Benedict. Other crew included Steve Gibson, Peter Van Horne, and Mark Miehle.

hile this wasn’t the wildest of Mexican races, with hair-raising surfing and broaches, it\ had variety. There was beating and reaching and running. The beating had a comic aspect to it. When the race started it was blowing 20 knots out of the east, but a few

hours down the road there was a big windshift - like 180°. “It was just like a Texas lake,” remembers John Gladstone of Jubila¬ tion, “you went from one tack to the other and didn’t change compass course.” The race also had the Las Hadas finish line. Not only did each boat get the cannon finish, the bells, the t mariachi music and the savory drinks, but they got the Las Hadas ex¬ perience. This includes ^ wild dancing until dawn, having drag races and playing chicken with the golf carts, and meeting new friends. A couple of sixteen-year-old twins

‘Eclipse’s crew. They took fleet honors.

'Travieso’ was first in B and third in fleet.

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Mull 82 Spencer 62 SC 70 Peterson 66 NfM 68 N/M68 SC 50 N/M 55 SC 50

Jake Wood Pat Farrah J. landon R. Pennington 0. Baker/G. Writer Dr. Frya/T Ungenfelder C. Jacobsen B. Benjamin C. Sellars

YC CYC LBYC SDYC LBYC LBYC SDYC MPYC SWYC KHYC

Corn Time 133.615 134.345 136.596 137315 137.841 138.327 142,751 145.904 147.772

' 1 Travieso Jubilation 2 3 Ms. Blu 4 ' Magic 5 Tomahawk 6 Prima 7 Apparition Notorious 8

N/M44 Frers 54 Swan 51 Holman 61 Frere 51 Olson 40 SC 40 Olson 40

Ron Kuntz Jack James H. Thomasen J. Hosklnson J. Ames F. Klrschner Allen JrJWtntersteen Scott Pine

OYC SBYC BYC SBYRC BYC CYC PMYC SCYC

132.602 132.997 136.717 137.866 138.002 139.943 141.023 142.700

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Custom 39 N/M43 Express 37 Swan 42 Choate 41 Express 37 N/M41 Swan 44

R. Knoth B. Bannasch/L. Croutch S. Olllbeck/J. King P. Queyrel R. Batcher L Doane Betty Sherman P. Grant

SDYC SDYC StFYC VYC SCRA StFYC SDYC NHYC

129.902 131.830 132.872 153.721 154.642 156.905 157.211 withdrew

Encore Eclipse Fyapt Toboggan Auspicious Morning Stsr Dimensions Naiu

from St. Paul were big favorites on the dance floor; they soon became known as the Minnesota Twins. And then of course there’s the unexpected. Much to the surprise of his fellow crew, Steve Buckley, BMW on Prima, married the owner’s daughter. “Oh lord, you should have been there!” says David Hodges. He’s right.

— diana green & latitude 38

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ongratulations! After saving your money for the past millenium, you have bought your dreamboat — a brand new one-of-a-kind 27-footer. Although comfor¬ tably outfitted below, it’s designed for speed. You hope to clean the clocks of your competitors. Rumor has it that the Super Screamer 27 (as your friends fondly refer to your baby

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behind your back) is fast. Now, they are all waiting to see what rating it will be given and — most importantly — how it will finish compared to their boats. Before the new SS27 can race, it has to join a rather non-exclusive club of approx¬ imately 675 boats in the Bay Area that have a Performance Handicap Rules Fleet (PHRF) rating. Applying for a rating is simple. “Call the YRA office,” says Carl Schumacher, PHRF chairman. “Ask for an application form and fill it out. The form asks for certain measurements: length overall, waterline length, draft, sail plan dimensions, ballast, ballast material, kind of propeller and whether the engine is inboard or outboard.” Then enclose a check for $20 if it’s for a new certificate or $10 for a yearly renewal and mail it off. Before a rating is assigned, however, the boat will have to meet certain criteria. It must be a self-righting monohull with a minimum waterline length of 18 feet. Planing hulls, multihulls and unballasted centerboard boats are not eligible. If the boat is a stock, out-of-the-box type, but of a design not generally sailed in this area, the PHRF Committee consults PHRF Handicaps. Published yearly by United States Yacht Racing Union (USYRU), the spiral-bound book lists handicaps for more than 1,600 classes in 70 geographic areas of the United States. What is immediately noticeable about the ratings in Northern California is that they are, on the average, 6 to 9 seconds lower than the rest of the country. For example, a J/24 rates 168 here, 171 in New England, 174 on

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T/2 T/4 40 PASSAGE 39

FINN FLYER 31 FLICKA 24 FLYING 15 FOLKBOAT (NORDIC) FORMOSA 46 CUTTER FREEDOM 25 FREEDOM 33 FREEDOM 39 KTH FREYA 39 FRICSO FLYER FROG 21 CAT RIG FUJI 32 KTH GEMINI GLADIATOR GOLDEN GATE GOLDEN GATE, JR. GOLDEN WAVE 42 GULFSTAR 40 GULFSTAR 43 H BOAT HANS CHRISTIAN 34C HANS CHRISTIAN 38 HANS CHRISTIAN 43 KTH HARDEN 45 HARDIN 44 KTH HARDIN 45 HARMONY 31 (OHLSON) HAWKFARM 28 HAWKFARM 28 - AS SAILED HERRESHOFF 26 HERRESHOFF 28 HINCKLEY PILOT 35

192 150 144 108

102 156 84 162 144 186 96 132 156 270 204 252' 126 186 162 144 138 306 234 246 138 258 246 312

102 120 126 168 204 192 138 234 144 234 216 168 162 204 264 228

Lake Erie and 177 in Long Island. Believe it or not, the South Texas J/24 fleet is rated at s 162.

iffering handicaps for the same boat become significant when boats from one rating area race to another rating area. When Jim Fair of Mountain View did the Boreas Race from San Francisco to Moss Landing on a local Yankee 30, he competed against an identical Yankee 30 with a Monterey PHRF rating. The Monterey number was higher. Although the San Francisco-based Yankee won boat for boat, the other yacht corrected out ahead. “Before I was on the committee,” says Carl Schumacher, “every time a boat went fast, they would lower its handicap instead of taking boats that were going slow and raising their handicaps. Because of that, numbers kind of diminished over the years.” For the stock boat that is already sailed in the Bay Area, YRA secretary Kitty James checks over the application. If there are no modifications, she assigns the PHRF rating used locally (for example, 168 for a J/24), signs Carls Schumacher’s name, initials it and sends off a copy to the boat owner. The PHRF number translates to seconds per mile. The higher the number, the slower the boat. For example, in the current PHRF base ratings in the Bay Area, the smallest (fastest) number is 12 for Santa Cruz 50s. At the other end of the scale is the Frisco Flyer with 306 and the Pacific Seacraft 25-1 with 312. In most cases, a Santa Cruz 50 wouldn’t be in the same fleet as a Frisco Flyer, but because they have PHRF ratings, it is possi¬ ble for them to compete against each other. The numbers fit into a relatively simple for¬ mula. Each handicap is multiplied by the course distance to give the time allowance. The time allowance is subtracted from the yacht’s finish time to give the corrected time. Here is an easy way to look at it. Your boat rates 168. Your competitor is 162. The com¬ petitor owes you six seconds (168-162 = 6) a mile. If you sail a 10-mile course, your com¬ petitor must finish more than 60 seconds ahead to beat you.

HOBIE 33

B ut what about the SS27? It is so new, there are no base ratings either locally or na¬ tionally. The application gets booted to the seven-member PHRF Committee — Carl page 138

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Schumacher, Chris Corlett, John Demeter, Dave Few, Dick Horn, Bill Pritchard, Kame Richards and Steve Toschi — and they tackle what many committee members think is their hardest job. “The reality of rating a new boat,” says

Once a committee makes its best guess rating on a new boat, they watch how it performs. hmVinn01.■ r.f...M.1^I■ ■

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Kame Richards, “is that there are a bunch of guys sitting around a table saying, ‘Well, do you think it would be as fast as a such and such?’ Someone might say, ‘Oh, yeah, it has a better keel. Maybe it’s a little faster.’ “We are looking at numbers on a page. We have very little to go on that can really anticipate speed potential. It is incredibly subjective.” Once the committee makes its best guess at the new boat’s rating, they watch how it performs on the course. “Take the Olson 29. It’s a new boat that’s sailed maybe four or five races in the Bay. Its rating can be considered reasonably dynamic (changeable) in the next year and a half. I don’t think it is going to go 18 seconds a mile one way or the other, but it gets watched,” says Richards. The most controversial part of the PHRF Committee’s job, as the racing community might see it, is changing a rating. There have always been flaps over it — and probably always will be. “There is an appeal process, but the racer ends up appealing to the ones who gave them the handicap (the PHRF Committee) in the first place,” says Schumacher. “You can say it is not right, but the only alter¬ natives are having two committees who end up arguing with each other, or a national board, set up by maybe USYRU, in which unbiased volunteers decided appeals. But there are lots of people presenting appeals and a volunteer position would soon become full time.” To get a rating changed, the first step is to write a letter to the PHRF Committee, in care of the YRA office. State why you feel page 139

OLYMPIC 48 ONTARIO 28 ORION 35 PACIFIC 30 PACIFIC CLIPPER PACIFIC SEACRAFT 25-1 PALMER J.STANFAST 36 PALMER JOHNSON 30 PALMER JOHNSON 43 PANDA 40 PASSPORT 40 PASSPORT 42 PEARSON 10M PEARSON 22 PEARSON 26 PEARSON 28 PEARSON 30 PEARSON 31 7/8 PEARSON 323 PEARSON 33 CB PEARSON 36 PEARSON 36 CUTTER PEARSON 365 PEARSON 39 PEARSON 40 PEARSON 424 CUTTER PEARSON 424 KTH PEARSON 530 PEARSON ARIEL PEARSON COMMANDER PEARSON ELECTRA PEARSON ENSIGN PEARSON FLYER PEARSON RENEGADE PEARSON VANGUARD 33 PERRY 41 PETERSON 25 T/4 PETERSON 2T PETERSON 30 T/2 PETERSON 33 PETERSON 33 (CHITA) PETERSON 34 PETERSON 37 PETERSON 38 PETERSON 44 POCKET ROCKET POINTIN 29 POLARIS 43 PRETORIEN 35 PUZZLE 36 PYRAMID 30 PYRAMID 660 RAFIKI RAFIKI RAIDER RANGER RANGER RANGER

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the handicap is incorrect and back it up with data. The more professional the presentation — the more complete the data — the better the chance of a rating change. “You would be surprised at the letters we get. Some people say that they race against members on the committee and they are sure that is why their handicap is what it is — that somehow it is motivated by this other person. There are other letters questioning our parentage,” chuckles Carl.

upporting data, if it is to do any good, must be as objective as possible. “It is pretty hard to justify a rating change when an in¬ dividual comes in and says, ‘Look here. I got beat by an hour, by fives minutes and by eight minutes in three different races,’ ” says Dick Horn of Lafayette, a six year committee member. “What he doesn’t tell you is that he also won the same number of races by the same times. That happens constantly.” Since the committee is made up of active sailboat racers, it is probable that at least a couple of members have sailed on the races mentioned in the appeal. What they see on the water often translates into “yeas” or nays” when a racer applies for a change. “This is a hard group to snow,” says Kame Richards. “Because we sail a lot, we know who is well prepared and who is poorly prepared. “The part I wish was easier is to tell somebody to their face that the reason we are not changing their rating is that we don’t think their boat is well prepared at all,” says Richards. “Probably the reason people feel their pleas to the committee often fall on deaf ears is that we don’t have the courage to say, ‘Look, I know you haven’t bought a sail in five years’. Suppose we gave that person 12 seconds a mile. Then on Tuesday, he goes out and orders new sails. We can’t do that. We won’t do that.”

ortunately, the prospects of changing a rating are n6t as glum as you might be think¬ ing right now. Dick Horn feels that about 50 percent of the requested rating changes are granted. He also says that about half of the Committee’s monthly meetings are taken up reviewing data that is resubmitted every two to three months, sometimes over a period of years, by the same small group of sailors. This approach rarely works, but you never know. Alex Malaccorto, a Yankee 30 owner from San Jose, tried this tack and finally received a rating change. Alex and five other Yankee 30 owners

THE RATING GAME: PHRF

decided to drop one design racing and sail PHRF. They started out with a 168 rating. As the boats started to win MORA, the Yankee Cup, the Singlehanded and Doublehanded Farallones and so on, the rating began to drop. It finally settled in 12 seconds lower, at 156. “Over a period of three or four years, I ap¬ pealed,” said Alex. “I tried different angles but was always rebuffed. I do all the scoring for MORA so I had two years of ocean racing statistics — raw boat speed, handicap speed, how many seconds it would take to get first place — to work with. In my experience, data was something the committee never wanted to deal with. “This year I made one final appeal. I tried a different tack. I said, ‘When Carl Schumacher sails a boat and dominates a series, it isn’t the boat (that’s fast), it is Carl Schumacher. When Chris Corlett goes out and dominates a series, it isn’t the boat, it is Chris Corlett. But when we Yankee 30 owners who have stuck with our boats for ten years go out and win, it isn’t Alex, it is the boat — and you change our rating.” To Alex’s surprise, the Yankee 30’s were given back their original rating of 168.

T 1 here are those in the racing communi¬ ty that agree with Alex’s comments and look at the PHRF Committee as a special interest group. As mentioned before, it is made up of active sailors, most of whom work in boating related professions. There are two sailmakers, a boat broker, a boat designer and a chandlery manager. Disgruntled racers sometimes point their fingers at someone like designer Carl Schumacher, for example, and say his boats get good ratings. “We have letters of complaints about Carl’s boats. They pick Summertime Dream (a custom Vi-tonner) during one calendar period, a Capo 26 during another calendar period and some other Schumacher boat from another calendar period,” says Kame Richards. “As it usually turns out, they are looking at the boats when they are sailed by experts. “If you want to complain about Summer¬ time Dream, you have to look at when it is sailed by an expert and when it is sailed by regular folk. Carl and I raced on the Capo 26 Capriccioso and won the Silver Eagle. Another Capo 26, Unify, was in that race and finished 40 minutes behind. Nobody complained about Unify,” says Richards. Although Schumacher probably gets the most flak since he is chairman, he has had his day before the PHRF Committee, too.

HATING BREAKS Base ratings are usually established at 6 second intervals, although in a few cases 3 seconds may be used. If a boat is modified, ratings may be adjusted as follows: Rating Adjustment Modification 3 second penalty for each 5% increase. Tall mast; Mast taller than standard class.

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3 second credit for each 5% decrease.

Inboard auxiliary option, as opposed to

3 second credit.

an outboard (or no engine) on small yacht.

Spinnaker pole length over 1Q0% of d

Spinnaker girth over 180% of “J”.

3 second penalty for each 10% increase.

Five years ago when he was racing Summer¬ time Dream, he decided to appeal his handicap. “I had this long detailed analysis of why the handicap was wrong. In the end they [INTER 40 (JNTER 54 URRICANE NTERNAT. FOLKBOAT IB [NTERNAT. FOLKBOAT OB [NTERNAT. ONE DESIGN INTERNATIONAL DRAGON IRWIN 30 C IRWIN 31 C IRWIN 34 IRWIN 37 KTH IRWIN 39C ISL. FREEPORT 36 ISLAND TRADER 41 KTH ISLANDER 21 ISLANDER 26 ISLANDER ISLANDER ISLANDER ISLANDER ISLANDER ISLANDER

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said, ‘Your analysis is really good. Yep, you’re right, but we aren’t going to change your handicap. However, would you like to be on the committee?’,” recalls Carl. Currently, Schumacher functions just as a

chairman, not as chief handicapper as USYRU recommends. He only votes to break a tie. He does not vote on his own ratings and will not discuss his designs unless asked.

As subjective as the PHRF rating is now, it used to be worse. Just ten years ago, each club did its own handicapping. When it came time to race club against club, no one knew what numbers to use. “It was always a disaster,” recalls Colin Gilboy of Sausalito, who raced his Cal 20 under the old system — even within the same club. “If a guy started winning, you clipped him.” Called the “skipper and crew” handicap, there were meetings after every race and ratings could be changed weekly. Rating strategy was almost as important as strategy on the race course. “There was the old joke that you could sandbag for two or three races, get new sails, bring in a hot crew and off you’d go. PHRF is different. It assumes a clean bottom, good sails and good crew. If you don’t have any of those factors, you can’t negotiate your handicap,” said Colin. Since what one person considers a wellprepared boat and a finely tuned crew might make another sailor cringe, it is understand¬ able that PHRF is thought of as a subjective rating system. True, it’s not 100 percent accurate. True, the PHRF Committee makes mistakes. But it’s an affordable system, a manageable system for interclub racing and, as the saying goes, until something better comes along, it’s all we’ve got.

— glenda ganny carroll page 140

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CRUISING

ocos Island is a tiny dot in the Pacific, 300 miles southwest of Costa Rica and 500 miles west southwest of the Panama Canal. Just four miles long and two miles wide, we saw it first on a clear morning about 25 miles out, almost indistinguishable from

In the middle of the cruising season, quite a number of boats stop at Cocos.

the few scattered clouds on the horizon. As we approached we could not believe how green it was, more shades than we had ever imagined possible. The land goes straight up from the surf to a height of about 600 feet, then gradually rises to form peaks, the highest almost 2800 feet. Every inch of the island is covered with vegetation, some of it so dense it looked like

‘White Cloud', Paul and Susan Mitchell’s 58-ft schooner.

velvet. Numerous waterfalls, fed by over 250 inches of rain per year, plunge down the cliffs straight into the sea.

ALL PHOTOS BY JOHN FROST

As we were passing through a current rip about^a mile offshore, something very big took our 300 pound test line. We got the line

around a winch and were just wondering what to do next when it was gone. Sea life is very abundant all aroun^d the island — the only bit of shallow water within hundreds of miles. In the more protected spots the diving is fantastic — but that discovery came later. We circled the northeast corner of the island on the schooner, White Cloud, still marveling at the stunning natural beauty before us. Both anchorages, Chatham and Wafer Bays, are on the north shore, about a half mile apart. The bottom is mostly rocky and coral, and it is easy to wrap your anchor’ chain around a coral head. Chatham has some sand patches in 30 to 35 feet, making that bay our preferred anchorage. Squalls generally come from the unprotected north¬ ern quandrants, so if the weather deteriorates you always want to be ready to leave. Situated at 5° North, Cocos gets a lot of rain between April and December, so a visit there would be much more enjoyable in the relatively dry months. We were there in March and had beautiful weather.

’ osta Rica owns the island and has made it a National Park. There is no settle¬ ment there, only a Ranger Station manned by two Naval officers who are rotated every three months. No advance permission is re¬ quired to stop at Cocos, but yachts are re¬ quested to check in at the Naval Station in Wafer Bay and to sign their book. Needless to say, the men enjoy company, and in the past have often invited yachties to go with

them to hunt wild pigs. We arrived at the time of the annual migration of boats across the Pacific, so there were at least 12 yachts about evenly distributed between two bays. Half of them were American; half were European, com¬ ing from the Caribbean and going to French Polynesia and beyond. It’s only about 75 miles out of the way from Panama to the Galapagos to stop at Cocos Island; it’s a bit further if you are traveling down the coast from Mexico to Panama, but well worth the effort. Whatever time of year you visit, the trip from Costa Rica or Panama is through a lot of very light and variable air. If you are heading west, fuel must be conserved because the supply in the Galapagos is often limited. Don’t count on more than 50 gallons there, and after that it’s a long way to your next Mobil station. So scrub the bottom and plan on using your nylon sails a lot. About half way you will encounter the

COCOS ISLAND

Clouds completely from

Costa Ricans once hired a visiting yacht equipped with SatNav to resupply the station because their own boat had been out there and back without finding it. These days, presumably, they have their own electronic navigation aids. There is also a lovely 75-ft gaff schooner, Victoria, that does two week dive charters to Cocos out of Punta Arenas.

seem to bother the divers. “I guess they’re well fed,” was his comment. All these reports are from scuba divers. We snorkled all over the place and went out twice after dark for lobsters. We saw only one shark, 35 feet below us, right under the boat.

five miles off.

edge of the Humboldt Current, setting you north and west, and getting stronger as you near the island. If the weather is squally you may even have difficulty in finding your destination. Clouds can hide Cocos com¬ pletely from as little as five miles off. The

iving in Cocos Island is legendary — and so are the sharks. A friend of ours who’d. spent some time there seven years ago reported seeing “schools of hammerheads”. A more recent visitor we’d spoken to on ham radio said, “Well yes . . . but you get used to them.” They stayed two weeks. We asked the skipper of Victoria, who has been going there for three years, and he said that they saw sharks all the time, but they did not The surf can run high, so sometimes it's necessary to swim ashore. Nonetheless, the trip to the beach is worth it.

Cocos gets heavy rainfall, and there are numerous waterfalls.

The water is unbelievably clear, the coral formations varied and colorful, the fish more numerous than anywhere we’d ever been. And yes, we did find lobster, but not easily. Possibly because so many yachts are now stopping there and because we did not look beyond the shores of our anchorage. For us the diving was especially enjoyable because we had spent almost two years in the murky waters of the mainland. Voyagers from the Caribbean and Baja would find it, we think, at least equal to the best they have seen. Shore excursions were equally rewarding. Chatham and Wafer Bays both are fringed by small but perfect white sand beaches. The streams tumble down gradually there, mak¬ ing pools big enough to swim in even at the end of dry season. Laundry can be done and jerry jugs filled in a pristine setting, sunlight filtering down through the trees, just a hun¬ dred yards in from the beach at Chatham. Stones along the shoreline are inscribed by

sailors who have been calling there for over two hundred years. For the energetic, there’s a trail up over the hill, about 600 feet up, through the jungle over to Wafer Bay. The hike takes about four hours and reportedly is well worth the effort. We took a cruise to Wafer in the dinghy along the cliffs, watching the surf crash against the rocky shore from only two wavelengths out. We found many deep caves, and even a tunnel through the rock

For salt-crusted cruisers, the fresh water pools of Cocos Island are a sensual treat.

where, in calmer conditions, one could pass all the way through to the bay on the other side. The highlight of the afternoon was a visit to a spectacular waterfall on the west side of Hunting is good on the isolated island. Here a big game broom shooter takes careful aim on his prey.

Wafer Bay. Landing the dinghy would have been impossible; four foot waves were form¬ ing a short steep break on a beach of large black stones worn round and smooth by the sea. We anchored off and swam in, cameras in surf bags. Afterwards we wondered how we’d made it. The bottom of the falls was only 300 yards in from the beach, up a stream that formed a series of pools each more beautiful than the last. Not much undergrowth here,'just tall trees making a canopy many stories above us. The last pool was by far the largest, its water coming from a point so high above we could not see the top. Only from the sea could we see the top. Reluctantly we started back to the boat, knowing that it was time to be leaving for the Galapagos Islands. Like sailors for centuries before us, we had been much refreshed by our time in Cocos. Rumor has it that treasure was carried here from Peru during the time of the Spanish Empire and hidden to keep it from pirates. Many have tried to find it; maybe someone did. We found that the treasure is Cocos Island itself; its scenic beauty, its abundance of life, the clarity of the sea and the sky. And the three of us are much richer for having been there.

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THE COMPLETE HELMSMAN:

alt water may not run in Skip Allan’s veins, but it certainly flows through his soul. He was literally sailing before birth, in¬ side his mother’s womb as she hiked out on a 22-foot Star boat crewing for his father at the 1944 world championships. For the past 40

years, much of his life has been devoted to sailing-; especially racing. Quietly and per¬ sistently he has become one of the outstand¬

ing seamen of our time. “Skip is the most underrated sailor in the world,” according to Tom Blackaller, a sometimes sailing mate of Skip. “It’s only the guys who sail with him who know how really good he is.” The sailing world is not unaware of the fruits of Skip’s efforts. He’s been part of numerous winning campaigns and the boats he has steered and sailed can be found in many record books. Boats like Imp, Im¬ probable, Windward Passage, Ticonderoga, Scarlett O’Hara and Holiday Too. Ask the average dock jockey who he is, though, and you’d probably get a blank stare, even if a bushy brown haired, bearded fellow with an athletic stride walked by. The stranger would be wearing dark aviator glasses, a red jacket with “Admiral’s Cup” sewn on the breast and jeans with a leather knee patch. Over his shoulder would be a well worn sea bag. He’d hop on the best boat in the fleet and be greeted with a “Hey, Skip, how ya doing?” Recently Skip spent a sunny Santa Cruz afternoon aboard Wildflower, a custom 28-foot Wylie Hawkfarm which he built eleven years ago in Alameda, talking about his sailing life. Simple, clean and stout, Wildflower is as much a statement about Skip as anything he could say. He’s currently preparing the boat for an extended cruise with his daughter and girlfriend this summer up in British Columbia. Born in Washington, D.C., where his father had helped forecast the weather for the D-Day invasion, Skip moved to Southern California in May of 1945. The oldest of four, he was followed a year later by his brother Scott. Two more siblings, David and Marilee, arrived six and nine years later respectively. Although they lived inland, Skip’s grandparents had a house at Newport Beach, then a summer resort area. Weekends and summers were spent there sailing for as long as he can remember.

' kip s early sailing inspiration came from his father. Talented and aggressive, Bob Allan had sailed at Stanford with his girlfriend, who later became his wife. The couple competed in the 22-foot Star class, and it was at the 1944 world championships in Chicago that the yet-to-be born Skip sailed his first regatta. In 1949, Skip’s dad was the weatherman and a crewmember on the 98-ft schooner Morning Star when she set a new Super helmsman: Skip Allan.

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SKIP ALLAN

TransPac elapsed time record. Skip recalls visiting Lido marina where the stately yacht was tied up. “I was really in love with that boat,” he recalls. “She had a bowsprit, a boomkin, and miles of running rigging. She even smelled .like a racing boat!” Skip and Scott were introduced to racing at the tender ages of four and three. Their first competition was the Flight of the Snowbirds, an annual extravaganza in Newport Harbor with over 120 entries in the 12-foot cat boat class. Scott fell asleep on the leeward side, and Skip partially credits his 81st place finish to not being able to hold the boat down by himself. The siblings’ sailing relationship never really improved. In fact, as they got older, Skip and Scott often avoided sailing with or against each other. The friction between Skip and Scott didn’t deter their father, a marine insurance under¬ writer, who brought home stories of ships at sea. Dinner conversations often led to discussions of sailing tactics. “I learned a lot of what I know from using knives and forks,” says Skip. One night, Bob Allan sat down to dinner with a couple of clippings. One was an ad from Yachting magazine for an 8 Meter, with long, sleek overhangs. The other was the drawing by a designer named Bill Lapworth of a pudgy looking 36-footer without much sheer and a big house. He asked the family which they would rather own. Skip wanted the 8 Meter, but he was outvoted. In 1954, the first two Lapworth 36’s were launched. Hull #1 went to George Griffith (who later owned the first Cal 40, another Lapworth design) and #2 went to Bob Allan. Light and simple with a fin keel, the yachts were a suc¬ cess and launched Lapworth’s career. Racing between Griffith’s Cassandra and the Allan’s Holiday was spirited and keen. They were always neck and neck in the ocean contests off Newport Beach. Kim Desenberg, whose family bought hull #3,

way.”

B y the mid-fifties, Skip was a sailing fool, racing on Holiday and in the Snowbird and Lehman dinghy classes. Among his competitors were a list of future stars such as Henry Sprague, Dave Ullman, Bill and

sailor in the world.” — Tom Blackaller recalls the Allans were unusually adept at picking the correct route around the southern end of Catalina when ,fhe course took them out there. “You could find wind either way inshore or way out,” says Kim, “and they almost always went the right page 147

George Twist, Tom Schock and Cal Preston. Skip found himself challenged and inspired, and there was a spirit of experimentation as well. Henry Sprague’s father owned a swim¬ ming pool cleaning company, and with some surplus aluminum extensions, the

youngsters rigged up fantastic arrangements for headsails. “We had jibs that were a foot longer than the boat!” says Skip. By the age of 11, Skip was ready for a big¬ ger arena. The Star boat enthralled him, with its long clean lines and all the gadgets a sailor could want. Again the competition was top flight, with world champions such as Lowell North, Maljp Burnham and Bill Ficker attending weekend races regularly. Skip’s first crewing job was on a beautifully varnished Star called Good Grief, whose skipper, 17-year-old Tom Blackaller, actual¬ ly lived onboard at the time. In his first year of a work-study engineering program at UC Berkeley, Blackaller was employed at a rocket company in Canoga Park. He spent his weekends at the Newport Harbor YC and slept either on the beach or inside his boat. (Tom’s living arrangements changed soon thereafter when Barton Beek, another Star skipper, found him on the beach one morn-

THE COMPLETE HELMSMAN:

frequently.

Skip finishing a Doublehanded Farallones Race on ‘Navstar’.

ing and offered him a bed in his nearby mansion!) At 90 pounds and loaded with local knowledge, Skip proved to be a good crew in the light air conditions off Newport Beach. But he yearned for his own boat, and a cou¬ ple of years later one landed right in front of him. “1 was watching the races from the beach on a day with big surf,” he says. “This boat’s skipper had come too far inshore and a wave picked it up and dropped it stern first on the sand in front of me. The damage was repaired and that became my first Star.” Skip proved to be the whiz kid in the Star class. At 14 he won the tune-up race at the 1959 worlds in a fleet with nine former champions. In 1961 Skip Etchells asked him to crew and they took third at the worlds. At the 1962 Star North Americans in Seattle, Skip won the first race, for which the Olym¬ pia beer company gave a prize. Seventeen year old Skip had to stand outside the brewery, however, and let his crew accept the trophy! “I made many friends and gained a tremendous amount of experience,” he says of those years. He also received a great deal of support from his father, who drove him to regattas and crewed for him

3 y the time Skip arrived at Stanford for his undergraduate studies, he was a world class one design helmsman. He had also crewed on a pair of TransPacs - and was beginning to be in demand for offshore races. Portland’s Bob Johnson enlisted him in 1963 and again in 1965 for the TransPac. The latter was a memorable one, with hur¬ ricane winds and a neck-and-neck battle be¬ tween Johnson’s 72-ft Ticonderoga and Cornelius Brunzyeel’s 73-ft Stormvogel. “I remember the water being^aTopt high on the decks as we surfed off the waves'at 20 knots,” he says. “Just before dark the 300-pound spinnaker pole tore off the mast and ripped through the mainsail. John Rumsey and the crew took the sail below and stitched it together while I steered under the mizzen. We were still doing eight knots.” The finish was no less memorable. With 100 miles to go, Stormvogel appeared two miles abeam. The lighter South African yacht was surfing faster, so Ticonderoga’s crew dropped their chute and hardened up, hoping to draw the competition with them. The ruse worked and after Stormvogel crossed 100 yards astern, Johnson’s crew

quickly raised the spinnaker and pulled ahead. When they reached the Molokai Channel and the final approach, the wind was up to 30 and the sky was pitch black. The call went out for a jibe, and Skip was asked to steer. He declined. “I was scared as hell!” Despite a broken topping lift, Ticonderoga made the jibe and went on to win by less than ten minutes. Given the same situation today, Skip wouldn’t hesitate to take the helm. He hates being on a boat that’s out of control, and jib¬ ing in marginal conditions is one maneuver about which he’s quite confident. “If you sail long enough,” he says, “you absorb a certain amount of information through the seat of your pants. I’ve always been that kind of sailor. I don’t like relying too heavily on in¬ struments, and at night I still hang a piece of toilet paper off the weather shroud like we used to do in the Catalina races on Holiday.” At Stanford, Skip’s successes continued. He captained the school sailing team, which included Kim Desenberg and was coached by Jake van Heeckeren, to the Kennedy Cup, the national collegiate big boat title, in 1967, Later that summer he drove his Driving the late Dave Fenix’s ‘Pegasus’ during the Nassau Race in the SORC.

SKIP ALLAN

father’s Cal 40 Holiday Too to overall honors in the TransPac.

ther currents began to affect Skip’s life at this point. It was hard for him not to be part of the anti-war movement. After graduation he went to work for East Coast yacht designer Britt Chance, but their political viewpoints conflicted greatly and the relationship didn’t work out. In 1969, Kim Desenberg and some part¬ ners opened the Ploughshares Bookstore at Stanford, which became a gathering place for political discussions. Kim wrote Skip, who was campaigning a Chance One Tonner in Europe at the time, and asked him to help run the store. Skip returned to the cam¬ pus and although he cut back on sailing at that point, he never got away from it. “We would be sitting around having a revolu¬ tionary discussion,” he remembers, “and I would get a call from the president of IBM asking me to come do the Bermuda Race!” In the early 1970’s, Skip entered another era of his sailing career. In 1969, he crewed on Dick Carter’s Red Rooster, which won the Fastnet race and earned high point honors at the Admiral’s Cup. Also onboard was Commodore Tompkins, who was a few

'Windward Passage' is another of the legendary boats Skip has sailed on.

Skip has been around for much of west coast sailing history. Here he helps Norton Smith launch the little 20-ft ‘American Express’.

years older and very much an authority on ocean racing. Commodore became Skip’s mentor in many ways, and always took time to explain what was going on. “I still call him coach,” Skip says. On a slow race to Acapulco in 1970, Skip and Commodore, along with Ron Holland, Dave Wahle and Kim Desenberg, spent hours dreaming up a new design concept for a fast, light 40-footer. They found an owner in Dave Allen and a designer in Gary Mull to produce Improbable, a red hulled screamer that terrorized the competition off the wind. Built in New Zealand, the boat was delivered late for the first race of the 1971 SORC. “The first time I saw her was on the streets of St. Petersburg,” he recalls. “The truck driver had sideswiped a Cadillac and the police had impounded the boat! We worked all night to get her ready and were tightening the leeward shrouds on the way out to the start.” The SORC was an upwind series that year, so Improbable didn’t get to strut her stuff until the Miami-Jamaica contest. Not only did they win, but the Northern Califor-

nians finished with the 60-footers boat-forboat. After a tour in Europe, the boat came home to the Bay and Skip became the i caretaker. In 1973, she headed west, taking third in the TransPac and then cruising to Australia for the Sydney-Hobart race and Southern Cross series. Kim Desenberg ac¬ companied Skip for part of the cruise and says Skip always combined common sense and experience to do things safely. “He likes to make a passage without breaking anything or chafing through any lines,” says Kim. “He’s my favorite person to go to sea with.” Watching the fine quality of craftsmanship that the New^Zealanders put into their boats, Skip became inspired to build his own. He * returned to the Bay Area, going to work as an assembler for the Tom Wylie Design Group, makers of half tonners and other yachts. Evenings and weekends, Skip worked on his own hull. Six months later, Wildflower was completed and launched on Halloween of 1975. “My inspirations were Trekka, the 20-footer which circum¬ navigated twice, and George Kiskaddon’s Spirit, a S&S 33,” says Skip. “I built Wildflower strong enough to be rolled and come up in one piece, although I hope I

SKIP ALLAN never have to find out if that’s true.”

^\fter a couple of coastal cruises on Wildflower in 1976 and 1977, Skip returned to the racing wars on Imp, Dave Allen’s new 40-footer. Ron Holland had done the preliminaries for the hull, but he was too busy at the time to complete the job. The final drawings came from Ragnar Hawkanson, who Skip says tweaked Holland’s original design to produce a breakthrough boat. “Everything came together,” he says, “including the boat, the crew, even the graphics (a distinctive green striped pattern). Imp had a touch of magic.” In 1977, Imp won the SORC, the Fastnet Race, the Big Boat Series and was high point boat at the Admiral’s Cup. Skip assumed the role of sailing master, based on his knowledge and reliability. “Skip was never one to go out drinking with the boys,” says Tom Wylie, part of the crew. “During a race, though, he undergoes a personality change and becomes completely confident. He takes charge, but he does it politely, and he’s very effective at getting the rest of the crew to work together.” With the emergence of the Singlehanded Sailing Society in 1977, Skip did several shorthanded races. He was one of the top — and few — finishers in the gale-tossed in¬ augural Singlehanded Farailones Race. A lit¬ tle more than a year later, he sailed Wildflower in SSS’s first Singlehanded TransPac from San Francisco to Kauai. He covered the 2,200-mile course with his 28-footer in 14 days, three hours, correcting out third behind Norton Stnith in a Santa Cruz 27 and Jim Gannon in a Freya 39. Two years later, Imp returned to the fray. A broken rudder prevented the San Fran¬ ciscans from repeating at the SORC, and against the newer boats in Europe Imp

ended up third overall at the Admiral’s Cup. She also, without a mishap, handled the deadly Fastnet of that year, during which 15 people were killed. “Those were the worst conditions I have ever experienced,” says Skip. “I never questioned that we would get through, but we didn’t press it. If something had broken we could never have jury rigged

I’ve had to deal with it a lot.” The English racing authority recently agreed to not draw any distinctions between amateurs and pro¬ fessionals, and a similar change may take place in the U.S. in the near future. Until s then, though, Skip doesn’t really want to talk about it.

in that weather.” His reputation firmly established among fellow sailors and yacht owners, Skip became a yachting consultant. His skills in preparing, delivering and rigging racing yachts were worth something on the open market, and he was willing to trade on those abilities. He remained somewhat of a maverick, not aligning himself with any one sailmaker or boat builder as others have done. Positioning himself in this way has had its ups and downs. “I remain friends with a lot of people in sailing,” he says, “and I get to choose my work. The job security is terrible, though. I’m frequently away from home and it’s really hard to grow a garden!” Skip has also had to wrestle with the onus of professionalism, a subject about which he is loathe to discuss. “I think I’m less a pro than several other people,” he says, “and

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^\fter successful campaigns on Monroe Wingate’s Scarlett O’Hara (overall winner of the 1983 SORC) and Randy Short’s Sidewinder (class winner at the 1984 Clipper Cup), Skip has pulled back a bit from IOR racing. He’s more drawn to big, fast ultralights, such as the Nelson/Merek 68 Saga which he raced in last year’s TransPac with Tom Blackaller. He also plans to spend a good part of this year cruising with his daughter Robin Rose and girlfriend Linda. They’ll tow Wildflower north in May, launch in Seattle and sail north to Alaska, returning perhaps by sea to Santa Cruz. In addition to readying the boat and studying for his ham operator’s license, Skip helps make ends meet by transporting masts from Santa Cruz to Emeryville. He also delivers yachts, sometimes with his old friend Dave Wahle, with whom he mountain climbs regularly as well. Skip sees himself continuing to compete, although he admits there’s no special race he’d still like to win. After 35 years, it’s hard to imagine there would be. He retains his en¬ thusiasm for the sport, and appreciates his unique perspective. “I’m one of the few guys who started out with manila line, one speed winches and new dacron sails who now races the high tech boats with 23 bags of Mylar/Kevlar sails and 16 winches,” he says. “All that stuff really doesn’t make that much difference. I still have fun at it.”

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MEXICO CRUISE he fantasy vision that’s launched a 1 thousand cruising dreams is the palmlined South, Pacific isle. The reality often discovered by those who live the dream is that there was no need to travel so far, that in its own way the cactus-lined shore of the Sea of Cortez is at least the equal of anything the following our cruising itinerary and it’s the 25th of March, good for you, because you should be arriving at the gateway to the Sea of Cortez, La Paz, just about now. Your timing could not have been better. The water is noticeably beginning to warm once again and the irritating northers of the past. From now until June it just gets bet-

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out or nothing. Now moorings can be rented chorages, and sometimes slips are available Pier, the latter which is just two year’s old itself. Five years ago maybe there were 75 or 80 boats at the peak of the season, whereas now there are 150 and perhaps more. And let’s not forget the charter operations, which while still small by Caribbean standards, weren’t there at all as recently as 1982.

^\fter all the open space of most mainland Mexico anchorages, it may take a while to get the hang of La Paz style close

ITINERARY mentioned you have a week to relax and reprovision. This is true because on March 30 you’ve got to be ready for the opening ceremonies of Sea of Cortez Racse Week. We’re proud to say that we dreamed this event up just over two years ago, at which point the cruisers of La Paz and Alberto Mor¬ phy of the La Paz YC took the concept and breathed life into it. It’s been good times ever since, and with the full blessings of the Mex¬ ican government. Sixty-four boats showed up for the first Race Week, and nearly 200 for the second. There’s no telling how many will attend this year.

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quarters anchoring. This is particularly true if you’ve never experienced the La Paz Waltz, which has the ament flowing east, the wind blowing west, and boats swinging in all directions. The result is that rodes get wrapped under keels, anchors beak free, boats bump into one another, and tempers flare. It’s not always a sight for the faint-hearted arriving from the wide open spaces of Z-town or Tenacatita Bay. If you’ve got a dinghy with a strong motor, the solution is to anchor way the heck out by yourself beyond the Gran Baja Another alternative is to drop your hook within the current free confines of Pichilinque, which you passed on your way into La Paz. Then take a taxi to town — when and if , you can find one. Whatever you do. La Paz is the place to relax and reproviskm for a week. 'n'~ got everything m La Paz; su; laundries, mechanics. Chinese r< mercados, ice, fuel, chffl pepper Store heck, they even got the Mi telephones Ranchto whorehouse. If you feel BV you reafiy need a beak, you can have so $4 watch your boa? in PichiMnque for a of days while you take a $9 room < decent La Peria waterfront hotel and take a vacation front cruising for a while. S-aonkgious? Hardly. Sex is fun, but after ten or twelve times in the same night a lithe beak is needed Sailing’s just like sex. You may have noticed above that

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. ace Week is a wide open affair that starts at the Gran Baja Marina in La Paz on the evening of March 30 and ends one week later at the Caleta Partida anchorage 25 miles to the north. Anyone and everyone is invited to participate as little or as much as they want. If s all very casual and it’s geared for family cruisers as opposed to hard-core racers. We think you’ll enjoy it. We know you’ll enjoy the opening ceremonies, for after the queen is crowned, the various government officials give the welcome, the 'flags are raised, and the national anthems played, there’s a great cocktail party where scores of old cruising friends are reunited. We hope to see you there. After Race Week — almost all of which is held at Isla Partida — you’ll want to return to La Paz for a quick reprovision and head north before everybody else does. Remember to provision well, for there’s nothing whatsoever available between La Paz and Puerto Escondido, about 150 miles to the north. Now 150 miles isn’t very far, it’s just that there are so many great anchorages * is between that you don’t want to have to rush on because you’re out of food and starving to death. And what anchorages! Is there a former Sea of Cortez cruiser who doesn’t sigh with fond memories of places like El Candelero, Ensenada Grande, Chico Caleta, Isla San Fransico, San Evaristo, and the always popular Agua Verde? And who wouldn’t sigh? They’re secure anchorages, the water Is clear, the fishing and diving are great if you know where, there are zero cars and

MEXICO CRUISE telephones, there is very low humidity and you’ve got cactus right down to the shore. Yes, the winds are frequently light, but that’s better than gales. There is no surfing, but it’s a great place to learn to boardsail. People rave about their gold coasts, sun coast, platinum coast and the like. Once you’re done with this area, we think you’ll rank the cactus coast near the top. If you’ve got some friends you’d like to share some good cruising with, have them fly into La Paz for the sail to Loreto. There’s daily air service in and out of each place and it’s not that far from home. It’s a very sick thing to do, but several times we’ve gotten off our boat in La Paz in the morning and been back to work at our Marin County office the same day by 1:00 p.m. For those of you who are more adven¬ tures and enjoy good diving and fishing, a trip to once of the offshore islands is said to be terrific. We’ve never had the time to visit one of these ourselves and would love to have a report from someone who has.

here are some good books for this area. The big Mexico Sea Guide by Leland Lewis — if you can find an old edition — of¬ fers some very interesting historical material. John Steinbeck’s Log of the Sea of Cortez is always a favorite with cruisers in this area. ChartGuide Mexico West and Charlie’s Charts are both good, but Dix Brow’s Sea of Cortez Guide has the best sketches of anchorages. If you’re getting a little bored, we suggest you tty The Joy of Cooking and/or The Joy of Sex to bring the spice back. About 50 miles north of of Agua Verde is Puerto Escondido, a truly unique an¬ chorage. Enclosed for 355 degrees, the only way in is an entrance about 65 feet wide, eight feet deep and J00 yards long. Once in¬ side, the bay offers extrordinary protection from all sides, which is the reason why many people leave their boats here for the summer. Escondido has been undergoing a lot of changes in the last six or seven years, though. The only place around used to be Don Polo’s little store/snack bar on the bar, but that was tom down long ago. In it’s place a launch ramp was built, a Marine outpost, a restaurant, and some docks. The docks were poorly conceived, almost immediately closed, and then opened again. What a mess. Meanwhile Fonatur has been developing huge plans for hotels and marinas and con¬ dos and other resort stuff for Escondido. When we checked with our usual sources

earlier this winter, our understanding was that no such work had begun. We misunderstood, however, because big changes are underway right now in this formerly peaceful spot. The folks on Orion write that when they left in January “the harbor was in shambles. Four huge cranes, canal dredges ripping gashes through the landscape, and a never-

ending thundering herd of gravel trucks bringing fill in for the new breakwaters. The place sounds like it’s being shelled 24 hours a day.” They continue: “The marina was removed in its entirety last November. Water is still available at times, if you know where the valve is. The Tripui Trailer Park is still operating as usual, with all amenities intact. page I 54

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“Escondido is undergoing a massive birth¬ ing project that will eventually spew out hotels, condos with private docks, and enough marinas to make Newport beach blanch.. But it will take several years for completion.” > Ralph from The Trip, agrees that as of last November “Escondido was all torn up — the docks included”. Ralph says three hotels and page 155

many condos are on the boards and that it will soon be “the Acapulco of Baja”. He in¬ dicates that several breakwaters within the harbor are under construction, and that there are plans to widen the entrance. Ralph reports that 2,000 mainland workers have been imported to do much of the work, and there’s a much less friendly atmosphere than there had previously been.

Theft is said to have become a bit of a prob¬ lem from cars and trailers.

As for the authorities, they have made all boats move to the far north end of the harbor. In addition they’ve been “making subtle hints” that they really don’t care for yachties to be there at this time. Ralph says

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he’d go back and not worry, but it’s just not the place it was before the work got under-

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way. Sorry about the misinformation, we’ll try and get a clearer picture of what’s going on in the next month or two. Puerto Escondido is port to Loreto, the biggest city on this stretch of the Gulf, a city that only has an open roadstead. You can anchor here on calm mornings and take care of your business in town, but you must be ready to move when the wind kicks up or it gets plenty uncomfortable. Most cruisers opt — at least they did in the past — to leave their boats in Escondido and take a taxi into Loreto to take care of business. It’s about 14 miles to town, so too many taxi rides can be expensive. Plenty of cruisers have gotten stuck in Loreto in the past, and it’s easy to under¬ stand why. Mornings used to be quiet and glassy here, and the towering Sierra Gigantica made a stunning backdrop, especially after the rains of summer. We suppose that much of that charm is gone now, although Ralph indicated that the northern part of the harbor is still allright. Got friends with just a few days vacation? Have them fly into Loreto and meet you at Escondido where you can make a quick getaway. There are many fine anchorages

and several islands within a radius of 35 miles. In fact if your friends arrive on the 4:30 flight, you can have them a million miles away at the Honeymoon Cove on a nearby island by sundown. They won’t believe how quick you can get so far away from San Francisco and modem life. And if they like whales, they’ll never bother with a cold rough whale watch trip to the Farallones again. We’re seen huge groups of them here, five and ten at time. So far we’ve kept our distance from them and they’ve kept their distance from us — a great arrangement. Loreto is a great little town to visit, if it’s still possible to leave your boat at Escondido. There are mini-supermarkets that have all you need and some good places to eat — although certainly not the wide variety that is found in La Paz. If you’re looking to put on the ritz, there’s a El Presidente Hotel just south of town. The history of this humble town is fascinating. For a time this was the center of everything for early California, Baja and Alta. The whole string of California missions were founded from groups that headed out from Loreto, including one to San Francisco

or many one season cruisers, there is no more time to continue further north. Those who don’t have the time miss some good spots, San Juanico the most weirdly dramatic of them. Concepcion Bay is a little bit to the north, and while popular with some cruisers, we’re completely put off by the wall to wall gringo trailers lining the beach. Mulege is a pleasant little oasis town, although you need a shallow draft multihull to get in the river and out of the roadstead. Only a small fraction of cruisers go north of Mulege, and those who do are of a split opinion. The adventurous, self-sufficient types seem to have a ball while those who prefer a little civilization prefer to head for brighter lights. The nearest bright lights are across the Gulf at Guaymas/San Carlos. Gerry Cun¬ ningham of Patagonia, Arizona has been getting “rankled” with us for not giving “equal time” to the Middle Gulf of the mainland side of the Sea of Cortez, an area he calls “the west coast’s Caribbean”. He should know, he’s the expert on the area. Next month we’re going to have him tell us about this region, so stay tuned.

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ourteen 12 Meters representing six countries and ten syndicates got together during February on the waters off Fremantle, Western Australia, to punch it out for the 12 Meter World Championship. A preview to the America’s Cup, it was the largest gathering of 12 Meters to date. Depending on whether you were watch¬ ing or participating in the Worlds, it was probably either the most exciting or terrifying seven days of racing ever held. It certainly was the most expensive. The difference between this series and previous ones was ‘The Doctor’, the name locals have affectionately given to the 25 knot afternoon seabreeze. The Doctor teamed up with the high seas of the Indian Ocean to batter the 12’s and their crews. And yet when the blood and carnage had been cleared away, this dress rehearsal for the America’s Cup Trials that start in October had raised more questions than it had pro¬ vided answers. One thing, however, was ob¬ vious: Alan Bond’s new boat, Australia III, had pounded the rest of the fleet with ease, electing to watch the last race of the one throwout series from shore. Having driven Ben Lexcen’s latest wing-keeled design to three victories in six races, skipper Colin ‘Beasho’ Beashel could lay claim to the World 12 Meter Championship. John Bertrand, victorious Cup skipper turned television commentator, claimed that Australia Ill’s “clearcut victory sent a message to the world about the Bond syn¬ dicate’s superior technology and sailing abili¬ ty”. Other observers were less convinced. Jim Plagenhoef, who works for Barient and sails on the Golden Gate Challenge’s USA was on hand to observe the Worlds. He felt that one “couldn’t draw too many conclu¬ sions from the series other than that some boats were on the pace (Australia III, New Zealand 5); some were erratic (French Kiss, America II), and some were way off.”

down the road. TJien too, not all of the America’s Cup syndicates chose to participate in the Worlds. Two major syndicates boycotted the event X Taskforce ‘87, the ‘other’ Australian group that features skipper Iain Murray, match raced their two Kookaburras nearby. Had they raced the World they would have had to produce rating certificates, thereby tipping their hand prematurely. Even more con¬ spicuous by their absence was Dennis Con¬

ner and the San Diego based Sail America syndicate. Conner felt the other syndicates had more to learn from them than vice versa and thus the time and expense of shipping the boats to Perth from Hawaii was not worth the effort. Conner did show up in Perth beforehand to do a commercial for the local lottery — and perhaps a little espionage on the side. The boats that did participate in the Worlds got a valuable lesson in sailing the

T 1 his was the first time in the long history of the Cup that potential challengers and defenders have gone at each other before the America’s Cup competition had started. Trying to pick an America’s Cup winner from the World Championship, however, would be like evaluating apples and oranges. The Worlds featured a 14-boat fleet while the America’s Cup is match racing between two boats. Furthermore, many of the boats weren’t sailing “full up”; there was much ex¬ perimenting being done and probably more than a little sandbagging. Many of the boats and sails in the Worlds will be history by the time the trials begin just a few months page 158

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survival conditions off Fremantle. The fifth race was the most entertaining in that regard; three crew were temporarily lost overboard (New Zealand 3, Italia, and America If); four spinnakers — each worth the equivalent of a new fully equipped Santana 20 — were shredded; Victory ’83 lost her rig; Italia retired with gear failure. As many as two crewmembers bail these boats as they go up¬ wind, and sooner or later one may well sink in the heavy conditions.

iA ustralia III, optimized by locals for The Doctor, won that race, followed by French Kiss; a Phillippe Briand high tech creation which excelled in heavy air but parked when it got under 20 knots. Not every race was a blood and guts affair. The fourth race was sailed in conditions reminiscent of the “old days” at Newport: 10 knots of breeze and moderate swells. Fitting¬

ly, Australia II won that heat, proving that there’s a lot of life left in this yacht yet. Another sentimental favorite, Gretel II, the yacht which lost to Intrepid in 1970, finished DPT. in every race, proving that technology as well as time has marched on. The two American syndicates entered in the Worlds didn’t exactly set the globe on fire. Yale Corinthian’s Courageous IV managed a seventh in the first race, but it was all downhill from there. John Kolius and the New York YC syn¬ dicate fared better, finishing third in America II. However, they didn’t win a single race, not an especially strong show for $10 million and having put in two whole summers of training in Perth. To be fair, America II had it’s share of bad luck on the course. A gear failure lead to a disasterous spinnaker wrap that had tc be knifed away in the second race, dropping them from first to seventh. In another race one of their crew fell overboard and their mainsail split a seam during another race. The New York YC syndicate did even worse on the land than the water, alienating much of press and some of their com¬ petitors. The overachiever of the series was the Kiwi boat New Zealand 5, driven by 24-year old Chris Dickson and with tactics called by his father. With a crew that knew next to nothing about 12 Meter sailing and a boat that had been in the water just two weeks, they took a second overall. Interestingly enough, the Kiwi’s had no interest in 12 Meter competition until an Aussie put up the $20,000 initial entry fee. He may regret it. I

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he energetic and innovative Kiwi’s are the first syndicate to build a 12 out of fiberglass. In fact they built two identical 12’s in glass, which are now known as the “plastic fantastics”. In what was probably the best kept secret since Lionheart’s mast in 1980 and Australia II’s keel in 1983, the New Zealanders convinced Lloyd’s that the fiberglass construction of their fiberglass 12 could supportJoads of over 12,000 pounds, and built a plug. They are now in the en¬ viable position of being able to slap a little bondo here and a little bondo there and pop out more hulls cheaper and quicker than anyone else. Are production 12’s just around the corner? Would you like to buy your own? So where are we now? We’re just at the beginning of the higher pitched hoopla, which won’t culminate for another year. Complete results in The Racing Sheet.

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MAX EBB

t was the day before the first big pre¬ season race, and I was suddenly remembering all the things 1 had put on my mental “Things to do on the boat before next season” list last fall.

“Still time for a trip to the chandlery,” I thought to myself, and within an hour I was standing in line with an armload of cleats, V blocks, line, winch grease, duct tape, WD-40, and two winch handles (cheap ones

Are X and Y overlapped? RACING RULES EXAM Assume wind direction from the top of the page Passing Score = 40/50

The Yacht Shown is Beating 1) At what position does it begin to luff? _ 2) At what position does it begin to tack?_ 3) At what position is the tack complete?_

7) this time). While waiting for my turn at the check-out counter, a little blue book in the impulsepurchase rack near the cash registery caught my eye. It was the new Rule Book, contain¬ ing the 1985-1986 Yacht Racing Rules that became effective last summer. Now, I didn’t really believe that there were any meaningful changes from the ’81-’84 version, at least not at the level that I apply the Rules. But my crew gives me a hard time about keeping up to date on things like this, so I went through the necessary contortions to pick up the book without dropping any other essential merchandise. I had just begun to skim over the com¬ pletely rewritten buoy room rules when a recognizable male voice hailed me from astern.

1 1 ello, Max! How are you doing today?” I turned around to see none other than the editor of a local sailing magazine. He was carrying a winch chair and some new page 160

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fenders, but managed to get one hand free to greet me with a handshake..y “Just fine,” I answered. “Going to be rac¬ ing with us tomorrow, or taking pictures?’ page 161

“I’m going to try both at the same time!” he said. “There’ll be a ton of boats out on the Bay tomorrow, and it looks like great weather for pictures.”

“I’ll watch out for you then!” “Say, Max,” he said, probably noticing my rule book, “you know a lot about the Racing Rules. I have a question for you ...”

MAX EDD

W has established an overlap from clear astern. The courses that the two yachts would steer to finish as quickly as possible are converging. 16) Can L luff above its proper course?17) Which yacht has right of way?-18) Can W be forced to sail above its proper

20) it is before the start. L has established an dVerlap from clear astern. Can L luff?_ 21) Can L luff above close hauled?_. 22) Can L luff above close hauled if L’s mast moves forward of W’s “mast abeam’’ position?-.23) Are there other restrictions on the way

25) Is B required to keep clear of A while A Is tacking? —--—

in which L can luff?__

course?__

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19) L, I and W establish overlaps as shown. Can L luff above proper course?_

26) Is I entitled to room at the mark? 27) Is I entitled to room to jibe?_ 28) Can I delay the jibe?____

“Okay,” I said cautiously. “This happened at that crowded mark rounding during one of the Midwinter races last month. One boat got hung up on the daymark they use for a leeward mark, and a lot of boats had to make extra-wide round¬ ings to avoid them. When they finally got clear of the mark, they pushed off onto star¬ board tack. That headed them back into the oncoming crush of boats — some of which were on starboard and some of which had already jibed over to port to round the mark properly. The boat that had been stuck on the mark kept yelling ‘starboard’ as if they had right of way. Can they do that?” “Hmm ...” I mumbled, glancing down at my open Rule Book like an unprepared student who is called on in class. “. . . well . . .”

“n V/ h, that’s an easy one, Max!” inter-

24) Yachts P and S are approaching on op¬ posite tacks. P tacks to starboard directly In front of S. S alters course to keep clear of P at about the same time that P’s tack is com¬ plete. P claims that the tack was completed in time. S claims that P’s tack was not com¬ plete when S had to alter course. There are no witnesses. Who will probably win the protest? _

rupted another recognizable voice, this one belonging to none other than Lee Helm, my young friend in naval architecture graduate school. “Rule 45.2,” she stated authoritatively: “ ‘A boat that has touched a mark is still en¬

titled to all the rights under the rules of Part IV, until it is obvious that they are returning to re-round.’ ” “Saved by the bell,” I thought to myself. “And furthermore, room at a mark only applies when the boats are about to round page 162

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on the same required side. In this case the boat that hit the mark was, as far as we can know, still attempting to sail the course after getting clear, but since they were headed in the opposite direction to the rest of the fleet,

they were not rounding the mark on the same side, so Rule 42 does not apply and 36 takes over.” “Thanks, Lee. But since when did you become such a rules expert?”

“You have to be to race the dinghies at the sailing club I belong to. Since the boats are owned and maintained by the club, they find it necessary to make everybody take a fairly rigorous Racing Rules Test.”

MAX EBB 43) The yacht shown has left the mark to starboard, and realizes that it should have been left to port. What corrective action must be taken?.._ V 38) Can L luff above close hauled to force W on the wrong side of the starting mark, before the starting signal?_ 39) After the starting signal?_

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“You mean to cut down on the damage to the boats?” asked the editor. “For sure. But most of us find that the Rules are much more fun to use once you know them well, so the place tends to be, like, a breeding ground for sea lawyers!” “You know,” 1 said, “I think I saw a copy 40) Can L hail W for room to tack?.

of that test a few years ago. It was hard!” “Could be. It’s been around for a while in various forms. In fact, just this morning I was at the xerox shop making some more copies of the new version.” y She ran over to where she had been trying on sailing boots and pulled some papers out of her backpack. “Here’s an extra copy for you, Max.”

id the new Rules require a rewrite?” I asked. “No, we just fixed some minor ambiguities in some old questions. The new Rules only have a couple of really significant changes, but they don’t affect any of our questions.”

41) If L hails for sea room, and W responds by hailing “you tack”, must L tack im¬ mediately? _

“Significant changes? What are they?” “Well, ‘minor and unavoidable’ contact is handled in a different way during protest procedure. It’s a little more complicated now, and if you were confused by the ap¬ plications of ‘minor and unavoidable’ under the old Rules, you better do some reading in the new ones. The other change is a major simplification — it’s like, no more room to tack at a leeward starting mark — which is also an obstruction — or at the mark’s anchor line.” “You mean ‘coffin’s corner’, as we used to call it?” “Right. Now there’s no way out, no matter how loud you can yell!” Finally it was my turn at the cash register,

ANSWERS .

42) Does a yacht which has started prematurely always loose rights immediate¬ ly? _

1 6. 11. 16. 21. 26. 31. 36. 41. 46.

2 yes no no no yes yes no yes no

2. 7. 12. 17. 22. 27. 32. 37. 42. 47.

4 yes no L yes yes no no no yes

3. 8 13. 18. 23. 28. 33. 38. 43. 48.

6 yes S yes yes no yes yes B yes

4. 9. 14. 19. 24. 29. 34. 39. 44. 49.

yes A yes no S no no no C yes

5. 10. 15. 20. 25. 30. 35. 40. 45. 50.

no yes no yes 1 yes no yes yes no

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TAKES THE TEST 44) What corrective action must be taken when a mark has been touched?^_

15) Yacht A witnesses a collision between yachts B and C. Yacht A hears B inform C that a protest will be filed. After the Race, A discovers that B did not file the protest. Can A then protest B and C under rule 33.2?_ 16) A right of way yacht is involved in a col¬ lision which causes no damage, but as a result the yacht’s finishing position is adversely affected. Is the yacht entitled to

47) Can a race committee witnessing an ap¬ parent infringement initiate a protest?_ 48) Can a witness to an incident under pro¬ test serve on the protest committee?_ 49) X protests Y, but Y does not protest X. Can X be disqualified by the protest com¬ mittee?_ 50) Are the facts found by a protest commit¬ tee subject to appeal? __

so Lee went back to her shopping. And $157.45 later I was on my way back to the boat, but not before the magazine editor had talked me out of my copy of Lee’s Racing Rules Test. Lee tells me that the test is given to novice racers as an open book take-home — but that any experienced racer should have no problem getting a high score closed book. Better give me plenty of room out there!

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THE RACING

Whew, lots of stuff happening and it’s not even the racing season vet. This month we have reports on the Three Bridge Fiasco, the rained-out Corinthian Midwinters, the L.A. Midwinters, the Australia/American Cup, the SORC, the Whitbread, and a couple of items about the big boys, Merlin and Zeus. Lots more in the tidbit department, and as always about a zillion Midwinter Results.

From Skateboards to Sailboats If your teenage son grows long hair and carries around a skateboard, don’t worry. It doesn’t necessarily mean he’s more into drugs and heavy metal than driving fast to weather. Consider the four-year-old photo below. It’s none other than John Kostecki. Now, at age 21, the Olympic Soling hopeful has just

Kneulman as they went into th^ final race. But Kostecki put Kneulman away at the start and the Canadian took a fifth and finished the regatta in second place. By the way, Kneulman won the North Americans in 1984 and 1985 and was second ih the worlds in 1983. Kostecki, who was sailing with Kent Massey and Bob Billingham, is off to Col¬ orado Springs this month. But not to ski. He’s going to attend a seminar in preparation for the 1988 Olympics.

Three Bridge Fiasco

Kid Kostecki.

whipped another fleet filled with top-notch racers. Fresh from his victory in the J/24 Mid¬ winter Championships, Kostecki preyed on the Etchells 22 fleet at the Midwinters held off St. Petersburg, Florida in mid-February. With four bullets and two fourths, one of which he threw out, Kostecki weighed in with a total of only eight points on the Olympic scoring system. Kostecki had been tied with Canada’s Kirk

It may not be the most thrilling comeback in the annals of San Francisco yachting but it is something akin to Rocky at the Helm. Brian O’Donoghue, a marine surveyor transplanted from his native Kiwiland to Greenbrae, won the Three Bridge Fiasco sponsored by the Singlehanded Sailing Society. No big deal, right? Wrong. O’Donoghue, sailing Wildflower in the doublehanded division with crew George Adams, blew everybody away. In a 1973 Cal 27 no less. The two men finished the course in four hours and 10 minutes, setting a new course record. That’s quite a turnaround from last year when O’Donoghue did so poorly he had no standing in the race. After nearly eight hours of sailing, he couldn’t make the 6 p.m. deadline. Of this year’s race, O’Donoghue says, “We keep the boat in San Rafael. On the way down we could see the tide was flooding. We thought, why not make the best use of it? It was exciting.” Working with the tides proved anything but a fiasco for O’Donoghue and the other winners in the 21-mile race held January 25. The winners managed to keep good boat speed while less fortunate racers found themselves becalmed for a while near Treasure Island. The whole idea behind the Fiasco is for the race to live up to its name. The rules call for the skippers to round marks near all three of the Bay’s three major bridges, radioing the

race committee when they have completed each rounding. They can round in any order and to either side they choose. In addition, the race in¬ cludes a reverse PHRF start, meaning the slowest boats start first. Theoretically, if every boat sailed to its rating, they should all cross the finish line at the same time. O’Donoghue decided to go to Crissy Field first, then to take advantage of the approx¬ imately two-knot flood by beating up Raccoon Strait. He rounded Red Rock to starboard and then went to Treasure Island, carrying the chute for about half the leg. He rounded Treasure Island to starboard and then reached across to the finish line. SSS Commodore Tony Smith said the third annual Fiasco was a major success. Sixty-seven yachts entered, 63 crossed the starting line and 50 finished. “There were no collisions and no protests,” he says. “It was a beautiful day arid the winds were pretty consistent throughout.” The only mishap occurred on Surf, a Sprinta Sport sailed by John Hendricks and page 166

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Eenie, meenie, minee, mo — which bridge first on the Fiasco?

his wife Yuki. The Pacifica couple was sailing on their wedding anniversay when the main blew out. Otherwise, the only other problem was an “unusual number” of boats over early, says Smith. That’s because boats can cross the starting line in front of the Golden Gate Yacht Club and then turn around and go the other way. So it is difficult to tell who was over early and who was on time. After all, says Smith, “It’s a fiasco.” SINQLEHANDED DIVISION First to Finish — Impossible Ranger 23, Gary Kneeland; Division 2 — Qraeagls, Express 27, Rich Hodges; Division 3 — Joshua H, Columbia 8.7, Bob Carroll; Division 4 — Impossible; Multihull Division — Sundowner, Buccaneer 33, Joe Therrlault. DOUBLEHANDED DIVISION First to Finish — Wlldflower, Cal 27, Brian O’Donoghue, George Adams; Divisions — Misfit, Islander 36, Tim Stapleton, Doug Partridge; Dlvi¬ sion 3 — Wlldflower; Division 4 — Sunol Warrior, Santana 22, Scott Owens, Tom Owens._ page 167

Rain Ruins Regatta That wild storm that swept through North¬ ern California late last month not only downed power lines, flooded creeks and smashed windows, it killed a lot of com¬ petitive juices as well. For the first time in at least five years, the Corinthian YC’s Midwinters, the oldest winter series on the Bay, was canceled because of the weather. On Saturday, with a southerly building steadily, the race was called just before 10 a.m. The wind was so intense on the club’s deck overlooking Belvedere Cove that one bystander had the coffee sucked right out of his cup just after a debate with another would be racer whether the wind was blow¬ ing more than 25. It was. The wind gauge on Cabala, an Olson 30, registered a high of 55 knots. That’s a lot of wind. The strong winds and rain didn’t kill all the excitement, however. In fact, Think Fast, another Olson 30, put on quite a little show for the crowd of about 50 hanging around the club. Sailing bare¬

headed with a reefed main, the skipper and crew on Think Fast did just that. As the boat flew in the club’s harbor, the crew got the main down just in time for the skipper to bring the bow into the wind and make a smooth landing. Apparently the adventure proved somewhat addictive since Think Fast showed up again on Sunday, only to learn that the second race in the two-race series had also been cancelled. Although Sunday’s race was scrubbed, several boats went out anyway, some just to take advantage of the storm to practice sailing in heavy weather, a skill every Bay racer must develop at some point. Secret of Nimh, an Express 37, was spot¬ ted on the east side of Angel Island headed back to home port in Alameda. Secret had been forced back on Saturday because of electrical problems but had headed for the yacht club first thing Sunday morning. “It was great,” owner Kent Greenough said of the Sunday sail. “1 was worried that it was going to be a light air day, but there was plenty of wind.” Some skippers are blessed with particular¬ ly intrepid crews. Friday, an Express 27, managed to carry a chute for quite a while outside of Raccoon Strait. Friday looked like it was about to take a nasty wipeout or lose the chute, maybe both, but the boat came back under control and sailed merrily along. The Swede 55, Bird, also made a spec¬ tacular sight under spinnaker while reaching toward Red Rock. Colin Gilboy, Corinthian’s regatta chair¬ man, said he decided to halt the regatta for several reasons, including safety. Even though Saturday brought survival conditions, Gilboy said “it was a toss” as to the race on Sunday, when the weather was ugly but hardly insurmountable. “If it was part of a long series, we probably would have gone.” But Gilboy said he had lots of concerns. The club had wanted to run a weekend regatta, not just hand out one-race trophies in partially filled fleets. And there was a flurry of crew cancellations, meaning many skip¬ pers would have been short handed in the storm. Also, many of the entrants were from out of town and not used to contending with the worst the Bay can offer. All was not lost, however, as the high winds and stormy seas failed to destroy all

THE RACING

the revelry. Some 100 persons showed up for dinner Saturday night, said Gilboy, ad¬ ding that “They were ready for a party.” The race has been rescheduled.

To Race Or Die In L.A. The Southern California Midwinters at¬ tracted 24 J/24s to Long Beach. Five Bay Area crews made the long haul south but were summarily dismissed by local racers. So reports former J-World Director Gib Biddle, who last fall settled in San Francisco and is racing PT 73 in the J/24 fleet. Biddle and owner Peter Young were among the five from San Francisco that went to Long Beach. “The weekend of February 15 and 16, began with strong winds and heavy rains as biggest storm of the year blasted the west coast,” writes Biddle. “By the time the races began, however there were encouraging blue skies but a disappointing lack of heavy air. Most of the series was sailed in breezes of 10 to 15 knots. “Vince Brun of the San Diego YC thoroughly outclassed the fleet. He took four firsts in the five-race series', demonstrating to the fleet that the best tactic in a J/24 is boatspeed. Brun, who was third in the J/24 National Midwinters and is an Olympic medalist in Stars, consistently started well , and then broke from the fleet. He was rarely challenged. “Jay Golison, from the Alamitos Bay YC, was Brun’s closest competitor. He started the series well by winning the first race, but when the regatta was over he trailed Brun by 11.75 points. Eric Ardt, another Southlander, rounded out the top of the fleet by taking third. Golison and Arndt sailed tactically sound races as they con¬ tinually favored the right side of the course due to the veering post-storm wind. “The fleet was small but highly com¬ petitive. The Northern California contingent finished fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth. Mark Rastello, of Electric Pumpkin, took fifth, followed by Peter Young of Chicks Dig It (the name for the weekend). Next came Greg Dorland in an as-yet-unnamed boat followed by Keith Milne, the J/24 district president who had named his boat Extra Strength Tylenol. Dorland had been doing well going into the final race but was thrown

out because of some “bumper boat behavior” at the start and the weather mark. The Northern California sailors will have a chance to redeem themselves in May at the St. Francis Memorial Regatta. They have in¬ vited all their Southern California counter¬ parts to the Bay for the regatta, the last world-qualifier for 1986. This series should be a real grudge match as each Northern California crew is well acclimated to the Bay’s heavy breezes and is sweet on revenge. Let’s hope they redeem themselves!”

More L.A. Midwinters Like the freeways, city boundaries and everything else in L.A., its midwinters can be confusing. It includes nearly 100 classes sailed in six different areas: Santa Barbara Channel, Santa Monica Bay, LA/Long Beach Harbor, Newport Harbor, Dana Point and San Diego. Each year many Northern California sailors sail or trailer their boats south for the event. Unfortunately, given the number of entries in the different venues, we’re unable to recount who did what to whom in every class. We do know that while our J/24 guys were having their troubles, another Bay Area boat did pretty well in the Los Angeles YC portion. The IOR Midwinters aie like a miniature Long Beach Race Week, although not quite as competitive. Some of the top talent was off at MEXORC or SORC, but 33 boats nonetheless braved the no-show “storm of the century” to compete in the three race event.

Basil Twist, Sr. joined Basil “Bill” Twist, Jr. aboard ‘Bladerunner’ for the L.A. Midwinters.

In the end it was a San Francisco boat that slipped into town, and endured the light air and lumpy water to grab the Class A pickle dish. This boat was Bill Twist’s Reichel/Pugh 47, Bladerunner, which he delivered to L.A. himself. Sailing with Bill were his dad and brother George, making it something of a family picnic. Other crew included Kent Edler, Kent’s son, and Northern Californians Greg Paxton, Danny Gruidl, Jim Bateman, Jack Adam and Rob Moore. — latitude 38

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Big Mac Attack Hal Nelson is leading a Big Mac attack on San Francisco Bay. Flush from a committee meeting last month, Nelson has announced the forma¬ tion of a new one-design racing class. But this is not just another one of those ubiquitious ultralight classes surfing around all over the place. Instead, with Nelson as chairman, we bring you the MacGregor 65C Association, a group of six owners of the new MacGregor 65, five of whom haven’t even gotten their hands on the wheel of this 65-foot, racercruiser. Nelson took delivery of the Bay Area’s first MacGregor 65 last December. Zeus — the god of all gods in Greek mythology — is berthed at Mariner Village in Alameda, and Nelson will gladly let you charter the boat at $1,000 a pop. “It is fast and very forgiving,” Nelson says of his new love. I wish I were selling them.” Already, Nelson has chartered Zeus, which is hull number 12, for the Oakland to Catalina race later this year. Ben Choate III, who chartered Merlin for the Pacific Cup in 1984, has arranged to take Zeus for a spin down the coast at a cost of $10,000, which You can fit a lot of people on a big boat. We count 16 here. Let’s see, $1,000 divided 16 ways is . . .

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Skipper

Points

Glin Beashel Chris Dickson

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Jeff Boyd i

50.8 81

Rod Davis/Aldo Mlgliaccio 9. South Australia*

13. Courageous 12 14. Crete! II

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Australia Italy Harold Cudmoie

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includes three warmup days, three days at Catalina and the race itself. Choate is also attempting to put a charter together for the Cabo San Lucas race to Mexico, says Nelson, who intends to sail Zeus in the doublehanded Farallons race in April with his son, Carl. Zeus also is available for cruising charters and wedding parties and has lots of Coast Guard approved equip¬ ment. The 65 is MacGregor’s first foray into the world of full-sized yachts. The company built its reputation on smaller boats, many of

them trailerable. Nelson said he decided to buy Zeus for two main reasons: low maintenance and low sticker price. He paid $97,000 for the boat and has invested another $50,000 in equipment. So far, the boat has no rating, but Nelson said he expects the rating to come in around 70 IOR and 0 to minus 10 PHRF. By the way, the C in the association’s name stands for “cruising version,” Nelson says it will sleep eight “comfortably” and can carry a full main in up to 16 knots of breeze.

THE RACING

Six Meter Tactics: Pump! “What do we do if the main halyard breaks?” the gray-haired skipper asks. “Thirsty Mate,” the crew replies in unison. “What do we do if a jib sheet breaks?” “Thirsty Mate.” “What do we do when we put up the sails?” “Thirsty Mate.” So it went for a grueling week of practice in mid-January as helmsman Tom Blackaller put his Six Meter crew through their paces in preparation for the Australian/American Cup off Newport, Australia. Blackaller, who likely will skipper the Golden Gate Challenge’s entry in the America’s Cup challenge, handily won the six meter cup. Sailing St. Francis IX in the match race showdown, he defeated Sweden’s Pelle Petterson in the best-ofseven series with four straight victories, fall¬ ing behind only briefly in one race. Scott Easom, who crewed for Blackaller, likens the event to driving a submarine through the Potato Patch. Because the Six would take on so much water in the heavy seas, each crewmember had to be prepared to use the Thirsty Mate hand pump on a mo¬ ment’s notice. So, says Easom, Blackaller drilled the crew on what to do if something went wrong. You got it, get the Thirsty Mate. Here is Easom’s description of the Australia/American Challenge: “For the last 16 years, the AusAm Cup has been a match race series between the Royal Prince Alfred YC of Newport, Australia and the St. Francis YC. Since its in¬ ception in 1970, in which St. Francis IV defeated Toogooloowoo V in four straight races, the St. Francis YC has successively mounted a successful defense of the cup. The series changes venue every three years. This time it was our turn to travel to Newport, a warm and beautiful little town that reminds me of Sausalito. As with the America’s Cup, the crews must win the eliminations to get the chance to race for the cup. So we were going to Australia to race for a cup we have never lost, that the Australians had a boat with a wing keel. The Australians were very high on the boat, truly believing it was the fastest Six around. We felt St. Francis IX also was an excep¬

tional Six Meter. She had proved herself at the World’s in Cannes, France, losing first place in a tiebreaker, and at the U.S. Na¬ tionals, winning by a comfortable margin. The race site was in the Pacific Ocean in conditions resembling the Potato Patch. Ad¬ ditional pumps were installed and we had extra hand pumps. The Six Meter is long, narrow, deep and heavy with low freeboard and very little reserve buoyancy. 1 think I just described a submarine — except that when a Six goes down, it does not resurface. Normally when racing yachts, sail trim and tactics are of utmost importance. But in Six Meters staying afloat is number one, even if that means cleating a sheet. The minute we left the dock we started pumping and we did not stop until we were pulled out. We could even have sunk while being towed. We were worried about taking on water for another imporant reason: sharks. On the flight down we had heard that Petterson’s boat had hit a 10-foot shark. Our crew consisted of skipper, Tom Blackaller; mainsheet man, Craig Healy;

‘St. Francis IX’ practices off Australia. Inset, the Aussies have a bizarre sense of humor.

genoa and spinnaker trimmer, Hank Stuart; young Tommy Ducharme on the bow, and myself pulling halyards and tailing the genoa sheets. After our intensive practice we were really ready for the Australians. But that was not to be. Petterson, sailing Irene, beat the Australians 4-3. After that, the local yachting press was not so interested in the race. The helicopters quit flying over and there were no more press boats. We defeated Petterson in four straight races, falling behind for only 1:32 in the third race of the series. And that was due in large part to our accidently hoisting the 1.5 ounce spinnaker in eight knots of true wind. I have never been on a boat where we practiced so hard. The races were easy by comparison. But it all paid off and now, it’s on the the 12 Meters. — scott easom page 170

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The Class B 50-footers features a close battle between Jerry Schostak/Bob Barton entry Fujimo and the DeVos’ Frers 50, Windquest, driven by Northern Californian John Bertrand. If you’re interested in boat names, rest assured that Fujimo is not some mountain in Japan you’ve never heard of. No, supposedly it’s any acronym that spells out “F— U Jane, I’m Moving Out”, the words the owner is said to have told his wife when asked to choose between racing or the home front. It’s too good a story not to believe. Charlie Scott is leading Class C with Calculated Risk, Bill Power’s old Nelson/Marek 43 that was the top United States boat in the Admiral’s Cup last year. Lowell North is at the head of Class D, with Sleeper the boat he raced in the Ad¬ miral’s Cup last year. Second in class is the radical looking new Joubert/Nivelt 42, Abracadabra. Third is Roger Livingston’s Seattle-based Reichel/Pugh 42, Lobo with Northern California local heroes Dave

Southern Ocean Racing Conference

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clubs and taking virtually a month away from the office. Additionally, the Circuit is no longer the qualifying regatta for the U.S. Admiral’s Cup and Sardinia Cup teams. The Brenton Reef Series, held each May off Newport, Rhode

SORC — OVERALL STANDINGS FOR RACES 1. 2 AND 3

3. Wlnquest

As we go to press the third week in February, the 1986 SORC is half over. Three races and 540 rhumbline miles into it, the Frers 50, Fujimo has a precarious lead over Sleeper, Lowell North’s Nelson/Marek 42. It’s been light air and slow going so far, with a familiar Circuit complaint: too many legs turning into reaching parades. Some SORC’s are filled with anticipation and excitment, and some are, well, yawners. To date the ’86 Circuit, according to par¬ ticipants we’ve talked to, is in the latter camp. The 56-boat fleet is small, and there are relatively few new boats. Reflecting the general IOR trend these days, the biggest and most competitive classes are the 50-footers (with 12 entries) and the one tonners (with 17 entries). In the Class A maxi fleet, the Frers 72 ‘mini-maxi’ Emeraude is beating the bigger kids at their own game. But ^jvatch for Boomerang if the wind pipes up; George Coumanteros Frers 81 is still king of the maxi’s until convincingly dethroned.

ILLUSTRATION JIM PEARCE

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Lowell North Dick & Rich DeVos Tom Woison

: : 7. Bodacious 8. Regardless

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Farr Brian 1-Ton m 40

Hulse, Steve Jeppeson and Leon Daniels aboard. They are 19th in fleet. Bodacious, the custom Farr 40 with the weird deep-draft bulb keel, is showing great light air speed in leading the one tonners in Class E. Right On, a DB2, has all bullets in Class F, the little boat group. The Circuit continues to attract the top people and boats in the game, and is still probably the most competitive IOR showcase in the States. But participation is dwindling from the bottom up. The average SORC owner, if there is such a beast, ap¬ pears to be getting fed up with spending 50g’s to reach all around Florida and the Bahamas. Not to mention the logistical hassles of racing out of six different yacht /

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Island, now determines who goes to those events. This series offers more racing in a shorter time, costs a fraction of the SORC, and is rumored to have better — if colder — sailing. '* Of course west coast sailors have their own temptations to keep them from trucking their boats all the way across country; the MEXORC, Long Beach Race Week, Clipper Cup, Big Boat Series route makes so much more sense than freezing your butt off in a Florida February. Then again it would be foolish to read too much into a single year in a cyclical thing such as a yacht racing series. Perhaps next year it will be bigger and better than ever. Next month: The final results.

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Record Cruise Home A lot of gung-ho racers and would-be rock stars just jump at the chance for a sleighride down south. As for the trip home, well, many drink beer until the trailer arrives. Let’s face it, cruising the interstate is a lot less grueling than beating up the California coast. Not so for Niels Kisling. He recently delivered Merlin, the venerable Bill Lee 67, from Long Beach to Santa Cruz and didn’t whine a bit about the wet ride back home. In fact, Kisling, a member of the Merlin crew for the last two years, says it was one of the most exciting rides he’s had. Merlin, which still holds the Transpac course record, may have made history again, says Kisling. The boat flew home in just 32 hours, faster than a lot of boats make the trip south with a favorable wind. Here is Kisling’s description of the northern trek: '“1 departed Long Beach on January 3 with a crew of six to take Merlin back to San¬ ta Cruz for owner Donn Campion. By 1430 the next day, just 32 hours later, we cleared the Santa Cruz Harbor mouth. It was an incredible ride. “We passed Long Beach light at 0630 hours on January 3 and motored toward Point Conception. By late afternoon a light southerly began to fill, so we hoisted the main and tucked in a reef. By 2200 hours we were “motor surfing” by Point Sal at Between the storms there was some pretty nice sail¬ ing for Midwinter racers on the Circle.

SAUSAUTO CRUISING CLUB Participation in the Sausalito Cruising Club’s February 1 Midwinters was off by about 20 boats from previous races, leaving 45 boats to mix it up in the seven divisions. End of season attrition is not unusual in any series. Once many owners realize there’s no more room for a Hazing comeback, they lose interest. Lower participation in this particular midwinter might also be attributed to some owners losing crew lunch money in Super¬ bowl pools — like us. If only the Bears had gotten a touchdown instead of a safety in the last quarter . . . Anyway, those who did show up sailed In calm seas and about 10 knots of wind from the Southeast. Columbia Chsllsngsr — 1) Sh«y: Rich Stuart,

SCC; 2) Suzy Q, Jim Van Siangan, (no club); 3) Oapray, Jim Adams, SCC. Goldsn Qata — 1) Sandsriing, Tom Anderson, SFYC; 2) Pajartta, Robert MacDonald, Bay View Boat Club; 3) Kuuipo, Chris Kraft, (no club). Triton - 1) Cyrene, Chris. Wahl, SCC; 2) Skye Mist, Paul Brent, CYC; 3) Misty, Bill Woodbridge, (no club). DMston 1 — 1) Sangvind, Farr 48, Jerry Jensen, MYCO; 3) Sonatina, Kaufman 30, Peter Corlett, PYC; 3) Windsplittsr, Moose 24, Sally Hess, (no club). Division 2 — 1) Roquefort, Newport 30, Bob Mar¬ shall, SCC; 2) Sundance II, Cal 2-27, Leigh Brite, RYC; 3) Huffin, Cal 2-27, Jerry Olsen, SCC. Division 3 — 1) Cibola, Coronado 25, Pat Broderick, 1YC; 2) Spaetlese, Catalina 27, Hans Fallant, CYC; 3) Inshallah, Santana 22, Shirley Bates, SYC. Division 4—1) Sparkle Plenty, Ariel, Dave Henderson, (no club); 2) Caliban, Cal 20, Dave Green, SBC.

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♦ . tv* METROPOLITAN YC _ In the calm before the big storm of late February, winds were return to

from the right direction. Ten to 15 knots out of the North and Northwest was enough to get the MYCO boats around their 8.8-mile courses on the 8th and 9th fairly expeditiously. Due to a snafu in the January MYCO mids, the Santana 22s raced two races on February 8. It all started when the folks on the committee boat on January 11 looked around about 4 p.m. and, not page 172

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10-12 knots steady, with bursts up to 18 knots. There was no moon out, and the night was so dark I couldn’t ask crew to go forward to set a jib. We ran bareheaded all night. “The wind was only 18-25 knots southeast but the south swell was building. Our average speed was now 11.7 knots and our dividers were barely big enough to step off our hourly travel. Daybreak found us 30 miles south of Poipt Sur with a building wind and swell. Two crew members went forward to put a second reef in the main, and while they were there I dropped into a large trough at 18.8 knots. The bow stuck in, sending three feet of white water over them and the coach roof. Thank God for safety harnesses. “The wind was blowing over 40 knots now but with a double-reefed main we had good control. The knotmeter read 18 frequently and even dropped in at 22.3 for our trip high. It got so that the crew became disap¬ pointed when we surfed at less than 16 knots. Go Merlin! “Off Cypress Point, the wind abated a bit and we set the number 4 jib for our sleigh ride across Monterey Bay. The swell was was big and the wind southeast at 25 knots. We hit 18 knots constantly. What a welcome home. By 1430 hours January 4, we entered Santa Cruz Harbor. Merlin had sailed 310 miles in 32 hours, for a trip aver¬ age of 9.69 knots. Not bad, considering we averaged a mere 8.5 knots to Point Concep-

MIDWINTERS anybody else, figured they’d all finished and took off for home. Unfortunately, the whole Santana fleet was still out there. Post-race head-bumping vascillated between throw out the race and race two races on February 8; or reconstruct the race using the times taken by skippers who knew the rules good enough to know that’s what you're supposed to do. In the end, they did 'both: reconstructed the January race and ran two races on Saturday, February 8. That makes it a five-race series for that fleet rather than four. This new math stuff sure is involved. Once again, these are provisidnal stand¬ ings. Platings could change pending the outcome of protests. . : page 173

tion. Most importantly, Merlin did it easily — no ulcers, no white knuckles. “I’d like to thank Paul Wilson, Dale Tracy, Jim and Zeny Ply and Dave and Jessica. A good boat isn’t worth a damn without a good crew.”

After something of a wet, dull winter for big boat racing, the preseason series gets off to a strong start this month with four major regattas within three weeks. Two regattas, one in San Francisco Bay and another in Monterey are scheduled for the weekend of March 8-9, giving big boat skippers their choice of going offshore or round the buoys for their “tune-up race”. The annual Ano Nuevo race begins in Monterey Bay and goes up the coast to a buoy near Ano Nuevo State Park near Davenport. Established in 1963, the 80-mile race is the only long offshore event spon¬ sored by the Monterey Peninsula YC. The club expects about 40 entries in three major divisions, IOR and PHRF A and B. The race begins at about 10:00 a.m. Satur¬ day morning and the first finishers should be back at the club in about 14 hours. The strag¬ glers will be arriving all day Sunday. Trophies will be presented Sunday after¬ noon, and the club will be open throughout the race, serving coffee and chili. A cocktail party also is scheduled for Friday night to kickoff the race. Call Dana at (408)

372-9686 for entry information. That same weekend in San Francisco, the St. Francis YC will be hosting the Spring One Design Invitational, arranged for larger one-design yachts. Fleets invited to the regatta include, the Express 37, Islander 36, Santana 35, Tartan 10, Olson 30 and Newport 30. The three race series will be held off the Cityfront with courses ranging from eight to 16 miles. Two races will be held on Saturday and a third on Sunday. The entry fee is $20 and another $10 per person will get you dinner on Saturday night. For more information call Matt Jones at 563-6363. The following weekend, that of the 15th and 16th, brings the Big Daddy Invitational at the Richmond YC, complete with dancing and a reverse start to liven things up a bit. Two races are scheduled for Saturday followed by dinner and dancing at the club. If the Great Pumpkin last fall was any indica¬ tion, expect a great party. On Sunday, the club has scheduled a race with a reverse start, meaning the slower boats start first. If everyone sailed to the boat’s rating, all would finish at the same time. About 80 yachts are expected for the .regatta, including IOR boats and such onedesign classes as the Express 37 and 27, and the Santa Cruz 50 and Olson 30. “The Big Daddy is held in the spirit of fun,” says

Saturday 218 Division A 1) Smokln’J, J/29, Don Trask; 2) First Edition, Humboldt 30, Leo Fredrickson/D. Becker; 3} Potsticker, 3/29, Klrt Denebeim/ R. Loach. Division B — 1) Bella Donna, Bums 27, Dan Woolery; 3) Mesmerize, C&C 35, Todd Lee; 3) Bad Bunny, Wylie Wabbitt, Colin Moore. Division C — 1) Predator, Hawkfarm, Dan Newland/Unda Weber-Rettie; 2) High Frequency, Wavelength, Merle/Bell; 3) Pearl, Olson 25, Bill Riley. Division D — 1) Honcho II, Santana 27, Paul Rosenthal; 2) Hurrah, Yankee 30 Mk I, John Wright; 3) Ouzel, Thunderbird, Mike Sheets. Division E — 1) Slow Dancer, San Juan 24, Dennis Seckley; 2) Latin Lass, Catalina 27, Bill Chapman. Division F — 1) Hawk, Aiberg 30, Wren Collins; 2) Nareasia, Coronado 25, Bobbl Tosse; 3) Two Bits, Cal quarter-ton, Ray and Marcine Osborn. Olson 30—1) St. Aims, Richard Heckman; 2) Animal House, Tom Akrop/Matt Leztn; 3) Zephyros,

Dave and Ann diver. Express 27—1) Trimmer, Dave Hodges; 2) Frog in French; Kame Richards; 3) (no name), Bill Worden. Santa Cruz 27 — 1) Variety Show, Bob Schuyler; 2) Hot Flash, Bren Meyer; 3) Duet, Bob De Witt. J/24 — 1) PT73, Peter Young; 2) American Beau¬ ty, Ray Delrlch; 3) JPJ, Pete Crystal. * Merit 25-1) Xanadu, Bill Glass; 2) Twilight Zone, Paul Kamen; 3) Half Fast, Ron Landmann. Newport 30—1) Topgallant, Frank Hinman; 2) Achates, Bob Schock/BIII Schultz; 2) Cygnet, Nick Abltsch. Catalina 30 — 1) Starkite, Brian McDonough; 2) Revision, David Jacoby; 3) Mona Too, Dave Halaby. Catalina 2-27 — 1) Wanlka, Steve Wilson; 2) Par¬ ty Una, Nick Barnhlll/Art Graham; 3) Con Cartno, Gary Albright. Ranger 23 — 1) Nlghtwind, Richard Sloan; 2) Snow Storm, George Morris; 3) impossible, Kneelan d/Newberry. Santana 22—1) Sybaris, Mike Wilson; 2) Buffalo

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V Shirley Gregory “right here on the sunny Richmond Riviera.” For more information call her husband Malcolm at 326-6484 or the RYC at 237-2821. Finally, the Berkeley YC is sponsoring the Wheeler Regatta, with IOR, PHRF and onedesign fleets. This regatta also features three races, two on Saturday and one on Sunday. All are main bay races, and big-boat skippers are warned that there will be an extremely low tide at the club. They are advised to take the boat home and come to the club by car Saturday night. Race Chairwoman Bobbi Tosse says there will be free beer at the club Saturday night while the keg lasts. She says there also will be tee shirts and sweat shirts available and that the club has added an extra trophy for this year’s series. Started in 1973, the regatta honors former club commodore Rollo Wheeler, who disap¬ peared with his wife Barbara and another couple while boating down at Baja. Original¬ ly the club handed out the Wheeler --———■—----

Memorial Perpetual Trophy to the best¬ scoring PHRF boat. But this year, IOR boats may win the City of Berkeley trophy. Onedesign boats are eligible for the Wheeler award based on their PHRF rating. For more information call Bobbi Tosse at 939-9885.

Whitbread The third leg of the Whitbread ’Round the World Race began off Auckland, New Zealand, on February 15. After a month of rest and sometimes extensive repair work, all 15 entries started without incident. A few days out, however, NZI Enterprise dropped its mast. At last report, Digby Taylor was motorsailing under jury rig for the Chatham Islands. A new mast, complete with a crew of riggers, is scheduled to be flown in from South Africa. Enterprise will rejoin the fleet with about a week to make up. Meanwhile, the remainder of the fleet slid on toward Punta Del Este, Uruguay in 20 to 30 knots of Northeast wind. As we go to

'Canada I* landlocked in Santa Cruz with everybody else.

press, division leaders on the water are UBS Switzerland, Division A; L’Esprit D’Equip, Division C; and Rucanor Tristar, Division D. L’Esprit D’Equip is presently leading on handicap. Rumor has it that the 1989-90 Whitbread

MORE FEBRUARY MIDWINTERS Honey, Lou Fields; 3) Hot Ruddered Bum, Eric Fleberllng. Santene 22 — 1) Hot Ruddered Bum, Eric Fleberllng; 2) US, James Samuels/Bob Barksdale; 3) Buffalo Honey, Lou Fields.

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Sunday, 2/9 Division 1 — t) Sweet Okole, Farr Custom, Dean Treadway; 2) Mesmerise, C&C 35, Todd Lee; 3) Los Loboa, J/29, Steve and Nick Podell. Division 2—1) Bethl, Express 27, MIck'Beattle; 2) Hew Wavs, Express 27, Carl Schumacher; 3) Blazin’ J, J/27, Don Trask. Division 3 — 1) Loose, custom, Jerry Fisher, 2) Zotf, Choate 27, Bob Hrube9; 3) Wanderlust, Ericson 36, Bruce Monro. Division 4 — 1) Magic Jammies, Wavelength, Charles Wltcher/Ntck Rau; 2) Yankee Doodle, Yankee one design, Brian O’Donoghue; 3) Caprlcdose. Capo 26, Dave Nemzek. Division S — 1) Peppermint Patty, Merit 25, Den¬ nis Frltts; 2) Twilight Zone, Merit 25, Paul Kamen; 3) Xanadu, Merit 25, Bill Glass. Division « - 1) 20120, Cal 29, Phil Gardner; 2) Boog-A-Loo, Cal 29, Andrews/Rogers; 3) Fantasy, CM 29, Robert and Doug Clark. Division 7 — 1) Honcho II, Santana 27, Paul Rosenthal; 2) Con Carfno, Catalina 2-27, Gary Albright; 3) Breezin’, Cal 2-27, Rod Slevers. Division • - 1) Spilsh-Splash, Cal 20, John Greene; 29 Mai-Tal-Mmm, Cal 20, Shirley Howland; Si Jubilee, Arid, Don Morrison. Santana 35 — 1) Northern Light, Wayne Moscow;

2) Hurty-Buiiy, Rich Savoy; 3) Dance Away, Robert Islander 35—1) Tom Cat, Allan Sebastianl; 2) Prlma Donna, Eric Warner; 3) Wlndwalker, Richard Shoenhalr. Wylie Wabbit — 1) Ricochet, George Roderick; 2) Bad Bunny, Colin Moore; 2) Mr. McGregor, Kim Moore 24—1) Bltchln, Brian Goepfrlch; 2) Tinsley Maru, Bruce Hayes; 2) Snafu-U, Mark Berryman. Olson 25 — 1) Honey's Money, Bob Evans; 2) Pearl, Bill Riley; 3) Fastlane, Norm Williams. islander 30—1) Antaree, Larry Telford; 2) Blanca, Bruce Wallace; 3) Klllndlnl II, D.D, Drummond. Santana 22 — 1) US, Nemesis, Anna Peachy; 2) US, James Samuels/Bob Barksdale; 3) Santana, Paul Banta.

Corinthian YC February 15/16 races postponed due to the storm of the century. Golden Gate YC Calm and tranquil was the name of the game once again for the GGYC’s February 2 race. Winds rarely exceeded 10 to 15 out of the Northeast. What more can we say except, we’re glad summer’s on the way. IOR Division — 1) Dark Homs, One Tonner, Den¬ nis Surtees/Dick Horn; 2) Bladerunner, Relchet/ Pugh 47, Bill Twist; 3) Coyote, Beneteau One-Ton, irvLoube.

1240 Division — 1) Still Smokin’, J/35, Steve Jeppesen; 2) Lois Lone, Wylie, Bill Erkelens; 3) Maryjane, Luffe 44, Lon Price. 1250 Division — 1) Svendle, custom, Sven Svendsen; 2) Jackrabbit, Islander 40, Dave Uggett; 3) Lady Jane, Baltic 38, Brian and Jill Humphries. 1300 Division — 1) Hot Flash, Santa Cruz 27, Bren Meyer; 2) Abigail Morgan, Express 27, Ron Kell; 3) Wave Runner, Tartan Ten, Ed Campbell. 1305 Division — 1) Wild Onion II, Islander 36, Allan Sehuman; 2) Bad Bunny, Wylie Wabbitt, Colin Moore; 3) Juggernaut, Islander 36, Frank Tomsick. 1310 Division — 1) Magic Jammies, Wavelength 24, Wlchter/Rau; 2) Runnln’ Sweet, J/24, Darrel Louts; 3) Chorus, Kettenburg 38, Peter English. 1315 Division — 1) Class Action, Catalina 30, Dean Dietrich; 2) Temerity, Catalina 30, Dave Halaby; 3) Wahope II, Newport 30, Walt Wilson. 320 Division — Sundance It, Cal 2-27, Leigh Brits, RYC; 2) Surf, Davidson 1/4-ton, Rod Eldrldge; 3) Freyja, Catalina 27, Ray Nelson. 1330 Division — Gusty, Santana 22, Byhoff/ Sandkulla; 2) Constellation, Islander Bahama, John Super/John Lincoln; 3) Balzaphlre, Islander 28, George Horsfall. Express 37 — 1) Sleeper, Tom Gettman; 2) Rs- J quest, Glenn Isaacson; 3) Mainframe. Catalina 38 — 1) Rum Turn Tugger, Bob Camp- , bell; 2) Park Place, Mike Robinson; 3) Nob Hill, Dave Cameron. Knair — 1) Red Witch; 2) Poor Gynt, KJell Skaar; 3) Lord Nelson, John Jenkins.

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may have five legs instead of four, and that one of the stops will be on the U.S. East Coast, probably New York. There may not be confirmation of this for some time to come, but when there is, remember you read it here first. If it doesn’t happen, we never heard the scandalous lie in our lives.

Race Notes The storms of February put a damper on lots of people’s plans, including the Cana¬ dian 12-Meter team who hoped to use the month training on Monterey Bay. Instead, they ended up being marooned with everybody else when the entrance to Santa Cruz silted in about February 1. With not much else to do, the Canada I crew gave several informal talks at area clubs, including a very entertaining one at the Monterey Peninsula YC. The entertainment, writes Lyn Hayes, began before the crew even ar¬ rived. “Members started the evening con¬ fused over the boat’s ‘real’ name. They were told it was Canada II and billed the evening

Womens Racing Association The WRA winter season began January IS. With 30 yachts entered in the five-race series, and several more joining individual races, the ladies are finding a lot of competi¬ tion on the starting line. After two races, the first sponsored by the Berkeley YC and the second, on February 1, by the Tiburon YC, the standings are as follows: Division A — 1) Lipstick, Express 27, M. Schnapp; 2) Ricochet, Wylie Wabbit, Gene Harris; 3) Kitty Hawk, Sonoma 30, Rhonda Fleming. Division B — 1) Hot Spunk, J/24, Vicki Sodaro; 2) Blue 4,4/24, Susie Madrigal!; 3) Sweeny Todd, 4/24, Uz Menis. Division C — 1) Legacy, Ranger 29, Sue Hoehler; 2) Happy, Santana 22, Barbara Kerr, 3) Rapid Tran¬ sit Jr., Ranger 23, S. Sylvester. Division D — 1) American Express, Ranger 26, Unda Ardleigh; 2) Sweet Breeze. Cal 20, Mary Cof¬ fey; 3) Constellation, islander Bahama, Sand) Harris,

Races three, four and five are on March 1, March 16 and April 12, respectively. The WRA Midwinters Perpetual Cup is on April 19. For more on WR^A racing, call Liz Ferrier at 567-9314, . . page lf5

Charlie Witcher and Nick Rau grinning and gripping the 1985 Camellia Cup.

as such. Those that had seen the boat knew/ it was clearly marked Canada I. A phone call from a crew member confirmed the latter. Signs were quickly changed. The crew arrived, doffed their jackets and there on their bright red shirts were the insignias Canada II.” It turns out that the Chicago syn¬ dicate’s 12 that’s now in the Bay is the real Canada II. The Windy City guys bought it from the Canadian syndicate, renamed it Clipper and campaigned it in for the ’83 defense. Did you follow all that? Anyway, the evening eventually turned out so well that, says Lyn, “It will be hard not to root for the Canadians down under.” After a few years of dormancy in the Bay, MORC (Midget Ocean Racing Club) is once again being resurrected this season. In¬ terested racers can race MORC in the Bay under HDA and in the ocean under MORA. To enter, please indicate by writing “MORC”prominently on the HDA form; there is no specific box for MORC this year. For more on MORC ratings, call Tim O’Connel at 283-8147 evenings. For more on MORA, call Andy Hegedus at 552-9983 (eves.) or Roger Heath at 681-4150 (eves.). If you didn’t do so good on the rules test in Max Ebb this month, maybe you should drop by the Corinthian YC on March 19 at 7:30. That’s when the Rules Seminar sponsored by the club begins. Sharing the podium will be Steve Jeppesen of Sobstad Sails, Dee Smith of the Ulmer-Kolius loft, Terry Anderllnl, U.S. Knarr champion and

Rich Hackett, noted tactician. A no-host bar opens at 6:30, with a $7.50 spaghetti dinner at 7. Reservations essential. 435-510L John Kolius won’t be able to make the Congressional Cup in Long Beach later this month. Word has it that he’s remaining in Aussie-land to try and squeeze a couple more millionths of a knot out of the New York YC’s 12-Meter, America II. In his place will be Dave Dellenbaugh, winner of this year’s Knickerbocker Cup. Other skippers still planning to race Catalina 38s around Long Beach from the 10th to the 16th are Yeves Pajot, Harold Cudmore, Rod Davis, Chris Dickson, Steve Flamm, John Gobbell Sr., Colin Beashall, Dave Perry and Flavio Scalla. Want to watch a different kind of sailing race? Why not plan to be in Rio Vista this June 6-8 for the Rio Vista Super Slalom Event, 50 miles of boardsailing action from Sherman Island to Rio Vista. What’s that? You want to enter? You mean boardsailors read Latitude 38 too? There goes the neighborhood. Team Rio Productions at (707) 374-6242 can get you on the fast ► track. Bring lots of suncreen. Nick Rau and Charlie Witcher will have Magic Jammies back in fresh water to defend their championship at the 21st Annual Folsom Camellia Cup Regatta March 22 and 23. They’re anything but rusty, though. Nick and Charlie just got through sailing the Wavelength 24 to a division win in the Metropolitan Midwinters. For more on the Camellia Cup, call Dave Nemzek at (916) 481-7173 or Commodore Tom Page at (916) 488-6465.

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CHANGES With reports this month on Tristan Jones in Cyprus; Nikki Loraine in Zihuatanejo; Simoon at Palmyra; Golondrina inching toward Cabo San Lucas; Saga in Moorea; Ventura in Bahia Navidad; Little O on the way to Cabo;^Picaroon in Cabo San Lucas; Rich and Alicia Freund in the Phillipines; Now Or Never after a cruise to Hawaii, and Cruise Notes.

Tristan Jones and Outbound Leg By Kellogg and Diana Fleming Of The Yacht Swan Lamaca, Cyprus The accompanying photograph was taken at Lamaca Marina (Cyprus) on December 3, 1985 during a celebration for Tristan Jones at the re-launching of his trimaran Outward Leg. We thought the photo and the events surrounding it might be of some interest to your readers. Tristan Jones and his crew, Thomas Ettenhuber and Alexander Pirfahl, arrived in Lamaca in early November and spent a month refitting Outward Leg for a trip to Oman via the Red Sea in February/March 1986. The refit included rebuilding the water

Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and Romania, empty¬ ing into the Black Sea. Tristan Jones’ storytelling ability kept the crews of the 400 cruising boats wintering in Lamaca well-entertained during his stay. On Thanksgiving, he was the guest of the American cruisers for a turkey feast at a local restaurant and he took the opportunity to reveal a pro-American patriotism nbt often seen in ‘foreigners’. But then Outward Leg is an American flag vessel and after 2-1/2 months of negotiating the shoals of Iron Cur¬ tain bureaucracy, his point of view is rooted in rare experience. Sharing the photo with Tristan are members of Britain’s Royal Scots Guards who provided the music and grog for the celebration. — kellogg and diana 1/2/86 \

Readers — The Flemings are from San Francisco and in the midst of a circum¬ navigation on their Garden Porpoise.

Nikki Loraine — Passport 42 Ray & Marilyn Masnaghetti Zihuatanejo, Mexico (Moss Landing, Elkhorn YC)

Tristan Jones and international friends in Cyprus.

ballast keel on the trimaran and overhauling the engine. Both were damaged in a traverse of northern Europe via the Rhine and Danube river systems, passages that took Outward Leg through Holland, West Ger¬ many, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary,

We left our Moss Landing berth in July of last year to visit the Channel Islands and har¬ bor hop through Southern California. We spent a month in San Diego — a great jump¬ ing off place — before crossing the border to Mexican waters on December 14. Everything we’d read and heard indicated Ensenada was dirty and that most Baja west coast anchorages offered minimal protec¬ tion, so we decided to go offshore and sail straight down to Cabo San Lucas. We left San Diego on December 14 in bright sun¬ shine and light winds — conditions that prevailed all the way down the coast. We ex¬ perienced our best winds at night, so we never did spend a night at anchor. Our first night out of San Diego was also the last night we wore our long underwear, heavy sweaters and foul weather gear. What a pleasure to pack all that stuff away as we travelled south! We arrived in Cabo six days out of San

Diego, anchoring next to Glenn and Jane Goldsmith’s Content, also from Moss Land¬ ing. We immediately began enjoying the holiday season with all the other yachts — numbering about 160 at the time. The Cabo net kept everybody in close touch and provided newcomers with all the information and advice they might need. It was on the net we heard about the three boats that got blown out of the San Carlos anchorage (the one about 50 miles south of El Rosario) by Santa Ana winds. They just had to cut their anchors and leave. The boats returned three times to try and recover their gear, but succeeded in no more than losing yet another anchor. Baja’s west coast an¬ chorages, except for Turtle Bay, are to be page 178

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same as the water. The town is pretty, with cobblestone streets, plants and trees, and a park-like town plaza right on the waterfront. The Mexican people we have encountered have been cheerful, helpful and patient with our fumbling efforts at Spanish. There were only 14 visiting yachts in Zihaut when we came in, but more were ar¬ riving each day. We will probably be leaving here in mid-February to work our way north, taking in the harbors and islands we missed on the way down. We are now eagerly awaiting the arrival of our mail which is being forwarded to us by our son. It should contain the January issue of Latitude 38, and the Cruising Mexico, Part IV article. So far your advice has been excellent. — ray and marilyn masnaghetti 1/27/86 Ray & Marilyn — We’re delighted you feel our advice has been good, and hope you got the January issue and the latest installment

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Sailboats in Cabo’s inner harbor before they got the heave ho.

used with caution. We spent three weeks in Cabo, enjoying the sunshine, beaches and the camaraderie of the yachting community. Since the com¬ munity was mostly made up of Americans and Canadians, pot-lucks, happy hours and volleyball games were always being orga¬ nized. It was a good introduction to the cruising life. After listening to the horror stories of yachts that tried to round the corner and sail up to La Faz and were beaten/back by 40-knot northerlies on the nose, we decided to take Latitude 38’s advice and go south. In page 179

fact we followed Latitude 38’s suggestion to sail straight down, taking advantage of the northerly winds. Our first three days were exhilarating, with winds up to 30 knots over our port quarter and seas as high as ten to twelve feet. We did take some green water over the boat. But carrying just a working jib, we raced along at six and seven knots until the winds and seas subsided. We did some motorsailing on the final two days of our five day trip from Cabo to Zihuatanejo, but we always had some wind. Zihuatanejo is everything Latitude 38 pro¬ mised. It has a beautiful harbor with isolated beaches and inlets along its edge. When we arrived the air temperature was 80 degrees, /

A button that explains to first-time cruisers why cer¬ tain things occur.

of the Cruising Mexico series. We would like to ask one favor of you and all the other cruisers in Mexico this winter, specifically that you take a minute or two to advise us of any information you think should be added to the series. Things like little-known good anchorages, especially good restaurants and stores, particularly good repair services — things like that.

CHANGES

Simoon — Columbia 50 Bob & Gail Jensen Palmyra (Ukiah, Honolulu & Sausalito) A couple of Latitude 38 issues back we read that Simoon was going to Palmyra. So on November 3 we left our Ala Wai berth and headed out with our daughter, Carol Lee and Tom Yundt aboard. The trip south to Palmyra was nice. We began by motoring for 10 hours until the wind gradually came up to fill our sailsu. It was a broad reach and we let our windvane do the steering. After three lazy days of sailing, we put out some fishing lines. In a couple of hours we’d pulled in a 20-ft Ono and just a few minutes later we landed a nice mahi mahi. Thus we ate well for the remainder of the trip. As we got within 30 miles of Palmyra our weather fax showed a big weather system over the island. So at midnight on the sixth day we hove to for five hours, letting the lightning strike and the rain pour. By noon the following day we were about five miles off, but then the thick clouds obstructed our view again. After moving for¬ ward for about five miles and not seeing the island, we made a course change to the west in hopes of spotting some of the palms. We traveled for about a mile, however, and still did not see any trace of land. Then 1 looked over the side and there was the bottom — Palmyra has a reef that extends about two miles offshore to the east and west. Having seen the bottom, we immediately turned south again and stayed on a south course until we had no depth reading. We then turned west one more time, and after an hour of sailing finally spotted some trees through the rain. Then we saw the five radio towers and the sand island which are on the starboard side when you enter the channel. Just about this time we were hit by a big squall — 50-knot winds and lots of rain. Having lost visual contact with the island again, we threw out the pick and went below. When the squall passed, we discovered that we’d anchored right in the pass. As it was 4:00 p.m., we hoisted an¬ chor, motored past the old landing craft with the coconut tree growing on it and eventu¬ ally reached the anchorage. Once ashore we were met by the three dogs; Army, Navy and Palmyra. We spent

Carol Lee at the Palmyra YC.

almost two weeks at the island, skihdiving, fishing and beachcombing all the bunkers and motus. During World War II there were 6,000 troops stationed here. They must have taken all the lobster because we couldn’t find any. Two days before we set sail back for Honolulu, Army, the leader of the dogs, was bit on the left front leg by a shark! None of the tendons or muscles were severed, but it looked as though it would take something like 60 stitches to get the leg back together. We did our best. Tom held Army’s back legs, Gail held his front legs, Carol Lee took care of his mouth, and I succeeded in getting about eight stitches in before Army’s wiggling and struggling became too much. We were delighted to just recently get a ham report that Army’s leg had healed allright. Our eleven-day trip back to Hawaii was a bear! The wind was blowing directly out of Honolulu, which meant we had to tack, tack, tack and tack. Then about three days out the weather fax showed a system hitting Honolulu — and sure enough, the next day it nailed us. With swells from the north and northeast, and winds a plenty, we blew out our working jib and went all the way down to a triple-reefed main and a storm jib. Still we got water in the engine, a thru-hull fitting failed, and the bilge-pump broke down.

We sailed almost to Kauai before making our last tack for Oahu. After eleven hard days on the wind, Honolulu sure looked good. May 15 we’ll be heading for Alaska, after which we’ll be heading down the west coast. We should be back in our old Sausalito berth by October. After that who knows; we may return to Honolulu in time to keep our berth and maybe we won’t. Has anybody else noticed the trend toward big boats for cruising? Like 80 to 100-footers? Lots and lots of really big boats out cruising now. — bob jensen 2/11/86

Golondrina — Roberts 31 Sid Worthen and Brad Kagel Inching Toward Cabo (San Jose) Golondrina is a fiberglass version of a Roberts 31 cutter that I spent ten years building. Launched just a year ago, some but not all of her bugs have been worked out. This trip to Mexico is her maiden ocean voyage. My 14-year-old grandson, Brad Kagel, has taken off a semester of school in Cleveland to accompany me, his 70-yearold grandfather, on the voyage. On December 16 we powered out of Palo Alto Yacht Harbor, spent a night in Red¬ wood City Marina, and the following day page 180

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went up to San Francisco Municipal marina where we discovered trouble with the engine. It was a fuel leak near the injector pumps. Since I couldn’t fix it, Brad and I consulted over the situation; do we abort the voyage or do we continue under sail alone? We both endorsed going on without a func¬ tioning engine. Under normal wind conditions there would have been little wrong with such a decision. However, there was very little wind. Eight days out of San Francisco we were just 40 miles off of Monterey. By December 30 we had traveled only 180 miles, an average of just 12 miles per day. At that point we decided it was necessary to put in to Morro Bay and reprovision. We finally made the Rock on January 2, thanks to a 22-mile tow by the Coast Guard cutter Cape Wash. After a few days in port, we headed south under somewhat better wind conditions. We finally arrived — by mistake — at Mission Bay, just a few miles north of our intended destination of San Diego Bay, on January 15. A month from San Francisco to San Diego is not very swift progress. The boat has worked well except for two problems which plague the engine; a fuel drip and air getting into the lines from the starboard fuel tank. Someday I may solve these problems. Celestial navigation has proved to be in¬ valuable (except on cloudy days), because I have no Loran or SatNav and because my sumlog was overreading by 15 to 20 per¬ cent. Just before arriving at Mission Bay my main compass quit floating. My binoculars have double vision because of a broken prism and a set screw on the sextent horizon mirror was found to be stripped. All of these have since been repaired — at a cost, of course. We hope to leave for Ensenada on the January 22 ebb tide. Our time to Ensenada — who knows? — sid worthen 1/25/86 Sid — We’re delighted you made it to San Diego in relatively good shape, but wonder if you fully appreciate the danger you put you and your grandson in. If you only made 12 miles a day you weren’t sailing, you were drifting. What would you have done if storm warnings had been posted when you were page 181

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40 miles out? A winter storm should be con¬ sidered life-threatening to a senior citizen and a youngster in a 30-ft boat; only by the grace of God did you not get hit by one. As for mistaking Mission Bay for San Diego Bay, that’s not funny. It’s like mistak¬ ing the Bolinas Lagoon for the Golden Gate — they don’tlook the least bit alike. For the love of God, Sid, please make sure you and your boat are a little bit more prepared before you and your grandson continue on. You don’t need a Loran or SatNav, but you must have a log that’s accurate and a compass that’s been boxed. And you’ve got to be able to read a chart suffi¬ ciently well to know that a Mission Bay is not a San Diego Bay. As for your engine, have a qualified per¬ son solve the problems today. The same goes for your bottom; you must have a foot or two of growth. We’re not trying to insult you or keep you from following your dream, we just want you and your grandson to live long enough to tell friends and relatives about it.

Saga - Rival 32 Jackie, Ron and Jesse Zaneveld Cook’s Bay, Moorea_

Jesse was one year old and not yet walk¬ ing when we sailed out of Newport, Oregon, aboard our English-built Rival 32. (It’s hard to believe that was two years ago!) We harbor-hopped down the Oregon-California coast. After weathering the prerequisite Cape Blanco and Cape Mendocino gales, we moored in Monterey at the marina for three months while Ron worked as an oceanographer at the Navy Postgraduate School there. The harbor staff in Monterey (Brooks, Jack and John) bend over backwards to accommodate transient yachts, and were the friendliest officials we’ve met anywhere. Being able to see the sea lions, sea otters, pelicans and gulls right by our boat everyday made Monterey a magic place for our son and us. In January 1984 we sailed out of Monterey headed toward Santa Barbara. We had hoped to stop at several anchorages along the way, but due to persistent and thick fog, we got to practice fog navigation techniques instead! A month later we had settled in at Ventura West Marina, Phase II (by the jettie and beach). Despite being made to feel a little less than welcome by the staff there, we had an enjoyable stay on G dock. Jesse began his sandcastle building career, while Ron commuted to UCSB to work by day, and we remodeled, overhauled, improved and pro¬ visioned the boat by “all the rest of the time”. Jess found lots of kids to play with in the marina, and was practically raised by Elizabeth, Jim and Heather (Alora La Rue) Sandy and “Gooey” (Concordia), and “Captain Plop” (Born Free). Nine busy months flew by as we “created” more and more space aboard Saga. (When we sold our house we thought we’d gotten rid of “everything”, but we, like most cruisers, have way too much stuff!) In our «quest for the ever-illusive inch of storage space, we turned our main salon into a Japanese-style living area by removing the table and raising the floor to the level of the salon benches. It works great for us because we now have four deep, square lockers in the center of the boat for provisions (and toys), and Jesse has an open, flat area for playing on. We also shelved, canvased, built-up, or otherwise altered every area of the boat for maximum, but organized, “stuff-

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stuffing”. “Thanks-going” day we left Ventura for San Diego with hopes of being in Cabo a month later to celebrate Christmas. Despite high hopes and good intentions, a water tank leak developed while we were in San Diego, and prevented us from making it. So we did the next best thing — we dined on shrimp, ribs, roast beef, and guacamole at the many and varied happy hours on Shelter and Harbor Islands. Also, Ron studied for, and passed his General Ham License exam in a record two-weeks time. We had a ten-day sail from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas in January, stopping to sleep overnight at Cedros Island and at Magdalana Bay. The bad part was we hadn’t perfected our sea-going routine/family act yet, so we were exhausted. (Jess was a little over two years old by then.) At 3 a.m. off Cedros Island I actually fell asleep standing up at the tiller, clunking my head on the dodger several times before calling Ron to rescue me. The good part was the weather was reasonably good, the whales were numerous and fascinating, and we got there still smiling. Due to Ron’s work commitments, we raced north to Guaymas, on the mainland, stopping only five days each in Cabo, La Paz, and Isla San Francisco. We left Cabo April 20, bound for Socorro Island, sailing 180°M with 15K wind on our beam. We arrived two days later, feeling we’d begun “the most prepared-for three or four weeks of our lives”! The one day we’d planned to stay, became five days due to the overwhelming friendliness of Navy Ad¬ miral Loperena stationed there. He orga¬ nized and led hikes to the volcano, the caves, and the guord fields, and even opened up his home to the yachties in the bay. Besides Saga, the American yachts Armorel, Fiddler’s Green, Falls of Clyde, and Ricochet were present. On April 27 we finally took a deep breath, gulped, patted each other on the back, upped anchor, and headed out oh our ocean passage to the South Seas. The wind was light but we sailed the puffs all day. At 4 p.m., when we could still see the bay from whence we’d come, we decided to motor back for a good night’s rest. It was an anticlimactic start! The next day the wind was blowing so we

Jesse Zaneveld (?) as a youngster taking a wicked sw¬ ing at the pinata during Sea of Cortez Race Week.

really were off on our adventure! Jesse was 2V2 years old at this point — great age for crossing an ocean in a small boat, right? — and had thrown away his diapers only days before. As you might imagine, the focus of our trips was not contemplating the majesty of the universe, debating philosophical issues, or experiencing tranquility, it was amusing the second mate and getting enough rest. The first three days we had trouble with our Aries windvane. The wind was fairly light and the vane seemed stiff and unresponsive despite an overhaul two weeks earlier. We used a sheet-to-tiller shock cord system for self-steering, while we made a triangular sail for the windblade, using our hand-crank sewing machine. Then all was well. We settled into a routine of standing threehour watches, and scanning the horizon for

ships every seven minutes. At that point the person on watch was also on “kiddy watch”, and the other person, theoretically, rested. Jess did well on the trip. He never once asked ‘when we’d be there’, or if ‘he could get off the boat’. He was out on deck with us quite often, clipped in with a safety harness sewn to his lifejacket. When below, he lis¬ tened to storybook tapes (our recorder has auto reverse so they play over and over), played “scubadiver” over the lee cloths, or “camping” in the pillowcases. He did require an hour of wrestling daily (minimum) and used daddy’s legs for his human junglegym. By the time we sighted land Ron’s legs were hairless, having been painfully plucked hairby-hair by his energetic son. The passage from Socorro Island to Hiva Oa in the Marquesas took 23 days. Much to my amazement, the ocean was calm and winds light for much of our passage. Our fourth day out we hit the notorious doldrums and experienced that for nine frustrating page 182

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days (from 15° 27’N, 114° 12’W to 6° 40’N, 121° 42’W). While the wind and sea state varied, it was always hot, rocky, and squally. The low point of the trip was a day in the doldrums when Ron spent 14 hours rebuilding a broken head. He tried to be cheerful (who could?) and sang “sanitary engineering is the job we love to do; sanitary engineering is the job for me and you in chorus with Jesse. There were many high points to the passage including King Neptune’s visit (for Jesse, he ranks up there with Santa and the Easter Bunny now), night watches spent quietly reading a book or star-gazing, torpedo-like trails of bioluminescence shooting toward us which turned out-to be schools of dolphins riding our wake, picnics in the cockpit, and finally, actually seeing an island in the middle of the ocean! We spent six weeks in the Marquesas visiting Hiva Oa, Tahuata, Nuku Hiva, and Ua Pou. For getting Jesse around and page 183

reprovisioning in Hiva Oa we were glad we had a stroller as it’s a long (3 miles) hike to the village of Atuona. We left after I got a brutal introduction to “no-no’s” with over 80 itchy bites on one arm alone! We tried lots of remedies for the itch but only the old “Dutch cure” worked for getting a good night’s rest — two swigs straight rum at bedtime. On Tahuata the women all asked for embroidery hoops, perfume and children’s clothing, while the teenagers begged for rock tapes. Ua Pou was our favorite island in the Mar¬ quesas. Not only was the scenery magnifi¬ cent and people extremely friendly, but they also have vegetables grown there locally . . . even green ones ... A welcome sight and a rare one! Jesse was adopted by a local “gang” of kids and Ron was swarmed by them everytime he went off sketching. The village’s evening entertainment seems to be gathering at the breakwater to visit, and to watch the yachties shower. By the way, ice cream is available from (where else?) the radio-TV repair shop! After a two-week stay in Ahe and Rangiroa in the Tuamotus, we sailed on to Tahiti to meet Ron’s folks from Holland, who flew in for Jesse’s third birthday. It was celebrated along the quay in Papeete. Another three weeks found us solidly planted in Cook’s Bay, Moorea, on a free mooring off the Kaveka Hotel. We have ac¬ cess to free ice and shower here, the bay is breathtaking, the water is clear and some coral is alive. The Club Bali Hai is friendly to cruisers so we swim and sun there often. Ten weeks have flown by but we haven’t moved on yet. Ron goes off painting the Moorea scenery daily and is now recognized as the guy who walks miles and miles around the island with a green backpack, then sits under trees and paints. He has also done several commissions of sailboats and is hoping to have an exhibition at the Gauguin Museum soon. During this trip Ron changed careers, so he’s now “an artist”. (We planned this “midlife crisis” of his for years, and now it is actually happening!) Meanwhile, Jesse has enrolled (for free) in L’Ecole Maternelle de Pago Pago, a French preschool, for a few months. Only one other child (and his teacher) speaks English, and Jess is not speaking much French, but he really enjoys going. We “commute” by oarpowered Zodiac and it’s a 40 minute row

each way, so my biceps are well exercised. If you have to commute, this is the ideal way — no smog, no traffic, no stress, just gliding over the reef watching the many colored fish and getting exercise at the same time! Within a few weeks we’ll be sailing again. Our job list has shrunk and we’re all relaxed and rested, so we’ll probably circumnavigate Tahiti and Moorea, then head for Huahine in December. We’ll remain in the Society Islands until April, then work our way west toward New Zealand by next November. People are beginning to make trips back to the States now, so suddenly the fleet is blessed with much-desired Latitude 38’s. We enjoy reading them! Keep up the good work! P.S. We’ve heard your Race Week article (Mexico) showed a photo of a young boy (in Bugs Bunny hat) swinging at a pinata. If so, that was Jesse! — jackie, ron and jesse zaneveld

Ventura — Columbia 28 Jack Edinger & Donna Kirby Bahia Navidad, Mexico (Sausalito) Thank you, Latitude 38\ In your December issue you reported us leaving for

Donna Kirby, enjoying Christmas aboard at Las Hadas.

Cabo. But instead we took the advice of your Mexico Cruising Primer and headed directly for the mainland. After leaving San Diego on December 4, we didn’t stop until ten days later at Chemela Bay, about 60 miles south of Puerto Vallarta. We stopped for some respite from a Gulf norther that

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whipped us for the last two days. Other than the norther, it was a great offshore passage. We arrived at Las Hadas in time for the Christmas and New Year partying. Since then we’ve been enjoying the kind of weather you leave home for — while radio reports from the majority of the cruising fleet further north are shivering through one chilly norther after another. I guess they didn’t read Latitude 38. Our time at Las Hadas set the mood for the cruise — too much good food and party¬ ing. But we avoided the final hangovets by leaving for Zihuatanejo on New Year’s Eve. We loved the Zihuatanejo area, but after three weeks slowly started north again. We had a great gam with Jim and Diana Jessie of Nalu IV in Manzanillo a couple of days ago. They’re awaiting crew for their passage to the Marquesas. Earlier at Las Hadas we saw Shammy, a San Francisco boat which is completing a five year circumnavigation. We have not seen many San Francisco boats as they seem to still be up in the frozen north. We do expect to see Beau and Annie Hudson of Lionwing and Lyman and Jean Lacy of Shearwater as we will be crossing paths within a week or so. While on the coast of mainland Mexico we’ve enjoyed some great night sailing powered by the land breezes. The weather is usually hot and calm during the day, so we’ve favored the night passages. Phil and her Pelicano Club here in Navidad deserve every nice thing you’ve ever heard about her. We’re glad we didn’t pass by and will probably linger longer than we planned. We’ll send in our ‘score’ when we get home. — the jack and donna show 1/30/86

Cruise the Philippines? Why not? Rich and Alicia Freund (Telesls, Oyster Point) While Alicia and I visited the Philippines (we flew there this time), we managed to visit three areas where we found some yachties. The letter Emily Kopec wrote us proved very helpful for cruisers looking for potential places to visit. My initial question to yachties in the Philippines was always the same: How safe

is it and where are the pirates? Like others, we would like to sail the Philippines but are afraid to because of all the horror stories we’ve heard. The folks we talked to seemed surprised that such horror stories existed. Their feeling was that you have to be alert no matter where you sail in the world and that before visiting a place you should know something about it. They pointed out that occasionally boats are stolen on San Francisco Bay, too. The Philippines are called “The Land of Paradise” and “The Land of 7,000 Islands”. The country covers a large area, and in this large area there are three areas which cruisers should either stay away from or be very careful in: 1. Mindinao, specifically southern Mindinao, the South China Sea and the Sulu Sea. 2. Samar: This is not quite as bad, but it is not healthy. 3. Luzon: Manila, and to the north. Manila should only be entered during daylight hours. Of all the sailors we spoke to, only one had had any first hand problems. This was a shootout two years ago that occured in the south near Mindinao. During our visit we first stopped at the Manila YC and had breakfast. It didn’t im¬ press us very much. Manila Bay is dirty and the club is too close to the city. Although we arrived too early to talk to the right people, it does appear to be an active club with racing as well as cruising. If you can get on their

The harbor at St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The charter business hasn’t been bad this season.

mailing list, the Manila YC publishes a packet several times a year on the topic of cruising in the Philippines. It gives the courses to take to favored islands, probable weather conditions, the best time of year to make the passage, anchorages, etc. It looked very informative. We next stopped at the island of Cebu. We stayed in Cebu City for two days, but the village of Pooc was where we found the yachts. The boats hailed from such countries as Australia, New Zealand, France, the United States, Canada and Holland. It was here that we met Australians Peter and Jill. Peter had his hands full with several projects. One is a 55-ft schooner, after which he’s to tackle a 65-ft boat. In addition to this work he’s been asked to do a number of repairs. Meanwhile Jill was about to head back to Oz in order to earn more money. Another couple was hurrying back to their boat to feed their children, so we didn’t get to talk long. They had just bought their week’s groceries ... $15 US. Unlike the bustling cities, Pooc was very quiet, the people were friendly and there was no hustle. The final place we sought out yachts was the island of Mindoro, also called Puarto Galero. We stayed for a week in a cottage at La Laguna Beach, but were unable to visit page 184

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the Philippines is economical compared to the States; $250 will suffice to live well. Philippine cities are like those found in most of the rest of the world; they are dirty, crowded and have a high rate of crime. Out in the provinces the living is idyllic; quiet, clean and cheap. A sailor’s paradise. Our sailboat, a Pearson 323, arrived in March of 1985. Our next project is to pay off the mortgage so we can set sail for the Philippines. — rich freund 1/19/86 Readers — We recieved the above ‘Changes’ prior to the election — or whatever you want to call it — that occured in the Philipines in early February.

with as many yachties as we had hoped. The problem was the Coast Guard wouldn’t let us rent a boat to go out and visit because they said we needed a permit from the Coast Guard in Batangas. But later I was able to meet three people as they came ashore in their dinghies. The first two were caretakers for absentee owners. The third dinghy carried a couple from Southern California whose Union 36 was anchored out. Their comment: “Keep all the wild horror stories going, this is a cruiser’s paradise and we want to keep it for ourselves”. Alicia and I did visit other places, both in¬ land and on the side of mountains. However while we were by the sea we went swimming every day, sometimes two and three times a day. The temperature averaged about 80°. The rate of exchange was 18.5 pesos to one US dollar. A San Miguel beer, which is very good, was about five pesos. From the yachties we talked to, this is the impression we have of the Philippines: The climate is ideal although the summers can be hot and humid. Winds are generally between 10 and 15 knots in the afternoon. There is lots of clear ocean water, and the swimming, diving and fishing is great. The terrain is beautiful, and there are plenty of fine beaches and secure anchorages. The Philip¬ pines get typhoons, but there are plenty of places to hide a boat from them. Living in page 185

Now or Never — Nightengale 24 Jeffery McWhinney Sausalito to Nawiliwili (Berkeley)

1 got the hell out of the Bay last August 10. It turned out not to be that hard. All you have to do is spend every penny you’ve earned at Svendsens; hock your car, out¬ board and spare lifevests; drink three tall

'Now or Never’ being forklifted to

boat rack at

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____ Buds and watch a friend untie your dock lines and push you away from the dock. My trip from Sausalito to Nawiliwili, Kauai

was excellent with ranging from positively hairy (the first 36 hours), to extended “fast is fun” surfing conditions (in the L.A. to Hawaii great circle route), to three full days of serious drifting (almost 2/3’s of the way across). My Navik vane did most of the steering until I realized it was having all the fun and was pretty poorly trained at spinnaker sailing. It was nice to find that those sextent devices really do work quite well, as the Nawiliwili Light appeared in front of my bow as calculated on September 2 at 3 a.m. My arrival in Hawaii marked the end of my singlehanding as my buddy Dave flew in and joined me for six weeks of sailing backwards through the islands. We finally ended up at Gentry’s Kona Marina, an outfit that belongs on your “very good guy” list. These folks put a great deal of time and energy into the drydocking procedure, for mine is the first sailboat in their “racks”, something which led to a few unforseen complications. But everyone helping seemed to enjoy the challenge of the project in a very aloha-like spirit. For anyone going to Hawaii in a boat 24-ft

or less, the rent is $60 a month, the lift can handle 6,000 lbs., the forklift 10,000 lbs, and is costs just $10 to have your boat hauled and launched. Gentry’s is where my boat sits today. I took an abbreviated trip home — World Air-

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ways — so that I could finish at U.C. Berkeley, earn money, and hopefully return to get on with business. All I really wanted to say was ‘thank you’ for being a major source of inspiration. About five years ago in a ‘Letters’ comment was the sentence: “It doesn’t matter what you go in, use a Folkboat if you must, just go”. That sentence stuck with me all the way to the yacht broker where I was to inspect a Folkboat. It turned out the Folkboat had been sold, so I was pointed in the direction of one of Tito Rivano’s bombproof Nightengales. It’s name, Now or Never, seemed appropriate, so I bought it. It turns out this has been a great boat for me, as I put in a year of international abuse on the Bay before I sailed out the Golden Arches. If you’re out there Tito, you should be aware that it’s possible to go 15 knots in your boats, and do it with a wung out 100 and a double-reefed main. So thanks again for all your magazine does. And thanks to all the freighters I talked to enroute for assuring me that I wasn’t headed directly into a hurricane. I only wish you guys would have seen me on your radar once in a while. P.S. Do you know of anyone that has taken a boat on the Trans-Siberian Railway? — Jeffrey mcwhinney 1/15/86 Jeffery — Thanks for all the nice words! As for the Trans-Siberian, we haven’t heard of anyone who has taken their boat that route. We do know of several people who’ve shipped their boats across Mexico by railroad. And of course there’s always Tristan Jones, who by truck and rail and sail took his boat all the way across South America — including the Andes mountains. As you probably have already learned, if there’s a will, there’s a way.

Little O — Olson 30 Commodore Tompkins, Jim Urfer San Francisco to Cabo San Lucas (Sausalito) Do as we say, not as our boat does. In our Mexico Cruising Primer series we recommend that cruisers go south to Mexico early, and certainly not as late as February. So when did our Olson 30 leave for Los Angeles and Cabo San Lucas? February. Actually we’re not the big hypocrites we

might seem, because it’s all Commodore Tompkin’s fault. We’d intended to trailer the boat to Guaymas and drop the boat in there — until Commodore approached us and said he had to go to sea. He said it with such urgency we didn’t see any way We could turn him — and his crew, Jim Urfer — down. Furthermore, he told us he needed offshore experience on a boat like ours to see if he wanted to do a TransPac in one this summer. The two departed San Francisco right on the heels of the big surf that claimed nine lives at Bodega Bay and just before the tor¬ rential rains that submerged half of Northern California. Frankly, we thought such a trip in icy, stormy February sounded like one of the all-time crummy ideas. But after a lifetime of sailing small boats around the oceans of the world, we figure Commodore’s pretty much entitled to his opinion. Upon the boat’s arrival in Los Angeles, Commodore reported that they’d had an ex¬ cellent trip, beating from Point Sur south. We always thought that beating a couplehundred miles in winter on an Olson 30 and an excellent trip to be mutually exclusive things, but as before we’ll defer to Com¬

Jim Urfer and Commodore Tompkins about to head south in — ugh! — February.

modore’s wisdom. After a little work on the mast in L.A., the boat was to leave for Mexico. We haven’t had a word from it since. Have you? — latitude 38 2/22/86

Picaroon — Santana 35 Dave and Bob Puerto Vallarta (San Fransico Bay) As is the case with many boats here, the voyage of the Picaroon has stalled in Puerto Vallarta. We intended to stay a week when we ar¬ rived via Isla Isabella, San Bias and Chacala three weeks ago. And we’ll be here at least another week. We’ve been delayed by visits from friends and the weather. The weather has been too good to move! We spent two weeks in the main Puerto Vallarta harbor,, which we favored for its proximity to town — 40 pesos to town. Ac¬ tually maybe it was a little too close to town, as evidenced by the fact that the waiters at page 186

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P.S. Rumor has it that satellite #20 lies. — bob and dave 2/20/86

Carlos O’Briens, Capricios and other establishments now all know us by name. A secure anchorage, it is on the dirty side. Since then we’ve moved to Nuevo Vallarta, which most everyone thinks is a great place even though it’s a long ways from town — 3500 pesos if you can find a cab. It’s also true that the harbor entrance sports some breakers at times, even though the entrance is 12 feet deep at high tide and nobody has run aground yet. There are about 200 slips here, all with potable free water and electricity — a great place to fix things on the boat. There are about 75 boats here, and there’s lots hap¬ pening; dock parties, etc. We left the Pic here while Bob took the $3 first class ferry ride to Cabo and I had a great time at the Mazatlan carnival. As least I had a great time until I discovered someone had been in my hotel room stealing my watch, ghetto blaster and wallet. Mazatlan remains low on our list of favorite cruising spots. One more side trip to Mexico City and then we’re headed north again. Actually the truth is that we may never return; we’ve been having more fun than is humanly possibly__ page 187

Bob & Dave — We’re delighted to hear the good things about Nuevo Vallarta, since it was such a disaster last season. However, the folks on Orion had some complaints: “You requested information on Nuevo Vallarta: The first set of docks are in with water and electricity. Regrettably, the piers are all 30-ft long and separated by just a nar¬ row channel into which some of the boats stick out considerably, leaving virtually no room for manuevering longer vessels. There is also a well-protected anchorage available for about 25 boats. As yet there are no shoreslde facilities of any kind. The distance to the main highway leading to Vallarta is 2.5 miles. It’s another 12 miles into town. It may be better to anchor off northern downtown Puerto Vallarta. There usually isn’t a swell over six inches and dinghy land¬ ings can be made when the pangas park. Conasuper and Pemex are only a couple of blocks from here, as is immigration and the banks. Water is available at most of the businesses at the beach.” People should be warned that it can be roily and the swell can get well over six inches off downtown Puerto Vallarta. In fact Latitude 38 readers have seen photos of two large cruising boats that have dragged ashore and been pounded into small pieces at this location. Be careful.

Cruise Notes: A couple of readers have sent us notices indicating that Azilia, which is apparently a Cal 46, is missing and possibly lost at sea. The white-hulled vessel carrying the American registration number 559927 is believed to have left Raratonga in the Cook Islands on October 30 for the Bay of Islands in New Zealand. The trip covers about 1600 miles, and some potentially rough water. Those believed to be on the missing sloop are Captain James Scherer, 58; Mark McKenna, 30; and Gail Harrison, 35. A brief search was conducted by New Zealand authorities when Azilia did not arrive at the Bay of Islands within a reasonable amount of time, but nothing was found. While the case is still considered “open”, it’s no longer active.

Weather authorities in Wellington and Honolulu agree that winds and currents would have pushed the boat — or possibly liferaft — north and west of the intended course. While the prospects aren’t encourag¬ ing for a boat so long overdue, there have been a number of cases where the crews of long overdue boats have turned up. In 1982, for example, Steve Callahan lost his boat in the Atlantic and drifted for 76 days before being picked up by fishermen in the Caribbean. And just last year Gary Mundell lost his boat on an uninhabited island in the Carolines and was stranded their for 50 days before being picked up by chance (full story next month in Latitude 38). So if you or anyone you know has any knowledge of this vessel after October 30 or after it left Raratonga, please contact Michael McKenna collect at (212) 260-6229. Another boat that has been missing for quite some time is Gypsy Song, a 62-ft black hulled, 44-ton ketch. The San Francisco-based boat, documentation number 650218, was last seen off the coast of Central America. A $1500 reward is being offered for information on the boat or her crew. If you have any information, please contact Mrs. John Novosat, (213) 214-0311. We recently learned that John Neal, who did the Milk Run series in Latitude 38 about two years ago as well as many cruising seminars in Northern California, is about to take off cruising again. He’s sold Mahina Cruising Services and he’s trying to sell his plane — about all he’s going to hang onto is his home in Stewart.’John and his new wife, Barbara, will be taking off in Mahina the Halberg-Rassey 31 with which he’s already covered much of the Pacific. This time around John and Barbara will be calling on Easter Island, the Galapagos and other “fringe” areas. Their plans are open ended, so there’s no telling when or if they’ll return -»to Seattle. A number of Northern California cruisers probably remember A1 and Michele Taube on the 36-ft Block Island schooner, Island Belle. They sailed out of the Bay about four years ago, went to Mexico, Central America, through the Canal, and are now in Fort Lauderdale. They’ve still got the old wood boat, but they’ve also got some new crew; eight-month old Cody. Most recently the Taube’s have been sail-

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ing Florida and Bahamas waters. Al’s been earning a living by working on wood boats, and in fact just had a book published on the subject by International Marine: The Boat¬ wright’s Companion, Repairs Below The Waterline. We haven’t had a chance to read the book yet, but it looks pretty interesting. We especially enjoyed one part of the epilogue: “Working on boats is like going to war. It is impossible to do it without making a mess.” Just what Merl Petersen’s been trying to get into our thick skulls all along. In a number of recent issues we’ve been saying that Harry Braun’s Seeadler is a Cascade 42. Harry can’t figure out why we’ve been doing that since his boat is a Spencer 42. We can’t figure out why we’ve been doing it either. If we remember correct¬ ly, the Spencer 42 was designed by John Brandlymar — or did he design the Cascade 42? Speaking of names we’ve screwed up, there is no Bo Hudson cruising Mexico on the Freya 39, Lionwing, but there is a Beau Hudson. Many singlehanded sailors will remember Sam Vahey of the Ranger 37, Odysseus. Sam did the first two Singlehanded TransPac’s from San Francisco to Kauai, but never brought his boat back from the second one. He kept Odysseus on a mooring off Maui’s Kaanapali area for several years until a kona storm put her on the beach. After repairs, Sam sent her to a berth at Amfac Marina. A most independent contractor, Sam likes to spend a few months on his boat in the Islands each winter. Just last month he and his wife, Magda, returned after three restful months cruising several of Hawaii’s best islands. He wouldn’t tell us which until we promised not to publish their names, and you can be sure he wasn’t anchoring off Waikiki. Like all good restful vacations, this one had a profound effect on Sam. “Maybe I’ll just join a monastery,” he told us after contemplating gearing up for work again. Sam says it was a weird winter in the Islands, with few konas and lots of moderate westerlies. If you’re headed across the Atlantic to the Med, a good source of current information is Yachting World magazine published in England. You can usually find copies here in the States at the larger bookstores. The February issue of that fine magazine reported

that Horta harbor in the Azores, perhaps the most popular place to R&R during a transat¬ lantic crossing, is putting the finishing touches on a 100 berth marina, complete with showers, toilets, water, electricity, customs and immigration. The wellprotected new marina will provide an entic¬ ing alternative to the previous norm, which was anchoring off in the middle of the swellrocked port. Making it doubly enticing is the fact that there will be no charge — you’re reading correctly — for any of the berths during the first year of operation. Yachting World also reported on the vir¬ tual explosion of yachting facilities in Spain. According to their February issue, in the last ten years no less than eight harbors have been constructed in a 155 mile stretch of the Costa del Sol. One of the latest is a development at Sotogrande, a little facility that will offer all the amenities to as many as 400 yachts, including some as long as 160-ft. All this is just for starters. On a 195 mile stretch of the Costa Blanca, 22 new har¬ bors have been constructed within the last decade. Not to be outdone, the offshore islands of Ibiza and Mallorca are also going to town with marinas. A 375-berth facility at the former and a 664-berth number at the latter — with berths up to 200-ft — are just the big¬ gies. We’ve never been to Spain let alone sailed there, but reports in Changes indicate

The durability of steel.

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CRUISING APARTMENT 1985 44-ft Skipperliner. Tw. Volvo engs., sleeps 8 in 4 areas. Bathtub, spiral staircase, f.b., good Bay & Delta liveaboard cruiser. Must see to appreciate. Consider trade of 32K equity, smaller boat, motorhome, etc. $90,000. (415) 521 -4998.

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27-FT REINELL Fiberglass sloop, excellent condition, sleeps 6, enclosed head, stove, sink. Cassette CB, new bottom paint, new carpets, new Honda 9.7 outboard. $16,500 value. Must sell $9,700. 924-9433.

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SAVE 10% — NO BROKERAGE FEEI 1970,31-ft Cheoy Lee ketch. 30 hp diesel engine. Sleeps 5, fully equipped, head, stove, 60 gal watertank. Dodger. Teak decks. Wire to rope halyards, new lines throughout. Anchors bow and stern. Depthfinder, VHF radio. $36,000 or Best Offer. (707) 864-2095 leave message or (707) 746-0215 eves.

/ BRISTOL CORSAIR 25-ft full keel sloop. Perfect Bay/Delta cruising sailboat. Stand¬ ing headroom, full galley, sleeps 5. Fully equipped & ready to sail away. This boat must be sold. Originally asking $15,000. Reduced to $12,000. Financing available. (415) 875-7491.

30-FT COLUMBIA 1972. Refitted ’84. Atomic 4, AC/DC refer, Loran, VHF, depth, speedo, log, tri-color w/strobe, spin, 150, 110, 30-headsails, folding prop, davits, inflatable, class IV head, shower, stove & oven, etc. 1 lived aboard her for 4 years & singlehanded her to Avalon & back. She’s great offshore, well-behaved in the Bay. $25,000. (415) 459-8630; 820-2000 ext. 532 Nick.

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CHEOY LEE FRISCO FLYER 26' well maintained, recent haul-out & survey. F/G hull, teak decks, stainless rigging, Atomic 4 eng., sleeps 4,2-burner stove, 25 gal water, ds, bow pulpit & full canvas cover. $15,000. (707) 887-1906.

PEARSON 33 Launched 1970. Designed as an offshore racer/cruiser, this boat has had exc. care, have all records of maint., etc. since 1974. New eng., rigging & Sutter sails. Will finance & will consider all creative offers. $33,500/OB0. (415) 459-3268 after 6 p.m.

48-FT STONE CUTTER Name Pathfinder, new dodger, autopilot, Aries, 9 sails, sleeps 5, 4-107 Perkins, refrig., microwave, 2200 Honda gen., VHF, RDF, stereo, dinghy. $30,000 or best offer, trade considered. Must sellMyron (208) 375-0951, leave message. ’81 ISLANDER 28 Diesel, teak & holly sole, new North gennaker, custom cabinets & numerous upgrades, self-tailing Lewmar winches, never rac¬ ed, impeccable condition, cream w/navy trim. Emeryville loca¬ tion. Asking $32,500. 547-6119. PACIFIC CUP CREW Two crew want berth, background/experience: helm, foredeck, sail trim, total fifteen years on water racing, crew 1985 PHRO winner. Jim (415)567-1342.

SAILBOAT 27-ft Balboa. Yanmar diesel, 4 sails, trailer, autohelm, VHF, many extras, excellent condition. Must sell. $20,000. (916) 895-0460.

COLUMBIA 34 Cruise or liveaboard. Berth in Hawaii. $40,000. Write: P.O. Box 31206, Honolulu, HI 96820 for full list of equipment.

FOR THE GOOD GAY LIFE AFLOAT The largest gay yacht club in northern California, the Barbary Coast Boating Club, welcomes both sail boaters and power boaters. For membership info, cail: (415) 753-5017 or (415) 237-1213.

DEPTHSOUNDER Datamarine digital depthsounder. Just back from factory, like new. Retail over $400; sacrifice $195. Call J. Williamson (408) 244-9800.

1980 FREEPORT 36 Hard to find v-berth/quarter berth layout. Roller furling, autopilot, dodger, liferaft, 6 sails, VHF, SSB, ham, data marine, Loran, much more. Price $77,000 inc. one year free berth at Sausalito Yacht Harbor. Call (707) 823-1151 evenings.

CAL 20 Upwind Berkeley berth, new motor, sails and bottom paint. Great Bay boat. Bill (w) 284-4871; (h) 254-0851.

1981 J/24 Excellent condition, clean, race rigged, radio, outboard, full sails, new jib. New “offshore” bottom paint, hand faired, lots of extras. $13,000/OBO. Anxious to sell. (415) 946-0891.

PEARSON ARIEL 26-FT SLOOP 1964. Atomic 4 inboard, LPU paint tosides & deck, 6 bags of sails, 54 channel VHF, am/fm stereo, 110 hookup, battery charger, financing available. (415) 583-2051.

SAILOMAT SELF-STEERING GEAR Swedish new Sailomat 500 & Sailomat 536, never-sailed exhibi¬ tion prototypes at reduced prices. 4 units avail. Strong. Simple to attach & handle. Superior pert. Sailomat is world’s leading mfg of self-steering systems. San Diego (619) 454-9866.

TRAILER WANTED Capable of hauling 13,000-lb sailboat, cosmetics unimportant, structurally sound. Phone (602) 832-3411.

ISLANDER 36 Commissioned winter 1972. This popular class, one-owner boat is fully equipped and has had excellent maintenance. Outstand¬ ing boat for cruising/racing. $41,500. (415) 574-1208.

CATALINA 30-FT Excellent condition. Equipped. $33,000. Can negotiate. Call Judie (415) 283-3837.

INFLATABLE FOR SALE 9-ft Boston Whaler inflatable. Never used or inflated. Quality boat. Includes floor boards, oars, and o.b. bracket. Located Coyote Point. $650. (415) 324-1311; (415) 322-2708 eves.

ERICSON 28+ 1982. Excellent condition. Diesel, wheel, compass, depth, knotmeter, VHF, pressure hot/cold water, shower. New bottom paint coming in Feb. $41,500. John (415) 372-8991.

LIFE RAFT YFC (Sea Jay Elliot) self-inflatable 6-person fully equipped in valise. US Coast Guard approved. Never used. Will deliver with new service and check out. Asking $1,750. Must sell! 461-3437.

CATALINA 27 1981. Inboard diesel, 3 sails, LPG gas gimballed stove, VHF, sounder, knotmeter, dinette cabin, excellent boat. Now berthed at Alameda. Asking $21,500. Call Ron Hitchcock, days (415) 635-3500; eves, and weekends (916) 392-0425. $27,500 30’ full keel world cruiser, f/g sloop. Excessive inventory in¬ cludes: 7 sails, ap, ds, SSB/RX, AM/FM, VHF, knotlot, compass, dinghy. Just cut your lines and go, needs no work. Must see to appreciate. Berthed S.F. (415) 391 -7066.

CREW POSITION WANTED Lisa, keen, experienced sailor and cook (5 years and 30,000 miles in Caribbean, Mediterranean, Australia, U.K. and U.S. coasts), qualified diver and photographer, writer and folksinger, seeks interesting paid position on sailing yacht Pacific or west¬ bound. References. Write: Lisa Clark, Manageress, Royal George Nordic Ski Resort, P.O. Box 178, Soda Springs, CA 95728, or call (916) 426-3871.

1980 30-FT IRWIN CITATION SLOOP — $36,000 Yanmar diesel, nav station, 4 sails, VHF, compass, depth¬ sounder, knot log, windspeed, am/fm cassette, wood stove, h/c pressurized, shower, refrigerator, telephone, immac. cona., fabulous liveaboard & cruiser. S.F. berth. (415) 421 -3055.

TEMPORARY SLIP WANTED Alameda-Oakland Area. Seeking a slip for 1-36 for the months of April, May, June. Call Frank (209) 275-1391, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon-Fri.

51-FT LOA 1952 CLASSIC PILOTHOUSE GAFF SCHOONER Cypress. Comfortable liveaboard. Mahogany/teak interior, fireplace. Loaded world cruiser, recent refit. Excellent survey. $69,000. Terry Ogle, P.O. Box 5104, Westport, OR 97016. (503) 728-2374.

EXPRESS 27 1983. Like new. Full compliment of Larsen sails, MOB gear, 2 Plastima compasses, Signet knot/log, 4 hp Evinrude outboard, Trailrite trailer, all accessories. Race equipped. Asking $28K. Will consider reasonable offer. (415) 593-4339.

RICK’S DIVING SERVICES (707) 778-8690 10 Years Certified PADI & NAUI Thorough Bottom Cleaning — Zinc Inspection. Scheduling for Monthly Maintenance.

MAXI 95 (32) MAXINE 1976 Pelle Petterson/Sweden. Beautiful, comfortable, fast cruiser. 1,400 sold in Europe. Only one1 on SF Bay. Fully equipped: Volvo diesel, aft cabin, VHF, depth, Barients, many ex¬ tras. $38,000. Tiburon berth avail. Call Bob at 453-8555. COLUMBIA 26 MARK II — $9,250 10 hours on i.b. engine since overhaul, sleeps 5, ap, spinnaker, 2 jibs, 2 mains, dbl lower shrouds, 2 batteries, awning, 6 Barient winches, RDF, Speedlog, EPIRB, teak cockpit grating, deluxe in'riior. (707)987-3741; (415)435-5206; (415) 362-4181. VALIANT 40 Immaculately outfitted for world cruising. Meticulously main¬ tained. Many, many extras. Full inventory. $118,500. No sales tax, save $7,000. Will trade for larger multihull. (602) 299-5920 evenings. WLSTSAIL 32 Beautiful condition with spotless factory finished interior, ready for cruise or liveaboard. Lots of extras including Aries vane, autopilot, Loran, Avon w/motor, h&c pressure water, shower and more. $55,000 or make offer. (916) 383-6758.

BRITISH COLUMBIA CHARTERS Close to Desolation Sound and Princess Louisa Inlet, low prices (from $US 336 week), ex¬ cellent charter yachts, great facilities. Visa & Mastercard. Gordon Greer Ltd., 201-1797 Comox Ave., Comox, B.C., Canada V9N 4A1. (604) 339-4914, 339-7222.

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ENJOY A YACHTING VACATION on the Bay or Delta aboard my beautiful 43-ft sailboat Compass Rose. Sleeps six. Shower, refrigeration, stereo, instruments. $175/day midweek. $200/day weekends. Special weekly rates. Call Jon (415) 427-5499. page 193

SAIL A REAL WILDERNESS! Alaska's Prince William Sound Alaska Wilderness Sailing Safaris, P.O. Box 1313, Valdez, Alaska 99686. (907) 835-5175 or 338-2134

OLSON 911S PARTNERSHIP Within 60 days I’m taking delivery of new Schumaker design Olson 91 IS 30' racer/cruiser. Last quarter interest for lease or purchase remains. $160/month gives 25% interest/usage of 60K boat. Moored Santa Cruz. (408) 257-0779.

NEWPORT 41-S 1979 C&C design, Universal dsl, VHF, RDF, knotlog, df(s), 150%, 120%, new Dewitt spin., rod rigging, H&C press., shower, Barients, ped. steering. Recent survey. See Brickyard Cove. $79,950. Art (916) 988-0214 days; (916) 685-7186 eves/wknd

NEWPORT 20 Fast, fun, roomy. Gary Mull design, great Bay/Delta starter boat in good condition. Spinnaker, dinette, galley, outboard, many im¬ provements, sleeps 4. Must see! Lessons available. Two-boat owner. Asking $4,000/best offer. (415) 655-7115 eves.

SELLING MY CLUB NAUTIQUE MEMBERSHIP For any reasonable offer. Call evenings (415) 528-9420.

OUTBOARD MOTOR Evinrude 15 hp longshaft, elec, start/alt. plus 6 gal. gas tank. Good condition. $500/best offer. (415) 697-7391.

CORONADO 25 Bay, ocean and Delta boat. National Champion 1976. Fast & dry. VHF, depthsounder, Danforth w/chain & 200' nylon rode, 7.5 hp Honda. Great upwind Berkeley slip. Good condition. Pineapple sails. $8,000. Call Tom (408) 251 -9009. CLUB NAUTIQUE Family membership for sale: $2,295. Includes transfer fee. Save $200 over current cost. Mike Stewart (415) 594-4124 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 790-2827 eves. CF 41 Very fast & very comfortable racer/cruiser, excellent condition with refurbished interior & well-maintained exterior. 17 sails in good shape. Signet instruments. This is a fun boat to race, cruise or live on. (619)435-9169. STAR NO. 6438 Excellent condition. Custom-built in 1979. Hull, rig and all racing equipment is up to date. Full cover, galvanized trailer, Sobstad, North and Melges sails. Lots of extras. 481-1317. SANTA CRUZ 27 Fast is fun! 6 North sails, km, ds, headfoil, stereo, extra sheets, blocks, etc. Barient 23 ST’s & Barient 10’s. Evinrude 4 hp o.b. All safety gear, special paint. Excellent condition. Sausalito berth. $16,OOO/B.O. (415)967-4171.

1966 COLUMBIA 24 Excellent condition, full keel, f/g heavy, trunk cabin, sleeps 4, main tyreef, lapper jib, bow & stern pulpits, lifelines, new toilet, o.b. & tank in well. Located in water between Bay & Delta. Must sell. Make me an offer! Bill (916) 644-4264:v

BAYLINER 21-FT TROPHY 1985. No hours on new 305 OMC! Complete with radios on tandem axle E-Z Loader trailer. Many extras added to this cuddycabin sportfisher. $19,500 firm. 620-3520 days; 482-1012 nights.

TRADE PINK SLIPS Loaded Yamaha 25 for you spotless Porsche 911 SC; or other quality auto. This boat is bristol and features: Yanmar diesel, 8 bags Watts, Autohelm 1000, dodger, ample ground tackle, kerosene stove, plus much more! (818) 342-4167 let ring.

’81 WATKINS 36 Great cruise/liveaboard sloop, liveaboard berth. 6’4” headroom, king bed, refrig, propane, H&C press water, auto bilge pump, battery charger, full dodger, depth, km, VHF, Perkins 4-108, much more. Hauled 2/85. $77K or trade. 521 -1347 for appt.

53-FT FERROCEMENT “SEA LORD’’ KETCH New 130 hp 6 cyl. Perkins diesel, 7.5 Onan diesel generator, El. Windlass, new standing rig, sep. workship,1 sleeps 8, 2 heads (one with tub). Lots of anchors and other equipment, ready to go anywhere, widowed owner needs to sell. Suggested price: $89,000. Will consider free and clear property in U.S. or Mexico. Contact: Kent Amberson, Periplus, Capitania Del Puerto, La Paz, B.C.S. Mexico (Ham call KB6DLF) or: Joyse fte Meers, Apto. Post. 14, Mulege, B.C.S. Mexico. x

BEAR BOAT NO. 10, 23-FT Classic Bay racing, cruising. Sausalito berth. Will discuss sale, partnership, charter, or the use of this fine old woodie. Call Bob Jones (209) 466-1063. NEWPORT 41/S, 1981 50% ownership, cash or trade w/$45,000 equity. Well equipt, cruise ready. 4 cyl. dsl, Hood furling, dodger, ap, Loran C, VHF, knot/log, wind s/d, windlass, extras. Appraised $90,000. Perm, berth, total monthly cost $250/owner. (408) 462-4676.

CATALINA 22,1976 Excellent Bay boat, fixed keel, Evinrude TVt o.b. Pineapple sails, recently hauled & painted, Alameda berth. $5,200. (408) 739-1522 or (408) 289-2207.

1983 JOHNSTONE J/22 SLOOP This speedster was prepared by Dave Ullman. Great racer or daysailer. Includes trailer, six sails, new 4 hp outboard and more. Excellent condition. $11,000 for everything. Call (415) 433-5844 days; (415) 433-5242 evenings.

COLUMBIA 28 1969 young Bay/Delta boat, Volvo diesel, 4 sails, fin keel, ds, VHF, knotmeter, alcohol stove, elec, toilet, full cushions, recent LPU topsides, anchor/safety equipt. Must see to appreciate. $165,000/060. Call (415) 937-5539.

SANTANA 22 — 1/2 INTEREST — $2,500 Good Bay boat, good first boat. Fixed keel, head, 6 hp Johnson, Berkeley berth. Hauled, checked & new bottom paint 10/85. Available for your use most of the time. Call (415) 939-7198.

3 5-FT SEAGOER YAWL 1967 f/g plywood, extremely strong world cruiser. Sistership to Harry Pigeon’s famous Islander. Volvo diesel, 8 sails, dinghy, lots of gear. Motivated seller, owner financing or R.E. trade possible. $22,500/OBO. Karl (415) 892-8270.

FREYA 39 Partially completed. Hull, deck, bulkheads, ballast, rudder. $18,500. (415) 488-4690.

CRUISING GEAR SRD labs Loran C. Used on Hawaii crossing, works great: $500/B.0. Redwing towing and wind generator: $400/8.0. Johnson 35 hp outboard, old but runs: $350/B.0. (415) 663-8403.

CLASSY INTERNATIONAL FOLKBOAT v Phantom Hawk, a mint condition 26-ft International Folkboat, is up for grabs. A package of sheer beauty and performance, she boasts an elegant customized interior, a 2-year-old BMW diesel engine, and comes well equipped. Right from the start she has received a high degree of exceptional care and is well admired by many. She’s anxious to have you at her helm so please call John at (415) 655-2550 or her broker at (415) 236-2633. $18,000 or Best Offer.

SEAFARER 29 Must sell. Two-boat owner. McCurdy & Rhodes design. Rebuilt Honda, 2 jibs and spinnaker, knotmeter, depthfinder & VHF. Nice coastal cruiser for $11,900. (805) 644-4008.

VOLVO DIESEL MD-IB 10 hp. New. Never used. $1,800. Call (415) 459-6520.

PARTNER WANTED 1/2 interest in Newport 20 in good condition. Approx. $2,000 buy-in, plus share low maintenance costs. Ideal Bay/Delta boat. Some experience preferred but lessons available from qualified instructor. Call Aelea for details. (415) 835-0533 eves.

CABIN WEEKENDER 18-ft f/g Sea Crown sloop, sleeps 2, PFDs, 2 sails & bags, float cushions, porta-potti, whisker pole, beaching rudder, anchor & rode, iron cntrbrd, roller reefing, 6 hp & tank, trailer, good Delta boat. Need $ for the bigger boat. $2,995/B.O. (916) 791 -7679.

BUCCANEER 210 SLOOP Sound fiberglass boat. Shaol draft 3’0, dinette, full galley with stove, sleeps 6, o.b. under power 5 knots, Danforth. Enclosed cockpit, canvas, inflatable dinghy, radio CB. $4,799. (415) 935-2088.

FASTNET VETERAN — TILLY WHIM 1947 38-ft Laurent Giles sloop, exc. cond. Refit ’84: all new rig¬ ging, new main, refrig., propane stove, stereo, ds, ap, cushions & carpet. 3 jibs, spinnaker, VHF, spare Albin eng., orig. lapstrake dinghy needs restoration. $32,OOO/B.O. (209) 467-1616 days.

FREE MOORAGE? Yes! For 1 year if you purchase my O’Day 27. Equipt with lots of go-fast equipment. 6 sails incl. spinnaker, inboard. Excellent care and maint. $19,500/offers/trade/vehicle. Eves. (415) 994-2213; (415) 934-5144.

41-FT BOUNTY II, 1962 Fiberglass. Bristol, safe and comfortable ocean cruiser! Been down coast lots of times and wants to go again! Hurry. Sacrifice at $49,500. (916)622-7482.

CRUISE ALASKA’S WILDERNESS Comfortably-equipped Morgan 0128 available for bareboat charter. Located 35 air miles from Juneau and only 4 hours by boat from Glacier Bay National Park. NORTHWIND SAIL CHARTERS, Box 185, Hoonah, AK 99829. (907) 945-3219.

CULLEN MARITIME SERVICES, INC. MARINE SURVEYORS — APPRAISERS — CONSULTING ENGINEERS COMMERCIAL AND PLEASURE Members National Association of Marine Surveyors Since 1975 2480 Fifth St, Berkeley, CA 94710 Telephone (415) 849-3041 / Telex: 34395 CMS INC BERK

RUN AWAY TO SEA South Pacific adventure — departing Hawaii in May to Tahiti, Cooks, Samoa, Fiji and Tonga on beautiful 51 ’ ketch. 3 weeks: $1,800; 6 weeks: $3,500. For brochure write Marita Shan Charters, 2875 Alamein Ave., Vancouver, B.C. V6L1S4. (604) 738-2347.

SAILBOAT 247" MacGregor. Trailer, Pop-top, 7 Dewitt race sails, spin¬ naker, 6 hp long shaft, Evinrude, 4 winches, head, sink, km, compass, liferaft, exc. cond. Free lessons, delivered, many other extras. Angels Camp area. $3,900. (209) 795-2009.

BRITEWORKS YACHT MAINTENANCE Have your boat beautiful for spring. Expert quality wood care. Varnish. Refinishing. Decks. Compound. Wax. Painting. Caulking. Bottoms. Cleaning. Lettering. Repairs. Maintenance Programs. Serving the Bay Area 10 years. Insured. References. Fast. Reasonable. Work Guaranteed. (415) 381 -0803.

FREE — HOW TO FLY CRUISING SPINNAKERS Learn how to handle this versatile cruising sail that can add knots to your speed. Don't slat around in light airs another season. Call today for your copy of this booklet and get a quote for your boat. GLEASOfo SPINNAKERS, P.O. Box 606, Charlevoix, Ml 49720. Phone free 1-800 253-5504.

RUN AWAY TO SEA — SOONER! There are still some berths available for our sail back to Hawaii from Tahiti, departing in early March. 5 weeks for only: $2,000. Call (604) 738-2347 or (808) 949-4216 for details.

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COLUMBIA 26 1/2 PARTNERSHIP One of the best! New 7% h.p. Evin. New stern mount. New main. Jib & 150. VHF, knot, depth. Custom cabinets. Stereo. New batt. charger. Emeryville berth. $6,000. (415) 271-7283 wk; 386-3075 Kay.

ERICSON 27 —1972 Outboard, very good condition, 4 sails, Berkeley Marina. $17,000. (415) 820-0354 or (408) 867-0368.

SAILBOAT —$650 Fun 16' O'Day (#116) set up for easy single-handed sailing. Upgraded standing rigging. Micheal 332-9122.

SANTANA 23 Beautiful and well kept boat that is fast, fun to sail, and easy to trailer. Includes 4 Pineapple sails, spinnaker and all racing gear, depth meter, compass, deluxe trailer, plus much more. Well below market value. Folsom Lake. (916) 758-4556.

CLASSIC BOATS TO SAIL OR ROW) S.F. Pelican w/epoxy bottom, LPU paint, bright decks & rebuilt trailer. $1,900/offers. 16’ Whitehall, f/g hull, mahogany rails & thwarts, double rowing stations, new LPU paint. A beauty for $1,200. 521-7444.

1979 CATALINA 30 Gas engine, clean, new main, 3 jibs, spinnaker & gear. 6 winches, folding propeller, compass, depth, speed, VHF, stereo, many custom fittings including biggest bed on the Bay. Seeing is believing. $32,500. Call (415) 948-2567 evenings.

SCUBA COMPRESSOR Rix, 3500 p.s.i., 5 h.p. Briggs & Stratton engine. Less than 10 hours. Best offer. Seagull outboard, 5 h.p., st’d shaft. Less than 20 hours. $500. (408) 395-1993.

FOR SALE Barient 35 STS winch, new 50% off list diesel stove, Olympic, as new 10 hp Farrymann diesel engine, low hours, cheap Wind¬ surfer comp, Mylar sail, brand new Hobie 14, new sail, Western Regional Champion. Call 236-9547.

SELL OR TRADE: HOME 7 bedrooms, store, commercial garage, make good bed and breakfast or antiques. $159,000. For free and clear sailboat survey $50 to $100K or home on Oahu, HI. 402 P. Street, Eureka, CA 95501. Phone (707) 444-2961.

30 CLIPPER MARINE Diesel, extras. 16K. More info phone (415) 327-6729 p.m's.

MOORE 24 1980 hull. Excellent condition. Extras include: trailer, VHF radio, outboard motor, 6 sails and much, much more. $13,900. Call (415) 435-9341 or 435-1213.

OUTBOARD MOTOR 9.9 Johnson 1982. Longshaft electric start, charges battery, 6 gal. gas tank, motor cover, flush kit, manuals, all for $850 or best offer. Joe (707) 422-6455 after 5 p.m.

35V4-FT WOODEN SLOOP Exc. for Bay, Delta, coastal. In special race class. Needs TLC on topsides, varnish or paint. Insured at market value $28,000. Serious illness forces sale. Sacrifice: $10,000. Firm. Cash buyers only. Ins. & berth transferable. (415) 522-2525 owner.

SWASHBUCKUNG LADY W/STREAK OF STABILITY 42, non-smoker, attractive, conversive and reliable. At home in hut or castle. Seeking adventurous captain possessing acute sense of humor and well-equipped vessel destined for openended cruising. Let’s discuss possibilities. (707) 887-2064.

BORA, BORA, TAHITI — CONDO FOR SALE Own a piece of paradise! Two bedroom condo, kitchen, dining, living room. Completely furnished. Spectacular view of lagoon & outer reefs from Lanai. Private beach, dock. Fulltime manager. Fee simple. $142,500. (206) 647-2343 eves.

CATALINA 27 Ready to sail with full sail inventory, tabernacled mast, VHF, new Merc 9.8, more. 6 mo sublet available in Santa Cruz Harbor. Rock bottom distress sale price at $10,000. (408) 438-4971 eves; (408) 425-2768 days.

SUM 42 YR LADY Nurse, teacher, seamstress over 15,000 mi. offshore under her attractive hull. Saving to buy own boat. Meanwhile volunteer navigate, cook, fix, scrub, sew, paint, watch, for clean, quiet skipper. Rona, 6650 Napier St., N. BBY, B.C. V5B2C3.

1985 VANCOUVER 25 OFFSHORE SLOOP This practically new cruiser is regretfully for sale. Sailed only six times. Owner transferred. 6’1" headroom throughout. 3 sails, 15 hp FWC Yanmar diesel, shorepower, H&C pressure water/shower. New $38,750. Sell: $33,500. (415) 331-2393.

RANGER 23 — LITTLE LIONHEART Excellent Bay boat. Rigged for singlehanding. Cockpit reefing system takes 2 minutes. 4 Bags. Autohelm 2000, VHF, Stowe digital knotmeter w/log & SatNav interface, inflatable. Johnson 6, Whalegusher 10. Asking $8,840. (818) 335-6888.

PETERSON 30 IOR 21.4 Winner 1974 1/2-ton worlds. 16 sails by North & Sobstad, 8 Barients, new micron bottom, valid 1986 IOR Certificate. Fully equipped for Class 1 ocean racing inc. liferaft. $15,000. (707) 431-7299 eves.

SEA OF CORTEZ RACE WEEK Room for two aboard cabin cruiser. Crew-in; or patrol races. Compete in beach games; enjoy beach activities; fishing, diving, swimming, pot lucks, talent nights, etc. Meet local cruisers and experience the cruising life afloat. For info call: (213) 596-3304.

COLUMBIA 50 SAILS Spinnakers, jibs, staysails, and a main manufactured by Mit¬ chell, North, or Sutter. To benefit SJSU Sailing Club. For infor¬ mation write or call 1856 Creek Dr., San Jose, CA 95125. (408) 267-3790.

CESSNA 182 Will trade time in my Cessna 182 for sailing time. Full IFR in¬ cluding Century III Autopilot coupled and KNS 80 RNAV. Auto fuel STC. Desire 30’+ yacht that is good for family sailing. (415) 455-0446 or (408) 864-6519, Joe.

WOODEN YAWL Alden design, built 1935. 38’ LOA, 32’ LOD, 10Vz’ beam. Basically sound but needs work. RC berth. $8,500/offer/possible terms. Frank (415) 361-8080.

ORIGINAL OWNER 1983, 46' cutter, ‘Petersen design’, Formosa built. 80 hp Lehman, electronics, dinghy, stereo, microwave, CNG, more. Save before placed with broker. (916) 846-5655 weekdays Margie, or (916) 743-8351 after 5 p.m. & weekends. 95K solid.

40-FT BERTH — PIER 39 Rent by weekend, week, monthly. Rich 239-8479.

PEARSON 323 1979 French gray hull, Volu diesel, H&C press, shower, Lectra San head, 3-burner CNG w/oven, wheel steering, chrome hooded compass, dodger, VHF, kn/depth, cushions, custom upholstery, Coyote Pt. berth avail. $47,000. (415) 369-0943.

CORONADO 25 Excellent shape, new RT, new electronics. Just hauled & painted, 5 sails, teak interior, barbeque, new galley pump, Evinrude 6 & extras. Monterey slip. $12,800. (408) 373-1231.

FREYA 39 Call (415) 387-5907 For price and equipment list*

12.5 KW KOHLER GENERATOR Perkins diesel, never used. Also new Perkins engines, fan to flywheel 4-108 and 4-154. (916) 451-4256 eves.

LUXURY WATERFRONT HOME W/DOCK FOR LEASE Live on the water at Brickyard Cove; 300’ by water to Richmond YC. 3 levels, 3 bedrooms, 4 baths. 70’ max LOA at dock. All $2500/month or 112. 237-9815,494-1664.

MERIT 25 We have to sell our 1981 Merti 25 Half Fast because we’re being transferred. The boat is well equipped and in great shape. We can tell you more when you call. (415) 835-2463. $18,500.

CORONADO 25 Strong, roomy, good condition, new Johnson o.b. All gear, Pineapple sails, latest model, active class. (415) 964-4630.

BRISTOL CHANNEL CUTTER Showroom condition. Factory finished with teak decks. Never offshore. Many extras including furling, depth, VHF, radio/tape, Constavolt, Phillip Rhodes sailing dinghy, etc. Sailed very little. Includes Vancouver berth for Expo. $62,900. (604) 921 -8574.

FOR SALE — DIESEL ENGINE Detroit Diesel Allison GMC 3-53,90 hp. Complete marine w/PTO & B-W velvet drive. $3,500 cash. See at 2315 Blanding St., Alameda, CA, near Park St. bridge or call Ted (415) 756-2712.

PART-TIME SAILING INSTRUCTORS NEEDED Teaching experience, ASA certificate, or Coast Guard License Required. Talk to Bob, Wed. through Sun. 363-1390 daytime. SPINNAKER SAILING, Redwood City.

AMATEUR STEEL BOATBUILDING WORKSHOP ’86 Hands-on experience on how to build your own yacht in STEEL Learn all phases of construc¬ tion using the latest tools and techniques. June 13-16. Sierra Yachtwerks, Box 426, Bethel Island, CA 94511. (415) 684-0202.

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Sail one of the most sought after cruising boats on the Bay. This beautiful 46-ft, fully equipped wheelhouse cutter is ready for you. Still offered at the amazing rate of $250/day. Lee Stephens Yachts. (408) 996-7050.

WET BOTTOM CHARTERS Come let us spoil you aboard our Ericson Independence 31 for a day sail on S.F. Bay with crew. A great gift idea! Randy and Darlene Giovannoni. (209) 226-0310. page 195

1977 PACIFIC SEACRAFT 25 Full keeled sloop with inboard diesel, sleeps 5. Bronze hardware, bronze opening ports, stove, sink, icebox, VHF, compass, knotmeter, full life lines. Berthed on Alameda. Owner anxious, will accept first reasonable offer. (415) 671 -9518, leave messg.

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SHIPMATE HEATING STOVE 12"x8"x17", uses 3” stack, weighs 55-lbs. Thick stainless ex¬ terior w/cast iron firebox & grate. Burns wood or coal. $150. ProMite 15 amp battery charges for two batteries: $90. (916) 777-5602.

“MAUD” Built in Scotland by Wm. Fife in 1899. LOA 42'. LWL 35. Beam 11 ’6". Draught 7’6". Ketch rigged. Will be arriving & put on sale in San Francisco. Wr: Maud Classy, P.O. Box 1678, Sausalito, CA 94966.

HAWAIIAN PARADISE Beautiful Cross-designed 38-ft trimaran Shamrock. Documented. Sail the Hawaiian islands or the world In comfort. Lister diesel, wind steering, jib furl and more. $51,000. C. Mulligan, Box 444, Aiea, HI 96701.

HELP WANTED Self-starter with 1+ years experience. Knowledge of boats essential. Contact: Hogin Sails, 1801-D Clement Ave„ Alameda, CA 94501. (415)523-4388.

S-2 9.2 C 30' center cockpit aft cabin with walk-through, hot & cold press, water, shower & bathtub. Galley, diesel & all lines aft. Ideal liveaboard with slip. $39,500. (415) 536-1408 owner. Keep try¬ ing.

ISLANDER 28 One owner, bristol condition, with full electronics, stereo, Hood Sea Furl system and more! Can be seen at Brickyard Cove B-38. $32,000/080. (916)663-2444.

BERTH FOR RENT 40-ft up-wind in Emerycove Marina. $200 per month. Or lease with option to buy. Call (415) 947-6872.

30-FOOT (CAL 30) Family cruiser, ocean racer. Just refurbished. Only $14,750. (415) 345-9887.

PIER 39 BERTH RENTAL — $190/M0. S.F. waterfront upwind-facing 36-ft slip. Short/long term. Will consider lease option. Telephone connections. Laundry, dis¬ counted parking, security guards, showers, shopping center, restaurants, views. (415) 523-9638 evenings.

SLIP FOR RENT — PIER 39 36-ft berth at Pier 39 with security, elec., parking. B-dock. $180/month. Monthly or with lease as you like. (415) 728-3564.

42-FT CHEOY LEE KETCH In Ala Wai Marina, Honolulu. Sleeps 8. A dry, comfortable family boat. One owner. Beautifully maintained. Plane fare to inspect deducted from sale price if you purchase. $90,000. (808) 955-4028 evenings or before 9 a.m.

COLUMBIA 29 MKI AND BOAT GEAR F/g cruising sloop w/long keel, 6 sails, 2 anchors, barometer, clock, 2 whisker poles. B.O. over $15,000. New windlass, 25 CQR, 22 Danforth, 100’ chain, Ebco sextant, Zenith 9 ch. SW. Sail & rigging for 8’ dinghy. Box 373, Rio Vista, CA 94571.

SO PERCENT OWNERSHIP In one-year-old Dana 24 by Pacific Seacraft. Present owner in Alaska most of the time. $4,700 gets you in and approx. $300/month includes prestigeous Sausalito slip. 567-0431.

32-FT TUMLARE Knud Reimer’s design like “Coho” in "Heavy Weather Sailing”. Prof, restored classic woodie. Fast, seaworthy. New interior, new S.S. rigging, keel bolts, pulpit, stantipns, bow, roller, deck, sliding hatch, rails, 6' dinghy. $22,500. (415) 459-3947.

12.5 KW KOHLER GENERATOR 4-107 Perkins diesel in very good mechanical condition. Generator needs some work. (707) 263-4167 eves.

24-FT ISLANDER BAHAMA Strong, roomy sloop. Extra sails, 10 hp outboard, head, sleeps 4. Alameda slip. $5,400. Call (408) 867-2752 before 3 p.m. or after 10 p.m.

1982 CATALINA 25 Well-maintained, in good condition. 10 hp Honda, VHF, depth, compass. Two mains with 110, 150 genoa, whisker pole, 2-speed primary winches, halyards led alt. Marine head, shore power, teak cabin floor. Must see. $14,700.Can (415) 799-0643.

“DANDY” — 23-FT GAFF CUTTER Traditional Gillmer ‘Blue Moon' design, built Maine 1958, Master Mariner veteran, Yanmar diesel, much recent work. This wholesome vessel ready to go anywhere. $20,000 or offer. (415) 653-7458.

TRIMARAN TRAILER Custom-built trailer, steerable front wheels, adjustable for boats up to 60’. 20-ton capacity. Will sell, rent or trade. $750/offer. Dave M„ 1111 W. El Camino 109-313, Sunnyvale, CA or (916) 925-7953.

NOR’SEA 27 The best ocean cruising sailboat. Dodger, windvane, Tillermaster, compass, barometer, VHF, anchors, depthsounder, EPIRB, Yanmar SB8, kerosene stove/oven. Trailerable. Wellmaintained. Proven performer. $36,900. (415) 236-7116.

EXPRESS 27 Absolutely top condition, mostly fresh water use, trailer, low sail time, excellent Horizon mylar sails, VHF, Signet digital knotlog, Plath compass, outboard. Fully equipped and perfect. $26,500 or $1,000 and T.O.P. (408) 354-9577.

QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE This immaculate C&C 29 has been upgraded for racing or per¬ formance cruising. Diesel, inflatable dinghy, 5 new sails, and many extras. $38,000. Call (415) 465-0211 evenings or leave message.

4-5 MAN RED INFLATABLE Achilles. Used one time. Oars, seat, pump, floor, outboard bracket. $400. 445-2540 days.

O’DAY 23 1972, 6 hp Johnson. 1980 Pineapple sails, jib, storm jib and genoa. 1,250-lb keel/CB. Stove, icebox, anchor, compass. San Leandro berth. $4,500/offer or trade up to 281 Write: 2039 Minto Drive, San Jose, CA 95132.

CAL 20 Very well maintained, Coyote Point berth, new rudder, SS keel bolts and standing rigging 1984, 6 hp Johnson, North and Pineapple sails, much more, hauled 8/85. $3,950. (408) 867-0384 evenings.

“HOT DAMN” V 1983 Catalina 36. Best equipped & maintained. Larsen sails, Horizon VHF, RDF, battery charger, Signet instruments, MOB, gear, ground tackle. $65K. (408) 429-8276.

BIG 28-FT ENGLISH SLOOP Strong fiberglass Atlantic/Pacific vet. Dsl, age 12, modified full keel, windlass/chain. Divorce sacrifice. Emeryville. Compare to Orion 27, H28 or NorSea, but only 16K. Hurry 1 Jim (415) 886-7151.

C&C-31' What happens when a custom racer turns 10? It becomes the ideal Bay/coastal cruiser & PHRF racer with all the amenities, loads of deck space for sunbathing & fantastic inventory for fast, stylish cruising! $29,500. (415) 524-8740.

ERICSON 29 IN GREAT CONDITION With Tiburon (Corinthian YC) 40’ berth for sale together or separately. Boat complete with sails, Atomic 4, wheel, radios, etc. A nice dry Bay/Delta boat. $25,000 each/offers. 453-8106; 435-9384.

HANS CHRISTIAN 33 Sylvia B, hull No. 4. Depthsounder, speed, knotlog, 24 ch VHF. windspeed & direction, 2 anchors, press water, diesel engine, safety equipment and more. $83,000. Going bigger. Call days (415) 671-1881; eves (415) 229-1809.

BALBOA 26 Fast, comfortable sloop in top cond., sleeps 5, trailer with new tires, new o.b., new bottom paint. Fully equipped for racingcruising w/55-channel VHF radio, 5 sails, jib furling, anchors & rodes, marine batteries & more. $10,500/offer. (415) 493-4619.

SANTANA 22 1967. Hull No. 214. New paint, top/bottom, new mast, h.d. rig¬ ging, new genoa, depthfinder, compass, 6 hp Johnson, extra sails, Berkeley berth. Excellent condition. Half or full interest, partner moving. $6,500/offer. (415) 799-7498 eves.

NEWPORT 28 Ideal Bay, Delta & offshore sloop. Fast, stable, & comfortable. C&C design. 110, 135 & Club jib. Atomic 4 inboard, sounder, speedo, VHF, RDF, etc. Alameda Marina berth. Race or cruise this beauty. $22,995. Contact George Roman: (415) 284-9180.

E-Z LOADER TRAILER Set up for Wilderness/Burns 21. Deep keel. Very good condition. $1,200 or Best Offer. San Francisco, 731-4255.

CAL 29 Excellent condition, used 5 months per year in fresh water. Complete inventory of sails, instruments (new), radios (new), all accessories. No. Tahoe berth available. Must sell. $25,500. (916) 583-8628; (415) 574-7740.

CONTESSA 26 26-ft full keel sloop, built to Lloyds specs. Ini Folkboat-like design. 2,300-lb ballast. Canadian-built by Taylor Boat Works. A pleasure to sail under any conditions. Exc. cond. $14,900/8.0. Ted 523-1068; 522-8893.

LU DALE — YACHT DELIV ERY WORLDWIDE EXPERIENCE Sixteen years and 200,000 sea mi es. U.S. Coast Guard 100-ton licensed — Power and Sail. References on request. (714) 646-5516. P.O. Box 1393, NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92663.

32-FT CRUISER, JAPANESE ORIGINAL DESIGN Traditional good looks. Shoal draft, dsl, cutter, singlehand sailer. Priced to sell, under $50K. Owner will negotiate. JIM IRWIN, BROKER 883-9750.

SAIL SEA OF CORTEZ — MEXICO 41' Morgan "Out Island" bareboat or skippered, fully equipped Zodiac dinghy, Windsurfer, Snorkel gear, 7Vt outboard, etc. Sleeps 7 in 3 cabins — mid-cockpit. From $700/week off-season to $1,225/week —• 10% off on second time. April $1,225 — May $1,100. Bob Moore (415) 456-2913.

CARIBBEAN SUMMER FLOTILLA CRUISE Open to skippers with crews, couples, singles. Two weeks. St. Lucia, Martinique, Bequia, Grenadines. Moorings 37-43-51 bareboats. Discount rates. Good chance for ocean sailing, island exploration, snorkeling, great beach parties. Call Robert (415) 346-3706 for info.

IMAGINATION Instructional classes — Bay/Delta charters. 62-foot cruising ketch. Hands-on sail training and day charters in a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere. Spring/Summer '86 in S.F. — Fall in Hawaii — South Pacific in ’87. IMAGINATION CHARTERS 236-9547.

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1969 23-FT ERICSON Great condition. Perfect Bay/Delta sailboat. Sleeps 4. Has 6 hp outboard, porta-potti, depthfinder, sink, icebox. 1985 survey & bottom paint. Survey value $7,850. Am desparate. Will sacrifice at $5,500. Scott (415) 665-5553 days.

26-FT THUNDERBIRO SLOOP Excellent first sailboat. Clean, well maintained, 4 sails, new Mer¬ cury 4.5 LS outboard, marine radio, depthsounder, knotmeter, ice box, dinette, etc. Sleeps 4. $4,900. (408) 462-0369; 462-0437.

CAL 27 1972 with pop-top, sail inventory includes 90, 110, 150, 170 spinnaker and main, plus a new 10 hp Honda, new VHF, new knotmeter, comfortable interior, sleeps 5. All adds up to a fun, fast, well-maintained boat for only $14,200. (916) 758-1754.

OLSON 30 Newer boat, excellent condition, 6 sails, 4 hp outboard, VHF, Signet knot/log, Loran, anchor package, MOB gear. Must sell. $22,500. (408) 476-2635.

WASHINGTON TREE FARM Beautiful 11 + acres in Washington, 40 minutes from Portland on country road. Gentle sloping, all fenced, septic in. Ready to build or mobile home. Originally planted with $14,000 trees. $45,000 value. Trade for sailboat. (707) 539-4187 message.

34-FT ANGLEMAN (SEA SPIRIT) Classic wood ketch. Bristol condition, 7 sails, Loran nav., VHF radio, loudhailer, ds, ap, refrigerator, shower, Albin diesel engine, dinghy on davits, bimini & full boat covers, loaded, ideal cruiser & liveaboard. $45,000. (415) 254-0524.

MOORE 24 With trailer. $12,500. (408) 475-0239.

22-FT PEARSON SLOOP 1970. Fiberglass, built solid. Fun to sail. Great weekend Bay boat. Standing rigging & keelbolts replaced. 5 hp outboard. Berkeley upwind berth. 1 am ready to sell it. $4,000 or best offer. Cal! Steve nights & weekends, (415) 357-8297.

1978 CATALINA 27 Excellent condition, original owner, located fresh water since new. 9.9 Evinrude electric start, 3 sails, new club jib, radio, knot compass, traditional interior, white with blue non-skid. Don’t overlook this one. Asking $15,000. (415) 634-0144.

1981 CAL 39 — $90,000 Well equipped, good condition, will consider a smaller boat in trade. (25’-30’ range.) For more details call (415) 523-1465.

HANS CHRISTIAN 38 Get ready for the spring day sailing or cruising. Or liveaboard this yacht. Excellent condition. Good electronics. $89,000. Call (415) 879-0579 eves./weekends.

AFFORDABLE PARTNERSHIP 27-ft Ericson looking for new third co-skipper. Excellent condi¬ tion for only $2,600 plus $160/month covers all expenses. Rich¬ mond Marina berth. Todd (408) 241 -3559.

CATALINA 27 — MAI TAI 1979. Well equipped, in excellent condition. W/Atomic 4, spin¬ naker, 3 jibs, knotmeter, depthsounder, VHF, Autopilot, anchor locker. Rigged for safe, easy singlehanding. Coyote Pt. berth. $22,900. (415)854-5059.

EXCELLENT TOW CAR 1970 Ambassador 4-dr. sedan. 360 hp, ps, pb, ac, trailer hitch, air load shocks, cruise control, good tires, good battery, radio, runs good. Good condition. $875. Noble Dukes (415) 692-3199.

RANGER 22-FT W,TRAILER $7,000. Built in 1978, this boat has only been in the water Vk years. We have been living outside the country and have asked our friend to sell our boat. Phone 233-1069 evenings.

1981 CATALINA 25 Excellent condition. VHF, depth, compass, main, 110, 150, whisker pole, marine head. All equipment upgraded. Pop-top, swing keel, 10 hp Honda. Always in fresh water. $18,500 in¬ cludes 8’ Fatty Knees sailing dinghy. Call Ed (916) 481-8418.

VALIANT 40 $90,000 Best cruising value on market. Excellently maintained 1976. VHF, depthsounder, SSB, survival liferaft, boat covers, Avon Redcrest, stereo. New rigging, new upholstery. (408) 867-1329.

TRAILER WANTED Tandem axle with surge brakes suitable for hauling a Ranger 23. Please call Susan 834-3464, leave message.

CRUISING CATAMARAN 34’x18'. Built 1980 of West epoxy/fir/ply/glass. Side by side unstayed junk rig. Very successful. Has cruised 6 years with family of 4 from Ketchickan to Cabo. Low upkeep, easy handling, seaworthy. $25,000. (415)331-2910.

ISLANDER 36 Tabernacle mast, 9 winches, 8 sails, Loran with cockpit R.B., autopilot, VHF, backstay tensioner, AC/OC wired, stereo, refrig., stove, Honda gen., dinghy and motor, more more. Like new. All gear goes. $51,000. Make offer. (818) 368-1473.

OLSON 30 Enjoy one of the fastest at minimal cost! Race equipped 1982 national champ. 9 sails including 2 spinnakers. Sausaiito berth. $23,700. (415)592-8025.

CAPRI 25 1982 ULDB by Catalina. Immaculate condition. Tandem trailer, 110, 150, main, spin., knotmeter, depth, VHF, shore power, pressure water, Porta-potti, table, sleeps 5, headfoil, stern pulpit, race or cruise ready. $13,500. (206) 228-7267. ISLANDER 30 MKII Excellent condition, well-equipt, 11 sails, 9 winches, ws, wp, knotmeter, log, depthsounder, VHF, awning, safety and cruising gear. YRA champ. Must see to appreciate. $30,000. (415) 772-0421 days; (415) 339-2694 eves.

FREYA 39 1979. Excellent liveaboard. Beautifully maintained. Ready fo cruise. Inventory includes Volvo MD 17, Sitex radar, autopilot, 8 Barients, electric windlass, hyd. ground tackle, f/g dinghy, dodger, Hi-Seas diesel heater, propane stove/oven, pressure h/c water, shower, refrigeration. Owner moving ashore. Price slashed to $94,500. Offers considered. Write for full details. E.C. Carder, Box 1288, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. (206) 378-5956.

25-FT PACIFIC SEACRAFT SLOOP Pocket cruiser, classic double-ender, great Bay & Delta family boat. Sleeps 5, slide-away galley, bowsprit plus extensive inventory. $18,000. (415) 594-0314 evenings or weekends. PROVEN 60-FT HERRESCHOFF KETCH Built 1977, hull 1 Vi" moulded seaglass, teak decks, all naviga¬ tion equipment. 125 hp Perkins six diesel, 300 gals water, 300 fuel, great condition. Ready to cruise & watch the Americas Cup. Priced quick sale. $299,000. (619) 223-5782.

PEARSON 10 METER 1/4 interest. Beautiful, comfortable, 1975 33' sloop w/dark blue hull. New sails, dsl, wheel, VHF, depth, loaded w/extras. Yours for 13 weeks/year. S.F. Marina berth. Congenial co-owners/ skippers. $10,000/terms. 956-3260 d; 453-1139; 324-0486 e.

TAYANA 37 1979. Cutter rig, VHF, Loran, fatho, knotlog, diesel heater, refrigeration, propane stove/oven, windlass & much more. $74,500. (916)961-1729.

BRISTOL 32 KETCH Diesel, full keel, propane stove & oven, SatNav, autopilot, VHF, CB, dinghy and spare parts. Call (415) 328-3820 or (415) 503-9644. Eager to sell — make offer.

16-FT LEEWARD DAYSAILOR Includes trailer. Both very good condition. Good rigging and extras. $850. 364-6808 eves.

CRUISING GEAR Simpson Lawrence SSS H/S manual windlass, new: $550. Trinka sailing/rowing dinghy: $1,500. Henri Lloyd ocean racer foul weather gear, pants and coat, sizes Large and Extra Small: $200/each. Phone (916) 961-1729.

QUICK SAIL 1977 Payne 9.6. Sleek, stiff 32' racer/cruiser features luxurious teak int. H/C press water w/shower, Electrasan head, Volvo dsl, 5 bags of Pineapples, 7 winches, electronics, loaded with gear. Upwind Berkeley berth. $31,750. (415) 490-7678 aft 6 p.m.

26-FT SPORTFISHER New England crab boat design. Built to Navy specs. Is stable and pretty to the eye. Twin Chrysler engines, v-berth & head in for¬ ward cabin. $6,000 or best offer. (415) 921 -0294.

BAYFIELD 25-FT Canadian-built 1982 full keel sloop. Yanmar diesel, RDF, VHF, ds, Autohelm 2000, 4 sails & extras. Can be used as a small liveaboard, day cruiser, or a good offshore boat! $19,500 cash. Call (415) 368-6910.

41-FT PHILLIPS RHODES BOUNTY 11 1959 f/g sloop. Perkins 4-108 new May ’84, Hyde prop, elects., windlass, fore & aft chain lockers, alum, spars, 5 sails, propane Shipmate stove, u-shaped galley, h/c pres, water, shower, in¬ flatable, o.b. $38,000. (805) 964-9905; (714) 496-4933.

BOAT NEEDS LOVER 34-ft 1938 Sunset sloop #3. One-third restored, all mahogany on white oak, all sails and hard¬ ware complete. Have you got the right stuff to complete this one? See at Pete’s Harbor, Red¬ wood City. Call Fred Sparks, (415) 363-0765.

Varnish Specialist. Fiberglass, etc. Upkeep programs tailored to your needs. Audrff Beauchamp (408) 736-1637 (I cover the entire Bay Area)

FLEMING SELF-STEERING SYSTEMS

HOME-STUDY PRACTICAL PILOTING

Engineered for strength and reliability in cast 316 s/s. Our clients enjoy worldwide service back-up and 20,000 miles warranty. 2 models, reduced prices. K. Fleming, P.O. Box 60500, San Diego, CA 92106. (619) 222-9124.

Cut through the fog with skills learned from ex-USCG officer and solo TransPac skipper Mike Pyzel. Our eight charting lessons are the fastest way for you to learn visual piloting, dead reckoning, fixes, loran and more. Satisfaction guaranteed! PYZEL NAVIGATION & CRUISING, 86 Olive Mill Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93108. (805) 969-4195.

AUSSIE FOUL WEATHER GEAR Importer Closes Out jfwo PVC/Nylon Lines. Per suit, heavy weight: $114.50. Light weight: $72.00. Full coats: $73.00. For More Information: Coonawarra Imports, 2415V2 Curtis, Berkeley, CA 94702. (415) 849-0779. page 197

GENERAL MAINTENANCE

HANDS-ON INSTRUCTIONAL CRUISES Enjoy learning heavy weather sailing, anchoring, navigation, spinnakers & cruising skills. Join Solo TransPac skipper Mike Pyzel on a personally tailored 3-5 day live-aboard instruction cruise in Santa Barbara's offshore islands. Brochure. PYZEL NAVIGATION & CRUISING, 86 Olive Mill Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93108. (805) 969-4195.

PEARSON 35

FARALLON 29

CATALINA 22

Great liveaboard or cruiser. Shoal draft, Volvo dsl, Aries vane, Dickenson heater, hard dinghy, new sails, windlass. Hauled, surveyed, hull LPU & epoxy bottom 10/85. Sausallto slip. Appraised $50,000, asking $39,500 or R.E. trade. 381 -6244.

Heavily glassed, bluewater cruising sloop, 1st class construc¬ tion, 90% complete. Will finish to suit. Property trade con¬ sidered, flexible financing to qualified buyer. 549-2008 or 548-6399.

Exc. cond., swing keel, pop-top, trailer, boat cover, 3 sails, new mast, life lines & rails, VHF, stereo. 6 hrs Evinrude, new cushions. Great Bay & Delta sailor. Trail to Tahoe or Baja. $6,300. Call Greg (415) 930-9729, leave message.

FOR LEASE

LICENSED BROKER WANTED

RANGER 23,1974

Timeshare our 30-ft Catalina located in Emeryville. Cruise equipped with diesel, CNG stove/oven, jiffy reef, etc. $160 per month for 7 days with no main finance or upkeep worries. Call Jim at (415) 933-7900 or (415) 820-2126.

Opportunity to head growing brokerage as well as sell top quality new motor and sailing yachts. Experience in large motor yachts a must. Superior waterfront location in Alameda. Send resume to: Yacht Broker, 1516 Oak St., Suite 311, Alameda, CA 94501.

Excellent condition, well equipped. Great race or cruise boat with active club. Has spinnaker, dinghy, anchor, radio, stereo, 6 hp Evinrude, stove, sink, SSF slip available. $10,500. John (415) 726-0173 eves.

SANTANA 35

SANTANA 22-FT

Don't be caught without a boat for the 1986 race season. $49,900. (707) 552-1076 home; (415) 446-3901 work.

8 says including spinnaker gear and new 150% genoa. 6 hp o.b. Many extras. Good condition. $4,250/offer. (415) 842-0358 days; (415) 228-1848 eves/weekends.

Great boat for Delta/Bay. 7.5 hp Honda. Main & working jib. Refurbished cabin w/6’ headroom & stereo. Richmond berth. Lessons available. $6,950 or B.O. Ask for Brian. Please leave message. (415) 620-4684 days; (415) 236-4585 eves.

COLUMBIA 36

CREW POSITION WANTED

$37,500. 1968 f/g sloop, diesel, windvane, autopilot, wheel steering, shower, refrigerator, VHF, propane stove/oven, much more. Easily singlehanded. Two-boat owner. Call Ted, M-F, days (415) 326-1430.

HANS CHRISTIAN 38 — 1980

Female looking for well-equipt boat heading south, Mexico, pref. beyond. I’m 32, dependable, hardworking, interesting, eager to travel. Offering: many abilities, some experience, navig., en¬ thusiasm. Can leave aft March. Jill (805) 967-1564 eves/wknds

CAPRI 30 Ultra-lite racer/cruiser with excellent trophy record. Includes never used Kevlar main and North invty. BMW dsl, fold prop, hydraulics, Kenyon rig, Barients. Fresh water sailed. $25,000Arade. 1-800 237-1419 d; 1-(916) 891-8736 e.

LANCER 25

Custom Mark II, two staterooms, windvane, Combi instruments, alarms, RDF, standard Horizon VHF, 10 gal. hot water, Sony stereo. Excellent condition. Must sell, to good home only. 97K or best offer. Call Glenn (213) 827-7362.

1984Vi CATALINA 36 Bristol cond., loaded for cruising. Tall rig, furling jib, AC/DC refrig., CNG, Loran, Maxi-VHF, Signet 2000 & 1500, am/fm stereo cassette, depth, Martec. Over $80K invested. Asking $69,950. Call Jay (408) 475-5411.

O'DAY 22

CATALINA 22

ORINDA LOT

1985. Like new, never in salt water. Includes trailer. Galley, life lines, pulpits, deluxe interior. $7,900/offer/trade. (916) 891-8736 eves; 1-800 237-1419 days.

Trade for motorsailer 35-ft or 40-ft tri, or cat. Lot is unimproved, downslope in area of $300,000 homes. (415) 656-3114 eves. x

Excellent condition, well built sloop. New Forespar mast, Johnson 6 hp o.b. Sleeps 4. Good Delta & Bay cruiser, fixed minikeel, blue deck, white hull, stainless steel bow pulpit. Single axle trailer. $7,500. Call (916) 372-0260 days.

ATTENTION: BIG AND TALL SAILORS

CAL 2-24

COLUMBIA 45-FT 1974

O’Day 27. Comfortable cruiser. Honest 6’ headroom, custom queensize berth. Recent survey, haulout, bottom paint. Main, working, 120, 150. 2-spd winches, Lectra-san, i.b. Berkeley berth. $15,000 or partner. George 268-6283 d; 631 -0332 e.

Classic 60’s fiberglass sloop, Lapworth design, new Pineapple sails, new Evinrude 7.5, pulpits, head, galley, refinished cabin, VHF, ds, deep-charge battery, very clean throughout. Sausalito berth. $8,500. (415)332-2562.

Bristol condition, cruise ready, dodger, roller furling jib, cruising spinnaker, radar, Loran, VHF, autopilot, wind direction, speed, knotmeter, depthsounder, LP stove & oven, hot & cold running water. Refrigerator, microwave. $139,500. (415) 930-7020.

FOR SALE

25-FT VERTUE Famous world cruiser. Many extras. Great deal, very low down payment. Recent survey. Call for information. Days (415) 755-5794; eves. (415) 521-9512.

36-FT SLIP, SELL OR RENT Pier 39, S.F. waterfront, upwind on B dock. Parking, showers, security, phone & elect hookups. $29,000/48 yr. lease or $180 mo. + utils w/6 mo. lease & option to buy. Tom (617) 639-2547 (Mass.)

29’6” = $21,500 NO DOWN POSSIBLE This 1979 Buccaneer 295 is an outstanding cruiser (the teak cabin is wide with 6' headroom) and a racer that has done well in IYC, Metro YC midwinter and YRA racing (PHRF 168). New bottom paint, 2 spinnakers, 4 jibs, marine head, inboard Volvo diesel and much more. (415) 489-9595 Bob, Linda or message recorder.

63-FT WILLIAM HAND — $29,000 Classic wood ketch built in Fairhaven, Mass., 1940. Mahogany planks on oak frames. Teak decks, 6 sails, radar, VHF, 371 dsl, sleeps 8. Lots of recent work; needs more. Must sell. (907) 345-2709.

Very clean 1981/82 Catalina 30 with excellent options. Diesel, Datamarine digital instruments, Electrasan head, painted spars & much more. Available now for spring sailing at $32,500. Call John at (415) 843-6846 or (415) 229-2227 after 6 p.m.

SAILING INSTRUCTOR POSITIONS OPEN Dave Garrett Sailing is looking for highly skilled sailing techni¬ cians for 15 hr/week positions. Extensive Bay local knowledge, teaching experience & a commitment to excellence is required. Some instructional training provided. Ken Grayson 331 -3364.

DELTA DINGHY

FINISH 28-FT CUSTOM WOOD SLOOP

Avon Redcrest with floorboards, seat, pump, 6-foot rigid oars, outboard bracket, Cruis’n'Carry 2.75 outboard (less than 10 hours). Excellent condition. $550. (415) 332-2562.

In final completion state. Top specifications. Bronze fastenings, lead keel, spruce mast, Atomic 4. Sleeps four. Myron Spaulding design. Sausalito location. (415) 388-2292.

HAVE YOUR DREAM COME TRUE

C & C36

THINK SPRING!

Own a sailboat without full responsibility. Columbia 9.6 (32’), berthed Sausalito. $600 down, $135 month. That includes all. 6 way partnership. Exp. sailors only. 488-0414 Joan or Doug.

Cruise, liveaboard or race and win. Diesel powered 1979 sloop. Fully equipped. 11 Barients (4 seif-tailing), 5 bags Pineapples sails, spinnaker gear, rod rigging, 2 anchors with chain and rode, bow roller, stern boarding ladder, Avon Redcrest, hot/cold pressure water, shower, gimballed brass lamps, customized teak interior fully stocked, stereo, VHF, Nav station, Signet KM, WP, WS, Impulse DS. Maintained and upgraded to better than new. Bristol condition. $62,000. (415) 435-1207.

Sail this Columbia 2611 from the winter of your discontend into the summer of your highest hopes. Make offer! Call 456-7347 or 454-8645.

30-FT CHINESE JUNK Volvo MD2, VHF, Montgomery sailing dinghy, quad stereo, Tanbark sails, much carving, full cover, etc. Extensive renovation, upgrading past year. Comfy Bay/Delta cruiser. Guaranteed head turner. Great party boat or liveaboard. Rob (415) 652-9095.

CHARTER — SAN JUAN ISLANDS/VANCOUVER EXPO Yamaha 33 sailboat. Ocean racer rigged for comfortable cruising. Sleeps 8. Full elect, equipt. 6 sails, sailing dinghy incl. Discount to experienced sailors. Private owner. Free brochure. (206) 328-1999.

FULL CIRCLE CHARTERS Need several experienced Bay sailors who want to sail my Ranger 28 five times or more. Well equipped — seven winches, five sails, Atomic 4. $80/day. Jeff 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 887-3643.

NO, IT ONLY LOOKS LIKE A PEARSON It’s really a Bristol 29, a full-keel Halsey Herreschoff design ready to cruise. Atomic 4, Tillermaster, Achilles dinghy, boom gallows, Awlgrip hull, oversize rigging, anchor, windlass. $24,000/0,B,0. John R. 383-5181 days.

MARINE PORTRAITS Salty nautical portraits of you, your boat, your loved ones by noted artist and boat lover Roxanne Wahl. From a photograph, or in person. Free quote upon request. Post Office Box 494, San Quentin Village, CA 94964. (415) 459-7997.

CHARTER A NEW PASSPORT 40 Sail the San Juan Islands Fast, comfortable 40' sloop, dinghy, full instrumentation, roller-furling headsail, two private staterooms, head w/shower, propane stove w/oven, refrigeration, VHF, stereo, and much more. Call (206) 821-1208 for more information.

SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL ISLANDS Join John and Randi Sanger aboard their Valiant 40 Grebe — back from travels in Mexico and Hawaii. Eighth season of instructional/vacation cruises — 3, 4, 5 and 7 day. Brochure: EDUCATIONAL CRUISING, P.O. Box 1165, Santa Barbara, CA 93102. (805) 967-4700

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RANGER 26 Gary Mull design. Racer/cruiser in excellent condition. Super clean. Main w/jiffy reef, 110% & new 90%, VHF, knotmeter, depthfinder, compass, 10 hp o.b. and much more. $14,950. Call (415) 345-8039.

TAHITI KETCH

STEEL CUTTER

Beautiful classic sailer. 30’ LOD, 36 LOA, inboard engine, Shipto-Shore, RDF, ds, galley, enclosed head, many sails. Cruise ready. Free delivery. $23,000. (916) 652-5987.

27-ft on deck. Lapstrake full keel cruiser. Ex. strong, 10 hp Volvo diesel, framed for furniture, painted & more. Singlehander. You finish. Bargain $16,000. Please leave message. Ask for Rick, (415) 647-1335.

CAL 20

SANTANA 22

Great beginning or medium-sailor’s sloop. 6 hp Evinrude. Needs some work. Sausalito berth. May be willing to trade. Asking $3,200. Will consider all offers. Jacquie 459-3405 days; Ted 461-6026 eves.

Race rigged, Seagull o.b., downtown Sausalito berth with park¬ ing, cockpit railings, split backstay, mainsail has go'fast shelf, perfect beginning Bay boat, active racing fleet. $3,500/best offer (707) 795-2569 home; (415) 974-0425 days, Bernard.

"Rugged, honest, good sailing boat” — S.F. Chronicle. "A modern classic" — Sea Magazine. Great condition. New mast & rigging. Main, 2 jibs, o.b. Upwind Berkeley berth. $5,400. Call 322-2503.

NEWPORT 20

MORGAN 0/1 33

1968 Mull design, f/g, fixed keel. 6 sails incl. 2 spinnakers. Near new 6 hp Johnson. Dinette, head, sleeps 4. Smooth & stable. Barient winches, Signet knotmeter. Recent race winner. Second boat & it must go soon. $4,500/offer. Call (408) 268-8272.

Documented; great liveaboard or offshore cruiser, full sail inven¬ tory, hydraulic wheel or tiller, Force 10 heater, refrig/freezer. Shower, h/c pressure water. Dec. haulout, hull painted LPU. 2 surveys, TV, phone hookup. $39,000. (415) 728-5937.

PIER 39 36-FOOT SLIP Great location, B dock, phone, electricity, parking, showers, laundry, security. $40,000 value, just $27,000. Financing available. (415)981-2848.

BALBOA 26

24-FT COX SLOOP

FOR SALE, A BEAUTY

New business forces sale. Trailer, 4 sails. Extra sturdy, rigged for Bay. Compass, km, electric start Johnson, cockpit cushions, LP stove, anchor, PFD’s, etc. All must go! $9,750 (408) 757-1707.

2nd boat forces sale of Whimbrel, African mahog on oak frames, copper rivets, ds, VHF, Cole stove, Kenyon stove. 120,150 genny club jib, Starcut spin. Master Mariner vet, Bay classic, exc. cond. $4,900/B.0. Clark, days 466-4136; 525-9087 eves.

32-ft classic Master Mariner double-ended teak cutter, built ’79. Prof, crafted, Pacific vet. Strong, serious and comfortable off¬ shore cruiser. Volvo MD17C, fireplace, equipted, etc. Or.e of a kind. $55,000. (415)526-9488.

CC LANDFALL 38 Very good condition. Well equipped. Need to sell, building home. $74,000. (415) 544-7590; 851-2838.

CLASSIC H-28 KETCH

TRADE FOR SAILBOAT — ALL OR PART

Double-planked, copper riveted, monel keel bolts, new deck, 2-burner Optimus, dsl heater, dsl engine, VHF, depthsounder, documented. All in good shape. $20,000/offer. Chuck (415) 523-2586 weekends.

Santa Clara T/house, 3-BR: 43K equity. Las Hadas, Mex„ condo 1-BR: 120K equity. Com. fishing trawler 42’, 671 dsl: 30K. Nep¬ tune 1980 24’ sloop: 10K. Modesto 6-plex: 50K equity. (415) 325-0553.

PEARSON P-32 — CHARTER PROPERTY

SWEETHEART FOR SALE

ATOMIC 4

’82. Sausalito berth, keep chartering for tax benefits. 11 hp diesel, stereo, Combi, ds & km. Very clean, fast racing cruiser. Main w/2 jiffy & 110%. Will haul & paint bottom, int. refinished, manufacturer financing avail. $56,000. (415) 494-1408.

Well built 20-ft f/g sailboat (1980). Excellent all around boat, safe and comfortable cockpit, sleeps 4. Ready to go. Complete with trailer and Honda o.b. $4,200. Leave message. (415) 865-7007.

Recently overhauled and runs like a clock. $600/offer. Chuck (415) 523-2586 weekends.

BALBOA 21

OLSON 30

1981 with swing keel, pop-top, fixed galley, heads, cabin, sleeps 5. Inc. 1-yr-old North 150% genoa. Trailer & o.b. All items in exc. cond. $5,900/B.0. Call days 1-800 237-1419 or 1-(916) 674-5887.

Immac. Monterey Bay boat w/custom LPU cabinsides, 9 bags of sails, new Johnson o.b., VHF, km, compass, RDF, battery charger, man overboard pole, float cushions, ground tackle & new bottom paint. $25,000. (415) 522-5900/523-4485.

ISLANDER 30 II Coyote Pt. berth. Set up for Bay & Delta cruising. Includes radio, depth, knot, pedestal steering, 5 winches, dodger, 150, spin¬ naker plus working sails. Dinette interior, cockpit cushions, & sun shade. $29,500. Eves. 948-6935; days 365-0412.

CAL 2-27 MUST SELL

NORDIC FOLKBOAT US 51

CREWPERSON WANTED

Looking for a partner(s). Classic Bay boat. Berkeley slip. Price negotiable. ,, David (415) 530-0430; (415) 530-0501 eves.

For doublehanded voyage to Hawaii and hopefully on to Australia. Leaving July. Ask for Roger (408) 425-3372.

MONITOR WINOVANE

1975. Clean. Great family boat. Seakindly. New cushions. VolvoPenta inboard. Active 2-27 Association. $24,000/best offer. (408) 735-0663.

Monitor and wheel adapter: $1,275. Cruising spin T 48’, ’J’ 15’: $275; Adler Barbour: $185; Cole stove: $50; Avon Redstart: $275; Fatty Knees mast, sail & rudder: $175. Steve Watson, eves. 769-7722.

O’DAY 23

RANGER 23 Banjo, Sail No. 6441.2 sets North sails (1 set, 1 season old w/tri

Two-boat owner must sell 1971 23-foot sloop. Great Bay boat, sleeps 5, stove, icebox, good sails, 6 hp Johnson, anchor, safety equipment. Emeryville berth. $3,950/offer. Stew (415) 635-5168

21-FT FIBERGLASS SLOOP In excellent condition. Cuddy cabin, fixed keel, full set of covers, Porta-potti, anchor, compass, sails, etc. Must sell! A steal at $2,000. Call Dave (415) 376-3218 eves.

CATALINA 30 1981 Diesel VHF, km, depth, 2 headsails, whisker pole, wheel, adi backstay, oven, 2 freshwater tanks, shore power. $32,500. Jerry (415) 837-3900.

AUTOHELM 5000 Linear drive. New. Never installed. $1,300 firm. (415) 459-7006 eves.

radial spin.). New full race hardware, Fairco underbody, new 9 hp motor, km, bristol cond. $14,000. Call Eric 332-5090.

RHODES 19 FOR SALE Great Bay boat! New paint, new boom, sails (including spin¬ naker). $1,750 or best offer. Seagull outboard, 5.5 hp: $200. 647-3091.

72 MASON 31-FT SLOOP Excellent condition. Must sell. Asking $26,000. Days (408) 720-7679; eves. (415) 368-9716.

PEARSON VANGUARD 33

FANTASIA 35

Rhodes designed fiberglass sloop, dinette layout, new SS stand¬ ing rigging, Force 10 kerosene cabin heater, Taylor kerosene stove/oven, spinnaker gear, etc. Fred, home 325-0850; work (415) 857-1130, ext. 420.

Like new, documented, cutter rigged, excellent liveaboard; center cockpit, aft cabin, teak deck/interior. Many extras, 45 hp diesel, 140 hrs, 225 gal water, 120 gal fuel. $72,000. Make offer. Privately berthed. Evenings (415) 521 -6261.

RANGER 23

HUNTER 36

Discover thrill of level racing & MORA! Bristol, race-rigged for Bay. Full Bariows, 2 genoas, 2 spinnakers, VHF, compass, fatho, stereo tape deck, '84 7% hp Honda o.b. w/alternator. $13,500. Sausalito. Call now! Peter (415) 331 -3484.

1980 sloop. Diesel, galley, shower, h/c pressure water, radios, diesel heater, stereo. Great liveaboard. Trade 25K equity for mobilhome, small sailboat, motorhome, airplane or ? Bal 36K. Call 12-5, Mon-Wed-Fri. (415) 229-4850.

MARINE SURVEYOR On small light keel boats. These used boats are very reasonably priced and ready to sail! Flvina 15 20’ trailer & spinnaker. Wylie Wabbit, 24’ trailer, spinnaker & trapeze. V ’ SEABIRD SAILING (415) 548-3730.

JACK MACKINNON Call anytime

NOR-CAL COMPASS adjusting

Dick Loomis

2. Owner’s Presence Not Necessary. 3. Eliminate Deviation. (415) 453-3923 days or eves.

Wooden Boats a specialty. Sanding, varnishing, painting, general maintenance, minor engine repairs ana servicing. Gas or diesel. Master Mariner, 20 years experience, references Free estimates Call: Clark Arquette — 525-8087 page I 99

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PATHFINDER SELF-STEERING VANES Buy Direct From Manufacturer “Successfully Used for Years”

Call Bill Paulson: 453-8722 454-9285 Western Sales Mfg. Co., San Rafael, CA_

RAWSON 30 / LIVEABOARD Solid, stiff, beamy fiberglass cruising sloop. Good condition. See at berth G4, Corinthian YC, Tiburon. Consider partial trade Santana 22. $22,000. Lee (213) 427-1786 work; (415) 334-4969 eves, weekends.

SANTANA 22

ETCHELLS 22

Good condition, 6 hp Evinrude, 2 mains, 3 jibs, spinnaker & gear. All lines lead aft & cleat at companionway. Great for singlehanding or race. Berkeley berth. $5,500/O.B.O. John (415) 858-2525, days.

Ready to race. Winning history. Latest sails. Trailer. Many axtras. $10,900 cash or owner will finance with $3,950 down and $200/month. Call (415) 548-4159; (415) 547-0685.

150% GENOA COLUMBIA 29 —DEFENDER

LIFERAFT FOR SALE

Sparkman & Stephens design. Ample headroom, needs cosmetic work for handy, fixer-upper-type person. Must sell situation. Make offer. (415)569-4175.

6-person Avon with double floor. Made 1978. Most recent in¬ spection 10/85. Valise pack. $1,275. Tom (805) 834-8023.

For Hunter 34. Like new, used only four times. $600. Call Bob Raos (415) 785-8040, ext. 190, days; (415) 797-8370 eves.

MUST SELL — $8,000/8.0.

NOR’WEST 33

MERIDIAN 26

Fast, stable, full keeled cruising sloop. Full sail inventory in¬ cluding 90, 120, 150 & spinnaker. Suitable for liveaboard. Shorepower, woodstove & more. Dinghy included. $45,000. Call Bill Rankin 657-8500 days.

Dutch-built f/g sloop, 3 jibs, o.b. km, ds, full keel, through hull head* .lights & fun. Going to Perth, must sell. $9,000. Sausalito berth & lessons if desired. Paul, eves. (415) 921 -7917.

Wilderness 21. Boat & trailer, 5 sails incl: spinnaker & gear, compass, knotmeter. 1 year sublet in SCYC dry storage yard available. Contact: David Roberts, P.O. Box 2235, Santa Cruz, CA 95063. Message (415) 657-7100.

J/35 1983 RACER/CRUISER — $72,000 Midnight blue, meticulously maintained. Yanmar diesel, full elec¬ tronics, Signet 1000/1500, Horizon, VHF, Harken hyd. backstay & Gemini headstay. Rod rigging, like new North sails (roller furl avail.) Teak cruising interior. (415) 956-0321.

Beautiful teak interior, custom carpeting and drapery throughout. Two showers and hot tub. Loaded with gear and cruise ready. Sleeps 6. $114,900. (408) 294-8522.

CAL 28 F/G, Atomic 4,6 sails, autopilot, depthsounder, VHF, knotmeter, galley. Great Bay boat, large cockpit, excellent condition. $14K. (408) 246-3464 or (408) 725-8315.

GET READY FOR OPENING DAY 1981 MacGregor 25. Includes trailer, motor, upgraded galley. Many more extras. Call after 6 p.m. (408) 973-9143.

LIVEABOARD A HARDIN 44 IN SAN FRANCISCO

71 ERICSON 32

ORION — 55-FT MOTOR YACHT

New Atomic 4, new main and jib, 150% mule and 130% genoa. 7 Barient winches, new knotmeter. Boat needs some work but is in good general cond. Surveyed in 1984. Asking $25,000. Call 928-2370, ask for P&er.

33 net tons all teak-mahogany. Yanmar 4 cyl. dsl, 1.35 gal/hr fuel, at 6 kts. 2000-mile range. Fully furnished. Hot shower. Stove, range, refrigerator/freezer. Good electronics. See in La Paz B.C.S. Mexico. $27,000. Isabelle Iyer (619) 941 -8645.

ERICSON 29

PARTNERSHIP

23-FT PEARSON ELECTRA NO. 99 Why buy a lesser quality boat? A solid Bay boat, full keel, 3 sails, lifelines, etc. A steal at $4,300/offer. ‘ 532-4405.

Excellent condition, original owner, VHF, am/fm stereo, com¬ pass, wheel steering, sleeps 6, all teak redone, new seacocks, Berkeley berth. $24,000. (408) 286-9124.

1/3 interest in 74 Cal 29. In excellent condition. Emeryville berthed. Full sail equipment of 3 jibs, 2 spinnakers. $3,000 down. Approx. $160 per month. Call (Hi 5) 946,-0417 eves.

DESPERATION TAX SALE

FANTASIA 35

24' wooden cutter, dbl-ended lifeboat conversion. Roller furling jib, Clubfoot staysail, Seagull, CQR plow, lots of oak, teak & mahogany. Sturdy as hell. $5,000 or best (quick) offer. (707) 552-8754 (Vallejo)

Bristol cruising/liveaboard cutter/sloop. Ready for world cruise. Autopilot, autohelm, windvane, 235 gal/water, 1200 mile range, dinghy w/motor, dodger, center cockpit, aft cabin, much more. Must sell, leaving USA. $59,900/offer. (415) 523-8269.

GARY MULL CUSTOM 45 1982 aluminum cutter. A fast cruising boat with everything. Will finance or trade for R.E. $140K. For info write: Linda Biggers, 444 North St., Healdsburg, CA 95448.

1981 CATALINA 22+2

CATALINA 27

1979 LANCER 28

Swing keel, CMPS. km, bow & stern pulpits, deluxe interior, VHF, Honda 7.5 o.b. w/12v CHG. Trailer. Dry storage & berth available in Oakland Estuary. Original owner. $7,500. (415) 893-1267.

1974, well-equipped. Atomic 4 i.b., new mast & rigging, internal halyards, 110,130,150,170 and 3/4 oz. spinnaker, VHF, depth, knot, am/fm stereo, complete safety package and more. $14,500. Call Bob, eves. (408) 246-8247; (415) 964-3129 days.

28-ft Shad Turner designed shoal draft sloop. Wheel steering, 9.9 hp o.b., stove, VHF, ds. 6’2" headroom and berths for 6. $12,500. Days (408) 721 -6740; eves (408) 249-3193, Mel.

ESPAR DIESEL HEATER — AND MORE

CREW WANTED

DEL REY 24

D3L heater plus accessories, never used: $900. New s/s Schaefer fixed fairlead blocks, lead rope to 1", SWL 5000-lb, 32-08/32-09: $20 each. 1980 Yamaha XS1100 motorcycle, only 4,000 miles: $1650. (707) 557-4856; (707) 554-3551.

2 people to sail from Hawaii to the Oregon coast leaving 6/15 to 7/1. No experience necessary. Share expenses. Reply to 1164 Bishop St., Suite 124, Honolulu, HI 96813.

Good condition. Sleeps 4. Has head & galley. 2 main sails, 1 jib, 1 lapper, 1 genoa, VHF & CB & more. Perfect for weekend cruis¬ ing. Valued at $9,000. Will give away for $7,000. (408) 246-7309.

ISLANDER 21

$1,500 DOWN, $195/MONTH

Beautiful Bay boat in top condition, fiberglass, new professional hull paint job, new teak trim. Full keel, new 3.5 hp Evinrude o.b., portable head, anchor, safety equipment, extras. At $4,600 a steal. Call Steve (415) 681 -9964.

26-ft International Folkboat. Strong. Fiberglass hull, aluminum spars. Well made coastal and Bay cruiser. Four berths. 16 hours lessons, no charge. $15,000 value. Must sell. $13,950. (415) 837-1399.

VENTURE 222

35-FT OWENS FLAGSHIP 1957 cabin cruiser. Exc. wood hull, fair engines, good interior. Head, galley, fridge, hot water, berths 6. $18,000 or best offer. (707) 778-1921.

ISLANDER 24

ERICSON 27

Fast 22-ft swing keel f/g sloop by MacGregor. 5 sails, from storm jib to 128% Genny. Sleeps 5. Sink, icebox and Porta-potti. Has 15 hp Johnson and lots of extras on its trailer, Berkeley Marina. Asking $3,900. Phone 947-0670.

73’ well-equipped, new spars and rigging, 7 bags of sails (incl. 2 spinnakers), knot, VHF, stereo, Atomic 4, tiller. Alameda berth. $20,000/offer. (415)791-2471.

CHEOY LEE LUDERS 36-FT

SANTANA 22

FISHER 30 NOR’EASTER MOTOR SAILER

Cruise ready. Classic Luders design, f/g. Teak decks. Westerbeck dsl. Newly painted LP hull. New int., sails. Monitor vane avail. In San Diego. Sell below appraisal. $54,900. Romain Corbin (619) 298-1934 or David Henderson (415) 331-7296.

Berkeley. 1/2 interest. $2,700. Bruce 886-6897 evenings.

Fore and aft Staterooms, deckhouse, autopilot, VHF, knotmeter & log, roller jibs & main, sunroof, rail covers, shower, hot/cold pressure water, carpets & more. $54,500. (415) 254-2542.

Exc. cond. Sleeps 4. Stove, sink & storage in galley. Thru hull head, battery, Honda 10 hp w/remote controls. 2 mains, 2 jibs. All hatches solid new teak. Full keel. Great sailing boat. Custom trailer. Days (408) 277-2528/266-3022 eves. $8,500/B.0.

ISN’T TIME YOU LEARNED TO FIX

SAIL THE SOUTH PACIFIC!

YOUR OWN ENGINE PROBLEMS??

Owner discounts regular charter rate 50%. Bareboat charter my Endeavor 37 in French Polynesia — sleeps 6. Arrangements made through world’s largest charter company. CHANCE OF A LIFETIME! Call Paul for details — (408) 985-7613

** MARINE ENGINE SURVEY ** (415) 934-6159

PARTNERSHIP WANTED Licensed 3rd mate in marine business looking for a partnership in any sailboat ■ • wood or glass from 35 feet up. Want liveaboard option. S.F. or Sausalito area only. John Burbank, Thurs-Sat 771-5200; evenings 563-5499.

GLOBAL DELIVERIES USCG Licensed Captain and Crew Local/Long Distance Short/Long Term (415) 485-0351

Experienced Power/Sail Private/Chartered Boatyard liaison/Qualified shipwright 41 HARBOR ST., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901

NEED A YACHT CLUB? Cal Sailing Club is open to the public. We are a member club of YRA, SYRA & SBRA. $45 an¬ nual racing membership makes you eligible for racing, and helps support our very low-cost public sailing program. Mail to: Cal Sailing Club, 3rd floor Eshleman Hall, U.C. Berkeley, 94720. Visit us at our dock on the south side of the Berkeley Marina or call 527-7245 for more info.

BUYING A BOAT? DON’T BE CAUGHT PENNY WISE BUT POUND FOOLISH!!! ** MARINE ENGINE SURVEY ** (415) 934-6159 page 200

$3,900 OR BEST OFFER 1975 Reinell 22-ft sailboat/traller. Sleeps 4, kitchen facilities, Porta-potti, 4 sails, outboard motor. Great condition. Call Karen Nles, (415) 375-3054 Mon-Fri. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. BRISTOL 29.9 1979, one owner, beautifully maintained, great ocean/Bay cruiser, diesel, radio, knotmeter, depthsounder, main, gib, flasher w/stock, dodger, much more. Haulout & survey 7/85. $42,750. Don: (415) 772-1532 days.

SACRIFICE — 1985 CATALINA 36-FT Used on weekends only for 6 months. Comes with: North sails: main with 2 reefs, 155% genoa; depthsounder/log knot; VHF radio; all self-tailing winches; cockpit cushions; range has never been used. Color: white hull with a camel deck, yellow sheer and boot stripe. Bottom: 2 coats Barrier Kote, 2 coats Interlux 62%. Asking $58,000. Call (408) 721-4209; home (408) 297-1687.

MOORE 24 Can’t beat this buy! In water less than 18 months, forward hatch, lifelines, speedo, 9 bags, 4 new sails. Excellent condition. Cash price $12,999. Call (209) 533-4030. FOR RENT — HOUSE WITH 50-FT DEEPWATER DOCK Between Napa & Vallejo on Napa River, Bay access. One bedroom, 2 bath, & 350 sq. ft. studio & 400 sq. ft. shop space. Many amenities. $650 month. (707) 252-7632.

27-FT SUN YACHT One of Perry’s best 1979 f/g sloop In excellent condition. A real must see and realistically priced at $17,900. See at Alameda Marina berth no. 233 (by Svendsens lift) or call (408) 446-9363

NUNES BEAR NO. 41 23' wooden sloop. 2 mains, 2 jibs, masthead tri-light, ds, VHF, s/s keel bolts. 4.5 hp Mercury outboard. San Rafael berth. Classic Bay boat in good condition. $4,000. Will consider trade. Gary 453-4284 eves.

BEAR BOAT SUGARFOOT NO. 13 Well preserved & maintained. 7 coats of varnish on hull, new hatchcover, main, 2 jibs, spinnaker, Evinrude 6, must see to ap¬ preciate. $6,000/B.0. (415) 726-4799.

KETTENBURG 40 If you're planning on cruising and you have a limited budget, consider this boat. We did. It's outfitted for cruising cheap and built to sail. Only good homes need call. $34,000. Derek 485-6776.

CRUISING GEAR FOR SALE Avon 4-man LR-CRT: $1,100. Westsail 32 sails: 150% genoa $300; jib topsail $200. Ericson 35 storm jib: $150. 3 Barlow #16 winches: $50 each. 331 -1303 eves & weekends.

FIASCO’ 27-ft Owens liveaboard. No engines, sleeps 4, large rear deck, all original wood interior. Just spent $2,000 refurbishing, carpeting, wiring, etc. Must sell! $1,500/8.0. Norm 236-5136.

CAL 34 — $29,000 Great for cruising: sleeps 6, gimballed stove, Lectrasan head, rigged for racing: 3 spinnaker w/gear, nr. new main (2 reefs), nr. new furling headsail. Backstay adj., 10 Barient winches, new Atomic 4, Ship-to-Shore radio. (415) 435-2777.

NEVER A DULL MOMENT S.F. Bay Cal-20 fleet sponsors heartstopping one-design racing, fabulous parties, thrilling lectures, exciting events. Upcoming: on-the-water racing seminar Richmond YC, April 6. Call Colin Gilboy 331-8379 for details.

ERICSON 30 Well equipped, bristol condition. $25,000. 325-5400.

CAL 25 Fast and roomy. 7 sails, possible Honda outboard. Priced for quick sale at $6,000. John 482-3182; Cynthia 548-1631. PIER 39 36-ft upwind slip, S.F. waterfront, 48-yr lease. $28,000. (415) 869-0910 after 5 p.m.

BUILT LIKE A BRICK SHITHOUSE Stout liveaboard/transoceanic cruiser for sail. 40-ft classic design woodhulled ketch. Still a teenager. Diesel, sleeps 6, autohelm, VHF, depth/knotmeters, dinghy, complete galley, fridge, pressure/hot water, shower. 50K ono. Andrew (408) 257-7715.

INGRID 38 KETCH — 1977 Well maintained world cruiser, SABB diesel, Aries vane, ap, custom refrig/freezer, beautiful teak interior, dinghy w/Seagull, much more. All in exc. cond. Go anywhere in comfort & safety. $78,000. Will consider trade (30-35). Ph: (408) 734-8260. McGREQGOR: VENTURE 21 Great boat for experienced and beginning sailors. Trailer, retrac¬ table keel, Mercury outboard, chamical toilet, can sleep 4. Fun lake or Bay boat. $3,100 or best offer. Days (415) 883-0501; eves (415) 456-8491.

‘TAVARUA’ Completed world circumnavigation and ready to go again. 32’ Downeaster cutter rig. Well equipped. New diesel engine. Fiberglass hull with full keel. Original owner. Asking $58,000. Rex Allen, P.O. Box 1540, Vallejo, CA 94590. (707) 255-4765.

43-FT COLUMBIA SAILBOAT Ready for fitting, in factory cradle. Many extras incl: new Yanmar dsl in factory crate. Loc. near Sacramento, CA. Appraised' $26,000. Asking $19,000. All offers considered. Terms possible. Must sell immediately. (503) 236-3738 anytime.

VACATION ABOARD YOUR OWN PEARSON 385 KETCH Summer cruise the Delta or the coast in this comfortable, quality boat featuring full galley, pressure hot & cold water, stall shower. Priced at a low $55,000. (415) 697-5977

SOUNG 26-ft open cockpit racing sloop. Popular one-design racing class on the Bay. Brand new unrigged condition. Unsinkable. New Melges mast. Includes all rigging, 9 sails and a trailer. Can rig to suit. $6,000/B.0. (415) 892-4805.

28 FEET OF STRENGTH AND GRACE East Coast built, 5-ton f/g sloop. South Pacific veteran with new Imron paint, teak decks & interior, diesel, wlndvane, complete cruising sails & gear. In Hawaiian slip. $28,000/OBO. Info & pictures: (707) 938-5562.

RANGER 23 Transfer causes sale of much-loved 1977 Ranger. New 7% Evinrude, 3 jibs, 2 mains, spin. Well equipt: controls lead aft, 6 winches, ds, km, VHF, stellar cond. Berkeley berth. $11,700 firm. Hm: (415) 339-3120/428-7217 wk; 834-3464 msg.

CAPRI 25-FT Beautiful condition. Many extras: VHF, km, spinnaker gear, 7.5 hp Honda o.b., ect. Like a J but nicer and faster. $12,900. (415) 892-4805.

25-FT NORDIC FOLKBOAT — U.S. 75 Excellent condition, newly painted LPU topsides, full boat cover, ready to race with good racing record. On cover of Dec. '85 Latitude 38. Priced to sell at $6,500 — got new Folkboat. (415) 775-5154 or (415) 433-3547.

NEWPORT 30 PHASE II Beautiful cond. Dodger, ADF, Combi, VOR, VHF, km, ds, 2 an¬ chors, primary & secondary winches, spinnaker, blooper, drifter, new 85,120,130, two 150’s, 170 genoa, main two years old. Sausalito berth. $26,900. (415) 479-5755.

29-FT KAUFMAN 11 bags of sails, inboard, new paint & lots more. For sale or trade 22 to 25-ft trailerable sailboat. Days (415) 493-3414 or 579-5646.

MAST WANTED For international 110 (or similar). Prefer box construction spruce but will consider aluminum. Must be structurally sound. Length is 24-ft. (415) 531-4197 eves; (415) 641-2866 days.

VENTURE 23 Swing keel, pop-top, trailer, o.b., depth, knotmeter, VHF, stereo. $4,500/B.0. 383-4970.

37-FT CRUISER/UVEABOARD 1980 Irwin cutter. Comfortable performance cruiser. 3 cabins, 2 heads, spacious galley with refrigerator, stove, 2 large ice boxes. Propane heater. Perkins 4-108 dsl, radial headsail, 110 & 150 jibs. Recent haulout. $67,500. Bill 937-3010 days.

CAPE DORY 250 1983, like new. Diesel with low hours. Sleeps 4. VHF, depthsounder, knotmeter, genoa Top quality throughout. Will finance or trade down. Must sell. $31,850. (415) 524-5791.

CHRYSLER 26-FT Late 1978 A-1 condition. Galley, sink, stove, icebox, enclosed head, water & electrical shore connection, freshwater tank. Sleeps 6. Full headroom. Anchor, line, lifepreservers. Sausalito (Marinship) berth. 7% hp Evinrude. $10,950/Offer. 383-3268.

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1964 COLUMBIA 25 MKI Full keel, excellent sails, '85 Honda 7.5 hp, Autohelm, windvane, new oversize rigging, oversize ground tackle, full electronics,1 6’1" headroom, liveaboard slip. A comfortable safe cruiser. $13,000/OBO. Many extras. (415) 873-4531 evenings. RACER/CRUISER — MORGAN 27 Super condition. Rigged for singlehanded sailors. Very com¬ petitive, fast, comfortable and forgiving. Best sailing 27-ft boat in the Bay. Can be seen at Fortman Basin, F-34, in Alameda. Call (408) 354-4729 evenings.

CREW POSITION FOR EXTENDED CRUISE Custom, luxurious, 62-ft high performance, world cruiser sloop leaving San Francisco in September for 3-year cruise to Carib¬ bean and Europe. One or possibly two permanent crew spots available for experienced person willing to make serious commitment to cruising life. Mechanical, electrical, or woodworking skills desirable. Some medical or cooking background also a plus. Expenses paid and opportunity to earn extra spending money on occasional charters. (415) 435-9088.

O’DAY MARINER Fiberglass, 19-ft, fixed keel, cabin, trailer, Chrysler o.b., 2 mains, 2 jibs, spinnaker, V-berths, head, extras, excellent Bay boat. Must sell. $3,200/offer. (707)829-2838.

ISLANDER 36-FT — FOR SALE White hull, blue deck, equipped for coastal cruising. Volvo diesel, h/c water, new sails. Any reasonable serious offer con¬ sidered. Call 1-(916) 447-2240, ask for Al.

PERFECT BAY BOAT Columbia 26 MKII, 1970. Dry, roomy & fun to sail. Perfect con¬ dition. VHF, depth, 7.5 Mercury, 2 jibs. Regularly maintained. 1983 survey. Must sell for graduate school. Call Mark at (415) 881-5990.

LOOKING FOR A COMFORTABLE, ROOMY LIVEABOARD? Lots of storage space, inside steering, hot & cold pressure watdf. Teak interior, bright & sunny. 39’ Pilothouse cutter, 60 hp Isuzu engine, well maintained, perfect for cruising & serious sailing. Day (415) 659-9128; eves (408) 988-1173^

“Y KNOT” ’84 Lancer 25-ft. Bristol cond., main w/jiffy reefing, jib, spin¬ naker, storm jib, VHF, knotmeter, depthsounder, compass, stereo, fully plumbed head, rigged for Bay sailing, standing headroom, sleeps 5, dinghy. Must sell. (415) 769-1637.

SAUSALITO SLIP 32-ft doubleside slip available from April 1,1986 to November 1,1986. Abundant parking, electricity, showers. (408) 356-7440.

CAL 29 BY OWNER Top condition, custom rigged, 150, 120 and 93% jib sails. Rigged for spinnaker. Great for racing or cruising. Clean teak in¬ terior. CNG, Atomic 4. $24,900. (415) 453-0549 or 524-2640.

CREW AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY For Micronesia/So. Pacific. Stable couple seeks berths on sailing yacht for extended voyage. 50-ton lie., celestial nav„ nurse, marine biologist. Caribbean chartering, ocean passages, diving, maint. expr. Call (707) 578-9362 before 9 a.m. — aft. 9 p.m.

22-FT HAND LAYED FIBERGLASS SLOOP Headroom, needs work, located in water behind bird sanctuary in Alviso. Has red boom. $1,000 or best offer. (805) 434-1693.

CATALINA 36 —1985 Bought new, Bay pleasure sailed 10 months by retired man. Autom. jib, radio telephone, cockpit cushions, etc. Stove & shower never used. $55,000 or best offer. (415)347-8458.

OWN A 24-FT ISLANDER BAHAMA? If not, would you like to? How about cruising on one of the best ‘plastic classics' on S.F. Bay? Information on membership in the Islander Bahama Association is available by calling Sandi Harris, 922-6334.

1981 HUNTER 22 Great first boat. Free lessons with purchase. New bottom paint '84. Evinrude longshaft o.b., trailer, all lines lead aft. $8,500/8.0. Message (707) 648-5056. CATALINA 27 Excellent condition, inboard, new sails, main, 110, 90,150, ds, km, stereo, VHF, Barient winches, lightly used, professionally maintained. 2-boat owner, must sell! $16,500/best offer. Call Gordon, 642-7332 days; (916) 756-7273 eves.

CLASSIC COASTER SCHOONER v Built in 1980. Quality design and construction. A unique oppor¬ tunity to own a classic vessel suitable for day charter, living aboard, and ocean cruising. Veteran cruiser. Proven vessel. Diesel powered. LOA 55’, LOD 41', beam 12'. An unbelieveable buy at $85,000. (415)332-7568.

EXCAUBUR 26 FIBERGLASS SLOOP Main, jib, genoa. New 7.5 hp outboard. Small sink, galley area, enclosed toilet. Sleeps 4. Excellent for Bay/ocean, racing or weekend cruising. Good overall condition. Must sell. $6,500/B.0. 331-7470 evenings. CATALINA 27 Popular Bay cruiser in good condition w/VHF, ds, outboard and many extras. Best reasonable offer. 332-8399.

ISLANDER 36 — BEST BUY Blue hull, teak interior, Perkins 4-108 diesel, radar, autopilot, Loran, 2 VHF radios, much more. Ready to race, cruise or liveaboard. Very good condition. Exceptionally equipped. $59,900. (707) 445-0075.

J/24 Reduced price. Must sell. Good clean boat, sails, gear. Trailrite trailer. Full set class sails. Outboard. Safety equipment. Motivated. Asking $10,400/best offer. Call (408) 248-8522 eves.

PEARSON 28 — PRICE REDUCED F/G sloop, Atomic 4 and in mint condition. Ideal for racing cruis¬ ing or family outing. Sails, VHF, compass, knotmeter, depthfinder, etc. Rigged for singlehand sailings. $24,500. Must see to appreciate. Will take trade-ins. (415) 254-5018. Ask for Lou.

AQUARIUS 21 $3,300 with trailer. Sleeps 4. Head, galley, CB, stereo, good Sails. Shallow 12" draft with centerboard up for easy launching and beaching. A great family boat for the Bay. Call 488-9273.

ERICSON CRUISING 36 Cutter rig. Graceful traditional lines. Exc. cond., f/g construction, ali wood irrt. Roller furling. Custom rigged main w/all lines in cockpit, easy to singlehand. Very seaworthy and comfortable, fully loaded. $69,500. (415) 587-7795; (312) 664-7114.

CAL 27 ’71, very quick, strong and clean. 5 North sails, spinnaker, 6 Barients, VHF, km, Nu-Mar battery charger. Lightweight inboard, folding prop. 5 berths, galley & head. Coyote Pt. slip. $14,000. Bill (415) 726-4084 work.

RANGER 26 1974, main, lapper, spinnaker, knotmeter, compass, depthfinder, 10 hp Honda. Owner transferred. $10,750 firm. (713) 251-8101 or (713) 754-9800.

BEAR NO. 46 YOGI 11 bags of sails refastened 6/82, new running rigging, custom boom, beautiful to see and sail, Harkin blocks, Shaffer travler, knotmeter/log, compass, new cushions, interior paint & cabinets. 552-5580 weekdays; 585-2291 evenings.

COLUMBIA 30,1972 LPII paint, 3 jibs & slab reef main (2 yrs old). Barients, Atomic 4, shower, AC refer, teak hatches with canvas cover. $22,500/B.0. or trade. (408) 752-3003 wk; (408) 739-1660 hm, Bruce.

41-FT CENTER COCKPIT TRICABIN F/G KETCH Bowsprit, electric windlass, Perkins dsl, cruise ready. 3 anchors, 180’ BBB chain, 7 sails, 7’ hard dinghy, windvane, dodger, liferaft, spinnaker gear, ap, VHF, Loran, SSB. You name it, its got it. Perfect liveaboard. Saus. berth. $80,000. (415) 332-9569. 50-FT BERTH 50-ft x 17.5-ft berth. Slip G10, Emery Cove Marina, Emeryville. $265 a month. F.W., Box 953, Sausalito, CA 94966. 332-9569.

FOR SALE: ERICSON 38-FT — 1983 Excellent condition. Sloop rig. Sleeps 6. Diesel power, VHF, marine radio, pedestal steering and instrumentation, jib roller reefing, full dodger. Fully contained galley including refrigerator, freezer, am/fm radio. Purchase minimum 40% equity for ap¬ proximately $20,000. Berth available, Marina Village, Alameda. Contact Mr. Pat Spooner (408) 286-6060 days; or Val (408) 446-0483 days or evenings.

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CATAMARANS — NEW & USED Dealers for Prindle. 15,16,18 & 19 in stock. Clearance Price. Stockdale Marine in Suburban Sacramento. Drive & Save. (916) 944-1232.

INTERNATIONAL F0LK80AT 26-FT Great condition & ready for cruising. Navik, full electronics, Avon, spinnaker, rigged for shorthanded sailing, new dodger & sail covers. $1,300. (415)528-2288.

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MARITIME ATTORNEY Resolving Warranty, purchase/sale charter, construction, repair, collision, injury and lien prob¬ lems for over 21 years. Practical experience counts; Over 37 years of Bay/ocean racing and cruising! William E. Vaughan, Esq., 17 Embarcadero Cove, Oakland. (415) 532-1786.

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MOORE 24 Completely equipped and in excellent condition, includes new mast & all rigging, new o.b., VHF, RDF, depth, knot, all MOB gear. With Berkeley slip. Must see to appreciate. Price reduced to $13,500. Evenings (408) 245-2877.

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Is writing a chore? Let me heipl Editing/writing of letters, reports, ad copy, brochures, anything! Flexible rates. (I'm saving for a cruise.) Call Teri Shore, 922-5799, leave message on machine.

SAIL THE DOVE A cruising experience in beautiful Hawaii. A completely equipped yacht and licensed skipper make it easy and fun. Daysail or cruise the outer islands. Small parties, reasonable rates. Write for brochure, DOVE, P.0. Box 29064, Honolulu, HI 96820.

CHARTER SKIPPER/INSTRUCTOR WANTED 1979 Bristol 35.5 well founded/berthed Sausalito. New owner wants to hire skipper (6-pack or better license) to captain Bay charters and sharpen owner’s skills. Send background info to BRISTOL BAY SAIUNG c/o 1820 Anne Way, San Jose, CA 95124. page 202

ALDEN SCHOONER Design No. 270, built 1929, 43’ LOD, 52' LOA. A comfortable, well balanced sailor and roomy liveaboard for last two owners and families. With terms possible, $45,000. (619) 223-3542 M-F, 8-4 only. David. LOOKING FOR LIVEABOARD ^ To rent or boat-sit. Exp. around boats. Responsible, reliable, ref. available. S.F. location preferred. Ann 524-4800, leave message. 36-FT LOA GALL CUTTER Good sails, rebuilt inboard. One-of-a-kind wooden classic. $7,500/Best offer. 332-8399; 331-9189.

WORLD CRUISER Custom over-built Islander 37 f/g sloop. Absolutely gorgeous & ready to go anywhere. Equipt w/radar, SSB, Loran, VHF, RDF, liferaft, Avon w/o.b„ RVG windvane, ap, 2 fathometers, 4 bilge pumps, 3 compasses, 2 electric 24v windlasses, 4 anchors 400' high tensil chain, 7 sails, 2 sun awnings, new Yanmar diesel w/less than 200 hrs, 24v & 110v generators, 12v & 24v battery chargers, 12v-110v power inverter, microwave, woodburning stove, shower w/fresh/salt hot water, built-in vacumn, complete Hoopa diving system w/back-up compressor, Tamaya sextant, dodger, boom gallows, oversize rigging thru-out running back stays, Airex, etc. Recently upgraded & absolutely bristol! Giving it away at $59,500. Trades considered. (805) 995-3564. Hurry — won't last long!

CATALINA 27 Buy now and save, summer’s almost here! Atomic 4, VHF, knotmeter, depthsounder. Excellent condition. Asking $16,500. (415) 330-2778 days; (415) 347-0135 eves. WESTSAIL 32 Flush deck style, one piece hull, has made 2 offshore passages. Needs lots of work. No motor. Very roomy, strong & seaworthy. Slow but steady, comfortable cruising or liveaboard. $15,950/ offer. John (415) 376-4706 evenings. PURE SAILING Without the hassels. Retiring my membership in Club Nautique (currently priced at $2,200) for $1,950/best offer. Novice or ex¬ pert, sail on the best! Unlimited free lessons/basic to advanced. Many extras/social events. Call Tom (415) 349-8561 after 5 pm.

WISHBONE’ 1934 wooden cutter, 34’ LOA, 28’ LOD. Beautiful Colin Archer design. Recently restored, much is new! Must see to appreciate. Reduced to sell. Asking $15,500! Harold (209) 952-9435.

30-FT BIRD SLOOP Classic one-design woodie. Complete inventory. Needs minor cosmetics. Sacrifice $4,500. Must sell! (415) 668-4155.

AVON REDCREST AND MOTOR New, never used. Complete with oars, f/g seat, motor bracket and foot pump. Suzuki 4 hp outboard has only been used 1 hour. Both for only $1,000. (415) 582-1117.

UNIQUE ISLANDER 37 Motorsailer, inside steering, Berimar ap, Loran C, h/c water, refrig, roller furling, Perkins 108 50 hp dsl. Extensive additional equip. Sails beautifully plus comfort of a pilothouse. Active S.F. Bay fleet. $56,000.(408) 448-3371 eves; (415) 331-2411 wknd.

CATALINA 30,1980 Excellent condition, Atomic 4, well equipped. $32,900. (415) 572-0158 evenings and weekends.

'81 CATALINA 30-FT Anxious to sell. Wheel steering. Lewmar 42 self-tailers, etc. Very clean. Last chance to save 10% sales commission. Buy direct from owner now for $32,500 or best offer. Days (209) 532-3855; eves (209) 586-7807.

HERRESCHOFF 30 Constructed with double-planked mahogany, this modified H-28 ketch comes with 2 cyl. FWC Yanmar dsl, 6 sails, electronics, & other cruising gear. New brightwork & upholstery enhances the classic lines of this traditional yacht. $25,000. 578-3561 eves. SAILBOAT Huku 45-ft sloop. Comfortable cruise boat. Custom hardwood interior. $92K. Call 930-7462.

‘FLIRT’ Turn of century knockabout sloop Flirt is now available to the right owner. 8 owners since 1914.1904 design built by Ralph Flowers/William Lund in Vallejo. Port Orford cedar on oak, spruce spars. 32' by 10' beam. Master Mariner has been loved, cared for, updated and my home. Boat is shown annually; new 12-volt system, Volvo 15 hp, new stainless rigging, and reframed. VHF, Sausalito slip? Pete 954-6808 better at 381-4257 (home). 2 recent surveys, for inquiries.

78 MORGAN 30 OUT ISLAND Displ 9500, full keel, 3.5’ draft, low time 22 hp Yanmar, 5 sails, wheel steering, quality constr. throughout, well equipped veteran cruiser of So. Cal Islands. Hauled out all of March, come see. $27,000. (805)492-1333. HOBIE 16-FT Excellent condition w/trailer. Sailed very little. Call (415) 233-6925 eves/weekends. $2,000.

NUNES BEAR NO. 39 23-ft classic wood sloop. Built Sausalito 1947. $2,500 or best offer. / Call Marc (415) 398-7294 or Geoff (408) 257-7000 x2594.

FUJI 45-FT KETCH 1976 mid-cockpit, Lloyds 100 A-1 f/g hull/deck, highest quality teak interior, h&c water, 2 heads w/showers, VHF, depthsounder, spd, log, 110 aux gen, spinnaker gear, 7 sails, radar available. San Diego. $115,000/trade? (619) 420-9430. PACIFIC 30 Fiberglass, sloop, 6 hp o.b., VHF, sleeps 4, 6,000-lb gross weight. Was asking $13,500. Now $10,000. Jon (415) 331-8009 leave message.

FAMOUS 32-FT ISLANDER MKII Cutter rig, custom built for cruising, extensive equipment inven¬ tory, featured in Time-Life Offshore as example of perfect cruis¬ ing boat. Motivated seller. $35,000. 924-5658.

PERKINS DIESEL 36 hp, 4-107 engine, Paragon 1.5:1 hydraulic gear, Motorola 55 amp alternator, FWC, instrument panel, engine mounts, shop manuals, $300+ in spares, 350 hours since rebuild: $1,750. Call Barry (206) 453-0303 days; (206) 746-7025 eves. Seattle.

26-FT TANE CATAMARAN Affordable, fun, weekender. Good sails, fast, good 9% hp motor, low draft, lots of deck space. $2,995. (415) 331 -0169.

PARTNERSHIP Peterson 34. Ballena Bay. Race or cruise. Share Ownership or just expenses. 941-7843.

J/29 Steal the nicest J/29 on Puget Sound. Set up to race one-design in Bay or MORC. Featured in boat show. Mint, with lots of extras. 47K into it. Need to cash out my loan of 34K. Jan 1-(206) 789-4608.

ARIES 32 Excellent condition. Asking $35,000. Evenings (415) 454-3325.

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STEAL THIS BOAT Moore 24. Race ready. Best offer over $10,000. 381-3342.

CREW WANTED Position available on weli-equipped 38-ft sloop leaving April for So. Pacific. Anticipate 6 mo. RT. Enthusiasm, good attitude and sailing skills required. Ocean passage desireable. Share expenses. (415)321-4786.

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Professional quality brightwork and painting, interior or exterior. Expert repairs and renovation on wood and fiberglass. Satisfaction guaranteed. Refs available. Serving the Bay Area. Michael Heiner 868-1720 home; 331-8149 message.

Rugged modular solar panels designed specifically for marine use. Seawater-proof, step-proof and weatherproof. Attractive solid teak mounting rails and stainless hardware included. Call or write: M.I.CO., Box 1363, Lafayette, CA 94549. (415) 938-5322.

WORLD’S GREATEST CRUISING AREA Pacific Northwest! Sail this year in a Cal 31. Equipped for luxury cruising. At reasonable rates. PHALAROPE CHARTERS, P.O. Box 20434, Seattle, WA 98102 (206) 821-6603

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BOAT BERTH TO 28-FT

My index has them all. 1 will help you find the boat you want at the best price. ($15 refundable fee.) Jack Paden • P.O. Box 818 • Dixon, CA 95620 CAPT. JACK (916) 678-9557

Water, elect., shower, head. S.R. canal. First and last. No liveaboard. 460 Canal St. $80 per month. 457-3862; 453-9179.

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For the Highest Quality, Depepdability and Lowest Prices In Marine, Automotive and Industrial Batteries Call San Rafael Welding Supply (415) 457-0550 page 203

NEW 115 SQ. FT. MAINSAIL 5.5 oz Dacron, Luff 25.5’, Leech 27.0’, Foot 9.0’. * $400. HOGIN SAILS (415) 523-4388.

And many other popular makes. JIM IRWIN, INDEPENDANT BROKER 883-9750 Serving the Bay and Delta.

RESTORED ALBERS 35 1965. New LP, re-chromed, new North main, 6 exc. headsails, Westerbeke 4-107, Barient 27 ST's, Espar heater, Autohelm 3000, Edson wheel, cold machine, full electronics, new fabric int., windlass, extras. $59,000. (206) 365-3888.

SANTANA 35 '84 & '85 class champion. Best equipped & maintained 35 on the Bay. 20 sails, diesel, Loran, Autohelm, stereo, VHF, digital instruments, many extras. Great boat for cruising. Huge pre¬ season price reduction. Lease/option also available. 687-0111 weekdays.

BOUNTY II YAWL — FREE DELIVERY Tiare. Excellent condition, well equipped 41-ft f/g classic. Hood sails, Imron paint, cruise-ready. Located in Hawaii, 1 will deliver her to the West Coast. $54,500. Call Doug Vann (808) 487-5817 evenings. 1980 ISLANDER 36 Clean, gray/white sloop. Barients, 4 cyl. dsl. All teak interior, cushions in showroom cond, Signet instruments/impulse digital fathometer, VHF & more. Not raced, low eng. hrs., ready to sail w/ped. steering. (415) 763-0512; (602) 299-7196 (Arizona).

O’DAY 22 1976 w/trailer and 6 hp Johnson. Has main plus two jibs, shoal keel, sleeps 4. $5,500/B.0. (415) 634-4009.

ISLANDER 30 1979.5 sails, dodger, depthsounder, knotmeter, alcohol gimbled stove, am/fm cassette, VHF radio, hot and cold pressure water, slower, much more. Must sell. Asking $36,000. Call Don, days (408) 732-8770 or Walter, eves. (408) 266-3253.

6-MAN LIFERAFT Seajay, inflatable, valaise container with ocean survival package. $1,200. 687-0111 weekdays.

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NOR’SEA 27 Superb pocket cruiser, aft cabin, excellent condition, Yanmar diesel, luxurious interior, VHF, ds, stereo AM/FM cassette, many extras. Owner can assist in financing. Richmond berth. $35,900. Days, call (415) 843-0429; eves, call (415) 843-0281. CAL 28 Hull No. 228. Atomic 4, 160, 150, 120, 110 storm jibs. VHF, Fathometer, knotmeter, holding tank. New batteries, lifelines, spreaders, head and backstay. With 32-ft berth at Coyote Point $15,500 firm. Phone (415) 961-0478.

U.S. built 41-ft center cockpit motorsailer. 1974 model (looks like 1984 yachts). Try $65K. JIM IRWIN, OWNER'S AGENT 883-9750.

EAST BAY SAIL CLEANING — ONE WEEK REPAIRS

Sail the Islands on the crystal clear Adriatic. 30-ft sloop available for charter May-October, bareboat or with captain. Sleeps 6; head and shower. For information call Walter Pajalich, (415) 222-7432.

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RICK’S BOTTOM SERVICE In the water cleaning of sail & power boat hulls. An economical pre-race or in-between haulout, cleaning and inspection service. Estimates by the foot. NAUI certified diver. Rick Davies (415) 332-8365.

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SANTANA 22 — $4,000 SS keelbolts, chainplates, lifting eyes, bridle. Glassed keel. Anodized mast. Full race/singlehand. Loaded. Berthed in Berkeley J120. For sale with boat: Pineapple chute, pole, all rig¬ ging: $450. Good 4 hp Evinrude: $450. (415) 522-3679.

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Sail Hawaii, Tahiti. Salty vessel, adventurous crew. Learn management, celestial, SatNav. 30 days. $2,270. Depart Kona 6/17, fly home from Bora Bora 7/16, or join 7/23, arrive Hawaii 8/22. AWAHNEE OCEANICS, P.0. Box 167, Cap’t. Cook, HI 96704. (808) 322-3091; (808) 328-2666.

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PROA Wanting to buy or build a proa. Collecting any information on Proas. Designer, builder, records, achieved, pictures, who did what, when with a proa and who has one? Tel; (415) 235-8495. Michael, 6331 Fairmount Cerrito. CA 94530.

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SEND YOUR YACHT TO STANFORD The Stanford University Sailing Program is seeking motor yachts and sailing vessels for its instructional, recreational and competitive programs. The DONATION of your boat is TAX DEDUCTIBLE. While most boats can be used by our sailors, others will be sold to help finance these educational offerings. All donations will be handled in a timely and effective fashion. You will be surprised how attractive donating your boat to Stanford can be. For more information please contact: Joe Petrucci — Director of Sailing (415) 497-2811 Marine Development Office 375 Santa Teresa, Stanford University Stanford, California 94305

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SWAN 44 FOR SALE Cla$sit 1974 Swan 44, hull #54 of 76. Excellent original condi¬ tion, extremely light use (approx. 7 years spent in dry storage.) Teak decks are like new with 1280 total engine hours. • Six sails (like new) • Full B & G instrumentation • Original white gelcote hull • factory installed forced air heat • Hot and cold pressure water system + shower • SSB receiver and much more. Priced to sell at $159,000. Call 9 am - 5 pm (415) 391-5484, cal! evenings (415) 398-6977.

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1985 TAYANA 37 Pilothouse Cutter Hood furling jib and staysail, custom teak and spruce interior, head w/seperate shower, Yanmar 44 h.p. diesel, propane stove w/oven, electronics. Available for leaseback. $99,500 sistership

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44’ LAFITTE ’80. Cutter rigged sloop. Extremely well-equipt and well rigged luxurious cruiser w/many custom features. 175,000. 44’ GULFSTAR ’74. Cntr ckpt aft cabin M/S; ideally suited for lvabrd/cruis w/ Perkins dsl, Onan gen., large fuel/water tanks; gd inventory. Inquire. 43’ ALDEN SCHOONER ’79. Well built, seaworthy, well equipt classic design of cold-molded mahogany. Back from world cruise & ready. 95,000. 40’ HINCKLEY. Burmuda 40 classic with recent refit. Inquire. 37’ ISLANDER ’71. Well equipt pilothouse cruising boat. Inquire. 36’ CATALINA ’85. Brand new condition. Whl, North sa^ls, etc. Inquire. 36’ LOD ATKIN ’77. Cold-molded junk-rigged cruising boat. $42,500. 33’ NOR’WEST. Strongly built, fast, Burns design with nice interior, diesel, wheel, Rover dinghy and more. Ideal world cruiser. $49,950. 33’ PEARSON 323 ’77. Really nice w/brand new bottom & BARGAIN PRICE. 32’ MOWER ’39. Classic “Overnighter” w/propane stove, 6’4” hdrm. $16,500. 32’ VANGUARD. Good clean Rhodes design w/S.F. marina berth. $29,500. 32’ VANGUARD ’65. Clean w/autopilot, VHF, cabin heater & more. $32,500. 31’ CHEOY LEE ’73. Clean sloop, good inventory & Volvo dsl. $34,900. 30’ BAHAMA ’78. Extra clean, wheel, cabin heater, Loran & more. $27,500. 30’ ISLANDER ’68. Liveable custom interior, fridge, etc. S.F. berth. $16,500. 30’ RAWSON ’62. Strong cruiser, 7 sails & much recent work. $29,900. 30’ IRWIN CITATION ’80. Yanmar dsl., whl, HP water, dodger. $40,000. 30’ CORONADO ’72. Roomy with wheel, VHF, Palmer i.b., & spin. $24,000. 30’ CATALINA ’78. Loaded with gear, whl, etc. Inquire. 30’ NEWPORT ’79. Phase II with VHF, Loran, autopilot, knotmeter, wheel, dodger, pressure hot water, Volvo diesel, spinnaker and more. Inquire. 30’ SANTANA ’77. (2) of these racer/cruisers w/diesel & good gear. Inquire. 28’ BRITISH TWISTER ’69. Repowered, re-equipt pckt ocean cruiser. $29,000. 28’ ISLANDER ’76. (2) available. Both with recent LP & dsls. From $25,500. 27’ VEGA ’73. Clean pocket cruiser w/dsl, dodger, cabin heater, etc. $22,000. 27’ CATALINA ’72. Roomy with o.b. and 2 jibs. $14,000. 27’ SANTA CRUZ ’75. Well equipped ultralight. Fast! $16,000. 26’ RANGER ’72. Super clean and nicely equipped. $15,500. 20-26 FIBERGLASS SLOOPS. I have a number of boats in this size range. CALL FOR MANY MORE LISTINGS SELLERS: If you own any well-built boat in good condition & want an honest and capable person to represent you during the problems of negotiation, financing, sea trial, survey, title transfer, insurance, property tax proration & the inevitable Snafu, please call & list your boat.

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1969.$5,600.00 12,500.00 1967.. 10,000.00 1968 . . 14,000.00 1977.. 72,500.00 '70,71. 12,500.00 1968 .. 33,000.00 1982 . . 29,900.00 1975. 30,000.00 30,000.00 49,500.00 63,000.00 59,500.00 39,500.00 33,000.00 65,000.00 122,000.00

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26' Clipper w/trailer 74 .5,900 26' Ericson '67 .11,000 26' Lapworth.15,000 26' T/4 "Summertime Dream" .Offers 27' Catalina.2 from 16,500 27' C8iC 71 .19,950 28' Islander.2 from 32,000 28' Pearson Triton.2 from 12.500 29'SeaFarer 74 .12,000 30' Pacific 72. 11,000 30' Sonoma '82.31,900 30' Fart 78 .26,850 32' Angleman Sloop '57 .25,000 32' Aries 82. 45,000 32' Clipper Marine 76 .17,500 32' Ericson 76 . 33,500 32' Nantucket Clipper 71.29,950 32' islander Cutter 75 . 33,000 32' Westsail 79 .63.000 ?' Hobie w/trailer'82 . 41,000 . 'amaha.45,000 Morgan 0.1. 73 .39,000

34’ Peterson '81 .66,000 35' Chris Craft Motorsailer 72 ........ 55,000 35' Ericson 70 . ..38,000 36' Islander 75.59,000 36' Union Polaris 78 . 74,500 36’ Ericson 77 . 79,900 36'Cheoy Lee 76 . 75,000 37' Alden Ketch '36 . 40.000 37' Crealock '81 ....120.000 37' Tayana 79 . 80.000 40' Olson '83.109,500 40'Valiant 76 .116,000 41' Gauntlet Cutter '36 . 53.000 43' Alden Schooner 79 .95,000 43' Bluenose Schooner '47 . 67,000 43' Holland Sloop .255.000 43'Westsail 76 .144.000 45' Omega 79 .107.000 45' Stephens Mot-or/facht 31.70,000 52' Columbia 72.150,000 59' Ketch USCG Cert. '81 .275,000

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41’ CT 41. William Garden design, fiberglass, full keel All in good condition. Bank Repo, Try $45,0( 44’ BENFORD CAT KETCH, 1985 Cold-molded. Radar, self-steering, loaded with gear. $98,000.00.

30’ WILLARD VEGA M/S. 74, f/g w/teak trim & interior. Perkins dsl, dual stations, real sharp. Try $26,500.00.

26’ TOLLYCRAFT. Fiberglass, new Delta canvas, bimini top, dual stations, owner must sell, Try $17,500.00.

50’ COLUMBIA. Perkins diesel, long list of cruise equipment, electronics & sails. Bank Repo. Offer/$55,000.00.

39’ FREYA Cutter. 1978 Yanmar dsl, autopilot & vane, diesel cabin heater, dodger, ready to cruise. $110,000.00.

39’ KOALA by Nord-Canterl, Italy. 74, Volvo MD2B, forced air heating, has cruised from Europe, $75,000.00.

25’ HUNTER. Custom built, forced air heating, everything for cruising w/custom-built trailer. $18,000.00

32’ TUMLAREN Sloop. Large ver¬ sion. Baltic pine on oak. Absolutely Bristol inside & out. $22,000.00.

23’ ‘DANCING BEAR’. One of the best Bears on the Bay. Mexico veteran. $9,700.00.

28’ HERRESHOFF H-28, original version. New sails, dinghy, vane, autopilot, interior. Reduced to $19,500.00.

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42’ WINTHROP WARNER M/S. Built by Luke. Salmon gear and tags, ex¬ cellent tax advantages, possible owner financing. $81,000.00.

27’ SANTANA. Fully equipped ready to go. $13,500.00.

36’STEPHENS CLASSIC. Two of these beauties offered. Both all original Priced from $17,000.00.

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SAIL 47’ Gulfstar, ketch rig, lg aft cabin, beautiful teak interior, nice liveaboard.$180,000 46’ Morgan ketch, 1979, cruising veteran, SatNav, radar, Loran, etc. Like new condition.. .Asking $135,000 45’ Brewer, 1978, dsl, ctr ckpt ketch, teak int.. .$110,000 44’ Cheoy Lee, 1980, aft cockpit ketch, spinnaker rigged ... v.. $139,500 40’ C&C, 1981, 13 bags sails & 2 pages equip .. .$110,000 38’ C.T. Princess, 1981, diesel, fast, great sail inventory great condition, a giveaway.Asking $67,000 38’ Hans Christian, 1979, Perkins diesel, new dodger, self-tailing winches, well cared for inside & out. .Asking $105,000 32’ Aries, 1982, Westerbeke diesel, aluminum spar, well-outfitted, good buy.Asking $45,000 30’ Pearson, 1977, Atomic 4, showroom fresh... $29,500 30’ Fisher Motorsailer, 1975, diesel, furling jib, new paint, very clean.$59,500 28’ Islander, Volvo dsl, self-tail winches, v. clean $31,500 27’ Orion, Pacific Sea Craft quality, full keel ... $41,000 27’ Ericson, 1977, wheel steering, excep. cond. . .$25,000 POWER 65’ Romsdal Trawler, tw GMC dsls, rec. refit .. $320,000 42’ Grand Banks, 1972, Ford dsls, gen., just hauled, owner anxious..$92,500 36’ Grand Banks, ’71, twin Fords, generator, AwlGrip paint.Asking $69,500 32’ Grand Banks, 1968, Ford diesel, generator, loaded with electronics, all new inside & out.$59,500

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4BMK-_ The Aries 32 is a fiberglass version of a wooden classic. The tradi¬ tional style round bottom, double ended hull is constructed of rugged, hand-laid fiberglass. Standard equipment includes aluminum spars, lifelines, bow & stern pulpits, & sail covers. Stainless steel watertank. The interior is beautifully finished in teak. A Westerbeke 4 cylinder diesel furnishes a povfcerfuK^iron wind” when needed. The Aries traditional deck & cabin layout reflects the combined ex¬ perience of many demanding yachtsmen. With 34 Aries cruisers deliv¬ ered on San Francisco Bay, there’s established a solid reputation for owner satisfaction & resale value. Let us show you why . . . Available for inspection at our dock. $52,500.

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★ 40’ FAST 40. 1983. Ultralight racer; fifteen sails, trailer. Immaculate, ready to launch and compete. Only $38,500.

★ 48’ GULFSTAR Sailmaster. 1979. Center cockpit, aft cabin, air conditioning. Many extras for cruising and liveaboard. Asking $165,000.

LOA * 24’ * 25’ ★ 25’ ★ 25’ ★ 26’ 27’ 27’ ★ 27’ ★ 27’ 27’ 28’ ★ 28’ ★ 29’ ★ 30’ 30’ ★ 30’ * 30’ 30’ * 32’ ★ 32’ 33’ 34’ * 34’ * 35’ * 35’

DESIGN YANKEE DOLPHIN YAMAHA sloop, dsl MERIDIAN sloop ENGLISH sloop COLUMBIA 26 ERICSON sloop C&C sloop CATALINA CAL 2-27 VEGA CHEOY LEE sloop ISLANDER ERICSON sloop LANCER Mark II CATALINA sloop OLSON 30 ultralight HERRESHOFF classic sloop IRWIN ARIES sloop CLIPPER MARINE sloop TARTAN sloop HANS CHRISITAN cutter CAL 34 sloop ERICSON sloop MARINER 35 ketch

Year S Asking 1967 12,500 1978 17,800 1961 12,000 1960 10,000 1971 11,800 1976 19,500 1971 22,000 1971 16,500 1977 22,500 1971 17,000 1976 33,750 1975 32,000 1976 23,000 1979 25,000 1981 35,500 1980 26,000 1964 31,000 1976 28,000 1977 45,000 1975 17,000 1978 30,000 1977 74,500 1969 35,000 1972 41,000 1967 43,000

LOA * 36’ * 36’ 37’ 37’ * 37’ 38’ 39’ * 40’ 40’ 40’ '* 41’ * 41’ 41’ * 41’ * 42’ ★ 43’ * 46’ ★ 46’ ★ 48’ * 49’ * 50’ * 50’ 52’ ''*57’ 60’

DESIGN Year CHEOY LEE ketch 1976 ISLANDER Freeport 1980 TAYANA cutter 1979 CREALOCK sloop 1981 ISLANDER sloop 1970 TARTAN sloop 1980 LANDFALL cutter sloop 1979 MARINER ketch 1967 CATAMARAN 1964 CHALLENGER sloop .1974 KETTENBERG cutter 1960 ISLANDER FREEPORT kch 1981 ISLANDER FREEPORT kch 1978 ENGLISH cutter 1951 GARDEN ketch 1975 FORMOSA sloop 1980 MORGAN ketch 1979 SARRATT aux sloop 1979 STEEL M/S 1981 GARDEN DESIGN ketch 1971 FORCE 50 GARDEN kch 1976 RHODES, KILKENNY yawl 1949 COLUMBIA sloop 1972 FLUSH DECK yawl 1954 GAFF RIGGED cutter 1911

FREE TO OUR BUYERS — SIX HOURS ON-THE-BAY SAILING INSTRUCTIONS!!

$ Asking 75,000 79,500 87,500 108,000 49,500 82,500 75,000 27,000 55,000 98,500 60,000 115,000 125,000 33,000 115,000 79,500 160,000 140,000 275,000 118,500 135,000 125,000 150,000 189,000 175,000

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FOR THE FUN — Elite 32

Built in 1985, this Elite 32, was brought to the Bay Area by the present owner. Very lightly used she is on the market due to a change in the owner’s plans. The Elite 32, built in France, is designed to the latest European trends with a maximum of living comfort and beauty. Finished in Burma Teak the in¬ terior is warm and friendly. The exterior design is made for sailors with efficient sail handling and crew placement optimized for comfort and efficiency on deck.

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Backstay adjt. Life line & gates Horizon VHF Tricolor masthead Head w/shower Boom vang Harden roller furl. Signet wind instr.

Full galley Lead ballast Aft boarding ladder Internal reefing Signet knotmeter Aft cabin w/double Volvo diesel

A full aft cabin and double berth in 32 feet is just one of the few features incorporated in this excellent sailing French design by Philippe Harle and built by a firm established in ,1912. $55,000.00

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WITCH OF THE WIND — C&C 36

By far the best equipped C&C 36 in the Bay Area. The owner has lavished care and installed many extras to enhance the livability of this quality yacht. She is being sold fully found with all the gear and equipment aboard right down to the dinnerware and cutlery. • Avon life raft • EPIRB 17 • Halogen extingusher

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Ground tackle Battery charger Hl-Seas diesel heater CNG, stove & oven Unifridge 12 & 110 V Mast head strobe

This is only a partial list of the inventory that is available with the sale of this fine example of a C&C 36. A top quality yacht that is properly equipped and maintained. Reduced to $73,500.00

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MILANO YACHTS

PRE-CWMD^RUISING YACHTS CLASSIC CRUISERS

LANCER 39 MOTORSAILER A dual purpose yacht that will get up and move with the best of both. The toy inventory includes color radar, auto-pilot, windlass, S.T. electric winch, WS, WD, and of course, twin Pathfinder diesels with feathering props. Why not be com¬ fortable at $105,000.

★ 23’BEAR BOAT Full interior, clean. $ 8,000 ★ 25’ NORDIC FOLKBOAT Full cover, new sails. 9,500 ★ 26’ NORDIC M/S FK Inside steering, Dsl. 25,000 28’ TRITON LPU Topsides, new rigging. 17,500 ★ 30’ CHOEY LEE KETCH Diesel, shore power, teak . . . 19,500 ★ 30’ McGREGOR Wd, inb Automic 4 . 25,000 31 ’ CHOEY LEE KETCH Dsl, Roller furl. 30,000 31’ DASHER Easom built, L-32, new rig, clean. 20,000 ★ 33’ WINDWARI5 Almost restored. 18,000 36’ ANGLEMAN KETCH dsl., wd., pac, vet., ready to go 36,000 38’ ALDEN CHALLENGER YAWL 16 sails, dsl, loaded . . 98,000 40’ PACIFIC YAWL European Quantity, BMW dsl74,500 45’CUSTOM NZ KETCH Center cockpit, extensive gear 90,000 ★ 46’ GARDEN KETCH Loaded, 6 sails, ksl. 98,500 55’ALDEN C/BYAWL B&G inst., cruise equip. 120,000 ★ 60’ GAFF RIGGED CUTTER APPT. ONLY. 175,000 65’ALDEN KETCH Loaded. 95,000 EXHILARATING HIGH PERFORMANCE — RACE READY

★ 27’ CONTEST Custom Zaal dsn, racer/cruiser.$ 27’ SANTA CRUZ Trl, 11 bags, new standing & running 29’BUCCANEER 295 Spin gear, 4 sails local loft 2 frm. 30’ PEARSON FLYER BMW dsl, Spin gear, st. ★ 3d’ J 3&\Very clean, lots of sails, ready to go. ★ 30’ WYLIE CUSTOM Cold mold, %T, Hulse Rig. ★ 30’ OLSON 8 sails, fast and light. ★ 34’ DASH Fast Davidson dsn., 8 sails, Loran. 34’WYLIE Class sails, good electronics.2 from 35’ SANTANA Class equipped.2 from 36’ PETERSON Dsl, 19 bags, B&G inst., sleeps 8 .

19,750 16,500 27,500 38,500 41,500 35,000 27,500 38,500 56,500 58,000 69,500

LIYEABOARD EXPERIENCED OFF-SHORE CRUISERS

BRISTOL 35.5 A sea-kindly and efficient sailboat that makes NO apologies for its construction, NOR ANY excuses for its performance. This is NOT a “me too” yacht! She is a treasure at.$78,500.

32’WESTSAIL Teak int, late model, excellant. $62,500 ★ 33’ FREEDOM Cat Ketch, easy to sail.2 from 79,000 ★ 35’FANTASIA Cruise equip, cc. 67,500 37 RAFIKI Dbl end cruiser, well equipped.2 fm 78,500 ★ 37’ TAYANA AP, dsl heater, reefer. 87,500 38’ DOWNEAST CUTTER Auto pilot, WP, WS 2 fr. 67,500 ★ 38’ CABO RICO Ctr. dsl, CNG, reefer. 89,500 ★ 39' CAL CORINTHIAN Rod Rig., Dsl heater. 80,000 ★ 39’LANCER m/s Roomy, great liveaboard. 105,000 39’ CAL Tri-cabin, spinn. 35,000 40’ NEWPORTER KETCH Wood, Lot’s elec. & sails . . 79,500 41’ MORGAN O.I. Fully found, BVI. 65,000 41’YANKEE CLIPPER Restored, below mkt. 49,500 ★ 41’ CHEOY LEE Radar, Auto Helm, Loran, Generator 99,500 41’CT New cush, dodger, dink. 79,500 42’SPENCER Equipped for Blue water cruise. 69,000 42’PEARSON 424 Roller furl, st winches. 119,500 44' HARDIN KETCH AC cab, passage maker. 114,900 45’COLUMBIA Loaded, canvas, liveaboard. 110,000 46’MORGAN KETCH Loaded. 150,000 ★ 47’ KAUFMAN & LADD Twin aft. cab, cutter. 149,000 47’ PERRY KETCH 80 hp dsl, aft cbn, reefer. 100,000 48’ CT PERRY KETCH Full keel, loaded. 175,000 ★ 50’ GULFSTAR So. Pacific Vet., loaded, like new .... 149,000

_ DEALERS FOR BRISTOL YACHTS

CAL 29 There aren’t many long-time sailors on the Bay who haven’t at one time or another owned or crewed on one of these timeless Lapworth creations. Still competitive in or outside its onedesign class, this 29-footer is rigged for short or single-handed sailing. Sporting new bottom paint.asking $30,000.

★ 24’BRISTOL Roomy 24’ $15,000 30’ BRISTOL 29 9 Dsl., full instr., comfortable sailr 44,000 ★ 32’ BRISTOL Full keel, Hood dsn, roller furl .... 37,500 ★ 35’BRISTOL 35 5 Dsl., gd. inst., rugged cruiser 2 fr 70,000 ★ 45’BRISTOL 45 5 Like new, Outstanding quality 205,000 ★ VESSELS ON DISPLAY IN OUR HARBOR

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CRUISE INTO SPRING STARTER BOATS 24’ YANKEE DOLPHIN LEISURE. $ 3,500 .2 from 12,500 NEWPORT . . . 3,500 CORONADO 5,000 CAL.Offer VICTORY .... 2,500 O’DAY. 12,900 HUNTER .... 9,000 COLUMBIA . . 4,900 COLUMBIA MK II CHRYSLER SK 8,000 . 3 from 10,000 SANTANA 2 from 5,500 EXCALIBUR NOW 9,500 MacGREGOR . 6,000 PEARSON 3 from 11,500 CATALINA ... 4,500 BUCCANEER 12,500 ' CORONADO . 5,000 ISLANDER ... 12,500 ' ERICSON. 9,950 CORONADO ’ J24 . 8,500 .2 from 10,000 ’ WINDWARD . . 7,400 EXPERIENCED BAY BOATS 25’ CAL 2-25 Dsl. roomy family boat. $23,000 ★ 26’ DAWSON CC, dsl, wheel. 18,000 ★ 26’ ISLANDER Sun cover, 4 sails, Bristol Condition . . 23,500 ★ 26’ CONTESSA fk, auto pilot, bit. to Lloyds specs. . . . 15,750 26’ INT FOLKBOAT Classic Scandinavian Design .... 15,500 ★ 27’ CAL 2-27 Big 1 dsn class, nice. 23,900 ★ 27’CATALINA OB. 13,500 ★ 27’ ERICSON.3 from 17,500 27’ MORGAN BMW diesel, 5 sails w/spinn. 20,250 ★ 27’ NEWPORT Freshwater, good gear.2 from 18,000 28' ISLANDER Lg 1 dsn class. 31,000 28’ COLUMBIA O/B, Spnk, dodger.NOW 13,500 ★ 29’ GULF Pilothouse, dsl, st.2 from 28,500 29’ CAL 4 sails, CNG, Lines aft, I/B. 30,000 29’ COLUMBIA I/B, 7 sails w/2 spinn.2 from 18,000 ★ 30’ CAL 2-30 Dsl, all led aft. 22,000 ★ 30’LANCER Dodger, wheel, wp/ws. 30,500 ★ 30’CATALINA Light & modern, dsl. 38,000 30’ ISLANDER MK II Dsl., SP, stereo. 34,500 ★ 30’SEIDELMANN dsl, tiller, dodger. 33,900 ★ 30’ RAWSON Lots of room/w dsls.2 from 27,500 MOVING UP — COASTAL CRUISERS ★ 27’ NORSEA CC Aft cabin, dsl.2 from $37,500 27’ CHOEY LEE OS Dsl, Spinnaker. 27,000 ★ 27’DUFOUR 2800 . 35,000 29’CASCADE Dsl., custom finish. 27,500 30’ BODEGA Burns dsgn. 27,500 ★ 30’ PEARSON Autopilot, dodger, clean . . . NOW 2 from 26,800 ★ 30’ ISLANDER BAHAMA Wheel, Signet, 2 from. 41,500 30’ ERICSON Well equipped, 3 sails, inb. 27,000 ★ 30’ WILLARD 8 ton f/k, cutter, wheel, dsl. 55,000 ★ 30’ TARTAN Nice cond., owner anxious.As is 22,000 ★ 31’ PEARSON DS, WP, Spinn, will trade dn.NOW 39,000 ★ 31’ COLUMBIA 9-6 dsl, 4 sails, heater. 36,000 ★ 32’ ELITE Roll furl, H&C pressure water. 55,000 32’ MARIEHOLM FOLK/BOAT Dodger. 41,000 ★ 32’ERICSON Inboard, well kept. 31,000 33’ KALIK New BP, teak decks, Swan Quality.OFFER 34’ CORONADO Dsl, Spin,. ^,000 36’ ISLANDER Full spin gear, avon. 41,000 36’ HUNTER Will trade down. 52,500 C & C’s GALORE — RACE OR CRUISE C&C 26’ Dsl, Spin, 6’headroom. $31,500 C&C 30 ‘A ton, custom, 12 sails. 33,000 C&C 34 4 Sails, dsl, wheel, new BP. 59,500 C & C 35 MKII Lots of gear. 64,500 C & C 36 Custom rig, loaded, Loran C. 89,500 ★ C & C 36 Dodger, Loran, all canvas. 73,500 ★ C & C 38 Full hydraulics, Loran Q, New LPU .... 79,500 ★ C& C 40’ As new, spinn., good elect, full race . . . 120,000 Buena Vista

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BRISTOL 45.5 If you don’t compromise on the type and location of your home, clothes or car, why should you about your yacht? This beautiful center-cockpit, aft cabin cruiser is only for the owner who appreciates a fine piece of art! . :.$205,000.

CAL 39 This late model tri-cabin is the last one built by Jensen Marine. She boasts roller furl and spinnaker, WS, WD, trim & Log. A delight to handle and liveaboard. Seriously for sale at $85,000.

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HUNTER 36 A stylish 36-footer that’s a joy to sail and to party aboard. She is properly instrumented and carries three bags of manageable sails. Priced to be affordable, seller would take a trailerable boat $52,500. as down payment.

21' 21’ 22’ 22’ 23’ 23’ 24’ 24’ 24’ 24’ 25’ 25’ 25’ 26’ 26’

BROKERAGE — SAIL 14,900 ’84 Freedom from $7,500 Wilderness (2) 12,000 '83 J/Boat from 6,500 Santana (2) 7,900 ’74 Erlcson 14,500 ’81 Sprinta Sport, 12,000 ’76 Farr 5,000 '68 Gladiator from 10,000 J/Boat (3) 12,000 ’80 Moore 24,900 '85 Olson 9,000 ’74 American 21,950 ’80 Merit ’77 Offers Chrysler 10,500 ’70 Columbia

Excalibur Pearson San Juan Cal 2-27 J/Boat Ranger Sunwind Benford Bodega Lancer Santana Tartan Angleman Ericson

’66 ’76 ’79 ’76 ’84 ’73 '82 '78 ’77 ’78 79 ’82 ’57 74

7,950 15,500 21,000 24,950 29,500 24,900 34,900 45,000 27,500 30,000 41,000 57,500 25,000 32,000

2415 Mariner Square Dr., Alameda, California 94501 V (415)523-8500

Exquisitely equipped 21 footer. Race: one-design champ, Horizon knot/log/ depth package, Shore sails. PHRF 222. Cruise: Autohelm 800 set-up, dodger, trailer. Relax: AM/FM stereo cassette w/power booster & equalizer, cozy interior. Compare spgcs — try to beat $14,900._ 26’ 26’ 26’ 27’ 27’ 29' 29' 30’ 30’ 30’ 30’ 30’ 32’ 32’

32' 34’ 35’ 35’ 36’ 36’ 36' 36’ 36' 36’ 37' 37’ 37’ 37’ 38' 38’ 40’

Pearson 323 Wylie Coronado Ericson Hunter Islander hot! Islander J/Boat Perry Union Crealock Irwin Ranger S&S Brewer Downeast Olson

’79 '80 ’71 '70 ’80 ’75 ’78 (2) ’78 '81 '82 '82 ’73 '80 '83 ’76 (2)

50,000 59,000 43,500 38,000 58,500 Offers 64,500 from 78,250 73,000 87,000 120,000 79,500 Offers 75,000 Offers 67,000 from 109,500

Magnificently equipped pocket cruiser: Propane stove & oven, Dickin son diesel heater, hot & cold pressure water, Signet 1000/2000, RDF, IE hp diesel, Avon dinghy, spinnaker gear. A good sailing yacht with proper amenitie^^|rice^54j500. 41’ 46’ 50’ 60' 60’

FOR SAIL? 30,-36’ range

31’ 34' 36’ 37’ 37’ 41’ 43’ 50’ 58’

Do you own a sailboat in the 30’-36’ range? Are you looking for another boat, but unsure of what to do with your present boat? Is it time to trade up OR down? If “yes”, come down to our new location and let an experienced broker help you get the most return on your investment.

78 125,000 Morgan Cal 2-46 73 128,500 Santa Cruz ’81 170,000 Alden ’26 100,000 Gaff rigged cttr ’11 175,000 BROKERAGE — POWER Offers Wellcraft 53,000 Mainship 79 ’68 39,900 Trojan ’40 25,000 Comm, fish 77 150,000 Hatteras '84 MMC Trawler 115,000 Express cruiser •66 68,500 Chris Craft '54 95,000 Hatteras 73 450,000

A service for smart boat buyers. If you're looking for real value, REPO HOTLINE may have the key just for you. We represent major banks and lenders, helping them sell repossessed boats and aircraft, often at substantial savings. You may make offers with a 10% deposit, held uncashed until the lender in¬ forms us whether your offer has been accepted, usually within 24 hours. All of¬ fers are given to the lender. When accepted, your deposit is placed in our trust account. The balance is due within 15 days.

Size Manufacturer 16' CHRIS CRAFT 17’ SEA SWIRL 19' CHRIS CRAFT 19’ CENTURION 20’ INVADER 21’ GALAXIE 21’ TARVA 22' CENTURY 24' REINELL 26' SLEEKCRAFT 35’ HUNTER 36’ VEGA 43’ CHRIS CRAFT 52’ GOLDCOAST SAILBOATS 25’ SANTANA 26’ S-2 32’ ERICSON 33’ HUNTER 35' CHEOYLEE 36’ COLUMBIA 48’ MAPLELEAF

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10,000 6,500 7,300 6,200 5,000 14,550

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26,000 18,500 75,000 6,000 18,500 38,000 28,000 62,500

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25’ PETERSON.3 from 15,000 25' CAL.2 from 9,000 25’ YAMAHA.15,000 26’ARIEL by PEARSON.13,500 26’ PEARSON COMMANDOR.12,500 26’ INTERNATIONAL FOLKBOAT. . .13,950 26’ COLUMBIA Mkll..3 frm 9,000 26’ EXCALIBUR.13,900 26’ RANGER.12,000 27’ CAL 2-27.2 from 22,500 27’ SANTA CRUZ.13,500 27’ MULL CUSTOM.2 from 9,900 27’ NEWPORT 27 S-ll.14,700 27’ CATALINA.3 from 17,000 28’HALBERG Sloop.7,990 28’ATKINS ENSENADA (F/G).29,900 28’ MAIR 7/8th SLP.24,500 28’ ISLANDER. 38,500 28’ ISLANDER.OFFERS 28’ TRITON.17,500 29’ CAL.Best Offer/25,000 29’ BRISTOL..42,750 30’ ERICSON.OFFERS 30’ BIRD CLASS.7,000 30’ COLUMBIA.23,500 30’ ISLANDER MK II.5 from 29,500 30’ RAWSON.2 from 24,950 30’ TARTAN. 2 from 24,000 30’ ERICSON. 49,950 30’ FISHER M/S.54,500 30’ NEWPORT PH II.3 frm OFFERS 30’ HUNTER. 34,900 30’ CHEOY LEE.19,900 30’ CATALINA.Trade/35,000 30’ U.S. 33,500 31’CHEOY LEE.34,900 32’ CENTURION.43,000 32’ PACIFIC SLOOP.22,500 32' WESTSAIL Cttr. 59,900 32’ ISLANDER Mkl.38,000 32’ VALIANT 58,000 32’ MULL (COLD MOLD).27,500 32’ BENETEAU.40,000 33’ TARTAN 10.OFFERS 33’APHRODITE.34,900 33’ COLUMBIA 5.5.9,000 33’ WYLIE.65,000 33’ INTERNATIONAL ONE-DSGN .24,000 33’ C&C.47,500 34’ WYLIE 59,000 34’ CAL.29,900 34’ COLUMBIA.34,500 35’ CORONADO.44,000 35’ SANTANA.OFFERS 35’ C&C.39,900 35’ ERICSON.4 from 38,000 35’ CUTTER. 75,000 36’ LANCER.88,000 36’CHEOY LEE LUDERS.50,000 36' ISLANDER FREEPORT.2 frm 85,000 36’ ISLANDER.OFFERS 36’ RAVAGE. 52,500 36’ MARINER POLARIS Cttr.74,500 36’ ERICSON. 79,900 37’ TARTAN. 89,500 37’ CREALOCK. 120,000 37’ ISLAND TRADER 63,000 37’ RANGER OFFERS 38’ BALTIC. 157,000 38’ FARALLONE CLIPPER 45,000 38’ MORGAN 88,000 38’ ERICSON.Offers/112,500 39’ FREYA. 120,000 39’ ROGERS ‘SALT SHAKER’ OFFERS 39’ LANCER. 105,000 40’ ONE-TONNER ‘FEVER’.85,000 40’ GULFSTAR 114,000 40’ PEARSON.105,000 40’ OLSON ‘FAST BREAK’.109,500 41’ NEWPORT. 70,000 41’COOPER 416.117,500 41’ CT AUX Ketch.68,500 41’ISLANDER FREEPORT 115,000 41’MORGAN OUT ISLAND 2 frm 79,950 41’ PETERSON RACE Sloop..118,000 41’ GULFSTAR.75,000 42’ DUBOIS.99.500 42’PEARSON 424 119,500 42’ STEWART 89,000 43’ GULFSTAR 98,000 43’ALDEN SCHOONER.95,000 44’BOUNTY Ketch.129,000 44’ NORDIC . . 169,500 44’ SWAN 441.2 from 185,000 44’ PETERSON.135,000 44’ LAFITTE. 175,000 44’ALDEN Kch .Trades/Offers/45,000 44’CHEOY LEE 162,500 45’VAN DER.59,500 45’OMEGA.,...107,000 45’ MORGAN. 140,000 46’ FISHER MOTORSAILER 245,000 46’ MOTORSAILER 160,000 47’SWAN, 1982. 230,000 50’ GULFSTAR.OFFERS 50’ SANTA CRUZ.175,000 51’ ISLAND TRADER Offers/145,000 59’ PILOTHOUSE Ketch 295,000 64'HUNTINGFORD Ketch 215,000 65’ SWAN 651.795,000 105’ NEVINS 300,000 * SAN FRANCISCO BERTH INCLUDED

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VALIANT 32. Bob Perry design, dodger, furling system, cruising spinnaker, very strong and proven offshore cruiser. Priced below market, seller looking for offers.

101’ NEVINS M/S. Professionally maintained, luxurious accomoda¬ tions ideal for world cruising or charter. All 1st class equip incl’g heat/air condition’g, washer/dryer, twin GM 6-71’s. Call for specs on this fantastic buy at $300,000.

RANGER 37. Diesel, wheel steer¬ ing, loaded w/sails & gear. Seller has bought larger boat and is anx¬ ious. Will look at all offers or trades.

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$29,000 or Offers/Trades

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BALTIC 38dp fantastic aft berth. Loaded hydraulics, fu L°ran, etc. a below market

st and beautiful. 5 n w'th double 1 9ear i.e. Navtec system, Trimble see and priced

NORDIC 44. Bob Perry’s favorite design! Nearly new w/furl’g sys., dodger, central heat, refrigeration, complete electronics, the list goes on. Seller will consider smaller boat or real estate trade. Price reduced to $ 169,500

NEWPORT 30. Diesel, 12 electronics, includino Loaded with gear for i

SANTANA 35. Absolutely the best on the Bay! National Champion. Loaded with sails and electronics. Many custom features. Will con¬ sider trades i.e. J/24 etc. Call us to¬ day with details on your boat and we will work out a great deal.

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Dealers For: Moore, Laser 28, Nordic and Sceptre 41

NOW YOU CAN BUY A BIGGER USED BOAT WITH A SMALLER USED BOAT. Every boat owner understands the dilemma of trying to move up to a bigger boat Because, yacht brokers don’t take trade-ins on used boats. i

During the month of March there is a way out. CITY YACHTS will let you trade-in your old boat towards the purchase of a bigger boat. \

Moving up to a larger boat has never been easier. You can trade your used boat in and get up to 100% financing and interest rates are as low as 10%% APR. When you talk with CITY YACHTS you’ll find, people with the ex¬ perience to help you discover the correct boat and the skill to make the right deal. Our docks are next to Fort Mason in the City. Drop in and look over the specifications on the 172 boats we have available now. See our ad on the inside back page for a partial list. Now you can use your boat as a trade-in during the month of March! So, March into CITY YACHTS ..... before March runs out.

San Francisco s Yacht Broker Since 1969

Foot of Laguna street San Francisco, CA 94123 (415) 567-8880 CLOSED WEDNESDAYS