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calendar subscriptions letters loose lips sightings best ever big boot series boy wanderer: petolumo dispatches from the front wahle — superb seaman chubosco! max ebb nalu in indonesia windjammers mexico only crew list the racing sheet changes in latitudes classy classifieds advertiser's index brokerage 'big o'

Bay Area’s Best Brokerage Buys

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COVER PHOTO: LATITUDE/RICHARD A rock'n roll spinnaker run. Bill Twist's 47-ft 'Blade Runner' hitches a ride on the wake of Sy Kleinman's 58-ft 'Swiftsure' during the Big Boat Series. Graphic Design: K. Bengtsson Copyright 1987 Latitude 38 Publishing Co., Inc.

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Newport 30 MKII. Excellent onedesign or cruiser. Diesel. Four sails. Asking $30,000.

Pearson 323. Quality by Pearson. Spic and span. Wheel steering. Great boat for Bay and Coast. Owner anxious. Reduced to $34,950.

Passport 40. Radar, Loran, Roller furling, Dodger, Refrigerator, Avon, All Datamarine. The list goes on. Rarely available. This popular yacht will not last long at $135,000.

Peterson 44. Center cockpit. Generator. Fully equipped, profes¬ sionally maintained. Must see to ap¬ preciate. $125,000.

Rafiki 37. Excellent choice for a seri¬ ous off shore cruiser. SATNAV, refrig¬ eration, auto-pilot. This mexico vet has enjoyed TLC. New epoxy bottom, fresh varnish. Bristol. $78,000. Sister ship.

1980 Southern Cross 28. Looking for the pocket cruiser? Here it is! Gilmer designed double ended cutter built in New England by Ryder. Airex hull Mexico vet. $25,900.

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Passport, loaded (2)224,000 215,000 Steel Cutter 139,000 Formosa 1981 225,000 Passport 250,000 Valiant 189,000 Farr 46, Cruiser 149,000 Island Trdr Ketch 60,000 Annapolis Classic Peterson, ctr cockpit 125000 195,000 Farr 43 “Equity" Pearson 424 Ketch (2) 125,000 125,000 Perry 99,500 Cheoy Lee 55,000 Whitby Caribe 75,000 Newport 135,000 Passport, loaded 125,000 X-l TON 85,000 Morgan, ctr cockpit 79,500 Lidgard 79,500 Freya Lancer Motor 94,000 Sailer 76,500 C&C Landfall 35,000 Farallone Clipper 95,000 Beneteau Catalina (2) 69,500 Rafiki Cutter, 78,000 must see v. Crealock, loaded 89,500 Allied Ketch 64,900 Spencer 40,000 Mariner, liveaboard 77,000 Ericson Bargain 29,000 Santana 54,950

82,950 35’ C&C Landfall • 44,500 35’ Colombia 10.7 • 54,000 34’ O’Day * 34’ Cal, Very Clean 34,500 * (2) 48,000 34’ Wylie • 55,000 33’ Wylie, Cold Mold * 41,950 33’ Hunter 58,000 33’ Nor’West 33 43,950 35’ Traveller • 34,900 32’ Mariner Ketch * 35,900 32’ Pearson 323 ♦ 31’ Allmand 41,900 * 30’ Islander 26,500 * 30’ Newport 29,800 * 30’ Pearson 24,000 • 30,000 30’ Catalina 30 30’ Bristol 29.9 34,750 36,000 30’ Ranger * 31,000 30’ Cal 3-30 * 29’ Cal 2-29, Diesel 22,300 * 29’ Ericson (2)21,950 • 36,500 29’ Beneteau 38,950 28’ Ericson 28 + * (3) 28,000 28’ Islander * 31,500 28’ Pearson > * 28’ Southern Cross 25,900 * (2) 21,000 27’ Cal 2-27 • 17,000 27’ Vega, Swedish * 27’ Cal T-2 11,200 * 27’ Nor’Sea (2)31,900 * (2) 18,900 27’ Ericson * 16,200 26’ Pearson * 26’ Inti Folkboat 10,000 • 23 Ranger 11,000 • Come to Brickyard Cove to see these boats.

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Y. Annual Passport Regatta AND Open House October 17 and 18 Saturday, October 17 Over 35 Passports will race for the Passport perpetual trophy. Limited crew positions are available

Sunday, October 18 Boats will be open to the public. See the unlimited possibilities for customizing a Passport Yacht

Featured Speakers Include: Robert Perry designer of the Passport 37, 40, 47 and the new 41 and 44. Wendell Renken builder of Passport Yachts will discuss customizing your Passport. Cruising Seminars by Sobstad Sails, Pineapple Sails and Olympic Circle.

R.S.V.P. is required so sign up early for your sailboat ride reservation, lunch and seminar space. (415) 236-2633 (800) 233-4048 FAX: 234-0118 page 7

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MULL 35 The former IOR speedburner ‘TinsleyUght’

MORGAN 33 Massive interior made this a popular

now outfitted for cruising with Loran, SatNav, refri¬ geration, dodger, autopilot. $38,500.

model for far-flung charter fleets. Fully equipped for all kinds of service. $44,950.

GOLDEN GATE 30 “Been there and done it.” A

IRWIN 52 Huge and bristol Caribbean charter queen.

beautifully honed and refined cruising machine with all the little details proven under real miles. $49,500.

Spacious, comfortable cruising. Fully equipped, sails, furling jib, complete electronics and safety equipment. Ready to go. $160,000. _ _

ISLANDER 30 Mkll How about a good sailing boat,

PEARSON 30. A quality production boat. 30-ft of design that makes sense and moves fast. This is an ideal boat for the first tirper who knows it pays to own quality. For only $26,900. sistership

big interior, easy wheel steering with all sail controls lead aft, and diesel. Asking $24,900.

MERIT 22 Go to Tahoe, fiesta in Mexico. With

GULFSTAR 43 The best liveaboard value on the Bay.

trailer. Best equipped 22 in the Bay. 6 hp Evinrude, pro¬ pane stove, surf the swells, tri-radial spinnaker. Asking $13,900.

All the luxury you deserve and lots of sailing gear, too. This boat’s an excellent value and has a new $6,000 bot¬ tom job. Don7 miss this one! $89,500.

PACIFIC 38. That’s no canvas backdrop, it’s the real

HANS CHRISTIAN 43 A rare version of the best

thing. She’s been there, done it and ready to go again. Windvane, AP, liferaft, SSB & 200 gal water! $69,500

H.C.: Traditional interior, performance underbody, ketch rig. Meticulous liveaboard maintenance. $99,500.

RANGER 33

The ever popular Mull designed . Very well equipped above and below deck\ Owner not using her enough. $35,900.

BREWER 45 Capabte and seaworthy Brewer design. Owner has singlehanded her to and from Mexico — all this in a luxurious interior. $99,500.

21’ FREEDOM 23’ AQUARIUS 24’ DANA, 1986 25’ CATALINA w/trlr 25’ HUNTER 25’ PACIFIC SEACRAFT 25’ FREEDOM 26’ PEARSON ARIEL 26’ COLUMBIA 26’ PEARSON 26’ CONTESSA 27’ ERICSON 27’ H-27 27’ NEWPORT 27’ PAC. SEACRAFT ORION 27’ CAL 2-27 27’ CATALINA 27’ SUN 27’ TARTAN 27’ NOR’SEA 28’ RHODES RANGER 28’ TAIPAN 28’ RANGER 29’ ERICSON 29’ CASCADE 30’ TARTAN 30’ WILDERNESS 30’ HUNTER 30’ RAWSON 30’ ERICSON 30’ BURNSFARALLONE 30’ COLD-MOLDED MULL 30’ BRISTOL 29.9 30’ S-2 30’ BABA 31’ PEARSON (2) 31’ MARIAH 32’ ISLANDER 32’ MOWER KNOCKABOUT 32’ ERICSON 32’ CHALLENGER 32’ TRAVELLER 32’ WESTSAIL (2) 32’ MORGAN SC 32’ VALIANT 33’ FREEDOM 33’ TARTAN 10 (2) 33’ HUNTER 34’ CHINOOK 34’ HUNTER loaded 34’ STEEL NEW 34’ FISHER P.H. 35’ GARDEN Ketch i 35’ SANTANA 35’ BRISTOL 35’ C&C LANDFALL 36’ ISLANDER 36’ ANGLEMAN Ketch 37’ SOVEREL Cruising 37’ ISLANDER 37’ TRISMUS 37’ CREALOCK 37’ BALTIC 38’ NORTHEAST 38’ C&C LANDFALL 38’ CSTM HUNTINGFORD 39’ FREYA (2) 39’ FREEDOM EXPRESS SC 40’ NICHOLSON 41’ WOODCUTTER 41’ PERRY 42’ GARDEN Ketch 44’ PETERSON

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YACH The latest news in the continuing saga of Freedom is that cruising yacht competition has accused Freedoms of being “race boats”. Well, okay, we oblige them with a photo of a Freedom going very fast indeed. But what race boats have a ten year warranty?? Freedom: Luxurious, incredibly strong, easy to handle and well . . . fast, too.

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The NORSEMAN 400 is becoming Norseman's most successful design. Twenty-two boats have been sold since their introduction 10 months ago. Compare the luxury and attention to detail. The Norseman has no equal. At our docks now.

1978 MAGELLAN 36 Heavily constructed offshore cruiser. Owner has given the vessel much TIC. Well kept liveaboard, very comfortable, ready to go for new adventure. $67,000.

The NORSEMAN 447 center cockpit cutter has been a favorite of cruis¬ ing couples. One of the finest yachts in the world. Almost a new boat. Ready for immediate delivery. Radar, Loran. At our docks. $235,000.

1980 ERICSON 38 Owner just traded for a new Norseman. Loaded! We are willing to sell her for less than other E-38s on the market. Loran, refer, many extras. Try $74,000.

1979 BALTIC 37 A true world class yacht. The epitome of grace and elegance. Owner will consider trades, property. Fully equipped to the highest standards. B&G, Loran. $99,000.

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20' Signet sloop.w/trailer . 21' Freedom.w/trailer .

1984 CAVALIER 39 One beautiful yacht! Unbelievable inventory. A Mexican vet . . . main¬ tained to the highest standards. Radar, SatNav, Trimble, vane . . . much more. $120,000.

1984 HANS CHRISTIAN 43T Cutter. Just returned from cruising. Owner spared no expense in outfitting. Better than new, SSB, watermaker, generator, SatNav, radar, and more. $155,000.

PRICE $6,500 14.900

21' Freedom.at our docks 25' Ericson.at our docks 26' Ranger .

13.900 20.500

27' Catalina.at our docks

11,600 18,000

27' US Yacht.diesel .. 30' Rawson.at our docks 31' Pearson. 305 Pearson. 33' US Yacht.

11,000

14.500 38.900

34' Hunter .

58.900 29,000 55,000

35' Ericson.full keel.. 38' Catalina.loaded ..

24,000 67,000

38' Hans Christian . ... T model..

89.500

39' Hans Christian. 1982-3 HANS CHRISTIAN 43T Ketch. Owner says "sell her fast"! Priced way below market — many custom features — lots of gear. If you buy new you'll have made a mistake. Try $125,000.

1981 ESPIRIT 37 Bob Perry design. Tough offshore cruiser just returned from Baja. Super equipped . . . vane, SatNav, AP, Trimble, wind generator, 7 sails. Great condition. $75,000.

sold 41'Ericson . back on market 47.500 43' Hans Christian .... cutter ... 155,000 43' Haqs Christian .... ketch ... 125,000 45' Fuji. 128,500

(We move boats — and we want your quality listing too!) Yacht & Ship Brokerages and Services 1979 ERICSON 30 Very clean, ready to go, mid¬ range cruiser. Owners are buying bigger. Must sell quickly. Very well equipped — 5 sails, Signet KS, DS, wheel. Asking $34,000.

1984 CATALINA 38 "Fastest 38 on the Bay". Save thousands on this next-to-new boat. Lots of sails. Best of gear and equipment. You must see to ap¬ preciate. $67,000.

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Express 27s will have their Pacific Coast Championships October 10-12.

October 10 — Tour steam schooner Wapama now berthed aboard a barge next to the Bay Model in Sausalito. 10 a.m. Other tours October 17, November 14 and 21. Reservations at 556-2904. October 10 — Aquatic Park walking tour. Learn history of Black Point Cove in San Francisco, from 19th century squatters to 1930s WPA projects. Starts at 11 a.m. Meet at foot of Polk Street. Repeated Oct. 24, November 15 and 28. October 10 — Volunteer work to preserve steam schooner Wapama. Meet at Bay Model, Sausalito. Repeated October 31. Volunteers also needed to work on the sidewheel tug Eppleton Hall berthed at the National Maritime Museum, Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco, October 17 and November 7. For information call 332-8049. October 13 — Sailing and seamanship class, offered by the Coast Guard Auxiliary. Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:30-9:30 p.m. for six weeks at Building 10, Coast Guard Island, Alameda. Textbook is $10. Call Abigail Wagg, 531-4055 or Les Kimble, 483-2081. October 17-18 — Coronado 25 Fleet 7 overnight cruise to Angel Island. Annual Sunday picnic. Call Eric Lind at (408) 247-3752 or Elaine Kozak at 332-3380. October 23-24 — San Diego State University’s Sailing Team celebrates 40th anniversary. Aluryni Dennis Conner will be there. Other former members are urged to contact team captain Ted Liv¬ ingston at the University of Hawaii Athletic Department, 1337 Lower Campus Road, Honolulu, HI 96822. October 31 - Halloween decorated boat contest, sponsored by the Alameda Yacht Club. Parade will start at 11 a.m. from Fortman Marina, go up the Oakland Estuary to the Inner Harbor Reach, and return. Call the club at 865-KNOT. November 6 - Slide show called “It’s Better In The Bahamas” by page 17

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□THE REAL BEAUTY OF CRUISING I feel qualified to comment on Andy Kerr’s critique of the Pardey’s, as I just finished reading The Siren Song of the Pardeys while anchored off Club Maeva in Papeete, having sailed 5,400 nautical miles to get here. We own a 26-year-old, modified H-28 ketch. Engine power is supplied by an 11-year-old Seagull Silver Century outboard, which is just about the same as no engine at all. Our electronics consist of an RDF, VHF, a Zenith receiver and a couple of calculators. Except for the calculators, I can fix all of it. In fact the Zenith was inoperable when I got it. The back-up for the calculators is a slide rule, trig tables and once I pass 12, my fingers and toes. Electricity for the electronics comes from two solar panels charging a pair of 8D batteries. Self¬ steering is occasionally provided by a Autohelm 1000, but usually we steer ourselves. First, the good points. We are on a cruise of indefinite duration. I’m 33 and JoAnn, my fiance’, is 25. What we have, we’ve worked for. No sugar daddies for either of us. But we’re still here and you’re still there. ’Nuff said? Second, the maintenance on the boat is minimal. Varnish, marlinspike work, etc. The Seagull is 11 years old, has eight moving parts (including the prop), and is relatively bullet-proof. If all else fails we have a sweep. Our passage time from Puerto Vallarta to Hiva Oa was 27 days. One light air day off Mexico we were keeping up with the powering larger boats by flying a spinnaker (going north to Punta Ipala, if you can believe it!). Most cruising is downwind where waterline is irrele¬ vant. And since we have a ketch, we can put up a lot of sail when going downwind. In other words, the Pardey’s are correct, it’s do-able in a safe, fast method on a small wood boat. Now the bad points. It can be very uncomfortable. We were hit by a tropical depression with up to 40 knot winds just about the time we were to make landfall in the Tuamotus. Going into an atoll in those conditions was unthinkable, so we beat west to bypass them, adding 100 hard miles to our passage. If we’d had a SatNav, we could have gone through the Tuamotus and saved two nights of agony. We spend a lot of time hove to, waiting for daylight to enter har¬ bors or coves. With a depthsounder and a SatNav, we probably could have entered, or with a powerful engine could have motored a bit to make landfalls a few hours earlier. Because it would be almost impossible for us to re-set our anchor in a storm, we carry a stupendous amount of ground tackle. A 35-lb plough, 200-ft of 3/8-inch chain, #55 Fisherman, #25 and #15 Danforths and about 1000 feet of varying lengths of up to 3/4-inch nylon. We almost went on the beach at Punta Chamela once. The tackle was holding, but it was looking a bit dicey. With great anxiety, we sailed the anchor out and tucked into the lee of a couple of islands. I’m also getting an arm to rival Nolan Ryan’s, this from tossing the lead line. In summary, if you want to go now and not be bothered with always fixing (or having to get fixed) mechanical contrivances, follow the Pardey’s advice. If you want to go later and be more comfortable, follow Mr. Kerr’s advice. You can do it anyway you want! That’s the real beauty of cruising. And no matter how you do it, if you like it, it’s the right way. As for ourselves, we’ve become better than fair sailors by necessity. We haven’t had any major gear failures — knock on wood — and we’ve had a WONDERFUL time. But sometimes we could almost kill for a cube of ice. Or to not have to fight to prime the stove with waves thundering onto the overhead. Or to have a motor when becalmed just two miles from the cove we want to anchor at. page 25

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LETTERS Someday we’ll get a larger boat with more equipment, but right now we’re too busy cruising. Michael Homsany JoAnn Clemens aboard Steppenwolf in Papeete Michael and JoAnn — Thank you for that very illuminating letter. When you’re back in the States, give us a call, we’d like to send you a couple of Roving Reporter t-shirts. Personally speaking, we’re delighted that there are folks like you out cruising, getting by on skills rather than a fat pocketbook. Of coarse, you do have two monumental allies not available to all other cruisers: youth and time. No amount of money in the world can buy those valuable commodities.

□DEVOURED Thanks for the space in the magazine. Latitude is still fought over in the office, and it is the only magazine that is devoured from cover to cover. Please keep it up. Robert H. Perry Seattle

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□THE NEW ONE, NOT THE OLD ONE For many years I sailed my Yankee 30, Rocinante. Latitude 38 always noticed and reported on our prancings. However, Latitude 38 did not notice — although it reported cor¬ rectly a year ago thanks to John Dukat’s vigilance — that Rocinante grew up to be a Beneteau 42 in May of ’86. This year you have reported our wins correctly, but kept on refer¬ ring to us as a Yankee 30. Ben at Passage Yachts, who is keen on brand recognition, is a bit upset about this. Thus the reason for this letter. Yes, Rocinante won the Vallejo race again. I suggested to Ben the following headline: “Spanish nag (Rocinante) upsets Greek dignitary (Zeus). Keep up the good work. Alex Malaccorto San Jose Alex — You keep up the good work, too. Sorry about the muff, but different boats with the same name can shake us. There’s been five Kialoa’s, countless Ondine’s, Roler, High Roler’s, OP Roler’s — it can really drive us nuts. You may or may not know, but in horse racing, names have to be applied for and can’t be repeated more than something like every eight years. We know why, too.

□ DIDN’T HAVE TO SELL IT FOR A SONG It’s getting to be marine flea-market time. Every year I see very good-looking alcohol stoves (some the expensive, stainless-steel, gimballed, with oven type) for sale for a song. I have such a stove, a well-constructed one built by Shipmate. It was such a good stove that I hesitated scrapping it and putting out the money for a natural gas stove. Then, while calling Shipmate for some repair parts, I discovered that Shipmate sells complete con¬ version kits — including safety valves — for their stoves. The price ranges from $200 to $265 depending on the model. If anyone wants to know, their number is (215) 855-2609. Barbara Kerr Alameda page 29

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LETTERS Barbara — Thanks for that tip. Actually, almost all marine stoves can be converted back and forth between propane, alcohol, natural gas and kerosene. But you absolutely cannot just switch fuels without converting the innards.

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□NOT MANY NEGATIVES Due to a career move I am soon going to be leaving for Hawaii. Yeah, I can’t wait! This wind lover is ready for a few years in paradise. I am also ready to buy my first sailboat and want to try liv¬ ing aboard. My few calls to Ala Wai Harbor have yielded some infor¬ mation but not of the nature 1 desire. So I am turning to you and your loyal readers for help. Can you or anyone out there fill me in on the pluses and minuses of living aboard in Hawaii? Is the waiting list for a slip really that long? Can I circumvent the list by buying a boat already in a slip? Someone said that wise men learn from the mistakes of others, fools rarely by their own. I want to approach this with as much wisdom as I can, so anything that you or your readership could pass along would be greatly appreciated. By the way, I really like Latitude and look forward to reading it every month. Just a short reminder though, sailing jargon is mind boggling to the new people in the sport. Have you considered a glossary section for the uninitiated? Sometimes we lose sight of what the laymen understand and what we think they should understand. After spending the last ten years as a hang glider pilot I tend to talk about “boomer thermals”, “going over the falls”, and “greasing it in right over the Wuffos”, like everyone in the world should understand what I’m saying and not realizing that the jargon has become second nature to me. Sailing is much the same way. Round-up, round-down, crash, chutes that blow out, boosts from the lee bow — all this can be Greek to the newcomer to the sport. Jerry P. Sorenson 3161 Yellowstone Lane Sacramento, CA 95821

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LETTERS

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Symond’s letter taking to task Virginia Sudsbury’s letter in defense of the Pardeys. However, I only agreed until he got to point number four, where to quote him, “Passagemaking sucks”. Yes Dave, I agree with your analysis that a ‘honey bucket’ at sea is one thing but a bucket in a crowded harbor is an embarassment. 1 also agree with your thoughts on engines, that they’re a mixed blessing. But I am glad to have one aboard (sometimes). Reading Bowditch by kerosene light is a sure path to the optome¬ trist, but 1 wouldn’t give them up. It’s true you can’t use them below except on the coolest evenings — when they’re indispensable for in¬ timacy — but they’re great for providing light when we eat at our cockpit table. As for bathing at sea, whatever happened to the wonderfully refreshing seawater shower? (We were speaking of warm weather). Some might think that a saltwater and Vel (or other good saltwater soap) shower on the foredeck would leave your skin sticky. Never — toweling dowri immediately is the secret. Try it, you’ll like it. On our return across the Pacific we took saltwater showers every day until we reached 36° N. From then on we heated saltwater using a homemade shower in the cockpit, remembering to hang our towels out each time it rained. As for breaking gear, we try to not drive our boat to the limit. There’s no reason to when you’re voyaging. We had a lower break when taking a knockdown off the coast of Spain and a halyard block split in the mid-Atlantic. These have been the only major items broken in over 90,000 miles of ocean voyaging. The answer is simply good gear and preparation. I have never eaten funny while making passages, even when — especially when — it’s rough. Reefing, squalls, etc., etc., — it sounds like your passages have been different than mine. I made most of mine in 32 to 49-ft boats and maybe, just maybe 10 percent were truly uncomfortable. We have a good friend who once took his 32-ft sloop — with two other nuts — to sail around the Pacific High just for the love of sail¬ ing. They had nobody else to talk to, no possible anchorages, no walks to take, none of that. One of those was Peter Sutter the former sailmaker, who has now been cruising the Pacific on his latest boat for several years. Another was Mary Crowley, who runs the Ocean Voyages charter outfit. When you get to Sausalito, ask them ‘Why?’ Ocean sailing is not for everyone, but for those who enjoy it, there’s no better high. Jack Thomsen Yacht Spirit Currently in Costa Rica

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□ IF ONE’S IS GOOD, THEN TWO MUST BE BETTER This is in response to Thomas LaFlesh’s query on twin-keel sailboats. You may recall that some yeajs ago I wrote a blast at the Singlehanded Farallones Race Committee for starting that race against a flood. I sailed the course with the current in a twin-keeled Leisure 17, and turned in a faster time than all but one boat in the actual race. The Leisure 17 is the most well-balanced boat I have ever had the pleasure to sail. It goes to windward with finesse, points high, and heels very little. It would be an ideal boat for the Sea of Cortez or the Caribbean as you could anchor it close enough to shore to walk to page 35

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LETTERS the beach. Also, if you look at the picture of Broad Reacher in the August issue, you’ll see that my Freedom 28 is heeled over at 45 degrees when careened. Very uncomfortable. When you careen twin-keel boats, they remain level. As for no twin-keel boats being built in the United States, there used to be some. There is a twin-keel boat for sale here in Owl Har¬ bor, Isleton that was built somewhere in the Santa Rosa area. The design is no longer in production. There’s also a twin-keel Clipper 23 here, another boat that’s out of production. Twin-keeler’S were built in larger sizes, too. Back in the 60’s there was a 30-footer called the ‘Taylor something’ built in New York. The original twin-keeler, Bluebird of Thorn (or something like that), was in excess of 40 feet, and proved to be a successful cruiser and racer in England. I think twin-keel boats’ reputation for being slow and not pointing well was acquired from the well-named Westerly Nomad. Twin-keel boats would be ideal for the Bay as well as Delta waters. The reason they haven’t become popular is that they were banned by the racing community — at least they were a few years back. I’m not sure why, as they could cut the corners on the flats. John Letcher chose a twin-keel design for his second boat, then sailed it to Hawaii and Alaska. There have been quite a few sisterships built to his design and plans are available. Finally, I should point out that the Leisure 17 I sailed around the Farallones course — and all over the Delta — is now owned by Jinks, the lady that cruised Mexico with me. The little boat is now named Hijinks, and is berthed at the Point San Pablo YC. A1 MacDiarmid Broad Reacher Owl Harbor, Isleton

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□ INCREDIBLE, UNBELIEVABLE, FANTASTIC FERRO-CEMENT It’s apparent that the author of the “Fragile Ferro” letter in the August issue was shooting from the hip, basing his letter on a very limited knowledge of a superior boatbuilding technique. He stated that his experience with ferro-cement was based on two ferro-cement vessels he was the captain of, one of which sank after the mooring pendant broke. That was not a ferro-cement problem, it was a captain problem. I know, because I am a United States Coast Guard licensed Master, all oceans, and have been securing vessels all my life. As for ferro-cement being brittle: yes, they can be, those that have been constructed by ‘instant marine architects’ who thought their quick and easy methods were better than the scientifically-proven methods of more than a century. But it’s not because of ferrocement, but because: 1. The builder not putting in the proper number of wire and rebar layers, or tying them together properly during the construction of the armature. Too many ferro boatbuilders believe that their indiscretions will be covered with cement and that no one will ever know. A wood surface not properly prepared for painting will initially look good, but time will reveal every indiscretion. Ferro cement is no different. 2 A second reason some ferro boats can be brittle is that some builders don’t finish the job. Just as with steel and wood boats, ferro hulls must be sealed to protect them from water which can damage the steel armature through rust and electrolysis. I built a 56-ft ferro cement schooner, Nooner in 1976, and sealed page 37

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LETTERS ferro boats, we’re also personally familiar with a dozen or so that have been or cruised hard for years without any hint of a problem. As for fiberglass, wood and steel, those materials only result in strong hulls when used by knowledgeable craftsmen. Here’s what we mean. The first fiberglass production sailboats were the Bounty II’s built in Sausaiito in the late 50’s. This was back when the strength and qualities of fiberglass weren’t well known. We talked to the crew of a very early Bounty that was being delivered from San Francisco to Los Angeles for a boat show. They hit rough weather going out the Gate, and according to them the hull was twisting so much that some of the ports popped out. They returned to Sausaiito for some re¬ working. Modifications and improvements results in very strong Bounty hulls. In fact, one was dropped from a crane — in Honolulu — from a height of, depending on who is telling the story, 25 to 40 feet. The surveyor found no damage, and the boat was subsequently cruised, we’re told, from New Zealand to Alaska. “It’s not the boats, it’s the men in them,” the British used to say. “It’s the builder, not the material used,” we might well say.

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□RECALLING THE ‘MAYDAY* When I read Scott Taggerty’s Shipwrecked article in the August issue, it sent me running for my yacht’s log. Sure enough, I think 1 heard his MAYDAY. There is the following entry from 0200, May 6: “Heard a MAYDAY call but heard no response.” To tell the truth, I don’t recall whether or not I actually responded. We were probably sailing the boat with one at the helm and two in the bunks at that time. I think 1 asked for a repeat, but I don’t think I heard one or anything else. There had been a lot of boat to boat communication the first couple of days going up the coast, but as with our boat, most crews — save the helmsman — would have been asleep at 0200. Sorry, Scott. Of course, even if 1 had been able to make contact, they were already in the surf. So while 1 might have been able to be the com¬ munications relay, 1 wouldn’t have been able to get them off. We’d left Cabo on May 4 at noon, planning to sail and motorsail to Mag Bay or Santa Maria Bay. The first few hours it was quite rough; and, our speedo and log weren’t functioning. The second day out there was more west in the wind and we were able to make long tacks up the beach followed by shorts tacks out to sea. As nightfall approached Punta Tosca was still far away; I decided we needed to take a long tack out to sea to avoid shallow water. It was about the time I heard the MAYDAY that we once again tacked back to shore. We came abeam of the Tosca light at 0600. Looking back over the charts and our track, it was obvious that we had been much closer to shore than we’d ever thought. I presume it was much the same with Taggerty and that’s what caused him to go up on the beach. There may have also been a strong inshore set; I found it hard to believe that after sailing west for so long we were still in just 10 fathoms of water. (Fortunately, our depthsounder always worked). Your article surely confirms that Sunseeker took the proper action when, without a proper position for 33 hours, we terminated shorttacking up the beach and opted for a long leg out to sea. It was during the leg up to Mag*'Bay that we discovered a leak in the cooling system. So we stayed at Mag Bay for two days to find and repair the leak while a crewman went to San Carlos in a rented panga for fuel. Our next leg was 62 hours to Turtle Bay. It included lots of sailing and some motoring — especially to give Abreojos a wide berth. We found that the lights on Abreojos are very difficult to reconcile with what the charts show, so we kept going, With radio assistance from page 43

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□ SHARING IS FINE, IF . . . The subject matter is etiquette — or lack thereof — at popular weekend hotspots, specifically Angel Island. Everyone knows ifs hard to get a slip on the weekend and I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve “rafted” up alongside another boat. But

only after I’ve secured permission from the skipper. I wish the guy who undid the pelican hooks on my lifelines and left black heel-marks on my topsides was there to help clean it up when I got Makai back home Sunday night. Sharing a slip is fine if you ask first, not later. I may ask that you take off your shoes and walk barefoot, but we’ll work something out. I hope the guy who did this is reading and taking notice, but I doubt he’s the type to read Latitude anyway. Skip Albertson San Francisco

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These days, anybody can buy a Swan, Part II

ast month, we opened the sub¬ ject of the building of custom sailboats — the creation, among owners, designers, and boat builders, of individual and unique boats — and why it should be en¬ couraged to continue in today’s assembly-line culture. This month, we are presenting a philosophical discussion of human character (you’ll see the connection momentarily, we hope) — and be¬ lieve it appropriate that we do so under the famed, gimlet eye of the late Lester Stone, whose intense and immense character still commands the ways at Stone Boat Yard. The creation of one-of-a-kind sail boats has never been anything but rare. It is worthwhile to consider why. Every custom boat has as its begin¬ ning a flash of thought in the mind of that individual who will one day sail it away as owner. Into his mind comes the inspiration of an ideal: it all can be done better. Now, at that moment, character must kick in. If there’s enough in the man, an actual boat may result — and if it’s character of high enough quali¬ ty, the boat may be a great boat. It really is true: anybody can buy a Swan. It takes a lot of money, but that’s all. But anybody cannot con¬ ceive of and make happen the build¬ ing of his own unique boat. He must have a true, intense, and personal love of sailing. He must have great knowledge of the person he is, so as to know how a boat must satisfy him. He must have that “courage of conviction” to carry his inspiration through to reality, and this means he must be able to find, and work with, and inspire, with his enthusiasm and vision, that other

men — designer and builder — whose skills will enable him to bring his ideal to reality. So it’s not easy. In fact, it’s this great, unavoidable test of character. And many will say, who wants that?

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David — IVe suggest you check with your lawyer before you board any boats, anywhere, manned or unmanned, and ‘take possession’ of them. It’s not that simple. As for the letter itself, we’ve subsequently checked and convirmed that it was a hoax. It’s interesting, however, that both you and we were perfectly ready to believe it. We wouldn’t be surprised if some¬ one tried it. We most highly recommend against it, however, for a variety of reasons. Let’s start and conclude with selfish reasons. The only boat we know that was willingly set on a course and abandoned for later pick¬ up was one of the Perlowin gang’s fishing boats full of pot. Latitude readers may remember from the interview that the captain of the boat thought he’d been spotted by a Coast Guard plane, so he turned the dutopilot on, got off the boat, and hoped to recover it later using an airplane and a high speed motorboat. The fishing boat was never seen again; or if it was, nobody’s talking.

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□ NOT TO BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED It was a beautiful day on the ocean August 5, with 15 knots of breeze, 2-3 foot swells from the west, clear skies. Perfect sailing weather. . , We were returning from a daysail to Stinson Beach when 1 noticed a sailboat approximately a mile southwest of Point Bonita, in the middle of the ship channel, spinning in circles with the sails struck. Curious, I altered course to investigate. As we approached, I saw a boat of about 24-ft in length, the main partially down and tangled in the backstay, and the jib on deck. As page 51

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LETTERS we got closer, the skipper started the outboard and began to motor toward the Gate. We followed. When we got within hailing distance, I asked the skipper if he had enough fuel. (I always carry an extra jerry jug for my Atomic Four). He replied that he had plenty, so we sailed by. Just after we passed, his outboard got drowned ^tnd quit. Noticing this, we stayed within sight of him to see what would happen. When the boat began turning in circles again, we returned for a second time to ask if he wanted an escort back to the Gate. One of the crew started to say, ‘yes’, but the skipper yelled ‘no’, saying they were allright. I figured that the decision was the skipper’s. After checking that their VHF worked, I headed home on Xanth. We made good time, arriving under the Gate in about 30 minutes. It was there that we heard the MAYDAY. From the boat’s descrip¬ tion, it was obvious that it was the boat we’d only recently left. The Coast Guard was having some difficulty getting an accurate position, as the skipper seemed scared. He said he was going on the rocks a mile west of the Gate. He also told the Coast Guard he was between the Gate and Japan. I tried to radio the Coast Guard to give a more accurate position, but suddenly my radio wouldn’t transmit. Since we knew where the vessel in distress was, we headed back out. Well, the Coast Guard got there before we did; apparently a tanker and a fishing boat had spotted him. The boat in question was safely towed home. I think the lesson to be learned is that the ocean — and even the Delta and Bay waters — should never be taken for granted. Even on the best days things can go wrong. When sailors find themselves in a potentially dangerous situation, they shouldn’t let their pride or anything else get in the way of accept¬ ing help they might need. As fellow mariners, it’s also our responsibility to help other vessels in distress. As for myself, I’m going to get my radio — now working again — checked more often. P.S. Latitude is the only sailing rag I still read from cover to cover every month. Andy Kurtz Ericson 32, Xanth Marina Bay Andy _ If the time ever comes that you could use a little assistance, we sure hope you get it. You deserve it.

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□ NOT TOO MUCH Thank you for running my recent Changes. 1 know this is nit-picking, but I can’t help it. Although Jim’s ex-wife would surely argue the point, he didn’t live “about” his Tartan, he lived “aboard”. You asked about Lahaina. All 1 can say is that we had a nice visit. We swung on one hook, a #27 plow, quite securely. Jim had visited Lahaina in ’81 or ’82 and found it very filthy with people hanging over the lifelines doing ‘number two’ in broad daylight, dumping ship’s garbage overboard and generally giving boater’s a bad name. Needless to say, he was reluctant to return. But then a couple in Hilo told us it wasn’t like that anymore. We were pleasantly surprised to find the anchorage clean and neat. And while prices in town were higher than the Big Island, the streets were clean, the merchants very polite and helpful. I don’t know ... it was nice there! We would like to return someday. P.S. One more nit to pick. The photo you printed was not even close to the beauty of a Nor’Sea 27. Vickie & Jim Sundance, Nor’Sea 27 Paso Robles) CA

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□ALL THIS AND . . . Here’s my $5 for the Mexico Crew List. I think you’ve got a terrific organization. Whenever did any other sailing rag do anything even vaguely resembling Crew Lists, organize and sponsor Baja Haha Race Week, make guacamole for their readers, etc. All this while continuing to produce the greatest magazine in the country. Keep up the good work and see you at the party. Steve Cosby Northern California Steve — Thanks for the nice words, but please use a little restraint. No person or organization can withstand the deleterious effects of excessive compliments. We actually prefer letters that §ay, 7 really enjoy X part of the magazine, but Y part could be improved by

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LETTERS exclusive series for Cruising World.” Alan, let us first say that we’re certain Tania will sell her story; to Hollywood and will make a pile of money from it and other bits of celebrity-hood. So what? There’s little Hollywood can do to further distort the image the general public has of sailors and sailing anyhow, and lord knows there are hundreds of others who have done less and will have profited more handsomely from ‘their story’. Apparently Rosie Ruiz deliberately broke both the spirit and the rules of the New York Marathon. Tania may sometimes be sailing in company with Olivier, who apparently is her boyfriend or something, and may be getting SatNav positions from fellow sailors and money from other sources; but we don’t think that’s breaking the ‘rules’. For one thing there aren’t really any rules to what she’s doing. But more impor¬ tantly, she’s getting nothing more than incidental bits of information and mental comfort. Unlike Rosie, Tania is completing the course, so we don’t think the comparison applies. As for slamming Donald Crowhurst, we can’t go for that at all. Sure the guy lied about his positions to temporarily put himself into first place in'that singlehanded around the world race. But since he apparently committed suicide by jumping overboard, we think his obviously tortured mind was more deserving of our love and sym¬ pathy than criticism. We don’t see any similarity between his plight and Tania’s situation. Tania’s Dad’s motivations in sending a daughter on a high risk voyage shortly after losing his wife to cancer? Well, we’d tread very carefully over that ground. We don’t know if you remember Amy Boyer, who at age 19 or 2G sailed the singlehanded Atlantic Race in a Wilderness 21 and then took the boat in the Singlehanded TransPac; she’d lost her father a number of years before. Having talked at length with Amy, we suspect that there was a strong connection between her father’s death and Amy taking up risky endeavors at a young age. Although the situation’s somewhat reversed for Tania and her father, there might be an accepting the death of a loved one wrapped up in all this. As for Cruising World’s role in the whole thing, we don’t think it’s so inappropriate. The magazine is owned by the New York Times, this is corporate America, arid it’s also 1987. It seems to us we’re dealing more with a little hype rather than a lot of jive. Afterall, what Tania’s doing is akin to being the youngest woman to walk from the east coast of the United States to the west coast. On the one hand it’s hard and she’ll be the first to do it. On the other hand, thousands of other women could do it, and many of them faster. So does the whole thing bother us? Hell no. We think what Tania’s done is terrific and hope that her last couple of legs go smoothly. But by the same token, it’s not so terrific that we’d consider flying back to New York to cover her arrival. Heck, that kind of time and money could be far more judiciously spent on us ‘researching’ the Caribbean.

□ FEELING GOOD ABOUT THE OLD GIRL In your September issue, you mentioned that you would like to hear from those taking off south this season. We are Harrison and Pat Walker aboard the 65-ft ferro schooner, Shawondasee. Also part of the crew are our trusty cats, Dinghy and Pushkin, who have been trained to stand watch and haul in the jib. Harrison and Shawondasee started 17 years ago together. The schooner has 12 layers of wire, stainless steel thread woven throughout and rebar. The hull was poured by a team of people who specialized in ferro-cement boats. So while we read Fragile Ferro let¬ ters with more interest than most, we nevertheless feel good about our old girl. More to the point, there is a matter of consciousness in¬ volved here — although it’s a metaphysical question, better left to someone who’s interested in that sort of thing, asked in a Mexican page 65

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□ DOT ’N DASHES, XXX’S AND SOS’S It’s always a pleasure to catch a copy of Latitude, even if I cannot always agree with your opinions. Latest in hand is the April ’87 issue, notable for much uninformed bullshit on the subject of Amateur Radio. May 1 correct a couple of points? Firstly, there is really very little snobbery among hams, but the reason they are wary of talking to pirates is not so much the “I’ve had to pass an exam so why shouldn’t you” mentality as the fact that a licensed ham can lose that hard-earned ticket if caught talking to one without a license. Personally, I don’t give a damn so long as the bloke is a good operator, but the sad fact is that many pirates are a bloody nuisance, cluttering up a very crowded spectrum with poor operating habits. The vexed question of to Morse or not to Morse will never be set¬ tled to mutual satisfaction as long as there are ardent brass-pounders still behaving like the founding fathers of the telecommunications world. But, it is a fact that even in 1987 a vast amount of traffic, amateur and professional, is exchanged in Samuel’s dots and dashes. Specifically, in areas of the world’s oceans where other weather info is non-existent. Those who can copy the code will find forecasts all over the place intended for shipping. More weather info is given in Morse than any other medium. The character who asserted that “SOS has been superseded by XXX” is just plain wrong. The two signals are used for different levels of priority — something any trained operator should know. “XXX” (which corresponds to the spoken “PAN PAN”) for urgent traffic and “SOS” (which corresponds to the spoken “MAYDAY”) for distress only. These are internationally agreed signals and apply even in such laid-back spots as California! The “Urgency” signal is used for a serious emergency which yet falls short of being a full-blown distress. For example, a manoverboard alert is a “PAN PAN” (or “XXX” if using Morse code) whereas a sinking yacht definitely rates a “MAYDAY (SOS). Michael (G4CLS) Burch Yate Ngaio Huahine, French Polynesia Micheal - Please don’t confuse our opinions with those of our readers. VJe haue immense respect for the world of Amateur Radio, and haue but a single objection: that the tests are irrelevant. As for the snobberg among hams, that was a reader s opinion. The business about the XXX’s and SOS’s - that came from a licensed page 69

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□INSULTED A LOT OF VERY INTELLIGENT PEOPLE I will not defend Virginia Sudbury — 1 like this girl! — against Dave Symonds’ contemptuous attack as she answers quite well for herself. But with the line “To go headless, you have to be headless”, Symonds has insulted, besides the Sudburys, a lot of other very in¬ telligent people including the late great L. Francis Herreshoff, another staunch advocate of the cedar bucket. In any case, his attack makes no sense. Whether from a bucket or the pipes of a “proper head”, the end product is exactly the same. When he flushes his pro¬ per head, where does Symonds think the contents thereof go — to the great municipal sewer system of Never-Never-Land? Not so. That “juicy morsel” in his face may well have been his own! Finally, I think the “bucket-and-chuck-it” people would be less likely to do so in a crowded anchorage, where they would be highly visible as the culprits, than would be the owners of “proper heads”, who can do their dumping unseen. As to passagemaking, there are two basic types among those who cruise: the true cruising sailor, who sees the passage end with a tinge of regret because he has enjoyed it so much, and the water tourist, who endures the passage only because he wants to “be there”. Since Symonds, by his own admission, belongs in the latter category, my advice to him would be to sell his boat and invest in airline tickets. He’d get ‘there’ a lot faster, more comfortably and less expensively, and a lot sooner. In fact, if it’s really as bad as the dismal picture he paints, perhaps we should all sell out and invest in lifetime airline passes! Jim Troglin Ventura West Marina

□NINE YEARS IN PREPARATION Well, here we go at least! The Michaelanne, an Islander 36, will carry myself, my husband, our 11-year-old son, Brian, a little dog named Joshua (Schipperke, by breed) and a cockatiel whom we refer to as Betz or ‘Baby Bird’, out the Gate and left. We’ve been planning this trip for the last nine years. We moved aboard four years ago, feeling that if we couldn t adjust to living aboard, we sure couldn’t survive jumping in the boat and going cruising willy-nilly. We’ve gone sailing nearly every weekend, been up and down the coast as far as Morro Bay a couple of times, and spent the last month in the Delta on the hook. We think we’re ready. We have the Calvert course for Brian, who is in the 6th grade this fa]j _ what a terrific curriculum and guidance material they provide! We plan to ease down the coast during September, stopping at the Channel Islands in the first part of October, eventually going to San Diego for the last minute stuff prior to heading into Mexico. After that, our plans are open-ended. We do have thoughts of go¬ ing to the Caribbean, maybe up to the East Coast via the Waterway, etc., or across to Europe — or maybe to the South Pacific, although the pets aboard might create more problems than it would be worth. We have chartered in the British Virgin Islands and would love to go back. But then maybe we’ll love Mexico so much that we’ll just hang around there for a while. We’re crtiising, there s no hurry. We’ve collected most of your writings on Mexico Primers and Itineraries, plus stuff from Changes. These articles and items have been helpful in our preparation. And thanks to your Sightings article on the Schipperke, we have Joshua (seven months old now) so nobody will ‘pussyfoot’ on our boat. He’s a joy to have onboard, doesn’t bat an eye when we re bashing to weather, heeled 25°, going seven knots, and have Bay /

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LETTERS chop fly over the dodger. He still wants to play, even though he s harnessed and tied down in the cockpit. The month we spent in the Delta helped us learn what water con¬ servation steps to take, how to plan for food needs, that refrigeration is too much of a drain on our house batteries so we’ll have to make do with ice, and what needed to be re-stored, re-packed, moved elsewhere or gotten rid of. The hardest part of all if it, though, has been saying goodbye to our close friends and family. Our parents think we’re nuts. Our six other children feel somewhat abandoned, even though they are all between 19 and 27 years old. Our friends are supportive — and some are envious. Well, as of Friday, September 4, we should have gotten rid of our ’79 Honda, slipped the dock lines and headed to Clipper Cove for the last time. We’ll keep in touch. P.S. Our basic equipment includes Loran C, SatNav, Ham (we both have novice-tech licenses), RDF, Monitor windvane, sextant, VHF, drifter, yankee, roller furling (stored for light air areas), pro¬ pane stove, three anchors, radar reflector, clenched teeth, and

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□ HAS BECOME THE ‘EL YATE’ - OR NOT? Don Mollet of Santa Barbara, who is now somewhere in the South Pacific, will be surprised to learn that his Robb 36, Softwind, has become El Yate on thousands of Mexican postcards. From the enclosed postcard, it looks like the commerical photographer snapped him entering Pichelinque, near La Paz. Dennis Williams Las Dos Dennis - We hate to be the ones to break it to you, but Don won’t be surprised about the postcard. He’s seen them. In fact he sent us a Changes on one a couple of years back. But thanks for thinking of

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□ IT’S JUST NOT CLICKING I, too, bought a Fujica HD camera for my cruise on your recom¬ mendation. Within ten months it started to melt. 1 sent the company a letter from Bora Bora stating that the camera was still under war¬ ranty, that it was melting, that I’d be in to see them about it when my trip was completed, and would they hold my letter on file until I returned. During the second year out the camera got worse. My brothers took it home with them from New Zealand to try and get a new one. The company said they never received the letter from me while it was under warranty. They charged my brother $34 to fix it. The camera was sent back to me in New Zealand, where I noticed it had a new serial number. I assumed they’d given me a new camera. My brother, who hadn’t noticed the different serial number, assumed they’d repaired my old camera. Within a year the replacement camera started to melt. By the third year I had to choose between tar all over me or no pictures of my trip. After entering Venezuela a few months ago, my brother’s sister came to visit, bringing all the old mail from home. My brothers had sent copies of all the Letters in Latitude about getting new Fujica’s for the defective old ones. A good deal! Or so I thought. I sent the camera home with Ben’s sister. Three weeks later it returned with my brothers. Here’s the story they got from dealing with the same lady and gentleman you dealt with (we live right next to Fujica s facility in Carson). The two Fujica representatives claim that my camera isn t the one I bought because the serial number is different from that on my original page 77

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LETTERS sales receipt, therefore they can’t replace my camera with a new model!? In addition, they said that if they’ve replaced it once, there should be no need to replace it a second time. They were quite indignant that we’d come back again. I can’t believe they could say something like that, as the camera was so melted they could hardly get it out of the plastic bag without half the camera sticking to the inside of the bag! So they fixed the ‘new’ old one, this time with no $34 charge. They were adamant that 1 could not have a new model of the camera despite the fact that my brother continually waved all the clippings from your magazine in their face. They state they reserve the right to either fix or replace the camera with a new one. Having the repaired camera in my possession for four weeks now, it’s still like new. But I’m $ure that within one year, when we’re back in the States, it will be my turn to go down to the company and deal with them over a third replacement. My question is, what do I do when this old model is finally off the market and there are no more parts available to fix it? Jean Lawler Dawntreader Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela Jean — The HD-S has been off the market for a long time now, replaced by the substantially different HD-M. When people started sending their melting HD-S’s back to Fujica, the company completely exchanged some for HD-M’s and merely replaced the melted rubber on others. Even at that time they claimed it was their option. We know a lot of folks who got repaired cameras back rather than new ones, and haven’t heard of any new melting. Perhaps there is some reason to hope that the one you have now will not melt. Let’s see what happens. If the current one starts melting, drop us another letter.

□ MAYDAY! Help urgently needed — San Diego’s Port District has just im¬ plemented its new baywide plan that effectively eliminates anchoring for more than 72 hours in San Diego Bay. Efforts to challenge this plan, which totally disregards cruisers’ needs for a safe anchorage on trips north or south, is not receiving the support needed to halt this last encroachment on one of our few remaining constitutional rights: A safe anchorage in federal waters. San Diego’s boating public is far too regimented to marina life to rally behind this crusade which is so dear to those sailors whose souls are not tied to a dock. Suffice it to say that unless immediate help — both legal and monetary are forthcoming from the West Coast cruis¬ ing community, the only safe, free anchorage between Mexico and San Francisco Bay will no longer be available. Any information or clippings regarding legal precedent, case law learned from San Francisco Bay’s boaters’ fight with BCDC or even donations of only a dollar or more will be the only hope of stalling this last affront to an other disappearing freedom. Don’t think that your contribution^ aren’t needed and won’t matter! There is just one small effort being waged here against the forces of a runaway beauracracy and presently, the only support we have are the limited donations of precious few caring boaters here in San Diego Bay for the efforts of one lawyer. We — you — are losing! As of August 1st the safe anchorages became illegal — the non-available moorings already have waiting lists numbering in the hundreds — and when you pass through, you’ll not have the safe haven that mariners have always counted on in San Diego Bay. Help of any kind is desperately needed — now\ Even if your only page 79

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□RICHARDSON BAY’S MARINERS SPEAK OUT On behalf of the Mariners of Richardson Bay and as an anchor-out myself, I would like to thank Latitude 38 and staff as well as your readers for the support you have expressed for us in this publication. The various letters and articles which have appeared over the months have been a source of encouragement to me and others as we work to maintain the traditional multi-use of Richardson Bay. The Mariners of Richardson Bay, who are the anchored-out residents of Richardson Bay, are sincere in their efforts to keep this bay an open, welcoming harbor for cruisers and others who come here from all parts of the world. We know that the 30 days of anchor¬ ing permitted by the new ordinance passed by the Richardson Bay Regional Agency is not adequate to meet the needs of sailors and cruisers entering the anchorage. There is only a two-month window in which vessels can go north and six months out of the year when going south is prohibited by danger and insurance concerns due to the hurricane season. Therefore, our hope is to keep anchoring at the status quo (unlimited) as it is wrong for landed governments to force people out to dangerous seas in order to maintain an open playground for themselves. We are fighting to preserve the open anchorage here in Richard¬ son Bay for all cruisers, sailors, fishermen, recreational boaters, be they wealthy or poor, for now and for the future. We are not concerned only for our homes. Again, thanking you for your support, I would like to invite you, encourage you, to help us further as we move into an ever more crisis situation. You can help us by writing letters to the various government officials involved (BCDC, Marin County, City of Sausalito, State Lands Commission, Coast Guard, etc.). If you do this, we would appreciate a copy of your letter sent to us at 3 Gate 5 Road, Sausalito, CA 94965. You could also help us by purchasing copies of the posters we have recently produced with the help of local businessman Robert Davies of Small Business Technology. There are two posters, a daytime and a nighttime view of the anchorage looking toward San Francisco as seen from artist Diane Karasik’s home anchored on Richardson Bay. They say “Preserve Our Anchorage”. They are $10.00 for unsigned copies and $20.00 for the signed limited edition copies. We are proud of the beauty of these prints and see them as a way to raise the funds we need to achieve our goals. If you are interested in these, write us, or call (415) 332-7121. I want to repeat our gratitude and urge you to continue with your support of keeping Richardson Bay ap open anchorage. Suzanne Cook Secretary Mariners of Richardson Bay Latitude 38 welcomes all letters on topics of interest to sailors. When appropriate, we will edit for Clarify and Brevify, two of our best friends. Please write legibfy. If possible, include a phone number in case we need clarification. page 81

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Discrimination, plain and simple. The following personal ad ran in the classified section of the Pacific Sun: “Ketch” Widow: Catherine is 46, lives in Marin, she’s cute and adorable. I’m placing this ad for her and she doesn’t know it. She snow skis, likes classical and folk music, is a great cook, is selfsufficient and probably the most uncomplicated person I know. She needs a companion and lover, but not a sailboater. Reply to . . . Since none of you are going to apply, there’s no point in our printing the address is there?

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SIGHTINGS the lahalna news A couple of months back we rolled through Lahaina to see how things were doing in Maui. Things were doing crazy. For example: (-"It was about 9000° outside. Of course, Lahaina does mean ‘merciless sun’ in Hawaiian. There was more tpurist stuff for sale than we’d ever seen in our lives.

the kiwi The last two months we had short features on the state of boatbuilding on Taiwan. Three months in a row would be too much, so let’s shift our boatbuying attention to New Zealand.

Drake Thomas with deadeye made of sapadila wood.

Lahaina is to t-shirts what Imelda Marcos was to shoes. »^The poor town is getting phonier than ever. We bought a shaved ice and they made it with ground up little cubes rather than shavings ;rom a big block. Blasphemy! •Strolling past the charterboats in Lahaina Harbor, we learned that business hadn’t been anywhere near as good as the summer of ’86. As the charter broker for a Columbia 45 put it, “What we need is another good airport bombing in Europe.” He was kidding, but it had had that much effect on business. There were about the normal number of boats out in the roadstead, and the surf was pretty good. Down by Mala Wharf the surf was even better and we counted about 20 transient-looking boats. Although it was blowing 28 knots out in the channel, it was only blowing about four off the delapidated wharf. There were five tri’s out in the anchorage. Multihulls are popular because they’re more stable in the roily anchorage. In addition there was a Morgan Out-Island 41, an Islander 36, a Hans Christian 38, a Kelley-Peterson 46 and about 15 other boats. The biggest and most interesting sailboat, however, wasn’t even in the water. This was the 66-ton passenger and cargo sailing packet, Island Trader, that Drake Thomas was building for Laurence H. Dorcy near the famous ‘Jesus is Coming’ sign. Designed by Raymond Richards of Newport Beach, the boat is certified by the American Bureau of Shipping to carry 100 passengers. She’s a 103-ft long, spar to spar, but just 57 feet on the waterline. She carries her 22-ft cont’d on next sightings page page 92

SIGHTINGS report The report on the current state of affairs is courtesy of Doug Vann of Honolulu and the Ala Wai. After sailing his Bounty II, Tiare, all over the Islands for the last seven or eight cont’d center of next sightings page

the lahaina news - cont’d beam way forward and aft, however, so she’s a big boat. Believe it or not, she’s equipped with twin-keels that draw 5 feet; this will allow her to enter the lagoons over at Molokai. A traditional design made of modern materials (1/4” plate), she’s a square cont’d on next sightings page

SIGHTINGS the lahaina news — cont’d topsail ketch. Her sails are being handsewn in Falmouth, England out of Scottish material. Thomas told us she’ll be equipped with a ‘brail’ main boom, which means the boom will be used to lift cargo out of the hold. Some of the detail work is fascinating. The dead-eyes, for example, have been made of incredibly strong sapadilla wood from the Amazon. This wood is so dense that slivers of if immediately sink to the bottom of a pail of water. The spars will be fir, the main mast — from which the exhaust will exist — will be of steel. If all goes as planned, she’ll be launched this month. Privately owned, it’s intended that she’ll then begin carrying passengers to Molokai, Lanai, Maui and Oahu.

on a round boat, every side is starboard Last year Henry Gilfillian sailed the round boat he invented up to the dock at the boat show in Alameda. The disc-shaped craft drew some curious stares. “What tack are you on?” one sailor yelled. “Starboard,” Gilfillian said. “That’s your opinion,” the sailor replied, unsure where port stops and starboard begins on a boat shaped like a saucer. ' Gilfillian calls it a UFO — Unidentified Floating Object. He’ll discuss his odd craft at the seventeenth annual conference of the Ancient Interface group at Stanford University the weekend of October 31. Gilfillian’s boat is about eight feet in diameter and built of fiberglass-covered foam, much like a windsurfing board. It has a windsurfing sail mounted in the center and a sort of mizzen-sail mounted on the edge to keep the mainsail pointed toward the wind. The boat can be steered in any direction by rotating a rudder/centerboard in the center of the boat. He says the boat sails in any direction, goes to weather like any other sailboat, and has “extradordinary” maneuverability. “You can sail up to a dock, stop within a few inches, and back off in reverse,” he said. “It looks like it’s sliding sideways. It’s hard to tip over and impossible to broach.” Gilfillian, a retired electrical engineer and sailing enthusiast, will present a research paper on his boat Sunday morning. A British firm is studying the UFO prototype and may start producing them. The Ancient Interface group was formed by naval and aeronautic engineers to study technical aspects of sailing. Tom Blackaller, skipper of the America’s Cup contender USA, will speak at the group’s dinner Saturday. Other speakers will include Heiner Meldner, head of the design team for the front-ruddered USA. There will be discussions of “Flat Plate Drag Reduction in a Water Tunnel Using Riblets” and “An In viscid Analylsis of the Flow About Windsurfing Sails.”

the kiwi years, Vann sold it to cruisers-to-be Curtis Collins and Terry Colbert. Without a boat for nearly a month now, Vann is eager to get into another one. A fan of Bruce Farr designs, for a long time Vann was very interested in the Farr 51, Zamazqan, which had been deteriorating in the Islands. Unfortunately, the bank that repossessed it wouldn’t accept his offer. At considerable expense they had it delivered back to California where they sold it for about one third of what Vann offered. No wonder so many banks are going under. In any event, Vann recently travelled to Farr-land to see what the boat market was

The conference costs $45, plus dinner and materials fees. For more infor¬ mation, write Ancient Interface XVII, William Feiereisen, Mail Stop 230-2, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94305, or call 694-4225.

monterey marina with otters Next time you’re sailing down the coast you might want to check out a new marina to tie up for the night — complete with a pack of sea otters within camera distance. It’s Breakwater Cove, a 60-slip marina that opened about a year ago next to the Coast Guard dock in Monterey, inside the breakwater. Marina operations manager Duncan Bain said the glass-bottomed boat from Fisherman’s Wharf comes over several times a day so tourists can see the 8 or 10 sea otters who cavort about 20 feet offshore. “Sometimes the otters get tired of being on stage and disappear for a while,” he said. Breakwater Cove charges 42 cents a foot per night for visitors, with an $11 minimum. To reserve a slip call (408) 373-7857. If you just drop in without reservations, contact Bill Wise, the liveaboard harbormaster, in slip 10. Bill also plays piano in some local nightspots, so don’t expect him to be awake very early. cont’d on next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS report — cont’d like. Historically it’s been a good buying ground for American sailors. Unfortunately, reports Vann, that’s n6 longer the case. There are a number of factors which have taken the edge off the Kiwi market for American buyers. The most significant is the high rate of inflation in New Zealand; about 20 to 25 percent.The 20 to 25 percent in¬ terest rate doesn’t help matters at all either. Then, too, the United States currency has taken a dip, although a relatively slight one, in relation to that of New Zealand. As a . result, there are few boat bargains in New Zealand for buyers armed with United States cont’d center of next sightings page

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monterey marina — cont’d The nearby municipal marina, with 425 berths, puts up visitors for $9 per night. The number to call for reservations there is (408) 646-3950. The har¬ bor office also monitors Channel 16, so you can contact them on your way in. Both marinas are near Fisherman’s Wharf, Cannery Row and the Monterey Bay Aquarium. If you’re looking for a permanent berth in the Monterey area, don’t get your hopes up. There’s a 10- to 15-year waiting list for the municipal marina, and the new marina asks a $200 deposit just to get on the list. There isn’t much of a wait at the new marina, but that may be because they ask a year’s rent in advance, plus a security deposit of an equal amount. At $6.70 per foot, that comes to $8,040 for a 50-ft berth, or about the price of some used 26-ft boats. The price helps insure that people who lease the slips “are really interested in what they’re doing,” said owner Mike Maiorana. “All the boats in the marina are really nice.”

SIGHTINGS one picture is worth a thousand memories It’s funny how just one picture can bring back a million memories. Take the accompanying photograph of Lion of California, looking like she’s about to run down Spitfire and Liquid Sky. It reminds us of the time about seven or eight years ago when we were sail¬ ing down the Santa Barbara Channel with a couple of buddies. What a perfect day for sailing. If was sunny and the wind was aft at about 18 knots true. We had the spinnaker up, but an Aries vane was doing all the steering. There was nothing left for us to do but be glad to be alive. We’ll confess to having an unusual lunch that afternoon. It started with a couple of beers each. Thereafter, every time one of us would go down for another round, we’d make increasingly fantastic concoctions out of celery, peanut butter, cream cheese, sardines, hot sauce and we’re not sure what else. The object was to pile the ingredients over higher on the celery ‘boats’. It’s while we were eating about our 5th celery job and drinking our 5th beer that one freighter, then another, passed by close to us. The three of us on the boat got into an inebriated discussion about what would happen if our boat got hit by one. cont’d on next sightings page

the kiwi dollars. A couple of sample prices. The new South Pacific 42, designed by Bob Perry for a Los Angeles couple, looked bery attractive to Vann. But it goes for a cheeky $170,000. There was a very nice looking Farr 44 that x had just come on the used market, but the asking price was $150,000. Three or four years ago that might have bought Cotton Blossom, the prototype of the Farr 55’s. In addition to the traditional economic forces that have effected the relative value of Kiwi boats, societal values have also come into play. While we don’t know the exact figures, we imagine that more than 80 per¬ cent of American boatowners have a mort¬ gage on their sailboat. In New Zealand it’s just the opposite; 90 percent of the boat’s are

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owned outright. As a consequence, the typical New Zealander simply doesn’t feel the panic to dump his boat when the market isn’t good. With no mortgage to pay, he simply enjoys it for a couple of more years until conditions become more favorable. While disappointed with the boat prices in New Zealand, Vann was extremely im¬ pressed with the Kiwi craftsmanship and their affection for light, strong boats. While he feels this may not be the best time to buy a New Zealand boat, it’s always a great place for a sailor to visit. We’ll second that opinion. So where’s the best place to buy a sailboat now? California; up and down the state there are unprecedented values, especially in used boats. Scout’s honor, there’s never been a better time to buy.

We don’t remember the exact arguments made, but we do know that in the ensuing years a number of sailboats have been hit by freighters. Specifically there are five that we recall. All five boats survived, as did the crew of four of the five boats. We don’t know what it is about Westsail 32’s and freighters, but in three of the five cases Westsail 32’s either hit or were hit by freighters. One boat was dismasted, another had the bulkheads broken loose, but all in all they made out pretty well. There was another boat hit off the coast of California that suffered relatively minor damage, although we can’t remember the model. The there was the case of the 30-ft wood Hurricane sloop that got hit in the middle of the night on San Francisco Bay. The boat survived with very little damage, and it’s known that the crew survived the initial impact because they were heard cursing at the bridge from the water. Tragically, their bodies were never found. The best explanation we can come up with for small boats surviving such collisions is that the ship’s bow wave knocked them far enough out of the way so as to prevent serious damage. The same thing doesn’t happen when two ships cross paths. In fact, on September 21 the Pac Baroness collided with the Atlantic Wing. Far from bouncing off, the 564-ft Liberian bulk carrier loaded with copper-content lead was holed and sank. The 494-ft Atlantic Wing made out better, sustaining bow damage above the waterline. She was able to rescue the crew from the Pac Baroness. A couple of lessons to be learned: if you’re lucky, you can survive a colli¬ sion with a ship at sea; and, traffic around Pt. Conception ought to be more strictly regulated — it’s a freeway out there!

California to mexico cruisers rally heats up Latitude 38 and Latitude 34’s ‘Some Like It Hot’ cruiser’s rally from California to Mexico is picking up steam. If you read the last issue, you’ll recall that the rally is a non-race race for cruisers heading from California to Mexico for the winter. To keep things sim¬ ple — the way cruiser’s like them — there’s no entry fee and you don’t sign up until you’ve finished. You’re allowed to start from anywhere in California between the first week in November and the end of January. You’re allowed to sail or motor as much or as little as you’d like, although it’s important to keep track of how much you do of each. The ‘Some Like It Hot’ cruiser’s rally ends in Cabo San Lucas at Papi’s Deli — where you enter. You enter by legibly recording on the list on the wall the name and type of your boat, your name and that of your crew, the time you sailed and the time you powered, and where you’re going. Having done that, the captain is presented with an official Latitude 38 or Latitude 34 ‘Some Like It Hot T-shirt’. Free. The first mate then gets to order one scoop of her favorite ice cream. Free. In addition, there will be prizes for the winning boats, although we once again remind folks that this is one ‘race’ in which the fastest boat doesn’t always win. We’ll give you the criterion for winning after the sailing’s all over. Prizes include a hand-held VHF and other goodies. For those not familiar with Papi’s Deli, it’s,, run by Gil and Karen Oyanguren. Gil was born in Mexico, Karen in Canada. Up until a couple of years ago they lived in Oxnard. For the last two year’s they’ve run the Deli/Ice Cream store that’s become a headquarters for cruisers. The two run the Cabo Net each morning on Channel 22 at 0800. This features the weather report by Phil Porter, a sailor who lost his boat near San Jose del Cabo a couple of years ago but has never goqe home. Last year literally hundreds of cruisers checked in with the net and left their remembrances in Papi’s scrapbooks. First time visitors find Papi’s a great place to check in because Gil and Karen have helpful maps of Cabo printed right on the back of their menu. The map shows you where to go to check in with Immigration and the Port cont'd on next sightings page /

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SIGHTINGS California to mexico — cont’d Captain, where to get fuel, how to get a Temporary Import Permit, etc. Not only do Gil and Karen operate a great information center, they’re terrific people. The Oyganguren’s have three children; Timothy, 10; Jeff, 7; and Brittany,

Cabo weather report: hot, humid and hurricanes.

6. And as of mid-September, another was expected soon. What’s the weather like in Cabo now? September 15 was the hottest day of the year, with unbelieveable humidity (“you can’t breathe when you go out¬ doors,” reports a pregnant Karen) and temperatures well over 100 degrees. There have been the usual number of hurricanes so far, but fortunately none have closed on Cabo. Karen and Gil were stunned the other day when Longevity, a sailboat, arrived from Los Angeles. It takes an either very brave or very foolish skipper to sail to Mexico right in the heart of hurricane season. The boat subsequently headed up to La Paz. The ‘Some Like It Hot’ cruisers rally; don’t miss it, because all you’ve got to do is check in to win.

squeezing out the last ounce of speed Alameda’s Hal Nelson obviously isn’t through modifying his MacGregor 65, Zeus. He’s added a ton of lead to the keel, lengthened the rudder, notched out the aft bench so there’s more room for him to stand behind the wheel, painted the hull maroon, and now he’s given Zeus wings.. Five of six crew members will sit on the outboard racks, giving the Big Mac a boost somewhere between a half and two knots, depending on which designer you talk to, Nelson said. He hadn’t tried it out yet when we talked to him. The big test for the racks was to come during the Speedsailing event on the Cityfront. Zeus was to take on Merlin and Pandemonium boat-for-boat, no holds barred. It was to hap¬ pen while we were printing this issue, so we’ll give you the results in November.

the boat shipper’s idea is back What’s the hardest thing to regain once you’ve lost it? Many experts believe it’s a good reputation. In October of 1985, Boat Shipper’s Inc. of Newport Beach came up with what many mariners thought was a terrific idea: shipping boats from the west cont’d on next sightings page page 98

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SIGHTINGS boat shipper’s idea — cont’d coast of the United States to Cabo San Lucas at the beginning of the season. For sailors the idea of being able to transport a sailboat up the coast by ship rather than have to sail it against the wind and seas was an intriguing one. So intriguing that at least eight sailors put up deposits or even full payment — in some instances in <xcess of $2,000 — for the one-way service. Unfor¬ tunately, not a single sailboat was ever delivered from Mexico to California by Boat Shippers. The yachties not only lost their money, but were then stuck with their boats in Mexico. This meant incurring storage fees, extras plane fares and arranging another delivery. In some cases those who’d lost money simply didn’t have any more; their boats are still in Mexico. Boat Shippers did deliver a few powerboats. The problem with the sailboats, according to former vice president of marketing, Pete Maddox, was with the design of the cradling system for sailboats. It caused delays that resulted in Boat Shippers being unable to meet their commitments. Maddox says the principles in Boat Shippers, Tom Warner of Newport Beach and Mexican financial backer Jesus Silva, never intended to stiff boatowners. The problem was that the management simply proved incapable of running such a complex operation. While the Boat Shippers corporation N still exists, it reportedly owes several hundred thousand dollars to a variety df creditors. Maddox, who quit Boat Shippers in February of this year when the com¬ pany failed to honor its commitments, offered to buy the company in April. His plan was to pay off all debts and start anew. His offer for the company, however, wasn’t accepted. During a telephone interview in early September, Maddox informed us that he and San Franciscan Mark Glover have become partners in General Marine Transport, a company formed to provide the service intended by Boat Shippers. Glover is described as being very experienced in the shipping business. He is president of the Basin Group of Companies, four separate concerns involved with different aspects of the shipping business. Maddox says that GMT is looking to purchase a ship for the purpose of delivering boats to Mexico. The most promising prospect to date is a 400-footer, currently in Nicaragua of all places. That ship would have a capacity of 24 boats. Even though plans for the purchasing or leasing of a ship aren’t close to being finalized, Maddox hopes to deliver the first boats to Cabo San Lucas in early November. GMT’s proposed rates would be substantially higher than Boat Shipper’s were: approximately $150/ft for a round-trip between Los Angeles and Cabo San Lucas, or $90/ft for one way. For a 40-ft boat that means $6,000 for a round-trip or $3,600 for one-way. Maddox says the shipping fees would have to be paid in full 30 days in advance. Given Boat Shipper’s failure to perform, the full payment in advance requirement is not likely to help GMT’s business. This is especially true since it was Maddox who handled customer relations for Boat Shippers. Maddox is not unaware of the position he’s in. “We have a terrible legacy to deal with . . .” he’s quoted as saying in a recent press release. We asked him point blank how he planned on overcoming the deleterious effects of his involvement with Boat Shippers. He didn’t have a concrete answer, although he pointed to Glover’s association as helping with credibility. Maddox also reported that pending Federal Maritime Commission approval, GMT will honor the agreements made between boatowners and former Boat Shippers clients on a space available basis. At the same time, he cautioned that GMT is not assuming any debts or liabilities of Boat Shippers. Can GMT overcome the bad reputation created by Boat Shippers? Is $90/ft more than sailors are willing to pay to deliver a boat back from Cabo to Los Angeles? Stayed tuned to this channel and we’ll let you know.

can you dig it? If your yacht club group hasn’t paid a cruising visit to Marin’s Loch Lomond YC recently, we wouldn’t be surprised. Afterall, you had to have a rather shallow draft boat to get there. For one thing, the San Rafael Channel from San Pablo Bay was shallow. And then the Loch Lomond Channel that cuts off from there was even shallower. And the inside of the marina itself wasn’t deep enough to accommodate all sailboats at all tides. The good new is that things have changed

looking for your help In the next couple of months we plan to revive our ‘Boat of the Month’ feature. The boat we’d like to feature next is — well, it’s been called so many cont'd on next sightings page page 100

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they could in the not too distant past. Late last year the San Rafael Channel was dredged from the deep water marker to up past the entrance to Loch Lomond Marina, eliminating the first of two problems. And just recently the Loch Lomond Channel and the inside of the marina were dredged. “The greater depth will now accom¬ modate the large power and sailboats with greater clearance,” says Jack Wodell, Com¬ modore of the Loch Lomond YC. “The cont’d center of next sightings page

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things we don’t know how to identify it. Perhaps ‘Garden 41’ is best. To the best of our knowledge, most — if not all — of these boats were built in Taiwan. Perhaps a couple of early ones were built in Japan or Hong Kong, the pre-Taiwan Taiwans. We’re not certain how many yards manufacturered the design, but there were lots of them. In turn, they were marketed under an even greater number of names: Yankee Clipper, Sea Tiger, Flying Cloud, Westwind, Sea Wolf, etc., etc. It seemed to us that some dealers would even make up new names for each boatshow. In any event, if you know anything about the early history of designs such as the one in the photo below, please drop us a note. We’d like to get to the cont’d on next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS looking for help — cont’d bottom of it. By the same token, if you think there’s a design or particular custom boat that Latitude readers ought to know more about, we’d like to hear about it. Our layout format requires a sail plan line drawing with a couple of action photographs. You should also be familiar with the history of the boat and have a couple of interesting anecdotes about it/them.

what to do when the diesel quits Maybe you’ve been there. It’s the end of a long day of light air and your crew wants to go home. The sun’s about to go down and you’re still out by Mile Rock. So, reluctantly, you crank up the engine. And crank. And crank. It won’t start, and the crew’s getting a little cranky, too. You wish you knew more about diesel engines. Maybe you could get the fool thing started. Now there’s hope for sailors who are intimidated by talk of “bleeding the injectors”. A diesel maintenance and repair class for recreational boaters is scheduled October 3 and 4 at the California Maritime Academy in Vallejo. The cost is $250. Instructor is Craig Wooster, a marine engine surveyor* Wooster will bring in four common engines and participants will get handson instruction. There’s room for 10 boats at the Academy if you want to sail there. For information call (916) 756-3152 or (916) 753-4240.

can you dredging, along with the many services and conveniences at the marina, will provide a favorable sounding — invitation — for yachting enthusiasts to include Loch Lomond Marina as one of their ports of call.” There is said to be a depth of eight feet at zero low mean tide, up to and including the fuel dock and the guest dock at Loch

liveaboard rumbling It died for a iack of a second, but a motion was introduced at the September 10 meeting

ericson 32 group forming Ericson 32 owners, listen up! A San Francisco Bay Ericson 32 association is being organized. The goal is socializing, racing and miscellaneous activities. Contact Charles Sabah, owner of Fire Eater at 463-0431 or 837-1825.

a cruising boat that can surf, too It’s a Santa Cruz 40 with a built-in goldfish bowl. It’s a cruising boat that should be able to surf off a wave like an ultralight. It’s got a porthole in the bottom to watch the fish go by. A five-foot swim platform unbolts from the stern so it will qualify for a 35-foot slip. Jade’s not the usual cruising boat, but Jim Foley’s not the usual sailor. He’s more of a surfer, really, and he wanted a cruising boat that wouldn’t sail like a lead brick. So he got a Santa Cruz 40 hull and started modifying it at Ron Moore’s yard in Santa Cruz. To start with, he wanted to be able to stand up not only in the middle of the cabin but in the galley on the starboard side. That meant raising the cabin top several inches. He wanted to make the interior comfortable (“that’s where you spend a lot of time when you’re cruising”) so he started with a big overstuffed couch from Levitz Furniture. The triangular cabin windows are covered with rectangular boxes containing Levlor blinds (“Everything was triangular. I couldn’t stand it.”) And the fish tank? “You can always eat them if you get hungry.” A vertical grab bar is made of clear plastic. A bulb will make it light up like Darth Vadar’s saber. “You won’t have any trouble finding it at night,” Foley explained. This is the fifth boat Foley has built and he’s incorporating ideas gained from a lifetime of sailing. Boats usually don’t have much counter space, and there’s no place to drain dishes when you wash them. The answer: a covered rack to drain and store dishes. Foley figures if you hit something and punch a hole in the hull, the damage will probably be forward of the mast. So he has two watertight compartments in the bow and the door to the forward cabin is watertight. There are other sealed compartments aft. Foley says the boat would float with a little freeboard even if it was full of water so you could patch the hole with cont’d on next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS dig it? — cont’d Lomond YC. The marina at Loch berths, the yacht club, a „ chandlery, a live-bait marina-related services. everywhere in the Bay there.

Lomond has 500 shopping center, a shop and other You haven’t been until you’ve been

in moss landing of the Moss Landing Harbor District Council cont’d center of next sightings page

cruiser that can surf — cont’d underwater epoxy and pump out the boat. “1 don’t like the idea of bailing out and jumping in a raft,” Foley said. “That underwater epoxy is really great. You just need time to patch the hole. It would be wet and miserable, but I don’t like the idea of spending the rest of my life in a raft.”

Californian docents needed The Californian is looking for a few good men — or women. Five of them, and sailors are preferred. Volunteers interested in serving as docents aboard the 145-ft cutter may contact Ed Griggs at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Bay Model, cont'd on next sightings page

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332-3871. After 30 hours of training and a stint as a Bay Model guide, the docents will work some of the Californian’s 16 day sails planned on the Bay next sum¬ mer. The docents will learn about the ship, the Bay, the bridges, tides, cur¬ rents and local history. They will provide information to groups invited to sail aboard the Californian. The Californian was built in 1984 by the Nautical Heritage Society as a replica of the 1849 revenue cutter Lawrence. She has appeared in “tall ship” events around the world.

to limit the rtumber of recreational liveaboards to 30 percent. The other 70 per¬ cent would go to commercial liveaboards, such as fishermen. Moss Landing has between 20 and 30 liveaboards, roughly 5 percent of its 593 slips in the north and south harbors com¬ bined. Gayle Shooks, president of the district

olson boats back in business

For what seems like time immemorial, various public officials and the BCDC staff have kept repeating that living aboard is a violation of the “public trust”.

A new company started building the Olson 25, 29 and 34 last month, with designer George Olson working as consultant. cont’d on next sightings page

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Olson’s Pacific Boats of Santa Cruz closed in May and went into bank¬ ruptcy procedures. It was a victim of rising operating costs and cashflow problems, despite substantial demand for the Olson line of ultralight boats. On September 10 the assets of the old company were bought by Olson’s two biggest creditors, Buzz Ballenger of Ballenger Spar Systems and Doug Austin of Monterey Bay Fiberglass. Ballenger said the new company will use about 10,000 square feet of Olson’s old shop, minus 8,000 square feet that has been taken over by Larsen Sails. Six to eight workers will complete the three half-finished boats sitting in the shop, then start working on new orders. There is no plan to build new Olson 30s or 40s, but Ballenger said Olson’s 911-S, designed by Carl Schumacher and formerly built by Pacific Boats, will be built by Ericson Yachts. The Olson 25s are pictured at left during their recent Nationals on the Bay. “The dealers are real excited,” Ballenger said. “We’ve had four orders and we’ve only been out of bankruptcy four days.” Ballenger hopes to find an investor to take over the business and increase production. Olson will continue his present position with a fiberglass specialty manufac¬ turer while working three days a week with the new boat firm, mostly in quality control and design. The new company will be called Olson Boats.

council, said liveaboard issues are often on the group’s agenda. He said only one member talks about kicking all liveaboards out of the harbor, “but no one listens to him.” Moss Landing is midway between Santa Cruz and Monterey on Monterey Bay.

trust' What exactly is the public trust with regard to waterways? Let us quote the pamphlet published by the State Lands Commission: cont’d center of next sightings page

destruction by debris Anyone who has done much ocean sailing can tell you there’s plenty of debris out there. Some of it is natural, like the tree stumps often seen off the Pacific Northwest. Much of it’s man-made, such as the ubiquitous styrofoam coffee cups and other common garbage. Then there’s the trash that can only be called unique. Long-time Latitude readers may recall the phbto we published of the huge Titan booster rocket some cruisers came across in the middle of the ocean. Most ocean debris is small and soft enough to be harmless. Glass or plastic Japanese float balls, for example, aren’t going to sink a well-constructed boat. The same cannot be said for larger, harder debris such as bundles of logs or containers that have rolled off cargo ships in heavy weather. Bob Hanel’s Multihull TransPac record holding Double Bullet, for example, is believed to have been the victim of such blue-water debris while racing across the Atlantic. A more recent casualty of such debris was Frank and Tina Lord’s 45-ft sloop, Ocean Child (not to be confused with Wind Child), that temporarily went aground on Baja. Designed b'y Bruce Roberts, Ocean Child was professionally built in Taiwan. Originally from Mystic, Connecticut, the Lords had sailed to Bermuda, the Virgin Islands (where they were married), to Panama, up to Costa Rica (where Allegra was born), to Mexico, non-stop to Alaska, then down the west coast to Mexico again. It was earlier this year, dawn on May 17 to be exact, one day out of Puerto Madero bound for Costa Rica, when Ocean Child struck a.submerged object. The Lords had been motorsailing at the time, doing about five knots, when there was a loud, almost explosive ‘crack’! Frank looked over the side, but because it still wasn’t completely light and because the object was submerged, couldn’t identify what they’d struck. But because .they’d seen so many of them floating around, the Lords assumed it was a container they’d hit. A quick check of the bilge revealecfthat water was pouring in from an inaccessable area of the hull at a terrific rate. Both bilge pumps — with a capacity of 2000 gal/hr. — proved incapable of keeping up with the flow. Frank con¬ sidered donning the scuba gear and trying to patch over the hole or stuff something into it, but he decided there just wasn’t time. Besides, there had been sharks everywhere. MAYDAY calls were broadcast on both VHF (channel 16) and ham (14.313). Neither brought a response, although they later learned that their ham call had been heard. The Lords quickly loaded food, water and valuables into their inflatable and Montgomery hard dinghy. Frank, 42, cont’d on next sightings page /

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the public “Do you enjoy boating, fishing or swim¬ ming? Your rights to use California’s waters are protected by the California Constitution and many landmark court rulings.” The pamphlet goes on to explain that the rights to California public waterways owe N much to Britain, for in 1850 California adopted English Common Law. The Articles for Admission of California to the Union adopted in 1850 noted these public rights as they pertain to the state’s

Traci, 41, and Allegra, 4, then stood by for the 30 or 40 minutes it took for Ocean Child to slip beneath the waves. During a telephone interview, Tina recalled, “It was really devastating to see the boat go down because we were losing everything we’d collected in five years. We were in shock — and to a certain extent still are.” The Lords had been cruising the boat for five years; it had been the only home that Allegra had ever known. They had been in the process of a long, leisurely circumnavigation. Things, however, could have been worse. The wind and sea were light, and they were just 30 or so miles off the coast. After powering toward shore for six hours, they were sighted and rescued by the Guatemalan fishing vessel, Don Rafael. Shortly thereafter they were transferred to a naval vessel for the trip to Puerto Quetzel. After a week of getting the paperwork taken care of, they flew back home to the east coast. The Lords say they miss their west coast cruising friends almost as much as they miss Ocean Child. They’d like everyone to know that they can be reached at 178 Farmholme Road, Stonington, CT 06378 — at least until they go to sea again. *

sailing to mexico on business — really While most Northern Californians headed to Mexico this are going there to play, there are least two boats headed south with work in mind. The first is Patricia, Jack and Patricia Williams’ Sausalito-based Cal 46. Jack, who has already cruised Mexico three times, is making the fourth trip to confirm research for his up-coming two-volume guide to the Pacific and Sea of Cortez coasts of Baja. This is no pie-in-the-sky book; it’s all written except for the updates. In fact next month we’ll be excerpting a chapter on how to locate good anchorages on the Pacific coast of Baja. Williams’ upcoming book won’t be short on photographs, either. He’s taken thousands of aerial shots and has picked out nearly three hundred for the guides. Check out this month’s Chubasco story and you’ll see one of Puerto Escondido. As for Patricia, she’s missed all three Mexico cruises and plans on missing this one, too. Jack says she’s convinced the boat’s always about to tip over.

Jack and Patricia Williams will be in Mexico on ‘Patricia’.

She will meet Jack at the Los Arcos Hotel in La Paz before flying over to Mazatlan to vacation at a friend’s condo for a month. While it may sound like a strange relationship to some, it’s worked out just fine for Jack and Patricia. cont’d on next sightings page

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waterways: “• ■ • ail navigable waters within said State shall be common highways, and forever free, as well to the inhabitants of said State as to the citizens of the United States, without any tax, impost, or duty therefore . . Then there’s a section titled “Disputes”: “For centuries, property rights of the public in its waterways have often clashed with the property rights of shoreland owners

Headed south to work as a charter boat is Frank and Marsha Robben’s Berkeley-based 73-footer, Kialoa II. This will be their second year chartering in the Sea of Cortez. They re also offering 11 charter slots for the Long Beach YC’s November 14 Long Beach to Cabo San Lucas Race. At $750 a berth, that’s darn reasonable. Call Frank at (415) 843-3667 for details. Frank and Marsha will be on Kialoa part of the time, and Kevin and Pat McGrath will be running it the rest of the time. Some of you may remember reading about the McGraths; a while back their Westsail 32 was hit by a freighter. They repaired it and cruised Mexico for two years, but this year they’ll be sailing on Kialoa.

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sailing to mexico — cont’d There are lots more Northern California boats heading to Mexico. Speak¬ ing of Kialoa, the Robbens’ partner, Hal Nelson, will be chartering his MacGregor 65, Zeus, in Mexico, too. If you’re interested in the Big Mac, call Hal at 536-5548. X

...” This is dated material. As it is now, the property rights of the public are being as much threatened by bureaucrats with autocratic ambitions as by shoreland owners. If the state waters are “forever free”, what .

plastic (fantastic?) sextants Sailors who venture onto the high seas with plastic marine sextants, such as the Davis Mark 25, are likely to sooner or later lock mental cleats and rub brass bar-rails with big ship navigators — navigators who at great risk of knuckles and jaw will argue for the superiority of more expensive Plath or Tamaya sextants. But why all the rhubarb about accuracies of 0.1 to 0.3 minutes of arc in the first place? From the perspective of an oil tanker navigator whose bridge is 60 to 70

tahoe: shallow water Running aground at Lake Tahoe sounds like running out of sand in the Sahara. The lake is so deep that until recent years the experts couldn’t even measure its depth. But during September Tahoe boaters were running aground because the lake’s level has fallen to its lowest level in six years. The

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SIGHTINGS trust — cont’d is the BCDC doing trying to tell people when and where they can use their boats? Perhaps State Lands should print up another brochure on the public trust lest they get sued for false advertising. ^

in deep lake 500-passenger Tahoe Queen, a stern-wheel tour boat, has been anchoring off its normal pier at South Lake Tahoe and ferrying passengers out with in smaller craft. Marketing people tell passengers they’re get¬ ting a deal — two boat rides for the price of one.

plastic sextant — cont’d feet above the plimsoll mark, an accuracy of 0.1 to 0.3 minutes of arc has, at first glance, some very real meaning. Even under moderate winds — say 15 to 20 knots over a long fetch — the tanker navigator sees a horizon some nine miles distant. And that horizon is almost silky smooth, inviting precision /sextant measurements. » The ‘cocked hat’ of the big ship navigator, as he wrestles from day to day for precision, is often a tight two to three miles across. When he achieves a pinpoint fix, he is quick to direct the skipper’s eye to his excellence — even though the lowest neophyte in the navigation team knows full well that a pin¬ point fix is always the result of damn good luck tempered with a smattering of beneficial random error. The big ship navigator who claims regular pinpoint fixes is something like the sailor who claims his sloop regularly sails within 25 or 30 degrees of the wind. It’s floatsam and jetsam — nothing more! On the other hand, the yachtie under sail on the high seas during the same moderate weather has a height of perhaps just nine feet above the boot top¬ ping. Where is the horizon? It’s only 2.5 to 3.5 miles distant, and it’s often obscured by .mounting swells. Only 10 to 20 percent of the time — at most — will the sailing vessel be riding high enough on the top of the ocean for the navigator to ever observe the meeting of sky and sea. And when the horizon is sighted, the edge is rag¬ ged, undulating and unstable. And it will disappear behind a rising swell in darn short order. No wonder the size of the ‘cocked hats’ of yachtsmen on the high seas sometimes average twice that of those obtained by the Prince Henry’s on big ships. But one ■thing you can be sure of, it is not the superior expertise or the ex¬ pensive sextant that makes the big Whip navigator’s more accurate. No, it’s the greater stability of the big ship combined with the higher navigation platform from which to take shots. Another important question sure to arise during the bar room confronta¬ tion: If a skilled navigator has the choice of either a simple plastic sextant or a heavier metal sextant for use on a moderate size sailboat, which would be used more frequently? I maintain that if the navigator is not trying to protect his vanity and prestige, he will opt for a 14-ounce plastic sextant rather than a much more expensive four-pound metal model. Ever since I bought my first plastic sex¬ tant 14 years ago for $85, I believe that an expert navigator under sail in moderate weather will obtain at least as good a fix as with a Plath or Tamaya. And maybe a better fix because of the dreadful weight of the metal sextants. My belief, however, has not been tested. And there are those who would disagree with me. In Cruising Under Sail, the late Eric Hiscock noted that heavier sextants seem to be more steady in fresh winds or when the motion of the boat is jerky. At least until they become too heavy to comfortably hold. Hiscock also observed that the less expensive plastic sextants don’t have as good optics or as large mirrors. As a whole, plastic sextants are smaller, a quality Hiscock never found particularly desirable in any kind of sextant. A number of navigators have brought up the issue of plastic sextants dis¬ torting in tropical temperatures. Those who check, however, find that errors caused by the overheating of plastic sextants are insignificant when compared to those caused by pounding seas, short horizons dnd unstable platforms. I can only assume that the mention of such a problem is meant as a joke. Although not everyone will agree with me, I think the practical sailor on the high seas will get just as accurate fixes with a well-used plastic sextant as with the more expensive, prestige-laden metal sextants more appropriate for large vessel navigators. If anyone thinks differently, I’d enjoy hearing your comments so that we all might benefit. * — macej) casebeer Readers — Macey Casebeer is the director of the Calnau Institute, a ‘School of Practical Seamanship and Nauigation' located at — of all places — Davis, California. He stands ready to try and answer any of your navigation questions. Write him c/o Latitude.

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in’t no such thing as too much fun! — Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen \ When the Commander came up with Too Much Fun, a popular party anthem in the 70s, he must have had the St. Francis YC’s Big Boat Series in mind. Couldn’t get that song our of our minds — or wipe the smile off our faces- — throughout the week-long festivities that began Sunday, September 13. Maybe it was seeing old friends again as the clan gathered for the 24th edition of the West Coast classic, or maybe it was all the Ramos fizzes and Meyers/OJs. But more ...

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Spread; The Keefe-Kilborn class beatirtg past the St. Francis. The other eight boats in the class were a matter of yards away.

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likely we were having so much fun because this was simply one of the best Big Boat Series ever. The yacht owners — from 75-year-old John Arens of Tomahawk to Arthur Morganstern, a 31-year-old architect who now owns Pacific Sundance — seemed to agree with that assessment. Crew members were smiling — from grizzled Whitbread vets to family members along for the ride (like 14-year-old Zack Twist, who listened to the ballgame on his Walkman while riding the rail on Blade Runner). Even Gus, a noted bartender at the club and a man with his finger on the yachting pulse, confirmed that this was indeed a particularly outstanding series.

Pendragon III , top performer in this year s Big Boat

The spectators loved it, too. The Big Boat Series continues to be the easiest grand prix

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regatta in the world to watch, and it’s held on

Above; John McLaurin and Kimo Worthington of

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III. This is a subjective honor that the race committee awards to the boat that, in its estimation, did the best against the most competition. This is the second year the trophy has been awarded, and the second year it has gone to the winner of the one ton class. Mongoose, despite quintuple bulleting the week, apparently wasn’t considered because her fleet was small and relatively weak. St. Francis Perpetual According to Webster’s, a mongoose is a “ferret-like, flesh-eating mammal noted for its ability to kill poisonous snakes. It is fre¬ quently domesticated.” Paul Simonsen, who reportedly kept a mongoose as a pet when he flew choppers in Vietnam, obviously has a thing about the weaselly little critters. He has named both his boats — a Santa Cruz 50 that he’d like to sell and his latest yacht, a beautiful flush-decked Santa Cruz 70 — after He just looks like he’s walking on water. Actually it's

‘Happy Jack’ James of Santa Barbara finally took

‘Blade

honors with ‘Jubilation’.

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‘Swiftsure’.

one of the most beautiful arenas anywhere. The racing this year featured more than enough tight mark rounding, hairy reaches, crashes and carnage (two boats were dismasted, a dozen or so chutes were shred¬ ded and who knows how many spinnaker poles were turned into aluminum pretzels) to hold the spectators’ interest. Then there was the people watching. The club was jammed with captains of industry, brand name sailors from around the country, and dozens of 12 meter alumni. As always, they attracted an abundance of beautiful, sharply dressed women. Shockwave, as usual, was surrounded by an entourage of these “turbo foxes”. The dockside boat show wasn’t bad either. There were some pretty exotic pieces of hardware to check out, including two members of the U.S. Admiral’s Cup team, Sidewinder and Insatiable, and the newest maxi sled, Mongoose. Even with the sideshows, it’s the racing that people really come for — and this year it was spectacular. While the 46-boat atten¬ dance was down a bit (three years ago there were 66, an all-time high) the fleet made up in quality what it lacked in quantity. The fall¬ out in the sport has been from the bqttom of the ranks, not the top. The St. Francis doesn’t let old boats dilute the grand prix ranks of the BBS just to swell the numbers, so all the contestants this year were pretty hot. In fact, with few exceptions, everyone

went into the regatta with a fighting chance to crack the top three in their class. The St. Francis, relying on volunteers rather than commercial sponsorship, put on a terrific regatta. The 21- to 25-mile courses were challenging, the lines were square, the protests were handled justly — the race committee did a great job. The weather cooperated, too. The first and third races were lighter air “tactical” affairs, while the second and fourth races were medium air “boatspeed” days. The finale, when the Westerly Wind Machine finally kicked in against the ebb, was a classic San Francisco Bay “gearbuster”. Despite outstanding fleets, after three races, the pecking order was pretty well established in four of the five classes: Mongoose, Jubilation, Earl of Mar and Pendragon III led their classes at halftime and were never overtaken. Only the KeefeKilborn class for midsize IOR boats was up for grabs going into the last race. With the pressure on, Insatiable came from behind to nip Quintessence. Not surprisingly, the highest rating boats in each handicap class had won in the mostly flood tide, closed course series. Bigger boats, as usually happens at the BBS, were able to sit on their competitors’s wind, forcing them to tack away from the favored “lane”. Top performer of the week, and recipient , of the Charles A. Langlais Perpetual Trophy, was John McLaurin’s one tonner Pendragon

THE DESTONE EVER

the animal. Completed just two weeks before the series, the “Ondine blue” Mongoose had to be domesticated in a big hurry. Then, in an impressive debut, she ripped the five-boat 70-rater ULDB fleet with five straight bullets. Utilizing a taller, four-spreader discontinuous rig and more lead in the keel than a stock SC70, the stiffer Mongoose proved — as expected — to be in a class by herself. According to driver Tom Blackaller, who nailed most of the starts, the boat could either go three-tenths of a knot faster or point three degrees higher than any of the other sleds. It wasn’t much of a contest. Mongoose was so dominant that she led the small fleet at every mark except the first windwark mark of the series. After a long light-air beat up to Crissy, the Nelson/Marek 66 Pandemonium had rounded first. But they botched their jibe-set, giving Mongoose a lead she never surrendered. The 3,500

pounds of lead in the bilge necessary to get Mongoose’s rating down to 70 didn’t seem to matter at all. As the wind built during the week and the crew got more familiar with their new steed, Mongoose’s margins of victory grew. Simonsen, retired at the age of 40 after sell¬ ing his toxic waste disposal company a few years ago, is planning an aggressive year¬ long campaign which will take the boat to Mexico and Hawaii. He credited Zan Drejes, Mongoose’s BMW, for putting the boat together in a hurry. He also complimented his talented 20-man crew that included standouts Steve Taft, Ben Mitchell, Don Jesberg, Dewey Hines, Em Black and Skip Stevely. But part of Mongoose’s domination had to do with the design — longer, stiffer boats Chris Corlett drove

‘Pandemonium’ aggressively

trying to make up for three feet of waterline. It was frustrating.

have always proven faster in Bay conditions. Carl Schumacher put it this way, “Boomerang, or any leadmine 70-rater, would have blown this fleet away. Sorcery smoked the four sleds in MEXORC this year. Mongoose represents a move in that direc¬ tion — she’s an upwind-oriented sled, which may ultimately prove bad for the class.” Bad in the sense that the cost of modifying boats for individual races may price even some high-rollers out of the competition. One wonders if these boats won’t become prohibitively expensive “Lego Sets”, with snap-on underbodies and rigs for different kinds of racing. Perhaps the new “70 Association”, which already did away with long-pole turbo PHRF racing, will address this issue next. The stated purpose of the association, headed officially by Roy Disney and unofficially by Bill Lee, is to get all the boats in the same place and in the same configuration. Mongoose may present a problem. Far back in her semi-sistership’s wake, and probably also wondering if this is the dawn of

1987 DIG BOAT SEMES

title,” claimed James. Next stop for the red, white and blue rocketship is late December’s Southern Cross series in Australia. .Finishing a distant second to Jubilation was the bottom rater in the class, Bill Twist’s R/P 47 Blade Runner. Twist, arguably the best owner/driver in the BBS, and tactician Jim Pugh, got clean starts and often were able to round the first mark ahead of a few boats. After the spinnakers went up, Blade Runner routinely hitched a ride on the wake of a bigger boat, preferably the big blue Swiftsure. (Thus, Sy Kleinman’s ’77 Frers 58, a veteran of innumerable BBS’s, picked up a new nickname during the week: “Sy’s Towing Service.”) Blade Runner hung on in the ebbtideinfluenced fourth race to beat Jubilation, which owed them roughly nine minutes. It Arthur Morgenstern's ‘Pacific Sundance' was a big surprise taking second in the competitive Richard Rheem division._

a new era in sledding, were the SC70s Citius and Hotel California. Citius, an original “stock” SC70 owned by a Los Angeles syn¬ dicate headed by Bill Wilson, had Pete Heck steering with Alan Andrews calling tactics. Citius is coming off a good year, which in¬ cluded victories in the Puerto Vallarta Race and the Cal Cup, and her new ellipitical rud¬ der and bulb keel seem, if anything, to have increased her speed. She match-raced and beat Hotel California in the last race to take second place by a point. John Wintersteen’s Hotel California was driven to third place by Jack Halterman. Jim Dewitt called the shots, Howie Marion worked on boat speed, and designer Bill Lee organized the crew. Despite the SC70 sweep — and to the disappointment of the crowd — Lee never donned his magician’s outfit. But Lee has plenty of reason to be happy these days — SC70 hull No. 8 is in the works for TransPac winner Don Ayers, who just sold Drumbeat and hull No.9 is rumored to be committed to a buyer. In fourth place was Roy Disney’s Pyewacket. It was a disappointing showing from one of the newer, more exotic sleds. Drivers Disney and Mark Baxter, aided by local knowledge source John Ravizza, match-raced the aptly named Pandemonium for last place, beating Los Altos doctor Des McCallum’s boat in the last race when the wind piped up. Pando started out strong with a secondplace finish, but fell apart as the series went on. Driver Chris Corlett felt the boat, which

is three feet shorter on the waterline than the other sleds, was no match for the 70s in a breeze. “If we sailed perfectly we could barely hold our own in the No. 1 range. When we were into the No 3, forget it!” At least Pandemonium, which is McCallum’s first boat, had the irrepressible duo of Steve Baumhoff and Billy Brandt aboard to maintain perspective through laughter. Atlantic Perpetual “The Big Boat Series for us has been a tale of tenacity,” claimed a happy Jack James, owner of the Frers 54 Jubilation. Jubilation finally won her division in the BBS after trying for the last four years. In fact, she didn’t just win, she annihilated the six other boats in the “big” IOR class. Except for a second in the fourth race to Blade Run¬ ner, Jubilation sailed a perfect regatta. Rating at the top of the class, she routinely charged away from the starting line, sailing faster and pointing higher than anyone else. With Paul Cayard driving and Rich Hackett minding the tactics, Jubilation made it look easy. At the Sunday morning awards ceremony, James drew a big laugh from the crowd when he thanked the St. Francis for “keeping this regatta going long enough for us to win.” A highly successful boat other¬ wise, Jubilation has been plagued with prob¬ lems in the BBS. Last year the afterguard misread the finishing instructions in one race and fouled a boat in another. The year before that, they were stuck on a truck in the desert for the first two races. In 1984, Jubila¬ tion’s first season, they finished 7th. “We’ll be back next year to defend our

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was the first time that the boat has won a race in the BBS since 1984, when she rated at the top of the next division down. Blade Runner cut a distinctive path leaving the harbor every morning: sporting a spinnaker they “made” into a battle flag at MEXORC, they ritualistically blasted the same Robert Cray tape over their deck speakers at earsplitting volume. (The rumor about Twist spending more money on speakers than headsails turns out to be unfounded.) Hard luck case in this division was Jerry Schostak’s red Frers 50 Fujimo, which snapped the top of its mast off half a mile from the finish in the fourth race. Driven by former Boston University sailing star Jack Slattery, the Chicago-based 40-rater was clearly faster than last year when she finished sixth. Hampered by minor gear failure early

in this series, Fujimo had climbed into sec¬ ond place before the 600-pound rig broke at the top and bent backward. Fujimo spent the next hour drifting downwind toward Berkeley, vainly trying to salvage their sails — or what was left of them. Locura, a pretty new Soverel 50 from Florida with former Stars & Stripes navigator Peter Isler driving and designer Mark Soverel aboard, finished third. Carat VI, a one-year-old Frers 50 from Sweden, finished fourth, but had a good ex¬ cuse — the language barrier. According to local knowledge source Mik Beattie, the crew at the ends of the boat spoke English, while those in the middle spoke Swedish. ‘Hana Ho’ gave it the "go big or go home" effort, on the spinnaker reaches, but had to settle for second.

Larry Leonard, a sailmaker from Annapolis, steered most of the series for Carat, a boat that has spent all of a week in its native coun¬ try. Carat bent their bow pulpit and two stan¬ chions rather badly on a windy reach when they submarined off Fujimo’s wake and their unturtled No. 3 went over the side. City of San Francisco Perpetuals What was the difference between Kirke Erskine’s SC 50 Earl of Mar and the winner of this division? Only an IOR measurer could tell. Erskine’s had two SC50s, both named Earl of Mar. He sold his first, a stock model, and now it’s named Chardonnay. The latest one, sporting some IOR-influenced modifications, posted a 3-1-1-2-1 record to easily beat seven other SC50’s in this class. Harvey Kilpatrick, a non-rockstar Carmel insurance broker who recently helped Allure win their TransPac class, was the guest

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Chuck Jacobsen’s TransPac winner Allure, — with Monterey Bay Mercury sailor Dick X Clark driving and Hank Easom calling tactics — came in third overall. They were at their best early in the week when the lighter air allowed the most effective use of their new thin elliptical keel and penalty pole. Lu Taylor’s Racy II, with Russ Williams driving and using their new elliptical keel rather than last year’s bulb model tied with Ruben and Mark Vollmer’s Elusive on points, but won on the tie-breaker to claim fourth. “We had a slower boat last year and all the breaks. This year that situation was reversed,” said Wiilaims, whose boat prob¬ ably would have been third but for the DSQ. The rest of the class, for various reasons, couldn’t seem to find the pace. Jim Feuer‘Insatiable’, looking like she’s in big trouble at Blossom Rock. She recovered to win the KeefeKilborn division.

driver. Dee Smith served up the tactics and also coined the Earl’s motto for the week — “boatspeed over seamanship”.' Apparently the crew work was a little rag¬ ged during their one and only practice, but the boat proved to be plenty fast, especially upwind. Aside from attempting to lobotomize bow man Pete Swain with the spinnaker pole in an early race, the 16-man crew pulled together nicely during the series — despite, in some cases, not learning each other’s name until the racing was almost over. Contrary to popular belief, Earl of Mar isn’t named after an obscure 50’s song, but rather for owner Erskine’s ancestors, seven of whom held that title in Scotland. “Unfor¬ tunately, the family screwed up somewhere along the way and lost the title,” explained Erskine, a retired theatre owner from Monterey. The present Earl is two years old and is hull No. 28, the 27th SC50 (there was no hull No. 13) to roll out of Lee’s chicken coop. (The newest 50, Deception, didn’t quite get finished in time for the BBS.) Unlike the rest of the SC50s, Erskine had the Earl built with half an eye toward the 10R rule. The engine is over the keel, which is deeper and farther forward than a stock 50. The taller rig is also forward, the transom is open and there are a lot of other small opti¬ mizations. The tricked-out boat, like Mongoose, was blatantly stiffer and faster upwind, particularly in a breeze. They suf¬ fered a bit in lighter air (such as the first race) and downwind, so unlike the rest of the class

they use a blooper for added horsepower. Last year, when Racy II won, the nineboat SC50 fleet was competing without han¬ dicaps. The Earl was banned because she’s so quick. (Ironically, under the IOR rule, Earl of Mar gets time from all her sisterships, meaning the rule sees Earl as the slowest of the bunch). This year the SC50 owners got together with Bill Lee and came up with some arbitrary ratings to compensate for the different configurations. A modified 50 like Earl would give standard 50s like Hana Ho 11 seconds a mile, or about four minutes per race. Boats that had some, but not all, of the bells and whistles fell into one of two middle categories. “I thought the rating system worked just fine,” claimed Hana Ho’s driver Jeff Madragali. “The racing was a lot closer than the results indicate. We lost the second race to the Earl by two seconds and would have lost another race to Racy by two seconds, but we had to throw them out for tacking too close instead.” Owner Rolfe Croker, Madro and tactician Phil Bickford did have one bad race, a sixth in the third race, but won two races from the Earl and finished second overall. Hana Ho, with its big stock keel and small pole set-up, had the edge on the fleet in the windy reaching conditions. According to Pat Vincent, bowman on Racy II,. “Madrigali would set no matter what, and they’d take off at 100 miles an hour. They were totally aggressive. About three-fourths of the way down the reach, they’d drop and harden up with the jib to the mark, picking up on everyone. They did that on all three reaching legs of one race.” The fastest downwind 50 in the fleet,

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stein’s Tribute II, with Danny Schiff, Norman Davant and Ray Delrich aboard, was ex¬ pected to do better than sixth. They were followed by Stewart Kett’s Octauia, which had Dave Hodges at the wheel. Ballena Bay YC’s Richard Leute, who recently moved up from his Espirit 37 Rosy Option to the bigrigged Acey Duecy, came in eighth. He’s on the steep part of the learning curve. Keefe-Kilbome Perpetual “We just went out and did what we had to do, “said designer Bruce Nelson, who steered Fred Krehbiel’s lbw-freeboard, stripped-down N/M 45 Insatiable to a firstplace finish in the last windy race to claim this division over Don Hughes’ R/P 43 Quintessence by 5.25 points.

Going into the finale, Insatiable trailed the Santa Barbara giantkiller by two points. Quintessence, looking like a gigantic 505 with a reefed mainsail (they chopped a few feet off the main to pick up four-tenths of a foot of rating for the series) had a bad race, as driver Dave Ullman and tactician Steve Toschi tumbled to an eighth place finish while Insatiable sailed perfectly. Insatiable, a year-old development of the successful N/M 50 Infinity, put together a fine 3-1-5-3-1 series. Owner Krehbiel had to leave for Chicago before the series was over, leaving his partners — Dean Tank and Tom Lee — and Bruce Nelson behind to fight it Life is always tough on the little guys. ‘Quintessence' continually had to tack away for clean air.

out with the lowest-rating boat in the class, Quintessence, as well as their Admiral’s Cup team-mate, Randy Short’s R/P 45 Sidewinder. These three boats — the only new ones in the class — seemed a cut above the competition (although Camouflage, with the benefit of old-age allowance, hung with them). They’re also arguably the hottest trio of mid-30-rating IOR boats in the country today. Sidewinder, fresh off a fourth place overall individual finish at the Admiral’s Cup, won the first race — her first outing in her new hometown, which she will see only briefly before heading to the Southern Cross with Jubilation. In the second race, however, driver John Bertrand made contact with Jano at the start and was subsequently tossed. Remarkably, Sidewinder slithered back to third overall — only three-fourths of a point behind Quintessence — with a 2-1-2

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1987 DIG BOAT SERIES performance. Sidewinder, which would have gotten a fourth in the race they were chucked out of, Taylor’s Frers 44 Contractor from Australia. Both boats were DSQ’ed in what Bob Smith of High Risk called “the hairiest mark rounding of the week.” Equity, Del Hogg’s Farr 43 from New Zealand, didn’t seem to be the same boat that was part of the winning Kiwi Kenwood Cup team last year, where she won Class C and took third overall. The boat has been for sale on the Bay for a year, and Hogg had hoped for a better showing than their 6th place finish. He certainly couldn’t blame his crew — many of whom were Kiwis on their way home from winning the Admiral’s Cup. Richard Rheetn Perpetual While the action in this class wasn’t quite as wild as last year, when 17 one tonners played bumper cars with each other, this was nevertheless the most hotly contested divi¬ sion in the series. The 13 boats in the class —

One of the crewmen performed delicate surgery on

“You want to jibe when?” Good times on the Santa

‘General Hospital’s injured mast.

Cruz 50, ‘Tribute II’.

could well have won the series. Instead, they had to console themselves with a nice come¬ back and the knowledge that they at least scored maximum style points for their clothing — apparently inspired by the movie .Pretty in'Pink. The Sidewinder crew wore distinctive hot pink Henri Lloyd foulies. Quintessence, with its Miami Vice pastel paint job and matching crew shirts, was the runner-up in the fashion category. We, for one, greatly appreciated the satorial excellence. Finishing fourth overall was A1 Shultz and Vicki Lawrence’s Frers 45 Camouflage, which debuted at the BBS in ’83 with three firsts and two seconds. In a breeze, there’s a lot of life left in this five-year-old design, and driver Ed Lorence of Sobstad Sails knows how to get the most out of her. Use of the IOR old-age allowances in the BBS for the first time helped Camouflage, as well as the trio of five-year-old Frers 43s in this class. Five-year-old designs in particular seem to benefit from these allowances; they get a good rating break without being obsolete. The three frontrunners — Insatiable, Sidewinder and Camouflage — generally rounded the top mark three or more

boatlengths ahead. It was just enough to start stretching out on the pack behind them. Meanwhile, behind them boats were crashing and bumping into each other, throwing up red flags and sitting on each others’ wind. Dave Ullrnan, on Quintes¬ sence, said, “we had no battle plan. As the small boat, more often than not, we had to react to what other boats did to us.” In one race alone, Quintessence had to survive pro¬ tests by Equity, Deborah and Contractor. Boats at the front of the fleet don’t have that problem. Robert Kahn’s Frers 43 Jano, which had been in third place throughout the week, lost to Camouflage by a point in the final outing to claim fifth overall. Jano has consistently been the Frers 43 to beat in the last year or so, and Steve Grillon, who used to drive Shockwave when it won consistently, seems to be the key. The other Frers 43s — Deborah and Shockwave — ended up 8th and 10th respectively. Shockwave broke the spokes out of their seven-pound wheel in the second race and took a DNF. In the fourth race, the jibe mark at Mark 8 (below Alcatraz) proved to be the undoing of Jim Mizell’s Smith 43 High Risk and John

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all of which rated within seven-tenths of a foot — consisted mainly of well-sailed one tonners. They were joined by some older boats that by virtue of old-age allowance snuck down into this class — the Frers 41 Bondi Tram, Dan Donovan’s Peterson 41 Irrational and John 'Whalen’s N/M 41 Stella Maris (ex-Free Enterprise). John McLaurin’s fire engine red Davidson one tonner Pendragon III put together a con¬ sistent 1-1-2-1-3 series to take this class. Pendragon also won this division two years ago, but finished eighth last year after break¬ ing their headstay in two races. In the inter¬ vening year, McLaurin, a Los Angeles developer, and Kimo Worthington have put a new keel and rudder on the boat, recut the sails about six times, done the bottom with 1,200-grit paper and polish, and have really gone over the boat. Their preparation paid off this summer when they came in third at

the One Ton NA’s in Chicago. Worthington, who maintains Pendragon and McLaurin’s MORC boat Stardancer in addition to driving them in the regattas, got off to a shaky start in the series when he hit the starting buoy and had to reround it. But the former mainsheet trimmer on the 12 meter Eagle clawed back into the race, pull¬ ing off a come-from-behind victory over Bondi Tram. Pendragon won the next day, too, despite almost blowing a four-minute lead when their spinnaker pole broke at the top of the last long downwind leg. The crew, which included tactician Don Trask, boat speed expert Hartwell Jordan and well-known Kiwi sailor Graham Handley on the bow, juryrigged a replacement and Pendragon went Wild times at Mark No. 4. The big photo is the third in the sequence.

on to win the race and the series. She was pushed hard throughout by the sleeper of the class, Arthur Morganstern’s Farr 40 Pacific Sundance, which finished a mere 2.25 points back. The four-year-old Farr design had totally dominated the ’83 Southern Cross series when it was new and also won its class in the ’84 Clipper Cup. Since then Sundance has been through several owners who campaigned the boat with less than stellar results. Morganstern picked it up for a good price through a bank repo deal, and proceeded to resurrect the Farr 40 from its neglected state. With North sailmaker Billy Peterson driving, Bruce Gollison calling the shots, and with a bit of old-age allowance helping things out, the boat won the two races that Pendragon left on the table. Sundance, average in light winds, proved untouchable in heavy air, really finding its element on the last day. The last race was a demolition derby for this class. After being delayed by the only general recall of the series, the division took

1987 DIG BOAT SERIES

off in winds that built into the upper 20s and gusted higher. Coyote, Irv Loube’s seasoned Beneteau one tonner with hired gun John Kolius on the helm, romped to a secondplace finish, their best race of the series, and a subsequent third overall. The other Bay Area one tonners, Lee Otterson’s R/P 40 Skedaddle and Rod Parks’ Beneteaudesigned Jazz, finished up second and sixth overall respectively. Driven by owner/driver Peter Stocker and aided by tactician Scott Easom, Bondi Tram ended up fifth overall despite problems that included losing their propeller. That midfleet finish also meant that Stocker had to pick up the tab at Mulhern’s for dinner and drinks for 60 — the crews of Bondi Tram, Blade Run¬ ner and Sidewinder — as the result of losing a friendly wager between the owners. The Bay was particularly brutal on out-oftowners during the last race. Spitfire, the new and apparently tender G&S one tonner from the Great Lakes, broke its boom as it smacked hard into Allegiance at the jibe mark. Later, Allegiance withdrew anyway with a broken jumper strut. Aquila, Ben Dembart’s Davidson 40 from Seattle, withdrew with what appeared to be halyard problems. White Knight tweaked its rig again. And so it went. The final bit of carnage took place virtually in front of the club house, as the Farr 40 General Hospital, which had trekked over from Hawaii for the series, was dismasted with only a few hundred yards to go. The four-year-old mast suffered a compression failure, breaking in three places. “We were one tack away from finishing the series. We’ve been unlucky here the last two times, but this is getting ridiculous,” moaned a G.H. crewmember. Action in the one ton arena should heat up with the ’88 One Ton Worlds coming to San Francisco Bay next summer. Irv Loube of Coyote has ordered a new Farr 40 that is similar to the boats that won the Admiral’s Cup and the One Ton Worlds. John McLaurin will be getting a new Davidson one tonner, which will be the fourth Pendragon from the New Zealand designer (previous designs were a 3/4 tonner, a 45-footer and his current one ton).

peaking of next year, although Big Boat Series ’87 was a blast, it’s not too early to look forward to next year. Just think, there are only 50 weeks (350 shopping days for the owners) until the next one! Mark your calendars now for next year’s silver anniversary of the Big Boat Series. The

1987 Big Boat Series Results ®§§ Yacht Design St. Francis Perpetual Trophy Sorias 1. 2. 3 4.

Mongoose Citius Hotel California Pyawackat Pandemonium

SC 70 SC 70 SC 70 N/M68 N/M68

Owner/Skipper

Yacht Club

Points

P. Simonsen/T. Blackaller B. Wilson/T. Akin J. Wintersteen/J. Halterman Roy Disney D. McCalium/C. Corlett

St. Francis San Francisco California Los Angeles Richmond

. 5-2-2-3-3 =15 4-3-5-4-4=20 :2-54$-5=21 ,

Montery Pen. San Francisco St. Francis St. Francis King Harbor Del Rey St. Francis Baltena Bay

3-1-1-2-1 = 7V4 1-2-6-1-3 = 121% 2-4-3-5-6 = 20 5-5-2-DSQ-2 = 23 4-7-4-4-4 = 23 7-3-5-6-5 = 26 8-6-7-3-7 = 29 8-8-RET-7-8 = 40

City of San Francisco Perpetual Trophy Series 1. earl of Mat K. Erskine/H. Kilpatrick SC 50 Hana Ho R. Croker/J. Madrigal) 2. SC 50 Allure D. Ctark/C. Jacobson 3. SC 50 L. Taylor/R. Williams 4, SC 50 M. Votlmer/R. Vollmer 5. Elusive SC 50 SC 50 D. Schiff/J. Feurstein a.' Tribute II 7 Octavia SC 50 D. Hodges/S. Ketf Acey Deucy SC 50 Richard Leute Atlantic Perpetual Trophy Series 1. 3. 4. 5 6 7.

liill® 2 3. 4. 5. 6 7. 8. 9 10. 11. 12.

is.

Jubilation Blade Runner Locura Carat VI Fuiimo Tomahawk Swiftsure

Frers 54 R/P 47 Frers 54 Frers 50 Frers 50 Frers 51 Frers 58

J. James/P. Cayard Bill Twist Vadia/lsler/deGuardioia L. Leonard/Wictor Forss J. Slatiery/J. Schostak J. Arens/H. Thayer S. KleinmanfM. Rettie

Santa Barbara St. Francis Coral Reef Royal Swedish Bayvlew Balboa St. Francis

1-14-2*1 = 5V« 3-3-4-1-3 = 13% 5-2-5*3-2=17 6-4-3-4-5=22 2-52-DNF-DNS=25 4-6-6-5-4 = 25 7-7-RET-6-6 = 34

Insatiable

N/M 45 R/P 43 R/P 45 Frers 45 Frers 43 Farr 43 R/P 42 Frers 43 R/P 42 Frers 43 Smith 43 Frers 44

F. Krehbiel/Tank Jr/Nelson D. Hughes/D. Oilman R. Short/J. Bertrand A. Shultz/E. Lorence J. Kahn/R. Kahn/S. Grilion D. Hogg/P. Lester J. Woodhull/B Mitchell R. Moore/D. Rasteiio R. Livingston/R. Haines Richard Cavalli J. Mizetl/J. Coggan John Taylor

Chicago Santa Barbara St. Francis Belmont Shore California R.Port Nicholson California Balboa St. Francis Santa Monica St. Franeis Royal Brighton

3-1-5-3-1 = 12% 2-3-1-4-8 = 17% 1-OSQ-2-1-2=18% 644-5-3 = 22 5-2-3-9-4 = 23 9-6-6-2-6 = 31 10-8-6-10-7 = 41 7-940-6-9=41' 8-10-7-7-11=43 11-DNF-9-8-5 = 46 4-7-11-OSQ-DNF=48 12-5-12-080-10 = 52

St. Francis South Bay St. Francis San Francisco St. Francis Richmond Richmond Waikiki Del Rey

1-1-24-3 = 2% 3-2-1-3-1 = 10 6-3-3-4-2=18 6-7-7-2-4 = 25 2-6^7-5=25 * 4-4-47-8-7 = 33% 7-966-DNF = 45 11-64T-10ONF=46% 96-DNF-9-7=48 8-10-9-11-DNF = 53 10-13-11-12-9 = 55 1441-1243-8 = 58 120NF-1080NF=60

Sidewinder Camouflage Jane Equity Persephone Deborah Lobo Shockwave High Risk Contractor

Richard Rheem Perpetual Trophy Series 1. 2. 3 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.

Pendragon III Davidson 40 Pacific Sundance Farr 40 * Coyote Beneteau 40 Skedaddle R/P 40 Bondi Tram Frers 41 Jazz Beneteau 40 Allegiance Andrews 39 General Hospital Farr 40 White Knight Farr 40 Spitfire G&S 40 Liquid Sky J/40 Irrational Peterson 41 Aquilla Davidson 40

John MacLaurtn Arthur Morgenstern Irving Loube L. Otterson/R. Pingree Peter Stocker Roderic Park Davis/Koch/Schoftetd/Wotten Thomas Walinski Phillip Friedman H. Kwech/E. Wachs W.R. Brockhoff D. Oonovan/G. Boyden Ben Dembart

25th running of this sailing and social ex¬ travaganza will take place September 18-24, 1988. Between seven and ten of the “real” maxis — IOR jobs like Boomerang and Kialoa — are expected as the BBS coincides with their ’88 world tour. The Kenwood Cup, which will be held July 30-August 13, should also contribute some foreign talent to the series. And the One Ton Worlds will end two days before the Big Boat Series begins. Hope(ullv.

Santa Cruz $anta Cruz Corinth/Seattte

most of these fragile craft will still be relatively intact and their crews will have enough energy left for one more week of sailing. If this year’s series was so great, we’re sure next year, being something of a milestone for the Big Boat Series, will be even better. It occurs to us that someone really should shoot a “Pacific Passion” type video of the Big Boat Series’ 25th birthday. Maybe we’ll even get around to it ourselves. We’ve already got the soundtrack picked out — “Too Much Fun”. — rob moore

Class A boats swept the Trans Pac and SOBSTAD swept Class A! First to Finish —Merlin First Overall —Drumbeat* Second Overall —Pandemonium Third Overall —Merlin Fourth Overall—Pyewacket Fifth Overall —Prima

In this hotly contested fleet SOBSTAD sails made a difference.

SOBSTAD

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hen most people think of Petaluma, they think of chickens, arm¬ wrestling, minature horses and ugly dogs. And while those are widely-known municipal attractions, when the Bay Wanderer thinks of Petaluma he visualizes a terrific destination for a weekend — or longer — cruise. The truth of the matter is that mariners have been sailing up the Petaluma River for as long as these American states have been united. The Bay Wanderer doesn’t kid you. It was Captain Fernando Quiros who took the San Carlos’ small boat up the river back in 1776. Capt. Ferdie initially thought the Marin countryside was an island and that the Petaluma River would come out to sea at Bodgea Bay. Had he Latitude 38’s special map that accompanies this article, he’d have

never harbored that particular misconcep¬ tion. You didn’t see many boats cruising the Petaluma back in those days; indeed, it wasn’t until 1834 that the Russki’s from Fort Ross sailed up the river to trade at the Vallejo Adobe. Looking at the big picture, it’s 11.5 miles miles from Alcatraz to the San Rafael Bridge, 12 miles from the San Rafael Bridge to the entrance to the Petaluma River, and 12 miles from the Petaluma River to the heart of Petaluma. The Bay Wanderer’s calculator says that totals almost 36 miles, making it at least a two or three day cruise. Because there are several places to leave your boat, it’s perhaps best to cruise up one weekend and back the next. After all, what’s the rush? Finding the entrance to the Petaluma River is difficult but not impossible. From the larger of The Brothers’ islands — that’s the page 122

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one with the Bed and Breakfast place — head about 345 degrees magnetic across San Pablo Bay. After about five miles you’ll see a pump station, and near that some channel markers. Follow the channel for about a mile and a half and you’ll hit marker #6, the beginning of the Petaluma Channel. How do you know if you’ve wandered outside the channel? Easy, you run aground. The Bay Wanderer doesn t have any prejudices against running aground in the wilds of San Pablo Bay, but there are more pictureque places up the river. Places where you’d be able to get off youf boat, take a few photographs, and preserve the memory for posterity. Nobody minds run¬ ning aground if it’s done properly; i.e., on a rising tide. However only novices and fools go aground on a falling tide. The Petaluma Channel finally turns into page 123

something beginning to resemble a river near the pivoting railroad bridge at Port Sonoma. The bridge is usually open. If it’s closed, you can count on it to open again within 30 minutes. From the railroad bridge you can see the Highway 37 overpass nearby. The highway bridge, with a comfortable clearance of 70 feet, is an llnmistakeable landmark for the Port Sonoma Marina, the first of three possi¬ ble stops along the Petaluma River. Port Sonoma Marina changed hands just a few months ago, but already a few of the many proposed improvements have been completed. Back in June some 200,000 square yards of silt were taken out, and the management now reports 7.5 feet of water for all 281 slips. You can buy fuel at Port Sonoma, and there’s a bait shop, a small chandlery and a few other little stores. This

THE DAY WANDERER

will be a much more alluring place to stop when the proposed restaurant becomes operational.

f course the thrifty Bay Wanderer was quick to identify one current dazzling attrac¬ tion: visitors are allowed to tie up three days for free! Contact Ron Urmini at (707) 778-8055. While you’re at it, ask him where he was when Hana Ho rounded down during the last TransPac. Once you leave Port Sonoma for Petaluma, you pass under the Highway 37 bridge and through a sort of Norman Rockwell time-warp. Suddenly there’s a distinct shore to the river, and there are neat farms with red barns, rolling hills, rickety docks with derelict boats, and mile after mile of graceful country setting. Sure there are reminders that it’s 1987; you can faintly hear the roar of 101 off in the distance and water skiers occasionally roar past. But for the most part the Petaluma River hasn’t changed since the days of the Gold Rush. You can load your boat down with elec¬ tronic aids to navigation and fancy charts, but the Bay Wanderer favors navigating the Petaluma au natural, just the way Capt. Ferdie did it. The technique is simple; proceed until you run aground. If aground, back off, find deeper water and continue. No reason to make things complicated. Three miles north of the Highway 37 bridge, San Antonio Creeks forks off to port. The creek is site of Mira Monte Landing; you can’t miss their signs. “Some of these buildings have been here 100 years,” said Katie Gray, who helps manage the restaurant while wearing a “Trust Your Local Used Car Salesman”

world-class water-skiing school across^ the creek from Katie’s restaurant. At a nearby slough you can still see the remains of ski jump platforms. The Bay Wanderer paused to decry what sissies we’ve become; these days water-ski schools are located in warm places like Florida. “My husband and I came up here five years ago to get away from the city rat-race,” Katie continued. They seem to be successful

t-shirt. “It was a hunting and fishing camp at first. During Prohibition it was Used by rumrunners; a red light up on the hill behind the landing used to guide the boats in. There was a speakeasy, too, where people had a high old time.” Back in the 20’s and 30’s there was a

at it, judging from the fact that'they’re only open on weekends from mid-March to Octo¬ ber 25. Mira Monte Landing is known for “fresh seafood and killer cheeseburgers”. Once back on the winding Petaluma, veterans of Delta cruises will notice a big dif¬ ference. In the Delta you usually sail be¬

Sloughs like this are common along the Petaluma River.

tween high dikes; you feel like you’re in a ditch and it’s hard to see Out. On the Petaluma, the shore is only a couple of feet above the river surface. Cows come down to the water’s edge and look you right in the eye. Sailing along, you get a tractor-level view of the landscape. It’s soothingly pastoral. About halfway between Port Sonoma and Petaluma on the port shore is a river classic: Gilardi’s Resort/Lakeville Marina. The inimitable Phyllis Lahargoue presides. There are 18 permament berths and 65 feet of guest dock, but it’s not exactly a state-of-theart facility. “There’s a little shore power,” says Phyllis, “but not enough to run a blender; so no strawberry daiquiris.” But the docks get the job done and at just $5 a night. Gilardi’s is a cozy place, with'a woodburning stove and a library. There are three or four tables outside that offer good views of the river and surrounding acreage. Food is available from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, but more to the point, Phyllis’ refrigerator boasts of 90 different' brands of beer. Jazz musicians play on most Friday, Satur¬ day and Sunday nights. In the off chance the page 124

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winners took home bags of ‘organic’ fertilizer. Being master mariners and all, the Bay Wanderer is certain the Chickenship fleet did a better job of negotiating the D Street bridge approach than he. For in a matter of just two seconds, the Bay Wanderer: 1. Saw the sign that reminded him that four hours advance warning was required to get the bridge opened, and, 2. Ran aground. Attempts to radio the bridge operator via the marine operator were fruitless, as antici¬ pated. Trying to reach the bridge operator directly on 16 was no more successful. The Bay Wanderer, however, did triumph in his attempts to use the spinnaker pole to get off the mud and into deeper water. The closed bridge proved to be no prob¬ lem. As we approached it to sound our horn, the bridge opened as if by magic. The Bay Wanderer figures it couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy. Right after the D Street bridge, the river

If your yacht club group would like to come up, call Jackie Reese at the Petaluma Chamber of Commerce (707) 762-2785 to reserve space. It’s just a wild guess, but the Bay Wanderer speculates that the Steamer Gold restaurant was named after the rear-end

Traffic sign at Port Sonoma Marina. "Majestically" is difficult in a 10-year-old car.

paddle steamer Gold that burned at the dock in 1920. But she was hardly the basin’s only maritime disaster. At low tide you can still see the hulk of the Petaluma, which burned at the same dock six years earlier. Another steamer, Georgina, exploded at the city dock in 1855. This may seem like a lot of

musicians can’t make it, there’s usually other excitement. “We were a little short on enter¬ tainment the other night,” reported Phyllis, “when my dog and cat brought in a lizard. The cat crunched it up and ate it, but the tail kept twitching for the next half hour.”

ilardi’s is the kind of place where the unexpected is expected. Stick around for awhile and the regulars will tell you some unbelievable stories. “Diverse” is the word Phyllis selected to describe her clientel. “We get people from all walks of life,” she explained. “Spiritual people call this a waystation. People at a certain stage of evolution meet here and feel related. They have a beer and walk outside to feel . . . whatever it is they feel. “Live and let live, advised the plaque mounted in the Bay Wanderer’s companionway. It’s four-and-a-half miles from Gilardi’s to another open railroad bridge and the Highway 101 overpass. Having passed under 101, there’s a fork in the river. The branch to the right is a dead-end, so you’ll probably want to stick to port. At least that was the decision of the 30 Master Mariner boats that went to Petaluma for the first Chicken Ship Regatta over Labor Day weekend. Everybody had a great time and page 125

River Cafe on the Petaluma turning basin has a visitors’ clock and outdoor tables.

opens into a large turning basin surrounded by guest docking. The River Cafe has 180 feet of guest docks; the new Petaluma YC has 120 feet of visitor space, and Steamer Gold Landing has yet another 180 feet. If all the docks are full, you can either raft up or, anchor. Last year 650 yacht club boats stayed at the turning basin, paying $3 each. /

floating fireworks for a sleepy little town, but during the Gold Rush days the Petaluma River was the third busiest shipping channel in the state, right behind the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers. Typical of the vessels that plied the waters of the Petaluma in those days is the 59-ft hay scow, Alma, which is now on display at the National Maritime Museum at San Francisco’s Hyde Street Pier. There were hundreds of similar vessels that brought peo-

THE BAY WANDERER SAILS TO PETALUMA

pie and manufactured goods up the Petaluma and carried produce, game, building material and eventually eggs downstream to the big city. Petaluma prospered with the agricultural trade, especially flour millirtg, until 1879

400,000 escargot per month. ✓Sea Hunt’s Lloyd Bridges was a basket¬ ball start at Petaluma High back in . . . well,

a few years ago. ✓ a vacant downtown lot was usedjn the chain-around-the-police-car’s-axle scene in American Graffiti. ✓ although the egg industry gave way to dairy interests in the 50’s because small poultry farmers couldn’t afford modern machinery, chickens are still the top dogs in the local economy. Last year the city’s 1.3 million hens laid 250 million eggs worth over $10.2 million. As for the miniature horses, ugly dogs and arm-wrestling:

Four-hour notice requested for raising D Street Bridge.

when Lyman Byce perfected the incubator in his blacksmith shop. With the development of the incubator, it was nothing but eggs, eggs and more eggs for Petaluma. By 1920 the “Egg Basket of the World’s” hens were laying 22 million eggs a year. It was about that time that Petaluma was featured in both Ripley’s Believe It Or Not and The National Geographic for having the world’s only drugstore for chickens. It was a specialty store to be sure, but business boomed. Over 50,000 pills and doses of medicine were dispensed every day.

Petaluma staple for seven years. One year the Chronicle described the winner as having “a punk haircut and an attitude to match”. ✓for a number of years Petaluma has been host to the World Wrist Wrestling Championships. You’ve probably watched it on television. Why they don’t call it arm¬ wrestling has even the Bay Wanderer stumped. Within walking distance of the turning basin docks are lots of good restaurants within a couple of blocks along Petaluma Boulevard North: Graziano’s (762-5997); Old Chicago (763-3897); Vincent’s (763-2611) * and the Salad Mill (762-5161),in the Great Petaluma Mill, an old flour mill made into shops and boutiques. A “Streets of Petaluma” brochure leads visitors on a downtown walking tour, with stops at some interesting buildings and a few parking lots where interesting buildings used to stand. It’s available through the Petaluma Chamber of Commerce and at some downtown stores. Petaluma attracts some world cruisers as well as local yachtsmen. Alec Hallam of Vancouver, British Columbia, is keeping his 36-ft trimaran Wherever there while he builds a solid dodger. “I was cold all the time on the sail down from Vancouver,” he said. “This is the answer.” Asked where he’s headed, he said, “San Diego, Mexico, Costa Rica and — wherever.”

Dog is splashing success in Petaluma appearance.

ut Petaluma is more than just eggs. The town survived the 1906 earthquake in good shape because many of its downtown buildings had cast-iron Victorian fronts, which had been installed in the belief they would prevent fire. They turned out not to be worth a damn as fire prevention, but more than adequate in earthquakes. Today the cast-iron fronts serve as one of the world’s best preserved examples of that in¬ teresting — if misguided — architecture. Other things the Bay Wanderer feels it necessary the Petaluma visitor know: ✓the city has the only commerical snail ranch in North America. It produces

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(/"Petaluma is home to Winner’s Circle Ranch, and offers miniature horse tours star¬ ring Laddie, who at 25 inches tall is “the world’s smallest stallion”. Almost, but still not quite small enough for a boat pet. ✓ the ugly dog contest has been a

In the meantime, he says he’s found Petaluma to be a port that’s picturesque, sheltered and friendly. The Bay Wanderer agrees. Try it ydurself before the winter rains start. — latitude — bp page 126

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DISPATCHES FROM THE FRONT

he one thing we never understood about writing is why anyone would ever bother with non-fiction. As countless others have already noted, not even the most imaginative author can ever dream up the wonderfully insane thingsHhat happen all

hearing over the future of Richardson Bay. One can’t help but wonder if the court¬ ship/marriage might not have involved a

BCDC analyst Margit Hind’s positions on liveaboards and anchor-out are uninformed, vindicative and discriminatory, we

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Richardson Bay Proposed Harbor Point Marina ——

Strawberry Anchor Outs Forbes Island

Frisco Felucca Mill Valley Kappas Marina

the time in real life. Especially in a place like Richardson Bay. Consider, for example, some of the more recent episodes in that waterfront’s neverending saga. By now we all know that Marin Supervisor and BCDC Commissioner A1 Aramburu is perhaps the central figure in the eternal Richardson Bay political drama. He’s the in¬ dividual who has made it one of his life’s priorities to rid Richardson Bay of anchorouts and liveaboards on the pretext of reduc¬ ing pollution and making the area safe for navigation. A few months ago we reported that Supervisor Aramburu’s office confirmed that his “soon to be ex-wife” had left him and was living aboard a boat Redondo Beach with another man. We take no glee in personal misfortune, but nobody can deny the hilarious irony. But it gets even better. If all went as scheduled, on September 20th Supervisor Aramburu will have remar¬ ried —• and you’ll never guess who the bride is. Try Margit Hind, a member of the BCDC Staff that has spent the last four or five years burning up taxpayer dollars in the relentless drive to restrict the right of boatowners to use their boats when and how they please. Some marriages are made in heaven, this one may have been made at an acrimonious public

Point Marina

Zacks Marina

conflict of interest. Afterall, how impartial can the chairman of a public hearing on anchor-outs be if the woman he is soon to marry is a leading figure in the political campaign to eliminate them? While we think Supervisor Aramburu and

Naval Anchorage

Richardson Battle Chart with flashpoints indicated.

nonetheless wish them a long and happy life together. Seriously.

Let’s see, if indeed it cost $100,000 to make 100 homeless, that would be just $1,000 each. That's cheaper than war, but not much.

il more public episode took place on September 4, when Forbes Kiddoo moved his $2.5 floating island, complete with 15 submerged rooms, 40-foot palm trees and a waterfall, to a new location off the Sausalito waterfront. The difference between the island’s old and new location is that the new one is out¬ side the jurisdiction of the Richardson Bay Regional Agency. The RBRA recently passed a controversial ordinance banning permanently moored boats (and islands) from Richardson Bay. The ordinance was about to go into effect when Kiddoo moved to the other jurisdiction. Did Kiddoo move his island to avoid being ‘ordinanced’ out of Richardson Bay? Who knows. The Chronicle reported him as say¬ ing: “I moved it because of the new ordi¬ nance.” And, “I wouldn’t have moved it if it wasn’t legal.’’.But in Marin Scope Annie Sut¬ ter quoted Kiddoo as saying he didn’t want any trouble: “If Sausalito doesn’t want me downtown, I’ll move. In fact, I’m thinking of page 128

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taking it to Redwood City, Richmond or up the river to Stockton or Sacramento.” Whether or not Sausalito wants Kiddoo and his island depended on who you talked to. One hillside resident told the Examiner she didn’t want to see palm trees when the moon came up over Raccoon Straits. Another, accurately reflecting the imagined rights of many waterfront property owners, said, “The people have paid good money for their view and they don’t want anybody’s garbage barge on it.” Kind of reminds you of the folks who go on American Express tours of Third World countries and get insulted because the people are indigent. A third anti¬ island resident said she didn’t understand why everybody wasn’t getting “hysterical”. But the sentiment wasn’t all against the new location of Forbes Island. The Bay City News Service did a survey of the restaurant and hotel owners in Sausalito and found that they liked it. “We think it’s the most wonder¬ ful thing that ever happened,” said Helen Winston, manager of Ondine’s. A cashier at the Spinnaker restaurant said, “Some peo¬ ple really enjoy it.” No doubt about it, it was a monstrous attention-getter, both from visitors viewers on shore and water. Kiddoo was quick to try and capitalize on the notoriety, offering $25 champagne tours

of the island. From what we observed, business wasn’t that brisk.

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Tom Blackaller. the Golden Gate Challenge’s skip¬ per, brings much needed blood to the front.

O ne of the big questions was whether or not other anchor-outs in Richardson Bay would join Forbes Island at what probably should be called the ‘Anchorage Aramburu’ — in honor of the supervisor who may have

inadvertently created it by trying to eliminate the very same thing at a more remote end of town. Only time will tell, although a day or y

so later the Frisco Felucca dropped her anchor nearby. You’d remember this vessel if you’d ever seen her. In fact, she’s the only ferro cement lanteen rigged vessel we know that’s painted red on her port side and green on her star¬ board side (get it?). She’s owned by Tom Rockford, who is one of the genuine . . .characters left in a Sausalito, a town that has made the tremendous leap from colorful to cheesy in one short decade. Rockford wrote a book telling how he gave up a jazz career to sail a converted lifeboat to Mexico and Hawaii. And lordy what a trip it was! Armed with only an old AAA road map of Mexico, Rockford and his female companion ran aground on Baja in the most hilariously tragic scenario you can imagine. God looks after his children though, so in a fantastic sequence of events they and the boat were saved to continue the voyage. The ex-lifeboat sailed so poorly that she couldn’t reach Cabo San Lucas even though she drifted within a mile. What the hell, on to Puerto Vallarta, where Rockford, who didn’t have papers or inclination to check in, spent a month luxuriating before getting strong hints from Mexican authorities that it was time he moved on. So he loaded up his boat with stores — most of which was Forbes Island. Some hate it, some like it. Only a very few are neutral.

marijuana — and headed toward Hawaii. The skipper thought it as a compliment to the boat’s design that it sailed just as well

DISPATCHES FROM THE FRONT: when the rudder dropped off as before. The converted lifeboat was not a fast boat, however, so two months into the voyage there was still no sight of Hawaii. And there was nothing left to eat but pot. Rockford was thus forced to invent a ingenius technique for acquiring food; somethingTie calls a ‘fish frenzy’. It is a classic. Believe it or not, both survived the 75-day passage — surely one of the longest in history between Mexico and Hawaii. Rockford returned to Sausalito to build his current boat, to father a child with a woman some 45 years his junior, and to play some terrific jazz out in the anchorage.

hile the Frisco Felucca and Forbes Island took up there positions at Anchorage Aramburu, the Sausalito City Council held a public meeting to discuss whether or not city fireman should be used as police to enforce the ordinances passed by the Richardson Bay Regional Agency. Velma Gamble said using fireman as police was “as poorly thought up as anything I’ve heard”. Fritz Perry disagreed. He wondered how Sausalito could initiate legal action against him — a resident of the same house for 81 years and 7 months — for painting a tin roof, while not cracking down on the lawbreaking anchor-outs. Councilman Robert Mitchell was a man after Perry’s heart. He said, “Given the fact that it is going to be our responsibility to rid our waterfront of the existing anchor-outs, would we not be better advised to take a more authoritarian approach?” He really said that. Meanwhile out on the water the anchorouts decided it was time they started working on their public image, something they would have been wise to do ten years ago. Sudden¬ ly press release after press release began appearing in our mail box hailing the good works of anchor-outs. First they got the ‘honeybarge’ Porkchop in action to remove waste from anchoredout vessels so as to defuse the charge that they’re polluters. The honeybarge had been been rechristened Marion Saltman after a long time resident of the ferryboat Vallejo. When Saltman’s daughters, Katie and Janica, objected that it was a dubious honor, the honeybarge reverted back to Porkchop with many apologies for the unintended offense. Then the ‘Mariners of Richardson Bay’ “stole the show” (their description) at the optimistically named Sausalito Arts Festival by removing the sunken 75-ft tug, Kupernof from the festival shoreline. Later, at the gala opening night of the festival, the Richardson Bay Community Association again “stole the

The Strawberry Spit area was just bulldozed for $500,000 homesites. Harbor Point’s Ray Kaliski says he’s got a permit to put in

150 berths

show” (again their description) by handing out more than 600 posters featuring waterscapes of the Richardson Bay Special Federal Anchorage by anchor-out artist Diane Karasik. Pro or anti anchor^out, everyone had to admit the posters were beautiful. It was noted that the two works had been completed “in a concentrated effort at the time of Harmonic Convergence”. In addition, the Richardson Bay Commuity Association handed out but¬ tons with a drawing and the plea, “Preserve our anchorage”. Robert Davis, President of SBT, a Sausalito software firm, spearheaded the production of the posters and buttons. On petty vandalism/civil disobedience front, someone tacked a huge sign up at the old ferryboat dock pilings saying: “A1 Arambu spent $100,000 trying to make anchorout homeless”. Surely the money could have been better spent. Teaching residents to spell, for starters.

est you think things may settle down shortly, be advised that Raymond Kaliski has permission from the Marin County Planning Department to build a 150-berth marina at the Harbor Point Apartment Complex in the Strawberry area of Richardson Bay. However, the same Marin County Planning Department says he can’t build his marina. They are supported by the previouslymentioned Marin Supervisor A1 Aramburu. The seemingly conflicting position of the

Planning Department is somewhat ex¬ plicable. They gave Kaliski permission to build his marina back in 1957. For those who haven’t checked, it is now 1987. Thirty years have gone by, but for whatever reasons Kaliski has not built the marina. In Kaliski’s favor is the fact that there was no expiration date on his permit to build the marina. Nonetheless, if Supervisor Aram¬ buru and the Planning Commission get their way it won’t ever be built. County Planner Scott Hochstrasser told the press, “We have Sam Zakessian wants to put in a new 200-berth marina behind Zacks. Tom Blackalier is the project manager.

THE BATTLE FOB RICHARDSON BAY RAGES ON

made an administrative determination that they have no right to build it.” Cited as reasons are potential problems with traffic, parking, dredging, and en¬ vironmental concerns — primarily the possibility of infringing on a nearby beaching area for harbor seals. There is plenty of irony to be found on both sides of the controversy. It’s ironic for the planners and Aramburu to complain about matters such as parking, pollution, traffic and environmental con¬ cerns when the spit right next to the marina site was only months ago denuded and leveled for 61 homesites currently on the

market between $200,000 and $600,000. Then again it’s ironic that Kaliski would choose 1987 to want to finally build his marina in Richardson Bay. At no time in the last 15 or 20 years has the opportunity to get a berth in Richardson Bay been greater. Only a year ago Kappa’s reopened with deepwater berths, and the Schoonmaker Point Marina’s 163 berths are scheduled to be available for occupancy by October 1. The Schoonmaker Point Marina is far more convenient to the preferred sailing waters of the central Bay than would be a marina at Harbor Point. Of course, more than one person has speculated that Kaliski might be trying to cash in on the decisions recently handed down by a couple of courts. Just weeks ago a Marin Superior Court judge threw out the building moratorium in Tiburon, where Supervisor Aramburu resides. Furthermore, the builders are threatening to sue the city for $4.3 million; that’s more than Tiburon’s an¬ nual budget. It’s getting to be a pro¬ development climate. But perhaps most significantly, a couple of months ago the United States Supreme Court seemed to rule that landowners must be compensated if they are not allowed to develop their land in a reasonable manner. The net result might be that Kaliski might get paid not to develop his land — just the way some farmers are paid not to grow some crops. No two ways about it, this is a wild planet.

I f all of the above isn’t enough to con-

Palm trees, whether on Forbes Island or at the new Schoonmaker

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vince you that the battles for Richardson Bay are go to be continuing a long time, be advised that Sam Zakessian has plans to put in a new 200-berth marina behind Zacks, the Sausalito restaurant he owns. The marina, if approved, will occupy some of the 30 water¬ front acres Zakessian owns between Pine and Litho streets. ' Just the fact that Zakessian wants to develop the marina is going to have hackles raised all over Sausalito. It will no doubt be all the more exciting for the fact that Tom Blackaller, perhaps best known as the skip¬ per of the Golden Gate Challenge’s entry in the America’s Cup, will be the project manager. Blackaller, who on occasions has been known as having a sharp tonue.and short fuse, told Latitude 38 that he may well be the one to go before the city’s Design Review Boaj>d in quest of permits. It could make for an interesting evening. * Blackaller said he took the job after con¬ siderable success in Fremantle because, “I was looking for something to do associated with the marine field. Harbor development seemed to be an interesting proposition, and I knew Sam Zakessian.” Like everything in Richardson Bay, it’s likely to become far more interesting than anybody ever anticipated. We’ll keep you posted. — latitude 38

DAVE WAHLE

f Dennis Hopper’s character hadn’t been blown away by rednecks at the end of the movie Easy Rider, he probably would have ended up as Dave Wahle. He would have finished the cross country bike tour and headed back to California, located a sweet

A sanitation engineer’s early hours leave afternoons free for sailing.

three-acre site on the side of a hill in Santa Cruz, built himself a small home in which to live and started sailing like a madman, spending months at sea just tuning into nature. Forgive the liberties taken with Hollywood and life on celluloid. Dave Wahle has never ridden bikes with Peter Fonda, but he has put in the sea miles and he does resemble bad Dennis before he started sniffing ether for kicks. At 44, more of his reddish hair covers his face than the top of his head, but his blue eyes are bright. He has a workman’s body that speaks of function and utility. For the past 25 years, in fact, he has earned his keep for the most part as a garbage man. Not only has this line of work given him the shoulders of an Atlas, but it has allowed him to actively pursue his passion for sailing. A quick survey of some of the Bay Area’s better sailors and it becomes apparent that Dave Wahle ranks as a seaman right up there with Commodore Tompkins and Skip Allan. That’s not a bad neighborhood. It’s

PHOTOS COURTESY OF DAVE WAHLE

also no coincidence that he has spent con¬ siderable time sailing with both of them. Dave will admit himself, though, that he is not particularly outstanding at any one skill s, such as steering or tactics, the kind of talents that have earned Tompkins and Allan celebrity status. He’s more of an offensive lineman to their quarterback position, the guy you want there when the shit starts flying and you need to make the right move right now. Harvey Kilpatrick, who crewed with Dave on Merlin when she smashed the elapsed time record from L.A. to Honolulu in the 1977 TransPac, recalls one scene that epitomizes Dave’s abilities. Steering the rocket ship Merlin, which averaged just under 11 knots for eight-and-a-half days, was a challenging job. Most of the crew were complaining of sore shoulders from the ef¬ fort. At night, when the squalls hit, things got even wilder. As they saw one of the blackies approaching, Harvey and the others would pound on the hatch over Dave’s bunk and yell down for him to come steer. He’d emerge, like Goose Gossage from the bullpen, and handle the heat, enjoying every second of it. After the smoke cleared he’d retire once again.

F he son of a Pan American pilot, Dave may have inherited some of his swashbuckl¬ ing wanderlust. After moving from Seattle to San Mateo when he was ten, he went with his folks to Hong Kong at the age of 13. His mother was ill with cancer and they wanted to share an adventure with her. He loved Hong Kong and was also introduced to sail¬ ing at that time, cruising the port’s waters on

a Dragon. Returning to Palo Alto, Dave and his father bought a kit for a 13-ft Blue Jay sloop, which they sailed together on the Small Boat Racing Association circuit. They had their troubles, including parent-child disharmony and the fact that at 15 Dave weighed almost 200 pounds. Two years later they sold the boat and his Dad bought a kit for a 28-ft

bullpen, and

Triton. Again they built it together, but Dave decided to buy a 15-ft Olympic singlehanded Finn for himself. Named Co-Motion, the cat rigged racer was popular in both Northern and Southern California at the time, drawing such sailors as Fred Miller, Henry Sprague, Bob Andre, Jim Hill and Commodore Tompkins to its ranks. Dave fell short of Olympic glory, but he met some people who shaped the upcoming years. One was Jack O’Neill, who sold Finns and also shared Dave’s interest in surfing. Jack invited Dave to come to Santa Cruz and teach sailing at the new harbor. After six months, Dave realized he was a lousy in¬ structor and that he wanted sailing to be his avocation in life, not his meal ticket. A friend of Dave’s said the local garbage Dave Allen’s ‘Improbable’ provided a sailing educa¬ tion for Wahle and friends like Skip Allen, Tom Wylie and Ron Holland.

SAILING SUD-SOCIAL SUPERB SEAMAN

company was looking for some part-time help. After two days of working from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m., he recognized this as his calling. He had the rest of the day to surf, sail and fool around. It’s an occupation with high turnover, so if he went off to deliver a yacht he could always come back and be working full-time in less than a month. There’s also no hierarchy in the job to contend with either. “There are seven of us,” says Dave, “and we all get to drive the truck and pick up the cans.” The connection with Commodore was even more influential. In addition to sailing Finns against Tompkins, Dave sailed with and against him in local ocean and bay races on Chan Chrisman’s Lapworth 36, Storm. They became friends and in 1963 Commo¬ dore invited him to deliver Tiare, a Bermuda 40, home from Hawaii after the TransPac. Dave credits Commodore for “about 80 per¬ cent of my sailing experiences. He really pushed me hard.” The early sea ventures with Commodore offered a wide range of experiences. In 1969, they brought Kialoa III back from Kiel, Germany, to Miami, Florida. Dave especially recalls the stopover in the Azores; the climate reminded him of Santa Cruz and he was fascinated by the remains of the whaling industry. Shortly after arriving home, Dave got a phone call from Commodore asking him to deliver the Flyway, a Derecktor 40, from New York to Miami. It was a trip that he would never forget. After chopping their way out of the ice in New York harbor, Commodore, Dave and another crewmember headed south. The trip was uneventful until they were about 100 miles off Jacksonville, running under reefed main and #3 jib in 30 knots of breeze with 8 to 10 foot seas. Dave was alone at the helm, doing what he called “coasters”. Like a surfer, he would charge down the face of the wave, then steer up towards the lip and shoot back down again. It was great fun until one wave broke at the wrong time and washed over the shallow cockpit. Dave tried to grab the dodger and then caught the lifeline with his heels. When he felt them give way, he knew he was in deep trouble. Flyway sailed on for two more waves before she rounded up and the other two sailors came up on deck. Commodore told Peter to keep an eye on Dave while he got the boat under control. Meanwhile, Dave was having trouble staying afloat with all his clothes on. He needed buoyancy and he

Dave Wahle, a good hand “when the shit starts fly¬ ing.”

thought of using his sea boots. He always put a grommet in the back of his boots and a short piece pf line with which to tie the pair together and sling them over his shoulder. If * he could tie the ends of the boots together and get the water out, he could use them like water wings. In order to tie the boots, Dave let himself slip under the surface. For a fleeting moment he thought of how serene it was down there and how easy it would be just to give up. The survival instinct prevailed however, and he fashioned his crude life preserver. Com¬ modore sailed the boat back and Dave was hauled aboard. His adrenalin was so high

DAVE WAH L E

that his first reaction was to get the jib back up and start sailing. “Then I went below and got terribly sick,” he says.

lx fter the delivery, Dave returned to

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At 18, Wahle was active sailing 470’s.

Flyway for the ensuing race to Jamaica with owner Ogden Reed, a New York con¬ gressman. Also onboard were Tom Wylie and Skip Allan, both of whom also became good friends and sailing buddies. “Skip has described me to others not as anti-social,” Dave says with a laugh, “but as sub-social. I like solitude and I’m on my own about half the time. I love to travel and sail¬ ing is a great excuse to go places. I may not be a great helmsman or navigator, but I’m steady and I have lots of experience.” Dave says the biggest thing he’s learned in his 40,000 miles of being at sea is patience. He doesn’t expect things to happen right away, which is a valuable trait out on the ocean. And he views his deliveries, which account for about half of that mileage, as good ocean racing practice. There was time ashore to work and, in 1970, buy a three acre site in Soquel with a partner. Living down at the harbor in a $25 a month shack, he poured his money into the land payments and started building a garage. The main house, a salt box with an airy A-frame on top, came later, mostly the prod¬ uct of Dave’s ideas combined with input from

Tom Wylie on the mechanics and structural design. Dave’s sailing took a more competitive s. turn in the early 1970’s, including an Olym¬ pic Soling campaign with Commodore. Us¬ ing an outdated boat, they took a seventh in the trials behind winner Buddy Melges and second place Lowell North. Dave was also involved with Dave Allen’s Improbable effort at the time, an ocean racing program that took him to SORC and England. There are many tales of the Improbable era, whose cast of characters included again Commodore, Steve Taft, Ron Holland, Tom Wylie, Skip Allan and others.-The latter two and Dave were long haired hippies to Panache and Moonshadow, another Wylie the East Coast and European sailors. Taft recalls one incident in particular. Dressed in creation. The latter was perhaps Dave’s favorite, indicated by the fact that it is the his usual sailing attire of a tie-dye tank top, cut off jeans, bandana around his pony¬ only yacht along with Merlin to have earned tailed head and motorcycle boots, Dave was a picture on the wall in his house. Originally sitting on the dock in Florida. A pair of New intended for Dick Heckman, the 31-footer York preppies — in their usual dress of Top ended up being owned by Dave, Tom and Caroline Groen. They sailed her successfully Siders, faded red shorts and Oxford shirts — for a season and then sold, figuring their net were trying to cut a line on their craft and earnings per hour was a whopping $.254 asked Dave if he had a Kaybar. “What the hell is that?” he replied. When they told him Merlin also belongs on the ’70’s list. Dave it was a knife, he nodded in acknowledge¬ was building keels for Bill Lee at the time, ment, pulled out his switchblade and flicked and he worked on Merlin’s as well. The long, open the blade. Hippies 1, Preppies 0. thin speedster created quite a stir in Santa Cruz before she was even launched, with the TransPac record on everyone’s mind. While uring the ’70’s, there were several most considered Windward Passage’s mark boats in Dave’s life. In addition to Im¬ the one to beat, Dave kept bringing up the probable, he raced the Big Boat Series on 'Moonshadow', with Wahle driving, was one of his Bill Clute’s Chiquita, Tom Wylie’s second favorite boats. He helped build it, making almost 25 cents an hour in the process. design, Hawkeye, Bill Lee’s 40-ft ultralight

SAILING SUB-SOCIALSUPERB SEAMAN

Wahle and crew leading Lowell North during a leg of a Soling campaign.

trimaran Pen Duick’s mark of 8 days, 13 hours. He even started writing it on the walls of the shop, like graffiti intending to inspire and provoke. There was a lot of talk about Merlin’s “cosmic thrill”, but Dave recalls a more graphic image of the 1977 TransPac. During one hairy midnight ride, Phil Vandenberg carefully went forward to lower the blooper. Dave was driving and he could barely make out the figure on the foredeck who opened the forward hatch and was about to gather in the sail. As Merlin does under such cir¬ cumstances, the bow buried in a wave and a solid wall of water poured over the foredeck. Vandenberg was picked up and dropped down the hatch. Tons of water poured in as well. When they popped free, all Dave could

see through the hatch in the cabin was his shipmate hanging in midair from his harness line. Thrilling it may have been, but forever after that incident has been know as the “cosmic flush”. Not only did the big white sloop break Pen Duick’s record, but Dave was able to set a personal record of his own. Back in the days of sailing Storm with Chan Chrisman, who spurned the bar scene, the big challenge after the race was to see how quickly they could get off the boat and go home. Chan used to boast that he owned the round trip record to Hawaii and back, which he had set in 1969, sailing over on Blackfin and going immediately to the airport and flying to San Francisco. When Merlin hit the docks in Honolulu after only spending 8 days and 11 hours at sea in 1977, Dave was eager to get home to not one but three girlfriends. The last plane out that night was leaving in an hour, and he managed to hook up with a helicopter pilot who gave him a lift from Waikiki to the air¬ port. His total time in Hawaii: 1.5 hours. He was back home in Santa Cruz only nine days after leaving, and he made sure to call Chan up and inform him that the old record no longer stood.

T he next TransPac Dave sailed was in 1981 on Randy Parker’s Santa Cruz 50, Chasch Mer. The race didn’t go well, but on the trip Dave and Randy, who was then the commodore of the Santa Cruz Yacht Club, got into a conversation about why he had never become a club member. Dave recalled that he had applied in 1969, but when the membership committee saw his occupation and remembered his mode of dress, he was rebuffed. Since then the initiation fee had /

risen dramatically and Dave had been pump¬ ing his cash into his house and land. When Randy got home, he confirmed Dave’s story about the 1969 incident. Sheepishly he called to apologize and offered to waive the initiation fee if Dave would join now. Wahle agreed and became active in not only the Laser sailing, but also in helping with the club’s junior program. He still didn’t want to teach, but he did see where having the kids sailing high perfor¬ mance dinghies would help them as they moved on to the bigger ultralights. The club accepted his proposal of buying a Laser II dinghy and trailer. Dave drove the rig around and shepherded the kids to race sites, providing them with an otherwise unavailable opportunity. Dave was sailing dinghies himself, especially 505’s with Paul Tara. The West Coast campaign was mixed in with a stint on Randy Short’s first Sidewinder, on which

* Chan Chrisman's 'Storm-; in

1977, Wahle beat

Chrisman’s TransPac and back record.

Dave took care of the halyards (a job also called, coincidentally, “the sewer”). Dave enjoyed the trip to SORC and the' Admiral’s Cup trials in Newport, RI in 1985. When they qualified to go to England, however, it spoiled his plans to sail the 505 North Americans. Skip Allan was part of the Sidewinder group for a while, too, and both

DAVE WAHLE: SAILING SUB-SOCIAL SUPERB SEAAAAN Dave and Skip lost their zest for such racing after that season. Life goes on, however, and Dave is now concentrating on adding a bathing facility, complete with a large tub for exercising and water storage, next to his hoctse. He’s also got his apple orchard to look after. He en¬ joys sailing in some fun races like the Big Boat Series on Mongoose, various Monterey Bay contests and a recent Wabbit Wiver Wun with his buddy Joe Hulse. “A Wabbit is as much fun as a 505,” he says, “but you get to bring a cooler and have tunes, too!” He’s also the principal race officer for Santa Cruz YC, a position which offers both a challenge and some income. He saw the need for professional management of series such as the Moore 24 Nationals and asked the fleets if they would pay him to run these events. Now he handles major regattas and the club’s monthly one design series.

he transformation of Dave Wahle from unwanted hippie to yacht club race manager is, in itself, worthy of contemplation. Although he has taken and continues to

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called White Heather. She belonged to John Weese, an architect with a prestigious San Francisco firm. Weese joined the boat in San Diego, where final preparations were being made for the race to Acapulco. Weese sized up Dave, “who looked like a Santa Cruz denizen” as Commodore puts it. Presumably the temptation was too much and Weese got into a discussion about values. “I remember hearing Weese asking Dave what he believed in,” says Tompkins. “Dave just didn’t have an answer.” Weese went to the store for supplies and came back 20 minutes later with a pack of styrofoam cups. He thought they would be lighter and faster than plastic. Dave took one look at them and started arguing that there was no way he was going sailing with those cups, that they would never decompose when thrown over¬ board, that the ocean wasn’t a place to dump non-biodegradable garbage. Weese was naturally taken aback and Commodore couldn’t resist commenting: “John, 1 think you just heard a belief.” For Dave Wahle, sea-ing is believing, and sailing is the way he most likes to be at sea. — shimon van collie

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WE WON'T FORGET OUR FIRST

uring the summer, the Sea of Cortez is usually calm. There’s not much in the way of wind or waves. The anchorages are calm and quiet. It’s hot as hell. Complacency sets in. v We were reminded, however, on Friday, August 21, that if you’re to survive while

concerned. Afterall, wind speeds are usually exaggerated and the storm could easily veer or dissipate before reaching us. We wentN. back to reading our Latitudes.

notion of what was building to the north*of us, cruising you have to keep on your toes at all times. On that day we were hit by our first honest-to-God chubasco. It was enough to put the fear of nature in the hardiest of seafaring souls. Even the long time Mexican vets were shook up. It started out as a normal Puerto Escon¬ dido morning; quiet and still inside the an¬ chorage. We were planning on spending the day working on the tranmission of Windrose, our 1959 Derektor-built boat. Homebased in Ventura, we’d spent the last five years preparing the S&S 48 yawl for our open-ended cruise. The transmission had gone bad just as we were anchoring a few days before. Fortuitously, we’d had a few too many margaritas the evening before, so we were moving slowly. We disconnected the shaft from the tranmission, but didn’t get any fur¬ ther. Instead of working we lolled about drinking coffee and reading Latitude. There was a swap meet organized for that morning, so we participated along with most of other yachties. While we hemmed and hawed over each other’s junk, none of us had the slightest notion of what was building to the north of us. It was about 1230 that Peggy from Pegala II announced over the VHF that she’d gotten a weather report from Sanispac, and that anybody interested should switch to channel 22. Those that tuned in heard a manana net report that Sanispac, just 60 miles to the north, had been blasted by winds of 40 knots with gusts to 60 knots. The storm had passed but was headed south — directly toward us. Those of us who’d heard the broadcast were forewarned. Our awning wasn’t up, so we didn’t have to take that down. But we otherwise went around policing the boat, taking down clothes hanging out to dry, tying down sailbags, etc. There wasn’t much activity in the harbor yet, and frankly we weren’t that

Then about 1300 another call came over the VHF. It was Ray from Poco Loco 17 miles to the north at Coronado Island. We knew what he had to say was important because he stayed on 16 rather than switch¬ ing to a working channel. Remaining in con¬ tact, Ray reported hellacious winds and

building seas. He had every inch of scope out and was glad he did. The storm was crazy! And it was heading south. We — and everybody else in the an¬ chorage — were awake now. There was a flurry of activity both on boats and the radio as yachties scurried to secure canvas and belongings. Nobody doubted the storm would hit us; the only question was how hard.

hile Puerto Escondido is an ex¬ tremely protected anchorage, there are nonetheless dangers. Many of the boats have been left at anchor while their owners flew home to the States to escape the heat or take summer jobs to enlarge the cruising kitty. In addition there were many temporary singlehanders whose spouses had flown

CHUDASCO! The wind was blowing a constant 40 knots and gusting higher. Because the fetch between the north wall and where we were home to the States alone. Pam, on the Cheoy Lee 35 Commocean, was one of the latter. Her husband Rod had left that very morning for the States and wouldn’t be home for ten days. We went over to help her. Reports of impending bad weather con¬ tinued to come in. The storm had hit Loreto and thus was only a few miles from us. By now we could look up and see huge black clouds rising ominously over the mountains and covering the entire sky. Suddenly the sun disappeared and the temperature took a steep drop. But there was still no wind. It was eerie. We jumped in our dinghy and raced a short distance, perhaps 300 feet, from C'omThe

approach of massive black clouds is always

reason for concern in the Sea of Cortez.

mocean back to Windrose. In the very short time it took us to reach out boat the storm had hit in force. I yelled at Steve to secure the dinghy while I took down the windscoop. I’d mistakenly left that one item up to catch as much wind as possible. Steve secured the Avon bow and stern, then went to work gathering the cockpit cushions. It wasn’t easy as the early gusts were knocking us over 20 degrees. We looked over to Rob Roy in time to see a gust come over the mountain and knock her down 40 degrees. Water spouts were popping up all over the place. Boats were bouncing off each other right and left, like steel balls in a pinball machine. Already there were calls coming over the radio from boats that were dragging. I kept praying we wouldn’t drag; our engine was out of commission.

The 'chubasco' swept down from Sanispac to the crowed anchorage at Puerto Escondido.

anchored was so short, I didn’t expect any waves. But I was wrong. In less than a thou¬ sand feet the water had been whipped into three foot waves, with spray getting blown off the tops in 50 knot gusts. Even though we’d policed the boat, we had minor problems. Small pieces of canvas as well as our propane and winch covers went flying. The BBQ lid crashed around and fishing poles bent over in their holders. I grabbed for some flying canvas when sud¬ denly a gust hit that was stronger than all others. Jesus Christ! Our annemometer was pegged at 60 knots. Even our boat, which usually rides straight and smooth at anchor, was skating back and forth as she tried to fight herself in the veering winds. Looking over at Commocean we could see that she was dragging in our direction. Oh no! Suddenly over the radio we heard: Windrose, Windrose, this is Commocean. Am I losing ground?” I replied 'yes’, saying that we were on our way. But when Steve went to get in the dinghy it stood straight on end, very nearly flipping over. There was no way we could reach Commocean. We watched helplessly

CHUBASCO!

as she and Pam rapidly drifted downwind toward a rock wall.

IS uffeted so badly that she was usually broadside to the wind and waves, Commoceari wouldn’t come head to wind and thus continued to drag. But Pam was on the ball and got the engine started in time to straighten the boat out and slow her backward movement. For the next 20 minutes Pam motored valiantly against the wind, alone and thus unable to set another anchor. Had she left the helm for even a moment the boat would have turned and quickly been on its way to certain death against the rocks. But the wind didn’t abate, continuing to blow like snot. Slowly but surely Commocean was losing ground. It looked like she’d -be lost and would take a couple of boats with her. Then Lee from Mar y Vent decided to take a chance. He got into his dinghy to head up¬ wind to the dragging boat. He alpiost lost it when a gust got under his dinghy and nearly flipped him over. He was going to have to give up when we hailed him over to our boat. With Steve jumping in for extra ballast, the two of them were able to reach Commocean. Fortunately, before leaving, Steve had reconnected Windrose’s shaft to the transmission so I had forward power. I was thanking my lucky stars we hadn’t gotten fur¬ ther into the transmission tear-down as I watched the rescue mission with my engine idling. Although it was tricky business, Lee and Steve finally got a second hook down that held Commocean for the duration of the chubasco. Windrose was holding position, but I wonderered how I’d do on my own if we broke loose. Right then I was holding the dinghy down with my right hand as she danced in the air and tried to turn over.

An aerial view of Puerto Escondido. This is perhaps the Sea of Cortez’ most popular summer refuge.

anything except the storm. But eventually reports began to come over the radio that the wind had abated to 25 knots at Coronado Island. If we could hold on just a little longer it looked like we’d make it. It wasn’t until Steve got back that 1 had time to have a good look around the an¬ chorage. There were a couple of boats up on the rocks and quite a few motoring around looking for new spots to anchor after drag¬ ging or having boats drag down on them. The radio was alive with damage reports and requests for help. A couple of boats had been caught out in the Gulf during the storm. They were limping toward the harbor a little worse for the wear. By 1700 the wind was down to a relatively steady 10-15 knots. People began venturing out to help* others who had been less for¬ tunate, to check on friends and to offer con¬ dolences to those whose boats had been damaged. A quick survey showed that at

generally speaking, we’d all been pretty, lucky. When I stood on the cabin-top I CQuld see out into the Sea c?f Cortez. There were huge breaking waves and spume spread over the entire area. Thank God we’re not out there,’ I thought to myself. The wind was still screaming so loud that you couldn’t hear

least six dinghies flipped, losing gear in the process. A dozen boats had dragged. Several of the dragging boats were unoc¬ cupied and nearly crashed into other boats. Two or three boats suffered relatively serious damage. March Wind dragged

against a seawall during the storm. Her owners weren’t aboard, but racing back to her. They arrived just as she smashed into the wall, damaging the hull and teak on the port side. Tim from Question of Balance had heroically left his own boat to lend a hand. He was able to get March Wind’s awning and windscoop down. He couldn’t get the engine going though, so he was unable to get her from hitting the wall. Luckily it appears that most of the damage is cosmetic. Having done what he could, Tim tried to return to his boat. It was no use. The wind picked up his dinghy and flipped it, tossing Tim into the drink. So he had to swim, dinghy in tow, back to his boat during the height of the storm.

lthough the ‘lost and found’ segment of the net was longer than normal the next day, generally speaking we’d all been pretty lucky. Some fared a little worse than others, but we all survived. This included Tortue, which was caught in the middle of the storm sailing down from Conception Bay. They reported that 80 knot gusts blew out their mainsail as they ran before the wind. I didn’t doubt them when they said it was the worst and most terrifying storm they’d ever been in. We’ve been in storms at sea before, but this was our first at anchor. I know we’ll hit more as we cruise farther south to Costa Rica, the Galapagos and the South Pacific. Even so, I know we’ll always remember our first chubasco.

— bonnie bojorquez page 140

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MAX EDD:

ne of the most poorly-kept secrets of commuting to the City from the East Bay is the relationship between the carpool lane on the Bay Bridge and the bus stops along the express bus route. All you have to do is pull up to one of the mbre popular bus stops, lean over to roll down the right-hand window part way, and before you can even say “San Francisco”, two or three yuppies will climb inside your car without giving it a second thought. This allows you to use the carpool lane on the bridge, which means no toll and no twenty-minute wait at the bridge approaches. I usually get on the bus very early along its route in the morning, so I don’t get rides like that very often. But whenever 1 drive, I make sure 1 pick up riders. The last time I did that, it started as the usual routine. After some rather creative driving to get ahead of the bus, I coasted up to the bus stop at Grove and University, stopping in front of an attractive, welldressed young woman standing next to a very professional-looking man. Without a word being spoken they both climbed in, the man in back and the woman in the front seat. 1 pulled out into traffic toward the freeway. “Good morning, Max!” said the woman. “This is a total coincidence, getting a ride with you!” I was so shocked to hear Lee Helm’s voice that I practically lost control of the car. “Lee,” I gasped. “I didn’t recognize you dressed up like this! New job, or just a heavy lunch date today?” “Same job, Max, but like now I’m up to three full days a week while I finish my thesis. There’s a meeting tonight after work — you know, Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. Borrrrring. But it’s a good place to meet prospective employers.’' “I see. So you’re just a little more ‘presentable’ than usual.” “For sure. But really, Max, you should still be able to recognize me before I get into your car!”

I offered the fact that it was still very early in the morning as an excuse, and then asked what new and exciting projects she might be getting involved in as a way of changing the subject. “Nothing much,” she said. But then she hesitated. “Except for one thing I might get mixed up in next summer.” She hesitated again, looked back to make sure that the commuter in the back seat was buried in his Wall Street Journal, and said in a low voice:

“I’m planning to set a major long-distance sailing record.” Once again I had minor difficulty keeping my car on the road. “Lee,” I tried to explain, “do you realize what that involves? Women have already sailed around the world and across every major ocean non-stop. The transatlantic record is less than ten days. People have gone to Hawaii in a rubber raft, crossed the Atlantic in a six-foot boat, and I wouldn’t be a bit surprised if somebody’s rounding Cape Horn in a bathtub this very moment. You’d have to be certifiably insane to go after those records.” I looked oyer at Lee — §h6 \yas dead serious. Could she actually be crazy'enough to risk her life trying to pull off some odd-ball stunt? “Max,” she said. “I’m going to be the first person to sail a radio controlled model

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across the Atlantic Ocean.” This time I nearly lost it on the freeway onramp. “Lee,’ I laughed, “those things are much too small to support a . . .” “No way, Max,” she interrupted. “I’m not

actually going to be on the boat. I’ll be sitting at home with the computers and ham radios and weather maps. I mean, that’s what’s so neat about it. I can accomplish something that’s never been done before in sailing, probably even write a book about it, get my name in the record books — all from the comfort and safety of my living room!”

I was relieved, but the project still seemed more than a little bit dubious. “How are you going to control a boat that’s a thousand miles from land?” I asked. “And what about power? And navigation?” “It’s all a matter of allocating the right amount of control to the onboard processor versus remote control,” she explained. “The boat will be sailed by an autopilot, and I’ll only need to communicate with it intermittently.” “What kind of model boat are we talking about, anyway?” I asked. “You can’t put an autopilot and a computer on any model boat I’ve ever seen.” “Actually you can, very easily. But for this project the boat has to be big enough to sup¬ port a standard masthead wind instrument cluster, and have a long enough backstay for . a reasonable ham antenna. We also need enough deck area for the necessary solar panels — I calculate about 100 watts of peak rated power. It also has to be heavily ballasted — remember that small boats with no moveable or live ballast are inherently less stable than big ones — and we need to have the load-carrying capacity for all the bat¬ teries, radios, SatNav, and the autopilots.” “So how big a model do you end up with?” “Something like a Mini-Twelve or a Millimeter should do nicely. We just seal up the cockpit and cover the deck with the solar panels. Some of the rigging details would have to be upgraded, of course, and it would save a lot of power if we redesign the rudder slightly to be fully balanced, or even slightly overbalanced — an autopilot doesn’t care if there’s no ‘feel’ in the steering system.” “How are you going to tack and jib? And what about reefing?” “That will take some development work, Max. Right now the plan is to use a selftacking working jib, and a main with a single very deep area reef. No spinnaker, although radio controlled models have used them suc¬ cessfully. I mean, there’s no reason to sacrifice reliability for speed. I’m estimating 45 to 50 days for the crossing, New York to page 142

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Falmouth.” “That’s a good point,” 1 said. “No con¬ sumables, so you really don’t care how long it takes. Unless, of course ...” 1 paused as 1 completed the thought, “unless of course another syndicate was to form to try to beat you to the record. Then you’d have one of the most bizarre transatlantic races ever on your hands!” “That would be outrageous, Max. But we’d rather not have the competition for the first try. That’s why we’re keeping a low pro¬ file with the publicity, at least for now.” “No publicity? I thought that was what was driving this project in the first place.” “For sure! But, 1 mean, the timing has to be just right. We’ll document the whole pro¬ ject with tons of pictures and videotape, but the media blitz won’t turn on until we’re ap¬ proaching the finish. Then we fly over to England, go out in a launch to intercept the model, and steer it right up to the pier.” “Are you going to delay a few hours to hit the prime-time TV audience?” I suggested with just a hint of sarcasm. “Why not? If we do this right, we can have a crowd lined up on the pier to see us sail in that’s even bigger than the crowds that greeted Manry or Chichester! And we won’t even have to get wet!”

B y this time we were snaking our way through the labyrinthine approaches to the free commuter lane of the Bay Bridge Toll Plaza. Lee certainly sounded enthusiastic about the project, but I still wasn’t sure whether it was serious business, or just another one of her wild schemes that plays well around the yacht club fireplace during a winter storm, but never goes much further. “Explain what you meant by ‘allocating between onboard and remote control’,” 1 asked. “Sure. The way I have it worked out, the model will be on its own most of the time. The computer will have instructions to make good a desired course, and will trim sails, reef, and steer depending on a fairly simple computer algorithm, according to the wind speed and direction. At certain intervals — maybe only once a day, maybe several times a day — we communicate via one of several ham frequencies, get a SatNav reading from the model, check our weather maps, and send out a new course instruction.” “How are you going to talk to it over ham?” “There are a number of ways to do it, 1 page 143

think. The radio to computer interface is one of the areas we need to work on.” “That’s the easy part!” said the man in the back seat. “Use packet radio format on 20 meters, with backups on higher and lower ' bands. The actual date transmission can be

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very short — a few seconds should be plen¬ ty. And the interfacing to the various devices is no problem at all. Most marine instruments use a common date protocol, and the specs are available.” Evidently our third passenger had lost interest in his newspaper quite some time ago. “Do you have some experience in telemetry?” asked Lee. “Well, I am an electronics engineer,” he confessed, “-and I did work for NASA for a number of years on some unmanned space probes.” For the next five minutes, as we slowly tra¬ versed the east span of the bridge, Lee and the telemetry expert were engaged in a total¬ ly incomprehensible conversation. Not only were all of Lee’s communications problems solved, but when they exchanged business

cards she also got the name and phone number of a robotics expert who purportedly could design and somehow obtain inexpen¬ sive servo-motor and controler systems. “This is major progress,” said Lee as she inspected one of the cards. “I think one of the last obstacles is disappearing.” Just one minor problem, Lee,” I said. “How are you going to pay for all this hard¬ ware (not to mention to the trip to England)?” “I think we can do it for about $25,000, including incidental expenses, Max.” I was reminded of a very old joke. “What you mean ‘we’, paleface?” “1 mean ‘the syndicate’,” Lee responded. “We’ll have about 10 members to distribute the cost and get the expertise we need. Don’t worry — we won’t freeze you out of the action. You can help with publicity.”

L. ee and the back seat commuter fell back into their technical discussion, while I tried to come up with some good reasons why the project might not work. Short of be¬ ing run over by a ship or hitting an iceberg — both of which suddenly seemed like very ac¬ ceptable risks, considering the absence of crew — I couldn’t find anything wrong with the scheme. “Okay, Lee, count me in,” I said as we pulled over into the unloading area across the street from the downtown bus terminal. “Great. But remember, Max — keep this quiet for now. Unless, of course, you know anyone else who’s seriously interested in giving us some support.” 1 ‘I’ll see what I can come up with,” I promised. “We could go for commercial sponsor¬ ship,” suggested the telemetry expert as they got out of the car. “No, 1 don’t think money is the problem. What we need now is a mechanical type — someone, with their own machine shop and the time to build the stuff we’ll need.” “Good luck at your meeting tonight, Lee.” “Thanks. You’ll have to come to one of these meetings sometime, Max. You might find them interesting.” ‘ “I’m sure,” I said, imitating Lee’s Valley accent. She slammed the door and I drove off to the parking garage near my office building. Can Lee Helm really set a major sailing record from the comfort and safety of her own living room? Is there anyone out there who wants to help? Time will tell. Mean¬ while, think it through during your morning commute.

— max ebb

CRUISING INDONESIA

ruising in less familiar Third World cruising grounds offers new challenges as well as delightful experiences. Sailing to Am¬ bon, Indonesia as part of 33-boat mostly Australian racing fleet was comfortable and easy. Officials were prepared^to deal with

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century. But by this time they were a series of weak, divided states; easy pickings for the Europeans that started arriving. Pioneering

terns of behavior. But soon it would change. For those of you back in California who may not be so familiar with the other side of the world, the Republic of Indonesia is a string of more than 3,000 islands stretching along the equator from the Malaysian mainland to New Guinea. Some of the primary islands are probably vaguely familiar to you: Java, Sumatra, Bali, and Timor (where Bligh sailed in the longboat after the Bounty mutiny). The capital is Djkarta. Back when it was known as Batavia, Captain

General Suharto. Since that time Indonesia has moved closer to the West and prospered dramatically. Southern California residents V may remember former Governor Jerry Brown’s ambitious plan for a LNG terminal at Point Conception; the natural gas was to come from Indonesia. While not heard from often, there are nearly 160 million Indonesians. While much of the country is still relatively primative, there are extremely popular tourist centers overflowing with Japanese, Australians and Europeans. There are few vistors by boat, however. The reasons are varied. Like many Third World countries, Indo¬ nesia has little experience with private yachts and doesn’t quite krtow how to handle them. Then too, yachties have the reputation — deserved or not — for smuggling drugs. Drugs are of extreme concern in this part of the world because they contribute to already adequate social problems. If caught with even pot, the penalties are severe. You’ll certainly lose your boat. Recently two Aussies in Indonesia were given life sentences for pot; that’s better than the two by the Dutch East India Company paved the Aussies who were executed in Thailand, but way for the Netherlands to take control back not by much. in 1799. It was the beginning of exporting The third reason yachts don’t get the the area’s resources, which were and remain welcome mat is that this isn’t the most among the most abundant in the world: politically stable area of the world and the spices, bauxite, LNG, oil, tin, rubber, hard¬ government is security conscious. In fact, a woods, etc. Indonesia also has extremely ‘cruising permit’ is really a security clearance. fertile soil and plenty of rainfall to support agriculture. An Aussie crewmember, Mark Callanan,'gives his It was just after World War II that nabest Komodo imitation.

Cook, who had made such headway against scurvy, lost most of his crew when attacked by the disease-ridden mosquitos from the city’s many canals. The region came under a series of Bud¬ dhist and Hindu kingdoms between the 7th and 13th centuries, and Islam in the 16th

tionalist leader Sukarno lead the fighting that resulted in independence in 1949. Like a lot of revolutionary leaders, Sukarno was better at war than peace. His Marxist-leaning government was corrupt and inefficient. A botched communist coup in ’65 ironically lead to an anti-communist takeover under

As mentioned in our preivous article, such permits are hard to get unless you’re Dutch or enter the Darwin to Ambon Race.

aving completed the Ambon Race, we sailed to the northeastern corner of Flores page 144

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Island, in the opposite direction of most of the very few cruising boats that visit this region. We anchored in a tiny cove at Cape Sada near the fishing village of Dondo. We had no contact with locals, and although the fishermen passed nearby, no one seemed in¬ terested in peddling food or souvenirs. Left

A classic Indonesian prow, note the low-aspect frac¬ tional rig.

to enjoy our solitude, we found this tiny cove to be the most spectacular place we had ever snorkeled. Huge coral heads rose from bottom depths of 20 to 40 feet. On the tops of these huge living floral displays were hundreds of tiny fish and many more kinds of coral. In the clear water between the coral heads, sunlight penetrated the crevices and spotIndonesia, it’s a shame cruising permits are so dif¬ ficult to obtain.

anything but the purest glass. Nothing, not even the ubiquitous plastic bag marred our own aquarium. With water temperatures in the 80’s and 90’s, and the air temperature in the 90’s and sometimes 100’s, we frequently developed the urge to take a swim. Fortunately, the water is relatively free of the hazards so com¬ mon to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef: sharks, deadly sea wasps and crocodiles. How could we stand the heat? Your body adjusts to it rather easily. The big danger is air-conditioning. Either you never go outside or the rapid changes back and forth are very hard on your system. From Flores Island we sailed to Komodo Island. This dry, nearly barren island is the home of the huge monitor lizard known as the Komodo Dragon. A national park com¬ plete with tourist camp — cabins on stilts — provides guides to take you to see these 10-ft, 350-lb monsters. In addition to a guide carrying a huge machete and forked lance, you share the purchase of a young goat. The animal is led to the dragon pit, slaughtered on the site, and fed to the dragons. The whole visit — including guides, goat, and anchorage fee — is about $4.00. Although the slaughter of a goat might not appeal to all, it wasn’t much different than watching the lions being fed at the local zoo. Our next stop was the legendary island of Bali, which is noted for its ritualistic forms of music, folk drama, dancing and architecture. Less well-known is the fact that it’s densely populated. Unlike Ambon, which has no

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Arriving in our second official port we were faced with the prospect of clearing — once again — Customs, Quarantine, Immi¬ gration, the Harbormaster, and the Navy. This process took an entire day as each office had to be visited and signatures and stamps affixed to our permit. The skipper carries his own stamp and affixes it in front of the offi1 cials as well. Then the Customs officers

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Nip m*a ■ Komodo Island Bali lighted brillant red, green, purple, orange, blue and yellow fish. Occasionally something grey and ominous would slip by; a lazy ray flapping through the underwater garden. The water was so clear, that except for reflections and occasional distortions you weren’t conscious of looking through page 145

Westerners at all, Bali is packed with tourists from Australia, Japan, and Europe. It seemed weird by comparison. The interna¬ tional airport is close to the small harbor at Benoa, so you’re doubly aware of the volume of tourist traffic in and out of this resort. /

come out to the boat to examine lockers, seal weapons, and look for ‘dirty’ magazines. At this juncture we found it useful to instruct the officials to remove their shoes. In order to maintain some status, it’s wise to establish some rules for your domain. After the paperwork, we were free to ex-

CRUISING INDONESIA plore this tiny harbor. The tide range at the full moon was 10 feet and we found the ac¬ tion similar to the ‘La Paz Waltz’. At one point we had hung all our cushions and fenders off the port side to protect our boat from an unattended yacht. W^en we arrived there were only eight yachts in the harbor but the count rose to eighteen in a few days.

F ssential to getting established is being greeted and accepted by the Benoa Yacht Service. Wayan and Made, brothers, run this service like Hector does in La Paz. They greet you when you arrive, and provide fuel, ice, propane and laundry service. They will also assist in getting other tasks performed. Unfortunately, they had a falling out with the man controlling the water on shore, so. you are left to arrange your own water with a very ‘hip’ guy named Pepe. At hightide it is possible to bring your dinghy in close enough to shore to run the water hose to jugs in your dinghy. Pepe will loan con¬ tainers for filling. The fee for water was about

There is no regular transportation service from the harbor into the nearby towns, so it is necessary to negotiate with the local bemo (truck) driver. The rule of thumb for bargain- \ ing is to start at 30 percent of the first offer and hopefully not pay more than 50 per¬ cent. This seems to be true of everything from bemo rides to provisioning. Kuta is a beach resort town where anything goes in terms of behavior, dress, or morals. At night you can buy anything or anyone. The influx of money-laden Australians, Europeans, and now Japanese has hardened the locals, so it’s impossible to get a sense of what the undisturbed culture might be like. Kuta is good for bpying cas¬ settes for $1.50 and to provision'from a good supermarket. Otherwise “give it a miss”.

Diane Green Jessie, World.

Rahmud’s house at Petamegon Bay. One of the nicer houses in the area, it has upholstered furniture and a television set.

2.5 cents a gallon. The water is supposed to be pure, however we chose to treat it with chlorine. And we still use bottled water for ice cubes and drinking. Naturally you can’t expect to find any boat supplies in Indonesia. We were amazed, however, to learn that the head of the In¬ donesian Yachting Federation was familiar with Latitude — as had been sailors throughout Australia.

cidentally, we carry a shotgun and a hand¬ gun. Officals had us keep this in a locker that was then sealed with a paper. They said the seal would be periodically checked, but it wasn’t. An afternoon sail northward up the straits from Benoa took us to the northern and nearly unpopulated side of Bali. We had hoped to find a quiet lee for snorkeling and swimming, but the breeze didn’t cooperate,

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Denpasar is the main city on Bali and teems with action. As a result, a day in Den¬ pasar is like a whole month in Australia. This city of 2.5 million has narrow streets and thousands of motorbikes, vendors and stalls. The people all shout: “Hey, Meester”. Leaving Benoa and this metropolitan area of Bali was almost more difficult than getting in. It took two days to do all of the paper¬ work necessary to clear, owing to some clerical error early on. We did not, as some had told us, have to bribe officials. But we spent lots of energy controlling tempers. In¬

Pirates or divers? While looking like the former, it turned out to be the latter.

so we anchored on the windward side off a tiny resort called Kalibukbuk. When we went ashore to a tiny hotel in the Zodiac, we were immediately the object of all the vendors and the locals. The vendors tried to sell us pineapples, coconuts and sarongs while the locals poked ‘and pushed our inflatable dinghy. We arranged for freshwater showers and cold beer, then returned to the boat for a little peace and quiet. page 146

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We sailed another 30 miles up the coast to a tiny bay called Petamegon. Our anchor was barely down when a young fisherman paddled out to invite us ashore. Since it was getting late we agreed to come ashore in the morning. At 0700 Rahmud was ready for us to come ashore and meet the village. The majority of the people make their living catching tons of tiny whitebait. However, the most successful man in the village only catches small, exotic fish, which he sells to exporters for the aquarium market. He makes between ten and thirty cents per fish; they are sold for many times those prices in the United States. His home is furnished with television and upholstered furniture, and his family is well-dressed.

They insisted on tasting the substances in the Tupperware cannisters: flour, sugar, cof¬ fee, beans, pasta. Then they went through the magazines looking for pornography. A non-uniformed, English-speaking Indone¬ sian wanted my New Woman magazine. 1

from the sun and reef. Their wild and noisy arrival, although it seemed threatening, turned out to be just boisterousness. The canoes contained sea cucumbers, turtles, and other reef animals. One diver took an enormous sea cucumber and hung it from the front of his pants, much to the amuse¬ ment of everyone. After pictures and more laughs they paddled away, whooping and hollering as they had on their arrival. From what we can tell, there are very few pirate incidents in the area. Indonesian offi¬ cials allowed us to keep our guns in a sealed locker. Venturing ashore that afternoon, we became the main attraction. As the officials from our morning encounter joined us as guides, we wandered through the village ad¬ miring the houses, people and gardens. The children swarmed around us pushing and shoving to be close. Occasionally they

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orth of Bali is the island of Madura and then west is the main island of Java. Rather than try to negotiate the Straits of Surabaya and deal with the bureacracy of the big city, we opted for an end run to take us out into the Java Sea and the tiny island group of Karimum Jawa. The large island of this group has a population of about 7,000. Among them, as we unfortunately discovered, a whole boatload of officials waiting for unsuspecting travelers such as we. We’d found a quiet anchorage among the reefs about three miles from the village. The hook was down and breakfast just started when an ancient powerboat pulled alongside. There were about a dozen men in a variety of uniforms. As they began tomnake themselves fast to Na/u, we stood at the rail to control boarding. Ultimately, only a Navy police contingent and local police came aboard. After shoe removal they came below and randomly began trying to open drawers and lockers. Being unfamiliar with boat drawers, it proved rather comical. page 147

grabbed it back from him saying, “It’s not a dirty book!” A young man, dressed in spotless white, appeared to be the local translator. He nodded and apologized. The fact that a mere woman had given them a bad time in a Moslem country was a surprise. Having identified everything and everybody the group left with big smiles and invitations to please visit the village. After breakfast and a morning snorkel a group of outriggers came alongside with young men dressed in masks. They were screaming and waving paddles as they drew up. Then without warning they were climbing aboard the boat. I thought they were pirates. We immediately started waving our arms and shouted "No”. After a moment’s confusion they returned to their canoes. They then proceeded to show us their catch. These were divers who wore street clothes and something like a ski mask for protection

Komodo dragons such as these grow to 10-feet in length and 300 pounds.

touched our skin out of curiosity. When we stopped to ask questions they imitated our conversation. We attempted to buy bread in the tiny stores but the closest thing they had were sweet cookies similar to Arrowroot Biscuits. Heat or not we’d have to continue baking * aboard. The stores — three of them — did have an interesting assortment of things from batteries to baby powder and candy to canned food. Although this was an out-ofthe-way place, the shopkeeper did not hesitate to try to up the prices. She seemed pleased when we said “too much” and made a lower offer.

n Indonesia we ate pretty much the

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same way we eat in California. The longer we’re out here the less we understand the big to-do people make about provisioning their boats before they leave. You can find beef, chicken and fish almost everywhere in Indo¬ nesia, although not of the same style or quality. The thing you can’t find in markets is turkey, although you see them running all over the place. The locals eat a lot of noodles and vegetables with bits of fish. When you do eat out, it’s cheap; maybe even cheaper than the out-of-the-way places in Mexico. A steak dinner for two, with wine or beer, might total six dollars. After tedious conversation we discovered that the local officials patrol all of the coastal waters to Java, and that we were only the second “tourist” boat in the last year to- visit Karimun Jawa. Charts for cruising Indonesian waters are available but there is a drawback. The old charts are Dutch and the new ones are Indo¬ nesian. There are also some Admiralty charts. Unfortunately, the names of towns, bays, etc., vary greatly and the charts aren’t kept up to date. The Coastal Pilot uses mostly Indonesian names and includes a glossary of terms. However the guide books don’t necessarily use the same names, so it is hard to know where you are — even when you get there. In addition to dealing with the chart confu¬ sion there are a number of things which aren’t noted on charts. Fish traps are semi¬ permanent, barge-like structures of bamboo. At night the owner will paddle out to the trap, light it with lanterns, and spend the night fishing. Lighted, no problem. However, on many nights the fish trap is not used and it lies in wait for the unsuspecting yachties. Running into bamboo is basically messy but not particularly dangerous. More modern fish traps now use some concrete, which is not so forgiving. Navigating the fish trap areas requires good nighttime vision, light-gathering binoculars and lots of luck. The same situation exists with drilling rigs and related structures. For¬ tunately, these latter structures are usually well-lit. Only the abandoned pumpers are cause for concern. The third hazard is a dinosaur: floating mines left from World War II. The charts indicate areas where mines are still en¬ countered, but that’s just enough informa¬ tion to give you ulcers. Again, if means keeping a good watch, trying not to transit the areas at night, or sailing during the full moon. According to all information, they won’t explode, but we’d rather not be the ones to confirm it. And even if they don’t ex¬

plode, a collision with one could seriously damage a hull. Because there are no cruising guides, this V is not like cruising Mexico or the Caribbean where you know the good places to anchor for the night. We used a combination of the charts and Pilot to decide what looked as

‘Nalu’s' captain, Jim Jessie, is a veteran ocean racer with many TransPac’s to his credit.

though it might be a good place to stay. Sometimes they were, sometimes they weren’t.

ou do have some things going for you when cruising Indonesia. The water is shallow; rarely over 150 feet and often just 50 feet. So if worse comes to worse, you just get in the lee of some land, let out a hook or two with plenty of rode, and crash out for the night. It’s also fortunate that this is a volcanic region, which means there are few offshore rocks or reefs to snatch your boat. We’re still really too stunned to talk about the time we almost lost our boat on a reef in Australia. We were on our way from Cairns to Darwin when we hit a reef on the channel

into Cooktown. We hit it hard, as in eight knots. We hit it a second time and then bounced free. The impact broke some floors and stringers, and scared us shitless. Although we couldn’t run the engine without heating up the drive shaft, we made it to Darwin where we undertook major repairs. We’ll be doing another haul-out in Cyprus to make sure everything is allright. We were no more than 40 feet outside of a marked channel when we hit. It was night, some of the channel lights were obscured and we’d been lulled into believing that welllighted trawlers only anchor in channels. The trawler we saw was anchored behind the reef. But as I said, you don’t have many reefs in Indonesia. Our final port of call in Indonesia was the capital city, Djkarta. It has Los Angeles-style sprawl and Mexico City traffic. It’s either hot and dusty or hot and muddy. Most of the canals that spawned the mosquitos that killed Cook’s men are gone. Djkarta is a mix of old Dutch and tasteless new highrises. All services, provisions, and experiences are available. After just a few weeks we spoke enough Indonesian — a delightfully easy language — to haggle and travel fairly easily. The frustration for us was the size of the city; it took forever to get anywhere. There is a marina but we could not get in because of our deep draft. We an¬ chored in 15 feet outside and found it quite comfortable. We were told to be careful about theft; both pickpockets and on the water. We had no problems, but we never left the boat without at least one person aboard. And we never carried money or bags that could be ripped off. Forewarned is forearmed.

f all of our stops, Djkarta was the easiest in terms of red tape. The only new item was deratification certification. That is not getting rid of the local union, but proving you don’t have the nasty rodent aboard. In our case the skipper brought the inspector to the marina, who couldn’t get out to the boat except by swimming. He refused, and in fine fashion was convinced a 48-ft yacht didn’t have room for five crew, cargo and rats. Another example of outstanding b.s. We did promise to tell most people that they would hate Indonesia so that cruisers would stay away. It is better than anything we’ve encountered in the entire Pacific. It just went further to reinforce our feeling that we’ve only done one thing wrong: waited so long to start this cruise.

— diana green jessie page 143

STANFORD UNIVERSITY SAILING PROGRAM ANNOUNCES

VESSELS FOR SALE The Stanford University Sailing Program announces the sale of several vessels. These yachts are in excellent to good condition. All were donated to benefit our sailing program. Some of these boats are being rotated from our active fleet to allow for new ac¬ quisitions; while others were donated to help us underwrite the costs of National Col¬ legiate Sailing Championships in 1988. Special terms available on certain vessels.

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bout midnight, after 12 hours on course, the crew of Finesse, a Freedom 36, figured it was time to start up the engine and win the race. In most races starting the engine earns you a big fat DNF, but not in the Windjammers I^ace. Back in the ’30s racers had trouble getting B from San Francisco to Santa Cruz in time for IL the party, so Class B was added to allow 24 H miles of motoring. Boats have gotten faster since then, giving sailors a chance of making! Santa Cruz before the bars close, but the§| motoring class has survived. This year Roger Wales was aboard Finesse §§.in Class B. They were two miles south of |

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| Ano Nuevo and when “we figured it was! ! time to crank her up and come on in.” The | boat has three batteries — one for the motor I and two others for the cabin lights and navigation equipment. By midnight the j cabin batteries were pretty low and when they hit the starter switch the engine battery | was flat dead. “We said what the heck, let’s sail the boat j land have fun,” Wales said. “It was a beautiful clear night. We had a ball and still beat some boats.” Finesse got in at 6:51 ja.m. Saturday and corrected out to 6th in HI her class. It was the 10th Windjammers for Wales,

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and memorable for the light, southerly wind as well as the dead battery. The Windjam¬ mers is usually a beat out the Gate, a boom¬ ing afternoon spinnaker reach down the coast, followed by a night in near-zero wind bobbing to the rhythm of fog horns. An upwind race to Santa Cruz is almost unheard of. But a southerly wind turned this year’s Labor Day weekend sled ride into more of a slug ride. Hotel California, one of this year’s crop of Santa Cruz 70s, led the biggest-ever 130-boat fleet for line honors. But Hotel’s time was five hours off Merlin’s record, set in 1983. The new sled, launched in March, finished at 11:01 p.m. Friday. In some years, the big boats have finished in time for dinner. Bill Lee, designer and builder of both Merlin and Hotel California, was aboard John Wintersteen’s new 70-footer for the race. “It was a good year to be on a fast boat,” Lee said. “It was a beat all the way to Ano Nuevo. It’s a spinnaker race about 8 out of 10 years, and 3 out of 10 years there’s enough wind to set a record.” Merlin set the Windjammers record of just ‘Wild Goose' and ‘Bloom County’ tack close to ] shore near Devil’s Slide during Windjammers Race.

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under six hours four years ago with Lee aboard, but this year owner Don Campion got tired of trying to make a downwind boat go upwind and dropped out. “It wasn’t our kind of wind,” Campion sajd. “We were third or fourth and the more we’d go to weather the more behind we’d get.” Merlin carried a cut-down full-battened main made for the 12-meter Canada II with a No. 1 jib and later a No. 3. “We reefed and

table in downwind conditions, such as the MacGregor 65 Titan. Hotel California was also the corrected^ time winner in the IOR divison. Corrected time winners in the other divisions were Jackrabbit, a Peterson 40, in PHRF 1; Time Out, a Santana 35, in PHRF II; Con Carnio,

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the wind kept going back and forth,” Campion said. “We were looking for the right sail combination. We never did find it. We

a Cal 2-27 in PHRF III; and a Brewer 42, Eastern Star, in Class B, which allows 24 miles of motoring.

needed a No. 2 to go to weather and we didn’t have it.” Merlin motored in and took a DNF, along with some others more comfor-

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was outside the Gate near Baker Beach, eliminating the beat to the ocean from the St. Francis YC. Up to 40 boats were on the line for three PHRF classes, so a fourth may be added next year, according to Lauren Carlisle, exe¬ cutive secretary of the Yacht Racing Associa¬ tion of San Francisco Bay. “The starting line was incredible this year,” she said. “Next year we’ll ask all boats to sail past the stern of the committee boat to help us check them in. There were so many it was hard to see the boats at the far end of the line.” The light wind made tactics more impor¬ tant. Boats that stayed closer to shore seemed to go faster than the ones that headed offshore. For most boats, the only spinnaker leg was into the harbor after rounding the Betty L, Santa Cruz Harbor’s new dredge, which was anchored outside the jetty with several tugs and tenders. “I kept yelling ‘nylon, nylon,’ but it never hap¬ pened,” said Jeff Gething, who was crewing on the Express 37 Blitz. They finally set the chute in the channel, but “by that time it was way too late to enjoy it.” It may not have been a spinnaker race, but at least the wind didn’t totally quit during the night. And there was no nighttime fog, in contrast to most years. It wasn’t even over¬ cast on most of the course, and a big moon brightened up the horizon. Most racers page 152

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hanging around the Santa Cruz YC Satur¬ day morning were calling it a fun cruise rather than a serious race. Mike Magruder,

'Melange' crew flakes out after a night at sea: Steve and Susan Chamberlin, Mike Burkitt.

who crewed on Mistress III, a Tartan 41, said there wasn’t even any dew on deck. “It was a beautiful race,” he said. “There were no fire drills. We tacked only about 12 times. We even got to sleep.” “It was brutal out there, a real whiteknuckler,” joked Bob Bloom, owner of Dance Away, a Santana 35 that finished sec¬ ond in the PHRF II division. Bob’s son, Brian, 7, serves as the boat’s “spiritual ad¬ viser.” Brian’s advice for the race: “Keep the big waves in back and let them push you to Santa Cruz.” The Windjammers was the season’s long-distance race for the Santana 35 class, and Dance Away took first, due no doubt to Brian’s guidance. As usual, there was clam chowder waiting all night Friday at the Santa Cruz YC as racers finished. Members of the race commit¬ tee stopped taking finish times at noon Saturday and the remaining 6 or 7 boats still on the course took DNFs and motored in. The Santa Cruz YC served 240 breakfasts on Saturday, along with an undetermined number of gin fizzes. Between 500 and 600 people passed through the club over the weekend, snapping up all the race t-shirts at $10 apiece. Awards were presented during a steak barbecue for 500 Saturday night. Drypage 153

storage boats were moved aside to make room for tables. In addition to winners listed in the ac-

companying table, special trophy winners included: Windjammers Perpetual Trophy for first IOR boat to finish and the Casa Del Ray Trophy for first IOR boat on corrected time, both to Hotel California; The PHRF Windjammers Santa Cruz Race Perpetual Trophy for first PHRF boat to finish, Jackrabbit, a Peterson 40 owned by

Is that really the Pope on Time Out's rail? They won their division, even without Papal intervention.

Dave Liggett; Richard Vessey Memorial Trophy for first PHRF boat on corrected time, Aahs a MacGregor 65 owned by Jim Nichols; The Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce Perpetual Trophy for the first Santa Cruz PHRF boat on corrected time, Time Out, a Santana 35 owned by Jack Lewis; The William Claussen Perpetual Trophy for the first Class B boat to finish and the Harold L. Martin Perpetual Trophy for the first Class B boat on corrected time, both to Eastern Star, a Brewer 42 owned by Lou Zevanove; The Richard Vessey memorial trophy was established this year by Scott Pine, Matt Lettunich and the crew of Pine’s Santa Cruz 40 Notorious. Vessey, who had sailed in the Santa Cruz area for years and had crewed on Notorious, was killed in a car wreck last October. The Windjammers Race has a long and colorful history, dating back to 1926. The Windjammers YC was formed in 1938 just to put on the event, using the Santa Cruz club as headquarters. During the early years the race was such a big deal that Santa Cruz newspapers put out special editions, which were delivered — along with ice and beer — by rowboats to racers anchored out by the fishing pier (Santa Cruz harbor wasn’t fin¬ ished until 1964.) During one memorable finish in the ’30s Lester Stone’s new 60-foot schooner emerged from the fog early Satur¬ day morning and the crew fired a cannon off the deck, waking half the town. Boats and facilities have changed over the years, but

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1967 MEXICO ONLY CREW LIST

he summer shadows are growing longer, the days are growing shorter. Young men are chasing footballs around on grass and astro-turf, while older men on couches drink beer and watch them. It’s a pretty discouraging time of year except for those planning to follow the sun south to Mexico and make this their year of an endless summer. x Naturally not everyone has a boat to cruise to Mexico. But then not everyone headed South has enough crew for their boat. It’s a potentially symbiotic situation if only there were a way for those looking to crew to find those wanting crew. The purpose of our Mexico Only Crew List advertising supplement is to put these two groups of people in contact with each other. While we’re certainly not going to promise that it will work for everyone, historically it’s been successful for quite a few people. We’ve had scores of people tel! us they’ve gotten to Mexico — and beyond — by using the advertising supplement. A few words of caution. The advertising supplement is provided for information purposes only. This means that Latitude is in no way responsible for what might happen to people who make use of the in¬ formation. For instance, we obviously can’t warranty that all the boats you might get on are safe, that the captains are competent, or that the potential crew aren’t axe-murderers. If you’re not willing to assume all the risks for using the information, don’t make use of it. As always, we’ll gladly refund your money. Of course, there’s another type of danger. We started the Crew List Advertising Supplements about seven or eight years ago, and since then we’ve been averaging nearly a marriage a year. In other words, be careful out there!

who needs crew. v 5. Youth isn’t everything. It seems like too many skipper’s idea of great crew is a 21-year-old woman who looks good in a bikini. The truth of the matter i^ that there’s lots of great sailors out there, some of them over 25. Even over 35, 45 and 55. Cheat them from consideration and you may well be cheating yourself.

or those of you who pick up this month’s issue hot off the presses, we’d like to remind you that Latitude’s Cruising Kick-Off Party will be held at the Sausalito Cruising Club, foot of Napa Street, in Sausalito on October 6 from 1800. Traditionally, it attracts 350 to 400 people. As always, we’ll be serving Latitude’s industrial strength guacamole dip and giving away Latitude 38 and Latitude 34 t-shirts and visors. Come early before the dip and chips run out. With $11 the preliminaries out of the way, here’s the Mexico Only CrewTdst Advertising Supplement. There’s a guide to explain all the codes, one that ought to be far easier to understand than the SatNav manual. Good luck, we’ll be looking forward to seeing you in Mexico!

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couple of tips on how to use this advertising supplement: 1. Try to be specific. No matter if you’re waiting for a call or are go¬ ing to call somebody, be as precise as possible about what you’re looking for. For example, “I’m looking for two crew, at least one with previous Mexico experience, to depart San Diego on November 15, and sail as far south as Zihuatanejo by January 15.” Or, “I’m looking to crew on a boat, I’ve got x, y and z experience, I’m available from December 1 to March 1, and am willing to pay my share of the food.” Both of these answers are far better than the “I always heard Mexico was fun, so I thought I might want to do some sailing there sometime this winter if I can get some time off.” 2. Have resumes made so you can quickly follow up on the phone calls you’ve made or received. If you’re looking for crew, include a photo or line drawing of your boat, the gear aboard, your ex¬ perience, your proposed itinerary, what you’re looking for in crew, etc. It’s pretty much the same for crew. Include a photo, your sailing experience, what you’re looking for, etc. Again, remember to be specific. Make extras to post at cruising oriented yacht clubs and chandleries. 3. Don’t wait for the phone to ring. Just because you’ve signed up for the list doesn’t mean it’s illegal for you to initiate calls. Investing a little energy can mean the difference between spending the winter under cold gray skies or sailing in bright sunshine. 4. What to do if a promising boat or crew is booked? Don’t give up. Crew and boat plans are about as liquid as the ocean, so assume that changes in plans will be the norm. If you’re told that a boat has filled its number of crew or that a crbw you want has signed on with another boat, ask if you can send along your personal or boat resume anyway. If plans fall through, your name will be right there when it’s needed most. Also remember that folks headed off cruising usually know others who are headed off cruising. Thus if positions have already been filled on a boat, ask if the skipper knows anybody else

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Barrett McManon, 32, (707) 579-3783, 805 Lewis Rd., Santa Rosa, CA 95404 .for 2,3 / has 1,2 / offers 1,2,4. Margot Tepperman, 40, (209) 255-3349, 2004 S. Karen, Fresno, CA 93727 .for 1,2,3,4/ has 1 / offers 1,4. Carol Parsons, 37,930 Clover Dis, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 . .for 1,2 / has 1,2/ offers 1,2. Eleanore B. Hicks, 33, hm: (818) 763-0229; wk: (818) 848-5555,4220 Fair Ave. #101, N. Hollywood, CA 91602 .for 1 / has 2,3 / offers 2. Dobie Dolphin, 38, (707) 937-0405, P.O. Box 344, Albion, CA 95410 .for 2 / has 2,3,4 / offers 2,3,4. Priscilla Brown, 32, (805) 963-4383, 222 E. Carrillo St., Ste. Ill, Santa Bar¬ bara, CA 93101.for 1 / has 1,3 / offers 1. Helen L. Thomas, 60,16 de Septiembre 2559, La Paz, BCS, Mexico . ..for 2/has 2,3,4/offers 2,3,4. Heidi Tiura, 35, (415) 728-9103, Box 878, El Granada, CA 94018 . . .for 1,2,3,4 / has 3,4 / offers 2,3. C. Cannon, 32,975 California Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94304 . .fori,2,4/ has2,3/offers2. Dominique J. Beccat, 36, (619) 270-2533,4639 Pico St., San Diego, CA 92109 .for 2,3 / has 2,3,4 / offers 2,3. Nancy Connor, 28, (415) 883-7289,30 Baywood Circle, Novato, CA 94949 ... .fori,2,3,4/ has2,3/ offers2,3. Aurelia Contento, (408) 257-5583 .for 1,3,4 / has 2,3,4 / offers 2,4. Liz Dalton, 38, (503) 641-6470,507 3rd Ave., Ste. 740, Seattle, WA 98104 . .fori,2,4/ has2,4 / offers 3.

COUPLES WANTING TO CREW IN MEXICO Jean & Mary Jane Baker, 57/56, (916) 922-9847, 6521 Garden Hyw., Sacra¬ mento, CA95837 .fori,2,4/ have2,3/ offer2. Terry & Lauren Spalding, 37/30, (415) 830-8823 hm; (415) 842-0102 Terry wk; (415) 827-7913 Lauren wk; P.O. Box 27502, Concord, CA 94527 . ..for 4 / have 2 / offer 2. Herman 8> Jeane Miller, 62/50, (209) 948-3111, P.O. Box 1769, Stockton, CA 95201 .fori ,2,3,4 / have 1,2,3,4 / offer 1,2,3,4. Clif & Barbara Jarman, 54/49, P.O. Box 14752, Oakland, CA 94614 . ....».for 1,2 / have 2 / offer 2. Mark & Olivia Melson, 42/43, (209) 931-4750,11235 E. Live Oak Rd., Lodi, CA 95240 ....fori,2,3,4/ have2,3/offer2,3,4.

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My experience is: 1. Bay sailing. 2. Ocean sailing. 3. Foreign sailing.

(am looking lor: 1. Moderately experienced sailor to share normal crew responsibilities. 2. Experienced cruiser, familiar with navigation and mechanics, who can show me the ropes, 3. Companionship (a) female, (b) male, (c) either. 4. Someone who can help me bring the boat back up Baja.

MEN NEEDING CREW IN MEXICO David Fisher, 31,(714) 770-6945 .for 1,2 / has 2,3 / wants 1,3. Johnny Ramos, 60, Yate Hay Chihuahua, do Port Captain, La Paz, BCS, MexjCO .for 2,3 / has 2,3 / wants 3a. Ernie Carson, 49, (213) 547-9845, P.O. Box 1785, San Pedro, CA .for 1,2 / has 2,3 / wants 1,3a. Dean Wilson, 30s, (415) 644-0123, P.O. Box 9409, Berkeley, CA 94709 .;..for 1,2 / has 2,3 / wants 1,3a. Frank Welling, 40s, (415) 540-0899 ... for 1,2 / has 2,3 / wants 1,3a. Jerry Cummings, 34, (805) 642-0829 .fori ,2,3,4 / has 2 / for 3a. Dave Merrick, 40, 24’ Pearson, P.O. Box 851, Santa Margarita, CA 93453 .for 1 / has 2/ wants 1. Tom Appleton, 56, P.O. Box 991, West Sacramento, CA 95691 .for 1,2,3,4 / has 1,2/ wants 1,3a,4. Walton E. Wallace, (415) 364-6136,660 Bair Is. Rd. Box 57, Redwood City, CA 94063 .for 1,2,4 / has 1,2 / wants 1,2. Ralph, 50, (415) 788-5440,566 Vallejo #11, San Francisco, CA 94133 ’.for 1,2 / has 1,2,3 / wants 3a. Peter James, 36,456-5027 .for 1,2,3 / has 1,2,3 / wants 1,3a. Jerry Holden, 37, 820 Pacific Coast Hwy. #236, Hermosa Bch, CA 90254 .for 1,2 / has 2 / wants 1,3a. Al MacOiarmid, 55,945 Neal Ave., Wahiawa, HI 96786 >_.for 1,2/ has 1,2,3/ wants 3a. Harold Hubbard, 57, P.O. Box 637, Alameda, CA 94501 . .fori,2,4/ has 1 / wants 1,2,3c,4. Richard,53,(415)332-6390 .fori,2,3,4/ has 1,2,3/ wants 3a. Dean Dietrich, 41, 567-2370, 2030 Broadway #5, San Francisco, CA 94115 .for 1,2,3 / has 1,2 / wants 1,2,3a. Alan Lawrence, 43, (415) 856-6948, Palo Alto .. for 1,2,4 / has 1 / wants 1,3a,4. Dick Johnson, 64, (916) 644-1928, Benicia Marina ... for 1 / has 1,2 / wants 2. Hubert Schoenherr, 52, (213) 534-8300 ext. 341, 1627 N. Wilmington Blvd., Wilmington, CA 90744 .for 1,2,3 / has 2 / wants 1,3c. David Fiorito, 38, (619) 294-8340, 2731 Shelter Is. Dr. #266, San Diego, CA 92106 .fori ,2,4 / has 2 / wants 1,3a,4. Frank Fahey, 68, (619) 224-3833, P.O. Box 6642, San Diego, CA 92106-0642 .....fori,2,3,4/ has 1,2,3/ wants 1,3c,4. David Young,33, (415) 397-5184, (808) 965-9094 . .for 1,2,3 / has 1,2,3 / wants 1,3a. Neil Bisbee, 39,335 Buckingham Way, San Francisco, CA 94132 . .for 1,2,3,4 / has 2 / wants 1,3. Lovie Thomas, P.O. Box 60214, San Diego, CA 92106 ... .. ..for 1,2,3,4 / has 1,2,3/ wants 2,3c,4. Bruce McHugh, 29, (415) 532-0717, P.O. Box 1683, El Granada, CA 94018 ..... .for 1,2,4/ has 1,2 / wants 1. Mike Smith, 49,461-3360 .fori ,2,3,4 / has 2,3 / want 1,3a,c,4. Bob Hill, 38, (714) 642-6420, P.O. Box 410, Newport Beach, CA 92663 . .for 1,2,4 / has 1,2 / wants 1,2,3c,4. Bob Feldman, 49, (213) 305-1505 .for 1,2,3,4 / has 2 / wants 1,3c. Joe Russell, 50, (805) 969-2747, P.O. Box 957,93067 . . .fori,2,3/ has2/ wants 1,3a. Len Barad, 60, (714) 240-9934, 34300 Lantern Bay #52,««na Point, CA 92629 .fori ,2,3,4 / has 1 / wants 1,2,3,4. Dave Sheliabarger, 36, (213) 549-3283,9 a.m.for 1,2/ has 2/ wants 1,3a. Stuart R. Cox, 6000 Sunset Blvd. #209, Hollywood, CA 9&028 . .for 1 ,t% has 2 / wants 1,2,3c.

WOMEN NEEDING CREW IN MEXICO Ann Draker,57,(415)522-3679 .for 1 / has 1,2/ wants 1,2,(couples welcome!)

COUPLES NEEDING CREW IN MEXICO Peter & Susy H ubner, 46/50,548-5257 . .for 1(to La Paz only) / have 1,2 / want 1,2,3c. Joe & Kathy Davis, 43/39,883 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park, CA 94025 . .for 2,3,4 / have 1,2,3 / want 1,4. Jim & Shirley, 40, (619) 426-2199 aft. 8 p.m.for 1,2,3/ have 1,2 / want 1.

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This month we have reports from the Olson 25 Nationals, the Chicken Ship Regatta, the America’s Cup squabble, the Pacific Longitude Race, the Soling Pacific Coast Champion¬ ships, the Plaza Cup, the Duxbury-Lightship Race, the J/29 Pacific Coast Championships, the Hawkfarm Nationals and much more. Olson 25 Nationals Sausalito’s Bill Riley got aced out on the first windward mark, so his Pearl finished 2nd in the first race. But then he took four straight bullets in the rest of the Olson 25 Na¬ tionals. After Bob Evans’ Honey’s-Money won the first race, the San Ramon skipper kept nipping at Riley’s heels, taking three 2nds and a 3rd. The two boats dominated the series, with Make My Day, belonging to Nat Gildersleeve of Clovis, a distant third. There were four 8.8-mile races on the Berkeley Circle and a

Bill Riley of Sausalito won the Olson 25 Nationals in ‘Pearl’ with four bullets.

28-mile race in the North Bay. Fifteen boats were entered, some from as far away as Cody, Wyoming. Berkeley YC hosted the September 11-13 regatta. The results: 1) Pearl, Bill Riley, 5 points; 2) Honey’s Money,

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Bob Evans, 9.75 points; 3) Make My Day, Nat Gildersleeve, 25 points; 4) George, Roberts/Ballard, 26 points; 5) Fast Freddie, Wyatt Mathews, 26 points.

Triton Nationals Tom Newton was happy senou^h to win the Triton Nationals held on the Bay September 11-13. But he was a little dismayed when his boat finished in the bot¬ tom of the fleet when it was sailed by other skippers in the round-robin competition. The rules say no owner can sail his own boat, and winners have to use the last-place boat next time around. Newton’s boat, Cap¬ tain Hooke, finished no better than 3rd. “It was the dog of dogs,” Newton said. He plans to check out his new sails to see what’s wrong, but for now he’s enjoying his*victory and planning to defend his title next year on Chesapeake Bay. “I figure it will cost about $15,000 to take seven people back there for seven days, just to win the cup back for Richmond YC,” he said in mock protest. “Where’s Mayor Feinstein and her city funds when I need her?” Newton credited his crew of five years with their convincing showing, which included three bullets out of five races. “I never had to take my eyes off the sails. When you’re switching between unfamiliar boats, the crew can’t turn to the skipper and ask where the spinnaker halyard is. They have to figure it out for themselves.” Newton’s crew included his bother, Dave as tactician, son Steve on winches, Beau Woodward tailing, Russ Taft on foredeck and Ruth Peritz handling logistics. Wind varied from fairly stiff Friday, light on Saturday and mostly nonexistent Sun¬ day. There were the usual mishaps among the eight-boat fleet — Hulakai broke a gooseneck Friday and another boat hit a buoy, rounded it and hit it again on Saturday. The Triton is a heavy 28-ft mid-60s Pear¬ son boat with cutaway forefoot and keelhung rudder. There are approximately 75 of

‘Honey’s Money’ leads pack around leeward mark in Olson 25 Nationals.

them on the Bay. The Nationals rotate between the San Francisco, Chesapeake Bay and Newport, RI, fleets. The results: 1) Tom/Dave Newton, San Francisco; 2) Alex Cheng, San Francisco; 3) Paul Wells, San Fran¬ cisco; 4) Hugh Kabler, Chesapeake Bay; 5) Lyn¬ wood Brown, Chesapeake Bay; 6) Dave Bradley, Newport; 7) Jim Bartlett, San Francisco; 8) Jack Hayes, Chesapeake Bay.

Chicken Ship Regatta For the 20 Master Mariners classic woodies in the Chicken Ship Regatta, the real objective was to be first up the Petaluma River for the best berth in front of the River Cafe in the Petaluma turning basin. An invasion of kelp flies and light wind made the “race” leg from South Hampton to the mouth of the river fairly uneventful. The most exciting part of the September 5 event was catching or swatting the flies, according to some participants. But the wind picked up a little as racers turned into cruisers for the upriver leg, and informal competition continued. Three lead boats (Brigadoon, Freda and Mickey) appage 158

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proached one of the railroad bridges at the same time as a westbound freight train. The operator chose to keep it open to watch the boats sail by while the engineer honked the train’s horn. The boats were “just too beautiful of a sight to close the bridge on,” he shouted as they passed. That night some dubious prizes were handed out in the River Cafe upstairs dining room. Winner of the Master Mariners Chicken Ship Perpetual Trophy for having “the most fowl items” on board were Ed and Linda Witt’s Goza. In addition to the normal cockpit, gooseneck, /oulweather jackets and fouied lines, the Witts reported “65 foul dead flies, swatted to death by two foulmouthed children”. The trophy features a turkey foot which appears to be giving “the bird”. Top boats in each division received a 25-pound bag of chicken manure for first, a flat of Petaluma eggs for second and 25 pounds of chickenfeed for third. Race results: GAFF RIGS — 1) Freda, 1885 32-ft sloop, Diane and Jerry Brenden; 2) Brigadoon, 1924 50-ft Hereshoff schooner, Terry and Patty Klaus; 3) Nightwatcher, 1978 42-ft Chappelle schooner, Bill and Shirley Rickman. ._

Farallon Clipper, Dan Drath; 2) Haven, 1952 30-tt Hurricane sloop, Jeff and Karen Stokes; 3) Contenta, 1960 40-ft Lapworth sloop, Chuck and Carla Levdar.

Cup Site Set — Maybe We don’t know what odds Jimmy The Greek was giving on it, but the selection of San Diego for the next America’s Cup series had to be one of the surest bets of the summer. But, like everything about the Cup in recent years, there were a few “maybes” attached to San Diego YC’s September 11 announcement. The series will be held in San Diego in 1991, the club said, unless the challenge by New Zealand financier Michael Fay is successful in court. If the New York Supreme Court decides the club must accept Fay’s challenge to race for the cup next summer in 90-foot boats, “all aspects of the match would be recon¬ sidered.” Fay obtained a temporary restrain¬ ing order from the New York court to prevent the club’s venue selection committee from announcing a site, but the order was lifted September 9. Fay’s challenge was issued July 17 on behalf of the Mercury Bay Boating Club,

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based near Aukland. It says the wording of the 1887 America’s Cup Deed of Trust, allows a challenging nation to pick the type of boat and name the day of the race. The Kiwis chose to race next summer in boats 90 feet on the waterline, 120 feet overall, about twice the size of 12-meter boats. They’ve already started building one designed by Bruce Farr. Fay, a millionaire who owns the Bank of New Zealand, was behind his country’s Cup bid earlier this year. His challenge has been joined by Australia and Great Britain, although both countries have also issued 12-meter challenges for 1991. San Diego YC members, naturally, want to defend the cup in 12-meters, since their skipper, Dennis Conner, dominates the class. They don’t want to rush to build an un¬ familiar boat and then start learning to race it from scratch. They argue tradition allows the defender to pick the site, time and boat, despite what the deed says. September 18 was the last day for attor¬ neys on both sides to present arguments to New York Supreme Court Justice Carmen Ciparick. San Diego Mayor Maureen O’Connor has enlisted the aid of her friend, New York Mayor Ed Koch, in a campaign for a favorable ruling from the New York court. Koch turned to his right-hand man, Attorney General Robert Abrams, who told a press conference the world had followed “Dennis O’Connor’s great victory” in Australia. The confusion continues, obviously. A New York Supreme Court decision is ex¬ pected in four to six weeks. Meanwhile, both sides are preparing for two entirely different races. “They can go ahead and plan for a 12-meter race in 1991,” said a Fay spokesman in Los Angeles. “If the judge decides otherwise, they’ll have to go back to the drawing boards.” As if there isn’t enough turmoil surround¬ ing the America’s Cup, late last month the San Diego chapter of the American Ceta¬ cean Society complained that the migration of gray whales along California’s coast could be disrupted by spectator boats that may go out to watch the 1991 regatta. The whale specialists said 18,000 grays move from Alaska to Baja California lagoons to breed, then return north. They fear that

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cows and newborn calves could be separated by the spectator fleet. “It’s in our best interests to make sure that nothing happens to the whales,” said Tom Ehman, chief operating officer of Sail America. This may be starting to sound like a soap opera to some of you. Tune in next month for another episode of “As The Cup Turns”.

Pacific Longitude Race Peter Hogg’s solar panels stopped Working because of cloudy weather in the Singlehanded Sailing Society’s Longpac race September 6. So he did a logical thing — he switched on the batteries to run his boat’s instruments. Unfortunately, there was a slight problem with the wiring, and the instruments got twice the voltage they needed. So they did the logical thing, too — they caught fire. So here’s Hogg with a fire on board his 40-ft catamaran Taiuni, 150 miles from shore. “I decided to go after the source of the fire rather than using the extinguisher,” Peter said. “I just grabbed the wires and ripped them off the battery connection.” That put out the fire, but the cabin was filled with choking smoke. “I was surprised at how fast the smoke formed and how thick it was. After a few breaths 1 was gulping for air.” Peter’s Loran, lights, radio, knotmeter and log were knocked out in the fire, but he later got some of them working by replacing fuses. But he dropped out of the race and sailed home. He was one of five contestants who dropped out, leaving only three to finish. Carl Nelson won in his new Olson 30 Fast Lane. It was the third time he had sailed it, and his first solo long-distance race. The for¬ mat of the Longpak is unusual — entrants are assigned longitudes to reach according to the ratings of their boats. Faster boats are given longer distances to sail. The boats start together and the first one back wins. Nelson said the biggest challenge of the race was trusting his own navigation. It was a beat most of the way to his turn-back point 180 miles out, then the wind quit. When the wind came up it appeared to be another beat back to the Bay. “1 double-checked my Loran and compass. I felt like I was drifting out there in the twilight zone,” he said. “1

'My Way’ heads for fourth place finish in Triton Nationals held on San Francisco Bay.

thought I’d be out there for the rest of my life, sailing in circles.” The wind finally picked up around the Farallones, and Nelson had a spinnaker run in the rest of the way. He finished about 12:30 a.m. September 10 after four days and 12 hours at sea. Nelson, like some of the other racers, used the Longpac as practice for the Singlehanded Sailing Society’s Singlehanded Transpac starting next June 26. In second place, finishing 12 hours after Nelson, was Geodesic II, a Morgan 30-2 skippered by Ralph Morganstern. Third was a doublehanded Folkboat, Poem, sailed by Julio Magri and Leticia McCormack. TransPac Blues The big race to Hawaii is over. The boats are back in their slips, the beer cans are crushed and recycled, the trophies are gathering dust on mantles — it’s all over but the singing.

Once the Swiftsure crew knew for sure this wasn’t their year for an upset victory, they followed nautical tradition and filled the passing hours with sea songs. This one probably isn’t as good as some of the classic whaling chanteys, but maybe if they got Dolly Parton to sing it and did a hot video . . . Swiftsure’s Swan Song (Sung to the melody of Your Cheatin’ Heart)

Our light air girl Got blown away. Darn downwind sleds They rushed the fray. Our classic yacht Would have her day, If drift we could Just half the way. Them “Ocean Routes” Gave us false hope. They lured us south, There but to mope. Their promises turned As they slammed the door, Made us sail the race page I 60

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Soling PCCs After missing the first race because of work commitments, Craig Healy of Richmond YC came back for a second and four bullets to win the Soling Pacific Coast Championships hosted by San Francisco YC September 18-20. Healy’s crew for the first three races was his brother Jim and Mike Schaumberg, but Sunday Pat Vincent and Russ Williams stopped by, straight off the Big Boat Series. Healy had a “Perils of Pauline” series. On Saturday the spinnaker halyard broke in stiff

With winds Force 4. Nauiguesser Paul Said he knew the way. Delivered waves so tall Sent him back to the Bay. He’s drifting west, well “sort of” at best; No one recalls Givin’ him a life vest. Back in Del Rey We were gonna wed. Docked in Waikiki To find her in bed. My girlfriend said, She was “gonna be true”, But now she’s engaged to Merlin’s crew. There’s more of this, as you can imagine. It’s the work of skipper Doug Simonson and his crew: Bob Casparian, Wes Higgins, Chick Hudson, Paul Kamen, Juhani Nurmia, Scott Poe, Mike Rettie, Laraine Salmon, Jack Silsby, Jim Walton and Ron Young. Swiftsure finished 10th in Class A, but maybe their song will do better on the top page 161

wind on the way to a downwind finsh. He barely beat out Scott Mason, an insurance broker from Newport, to remain in first place by rehoisting the chute on the jib halyard. For the second race Saturday he used a block and anchor line to rig the halyard. Mason finished in second place, but also found time to sail the first two races of the Big Boat Series with crewmember George Twist, brother of Bill Twist, owner of Blade Runner. Third went to Maurice Rattray, whose son, Rick, finished fifth. The regatta was a regional qualifying event for Olympic campaigns. John Kostecki, a strong contender for an Olympic berth, was in South Korea for another Soling

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x in the Fremantle America’s Cup series. The local regatta attracted 18 boats from Seattle to San Diego. The next step toward the Olympics for Soling competitors is the Pacific Northwest Championship in Seattle October 10-11. The results: 1) Craig Healy, Richmond; 2) Scott Mason, Newport; 3) Maurice Rattray, Seattle; 4) Jim Medley, Seattle; 5) Rick Rattra, Richmond; 6) Gil Smith, Santa Cruz; 7) John Walton, San Diego; 8) Dick Lewis, Santa Cruz; 9) Ian Werner, Washington; 10) Jim Bitter, Tiburon.

Plaza Cup Monterey Bay sailors made a clean sweep of the Second annual Plaza Cup, sponsored by the Plaza Hotel, September 11-12. William Keller of Monterey Bay Peninsula YC, former national champion in the San¬ tana 35 class, took four bullets in Carnival. Driving was his son, Bill Jr., former Laser

S. Fifth was Dance Away, from California Sailing Club. The courses were along the Monterey cityfront, with the finish in front of the hotel. A MPYC member in radio contact with the committee boat narrated the races for spec¬ tators from a table in front of the hotel, drawing courses on a blackboard. The regatta was limited to' Santana 35s. Eleven signed up. Mercury Regatta' This year’s Mercury Labor Day 'Regatta returned to Stillwater Cove for the first time since the old pier was condemned in 1980. The pier has been rebuilt — for the second time. Old-timers who haven’t sailed Mercurys on Monterey Bay since 1960 were invited back for a couple of races. The new pier was

J.J. Isler practices on the Bay for Olympic bid in 470s. She’s the wife of Peter Isler, navigator on ‘Stars & Stripes’ during the America’s Cup victory.

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Second was Bob Francis of Santa Cruz in Gandalf. Third was Jerry Stratton’s Shock Wave, out of Monterey Peninsula YC. Best showing by a Bay Area sailor was Jim Graham in Swell Dancer in fourth place.

prizes in Chicken Ship Regatta. At left is his wife, Mary.

dedicated to the late Matt Jenkins, who got the whole thing started in 1948 and kept it going.

The 20 old-timers had 20 knots of southerly wind Saturday for a course that took them to Pt. Lobos and back. It was a bracing welcome for the racers, some of whom hadn’t been in a boat for 20 years or more. Only one broken mast was reported. The 38 regular entries raced twice Sunday and once Monday in normal Monterey con¬ ditions — 10 to 15 knots of wind from the northwest. Eric Arndt, a hot Southern California sailor, finished in first place. The Mercury is an 18-foot open keelboat with 650 pounds of lead ballast. It was designed by Ernie Nunes of Sausalito and first displayed at the 1937 World’s Fair in San Francisco. Nearly 800 have been built. The Stillwater Cove regatta is the oldest Mercury race ip the United States. Stillwater Cove is between the 12th and 16th tees of the Pebble Beach golf course. Mimi Jenkins, Matt’s widow, hosted a party page 162

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after the regatta at her home near the pier, as she and her husband had done for many years. The results: MERCURY LABOR DAY REGATTA OLD-TIMERS — 1) Jim Enznsperger, Sausalito; 2) Ralph Buchan, Fresno: 3) Holden Sanford, Monterey. OPEN DIVISION — 1) Eric Arndt, Santa Barbara; 2) Doug Baird, Fresno; 3) Tracy Usher, Monterey. B DIVISION — 1) Flemming Blucher, San Fran¬ cisco; 2) Tom Kincheloe, Monterey; 3) Al Kirk, San Francisco.

Duxbury-Lightship Sunstreaker, a custom 37-footer, won the lOR II division and finished first on corrected time in the 34.6-mile Duxbury-Lightship Race. The IOR II winner was built in 1983 under the old One-Ton rating of 27.5 for sailmaker Neil Pryde. It raced in the One-Ton Worlds in Brazil that year, finishing third. Co-owner Colin Case said Sunstreaker hit the Duxbury page 163

mark and had to re-round. But the wind never completely died, and a building flood tide helped push the boat toward the finish. Twenty-four boats raced out the Gate, round Duxbury Reef and the lightbucket in uncertain wind August 29. There were no entries in IOR I. Winners in the other divi¬ sions included the Santa Cruz 50 Acey Duecy in PHRO, Bloody Mary in MORA I and Unity in MORA II. The results; IOR || — 1) Sunstreaker, Castro custom, Case/Leech/Parsons; 2) Abacadabra, X-102, Jeffrey Samuels; 3) Petard, Farr 36, Keith Buck. PHRO — 1) Acey Deucy, SC 50, Richard Leute; 2) Revelry, SC 40, Dennis Robbins; 3) Maryjane, Luffe 44, Lon Price. MORA I — 1) Bloody Mary, SC 27, Franz Klitza; 2) Bloom County, Mancebo 31, Carl Ondry; 3) New Wave, Express 27, Hill Blackett III. MORA II — 1) Unity, Capo 26, Bud Fraze; 2) Roulette, Ranger 28, Jerry Ingalls; 3) Peppermint, Santana 30-30, Larry Calhoun. SSS — 1) XXXX, Farr 10-20, Paul Steinem; 2) Club Dead, Yankee 30, Jeffrey Faraghan; 3)Tainui, Newich 40, Peter Hogg.

J/29 Pacific Coast Championships “I’ve been chasing Don Trask’s transom for six years — it’s about time we beat him,” said Kirk Denebeim, who sailed a J/24 before moving up to the masthead J/29 he owns with Ron Losch and Roark Smith. Denebeim, a 30-year-old San Francisco in¬ surance broker, steered Potsticker to overall victory, as well as winning three of the six races in the J/29 Pacific Coast Champion¬ ship held over Labor Day weekend. Twelve of the 20 J/29s on the Bay made the three-day event, hosted by Corinthian YC. Alameda J-Boat dealer Trask, sailing Smokin’ J, opened the regatta with a bullet and looked like a good bet to retain his ’86 PCC title. Denebeim got off to a slow start, posting a third and a sixth in the first two races. But with good speed and tactics, courtesy of “Tactical Ted” Wilson, Potsticker came back with three straight bullets to beat Trask by 23A points. Third place went to John Marsh and Andy Paul’s J’Ouuert Morninwhich apparently is named after the first day of some kind of drunken debauchery on some Caribbean island. J’Ouvert Mornin', driven by John Arndt, sports a spinnaker with the distinctive logo of the “Beyond War” organization. There were no general recalls and no pro¬ tests — thanks to the 720 rule. The regatta was sailed in ideal 10- to 20-knot conditions. One boat did have a bit of bad luck. John Williams’ Maybe with its full compliment of 1981rOI29 PCC Results Points Wit Throwout

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Hawkfarm Nationals After giving the class a break for the last two years, Patrick Vincent dusted off the family Hawkfarm and reclaimed the national championship over Labor Day weekend. This is the fourth time that the Richmond father/son team of J.D. and Pat Vincent have won — previous victories were in ’80, ’84 and ’85. They haven’t campaigned Mercedes, which was named after Pat’s mother, since they made mincemeat out of the local one-design fleet, with straight bullets (after throwouts) back in 1985. Initially, it looked like Mercedes might have lost her magic during the two-year layoff. Taking a fifth out of nine boats in the opener, an “ocean race” from Richmond to Bonita and back, wasn’t exactly an auspicious beginning. J.D. — who chose to watch the series from a Whaler this year rather than sail on his boat — saw a lot of subtle tidelines and windshifts that Patrick missed. He must have been a little frustrated with his yacht’s finish. “The tide book was way off,” the elder

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But in the following four buoy races — two on the Circle and two Bay races — Patrick returned to form, firing off four con¬ vincing bullets in a row to win the regatta. Part of the credit for pulling Mercedes out of the hole goes to Pat’s longtime friend Greg Paxton, who missed the ocean race but made the buoy races. Other crew members were Teresa Paxton, Doug Hodges, Tim Logan and Bruce Cibley. Taking second in the light- to moderate-air regatta was Fred Hoffman’s Eclipse with builder Kim Desenberg aboard, folowed by John Siegal’s Nighthawk with Dave Hodges driving. “The first three boats came out of retirement to give Rick (Shuldt) and me some sailing lessons,” said Jocelyn Nash. “Unlike a lot of classes, our nationals are ‘bring-yer-ringer’ deals, and that’s how we like it. The more competition, the better.” Shuldt, the 1987 Bay one-design champ, finished fourth; Jocelyn finished fifth.

The rugged 28-foot Hawkfarm continues to be a popular Bay boat, as well as one favored by people in the marine industry. Pat Vincent, Paxton, Shuldt and Nash all make their living through sailing, as do other Hawkfarm owners like Robert Flowerman and Skip Allan. The 1975 Tom Wylie design — named after the two prototype half tonners that preceded it, Hawkeye and 1974 Half Ton NA champ Animal Farm — is still going strong 13 years later. About half of the 33 Hawkfarms built live on the Bay; 8 are in Hawaii and the rest are spread out around the country. New Race Format? Disregard, for a moment, all the obvious prejudices we Northern California sailors hold against our counterparts in the windless southern half of the state. Forgive them, just for now, for racing bare-chested, sporting outrageous tansN and wearing Vuarnets, gold chains and wild-colored swimsuits while we need full foul weather gear and a snorkel just to cross the Bay. Instead, consider all that page 164

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annual basis: Santa Barbara, Marina del Rey, Long Beach and Newport. The oldest event, the Ventura Cup, is about a half dozen years old; the newest, the Com¬ modores’ Cup in Newport, debuted a month ago. Usually these events attract 6 to 8 clubs and the emphasis is on club finishes, not in¬ dividual finishes. With 30 to 40 boats on the line, the format favors the bigger boats. So clubs are motivated to come as close to the

side the club. So far, it appears that bigger clubs, with more boats and talent, have the edge. On November 7 and 8, Cal YC in Marina del Rey will host the first champion of cham¬ pions regatta under this format. Tentatively called the California Team Championship (the name may change pending sponsor¬ ship) , it will pit the top two yacht clubs from each of the four regions against each other. Hopefully, this new format will catch on in

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■s Southern California has contributed to the sport. In the last decade or so, the balance of power in U S. yachting has shifted to the West Coast, and as much as we may hate to admit it, Southern California has led the way. In addition to eclipsing the Bay as a hotbed of racing talent, our southern neighbors have been the innovators in yacht racing, bringing us things like the PHRF rule and, most recently, long battens. Some ideas, like the so-called “Ullman Proposal”, which would eliminate or reduce MIRs (marine industry racers) in amateur racing, have yet to be adopted outside of SoCal, but it’s quite possibly just around the corner. Anyway, the hot new racing format sweeping the south end of the state is in¬ terclub challenge matches in which each club puts up five boats whose aggregate rating must total a certain minimum under PHRF. Usually the minimum is 600, and invariably there are two races on Saturday, a killer par¬ ty Saturday night, and a final race Sunday. Four regions now have these events on an page 165

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Hawkfarm winners, from left, Pat Vincent, Bruce Cibley, Teresa and Greg Paxton, Tim Logan and Doug Hodges.

minimum rating as possible. Boats must be steered by yacht club members, and general¬ ly only one boat can be chartered from out-

the Bay Area soon. Short of one-design rac¬ ing, PHRF is about the only game in town, and this looks like another way to have fun using this ubiquitous, if imperfect, handicap rule. — rob moore

THE

It Took Balls . . . Rumors about water ballasting on the Ger¬ man one-tonner I Punkt have been cir¬ culating on the grand prix circuit since August’s Admiral’s Cup. Too slow to make.the German team, I Punkt joined the Austrians for the AC and showed a mysterious increase in speed (about two-tenths of a knot), especially dur¬ ing the reaches in the middle-distance race. But she finished badly in the Fastnet due to losing half her rudder. No one could prove anything so the matter went away. Enter Graham Handley, a New Zealander better known as “Balls”, who had the dubious pleasure of sailing on the Judel/Vrolijk design at the recent One Ton Worlds in Kiel, Germany. Handley fired a shot heard ’round the world at that event when he and several other crewmembers of I Plunkt accused skipper Thomas Friese of employing movable water ballast — an estimated 400 pounds of it — during the rac¬ ing. We caught up with Handley at the Big Boat Series, where he was sailing on Pendragon, and got the lowdown on the scandal. “Balls”, who a few weeks earlier had helped sail the Kiwi Farr 40 Propaganda to overall victory in the Admiral’s Cup, jumped on I Plunkt for the Worlds without knowing

too much about the crew or their program. He claims to have discovered the elaborate water routing system halfway through the long-distance race, when he went below for the first time in a day and a half. The system took sea water in from the engine intake to a

Y-valve, which allowed the water to be^ pumped to bladders on the top aft bunks on either side. Beautiful in its simplicity, and also highly illegal. Handley knew of these systems, which are cheap to make and easy to install. They’re also easy enough to dispose of when post¬ race inspection seems imminent (another Farr 40 finished the Fastnet R&ce with both upper pipe berths broken, and, predictably, no evidence of water ballasting). Handley, who claims to be aware of specific boats and countries — all in Europe th^at are cheating in this manner, decided it was time to let the rest of the world know what was going on. He leaked the story to a member of the New Zealand press, with the reporter’s promise not to write until after the Worlds — and not until after “Balls” had blown town. In a fit of misguided journalistic enthusiasm, the reporter went ahead with the story anyway, splashing the scoop all over Kiel’s newspapers while the racing was still going on. Word of the accusation, and subsequent written confession of I Plunkt’s owner, spread through Europe quickly. Carl Schumacher tells us it was front page news in the English tabloids, getting the kind of sensationalists coverage normally reserved for sex scandals involving members of

‘Flexible Flyer’ rounds mark in the Plaza Cup regatta for Santana 35s on Monterey Bay.

Parliament. “Balls”, needless to say, wasn’t exactly popular with I Plunkt or, for that matter, a lot

Carl Nelson (inset) at the start of the Pacific Longitude Race. He won in ‘Fast Lane' an Olson 30.

of other people after the incident. He was quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle as saying, “It’ll probably be a long time before I can go back to Germany again.” Then again, it’ll probably be a long time before the owner of I Plunkt — who used to sport the Talking Heads motto “Stop Making Sense” in big let¬ ters on his boom — is allowed to compete in a yacht race again. Usually, the punishment for cheating is a year or two in the “penalty box”, a light slap on the wrist such as Seymore Sinett of Williwaw or Burt Keenan of Acadia received after measurement infrac¬ tions in the 1981 SORC. In this case, the punishment could be much more severe. As for “Balls”, we think the guy should be nominated for sainthood. Like the guys on Pendragon said, “it took Balls to blow the whistle.” . Race Notes Designer Carl Schumacher recently spent two weeks in England checking out his latest creation, a 39.5-ft racer/cruiser called page 166

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the Lightwave 395. He sailed in Burnham Week, sort of a regional Cowes Week, northeast of London, on one of the two 395s entered in the Channel handicap rule division. Carl’s boat ended up 2nd for the week, while.their sistership was 3rd. The 395 has been an overnight sensation in England; 23 have been sold since the boat was introduced at the London Boat Show last January. Apparently a lot of the buyers are burned-out 10R racers looking for a speedy, yet comfortable yacht with potential for one-design as well as handicap racing. Sound familiar? Up to 100 boats may show up for the Small Boat Racing Association’s 50th Anniversary Reunion October 17 at Rich¬ mond YC. Organizers have invited all of the 50-odd classes that have participated in the association since it was founded in 1937. El Toros will race in the morning. The rest of the boats will race with a reverse-start “Shoot-Out” in the afternoon. The finish will be in front of the sponsoring Richmond YC. The Snipes helped form the association 50 years ago and they’re still a strong racing fleet on the Bay. The association sponsored page 167

races for 15 classes this year, ranging from Sunfish to 505s. If you’re interested in being part of the “Shoot-Out”, contact Gene Harris at 548-3730. Alameda’s Hal Nelson is always ready to try something new. He built a set of crew racks for his McGreggor 65 Zeus for the Speedsailing event on the Bay. Nelson’s race with Merlin and Panemonium was scheduled right after we went to press with the October issue, so we’ll give you the results in November. Nelson was expecting to gain up to two knots upwind by moving six crewmembers out on the weather rack. If you weren’t in the American Virgin Islands August 16, you missed the Second Last Annual You-Gotta-Gotta-Regatta, described in a Caribbean boating paper as “quite possibly the most bizarre yacht race ever held.” Rules, or lack of same, allow racers to ignore a mark if they are able to throw something and hit a boat that has already rounded it. Throw what, you ask? Water balloons, soft vegetables or small children,” replied a race official. Compare that with /

San Francisco Bay, where it is now illegal to throw water balloons! Forty boats participated. There were a few collisions, one boat was dismasted, and another sank at the beach for undetermined reasons. No protests were lodged, because skippers were warned that if they protested they wouldn’t be allowed into the after-race party. Former Bay Area sailor Paul Cayard recently jumped back into the Star class in a big way, coming in third in a highly com¬ petitive 77-boat fleet in the 1987 Star Worlds. Held in light air in the “windy city” in late August and hosted by the Chicago YC, the regatta was a rainy affair. Cayard, along with crew Steve Erickson of Seattle, held first place for four of the six races, but fell off the pace in the final two. Ed Adams of Newport, RI, ended up winning by a slim margin over former world champ Alexander Hagan of West Germany. Cayard, who has gotten quite a reputation lately on the leadmine circuit (6s, 12s and IOR), obviously hasn’t forgotten how to sail a Star, despite not spending much time in one since 1984. He almost went to the Olympics last time, coming within a short hair of beating Bill Buchan and Steve Erickson in the Star trials. ,

The Star Worlds remain the most coveted one-design championship on the planet. The 22-ft, two-man “torture rack” is con¬ sidered one of the most difficult and technologically advanced boats going. It has been an Olympic class since 1932. The Richmond YC’s Great Pumpkin Regatta around Angel Island November 1 (in either direction) will feature a basket off Knox Buoy that racers can use to enter answers to the trivia quiz. Just wad up the sheet and toss it in as you go by. Sample question: “Who was the skipper of the Min* now?” If you answered “Errol Flynn”, you lose. There’ll be a sheet with 10 to 20 ques¬ tions handed out from race committee tenders before the start. There’ll be two reverse starts and 12 classes. Costumes are encouraged. A band will play for dancing that night at the Rich¬ mond club. Best dancers and best costumes will get bowling trophies. T-shirts will be by Jonathan Livingston. Interested? Contact John Dukat at 522-1396.

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With reports this month from Jerry Metheany on spares; Nanok crossing Florida; the Denouement in Bora Bora; Dennis Williams on shopping in Mulege; Heart of Gold having a baby in Fiji; Windigo in the South Pacific; and, Cruise Notes.

The ‘Spares Syndrome’ Jerry Metheany of Krisarin Back in California (Marina del Rey) For everyone headed south this fall, the inevitable question is what and how many spare parts should be carried. There are volumes written on all the things you sup¬ posedly have to take. I’ll take a different tack; based on my and other’s experience, I’ll try to decrease the number of spares and increase the amount of money left in your cruising kitty. With Mexico being your destination, be aware that it’s nowhere near as isolated as it once was or that some cruising ‘novels’ would have you believe. I’ve gone up and down between California and Mexico about eight times, and each time I get in Mexico I find U.S. parts more readily available. From even the southern parts of Mexico you can usually get an ‘in-country’ flight to

Spare parts; there’s no reason to drag ones along when you can buy cheaper in Mexico. But which ones are those?

Tijuana for $75. For about another $3 you can take the bus to the border, a trolley to San Diego, and local buses to all the marine

supply stores in San Diego. Naturally you should ask around and see if any cruisers are already going to the States for parts or have guests about to arrive — it’s frequently the case. The fly home yourself route isn’t bad, but there’s another cheaper alternative. If you’re in Cabo, the bus to Tijuana take§ 20 scenic hours, but costs just $20. Everyone‘ought to make that trip at least once. And most cruisers are pretty familiar with the service that Pacific Marine Supply and Downwind Marine seem to be able to pro¬ vide to La Paz and Cabo. It may require a lit¬ tle patience, but the parts get there. For those in Manzanillo, West Marine employees aboard Promotion will get almost everything you need within a week. A little longer on special orders. So relax, you don’t have to carry everything with you. Besides, there’^ the huge pool of cruisers, many of whom carry extensive spares they’re willing to sell or lend. While Mexico has abundant labor, parts can be hard to find. While some C.A.U. and Perkins parts are available, parts for offshoot engines such as the 4-107 and 4-108 are dif¬ ficult to locate. However Racor'2010SM fuel filters are available as are Frams — and at a fraction of stateside prices. I purchased an entire Racor fuel filter system for $20 from the John Deere outlet in Puerto Vallarta. The filters were about $2 each. I would have no hesitation in having Mex¬ ican mechanics do a major engine overhaul — provided the following: «^The mechanic was recommended. f^The mechanic had a permanent shop where I could monitor progress. (Some mechanics work out of their trucks and are therefore hard to locate and supervise). And most important, you must have the parts manual in hand to make sure they are progressing as the factory recommends. There are some uncommon engines to Mexico I wouldn’t have rebuilt, but I’d trust them to rebuild the majority. Diesel Pacifico in Vallarta pulled a Perkins 4-108 from a Yorktown, rebuilt and replaced it for $400 labor. Naturally this didn’t include the parts

or the special machining of the head. Still it was a bargain. The only drawback is that you must show up daily to inspect the progress being made, inquire what’s to be done next, and when it’s going to be done. Leave them to their own devices and 1,000 jobs will come and go out of the shop before yours is done. It’s the principle of the squeaky wheel getting the grease. Incidentally, the Mexicans respect those who are willing to get down and dirty with them on the job, helping with the pull-out and installation. If you’re concerned about the job, they will be, too. An alternative is to have the Mexicans haul out the item to be rebuilt and take it stateside yourself by train, bus, or plane, each of which is progressively more expen¬ sive. The big problem with this is when the stuff comes back, especially if you ship it air freight. There are delays, it’s expensive, you page 168

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have to payoff Customs — the general b.s. makes it the least palatable method. What did 1 notice going wrong most often in the tropics? Typically it was engines overheating due to faulty heat-exchangers. This kept one machine shop in Vallarta smil¬ ing all season. These failures seemed to oc¬ cur most often after the crossing from Cabo to Puerto Vallarta where the water temperature jumps almost 10 degrees over¬ night. Apparently the strain on an old, un¬ zinced exchanger does them in. So get yours inspected, tapped and zinced before you leave. Electrical demands also multiply in warmer waters. More power is required to keep ice boxes cool. What works in Califor¬ nia is often insufficient in the tropics. I think most cruisers with refrigerators need to seriously think about adding some two-part foam to their box for greater insulation. Or perhaps better yet, get used to drinking ‘cool’

Cruel and unusual bathroom facilities? The San Diego Police dock heads feature a San Quentin motif.

Coronas. That’s why locals add limes to their beers anyway. There are local refrigeration people, for example Reactsa in Vallarta and La Paz. They will put in a unit for you, and inexpen¬ sively. But it’s best if you buy the parts — compressor, resiaurant stainless steel insert and cover for the cold plate fabrication, ex¬ pansion valve, etc — in the States and carry it down. They buy all their parts from the States anyway, so you can usually do better than their “Sorry senor, we are out of parts for three weeks” shrug. For lack of the hassel, I went without refrigeration; but it was a tough price to pay, not to have cubes for pina coladas. Serious consideration ought to be given to the age of all boats pumps, their rubber, bilge switches, etc. You have to weigh their life ex¬

pectancy versus against the aggravation of their failing or having to get them shipped down from the States. I feel that small stuff like impellers, high pressure lines, an extra injector or two, belts, a top end gasket set and plenty of filters are worth stocking up one. Anything more serious is probably going to require a trip north anyway. I personally also carry a spare water pump (but only because I found a cheap one), a spare 55-amp Delco-type alternator (which can be rebuilt anywhere), a spare lift and fuel pump (because they came with the boat), spare gaskets for all the pumps (fresh water, saltwater, bilge and toilet). The latter spare pump because of a previous'trip where I was ‘headless’ in Vallarta entertaining guests and had to point to the bucket or the side when asked where the head was. Understandably, the party ended earlier than anticipated. Compass lights failing have been a headache for more than a few cruisers. VHF’s not transmitting as powerfully as they should was another problem that had cruisers dipping deep into the kitty or going without. An inexpensive reconditioning at the factory might be a prudent investment for radios over two years old. I won’t go too deeply into the number of novices whose autopilot, SatNav, weatherfax or fathometer broke down and left them shitting unnecessary bricks. Too many cruisers have been dependent on a single method of navigation and fail to even try to cjet confirmation by some other method. Technology being what it is .and with prices falling, 1 have to admit that it’s almost foolish to foresake some items. A fatho with an alarm can be very useful. It think it would have saved Scott Free and Wind Child, both of which experienced unfortunate beachings. While in Manzanillo I spoke to the folks on Wind Child about superfluous equipment. They said they actually didn’t have many things they didn’t use. Two of the things they really like <vere their Yanmar engine A (flawless) and their Bruce anchor. Yet the later unfortunate experience of these sea¬ soned sailors and all-around great people taught me something; even the best anchor can drag. I saw further evidence of this at the north end of Cedros, where a mile offshore I .saw the gorgeous Pacific High floating around with her anchor light on. After circl¬ ing their boat three times, I discovered they were all asleep down below, unaware they’d drifted out to sea.

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I’m not critizing any of these sailors or sug¬ gesting I’m flawless in my anchoring. I’m say¬ ing that an anchor alarm might save some sleep and some boats. I’ve been saddened by the loss of Scott Free and the severe damage to Wind Child — and the other lost or damaged boats this season. If you’re sharing an anchorage with boats in questionable conditions, I suggest that all radios be left on to one channel and that anchor watches be traded between everyone in the fleet. That way boats drag¬ ging can be alerted but only a fraction of the people have to stay awake to watch for it. Of course, everyone has to be able to trust the others. We all have to remember, however, that the ultimate decision to cut and run belongs with each skipper. Nobody should fall victim to the rationalization that everything must be allright because everybody else is staying. A few hours —- or even days — of standing off¬ shore in lousy conditions will pass, but the agony of losing your boat leaves a bad taste that will never depart. Prudence and cau¬ tion, while passage-making or at anchor, are always the best approach. For those of you who have experienced groundings, beachings or breakdowns, I offer the words of Nietzsche as consola-

The Peterson 44 splash 'Grace' wasn’t killed by this beaching, but was it made stronger? Nietzsche, you're nuts!

tion: “Anything that does not kill me makes me stronger.” — jerry 8/3/87

Nanok — Bruce Roberts ‘Spray’ Joyce, Martin, Otto the Dog Trans-Flordia, Trans-Atlantic Cruise (Northern California) After working in pleasant Panama City, Florida for seven months, we had saved enough money to continue our cruise. The 147-mile crossing to St. Petersburg was a glorious beam reach that took 24 hours. The next five days we motored all day and an¬ chored at night before hitting Sarasota. During the week it took us totcross Florida on the Okeechobee Waterway, we saw alligators, manatees, watersnakes and countless species of birds. There were friend¬ ly people all along the way. Atjiriy La Belle we were able to stay at the city dock Tree of charge for 48 hours, water and electricity included. We sailed on fresh water for the first time ever on Lake Okeechobee, surrounded by big homes with huge yachts tied to the front lawns. An hour later we were in the jungle where we expected Tarzan to make a show¬ ing at any moment. We recommend the trip. At St. Augustine, the oldest city in the United States, we got caught in the middle of hundreds of boats getting blessed. I gue^s we got it, too. For a sailing change of pace we went out¬ side and got hit by a northeast gale while crossing the gulfstream. It was not fun. Our next stop was Charleston, South Carolina, where we began a series of 50-mile day motor trips up the Inland Waterway. Memorable waterway stops were at Georgetown, Beaufort, Oriental, Manteo, Elizabeth City and Norfolk. On May 27th we motored out of the Chesapeake and into the flat calm of the Atlantic. We didn’t get wind for four days, but when it came it blew 45 knots out of the northeast, putting us clear up on the Grand Banks. A broken peak halyard block meant we had to go from main and staysail to jib and mizzen. It didn’t make much difference, we were still doing hullspeed. After a couple of days of light winds, we got the longawaited southeast trades, so the last two weeks were nothing but a ‘gentleman’s sail’: wind aft of the beam at 15 knots with sun during the day and stars at night. Just like Slocum said she would, Nanok cruised at 5.5 knots with nobody at the helm. June 20th we sighted the island of Corvo and altered course to Faial, where we pulled into Horta on the morning of the 22nd. We had expected to anchor out but to our sur¬

prise were confronted with a large new marina. Check-in was the easiest ever; there were three doors on a little building: Harbor¬ master, Custom and Immigration. The check-in fee was one U.S. dollar, which entitles us to check in and out of any Portuguese port. Slips at the 220-berth marina are $3 a day and include 220v electricity and water. Showers are $1. What a bargain! The people are friendly and helpful; they love to talk to foreigners and show them the town. Wine, bread and cheese are inexpen¬ sive; other prices are like the U.S. or higher. The famous boat grafitti is flourishing on the new wall around the marina, and some are genuine works of art. Currently there are 15 U.S. boats in the harbor, including Morning Star from Santa Cruz. Soon we head for the English Channel and Northern Europe. — Joyce, martin and otto 6/29/87 New Crew Rules in Polynesia Denouement — N/A Sandi and Dale Parshall Bora Bora Early in 1986 the French changed the pro¬ cedures for crew changes in French Polynesia. This summer the gendarmes have begun to enforce some of those rules more rigorously — and it caught us by surprise. A good friend of ours flew from the States page I 70

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and Disembarcation Card and write in “Yacht-in transit to-”. »^When you first enter French Polynesia and get an entrance stamp in your passport, tell them you are leaving on a sailboat and try to get an exit stamp at the same time. <^Have the captain of the sailboat keep his paperwork up to date with the gendarmes. might also be advisable for the captain to declare the expected crew change to the gendarmes and Immigration in Papeete. This may not be necessary, but it probably won’t hurt. ^Stop by the Hotel Oa Oa on Bora Bora. Most people don’t need help, it’s just a nice place to stop. — sandi and dale 6/21/87

to Tahiti, where he stayed for two days. Then he flew on to Bora Bora where he joined us on our boat, Denouement. The main purpose of his trip was to make the passage from Bora Bora to Tonga with us. But when he arrived in Bora Bora, the gendarmes would not add him to our crew list without the approval of Immigration. We pointed out that he had clearly stated on his visa application that he would be leaving the country on our sailboat, and that his visa had been accepted on that basis. But the gendarmes were resolute. They wanted Immigration to put an exit stamp on his passport. Since there was no Immigration official on Bora Bora, they suggested he fly back to Tahiti to get the required exit stamp. They would accept a phone call from Immi¬ gration in Tahiti, but they felt going back to Tahiti would be better. We left the gendarmerie thinking that we had done everything right, and were frustrated by the impasse. Our boat was on a mooring at the Hotel Oa Oa, and we walked back to the hotel discussing our very limited options. The hotel owners, Greg and Blaine Claytor, offered to help. The next morning, Elaine called Immigration in Tahiti. She ex¬ plained the situation and asked them to call the gendarmes on Bora Bora authorizing them to stamp the passport for exit. And before the morning was over, the gendarmes

A long-time Sanispac favorite; Ana’s bakery.

had added our friend to our crew list and given us clearance papers. In retrospect we understood that we had done one thing wrong. When our friend arrived in Tahiti, he did not announce to Im¬ migrations in the airport his intention to leave the country on a sailboat. Had he done so, we are told that his passport would have been stamped with both an entrance stamp and an exit stamp. Later, when the gen¬ darmes on Bora Bora saw the exit stamp, they would have allowed the crew change. We were also told that he had incorrectly filled out the Embarcation and Disembarcation Card given to him on the airplane and collected by Immigration. Instead of writing in the name of the hotel where he stayed for two nights in Tahiti, he should have crossed out the word hotel and written in Yacht Denouement. This was to alert Immigrations while entering that he would exit on a sailboat. We don’t know if this will happen to anyone in the future. But if you are flying into French Polynesia, and sailing out, we would recommend: s State clearly on your visa application that you will be leaving French Polynesia on a sailboat. ^Scratch out “hotel” on the Embarcation

Shopping Guide to Mulege Las Dos Dennis Williams (Redondo Beach) If prizes were awarded for the toughest provisioning town in Baja, Mulege would surely win the dubious Black Jerry Jug Award. Without a car, cruisers face no taxis and few buses from Conception Bay, one of the mellowest sailing and diving spots in . Mexico. Resupplying isn’t impossible, of course, but bits of local knowledge must be fitted carefully together like a puzzle. Beginning at the Santispac anchorage, IOV2 miles south of Mulege, there are two choices: Senor Fermin and Restaurante Ana. ’ Sr. Fermin arrives daily in a yellow-andbrown Ford van carrying block ice, produce, soft drinks, a little of this and a little of that. He speaks English and will take special orders, but won’t carry fuel. Water is available at Restaurante Ana (and bakery). Since it’s trucked in, water’s a little expensive: 75 cents for 10 gallons, mas o menos — more or less. Senora Ana also sells produce, beer and some canned goods out of a small store. The panaderia bakes bread and tasty cinpamon rolls. Rides to town must be cadged from * campers or a cruiser lucky enough to have a car. No taxis hang out in Santispac. In a pinch it might be possible to flag down a passing bus. Of course, there’s always the old standby, hitchhiking. A taxi ride back to Santispac costs about $6. All taxi fares are standardized and usually quoted from a print sheet. Ask to see the Tarifa de Taxis. For those who like adventure in trips to town, anchor in the open roadstead near the

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Mulege River mouth, usually calm in the morning. Either dinghy five miles up the river or grab a cab to town at Hotel Serenidad. Check the weather carefully and leave before 12 noon. The prevailing 15-20 knot easterlies make this anchorage a lee shore. Take shelter at Punta San Domingo, 5V2 miles across the mouth of Conception Bay. One couple anchored at San Domingo and roared across Conception and up the Mulege river in their 25 hp inflatable. A good plan — until the wind and swells beat them up on the return trip. “Groceries, ice, fuel, everything including us was mashed up in the dinghy,” she laughed. Obviously, there is precious little time to mess around in town. Shallow displacement boats able to navigate the tricky Mulege river entrance can anchor in about six feet of water in the lee of Pta. Sombrerito. However, it’s a marginal anchorage and busy with lots of panga traf¬ fic. Dix Brow’s book, Sea of Cortez Guide, gives the best directions for entering. Don’t attempt this without a tide book. One benefit of the river mouth anchorage is you’ll be able to take a pleasant dinghy trip up the quiet Mulege River. Lush tropical growth bursts from the surrounding desert. The river hosts a large variety of bird life. However, when the water level is low, the

Dennis William’s shopping guide to Mulege. For your files.

trip is more like a scene from “African Queen” with Bogey walking the dink over shoals. No leeches, though. Mulege is an interesting little village of friendly people. There are nine small groceries and two well-stocked hardware stores. The village boasts the last coinoperated laundromat on Baja’s east coast until San Felipe. La Purisima (*13) makes some of the best tasting ice cream in Baja. Gringos finding themselves in trouble with the locals should ask for help at the American Consulate Agency (*23), a small outpost of the good old U.S. of A. in remote Baja California. The consulate is closed during the hot summer months. — dermis williams Having A Baby in Fiji Heart of Gold — 28-ft Cutter Jessie & Gary (Gold Hill, Oregon) We arrived at Levuka, Fiji about a month ago from Tonga. Because of the recent coup, Customs gave our boat a thorough search for arms. They were quick, efficient and endeavored to put things back where

they found them. In Levuka itself, you’d never know there had been a coup; it’s an extremely friendly town. We’d sailed to Suva via the inland passage of Mbau waters. It was well-marked and of¬ fered good shelter from the ‘reinforced trades’ that were blowing at the time. Twice while at anchor we were asked for papers by the police and military, but there was no hassle. We’re anchored off the Royal Suva YC, awaiting the imminent birth of our first child. s The medical treatment to date has been good — and free! We pay 15 francs a week to anchor off the Royal Suva YC. This is still reasonable when you consider that the Tradewinds Hotel charges 40 francs a week to liveaboard on' a Med-tie — even though the hotel is closed for renovations until the end of the year, which means there is no bar and restaurant. At the Royal Suva there are good, inex¬ pensive meals and drinks, hot showers and a laundry room. There are perhaps 20 yachts here at present, so we’ve donated our ’87 Latitudes to the club’s library. Since the devaluation, the cost of living here is low for cruisers. The duty-free stores, however, have already marked up prices despite the fact new stock has been brought in since the coup. We haven’t noticed any shortages. Many yachts had stayed in Tonga, uncer¬ tain of the situation here in Fiji. But when authorities in Tonga imposed restrictions on which could be visited, some of the charm was taken away. Fiji is definitely a better deal at present, especially since the wave of yacht gear thefts of two years ago seems to have disappeared. We plan to stay until November. — jessie & gary 8/12/87 Jessie & (?) — We know we got Jessie’s name right, we hope the other one of you is Gary; the writing of the name was the only word in your letter we couldn’t be sure of. Readers — The day we typeset Heart of Gold’s report, the wire services carried a story indicating that the Fijian police had arrested 13 people after gangs looted and torched stores in central Suva on September 14. Firebombs had been used to burn businesses owned by ethnic Indians. In the coup earlier this year, the recently elected ethnic Indian president of Fiji was ousted by ethnic Fijian military leaders.

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Windigo — Rhodes Reliant 41 Jane D. Baldwin & skipper Geoffrey Palmer The Deep South — Pacific (Providence, Rhode Island) I started my trip with Bob Peterson, aboard Topaz, a C&C 38, homeported in Sausalito. 1 jumped ship in Fiji, after sailing with Bob for four months. He picked up another crewmember, a twenty-year-old redhead named Niki. They seem to make a good team. I am now aboard Windigo, a 41-ft Rhodes Reliant built in 1965. The owner and captain, Geoffrey Palmer, is about halfway through his circumnavigation which started in June of ’86. Having cruised through Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands, I have some thoughts and impressions that might be helpful to others planning to cruise the area. Besides the obvious seamanship prepara¬ tions, you should do some homework! Know a bit about the places you plan to visit before getting there. Read what you can before you leave, but certainly bring along handbooks and guides. Most helpful would be books about the specific cultures, and the indigenous flora and fauna. I have seen par¬ rots, hornbills, eagles, and countless odd¬ looking seabirds, but have no way of know¬ ing exactly what they are. Bring a bird book! You can’t get any satisfactory ones here. Other helpful guides would be backpacker or hitchhiker guides, if you can find some. Nothing is more frustrating than arriving at an interesting-looking place and not having enough information about what there is to see or do there. This has happened to us on a number of occasions. Again, you won’t find satisfactory guides here, so get them before you come. You can always ask locals about the place — sometimes this is best — but often the only answer you will get is a blank stare, or a vacant nod which means ‘I have no idea what you are saying’. A good reference is the South Pacific Handbook by David Stanley. The Alan Lucus cruising guides are also good, but give information limited to specific yachting con¬ cerns, such as anchorages, water and fuel availability, with little or no information beyond the beach or village. Truly, we have been shown lots of fan¬ tastic things by locals, and impromptu adventures are always the best. But it doesn’t hurt to increase your options by being well informed. page I 73

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Another important thing is food! Canned meats are bad enough, but it’s really terrible when your only choices are corned beef, corned mutton, and tuna packed in oil. Be sure you have a supply of hams, canned chicken, and tuna in water to sustain you. It would be advisable to stock up on as much UHT milk and cream as you can (but not too much, as I have heard it does go bad more quickly in the heat of the tropics). Its availability in the islands is spotty at best. Of course, everyone had powdered milk, which isn’t too bad either. In many places, people you meet will have you sign a guest book. These books have been signed by sailors from all over the world. Most entries include an elaborate drawing or photograph of their boat. It is a good idea to have lots of pictures — good ones — of your boat available. You might even consider making up a guest book of your own, for other people to sign when they come aboard. The people and cultures vary widely from one island group to the next. All the Tongans I met were stubbornly proud of their heritage, and “The Tongan Way”.

They want you to be like them, rather than they like you. But the younger generation seems to be waxing toward European ways and away from tradition. Tongans are easy to get to know if you make yourself available to them. They love to invite you to church, ,to their house, and most of all, to a feast in an umu. (An umu is a sort of Tongan barbeque.) Wherever you are invited, accept! It will be a time of seeing things done in a totally different way. But be prepared to be immersed in their culture, and don’t try to drag your culture into the scene, unless they ask. Do as they request even if you feel silly. I stayed with a family for three days and had to kiss nearly every woman we passed when walking through the village. I had to kiss grandma (and ask her to sleep with me, which she did), cousins, the wives of nobles, and aunties. But that is “The Tongan Way” and it is expected of you. In Fiji you must ask permission at the nearest village to come ashore. This is done by presenting Kava root to the Chief. The Kava is crushed, mixed with water, and made into grog. It is used in many South Pacific countries. The villagers here seem to be more in tune with the outside world, but in the more remote areas still adhere to tradi¬ tional ways. The Fijians speak English well.

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and like the Torigans are very friendly. But it can be frustrating to spend alhmorning in the chief’s house just so you can go for a walk. Vanuatu was very different and much less developed. The ni-Van-uatu (natives of

Tongan women; when you live among them you must accept the ‘Tongan way’. They’re a people with pride.

Vanuatu) speak pidgin English, which you will not understand. Example: ’yo no toktok’ means ‘silence’. ‘Tank yo tumas’ means ‘thank you very much’. The Solomon Islanders speak essentially the same language. We were not in Vanuatu for long, but found no set protocol for visiting a village. Indeed, when we came ashore the villagers seemed not to know what to do with us. We, being used to a rather firm escort, were also at a loss. Finally we just wandered through the village, followed by a gaggle of giggling boys. But when we made motions to leave, they gave us more food than we could possibly eat; grapefruit, tangerines, limes, papaya and bananas. In the Solomons, the villagers have the yachting scene well in hand. The minute the anchor is down, the boat is beseiged with dugout canoes. Everyone is a carver and wants you to ‘just have a look’. The carvings are beautiful, and worth that look, but don’t act too interested or the flotilla of canoes will continue to parade to your boat until well after dark. All of the Solomon Islanders we met were

very helpful and informative. One islander — named John Wayne of all things — took us on a hike through the jungle to an olcN village site, then to his great-grandfather’s ‘taboo place’ where we saw some skulls of heads he had taken at the close of the head¬ hunting days. Most Solomon Islanders are willing to trade for carvings if you can’t afford to pay. They asked us for soap, matches, good t-shirts and, mostly, tinned me,at. Here is an excellent opportunity to unload some of the corned mutton you’ll be hating, and they will appreciate it. It is a slow and underdeveloped way of life here. You must resign yourself to that or you will drive yourself nuts. But the heat will slow you down, too, so it shouldn’t be a problem. You do get used to constant sweating and, as long as you remembered to bring your canned chicken and your bird book, you’ll have the time of your life. — jane baldwin 9/4/87 Cruise Notes: Back in 1979, Ken & Gisele Katz motorcyled out to Mendocino County from Con¬ necticut. Despite having little money and needing to borrow tools, they began con¬ struction of a 33-ft steel cutter. In a pasture. After six years — including a stint in the Bay Area running a boatyard — they departed the Berkeley Marina last year and began cruising on Cat’s Cradle. In compiling an annual newsletter, Ken and Gisele report they’ve got'to thinking of all the things they haven’t done in the last year: driven in traffic, gone to work, seen a new movie or eaten in a good Italian restaurant. What they have done is sail, ex¬ plore, learn a new language, and acclimatize to a different culture. Some highlights of the year: They crossed the border into Mexico buddy-boating with friends Brad and Suzanne on Starfinder, and after checking into Ensenada took three weeks to reach Cabo San Lucas. “The Baja coast was certainly the roughest part of the trip to date. We experienced some exciting downwind rides with lots of confused seas along that stretch of coast.” Christmas Day was spent heading across the Gulf of California, while New Year’s was celebrated in one of Ken and Gisele’s favorite little towns, San Bias. While Puerto Vallarta proved to be too crowed and con¬ gested with tourists, Banderas Bay offered fine sailing and fishing. “It reminded us of

The bane of Marvin Rosenberg’s existence; the “thousands" of "young blondes with great bodies”.

San Francisco Bay without the fog and cold,” they Write. “The anchorages between Puerto Vallarta and Manzanillo are certainly the most pic¬ turesque along mainland Mexico,” their newsletter continues, “it’s always an easy daysail to the next white sandy beach or secluded cove.” After visiting Las Hadas, Ken and Gisele made a 200-mile non-stop passage to Zihuatanejo, a town “that will always be special to us.” In Z-town they made many friends, socialized with folks on other boats, ate in nice restaurants, and even caught the movie The Terminator for just 25 cents. They anchored in private coves and relaxed, swam, snorkeled and had family and friends down for visits. Starting in April, Cat’s Cradle took six weeks to sail' the 800 miles up to La Paz in the Sea of Cortez. Basically it was an easy trip, with lots of motorsailing against light breezes. Their crossing of the Gulf was page 174

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blessed with two days of southerly winds — then right when they closed on the Baja shore they got blasted by a coromel and were forced to hove to and spend the night running with it. In “an act of insanity”, they bought a small house in La Paz they plan to convert for ren¬ tal income. Nonetheless, they immediately left the house as it was to continue exploring the Sea of Cortez. As of late August, Cat’s Cradle was anchored at Los Candeleros, about 150 miles north of La Paz. Ken and Gisele are living the hard life, snorkeling and windsurfing every day, enjoying a steady diet of clams, lobster and fish. “Fortunately,” they say, “we like the water, because the temperature is over 100 degrees every day. As for future plans, they have none. Maybe Costa Rica and Panama to the east coast, maybe Hawaii and the South Pacific; they rule nothing out. All they know for sure is “Yes, we’re having fun!” Another guy who seems to be having more fun than should be legal is Marvin Rosenberg of Marina del Rey. Marvin has

cruised with his wife, Leah, aboard their well-equipped Morgan 60, Palio, from California, through the Panama Canal, through most of the Caribbean and up to Florida. From a notation in his recent log that he “sold out and retired at the ripe old age of 51” back in 1971, we’ve deduced that he must be about 67. But judging from his letters, he’s living life as though he were 17. No matter where Marvin goes, he does everything, and with unbridled enthusiasm. Some examples: “While in the Turks and Caicos I went bone fishing with a guide. All I had to do was cast my lure in the water and I was hooked up. Wowie, what a mind-boggling ex¬ perience — better than a chocolate sundae in the middle of the Sahara.” ,/“We anchored right in front of the beautiful lounge and bar at Rum Cay. The place is owned by an American — who con¬ fided in me that he didn’t make any money, it was just his hobby. His hobby had already cost him several million dollars so far; I want to thank him for his efforts!”

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</“To our dismay, Clarencetown was not a Port of Entry. However, after the presenta¬ tion of one of my official key rings from the Los Angeles Olympics, the local official offered to drive us around the island and take us to the best restaurant. We spent quite a bit of time with him, but he soon had to leave as he was carrying all the local payroll checks in his pockets and each time we passed his office a growing crowd of people gave us dirty looks.” /> “While ashore I met a Bahamian fishing skipper who agreed to accompany Leah and me through the Exumas to Nassau and at the same time do a little fishing, diving and conch collecting. It was a pleasure meeting his wife who agreed to come along. They wanted to do some shopping in Nassau, so I agreed to pay their airfare home plus ex¬ penses. So we all shook hands and had a drink at the Peace and Plenty Hotel to seal the agreement. Karen doesn’t drink liquor, but Wendall made up for her abstinence.” /“We went ashore to have dinner at the Staniel Cay YC (any place that has a bar and a restaurant in the Caribbean is a ‘yacht club’). Having to wait half an hour for a table, we put our two quarters on the pool table and waited our turn. Wendall took on the local shark and beat him. My turn was next and I could see the smirk on his face as he prepared to wipe out the ‘old man’. Funny thing happened, though, he lost three games to me. Not that I’m so good, but the All American Champ of Guthrie Drive sanded off the tips of his fingers and remembered the lessons he learned from the movie The Color of Money. Ho hum, life can be sweet. Don’t think Leah wasn’t proud of me; she even gave me one of her secret smiles.” »/“Have any of you heard of the old ex¬ pression, ‘Are we having any fun yet?’ Well, we had a ball on Nassau. One of the world’s most beautiful casinos is on Paradise Island. I was the big pinner at roulette and black jack. And not for one night, but five! Wowie, is it great to be lucky! Or maybe it was my great skill and daring.” */“By 0900 we were safely in our slip at the Spencer Marina and Boatworks. We showered, dressed, rented a car, and had a scrumptious brunch — bloody marys and all. Back in the good old hew ess hag. What a great feeling to be back in your own country. There is nothing so great as our country.” /'“While renting the car, my little Leah

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came up with a great idea; why don’t we buy a station wagon here in Florida, put all the gear not needed for the Intracoastal Water¬ way, and drive home across the country. What a brilliant idea. She pointed out I needed a new car anyway, so let’s do it!” «^“I got so choked up by the inspiration talk at the Alamo that I bought Texas flags and t-shirt for all of my male serpes.” Even mechanical breakdowns were nothing but more opportunities for Marvin to have fun: “A few hours after we got started on the boat again, the tach stopped working and the alternator stopped charging and the bat¬ tery went POOF! We stopped that night at the Outrigger Inn, owned an operated by the famous World War II singer, Frances Langford. As soon as we docked, ‘Little Joe’ the dockmaster called a mechanic. As we waited, we put on our bathing suits and got into the pool. It was delightful and refreshing. We were served mai tai’s while in the water and we all remained in the pool to have a second drink and stay out of the heat. I checked back with the mechanic who said he could have the alternator rebuilt by morn¬ ing. So we showered, had another cocktail, and went to the Outrigger Inn. which is modeled after Trader Vic’s in Beverly Hills, and had a delicious dinner. Cary and I played tennis the next morning. The mechanic came by at 1100 and after $386 we were back on our way.” *^“Our next stop was the Riomar YC. I had finally found a place to equal the Del Rey YC — except this place did it in spades! This is a private club, of course, built by a multibillionaire. It has an 18-hole golf course and 16 well-groomed clay tennis courts right next to the clubhouse. The Olympic-sized pool looked brand new and there was a jacuzzi attached. While the dining room is closed in July and August, it’s open seven nights a week the rest of the year. We received the white glove service, as the dockmaster even loaned us his car.” »^“At Titusville we rented a car and spent the next day at the Kennedy Space Center and a visit to the Cape Canaveral Air Force Base. It was sensational, I could write nine pages on it alone. I almost forgot, while waiting for our new station wagon to be readied, we rented a car to go to Epcot Center. It was one of the most interesting and informative experiences of my life.” (^“During our wait in Daytona Beach, we rented a car and went to the Saturday night

Another “young blonde" demonstrates the world’s simplest, most economical water-maker.

stock car races. The races were about the most exciting thing I’ve seen in a long time. It was particularly fabulous because it had just

rained very hard and the track was muddy, causing numerous delays and smash-ups.” Well, you get the picture, Marvin seems be mainlining on the good life. In fact, it’s only some women who seem to leave him disappointed: page I 76

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“The skipper of the boat was a very per¬ sonable Portuguese man with his girlfriend — naturally a young blonde of about 20 with a great body. Don’t let me digress too long on the subject of young blondes as mates and girlfriends on all kinds of boats

throughout the Caribbean. They are mindboggling and there seems to be thousands of them. Anyway, the other boat had a Cana¬ dian and his girlfriend on it. Naturally, she was a young blonde.” Speaking of young blondes (as we do,

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sometimes), the woman in the photo spread at left is demonstrating the world’s least ex¬ pensive water-maker. It’s not a reverseosmosis or desalination water-maker, but a “creation-through-conservation” watermaker. Just as a penny saved is a penny earned, a gallon saved is as good as a gallon made. So how does it operate? Simply. One of your crew says they want a shower. They’re alloted a half-gallon — or a full gallon if you’re a wastrel — as easily measured in the Craftsman “water-maker”. It may sound stingy, but it actually works very well. Once the water is in the container, you pressurize it by operating the hand-pump. After just 30 seconds of pumping, it’s ready to shoot out a fine mist or a steady stream, depending on the nozzle adjustment. If pumped up even slightly, you can fire the stream a good 30 feet. You can take a very satisfying shower using this economical “water-maker” with just one gallon of agua. The “water-makers” are sold under a variety of names and in different sizes. The 1.3 gallon model shown here is just $16.99. A 3-gallon model is just $21.99. Besides being a cheap and effective watermaker, this product, like the Veg-O-Matic, has a variety of uses. For example, it can be a love-saver in the tropics where humid sex isn’t the most popular activity in the world. Lads and ladies carring the Sears watermaker by their optional shoulder strap are armed with one terrific aphrodisiac. There’s po form of foreplay in the tropics that will get a partner hotter than being cooled off with a fine spray from Craftsman water-maker. In fact, there’s a warning right on the box, “Sears is not responsible for the conse¬ quences if this product is used for foreplay in the tropics.” And with the proper spermicide added to the container, it can promote safe sex — no condom required. Paint it black and leave it in the sun on deck for awhile and it may soak up a little heat for a slightly warmer spray. There are jprobably lots of other uses for *this handy sprayer. Next time you’re in Sears, take a look around in the garden department. There may be some other handy products we can adapt to the sailing life. From blondes to the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Word has it that all the necessary approvals have been obtained for the construction of a 450-berth marina near the Opua store. Opua del Rey, they’ll call it,

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for all we know. Those who’ve been there will realize how dramatically this is likely to change the character of the area. Oh well, there’s always Whangarei, down the coast just a little. George Bloom of Livermore took a pile of Latitudes to Bora Bora and Tahiti and discovered that “They created a great oppor¬ tunity to talk to the small boat sailor there.” He learned that very few Northern California boats were visiting Polynesia this year, perhaps put off by the high cost of living and bureaucratic hassles. Bloom found that most sailors who had made the trip found the problems surmountable and were quite happy. Sailors who’d come from the Caribbean noted that there is less hostility and thievery in French Polynesia and that the people were much nicer. It was common for the locals to give free fruit to the cruisers and one skipper said the folks on Moorea presented him with a carved wooden bowl when he left. We’re sure it’s not supposed to sound that way. Tipping is not a province in China nor is it something you do in Tahiti; it’s against the Polynesian spirit of friendliness. Hanging out in Singapore waiting for the seasons to change are west coast boats Saga and Nalu IV from San Francisco as well as St. Combs from Seattle. Saga is a steel Wylie 65 built and sailed by Arlo Nish and family. They are in the midst of their second lengthy circumnavigation. Nalu IV is the Lapworth 48 with Jim and Diana Green Jessie aboard. Their plans are “to be in Egypt by Christmas”. Next summer, however, they’ve one of the most unusual itineraries for any private yacht: a circum¬ navigation of the Black Sea, complete with the permission of the Russian government. We’ll have more on that in future issues. St. Combs is owned by Alan Buchan of Seattle, who we understand is a distant relative of the more well known racing Buchans. Currently residing on his boat at Coral Bay, St. John, in the U.S. Virgins is San Franciscan Mike Berold. It was back in early 1985 that Berold left the City for England “with just a few bucks” to buy a boat. He purchased a Lock Crowther designed Bucaneer trimaran, Bluebird. After cruising the east coast of England, he continued on to Portugal, Spain and the Canaries. It was in late 1986 that he met a Dutch girl, Petra, who wanted to make the Atlantic tradewind crossing to Antigua with him. It took them 24 days, during which they

averaged six knots. That’s not very fast for trimaran. Berold explained that he had to sail undercanvassed because his solar panels failed, leaving him without the juice to power his Autohelm 5000. Thus he decided to rely on his homemade windvane, a device that could only handle Bluebird at half her normal speed. Berold currently has the boat up for sale and is planning to build a cafomaran to his own design. It will be a 40-footer with an unstayed mast on east hull. The idea came from Jazz, a French ocean racing^cat. Berold intends to build the boat in Sbutheqi Spain or Portugal, which also happen to be his favorite cruising grounds. He loves the culture of those areas; besides, the cost of living is very low. The trip in 1986 was not Berold’s first Atlantic crossing. In 1983 — when he had no bluewater experience at all — he sailed a Van de Stadt designed 28-ft Seahorse he’d bought in England across the Atlantic. The crewman who went with him had no ex¬ perience whatsoever, but was wonderful. Two days out they encountered a gale with 12 to 14 foot seas and winds in the 50 knot range; the crewman kept right on cooking, figuring those were normal cruising condi¬ tions. All this good information courtesy of Terese Pencak Schwartz in Marina del Rey. In addition to Nalu IV, ‘Mighty’ Mike Taylor’s Ishi from Burlingame was another entry in the Darwin, Australia to Ambon, Indonesia race. Crewmember Jonathan Paley recalls it this way in a postcard from Djakarta: “Under the iron fist and cracking whip of our skipper, we managed to finish the Dar¬ win to Ambon Race. And I do mean finish; we were last. I was so upset that I was driven to drink after the award’s ceremony. At the party afterward I seized the stage with a cou¬ ple of Aussies and played what apparently was a criminally bad version of Gloria. We wound up spending the evening in the jail at the naval base. Shows to go ya, everybody’s a critic. From there we went to Butang, where I got food poisoning from a local fish. All in all, a pleasant trip.” Klauss and Ute Rabe of San Francisco report that they and their schooner Enchan¬ tress returned from Ny Alesund, Spitzbergen via the rough south coast of Iceland and are now sailing in Denmark’s Farue Islands. For those of you not familiar with the far north, Ny Alesund is at about latitude 78° N. Let’s see, last time we checked there was

60 miles to every degree of latitude, which means that they delivered two copies of Latitude to a location that’s as far north from us as the Galapagos Islands are south. They asked for a couple of Roving Reporter t-shirts; we’re trying to locate them a pair of Roving Reporter polypropylene underwear. Although right next door to Greece, just south of Yugoslavia and 50 miles east of Ita¬ ly’s boot, Albania is not a favorite cruising ground with Americans. Not only is it a long ways away, but Albanians probably have as long a festering hostility toward the United States as any country. What did we ever do to them? In any event, diplomatic sources in the region were stunned earlier this year when an American yacht and its crew uninten¬ tionally entered Albanian waters during a storm and were rescued and then given shelter. An Albanian spokesman told wire services, “We couldn’t let them drown. Everybody would have done the same thing.” Others were not so sure. A European countered by saying, “It is exceptional when Albanians do the usual thing”, easily the fun¬ niest item to come out of Albania since John Belushi. page 178

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Jeff Norton wants all South Pacific cruisers to know they’ve got a friend when they pull into Suva, Fiji. He says Pacific Marine Yacht Consultants, located across the street from brewery and just 500 meters from the Royal Suva YC, has compiled a directory of businesses which offer the best services to yachties in the following categories: sailmak¬ ing, rigging, electrical, mechanical, wood¬ working, fiberglass, provisioning, charts, fueling, etc. The information is said to be “genuine” and “free”. Furthermore, ‘Yacht Help’ will hold and forward mail, compile lists of things to buy and sell, and list crews and boats that might be looking for each other. They also have phone, telex and fax numbers available. Can anybody out their give a report on these folks? Friends of Dick and Janet (no last name), say the couple headed south from Sail Fran¬ cisco Bay in early September on their way to Mexico. Their vessel is the Peterson schooner, Dorothy Marie, about 46-ft LOA. Carl Finney and Anne Goodwin were on their honeymoon in French Polynesia this August when they bumped into fellow Sonomans Doug Lamb and Chris Eberhart page 179

New Zealand’s quiet Opua; could it withstand the onslaught of a 450-berth marina?

in Tahiti. Doug and Chris had cruised to Mexico, the Marquesas and Tahiti on their Bodega Bay-based Westsail 32, Pelican. As it turned out, Carl and Anne offered Doug and Chris use of their showers and automobile in exchange for a sail to Cook’s Bay, Moorea. A great time was had by all. Pelican is scheduled to set sail for Hawaii in mid-October and then return to Northern California in April of 1988. While most folks seem to think that the French authorities are relatively reasonable, it’s not the case with everyone. But what can you do? If you want to visit French Polynesia you have to cooperate, right? Well, yes and no. The word we get is that some cruisers simply don’t check in and hope they can evade detection by keeping a low profile. It’s a risky thing to do, not only for the yachties doing it but for all cruisers in French Polynesia. We had an interesting conversation in our offices with Peter Clutterbuck, who in the last ten months sailed 14,000 miles delivering the Swan 65, Beija Flor (ex-C^gnus), from

San Francisco to England and then the Med. We’ll have more on his trip in a future issue, but thought you might be interested what he thought were the five best places they visited: 1. Cocos Island off Costa Rica. “Un¬ discovered, a must for any cruiser bound for the South Pacific”. 2. The Panama Canal. “It’s magnificent!” Clutterbuck did advise that it’s essential you read about the history of the Canal to fully appreciate it. 3. The Azores. “A wonderful combination of the volcanic geology of Hawaii but with European culture.” The people were said to be extremely friendly, never asking to be paid for goods and services until boats were ready to leave. 4. England’s Channel Islands, where Beija Flor participated in Swan European Cham¬ pionships. The tides in the region have a range of 40 feet, so navigation takes on a whole new perspective. 5. Bonifacio, Corsica. This ancient fortress city is reached by sailing through a 100 yard wide gap in the tall sandstone cliffs, and then making a 90° turn to another narrow gap in the sandstone cliffs. This is where the French Foreign Legion was founded; its members are still trained there. Even today, the French Foreign Legion will accept anyone, no questions asked. If you’re a criminal on the lam, they’ll give you a new identity. However, it requires a ten-year commit¬ ment; if you quit, they’ll hunt you down and return you to the service. Currently there are 8,000 members of the FFL; most are serving in such exotic locales as France, its departments and Djibouti. While not one of Clutterbuck’s particular favorites, Puerto Cervo, the Aga Khan’s digs where the Sardinia Cup is held, was nonetheless noteworthy for its prices. A slip for the 65-ft Beija Flor was $280 U.S. a night, no electricity included. Folks, that’s over $8500 a month! How can people afford it? Well, they charter boats for fantastic sums of money. Clutterbuck says that Swan 65’s — because they are relatively small for their size — usually take just four guests. When all is said and done, the tab for the week comes to about $10,000. Lest you think there isn’t much market for that trade, Clutterbuck says business was booming. Because of the variety of jurisdictions in the Med., most of the trade is illegal, but nobody does anything about it.

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Sorry, but due to a tight deadline, we cannot accept changes or cancellations after submitting ad. LASER SAILBOAT. 14’, with trailer, good condition. $900. Located in Palo Alto. Call (415) 327-0249 or leave message on (415) 321-2763.

25-FT & UNDER CATALINA 25,1981. Fixed keel, Poptop with vinyl cover, furling jib, jiffy reefing, cockpit cushions, 1983 Honda 10 hp, VHF, stove, 2 sinks, 2 batteries, marine head & holding tank. Never raced, excellent condition. Hauled & painted 3/87. $14,900/B.0. (415) 935-7771. CAL 20 FOR SALE BY OWNER — $3,000. Low cost financing available AOC. (707) 643-1040 from 10 to 10. 18.5-FT CAPE DORY TYPHOON. 1976. E-Z Loader trailer. Seagull, clean, fresh epoxy bottom w/new paint. Clean. See at Wayne Marine. $7K asking. (415) 237-9602. MERIT 25.1984 model. Beautiful freshwater Colorado boat sailed only 9 months. Kenyon spars, 4 sails, dual trailer, o.b., km, ds, plus complete CG equipment. Divorce sale. $15,250 is a bargain. Gene (303) 628-8805 days. SANTANA 22. Great Bay boat in super S.F. location. Pineapple sails, VHF, o.b., new rud¬ der, Gashouse Cove Marina. $6,000. Leave message during day at 523-3138 or 567-8820.

CATALINA 22. 1982 model with retractable keel. Well-maintained & in excellent condi¬ tion. Has never seen saltwater. Long list of optional equipment & many extras. 7% hp Honda. $7,500. (209) 667-9317 or (209) 634-5335. 24-FT YANKEE DOLPHIN. Exc. boat for Bay or Delta. Recent new sails 1985. 7.5 hp Evinrude ’83. VHF, depthsounder, Signet knot/log, etc. A very reasonable slip is available at Alameda. Recent haulout. $11.000/0BO. (408) 925-5921 days; (408) 972-8565 eves. Jerry. BOAT BARGAINS. 21 ’ f/g sloop w/o.b., needs TLC: $490; Rhodes 19, ready to sail: $950; Galv. dock dolly for R-19: $150; Sidewinder, in good condition: $300; 14' alum, skiff, needs repairs: $90. Make offers. M. Strain, (415) 469-0200 weekdays.

OLSON 25. 7 sails North/Larsen, dual com¬ pass, System 2000, sprayed bottom, Trailrite trailer, Mariner 4 hp. Just added 6/87: System 1000, Cybernet stereo, VHF, interior package, Porta-potti. Very clean. Coyote Pt. berth. $21,900. (408) 779-1950 eves. 7-10.

Robert D. Counts (415) 990-7100

25-FT CORONADO 1965. 2 mains, 2 jibs, 4 hp Seagull. $3,900/B.0. See at Paradise Cay Harbor, Tiburon, first side-tie, Able (blue hull). (415) 435-2723; (916) 587-2241. MOORE 24. Fine condition, champion, expert-rigged, must see/sail anytime. 2 suits sails, trailer, many extras. $14,000/OBO. 236-7828 eves; 236-6114 days, ask for Doug. SANTANA 22,1967. Shipshape #240. New 6 hp Evinrude. Emeryville berth. $4,500/OBO. Moving. (415) 680-8238 anytime. FREEDOM 25. New 1984. The Freedom is an easy to sail uniquely designed yacht. Cat rigged but with jib & spinnaker. Quality-built. Spacious. Sleeps 4. Marine head. Elec¬ tronics. Full galley. 10 hp Honda. $19,750. (415) 331-2393.

COLUMBIA 23. 6 hp o.b. Trailer, 3 sails, sleeps 4+2. Call (209) 787-2547 evenings. $5,500. ETCHELLS 22. Ultimate one-design racing. Hull #529. Built by Ontario Yachts. Winning boat. Hull faired & sterling finished profes¬ sionally ’87. Tandem axle trailer w/storage box. 10 sails by Dave Curtis. $15,000. Call 461-9559. J/24 EAST COAST. 78 HULL - 658, 1985 standing/running rig. O.B., VHF, 1985 Trailrite tandem trailer, 3 150’s, 2 100’s, 3 chutes, 2 mains, all North, new gelcoat, surveyed ’85 at $16,500. Must unload. $11,900. (408) 425-6554; (408) 436-1080. CATALINA 25, 1982. Berkeley berth, swing keel, VHF, Johnson 9.9, Poptop, sleeps 5, head, 2 sinks, sail covers, main, 110 jib, compass. Call Digby (415) 859-3195; 659-8156 eves. $13,750/0N0. NEPTUNE 24-FT, 1981 FIN KEEL. Cruising spinnaker, 130% genoa, o.b., km, VHF, tandem trailer. Great shape. $12,500. (707) 426-1327. HERRESCHOFF 16-FT Cape Cod Bull’s Eye sloop, fiberglass. 750-lb lead keel & flotation tanks. With trailer, 4 hp o.b., 2 mains, 2 jibs, compass, anchor, boat cover, life jackets. At Berkeley upwind berth. $3,400. (415) 547-6928.

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Enjoy learning heavy weather sailing, anchoring, navigation, spinnakers & cruising skills. Join Solo TransPac skipper Mike Pyzel on a personally tailored 3-5 day liveaboard instruction cruise in Santa Barbara’s offshore islands. Brochure. PYZEL NAVIGATION & CRUISING, P-O. Box 4217, Santa Barbara, CA 93140-4217 (805) 640-0900 page 180

25-FT & UNDER - CONT'D BACK TO SCHOOL SALE! Moore 24 for sale by newly impoverished grad student. Race ready. Berkeley berth. $5,800 or best offer (415) 339-3983.

FREE BERTH FOR THREE MONTHS with this immaculate Catalina 22'. Swing keel, pulpits, lifelines, reefing, galley, potti, vang, compass, km, anchor, safety equipment, 6 hp Evinrude, extension trailer. Ready to sail on the Bay or Delta. $5,500. (415) 381-8750. 25-FT U.S. YACHT, 1982. Honda 4 stroke 7.5 hp o.b. Lewmar winches. Beautiful teak interior, excellent Bay boat. Condition of this boat is absolutely like new. Sacrifice. Must sell. $9,500. (415) 228-2852 or leave mssg. MacGREGOR 25. Great first boat. Excellent condition. Includes 9.9 hp Johnson, trailer, Pop-top & enclosure, battery charger, epoxy bottom paint, inflatable dinghy, complete sail inventory, autopilot, am/fm cassette, swing keel & more. Willing to trade down to Lido 14 or ??? Free sailing lessons given if needed. $7,500. (408) 274-1555. NORDIC FOLKBOAT. Immaculate varnished mahogany hull. Epoxied bottom, full boat cover (almost new), excellent condition thruout. S.F. Marina Green berth (across from GGYC). $9,000. (415) 326-0498, please leave message. ERICSON 25. Great condition, Honda out¬ board, Marine radio, depth gauge, many ex¬ tras. Price reduced, now $11,900. Can be seen at Emeryville Marina. Call Gregg (713) 326-1522. After 10 Oct. call Denise (206) 643-1523. CADILLAC OF CAL 20’S. Complete restora¬ tion. LPU hull & spars. New non-skid, rudder & rigging. Jiffy reefing, custom covers, many sails & tri-radial. Lewmar winches/hatch. 110v/12v electrical system, charger, stereo, galley area. Evinrude 6 hp. Call Doug (415) 531-6166. O’DAY DAYSAILER. Great boat for fun & rac¬ ing. Fleets across U.S. for cruising & com¬ petition. This boat comes complete with sails (of course), 2 hp o.b. motor, vests, bumpers, trailer, rigged with dual controls & more. Call John Halverson (408) 264-0990.

classy classifieds CORTEZ 16-FT CENTERBOARD SLOOP. Great day or overnighter. Bay or Delta. Poptop, 4 bunks, potti, many extras, 3.5 hp o.b., trailer w/spare. $2,100. (415) 593-0314. OLSON 25. Ready to race or cruise. Larsen sails, Signet knotlog, ds, VHF, 4 hp o.b. plus more. Very clean. $19,500. Brian (408) 429-6761. 14-FT ACHILLES. 25 hp Mercury. Galvanized trailer. Great condition. Divers tank rack. $3,200/060. Must sell. (415) 388-4773; 332-3222 ask for Anne. 25-FT NORDIC FOLKBOAT. Wood hull, needs canvas, deck work and varnish. $1,800 or best or trade. Tom 763-0942, Alameda. RARE LARK 11-FT FIBERGLASS SAILBOAT. All accessories plus specially made jib & spinnaker. Easy to carry & cartop. Phone (415) 837-3427 in Danville. Also 2 large commercial fish traps 30"x30'x8' long. Great for dock holding traps. HUNTER 25. Excellent condition, sleeps 5,10 hp Honda, head, full galley w/stove, sink, ice box. Dodger, knotmeter, Signet 1500 windspeed/direction, full race rigging w/100,130, 150 jibs plus 3/4 oz. & 1% oz. spinnakers, 6 winches. $5,000. (707) 642-3095. NIGHTINGALE 24. Tom Wylie designed Bay boat, f/g. 7 sails, all spin. gear. 6 hp o.b. LP paint, knotmeter, compass, cushions, Sausalito slip. $7,000/OBO. (415) 331-6961 eves, or leave message. J/24. Race ready, 9 sails, new North main, outboard, computer faired keel, VHF radio, digital knot/log. Sausalito berth. $7,900. (415) 461-2369. U.S. 22. 1979. Deep keel ‘dinette’ model. New Kenyon rig, new barrier coat, new cushions, potti, VHF, knotmeter, chute, ground tackle, safety, 7.5 o.b. Fast, comfor¬ table & a bargain. $5,000. 697-5685 eves. RANGER (MULL) 22. 2 mains, 5 jibs, spin¬ naker. Pulpits & lifelines. 6 hp Johnson o.b. Battery, VHF, ds. Never raced. Loaded! Many extras. Richmond berth. $8,000. (415) 663-1500 eves.

DAYSAILER (I) O’DAY 16’9”. Classic daysailer. 2 suits sails, spinnaker & rigging. Hull & wood in excellent shape. Deck recent¬ ly refinished. Compass, anchor & rode, fenders. Shoreline trailer. $1,900. (415) 935-2047.

CAL 25, 1966. Good condition, 3 jibs, equipped for spinnaker, ds, 7.5 hp Johnson o.b., head, sink, water tank, etc. Good per¬ former, good Bay boat, well-equipped. (415) 851-7348 eves. $7,000/OBO.

LASER 14-FT SPECIAL EDITION. Multi-color sail, ivory hull, annodlzed mast & boom, trailer. Excellent condition. $1,500. (415) 593-0314.

16’9” O’DAY DAYSAILER. Main, jib, spin¬ naker, trailer, many extras. $1,300. 4 hp Mercury o.b. $250, w/boat $175. Dave (415) 941-6321.

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MONTGOMERY 17. 6 sails, spinnaker pole, compass, Johnson o.b., self-tailing, trailer & more. 79 in good condition. Mostly used in fresh water. $7,000/offer. (916) 481-3199.

MERIT 25, 1983. Excellent condition, full race equipped, knotmeter, depthsounder, North sails, comfortable, sleeps 4, trailer, 5 hp o.b., new bottom, hardly used. Good local one-design or PHRF racing, excellent family cruiser. $16,000/B.0. Call eves. (415) 364-2169; 547-4761.

MacGREGOR 21,1981. New 4 hp Yachttwin, 3 sails, new Micron 33 bottom, jiffy reefing, clean boat with trailer, will deliver. $3,200/ offer. (805) 481-4849.

BEAUTIFUL 22-FT SAILBOAT. Alberg designed Cape Dory Typhoon Senior, white & teak, 4 berths, 2 years old, 3 sails, great Bay boat, simple & safe, properly equipped. $13,900. (415) 222-0871.

CAL 25. Beautiful Sausalito berth. New paint below, sleeps 4, galley, head, easy to live aboard. New lifelines, Johnson o.b., many ex¬ tras, including dinghy. $6,900. Call Jim (707) 545-8614 or Dick (702) 831-0150. CORONADO 25, 1969. Great shape, spin¬ naker, annodized mast, Evinrude, large inven¬ tory, bottom just painted. $6,500/OBO. In Santa Cruz, will deliver to San Francisco Bay. (408) 722-6909. 25’ FOLKBOAT. Mahog. on oak frames, cop¬ per riveted. Built Poland '65, 'cruising' cabin, sleeps 4, galley, Volvo diesel. Struct. OK, needs TLC. $2,850. (408) 434-2474 days Rich W; (408) 378-5391 eves.

BALBOA 20. Must sell immediately. $2,200/OBO. Good condition. 4 hp o.b. (707) 576-7055 aft.,8 p.m. M-Th.

GLADIATOR 24. S.F. Yacht Harbor berth. Ex¬ cellent condition. New bottom 7/87. New Leading Edge sails plus spinnaker, working, jib, 150 jib, 6 hp Evinrude, compass, knotmeter & other extras. $7,500. (415) 344-3390.

OLSON 25. Race equipped, good condition, 4 hp o.b., knotmeter, Berkeley berth. For quick sale. (415) 552-9983.

25-FT COLUMBIA CHALLENGER. Sleeps 5, spinnaker, genoa, head, mooring engine, fixed keel, flat deck, complete with life vests & cushions, berth, great value at $5,000/060. Call (707) 255-3509 days; (707) 664-0417 eves.

O’DAY 23,1979. Good condition, main, jib, 7.5 Honda '85, tandem axle surge brake E-Z Loader trailer. Sausalito slip (42 mo.), Portapotti, original owner. Fresh water until 7/85. Bottom paint. Down from $12,000. $8,500/OBO. (415) 883-2588.

CAL 21,1969 #111. Swing keel, trailer, 4 hp o.b., 5 bags, 2 new. Excellent lake or Delta overnighter. All in good condition. $3,500/of¬ fer. Might trade for F.J., Lido, etc. + cash. 676-3638 eves. CAPE DORY TYPHOON SENIOR. A tradi¬ tional Carl Alberg designed, full keel, frac¬ tional rig sloop. LOA 22’5”; displ. 3,300 lbs. Bought new in '86, lightly used, replacement cost $20,000. Asking $16,000. (415) 383-6601. CORONADO 25. Good condition, VHF, depthsounder, bilge pump, safety lines, 6 hp o.b. Oyster Pt. berth. $5,000/OBO. (415) 239-9257. NORDIC FOLKBOAT #60. 25-ft, built '61 plywood/glass deck. Full cover. Wellmaintained. Excellent condition. $6,500/OBO. (707) 874-3090. 24-FT COLUMBIA CHALLENGER. Bristol condition. Tons of new gear including elec¬ tronics. Huge cockpit seats 6. 6 hp Evinrude. Great family boat & competitive fleet racer. Berthed in Sausalito. Must see! $5,500. (415) 453-8700 weekdays; (415) 456-6915 eves. 1965 NATIONAL ONE-DESIGN. A highquality 17’ f/g racing sloop. Lots of hardware. Bronze cntrbrd & rudder. Alum, cntrbrd & glass rudder, Proctor tapered alum, mast & boom, trapeze, Elvstrom bailer, trailer w/spare. $17,000/OBO. (415) 321-5695. PACIFIC SEACRAFT FOR SALE. 25-ft, full keel, inboard diesel, sleeps 5, water supply, 2-burner alcohol stove. $19,000. Call Deborah. (415) 499-9676.

24-FT BRISTOL, 1971. Good condition, full headroom, 4 full berths, 9.9 hp battery-start Evinrude engine in lazarette, mainsail, jib, genoa. $8,500. 863-6470.

MERMAIO 21-FT LAPSTRAKE DANISH SLOOP. Built 1958. Evinrude 7, stove, an¬ chors, etc. $1,850. 453-4726.

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27-FT VEGA SLOOP. Professionally main¬ tained, diesel inboard, 6 sails, excellent con¬ dition. Must sell for reasons of health. $13,500. Phone (415) 566-2183. RAWSON 30. Same owner last 12^ years. Boat shows excellent maintenance. Two time Mexico vet. Much new equipment including engine; see to appreciate. Will consider good condition Folkboat or similar as partial trade. $25,000. (415) 347-4608. 1984 CATALINA 27. Best buy — $16,900. Must sell. Immaculate. 3 sails incl. cruising spinnaker, mid-ship traveller, halyards led aft, adj. backstay, vang, depth, VHF & extras. (415) 347-1433. RANGER 26, 1968. Merc 7.5. 5 sails. An¬ chor, 200' line, VHF. Fully equipped. Surveyed 11/86. $8,500. (707) 778-1938. NOR’SEA 27 AFT CABIN SLOOP. Just hauled. Very impressive inventory list in¬ cluding full dodger, Monitor, Autohelm, Plath compass, EPIRB, RDF & more! $30K or with Magnavox 4102 SatNav $31K. 304V2 14th, Paso Robles, CA 93446. (805) 238-2845. CAPE DORY 27. Commissioned 1980. Documented, white hull & spars. Yanmar dsl, dodger, Autohelm, SatNav, depthsounders, freezer, furling, electronics. Complete cruis¬ ing inventory. Prof, prepared this year for N.Z. trip. Ideal performance singlehander. $35,000. Call after 8 p.m. (213) 553-1763. 26-FT CONTESSA. Canadian cruising sloop 1978 Lloyds class. New dodger, epoxy bar¬ rier bottom, VHF, knotmeter, Fathometer, holding system & many more extras. Evinrude 4 hp o.b. & full trailer. $17,000. Ask for Tom (415) 522-8759. OLSON 30. Excellent condition. Full boat cover, custom upholstery interior. Main, 150 mylar, 100, 70, 3/4 tri-radial spinnaker used only twice. Full instrumentation. $23,500. Please phone Chip at (408) 298-5300 or (408) 479-0488. TRAVELLER 32. Modified for ocean passage making, after 10 years of Atlantic, Caribbean & Pacific cruising. Includes modified interior, rig, new Yanmar eng., reliable refrigeration, SatNav, wind charger, etc., etc. All ready to take off now. $55,000. (408) 423-4604.

1966 TROJAN 26. Full canvas, great cruiser. $8,000 & I’ll throw in 8’ sailing dinghy or 12' Avon. Willing to dicker. Wk: 332-3890; hm: 479-1656.

SANTANA 35. New rig '84. Mylar headsails 85/86, dacrons maintained professionally. Two mains, 3 chutes, standard instrm., VHF & Loran. Bottom developed to strict racing standard. Beautiful color graphics. Enjoy fast, fun & colorful racer/cruiser. Sell $49,500. Contact Les, hm: (707) 938-3446; wk: (916) 441-7243.

1977 ISLANDER 32. Excellent condition, in¬ sulated Volvo dsl (400 hrs.), Racor filter, charter, h&c press, water, Harken roller furl¬ ing/reefing, epoxy bottom, VHF, stereo, ds, km, AWI, 3-burner stove/oven, extra water tank, nice plus-ups. $46,000. Dave (415) 967-7544.

35-FT WOOD SLOOP. Fast sailer, wine glass hull, double-ended, built in France 1950. 25 hp Volvo dsl, copper riveted mahogany over oak frames, cruised South Seas, written about in Parker's 'Ocean Voyaging'. New teak deck, Brisbane Marina. (415) 960-3569. $11,500.

1976 ERICSON 35. 11 bags, mylar/kevlar 1-2-3-. Full race for one-design, plus all cruise gear. $52,000/B,0NSee Sept. Latitude 38, page 182 for photo. Wk: 332-3890; hm: 479-1656.

CAL 34 — $24,900. 4 sails, 2 anchors, 2 preventers, 2-spd winches, backstay adj., tiller adj., whisker pole, dodger, fatho., knotlog, 110 & 12v lights, am/fm cassette, battery charger, new upholstery, windvane avail. (415) 284-4124 days; (707) 644-6178 eves.

SUN 27. New wife, new family, new home force sale. Immaculate condition throughout! Perry Design. Deluxe teak interior w/6’ hdrm. Head w/sink & holding tank. Yanmar dsl. All factory options. '86 haulout/paint, surveyed at $27,500. Redwood City berth. $19,900. (415)'965-3857.

WESTSAIL THE WORLD! Westsail 32 cutter. Full keel. Diesel. Custom interior. Heavy con¬ struction. Unique teak taff-rail. Both wheel & tiller steering. 7 berths, 6 sails, roller furling. 6-pg equipment list. $60,000. (408) 377-4815. Will trade up or real estate.

27-FT SWEDISH POCKETCRUISER. Reluc¬ tant salesto enlightened father who wants to send >kid(s)-on long voyage, of my 1976 Vega. Condition excellent. Custom rigging. Custom interior, etc., etc. for offshore cruis¬ ing. 22K. Call (415) 369-6120 eves. & morn¬ ings.

CAL 27 — $10,500. An affordable, fun, roomy boat equipped with everything you need for cruising or racing. Bottom painted in August. Equipment inventory includes 6 bags of sails, knotmeter, VHF, compass, Honda 10 hp & more. Must sell this month. (916) 758-1754.

32-FT PEARSON 323. 3 sails, Volvo dsl, Lewmars, VHF, depth, autopilot, am/fm, press. H&C water, shower, oven, teak floor, top-quality/ton-cond. $43K incl. berth. (408) 245-4038.

MUST SELL. 26-ft Yankee sloop, 1974. Sparkman & Stephens design. Wellequipped. Berthed in Richmond. $9,500 or best offer/trade. (415) 484-3971 days or evenings.

COLUMBIA 9.6.1976 Alan Payne design 32' sloop. Excellent condition. Spacious teak in¬ terior, 6'1 ” headroom, sleeps 6.3 jibs, spin¬ naker, Volvo diesel, VHF, knotmeter, com¬ pass, stove/oven) water pressure, hot water, shower. $29,500. Call (707) 255-9430.

FRISCO FLYER III. 1967 26-ft Cheoy Lee sloop, superb condition & lovingly main¬ tained, f/g hulled cruiser with teak trim & in¬ terior. Penta i.b. dsl, boat cover, VHF, ds, compass. Sleeps 4 with galley & head. Ask¬ ing $16.800/OBO. (415) 883-9049.

YAMAHA 33. Beautiful boat in excellent con¬ dition. Includes new main sail, depth gauge, radio, compass, fire extinguisher & much more. Maintenance records available. Ap¬ praised $39,000. Priced to sell at $32,500. Call (415) 788-3521 & ask for Joe.

28-FT HAWKFARM SLOOP. Racer/cruiser, 1980, excellent condition. Many extras, nearly-new rigging, extra sails. Very com¬ petitive, but comfortable below. Hauled 1/87. Located in Oceanside military marina. Owner overseas & anxious to sell. $23,000. Call Sonya at (619) 726-7162.

THUNDERBIRD 26-FT SLOOP. Aron Oakes boat, fully equipped. See at berth 535, S.F. Marina. $3,000. (415) 392-0569.

CATALINA 30,1978. Atomic 4, wheel steer¬ ing, Loran, radio, Autohelm, EPIRB, knot¬ meter, depthsounder, stereo, dodger, 4 jibs & cruising spinnaker, 3 anchors, MOB pole, bug netting. Bottom painted 5/87. Best offer over $26,000. (415) 472-2407.

C&C 35 MARK I, 1971. Easy to handle, a pleasure to sail. New rigging one size larger. Engine overhauled. New mainsail & epoxy bottom. Great cruising boat. Bristol cond. By original owner. $43,500 in Richmond YC berth A3. Eves. (415) 235-0184 or 948-6613 owner financing.

RHODES 33 WOODEN CLASSIC REVEILE. Fine condition, excellent sails, depthmeter, knotmeter, Evinrude 4 hp o.b. Designed by Philip Rhodes in 1938, built by South Coast in 1946. A joy to sail. $7,500. (415) 769-1201. NEWPORT 30 III, 1985. Expertly maintained, like new Signet instrs., VHF, CNG, H&C press, water, Universal dsl, 35 amp battery charger, internal halyards, jib bag, new bot¬ tom paint 9/87. $48,000. (415) 420-4888 days; (415) 799-7729 eves. 27-FT CAL T/2 —1973. Excellent condition. Interior completely redone, new carpet, new curtains, new paint. New epoxy bottom, 1986. 10 hp Honda o.b., 1980 (4 hrs.), 2 compass, depthfinder, knotmeter, 5 sails in¬ cluding spinnaker. Must sell. $12,000/OBO. (408) 578-9345; (415) 528-1811. COLUMBIA 26. VHF, knotlog, 6’ hdrm, sleeps 4, i.b. Atomic 4, lots of gear, new bot¬ tom paint, tabernacle, Santa Cruz slip, shorepower, telephone. Super sailing! Inventory & photos on request. $9,500. (408) 476-6514. WONDERFUL CRUISER/LIVEABOARD SACRIFICE. Challenger 32, 1976. 45 hp Chrysler dsl. Heavy f/g construction, ex¬ tremely well-built. Beautifully finished mahogany interior, loaded with gear. Fully, roomy living accommodations incl: press, h&c, shower, complete galley, etc. Priced to sell quickly at $27,500! (415) 654-8680. CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE 27. Beautiful full keel cruiser in absolute bristol condition. New Yanmar dsl, dodger, weather cloths, full cover, ground tackle, compass, depth, speed, VHF, tricolor, 5 sails, safety equip. & more. (415) 798-3294. $21,500. RAWSON 30 SLOOP, 1970. Just returned from Australia. Loaded with cruising gear. $26,000. J. Buckowski, General Delivery, Bodega Bay, CA 94923. 34-FT BLOCK ISLAND CUTTER. Dbl-planked fir over oak frames, built by Master Ship¬ wright. Doc. at 14-ton. 50 hrs. Perkins dsl w/180 hrs., Warner Trans. Monomatic head, 3-burner stove, dbl. s.s. sink, Autohelm, new VHF, etc. 15K. Call (415) 834-1459 or (916) 873-2762. 1979 WESTSAIL 28. Volvo MD 11C freshwater cooled, 3 working sails, storm tri, storm jib, drifter, VHF, Loran C, autopilot, windvane, S/L 9555 windlass, 43 Travco, 35 CQR, stove/oven, dodger, ready to liveaboard/cruise. $36,000/B.0. (408) 728-3247.

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Tri-cabin, high-performance cruiser. Extensive refit '86 & '87, 7 new sails, fully loaded, bristol condition, complete electronics. Own the best Fast Passage. $149,500. Mahina Cruising Yachts, P.O. Box 850, Friday Harbor, WA 98250 (206) 378-2393.

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26-FT TO 35-FT - CONT’D CORONADO 35 SAILBOAT — $38,000. Liveaboard, S.F. Marina, tri-cabin, queen bed, water pressure, shower, refrigerator, color TV, stereo, VCR, water heater, 12v & 110v. Job relocation, must sell, everything goes, autopilot, Loran, 3 bags sails. (415) 243-0206. DOWNEASTER 32. This cutter has a new non-pox bottom, rebuilt engine & new cushions thru-out. In excellent condition with many extras. Please call to inquire. It also has an owner with a bad back who desires to sell. $52,000. (415) 897-7847. 28-FT NICHOLS BUCCANEER SLOOP. Classic wood design. Excellent condition. Professionally maintained by Easom Boat Works. 2 suits sails, spinnaker, self-tending jib, full boat cover. Fully equipped for racing and extended cruising. Can be singlehanded easily. $6,000. (415) 499-0819.

ISLANDER 30 BAHAMA, 1980. maintained. 3 jibs, gennaker, Volvo pedestal steering, VHF, knotmeter, stove/oven, water pressure, hot shower, never been raced. Owner $33,000. Call (415) 376-3224.

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1984 CUSTOM 32-FT CENTERCOCKPIT ketch f/g with teak decks, beautiful boat, pro¬ fessionally built. 9/9/87 bottom paint & survey with appraised value of $40,000. Would like to trade up to 41’+ f/g sailboat cruiser or sell for $26,000. Call (415) 932-3364. CATALINA 27. Outstanding value. Clean. Ex¬ cellent condition. Inboard, working & storm jibs, jiffy reefing, VHF, knotmeter, head w/macerator, sink, stove, safety equipment. Sleeps 5. Slip available. Great cruising boat. Medical problems force sale. Must sell! $10,000. (415) 763-4744. Primary parties. WIFE REBELLED — MUST SELL. Islander 32 f/c, k/l, ds, Loran, am/fm Autohelm, color TV, teak & oak below. liveaboard. $42,500. Call Bob or Sue 571-7749.

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WYLIE 34 MAGIC. $42,000. Actively racing IOR, new Sobstad mainsail & No. 1 genoa this spring. Signet 2000 electronics, Loran, SatNav. 7 genoas, 5 chutes, 2+ mainsails. Sleeps 6+. CNG stove. Jeff, hm: (415) 531-0688; wk: (415) 620-3982. ABOVE AVERAGE 1/30 MK II. Wellmaintained 1976 sloop w/Volvo dsl, 4 sails, Signet km & ws, Seafarer ds, VHS, new sail cover, new battery, shorepower, pedestal steering, all teak interior, epoxy bottom. Ask¬ ing $23K. Want offers. Have to sell soon. Call Ken (415) 557-2442.

classy classifieds WANTED: Approx. 28’ sloop, 1985 or newer, wheel, diesel, good condition & prefer a trailer. I want a bargain. Broker calls welcome. (916) 477-0151 evenings. YANKEE 30 MK III. Berkeley berth. 2 mains, 4 jibs, 2 spin., double spin. & jib hlyds, 3 compasses, ktm, RDF, VHF. Great sailing Sparkman & Stephens design. $30,000. 421-0288 days; 524-2116 eves. 1/2 part¬ nership possible. BEST LIVEABOARD IN THE SOUTH PENIN¬ SULA. 1972 35-ft Coronado sloop. Depthfinder, VHF radio, raft, AC-DC refrig., TV, stereo, microwave & phone. $37,000/0B0. (415) 366-9088 or 574-0425. BODEGA 30. Full-keeled f/g cruising sloop. Strongly built, beautiful teak interior, 4 sails, lines lead aft, VHF, ds, km, stereo, 2 anchors, 9.9 o.b., provisions for i.b., launched 2/86. $33K. Alameda Marina Pier 7, slip 129. (415) 521-9077. NEWPORT 30II, 1979. Race equipped, North sail inventory main, 150% & 120% mylar, 2 spinnakers, extra sails for cruising, Volvo dsl, teak sole, VHF, depthsounder, knotmeter, compass. Sausalito berth. $34,000. Days (Ruth) 924-1296; eves. (Howard) 383-3083. 1981 NEWPORT 28. Race rigged in top cond. Spin., 110, 130, 150 and main by North. 6 Lewmar winches with all halyards & control lines led from helm. Signet instruments, Universal dsl, cruising amenities & new bot¬ tom paint. Looking for 25K/B.O. (415) 875-4268.

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MEXICAN HEADSTART. Begin your Mexico cruise in La Paz on the Union 32 cutter Velero. This 1984 Ted Brewer design is wellequipped for cruising including: Autohelm 3000, Cold Machine refer, Hillerange pro¬ pane range/oven w/Margas safety system, 2 extra 110 A.H. deep cycle batteries, Automac alt. control, S-L electric windlass, UK cruis¬ ing spinnaker. Excellent condition with slip in Marina de La Paz. $59,500. (408) 475-5757.

FALMOUTH CUTTER. 22’ O.D; 30.5’ O.A. Lyle Hess design. Factory finished by Sam Morse Co. Bluewater equipped. SatNav, Avon, Monitor, diesel, propane stove w/oven. Much more. $38,500. (206) 328-4778. Bosun, 615 W. Sequim Bay Rd„ Sequim, WA 98382.

YANKEE 30 BEAUTIFUL CONDITION. The yacht IONE, S&S designed f/g cruisingracing sloop, 5 yr. So. Pacific vet, fully cruise equipped. 9 bags sails, 5 anchors, Lewmar winches, 3 compasses, Avon inflatable, depthsounder, knotmeter. $30,500. 234-3399.

1977 CAPE DORY 30 KETCH. Classic Alberg full keel design. Wheel, bulkhead fireplace, 12 hp Yanmar dsl under 250 hrs. Teak in¬ terior. Private head, shower. Documented. Moving forces sale. Low $30s/offer. Weekdays 393-0644.

SANTANA 35 NORTHERN LIGHT. Race ready, beautiful, keel floor has been redone. New rudder, sea cocks, halyards, many new mylar sails & brand new 95% & 1/2 oz. spin. Loran, ws/wd. Must sell. $59,000 or best offer. Wayne (415) 652-6919.

RANGER 26. Gary Mull designed racercruiser. Bristol condition thru-out. Km, ds, compass, VHF. Professionally done bottom — Micron 33. Well-rigged, all halyards & controls lead to cockpit. Recent North sail in¬ ventory. Long list of extras. (415) 435-0353; (415) 982-0720.

35-FT CHEOY LEE LION. Teak-planked sloop, built 1958. Volvo diesel. Sailed to New Zealand ’84-'86. $25,000. (707) 823-3744 or (415) 865-3662.

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SAN JUAN 28 — $18,950. Classy racer/cruiser in top shape, i.b. 30 hp, shorepower, ds, comfy interior sleeps 6, lots of extras, Sausalito berth. (415) 383-0132.

ETCHELLS 22. Ready to race, winning history, latest sales, trailer, many extras. $10,900 cash or owner will finance with $3,950 down & $200/month. Call (415) 548-4159 days; (415) 547-0685 eves.

Inside full service boatyard. $150 per month. Available immediately. 10’ x 24’ Call S.F. Boatworks (415) 626-3275

ISLANDER 3011 73. Awlgripped hull, dodger, windlass, autopilot, new upholstery, excep¬ tionally clean, well-equipped, excellent cruiser. Liveaboard Sausalito berth. Must sell Wk: (415) 543-8666; hm: (415) 927-4011. $23,450.

MARINER 31. Good condition, 1970, Perkins 40 hp dsl., 5 sails. $32,500/0B0. Coyote Point berthed included. Contact Dieter (415) 592-3657 wk; (415) 592-7387 hm.

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BOAT GRAPHICS WITH PERSONALITY! In pressure sensitive adhesive vinyl /mylar. From the simplest to the most elaborate we do it your way! And you can afford it. SeaScript (415) 651-7326.

BEST 28-FT BUY IN THE BAY! Fast, roomy Cal 28, 7 sails, 6 winches & lots of go-fast gear. Completely new rig, VHF, RDF, km, ds, stereo, propane stove/oven, custom interior, inflatable dinghy. $14,500. Call John (415) 522-3123 or (415) 895-9115 ext. 288.

CLASSIC 33-FT PEARSON VANGUARD by owner of 18 years. Autopilot, spinnaker pole & rigging, new head, VHF-FM, exterior woodwork completely refinished. Sleeps 6. $25,000. 881-8222 weekdays; 582-8646 evenings & weekends. CAL 2-29. 1974 Cal 2-29. New dsl & stan¬ ding rigging. Wheel steering & RVG wind¬ vane. Fathometer, Loran C. 3 jibs, 2 sets ground tackle. Well-maintained & in ex¬ cellent condition thru-out. Asking $22,500. (707) 224-2884. HELP! BRISTOL 27 needs new owner. This sturdy, full keel, offshore capable sloop is neglected & needs a complete cleaning. She has a main, working jib, 130% & a storm jib. Also a Honda o.b. Also a great price: $8,900. (415) 386-5870. KNARR 30. Great Bay boat, 3 headsails, spinnaker, new o.b., full cover. Just hauled, new paint bow to stern. This classic sloop is sexy, pretty & fast. Must sell this beauty. Price reduced to $10,500. (415) 329-1398 evenings. SANTANA 35 FOR SALE. Excellent condition. Seldom raced. Includes all sails & in¬ struments. $49,000 by owner. 989-1886. MODIFIED WESTSAIL 32. Flushdeck. Needs motor, rig, most interior. Offshore vet. Misc. hardware. Offer. (707) 557-3505. 1904 CLASSIC HERRESCHOFF YAWL 32-ft on deck, 41-ft LOA. New dsl, 7 sails, Barient winches, propane 3-burner stove w/oven. Double bunk, etc. recently hauled Aug. '87. $12,000/offers. (415) 435-5527. SUN 27-FT MUST SELL! Excellent condition! Price reduced from $26,000 to $15,500 firm. Fast, roomy, beautiful! 6’ headroom, more roomy than most 30 footers. Seats 8 in cockpit. May trade for real estate. Choice Oakland berth. (707) 554-4681 Vallejo. CHINOOK 34. CB, f/g hull, mahog. cabin, Harken R/F, new jib & main, spinnaker, new Atomic 4, new upholstery, parquet sole, halon, Signet 1000, Edson steering, all safety equipment. Dinghy & motor. Bronze head, character boat. $25,000/OBO. (415) 521-2684. COLUMBIA 26 MKII. Excellent Bay sailer. Sleeps 5. 2-burner stove. New T'k hp o.b. Has compass, VHF radio, lifelines, etc. Ex¬ cellent Berkeley berth. $8,800. New bottom paint survey. Call (415) 284-7547. FOR SALE: WESTSAIL 32, 1975. MD3 dsl, heavy weather rig, Aries, hard dinghy, many cruising extras, teak/mahogany interior, very good condition. $55K. (415) 369-4810.

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26-FT TO 35-FT - CONT’D CAL 2-27,1975. Comfortable, reliable. Lots of room in cockpit & below, standing headroom. Ready to sail. Main, 2 jibs, spin¬ naker. Sharp looking — red sheer stripe. Holding tank. 1984 Honda o.b. First offer over $13,750 takes. 522-3355 Alameda. 32-FT ATKINS COLIN ARCHER SEAGOING CRUISER. New hull, deck beams & bulkheads only. Needs ballast, hull fittings, deck, rigging, sails & engine. Located in Sausalito. Will sell to best offer. Contact Boris (415) 641-4238. CATALINA 27. 1978 one owner, traditional interior, Honda 10 hp o.b. $12,000/OBO. (415) 691-7337 days or (415) 634-7647 eves. I am difficult to reach, messages can be left at both #’s, calls will be returned. PETERSON 33. wheel, 2 mains, tom paint, fast terior. $29,000. consider trades.

1980 U.S. built, Volvo dsl, 3 jibs, spinnaker, new bot¬ racer/cruiser, spacious in¬ I’m buying new boat, will (415) 924-0240.

26-FT SLOOP. Fiberglass hull, teak topsides, aluminum spars, Pineapple sails, Volvo dsl., kerosene stove w/oven, full boat cover, self¬ steering vane, 6' hdrm in galley, enclosed head. Well-maintained Mexican vet with much cruising gear. $13,000 firm. Call (408) 246-4696. COLUMBIA 27. Terrific buy! One owner. Ex¬ cellent condition. Atomic 4 i.b., VHF marine radio, compass, enclosed head, sleeps 4, self-tailing jib, BBQ, Delta awning, cockpit cushions, swim ladder, Northill anchor, alcohol stove, icebox. Ready to go! (415) 851-0756 hm; (415) 354-8227 wk. CATALINA 30, 1976. Very good condition. Atomic 4 rebuilt, wheel steering, VHF radio, shower, new upholstery, extra teak, holding tank/heavy marine batteries, shore power, many extras. Ph: (415) 523-1626; (415) 521-5032 hm. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL TAHITI KETCH ever built! 30 feet of sound, secure cruising &/or liveaboard. Classic 1937 design with pilothouse. Documented. Must sell. $25,000. (415) 465-9943.

26-FT EXCALIBUR FIBERGLASS SLOOP. Ex¬ cellent condition, enclosed head, outboard. Located in Delta berth. Reasonable cash of¬ fer. Absolutely must sell this month. (415) 939-7919. CATALINA 27, 1980. Wheel steering, VHF radio, knotmeter, fathometer, Atomic 4 i.b. Leading Edge main & 100% & 80% jibs. Lots of extra equipment. New bottom paint. Must see to appreciate. Hull #4500. $16,500. Call (415) 345-4832.

classy classifieds RAWSON 30 LIVEABOARD — $16,000. Beamy fiberglass cruising sloop, built to last, good cond., see in berth G4, Corinthian YC, Tiburon. Home phone preferred (415) 334-4969; work (415) 541-1527 ask for Lee. Partial trade Santana 22? 26-FT BENETEAU 1985. First class 8, winner Sobstad '86, Whitney Series '87, selected for PHRF Championship '87. 8 sails, VHF, speedo, windmeter, o.b. engine Evinrude '86, sleeps 4, trailer, excellent condition. $15,999/B.O. Priced to sell! (818) 796-5220. SEAWORTHY NOR’SEA 27. Experienced offshore/liveaboard. Cruise equipped, Yanmar dsl. eng., aft cabin, trailerable. $30,000/B.0. (415) 236-7116 or write for info packet: P.O. Box 7, Richmond, CA 94807-0007. 26-FT CHRYSLER SAILBOAT 79. Great Bay & Delta boat, only draws 36”. Trailerable, sleeps 6, well-maintained, many extras, 6' headroom in cabin. A steal at $9,000. (415) 382-0650. .CATALINA 27, 1978. Very well maintained. All the extras. $14,500. Call Tim (415) 953-1363; (415) 461-5371 evenings. 28-FT UNIFLITE. Fiberglass, new Chrysler 340 hp engine. Sleeps 6. New carpets, cushions, linear polyurethane paint. 2 radios, fathometers, bilge pumps & anchors. Galley & head. Boat like new. $20,000. (415) 236-4551; 237-4949. HAWKFARM PREDATOR IS FOR SALE! Predator is one of S.F. Bay's most successful offshore racers under 30’. Winner MORA I 1985, MORA Long Distance Race, Golden Gate and Metro Midwinters. One of the active 28’ Hawkfarm one-design racing fleet. Ex¬ cellent condition, top-quality construction. Complete instrumentation and offshore equipment. Sails mostly mylar, some mylarkevlar combination built by sailmaker-owner. Many extras. A performance sailor’s yacht. $23,000. Call Dan or Linda Newland, (415) 521-7172. Wylie design. CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE 31, 1969. Loran, dodger, 8 sails, good condition. $29,000 or trade up. (415) 331-5605 eves, after 6 p.m. 1977 ISLANDER 28. 7 sails, spinnaker, brand-new main & mylar class jib. Race or cruise. Diesel, VHF, ds, km, 8 Barients. Large, active one-design racing & cruising fleet. Exceptional Brickyard Cove slip. $28,000. 284-2335 eves. Jack 420-3277 days.

OBSESSION. 26' Pearson Ariel, classic Alberg design. Excellent condition, new bot¬ tom, new prop & shaft, 7 bags sails, new stanchions, stern rail & lifelines, Atomic 4, rigging led aft, Autohelm 1000, CQR & Danforth, new dodger & much more. The perfect singlehander. $12,500. (408) 335-3724.

CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE 27 SLOOP. Beautifully maintained in bristol condition. Fully equipped & ready to go. F/g hull, teak cabin, Volvo dsl., new weather cloths & dodger, complete sails. Roomy, comfortable & priced right! Asking $25,000. (408) 373-6705; 373-2479.

BRISTOL 32 CRUISING SLOOP. Diesel. Loaded. Must sell because of illness. $35,000 or best offer. Phone (415) 581-7810 or Iv. message (415) 222-6236.

FOR SALE: FLIRT, 1914 KNOCKABOUT SLOOP in excellent condition. Master Mariner division champ.^2’ on deck, 9’11” beam, 4’ draft. Recent 2-cyl. Volvo. Call Pete 456-2788. Motivated seller, must see this unique Bay Area boat. Asking $13,500/OBO. Recent surveys & photos.

RANGER 32, 76. IOR Mull racer, S.F. (liveaboard?) berth. 8 sails, Atomic 4, 3 an¬ chors, instruments, shorepower/battery charger, phone, 5+ berths. Oversized hard¬ ware/rigging, overbuilt hull/deck. Excellent Mexico/coastal cruiser, many extras. Very clean. Must see. (415) 342-7482.

SUMMER WIND IS FADING, but you can en¬ joy an affordable lifestyle aboard the water. Fiberglass sloop, 32-ft Buccaneer. Standing headroom, aft cabin, sleeps 8, 2 heads & shower, teak interior, swim fin. Eager to sell. Call 368-9266. $29,000 or best offer.

28-FT BUCCANEER (Nichols hull no. 11), prime Sausalito berth, full-length custom cover, Atomic 4 power. This is a solid boat, ready to sail. $7,500. 282-0238 or 383-5347..

SAN JUAN 28. 78, Yanmar diesel, am-fm cassette stereo, man-overboard set-up, depthsouqder, VHF, knotmeter/log, dual bat¬ tery system. -$21,000. (408) 377-2058. HAVE FUN YET CHEAP. Eager to sell 30’ Chinese Junk. Volvo dsl, 2 masts. Tanbark sails, all new propane galley. Very comfor¬ table, well-equipt Bay cruiser. Good cond. Bright, roomy liveaboard. Extensive/expen¬ sive recent upgrade. Rob (415) 652-9095.

36-FT—45-FT

43-FT DOUBLE-ENDED MAHOGANY SLOOP. Boat in Hawaii. Monk design. Perkins 4-108 dsl, windvane. Avon, o.b., generator, hot shower. Fully equipped & ready to go south. $36,000 firm. Write Lesser, Box 1141, Kaneohe, HI 96744.

BABA 30,1980 CUTTER. SatNav, Ham, VHF, knotlog, depth, wind, autopilot, refrigeration, stereo, dsl heater, dodger, 7 bags North sails, windlass, 4 anchors, 400' chain, full awning, many more extras. Perfect condition. Ready to cruise. $69,500. (619) 574-1101.

43-FT CUSTOM BUILT, New Zealand, center cockpit, auxiliary ketch, 1964, '87 refit in¬ cluding LPU finish hull & decks, full canvas boat cover. $85,000/OBO. Call Rob at 1 -(916) 371-1556 or 484-6105 for survey & history.

ETCHELLS 22. Hbll #549 Ontario built. Ex¬ cellent condition, Kenyon spar & 2 sets new sails plus many extras. Tandem trailer with storage box. All or partnership will be con¬ sidered. $17,500/offer. 347-2778.

CATALINA 36. Help! I must sell this 1983 model fast. Great condition, excellent Bay boat or liveaboard. Extras. $55,000/offer. (408) 479-0436; (408) 257-3840 message.

CRUISING KNARR #62. Beautiful condition. Real performance boat with cruising interior. Sleeps 4. 30'4”x7’x4’3”. Danish built. Mahogany on oak. Knotmeter, depthsounder, 6 Barients. CQR, sink, stove, full cover, head, spinnaker. 1983 mast, rigging, 7’/2 hp Evinrude. Slip included. $7,000. (415) 641-4421.

’84 CASCADE 36. Fast, sturdy f/g custom, s/h rigged. Sleeps 7, diesel, gas stove, refrigerator, VHF, Loran, f/g dodger, tiled head/shower. Hardly used, must sell. Will consider 25’ plus powerboat as part trade. (415) 581-3909.

CAL 30. Full keel fiberglass sloop designed by Lapworth. Has 9 sails, 3 anchors, VHF, depth, speedo lob. Atomic 4, kerosene stove & oven. Berthed in the Delta. $19,000. Call Bob (916) 736-2315.

CAL 39 CORINTHIAN 1979. Rod rigging, good sail inventory, hyd. backstay & boom vang, Loran, VHF, Signet depth, knots & wind meters, autopilot, refrigeration, wired for 110 & phone, many more items. Excellent condi¬ tion. $74,000. (415) 521-9035.

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36-FT TO 45-FT - CONT'D PEARSON 36. Blithe Spirit is a beautifully maintained & fast racer-cruiser. All teak below. Crankable diesel. Set for single/short handing. Signets, autopilot, Monitor vane, spares, 8-person liferaft, many sails. Ideal for offshore cruising, racing and/or liveaboard. Documented. $49,900. (801) 649-3394. DOWNEASTER 38. 1979 cutter, excellent condition with tri-cabin. Fully equipped, jib furling, elec, windlass, Combi system, Autohelm, dodger. $69,000. Charles (415) 329-1046. 1978 CT 42. Mermaid ketch. Performance underbody. Diesel 4-108, 50 hp, 160 hrs., 7 bags sails. New upholstery, windlass, diesel, heater, AC holding plates, Harken furling, radar, Loran, autopilot, davits, dinghy. Im¬ maculate. In San Diego. $89,500. (619) 544-9276. OHLSON 38. Rare original Swedish fast passagemaker with Lloyds issued builder's certificate. Recently returned from South Pacific cruise, all gear goes. Call Jim for ex¬ tensive inventory schedule. $89,500. (213) 253-3215. \

FLAT OUT 43-FT IOR RACING MACHINE. Custom built by Kiwi Boats with cost as no object, Esprit is in excellent condition and ready to win races or cruise anywhere in a big hurry. 17 UK sails, full Ockam computer system with interfaced Trimble Loran and electronic compass, triple spreader Sparcraft masthead rig, Navtec system VI hydraulics, and on and on. This is a must see if you want to go real fast. $85,000 buys a fabulous amount of leading edge technology. Leave message at (415) 893-9196. ISLANDER 36. Great yacht. Splendid deal. Built in 1977. Cream hull, trimmed in rust & gold. Finely tuned Perkins 50 hp dsl eng. Ex¬ quisite teak & holly flooring. New dodger, new furling jib. Much more only $54,000. (415) 655-8452. MUST SELL! 43' cruising ketch. Teak hull. Great liveaboard. $95,000. (415) 332-0216; (415) 453-7641. 36-FT UNION CUTTER, 1986. Isomat spars, US rigging, Niel Pryde sails, Nilsson electric windlass, Perkins dsl, Digital knotmeter & depthfinder. Icom VHF, Flash waterheater, full covers, dodger, 4 batteries, marble table & tops, fridge. Shower stall. (213) 857-8623. FREEDOM 40 CENTER COCKPIT. 1982 car¬ bon fibre masts, custom interior, 2 doubles, 3 singles, fully equipped for cruising in¬ cluding SatNav, autopilot, windvane, watermaker, radios, solar panels, wind generator, 2 fridges, dinghy, outboard, spares, etc. $110.OOO/ONO. San Carlos, North Mexico. Alexandra. 0115262260222.

classy classifieds 1982 C&C 40 TALL RIG. Cruise or race in luxury aboard a strong, fast C&C 40. Protessionally maintained, 9 Sobstad sails, 6&G computer, Espar furnace, Navtec hydraulics, Pathfinder diesel, Stearns roller furling. Ex¬ cellent condition, huge inventory. Best offer. (206) 784-8429. J/36, 1981. 11 sails, VHF, Loran, safety equipment, h&c water, shower, sleeps 7. Great boat but must sell. $70,000 to take over payments. (408) 435-1080; (408) 425-6554. 42-FT STEEL PILOTHOUSE SCHOONER. Custom built Tom Colvin Gazelle. Built of Corten steel. High build epoxy paint system used inside and out. Polyurethane finish. Powered by 20 hp Yanmar diesel. Brand new Tanbark sails, Loran C, Autohelm 5000, VHF and more. Inside and outside steering sta¬ tions. Designed and built for serious offshore cruising. Boat berthed in Half Moon Bay, CA. Will consider trade for home on West Coast or $105,000. Call (808) 335-6092 for more information. ISLANDER 36. 1984 model launched 9/85, North sails, self-furlng jib, multi colored genoa, 2-spd self-tailing winches, Yanmar diesel, sounder, knotmeter, full dodger, teak interior. Berthed at Newport Beach, scarcely used. Sail #665. $69,000. (714) 675-1319 owner. 1987 PASSPORT 40. Better than new sloop, commissioned 5/87. Completely outfitted for liveaboard/cruising. Dodger, ProFurl, ST Barients, cruising spinnaker, Perkins 4-108, Loran, VHF, Datamarine knotmeter & depthsounder, Balmar 120 diesel heater, holdover plate refrigeration, insulated hull, etc. Documented. $127,500. (503) 286-9041 Portland. 42-FT PEARSON, 1981 KETCH. Immac. cond., well-equipped. Exc. layout for cruiser/liveaboard. Abundant storage, 6'4” hdrm, sep. shower. Westerbeke 58 hp diesel (500 hrs.). Light, airy and comfortable in¬ terior. Orig. owner, never in charter service. Berkeley berth. (408) 274-5784.

1976 C&C 38 CRUISING/RACING SLOOP. Legendary C&C quality. Original cushions in mint condition. Fully updated with 4 pew sails in 1985. No damage history on original white Gel-coat Loran, VHF, Kenyon wind & water instruments. Large, spacious layout sleeps 7 in comfort. Beautiful, mint condition varnished teak interior. Superb maintenance from engineer/owner for past 11 years. Three boat owner must sell! $55,ODO/OBO. Leave message at (415) 893-9196.

ISLANDER 37-FT PILOTHOUSE. Beautifully maintained, great cruise, liveaboard, roller furl main & genoa, club staysail, 75 hp Volvo, 3 kw diesel gen., wheel steer inside & out, davited sailing dinghy w/2 hp o.b., autopilot w/remcte, Loran, km, log, ds, wind S&D, refrigerator-freezer, microwave, h&c press, water, shower, stereo, TV. Sausalito berth. $62,000. Days (415) 271-2123; eves. (415) 332-2472. 45-FT FRENCH ALUMINUM WORLD CRUISER Passion, 1985 sloop, centerboarder (3’4”-8'3''). Very high-quality con¬ struction. Beautiful, fast, strong, sailed to 80°N. You must see it. Excellent price at $179,000. In S.F. Bay. Message for Bernard Souchard, (415) 331-9750 business hours. SLOOP, ’62,40' LOA, 37 LOD, double-ender. 20 hp diesel, new standing/running rigging/ sails. 100 gal. fuel, 100 gal. water. VHF, ds, kt, Danforth, plow w/200’ rode, 50' chain each, galley, head. Needs some work. (209) 477-7835; (415) 323-1700. MARINER 36-FT KETCH. All f/g. Last one built. Perkins 4-108, Micrologic Loran C, VHF, ds, km, all American rig, propane stove, oven & furnace. Private aft dbl. cabin, teak interior, new cushions, microwave, color TV. Great cruise-liveaboard. $77,000. (415) 232-8020. 45-FT COLUMBIA MOTORSAILER. Beautiful, spacious M.S. Accommodations include a private stateroom w/head & shower, separated from other sleeping, large salon. Great for offshore sailing as well as luxurious liveaboard. Virtually a floating condo. Quick sale. $75,000. (408) 354-1179 6 p.m. BY LAND OR BY SEA. 1978 Toyota/Chinook ‘Pop-Top’ RV. Fully insulated & equipped: $4,800. Classic Lapworth 36, strip planked mahogany, Everdur fastened, s.s. tanks, full cover. Beautiful. Seaworthy. $22,500. Owner. (415) 237-8384.

LAPWORTH 40. New Volvo diesel, teak decks, CNG, full boat cover, fast, seakindly, good condition. $48,000. Leave message. (805) 965-4740. 45-FT SCHOONER. 65' O.A. 13’6" beam. Cheap great cruising on salty character boat. Gaff rig, ferro hull & deck. Fathometer, VHF, autopilot, good Dacrons. Has cruised Mexico & Costa Rica. Ready to go again. Terrific liveaboard. $28,000. (415) 285-4530.

ISLANDER 36. Perkins diesel, lead keel, sound, insulated engine compartment, VHF, RDF, depthfinder, automatic charger, Monel muffler, 120 gals, hot/cold water, custom cockpit rigged, alcohol stove, Zodiac, teak in¬ terior. Sausalito berth. $52,500. (415) 696-4613; (408) 867-9351.

WIND PORSCHE

CATALINA 38, 1982. Beautiful condition, new epoxy bottom, North sails, roller furling, self-tailing winches, spin¬ naker pole, Autohelm, dodger, Datamarine knot/log, windpoint/windspeed, depthsounder, VHF. Refrigerator, microwave, stereo, h&c water, shower, many extras. $55,000/firm. (415) 940-7432 office. LIVEABOARD/PRICE REDUCED. For sale: 1971 Columbia 39. Very roomy. Lots of headroom & deck space. Rebuilt 30 hp Atomic runs great. Shower, stove, oven, refrig., VHF, depthfinder, 10 sails, sleeps 7. 1986 survey value $42,500. $39,500/offer. (415) 967-4336.

ALAJUELA 38, HULL 33, 1976. Solid glass cutter rigged sloop. At $65,000 she’s $15,000 below market to move. Some amenities, not loaded with antiquated junk. See her hauled 1-10 Oct., Berkeley Marine Center. Afterwards, slip B-21, Emery Cove Marina, Emeryville.

FREEDOM 45 GARDEN DESIGN. Fiberglass hull, 101 hp Detroit diesel. Center cockpit, teak decks & interior, spacious aft stateroom, new rig & sails, new winches, all new elec¬ trical, plumbing & force air heating system. Rigged perfectly for liveaboard or cruising style comfort. Reduced to $115,000. Full specs. Call (415) 332-6120.

CATALINA 36,1984. Universal diesel 92 hrs. Roller furling jib, natural gas, 2-spd self¬ tailing winches, dodger, all cushions, knotmeter, depth gauge, all mfg’s updates. Hauled in '86. Berthed Marina Village, Alameda. $59,000. (408) 247-3520.

OHLSON 38’. Rare original Swedish fast passagemaker with Lloyds issued builder’s certificate. Recently returned from South Pacific cruise, all gear goes. Call Jim for ex¬ tensive inventory schedule. $89,500. (213) 253-3215.

GEORGE L. GOMBASY, MARINE SURVEYOR 1008 Drake Ave., Burlingame, CA 94010 (415) 347-2778

FOR SALE: FISHER $86,000. (Or someone with time to sail around the world with me, 3-4 years, share expenses. Fisher 37 Motorsailer-ketch rig, 1979. VHF, depthfinder (Data Marine) windspeed & direction, Furono radar (24M) Loran, fully galley, pressure h&c water, stall shower, propane stove, refrigerator, autopilot, 3 anchors, much gear & spare parts, etc. Ford Saber 80 hp dsl. Call Jack (415) 543-0465 or (415) 992-7028.

, HELP WANTED Growing marine supply company needs a sharp, energetic person w/degree or equivalent ex¬ perience. Sales experience a must. Excellent salary & benefits. Send resume to MMS, 496 Jefferson St., San Francisco, CA 94109.

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HUNTER 37 CUTTER. 1979. Excellent condi¬ tion. Yanmar diesel, roller furling, self-tailing Lewmar winches, equipped to liveaboard. One owner. Delta berthed. Asking $60,500. (916) 456-9992.

C&C 36 Rocinante. 1981 in excellent condi¬ tion. Yanmar dsl, h/c water, propane stove, refrigerator, VHF, Loran, stereo, rod rigging, roller furling jib, Zodiac liferaft. $63,000/ offer. Call Nick at (415) 461-1578 eves/weekends.

HUNTER 37 — HAWAII. For sale or invest option. Boat was stolen & reefed. Now needs some TLC. Buy & repair yourself or invest & enjoy having a boat in Hawaii. I have the yard & tools, but no funds. Steve Fisher, P.O. Box 12506, Lahaina, Maui 96761.

38-FT STEEL CRUISING SLOOP. Built 1967 Beister-Werft. Aft-cabin. Lots of cruising gear. Mercedes 636,10 sails, propane, wind & electric vane, VHF, liferaft. Recently hauled, painted in/out. $45,000/OBO. Will deliver. R. Tanner, P.O. Box 29271, Honolulu, HI 96820.

’83 OLSON 40, SPELLBOUND. TransPac equipped. Take over payments. Ask for Lou at (916) 758-0700 or (916) 753-9331.

46-FT & UP

WORLD CRUISER — WANTED: 39 -50+’, 40K-90K. Prefer traditional look, pilothouse, fully equipped, no fixer-uppers please. 10K down + owner financing, lease to own? Have outside collateral. Very serious buyer. Turn your boat into a secure profit-making investment, call Mike (707) 444-3460.

47-FT STEEL COLIN ARCHER PILOTHOUSE. 1972, world cruiser, ready. Bathtub, fireplace, generator, GM671, 500 fuel/water, new sails, 5 anchors, Zodiac, Johnson o.b., Furuno 48 radar, Loran, SatNav, W-H autopilot remote. Moss Landing berth. $130,000. (408) 684-1121. 61-FT SAMPSON KETCH. Recently arrived Mexico vet. Documented. Hydraulic steering, 7.5 kw Onan, Neilsen winch, new engine, one owner, by professional boatbuilder. Strong but fast liveaboard. Owner anxious, can carry, trade down, R.E. $59,900/B.0. 282-9609. CUSTOM 76 x21 BEAM MOTORSAILER. Well-traveled. Was used as tender for dredg¬ ing, 27 tons deep freeze, full machine shop, large galley, 2,000 gal. dsl, 530 gal. water, fireplace. Sleeps 9 in 4 staterooms. 2 generators, spare main eng., needs stem & deck work. Hull OK. Same owner 18 years. $90,000 net. 359-2802. $60,000 DREAM. Health forces sale 60’ steel • ketch, complete rebuild '80, over 150K in¬ vested. Perkins diesel, full galley, head w/shower, new sails, Edson ped. steering w/ped-mounted gauges, VHF, Sitex radar, 8 Barient winches, 5 ST, 6-man cannister raft, Bomar, Margas Hart, Harken, Impulse, Halon fire system, much more. She’s rigged to be sailed shorthanded, very forgiving, fast at home in Bay or Pacific. Finish interior to suit. Excellent liveaboard, charter. Steal her. $60,000/offer. Hurry, won’t last! (707) 746-1663 anytime. CLASSIC SAILING SHIP, 83-FT LOD KETCH. Dutch built, 1903, well-maintained, black iron world cruiser w/3,000 sq.ft, sail, teak decks. Approx. 1,200 sq.ft, down below. Two salons, 2 wood-burning stoves, 6 staterooms, wheelhouse, shop. Sail-ready w/extensive inventory. Fun liveaboard or cor¬ porate vessel. Reduced to $180,000. (415) 331-2044.

LIFERAFTS & DINGHIES CAL 48. Fully found and totally refitted in 1986. Everything new including sails, rig¬ ging, engine, generator, carpet, cushions and much, much more. Call Thunderpaws (208) 726-4172.

4-MAN METZLER RAFT. Exc. cond. $600. Lots of sailing gear. Comp. set. Pacific NW charts. 250 SL Mercedes Benz, exc. cond. $10,000. Eves. (707) 448-3088.

LIFERAFT FOR SALE OR RENT. 1984 Toyo 6-man valise and 1986 Toyo 4-man can¬ nister, both are currently certified with dou¬ ble floor and E-pack. (415) 931-4384.

MULTIHULLS

30- FT PIVER TRIMARAN. 3 sails, 18 hp o.b., headroom, sleeps 5, AC/DC TV, stereo cassette, good sound dry condition, but needs minor work and women’s touch. Truly desperate to sell! Best offer over $2,000 taken by Nov. 1. Collect 10 p.m. (209) 251-7322. 31- FT PIVER AA. A real beauty & seaworthy! Newly refurbished thru-out. VHF, depthsounder^ 7Vz hp longshaft o.b. Stove, Force 10 heater, head, mahogany trimming, solar vents, telephbne, mains, jibs, storm sail, tabernacle mast, cross keel, skeg. $25,000/OBO. (408) 458-0900. PIVER TRI. AA 31-FT. Set-up for cruising & liveaboard. Complete list of equipment. All new Sutter sails & rigging. Evinrude motor, Avon Redcrest, Famet mast, cross keel. Good strong boat. Now cruising Baja. $25,000. (415) 361-1436. 1969, 31-FT PIVER TRIMARAN. Fiberglass, Federal doc. Volvo Penta 2-cyl. aux. engine, marine radio, stereo cassette, all sails, 2Vi fixed keel. Built for Red Cross service/ocean cruising. $10,000. (415) 332-7178. 31-FT SEARUNNER TRIMARAN, 1978. Ex¬ cellent condition. New Honda 10 hp o.b. with custom superlong shaft. $20,000. (408) 249-6306. 44-FT PIVER MULTIHULL, KETCH. Profes¬ sionally built, sleeps 7. Fantastic cruiser. Roomy interior. Everything aboard to cruise (almost). Heavy Benmar autopilot, VHF, radar, heavy ground tackle. 50 hp Perkins eng. Docked in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Ready for Bahamas. Call (707) 443-4571 or (707) 444-2743.

POWERBOATS & HOUSEBOATS 1926 CLASSIC BEAUTY TRI CABIN 48-FT powerboat. Twin Buda diesel engines. Ex¬ traordinary wheelhouse, unique brass engine controls & binnicle. New re-wiring & sub¬ stantial restoration. Owner moving, must sell now. (415) 865-3010. BERKELEY MARINA, best location, view of Mt. Tam. Three story, Forbes cement hull houseboat, master bedroom deck & bath top floor, living room, dining room, breakfast room, natural wood, skylights, 3 additional bedrooms. Perfect condition. Beamed ceil¬ ings. Must see to appreciate. (415) 540-8617. $185,000. Financing available.

40-FT LIGHTHOUSE TENDER/CRUISER. 1944 in sound condition. Cedar on oak, rug¬ ged build with 90 hp dsl. Great Bay, Delta or coastal boat. Sleeps 5 with fully galley, enclosed head, salon & large back deck. VHF, fatho, autopilot, Halon & many extras. Possi¬ ble transfer of present Bay water quality survey charter to right buyer. Berkeley berth. $28,000. Ask for Tom (415) 522-8759 or Don (415) 799-3337. 36-FT CABIN CRUISER. Ex LCP, built by U S. Navy 1944. Converted 1980. 671 GMC diesel, radiophone, depthfinder, Loran. Ex¬ cellent for liveaboard, fishing. Appraised at $7,500. (415) 527-4772 after 6 p.m. 40-FT CRUISER. Bottom 1" mahogany, 1/2” plywood, fiberglass sides, top, inside new paint, sleeps 4, rebuilt 671 -GM dsl, 4-burners propane range, Frigidaire, head, 2 sinks, new battery, large closets. Very clean with San Francisco Marina berth. $19,000. (415) 752-7412. 30-FT CUSTOM WOOD CLASSIC POWERCRUISER. Liveaboard. Built 1931. Excellent condition. No motor. Full canvas cover. Used as a weekend cottage. Located in Delta. H&C water, shore power. Best reasonable cash of¬ fer. Absolutely must sell this month. (415) 939-7919. 1984 33-FT CHRIS CRAFT 336 Mid-cabin, twin 330 hp engines, 180 hrs., radar, VHF, 6.5 gen., many extras. Excellent condition. Asking $75,000. Call John wk: (415) 885-3799; hm: (415) 567-5958.

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Decks. Hatches. Interiors. Repairs. Modifications. Scott Ray (415) 488-0716

MacGregor 65. Whale watching trip daily aboard the Bay’s fastest monohull. Leave Pier 39 on a charter designed for you. Skipper onboard but we encourage hands-on sailing. Competitive rates. Call (916) 443-5568.

EASTERLY 38-FT SLOOP ‘FOOTSTEPS’ 1978 Exc. cond. Dry, fast, forgiving cruiser. 3 dbl. berths, roomy int„ dodger, 40 hp Westerbeke, 3-blade prop, equipped with color TV, stereo, full galley, tools, linen. Appraised at $98,000. $79,000. Call Hank at ABC Yachts 332-SAIL.

TARTAN 28 — 1986 Better than new. Four Ulmer Kolius tape-drive, Signets, shorepower, etc. Documented and PHRF number on main. (707) 374-5590.

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Power everything onboard your boat — even the refrigerator — with energy from the sun! Every boat is unique, so we carry every kind of solar panel available, great prices too! Flexible/shatterproof SOVONICS panels—hatchcover models wAeak frames—ARCO Solar—etc. Call GOLDEN GLOW SOLAR, (415) 364-2948, 1520 Maple St., Redwood City, CA 94063.

Diesel engine operation, repair and maintenance. Woodworking and fiberglassing techniques — build a project for your boat. Hands-on experience stressed. Eight and thirty hour seminars, held on Saturdays. For more information, phone Technical Education Institute (415) 233-3623. *

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classy classifieds PARTNERSHIPS NEW MacGREGOR 65. Deluxe equipped for offshore, racing and fun sailing the Bay. Charter income potential. 25% of ownership group for sale. $15,000 buy in plus $450 per month group operation fee. Phone (415) 523-9292. DUFOUR 27.1/3 Partnership. Beautiful blue hull with red stripe. Gold spars. New Hogin sails, Volvo dsl, ds, knotmeter, VHF. Sleeps 4-6. Recently hauled. Good partners. Jack London Square berth. $2,500 buy-in; $160 monthly. Renton (415) 435-1695. CATALINA 36 PARTNERSHIP. 1/2 interest in a Catalina 36, 1983, for sale. Currently berthed at South Beach Harbor, in S.F. (415) 398-8789 days or 332-0935 evenings. COLUMBIA 30 — 1/4 INTEREST. Sausalito berth. Clean cruising and 'beer can racer’. 5 sails. $4,000. $125/mo. Partial financing available. (415) 334-9304. 1/2 INTEREST AVAILABLE in a 30' Catalina. Fully equipped with roller furling, dodger, VHF radio, wheel steering, Atomic 4 motor. Immaculate condition. $2,000 plus $250/per mo. Ph; (916) 243-8556 or (916) 547-3921.

CREW MAY I HELP YOU AND KEEP YOU COM¬ PANY on your sailboat? I am petite, charm¬ ing, cheerful, attractive, well-educated, capable & experienced offshore early 40’s lady. P.O. Box 69715, Stn. K, Vancouver, Canada V5K4Y7. GOOD MAN AVAILABLE TO CREW anywhere on the right boat. Intelligent, fit, responsible, dependable. Some Bay & ocean experience. John Prentiss, (415) 941-6488, Box 425, La Honda, CA 94020. CRUISING LADY WANTED. Cruising Mexico fall '87. Tahiti, spring '88. NZ fall '88. 43' sailboat. Excellent equipment for world cruis¬ ing. Must be compatible with good attitude for active cruising. Resume & photo to: Cap¬ tain, 3370 N. Hayden, Suite 123-164, Scotts¬ dale, AZ 85251.

CREW WANTED — FEMALE. Depart early winter for Mexico, Caribbean & beyond. Mature, non-smoker. Offshore experience preferred but not essential. Call Ralph (415) 788-5440 or write 566 Vallejo, Apt. 11, San Francisco, CA 94133.

SEEKING TWO CREW FOR SAIL TO EXPO '88 Brisbane. One w/celestial Nav. exp. Sail¬ ing w/in 2 mos. Route open. Paceship 29x9. No smoke/drug/alch. M/F OK. Resume to Stuart Cox, 6000 Sunset Bl. #209, Hollywood, CA 90028. (213) 857-8004.

SAILING TO SOUTH PACIFIC. 74’ yawl readying now in Ft. Lauderdale, December departure. Looking for 2 females to total crew of 8. Age 22-40, sailing experience unimportant, personality &• excellent health foremost. Share food expenses only. Call (305) 763-1907.

FEMALE CRUISING COMPANION WANTED for at least another season in Mexico. Super sailboat, presently near Loreto. Desire nonsmoker, slim, not opposed to romance. Will drive back about Nov. I am 37, very fit, at¬ tractive; I think easy to get along with. Lon, 553 Neal St., Pleasanton, CA 94566.

CREW WANTED. Individuals, for trip from Panama thru the Galapagos and on to the Marquesas in March 1988. Some experience necessary. Please send resume of age, education to: F. Doery, c/o Homebase, P.O. Box 969, Severna Park, MD 21146. I0R, MORC, PHRF to 50-FT. Multi-talented individual seeks paid position/situation on West Coast. 10 years experience includes racing/deliveries (offshore & Great Lakes), maintenance & security. References pro¬ vided. Respond to Jim Hagstrom, Box 864, Minneapolis, MN 55343. CREW WANTED. Widower, 70, with 27' sailboat in Redwood City, wants female, 50+ to share Bay cruising. John, (408) 255-5665. Will be gone 9/21-10/19/87. Leave message. CRUISING TO MEXICO? Hawaii? Elsewhere? Professional man taking sab¬ batical seeks crew position on cruising sailboat in Oct-Dec. 1987. Let me help you with sail handling, foredeck, steering, gen. maintenance, cooking, some D.R. and beer inventory disposal management. I have 10 years S.F. Bay, Delta & ocean cruising/racing experience. I own my own boat, am very responsible, easy-going & enjoy all kinds of people. Non-smoker, drug-free, references. I gotta cruise! Let’s talk! Call Rob Muller (415) 687-4974. CREW AVAILABLE. Male, 29, physician, looking to crew heading points south or west leaving approx. 1/88. Experienced Bay sailor, able-bodied, hardworking, good cook & a nice guy. Joe (415) 821-9365. CREW POSITION WANTED TO SO. PACIFIC. SCUBA diver with salvage exp., foreign & ocean sailing experience. Mike Gaylor, P.O. Box 717, Occidental, CA 95465. (707) 874-3680.

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CRUISING GOODIES. 6-man liferaft, hardpack w/hydrostatic release, COMBI watch¬ man radar detector, folding fisherman's an¬ chor, charts, S.F. to Acapulco. (707) 745-6645 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ALUMINUM MAST 28-FT. W' x 6%". Stainless tabernacle. Boom & rigging. $650. (707) 745-6564 after 3 p.m. Benicia. DIESEL ENGINE — ALCOHOL STOVE. Yanmar 15 hp model 2-QNI-15: $800. 2-burner stove with oven, pressure tank, CG hose: $100. (415) 933-3997.

USED GEAR MAST FOR SALE. 31’6” aluminum mast in very good condition with 2 #8 Lewmar winches, boom, sail, standing rigging & turn buckles. $1,500 or make an offer. Contact: Clif Lawson, (415) 382-0654; (707) 778-7508 evenings. SPINNAKER. Vh ounce tri-radial formerly sailed on a C&C 40. Excellent condition. Dick Bockius, 547-4447. SAILS 4 SALE. Heavy spinnaker in good con¬ dition; foot 32’; hoist 39': $400/offer. Jib topsail, cost: $4,000. In almost-new condi¬ tion, luff 57'; foot 43’; leech 46’: $800/offer. 3000 watt, 110/220 belt drive alternator: $100. (415) 368-7802. ATOMIC FOUR. Rebuilt 1983, new pistons, bearings, cam, etc. Listen to this strong engine still in my boat: $950. S.S. 3-burner/ oven Hillerange stove, new 1985 + 2 gal. tank: $550.10 gal. electric/engine hot water heater, 3 yrs. old: $175. (415) 796-9868 Brad. PERKINS 4-107 DIESEL ENGINE. Used, but rebuilt head, injection pump & injectors: $900. Tom at (415) 635-8293. HILLERANGE ALCOHOL STOVE with 3 burners, oven and pressure tank. Best offer. Phone (916) 969-7186 or (916) 635-8810. 25-LB. CQR PLOW ANCHOR and 100-ft of 5/16" chain. $250. Call Allan, (415) 656-3294.

USED GEAR: Westerbeke diesel 4-107, 820 total hours, excellent condition, many spares, in Southern California. $1,250. Leave message at (408) 867-6858. USED GEAR: Catalina 27' 150% Leading Edge genoa jib. Hardly used. New $950; only $475. Call (415) 345-4832. MONITOR WINDVANE. Like new, complete w/rebuild kit. Seaway products all stainless 5,800-lb, hydraulic, integral, backstay adj. w/rebuild kit. Evinrude 2 hp o.b. 8' FRP dinghy. (213) 275-2699.

SAILS. Full suit of J/24 sails. Main, jib, genoa & spinnaker used only for one week at the 1987 Midwinters. Sold my partnership out on the boat and now offer the sails at a very good price. New $3,200. Now $2,450/OBO. Stephen Hill (415) 341-1464 hm; (415) 692-0700 office. FOR SALE: Danish 15 hp diesel with gear¬ box. Excellent cond: $1,000. Wanted: Perkins 4.108 or 4.107 for parts. Also wanted: Dinghy sail, 50-75 sq.ft. Steve 332-5478. FOR SALE: Genoas, staysails & spinnakers from a Cal 29. Some mylar. All good to exc. Also Silver Century British Seagull 51/2 trade for smaller BS. (415) 752-7986. MARINE SEXTANT FOR SALE. Standard brand, like Tamaya. Full size metal frame, no appreciable corrections, 1972, with 4x40 & 10x20 scopes, new condition, mahogany box. HO starfinder included. $350. (415) 531-5642.

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& In the 1960's Steve Seal was rigger for Cal Boats and Columbia Yachts. Since 1969 we have been building aluminum masts and booms to strict one-design class rules. When In need, give us a call, we have the expertise. Seal’s Spars & Rigging • Steve Seal • (415) 521-7730.

CHARTERS ON THE BAY Offering charters aboard a classic 37' yawl with a Licensed Captain. Sail the Bay or the Pacific Ocean leaving from Sausalito. $20.00 per hour (3 hours minimum). (415) 332-1712.

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Charter out of Brisbane Marina. Beautiful Morgan 32 for experienced sailors. $125 a weekday or $150 on weekends. Longer term for less, crew or lessons available. Days (415) 969-6784; evenings (408) 267-8526.

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SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL ISLANDS Explore the exciting Channel Islands. 1 have a fast and comfortable Santana 37 especially equipped for this exceptional cruising area. ASA certification. Fully provisioned, free brochure. Capt. Peter Crane, 1817 De la Vina, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. (805) 569-0403.

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MONITOR WINDVANE. Planning on some shorthanded cruising? Need a windvane? You need a Monitor. Have one for sale, little used, never abused. New cost $1,850. Buy this one for $1,250. Doug (707) 448-2209.

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Loaded! Volvo Lb., enclosed head, apparent wind dlrection/speedmeter, knotmeter, depthmeter with alarm, compass, VHF, 2-burner stove, Pryde sails, sleeps 4, deep keel, new battery, new Kappas Marina Sausalito. Best offer over $16K. (415) 331-5077.

ALAN OLSON MARINE SERVICES — 331-9126 Electrical — Carpentry Over 25 years experience. Reliable. Reasonable.

NEED YOUR BOTTOM CLEANED? call Wilson water works (415) 753-8040

classy classifieds JOB OPPORTUNITIES

SEAMSTRESS WANTED1 East Bay sail loft needs full-time seamstress to do sail repairs and canvas. Experience preferred (415) 533-8987. YACHT SALES. Join the most successful brokerage on the Bay. A positive and suc¬ cessful salesman needed to complete our staff. Sunset Yachts, 654-9185. TECHNICIAN WANTED. Looking for someone to work on electrical, refrigeration & heating systems on boats. Willing to train the right person in unfamiliar areas. Some experience required. Call for appointment. Chris 332-3780. HELP WANTED. Seamstress. Custom canvas covers. Loft in Sausalito. (415) 332-9593.

MISCELLANEOUS

150-FT MAHOGANY #1 quality seasoned 1%” lumber. Superb for replanking or quali¬ ty trim. $1,000 value for only $650! (Sold my boat.) 300’ braided dacron Vi” line: $100. New Winchester marine signal pistol kit: $45. Large fiberglass mooring buoy: $45. (415) 355-5831.

SWAP MOUNTAIN VIEW CONDO for 25-footer or under. One bdrm, one bath. $75,000. Existing $70,700 loan transferable to qualified buyer or get your own financing. Call me & let’s deal. Sam, days (408) 562-2650; eves. (408) 255-1987. LAST OF THE GREAT TAX WRITE-OFFS. Pier 39 slip for sale. The IRS says you can write off this 36-ft slip & your boat as a second home, sail the great San Francisco Bay, and use your boat as a second home in The City! 30-ft high-tech sloop also available. Call Tim at (408) 866-6375. MARINA SLIP 40x16 FEET. Privately owned Marina on San Francisco Bay at Emery Cove, Emeryville, slip D-2, downwind, double finger. Near entrance, dock box, electricity, water, phone hookup. $32,000 or make offer. Call (408) 736-8949.

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THE S.F. BAY CAL 20 FLEET sponsors local races, cruises, picnics, parties and seminars on rigging and sailing techniques ... and we’re active in the International Cal 20 Class Association. Join us. Call (415) 550-8966.

SELL OR TRADE: 28' Piver Trimaran. Volvo diesel, hotwater heater, refrig, head, 2 sets sails, roller furling, wheel steering, VHF, etc., etc. See to appreciate, beautiful inside & out. Asking $12,500. Want bigger boat. Consider all offers. (408) 243-4931. FOR SALE: Dalhon folding bicycle. Stainless

(415) 237-1213.

WANTED TRADE MY QUALITY 5 BEDROOM HOME on 2 acres lawns, only minutes from lower Van¬ couver Island city, good location. For 40-47' ocean cruising yacht, full keel, Lord Nelson, Hans Christian, Westsail, Vagabond or similar. Phone (604) 748-6659.

40-FT SLIP AT PIER 39, S.F. 47 years re¬ maining on 50-year lease. Unobstructed view of Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, Bay Bridge, etc. Priced below market at $39,000. Assumable financing. Also would consider equity trade for sailboat. 391-4704. CLUB NAUTIQUE transferable family life membership. Includes lessons, use of train¬ ing fleet, discounted charters, social ac¬ tivities. Locations in Alameda & Sausalito. Value $2,750. Asking $1,950. 841-5716. TAHITI KETCH. A heavily-built, extremely seaworthy & proven circumnavigator in ex¬ cellent condition: $24,900. Culler designed, Brunzeel 11W Sampan: $650. Tom Colvin 42’ steel Junk plans: $325. (408) 649-8720. 2 BOAT SLIPS FOR RENT. Beautiful modern marina. Excellent location. Sunny & pro¬ tected. 3 mins, to Bay bridge. Super amenities. Showers, phone, laundry, parking, market, security, elect., storage box, private phone line. 45’x17’ upwind: $220/month. 50’x17.5' downwind: $220. Call Robert (415) 656-2702 or Norm (415) 522-2928.

WANTED: Nor’Sea 27 trailer. E-Z Loader only. Write Buddy Baker 'The Beagle’, c/o San Carlos Marina, APO 565, Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico. 40-FT OR BETTER. Fiberglass performance sloop. You tote the note, I buy the boat. Pat (415) 865-4080. HOUSESIHING SERVICES. Just returned from South Pacific & Shadowfax needs a break from us. If you’re leaving on your next adventure & need someone to look after your home, short or long-term, we are a responsi¬ ble, mid-30’s couple, good with pets & gardens. References. Will also consider reasonable rental or sublet. Contact Mark or Kay Rudiger, 332-3780. WANTED: 40 to 47-ft fiberglass cruising type sailboat or possible 1/2 interest. Have 5 acre ranch in foothills near Sacramento with a pond & 12 stall barn ideal for boarding & training. Call Wes Moon (801) 254-2251 or write P.O. Box 434, Riverton, UT 84043.

UNIQUE SPORTS SHIRT FOR SAILORS. New construction feature applies to all outdoor sporting activities. Man has design pro¬ totypes (people love ’em), but suffering that Hawaiian disease, lack-a-loot. Same is look¬ ing for help to market: willing to equitable terms. Paul Morningstar, 18603 N. Hwy. 1, Fort Bragg, CA 95437. (707) 964-8474.

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$1,500/October thru May. $1,250/June thru Sept, 41-ft Morgan Outlsland ketch. Sleeps 7. 3 cabins, 2 heads. Fully equipped. Can be crewed and/or provisioned. Bob Moore (415) 382-8259 or 883-7720.

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Recently completely restored to bristol condition. Solid liveaboard/world cruiser complete with liferaft, roller furling, 75 hp Ford Lehman, generator, 2 heads, shower, large pilothouse new cushions, autopilot, vane, full instruments, Loran, etc. See Nelson’s Boat Yard ad (415) 523-8501; 652-6902 eves.

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1974 ketch. New decks, spars, completely refinished. Best 41 on West Coast. Hot/cold pressure water, new Sobstads, 40 hp Perkins diesel, 5 berths, roller furling, new interior/ex¬ terior cushions, dinghy w/davits, windlass, very complete, propane. Call (415) 523-8500652-6902 eves.

Traditional & Modern — Epoxy laminating a specialty. Consulting, Design and Fabrication. 15 years experience. Reasonable Rates, References. Gary Young, Young Associates (415) 924-2101

/x A MARINE FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES ( Dry chemical • Halon . C02 systems • Portables. Sales, installation ^and maintenance of all types of fire protection equipment. Expert serWmtX&tj&y vice with extensive experience in marine applications. Don’t delay — ***** ® call today. East Bay (415) 526-2167; West Bay (415) 331-5920.

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Of paper work and free up your valuable time by: • analyzing your Budget • receiving Bills • preparing Checks • paying Bills • balancing Accounts • dealing with Creditors • organizing Tax Records • supervising Investments. Call us! DOLLAR WATCHERS (415)349-9066.

OUR MOST POPULAR CHARTER BOAT IS FOR SALE! 1985 Ericson 32. Fully equipped. Great condition. Lease in charter for income or perfect liveaboard. Sausalito or Redwood City berth. $60,000. Dave Garrett Sailing (415) 367-0850.

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Bock, Chris, Instruments .... I 37 Bottari, Holland & Sweetman ..51 BSA Stanford.82 Brisbane Marina.58 Cables Unlimited .46

Allstate Insurance.88 All West Marine Safety.55 Anchorage Brokers & Consultants . .27,193 Arena Yacht Sales.35 Armchair Sailor, The .47

Hulse Spars.76 IMI.86 Johnson-Hicks.31 Jones, Peter, Yacht Brokerage 193

California Sailboards.82 Capital Workshop Insurance . . . 89

Kappas Marina .78 Kelly, Jack. Yacht.64 Kelly McCall Studios.77 Key Financial Services.66 Landfall Marine.29 Larsen Sails.54 Leading Edge Sails.65

City Yachts.200 Corlett & Blasier.199 Cruising World Yachts.I 2,13 Curran, Steve, Yacht Sales ... .74 D’Anna Yachts.2 Dickerson, R.E., Insurance ... .67 Downwind Designs.83

Baja Windsurf and Watersports Center .... 61

Downwind Marine.157 Dunne, Michael F^„ Insurance .41

Baja Yacht Charters.137

Eagle Yacht Sales .24 Edgewater Yacht Sales.193 Edinger Marine Services.76

Bay Area Yachts.28 Bay Bridge Yachts.192 Bay Riggers, Inc.63 Baytronics.17 Bellingham Chart Printers 83 Benicia Marina .44 'Big O’ Charters.190,191 Bilge Busters.83 Boater’s Friend.17

Hood Yacht Sytems.14 Hood Sailmakers.39

Cal Coast Marine.62 Cal-Marine Electronics.83 California Custom Canvas .... 77 California Maritime Academy . .85

BABS.86 Bailiwick, Inc.47

Ballenger Spars.86

Gianola & Sons, Inc.76 Glen Cove Marina.84 GMAC.20 Golden Glow Solar.40 Golden State Diesel.88 Bill Gorman Yachts.195 Hands For Hire.78 Hatler, Don, Yachts.37 Haynes Sails.52 Helms Yacht Sales.15 Holly Solar Products.83 Hogin Sails.57 Hotel-Intercontinental.80

Emery Bay Cove.48 Fairweather Marine .84 Farallon Yacht Sales.24 Feeney Wire and Rope.34 Fernandez Boat Works.34 Fraser Sails.36 General Marine Transport, Inc.80

Lee Sails.78 Margas.76 Marin Boathouse .78 Marine Engineering.66 Mariner Sq. Yachts .56,194 Maritime Electronics.26 Maritime Store, The.80 Maskell Marine . .41 McGinnis Insurance.74 Metal Magic .88 Milano Yachts. 196,197 Monterey Bay Fiberglass.86 Moorings, The.38

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Ocean Yachts.75 O’Neill's Yachts.19 Outboard Motor Shop, The.48 Pacific Coast Canvas.6 Pacific Marine Supply .21 Parker, Kermit, Yacht Sales . . 198 Partfinder Publishing.192 Passage Yachts.4,5,7,192 Peninsula Marine Services.66 Pineapple Sails.3 Pioneer Marketing.127 Pitchometer.58 Protector, The.82 Proper-Tighe Marine .136 Pryde Sails, Neil.69 PYI.65 QuikVang.64 Repo Hot Line.194 Richmond Boat Works.43 Richmond Yacht Service.80 Rockwell & Associates.71 Royal Yachts Inc.30 Ruby for Charter.88 Rutherford's Boat Shop.77 Sailpower Systems .82 San Francisco Bay Boat Brokers.192 San Francisco Bay Yachting Ceifter.32,33 San Francisco Boat Works.25 San Francisco Yacht Service . . .82 San Leandro Marine Center .18 Sanford-Wood Marine.59 Sausalito Multihulls.189 Sausalito Travel.157 Sausalito Yacht Sales.194 Scanmar Marine Products.84 SCMA .81

Nau-T-Kol.62 Nelson's Marine .72,157

Seabreeze Ltd.88 Seabreeze Boat Yard .53 Sea of Cortez Yacht Charters . 67

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Sea Explorers.82

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52’ KROGAN TRAWLER ’74. Clean ferro long distance trawler. GM 6-71, refrig., w/d. A home afloat. 65,000. 45’ LANCER POWERSA1LER ’83. Twin dsls, electronics. & more. $149,000. 40’ NEWICK CSTM CATMRN ’83. Wing mast. West sys, TransPac vet. $96,000. 39’ FREYA ’78. Well rigged cruising cutter, Yanmar, vane, etc. $79,500. 38’ CUSTOM SLOOP ’81. Canadian built Huntingford design. Much cruising gear. $79,500. 37’ SOVEREL ’72. Super cruis’g sip. DS, vane, SSB, Loran + more. $35,000. 36’ ISLANDER ’74. Wheel, Signet electronics, clean. Great Price! 36’ YAMAHA ’81. (7) sails, hydraulics, whl, electronics. Clean. Inquire. 36’ OKOMOTO kch ’56. Mahog on oak, bronze fastened, recent-refit. $29,500. 35’ MAGELLAN ’66. Mahogany planked aft cabin sloop w/S.F. berth. $31,500. 34’ WYLIE ‘80. Dsl, Loran, (9) sails, autopilot and more. $49,500. 33’ NOR’WEST. Strongly built, fast. Burns design with nice interior, diesel, wheel, Rover dinghy and more. Ideal world cruiser. $49,950. 33’ PETERSON ’78. Well equipt % ton racer-cruiser. Dsl, electr, etc. $45,000. 32’ CRUISING SLOOP ’72. Superbly built NZ kauri. Must see! $35,000. 31’ CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE, ’69. Crusing ketch w/Loran, ddgr, + . $29,000 30’ ISLANDER MKII ’71. Call for great price! 30’ NEWPORT MKII ’77. TillerMaster, race rigged, nice. $30,000 30’ PETERSON 1/2 TON ’74. Cold-molded racer w/good inventory. $18,500. 30’ YANKEE. Sparkman & Stephens design. Cali for details. 29’ CAL ’72. Five North sails, possible S.F. slip. $23,500. 28’ HERRESHOFF ’52. Cedar on oak. Much recent work. Offers. 27’ BRISTOL ’72. Four sails and outboard motor. $8,900. 27’ CAL ’73. Well equipt racer/cruiser. Autohelm, din & more. $14,000. 27’ ERICSON ’74. Clean with possible S.F. Marina berth. Inquire. 27’ NEWPORT 27S ’77.Very clean. Depth, VHF, 6 sails, dsl + more. $15,500. 27’ BANHOLM ’68. Inboard FG Scandinavian Sloop. $14,000. 27’ VEGA ’73. Clean pocket cruiser w/dsl, dodger, cabin heater, etc. Inquire. 26’ COLUMBIA MKII ’69.Roomy w/lines led aft. 2 anchors. S.F. slip. $10,500. 24’ YANKEE DOLPHIN ’68. Sparkman & Stephens design. $12,000. 24’ NORTHSTAR-FARR 727 ’76. Go fast with 7 sails, hdfoil, Barients. Offers. 24’ NIGHTINGALE ’74.Great well-equipt little racer/cruiser. CHEAP. 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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Race ready, new rig, 1984, new mylar headsails, 3 chutes, standard instruments, radio and new Loran. Asking $49,500.

1976, with trailer and electric start 12.5 hp O/B, galley, sleeps 5. Excellent cruiser, shoal draft w/centerboard. Asking $12,500.

CATALINA 30

COLUMBIA 24

1975, Atomic 4 gas l/B, jib, main, tapper, VHF, DS, pressure water, shower, sleeps 5, many extras. Excellent condition. Asking $23,750.

Contender, 1966, in excellent condition, with 6 sails and 15 hp Evinrude. A good bluewater boat. Asking $7,000.

BALBOA 27

32’ COLUMBIA SABRE Shoal keel w/cast iron C.B., in1966 racing sloop, great Bay eludes trlr, dsl i/b, AP, bimini sailer, 5 sails, double berth, gal- top, roller furling genoa, ley, VHF. Asking $5,900. heater, galley, closed head. Must see! Asking $17,500. NEWPORT 27S 1977, 30 hp Atomic 4 gas l/B, 4 sails, VHF, DS, RDF, Loran, whl steer’g, binnacle compass, Much more including Achilles 2 man inflatable with o/b, foul weather gear. Exclnt cond. Asking $17,900/Make Offer.

ERICSON 27 Yanmar dsl, North sails, roller furling genoa, whl steer’g; a fresh water boat in bristol condition and loaded w/equipment. A bargain at $24,750 but owner anxious! Asking $22,750.

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1978, EXCELLENT CONDITION • • • • •

Actively sailed on the main Bay Dry, fast, forgiving cruiser Three double berths, roomy interior 40 hp Westerbeke diesel Three blade prop • Dodger Equipped with: Color TV, stereo, full galley accessories, tools and linens. APPRAISED AT: $98,000 Partnerships Considered

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15,600

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74.500

29,000

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'74

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'67

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8,700

26' Pearson

'78

Main/jib, 6 hp Johnson long shaft

27' Catalina

'77

Main/jib, 30 hp Atomic 4

16,800

30' Seidelmann

'79

Main/jib, Yanmar 15hp, llOv

28,300

8,000

39' Soverel Custom

'80

|OR race machine! Too much stuff!

65,000

27,000

41' Cheoy Lee

'76

Loaded with sails/electronics

112,000

48' Mapleleaf

'74

3 sails, 120hp Ford, some work

105,000

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SELECTED BROKERAGE CAL 2-27, 1976, diesel.$22,500/0ffers CATALINA, 1985, diesel.$22,900 BABA, 1984, all the gear.$86,000/0ffers ERICSON 30, 1969, new main and roller furling jib ... $28,500 ODYSSEY by Alberg .$27,000 ARIES 32, cruising gems — several available.... from $34,500 FUJI ketch, 1976, Pisces diesel.$44,000/0ffers MARINER 32, f/g, full keel.$47,500 CUSTOM STEEL sloop, Pilothouse.$55,000/0ffers CHEOY LEE, 1981, diesel, cruise .$55,000/0ffers GARDEN ketch, teak hull, diesel .$37,000 CHEOY LEE Luders.$45,000 ISLANDER 36.(3) from $45,000 PEARSON 365, ’76, Westerbeke dsl, VHF, AP, Loran, SatNav, log, KM, WD, WS, refrig, gd sail inventory, plus plus .Asking $65,000 36’ ANGLEMAN, 1977, f/g ketch, full keel .$55,000 36’ MARINER 36, ’79, fiberglass w/diesel.$77,000/0ffers 36’ ISLANDER Freeport 36, 1980 .$66,000/0ffers 37’ ISLANDER, diesel, cruise potential.$36,000 38’ ERICSON, 1985, new condition, two enclosed cabins $116,000 41’ NELSON/MAREK 41, 1982, a pleasure to sail.Offers 41’ SEA TIGER, ketch, bluewater cruise and liveaboard .. $79,000 43’ C&C, 1973, nice layout.$78,000 44’ LAFITTE44, 1979, well-maintained.$147,000 45’ FUJI ketch, 1977.$139,000/0ffers 45’ STEEL Masthead Cutter, 1962, refitted throughout.. $120,000 36’ VEGA Trawler, GM453, lots of character.$49,000 PLEASE CALL FOR ADDITIONAL POWER & SAIL LISTINGS

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43’ AMPHITRITE TO LIE A DEUX’ An exceptional offshore center cockpit, aft cabin cruising ketch — she not only sails well up to 35 ° of apparent wind, but powers easily with a 60hp Perkins dsl. In stunning condition, this French-built vessel features a long list of extras for the cruiser whose priorites include “comfort”. $169,500

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34’ O’DAY If the family is tired of “wet” . . . try “dry” in this very affordable 34 footer. Sail¬ ing can be fun again in this easily handled week¬ ender. Wheel and diesel. Try $44,500

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30’ BRISTOL 29.9 'DONNEB WETTER' New bottom paint (no pox), spar, standing/running rigging, sails, canvas. This wheel, diesel coastal cruiser’s ready — nicely equipped for the sailor who demands excellent quality in a boat. $35,500

34’ HUNTER 'BIBELOT' With over $12,000 in improvements, this is not your average Hunter. A very lightly sailed sloop whose owner is ready to “dicker”. Could be a very special buy!!! Call us.

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TAYANA cutter ’85. Many extras including bow thruster, reverse cycle, air conditioning, hydraulics, discontinuous and rod rigging, teak decks, wind screen and dodger — plus much much more! $295,000 WESTSAIL double-end cutter, 1981, loaded, diesel aux¬ iliary; nice galley. Only $91,000 NEWPORT ’82 sloop. World traveler customized for cruising. Unbelievable amount of equipment. Owner invested more than $200K in this boat! See to appreciate. $125,000 HUNTER cutter ’83. Like new diesel auxiliary, furling jib, Combi unit. Superb condition. Just listed. $67,000 TAYANA ’85 cutter MKI1. Like new condition, elec¬ tronics, refrigeration, attractive lay-out. $92,000 TAYANA pilothouse cutter. Custom interior, loaded w/electronics including radar, SatNav, Loran, etc., plus much more. $109,000 ANNAPOLIS dbl-end cutter, ’80. Robert Perry design includes electronics, teak decks,stove w/oven, 33 hp dsl aux. Take this one cruising! Try $64,500 RANGER sloop. Diesel auxiliary, five sails, electronics; very clean, good equipment. $42,000 CHALLENGER sloop, Perkins 4-108 49 hp. Very roomy, good liveaboard. Make Offers CAL MKIII ’83. Dsl auxiliary, shower, electronics, used very little. Try $27,500 CATALINA ’75 sloop, 5 sails, 30 hp aux electronics. Owner says sell! $12,500 LAGUNA ’83. Very nice! Refrigeration, 150% genoa, good headroom. 10 hp engine. Only $14,900 SHOP WINDSHIPS FOR YOUR USED SAILBOAT NEEDS! Many More Used Sailboats To Choose From!! List Your Boat With Us . . . We Needs Listings!!!

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29,850 17,000 37,000 49,500 70,000 63,000 78,500 29,500

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A Very well constructed and designed sloop by Doug Peterson. Built in the Far East the interior if fully finished in teak with many draws and lockers. She is com¬ fortable and very stiff making for a very sea kindly ride. Equipped for competition on the bay and ocean she has all the gear necessary for the adventerious cruiser or the week-end warrior. Full electronics with all masthead instruments, Loran C, large sail inventory, Micron 33 bottom and diesel engine. Here is a boat that wants to be sailed hard and provide complete com¬ fort and security. Come by and take a

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By far the best equipped C&C 36 in the Bay Area. The owner has lavished care and in¬ stalled many extras to enhance the livability of their quality yacht. She is being sold fully found with all the gear and equipment aboard right down to the dinner ware and cutlery. She has aboard; Avon life raft in cannester, EPRIB 17, Halogen fire extingushers, MOB pole and overboard life, Full dodger and weather cloths, Walder boom brake, Alpha Marine auto pilot, Tl Loran C, Hydraulic backstay adjuster, Cybernet stereo, Motorola 440 VHF, Signet wind instruments, battery charger, Hl-Seas diesel heater, CNG stove and oven, Mast head strobe, Unifridge 12 & 110 volt, heavy ground tackle and much more. This 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. A full under water epoxy barrier has been applied to prevent blistering.... a real plus. Competitivley price at

$62,500

$43,500

"JADE STAR"

CHEOY LEE 28 Center board sloop. Classic little cruiser in perfect condition. Teak decks with a comfortable cockpit. Large interior with lots of storage. Hot & Cold pressure wa¬ ter, dinette, all new fabric cushions. FWC Volvo diesel engine. Cheoy Lee quality in the perfect size for two. £ 29 500

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DISTINCTIVE NEW & PRE-OWNED CRUISING YACHTS

CAL 2-34

A perfect Cal 2-34 in outstanding condi¬ tion. Fully outfitted for liveaboard. Microwave oven and coffee maker, CNG stove & oven, Cold machine, 30 amp charger, Cole fireplace, H/C pressure water, Telephone jack and full electronics. She is ready to move aboard $44,500

CHEOY LEE 41 KETCH ^This Richards design with aft cockpit, aft cabin has generous living space below and above decks. Loaded for cruising she hasLoran, Radar, Autopilot, Wind Vane, Windspeed, Windpoint, Diesel heater, 3.5 KW Generator, saftey gear and heavy ground tackle. She is ready £ g 9 5 Q Q

FORTMAN MARINA • (415) 523-7474 1535 BUENA VISTA AVE. • ALAMEDA _

KERMIT PARKER YACHT BROKERAGE

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San Rafael Yacht Harbor 557 Francisco Boulevard, San Rafael, CA 94901

(415) 456-186cT

23’ CANOE Yawl ‘La Mouette’ built in WA in 1985 — a real beauty! Lapstrake, cedar over oak frame. 23’x8’x2’4” draft w/board up. Replica of 1896 ‘Eel’.

29’ ERICSON l/B, hull, topsides, mast paint LPU, inflatable, DS, VHF, KM, WS, very good condition. A lot of boat $23,500

35’ ANGLEMAN 1979 ketch. Volvo dsl, CNG stove, 6’2” headroom, shower, sleeps five. Estate sale. $34,950

23’ BEAR Exceptional Bay boat! We have two. Starting at $5,500

30’ BENFORD 1979 F/G cutter. Unique center cockpit design. Dual steering sta¬ tions. Aft cabin Isuzudsl. $19,950/Offers

40’ VICTORY Van Der Stadt Design V

33’ TRADEWINDS M/S. Teak hull, Ford dsl, Loran, SatNav. Geared for extensive cruising. A very proven M/S. $28,500

Perkins diesel, Atlantic veteran. Sleeps eight. Absolutely loaded with cruising gear including radar, liferaft, Avon, forced air heat. $79,000/0ffers

32’ ARIES Westerbeke dsl, VHF, DS, KM. Glass version of wooden classic. Sleeps 4. Excellent sailing capabilities. $39,500

CT 49 Sloop 1985. Perkins 4-154 diesel, SSB, SatNav, liferaft, furling jib, sleeps 8. Immaculate. $165,000/Offers

57’ HERRESHOFF US. built 1981. Charter capabilities, Perkins dsl, 3 staterooms. $189,000/Possible part trade

44’ LaFITTE Cutter 1979. Professionally maintained. Teak decks, AP, radar, ex¬ cellent blue water cruiser. $145,000

ALASKAN 50 by American Marine (Grand Banks). Twin Lehmans, gen, radar, AP, skiff w/outboard. Teak interior, excellent liveaboard. $145,000

26’ CHRIS CRAFT Commuter Twin screw, VHF, depthsounder, stereo, boat ievelers. Well maintained classic. All original. $12,500

50’ CLASSIC STEPHENS Motoryacht. W/Flybridge, twin diesel, Port Orford ce¬ dar, gen, covered berth. $49,950

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THERE IS ONLY ONE BEST OF ANYTHING. LIGHTWAVE

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Schumacher’s design and Oyster Marine’s craftsman¬ ship have produced this superior quality center cockpit cruising yacht. The Lightwave’s hull is designed for speed without race boat distortions, combined with a luxurious interior suitable for long offshore cruisers or liveaboard. Eleven of these yachts have been ordered since January by experienced yachtsmen from the U.S. to Europe and Japan. If you have been considering a Baltic, Swan, Hinckley, Little Harbor or custom bluewater cruising yacht, consider the Lightwave for superior comfort on deck and below; ease of handling, especially short-handed, and speed. You’ve never ex¬ perienced anything like her.

I EXPRESS 37

In only three years since the launch of hull #1, this boat has become a legend. She is the standard of quality (backed by a Lifetime War¬ ranty), ease of handling and performance by which other builders reference their boats. Yachting Magazine said that the Express 37 “regardless of the claims of other builders, has the only furniture quality joinerwork” they’ve seen in a production boat. Experienced blue water cruising sailors, one-design racing sailors, and first time sailors all find her stability, tractability, and effortless speed unique and irresistible. How can you resist any longer? Hull #60 available for December delivery.

I DIANE BEESTON

EXPRESS 34

-Voted 1986 Overall Boat of the Year and described by Sailing World magazine as “boat building taken to its highest art form”. Express boats confirms this with their Lifetime Warranty. Her unparalleled versatility as the ideal family cruising boat on bays, sounds or blue water as well as a competitive one-design, IMS or PHRF racer has made the 34 the most popular Express ever across the country. The onedesign association is already formed with tight sail in¬ ventory and crew limitations to promote a family oriented, affordable one-design. .Treat yourself to an Express 34. Hull #29 available for November delivery.

• EXPRESS • TIARA • LIGHTWAVE

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CORLETT

BLASIER

• CHARTER PLACEMENT • BROKERAGE • CUSTOM PROJECTS

2415 Mariner Square Drive, Alameda, CA 94501

(415) 522-5979

San Francisco’s Yacht Broker since 1969 a a ? CT CUTTER. Modern design and lots of room describe this 3 year old cutter. Large salon, 2 heads w/showers, 2 private staterooms and a huge galley make for great comfort at dock or at sea. Priced at only $108,000. It will not last long. ;

QQ) VALIANT

Bob Perry design. Sturdy cruising boat used very little. In excellent condition, recent epoxy bottom job, seller will consider a smaller boat, cars, property, jewels, whatever, in trade. Bring us your offer. O75 EXPRESS. Full race O ( inventory but has never been raced or abused. Maintain¬ ed in bristol condition. Seller’s have moved up to a new Nordic so it's priced to sell. Sellers want offers, so bring us one!

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NORDIC Ultimate performance MY! The first 2ndhand 48 on the market. Built by knowledgeable yachts¬ man, she’s loaded. Save thou¬ sands on this next-to-new ves¬ sel. Seller is buying a larger Nor¬ dic — bring your offers.

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4 Q) CHEOY LEE Ketch. ^tO Fantastic liveaboard or world class cruiser! Mid-cockpit provides roomy & comfortable interior w/queen size berth in master stateroom. Huge saloon + large guest suite makes this the most boat for your money. Only $159,500.

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*tO aft deck with en¬ closure. J&T diesels provide plenty of power for fast trips the Delta. Impressive inventoi including liferaft, whaler, aut pilot, dual VHF’s, radar, wind¬ lass, outriggers, the list goes oi Asking only $169,000. O A) NORDIC. Incrediblf 0*T NEW design by Bo Perry. Built in the Nordic trad tion with no skimping on the details. Every appointment don to perfection. Call us today about our special “cosbplus savings package available the first boat delivered on Bavl

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Ultimate performance MY! The first 2ndhand 48 on the market. Built by knowledgeable yachts¬ man, she’s loaded. Save thou¬ sands on this next-to-new ves¬ sel. Seller is buying a larger Nor¬ dic — bring your offers.

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OLSON. 18,500 28,000 MORGAN MKII. C&C. 29,950 ISLNDR FREEPORT . (2) 56,500 SOVERAL . 35,000 CREALOCK. 89,500 C&C. 76,500 CATALINA sloop. 69,500 FREYA.(2) 79,500 WESTSAIL cutter. 79,900 MORGAN KETCH. 65,000 ISLANDER/PETERSON . 84,500 NORDIC. 139,500 GULFSTAR . 69,950 PEARSON . 80,000 VALIANT. 115,000 CONCORDIA yawl . 52,000 PORPOISE. 110,000 78,000 C&C. AMPHITRITE. 169,500 PETERSON . 110,000 PETERSON . 135,000 S&S sloop. 70,000 VALIANT. 250,000 SANTA CRUZ . 169,000 KETCH. Offers Plus Many Others * San Francisco Berth Included

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ALDEN Only 2 years old. One of the fines' yachts in the world. The defini tion of grace & tradition. Fully equipt from AP to liferaft; maim tained to highest standards, you wish the best, ‘Savoir Faire should be on the top of your list

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missioned ’80; she has received light usage & maintain¬ ed to very high standard. Trim¬ ble Loran, Navtec hyd, NECQ,. AP, Harken furling — list goesfj on. Search the world — no Swan nicer than ‘Chieftain’.

POWER

rft) CRUISING YAWL ‘ZAIDA’. Designed by Sparkman and Stephens for a OO world-renowned yachtsman whose unique specifications could not be met by a production boat. Exceptional care and maintenance have kept ‘Zaida’ in virtually perfect condition; indeed the yacht shows like new. Constructed of Honduras mahogany by Driscoll Boat Works in San Diego, this vessel is meant to sail into immortality. A cruising couple will find the amenities as desireable as the craftsmanship. Drawing admiring glances in whatever harbor it graces, ‘Zaida’ is a refreshing alternative to the chrome and plastic vessels turned out on factory production lines.

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