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□ Over 400 new concrete berths, 30’-60' □ Secured gatehouse with individual keys □ 30-50 amp electrical service

The newest boat yard on the Bay, featuring a haul-out facility with a 60 ton high-capacity TRAVELIFT. We provide ample space for you to work, or the expert craftsmen in our shops can make any kind of repairs for you.

□ Heated restrooms with eight separate showers □ Beautifully maintained landscaping /plenty of free parking □ Cable TV available at each slip

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□ 60-ton TRAVELEFT 3 Two acres of boat storage and repair yards

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3 Do-it-yourself or repairs by master craftsmen 3 Sailboat and powerboat brokers on-site 3 Marine electronics sales & service 3 Fuel dock and mini-mart

GRAND MARINA To Webster St. Tube

Leasing Office Open Daily

(415) 865-1200 2099 Grand Street, Alameda, CA 94501

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Directions: Off 880 come through the Webster Tube. Veer left on Constitution Way.. Left at Buena Vista. 2 miles to Grand Street. Left at Grand St. 1/2 mile to Grand Marina. page 2

Mom, Dick and “Harry” “Harry,” Dick Aronoff’s Newport 3011, started the season off right, winning the Vallejo weekend in a one-design fleet of eleven boats. Dick’s inventory of Pineapple sails has powered “Harry” through scores of Bay races, dozens of local ocean races and numerous long¬ distance races. The speed and durability built into each sail have kept Dick coming back to Pineapple year after year. (Dick’s latest spinnaker was last year’s birthday present from his mother.) We’re proud to be Dick’s sailmaker. We’re proud of “Harry’s” victory in the Vallejo race. And thank you, Mrs. Aronoff.

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DEALER FOR: Henri-Lloyd Foul Weather Gear • Headfoil 2 Sails in need of repair may be dropped off at: West Marine Products in Oakland or Stockton Svendsen’s in Alameda • Seabird Sailing Center in Berkeley

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Passage Yachts invites you to take advantage of special savings on select Beneteau models during the month of July. Don't miss out on a summer of great sailing and a special opportunity to own one of the world's best sailboats.

Beneteau First 38s5 - A sizzling new boat. Choose between a teak or Mahogony interior of high style and functional comfort. Her sophisticated lines deliver high performance and sailing ease.

Beneteau First 310 - Hot fun in the summertime. No other 31 footer offers the comfort and style of the First 310. She's designed to maximize sailing fun and provide elegant below deck comfort. This is an ideal family boat or income producing charter yacht.

Beneteau Oceanis 370 - Cruising in comfort. The 370 is a boat for those looking for maximum comfort and ease of sailing. A must see! She's fully equipped with furling jib and main, self-tailing winches, refer, battery charger, electronics and more! Uncomparable value!

Beneteau First 35s5 - Fast and elegant. The 35s5 is our most popular 35 footer and for good reason. Her elegant interior is the frosting on the cake to a yacht which performs flawlessly. From rod rigging to refrigeration, she is equipped with the best. A winning combination at a hard to beat price!

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ISLAND PACKET 38 ..super liveaboard ISLAND PACKET 35....a perfect cruiser ISLAND PACKET 32 ..dealer repo, save PASSPORT 41

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ADD YOURS TO THE LIST These are some of the boats we have sold recently. If you want results, Passage Yachts will sell your boat!

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2-lslander 28s Beneteau285 Ericson 29 Islander 30

Newport 30 Valiant 32 Panda 34 U.S. Pilothouse 35

Pearson 37 Passport 37 Beneteau 38 Beneteau 42

2-Mason 43s Norseman 447 Perry 47 Your Boat

SAIL BROKERAGE 21’ MARIEHOLM . ....2,500 25'CAL . ....4,000 27'CAL 2-27, diesel . ..17,500 27'CAL 27 MKIII . ..24,900 27' O'DAY . ..19,500 27'CS, diesel . ..19,500

BENETEAU 405. Traditional beauty and performance. $132,500.

29' BAYFIELD, po<ket cruiser... ..24,900 30' ISLANDER BAHAMA. ..29,900 30' SANTANA. ..25,000 32' ISLANDER. ..31,000 34' PEARSON. ..68,000 34' PANDA. .. 84,000 34' WYLIE. ..39,500 35' U.S. PILOTHOUSE . ..47,900 35'BREWER CUTTER. ..74,500 35' NIAGRA. ..77,900

NORDIC 44. Extremely well equipped for offshore performance. Superb work¬ manship and enduring quality. Must see. $149,000.

35' ERICSON . .. 34,500 36' FREEDOM, 1987 . 114,500 36' PEARSON.. ..97,500 36' S-2 center cockpit. ..72,900 37' BENETEAU 375, 1986 . ..87,500 37' HUNTER, cutter rig. ..54,900 37' EXPRESS tri cabin. 115,000 37' O'DAY, 1982 . ..59,500 37' TAYANA, 1985. ..89,500

BAYFIELD 29 cutter. Canadianbluewater pocket cruiser. $24,900.

37'PASSPORT. 124,900 38' BENETEAU.(2) 87,500 38'MORGAN . ..61,000 38'HINCKLEY . ..88,000 38' SABRE. 159,000 38'FARALLONE CLIPPER . ..25,000 38' HANS CHRISTIAN, 1986 . 135,000 40' HUNTER. ..89,000 40' BENETEAU I0R one-ton. 115,000

ERICSON 35.Newengine,popularBay cruiser. $34,500. Sisiershtp

40' BERMUDA, Hinckley. 134,000 40' BENETEAU 405.(2) 132,500 41' NEIS0N-MAREK. ..59,000 41' C&C. 114,500 41'PASSPORT.(2) 189,000 42' BENETEAU. ...79,000

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43' MASON. .139,000 43' CHEOY LEE motr sailr '89. .249,500 43' WAQUIEZ KETCH. 148,000

43' BENETEAU oceanis 430'90 184,500

C&C 41, '84. Beautifully maintained. SafNav, AP, dodger, hydraulics, 10 bags. Race/cruise. $114,500.

44' NORDIC . .149,000 44' PETERSON, center cockpit . ...99,000 44'ALDEN CUTTER. .265,000

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CT 48 Perry design 3 stterooms, Galley w/dinetle. Bright Main Salcon,

51’ MORGAN, *77 3 staterooms, radar, roller furling, dodger, loaded, divorce fortes. Sale $126,500.

2 heads • Gen., 6 man liferaft, spinnaker, sailing dinghy. $138,000

WS 32 Original owner, Aries W.V., liferaft, rebuilt eng., new convas, double pullman forward. Bristol cond. $43,000.

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CLIPPER SCHOONER, 1975125,000 MORGAN, 1978 .... .126,500 CUSTOM CUTTER .75,000 HANS CHRISTIAN, 1986 ....305,000 COLUMBIA. ... 2 from 75,000 EXPLORER, 1979 .100,000 HANS CHRISTIAN, 1976.SOLD MORGAN, 1978 .... .95,000 MULL, 1981. .179,500 CSY, 1978 . .99,500

46' STARRATT CUTTER 2 staterooms, teak dcks, cold plate refridgerator, radar, A/P, dodger, roller furling, main jib, beautiful interior. $110,000.

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ISLANDER, 1976 ....... 3 from 46,000 J, 1981. PEARSON, 1985... .85,000 ERICSON. .32,000 SANTANA . .43,500 HUNTER, 1983. .49,000 GUERNEY alum.... .56,000 HUNTER, 1979. .29,000 ARIES, 1981. ....2 from 30,000 GULF, 1982. .56,000 WESTSAIL. ....3 frorrt 49,500

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C & C 34 New engine, AP, Loran, CNG, Hydraulic,

39' 39' 38’ 38' 38' 38' 37' 37' 37' 37' 36’ 36'

FREYA .67,500 LANDFALL, 1978 .75,000 FARALLONE, 1959.25.000 HANS CHRISTIAN, 1983 .... 107,500 MORGAN, 1979 . 66,000 CABO RICO.93,000 HUNTER, 1984.62,000 TA YANA, 1978.79,000 ISLANDER, 1968 .49,500 TARTEN, 1982 .79,000 HANS CHRISTIAN, 1975.62,000 HUNTER, 1981 .45,000

37' RANGER SPECTACULAR CUSTOM INTERIOR, solid teak sole, teak headliner, custom cabinets. 547,000.

POWER FANTAIL YACHT. CHRIS CRAFT. BLUEWATER, 1981.... BLUEWATER, 1984.... DEFEVER. CHRIS CRAFT, 1960 .. ALBIN, 1980.. DUTCH BARGE, 1950 GALLERT, 1986. CAL FB, 1984. PRESIDENT, 1983.. TROJAN, 1986.

C & C 40 Sloop. Blue CPU hull is like new. 14 sails, refrig.hand rubbed varnish int. Shows better than than new. $95,000.

back stay, ST winches, race equip. 539,000.

44' 44' 44' 43' 42' 41' 41' 41' 41’ 40' 40' 40' 40' 40' 40' 39' 39'

HARDIN, 1979. LAF1TTE, 1980. MARTIN BROTHERS, 1951 HANS CHRISTIAN, 1977... COOPER, 1981 . FREEPORT, 1976 . FREEPORT, 1978 . MORGAN. RHODES, 1966 . RHODES, 1939. C&C, 1981 . MOTIVA STL PH, 1981 . PASSPORT, 1985. VALIANT, 1978 . WORTH, 1984. CAL. CAVAUER .

VINDO, 1974 . BRISTOL, 1973. ERICSON, 1986 . ISLANDER.2 fi PEARSON 303. STONEHORSE CUTTER

..99,000 139,500 ..56,000 125,000 .. 99,000 .. 89,500 ..73,900 ..60,000 ..22,000 .95,000 ..85,000 158,000 .98,900 105,000 ..55,400

44' IAFITTE'80 Outstanding bluewater cruiser,

41' CANOE COVE '80 Exceptionally Spacious,

will consider trades for RE or smaller boat. $139,950.

flush deck, 3 State room int., Radar, Loran, Newengines, Separote showers. SI 25,000.

ERICSON 35, 1980 Diesel, wheel, spinnakers. $39,500

C&C 40, 1980

39 FREYA, '84 Barientself-tailingwinches;90%,

Bristol condition. Reduced to $95,000.

130% & spinnaker; 160 hrs. on Yanropr dsl. $67,500.

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52' CHEOY LEE M S. Twin Ford Lehman Engines 3 statetrooms. $238,000.

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This very clean and comfortable boat is the ideal liveaboard. It has more headroom and interior space than any boat its size. Includes Ratheon radar, Perkins 4108 engine, anchor windlass dodger. And the absentee owner has priced it to sell. $49,900

Built in 1983, this center cockpit bluewater cruiser is perfect for the adventurous family. Three seperate staterooms, roller furling, dodger, great inventory. She's located at our docks. Asking $178,500

BROKERS CHOICE

39' CAL.55,900 35'RAFIKI.59,500 Absentee owner says sell

Great value in offshore cruiser.

32' CHEOY LEE.34,900 23' ROB ROY.17,000 Very affordable. Good condition.

Trailerable pocket cruiser.

32' FREEDOM.64,900 55' SWEDE.125,000 \,

Singlehanders delight. Aft cabin.

Fast is really fun on this.

20' 23' 24' 27' 27' 28' 29' 29' 30' 30' 30' 30‘ 30' 30' 32' 32’ 32' 33' 33' 33' 33' 34' 34' 35' 35' 35' 35'

FLICXA..29,950 ROB ROY ..17,000 WAVELENGTH..12,500 ERICSON. ....2 from 14,500 SANTA CRUZ..13,900 NEWPORT. .... 2 from 12,500 ERICSON. ....2 from 16,500 ELITE..29,500 ODYSSEY..16,900 BRISTOL..30,000 CAPE DORY..44,500 FREEDOM..59,500 ERICSON 30+..36,000 S-2 9.2..29,900 VAUANT..39,500 WESTSAIL. ....2 from 43,000 CHEOY LEE..34,900 RANGER ..29,500 PEARSON IOMETER..36,950 CUSTOM STEEL..55,000 HUNTER. .28,500 HANS CHRISTIAN..69,500 HUNTER . .... 2 from 44,500 CT. .*..49,500 FORMOSA. .39,500 SANTANA. .from 38,500 RAF Ki.. 59,500

35' 35' 36’ 37' 39' 40' 40' 41' 41' 41' 43' 43' 44' 45' 45' 45’ 47' 48' 55’ 57'

BREWER.74,500 HUNTER LEGEND.74,000 ISLANDER.39,500 EXPRESS.115,000 CAL.55,900 CHEOY LEE 0FFSHR 40.69,500 FREEDOM.88,000 CORONADO.49,900 YANKEE CUPPER.51,950 FREEPORT.2 from 75,000 ALDEN SCHOONER.54,900 YOUNG SUN.84,500 PETERSON.2 from 99,900 CORONADO.79,500 COLUMBIA.Reduced 84,500 EXPLORER.99,000 STEVENS..,178,500 SSS, 1971 .99,500 SWEDE. 125,000 SPAULDING.99,000

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CUSTOM PETERSON 36. 8 racing sails + cruising sails, new dsl, dodger, forced air heating-impeccably maintained. $89,500

VALIANT 32. Cleanest one around, like new sails, loaded. Reduced to $44,000.

S & S 47. Loaded w/gear & cruise ready. Owner needs cash now! Needs TIC, but a steal at only $75,000.

HAUBERG RASSY42. Swedish blue water cruiser for the discriminating yachtsman. Loaded - Excellent condition. $ 185,000.

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Specializing in HANS CHRISTIAN 36. A great couples cruiser with a warm teak interior. $65,000.

CORONADO 41. Spacious and cruise ready at only $59,000.

SELECTED BROKERAGE LISTINGS SAILBOATS 27' CAL 2-27 .17,500 28'+ERICS0N,'82_28,000 29' RANGER!.,10!000 30' BRISTOL_30!000 30' CAL 9 2 35000 30' S2, oft ratal..32,'000 30' NEWPORT.Now 26,500 31' IRWIN,'84.SOLD 32' VALIANT.2 from 44,000 35' SANTANA.48,000

SAILBOATS-continued 36' HANS CHRISTIAN ....65,000 36' CS, rater,loaded.69,500 36' HANS CHRISTIAN„65,000 37' TARTAN_76,000 39' LANDFALL.75,000 41' CORONADO.59,000 42' HALLBERG RASSEY 185,000 43' COLUMBIA.75,000 45' MORGAN.95,500 45' STEEL CUTTER. 137,500

SAILBOATS - continued 45' HANS CHRISTIAN ..132,000 «■ GARDEN KTCH 149 500 46 MKUtN *lln — l4y'iuu 48 -60<000 60' FERRO CMNT. 55,000 118'SCHOONER,'22 ...345,000 power UVEABOARDS ,r rAovFB 'fifl-inODO , ™V ' 88 ' 30 SEARAY.63,000

POWER LVBORDS - cont'd 34' SIIVERTON.. 2 from 59,500 84 GRAN SPORT —120,000 in' BELL__135,500 ftm mm 40' 40' BESIWAY-149,500 42' UNIFLITE_135,000 42' CALIFORNIA.....129,500 48’ GULF15TAR. 2 from 85,000 48‘ CHRISCRAFr —,85'000 48' HATTERAS .285,000 ARDMORE...

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JEANNEAU 51

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534,903

449,950

JEANNEAU 44

FREEDOM 45

JEANNEAU 44

295,177

229,950

65,227

JEANNEAU 42

258,166

189,950

68,216

JEANNEAU 37

160,368

139,950

20,418

JEANNEAU 36

147,957

119,950

28,007

FREEDOM 45

337,830

307,830

30,783

CREALOCK 37

174,434

167,667

7,667

ERICSON 34

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119,950

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LAGOON 42' 47' 55' CATAMARANS by Jeanneau

The Moorings has chosen these magnificent Cots as the charter boat of the 90's. Call for details on placing a Lagoon in charter Caribbean, Tahiti, Polynesia and other locations. SI MAM 24’ 25* 25’ 25' 26' 26' IT 27' 27' 27' 27' 28' 28' 28' 29' 29’ 30'

DANA PACIFIC SEACRAFT* CATALINA w/trlr CAL 2-25 CHRYSLER* ISLANDER SANTA CRUZ C&C JEANNEAU ORION CS ISLANDER O'DAY* ERICSON* RANGER CAL 9.2 BRISTOL

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34.950 36.500 59.500 39.950 39.900 25.950 76.950 54.950 38,750 59.500 77.950 62.500 36.900

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SELECT BROKERAGE WAUQUIEZ PRETORIEN 35 If you've never seen one you shouldn't miss seeing this one. A high performance racer/cruiser with a PHRF of 132, this very well equipped yacht took I st Class B in the 1990 Pacific Cup. Beautifully designed, elegantly appointed, this well constructed vessel will take you anywhere in comfort and style. You can't win more comfortably. Well equipped for racing and cruising, she 's got 3 Sobslad Genesis headsads, 2 mains, cruising sails, spinnakers, h/c pressure water, propane, anchors, loran, SatNav, AP and much more! At $74,500 she's a bargain at twice the price and we mean it. You ought to have a look.

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* 24' J Boot 79-'81.4 frm 8,600 24' Captiva '86.12,000 25' Santana 79 . 8,500 26' Capo '84.20,000 J-27, '85.24,000 * 27' Express'83.23,000 * J-29, '83 ...2 frm 25,000 * J-30,’79.36,000 30' O, '86.53,000 8.7 Meter Columbia 77.19,950

32' Eritson, 70...21,000 * 37'Express,'86.114,500 33'Peterson, 76 .19,500 37' Schumacher '86..Call 33' Farr.Call 40' Farr.75,000 34' Express.84,950 POWER ' J-35, '84. 74,500 24' Bayliner '87.22,000 35' Pretorion '82.Must See 31' Bertram, '66.65,000 ' 35' Sontana '80 ...MustSee 38,500 32'Chris Craft,'61.16,000 36'Pearson, 81.10,000 34' Nautiline, 73.25,000 36'Islander, 72-6 ..3 from 38,500 38’Chris Craft '62.45,000 36' J-Boaty '81 .55,000 43' President '81 .150,000 36'Morgan, ‘83. 39,000 * ACTIVE ONE-DESIGN FLEET

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CUSTOM BALTIC 42 As of November 1,1990 this yacht has completed a major refit. All equipment was removed, and everything was upgraded to the most current requirement per application and/or restored to new condition, the yacht stands ready to go to sea lor any extended period. Entire vessel has been repainted to original colors in Awlgrip. All custom. Far exceeds their normal practice, except hull shape IDoug Peterson's design 77 series) Ready

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CATALINA, 1989.109,000

41'

RHODES, 1965.34,995

39’

ERCISON 39B, 1976.49,500

38'

CATALINA, 1984.54,950

37'

ENDEAVOR, 1982.pending 79,000

36’

CATALINA, 1986....69,900

35’

NIAGARA, 1981 .

34'

CATALINA, 1988 ... reduced to 61,000

32'

ERICSON, 1 970.reduced to 21,000

YACHT SALES

ERICSON 35

63,500

32'

NAUTICAT, 1983.84,995

31'

COL. SABRE.8,900

31’

CAL, 1979 .reduced to 24,500

30'

NONSUCH, 1986 .95,000

30'

CATALINA, 1983.34,500

30'

CATALINA, 1981 .28,000

30’

CATALINA, 1980.26,000

30'

CATALINA, 1978 .pending 20,500

30'

O'DAY. 1977 .21,500

30'

CORONADO, 1970 . 15,950

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CATALINA, 1981 .15,000

27’

CATALINA,

27'

CATALINA, 1976.OFFERS

1977.9,000

26'

NONSUCH, 1987 .59,000

26'

NONSUCH, 1982 .45,000

26'

PEARSON, 1976 .8,000

26'

COLUMBIA, 1971 .7,900

25’

CATALINA, 1983 w/trlr.13,995

25'

CATALINA, 1979.9,500

25'

O'DAY, 1976 .8,000

25'

O'DAY, 1976 .7,900

23'

MERIT, 1985 w/trlr .4,000

22'

CATALINA, 1977, w/trlr.6,900

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WHAT'S THE LATEST AMERICAN BOAT BUILDING SUCCESS STORY YOU'VE HEARD? With today's doubt about the virility of our American industries, it is a joy to point out the success of a company like Corsair Marine. Starting out in business when most boat building companies were going out of business, Corsair has just finished their 250th boat. Their product, the F-27, embodies the American spirit to build their boat to the highest standard using the best available technology and never accept second rate. Obviously, their ideas paid off. You might ask yourself - Why is the F-27 class growing while others are shrink¬ ing? The F-27 is fast, strong, stable and safe.

FAST With sailing speeds of 25+ knots the F-27 can blow past a J-44 or out-surf a Santa Cruz 50. Not bad for a “family cruiser". (Cruising she goes about 55 on the highway!) The fastest growing one-design fleet in America, the F-27 offers super high performance and an exciting new class unlike any other.

STRQNQ Strongly engineered, the F-27 is made of state-of-the-art materials, both the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans have been crossed by owner-sailed I F-27s, yet at 2,600 pounds, the F-27 can be towed by an average-size vehicle. Drawing only 14 inches of water, the F-27 can go where no other j sailboat would dare! And the F-27 can be pulled right up on the beach .. STABLE Because the F-27 sails nearly level and has a roomy cruising interior, she makes a great family sailboat. And because the F-27 is trailerable, you| can cruise wherever you want. Set-up time is about 20 minutes.

SAFE The F-27 is made of space-age, light but strong materials. F-27s were designed to be strong enough to cross open oceans.

IT'S STILL A BUYERS MARKET WE NEED YOUR LISTING AND WE'LL SELL IT!

ORION 27. OWNERS ILLNESS FORCES SALE. Side of looking ot it. Price reduced $37,500.

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Even herder to find ot $54,500.

20' 21' 24' 25' 27' 27' 29' 30' 30' 30' 30' 30'

HOTFOOT. .SOLD FREEDOM. .SOLO CAL ..4,900 HUNTER, DIESEL. 18^950 ORION.!...... 37*500 CORSAIR F-27..... 54)500 TRINI7ELLA ..... 19)000 HUNTER..... 24)950 IONA NEW DIESEL_ .... 19^900 CATALINA..SOLD NEWPORT.....34,500 ERICSON '85..... 39,000

32' VALIANT. ...Tty 27,000 ' Qsnnn 33' HANS CHRISTIAN ... 35' SANTANA. .42'000 365 PEARSON. .SOLD 38' ERICSON. .68,500 43' TASWELL. .SOLD 43' TASWELL. .SOLD 45' FUJI. .95,000 45' COLUMBIA. .9M00 45' COLUMBIA. ..99,000 50' FORCE . .SOLD 60' "ANA MARIA". _95,000

HANS CHRISTIAN 33. One owner boot. Reody for the blue water. $95,000.

HUNTER 36. Just relumed from Mexico cruise. Bring youi groceries. Iteody to go ogoin. $45,000.

ms IT COLUMBIA 45. Very big, huge volumous, double cobin liveoboord. With greot woterfront view. $99,000.

ERICSON 38. Uveoboord or cruiser this boot does both. Competh/efy priced ot $68,500.

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46' GARDEN PORPOISE, Ketch, 1973. Classic lines, bristol condition, heavily constructed for offshore cruising. Asking $132,000.

REDUCED TO $47,900

50' COLUMBIA, 1970. Extensively equipped andrefitted deep water cruiser. Classic lines and comfortable interiors. Asking $89,000.

37' TAYANA CUTTER, 1977. Beauti¬ 41' ISLANDER FREEPORT 1981. fully groomed; traditional warm teak Commissioned 1984. Bristol example of this well known cruising boat. There are interior. Asking $74,500 lots of these around but this is the nicest. Asking $85,000.

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34' ERICSON, 1987 Like new, loaded; PEARSON365KETCH, 1979-Surveyed furling jib, Loran. Asking $89,500 6/90; yacht in great shape. Asking $52,000.

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25’ PACIFIC SEACRAFT, 1977. Rugged full-keel double-ender, diesel. Clean, ready to cruise, surveyed 2/91. Asking $17,900.

44' PETERSON, 1978. Aft cabin cutter. Loaded with top-of-the-line equipment and amenities, even washer/dryer. Yacht is in excellent order. (Sistership) Asking $109,500.

28' 30' 30' 30' 31' 32' 32' 32' 33' 33' 34' 34' 34' 35' 35’ 35' 36' 36'

NEWPORT K, '81 ..20,900 PEARSON, 73, new engine ...22,000 PEARSON FLYER,'80.22,500 ERICSON, 74..... .18,000 VINDO, (Finnish), 74.41,000 ISLANDER, 76...39,500 COLUMBIA (9.6M),'79.29,000 BENETEAU, '81.39,500 HUNTER...2 from 30,000 SWIFT (custom) sloop, 79.49,000 HUNTER, '85 ..49,000 BENETEAU,'88.......79,000 WYLIE, 79 .:....... 34,000 CORONADO,'72. 29,900 FANTASIA sloop, '77............. 69,500 SANTANA...2 from 35,000 PETERSON (custom) sloop ... 79,000 COLUMBIA (diesel),'69 . 39,000

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TARTAN sloop, '82. 79,000 RASMUSSEN (diesel) '29_ 49,000 SPAULDING sloop,'49.50,000 STEEL SWEDE ketch, '68 ....... 59,000 ERICSON,'82... ..2 from 67,000 STEEL DANISH M/S,'81.72,500 C&C SLOOP,'81.. 95^000 WORTH sloop,’84 . 90,000 STEEL BELGIAN ketch, 76 ...Offers ISLNDER FREEPORT 2 from 70,000 MORGAN O/l......2 from 55,000 CORONADO/72_asking54,000 GARDEN ketch,'77. 99,000 PETERSON, 78 ....109,000 ROBERTS STEEL ketch,'80 .135,000 CUSTOM ENG. ketch, 37...... 99,500 GAFF cutter, 1911 . 95 000

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Nonrace July 1 — Bridge toll on the Golden Gate Bridge goes to $3, and the Coast Guard starts collecting 'user' fees. Pretty soon it’ll be cheaper to commute by sailboat, if we can afford to keep them. July 4 — One of our favorite holidays: picnics, parades, fireworks and, of course, sailing. July 11 — Solar Eclipse, the last 'seeable' one this century. Cabo San Lucas and the Big Island of Hawaii are the two prime viewing spots, but planes and hotels have been booked solid for months. Hey, but if you hurry, there’s still time to sail out into the middle of the ocean to observe this rare phenomenon. July 13 — Olson 25 Class Picnic & Barbecue at Hospital Cove (Angel Island). "Come by sail, come by ferry; bring family, crew—the more the merry. Racers, cruisers, old friends and new; you provide food, we’ll provide brew." (sic poetry by Bill' Riess). RSVP, Jim Morton, 946-1529 (home). July 13-14 — Open Boat Weekend at Marina Village (Alameda). o Over 100 used and new boats open for your inspection, weather permitting. Harbormaster, 521-0905. July 20 — Race Clinic to prepare for the USYRU/Rolex Junior Women’s Sailing Championship (aka the Leiter Trophy) coming up o in August. Held at Sausalito YC; no charge to participants. Vicki Sodaro, 381-1223. July 20-21 — Fantasia 35 and Anastasia 32 Raft-Up at Clipper Cove (Treasure Island). Potluck dinner, sea stories and general sharing of ideas. Jennifer Gallear, 523-4388 (days). July 21 — Islander 36 cruise to Benicia. Dana Smith, 928-1533. July 27 — Brickyard Cove Sailabration, sponsored by Tradewinds Sailing Center, Passage Yachts, California Custom Canvas and Sobstad Sails. Games, contests, seminars, entertainment, boats on display and more. For more info, call 236-1933. ◄ July 27 — Amateur Radio Course. A beginning class for boaters Qt which covers ’code 5 wpm' and technical material allowing you to ui Hreceive novice and/or technical licenses. Saturdays at 3:30 at Oakland z ui U YC through July 14; $29 fee; Alta Marine Electronics, 523-6011. July 30 — "The Metamorphosis of Shipbuilding: From Wood to o Iron to Steel", a slide-illustrated lecture by Frederick Walker (an English author, consultant, naval architect and college lecturer). SF Maritime National Historical Park (Foot of Polk St.), San Francisco; >7:30 p.m.; $4 at the door; RSVP and info, 673-7315. August 10 — Lake Tahoe’s 19th Annual Concours d’Elegance. Close to 100 vintage boats in 15 classes will be on display from 10 o a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Tahoe Boat Company in Tahoe City. Info, (916) in 581-4700. August 10, 1897 — Irish author and politician Erskine Childers sailed out of Dover, England, on his converted lifeboat Vixen to begin his first of many summer cruises in the North Sea and the Baltic. These experiences were later chronicled in his classic novel of the sea Riddle of the Sands, published in 1903. The book was concerned with ◄ the problem of defending England against the rapidly expanding German empire, which Childers reckoned was preparing an invasion from the remote coves and inlets along the German coast. When war finally broke out in 1914, Childers’ knowledge of the German O coastline was put to good use, earning him 'war hero' status. After WWI, Childers turned against England and joined the Irish Republic Army. His sailing days ended abruptly in 1922, when he was >executed for his role in a gun-smuggling scheme. ui August 11 — Ballena Bay YC Annual 'Dinghy Dip'. Fun and OS games; open to all; starts at noon; barbecue afterwards. Ballena Bay O YC, 523-BBYC. iA August 17 — Petaluma River Festival. Steamboat and raft rides, entertainment, food and drink, crafts and tours of the 1891 scow schooner Alma. In the Petaluma River Turning Basin, 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.; (707) 762-5331. August 17 — Marine Flea Market at Peninsula YC (1536 Maple

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Racing July 5-7 — Wylie Wabbit Nationals at South Lake Tahoe. Glenn Gibb, (916) 541-1973 or (916) 541-6585. July 6 — 24th TransTahoe Regatta. Hosted by Tahoe YC (Homewood), this event drew 70 boats in three divisions last year. "Tell everyone we’ve dredged the marinas, so all size boats can sail," says John Utter, (702) 329-3106. July 6-7 — High Sierra Regatta on Huntington Lake. Fresno YC; Francis Samson, (209) 435-5547. July 6-7 — Boardsailing Invitational. The third annual open regatta for local stand-up sailors. StFYC, 563-6363. July 7 — Oakland-Catalina Race. See entry list in The Racing Sheet. Tony Fraga, 865-3994. July 7 — PICYA Chispa Cup (El Toros and Lasers). Richmond YC, 237-2821. July 7 — Independence Day Regatta. Lake Merritt SC, 444-3807. July 7-12 — St. Francis YC 1991 Annual Junior Symposium at Tinsley Island. A week of intensive sailing instruction for youngsters ages 15-20. StFYC, 563-6363. July 13-14 — High Sierra Regatta on Huntington Lake, Pt. II. Fresno YC; Francis Samson, (209) 435-5547. July 13-14 — NCYSA Full Circle Junior Regatta, co-hosted by SFYC and CYC in Tiburon. Corporately sponsored El Toro and Laser racing to benefit children of the Full Circle Programs. Susan Little, 499-3320. July 13-14 — Bart & Homer Simpson Regatta for Etchells 22s, the last tune-up before the Worlds. The J/24s will sail concurrently in the so-called "U.S. Open", a qualifier for their ’92 Worlds in Annapolis. StFYC, 563-6363. July 13-14 — El Toro Western Regionals. Island YC; Ron "The Thane" Locke, 339-0387. July 14-19 — Audi/YachtingWhidbey Island Race Week. One of the most popular regattas up north. Bill Bradshaw, (206) 624-7756 July 19-21 — Moore 24 PCCs at Huntington Lake. Joel Verutti, (408) 623-2532. July 20 — San Leandro Invitational Regatta for the Centennial Perpetual Trophy. Four divisions of PHRF are anticipated; overnight docking in the newly dredged and improved marina is encouraged. Mike Dixon, 635-5878, or Ed Rank, 462-6315.

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July 20 — Seventh Annual Plastic Classic Regatta and Concours d’Elegance. The place to be for all ’60s and ’70s vintage fiberglass sailboats. Sponsored by the Bay View Boat Club and the Islander Bahama Fleet. John Super, 626-7757. July 20 — Singlehanded Race on Folsom Lake. Mark Dawson, (916) 363-0726. July 20-21 — Area G Semi-Finals for the USYRU Adams page 23

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jreat Prizes! Displays! $1,000 Credit on • Electronics, Hands-On Dodger J-105, Autopilots Basic Sailing Lessons WeatherFax, SSB, for 2 Computers $500 DeWitt Boat or Windvanes Personal Portrait • Moorings Charters Hand-Held VHF • EPIRB Testing Crewed Sail on the Bay • Books with Gourmet Lunch Brunch for 2 at Ail s Fare Waterfront Property Tours Informational Seminars! • Carl Schumacher, Naval Architect Yacht Design Yesterday and Today • Jim DeWitt, Artist - America's Cup Presentation • Norman Davant, Sailmaker - Setting up a Cruising Sail Inventory • Racing Sail Trim • Cal Preston, Avon - Liferaft Demonstration • World Cruising by Dick Connors & Mary Fran Reed - Who Have been for 8 years! • Stephen LaViolette, Alta Marine Your Boat's Electrical System • Jillian Barrow, Rainbow Yacht Charters Cruising New Zealand .<

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CALENDAR (Solings) and Mallory (Thistles) championships. Richmond YC; Anne or Hal McCormack, 892-7177. July 20-21 — Silver Eagle Race: a 75-mile tour of the Bay for mono and multihulls. Same course as last year, i.e. the windward mark will be Blackaller Buoy instead of Bonita. Island YC; Ray or Marcine Osborn, 537-4548. July 20-21 — PICYA Regattas. The Lipton Cup (IMS boats over 33 feet), the Little Lipton (J/24s) and the Larry Knight (PHRF 96-150 for 'real' boats only). Sponsored by PICYA; hosted by the StFYC. Tom Allen, 474-7474. July 21 — Canceled: United Way "Day on Monterey Bay" Regatta. We hope this worthwhile regatta — apparently a victim of scheduling conflicts and/or politics — will be held again next year. Santa Cruz YC, (408) 423-0690. July 22-25 — FJ National Championship off Ballena Isle. Sponsored by Fremont Sailing Club, Ballena Bay YC and FJ fleet 65. BBYC, 523-2292. July 24-26 — Santana 20 Nationals in Eugene, Oregon. Mike Sherlock, (503) 485-2587. July 26-28 — Santana 22 Nationals at Santa Cruz YC. Len Fiock, (408) 269-3845. July 26-28 — Nagy Team Race Series at Tinsley Island. Held in Lasers; open to kids under 20 years old. StFYC, 563-6363. July 27 — Gracie & George Race, a doublehanded race for woman skippers and male crew. Encinal YC; Shirley Temming, 5210966. July 27 — Ocean Vallejo Race. YRA, 771-9500. July 27 — Singlehanded Sailing Society’s South Beach Fun Race for single or doublehanders. BBQ afterwards. Pat Zajac, 232-9965. July 27-28 — Millimeter PCCs in the Oakland Estuary. Island YC 521-2980. July 27-28 — IMS Invitational, aka Stone Cup II. StFYC, 5636363. July 31 — Singlehanded Sailing Society’s LongPac Race, a 400mile qualifier for the 1992 SSS TransPac. Pat Zajac, 232-9965. July 31-August 4 — Governor’s Cup. Youth match racing at Balboa YC in Newport Beach. BYC, (714) 673-1070. August 3 — Encinal YC’s Second Half Opener. Similar to the Vallejo Race, but it ends in Alameda. YRA, 771-9500. August 4-9 — El Toro North Americans at Oak Harbor YC (on Whidbey Island, Washington). Ron Locke, (415) 339-0387. August 7-10 — Moore 24 Nationals in Santa Cruz. JFK, Marilyn and Elvis are all pre-registered. Paul Reid, (408) 429-1421 (home). August 10 — Wylie Wabbit Wiver Wun, a weally wadical weach and wun to Brannan Island. Steve Bates, 527-6563. August 10 — Alls Hans Christian Regatta. Encinal YC; Harold Rosario, 521-5636. August 10-14 — USYRU/Rolex Junior Women’s Sailing Championship, better known as the Leiter Trophy. Open to any girl 13-18 years old; sailed in Laser Radials; hosted by Sausalito YC. Ray Kuhn, 383-3642, or Vicki Sodaro, 381-1223. August 11-16 — Olson 30 Nationals. Santa Cruz YC, (408) 4250690. August 24-25 — Open 30 Regatta. If you miss this show, you can catch the next one at the Big Boat Series (Sept. 12-15), where the '30-somethings' will be the post-race cocktail hour entertainment. StFYC, 563-6363. August 24-25 — First Anrtual SBRA Scott Rovenpera Youth Sailing Regatta. Encinal YC will host this 5-race junior sailing event in honor of staunch SBRA supporter (and Fireballer) Scott Rovenpera. Lynette Harter, 692-7555. August 30 — Windjammer’s Race to Santa Cruz. Larsen Sails, (408) 372-8666. August 30-Sept.2 — Audi/Sailing World San Francisco NOOD Regatta. Primo one design racing for 8 lucky classes: J/24 & 35, Olson 25 & 30, SC 27, Express 27, Hawkfarm and Santana 35. page 27

SAFETY at SEA SEMINAR Lectures and Demonstrations on Small Boat Safety at Sea Capt. John Bonds, Executive Director of USYRU-Moderator Topics to be covered will include: Voyage Preparation John Bonds

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Saturday, Oct. 5th, 1991 Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco Register at 8 a.m. • Program 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. $40 when you pre-register prior to Oct. 1st • $45 at the door For Reservations: send check to S.E.A Fort Mason Center, Bldg. E., San Francisco, CA 94123 For more information, call (415)775-8779 Sponsors/Hosts: CCA, S.E.A., PICYA, USYRU, West Marine, Cruising World

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Learn how to operate, maintain, and repair your diesel engine. Get hands-on experience adjusting valves, timing an engine, bleeding the fuel system, diagnosing problems and making repairs. Programs held on Saturdays.

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Beer Can Races BENICIA YC — Thursday Night Series (every Thursday through August). Dick Fox, 372-6636. BERKELEY YC — Friday Night Series (through September 27). Absolutely free. Paul Kamen, 540-7968. CORINTHIAN YC — 17th Annual Friday Night Series (every Friday through September 6) Fred Borgman, 435-2777. ENCINAL YC — Summer Twilight Series (8/2, 8/16, 9/6, 9/20, 10/4). John Hughes, 523-7132. GOLDEN GATE YC — Series II (7/26, 8/9, 8/23, 9/6). GGYC, 346-BOAT. ISLAND YC — Summer Series (7/26, 8/9, 8/23, 9/13, 9/27). Lynette Harter, 378-2552 (work). OYSTER COVE MARINA — Tuesday Night Beer Can Series (every Tuesday night through the end of October). Dick Timothy, 952-5540. OYSTER POINT YC — Friday Night Series (7/26, 8/23, 9/27). Lynda Malloy, 952-7403. RICHMOND YC — Wednesday Night Beer Can Races (first and third Wednesday night of the month through September). Harris Lavine, 237-6180. SANTA CRUZ — Wet Wednesdays, the quintessential (and free) NorCal beer can series. Dave Wahle, (408) 476-5629. SAUSAL1TO CRUISING CLUB — Friday Night Early Series (7/12). John Ruffino, 234-2152. S AUSALITO YC — Sunset Series, second half (7/30,8/13,8/27, 9/10, 9/24). Penny Dudley, 332-7400. SIERRA POINT YC — Friday Night Series (7/12, 8/9, 9/13). Steve Sears, (408) 725-1866. TIBURON YC — Friday Night Races, 7/19 through 9/13. Free racing; cheap BBQ afterwards; 6:30 first gun. Mike Hauser, 9247132.

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OftNEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWERS OF MOTHER NATURE As a Coast Guardsman and a cruising sailor, I came away from reading Tom Beard’s Getting Haru Ichibaned in the May Changes with a very bad taste in my mouth. His account of the violence expended on both his boat and crew make me wonder: what on earth was so incredibly important that this man was willing to sacrifice property and potentially even life to beat into the conditions he described? I volunteered many years ago to serve with those whom I considered to be seafarers of the highest order: men and women who would put to sea in conditions in which everyone else stayed home, to search for and rescue those in distress, and to try and come back with the vessel and crew intact. Beyond the idealism was also the plan to learn from the best, in the worst conditions, what would be needed to safely carry my own boat and family to the far reaches of our planet. I won’t get into my own tall tales here, but suffice it to say that I’ve seen a lot in my 16 years of service and if I’ve learned anything at all, it was something that every Coast Guardsman (except perhaps Mr. Beard) knows: never, NEVER underestimate the powers of Mother Nature to ruin your day (qr your life). It is a maxim that generates a lot of common sense among Coast Guard sailors. Mr. Beard’s disregard for the old Japanese saying that warned against departing was foreboding enough. Any good sailor puts a lot page 33

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(IflNO SOCKS, NO UNDERWEAR In response to the request for personal sailing tips on sailing to Hawaii, I’ve made the trip across three times and can offer some advice. The first several days are the hardest, as it is cold and it takes time to get your sea legs. During these days you need several pairs of socks. It won’t get really warm until you get near the tropics, somewhere between 27° and 29°N. Then the order of the day becomes shorts, bathing suits, birthday suits and most definitely, foot protection. Jam cleats just love toes! But socks? In the tropics? Why not just wear cowboy boots? Blue jeans are out because they don’t dry well. Polyester, cotton and dacron do dry fast and are easy to maintain. When provisioning, remember this: "If you don’t have it, you can’t eat it." On my recent voyage I could have made a television commercial for Campbell’s Soup and Dinty Moore beef stew. Since we’re all sailing to Hawaii now, I’d like to say that the facilities at Radio Bay have greatly improved since the first time 1 was there, but I still couldn’t take a s-t in private. Plus I advise anyone Med-tying to the seawall to spray the mooring lines with Raid. The cockroaches over there are the size of your arm. I wish I had done this on my first trip because on my return trip I had a bilge full of belly up creepy crawlers. , Every skipper should also have complete celestial know-how. I met too many skippers on huge megayachts that were relying solely on advanced electronics. I’m afraid celestial navigation is becoming a dying art. About halfway across, you should start picking up AM radio broadcasts. You can even get an RDF null on these — just like the Japanese did in 1941.1 suggest tuning into KIPA, 'Rainbow Radio'. Listen particularly for the Minah Bird Show in the mornings. The guy page 35

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MFOR THE FIRST TIME WE FELT OUR TAXES WERE DOING US SOME GOOD A couple of letters in the June issue prompt us to write. Over the years we’ve met our share of young, overly officious Coast Guard officers. But this spring, on a trip from San Diego to Seattle, our experiences have been different. Yes, we were boarded and inspected a total of four times on our way north, but each time the Coasties were uniformly courteous. We were making a smooth ten knots in the right direction — for a change — off Crescent City, when the Coasties hailed us to board. Since the wind was expected to shift from the south to the northwest, we asked if we could continue on while the getting was good. "Just slow down for the boarding party when they are ready to come aboard," was the reply. Not only were they were understanding in that regard, but the two men who inspected down below removed their iand shoes to protect our cabin sole! Another time, when we were an hour out of Florence, Oregon, we hailed the Coast Guard for river bar data. They sent a man out to the watchtower to report back. There was a medium intermittent break on the bar when we arrived, which was halfway through the flood cycle. The Coasties sent out a surf boat to mark the shoal part of the entrance and discuss bar tactics. They then called the bridge tender to come up from the next bridge south so we wouldn’t have to wait on our way in (there’s too little traffic to justify a full time operator), and arranged for a slip at the town marina. When it was time for us to depart, they sent a surf boat out at 0530 to report on bar conditions and to stand by as we crossed between breaking sets. This was the first time in many years that we felt our taxes were doing us some good. We’d like to add a word about Russ Foster’s Battslides. We’ve used them now for better than 23,000 miles on Sundeer’s main and mizzen with great success. They are an excellent product. Steve & Linda Dashew Ojai Steve & Linda — You’re making us nostalgic. That’s the Coast Guard we used to know, back before they were Instructed to solve the nation’s drug problems by adopting a hard-ass attitude toward their biggest supporters, everyday mariners.

MASK the WANDERER WHERE I CAN FIND A COPY On page 51 of the June '91 Latitude there is a reference to Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Wrecker, a book the World Wanderer is said to consider the finest ever written. Liking good books, I promptly went to our local Hawley Cooke Bookseller and tried to order it. No luck. They suggest that either the author or title is incorrect, as it isn’t fisted in the large catalogues they use to order old books. Could you ask the Wanderer where I might go to obtain a copy? Charles E. Huffman Louisville Charles — The Wanderer tells us that The Wrecker was co-written by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne in 1891. He showed page 37

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I hope that Hughe "Plastic Fantastic" Janus was sailing in the ' Volvo Regatta so he might have experienced the "tepid bobbing" of the Bear class boats as they raced in the Master Mariners Regatta. His "vastly superior" J-24 sisterships, which are supposedly "faster on all points of sail", couldn’t keep up with the Bears on the quick little jaunt down — yes, downwind — in the channel between Alcatraz and The City to Blossom Rock. It definitely had something to do with strong winds and choppy water; however, it points out that the merit of a particular boat cannot be evaluated merely by the method of construction. I also hope that he, and everyone else out there, experienced the "tepid bobbing" of the Wanderbird / Californian duel. It was one of the most awe-inspiring spectacles that I have ever seen. Both boats demonstrated the power, speed and unmatched beauty of boats seemingly forgotten in our throw-away society. And finally, my congratulations to Jeff Rutherford and Bright Star for the best elapsed-time in the regatta. His restoration of the boat is now complete and his efforts have not gone unnoticed. Bright Star demonstrated that she is not only beautiful, but also very fast. His only real competition might have been the Bears, which beat Bright Star — and the race committee — to the finish line. PaulZupan Sugarfoot, Bear #13 Sausalito

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LETTERS because he believes in himself. He doesn’t worry about anybody disagreeing with him, because he’s got enough confidence In his opinions to stand up for them. If you’re going to be feel safe sailing on the ocean, you’re going to have to be comfortable that you — not someone else — know that everything Is up to snuff. So what’s the lesson of Mongoose? We suggest it’s that everybody has to take responsibility for their own safety at all times. After all, it’s better to stick to your guns and be alive than it is to accept the word of somebody else and let your heirs spend all the insurance money. Don’t get us wrong, we’re not suggesting the boatyard wasn’t at fault. We’re just saying it doesn’t do you much good if you died to prove it. ^SAILING WITH AN INFANT We’ve got a problem that maybe some of your readers could help us solve. Emily-Ann is one month old and we want to continue to enjoy our sailboat. We would like to hear from other people who have sailed with infants, specifically where they stowed the kids, how they dealt with conflicting requirements of a crying baby and the need to sail the boat, what was done about nursing and anything else that I haven’t thought of. We sail a C&C 27 out of Emeryville and like to anchor out on occasion. Barbara & Andrew Wheeler Windchime Berkeley Barbara & Andrew — Congratulations on the new member of the family! As long as mom and dad don’t get too pooped, you can look forward to a fine summer of sailing. The problem with kids really starts when they: 1. become mobile at nine months or so, or 2. when there is more than one of them. One kid is easy to stow on a boat using the car seat. Just set it in the bottom of the tockpit or down below. As long as you don’t drastically overpower the boat, there shouldn’t be any problem. What to do when Emily-Ann is crying for attention and the approaching shore calls for a tack? One of you can handle the baby and one of you can handle the boat ■— it’s real easy with just a bit of practice. Try It out on easy sails over to Clipper Cove or down the Estuary and you’ll quickly build confidence. The only tip we can give you about nursing on a boat in the Bay is that you probably don’t want to do it while going to weather in 25 knots of wind during a heavy ebb — it’s bad for baby’s digestion. There are a lot more experts out there, like Karen Riley, who raised her son Falcon from birth while doing a circumnavigation on a Columbia 24. Perhaps we’ll hear from some of them. MLIFE ON MOORE’S REEF I’d just like to tell you guys what a great job you’re doing. For the last four years I’ve been on Ron Moore’s Reef here in Santa Cruz, rebuilding my Yorktown 34 Radiance II. At the beginning of each month the other yard builders and myself would impatiently wait, like a group of kindergarten kids, for the latest issue of Latitude. It’s always been a nice break in the course of the day to sit down in my cockpit and read your magazine. For me it’s been an oasis. Believe me, it’s an odd feeling to read Changes and let my mind drift away to far and exotic places when in reality I’m overlooking Highway 1. Your commentaries are'both humorous and informative. I must also tell you that I’ve saved untold amounts of money by buying boat gear advertised in the Classy Classifieds. On July 1, I’ll be launching Radiance II. I first found her abandoned in the Barstow Desert where she was wedged in a canyon — but that’s another story. In any event, after 4V2 years of work she’s finished and beautiful. I’m very proud of her. It’s going to be a funny feeling not have to climb a 14-foot ladder to board her. It’s also going to feel funny to have her move with the water. /__ page 43

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LETTERS Boatbuilding is a tough hobby that requires 20 hours of hard labor a week and just about every penny you earn. Here at Moore’s Reef we all help each other, and on the whole it’s worked out pretty well. The exception was when one guy tried to sue me for $5,000 when 1 tried doing some welding for him on a keel mold that he had designed. A word to the wise, folks, leave the professional work to the professionals. Lucky for me the judge saw the case for what it was, "non existent", and tossed it out of court. Up until that unfortunate legal problem, Moore’s Reef had been a sanctuary for me, a safe haven, a place I could be at one with my skills. Now that I’m heading to the water, I can’t leave without thanking some people without whom this project might not have come around. They are the following: Ron Moore, for technical advice and patience with me, even after I managed to set the yard on fire one day. Craig Smith, for his sense of humor and letting me slide a few days on the rent. John Heatly and Tim Hawkins, two of the other 'boatyard dogs', both of whom taught me survival techniques. Lastly, Latitude, for providing me, in black and white, with the means to keep my dream alive. 1 have started a book for which I as yet have no title, describing the pros and cons of boatbuilding. There sure are a lot of books out there on cruising and how to do it, but not on why. Wish me luck! Martin Burs Moore’s Reef, Santa Cruz Martin — Good luck! A book on why go cruising? Martin, once you’ve been out there a few months that will sound as silly as a book on why anyone would want to make love to the person they love. You’ve been on the Reef too long and need to get sailing. And thank you for your very kind words. If we can keep the dream of one boatbuilder such as you alive, then we’ve done our job.

UtfWE THOUGHT YOU KNEW BETTER THAN TO TIE UP STERN-TO With regard to your article entitled The Only Thing That Hadn’t Happened Finally Did, in the May Sightings, may we say, "Ouch!" We were there that night in Hospital Cove, only one of three boats that braved the northerlies. Yes, it blew constantly all night, with gusts in excess of 40 knots and three to four foot chop coming directly into the cove. When we roused our sleepy bodies the next morning, we discovered that one of the two other boats had already high-tailed it out of there; the other left a short time later. We poured ourselves a cup of coffee and went out on deck to survey the surroundings when, to our surprise, we spotted the tip of a bow with only the pulpit above water. We must admit, we hadn’t noticed .38 Special come in the day before, but she had all the attention now! We were shocked when we read she was one of your boats. Come on, guys, we thought you knew better than to tie-up stern-to the wind knowing the forecast was for increased winds from the north. In fact, at the time we’d said to ourselves, "What dummy would’ve left a boat overnight with the stern to the seas." But then we all become complacent now and then. Anyway, it was an education for us, too. We watched with interest the procedure for raising a sunken vessel. We never realized the scope of work and time involved. Hats off to the crew that worked tirelessly through the afternoon and on 'til past dark. They didn’t know it, but we raised a glass of wine to them in salute as they finally got .38 Special under tow. By the way, the night she was towed away turned out to be beautiful: calm, warm, quiet and serene. P.S. A couple of times you’ve run photographs of the Herreshoff 29, Accomplice. We thought you might be interested to know that the owner, Paul May, is currently cruising that boat in Alaska. He left San Francisco last October heading first for San Diego, then to Hawaii page 45

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MI HAD TO KISS KAREN AND SHAKE HANDS WITH GIL I am writing in response to a recent 'poison pen' letter about Gil and Karen of Papi’s Deli / Cruising Center in Cabo San Lucas. To all that know them or of them, the letter misrepresented and unfairly condemned them. Gil and Karen are a legend among cruising folk for their unselfish and frequently physically tiring assistance to newly arriving and departing cruisers. I personally have been a beneficiary of their help. In 1989, after having lost my Bounty UAdelante in the Cabo storm of '82,1 returned to Cabo on our Rawson 30, Yola. We enjoyed Cabo and the surrounding area for three months, often stopping at Papi’s for coffee and a meal, never once being overcharged or under-serviced. Every time we stopped at the patio at Papi’s we met fellow cruisers, almost all of whom were frequent repeat customers. That statement is true and says it all, but I’ll go on. During our stay of three months, we attended six potluck dinners (they are a balll) sponsored by Papi’s at their cost! When we left Cabo for Puerto Vallarta, we encountered a severe northerly about 60 miles out, and due to extreme wind and chop, shipped large amounts of water into the cockpit. The water found its way into the voltage regulator and arced across it, causing a fire and broiling all the engine room wiring and circuitry. We attempted to sail back to Cabo, but by then the wind died. After some jury-rigging I was able to get a message via ham radio to Papi’s. At this point both Gil and Karen gave up their business time to stay on the radio and coordinate an assist. This effort cost them several hours of peak business time, so naturally they charged us for it. When I got back, I had to kiss Karen and shake hands with Gil! Their efforts aiding and assisting the cruising community are a constant topic of conversation when comparing notes with newly returned Cabo cruisers. They become friends with all. Gil and Karen may run a business — when they aren’t having children — and can expect to want to make a profit. But their profit isn’t excessive and their food and service is very good. Thanks, Gil and Karen, for just being what you are. P.S. I am fitting out an Ericson 35 for a cruise in 1992. Destination? You guessed it! George Williams Yola, Class of '89-’90 Reno, Nevada

MI WOULDN’T SAY I WAS A DIE-HARD FAN I usually cringe when I see letters praising the quality of Latitude, thinking that they are only a self-serving way of getting a letter printed. I have always enjoyed reading Latitude, but wouldn’t say I was a die-hard fan. Imagine my chagrin, then, when I found myself standing under a lamppost one night after my shower, reading just one more item from Sightings. It hit me then that maybe, just maybe, I enjoy Latitude as much as everyone else seems to. On Memorial Day weekend we took our Slocum 43 to Sausalito for a long weekend. As we wandered around, we noticed a lot of fishing boats rafted together at one of the docks. Being curious (read page 47

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ft ft WE’RE TOLD YOU SIMPLY CAN'T BUY THEM! We own a 33-foot cruising sloop which, like thousands of other Bay Area sailboats, is powered by an Atomic 4 engine. While I’m sure every owner with a boat powered by an 'Anemic 4' would prefer a diesel, it is a reliable, smooth running and relatively trouble-free auxiliary — given regular maintenance and care. But as with all machinery, things break and wear out. Usually replacement parts can be found at Sea Power in Oakland, but recently we ran into what seems like a major problem. Perhaps you or your readership can be of assistance. Our engine overheated, probably in part due to marine growth blocking the engine cooling water inlet. But once this blockage was cleared, the engine continued to run excessively hot. We removed the engine thermostat and found it to be defective: it didn’t move at all when placed in a pan of boiling water. No problem, you say, just replace it with a thermostat from Sea Power? When we got to Sea Power, we were told you simply cannot buy Atomic 4 thermostats! This is what they said at Sea Power: 'They don’t make them anymore. We’ve been trying to get Holly to do a special run, but they need to make 10,000 (ten thousand) of them to make it worth their while, and we may or may not get some in this year. Check back with us every couple of months. We plan on buying tons of them as soon as we can." We tried some other sources, but with equally bad luck. One local boatyard that does a lot of Atomic 4 rebuilds had this to say: "It’s impossible to get Atomic 4 thermostats. Continental (the original equipment manufacturer for Atomic 4 and Universal diesels) has been bought by Westerbeke but they don’t have their act together yet. We have tried to find an automotive substitute with the right temperature range and physical dimensions, but without success. It’s possible to run the engine without a thermostat, but it's not good for the engine page 53

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I) ft WE FEEL the race committee was guilty of UNSPORTSMANLIKE BEHAVIOR It’s hard to believe that the Santa Cruz to Santa Barbara Race you reported was the same one we sailed! Yes, there were light winds at the beginning and end of the race, but we experienced 36 hours of winds over 20 knots. Ten hours after the race started we’d been hitting 13 knots on a regular basis while sailing about 18 miles off Cypress Point. Not too much later, at 2230, we spotted two red parachute flares. Steering in the direction of the flares, we heard the word "dismasted" during a broken radio transmission. After more than one hour of sailing back upwind, we reached the Express 27 Llght’n Up. By this time the wind was blowing more than 30 knots and the seas were eight feet with short intervals between them. The engineless Express was only equipped with a handheld radio, and this proved incapable of contacting the Coast Guard. In order to relay positions and information to the Coast Guard, we sailed circles around the disabled boat for more than three hours, jibing every five minutes. (In order to keep them in sight, we dropped the main and reefed the jib). The Coast Guard cutter Pt. Heyer eventually arrived, 45 minutes after their ETA because of "heavy seas and strong headwinds". Six hours after we first left our course to assist the disabled boat, the Coast Guard released us so we could resume racing. It’s noteworthy that our boat had taken a pounding and our crew was exhausted by having to stand by in such adverse conditions. We finished the race 4th overall, but the race committee disallowed any time allowance for our efforts to assist Light’n Up. Furthermore, and more to the point, no mention was made of our effort during the awards ceremony. We risked our boat and our crew in what we felt was an obligation to lend assistance. We felt that a simple, "Atta boy!" was in order. After we finished the race in Santa Barbara, we notified the Santa Barbara race committee to their satisfaction of the rescue attempt and asked for redress for the time lost. The race committee said, "No problem." It wasn’t until the race banquet that we learned the Santa Cruz race committee had ignored our request completely. When we asked the Santa Cruz race chairman about it, he said, "Why should you complain, you won your class, didn’t you?" We feel that the race committee was guilty of unsportsmanlike behavior. Had we been credited with the time we spent assisting the disabled boat, we would have corrected out first overall. But even more than that, we think the race committee should at least have said something to encourage people to assist vessels in trouble. Dave & Barbara Lenschmidt Caprice, and crew Ray Duodell; Walter Knox and Jim Strachan Honolulu, Hawaii Dave & Barbara — VJe spoke with Michael Henry of Light’n Up, and he expressed his great appreciation and admiration for what you and your crew did. He said that even though the Express is a wellbuilt boat, they were lying beam to ten foot seas and your presence was most reassuring on that dark night. He also said he knew full well that members of your crew were getting sick one by one from having page 55

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LETTERS to stay on station In those difficult conditions. "We were really impressed with the crew of Caprice," said Henry, ”and can’t thank them enough," Henry didn’t know for sure how much time had passed between the time they’d fired the second flare — the one you saw — and the time you were released by the Coast Guard. So he called the Coast Guard. According to their log, you reported sighting the first flare at 2240, and weren’t released until 0343. Had you been given those 5 hours and 3 minutes, you would have finished second overall by about 8 minutes. Of course, that doesn’t take into consideration the fact that you’d apparently spent an hour sailing back north to come to the assistance of the little Express, which meant it probably took you more than eight minutes to return to your starting point. Did the race committee have anything in principle against awarding redress? Absolutely not. We know this because an Express 37 was awarded 35 minutes for temporarily dropping out of the race to try to assist a boat that turned out not to need It. If they got redress, why didn’t you? Santa Cruz Race Committee Chairman Keith MacBeth told us they only had one hour from the time they saw your request for redress to the time they had to post the results. MacBeth is apologetic, but he says that your request wasn’t formal enough, as per USYRU rules, for his race committee to award the time. He says he tried to track you down within the hour he had, but was unable to find you. It seems to us that this was a very unfortunate situation. Blessed by hindsight, it’s easy for us to say that you should have gotten the time — and overall honors for the race. Why you and your crew weren’t at least recognized at the awards ceremony for your seamanship is a mystery. MacBeth says his race committee apologizes for the situation and in fact is meeting next week to see what else should be done. We hope it’s something good. As for us, we’d be honored to give each member of your crew a Latitude T-shirt in recognition of your having done the right thing. Please provide us with the addresses.

JjtfWE MUST evaluate and learn I would like to make two comments regarding A Night To Remember, which appeared in the June issue. First, Anne Wayman is quite correct in stating "there is no way to appreciate in advance the shock of driving aground . . That statement applies to any major emergency at sea. Which is why a skipper must train his/her crew for all emergencies: fire, man overboard, dismasting and running aground. While some emergencies can be practiced as practical exercises, such as man overboard drills, grounding on a reef cannot. But training and preparation for such an emergency can still be accomplished. A one-time military pilot with 10 years of law enforcement experience, where training was constant in both careers, I am fully aware of the effectiveness of training for and studying emergency situations. Studies show that in reaction situations the mind does not 'know' if the body actually did something before or just 'imagined' doing it while in a classroom training environment — and therefore the mind and body tend to react just as the person had mentally prepared themselves to do. Therefore, emergency problems must be fully discussed by the skipper as training exercises, down to the details as to when and how to launch the liferaft. Book and magazines articles on how prior situations were handled, what was done right and what was done wrong, should be read by both skipper and crew, and then discussed. Then if an emergency that was prepared for does occur, the crew may be shocked, but will react in a much more positive way than if there had been no training. Secondly, Anne Wayman is, in my opinion, wrong in stating that it would not be fair to lay all the blame in the direction of Nick the skipper. As captain, Nick should have known how competent his crew was. They were, in fact, not fully experienced for such a trip. Anne’s page 57

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LETTERS four-day trip from Suva, some prior crewing on fishing boat, and the other sailing on San Francisco Bay did not make her a fully competent crew for the voyage. Nor did Jay’s crewing "for several months" on various yachts. This is not to say they were incompetent or should not have been part of the crew. Since 1980 I have sailed down the coast of California several times, been to Mexico, Costa Rica and much of the Caribbean, and for the last two winters have been living aboard and sailing Florida, the Keys and the Bahamas. When 'crew' comes to visit and we make a one or two day crossing to another island, I make sure I know their level of competency. My girlfriend, for example, can watch for other boats, inform me if a vessel changes headings, and can call me if anything sounds or looks different than it should. That is the extent of which 1 can count on her. This doesn’t mean she’s incompetent as crew, she’s just not experienced enough to be called fully competent. This is fine as long as the skipper is aware of the situation and acts accordingly. Based on Anne’s account of the incident, Nick was properly informed, at approximately 1830, by Jay that a 10* course change had been made. They had previously identified an island that afternoon and had another island’s light in sight. Thus Nick should have known where they were and what a 10° change in course would mean. He should have immediately plotted the change of course on his chart. (What further bothers me is that if a 10° change in course put them on the rocks 40 minutes later, or even if it had been two hours later, then they were way too close to the reef to begin with.) Nick should have known the competency of his crew and should have acted accordingly. He should have discussed emergency procedures with his crew and should not have put his boat on such a dangerous course to begin with. And since they were so close to danger, Nick himself should have been on watch and fully aware of what a 10° change in course would mean. In my estimation, Nick was fully responsible and accountable for the incident. I might sound rather harsh, but we need to evaluate and learn from the misfortunes of others. Russ Jones My Way Bahamas

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LETTERS cause you to lose, not them, because they have the law on their side. Ross Mainor Malaguena San Francisco Ross — Powerful stuff. Weird, too. You’d be a lot wore effective If you stuck to the point and got off Mr. Hardeman’s back. But what’s the law anyway, Ross, but rules that a bunch of humans make up? Suppose the law said that the police could enter your home any time of day or night to search for evidence of illegal activities? Suppose the law said that it was illegal to speak up against the laws? Suppose the law said It’s alright to detain and hold anyone with the initials R.M. for an unlimited amount of time? Just because a law is a law doesn’t mean it’s worth a damn. Just as there can be good laws, there also can be horrific laws that are a violation of even the most basic civil liberties. As it stands now, the police aren’t allowed to search homes without reasonable cause. If that’s the case, it’s only logical to ask why they should be able to search boats without reasonable cause. It’s a damn good question, Ross. Just this week the Supreme Court ruled that the police can ask to search the baggage of people riding on buses; we can only suppose you viewed this as a great leap forward. You can be a sheep, Ross, and do whatever anybody with a badge tells you, or you can be a man and think for yourself. The latter might not be so easy or healthy, but you’ve got to do it if you don’t want to live your life on your knees or kissing somebody’s uniformed fanny. And remember, even good laws can be abused by the way they are applied. A cop can look the other way when old farts are doing 65 on the freeway, but he can pull over every young blonde who’s doing 56 — or maybe even 54. And don’t think there aren’t members of the Coast Guard, particularly officious little bastards who didn’t get any respect in high school, who don’t dreadfully abuse the power vested in them. You know, maybe they see an open can of beer on the boat, and just because the guy’s got a big boat, decide to make him sail to shore to take a breathalyzer test. When you’ve got power, it’s soooo easy to abuse it. And for some, soooo much fun! Yes, the Coast Guard has and will win each and every little boarding battle, but in so doing, and in the way they’ve done it, they’ve lost the war of public approval. Back in the mid-70’s, there was probably no government agency so highly thought of as the Coast Guard. Nowadays a lot of mariners think they're the sea-going equivalents of Mussolini’s brownshirts. And there’s only one reason why: the Department of Transportation has turned the Coast Guard into drug cops who’ve been idiotically instructed to harass the innocent people who would otherwise support them to the hilt. Our government has really pulled some boners over the years, but rarely have they given up so much to gain so little as with Zero Intelligence.

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LETTERS had similar experiences. The only other incident worth mentioning was when the 'lady of the boat' heard the boat slow and stepped out of the shower in a towel — to discover a young man in uniform in her galley. He beat a hasty retreat! I think the key here is that we did not hassle the boarding party or question their authority, the right of federal officers to board a vessel in navigable waters, their reason for selecting "us", or their parentage. As my Irish grandmother used to say, "If you want to be treated like a gentleman, you have to act like one." Jerry P. McDaniel San Francisco Jerry — VJe wish we could agree with you. We’ve been boarded a number of times, and because it’s always a potential source of a story, we always behave in the same, 'welcome aboard' manner. Despite that attitude, we’ve gotten completely different reactions by the boarding parties. Then, too, Jerry, what if you had a beer can open and the Petty Officer decided that you must therefore be drunk md that you must therefore stop at Richmond somewhere so the Richmond Police could administer a sobriety test? He’s got that right and unfortunately there are yokels that will insist on it. Had that been the case, we don’t think you’d have written us the same letter. But don’t get us wrong, we agree that utmost cooperation and courtesy is the best way to deal with boarding parties — even though it doesn’t guarantee civil treatment.

H ft WOULD THAT ALL YOUR MEMBERS ACT IN A SEAMAN¬ LIKE MANNER This is an open letter from one sailor to another, from one yacht club member to another, regarding the actions of the St. Francis YC power boat fleet on the Memorial Day Weekend. Two of us in sailboats were unfortunate enough to be in the Port Chicago east and west reach on Monday, May 27, when your fleet came through, presumably on the way back from the Delta. Never have I seen such a total disregard for the safety of other boats through a failure to give sea room, excessive speed, and throwing of horrendous wakes. I later found that your club reputation has already been established as that of arrogant cowboys with no regard for others. Incidentally, one of the boats being tossed about was an Islander 36 flying your burgee. In fairness, 1 might add that the boat Ditto, flying your colors, took the outside course and was traveling at a responsible speed. Would that all your members act in such a seaman-like manner. By the way, this is not an official club letter, just an opinion shared by many power and sail boaters on the Bay. Harvey Kent Richmond YC

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SIGHTINGS cosmic confluence confusion June was not a good month if you were a boat. The first weekend, no fewer than seven Etchells lost masts in their PCC’s. Then a lifting strap broke under one of them as it was being hoisted out and it fell, fortunately incurring only minor damage. Next, the SC 70 Mongoose slipped off her cradle in Santa Cruz and hit the hard — hard. She was injured pretty seriously, but did win the wrestling match by getting a Hulkster-type 'pin' on this Porsche. Then there was the big pier fire in China Basin, which damaged or destroyed several boats. (See elsewhere in Sightings for more on that). Mid-month saw if anything an increase in disaster activity. An as yet unidentified Westsail 32 reportedly ran aground near Pt. Reyes; Axel Heyst dropped her mast in the Delta; a 90-ft powerboat up for repairs in the East Bay hit the dirt when her cradle failed; a Hood 38, also in the East Bay, bit the dust when her bracing slipped loose; and South Tower racers reported seeing another unidentified boat sunk — with her main still up — near Pt. San Pablo. And those are just the ones we know about. Coincidence? We think not. if you’ll recall, mid-month was also the time that Mars, Jupiter and Venus appeared together in the evening sky. We began to suspect something was rotten in Denmark when astronomers started falling all over themselves cont'd next sightings page

ssb frequencies If you’re one of several hundred folks in mid-TransPac race, it could hardly have hap¬ pened at a more inconvenient time, but on July 1, most of the frequencies assigned to Single Sideband marine radio communica¬ tions were changed worldwide. Most regular users of SSB have known about the change for a while now. In fact, plans to reorganize the frequencies have been on the drawing board since a 1978 meeting of the World Administrative Radio Conference for Mobile Services. The idea was to shuffle existing marine high-frequency channels so that more could be added. There’s been a shortage of frequencies for this widely used communications band for a long time now. We hope all the TransPac’ers (who started from Southern California June 27-

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SIGHTINGS changing 29) were among the informed. Not only will they not be able to communicate with shore stations on the old frequencies, using the old frequencies at all will be prohibited. For the rest of us, adapting will be rela¬ tively painless. If you’re in a time bind, the new frequencies can be manually program¬ med into the 'user memory' of newer SSBs. A permanent fix for most SSBs requires a new memory chip (the exception is the ICOM M-700, which can be programmed by hand), or in older units, new crystals. That means a trip to your local qualified techni¬ cian. Memory upgrades for newer SSBs are running from $100 to $300 depending on manufacturer and age. Unless you’ve formed

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repeating assurances that this rare conjunction 'would absolutely not affect life on Earth in any way'. Don’t worry, they said. Enjoy it, they said. Weasels. Even as boaters around the Bay were picking up the pieces, the scientific community refused to budge on their hard-line stance. Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, they stuck to their pathetic story that this celestial Bermuda triangle was 'harmless'. It took a real man to get to the truth. "The moon affects tides, right?" says Dr. Hiram Gunn, who recently received his PhD from, er, what school did you say you went to, Hiram? ... "So if the moon makes the tides, and the tides make the current, and there’s all this water going every which way, then what’s the next logical thing to be affected when a bunch of planets start bouncing around in the same hunk of sky? That’s right — boats!" Doc Gunn advises those who haven’t been down to check their boats since the confluence to be prepared for the worst. But even those whose boats survived aren’t off the hook yet. The planets won’t 'crowd the mark' again for 120 years or so, says Hiram, but even that will pale in comparison to the celestial event of the decade — the solar eclipse of July 11. Who knows what horrors await our boats when the lights go out.

a raft of tests off santa cruz Eighteen members of the West Marine, Watsonville, staff participated in a test of several brands and models of liferafts and other safety equipment on June 22. Designed to provide hands-on familiarity with survival equipment under realistic conditions, the test was conducted 5 miles off Santa Cruz on a sunny but very windy day, with gusts up to 30 knots and breakers up to 10 feet. The considerable wind and seas provided an unexpected element of reality — and risk — that had not been anticipated. Groups of four to six volunteers rotated between three rafts — two offshore models, an Avon and Plastimo, and one Avon coastal model, all of which drifted with sea anchors set in the cold waters of Monterey Bay. One of the immediate findings was that lumpy seas made many of the testers seasick, also a real condition experienced by most liferaft castaways. Everyone felt the color (neon orange) and claustrophobia afforded by the canopy tops only aggravated this condition. The Plastimo offshore model, with its furlable canopy and arch tube, was therefore kept open, although testers agreed that for longer periods and in bad weather, complete enclosure would be mandatory. The testers all agreed that the two offshore models were demonstrably better than the coastal raft. The double 'hull' tubes provided a deeper 'nest' and provided better back support. The inflatable floors also helped make the offshore rafts more comfortable, as well as warmer. Between the two offshore rafts, testers liked the Plastimo’s higher arch tube, which provided more headroom than the Avon model, but complained that they had to inflate the Plastimo’s insulated floor by mouth. They didn’t realize until later that a pumping adaptor had been provided for this purpose. The coastal raft, designed for use by sailors not venturing far from port, is lighter and less expensive than the offshore models. It was certainly put to the test by the rough weather, a reminder that conditions can be unexpectedly dangerous even close to land. It was very cold, due to the lack of an inflatable, floor, which insulates occupants from the cold of the water. Mylar survival blankets brought along for testing provided some relief. The coastal’s single support tube also provided less freeboard than the offshore models, making it easier for water to slosh aboard. Still, even the coastal model provided substantial protection from the elements. The testers were critical of the Avon Offshore’s survival pack. It was housed in a cardboard box (!) which disintegrated almost immediately. The Avon medical kit was also packed in a cardboard box, but was further protected by a plastic zip-lock bag. None of the rafts capsized despite the windy weather and all seemed to drift at about the same rate, 1.5 mph. Several testers were surprised at the small quantity of water and equipment cont'd next sightings page

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raft of tests — cont’d provided in the raft survival packs, which in fact are designed to provide just a few days of life support. After examining the packs, with their scant amount of water and no food, it was obvious that sailors venturing offshore should consider a supplementary survival pack a must. A variety of signals were fired during the test. These included rocket and pistol-launched parachute and meteor flares, smoke devices and mini flares. It was quite obvious that the SOLAS-grade signals (Safety Of Life At Sea, an international ranking) provided superior performance. They deployed at a higher altitude, burned brighter and lasted longer than the USCG-approved models. Correspondingly, the SOLAS-grade smoke was also brighter, thicker and lasted longer than the USCG-grade smoke signals. The only accident occurred during the flare test — powder burns to the hand of one of the testers from a Skyblazer mini signal. Be careful when using flares. Hand-operated Survivor 06 and 35 model desalinators were also tested aboard the rafts. The desalinators’ initial outflow was salty, as expected, but after the units were pumped for a minute the water became quite fresh. There is no question that the model 35, though larger and more expensive, is better in every way than the small 06 model. It’s easier to pump and provided considerably more water than the 06. The 06, with its smaller lever arm, was fatiguing after a few minutes of operation. x ' At the end of the day, the wet, fatigued West Mariners gathered at the yacht club bar to complete questionnaires regarding their experiences. All said they had learned more by testing the equipment at sea than by reading about it ashore, and that this knowledge would be passed on to their customers. Sever¬ al said that even though this was just a test, well monitored by chase boats, it was a scary, anxiety-producing experience. A day spent in a life raft, said one, could hardly be called fun. — michael greenwald

a sentimental attachment to your old crystal unit, though, you might come out ahead to buy a new state of the art SSB, which after July 1 will be all ready to go right out of the box. Why? Although many old crystal sets can be updated for about the same as newer x units, a worst case scenario is the set that

SCOW They hauled lumber, coal, salt, hay, pota¬ toes, grain, beans, bricks and just about any other type of bulk cargo that had to get from A to B on our local waterways. If nothing else was available, the crew could even make a few bucks by nosing onto a bar at

Editor’s note: Michael Greenwald is an authority on maritime safety and the author of Survivor, a book about survival at sea. A more detailed report on this test will appear in a future issue of Practical Sailor.

the other side of the story "I did what was required!" says David Stevenson, springing the journalistic booby trap we set for ourselves in the June issue. Stevenson is the owner of Zest, the ’mystery boat’ which collided with the schooner Brigadoon during last month’s Master Mariner Regatta — and then, apparently, high-tailed it away from the scene of the accident with nary a backward glance. We wrote the story like we heard it: one sided. At the time we heard it, literally hours before we finished the magazine, the only witnesses available were the crew of Brigadoon. Still, we thought the incident important enough that we bumped another Sightings item to fit it in. Had we the cushion of one more day to ferret out the rest of the story you’re about to read, it certainly would have been included. It’s an imperfect world; we do the best we can. Return with us now to that day, May 25. We’re in the cockpit of Zest, a 49ft Robert Clark-designed cutter with Stevenson, helmsman Dag Gronneberg, Debbie Perlow and Jill Demeter, all of whom are experienced sailors. It’s early afternoon, moments before the crash. To starboard, Brigadoon’s crew is on starboard, hailing for right of way. To port, another boat on an intersecting course. Stevenson and Gronneberg both realized the gravity of their situation at the same instant. "We were boxed in," says David. "It happened fast. All of sudden, we just had boats on both sides of us. If we kept going we knew we were going to hit the boat to port. We thought we might have a chance of missing Brigadoon." As the photos run last month testified, that didn’t happen. Zest T-boned the 50-ft schooner, riding 10 to 12 feet up over her foredeck, destroying Brigadoon’s headsails, staysail boom and about 6 to 8 feet of bulwarks. But the dynamics of some 40 combined tons of wood and iron coming together so rudely took its toll on Zest, too. Stevenson thinks it was Brigadoon's handrail that pierced the bottom of his boat. Whatever it was, when she slid off, his crew noticed flooding below almost immediately. (Incidentally, Zest is built of wood, not steel as Brigadoon’s crew guessed cont'd next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS — cont’d needs two $40 crystals (one receive, one transmit) for each of its 20 channels — or about $1,600 worth of work. One final note: The FCC, which is admin¬ istering changes in the United States, will modify SSB licenses as they’re renewed.

— abunga! low tide and filling the holds with sand or oyster shells. The former was used for build¬ ing, the latter fetched a decent price in Petaluma where it was mixed with chicken feed to make hens produce more hard-

because of her hard chine.) "The amount of water coming in was hard to believe," says Debbie Perlow. "We knew immediately that the possibility we might have to go into the water was very real." Stevenson commended his crew often during the course of our interview. "If anyone had hit the panic button, we could have been facing a life-anddeath situation. But they never did." Life jackets were donned, the motor started (Zest was sailing at the time of the collision) and the electric bilge pump engaged. With an intentional grounding already under consideration, Dag swung Zest’s bow away from the collision site—the vicinity of Blackaller Buoy off Crissy Field — and toward Horseshoe Cove under the north end of the Golden Gate. While Debbie manned the manual bilge pump and Jill repeated their Maydays calls over channel 16 (they heard no response to the initial transmission right after the crash), Stevenson headed forward to try to stem the flow of water into his boat. The hole wasn’t hard to find — along with water, blue-green daylight was visible streaming through a 4 by 8-inch hole below the forward head. cont'd next sightings page

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other side — cont’d Stevenson jammed a cushion into the geyser, but when he went to stomp it home, "My foot went right out the bottom of the boat!" And wouldn’t come back in. "Now I’m neck deep in water, the cushion is wedged around my leg and I can’t get my foot back inside. It must have been the thought of going to the bottom in such a ridiculous position that finally gave me the strength to pull it back out." v With a more properly wedged cushion hardly seeming to stem the flow, Stevenson began to suspect there was more than one hole — perhaps several more hidden from view below interior furniture and still-rising water. Going up on deck, he managed to lower the jib and wrap it under the bow. By then, incoming water had killed the engine and electrics, including the radio and bilge pump. , About that time, the Coasties arrived from Horseshoe Cove in a 22-ft open cont’d next sightings page

shelled eggs. We’re of course talking about the scow schooners, the seagoing Peterbilts of days gone by that really knew no peers. Where other indigenous vessels were traceable outgrowths of European or East Coast designs, the scows were pretty much purely a San Francisco phenomenon. Between 1850 and the last one in 1906, some 300 were built. The scows filled a basic need for cheaply built, cheaply run inland transportation in the expansionist post-Gold Rush era. That didn’t exactly translate to 'pretty'. For the most part, the scows were little more than

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sailing boxes, whose most romantic claim to fame was probably the designation attached to them by the faithful: 'square-toed packet'. To almost everyone else, they were 'scow' or 'hay schooners', the latter a reference to the most common cargo. (Remember, back then, horsepower came from horses and hay was the fuel that turned the machinery of civiliz¬ ation.) But if you include function in the equa¬ tion, the scows were among the most beauti¬ fully adapted craft ever built. Wide, stable and shallow, the centerboard-equipped scows were said to be able to traverse water

boat equipped with twin outboards. Unbeknownst to Zest, the Coasties had heard the Maydays loud and clear. Apparently, in the confusion, the volume knob on Zest’s VHF had accidentally been turned down. That led to a little

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time-consuming confusion at first: The Coasties kept thinking they were there for some kind of medical emergency. Despite the ensuing Chinese firedrill — which included the 160-gallon portable pump that wouldn’t start, then started but stalled and wouldn’t restart — Stevenson credits the Coast Guard for saving Zest. Though their pump was essentially ineffective, a tow by the powerful outboard made all the difference in getting the boat into Horseshoe in time to save her. When Dag drove her onto the beach, Stevenson estimates Zest showed about 2 inches of freeboard. "Even the little waves in there were breaking onto the deck," he says. Once Vessel Assist, a salvage company "who really knew their stuff", arrived and patched the holes (the main big one with plywood, several smaller ones with a special goop), it took three high-capacity pumps to get Zest back on her lines for the tow to Anderson’s yard in Sausalito, where she awaits repairs at this writing. And yes, as mentioned at the beginning of this article, Stevenson did do what was required — and then some, considering the circumstances. In addition to the Coast Guard, he notified the state, the Sausalito Sheriff’s office (he lived aboard Zest in Sausalito), his insurance company and Brigadoon’s owner, Terry Klaus, of the details of the accident and the reasons he had to beat a hasty retreat rather than stand by as he normally would have. As the insurance companies crunch their numbers and both boats go 'under the knife' for repairs (the rebuild of Brigadoon’s shattered port side was nearly complete as we went to press; Zest, which in addition to structural repair requires replacement of her motor and virtually all other systems and components [heating, electrical, refrigeration, etc.], is likely to be out of the water at least another month), Stevenson says he and his crew have been surprised to find themselves feeling "tremendously positive" in the aftermath of the incident. "The fact that nobody was hurt has taken this from being a potential tragedy to a positive experience for us," he says. "I’m sorry it happened, of course, but I have to say it’s made me a better skipper. It’s made me and my crew much more safety conscious. And it’s brought us all much closer together." A-

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continental cruisers Clark Stede and Michelle Poncini, icebound for 39 days in the Northwest Passage aboard their 42-ft sloop Asma, found time to meditate on the harsh realities of the northland. "If the ice around you breaks up," Clark says, "it’s dangerous. If it doesn’t break up, you don’t get through." Stede is German, a 42-year-old professional adventurer who, among other things, has spent seven years in the Sahara. Poncini, 32, is from Australia. This was the first Arctic experience for them both. They departed Europe for their cont'd next sightings page

SIGHTINGS continental cruisers — cont’d unusual voyage in February, 1990. It took "only" a year for Asma (Bedouin for 'follow me') one year to transit the forbidding landscape between Greenland and the Bering Sea, passing to the north of Canada and Alaska. The boat was the 54th vessel to make the 4,000-mile trip and only the fourth or fifth private yacht, one of which took flue years. Michelle thought the ice was "Brutal and fascinating. You love it or you hate it. And if you go there with the idea that it’s a terrible place, you’re sure to hate it. That wasn’t our approach." Instead, the pair came away charged and enriched from the vastness, the uncompromised wildness and the purity of the people. "Eskimos never worry," says Clark. "They know that nature controls their lives. Among them I found myself living in a sort of quiet equilibrium, and that’s not the usual me." "These are the 'alternative people', already alive on the planet," adds Michelle. "They know about snowmobiles, but don’t want them. They ask, 'Do you want us to end up like our brothers on the reservations?'" cont'd next sightings page

scowabunga! no deeper than the dew on tule reeds. More realistically, some of the bigger ones could carry 80 or 100 tons of hay — about 800 bales — by simply stacking layer upon layer until they had to stop or have no room to set sails. Even then, they still drew only 4 feet. To steer, inventive schoonermen would rig the 19th-century equivalent of a tiller exten¬ sion — actually a derrick-like arrangement with the wheel atop — so that the helmsman could see where he was going! The sole survivor of this era is the Maritime Museum’s Alma, which slid down the ways of a Hunter’s Point shipyard exactly 100 years ago. After a varied life as a

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continental cruisers — cont’d Amazingly, the Northwest Passage was not an end in itself, but only the first leg of an ambitious goal — Clark and Michelle hope to become the first to make a complete circumnavigation of the Americas! Now enroute to Cape Horn, they stopped briefly in San Francisco in April and San Diego in May. They’re currently off the coast of Mexico where the weather is heating up, and so is their race to cross the tropics before the cyclone season. They will stop in Acapulco and once more in South America, either Ecuador or Peru, but will not linger long — nor stop again (they hope) until they reach the islands and mountains of Patagonia at the remote bottom of the continent. "We’re looking for cultural experiences," Clark explains, "not souvenirs." Clark’s gray hair and moustache are cut close, and his blue eyes are steady as he draws on his Marlboros. He had sailed solo 50,000 miles before meeting Michelle down under. She is the live wire of the pair. Together they built Asma. The boat features special construction for the circumnavigation, including extra reinforcing running throughout its aluminum hull, and watertight bulkheads to divide it so one alone can’t sink it. There’s a small doghouse with windows for a sheltered view of the world. Another two steps down is a cozy cabin with books, music tapes and a simple stove. A small nook holds a computer and printer. Clark, whose clients have included National Geographic, hopes to sell his stories of the 25,000-mile voyage around the Americas, which the pair hope to complete in 1992, the 500th anniversary of Columbus’ discovery of the place. In his "many years in the expedition business," Clark has learned to enjoy a joke on himself. Maybe Cape Horn will be like the Arctic, he speculates. "You never exactly get your act together, but you keep going anyway." — henry m. Stanley

smoke on the water Josh Pryor got the call about 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 12. The China Basin pier had caught fire, said a security guard, and he needed to move his familiar 67-ft charter boat Ruby — like right now. Josh describes the scene when he arrived as "an inferno; a wall of flames 20 or 30 feet high. It looked like everything was on fire." Worse, Ruby was nowhere to be seen. While he searched the area, an eventual 150 firemen continued to battle the blaze, whose origins were later traced to a short in an electrical box. Hampered by limited access to the 800-ft pier from the road, and by the fact that much of the fire was concentrated under the pier, they were having a tough time. The fireboats Phoenix,'Phoenix III, Guardian and two nozzleequipped Coast Guard 41-footers were called in to help from the water, while Fire Department divers snorkeled under the pilings dragging hoses to fight the fire from there. The combined 'water firepower' brought the five-alarm fire under control about 6 a.m. The final tally: $5 million worth of damage, including one toasted pier, one damaged and evacuated warehouse/office building, two boats lost (Walrus, a 42-ft powerboat, and the lovely 96-ft classic motoryacht K’Thanga), and three sailboats damaged: the master mariner Felicity, the Bird Boat Lynette and Ruby. (Although he was able to get her engines started, K’Thanga skipper Glen Shelley and two other men aboard had to abandon the burning boat before they could get underway. When her mooring lines burned through, the heat expanded the fluid in her hydraulic controls and engaged K’Thanga’s engines. As a "roaring fireball", in_the words of one witness, she powered herself across the channel to go aground near the Fourth Street Bridge.) Fortunately, there were no fatalities or serious injuries among the dozens of people in the building or on the pier or boats, although Tully, an 18-year-old Beagle, perished aboard K’Thanga. And Ruby? Believe it or not, when her docklines melted through, the steel cutter drifted away from the pier, turned herself around and, borne on the current and light breeze, proceeded down the canal she’s traversed so many times over the years. Seeing her coming, the Lefty O’Doul Bridge operator opened the bridge and she passed through to come gently aground a little ways downstream — all with no one aboard. cont'd next sightings page_ page 93

SIGHTINGS scowabunga! Oddly, Alma won’t be part of the exhibit until fall when a special display dock for her is completed at Hyde Street. Until then, in celebration of her first century, the 59-ft foot long, 22.5-ft wide boat will return to her old haunts along the Delta for a series of private

one of We opened Sightings this month with a lighthearted look at the inordinate number of calamities that befell boats in June. That’s easy to do that when the injuries to people are few and relatively minor, as was the

All that was left of'Rub/'s jib was the head, the halyard and ashes.

pletely cosmetic: everything plastic on the starboard side also melted: running light lens, life ring, radar dome, portlight frames, etc. Also, from bow to stern and deck to spreaders, the heat turned the white paint on the starboard side of the deck and coachhouse a uniform bubbly tan — exactly how a marshmallow looks when it’s done just right. The one thing apparently unfazed by the intense heat was Ruby’s blackpainted hull. "I have a real Detroit paint job now," says Josh —"baked on."

the artist is a sailor

He is not modest. Within minutes of our meeting, Juergen Peters announces, "I am a world famous artist." It’s the type of comment that turns a reporter’s blood to ice. We could actually feel a dozen more hairs turn gray. Then he smiles an impish grin, swigs from a can of German beer and says, "What a bunch of s_t, eh?" But art is not the reason for our meeting. Juergen is leaving for Germany soon and he’s trying to figure out how to stuff eight boats, two trailers, a bunch of antique furniture, a printing machine and who knows what else into two shipping containers. We’re immediately reminded of those wooden puzzles that, once apart, seem impossible to reassemble back into a compact cube or ball. Juergen’s dilemma is just on a grander scale. The seven boats include a classic 16-ft Century runabout — one of those bright-finished mahogany jobs you see at Tahoe’s yearly Concours d’Elegance — a 30-ft gondola, a classic 18-ft Mercury, complete with the original suit of cotton sails it wore on launch in 1938, and several other small daysailors. And oh yes, he bought seven of them within about a week of each other. Is this guy for real, or what? "We didn’t know what to think when he first came in," says Mike Lemieux of Norpac Yachts in San Rafael. "At first he was just interested in the Century, but when it came time to start signing checks, he started adding boats. How much for this? How much for that? I just kept adding them up and he kept writing checks." There is no denying Juergen is just a little eccentric. Having been so accused ourselves, we hit it off immediately. Once we got accustomed to his mischievous slaps on the shoulder, off-the-wall proclamations ("I drink 10 beers a day") and the frequently brought-up indignation of a recent brush with the law ("I was showing someone interested in buying my old skiff how well it ran and the police tried to ticket me for speeding in the San Rafael Canal!"), we began to realize he was an eccentric with a number of interesting stories to cont'd next sightings page page 94

SIGHTINGS — cont’d birthday cruises for people involved in her restoration. Give her a wave if you’re 'dawdling' up that way this summer. 'Days of the Tule Sailor' runs through the end of the year. For more information, con¬ tact the museum at (415) 929-0202.

our own case. At least, it was the case until the weekend of June 22. We’re sorry to report that on that Saturday, 39-year-old George Fenstermachcont'd center of next sightings page

artistic sailor — cont'd The way he tells it, his art brought him to the United States in 1974 and to San Francisco in 1978. But his first and greatest love is sailing. He proudly produces German licenses that show he’s qualified to skipper and/or navigate either engine or sail powered vessels anywhere in the world. Since he first got his feet wet at a tender age in Germany’s mighty Elbe River, Juergen has sailed virtually all the waterways around Europe and Scandinavia, including the Mediterranean, Baltic and North Seas. He’s been up and down much of the American East and West Coasts, too, as well as around the Great Lakes. (As he verbally thumbs through more than four decades of boats and voyages, his sometimes hard-to-understand accent gives way to some interesting turns of phrase — "The sea was alive" means rough water; "the boat drank too much" indicates a leaky bottom.) Locally, he participated in five Master Mariner Regattas before selling his 47-ft gaff ketch Felicidad earlier this year. cont'd next sightings page

SIGHTINGS artistic sailor — cont’d And now it’s time to go home — back to Germany, he says. With reunifi¬ cation and the offer of a university teaching position, he’s packing up for Rostock, an out-of-the-way place on the Eastern Baltic. "It s beautiful there.

our own er fell off the Ranger 23 Whiz Kid and appar¬ ently drowned. Owner Glen Jones says the incident occurred near Aquatic Park. He, Fenstermacher and two other crew were on their way to a race on the Berkeley Circle, sailing under spinnaker when the boat took a knockdown. "George and I both went in V the water," says Glen. "I was wearing a life¬ jacket; he wasn’t." Both men were picked up by the passing charter boat Regina del Mar, although Fenstermacher was unconscious when pulled from the water. "Very professional" CPR efforts to revive him were begun immediately by the Regina crew, and later the Coast

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As beautiful as it used to be here, before all this", he says, making a sort of allencompassing gesture toward, we suppose, the growth of the Bay Area in recent years. But what’s the deal with all these boats? "Sailing was not allowed in East Germany," he says — too easy a method of escape to the West. "They burned many, many boats." So he’s starting a kind of one-man boat repatriation — at least in one little comer of the Baltic. He admits the Century runabout is just for fun. The gondola is for his mother. "She’s 78 and doesn’t like tippy boats." The daysailors, though, those are for the kids. "To teach the children to sail. That is my great love," he says. Before we left, Juergen casually handed us a thick catalog and silkscreen so stunning it prompted us to call Editions, Ltd. of San Francisco, one of the largest art galleries on the West Coast. "Oh sure, we know Juergen," says director Joanne Chapel. "And yes, in what we call hard-edge optical art, he is world renowned. He’s one of the best with color of anybody, and his works hang in galleries and museums all over the world. He likes to joke about it, but he really is world famous."

isn’t this interesting? If you own a boat on San Francisco Bay, it comes under the jurisdiction of the Bay Conservation And Development Commission (BCDC). Do you know why? Because they claim that the McAteer-Petris Act that created the BCDC gave the BCDC jurisdiction over "Bay fill". According to the BCDC, boats are "Bay fill" and thus come under their jurisdiction; they have been supported in their contention by the state Attorney General’s Office. We as well as a lot of other mariners have thought that the BCDC — and the Attorney General’s Office — are full of it for maintaining such a ridiculous line of reasoning. Interestingly enough, Nicholas C. Petris, who co-sponsored the bill that created the BCDC, agrees with us. cont'd next sightings page

Flipping through Boating Safety Circular 71, published in April by the Coast Guard, we were surprised to learn that the minimum federal requirements for several items of safety equipment differed from our longtime perceptions. It also sometimes differed from the CME requirements—those stipulated for a boat to pass a Coast Guard Auxiliary Cour¬ tesy Marine Examination. Check it out. Navigation Lights Minimum Federal Requirement: Believe it or not, federal regs do not require that a boat operated only in daytime be equipped with navigation lights. CME Requirement: Any boat less than 16 feet equipped with navigation lights must have them properly located. All other vessels must have operable navigation lights of proper configuration to receive a CME decal. Dewatering Devices MFR — Buckets, bailers or electric bilge pumps are not required; however, they are

the ultimate It’s called the Amphiranger, and the only reason it’s in this magazine is so you don’t check yourself into the Betty Ford Center because a station wagon was tailgating you — in the middle of the Bay. A guy named Wilfried Schoof owns and drives the German-built ’Ranger, so far the only real ’all terrain vehicle1 in the area. In fact, he drives it a lot, claiming 50,000 water miles alone, including crossing the English Channel and driving his wife and kids all through the Greek islands! Built of aircraft aluminum, the V6 Engine and five-speed transmission will get the $ 130,000 vehicle up to 95 mph on land and 10 knots in the water. In addition to the usual dash gauges, it is of course equipped with Loran and Depth Sounder. page 96

SIGHTINGS — cont’d Guard, says Glen. But the 39-year-old sailor never regained consciousness and was de¬ clared dead on arrival at San Francisco General. Ironically, Regina del Mar was apparently returning from a funeral trip. "I overheard someone say the deceased would be happy to know this trip was instrumental in saving somebody," says Glen. "I wish it hadn’t been just me." Glen wanted to praise "the extremely professional manner", both of Captain Scott Page and his Regina del Mar crew, and the Coast Guard. "Everything possible was done that could be done," he says. "We’re just all very shocked right now."

requirements items of recommended equipment. CME All boats must carry at least one effective manual dewatering device. This requirement is in addition to any installed electrical bilge pump. An installed electrical or manual bilge pump is not a requirement for award of the CME decal; however, if such a pump is in¬ stalled, it must be in satisfactory operating condition. Anchor and Anchor Line MFR — Federal regulations "do not require carriage of an anchor or anchor line". They are also recommended, though. CME — The boat must be equipped with an ade¬ quate anchor and a line of suitable size and length for the particular locality. One more note: Boat owners and opera¬ tors may be required to comply with addi¬ tional regulations from the state. CME will also take these into account when conduct¬ ing their courtesy inspections.

interesting — cont’d The following quotes are from a deposition that Petris gave to Sausalito attorney Thomas Davis in connection with a suit between the "Mariners of Richardson Bay, et al" and the Richardson Bay Regional Agency and the BCDC, among others. "I am the co-author of the McAteer-Petris Act. I am familiar with the legislative deliberations leading to the enactment of this legislation. It is my opinion that the term 'fill' as defined in the government code and used throughout the Act was not intended to include boats or other vessels offshore, whether or not used for residential purposes. The phrase 'structures floating at some or all times and moored for extended periods, such as houseboats and floating docks' was intended to encompass objects connected directly or indi¬ rectly to shore via gangways and constrained in a static position so as to obstruct and obscure a particular portion of the surface of the Bay. The illus¬ trative example 'houseboats' was intended to describe the type of structure defined in Health and Safety Code Sec. 18075.55 as a "floating home" and having all of the following characteristics: 1. It is designed and built to be used, or is modified to be used, as a stationary, waterborne, residential dwelling. 2. It has no mode of power on its own. 3. It is dependent for utilities upon a continuous utility linkage to a source originating from shore. 4. It has [or is required to have] a permanent continuous hook-up to a shoreside sewage system. It is my further opinion that the legislature, in enacting the McAteer-Petris Act, intended to address the unpermitted use of the San Francisco Bay’s surface for structures such as houseboats as described in the immediately preceding sentence which, like earthen landfill, permanently obstruct and interfere with a particular portion of the surface. As used in Gov. Code Sec. 66632(a), the term "moored", is not intended to expand the categories of "structures" whose effect is analogous to that of earthen fill to include boats or other vessels moored at anchor offshore. I declare the foregoing to be true and correct to the best of my knowledge and recollection." Dated 4/30/91 signed, Nicholas C. Petris California State Senator, 9th District For years we’ve been saying the BCDC is a bunch of power hungry wingnuts, ever eager to expand their influence and budget. We consider ourselves vindicated.

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Whether it’s driving in, into or out of the water in such unlikely locales as Crissy Field, the Amphiranger turns more heads than Madonna in a monastery. Unlike Madonna, the Amphiranger is very much for real. Anyone for a little drive through the country to, say, the Farallones? page 97

Almost 500 years after Christopher Columbus battled for funds with the royal courts of Portugal and Spain to help him discover the "new route to the Indies", money and politics are still plaguing our Italian hero. The giant quincentenary jubilee scheduled for next year with over 200 separate events around the country has hit a few snags. San Francisco Bay is still scheduled to be the centerpiece of the nationwide celebration, with a tallships parade on October 12, 1992. Included in the procession will be full-scale replicas of Columbus’ fleet, the sailing caravels Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria. * At least, that’s the plan. However, the San Francisco Chronicle reported on May 6 that the national commission overseeing the celebration suffered the loss of its chairman John Gouldie back in December, amid allegations of mismanagement and conflict of interest. "I think he was incompetent," says Fritz Jewett, the San Francisco businessman who chairs the San Francisco Bay Columbus Quincentenary Jubilee Committee. (Jewett is better known in sailing circles for his longtime financial backing of Dennis Conner’s America’s Cup campaigns.) cont'd next sightings page

SIGHTINGS columbus — cont’d Jewett adds that Gouldie stonewalled attempts to find out what was going on, and even signed a major contract with Texaco without getting approval from the national commission. The oil company was going to pay for reproduction of the caravels, but has now backed out. The ships are now under the control of a group called Spain ’92, a Spanish government business organized to promote ^Spanish business and culture during the 1992 festivities. "We’ve been assured that the ships will be here," says Jewett, "but we don’t know their schedule yet, or how long they’ll be here." Some countries, especially those in northern Europe, turned down our invitation to send their sail training tallships because of the long voyage. Jewett still expects some of these vessels, but on a smaller scale than originally planned. Finally, the 1989 earthquake has left San Francisco without the funds it had originally earmarked for the 1992 celebration. The dramatic failure of last year’s multicultural Festival 2000 in the City has also dampened civic enthusiasm for big, splashy hooplas. Jewett says their preoccupation with the caravels has restricted planning for other events, although he fully expects to include the yachting community in at least one or two. More details should be forthcoming by this fall. Until then, if you want more information about the Quincentenary, contact Rita Barela Productions at the Ferry Building, Suite 1992, San Francisco, CA 94111, or call (415) 274-1992. And Chris, wherever you are, we know how you felt. Mama mia! — shimon van collie

the big time They may be a day late and a dollar short, but here, finally are the results of the May 25 Master Mariners Regatta, as promised. We’re also featuring the two heaviweights of the competition as our 'Looking Good' boats of the month, as both of them were that in spades. In the foreground of this neck-and-neck photo, taken on the home-stretch run toward Treasure Island, the 102-ft Wander Bird, left, still has a slight lead over the 145-ft Californian. Though built 101 years apart (Wander Bird in 1883; Californian in 1984), they were separated by less than a minute at the finish, with Californian taking the gun and the coveted 'strutting cock' banner for the third time in five years. As with any good heaviweight bout, there was controversy both before and after the race, with the Wander Bird crew throwing down the gauntlet for another meeting and the ’Californian’s responding, "Any time, any place." We’ll be the first to let you know if and when such a rendezvous is arranged.

SIGHTINGS MASTER MARINERS REGATTA 1991 name BIG SCHOONERS t. Californian* 2. Wanderbird OCEAN! 1. Athene* 2. Samarkand 3. isobar OCEAN II 1. Chorus* 2. Contents 3. Danzante CAFF l !. Nigh twatcher 2. Fourth of july 3. Felicity* CAFF II 1. Sadie 2. Black Witch* 3. Freda CAFF HI 1. Quest 2. Paddy West 3. Genevieve* MARCONI I 1. Bright Star*

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2. Else 40' Deckfor sip. Bruce Fowler 1953 3. Barbara 58' Alden sch. Bob Kfemmedson 1932 MARCONI II 1. Solent 37'Robb yawl Richard Bowen 1958 2, Ingwe* 45' Atkins ketch Hans Korfin 1959 3, Sea Biscuit 42' Crocker ketch 1940 Philip Cale MARCONI m 1. Alia 40' Fung cutter 1979 Jacaues de Kervor 2. Little Packet 33’ Stone sip. Dick/Barbara Wrenn 1958 3. Pampero 33' Rhodes sip. Bill Owen/Chris Newell 1937 MARCONI IV 1. Goza* 28'Big Bear Ed/Linda Witt 1939 2. Vim 31'Davis sip. 1955 Conrad Cartn 3. Harmonic 28’ Herreshoff kcb. 1958 Fred King BEAR 1. Chance (1948), Clenn Treser; 2. Sugar Foot (1938), Paul Zupan; 3. Little Dipper (1947), Joseph Bambara SPECIAL AWARDS LYLE CALLOWAY TROPHY (fastest elapsed time under 30'); Coza BUIKIN TROPHY (fastest gaffer)-. Felicity DEADEYE TROPHY (fastest marconi): Bright Star BARUNA CUP (first ocean racer to finish): Chorus FARALLONCUPPER: Ouessant (1957), Frank Buck * Denotes fastest time in class.

SIGHTINGS user fees — our pound of flesh is due Well, the 'user fee' tax is no longer an abstract concept. Starting July 1, the Coast Guard has the green light to start collecting this tax, whose popularity should make the tax that inspired the Boston Tea Party seem like the lottery grand prize. Among user fee facts and provisions: * A 'user fee' — read our lips, it’s a tax — has been proposed in Congress each year since 1981,vand each year it’s been resoundingly defeated as unneeded, unworkable and repressive. The only way the greedy fat cats could pass it in 1990 was the old bait-and-switch: The user fee bill was quietly attached at the last minute to a completely unrelated bill just before it passed. * This will be the third tax to hit boaters in 1990. We’ve also been assessed a 10 percent luxury tax on certain boat purchases and a 5-cents a gallon gas tax hike. Not only that — none of the user fee money will be spent directly for boating purposes anyway! * Where will it be spent? On new cars, raises, bimbos and the other bennies that greedy fat cat congresshoods award themselves regularly. At least that’s where we presume it will go, since — despite what we’ve been told — nohe of the money collected will go to the Coast Guard. Additionally, a large number of boaters never need or utilize Coast Guard services, and shouldn’t have to pay for them. And finally, boaters already pay for Coast Guard services in the form of Wallop Breaux funds which are derived from marine fuel taxes. * And the poor Coast Guard. We feel genuinely sorry for them this time, because they’re getting the shaft from both ends. We hear regularly how they’re hurting financially — now they’re going to have to create an entirely new bureaucracy within the ranks to administer collection of the user fees. And from the recreational boater end? If the Coasties think they’ve been suffering an image problem in our eyes up to now, they ain’t seen nothin’ until they start trying to collect this unfair tax. * Last but not least, user fees seem to fly directly in the face of an 1850 Act of Congress whereby California was admitted to the Union. The pertinent passage reads, "All navigable waters within the said state shall be common highways, and forever free, as well as to the inhabitants of said State as to the other citizens of the United States, without any tax, impost or duty therefore..." The brightest spot in this sea of ludicrousness was a vote June 12 by the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee in favor of HR 534, a bill to repeal the user fee. HR 534 now goes to the full floor of the House for a vote, hopefully sometime soon. A similar bill, S 843, is presently before the Senate. At this writing, the House bill has nearly 200 co-sponsors, including the following California delegates: Glenn Anderson, Barbara Boxer, Christopher Cox, Duke Cunningham, William Dannemeyer, John Doolittle, Elton Gallegly, Wally Herger, Robert Lagomarsino, Carlos Moorhead, Ron Packard and Dana Rohrbacher. We commend these representatives — but 12 out of 45 isn’t all that great. California can do better. We can also do a lot better in the Senate. Of 15 co-sponsors of S 843, neither Alan Cranston nor John Seymour is yet a supporter. Once again, we urge all boaters to take the time to phone, FAX or write both their House and Senate representatives and urge them strongly to support the overturn of the user fees. Here’s what we all have to look forward to if we just sit around and 'hope it goes away'. For each boat you own, starting this month you will be charged: $25 for boats 16 to under 20 feet; $30 for boats 20 to under 27; $50 for 27 to less than 40; and $100 for boats 40 feet and over. All told, that’s a little more than $140 million the first year. As of presstime, the Coast Guard was still not saying exactly how it planned to collect these fees.

short sightings SAN FRANCISCO BAY — It was almost all bad news and hardly any good at the recent 'State of the Estuary' conference in Berkeley. In 25 words or less, the Bay and Delta seem to be dying and no one is quite sure why. Among possible culprits: pesticide runoff, diversion and damming of water for irrigation, industrial pollution, fishing, loss of marshes and introduction of foreign species. (One small bit of good news is that no one included recreational boater poop — which none of us put into the water anymore cont'd next sightings page

america’s cup In an effort to keep both you and our¬ selves up to date on America’s Cup happen¬ ings, we’ll be running monthly updates until next January when the Louis Vuitton Chal¬ lenger Series begins. Here’s a look at some of what happened in June. V * The biggest news, as far as the Northern California connection is concerned, is that John Kostecki has left Bill Koch’s America3 syndicate — at least as one of the big four afterguard (which includes Koch, Gary Jobson and Buddy Melges). "I didn’t feel that I was contributing what they wanted me to contribute," says John, who was steering when the syndicate’s new boat, Jayhawk, got its only win in the recent IACC Worlds. He’s not completely out, but will remain on retainer as a consutant to the America3 team, and may helm one of the sparring boats as the America’s Cup draws nearer. For now, his main concentration will be focused on pursuing his Star Campaign for the 1992 Olympics. * Italy’s II Moro dl Venezia syndicate is still winning the 'most toys' competition in the countdown to the Cup. On June 6, they took delivery of the fourth II Moro 75-footer. II Moro 2 flew back home on the same Sovi¬ et container plane that delivered her newest sibling. Designer German Frers says the new boat, an "evolution of II Moro 3", will be used mainly for testing foils above and below the water. In the meantime, II Moro 2 may have become the first permanent casualty of the A-Cup wars. Nothing has been done with the boat since it broke a mast back in April, and the syndicate has announced no plans for any updates, repairs or for bringing the boat back to San Diego. * And then there were 10. . . . Speaking of casualties, two syndicates threw in the towel in June. The first was the Bengal Bay Challenge, the 'other' Japanese syndicate. The announcement was made June 17 in a letter from BBYC commodore Masakazu Kobayashi. "The time has come to formally declare the abandonment of the challenge to

clean the You’ve read about the 'Adopt a Beach' cleanup program in these pages in the past. That’s where volunteers get together one day a year in different areas and scour a beach free of trash. What they find where is recorded in an attempt to target trash sources so they can hopefully be eliminated. Well, you’re among the first to know that the program has been extended this year. For the first time, there will be a 'Clean the Bay/Delta' in conjunction with the 'Adopt a Beach'. The date for the Bay/Delta cleanup is September 21. That’s a Saturday, picked page 100

SIGHTINGS updates the 1992 America’s Cup (due to) financial difficulties," he wrote, adding that plans are already underway to participate in the 1995 campaign. That announcement was followed several days later by word that the Croatian Challenge (originally Yugoslavia’s Yacht Club Galeb Challenge until they petitioned and won the right to fly the Croatian flag in recognition of that country’s moves toward independence) was also withdrawing. Sig¬ nals are mixed coming out of the Balkan state, but apparently the wooden hull and deck of their first (and now, presumably only) IACC boat is complete, they just can’t afford to finish the boat within budget. With antes approaching the $50 million mark to even be a player in the next America’s Cup, Bengal Bay and Croatian were only the first to falter; they certainly won’t be the last. * New boats nearing completion include Vi lie de Paris 2, which despite its name is the third IACC boat for the French team; and Iain Murray’s ballsy one-boat challenge, which is due to launch in October. Murray has designed and is building the boat on the America’s Cup equivalent to a thread from a shoestring (although late word is that IBM has come on board as a major sponsor). If you’re the type that always roots for the underdog, Murray’s your man. * June was also that month that Vision Yachts at Cowes received the order to pro¬ ceed with building the only British IACC boat to be fielded at the next America’s Cup. Flambouyant Peter de Savary is the money man and cheerleader behind this effort, and he describes the design as such a break¬ through that it will give skipper Lawrie Smith "and almost unfair advantage." Geez, we thought the Brits were given to understate¬ ment. He goes to say that the whole effort is going to be realized on a £2 million budget, which includes housing the crew in Desert Storm tents when they get to San Diego. We kind of think de Savary’s been out a little too long in the noonday sun. . . .

bay day as much for its low tide as anything else. Volunteers — and we hope a few of you readers are among them — will be assigned areas both on and off the water to police for garbage. That’s only a couple of months away, not long for a first-time event, especially one requiring a good bit of advanced planning. If you’re interested in taking part, call 1-800-COAST4U and leave your name, address and phone. You’ll be sent information and your regional coordi¬ nator’s phone number.

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short sightings — cont’d anyway, right?) Comparisons of striped bass populations alone (stripers have long been used as a general barometer of Bay and Delta 'health') have our waters on the near critical list: Unusual levels of toxic chemicals, thought to be produced by the breakdown of pesticides used on rice and other Delta crops, have been found in the livers of sick and dying striped bass. Compared to ocean-caught stripers, the Carquinez Straits population of bass is in sad shape. But they may be only the tip of the iceberg. Reports were consistently gloomy from every quarter. Compared to early in this century, salmon migration is down 90 percent in the Delta, stripers are down 66 percent and commercial shellfish are for all practical purposes gone. Other species in decline include smelt, flounder, shad and possibly sturgeon. "The trend is downhill for almost everything in the Bay," said Perry Hergesell, manager of the California Department of Fish and Game’s 'BayDelta Project' in Stockton.

JAPAN — Putting the 'life' back in 'lifejacket'.... Just when you (and we) thought they could never possibly think of another 'indespensible' safety item for boats, that’s just what Japanese researchers have done. It’s a lifejacket that tells rescuers not only where you are, but how you are. Developed to help rescue teams in cases of multiple-castaway rescues (cruise ships, ferries, etc.), the cigarette pack-size transmitter inside each lifejacket includes a midget electrocardiogram. Integral to the system is a separate buoy that has to be released within a mile or so of the lifejackets. It contains all the necessary internals to receive signals from numerous jackets, then amplify and transmit them via satellite to a shore base. It then serves up coffee and donuts to help get through those sometimes stressful moments before rescue. (Not really, though we hear it’s planned for future ones.) Though there are no immediate plans to offer these next-generation jackets at the recreational level, they may become available in the near future, says the developer. RICHMOND BRIDGE — In the wee hours of June 17, four people and a dog were out enjoying an evening sail aboard the 23-ft Maggie May when a seam opened up and the boat began to sink. That was about 1 a.m. About 3:30, Sharon Levinson, 26, and Doug Berns, 31, decided to swim to shore for help. They were spotted and picked up by the Navy ship U.S.S. Lockwood about 7. a.m. The Coast Guard was summoned, and they picked up Sean O’Connel, 31, Mark Jones, about 40nand the dog from the swamped boat at about 7:15. All were doing well after being treated for exposure at local hospitals. INDIAN OCEAN — A modern version of the 'shot heard ’round the world' was conducted some months > ago from a ship near Antarctica — underwater. In January, several 209-decibel bangs — each the auditory equivalent of standing behind an F-16 at full throttle — were loosed through underwater speakers. The idea was to make precise temperature measure¬ ments of entire ocean basins by analyzing the sound 'bounce' recorded by 16 receiving stations as far as 10,000 miles away. Preliminary data indicate that the technique shows promise for mapping global warming trends — but may have been something of a disaster on the biological front. NOAA officials noted what they’re calling an 'avoidance response' by beaked and pilot whales. Whatever that means, it doesn’t sound good. The full effects of the experiment will be evaluated this fall. OAKLAND — It’s taken longer than Franklin Roosevelt was in office (he died three months into his fourth four-year term), but his presidential yacht Potomac is finally sailing again. For a long time, it looked as though the 165-ft yacht was headed toward an ignoble end. In the late ’70s, she was confiscated for coming into the Bay loaded with the then-biggest load of pot ever taken. Things only went down from there. When the Port of Oakand bought her in 1981, she was a sunken hulk at Treasure Island. Oblivion again seemed imminent for the next half-dozen years as she sat in an Alameda shipyard, bottom plating askance, rusting unchecked. Now it’s all behind her. The $3.5 million restoration — which includes reinstallation of the elevator that wheelchair-bound FDR used to go up and down between decks — includes designation as a national historic landmark. Potomac should soon be a regular fixture plying the Bay — as charter boat and floating classroom for lectures about the Roosevelt era. Such a 'new deal'!

FIRST TIMERS' I here we were, blobbed out in the shade of the sail on a boat we were helping deliver to Stockton for the South Tower Race. We were trying to stay awake long enough to think of a new angle on our yearly Delta story. How could we possibly say anything we hadn’t said 1,000 times before? Or for that matter, how could we possibly do justice in five pages to a place too big to know intimately in most lifetimes? The skipper had never been up these warm waterways before, and kept derailing our train of thought with questions and observations: "Where does this turn lead?" S

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what follows is only one Of about a thousand ways you can see the Delta in half a week. To tell you the truth, our initial cruise ended up being a lot of fun even though we didn’t know where the heck we were half the time. to your life, the suggested itinerary you’re about to read offers as taste of just about everything the Delta has to offer: swinging;

Once you get off the main channels, though, we suggest you rely on the iron wind

God and everybody for at least one complete tidal cycle. If that happens, add at least a day to the itinerary. * Don’t go anywhere on the Delta at night. We once got hopelessly lost trying to dinghy back the short distance from Moore’s Steamboat to Potato Slough after dark. If it wasn’t for a friendly fisherman getting home late himself, we might still be putting around out there. * The Delta is usually portrayed as a peaceful, serene place, which parts of it most certainly are. However, rather than those places being around every bend as they used to, these days they take some seeking out.

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chinery imaginable: jet skis, fishing skiffs, gin . name it. In the main waterways, add big ships, tugs and barges. Sailboats are definite¬ ly in the minority. In the smaller sloughs, the

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FIRST TIMERS' so, consider the restaurants mentioned here an optional part of every stop.

One Potato, Two Potato Your first ’main’ Delta destination is

Potato Slough, though you have two choices on how to get there. If you have only three days, get up early and be underway from the main Bay by 9 at the latest. Make a beeline for Potato Slough, which is located right off the San Joaquin near its junction with the North Fork of the Mokelumne. If you have four days (or are coming from the South

stretch between Carquinez and Antioch. and watch the fathometer. Just before the We’ve overnighted at Vallejo, Martinez, boat hits, put it in neutral so it thunks gently Benicia and Glen Cove, and tend to prefer into the bottom — it’s all mud on the Delta, the latter two. Benicia is a full-service so it won’t hurt anything. Then dinghy or just modern marina with a nifty little town and v walk ashore (in old shoes; they’ll be covered some great restaurants right near the harbor. in guck) with a long bowline. Loop it around Glen Cove used to be a sleepy little place cut a convenient log — don’t tie any knots you’ll off from civilization by a winding road, have to come back and untie — and take it rolling hills and cows. No cows these days, back to the boat. Winch the boat out on the and the hills have sprouted condos at an sternline to where you want it, snug the bow alarming rate. That’s progress, we guess. up and you’re all set. Wherever you stay, turn in early for a good Then set up the awning, rig the swim night’s sleep. You’ll need it. ladder and enjoy. We find making friends with other boaters particularly easy in the Delta, and unless you choose to be alone, Whether you get there the first day or chances are good that you’ll be barbecuing second, Potato Slough is easy to find if you off the aft pulpit with friends by evening. keep a good eye on the chart'and/ot; Hal Want to eat out at one of the most inter¬ Schell’s mandatory Delta Map and Guide. esting eateries on the Delta? Then dinghy The first clue that you’re nearing the anchor¬ over to Moore’s Steamboat early enough age will be the masts of other moored boats that you can eat and get back to your boat sticking above the tules. The entrance is on before dark. Located just north of Potato at the backside of the first big island in the the entrance to the Mokelumne, Moore’s is middle of the slough. an authentic river boat, the Sutter, which Here’s where you’ll get your first taste of was converted into a permanently docked mooring in the Delta, which is done differ¬ restaurant 35 years ago and has been fa¬ ently than just about anyplace else. Our mous for its fresh-caught Delta crawdads advice is do it away from an audience if ever since. There’s plenty of dockspace out possible. Pick any spot you like, so long as front to tie up dinghies and big boats.

Cruising the Delta is so unlike sailing San Francisco Bay you’ll find it hard to believe they’re really connected. It gets hot in the Delta, and your first inclination is to shed down to minimal clothing. Take it from us, don’t do this without smearing yourself liberally with sunscreen. ■

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late, and a severe sunburn on day one isn’t exactly the best segue into the rest of your trip. If you forget or run out of any of the following or ■

more expensive — all over the Delta. So is fuel. «

_Sun Awning — one that can stand some buffeting _Plenty of water and other liquids — Don’t drink the river wafer and don’t bring just brewskies _Ice — You'll kill for it after a few days Nautical Charts — Don’t leave home without ’em. _Hal Schell map and/or book — Great local information Dinghy with outboard — Not absolutely necessary, but handy _Windscoop — Absolutely necessary _Air Horn — for signaling operators to open bridges _Anchor/Rode — All anchor types seem to bite equally well _Anchor brush/hose — Delta mud is like half-catalyzed epoxy, and will get all over everything unless washed off religiously. Bay), we’re going to give you two days to get to Potato. Spend the first in any one of the "Gateway to the Delta" ports in the five-mile

there’s a nice, thick tree trunk ashore. Then drop a stern anchor well out from where you want to end up. Motor slowly toward shore

The Long Way to Locke Play for the day at Potato Slough, which page 104

DELTA ITINERARY marmalade. It’s a culinary experience that has to be experienced to be appreciated. Lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. only, so don’t be late. This is also the place with the dollar bills stuck to the 20-ft high ceiling in the bar. It’ll cost you one to see how they get up there.

Home Via Rio Vista

It's hot up Delta way. Go prepared.

should put you in total Delta mode. The fol¬ lowing morning, eat a light breakfast, hoist the hook and head north, past Moore’s Steamboat and into the Mokelumne. A couple miles up, right after the B&W Resort Marina, hang a left onto Georgianna Slough. Georgianna, in our opinion, is the pret¬ tiest waterway in the Delta. For 10 to 12 miles, it meanders through groves of eucal¬ yptus, kids swinging on ropes over the local swimming hole — you even get to use your air horn to toot your way through a swing bridge (three short blasts should do it), one of some 60 to 70 opening bridges scattered around the Delta. Wave to the operator as you go through. In fact, it’s Delta custom to wave to everybody as you pass. Georgianna dumps you out on the Sacra¬ mento River right at Walnut Grove and about a half mile below Locke. We’re going to bypass Walnut Grove this time, though if you’re seasoned enough to the Delta by now, by all means feel free to digress. You can’t miss Locke. Once you see the mile-long (or so it seems) Boat House — a former fruit packing plant — looming above the river, you’re there. Tie up anywhere along the ample dock except in front of the fuel pumps. Our recommendation is to stay the night there. It’s easy to tie the boat up so the gentle current keeps it off the dock, the river makes a pretty panorama as night falls and the terns who nest under the Boat House do a great job of keeping the insects at bay. If you do stay, be sure to tell the dockmaster when you pay your small fee up¬ stairs at the little bait-shop/general store. Then walk the 100 yards or so over to Locke.

Talk about a place out of time. Locke page 105

was built and populated by descendants of the Chinese laborers who constructed the Delta as we know it. Up until the 1880s, our Delta area was a 'real' delta, a fertile floodplain on which any number of crops could be grown but nobody could live because the darn thing would be underwater when the rains came. Enter the Chinese laborers. Having recently completed the Transcontinental Railroad, they were ready to tackle some new impossible feat. Trying to tame 750,000 acres of floodplain into usable waterways and farmland seemed a suitable challenge. The reclamation into 50 islands and more than 1,000 miles of waterways took 60 years, being completed about 1930. Back in the days of prohibition, Locke was happenin’. You could get anything you wanted and the speakeasies never closed. As late as 10 years ago, however, Locke was a virtual ghost town, although it’s made some¬ thing of a comeback in recent years. Ironic¬ ally, what kept it going — and what contin¬ ues to be the major draw — had nothing to do with the Chinese and everything to do with an Italian bootlegger-turned-restaura¬ teur. He was A1 Addmi, who opened Al’s Place in the middle of town in the early ’40s. Today, everyone from leather-clad bikers to state legislators bump elbows at 'A1 the Wop"s. Including us — that’s where we’re going to have lunch. If there are any vegetarians in the crowd, go back to the boat and curl up with a good book. The rest of you heathen carnivores come with us.... Since it opened, the entire menu at Al’s has consisted of steak sandwiches for lunch and steak for dinner, although hamburgers have been added in the last few years. The 'steak sandwiches' are New York steaks, served with a plate of cheese toast onto which locals glob peanut butter and orange

Get an early start the last day. Before the wind starts picking up, motor down the Sac¬ ramento to Rio Vista. The Marina is just past the large elevator bridge. This is a full-service marina where you can shower and fuel up, and after a several days in the Delta, most cruisers are ready for both. Our main reason for having you stop is one last tourist spot, Foster’s Bighorn Restaurant. Foster’s will require bumming or paying for a short ride into town. If you just want to eat and run, go to the Point Restaurant right there at the marina and then beat feet. People don’t go to Foster’s for the food, although it’s decent enough. People go to Foster’s for the atmosphere, which we’ll guess is probably unique in the world. Foster’s is 'inhabited' by more than 300 exotic animals, or at least their mounted heads. They’re the legacy of big game hunter Bill Foster, who traveled the world over adding to his collection. Foster used to claim he wanted the locals to know what the ani¬ mals of the world looked like. We kind of think he just liked to shoot things. At any rate, the trophies cover virtually all exposed wall space and include two giraffes, a worldrecord moose with a 6-ft antler spread and an African elephant who sticks out 13 feet from the wall. Okay, animal lovers, we know what you’re thinking. Every time we note Fosters as a must-see, some readers must think we club baby seals for sport. The place sounds gross and horrible, but it’s not. It’s clean, the people are friendly and, as we said, it’s unique. And hey, in a way, the animals got the last laugh. Bill Foster has been gone for a long time, but they 'live' on.

orry to say, but it’s all uphill from Rio Vista to home. If you have an extra day, spend the night at Benicia and get an early start the next morning. Personally, once we start heading back, we prefer to get it over with as quickly as possible, because it’s awful. The closer you get to the Bay, the colder and wetter and bouncier it gets. And it’s all directly upwind. As far as timing, now through about the end of October is the best time to visit the Delta. August and September will be the hot¬ test and probably most crowded months, but even then there’s plenty of Delta to go around.— latitude/Jr

FLEETING THOUGHTS ^^ollege students have spring break; Bay Area sailors have the July break. College students descend en masse on places like Palm Springs and Fort Lauderdale. Bay Area sailors descend en masse on places like Catalina and Hawaii. It’s all part of the natural order of things. But unlike college students, to whom the whole world is an oyster, July for sailors — especially one-design sailors — is also a time when many sit back, take stock and wonder such things as "Where do we go from here?", or even "Where did it all go wrong?" You know who they are. For the benefit of those of you sailing J/24s or in another huge and healthy fleet, we’re talking about classes in jeopardy of losing their One Design Classes Association (ODCA) status. To continue to qualify as a one-design, YRA requires at least 8 boats to sign up for a season and at least five to do over half the races. It may not sound like much, but despite good boats and sailors still scattered around the Bay, for some fleets the numbers just aren’t there any more. Sure, losing ODCA status isn’t the end of the world. The Handicap Divisions Associa¬ tion (HDA) is a who’s who of former one de¬ signs still sailing hard under PHRF. But for some, for whatever reason, the end of onedesign seems to signal the end of the line, at least for racing. When was the last time you saw a Pacific Clipper win anything? As re¬ cently as 10 years ago, ODCA listed 31 of them. Now, like the Beatles, many young sailors have never even heard of them. Of course, it’s also the nature of things that new classes flourish while old ones die out. But why do some flourish so perennial¬ ly? Why will 50-year-old fleets like the Knarrs and Folkboats — much less the J/24s and Santana 22s — probably always field huge fleets, while 110s, Dragons and a dozen others are just names on the pages of yellow¬ ing old yearbooks? The answer is people. The big fleets have lots going on to keep their members coming back for more. In addition to the racing, there are newsletters, get-togethers, family events, cruises — something for everyone, so to speak. We’ve seen it time and again in faltering fleets: one central character leaves and the whole thing falls apart. The truth is, all fleets lose members to bigger and better boats; the survivor fleets draw in new ones to take their place. The wasting away doesn’t have to happen. If your fleet is in danger of joining the 'Dead Boats Society' — or even if it isn’t and you want to put a little more meat on its bones — we’re here to tell you how to do it.

^\ccording to the 'experts' we talked to — the movers and shakers from a handful of

different fleets that have shown a resurgence this season — there are two keys to rebuild¬ ing a fleet. Once you know them, the helpful hints that follow are just icing on the cake. The first key is one guy or gal in the fleet with a fire in the belly for making it happen. That means a lot of time on the phone, a lot of after-hours work when you’d rather be doing something else, a lot of sacrifice. Once the ball gets rolling, this person can enlist the aid of a few lieutenants to delegate work to, but in the initial stages, it will be a tough and relatively thankless job. You can’t have steak without a little sizzle. That doesn’t mean you model yourself after General Patton, which leads us directly into the second key: camaraderie. We just mentioned 'rather be doing something else'. A main, longterm goal is to make the fleet the 'something else' that people would rather be doing. Threats, barking orders, assigning guilt or politicizing every little thing are not the ways to do it. Building up a fleet up takes a lot of positive cajoling, diplomacy, gentle arm twisting and persistence. The rewards: keeping a fleet alive, keeping a lot of people happy and — hey, let’s not beat around the bush — keeping the resale value of the boats up. Our experts had lots of good ideas. We wrote them all down and distilled them into what follows. We’re sure there are others,

Designed in Norway in the '40s, the Knarrs remain one of the oldest, largest and most competitive one-design fleets on the Bay.

though. Send ’em in and we’ll list any we missed in the next issue. For now, peruse the following and hit those phones. Salvation is at hand!

Newsletters — Does your fleet have one? If not, it should. If it’s faded away along with everything else, revive it. Believe us, you don’t have to be Ernest Hemingway to start a publication. An old typewriter and the Sir Speedy down the street can have you in business in no time for a reasonable price. A few $20 ads from sailmakers can cover costs and even make the fleet a few bucks. Enlist fleet help to fold, staple, address and stamp. We admit to a certain bias, but it’s our opinion that a decent newsletter can be a very powerful catalyst for getting and holding a fleet together. We know what we’re talking about when we say people love to see their names in print. What makes a newsletter decent? Go light on the 'great barbecue, Joe' fluff and get some stuff in there that people can use: phone contacts of all pertinent officers and fleet 'friends' (YRA, sailmakers, riggers, etc.); a list of used fleet boats and gear; a calendar of get-togethers and some sort of regular editorial content. Like what? Letters (hey, they’re one of page 106

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR THE '90s

Crew List — You’ve seen enough of them in Latitude. Why not modify one of ours to fit your fleet? Post names in the newsletter or assign a fleet member to keep a roster of available crew or skippers. En¬ courage members to bring non-sailing friends on cruises or non-serious races. Sailing Get-Togethers — These can take a number of forms besides organized racing: non-racing family cruises, post-race 'raft-ups, once-a-month evening seminars with guest speakers (a sailmaker, the boats’ designer, etc.) The point is getting everyone out, together, happy and proud to be asso¬ ciated with the fleet. When you come right down to it, that’s a major part of what this whole thing is about anyway. Non-Sailing Get-Togethers — Despite what the hard-core will tell you, sailing ain’t everything. In addition to the annual fleet dinner, plan at least one completely non¬ boating event a year where skippers and crew can bring spouses, kids, parents, what¬ ever. Plan a championship volleyball series between boats, or a skippers-against-crew softball game. The family that plays together, stays together. the most popular parts of this rag); race reports; and other fleet-related articles. A monthly 'tips from the pros' always works, or announce a theme like 'craziest thing you’ve ever done with your boat' and compile the responses. It’s not that hard to fill 10 or 20 pages. And for gosh sakes, don’t spare the humor. Sailing is supposed to be fun, folks.

'National' Exposure — Don’t pinch fleet pennies by skipping an entry in the annual Yachting Yearbook. In the long run. it’ll cost you not pennies, but dollars. The reason? For the masses — the people who don’t get your newsletter and who (perish the thought) haven’t yet discovered Latitude, the Yearbook is one-stop shopping for local fleets. That’s where we invariably refer those new to boating or the area when they call to ask our recommendations. The Yearbook costs $195 the first year; $135 a year there¬ after. The Olson 25 fleet developed the interesting 'dis-incentive' of charging the season winner half the fee. For more infor¬ mation, call 388-8327. Alternately — or additionally — several fleets have taken to running generic ads in our Classy Classifieds. These are just simple 'Interested? For more information call soand-so' deals. They’re only $20 apiece and the responses, say fleet reps, are amazing. page 107

This should be free to all comers, which means it’s paid for out of fleet coffers. But hey, the advertising’s free — just get us the pertinent information by the 10th of the previous month and we’ll put it in our Calendar for all to see. Tuning and Tutoring — How about the fleet hiring a rigger and setting aside a day to tune everybody’s rig? How about practice races with the top skippers calling shots on the lower-echelon boats? On a semi-related subject, one of the old woodie fleets buys up any unused boats it can get at bargainbasement prices, and will more or less give them to anyone who’ll foot the bill for a restoration to racing trim. They (and mem¬ bers of many other fleets) then solicit volunteers from the ranks to supply a good bit of the labor to help get it done. Propaganda Mlnister(s) — Whether it’s that one guy or girl mentioned above or some silver tongued devil within the fleet, this person or persons should be 'on call' in the evenings to answer any questions people might have: one-design rules, boats for sale, the fleet’s crew list, the calendar of events and any late-breaking 'hot news'. Or you can really go high-tech like the Etchells 22 fleet, which has a nifty 24-hour hotline. Dial 331E222 to see what that’s all about.

Same-Day Tailoring — It works for George Zimmer, why not your fleet? If people don’t like certain facets of how a season has been organized, consider chang¬ ing them. Nothing’s carved in stone. Of course, you can’t literally do it the 'same day', but you certainly can bounce any suggestions and criticisms off other members at the next fleet meeting. If you’re so inclined, a mid-season poll might be in order. Call everybody in the fleet and ask what they like best about the season so far, what they liked least and what they’d change if they could. Got some no-shows for the last few races? Make contact. Show them you care. Ask what it will take to get them to come back out. Examples of changes made by fleets in the last year or two: In order to accom¬ modate several new-to-racing members, the Islander 28 fleet divided their 10-race series into five spinnaker and five non-spinnaker races. Another pared their season down from 10 to 8 counting races.

Get on the Cover of Latitude 38 — All you have to do is donate the best boat in your fleet to us. Or better yet, request us to do a 'Boat of the Month' on your fleet. If we’ve already done one, we’d be glad to send you copies ($3 apiece) for distribution to members and interested parties. It could be the first big spread in your new and im¬ proved newsletter. Another idea: In lieu of editorial payment, the author of last spring’s Catalina 27 BOM article ordered 200 extra copies of the issue, which were then sent out to all local Catalina 27 owners, as well as every Catalina 27 fleet across the country.

Membership Drives — At least once a year, set aside a weekend afternoon for friends, former owners and anyone inter¬ ested in finding out more about your fleet to come by for hot dogs and beer — and the opportunity to meet with members of the fleet and maybe even go out on 'trial sails'.

And finally, Be Persistent — John Donne knew what he was talking about when he said, "Persistence alone is omni¬ potent." Didn’t he also say, "No fleet is an island. Don’t let the bell toll for yours"? Or maybe that was someone else. — latitude/jr

Champion of Champions Race — Sure. It’s in the spring and months after the end of the sailing season. The boat and crew are rusty from a long winter layup. Still, the Champion of Champions is part of the whole one-design show and winners owe it to the fleet to compete in this event. Here’s a thought: why not crew the boat with other fleet skippers?

BAY AREA WOMEN SAILORS — It might be an oversimplification to say that the recent surge in women’s sailing on the Bay resulted from a dare made a decade ago. Too much has happened in the econo¬ mic and athletic development of women to reduce a universal trend to a single incident. Nevertheless, such apocryphal tidbits do sometimes contain an element of truth. About 10 years ago, Cliff Wilson, an ardent big boat sailor from Lafayette, alluded to his wife Sherry that women weren’t really up to sailing 10R boats. We may not have the words right, but Cliffs perception, which was shared by most other men sailors, was that IOR/big boat sailing required considerable upper body strength to grind winches, haul halyards and do other manly-type things. Sure, the 'little ladies' could probably handle trimming the running backs, but they’d probably do better just to make the lunches and stay out of the way. There’s nothing women like Sherry love more than a challenge, especially one where both truth and honor have been jeopardized. Spurred by Cliff’s remarks, she and a group

of like-minded women decided in 1982 to become the first all-women’s team to sail in the St. Francis Yacht Club’s Big Boat Series. At the time, the BBS ranked as one of the premier IOR regattas in the world, with yachting dignitaries — all men — flying in from around the globe to participate in it. When 'the girls' hit the starting lihe on,the 36-foot Sweet Okole, it was, to say the least, quite a sensation. In 1983, the women re¬ turned in the 41-foot Irrational for another go at it. In 1984, 21 women combined their talents with helmsman Chris Corlett and four

other men on the Nelson/Marek 55 Strider. The co-ed group took five consecutive firstto-finish guns in the City of San Francisco N division, although they corrected out lower in the final standings. "Both the men and the women gained a lot of respect for each other that year," said Monterey’s Judy Whitmarsh after the series. "I think we finally proved that sex is not the issue in sailing big boats."

T he legacy of the women’s group that competed in those campaigns was that sex isn’t the issue in sailing any size boat, as evi¬ denced by the increasing number of women now participating in the sport. Glenda Carroll of San Rafael, who was part of those campaigns, says she recently went on the One of the boats that started it all:'Strider1 at the '84 Big Boat Series. We count 18 women — and that's just on the rail and foredeck!

CHARTING A NEW COURSE

YRA season opener to Vallejo and noted with pleasure that there are many more women onboard now than in the early 1980’s. Glenda also recalls that the all-women Big Boat crews inspired other women to get out on the water. But while several yacht clubs had their own races for female skippers and crews, there was no Bay-wide group for women. Glenda and a handful of others de¬ cided to form an umbrella group to sponsor races. In the fall of 1983, they announced a meeting at the Golden Gate Yacht Club. "We weren’t sure how many people would show up," says Glenda. "Imagine how surprised we were when a couple of hundred women came!" The birth of the Women’s Racing Associa¬ tion (WRA) followed, with Glenda serving as their first chairperson. Attendance at all women regattas, such as the Berkeley Women’s Invitational, reached as high as 25

Onboard during one of Mary Swift's cruising classes are (I to r) Cyndi Larsen, Mary, Francoise Berteau, Nancy Wersburg and Linda McHale.

to 30 entries during the WRA’s peak years from 1984 to 1986. "Our purpose was to develop, encourage and support women who wanted to race," says Glenda, who personally owes her ad¬ ventures in racing both on the Bay and the ocean to the organization. Attendance dropped off after 1986. Part of the reason may have been that the organ¬ ization fulfilled its purpose. Women dis¬ covered that they could race. That and the aforementioned new acceptance in the racing community led many of them to find their ways onto other boats with mixed crews. Others felt that the all-women restric¬ tion made it too hard to borrow a boat (from a man, in most cases).

IfT* 1 he problem was that women didn’t own the boats," says Shirley Temming, who has competed in a dozen of the Berkeley Women’s Races since their inception in 1975. Now the commodore of Alameda’s Encinal YC and co-owner of an Olson 25, Shirley liked the idea of having some men on the boat, even if it only meant taking the owner along so he’d feel more comfortable.

crew. The race drew 23 entries the first year and 19 last year. The next one takes place on July 27 on a South Bay course with no spinnakers until you hit the Oakland estuary. Sue Gombasy of Alameda served as pres¬ ident of WRA shortly before its official demise in 1989. She concurs with the notion that the organization fulfilled its promise and, in doing so, put itself out of business. Her own recent sailing history attests to that fact: her rides include doublehanding a San¬ tana 22 with Arnie Jonsson, skippering J/24s and Merit 25s and crewing on a Pyramid 45 and the C&C 33 Black Magic. She also sees more women owning and skippering boats, which is due partly to women’s increased social status as well as their introduction to racing through the WRA and other groups. Bobbi Tosse is Berkeley YC’s rear com¬ modore and the mainstay behind the Berk¬ eley Women’s Race, now called the Wo¬ men’s Skipper Invitational. She notes that the switch to mixed crews in that race has brought larger boats into the fleet. In 1990, the field included a Catalina 38 and a Cal 39. Yachts that size wouldn’t have registered in the all-female era. "There’s still the upper body strength issue," she says. "You need a man on the guy when the chute goes up in a breeze. But it’s less and less' a sex thing. What’s more impor-

“I think we finally proved that sex is not the issue in sailing big boats.11 § p 3

Along those lines, Shirley created the Gracie and George Regatta. First held in 1989, the contest features a woman skipper and male

tant now is whether or not you know how to sail." Some women were put off by the WRA’s

BAY AREA WOMEN SAILORS exclusionary rules. Mary Swift of Benicia says she never got involved for that reason, although it didn’t mean she stayed on the WOW members are organizing an all-woman crew (with a male skipper) for the upcoming midwinters race series. Their entry will be a

men take part from week to week, with another half dozen joining in for the special events. The latter include an annual Sadie

'It's more sociable and fun when you have mixed crews."

> | 5 £ o No wind means cleaning the boat and working on the tan.

beach. Mary has been sailing on the Bay since 1980 and received her license to teach in 1984. Since then, she’s been in the business, conducting classes in Benicia and other parts of the Bay Area. One of Mary’s volunteer projects has been promoting women’s sailing at her own yacht club. Just a few years ago, only three women were taking part in the Benicia YC’s Thursday night series. "I didn’t like the odds," says Mary. "Besides, it’s more sociable and fun when you have mixed crews." So for two years, she hosted an evening instructional program, starting students off in 8-ft El Toros and working them gradually into bigger and bigger yachts. Currently, women’s participation in the Thursday night racing is up to over 25% of the fleet.

acht clubs seem to be where women’s sailing is enjoying the most success these days. For example, the Metropolitan YC’s Women on Water (WOW) group just started its second decade on the Oakland Estuary. President Heather York reports that they have about 20 members, many of whom attend their regular meetings on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month. In addition, WOW members sail two or three times a month on weekends, concentrating on sail handling, man (person?) overboard drills and other onboard activities. Instructors come from both the male and female side of the ledger. The cost is only $20 a month, which gives you use of MYCO and its facilities as well. In addition to its instructional program,

C&C 36. Some women prefer an all-female environment for the learning process,, even if they later want to join a mixed xrew. For them, programs at Alameda’s Island YC or Encinal YC could be the ticket. The Island YC version has been functioning for almost 20 years, according to current chairperson Edie Harris. They meet regularly on Tuesday nights and spend one Saturday or Sunday a month on an excursion. About a dozen wo¬

Hawkins Day race in February. This all¬ female event takes place on the Oakland Estuary.. The Encinal women’s program just got off the ground in March, but already has about 15 regulars who meet once a month for a lecture and sail, with every third month given over to a just-for-fun sail. Next summer they Heading out the Gate on a women's cruising class.

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CHARTING A NEW COURSE

"We’re trying not to stress racing," says co-chairperson M.L. Higgins of Alameda. "Competition sharpens your skills, but it’s not a must. Some women just want to feel comfortable on the boat so they can go out cruising with men." Higgins encourages women to come for two or three sessions to see if it’s what they want. After that, participants are asked to pay a $50 a year initiation fee and $30 a month dues. If, after three years, you want to join EYC, $150 will be applied towards the the regular membership initiation fee.

Trimming the chute during an Encinal YC women's training sail.

plan on adding intensive clinics concen¬ trating each time on different aspects of sailing.

Higgins’ co-chair Deborah Lage is typical of the current breed of women sailors. She took basic classes at Lake Merritt three years ago and then joined a sailing club. She found herself in situations where men with whom she chartered boats for daysails would assume a machismo position at the helm, sometimes at the risk of safety as far as she was concerned. For her own well being, she began to learn how to care for a boat, and then decided to buy one. She now says that purchasing her Ranger 23 California Girl was one of the best things she’s ever done. "Most men don’t believe that a woman can own a boat,” she says, "but that’s balderdash! There’s also a misconception that women owners aren’t feminine." These attitudes really rile Higgins and other female boat owners, whose ranks are growing as women’s earning power rises. Several of them have been on the receiving end of attitudes that any woman with the income and the independence to buy her own boat (rather than join a man in the project) must fall on the butch end of the sexual spectrum. "Women who own boats aren’t the 'hard' type," argues Cynthia Ramage of Burlin¬

‘Non-victor/ celebration after an EYC women's race. Clockwise from bottom: Suzanne Devane, Cynthia Ramage, Ruth Summers, Deborah Lage.

be able to blend equally with men out on the water. To do that, they need to get the experience and training in a supportive environment — which often means with other women. Sailing with men who either shout at them or relegate them to beer and sandwich patrol doesn’t produce the same result. Hence the emergence of women’s instructional programs. Cynthia bought her boat after transferring to the Bay Area from Cleveland earlier this year. She works for an architectural stone company, hence the name of the yacht. A seven year veteran of Great Lakes sailing (including a crew position on the second place finisher at the Tartan 10 Nationals last year), she notes that women’s sailing here tends to be more organized and more accepted.

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game, who owns the Tartan 10 Take It For Granite. "What do we have to do, put up pink sails?" Cynthia continues by saying that she and her cohorts aren’t trying to exclude men. In most cases, they’re trying to learn enough to ■IMHRii

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erhaps the most aggressive distaff sailing group currently operating is Women In Nautical Endeavours, aka WINE. They grew out of the women’s sailing classes at Alameda’s Club Nautique, which have been

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in session for the past three years. A group of students started chartering together and one thing led to another until they declared themselves an official group last October. The racing oriented members of WINE set up a goal to compete in this year’s Oakland to Catalina Race, which starts July 7. In preparation, they hired Mary Swift to be their coach and campaigned in the midwinters as well as in the Half Moon Bay and Duxbury Lightship ocean races this spring. Unfortun¬ ately, a couple of the women had to drop out of the Catalina event, and they’ve been replaced by men. Their craft will be the Santana 35 Dance Away. WINE members also enjoy cruising. On June 9, they teamed up with women from the Island YC group and toured the Bay from Yerba Buena to Sausalito, down the City Front and back home.

Bay Area women's contingent at the prestigious '89 Rolex International Women's Keel boat Cham¬ pionships included (I to r) Anna Peachy, Marcia Peck-Mahoney, Kay Rudiger, Helena Guy and Melinda Erkelens. Katherine Kipp is just out of sight behind Anna.

right to represent the Bay Area in the Sep¬ tember finals at the Corinthian YC. Their respective crews have all put in their time as well. Madrigali’s roster includes Anna Peachy and Stephanie Wondalleck. Mahoney’s forward team is Katie Meyer and Tina Russell. Erkelens has Liz Baylis and Jennifer Fisher in front of her. Petaluma’s Katherine Kipp, though perhaps not as well known, is another fastemerging woman sailor who has built up some good credentials. She started sailing

can’t get the job done."

here is it all leading? One desti¬ nation is San Diego. That’s right, there’s an there’s an all women’s America’s Cup syndi¬ cate brewing right here in our backyard. Linda Corrado of Tiburon, who was part of the Big Boat campaigns of the early 1980s, has been working on the Pegasus group since last August. A veteran of the competitive Knarr fleet, Corrado realized it was time to pursue her dream. She left her job with AT&T and started full time fund raising and campaign¬ ing. The Gulf War and other roadblocks have hurt her organizing efforts, but she still thinks she can pull together the $6 million needed

would show up. . . a couple of hundred

women came. ^5ome Bay Area women sailors have already progressed quite far in their sailing careers. Jocelyn Nash of Richmond and Susie Madrigali of Ross have been at or near the top of their respective fleets for many years. Susie is currently conducting a cam¬ paign for the Adam’s Cup, the national women’s title, against two other excellent local sailors, Marcia Peck Mahoney of Tiburon and Melinda Erkelens of Richmond. All three will slug it out on July 20-21 for the

eight years ago after moving west from North Carolina, and found that racing was a way of combining recreation with a mental challenge. In the last few years she’s done the bow on the ultralight Pandemonium in the Cal Cup and on thq one tonner Skedaddle in the Big Boat Series. "Just because we weigh less than guys or we’re smaller," she says, "doesn’t mean we

to register with the America’s Cup Organ¬ izing Committee, get a boat built and train c crew. To be honest, this effort looks like a real flyer. But then so was Cliff Wilson’s notion 10 years ago that women would ever be sail¬ ing IOR boats. Kind of makes you wonder what’s next, doesn’t it? — shimon van collie page 112

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SAN FRANCISCO TO STOCKTON C ^^ombine varying amounts of flood tide and a great breeze, a 65-mile course, a wild tangled maze of possible courses to the finish line, and 37 surprisingly competitive boats and you get a brand new race with nowhere to go except downhill. Downhill to Stockton, that is. Formally titled the San Francisco to Stockton Race, the inaugural 'Delta Ditch Run' — co-sponsored by Richmond YC, Stockton Sailing Club and MORA — got off in fine form at 11 a.m. on Saturday morning, June 15. Starting in a crisp 15-knot southwesterly off the Brothers, five different divisions of boats charged across the starting line en route to the finish in front of the Stockton Sailing Club. Everyone approached the race differently: for some it was a balls-out effort, for most it was a casual feeder race for the following weekend’s brutal 140mile Stockton South Tower Race, and for

others it was an 'organized' way to kick off a Delta cruise. The fleet was eclectic, to say the least: At one end of the spectrum was Ed

18 PHRF rating saw to it that they were clobbered on corrected time. At the other end of the spectrum was Paddy West.

omewhere in the Bible, it is stated that 'he who is first shall be last and vice versa', or words to that effect. Certainly that was the case this day, as the highest rating boat in the fleet, Mike «md Sue Proudfoot’s vintage Seabird Yawl Paddy West, chugged across the starting line last, gaff rigged mainsail straining and

Carol Curtis shows off 'Pearl's heavy artillery.

Marez’s 'Ultimate 44' Eclipse, which made a beautiful start at the heavily favored and crowded committee boat end of the line.

Dog days: 'Paddy West' crewmember Tanya relaxes after the race.

Popping their huge red kite and jumping out on the racks, Marez

and his buddies never looked back — except once, when they stopped to retrieve a crewmember who took an unauthorized swim. Seven hours and 56 minutes later, the Eclipse gang was sipping rum

concoctions dubbed 'Hand Grenades' in the always hospitable Stockton Sailing Club. Despite setting the first 'course record' for the Ditch Run, their minus

bilge pump working. Built in 1937, back when fiberglass resin wasn’t even spooge in a chemist’s test tube, Paddy looked vaguely out of place next to boats like Hobie 33s, Express 27s and custom ULDBs like Bloom County and Wanna 'B'. Or maybe it was their crew dog Tanya, a salty sea pooch whose ancestors sailed on the Wanderbird, that added to our initial impression that the Proudfoots’ effort was casual at best. "We only take her on downwind races," deadpanned dog

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owner and Paddy West crewmember Rick Cogswell. "She’s not a pointer." Proudfoot added, "Next week for the South Tower Race, we’ll have to stand the dog watch ourselves." But looks can be deceiving, and three hours after Eclipse had finished, Paddy West pulled into Stockton framed by a beautiful rosy Delta sunset. In a victory that might set yacht racing back 50 years, Paddy corrected out on the next boat in the fleet by 28 minutes!

Cahill, won the Cruise II division with his full Delta mode (barbecue on back) Columbia 28 White Knuckles.

Of course, a generous PHRF handicap of 270 (a Cal 20 rates 264) had a lot to do with it, given the alldownwind, flood-tide conditions. "I was

'Miss Conduct','Bang/' and 'Axel Heyst' reach down San Pablo Bay.

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E^etween these two extremes, there were all kinds of different approaches to the race. Finishing second overall, and first in the ULDB division, was a custom daggerboarder from Whiskeytown called Wanna 'B', skippered by John Walgamuth. Currently the terror of the Lake Circuit, the sleek ’B-25’ was sailed aggressively, going through Frank’s Tract to cut a few hundred yards off the course. Only a few other boats, mainly locals like Johnnie Walker’s Hobie 33 Hotlicks and his wife Debbie’s J/22 Bad Dog, attempted this feat. ’You really have to know where you’re going if you venture into the Tract," explained race organizer John Dukat. "Sunken hazards include entire orchards, houses, windmills and... well, there’s even supposed to be a tractor down there somewhere." By cutting through Frank’s Tract, Bad Dog gained marginally on the group around her (all of whom prudently stayed in False Slough), and everyone made tons on the bigger boats that stayed in the San Joaquin River. Debbie Walker and crew popped back into the main river next to the Express 34 Exped¬ itious, which had taken the 2-mile longer route.

As Bad Dog pressed on to finish third overall, the discouraged gang on Expeditious took turns dragging in the water behind the boat to cool off. While some folks arrived in Stockton slightly sore and beat up — imagine spending eight hours strapped to a Wylie Wabbit, such as the Keala gang did! — others arrived unfazed, especially those in the cruising divisions. Old Delta hands Dan and Lenora Marsh typified the Cruise II Division, sailing and motoring (a one hour motor allowance similar to the Windjammers Race was allowed) their Yankee 30 Snowbird up the Ditch with the youngest crew, a 3year-old and a 9Debbie Walker and 'Bad Dog'. No expense was spared on graphics.

month old. Holding the slumbering infant on his shoulder at the Sunday awards ceremony, Dan claimed, "To heck with the PHRF rule — this

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was our handicap!" Still another way to 'do the Ditch' was doublehanded, as was

mahogany lowrider (which was originally designed for the Singlehanded TransAtlantic Race) back to Alameda, returning at midnight. "It was a long and somewhat depressing ride home," allowed another crewmember, John Arndt. "We kept thinking about how much fun everyone was having up at the party." Fortunately, Axel Heyst will be back together in time for the upcoming Catalina Race, a contest they should be formidable

involves little or no sleep, the Ditch Run was over in about 9 hours for most folks. With winds peaking at

the case of Peg and Jack Hammer. They piloted their Sabre 28 American Pie up to Stockton in 9 hours, and didn’t seem worse for the wear judging by their post-race partying. The highlight

of their day was a mid¬ race serenade from Paddy West’s crew, featuring — what else? — "Bye Bye Miss American Pie".

Bottoms up! Siblings Jim Cahill and Mary Proudfoot toast their victories.

he only casualty of the otherwise splendid day occurred at 3:30 near the

Even junior string-pullers got the 'Ditch itch' — or was it just diaper rash?

smokestacks at Pittsburg when Axel Heyst, Gary Upson’s

custom Primrose 50, dropped her bendy and still relatively new SC 50 mast. "We were trying to sneak around the bend at New York Slough without dropping the kite," explained crewmember Carl Nelson. "We broached a couple of times, and — bang! — the starboard lower shroud broke and the mast accordioned." Luckily, no one was hurt, though Upson literally jumped into the water to avoid being struck by the tumbling spar. At the time, Axel Heyst (named after a character in a Joseph Conrad novel) was sailihg well above her plump PHRF rating of 96, and surely was on track for a pickle dish. Upson and crew ended up motoring the 23year-old cold-molded

nlike the Stockton South Tower Race, which takes about 30 hours and

'Axel Heyst': the thrill is gone.

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Bill Riley; 8) QE3, Tartan Ten, Greg Melanson/Jim Bradley; 9) Barking Dog, Olson 25, Geoffrey Kroeber; 10) Ozone, Olson 34, Carl Bauer. (18 boats) ULDB — 1) Wanna 'B', B-25, John Walgamuth/Richard Cranium; 2) Keala, Wylie Wabbit, Carlos Badell; 3) Motorcycle Irene,

‘Motorcycle Irene': this chopper comes with deck chairs and a boom box.

20 knots, everyone had an easy and relaxing ride up to Stockton. The fleet arrived with

plenty of energy left over to party, and enthusiasm for the race ran high. "It’s bound to become a classic," claimed Light’N Up’s Gary Clifford. "It’s got all the ingredients of a TransPac or a Mexican race all in one day — it’s downwind all the way; you’re navigating constantly; it gets warmer the farther you go; and you end up in a great place." Unlike the TransPac, the race is cheap ($25 or, as the race organizers like to point out, only 38 cents a mile) and you can sleep in your own bed at the end of the day. Someone at the party — we were having too much fun to remember who — compared the Ditch Run to an "inland version of the Windjammer’s Race, only better". Others said it was so good that it might undermine the main feature, the following week’s Stockton South Tower Race. Everyone, including us, seemed to think the

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OVERALL—1) Paddy West; 2) Wanna B'; 3) Bad Dog; 4) White Knuckles; 5) Keala; 6) Whisper; 7) American Pie; 8) Fast Lucy; 9) Dub¬ ious Company; 10) Cachalote; 11) Rattle’n Hum; 12)

'Catchit' lets

Ditch Run has a great future— it’s a downhill race with nowhere to go but up. — latltude/rfcm

CRUISING I —1) Siarklte, Catalina 30, Laurie Miller. (2 boats) CRUISING II — 1) White Knuckles, Columbia 28, Jim Cahill; 2) Whisper, Chrysler 26, Bill Housh; 3) American Pie, Sabre 28, Jack Hammer. (8 boats) MULTIHULL —1) Bad Boy, F-27, Helms/Green/Roper. (1 boat) NON-ULDB — 1) Paddy West, Seabird Yawl, Mike & Sue Proudfoot; 2) Bad Dog, J/22, Debbie Walker; 3) Dubious Company, Ranger 22, Bob Baldino; 4) Cachalote, Merit 25, Rob Magoon; 5) Rattle’n Hum, Wavelength 24, David Maxwell; 6) AIzora, Olson 25, Rex Mallot; 7) Pearl, Olson 25,

Express 27, Admiral Duvall; 4) Light’N Up, Express 27, Gary Clifford/Mike Henry; 5) Catchit, Express 27, Greg Hill/Pat Brown. (10 boats)

AIzora; 13) Pearl; 14) Motorcycle Irene; 15) Light’N Up; 16) QE3; 17) Catchit; 18) Stariclte; 19) Warren Peace; 20) Barking Dog. (37 boats)

THE WORLD WANDERER'S 1 here’s nothing the World Wanderer likes better than — what would you expect? — wandering about the world on a sailboat. It’s the slow, sensuous nature of such travel that makes it such a pleasure. But at times when a large area — Europe, for example —

High above the center of Trafalgar Square, Lord Nelson points to the Dockyards.

must be covered, the Wanderer has to break down and rely on faster means of transportation, such as planes and trains. If he didn’t, there’s no way he could tackle his job — observing sailors and sailboats in newto-him circumstances — in the allotted time. Which is why his following European Report was not filed from the deck of a sailboat.

Wome 35 miles up the narrow and winding Thames River and Estuary from the open water of the North Sea, London seems an unlikely place to be a birthplace of great voyages. But it’s been a port since 50 years before the birth of Jesus, and in the interim has seen the launching of scores of magnificent ocean adventures. Drake, who the Wanderer recalls stole the treasures of the Spanish Main, rounded the tip of South America and paid a call on Marvelous Marin in the mid-16th century, sailed out of London. Captain Cook’s three remarkable voyages of discovery began from London docks. Heck, even Fletcher Christian boarded Bligh’s Bounty in London. Admiral Nelson and Victory called London home, and a bunch of noisy malcontents boarded the Mayflower for America from that same gray megametropolis. By the beginning of the 19th century, London was the busiest port in the world. It

ALL PHOTOS WORLD WANDERER came complete with 11,000 river thieves, who thrived on the fact that ships had to wait as long as three weeks to unload their cargo. These so-called ’mudlarks’ forced shipowners to build enclosed docks to protect their cargo. Many of the docks were as famous in their day as Cape Canaveral is today: East India Docks at the Isle of Dogs, St. Katherine’s Docks, Royal Victoria Docks, Millwall Dock, Royal Albert Docks, Tilbury Docks and Surrey Commerical Docks. While London’s Docklands are no longer the busiest in the world, great fortunes are still being made and lost there. But this time it’s in real estate. One 71-acre high-rise building that’s being constructed at the sight of the old Canary Wharf, for example, has as much office space as downtown Kansas City. The great names in English sailing history are commemorated throughout London in the form of bronze statues. The most revered British hero, Lord Nelson, naturally occupies the position atop the highest pedestal, the spire located at the center of Trafalgar Square. On the port side of The Mall, just inside the Admiralty Gate on the way to Buckingham Palace, is the statute of Captain James Cook. The aristocratic Brits never gave commoner Cook his due while he was alive, so the Wanderer didn’t expect they’d accord him any better in death. Perhaps no country in the world has had as long or great a sailing tradition as England, so it’s understandable they retained some keepsakes. At Greenwich, a London borough, two of England’s most historic vessels lie on permanent display in near original condition. These are the clipper ship Cutty Sark and the yacht Gipsy Moth /V. The Cutty Sark Society claims that the ship by the same name, which was built in 1869, is not only the most famous clipper ship in history, but the only remaining one. She’s in excellent condition, having floated onto a purposely built sea of concrete in 1957. Her upkeep has been financed by the boarding fees of more than 11 million visitors since then. While not the biggest clipper ship ever built, even maxi sailors would be impressed by the scale of the Cutty Sark. Her masts, the tallest of which is 152feet, carried enough sail to cover 30 tennis courts. She required more than 10 miles of rope to keep the mast standing and sails trimmed. Originally built for the China tea trade, she and other clipper ships became obsolete almost from the day of her launch because of the opening of the Suez Canal. Cutty Sark found a second life, however, carrying wool back from Australia. It was in 1966 that a colorful 64-year old

adventurer by the name of Francis Chichester took off singlehanded in his new 53-foot yacht Gipsy Moth N to try to break

Who said 'east is east and west is west and never the twain shall meet’? They do at the prime meridian.

the Wool Clipper records to Australia and back. Returning to London after just 272 days, 48 of which were spent in Sydney, Chichester was knighted by H.M. the Queen for his efforts. Credited with being the first man to race singlehanded around the world, Chichester is to the English what Slocum is to Americans — which means a lot of bars and restaurants are named after him. Interestingly enough, the 14 ton Gipsy Moth IV cost twice as much to build as the 963-ton Cutty Sark. That’ll give you an idea of the impact of inflation over the last 120 years. Gipsy Moth, like Cutty Sark, sits high and dry. The Wanderer understands why the two historic boats were on display, but it still discouraged him to see such fine boats

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permanently out of their element. But then much about gray and damp London tends to be dispiriting — save the pubs, of course. Just a short walk away from the two historic vessels is the Old Royal Observatory. The edifice is famous because it’s home, by international agreement, to Greenwich Mean Time and the Prime Meridian. It wasn’t always that way, however. Prior to 1880, the important world powers had their own prime meridians and navigational times. France’s, for example, was in Paris;, Spain’s in the Azores. Ever the enthusiast for cheap thrills, the Wanderer straddled the Greenwich Prime Meridian, left foot in east longitude, right foot in west longitude, hoping for some sort of cosmic benediction. Nothing! At least it was free. The Wanderer had hoped to be present when the ball fell from the roof of the house in the courtyard, indicating that it was precisely noon. Unfortunately his watch was running slow and he missed it. The Wanderer then took a river boat up the Thames back to the city of London. Having read news reports that dolphins had returned to the Thames, the Wanderer wondered that they didn’t have better sense. It’s a cold, dirty and murky river, not at all the proper environment for such happy mammals. There are marinas in London, surrounded by tall buildings, expensive restaurants and concrete. But a sailor really has to be a fanatic to keep his boat within the city, as the narrow shores of the Thames and numerous bridges drastically limit the freedom to sail.

Above and right; two shots of the clipper ship 'Cutty Sark1 in Greenwich. Eleven million visitors have tromped through her.

Indeed, most Brits keep their yachts on the south coast, over in France or along the Mediterranean shores of France and Spain. To do so makes all the sense in the world to the Wanderer.

^Jewspapers in London are a special treat — and not just for the bosoms on Page Three. "Saved ... by a cork!" screamed the headline in The Express. "A bottle of bubbly saves three in 19-hour dinghy drama," shouted the subhead. It seems a German Spread; they've got marinas in London, but who knows why? Inset; 'Gipsy Moth' on the hard at Greenwich.

bird and two blokes decided they’d sail across the Thames Estuary in a 20 foot 'yacht' one of them had just bought for $1,600. A gust of wind shredded the mainsail and blew them down on a sandbank. So they foolishly hopped in a children’s inflatable dinghy and tried to paddle ashore. This plan didn’t work as they quickly lost both oars. It’s here a champagne cork was employed to plug a leak in the raft. Somehow the trio managed to survive 19 hours of bitter cold before being hauled from the sea by the crew of a cutter. Nelson would have been proud of their resolve if not their intelligence. "I have sailed for years, but wasn’t familiar with this yacht," said one survivor by way of explanation. London is also home to that unique institution, the Lloyds Society of Underwriters. While they now insure everything from Dolly Parton’s bosom to space stations, it all started with insuring ships 300 years ago. The name came from Edward Lloyd’s coffee shop, which was known more for having the most accurate information on ships than for its coffee. Lloyds has had eight homes in 300 years, the most recent of which was first occupied in 1986. It’s one of those radical modern buildings in which all the air conditioning ducts and wiring seem to have been put on the outside. "If it weren’t for the National Theater," said one bystander, "this would be the ugliest building in London, a city that doesn’t want for candidates." Actually, the Wanderer kind of liked it. The Wanderer had business to attend to at the Lloyd’s building and thus purposefully strode up to the nattily-attired doorman: "Journalist from California, here to photograph the renowned bell, the one formerly rung to notify members that a ship had foundered." "Sorry, Governor, visitors aren’t allowed."

THE WORLD WANDERER'S "Now look," the Wanderer replied, "I’ve probably paid for half this building with my boat insurance premiums. Can’t anything be done?" "I tell you what, slip around the corner into the guest center. Maybe they’ll help you." They most certainly didn’t — other

The famous Lloyd's bell rings no more, but it's the centerpiece of their headquarters in London. No visitors are allowed — insurance reasons.

than to suggest the Wanderer buy a mug with a bell on it in the gift shop next door. A gift shop which didn’t open for another hour. Picking up a copy of The Financial Times, the Wanderer got an inkling of what was behind the lack of hospitality at Lloyds: bad business. They’d been taking in over $30

— currently there are 28,000 — were going to lose money. Big money, as in $800 million. And unlike in the states, where executives of hemorrhaging insurance companies seem to routinely escape with millions, Lloyds is an entirely different animal. Its members are personally liable for losses "right down to their last cuff link". How un-American! Some big names in English society have taken a beating in the last year, and natural and other disasters suggest that the near future isn’t much rosier.

1 he gloomy weather and bad news at Lloyds started to get on the Wanderer’s nerves, so he caught a plane for Amsterdam. The people in Amsterdam were so friendly! The first guy the Wanderer met asked him if he wanted any pot. "Don’t worry, it’s legal here," he said. The second guy he met offered him cocaine. "Don’t worry, it’s legal here," he said. Then the Wanderer came across blocks of provocatively-dressed women posing behind store-front windows, all of whom said, "I’ll do anything you want for $50." Obviously that was legal, too. The Wanderer prides himself on being an excitement junkie, but Amsterdam proved to be anything but a stimulant. Then, too, maybe it was the environment. Despite tromping around all kinds of locks and

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find them. There were three things about Amsterdam, however, that made the Wanderer really happy. First, there was the van Gogh museum. Second, what must be the world’s largest wind direction indicator — the pointer is about 30 feet long — attached to the side of the Central Train Station. If there’s ever a huge wind shift during a gale, that pointer’s surely going to whip off and land in either Norway or Sweden. But to the Wanderer’s way of thinking, the greatest thing about Amsterdam is — no, not the friendly guys with drugs, and no, not the friendly girls with the hot loins — but the fact that it’s just an overnight train ride to the greatest city in the world, Paris!

The Lloyd's building. The architects put the1guts’ on the outside.

Patrick & Magnus say mooring at Monte Carlo is relatively cheap — if you can ever find space.

million a day in premiums, but alas, far more had been going out to pay claims. Yes, for only the third year in 300 years the members

marinas, the Wanderer had a hard time finding boats with masts. The Wanderer is sure they’re there, he just didn’t have time to

iven the strong current of the Seine and the 20-foot clearance of the 423-year old Pont Nuef ("new bridge"), there’s not a whole lot of sailing to be had within the city limits of Paris. But as hundreds of sailors have discovered over the years, you don’t have to sail to enjoy a sailboat in Paris. The trick is to drop the boat’s stick at Le Havre and then motor to Paris. Near the Place de Bastille there are berths for several hundred private yachts. The most brutally expensive things about Paris -are lodging and prepared food. If you’ve got your yacht in Paris, you can enjoy it on a shoestring. Better yet, Paris has a great Metro system page 120

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Spread; the ornate Casino Monte Carlo. You can watch boats race through the back windows. Inset; Port de Fontvielle Marina.

with a station not 100 yards from the berths. That means it’s just a couple of francs and a few minutes to Jim Morrison’s grave at Pere Lachaise, the Eiffel Tower, the Bois de Boulogne, the Champ Elys^es, the Grand Palais, the Pigalle, the Jardin de Luxembourg or any of the other million great places. Of course, the neat thing about Paris is that you can pretty much walk down any street and have a great time. The Wanderer has lived aboard in Sausalito and loved it. He has lived aboard in Ventura and loved that, too. But someday, please Providence, before he casts off on that final sail, let him spend a summer living aboard in Paris! It’s hard to pity the sailor who has lived in Paris and has to move on, for that means he must work his way down through the canals of France — oh, what horrible torture! — to the Med. Unable to endure such misery, and anyway not having the time, the Wanderer flew down to Nice on the Cote d’Azur. Once out the gates of the airport, the Wanderer was on a mission: Break the bank at Monte Carlo, stroll down to the marina with the Wanderette, pay cash for the 360-foot square rigged Sea Cloud, which had been built in 1931 for Marjorie (cereal) Post and Edward (stocks) Hutton, then head off to the tropics with the Wanderette and the crew of 65. It’s the kind

of dream that Olson 30 sailors have. There were only a couple of problems. First off, the Wanderer and Wanderette were no longer travelling together, having gone their separate ways after a brutal war of wills in a dusty Venezuelan boatyard. Then there was the matter of not having any luck in the Casino Monte Carlo. When the Wanderer thinks of the casino at Monte Carlo, he thinks of a high-stakes chemin de fer table crowded with the likes of James Bond, Sophia Loren, the Aga Khan, Catherine Deneuve, Omar Sharif and Elizabeth Taylor. The women are drenched in diamonds, the men are smoking fat Monte Cristos. But it’s not that way at all, the Wanderer learned, and that’s what probably screwed up his luck. First off, you’ve got to pay 100 francs just to get in the door during the day and 500 francs at night. But once inside, the Wanderer learned the dirty truth, which is that they’ll let anyone in who has 100 francs, including couples wearing matching outfits oL XXL striped shirts and plaid pants. The Cal/Nev Lodge at Stateline is more discriminating about their cliental. Even worse, the main casino room was like a bad orgy: unflattering lighting, stale air, and a thin crowd full of voyeurs and devoid of participants. But that’s not all. The considerably disheartened Wanderer got $200 worth of chips and headed off to the slot machines. Had his arms been as long as telephone poles, he couldn’t have reached

out and touched the nearest player. It was a ghost town. You know how you could play slots in Reno for three days with $200? You can’t at Monte Carlo. The room with the slots has a great view of the ocean, so the Wanderer fed the slots while watching some J-24s and Lasers race outside the harbor entrance. Long before the fleet had crossed tacks a second time, half of the Wanderer’s stake was gone. He’d put $100 U.S. in the machines and hadn’t got one lousy coin back! Not wanting to throw good money after bad, he took a hike. So long Sea Cloud, welcome back Little O! While overrun with obnoxious tourists — the Wanderer sees himself as a 'touring person' — the Wanderer nonetheless enjoyed Monte Carlo. The park in front of the casino is green and beautifully manicured. And nowhere in the world is the density of statues so great. If you like bronze statutes of women appearing to be smelling their armpits, Monte Carlo is for you. The marina at Monte Carlo has the obligatory huge motor yachts and Riva dealerships, but it also has some common touches. There’s a public swimming pool set smack dab in the center, and all kinds of little kids participate in a sailing program with 420s and other little boats. And while the marina area might be a little too active for most sailor’s liking — especially during the Monte Carlo Grand Prix — the price is apparently right. A couple of Scandinavians guys headed to Elba for a week-long regatta

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WOODIES INVITATIONAL (clockwise from above) — The Bears came out of hibernation for this one; Otto Schreier waves hello from 'Galante'; Tom Allen wears a white cap while steering his IOD of the same name; bowman hanging ten; no one said that woodies were dry boats: Jim Skaar’s 'Huldra.' off to a Knarrly start; smiling Bearboaters; a pair oflODs chute the breeze. All photos Latitude/rkm.

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MAX EBB — »U7 V V hat’s good here?" I asked as we sat down for dinner. My friend hesitated. We were both starved, having just left a yacht club board meeting that went much too late. I had gone to the club straight from work — no dinner, and not much lunch. So when the meeting finally ended, we quickly decided to head for our local waterfront seafood restaurant, known the world over for its nautical decor, huge crowds and mediocre food. It was just about the only place we knew for sure would be open this late. "The bread’s pretty good," he answered. Within a few seconds the waiter slapped down a plate with a big loaf of the local sourdough, and a very generous butter dish. We tore into the bread like characters in a Dickens novel. "This Is good bread," 1 allowed, speaking with my mouth very full. "Now, what else is „ on this menu these days?" 1 scanned the menu, stopping briefly to review "the story of our restaurant", which chronicled life histories of the founder, his family and all their fishing boats in metic¬ ulous detail. Then an announcement came over the P.A. system: "Sailing Club, party of 10 .. The Sailing Club? What would they be doing here this time of night? But sure enough, 10 people filed into the dining room, some still wearing foulies, and all of them looking more or less like rats in various stages of drowning. I recognized the squishing sound of wet socks inside their sneakers. And sure enough, one of the drowned rats was Lee Helm, a naval archi¬ tecture student at the university with which the Sailing Club was associated. "Hey Max!" she hailed when she caught my eye. "Come on, join us for dinner!" It was hardly possible to do anything else. Their 10-chair table nearly touched ours, and when two more stragglers showed up they added another table to the far side of ours, sliding it all together into a 14-person banquet. "What’s the event?" I finally had a chance to inquire. "Just the usual apres-sail dinner," answered one of the older sailing club members. "We do night sailing classes every week. Bit of a blow tonight, I should say!" Lee attempted to introduce some of her sailing club friends, hinting that a few of them were good crew prospects. But she didn’t get very far around the long, noisy table. As soon as menus were passed around we got back to the business of ordering dinner. "So, Lee, you eat here almost every week. What’s good?" She thought for a second. "The bread’s excellent," she said.

"No, really. What’s a good dinner entre?" "The minestrone’s okay," she continued. "That’s what I’m going to order." I made it clear that my friend and I were starved, and wanted her recommendation for a full dinner. "Max, the food here is, like, terrible! We only come here for the atmosphere!" Indeed, there was a real live stuffed sea turtle hanging above our, table, and a civil war era gun collection oh the wall. Ship’s wheels, binnacles, stuffed fish, whaling harpoons and paintings of clipper ships crammed every available nook and cranny. And some first-rate ship models were on display in the bar. "Nearly everything on the menu is fried in 40-weight motor oil!" noted one of Lee’s friends. "Actually," added another sailor, "since it’s near the beginning of the month, the fried food might not be too bad. Fresh oil, you know. I’m having the fish and chips." "You’re brave," said Lee. "You sure are!" said the waiter, who was now ready to start taking orders. "The usual for me/' said Lee. "Me too," said a few more sailing club regulars. When it was my turn I asked the waiter for his recommendation. "The roast beef looks good tonight, as a matter of fact. And we have a lot of extra to get rid of," he joked. "But I like seafood," I said. "Then why’d you come here?"

Good question, I thought. Now I have to deal with so-so food and a wise guy waiter. The more I thought about it, though, the more attractive roast beef sounded compared to fish fried in motor oil. So I ordered roast beef with string beans and a boiled potato.

Os soon as the orders were in, one of the Club members tapped his spoon against a glass, indicating he wanted the floor. "This is, like, very unusual," whispered Lee. "There’s never been anything like an agenda at these dinners." "I have an important announcement to make!" said the Club member, scanning the table to make sure we were all paying close attention. "About four hours ago, I bought a boat!" "All right!" shouted his friends. "You did it! Congratulations!" Apparently this purchase had been in the works for quite some time and wasn’t really much of a surprise to anyone. But now it was a done deal and it was time to celebrate. This was a first-time boatowner, and we were witnessing a major rite of passage. I got the attention of our waiter and bought the table a full round of drinks. "What was the final selling price?" asked one of the new boatowner’s friends. He wasn’t at all shy about answering this one. And the price was ridiculously low for that type of boat, in my opinion. Seemed like a great deal, page 126

WISE GUYS AND NAME DROPPERS

"With the market so soft," noted Lee, "lots of our members are buying their own boats. Used to be they’d stay in the sailing club longer and use the larger club boats. But now it’s so easy for the entry-level sailors to buy in, even the ones who are still in graduate school are buying boats!" The new owner answered a barrage of questions about the boat’s sail inventory, berthing arrangements, racing plans, and if he needed crew. "Most important question of all," said one of the older sailing club members. "What are you going to name it?" "Ah, glad you asked. I have a great name all picked out: Pacific High." "I remember a boat named Pacific High," I remarked. "One of the first ULDBs on this coast, I think. Sunk offshore in the early ’70s, with loss of life, as I recall." "You mean that name’s been used be¬ fore?"

I realized I had made a terrible blunder. "Well, yes," I said, "but I don’t think there are currently any Pacific Highs on the Bay. "I know one down in L.A.," added ano¬ ther sailor, compounding my faux pas. "In fact, I even went sailing on it once." The new boatowner looked devastated. "And I thought I came up with Pacific High all by myself. Back to square one." "Bummer," said Lee. "Still a good name, though," I added. "No, too common, as I’m finding out. I page 127

want something more unique." "Okay, let’s see. Pacific High is taken, how about Bermuda High?" "Wrong ocean." "Aleutian Low?" This was also rejected quickly. "Intertropical Convergence Zone!" sug¬ gested Lee. "That actually has possibilities," said the new owner. ^ "Too techie," said one of his friends. "How about Upper Level Disturbance?" "I like it," said Lee. "I mean, nice double entendre, especially for a philosophy major or a shrink." "My all-time favorite boat name is Wet Spot," said one of the sailing instructors. "Especially for a small ocean racer. It’s also taken, though." "What about Spaghetti Factory? Perfect for a race boat." "Graffiti! You can save money on the painter. Just spray it on with drippy orange day-glow spray paint." The crowd liked it, but Graffiti was not a serious candidate as far as the owner was concerned. "Okay, you’re into teleconferencing," said Lee. "How about Topic Drift?” "Not bad." "Paradigm Lost?" said someone else. "Cute, but I hate that word. Everybody uses it without really knowing what it means. "Here’s a great one: Cognitive Disso¬ nance." "I’ve got it!" interrupted another expert. "Lost in Space. Great music that goes with it, ' too." "Or Time Tunnel! A good double mean¬ ing in that one." "No, you can do much better than that in the science fiction genre. Earth Girls Are Easy, for example. Take the graphics straight out of the movie ads." "That might make the real purpose of the boat just a little too obvious," cautioned the owner. "I mean, really!"

1 he waiter was back with bowls of * minestrone and chowder. "Your thumb’s in my soup!" complained one of the diners as a soup bowl was placed on the table. "That’s okay, it’s not hot," he quipped back. The next person served followed with "Waiter, what’s that fly doing in my soup?" To which the waiter dutifully leaned over the table for a close inspection, and said "Looks like the backstroke."

"Don’t get this guy started on his Three Stooges impressions," warned Lee in a stage whisper. "Now, back to boat names," said one of the older sailing club instructors, keeping the discussion on track. "We have a very serious problem here. It’s a race boat, it’s small but quite fast. You have stiff competition in the class ..." "I like Predator." No gag in it, but it works. People will use it and understand it." "But it’s presumptuous. It’ll look silly if I don’t start winning right away. The meaning has to be at least a little bit self-effacing. And besides, I’ve seen a boat with that name." "It’s an ultralight, how about Diminished Capacity?" "Yeah! You could serve Twinkies for lunch. It’s perfect!" "Might work, but the Twinkie defense is becoming ancient history. I don’t think it will stand the test of time." "I’ve got one," announced my friend from my yacht club. "Mission: Impossible — a great name for a race boat facing a tough first season." This suggestion had the advantage of coming from a complete stranger, so it seemed to get better consideration than most. 'There’s great theme music to go with it," someone noted. And this of course prompted a few of those present to start in with a vocal rendition of said theme music. The graphics work well too," said the new boatowner. I’d paint it exactly the way it appears on the screen, with the Impossible stamped at an angle. And I’d have one of those accent stripes just below the shear line, except this stripe would be done up as the burning fuse at one end . . ." Lee was counting on her fingers. "Nineteen characters, including the colon. The YRA race results program truncates at 16 characters, to fit the boat name field on the print-out. I mean, it should still be legible without the last three letters, though." "Yes folks, I think we have a winner," announced one of the sailors.

1 he waiter was back with our dinners, and placed a very nice looking roast beef dinner in front of me. My friend had ordered poached salmon, hoping to avoid burned petroleum products. But the egg sauce reminded me of the epoxy resin I had been using last month to fair my keel. Fish and chips did look good, if greasy. "Doesn’t this boat already have a name?" asked the waiter. "Yes, it’s called Prudence," answered the owner. "Terrible name for a race boat, or even a fast cruiser." "You are aware, I presume, that it’s

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considered very bad luck to change the name of a boat," the waiter advised us. "If Prudence is the name that’s painted on the hull, then Prudence is the boat’s name and you should stay with it or buy a different boat. Don’t tempt fate!" "The bad luck doesn’t last forever," one of the sailing club instructors was quick to point out. "After you run aground three times with the new name, your luck is back to neutral." "So you’re saying I have to slam it into a mudbank three times?" "Not that easy, I’m afraid. Has to be genuinely accidental."

"That could take some time, unless I do a lot of cruising with it. It even has a fatho¬ meter." "It’ll happen much faster than you think," I said. "Especially with a fathometer on board." "But that business about running aground three times only applies for powerboats," said another sailor. "Powerboats are more easily damaged by running aground, so it’s a more significant event. I remember some of my powerboat friends talking about their relief after their third grounding, for the reason you mentioned. But never a sailor.

You might be stuck with bad luck for a while." "Nonsense!" said the new boatowner. "For x every superstition, there’s an exception, a loophole, a way out." He turned to the waiter. "There must be a way to paint a new name on a boat without bad luck." The waiter stroked his chin thoughtfully, then hit his head a few times while making Three Stooges sound effects. "There is a way, I think. Let’s see if I can remember.. ." "This waiter," Lee whispered to me, "is an authority on stuff like this. I mean, his great-grandfather was a big-time clipper ship captain." "Oh!" I said, suddenly viewing his machinations in a whole different light. "You’re right about the three groundings only working for powerboats," he said. "For a sailboat, especially a light and maneuverable sailboat, there is a way ..." "What? What?" "Here’s what you have to do: First time out with the new name on the hull, luff up into the wind so the boat goes into irons. Then hold it there, head-to-wind, until it starts to drift backwards. Keep steering it in reverse as long as you can — it’s necessary to drift backwards at least half a boatlength." "What does that accomplish?" I asked. "It symbolizes 'backing over' the old name. Expunges the spirits, exorcises the bad luck." Lee nodded. "I bet he’s right." "I’ll do it!" said the new owner.

1 he roast beef wasn’t the best I’ve had, but it hit the spot. It was fascinating to hear this bunch of sailing club people talk about their drills—downwind dockings, rudderless maneuvering, person overboard simulations — stuff that private boatowners rarely even think about practicing until it’s too late. The new boatowner was even subjected to a certain amount of ridicule for taking the 'easy way out' — buying his own boat to avoid taking the rigorous sailing tests that would have allowed him to skipper the club’s larger boats! The check was all one tab, of course. So everyone threw appropriate amounts of money into the middle of the table as the bill was passed around. Finally it came to my end of the table. I examined it carefully, and called the waiter over. . . "There’s a problem with this bill," 1 said. "Yes?" he said, peering over my shoulder. "We didn’t order any tax!" — max ebb page 128

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Chartering Tahiti — Why Hadn’t We Done This Before? Part II [Editor’s note: This is a continuation of a Charter article that began in the June issue, with John and Leslie Arndt taking a honeymoon vacation on a Moorings charterboat in French Polynesia] VJe found that it’s fairly easy to use eyeball navigation when the sun is high, which is basically between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. In addition, the boatloads of tax dollars sent down to the islands from France have provided ample funds for the local government to establish excellent navigation aids. Unfortunately, the French didn’t follow the American lead and use our buoyage system. For that matter, neither did a lot of the rest of the world. Even so, the system is easily learned. One of the first things we became aware of was that there weren’t many other boats. Where the heck were they? We had intended to get off the beaten path, but didn’t realize how wildly successful we’d be. This dreamland in the middle of the Pacific — 'discovered' over 300 years ago — seems as though it should be crowded with cruisers on the 'Milk Run', local boats and charter boats. But it’s just not the case. In dramatic contrast to the Caribbean, we saw very few other boats, charter or otherwise. Except for

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the times when we picked up moorings provided by the hotels and restaurants, we never anchored or moored near any other

boats. Our first anchorage was on the west side of Tahaa not far from Passe Paipai. This is a great spot if you’re planning to slip out the pass early the next morning for the 20-mile sail to Bora Bora. We day-anchored at Isle Tautau, our first motu (a small, sandy, palmcovered isle that grows atop barrier reefs). Tautau also provided the location of our first delightful swim and snorkel. N , That evening we anchored alone at Baie Vaiorea in 65 feet of water. As we’d been warned, the anchorages in French Polynesia can be very deep. Hauling up the 35-pound CQR and 60 feet of heavy chain would have been very difficult if it weren’t for a very efficient electric windlass. Without that windlass, Baie Vaiorea might well have been our last anchorage for the week. As it was, we had a beautiful first night. Leslie brought out the cheese and crackers, I opened a bottle of chilled wine, and together we lazily watched the sun set over a motu, the barrier reefs and Bora Bora. Life just doesn’t get much better. Bora Bora, considered by many to be the most beautiful island in the universe, was a comfortable 20-mile broad reach the following day. The everpresent sound of surf crashing on the barrier reef left us a bit intimidated as we headed out our first pass, but once outside we found gentle swells and blissful sailing. The Moorings’ advice to pack lightly was definitely on target. In fact, if you bring plenty of SPF 15, 20, and 25 sunblock, you really don’t need to pack much else at all. The Moorings recommends bringing one pair of socks, but in the end we found that to be excessive. One sock is all that would be necessary for guys who forget their 25. When clothes are needed, which is not often, light and loose is the rule. You even have to watch it with T-shirts. The standard 100% cotton "Beefy Tee" is really too heavy. In fact the smartest thing to do is go native by wearing a pareu. Cool and cornfortable, these are one of the best tourist values in French Polynesia. We saw prices that ranged from $10 at roadside stands to $20 in hotels. It was an easy four-hour sail from the pass at Tahaa to the pass at Bora Bora. Upon entering the Bora Bora lagoon, we headed directly toward Greg Claytor’s Hotel Oa Oa. The hotel is a regular stop on any cruiser’s

itinerary. With the slowdown in the U.S. and world economy, business has been a little quieter in Bora Bora. While the 'retired1 S&L executives and rock stars are still travelling, the average tourists have cut back. Fortunately, there seem to be enough of those retired bankers and recuperating rock stars to keep the hotels open. Claytor was also waiting for a small crowd of Europa ’92 Round the World Cruisers Rally folks to stop by. With the slowdown in traffic, Claytor has closed down the restaurant but kept everything else open. That means the hotel is still operating, as is the bar, with its great view and great drinks. If you stop by the bar, you get a free mooring and free transportation to other nearby restaurants. page 130

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The Oa Oa remains a great stop, but remember to bring Greg some copies of the most recent Latitude for his sailor’s library. While you’re at it, he’ll show you his logbook of cruisers that have passed through. It’s a slice of Pacific cruising history. We took Greg’s restaurant recommendation and headed off to the Blue Lagoon. It had all the right ingredients for a fine meal; a nice atmosphere and delipious food. We left poorer, but more than satisfied. We’re Price Club regulars, but to be honest, we didn’t find French Polynesia to be as expensive as we’d anticipated. Having heard so many stories of outrageous prices, we were pleasantly surprised. This is not to say that French Polynesia is cheap; but, if you bring your sun tan lotion, film and other

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basics from the states, you should be able to live within your budget. Assuming, of course, you’re not one of those people who go on vacation to shop. If you fly to the middle of the Pacific to shop, you need a vacation therapist. If you’re coming to French Polynesia to sail, you’ll be delighted. Some typical prices: A large bottle (50 cl) of Hinano Beer, a good local brew, was $3 to $4 at a bar. A roll of 36-exposure Kodak film was $11. A hamburger and fries were $6. A good bottle of French wine was $11 to $16 in a restaurant, and a liter of spring

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water was $1.40. Considering that many of these items were flown in from thousands of miles away, the prices seemed reasonable to us. Basically they’re the same as any popular spot in Europe or the Caribbean. A Of course, you can’t spend any money until you convert it to CFPs (Cour de Franc Pacific). After a rocky start on the learning curve, somehow losing twenty dollars on our first bank exchange, we discovered that figuring out the local money was pretty easy — once we ignored the instructions in our guide book: 'The CFP (Cour de Franc Pacifique) is fixed at one French franc (FF) to 18.18 Pacific francs, so you can determine how many CFP you’ll get by finding out how many FF you get, then multiplying by 18.18. Or to put it another way, 5.5 FF equals

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Hoerner aboard San Francisco-based Djinn, we sailed to the eastern side of Bora Bora. It’s beautiful beyond belief! And once again, much quieter than we anticipated. Bora Bora was the site our favorite anchorage. We dropped the hook on the east side of the island in just 12 feet of turquoise water, with not another boat within a mile. The peaks of Bora Bora rose up behind our transom, white sandy beaches, motus and the barrier reef were off our bow and a delicious spread of Moorings-supplied provisions were set out on the cockpit table under the bimini. Things could have been worse. A lovely dinghy ride from the anchorage at Pte. Tupitpiti, is a perfect spot to do a 'drift dive'. The way you do it is this: putt your dinghy as far upwind as the coral heads allow, shut off the engine, then jump over with your mask and snorkel on. The waves, wind and current pull you along over the top

of fluorescent coral, brightly colored fish and hundreds of shells. Following a day of sailing, swimming and diving, we decided to prepare cocktails for the sunset. To do this right, you have to be organized, because the sun sets early and fast in the tropics. On our first couple of days we found ourselves still slicing limes or crushing ice when our wife would say, "Oh, there’s the green flash, dear!" If you get the cocktails timed right, you’re soon on to your next pleasure: firing up the barbecue. We used the barbecue almost every night; it was easy, minimized the heat in the cabin, and resulted in fabulous meals. With everything going so well during the day, and the great cocktails and sunsets, and the delicious meals among the great scenery, we kept waiting for a dramatic disaster to even things out. But nothing ever went wrong. It was almost spooky! We took off the following morning on a tight 15-mile, reach back to Raiatea. Although it was calm, we once again approached the pass in the reef, this time at Passe Tiano, with some apprehension. But it was well-marked, as usual, easily visible, and page 132

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no trouble to navigate. Once inside the reef, we came upon a large group of locals lolling on rafts, boats, boards, and surfing the break at the pass. Life’s casual in French Polynesia. It was at Raiatea, where we found our deepest anchorage, 100 feet. The Mooring’s boat was nonetheless equipped with enough chain and line for 3 to 1 scope in the soft, muddy bottom. Another idyllic anchorage at Raiatea is Baie Tetooroa, which features a backdrop of 3,000-foot Mt. Moomaru. The panorama is terrific: to the west is a motu, barrier reef, and Bora Bora for spectacular sunsets; nearby dolphins played around the boat as we ate breakfast. Crazy as it may sound, once again there wasn’t another boat in sight. From Tetooroa, we sailed around the south end of Raiatea, which is known for its dramatic cliffs, scenery and waterfalls. The scenery was indeed dramatic, but somebody must have turned the tap off for the waterfalls; they weren’t happening. We reentered the barrier reef at Passe Irihu, and headed into the long Baie Faaroa. This was the center of Polynesian civilization and the birthplace of all the local deities, except God, who arrived several centuries later by ship. Or so we were told by Bill Kolans, an ocean sailor and ex-commodore of the Hawaii Yacht Club. Now a local resident, Kolans wears many hats: part-time public relations representative for The Moorings, owner/operator of Almost Paradise Tours, Ham, scholar of Polynesian culture and history, general source of information for both charterers and cruisers, and a fun guy. As you can tell, he’s got a whole closet full of hats. If you want an excellent tour of Raiatea, Kolans is your man. Baie Faaroa is also where we got our introduction to Polynesian rain storms; boy, can it come down! Fortunately the rain came at night when our salty boat needed a good rising. Unlike California, French Polynesia doesn’t seem to have much of a water problem. There’s plenty of it on the islands, and even our 38-footer carried 200 gallons. We had more and better showers on the boat than we’ve had back in California. Despite all the water from heaven, bottled water from, you guessed it, France, was a big seller in the stores. At the head of Baie Faaroa is the only navigable river in French Polynesia. Going up the river, an easy dinghy ride, was a nice change of pace from the typical coastal scenery. In just a matter of minutes we were pope 133

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surrounded by tropical vegetation and expected Indiana Jones to pop out of the jungle at any moment. The Moorings provides charterers with a hard dinghy and a 4 horsepower outboard. You can’t water ski behind it, but it was a stable and reliable tender. We made the last three days a trek to Huahine and back, primarily because it was there. We’d been keeping a pretty good pace in order to see all the sights, and were somewhat dubious about making two 25mile sails just to anchor at Huahine for one day. In retrospect, it was the right thing to do. The town was fun — a hidden, out-ofthe-way coastal town with a disproportionate amount of activity. A French Polynesian Bolinas, as it were. We dropped the hook 25 feet onto a beautiful white sand bottom in front of the now-closed Bali Hai Hotel. A very short dinghy ride put us on the beach in front of the Snack Te Marama, a convenient source for cold beer, $6 hamburgers, and yacht talk. Despite its low-key, beach front, Margaritaville-type atmosphere, it was the closest we got to anything resembling a 'happening' spot during our charter. The Tahitian music they played, which sounded like country music played on the ukelele, was a perfect fit. The town had good shops with the obligatory baguettes, and freshly caught tuna was available on the pier. Small inter-island freighters picked up and dropped off passengers and cargo, while a local construction company was driving huge pilings for a new pier. All in all, it was a lot of hustle and bustle for an island with a population of less than 5,000. Two other stops at Huahine are worth noting. We sailed south inside the reefs and

into Bay Bourayne, which is the recommended anchorage in the books, but then continued on to Baie d’Avea. This was smart, as it turned out to be our second favorite anchorage. It had a long, palm-lined sandy beach, and you could anchor about 40 feet off the shore. Unfortunately, we had no privacy whatsoever as there were two other boats anchored within half a mile! As we enjoyed another idyllic evening, with palm trees turning gold on the beach, and islands in stark relief on the horizon, my wife admitted she was attracted to sailors because she had a hunch they were on to something — something like this. I just wanted to say, "Thanks for teaching me, Dad, you should see us now!" Our last sail was the 25 miles from Huahine back to the Raiatea/Tahaa Lagoon. Up early in anticipation of a great broad reach, we were greeted by our only completely windless day. Yup, the crashing Pacific was finally living up to its misnomer, and was as glassy as a mill pond. Our experience is that there are consistent trades in French Polynesia, but they are generally lighter than those found in the Caribbean. The wind normally blew at 8-15 knots, which generally made for pleasant sailing in a somewhat more peaceful atmosphere than the Caribbean. We were told the windiest months are June, July, and August. Nonetheless we had good wind on all but the last day. We spent our final night on a mooring, going ashore for a fabulous dinner at the Marina Iti on Tahaa. This wrapped up one of the finest vacations were could ever imagine. It was easier, cheaper, more fun, more spectacular, less crowded and more relaxing than either of us expected. Picking up the boat, which was perfect, was as easy as picking up a rental car at the airport. "Why?" we kept asking ourselves, "hadn’t we done this before?" —john arndt

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With reports this month on the Farallones Race, the Thunderbtrd Regionals, the Moonlight Race, the Island to Island Race, a list of entries in the TransPac and the Catalina Race, the Clear Lake Regatta, results for various Santa Cruz series, the Jester Intergalactlcs, the Mt. Tam Wham Bam, the South Tower Race, the Singlehanded Sailing Society’s In The Bay Race, the Etchells 22 Pacific Coast Champion¬ ship and the usual race notes.

Farallones Race San Francisco YC’s 57-mile Farallones Race on June 8 was an easy one by most accounts, and a little too slow by others. The big boats — Aotea, Heart of Gold, Acey Deucy and Strider (an unofficial entry out practicing for the TransPac) — crossed the finish line just before 6 p.m., while the body of the fleet straggled in over the next two hours. This was the last of four races in the spring OYRA series; results of the Farallones Race and overall series results follow. FARALLONES RACE: PHRO i — 1) Blitz, Express 37, George Neill; 2) Clipper, Olson 40, Howard Sachs; 3) Heart of Gold,

Lady, Peterson 40, Bob Klein. (7 boats) IMS II — 1) Sorcerer, C&C 30, Greg Cody; 2) Gemini, Baltic 38DP, Dave Fain; 3) Novla, Cal 39, John Webb. (9 boats) MORA I — 1) Friday, Express ^7, John Liebenberg; 2) Locomotion, Express 27,xJohn Amen et. al.; 3) Abigail Morgan, Express 27, Ron Kell. (8 boats) MORA II — 1) Perezoso, Excallbur, Jeff Nehms; 2) Animal Farm, Wylie 28, Rod Phlbbs; 3) Freewlnd, Don Lessley. (10 boats) SSS — 1) Intrepid, Freedom 36, George McKay; 2) Praise, Freedom 36, Ken Joy; 3) Nldaros II, Santana 30/30, BJarne Junge. (5 boats) FIRST HALF OVERALL: PHRO I (light) — 1) Heart of Gold; 2) Acey Deucy; 3) Clipper. (11 qualified) PHRO II (heavy) — 1) Razzmatazz; 2) Roclnante; 3) Lykken. (14 qualified) IMS I (two races) — 1) Corsair; 2) Kotuku; 3) Leading Lady. (10 qualified) IMS II (two races) — 1) Novla; 2) Gemini; 3) Sweet Okole. (15 qualified) MORA I (llte) — 1) Friday; 2) Desperado; 3) Think Fasti. (9 qualified) MORA II (heavy) — 1) Animal Farm; 2) Freewlnd; 3) Perezoso. (7 qualified) SSS — 1) Intrepid; 2) Chelonla; 3) Stuff. (11 qualified)

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Schumacher 50, Jim & Sue Corenman. (7 boats) PHRO II — 1) Axel Heyet, Primrose 50, Gary Upson; 2) Ursa Major, Luffe 44, Cal Maritime; 3) Chorus, Kettenburg 38, Peter English. (14 boats) IMS I — 1) Kotuku, Farr 1020, David Thomson; 2) Spellbound, Olson 40, Lou Fox; 3) Leading

Fabulous Thunderblrds Six local T-Birds and three hot out-oftowners participated in the first-ever Golden State Thunderbird Regionals over Memorial Day Weekend. The four-race, no-throwout series was hosted by the Bay View Boat Club and sailed entirely in the South Bay. "Sailing down there minimizes local knowledge — perhaps a little too much!" joked Michael Sheats, who steered his Ouzel to third place, the highest finish among the homeboys. George Witter, who trailered Hussy II up from Santa Barbara, found the blustery conditions to his liking, posting a 1,1,2,1 record to dominate the weekend festivities. He put the small fleet on notice early In the opening race: on the first tight reach of the series, while trailing Toots and Ouzel, Witter

boldly set a spinnaker. After flogging halfway down the leg, Hussy II suddenly caught a puff that had her planing for 45 seconds — enough to pass the local frontrunners and go on to win the race. Afterwards, in the bar, the good-natured Santa Barbarians rubbed it in a little, complaining about how windy it was and how uncomfortable it was wearing foul weather gear. "There was good camaraderie throughout the weekend," claimed Sheats. "Old friend¬ ships were renewed and new ones were made. We’re all looking forward to doing it again next year." 1) Hussy, George Witter, Santa Barbara, 4.25 points; 2) Dee Jay, Roy Dunbar, Seattle, 11.75; 3)

Ouzel, Mike Sheats, SF Bay, 16; 4) Toots, Curtis King, SF Bay, 17; 5) Pandemonium, Bruce Cameron, San Diego, 18; 6) Wlndjlmmer, Jim Graham, SF Bay, 18; 7) Grlffen, Jim Glosll, SF Bay, 27; 8) Crazy Jane, Doug Carroll, SF Bay, 32; 9) Apple Pie, Austin O'Brien, SF Bay, 36. (9 boats) page 136

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the hot set-up this year), the boats began returning to Bruno’s Island. In fact, the first four boats — led by race winner Rush, Mike and Doug Haas’ Stockton Sailing Clubbased Olson 30 — all finished within 7 minutes of each other, which could be construed to mean the FHRF system actually works in races like this one. "We’d like to get more boats out next year," said Garvine. "I think we may have held the race too early this year, which is why attendance was down. But it’s still a great race, more relaxed than the South Tower Race because you’re generally not sailing in the Delta at night." 1) Rush, Olson 30, Mike & Doug Haas; 2) Georgia Girl, Newport 30, Tom Goodwin; 3) Elan, Newport 30 Mk III, Sid Abbott; 4) Pogo, Newport 30, Herb Hell; 5) American Eagle, Peterson 34, Frank Purdy; 6) Fast Freight, Newport 30 Mk III, Bob Harford; 7) Argonaut, Cal 2-29, Jim Garvine; 8) Dutch Treat, Beneteau 405, Joe Gluvers; DNF) Crossbow, Ranger 26, Tim Curran, and Irish Mist, Capri 22, Scott Fredrickson. (10 boats)

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Moonlight Race J/29s dominated San Francisco YC’s annual Midnight Moonlight Maritime Mara¬ thon on June 22, but it was an Olson 30 — John Rimbach’s Wildcat — that won the 34.5-miIer from Raccoon Strait to Carquinez Bridge and back. Wildcat took the gun at 11:48 p.m., followed closely by most of the 33 reverse handicap starters. The boats, which ranged in size from a Cal 20 to a Beneteau 42, started the between 4 and 6 that afternoon. "It was a 'big boat' race this year," explained race chairman Bob Christensen. "There was good wind for most of the race, but then the fleet bunched up in the hole at the Richmond Bridge. The race more or less restarted from there." 1)

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Thrasher, J/29, Steve Podell; 3) Smokin’ J, J/29, Gerald DeWIt; 4) Power Play, J/29, Peter Cunningham; 5) J-Spot, J/29, Tom Fancher; 6) CHawk, Hawkfarm, Bruce Cibley; 7) In The Bagg, J/29, Kevin Bagg; 8) National Biscuit, Schumacher 35, Colin Case; 9) Potstlcker, J/29, Kirk Denebelm; 10) Nlghtwlnd, Ranger 23, Dick Sloan. (33 boats) Island to Island Race The wind gods were more than generous to this year’s Island to Island Race, co-hosted by Bruno’s Island Marina and Andreas Cove YC. Steady 30 knot breezes (with gusts higher) made the annual 110 mile sprint a grueling one for the 10 boats that entered this 'junior varsity' version of the Stockton South Tower Race. "We had a wild ride on the way home, especially in Suisun Bay," relates regatta chairman Jim Garvine. The race began at noon on Saturday, June 8, with a reverse handicap start. Twenty-two hours later, after circling Angel Island either way (leaving it to starboard was

Local TransPac Efforts Here’s a quick and dirty look at the 11 Northern California boats currently en route to Hawaii. Look for a feature article on the 36th biennial TransPac next month. Allure; SC 50, StFYC. Skipper: Chuck Jacobson. Navigator: Danny Shea. Crew: Dick Clark, Harvey Kilpatrick, Dave Morris, Dave Sparkuhl, Tracy Usher, Don Whelan. New "ghastly pink" spinnaker should pull them into Hawaii ahead of the other SC 50s; new rudder and bigger steering wheel; the , Monterey merrymen will eat and drink well (their "international" menu features a different country’s cuisine every night!). Cygnet; Swan 391; StFYC. Skipper: Lou Freeman. Navigator: Cavin Morgan. Crew: Gil Dale, Max Dean, Drew Freeman (Lou’s 16 year-old son), Keith Grazier, Tom Tidyman. Cygnet is actually based in Ventura; the crew is heavy on doctors from Fresno; boat will be coming here for the Swan Rolex Regatta in September. Kotuku; Farr 1220; StFYC. Skipper: David Thomson. Navigator: Goddy Frey (3 time Whitbread vet). Crew: Billy Erkelens will be the lone Yank surrounded by six "mad Kiwi warriors". Thomson’s wife Karie had to withdraw with knee problems; crew is loaded with Whitbread experience; new sails and a watermaker have been added; first time ever racing against a 1220 sistership (Out ’N About); real competition will come from the Olson 40, which is one third lighter. Heart of Gold; Schumacher 50; Corinthian YC. Skipper: Sue Corenman. Navigator: Jim Corenman. Crew: Jim

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Antrim, Eric Baumhoff, Scott Owens, Kame Richards, Carl Schumacher. Beautiful one year old boat; well prepared effort; gets 1415 hours from SC 50s; definite contender in class, but must beat Medicine Man. Boat will cruise in Alaska afterwards. Merlin; Lee 68; Santa Cruz YC. Owner: Donn Campion. Skipper: Skip Stevely. Navigator: Bill 'Noodle' Leary. Crew: Bruce Burgess, Conrad Daigle, Dixon Hall, Pete Heck, Rick Lowry, Kirk Wilson. Holds the three fastest ever times to Hawaii; now sports a 2.5-foot transom scoop; going IMS with 1,000 pounds less ballast than ’89; everyone is chipping in money and/or boat prep time; group hopes to beat Rags to Diamond Head. Mirage, SC 70, Santa Cruz YC. Skipper: Jim Ryley. Navigator: Skip Allan. Cre^r: Gordon Clute, Jay Crum, Dave Hodges, Mary Anne Koltko, Andre Lacour, Sydnie Moore, Bob Smith. First big race for this sixmonth old beauty; lightest SC 70 according to certificate and crew weight, but slightly less sail area than some; should be fast in over 15 knots of wind; "non-rockstar, family approach" hinges on Skip Allan, veteran of 19 Hawaii races; first entirely homegrown Santa Cruz effort since Merlin — the whole town is rooting for this program! Montgomery Street; Cal 40; Richmond YC. Skipper: Jim Denning. Navigator: Don Morrison. Crew: John Bendel, Larry Schmelzer, Jim Weatherhead and 'Don Morrison’s nephew'. Denning, now 76 years old, insists this is the last time (didn’t he say that last time, too?); this makes 11 times for the 26year-old Monkey St. and 10 times for Den¬ ning; won overall in ’85, can never be counted out; hoping for heavy air. Ralphle; SC 50, StFYC. Skipper: Lam¬ bert Thom. Navigator: Dennis Deisinger. Crew: Rod Cook, Rob Cooper, Steve Kapp, Robin Litt, Mike Mahoney, Brian Mclrerney. Thom chartered Ralphie and invited his "loyal crew" off his Tartan Ten Finest Hour to join him; not much Transpac experience in the group; going for "the camaraderie, the parties and the eclipse". Strlder; N/M56; Richmond YC. Skipper: Peter Bennett. Navigator: Bob Woodford. Crew: Gary DeAndrea, Hans Johnson, Klaus Kutz, Linda Newland, Tim Parsons, Greg Palmer, Linus Ralls, Jim Schafer. A charter effort spearheaded by Bennett and Schafer; crew is core group from Destiny (formerly a C&C 38, now a Swan 431); many TransPac 'virgins' in crew; boat will need big breezes to beat newer sistership Harmony and SC 50s. Taxi Dancer; R/P 68; StFYC. Skipper: Paul Simonsen. Navigator: Stan Honey. Crew: Jon Andron, Stewart Crust, Zan Drejes, Bill Mais, Steve Taft, Jim Watters,

George Yueh. Highly experienced gang off Mongoose, which chartered ’89 TransPac winner Taxi Dancer when their boat fell; no

one except BMW Crust has ever sailed on Taxi Dancer before, so learning curve mayx be steep; since keel job, the boat’s been a rocketship upwind but sticky downwind in the light stuff; taking sails off Mongoose; Stan Honey is the key. Wave Runner, Luffe 48, Richmond YC. Skipper/Navigator: Kent Greenough. Crew:

Price has a new 42-foot Tom Wylie/Jim Betts collaboration arriving in August; under¬ powered in ’89, so masthead kites will be used; could be waterlined if wind doesn’t come up; Kent and Jan will celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary during the race. Clear Lake Regatta Diablo Sailing Club’s annual Clear Lake Regatta took place on June 15-16 in chal¬ lenging and enjoyable conditions. Winds in

1991 Transpac Race Entry List Yacht 1QEA (Leaves 6/29) Blondie Chance Cheetah Cheval Evolution Grand Illusion Hokulele Holua Kathmandu Marishlten Maverick Mirage Ole' Pyewacket Silver Bullet Starship 1 Taxi Dancer IOR-B (Leaves 6/291 Allure Deception Harmony Heart of Gold Medicine Man Ralphie Samurai Strider 1MS-A (Leaves 6/29) Climax Joss Merlin Ragtime Rocinante Wave Runner IMS -B (Leaves 6/271 Ariel Cygnet Kotuku Out'n About Perestroika Power Play Tak Windsurfer IOR-C (Leaves 6/271 Jano Montgomery St. Solution

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SC 70 SC 70 Pet. 66 N/M 67 SC 70 SC 70 N/M 68 SC 70 SC70 N/M 68 N/M 68 SC 70 SC 70 SC 70 SC 70 N/M 68 R/P 68

Peter Tong Robert McNulty Dick Pennington Hal Ward Brack Duker Ed McDowell Richard Taubman Davis Pillsbury Fred Kirschner Katsuhiko Takeda Les Crouch Jim Ryley Antonio Elias Roy Disney John Delaura Mike Holleran Paul Simonsen

Long Beach Los Angeles Long Beach California California King Harbor Waikiki Newport Hrbr Long Beach Nippon Ocean Lahaina Santa Cruz Acapulco Los Angeles Waikiki Long Beach St. Francis

69.61 ???? 70.80 ???? 69.52 69.70 70.48 69.55 69.70 69.79 69.37 69.57 69.63 69.57 69.62 69.99 ????

SC 50 SC 50 N/M 55 Schumacher 50 Andrews 54 SC 50 SC 50 N/M 56

Charles Jacobson David Meginnity Barbara Colville Sue Corenman Robert Lane Lambert Thom Warren Rosendale Peter Bennett

Monterey Pen. California Newport Hrbr CYC (SF) Long Beach Los Angeles Newport Hrbr Richmond ‘

55.83 55.24 55.77 46.82 59.86 54.49 56.15 52.67

Barnett 52 MacGregor 65 Lee 68 Spencer 62 Farr 53F5 Luffe 48

Mike Campbell Dick Daniels Donn Campion Mike Farrah Shlnji Ouguchi Kent Greenough

Long Beach Long Beach Santa Cruz Long Beach Nippon Ocean Richmond

532.6 491.3 499.4 481.6 548.0 572.7

Mason 33 Swan 391 Farr 40 Farr 40 X-119 Davidson 42 J-44 Olson 40

Dick Rosie Louis Freeman David Thomson Gordon Finley Gib Black Peter Richards Takashi Takamura Walter Schneider

Dana Point St. Francis St. Francis Waikiki Waikiki Hawaii Seabomia Pierpoint Bay

637.9 642.1 628.5 632.5 613.5 575.4 572.5 585.8

Frers 43 Cal 40 SC 40

Robert Kahn Jim Denning Fred Hibberd

California Richmond Newport Hrbr

34.39 28.03 39.43

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Glenn Garfein, Jan Greenough, Joe Guthrie, Lyle Reiff, Bruce Schwab. Owner Lon Price, sidelined for health reasons, turned the boat over to Greenough (owner of the Express 37 Secret of NIMH); boat will be donated to the Richmond YC Foundation after the race, as

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FSC, 10.25; 3) Sean Dyer, SJSC, 13; 4) Pete Blasberg, FSC, 14. (14 boats) OPEN—1) Chris Undeman, Chapelle, NoYC, 5.5 points; 2) Christine Hunter, OK Dinghy, RYC, 6.25; 3) Chris Nash, OK Dinghy, RYC, 8. (6 boats) 505 — 1) Bruce Tilley, FSC, 1.5 points. (2 boats) INTERNATIONAL 14 — 1) Zach Berkowitz, StFYC, 3 points; 2) Tom Wondolleck. EYC, 9; 3) Alan Laflln, StFYC, 10; 4) Ernie Bertram, RYC, 18. (12 boats) WYLIE WABBIT — 1) Jon Stewart, CYC, 4.25 points; 2) Kim Desenberg, RYC, 8.75; 3) Billy Erkelens, RYC, 9.75. (8 boats) FIREBALL — 1) Robert Thompson, RVYC, 3 points; 2) Craig Perez, RYC, 9; 3) Kevin Ren, PCYC, 9.75. (10 boats) LASER 11 — 1) Gary Bergero, LMSC, 3 points; 2) David Humphrey, LMSC, 8. (7 boats) OPEN (C-SCOW) — 1) Jim Ziebell, KBSC, 5.25 points; 2) Dallas Woll, KBSC, 6.75. (5 boats)

Life of Ryley: Jim Ryley shares the helm of his SC 70 'Mirage' with a Santa Cruz YC junior sailor. '‘Hawaii's that way!" Jim seems to be saying.

Stewart, winner of the Wabbit class. Always the centerpiece of the Small Boat Racing Association, the Clear Lake Regatta was sailed, as usual, out of the Konocti Harbor Inn. Three separate race courses were utilized, one for each of the three SBRA divisions. "The committee work was much better than last year," claimed Stewart. "Also, the level of pee-wee golf competition has skyrocketed." ■ EL TORO, SR. — 1) Hank Jotz, WSC, 8.5; 2) Vaughn Slaters, RYC, 8.75; 3) Al Kenstler, WSC, 9.75; 4) Aad Rommelse, RYC, 11. (21 boats) EL TORO, JR. — 1) Skip McCormack, RYC, 6.25 points. (3 boats) SUNFISH — 1) Bob Cronin, DSC. 3 points; 2) Darryl Coe, UASC, 7.75. (7 boats) SNIPE — 1) Jim Grubbs, EYC, 4.25 points; 2) Warren Wheaton, RYC, 8.75; 3) Bill Denhart, EYC, 14; 4) Roland Vandermeer, StFYC, 14. (11 boats) LASER — 1) Simon Bell, FLYC, 5.25 points; 2) Jon Howell, RYC, 8.75; 3) Mike Eichwald, WSC, 9; 4) Bruce Braly, WSC. 12.75. (14 boats) FJ — 1) Karl Paulsen, FSC, 6.5; 2) Steve Klotz,

Santa Cruz Box Scores The racing season is in full stride down in mellow Santa Cruz, with events occurring virtually every weekend. After a 'break' in July, the festivities will gear up again in August. Three national championships (Santana 22, Moore 24 and Qlson 30) will be hosted at Santa Cruz YC in the near future; unfortunately the United Way Regatta on July 21 has been canceled. Results of the Soling/SC 27 Invitational on June 8-9, as well as scores to date in the various series, follow:

SPRING ONE DESIGN (to date): J/24 — 1) Imajinatlon, Ed Healy, 7.75 points; 2) Pau Hana, Cliff McNamara, 17.75. (4 boats) MOORE 24 — 1) Speedster, Jim Samuels, 14.25 points; 2) Tonopah Low, Jeff Weiss, 15; 3) Mooregasm, Dave Josselyn, 19.5. (6 boats) SANTANA 22 — 1) For Sure, Eric Petersen, 13.25 points; 2) Ricks Place, Larry Comstock, 17.5; 3) Gypsy, Fred Molnar, 17.75. (8 boats)

Send in the Clowns Once a year, Santa Cruz sailors emerge from their ultralight playground to go Jester Dinghy racing at Woodward Lake in Oakdale, an hour east of Manteca. This year’s Mother’s Day Weekend Regatta was no exception, as the traveling circus of Jester skippers, mothers, spouses, kids, groupies, dogs, RVs, mountain bikes and kites hit the road for a fun-filled couple of days of racing and camping in the Sierra foothills. Jester Dinghies, relatively unknown outside of Santa Cruz, are a spirited throwback to tradition with their massive rigs and wineglass transoms, a product of their mongrel pedigree and original design as a rowing tender. Crew weight seems to have

INVITATIONAL (6/8-9): SOLING — 1) Mistress, Mark Hughes (Newport), 5.5 points; 2) Mach Two, Gll Smith, 8.75; 3) Wizard, Andy Carson, 16.76; 4) #686, Marcia Mahoney, 20; 5) #743, Melinda Erkelens, 20. (11 boats). SC 27 — 1) Hanalel Express, Rob Schuyler, 4.25 points; 2) Kurtzwelle, Bret Grlpenshaw, 8.75; 3) Clao, Craig French, 16; 4) Dynaflow, Matt Dlnl, 18; 5) Jamies Pony, Gary Evans, 22. (9 boats) SPRING SCORE TO DATE (to date): DIV. A — 1) Daisy, SC 40, John Buchanan, 4.75 points; 2) Absoluts 88, Wylie 37, Keith MacBeth, 12.75; 3) Outrageous, SC 40, Rick Llnkmeyer, 11.75. (9 boats) DIV. B — 1) Stray Cat, Olson 30, Doug Kirk, 2.25 points; 2) Summertime, Moore 24, Bob Larson, 11; 3) Animal House, Olson 30, Lezln/Akrop, 15. (18 boats) DIV. C — 1) By Design, Olson 25, Dave Skomsvold, 4.5 points; 2) For Sure, Santana 22, Eric Petersen, 5.75. (6 boats) SPRING PHRF BUOY SERIES (final):

1) Stray Cat, Olson 30, Doug Kirk, 3.75 points; 2) Summertime, Moore 24, Bob Larson, 12; 3) Bullet, Olson 30, Mike Gross, 20. (10 boats)

Pushing the envelope: Andre Lacour boldly goes where no Jester has gone before... 6.5 knots!

little bearing on boatspeed, so 200-pounders can sail evenly against the kids in these lowtech 7-foot dinghies. This year’s winner, defending champion Alan Wirtanen, put on a blazing display of laidback consistency to edge out second

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place finisher Dennis Bassano. Alan, a heavyweight in the Jester class, can’t completely fit into his boat $nd is usually seen with his head just above the gunwale and legs draping over the side. Third place in the fleet of 20 boats went to Dan Nutt, while Janie Larson won the women’s division. Highlights of the weekend included 9year-old Zach Fusari landing a well-traveled whopper of a salmon; Andre Lacour setting an all-time Jester speed record of 6.5 knots by flying a 505 kite using a tent pole for a spinnaker pole (see photo); and the entire fleet capsizing en masse in a 25-knot squall at the start of Saturday’s final race. The racing was well run by Bob Larson and Pat Walsh, who showed typical Jester resourcefulness by paying some of the non¬ sailing kids to fish from rowboats anchored at mark locations. This inventiveness was in response to the Lake Ranger’s spurious declaration that the original marks (dimestore balloons) were ’hazards to navigation’, but that kids in rowboats were okay. Too much stress in your daily routine? Pack up your favorite lawnchair and join Santa Cruz sailors at Woodward Lake next Mother’s Day! — skip allan

Mt. Tam Wham Bam Encinal YC’s Second Annual Mount Tam Wham Bam got underway on the blustery morning of June 1 as seven entrants — all F27 trimarans — blasted past Treasure Island to begin a 38-mile jaunt around the Bay. With winds in the 30-40 knot range and gusting to 50 (no lie — ask anyone in the Etchells 22 PCCs, where 7 boats dismasted) presented the fleet with the first of many challenges. After rounding the first mark off Hunter’s Point, the leaders screeched to a halt and, per the sailing instructions, executed 360 °s: 3 for the lead boat, 2 for the second and 1 for the third. Then it was a hard beat up to the Sisters in the North Bay, with the fleet staying fairly close together. From there, the race was a downwind survival contest to the finish at the Sausalito Cruising Club, with deeply reefed mains and/or storm jibs being the fashionable attire on this leg. Six boats finished (the seventh retired after shredding its main), with Andrew Pitcairn’s Pegasus winning the Around the Bay Trophy. Exciting sailing? Yes! But that was only the first part of the two-day race. Modeled after the week-long Three Peaks Race in England (a brutal sailing/climbing event

strictly for Ironmen), the Wham Bam continued the next day with an assault on Mt. Tamalpais, some 2,571 feet above sea level. Each boat sent a representative to run the windy, foggy 18-mile road race from SCC to the top of East Peak and back, with Nick Krynick (Bad Boy) returning first in a record time of 3 hours, 38 minutes. Threesome’s ’Uncle Dave’ Fairless, the 56-year-old sadist who created this event, eclipsed his personal best by 32 minutes, turning in a respectable 4 hour, 18 minute race. Amy Wells of Wlnglt finished the trip to the top and back to take the 14-and-under award. As each running crew returned, his or her boat took off from the Cruising Club for the finish at Encinal YC, via Blackaller Buoy, Blossom and Southampton Shoals. Pegasus took less than 2 hours to sail the course, winning Sunday’s race as well as overall honors. Despite being open to all comers, only F27s have competed in the first two Wham Bams, turning the event into an uninten-

Streaking across the Bay during the easy part of the Wham Bam, this F-27 was having a jolly time.

tional one design race. Granted, the race isn’t for everyone — but we’re sure it’s only a matter of time before the Wham Bam is ’discovered’. — ardi neiswonger Ardi — VJe were planning to join the fun, but negotiations with Mary Decker Slaney fell through at the last minute. It’s only a suggestion, but you might consider toning down the Mt. Tam 'leg' for a year or two to build up interest. As a substitute, why not something along the lines of a three-legged race across Dunphy Park? South Tower Race "The headlines should read 'Pearl String Broken!’, laughed race chairman Pat Brown. Indeed, for a change, Bill Riley’s Olson 25 Pearl didn’t win the Stockton Sailing Club’s South Tower Race, held this year on June page 140

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Everyone that finished the enduro, including those aboard many of the dozen boats that DNFed due to the time limit expiring, had exciting stories to tell. Unfortunately, there’s not enough room left in The Racing Sheet to relate them all — furthermore, we’re too beat up and tired from sailing in the race to do much more than list the results: FLEET I — 1) Bang, N.M 41, Max Gordon; 2) Sllthergadea, J/35, John Niesley. (3 boats) FLEET II — 1) Bloom County, Mancebo31,The Ondry Clan; 2) Expeditious, Express 34, Bartz Schneider; 3) Hotllcka, Hoble 33, Johnnie Walker. (7 boats) FLEET III — 1) Chief, SC 27, Dwight Odom; 2) Faded Badley, J/30, Dana Badley; 3) American Eagle, Peterson 34, Frank Purdy. (6 boats) FLEET IV (Olson 25) — 1) Pearl, Bill Riley; 2) ETlcket, Spooge Syndicate; 3) Alzora, Rex Mallott. (6 boats)

FLEET V — 1) Fast Lucy, Nonsuch 36, Michael Katz; 2) Edelweiss, Cal 3-30, Peter Boyce; 3) Rattle’n Hum, Wavelength 24, David Maxwell. (7 boats) FLEET VI — 1) Veloce, Cal 27, NI Orsl/Jim Coddlngton; 2) Candace Ann, Islander 30 Mk I,

pelican hook opened up and I landed in the water. "I think I was in the water a bit over 10 minutes before a powerboat picked me up, and deposited me back aboard Echo. I wasn’t ever afraid for myself, as I was within swimming distance of Angel Island, but I was sure my boat was going to get wrecked. "I had a life jacket on and was floating quite comfortably above the water, blowing my whistle and waving my hands — but no one saw or heard me until after the flood had swept me outside of Blunt Buoy; in fact, I could have touched it on my way by. Meanwhile, the boat missed the island, sailing about halfway between the buoy and Point Blunt. It sailed perfectly down to Southampton Shoals on port jjbe without me — the spinnaker never even collapsed once!" Though uninjured and not even really cold, George elected to drop out of the 25mile race, despite the fact that he — or at least his boat — was leading his division. "I rounded Blunt correctly, but the boat didn’t,"

Mike Sheehe; 3) Purrfectlon, Nonsuch 30, Ray Drew. (6 boats) FLEET VII — 1) Lyric II, Catalina 27. Paul Owlngs; 2) Escape, Cal 2-27, Bill Reynolds; 3) Aphrodesla, Cal 27; George Robinson. (11 boats) MULTIHULL — 1) Bad Boy, F-27, Andrew Pitcairn; 2) Pegasus, F-27, Gary Helms; 3) Aotea, Antrim 40, Peter Hogg. (6 boats) OVERALL — 1) Veloce; 2) Chief; 3) Pearl; 4) E21-22. Riley, a three time overall winner, did come in first in the Olson 25 group and third overall in the 52-boat fleet, the largest ever in the 19 editions of this 140-mile lap to the Golden Gate Bridge and back. Though Olson 25s once again made their presence felt in the overall standings — taking 5 of the top 10 spots — it was Ni Orsi and Jim Coddington’s Cal 27 Veloce that was the big winner. The duo are long time Stockton Sailing Club members and supporters of the South Tower Race, so their amazing 49-minute corrected time victory was a popular one with the home crowd. This year’s race, which was actually more like 8 different races all run together, was fairly typical. In Suisun Bay, there was too much wind (Miss Conduct, Tom Mason’s Olson 29, dropped out with broken spread¬ ers); later, at Benicia, there was simply no wind at all. Coming home, it was breezy enough that Rattle’n Hum, a Wavelength 24, momentarily lost 3 of 5 crewmembers over¬ board in a monumental broach.

Ticket; 5) Alzora; 6) Fast Lucy; 7) Candace Ann; 8) Vivace; 9) Make My Day; 10) Bloom County. (52 starters) FIRST TO WEATHER MARK — Bang; FIRST MONOHULL TO FINISH — Eclipse; FIRST MULTIHULL TO FINISH — Aotea.

SSS In The Bay Race When George Kiskaddon signed his Wylie 34 Echo up for the Singlehanded Sailing Society’s In the Bay Race, no one thought he’d take the event so literally. On the downwind leg from Biackaller Buoy to Southampton Shoals, a few hundred yards from Point Blunt, Kiskaddon experienced the moment that singlehanders dread most: he fell off his boat and watched it sail away. "I was coming back from setting up the foredeck for a jibe when the boat lurched," explained George, one of the most exper¬ ienced singlehanders on the Bay. "It wasn’t blowing that hard — about 10 knots — so I didn’t have my safety harness on. When I grabbed the lifeline to steady myself, the

Solo sailor George Kiskaddon's chute never even collapsed once...

joked Kiskaddon later. "Besides, there was a small matter of outside assistance." None of the other 46 starters or 39 finishers had as much excitement as Kiskaddon, though Ed Ruszel and his Yankee 30 Chelonia deserve a mention. Sailing solo, Ed managed to run aground in the mud off Corinthian YC just after his start. After 15 minutes, the CYC race committee pulled Chelonia off, and Ed restarted the

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strenuous race. In winds that ranged from 530 knots, Ruszel went on to finish first on both elapsed and corrected time in his class, but voluntarily dropped out — another casualty of 'outside assistance'. DOUBLEHANDED: MULTIHULL — 1) Three Play, F-27, Robert Watson; 2) Pegasus, F-27, Andrew Pitcairn. (4 boats) PHRF II (0-126) — 1) Bird, Swede 55, David Poole; 2) C Ro-Mar, Beneteau 42, Marty Christ¬ ensen; 3) Nldaros II, Santana 30/30, BJarne Junge. (7 boats) PHRF III (127-168) — 1) Chesapeake, Merit 25, Jim Fair; 2) Cookie Jar, Moore 24, Irving Rubin. (5 boats) PHRF IV (169-above) — 1) Wherewolf, Cal 29, John Hauser; 2) Nlghtwlnd, Ranger 23, Richard Sloan. (6 boats)

SINGLEHANDED: MULTIHULL—• 1) Aotea, Antrim 40, Peter Hogg. (2 boats) PHRF II — 1) White Knuckles, Olson 30, Dan Benjamin; 2) Etosha, Adler 60, Bob Cramner-Brown. (4 boats) PHRF III — 1) Praise, Freedom 36, Ken Joy; 2) Chief, SC 27, Dwight Odom; 3) Stuff, Chaser 33, Stan Thomas. (9 boats) PHRF IV — 1) Amanda, Newport 30, Pat Broderick; 2) Foray, Nichols 28, James Fryer; 3) Impossible, Ranger 23, Gary Kneeland. (9 boats)

Etchells PCCs Talk about a blowout! The first race of the San Francisco YC-hosted Etchells 22

Pacific Coast Championships on June 1-2 was easily the most expensive race held orr the Bay so far this summer. With winds gusting into the 40s on the Berkeley Circle, seven masts tumbled (on boats belonging to Patrick Adams, Vito Bialla, Hank Easom, Mike LaHorgue, Ken Munro, Russ Silvestri/ Bill Barton and Dave Yoffie), one was bent and was later replaced (Don Jesberg), and one should have fallen but didn’t when the chain plate holding the headstay pulled out (Patrick Pender). And those were just the ones we heard about. No one was counting all the spin¬ nakers that blew up, or all the bther qamage. Only 14 of the 32 boats entered in the race managed to limp across the finish line, and even the winner — Satisfaction, sailed by skipper Jeff Madrigali with Jorge Lee and Jeff Wayne — blew out a kite during the punishing race. Madro and company went on to win the abbreviated series for the second year in a row with a 1,5,1 record. "Going into the regatta, 1 was worried that our crew was too light," said Jeff. "But when it blows that hard, weight actually doesn’t make as much difference as just surviving." Surviving second best in the series was Chris Perkins, sailing his Secret Weapon with Matt Ciesicki and Stu Eddings. Third went to class stalwart John Ravizza on Jumper, with crew Randy Smith and Stew Huntington (the Examiner’s yachting reporter). Don Jesberg’s E-Ticket was in the thick of the battle with a 2,3 when they took a disastrous 33 points for being over early in the third race (ironically, the race official making the call was Susie

Madrigali, Jeff’s wife). The PCCs were the last of four regattas that counted towards qualifying for the Worlds, to be hosted on the Circle by San Francisco YC on August 9-16. The top 13 boats, which appear in the second paragraph below, will represent the Bay Area in that top-flight international competition. PCCs — 1) Satisfaction, Jeff Madrigali, 6.50 points; 2) Secret Weapon, Chris Perkins, 10.75; 3)

1991 CATALINA RACE ENTRIES (AS OF 6/24) Beat About Tune Acey Deucy Aniara Aotea AxelHeyst Bingo Blarney Blitz Cat Tales Corsair Cutty Sark Cygnet Dance Away Defiance Dolphin Dance El Gato Grande Else Expressway

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W. Martin R. Leute E. Schou P. Hogg G. Upson B. Myers C. Maher a Neill M. Jendresen M.Michie M. Richardson T. Springstead M. Swift B. Maudru W. Whitley S. Dutton B. Fowler R. Groelz

SC 50 Swan 33 Antrim 40 Custom 50 CF-37 Pearson 32 Express 37 Nonsuch 30 Corsair F-27 Aloha 10.4 Swan 36 Santana 35 Cross 46R Baltic 43 Catalina 38 Pacific 40 Express 27

Fast Company Fat Cat Finatett First Class Frequent Flyer Gate Crasher Gemini Glory Days Gone With The Wind HanaHo High Flyer Hot Bottom Illusion Intrepid Jack Babbitt Jarlen LaBohme La Diana Lady Hawke Lear Jet

Pyramid 45 Catalina 30 Sabre 42 Express 37 Express 37 CSC 41 Baltic 38 Pretorien 35 SC 50 SC 50 Olson 30 Freedom 36 Choate 44 Freedom 36 Peterson 40 J-35 Hunter 37.5 Contessa35 Moore 24 N/M56

R. Nolan S. Bailey A. Finlay B. Stauch T.HaH R.Shortz D. Fain A. Rothman B. Leroy The Crokers M. Ewens S, Kyle D. Fell G. McKay D. Liggett B. Bloom B.Pendola F. Huffman D.Buhler S. Paliin

Legendary Limerick Locomotion Maluhia Marrakesh Maxwell Melange Michegaas My Rubber Ducky Mystery Nicole North Mist Pakele Peaches Perezoso Phantom Pilot Pythagoras Red Stripe Revision

Jeanneau 41, Bristol 40 Express 27 Beneteau 42 Express 34 Catalina 38 Express 37 Soverel 30 Hobie 33 Cal 43 Orion 35 Catalina 30 Custom 35 Express 27 ExcaJibur 26 J/44 Custom 35 Olson 40 Sonoma 30 Catalina 30

D. Teakall D. Hurley J.Amen D. Sallows B.Bini T. Adamson S. Chamberlin J. Greenblatt L Garami J. Pierresuit J. Dupuis . J. Aton H. Sampson T. Martin Nehms/Sargent J. Clapper S. Alspaugh The Winsons B. Sanders D. Jacoby page 142

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The Etchells 22 PCCs was more of a demolitian derby than the expected preview of the worlds.

Jumper, John Ravizza, 13; 4) Ambush, Scott Mason, 14; 5) Menace X, Don Trask, 21; 6) Boxes, Dewey Hines, 32; 7) Wild Woman, Kers Clausen, 33; 8) E-TIcket, Don Jesberg, 38; 9) Puff, Craig Healy/Jlm Coggan, 39; 10) #860, Bob Park, 39. (32 boats) QUALIFIED FOR THE WORLDS — 1) Healy/Coggan, 30.75 points; 2) Chris Perkins, 47.75; 3) Don

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J/24 CheoyLee43 Express 27 Beneteau37.5 Mull 22 MacGregor 65 CF-37 Corsair F-27 Luffe 44 Challenger 32 Cal 48 Newport 33 Newport 30 Ericson 38 Olson 30 C&C 44 Gulfstar 41 Vagabond 47 Corsair F-27

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T. Bentsen P. Wolcott M. Hainan T. Flemming J. Drake J. Cooper The Lynns K. Kinoshita B.Geunther 0. Nostrand The Staritts R. Tyhurst R. Nance M. Eisenzimmer Plumley/Sebastlani D. Folsom T.Tazelar J. O'Connor R. Wells

Jesberg, 49; 4) Jeff Madrlgall, 54; 5) Sllvestrl/ Barton, 57.25; 6) Hank Easom, 65; 7) John Ravizza, 79; 8) Kers Clausen, 89; 9) Mike LaHorgue, 102; 10) Vito Blalla, 109; 11) Ken Munro, 128; 12) Patrick Adams, 130; 13) Bob Park, 147.

Race Notes Pinball wizards: The first 'real' HDA race was held on the Cityfrorit on June 2 (the Vallejo Race was, as usual, a crapshoot and the May 18 race was cancelled for lack of wind). Good breeze and a flood tide quickly seperated the champs from the chumps in the small fleets. Winners in each division were as follows: Div. H (PHRF 0114) — Salt Shaker, Peterson 39, Lee Tompkins (5 boats); Div. J (117-132) — Wavetraln, Olson 91 IS, Rick Caskey (9 boats); Div. K (135-159) — Movin On, Jeanneau 32, Bob Neal (8 boats); Div. L (162-180) — Chesapeake, Merit 25, Jim Fair (7 boats); Div. M (183-up)—Dulclnea, Killer Whale, Mathiasen/Pritchard (9 boats) Two weekends later the HDA gang was back at it, this time on a South Bay course hosted by the Bay View Boat Club. Top finishers that day were: Div. H—My Rubber Ducky, Hobie 33, Lee Garami (4boats); Div. J — Harp, Catalina 38, Mike Mannix (8 boats); Div. K — Severn, Annapolis 44, Ryle Radke (8 boats); Div. L — Crinan, C&C 30, Bill West (6 boats); Div. M — Antares, Islander 30, Larry Telford (10 boats). /

Shrink to fit: The Southern Ocean Racing Conference (SORC), the premiere grand prix series in the country in the ’60s and ’70s, continues to fade away. In 1992, the circuit will be limited to IMS and PHRF racers, and will feature just a single overnight race (across the Gulf Stream to Great Issac and return) in addition to 7 bouy races. The traditional St. Pete-Ft. Lauderdale event will reappear as part of the series in 1993. "We’re responding to what our participants say they want," claimed chairman Scott Piper. North Bay news: The second of three North Bay Series weekend regattas was sponsored by Benicia YC on the gorgeous weekend of June 15-16. A scheduling conflict with Father’s Day kept some boats at the dock, but the 18 boats that did particapate were rewarded with excellent sailing conditions in Carquinez Straits. The winners were: Div. A — Inulctus, C&C 40, John Webb, 3.5 points (6 boats); Div. B — Rubaiyat, Newport 30 Mk II, John Arisman, 3.5 points (5 boats); Div. C — Latent Image, Dufour Quarter Ton, Slack/Coleman, 3.5 points (3 boats); Div. D — Catmandu, Catalina 38, Glen Jurzick, 3.5 points (4 boats). The last North Bay regatta will be hosted by Vallejo YC on August 17-18. Summer vacation 1992: Honolulu will be the 'in' place to be next summer, specifically from July 26 through August 14. Following

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closely on the heels of the America’s Cup (May 1992) will be three world class sailing competitions put on by the Royal Hawaiian Ocean Racing Club: the eighth biennial Kenwood Cup (August 1-14), the Two Ton Worlds (July 25-August 14) and the International 50 Foot Honolulu Regatta (July 29-August 3). "This virtually gaurantees that Hawaii will be the focus of world offshore yacht racing in July and August of 1992," states RHORC’s Ken Morrison. Information on any of these events can be obtained by writing the RHORC, Box 88648, Honolulu, Hawaii 96830, or phoning 808-946-9061. Maui wowie: As we go to press, Molly Sue, a Kettenburg 50 owned by Ron Bodsen of San Diego, is leading the 5-boat fleet in the San Diego to Maui Race, a race for 'classic and traditional' yachts which started on June 9. Sponsored by the Ancient Mariners Sailing Society and the Lahaina YC, the fourth running of this race features two boats from the Bay Area: Caprice (Lapworth 50, David and Barbara Lenschmidt, Alameda) and Eventide (Lapworth 36, Bob Griffiths, Orinda). The other two boats in the race are Rowena (Rhodes 49, Tom Jackson, San Diego) and the legendary 1930 schooner Dauntless (Alden 61, Paul Plotts, San Diego). Apparently, Rose of Sharon’s 1981 record of 13 days, 5 hours, isn’t in danger of being broken. Details next month. The magic continues: Abracadabra, the hot R/P 50 sailed by Italy’s (wink, wink) Paul Cayard, bested a 13-boat fleet to win the International 50 Footer Regatta at Travemunde, Germany, on May 27-30. Light air plagued the event, the third of five on this year’s 50s circuit (the next one is at Lymington, England, on July 18-23; the finale is in Japan in early November). Abracadabra’s win puts them first overall in the 1991 50-Foot World Cup competition, followed closely by Juno V, Mandrake and Insatiable. Results of the Travemunde regatta follow: 1) Abracadabra, 13.75 points; 2) Container, 14.75; 3) Juno V, 16.75; 4) Mandrake, 19; 5) Pro-Motion VII, 23.75; 6) Insatiable, 25; 7) Fujimo, 26.5; 8) Champosa VII, 29; 9) Carat VII, 43; 10) Tuborg, 43; 11) Wlndquest, 47; 12) Diane, 48; 13) Cyclone, 64. Sweet smell of success: The Kouros Cup, sponsored by Yves Saint-Laurent Perfumes for Men, was sailed at St. Tropez (on the Cote D’Azur of the French Riviera) on June 9-15. Professional Kiwi match racer

Hank 'Raging Bull' Jotz stuck it to the Toro fleet at Clear Lake again last month.

Russell Coutts emerged victorious to earn $25,000, one of the larger purses in the sport. Runner-up Chris Dickson pocketed $14,000, while third place winner Peter Isler landed $10,000 for his efforts. A Frenchman, Thierry Pepponet, was fourth in the 12-boat field. Boats for the event, one of ten on the Grand Prix of Match Race Sailing Circuit, were Beneteau First Class Europes. Another match racing event, the Liberty Cup in New York City, is underway as we go to press. Atlantic high: Six boats dashed 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean last month in an event called the BOC TransAtlantic Challenge. Finishing first on June 3, in a time of 13 days, 10 hours, was Warren Luhrs’ Hunter’s Child. Luhrs set a new 24hour sailing record for 60-footers in the process — 344 miles — and also survived a collision with a 15-foot "mother of all sharks". Grinnaker-Allied, co-skippered by South Africans Bertie Reed and John Martin, finished two days later and actually won the first place prize of gold sovereigns (Hunter’s Child was not eligible for the sovereigns because she didn’t compete in the Round the World Race). Third went to Kanga Birtle’s Jarkan; fourth to Jose de Ugarte’s BBV Expo; fifth to Josh Hall’s Spirit of Ipswich; and sixth to Robin Davie’s Global Exposure. Speaking of the BOC Challenge, it appears that the traditional finishing port of Newport, RI, will be abandoned in favor of an English port. Futhermore, Newport may also lose the start of the race, as the Britishbased sponsors, The BOC Group, are 'shopping' for alternatives along the east

coast of the United States. "We need a port that wants to participate as an enthusiastic partner in the event," claims a spokesman. Read between the lines... And while we’re on the subject of Round the World Races, the Whitbread Race recently became a two beer race, signing on Heineken Beer as the leg-by-leg sponsor instead of Beefeater Gin. Great balls of fire! The Fireball Nationals were held at Richmond YC on June 20-23. Dominating the moderately windy six race, no throwout series was skipper Steve Smith and crew Craig Perez, sailing for the host club. A pair of Canadians, Rob Thompson and Richard Mandell, came in a distant second, just a quarter of a point ahead of RYC junior sailors Tony Fisher and Vaughn Seifer. In the concurrent Lightning California District Championships, a trio of San Diego boats swept the 9-boat fleet. Jay Lyon won the Lightning event, followed by Carl Eichenlaub and Jay Oldham. No thunder from Down Under: New Zealand has officially withdrawn from next month’s Admiral’s Cup in England, citing that country’s adverse economic situation. Meanwhile, Australia’s participation appears doubtful after one of their team members pulled his boat out unexpectedly. Is this the beginning of the end for this prestigious series? Will the U.S. finally win, if only by attrition? Answers in August. Go west, young man: The fifth biennial Longpac race for single and doublehanded sailors gets underway on Wednesday, July 31. "Why start oh a Saturday when we’re going to be gone five days anyway?" says race chairman Ed Ruszel. Originally designed as a qualifier for the Singlehanded TransPac (the next one starts June 27, 1992), the Longpac has come into its own as a sort of mini offshore marathon. And with a welcome handicapping change, it should begin to attract even more masochists, er, we mean enthusiasts. In the past, the race committee backed into the handicapping by assigning each boat a specific longitude based on its PHRF rating. The idea was to finish them all about the same time and the first one over the line was the winner. The problem was that the faster boats were getting tired of having to go 300 or 400 miles out before they turned around. Now all boats will sail out only to the 200mile mark (126° 40’W) before coming home and handicap placings will be determined normally. Ed Ruszel can tell you more at (707) 745-6979 (w) or (415) 527-7276 (h). poge 144

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With reports this month from a former 49’er aboard Mariposa in St. Petersburg; from Fellowship at Fanning Atoll; from the Mike and Karen, who’ve just sold the Tola, the 24-footer they sailed around the world; from Ray Morgan on the rescue of Tovltchka, which went up on Baja near Arroyo Cohejo; from Gail Starr on the start ofRegata Bahia de Banderas, a new cruisers’ event in Mexico; from Grimsby, In Costa Rica; and finally, Cruise Notes. Mariposa — Valiant 40 Dr. Lloyd & Jean Milburn Life After Football (St. Francis YC) The accompanying photograph shows Dr. Lloyd and Jean Milburn as they take a few minutes off for a picture during their recent refit stopover in St. Petersburg, Florida. Their sailing home is Mariposa, a Valiant 40 they have owned since 1978. Members of the St. Francis YC, the Milburns and Mariposa were active local sailors until 1985 when they began their retirement cruise. Having retired as the team physician for the San Francisco 49er’s, Lloyd and his wife Jean originally visualized a leisurely six month to one year cruise to Mexico. But

Dr. Lloyd and Jean Milburn — six years overdue and holding on their return home.

once underway, the Milburns found that the Mexico trip was only an appetizer; six years later they are still enjoying the main course.

After cruising Central America and making a passage through the Panama Canal, they have been seen throughout the Caribbean, living the sailors’ dream by going which ever way the winds may blow. St. Petersburg turned out to be an excellent place to overhaul and refit Mariposa, since all services are readily available and somewhat more affordable. With Mariposa once again looking as good as new, the Milburns are working their way eastward on the next leg of their sailing odyssey. With near term plans of exploring the Bahamas, Bermuda and the Azores, they will complete a transAtlantic passage leading to an extended visit of the waterways and harbors of Europe. Beyond that? "Who knows?" says Lloyd, "maybe we’ll return to the Caribbean. We’re in no rush." Not a bad agenda for a cruise that started out as a six-month sail to Mexico! Yes, there is life after football. — sylvia dabny Fellowship — Yamaha 33 Sally Andrew & Foster Goodfellow Fanning & Christmas Islands (Fortman Marina, Alameda) After a farewell lunch at the Hawaii YC, we cast Fellowship’s lines off and headed for Fanning Island, Republic of Kiribati (inexplicably pronounced kir-ee-bas). There at the dock td wish us fair winds were Larry, Jo and 4-year old Addison Duke of Marina Village in Alameda; Canadian friend/Mexico cruiser Class of '83 Bob Henderson; and, Hawaiian yachtsman Gary (Skip) Winterbottom. We’d spent five months cruising Hawaii, having arrived on the last day of September and then departing the last day of February. We spent October and November transiting the islands east to west, and found all the passages and islands to be wonderful. December’s rains and winds limited our cruising, but our patience was rewarded by good inter-island sailing in January — which the locals say is unusual. We revisited Lanai, Molokai and Maui, and spent much of our time whale-watching off Lahaina. We also made several new friends at Mala Wharf, which is just down the road from Lahaina: Kurt Holland of San Francisco, who was staying aboard Rick and Janette

Hamill’s Santa Cruz-based Renaissance; John Kudulis, a Latitude subscriber devotee who has sailed both Alaskan and Indian Ocean waters with his Westsail 28, Tomaida; Californians Marcie and Kevin Millett of Breezin, a Brown 30 tri that was soon to be headed for Fiji and points south; Mike, Karen and Falcon off the Columbia 24 Tola, who had just completed a circumnavigation; and, Fred "the wind generator maker" who sailed his Brown 37 tri Serape to the islands after many years in La Paz. Postponing our departure enabled us to get our %# + @#l taxes done — yeah, you still have to do them even if you’re cruising — to suffer through an emergency root canal and to haul at Ala Wai Marine Center. While hauled we replaced all of Fellowship’s original gate valves with new bronze ball valves. It was a nasty job we’d postponed until one of them failed! It was good we page 146

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hauled, because we also discovered that a stainless pintel on the rudder post was about to disintegrate. We got a lot of good help from the guys there; Scott, Howard and yard manager Steve. It took us days to recover from their 'aloha' Friday hospitality: too many beers and way too many B-52s! Satisfied our 'to do' lists had been completed and that enough provisions had been stored, we sailed out of the Ala Wai on a starboard tack on the tail end of a kona! We tried trolling and within ten minutes . .. woompph! The line went taut with a mahi. Four days out of Hawaii we were attacked by huge waves shaped like pyramids. Beam on, they turned the sail into a real roller coaster ride. The waves were too much strain for our old tiller pilots, so we hosed up our Ratcliffe windvane and it did a marvelous job. With a double-reefed main and a storm jib we still managed to rip along at close to

six knots. During the worst of that blow we were joined by a booby that landed amidships. He worked his way forward to give Foster a hand hanking on the stormsail, then slipped and slid back to the cockpit where he spent most of the night hanging on. By dawn he and his dropping had disappeared. We missed his companionship. At 1800 on the seventh day out it was decision time. We had 118 miles to go but didn’t really want to spend a night standing off the island. The optimistic half of our crew decided we should try and make port in 24 hours — just before dark. So we shook out the reefs and hanked on our 95% Pineapple blade, which sent us rocketing off into the night. The comfort/luxury of our GPS positioning allowed us to close on the island without the fear of running up on the reef or getting set off course. The strong currents in /

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this neck of the ocean can run east or west at up to two knots. In any event, by 1300 the next day we were safely anchored off Fanning Island, eight days to the minute out of Honolulu. Landfall at Fanning was sudden and exciting. Because the atoll only rises a few feet above seadevel, it can’t be seen in even the best weather until you’re almost on top *of it. From 13 miles out, however, we were able to see the 'loom' of the island in the sky. This green glow is actually a reflection of the lagoon. The Micronesian navigators realized the navigation potential of this phenomenon over 1,000 years ago and kept it in their bag of navigation tricks. Seven miles out we were able to spot the tops of palm trees at Whaler’s Anchorage on the north side of the island. We finally knew we were at the right place when the first Gilbertese fishermen paddled out in their outrigger canoes.

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Check-in was simple — certainly easier than dealing with Hawaiian custom’s officials! Port fees and two visas at Fanning came to $60 Australian. We didn’t need much other money as there is almost nothing to buy. There was, for example, no rice, sugar or flour for four of the seven weeks we stayed at the atoll. Luckily we brought lots of gifts and trading good. We were amply rewarded with gifts of pandanus craft, fresh fish, pumpkins, breadfruit and coconuts. The Gilbertese people are happy to share everything they have with you, including their time. The only problem is that if you verbally admire something, they feel obligated to give it to you! So now we’ve learned to follow custom and merely raise our eyebrows in admiration of things. Our most memorable gift was 200 bananas which ripened at the same time, given to us by Meraina, the wife of Ubaitoi, the 'main man' on the island. We gave Ubaitoi a Latitude 38 t-shirt, which he proceeded to wear almost every single day. The banana gift was

Foster Coodfellow, getting down to the nitty gritty on a coconut palm at Fanning Atoll.

actually topped by two chickens, complete with heads, feet, feathers and functioning hearts and lungs. How are you supposed to

keep live chickens on a 33 foot sailboats. Fortunately we couldn’t catch them when it came time to leave, and 'gave' them to Ubaitoi and Meraina. Fanning is a recyclers’ heaven because almost everything has value here: old paint for the outriggers, empty wine bottles for collecting toddy, jars for kerosene lanterns, old rope, beachcombed glass and plastic fishing floats, etc. We gave au)ay childrens’ clothes, t-shirts, fish hooks, line, fish netting, playing cards, checkers, batteries, fuses and baseball caps. Next time we’ll bring an extra watch, Polaroid film and more^games. During our seven weeks at Fanning there was only one other yacht that called, and much to our astonishment it was Tom Hoyes on Sabrina. Tom, who had singlehanded to Palmyra and Fanning from Honolulu, is a friend from our home port of Fortman Marina in Alameda! We had him over for dinner and he brought along a bottle of California cabernet that we especially enjoyed. Our lengthy visit to Fanning was delightful. It wasn’t paradise, but the people were friendly, hospitable and inquisitive and retained strong ties to their Micronesian culture. They often asked us about "our village" and "our island". Answering them was often a time-consuming and hilarious undertaking. On several occasions they thought we were making a joke or exaggerating, since a lie would have been inexcusable and unpardonable. They also felt a touching concern our getting lonely because we had no children and we were so far away from our family and friends. We’ll long remember these people, the remoteness of their lives in the mid-Pacific and the simplicity of their lifestyle. Nor will I ever forget the burning blues of the lagoon in the midday sun: viridian, cobalt, peacock, agate and emerald — or the reflection of the equatorial stars in the tropical night. These memories will stay with me forever. But now that the hurricane season in the southern hemisphere is over, we are now anxious to explore the islands of Tonga and Fiji. But first, does anyone remember how to raise the anchor? P.S. We made a short stop at nearby Christmas Island, where we bumped into Heather and Steve aboard the San Francisco-based Nor’Sea 27 Tandem Cay. They’d arrived the night before after a direct sail from Hawaii. — sally 515191

Tola — Columbia 24 Beau Soleil — Dickerson 41 Mike, Karen & Falcon Riley (Coronado, California) We just had the saddest time of ouV eight years; we sold beautiful To/a in Hawaii. We had three different people fighting each other to get her, but she went to the best man, a modern day Indiana Jones, an archaeologist of the Bishop Museum who plans to travel to his digs on Tola. We flew (yes!) to Coronado where we are buying Beau Soleil, which not only has an engine, but which you can actually stand up in! We’ll be here, alas, until the end of 1992. We are busy housesitting and working, so the time will go fast. Young Falcon is taking being ashore the hardest because he has so many 'no’s' now. There are so many ways for a young child to get into trouble ashore. Life at sea was so much simpler for him. He hates being inside and will watch TV for only five minutes before he gets totally bored. He lives for the days that we go down to the boat and work. Karen loves having a house to play with again, but she’s getting tired of all the page 148

housework involved. At least three times a week I find her staring up at the stars or gazing at the horizon. Well, keep it hot, Latitude, and let’s everyone wear those hats. P.S. Just a few comments on Gil and Karen of Papi’s Cruising Center in Cabo San Lucas. Part of cruising is self-reliance. The discipline that enables you to get your self out of a storm is not all that different from finding a laundry in Cabo. Either you can do it yourselves or you need help. Getting Gil’s help is a little like cheating, isn’t it? After all, we’re supposed to be 'cruisers', able to cross oceans on a whim. Aren’t we? If people just want to be tourists they should charter. But I have a pet peeve, too. Gil and Karen should farm out control of the net. Not that they don’t do a good job, they do. But your VHF is your final defense against collision and many people are uncomfortable using a VHF. I believe that the net should be controlled by a new person each week. By the end of the week that person would never fear the radio again. And that makes for safe sailing. — rr.ike, karen, falcon 615191 sage 149

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things themselves, but that It’s a lot more fun that way. Some folks are naturally self-reliant — we suspect you were that way right from the crib — but others need to work up to it. It seems to us that Papi’s helps folks make the transition. Best of luck with your new boat, we hope you’ll stay in touch.

The Rescue Of Tovitchka Arroyo Conejo, Baja

Spread; 'Tola', the circumnavigating Columbia 24. Inset; Karen and Falcon Riley, who joined Mike and 'Tola' for most of the trip.

Readers — If you don’t know the story of the Rileys, you’re missing out on one of the great inspirational sailing tales. It’s a little foggy in our memory now, but Mike started sailing around the world in a Columbia 24, a boat seldom singled out as an offshore cruiser. Somewhere in the South Pacific he met Karen. They were later married and somewhere — was it India? — she bore him a son. They subsequently completed their circumnavigation and then sailed on to Hawaii, where they sold Tola. Don’t think they’re not known and respected In ports all around the globe. If you’re reading this Mike, we have to disagree with you about people using Gil and Karen to find things and services in Cabo. The way we see it, Cabo is the first foreign stop for many cruisers, and as such they are tentative and unsure of themselves. If they get a helping hand from friendly faces like Gil and Karen, they get off on the right foot, rapidly build their confidence, and soon learn that yes, they can not only take care of

Just before the start of the La Paz morning net on May 21, a call came over the radio reporting that the Tashiba 40 Tovitchka had gone aground in the surf near Arroyo Conejo. This is a small fishing village on the west coast of Baja, about 60 miles east of La Paz across the desert. Since it was not the first time a yacht has been driven up on the Baja shore, within hours a group of eight yachties had gathered a portable SSB radio, a GPS, road maps and other gear and started overland. Tovitchka’s owners, Fred and Tova Hekking, exhausted and traumatized by their ordeal, were naturally elated by the arrival of help. But the situation didn’t look good. The sloop was lying parallel to shore, listing at 40 degrees, with her starboard rail awash in sand. And there was a swell running. The group decided the first order of business was setting two more anchors, as the action of the surf was causing the boat to 'walk' up the beach. The boat’s dinghy was mobilized for this purpose, and by nightfall Tovitchka was in a stabilized position. The owners and rescue crew gathered wood and established a camp-site on the cliff overlooking the beach. When dawn broke, the rescue crew was energized by thoughts of their own boats being in a similar predicament, wallowing like a sick animal, her bottom pointed toward the sky. Even more invigorating was the news over.'the SSB that an Ensenada fishing boat was on its way to attempt a tow. The rescue crew feverishly worked to run a 3/4-inch nylon line around the propeller aperture, and then a truck arrived from La Paz with a steel towing cable. One of the men went aloft and retrieved as many halyards as possible. These halyards were then employed to pull the mast and boat as far over as possible, which would make it easier to drag the 16-ton yacht over the sand. When the San Pablo arrived that afternoon there were two problems. One was

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language; nobody on the beach spoke fluent Spanish and nobody on the Ashing boat spoke English. Then there was the matter of getting the tow line through the heavy surf to the fishing boat. A volunteer jumped into Tovitchka’s tender, and held steady by others until the waves flattened out, made a dash for the fishing boat with the messenger line. But just as it appeared he might make it, a targe cresting wave threw the man and the boat high into the air. Separated in the tumultuous surf, both the dink and operator were rescued. Undaunted, the rescue team handcranked the outboard until it was ready to run again, the operator hopped in, and another try was made. This time the oncesoaked engine sputtered, and the helpless dink and operator were once again thrown ass over teakettle into the foam. The dink landed on a small reef where the throttle and control handle were broken, rendering it quite useless. Once the crew on the Ashing boat

Fred and Tova Hekking's Tashiba 40 'Tovitchka1, the latest in a long line of northbound yachts that have ended up on Baja beaches.

understood nobody could make it out, a brave Mexican lad in a wet-suit jumped off the San Pablo and swam for shore.

Staggering from the exertion, he was helped up the beach with the messenger line. Because of miscommunication, the Ashing boat captain thought the large line was the tow line, not just a line with which to get the steel towing cable out to his boat. As a result, the San Pablo began to tow Tovitchka with the wrong line. Pulled by the Ashing boat, the 40-foot sloop turned bow out, and with each wave began to inch back toward the ocean and freedom. But in an instant those hopes were shattered: the tow line snapped. The sun dipped into the seasand with it the hopes of some of the rescuers. \ With the boat resting in a stable, bow-out position, the crew returned to La Paz for much needed rest and more gear. The next morning a call went out on the net for line, anchors, food, cars, camping gear and more volunteers. Early the following day, a caravan of cars set out 60 miles across the desert once again. For the next three days, the crew worked to replace worn lines and keep the Tovitchka in the position she was in. Meanwhile, owner Hekking made arrangements in La Paz for another tow boat and a yard to do the repair work. He returned on Sunday with a hired group of strong and capable Mexicans. Part of the new plan was to lighten the boat. So a generator, dinghies, sails, jerry cans and assorted bags of boat gear were removed from the boat, taken up the cliff and loaded into a truck. Then the Ashing boat San Carlos arrived. A new bridle was set on the boat, three men in a panga handled the dangerous job of taking the tow line out, and the language barrier was overcome. So it was that just before dark on May 27, six hours short of a week after she’d gone aground, Tovitchka got her needed pull. As the tow line went taut, men with knives slashed her securing lines, and she lurched and bumped her way through the surf. Everyone held their breath as she came free and headed through the surf line. If she took on one of the 10-foot waves, the tow line would surely break. But Neptune smiled, the swells held back, and Tovitchka charged out into the deep water of freedom once again. Ray Morgan, who is cruising his 32-foot sloop Hoy Hoy, and who provided the above information, had this to say of the experience: "As sailors, we can all imagine the terror Fred and Tova experienced on that dark and strange shore. We can also sit back and

criticize others’ mistakes and brag about how we would have reacted in such a situation. But accidents are just that — accidents. They are going to happen. We should all try and learn from the mistakes of others, so that hopefully experience will teach us enough caution to avoid injury and destruction of our boats. "One of the small lessons to be learned from the Tovitchka experience is that we cruisers, if we pull together, have the power to change situations for the better. We can do more than just sit there while fellow cruisers are in need." Fearing that someone important would be left out, Morgan didn’t give the names of anyone involved in the rescue. He did, however, want to put in a good word for the women, who kept the camp going up on the cliff. Morgan says that while often overlooked, the women played an important part in the rescue. There was no report on the condition of Tovitchka, where she was taken, or her home port. — latitude, based on information provided by ray morgan poge 150

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Kite — Stevens 47 Dick & Lona Wilson Europa 92 Rally (Modesto) We made it — 'it' being our start of the Europa 92 Around the World Rally'. Most of the fleet started in Gibraltar earlier in the year and have been completing legs west 2ver since. They were to leave the Galapagos for the Marquesas the same day ve left San Diego for the Marquesas. On April 6, just a few hours before our .tart, Tom Williams of Cruising World Ltd. ;ame down to Kite for the final inspection. Ne passed with flying colors and Williams ;aid we "didn’t appear to be a party boat". Ve don’t know if he meant that as a :ompliment or not! At 1000 hours on April 6 we were giv^n in official start, complete with countdown md an imaginary line between the San )iego entrance markers #9 & #10. We were 0 seconds late to the line as there was very ttle wind. We won the start handily, owever, as the only other San Diego tarter, Scorpio, wasn’t ready to leave and tarted 10 days later. age 151

As wild and rugged as the Marquesas are, they still have beautiful flowers and tasty baguettes.

We had so little wind the first 24 hours that the Azure Seas cruise ship called to ask if we were disabled. "No thanks on the help," we responded, "it’s called racing." We could have motored, as it’s allowed in some divisions of the Europa '92 Rally, but it meant we would have dropped into another handicap group. A good breeze came up the next day and we were blessed with 25 knot winds and big following seas all the way to the equator. Mildred, our Monitor windvane, worked flawlessly and eased the burden of the crew considerably. Fortunately for all of us, King Neptune made his traditional appearance at the equator. We can report he has a beard of frayed line, wears a foil crown and carries a trident made of an old boat hook. The three women on the crew, Rhonda Peterson, Diana Sutter and myself, dressed appropriately: hats, pareaus and sea shell leis. After a toast with Totts champagne (always loyal to the old firm!), we were

pronounced shellbacks. The remainder of our voyage to Hiva Oa was uneventful except for getting a spinnaker sheet wrapped around the end of the boom during a set. The passage was a model of consistency: the first half on starboard tack, the last half on port tack. Hiva Oa was right where it was supposed to be. We know, because both our celestial sights and the great Trimble Nav-Trac GPS told us so. Dick, Rhonda and 1 did the celestial work, which was great fun. A tip of the hat to Sam Crabtree for his diligent instruction at Alameda College; with practice we became proficient. We arrived in Hiva Oa after 20 days and 10 hours of sailing, where race organizer Jimmy Cornell came out in a dink to greet us and escort us in. Even though there was a full moon, Dick was anything but calm about entering a strange anchorage at night. As it turned out, the entrance is very open and the bottom is mud. We are now anchored in Traitor’s Bay and have been enjoying the experience — especially meeting all the other people from all over the world, both those who are out cruising and those who are Europa '92 participants. The Marquesas are lovely, but I fear the impact of so many cruisers is a bit overwhelming. We plan to move to some of the other islands before continuing on with the next leg of Europa '92. It’s funny to look back now, but we almost didn’t make it. We’d planned to leave San Francisco for the San Diego start on March 12, but a multitude of southerly storms followed each other up the coast and it looked like we might never get south. Fortunately we were holed up at Fortman Marina in Alameda, which is a terrific place to make final preparations. Bev is a dynamo and runs the place like a five-foot tall General Patton. She’s really on top of it and we really appreefated her hospitality. < We had an uneventful 3Vi day trip down to San Diego, the best part of which was the placid waters of the Channel Islands being broken by playful schools of dolphins that would surround us. We arrived at San Diego at dawn and stopped at the Police Dock, for some reason thinking we had to check-in. They politely explained that we didn’t have to check-in and directed us to the San Diego YC. The week prior to our departure was spent making final preparations. Each time a job was completed and scratched off the list,

two more seemed to appear. One day crewmember Tom Sutter was doing some carpentry work when a San Diego YC employee came by and told him to stop. He explained that due to San Diego Bay regulations, no boat maintenance of any kind was allowed in their marina! — Iona 5/1/91 Regata Bahia De Banderas Panda Bear — N/A Gail Starr (Vancouver, B.C.) Put another cruisers’ event, Regata Bahia de Banderas, on the calendar for those planning to enjoy the west coast of Mexico next winter. While this year’s inaugural event was held a little late, April 20-21, in future years it will be scheduled between the St. Patrick’s Day Party in Melaque and Sea of Cortez Sail Week in La Paz. The dates make it perfect for cruisers who have done the Gold Coast of mainland Mexico during the winter months and are getting ready for Hawaii or the Marquesas or to sail up the Sea of Cortez. Even cruisers headed for Costa Rica or the Panama Canal can still be around fox this one. There’s nothing wrong with the location cither. It’sT>etween Melaque and La Paz, for folks planning on doing those two events, and nearby Puerto Vallarta has all the provisions necessary for anyone heading off across the Pacific.

Wild times at the first annual Regata Bahia de Banderas. 'Geometra' is the sloop in the foreground.

While this first event was just two days, next year’s might be as long as a week. But for a first effort, the Regata Banderas was a remarkable success. Skippers and crews from over 40 American, Canadian and Mexican boats participated, many of whom delayed planned departures from the area to take part. No one was heard to regret hanging around for the event. Licenciado Joel Salas was the primary instigator of the event, sponsored by Nuevo Vallarta, which consists of a large hotel complex and the Nuevo Vallarta Marina. The Regata got underway Saturday evening with a dinner at La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, with nearly 100 participants in attendance. After dinner there was a spirited and muchenjoyed performance by the University of Nayarit Ballet Folklorico. On Sunday afternoon, 27 of the sailboats raced from a point off La Cruz to Marina Nuevo Vallarta. Two powerboats helped with the start and finish. The wind and sea conditions, as often in the case in Banderas Bay, were perfect for an exciting race. The winds peaked at about 20 knots just after the start, allowing some of the faster boats to hit sustained speeds of eight knots off the wind. Racers and spectators enjoyed it from start to

finish. The course had been designed two weeks before by a committee of cruisers, who had been convened by the Mexican organizers. It was quickly agreed to have a simple, short, and fun race. It would be a two-leg course with a 1.22 mile upwind leg followed by a 5.54 mile broadreach. The racing rules would be kept to a minimum, with only the basic right-of-way rules and safety emphasized. Protests would not be allowed. A loose adaptation of PHRF was used to divide the boats into five classes and set handicaps. When it was all over, the only complaint voiced was about the 15-inch mark; it was hard to see. The two fastest boats, Jah Lion, a 26-foot Thunderbird from Los Angeles and Elusive, an Ariel 26 from Lake Tahoe/Sausalito, finished in under 50 minutes. A few boats took two hours. But all competitors adopted the attitude that winning wasn’t as important as having fun. The top two boats in Class A were Gometra, a 44-foot sloop from Vancouver, and Avatar, a 45-foot cutter from San Francisco. Honors in Class B went to Shaharazad, a 40-foot cutter from San Francisco, and Courser, a 42-foot sloop from La Conner, Washington. Content, a 41-foot ketch from San Francisco won Class C, while Simpatico II, a 38-foot cutter from Vancouver was second. The top two boats in Class D were the previously-mentioned page 152

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If we may be so bold, we’d like to suggest that everybody coordinate their Mexico events to eliminate as many conflicts as possible. The St. Pat’s Party in Melaque, will, for obvious reasons, have to be on March 17. We at Latitude are going to try and promote a Mexico to Marquesas Cruisers’ Rally starting on March 30, so maybe you folks at Nuevo Vallarta could schedule the Regata De Banderas for sometime the week before. Assuming this would be the case, perhaps the folks at the Cruising Club of La Paz would like to schedule Baja Ha-ha for the last week of April. Could we get some feedback on this as quickly as possible so people could plan accordingly?

elapsed-time winners, Jah Lion and Elusive. Class E, the multihull division, was won by Mere Image, with Sea Otter, a 30-foot tri from Minneapolis playing bridesmaid. At the conclusion of the race, Nuevo Vallarta again hosted the fleet. For the rest of the afternoon and well into the evening, all participants enjoyed refreshments, a delicious Mexican buffet, recorded music, another ballet folk/orico performance, and dancing to more recorded music. Pennants were provided to all pariticipating boats, and the Mayor of Nuevo Vallarta presented plaques to the skippers of the top two boats in each division. Pariticipating boats were given free moorage for the night. Joel Salas reports that Nuevo Vallarta officials will be working with some of the cruisers who are spending the summer to improve the event for next year. It’s expected that dinghy races, board sailing and other activities will*, be included to encourage even greater participation. Benjamin Vallejo Corona, a Nuevo Vallarta official, is providing space at the marina for a Club de Vela (sailing club), through which next year’s event will be sponsored. So put Nuevo Vallarta’s Regata Bahia De Banderas on next year’s late March / early April cruising calendar. — gall starr

Gail — Sounds like a great event.

Grimsby — Cal 39 Greg & Val Gillen Bahia Ballena, Costa Rica (Los Altos) After 2Vi years of cruising Mexico, we finally managed to tear ourselves away. We’re now in Costa Rica, having buddyboated down with Bob and Lori of Endless Weekend. We’ve done over 3,000 miles together with Bob and Lori during the last year, and it’s really added to the fun of our cruising. It took us eight days to sail the 1,000 miles from Acapulco to Bahia Elena, the first anchorage in Costa Rica. Crossing the Gulf of Tehauntepec was no problem, as we had light breezes and flat seas. However, like most other cruisers, we had to work out way through 100 miles of as Papagayo. Ours was , a moderate one, however, with 20 to 25 knots of wind and 4 to 6 foot seas close together. It wasn’t comfortable, but it certainly could have been worse. Bahia Elena is a good first stop in Costa Rica for resting up after the passage. Fortunately it’s well protected, because williwaws whip through nearly all the time. You can’t actually check into the country until Playa del Coco, but when you do it’s nice to experience a little civilization again. We enjoyed an afternoon in the pool and at a potluck at Maury Gladsen’s house; he’s a most hospitable fellow and generous with his sailing and other knowledge of the area. The first easy fuel stop isn’t until Flamingo Marine in Bahia Potrero. The marina won’t be operational until 1993, we’re told, but the fuel dock is pumping fuel right now. We spent 10 days there "on vacation from cruising", during which we enjoyed the pools of several terrific hotels. /

Eating out became a hobby of ours at Bahia Potrero, as there was excellent food served in the hotels and at Marie’s Restaurant. Bahia Potrero was a hard place to leave, but finally we moved on to where we are now, Bahia Ballena in the Gulf of Nicoya. As of last year, Bahia Ballena became a cruiser’s heaven. It’s because of the Bahia Ballena YC, which is a bar and restaurant run by Brian and Scruffy, who sailed down here last year from the Bay Area. The yacht club and its connections provide an amazing number of services: showers, laundry, mail, diesel and gas by jerry jug, and the best part, we can buy from the trucks that come around to supply the hotels and restaurants! There’s a beer truck, a fruit and veggie truck, a diary truck, a soda truck and more. There’s also a small store on the beach which carries supplies, including frozen chicken and ice cream. Another pleasant attraction is the Tango Mar Hotel, which is either a 10 minute ride or a 90 minute walk away. It’s a lovely resort with a beautiful beach and pool, and excellent food. Horseback riding is also available through the hotel. Other Bay Area folks at Bahia Ballena

Cruisers of all ages love ice cream and 'ices' in the tropics.

include: Boundless, with Bob and crew of Julie (Kiwi) and Bev (Aussie); Endless Weekend, with Bob and Lori; Sea Venture,

CHANGES with Paul and Bonnie; Sadie, with Allison, Michael and their daughter; and Mad Hatter, with Bill and Bev, should arrive soon. Bahia Ballena is a large bay, a couple of miles across, and very beautiful. In the early morning we can see and Kfcar the howler monkeys in the trees as we walk along the shore. The hillsides are incredibly green and lush. Isla Tortuga was a great picnic stop when we got daysailing. We decided to come to Costa Rica (and continue on to Panama) in the rainy season for two reasons. One, it’s the only way to have time to explore between hurricane seasons, and two, you can make the trip from Mexico to Costa Rica when the Tehauntepec’er and Papagayos are least likely to hit. After dry Mexico, all this rain is a new experience. There’s so much rain that we’ve pickled the watermaker! Whenever we go ashore we close the boat up because torrential rainfall can be expected at any time. You can expect rain here every couple of days, although last month we had six days and nights when it rained almost nonstop. The locals say that’s aery unusual. The lightning, however, is spectacular! Every now and then we get a real storm, with lots of wind and rain. We were in one the night we sailed here from Flamingo. Visibility dropped to zero, even on the radar, and we couldn’t even watch for logs which floated out from land. We’d like to share a few tips for folks planning on coming this way: 1. Be sure you’ve found and fixed all the leaks in your boat, especially if you’re coming from dry Mexico. If you don’t, you’ll arrived at Bahia Elena with a soggy boat. 2. Have your dinghy hoisting system worked out. Theft at Playa del Coco, unfortunately, was a problem this year. It has not yet, however, become a problem at either Flamingo or Bahia Ballena. 3. Have a drain plug on your dinghy. Our soft bottom Avon Redcrest has a plug made out of a thru-hull and a threaded PVC plug and O-rings. If you don’t have a drain hole, a rain-filled dink becomes too heavy to hoist. 4. Make sure your boat is equipped with good screens, including one for the companionway. When it rains hard, strange critters begin to hatch. 5. Bring all the supplies you need to turn your awnings and bimini/dodger into a raincatcher. It’s hard to get motivated for such work in dry Mexico, but it’s a simple way to solve all your water needs in Costa Rica. 6. Spray the dodger and bimini with waterproofing spray, and bring extra cans. Sunbrella water resistance doesn’t last forever in the tropics.

7. Stock up on U.S. canned goods while in Mexico because they are very expensive in Costa Rica. Other than that, provisioning is very good, with excellent and inexpensive poultry and beef. Flour tortillas, oddl^ enough, are only to be found in San Jose and limes, a staple in Mexico, are scarce. 8. Get The New Key To Costa Rica, by Blake and Becher, which is available from Bookpeople in Berkeley (800) 999-4650. It’s a very good guide. After three months here, we’ll cruise the many islands off the Panama coast and the Perlas Islands before heading for the Canal. We are eagerly looking forward to the Canal transit, the San Bias Islands and the other side of Central America. We’ll check in once again a year from now. v " N P.S. It’s getting harder to stay current with Latitude; the last issue we saw was in Acapulco. — val & greg Val & Greg — Thanks for that nice report. We’d like to supply Costa Rica with Latitudes; can you recommend a couple of locations, perhaps places that get monthly supplies sent down from the states? Cruise Notes: Don’t look now, but the '91-'92 Mexico Cruising Season is not that far off. In fact, the various sponsors of all the California cruiser’s events are in the process of scheduling their parties and events. Here are the ones that have been set so far: October 3 — Latitude 38’s Mexico Only Crew List Party. Lots of fun, friends and guacamole at the Sausalito Cruising Club. We’ll have further details as the event nears. October 18 - 20th, Catalina Cruiser’s Weekend. The one is organized by Doug and Jaime Owen, who four years ago sailed their Garden 33 sloop out the Estuary and headed left. They spend their summers working at Catalina and the winters cruising Teal, which is currently in Panama. The three-day event at the Isthmus includes happy hours, a marine swap meet, a liferaft demonstration, a Ham radio class, a dinner party, a slide show and lecture by the Owens, and a panel discussion with veteran cruisers. Moorings, campsites and bed & breakfast space is available. There are fees for both the program and accommodations; call (213) 510-0303 for details. October 26 — Pacific Marine Supply’s Cruisers’ Kick-Off Party. This is the original, kick-off party. It became so

popular that the San Diego Police have made it an invitation-only affair for people who are actually leaving this year. Lots of fun, lots of prizes. Call (619) 223-7194 for information on how to get an invitation. The party is free. November 3 — Downwind Marine’s Cruisers’ Potluck. The always wellattended affair is held on the lawn at Shelter Island. Downwind provides the burgers and dogs, the cruisers provide potluck dishes and other goodies. It’s free, casual and a great way to meet folks headed south. For further information call (619) 224-2733. Minney’s Ship Chandlery in Newport Beach holds a swap meet and party each October, but Ernie has been too busy working on his schooner to set a date. Bug him at (714) 548-4192 if you need to know the date right now. If you’re headed south this winter, you should be interested in the Safety at Sea Seminar to be held at Fort Mason on October 5. The topics covered include: Voyage Preparation, Offshore Safety Equipment, EPIRBs/Radios, Search & Rescue and Fire fighting, Medical, Liferafts and Storm Tactics. Speakers include everybody from Chuck Hawley to Commodore Tompkins. The cost is $40 if you pre-register and $45 at the door. The sponsor/hosts are the Cruising Club of America, S.E.A., PICYA, USYRU, West Marine Products and Cruising World magazine. We heartily recommend the program for anyone planning to cruise soon. For further details see the ad on page 27 of this issue. We at Latitude kicked around Mexico for four years, have more recently spent four years spooging around in the Caribbean, and thus are now turning our eyes toward the South Pacific. As such, we’re wondering if any members of the Cruising Class of '91'92 would be interested in a Mexico to Marquesas Cruisers’ Rally. Our thinking is that there’s often more fun — and occasionally greater safety — when sailing in numbers, so why not do it together? Such a rally wouldn’t have to be expensive; we figure the price of t-shirts should cover the bare bones expenses. We think that March 31 would be a good date to leave Puerto Vallarta for Hiva Oa. If you’re interested in participating in a little of this kind of Mexico to Marquesas Madness with your boat, please drop a note with your suggestions to: Wanderer’s Latest Great Idea, c/o Latitude 38, Box 1678, Sausalito, CA 94965. Bill Clute, (ex-Chiquita, ex-High Noon, ex-Annabefle'Lee), says that he and his wife Heather, who lived in Belvedere for years, would be eager to sign their Tayana 52, 44 Windward, up for such an inferno of fun. page 154

IN LATITUDES We’ll see. The Clutes are currently enjoying living aboard and selling lots of big boats in Newport Beach. Speaking of French Polynesia, the citizens of Moorea just rejected plans by the Japanese developers to build "one of the 10 most beautiful golf courses in the world" at their $750 million resort at Opunohu. A tip of the Latitude hat to each and every one of you Mooreans who voted the right way. Actually, Franco-Japanese relations are likely to be the next international flashpoint, especially with France’s first-ever female prime minister, Edith Cresson, feeling no diplomatic restraints on speaking her mind. "The Japanese don’t play by the rules," said she. 'They want to conquer the world. They sit up all night figuring out ways to screw us." As someone noted, Japanese men are not used to people, especially women, being outspoken. Panama has always had a reputation among cruisers as being a rough place. Muggings were said to be common, and only the foolish would ever wear jewelry in public. But perhaps it’s even worse than that. One cruiser, who requested anonymity, says that three people have been shot on the grounds of the Panama YC, at Colon, in the last year. We’re also told that the bar manager was shot and killed in the yacht club parking lot by an assailant just outside the fence. Apparently the bar manager was reaching for his own gun when he was shot. We’ve always heard that Colon is the worst of Panama, but can anybody confirm these reports? John Sloboda, who last year fell off his boat 30 miles west of the Panama Canal and was rescued nine hours later by a cruise ship believes in miracles. So does Simone Scialdo of Bellevue, Washington. The 21year old woman had boarded a ferry from Brindisi, Italy to Patras, Greece with some friends. One of them was Larry Wellborn, a fellow she’d met a short time before and hit it off with. During the trip Wellborn playfully lifted her up on the ferry’s railing, and she began to fall over. In an attempt to save her, Wellborn went over, too. The couple fell 40 feet into the water, unnoticed, and the ferry sailed away. Uninjured, the two began swimming toward an island, but soon realized it was too far away. They then jokingly spoke of wedding plans to keep their spirits up. After about six hours, Scialdo somehow managed to take a nap. When she awoke, Wellborn was gone. His body has not been recovered. Believing that she "wasn’t ready to die yet" — which is the feisty sort of attitude that has seen a lot of people through tough situations — Scialdo managed to keep afloat for another 11 hours until she was rescued by an Austrian yacht that just page 155

happened to come by. The morals of the story are two: 1. No matter how bad things look, don’t ever give up; and, 2. Be careful when fooling around on boats. Gary and Lois Eldridge, who have spent the last five years cruising between their homeport of Victoria, B.C. and Manzanillo aboard Silent Echo, have nominated Santa Barbara as the GBFH, or Greatest Boater Friendly Harbor of the year. They explain: "During a half gale off that harbor at 0100 in early May, our fresh water pump failed and we had to make for the nearest port to effect repairs. A call to the Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol brought an immediate response from Ken, the night patrolman, who met us off the entrance to direct us to an open slip. A two week delay in getting parts gave us an opportunity to observe the dayto-day operation of the Harbor Patrol under the direction of Harbor Master Julia A. Hazard. The policy of courtesy and cooperation was outstanding, as were the immaculate showers and washrooms. Santa Barbara has every reason to be proud of their harbor division, so we thought they ought to . receive some recognition." The Eldridges also sang the praises of Steve Vukas, who runs a 24-hour marine service. (805) 965-4701. Anybody have any other nominations for GBFH — other than San Diego, of course. For that matter, does anybody know of another female Harbor Master — or is it Harbor Mistress? Are the world’s best cruising boat deals to be found in Northern California? Could be. Lowell North tells us that his daughter Holly and two friends were looking around Australia — where she was residing — for a 40-foot cruising boat. But the boat that caught her eye was a 40-foot Lidgard sloop she saw advertised in a copy of Latitude that her mother had brought down to Oz. Holly and partners flew to Sausalito and are in the process of making a deal, seeing as the boat is "$20,000 cheaper than equivalent boats in Australia". Holly and friends will probably start sailing toward the South Pacific at the end of this year. As for Lowell, he just sailed his Tayana 52 back from Panama. He says he’ll probably put his cruising plans on hold until after the America’s Cup is over in May of next year. But that doesn’t mean he won’t be sailing. He’s going to England and Japan for 50-Foot Class regattas, and will be sailing in September’s Swan Cup at the St. Francis. "Maybe I’ll get an invite to the Big Boat

Series, too," he says. Lowell is very happy with his Tayana. It’s quite a bit heavier than the racing boats he’s used to, so it’s a little slower than he’d like, but on the other hand it allows him to sleep better on rough nights. Lowell’s long time business and racing associate, Dick Deaver, is still out cruising with B.J. aboard their Farr 55 Outa Here. They’re currently in Australia. A couple of participants in this year’s Baja Ha-ha Sail Week wrote in to say they were disappointed with our story on that event. "It’s not a case of sour grapes," writes Pat Walsh of Quest II, "it’s that the record wasn’t straight on some of the who’s, what’s, where’s and when’s and why’s." We’re sorry the article wasn’t as accurate as you would have liked, but Sail Week was scheduled in such a way that nobody from our staff could attend, so we had to rely on the notes and remembrances of others. We’ll try to do better next year. An anonymous Latitude reader in the Phillipines spotted the accompanying ad in the Manila Times:

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Paid $1,500, sell for $1,000 firm. A

tions added, i.e., extrawater-tight lockers, anchor,

many extras include pop-top, good trailer, Honda

boat. Trailer w/tongue extension, custom stern

quality high-tech boat that you can check as

rode, beach runners, oars, bumpers, reef points in

10 hp o/b. In storage. $3,950. Contact Jerome

rails & wood interior, reefable main & jib, porta-

baggage. (707) 875-2624.

main, spinnaker, galvanized trailer. Stored last 3

Morgan, 6598 Bridgewood Dr„ Santa Rosa, CA

potti, propane stove, sail covers, PFD’s. $7,900.

yrs. Excellent condition. $1,750. (415)547-5531.

95409, (707) 528-3800 (days), (707) 539-5397

(702) 746-1969 (pis Iv msg).

(eves).

AVON INFLATABLE DINGHY & ENGINE: Red Crest model w/motor mount & 2.7 hp Cruise ‘N

14-FT WHITEHALL BUILT BY GORDON NASH,

Carry engine. 3 yrs old, barely used. New $2,000,

1988. Movable seat; 2 pairs spoon oars, canvas

J24, 1985.

Excellent condition, good cruising

racer/cruiser, North sails, Sailcomp, VHF, Mariner

will sacrifice for $1,000. (408) 268-2298 (eves).

cover. Bristol condition. $2,000. 459-5878.

sails, “new” 6 hp o/b, 2 compasses, fared keel,

4 hp o/b, tandem axle Trailrite trailer, & much

spinnaker & gear, will put on your choice “new”

more. Very good condition. $13,000 b/o. (916)

14-FT WHITEHALL FIBERGLASS LAPSTRAKE

14-FT SAILNETICS FLYING JUNIOR. She's a

wet or dry bottom.

933-0414, (916) 933-4899.

rowing boat w/mahogany trim, 2 sets of oars, 2

centerboard sloop w/100 sq. ft. of sail, a fast, fun

(415) 237-7665 (eves).

rowing stations. $1,000. Located in delta. (916)

boat & an ideal learning boat for a beginner. $750.

777-7069.

Trailer, 2 sets sails, new hardware.

Call Peter

367-1534, 364-8028 (6 to 10 pm). INTERNATIONALCONTENDER. Single-handed trapeze dinghy, 3 sails, Richie compass, Harken

14-FT WHITEHALL. Built by Gordy Nash, 1986.

equipped, stiff hull, trailer, cover, harness. $1,600

Sliding seat, 2 pr. spoon oars, cover. Excellent

b/0. 453-6649.

condition. $2,395 b/o. (415) 323-3887.

WAVELENGTH 24-FT SLOOP, ‘High Frequency"

21-FT KINGSTON (HULL) LOBSTER BOAT (see SANTANA 22, new Honda 4-cycle o/b, taber¬

12’Dinghies $1,695 Schoonmakers

Exterior

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Spars

Sausalito

Homecrafted 1980, sprit sail rigged, fiberglass

anchor. Possible Santa Cruz slip sublet. $2,900.

hull, cedar cutty cabin, trailered in Santa Rosa,

(408) 728-2915, (408) 335-2484.

longtime owner ready to sell. $1,750. Call (707) 526-0492.

NOR-CAL COMPASS ADJUSTING Magneuto™ System Exclusively 1. Boat Remains in Berth Steve Jones (415)332-2500

CUSTOM YACHT TENDERS & PRAMS FOR YOUR CRUISER Quality Wood Construction at the Right Price Rowing and Sailing Craft Built to Order GORDY NASH'S Whitehall and Dories STEVE NAJJAR, BOATBUILDER

(415) 323-3887, 856-6209

p. 161 of Chapelle's American Small Sailing Craft).

nacled mast, SS chainplates, VHF, speedo, head,

WOODWORKING *

Call Dave (415) 724-5644,

2. Owner's Presence Not Necessary 3. Eliminate Deviation

Dick Loomis

(415) 453-3923 days or eves.

JACK MACKINNON ACCREDITED MARINE SURVEYOR MARINE SURVEYOR, APPRAISER

(415) 276-4351

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CAL 24. Upwind berth Berkeley Marina. Evinrude o/b. Great weekend/day bay boat. Fully equipped & ready to sail. Very good condition. Well-maintained. Leaving area&mustsell. Asking $4,000. Make offer. Call Brad (415) 644-1474. CATALINA 22,1974. Original owner, good con¬ dition. Swing keel, extendable reach trailer w/ guides, 6 hp Evinrude, 5 sails, knotmeter, over¬ size winches, forward hatch, porta-potti, lights, rigged for single-handling. Many other extras. $4,200. (415)684-0275. 24-FT COLUMBIA CHALLENGER. Cruising model sleeps 4, full keel, new head, 6 hp Johnson o/b w/cockpit controls, knotlog, life lines w/safety nets, spinnaker, looks greatl Excellent boat for first-timers. $3,600 b/o, lefstalk! (415)733-9172, (415)886-6572. 22-FT CHRYSLER SLOOP. 1977fixed keel, very clean, main, jib, & genoa. Mercury 7.5 hp o/b, VHF, depth sounder, knotmeter, porta-potti & more. Lines led aft. Berthed at San Leandro Marina $3,600 b/o. Call Ray (408) 244-5685. ERICSON 23, plus gear. Ready to sail. $1,900. (415) 376-4845, (702) 847-0519. 24-FT WYLIE WABBIT. 1984. Hull #50. Race ready ultralight. 16 sails including fresh onedesign set. Trailer. All Harken. Many spares. $6,500 b/o. (619) 285-1159 (Iv msg). 15'6"TEAL FIBERGLASS SAILBOAT with swing keel, trailer & 2.5 hp Tohatsu long shaft o/b like new, only a few hrs. running time. Extra jib, current licenses on boat & trailer. Very good condition. $1,450. (415)435-1265. CAL 20, HULL #334, clean inside/out, new bot¬ tom paint this spring, whisker pole, spinnaker, sail covers, adj. backstay, barient winches, Nissan 5 hp, VHF, Berkeley upwind berth. A bay classic, active fleet, perfect first-time boat. $2,500 b/o. (415)925-1261. FLICKA 20,1978. Classic pocket cruiser, gaffrigged cutter. Excellent shape. Knot, speed, autopilot, VHF, dodger, bimini, 9.9 o/b w/battery charger, extras. Slip paid to 11/1. Sitting at Lake Tahoe. $18,000. (916)577-7528. CAPE COD CAT BOAT. Own a roomy gaffrigged classic for only $2,500. F/G hull, steel centerboard, 2 bunks, VHF, DS, o/b, porta-potti, Coyote Point berth, many extras. 18-ft LOA. (415) 325-3012. SANTANA 22, fresh water boat, Trailrite trailer (like new), 6 hp Johnson, 2 jibs, 2 mains, depth finder, compass, anchor, running lights, gas burner, porta-potti, rigged for single-handed operation. $4,900 b/o. Call Bob (702) 588-5106. VENTURE 22. Swing keel, new o/b, pop-top, trailer, many new safety features. Sleeps 5. Great for bay, lake & delta. Easy tow. Free delivery Northern California. $2,400. (707)426-9901. 1962 CAL-20, good rigging, 2 sets of sails, upwind berth at Berkeley Marina. $1,695. Call (916) 644-2011.

MOORE 24 SC, 1985. Now own the best! Raised deck model for extra room & comfort. Excellent condition, never raced, always dry-sailed. Trailer, outboard, 3 jibs, main, spinnaker, VHF, digital compass & knotmeter, MOB pole. $10,500 b/o (415) 865-7439. CAL 2-24 SAILBOAT. “A beauty," 5 sails includ¬ ing spinnaker, ship-to-shore radio, compass, manoverboard system, adjustable backstay, barient winches, foul weather gear, Honda o/b engine. Avon 9-ft sportboat raft w/floorboards, diving equipment. Fire sale prices. (415)420-8665. 23-FT PEARSON ELECTRA. Alberg design. Full keel, fiberglass construction, cabin sleeps 2 comfortably. 2 mains, 3 jibs, 5-hp Evinrude. Great for single-handing on the bay. Move to Wisconsin forces sale. $5,000 b/o. (608) 233-2823. CATALINA 22,1972. Completely redone inside. Excellent shape! Bottom painted 5/1/91. Coyote Point San Mateo berth. $2,900. (415)792-8036 (eves), (415) 852-4409 (days). WESTERLY CIRRUS 22-FT cruising sloop. Great bay-delta boat. Full keel, strong, safe, 10 hp inboard diesel w/rev gear. Standing head room, galley, dinette, enclosed head, big storage, sleeps 4, full sail inventory. Single-hand rigged, VHF, fatho. Berthed Richmond. $12,450. Call (415) 488-4704. ISLANDER BAHAMA 24, 4 hp Johnson o/b. $3,650. 468-4423.

ZEPHYR 20,1953. Wood construction, full keel, fully rigged for racing, 3 sets of sails. Excellent for single-handling. Ready to sail! Comes w/trailer. Must sell, moving to East Coast. $850 b/o. Call Jesse 526-4647. 23- FT FOLDING CATAMARAN. 1987, built by Steve Wilkes of Kydex & solid foam, unsinkable. Full battened, rotating rig w/wishbone boom, roller furling jibsail. Can be towed w/small car, includes custom trailer. Great performance, comfortable sailing. (707)226-6839.

R23,1977. Race rigged, new mast & rigging, KM, comp, o/b, 1 spin, 2 mains, 3 jibs. $8,000. Call 388-5116. SANTANA 22 w/S.F. Marina Gashouse Cove berth. Race rigged & radio equipped. Tohatsu 5 hpengine. $4,000b/o. (415)554-3008(wkdays), (415) 665-9186 (eves). BAYUNER BUCCANEER 24, fiberglass sloop. Sleeps 6. Has head, kitchen w/6-ft headroom. Sausalito berth. $5,900. (415)388-0838. RANGER 23. Sturdy & fun! North main w/!ong battens, C-cut North spinnaker like new, 155% North genoa New: 125% Lapper, storm jib. 1984 6 hp o/b w/3-month shop warranty. New battery, VHF radio, Sausalito berth. Needs some work. $5,000. (415)454-7316. 22-FT VENTURE 1974. 4 hp motor, pop-top, spinnaker, 180% genoa, working jib, EZ Loader trailer, all lines lead aft. $3,500. 23-ft Paceship, 1975. Built in Nova Scotia Shoal draft cruiser. Spinnaker, 150% genoa & working jib, 6 hp motor, trailer. $4,500. (707) 664-8390. VENTURE 22 CUTTER. Swing keel, 4 sails, jiffy reefing, whisker pole, reliable 51/2 o/b, 2 working anchors, 35 lb. plow anchor, solar panel, propane stove, lantern w/tank, fuel & water jugs, safety equipment, new uninstalled VHF w/antenna & hardware. $2,500 b/o. Must sell. (415)517-9066.

ISLANDER 28,1977. Pedestal compass, wheel steering, roller furling, 30 hp Atomic 4, radio, knotmeter, fathometer, lots of wood & cane detail¬ ing below decks. $16,000 b/o. Sausalito berth. (415) 332-2344 X2506, (415) 332-0529 (eves). HAWKFARM 28-FT (MOHAWK). Unquestion¬ able condition, well-known active one-design & strong ocean boat. Complete re-do at North Coast Yachts. New: LPU, non/skid, widows, digital knot, W.P. & S., depth, diesel, Tillermaster 8 more. Race ready. $22,500. Call Dorian (415) 854-5854,853-6130. STOP HERE. Are you looking for a well-kept 26ft boat? I'm moving & must part w/my beloved Islander, many amenities, autohelm, refrigerator, dinghy w/outboard, KN, depth, VHF, pressure water. First respectable offer. Call Steve (408) 268-4195.

GOLDEN GATE NO. 18 “OSPREY” Second to last hull built, good condition, 5 hp Nissan o/b. Hull no. 5won 1991 double handed Farallones. $5,500. Call Pete Sears (415) 383-0232.

PEARSON 26. Very clean w/9.9 Johnson, stereo & compass. Presently moored at Brisbane Ma¬ rina. Priced at $6,000 to sell. (415) 941-1696 (anytime).

S-2,6.8 trailer, 7.5 hp Merc., marine radio, Sausal¬ ito berth. $5,000. (415)332-8784.

25- FT O’DAY, 1980. Well-maintained, sturdy. Equipped w/3 sails: main, jib & genoa, all in good condition. VHF, newtiller, shore- electrical hookup, liveable interior, head & 7.5 hp Honda o/b are included, $9,800 b/o. (415) 794-8096.

CORONAD015, w/trailer, 2 jibs, 3 mains. Must sell! $900 b/o. Call Mike (707) 448-0216.

26- FTCUSTOMVOYAGERCUTTER,semi-flush deck, 1980, FG, AP, vane, 1986 Yanmar dsl, excellent ground tackle, dinghy, VHF, capable cruiser, Panama Canal vet, San Diego slip. $18,500. (619)2964132.

25 TO 28 FEET CATALINA 27,1977. Almost new 10 hp o/b, main/jib, VHF, compass, stereo, cushions, etc. Purchased w/partner for $12,000 & invested another $4,000. Two heart attacks force sale for first offer over $9,500. Marilyn (415) 835-0238. HELP THE SEA SCOUTS & get yourself a great boat. As one of its annual fund-raising projects, the Alameda Sea Scout Ship “Sea Fox’ has for sale a '69 Cal 25. The boat is in good shape w/a 1 -yr-old bottom, working sails, basic safety pack¬ age, knotmeter, ground tackle & porta-potti. $4,000 b/o. Cali Barry Hodgkin (415) 521-2186. PEARSON 28-FT, 1986. Great bay cruiser in excellent condition. Fully equipped: main, 2 jibs, Lewmar winches, dual batteries/charger, dodger, stereo, S/S radio, AWI, WS, KS/log, DS, diesel, wheel steering, hot water, shower, sleeps 6, Sausalito berth. Assumable loan. $550/month. (415) 331-8366. CATALINA 27-FT, 1973. Inboard, Atomic 4, midship dinette, knot, depth, VHF, 110v and 12v compass, bilge pump, trickle charger, sentry de¬ tector, LectraSan head, & alcohol stove. Excel¬ lent condition. $8,500. (415)341-8009. RANGER 26-FT. Excellent bay boat. Recent bottom paint, 5 sails including like-new spinnaker, 1-yr-old Nissan 15 hp o/b, 2 speed winches, knotmeter, depth gauge, lifejackets. $9,500. Call Rene (415) 352-6254.

RANGER 26. 7 sails including spinnaker & gear, VHF, KM, DS, compass, 7 winches, 10 hp o/b, new cushion & sail covers. Excellent condition. Proven racer, comfortable cruiser. $6,500 b/o (916) 684-1723. 27- FT O’DAY 1976. Atomic inboard, jib furler, depth sounder, knotmeter, VHF, Tillermaster. $10,500. (415)526-3612. COLUMBIA 26, MKII. Excellent condition, just hauled, 4 sails, almost new 8 hp Mercury, VHF, radio, depth sounder, sleeps 6, safety equipment. Very dry, safe bay boat, very strong & stable boat. $8,650 b/0. (408) 253-3985. C0R0NAD025, recent motor overhaul, Autohelm 1000, new working jib, 110 & jenny, 2 mains, VHF radio, shore power & marine battery, compass, jiffy reefing, 2 anchors, full keel, sleeps 5, user friendly, great bay boat. $5,500 b/o. Call (707) 557-6879. CATALINA 27, “SUNDANCER". 5 sails plus spinnaker, 6 winches, lines to cockpit. 6 hp Seagull (1 year), custom dinette & galley, CNG stove, Dorade vents, depth, RDF, 88 channel VHF, bottom painted 10/90. Upwind Berkeley berth. $8,500. (415) 372-8390 (eves). CAPE DORY 28 POCKET CRUISER. Mexico veteran. Perfect for bay. Excellent condition. $28,950. Moving. (415)977-6506,522-1667.

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25-FT COLUMBIA. New paint job, fresh bottom paint, good bay boat. $3,500. (415)626-3275.

24- FT GLADIATOR SAILBOAT. Convenient Sausalito berth, 7 hp o/b, nice all-wood galley, solid fiberglass hull. Great for bay sailing. $2,900 b/o. Call JT391-1830 (days) or Richard 587-9411 (eves).

23 BEAR, sloop, full keel, fir on oak, 2 sets sails, cover, o/b, great one-design assoc., active racing & cruising fleet. $5,000. (415)331-0812.

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SANTANA 22. Equipped for cruising. 6 hp Johnson o/b. Fully upgraded for competitive racing in this large active fleet. Call for equipment list. $4,500. (415) 457-7108 (Iv msg).

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(415) 383-4407

4/91. Solid, stable do-anything boat. $6,800 b/o.

NOR’SEA 27,1991. Most desirable aft cabin

O'DAY 28,1980. Excellent condition. Yanmar

PEARSON TRITON 28’6M.

configuration in final stages of completion. Fac¬

diesel, wheel steering, VHF, KM, DS, furling jib,

equipped for racing/cruising. Atomic 4 regularly

tory customized, loaded. Includes 3-axle trailer

cushions & covers. Great bay & delta boat, very

maintained. Sails - main, jib, 2 genoas, spinnaker,

(galvanized) w/electric winch. Extensive equip¬

roomy. Hauled 6/91. Sale includes brand new

all excellent.

ment list. $97,500 b/O. (415)933-9595.

(never used) 10-ft inflatable w/8 hp Nissan.

windex. Dodger & sun shade.

$25,750. (415) 897-2834 (Iv msg if no answer).

$11,000. (415)461-2300 x355.

main & 2 jibs, 2 speed barients, depth sounder,

PEARSON ARIEL. 26-ft cruiser. Furling jib, 2-

CAL28 W/1983 BMW D12. New North full batten

VHF, full headroom, sleeps 5, cockpit cushions,

speed self-tailers, lines led aft, loran, autohelm,

main.

Delta awning, a good all purpose cruiser/racer.

VHF, depth, 8 hp Yamaha w/a)temator, solar

sides, teak deck, rigging, traveler, cockpit cush¬

LUGER 26,1978.

Berthed in San Rafael. $13,500. (415)388-2292.

ventilator, Bruce & Danforth anchors, double life¬

ions, windows, knotmeter, VHF & much more.

Evinrude 7.5, genoa, whiskerpole, pulpits, life¬

Hauled 5/91. Includes inflatable. $10,000. (415)

lines, lights, VHF, stereo, solar charger, autopilot,

Well-maintained,

Depth sounder, knotmeter, VHF, Priced to sell -

COLUMBIA 28. Cruise ready & loaded. New diesel, 50 gal. fuel, SatNav, lorans, VHFs, new sails, new rigging, anchors, new dodger, full in¬ strumentation, sextant, charts, tools, hyd. wheel

ERICSON 27,1977. Atomic 4. Wheel steering,

lines, boom brake.

ISLANDER BAHAMA 28-FT, 1983. ADeLuxe

(916)392-6440.

$8,500.

(707) 794-3389

Excellent condition, trailer,

KM, anemometer, wind-direction, “accelerome¬

370-8807.

(days), (707) 527-0849 (eves/wkends).

steering & much more. $17,900. (415)452-2859.

Overhauled exterior w/recent LPU top-

ter," head, galley, winches, vang, dinghy, vests,

pocket yacht in top condition. One owner, wheel steering, pedestal compass, Yanmar diesel, VHF,

YAMAHA25MKII, 1978. Masthead sloop, roller-

OLSEN 25. Hull 91. Santa Cruz built boat. Full

anchors, etc., etc. Must sell. $4,875. Call (415)

knotmeter, depthmeter, extra jib lapper, full saila-

furling, Yanmar inboard diesel, VHF, depth, full

set Larsen sails, new spinnaker, knot/log, com¬

4914560.

way inventory. All manuals on board. Reduced

sails, epoxy bottom. Make offer. Call Bob (415)

pass, VHF, Tohatsu o/b, custom trailer.

$23,000. (415)547-1186.

342-6574.

seldom used boat is in excellent condition. Boat

CAL 2-27,1976.

is worth $20,000. Reduced to $18,500 for quick

VHF, stereo, depth finder, North sails, marine

sale. (408)238-9187.

head, new 18 hp Volvo diesel. Interior recently

This

MERIT 25 “SHENAN/GAN’S”well-kept & clean,

HERRESHOFF MODIFIED H-28. Classic wooden

lots of sails w/trailer, motor, radio & stereo, the

ketch. Needs boom repaired & extensive work on

very complete package. Won lots of trophies but

transom & engine. All other components in good

1982 ISLANDER B28. “Scamp’4-sail! Ace bay/

set for those comfortable cruising night sails.

condition. Sails beautifully in light or heavy winds.

delta boat in tip-top shape - never raced. Jiffy

Asking $11,000 w/possible finance.

$1,900. 986-2098.

Call (209)

838-3285.

Exceptional boat, like new.

refurbished. This boat must be seen to be appre¬ ciated. $19,950. (916)758-6019(eves-Davis).

reefing w/2 reef points, 110 lapper, new 80% jib,

BRISTOL 27 SLOOP, ALBERG DESIGN. Full

whisker pole w/mast track, 5 winches, 15 hp

keel, fiberglass, 6,600 lb. displacement, excellent

ISLANDER 28,1985. Excellent condition, 200

Yanmar diesel, 2 batteries w/charger. Blister job

bay boat, 5sails, 9-ft cockpit, great first boat Price

26-FT MACGREGOR 1989. 3 sails, VHF, 9.9 w/

hrs on Yanmar diesel, North main & 150 genoa on

done, epoxy bottom. New compass & knotlog,

reduced $5,500. 794-3385.

electric starter/altemator, all Coast Guard required

Harken furler, KM, depth, VHF, dodger, many

VHF, DF, autopilot, AM/FM cassette stereo w/

gear, porta-potti, copolymer bottom paint, 2-burner

other accessories. Asking $33,000. Call (408)

cockpit speakers, AC/DC refrig & other extras

CAPE DORY 25,1979. New England grace, FG,

alcohol stove, excellent condition. $11,500 b/o.

867-4281.

make for cozy liveaboard.

full keel, teak cabin, brass portholes. Has 4 sails,

(415)3574757.

CAL 28,1968. Single-hander, Autohelm 2000,

Move forces sale.

$24,500 b/o. Call (408) 9914976 (days), (415)

DF, VHF & o/b. Very clean throughout, due for

363-067^ (eves).

bottom paint. Marina Bay. $11,000. Call Steve (415) 620-2830.

HUNTER 25,1974. Help! The boat's mine, the

DS, RDF, new VHF, new holding tank, Atomic 4

house & dock are his. Must sell boat ‘cause he

(works fine), newgastank, 3 jibs, main, spinnaker.

RANGER 26. Fantastic bay boat. Daysail or

won’t sell dock. 2 mains, club jib, 150,120, storm.

Pressure cold water. Dry, clean, comfortable w/

cruise the bay. 5 sails, bottom fall '90. 10hpw/

NEWPORT 27S1978 C&C DESIGN. 110,150,

More. $4,900 b/o. Desperate. Call Leslie (209)

space heater in stove hood. $12,500. Call (408)

electric start, 2-speed winches, marine head &

3/4 oz. triradial, Atomic 4, tiller, teak & holly sole,

545-3717 or Cass (209) 474-7407.

734-9298.

galley, depth sounder, knotmeter, compass, VHF,

head, shower, 2 burner stove, icebox, VHF, 7

stern rail & new lifelines. $7,600. (707)642-3815,

winches, 6-ft headroom, sleeps 5. Great bay boat

(707) 829-2288.

$12,950 b/o. (800) 253-1171, (818) 963-7116.

HAWKFARM 28.

Competitive SF-YRA one-

CAL 25,1973. Excellent condition, 7 sails (3

design fleet since 1977. Affordable, durable & fun

new), 6 hp Evinrude, deluxe teak interior, sleeps

to sail. Needs only you & a crew. $19,000 b/o.

4, pop-top, galley, marine head, 2 anchors, VHF,

LANCER 28 - shoal draft keel w/trailer. Excellent

27-FT CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE 27,1969. Fully

(707) 257-3577.

stereo, life lines. $7,000. (415) 594-9259.

condition - sleeps 6, electric head, alcohol stove,

equipped for offshore use. Teak decks, ICOM

10 hp Honda, autopilot, depth sounder, knotme¬

VHF, Datamarine Kodiak depthfinder. Rigged for

26-FT PEARSON. VHF, DS, KM, compass, 15 hp

1983 MACGREGOR 25-FT. Radio, stereo, small

ter, many extras. Owner willing to finance or trade

single-handed sailing. Has Volvo diesel engine

o/b, elec, start tuned 12/90. Sails like new, cruis¬

galley, head, trickle charger, 2 gas tanks, Honda

for real estate. $13,000. (916)966-3393.

(needs rebuilding). Asisaskingprice$7,00Q. Call

ing only, sleeps 5, head, stove, sink, well-main¬

“75" motor, dock box.

tained, great bay boat. $6,900 b/o. Call (415)

included. $7,800. By appointment at Alameda

CAL 27,1976, inboard diesel, extra sails: main,

833-0961,(415)297-5032.

Marina

115%, 130% (2), spinnaker. Rigging redone in

CATAUNA 25,1978. Fixed keel, 7.5 Honda like

1989,110volt shore power. Can be seen at South

new, 4'sails, VHF, CB, stereo, new DS, 2 batter¬

Burl Brown (707) 526-1474.

Retractable keel, trailer

(408) 8674054 (eves/wkends), (408)

7364971 (days, M-F).

PEARSON ARIEL, 26-FT. Active racing class.

Beach Harbor. $12,000or... (408)722-3905.

ies, epoxy bottom 12/90, kerosene stove, bimini

Class champion '87, ’89. Hood sails, almost new

PACIFIC SEACRAFT ORION 27. Cutter rigged,

6hpEvinrude. Great bay boat. $6,500. (415)

beautiful condition inside & out. Full sail inventory,

MACGREGOR 26,1989. Evinrude 8 hp long-

435-0941. (w), (415) 892-4778 (h).

radar, self-steering vane, autopilot, dodger, refrig¬

shaft, VHF, compass, depth, epoxy and anti-

PACIFIC SEACRAFT 25-FT DOUBLE-ENDER,

eration, windlass, dinghy. A true blue water boat

fouling paint, 2 burner stove, BBQ, built-in Groco

great pocket cruiser, rebuilt diesel (Dec. 90), 4

BAHAMA ISLANDER 26,1977. Inboard gas 15

for the serious cruiser. $44,500. (408)247-3560

head, teak head compartment, teak cabinets, AM/

Tanbark sails (new main cover), very, very clean.

hp, overhauled in '90, depth finder, fish finder,

(eves only).

FM cassette, much more.

$1|,500. (707) 745-3471 (after 7 pm or Iv msg).

VHF, most rigging & 2 Leading Edge sails new in '84,1 Larsen sail.

Lots of teak. South Beach

top, gas BBQ, delta slip. $9,000. (916)846-5540.

$19,000 value for

$9,500. Must sell! Call Jeff (408)720-9719.

EXPRESS 27 “HURRICANEHull 22 w/trailer.

C&C 27,1974. New Harken rollerfurling system,

Has up¬

ISLANDER 28. Very clean, extra roomy, teak

new Hood sails, recent inboard engine overhaul &

graded deck hardware & spar. Brickyard Cove

interior. Strong Atomic 4, wheel steering, green

topside polyurethane paint job. Includes lifetime

SANTANA 27,1972. Mull design, Atomic4, VHF,

Marina. Best reasonable offer. Call Ron (707)

canvas covers, 2-boat owner must sell. Best 1-28

of sailing paraphernalia. Estate sale creampuff.

DS, KM, stereo, 2 burner stove w/oven, icebox,

895-2344.

at best price. $16,900. (707)255-6353.

Berkeley Marina. $14,950 b/o. (415)592-3380.

27 CORONADO w/sailing lessons. VHF, DS, KM,

Harbor berth. $9,300. 826-0527.

Needs running rigging, sails & TLC.

sink, marine head, 2 anchors, 2 batteries, shore power, 20 gal. water, 20 gal. gas, great cruiser,

COLUMBIA26. Excellent condition. Sails smooth

1975 CATALINA 27-FT. Two headsails, Honda

down to $8,900 firm. (707) 226-7209 (Vallejo).

& fast.

Cream colored fiberglass w/mahogany

7.5 o/b LS, 4 months since haulout, fresh bottom

9.9 o/b electric start, 3 sails, club jib, roller furling,

stripe & teak trim. Very comfy weekender w/lots

paint, no blisters. Professional fiberglass work.

jiffy reef, extra clean, great bay & delta boat $7,500 b/o. (415)820-5955.

CATALINA 25,1987. Fixed keel, trailer, Honda

of headroom & space. Fully equipped w/phone,

Boat located Benecia Marina. $7,500 b/o. Owner

10. Most factory options plus shorepower, roller

elec., toilet & heat, plus excellent Sausalito ma¬

anxious. (916) 371-3708 (Iv msg).

furling jib, ST winches, DS, KM, VHF. Rigged for

rina facilities. $7,500. 332-5840.

CORONADO 25-FT. Autohelm, VHF, stove, head, COLUMBIA MKI26. Well-keptfull keel, full head-

single-handing. Little used, nice condition. Lo¬

CQR anchor mounted on bow, good sails, 110 &

cated Richmond Marina $14,500 firm. Call (707)

NEWPORT28. Diesel, wheel, dodger, LectraSan,

room, aft cockpit sloop. Honda 10 hp o/b, dodger,

160 jibs, good bottom paint, single-handed Can¬

528-9133.

KM, DS, VHF, loran.

VHF, DF, KM, head, alcohol stove, etc. Complete

ada to Mexico & back. On new Trailrite trailer in

blister job w/epoxy barrier 1989, new bottom paint

Sausalito. $6,000. (415)258-9777.

$17,500.

Berkeley slip.

(707) 937-0033.

ERICSON 27,1979

PACIFIC MARINE ENGINEERING

Excellent condition. Full headroom below, enclosed head, wheel steering, Atomic 4,

mechanical - electrical - electronics

self-tailing winches. New full-batten Sobstad main and foam-luff 110 jib, North 140 genoa, Harken roller furling. New depth, knotlog,.autohelm, VHF and cassette deck. Cockpit cushions and covers. $16,000 b/o. (415)343-7611.

STEVEN DANAHER 35 Libertyship WaySausalito*CA 94965*(415) 331-9822

RICHARD T. CHRISTOPHER Marine Surveyor & Consultant

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page 158

BATALINA 27-FT, 1981. Atomic 4, AM/FM cas-

ERICSON 29 SLOOP “HERITAGE". Excellent

lette, VHF, Loran C, DS, KM, new sails & covers, ee cloths. $16,500. (415)825-2014.

CATALINA 30,1980. Full-batten main, 2 jibs,

CATALINA 30,1985. Near new condition, diesel,

S.F. Bay cruiser or racer.

Popular boat, well-

WS, KM, DS, VHF, new custom interior, LPU

pedestal steering, self-tailing winches, Larsensails,

maintained, excellent value. Motivated seller has

mast, new standing rigging, 100% teak covers,

main, jibs, 90, 130, storm, cruising spinnaker,

purchased larger boat. VHF, DS, 3jibs: 90,120,

Alpine stereo, 4 speakers, dodger, liveaboard

VHF, depth, knot, stereo, h/c pressure water &

150, plus beautiful spinnaker. New bottom paint,

equipped, better than new, 3 pages of gear, must see. $34,000. (415)934-8864.

shower, much more. $32,950. (408)299-1137

JATAUNA27,1978. Well-maintained, very clean. ttomic4 inboard engine, 110 shore power, phone,

spacious cabin w/6'2" headroom has 2 double

adio telephone, teak interior, sleeps 6 adults,

berths. Comfortably sleeps 6 adults. Alameda

lew alcohol stove, new sail cover.

location. Asking $16,000. Great buy! Call (408) 847-2946, (408) 778-1741.

Sausalito

lerth. $12,000. (916)581-3074,(415)331-2044.

16- FT RHODES MERIDIAN CLASS F/G SLOOP

PEARSON FLYER 30-FT, 1980. “Outrageous

1204. Full keel, 9.5 o/b retracts into hull. Orig.

One owner, excellent condition, race/day sailing/

iwner. Used very little, great in rough water. This

cruising ready, 7 hp BMW diesel, fractional rig, 4

5 a mini yacht loaded w/teak & equipment. Beauiful. $7,000. (415)593-3311.

sails including spinnaker/gear, 4 winches, tiller steering, 11-ft beam, 5'6" headroom, 8-ft cockpit,

(wkdays), (408) 265-4039 (eves).

ERICSON 30+. Victim of divorce. Must sell.

YANKEE 30.

Wheel steering, diesel, 80, 100 & 150% jibs.

winches, AP, loran, WS, WD, KM, DS, 3 com¬

Custom mast, great sails, 12

Spinnaker, self-tailing winches, teak cabin, sleeps

passes, rebuilt Atomic 4, recent interiors, many,

6 w/head & h/c shower. VHF, stereo & more. $33,000. (415) 671-7289, (415) 461-1108.

$26,500. (415)235-9158.

1988DELMAR30: Cutter-rigged ketch. Death in family forces distress repo sale. Full-keel, shoal-

w/roomy interior, all lines lead aft, loran, KM, DS,

extras, easily single-handed, nice condition.

O’ DAY 30,1979.15 hp Yanmar diesel, great boat

4-berth layout, galley/sink unit, cooler, porta-potti,

U.OHA27-FT 1985. Excellent condition, Harken

draft offshore liveaboard trailerable Transpacific

VHF, pressure water, LPG stove/oven, keel

Blaupunkt AM/FM cassette radio, teak cabin sole,

veteran. Canoe-stem, tri-cabin pilothouse cruiser

oiler furling, all lines aft, DS, KN, VHF, stereo,

stepped mast, 10-ft inflatable available, moving,

owner motivated to sell - new baby!

Owner

w/inside steering, full roller furling 4 sails, 15 sail

50, spinnaker, cockpit cushions, 10 hp Honda.

must sell. $23,000 b/o. (415) 653-2868 (Iv msg).

financing available. $22,000 b/o. Marin location.

bags, fully-battened, self-tending, autopilot, wa-

116,000 b/o. (415)366-3597.

Call Jim (415) 979-0600 (days), (415) 457-3058

termaker, sleeps 8, single-hander, 5 anchors,

COLUMBIA 29 MKI, 1961.

(eves). No brokers please.

baggy wrinkle, wind charging solar system, keel-

windvane, autohelm, SatNav, barbecue, inboard

fENTURE 25,1979. Excellent condition, VHF,

6 sails, Monitor

stepped mast hinged at deck. 2 4 hp inboard

Palmer.

diesel, generator, blender, microwave, 24-mile

3,000 mi. to weather to Baja, CA direct. Ready to

Just returned from S. Pacific. Sailed

lew Honda 8 hp, genoa & jib sails, trailer, portalotti, anchor, sleeps 5, icebox, pop-top dodger,

29-FT GULF PILOTHOUSE SLOOP.

1981.

Excellent cruiser for bay, delta, coast.

Loran,

radar, taffrail log, excellent charter boat, owner

ushions, good for bay or delta sailing, new motor

go again. Bulletproof pocket cruiser. Moving up.

autohelm, VHF, stereo, diesel, alcohol stove,

will finance. No brokers, please. Alameda livea¬

$15,000 b/O. (415)644-9412.

nount. $4,700. (415)593-9349.

microwave & more. Bottom paint 1 yr. D dock, slip

board berth guaranteed. Contact reportrust agent: GernBlensden (415)523-4802.

17- FT WATKINS. 6’2" headroom, 10-ft beam,

72, Marina Bay, Richmond. $23,000. Call (916) 972-1762 (eves).

/heel, AP, loran, DS, KM, VHF, diesel inboard,

ERICSON 30+, 1980. Excellent condition, fully equipped, Universal diesel, Harken roller furling,

30-FT PEARSON “303” 1984. Wheel steering,

spinnaker, 4 barient self-tailing winches, Autohelm,

lodger w/solar panel, drifter, furling, 110 & 150.

C&C 29,1977. Excellent condition, wheel steer¬

Yanmar 2GMF, dodger, new Harken roller furler &

IMI Combi System, h/c pressurized water, VHF,

Jew alcohol stove, rigging & bottom paint. Most

ing, Harken roller furler, Atomic 4, 2 mains, 7

jib, pressure hot water, electronics, lots of extras.

loran, stereo. $32,000. (408)446-1988.

omfortable 27-ft sailboat on the bay. $16,500. 408) 725-1866.

headsails, 3 spinnakers, 8 barient winches (self¬

$43,000. No down, 71/2 year loan available to

tailing primaries), VHF, loran, knot, depth, autopi¬

qualified buyer. (415)523-8692.

lot, stereo, beautiful teak interior.

IRICSON 26. New rigging, new bottom paint,

rugged sailboat located in S.D. (619) 792-6232.

FREE WIND VANE! with this 1976 Farallon 29,

A graceful, $19,000 b/o.

factory-finished full keel fiberglass cruising sloop.

LANCER 29,1978. Yanmar diesel, wheel steer¬

ing, self-tailing winches, lines led aft, VHF, fatho,

bronze ports. Rigging new 1987, wood interior.

compass, alcohol stove, roomy teakinteriorsleeps 5, standing headroom, enclosed head. Full sur¬

$16,500. (707)745-6204.

29-FT BOLGER CRUISING SHARPIE. Designed fOLUMBIA 26 MKII. Surveyed, new keel bolts,

& built for present owner in 1984 of best available

vey & bottom paint ’90.

30- FT TAHITI KETCH needs complete re-do. 10

ottom paint May 1990. No blisters, exceptionally

materials. Survey, complete refit August 1990.

(415) 886-6170.

lean, much new equipment, all lines lead aft. A

Fully equipped for bay & delta cruising, cat yawl

>t of boat for $5,000.

ear new main, 2 jibs, 9.9 Johnson. $6,500. Cali 26-4492.

(415) 849-3737 (days),

Reduced to $15,000.

head sails, diesel, dodger, tiller, autohelm,

hp Saab diesel, not installed. Includes 3 year use of custom-made 5 axle dolly trailer. $7,000. (916)

rig, tanned sails, 16" draft. $7,900. Call (415)

NEWPORT 3011,1973. Well-maintained boat just

415) 339-1649 (eves).

798-5985.

hauled, almost new 3 head sails plus spinnaker & 110 roller furling lapper, tiller or wheel, autohelm,

WILDERNESS 30 CUSTOM. 1982 Hullworks

OLKBOAT INTERNATIONAL, 26-FT. Com-

CORONADO 30. Excellent bay/delta sailboat.

sounder, knot, VHF, pressure water. Will take

built, double spreader rig by Ballenger, Yanmar

letely new bottom, dodger, ground tackle, sink,

Rigged to sail single-handed. Late model engine.

smaller boat as part payment. $17,500. (707)

diesel, VHF, knotmeter, depthmeter. Beautifully

(hisker pole, head, depth sounder, full keel, great

Wheel, stove, heater, KM, digital DF, new VHF, all

263-5039.

trimmed in teak w/custom Brunzeel interior. b/o. (209)545-2583.

644-2011.

ay sailor & family boat, active fleet. $6,500 b/o.

new mast & rigging, new Hood Seafurl & jib. New

707) 576-7789.

winches. Anchor, etc., etc. 372-5690 (days).

NEWPORT 30 #16 MEX VET. Totally rebuilt in

IRISTOL27 SLOOP, built 1966, superior design,

J-30,1979. Great racer, cruiser, liveaboard, WS,

60 gal. water tank, new fuel tank. Navico instru¬

CATALINA 30,1978. Atomic 4, ped steering,

ill keel, 5 sails, outboard, sleeps 4, excellent

WP, depth, speedo, VHF, loran, stereo, cold plate,

ments. 2 DSs, 2 NMs, 2 compasses,

compass, KM, fatho, VHF, spinnaker rigging,

ruiser. $9,500. 927-3648.

shorepower, battery charger, new cushions, new

lighting & storage areas, saltwater pump, propane

stereo, alcohol stove, berthed in Alameda. Re¬

spin, 105%, 162%, fast, strong, roomy, fun boat.

stove, VHF & Furuno 16 mile radar.

tired living at Lake Tahoe w/another boat - no time

Deeper, heavier keel - great bay boat! $19,995 '88. New wiring, plumbing, electric panels & solar.

$30,000. (415)444-5458.

Sturdy, safe, fast, smooth,

and-laid fiberglass hull, 8,600 lb displacement,

Danforth anchors w/200-ft chain. Harken big boat

for this one! $21,000. (916)581-2741.

CATALINA 30,1976. Standard rig, full spinnaker,

buck dodger w/cockpit spray cloths, Autohelm

CATALINA 30,1981. Pedestal steering, loran,

110,120,150, DS, KM, VHF, LRN, refrigeration,

2000, new rudder, prop & shaft. Awlgriptdpsides.

VHF, depth, knot/log, h/c pressure water, battery

hot press, water, stereo, microwave, new interior.

6 hp outboard, main, storm jib, 110,120,130 &

charger, CNG stove/oven, AC/DC refrig. $26,000.

Won Catalina race. Must see. $21,500. (415)

new cruising spinnaker w/sock. New 1990 rebuilt

(408) 4464105.

977-4735 (days), (415) 838-9048 (eves).

engine & transmission, bottom paint & waterline &

eavy rigging, lifelines. New Volvo diesel, 18 hp,

self-tailing winches w/spares.

Lexan hatch cover, rich all-teak

PERSONAL CRISIS FORCES SALE of family

jacious cabin interior, folding table, glmballed

heirloom,Ranger29"Exit". Hullno.4builtin 1971,

ove. $13,500 b/o due to illness. Call (805) 773-

rin cylinder.

Bruce &

traveler, new tinted safety glass port lights. Star-

29 TO 31 FEET AL 2-29, 1974.

interior

242.

OLUMBIA 30-FT, 1974. Excellent condition,

$15,000.

(707)

CATALINA 30-FT, 1980. Great boat in great

545-4955 (days), (707) 575-1174 (eves).

shape - lots of extras: camber spar jib, 4 sails,

rebuilt 1988 inc. Atomic 4, LPU paint hull & top-

PEARSON 30. Volvo diesel, loran, VHF, WS,

cockpit cushions, battery charger, etc. etc. New

sides, new standing rig 1990, fold prop., depth,

wind indicator, DS, roller furling, dodger. $22,000.

bottom paint. Must sell.

loran, etc. Very complete. Coyote Pt. $16,500.

(415)592-7886.

487-8501.

Force 10 heater, low mileage Atomic 4 engine, $25,000.

Call (916)

(415) 941-3705.

COLUMBIA 29 SLOOP, 1966. Fiberglass hull w/

ew Iast2 years: standing rig, speedo, depth, LP

31- FT CUSTOM FIBERGLASS racer/cruiser.

ove/oven, head, hot shower, cushions, micro-

ISLANDER BAHAMA 30,1983. Excellent livea¬

enough wood trim to be pretty!

ave, double 10" deep sinks, halon. Great legal

board, hauled 4/91, h/c pressure water, shower,

mains plus jib, genoa & spinnaker).

Atomic 4

fractional rigging, 9 oversize winches, Yanmar

eaboard. $12,900. 235-8342 (after 7 pm).

diesel Yanmar, wheel steering, VHF, depth, knot,

engine.

Head w/

diesel,, epoxy bottom job, liferaft, VHF, loran,

stereo, inflatable dinghy.

holding tank. $10,000. (415)824-8362.

$32,000.

Call (415)

Good sails (2

Galley, dinette, sleeps 5-6.

952-9886.

many sails, spinnaker hear, sleeps 4, comfortable ouble center berth. $16,500. (707)584-0311.

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private yacht charters. Depart from Alameda, San Francisco or Sausalito.

Day (415) 439-5658

Night (415) 4324203

Call: (415) 331-5551 or Toll Free (800) 788-5111 Outside (415)

CAL 2-29,1973. Certainly one of the cleanest &

CATALINA 30,1982. Universal diesel, self-furl¬

RASMUSSEN BUILT 37-FT double-ended cut¬

FANTASIA 35. This is probably the nicest one

best equipped Cal 29s on the bay.

This well-

ing jib, new storm jib, CNG stove, refrigeration,

ter.

you will find. Robert Harris skeg/rudder under¬

maintained boat has hot water, pressure water,

h/c pressure water, shower, dodger, wheel, KM/

cover, newsails, electronics, new Zodiac. Special

body, Edson pull/pull steering, aluminum spars,

Volvo diesel, Edson wheel steering, Avon dinghy

DS, battery charger, diesel heater, 2-speed

boat needs special owner. Offers. Seriouswooden

33 hp Yanmar diesel, Sayes wind vane, 1 refrig &

w/Seagull o/b, roller reefing main, Ray Jeff direc¬

winches, VHF, epoxy bottom, extra vents, new

boat buyers only. 392-0824.

tional finder, depth sounder, knotmeter, self-steer¬

batteries, cockpit cushions. $28,995. Call (415)

ing gear, 6 sails & a good slip in Marina Village.

582-3071 (Iv msg).

The bottom is clean & has never had a blister. The

Beautiful classic liveaboard or cruiser, full

1 Technautics refrig/freezer, davits, dodger, 8-ft sailing dinghy, Hood roller reefing & more. Great

RAFIKI35,1980. Loaded, excellent condition,

world cruiser &/or liveaboard w/excellent cruising

documented, great liveaboard. Diesel, new ep¬

interior layout. One owner. $67,500. Ventura (805) 984-0615 (Iv msg).

Cal 2-29 is a well-built sweet sailing boat & many

1978 30-FT CATALINA. Custom rigging, barient

oxy bottom, teak decks, varnished rails & trim,

consider it their favorite Bill Lapworth design.

winches, 2 jibs 150,110, spinnaker & rigging, wind

new full boat cover. 5 sails, furling, dinghy, davits,

$17,900. Call Mike or Diane 523-8393.

direction/speed, depth, Loran C, pedestal steer¬

dodger, modern electronics, refrigeration, heater.

ERICSON 39. 1-ton racer. Fast, well-equipped.

ing, pressure water, CNG stove/oven, many ex¬

Lots more! Ready to cruise. $65,000. Call (415)

Radar, SatNav, Loran C. Many electronic extras.

tras. $26,000. Must sell. (415) 873-6648 (Iv msg).

595-3094.

BRISTOL 30,1973. VolvoMD2B, hauledMay’91

Liveaboard or sail away. Well-maintained, excel¬ lent condition. $45,000. (415)244-9771.

(no blisters). KM, VHF, RDF, loran w/remote helm station, AM/FM cassette, pressure water, dodger

“SUNDANCE"!S FOR SALE. This 1973 Ericson

RANGER 33,1978. Must sell now! Well-main¬

w/bimini top. New: Harken roller furling, bow &

29 has been the official R&D vessel for Nicro

tained. Gary Mull racer/cruisgr w/the lines of a

36-FT ANGLEMAN SEA WITCH *Golden Hind.’

stern pulpits, Magma UP BBQ, Horseshoe buoy,

Marine for the past 5years & there's no more room

classic yacht. Fast & responsive. Wheel steering,

Gaff ketch, wood hull, teak decks, with 8-ft sailing

Autohelm 3000, standing rigging.

3SLS CQR,

for hardware aboard! With no expenses spared in

self-tailing barientwinches, Universal diesel, North

rowing pram, excellent condition. New: electrical

S&L windlass, spreader lights, clock & barometer

her upkeep, she has too much inventory to list.

sails - main, 70% (never used), 110,150,3/4 oz.

system, diesel heater, sail covers, interior cush¬ ions, Avon dinghy & 5 hp Seagull. Located Mon¬

& much more! This yacht is in exc. condition &

Her ‘'basics" include: 8 sails, DC refrigeration,

spinnaker (never used).

must be sold! Take one look & you won’t believe.

tiller pilot, Mansfield holding tank/macerator sys¬

stove & oven, microwave, AC/DC, h/c pressure

I’ll take any offer over $21,000. Call Jay (415)

tem, epoxied bottom, AM/FM cassette, Solar

water. Signet meters (depth, speed, wind dir.,

7794796 (8 am to 4 pm).

Charging System, Solar Ventilation System &

speed), ICOM VHF. Awning, cockpit cushions,

ERICSON 35,1972. Roller furling, rebuilt engine,

more! Offered at $23,000. For more information

etc. Lots of fun! SSF berth. $27,500. Call (408)

refrigerator, spinnaker, new main, stereo, autopi¬

call Niels (415) 357-8332 (days).

736-8358.

30-FTCHEOY LEE BERMUDA KETCH. Fiber¬

Stereo, heater, CNG

terey, CA. $70,000. (408)663-5163.

lot, electric windlass, all instruments w/many ex¬ tras. $38,500. Call Ken (209)476-0851 (w), (209)

glass hull, classic teak interior w/fireplace. New settee cushions, refrig. Newly overhauled Atomic

STEEL SLOOP 31-FT. Dutch-built 1970. 9-ft

34 LOD, 46 LOA S&S YAWL. Cruised exten¬

4, boat cover. Well-maintained. $25,500. Call

beam, 5.5-ft draft, tabernacle mast, Pacific vet,

sively, Master Mariner Regatta this year. Rr on

tough boat, must sell. $29,000 b/o by 8/1/91 or

oak, bronze fittings, teak trim, new decks. Elec¬

EXPRESS 37. Transpac winner, YRA & national

trade for larger bluewaler multihull.

tronics, Perkins 4-107, hauled yearly. Ready to

champion. Good sails, 2 poles, full electronics,

go. Must sell. $19,500 b/o. (415)365-9257.

emergency rudder, much, much more.

331-2393.

ERICSON 29,1971 fiberglass sloop. 4 sails,

Call (707)

875-2540.

931-0785 (h). Boat inSausalito.

Good

shape. $87,500 b/o. Use Moore 24, Express 27?

Atomic 4, shore power, well-equipped, many covers, mint condition, fiberglass rowing pram, low cost S.F. Marina berth. $18,000. Call (415)

CATALINA 30,1979. They're still in production -

34-FT CAL MARK 11,1976. Fully equipped,

for down. Big boat charter possible. Call (415)

factory parts readily available. Heavy duty trav¬

wheel steering, 22 firs on rebuilt 40 hp diesel, new

562-0264, (415) 521-9115.

6684094.

eller, adjustable backstay, roller furling, dinghy w/

epoxy bottom, sleeps 6, excellent condition. Ready

outboard. Quality LPG stove/oven, Adler Barbour

to cruise or liveaboard. $33,000 b/o. Call (415)

33-FT TARTAN TEN. Well-maintained racer/

30-FT ISLANDER, 1971. New dad has no time for

refrigerator, new head, loran, depth, knotmeter,

383-2117,(415)381-6424.

cruiser. Fully equipped. Motivated seller. A steal

solid & roomy racer/cruiser. New DM, KM, loran,

VHF. Excellent liveaboard. $25,000. Call Tim

autotiller & fuel tank. 5 sails, Atomic4 gas inboard,

(415)876-0311/1879.

VHF, inflatable. $15,000 b/o. Partnership offers considered. Call Dan (408) 336-8975.

at $18,000. (415)439-2150.

SANTANA 35, “DREAM MACHINE” 1988 Na¬ ERICSON 35. Wheel, refrig, loran, CNG stove,

tional champion, also YRA season champion fam¬

WILLARD 30-FT 1974 MOTORSAILER. W.l.

ily racer/cruiser.

Evelock design, double-ender, Perkins 4-107

Marina Blvd. (ultra prime). $38,000 spent on up¬

batt. charger, press h/c, mahogany int., no blis¬

40-ft berth at St. Francis on

ters, roomy. $27,500. (415) 391-9780 (eves).

OLSON 30. Ballenger spars, double spreaders,

diesel engine.

Excellent

grades, mast, rudder, boom, new engine, sails.

rod rigging, 5 sails. $17,000. 4684423.

condition. $23,950 b/o. (800) 551-1199,(916)

Asking $43,000. Call John Aitken 366-9211 for

ERICSON 38. Less than 600 engine hours, North

791-0364 (eves).

details.

sails, Hood furling, dodger, Force 10 stove/moni¬

New epoxy bottom.

RANGER 29. Full batten main w/2 reefs, storm

tored propane system, 100 gal. pressurized wa¬

jib, working jib, 150 genoa, spinnaker, autopilot,

ERICSON 32-FT, 1974. Refitted, engine over¬

ter, shower, instant-on hot water, stainless tank¬

Ritchie bulkhead compass, Signet knot & depth

hauled.

age, new upholstery, tiled fireplace, large galley.

32 TO 39 FEET

gauges, Atomic 4, new spreaders, lifelines, main¬ sail cover, thruhulls, prop shaft, batteries, VHF, Moored

VHF, loran new in box, wheel steering, stereo,

$62,500. (408)244-1202.

battery charger, etc. $23,000 b/o or part trade.

cooktop (CNG/propane), head w/holding tank, fully equipped & very good condition.

Rigging redone, in excellent condition.

CT35 CRUISING KETCH, 1976. Full keel (4.5ft),

(213) 393-4321.

PEARSON 10M. Blue Lou loran, ship to shore,

great liveaboard w/6'5" headroom fiberglass hull'

stereo, 2 knotmeters, 2 compasses, AW, WS,

END OF PARTNERSHIP FORCES SALE of 38-

& decks. Volvo MD2B diesel, heat exchanger,

depth finder, lots of sails including 2 spinnakers,

ft Adkins Ingred ketch, handmade properly in

h/c pressure water, shower, RDF, VHF, depth.

REPOSEAFARER29,1974. Reconditioned hull,

hydraulics, tuff luff, 11 winches, ready to race or

1977, cedar on oak, Tanbark sail incl. square sail,

Sailing dinghy & inflatable. Teak decks, full cock¬

fin keel/skeg rudder, outboard in well, deck & sails

cruise. $45,000. 345-8619 (eves).

3 yr. old 33 hp diesel, inflatable & 10-ft hard dink

pit cushions, beautiful interior & topsides, cedar

MTD on flush teak, Adler Barbour, much more.

closets, water filter, windlass, 110/12v system, 35

Buy boat in Mexico for a steal at $30,000. Call

lb CQR & more. A wonderful cruising & liveaboard

Gene in-Bay Area (415) 495-7711.

vessel for $49,500 b/o. No money down if qualify

PSPYC. $16,000. (707)426-5823.

faded, outboard Honda iffy otherwise in strong condition.

See at Fortman Marina Cash only

$4,200. (707) 822-9020 (Iv msg).

EXPRESS 37.

North sails, B&G instruments,

loran, SatNav, single sideband, VHF, autohelm, h/c pressure water, stove w/oven, refrigeration,

30-FT PIVER NIMBLE modified liveaboard. 12

excellent condition, first class equipment, many

for loan. (415) 865-4110.

CATALINA 38. Very good condition. AC/DC

hp new Farryman diesel, 8 sails, depth finder, 7F

extras. Berthed Ventura, CA. $95,000 b/o. (805)

refrigerator/freezer, marine charger, Universal

PRETORIEN 35, 1987.

channel VHF, 4 speaker stereo, solar panels, plot¬

493-1091.

diesel, new dodger, cockpit awning, full battened

ocean racer. Harken self-tailing winches & trav¬

main, 110%, 80% jibs, full galley & head w/shower,

eler.

6 auto bilge pumps, new dodger & canvas, galley

39-FT BAY CLASSIC: FARALLONE CLIPPER.

dinghy, oversize winches, VHF, covers for all

equipment. 11 sails, most new. European teak

& head, propane & 3 heaters+extras. $16,500 or

Great shape, freshly varnished & painted, new

brightwork. Ground tackle. $47,000. Call (415)

interior. H/C pressure water. Low engine hours.

trade? + cash. (408) 236-3322.

overhauled 54 hp Perkins diesel & electrical sys¬

215-6211.

ter loran, AC/DC fridge, AC/DC VCR & color TV,

Electronics, navigation, autopilot, safety

New Micron bottom.

tem, teak deck, new rigging, new sails, clean

Performance cruiser/

Meticulously maintained.

Serious inquiries only. (415) 334-1387.

30-FTISLANDER BAHAMA, 1980. Great design

mahogany & bronze interior, berth available Tibu-

S-35. Beige hull, anodized spar Rod R. barients,

in excellent condition, pressure water, sleeps 5,

ron. Reduced to $29,000. (707) 525-1702 (days),

dig. compass, Loran C. Located Newport Beach.

AIRES 32,1980. 4 head sails, full keel, Wester-

wheel steering, North sails, diesel w/Racor, ste¬

(707) 935-1885 (eves).

$35,000.

beke diesel, dodger, Shipmate stove w/oven, VHF,

reo, cockpit cushions, new varnish inside, DS, KM, VHF, upgrade rigging & lights.

$24,900.

(415) 937-5074 (eves), (415) 945-1414 (days).

Call Gordon (714) 546-1653 (days),

675-5129 (eves).

depth sounder, cabin heater. $30,000. Call (415)

CATALINA 34,1988. In excellent shape, 2 pages

343-6738.

of equipment. Asking $65,000. (707) 252-4832.

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CATALINA 36,1986. Loaded, roller furling jib,

TAYANA '37. Traditional cutter, loaded, all in

knot, log, DF, wind, stereo, Furuno radar/loran,

37- FT YAWL, DANISH-BUILT 1954. Mahogany

RASMUS 35-FT MOTORSA1LER SLOOP. Many

excellent shape.

CNG, stove/oven w/extra tank. $63,000. (408)

on oak frames, teak cabin & trim, excellent condi¬

extras. Includes 6-ft dinghy & emergency liferaft.

dodger, dinghy, refrig., h/c pressure water, etc.

371-7266, (408) 866-9220 (eves).

tion, new diesel, wheel steering, lead keel, sleeps

$59,000. (707)961-1571.

Cruise or liveaboard. $79,000. (415) 331-5916or write for details: 94966.

P.O. Box 102, Sausalito, CA

33-FT TARTAN TEN. New North sails in '88.

6. Must sell, bought new boat. $15,000. (415) 357-6977.

ISLANDER 36, 1979.

FANTASIA 35.

SatNav, stereo, VHF, RDF,

Excellent cruiser/livea-

board, ivory & white w/royal blue trim, dodger &

Main, 106, 150, radial & reaching spinnakers.

34-FT CUSTOM SLOOP by Bill Lee, designed for

lee clothes. Interior is mahogany, dark blue velour

Moving inland, must sell our

30s, 2 Lewmar 40s, 2 barient 25s, Ranav 550

fast fun cruising. 12 hrs diesel, full galley, full sail

cushions, teak & holly sole. Wheel steering w/

dream. Center cockpit, aft stateroom, beautiful

loran, wind speed & knot log on custom bridge

complement, best hardware materials, standing

Autohelm 3000 autopilot, Kenyon wind direction/

teak interior, workshop, Pisces 40 hp diesel, davits/

headroom, documented & ready. Call for detail

windspeed, depth sounder & knotmeter. 27 hp

Additional set of sails in good shape. 2 Lewmar

Combi 2000 autopilot, depth sounder &

dinghy w/outboard. Dodger, sailing bimini. Ex¬

VHF. Diesel engine. This is a fast, fun boat w/a

deck.

pkg., slip available in Moss Landing. $35,000.

Westerbeke diesel, 2 pairs of deep-cycle batter¬

tensive cruise capabilities -115 fuel, 220 water

Call Joe (415) 827-3839.

cockpitto hold 6 in comfort & safety. It is excellent

ies, VHF, AM/FM stereo cassette radio, 13’ Sony

tanks topped off & ready to go. $60,000. (707) 762-7190.

ALAN GURNEY 35, “ALANI” Well cared for

forracing, day sailing orweekend cruises. $18,000. (707) 763-2786.

WILLARD 8-TON, 1977. NONSUCH 33,1989. “Hobbes" - as featured in

Crealock-designed

is for sale. Without question,

cutter. Ocean cruiser. Extensive refitting includes epoxy bottom, new cooling & exhaust systems,

the most spacious, fastest single-handed cruising

rigging, hoses & wiring. Six sails, 40 hp Pisces

boat in production today.

diesel. Roomy interior, good liveaboard. $31,000. (415)849-0631.

Sailing magazine -

condition.

$135,000.

Top quality.

Bristol

(415) 339-3486.

If no

answer, leave message. Calls returned.

36-FT HANS CHRISTIAN, 1975.

color TV & GE VCR, mahogany-finished cabinets in salon w/cane webbed fronts, CNG range/oven,'

wooden classic in beautiful, original condition.

microwave oven, DC refrigerator, folding doors to

Strong ocean vessel designed under the CCA

V-berth, h/c pressure water, showerw/sump, Lec-

rule.

trasan sanitation unit (Coast Guard approved), all

Honduras mahogany on oak frames.

$45,000. Call Chris 331-1200,331-1444.

ball valves.

Berthed at Emery Cove Marina,

Emeryville. $54,500. (415)654-1992.

ARIES 32,1975 SLOOP. Well-maintained heavy cruiser. Just upgraded w/new Perkins diesel, all-

32-FT WOODEN MODIFIED CUTTER.

new rigging, new roller furling boom, new gelcell

built, needs hauled out & painted. Aux. diesel,

Well-

Lots recent

battery & charger, new head, new pumps, recent

ANGLEMAN KETCH 36-FT. Radar, loran, Volvo

double-ender, full keel, cedar planks on oakframes.

work done, new deck caulking, complete engine

Made by Seaboat Co. $12,500. Call Tom (707)

2003 33 hp diesel, inverter, elec, system, washing

refurbishing on Isuzu 60 hp. Rigged for cruising,

survey & more, all-teak interior. $31,900. (415) 331-6167.

machine. 350' 5/16 BBB, anchorwindlass, all new

split head stays, hard dodger, stern pulpit.

in '88. Has placed 1st in Master Mariners Gaff II

must-see at this price. $55,000. (916)265-6244.

36-FT LAPWORTH, 1963. Must sell! Transpac

TAYANA 37. Sell or trade down in size. 1978w/

Division. A beauty ready to go. $46,000. Call 934-6159.

CATALINA 34,1987.

887-1266.

Roller furling, 110, 95,

vet, fast & stable. 9 sails, autopilot, VHF, battery

Perkins 4-108, compass, VHF, RDF, depthsoun-

charger, hard & rubber dinghies, refrigeration,

der. Great boat but I am moving on land. $70,000

cruising spinnaker, VHF, loran, Datamarine link,

LPG stove w/2 aluminum tanks, copper water

firm, or trade down to 22 to 27-ft boat. Call Kirk

One owner, built

refer, stereo, h/c water, custom Runion soling rig,

tank, much more.

763-4164, 657-9821.

Barcelona, Spain, 1972. Finest material, mahog¬

new bottom, lines led aft, 3 batteries, 2 anchors,

$19,000 b/o. (213)322-0762.

any strip planked on laminated framing, diesel,

great condition. $58,000. (209)478-2642. No

VHF, DS, AP. Steering vane, full roller furling jibs

brokers, please.

38-FT GILLMER CUTTER.

& twin storm sails. Complete cruising inventory

Liveaboard MDR available.

ARIES 32, '81782. Diesel engine, alum, mast, ISLANDER 36. Very clean in & out. Well-cared-

recently painted bottom, Hood jib furler, dodger,

for.

like new spanker & 135 genoa, & lots of new or like

Diesel, 4 sails, alcohol stove, fridge, h/c

list available. Beautiful condition. $65,000. (415)

ERICSON38,1981. Autohelm, roller furling, h/c

pressure water, VHF. Just hauled - no blisters.

new cruising equip. Avery rugged offshore sloop.

454-9285.

water, dodger & bimini, KM, DS, VHF, wind, AM/

$40,000. (415)332:8731.

Sausalito berth. $32,000. (415) 331-3095 (days),

35-FT COLUMBIA 9.6 SLOOP. Sleeps 6, 6-ft

new batteries, new fuel filters, fresh bottom & oil

CHINESE JUNK, 35-FT, 1968. Teak, Volvo die¬

headroom, teak interior, double reef main, 3 jibs,

change. Alameda berth. $62,000. Call (208)

sel, shower, head, sleeps 6, perfectly maintained,

32-FT ISLANDER 1979. 4 cylinder freshwater

spinnaker. Volvo diesel, VHF, compass, depth

939-2426.

Sausalito berth.

cooled diesel. Like new condition inside & out.

FM, Cole stove, competition keel, folding prop.,

sounder, pressure water, electric/manual bilge pump, 1 lOv shore power, full galley, new epoxy bottom. Urgent! $23,000. (916) 823-0190.

(415) 381-1049 (eves).

Great liveaboard, something

special. $39,000, Call Michael 479-7128.

Recent survey & new epoxy bottom job. Very

35-FT CORONADO SLOOP, 1973. Liveaboard

roomy interior, great liveaboard. Call for details.

slip in Redwood City, AC/DC refrig., VHF, depth

38- FT INGRID (launched 1984). Double-ended,

sounder, Avon Redcrest raft, microwave, AC/DC

glass hull & deck. Equipped w/full set of sails &

37-FT ALDER COASTWISE CRUISER. Cedar

color TV. New family forces quick sale. Low price

electronics, Avon, Monitor self-steering system.

over oak, cutter rig, 1953 Transpac vet. Eligible

$25,000. (415)365-6264.

(Owner will carry paper w/a good down payment.)

for Master Mariner. Beautiful classic boat. Very good condition.

Port of Redwood City berth.

$34,900. (408)338-9402.

JEANNEAU 32,1984. Modern, roomy, 3-cabin Yanmar diesel, Combi, propane

ERICSON 35,1970. Excellent. 3 North jibs, KZ

stove & oven, pressure water, 3 headsails, spin¬

double headfoil, 2 spinnakers, all lines to cockpit,

naker, etc. Must see. $38,000. (209)634-7195.

modified rudder & keel, new Standard depth, new

Richards design.

log, apparent wind & wind speed, autohelm, hy¬

round the world cruising. $87,000. Call (805)

CHEOY LEE 36-FT YAWL, 1968. New: roller

draulic backstay, stereo w/equalizer, bottom paint

658-7703.

furl., stove, refrigeration, ICOM VHF, ST winches,

July '90. $38,000. (415) 383-5347.

& equipment list call 399-1204 (Iv name & address on machine).

40 TO 50 FEET

Asking $53,000. (415)388-2416. fast cruiser.

TARTAN37. Fin keel. $69,000. Forspecsheets

$37,000. 228-7348,228-2852.

41-FT CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE KETCH. Customized & equipped for

LEGEND 35.5,1989. Performance design w/

upholstery, head, bottom paint4/91, rigging, sails.

many creature comforts.

Immaculate boat, diesel, fiberglass teak & holly

CREALOCK 37,1978. Beautiful boat! World

extra sails, 3 KW aux., 400 GPD water maker,

Dutchman system/main, furling jib, Kenyon elec¬

soles. Depth, CQR, 150-ft chain, Danforth, 200-

cruise cut short by illness. Just back from Mexico,

emerg. pumping system, full electronics, Achilles

tronics, 2 private staterooms, separate shower in

ft rode. $39,900. (619)295-4894.

“Clarity" is ready &

w/25 hp Mercury, liferaft. Too many extras to list.

Single-hand rigged,

large head, dinghy davits, solar vents, upgraded

GULFSTAR 50, cruising yacht. Ketch rigged,

loves to travel. New in 1989:

Yanmar engine, Raytheon R-20 radar, electric

Cost $240,000.

property trade. (702)882-3088.

Price is negotiable or income

battery system/charger, solid fuel heater, refer/

CATALINA 36,1983. New house forces sale.

windlass, Harken roller furler, Avon dinghy, Nis¬

freezer, 2 anchor assemblies, MOB/safety gear,

Original owner, this boat must be sold this month.

san 8 hp o/b, instruments, dodger & extension &

cockpitshower/speakers, swim ladder, phone jack,

Ex. cond., new transmission, new interior cush¬

Forespar rigid vang. Also has Alfa Marine 4000

40-FT LOD FIBERGLASS MOTORSAiLER,

BBQ, new curtains/upholstery/canvas. If speed &

ions & head, batteries, KM, DS, VHF, RDF, batt.

autopilot, Aries windvane, 3 anchors w/chain,

center cockpit, full keel, documented, sloop rig, 5

style meet your sailing requirements, this meticu¬

charger. Ex. liveaboard. Larsen main, 110%, 1.5

engine driven refrigeration, 6 sails, Magnavox

bags sails, 9-ft whaler on davits, 24m radar, loran,

lously maintained beauty is for you. $74,000 b/o.

oz. spinnaker. $43,500 b/o. No brokers. (415)

SatNav & spare parts inventory.

ham, stereo, TV, VHF, 60 hpdiesel, ref. & freezer,

(916) 371-0778.

381-6732.

$109,500. (503)899-7564.

Much more.

5 perm bunks, 2 heads, 1 shower, dual station. $54,000 b/o. Call John (707) 539-1429 (Iv msg).

RANGER 33,1974. Last price reduction: from

CAL-39. New Perkins 4-108, new fuel tank, new

immediately. New main & 90% jib. Also 90,135,

$22,000 to $18,000.

l am

oversize rigging, bottom job April 1991, LP paint

155 & storm jib. VHF, loran, depth, knot, wind

ready to buy bigger boat: exchange perhaps?

mast & hull sides, 7 bags of sails (2 new). Before

mooring in San Carlos, Sonora. $55,000. Write or

direction.

Call Francesco 753-6905 (eves), 655-6456 (days).

you buy another boat you should see this one.

call for complete equipment list: Jim Austin c/o

C&C 34,1980.

Excellent condition, must sell

Teak interior & many other extras.

Offers considered,

$54,000 b/o. (805) 995-3923 (Ivmsg).

(707) 224-2613.

oage 161

CRUISING CAL 40. Modified interior. On private

Bogdanski, Apdo 334, Guaymas, Sonora, Mex¬ ico. Tel: 2-11-25 (in Guaymas).

^^^F4amet^ajJ_Repa i r 771-8427 ^^^2041 Taylor St Yachts Available

SAN FRANCISCO

FAR WEST CHARTERS

20-100 ft.

FISH CABO SAN LUCAS OR LA PAZ

ISsm

$250 per day, $1,500 per week, for 4 persons

jgSL'

40-ft Cheoy Lee Trawler sleeps 4 persons, private bath, air condition,

rhji

fishing gear, captain & cook.

V<Y

Call Lynn (415) 453-3366, or Barry (714) 980-8374

CUSTOM FUTONS AND PILLOWS

Coast Guard Lie. 20 yrs., blue water, racing and cruising

From All-Natural fillings such as wool, cotton, Kapok, buckwheat hull, and also

experienced, available for private charters, instruction and delivery.

polyester and foam. Removable covers from exotic and domestic fabrics.

(415)383-7972

• Excellent References •

Capt. Gerry K. Robertson

100+ton

(415)331-2222

U.S. Coast Guard lie. #616686

Store: 6050 College Ave., Oakland, CA 94618 (415)547-6252 Dragon Mama

CAL 40,1969. Sabb diesel, new epoxy bottom,

HANS CHRISTIAN 43-FT DIESEL KETCH.

CHEOY LEE, 1972 OFFSHORE 40 YAWL.

FREEPORT 41. Price reduced to $69,500 b/o.

dodger, loran, DS, knotlog, propane stove, new

Unique hull color, performance keel, sailing skiff,

Rigged for single-handing, barient 28 S/T2-speed

New 70 hp diesel, 190 gal. fuel, 190 water autopi¬ lot, liferaft, self-tailing winches, radar, loran, Sat¬

custom fittings above & below, teak decks, 4

winches, Hood roller furling, electric windlass,

anchors, 400-ft chain, 800-ft line. MK II layout

radar, RDF, h/c shower, 3 burner stove w/oven,

Nav, 2 VHFs, DS, KM, wind inst., compass, 45#

ideal for cruising. Big sail inventory. Marbletable.

Benmar autopilot w/remote control, new 50 hp

CQR w/300-ft chain, 35# CQR w/300-fi rode,

beautiful spars, custom teak interior, 2 state¬

Custom dodger & steering station.

12 barient

Westerbeke, Harken traveler system, ready to

electric windlass, 3 bilge pumps, automatic fire

rooms, 2 heads, enclosed shower. Replacement

winches, copperfireplace. Full safety gear. Huge

cruise or liveaboard. Sausalito berth. $69,500

extinguisher, 2160A batteries, 120A 12v power

over $300,000. Now $140,000. (415)695-8207

stock of spares & much more.

b/O. 383-8534.

supply, AC/DC fridge, mast head lights on both

for details.

anywhere in comfort & style. Sacrifice at$138,500.

cushions. $39,000. (415)898-7422. CT 48,1978 cruiser/liveaboard, Bristol condition,

Ready to sail

(415) 331-0723 (owner). 40-FT VALIANT PILOTHOUSE. 1980 by Uniflite.

masts, electric head, propane 3-bumer stove w/

YANKEE CUPPER 48 LOA, 41 LOD. Garden

oven, hot water shower, 3.5 KW diesel generator.

designed F/G ketch, teak decks. Perkins 4-108,

Principals only. (408)252-7391.

low hours, Loran AP with vane, remote.

12v

Much betterthan new. One owner, professionally

COLUMBIA 43, 1969.

maintained, outstanding cruiser/liveaboard.

dodger, davits, VHF, loran, radar, depth finder, 5

refrigerator, planing dinghy with o/b. Spacious

SOLING US 497,1971. A proven race winner.

Amenities include:

Wood-Freeman autopilot,

sails & extra gear. Avon & 9-ft sailing dinghy on

teak interior. Wood stove. Exceptional joinery.

She has racing sails & cruising sails, shroud

Grunert refrigeration, Furuno radar & loran,tew-

deck. $69,000. Will trade for car or boat. $27,000

Excellent, equipped cruiser. Comfortable livea¬

tracks, new standing rigging, running rigging,

mar winches, dual steering, Westerbeke 58 die¬

equity. (415)778-2565.

board. Reduced to $44,000 b/Q. Must sell. (415)

barney post. A newly painted & wired trailer is

398-8170, (415) 861-6519.

included. $4,500. (415)928-4547.

Epoxied & foamed, diesel, davits, dodger. S.Pac.

1990 HUNTER 42. 14-ft beam, 130 genoa w/

SAFETY, SAFETY, SAFETY.

vet reatJy to cruise, charts, pubs, 7 sails, 6 an¬

roller furling, main w/Dutchman, loran, radar,

custom-designed in 1985 for family cruise to

H/C pressure water,

sel, make this one of the finest cruisers in the NW. Call for picture & specs. $185,000. Call (408) 371-0180.

“GOOD", 40-FT STEEL PH CUTTER, 1985. Vagabond 47,

40- FT PASSPORT, 1985. Excellent cruiser/livea¬

chors, 300-ft chain, 600-ft line, VHF, SN, AP, DS,

windlass, VHF, inverter, 2 staterooms, 2 baths,

Europe needs new owner to continue her bluewa-

board, 2 staterooms, 2 heads, lots of gear includ¬

logs, S panels, 120 gal. water, diesel heat, S

forced air heat, washer & dryer. Beautiful boat,

ter adventures. Includes 600 gal. water maker,

ing radar, water maker, inverter, loran, ham/SSB,

dinghy w/outboard, w/surfer & much more.

fast & easy to sail. Owner anxious. $169,950.

washer, dryer, all electric galley & enclosed dog¬

refrigerator/freezer, solar panels & much more.

$59,000. (707) 257-9696 (Reno).

(206) 281-8837.

All in excellent working condition.

house.

(619) 260-1723.

Home away from home to fulfill your

dreams safely. Serious buyers onlyl No brokers

$150,000.

SWAN 44,1973. Great performance cruiser or

45-FT RHODES KETCH, 1967. “MeHemi" class,

IMS race boat. Perkins, Lewmar, Navtec, Signet,

center cockpit, 90 hp diesel, re-rigged w/Sta-

please. Call Jerry (415) 369-6010.

41- FT 1980 DOWNEASTER, pilothouse sloop/

Max-prop, etc. Long list of Mylar & Dacron sails.

locks, ideal windlass, propane stove & water

47-FT SLOOP, S&S. One of S.F. Bay's most

motorsailer. 65 hpauxw/300 gals, diesel. Bristol condition, solid teak interior. All amenities/elec¬

Wonderful boat. Serious inquiries only. Loc.San

heater, new halyard winches, masts repainted,

beautiful & well-constructed wooden yachts. To

Diego. $128,500. (619)755-2664.

decks recaulked, Red Luan hull, great liveaboard

see her is to love her. Sleeps 7, large cockpit,

& cruiser, extremely sound. $58,000. Call (619)

windvane, autopilot, electronics, many sails. 2-

426-2809. \

boat family - must sell. $67,500 b/o. 331-0907.

tronics, cruise or liveaboard.

$90,000. Owner

1985 TAYANA V-42. Center cockpit, aft cabin

financing possible. (415)735-1980.

cutter, roller furling on jib & staysail. Teak interior,

42 WESTSAIL KETCH 1975 factory finished,

Perkins 4108 diesel. Excellent condition. Agreat

CHEOY LEE 40-FT MIDCOCKPIT KETCH, 1977.

GO CRUISING SOON - 42-FT MORGAN. Aft

professionally remodeled & improved 1991, 4-

buy at $129,000. (415)457-6582.

Good condition, teak decks, Perkins 4-108,375

cockpit, sloop rig, rebuilt Westerbeke diesel, full

hrs, large salon, 2 cabins/heads, teak interior,

complement of sails & associated hardware, complete Signet instrumentation, propane stove,

236, ONAN 7.5, NECO autopilot, Grunnert hold¬ ing plates, icemaker, Hood sails, new dodger,

NOT JUST ANOTHER 50-FT FERROCEMENT

pressure H20, refrigeration, 3 burner kerosene

bimini & sail covers.

hull for sale, but a Joe Hartog design, profession¬

stove/oven.

ally built beautiful double ender. New Perkins 4-

Signet instruments, dodger, much more. $75,000.

236 90 hp, 131/2' beam, lots of liveaboard room.

(916)487-8501.

Longboat Key, FL.

Call

Charles Levin (813) 988-5135. K43 - 43-FT KETTENBERG WOODEN SLOOP.

New upholstery, Force 10 heater,

basic equipment plus... $2,000 rebate for you to add your touch. $41,000. 521-2233.

HANS CHRISTIAN 43 KETCH. This showboat

Let's talk (408) 659-5128.

50 hp Perkins diesel, full electronics, Bendix au¬

DEL REY 50,1986. 45-ft factory made fiberglass

ready for offshore on high performance under¬

topilot, Avon emergency liferaft, Zodiac dinghy,

41- FT S&S YAWL, 1961, dbl. planked mah/yacal,

hull & deck, 12,500# lead ballast, inexpensive

body. New Awlgrip finish, new tropical awnings,

nearly new sails, full boat cover, propane stove &

Volvo MDII, hauled/topsides 10/90.

Extensive

storage/working area. $15,000.3-53 diesel w/2:1

covers & dodger, decorator interior in tile & ultra¬

oven. Berthed at Monterey new Marina. $49,000. (408) 626-1411.

rebuild, must see to appreciate. $47,500. (415)

reduction gear. $2,000. Both hull & engine plus

suede. A partial goodie list includes workshop,

521-6513 (after 5 pm).

misc. stuff! $16,000. (415)932-4339.

ocean sailing chart table, diesel heat, insulated,

41 -FTGARDEN DESIGNED SEAT1GER KETCH.

ISLANDER FREEPORT 41-FT, 1981. 7yearsin

42-FT CHINESEJUNK"/JTTLEDUCK”. 42x15

anchors, 300-ft chain, custom stained glass cabi¬

Beautifully maintained. Cruising equipped. Made

water, fully equipped for long range cruising.

x 6 doc. 19 ton, net-built 1966 of heavy teak. Ford

nets. All ocean gear on board. Current survey

Perfect liveaboard in excellent condition. $79,500.

Lehman w/300 hrs, large comfortable liveaboard/

$195,000.- Priced at $166,950 b/o. Call (206)

(415) 347-0990.

cruiser. $79,000. Call for specs or appointment.

783-2320.

refrigeration, Neco autopilot, ham, VHF, radar, 3

one circumnavigation

waiting to depart on

another. Comfortable blue water cruiser & livea¬

(415) 369-6966.

board. $57,000. Jump off from Stuart FI. to the Caribbean or Bahamas. (407) 288-6658.

PASSPORT 40,1986. Beautiful, cruise ready now. 55 hp Westerbeke, 900 hrs, Avon 6-person

FREEDOM 40,1981 CAT KETCH. Great cruiser/

42- FT JUNK-RIGGED SCHOONER “MIGRANT"

liferaft, Autohelm 5000, Apelco 9910 radar, Magel¬

liveaboard, easily hauled. Fully battened main,

Designed & built by Tom Colvin. $50,000 refit

lan 1000 plus GPS, loran, VHF, iCOM Mil hand¬

mizzen, 2 reaching staysails, Raytheon radar,

51 FEET & OVER

1984-5 preparatory to 1985-9 voyage to Australia,

held, ICOM 735 ham radio + AH-2 automatic

Autohelm 5000, Avon liferaft, dodger, elect, wind¬

N.Z., Pitcairn Island, etc. $85,000. Contact Dick

tuner, RDF, Fourwindswindgenerator, 135genoa,

lass, engine cold plate & more. 8-ft sailing dinghy.

TAYANA 52. Sistership to Lowell North's “Wan-

Johnson, 3419 Harborview Drive, Gig Harbor, WA

95 jib, storm jib, cruising spinnaker, 3 reef main,

$88,000. Call Chris (415) 680-0907 (Iv msg).

ago".

98335, (206) 851-7244.

dinghy + 2.5 hp Nissan, Power Survivor 1500

Completed 10/89 & commissioned 1/90.

Fresh bottom paint, rollerfuriing Yankee & staysail,

watermaker, 2 EPIRBs. Most equipment brand

“REGINA” CUSTOM 40-FT AUXILIARY YAWL

radar, SatNav, loran, VHF, ham/SSB, Data Link

CLASS COMFORT CRUISABILITY. 45-ft FG,

new & loaded w/spare parts. $135,000. (415)

The person who buys this boat is looking for a

system, AP, weather fax, sport boat with o/b, 6-

teak decks, loaded, New Zealandvet, video. (415)

527-4677.

strong, well-built vessel for cruising/l'rveaboard at

person liferaft, generator/watermaker, stereo, TV/

an exceptional price.

VCR, BBQ, microwave, anchor windlass, Heart

331-2013.

Qualified for any ocean,

CLASSIC “DOUBLE ENDER” English ketch,

solid fiberglassed, strip-planked fir hull.

New

Interface, ice maker, refrigeration, Pineapple

Harken roller

1937. 49 1/2' x 121/2' x 6’2”, pitch pine on oak,

rigging w/Norseman fittings, Perkins diesel 4108

cruising spinnaker, custom fitted bedding, much

furling, head sail, Signet instruments, SSB, Loran,

copper riveted, lead keel, teak deck & interior, 6

only 278 hrs. Ten sails, propane stove, oven &

more stuff. Ready to go anywhere. Custom four

Sailor RDF, VHF, Alfa 3000 autopilot w/remote,

cylinder Perkins, SatNav, loran, excellent pas¬

cabin heat, pressure h/c water, boat cover, large

double cabin layout. Must sell. $295,000. Call

CD & cassette player, Adler-Barbour refrigera¬

sage maker, liveaboard comfort, no fixer upper,

tankage, engine mounted compressor, holding

Robert Nickel (916) 626-4444.

tion, h/c pressured water, double bunk aft state¬

reasonably priced. (415)332-1020.

plate & 1 lOv, refrigeration, windlass, anchors,

SWAN 41 1976 S/S DESIGN.

room, custom woodworking & various other

electronics, etc.

Must sell this sound & docu¬

65-FT JUNK RIGGED MOTORSAILER. Cater¬

modifications throughout. $150,000 or trade for

42- FT MORGAN w/15 winches, wind, knot, depth

mented vessel.

Poor health forces sale.

pillar diesel, Onan electric power plant, bath tub,

East Bay real estate. (415) 769-0878.

instruments, VHF, Westerbeke diesel, sloop rig,

$36,000 take3 her. Call Rob (415) 339-3038.

aft cockpit. $38,900, (415)521-9707.

"CAVU".

SAIL A 54 F00T CLASSIC SCHOONER Leisurely

explore windwards, leewards, Grenadines and ABCs enroute back to California. (Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico in '92.) Inexpensive way to really experience cruising. More info? (800) 422-4663, ext. 400

TAILWIND MARINE

CANVAS CO.

Paloma heater, 600 gal. water tank, spacious liveaboard. Sacrifice $45,000. (415)332-2702.

VIRGINS TO VENEZUELA Cruise along with Capt. Gene & Best Mate Judy. 48-ft Soverel Ketch

First

^oin Allan ®'sen on "Maramef',or a day of traditional sailing and learning. All are welcome from Beginners to Old Salts. $75 -- Limited to Six.

Sausalito Sailing Club 331-6266

MARINE SURVEYOR

Custom Interior - Exterior Canvas Work

Serving all Bay and Delta Areas JOHN HALLANDER, FhE.

Canvas Repair & Window Replacement

• Sail and Power • Fiberglass, wood, metal • 40 years experience

Free Estimates Day or Evenings

• Free phone consultation • No travel charge • 24-hr. service available

(415) 521-4310 in Alameda

PL Richmond (415) 237-8412

Bethel Island (415) 684-2698

page 162

1987 TAYANA 55 CUTTER.

Full electronics,

water maker, extra fuel & water tanks. Rigged for single-handing, loaded & ready for extended cruis¬ ing.

$290,000.

Will take smaller boat or real

SENSIBLE CRUISING YACHT. design gaff-rigged ketch.

33-ft Mason

Cedar on oak. Just

hauled & surveyed. She's beautiful & ready to cruise. Call (707) 374-5555 for more information.

estate in trade. (415)886-9393.

TIME SHARE: Put yourself at the helm of a wellequipped, Oakland Estuary-berthed Ericson sloop.

FLOATING HOME, South Bay location, addi¬

hassles of ownership.

NEW 65-FT CAT CRUISE OR CHARTER built to

tional free dockage for 2nd pleasure boat, ex¬

(805)723-1785 (Ivmsg).

Enjoy sailing San Francisco Bay without the

cannister. $140,000 b/o, trade? Call Steve (707) 447-3282.

$1,075/year + deposit.

USCG certification. Up to 65 pass day charter or

tremely cute, remodeled w/washer, dryer, stove,

term charter. Full galley, 4 double cabins, 2 crew

refer, fireplace, 2-story loft

cabins, 4 heads, wing mast, 2 140 hp Yanmar diesels, much more. (305) 527-1450.

relocation. $97,500. (415)361-1711.

chartered only 20-25 times annually. Looking for

14-FT LIVEABOARD. Located in Berkeley Ma¬

write off investment - make offer. (408) 248-1559

50-FT TRIMARAN, 1,000 sq. It flush deck, steel cross-arms, 17 watertight compartments, 11 sails,

rina. Sunny, spacious motor cruiser w/beautiful

(Iv # and msg - will return call).

diesel, hot running water, refrigerator, television,

tor & freezer, full shower & tub, washer/dryer, oak-

TIMESHARE 42-FT CUSTOM gentleman's racer/

etc. Good liveaboard, strong, fast, Emeryville slip.

panelted interior. Hull in good condition, exterior

cruiser. $400/month. Berthed in Sausalito. Boat

$79,000. Jesse (408) 688-3674, (408) 685-1106.

needs work. $32,500. (707)746-5712.

is well-equipped & excellent for entertaining or

WHARRAM 40-FT CATAMARAN, cutter rigged,

“MYSTIC". WILLARD 40

aluminum mast, over rigged, new 15 hp Mercury,

range motor vessel. 3,000 mile range at 1 GPH.

cules instrument, SatNav, loran RDF, SSB, VHF, Autohelm 6000, Combi stereo, 10-man Avon

ownership. Call Nels Torberson (415) 881-0815.

Wood hull needs someone to rebuild. A carpen¬

mounts, 10-ton fish hole. $15,000 cash or trade

rigging, tall rig, Navtec hydraulics, 4 chutes, Her¬

ter’s special, $500. (415)626-3275.

MULTIHULLS

tanks, lights, electrical plugs, shaft log, motor

ULDB 1987, fast, rod

Boat is currently being used

maintenance is up to date. You can never own this

working Volvo outdrive, $1,500. 25-ft Chris Craft.

Bluewater cruising. 60% finished. Has water, fuel

for motor home or fiberglass boat of equal value (916)372-1361.

motor yacht.

much boat for so little money. $10,000 buys 1/2

24-FT REINELL Needs lots of work. Sound hull,

BOAT BUILDER’S DREAM. 55-ft steel sailboat.

65-FT MACGREGOR.

PARTNER WANTED: ALAMEDA. 40-ft Hunter

POWER & HOUSEBOATS

Must sell due to

PARTNER WANTED: Ericson '38 currently being an experienced co-owner w/lots of sea time. Can

galley, microwave oven, propane stove, refrigera¬

racing. Call Bill (415) 331-7335.

CLASSICS 27-FT SEA ISLANDER SLOOP, 1955. W. Large cockpit, bronze fastened, mahogany

pilot house.

Long

good condition, many extras, fast & fun. $20,000.

Outstanding condition. Ready for sea. Photos

Located on Monterey Bay, CA. (408) 761-9233, (408) 722-2964.

equipment list on request. $125,000. Call (408) 457-8746.

TRADE

planked, oak framed, spinnaker, 2 batteries, 2bumer CNG stove, new head, Atomic 4, autopilot,

37-FT SEARUNNER TRIMARAN, built 1979.

FOR SALE OR TRADE, 1984 Bayliner 16-ft

TRADE AUTO PARTS BUSINESS in small North¬

full canvas cover, no dryrot, recent haulout, speedy

Good liveaboard, cruiser/bay sailer. Mexico vet¬

bowrider, 85 hp, trailer, great ski, fish & fun boat.

ern Calif, town for cruising sailboat 50 to 60-ft

master mariner, excellent overall condition.

eran. Sails included. New 12 hp Nissan, dinghy,

Lots of upgrades (call for list). $4,500 ortrade up

(408) 395-8696.

$17,800. 661-8444.

stove, refrigerator.

or down for 23-ft+ trailerable sailboat. Call (415) 827-0757.

Too many extras to list.

$37,000. Land trade considered. Inventory, sur¬

33-FT ALDEN KETCH, 1948.

Fully restored,

North full bat. sails, diesel, excellent condition,

vey, photographs available. 641-7190.

Call Dennis (916)

QUALITY STYLISH DUTCH CANAL BARGE.

positive income producing single family real es¬

48-ft steel classic.

Low

tate in Sacramento to trade for 38 to 50-ft sailboat

35-FT PIVER LODESTAR TRIMARAN. Profes¬

maintenance, dry, warm, wood paneled, teak pi-

sionally built in Australia. New sail covers, dodger,

lot-house, romantic bedroom, DAF diesel engine/

sloopw/largesalon, good condition. Call Bill (916) 635-7447.

fully equipped. $38,000 b/o. (415)521-9268.

CLASSIC OLD TOWN FREIGHT CANOE (circa

Excellent condition.

1910). 15-ft original ribbing & canvas cover so

steering system & more. $14,500. Call (805)

generator/2 large fuel tanks. Galley, AC/DC, flash

well done it looks like fiberglass. Oars & oar locks

773-3503, (805) 772-5734.

water heater, pressure water w/2 tanks.

included plus cover. $550. Call Bob 461 -9216 or Tod 332-2102.

FOR SALE OR TRADE: 28.5 Bayliner Contessa Sunbridge 1987. Like new 97 original hours. Also

(415)

331-2800.

refrig., upholstery all replaced within past 18 mo.

40-FTPIVERAATRIMARAN, professionally built, excellent condition, Isuzu 36 hp diesel, cruising

37-FT HUNTER. Inverter, roller furling, dodger, Privately owned slip at Pier 39. Trade for horse

UNIQUE FLOATING HOME.

Must see this

property in Grass Valley or will consider other

“PAMPERO", 34-ft windward sloop designed by

electronics, h/c pressure water, shore power, 6

Redwood City 1 bedroom 1 bath home. Featuring

P. Rhodes for S.F. Bay. Built in Alameda in 1947,

solarpanels. Asia, Caribbean, Hawaii vet. Cruise

wrap around pier w/private boat dock, double

this boat is #1 of 14, & is noted for her fine

on a limited budget. Just load groceries & go.

pane windows. Centrally located on the penin¬

PRIME SAN JUAN ISLAND waterview home, 3

performance w/2nd & 3rd places in the ’90-'91

$39,500. Call Blair (415) 372-9092.

sula.

bedroom, 2 bath, 1 acre lot.

Master Mariner’s Regatta. Maintained in excel¬

Newly remodeled throughout.

$97,500.

(415) 365-1555.

lent condition. $14,000. Call Chris Newell (415)

35-FT PIVER LODESTAR TRIMARAN, rebuilt Atomic 4, title, $3,500. 25-ft Brown Searunner

MONTEREY. Best looking on Fisherman's Wharf

trimaran, trailerable, all stainless rigged, alumi¬

-berth inch Classic 1918. Rigged for pleasure,

num mast, boom, down haul, 8 hp mere. Ready to

28-ft fly bridge.

use. $4,500. (415)831-0822.

equipped. Gray Marine four w/heat exchanger.

44-FT LUDERS YAWL, 1941.

Former Naval

sicsailboat. Mahogany/firoveroakframes. Volvo MD-11 diesel. Refastened 1985. Good sailing condition. $15,000 b/o. (415)865-5209.

Beach access,

mooring buoy near Friday Harbor. Partial trade for

365-6895.

Academy training vessel. Master Mariner’s das-

areas, with or without house. (415) 728-9225.

40+ sailboat or sell for$225,000. Also Morgan 38,

Cabin w/bunk forward.

$65,000 b/o. (206) 378-4084.

Fully

WANTED

$8,500. 543-6384.

1972 PIVER TRIMARAN SAILBOAT w/9.5 hp Evinrude o/b, chemical toilet, 32-ft mast, fiber¬

CAL 2-25 MKII w/diesel inboard, must be clean.

glass bottom. Will sell, rent, or trade. $3,500.

1931 STOUT HARD CHINE SLOOP, tall rig, good

Have $75/month berth in Canal area of San Ra¬

shape, good engine, sail covers, wheel cover.

fael.

Make offer, enthusiasm counts. Joe 532-8953

details.

PARTNERSHIPS

Call Ned (213) 945-4414 (days), (818) 248-7257

Call Roger Douglas (415) 453-1449 for

(eves & wkends) or write P.O. Box 3908, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670.

CENTURION42.1987 professionally maintained

(mornings).

*French Swan’,

42-ft sloop. Known as the

1939 NUNES BIG BEAR SLOOP. 28'6" - the

sets sails, new halyards & sheets, some Harken,

yacht has all amenities. Sausalito berth, like new

binnacles, diving helmets, telescopes, wheels,

cruising bear. Continuously upgraded & rebuilt by

harnesses, many extras, good trailer, fast & fun.

condition, 2 professionals looking for similar type

instruments, etc. One item or a collection. Seri¬

10-year owners. Master Mariner winner. Stand¬

$1,250. (415)531-3590.

to share 1/3 interest Call Gordon 653-5727 for

ous collector. House calls. Stu (415) 523-1089. -

ing headroom, inboard, well-equipped, VHF, DS,

this

CASH FOR NAUTICAL ANTIQUES. Telegraphs,

HOBIE16. Double trapeze, fairiead travelers, 2

details.

stereo. $7,500 or trade w/$ for larger wood boat. (415) 787-1308.

SABITTA 30

PROFESSIONAL DELIVERIES

Sistership to Colin Archer winner. Danish built to Lloyds. New engine, LPU, full cover,

Power or Sail - Woridwide<or Local

upgraded interior, wheel, anchor windlass, roller furling, autopilot, loran, RDF, speed/log, etc.

by USCG Licensed Master • Oceans, 200 Tons

Shows like new. $29,500.

insured • Free estimates

Bower & Kling Yachts (619) 299-7797

Call Captain Jordan • (800) 788-5551 or (707) 928-5551

^>B0AT GRAPHICS WITH PERSONALITY! In pressure sensitive adhesive vinyl/mylar. * flfefs #

From ,he simP|est t0 *he most elaborate we do it your way! And youcan afford SeaScript (415) 651-7326.

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(415) 921-7434.

page 163

SAILBOAT SLOOP, 38 TO 50 w/large salon.

TRIRADIAL SPINNAKER 3/4 OZ. off Pearson

6-PERSON LIFERAFT, blocks, winches, misc.

5 NEW SAILS, MAST, BOOMS, SS rigging, for

Good condition. Have positive income producing

10M (34-ft), used 2 seasons, $750. Storm spinna-

hardware, much more, 30 bags of sails from 47-ft

28-ft trimaran, $2,800.

single family real estate in Sacramento and/or

ker/reacher, 2.2 oz., almost new, $650.

IOR racer. Call for list. (415)365-9478.

456-6861.

SAIL, luff 54, leech 41, foot 27, LP 20, area 547.

CHARTS! CHARTS! CHARTS! Premium, qual¬

8 oz. Dacron (square weave), 3/16" luff tape for

ity reproductions, at a fraction of government

Adler

28.5 Bayliner 87 Sunbridge Contessa, 97 hrs, like

Barbour 12v compressor, just rebuilt, never used,

new, to trade or sell.

$350. 435-1257.

Call Bill (916) 635-7447

(eves).

(503) 783-2051, (415)

ALMOST NEW ELECTRONICS & navigation

Harken rollerfurl, approximate original retail $2,365

prices. Hundreds of out of print, hard to find &

Professional single

equipment, hand-bearing compass, Tamaya sex¬

by Windward Sails, Ventqra, CA. Triple stitched,

foreign charts of Mexico, S. Pacific, Europe, any¬

man seeks liveaboard boat. Maintenance and/or

tant, Zodiac 8-ft w/carrying bag, oars, pump, re¬

virtually new. (415)543-6236.

where! For an index, call (619) 226-6850, (619)

slip fees, rent in exchange. Quiet, neat, consider¬

pair kit, Mexican fuel filter. Items too numerous to

ate, have references, no sailing privileges re¬

mention. Send for list. (707)9424362.

LIVEABOARD WANTED.

heavy duty cradle. Perfect for hauling keel boatto

NEW RADAR- RAYTHEON R20, never installed,

DIESEL ENGINE. Farymann 25 hp V twin. Very

Baja or across country. Will easily set up for boat

complete w/display, scanner, cable assembly.

rugged, low hours.

to 26-ft & 3,500 lbs. $1,500 b/o. (415)989-6817.

quired. Call Tony (415) 787-2106 (h) or (415) 357-7676 (w).

$1,000.

Other boat stuff,

FARYMANN A30 OR A40 one-cylinder diesel

Marine head, wheel, misc. stuff. Call Jean (916)

engine.

922-9847.

Prefer in running condition, but good

491-3792 (voice mail).

TRAILER FOR SALE. Tandem axle flatbed w/

Range: 0.25 nm to 16 nm. $1,650. 331-5927, 749-0573.

AVON INFLATABLE R310, used once, like new, $1,200. Dynous inflatable DA'TOZ, used, good

EXQUISITE, FRAMED, LIMITED EDITION print

TEMPEST CUSS ALUMINUM MAST, boom &

condition, $600. 9.9 hp Evinrude, just complete

of the decisive battle for the starting line in the final

BABA 30 or equivalent 30 to 35-ft. Prefer “double-

spinnaker pole.

Brand new, never used. Also

$500 overhaul, $600. 280-ft 3/8 B.B. chain, used,

America’s Cup race off Freemantle in 1987.

ender" that's had constant care & maintenance/ upgrades over its years, not fixer/upper, suitably

have keel, bagging, etc. for same. Call Bill or Keith

good condition, $110. Pair Cybernet speakers,

Autographed by Dennis Conner, Isler & Whidden

653-7329 (Iv msg if necessary). Must sell.

$50. (415)522-3437.

6 famed artist John Gable. $1,750 b/o. Call Doug

Coast to look for our next boat. (916) 944-1399

YANMAR DIESEL 2QM20. Going to larger model

ELLIOT OFFSHORE LIFERAFT, 4 man, new

(eves).

in August. Golden State Marine can pull & install.

$3,250. Avon Rover and 4 hp Evinrude, $1,500.

BRAND NEW ROLLER FURLING BOOM. Hood

Best offer. Call Al (707) 546-8181.

200-ft 3/8" Hitest chain, $400. Arco M-65 Solar

SB600 still in carton.

Panel, $250. (408)429-1764.

length (E dimension) from 10 to 16-ft. Maximum

source of parts OK, too. (415) 489-8085 (Iv msg).

(415)750-0410.

equipped for West Coast passages. Driving West

CATALINA 30,1988 or newer, in Bristol condi¬

Factory will weld to any

mainsail luff length (P) is 33-ft. Current dealer

tion, must have large diesel & furling. Call (408)

BOOM, MAINSAIL & COVER. Luff 43.5, foot

734-3882.

13.75, boom 14.5,2 reef points, Cunningham. 2

DEPTH SOUNDER. Signet Marine model SL40.

price is $3,150. Owner is changing boats, will take

Brand new, still in box.

$2,200. (415) 331-6167.

CRUISING GEAR WANTED: sextant, Power

internal reefs, outhaul in boom, reef lines. Sail cover, fits Cal 39. $400 b/o. Doug (415) 865-8302.

depth plus water temperature.

Complete w/

PORSCHE 91 ISC ‘78. 74,000 original miles,

transducers instructions. $125. (415)531-5761.

Survivor 35,3.5 to 5 hp o/b, wind generator, solar panels, Autohelm or Navico 3000 or 4000. 45 lb.

Digital readout shows

silver w/black leather interior. Definitely hot! 140

20 HP WESTERBEKE DIESEL, $1,500. 27 hp

plow, GPS or SatNav, SSB, ham rig, windvane,

Palmer 4 cyl., $1,500. 5 hp Petter diesel, $950.

SEWING# ACHINE. Use w/AC motor at dock or

mph to windward. Call to enjoy. $15,800 b/q.

etc. Call Steve (415) 989-6817.

7.5 long shaft Mercury, $500. National 17-f, fiber¬

hand-crank at seaL Straight stitch/large zig-zag

(415) 232-5800.

glass sloop w/trailer, $800. Rudi (415) 365-9475

up to 8 layers of canvas. $349. Ship anywhere.

or Bob (415)321-5695.

(714) 974-8494.

LOOKING FOR LIVEABOARD.

Professional

couple desires boat to rent. Experienced ocean

BERTHS & SLIPS

sailor & former boat liveaboard owner willing to

SERIOUS LORAN C - top of the line. Great

BOAT TRAILER FOR CAL 20, Santana 22,

maintain your vessel. Neat, dependable & quiet

graphics, digital lat/lon. Great circle & destination

Catalina22, or othersimilarfixed-keel boat. Single

w/excellent references.' (415) 681-9356 (pis. Iv

headings. Great price! Call Jamie & Chris Fitzsi-

axle, no brakes or lights, not DMV registered.

msg).

mons (408) 954-8618.

Perfect for drysailing or haulouts. $400. Call Alan

30-FTSF BERTH SUBLET, July-August $112.50/

(415) 424-1154 (h), (415) 574-6601 (w, Iv msg).

month. Call Mike 494-8327 (h), 852-5333 (w),

ATOMIC 4 REBUILDABLE BLOCK. Late model

WINCHES & CHARTS. Pair of barient 26s (2-

(oil filler is near flywheel). Block must pass Mag¬

speed) large jib winches, $900/pair. PairLewmar

nate test to be rebuiidable. Call James & leave

25s (2-speed) halyard or jib winches, $500/pair.

info.

Charts of N. Cal, Oregon, Washington, Puget

Please help out my boat and me.

Don't

(408) 473-7348 (voice msg).

MISCELLANEOUS

CREW

Sound, $4/each. Call John 3324056.

delay, call today. (408) 248-4889.

USED GEAR

CATALINA22TRAILER. Surge brakes, needs 1

BAY AREA WOMEN AT THE HELM, a lesbian

fender, perfect otherwise. $595. (916)644-2011.

boating club, is open to all women. For informa¬

SUCCESSFUL, TRIM, EX-AIRLINE PILOT de¬

tion or a brochure, call Mary 236-0715.

sires sailing/fishing companion. Neat, healthy, fit,

SPINNAKER 38’ X 217". .75 oz. Sobstad, for

GPS - navigator Raytheon Ray Star 920, new, still

forties, unencumbered. Lie. skipper w/41 -ft sail¬

Newport 3011, $600. 130% jib, $400. Call (415)

BUILD THE TADPOLE 8, for row, sail or motor.

boat, Florida Keys/Bahamas, seeks unencum¬

564-5209.

Complete 46-page book, easy step-by-step direc¬

bered 30s, intelligent, slim, athletic, N/S water

tions/illustrations. Send $12 to K. Bonner, 5129

loving female. Beautiful opportunity, if chemistry

Ridgegate Way, Fair Oaks, CA 95628.

right. References given/req. Write Jay Spivack,

in orig. box. $2,200 b/o. (415)521-9268.

YANMAR DIESEL MARINE engine, 2 cylinder, LUCA BATTERY CHARGER, 80 ampw/remote

still on factory pallet, complete -trans & electrical.

panel, excellent condition. Cost over $800 new.

Never installed in anything, very low hours. Can

SURPLUS BOAT BOTTOM PAINT: hard, red,

be started on pallet. $1,600. Will consider partial

vinyl anti-fouling bottom paint. Mfg. Woolsey 72%

2 LIVE CREW MARK & SUE, packed & ready to

trade. (209) 9284604.

copper. Our price $50/gal. Reg. price $180/gal.

go offshore - daysail, delivery, anywhere the wind

Epoxy paint $10/gal. Also black vinyl available.

may blow.

BRONZE PLATH SEXTANT. Tamiya Nav calcu¬

Other mfg. available - Inti’s Micron CSC. Our price

only occasionally crabby & bombastic. (415) 465-

once. Unimetrics VHF w/hailer, international freqs.

lator. Edson max capacity hand pump. 12 volt

$50/gal. Reg. price $214/gal. (415)588-4678.

8638 (msg phone, 8 am to 10 pm).

Good condition. $110. (415)589-8830.

coolerchest. 12 volt par. 250-ft 3 strand 1" nylon. 24 X 36 SHOP plus living quarters for single in

CREW WANTED for racing “Cheers", a 53-ft

boat yard. (503) 783-2051, (415) 456-6861.

sloop. S.F. Bay & coastal. All positions open for

$350 b/o. (415)521-9268.

US CHARTS 1/2 PRICE.

A complete set of

coastal & harbor charts for S.F. to Seattle, used

Water puppy.

2 blade prop 17 RIOX 1 1/8.

8-MAN LIFER AFT. 300-ft 5/16 chain. Windlass

Perkins 4108 parts kit.

- Plath & Weems.

more. 1/2 price or b/o. (415)474-1782.

Also 39-ft Ericson, tip top

4-man liferaft & much

177Telegraph Rd., #303, Bellingham, WA 98226.

summer, experienced racers only. Call Kim (415)

condition, liveaboard, sail away. (415) 244-9771.

589-8830.

WORLDWIDE DIESEL POWER

ELIMINATE BERTHING FEES!!

Rebuilt diesel engines and parts. At less than half the cost of new, these units represent great

value. We also buy used engines and Gensets. Basket cases welcome - that hunk of iron equals cash to you. Shipped worldwide.

Your own private dock and home a combined luxury that adds to big tax dollar savings. In a protected channel on the S.F. Bay with direct embarkation to high seas. This sun-filled contemporary

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townhome displays dramatic flair and beauty. Includes 7 rooms, dual garage and therapeutic hottub. Pacific Bay Real Estate, Ms. "Sam" 521-0720/521-6917

Lon Wocdrum, Prop.

25 years experience

(415)33^Sfca?

Cheerful, non-smokers, humorous,

WOODRUM MARINE

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Leather Products for Sailing:

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Competent

Specializing in interior and exterior alterations and repairs Custom designing and construction in wood or fiberglass

Dependable

Designed & Manufactured by Chafe, Inc.

Direct Mail Info: P.O. Box 1584, Sausalito, CA

94966(415) 388-2416

YACHT REPAIR

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Fiberglass Work • Blister Repair * Wood Repair

Surprisingly Sophisticated Recipes Prepared With Canned Foods

Expert Paint & Varnish Work • Decks Refinished

A collection of simple, fancy recipes using the many varieties of canned foods.

All Work Guaranteed Reasonable Rates (415)331-9850

16 Years Experience

For recipe book, send return address and $4.00 to: Canny Cuisine, P.O. Box 14812, Fremont, CA 94539

page 164

OLDER WOMAN TO LIVE & CRUISE on sail¬ boat.

67-yr old owner w/cruising experience.

Compatibility more important than sailing knowl¬ edge. Write 2440 16th St., Box 165, San Fran¬ cisco, CA 94103.

STUCK WORKING WEEKENDS? So is skipper of fully equipped 37-ft sloop, S.F. berth, wants agile spirited mature woman w/desire to daysail S.F. Bay Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday. Very

40's, seeks adventurous, sailing, soul-mate. I've sailed my 50-ft ketch to Mexico, French Polynesia & the Orient. The special lady will be happy, self-confident, unen¬ cumbered & a nonsmoker. She will enjoy the country life on a central California vineyard when not sailing or traveling. Let’s follow the trade winds of life, watch the sun rise at the stern & set over the bow. Write Harmony, 4275 N. Chateau Fresno Ave., Fresno, CA 93722. WIDOWED SKIPPER,

interested in all inquiries. (415) 550-9462 (eves).

WE WANNA RACEI Get 2 reliable crew for the price of one call.

Spinnaker, foredeck & bay

racing experience. Will commit to every race

SAILING COMPANION DESIRED on 46-ft ketch for bay sailing (possibly cruising). Prefer SWF in 30s to 40s w/no addictions. I am 49, friendly, straightforwardSWM. Call Kevin454-4118 (eves).

practice. Also willing to provide enthusiastic help w/al! maintenance. John & Blen (415) 327-6821.

penses. Experience desirable, except that I would be happy to instruct 1 charming young lady. Please

X7777.

share a Caribbean - Med cruise. The boat is 41ft, comfortable, safe & ready. I am 56, happy, in good health physically, emotionally & spiritually. Friends describe me as sensitive, warm & gentle. On portions of the cruise, I will be offering medical care to the natives in some of the remote areas, which should add an interesting, rewarding di¬ mension to the experience. Interested? Please call Richard (415) 814-8688.

CREW WANTED - Depart early spring 1992 for S. Pacific & points west. Share provisioning ex¬

S.F. BAY SAILOR,

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT NEEDED for well-established small boat dealer. Unique op¬ portunity to work in sailing. Light boat mainte¬ nance, sailing experience a must, sales experi¬ ence helpful. Saturdays & flex hours during week. 548-3730.

TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

ing young lady, evidence of charm. 433 Kearny

DEPENDABLE FEMALE CREWMATE needed to share the preparations & adventure of cruising & diving Mexico, Central America & the Caribbean aboard well-equipped 49-ft motor yacht. Sepa¬ rate accommodations. Departs for Mexico early Nov.'91. (415)364-6136.

CREW TO FLORIDA - reliable congenial couple

HOWTOOWNA YACHT AND MAKE IT PAY. An excellent manual. Covers taxes, insurance, business forms, prices, licenses, Coast Guard safety rules, radio licenses & marketing. $10.95 pp.Seabem Publishing, 1340 Front St., Lahaina, Hawaii 96761.

seeking same w/extensive cruising experience & time for SF - Florida trip via Baja, Canal, San Bias, Caribbean. Comfortable pilothouse ketch. Write describing yourselves to Ron, 10099 S. Blaney,

built in England. 18-ft Drascombe Lugger, yawl rigged daysailer, $4,800 b/o. 22-ft Drascombe Coaster, yawl rigged, $7,900 b/o. 1987 Catalina 22, swing keel like new, many extras, $10,500 b/o. All boats w/trailers & in excel¬ lent condition. (916)626-6846. DRASCOMBE BOATS

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Excellent condition, Yanmar die¬ sel, holding tank, head, pressurized water sys¬ tem, shower, 110 electric hot water heater, main & jib. Sleeps 5, knot & depth meters, compass. Mustseetoappreciate. $19,500. (415)572-9629 (eves & wkends). Excellent condition, newstainless steel keel bolts & chainplates, reinforced rudder, all standing rigging replaced by Steve Seal. 6 hp Evinrude. 2 mains, 2jibs. $3,700. (408) 888-1672. SANTANA22.

for established California sail loft. Salary, bonus & benefit package commensurate w/sailmaking/ management experience. Recent owners ex¬ panding. Send resume & salary requirements to: Sailmaker Wanted, 15810 Blossom Hill Rd., Los Gatos, CA 95032.

send brief description of experience, or, if charm¬ St., #427, San Francisco, CA 94108-2803.

CAL 39,1978. Jensen Marine built, fast cruising boat. Windlass, CQR, barient, 32 primaries, re¬ frigeration, CNG, microwave, roller furling w/3 jibs. Perkins 4108 50 hp. Liveaboard ready, needs some TLC but priced right at $49,000. No brokers. Call John (408) 427-0209. CAL 27,1985.

ketch to Mexico this winter, Hawaii in the spring & Pacific NWnextsummer. Salary & expenses. Musthave strong sailing & maintenance skills. Send resume to Harmony, 4275 N. Chateau Fresno Ave., Fresno, CA 93722. COUPLE TO SKIPPER & CREW 50-FT

SAILMAKER/LOFT MANAGER WANTED

SWF, slim, attractive, femi¬ nine, athletic, fun loving, desires a SWM sailor for long term relationship w/o babies. Do you like bay & international races? To brief bareboat charters in exotic places? Sharing the solitude of the great outdoors? Creating & maintaining a beautiful home? Unattached, you're wanting to connect in an affectionate, loving, passionate, attentive & monogamous relationship. Well balanced, you'll appreciate my business success, taste, talent, softness & equality. You're 35-50 (so am I), financially secure, affording an upscale lifestyle, including city entertainment, international travel & cruises, winter sports. You're outgoing & social but make time for solitude. NS, lite drinker, no drugs. Call & Iv msg & let’s begin. Jean 459-0557

A WOMAN WHO LOVES SAILING is wanted, to

MAINTENANCE/SERVICE HELPER, must have experience working on sailboats. Must know how to bleed engines, fix rigging & handle boats up to 46-ft. Needs to be self-motivating & be able to workweekends. Part time leading to full time. Call Horizons Charter (415) 521-5370 in Alameda, ask for Don.

CLASSIC 24-FT COLUMBIA CHALLENGER.

Excellent condition, extensive inventory, delta berthed, Honda 7.5 o/b. $1,000 worth of recent improvements. New: main sail, hatches, KM, DS, halyards, sheets, sail covers, hatches & more. $5,250 b/o. Call Marc (916) 731-5373 (w) or 635-2616 (h).

Blue water cutter, meticu¬ lously cared for & kept up. Protected by full boat cover. Set up for single-handling, profurl, cockpit reefing, autopilot dodger, windlass, refrigeration & many more. $54,900. (213) 375-0357. CAPE DORY 31,1985.

Excellent condition, rebuilt engine (100 hrs), rebuilt roller furling, rigging, new elec¬ tronics, bottom paint, KN, WS, WP, D. Fast, comfortable. Best in bay. $57,000. Owner leaving area. Call (415) 659-8156 (eves), (415) 859-3195 (days). CAL 39,1978.

EXCALIBER 26. Great bay boat, Evinrude 6.5,5 sails, spinnaker, ref., VHF radio, compass, Nav lights, hauled last year. All fiberglass, teak trim, great stable fixed keel. You will get more for $4,700. (415) 991-6773, (415) 756-8768.

swing keel sloop. Pop-top hatch for standing room, sleeps 4, di¬ nette, galley, main, jib, depth sounder, knotlog. Excellent throughout. Ready for bay, delta or Mexico. Factorytrailerinduded. Must see. $3,450. 332-9231 (msg anytime). MACGREGOR 22-FT, 1986

ERICSON 23. Excellent condition, new mast, rigging, spreaders, 10 hp Honda. 4 sails, custom teak hatches. Coyote Pt. berth. Must see to appreciate. $4,500. (415)873-7439.

Apt. 1G, Cupertino, CA 95014.

DO YOU WANT TO SAIL? Male/female crew

LIGHTMANUFACTURING&SUB-ASSEMBLY.

members needed to help exercise my Hunter 30.

We manufacture windvane self-steering gears for sailboats & need a full time entry level person for our small factory in Sausalito. We work mostly w/ stainless steel & there is room for advancement. You have to be dependable, quality minded & be good w/your hands. It is a plus if you are a sailor. Call Ruth Bright (415) 332-3233 & set up an ap¬ pointment. Scanmar Marine Products, 298 Har¬ bor Dr., Sausalito, CA 94965.

10 sails, 8 hp Evinrude o/b, actively raced & cruised on the bay. The only English-built boat on the West Coast, unique & comfortable interior arrangement, galley sink & stove. TheJ29 is an exciting boat to race, the fleet wiil challenge your racing skills, yet w/spacious decks & cabin it's a fun boat for casual sailing or weekend cruising. The boat has placed 2nd & 3rd in YRA season championships. Join k great fleet. Great deal, low or no money down. $25,000. Call Andy (415) 641-8323.

CREW WANTED. Going south, Hawaii, Saipan &

LICENSED SKIPPER NEEDED FOR S.F. BAY.

COLUMBIA26 MK3,1974 w/1984 10 hp Mercury

Australia. Male or female any age.

Reliable person for full time skipper position on high performance sailing vessel. Please send resume to Mr. Gardner, 1836 Milton Rd., Napa, CA 94559.

o/b, very low hrs. All fiberglass, good condition, new interior upholstery, sleeps 4, sink, head, icebox, VHF & more. $5,600. (415)472-0263.

J29, RACE READY.

Experience is not necessary. Seniors are espe¬ cially welcome. Call Bob (209) 795-2920.

PROFESSOR, age 55, good health, adaptable, experienced blue water sailor will crew on your safe, well-equipped sailboat Hawaii to mainland for air fare & basic expenses. Available immedi¬ ately. Call Ben (707) 677-3709.

No drugs,

experience not a prerequisite but must be deter¬ mined. Steel ketch licensed captain leaving this summer. Call Terry 921-7434.

Gary Mull design, great family boat. Sleeps 5, enclosed head, settee, galley,' Atomic 4 inboard engine, fathometer, depth, VHF, large sail inventory. Tabernacled mast. Sacrifice $9,000. Partnership considered. (408)458-0133. SANTANA 27.

CLUB NAUTIQUE UNLIMITED COUPLE life¬ time membership - full package including all classes from Basic to Offshore Passagemaking (w/free refresher training), member charter dis¬ counts, free daysailer use, social activities & morel $3,150 (save $500) b/o. 987-4416 (msg). RANGER 23,1976. Tandem trailer, 6 hp o/b. $8,000 b/O. (707)762-4175.

ION ELECTRONICS, FRIENDLY SERVICES

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All electronics on board Service, Sale & Installation

All marine woodwork. Full shop and mobile services. Dry Rot, Planking, Spars, Interiors Designed & Built. * 453-5051

Call anytime for Free Estimate & Consulting European Quality Electronic Services at Economy Rates. 7 days/week available Phone (415) 948-6730

EVERFAIR, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY AUTHORITIES

LEARN COASTAL/OFFSHORE CRUISING SKILLS

‘Electrical Marine Engineers.’ FOURWINDSII Wind Generator by Everfair, rated BEST

(305) 968-7358 PHONE & FAX

among Santa Barbara's challenging Channel Islands! Unique opportunity to join instructors John & Randi Sanger-couple whoVe sailed 40,000 mi. together-for 3,4, or 5-day personalized cruise aboard their 40-ft Valiant cutter, Grebe. 13th season. Brochure and schedule: EDUCATIONAL CRUISING, P.O. Box 780, Santa Barbara, CA 93102 (805) 967-4700

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Offers hundreds of fine power and sailing yachts for a Caribbean or Mediterranean cruise tailored and catered for you.

Serving the Central Coast and Bay

Elegant cuisine, personal service, surprisingly affordable.

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Call (800) 346-5355.

(408) 372-8604, FAX (408) 373-2294

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Free Estimates. Jto c SB 3 3

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Available at the following local marine chandleries and service distributors:

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You may not have chosen the canvas and upholstery that came on your boat, but you certainly have a choice in how you replace it. Simply pick up the phone and call us for a free consultation.

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FLOATATION

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Sfan Wild & Associates Marine Surveyors - Consultants

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Serving the Bay Area and Delta • Appraisals • Damage • Condition and Valuation

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Wooden spars & booms: More than 2500 linear feet built Shop accomodates 30+ ft yachts Complete restoration and customization

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Stockdate Marine • Montgomery Sailboats & Dinghies • O'Day/Cal Sailboats • Mariner Outboards • Prindle Cats • • Specializing in Traiierable Sailboats • Over 50 Boats on Display • 4730 MYRTLE AVENUE, SACRAMENTO, CA 95841 ~ (916) 332-0775 • Fax (916) 332-2500

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Capri Catalina O’Day Ericson Rob Roy Yawl Santana (2) Neptune Moore SC Wavelength O'Day 240 Buccaneer Catalina (2) MacGregor Santana 525 Balboa Lancer

14' 14' 25' 26' 27' 27' 28' 30’ 30' 30' 32' 36' 50'

Sunfish (2) Force 5 Tanzer Ranger (2) Cal Ericson Cal Catalina (2) Ericson Irwin Kettenberg Catalina Piver Trimaran

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O'DAY 240 SAILING WORLD'S 1988 BOAT OF THE YEAR

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CATALINA 30. Yanmar diesel. A very

Garden design ketch. F/G hull, diesel inboard, teak decks, AP, Loran, VHF, DS.

popular one design. Lots of room and fun to sail. Asking $22,750

Asking $69,700.

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28' ISLANDER. One of the most luxurious 28's built. Volvo diesel, 7 bags sails, enclosed spinnaker. Enough room for extended cruising or liveaboard. Asking

$26,900.

30' ERICSON SLOOP. Yanmar diesel.

44' VAN DER STADT. Strongly constructed

Recent LPU paint job. A good looking cruiser. Asking $17,600,

aft cabin cruiser. Perkins diesel. A won¬ derful boat to sail the world with. SOLD.

10 Marina Blvd., San Francisco, CA 94213 (415)567-8880 • FAX 415-567-6725

44’ HARDIN KETCH. 1978. Convenient interior layout with owners aft stateroom makes for a perfect liveaboard and a fun boat to sail. Try $89,900.

PACIFIC SEACRAFT 25. Yanmar diesel. We have two of these quality pocket cruisers starting at $17,500.

28' FIBERFOAM EXECUTIVE. 1977. Dual

27' SEARAY SUNDANCE. 1985. 240

station, 10'beam, V8ChevyVolvo. Great fishing boat. Runs good. Low book $23,000. Giveaway at $15,900.

hours, galley, head w/shower. VHF, depth. Boat has had very little use.

$24,900.

THINKING OF SELLING? CALL US!! WE HAVE ROOM AT OUR SALES DOCK. OVER A 100,000 COMMUTERS PASS US EVERYDAY.

SAILBOATS 29' CAL. 30' ALBERG ..22.550 30' BRISTOL..30.000 30' CATALINA . .29.000 30 FARR. 30' VINDO. .37.000 31' CAL. 32' ERICSON. .29.500 32' PEARSON. .37.500 33' NORWEST. .55.000 34‘ ALDEN. .29.500 34 SCHOCK. .64.500 35' SANTANA. .55.000 35' ISLANDER. 36' ISLANDER FREEPORT.79.500 36 PETERSON. 36' SABRE. .115.000 37' EXPRESS. .98.000 38' ERICSON. 38' FARALLONE CLPR . ... Reduced to 25.000 40' CHALLENGER. .84.500 41' C&C41. .. 149.000 4V ISLANDER FREEPORT.73.900 41' NEWPORT. 44' NORDIC. .142.000 44' CSV. 44' LAFITTE . 44' NORSEMAN. .225.000 44' PETERSON. .110.000 45' COLUMBIA. . Reduced to 79.000 45' HANS CHRISTIAN. .. . 132.000 47' VALIANT. Reduced to 195,000 65' SWAN 651. .:.. 1.250.000

POWER .55.000 30' FAIRCHII D .. 65.000 32'GRAND RANKS ... 110.000 34' CHR .. 66.000 34' CHR TRA WL FR DC .. 59.500 35' BERTRAM.Reduced to 98.500 35' FLYRRIDGF SFDAN ... .. 66.000 36 GRAND BANKS EUROPA_ 235.000 35' GRAND RANKS .. 64.500 37' HATTER AS SDN CRUISER_ 162.000 38' KAOHSIUNG HSIEN TRWLR _ .89.000 38' BETRAM MOTOR YA CHT_ .. 89.500 38' HIINTFR ..34,900 38' MATHFWS ..58.500 40' OCEAN ALEXANDER SDN_ 170.000 41' MONK ..80,000 42' GRAND BANKS 89 750 42' UNIFLITE.Reduced to 168.500 43' ALRIN TRAWL.FR 115,000 43' PRESIDENT 150.000 48' TOLLYCRAFT MTRYACHT_ 224.000 49' ALBIN TRAWLER .... Reduced to 155.000 49’ GRAND BANKS CLASSIC_ 349.000 50' STFPHFNS 140.000 51’ KING A HAI VORSFN 395.000 51' SPDII FR 350 000 57‘ NORDIC 465.000 531 HATTFRAS 385,000 53' NORDLAND BOAT CO 249.000 57' CHRIS CONNIE . 715.000 78' MONK.Reduced tol.495.000

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BAY BRIDGE YACHTS ~

QUALITY LISTINGS NEEDED

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(415) 652-2109

25' CAL Sloop, '66-$

6,000

22’ 8AUINER TROPHY, '87_$ 15,500

• 25* U.S. YACHT Sloop, 78_$

8,500

28' DORSET CALIFORNIA, '66 ...... $ 15,000

9,500

28' SUCKCRAFT S/F, 74 --$ 22,000

• 27* CATALINA Sloop, 73-$ 11,000

28' BAYLINER SUNBRIDGE, '87 „„$ 34,500

• 28’ PEARSON Sloop, 75_$ 15,000

30' SEARAY EXPRESS, *85, l/B ..„$ 43,500

•

29' CAL 2-29 Sloop, 76.-$21,000

31' COOPER SDN BRDG, A/C '88 $ 89,000

• 30' CATALINA Sloop, '80_$ 29,500

31' CHRIS CRAFT, SNBRDG, 70 ...$ 29,900

• 30' ISLANDER Sloop, 73__ OFFERS

32' CHRIS CRAFT CONNIE, '62 .....$ 18,500

• 30’ CUPPER Sloop, '77 w/tHr_$16,500

34' MARINE TRADER SDN, 74 ..._$ 35,000

• 33' PEARSON 10M Sloop, 75 „™$ 45,000

35’ BAYLINER (3550), '80_$ 70,000

• 36'PETERSON Sloop, 79_$ 75,000

36' UNIFUTE HOUSEBOAT, 70

• 36'COLUMBIA Sloop, 75_$ 18,000

42' CHRIS CRAFT CONQ„ '63_$ 46,000

• 37*TAYANA Cutter, '83-$ 89,500

43' VIKING, DBL CABIN -2 front $154,000

• 37' WILLIAMS TRI Ketch, 78_$ 22,000

44' HATTERAS, A/C M/Y, '67_$129,000

• 40' SWALLOW (Swift) Ketch, '82 .$ 98,000

49' ALBIN SEDAN, '80_$155,000

• 40' TASHIBA Cutter, '85_$166,000

57' CHRIS CRAFT CONNIE .2 from $139,000

•

41 ’ CORONADO Sloop, 72_$ 54,000

•

43' C&C LANDFALL Sloop, '85_$129,500

• 44’ PETERSON Cutter, 78_$109,500

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POWER

26* O'DAY Sloop, *84-$

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23,000

Most Boats At Our Docks

• 45’ COLUMBIA Ketdi, 72_$ 65,000

YACHT SALES BUC

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ISLANDER 36'$ - Two great values of family cruiser/racers to choose from. Diesels, Repos. Asking $45,000.

CHEOY LEE 27' ■ '69. New engine, greot I G'JLFSTAR 43'' '79-Center cockpit, oft rr„;,„r Ci.kmu- nil n#n,<. I cabin, cruise equipped. New bottom. Great pocket cruiser. Submit oil offers. . I |ivea[;oard $845$0.

Oyster Cove Marina, So, San Francisco

(415) 692-4169 Fax 697-3634 CATALINA 38' - Best deal on the Bay. Blowout Special!! $49,000.

SANTA CRUZ 40' - The Ferrari of boats, very well built, fast ond this one's very dean and reasonable. Call us. $89,000.

CHEOY LEE 35' - Beuatifully maintained by meticulous owner. Convos galore, beautiful lines, comfortable interior. Electronics Yonmar diesel - she's dean ond ready to go. $60,000.

BAYLINER 32' • Twin 165 HP Volvo Deisels. Shows beautifully. Asking $62,500. Submit all offers.

GLen cove vacHTsaLes 1986 52' CUSTOM BUILT, Colvin design. Just returned from Mexico Ready to return or head north. Well equipped. Owner must sell. SAIL 24.' 25' 26' 27 28' 30' 30' 30' 32' 38' 43' 45' 52’

DEL RAY, ’66. PAC SEACRAFT, 76. BALBOA, 73. DUFOUR, 78. COLUMBIA, 70 .. LANCER, 79. LAGUNA, '86. NEWPORT. CHRIS CHEROKEE, '69. PACIFIC, 78. HANS CHRISTIAN, 78. DEVRIES, '62. CUSTOM (COLVIN), '86

..$ 6,000 .$ 17,500 .$ 6,950 ..$ 19300 .$ 11,000 .$ 31300 .$ 35,000 3 FROM $ 22,500 ..$ 18300 .$ 84300 .C... $125,900 .$137300 ,.$122,000

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SELECTED LISTINGS SAIL 52' 47' 43' 43' 43' 42' 41' 40' 40' 38' 36' 36' 36' 35' 35' 35' 34' 30' 30’ 29' 28'

GULFSTAR,! 976 . .$139,000 CELERE, New. .$275,000 AMPHITRTE, 1986 . .$149,000 BREWER PH, 1983 ..CALL OCEANIS, 1985. .$115,000 H/RASSY, 1982 . .$185,000 ISLEREPT, 1979 ..$75,000 SANTA CRUZ, 1985. .$85,000 C&C, 1978..*.. .$55,000 CATALINA, 1984 ..$49,000 PETERSON, 1979 ..$78,000 SWAN, 1967 . .$68,000 ISLANDER, 1979 ..CALL SANTANA, 1980 . .$52,000 SPENCER, 1965 ..$29,000 CHEOY LEE, 1980..$60,000 PEARSON, 1984..$55,000 OLSON..$21,000 CATALINA, 1978 ..$28,500 J/BOAT, 1984 ..$38,000 ROYAL CRUISER, 1970 ..$11,500

SAIL-Cont’d 27' CHEOY LEE, 1969 . .CALL 23' SPIRT, 1978 .(in Esaow) $10,000 POWER 57' CUSTOM, 1977 . .$295,000 53' HATTERAS, 1970. .$189,000 50' CUSTOM, 1967. .$150,000 48' DEFEVER, 1988. .$235,000 42' CARVER, 1987 ...$169,000 42' GRAND BANKS, 1973...$135,000 41' HERSH1NE, 1981...$ 85,000 39' CHRIS CRAFT, 1985 .,.$ 69,500 38' CARVER, 1987 ...$185,000 34' SEARAY, 1986 ...$ 62,500 34' CHB, 1980 ...$ 61,000 34' SILVERT0N, 1985...$ 55,000 32' BAYLINER, 1982 . ..$ 62,500 29' AVANTI BAY LINER 1988 CALL 26' SEA RAY SUN DANCER, 1985..CALL 17' SEA SWIRL, 1988 ..CALL

TWO TERRIFIC BOATS/BUYS (In Beautiful Downtown Seattle)

YA CHT SALES

1990 BENETEAU 41 s5 with deep draft lead elliptical keel and teak interior. This is a dealer demo reduced to $159,500. Call Dennis Greathouse at (206) 633-5521 or in the Bay Area, Ben Oldham, at Passage Yachts (415)236-2633.

(415) 332-2060

1306 BRIDGEWAY, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 Off SITE SALES DOCK AVAILABLE 56' DOUBLE ENDED KETCH Built in England, teak cabins & decks, Perkins 6-354 aux, well maintained, suited for liveaboard or extended cruising. Will consider trade. Sausalito berth.

42' GAFF CUTTER Launched 1982, Roomy interior, immaculate joiner work, loaded w/quality gear, cruise ready.

1985 SLOCUM 43 "Daybreak" has recently returned from an offshore voyage; is equipped and ready to go again! Engineer owner commissioned and maintained "Daybreak" to perfection - she is a true "10". Call owners central agent, Dennis Greathouse at (206) 633-5521.

1331 N. Northlake Way Seattle, WA 98103

Asking $109,000.

(206) 633-5521 Fax (206) 634-2563 AND SERVICES LTD

KERMIT PARKER YACHT BE'OKERAGE J

jpuiqp '■£

44' HARDIN KETCH

305 Caledonia Street, Sausalito, CA 94965 • (415) 331-1557

1979 Handlaid glass, teak decks, extensive cruise t inc. AP, radar, 3.5 aux gen., auto.washer & dryer, custom interior, liveaboard or cruise in comfort. At Our Docks. Owner wants all Offers. SAIL-Partial List 69' 58' 45’ 44' 40' 39' 39' 36' 36’ 32' 30' 28' 27' 26' 24' 23' 23' 23'

BALTIMORE CLIPPER SCHOONER, our docks .... STEEL KETCH, cruise equip. STEEL CUTTER, new upgrade/paint, sails. CSY CUTTER, cruise/liveabord, our docks. YAWL, quality F/G & teak. ERICSON. FREYA. CHEOY LEE KETCH. PETERSON DESIGN.. WESTS AIL, loaded. BRISTOL KETCH. STONE HORSE CUTTER, at our docks. VEGA SLOOP. S2, at our docks. MONK SLOOP, diesel aux., dodger. BEAR, new keel bolts and bottom job, at our docks RANGER, new mast and rigging, race ready. CAPE DORY, '82, loaded.

70' 52' 50' 48' 40' 34' 34' 33'

FANTAIL CLASSIC. HACKER CRAFT, twin Scropps, restored. DE FEVER OFFSHORE STEEL CRUISER. DUTCH BARGE, Liveaboard. GEO. KNEASS TRI CABIN SEDAN . SPORTFISHER, Lobster boat. SEA RAY T-340 Express. TROJAN 1978, Sausalito berth, Loaded.

.Ask $125,000 .$250,000 .$117,500 . $ 99,500 . $ 65,000 .$ 48,000 two from $ 65,000 .$ 40,000 .OFFERS .$ 49,000 . $ 30,000 .$ 14,500 ....MAKE OFFERS .$ 14,000 .Ask $ 10,000 .Try $ 3,500 .$ 8,500 ..$ 10,000

POWER-Partial Ust .TRY $180,000 ....MAKE OFFERS .$185,000 .$ 64,500 .OFFERS .$ 16,000 .$ 75,000 ,. $98,000/OFFERS

SELECTED SAIL BROKERAGE 24’ YANKEE . . 10.500 25 FRISCO FLYER . .8,700 25 PACIFIC SEACRAFT .. . 17.900 26' S-2 w/trailer. .16.500 26' SPIDSGATTER . ...OFFERS 27’ VEGA. .9.500 27 CAL 2 27 . ... 16,500 28' CAL. 1967 . . 11.000 28' ISLANDER . .19.500 29 COLUMBIA. .15,500 29 CAL 2 29 . .22,500 29' ELITE . .29.000 30’ SANTANA 30 30. .38.500 30 BRISTOL. .30.000 30' H-28 . .18.500 30' ISLANDER BAHAMA .. .38,500 30 CATALINA. .24.500 31' CHEOY LEE Ketch .... .24,900 31 COLUMBIA 9.6. .30.500 31 PETERSON . .10,000 32' CHEOY LEE M/S. .39.500 35' JASON 35 . .49.950 35 YAWL. Tere. .52.750 35' PRETORIEN . ... 102,500 36' CHEOY LEE . .57.000 36' PETERSON . .85,500 37' RANGER . .42,500 37' 38' 39' 39' 40 40’ 40'

GARDEN Ketch teak . .67,500 FARALLONE Clpr 3 from 29.900 FREYA.2 from 67,000 DBL ENDED KETCH .. .20,000 CAULKINS . . .65,000 YAWL. .75,000

RHODES Sloop . .20.000 40’ CHEOY LEE O.S. ...OFFERS

41' 41 44’ 44' 44’ 44’ 44' 45' 45' 50’ 58'

CHAPELLE Schooner ... .60.000 CHEOY LEE Ketch . 119.000 CHEOY LEE Ketch . 110.000 CSY Cutter . ..99.000 HARDIN Ketch. ..98,000 PETERSON . 105.000 VAN DE STADT . ..39.750 CORONADO Sloop. ..49,000 STEPHENS Pajara . ..35,000 RHODES Sloop. 110.000 SLOOP Sabrina. ..99,000

60' 65' 84' 95’

Jonathan Swift Stl Sip ..85.000 SLOCUM SPRAY. ..97,000 STONE Schooner . 135,000 ALDEN Schooner. 335.000

SELECTED POWER BROKERAGE 20' LUGER. 7,500 25' 28' 30' 34'

ALBIN. 9.850 MONTEREY . .. 11,000 SEARAY, Loaded. ..39,500 LABRUZZI. Classic . ..50.000

36 36' 37' 42' 42 47'

NEWPORT TRAWLER ... .69,950 STEPHENS. .. 18.000 HERSHINE Trawler . ..72,500 CHRIS CRAFT. .89,900 GRAND BANKS. 175,000 CHRIS CRAFT. 187.500

48' 51’ 51' 57' 61'

DUTCH BARGE, lvbrd ... ..64.900 HACKERCRAFT classic ..Inquire MOTOR YACHT.. 350,000 TRAWLER. 149,900 CHRIS CRAFT..225.000

70’ KALLIS. classic., 189,500

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(415)331-0533 FAX (415) 331-1642

308 Harbor Drive Sausalito, CA 94965

YACHT SALES NETWORK-

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Quality Listings Invited

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CT 48,1978 Tri cabin layout • Just varnished • Microwave Wood burning fireplace • Ultimate liveaboard $138,000/0ffers • JOHN BAIER

JOHN BAIER

★

40’ RAY RICHARDS CLASSIC YAWL 1963

47' GULFSTAR SAILMASTER1979

Custom built by Brookes in B.C., “Tiffany" is a fiberglass hull w/teak superstructured, Lloyd's Certificate, cruise equipped, new varnish. Price Reduction $69,000/OFFERS • JOHN BAIER

Unique liveaboard layout & sailing performance. Rebuilt genset, head w/tub, rebuilt diesel, epoxy bottom, queen size berth. Ask $155,000/0ffers • JOHN BAIER

44’ PETERSON CUTTER 1978

CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE 31,1972 This famous design is the epitome of pocket cruisers. New rigging & varnish • Volvo diesel • Fireplace $23,900/0ffers • JOHN BAIER

★

Space Available at Our Sales Dock

PETE FROMHAGEN

MULTIHULLS • 25' PIVER • Totally redone. Six sails, lOhp Honda outboard, new batteries plus stereo and speakers. Sloop rigged. $4,500. • 30' PIVER • New paint and non-skid top sides. Brand new Yanmar diesel. Sloop rigged. $13,000. • 32' PIVER • New paint, lOhp Faryman dsl. Ketch rigged. $17,500. • 33' CRQW i'MJEiR BUCCANEER • West epoxy system, 6 sails, 7.5 hp Honda o/b, 5 Barient winches, Awlgrip paint, launched '87. $27,500. WE HAUL MULTIHULLS

•

35' S-2 CENTER COCKPIT SLOOP 1986

An established reputation for ocean cruising is strengthened by a comprehensive list of gear. Genset, microwave, washer/dryer, new rigging, epoxy bottom. Cruise/liveaboard. Price Reduction! $99,OOQ/Offers» JOHN BAIER

CALL THE MULTIHULL EXPERTS:

NAPA VALLEY MARINA 1200 MILTON ROAD • NAPA, CA 94558

(707) 252-8011

★

Lightly used, 2 staterooms, an ideal family cruiser. Diesel engine, good electronics, roller jib, swim platform etc. Ask $84,500 • PETE FROMHAGEN

TOM RAFTER

★

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★

Valiant ^ 32 • 37.40 • 47

yachtS

Dealer for: California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona

MEBSOnMM! yacht sales

(415) 521-1246 2415 Mariner Square Dr., Alameda, CA 94501

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DIESEL MARINE

33-Ft Sparkman & Stephens

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351EMBARCADERO OAKLAND, CA 94606 page 173

(415) 465-1093

I960 flush deck sloop. Mahogany, oak and bronze. Good electronics, excellent sail inventory, Awlgrip decks and topsides. Yanmar diesel, international racing and cruising history. A boat for the serious sailor, ready to go. $35,000.

(415) 331-7058

MARIN YACHT SALES, INC. PERFORMANCE MOTORYACHT

YACHT HARBOR 40 Pt. San Pedro Road San Rafael, CA 94901 Phone: (415) 454-7595 FAX: 415-454-2561

41' CT PILOTHOUSE KETCH 1975 Dual control stations, 70 HP diesel, owners double bed, separate stall shower, your chance to cruise in comfort and style. For only $98,500.

38 DOWNEAST CUTTER

25’ U.S. 25

1975 diesel. Very nicely equipped for cruising.

1981 with 7.5 Volvo sail drive, 4 bags sails,

Exceptionally well maintained. Asking $71,000.

sleeps four. Asking $9,850.

34’ PEARSON

32’ WESTSAIL, 1976

1984 diesel sloop. Wheel, sleeps six, new dodger,

A nice clean factory finished model, well equipped

new epoxy bottom, very clean. Asking $68,000.

for liveaboard or offshore cruising. Asking $59,500.

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