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“AOTEA” WON TWO THREEBridge Fiascos
What if they had a race and just about everybody came? The Singlehanded Sailing Society’s “Three Bridge Fiasco” is just such a race. With 123 single-and double¬ handers in eight divisions, the competition is intense. Start times are based on handicaps, with the smaller boats starting well ahead of the bigger ones. And the three marks of the course, Blackaller bouy at the Golden Gate Bridge, Red Rock near the Richmond/San Rafael Bridge and Treasure Island under the Bay Bridge, are rounded in any order and in any direction. Peter Hogg’s Pineapple powered trimaran, “Aotea,” started last and finished first, for the second year running. And Pineapple powered boats were first in four* of the eight divisions! Sailing shorthanded, you’re really on your own. And it’s important to know you can count on your sails. Call us today to discover what Pineapple Sails can do for you. You won’t be alone! *Peter Hogg, “Aotea" (Antrim Frog-Force Trimaran) Michael Katz, “Fast Lucy” (Nonsuch 36) Ed Ruszel, “Cheionia” (Yankee 30) John Bowen, “Current Asset" (Islander 30)
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PARTIAL LISTING
BENETEAU 38. Unique twin aft cabins. Autopilot, Loran, 7 bags, furling jib. $85,000.
1989 PASSPORT 41. Bob Perry’s master¬ piece of function and beauty. Mint condi¬ tion, furling, windlass. $185,000.
1989 PEARSON 37. The easiest to handle, most comfortable 37 footer on the Bay. Mint condition. $129,000.
21' MARIEH0LM, 1971 . 25'CAL, 1968 . .4,000 26' YAMAHA, diesel, 1984 ... ....21,500 27' CATALINA, diesel, 1985 .. ....18,900 27’CAL 27MKIII, 1984 . ....24,900 28'ISLANDER, 1984. ....29,900 29'BAYFIELD pocket cruiser.. ....24,900 30' CAPE DORY, diesel, whee 30' ERICSON 30+, 1982. ...29,900 30'CATALINA, 1975 . ...23,500 30'SANTANA, 1976 . ...25,000 32'ERICSON, 1976 . ...24,000 32'ISLANDER, 1977. ...28,500 32' VALIANT, epoxy bottom .. ...45,000 33'PEARSON, 1986 . ...65,900 34'WYLIE, 1980. ...39,500 35'BREWER CUTTER, 1979.... ... 74,500 35'NIAGRA, 1981 . ...59,500 35' ERICSON, 1975 . ...34,500 36' FREEDOM, 1975 . .114,500 36'PEARSON, 1985 . ...85,000 36' S-2, 1979, ctr cockpit . ...72,900 37'HUNTER, 1980, cutter rig. ...54,900 37' TAYANA, 1985. ...89,500 38' SABRE, 1988 . .159,000 38'MORGAN, 1979 . ...61,000 38'FARALLONE, 1959 . ...25,000 38' HANS CHRISTIAN T, 1986.. .135,000 39'PEARSON, 1972, loaded ... ...62,500 39' CAL. ...39,000 40' BERMUDA, Hinckley, '64 .. .134,000 41' HINCKLEY, '65 . 120,000 41'PASSPORT. .185,000 41'PASSPORT, 1989. 195,000 41' NELS0N-MAREK, 1982. ..59,900 41' C&C, 1984. 114,500 43' MASON. 125,000 43'CHE0Y LEE mtr sailr, '88.. 249,500 44' LAFITTE... 129,900 44'ALDEN CUTTER, 1983. 265,000 45' BENETEAU 45F5, 1991 . 239,000 47'RHODES MOTORSAILER. 125,000 49'HINCKLEY, 1973 . 285,000 50' PASSPORT, 1990 . 495,000 51'PASSPORT,'83, ctr cockpit. 325,000 53’ MASON, 1984. 325,000 54' MAPLE LEAF, 1979. 215,000 59' HINCKLEY SOU'WESTER, '84 595,000 30'BiNETEAU 305,1985 -44,500 34*BENETEAU 350,1989.2from79,000 37* BENETEAU 375, 1987 offrs/87,500 38'BENETEAU, 1984- 85,000 40'BENETEAU I0R 1-tan, 1984 115,000 40* BENETEAU 405,1989_130,000 42' BENETEAU, First 42-125,000 43' BENETEAU, 1990-175,000 45'BENETEAU 4515,1991 -239,000
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40' SANTA CRUZ. Best of the best of 10 SC 40s built, this is clearly the cleanest as the owner has invested & maintained at the highest standards. No other compares. Need offers!
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36' Hatteras Sportfisher. Twin 427s; well equip'd; excellent shape. Incredible value - Offers
'racer-cruiser1. Fast & wonderfully appointed. Full electronics, all liveaboard amenities & ease of handling so rarely found. Offers
OLSON 30. Clean - clean - clean! Never stressed! $14,500.
CATALINA 28. Only one '92 at this price Any reasonable offer!
BAYLINER38, '83. Seldom is a Bayliner38ofthis vintage found in such exceptional condition - a beauty In all respects! Well equip'd Incl. twin dsls w/very low hours. Grt liveaboard/crulser. Offers. 27' Newport.Reduced $11,500 27' Ericson, 1976.Offers 29’ Olson Hull #12, Bristol.SOLD 30' Olson, excellent condition.$14,500 30' Albin Ballad, 1978, dsl.SOLD 30' Ericson.$18,500 30' Scampi, dsl.$29,000 32'Ultralight.$15,900 33' Cal, 1989, new listing.$69,500 33' Cal, clean.Offers 34' Wylie.Offers Santa Cruz 40.Reduced POWER 32' Bayliner, 1988, twin turbo dsl.... $75,500 36’ Hatteras, Yacht fisher.Offers 38* Bayliner, very low hours.Offers
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CUSTOM PRODUCTS The creative abilities at Pacific Coast Canvas are limitless. We have assisted in the design and construc¬ tion of thousands of prototype items featuring all types of covers. Additionally we offer unique products de¬ signed and built for the most discriminating customer's requirements.
CUSHIONS Our complete upholstery shop can provide our customers with the finest in cushions craftmanship and design. Our products are custom-designed for your boat using the lat¬ est in patterns, colors and materials. Our staff can handle any job from new cushions to restorations using the same fabric and de¬ signs as the original. We have upholstered every kind of craft from small ski boats to giant America's Cup Sailing Yachts.
We have been serving the Bay Area since 1983 and have the experience and capabilities to handle any size product from the concept and design to the finished product and installation. We are a one-stop shop and are able to provide all your canvas and upholstery needs.
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VAGABOND 47. Spacious and cruise ready. Many upgrades, huge aft cabin. Priced to sell! Only $115,000.
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44' MORGAN KETCH, 79. Center cockpit, aft cobin, self tailing winches, roller fuding refrigeration, windass. Ready to cruise. Asking $105,000.
CUPPER KETCH. '25 . 80,000
36' PEARSON CUTTER, '82. Roller furling, demsid hot dition. $78,000.
CHEOY LEE M/S. 1982.242,000
J, 1981. PEARSON, 1985
2 from 66,000 .85,000
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C & C, 79.
.39,000
MORGAN, 1979.105,000
HUNTER, 1983...
.44,500
PORPOISE KETCH, 72.132,000
GUERNEY alum .
STARRATT CUTTER.99,000
HUNTER, 1979...
MULL NZ, 1981 .145,000
ARIES, 1981.
HARDIN, 1979.99,000
BABA.
HANS CHRISTIAN,177 2 frm 119,000
YAMAHA, 79.
STEWART, 1968 .59,000/Offers
ERICSON, 1986 .
PETERSON Schnr,’83 97,650/Offers
LANCER.
CORONADO, 72.54,000
PEARSON 303...
FREEPORT, 1976.89,500
CT48 Perry design 3 staterooms, Galle Main Salcon, 2 heads - Gen., 6 man sailing dinghy. $140,000
45' STARRATT CUTTER. 2 staterooms, leak ddu, cold plate refrigerator, radar, A/P, dodger, roller (uding, main jib, beautiful interior. $110,000. Reduced to f99,000 - Owner won/s offer!
45' MUU. NZ, '81. Style of o Swan, tremendous performance. Aft cockpit, aft o beautiful teak interior, teak decks, white fiberglass null & deck. Asking $ 145,000.
34' MAINSH1P TURBO 1WIR, 78. Exceptional perfor¬ mance (13-15 knots), economical, low hrs., rugged construction for ocean cruising and fishing, 8 KW Genset, inside and out. Asking $49,900 . .......;......... -............ ;■
LANCER. 1984 ...
MORGAN.78,000
23'
STONEHORSE CUTTER.15,900
RHODES, 1966 .60,000
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CAMPER NICHOLSON, 79 110,000
CHRIS CRAFT.169,000
C&C, 1981, great condition ....85,000
DEFEVER.250,000
OCEAN M.S.,'82.98,000
BLUEWATER, '84.139,000/offers
MARINE TRADER, MS, '82... 85,000
ALBIN, 1980.145,000
MOTIVASTLPH, 1981 .76,500
CHRIS.2 from 85,000
VALIANT, 1978.2 from 98,900
PRESIDENT, 1983.160,000
WORTH, 1984.
MONK TRAWLER.2 from 32,000
90,000
IRWIN CITATION, 1981 .59,000
BELL MOTOR YACHT, '82.... 95,000
DOWNEAST.69,000
CRUIS-A-HOME, 1975.58,000
MORGAN, 1979.66,000
HERSHINE.60,000
CABO RICO.93,000
SEDAN TRAWLER, 1983.66,000
TARTAN, '82.79,000
MAINSHIP TURBO TWLR ....49,900
TAYANA, 1978 .79,000
UNIFLITE, 1979..
HANS CHRISTIAN, 1975 . 62,000
SEA RAY.33,000
ISLANDER, 1976 . 4 from 40,000
SEA RAY.34,000
40' CAMPER NICHOLSON, 79. One of the finest molorsailer5 made. A new Pedtins diesel was installed in 1991. This immoculale boat hasalways been maintained to the highest standards. Asking $110,000.
57,400
52' KHA SHING FLUSH DECK '85. Stable k>r»a range j trawler w/4 staterooms, new Awlgrip, beautifufy deco- : rated w/many custom cabinets of selected teak. 65 mile \ alor radar, AP,bran & mote. Asking $395,000. I
46' CHRIS CONNIE OSL M.Y., '61 Beautifully deco¬ rated, interior varnished, new carpels, drapes, and linoleum. Enclosed aft deck. Asking $89,500. mOmcHi
CABO RICO 38,'81. Shows like SatNav, bran, r/OB. Windlass, roller fuding. $93,900.
C&C 40, '82. Epoxy bottom, no blisters, barienl self tailing winches, rod rigging, hydraulics, 13 bags of sails, roller fuding jib. $85,000.
38' DOWNEAST. Epoxy bottom, refrigeration, roller furling, self tailing, new standing rigging in '91. bite new, in and out. $69,000.
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ERICSONS Ericson ....Offers 1986, Dodger...$39,000 New diesel/roller hiding.$27,000 1988, like new.$84,000 1973, New engine —.$29,900
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52' CHEOY LEE, M.S., '82. Twin Lehman dsls, Gen, SatNav, Wefax, Benmar 210,3 staterms, 2 heads w/ showers, washer/dryer. $242,000.
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This is for the sailor who not only wants a performance yacht with interior comforts but one which WINS races. MESMERIZE is a proven winner with an extensive inventory too long to list. All North sail inventory. Call for details and an appointment to view. $74,500.
This flush deck Bruce King designed offshore cruiser is perfect for the cruising couple. Two enclosed staterooms for privacy from guests and a large cockpit for those lazy days at anchor. Located at our docks for your viewing ease. Asking $49,500.
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FUCKA. .18,900 STEEL SPRAY_ .29,500 CAL. .9,995 ERICSON. .26,500 FI ITT .29,500 17,900 WILDERNESS. CAPE DORY. .69,950 BABA. .64,000 CATAUNA. .2 from 24,900 CRUISING CATAMARAN. .49,950 ANASTASIA. .44,500 WESTSAIL 2 from 39,950 ENDEAVOUR. .28,900 NEWPORT. .32,700 VANGUARD. .24,900 SOVERAL. .29,900 RANGER. .29,500 PEARSON IOMETER .34,950 CUSTOM OLSON. .34,900 NAUTICAT. .89,900 CORONADO . .29,500 FORMOSA.;. .39,500 HUNTER LEGEND. .74,000 ERICSON. .49,500 MORGAN OUT ISLAND _ .39,500 NAUTILUS..75,000 SABRE ..110,000 ISLANDER .. ..39,500 FREEDOM.99,500 CREALOCK.96,500 PASSPORT.137,500 RAFIKI..85,000 PETERSON..39,500 IRWIN..109,500 COLUMBIA.44,500
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CALENDAR Nonrace February 28-March 1 — We hope it rains ail weekend because we’ll be sitting in the Latitude 38 booth at the Sixth Chronicle Great Outdoor Fair. Pick up a Chron for details. Diane Levy, 777-7120. February 29-March 1 — North U. Fast Course. Get smart at this intensive two-day seminar on all aspects of yacht racing. Call the local loft (510-522-5373) for details. February 29-March 1 — Protest Management Seminar, spon¬ sored by YRA. Open to anyone interested in well-run protest hearings. Encinal YC; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day; small fee to cover lunch and materials; call YRA (771-9500) for applications. March 2-3 — Lecture and slide show by Tania Aebi, the former Manhattan bicycle messenger who at 21 years old was the youngest person ever — and the first American woman — to sail alone around the world. At Mills College in Oakland on the 2nd; Riordon High School in San Francisco on the 3rd; show begins at 7:30 p.m. each night. Tickets are $10 and may be ordered by calling (800) 937BOAT. March 3 — "Cannibals to Caviar". John Neal and Barbara Marrett present their latest multi-image show of sailing from New Zealand to remote anchorages in Fiji and Vanuatu, the "Paris of the Pacific". 7 p.m. at Fort Mason’s Cowell Theater (San Francisco). Presented by West Marine Products; $7 in advance (at West Marine Stores) or $8 at the door. (415) 332-0202. March 6 — "Kicked Back in Baja", a free slide-illustrated presen¬ tation by David Jensen, a Sacramento Bee staff writer, about sailing his Catalina 22 Picante around the Sea of Cortez. Stockdale Marine Theater in Sacramento; 7:30 p.m.; (916) 332-0775. March 6 — ESPN weekly America’s Cup coverage, 6 p.m. March 7 — North U. Cruising Course. An all-day seminar at the North Sails loft in Alameda, (510) 522-5373. March 7 — Encinal YC Women’s 1992 Sailing Program begins with a ’fun sail’ on the Bay. Women of all skill levels are invited; EYC membership not required; 9:30 a.m.; for more info, call Mary Louise Higgins, (510) 748-0289. March 7-8 — Seaview ’92, a scuba diving show at the Oakland Convention Center. Exhibits, photos, seminars and a Saturday night underwater film festival. (510) 278-6119. March 10 — "Cannibals to Caviar", this time at the Oakland Museum Auditorium, 7 p.m. See March 3 listing for details. (510)532-5230. March 11 — SSS TransPac Seminar #6: "Communication for Long Distance Sailing". SSB, VHF, Ham, etc. Equipment demon¬ strations by Gordon West, author and industry guru. Oakland YC; 710 p.m.; open to all sailors. Bob Cranmer-Brown, 326-4886. March 11-15 — Free Trailerable Sailboat Show at Stockdale Marine in Sacramento. (916) 332-0775. March 13 — Kame Richards, master of the Bay’s swirling waters, presents his almost world-famous "Tides and Currents" show at the Encinal YC; 8 p.m.; absolutely free. Seth Bailey, (510) 521-4780. March 14-15 — Ericson 27 Fleet Cruise to San Francisco YC. Bill Lewis, 960-3639 (evenings). March 14-15 — Weekend Offshore Cruising Seminar presented by John Neal and Barbara Marrett at the Millbrae Best Western. Call the Armchair Sailor for specifics: (800) 875-0852 or (415) 332-7505. March 13-15 — American Sailing Association Instructor Qualification Clinic, sponsored by Olympic Circle Sailing Club in Berkeley. Graduates receive ASA Basic Keelboat Instructor Certification, which is required by most sailing schools to teach at their facilities. Harry Munns, (310) 822-7171. March 16 — ESPN coverage of the America’s Cup, 8 p.m. March 18, 1848 — Nathanael Greene Herreshoff, the most influential yacht designer of all time, was born in Bristol, Rhode Island. His yachts — among them thfc successful America’s Cup defenders Vigilant (1893), Defender (1895), Columbia (1899,1901), Reliance (1903) and Resolute (1920) — completely dominated the page 14
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years 1890-1920, a time often referred to as the "Herreshoff Era". Known as the "Wizard of Bristol" or simply "Captain Nat", the teetotaling, hard-working Herreshoff was apparently a man of few words. How quiet was he? In Bill Robinson’s book The Great Yacht Designers, grandson Halsey Herreshoff recalled a family story about Nat and one of his brothers standing on a pier one day: "Nat said 'Ummph', and the brother replied 'Hmmmph', and a sister, overhear¬ ing them, ran to their mother and said, 'Come quickly. The boys are having a terrible argument!'" March 19, 1942 — The 170-ton schooner America, winner of the so-called Hundred Guinea Cup back in 1851, was crushed beyond repair when the roof of her shed fell in during a freak snow¬ storm in Annapolis, Maryland. March 19-22 — Big Valley RV, Sport & Boat Show at San Joaquin County Fairgrounds (Stockton). Heavy on stinkpots, light on sailboats. Info, (209) 948-2111. March 20 — ESPN coverage of the America’s Cup, 6:30 p.m. March 21 — Team Dennis Conner "team day" at the America’s Cup Museum in San Diego. Hang out with the Stars & Stripes guys from 2-4 p.m. Jayne Smith, (619) 685-1411. March 21 — Master Mariner’s Benevolent Association’s Potluck Dinner at the Sausalito Cruising Club, 6 p.m.; Dan Drath, 851-7601. March 21-22 — NCYSA symposium/regatta for junior sailors at Richmond YC. Patrick Andreasen, 692-5659. March 22 — Racing Clinic on Starts. Meet at the hoist in Santa Cruz at noon; $5 entry fee; open to anyone with a boat. The sponsors (the fun-loving Moore 24 fleet) will set a tight line and run starts every five minutes until everyone gets thirsty. "Requirements: know the rules, no sniveling, no bumper cars, have fun!" Sydnie Moore, (408) 429-8304. March 24 — OYRA (Ocean Yacht Racing Association) Meeting/ Seminar at Encinal YC; 1900 hours; free; speakers include Kame Richards and Carl Schumacher. Don Lessley, (415) 892-6534. March 25 — Ornaith Murphy (see last month’s Latitude) will speak at Alameda YC at 7 p.m. Sponsored by the AYC Women’s Sailing Group. Linda Keigher, (510) 865-7311. March 26 — ESPN coverage of the America’s Cup, 5 p.m. March 28 — Catalina 27 Spring Pot-Luck Party and Equipment Swap; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Moraga. For info, buzz Ernie Dickson at (510) 376-4590. March 28 — Islander 36 Association Spring Maintenance Cruise to San Francisco YC. Dana Smith, 928-1533. April 3 — "Building a Quality Small Boat", a free slide-illustrated presentation by Jerry Montgomery, manufacturer of the Montgomery 9 and 15-foot sailboats. Stockdale Marine Theater in Sacramento; 7:30 p.m.; (916) 332-0775. April 3 — "Development of Multihull Design for Maximum Performance" by noted English naval architect John Shuttleworth. Among others, Shuttleworth designed Fleury Ml chon (OSTAR winner), Great American (New York to San Francisco record holder) and Brittany Ferries. Sponsored by BAMA at Encinal YC; 8 p.m.; info, Don Sandstrom, (510) 339-1352. April 5 — On-The-Water Race Clinic with Kame Richards (Pineapple Sails). A one-design season tune-up sponsored by the Cal 20, Catalina 27, Olson 25 and Santana 22 fleets. Chalk talk at Berkeley YC at 10 a.m.; sailing at noon; videos and critique afterwards. $15 per boat, or come individually for $5. Sally, (510) 444-4321. April 7 — Latitude Crew List Party for racers and cruisers. Corinthian YC; 6-9 p.m.; see Crew List article elsewhere in this issue for details. Latitude, 383-8200. April 8 — By popular demand, another Latitude Crew List Party. This time, it’s at Encinal YC in Alameda. Same drill as above. April 8 — SSS TransPac Seminar #7; "Rigging and Emergency Repairs." See March 11. April 11 — South San Francisco Bay Opening Day — Port of page 16
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CALENDAR Redwood City. The theme this year is "Voyage of Discovery". Joanne Wright, 591-4254. April 11 — Opening Day/Blessing of the Fleet on Carquinez Strait. "Parade of Nations" is the theme. Info, (707) 746-6600 or (707) 746-0739. April 11 — Tiburon YC’s Second Annual Crew Party. Mike Hofman, 821-3760. April 18 — Ockam U. Seminar in San Francisco. Get up to speed with Ockam Instruments’ Steve Moore and Jim Marshall. Info, (203) 877-7453. April 21 — Sausalito YC’s Most Excellent Crew Party. Bill Riley, 388-2446 (days) or Rob Moore, 331-3134 (nights). Racing February 29-March 9 — 1992 Southern Ocean Racing Circuit (S0RC) in Florida. Proof that you can’t go home again. Wells Coggeshall, (813) 392-2440. March 7 — BYC/MYC0 Midwinter Champion of Champions. Trophy presentation afterwards for the series. Bobbi Tosse, (510) 939-9885. March 7-8 — Spring Dinghy Regatta. Five Cityfront races for International 14s, 505s and Snipes. St. Francis YC, 563-6363. March 7-8 — North Series #5 & #6. Collegiate racing hosted by Sonoma State. Blake Middleton, 723-2811. March 11-15 — Miami 50-Footer World Cup, the second of five events on this still highly competitive circuit. After this, the 50 action shifts to the Med (St. Tropez, Palma and Sardinia). Tough life! March 14 — Rites of Spring Doublehanded Race. Spinnaker and non-spinnaker starts; 15-mile course starting on the Berkeley Circle. Oakland YC, (510) 522-6868. March 14 — Cal 20 Ides of March Team Racing. RYC vs. SFYC, featuring on the water judging. Dick Taylor, (510) 846-3647. March 14 — Kurt Zane Memorial Regatta for Catalina 30s. First of two non-spinnaker races off T.I. open to any of the 400-plus Catalina 30s on San Francisco Bay. The second and final race will be on March 28. Seth Bailey, (510) 521-4780. March 15-16 — Spring One Design Regatta. Three races for Etchells, Olson 30s, Newport 30s, Santana 35s, J/35s and Express 37s. St. Francis YC, 563-6363. March 21-22 — Spring Keel Regatta. Four races for Etchells, Solings, Express 27s, J/24s and J/29s. St. Francis YC, 563-6363. March 21-22 — Cardinal Invitational, a regatta open to all high school sailors. Lots of SoCal teams will be there for this collegiatestyle event. Blake Middleton, 723-2811. March 23-26 — Congressional Cup Match Racing Championship in Catalina 37s at Long Beach YC. See Race Notes. Tom Wither¬ spoon, (213) 429-8324. March 28 — SSS Singlehanded Farallones Race. Skipper’s meeting and race entry deadline is March 25. Pat Zajac, (510) 2329965. March 28-29 — Berkeley YC’s 20th Rollo Wheeler Memorial Regatta. Two races Saturday, one Sunday for PHRF, IMS and various one design classes. Diana Freeland, (510) 832-6080. March 28-29 — San Francisco Cup in Santa Cruz 50s. St. Francis will defend with Bill LeRoy’s Gone With the Wind; San Francisco YC will challenge with Rolfe Croker’s Hana Ho. John Kostecki (StFYC) vs. Jeff Madrigali (SFYC) in a best-three-of-five series. St Francis YC, 563-6363. March 28-29 — North Series #7 & #8 at UC Berkeley. John Horsch, (510) 548-8992. April 4-5 — 12th Annual J/Fest West. Cityfront racing for J/24s, J/29s, J/30s and J/35s. St. Francis YC, 563-6363. April 4-5 — SBRA Regatta at Richmond YC. The season opener for dinghy dudes and dudettes. YRA, 771-9500. April 5 — Anne Shellabarger Perpetual Trophy Race. An allfemale PHRF race open to women sailors of Bay Area yacht clubs; page 18
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CALENDAR starts at 12:20 off Point Knox; San Francisco YC, 435-9133. April 11 — 13th Annual Doublehanded Farallones Race. Bay Area Multihull Association (BAMA); DonSandstrom, (510) 339-1352. April 11 — 29th Annual Ano Nuevo Race, an 80-mile ocean race which can be heaven or hell. Hosted by Monterey Peninsula YC; Jeff Pulford, (408) 758-7449. April 11-12 — Camellia Cup at Folsom Lake, the first regatta of the "1992 NCLC season". Info and entry forms, Doug Lent, (916) 966-4038 or Deborah Radley, (916) 929-5734. April 11-12 — Resin Regatta. San Francisco YC, 435-9133. April 24-26 — J/24 World Qualifier at Santa Barbara YC. Jane Watkins, (805) 963-7900. April 25 — Lightship Race, the first fully crewed ocean race of the season. YRA, 771-9500. April 25-26 — Konocti Cup. Lakeport YC, (707) 263-5078. Remaining Midwinter Races ENCINAL YC — Jack Frost Series. 3/21. Rich Pipkin, 957-1956 (days). GOLDEN GATE YC — Manny V. Fagundes Seaweed Soup Per¬ petual Series. 3/7 (a make-up race for all but IMS and Division I). GGYC, 346-BOAT. LAKE MERRITT SAILING CLUB — Edna Robinson Midwinter Regatta Series. 3/8. John Hege, (510) 832-4261. RICHMOND YC — Small Boat Midwinters. 3/1. Kim Desenberg, (510) 523-8330. SAN RAFAEL YC — Winter Series. 3/7, 3/28, 4/11. Dick Lockman, 457-2007. SAUSALITO CC — 3/28. John Ruffino, (510) 235-2633. Please send your calendar items by the 10th of the month to Latitude 38 (Attn: Calendar), P.O. Box 1678, Sausallto, CA 94966. Better yet, FAX It to us at (415) 383-5816. But please, no phone-ins! Calendar listings are for marine-related events that are either free or don’t cost much to attend. The Calendar is not meant to support commercial enterprises.
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1/44 Ara re opportunity! Completely equipped forcruise or race. Certified to American Bureau of Shipping Standards for offshore yachts, this yacht is ready for Mexico, Hawaii or a daysail to Angel Island. Less than a year old, she's essentially new. A change in owner's plans forces sale. At our docks now!
1981 40' C&C Current owner moving up. Excellent cruiser/racer, fully equipped for offshore work. Her ability has been proven. Full electronics including SSB, complete sail inventory, custom deck hardware, oversize winches. This yacht was a custom order for an experienced yachtsman. Call todoy for
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I’m writing to comment on the Lloyd Phoenix Regatta, a U.S. Sailing Association (formerly USYRU) Championship Regatta held annually here in Annapolis, Maryland. My letter is prompted by comments in Latitude 38 and by the observation that no one represented the San Francisco Bay Area this year. In 1989 Craig Brown’s crew from Corsair represented Area G — which includes San Francisco Bay. In 1990, when I still lived in the Bay Area, the crew from my Olson 30 Think Fast sailed. No one represented Area G in the Phoenix Regatta in 1991. One of the purposes of my letter is to encourage Northern California participation in the future. The yawls used in previous years were very old, and because the sails had different histories, were poorly matched. In reviewing the results, I was statistically able to demonstrate that the boats performed more consistently than the teams. In other words, the same boats finished well regardless of the crew, and other boats finished badly regardless of crew. This didn’t explain our fifth place showing, since the winner consistently raced each boat better than its average performance. But it did make the results look peculiar, and some races were disheartening. The good news is that the 1990 regatta was the last time the yawls were used; they have since been replaced by Navy 44 sloops. These boats are well-maintained and more nearly identical than the onedesigns we raced back home. They are a big improvement over the yawls, and I think the regatta will be more fun as a result. There have been some misconceptions about the regatta. One has to do with the heavy emphasis, in the regatta literature and applications, on "amateurs" as crew members. I took this to mean that no boating industry workers would be permitted, so I left home without some talented sailors who were a legitimate part of my crew. I was surprised to find that one of the other crews included sailmakers and others who spend their workdays making boats go faster. When I inquired about it, I was told to take a look at the rule book for a definition of professional. I found that by the definition in the rules, almost nobody is a professional. Keep this in mind if you decide to enter, as the regatta is sailed by the rules. If the crew is willing to share the travel expe r.ses — as mine was — the event can be pulled off on the budget of a middle-class racer. The Howard Johnson’s Lodge gave us a good discount, and, after all, the taxpayer is maintaining the boats. This is not a gold-plated event, so consider going even if you aren’t wealthy. Finally, since I will be here for the next 18 months, you have an Area G ally in residence. I’ll be glad to assist your planning if you want to come. So if you race for fun, as I do, the Lloyd Phoenix Regatta is a good deal. True, given the light winds and sheltered setting, it is somewhat ludicrous to call it the "Offshore Championship". Even so, it can be a fun event and I hope to do it again some day. Albert Holt Annapolis, Maryland
jj ft BANAMEX HAS BEEN COMPLETELY UNCOOPERATIVE Hopefully you and your readers are not totally fed up with the continuing saga of the problems with BANAMEX automatic teller machines (ATMS). The causative computer errors have still not been fixed, and obtaining restitution is proving very difficult for the victims. Since June of this year I have assisted seven cruisers in recovering their money — after they attempted to use BANAMEX ATMs, were denied the cash, but had their bank accounts debited anyhow. The total amount involved for these seven cases exceeds $10,000. According to an executive of VISA International, with whom I have been dealing, approximately 20 such cases involving VISA or Plus cards cross his desk each week. Presumably a similar number are occurring at MasterCard/Cirrus. It appears that approximately 1,000 people have been affected and $500,000 to $1,000,000 is involved.
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■ In a telephone conversation yesterday, my contact at VISA stated that the problem has not yet been repaired and the errors are continuing. BANAMEX has been completely uncooperative and refuses even to discuss the situation with either the victims or their representatives. The American and Canadian banks involved have been very difficult to deal with, denying or stonewalling claims interminably. The problem is complex and outside the experience of most bank employees. v . So 1 recommend that your readers do not use BANAMEX ATMs. It could be very expensive for them. If any of your readers have had this problem, they should write me c/o Downwind Marine, 2819 Canon St., San Diego, CA 92106. By the way, I would like to thank Downwind for supplying mail and fax services during this project, and Pacific Marine Supply, which provided me with an office and telephone one long, hot, frustrating day in July so that I could call all the then-known victims’ banks and the various ATM network servers. On a happier note, Sharon and I have thoroughly enjoyed Baja and Sea of Cortez since our arrival last spring. We traveled as far north as Islas Las Encantadas near Puertocitos, an area seldom visited by cryisers, but one we recommend highly. We are back in La Paz reprovisioning and preparing to continue our trip south to Isla Socorro, the Mexican mainland, Costa Rica and Panama. Mexico has been wonderful. We shall be sorry to leave. Bill Robinson S/V Scorplus La Paz, B.C.S. .
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jjtfSHE REALIZED THAT SHE MUST TAKE CONTROL I went on a four-day sailing venture with my sailing club last November. I was the only woman onboard, and it was a pretty stormy trip. The girls in the office wrote the following about my experience, and 1 thought you might want to share the humor with your readers. Karen: Portrait Of a '90s Woman The seas were swelling like her heaving bosom, as she struggled for footing on the slimy slippery deck. She gazed at the puking sailors and realized then that she must take control. With the determination that every woman of the sea holds In her fiery heart, she grasped the helm as a tear fell down her proud face. The seas rose from the ocean floor, determined to crush her vulnerable vessel. She mounted the wave and with thrusting force Inserted her craft Inside Its raging foam. Then the fury of the wind and sea abated, and the water became as still as the seasick men. She wiped the sweat off her brow and gracefully sailed Into port. Victory was hers. Karen Peterson Northern California Karen—Referring to women as 'girls' Is probably denigrating, and some would say the whole thing violates the civil rights of men, but we’re not among them. A tip of the jester’s hat to the 'girls’, who sound as though they may soon be getting a call from the editors of Yellow Silk.
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When I tried to get a boat loan from banks, however, I had to accept a polite 'no' because 1 was just starting a new job. This was understandable. A couple of years later 1 mentioned my plan to a co-worker who then tossed me the keys to his Albin 27 and told me to let him know if it was still floating. He hadn’t seen it in months! It needed a bunch of work, but 1 did enough to get it running reliably and sailed her around the Bay for nearly a year before the co-worker wrestled the keys back so he could sell her. By then I had the sailing bug back, was convinced my 'plan' was sound, and figured it was time to try again. My 'plan' is to buy a sloop built for Bay and ocean cruising that will be reliable, comfortable to live aboard, can be sailed shorthanded, is about 33 to 45 feet in length, and can be paid off in five to 10 years. While I’m paying the boat off, my fiance£ and I will live on her. When we’ve paid the boat off and are ready, we’ll take off on an extended cruise. My,question is this? Why do people, even liveaboards, seem so apprehensive when 1 tell them of my plan? I almost hear the chuckling in your office over this question; I know boats and cruising can be exasperating, but worse to me is the prospect of the 'normal' life of paying off a 30-year mortgage, facing a job with no real promise, and watchfhg the world slip by while climbing the corporate ladder, never realizing — or even reaching for — my goals. Is my plan foolish? What sort of boat would you recommend? And why is it boat loans are so difficult to get? I was turned down by half a dozen banks because of "my debt structure". This is ridiculous; if I don’t have to pay rent, I can easily put out $1,000 a month! So I contacted a loan broker that advertises in Latitude, who at least gave me an explanation in plain English: in order to qualify for a boat loan, you need to have 1.5 times the amount you want to borrow in a bank. If I had that much money, why would I need a loan? Has anybody out there blazed this trail recently? So far, the best advice I’ve gotten is to save enough money for a down payment and to sail as much as I can on my friend’s boats. I wouldn’t call that a waste of time, but it’s not as direct a path toward my goad as I’d like. Living on a boat seems to be the best way to pay one off and to learn how to sail at the same time. Any advice would be appreciated. Mike (have plan, will travel) B. Northern California
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OftTHE ’ORIGINAL ORIGINAL’ When you send out the invitations for the reunion of the "original" Singlehanded TransPac of 1978 (as suggested on page 34 of the December issue), don’t overlook Eric Tabarly, Jean-Yves Terlain, Bill White, Jerry Carpenter, and Rene Hauwaert — all of whom participated, along with the late Claus Hehner, in the "original original" Singlehanded TransPac from San Francisco to Japan. That race was held in 1969 under the co-sponsorship of the Royal Nippon Ocean Racing Club and the Slocum Society. Will Hickman Rockland, Mass » Will — If you’ve got the addresses, we’ll be delighted to invite the "original originals”, too.
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IHfTHE JUNK RIG IS EXTREMELY POPULAR As a longtime Chinese junk rig sailor and a member of the United Kingdom-based Junk Rig and Advanced Cruising Rig Association, I was very impressed with your January Sightings photo of Wings, the side-by-side junk-rigged catamaran. I immediately sent your photo and your sketchy editorial comments to the association’s headquarters in England, where the photo caused great excitement. The junk rig is extremely popular in England, and it is even fitted to many production boats, both cruisirig and racing. There are no less than four junk-rigged boats entered in the Royal Western YC’s Singlehanded TransAtlantic Race that starts from Plymouth on June 6. The Honorable Secretary of our association has asked me to get more information on Wings. According to him, she represents an important step forward in the development of this rig as she’s the first page 44
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LETTERS catamaran ever rigged in such a fashion. With the increasing popularity of cats and with the total acceptance — at least in England — of the junk rig as the easiest handling rig in the world, Wings probably deserves more attention from the sailing world. Toward that end, may I ask your readers to contact me with more particulars on Wings, including the owner’s name and additional photos. The junk riggers of the world — especially those in'England — would be very appreciative. Jim Dietz 2726 Shelter Island Drive San Diego, CA 92106
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1 just received a copy of the January Latitude, the one with the centerfold picture of the junk-rigged catamaran Wings. Since she is such an unusual boat, I thought your readers might be interested in some information about her. 1 designed her as an economy liveaboard cruiser for a family of four. My wife and I built her in Washington and launched her in 1980. She’s 34 feet by 18 feet, and has 6 feet of hull beam. She weighs about 5,000 empty and 10,000 loaded. With daggerboards and rudders retracted, she’ll draw as little as 18 inches. Each of her 300 sq.ft, junk sails is set on a solid Douglas fir unstayed mast. The sail design is based on plans by Jock McLeod, who developed the rig with Biondie Hasler. Wings’ hulls are sheet ply and epoxy connected by three hollow box beams that are flexibly mounted. She cost us about $8,000 in materials, including the sails, which we made ourselves. I called the design Dragon Wings, and Wings was originally named Puff. VJe sailed to her Alaska in the summer of ’81 and down the coast to San Francisco in '82. She took us for a 10-month trip to Mexico and back to the Bay Area in '83-84, and we finally sold her in 1988. She proved to be a very comfortable and seaworthy home for us and sailed quite well. The main drawback of the junk rig is the lack of performance to windward in light air. This could have been helped with a drifter, but we never did get one. Off the wind the boat was quite feist considering that her hulls are quite fat for a cat (4 feet at the waterline; 7.5/1 L/B ratio). In seas of eight feet or more, she surfed beautifully and is very well balanced — particularly when running wing-on-wing.
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LETTERS I think the side-by-side rig, as I call it, whether using junk sails or conventional sails, makes a great cruising rig for catamarans. Although it has been used successfully on speed triads on multihulls, I hope to see it tried more on cruising boats in the future. I understand there is a 27-foot Dutch design available to home-builders that uses unstayed side-by-side Bermudian sails. If anyone is interested in more information or wants to correspond about ideas and possibilities, I’d really be happy to hear from diem. I thought I had let go of Puff, but seeing that photo in Latitude aroused an old emotional connection one can form with a boat that has been such a close part of one’s life for so many years. I find she still has the power to tug at my heart strings. I’m happy to see that she’s being taken care of, sailed and still "looking good". Gary Lepak 1112 Campbell Ave., Port Angeles, WA (206) 452-6185
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LETTERS yachting newsletters. It is inconceivable that this alleged comment would be kept secret, only to surface 20 years later in your magazine. By publishing lies, your magazine has elevated this fabricated quote to the level of responsible speech. In response to this office’s demand for you to determine when and where the Lt. Governor made the alleged comment, you attempted — which you should have done in the first place — to check your facts about the alleged comment. Your findings, as reported on page 48 of the January issue were far from conclusive and raised more questions about your information-gathering practices. Instead of getting at the truth, you only cited a reader who claims he heard "off-the-record" comments of "people in the Hawaiian legislature who say they recognize that kind of statement". Who exactly are these "people" and what exactly do they "recognize"? You further quoted that same reader as saying, "(t)hat Cayetano made the statement is accepted as truth within the boating community." By applying your flawed logic and reliance on rumor, one would conclude then that if a group of boaters today said the earth was flat, then you would accept it as the truth. You went on to reveal this admission: An anonymous source — "a nom <fe plume" as you note — "which has been used more than a few times in Hawaiian waterfront matters" attributed the alleged comment to Lt. Governor Cayetano. It is sad to know that such libelous utterances by a nameless and gutless face hiding in anonymity are so easily published. You have ignored our demand to determine when and where the Lt. Governor made the comment in question. Instead, you bemoan alleged violations of the Fourth Amendment. You assassinate a man’s character using anonymous sources and a rumor. And you still have a conscience to conclude that the U.S. Constitution has been "misplaced". Randy Obata Press Secretary Office of the Lt. Governor Randy — We’re dumbfounded by your apparent lack of esteem for and understanding of the First and Fourth Amendments. And frankly, we're not all that Impressed with your 'logic', either. One of the most Important functions of Latitude 38 is to provide a forum for our readers to exercise their First Amendment right to freedom of speech. Being recognized as of utmost Importance by the framers of the Constitution, you’ll note that both freedom of speech and freedom of the press were guaranteed by the First Amendment, rather than in the following 25. There are, of course, limits to freedom of speech. You can’t yell ''Fire!” in a crowded theater, for example, nor can you recklessly accuse someone of being a pedophile. There are remedies for people who have been so wronged, namely the libel and slander laws. If you’re familiar with those laws, Mr. Obata, you’ll note that politicians are not afforded the same degree of protection as private citizens. Can you guess why? The Supreme Court has repeatedly upheld this disparity. It’s from our understanding of these laws that we take our cue over which letters should be discarded — as we want everyone legally entitled to have a voice. Which is also why, Mr. Obata, it’s "a malicious character assassination” — to use your description — to assert we "trample the First Amendment". Quite the contrary; we delight in it. As you know perfectly well, we can’t tell you where and when Mr. Cayetano made the statement in question because — as we’ve stated for the last two Issues — we don’t know that he ever made It. Then neither do you, since you didn’t hear his every utterance of the '70s. In fact, one must wonder if anybody really knows whether he said It, Crouch and Cayetano included. Perhaps the former misheard the latter or the latter unknowingly let It slip out after having had a couple of drinks. But since you Insisted on making such a big issue out of this, we page 56
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LETTERS did, as you noted, check it out a bit. The very first person we called was Earl Hlnz, a respected author and member of the boating community who Is known for trying to work with rather than against the state government. For the third month In a row we’ll repeat what Hlnz told us: "That Cayetano made the statement Is accepted as truth within the boating community”. That doesn’t necessarily mean he said It, just that a group of people think he did. Our logic tells us that perhaps It would be In the Lt. Governor’s best Interest If you 'Stopped ragging on us, the messengers, and shuffled on down to the Ala Wat to discover,why after 20 years, some people still believe Cayetano made that statement. The second source we consulted, a long time berth holder In the Ala Wal, basically echoed what Hlnz said. He, however, asked that we withhold his Identity. Why would anyone so "nameless" and "gutless” as Crouch or our second source be "so easily published” In Latitude 38? For the same reason that public officials aren’t offered the same protections under libel laws that private citizens are: so relatively weak Individual citizens who believe they have been wronged can still speak out against the politically powerful. There are lot of places — Hawaii Is one — where berths are In short Supplyv As such, folks who need berths are In a precarious position and don’t always feel free to lean against windmills. Perhaps you In the halls of government can’t appreciate what a genuine and serious concern It Is. Particularly In a era when Constitutional guarantees, such as the Fourth Amendment, are being trampled under foot. Which brings us full circle, doesn’t It? This all started with a complaint that Act 379 meant you couldn’t be In Hawaiian waters for longer than 72 hours without being Illegally required to sign away your Fourth Amendment rights. We know Lt. Governor Cayetano didn’t have a role In writing that piece of legislation, but we’d still like to know where he stands on It. ^PROGRESS REPORT Can you please give us a report on progress made to repeal the recreational boat tax? Is there any chance for repeal in 1992? There are very few big boats registered in states that do not border oceans or a large river. How much boat tax revenue has been taken from the interior states such as Montana, North Dakota, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, etc? Will Pacific Coast senators vote to repeal? Craig Wright Honolulu
Craig — If you’re referring to the 10% luxury tax on boats over $100,000 — as we think you are — the sttuatlon looks promising. President Bush recently proposed eliminating It, and since It’s ended up costing rather than making the government tons of money, there Is much support for Its repeal. Late last year, for example, a "sense of the Senate” amendment calling for the tax to be repealed passed by the overwhelming vote of 82-14. Both senators from the states of California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington voted for Its repeal. Understand, however, that a "sense of Senate” (what an oxymoron!) Is not binding. It’s harder to keep track of members of Congress. Democrat Barbara Boxer of Marin, for example, Is saying she can’t tell how much of the loss of boating Industry jobs Is due to the recession and how much to the luxury tax. Count her as a committed 'waffler1 on this Issue. The general consensus, however, Is that the tax will be repealed. Unfortunately, It’s likely to be replaced, In part, by a tax on diesel fuel. See Sightings for details. . „■ jiff HE MODIFIED HIS ALBERG 35 FOR FISHING I hope it’s not too late for an addenda to the November issue page 58
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jjftSOME INSIGHT ON TURTLE BAY Though it is often difficult to keep current with sailing records, I wish to note that contrary to your February Racing Sheet assertion, Sorcery no longer holds the course record for the San Diego to Manzanillo Race. Hal Ward’s Cheval broke that record by over 15 hours in 1989, setting a new standard of 5 days, 8 hours, 34 minutes. For our crew on Cheval it was a very exciting finish, as we came from behind to pass Grand Illusion in the last mile of the race. You requested comment on any negative experiences with the Turtle Bay fuel dock. As a delivery skipper, I’ve stopped there many times since the 1960s. Things really haven’t changed much since the days of Gordo’s half awash fuel barge. The present fuel operation, ' run 6ff the deteriorating pier by Gordo’s sons, is not always a pleasant scene. Though I do not excuse their behavior — two years ago my own boat was vandalized by the fuel dock ’homeboys1 — I do offer some insight into what is going on. First, due to the siphoning method of fuel transfer, the Turtle Bay fuel concession cannot accurately measure fuel consumption. Nor do they always know how much fuel remains in partially drained drums. So how do they figure what to charge you for? By the simple fact they know how long it takes to drain a 55 gallon drum. Thus you are usually charged by how long it takes to fill your tanks, not by actual fuel delivered. With their system, they can’t be bothered that you may turn the nozzle spigot on or off, or run it at less than full delivery. Secondly, Mexico’s Bureau of Standards is not the tight ship that gringos are used to back home. To adjust for inflation, many gas stations in Mexico set their metering rate a little high. Perhaps the Turtle Bay fuel concession is just doing what everyone else does. Is this honest? It is not for me to say, but it sometimes leads to less than perfect rapport across the water. Because of my experiences at Turtle Bay, I no longer plan on refueling at that port. Instead, the savvy mariner will carry enough fuel in extra tankage to complete the Baja run without putting in for fuel. Skip Allan
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There were three letters in the February issue that prompt me to write. The first was under the caption of Where The Old War Horses Went. What a great idea to find out where the old boats are! Maybe someone can tell me where my old war horse is and how she is doing. Her name was Vago and she was 18 feet on deck. In June of 1970, my 16-year old son and I sailed her from Santa Cruz to Hawaii. She had a four-foot bowsprit, clipper-rigged foresails and a gaff-rigged main. She was home-built of glass over fir planking with a concrete keel. I built her heavy as hell with double and triple strength rigging. She was pretty, proud and salty. She could handle anything if you could stay aboard. It was quite a passage to Hawaii, as Vago survived a capsize, an encounter with a whale twice her size and frequently took green water over the cabin. She set records for both her size and time (20 days, 8 hours). I’m curious if these records still hold and where the boat is now. 1 didn’t have the stomach or the time to sail her back to California, so 1 sold her to a Navy Special Forces man in Honolulu. Her notoriety and proof of seaworthiness made her easy to sell, but I have often regretted abandoning her after such a gallant voyage. She was a tough little broad — and ladies, I say that with utmost respect and affection. Which brings me to the other two letters in the February issue. 1 follow with great amusement the ongoing issue of what is or isn’t sexist or denigrating language in Latitude. There is Mary Thompson, who on page 58 equates the pictorial exposure of female breasts to that of male testes. My mind warps at that. Your analogy of her comparing apples to bananas is generously kind but quite inadequate. Be that as it may, Thompson makes the classic mistake of assuming that she speaks for the entire female sex in saying that "women don’t like looking at tits". Oh, really? Are the editors of women’s magazines aware of this? Someone oughta clue them In. But never mind that. As a woman, Mary should know that some — not all — enjoy seeing bare-breasted women, especially in the uncritical world of sea, sun, wind, and tropical isles which Latitude 38 chronicles. And it has nothing to do .with sexual attraction. Bare breasts are symbols of freedom, equality and the joy of life. Go burn your bra, Mary. On page 48, Felix Knauth makes a sanctimonious plea to clean up page 68
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SIGHTINGS crew list advice: 'do it now!' Have you ever dreamed of meeting your life partner through sailing? Have you ever taken part in the Latitude 38 Crew List or Crew List party, or answered a 'need crew' Classy Classified with the thought in the back of your mind that it could lead to something more fulfilling than even sailing? We’ll admit we’ve gone to great lengths editorially to keep our Crew Lists 'G' rated. But on the other side of the coin, we’re always thrilled to hear about people who’ve gone from sailing 'mates' to soulmates. This is the story of a couple who met via a missed deadline for the 1984 Cruising Crew) List. Instead, Steve Watson placed a Classy Classified—he and buddy Larry Comam were planning a cruise to Tahiti the following year and wanted two women as fellow adventurers. Denise Rehse was working and studying photography at the time. Her money was running low and the want ads didn’t look very attractive. One night, while sipping a few gin tonics with friends, she eyed Steve’s notice. Nervously, she rang him up. They talked, they met and three months later, she and another woman joined the guys aboard Steve’s Ericson 37 Wind Rider as they sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge and turned left. Denise says she had only been out on a Cal 20 a few times before the trip, so she really placed her life in Steve’s hands. Before she committed to the trip, he had given her references, both personal and sailing, which Denise appreci¬ ated. In fact, he even gave her names of women friends who vouched for his abilities (sailing, we presume). "It speaks highly of a man who has close personal female friends," says Denise. Though she and Steve left as partners on the cruise, Denise says it soon became apparent their mutual interest went beyond sharing watches — even though "l wouldn’t say living in a box in the middle of the ocean is very romantic. Talk about getting to know someone warts and all!" By the time Wind Rider was ready to return from Tahiti, the other two crew members had departed. Steve asked Denise if she wanted to make the return trip together or fly home. It wasn’t too difficult a decision. "I was having too much fun to leave," she says. After nine months of cruising together, the couple (that’s them at right) returned to the Bay. They dated for a while, broke up and then got back together. In 1987, they were married on the deck of Wind Rider in the middle of a six-boat raft-up in Angel Island’s Hospital Cove. Steve now works as a machinist for the S.F. Water Department and Denise manages the office for a marketing consulting firm in the City. And yes, they have near-future plans to get away to the South Seas again on Wind Rider, this time to Tonga, Fiji and Samoa. What advice does Denise offer for other erstwhile female adventurers? She likes the idea of getting references from potential skippers. Beyond that, "Don’t wait," she says. "You’ll never have all the money or all the toys you want, and the time will never be 'perfect'. Don’t wait — go now!" — shlmon van collie
taxing The good news is, at this writing, the demise of the Luxury Tax — the 10% tariff on all new boats over $100,000 — is all but assured. As part of a comprehensive tax package now before Congress, the repeal of the luxury tax has the support of just about everyone who counts from President Bush on down. If it happens, it would likely be retroactive to at least January 1. The bad news is, the Bush administration has proposed another tax to "offset revenues lost by repeal of the luxury tax." The socalled Diesel Tax could levy as much as 20 cents a gallon on diesel fuel. At least they’re consistent: this proposal is
Editor’s Note — Though we discourage the use of our Crew Lists as dating services, we’re hardly running a monastery here. We also can’t deny that the 'great escape’ offered by cruising often goes hand-in-hand with a renewed libido for both men and women. Hey, we’ve been there. So, for the last few years, our Cruising Crew List forms have included a category for people 'unattached and unopposed to the possibility of a friendship blossoming1. We’ll continue to encourage everyone to use the Crew Lists as vehicles to enhance their sailing only. However, we’re always interested in hearing about more long-term relationships that have come about as a result of either the Crew Lists or Classy Classifieds. Are there any other'happily ever after' stories out there you readers are willing to share? The 1992 Racing Crew List appears elsewhere in this Issue. Those of you interested in taking part in either the cruising, daysailing, boat-swapping or co¬ chartering Crew List have until March 15 to have your forms and fees in to us. Find the forms In either the January and February issues, or send us a request and self-addressed stamped envelope and we’ll send you some. Address requests to Crew List Forms, P.O. Box 1678, Sausalito, CA 94966.
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SIGHTINGS thoughts very nearly as shortsighted and stupid as the Luxury Tax itself — and just as apt to backfire. How? By discouraging the use of diesel fuel and diesel engines. According to some, that could mean more job losses, as well as a shift back toward gasoline power and all its drawbacks — increased risk of fire and explosion, and a lot more harmful crap in the air. And speaking of crap, who are they trying to kid with this 'offset revenues lost by repeal of the luxury tax' BS? That makes it sound like the Luxury Tax actually made money and they’re doing us a big favor by repealing continued middle of next sightings page
canvassing the prospects Ever wonder why most boat canvas is blue? Ever wonder why the canvas on your slip neighbor’s boat fits like Kathleen Turner’s slip, while the covers on yours look like something shot off the flagpole at Gettysburg? Well, when it comes to boat canvas, a rose is not necessarily a rose. The key to good looking (and long-lasting) canvas is to know the difference between good and bad work — and then choose a canvasmaker who does good work. To begin with, any sail cover, bimini, dodger or total enclosure is only as good as the materials it’s made of. Fabric should be a name brand specifically made for marine use — Sunbrella is an industry standard — which means it will be mildew resistant and have ultraviolet filters built in. The thread should also have U/V filters. Zippers should be all nylon, including the slides — unless you don’t mind spending more later to have them replaced. For bimini and dodger frames, specify stainless steel. It’s about twice as expensive as aluminum, but is also stronger and more durable in the marine continued next sightings page
SIGHTINGS canvas — cont’d environment. Stainless is also a good choice for the deck mounts and fittings. Eventually, chromed brass will become un-chromed. Nylon fittings simply don’t have the strength you’ll need for frames. When it comes to choosing the color of your canvas, by all means pick one that complements the boat’s color scheme. Keep in mind, however, that some colors are more durable than others. That, in addition to its traditional appeal, is why blue canvas is so prevalent. Brown and black dyes join blue as the most fade-resistant colors. The reds and purples are not as color-fast. Also, darker colors won’t mildew like the lighter shades because "solar power" dries them out faster. Since the darks don’t show show every speck of dirt, they also don’t need to be washed as often. Frequent washing of canvas is not only a pain, it also reduces the lifespan of the material. Workmanship is just as important as materials — but unfortunately harder to judge until the work is finished. For that reason, when you’re shopping for a canvas maker, ask to see finished work. Most shops will usually carry either a photo album of their work, a list of boats they’ve done, or both. Some basic details to look for when judging quality of workmanship:'fit, finish, detailing and design. Fit means the way a cover hangs over a boom or stretches over a dodger frame. Sail covers should fit around the mast and sail with smooth, clean lines.
taxes it. Quite the opposite is true: it cost a ton of money and created upheaval in the boating industry that will likely reverberate for years. Among other things, the Luxury Tax has been blamed for the failure of scores of boatbuilders up and down both coasts, a bunch of bad bank loans and as many as 25,000 v American workers on the unemployment rolls. The ’revenue’ generated by the luxury tax is barely pocket change compared to the millions it’s costing the feds to fix all that it ruined. Let’s just hope someone with some com¬ mon sense axes the diesel addendum before the repeal happens. Two wrongs do not make a right. While we’re on the subject, there’s an outside chance that HR 534, the House bill to repeal the User Fee, may be tacked onto the same tax relief bill. In other words, it,
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SIGHTINGS — cont’d too, might finally be on the way out. If so, it might be only a formality: In fiscal 1991, barely 12% of the expected $127 million was raised, and the outlook for this year so far seems just as bleak. Simply put, almost nobody is buying into this repressive and unfair tax. Our position all along has been that the $150 million a year that boaters pay in federal gas taxes is enough. Does all this sound overly critical and sarcastic? Then we’ll end with a constructive suggestion to all Congressmen and all survivors of New Hampshire — a Bimbo tax. Every public official found to be boffing anyone he or she is not married to shall be subject to a 10% salary penalty—per bimbo per year. Hell, we could pay off the national debt in six months and buy Japan with the change.
canvas — cont’d They should be snug enough not to look baggy, but loose enough that sail bulges and wrinkles aren’t obvious — and so you don’t have to fight to put them on. Biminis and dodgers should be tight, without wrinkles. Make sure the frame has a slight crown in the cen¬ ter so that rain will run off to the sides. Finish — you should never see a raw edge on canvas work. This is not is that repeated washings will remove prop¬ only unprofessional and unattrac¬ erties like mildew resistance, water repeltive, but costly since it’s only a lency and U/V protection. So try not to do it matter of time before the edges start too often. to unravel. All edges should be turn¬ Proper technique, says Pacific Coast ed under and sewn, or at least hotCanvas’ Bill Garcia, is to stretch the item out knifed. All bimini/dodger windows on *he dock or deck and scrub lightly with a should be bordered with canvas on soft brush and a mild dishwashing detergent the inside, not just sewn to the can¬ like Ivory Flakes. Then rinse thoroughly and vas with the raw edge of the window air dry the canvas; never dry it in a dryer. vinyl showing. Sandwiching the win¬ Some properties lost by aging canvas, such dow edge between two layers of fab¬ as mildew resistance, can be augmented by ric also provides strength to the sprays available from canvas makers. seam. When you wash the boat down after a Detailing — All the hardware, day’s sail, pay particular attention to the such as snaps and common-sense vinyl dodger windows. Rub each gently with fasteners, should be attached your hand in the stream of water to assure through at least two layers of canvas. that all salt and grime is removed. Otherwise, It’s even better to have a third piece the sun will bake the salt crystals perma¬ of "backing" between the two layers. nently into the plastic, starting the unsightly Admittedly, this kind of detail will be opaquing so commonly seen on old dodger hard to see when you’re looking at windows. The sun harms vinyl in other ways, pictures or peering at someone else ’ s too, leaching out things like plasticizers (the things that make the windows soft so you boat from the dock, but you can can roll them up). So the best protection for always ask the canvas maker how he dodger windows is to keep them covered, as finishes his work. Design — Canvas makers can be with snap-on canvas flaps. 'Covers for as creative as yacht designers when covers' may sound like a ploy by the canvasit comes to integrating the look of a maker to get more money, but you’ll spend dodger to compliment the lines of a less to get it done now than you will to have particular boat. In this sense, you new windows installed later. can shop for a canvas maker long Where boat vinyl — any boat vinyl — is before you buy — whenever you see concerned, never, ever use Armor All, says a particularly handsome cover or Bill. As an oil-based preservative, it 'attracts* enclosure (or a particularly ugly ' sunlight, which as we’ve just learned is the one), note the maker’s label. By the enemy of vinyl. For vinyl windows, he sug¬ gests plastic polishes/cleaners like Mirror time you work new canvas into your Glaze, which fill minor scratches and keep budget, you can have narrowed the the windows looking good. Several clients field down considerably with this have also told him that regular Pledge (not technique. lemon-scented) also works well. Finally, remember that price is For other vinyl (seat cushions, all vinyl not the only or best criterion for dodgers, etc.) the best preservative is a choosing a canvas maker. Among product called 303. Originally developed by those that are is the canvas maker the airline industry to protect exposed who will take the time to sit down and discuss your design require¬ gaskets, 303 works on canvas the way sun¬ block 25‘"works on skin — it completely ments. blocks out those harmful U/V rays. — shelley s. shoemaker & latitude.
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the honeymoon’s over We started out with the best of intentions — three brothers enjoying a gentle afternoon sail together. But we quickly got in over our heads and ended the day with one of the participants vowing never to go near the water again. My brother Eric had purchased a used, 22-foot trailerable sailboat at the end of last season. He had been out in it exactly once, right after he’d gotten continued next sightings page
SIGHTINGS honeymoon’s over — cont’d it, with an experienced sailor. This was to be his first time 'in command'. I’m a "pull the string and wiggle the stick" type of sailor. My only experience has been going out for a few capsizes in a Sunfish. My other brother, Curtis, had never been out in a boat before in his life. He was a little apprehensive at our experience level, so before agreeing to go he insisted that we’d all have to wear life jackets at all times when out on the river. He underlined the demand with the story of a junior high school classmate who had drowned in a boating accident. We made a loaf of peanut butter sandwiches, packed a couple of half gallons of orange juice in ice and went to launch at the free ramp at the Pittsburg Marina. It took a little while to figure out how to rig the boat, but we finally got out onto the water and started motoring downriver toward Benicia. I was itching to get the sails up and make use of the wind. About five minutes away from the dock, Eric asked me to take the tiller. I figured that he was going to raise the main, but he went into the cabin instead. As the river widened into Suisun Bay, the chop became a little rrjore pronounced and the wind a bit stronger. I was having a blast at the tiller. Eric yelled out of the cabin a few seconds later, "We’re taking on water! Bruce, come help me!" I gave the tiller to Curt and told him to steer in the general direction of downriver. He was a little dubious but did as I asked. The wind was freshening as we got farther from shore and was coming at a 45 decree angle off the port bow. The immediate effect of two grown men and a bunch of water in the cabin of the little boat was to elevate the stern so that the propeller of our outboard began spending as much time out of the water as in. Eric had his finger in the drain hole of the keel housing. He’d forgotten to put the plug in before we launched and now there was about 8 inches of water in the bilge. I searched for a while, found the plug and handed it to him. "Hey, Bruce," Curtis called. "There are whitecaps on these waves. And the boat won’t go where I’m steering it." Curtis sounded incredulous, but not panicked. . . yet. Since we hadn’t put the centerboard down, I figured that’s why the boat was being pushed around so much. As I went aft to reassure Curtis, I noticed that the waves were also getting larger the farther we got from shore. The boat was rolling a good bit and spray over the bow was getting us wet. The world was definitely dancing about and I was having a blast. I assured Curt we weren’t in any danger. I didn’t think to tell him that the leak was plugged as I returned to help Eric dump buckets of water overboard. After 10 or so more buckets, Curt called me out again. "I don’t think this is much fun," he said with a tight voice. "Look man, we’re going backwards!" He was right. The combined forces of wind, waves and tide were overpowering the 7V2-horse motor. We were making no headway at all. In fact, we could barely hold our course with the tiller pushed all the way over. "Turn the motor up a little faster," I called as 1 dumped another bucket of water overboard. "Which way do you turn the handle?" he wanted to know. It was a reasonable question from someone who was inexperienced, non-mechanical and scared. I came aft and turned the throttle to where 'fast' lined up with the arrow. The engine went a little faster, but it didn’t sound happy. "I’m not having any fun," Curtis announced. "I want to go back to shore." "Aw, come on Curt," I said. "There’s no danger. This is the way things are supposed to be." "That may be," he said. "But this is definitely not fun. Maybe you could let me jump onto those rocks." He pointed toward the river’s edge upwind of our position. There was no way we could have gotten there even if we wanted to. I was starting to get a bit uneasy myself when Eric finally emerged from the cabin. He was less concerned with the water remaining in the bilge than with the worsening condition of the motor. When putting the rudder amidships turned us hard to starboard, he knew immediately what was wrong — the motor had turned in its bracket and was working against us. He straightened the motor and, quickly sizing up the situation, turned the boat around. As we headed back toward the dock he explained that he had a new spark plug for the motor. The one in it was about three years old and was probably fouling. The 'sailing' was a lot smoother as we ran before the wind and waves
going Back in the old west, they had a saying: "God made men, Sam Colt made them equal." Out here on the new frontier, we figure the great, ahem, 'equater' might well be Navtec, Sparcraft or the like — especially around these windy parts. Unless you sail a x Freedom or some other kind of yacht sport¬ ing an unstayed rig, let this photo be a reminder to check your rigging before sum¬ mer. Or better yet, have it checked by a pro. As for Dick Henry and the crew of the Ranger 28 Equater, who obviously have had better days, at least there’s solace in the fact
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honeymoon’s over — cont’d toward the dock. And although the engine was really running ratty by the time we got there, it didn’t stall until we were close enough to throw a line to a kid standing on the dock. He pulled us in the last 20 feet. Thus ended Curtis’ first and, I’m afraid, last sailing adventure. I talked later with his girlfriend. They’re planning to be married and had been thinking of going on a Caribbean cruise for their honeymoon. The marriage is still on, she says, but the honeymoon "definitely won’t involve boats." — Bruce Ohlson
that there was fuel in the tank and the engine ran. The last time one of the muckety-mucks here at Latitude was aboard a boat that dis¬ masted, the engine broke down and they had to be towed in. As well as being out of the running for any CYC Midwinter trophy on this particular day, we’re sorry to say Henry and company also missed out on the bigger picture — the 'first dismasting of 1992'. The Newport 30 Yellow Bird won that one during the SYC Midwinters only one week before.
Editor’s Note: The story above Is an excellent example of how not to Introduce people you like to sailing. VJe admit to having spoiled a number of 'Curts' to sailing over the years. Bui lt wasn’t until we landed a small part In a ^
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SIGHTINGS honeymoon’s over — cont’d B movie that we realized the error of our ways. Being a western (which ended up never being completed), the part required riding a horse. Being young and stupid, we figured this would be a breeze, something easily leamable on-the-job. Buy us a drink sometime, and we’ll go Into detail about the runaway horse, 10 minutes of bladder-draining terror and how many stitches it took to close the wounds. The poiqt is, the episode turned us off to even want to touch horses for years. The positive aspect of the experience is that it opened our eyes to what we’d unwittingly been doing to new-to-boating friends for years — and to why so few of them ever went out for a second sail with us. As sailing schools know and we finally figured out, most people need a gradual, measured Introduction to sailing (and horseback riding). They need to know what to expect; and to learn to walk before they run. We’d pretty much used up our regular friends by the time we realized that someone’s first sail should be as non-threatening as possible. Ghosting along in light breeze and flat water looking at the sights is just fine. Save the varsity stuff for later. Of course, this works In reverse, too. If some wingnutyou don’t particularly care for has been bugging you to take him sailing, make it a point to make his introductory sail a little jaunt outside the Gate when it’s blowing about 30 and there’s a 5-knot ebb. That is, unless you’ve been having the run of luck we have lately, In which case Mr. Wingnut will love it and beg for more. _____
dramatic The last few days of January were busy ones for search and rescue operations. Dra¬ matic, too. Try these on for size: * The tugboat Terminator breathed her last on January 27 off Ft. Bragg when she lost power. Winds of 30-35 knots and seas in the 15-foot range threw her back into the cable-laying ship Dock Express 20, which she had been assisting. The collision tore a large hole in the lazarette area of the Richmond-based tug. Despite the assistance of pumps flown in by Coast Guard aircraft, the 145-ft Terminator sank a short time later in 800 fathoms. Her five-man crew was rescued by Craig Foss, one of severed other tugs in the immediate area. * Although the rescue for which Coast Guard Petty Officer Steven Frye received the CG medal for Extraordinary Heroism late last month occurred back in April of ’91, it bears review, if for nothing else but to illustrate the skill and commitment the Coast
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Guard puts into its rescue missions. The rescue Involved two fishermen who became trapped on the rocky shoreline near Land’s End. Cut off from the beach and un¬ able to scale the cliff behind them, the two were in danger of being swept from the rocks (or pounded into them) by heavy surf. The Coast Guard likewise had limited options. Because of the cliff, their helicopter couldn’t get close enough to airlift the men from the rocks. The only way out appeared to be through 8 to 10-ft breaking waves where the chopper could then pluck them from the water. Frye, a rescue swimmer, was dropped as close to shore as possible — and almost immediately thrown into a rocky crevasse by the rough water. Despite being repeatedly slammed into the rocks and driven under¬ water, he eventually managed to make it to the victims. There he harnessed up the man in worst shape and went back into the water, hauling the man out to where he could be
"Express thyself' is certainly one of the ongoing legacies of the baby boomer generation. We’ve been blurting out just what’s on our minds ever since the ’60s, even if, in retrospect, a lot of it was without much forethought. Many continue to carry the torch into the ’90s, albeit with phraseology which is more — ta-ta — politically correct. Automobiles are one form of this self-expression — and as quick a basis as any for forming that 'all-important' first impression of our fellow men and women: Q. How to you tell a Porsche/Beemer/Mercedes [choose one] from a porcupine? A. The prick’s on the inside. Ho ho ho. As far as first impressions, though, among the most telling totems these days are the environmental, or 'personalized', license plates attached to said cars. Environmental plates (part of the proceeds go to state environmental concerns) have been around since 1971, and currently adorn some 1.4 million cars statewide. It goes unrecorded how many personalized plates have to do with sailing. DMV’s only concern is that nobody slips something naughty by. In fact, they’ve created a whole department whose sole purpose is to sit around and figure out if words like FUJIMO are obscene or not. We’ve been snapping photos of 'sailing' plates here and there for years. However, it was only recently that we found out that just about everybody in the office — as well as several regular contributors — had been doing the same. And we suddenly realized that we had something of an archive going
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SIGHTINGS licenses — cont’d of sailing license plate shots. And what more politically correct time than winter to let you see how some of your peers show their 'true colors'? We know this is only a small and mostly local sampler. If we’ve missed one you feel is particularly clever, send it in. Maybe we’ll do this again someday. Also, if you’ve suddenly realized this glaring omission in your otherwise hip lifestyle, by bringing it up now, we’ve allowed you plenty of time to remedy the problem by summer. Environmental plates can be obtained through AAA or DMV for an initial $41 fee, plus $25 a year on top of your regular registration. And remember, part of the proceeds do go toward bettering the environment. Call first to make sure your up-to-seven-letter or number combination (six for motorcycles) hasn’t been used already, and be prepared to spell out exactly what the words or letters mean.
drug king wants his sailboat ride Remember Bruce Perlowin? He’s the marijuana smuggler we interviewed extensively back in 1986, the one who hauled some 500,000 pounds of weed worth half a billion dollars into Northern California between 1974 and 1983. Much of it was landed at the pier he owned under the radar shadow of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. \ Perlowin, now 40, was in the news again recently. Released from prison after serving nine years, he began searching for a job in a most unique way. Unlike most ex-felons who want to downplay their previous lives of crime, Perlowin took the opposite tack. "Ex-Marijuana Kingpin Needs Job" trumpeted his resume. Through the clever use of excerpts from numerous articles done * about him over the years, he pointed out that his considerable organizational skills could be taken advantage of by legitimate businesses. According to a front-page story in the Oakland Tribune last month, the appeal worked. Over 200 interested employers responded to the resume. Crime may not pay, but it can certainly spice up your job search. We’ve been requested not to tell you where Perlowin ended up (he and his employer want to give things a little time before any more interviews), but he does have a job lined up after he returns from a trip to Florida to visit his brother. We caught up with Perlowin to follow up on his Latitude 38 interview, which filled an amazing 21 pages over two issues. Why would a sailing publication be interested? Well, as Perlowin himself admits, drug smuggling has had a direct impact on the boating public. "At one time, the Coast Guard folks were seen as heroes," he says. "Now they’re viewed as harassers because they perform random boardings. A lot of the Coast Guard sailors themselves say they joined the service to save lives, not enforce drug laws. I also see big differences in general, especially having been out of society for nine years. Everybody wants me to lock my doors. Cars have alarms. 1 never saw anything like that before I went into prison." Perlowin served his time at the Federal Correctional Institute in Pleasanton. Having time to think really helped him see things more clearly, such as the fact that he could have excelled at any vocation. Choosing drug smuggling at the age of 19 was just a bad decision. Now that he’s paid his debt to society, he can start fresh. He’s got some good tools with which to do that now, having completed his undergraduate degree with a 4.0 average while 'inside'. He also taught computer courses, math and yoga to other inmates. "Prison can be a great education if you take advantage of it," he says. Among his top priorities will be talking to youngsters about the drug problem in America. "Kids don’t want to listen to authority figures," he says. "But I was an outlaw, a bandit and a pirate. I’ve been there. I’m just going to tell it like it is, and not be a mouthpiece for anyone. I just hope I can help stop kids from making the wrong choices." Perlowin says he reentered society without any money. We had to ask if he hadn’t stashed something away, but he insists the U.S. Government got everything, including the assets of 21 foreign and domestic corporations and $6 million in cash. "I was an organizational whiz, not a money manager," he contends. "Money just wasn’t that important to me." Now that he’s free, Perlowin also wants to collect on some promises, continued next sightings page
rescues safely retrieved. Despite injuries suffered in the first rescue, Frye then went back into the water and repeated the feat (this time with fewer injuries to himself) with the second man. * On December 29, the 46-ft sloop Taka capsized during the Tokyo Cup race from Japan to Guam. Despite an extensive search, ho trace of her was found, and her six-man crew was presumed drowned. Twenty-eight days later, on January 25, a sharp-eyed lookout aboard the cargo ship Maersk
exotic One of the great in-house amusements around here are the folks who send in photos of themselves reading Latitude in some strange places. You’ve seen most of them at one time or another — the guy reading while flying a hang glider above North Carolina, another paging through an issue in Red Square, another checking out an issue while on science duty — at the south pole. To keep the momentum up in this new year, we submit the latest installment, which came with the following note: Just wanted to forward some photos showing that Latitude 38 is truely an inter¬ national publication. Stopped off in San Francisco on our way to China and grabbed an L38. They were having an old Chinese Army celebration on the Great Wall when we stopped to take pictures. Thanks for a top notch and informative publication. — merlyne ziaya
just the For about the last nine months, we’ve been having trouble with our digital knotmeter. The display lights up, but it never registers anything over 0.00. We may not be fast, but we’re not that slow. After poking around at the dam thing for a couple of afternoons, we took the display unit in to be checked out. It took the guy with alligator clips all of about 30 seconds to hook it up and get the display unit to reel off all kinds of numbers we hadn’t seen since the last Vallejo Race. So we reinstalled the knotmeter, eagerly anticipating its revival. But naturally when we went out sailing, the damn thing was still stuck on 0.00. And yes, we took the impeller out to make sure it wasn’t fouled. In fact, we did it about 15 times. The thing about an Olson 30 is that you more or less sail if like a dinghy, so it’s not that important if the knotmeter doesn’t work. page 86
SIGHTINGS — cont’d Cypress noticed a fellow in a liferaft waving a lifejacket over his head. Soon after, Miharu Sano, 31, was rescued. Sano told a night¬ marish tale of his ordeal. One man had died in the capsize, but the other five had successfully launched and boarded the liferaft, which was equipped with enough rations to last eight men three days. When food ran out, they drank rainwater and ate raw seagulls whenever they could catch them. One by one, each of the crewmen died until Sano alone was left to tell the tale.
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drug king — cont’d including the one we made to him for a sail after his release. "I haven’t forgotten about that offer," he says. "I want to do it in the spring when it’s not so cold." — shimon van collie Editor’s Note — Somewhere In the vast belly of the U.S. Postal system are current photos of Bruce. We’ll run a picture when we take him for a sail in the near future.
who said that? Our thrill-a-minute coverage of the America’s Cup Elimination Trials begins in just a few pages. With no room to include the following collection of quotable quotes there, we offer it here instead. Think of it as an 'appetizer' before the main course. We note with some relief that the verbal drought around San Diego seems to be over along with the 'real' drought around the State. For a while there, we feared the worst — that mediocre breeze off San Diego would bring with it mediocre and uninspired quotes. Jeez, for a while there it actually looked like everybody was going to say nice things about each other. So anyway, although they’re still not expecting a whole lot of over-thewater wind for the Cup races, the 'hot wind' forecast calls for increasing tension, with scattered thunderous verbal precipitation and frequent regrettable outbursts the nearer we get to the America’s Cup races in May. Let it rain, baby, let it rain. "The wind strengths don’t sound high by New Zealand standards. Today, in fact, would probably be regarded as a good sailing breeze in Wellington." — excerpt from a press release from the New Zealand Challenge after winds of 20-30 knots forced postponement of the second round of Challenger trials "I don’t want to say [Conner] is in trouble. Let’s just say, if I were a gambling man, I wouldn’t put my money on him." — Chart House bartender Steve Sellers "How do you plan to make a living the rest of your life?" — Dennis Conner to Dave Pedrlck, Stars & Stripes designer, after losing three straight races by large margins
little things Having been so frustrated in fixing it, we decided to just ignore it. But just two minutes ago, the guy substi¬ tuting for our regular diver called with a suggestion. "Your impeller," he said, "might work a little better if it’s oriented fore and aft rather than athwartships. As it is now, it will only register if you go sideways." We haven’t been down to the boat yet, but we’re trying to figure out how it is the thru hull unit doesn’t have some sort of key to keep it pointed in the right direction. Maybe it does and we’ve just overridden it with brute strength. In any event, it just goes to prove — test sail pending — what almost all repairmen will tell you; the vast majority of boat problems have very simple solutions. If you’ve had a similar experience, we’d like to hear about it. page 87
"San Diego does not deserve to have this yachting event take place. They have really blown it.... My perception is that they’ve tried to see how many hotel beds they can fill and who can, make money out of the challenging groups." — New Zealand Crew Boss Peter Blake "We decided to make this boat like the women of Sweden: gorgeous, uncover them and show them off." — Tre Kronor (Sweden) skipper Gunnar Krantz in response to a question about why the Swedes aren't being secretive about the underbody of their boat "We’re thrilled to finally have some Russian participation in this year’s event." —ACOC Executive VP Tom Ehman in an announcement naming Stolichnaya the official vodka of the America’s Cup A
british seagull — the legend lives on Of the many subsets of cruisers — Colin Archer advocates, singlehanders, wooden boat traditionalists and so on — perhaps none are so devoted, if not fanatical, as those whose dinghies are powered by British Seagull outboard motors. Though many in regular use today are nothing short of museum pieces, to the faithful there simply is no other kind of outboard. continued next sightings page
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legend lives — cont’d Stories of the hardy little motors surviving against all odds are legion. The archives at British Seagull in Poole, England, are filled with testimonials of long-neglected engines brought back to life with little more than a yank on the
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starting cord. "It was left under a bush at the bottom of the garden for 23 years, wrapped in a plastic bag and forgotten about," says one. "Without even changing the plug it went on approximately the 12th pull." The most incredible accounts involve several old military Seagulls currently running that were rescued from river bottoms after two or three decadesl The first Seagull appeared in 1931 as the sole marine product of the Sunbeam Motor Company and John Marston Ltd., which only manufactured motorcycles before then. Though not the oldest or first outboard — Evinrude has been building them since 1907 — the Seagull’s powerplant is claimed to be the first that was developed specifically as a marine engine, rather than adapted from an industrial engine. The two men who really put the Seagull on the map were John Way-Hope, formerly of Evinrude, and Bill Pinniger, a design engineer. They acquired the patents and manufacturing rights to the engines in 1938 — and immediately did away with almost all the refinements Sunbeam/Marston had made. The line was whittled down from four models (including a short-lived twin) to one, and water-cooled exhausts and reverse gears were shelved. Way-Hope scorned the latter as "a rather sissy refinement, rendered superfluous by efficient boat handling." They also did away with the Marston name, which until then had preceded the Seagull moniker, and in a patriotic move, named the motor and their new company British Seagull. Dubbed the "Best outboard motor in the world", the 4-hp model 102 sold well — and virtually unchanged — into the mid ’60s, including 10,000 units ordered by the Admiralty for use on 'light assault craft' during World War II. The outboards currently offered by British Seagull remain faithful to their roots — right down to that raw, elemental look. The five models available (2 to 6 hp) are all still one-cylinder, two-stroke workhorses, with a few concessions to modernity. Reverse is back in the larger models, for example, and all engines feature quiet exhausts. Improved combustion chambers and electronic ignition combine to make the engines more fuel efficient. Then and now, big propellers and low gearing provide real stump-pulling power, and the 'exposed' engine is easy to work on. For all their positive points and 'pip, pip, old chap' personality, however, Seagulls aren’t for everybody. The loyal are almost universally gadgeteers and tinkerers. If the extent of your outboard knowledge is that the propeller end goes down, most of the outboards offered today are lighter, flashier, cheaper and more user friendly than a Seagull. (Example: if a Seagull doesn’t go on the second pull, successive pulls will only give you arms like Arnold. The plug is probably fouled and must be removed and cleaned.) For the same money, a new Johnson, Evinrude, Nissan or whatever will also have more bells and continued next sightings page
So far, approximately 200 boats from 20 countries — including Roy Disney’s SC 70 Pyewacket — have signed up for the Ameri¬ ca 500, which is being billed as the biggest sailing event commemorating the 500th anniversary of Columbus’ famous 1492 voy¬ age to the New World. Though it’s being called a rally, the 500 will include both a cruisers’ rally and a race. Racers will compete under the CHS (Chan¬ nel Handicap System). Cruisers feeling competitive can race under something called the World Cruising Handicap, or of course choose to sail non-competitively. Overall winner of the racing division will be awarded the Christopher Columbus Quincentennial Trophy, a silver caravel donated by the Quincentennial Commission of the province of Huelva in Southern Spain, from whence both Captain Chris and America 500 set sail. The rally has two starts. Approximately half the boats will take off on August 3, Columbus’ departure date. The rest will start
heavy As the furor boils on over unsealing the records of the JFK assassination, another 'conspiracy' has recently been revealed in the high-tech world of around-the-world singlehanded racing: uranium keels. Turns outthat South African John Martin had one on Allied Bank for the last BOC. The advantage of depleted uranium is that it is denser than lead, which enabled Martin "to reduce the size of the [keel] by 18 percent." Thing is, depleted uranium 235 (which, though radio¬ active, is not nearly as dangerous as U238 — spent uranium) is banned by the U.S. Nucle¬ ar Regulatory Commission from being brought into the country. This means Allied Bank might have entered Newport illegally for the start of the race. Though not expressly forbidden by race rules, organizers of both the BOC and Vendee Globe Challenge frown on uranium on equality grounds — not everyone can just
united For years we’ve preached the benefits of owner’s association for various types — even brands — of boats. The Hans Christian Asso¬ ciation, which held its second annual Christ¬ mas Party at Emery Cove Marina on Decem¬ ber 13, proves why. Here’s a partial list of the goods and services Bay Area companies donated as raffle prizes: Mariner Boat yard, 50% off a bottom job; Grand Harbdr Marina, a free haul and launch; Scandinavian Marine, free engine page 88
SIGHTINGS wake on October 12, the date the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria made landfall in the New World. The second start was instituted for yachts wanting to leave Europe later in the season. Both fleets will follow identical routes to Porto Santo, Madeira and the Canary Islands. There will be gala celebra¬ tions and, from the way it sounds, non-stop partying both before the start and after the finish of this first 'leg'. Then, on November 15, the whole fleet will depart en masse for San Salvador in the Bahamas. After finishing and more partying, the fleet will regroup in George Town on Great Exuma, where even more boats will come over from the States for even more partying. We’re getting hang¬ overs just thinking about it. Prizes will be awarded on December 19. Interested in finding out more? Contact World Cruising, Ltd., P.O. Box 165, London WC1B 5LA, England. The phone is 44 71 405 9905 or FAX 44 71 831 0161.
metal bop down to the chandlery and buy 8,000 pounds of the stuff. As a result, both races are expected to ban the use of uranium in keels in the future. Whether Allied Bank’s small advantage might have proven itself out in the BOC will never be known. After leading through most of the race, Martin hit an iceberg in the area of Cape Horn and lost the boat. (He was rescued by a fellow racer.) The foregoing synopsis was gleaned from a recent issue of Alone, the young (less than a year old) but already excellent monthly newsletter for and by singlehanded sailors. For much more detailed and in-depth cover¬ age of this interesting — if somewhat 'out there' — topic, send $3 and ask for the September/October issue. A one-year sub¬ scription is $25. Alone is published by the Spirit of Los Angeles Committee, P.O. Box 1725, Santa Monica, CA 90406.
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legend lives — cont’d whistles — electric starters, four-stroke motors, etc. — and likely a higher power-to-weight ratio. And all modern outboards are so reliable, with even minimal care it’s almost a non-issue anymore. (Another Seagull tip: Seagulls cannot be run on pre-mix gas right out of the pump. The 50:1 gas to oil ratio is too lean. Pre-1979 Seagulls need an oil-rich 10:1 mixture; post-’79s require 25:1.) The qualities that keep Seagulls moving off the shelves go beyond the sum of their parts. A few that come to mind are tradition, pride in workmanship (Seagulls are still built by hand) and that 'can-do' British spirit that gave the world such mechanical legends as the Triumph motorcycle and Spitfire fighter plane. And as we all know, legends never die. They just get better with age.
short sightings SEATTLE — "A fleet without a country" is how one journalist described the St. Peter, St. Paul and St. Gabriel. The three heavily-built three-masted wooden boats are replicas of Vitus Bering’s vessels, built in what used to be the Soviet Union and sailed here by a diehard crew of Russian sailors to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Bering’s voyages in the waters that now bear his name. Then it’s on down the west coast of the Americas, around the Horn and to Barcelona in time to help celebrate the 500th anniversary of another famous explorer, Christopher Columbus. Figurehead of the effort is Michael Poboronchook, a 43-year-old former journalist who says he’s been working on the project for 10 years. Unfortunately, the expedition vaporlocked three months ago in Seattle’s Lake Union when the motherland went belly-up. Now the 1,200,000 rubles in their bank account back home are worth about as much as Monopoly money, and nobody’s quite sure what to do next. Some crew have returned home, and Seattle boaters have rallied to help support the Russian sailors until they can find additional backing. The dream and the determination are still intact to continue the voyage — San Francisco will be the next stop if and when they get going again — but the means have yet to appear. ALL OVER THE PLACE — That’s where both the Coast Guard Auxiliary and U.S. Power Squadrons are starting up their basic boating safety and seamanship classes. They’re too numerous to list individually, but if you want more information on a class in your area, you can get it by calling the Department of Boating and Waterways at (916) 445-2616. We highly recommend these classes to new sailors, those who have been away from the sport for a while, or simply anyone who needs a little refreshing on the basics. Tuition is minimal, about $40, and the classes run one night a week for 13 weeks. THE WEST COAST — It’s almost worth getting in trouble on purpose! With the Coast Guard’s new HH-60J 'Jayhawk' search-and-rescue helicopter officially 'on duty' as of mid January at bases all over the United States, here’s the perfect opportunity for some poor slob to be the first on the West Coast to be rescued by one. Those sneaky east coasters already snatched first-ever honors from our grasp way back in October, when a North Carolina-based Jayhawk plucked nine people off a sinking schooner 300 miles off the coast — at night, no less. WASHINGTON — Bowing to pressure from, environmentalists, the National Marine Fisheries Service has proposed limits on shark fishing. It seems in the last few years that we’ve-been eating a lot more of them than the other way around, and many species are suffering sharp declines. The limits, if adopted, would require federal permits for fishing 39 different species in the 200-mile coastal zone of the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. It would also prohibit 'finning', the practice of slicing off the fins (shark fin soup remains a delicacy in Asia) and throwing the rest of the shark back in the water.
service; Svendsen’s Chandlery, four fenders; West Marine, two duffel bags; Emery Cove Marina, one month free rent; Sobstad Sail, four duffel bags; Downwind Designs, a duffel bag; World Yacht Center, a rig test. And there were others. ' As good as the prizes are, the real benefits of such associations are learning little tips about how to sail and maintain your boat, meeting friends with similar interests, and
MONTEREY — Two searches, no boats. The search has been suspended for a boat that radioed a 'mayday' off Monterey shortly before midnight on
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SIGHTINGS shorts — cont’d Saturday, February 8. The only information the caller was able to relay was the vessel’s name, Mr. Natural, and that the boat was taking on water and going down. Coast Guard aircraft from San Francisco, Sacramento and even San Diego searched 2,000 square miles of ocean between Ano Nuevo and Pt. Sur Sunday, but found no trace of Mr. Natural. Coast Guard aircraft and a patrol boat again braved rough weather on Friday the 14th and Saturday the 15th to search for a sinking vessel identified as the Phoenix. This flme, the caller said that the vessel was leaking and that the 15 passengers were boarding liferafts. As with Mr. Natural, no sign of any boat or people were found. The Coast Guard suspects both calls may have been hoaxes.
SAN DIEGO — One of the worst spills of partially-treated sewage in the nation’s history is occurring off San Diego at this writing. Since February 2, approximately 180 million gallons a day have been gushing from a pipeline which ruptured less than a mile offshore in 35 feet of water — a week before the heavy rains, it’s worth noting. The normal outfall is 2.2 miles offshore in 220 feet of water. Soaring coliform bacteria counts some 1,100 times the fegal limit resulted in bans on all types of fishing in the area and the closure of beaches all around the affected area. Repair cost is estimated at $10 million (for patching a pipe?), most of which had already been kicked in by federal sources, including the EPA. With good weather, repairs will take six to eight weeks (for patching a pipe?). We’d tell you how many gallons of shit that is, but our calculator only goes to nine digits. The spill prompted one great bumper sticker — "Where the affluent meet the effluent" — and two burning concerns. The first: Forget the federal aid — how about fining the city a few million for polluting the ocean? Issue two was resolved with the following FAX from the America’s Cup Organizing Committee: "The America’s Cup races off Pt. Loma should not be impacted by the effluent flow from this week’s break in the city’s main sewage outfall pipe." Well, thank God for that. Now we can sleep nights.
united just having a good time. For your own good, we suggest you join your association now. If you own a Hans
lookin’ For nearly as long as we can remember, Swan yachts have been regarded as the benchmark; the line of racer/cruisers against which all others are judged. Whether you concur or not, there’s no denying the name fits well — no matter what vintage or size (they’ve come in a variety of lengths over the years from 36 to 90 feet), all boats in the Swan line exude a consistent air of elegance both at rest and play. They may not be as
RIO VISTA — Sometime in the early morning hours of February 11, fire broke out on the docks at the Outrigger Marina. Even though the Coast Guard didn’t have far to go to get there from their Rio Vista base, the docks and several boats were 'totally involved' by the time they arrived about 7:30. By the time the fire was out an hour later, four houseboats and two powerboats were destroyed. Several other boats and dock structures were damaged. Damage was estimated at more than $200,000. Cause of the fire has not been officially determined. MIAMI BEACH — Replicas of the Nina, Pinta and Santa Marla arrived in Miami in mid-February from the Dominican Republic for two weeks of celebrating the 500th anniversary of Columbus’ first voyage of Discovery. Columbus never made it as far as Miami, but why let historical fact interfere with a good party? The three ships will arrive on the West Coast later this year. They’ll be in San Francisco October 2-25, after which they’ll make stops at Morro Bay, Los Angeles, Dana Point and San Diego. ATHENS, GREECE — Striped dolphins have been washing up dead or dying on the beaches of Greece and Turkey in February, apparently the victims of a virus that destroys their immune system. A similar epidemic killed at least 1,000 dolphins off the coasts of France, Spain and Italy in 1990. Marine biologist aren’t sure, but believe that the virus is a result of the human and industrial waste of 350 million people draining into the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas. SACRAMENTO — "It’s dead for this year," said a spokesman for Sen. Milton Marks of Sacramento. 'It' being Marks’ bill that would have authorized the state to pay $1.4 million to remove and clean-up the derelict drydocks in the middle of Richardson Bay. The money would have come from environ¬ mental funds collected through tobacco taxes. continued next sightings page page 90
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SIGHTINGS — cont’d Christian, call Hank Matfin at 654-9175 (day) or 655-8380 (night) for their schedule of activities.
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SAN FRANCISCO — A tip of the hat to Herb Caen for the following item. Send $5 to Gar Smith, editor of the Earth Island Journal and you’ll get a wallet-sized plastic card that measures the intensity of ultraviolet rays. This, in turn, helps you select the appropriate sunscreen. Not a bad item for sailors, especially when part of the $5 goes to planting trees in Central America. Smith’s address is 300 Broadway, Suite 29, San Francisco 94133. LONDON — A sticky issue. The chairman of the Department of Anatomy at St. George’s Hospital Medical School in London reported to Yachting World magazine that scopolamine patches, worn behind the ear as a seasickness preventative, can cause hallucinations if the patch gets soaked. P.N. Dilly theorizes that when the patch gets wet the skin absorbs the drug too quickly, causing an overdose and hallucinations. "Baloney," contends a scuba-diving friend. "When we go out, almost everyone on the boat wears patches all day, including on dives. We’ve never had any problems — although come to think of it, the last time we went out the fish did look unusually beautiful. All those colors. .."
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fast as anything built in Santa Cruz, but for fit, finish, comfort and prestige, they’re hard to beat. For simply being a well-sailed boat, the Swan 53 Sonador was hard to beat on the mid-February weekend we snapped this photo. Even though she wasn’t racing, the four-man crew aboard was really putting the boat through her paces on all points of sail — and definitely looking good!
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AMERICA'S CUP ELIMINATIONS It looked extremely rocky For the Mudvllle nine that day. The score stood two to four, With but one Inning left to play . .. — from 'Casey at the Bat'
11 wasn’t the Olympics, but there were enough triumphs and tragedies in the on¬ going America’s Cup trials off San Diego in February to keep the average sailor out of the coma ward. !n the Defender Selection Series, America* * 3 (US 23), third and newest boat of the syndicate of the same name, walked away with almost all the marbles in Round Robin 2 (February 8-18). US 23 won all but one of her six bouts against stablemate Defiant and Dennis Conner’s Stars & Stripes. Her only loss was to Defiant in their last meeting. Although Buddy Melges and syndicate head Bill Koch traded the driver’s seats on the two America3 boats, the ’unsung hero’ of both this and RR1 seems to be starting helmsman Dave Dellenbaugh, one of few mortals able to better Conner out of the starting blocks with any consistency. So at this writing, the Defender scores add up as follows: America3 — 16 points; Stars & Stripes — 7 points; Defiant — 4 points. If you’re confused as to how this can be so when Defiant came out of Round 1 the big winner with 6 points, you win a cookie for paying attention. It’s because in the DSS, scoring is really done on the basis of ’slots’, not Individual boats. And boats can be shuf¬ fled around into different slots throughout the series. So what those clever ’Cubens’ did is put their new, fast boat in the top, 6-point
It’s safe to say changes made to Stars & Stripes
didn’t work out as planned; slot. Then they shifted the still-quick Defiant into the no-points slot occupied in Round 1 by Jayhawk, the syndicate’s now-retired first American boat. Look for them to do the same with yet another new boat for Round 3, which runs from March 3-17. Now, what about Dennis Conner? Is the ’Mighty Casey’ of the America’s Cup about to strike out, or what?
Well, we think it’s probably safe (and certainly kind) to say that changes made to the boat after Round 1 didn’t work out quite as planned. Stars & Stripes began Round 2 with loss margins that would embarrass even the Swedes: 6m 23s on the first race, 4m 16s on the second and an even 6 minutes on the third. Reports indicate the boat, fitted with some sort of forward appendage, was often making as much leeway as headway with the new underbody configuration. It reminded Buddy Melges and other Class of ’87 alumni of the troubles the late Tom Blackaller had with San Francisco’s front-ruddered 12Meter in the early going off Fremantle. "Blackaller was the only guy who could par¬ allel park his boat, and I think Dennis is the same here," said Melges. Were this the Challenger rather than Defender Trials, Conner would have been in serious trouble. (A lot of people think he is anyway.) We’re going out on our usual limb and saying once again, don’t sell this guy short. There’s still a long way to go before the fat lady sings. For one thing, it’s not mathematically possible to be eliminated from the DSS until the final round of races. Instead, the highestscoring boat coming out of the 4-points-perwin Round 3 (March 3-17) enters Round 4 with two ’automatic’ victories. The second highest-scoring boat gets one, and the lowest
Spreada common February scene — America1 boat leads Team DC. Inset, New Zealand skipper Rod Davis is definitely 'Hot Rod" going into Round 4 of the Challenger Trials.
boat, none. Then it’s back to one-win, onepoint, So, theoretically at least, it’s possible for a boat having no wins at the start of RR4 to advance to the finals. The two highest-scoring boats at the end of Round Robin 4 advance to the Defender Finals, a best-of-13 match race series begin¬ ning April 17 and ending when one boat wins 7 races. That boat gets to defend the America’s Cup beginning May 9. Secondly, Conner requested and was granted permission to make significant changes to Stars & Stripes midway through Round Robin 2, something that would prob¬ ably never be allowed in the Challenger Series. Even in the DSS, changes requiring remeasurement are normally only allowed between rounds. However, America3 gra¬ ciously agreed to the rule change, with the provision that they will also be permitted to make one future mid-series mode change. Once the modifications were made — pre¬ sumably back to the way Stars & Stripes was configured in Round 1 — Conner was able to win two of his final three races. Incidentally, with the retirement of Jayhawk, Stars & Stfipes is now the oldest IACC yacht in competition for the America’s Cup. page 92
WHO'S HOT, WHO'S NOT
de Paris and Challenge Australia yet to come, it’s a fair bet they’ll bullet the entire round. At this point, they have 26 cumulative points for both rounds. Two more (at 4 points per win) would give them 34. Italy is on the comeback trail, including the largest win margin over a competitor yet: a 13m 32s massacre of Sweden on the first day of racing. II Moro also scored a narrow 11-second comeback victory over France despite having to restart after being over early. Significantly, they did lose to New Zealand this time around, but we don’t see the upcoming races with Spain and Japan as major threats — as long as they sail the right course! They’re at 21 points after five races. Look for them in second with 29 by the end. Looking a few days past deadline, we see Japan coming in third (22 points now, 24 then) and France in fourth (17 now, 21 then). Fifth will be an interesting shootout between Spirit of Australia and Espana ’92, now with 11 and 10 points respectively. Both boats face tough competitors in the last two races, including each other.
A flurry of February rumors about a new Conner boat were denied by the team.
^3ver at the 'enemy camp', lots has been happening. The surprises here started during Round Robin 1 of the Louis Vuitton
Cup Challenger Elimination Series when the Japanese and French boats did better than expected, most notably by both beating Italy’s highly-regarded II Moro dl Venezia. In fact, Japan finished RR1 tied with New Zealand for first place. Both syndicates lost only one of their seven races: Japan’s only loss was to New Zealand, and New Zealand’s only loss was to Italy. Are you with us so far? II Moro showed just how costly screw-ups can be at this stage of the game. Known as a team that makes few mistakes, skipper Paul Cayard and his crew made a whopper on the third day of racing when, leading Japan by a minute and a half after the first run, they headed for the wrong mark! By the time they recovered, Japan was too far ahead to catch. In the matchup with France, said to be one of the best races of the series s6 far, the boats were almost close enough for hand-tohand combat the whole race, with Marc Pajot narrowly edging Cayard out at the finish by 25 seconds. New Zealand and Japan emerged from page 93
Round 1 (one win = one point) with 6 points apiece. Italy and France were tied at 5 apiece. Spirit of Australia, the Iain Murray/ Peter Gilmour boat, led the 'B group' with 3 points, followed by Spain with 2, the Swe¬ dish Tre Kronor with 1 and Syd Fischer’s way-slow Challenge Australia with zippo. Both Australian boats conceded the last few races, choosing to use the time to haul out and start go-faster modifications early for Round 2. Round Robin 2 got underway February 13 and will be ongoing, unfortunately, past the end of this issue. So far, however, New
‘Nippon Challenge' and 'll Moro di Venezia' split a start.
Zealand has strengthened her lead, going undefeated through (at this writing) five of the seven races. With matches against Vi lie
(Conditions over February ran the gamut, from barely-enough-to-race to a 30knot howler that caused cancellation of the racing on Saturday the 15th. For the most part, the wind was a little stronger — in the 10 to 15-knot range — than normal for Feb¬ ruary in San Diego. But let’s face it, there was nothing normal about February any¬ where west of the Rockies. Expected breeze for the America’s Cup — and the conditions for which these boats have been optimized — is 8-12 knots. Round Robin 3 begins March 8 and runs through the 19th. With wins worth 8 points apiece, this round will definitely separate the men from the boys. Some more here and there: * The Swedes and Syd Fischer’s Chal¬ lenge Australia have really been at the bottom of the food chain so far in this series.
Challenge has yet to win anything, and Tre Kronor’s only 'victory' was in Round 1 when they sailed the course alone, Challenge Australia having pulled out for updates two days before. The kindest words that we could find for either syndicate appeared in a
AMERICA'S CUP ELIMINATIONS
CORC (Challenger of Record Committee) press release after the second race: "Another win for Nippon ahead of Tre Kronor, but the Swedes did quite well to keep in touch. The [time margin] is the smallest since they started to race in the Louis Vuitton Cup." * Black sails? That’s the wqrd after Race 5 (February 21), when IlMoro sailed the last windward leg with a new, highly-classified headsail built of — are you ready for this? — carbon fiber laminate. It’s said to be lighter than any kevlar sail of equivalent strength. North (which developed the laminate in cooperation with II Moro’s main sponsor, Montedison) has promised the Italians not to sell any of the stuff before the end of the ACup. Cayard did say, however, that the Itali¬ ans would be pleased to let the final challen¬ ger use this ’secret weapon’ if II Moro doesn’t win the Challenger trials. Before now, the Italians tested the sail only well offshore or after dusk! * While black sails may take awhile to trickle down to the masses, we can’t wait to see what the Kiwis have come up with for dealing with kelp. Before the start of the second round of racing, they were spotted on numerous occasions sailing into large
patches of it on purpose — and sailing out with dispatch. Kelp is a real threat to most competitors — several bad showings in last
The Kiwis have learned how to deal with the evil weed. / \
May’s 1ACC Worlds were blamed at least partially on boats unknowlingly picking up strands of the evil weed. * Biggest faux pas so far in RR2 would have to go to Japan, which lost two crew and a gennaker overboard in Race 4. By the time
they returned for the crew, lowly Challenge Australia had taken the lead. Had it been anyone else, defeat would have been assur¬ ed for Chris Dickson and Nippon. But he’s x. not the number one match racer in the world for nothing, and went on to turn a minute and a half deficit into a 3V2-minute victory.
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1 ebruary was about it for fooling around. If there has been any sandbagging by any of the syndicates up to now, from here on out, anyone would be nuts not to race to win. Also from here on out, media prognosticating will take a back seat to reality — by next month, it should be glar¬ ingly apparent which syndicate is going to defend and which two will duke it out to challenge for the 28th America’s Cup. They saw his face grow stern and cold They saw his muscles strain They knew that Casey wouldn’t let The ball go by again. .. .
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GOING HOGG WILD
The America’s Cup, the Olympic Games, that Columbus 500th Anniversary thing — no doubt about it, 1992 is destined to be a year of milestones for sailing. Fortunately, not all will be as international in hype... er, we mean scope as the aforemen¬ tioned. Among the more esoteric milestones of ’92 is a completely homegrown Bay Area effort: beginning this month, Mill Valley’s Peter Hogg will have a go at the solo sailing record from San Francisco to Japan. Peter, sailing his custom Antrim 40 trimaran Aotea, will leave on March 15. That’s 23 years to the day that record holder Eric Tabarly and four other competitors departed the Bay in the 1969 San Francisco to Japan race. Sailing the lightweight, waterballasted, planing 35-ft sloop Pen Dulck V— built specially for the race — the well-known French singlehander covered the 5,700 miles in 39 days, 15 hours and 44 minutes, for an over-all race average of 6 knots. Hogg hopes to shave at least 10 days off that, preferably more. "I really want to des¬ troy the record so the next guy has a harder time trying to beat it," laughs the 48-year-old software developer.
Peter Hogg is no stranger to readers of Latitude 38. As the unofficial multihull spokesman/guru of the Bay, the tall, ruddy New Zealand native has wisecracked his way through many a page over the years. But there’s always been substance behind the
quick, if often ascerbic, wit. Almost half his 25 years of Bay Area sailing have been aboard fast multihulls, and in the last decade, he’s become one of the highestmileage and most successful singlehanders in Northern California, if not the whole West
Coast. Between Aotea and his former boat, the Newick 40 catamaran Tainui, Peter has par¬ ticipated in nearly every SSS (Singlehanded
Peter Hogg.
Sailling Society), BAMA (Bay Area Multihull Association) and specialty event—including four Singlehanded TransPacs — that has
'Aotea' on a leisurely Sunday sail. Didn't Tom Cruise fly one of these in 'Top Cun' f
allowed multihulls. First-to-finish is almost a given, though he’s frequently able to over¬ come even Aotea’s 'minus 90' PHRFgating
to finish in the money on corrected time, as well. His most current accomplishments in¬ clude firsts in division in SFYC’s Fall Series and the CYC Midwinters. Aotea also won \ January’s Three Bridge Fiasco in what’s believed to be a new course record: 2 hours, 36 minutes. But even when Peter doesn’t win, there’s rarely a boring moment — Tainui, for example, was destroyed during the ’88 Windjammers when she plowed into a blue whale at 18 knots. (Both Tainui and Aotea are named for the canoes that brought the Maori people to New Zealand from the islands of Polynesia in the 12th century.) If this were the Cote d’Azur, by now Peter would likely be a national hero with a fat government sailing subsidy and Aotea would be 80 feet long. The realities, as we all know, are that multihulls (and indeed, sailing) have yet to catch on here in the colonies like they have in Europe. So, except for equipment sponsors — Navico (electronics), U.S. Paint, Navstar (Loran and Satnav), Southern Ocean (lines), Lewmar (winches), ACR Electronics (406 and handheld EPIRBs) and Magellan (GPS receiver) — all of whom have donated equipment for this and previous campaigns, Peter’s boats and racing pro¬ grams have been financed pretty much out of his own pocket. Were he able to build a boat twice
Aotea’s 40 feet, however, Peter is so happy with the teamwork that created the boat that he’d still keep it 'in the family' — Jim ’The Wizard of El Sobrante' Antrim would do the design and Novato’s Mark Ginesty would do the building. page 98
SF TO JAPAN RECORD ATTEMPT
PHOTOS LATITUDE 38/JR Hogg has nothing but praise for the way Antrim distilled Peter’s dozen years of multi¬ hull experience (and about a dozen more racing keelboats — he started Bay sailing in the mid-60s as a grinder on Paul Silvestri’s Columbia 39) into one of the premier shorthanded ocean racing boats on the West Coast. Speedwise, nothing in the size range locally can touch Aotea. Able to 'amplify' the apparent wind, she’s easily capable of main¬ taining 15-17 knots in only 10-12 knots of true breeze. 'High water' marks include a 28knot burst jib-reaching off Richmond, and a 24-hour run of 320 miles in the early days of the 1990 Singlehanded TransPac. Peter feels confident the boat can do more than 30 knots and easily pull 350-mile days.
1 he surprise is that Aotea is no fragile eggshell meant for sheltered-water, roundthe-buoys speed work and little else. Another of the boat’s strengths is, well, her strength. Composite construction includes hulls made of a vacuum-bagged sandwich of carbon fiber and glass with a Klegecell foam core. The crossbeams and wingmast are WEST system plywood, also reinforced by and covered with carbon fiber and fiberglass. So although she’s not much heavier at 4,300 pounds than a Formula 40, says Antrim, "Aotea is a hell of a lot safer in the
keep going. In the ultimate disaster — cap¬ sizing or sailing into the side of a freighter — Peter invokes the age-old pro-multihull
i reparations for the record assault have differed little from those of a Singlehanded TransPac (which Aotea may also do if she gets back in time for the June 27 start).
"I’ve always been motivated to prove to myself that I can do things." credo: "Whatever’s left won’t sink." Another design feature common to mod¬ em offshore multis: provisions to 'live aboard' until rescue in the event of a capsize. On Aotea, these include an escape hatch built into the lower main hull and dry bunking on the inverted cockpit floor. Somewhat curiously — at least to those who don’t know him — Peter doesn’t worry much about the grimmer possibilities. "One of the biggest problems for a solo sailor is his own peace of mind," he says. "To some peo¬ ple, that means constant vigilance, constant worry. "I believe in being ready when the boat needs me. That means being warm and rested, which means I let the autopilot steer most of the time. Besides, over the long haul, it concentrates a lot better than I do! "I also tend to sail more conservatively than a lot of people would. I might carry a
"Just a few more cans of Dinty Moore and some longer novels," says Peter. More spe¬ cifically, he’s added a wind generator to supplement the solar panels, a watermaker, new standing rigging, a slick new bottom job and a couple new downwind sails — a 1.5-oz spinnaker for reaching and another for run¬ ning. Rounding out the sail inventory are a fully-battened main, a dacron self-tacking jib and a kevlar roller-furling genoa. All sails are made by Pineapple. Perhaps the biggest difference between this run and an 'ordinary' offshore race is Boston meteorologist Bob Rice. As he did for the trimaran Great American on her 1989 record run from New York to San Francisco, Rice will radio daily weather reports to Aotea, along with routing suggestions to take the best advantage of existing conditions. As it’s getting toward typhoon season in the area, this may even include using the edge of one of these huge systems for its 'slingshot' effect, as Great American did. Expected conditions are mostly reaching and running, of course, with a few days of windward work at either end. And at the end, Peter has arranged through his Japanese contacts to have his finish time taken at the same buoy as Tabarly did — an entrance marker for the port of Misaki on the western shore of Tokyo Bay.
IT inally, although we asked about moti¬ vation early in our interview, we’ve saved his answer for last. We think it says a lot about the man, as well as a good bit about why we all go sailing. "I’m not doing this for the press, and it’s not a stepping stone toward something else," says Peter. "I’ve always been motivated to prove to myself that I can do things. This sounds like a fun thing to do, and right now I have the toy and the time to do it."
— latitude/jr ocean." Among other features, he notes the three watertight bulkheads per hull, for a total of nine. This same compartmentalization feature kept Tainui upright after her 'whale abuse' episode. God forbid, but Peter could do some serious damage to Aotea and
spinnaker all night, for example, but I’ll drop it every morning to make sure nothing’s about to break. "As far as hitting something in the water, I just feel the odds are so low it’s not worth worrying about."
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We certainly wish Peter and Aotea fair winds. If you want to do the same, plan to be in the area of the official 'start' off Corinthian YC on Synday morning, March 15 and to give a thumbs-up and wave as they go by.
REALITY CHECK: ew are the nine-to-fivers who can say they have never dreamed of going to sea. Most of us actually lead our lives mired in day-to-day necessities rather than pursuing our dreams. But if we finally do let go of our bread and butter lifestyles to chase down a dream, we’re often shocked to find that not only are our dreams easier to realize than we had imagined, but often times they’re harder to live with as well. Earlier this year I jumped at a friend’s invitation to crew aboard a very large and
wanderlust anyway, and this fact would be enough. Besides, my landlord had been lurking around the complex, mumbling something about leases coming due. In a matter of days, I was aboard the vessel and anxiously heading south from x. Southern California under sunny skies and steady winds, with every indication that the seafaring of my imagination — coconuts,
I was determined that Dennis Conner would have nothing on me - save 60 pounds and chapped lips. magnificent cutter bound for Mexico, the Galapagos and French Polynesia. I’ll withhold the cutter’s name, but it was so beguiling that it made the final decision for me; 1 would accept the invitation. Nonetheless, in the final days prior to departure, I was seized by fits of dramatic uncertainty. I stormed about my living room,
Off the coast of Mexico, the crew caught and ate lobsters as big as Volkswagens.
gesturing like a madman, trying to reassure myself about the my decision. I even recited little soliloquies like, "Best that I drink my fill now from Destiny’s cup than risk her refusal tomorrow". After much internal argument, I concluded that all us heroic types suffer from
native maidens and pirate treasure — would soon be a reality. \
There were six of us who had boarded the cutter in Los Angeles, with the idea we’d take advantage of a leisurely sail down the Pacific coast of Baja to gradually familiarize ourselves with the boat. In my salty fervor, I quickly began to taste the sense of freedom I had heard so much about. So, with the energy and ineptitude of one who has spent a great deal of time thinking about sailing and very little time actually doing it, I dove into my duties with all of a beginner’s enthusiasm and none of his luck. Some of the more experienced crewmembers smiled indulgently at me and whispered among themselves: "One week, ten days max, you’ll see." It looked as if I would be allowed to passionately go about my business — and so I did. Like a sugar-hyped eight-year old, I was invigorated by the fact that I was surrounded by a lot of stuff that needed — I thought — tinkering with in the worst way. Assuming, for reasons unknown, that Time was my enemy, I furiously charged around the boat, trimming her enormous sails, charting courses and trying to decipher the intricacies of her rigging. I pulled on halyards, eased sheets, coiled lines, covered hatches, and climbed up the mast and down into the lockers. I mended the sails, took bearings, and checked our position every five minutes. I adjusted the radar in event of fog, calibrated the sextants in case of electrical failure and polished the deck fittings in case we needed to eat off them. When I finally ran out of things to tinker with, I broke out my deck shoes, got sun¬ burnt, made coffee in no-spill mugs and frequently shouted "ahoy". I was determined Rolling along in the trades. It doesn't get any better than this — or does iti
BEER & LOATHING ON THE HIGH SEAS aboard a variety of imaginary vessels, enjoying all manner of adventures at sea. Buthere I was, a real crewmember aboard a that Dennis Conner would have nothing on me — save 60 pounds and chapped lips.
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1ifter a week, when my blisters had popped and I could feel the callouses forming under my bandages, I suddenly realized that I had done everything, from dropping the anchors to raising the sails, with what might have been embarrassing amounts of effort and pleasure. I suppose after yearning so long for the kind of satisfaction one only derives from the completion of an almost endless number of simple little projects, I might have gotten a little carried away. But I, a journalist by trade, was using hand tools on a daily basis for God’s sake! How could 1 not have gotten carried away? Nonetheless, I resolved to trade in the vigor and enthusiasm of my early days for the jaded and cocky attitude of an old hand — but still managed to revel in the day-today operation of a boat full of stuff to do. After working the cutter’s decks and then sleeping on them for a month of starry nights, 1 came to appreciate her as something more than just a vehicle for the nautical fantasies of some excitable novice. She’d become very beautiful in my eyes and a source of personal pride. 1 got goosebumps at the way she bounded to windward with an easy grace other boats couldn’t even approach. And when she ran with the wind, her spinnaker billowing, she reminded me of a precocious little girl demanding the attention of all who admired her. It wasn’t long before I was in love with her, and took great satisfaction in being introduced as part of her crew. The cutter flaunted, guests admired, and I brimmed with pride — and the whole, happy circus rolled along in symbiosis under sail. I loved sailing every bit as much as I
Dolphins — welcome visitors on any voyage.
real sailing yacht, cruising the blue waters of the South Seas. My dream had become my life.
T
he life was agreeable to me each and every day. And, as Mexico gave way to the Galapagos, the pleasant routine of the crossing afforded me the spare time to indulge myself in a list of books I had always
"This is my job," I said to myself, grinning contentedly, "I'm a sailor, I sail boats." thought I would. And it was with this knowledge and pleasure of life — so positive * and real — that I would find myself resting peacefully on the teak decks, awakened as often by starlight as sunlight, comforted to find myself still a sailor. "This is my job," I said to myself, grinning contently, "I’m a sailor, I sail boats." I had amassed thousands of years of experience
intended to read. I also managed to keep in shape and brushed up on my French for the Society Islands. I also resumed correspon¬ dence with a surprised group of old friends and felt like keeping a daily journal of my thoughts and experiences — a task which would have seemed exhausting only a few months before. One night, while trying to put a reef in the mainsail during a squall, I came to a pleasant realization. Crouching on deck in my
REALITY CHECK: underwear, it donned on me that although what I was doing might once have seemed pretty weird, it was now the nine-to-five life that had come to seem foreign to me. I hadn’t driven a car, worn shoes or gotten a haircut in months. 1 could noJonger hold a
Comparing beards after a few weeks at sea anything to break the monotony!
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decent conversation that didn’t concern sail configuration or how much scope to let out. Although my responsibilities had grown tenfold in becoming a sailor — looking our for stray freighters on the night watch, double checking the lines — it just didn’t seem to present as much of a burden as picking up the dry-cleaning or taking the dog to the vet. And 1 was getting more from the passage than just tired. 1 wouldn’t call it a cosmic revelation, but I have to admit 1 enjoyed an inner calm from the simple life. It gave me the peace of mind to see things in a different way. I took time, for instance, to really look at the moon. Back home I would have given it a quick glance, said "Yeah, it’s beautiful", and continued swerving through traffic to pass a garbage truck. Shipboard life had become familiar to
understand that my situation aboard ship also dictated parts of my life that were very different from my dreams.
While it’s true that the images I had a life at sea had evolved into a 'reality' in its truest sense, life’s realities are often a tenuous compromise between good and bad. And in order for my dream to become a reality, it required the catalyst of nightmare. In short, there were some ways in which the sailing life sucked. For a time I was unable or unwilling to admit this truth to myself, but I had some very persistent help. Most boats, I found, come with a captain. Most captains come with an attitude. And of these attitudes, there exists an all-pervasive, idio-syncratic something which makes them believe that there is no room on a boat for a mistake — even those mistakes made with the best of intentions by the most courteous, attentive and well-meaning of crewmembers. During the morning of my third day aboard, for example, I was told to attach a line to a mooring buoy before the cutter
In short, there were some ways in which the sailing life sucked. me, but life itself was feeling newer and newer every day.
I was enjoying sailing’s pleasure: the thrills, the peace, the pride of sailing. But as the days grew into weeks — and especially as the weeks grew into months — I came to
drifted past into an impossible maze of boats. The captains and crews of many nearby yachts looked on with interest as we quickly approached our intended mooring. I had trouble securing the boat to the buoy for the very simple reason that the line was very
large and the buoy fairlead less so. In an effort to get the boat secured before we hit another boat or had an embarrassing near miss, I ran the line over the cutter’s rail and onto a cleat. I began to congratulate myself on my quick-thinking when I felt some unusually strong gusts of warm wind on the back of my head. Upon closer observation, this turned out the gale force blasts that accompanied unintelligible Aussie cursing — from which I eventually divined that the captain would prefer the lines not be tied over varnished rails. Even, it would seem, at the expense of our continuing to drift forward into other boats. I was further informed that, regardless of my good intentions, marring the varnish in any way — including looking at it sternly — like crashing, sinking or burning the boat — would be just cause for dismissal. I redid the line properly and went below to find a comb. One such incident inevitably followed another aboard the beautiful cutter. Soon it became painfully obvious to me that, at sea or in port, the same man who took personal offense at the way I stacked the pans in the cupboard was not simply my captain, but also my landlord, banker, grocer and social coordinator. But regardless of which hat he wore, the captain and I were destined to be at odds with one another. This was due largely to the fact that he was, in my estimation, a blockhead. My captain seemed to delight in the unwitting performance of an endless variety of infuriating little talents, which individually and on shore might have amounted to nothing more than someone’s quaint peculiarities. Afloat and collectively, how¬ ever, they annoyed the hell out of me. He, for example, read popular fiction. When he was sure that no one was interested, he insisted on reading it aloud to his captive audience. He also enjoyed standing up in the small dinghy and throwing pieces of plastic into the ocean. Further, he patronized all non-sailors. He displayed a multitude of other excruciating little personal habits which included calling everyone "mate" — regardless of whether he was in the process of shamelessly flattering them or cursing at them under his Vegemite-laden breath. The captain and I were not fond of one another.
Long passages were especially trying on our already tenuous relationship. Even the most bearable of habits tend to add up when living with someone for four months. But on a 2,880-mile run from the Galapagos to the Marquesas, the captain and I spent 18 page 102
BEER & LOATHING ON THE HIGH SEAS ALL PHOTOS BY C.B. McCUNE consecutive days watching each other stumble through the daily routine. I found that it was 431 consecutive hours too many. On an ocean crossing, one has the options of reading, steering, playing the millionth game of backgammon or staring listlessly at the same patch of water threeand-a-half miles to the horizon. After a week or so of being out of sight of land, if someone shaves or develops a new cough, it’s considered an exciting diversion from the routine. Literally anything can be labelled as entertainment if only it breaks the monotony among the crew. Puns, anything! There can be no doubt that the captain broke the monotony of the crossing, and for that I am somewhat grateful. But he did it with little eccentricities which drove me to the brink of my sanity. They were so numerous and acute that I eventually convinced myself that they must have been purposely meant to vex me. Soon 1 began to focus on him. The fact that I usually awoke to the sound of his voice haranguing someone at top volume, and listened to him gleefully fire up the generator while I was trying to fall asleep after a night watch, became nothing to the infuriating way I saw him butter his bread with the jelly knife. And all sailors know that there is no quicker way to snap someone’s sanity than presenting them with a jelly-smeared butter dish 18 days in a row.
ur wind held up nicely and the cutter made miles quickly and in fine style. Nonetheless, because the captain was continually finding ways to overshadow his previous achievements by irritating the crew in entirely new ways, it seemed like it was going to take the better part of eternity to reach land. If the captain wasn’t refusing to put the milk back in the refrigerator, he was leaving the toaster set on 'very dark'. If he wasn’t in the mood to inflict a series of crude jokes on us, he would lounge about the cockpit in his underwear, clipping his toenails with the scissors. Occasionally he would just stare at me. I was in constant fear that he would engage me in another one of our horribly awkward conversations. Choosing to avoid the greater of two evils, I took the precaution of wearing my Walkman headphones 24 hours a day. The batteries, of course, had run out weeks before, but I wore those headphones religiously in the hopes that he would learn to respect my privacy. But he didn’t. Like many of his ilk, he was enamored with the sound of his own voice, and found his past an especially appealing page 103
subject on which to exercise it. It was his habit to linger at the dinner table to lecture his crew on the virtues of a life of hard work — as we washed the dishes. Aside from a arena for personal differences, boats themselves are a
The captain’s real piece de resistance, however, was one of the worst cases of sour grapes it has ever been my displeasure to witness. Unable to raise a Sydney relay station to place a ship-to-shore call, our enraged leader chose to vent his frustration with the ionosphere by chewing out one of the crew for crimes unrelated. He then proceeded to bar everyone else from using
...(the captain) was, in my estimation, a blockhead. convenient point of contention between captains and crews. And it was no exception on the cutter. My captain took a great deal of pleasure in praising the luxurious features of his vessel — and an even greater pleasure in denying them to his crew. At some arbitrary point, for example, we were barred from washing with fresh water. This isn’t unusual on a cruising yacht, except that we a 300gallon water capacity — and an operational watermaker. There must have been some reason all three heads were equipped with showers. We were allowed to drink the water, but only from thimble-sized cups. This because one of the dozen large plastic cups had fallen
the radio, with the explanation that — as he put it — "It’s my radio, and if I don’t use it, no one can." I kid you not. I gauged the mean distance between the drooping jaws and raised eyebrows of the crews’ faces to be about 10 inches after 'the radio incident'. I developed painful cramps in my forehead trying to decipher his logic.
Ah, tradition! King Neptune indoctrinated the polywogs when the boat crossed the Equator.
watches and live and work in close proximity with someone who found me as worthless as I found him pathetic. I had learned to live with his bigotry, his braggadocio and sexism; but then some traits I find excusable to the terminally backward. It took that queer bag of mannerisms for me to really despise him. Occasionally, I would succumb to the need
out of its place in the rack and cracked on the salon floor. From then on the crew was deemed too irresponsible to entrust with the cups. What could one do but agree?
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ow that I think about it, living in the same 66 feet for 18 straight days with someone whose company I enjoy would have been a demanding task. But in the same confines, for the same duration, I found it unbearable to share meals, stand
REALITY CHECK to make my feelings clear to him, but had to let the desire give way to the futility of the gesture. I was unable to decide how to gently express hatred. What does one say to a man whose obsession with the newness of an aft deck rivals that of a Swiss anal retentive? And who yet insists on eating with his mouth open, letting a cascade of crumbs tumble down through his chest hair to gather on his belly? I certainly don’t know. On we sailed, the captain and 1, continuing to dislike each other a great deal, settling in comfortably with our mutual loathing. We finally made landfall in French Polynesia, amazed to discover that neither of us was dead. I guess we shared sailing, needed each other to do it, and focused on the need to survive.
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hile the experience wasn’t a dream, it certainly taught me a lot about people — and myself. I sailed an ocean on a yacht and met a host of different and interesting people in some spectacular settings. I swam with sea lions, dove with sharks, crossed the Pacific and the equator. But the travel, the scuba diving and especially the sailing turned out
to be only as spectacular as the tedium and company were banal. After a lengthy debate with myself in the days since, I’ve concluded that I scrubbed the toilets of a very small man in order to make passage on his very large yacht. Nothing less, nothing more. My recollection of the experience is bittersweet, a confusion of nostalgia and regret. But I’ve realized that I paid so dearly in frustration in order to get something I think few day dreamers ever will: a picture of who I don’t want to be versus a picture of who I do want to be. In the process of crewing on a sailing yacht, I’ve learned a lot about 'realizing' my dreams; for better and worse. So, my fellow nine-to-fivers, I encourage you to act upon your dreams. But I caution you that there are risks in casting aside the security of daydreams for reality. Before last year, my colleagues thought I couldn’t 'realize' my way out of a brown paper bag. That bag is now in shreds. But in the process of its destruction, I learned that in order to make my dream come true, I had to cram the square peg of the ideal into the round hole of the real — and learn to live with the fit. — c. briscoe mccune
Disclaimer The facts and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author alone, and not N necessarily those of Latitude 38, , We at Latitude do not know the vessel or captain in the story. Nor do we know C. Briscoe McCune, the crewmember who sub¬ mitted this story to us. For ail we know, the captain may be the most competent, considerate, well-mannered and generous skipper sailing the ocean selfish, lazy, misfit with no knowledge of sailing whatsoever. In neither case would it affect the main point of the story, which is that dreams rarely come true in exactly the fashion hoped for. They usually don’t come true worse — just different. It behooves all dreamers to be flexible. If this story raises any memories about good or bad captain-crew relations, we think our readers would benefit from hearing about them.
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CORINTHIAN YC MIDWINTERS Sometimes you’re the windshield; sometimes you’re the bug. Sometimes you’re the Louisville Slugger; sometimes you’re the ball. And sometimes you can sail on week¬ ends; sometimes you gotta work. Three out of four weekends a month, we’re the windshield: combining a little work and a lot of play on the Bay, happily combining our avocation and our vocation. The fourth weekend — okay, actually the whole last week before deadline — we’re definitely the bug. It’s not so bad when it’s raining cats and dogs, but when it’s sunny and all our buddies are out sailing in the Big Daddy Regatta... well, don’t spray any Raid our way. But, anyway, the memory of last week¬ end’s Corinthian YC Midwinters still has us smiling around here. Four of our staff got out for the series on February 15-16, and the Monday morning bull session at the local bakery centered on what a perfect weekend it had been. Despite a weather forecast predicting the end of the world, the rain had held off during the day, the westerly winds were crisp and the billowing clouds were as beautiful as any Ansel Adams photograph. The parties were pretty good, too. But we’ll let the results and the pictures tell the story this time. Meanwhile, we’ll be scraping the bugs off the windshield in prep¬ aration for next month’s fun. — latitude/rlcm WEEKEND OF 2/15-16: IMS — 1) National Biscuit, Schumacher 35, Colin Case, 1.5 points; 2) Petard, Farr 36, Keith Buck, 5 points; 3) Heart of Cold, Schumacher 50, Jim & Sue Corenman, 7. (5 boats) PHRF I (0-96) — 1) (tie) My Rubber Ducky, Hobie 33, Lee Carami & Esprit, J/35, Charlie Kuhn/Tim Russell, 3.75 points; 3) Scorpio, Wylie 42, Lon Price, 6. (13 boats) PHRF II (97-132) — 1) (tie) Blazer, J/29, Mike Lambert & Breakout, Santana 35, Hall Palmer, 2.75 points; 3) Outrageous I, Olson 91 IS, Tom Thayer, 6. (11 boats) PHRF III (133-168) — 1) Hot Flash, J/30, Bill Hoehler, 2.75 points; 2) AWB, J/24, George Peck, 5; 3) Animal Farm, Wylie 28, The Phibbs Family, 7. (11 boats) PHRF IV (169-198) — 1) Ruckus, Newport 30, Paul Von Wiedenfield, 1.5 points; 2) Sleeper, O'Day 27, Gary Cicerello, 5; 3) Summer, Cal 2-27, Paul Shinoff, 6. (8 boats) PHRF V (199-up) — DAmante, Rhodes 19, Kirk Smith, 1.5 points; 2) Ah Wilderness!, Wilderness 21, Jim Gibbs, 8; 3) (tie) Tacky Lady, Santana 22, Charles Brochard & Perezoso, Excalibur 26, Jeffrey Nehms, 9. (8 boats) NON-SPINNAKER I (0-186) — 1) Midnight Sun, Islander 36, Peter Szasz, 1.5 points; 2) Smogen III, Puzzel 36, Julie Levicki, 5; 3) (tie) Emerald Lass, Irwin 32, Ray Smeraldo & Derf, Soling, Pete Rowland & Gold Rush, S-2, Paul Keating, 10. (10
boats) NON-SPINNAKER II (187-up) — 1) Tension II, Cal 20, John Nooteboom, 1.5 points; 2) Whiskey River, Columbia Challenger, Fred Walter, 4; 3) Sundancer, Santana 22, Frank Brooks, 6. (7 boats) MULTIHULLS — 1) Aotea, Antrim 40, Peter Hogg, 2.75 points; 2) Pegasus, F-27, Andrew Pitcairn, 3.75. (4 boats) ETCHELLS —1) Volition, Ed Kriese/Don Jesberg, 1.5 points; 2) Mr. Natural, Bill Barton, 5; 3) Six Hundred, Hank Easom/Chuck Mohn, 6. (9 boats) SOLING — 1) Delusions, Bob Baldino. (1 boat) EXPRESS 27 — 1) Abigail Morgan, Ron Kell, 1.5 points; 2) Graeagle, George Koch, 4. (3 boats) OLSON 25 — 1) (tie) Pearl, Bill Riley & E-Ticket, Spooge Syndicate, 2.75 points; 3) Alchemy, Joe Kitterman, 7. (6 boats) KNARR — 1) Lykken, Bob Fisheh, 1.5 points; 2) Cardinal Sagehen, George Sayre, 4; 3) (tie) Peerless, Mike Guzzardo & Emma Hamilton II, John Colver & Nordlys, Joel Kudler, 10. (10 boats) IOD — 1) Bolero, George Degnan, 3.75 points; 2) Quickstep II, Mark Pearce, 4. (4 boats) OVERALL SERIES: IMS — 1) National Biscuit, 7.25 points; 2) Heart of Gold, 14; 3) Leading Lady, 16. (5 boats) PHRF 1 — 1) Esprit, 19.5 points; 2) Sight Unseen, 24; 3) Scorpio, 24. (15 boats) PHRF II — 1) Blazer, 18.5 points; 2) Breakout, 22.75; 3) Outrageous I, 24. (11 boats) PHRF III — 1) Hot Flash, 10.75 points; 2) Animal Farm, 14.75; 3) AWB, 15. (16 boats) PHRF IV— 1) Ruckus, 13.25 points; 2) Sleeper, 18; 3) Summer, 25. (12 boats) PHRF V — 1) Amante, 13.5 points; 2) Ah Wilderness!, 13.75; 3) Tacky Lady, 18.75. (11 boats) NON-SPIN. I — 1) Midnight Sun, 3 points; 2) Smogen II, 9; 3) Emerald Lass, 23. (12 boats) NON-SPIN. II — 1) Tension II, 14.5; 2) WhiskeyRiver, 19; 3) Windwalker, 19.75. (12 boats) MULTIHULLS — 1) Aotea, 10.5 points; 2) Pegasus, 14.75; 3) Defiance, 19. (6 boats) ETHCELLS — 1) Volition, 15.5 points; 2) Six Hundred, 16.75; 3) Mr. Natural, 17. (9 boats) SOLING — 1) Delusions of Grandeur, 3.5 points; 2) Olive Oyl, Kevin Reilly, 10. (5 boats) EXPRESS 27 — 1) Abigail Morgan, 6.25 points; 2) Graeagle, 10. (5 boats) OLSON 25 — 1) E-Ticket, 11.5 points; 2) Pearl, 12.75; 3) Alchemy, 19. (8 boats) KNARR — 1) Cardinal Sagehen, 19 points; 2) Lykken, 22.5; 3) Peerless, 22.75. (13 boats) IOD — 1) Bolero, 6.5 points; 2) Quickstep II, 9. (5 boats) Clockwise from right: a gaggle ofKnarrs head for the Cityfront, led by ‘Emma Hamilton //' (#135). The J/30 'Hot Flash', in foreground, nailed this start and won the PHRF III division overall. Is that 'Limelight's old tape drive genoa (#22730) they're usingi Creg Palmer of'Pearl1 waves g'day. All photos 'Latitude'/rs. page 106
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DAVE HODGES: I he light of celebrity does an odd thing when you to shine it at 31-year-old Dave Hodges of Santa Cruz. It bends, splits, twists sheet trimmer and sailmaker (he works for Larsen Sails in Santa Cruz) for Jim Ryley’s new Santa Cruz 70 Mirage, he helped the big white sloop win the ’91 Ano Nuevo Race ' and Big Boat Series.
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and generally defyies all the laws of physics — not unlike some of Dave’s sailing feats. But it never quite hits him; Dave is just too quick. In stark contrast to many past and current rockstars, Hodges is one sailor who prefers to fade into the background when you try to highlight his considerable skill and achievements on the water. The record speaks for itself, even if the blondhaired sailmaker/racer/cruiser is reti¬ cent to. In the last decade, he’s proved a force to be reckoned with in almost every fleet in which he’s sailed. In 1979, he won the first half of the Midget Ocean Racing Association (MORA) season championship at the tender age of 18. In 1983, he topped a 41-boat fleet to win the Moore 24 Nationals. On Adlos, another Moore 24, he and owner Scott Walecka have become the dynamic duo of the annual Doublehanded Farallones Race, taking overall wins in 1987,1989 and 1990 — literally every year they entered. Since his first Mexico race on a Santa Cruz 50 in 1982, Hodges has been south of the border nine times. He’s done 13 San Francisco Bay to Southern California races (winning both the Catalina and Santa Cruz to Santa Barbara Races in 1990), and four crossings to Hawaii. Flat water doesn’t slow him down, either. For the past two years, he’s been YRA Sea¬ son Champion in J/24s, one of the largest and most competitive one-design fleets sail¬ ing San Francisco Bay. Last year, as main-
But it’s out on the ocean that Dave really shines — and where he’s most difficult to beat, especially when sailing with his like minded buddies who combine having a good time with going fast. Among them are his brother Doug, Joe and Dave Hulse, Ian Klitza, Will Baylis, Steve and Eric Baumhoff and Eric Sultan. "He just exudes confidence and trust," says Klitza. "I’d sail anywhere with him." Adds Joe, "He’s a really'-good down¬ wind driver, and he has this uncanny ability to break everything down and take care of the pieces. He knows where every-thing fits." The Hulses and the Hodges all grew up within a few houses of each other in the Oakland hills. They met one Christmas Day when Joe crash landed his new bike in the Hodges’ driveway. Dave’s mom patched him up and acquaintances were made. The two families had sailing in common, and the boys started hanging out together both off and on the water. In 1973, Joe and Dave Hulse took Dave on his first ocean race to Half Moon Bay aboard the Hulse’s 24-foot Nightingale sloop Zoo. Dave’s most vivid memory of that one is "being scared shitless as we crossed the San Francisco bar in breaking waves. The Hulses had a bit more of a go-for-it attitude than I did at the time," he recalls. It whetted his appetite for more, however, and after that he and Joe sailed together quite a bit, including a run at the 1977 Bemis Trophy for the national junior doublehanded championship. Paired for the semi-finals in San Diego on a 470, the young men won three races and had two fourths, leaving them a scant quarter point out of first. "We should have won," Dave says now, noting that the one thing he regretted about his early sailing was not having a coach. "Maybe we would have done more international sailing," he muses. There was plenty of local sailing, however. In the early ’80s, Dave got a job working on boats for Roger Wales at Cruising World Yachts in Alameda. On the water, Wales recalls the teenager was "quiet but forceful" — despite being half the age of anyone else aboard, he always ended up running the boat. Dave soon found himself in charge of a couple of boat projects for Wales, the CF 27 Foreplay (now ZotU) and a Wilderness 30 of the same name.
Wales recounts a San Diego race with Dave on the Wilderness 30. They sailed neck and neck with Dick Heckman’s Olson 30 Saint Anne the whole last day and a half. Approaching the finish line in light airs, Dave spotted a puff coming across the water. He quietly went below, rigged the chute and threw it up as the wind hit. The move gained Foreplay enough extra oomph to take the whistle. "Dave has always been incredibly aware of everything that’s going on, ever after 60 hours of sailing," Wales says. "He has a real natural feel for it."
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THE NATURAL race he’s ever done. The most memorable race was seven years later on the same boat in the windy '89 Oakland to Catalina Race. On the first night out in heavy air, they carried the chute until 1 a.m., averaging 13 knots. Dave recalls 'resting' on the V-berth up front and feeling like he was standing up about half the time. Th6 boat ran down the front of so many waves, he was constantly being turned from horizontal to vertical. They probably would have carried the spinnaker all night, says Dave, but Ian noticed that their super-duper aluminum til¬ ler was falling apart in his hands. So they doused the kite and ran with the 150 until daybreak, when they repaired the tiller and got back into full race mode. "I didn’t want to push it and crash," says Dave. "Going side¬ ways is no way to win a race."
Spread, 'Adios's sprint back from the Farallones earned Hodges and Walecka a 'Latitude' cover back in 1989. Top inset, Dave on 'Mirage'; bottom inset, Dave cruising his ex-MORC champ 'Details'.
Elric Sultan of San Jose met Dave around the same time he bought his Wilder¬ ness 30 Special Edition in 1980. But he didn’t realize what a 'natural' Hodges was until one day when he was standing on a deadend dock at the end of a long channel in Alameda. And here came Dave in a SC 27, barreling along with a full kite up in good
breeze, headed straight for the pier. Sultan thought for sure he was about to witness total destruction, but at the last minute, the boat swung into the wind, the chute came down and the boat kissed the dock. "I was impressed," Sultan recalls, noting that Dave approaches sailing the same way he ap¬ proached that dock — always competitive and always fun. The two have put in some 10,000 miles together in the interim, including a race to Kauai and numerous trips down the coast. Dave counts the 1982 trip to Kauai, with Sultan, Klitza and Will Baylis, as the most fun
I^^ave started his sailmaking career with the old Horizons loft in Oakland. In 1982, he moved down to Larsen Sails in Santa Cruz, where he’s been ever since. Unlike many of the high profile sail loft reps, though, Dave prefers to channel his energies into design and production. With much of that process having gone from the loft floor into the computer, that means Dave spends increasing amounts of time keeping up with the latest software and hardware innovations that aid the sailmaking process. "These days the shapes come from the computers," he says, "but you still have to use your eyes to see the right stuff." Dave’s hands-on approach has earned him more than a few happy clients. Syd Moore, the aptly-named Moore 24 fleet cap¬ tain in Santa Cruz, is one. She says Hodges has always been encouraging to the fleet fledglings, coaching them patiently and explaining how things work. "In 1985, we ripped our chute on the first day of the nationals," recalls Moore. "Instead of going to the party that night, Dave took the sail and fixed it for us. You don’t expect that kind of treatment if you’re not one of the top five boats in the fleet." About five years ago, Dave realized that the weak point in his sailing repertoire was closed-course racing. In a straight line and out on the ocean, he felt confident. So as a challenge and skill-building project, he and Scott Walecka partnered up and bought a J/24. Sailing the yellow-hulled How Rude the first few times in the San Francisco fleet proved to be a, well, rude awakening. "At first we weren’t sure what we were doing wrong," Dave says. "At least now we know." As mentioned earlier, they’ve won the season championship two years running, making the long drive north twice a month worth it. Still, Dave feels they can do better. If he improves his starting technique, he feels
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ing outfit: "a hooded sweatshirt, a pair of crummy shorts and bare feet," says Jim. "When he’s just sitting around on the boat, you wonder about him a little. As soon as we get into a competitive situation, how¬ ever, he comes to life. He’s very quick and he understands everything about the boat and the rules. When you need someone to be in charge, he’s the guy." Ryley also marvels at Hodges’ apparent disdain for sleep. On last year’s TransPac, in which Mirage was fifth boat to finish, Ryley can’t remember Dave taking a nap. "He was always awake and alert when something had to be done." Ian Klitza corroborates Ryley’s impres¬ sion. "What makes Dave so good in the ocean is his durability," says Ian. "He just sticks with it and never becomes a mushpile. During the 1982 Kauai race we would be on watch together and sometimes we were hav¬ ing so much fun we wouldn’t even wake up the next watch!"
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they’ll have a shot at doing well in a series of regattas this summer culminating with the J/24 North Americans in Long Beach in July. Walecka, who’s sailed with Hodges for nine years now, adds his voice to the fan club. "Dave’s very goal-oriented and he really has the will to win," he says. "At the same time, he doesn’t get his ego all wrap¬ ped up in winning. Instead of yelling at the crew, he offers coaching and analysis. It’s a lot nicer environment that way." Of course, this being Santa Cruz, there are a few quirks that come with the package. Dave began bringing Jessie, a German Shep¬ herd/Labrador mix, along for J/24 races about four years ago when she was a pup. The dog flopped around the cockpit during races until more than one competitor started making noises about 'Rude having too many crew. Since then, Jessie, who has matured to a healthy 90 pounds, is relegated to Dave’s cruising boat, the Andrews 30 Details, which he berths in Santa Cruz. Details is the latest addition to Dave’s sailing family. He had several criterion in mind when he started looking for a boat in which he and girlfriend Bengie Canepa could do some coastal and Mexico cruising. For one, the boat had to be small enough for two people to handle with a spinnaker up. It had to be fast as a 30-ft ultralight, yet go upwind without relying on a trailer and Interstate 5. It also had to be affordable. About a year ago, he stumbled upon just
Past and current projects include the Wilderness 30 'Special Edition' and the J/24 'How Rude'.
such a boat in a magazine ad — Details. He immediately flashed back to the 1982 Midget Ocean Racing Conference (MORC) Interna¬ tionals. Details cleaned everybody’s clock in that one, including the Express 27 Nemo on which he sailed. Dave recalled clearly that "She sailed pretty much straight into the wind." He called the owner and made an offer, sight unseen. A week later, he sur¬ veyed the boat and shortly after that motorsailed it north during the big freeze of 1991. He and Bengie’s planned cruise to the Channel Islands last summer had to be post¬ poned when she couldn’t get enough time off from her work as a wholesale exporter for West Marine Products. Dave says they’ll try again this summer, with the eventual goal of getting to Mexico. In the meantime, in typical Hodges fashion, Dave has removed about 200 pounds of needless gear from the deck, including a staysail track "that got in the way of lounging in the sun."
^5ometimes, Dave’s low-key attitude causes a little concern on the part of whoever’s boat he’s sailing. For example, Jim Ryley, owner of the Santa Cruz 70 Mirage, had his doubts the first time Dave appeared, dressed of course in the official Hodges sail¬
^\nd then there’s baseball, another pastime Dave seems destined never to out¬ grow. When ashore, he’s seldom without a ball, bat and glove. A diehard A’s fan, he games at the Coliseum whenever time al¬ lows. On race days when everyone’s just standing around, he’ll talk someone into playing catch. Gene Ryley, Jim’s brother, has spent more than a few mornings tossing the old bean around with Hodges. In 1989, they paired up to win the Express 27 Nationals off Richmond in Flying Circus, another yellow boat. A year later, they took second in the same regatta. Every day before going out, though, Dave would pull out his glove and get Gene to tag along. Sometimes they’d play catch or hit flies for 45 minutes. When Gene got a little antsy about preparing for the races, Dave would just shrug him off. "He’d say not to worry," Ryley recalls. "'We have beer and sandwiches—we’ll do okay'." Ryley, like so many other Northern California sailors, has learned to trust Dave’s instincts in such matters. He’s also one of many who expresses appreciation for the hours of coaching he’s received. "Dave be¬ lieves that by improving an amateur like myself, he’s helping the sport of sailing. I think that says a lot about the guy. "We’ll campaign for the Express 27 nationals again this summer in Santa Cruz," says Gene. "I’ll' probably see him the day before the regatta and he’ll want to go play catch." — shimon van collie page 112
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brlon is so tough that we use it for bearings in maxi-yacht travelers and our high-tech racing winches - applications that see much higher loads than furling systems. They’re so tough that our warranty has always permitted you to winch the system if you need a little extra muscle. No one has ever crushed a bearing in a Harken furling system.
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1992 RACING O ontrary to what you might think, most of us here at Latitude prefer not to be 'recognized' in the real world, particularly in mixed company. Why? Because once people realize there’s a 'tude' in the room, we’re immediately surrounded by the usual throng of auto¬ graph hounds and nubile young groupies — and that bossy Barbara Walters just won’t stop pesteriqg us for an interview. So we were happy a few weeks ago to be enjoying our anonymity at a friendly get-together, at least until we found ourselves standing right next to a young lady with a chip on her shoulder the size of Houston. It’s probably some deep-seated Freudian thing, but our immediate reaction was to think her attitude was the result of some¬ thing we did. While we checked our fly for closure and our chin for drool, another woman in our small group asked why she had arrived without her main squeeze. "Where," the speaker enquired politely, "is that good looking Steve?" "He’s sailing!" she snapped in disgust. "Some stupid sailboat race is obviously more important than me!" Her eyes began to mist. We bit our lip. Hers trembled slightly. "I just don’t understand this obsession they have with it," she said. 'They' obviously meant 'men'. "Ooooh, I could just kill that Jeff." "Who’s Jeff, dear?" "Jeff’s the one who got Steve started," she snarled. Then her face went neanderthal and her voice turned farmboy drawl. "Oh, come on, Steve, it’ll be just a few hours out of your weekend. And we really could use another crewman." From the bucktooth impression, we figured either she really did hate this Jeff character — or he was one stupid, butt-ugly dweeb. Right about then, a sailing acquaintance of ours walked over to join the group. Instinctively, we felt a bolt of fear. A bead of sweat rolled down our temple. By now, the young woman, Donna, had launched into the gory details — how Steve had progressed from midwinter racing to taking lessons to joining the university sailing club. Her phraseology and inflections reminded us vaguely of an abused wife describing a loved one’s descent into the hellish world of drug addiction on Oprah. "Now all he wants to do every weekend is race," she almost sobbed. With a rising sense of panic, we saw our friend look from the woman to us. We were sweat¬ ing like a pig now. Eyes wide, we tried to ward off what we knew was com¬ ing. We shook our heads. We made little cutting motions with our index finger across our necks. We looked frantically around the room for some escape, any escape, racking our brains for some clever, pithy little saying that would get this runaway train back on a safer track . . . "Maybe this guy can help you out," our friend volunteered, pointing at us. No, no, please no. "He works for a sailing magazine, you know." Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!
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The story you have just read is true, though the names have been changed to protect the embellishment. Let it forever stand as an example of one of the many little deaths we die for your sins every month. We couldn’t shut that woman up for an hour. Speaking of which, here’s the issue all you 'Steves' and 'Jeffs' have been waiting for all winter: the 1992 Racing Crew List. If you’ve been bitten by the bug, now it’s easier than ever for you to forsake wives, husbands, girlfriends and families and have some real fun. We gotta admit, it was a little hard to get in the mood for this. If it’s still doing outside what it was doing as this was written, you’ll know what we mean. If it’s still raining as you read this, we suggest getting real friendly with any crazy old coot laying up a ferrocement ark. But assuming we aren’t knee-deep in the next ice age by the time you read this, now is when race boats and crews need to start getting their act together for the upcoming racing season. Don’t look now, folks, but the midwinters are all but over. Opening Day is April 26, with the Vallejo Race the following weekend. From there on out, as Donna knows so well, there’s racing pretty much every weekendthrough the end of September. For many skippers, putting together a competent, compatible crew makes the actual strategy of racing seem like child’s play. As any skipper with more than about two crew can tell you, it takes a huge amount of time to coordinate who has to be where when, practices, lunches and the whole nine yards. That’s where the Crew List comes in. For skippers, the only thing easier than 'shopping' for crew here is racing singlehanded — and you sure don’t want the stigma of that group of wingnuts following you around for the rest of your days. (Just kidding, just kid¬ ding.) On the other side of the coin, if you’re looking for a boat on which to crew, you couldn’t have a more seren¬ dipitous publica¬ tion in your hot little mitts. You guys are the pro¬ verbial kids in the candy store. But wait! Before any of you start putting your sticky fingers in the jars, you gotta endure our usual gloom-and-doom speech. It’s up there in the gray box at the top of the page, and you have to understand and acknowledge it before you take part in the Crew List. It’s a formality, really — for the vast majority of Crew Listers, the good times far outweigh the problems. But it’s an important formality, so don’t just brush it off. If you’re still game, good for you. Those whose names appear here page 114
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mendatlon In regard to the character of anyone who partici¬ pates In the Crew List, or the conditions of any boats or equipment. You must Judge those tilings for yourself. have already acknowledged the disclaimer, which is another way of saying that anybody can use the Crew List—your name doesn’t have to be listed here to take part. Okay, here’s how it works. Let’s say you’re a 'Steve' who’s had a taste of the magic elixir of racing and wants more. Racing has already put your relationship on the skids, so what the hell — if you’re going to be single again, you might as well enjoy yourself, right? In your favor, you’re willing to try any size-range or vintage of boat — you just want to be out there doing it. Going against you, so you think, is your lack of experience. No problem, my man (or woman). Because the fact is, many skippers prefer at least a few crew with little or no experience. Those of them listed here are easy to find. See the gray box on the next page labeled "WANT CREW" CODE? Now look under the subheading titled "I/WE WANT CREW". See where it says by the number 1 that this skipper is interested in "anyone willing to put out 100%, etc..."? Well, there’s your 'in'. Now get your red pencil and start going down the 'RACE BOATS LOOKING FOR CREW' column. Every time the little code thingie at the end of someone’s name says "wants 1", make a red check. Then just start making your calls. The rest of you should be able to extrapolate from that example what to look for when considering your own particular desires and skills. And remember, if you’re listed here, somebody’s putting red checks beside your name, too, meaning your chances of doing exactly the kind of racing you want this season are effectively doubled. Now, back by popular demand, a medley of our greatest tips: * Make your calls during 'regular business hours' for most normal human adults — no earlier than 7 a.m., no later than 10 p.m. * Write out a list of questions you plan to ask a prospective crew or skipper, leaving space between each to scribble short answers. Then xerox off a dozen or two. That way, you can keep straight just who said what. Be sure to write the person’s name at the top of each sheet first thing. * References. This is a new tip. A lot of people, particularly women, appreciate references before they sign onto a new boat. For skippers, this can be as simple as giving out two or three phone numbers of crew who can vouch for your skills or character (clear it with them first, of course). References might also come in useful for experienced crew looking for new boats. * If you’re a man, for pete’s sake, don’t be a jerk to any of the women on the Crew List. Don’t go telling them things like 'sex is required' (an actual quote) to crew on a boat, because it’s not. Some of you women aren’t completely blameless when it comes to using the Crew List for ulterior purposes, either. One of the reasons the Crew List continues to grow and improve every year is its reputation for being 'on the level'. Please don’t screw that up for other folks. * Be honest. Plain and simple: it won’t work out if you’re not. * Be realistic about the commitment. Any half-serious racing campaign requires crew to show up in working order at a certain place and certain time upwards of 20 weekends per summer. Flake out once too often and that’s what you,’11 get to be know as — a flake. * Don’t let someone’s age prejudice your judgment when it comes to choosing a boat or crew. There’s as much to be said for the steady hand of experience as for the strength and exuberance of youth. Give everybody a chance.
Now, about the Crew List parties. That’s right, parties, plural. page 115 /
There will be two of them this year in deference to Crew Listers on both sides of the Bay. The first is Tuesday, April 7 at the Corinthian YC in Tiburon; the second is Wednesday, April 8 at the Encinal YC in Alameda. Both run from 6 to 9 p.m. The Crew List parties are more like big, informal get-togethers — similar to the one that opened this article except that everyone at ours likes boats and sailing. They are open to everyone. Just as you don’t have to be listed here to use the Crew List, you don’t have to be listed here to get into the parties, either. However, if you are listed, either here or in next month’s Cruising, Co-Chartering and Boat-Swapping Crew List, you get in free. As mentioned, everyone else pays $5. If you’re involved in looking for crew or boats, you’ll be given a color-coded name tag to help you along. If you’ve already made your contacts over the phone, the Crew List parties are a great place for a first meeting on 'neutral ground'. As with parties past, we’ll provide some type of munchies and raffle off a few Latitude T-shirts and hats. Both clubs will provide no-host bars. If you need any more more information, give us a call at 383-8200. Oh, and if you actually see the real Steve out there, we’re supposed to give him the following message: "I hate you, I hate you, I hate you. I’ve had bladder infections that were more interesting than you. I’m moving out! If you can muster the common decency — if you can tear yourself away from those degenerate creeps you sail with long enough to call me, I’ll let you have your tennis racquet back. Do you HEAR ME? Love, Donna." — latltude/jr Editor’s Note — The attitudes expressed in this article are for entertainment only. No slight toward any group is intended to be taken seriously.
CREW LOOKING FOR RACING BOATS MEN TO CREW ON A RACING BOA T Chris Davis, 34, (415) 966-8820.wants 1/prefers 1,2/exp 3c/will 1,3,5. Greg Mitchell, 28, (415) 347-9274 .wants 5/prefers 2/exp 3d/will 1,3,6. Richard Meisel, 39 (510) 462-8454, W:(510) 522-7038 . ...wants 1,2,3,4,5,6/prefers 1,2/exp 3d/will 3,5. Mike Maloney, 36, (408) 978-9246, (415) 852-7611 . .wants 1,2,3,4,5,6/prefers 2,5/exp 3b,c/will 1. Earl Stutes, 57, (408) 448-1089 wants 1,2,3,4,5,6/prefers 2,3-J35/exp 4f/will 2,4,5. Ulrik Knap Tweita, 23, (415) 441-4024, (415) 474-1245. .wants 1,2,3,6/prefers 1,2/exp 4c/will 1,3,4,5,6. Steve Baker, 45, (707) 528-6460.wants 1/prefers 1,2/exp 2/will 1,2. Dave Beyer, 26, (415)873-2380, (415)892-3876 . .wants 1/prefers 1,2,5/exp 2b/will 1. Steve Suter, 21, (415) 665-1185 .wants 1,3,5/prefers 1,2,4/exp 3d/will 1,2,3. Pres Hatt, 49, (510) 471 -8941, (415) 545-3808 w. .wants 1/prefers 2 or 3-J-35,Santana 35/exp 3d/will 1,6. Fabio, 29, (415) 852-9620.wants 1,2,4,5/prefers 2/exp 4c/will 1,4,5,6. David Soderberg, 33, (415) 342-8001 ..-/....wants 1/prefers 1/exp la/will 1,2,6. Martin VanArdenne, 31, (510) 559-8128 .wants 1/prefers 1,2,3/exp 2b/will 6. John O’Neill, 32, (415) 681-8205 ....wants 1,3,4,5/prefers 1,2,5/exp 3d,e/will 2,3,6. Rich Kormann, 35, (415) 931-1634.wants 1/prefers 1,2,4/exp 3f/will 1,3,6. Pete Peters, 47, (415) 331-2226, 332-5327 h. ...wants 1/prefers 1,2,3,4,5/exp 2a/will 1,2,3,6. Kevin Cotter, 23, (415) 369-9294.wants 1/prefers 1,2/exp 3b/will 3. Wayne Gesing, 39, (415) 441-4461 ....wants 1/prefers 1,2,3-inquire/exp 4f/will 5,6. Ross Enright, 37, (408) 476-1020.wants 2/prefers 2/exp 4d,e/will 1,3,5,6. Steph Bradshaw, 34 (510) 839-6875.wants 1/prefers 1,2/exp 3b/wlll 1,2,6. Dan Haynes, 49, (415) 325-1147 h.,(415) 852-1168 w. .wants 3,4,5/prefers 2/exp 4f/will 1,2,3,4,5,6. Bill Shrader, 28, (510) 848-5337 . .wants 1,2,3,4,5,6/prefers 1,2,4/exp 3d/will 1,2,3,6. Mike Komoda, 25, (408) 243-9288.wants 1/prefers 1,2/exp 2b/will 1. David Caso, 32, (415) 771-7703 .exp 2a/will 1,6.
1992 RACING "TO CREW" CODE l/WE WANT TO RACE 1) San Francisco Bay 2) Monterey/Santa Cruz 3) Ocean Racesv l/WE PREFER '
2) Boats over 30 feet 3) Specific class or design MY/OUR EXPERIENCE IS t) None 2) A Little 3) Moderate 4) Mucho
4) 1992 Pacific Cup 5) to Catalina 6) to Mexico
4) Dinghies 5) Multihulls
a) less than one full season b) Little or no racing, but lots of cru c) i have out-of-area racing exper¬ ience, but am unfamiliar with local conditions d) One or two full local seasons e) One or two long-distance ocean '.'aces f) Years of Bay and ocean racing
l/WE WILL 1) Help with the bottom, do maintenance — anything! 2) Play boat administrator, go-fer 3) Co to the masthead to retrieve the halyard at sea 5) Do foredeck, I've got lots of experience 6) Do grinding, I’ve got muscle
James Mello, 34, (408) 479-4148.wants 1,2,3,4,5,6/prefers 2/exp 4f/will 1. Robert Smith, 38, (415) 391-2508.wants 1/prefers 1,2/exp Ib/will 1,3,6. James Dwight, 49, (209) 464-1969.wants 1,2,3/prefers 2/exp 1 a/will 1,3. Kevin Rose, 37, (408) 377-5407. .wants 1,2/prefers 1,3 J/24, Olson 25, J/29/exp Ib/will 1,2,3,6. Paul R. Berger, 39, (408) 371-2489, W: (408) 736-4251/736-9031 x204. ...wants 1,2,3/prefers 1,2/exp 1/will 1,3,4,5,6. John Daubenberger, 40, (209) 632-6529. .wants 1,3,6/prefers 2/exp 2a/will 1,3,6. Dwayne, 39, (415) 905-4182.wants 1,2,3/prefers 2/exp 1/will 1,3,6. Gordon Freedman, 55, (415) 381-4579 wants 1,3,4,5/prefers2/exp3b,e/will 1,5,6. W.J.M. (Michael) Fordyce, 37, (415) 472-0247. .wants 1,2,3,4,5,6/exp 4c,e/will 1,2,4,6. Daniel James, 48, (415) 258-8244 or (510) 444-4738. .wants 1/prefers 1/exp 2a/will 1,6. Ivan J. Miller, 35, Pager (209) 971-7350....wants3,5/prefers 1,2/exp2a,b/will 1,2,3,6. Raymond Wagner, 34, (415) 359-0757. .wants 1,2,3/prefers 1,2,5/exp 4c,f/will 1,3,5,6. Bill Goss, 41, (707) 447-0556.wants 1,2/prefers 1,2,4,5/exp 3b/will 1,2,3,6. Rob Mayberry, 23, (916) 361-3717...wants 1,2,3,4,5,6/prefers 1,2/exp 3d,e/will 3,6. Mike Buchanan, 36, (510) 614-21-16.wants 1/prefers 1,2/exp 3d/will 1,5,6. Ken Nielsen, 27, (415) 788-6300.wants 1/prefers 1,2/exp 3c/will 3,5,6. Neil Lowin, 29, (415) 550-8523... .wants 1,2,3,5,6/prefers 1,2,3,4/exp 3b/will 1,2,3,5,6. Rob Ramsey, 44, W: (415) 772-6832, H: (415) 386-1757 . .wants 1/prefers 1/exp 3d/will 1,5,6. Bob Rich, 24, (510) 848-5648.wants 1/prefers 1,4/exp 3c/will 2,3,4,6. Phil Bazzano, 44, (707) 573-1119, Msg (415) 991-8282 ext. 8961 . .wants 1/prefers 1,2/exp 3a,b/wlll 1,2,6. David Lynch, 39, (415) 731-2025.wants 1,3/prefers 1,2/exp 3d/will 3,5,6. Kevin Kienast, 28, (619) 270-3873. .wants 1,2,3,4,5,6/prefers 1,2,3 J/24s & up/exp c/will 1,2,3,6. Michael Piech, 23, (415) 336-3383 .wants 1/prefers 1,2/exp 2,3b/will 1,2,3,4. Steve Beckert, 32, (510) 483-6444.wants 1,2,3/prefers 1,2/exp 3c/will 2,3,6. Robert Daley, 34, (415) 563-9920 or (415) 563-9920. .wants 1,2/prefers 1/exp 3c/will 1,2,5. Rene Vogt,29, B:(408)453-1012 H:(408) 727-5001 ..wants 1/prefers 2/exp 3b/will 1,3. John Larson, 45, (510) 284-2918.wants 1/prefers 1,3 Laser 11,5/exp 4b/will 1,6.
Tom Hayes, 27, (510) 842-4035 ... wants 1,2,3,5,6/prefers 2/exp 3c/will 1,2,3,4,5,6. Roy DeLis, 29, (408) 457-2822.wants 1,2,3,4,5,6/prefers 1,2,5/exp 3c/wlll 1,2,5. Dave Hickey, 27, W:(408) 985-0960, (408) 379-5339 . .wants 1,2/prefers 2/exp 3b/will 1,2,3. Riii Luis, 29, P.O. Box 1672, Hollister, CA 95024. .wants 1,3/prefers 1,2/exp 4d/wi!l 1,6. Matthew Silva, 32, (415) 751-4576 .wants 1,3?/prefers 1,2/exp 2b/will 1,2,3. Matthew Marx, 26, (51Q) 642-6207.wants 1,2,3,6/exp 2d/will 1,3,6. Steve Sproul,43, (707) 938-2537 ...wants 1,3,5/prefers 1,2/exp 3,4d/will 1,2,3,5,6. Frank T. Lossy, 49+, (510) 527-3893. .wants 1/prefers 1,2,3 Light/Ultra Light/exp 4f/will 4,5. Bob McComb, 43, (415) 765-6904.wants 4/prefers 2/exp def/will 2,5,6. Les Yamamoto, 35, (408) 251-5062 or D: (408) 452-3388 M-F. .wants 4/prefers 2,3 ULDB 40-Up/exp 3,d,e,f/will 1,3,5,6. Wilson Dietrich, 50, (510) 432-1065 or (408) 986-1647. .wants 1,2,5,6/prefers 1,2,3 Catalina 27/exp 2b/will 2,6. George Jones, 37, (408) 395-6557.wants 1,2/prefers 2/exp 3e,f/will 4. Ward Newcomb, 51, (510) 462-4949.wants 1/prefers 1,2/exp 3b/will 1,2,3. Mark Friebertshauser, 44, H: (415) 388-1669....wants1,3/prefers2/exp4c/will1,5,6. Jim Walsh, 32, D(510) 670-6509, E: (415) 858-0379.wants 1,2/exp 2a/will 1,2. Ken Allison, 38, (415) 578-1318.wants 1,2,3,5/prefers 1,2/exp 2b/will 1,2,3,6. Michael Patz, 32, (408) 247-5414.wants 1,2/prefers 2/exp 3d/will 1,6, David Kory, 28, (510) 687-2728.wants 1,2,3,5/prefers 2,5/exp Ib/will 1,2,3,6. George Gauss, 29, D: (415) 723-7807.wants 1,2/prefers 1,2/exp 1/will 1,6. HankMcKowen, 50, (415)456-5678 .wants 1,2/prefers 1,2/exp2a,f/will6. Mike Arrajj, 41, 921-8910.wants 1,5/prefers 3 Etchells/exp 4f/will 3,6. Michael Leiner, 33, (415) 388-4225.wants 4,5/prefers 2/exp 4e,f/wili 1,2,3,5,6. John Reed, 48, (415) 346-6704.wants 1,3/prefers 2/exp 3c/will 1,5,6. Mark Riegel, 27, (415) 851-1176.wants 1/prefers 2/exp 2/will 1,2,3. Sean Wilson, 26, (916) 333-1053.wants 1,3,5,6/prefers 1,2/exp 2a/will 1,3,6. Brian J. Tetreault, 26, H: (415) 346-0957 W: (415) 556-2760. .wants 1/prefers 2/exp 2c/will 3,4. Jerry Gardner, 40, (510) 769-9194 ..wants 1,3,5/prefers 2/exp 3b/will 3,6. Larry Miller, 49, (510) 846-4648.wants 1/prefers 2/exp 3d/will 1,6. Alan Kneier, 55, (415) 345-0322.wants 1/prefers 1,2,3-1nquire/exp 2d/wil! 1,2,3,6. Kerbey Altmann, 45, (415) 441-6235.wants 1,3/prefers 1,2/exp 4d/will 1,3,5. Chris Paulsen, 40, (707) 762-9265.wants 1,3,4,5,6/prefers 2/exp 4b/will 1,6. Dean Daniel, 24, (415) 331 -0955.wants 1,3/prefers 2/exp 3c,e/will 1,2,3. Steve Barr, 50, (707) 838-4238..wants 3/prefers 2/exp 3b/will 4,6. David Taft, 44, (209) 522-1888.wants 1,2,3,5/prefers 2/exp Ib/will 1,2,3. Dan Capshaw, 29, (415) 388-0447.wants 1/prefers 1,4/exp 2a/will 1,2,3,6. Chris King, 31, (510) 526-8523.wants 1,3,5/prefers 1,2/exp 3d/will 1,2. Tom Marino, 39, (415) 641-9013, D: (415) 544-1263. ...wants 3,4,5/prefers 2/exp b,c,e/will 1,3,5,6. Doug Thorne, 33, (510) 268-9188.wants 1,2,3,4,5,6/prefers 2/exp 2a/will 6. Larkin Bertram-Cox, 30, (415) 587-1267 W: (415) 882-4731 . .wants 1,3/prefers 2/exp 3d/will 3,5,6. John Dehnert, 46, (415) 456-6918.wants 1/prefers 1,2/exp 2b/will 1,2,6. Scot Ruhlander, 32, (312) 269-4602, w: (312) 944-2883. .wants 4/prefers 2/exp 4c/will 1,3,5,6. Lee Hodge, 41, (408) 435-6416 8-6 or (408) 735-1092 p.m... .wants 5,6/prefers 2/exp 3d,e/will 1,2,3,6. Mike Horgan, 40, (510) 521-6716.wants 1/prefers 1/exp 3d/will 1,2,5,6. Bob, 30, (510) 938-5236.wants 1,3,4,5/prefers 2/exp 4d,e,f/will 1,2,3,4,5,6. Russ Philbrick, 31, (415) 361-1324.wants 1,2,3,4,5/prefers 2/exp 3b/will 1,3,6. Bill Albrets, 38, D: (408) 756-8342 N: (408) 253-5018. .wants 1 /prefers 1,2/exp 2b/will 1. Brian Richards, 37, H: (510) 934-6369 W; (415) 981-2950 . .wants 1,3,5,6/prefers 2,3 J/35, Exp 37, S-35/exp 4,c,d,e,f/will 5,6. Richard Arnold, 41, (510) 524-4517.wants 1,5/prefers 1,2/exp 2b/will 1,3,5,6. Scott Marshall, 30, (415) 564-0884.wants 1,6/prefers 1,2/exp 2b/will 1,3,6. Matthew Burrows, 24, (510) 548-3095. .wants 1,3,4,5,6/prefers 1,2,5/exp 3c/will 1,3,5,6. J.F. Turner, 43+, (408) 226-7927 ..wants 1,3,4,5,6/prefers 2/exp 3,4f/will 1,3,4,5,6. Jesse Goodman, 41, (707) 433-8174 .wants 1,3/prefers 1,2/exp 2b/will 3,6. Omar Sanchez, 45, (415) 941-9502 .wants 3,5,6/prefers 2/exp 3b/will 1,2,3,5,6. Steve Katzman, 45, (916) 577-7715.wants 2,4,5,6/prefers 1,2/exp 3c/will 1,5,6. Larry Emerson, 46, (702) 782-5605.wants 2,3,4,5/prefers 2/exp 2b/will 1,2,6. Chet Abend, 50 something, (415) 321-9394. .wants 1,4,5,6/prefers 2/exp 4d,e,f/will 1. David S. Martin, 35, H: (408) 245-6471 W: (415) 852-4297. .wants 1,2,3/prefers 1,2/exp 2b/will 1,2,3,6. Tim Olsen, 31, (510) 373-8415... .wants 1,2,3,4,5,6/prefers 1,2,3,4,5/exp 3c/will 1,2,3,6. Steve Hoffman, 40, (415) 367-1050.wants 1/prefers 2/exp 2b. Dave Jones, 40, (510) 547-1871 W: (510) 933-9300. .wants 1,2,3,5,6/prefers 2/exp 3a,c/will 1,2,5,6. Mark Yuschenkoff, 29, (415) 566-7326 .. .wants 1,3,5,6/prefers 1,2/exp 1 a/will 1,2,3,8. Dana Fox, 30, (415) 731-8813.wants 1,3,5/prefers 1,2/exp 3d,e/will 1,2,3,5,6. page 116
CREW LIST Rick Jeffs, 34, (707) 838-2785. .....wants 1,2,3,4,5,6/prefers 2/exp 3b,e/will 1,2,3,4,5,6. John Haddad, 37, (916) 541 -1609.wants 1,2,3,4,5,6/prefers 1,2/exp 3c/will 1,2;3,5,6. Art Broussard, 41 ,(510) 792-0946.wants 1,2,3,4,5,6/prefers 2/exp 3,a,b,c/will 2,6. Michael Johnson, 34, (510) 525-0872 . .wants 1,2,3,4,5,6/prefers 1,2/exp 3,a,b/will 1,6. John Scott, 40, (415) 382-8552.wants 1,2,3/prefers 2/exp 2b/will 1,3,6. Ken MacKenzie, 39, (415) 749-1571 .wants 1/prefers 1,2/exp 4d,e,f. Scott Paddock, 37, (415) 381-1117 .wants 1/prefers 2/exp 3c/will 2,3. Thomas Wadbrook, 20, (415) 296-9564.wants 1,4,5/exp 3,4c/will 1,3,6. Dave Larson, 51, (415) 775-7348 wants 1,3/prefers 1,2,3 Knarr/exp 3b,c/will 1,2,6. Richard W. Boyle, 49, (916) 387-1532, (800) 841-2038 . .wants 1/prefers 1/exp 3b/wiil 1,6-
WOMEN TO CREW ON RACING BOAT Reggie, 29, (510) 865-9834 .wants 1,3,4,5/prefers 2/exp 3a,b/will 1,2,3,6. Betty Lessley, 50, H: (415) 892-6534 or (415) 485-2301 . .•••••...wants 4/prefers 1,2/exp 4e,f/Wiil 1,2. Ava Moore, 28, (510) 526-6724.wants 1/prefers 1/exp 3d/will 2,5,6. Debra, 36, (408) 263-9030.wants 1/prefers 1,2/exp 2d/will 3,5,6. Pam Brown, 26, (415) 721-4325 .wants 1,3/prefers 1,2/exp 3b/will 1,2. Kathleen O'Brien, 37, (707) 553-9039 .wants 1/prefers 1,2/exp 3d,f/will 1,2. Nancy Jay, (415) 453-9793 .wants 1/prefers 1,2,4,5/exp 1/will 1. Nancy, 30+, (415) 327-1689 .wants 1/prefers 2/exp 3d/will 1,5,6. Karin Hempel, 31, (415) 983-7690.wants 1,3,5/prefers 2/exp 3d,e/will 1,3,5,6. Claudia Halbert,41, (415) 563-5647.wants 1,3,6/prefers 1,2,3/exp4f/will 1,2,3,4,5. Barbara, (415) 752-8697.wants 1/prefers 2/exp 3b/will 2. Jodi Lee, 30, (510) 521-7131.wants 1/prefers 2/exp 4f/will 2,6. Samantha Fordyce, 51, (415) 472-0247.wants 1,2,3/prefers 1,2/exp 3c,d/will 2,5. Carol Wright, 35, (408) 725-8117.wants 1/prefers 1/exp 3d/will 1,2,3. Keliy Cuffe, 30, (415) 981-8363. .wants 1,2,3/prefers 1,2,3 J/24, Moore 24, Exp 37, one-design/exp 3f/will 1,5,6. Jayne, 37, (916) 922-0155 W: (916) 278-6441 . .wants 1,27,5/prefers 1,4/exp 2b/will 1. Rebecca, 38, (415) 345-6589 .wants 1/prefers 1,2/exp 2a/will 1,2. Helena, 44, (707) 226-3284.wants 1,2,5/prefers 1,2,5/exp 1,2/will 1,2,6. Christine, 26, (415) 668-4018.wants 1,2,3/exp 2,a,b/will 1,2,3,6. Margaret, 35, (415) 544-2888.wants 1/prefers 1,2/exp 3d/will 1,5,6. Bev Barth, (415) 381 -1117.wants 1/prefers 2/exp 4e,f/will 2. Yvonne Gibson, 41, (415) 355-3972. .wants 1,3,4,6/prefers 1,2,3-lnquire/exp 3e,f/will 1. Susan, 36, (415) 983-8896.wants 1/prefer 2/exp 3d,e/will 5,6. C.B. and Friend, 32/34, (415) 492-1954..wants 1/prefers 1,2/exp 1b.
COUPLES TO CREW ON RACING BOAT Pat & Andrea Quinn, 26/23, (510) 523-8916. .want 1/prefer 1,3 Olson 25/exp 2b/will 1,2. B.J. Blackburn & Amy Lee, 28/19, (415) 461-4361. .want 1/prefer 1,2/exp 3b/will 1,2. Jim Klein & Zelda Betcone, 44/35,567-2608. .want 1/prefer 1,5/exp 3d/will 1,2,3,5,6. Ken & Jan Koerwitz, 43/42, (510) 935-6365.want 1,2,3,5/prefer 2b/will 1,2,3,6.
Kate & Dex Bailey, 33/40, (408) 479-7606, (408) 759-9734 ... ...want 1,2/prefer 1,2/exp 3,4d,f/wlll 1,4,5,6.
RACE BOATS LOOKING FOR CREW MEN LOOKING FOR RACING CREW Craig Douglas, 36, (415) 461-2369, Olson 25.plans 1,3a,b/wants 1,2/for 2. .plans 1 a/wants 1/for 1. Ted, 34, (415) 332-7453,J/24.plans 1b,c,d/wants 2,3/for 2. Bill Thurman,37, (408) 842-6511, Olson 25.plans b,c,d,e/wants 3/for 2. Bob McLeod, 44, (510) 582-7645, Olson 30.plans 1b,c,d/wants 1,2,3/for 3. Jim Casciani, 35, (408) 446-4461, International 14.plans Ib/wants 3/for2. L, Marovelli, 40, (415) 334-1387, Pretorien 35.plans 3c,d/wants 1,2/for 2. Mark Rommell, 36, (510) 886-6022, Hunter 31.plans la/wants 1/for 2. Peter Bennett, 51, (510) 376-5175, Swan 431.plans 3,5,7-Vallejo/wants 3/for 3. page 117
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j/WB PLAN TO RACE
1) San Francisco Bay 2) Monterey/Santa Cruz 3) Ocean Series . 5) Catalina Race > 6) Mexico Race(s)
a) Handicap
b) One Design c) YRA Season <*) Specialty Events and/ or occasional YRA e) Beer Cans A Anything & Everything
I/WE WANT CREW 1} That will consistently put out 100% for the
chance to get experience, and won't complain ^.h,en c.oid' wet' bruised or scared silly, S w'h at east.0ne fu,f season of racing experience l/WE RACE
1! paS.fliy- Wif,.ninS is but let's keep it fun. 2 Pretty seriously. Why else make the effort? 3) Very seriously. I/we don't like to lose
Jim Fair, (415) 967-6207, Merit 25...plans la/wants 1/for 2. Dave Liggett, 51, (408) 867-7998, Peterson 40 Jackrabbit. .plans 1,3c,d/wants 2/for 3. Kim Coleman, 45, (415) 589-8830, Spencer 53.plans 1,3,5a/wants 3/for 2. Craig Sharrow, 40, (415) 775-6773, Davidson 44 InfraRed. .plans 1,3,5a,c/wants 2,3/for 2. Bob McComb, 43, (415) 765-6904, Bear 23.plans 1b,c/wants 2,3/for 2. Chris Migdal, 28, (415) 335-1726, Santana 35.plans 1,3a,b/wants 1/for 1. Ray Palmer, 52, (415) 921 -5376, Knarr 30.plans 1 b,c/wants 1,2,3/for 1,2. Martin Cunningham, 38, (408) 741-0716, Humboldt Bay 30. .plans 1 a/wants 1 or 2 or 3/for 1. A. Cooper, 50, (415) 326-3680, Ericson 30+plans 1, 7-S.Bay,a,d/wants 1,2/for 1,2. Jerry Henderson, 24, (702) 324-2878, Hobie 21 ....plans 7-Hobie Div.lil,d/wants 1. Bill O'Connor, 50, (415) 673-6679, Cal-29.plans 1b,c,d/wants2/for2. Don Scheer, 58, (510) 847-6330 w., (510) 862-2046 h„ CS-30. .plans a,d/wants 1/for 1. David Demarest, 40, (415) 485-0789, Santana 22.plans 1 ,b,d,e/wants 2/for 2. Seth G. Alspaugh, 38, (415) 519-7796, (415) 397-2876x258 w.,36’ Custom Mull Sloop.,.plans 2,5a,d/wants 1/for 1. Bob A. Dries, 47, (415) 864-8522, Columbia 36.plans 1,a,c,d/wants 2/for 2. Felix Arts, 49, (415) 434-1451, Islander Bahama 24 plans 1b,e/wants 1,2,3/for 1,2. Matt Matthews, 36, (415) 875-1271,32' Challenger plans 1,2,d,e/wants 1/for 1. Phil Gross, 62, (510) 865-7009, Folkboat.plans 1b,c,e/wants 1,2/for 2. Don Martin, 45, (510) 527-5985, Olson 30.plans 1,3,b,c/wants 2,3/for 2. Rui Luis, 29, P.O. Box 1672, Hollister, CA 95024, Moore 24. .plans 1 a,d,e/wants 1/for 1 Paul Vincent, 51, (510) 653-0400, Olson 30.plans 1,3b,c,d/wants 2/for 2. Tims Donnelly, 34, (415) 441-7317, Golden Gate 25'. .plans 1a,b,c,d,e,f/wants 1/for 1. Scott McRobie & Mike Radcliffe, 35,39 (415) 641-8946, Express 27. ....plan b,c/want 2/for 1,2-
WOMEN LOOKING FQR RACING CREW Leslie McMillan, 30s, McMillan Entertainment (619) 776-1400,12-Meter America II US 46.1..plans 6a,c,d,e/wants 1,2,3/for 3. Sharon, 40+, Fax (415) 459-5329,30-40 ft. charter.plans 1,5d/wants 1/for 2.
COUPLES LOOKING FOR RACING CREW Lee & Geri Garami, 32,35, (510) 797-5325, Hobie 33. .plan 1,5a,c,d,e/want 3/for 2. Don & Betty Lessley, 50s, (415) 892-6534, (415) 765-3580, Cal 9.2. .plan 1,2,3c,d/want 2/for 2. Randy & Ann Broman, 40s, (415) 552-6246, Tartan Ten 33'. .plan a,c/want 2/for 2. Paul & Lee Bergman, 44,41, (415) 593-6835, Ericson 30+. .plan 1,2,3a,c,e/want 1/for 1. Janice & Dale Mead, 52,50, (406) 446-4435, J-30.plan 1 a,b.d,e/want 3/for 2.
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THE ODESSA FILE: A YEAR IN TP he ideal way to visit Venice, it is said, is by sea. So in October of 1989, my Rival 35 Pelagic Vagrant and I, our first cruising season in the Med coming to a close, decided to test that advice. It was, we were to discover, excellent.
Former Wall Street broker and Ross resident, McCurdie, nowin his 50s, still loves the cruising lifestyle.
The first indication that you are approaching Venice is when the towering campanile of 900-year old Basilica San Marco emerges over a horizon softened by the watery light so characteristic of Venice. Later, past the barrier of the Lido Island and inside the Lagoon — while we mixed with the considerable amount and variety of waterborne traffic — the ancient but lovely face of Venice finally presents itself. Architecturally, Venice is spectacular. Some 200 palaces, all between 200 and 700 years old, line the most famous street in the world: the Grand Caned. The city fairly bristles with spires and campanile that house the bells of Venice. Some are taller than others, some lean at precarious angles; all are very old. And there is so much more. The sailor who arrives aboard his own boat is privileged to be able to moor almost
ALL PHOTOS BY RICHARD McCURDIE spectacular panoramic view: starting with the Lido on your right, past the Arsenale where the famed Venetian fleets were built, past the renowned waterfront hotels, past the Piazza San Marco and finally to the Grand Canal. Venice In The Oil Season As I surveyed this unique panorama from my boat, I wondered if Venice could be as perfect a place to spend the winter as Seville had been the year before? If I was going to find out, my first task was to secure a winterlong berth for Pelagic Vagrant. The San Giorgio Marina was booked solid, so that was out. At Venice’s only other interesting marina, Dlporto Velico Venezlano (Sailing Club of Venice), the first person I met was Paolo Bellinato, a long-time mefhber. Idon’t speak Italian, and while he understood my French well enough, he suggested we go aboard his yacht to meet Sara, his charming English wife. She could translate. With the Bellinato’s kind help, I was able to find a place to berth the Vagrant for the next six months. As well as proving to be a wealth of information, Paolo and Sara were very generous with their time in helping me solve all the little problems that crop up when a cruising yacht settles in for the winter. 1 left Northern California six years ago to cruise in Europe, and it’s meeting people like the Bellinatos that has made my travelling so rewarding. Most sailors look forward to the high season wherever they might be. But in my estimation, half the satisfaction derived from the cruising life comes during the off season, when you are in one place long enough to get under that country’s 'skin'. It’s then you’re best able to learn some of the language, savor the special local foods, absorb the ambience and, best of all, get to know some of the residents. There is but one draw-back: Once you’ve gotten this close to a place and its people, it becomes very hard to say 'good-bye' the following spring. Sometimes it seems we cruisers are always saying 'goodbye'.
"Sometimes it seems we cruisers are.always saying good-bye." in the center of Venice in the marina at San Giorgio Island. The marina is located directly. opposite Piazza San Marco and the Palazzo Ducale, and is just five minutes from everything by vaportto (water bus). From the cockpit of your boat you are afforded a
The Winter’s Project My principal project for the winter was to obtain permission to visit the Black Sea port
of Odessa, in the then still unified Soviet Union. Thanks to perestroika and glasnost, some foreign yachts had been allowed to visit parts of the Soviet Union since 1987. The formalities of getting approval were said to be cumbersome, but worth the effort. After all, what better way to avoid the heat, high prices, and crowds of the Med in the summer than by sailing to the Black Sea where, on any given day, there would be fewer pleasure boats than in just a single popular Med anchorage. Furthermore, prices were said to be low and the temperatures moderate. What’s more, exotic Istanbul was on the way. The trip to Odessa would not be a short one. It would require sailing 300 miles down the Adriatic, through the Corinth Canal, across and up the Aegean, up the Marmaris, and across the Black Sea; about 1,500 miles in all. Visas were required for the boat and crew in order to visit Russia, but before you could get them, you needed an invitation from a sponsoring Soviet organization such as the Odessa YC. My letters to them went unanswered, making me wonder whether this trip was meant to be. Then, via the Ham network, I heard that it might be possible to obtain both an invitation and visa in Istanbul, where the Atakoy Marina was reputed to have a special relationship with the Odessa YC. Armed with an invitation from them, I could apply to the Soviet Consulate for a visa. That settled it; I would sail at least as far as Istanbul and hope for the best. page 118
THE LIFE OF PELAGIC VAGRANT junkie, the only benefit was the excellent coverage of the French Open. The Vagrant did not stray beyond the range of Corfu’s television signals until the final results were in.
The view of the Palazzo Ducale and Piazza di San Marco from the marina at San Giorgio is outstanding._
So it was on April 12, after a wonderful winter, the Vagrant and I said a very reluctant 'good-bye' to beloved Venice and set out, for the sixth season in a row, to visit new places. Yugoslavia / Corfu / Greece Few people cruise the Italian side of the Adriatic, as the coast is essentially one very long beach with few interesting harbors. The Yugoslavian side, however, is a cruiser’s paradise, with scores of harbors, hundreds of
secure anchorages, and frequent picturesque medieval towns to explore. (At least it was before the current war broke out.) Most destinations can be reached by flat water channels that wind through a maze of attractive islands. The scenery is particularly dazzling on clear days when the rugged coastal mountains stand out. page 119
Unfortunately, there had been a dramatic change in Yugoslavia over the winter of 1989-'90, and it was no longer a tourist’s bargain. In the bullet-biting process of curing the country’s runaway inflation rate of 2500%, price controls were relaxed and prices skyrocketed out of control. The result was that Yugoslavians now found it cheaper to shop in Italy — previously regarded as the most expensive country in the Mediterranean! By 1990, Yugoslavia had earned that dubious distinction. While I steered Vagrant on a slightly different course down Yugoslavia’s coast from prior years when I had come up, I still managed to revisit a few favorite anchorages. By late May, we were anchored in Budva Harbor, nearly the southernmost one in the country, waiting for a fair wind for the passage to Corfu. Perestroika and glasnost hadn’t come to Albania as yet, so foreign yachts were required to stay 20 miles offshore while transiting between Yugoslavia and Greece. As my boat was loaded with Italian delicacies, reprovisioning was unnecessary, and we made the 180-mile trip to Corfu non-stop without incident. The wide selection of television channels in Corfu says much about her place in the scheme of things. Three channels are Greek, two Italian, two French, two English and one Albanian. Multilingual television viewers, such as my Swiss friends Pierre and Karin from the catamaran Caravelle, think Corfu is television heaven. For me, an ex-tennis
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Mindful Of The Meltemis To get to Istanbul ahead of the dreaded meltemis, which are the strong northerHes that plague sailors who cross the Aegean in the summer, I needed to quicken my pace. So I merely tipped my cap in acknowledgement as I sailed past the ancient site of the Battle of Actium — now called the Gulf of Amvrakia. It was there that Cleopatra, sizing up the situation, bolted from the scene with her ships, leaving Mark Anthony and his diminished forces to face Octavias alone. No fool and not yet ready to die for his cause, Anthony high-tailed it out of there for the security of Cleopatra’s arms — and ignoble immortality via the pen of Shakespeare. Mindful of the melteml, I decided to use the Corinth Canal and avoid having to go the extra 150 miles around the Peloponnesus peninsula. I paid a stiff price, however. The transit fee for Vagrant’s 36 feet was $180 — or $55 U.S. for each of the canal’s 3.2 miles! Athens is a must stop for cruisers. In addition to all the historical sites, it’s the best place in the Aegean to get work done on a
The little canals of Venice make it one of the most interesting and romantic cities in the world.
boat. But it proved to be a costly stop, as the week I spent there queered my strategy of beating the meltemis. It was already the 21st
THE ODESSA FILE: A YEAR IN of June and the feared winds were due at any time. The Aegean A mariner has several choices in making the passage from Athens northeast across the Aegean to the Dardanelles ~hnd Turkey. I took the route between the mainland and the 90-mile long Evia Island; and it was a minor
The steep and narrow Corinth Canal isn't cheap, but it saves a lot of time.
mistake. The route lacks for anchorages and has a major bottleneck at the Khalkis bridge. A swift tidal current runs through the very narrow point between the island and the mainland, and the very busy bridge only opens at night — and then only at slack water! Unfortunately, it’s difficult to predict slack water. The officials instructed me to be ready at midnight, but didn’t open the bridge until 0400. Looking out every few minutes to see if the bridge light has turned green is not the way 1 like to spend my evenings! The first meltemi struck while I was at the tip of Evia Island, confining Vagrant and myself to the harbor for three days. The normal technique employed to outwit meltemls is to start out early in the morning and try to reach your destination before the winds strengthen around noon. That assumes the winds have temporarily
dropped during the night, which the cruising guides said to expect. It rarely happened when I was there. Still, Vagrant and I were early enough in ^ the season that the meltemi conditions had not fully developed, and this allowed us to make steady progress through the Sporades, up the Dardanelles and into the Sea of Marmara. But on July 5th, while at Marmara Island, a meltemi set in with a vengeance. It took us 12 days of harbor-hopping along the south coast to cover the 70 miles to Istanbul! The lesson is clear: reach your northernmost destination in the Aegean before mid June. After that, going north will be arduous, while going south will be a meltemi sleigh ride. Invitation To Russia We finally tied up at Istanbul’s Atakoy Marina on July 17 — where an Invitation from the Odessa YC was waiting! What I had failed to accomplish over the winter had been done for me by my friends Bill and Nancy Pabst from the American yacht, Poco a Poco. Also headed to Odessa, they had sensibly arrived in Istanbul well ahead of the meltemi. We had chatted regularly on the Maritime Mobile Ham Net, so they knew I was following their tracks and wanted an invitation, too. My request was included with theirs, and we both got invitations. With the invitation in hand and the modicum of patience necessary to brave the two-hour queue, I obtained a visa from the Soviet Consulate in one week. There was no hardship having to wait a while in Istanbul, however, as it’s easy to amuse yourself for longer than that. With visa in hand, the well-stocked Vagrant and I sailed up the famous Bosphorus, the 15-mile waterway that separates Asia from Europe and connects the Sea of Marmara with the Black Sea. I was now sailing in company with the Australian yacht Tequila, which was also going to Odessa via the same route along the west side of the Black Sea. This route offers several interesting stops, as you pass along the coasts of Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania and finally the former USSR. Vagrant and I put into the port cities of Burgaz and Varna in Bulgaria, but bypassed Romania to sail the last 268 miles non-stop to Odessa. Tequila opted to enter Romania and explore the Danube River delta, on which they later offered glowing reports. Odessa It was early on the morning of August 3 that Vagrant and I arrived at the Odessa YC,
having made it in one piece. It was a good thing, too, as my Lloyds coverage was voided in the Black Sea unless I had two other crew — which I didn’t. I normally sail alone. Bill and Nancy from Poco a Poco were my welcoming committee. Having arrived two weeks earlier, they were well-informed guides on the ins and outs, such as where to conveniently buy food—which was no small consideration, even back then! My visa was valid to visit only Odessa, but I had always wanted to see Moscow and Leningrad. The state Intourist Agency said it
The Asian city of Istanbul, one of the main attractions on the way to the Black Sea.
could be arranged, but pointed out that hotels cost over $100 a night in most places, and closer to $200 a night in Moscow. No thanks. Then I had a stroke of traveller’s luck. The Black Sea Shipping Company’s page 120
THE LIFE OF PELAGIC VAGRANT providing superb simultaneous translation, 1 heard a senior KGB official admit that there had been a policy of arresting people that were thought to be considering a crime. A few observations on Russia: I didn’t see any graffiti, not even in the Metro. It was shocking to this ex-New Yorker. Advertisements were nearly as scarce as graffiti, although western ones could occasionally be seen on the side of a tram. Car horns were used sparingly and for the purpose for which they are intended — unlike places like Greece and Turkey, where they are used to say "here I am", "look at me", "hello there" and "outa my way". Despite the fact that Russia is a major producer and exporter of crude oil, there were three-hour queues at the fuel pumps. Contraceptives were unavailable and one woman admitted to having had over 20 abortions. The ancient abacus is used nearly everywhere to do reckoning. Sails at the Odessa YC had to be checked in at the end of each day — perhaps to keep moonlight sails from turning into defections. Aegean humor: Three women hone their tans while the mega-yacht wallows on a reef.
agent, Michael Popov, who runs things with respect to visiting yachts, said he thought he could arrange my trip inexpensively by avoiding Intourist hotels. He hadn’t actually done it before, mind you, but I was game to be the guinea pig. The Soviet Union had organized a system whereby people could rent out their flats while on vacation. For the standard threeroom flat, the resident would receive 40 rubles (about $7 U.S.) per night. It was a bargain for me and a good deal for the flatoccupant, too. The resident pays the state just 20 rubles a month for the flat and the average wage is just 300 rubles. So an extra 40 rubles a night was a good deal all around. I used this system in Leningrad, where Michael had sent his junior factotum, Laurik, to Leningrad to meet my flight, locate the flat and generally make sure I didn’t get lost. Once he showed me the way to the main Intourist hotel, where bus tours for independent travelers depart, I was on my own. That meals were available at the hotel was another advantage. Getting yourself fed was and remains a challenge in that part of the world. My neighbor across the hall, in a much-appreciated-by-me burst of hospitality, regularly brought me plates of cooked and tinned food. No conversation was possible between us, but his message was loud and clear: "Welcome stranger." The arrangements in Moscow were even better. Tanya, the tourist guide in Odessa, had a friend there, also a guide, who agreed to take me in hand. Sergei met the flight, put me up in his flat, cooked my meals, showed page 121
me all the sights, and provided excellent conversation and company for a modest 100 rubles ($17 U.S.) per day. I doubt that many foreign tourists got this kind of opportunity to see how life really was in the Soviet Union. Its was as hard as we heard and worse — and it’s probably gotten even worse since then. Life Is Hard In Russia All 'sin' goods like cigarettes, beer and vodka had disappeared from the state shops. Did Lenin ever anticipate that his system would produce history’s first cigarette riots? The elevator in Sergei’s building managed to break down daily and was fixed daily as well. Of course, it was usually out of service when needed. On the third day we ran out of beer. A neighbor told him where he thought some could be bought. The semi-retired Sergei, who finds navigating somewhat painful these days, set off into the night on this important
mission. He returned 40 minutes later empty-handed. "C'est la vie", in Moscow. One evening, Sergei and I watched a TV program — about the KGB! "I never thought I’d see this day," he said. With Sergei
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Voyage To Nice Back in Odessa on the 23rd of August, visa nearing expiration, I busily made preparations for the 325-mile passage back across the Black Sea. Michael sold me fuel for about $1.20 US/gallon; it arrived mysteriously one morning in a colorful assortment of jerry cans. With hard currency, it seems, you can jump the queue. I carried charts for the north coast of Turkey and considered visiting ports as far east as Samsun, but the wind tends to decide these things. As I left Odessa on the 25th, there was a light northwesterly which meant I could sail, wind at the back, anywhere I wanted on the Turkish coast — assuming it held. It didn’t. A few hours later it settled in from the southeast making any destination other than the Bosphorus a miserable sail. Fifty-seven hours later, in the dead of night, the radar guided the Vagrant into the unlit
McCurdie’s Rival 35 ‘Pelagic Vagrant, which he bought new in England, has been a fine little cruising home.
harbor at the north end of the Bosphorus. Friendly following winds returned the next day and it was a downhill run all the way through the Dardanelles and the Aegean
THE ODESSA FILE islands. By October, it was time to make a decision about where to spend the winter. Under consideration were Marmaris Marina in Turkey and Mandraki Harbor on the Greek island of Rhodes. But the idea of staying in the area after the tourist season, when things begin to shut down, did not appeal to me. So even though it meant sailing another 1,200 miles, I decided to head back to the Med and Nice, France. Other friends were planning to winter there and I knew I could find the essentials: English-language newspapers, French bread and cheese, good wine and a language school. What is more, the route to Nice passed close by Rome, long overdue for a visit.
to Fethiye Bay on Turkey’s southwest coast. With favorable winds (the air was not crystal clear but was beginning to feel crisp) and favorable currents, the Vagrant made quick work of getting back to the Atakoy Marina for a much-needed reprovisioning stop after a month in the Soviet Union. Crossing the Sea of Marmara this time took the normal two days versus the 13 required on the way up; it was civilized sailing at last. The next destination was beautiful Fethiye Bay to rendezvous with several cruising pals, but 1 stopped off along the way at many charming harbors and anchorages. It’s rare that I find myself in an anchorage 1 don’t enjoy, because everyone shares their experiences via the Ham radio. "Don’t miss this one", or, "The officials there are a pain", and the like. At the gathering in Fethiye Bay everyone, of course, wanted to know how I liked my trip to Russia. Well, I liked it a lot. On the other hand, I couldn’t say it was always fun. At times and in varying proportions it was frustrating, tiring, exasperating and disheartening. On the other hand, every bit of it was fascinating, and I wouldn’t have missed it for the world.
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MAX EBB — IE very yacht club needs a lawn. Not for looks, not for status, not even for croquet games. It’s for folding sails! Why is this so important? A few generations ago you had to have a place to thoroughly dry out a natural-fiber sail before
make sure you’re within the class rules? Sure you want me to watch?" "All I need is for you to pull the clew tight,
"Max, you don't understand the program here. . . ." stuffing it back in the bag. So the lawn was very necessary. And a yacht club with really good facilities — especially one in a perpetually damp or foggy location — even had to have an indoor "drying room." But thankfully the days of mildewed Egyptian cotton are long gone. Now we have mylar and kevlar, and other problems. To a shiny plastic sail, the surface of a cement dock is like sandpaper. And sails can get splinters fromwood docks. So where do you go to fold your expensive racing sails? Folding on deck still works, but it’s a little clumsy, and besides, when I sail in from a race with the entire inventory filling up the cabin, my crew doesn’t have the patience to fold them one at a time. So we do what just about every¬ body else does — we use the lawn. And that’s why I wasn’t at all surprised to see a jib spread out on the lawn the last time I stopped by the club. From the sail number 1 recognized the boat — a small ultralight that was very active in its local one-design fleet. Once I had the boat identified it was easy to remember the owner. (I’m terrible with names and faces, but never forget a sail number.) "Drying out after the last midwinter race?" I asked as I walked by, wondering if the skipper was old enough to understand what my comment was really referring to. "Yo, Max!" he answered. "Can you give me a hand stretching out this clew for a second?" "Certainly," I said as I walked over to the clew of the sail, "but you’ll have to explain exactly what you want me to do." Then I noticed that there was not just one sail spread out on the lawn, but three, all stacked bn top of each other. The tacks and heads were all nailed into the turf with big screwdrivers. But the clews of the two upper sails were loose. They had to be because the sail on the bottom was the largest and there was no way to pin down the other two without going through the bottom sail. The skipper told be to pull the clew tight while he marked the leech with marking pen. "What’s that mark for?" I asked, and then spotted the tape measure. "Measuring to
at about the same angle as if you were a jib sheet," he said. "In fact, I was about to rig a jib sheet to that tree over there, before you showed up. My crew was supposed to be here to help." N He made some measurements, then put a mark on the leech of the kevlar sail, just above the spreader patch. "Moving the spreader patch?" I asked. "Nope. Now pull the other clew tight. Just need to get this spot located." I complied, and he made another mark, again on the leech, about a foot above the spreader patch this time. "Hmmm. . . luff curves are different," he mumbled to himself. This will take a little bit of guesswork." 'You have to tell me what this is for," I insisted. But before he could dodge my question again, I was startled by the sound of screeching caliper brakes and skidding tires right behind me on the footpath.
L~>ee Helm, a naval architecture student who sometimes crews for me, but more often crews on more competitive boats, had just pulled up on her bicycle. Although at first I didn’t recognize her in her helmet and lime green bicycle suit. "Alright!" she exclaimed when she ob¬ served what was in progress. "Long battens for the big jibs!" "So that’s what you’re up to!" I said. "And now I know why you were so evasive. Bat¬ tens aren’t allowed on overlapping jibs." "They are now," he said. "We changed our class rules last year. No restrictions at all on battens for any sail." "Except you still can’t have them on the spinnakers," corrected Lee. I had no idea if she was serious about battens in spinnakers. But the idea of a batten in a 150 was outrageous enough. Now, I could easily imagine a few battens improving the shape of a 150, especially one that was beginning to age. But what a mess it would be every time the boat tacks! "They’ll last about halfway up the first
windward leg," I predicted. "Every time you tack they’re going to get stuck on the shrouds. If you’re lucky, the pockets will rip off without leaving a big hole in the sail." "Max, you don’t understand the program here," said Lee as she peeled off her styrofoam 'brain bucket' and shook out her hair. "Each sail gets two battens, both of them above the spreader. I mean, even a 150 doesn’t overlap the rig up at the top." She started to explain why the battens really wouldn’t cause a problem, even though the lower of the two would still overlap the upper shroud by a couple of inches, when we were interrupted again. This time it was my sailmaker, delivering some new bags to a boat berthed near the •■I
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M . • . If the shear modulus is less than half the elastic modulus, Poisson’s Ratio will be zero. announced Lee. "You mean you’re going to order a new ’No, No, seriously," said the skipper. "I’ve already had the leeches re-cut a couple of times, and they still start star! to cup after just a page 125
You have to tighten the leech chord, and that’s what makes it cup." "But like, why couldn’t you just use heavier cloth in the leech area?" asked Lee. "We do, for the radial sails. But you have to be careful or else there’s a bump where
MAX EBB — DEATH OF THE LEECH CUP the cloth strength changes. What we ve worked out for our sails is the best possible compromise." Lee started to ask why radial sails still develop leech cup, but once again we were interrupted. This time it was awoman we all
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"The damage is 90% in your head."
knew as a professional rigger, on her way back to her truck for more parts. "What are you racers up to now?" she said with no attempt to hide her disdain for our activities. "What you’re seeing is the first kevlar 150 to have battens installed in it," I said. "No leech hook, nice flat exhaust," added Lee. "Another so-called go-fast I can live without!" said the rigger, a confirmed cruiser. "That’s what you said about long battens in mainsails a few years ago!" 1 reminded her. "And guess who ended up converting to long battens herself? Guess who recom¬ mends converting to long battens to all her customers? Guess who says it doubles the useful life of a mainsail?" "Okay," she confessed, "you racers were right about that one. But battens in a genoa?" "Should do as much good for an old jib as it does for an old main," claimed the skipper. "Okay, half as much, because you can only do the top half." He explained the project again. And Lee asked her loaded question again. "What do you think causes leech cupping, anyway?" "Simple," said the rigger. "The tabling on the leech doubles the thickness right along the edge, so it doesn’t stretch as much. But the cloth right in front of the tabling stretches more, so you get a hollow right in front of the leech tabling. You could eliminate it by just finishing off the leech with a hot knife — and I used to sail on some dinghies that had jibs built like that — but the edge starts to fray after a while. Wouldn’t work on a big boat." "I see," said Lee. I could see her biting her tongue. "We have one expert," 1 said as 1 pointed to the sailmaker, "who says it’s because the leech stretches more, and one who says it’s because the leech stretches less." "Here’s someone who knows!" said the skipper, as he pointed to a van rolling into a parking space in the lot next to the club.
install the battens. , "Almost have them marked up for you," said the skipper when the sailmaker walked up to join our discussion. "Is this really going to work?^ I asked. "Don’t see why not," he said. "But we can build sails now with very little cupping. It’s all a matter of keeping the threadlines oriented with the stress direction." Lee made another face and shook her head behind his back. "What really causes leech cupping, anyway?" she asked. "Mainly tacking damage," he explained. "Every time you tack there’s some very high stress as the sail brushes around the rig. The spreader tip applies a very high point load." "Isn’t the spreader patch supposed to spread that out?" 1 asked. "No, think of what the patch is made of. Just sticky-back dacron. The sail is kevlar. The patch is so stretchy compared to the sail, all it does is protect from chafe. You still get a lot of stretch In the sail from the spreader." "If you really want to build a sail without a leech hook," said sailmaker number one, "it’s easy to do. One way is to build in some fullness to the back half of the sail, so there’ll be some support for the leech. It makes a slow sail, though. Much faster to have the back half flat, and accept some hook." "One of the problems is that it’s too easy to criticize a sail for something like leech hook," added sailmaker number two, "and forget about the more important design features, like distribution of draft." Meanwhile, Lee and the owner of the sails were back at work with tape measure and marking pen, indicating where the battens were going. The sailmakers continued to debate, although they really agreed on just about everything. Yet another expert showed up, this one an engineer with a large racer/cruiser. He had come outside for a smoke, and thought¬ fully puffed on his pipe while he expressed the usual skepticism. We subjected him to the same explanation, and Lee once again solicited his opinion as to why cupping occurs.
"The airflow is very unstable at the trailing edge of a sail," he answered, "so there’s a strong tendency for the sail to flutter. This is much worse during a tack, of course, but also happens when the sail’s full. You need to put on leech cord to stop it, so you end up with cup." Sailmakers one and two responded with new variations of their own theories, while Lee and I started to fold one of the sails. The engineer and the rigger folded another sail, and the two sailmakers finally took the last one. In a minute all three were back in their bags and on their way to the loft. The skipper went back down to his boat to put away his screwdrivers and tape measure, and the engineer and the rigger went off discussing some problem about spinnaker halyard sheaves. "What really does cause leech cup?" I finally asked Lee. "It’s basic material science," she said, "although it’s not really fair to expect a sailmaker to understand it. Remember Poisson’s Ratio?" This did ring a very dim and distant bell in my memory. Eons ago, in an undergraduate class, I had encountered it. I nodded. "If the shear modulus is less than half of the elastic modulus, which is generally the case, Poisson’s Ratio will be greater than zero. This means that if you stretch some¬ thing in one direction, it shrinks in the direction at right angles to the load. When you stretch the leech of a sail, it deforms inward. The free edge can’t sustain any load in the transverse direction (unless it’s like a deep catenary that you have in a hollow roach) so it deforms inward. From there, everything the sailmakers said was pretty much correct."
MR LJut they just don’t understand why it starts in the first place?" "Totally clueless. But like, that’s okay. Battens are the solution. The next step is to put some short battens in the bottom half of the sail too. The sailmaker says that they have some new tricks for giving the batten a 'soft' front end, so it can’t get stuck during a tack. Still need to experiment on that one, though." I reminded Lee that, even if it does work, we still have some details to deal with like class rules. "PHRF allows it," she said. "So you think leech cup is really on its way out?" I asked. "For sure. Best thing to happen to jibs since they dumped cotton sails!"
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Chartering The Florida Keys Searching for a new charter location but saddled with a recession-dwindled budget? Then consider a charter in the Florida Keys, where we were pleasantly surprised. If you don’t demand vast stretches of white sand beaches or an exotic cultured experience, sailing the Keys can be a real joy. The Keys are small coral and limestone islands perched precariously in the aquamarine waters of the Straits of Florida and Florida Bay. The sailing area is quite large, the winds are usually steady, the seas are calm, the weather is warm, the area is well marked, there’s a wide variety of boats and the natives — usually — speak English. The natives are called conchs, the first or second generation implants are 'fresh conchs' and everyone else is a tourist. We’re used to chartering from big name
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outfits and didn’t know anything about the mostly small Florida outfits that advertise in the glossy rags. So we contacted Les Lewis,
of San Francisco’s Cruising Connection, who recommended Miami-based Tom Collins Yacht Charters. That Is his name; you should see the company logo. , Collins really knows the area and the boats, and if he doesn’t answer the phones personally, he’s probably out sailing the Keys himself. Collins listened to our needs and recommended a Watkins Seavi>olf 3Q from Cruzan Yacht Charters, a boat that goes for $975/week in the high season. The same boat charters in the Bahamas for 50% more. Collins handled all the front end details and was very nice to work with. Incidentally, a lot of boats charter by the day only, and thus don’t come with a dink. We suggest you get a dink, for which you may have to pay extra. We picked up Sun Dancer the day after Christmas at Dinner Key Marina in Coconut Grove, a $10 taxi ride from Miami International Airport. We literally fell in love with the boat. She’s a solid, well-found, extremely roomy pocket cruiser that was built in Clearwater. (I don’t recall ever seeing one on the West Coast.) Sun Dancer was four years old, but Capt. Danny Vails, who runs Cruzan, keeps her very clean and well-maintained. The 30footer could sleep two in the cockpit — we did it — three in the main salon, one in a quarter berth and two in the v-berth. All of the berths offered comfortable sleeping space for an adult. She also had 6'3" standing headroom. We actually think she was a 36-footer with just a 30 on the sail. But the biggest praise we have for the boat is that she was well-balanced and sailed like a dream. Her only drawback was the 18 h.p. Yanmar diesel; she rattled like a bucket of bolts when cold, which lead us to dub her 'the African Queen. (By the way, the original African Queen from the film classic is at the Key Largo Holiday Inn.) Unlike the case with the big companies in the Caribbean, don’t expect the small Florida outfits to do the provisioning. But it’s not a problem as there are plenty of supermarkets in the Coconut Grove area, including a Pantry Pride and Publix. We can’t recommend the latter, however, since we eventually had to toss most of the meat and fish we bought there. They had been on
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deeper keel sailboats. In any event, there is plenty of cruising variety. You can sail down the 'outside' and back the 'inside' or vice versa. If the weather turns bad on the outside, you can duck back inside for shelter. Biscayne Bay is 35 miles long and eight miles wide, or approximately the size of San Francisco Bay. It’s about 125 nautical miles between Key Biscayne and Key West, which makes it a leisurely two-week cruise. Incidentally, the IntraCoastal Waterway, aka the Big Ditch, which starts in Norfolk, Virginia, is well-marked and threads its way though the Keys to Key West. We got a thorough boat check-out, chart briefing and itinerary suggestions from Vails before we started. All the particulars of sailing the Keys are spelled out in 'the' Cruising Guide to the area by Frank Papy. (It’s available from Tradewinds Instruments
in Alameda.) The 1990 edition of the Cruising Guide wasn’t fully up-to-date on marker numbers, and we were glad we had the latest NOAA charts on board. But who knows, maybe they change them randomly to confuse drug smugglers. While everything is well marked, dead reckoning is a must for first-timers as you can’t always see from one channel marker to the next. Checking the accuracy of the depthsounder with a lead-in before you start is prudent, as it’s all pretty shallow water. Adding to the enjoyment of the Keys are the numerous reefs, which are at a perfect depth for snorkeling, between Hawk Channel and the ocean. The majority of reefs are protected by the state or national park system, and include John Pennekamp State Park (famous for the 'Christ of the
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Deep' statue and Key Largo and Biscayne Bay National Parks. Mooring buoys have been installed around all the reefs so that boating clods don’t anchor on the coral. Break a reef, go to jail! Well almost, as you can be fined up to $50,000 for damaging the coral. There are powerboats galore in this area, mostly giant,, six-story, quadruple, flyingbridged, fuel guzzling, wake-making, flatiron * fishing boats. They are mostly driven by beer-guzzling, channel-hogging, wake¬ making dolts. I must admit that one powerboater did ’ intentionally slow to minimize his wake in a narrow channel. The radio chatter is full of "thanks for the wake, you jerk!" comments. While never seen, the Coasties could always be heard on the VHF. They mostly shooed people off Channel 16 and informed the public of local hazards to navigation,
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such as upside-down picnic tables floating in the channel. Perhaps this explains why virtually no boats sported the dreaded 'User Fee' stickers. The Southern Florida Christmas weather is definitely an improvement over the Bay Area’s, but it’s not perfect. Supposedly, the ideal time to cruise these waters is from February 15 until the end of May. Summers are very hot, humid and buggy on shore, and there is always the threat of hurricanes. We started our charter with good weather, but then caught a couple of storms on the way back with winds that shifted from the southwest to northeast. But sailing in warm rain is an uncommon but fun experience for Bay Area sailors. January is reputed to be the driest month of the year, with just two inches of rainfall. Windbreakers, sweatshirts and jeans were all the warm clothes we needed. Most of the time, however, we were in shorts, t-shirts and went barefoot — God’s ultimate boat shoe. The water temperature was around 75° in the ICW and warmer in Hawk Channel, due to the proximity of the Gulf Stream. We generally sailed about four hours each day, which took us as far south as Rodriquez Key, just south of Key Largo Town. Since this was our mid-way point, we stopped for additional provisions, fuel, water and showers (gratis at Marina Del Mar). We could have stayed in a slip overnight and had dinner ashore, but most places charge between $1.50 and $3.50 a foot with a $45 minimum. That seemed a bit steep. Most of the slips we saw were hard-to a concrete dock with a tar-covered mooring pillar separating them. Some of the locals rig a Yyoke or slingshot from the pillars to the dock to catch the bow and avoid damaging the concrete with their boats. Anchorages in the Keys are weird, and anyplace seems to qualify. There was rarely any protection from the wind and sea, but the natural protection of the nearby barrier reef and numerous Keys served the same purpose. Since we never anchored in more than 10 feet of water, it was a snap. One night we anchored off former-President Nixon’s Biscayne mansion. Another night found us at Boca Chita Key (owned by the National Park Service), where we carefully tied to the concrete seawall with enough slack to allow for the three foot tidal variation. A delightful stroll around the perimeter of the palm covered Key takes about 15 minutes and ends at the attractive
lighthouse at the entrance to the small boat harbor. In little 'No Name Harbor' at the tip of Key Biscayne, boats were crowded in every which way, tugging on 1.5 to 1 scopes to avoid drifting into each other. We snuggled in, found what was probably the last spot and put out 1.8 to 1 scope just to be safe. After dark a 36-footer came in and anchored one boat length from us. Within two hours they had re-anchored twice, obviously aware of how close they were. Finally they got the willies, and much to our relief, left. A nice touch at many anchorages was the fact that several of the boats sported holiday lighting and decorations. One of these was a Watkins 36. The owner told us he’d previously fallen in love with a 27 and now loves his 36. If you plan to spend some time on land, visit the alligators in Everglades National Park — the country’s second largest. And, take a three-hour drive down to Key West, the most Berkeley-like town in the contiguous 48. For those with avian interests, the quantity and quality of bird life in the area, especially on land, is spectacular. Big Pine Key has the only known herd of tiny Key Deer in the world; they are only 2Vz feet tall and weigh less than 75 pounds. Staying ashore can break your budget, however, even if you stay in tents. One place wanted $45/night just for a tent site!
Left: 'Savant making tracks in the South Seas. Right: BBQ time in Fiji.
The bottom line is that we had a really great time and didn’t spend too much money. We highly recommend it and would do it again. — frank magnotta & becky failor
High Performance Offshore Charters On Friday the 21, the Santa Cruz 50 Yukon Jack crossed the finish line of the 1,100-mile San Diego to Manzanillo Race. The crew consisted of six male Club Nautique members, Capt. Rick Nicastro (the race started on his 40th birthday) and Nicastro’s girlfriend Sandy May. This was something of a shakedown race/cruise for the Santa Cruz 50, which has been greatly modified to serve as an offshore racing training vessel. Certified by the Coast Guard to carry as many as 25 passengers — but not, obviously on offshore passages — Yukon Jack was much upgraded and 'comfortized' at Mariner Boat Yard in Alameda. The re-fit included the installation of a 8.5 kw generator, a refrigerator/freezer, radar, watermaker, anchor windlass and a rearrangement of the interior into three separate cabins.'Not all of these changes are
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conducive to making the boat ultracompetitive, but she’ll still be plenty fast and much more enjoyable for average club members to sail. Now that the Manzanillo Race is over, Club Nautique has Yukon Jack on an ambitious schedule that includes cruising in Mexico, MEXORC, Sea of Cortez Sail Week, training cruises back up to San Francisco, entry in the West Marine Pacific Cup and delivery back to San Francisco. The 17 different segments between now and August range in price from $595 to $3,495 per person. Can you guess whether the $595 segment is for the delivery trip back up the coast or for the West Marine Pacific Cup? Yukon Jack will be the third boat Club Nautique members have sailed in the Pacific Cup. In 1988 they took the C&C 41 Gatecrasher and in 1990 they took the Express 37 Secret ofNimh. Yukon Jack will be skippered by Club Nautique instructor Doug Teakell who will be assisted by a second club instructor. There are eight spots — a few are still open — for club members and others wishing to sign up for "the fun race to Hawaii". , Teakell, who has skippered six Club Nautique Catalina Race charters, says most charterers enjoy them and they get many repeat customers. "I’ve only had two irate guests, and that was in 1990 when there
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With spring upon us, charter possibilities blossom like flowers. We’ve got some suggestions. If you don’t own a boat, there’s no more pleasurable experience than the first warm sail on the Bay after a long rainy winter — such as we’ve just endured. The local charter companies are buffing up their fleets in anticipation of the upcoming high season, so give them a ring. San Diego, with the America’s Cup action and ambience, will be the prime California charter destination through the end of May. You can bareboat for a few days or a week, or sign up for a day charter to go watch the racing. Before the arrival of Southern California’s 'June Groom', you might also think about a long weekend from Marina del Rey, Long Beach or Newport to Catalina. The best time — because it’s the least crowded — to visit Catalina is before school lets out in June and the mobs of kids — and yachts — arrive. It’s still too cool to charter in the Pacific Northwest, but now is the time to make your reservations for summer and fall — if you want to get the boat of your choice. The Northwest is one of the hottest chartering areas in the world, particularly with folks being a little more thrifty with their charter dollars than in previous years. We hope to have a feature on chartering in that area in the next issue. Most people consider the Caribbean to be a winter charter destination, but that’s misleading. It is busiest in the winter primarily because folks from back East, the Midwest and Canada will do anything to escape the cold and snow. In reality, the most pleasant Caribbean conditions are usually found between March and June. The trades are lighter but more consistent, and the humidity — like the charter rates — are low. April and particularly May and June are prime times for chartering in the Sea of Cortez, where The Moorings still operates the only really professional operation in Mexico. If you like the desert and the sea, this is the place for you. Incidentally, we were under the mistaken impression that you can’t take a Moorings /
boat as far south as La Paz for Sea of Cortez Race Week. You can — provided you’re willing to be self-reliant and not expect a support boat to show up in an hour to fix a leaky water pump. Right now is also the time to make reservations for chartering in Greece and Turkey. Both are magnificent charter destinations, but you really need a 10 to 14 day charter to make the long trip over worthwhile. A week just isn’t enough. How about chartering with 'friends'? Capt. Gene Budinger and Best Mate Judy are former Northern California real estate brokers and stock brokers respectively, who’ve given it up to own and operate a charter boat in the Caribbean. Their Soverel 48 ketch Cavu charters in the Virgins for $4,200 for four, including the crew, meals and bar. They’re also offering a special Antigua Sail Week package that runs from between $100 and $150/day per person. They’ve got lots of references from Northern California sailors, so you might give them a call at (800) 422-4663, Ext. 400. If the South Pacific appeals to you, Kim and Deborah Gray, who left San Francisco aboard their Niagara 37 Savant in 1988 to do the Milk Run, are offering unusual crewed charters. For example, this coming season, from June to December, they’ll be chartering in New Caledonia, Vanuatu and the Trobriand Islands of Papua New Guinea. It’s 'just the thing for someone whose done the Virgins one time too many. The Gray’s previously lead charter trips to the Caribbean and Centred America. Savant can be booked through Ocean Voyages, 332-4681. And for those of you who think big, think Big O around the world. World Cruising Ltd., which sponsors the ARCs, America 500 and current Europa '92 has announced that a second Around the World Rally will leave Gibraltar on January 6,1994 (boats can also join from San Diego starting on March 31, 1994) and fihish back in Gib 16 months later. There are 20 legs of the rally, and their are short breaks to cruise the Eastern Caribbean, the Society Islands, Tonga and Fiji, Indonesia, and Malaysia and Thailand. We at Latitude are seriously considering syndicating or chartering out our Ocean 71 for parts of this event — assuming the current Around the World Rally receives good reviews. If interested and you want to get on our mailing list, drop us a line to Around The World 1994, Box 1678, Sausalito, CA 94966.
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With reports this month on John Jourdane’s new book; results of the Big Daddy Regatta; a 'tips from the top' by Carl Schumacher about covering your competition; a Record-breaking run In the San Diego to Manzanillo Race; the Rolex Yachtspersons of the Year; an up-to-the-moment list of entries In the revitalized Vic-Maul Race; results of seven different midwinter races; and the usual spooge at the end we call race notes.
Required Reading Three o’clock in the morning; it’s pitch black and snowing. I’ve just crawled forward on the ice-covered foredeck with Alain, Ceddy and Alec to pull down the number 4 jib, and put up the storm jib. It’s blowing 45 knots, and huge icy waves are trying to wrench us into the freezing Antarctic seas. My hands are so cold it feels like a thousand needles are piercing them, and they are almost useless 3s I try to grip the flailing sail. God! What am I doing here when I could be on a beach in Hawaii, sitting under a palm tree in the hot sun and drinking a mai
as every crewman on the twenty-two other boats in the Race. This is the Whitbread; the "Mount Everest" of yachting; the ultimate race; right around the world at high speed, and on the most sophisticated maxi yachts in existence. This is the stuff that all those "armchair sailors" sitting in front of their fireplaces dream about. I’ll stick it out, and as my Kiwi friends say, "Grunt up, mate," dig inside and find that extra will and energy needed to get the job done. I’ll make it through this watch, then go below, crawl into my wet, but warm, sleeping bag and collapse into a four hour coma-like sleep. I’ll worry about how I’m going to get through the next watch when the time comes, but right now I have to deal with this damn storm jib. So, "quit whining, and grunt up, mate." — from Icebergs, Port and Starboard by John Jourdane Ed. Note—Jourdane’s exciting240-page account of sailing on Fisher & Faykel in the ’89/’90 Whitbread Race will be available shortly at your local chandlery or bookstore. We’re currently reading the ’advance copy' John sent us and enjoying It Immensely. Jourdane, Incidentally, recently resigned as captain of Peter Tong’s SC 70 Blondie to begin full-time work as the project manager for two 60-footer Whitbread racers being built for a San Diego-based effort.
Occasional 'Latitude' contributor John Jourdane, author of'Icebergs, Port and Starboard'.
tai? Instead I’m deep in the Southern Ocean, in a blizzard, on an 82-foot sailboat with seventeen "mad" Kiwis who are pushing the boat and themselves beyond the limit of sanity. But it’s my choice to be here — the same
Big Daddy Regatta The Richmond Riviera lived up to its reputation on February 22-23, as shorts and shirtsleeves were the uniform of the weekend for Richmond YC’s always fun Big Daddy IMS Regatta. The tried-and-true format of two short races on Saturday, a blowout party (this year featuring steel drums and reggae music) and a longer pursuit race on Sunday left ’em smiling once again. But a new event, held during Saturday night’s party, provided the entertainment highlight of the weekend. Ten participants in the inaugural "Ultimate Yachtsman Contest" were timed as they tried to simultaneously pack a pre-knotted spinnaker, eat a tunafish
sandwich (on a stale roll) and a Twinkie, and wash it down with a beer — all the while being doused with water! John Burke, foredeckman on Moonshadow, posted the quick¬ est time. Move over, American Gladiators! Results of the other contest follow: SATURDAY, 2/22 (2 RACES): DIV. A — 1) Terminator, Serendipity 43, Steve Sundeen, 3.75 points; 2) Leading Lady, Peterson 41, Bob Klein, 6.75; 3) Corsair, Serendipity 43, Craig Brown, 8; 4) Swiftsure, Frers 58, Sy Kleinman, 10; 5) Jack Rabbit, Peterson 40, Dave Liggett, 10. (11 boats) DIV. B — 1) Bandido, Farr 36, Ed Lawrence, 1.5 points; 2) Expeditious, Express 34, Bartz Schneider, 6; 3) Wavetrain, Olson 91 IS, Rick Caskey, 7; 4) National Biscuit, Schumacher 35, Colin Case, 7; 5) Sweet Okole, Farr 36, Dean T readway, 8. (10 boats) J/35 & EXPRESS 37 — 1) jarlen, J/35, Bob Bloom, page 142
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Another race, another time:'Moonlight1 covers 'Elan' coming off the starting line.
10 points; 2) Ukiyo, J/35, John Williams, 11.75; 3) Slithergadee, J/35, John Niesley, 13; 4) Fever, J/35, Barry Danieli, 14; 5) Redline, J/35, Fawns/Trask, 14. (18 boats) DIV. D — 1) Wolf Pack, Donovan 30, Rod Park, 1.5 points; 2) Golden Bear, Frers 46, UC Berkeley, 5; 3) Rocinante, Beneteau 42, Alex Malaccorto, 8; 4) Contessa II, Centurion 42, Gordon Cox, 9; 5) Condor, C&C 40, Mario Sepulvada, 11. (10 boats) DIV. E — 1) Svendle, Carrera 38, Sven Svendsen, 3.75 points; 2) Excalibur, Santana 35, Byron Mayo, 9; 3) Paso Doble, Olson 29, Rodrigo Leon, 10; 4) Liquid Gait, Olson 30, Jack Easterly, 11; 5) Wildfire, Ranger 37, John Clauser, 12. (15 boats) J/29 — 1) Blazer, Mike Lambert, 1.5 points; 2) Advantage II, Pat Benedict, 4; 3) Black Lace, Sodhani/Dincel, 8; 4) Maybe, Brewster/Schwab/
Worthington, 8; 5) Thrasher, Steve & Nick Podell, 11.(11 boats) DIV. G — 1) Outta Sight, Laser 28, Ken Anderson, 3.75 points; 2) Limelight, J/30, Harry Blake, 3.75; 3) Dynaflow, SC 27, Matt Dini, 8; 4) Freestyle, C&C 33, Dave Jones, 10; 5) Sunday Punch, Express 34, Scott Ruck, 13. (17 boats) EXPRESS 27 — 1) Sweet Pea, Karl Engdahl, 6.75 points; 2) Presto, John Todd, 7; 3) Light 'N Up, Gary Clifford, 9; 4) Graeagle, George Koch, 9; 5) Archimedes, Dick Swanson, 10. (11 boats) MOORE 24 — 1) Snafu-U, Connerly/Berryman, 1.5 points; 2) Wet Spot, Mike O'Callaghan, 7; 3) Speedster, Jim Samuels, 7; 4) Kangaroo Court, Carrick/Easteer, 7; 5) Freeflight, Pat Mitchell, 10. (9 boats) WABBIT & F-27 — 1) WPOD, Wabbit, Melinda & Bill Erkelens, 1.5 points; 2) Kwazy, Wabbit, Colin Moore, 6; 3) Kong, Wabbit, Stewart/Hackworth, 6; 4) Mr. McGregor, Wabbit, Kim Desenberg, 7; 5) Wind Blown Hare, Wabbit, Steve Bates, 10. (15
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Tips From the Top: The Art of Covering Covering one’s opponent in sailboat racing is one of the most basic moves in the sport. It’s always amazing, therefore, how often it is misused, abused and not used. There are two types of covering — the loose cover, and the in-your-face, don’t-let’em- see-daylight cover. Each has its place, and the priority can change during a regatta or race. Example of both types occurred just the other weekend. It was the last race of the Metropolitan/ Berkeley Midwinters and we were sailing Moonlight, our Express 27, in a 21-boat one design fleet. The first two places were pretty much out of reach, but five boats were separated by two points for third place in the series. Points leader in our group was Steve Lake in Elan, but we were only one point behind. Because we would win a tie breaker, all we had to do was beat Steve and not let any of the others finish more than one boat ahead. Conversely, all Steve had to do was beat us. The race started in light air, and as we came off the line Elan had a little better air and soon worked out to a two-boatlength lead. The other boats we were racing against didn’t start as well and we opened up on them comfortably. Steve began to cover us loosely. If you’re savvy enough to be reading The Racing Sheet, you probably already know that a sailboat casts a wind shadow and that those behind you will have less wind, which is also more turbulent. With the loose cover, you don’t try to block your opponent’s wind; rather, you stay in the same general area and tack on the shifts. It’s used when you have confidence in your speed and your ability to sail away from him. If you’re trying to beat more than one other boat, a variation of this approach can be used to ’shepherd’ your closest opponent in the same direction as a •secondary one. Give him dirty air when going away from the preferred direction and clean air when sailing toward the favored way. Unfortunately for us, Steve was doing this to perfection. Although trying not to panic, we did make a couple of tacks to try to clear ourselves from boats that had come between us. Steve would calmly sail on, wait for a shift, then tack our way. Slowly his lead increased to five or six boatlengths. When you’re the boat
being covered, you must be very careful not to make mistakes. Pick your own spots to tack and try to stay close enough to blanket the leader when you make the turn onto a run. If you make desperation tacks in rough water, or when lifted, your opponent will get farther away and eventually sail out of reach. We finally settled down in the last half of the second beat and although no distance was gained back, we stopped the impending
disaster. Still, it was going to take luck on our part or a mistake on Steveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part to achieve our goal that day. On the run, the covering advantage shifts to the trailing boat â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but only if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s close enough. In order to keep clear air, the lead boat is forced to sail a less than optimum course. Here, the loose cover only works in handicap racing where a boat can be behind but leading on corrected time. When sailing
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Scenes from the 2/15 Jack Frost Series (clockwise from above): ‘Reflux' looking good; 'Maluhia' at '6'; 'Mystical Creampuffs' finished first; 'Dreamtime' in trouble; 'White Lightning and 'Esea Rider' rafting up; the F-27 'Bad Bo/. All photos by Nancy White.
leeward mark while he had to overstand in order to keep clear air. This brought us back to within two or three lengths by the leeward mark. Still, he was in the controlling position and a correct covering technique would ice the race for him. At this point, there was one mile to go to
windward with port tack heavily favored (the wind had shifted so 90% of the leg was on port tack). At this point, the covering style should change and the motto is simple. To borrow a basketball term, "stay between your man and the hoop". If you have speed, you don’t need to block his wind. But if you stay
between your opponent and the finish line, there’s is no way he can beat you regardless of how the wind shifts. Now there’s no reason to not to paste him at every oppor¬ tunity. If one tack is favored, every time he’s on that tack give him a good dose of exhaust fumes. He has two options: tack, which will send him to the layline where you both will reach to the finish line; or drive off to leeward where you just continue to gas ’em.
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favored side of the course and out of his control. We then got some help from other sailboats on his wind and a couple of bad waves. After trailing the entire race, we were able to squeak past right at the finish, get second in the race and a hard fought third
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her triumphant ways by taking the 1,100mile race in the record time of 123 hours, 48 minutes and 41 seconds. Pyewacket shaved about 4 hours off the previous record, set by Cheval two years ago. Joining Roy for the winning trip was navigator Mark Rudiger, formerly of Sausalito, and a hot crew led by Robbie Haines and Skip Allan. Unfortunately, the race was just finishing as we went to press, so the war stories haven’t had a chance to filter north yet. We gather, however, that the first few days were spent reaching down the rhumbline with #3s and reefed mains — a fast but uncomfort¬ able point of sail. During this time, the SC 70 Oli developed rig problems and dropped out, turning into Turtle Bay. The rest of the trip was, we think, a run in light to moderate air. Pyewacket made her move at Cabo, springing out of the hole there and putting 50 miles on the next boat. She went on to easily beat the next sled, Grand Illusion, by 14 hours. The only Northern California effort in the 22-boat fleet was Club Nautique’s SC 50 Yukon Jack {ex-Chardonnay), which finished first in the IMS divisions and fourth among the so-called Fabulous 50s. The race was a shakedown for Club Nautique’s ambitious ’92 ocean sailing schedule (MEXORC, Sea of Cortez, Pacific Cup and more) with the SC
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The trailing boat will try to force a mistake. While watching your opponent and trying to match him tack for tack, have someone on your boat watching for waves. Always try to find a smooth spot for the tack. If you hit waves in the middle of a tack with the sails luffing, you will come to a complete stop and it will take seemingly forever to get going again. Also, try not to tack while sailing on a lift. This can reduce the distance between you and the other boat. If he tacks on a lift, and you can wait for the header or at least the normal wind you will make the gain. Try not to let the other boat get ahead of your beam or across your stern centerline. This takes you out of the controlling position and a big wind shift can erase your lead. Sometimes these are conflicting criteria. In that case you must decide which is more important given that day’s conditions, your relative boatspeed and the size of your lead. Here is where Steve made his first mistake of the day. He continued the loose cover on port tack. Twice he set himself up to wind¬ ward and abeam or slightly aft of the beam. This gave us clear air, heading for the
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overall in the series. One of the great things about the game of sailboat racing is that lessons are always there to be learned. A couple of days later Steve and I were talking about the race. His analysis and mine were pretty close. He felt that he had enough of a speed advantage on us that he didn’t need to cover us on that last leg. Of course, in 20-20 hindsight, he would have put the clamps on tighter at the end of the race. On Moonlight, we were counting our blessings — next time, we might not be so lucky! — carl schumacher, naval architect Manzanillo Race Disney stock continues to soar, both on the New York Stock Exchange and on the sled circuit, where Pyewacket — Roy Dis¬ ney’s red-hot SC 70 — recently opened the ’92 ULDB 70 Championship Season with a convincing bullet in the ninth biennial BMW/San Diego to Las Hadas/Manzanillo International Yacht Race. Pyewacket, last year’s runaway 'Sled of the Year', continued
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"It was your classic midwinter Cityfront race — decent westerlies and a big ebb," ex¬ plained Latitude 38 staffer John Arndt, who begged us not to mention Little O’s sideways spinnaker set at Blaekaller Buoy. The two big classes finished their fourrace series, with Kotuku and Wolf Pack emerging victorious in IMS and PHRF-I, res¬ at it again on March 7, a make-up race for December’s abandoned effort. The field of contenders for the Seaweed Soup Bowl, literally a big pickle dish for best record in fleet, is now down to three boats. David Thomson’s Farr 12/20 Kotuku, which 'putted out' with a respectable 6.5 points, is happens on March 7. David Boyd’s Folkboat Highway {3.5 points) and Curtis King’s Thunderbird Toots (5.5 points) are the two
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Rolex Yachtsman Awards Ed Adams and J.J. Isler were recently named the Rolex Yachtsman and Yachts¬ woman of the Year, arguably the highest
J.J. Isler and Ed Adams, 1991 Rolex Yachtspeople of the Year.
annual award in U.S. sailing. Adams, a 35year-old Star sailor from Newport, R.I., and Isler, a 28-year-old 470 sailor from San Diego, both had outstanding years in tough Olympic classes — apparently a big criteria in the voting this year. Adams bested a 'short list' that consisted of Ken Read (J/24 world and NA champ), Larry Klein (Soling world champ), Paul Cayard (IACC and IOR 50-Footer world
champion) and Ed Baird (top 10 match racer; big boats). "U.S. sailors had an amazing year in international keel boat competition," observed Sailing World editor John Burnham. "Any one of those guys could have won in a 'normal' year." Adams was selected on the basis of his consistent domination of the Star and Snipe classes. He’s currently ranked first in Stars in the U.S., and sixth in the world. Isler’s competition for Yachtswoman of the Year came mainly from Betsy Allison, who won the Rolex Women’s Keelboat Championship as well the Adams Cup earlier in the year. But in the stretch it was Isler who came on strong, winning the Women’s 470 Worlds in Brisbane, Australia, in December. Along with crew Pam Healy of Pt. Richmond — a very talented sailor in her own right — Isler is the number one ranked woman 470 sailor in the country. She also found time to compile an enviable record on the maledominated International Match Racing Circuit. Adams and Isler, both former collegiate All-Americans (he at U.R.I., she at Yale), join an elite group of sailors who have won the coveted Rolex Award more than once. Each was awarded a Rolex Watch as part of the deal — and both showed a lot of class by giving the watches to their crews. Adams, in
MIDWINTER RACE RESULTS Wylie 37, Keith MacBeth, (10 boats) PHRF I (0-89) — 1) Wolf Pack., Donovan 30, Rod Park; 2) Esprit, J/35, Kuhn/Russetl; 3) Siithergadee, J/35, John Niesley; 4) Re-Quest, Express 37, Glenn Isaacson; 5) Redline, j/35, Fawns/Trask. (14 boats) PHRF II (90-134) — 1) Palawan, Etchells, Roy Kutz; 2) Yucca, 8-Meter, Hank Easom; 3) Gemini, Baltic 38, Dave Fain; 4) Wild Flower, Santana 35, ArtMowry; 5) Take Five, Santana 35, Doster/Sinz. (19 boats) PHRF Ilf (135-173) — 1) Limelight, j/30, Harry Blake; 2) Team Bonzi, Moore 24, Noel Wilson; 3) Hot Flash, J/30, George Kokalis; 4) Wanderlust, Ericson 35, Bruce Muhro; 5) Undine, IOD, Don Payan. (13 boats) PHRF IV (174-220) — 1) Toots, Thunderbird, Curtis King; 2) Redtaii, Knarr, Mike Horick; 3) Boog-a-Loo, Cal 29, Nancy Rogers; 4) Red Dragon, Scampi, joe Ong; 5) Aquavit, Knarr, Ray Palmer. (10 boats) PHRF V (221-up) — 1) Highway, Folkboat, David Boyd; 2) Freja, folkboat, Ed Welch; 3) Ancient Wings, Santana 22, Katzoff/Shapiro; 4) Shazamf, Santana 22, Bud Sandkulla; 5) Caliban, Cal 20, David Green. (12 boats)
BYC/MYCO Midwinters The fourth and final installment of the ’91-92 Berkeley/Metropolitan Midwinters occurred on the relatively windy weekend of page 147
February 8-9. Results of each day’s racing follow; overall results will appear in a future issue. The awards ceremony for the wellattended series will take place on March 7 at the Berkeley YC clubhouse Immediately following the Champion of Champions Race. SATURDAY, 2/8: DiV. A (0-138) - 1) Absolute 88, Wylie 37, Keith MacBeth; 2) WPOD, Wylie Wabbit, Billy & Melinda Erkelens; 3) Take Off, Laser 28, Greg & Ron Burn. (9 boats) DIV. B (141-195) — 1) Cannonball, Hawkfarm, Mike Biiafer; 2) Twilight Zone, Merit 25, Paul Kamen; 3) High Frequency, C. Bell/R. Merle. (10 boats) „ DIV. C (198-204) — 1) Catalyst, Catalina 27, Ed Durbin; 2) Checkout, Cai 2-27, Misha Orloff; 3) Freyja, Catalina 27, Larry & Doug Nelson. (6 boats) DIV. D (207-up) — 1) Blue Meanie, Santana 20, Sherron Hart; 2) Madman xH20, Santana 20, Steve Katzman; 3) Knuckles, Santana 22, Lou & Paul Bouc, (7 boats) OLSON 30 — 1) Bottom Line, Tony Pohl; 2) Saint Anne, Dick Heckman; 3) Zephyros, Dave Oliver; 4) Vortidty, Jeff Cething. (12 boats) J/29 —1) Advantage il, Pat Benedict; 2) Blazer, Mike Lambert; 3) Maybe, George Brewster. (7 boats) EXPRESS 27 — 1) Bessie Jay, Monroe Wingate;
2) Moonlight, C. Schumacher/J. Franklin; 3) Guneukitschekovitchski, J. Collins/S. Easom; 4) Elan, Steve Lake; 5) Jalapeno, John Stewart; 6) Locomotion, M. Radcliffe et. at.; 7) Risk, Jim Peterson. (21 boats) SC 27 — 1) Concubine, Brad Whitaker; 2) Saltshaker, Art Sutton. (4 boats) MOORE 24 — 1) Speedster, Jim Samuels. (3 boats) J/24 — 1) J-Walker, D. Nazzal/P. Perkins; 2) Grinder, Jeff Uttfin; 3) How Rude, D. Hodges/ S.Walecka; 4) Snow Job, Goderick/Meyer; 5} Strange Crew, Michael Branco; 6) Wonder Woman, Tom Kennelly; 7) Cracker Jack, Steve Highbarger; 8) Eiectra, John Oldham. (28 boats) NEWPORT 30 — 1) Topgallant, Frank Hinman; 2) Achates, Bill Schultz; 3) Bushwa, Bob Macfie. (9 boats) CAL 20 — T1 Hana Pau, H. Burn-Callander; 2) ' Upper Bound, Peter Fowler. (5 boats) ■
SUNDAY, 2/9: DiV. I (0-141) — 1) Blue Max, Dehler 34, Jim Freeland; 2) Wavetrain, Olson 91 IS, Rick Caskey; 3) ishtar, Aphrodite 101, Bill Wright. (7 boats) DIV. II (144-168) — 1) Chesapeake, Merit 25, Jim Fair; 2) Free Flight, Moore 24, Pat Mitchell. (3 boats) DIV. Ill (171 -198) — 1) Antares, Islander 30 Mk. II, Larry Telford; 2) Temptation, Cal 2-27, Roliye
THE RACING fact, surprised his crew (Tom Olsen in Stars; Nancy Haberland in Snipes) by arranging for each to receive a watch at the ceremony, held at New York YC. Healy, who was unable to attend, will get hers the next time she gets together with JJ. For the record, here’s the complete list of past Rolex winners: Year 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
Yachtsman Buddy Melges Bus Mosbacher Joe Duplin Bob Bavier Dick Tillman Bill Cox Bus Mosbacher Lowell North Robert F. Johnson Ted Turner Ding Schoonmaker Buddy Melges Ted Turner Ted Hood Dennis Conner Lowell North Ted Turner Buddy Melges Ted Turner Dennis Conner Dave Curtis Randy Smyth Dave Curtis Bill Buchan Ken Read
Yitblsmm Timmy Schneider Sue Sinclair Leggie Mertz Jane Pegel Timmy (Schneider) Larr Jerie Clark Betty Foulk June Methot Jan O'Malley Jan O'Malley Jane Pegel Jane Pegel Sally Lindsay Sally Lindsay Joan Ellis Allison Jolly Jan O'Malley Bonnie Shore Nell Taylor Lynne Jewell Betsy Gelenitis Betsy Gelenitis Wendy Thomson Betsy Gelenitis K. Steele & H. Backus (tie)
Wiskerson; 3) Con Carina, Cai 2-27, Gary Albright, (8 boats) DIV. IV (201-up) — 1) Madman xH2G, Santana 20, Steve Katzman. (2 boats) OLSON 30 —■ 1) Zephyros, Dave Oliver; 2) Assoluto, Dan Swann; 3) Adieu, B. Joe Rosa. (5 boats) EXPRESS 27 — 1) Moonlight, John Franklin; 2) Craeagle, George Koch; 3) Presto, John Todd. (6 boats) WYLIE WABBIT — 1) Kwazy, Colin Moore; 2) WPOD, M. & B. Erkelens; 3) Mr. McGregor, Kim Desenberg. (8 boats) OLSON 25 — DOCD, Date Bull; 2) Vivace, Bill Riess; 3) Dreamer, Mario Wijtman. (6 boats) THUNDERBIRD — 1) Ouzel, Michael Sbeats; 2) Toots, Curtis King; 3) Windjimmer, James Graham. <5 boats) J/24 — 1) Phantom, John Gulliford; 2) Sgt. Schultz, Jeffrey Nehms. (5 boats) INTERNATIONAL FOLKBOAT — 1) Xanadu, Tom Federico. (2 boats)
EYC Jack Frost Series "Conditions for the fourth race of this series proved that you should never miss a race based upon the weather forecast,” claimed race chairman Rich Pipkin. Contrary to the gale force winds and torrential downpours that the weather speculators
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Race Notes Get down (the coast, that is)! The ninth ' running of the 215-mile Santa Cruz to Santa Barbara Race is on the calendar for Friday, May 22. Some 35-40 yachts are expected to compete in both mono (Pacific Cup downwind ratings) and multihull (BAMA ratings) divisions. Following the race, which was revived in 1990 after a 15-year hiatus, the Santa Cruz YC will host an 'open cruise' to the Channel Islands. To learn’more about this weekend getaway, contact SCYC’s Keith MacBeth at (408) 288-6262. Coastal races, cont’d: if you can’t make the SC/SB sprint, there are three more opportunities for downwind thrills and spills off the California coast this summer. Metro¬ politan YC’s Catalina Race will begin on July 4 (cruising class) and July 5 (everyone else), while Encinal YC and Santa Barbara YC’s brand-new Coastal Race is set for July 4. Eight Express 27s are supposedly planning to do the latter race, but whether or not the rest of the world is ready for — or needs — head-to-head coastal races re¬
mains to be seen. Then, on July 23, St. Francis YC’s inaugural bienniel Alessio Memorial Race will blast off for Long Beach. "If you don’t go on at least one of these races, you’re not a true ocean sailor," claims opinionated sailing guru Hiram Gunn. Book report: two very important books on board Jim and Sue Corenman’s 50-footer Heart of Gold ate Douglas Adams’ Hitch¬ hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and The Pacific Cup Handbook. They named their boat after the spaceship in the former; the latter is the book they recently published on how to prepare for and sail in the West Marine Pacific Cup. The 238-page manuscript, which will be available at West Marine Products (where else?) is a compilation of Jim and Sue’s experiences with four different boats in the last five Pacific Cups. The weather section is invaluable, for any TransPac racer, while the rest of the book is applicable to any West Coast distance race. "If I’d known how much work writing a book was, I’d probably never have started," laughed Jim. But it’s done, it’s well written and as our literary idol Joe Bob Briggs would say, "Four stars. Check it out." South Bay news: It was San Leandro YC’s turn to host the SBYRA "non-series" midwinter race on January 25. Only boats whose names begin with "C" were allowed to
were calling for, Saturday, February 15, turned out to be a fabulous day for sailing, as well as for photographing sailing (see pages 144-145). The combination of a moderate 10-knot southerly and a 5.3-knot riptide (aka 'ebb') was enough for the race committee to tempt fate, sending the first four divisions oft on the much desired longer course of 14.5 miles. The remaining seven divisions of smaller boats sailed a 7.5-mile course. The breeze built throughout the day, but only a handful of the 80 boats in the race were still on the course when a line squall rolled through, claiming a kite and a headsail.
25, Paul Kamen. (15 boats) PHRF D (125-170) — 1) Esprit Vktorieux, Beneteau 30.5, Joe Meiino; 2) Slue Max, Dehler 34, Jim Freeland; 3) Route Du Vent, Cheoy Lee 43, Peter Wolcott. (5 boats) PHRF £ (171-190) — 1) Zarpa, Newport 30 Mk, II, George Currola; 2) Crinan, C&C 30, Bill West; 3) lelo Too, Tartan 30, Emile Carles. (6 boats) CATALINA 30 — 1) Fat Cat, Seth Bailey; 2) Penny, Mike Clarke. (3 boats) SANTANA 22 — 1) Riffraff, Erik Menzei; 2)
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COLUMBIA CHALLENGER — 1) Shay, Bill Myers; 2) Suzy Q, fim Van Blarigan. (4 boats) CATALINA 34 (non-spinnaker) — 1) Mottley, —D-'vr; V : ' Wind Dragon, Dave Davis. (5 boats) PHRF J (non-spinnaker) — 1) Sea Saw, Cal 20,
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MULTIHULL — 1) Dragonfly, Dragonfly, Don Trask; 2) Wingit, F-27, Ray Wells. (3 boats) Stauch; 2) Danville Express, Express 37, Andy Hall; 3) Mystical Creampuffs, Beneteau 45f5, John Linneman. (11 boats) ULDB — 1) Screamer, Capo 30 mod., Dick Horn; 2) Doctor Who, Merit 25, John Drewery; 3) War Hawk, Hawkfarm, Bill Patience; 4) Ches¬ apeake, Merit 25, Jim Fair; 5) Twilight Zone, Merit
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SHEET win the 10.65-mile race that day: Class A — Coyote, Wylie 34, Nick Kluznick (5 boats); Class B — Chablis III, C&C 36, Dave Few (3 boats); Class C — Chlquita, Catalina 27, Hank Schade (3 boats). Gathering of the gods: ten of the best match racers in the world will compete in Long Beach YC’s prestigious Congres¬ sional Cup on March 23-26. Despite re¬ scheduling the event to coincide with a week off in the America’s Cup Trials, few of the invited A-Cup celebrities accepted the offer. "A lot of these guys won’t sail unless there’s prize money or appearance fees," said a slightly miffed C-Cup race official. The field, nonetheless, is stellar: Valdamer Bandolowski (Denmark), Pedro Campos (Spain), Robbie Haines, Terry Hutchinson (the Michigan-based winner of the Ficker Cup), Larry Klein, John Kosteckl, Chris Law (England), Bertrand Pace (France), Pelle Petterson (Sweden) and Steve Steiner (LBYC rep). The racing will be in Long Beach YC’s fleet of nearly-new equalized Catalina 37s. Our prediction? Kostecki all the way. Collegiate beat: UC Santa Cruz hosted the North Series #1 (jokingly named "The Big Wave Classic") on February 8. Stanford, still on a roll from last fall, dominated the 5race BYOFJ ("bring your own Flying Junior")
Everyone's writing books lately! The Corenmans just finished their 'Pacific Cup Handbook'.
regatta. The results: Stanford, 13 points; 2) UC Berkeley, 34; 3) Cal Poly S.L.O., 39; 4) Sonoma State, 77; 5) UC Santa Cruz, 81; 6) UC Davis, 122; 7) San Jose State, 169. The next day’s racing, which would have been North Series #2, was called off due to
breaking waves and high winds. In the bigger scheme of things, UC Irvine finished fourth and Stanford came in ninth at the important Charleston Spring Invi¬ tational in South Carolina in mid-February. "We didn’t do as well as we would have liked," admits Stanford coach Blake Middleton, "but it was good practice because that’s where the Nationals will be this spring. Also, the competition was fabulous: 10 of the 14 teams were rank d in the top 20, and 15 of the 20 probable AllAmerican sailors were there." Presently, six West Coast teams are ranked nationally: UC Irvine (2), Hawaii (11), Stanford (14), Berkeley (18), San Diego State (19) and Orange Coast College (20). Pebblestar circuit: the Snipe Junior Challenge kicked off at Richmond YC on February 15. Six teams got in four races before a storm front bearing 20-knot winds blew them off the water. Matt McQueen (skipper) and Krysia Pohl (crew) steamrolled their way to 4 bullets, opening up a lead in the series which Matt will need later in the summer when this series conflicts with his Sears Cup campaign in J/24s. Yano Casalaina/Christian Jones took all deuces, while Will Paxton/Ken Crawford horded all the thirds. "We still need to borrow or charter a few more Snipes," said Challenge coordin-
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DIV. 1 — 1) Delos, J/24, Ted & Lisa Callup; 2) Ruckus; 3) Sangvind. (6 boats) DiV. 11 — 1) Wind Dance; 2) Gabbiano; 3) Neblina. (5 boats) DIV. ill — 1) Leaping Lizard, San Juan 28, Liz Ewen, (2 boats), DIV. IV—1 j Tackful, Santana 22, Frank Lawler;
According to principal race officer Pat Broderick, races three and four of the Saus-
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crowd-pleasers. "We had good courses arid good weather for each," he claimed. The low-key, 5-race series concludes on March 28,
ard*. (7 boats) BEAR—1) Circus, Bob Jones; 2) Sugarfoot, Paul Zupan; 3) Trigger, Scott Cauchois. (6 boats) GOLDEN GATE — No starters.
JANUARY 2S: DiV. 1 — 1) Hot Flash, J/30, George Kokalis; 2) Sangvind, Farr 48, Jensen Family; 3) Ruckus,
Sausallio YC Midwinters The SYC Midwinters ended with a bang — quite literally — for John Nicholas’
OUTER COURSE (2 races):
SOS — 1) Andreasen/Hopkins; 2) Lacour/Meyers; 3) ’Steve'/Eric'; 4J Cooper/Bassear; 5} Maloney/Sut-
Newport 30 Mk, II, Paul Von Wiedenfield. (9 boats) DIV. It — 1) Wind Dance, Cal 2-27, Fred Soltero; 2) Gabbiano, Islander 28, Chuck Koslosky; 3) Neblina, Cal 28, Neil Mosher. (5 boats) DIV. Ill — 1) Dorcas Hardy, Hunter 35.5, Dick t & Mary Hein. (2 boats) DIV. IV — 1) Galante, Folkboat, Otto Schreier; 2) Folkdance, Folkboat, Chuck Kaiser. (5 boats) RANGER 23, BEAR, GOLDEN GATE — No starters. »
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ator Vince Casalaina. If you can help out, call him at (510) 841-8524. Grants lead to champs: winner of the 1991 Scott Hanris Trophy, awarded annually by the SFBSA (San Francisco Bay Sailing Association) to the outstanding young sailor on the Bay, is boardsailor Ted Huang of Los Altos Hills. Ted, a Stanford Univ. senior from Los Altos Hills, is the number one ranked 'boardhead' in the States. Cur¬ rently, Huang is taking time off from The Farm to train in Australia for the upcoming Olympics. He’s got to beat out Florida’s Mike Gebhardt to earn the trip to Barcelona; we’re told whoever goes has an excellent shot at a medal. Stars & Stripes wins overall! "Not! No way!" you immediately reply. Well, yes way, at least down in Fremantle (remember "The Doctor"?), Australia, where John Bertrand steered Dennis Conner’s Formula One Stars & Stripes to victory in the latest World Yachting Grand Prix Regatta. JB took home a cool $50,000 for his efforts, enough to pay trip expenses and have some money left over to buy a few genoas for their IACC boat of the same name. Results of the late February event were: 1) Stars & Stripes (USA), 3.5 points; 2) Scottish Enterprise (Scotland), Harold Cudmore, 8; 3) Pace-
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setter (Australia), Chris Law, 8.75; 4) Beck’s (Germany), Bernie Beilken, 10. The circuit resumes in Kiel, Germany in June. A word to the wise: "Never leave the keys to your boat in an obvious place," says Bill LeRoy, who found out the hard way when Blue Blazer, his Contessa 35, was ripped
MIDWINTER RACE RESULTS Newport 30 Yellow Bird on the blustery afternoon of February 9. As they jibed at Harding Rock Buoy, a lower shroud failed, sending the 'Bird's rig tumbling over the
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well as the rest of series — was less eventful, if not downright pleasant. throwout series were Preparation J, Sally Ann and Amanda. "Look for some significant changes in the format of this series next
The fifth and final race of Vallejo YC’s midwinter series occurred on February 9. Southeasterly breezes in the 6-10 knot range, combined with a mild flood, made the 10,7-mile course a relatively slow one. It threatened to rain all day, but fortunately held off until everyone was back swapping
Dudley. SATURDAY, 2/8:
DIV. A (Spinnaker) — 1) Preparation J, J/30, jerry Tostenson; 2) Contessa II, Centurion 42, Gordon Cox. (3 boats) DIV. 8-1 (Non-spinnaker below 165) — 1) Sally Ann, Express 37, Michael Franchetti; 2) Lone Ranger, Ranger 33, Hodgson/Melin; 3) Line Drive, Peterson 34, Dave Reed. (6 boats) DIV. B-2 (Non-spinnaker above 165) — 1) Amanda, Newport 30 Mk. II, Pat Broderick; 2) teapln' Lizard, San Juan 28, Liz Ewen; 3) Tudor Rose II, Hunter 30, Lynne Miller. (5 boats) SUNDAY, 2/9: DIV. A — No starters. DIV. B-1 — 1) line Drive; 2) Lone Ranger; 3)
normal midwinter race," said VYC fleet captain John Arisman. Overall winners of the series were Bill Sweitzer’s Olson 29 X-To-C in the big class, and Arisman’s Ranger 23 Barbados in the lit¬ tle class. The North Bay Series, the next kicks off on the weekend of April 25-26.
Bill Pendola; 5) North Mist, Catalina 30, Jim Aton. (10 boats) DIV. C —• 1) Cinnabar, San juan 24, Hemsley/ Dunn; 2) Barbados, Ranger 23, John Arisman. (2 boats)
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off in early February. Since Blue Blazer is for sale (Bill also owns the SC 50 Gone With the Wind), LeRoy had left the keys in the cockpit of the boat for brokers and prospective buyers. "I guess too many people knew where they were," said Bill in hindsight. The boat was taken from its berth at San Fran¬ cisco YC; stripped of hydraulics, instruments and miscellaneous gear; and then deposited unceremoniously in Sausalito. Speaking of Bill LeRoy, he and John Kostecki will defend the San Francisco Cup for St. Francis YC with Gone With the Wind (ex-Eluslve) on March 28-29. Chal¬ lenger San Francisco YC will pit Rolfe Croker’s Hana Ho, featuring Jeff Madrigali on the wheel, against them in the best threeout-of-five contest. "Rolfe and I are both members of each yacht club; we’re good friends and we both sail for fun," said Bill. "Neither of us can lose!" Don’t leave home without it: You know those ads for Visa Gold cards where the little girl’s new tricycle is run over, or the gorilla smashes the new videocam, and so on? Each saga has a happy ending because the product was bought with a Visa Gold card less than 90 days before. And, guess what? It works for sails, too! Jim Cooper, owner of the Olson 25 Dog Lips, was able to replace a brand new North spinnaker which he blew up in last fall’s Great Pumpkin Regatta. What a deal! Nice comeback! Possibly as a spillover from the Pacific Cup ’selling out’, the VicMaui Race scheduled for July 4 already has 23 paid-up entries and expects maybe a dozen more. Two years ago, the race was on the endangered species list, fielding only 12 boats. . . Is ocean racing making a come¬ back, or what? page 150
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With reports this month about "scratching the old Itch", part two of Northern Lights’ report about sailing In Asia, including the Raja Muda Regatta, part two of Sea Venture’s Cabo San Lucas to Cartagena guide, a long and glowing report about FIJI; a tale of nasty weather heading down the Baja coast; a report on typhoon 'Yuri' pasting Guam; the ever-present Cuba question — to stop or not to stop?; and the usual abundance of cruise notes at the end.
Scratching The Old Itch Ingo & Espi — Seeadler Max & Vera — Idaz (Northern California) As a result of some mix-up over a Classy Classified, the Wanderer accidentally got a phone call from Espi Jeve last month. After talking for a couple of minutes, Espi asked if the Wanderer remembered meeting her and her husband Ingo at Mexico’s Isla Isabella back in late 1979. Twelve long years notwithstanding, the Wanderer remembered it as though it were yesterday. The fact that Fngo is German and Espi Filipino made it all the more easy. The Wanderer was on Max and Vera Zenobi’s Bounty II Maverick at the time, and Ingo and Espi were on their Cascade 36. We all tromped through the bird refuge together, spooking boobies and eating sugar cane. It was a great time. Espi explained that she and Ingo sailed through the Canal, across the Atlantic to
Vera Zenobi, enjoying some Isla Isabella sugar cane back in 1979. Denmark and Germany. Problems with Ingo’s family in Germany meant they had to abandon plans to continue sailing. They
shipped the boat back to her home port of Pete’s Harbor in Redwood City at a cost of about $8,500 — which now sounds dirt cheap — and flew home themselves. In the ensuing 10 years, ,they resumed jobs, built a house, but still never lost "the itch to cruise". As Espi explains it, "No matter how beautiful our house is, we’re still too young just to stay in it." So they bought another boat, the Valiant 40 Seeadler, with the intention of taking off when Ingo retires in 1993. In fact, they’re living aboard the Valiant now, having rented out their house. They’ve still got the Cascade, but would like to sell her. Check out this month’s Classy Classifieds for a listing. "What ever happened to Max and Vera?" the Wanderer asked. He was stunned at the answer. "Oh, they got the itch to cruise again, too. Last year they bought a Fisher 37 pilothouse and fitted her out. As a matter of fact, they just took off for Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama and the Caribbean. They want to visit our cruising friend Mike Starbuck at his cove near Portobello. Mike cruised with us back in 1979 aboard his Peterson 44 Starbuck. And we’d thought Max and Vera had permanently swallowed the hook. It turns out they have two children: a 10-year old daughter by the name of Ivy and a young son named Robert. They only plan to be gone 18 months so the kids can keep up with their schooling. Cruising, it’s the one Itch that just won’t seem to go away. P.S. Looking through the old photo files for shots of those days at Isla Isabella, we were stunned by one thing: how many of the people in the photos from those days have passed on. Time is short; live life to the fullest! — latitude 38 Northern Lights — Passport 47 Andre & Barbara Klein Langkawi, Malaysia (Novato) [Continued from the February issue.] Our approach to Singapore was interesting to say the least. A hazy condition known locally as a 'white southeaster' existed, and it was aggravated by forest fires
in Kalimantan. Visibility was down to a quarter mile at times. The vast number of ships anchored in and transiting the Singapore Straits made the radar virtually useless. There were so many targets on the scope, we couldn’t tell which were moving and which were anchored. It was especially unnerving when we could hear the sound of a ship’s engines before we could see the ship! We crossed the Singapore Straits into the Straits of Jahore, which separate Singapore from mainland Malaysia. We anchored a short distance down the Jahore Straits near the Changi Sailing Club. Visiting yachts can use the club’s facilities for $20 per person per week, which includes a dinghy landing, water, showers and a good restaurant. Checking in and out of Singapore is very easy. You go to them as soon as possible after arrival and are given a two week visa. Customs is only interested in boats that are carrying firearms and drugs. Drug offenses, signs everywhere tell you, are punishable by death! • After Indonesia, Singapore was a culture shock. It’s a modern but somewhat sterile page 152
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also provided a shoreboat, called the 'jingo', which circled the anchorage on a 24-hour basis. Checking into Malaysia was quick and simple, as the necessary officials were just a short walk from the club. We got the impression that being part of the regatta helped speed things along. The race officials informed us we would be in Class 3 as we did not possess a valid CHS (Channel Handicap System) certificate. This meant we would not be eligible for the Raja Muda Cup. If we had wanted to be in Class 1 or 2, and eligible for the Cup, the club would have provided a measurer and for a small fee we would be issued a certificate. But we said Class 3 was fine as we were in a cruising mode. The regatta itself consisted of two distance races, two triangle races, and a cruise of about 90 miles. The distance races were from Penang to Langkawi. The first was about 80 miles and the second about 60 miles. The triangles were held off in Penang and Langkawi. In addition to the racing there were many social aspects of the Raja Muda Cup. The following was included free to all entries: one
Max and Vera with Ingo and Espi on a Mexican fishing trawler 13 years ago. They're scratching the cruising itch again. Inset, Isabella boobie.
city. A building boom has been underway for years, with the government creating whole new townships out of huge apartment blocks. Public transit is exceptional; you can get anywhere in Singapore by bus or on the MRT, their version of BART. Everything is ultra clean and graffiti is unknown. It takes an hour to get from the Changi Sailing Club to downtown by bus and MRT, but you really don’t mind as the bus ride is interesting and the MRT is air conditioned. Air conditioning is a real treat in this very hot and humid climate. After taking care of family business back in the States, Barbara rejoined Northern Lights in Singapore and we did a few of the tourist things together. Visiting Sentosa Island one was, having lunch at the newly refurbished — to the tune of $100 million — Raffles Hotel was another. The maitre d’ in the Raffles dining room turned out to be — of all things — a cruiser from North Dakota! He was working to earn enough money to get back on the water. Unbelievably, the page 153
wine list at Raffles had a selection of California wines; we availed ourselves to a couple of bottles during what turned out to be a extended and delightful lunch. While in Indonesia, we had heard about the Raja Muda Regatta. The four-race, one cruise event is sponsored by the Royal Selangor YC of Port Klang, Malaysia. Last year’s inaugural event was a great success with approximately 35 boats entered and this year’s event was expected to be even bigger and better. So we sent in our entry form and fee; the latter was $100 U.S. for the boat and skipper, plus $15 per crew member). We left Singapore shortly thereafter for the two-day trip up the Straits of Malacca to Port Klang. The Royal Selangor YC is situated on the Klang River, a short distance from the harbor. The current, especially on the ebb, can be quite strong and anchoring can be difficult. The club responded to the anticipated influx of yachts by putting down over 30 new moorings, which gave them a total of almost 70 moorings. All we had to do was call on the VHF and a boat came out to meet and escort us to our mooring. A week’s mooring was part of the entry fee. The club /
Ibni Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Alhaj, Raja Muda Selangor Darul Ehsan, Patron 1991 Raja Muda Regatta.
dinner and show at the Royal Selangor YC; one poolside BBQ dinner at the yacht club; one feast at the Pansea Resort on Pangkor
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Laut; one excellent dinner at the E&O Hotel in Penang; one cocktail/dinner party hosted by the Penang YC (which as yet exists in name only); a final feast at the Pelangi Beach Resort in Langkawi, complete with linen table cloths, napkins, impeccable service and entertainment; three free beers per person per evening; all the cigarettes you wanted; free t-shirts, flags, and other mementos including an engraved pewter plaque. That’s getting a lot for your entry fee! Enclosed is a copy of the program we were given, which describes in more detail the events and indicates the professionalism and degree of organization indicative of this event. [Editor’s note: The four-color brochure, supported by plenty of corporate advertising, is as good or better than those found at the best grand prix events in the world.] For anyone who might be in this part of the world in November of 1992, don’t miss the Raja Muda! The fleet eventually numbered a whopping 68 boats, although it was bolstered by about 25 Europa ’92 participants. We are enjoying Malaysia very much and will spend Thanksgiving here complete with a U.S. turkey found in Kuala Lumpur, which is near Port Klang. Then it’s off to Thailand and the Phuket area for a month, followed by a passage to Sri Lanka. — andre & barbara, 11/91 Readers — Truly an International event, the Raja Muda fleet Included entries from Britain (13); Australia (9), the United States (8), Italy (5), Malaysia (5), France (2), Germany (2), Switzerland (2), New Zealand (1), Ireland (1), Holland (1), Finland (1), and Austria (1). There were 17 more entries whose nationalities weren’t available in the program. The boats were mostly recently vintage racer/cruisers, featuring everything from a Beneteau 32 to a Gary Mull-designed Diana 56. Sea Venture — Force 50 Paul & Bonnie Mikos Cartagena, Colombia (Los Altos Hills, CA) [This Cabo San Lucas to Cartagena, Colombia guide is continued from the February issue.] Playa Del Coco, Costa Rica — This was a nice anchorage with a combination
casino/restaurant on the beach that served good beer and hamburgers. But don’t be afraid to try the little restaurants around the town square and on the outskirts of town; they’re all very good. This is the home of Maurie, the famous 80-year old ex-yachtie and Ham. He invites all the cruisers over to his home for swimming and a potluck. He has lots and lots and lots and lots of slides to show you. He had so many that we were lucky the power failed early in the evening. Unfortunately, there were several thefts in this bay. One boat was broken into and all the radios stolen. A dinghy was stolen from another boat while the people were on board. Flamingo — This small bay is calm with a nice hotel/restaurant pool complex. There is a tiny town a long walk away, but they really don’t have much in the way of supplies. The restaurants are good, however, so you really don’t need much. We stayed about a week and used the pools often. Flamingo offered a nice touch of civilization — and a convenient fuel dock. On Maurie’s recommendation, we continued on to Bahia Samara, about a day west of Flamingo. It turned out to be terrible; rough, windy and generally unpleasant.
Spread: 'Sea Venture' anchored off Chichime, San Bias Islands. Inset: Julian and Scruffy working the bar on the 4th of July._
Gulf Nicoya (Ballena Bay) — Once you enter Nicoya, turn left into Ballena Bay for lots of fun. Find our t-shirt on the wall and then insist that Brian, Julian and Scruffy, who originally cruised down from Palo Alto, buy you a beer. We stayed there several months and then left our boat there when we made a brief return to the States. Make sure you make a day — not overnight — visit to Isla Tortuga. It only takes a couple of hours. It’s a four-hour trip from Bahia Ballena to Puntarenas, where you should stop at Serviclo de Yates to say to say 'hello'. The Bamboo Hut was just finished when we arrived and Neil, a fellow cruiser, was preparing excellent lunches and dinners. Also look up Bob on Boundless, who is sure to be somewhere around. He’s a good friend who can advise you on what it takes to leave your boat in Costa Rica permanently — if you’re so inclined. Anchoring in front of Serviclo de Yates can be a little exciting, as the current flows at about 5-6 knots. Sometimes you must run your dinghy at,full speed just to stay next to your boat. I put our boat on one of their moorings for a while. Then the area was hit by the first tornado in 12 years; my boat page 154
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pulled the mooring up and took off without me onboard! From Puntarenas to Panama is lightening alley. The lightning storms are unbelievable, and in the three months we were there, we knew of 12 boats that had been hit by lightning! Fortunately nobody was hurt, but they all lost all of their electronics. Some alternators and starters were knocked out, too. Our defense against damage by lightning is to hang a jumper cable off of our highest shroud. We don’t know if it will work, but we can hope it will. Panama City — It’s like being back in the States. Use the taxis waiting in the yacht club parking lot. They know where everything is and charge $8/hour — or a one-way rate that is negotiable. Clothes are very inexpensive at the main shopping area downtown. There is also a big marine store right next to Plaza Dorado Mall. Have brunch at the Officers’ Club.'You don’t need your dinghy to get to shore here; just toot your air horn and the dock man wijl fetch you with his panga. The fuel dock is easily accessible, but fuel is expensive compared to Cartagena ($1.80 vs $.50). So if you can wait to fuel up, you should. To go through the Canal, you must see the Admeasurer two or three days in advance. He’ll come out to your boat and
measure it for about $150. Yachts go through the Canal on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and must have four 125-foot dock lines and plenty of fenders. You also need four line-handlers beside yourself to assist. Try to find yachties to be line-handlers because if there’s trouble, English is the preferred language. Colon, Panama — The yacht club is fine, but the town is very dangerous. Use cabs for you errands — there are good supplies in town — but have them wait and carry Mace. Some folks that left the beaten path were mugged. Portabello — Now you’re in the Caribbean and Portobello is a 'don’t miss' spot. The forts are spectacular and the beaches around the bend to the east are perfecto with good snorkeling. You can dinghy to the beach if you watch out for reefs. Portobello is a good place to stay for a week or so, but you are just a short hop from the wonderful San Bias Islands. There is a little restaurant/dive service on the point run by friendly American folks who serve good food. Make sure you visit. Playa Blanca — Stop and visit Mike Starbuck if there’s space in the cove. He’s a very nice ex-cruiser who writes to Latitude all the time, and Playa Blanca is a nice spot. The San Bias Islands — We went to Chichime, which had very friendly Indians and was great fun. Spend about $5 with each boat selling molas and they will leave you alone. But don’t be afraid to say 'No'. They will go away. We also went to Hollandaise Cay at the other end and had the best snorkeling of our lives. You could happily spend months in the San Bias Islands. Some indians will take their pangas to town for you to pick up supplies for a small fee. They will also sell crab and lobster cheap if you don’t get your own. Cartagena, Columbia — When we approached this city, we thought we were coming into Miami Beach. There are two yacht clubs here that have both power and water. The preferred club for sailors is Club Nautico, the first one you’ll see. Most fishing boats stay at Club de Pesca, a little further down the bay. The old part of Cartagena is great, the new section with all the hotels is like a different town, but both still offer lots to do and enjoy. When approaching Cartagena, do not attempt to cross the eastern segment of the bay that shows a submerged wall; it’s very shallow and will eat your keel. Enter on the
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western approach and follow the buoys around to the eastern end of the bay. Once here you will be able to get most anything done to your boat at the average daily wage of $7 U.S. If you want a master carpenter to do detail work on your cabinetry, be prepared to pay $10 a day. There have been about six boats that have had their topsides painted here with LP for about $1,000 each. If friends want to get in touch with us, we’ll be here in Cartagena until at least April. Our address is: Club Nautico Manga, Ave Miramar 19-50, Paul & Bonnie Mikos, Yate Sea Venture, Cartagena, Colombia, South America. — paul & bonnie 12/15/91 Fellowship — Yamaha 33 Foster Goodfellow & Sally Andrew Cruising Fiji (Alameda) At the end of the South Pacific cruising season, yachts from around the world congregate in Suva and Lautoka to make preparations for the hurricane season. Most go southwest to New Zealand, some go north and others hunker down in Fiji. I fell in love with Suva: the people, the
Little Fijian boys like this loved to trade with Sally and Foster.
shopping, the campus at the University of the South Pacific, the Chinese and Indian restaurants, the open-air market — it was all
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great. And the assortment of colors at the market was incredible — pawpaw gold, cucumber green, pumpkin orange, tomato red, lemon yellow, eggshell white, cassava brown, eggplant purple. The senses were further stimulated by the scents of Indian spices and Fijian kava, which permeate the market and drift out into the streets beyond. The chatter of Fijians, Indians, Chinese and Europeans adds to the exotic flair. While in Suva, we met two young Indian girls who were standing outside the Suva Jail. Their long black hair and beautiful pink saris were offset by the dark green door of the jail, the whitewashed prison walls and a rare blue Suva sky. They claimed to be waiting for a bus, but tears in Halima’s eyes told another story. She finally explained that her brother, believing in an eye-for-an-eye justice, had cut off the hand of an intruder and as a result had been sentenced to two years in jail. In any event, Halima and her sister-in-law
Foster snoozing while pretending to read a 'Latitude'; note his glasses by his left foot.
insisted that we visit their home the following day. We accepted the invitation, and on Sunday made our way by bus — everyone
was dressed in their 'Sunday best' — to the Noutskirts of Suva. Halima’s home was little more than a shanty, but we were treated like royalty. We also ate like pigs, consuming mountains of curried rice, curried mutton and curried chicken. The whole neighborhood stopped in to say hi. It was a very special experience. Halima is a beautiful young lady who is unabashedly anxious to marry a'"European". She speaks excellent English, non-stop in fact, and since neither Foster nor I had any eligible 'brothers', she asked us to keep our eyes open for a potential husband or PenPal. She’d love to hear from anyone, so if you’re interested, write her at P.O. Box 234, Suva, Fiji. It’s possible to harbor hop from Suva to the west side of Viti Levu, but we decided to do an overnight sail so we could get to the Musket Cove Yacht Club and pick up mail. It was an easy sail except for some fluky winds during my first watch. There I was, sitting in the cockpit, Walkman going full blast, rocking out to The Law, thinking "Wow — ain’t sailing great!" Then BOOM! The main backed, straining the preventer, so I jibed it over and settled into more music. Then Snap! Shackle! Boom! Bang!, the vang snapshackle wore through, scattering hardware all over the coach roof, waking ol' Fos up. After a new vang was installed, he went below and resumed sawing logs while I rocked to Phil Collins. Then I must have kicked the sheet out of the self-tailer, because the jib wrapped around the headstay! I couldn’t get it unraveled, so I gently called, "Yoooo-hoooo? Fos? We awake??? Little problem on deck." Poor guy. It was easy to fix though, and after that 1 only had to jibe the main two more times because of windshifts. Both the Royal Suva YC and the Musket Cove YC are good places to hang out and socialize, and can be used as mailing addresses for yachts travelling through Fiji. Musket Cove Resort (formerly known as Dick’s Place) is located on Malolo Lailai Island in the Mamanuthas about 20 miles southwest of Nandi and Lautoka. There is a good anchorage, mooring buoys, water, fuel, hot showers, a pool, bar and restaurant — and yachties are welcome to use all nonmotorized water sports gear — sailboards, paddleboards, etc. — at no charge! Skippers can join the club for just $1 while crewmembers have to pay $5 — the rationale being that skippers have already
spent enough money to get everybody there. All yachts get to carve their boat name in the rafters of the restaurant, and we spotted several boats we knew, including Twlga, the Cal 27 that had been sailed here in 1982 by our good friends from Marina Village, Steve and Marja Vance. We were delighted to find we had lots of mail waiting for us at Musket Cove. Two ex¬ neighbors, Chris Swenson of Second Love in Marina Village and Jerry Pelfry of Healer in Fortman Marina, sent us some highly-prized Latitude 38s and news from home. Both deserve a big thanks! We have finally caught up on our Max Ebbs and Changes, and have made some other cruisers very happy with our recycling habits. Some people will do just about anything to get their hands on a Latitude. In mid-September each year, Musket Cove is headquarters for Fiji Regatta Week, which culminates in a race from Musket Cove to Port Vila, Vanuatu. Highlights of the 12th regatta included a live 'figurehead' parade and day races to nearby South Seas watering holes. Rules of the regatta are a bit unusual. For example, each vessel must float at least four inches below her load waterline and fish while underway. Penalties are assessed for having matching foulies, wearing Sperry Topsiders, having new sails or trouble-free refrigeration. Conversely, you are given a time allowance for having goose barnacles exceeding two inches in length, hand-drawn or photo-stated charts, children, or for having more than two pairs of pajamas per crew member. Best of all, each yacht is awarded a divisional first place bulkhead plaque at the award’s ceremony. We didn’t join the race to Vanuatu this page 156
year as there was so much to do in Fiji and we plan on visiting Vanuatu next season. We spent our last month in Fiji sailing the Mananutha and Yasawa groups. These are both beautiful island chains, but unfortunately are heavily trafficked by both tourists and yachties. We often found traditional Fijian villages and jet-age tourist resorts side by side in this part of Fiji; it was very disconcerting. Our South Pacific Handbook describes
the Yasawas as full of "beautiful, isolated beaches, cliffs, bays and reefs ... dry and sunny . . . and almost totally shark-free". Beware of the words "almost totally". We were coasting along under a blood-red spinnaker when a huge dorsal fin came over to investigate our reflection in the crystal clear water. This hammerhead shark must have been at least 10 feet long. Although we were never invited to drink kava with any of the chiefs, we had some
Sally and a young Fijian friend beat the laundry clean in a freshwater pool at Waya Island.
very memorable experiences in the villages. Once we went ashore to present some kava to the village chief and were shown into a bure where the chief was holding a meeting with a dozen elders. Our guide pointed into the bure, indicating, I thought, that I should sit next to the chief. After I sat down, I realized that the guide had merely been
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pointing out the chief to us, not where I should sit! We were formally welcomed to the village anyway, and humbly backed out
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of the bure as soon as the formalities were over. The villagers who occupy these islands survive much the same way their ancestors did, by cultivating gardens and fishing. They were always curious and friendly. A young Fijian woman at Waya Island helped me beat our laundry with a stick at the fresh water pool — cruising is tough on clothes! The next day she invited us to her home to meet her mother and serve us hot cocoa and home¬ made buns. She also gave us two fans and some shells! At another village, three young girls gave us a private song and dance performance on a remote part of the beach. We talked with them for over an hour, learning all about their family and school life. We were amazed at how well many of the Fijian children speak English, but later discovered that they can only speak English when beyond the earshot of their elders. At yet another anchorage, three boys in a galvanized iron canoe paddled by asking us for candies. We don’t like passing out candies for nothing, so told them we wanted to trade them candy for drinking coconuts. For the next few days, the boys paddled by every afternoon and we made the trades. They always left with big smiles on their faces. And speaking of giving out candies for nothing, we heard of one cruiser who goes ashore dispensing hand-fulls of candy. In return, the children flock around him chanting his name: "RICH-ARD! RICH-ARD! RICH-ARD! RICH-ARD!" We had our biggest ’cultured learning experience’ when we were invited to dinner at the home of a Yasawa school teacher. It is common in the South Pacific for the men
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and guests to eat first, then the women and children last. On this occasion, we ate first, and so busy with conversation, didn’t realize that our host was waiting to eat after us. We didn’t eat much, but we ate very slowly before recognizing the hungry eyes of his wife and children! It was lucky we got to eat first, thought, because we got our fill before being obligated to eat the fish eyes! We eventually learned the true significance of kava, Fiji’s national drink. Kava is priced by length; the longer the kava root, the more expensive it is per kilogram. We gave the schoolteacher a half kilo of very long kava root as a gift, and laughed when the host’s young son picked it up and pranced around the room flaunting it as a 5foot phallic symbol! Kava is definitely a "man’s" drink. We were invited to church at Soso village on Naviti Island in the Yasawas. The choir was magnificent, with more than 60 voices singing in perfect harmony. We sat through many Bible readings, hymns, prayers and a sermon by the chief of the village, who was dressed in a very expensive and fashionable skirted sulu suit. Foster told me that the thrust of the chiefs speech, which was directed at the young people of the village, was to "study the Bible, eat tapioca, drink kava, and all will be well." As of yet, I haven’t figured out where Foster learned to speak Fijian! Inside the church, the men sat on the left, the women on the right and the children in front. An older and fearsome-looking man with a long stick periodically swatted a boy or two to keep them properly pious. He definitely looked like the right man for the job, and we behaved ourselves! The church had beautiful wood carvings on the walls and ceilings. Two rugs hang from the side walls; one was the Last Supper and the other looked suspiciously like San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge! We’ve continued to keep in touch with friends in the Bay Area and in the Pacific via the SSB and Ham radio. After the Oakland Hills fire, for example, we were able to check on the health and welfare of two friends. Also in October, we followed the SSB reports of an unscheduled 'aquatic rodeo' at Suva. A ship sank while being off-loaded at the King’s Wharf, and by morning 35 containers were floating around the yacht harbor at Suva. It took them quite a while to 'round 'em up'. It doesn’t matter if you are sitting in Cabo San Lucas waiting to go north or in the
South Pacific wanting to escape hurricane season, weather becomes the major topic of conversation at the end of any cruising season. We had the luxury of very good weather reports three times a day on three frequencies: Tony’s Net at 2100 Zulu on 14315; Arnold’s Net at 0400 Zulu on 14318; and Kerikeri Radio at 1925 and 2000 New Zealand time on 4417 and 4445. In addition, many boats have weather fax capabilities and are happy to share the information. Weather faxes are also posted daily at the Royal Suva YC, Neisau Marina (Lautoka) and the Musket Cove Resort. We had a very good sail from Lautoka, Fiji to Opua, New Zealand. We never saw any southeasterly trades, but these days we never expect 'normal' winds in the tropics! We were told to anticipate westerlies at 30" South, but ran into them at 22* South — almost 500 miles and five days early! We let Fellowship show us the way, and headed southwest on a port tack until we encountered westerlies and then headed due south on a starboard tack. The one time we tried to tack back to the rhumb line, she jibed over and said 'no'. So we continued southwesterly and forgot about our rhumb¬ line course. It proved to be a good decision.
Spread: This wreck at San Lazaro demonstrates that even professional mariners make mistakes. Inset: The Cape, a welcome sight
Winds were consistently 15-20 knots on the nose, with some confused seas, but conditions never got out of hand. We’d suited up for the trip as if we were about to blast out the Gate and sail to windward for 11 days. Our Pineapple sails did us proud, especially our 95% blade. Twenty-four hours out of New Zealand the wind came around to our beam, the seas flattened, and we raced in at nearly eight knots. But we were lucky. Boats two days ahead of us, including our friends on Insatiable and Annie’s Song from Alameda, had gale force winds. Boats that left two days after us had no wind at all. The end of a season of tropical cruising has created some mysteries. Where has our long underwear gone? Has anyone seen my wool cap and gloves? What are shoes and socks? Will the diesel heater still work? How many oysters can we eat? We’ll let you know! — sally 11/15/91 Mo Dhachaidh — 30-Ft Albin Dan & Lorraine Fisher Nasty Weather Down Baja (Alameda) page 158
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The object of the game is to keep the boat in the water and the water out of the boat, right? At present we’re in Mazatlan, but boy, did we have some adventures getting here. We left San Diego on December 7 and headed 100 miles offshore to find the steady 15-knot northerlies promised in the cruising guides. What we got were southerlies. On the second day out, it got a little ugly. Dan called for me from the cockpit, saying, "It looks a little hairy out here". In the time it took him to make the two steps from the helm to the self-steering vane, a line squall had hit us with 40 to 50 knot winds. I jumped on deck and pulled down the main, by which time the rain — coming at us sideways — made it hard for us to keep our eyes open. Even though down to bare poles, our 30-footer was still doing four knots! The line squall left almost as quickly as it appeared, leaving whitewater everywhere and us with enough wind to make five knots carrying just a tiny jib. How exciting! Needless to say, we were very conservative with our sail configuration that night. We arrived in Turtle Bay on the 12th, having made 400 miles in five days. Geez, that’s not very good! Anyway, Turtle Bay is a great anchorage where you can meet a lot of cruising friends. The town is quaint, as in dirt roads and a couple of thousand people.
They get an average of two inches of rain per year; they got their entire annual quota the first night we were there. You can imagine what happened to the dirt roads. Everyone learned a new Spanish word, lodo, which means 'mud'. The gringos were slippin’ and a slidin’ all over town, providing much amusement for the locals. Leaving on the 14th for Cabo, we got to sail downwind for an entire day! The next day, of course, we were back to wind on the nose. What had we done, we wondered, to piss the wind gods off so much? At least there was enough wind so we could charge along at close to hull speed. Dan awoke me about 2100 to comment on the display of lightning not too far off to starboard. Although he was now off watch, he decided not to hit his bunk right away — for which I was thankful. The squall was plainly visible on the radar, and at first it looked as though it might miss us. But not wanting to take any chances, we unplugged all the electronics except for the radar, and dragged a length of chain from the upper shroud into the water. When we got a chance to look at the radar again, the squall had grown around us and looked as though it was going to embrace us from all sides with two big 'arms'. We were blinded for a few seconds when a lightning bolt cracked directly overhead. Thunder and rain followed immediately and we were soon soaked through. We finally unplugged the radar and helplessly hung on in the cockpit. Shit, we even put on life¬ jackets as we waited to be struck by lightning and sunk. Then the rain suddenly stopped. But it was still eerie as hell, as the lightning cracking overhead allowed us to smell the ozone. Then we heard wind approaching. "Bloody hell, now what?", we wondered as we scrambled to douse the main. Under bare poles once again, we nonetheless were rail down from time to time. We wanted Scotty to beam us up. While the incident actually took two hours, it was so intense it seemed like it was over in 10 minutes! Badly shaken, we nonetheless proceeded to Cabo San Lucas where we dropped the hook. The first order of business was showers, followed by a trip to town for a decent meal and a good drunk. We only stayed in Cabo for a couple of days because we wanted to make La Paz for Christmas. We had light wind when we left, but by that night we’d reefed the main and T
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were down to a blade. The seas were only about six feet, but they were confused as they were coming from three directions. Like big dummies, we continued bashing to weather through the night, putting the bow under almost every set and taking lots of water over the cabin-top! Eternal optimists, we continued on until the next afternoon, hoping the winds and seas would calm. They didn’t. Finally concluding we weren’t having any fun, we turned back. We spent that night in the lee of the big rock at Los Frailes, and made Cabo the following evening. As a Christmas present to ourselves, we rented a slip at the Cabo Isle Marina for five days. Laundry, fuel, water and showers — such luxury! Christmas day we toured the town, desert and beaches with our bikes. We ended up socializing with some other cruisers and ex¬ pats at a local cafe, where the owner said that everything on the menu — even the mondo margaritas — was only a dollar. The sea was 80°, the air was 80° and even the sand was warm. It doesn’t get much better than that. We hate to disappoint everyone, but our trip from Cabo to Mazatlan was uneventful. The harbor here is nice and the market is a constant source of live entertainment. Our just rebuilt engine has been our biggest
The further south you go, it seems, the more dolphins befriend you.
problem, as we’ve been losing compression. It seems as though we might have to buy a new one or have this one rebuilt again.
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P.S. This is Dan, Mo Dhachaidh’s resident pack animal. The only thing Lorraine left out about the line squall was that a Coast Guard jet buzzed us not once, but three times just afterward. Sailing with just a #4, we must have been a sad sight amidst all those whitecaps. Yes, we have engine woes — for some reason we seem to be making oil! — but it wouldn’t be a perfect cruise without something going wrong. Oh well, another beautiful day in paradise. — lorralne & don 1/16/92 Readers — It’s unlikely the Fishers are overstating the weather conditions. According to fellow members of the Alameda YC, they bought their boat In England in about 1985, sailed her from Scotland to the West Indies, then through the Canal to San Francisco. You don’t sail that far on a 30footer without making your peace with some rough weather. The Fishers, characterized as "super people”, have spent the last several years earning the money for this trip, which they hope will take them at least as far as Australia. Renaissance — Baba 35 John & Judy McCandless Yuri Slams Guam (Redwood City) For the most part, ole Renaissance has been captive at the dock since our return from Truk Lagoon five months ago. Her sails are tattered, her teak unvarnished, an airconditioner bulges from her hatch and a TV antenna has sprouted from her foredeck. That’s not all; her chart table has become an ironing board and pantyhose — gasp! — hang drying in the head. Having plunged into the working world again, we have spent little time exploring this 40-mile long spot in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. We live aboard in a small modem marina that’s within the fringing reef on the southwest end of Guam. The water is clear, and when the sea breaks high over the reef, a three knot current runs through like a river. This gives us extra exercise when we swim around the boat 'cutting the grass', aka keeping the waterline clean. I’ve settled in as Project Administrator with a construction company while John, disappointed with what’s been available to him, has been taking classes in preparation for earning a Coast Guard license to run charter boats. Currently we have a 30-
minute daily commute to 'downtown' on a windy two-lane road. The 35 mph speed limit makes sense, considering all the dips, pot-holes and raised manholes along the way. There is currently only one marine store, Coral Reef Marine, somewhat affectionately known as 'Coral Thief, here on Guam. With the booming economy, we’ll probably get haul-out facilities before too much longer. Perhaps you heard that Guam was bashed by 'supertyphoon' Yuri on November 22. That storm, like several others this season, formed 1,000 miles to the southeast and rapidly built to typhoon strength as it moved toward Guam at 18 knots. Thus our 15th wedding anniversary was spent bashing ten miles against strong trades in order to reach shelter at Apra’s Harbor of Refuge. It was our third trip to the harbor, and this time it was nearly full. Even though the barometer remained high, it was blowing 45 knots by sunset. We already had six lines ahead and four astern — all protected against chafe. Everything else was taken off the deck or well tied down. Just after 2100, the eye of Yuri passed 50 miles off the southern tip of Guam with 160 mph winds. By this time the barometer had dropped rapidly to 990, the wind was raging and the rain came down in
Spread: Jack Dawson of San Francisco, fueling up for Carnival. Inset: George and Norma have put the Rainbow Nation on the cruisers' map.
waves. Silhouetted against the lights of the port, we could see the heavy ketch behind us heel over 30* — and then stay there! We tried to play cards, but lost our concentration with each gust. John had to go forward at midnight, when it was blowing an estimated 100 knots, to reposition the chafe gear. The rain stung our faces any time we had to look into it. Down below once again, the VHF crackled with a report of a boat loose in the harbor and a wooden boat being knocked off her land cradle. The AM radio reported that the typhoon surge had allowed 30-foot waves to break high on the south shore, knocking houses from their foundations and washing out the main road. It wasn’t until dawn that we fell into a fitful sleep. The wind was still strong and steady, but the barometer was rising. When we peered out the hatch a few hours later, we were delighted to see that none of the boats near us were damaged or destroyed. It seemed as though the worst of the gusts had passed over us. After enjoying a big breakfast and taking a nap, we rowed ashore to a home where ex¬ pats had been invited for a Thanksgiving dinner. But all the power ashore was out. With no way to cook, Thanksgiving 1991 on page 160
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Of Guam’s total population of 120,000, 20% of it is U.S. military. Though the ethnic groups tend to stay in their own enclaves, there is no racial trouble. With traditional extended families and a strong Catholic Church, there are few indigent poor. Right now there is less than 2% unemployment, no labor unions and no sales tax. Besides, the drive home along the reef at sunset is spectacular. —judy&John 12/91
Guam was canceled. Downed power lines and a crippled power plant — which wasn’t very reliable even before the storm — kept most areas without consistent electricity or water for a week. Being self-sufficient aboard Renaissance, we had the opportunity to feel a little smug. When I finally returned to work, I followed a thick electrical cord leading from a portable generator outside to — not the lights or a fax machine inside, but — a coffee pot! The guys used trash cans and a truck to bring water back from the ocean so we could flush the toilets. That Sunday we cast off all the lines and had a leisurely sail back to our marina. The water was crystal clear and smooth; Yuri was long gone. Our marina had some electrical boxes knocked over and many planks missing from the docks. Nonetheless it was good to be 'home'. Guam Is our home now, at least for the next couple of years. John grumbles about the intermittent power and government corruption, but it’s still a pleasant place to live. Rural Guam is actually something like a Gold Rush town, with the 'gold' being tourist dollars. Being 1,500 miles southeast of Japan, 1,600 miles east of Manilla, and close to the other Micronesian islands, Guam has an incredible mix of races and nationalities, including many Korean and Chinese workers.
Readers — John and Judy left on their first cruise In 1982 aboard a Nor’West 33. They returned to the Bay Area for a few years to work In order to buy a larger boat and build a pile of cruising chips. They’ve been out about three or four years on their latest cruise. The McCandlesses also enclosed a news clipping reporting the death of eight sailors participating In the Tokoya Cup from Japan to Guam. On December 27, a crewmember of Marine Marine was lost overboard. Two days later the same boat capsized, resulting In four deaths on the boat and three crew lost at sea. The race u>as won by the well-known Japanese yacht Marishiten. The Cuba Question: To Stop Or Not Stop A few months back, reader Russ Jones inquired about the advisability of stopping at
Richard and Marion (left) of 'Day by Da/, and Kathy and Ralph (right) of'Neeleen', at the SSCA meeting at the Trinidad YC._
Cuba on his way to the Panama Canal and the West Coast. Don Farquharson, formerly of the Bay Area and now of St. Thomas, /
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recommended against it, noting that he’d spent six days in a Cuban jail just for sailing near Cuba — and in a non-American-flag vessel to boot. That was in the mid-'70s however, and things apparently have changed. Fidel, no longer getting much assistance from the former Soviet Union, is welcoming anybody with hard currency. During a February Seven Seas Cruising Association meeting in Trinidad, Canadians Gurney and Marilyn of the Toronto-based Larissa IV gave a brief presentation on the delightful cruise they and two other boats had to The Workers Paradise". Gurney reported that three boats got a terrific welcome from both government officials and average citizens. "We were shown warm hospitality everywhere," he said. "Once the pilot came out with rum & cokes and a handwoven basket full of exotic fruits." It’s not entirely surprising that a Canadian vessel would get a cordial welcome in Cuba, as Canada has been Cuba’s best Western friend for many years. But one of the three boats was from the U.S. — the Californiabased Lagunltas — and her crew received the same hospitality. All three boats sailed to the north shore of Cuba from Florida’s Dry Tortugas. Gurney says that all you have to do to gain entry is radio Cuban authorities from 12 miles out — or even from the Dry Tortugas — and request permission to visit. Visas are
required for those wishing to stay more than 72 hours, but visas are issued without problem. Larissa IV eventually cruised 500 miles of the north shore, and Capt. Gurney said there were 31 possible anchorages. The
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Canadians did more than their share of sightseeing, at one point renting a car — a '42 Chevy? — for three days to tour inland. They took a formal government tour of Havana, then did one of their own that included a visit to the famed Copacabana nightclub. "There were no restrictions on where we could or whom we could talk to," said Gurney. While in Havana, they berthed their boat in the new Hemingway Marina. Although the marina has room for 250 yachts, there were only two others when the Canadians and friends arrived, one of them a 150-footer registered in Panama. The rate was 30 cents/foot/day, which included water, electricity and phone hook-ups. It was supposed to be double that, but the Cubans made a typo on the rate sheet and decided to live by it. While cruisers are permitted to shop in the diplomats’ stores, there is very little to buy. Always eager to enjoy new cruising grounds, SSCA members were naturally curious whether the U.S. government allows U.S. citizens and U.S. vessels to visit Cuba. Fortunately, Sally Cowal, U.S. Ambassador to Trinidad, was a guest at the luncheon and more than willing to address the subject. She forthrightly explained the position of the U.S. government which—big surprise — is rather peculiar. The Supreme Court has ruled that Americans are free to visit Cuba, said Ambassador Cowal, they just can’t spend any money there. It’s all because of the U.S. trade embargo instituted decades ago when Castro nationalized U.S. businesses and seized property owned by Americans without offering any compensation. (Kinda like we’re going to do in a few years when the Japanese have bought most of the United States.) With Castro apparently on the ropes and headed for the canvas, it’s unlikely that U.S. policy will be reversed soon. While Ambassador Cowal didn’t say so, it would appear that it would be legal for a U.S. yacht to visit if a non-American paid for everything. "Contact the U.S. Treasury or U.S. Customs," said Cowal. "Just tell the Cubans you don’t want your passport stamped," suggested a cruiser who appeared to be in the know. Canadians Guerney and Marilyn aren’t concerned about U.S. boats, they’re too busy planning their cruise to the south coast of Cuba next season. — latitude 38 2123192
Cruise Notes: Tim and Pauline Carr, who have owned the Falmouth cutter Curlew for the last 24 years, have been awarded the 1992 Blue Water Medal by the Cruising Club of America. The Carrs are certainly deserving. In addition to a circumnavigation aboard their engineless 28-footer, they’ve also sailed as far north as Iceland and as far south as Tasmania. Curlew deserves a medal of her own. The little cutter was built as a water taxi in 1889 — that’s right! — to service the squareriggers that called on Falmouth. Her hull was as original until 1984 when it was ground down to new wood and given three laminates of Kauri pine using the West System. Though she may be small, Curlew is not slow, having crossed the Indian Ocean at an average of 6.8 knots. We had a pleasant phone conversation with Dorothy of Hi Hopes, a Tradewinds 33 teak motorsailor that was built in Hong Kong in 1964. In July of 1989 she and her husband Gene harbor-hopped north to the Straits of San Juan de Fuca. The trip, including stops, required 11 days of motoring into 15 to 25 knot headwinds. The couple spent last summer in Alaska, which Dorothy summed up in one word: "Fantastic!" Hi Hopes is getting the once over in Fort Bragg — Dorothy and Gene are based in Willits — in anticipation of a March trip to Mexico, the Sea of Cortez and the Panama Canal. Earlier in Changes, Sally Andrew of Fellowship mentioned seeing the boat name Twlga carved into a beam at Fiji’s Musket Cove Resort. That had been done in 1982
during Steve and Marja Vance’s seven-year circumnavigation with their Cal 2-27. By coincidence, Marina Village Harbormaster Alan Weaver recently received a postcard from the Vances, who are on their way to Florida aboard their diminutive Cal: "Happy New Year from the quay at Gustavia, St. Barts, French West Indies. Steve is watching all the pretty French girls and I’m slaving away — with an occasional glance at the pretty French boys. It’s about 80°, there’s a light breeze, and from the top of the hill you can see St. Martin, Saba, Statia, St. Kitts and Nevis. Oh, life is tough in the Caribbean! Saturday night we were given permission to tie up where the big boats — the 100-footers — are and therefore had front row 'seats' at a reggae concert." The Wanderer’s family and his brother’s family are knowingly jealous. We spent last New Year’s at lovely St. Barts, which included a fabulous New Year’s Eve dinner and party at the Restaurant Au Port. When the Wanderer buys the farm, he wants his ashes spread over the waters surrounding that lovely island. That way he’ll not only be able to spend eternity in the tropics, but it will give his kids a great excuse to periodically visit one of the sweet spots of the universe. Joyce Clinton reports that she — and we presume Terry Kennedy — are off to Isla Socorro aboard her tri Galadriel "to play with the mantas, sharks and whales again". They had a great trip to Socorro last year, spending most of it underwater frolicking with the abundant sea life. Incidentally, for all of you who were at the wild & crazy Sea of Cortez Crab Drags last summer and were hoping to see an article in Latitude, Clinton indeed wrote
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Gustavia, St. Barts, French West Indies: A little bit of heaven right here on earth.
a nice one. Unfortunately, there was a mixup about photos that were supposed to accompany the story. In our judgement we couldn’t run the story without the supporting photos. Our apologies to all of you who were there — and to Joyce, who asked that we not even mention it. You don’t have to be a meteorologist to know that this year’s "mild" El Nifio is having a dramatic effect on the weather. French Polynesia — and particularly the Marquesas — don’t get hurricanes in non El Nino years, and they’ve already been hit twice this season. Hurricane Wasa, which formed on December 6, dissipated, and reformed as Arthur later in the month, slammed the Northern Cooks and French Polynesia — Bora Bora and Tubuai in particular. Peak winds were approximately 130 knots. Even more surprising was Cliff, a tropical storm which reached hurricane strength for a brief time. Cliff formed in the Marquesas, destroyed 40 homes and two airports on Pukapuka, then headed off toward Pitcairn. According to Hans Rosendal of the Central Pacific Hurricane Center and hurricane expert Bill Gray of Colorado State University, hurricanes east of 140#W are very, very unusual and only associate^ with El Nino conditions. Even more weird was Ekeka, a hurricane which formed at the Line Islands and nailed Palmyra before heading off for the Marshalls. Except in the cases of 'twin storms', winter hurricanes in the northern hemisphere, such as Ekeka, are about as common as hurricanes as far east as the Marquesas. page 163
Wasa, incidentally, did its thing during almost the exact same December dates that Val was inflicting its terrible damage on Western and American Samoa. Among Val’s many victims were Steve Irey, Semi Ratumaiyale and David McClean, who departed Tonga for Samoa aboard the American yacht Flying Cloud on December 2. The Coast Guard searched for five days but couldn’t find a trace of the boat or crew. While all yachties in Pago Pago survived, the same can’t be said for their boats. Damaged beyond repair were Ward Brown and Heather Thompson’s Ladybird, a 30-ft Piver trimaran; John Rose’s 30-ft sloop Kaiika; David and Robin Irvine’s Tahiti ketch Matthew; Keith and Rita Burbridge’s 32-ft sloop SIri of the Sea; and Curtis and Barbara Bryant’s Rafiki 37 Sunshine. Boats that suffered moderate to severe damage include Bruce Westrate’s Saltflower; Willy Reardon’s Pearson Vanguard Dancer 33; Karl Jacobson’s 42-foot sloop Arkenstone; Nancy & Stan Berge’s CT-41 Gadfly; Phillipe and Martie’s 40-ft sloop Concorde; and Brian and Maggie Smith’s Peterson 30 Sooke. The Smith’s Vancouver-based Sooke was doing fine until a floating pipeline broke loose from its mooring and smashed a hole — above the waterline — in their boat. The Smiths say that having experienced the fury of a hurricane, next year they’ll join the seasonal exodus to New Zealand. So what does the current El Nino mean for sailors thinking about leaving Mexico for French Polynesia in the next few months? Weather experts Rosendal and Gray both said that the threat of hurricanes in French Polynesia will return to almost zero
with the winter cooling of southern hemisphere waters by March or April. Will the El Nino have any effect on the Eastern Pacific hurricanes, meaning those that form off Mexico from mid-May until late October? Gray says he’s not projecting an increase in the number of hurricanes, but thinks that some will be more intense than normal. No matter what year it is or where you are in the world, remember that the key to hurricanes is an ocean temperature of at least 80°. Says Rosendal: "That causes high humidity, which causes condensation, which causes low pressure, which breeds the winds necessary for hurricanes." In an attempt to study weather phenomena such as El Nino and the Southern Oscillation, NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) is in the process of placing 70 ATLAS (Autonomous Temperature Line Acquisition System) buoys between the Galapagos and New Guinea within 10° of the equator. The 225-kilogram buoys are 2.3 meters in diameter and made of fiberglass over a foam core. They are painted with orange and white stripes and have an aluminum structure five meters high to support their instrumentation. Each is equipped with a light, radar reflector and solar panels. At least they were; some of that gear has 'already been swiped. The Atlas buoys are anchored with a 9,240 kilogram sinker, which is attached to 700 meters of 9mm wire rope, with the remainder of the rode being 19 mm nylon rope. If you think your boat might be damaged by coming off a wave and smashing into one of these buoys, contact NOAA for the positions of the buoys that have been deployed. The buoys are designed to stay within a two-mile radius of their charted position. And please, let’s not pilfer the valuable equipment. The end of February and the beginning of * March was the height of Carnival in Trinidad, widely acknowledged as one of the world’s great social gatherings. Thanks to the glowing reports about Trinidad issued by George Gliksman and Nancy Hoover of the Berkeley-based schooner Symphony, a large increase in the number of yachties attending was anticipated. As of early February, the following California boats were already in the 'Rainbow Nation' preparing their costumes for the huge celebration: Richard and Marion of the Santa
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Cruz-based Day by Day; A1 and Sil of the San Francisco-based 45-ft ketch Flying Cloud; Ralph and Kathy Neeley of the Honolulu-based Neeleen; Doug and Lois of the Los Angeles-based Reward; and Jack and Cathy of the San Francisco-based Westsail 32 Wind Psalm. We moved Big O, Latitude’s charter boat, from Venezuela to Trinidad in early February. Based on our brief experience, we can only second Gliksman’s and Hoover’s rave reviews of the country. The people are not only extremely friendly, they also take care of business. More next month. We received a nice report from Bob and Donna Desselle of Campbell, who recently made the Milk Run to New Zealand aboard Cinnamon, their Christina 43. "We and a few hundred other cruisers plan to enjoy this beautiful and friendly country until about May," writes the Campbell couple, "at which time we’ll head back to Tonga and Fiji for another season. People of all ages and all walks of life are out cruising — and most of us are enjoying it. We’re looking forward to the next several years." Paul and Lyndie Warner of Twogether,
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AVON REDCREST. 8-ft, 2-person, floorboards, oars, motorbracket. Nice shape. $500. (415) 457-1106. EL TORO SAILING DINGHY. Mast, boom, sail, oars w/canvas storage bags for each. New Nissan 2.2 hp o/b. Everything $1,200. Call Jim (415) 984-4277 (w), (415) 331-7432 (h). 17-FT THISTLE (825). Wooden hull in very good original condition. Wood mast & boom, nice trailer. $1,100. Call Mark (707) 964-1091. 1976 HOBIE 16-FT w/trailer, complete, yellow. $1,100 b/o. Call Big Brothers/Big Sisters (510) 287-5465. 12-FT ZODIAC INFLATABLE w/wood fir., trailer, 25 hp Mercury motor. All like new. $2,500 b/o. (510) 895-5592. FOR PRICE OFTHIS AD-16-ft gaff-rigged sloop. 2 mainsails, 1 jib. Trailer w/extension tongue. Marine plywood constr. needs new bottom & total refinishing. Excellent sailer, very showy. Located in San Mateo. (415) 574-5003. BOSTON WHALER11-FT (SportMod.) has over¬ size 35 hp Evinrude motor w/electric start. New canvas cover. Used approximately 100 hrs. as yacht tender & ski boat. Excellent condition. Bargain at $4,400, compare replacement cost over $10,000. (408)335-4405. LASER 14-FT. Good condition. $800. Y-14-ft. Fast, fun sailboat. Main, jib sail, spruce mast, boom. wArailer. B/O (415)573-7446.
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MONTGOMERY 8-FT fiberglass sailing dinghy, complete. Used once, perfect condition. Paid $1,390, yours for $1,100. Also, Cruise & Carry 12 lb. 1.5 h/ o/b, canvas carrying case, barely used, $200. Pat (510)895-4461 (days), (510)523-4640 (eves). LASER II, 14'6". Great shape, complete w/ spinnaker, trapeze, trailer & extras. Fast, fun & ready to sail. $2,400 b/o. (510)658-7124. 10-FTCHAISSON DORY TENDER. Brunzyeel/ mahog. new & very elegant. 13-ft chamberlain dory, glass/mahog., new. (415) 323-3887. LASER II. The North Americans are at Richmond YC in July! Stiff hull, spinnaker & trapeze rigged, lots of extras, w/trailer, all current registration. $1,800 b/O. (415)461-7608.
FJ 436\SAILNETICS MKII, roll tanks. The newest used FJ available, last Sailnetics pro¬ duced. Trailer, top & bottom covers, 2 complete sets of sails, race prepared, national winner. $2,500 b/o. (415) 349-0858 (Iv msg).
24-FT PETERSON SAILBOAT, 1974. Sails, looks wonderful. New gelcoat hull, standing rigging, 7.5 hp inboard engine, 9 sails. S.F. Marina berth. $10,000 b/o. Call Jack Casey (415) 249-0816. Moving to Vallejo. Consider swap for fishing boat.
WATERRAT 505, US 7606,1984. Proctor D, many sails, spinnaker launcher, trailer & accesso¬ ries. The worlds are in Santa Cruz this summer. $5,000 b/o. (415) 349-0858 (Iv msg).
ISLANDERBAHAMA24-FT. New: VHFbattery, sailcover. 6hpo/b. $3,000 b/o. Greg 331-3848.
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10-FT FIBERGLASS DINGHY. Very sturdy in good condition. Recently painted. $450 b/o. (510)215-5755.
FALMOUTH CUTTER, 22-FTfactory interior, teak option. Spacious, elegant, fully insulated custom interior of teak, Alaskan & red cedar (3 years work, just complete). Vane, AP, o/b, bucket, propane, Hi Seas, pulpit, spindrifter, anchors, windlass, 51 water, much more. $30,000. (206)244-3605.
ONE DESIGN 14 GRAND PRIX. The ultimate Ziploc dinghy, w/double trapeze & asymmetrical spinnaker off bowsprit, 20+ knots! Excellent con¬ dition, complete w/all sails, spars, foils, hardware & spare parts. Trailer also available. $5,500 b/o. (415)493-3339.
CAL 20 W/HIGHWAY TRAILER. Sail number 1931. Very good condition, race rigged, all equip¬ ment plus extras. Main & jib like new. Includes o/ b. Boat at SFYC, Belvedere. Owner moved out of town. Anxious to sell. Call Hilly Stong, represen¬ tative (415) 435-0625.
13-FT AVON INFLATABLE DINGHY. '91 Ty¬ phoon 4.0, brand new condition, stows in 4x2x2ft& 4x4x1-ft packages. $2,700 w/out motor. (510) 845-4042 (Iv msg).
BALBOA 20, 4 head sails, new 150 genoa & cruising spinnaker, 4.5 Evinrude, sink & water tank, VHF, lifelines, anchors, great condition & ready to sail the Bay. Vallejo slip. $3,000. (707) 965-9165 (Iv msg).
LID014 W/TRAILER & many extras. Rectractable keel, 2 sets of sails, positive flotation, excellent daysailer for lake, Bay or Delta. Perfect for begin¬ ner or expert. $1,200. (415)389-9350.
HAWKFARM. Locally designed & built for North¬ ern CA conditions by Tom Wylie. Race YRA as a one-design, club race at a competitive PHRF rating of 162, or single-hand this modem Bay classic. Boat & sails in excellent shape. $16,000. (707)257-3577. WYLIE WABBIT 24-FT & awesomely fast. Like a giant Laser. New boat never been sold or titled. Stored on trailer includes sails, spinnaker equip¬ ment & racing compass. Original retail cost over $12,000, will sell for mere $5,000. Actnow! (310) 821-3433. WAVELENGTH 24. High Frequency. Excellent condition, North sails, SailComp, Mariner 4 hp o/ b, Trailrite tandem axle trailer, much more. Fast fun boat. $10,000 b/o. (916) 933-0414, (916) 933-4899. SANTANA 20. All racing equipment: 110 jib, 150 genoa, 2 spinnaker, much Harken, faired keel & rudder, compass & knotmeter. White w/ a bold blue stripe. Not a fixer-upper, but a dean, raceready freshwater boat w/trailer. $4,700. (916) 221-7662. 24-FT COLUMBIA MKII full keel Bay cruising sloop, 7.5 longshaft Evinrude, VHF, depth sounder, anchor, warm mahogany interior, sleeps 4, head, galley, motivated seller w/2 boats, will consider trades. $6,000. (510) 487-0600 (days), (510) 523-4628 (eves).
CORONADO 23. 2 jibs, main, 9 hp o/b, new cushions. Good condition. Berth Richmond Yacht Harbor. $2,400. Call Steve (415) 461-3088 (after 7 pm).
DINGHY, fiberglass, 6-ft, flotation seats, oars/ locks, excellent condition. $170. (415)948-3477.
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17-FT THISTLE (2535). American one design sailboat Fiberglass hull w/mahogany trim, in excellent condition. Aluminum spars, 3 mainsails, 2 jibs, 2 spinnakers (Ullman & North). Shore trailer, compass, paddle, canvas boat cover, an¬ chor. $3,500. Call John (415) 496-5708 (w), (415) 493-6404 (h).
STONE HORSE 23. Beautiful 1979 traditional full-keel pocket cruiser by Edey & Duff. Diesel, windlass, DS. Excellent condition, new Awlgrip, fine sailer. Incredibly comfortable accommoda¬ tions. Available trailer allows winters in Baja; the Bay, Tahoe or San Juans in summer! $12,000. (415) 567-6775.
PRICED TO SELL Islander Bahama 24-ft, 10 hp Hondao/b, spinnaker, radio, compass, full kitchen. All excellent condition. Must sacrifice at $4,000. Call Anna (415) 648-3352.
CLASSIC 24-FT COLUMBIA CHALLENGER. Extensive inventory, over $2,400 worth of recent improvements, yet recently reduced price by $1,500. Honda o/b & new: main sail, hatches, KM, DS, halyards, sheets, sail covers & more. Alameda berth. $4,500 b/o. (916)635-0652.
TRADE/SELL: 23-FT WOODEN SLOOP, Monkdesigned, Japan-built, structurally sound, needs cosmetic TLC. Valued at $5,000. Trade for computer or $2,000. Call Marcus (415) 644-1988. 1974 SAN JUAN 24. 4 headsails, 2 spinnakers, rigged for singlehanding & ovemighters, sleeps 6. 7.5 hp o/b. New upholstery, well-maintained, moored in fresh water, lots of extras. Fun boat for casual or serious sailors. Asking $6,500. (510) 254-3583. 24-FT BALBOA, 1982. Fixed keel, easy load trailer, tow w/6 cylinder truck, but sleeps 5, teak inside, porta-potti, 3 jibs, blue & white North sails, propane, SP, VHF, great shape, used fresh water. $11,500. (916)895-0711.
CAL 20, HULL 1398, adj, backstay, SS keel bolts, barient 10s, 2 sets good sails, Johnson 4.5, o/b bracket, hauled 9/91, Vallejo berth. $2,500 b/o. Club jib available. Call (916) 758-2297, (510) 937-4963. RANGER 23. New mast, solid boat, ready to sail. $6,500. (510)548-7527. CATALINA 22,1987. As new condition, poptop, head, sink, 110 + 85% storm jib, all lines led aft w/ 4 winches, Mer. o/b, Coyote Point slip. Asking $5,700 or any reasonable offers. Must sell. (415) 344-8563.
O’DAY 240,1988. Immaculate condition, roller furling, jib & genoa, main w/reef, spacious interior, enclosed head, standing head room, complete galley, VHF, solar panel, 8 hp o/b, wing keel, epoxy bottom w/paint. Asking $17,950 w/tandem trailer. (916)878-1672.
SANTANA 27,1969. Nice, lots of equipment. $8,000. (415) 457-4187 (eves).
24-FT COLUMBIA CHALLENGER. Strong & sturdy, great Bay boat. Rigging good cond., VHF radio, solar panel, new 80% jib, Johnson 6 hp. $2,300. (510) 620-0642 (after 5:30 pm).
HAWKFARM 28-FT. Active one design fleet, very fun boat to race or just daysail. These boats were designed & built here in S.F. for our local condi¬ tions. Please call 937-7024 for more info.
CAL 24-FT GOOD CONDITION. Great fun on the Bay. Well-maintained 6 hp o/b Evinrude, clean sails, nice interiorw/wood. Sleeps4, excellent for couple, great for learning to sail. Upwind berth, Berkeley Marina. $3,200 b/o. (510)644-1474.
MERIT 25,1980. Mylar-Kevlar 90,150, Dacron 90,150,2 spinnakers, deluxe trailer, epoxy bot¬ tom. $12,000 b/o. (510)526-0403.
SANTANA 22,1976. Excellent condition, new mast & standing rigging, all lines led aft, 2 com¬ passes, KM, 5 bags sails. Best on Bay, a great boat at a great price. $3,900. (415)456-3316. COLUMBIA 22. Great condition, VHF, 6.5 hp o/ b. See at South beach Harbor, D70. $1,800 b/o. (415) 558-9006. FUCKA by Pacific Seacraft. Large inventory of sails, custom dodger, Yamaha 9.9 o/b, all lines lead aft, marine head, VHF, Loran, Autohelm, Datamarine log & depth, ground tackle & much more. Sausalito berth. $17,900. (916)583-9319. BEAR #13 “SUGARFOOT”. 23-ft sloop, 1938. Mahogany on oak, excellent condition. New sails & rigging, active cruising & racing fleet, competi¬ tive boat. 6hpEvinrude. $7,500. (415)331-0812.
25 TO 28 FEET
CATALINA 27. 1975 Catalina 27, excellent con¬ dition, Atomic 4 engine, sleeps 5, main & 110 jib. Standard equipment plus extras, berthed at Brisbane. Must sell, asking $9,900. Call Dick (415)297-4131 (w).
25-FT GAFF CUTTER. Custom made, Wood & glass, hard chine, bow sprit Good sails, sail cover, exc. 9.9 o/b, compass, depth, lights, stove, sink, sleeps 4, roomy for its size, extras. San Leandro berth. $7,500. (415) 948-5874.
CATALINA 27. Atomic 4, full electronics, new cushions & interior, all new sails, VHF, new batter¬ ies, all new rigging, 110v, too much to list new topside paint, meticulously maintained. $11,000. (510) 895-1300, (510) 284-5832.
ERICSON 27. New rebuilt Atomic 4 (inboard), prop, exhaust system, records. 6 good sails, KM, DF, head, holding system, galley. Sleeps 6. 2 anchors. More. Comfortable interior, dean bot¬ tom. Must sell, includes all inventory onboard, 3man dinghy. $9,750. (415) 776-7628.
CORONADO 27-FT. DS, KM, nice wood interior, dodger, AM/FM cassette, icebox, 12v system, completely rewired, deck lights, strobe light, sleeps 5, anchor, w/300-ft line. Great Delta-Bay boat. $5,000 firm. 827-9938. RACE ONE DESIGN THIS SUMMER, Cal 2-27, 1977. Zephyr is ready to race & cruise. New diesel engine. Many extras. Well-maintained. Strong fleet organization. $18,900. Call (415) 389-1708 (h) for details. THUNDERBIRD 26-FT, 1965. Wood w/fiberglass skin. Recently restored: 3 new UK sails, new sail/hatch covers, rigging, wood boom, Evinrude 8 hp, battery, mahogany hatches. Beau¬ tifully crafted, teak cockpit sole, interior cushions. Just painted hull/cockpit/bottom & hauled Nov. ’91. Depthsounder, sink, icebox, porta-potti, more. $7,900. (415)327-4665. ISLANDER 28,1985 (HULL #415). Perry design, excellent condition, 225 hrs. on Yanmar diesel, North main & 150 genoa on Harken furler, KM & depth on pedestal, VHF, dodger, h/c pressure water, shower. Asking $30,000. (408)867-4281. COLUMBIA SABRE 5.5,1966 F/G SLOOP. LWL 24-ft, LOA 32-ft, beam6-ft, draft5.5-ft. S/area 347 sq-ft. Honda8 hp 18 months old, 4 sails, Smartpak, handheld, battery, etc. Cabin Fertunalf happy campers. Clean & smart. $3,800 b/o. Call (510) 865-9850.
25- FT LANCER SAILBOAT. Very good condi¬ tion, appraised at $13,500. Excellent Delta boat w/3-ft draft, 4 sails, depth, knotmeter, compass, VHF, stove, sink & much more. Standing height, sleeps 5. $10,000 b/o. (707) 895-2848.
CATALINA 27. Cruise ready, new stainless steel rigging, lifelines & cruising spinnaker w/snuffer. Inboard Atomic4,110/12v electrical system, 2 80amp deep cycle batteries, new Horizon VHF, Loran, depth. Last surveyed in April 1990, excel¬ lent condition. $11,500 b/o. Rick (408) 745-7122.
28-FT PEARSON, 1986. Nothing down, assume loan,$550/month. Balance on note $38,000. Top condition. Great Bay cruiser w/Sausaiito berth. Fully equipped, wheel steering, diesel, 3 sails, dodger, full electronics, sleeps 6, h/c water & shower. 331-8366.
NEWPORT 27 SAILBOAT. Seayah is a Gary Mull flush-deck design (1973). Rebuilt Atomic 4 engine (80 hr.) & new exhaust system. In very good condition. 4 sails, VHF, stereo, etc. Very roomy w/large forward berth. Asking $16,500. Please call (415) 348-0415.
26- FT DOUBLE-END GAFF SLOOP. Cedar on oak. $7,500 b/o. Sausalito. (415)332-4741.
MACGREGOR 26,1988. Water ballast includes Merc. 1987 9.9 elec, start longshaft. 2 batteries, stereo compass, VHF, porta-potti. Trailer w/ brakes. Good shape. $9,800 b/o. Call (510) 799-6518.
LANCER 25,1979. Shoal draft, dual axle trailer/ brakes, jib & main, Honda 10, head in bow, no V berth. Sleeps 4, stove& sink, must sell b/o. (415) 332-2344 x2454 (w), (415) 927-4326 (h).
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BALBOA 26 LYLE HESS DESIGN. Evinrude o/ b, Ig. dinette, new Origo stove, microwave, refrig¬ erator, sleeps 4, VHF, DS, KM, up-graded rigging. Harken traveller, 2 mains, 180 genoa, working jib w/reef, storm jib. Great Bay/coastal cruiser. $7,500. (415) 331-5919. YAMAHA 25. Excellent Bay boat rigged for singlehanding, Autohelm, rollerfurling, depth, VHF, spinnaker, 8 hp Yanmar, many extras. Must sell, make offer. $9,900. (415)342-6574. 1992NOR’SEA27. Brand new, never launched. Aft cabin version. Loaded, indudes 3 axle trailer w/electric winch. Equipment list upon request. $89,500 b/O. (510) 933-9595, (707) 935-1098 (eves). CAPE DORY 25,1979. New England grace, FG, full keel, teak cabin, bronze portholes. Has4sai!s, DF, VHF, o/b. very clean throughouL due for bottom paint. Marina Bay. $11,000. Call Steve (510)242-2830. AMERICA CUP SPECIAL. Mull27MORC. Fast, fun, stable & affordable. Fully equipped beautiful design. Indudes 11 bags North w/spinnakers & complete set Mylars, Autohelm & Loran. New inboard Yanmar diesel. Dennis C. said $15,000, I say $9,995. (707)746-1350. CORONADO 27,1971. In excellent condition. Well-cared for w/many extras induded. 3 sails, spinnaker, brand new, 9/8 Mercury o/b, electron¬ ics, VHF radio, sailcloth covered seat cushions. Pump-out head, Coyote Point berth. Moving, must sell. $7,500 b/o. (415)348-2229.
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MUST SELL! . C&C 25-ft Race or Cruise. Partnership possibility. 3 jibs, 2 spinnakers, VHF, knotmeter, 7.5 Merc, o/b, headfoil & lots more. $9,000 b/o. Call Lane 726-7421. SOVEREIGN-28,1984. Cutter rigged, excellent sails, solar panels, 2 anchors, rebuilt engine (7/91), bottom (7/91), BBQ, propane stove/oven, large aft stateroom, 6-ft headroom, great Bay boat (or single liveaboard, can be trailered. $15,000. Call Mark (415) 983-1808. ALBIN VEGA (LARSON) 27-FT SLOOP w/gas inboard, new bottom paint Dec. *91, lots of new gear, needs some cosmetics. Average .price $12,000, need cash, sell for $7,000. Call Larry (510) 839-0587 (eves). Berkeley. MACGREGOR 25,1977. Mercury 7.5, trailer, compass, knotmeter, all required equipment. Ready to sail. $4,000 b/o. Gary (408) 926-1162 (eves/Wkends). 27-FT TYLER SAILER. No sails. $650. (415) 468-4423. 26-FTTHUNDERBIRD. NeedsTLC. $800. (415) 468-4423. CATAUNA27,1980. Excellent condition, hauled out, surveyed & bottom painted 8/89. Atomic 4 gas inboard, KM, DS, radio, Marine head, full keel. Asking $14,500 b/o. Call Greg (916) 684-1775 (eves/wkends or Iv msg). Berthed in Emeryville. COLUMBIA28,1969. Excellent condition. Main, jib, 150 genoa, lines led aft, barient self-tailing winches, 12 hp Chrysler o/b. Instrumentation including wind-point knotmeter/knotlog, depthsounder, VHF radio. Enhanced interior & many other extras. $11,000 b/o. (707)252-1235. NEWPORT 27S,‘79. Atomic4, VHF, RDF, 12vdc & HOvac shore power, roller furling jib, wheel, ground tackle, bottom painted 11/90. Beautiful teak interior w/galley, head w/holding tank & shower, sleeps 4-5,6'4* headroom & more. Up¬ wind Sonoma/Marin berth, great Bay sailer. $13,500 b/o. (707) 838-0964 (h). ISLANDER 28,1977. Pedestal compass, wheel steering, roller furling, 30 hp Atomic 4, radio, knotmeter, fathometer, lots of wood & cane detail¬ ing belowdecks,newmain. $13,000b/o. Sausalito berth. (415) 491-8783, (415) 332-0529 (eves). CATALINA 27,1972. Good condition, well-main¬ tained. $7,000 b/O. Call Tom (415) 386-7235. SANTA CRUZ 27. Fast is fun! 10 bags sails, trailer, VHF, KM. Hull #132. $11,500. Call Scott (408)423-7795. SOUNG-27-FTOLYMPIC RACING BOAT. Keel & rudder recently faired. Excellent regatta sails & cruising sails. Proven winner w/lots of new gear. Trailer. $4,500. Call Brett (916) 783-4334.
26-FT MACGREGOR SLOOP W/TRAILER. Dec. 1987. Rerigged stronger including gooseneck & tumbucklesfortheBay. Very lightly used. Honda 7.5 w/less than 15 hrs. use. Sleeps 5, main, jib, 150 genoa, cruising spinnaker (new), whisker pole on mast track, boom vang & reefing gear, epoxy bottom 8/91, all lines led aft, Lehman triple jammers, VHF, compass, sail cover, all cushions, custom diart table fitted, nav. lamp., head, galley w/propane burner, custom teak & mahogany cabinetry fitted. 2 anchors, 200-ft 5/8" rode & 30ft chain. Tow & grab rails, carpet 4-way elec, bilge pump, 14 gal. fresh water tankage w/deck filler, 120v shore power w/shore plug plus 12v & oil lamp. Safety gear. Alameda. $8,750. Call Bob (408) 338-6505. CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE 27. F/G cruise ready, Mexico vet. Recent epoxy bottom, Awlgrip topsides, exhaust system, new in 1986: Westerbeke 2cyl. dsl, Loran C, shrouds, Forespar club jib/rig, traveller, 4 cruising sails, 6 total. Can deliver, trailer. $14,900. (415)331-7576. OLSON 25, E-TICKET, HULL #40. Tricked-out, clean, fast (1991 YRA season champ) & lots of fun. Complete, proven package for $19,499 firm. Call Rob (415) 331-3134. CAL 28,1964. Clean, well-kept. VHF.Yanmar diesel, 4 sails, depthsounder. Great Bay or Delta boat. Sleeps 6. Must sell soon. $8,000. (510) 439-2003. NEWPORT 28,1978.2nd owner, wheel steering, self-tend jib, jiffy reefing, dodger, lifelines, Yanmar diesel, KM, DS, windspeed/direction, VHF, Loran, LectraSan head, galley w/sink, icebox & alcohol stove, 1 lOv w/battery charger, charcoal heater. Partner moved. $16,000. (707)937-0033. Ber¬ keley slip. 28 NICHOLS SLOOP. Ideal Bay/coastal budget pocket cruiser, 10 sails, spinnakers, 10 winches, depth, knotiog, VHF, Force 10 heater, inboard, anchors, inflatable, charger, new keelbolts, faired bottom, beautiful lines in wood & F/G, sweet boat to sail & singlehand. $7,500. (415)332-2809.
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MOORE 30,1985. Hull number 4 of 5 built. Sale or trade. (916)583-9420. TARTAN 30, 1979. Fully equipped for singlehanded sailing w/all lines led aft to ST winches, roller furling, Autohelm. Low mileage, never raced, excellent condition. $25,000 b/o. (510) 527-3507. COLUMBIA 29, MUST SELL Excellent Bay boat. New main, new jib, rebuilt engine, VHS, DS, heater, full keel, good condition. $10,000 b/o. 892-0714 (days), 897-7390 (eves). CATALINA 30,1980. Full-batten main, 2 jibs, WS, KM, DS, VHF, new custom interior, LPU mast, new standing rigging, t00% teak covers, Alpine stereo, 4 speakers, dodger; liveaboard equipped, better than new. 3 pages of gear, must See. $29,900. (415)934-8864. SAN JUAN 30,1977. Excellent condition. USCG pack. Documented, new interior, LP paint pres¬ sure water, Atomic 4 w/Martec prop, sail controls led aft to control bridge, full instrumentation, VHF, 8 winches, 8 sails, hood furler. $16,000. (702) 329-5626, (510) 523-1774 (Iv msg). I
1984 NEWPORT 30 MARK III. 5 custom racing sails, Auto/P, Ped/STR, loran, holding plate, reefer, h/c water pressure, full racing & cruising equip¬ ment. Too much equipment to list. Bristol condi¬ tion. (80$) 6424242. Asking $33,000. SANTANA 30/30 PERFORMANCE CRUISER. Nelson/Marek design. Your spouse will love it Your crew will love it You will love it. 126PHRF. Great shape. Stand-up headroom, teak interior, rod rigging, wide decks. Emery Cove. Call for spec sheet. (209)369-1404. $27,900. YANKEE 30,1972. Classic S&S design. One of the all time great offshore or Bay 30-footers. Pretty, fast, yet very stable. Easily singlehanded. Cute teak interior, loaded w/radng & cruising gear. Well-maintained. $24,500. Call (510) 235-9158. 79 CATALINA 30. Atomic 4, new roller furling & jib, 110 & 150, new main, VHF, KM, DS, stereo. Hauled10/91. New epoxy bottom & paint. Dodger wheel microwave & more. $25,500. Call (510) 757-1889.
ISLANDER BAHAMA 30,1983. Strong, fast & in excellent condition. Hauled 4/91, new bottom paint, h/c pressure water, shower, Yanmar diesel, wheel steering, inflatable dinghy. Liveaboard slip available in S.S.F. $27,500. (415)952-9886.
CAL 29. Mexico vet. 8 months of trouble-free cruising in Paradise. Loving parents need to sell to buy larger boat (so we can move out of suburbia & back to water). You'll love her like we do. (510) 828-1389.
29-FT GULF PILOTHOUSE SLOOP, 1981. Ex¬ cellent cruiser for Bay, Delta Loran, Autohelm 3000, VHF, stereo, 16 hp diesel, alcohol stove, microwave & more. Nice condition. Marina Bay, Richmond, D dock, slip 72. $20,000 b/o. (916) 972-1762 (days, Iv msg).
PEARSON 30-FT. Volvo diesel, Loran, VHF, WS, W1,DS, roller furling, dodger. $18,000 b/o. (415) 737-9824.
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PEARSON TRITON 29-FT. Great Bay & coastal boat located in Sausalito. Main, jib, genoa, spin¬ naker, VHF, rebuilt Atomic 4. $7,000 b/o. (415) 332-7933 (Iv msg).
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1982 OLSON 30. This deal sounds too good to be true, but it is! Over $45,000 invested in this beauty. Herewego: custompaint, double spreader rig, Sailcomp, 15+ bags North sails in very good cond., 7.5 hp Honda, double axle trailer. We still have more, just completed: epoxy topside, brand new cushions, interior paint & running rigging. This boat is better than new. Fresh water sailed, but has not been in the water for 4 yrs. Owner veiy motivated. No reasonable offer refused. Still sound too good? Call Bob (800) 544-1801 (w), (916) 541-2235 (h). Pvt. party. CAL 2-29,1978. Diesel, 3 sails, VHF, loran, digital depthsounder, digital knotmeter, Autohelm, wheel steering. This is a nice sailing boat in excellent condition. Recent haulout& survey. No blister history. $14,900. (510)933-8392. ETCHELLS,US296. Good condition, well-main¬ tained, full complement of sails, new mast & rigging, full cover, trailer, great one design class for the Bay. Good starter boat for low $. Asking $9,499, Must sell. 452-3381 (Iv msg). C&C 30,88/89. Furuno radar, Raytheon Loran, VHF, Datamarine K&D, Autohelm4000, windvane autopilot, 8 winches, 6 sails, spinnaker pole, 4 anchors, more. $55,000. (415)518-8115. 1974 YANKEE, MARK III. Dominique. LOA30ft, beam 9-ft, draft 5-ft. Transpac vet & rigged for singlehanded sailing. Complete sail inventory, rigged for racing yet comfortable for cruise. Atomic 4, Autohelm, dodger, fridge, recent bottom paint. $28,000 b/o. Berthed in Emeryville - B34. Call 697-3728. CATALINA 30,1978. Dependable Atomic4, blue dodger, 3 sails, wheel steering, new interior, ste¬ reo, microwave, VHS, KM, DS, pressure water, folding prop, new cushions, very clean & wellcared for. Alameda berth. $22,500. Call (408) 452-8514. CATALINA 30,1980. Excellent condition, wheel steering w/compass, self-furling jib, knot meter, depth, VHF, BBQ, very smooth Atomic 4 engine, very clean comfortable interior. $23,500. (408) 356-8764. CAL 31,1979. Beautiful condition, Volvo diesel, wheel, Harken furling w/3 jibs, spinnaker, h/c pressure water, shower, propane, Loran, VHF, KM,WS,WDMartecprop. Pricedrightat$29,900. Berthed at Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor. Call (408) 464-1500 (w). (408)438-0641 (h). OLSON 30,1982. Ballenger spars, double spread¬ ers, rodrigging, 5sails. $15,000.1/3down, owner finance. (415)468-4423.
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CATALINA 30,1984. Wheel w/compass, roller furl jib, 25 hp diesel, DS, KM, VHF, pressure water, upgraded interior, much more. Clean & well-maintained boat w/recent epoxy bottom job. Marina Village (Alameda) berth. $34,500. (415) 345-6147.
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1984 ERICSON 30+. This is it! Great boat, great price. Diesel, wheel, loran, VHS, Km, DS, stereo, batt. charger, 150,100,85jibs, dodger, brightwork covers, 2 Bruce anchors w/rode. Gorgeous ma¬ hogany cabin, roomy & comfortable. $27,900. (916) 961-2497. RANGER 29 KAMALA II. 1991 YRA season champion & consistent winner. Race or cruise. Diesel, Martec, upgraded winches, good Sobstad sail inventory plus recent canvas. VHS, WS, WP, DS, compasses. Asking $20,500, will consider trade. (510) 254-0881 (h), (415) 972-7620 (w). OLSON 29. Built at Pacific Boat Works, 1986 fast & fun, 13 bags of sals. $28,000. (707)643-3590. J29, SAILING COMFORT & PERFORMANCE Actively raced & cruised on the Bay. 10 sails, 8 hp Evinrude o/b, galley sink, stove, head & interior finishes. Best J29 interior on the Bay. Join a great racing fleet w/out sacrificing weekend cruising comfort. New bottom job, new speedo & VHF radio, depth sounder & lots of equipment. Ready to sail w/an impressive racing history on the Bay. 1992 promises to be a good one with a large one design turnout. Priced to sell at $23,500 or take over payments. Move up from your smaller boat for no money down. Call Andy (415) 641-8323. C&C 29,1979 SEX. Now that I have your atten¬ tion: autopilot dodger, wheel, KM, DS, VHF, diesel, stereo, pressure water, teak interior. New boat here now, must sell. $26,500. Call (415) 366-6361. BOMBAY PILOTHOUSE 31-FT. Metzler dinghy, club footed jib, roller reefing, Hood sails, hot water, refrigerator, Yanmar diesel, battery charger, depth sounder, VHF radio, stereo FM/AM, tape deck, pressurized water, 2nd anchor, 2nd wheel station. $37,000. (510)886-3475. CATALINA 30,1978. Rated best buy out of 12 Catalina 30s by prospective buyer. Hauled & new bottom paint 1/92. All new cockpit teak. Cockpit cushions, roller furling, heavy duty cabin-top trav¬ eler, Loran, autopilot, anchors. High quality LPG stove/oven, Adler-Barbour refrigeration, new head, shower. Affordable liveaboard. Largest interior for a 30-ft sailboat. SSF berth. Free sailing instruction if needed. Spec sheet available on request by fax or mail. $21,900. Call Tim (415) 876-0311 (w), (415) 876-1879 (boat). CAL 2-29, 1974. New knotmeter, new depthsounder, VHF, stereo, pressurewater, wheel steering, 1990 Zodiac dinghy & 3 hp o/b, 3 sails, refurbished interior, repowered 1991 w/15 hp elec, start o/b. $14,000 b/o. (510)487-8155. BODEGA 30, CHUCK BURNS-designed popular full keel cruising boat. Extremely well-built good performer. Navik wind vane, windlass, cockpit weather cloth. HondalOhpo/b. Asking $16,000. (415) 332-9280.
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ISLANDER BAHAMA 30-FT, 1981. Beautiful condition, new bottom paint 8/91, AM/FM cas¬ sette stereo, furling sail, wheel steering, marine radio, fathometer, built-in battery charger, refrig/ freezer, shower, Volvo diesel. Shore power cable/ safety equipment. Sleeps 5, private dock avail¬ able in Tiburon. $29,950. (415)661-2852. NEWPORT 30II, 1979. Diesel wheel, VHF, KM, DS, WP, WS, AP, furling, solar panel, refer, dodger, skirts, loaded. Mexico vet. Possible Santa Cruz slip, would consider partial trade for camper van, motor home? Possible owner finance. $26,000. (408)429-5111. WILDERNESS 30 CUSTOM. 1982 Hullworks built, double spreader rig by Ballenger, Yanmar diesel, VHF, knotmeter, depthmeter. Beautifully trimmed in teak w/custom Brunzyeel interior. Deeper, heavier keel, great Bay boat! $16,995 b/o. (209)545-2583. 30-FT CUSTOM GARDEN DESIGNED SLOOP. Beautiful, able, balanced, comfortable, fast coastal cruiser. Port Orford cedar on oak, sil bronze fastened. Glass/ply decks, candle stem, standing headroom for 2 to cruise “Inland Passage." Steal it-$7,500. Call Greg (415) 773-9424. RANGER 29,1973. Fully equipped haulout 11/ 91, bottom paint, survey, good report. Seller leaving area. Valued $18,500, make offer. (510) 223-5765. COLUMBIA 8.7 (29-FT), 1979. Diesel, VHF, knotmeter, depthsounder, stereo, battery charger, autobilge pump, teak interior, new sail covers & jib bag, non-pressurized stove, sleeps 5. Sturdy sails,great forthe Bay. $21,500. (510)614-9446. OLSON 30 for the least bucks. Owner offering 1989 Olson 30 single spreader rig for year-long charter, partnership, or maybe even lesae option w/owner financing. Near-new North Dacron main & 95, older plastic, 150, good 3/4 oz. chute, back¬ up sails & 3.5 hp o/b. Boat currently wet-sailed in Sausalito, but dual-axle trailer available for dry sailing. Charter boat on annual basis for $275/ month & pay no sales tax, no personal property tax or broker fees when you want to bail out. You're responsible for insurance, berthing & up¬ keep. 435-5165.
32 TO 39 FEET VALIANT 32. Bottom blisters gone! Peeled & replaced w/a serious Interlux epoxy bottom. This is the one you’ve been waiting for: less than 100 hrs on the 1987 Westerbeke diesel, wheel steer¬ ing, North sails in great condition including storm & spinnaker, plus a perfect teak interior w/all the amenities. The perfect Bay or blue water boat at $45,000. Call us before you call the brokers. (415) 325-1038.
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RAFIKI 35,1980. Classic offshore cruiser/liveaboard in perfect condition. Full boat cover, teak decks, varnished rails & trim. FG/Airex hull, Volvo diesel. Rigged to singlehand. Dodger, AP & full electronics. Loadedw/gear. $62,500 b/o. Call for more information (415) 595-3094.
CRUISEMEXICO‘92. Dufour35. Mexico/Hawaii veteran. In Mexico. Ready to go. Excellent condition, strong, seaworthy, comfortable, cruise equipped w/extras: solar panels, Ham/SSB, Bimini, water purifier, customized interior, more. $60,000. Call Ted (415) 326-3181.
MORGAN 33-FT O/l. Excellent condition, loaded, 25 hp Volvo diesel, new interior, full dodger, refrig., windlass, VHF, DF, knotlog, pressure wa¬ ter, roller furling, wheel, 8-ft Fatty Knees dinghy, strong boat, great liveaboard. (415) 873-4412.
WYUE 34,1979, LEADING EDGE. Excellent racer/cruiser. IOR, PHRF & IMS certificates. Loran, VHF, stereo, propane stove/oven. Sleeps 6. Hull, rig & sals in very good condition. Diesel engine. Will trade for smaller boat $28,000. (415)457-0613.
YOUNG WOODIE, 34-FT GARDEN KETCH. Carvel planked mahogany on oak by Fellows & Stewart 1976. Boat is totally tight, Westerbeke, roller reefing, VHF, RDF, auto, pressure, charger. $36,900 b/o. (415) 457-7660, P.O. Box 10034, San Rafael, CA 94901. HUNTER 36,1981. Good condition, Yanmar diesel, h/c press, water, Sausalito berth. No down payment. Assume loan. Lease to own possible. (707) 224-2076. 33-FT RHODES WINDWARD SLOOP. Profes¬ sionally built 1959. Spruce spars, Honduras ma¬ hogany trim, Alaskan cedar planked, monel fas¬ tened oak frames. Genesro backbone, monel tanks, new rigging, enclosed head. Many extras, full boat cover. Bristol condition. Same owner 23 yrs. $22,500. (510) 339-0496. CUSTOM CHOATE 33 BY MULL. Built for 1978 3/4 ton N A. Modified extensively by Schumacher in 1981. Stem, cockpit, 2 cyl Yanmar, keel rider, fore peak. Category II equipped, 5 Signets, 8 Barients/Navtec hydraulic, complete racing gear w/13 sails, cruise 6 w/mech. ref & CNG, 2 water tanks, last PHRF rating -126. Consistent winner, strong in all conditions, ready to race w/new bottom. Recent survey, equip, list, photo avail¬ able. $42,000. Call (213) 821-9555 (days), (213) 479-0116 (eves). 36-FT ISLANDER, 1972. Comfortable, fast, wellbalanced racer/cruiser. Roller furling, wheel, new refrigerator, custom galley/hatches, knot log, wind speed/point. 2 anchors, VHF, RDF, lotsa sails. 110v/12v system, 3 batteries, charger. Wellmaintained, great looking boat. MDR $36,000. (310)827-7199. LIVE AFLOAT IN LUXURY ready to leave our crumbling country. Tayana 37, improved, fully equipped, in superb condition, ready to go. $79,500 b/o. (415)331-5916. 32-FT WESTS AIL, 1979. Some electronics, docu¬ mented, liveaboard slip. Sold as is. $37,000. (818) 994-9545.
38-FT CLASSIC WOODEN KETCH built in 1938, designed for coastal cruising & Bay sailing. Clas¬ sic look, perfect liveaboard for single sailor or couple. Has VHF, new mizzen sail, newer main sail & 3 others. 13-ft beam, recent ribbon ma¬ hogany interior, newer teak decks, brass fittings, hot water, wood stove & yes, a tub. $20,000. (510) 339-3996 (h), (415) 338-7101 (w). AIRES 32. 5 sails, full keel, VHF, depth sounder, dodger, heater, stove, Westerbeke diesel w/new exhaust. 1980. $33,000. (415) 343-6738. 35 CHEOY LEE SLOOP, 1965. Author Robb design, all teak bright hull, eng. needs overhaul, hull & int. in exc. cond. Partner moved overseas. $19,000. (510)302-5361 (w), (510) 638-0603 (h). HUNTER VISION 32,1989. Low maintenance, excellent condition, diesel, cockpit, reefing, full batten main, roller furling, wheel steering, VHF, speed & depth meters. Call Dick (510) 521-1246. $54,950/offers. DUFOUR 34. Unique opportunity for discerning sailor. Lightly used, in superb condition. Spa¬ cious accommodations. Awlgrip paint. 5 virtually new Watts sails. Roller furling, wheel steering, Brookes & Gatehouse instruments. Micrologic Loran. ICOMVHF. Less than 100 hours on 25 hp Volvo diesel. $48,700. (206)2854)191. CATALINA 36,1985. Like new. September bottom paint & complete engine overhaul. Too many custom extras to list Must see to believe. No other Catalina36 can matchthisboat. $68,000. Call Pete (510) 866-2015 (Emery Cove). CHARLES MORGAN 34-FT SLOOP. Sparkman Stephens design. New: engine, refrigeration, stainless propane stove, battery charger, water heater, halyards, lifelines, 110 volt system, cut¬ lass bearing, bottom paint, TV/VCR, microwave, shower. Excellent liveaboard/cruiser w/Sausalito view berth. $23,500 b/o. (415)332-9239.
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1936 STEPHENS 36-FT SEDAN CRUISER. 5 owners since new. Original layout of cabin. Sur¬ veyed in 1991. Much restoration work done, excellent Bay & Delta cruiser. Needs only cos¬ metics. $16,000. (415) 431-1100 (days), (415) 331-6314 (eves).
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RAFIKI35,1980. Blue water cruiser, teak decks, Airex hull, Volvo diesel, Autohelm w/Wndvane, VHF, stereo, 1000-ft depth sounder, 6 oversize Barlow winches, Alspar mast/boom/rigging, 10 opening ports. $59,000. Call for brochure. (408) 867-9202.
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ION ELECTRONICS, FRIENDLY SERVICES Marine Electronics Service, Sales, Installations - Quality services dockside or in our shop: Autopilot, Depthsounder, GPS, Instruments, Loran, Radar, Radio VHF & SSB; DC & AC wiring & Systems, etc. Seven days a week available! Call us FIRST! ANYTIME! Phone (415) 948-6730, Fax (510) 659-8601
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7/8 sloop. Mah. oak bronze, Yanmar diesel, 19 sails, well-proven long-distance racer/cruiser. Ex¬ hilarating performer, easy to sail, low mainte¬ nance, ready to go. Sausalito berth. Reduced $29,500. (415)331-8966. CASCADE 36. Volvo diesel 25 hp, wind vane, autopilot, windlass, CQR & Danforth anchors, stereo, depth finder, 4 sets sails, new bottom paint & more. Atlantic veteran. $32,200. Call (415) 366-4523 (eves). PETERSON 33,1976. Loaded w/sailing equip¬ ment: 19 bags of sails, autopilot, Loran, VHF, WD, WS, DS, EPIRB, 9 Lewmar winches, NavTecrod rigging, hydraulic backstay & vang, Eichenlaub keel & rudder, Atomic4, Martex folding prop, MOB equipment, Halon fire extinguishers, large assort¬ ment of excellent running rigging, sleeps 6, 2burner stove, marine head. Was advertised at $19,500, will accept any reasonable offer. Take a look- best value on the Bay. Stan (415) 327-4444 (W), (415) 949-2148 (h). 35-FT CRUISING SLOOP, 1973. Strongly built well-know Rassey design. Diesel eng., center cockpit, full keel, aft cabin. (510) 534-4317, (eves or before 9:30 am). No brokers. SANTANA 35,1980 DREAM MACHINE. Family racer cruiser includes prime 40-ft berth St. Francis Marina, right on Marina Blvd! National champ '87, new mast, boom, keel, engine & sails since '88. Price to sell now $39,000. Call John 366-9211. 1987 CATALINA 34. Clean, 539 hrs. diesel, roller furling jib, 2 reef pt, main, Signet instruments, VHF/stereo, slip #160 Marina Bay Richmond. Must sell, moving to Florida. $52,500. Call Dick (916)989-1816. FANTASIA 35. Hull 62 (1979). Excellent condi¬ tion. Heavy displacement, center cockpit, cutter rig. Best liveaboard in its size/price class. Lehman 4D46, 560 hrs. Many upgrades: dodger, sail covers, 4D batteries, propane heater, refrig. $65,000. Call Bruce (510) 865-5366. S&S CUTTER YAWL w/cruising gear, full keel, plank hull, EPIRB, refastened 1986, SS tanks, Perkins dsl, SatNav, log, speed, depth, VHF, autopilot, hauled annually, classic beauty, good sailing condition. Surveyed$35,000. Sell$14,500. (415) 365-9257. EXPRESS 34. Hull #22. Built in 1987. Excellent equipment list, fresh water boat (Lake Erie), sailed 4 seasons (1988-91), Alsberg-built, still like new. A real winner. Call Ken Van Wagnen for details (216)949-8121 (w), (216) 288-2510(h)-in Ohio. ISLANDER FREEPORT36,1978. Upgrade1990. B plan (Pullman style berth, head/shower for¬ ward), Perkins 50 hp diesel, CNG, roller furling genoa, dodger, windlass, Loran, radar. Detail sheet available. $73,500. (408) 655-1479 (Monterey).
CUTTER RIGGED DOUBLE ENDER. Well-built double-planked bronze fastened hull. Low hours Perkins diesel. Boat is complete, not pretty, cabin not comfy. 3 anchors, electric windlass, tanbark sails, propane stove/oven, head. 36-ft LOD, 45-ft LOA. $7,500 b/0. (916)873-4387.
ERICSON 38,1984. King design performance cruiser in prime Sausalito berth. Original owner, meticulously maintained: all white w/navy trim, quality vamishedteakinteriorw/navy velour cush¬ ions, new custom Starbuck dodger, race rigged (but never raced), all lines led aft, new spinnaker & 120 by UK sails, Barient winches, Lewmar hatches, Furuno Loran, Combi VHF/FM data cen¬ ter/marine stereo, Combi instrument podw/Ritchie compass, pressurized h/cwater, full head/shower, 60 gal. capacity, Galley Maid stove/oven, Ratelco heater, 32 hp Universal diesel, battery charger, hauled Oct. '91, 3 coats Micron 33. This is an exceptional boat for the buyer who appreciates quality. Very motivated seller. $79,000. Call Mike (415) 493-8550, x205 (24 hrs).
RANGER 33. 1973 performance cruiser. Extra clean, new cushions, paint & varnish. Atomic 4, depth, knot, CNG stove, new fridge. 2-boat owner, priced to sell $17,500. Located in Marina del Rey. (310) 823-1866.
CUSTOM 33-FT STEEL CUTTER. Merrit Walter design. Beautifully constructed & maintained. Fully equipped for cruising &/or liveaboard. $48,000. Call Ken 428-4023.
ERICSON 381,1984. Bruce King design in excel¬ lent condition. Universal 30 diesel has less than 300 hours. Brand new bottom paint, new profurl jib system, new dodger, Batamarine repeater instruments, Loran, spacious clean interior sleeps 6. Ideal cruiser/racer. This boat really shines. $77,500. (415) 982-2013 (days), (415) 221 -9281 (eves).
CHALLENGER 32. Masthead sloop, beautiful spacious liveaboard, great conditions, new uphol¬ stery. Mercedes diesel, very low hours, wheel steering. VHF, DS,h/cpressurewater, 12vrefrig„ charger, TV, microwave, stove. Strong sailboat, Redwood city berth. $32,000. (415)365-9475.
PEARSON 35,1970. New diesel, Aries vane, h/ c water, shower, Avon liferaft, heater, refrigera¬ tion, new Loran, spinnaker & depth, stereo, 25 amp charger, windlass, 4 anchors, hard dinghy, o/ b,twin poles, wheel, loaded, 2-boat owner. $38,000 b/O. (415)897-8209.
ERICSON32,1974. NewYanmarin '88,SatNav, Loran, VHF, knotmeter, depthsounder, wheel, 3 sets ground tackle, main, 150%, 120%, 85%, dodger, safety nets, 2-bumer propane stove, ste¬ reo, sleeps 6,6-month Santa Cruz sublet. $25,000. (408) 475-9308.
TAYANA 37. Beautiful boat for cruising & livea¬ board. Loaded w/Loran, windvane, stereo, VHF, new dodger, h/c pressure water, etc. $70,000. Call Cindy(415) 578-9244.
A 28-FT SLOOP THAT SLEEPS 4, plus a 7-ft aft cabin that sleeps 2, all in a 32-ft 1976 Clipper Marine. Drifter is a great family Bay cruiser. A center cockpit fiberglass sloop w/wheel steering, large compass. 3.5-ft draft, 2 sails incl. reefing jib, 15 hp Sail Power auxiliary, shore power, phone hook-up, h/c pressure water, shower, porta-potti, ice box, VHF, stereo & ground tackle. At Oyster Cove, asking $11,400. Charles (415) 225-0345.
FREEPORT 41. $66,000,100% financing pos¬ sible, built in 1976, $50,000 of new gear in '86, new 70 hp diesel, 190 gal. fuel, 190 gal. water, liferaft, radar, Loran, SatNav, 45# CQR w/300-ft chain, electric windlass, AC/DC fridge, propane stove, hot water shower, 3.5 kw generator. (408) 252-7391. MOVING SALE. 1935 43-ft singlehanded racer cutter rigged, center cockpit double ender. Cold mold mahogany hull w/fiberglass skin forward & aft cabin, lots of storage. Rebuilt Perkin, septic system. Must sell. $14,000, trade b/o. Call (209) 855-3435 (after 5 pm). GULSTAR 50 KETCH. Water maker, generator, microwave, IBM computer, fax, radar, Loran, Ham radios, diesel heater, RDF, cruising sails, VHF, depth, windspeed/point, knotmeter, Perkins die¬ sel, Vac-U-Rush head & much more. Never chartered, great condition, U.S.made. $145,000. Call Alex (415) 368-5488. N ALU II. 1954 Lapworth 46-ft custom sloop, flush teak deck, diesel, aluminum spars, Transpac win¬ ner & fast Bay sailer. Great liveaboard w/shower, new electrical system, diesel heat, etc. Wonderful boat for the right person. $45,000. Call (415) 331-1758. HANS CHRISTIAN 43 KETCH. New engine, 6 sails, refrigeration, dodger, awning, covers, elec¬ tric windlass, good anchors & rode, VHF, knotmeter, depth sounder, Furuno Loran, battery charger. Bank repo, best offer by 4/1/92. Contact Marine Surveyors & Consultants, Ltd., Honolulu, Hawaii, (808) 545-1333.
40 TO 50 FEET 46-FT BINGHAM ANDROMEDA F/G KETCH. Exceptionally fair & maintained. Cruised 30,000 miles, well-proven. Presently cruising Rorida. Live your dream for $46,900. For extensive cruis¬ ing gear list, Crowther, 36857 Spruce Street, Newark, CA 94560.
1980 RARKI37. Full keel, double end, heavy duty cruiser. 3 cyl. Volvo diesel, KM, DS, com¬ pass, autotiller, windlass, anchors, VHF, diesel -jieat, sleeps 5 comfortably, 6 uncomfortably. Tons of miscellaneous boat crap, great liveaboard. $65,000. (415)872-1291.
ROBERTS 43 AIREX cored hull w/no deck. $8,000. Call Bob (408) 685-9735.
40- FT PASSPORT 1985. Pullman berth layout w/ quarterberths. strong & seaworthy w/lots of cruis¬ ing equip, including Ham/SSB, radar, watermaker, solar panels, inverter & much more. Call for price & complete equipment list. Will consider trades. (619)260-1723.^.
2 BOATS FOR SALE!. 1) 35-ft fiberglass cutter, roomy! Aluminum mast/boom, sails/diesel. Good liveaboard cruiser. 2) 38-ft Samson slop, needs mast/rig & interior finishing. Your choice $13,500/ offers/part-trades for vehicles. Both have Marin berths. (415)453-6961 (Call around noontime!).
COLUMBO 43-FT, 1969. Hull #3, h/c pressure water, dodger, davits, boom gallows, VHF, Loran, radar, DF, Avon Redcrest w/Nissan, 3.5 hp o/b & 9-ft Montgomery sailing dinghy. $55,000. (510) 778-2565.
ERICSON 32-FT, 1974. Excellent condition, die¬ sel wheel, full galley, main, working genoa & spinnaker, VHF stereo, Loran, depthsounder, knotmeter, windspeed, wind direction. Beautiful design, nice interior. $22,000. (415)587-6040 (eves), (415) 957-5957 (days).
41- FT S&S YAWL. Double planked mahogany/ yacal Volvo MDII, new teak cockpit, combings, cabinsides, bronze floors and opening ports, 90 gal. diesel, 70 gal. water, wood & propane stoves, new upholstery, hauled, painted '90. $44,500. (510)521-8622 (Ivmsg).
SPENCER 42. Yanmar 44 JHE, Furuno radar, refinished bottom, no blisters, new rigging, refrig., dodger, VHF, Ham, SatNav, 10 sails, autopilots, windvane, wind instruments, 195 gal. diesel, 2 Avons, o/b, complete cruising package. 3 pg. inventory. $70,000 b/o. (415)341-8337. 40-FT OFFSHORE CRUISER, 1973. Challenger design. A spacious, comfortable liveaboard, South Pacific veteran, all new refrigeration, upholstery, well-equipped, liferaft, self-steering, etc. A bar¬ gain at $51,500. Call (510) 534-4317 (eves). No brokers. COLUN ARCHER 42-FT KETCH, 1965. Moen Shipyard, Norway. Mahogany, teak, oak. Ford diesel, Onan gen. desalinator, hydraulic steering, fully loaded w/navigational equip. Lakota, Wagner, Furuno, Koden all new. World class sailing vessel w/many extras. $215,000. (714)536-4132. 45-FT RHODES KETCH, 1967. World cruiser, great liveaboard. Red Luan on IPOL, 90 hp diesel, new rigging w/Sta-locks, decks recaulked, anchor windlass, 8 sails, propane stove, water heater. Good looking, extremely sound. Moving, must sell. $49,000 firm. (619)426-2809.
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DEL REY 50,1986.45-ft factory-made fiberglass hull & deck. 12,500 lb. lead ballast installed. Inexpensive storage/working area. Dickerson diesel stove, WC, heads. 21" bandsaw, misc. $12,000 firm. (510)9324339. CRUISING CAL 40. Modified interiorwith private mooring in San Carlos, Sonora. $55,000. Call Jim Austin for complete equip, list (213) 935-7671. VAGABOND, 42-FTF/G KETCH, 1986. I’m 78, arthritically disable, must sell. Great stateroom aft, small iwd. 2 heads w/showers, 28,500 lbs disp., 34-ft LWL, 12'10" beam, 5’6" draft, 3-ft bowsprit. Some cut-away under body allows excellent light & heavy weather sailing. Center cockpit, extra sturdy rigging, 10 shrouds, 4 stays support main mast. 61 hp Lehman diesel, $1,100 spare parts. Nilsson anchor windlass, 45 lbs & 50 lbs mounted CQRs. 400-ft 3/8" chain & 250-ft line chain rodes. Dansforth kedging anchor. Autohelm 6000 self-steering. No blisters, yet applied 6 coats Interlux Protect for insurance. 2 coats Pettit Trinidad, good for 3 yrs. Prop protec¬ tion bar. Heavy bronze vales, lever handles, zerk fittings for greasing. Beautiful teak work, closets lined w/teak. COMBI Loran, VHF, other instru¬ mentation. newmar RDF & 3-bank battery charger. 6-person double-bottom self-inflating Avon raft Documented. Asking $149,000. No agents. See Eroica at Slip 158, Schoonmaker Marine, Sausalito, (415) 331-5811. CAL 40, HULL 134. Perkins4108 diesel, Simpson Lawrence windlass, 300-ft chain, 300-ft rode, 45 lb. CQR, Monitor windvane, Navico autopilot, new cruising main, storm & blade. 13 bags sails. Reknowned as a fast, sleek cruiser. $48,000. (408) 973-8323. CHRISTINA 43 by Hans Christian 1991. Shows like new. Performance cruising yacht. Teak decks, Hood sails, full batten main, Harken roller furling, 66 hp Yanmar diesel. Interior teak & marble, forward & aft heads. $189,950. (916) 424-6013. CUSTOM 46-FT SLOOP. Robert Salthouse of New Zealand design. Loaded! $149,500. (619) 437-0176. 40-FT STEEL ROBERTS SPRAY CUTTER RIG. Aft cockpit, launched 1988. SatNav, Loran, Ham, autopilot, Aries vane, Profuri headsail. Best of everything. Call for complete list of equipment & pictures. Mexico vet! Readytogo again. $95,000. (619)426-6353. COLUMBIA 50,1967, w/slip at Ala Wai in Waikiki, Hawaii. $93,000. Owner financing available. Any & all offers or trades considered. Ready to deal! Call Dan (415) 346-0831.
HANS CHRISTIAN 41T CUTTER. Molokai inte¬ rior, 2 doubles, 2 heads, Mercedes 72 hp diesel, custom mast, Harken Furling, 10 barient ST winches, 5 sails & spinnaker, Nielson 3000 wind¬ lass, 2 CQRs/chain, Raytheon radar, Shipmate SatNav, Furuno Loran, B&G, ICOMSSB, Autohelm 7000 AP, JRC Weatherfax, custom fridge/freezer, SwitlikSAR Liferaft, 900 amp 12/110 batt. system, Avon 310/Evinrude, dodger & covers. Ready for ocean cruising; health forces sale. Replacement approx. $330,000, sell $220,000. Call (415) 331-6234, Sausalito. BENETEAU/MOORINGS 432,1987sloop. Roller furling genoa, Perkins 4108 diesel. Fast, comfort¬ able, easily handled & located in the Sea of Cortez. Priced to sell at $105,000. Call John (619) 223-8989. 44-FT MASON KETCH. 1986. Quality yacht, impeccably maintained. Cruise equipped by ex¬ perienced owner. Top brand equipment includes 4.4 kw Westerbeke genset Technautics coldplate freezer, Nilsson electric windlass, Autohelm 6000, Avon, SatNav & much more. Brochure on request. By original owner. $210,000. Call (805) 984-8739. JOHN ALDEN DESIGN #606. 42-ft canoe-stem ketch. Back on market, reduced to $35,000 or serious cash offer. $80,000 invested past 5 years. Heavy displacement vessel constructed 1936, of the finest wood, in Portland, Oregon, by mast ship builder August Nelsen. Full electronics, new fuel tanks (80 gal.), new Volvo turbo engine. Needs only a new set of sails & some bottom paint to be readyforyourcircumnavigationlLocatedinSanta Cruz. Call James or Gwendolyn (408) 458-2992. 47-FT SLOOP, S&S. One of S.F. Bay’s most beautiful & well-constructed wooden yachts. To see her is to love her. Sleeps 7, large cockpit, autopilot, electronics, many sails. 2-boat family, must sell. $57,500 b/o. 331-0907.
51 FEET & OVER TAYANA52. Sistershipto Lowell North's Wanago. Complete 10/89 & commissioned 1/90. Fresh bottom paint, roller furling Yankee & staysail, radar, SatNav, Loran, VHF, Ham/SSB, Data Link system, AP, weather fax, sport boat with o/b, 6person liferaft, generator/watermaker, stereo, TV, VCR, BBQ, microwave, anchor windlass, Heart Interface, ice maker, refrigeration, Pineapple cruis¬ ing spinnaker, custom fitted bedding, much more stuff. Ready to go anywhere. Custom 4 double cabin layout. Reduced from $295,000to $250,000. Must sell. Contact Robert Nickel (916) 626-4444.
58-FT CUSTOM STEEL KETCH. Divorce sale. 15-ft beam, launched 1988, fresh 471 Detroit 165 hp. Full electronics, full galley, wet bar, 2 heads & shower. Large salon, 3 state rooms, large forepeaks storage, hauled 7/91. $134,000. (707) 553-1861. 68-FT LOA.56-FTLOD, 15-FT BEAM,7.5-ftdraft 2-mast schooner, very sound Ferro hull, large galley, larger salon, great vacation retreat on Morro Bay w/own mooring. Need some work. Under $50,000. Info. Box 214, Morro Bay, CA 93443, (805) 772-3813. 52-FT CREALOCK/ROMACK KETCH. Ferro cement, fiberglass, LPU, 90 hp diesel, 25 ton world motorsailer. 75% complete w/2 heads, new sails, ground tackle, teak & birch to finish w/tools. Needs mast stepped & interior cabinetry. $50,000 b/o. Moving to Alaska. (510)228-2335.
CLASSICS 33-FT RHODES WINDWARD SLOOP. Profes¬ sionally built 1959. Spruce spars, Honduras ma¬ hogany trim, Alaskan cedar planked, monel fas¬ tened oak frames. Genesro backbone, monel tanks, new rigging, enclosed head. Many extras, full boat cover. Bristol condition. Same owner 23 yrs. $22,500. (510) 339-0496. 31-FT GAFF SCHOONER. Tancook Whaler de¬ sign, double-ended, mahogany on oak. $6,500. 392-7713 (eves). 29-FT ORIGINAL MONTEREY FISHING BOAT. Sweet lines & solid hull. Refastened '89, Buda diesel w/parts eng., VHF, color machine, Loran & current Salmon permit. Historical boat built in S.F. 1929. Runs fine, needs some paint & TLC again. $11,000. (707)874-3750. CUSTOM-BUILT HERRESHOF DESIGN 42-ft yawl. Built for ocean racing. Unique full-keel/ centerboard, 5'4" bu & 10’2" bd. Recent survey has replacement costs in excess of $260,000. Loaded w/cruising gear & modem electronics. Sacrifice $105,000. (707)823-9460. 18-FT GAFF-RIGGED CUTTER BUILT 1936, Sausalito. William Atkin design, Dacron sails, doug fir on oak frames, refastened 1989. Onecylinder Palmer gasoline engine, museum qual¬ ity. I want the right person to buy this boat. Many extras. $2,500 b/o. (510) 634-1835. ,
MULTIHULLS WHARRAM CATAMARAN, 26-ft sloop. Excel¬ lent condition, modified for performance & current design criteria, epoxy glass over Marine ply, ex¬ cellent sails, ground tackle & equipment custom deck tent trailerable, fits standard slip, located San Juan Islands, WA. Moorage available. $6,500. (206)378-3014. HOBIE TURB014,1988. White on black, EPO rudders, 2 sets sails, cat box, jib cover, boat cover, Harkens, hot stick, trap lines, covered rails, trailer PLT# 14 turbo. $3,300 firm. (408) 438-5212 (days), (408)423-3771 (eves). 40- FT SEARUNNER TRIMARAN. Under con¬ struction. Mast, rigging, diesel engine, sails, portlights & hatches, steering system, stove, con¬ struction plans & materials & much more. $25,000. Call Gene (408) 263-7633. 30-FT PIVER TRIMARAN. Great cruiser/liveaboard. Pilothouse, inboard Yanmar dsl, galley, head, solar panels, needs mast. (707) 829-3428 for details. SEARUNNER 37. Atomic 4, wheel steering, 5 sails, 7 winches, propane stove, VHF, RDF, wellbuilt & equipped. BerthedinSantaCruz. $39,000. (408)458-1724. NEW65-FTCAT. Cruise or charter, USCGcertif., 49 pas., day charter/term charter, galley, 4 dble cabins, 2 crew cabins, wingmast, 140 Yanmar dsl., much more. Over $600,000 invested, make offer - will consider partner. (305) 527-1450 (Florida). 50-FT TRIMARAN. Foil ocean race, good condi¬ tion. High performance, very fast 25+ knots, 7 sails, jib furl, 10 winches, NKE computer, VHF, water maker, generator & a lot more. Ask $75,000, Now$49,000/offers. (510) 736-8093 (days), (415) 474-6480 (eves). 41- FT TRIMARAN KETCH. Professionally built. Avoid preparation stress! All new cruising toys & electronics. Climb aboard & sail away! Currently sailing Sea of Cortez, buying larger trimaran. Airfare deductible from purchase price of $75,000. Will deliver. (916)453-0693. 36-FT MODIRED CROSS TRIMARAN KETCH, pro-built, double diagonally planked, cold molded hulls. 30 hp Yanmar diesel, cruise equip., 2bumer stove/oven, fridge, icebox, 10 sails, autopi¬ lot, etc. Private dock - can liveaboard. $28,500. (510) 684-0810.
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SOLARIS 42 CAT. 1977. Very good condition, 4 double cabin/berths, large galley and salon, full standing headroom. Twin diesel 42 hp fully equipped for liveaboard and ocean cruising. $88,000/make offer. For details Fax (Int'l.) 4173433-111.
POWER & HOUSEBOATS 36-FT LANDING CRAFT HOUSEBOAT. Sleeps 6, galley, folding tables, built-ins, wood stove. Flatbottom: ideal tideland or deepwater dwelling. No motor, easily towable. Needs TLC. Immedi¬ ately usable. Call If you have a berth for it & $2,500. (707)255-6769. 40-FT MONK PILOTHOUSE CLASSIC. Elegant, comfortable, light, airy. A joy! New professional interior w/huge galley, pilothouse dining table, shower,etc. Vaststorage. Sound671 diesel,new electrical system. Fully furnished liveaboard. Spectacular Sausalito slip. $24,000. Call (415) 331-2533. REINELL 21 WEEKENDER, 1970. Trailer, re¬ cently rebuilt engine, ready to go fishing, cruising, diving. $7,000 b/o. Call Gary (408) 926-1162 (eves/wkends). 40-FT DEFEVER TRAWLER, 1973. USA con¬ structed. Very spacious tri-cabin. Twin 120 hp Lehman diesels, 8 kw Onan, dual AC, fridge/ freezer, electric range, heads, hot water. New canvas, brightwork, bottom, batteries & zincs. Bristol condition. Perfect liveaboard. $72,000 firm. (214)235-7239. 136-FT CONVERTED MINE SWEEPER. Current survey available, in deep water berth, beautiful living quarters. Currently rigged as fishing vessel. 7 diesel motors, all electric galley, tons of poten¬ tial. Needs TLC. $49,000. Call Mike or Bob (415) 687-8400. 42-FT CUSTOM YACHT, OWENS. Super livea¬ board! WW carpet, 2 heads, sep. shower, elect, kitchen, auto heat, city water, 2 salons+. Twin diesels, fresh paint, hauled, surv. Dec. '91. Re¬ duced $78,500 to $63,500 (firm) for immed. sale. (510) 236-3730 (owner). 44-FT STRIKER. Completely refurbished: Awlgrip above, Micron 33 below, tuna tower, twin 8-71 s, 12 kw generator, 3 kw inverter, watermaker, new carpets & upholstery, new Furuno radar, Loran, VHFs, fathometer logs & AM/FM radios, twin ULine refrigerators w/freezers, JennAir range, mi¬ crowave oven. $62,000. (510)236-4551.
PARTNERSHIPS PARTNERS WANTED - MORGAN 38 SLOOP. Roller furling jib, easy reef main, electric anchor windlass, diesel, refrigerator, full galley, VHF, stereo, plus more. Sleeps 7, top shape, no main¬ tenance duties required. Second home deduc¬ tions may apply. Buy-in $1,500. Monthly ex¬ penses prorated among partners. Berthed at Sausalito YH. Call Jack (415) 232-6107. FOR SALE: 1/2 SHARE CHEOY LEE offshore 31 classic fg beauty. Moored Brisbane Marina. New epoxy bottom, LPU, brightwork. Experi¬ enced sailors who love the warmth of teak & spruce should call (408) 370-6968 (days), (408) 246-3276 (eves). $10,000. TIMESHARE 34-FT KETCH. Wooden boat, clas¬ sic, mahogany/teak/bronze, sleeps 7. Available 1 week/month, 6 month minimum. $300/wk. Belve¬ dere berthed. (415) 383-0545 (Ivmsg). NEWPORT 30 Til for 2 wks/month for $250. 6 month minimum. Fast, popular 30-footer, a de¬ light to sail. Includes full-batten mainsail & spray dodge. Alameda berth & sailing instructions in¬ cluded. Call Jim (408) 265-9069. TRIAL TIMESHARE. 1988 Catalina 341/4 share available from skipper taking a 1-yr. sabbatical. Great boatw/dodger, roller furling, refer, Autohelm, located at South Beach Harbor. Flexible partners, lots of use. $250/month. Call Bill (408) 978-3906. PACIFIC CUP 1992. Santa Cruz 50. Ralphie syndicate is entered! Seeking additional experi¬ enced ocean drivers for equal share participation. Call Byron Mayo for details (510) 849-3160. Send sailing resumd to 909 Marina Village Pkwy. #353, Alameda, CA 94501. PEARSON 30 SLOOP. 1/3 ownership, 1/2 up¬ keep. Berthed S.F. Marina, excellent condition, new furling jib, diesel, radio/telephone, new cush¬ ions, low maintenance. $7,500. (415)434-5534 (days), (415) 334-5884 (eves/wkends). MORGAN 38 PARTNERSHIP. One wk/month available. San Francisco Pier 39 location. Sloop rig w/diesel auxiliary. Excellent condition, fully equipped for Bay or ocean cruising. Experienced sailors. $300/month includes all maintenance. Security deposit required. (415) 328-2408. CLASSIC S&S 47-FT SLOOP. Partnership avail¬ able. Fully equipped ocean cruising veteran of Mexico & Hawaii. One of S.F. Bay’s most beau¬ tiful & well-constructed wooden yachts. To see her is to love her. Marin County berth. 331-0907.
OLSON 30 for the least bucks. Owner offering 1979 Olson 30 single-spreader rig for year-long charter, partnership, or maybe even lease option w/owner financing. Near-new North Dacron main & 95, older plastic 150, good 3/4 oz. chute, back¬ up sails & 3.5 hp o/b. Boat currently wet-sailed in Sausalito, but dual-axle trailer available for dry sailing. Charter boat on annual basis for $275/ month & pay no sales tax, no personal property tax or broker fees when you want ot bail out. You're responsible for insurance, berthing & up¬ keep. 435-5165.
TRADE TRADE! YOUR (PROFESSIONAL) LABOR in upkeep of my wooden 32-ft ketch, Hearshow H28, for unlimited usage of it. Located in Sausalito. Call Kurt 468-3495. BOAT WANTED! 3-bedroom townhouse in Santa Ana, CA. Full security complex. 11 yrs old. Park¬ like setting, fireplace, pool, sauna, large private yard. $1,095 rent, $30,000 equity. Assumable financing. Will trade equity for boat w/similar value. (415)332-9239. WIND ‘N SEA. Classic 37-ft custom garden ketch meticulously maintained, beautiful brightwork, mahogany on oak, offshore equipped, Mexico vet, trade forVeal estate equity, country cabin, prop¬ erty or small trailerable cruising boat plus cash or ? Berthed Marin. (209)728-3807.
WANTED NAUTICAL ANTIQUES WANTED: telegraphs, binnacles, telescopes, wheels, compasses, dive hats, flare guns, big binoculars, good ship models, etc. Call Stu (510) 523-1089 (3-9 PST). 13’6" BLUE JAY FIXER-UPPER. Canoffergood home in Crescent City. Have time & materials. Not much else. Call Gene (707) 465-6203 (eves). RADAR: Apelco or other small boat radar w/ enclosed dome. Cash to $800. (510)687-5450. MACGREGOR 26,1988 vintage, w/trailer, must be in good shape. (707) 443-1665 (eves). LEWMAR 162T OR 30ST self-tailing winches. Also, Raytheon R20 x radar or larger. Consider other makes. Any information on British Seascan MKII radar. Write w/prices to K.B.F., 3665 Greenacre Drive, Carson City, Nevada 89705.
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SAILBOAT: 30-35-ft., ocean-capable. Have cash. Call George or Mike (206) 283-1390. MONTGOMERY 17-FT OR SIMILAR trailerable pocket cruiser. Please write or call Phil Nevearez, 1004 Crellin Rd., Pleasanton, CA 94566, (510) 846-3941. Chuck Schembri please call. For sale 18-ft classic sloop. USED BOAT TRAILER FOR LANCER 27-FT sailboat, draft 4'3", 4,600 lbs. (415) 865-9045 (Iv msg). TRAILER FOR OLSEN 30. Ron (209) 2454380. CRUISE EQUIP.: CQR anchor 60+ lbs., Luke/ Herreschoff 75-100 lb., 350-ft 3/8 chain, charts, blocks 3", winch ST 3" drum, weatherfax, Ham, radar, 2-3 oz. light air genoa or drifter luff approx. 55-ft, watermaker, galerider, wind generator, bin¬ oculars, 2.4g. prop tank, 15-ft whisker pole, etc. (415) 728-0248 (eves), (415) 852-5152 (days). NEW OR USED TRAILER for a 24-ft San Juan sailboat (510) 254-3583, (916) 544-0244. RESPONSIBLE PERSON/COUPLE WANTED to liveaboard 41 -ft sailboat Non-smoker, no pets. Pt. Richmond berth. $375/month. Call (415) 461-1180,453-3575. RESPONSIBLE, SEA-LOVING, somewhat me¬ chanical, absolutely fastidious, N/S female (w/2of the cutest, clean cats) looking to live on a quiet houseboat in Sausalito. I can afford up to $525/ month plus utilities. Will you consider rent trade for light maintenance? I'm the perfect tenant. Looking to move by 3/25 or so. (415) 332-2909 (eves or Iv msg). CRUISING GEAR: Fatty Knees sailing dinghy, ol b, inflatable, CQR, Bruce, GPS, ground tackle, VHF, Ham, sailing instruments, Chelsea clock/ barometer, Max-prop, Furuno depthsounder, hand bearing compass, binoculars, autopilot, liferaft, EPIRB. (415) 346-9563, (415) 225-0180. ONE PAIR OF 2-SPEED SHEET WINCHES. Also an electric anchor windlass. Call Dan (415) 435-0949.
Seeking well-maintained and insured boats for charter and/or bed and breakfast. Nan Sandusky (510) 527-4298
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Loch Lomond Marina Serving S.F. & Marin County since 1975. Quality Workmanship, Reasonable Prices. Varnish Work • Fiberglass Waxing & Metal Polish • Deck Cleaning & Oiling • Paintwork (415)459-7679
Bright Work • Deck Repair and Sealing • Custom Cabinet Work and Design Mast & Boom Repair/Construction • Marine Plumbing • 30 Years U.S. & European Experience Tony Stockl (510) 370-7911
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Yacht dealer will purchase select vessels at wholesale value as-is, where-is. Assume loan pay-off or offer donation incentives. Sail or power, classic or modem. Projects OK. For further information, please call or Fax (415) 332-9231.
At prices you can afford. Licensed/Certified. Call Capt. Stan Ladd for free estimate: (510)236-6805
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USED GEAR
SAILS, Dacron main & 130 jib for Catalina 27. Reef points & slides. Good, very good condition. $250. (209)522-1508.
NEW CRUISING SPINNAKER FOR 20-26-FT BOAT. 1=24.6, J=8.4, E=9.3, P=25.8. 3/4 oz. Excellent condition, red, blue, yellow. $350. (415) 325-3744.
MARINER 4 HP LONG SHAFT OUTBOARD motor for sale. Like new condition, used only twice. $500. (510) 796-3052.
DANFORTH ANCHOR, 65#, $150. Yamaha 8 hp o/b engine, a bargain, needs a little work, $200. “Mast Mate" mast steps, go up the mainsail track (55-65-ft mast), a safe, one-person system, new never used, $85. (415) 549-3394. ROLLER FURLING JIB 110% for 40-ft boat, lightly used U.K. 46-ft luff, 20-ft foot, replacement $3,200, sell $800. Raritan PHII toilet, perfect condition, $50. 412v fans, $15 each. Call (408) 728-4227. GIMBALLED “GAS SYSTEMS” STOVE, 3bumer w/oven/broiler, $450 (catalog=$950+). 5 brand new 7 x 14 opening ports, self-draining w/ screens (4 Beckson, 1 PHII), $70 each (catalog = $88.61 each) or 5/$325, b/o. (415)321-2090. JIB & GENOA FOR SALE. For sale from 49.5-ft mast: 135% genoa& Yankee jib. Can test drive. Good condition. From 37-ft Tayana (cutter) get¬ ting roller furling. $150 for jib & $350 for genoa but negotiable after4/15. Call Karen orChariey (510) 534-7277 (after March 15). MISC GEAR INCLUDES: 200 gal./day water maker, heavy duty batt. charger, 25 lb. Halon engine extinguisher (charged), Furuno SatNav, Furuno Loran, Magnavox SatNav, refrigeration unit (Adler Barbour), wire cable winch, loud hailer horn, large rubber dock line snubbers, light fix¬ tures, 1.5 oz. spinnaker from 50-ft ketch, approx. 150-ft 5/8 rode, winch handle pockets, 3-person ■ inflatable, Nissan 2.5 hp o/b, shore power cord. (415) 965-3449 (eves), (408) 749-5621 (days). CRUISING SPINNAKER, built for Islander 36 by Sobstad, used once. Paid $1,700, with sock, asking $1,000. Martec folding prop 14x14, right hand, $150. 130% jib, $75. (916)652-6386. NEW 3 HP BRITISH SEAGULL OUTBOARD. Standard shaft, forward-neutral, CDI ignition. Never used, still in box. Cost over $1,000, sell $650 (w/2 yr. warranty). New Ray Jeff VHF radio never used, $100. (408)779-4268. SAILBOATGEAR CLOSEOUT. 40-60%offmost items: Staloks, winches, blocks, turnbuckles, Martec props, travelers, cleats, clocks, anchors, toilets, shaft logs, staffing boxes, cabin heaters, cabin lights, running lights, compasses & much more. (408)263-7633.
MERCRUISER 470 ENGINES & outdrives (2). 500 plus hours, good condition, running well, $950 each or offer. Also 8-ft Livingston dinghy, $200. Call Stan Webber (415) 948-7155.
SOBSTAD 100% JIB, 38-ft luff, luff tape, $275. Contest compass, $85. Panasonic digital S.W. receiver, $100. Pro-mariner 8 amp charger, $60. Digital knotlog, $165. 5 lights, 2 ports, brass items, water pump, FWG, harness, some hard¬ ware, books. Call Don 325-0909.
77 EZ LOADER TRAILER w/spare. 22'-28' fix keeladj. 10,000 lb capacity. New: brakes (incl. master cylinder) and lights. Self-launching & retrieving. $2,450 b/o. Mark (408) 238-1348.
ICOM M 700 SSB. Last used while winning the 1991 Transpac. $1,175. Call Lon Price. (5101 236-2555.
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LEADING EDGE 1.5 OZ. triradia) spinnaker. Luff 39’4", Foot 21'2". Used on Newport 30. New condition. Asking $650. Gerry (707) 747-6726 (after 7 pm).
HENRY LLOYD FOUL WEATHER GEAR. Bib overalls & jacket, size large, color royal blue, used once (injured knee in race), $250. Sailboard equipment: 5.0 windwing speed sail w/kevlar, $200. Meritex sailboard kit, 9-6 slalom board w/ carbon fibre sheet, $200. (415) 383-7638.
HONDA 5 HP LONGSH AFT OUTBOARD (1986). Great, quiet, reliable motor. Well-maintained, too heavy for racing. Asking $450. (415)485-0789.
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1989 EVINRUDE YACHTWIN 9.9 25" shaft thruster prop. Under 5 hrs. use, OMC hydraulic transom mount, cockpit controls. Over $1,700 new, take italll $1,200. Call Mike (707) 644-5716 (anytime). ANCHORS, UFERAFT. C.J. Henry, 6-man cannister, $1,300. CQR, 35 lb., $190. Fortress type aluminum, collapsible, 19 lb„ 5000 lb. test, $215. ABI bronze navy collapsible storm, 55 lb., $230. (209)728-3807. NEW DIESEL ENGINE Isuzu QD-60,60 hp, FW cooled, w/BW used. 2.50 to 1 trans, dash panel. $4,000. (415) 345-5297 (Ivmsg). ISUZU 60 HP, Hurth 5° 3 to 1 water cooled transmission, brand new, 0 hours. Paid $8,000, sell $6,500. Call (415) 338-4454 (pager), (415) 284-0230 (Ivmsg). SATNAV. Magnavox MX 4102, current produc¬ tion model. Includes Brookes & Gatehouse inter¬ face & antenna. $1,200 or negotiable offer. (415) 441-0197,(415)331-1924. HARKEN HARDWARE, too numerous to list. Used racing sails'"off National Biscuit & Sunstreaker. I=41,4-ft, J = 12.4-ft, P=44.3-ft, E = 15.8-ft 2 med #1,1 hvy #1,1 main, 11/2 oz. spinnaker. Details & prices on application. Nego¬ tiable offers encouraged. Call Colin Case (415) 441-0197. HONDA O/B, 7.5 hp (short shaft) w/gas tank, $600. Would be willing to trade for 3.4 o/b in good condition. Techtronic battery monitor system for 2 banks of batteries, never installed, $150. (707) 795-8911.
ANCHOR WINDLASS-MAXWELL, V-3000, $2,100, the ultimate for cruising, reliable & power¬ ful. Liferaft, Givens 8-man, $3,700, hard case, self-righting ballast system, double bottom & canopy, certified 11/91, the ultimate for survival, nothing compares. Graham furling system, Kiwi made, perfect for boat to 50-ft, $800. Zodiac Mark I & Mariner 15 hp, excellent condition, both for $2,500. (408) 429-1993, fax (408) 426-5580. MOLDS 24-ft Nightingale, Tom Wylie designed. Boats are fast. Good S.F. Bay boats. Can easily be modified to family performance cruiser. $500 or trade. At this price you can build one and pass them on. (209)384-3538. CLUB NAUTIQUE LIFE MEMBERSHIP. For sale-save $400. Sail all you want. $2,000. (415) 574-5003. SURPLUS BOAT BOTTOM PAINT. Hard red vinyl anti-fouling paint. Mfg.Woolsey. 72% cop¬ per. Reg. price; $180/gal. My price $50/gal. Also black vinyl & other mfg. available. Ablading paint, 50% copper, $50/gal. Grimer epoxy, $10/gal. Polyurethane, $20/gal. (415) 588-4678. BUILDiT! CONSTANTCAMBERI JohnMarples design 40-ft trimaran. I have the mold, vacuum pump w/motor/timer, bag liner & custom fitted vinyl bag. A superb construction method, easy & fast. $500 takes it all! (916)991-7584. TRAILER. Tandem axle, like-new surge brakes. Had 28-ft sailboat on it, but could be used for other sail or power. Must sell, $1,900. (415)892-5016. CLUB NAUTIQUE COUPLES life membership, $2,500. 1992 dues paid. Jeff (415) 692-3516.
36-FT CATAMARAN. To Maui June or July. Lots of opportunities to sail until then. Experience appreciated but not required. Willingness to bust butt getting ready. 2 crew gender not an issue contact D. Dagger (808) 579-9986. FIRSTMATE&COOK/OWNER/SKIPPERneeds experienced & reliable help. Leaving French Polynesia 4/92, arriving Europe 4/93. Will pay airfare & salary, mate depends on qualifications. Either a couple or individual welcome to apply. Well-maintained large sailing yacht Voyage will be a combination of cruising, delivery & some charter work. Opportunity to learn to handle & maintain a large yacht. Basic maintenance & sailing skills & enthusiasm most important To apply & to obtain more information, please send resume to Michael, 1400 Shattuck Ave„ 7-46, Berkeley, CA 94709. You may also leave a message for Michael at (510) 843-3667. HARDWORKING EASYGOING WOMAN, 27. wants to crew & share expenses for Pacific cross¬ ings. Grewup small boat sailing & coastal cruising in Norway. Boating, radio telephone (maritime) & Rrst Aid certified. Grethe Holm, 136 Dalton Trail, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A3G1, Canada, or call (403) 667-2020 (h), (403) 668-5432 (w). ASTOUNDING! EUROPEAN MEN & WOMEN are equal, work & love together! Make sense? Let’s talk, maybe during Bahamian May cruise on my 50-ft ketch. It can be delicious from then on. Photo/letter. Stan, Box 8323, St. John, VI00830. SKIPPER, 57, geologist, interested in femalecompanion for 6 months (and possibly more) S.E Asia cruising in 40-ft cutter. Prefer outdoor oriented, physically & mentally active, mature, natural, ad¬ venturous, good self-esteem. D. Tillson, Manila Yacht Club, P.O. Box 1085, Manila, Phillipines. NAVIGATOR/CREW AVAILABLE summer 1992 either to/from Hawaii. Male, adaptable, sense of humor, age 45. Send expectations & require¬ ments to G. Johnson, 6106 Riverside Dr., Vancouver, WA 98661. WEEKEND CREW MEMBERS WANTED. Bring a good disposition & lunch to share. Cape Dory 30-ft moored in Sausalito. Call Brad McFarland (415)721-1129.
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MARINE DIESEL ENGINE SEMINAR Learn how to operate, maintain, and repair your diesel engine. Get hands-on experience adjusting valves, timing the engine, bleeding the fuel system, diagnosing problems and making repairs. Programs held on Saturdays. For more information, phone Technical Education Institute, (510) 233-3623.
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HAVE 3-MASTED SCHOONER, will circumnavi¬ gate. Looking for 2 good people, singles or couple, willing to commitfor several years. NS, no bad habits, mature 40+, responsible, dependable, trustworthy, share expenses & fun. Experience in any area helpful but willingness to learn & work a must in all areas of boat handling & maintenance. Boat has been half-way ‘round. With your help, leaving late ’93 from San Francisco for... ever(?) Call Rita (510) 232-2922 for an adventure of a lifetime.
FAN, A 46-FT KETCH, is looking for a non¬ smoking, non-drinking crew for the return from Mexico. Leaving Cabo San Lucas for §an Diego & San Francisco about April 1, 1992. Sailing experience & open time schedule required. Con¬ tact Scott (415) 967-7022. MATE/STEWARDESS for charter work plus fun sails S.F. Bay. Must be experienced sailor very dependable, free of family & work responsibilities, pets, etc. on weekends. Prefer mate late 40s, early 50s. Resumd & photo helps. Capt. Chet Ferguson, 6470 Crosswoods Circle, Citrus Heights, CA 95621,(916)725-5634. CREW WANTED: The Singles Sailing Associa¬ tion is a non-profit group of unmarried persons genuinely interested in sailing on a regular basis. Some of our sails are charters & some are aboard private boats. We participate in both cruise & race events & schedule social activities for members to exercise their land legs. Originally organized in 1984, our club has recently experienced a period of transition & we are seeking new members. Our home base is Olympic Circle in Berkeley, yet we have boats leaving form various harbors through¬ out the Bay Area Our dues are $49/yr. Inter¬ ested, call Sharon (415) 453-8326, George (510) 215-7860.
FIVE INTERCONTINENTAL CYCLISTS, riding down from the Arctic, are going to the Earth Summit in Rio. We will work for passage from anywhere in Rorida to Belem, Brazil. Leave Rorida early April, need to arrive Brazil by midMay. We are happy to work for a return trip in July or later. Us: smart, strong, hard-working, w/some nautical experience. Contact: Amazon-North to Rio, 3362A24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110, (415) 285-1929. SAILING LADY WANTED: San Francisco - La Paz. Male, 50 yrs., leaving ASA weather permits, 25-ft Coronado. Wish list: share expenses, sailing experience or desire to learn, unattached & looking, slender to average, all negotiable. (817) 927-8889 gets “Bay" pager number. RRST CLASS CARE FOR YOUR BOAT. Knowl¬ edgeable sailor available to watch over & care for your boat. Responsible man, 34, w/excellent boat maintenance skills & impeccable local references. Looking for liveaboard sailboat to rent, preferably in Sausalito. Call Joseph (415) 383-5246. CREW FOR ETCHELLS. If you are an experi¬ enced racer w/an intimate knowledge of the Bay & racing rules, weighing 200+ lbs. & willing to com¬ mit to this season's racing schedule, please call 763-3187 (eves only). LOOKING FOR ADVENTURE. Delivery skipper, yacht manager, ex-game show host/tele-evangelistic explorer/voyager seeks position on luxury yacht in Carib., Med., Mex., So.Pac., anyplace other than here. P.S. Please don’t tell my Mom; she thinks I'm a piano player in a whore house. Call Jim 369-6874.
PACIFIC CUP 1992. Santa Cruz 50. Ralphie syndicate is entered! Seeking additional experi¬ enced ocean drivers for equal share participation. Call Byron Mayo for details (510) 849-3160. Send sailing resume to 909 Marina Village Pkwy. #353, Alameda, CA 94501. EXPERIENCED CREW NEEDED for Mexico to San Francisco delivery of well-equipped 41-ft ketch. All expenses paid. To leave Mexico in April. Hope to make quicktrip. (916) 389-2184 (Iv msg), or write to P.O. Box 187, Dutch Flat, CA 95714. IN SERIOUS NEED OF ADVENTURE. SWF looking for crew position to South Pacific, Europe, anywhere different. Non-smoker, 40-something. Some foreign cruising experience, some basic Spanish. Call Nancy (407) 897-3381 (Rorida).
BERTHS & SLIPS BERTHS AVAILABLE, live/work. Maritime Har¬ bor, Sausalito. (415)332-8554. SUMMER SUBLET WANTED. S.F. City front for racing Bear 23-ft, no sea lions. Call Bob (415) 765-6904 (days), (415) 574-0504 (eves). EXCELLENT LOCATION FOR RENT. 50-ftberth, Emery Cove Marina, Emeryville, CA. $225/month. (415)462-6179.
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CREW WANTED for 42-ft tri. La Paz to San Francisco. Leave La Paz, Mexico, April 12th. Call Van (916) 972-1807.
HAD IT WITH TRAFFIC? Dock at your front door. Walk to your boat & to San Francisco Ferry (at Jack London Square) or to BART. Lease 1bedroom condominium at Oakland Estuary Ma¬ rina. Balcony overlooking marina & estuary, car¬ peted, drapes, all appliances (including dish¬ washer, microwave), separate entrance, inside parking, security, laundry, pool, tennis, spa. Avail¬ able March 1 or April 1. (510) 272-0191.
NON-PROFIT NEED A YACHT CLUB? Cal Sailing Club is a member club of YRA & SBRA. $45 annual racing membership qualifies you to race in these events & helps support our very low cost public sailing program. Send check & all the usual data to: Cal Sailing Club, P.O. Box 819, Berkeley, CA 94701, (510) 527-SAIL.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES MANUFACTURER OF WELL-KNOWN FIBER¬ GLASS lapstrake sailing dinghy wishes to sell business. Molds, patterns, power tools & name ID. Growth potential or excellent income-pro¬ ducer for retired person. (619) 292-1571.
HELP WANTED SAILING INSTRUCTORS. Olympic Circle, the Bay’s busiest & highest rated sailing school has a fewopeningsforinstructors. Must have extensive sailing experience, strong seamanship & commu¬ nications skills. Excellent wages & curriculum support, liberal boat use privileges. Call Rich (415) 843-4200. LOOKING FOR POTENTIAL CREW MEMBERS: Engineer/1 st mate, cook, deck hand. The Lene Marie, a refurbished Baltic Trader built in 1910, is seeking crew members. The vessel is currently in the Caribbean for the winter & will be heading North to the New York& New England areaforthe summer of 1992. We are looking for crew mem¬ bers who will enjoy & participate in maintaining this historic vessel & help create a pleasant & fun atmosphere for the owners & fellow mates. Sala¬ ries negotiable. Tom Callinan (415) 929-0800.
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DOCKMASTER WANTED for small So. CA pri¬ vate marina. Professional maintenance skills required. Send resume, qualifications & salary requirements to: Marina Manager, 725 Lakefield Rd„ Suite B, Westlake Village, CA 91361. SAILING INSTRUCTORS & SKIPPERS. Spin¬ naker Sailing in San Francisco has positions open for USCG licensed sailors w/strong teaching skills & enthusiasm to instruct and/or skipper. Spinna¬ ker offers steady part-time work & good pay. Call Steve (415) 543-7333. INSIDE SALES. Spinnaker Sailing & Rendez¬ vous Charters in San Francisco currently has an entry level position for an ambitious, customer service oriented salesperson. Previous sales & charter experience is helpful but not required. Call Steve (415) 543-7333. PATIENT INSTRUCTORS WANTED. Very busy University Aquatics Center seeks experienced instructors for windsurfing & sailing programs for kids & adults. Call (510) 642-4000 for application.
TOO LATE TO CLASSY 36-FT LAPWORTH, 1963. Moving, must sell! Transpac vet, fast & stable. 9 sails, autopilot, VHF, battery charger, hard & rubber dinghies, refrigeration, LPG stove w/2 aluminum tanks, copper watertank, much more. Liveaboard MDS available. $15,000 b/o. (213)322-0762.
HAWAII VACATION, SUMMER '92 aboard a classic 30-ft Herreshoff ketch. Easygoing, to¬ gether, vibrant skipper looking for the right person (preferably female 30-40 yrs.) to complement and complete a full crew of 3 to cruise Hawaii, Molokai, Maui, Oahu, Kauaii. Leave Santa Cruz June 1, '92, return Sept. 30, '92. Letters of enquiry w/ background, expectations and photo will be recip¬ rocated. Noah Flores, P.O. Box 5219, Santa Cruz, CA 95063.
SANTANA 30,1979. Sleek, fast, loaded custom tall rig. Eponed spars, deep keel, Volvo diesel, Loran, VHF, Autohelm, knotmeter, depth sounder, 7 sails, 7 2-speed winches, teak & holly sold, vemished interior. $19,995. (916)933-5795.
SAILING CAPITAL OF N.C. Quaint village on the Neuse River and ICW. Protected anchorages, waterfront homes, lots, villas, acreage & boat slips with deep water. Call for a free information package or write: MARINER REALTY, INC., P.O. BOX 740, ORIENTAL, N.C. 28571 1 -800-347-8246
WOMEN’S SAILING/SUPPORT WORKSHOP
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INTERNATIONAL COMPANY seeks managers for domestic & Mexican service. We are looking for man & wife teams w/experience in dealing w/ the public to manage new & existing facilities. Applicants for the Mexican operations must speak fluent Spanish & be capable of directing a crew of Mexican workers. Send resume to International, 3600 S. Harbor Blvd., #524, Oxnard, CA 93035.
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Hull Cleaning, Haulouts, Zinc Replacement, Inspections & Surveys, Props & Shafts. liJLyy . Serving the Bay Area Since 1981 /!/ (800) SEAWOLF (732-9653) ^ 24 hrs. Emergency Service
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OFFSHORE EXPERIENCE & ADVENTURE IN THE S. PACIFIC
Power or Sail - Anywhere by USCG Licensed Master 100 tons Over 65,000 miles experience References Available, Reasonable Rates (415)399-9441
Thinking of sailing offshore? Find out if ocean cruising is for you. Join experienced voyager John Neal in the South Pacific on his 42-ft Hallberg Rassy ketch, Mahina Tiare.
HARRIET'S SAIL REPAIR 2041 Taylor st. S.R^^ 771-8427
Skills taught: Coastal, celestial, electronic navigation, passagemaking. Brochure, Armchair sailor, 1500 Westlake Ave. North, Seattle, WA 98109. (800) 875-0852.
ROGER'S MARINE SERVICES (415)721-7845 Custom cabinestry, tables, interiors, electrical and mechanical repairs and modifications. Fair and reasonable rates. References. Going cruising? Substantial discounts available on electrical upgrade systems, au pair wind turbines, solar panels, retrofits and more.
LIFERAFT SALE • INVENTORY REDUCTION 1 - BFG "Crewsaver" 4 person/valise/offshore pack/double floor List: $3,550.00 SALE $2,850.00 1 - Lifeguard 4 person/cannister/offshore pack/double floor/Butyl fabric List: $3,289.00 SALE $2,350.00 1 - Lifeguard 4 person/cannister/offshore pack/double floor/Butyl fabric List: $3,550.00 SALE: $2,600.00 2 - Elliott U.SC.G. 4 person/cannister/offshore pack/double floor List: $4,650.00 SALE: $3,800.00 1 - Plastimo 6 person/cannister/offshore/double floor/low profile List: $3,486.00 SALE: $2,580.00 2 - Elliott 8 person I.B.A inflatable rescue platforms/cannister/no survival pack aircraft style/U.S.C.G. approved. List: $3,000.00 SALE: $2,100.00
Call (510) 534-9492
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22' Buccaneer, 7.5 hp.$1,950 23' Aquarius, 7.5 hp.$3,950 27' O'Day, diesel...$19,500 28' Pearson Triton.$9,500 30’ Lancer, diesel, wheel.$22,500 32' Ericson, diesel, wheel.$50,000 32' Columbia Sabre, classic.$6,400 38’ Downeast Cutter, complete refit ...$69,000 41' Islander Freeport, all roller furl ....$95,000
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BERTHING: 600 berths from 26-60 ft. GUEST DOCK & BERTHING: Available at 30 cents per foot per night. PARK/OPEN SPACE: Approximately 33 acres of park and open space with trails and promenades. SWIMMING BEACH: 25 acres of beach. FISHING PIER: A 300' concrete fishing pier. LAUNCH RAMP: Two-lane concrete ramp with parking for 70 boat trailers and cars. RESTROOMS AND HOT SHOWERS: Public restrooms and private restrooms with showers. . 24-HOUR SECURITY PUMP-OUT FACILITY* Located on the fuel dock.
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The Vawl SAMARKAND
1306 BRIDGEWAY, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 • Fax 332-2067
Don’t miss' this opportunity to buy the 55’ classic yawl SAMARKAND, a 1958 custom Sparkman and Stephens design built by Abeking and Rasmussen, which blends simplicity and tradition in an easy to sail, solid yacht with only two previous owners, Thomas Watson, Jr. and James C. Flood. This yacht has won many ocean races, including Bermuda and has crossed the Atlantic several times, most recently cruising in Mexico after racing in the 1990 Cabo Race. This yacht is in Bristol condition after a complete refit and her many pages of inventory include Westerbeke power, extensive electronics, Monel tanks, A.C. gen., Barient winches, aluminum spars, full cover, bags and bags of sails. •Located in San Francisco Bay, owner’s change of plans forces sale at $259,500 - (510) 582-3613. Principles only.
38’ PACIFIC
38’ PILOTHOUSE GARDEN CUTTER
New Zealand boflt, ll.S. Documented, handlakl fiberglass, lull led, this offshore vel is loaded ind. radar, SatNav, Ham, watermaker, wind vane. AT OUR DOCKS. ASKING: $84,500.
1982, Perkins oux., loaded w/new electronics S cruise gear, kiwi bveaboord. ASKING: $85 000
35‘ HUGHES
361 CHE0Y LEE
Canadian Ml, an excellent oMioce performer, diesel oux, recent Fiberglass with teak decks, Volvo diesel, Barient winches, long list haul & survey, new bottom and hull paint. AT OUR DOCKS, of excellent gear, luders design. AT OUR DOCKS. ONLY
ASKING: $44,500.
ASKING: $37,500.
SPIRIT 33-Ft Sparkman & Stephens
30‘ DUF0UR ARPEGE
27' ALBIN VEGA
Built in France. Diesel aux., roller furling jib, 8 bags sails mcl Built in Sweden, Volvo diesel aux., leak interior, real dean, good spinnaker. AT OUR DOCKS. ASKING: $12,000. volue. ONLY ASKING: $7,000.
Flush deck sloop. Mahogany, oak and bronze. Yanmar diesel, 19 sails. Superb performer with worldwide cruising history (see Sept. Latitude 38). Sausalito berth. Ready to go. She’s a gem. Must sell.
Reduced
$29,500 • (415) 331-8966
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55’ LOA STEEL CUTTER Launched May ’91 in New Zealand. No expense spared to assure seaworthiness and ease of sailing. Electric main and primaries, crash bulkheads, Jacuzzi, air conditioning, full electronics. One of a kind. Located in Seattle.
$450,000
(206) 283-1390 2448 Westlake Avenue N. Seattle, WA 98109 Home of the North Wests Best Sailboat Values
57' TRAWLER
40' LAKE UNION
Heavy duly cruiser, 17’6" beam, 6' draft, 60 Ions, Detroit diesel, Built In 1927, cedar planked on oak Frames, teak cabin, completely great ocean cruisec/liveoboord. ASKING: $65,000/OFFERS. refurbished. Join the classic yacht club association. AY OUR
DOCKS. ASKING: $55,000. SAIL- PARTIAL UST 51'PASSPORT.$299,000 48’ MAPLELEAF CUTTER.„.$ 98,000 45' JEANNEAU, OPEN TO TRADES, BOAT/REAL ESTATE.$175,000 44' NAUTICAT, 1980 FROM FINLAND, PILOTHOUSE KETCH.$195,000 44' CUTTER, MASTER MARINER WINNER.$ 40,000 44' HARDEN KETCH. PRICED REDUCED. AT OUR DOCKS.$ 98,500 32' ERICSON, DIESEL, DODGER/ROLL-FURL/LORAN, LOADED.$ 27,000 31 ’ SEA ISLAND SLOOP, MASTER MARINER WINNER, AT OUR DOCKS.$ 17,500 27'ERICSON.$ 18,000 23' SAN JUAN, CENTERBOARD SLOOP, GREAT FOR LAKES.$ 7,500 23’ BEAR, FULL COVER, NEW KEEL BOLTS/BOTTOM. AT OUR DOCKS.$ 3,500 22' CAPE DORY 1982, CLEAN, FULL KEEL. AT OUR DOCKS.$ 10,800 POWER - PARTIAL UST 70'FANTAIL CLASSIC.TRY $ 90,000 55’ BLUEWATER COASTAL CRUISER 1988.$275,000 52' LAKE UNION CLASSIC.$ 95,000 52' HACKERCRAFT RESTORED TO BETTER THAN NEW.$150,000 43' STEPHENS CLASSIC TWIN DIESEL, SAUSALITO BERTH.$25,000/OFFERS 36' MARINE TRADER AFT CABIN TRAWLER W/BRIDGE, CLEAN.$ 50,900 33’TROJAN SPORT MACHINE .$98,000/OFFERS 31' UNIFUTE, DUAL STEERING, REFURBISHED, INCL. MOTORS, S.F. BERTH . $39,500/OFFERS
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10 Marina Blvd., San Francisco, CA 94213 (415) 567-8880 • FAX 415-567-6725
43* C&C LANDFALL, 1985
38’ CHEOY LEE SLOOP, 1978 $59,500
Liveaboard slip available. $129,500.
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30' CATAUNA Sloop, 76
$ 21,900
22’ TAHZER, 74_ 25* O’DAY, 78_
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.$ 19,500
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$ $
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.$ 29,W5 .$ 75,000
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25’ ERKS0K Sloop, 72 -25’ HUNTER Sloop, 7B27* C6TAUNA Sloop, 73_ 30' CUPPER Stoop, *77 wM 30'ISLANDER Sloop, SD,'83 „
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7,500
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$11,000
41' CORONADO Sloop, *72
.$ 79,900 .$ 44,500
.$ 16,500 .$ 27,500
41’ MORGAN Stoop, 74 45* COLUMBIA Sloop, *76 .
.$ 44,500 .$ 65,000
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SAILBOATS 29' CAL ..Reduced to ...23.000 30' YAMAHA.25.000 30 BRISTOL.32.000 39 FARR..17.500 30 CATALINA .23.500 31 ‘ CAL .Reduced to.... 28.000 32' RIVAL MK II .39.500 32 ERICSON .29.500 33' NORWEST .49.500 34' C&C.49.000 35 SANTANA .55.000 36 ISLANDER FREEPORT.70.000 36 PETERSON.Reduced to .... 69.000 36 CUTTER .23.000 37’ EXPRESS.98.000 37' TARTAN.75.000 38 SABRE . 175.000 38' HANS CHRISTIAN CUTTER .99.500 38' FARALLONE CLPR Reduced to .. 25.000 38 SWAN. 92.000 39' CAL MKIII.79.000 40' FARR INTERNATIONAL .150.000 40' CHALLENGER.84.500 40' NORDIC.119.000 41 ISLANDER FREEPORT.73.900 41' SCEPTRE .2 from .165.000 44' NORDIC.139.000 44' LAFITTE.Reduced to.. 129.500 44 NORSEMAN.225.000 44' PETERSON.95.000 45 COLUMBIA .: Reduced to.... 79.000 46 CAL 2-46.125.000 47' VALIANT.Reduced to .195.000 65' SWAN 651 .1.250,000 84' PREISS CUSTOM.375,000
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POWER BOATS 25' SKIPJACK.s.35.000 30 VOYAGER. 39.500 30' FAIRCHILD . 65,000 32' GRAND BANKS .2 from .... 67.500 34' CHB PUGETTRAWLER.59.500 34' SEA RAY SEDAN BRIDGE.87.500 34 SILVERTON CONVERTIBLE.118.000 35 BERTRAM.Reduced to ... 98.500 35' FLYBRIDGE SEDAN.58.500 36 GALLANT EXPRESS CRUISER .134.500 38' 8ETRAM MOTOR YACHT.65.000 38' HUNTER .29.900 38 MATHEWS.Reduced to ... 39.500 41 MONK .80.000 42' GRAND BANKS CLASSIC . 230.000 42' OCEAN ALEXANDER SEDAN ...2.35.000 42 GRAND BANKS SEDAN.199.500 42 GRAND BANKS CLASSIC .279.000 42 OCEAN ALEXANDER SEDAN ... 229.000 42' GRAND BANKS CLASSIC .79,000 43 ALBIN TRAWLER .115.000 43' PRESIDENT .150.000' 46 CHRIS CRAFT Constellation.99.000 46' OCEAN ALEXANDER SEDAN . 299.000 47' CHRIS CRAFT Commander.142.500 48' TOLLYCRAFT MTRYACHT.300.000 49' ALBIN TRAWLER . Reduced to .145.000 50' STEPHENS.140.000 50 OCEAN ALEXANDER PH.319.000 51 KONG & HALVORSEN .395.000 52' NORDIC.465.000 53 HATTERAS .385.000 53' NORDLAND BOAT CO.249.000 70‘ DITMAR & DONALDSON .525.000 78’ MONK.Reduced to . 1.495.000 98' COOPER YACHTS.3.995.000
GLencove
400 Harbor Drive, Suite C, Sausalito, CA 94965 Tel: 415*332*9500 Fax:415*332*9503
YacHTsaws 1986 52' CUSTOM BUILT,
Good family cruising boat, roller furling, dodger, great condition.
$66,000.
Colvin design. Just returned from Mexico Ready to return or head north. Well equipped. Owner must sell. Asking $115,000
Highest quality, fast, elegant large interior, under construction, unique opportunity.
$ 14,000
27 Double aft cabin, teak decks, dub footed Jib, good condition. $120,000. (slstershlp)
48' Swan, 1972 New Yanmar diesel, new wiring, new systems, impressive Inventory. Classic Swan. $195,000.
35' J-35 (2), '84 , '85, Full race.CALL 40' GARDEN KETCH, '68, Bristol condition.75,000 41' SERENDIPITY, Nelson/Marek winner.59,000 41' SWAN 411,78, Race/cruise.Reduced to 119,000 43' BALTIC, '88, Outstanding inventory.300,000 44'SWAN, 73 (2). 128,500 44' SWAN 441, 79, Light use.195,000 51' BALTIC, Cruise ready.Reduced... CALL 53' SWAN, '89, Outstanding inventory.CALL 57' SWAN, 79, Updated.CALL 58' BOOTHBAY Ketch, PH world cruise ready.345,000 65' SWAN, Absolutely the best 65 anywhere.CALL
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DUFOUR, '78. BRISTOL, 73. GREAT DANE ... NEWPORT HI .......... NEWPORT. SEARUNNER TRIMARAN, 79 .....$ 33,000 LANDFALL MOTORSAILER, '77.....$ 55,000 DEURDCS STEEL,'62. CAL 2-46 CUSTOM, 74.. ALDEN SCHOONER,'31...3, d/,uuu We're Selling Boats - We Need Listings!
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1981 CHEOY LEE 411
CORONADO 45
Offshore ketch, extensively equiped. Bluewater cruiser/Liveaboard.
Most boat for the buck! Excellent liveaboard. Diesel, furling, recent haulout. $47,500.
Try $80,000.
FUJI 32
NEWPORT 27
Original owners. Mexico veteran. Extensive equipment. Ready to go and very dean. Asking $44,750.
Clean, roomy Bay/coastal boat. Inboard, VHF, DS, KM. Hurry!
CATALINA 30
PACIFIC SEACRAFT 25
Popular boat with diesel. Tall rig.
Try $19,500.
Stout double ended pocket cruiser. Diesel, Tanbark sails. $ 14,700/Make offer.
$6,500.
Open Boat Weekend March 14 & 15
SANTA CRUZ 40. This speedster was built for fun - stop puttering and put some excitement in your life. Yours for $89,500.
S & S 47. Spacious, comfortable, and stately this is a yacht you'll love. Offered at only $178,500.
43* GULFSTAR. In great shape and a great buy at $85,000.
38' ERICSON, 1980. A classic all around performer. Room below, performance above. 2 from $68,500.
40' KHA SHING, 1983. Room with a view! Try her at $139,500.
1070 Marina Village Pfcwy, #102 * Alameda. CA 94501
Phone: (510) 521-5532 • Fax: (510) 521-5534
33' NUNES, 1936
70' FANTAIL M.Y.
Local classic, new motor, decks, canvas, etc. Needs interior finished.
A one of a kind classic. 671 diesel. A collectors dream.
$9,000.
Try $90,000.
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POWER
COLUMBIA.* ....3,500
23' SUN RUNNER ...w/trlr. .9,500
PETERSON.
26' SEA RAY
..OFFERS
twin w/trailer....25,000
CATALINA.„ outboard . ....8,500
30' CHRIS CRAFT. .19,900
NEWPORT.... racer.J 2,000
31' OWENS.twin. .OFFERS
WINTHROP-WARNER...36,000
36' CHRIS CONNIE. .35,000
CT 41. .. Alaska vet...67,500
51' HACKERCRAFT ..bristol. .149,000
ALL THESE AND MORE AT OUR DOCKS
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EAST BAY'S LARGEST OPEN BOAT WEEKEND • MARCH 14th & 15th
1927 31'OD Sam Areal eye catcher. Try 547,500
^fastened *85. Diesel engl roller furfing. Try SI 6,500.
42' BRANDI RIFF Custom-built wood/fiberglass, Westerbeke
39* SEA BAY, 1964 Twins, gen. and more. Clean SIZE 14' 17'
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20'
1979 Newport 41S
1979 CT 41 Ketch loran, roller furling, AP, Heeds a&ffeTIC Try $55,000. '68' *85 '77 ‘78 '77 '84 '68 ’67
Try 13,500 Tiy 29,500 Try 22,000 Try 16,500 .59.500 ......57,500 .....18,500 Try 51,500
Cascade 29, diesel Ericson 30+ ... Bay Island 30. Ranger 32..... Fuji 32, refit'91 . Nantucket 33 "10" Cal 34, one owner Catalina 34 ..
28' 39’
^I forifug/full b bogs, AP.Try $49,900. '84 '66 '66 '76 ’76 '39 '81 ’66
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Catalina36................... ,44,500 Northern 37, dr cockpit.... 49,000 C&C 38........ fry 69,500 Oowneost38.....Try 54,000 Cal 39 *10". ..69,500 Alden42.....33,500 Golfstar 44 134,500 ..Try 95,000
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4;000 2,400 9,000 5,900 38,000 21,000 90,000 40,000 7,500 10,000 6,200 29,000 24,000 50,000 26,000 50,000 21,500
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Bill Redfield
SAN FRANCISCO BAY
NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92663
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320 Harbor Drive, Sausalito, CA 94965 (415) 332-5311 • Fax: (415) 332-7036
3471 Via Lido - Box 2268 (714) 673-5252 • Fax: (714) 673-8795
2353 Shelter Island Drive (619) 225-0588 • Fax: (619) 225-1325
1205 Westlake Avenue North (206) 282-4943 • Fax: (206) 285-4956
62'MOTORSAIUER, '65. S&S/Minneford. Handsome lines, strongly built, fast passagemafer. Very well equipped. Livea board, charier, extended voyages. Bay Area R.E. considered.
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PASSPORTS! ketch, 1983. 3 staterooms w/aft master, cabin, two heads. Total accommodations for 10. Folly equipped. Best priced Passport 51 on the market at $259,000.
PEARSON 530 fetch, 1982 South seas vet. Unusually well equipped, Center cockpit. Spacious interior. ; Aft cabin. $265,000.
CLASSIC CRUISING HANS CHRISTIAN 43 performance keel fetch. Copper fireplace, marble table. Loaded with 12 winches, sails, custom features. Ready for your dream cruise. $138,500.
ENDEAVOUR 40,1982 2 staterooms/2 heads, aft master w/queen berth. Very roomy boat, shows well Blister free as of Fall '91. Asking $85,000.
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SWAN 391 (1984): Holland design with weatherfax, GPS, SSB, autopilot, refrigeration, 12v watermaker, and hydraulics. 17 sails, placed 3rd in the 1991 Transpac. Located Ventura, $225,000.
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SWAN 42 "MYSTERE" (1983): Holland design with furling headstay, kevlar and dacron sails, plus GPS, Loran, radar, central heating, windlass, and cockpit dodgers. Located Marina del Rey, $235,000. s ;T77777:..77,
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SO' AMERICAN MARINE 62. Twin engine motorsoiler, spacious ond heavy duty. Asking $7 2,000.
SWAN 43 "INFINITY" (1986): Only 344 engine hours and beautifully detailed, with Loran, autopilot, inverter, and custom high-end stereo system. Located Oxnard, CA. Asking $330,000.
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30' LAGUNA '87 Pocket cruiser w/dsl, reody far Cabo. Asking $30,000. Seller motivated.
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CSERE Sloop, Yonmor D, New.$275,OCX) COLUMBIA, Sloop, Perk 45HP, '76.569,000 ISLANDER F/P Ketch, Perk D,'76.559,000 H/RASSY, Ketch, Volvo, '82.$185,000 DOWN EAST Pilothouse Cutter, '80 .... $72,000 SPENCER Sloop, Perk, '65.$25,500 ERICSON Sloop, Univ.D, '88.$84,000 NASSAU Cutter, Yon Dsl., '86.. $65,000 RANGER Sloop, Univ.D,'78.CALL NEWPORT Sloop, Dsl., '79.$29,500 CATAUNA Sloop, Atomic, '78.$24,500 RAWSON Sloop, Perk D, '62 .$11,000 LAGUNA Sloop, 2 cyl D, '87.$30,500
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3T ERICSON INDEPENDENCE. We have 2 of these cruisers on hand, one is a 2 time Mexico vet that's loaded! From $29,500.
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