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“Esprit Victorieux” — in the spirit of victory!
Joe Melino and the crew of “Esprit Victorieux” are trophy bound. They finished the spring series of the 1992 racing season with a seven-and-a-half point lead! And their finish in the EYC Second-Half Opener only widened that lead. “Esprit Victorieux” has been powered by Pineapple Sails since the day she was launched. This year Joe added a new Kevlar #\ genoa to the inventory and last year it was a Kevlar #3 jib. The dacron main is still original issue! Each of Joe’s sails has most certainly been built in the “spirit of victory.” May we provide you with a quote on the just perfect sails for your boat? J
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DEALER FOR: Henri-Lloyd Foul Weather Gear • Headfoil 2 Sails in need of repair may be dropped off at: West Marine Products in Oakland or Stockton Svendsen’s in Alameda • Seabird Sailing Center in Berkeley See us at the Jack London boat show.
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SELLERS: WE HAVE MORE PEOPLE LOOKING AT SAILBOATS THAN ANYONE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. FOR RESULTS LIST WITH PASSAGE. ON DISPLAY
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TASWELL 49. Impressively equipped in duding bow thruster. Customized and el¬ egant. Call for appointment. $449,000.
CAl, 1968 .4,000 YAMAHA, dsl, 1984, go fast ....21,500 ISLANDER, 1984.24,900 CATALINA, 1987.45,000 MOORE, 1985 .32,000 DUF0UR, 1970, refurbished .... 19,900 SANTANA, 1976, diesel.21,500 ERICS0N, 1976 ....make offers 24,000 VALIANT, 1977 epoxy bottom .45,000 ISLANDER, 1977.28,500 WESTSAIL, 1979.59,500 APHRODITE, 1977.24,000 PEARSON, 1986 .65,900 WYLIE, 1980.39,500 CHRIS CRAFT, 1963.2 from 29,900 NIAGRA, 1981 .59,500 ISLANDER, 1975.43,000 FREEDOM, 1975.114,500 PEARSON, 1985 .offers 85,000 S-2, 1979, <tr <o<kpit.72,900
' CATALINA, Bristol .59,000 * PASSPORT, 1988.115,000 ' TAYANA, 1985 .89,500 ' FINNSAILER Motorsailer, 1978 69,000 'SABRE, 1988. 159,000 ' MORGAN, 1979 .61,000 ’ BERMUDA, Hirukley, 1964.134,000 ' MORGAN KETCH, 1979 .69,900
BENETEAU375.1985. Exceptionally clean performance cruiser. Traditional teak inte¬ rior. Don't miss this one. $72,900.
' CT KETCH ..59,900 ' HINCKLEY, 1965 .120,000 ■PASSPORT, 1989.179,500 ' NELS0N-MAREK, 1982.59,900 ' CSC, 1984.114,500 ' PEARSON 424 ketth.Ask ' MASON.149,000 ' CHE0Y LEE M/S, 1988.249,500 ' RHODES M/S, 1971.125,000 ‘ HINCKLEY, 1973 .285,000 ■ TASWELL, 1990 ..449,000 ' PASSPORT, 1983, <tr cockpit.. 325,000 ' MASON, 1984 .325,00 ' HINCKLEY souwester.595
FINNSAILER 38 Pilothouse. Lloyd's specs. Fully equipped bluewater cruiser. You will appredate the quality, condition & design. $69,500.
POWER 30' SEARAY WEEKENDER_47,000 32' GRAND BANKS, wood-firm 40,000 35.5’ BAYIINER FLYBRIDGE, 1979 ..43,000 36' TIARA OPEN_ 260,000 36' TIARA CONVERTIBLE, 1990 ....179,000 38' PT TRAWLER, 1979 _65,000 43'TIARA CONVERTIBLE, 1991 ....425,000
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31' BENETEAU FIRST race, '91 ....69,000 32* BENETEAU FIRST, 1983 .39,000 34* BENETEAU FIRST 345, '88 ....79,000 34' BENETEAU OCEAMIS 350, Jf,»75,000 37* BENETEAU FIRST 37.5,"85....72,500 40* BENETEAU FIRST 405, '89.. 129,500 42' BENETEAU, FIRST 42—.....129,000 43' MOORINGS 432, '87 __140,000 43' BENETEAU OCEAMIS 430.... 175,000 45* BENETEAU FIRST 4515, '91 239,000
CONTENTS subscriptions calendar letters loose lips sightings kenwood cup '92 first cruise to mexico 505 worlds heroine of adolphus reef getting started a call to arms? b.o.m. -j/30 salvors' tales max ebb product highlights world of charter the racing sheet changes in latitudes classy classifieds advertisers' index brokerage
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COVER PHOTO: Latitude 38/Rob Foredeck action at the Kenwood Cup. Graphic Design: Colleen Copyright 1992 Latitude 38 Publishing Co., Inc.
CHRIS CRAFT 35 by S&S. Classic off¬ shore cruiser. Completely restored in pris¬ tine condition. 2 from $29,900.
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1220 Brickyard Cove Rd. PL Richmond, CA 94801 CATALINA30. Exceptionally dean. Popu¬ lar one-design. Ready to go. $45,000.
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(510) 236-2633
Latitude 38 welcomes editorial contributions in the form of stories, anecdotes, photographs - anything but poems, please; we gotta draw the line some¬ where. Articles with the best chance at publication must 1) pertain to a West Coast or universal sailing audience, 2) be accompanied by a variety of pertinent, in-focus black and white (preferable) or color prints with Identifica¬ tion of all boats, situations and people therein; and 3) be legible. Anything you want back must be accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Submissions not accompanied by an SASE will not be returned. We also advise that you not send original photographs or negatives unless we specifically request them; copies will work justfine. Notification time varies with ourworkload, but generally runs four to six weeks. Please- don't contact us before then by phone or mall. Send all submissions to Latitude 38. P.O. Box 1678, Sausalito, CA 94966. For more specific Information, request writers' guidelines from the above address.
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Regularly $133,900 A Super Cruising Yacht! September, 1992
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27' CAL.19,500 24' BUCCANEER.5,900 Desperate seller, very clean w/dsl. Includes trailer. Name Address City County
23' STEEL TRAWLER..... 12,300 Great Estuary & Delta cruiser.
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30' BENFORD.24,500 World cruiser/center cockpit
BROKER S CHOICE 22’ 23’ 24’ 25’ 25' 26' 27’ 27' 28' 28' 29’ 29' 30' 30'
CATALINA, trailer. MERIT, trailer, dealer demo BUCCANEER, trailer. MacGREGOR, trailer. SEIDELMANN. CHRYSLER, trailer. ERICSON. CAL ffl. P (Folkboat) "woodie". CAL. CAL. ERICSON. BENFORD pocket cruiser ... WILDERNESS.
..6,900 ..6,900 ..5,900 ..4,995 ..9,500 14.900 12.900 19,500 ..7,800 ..9,995 2 from 16,900 19,950 24.500 14.500
(510) 521-2010 2099
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"we go where the wind blows" Publisher & Executive Editor.Richard Spindler Co-Publisher.Kathleen McCarthy Managing Editor.John Riise Associate Editor.Rob Moore Advertising.John Arndt Advertising...Mitch Perkins General Manager.Colleen Levine Production.Mimi Atkinson
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P.O. Box 1678, Sausalito, CA 94966 (415)383-8200 • Fax:(415)383-5816
1987 PASSPORT 37
28,5 HUNTER 1986
Passport quality and Bob Perry performance are beautifully com¬ bined in this bluewater vessel. Popular pullman berth layout. Equip¬ ment list too long to detail. She is in excellent condition and located at our docks. Recently reduced to $129,900.
THIS BOAT IS AN "11". New boat with lots and lots of "stuff. From roller furling to the microwave, she has it all. Located at our docks and asking only $32,900.
|yf BROKERS CHOICE @ 27' NOR'SEA..39,995
39' CAL CORINTHIAN.79,900
27' CAL III..19,500
40' FUJI.89,500
29' CAL.2 from 16,900
40' COLUMBIA...39,500
30' GOLDEN GATE...29,900
40' CHE0Y LEE OFFSHORE 40 .59,000
30' BENF0RD.24,500
41' SEA STAR.89,500
30' CAPE DORY.69,950
41' KINGS LEGEND.77,000
30' BABA.58,000
41' ISLANDER FREEPORT.79,000
31' CRUISING CATAMARAN.44,500
41' MORGAN 01.....'..79,000
32' WESTSAIL.59,900
44' MASON KETCH.225,000
32' ALUMINUM CUSTOM....:.56,000
44' CSV.
32' RUSTIER..27,000
44' S&S...62,000
32' ANASTASIA.44,500
46' CAL III.129,000
30’ GOLDEN GATE.$29,900 32’ RUSTLER.$27,000 Equipped, proven bluewater cruiser. Equipped, proven bluewater cruiser.
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47' VALIANT..210,000
34’ CORONADO..29,500
47' PH M0T0RSAILER.119,000
34' ERICS0N 1989.79,500 35' C&C.68,500
48' CHEOY LEE.114,900 48' AAAPLE LEAF.119,000
35’ FORMOSA.39,500
50' STEVENS PH___ 445,000
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50' MARINER..249,000 50' KETTENBURG__75,000
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NEWS BRIEFS CWP Alameda welcomes the addition of NEIL RILEY to its professional yacht sales staff.
39’ CAL.$79,900 CorinthianModel/CruiseEquipped.
48’ MAPLELEAF.$119,000 Great liveaboard & world cruiser.
36' MORGAN.$39,500 Roomy, affordable, ready for offers.
41' MORGAN.$79,000 Can’t get more room for the $$$.
CWP has merged with Golden West Yachts in Marina del Rey. Our LA office has just moved into Golden West's prime waterfront locations.
[H BOAT OF THE MONTH h 30'- 50* MISSING LISTING We have customers looking for late model dean cruising boats. We're selling more boats out of the area than in the bay. Should you be considering selling, call us. We'll help you with a quick sale for the best price.
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36' FREEPORT 78. One owner boat. RF jib, fireplace, pullman bed, forward heod. $65,000
ISLANDER PETERSON 40. New engine, custom interior. 2 from S69,000.
46' SEA STAR MOTORSA1LER, '82 CUTTER. Autopilot, 2 staterooms, 2 heads w/sSowers, forced air heat. Brewer ( 2 from $142,000.
SAIL 47'RHODES M.S., 71. ...119.000 47' ABEKING, '25. .80,000 45 STARRATT, 81. .94,000 43'COLUMBIA'69. .56,000 41'HARDIN. 73. .65,000 41'LORO NELSON, '82. ...139,000 41'MORGAN 73. .70,000 41'RHODES,'66. .60,000 40' ISLANDER MS, 72. .55,000 40'CHALLENGER, 74. .89,500 40' CHE0Y LEE O.S., 71. .58,000 40'FRERS. '82. .60,000 40' ISLANDER/PETERSON... .69,000 40'MARINE TRADER, MS, '82.85,000 40' OCEAN M.S.,'82. .84,000 40' RHODES,'39. .22,000 40'VALIANT, 1978 . .89,000 38' MORGAN 79 fifinnn 37'HUNTER LGND, '88. .84,500 37' ISLANDER, '68. .49,500 37'MONK KETCH,'66. .35,000 37' RANGER 74 42 500 37' TAYANA1978 ..73,000 36' ISLANDERS 73- 79 4 from 36,000 36' J, '81..66,000 36' PEARSON, '85..85,000 35' SANTANA '80...47,000 34'CSC, 79..33,900 34'HUNTER,'83..44,500 34'WYLIE, 79..34,000 33'HUNTER. 79......29.000
HAUBBtG RASSY 35, 74. 7.5hp Volvo diesel, center cockpit. Kept in fresh water. Solid cruising boat.
40' ROBERTS DESIGN "SPRAY" PH, '80. Good liveaboard, staysail rigged ketch, dual steering stations, 2 staterooms, Pol Belly stove, Ift) painted in '91. Reduced $20,000-Asking $48,000
33' SWALC0W SWIFT, 78 _50.000 32' COLUMBIA 76. .24,500 32' D0WNEAST, 76. .32,000 32'VALIANT, 77_ -.45,000 30'BABA'83. .58,500 30'CATALINA'81. .24,000 30' CATALINA, 78. .24,500 30'CHANCE, 74. .17,500 30' CHE0Y LEE, '64. .24,750 30'LANCER... .24,950 30'PEARSON 303,'84. .......46,666 30'YAMAHA, 79_ _25.000 29'ELITE, '84.. .29,500 29' ERICSON, 77. .22,000 28'NEWPORT, 77.. _12,000 28'PEARSON,'86. .39,500 28' PEARSON, 79. .15,500 28' ST0NEH0RSE, '77. .15,000 27' LANCER,'84. .19,600 26' C0NTESSA 74. .10,000 26'ERICSON,'85_. .24,750 26'ERICSON,'88. .29,500 24' FLICKA, 78. .18,900 POWER 49'ALB'N. .....145,000 47'DELTA CUPPER. '80 ... _83.500 46'CHRIS CRAFT CONNIE,'63.85,000 45'TA SHING '82. .145,000 45'LANCER,'81. .142,500 43' PRESIDENT,'83. _149,000 42' TA CHIA0,77.. .84,500 42'CHRIS CRAFT,'86.. _.. 178,500
42' OWENS, 66_ 40' BLUEWATER, 78. 40' CRUIS-A-H0NE, 75. 40'MONK,'42.. 39'CHRIS (STINGER). 38' BAYLINER, '87_ 38'HUNTER,'59.. 38'PACEMAKER, 70. 38' CHRIS CRAFT, '85_ 38' HUNTER, '59___ 37' HERSHINE, 78_ 36' EGG HARBOR, '78. 36' CHRIS CRAFT, '64_ 36' CHRIS CRAFT. '61 ...... 36'JARVIS, 78__ 36'SEDAN TRAWLER,'82. 35'CHRIS CRAFT,'68 ...... 34' HATTERAS, '64. 34' CHRIS CRAFT, '57_ 34' SILVERT0N, '90 2 ft 33'CHRIS CRAFT 336,'84 32' GRAND BANKS, '86 .... 32'CARVER,'88....-. 32' UNIFLITE, 79_ 32' WELLCRAFT, '87_ 31' CRUIS-A-H0ME, '77... 30'VEGA 74. 29' WELLCRAFT, '80_ 28'SEA RAY,'86... 25'SKIPJACK,'80..
120,000 ..24,500 ..39,000 136,000
41' LORD NELSON, '82. Cutler, classic long distance cruiser, boat show condition, just returned from Hawaii. $139,000.
41' HANS CHRISTIAN 41T, '86. Ta Shing built 2 statew/queen beds, 2 heads, refrig, Autopilot, B&G rooms ^— .... —,.. i inslr. Sexy ond spacious. Asking $169,000.
FEATURED BOATS 28' PEARSON, '86. Like new condition, aft cabin, teak int., dodger, dsl, SatNav. $39,500. 30' BABA, '81. Wheel steering and all teak op¬ tions available. 2 from $56,500. 30' CATAUNA, 78. One of the most popular 30 footers ever built. Roomiest 30 footer on the mar¬ ket. $24,500.
45' COLUMBIA M.S. SLOOP, '72. Spocious cruiser. Roller furling main & jib, Autopilot, rodar, Lorcm, loaded. Full cockpit enclosure. Asking $89,000.
34' C&C New diesel. Book value $45,000. Owner osking $32,000.
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34' BENETEAU OCEAN1S 350, '88. Winged keel, step transom, light chestnut interior, skylights with rigged shodes innovative, loaded and bristol. Asking $79,000.
39' IRWIN, '81. Very fast, vet spacious. New most/rigging in '87. Asking 559,000. 40' C&C, '82. Epoxy bottom, 13 sails, ST winches. $79,800. 40' TARTAN, '89. Custom factory-built heavyduty cruiser. $129,950.
38' ERICSON, '81. Two staterooms, dodger, lines led off, jroller fading, ST winches, Autohelm 4000. Beautiful teak interior. Asking $70,000. 38' 32' , 29' 26' 26'
1984, new dodger, RF jib, leak int..$77,500 1976, New diesel & RF jib, dodger.$27,000 1977, Epoxy blm, Awfgrip...$22,000 1985, inboord diesel, leak int...$24,750 1988, reduced, IB dsl, loron C__$29,500
41' MURRAY-PETERSON SCHOONER, '83. Teak decks, new diesel. $89,000. 46' PETERSON, '80. Center cockpit cutter. Up¬ graded alum, mast, bronze ports, solid Burmese teak interior. Heavy duly offshore cruiser. Asking $89,000. 52'CFfOYLEE ACS,, '82.3 staterooms. $225,000.
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CALENDAR Nonrace Sept. 5-6 — Hans Christian Owners’ Association Cruise and RaftUp at McNears Beach. Hank Matfin, (510) 654-9175 (work). Sept. 8, 1923 — In the "most embarrassing navigational error" category, it would be hard to beat the U.S. Navy’s performance on this date 69 years ago. Steaming along at 20 knots in dense fog, seven destroyers (De/phy, S.P.Lee, Fuller, Chauncey, Woodbury, Nicholas and Young) piled up on the beach one after another at Point Honda, California, 7.5 miles north of Santa Barbara. An inquiry later established that the formation was somehow 30 miles off course. Twenty-two lives were lost, over 100 sailors were injured and the majority of the fleet was a write-off. It was one of the most bizarre and expensive peacetime losses in any navy’s history — from what we gather, an enemy couldn’t have disposed of the formation more perfectly. Sept. 9 — "An Overview of Fundamental Coastal Navigation," a free presentation by Richard Winter. Stockdale Marine Theater (Sacramento); 7 p.m.; Ryan, (916) 332-0775. Sept. 12 — Demonstration of computer predictions of tides and currents for San Francisco Bay by Peter Whyte (see Sightings). Armchair Sailor in Sausalito; 1-4 p.m.; David or Tamara, 332-7505. ^Sept, 12-20 — 21st Annual Northern California Fall Boat Show at Jack London Square. See Sightings. Sponsored by the Northern California Marine Association, (510) 834-1000. Sept. 13 — 10th Annual Marty Bell Perpetual Dinghy Dip, "the wackiest, zaniest, do-nothingest, pointless, time-wasting event of the year." Sounds like our kind of deal! There’s some kind of 1.1 mile cruise/race involved ("the ultimate display of seamanship and survival") and mainly a whole lot of partying. Ballena Bay YC; Info, (510) 487-8539. Sept. 18 — Sailing Network Meeting. A free skipper-crew gettogether at Oakland’s El Torito Restaurant; 6-7:30 p.m.; Lynne Orloff-Jones, (510) 769-8466. Sept. 19 — San Pablo Bay Sportsmen’s Club (at Pt. San Pablo Yacht Harbor) Flea Market. Sonia Lampton, (510) 233-3224. Sept. 19-20 — Islander 36 Association Cruise to Half Moon Bay. Dana Smith, 928-1533, or Skipper Wall, (702) 882-4798. Sept. 19-20 — Wooden Boat Festival at Bay View Boat Club. John Super, 243-0426. Sept. 22 — Autumnal Equinox — have fun today! Sept. 26 — Encinal YC Nautical Flea Market, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.; (510) 522-3272. Sept. 26 — Seventh Annual Race to Preserve Historic Ships, a 131-mile powerboat race around the Bay and out the Gate. Bring your earplugs! Bob Garzee, (408) 354-3577. Sept. 26-27 — Sausalito Tall Ships Society’s Vintage Boat Show, highlighting traditional sailing craft from the Bay Area. Kalsel, a Japanese brigantine, is this year’s main feature. Live entertainment, food booths, nautical art, children’s activities, safety at sea pres¬ entations and lots more. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Bay Model Visitor Center in Sausalito; info, 332-1727. Sept. 27 — Encinal YC’s Centennial Open House. An "oldfashioned" celebration featuring antique boats and cars, food, drink and more. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; open to the public. Nanci Poller, (510) 769-0653 (home). Oct. 2 — Free slide show: topic to be announced. Stockdale Marine Theatre (Sacramento); 7:30 p.m.; Ryan, (916) 332-0775. Oct. 3 — "Safety at Sea Seminar," this year brought to you by Sailing Education Adventures, The Cruising Club of America, P1CYA, West Marine Products, USSAand Cruising World. Excellent speakers, multi-media presentations, on-the-water demonstrations, gear in¬ spections and more make this an informative and entertaining day; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Cowell Theatre in Fort Mason; $45 entry fee includes a box lunch; SEA, 775-8779. Oct. 3 — Morro Bay Harbor Festival. Call this toll-free number for the lowdown: (800) 231-0592.
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Oct. 4 — Boats on the Boardwalk, the second annual vintag boat show on the waterfront of Old Sacramento. A fundraiser forth Sierra Adoption Service. Dana Phillips, (916) 366-1146. Oct. 7 — Latitude 38’s Mexico Crew List Party, a guarantee great time for all! 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Sausalito YC (next to th ferry dock in downtown Sausalito); see Sightings for details or call t at 383-8200. Oct. 10 — Palo Alto YC’s Lecture Series: "Synergy’s Pacif Circumnavigation — Micronesia and Japan, from Pohnpei and Tru to Honshu and Hokkaido." A free presentation with slides, music an narration by David Cohan and Sharon Jacobs. PAYC (643 Bla Island Rd., Redwood City); 8 p.m.; info, 364-6172. Oct. 17 — Master Mariners Cruise to Drake’s Bay, complete wit oyster feed. Dan Drath, 851-7601. Oct. 24 — West Marine’s Biannual Marine Flea Market, one < the biggest and best. Come to buy or sell (booths are $10 for sellei — hurry, space is limited); 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Sausalito store Bobbi or Rann, 332-0202. Oct. 25 — Daylight Savings Time ends, and with it ancthe summer sailing season. Where does the time go?
Racing Sept. 4 — Windjammers Race, a 67-miler to Santa Cruz fc multihulls, IMS, PHRF and 'motor allowance' boats. First gun at 085( Paul Altman, (510) 522-0679. Sept. 5 — Fourth Annual Jazz Cup Regatta, a mellow 24.5-mil run up to Benicia. South Beach and Benicia Yacht Clubs. SBYC, 495 2295. Sept. 5 — Sixth Annual Chickenship Regatta, "the regatta mo: feared by yacht racing purists." A race/cruise for woodies up t historic downtown Petaluma. Dan Drath, 851-7601. Sept. 5-6 — 42nd Annual Tomales Bay Regatta. Santa Ros Sailing Club; Dan Swartz, (707) 762-2446. Sept. 5-6 — 43rd Mercury Labor Day Regatta in Carmel Baj Doug Baird, 345-2445 (home). Sept. 5-7 — Sailing World/IBM NOOD Invitational (Express 2' Hawkfarm, J/24,29 & 35, Olson 25 & 30, and SC 27). Hardball ont design racing on the Cityfront; doubles as the J/24 Regionals and Si 27 Nationals. StFYC, 563-6363. Sept. 6 — Bang and Go Regatta. Don’t ask us what the nam means. Santa Cruz YC, (408) 425-0690. Sept. 6-12 — International Knarr Championship (1KC). Sailoi from Norway and Denmark will take on our top 12 Knarr stars on th Berkeley Circle. San Francisco YC, 435-9133; Nancy Kemnitzer, 43E 2130 (h). Sept. 7-13 — Sardinia 50-Foot World Cup, the fifth and fine IOR 50 regatta of the '92 circuit. Held in conjunction with th Sardinia Cup. Sept. 12-13 — Plaza Cup for Santana 35s and SC 40s. Montere Peninsula YC; Jeff Pulford, (408) 758-9449. Sept. 12-13 — Jim Ong Regatta, two days of racing on th Southampton Shoals race course for Cal 20s, Cal 2-27s an Lightnings. Richmond YC; Bruce Arnold, (510) 939-8980 (w). Sept. 12-13 — Wylie Wabbit Nationals, hosted by Richmon YC. Kim Desenberg, (510) 523-8330. Sept. 12-13 — FD PCCs, which translates to "Flying Dutchma Pacific Coast Championships." Island YC, (510) 521-2980. Sept. 13 — San Francisco Challenge Cup. Mongoose, steered b John Kostecki for the St. Francis YC, will take on San Diego YC Maverick in a one-shot, winner-take-all cityfront tilt beginning J 12:30. Smart money’s on the blue boat. StFYC, 563-6363. Sept. 17-20 — Big Boat Series (ULDB 70, SC 50, IMS, J/3J J/105, Express 37). Look for the return of the "clubhouse powe reach", evening entertainment courtesy of the Open 30s and 1-14 and the always dangerous Mt. Gay Rum party. StFYC, 563-6363. Sept. 19 — Runga Kutta Regatta. This must be the month fc
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FREEDOM ★YACHTS ★ In this year’s WkL Marine Poa'fic Cup race to Hanrapen Joy's Freedom 36 fcetcok second ii knots to correct our at just under 9 days, 16 hot®. Overall, Prase ranked eighth. Ihreeof the42 finisher Freedom 36 Intrepid was third in doss, light behind Praise. Uning Hays's Freedom 44 /to/k As with oil his soiling opportunities, George Mcpf! ((job gukk break from die demanding sch Davis to do the race. Freedoms are great for this kind ol cattfvit-while-you-can sailing. The tig is stre small pick-up crew, , Cruising the Boy or touring the world. Freedoms cifer ease of handling, speed ond strength. See t Jack London Squore.
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MadNTOSH 47,1986 Fully equipped for bluewoter cruising or fantastic liveaboard. This comfortable interior has to be seen to be appreciated. Contact David Willke. $203,000.
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A change in the owner's plans gives you a unique opportunity. This world's most popular offshore one-design boat has never been sailed and is ready to finish its commissioning under your direction. All hardware is available, and the boot can be ready to sail when you are. Don't miss this opportunity. Asking $110,000.
"Powerplay." Active Bay Area one-design fleet, post season champ, most competitive configuration on SF Boy. Ibis owner has changed priorities priced to sell at $24,500.
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Goal: K.I.S.S. - Keep it simple stupid. After looking at how they really use a boat now. Chuck and Marie wanted a simpler way to sail. No more large crews, large and frequently replaced sail inventories, and endless elec¬ tronics and gear. The piles of teak furniture below and complex rigging on deck were simply unnecessary. They’re looking for something simple and fun to sail. Quote: "What I'm really looking for is to be able to call some friends or a few crew on the spur of the moment and invite them for a sail and picnic, a club race or Friday night series, and just go. The J/105 is clearly designed with this in mind. It's that simple."
J/105s sold out through hull #66!
40'C&C,'80 .79,995 41' Downeast PH, '80 . 64,950 42'Baltic,'82 .298,000 47 Macintosh,'86 .203,000 POWER 24' SeaRay Sport, 79.17,500 24' Bayliner, '87 . 22,000 26' Cruisers Inc.,'88.38,500 28'Carver,'85.39,500 29'Chris Craft,'84.42,500 31'Bertram, '66 .65,000 34’ Nautiline houseboat, 73 . 22,500 40'Cruise-A-Home, 76.42,500 40’Owens,'66......44,000
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Background: Chuck, a lifelong sailor, started sailing as a youth aboard X-boats in the Mid-West. From there, a series of boats from E-Scows to an Islander 36 and a Nelson/Marek 41 led him through many years of com¬ petitive sailing.
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38' SABRE, 1990 Super clean and well equipped, this noteworthy Sabre includes all self-tailing winches, full batten main, complete cruising sail inventory, Harken furling, Autohelm, refer and more. See it and you'll want to own it. Hove a look at $179,000.
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26' Capri.'90 . 22,500 38' Hans Christian’81 .99,500
41' Morgan.79.78,995 34' Columbia.70 . 28,995 33’ Pearson.75.32,995
32' Westsail.74.49,900
36' 30’ 26' 32*
32’ Ericson.73 . 24,900 30' Santana.79.19,900 30' Nonsuch.'87 . 95,000
30' Catalina.SALE PENDING 30' Catalina.SALE PENDING 30' Catalina.'82 . 24,900
30’ Catalina.SALE PENDING 30’ Catalina.75.21,200 30' Pearson.74.14,500
28’ Ericson.'81 .22,900 27' Catalina.'82.17,000
26' Pearson.76.6,900
22' Catalina.'90.12,500
42' Catalina.'92 .133,500 36' Nonsuch.SALE PENDING 34' Catalina.'88 . 63,900 30' Nonsuch.79 . 59,000 36' Watkins.'81 .49,500
Catalina.'92...88,600 Nonsuch.SALE PENDING Nonsuch.'89 . 58,500 O’Day 322 ....'87 . 48,900
40’ Northstar.74.77,550
30' Morgan.77.19,995 30’ Catalina.'80 . 24,995 30' Catalina.76.19,995 30’ Capri.'83.19,500 29’ Ericson.72.17,995 28' Columbia.7,995 27' Catalina.76 ..3 from 9,895
26' Folkboat .... ..79... .10,995 26' Folkboat.... ..'70... .7,795 26' Folkboat.... ..72... .10,995 25' Coronado.. ..’66... .OFFER 25' U.S. Sloop. ..’81 ... _8,795 25' Santana. ..'81... .8,945 25' Ericson..... ..'80 ... .9,495 25' Catalina. ..78... .10,995 24' S-2. ..’87... .10,495 22' Catalina. ..70... .2,995 19' West Wight Potter. ..'84 ...5,995
27' Catalina.'85.16,300
+ + additional listings nearby for Santana 35, Nonsuch 30, Nonsuch 26, Catalina 30
POWERBOATS 24' Fiberform
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34' Seahorse Trawler.69,995
34' Wellcraft.'88 . 87,995
39' Kha Shing.... '88.134,000
See our boats and SAIL with us at the Jack London Square Boat Show, Sept. 12-20 Catafinaj^Yichts on Display at the Boat Show
Wyliecats Rigged & Ready to Take You Out Sailinc NEW!! WYLIECATBO
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20' FLICKA, 1990. Like new, loaded with upgrades. $43,995.
30' HUNTER, 1988. Roomy, made for family & cruising. $43,995.
JEANNEAU 34, 1985. Fast and pretty, furling. $49,950.
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31 CREALOCK, 1988. Lovely offshore cruiser, fast, safe. $99,000.
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20' FLICKA, 1990 . 43,995 25’CATALINA, w/trailer, 1986 .15,990 25'CAL 2-25, 1980 .13,875 26' CHRYSLER, 1977.6,950 26' RANGER, 1969 .5,995 27' HUNTER, 1990.26,995 28' ALBIN CUMULUS, 1981 .18,500 28' ERICSON, 1981 .19,995 28' PEARSON, 1986 .36,000 30' PEARSON 303, 1985.44,000 30' ISLANDER MK II, 1971 .14,900 30' HUNTER w/slip, 1981 .21,900 30' HUNTER, 1988. 43,950 30' SANTANA, 1976.14,950 30' CATALINA, 1978.14,995 31' CREALOCK, 1988. 99,000 32' ERICSON, 1989 .67,950 32' ERICSON, 1978 .27,900 32' COLUMBIA 9.6, 1976.22,900
32'VALIANT, 1977.45,000 33' MORGAN O/l, 1973.34,900 34' OLSON, 1988.59,995 34' ERICSON, 1987 .68,900 34' ERICSON, 1989 .49,500 !W pnip.snw w/slin 1Qfl4 .69.000 36’ CS, 1984.67,800 36' ERICSON, 1981 .59,900 37' CREALOCK. 1980.109,950 37' C & C, 1985.89,500 38' ERICSON, 1986 .77,995 38' ERICSON, 1980 .72,995 38' PEARSON 385, 1984.79,950 40' PASSPORT, 1988.175,000 41'JEANNEAU, 1987 .110,750 41' MORGAN O/l, 1979.69,950 42' HUNTER PASSAGE, 1990 .178,000 45'JEANNEAU, 1985 .175,000 51'JEANNEAU, 1991 .299,950
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Family Design in- \ novation and struc-1 tural engineering i are cornerstones of | the all new Legend 37.5. Coupled with an unparalleled list of standard fea- \ tures, they create a comfortable, luxu- I rious and exciting ] craft.
Warren Luhrs, Hunter's \ CEO, demands ad- j vanced sailing per- j formance - from ef¬ ficiency to ease of | handling. Warren's vast \ ocean sailing expe-1 rience has enabled Hunter to develop sailboats that are \ more stable, stron¬ ger and easier to sail. The 37.5 inte¬ rior is a study in space utilization and craftsmanship. Every cabin has been carefully shaped and designed to maximize comfort and func¬ tion. The spaciousness of the aft stateroom is unparallelled. The huge berth lays athwartships to increase the comfort of this open, airy cabin. The gener¬ ous use of rich teak woods with thick teak trim and moldings, ash battens, cedar lined lockers and Corian® galley and vanity counter tops are blended together to help make your liesure both comfortable and rewarding. "Cruise Pac" standard features include furling with 130% genoa system full batten mainsail with sail flaking and single reefing, built in solar panel, knotmeter, depth sounder VHF radio, swim platform with cockpit shower, stereo, CNG stove/oven, anchor, life~ vests, fire extinguishers, and^ much more.
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Value W/ri/e everyone else was complaining about the high cost of marine hardware and accessories, Hunter was doing something about it.The Hunter Cruise Pac® was developed to make all the accessories and hardware you need standard equipment. Webuy top quality gear in very large quantities. The result? Equally large savings. The 37.5 Cruise Pac® isn't just sails, winches, and running rigging - it's things like electronics, furling systems, cockpit showers, anchors, fire extinguishers, running lights, lifejackets - even a copy of Chapman's Piloting, Seamanship, and Small Boat Hand¬ ling. We invite you to compare the Standard Equipment list below with that of any other manufacturer. You 'll discover that Hunter is going the distance for you with more and better - gear. For less. RIGGING: •Dacron sails, full batten main with flaking system two single line reefs and sail cover, plus 130% roller furling genoa with UV cover •Boom vang •Cabin-top line adjustable mainsheet traveler •Anodized double spreader fractional rig •Low stretch internal halyards •Halyards, reefs, vang, and mainsheet lead aft to line stopper and self-tailing winches •Self-tailing genoa winches •Inboard genoa tracks with cars •Wind vane ELECTRONICS: •VHF radio •Knotmeter with log •Stereo system/casetle with cabin and cockpit speakers •Depth with alarm
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Pacific Seacraft Crealock 37 Twice across the Atlantic, through the canals of France, the Mediterranean, the Caribbean "I just can't say enough about this boat"...Nelson Baker
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in a while a wave would slam against the boat, and it was like someone was hitting us with a sledgehammer. But we were never concerned about our safety,- this boat is extremly strong"
"I just can t say enough about this boat,” smiles Nelson. "Absolutely outstanding. She's one great boat."
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Confidence in his yacht Pacific Seacraft quality contributes a certain confidence to any voyage. Nelson Baker recalls a particularly violent storm during the Atlantic crossing with his son Michael: "Some good sized waves were smashing against the port side of the boat. The windvane was steering and we were down below eating some soup between lookouts, trying to pretend nothing was happening. Then every once
Rock steady performance Nelson Baker fully appreciates the 37's balanced design. "We had some pretty wild conditions across the North Atlantic to Falmouth," he explains. "The quartering seas were heavy, the kind that usually shove a sailboat around pretty good- Dut we took them like we were on a railroad track. Hurri-Kayne hung in there real well. Of course the hull design played a very important part. The boat was just rock steady."
W.I.B. Crealock designed her to his own ideals without obligation to builder or dealer. The result is a fast, lovely and honest yacht.
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The construction details of every Pacific Seacraft boat are unsurpassed: 100% hand-laid and squeegeed hulls and decks,double flanged, thru-bolted hull-to-deck oints; solid bronze deck hardware, thruftolted and backplated; solid bronze seacocks and portholes: massive anchoring systems,- fully protective propeller apertures,- heavy bronze gudgeon supports,- solid one-piece lead ballasts,- impeccable joiner work; superb engine access through both cabin and waterproof cockpit hatches; and Ameri¬ can production, ensuring immediate service for any reason.
W.I.B. Crealock designed her to his own ideals without obligation to builder or dealer. The result is a fast, lovely and honest yacht. "I did not have to pay homage to interiors festooned with bunks, or revered classic features, or long waterlines or short, or distorteded ends," says Mr. Crealock. "The 37 is an attempt to provide the weekender and the cruising man with a boat which will travel fast between ports under complete control and which will yet remind him that the passage itself should be one of the pleasures of the cruise."
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Heartfelt praise Pacific Seacraft's boats have long been the focus of sincere and heartfelt praise. Author Ferenc Mate', whose books include: From a Bare Hull. The Finely Fitted Yacht and Best Boats. writes in his newest book The Crealock 37 is a true performance cruiser. Her speed is legendary and her The World's Best Sailboats balance is so postive that she is readily singlehanded. that "without a doubt the most outstanding cross section of cruising boats in this book is built by Pacific Seacraft." Legendary speed The Crealock 37 is a true performance From the mighty Flicka 20 to the cruiser. Her speed is legendary; her stunning Crealock 37, Pacific Seacraft's accommodations are splendidly luxuri¬ boats have been sailed with confidence ous; and her balance is so positive that and comfort to the far corners of the she is readily singlehandea-even in world. And with good reason. adverse conditions.
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So how does he feel about his choice now, after two trans-Atlantic passages, a cruise through the canals of France, a voyage around the Mediterranean and five roundtrip passages to the Caribbean (several singlehanded)-all in his Pacific Seacraft Crealock 37?
quality. After putting so many miles in his wake, is he still content? We just received a tape from Nelson, recorded aboard Hurri-Kayne half-way through a 1400 nautical mile singlehanded passage from St. Maarten in the Caribbean to Ocean City, New Jersey. "The day is beautiful, and we're cruising at 6 knots under the genoa and staysail in a 10 knot breeze. It's just a beautiful day. This is the best trip I've ever had."
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LETTERS Jjfl RADIO 38 I’m one of those people who reads your magazine from cover to cover within the first two days of receiving it — and then has to wait a whole month until the next issue comes out to indulge in one of the few pleasures I rea//y enjoy. Over the years, I’ve thought how wonderful it would be to switch on my radio and hear about the subjects that I love most: sailing, cruising, etc. You’ve probably had the idea of a Latitude 38 radio station proposed to you many times, but before you scuttle this ... Gary Lyons Newark Gary — Sorry to cut you off, but our Immediate reaction Is no, no, no, no, not a chance In the world. After careful reconsideration of the Idea, we're even more strongly opposed to it! Sorry, but you’ll have to take what solace you may from the fact that absence often makes the heart grow fonder.
1MITHE reason is the weather I’m told that cruisers heading to Mexico leave by October and people going down to the South Pacific leave by May — and that the reason is the weather. Can you explain this? If so, I’ll know when to apply and when not to apply for a crew position. Todd Price Berkeley Todd — Weather Indeed dictates the movements of most cruisers. If you want to cruise the tropics — as is the case with most folks — It’s best to do It In that hemisphere’s winter. Tropical summers have one and often two major drawbacks: 1) the risk of going Insane from excessive heat and humidity, and 2), the possibility of being literally blown away by a hurricane or two. When cruisers say they are heading to Mexico In September or October, It usually means they are slowly headed in that direction and will be dawdling In Southern California for a month or two getting their sea legs. All but the imprudent wait until November 1 to sail into Mexico, at which time the June 1 thru October 31 Eastern Pacific hurricane season Is considered to be over. The Eastern Pacific hurricane zone, Incidentally, extends from the latitude of Acapulco, where most hurricanes form, north to about Turtle Bay, Baja, and as far west as Hawaii. The three vessels that were severely disabled or destroyed by hurricane Darby last month are a testament to the dangers of being In a well-known hurricane zone during hurricane season. (Rebellious and illiterate, hurricanes don’t always abide by traditional hurricane zones or seasons, Hurricane Iwa, for example, knocked the hell out of Kauai in December of 1981 and then continued further north, breaking all the hurricane 'rules’. Nonetheless, it behooves all cruisers to have the odds on their side when it comes to avoiding hurricanes.) True, there are cruisers who remain on mainland Mexico during hurricane season, but it’s extremely humid, rains all the time, and is not what most humans would consider to be pleasant conditions. We think they would be better off cruising the mostly hurricane-free Sea of Cortez, or leaving their boats for the summer to return north to visit family and friends and replenish the cruising kitty. There are economic considerations, too. Many boat Insurance policies become void or feature much higher deductibles if a boat remains In Mexico during hurricane season. Cruisers headed to the South Pacific Indeed want to take off no later than May. The first reason It to avoid having to cross through the Eastern Pacific hurricane zone during, hurricane season; the second is to arrive in the South Pacific early enough to enjoy it without having to flee its October to March hurricane season. Places like Tonga, Fiji and Samoa regularly get hammered by tropical cyclones, the name given to hurricanes in the southern hemisphere. If you’re a
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LETTERS regular reader of Changes, you know that Fiji and Samoa and French Polynesia were all clobbered by hurricanes this year. As a result, almost everyone either flees to New Zealand for the November to April South Pacific hurricane season or heads back north to Hawaii. French Polynesia — and particularly the Marquesas — are something of an exception to the South Pacific hurricane rules, as they only seem to be hit In El Nifio years. As such, while cruisers flee most of the South Pacific during hurricane season, many sailors cruise French Polynesia the year round. The other tropical area of primary Interest to U.S. sailors Is the Eastern Caribbean. It has the same hurricane season as Mexico, but gets visited by far fewer hurricanes each year. In general, Caribbean hurricane season weather Isn't as unpleasant or dangerous as that of Mexico, which is why it remains popular with both cruisers and charterers in hurricane season, and which Is why most Insurance companies don’t hesitate to offer coverage In that area during hurricane season. To recap, the prudent time to sail to and be In Mexico is November and the months following shortly thereafter, as you want to be gone or in the Sea of Cortez by June 1. Prime time to head for the South Pacific Is November and the months shortly thereafter, providing it’s not an El Nino year and providing you don’t go southwest of French Polynesia until the South Pacific hurricane season Is over in April. You want to be out of the South Pacific by October, at which time their hurricane season has started. If you want to cruise to Mexico, make sure you fill out one of Latitude’s Mexico Only Crew List applications and come to our October 7 Mexico Only Crew List Party at the Sausalito Yacht Club.
MIT’S ALL GUNKHOLING OF ONE TYPE OR ANOTHER In my humble opinion, Latitude consistently prints stuff that is right on when it comes to the limitations and rewards of trailerable sailboats. Your response to Rick and Joann Patterson’s June letter on the subject was no exception. I would like, however, to elaborate on a few items and provide some alternative advice. The Pattersons state that their goal for middle-aged retirement involves a trailerable sailboat with sufficient accommodations to cruise in the Sea of Cortez. Agreed — it is difficult to give advice knowing so little, such as how long the Pattersons plan to spend in Baja. But one of the prerequisites for temporarily living aboard a small trailerable sailboat has really nothing to do with being "fearless outdoor types". Nor does one have to sacrifice comfort to reap the benefits of a trailerable craft. I remember a Latitude article a couple of years back in which the Wanderer gave a blow-by-blow account of trailering his boat down the Baja peninsula. Aside from its entertainment value, the article revealed the fact that trailering is, in itself, part of the cruise, part of the adventure. There are countless folks ’cruising’ North America, using everything from small trailerable sailboats to large RVs. My experience is that the size of the equipment has little correlation to the level of enjoyment. Weeks, yes months, can be spent cruising and trailering a small boat, with relative comfort and leisure as priorities. The cruise starts when you leave the driveway. If the night’s anchorage happens to be on the trailer or at Bahia Concepcion, well, it’s all gunkholing of one sort or another. Some suggestions for the Pattersons as they look for a boat. Yes, as Latitude suggests, it a great idea to charter or otherwise get some time on the type of boat before actually buying. Two, the integrity of the trailer has as much to do with your personal safety as the continuing good condition of the boat. Keeping this in mind, the Pattersons could then save most of the $25,000 to $30,000, forget most of the electronic gear, and prepare a safe, basic boat on a stout trailer. They could then sail it extensively in local waters, then several intermediate destinations. If, after all that, the Force is still with them, they could head south.
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LETTERS As far as maximizing the accommodations and keeping things manageable down the highway, there are scores of very capable, garden variety designs in the 22 to 27-foot range that can do Baja. When it’s 110° in the shade South of the Border in mid-July, having cruised north at 55 mph to cooler surroundings can be the greatest comfort of all. Ralph Weeks v Twilight Zone Temple Bar — Lake Mead Ralph — The Wanderer respectfully begs to differ in the sense that just as big boat cruising is not all cocktails and sunsets, trailerboating is not all sweetness and light. He wonders if you missed the article about his next traUerboat adventure to Baja, the one in which he herniated a disc, couldn’t walk or sit for three agonizing weeks, and ultimately had to have back surgery. He attributes all that misery specifically to having to bend over all the time in a trailerable boat with too little headroom and with an outboard mounted too far astern. Or if you missed the later Item In which It was reported that the boat nearly free-fell onto his head when the lifting rod to the boat hoist broke. Then there’s the matter of expense. As reported in the last Issue, the Wanderer recently acquired a usedEricson 35 (advertised In these pages) for less than $30,000. The boat came with a Yanmar diesel, roller furling, numerous sails including spinnakers and storm sails, refrigeration, dodger, autopilot, all the instruments, a SatNav and who knows what else. The monthly nut on this veteran of many coastal trips and a race to Hawaii is less than $300/month. And this is a boat that offers infinitely more comfort, space, speed, water capacity and safety for a middle-aged dad and his family of three than would any 22 to 27-foot trailerable boat. When you compare prices with a trailerable boat, you not only have to include that boat, you also have to Include the trailer and the tow vehicle. And if you’re going to Mexico, that tow vehicle and trailer better be in A-l reliable condition. Unless you already own a tow vehicle, you can figure a good one will cost you $100/mpnth and the Insurance probably another $100/month. Right there, ybu’re most of the way to the monthly expense of a well-equipped Ericson 35 — and you haven’t even gotten bought the trailerable boat. The Wanderer still thinks that trailerable boats are great for cruising Mexico — but only for a few weeks or months, and only for those willing to rough it quite a bit. For retiring middle-aged folks who have long dreamed of sailing In Mexico, the Wanderer believes that a larger, proven, fixed keel boat offers a much bigger bang for the buck. For an opposing viewpoint, check this month’s Changes.
MI WOULD LIKE TO MOVE UP I am living aboard my Cal 29 in Santa Cruz Harbor. The Cal is a great boat, but I would like to move up to a more comfortable liveaboard. Could you recommend any boats that would be suitable for offshore cruising — which I hope to do in about five years — as well as comfortably living aboard? The boat would have to have a mast that can be tabernacled, as my slip is in the upper harbor and I must lower the mast to go under the bridge. Does such a boat exist or would a tabernacled mast render it less seaworthy? P.S. My budget is about $50,000 — so unfortunately I can’t afford a Crealock 37. Michael Robson Santa Cruz Michael — A naval architect or sparmaker may correct us, but it’s our understanding that there’s nothing inherent in a tabernacled mast that either limits the height of the mast or its ability to provide good service at sea. We’d seen some very large masts on tabernacles.
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ft ft WITH IMPUDENCE Regarding your response to the Liability Problems letter in the July issue, let me start by saying 1 know little about liferafts and sailing in general. It seems to me, however, that if one was to repack one’s own liferaft "with impudence", as Latitude wrote, then Neptune might be tempted to deny this sailor 'impunity' should a genuine need for the lifer’&ft arise. If you should find yourself unemployed due to 'cutbacks in the free press industry', you might be given serious consideration as a replacement V.P. on the Republican ticket. P.S. I showed Max Ebb’s May Assuming The Position article to my celestial navigation instructor. A returned Air Force man who also sails, he insisted that Lee Helm must be an air navigator — "since she’s obviously far too sharp to be a nautical navigator". Jesse Goodman Healdsburg
ftftCHOICE OF WORDS 1 thoroughly enjoy Latitude each month and have learned a great deal from it. But sometimes your choice of words is interesting. Such as, "if you’re singlehanding, you can repack your liferaft with impudence". I think you meant 'impunity', which means 'immune from detrimental effects', rather than 'impudence', which means 'insolence'. Nonetheless, I did enjoy the mental picture of an insolent person packing a liferaft. Judy Francis North Bay
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4f|SEEKING THE RANGER 29/33 ASSOCIATION About a year ago, I learned of the existence of the Ranger 29/33 Association. I got an application, wrote a check, but then couldn’t find any place to send it as the organizers failed to put a return address on the form. k this group active? If so, I’d like to see your address or telephone number in Latitude so we can get together. Michael Yovino-Young Ranger 33 Boogie Woogie Berkeley YC
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||ffA PROPER TEST & CERTIFICATION — FREE! I read with extreme nausea the July letter describing Mr. Quigley’s account of getting his liferaft repacked. This because the Toyo liferaft was developed and sold by me exclusively until 1987, and contained features that many currently manufactured rafts still do not have. Namely, the Toyo was designed to be inspected and tested by the owner — exactly as Mr. Quigley found out. He did as he should have, except that he didn’t do it soon enough. The Toyo’s simple but effective test, however, was not intended to replace instrumented testing at a certified service facility. Most liferafts cannot be owner-inspected as they are glued or banded shut, and reclosing the canister could be a problem. Also, replacing the lacings on soft-pack rafts with the wrong line could be dangerous. In addition, proper positioning of the raft in the container is critical. For these reasons, using a service base is the safest option. My records indicate that we serviced Mr. Quigley’s raft on October 3, 1988. I show no record for servicing, as he states, in 1989. Allowing he is off a bit on his dates and if he did not have his raft packed by another servicing base in 1989, then it appears we are the culprits for the improper repacking. I am at a loss to fully explain how this packing error could have happened, even though I have an idea, since the packer responsible for the rafts at the time was fired for failing to conform to our stringent procedures. If Mr. Quigley is ever in this area, we will arrange a proper test and certification of his unit free of charge. I apologize for any incon¬ venience this has caused him. I made an effort to phone him person¬ ally, but could not make contact. Now, to comment on some statements in Latitude’s answer to him: 1. We have always offered free schooling with the owner’s raft. We ask that they bring in their crew and spend some time learning about their liferaft. We then assist them in selecting the survival equipment that is right for them. 2; It does not require several days to certify a liferaft. U.S. Coast Guard regulations specify a test period of two (2) hours under controlled conditions. Another two (2) hours could be used to open, set-up, inspect and repack the unit. No raft is tested for several days, as you learn all you need to know after two hours of proper testing. Anyone requiring two days obviously does not have the proper test equipment.
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3. If you are ever told that the firing of the cylinders will add $250 to your repacking cost, then pick up your raft and head for the door as fast as you can. Th~ only exception might be a wet inflation in which your raft and survival gear were exposed to salt water — which would require extensive cleaning, drying, and replacement of some components. The maximum cost for a CQ2 recharge and hydrostatic test of the cylinder should be $50. Since a C02 gas and nitrogen mix is used in the cylinders — not compressed air as'you indicated — the effect of the discharge is to create a 'dry ice' effect on the fabric. You were correct in stating that dry inflation can harm the fabric. The effect is known as 'cold cracking'. Commercial rafts are required to undergo dry inflation every five (5) years and if 'cold cracking' occurs at the 10-year test, the U.S. Coast Guard can condemn the liferaft. Finally, if Mr. Quigley had his raft serviced after 1988 by some other service base, I would appreciate knowing who and where so that I can do something to prevent further incidents of this type. B. Haglund All West Marine Oakland R — Unless our memory falls us, Seagull Marine, the Avon repackers we visited In Costa Mesa a number of years ago, left their rafts inflated for two days to check for leaks. Perhaps It wasn’t required by law but just the way they did things. VJhen we got the quote for $250, we would have been delighted to pick up our raft and head out the door. Unfortunately, we were In the Caribbean where there Is often little competition and where sometimes It seems all the pirates have traded in their ships for marine businesses.
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Jiff STUCK ON DRY LAND IN AN APARTMENT After 20 years of marriage, I was divorced a couple of years ago. 1 gave up my home, automobiles and furniture — which took its toll — but gained custody of my 13-year-old son and sole possession of my business. Recently I’d managed to save a little money, and our plan was to purchase a liveaboard sailboat. We would start with trips up and down the coast, to be followed by longer journeys after my son graduated. I found a broker in Emeryville who was offering a Swift 40 with flexible terms. We liked the boat and the broker seemed willing to make the deal right for us. My credit had suffered from the divorce, and I had no personal assets for the same reason. I did, however, have a steady income from my business and was more than able to make the monthly payments. I put down a deposit, papers were signed, I did the haul-out and had the bottom painted — at my expense — and we moved aboard. As part of the purchase agreement, the seller had agreed to make a few necessary repairs to the boat. Several deadlines passed, but still no work was completed by the seller. 1 was finally compelled to notify both seller and broker that they had breached our contract. The seller’s response was immediate: without even attempting to contact me, and while we were away, he removed the boat from my berth with all our belongings aboard. My deposit — which under the terms of our agreement was refundable — vanished along with the helpful broker and the motivated seller. The broker closed his office and can now only be reached through an answering service. The seller just plain disappeared. A lawsuit is, of course, pending. In the meantime, my son and 1 are stuck on dry land in an apartment. So, we are once again looking for a liveaboard sailboat, 40 feet or longer. Due to my credit, I still can’t obtain conventional financing. I can, however, put down a deposit and make monthly payments. If anyone out there can help or would like more information, please call me at (510) 814-8788 or write to me at 2209 Otis Dr., Apt. S, Alameda, CA 94501. Ron Richardson Alameda
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I hope Michael Pope’s experience with the loss of electronics due to a typhoon wil^ elicit some consumer comment from cruisers desiring an engine which can be hand-started in an emergency. When commissioning my CT-34 in 1986,1 tried very hard to have a Volvo MD2-3 series engine — which can be hand-started — installed. Unfortunately, about this time Volvo ceased production of these engines in favor of the lighter 2000 series diesels. Consequently a 2003, the 3-cylinder version of Mr. Roper’s engine, was installed. Several trials before leaving for the South Pacific proved the hand-starting system to be useless. After breaking and replacing several new pins which engage the crank handle lugs, I reluctantly purchased an auxiliary generator in case of flat batteries. Plenty of energy needs to be cranked into a diesel’s flywheel to overcome the high compression before the decompressors can be dropped and the engine started. I suspect that the modern design of the lighter 2003 does not incorporate a heavy enough flywheel to develop the necessary starting inertia. I hope that by reading your columns or otherwise, Volvo will either attend to this or drop their claim about the capability of hand-starting the 2000 series diesel. I might add that Volvo’s ads for the 2000 series engines made much ado about horsepower per pound — probably to increase the marketability of the engines to racers. I might counter this by saying that a surefire crank handle could also eliminate the weight of that auxiliary generator and extra banks of batteries. I would be most interested to hear from cruisers who have purchased a diesel that will reliably hand-start or from manufacturers who dispute that they have almost designed this feature out of their engines. Harry Aspden Yucaipa Harry — You’ll no doubt be interested In Martin Burs’ letter, which follows. In It, he describes how he hand-starts the same Volvo diesel you have. Incidentally, if you’ve got a well-designed electrical system with adequate capacity, you shouldn’t ever have the need for a generator to recharge "flat batteries". With a 'house' bank of batteries and an independent 'engine' bank, you should have both a primary and a secondary way of kicking the starter over.
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The diesel had better be running now, because you need the electricity from the alternator to power the radio to call the Coast Guard to pick up the guy who did the cranking — because he’s just had a heart attack. In all my literature from Volvo, they never actually claimed that you could start the engine with the crank, only that the engine comes with one. So technically, Volvo didn’t misrepresent their product. But people must understand, a diesel has much, much higher compres¬ sion than a gas engine. 1 spoke with Charles Cannon, renowned cruiser and surveyor, and he told me of a different way to start a diesel while cruising. Instead of cranking the engine as in step #2 above, you put the transmission in forward while sailing along at a feist clip, which allows the freewheeling prop to turn the flywheel. You then proceed with step #4. This is sort of like push-starting a car with a manual tremsmission. On a last note, I would like to commend the professioneilism and friendliness of Ian, captain of the Hawaiian Chieftain. He very graciously took many people in Santa Cruz out on a freebie sail. If you have always dreamed of sailing aboard a square-rigger, as I had, this Sausalito-based vessel is the one. Ian and his professional crew do an excellent job of handling the vessel, as well as making you feel part of the team and part of a lost era. Martin Burs Radiance II Santa Cruz UflA COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AND A COMMENT I’ve been meaning to write this letter for some time, as I have a couple of questions and a comment. First, can whales hear the noise put out by depthsounders? I’ve wondered about this ever since Peter Hogg and his catamaran Talnul got mangled by a whale off the coast of Santa Cruz. Second, if a U.S. citizen buys a boat in Auckland, New Zealand — for example — and sails around for a couple of years before returning to the United States, what national flag would he fly and what home port would he put on the stem? As for comments, my first regards the photograph on pages 86 and 87 of the August issue, which seems to show a sailboat with a spinnaker ’dodging’ a large ship. The sailboat is actually on a parallel course with the ship, approximately 50-75 yards to starboard. I know because I’m the person at the helm. Even though conditions were nearly ideal for sailing with the chute up, I felt then — as well as now — that 50 yards wasn’t far enough away from one of those ’big guys’. This is brought to mind by the article about the sailboat being hit by the ship in the Estuary. A couple of years ago we observed a very similar incident near the Brothers. The feeling I got watching that happen is something I don’t want to experience again. Lastly, I don’t know if gollywobbler is a stupid name for a sail, but it’s certainly the strangest I’ve ever some across. Austin Henke Mountain View Austin — We’re not up to speed on how well whales can hear, but we do know that If you register a foreign-built vessel as U.S., you fly the U.S. flag and have a U.S. homeport on the transom. Can you register the boat In the country It was built and carry that country’s flag? With some countries you can, with some you can’t. MA GREAT SOURCE OF ENERGY CAME FROM NOWHERE In addition to the several letters on hand-starting a diesel, I would like to add my vote for it being ’a spiritual thing’. Last year I purchased a nicer-than-new Cal 2-27. Our first cruise was Easter Weekend to Martin’s Pond, just off the Columbia River. That night we watched movies, sang.songs and then retired early to get an early start on the holiday trip back home. There was not a soul on the pond or river in the morning. It was so peaceful.
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LETTERS With everything readied to leave, I went over the mental checklist to start the diesel: In neutral, half throttle, push the starter... silence. I pushed the button again and still there was silence. Oh heck, I must have forgotten to switch on the battery power. Despair set in when I checked, because the batteries were in the 'on' position. Deeper despair set in when I opened the hatch to the engine and saw the starter motor lying in a heap on the bottom of the boat! Prospects brightened when I remembered the broker who sold me the boat had shown me a hand-crank for starting the diesel. They dimmed again when I remembered him saying, "But I don’t know of anyone who has ever started a diesel by hand." But with the wind on our nose, it would have been impossible to sail out of the pond into the river. We’d have to hand-start the diesel. The engine manual showed a guy who looked like Arnold Schwarzenegger holding the compression level with one hand and the crank with the other. "Speed is the thing, not strength," it said. Turning the crank as fast as 1 could, 1 yelled to my girlfriend to release the compression lever. Everything went well until I hit the wall; that compression stroke just wouldn’t budge! Two more tries left me in a heap next to the useless starter motor. Having not had my Wheaties yet, I took a break for breakfast. After my Wheaties and a half hour’s rest, Susan broke the silence with, "Gee, Lar, this is going to cost you a bundle, isn’t it?" Suddenly, my body seemed to flood with energy. I jumped to my feet, sang a chorus of It’s Now Or Never, spun the crank hard, and screamed "Release!" Even though Susan left the compression level down, I somehow powered through the first compression stroke. Then came that heavenly sound... chug a chug a chug, chug, chug, chug. Yesssssss! Susan always knows just what to say. Yes, Peter Nichol, there is definitely a spiritual side to hand¬ starting diesels. Do you think I could get a cult franchise for the Northwest? Lawrence E. Hirtzel Solution Vancouver, Wash. Lawrence — Few people know it, but the Rolling Stone's hit, Start Me Up (and I’ll Never Stop), is a celebration of the force and reliability of diesel engines. (ID WHODUNIT? I’d like to know who wrote the Famous 12s piece for the August Sightings. I have chartered one of 12s, Intrepid, for the Opera House Cup in Nantucket. The race is open to wooden boats only. They usually attract 80 to 100 woodies from all over New England, about six of them 12 Meters from Newport. 1 live in the Bay Area and have just sold my woodie and purchased a Santana 35, Contention. If I can build a crew, I hope to have her racing by Labor Day. Oliver Coolidge Portola Valley, CA Oliver—Congratulations on your charter — we’d love a report — and your recent Santana 35 acquisition. The Sightings piece was written by Managing Editor John Rlise, based almost entirely on information provided by Joe Krawczyk. (IffTHE REST IS FICTION I enjoyed last month’s Sightings about famous 12 Meters. There are some glaring errors, however, that should be corrected. This probably has more to do with "can you believe what you read" than changing what sounds like a good story. How often does the press in this country actually check with a source to confirm the factual content of a story? Sadly, not very often. We are asked to believe whatever the author writes and go along with all the misstatements of
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LETTERS facts or biases they bring to their reporting. With that off my chest, I will attempt to correct the account of Intrepid in 1974 for whoever might care. The article is correct in stating that the challenger trials did come down to the wire between Intrepid and Courageous. The rest is fiction. The real question is whether the last race should have been sailed. The 12 Meter class rules stated that no race shall be sailed if the wind is blowing steadilypver 25 knots. On that day in August we never saw winds of less than 30 knots, yet the race was allowed to go on. The article states that Intrepid was ahead in the race when a runner block failed. Intrepid was never ahead in that race. We got a lousy start and never recovered. The lower running backstay broke, not the runner block. Andy McGowan went aloft during the race and jury-rigged the backstay. We didn’t drop out of the race. As a matter of fact, I don’t think I have ever sailed so hard in my life. This was not a Tuesday night beer can race but to defend the America’s Cup! The article said we were concerned about the rig. Why should we have worried, as we had another at the dock. We had nothing to lose. The article went on to say that Intrepid served as a trial horse for Enterprise in 1977. Wrong again! If we had the use of Intrepid, we would have discovered our boat speed problems early here on the West Coast rather than getting beaten up when we arrived in Newport. If Joe Krawczyk — I’m glad I don’t have to pronounce it either — is interested in what rea//y went on with Intrepid in 1974, I’d be happy to talk to him. But maybe the truth would just confuse the story. P.S. The mystery boat on page 89 is Marshall Freeman’s Transpac 49, not an 'Orgy 48'. Steve Taft, Sail Trimmer Intrepid 1974 Enterprise 1977
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Readers — Are we nuts or does anybody else feel that the rapidly deteriorating federal government has a hell of a lot better ways to utilize Its dwindling revenue and resources than boarding the same boat five times In six years to check for horns, bells and placards? With so many homeless and such poor health care, isn’t it about time the government assist citizens who need It rather than harass those that don’t? 0 ft UNMITIGATED MISINFORMED ARROGANCE It’s with reluctance that I take pen in hand to reply to Mr. Steagall’s August letter. Ignorant with regard to computers, I can’t comment on his remarks on that subject. It’s his unmitigated misinformed arrogance about square-rigged vessels that really pissed me off! There is no such term as a "sailing ship of the line". A ship of the line is a naval vessel participating in the line of battle, a highlydisciplined fleet maneuver to bring maximum firepower to bear on an enemy fleet. A 'ship' — for all you computer whizzes out there — is a vessel bearing three or more masts, all of which are square-rigged. A 'bark' is a vessel bearing three or more masts, the aftermost of which has no yards. For you computer ^guys, 'yards' are those stick things that go across.
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A 'barkentine' was a cost-cutter for the owners, having three or more masts of which only the foremast (the one up by the pointy end, you computer guys) is square-rigged. Other types included the Brig, Scow, Brigantine, Tops’l and Tgallant schooner. All this may seem arcane and meaningless in these days of boats made from petroleum products and silica, but every one of the techniques we take for granted as we flog around the buoys or fly downwind to Baja has it’s roots in over 5,000 years of smart people using frail and perishable materials such as wood, hemp and cotton to colonize and chart the entire planet. They often managed to wring a modest profit while doing so, something we seem to have lost the knack of. All these seemingly meaningless differences in rigs were straightforward, logical reactions to Necessities of routes, weather and economics. The classic sailing 'ship' rig — which means before steel hulls and the enormous changes forced by steamship competition — had three masts, each of which had three yards — course, tops’l and t’gallant. Often they would set royals in light weather, but many ships did not. This makes a total of 'nine yards'. Mr. Steagall is undoubtedly very knowledgeable about computers. I wish he would stick to things he knows. My experience includes 30 years of salmon fishing. Coast Guard Search & Rescue, square-rig sailing, vessel design and construction, training as a historic rigger at Mystic Seaport and work as a researcher and consultant for San Francisco National Maritime Museum Library. There! I managed to write a letter and I didn’t need a single RAM, byte, disk or power cord. Long winded moral: If you know something, please share it. If not, then shut up! P.S. If anyone wants to argue about this shit, call me up. Peter Bailey Bertie, yawl Sausalito Readers — According to The Oxford Companion To Ships And The Sea, 7n strict maritime usage the word 'ship' signifies a particular type of vessel, one with a bowsprit and three masts, each with topmast and topgallant mast, and square-rigged on all three masts. But this narrow definition did not, even In the days of sail, Invalidate the generic use of the term to encompass all types of sea-going vessels." If anyone wants to fight about it, take it up with the editors in London.
1) ft JOHNNY CAT LITTER WAS READILY AVAILABLE In response to Elaine and Bob Ashton’s request for information about travelling with cats, we submit the following: We left the Bay Area last September aboard Twogether, our 27foot Pacific Seacraft Orion, and sailed south to Mexico for seven months. Joining us was our 8-year-old, declawed indoor cat, B.C. Not only was she wonderful company, she also proved to be a pretty good shipmate. She never once got seasick — which is more than we can say for ourselves — and always used her little box. This no matter what was in it — once we had to use wet sand — or how horrible the sea conditions. Although we had been told that it might be difficult to find litter and cat food in Mexico, we never had a problem. We did convert her to eating dry cat food before we left the Bay Area because it 'was lighter. When in Mexico, we found both Purina Cat Chow and Johnny Cat litter in both Cabo San Lucas and Puerto Vallarta. Ip P.V. we also found a substitute litter product called Mister Miauu fa the garden section of the large super mercados. Before we left on our trip, I had B.C. thoroughly checked out by a veterinarian, who provided papers for the shots she was given. Although I was glad to have them, no official ever asked for them. When we were in marinas, we were careful to keep B.C. in a harness and leash when she was out-on deck. I didn’t want her wandering off — nor did I want her disturbing other people who
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LETTERS might not have liked cats or little paw marks all over their decks. We returned to San Diego in May, putting Twogether in storage while we do some land travelling in a 26-foot motorhome. We hope to bring the boat out the East Coast when we get there, and sail the intracoastal waterway. We are currently in Iowa and, yes, B.C. is with us, adapting well to her new environment. We intend to continue travelling with her because, after all, she is part of the family! Paul and Lyndie Warner Twogether, formerly of Alameda Paul& Lyndie — Our apologies for not running your last Changes. Somehow it grew legs and headed south. UflTHE CATS HAVE ADAPTED AS WELL AS WE We enjoy Latitude very much when we can get it here in Ensenada, and just finished reading the July issue. In it, Bob and Elaine Ashton asked about the advisability of cruising with a cat. We have two Siamese cats, Simon and Cosmo Thunder Pussy, who have lived aboard and traveled with us for four years now aboard our 30-foot ketch Escape. There is never a dull moment with two people and two cats aboard a 30-footer. Nonetheless, the cats havte adjusted to life aboard as much as we have. There are many interesting stories we could tell and hints we could pass on, but too many to list here. If the Ashtons — or any other readers — would like to write us at P.O. Box 1944, Ridgecrest, CA 93556, we’d be happy to share our information. Fred & Carole Bien Escape Ensenada Fred & Carole — Thanks for your letter. Be sure to write again soon. M BANDIDO is appropriately named We just finished reading your July issue and feel we have to comment on A1 and Mary Fischer’s letter regarding Bandido’s dock in Ensenada. We, too, had a dealing with Bandido last August when we first visited Ensenada. Bandido came out to greet us as we entered the harbor and offered us a mooring — at $20 a night. Such a deal! Believe us when we say he’s earned his name. We are now residing on our boat here in Ensenada and will continue to do so until this fall. We’ve had dealings with the other two docks here, Juanito’s Boat Landing and Baja Naval Marina/Boat Yard. We can also say, without reservation, that Juanito’s offers the same bargains to the unwary as does Bandido. Baja Naval, on the other hand, offers the best services for the best prices, and they are professional and friendly. Of the three, we highly recommend Baja Naval. Fred & Carole Bien Escape Ensenada Fred & Carole — When we said "write again soon,” we didn’t think it would be that quick. But we’re glad you did. (IffAN IRRESPONSIBLE PIECE OF WRITING I wish to express my indignation at the incendiary article, Self Defense or Murder? that appeared in the May issue. I’ve heard Gary and Patty Cufley describe the ordeal they underwent earlier this year at the hands of bandits in Mexico — bandits who spent two hours robbing the Cufleys, threatening Patty sexually, and stating that they were ready to kill the Cufleys. I know the agony that still exists in their hearts? Even now, months after the terror, Patty and Gary jump at sudden noises and sleep with the hatches locked.
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LETTERS As cruisers who may someday be forced to deal with piracy — how would you like to be awakened by someone brandishing a machete at your throat? — perhaps we should extend to the Cufleys our concern and support, instead of condemning them with statements that are nothing more than hearsay and conjecture. I’m sad that you chose to compromise the integrity of Latitude 38 by letting such an irresponsible piece of writing cross your desk. s. . Katherine M. Knight Raindancer Tambor, Costa Rica Katherine — You’ve heard one side of the story and were convinced by it. Here’s Diana Jessie’s reaction when she heard the other side of the story from the Shampains in Mexico: ”There is absolutely no question In my mind about their sincerity. None whatsoever. They were genuinely and absolutely upset by what had happened. Even though they had nothing to gain but hassles and perhaps a lawsuit, it was something they felt had to be told. You don’t involve your children in something like this unless you’re absolutely convinced of the necessity and importance of it.” The truth of the matter, Katherine, is neither you nor we know — nor will ever know — whether to believe the Cufleys or the Shampains. Nobody questions that the Cufleys were victims of a serious crime and went through a very traumatic experience, one that probably has lasting effects. In that regard they have our complete sympathy. As for the Justification of the shooting, only they — and perhaps the Shampains — know for sure. Or do they? We suspect the Cufleys and Shampains honestly remember the incident differently. It happens all the time with traumatic events. Be that as it may, you think our response should have been to listen courteously to the Shampain’s account and then forget about it. Given the fact the second version was already In wide circulation, and given the fact a family with nothing to gain insisted It had to be told, our decision was to publish a story acknowledging there were two different accounts. We stand by that decision. Jiff UNFORGIVABLE! Although I have never been a member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary, 1 somehow ended up on their mailing list. There were some interesting and informative items in their newsletter, the Whistling Buoy. The one item that really upset me is the one that reported NOAA will soon be printing all 992 of their nautical charts with metric measurements only! There must be several million depth sounders on commercial and pleasure craft in the United States that are calibrated in feet or fathoms, and 1 don’t know of one that has a button to convert to metric. To make that much valuable equipment obsolete just to satisfy some stupid rulings — the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 and the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 — is unforgivable! Then there’s the matter of operator familiarization. Do you have any information regarding this possibility and, if true* what should we as users can do to prevent it? Charles Glynn Sally Duck Oakland Yacht Club Charles — Having had to use quite a few metric charts, we think you’ll find that adapting to them Is a snap. Furthermore, you soon become a human computer at multiplying and dividing by three. As for all depthsounders becoming obsolete, that’s not true. We have a relatively old Datamarine 2730-RD that reads In feet, fathoms — and meters. If you’re really desperate, we’ll sell it to you for a whole lot of money. But relax, It’s not going to be that bad.
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Do we really need two coastal races in July, specifically those to Catalina and Santa Barbara? For a Moore 24 owner such as myself, the answer is a resounding 'yes'! After the demise of MORA’s San Diego Long Distance Race, the Catalina Race came into being. Even though MORA-size boats have their own division, Catalina is not a suitable destination for this type of boat. To have to anchor-out or use a mooring buoy and then take a water-taxi to shore is not my idea of arriving. And it’s impossible to have the full crew and/or have family and friends socialize and sleep on such small boats after the race. Then you still have to motor a minimum of 20 miles to get to a hoist where you can lift your boat on your trailer for the trip home. No wonder only one trailerable monohull elected to race to Catalina this year. Sixteen others opted for the new Santa Barbara Race. Both the old San Diego Race and the new Santa Barbara Race fulfilled the finish-line requirements of small boat racers: excellent, friendly yacht clubs with warm showers, cold drinks, good food, a suitable hoist, reasonably-priced nearby motels, and a chance to stand up without thinking you might fall off the boat. With this in mind, these are my thoughts concerning the Pacific Cup and the Alessio Race as conflicts. Not everyone has the time or funds to go to Hawaii. Frank Ansak and Jim Quanci proved that a small boat can be very competitive in long, long distance races. Great sailing guys! Moore 24s are a thrill, and competitive in downwind races, but you have to admit that racing to Hawaii is a much greater endeavor than going to Santa Barbara. Therefore, the Pacific Cup is not really a drain on entries. In my opinion, the Alessio Race to Long Beach is totally irrelevant to local sailing. None of the entries in the Santa Barbara or Catalina races qualified to enter, so the only question to ask is why the 70s and 50s didn’t see fit to race in MYCO’s Catalina Race. The 70s and 50s could have had their own classes in that event, eliminating the need for another yacht club to come up with another race. There must have been a conflict in class scheduling or they may have had their own agenda. I just don’t know. ‘ ' A few final observations: 1) Although it appears that the coastal races are getting shorter
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I’m responding to Gary Wilkerson’s June letter in which he was wondering what kind of stove to put in the Cal 34 he’d just bought. Having read about the propane explosion aboard Josh Taylor’s boat the month before, he was a little concerned about the safety of that particular fuel. Well, I also just bought a Cal 34. I’ve since installed a propane stove/oven and an Adler/Barbor refrigeration system. The two have made my boat very workable as a home. If Gary would like details of my installations, including photos of how I hide the propane tanks, I’d be glad to send them to him. I’ve been living on boats for over 30 years. Based on my experience, propane is the safest fuel when properly installed and cared for. Anyone can light a gas stove, something that can’t be said for the other fuels!
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Mr. Sloboda’s letter last month concerning the freedom of someone to take off on a voyage deemed unsafe by the Coast Guard got me to thinking about an analogous situation we faced in California last year. Does a motorcycle rider have the freedom to get his head bashed in if he chooses not to wear a helmet? I think he does. Does a motorcycle rider with a wife and five kids have that same right? I suppose he does, but one would hope he doesn’t exercise it. Do either of these motorcycle riders have the right to expose private and public treasuries to the brutal costs of repairing and caring — for the rest of their lives — those same bashed-in skulls? I don’t think they do. In the same vein, I think people have every right to take off on any voyage they want, on any vessel they want, and disappear forever. I also think the Coast Guard, as well as we taxpayers, has every right to protect our treasuries by preventing a person from taking a voyage when there is a strong likelihood of their needing a costly rescue. After all, who are these mariners going to call when their boats fall
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LETTERS apart? And who pays for it? Freedom is not absolute. One must consider the impacts on others — or else I would have the freedom to burn down your house if I chose to. With freedom comes the responsibility to exercise it in a prudent and conscientious manner, and with it goes the freedom of others to prevent you from exercising that freedom improperly. Since Mr. Sloboda has never seen the boat in question, I’m surprised ha can have such a strong opinion about her. 1 wonder if he would have been willing to crew on that voyage? Thomas Story Oakley Thomas — It’s truly a freedom versus responsibility issue, one that’s very difficult to call. Half of our brain, for example, insists that people should have the right to ride motorcycles without helmets. The other half says riders don’t have the right to inflict the post-accident sorrow on their families and expense on society. To a certain extent we’re sympathetic with Sloboda’s point of view, because once society begins to restrain freedom, it rarely knows when to stop. We’re seeing great limitations on the freedom to smoke, for example, and to a lesser extent the freedom to consume alcohol. Such limitations will reduce financial strains on society, but where is it going to stop? Will places like McDonald’s be forced to close because their food isn’t as healthy as it could be? Will all citizens be forced to do an hour's worth of aerobics every day to help prolong their good health? There are no simple answers. As such, arbitrary lines have to be drawn somewhere.
UtfONE OF THE CLOWNS WAS FROM SANTA CRUZ While I agree that Southern California has its share of wackos, your August Short Sightings report of the axe attack on Rockwell’s NAVSTAR GPS satellite neglects to mention that one of the clowns involved is from Santa Cruz — a city with a foreign policy about as effective as a storm jib in the horse latitudes. The story from our daily rag went on to say that Santa Cruz resident Peter Lumsdaine caused more than $1.5 million damage in a few violent minutes in order to "defend the world". He’s now being represented by New York attorney Leonard Weinglass, who defended Katya Komisaruk in 1987 after she damaged a computer terminal at Vandenberg Air Force Base. "It was hard work," said Lumsdaine of his attack, "but definitely the axe was going through it. Unfortunately, the satellite was not a total loss." The same can’t be said about his relationship to his four-year old daughter. I guess the moral is that it’s tough to do celestial navigation from San Quentin — or wherever he’ll end up doing his time. Dan Garr Santa Cruz Dan — Given the American system of (in)justlce, we doubt Lumsdaine will be doing any time. Weinglass will use the old'he-onlydid-lt-to-keep-aerospace-workers-employed’ defense and Lumsdaine will probably walk.
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LETTERS really appreciate it. P.S. I’m not trying to kiss butt so you’ll help me out, but I really do like Latitude 38. What I’m looking for is the reputation as a safe bluewater cruiser. Please indicate which of the following would be considered great, OK, poor, or pieces of shit: Columbia, S&S, Cheoy Lee, Formosa, Vagabond, Pearson, Islander, Ericson, Beneteau, CSY, Yorktown, Morgan, Westsail, Transpac, Kettenburg, MacGregor, Lancer, Farr, Tayana, C&C, CT, Swan, Valiant, Catalina, Hans Christian, Freya, Coronado, Jeanneau, Hardin, Sea Wolf, DownEast, Norseman and Passport. Lawrence Holland Solana Beach Lawrence — Perhaps you can best understand what you’re asking by trying to answer the following question: Which of the following companies have made good cars: General Motors, Toyota, Ford, Honda, Chrysler, Mercedes, Audi, Volkswagen? All those companies have made some great cars and some that weren’t quite as good. Some years a model was really good, some years they had problems. Some offer a big bang for the buck, others chargb premium prices for prestige. It’s pretty much the same for boats. What we can tell you is that all of the above boat manufacturers (Farr and S&S are designers, not manufacturers) have built numerous boats that have been successfully cruised long distances. But please appreciate the scope of boats involved. To continue the car analogy, these manufacturers build or have built everything from go-carts to Greyhound buses. Nonetheless, it’s important you realize that the condition of a particular boat is far more important than the reputation of the brand or model. It’s quite possible, for example, to find a neglected Swan 65 that was an accident waiting to happen, and a Yorktown 35 that was ready for just about anything the ocean can dish out. In real estate It’s 'location, location, location'. When It comes to buying boats, It’s 'condition, condition, condition'. If you’re really serious about buying a boat, the first step you need to take is realistically determining your boat budget. If you’re like most folks, this is going to shorten your list of possible boats dramatically. Armed with that list, you can start cruising the docks and talking to owners — especially those who don’t have their boats for sale — and brokers. You’ll soon develop a good sense of what kind of boat appeals to you and if it has a reputation for strength, comfort and performance that you’d be satisfied with. After that, it’s just a matter of finding the right example of the boat you want and handing over the cash. If you’re like most sailors, looking for a boat should be a pleasure. After all these years, there are still few activities we enjoy as strolling the docks and kicking hulls.
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I am writing to exorcise a bit if misinformation from your August issue and to offer a couple of nominations for "Second Greatest Sailing Story”. Letter writer William Steagull of the yacht Inspiration clearly let inspiration carry him into uncharted waters when he made a complete hash of the definition and history of a square-rigged ship. According to long-accepted usage, a ship and a barque have three masts. History knows a handful of four-masted ships, and a single fiveposter: the magnificent and ill-fated Preussen. Four-masted barques were quite common around the turn of the century, and there were a few five-masted ones as well. A ship-of-the-line — Nelson’s Victory, for example — had three masts, each with three yards. Double topsails and topgallants were unknown in the days when Nelson’s fleet lined up to fight. They were introduced some 50 years later as a labor-saving device on short-
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handed windjammers during the waning years of commercial sail. Ships-of-the-line didn’t need the extra yards as they had enormous crews. Moreover, yards were a liability in battle, as they added to the deadly rain of debris from overhead. Mr. Steagull’s unjustified reference to Alan Villiers’ authoritative The Way of a Ship brings me to the second subject: the best sea stories. Many readers will undoubtedly favor the greats: Conrad, Melville and London. I leave out Stevenson, interpreting the Wanderer’s hyping of the feeble Wrecker as a calculated attempt to boost circulation by creating scandal. To me, the most famous novels have always been unsatisfactory, chiefly because they use the Sea and Seafaring as a metaphor for Greater Things. For pure love of sailing and adventure, nothing beats the first-hand accounts of those who muscled the great steel windjammers around the world during the last epoch of square-rigged sail, the years 1880-1940. During the past several years I have made a hobby of collecting these books, but I hesitate to recommend them since they were mostly published in the '30s and '40s and are difficult to find. I will mention two that do show up frequently in used bookstores, and occasionally in prirjt. The first is Captain Villiers’ By Way of Cape Horn, the history of a passage from Australia to England in the ship Grace Harwar in 1929. His story, true in every detail, is one of adventure, hardship and — in a critical moment — horrible tragedy. Villiers, who sailed both before and after the mast in his extraordinary career, is no Melville, but a competent writer all the same. My second recommendation is Eric Newby’s The Last Grain Race. The author was 18 years old in 1938 when he shipped aboard the giant four-masted barque Moshulu on a year-long voyage to bring in a cargo of wheat from Australia. His book is full of insight and humor, and is exceptionally well-written. Newby went on to become a professional travel writer. For those who sail for sport and relaxation, the tales of the last windjammers are one of the few links to the greatest ships and greatest sailors of all time. They provide food for fantasy as well as thought. I sometimes find that as 1 kneel on a windy foredeck to gather in a recalcitrant spinnaker after rounding Blossom Rock, I shut my eyes and imagine myself doubled over a bucking yard in a hailstorm, fisting frozen canvas high above the mighty graybeards of Cape Horn. Stefan Michalowski San Francisco Stefan — When asked to comment, the Wanderer replied: "Anyone who thinks The Wrecker is "feeble” must have been hit awfully hard In the head by the spinnaker pole while gathering the chute after rounding Blossom Rock. The Wanderer wishes you a swift and complete recovery."
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LETTERS so claims Lin Pardey." Lorraine and I have spent the last 14 months refurbishing our Angleman Seawitch ketch Southern Cross. We used at least 30 sleeves of. ^aper, the majority of which was 220 grit. Whether adding a second coat of paint or another coat of varnish, all that is needed is what we call "scuff and wipe". Thoroughly dull the surface with 220 — we used 280 in the cabin — and wipe with a tack rag. Heavier grit, such as 180, leaves deep scratches and is too coarse for most primers. .Further, many modern products like the Pettit EasyPoxy we used throughout Southern Cross, are better if applied in multiple thin coats, and 180 may cut right through. Incidentally, we prefer frecut, the 'white stuff, to 'production' sandpaper. P.S. If all goes perfectly, we hope to be unplugged from the system and cruising again (finally) by next spring. We hope to make San Francisco Bay our first destination before heading for the South Pacific. Robert J. Coleman San Diego Readers — Rob and Lorraine Coleman sailed out of Berkeley Marina aboard their Columbia 30 Samba Pa Ti about 10 years ago, cruised Mexico for a couple of years, and then returned to San Diego to rebuild the cruising kitty. In the meantime they sold their relatively low maintenance Columbia for the very high maintenance Angleman ketch. Someday we’re going to get around to asking them why.
ft ft ISLAND IN THE STORM During a recent trip to Treasure Island, I visited the Navy’s Marine Museum. In the small cinema I saw a film about the creation of Treasure Island as a site for the 1939 World’s Fair. The United States was in the Great Depression then, but even so, both the country and San Francisco must have been in a 'can-do' mood. For it was during this same era that the Golden Gate and Bay Bridges were built. I think we need to regain a little bit of that can-do spirit. For a start, how about creating an island in the South Bay? At San Bruno Shoal, for example. It would give us South Bay boaters a destination for short day trips. It would also give the dredgers a place to dump spoils until the government figures out where to dump them next. On the north side of the island there would be a salt marsh and nature preserve. The southeast side would offer a lee for anchoring and 'boat-in' park — like the old Mandaville Tip. Such an island would help relieve the crowding at Angel Island. I’m sure you can think of lots of other advantages. J. Padley Sea Star San Mateo J. — It makes no difference whether or not your idea might have ultimate merit or not, as it’s politically Incorrect to even voice such a suggestion. The minute you proposed it, you’d be required to run the gauntlet of 350 government agencies, battle scores of 'ecological' groups and spend years in court fending off lawsuits. This is particularly true since your idea Includes an aspect that might afford some pleasure to 'rich yachties' — a notion that would drive a small but vocal segment of the population berserk with hatred. If you’re going to retain your sanity, you’ve got to realize that this is the 'can’t do’ era, In which individuals and small groups derive orgasmic pleasure from thwarting all large dreams and aspirations. You can’t even fart anymore without filing an environmental impact report, submitting samples to the BCDC staff and spending a year in court. The Golden Gate Bridge, the Bay Bridge, Treasure Island, the University of California, Stanford—as beneficial as they all are, none could be built today. ' ' It’s really a shame, because we think ideas like yours are worthy of at least serious consideration.
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LOOSE LIPS End of an Era. That’s how we felt when we learned of the passing of Dan Byrne, who succumbed to a year-long battle with cancer just before Christmas of last year. Except for the fact that we hadn’t received an issue of Alone, the excellent newsletter for singlehanders that Dan helmed put together in Santa Monica, we were unaware anything was amiss. A recent letter from published Melanie Webber told the doubly sad news — that with Dan’s death, Alone would also cease publication. Dan came to sailing through a circuitous route, learning the basics early on in, of all places, Arizona, where he worked as a newspaper editor. In the mid-’60s, he became an editor at the Los Angeles Times and began his first tentative ventures out into the Pacific on a Columbia 26, Cal 34 and finally the Valiant 40 Fantasy, on which he eventually went on to compete in the ’82-’83 BOC Singlehanded Around the World Race. We met Dan in 1978 when he took part in the first Singlehanded TransPac Race from San Francisco to Hawaii on Fantasy. He had decided that after years of writing about adventure, that it was high time he made some adventure of his own. Though still a novice at the time, we found him to be one of the really good guys of the sport, a characterization that continued despite all his successes. He will be missed. Sale Boats of the Month. James and Patricia McCarthy of Napa are the new owners of Sea Salsa II, a Hunter 30 they purchased through Norcal Yachts in Alameda back in July. Jim is the junior program director at the Vallejo YC, and the couple do all the Club cruises as well as some coastal cruising. More than 100 friends, family and club members showed up at the McCarthy’s boat-warming party at VYC. Another Hunter 30, Diana, went to new owners Jim and Laila Marzonic last month through Tradewinds Sailing Center in Point Richmond. Jim and Laila plan to spend the summer sailing the warm waters of the Delta and return to the Bay in the fall. The boat’s former owner, Dan Kelly, who spent five years in Mexico on Diana, is busy building a 40-ft catamaran for another extended cruise. Next up are John Klink and Judy Walsh, proud new owners of the Cal 28 Sea Fox. The couple took delivery of the boat in Brisbane in June, and now have her berthed in Alameda Marina. Finally, from Merry Bear (Bear Boat #1) to Blondie (SC-70 #1), there’s something magical about owning the very first production boat of a certain design. That something special this month goes to Dr. Michael Katz of Point Richmond, who took delivery of the Wyliecat 39 #1 in mid-July. Like its smaller sibling, the Wyliecat 30, designer Tom Wylie conceived the idea of mating the quick-to-rig and easy-tosail cat rig with a sleek, modern and easily-driven hull. The results with the 30 have spoken for themselves. The boat is easily handled by one or two people, can be away from the dock sailing in just minutes and, though it was not designed to any racing rule, it has done well in local races. Dr. Katz plans to build on that success with the 39. He’ll shake the boat down with some singlehanded daysailing, then participate in most of the local fun 'long distance' races: South Tower, Silver Eagle, Farallones, Catalina and possibly even Hawaii in a year or two. More on the Russians. San Francisco Bay’s adopted Russian sailors — 'big Sasha', 'little Sasha', Sergei and Victor — are still here, still living in an RV over at Sanford Wood boatyard while they try to get their 46-ft steel cutter Baikal, and their expedition, back underway again. In a brief recap, they sailed over here last summer to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Vitus Bering’s voyage. When the Soviet Union fell apart, all their assets were frozen. Lots of people have donated time and funds to help them out so far. The latest benefit planned is courtesy of the
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LOOSE LIPS Sausalito Cruising Club. On Wednesday, October 7, from 7 to mid¬ night, the club will host an evening of Russian dining, song and dance. Everyone is invited to come on down and enjoy the festivities, which will cost $20 per person. Proceeds will of course be donated to the sailors in their ongoing attempt to get out of Dodge. For more information, contact Ed Griggs at (415) 435-7124. '
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An old joke worth repeating. Recently there was a advertisement for a 1991 Beneteau 432 for the unlikely sum of $100. Most people ignored the ad because, as astute buyers know, this kind of boat would normally sell for about $100,000.1 went to see the seller anyway. Unfortunately, I was a little late. A gentleman named Larry was just leaving when I got there. He told me there was no point in my going in becuse he’d just bought the boat — for $100! He said the boat was all there, in excellent condition and there were no other strings attached to the deal. How could the seller do such a thing? Seems two months ago her husband ran off with his 23-year-old secretary. The wife didn’t know what to do with the boat until the ex-hubby sent the following instructions: "Sell the boat. Send the money."
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“The Sundeer series are the safest, most efficient, For years people have been asking us to create a production version of our custom
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Sundeer 53 The Sundeer 53 is optimized for a couple. The galley is as large as that found in most condos. There’s loads of storage space and a 20 cubic foot front loading
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with a second sleeping cabin and two heads.) On deck there’s a large aft cockpit, which can be fully enclosed with a dodger. 25" wide seats provide comfort when sailing and make excellent bunks as well. You can sail at an easy 8.5 knots when reaching with just working canvas in less than 12
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53 heels just 12 degrees while reaching at 8
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only 13 degrees of heel.
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SIGHTINGS it happens to
waiting for the bus It all started in the fall of 1988. Jeff Nielsen was visiting a friend in the Bay Area while recuperating from an accident. With his hand bandaged and immobilized — the result of a mishap on a fishing boat off Alaska — he
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stopped in a Sausalito yacht brokerage 'to kill 20 minutes' while waiting for a bus to San Francisco. A young commercial fisherman originally from Maine, Jeff had next to no experience with sailboats. And with the injury and all, he had no thought of buying a boat, much less embarking on an extended cruise. Nevertheless, he listened politely as the broker showed him Good Fortune, a handsome 46-ft Garden 'Porpoise' ketch built of solid teak in Hong Kong in the early ’70s. A recent bank repossession, her tired topsides showed neglect. But Jeff knew a good boat when he saw one and, much to his own surprise, made an offer on the spot contingent on the sale of his waterfront house in Maine! His longtime companion Michelle Rob supplied what little further encouragement Jeff needed. Although neither had ever done much sailing, much less cruising, they decided to bite the bullet. "If we could build our own house in Maine, I thought putting a cruising boat together wouldn’t be much of a problem," says Jeff. During the following winter, Jeff’s hand 'more or less' healed and he returned to Alaska for one more season of fishing. Six months after they first saw Good Fortune, Jeff and Michelle returned to prepare the boat for cruising. Three months of feverish work and new gear later, they were ready to push off for Mexico, but not until they had attended the obligatory Latitude 38 Cruiser’s Kick-Off party. After swapping information, names and places with fellow southbounders, the fledgling cruisers joined the yearly migration to manana-land — less than a year after buying their first boat. Their trip through Mexican waters was, thankfully, low-key compared with what was to come. They spent most of the trip down the California, Baja and mainland Mexico coasts shaking down both the boat and themselves. Although they made stops in Cabo, Manzanillo and Acapulco, they preferred early on to avoid the crowded, expensive 'tourist traps' in favor of the smaller, local fishing villages. Their last stop in Mexico was Salina Cruz. From there, it was an uneventful trip across the infamous Gulf of Tehuantepec, thence to Playa Cocos and Puntarenas, Costa Rica. And then the adventures really began. Good Fortune arrived in Panama just months before the U.S. invasion and, says Jeff, there were signs of unrest wherever you looked. "There were bullet holes in buildings everywhere." Once through the Canal, Jeff and Michelle set a course toward the more continued outside column of next sightings page Page 98
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Our 'luckiest sailor of the month' award for August goes to noted sailor, circumnavi¬ gator and author Webb Chiles. Chiles, 50, had taken off from Port Ever¬ glades about 5 p.m. Friday, August 14. Sail¬ ing solo, the San Diego-based sailor was apparently unaware that his 36-ft sloop Resurgam was taking on water, lots of water. About 2 a.m. Saturday, off Fort Lauderdale, he finally realized the boat was sinking out
SIGHTINGS the best of us from under him. According to a report in the Sun Sentinel, for which Chiles was writing a series on cruising the Pacific islands, the only thing he had time to grab was a lifejacket and the boat was gone. Later speculation was that a collision a few weeks ago might have caused hidden damage that contrib¬ uted to sinking the boat. The water off Florida isn’t very cold any continued middle of next sightings page
waiting — cont’d familiar waters of New England and home. One of the real highlights of that trip was the Cayman Islands. "We could see the anchor in 40 feet of water — in the moonlight," says Jeff. From Key West, a quick nine-day 'express run' up the Gulf Stream put them back among friends and family as they set up housekeeping aboard in Massachusetts. Their pockets now empty and winter closing in, they both went to work immediately. Jeff soon found himself running another fishing boat and Michelle, now an experienced hand, was asked to run the chandlery at a local boatyard. Good Fortune, which had never known anything but temperate waters, was soon locked in the worst New England winter in decades. While continued outside column of next sightings page
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SIGHTINGS waiting — cont’d Jeff spent most of his time at sea with the fishing fleet, Michelle shoveled snow and ice from the deck almost daily. After more than a year of work, and with the cruising kitty replenished, the couple decided to head south again, agreeing that neither "could take another New England winter". As they prepared for departure, however, Hurricane Bob clobbered the East Coast. Despite extra lines and anchors, the awesome winds and waves Carried Good Fortune almost a mile inland, dumping her unceremoniously in the middle of a forest. Though most of the smaller boats in similar predicaments were rescued by helicopters, Good Fortune was too heavy. Fortunately, a concentrated salvage operation brought her — by crane — back to a yard. Miraculously, damage to the boat was only superficial, and Jeff and Michelle felt imminently qualified to make repairs themselves. After reaching a fair settlement with the insurance company, they set to work. Once again repaired, repainted and refloated, Good Fortune headed south through the Intercoastal Waterway to Beaufort, North Carolina. From there, they made a beeline for the West Indies. Taking their time, they sailed through the entire chain of Caribbean Islands (which, with only a few exceptions, they found crowded, expensive and disappointing), pulling eventually into Venezuela —just in time for the coup! Oddly enough, says Jeff, no one on the coast seemed all that concerned about the upheaval taking place miles^away in Caracas. Nevertheless, having had their share of invasions, hurricanes and coups, Jeff and Michelle longed for the predictability of the West Coast. Fat chance. Once through the Canal, they encountered the worst weather of the entire voyage as a full-blown 'Tehuantepecker' plastered Good Fortune. Thirty-one days later, they arrived in Los Angeles just in time for the riots. Fortunately, their 'dubious fortune' seemed to peter out once they rounded Pt. Conception. Otherwise, we would have issued an all-points bulletin for the earthquake of the century when they sailed Good Fortune back under the Golden Gate earlier this summer. As it was, after three years, 15 countries and 20,000 miles, Jeff and Michelle returned to their adopted home the same way they left it, and as they hoped — uneventfully. Future plans call for a few years of work before setting their sights on cruising again. And like most cruisers, those plans include the possibility of selling Good Fortune and getting a larger, roomier boat. Jeff laughs. "Maybe someone else will be passing through, waiting for the bus . . . ." — john skoriak
the fall boat show Jack would have approved. Jack London, that is. We think even the old sea dog hisself would enjoy the Fall In-the-Water Boat Show now in its second year at the Oakland waterfront Square named for him. First transferred from Marina Village last year, the show was a natural for Jack London Square. Parking was closer, docks more accessible, even freeway access was easier. The same promises to be true this year, as well, along with even more boats and boating 'stuff to come and see. Sailboats in attendance include new boats from J/Boats, Hunter, Island Packet, Sabre, Corsair, Free¬ dom, Caliber, Catalina, Pacific Seacraft and the full line of Beneteaus. But we’re going to cast modesty to the wind this year and say the main reason you ought to go the 21st Annual Northern California Fall Boat Show September 12-20 is to take advantage of the programs we’ve lined up at the Latitude 38 booth. The result of several brainstorming sessions at the corner bakery, we actually scared ourselves with the amount of extra work we put ourselves through arranging it. So you better like it. We’ll start with the program we’re proudest of, which we’ve titled "Meet the Pros". The following people have agreed to come and hang out in the booth to answer questions and talk boats with show goers: Jim and Diana Jessie (Saturday, Sept. 12, 1-4 p.m.) — Alameda circumnavigators Jim and Diana Jessie should be well-known to Latitude readers. We’ve chronicled their adventures aboard their Lapworth 48 Nalu IV continued oustide column of next sightings page Page 100
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best of us time of the year, but in August, you’ll likely succumb to sunstroke long before hypother¬ mia sets in. Chiles had drifted around for about eight hours when he noticed the shoreline fading. He cast off his lifejacket 1 and decided to swim for it. Another thing about Florida is the Gulf Stream. When you’re in it, you’re not going anywhere but north. And Chiles was in it. Twenty-six hours and 150 miles from where his boat had sunk, Chiles was rescued by a couple of commercial fishermen who heard him hollering for help about dawn on Sunday. Little the worse for wear save for
SIGHTINGS — cont’d blistered lips, a swollen tongue and a bad sunburn — he didn’t even require hospitali¬ zation — Chiles repaid the fishermen for lines they cut during the rescue and, once ashore, climbed aboard a bus to visit relatives. The Coast Guard used the incident to show the importance of filing a float plan, which Chiles had not done. Had that been available, a search for him might have begun sooner. No mention was made of an EPIRB, but we can only assume he didn’t have time to grab his. The rescue, of course, had been complete luck.
boat show — cont’d for years, as well as run a number of articles written by them. They’re currently home for a while, and in the process of writing several full-length books on cruising. Shimon Van Collie (Sunday, Sept. 13, 12-3 p.m.) — Former Latitude editor Shimon Van Collie began his solo gig several years ago, and darn if he hasn’t parlayed it into one of the few successful freelance writing careers that we know of. In addition to continuing as a regular contributer to Latitude, he has written for SAIL, Sailing, Yachting (and its parody mag Yaachting), as well as authored the recently released book, Windsurfing — The Call of the Wind, which will be available for signing at the booth. He’s also the only person ever to boardsail to the Farallones and back — at least who’s lived to tell about it. Pam Healy (Monday, Sept. 14, 10 a.m. to noon) — One of the hottest women sailors around, Pam’s most recent accomplishment was winning a continued outside column of next sightings page
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SIGHTINGS boat show — cont’d bronze medal at the Barcelona Olympics as crew for J. J. Isler in the Womens’ 470 competition. Russell Long (Wednesday, Sept. 16,12-2 p.m.) — The'top gun'of speed sailing, Russell broke the 50-mile-per-hour barrier (43.55 knots) just two months ago at the French Trench, sailing the Ketterman tri-foiler Longshot. He’ll be there to talk about 'the need for speed' and his upcoming plans to go even faster at a spot off the Cape Verde Islands early next year. John Jourdane (Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2-6 p.m.) — One of the most respected and best-liked sailors on the West Coast sailing scene, John is a quintessential pro and one of the most sought-after navigators in the world. He’s also an author, and will be signing his book about the last Whitbread ’Round the World Race (as well as showing a video) at our booth. Carl Schumacher (Saturday, Sept. 19, 12-3 p.m.) — Alameda-based Carl Schumacher is not only an excellent sailor (he races regularly on his Express 27 Moonlight), he’s also designed some of the hottest boats afloat, including the Express 27, Express 37, the IOR battlewagon Wall Street Duck and the custom 50-footer Heart of Gold, to name a very few. Peter Hogg (Saturday, Sept. 19, 3-6 p.m.) — A driving force in Bay Area singlehanding and multihull sailing, Peter is also an accomplished offshore singlehander, having competed in four Singlehanded TransPacs and most recently breaking the singlehanded sailing record from San Francisco to«Jaf>an aboard his 40-ft custom Jim Antrim trimaran, Aotea. Harry Braun (Sunday, Sept. 20, 12-3 p.m.) —A local surveyor, Harry is the author of an unusual book titled Of Ships and Islands. Hardly your run-ofthe-mill sea story, in addition to some cruisey stuff, the book follows his life as a Hitler youth, sailor in the German Navy, first mate aboard Felix Von Luckner’s legendary Seeadler and immigrant to the U.S. with his namesake, Dr. Werner von Braun. We’re also going to raffle off a bunch of stuff, most of which is tied in with the opening of the Francis Ford Coppola movie Wind, which opens nation¬ wide on September 11. This includes tickets, posters and even a few jackets. You can also win a copy of the Starboard software, a racing simulator for the Macintosh computer. To appreciate how much fun Starboard is, we’ll have a copy up and running at the booth so you can play around with it. Finally, we’ve tied in with Scott’s Seafood Restaurants and Mount Gay Rum, which will co-sponsor the famous Mount Gay Rum coffee grinder at the show. Come test your mettle on this sophisticated sailing simulator as you 'trim the headsail' of a simulated America’s Cup yacht. We’ll be handing out Latitude T-shirts to some participants, and will publish a photo of the top grinders in the Bay Area in the October issue of Latitude 38. If you can beat the record-holding America grinding team’s time of 9.75 seconds, hey, we may even put you on the cover. Boat Show hours are noon to 7 weekdays, 10 to 7 Saturdays and 10 to 6 Sundays. Admission is $7 for adults, $3 for kids 6-12 and free for the little guys. (Discount coupons are available at various Bay Area marine outlets.) If you want to check out all our events, a special unlimited entry pass is available for $ 10. For more information, call the sponsoring Northern California Marine Association at (510) 452-6262.
around the Caribbean in 80 . . . years? Once upon a time in far off Tomales Bay, California, an old salt named Mel Blanton designed and built a 34-ft cutter named Choctaw. And in this case, 'old salt' is not a figurative term. When Mel took off from Santa Cruz in 1985, he was 73. Mel’s been through a lot in the last seven years. In fact, he’s been through a lot since he was born in Fitzhugh, Oklahoma, in 1912. His family moved to California in ’21, and between then and now, he did lots of things: get married, raise four children, live and work in Santa Cruz, get divorced — and have two previous boats sink out from under him in rough going. Curiously, his love affair with the sea only started in the early ’70s. He began construction of Choctaw in the early ’80s. Construction consisted of cold-molded plywood and epoxy. The boat’s IOV2 feet wide and displaces continued outside column of next sightings page Page 102 • UtitUi 3? • September, 1992
haitian demonstration You could hardly have orchestrated a better media event to draw attention to the plight of Haitan refugees than occurred off the Ferry Building early last month. The symbolic landing of 'refugees' from a sailboat was organized by a coalition of groups, including the Bay Area HaitianAmerican Council, ACT UP, the Peace Navy, Global Exchange and the Coalition for Immi¬ grant and Refugee Rights. It entailed about 40 legal Haitian immigrants crowding aboard Tom Caufield’s 79-year-old, 50-ft cutter Saturna in Berkeley, motoring over to the City and being ferried to the main demon¬ stration ashore by dinghy.
SIGHTINGS According to the Peace Navy’s Bob Heifitz, a press release detailing the event was sent to the Coast Guard. But it must have fallen through the cracks. For as the first dinghy-full of people headed for shore, the Coasties came swooping in by air and sea to intercept them, followed closely by officials from the Department of Immigration and Naturalization. No one’s quite sure who 'tipped them off, but in a Chronicle inter¬ view an INS regional director said, "We heard somebody was going to smuggle in Haitian refugees, and although we thought it was unlikely they would be brought to a continued middle of next sightings page
80 years — cont’d about 4 tons. Like everything else about her, the keel was done on a budget. It consists of scrap iron and lead encased in cement. We were headed for Florida via Panama when we first heard of Mel. It was in Puerto Vallarta during the winter and spring of ’86-’87. Dismasted between Punta Corrientes and PV, he’d spent the better part of the season looking for a replacement stick. He finally rescued one off a derelict multihull. Despite the fact that it was very heavy and chafed incessantly at its rigging, Mel’s patience was wearing thin — he wanted to be on his way. The mast was soon stepped and propelling Mel and Choctaw to more distant horizons. But not as distant as he’d have liked. It took Mel a long 38 days to reach his next port — not Costa Rica as planned, but La Union, El Salvador. The mast and a Tehuantepec’er combined to trashed his sails and his 'iron genny' refused to work (which meant no battery charging and no radio), so Mel just kind of hung out and lived on fish he caught until another Tehuantepec’er blew him toward El Salvador and the Salvadoran Coast Guard towed him in. continued outside column of next sightings page
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Now you might recall that during 1988, practically the whole West Coast of Central America between Mexico and Costa Rica was considered hostile to yachtsmen. But not for Mel. He spent three months as guest of the Jefe of the Salvadoran Coast Guard Base, and became good friends with a Salvadoran Navy admiral. He also lived ashore briefly with a family of five over their store in La Union while working on Choctaw. When the boat was ready, he set out again for Costa Rica. We ran into Mel in Punta Arenas as he was installing an aluminum mast. The old, heavy one had finally been scrapped. Although that problem was finally solved, Mel continued to have trouble with his engine as he made his way south. In Gulfito, farther down the Costa Rican coast, he finally negotiated with a high school mechanics class to rebuild the engine as a class project. They did a splendid job and by April ’88, he was ready to make the jump down to Panama. We lost track of him after that, so you can imagine our surprise and pleasure when we again crossed tracks with Choctaw on the Rio Dulce in Guatemala in 1992. Mel was celebrating his 80th year, still singlehanding — and on his fourth mast. In the interim, Mel said he’d spent a lot of time in and around the Canal, followed by a trip to the San Bias Islands and thence to Florida by November of ’89 where he settled down for a while. Among several adventures during the time, the boat had hit the northern tip of Cozumel Reef. The impact didn’t cause any serious damage to the boat, but Mel broke a rib and dislocated his shoulder. "The boat is a survivor, like its builder," says Mel. He and Choctaw kept right on going into Isla Mujeres. Mel’s aforementioned divorce is one of 'convenience', as he has heart problems and his wife runs a thriving framing shop in Santa Cruz. They decided to protect her assets by separating. Between his social security and VISA card, Mel’s able to cruise simply, comfortably — and, apparently, indefinitely. This is what he had to say when I asked about the possibilities of ever hanging up the cruising lifestyle. "If there are two things I hate, it’s doctors and rocking chairs," he says. "And I don’t plan on using either one of them." — margaret bankson wrtght west wind (pearson 323) guatemala
West Coast port, it seemed possible." Forty-some people on a 50-ft boat traveling what, 5,000 or 6,000 miles just to land in San Francisco? Oh yeah, that’s possible. Once the Haitian-Americans showed proper documentation to INS officials, the demonstration was allowed to continue. As mentioned, the incident turned the 'little' demonstration into a media event, and it made headlines and news programs all
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northern exposure Whether or not you’ve seen the new and well received TV show 'Northern Exposure', suffice it to say that those hardy souls who call Alaska home live life a little differently than those of us in the 'lower 48'. And as Oakland’s Steve Collins found out, that includes sailboat racing. Steve got the call earlier this year. His brother Gordon had entered his Columbia 29 Illkl in the Juneau Sailing Club’s 'Spirit of Adventure Race' in June, and would Steve like to come up and sail in it? Sure, said Steve, who packed (along with lots of warm clothes) a mylar 110 off his Alberg 30 Hawk
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When the luxury liner Queen Elizabeth II ran aground off the coast of New England last month, Sausalito’s Peter Whyte wasn’t surprised. "It’s in the genes," he says wryly. You might not get this inside joke unless you’ve cruised in or around Britain or, as Peter did, grow up sailing there. To get around by boat, you must become acutely attuned to the huge tides, which can and do leave boaters high and dry miles from land on a regular basis. Though the tides and currents of San Francisco Bay pale by comparison, they are certainly a factor with which every local sailor has to be at least tacitly familiar to navigate our local waters safely. So it was only natural that Peter took more than a passing interest in the billions of gallons of water that transit in and out through the Golden Gate every day. Not only because, well, it Is in his genes, but because he sails the Bay regularly aboard his Chance 30/30 Kokopelll, an old MORC boat. It was a little over a year ago when he finally combined his vocation — founder of a Sili¬ con Valley software company ("I got out just before they made it big") — with his avoca-
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over the Bay. All of which served to under¬ score the plight of Haitian refugees, who are currently deported to their homeland without the opportunity to apply for asylum. "We are witnessing oppression on this San Francisco Bay," said Rev. Loranzo Car¬ lisle, pastor of the Oakland United Church of Christ. "What was meant to be a symbolic action has turned into a situation of terror. So you can imagine what’s happening off the shores of Florida!"
northern exposure — cont’d latitude fifty eight stretches about 20 hours long. "I do the Vallejo Race every year, which has what, 300 or 400 boats?" says Steve. "These guys got 10 boats on the starting line and for them, that was a big race." Boat types ran the gamut from the Frers 43 Silver Girl, the real hot rod of the race, to a Hans Christian 43 named Star Stuff, and included a Triton, Yamaha 25, J/35, Yamaha 25, custom 40 footer and two Catalina 27s. The 9 a.m. start off Juneau was predicated on boats getting out of the local ice field during daylight hours. That notion went out the window when the moderate breeze shifted to the south and began to build. By the time Silver Girl, the lead boat, called to say they were running for cover, four boats had already dropped out, including one that dismasted, and the diehards were recording 50 knots on wind instruments and experiencing cold, stinging rain. For lliki, the nearest protected anchorage happened to be right off the glacier that was calving the bergs. But going there was still a good strategy. For one thing, the southerly would blow the ice away from them. And besides, they were one of the only boats that brought any ground tackle along. "Most of these guys left anchors at home to cut down on weight — they’re really serious about this race" says Steve. "But it was good for us, because when the wind came up, they had to backtrack 20 miles to find docks to tie on to." Ilikl found a snug place near some fishing boats and anchored. The tired crew "climbed in our sleeping bags and shivered" to the sound of whale singing coming through the hull. And then the unmistakable scrape of ice on the hull. "That one was only the size of my desk," says Steve. "But I could see another coming in the twilight — it never really gets dark — and the part 1 could see was as big as my car. Which meant the rest was a big as my house." Although the wind was still blowing about 35, it was obviously time to leave. Back on the course, the Hans Christian Star Stuff ran into a delay when they came across the body of a fisherman wrapped in fishing gear. Rumor was that the fishing boat actually pulled herself under trying to get the nets up. Anyway, Star Stuff stood by until the Coast Guard got there to recover the body. Next came no wind. While being totally becalmed for about 12 hours, lliki was narrowly missed by a fishing boat being steered by autopilot with no one on the bridge.
affairs tion, and started charting Bay currents on his computer. Those "fun and games" have developed into the Tiderose Smart Chart, which we’ll tell you flat out and up front knocked our socks off. For about a quarter of the price of the mainstream tide/current software, Tiderose is easier to use, more accurate, and has about 10 times more functions. Simply put, it blows any other tide program we’ve seen to date out of the water — all for only $39.95. A few examples of what 'Tiderose' will do: using a geographical represen-tation of the Bay, the program will depict real-time tides and currents for any day and time of the year; zoom in five times to show 1-milesquare grids of the Bay in more detail; and calculate your course to as many as nine waypoints based on the interaction of cur¬ rents to your VMG. It will even run a moving 24-hour display of currents, so,you can watch the whole cycle (depicted by arrows which vary in length according to current strength) that the Bay goes through on a typical day. Although the program extends to the continued middle of next sightings page
Alaskan racers spend a lot of time drying things out. Baranoff Warm Springs was warm and wonderful, and the race’s first big party took place there. Unfortunately, when it came time to start the second leg on Wednesday, Star Stuff had to drop out — their ship’s cat had disappeared and they wanted to stick around to look for it. For lliki and her two closest rivals, it was a real duel to the finish — again, with an odd northern twist. "We were going up the back side of Admiralty Island, beating our brains out. On the far shore (of Chatham Strait), the Triton is beating, too, and beating the hell out of us. I looked in toward shore and the Yamaha was continued outside column of next sightings page September, 1992
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northern exposure — cont’d carrying their spinnaker!" says Steve, adding, "It was impossible to tell what the wind was going to do." After 36 hours of racing, the three boats finished within spitting distance of each other. Although the Triton won that leg and the Frers won the first, combined scores put Illki in the overall winner’s circle on corrected time. In the best traditions of racing anywhere, the skipper of first-to-finish Silver Girl greeted them at the dock with a congratulatory bottle of champagne. It was a triumph to be savored both for Gordon Collins and the Juneau Sailing Club over rival Ketchikan. And the victory party at the JSC — which conducts business at a bar across the street from the harbor — was soon in full swing. All in all, says Steve, it was a great experience, one he wouldn’t mind repeating next year, in fact. "Great people, hardy people — and boy, do they know how to party," he says.
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Anyone who’s brought a boat in or out of the San Francisco Yacht Harbor lately can’t help but have noticed that the sandbar which used to grace the eastern end of the breakwater has mushroomed into a sandy beach inside that rivals anything on the Cote D’Azur. Harbormaster Gary Davis says they^re considering posting signs prohibiting nude sunbathing, even though such activity certainly merits further study. "Further study" is the phrase most often heard when you ask anybody about the possibility of removing the bar or dredging anything else from the Bay these days. Whether it’s marinas in Port Sonoma or the shipping channels of the Oakland Estuary, you can’t do anything anymore without multiple levels of testing, retesting and approvals from all the regulatory agencies involved. Take, for example, the Oakland Estuary. (Or as Henny Youngman might say, please take the Oakland Estuary.) Years ago, before containerization and trains that could double-stack container loads, the West Coast served about 40% of the U.S./Far East trade. When ships got too big to go through the Panama Canal, they’d offload at places like LA/Long Beach, Oakland/San Francisco and Seattle/Tacoma — and send the cargo on by train or truck. These three ports now handle about 70% of the Pacific Rim traffic. However, Oakland’s once-heralded spot as the leading West Coast port has eroded in recent years. Or, to be more accurate, it has silted in. Proposals to deepen the Oakland Inner (up to Jack London Square) and Outer (east end of the Bay Bridge) Harbors have come forth regularly since 1972, and have been funded since 1986. But it’s one thing to dredge, and quite another so dump the spoils. And therein lies the rub. According to Wally Abernathy, former director of the Port of Oakland for 12 years and now coordinator for an advocacy group call the Bay Dredging Action Coalition (BDAC), the original plan was to dump in the Pacific Ocean off Half Moon Bay. In 1986, local fishermen successfully blocked that bid ip court. Next on the list was a plan to use the spoils to rebuild levees in the Delta, but the prospect of putting saltwater sediment in a fresh water environ¬ ment brought another lawsuit. About a year ago, the Army Corps of Engineers, Environmental Protection Agency and various environmental groups joined together to formulate a Long Term Management Strategy (LTMS) to develop long range solutions. Some progress has since been made, including a 22-0 vote by the BCDC in June to allow the Corps of Engineers to dump 500,000 cubic feet of dredging material into the Bay south of Alcatraz. The work is slated to start in late August and be completed by November. Unfortunately, the light at the end of this tunnel only reveals a longer, darker one ahead. This initial dredging will only increase the channel depth to 38 feet. But to handle the really big ships that Oakland wants to unload, the channel will have to be taken down to 42 feet. That translates to another 5.5 million cubic yards of mud that needs to be removed. The Federal government is currently spending $16 million to figure that one out. One solution that’s being discussed is putting the spoils into a former hayfield at the mouth of the Petaluma River. The State Coastal Conservancy wants to recreate the tidal marsh that existed there 100 years ago. They could wait 50 years and let natural sediment do the job, or fill the 322 acres with continued outside column of next sightings page Page 106 • UKUJtJg • September, 1992
South Bay, San Pablo Bay and the Estuary, the main area of interest — especially for racers — is its excellent coverage of the main Bay. In fact, Peter has been invited by the local IMS association to show the program at its post-season meeting. The hope is that Tiderose (possibly in con-junction with other ' resources such as GPS) will help make scoring local IMS races more efficient. Data for ’Tiderose1 is gleaned from the 101 NOAA stations in and around the Bay. Peter cautions that this data was input exactly as it comes from NOAA, which, he adds, "is sometimes somewhat questionable." Seems the system has always had quaint little anomalies, such as the fact the that the coordinates of the Alameda NOAA station put it in downtown Oakland. Coor-dinates of a couple of the Delta stations are off even
SIGHTINGS farther, putting them as much as a half-mile inland. And the Golden Gate station isn’t even under the Golden Gate — it’s in the channel about halfway out to Mile Rock. "It’s still the best information we have," says Peter. The Tiderose Smart Chart runs on IBMcompatible equipment. It can be had directly from Whyte & Co. (1001 Bridgeway, #621, Sausalito, CA 94965; [415] 456-7829), or from the Armchair Sailor Bookstore in Sau¬ salito (42 Caledonia St.; [415] 332-7505). If you want to see the system work and discuss its applicability to your own sailing, mark your calendars for Saturday, September 12, when Peter will demonstrate the program at the Armchair Sailor from 1 to 4 p.m. Call either number listed above for more informa¬ tion.
muddy waters — cont’d dredge spoils and have the marsh in good shape in only 50 years. The marsh would be a haven for wildlife, especially the endangered California clapper rail (a bird) and the saltmarsh harvest mouse. Do people really care? Apparently, people do."It’s one of the few projects where industry, labor and environmentalists all agree," says project manager Laurel Marcus. Of course, recreational marina dredging is small potatoes compared to the Oakland Harbor project, or dredging that’s needed in the Richmond Inner Harbor and the ship channel from the Richmond Bridge up to Suisun Bay. According to Mike Carlin, an environmental specialist with the California Regional Water Quality Control Board in Oakland, there are only a few recreational marina projects going on now, including dredging in Greenbrae and at the Marin YC. Spoils from these projects go to designated dumping spots in San Pablo Bay or San Francisco Bay. Other projects are underway in Petaluma and Port Sonoma/Marin, where spoils are put in special drying ponds and then used in sanitary landfill operations. As for the new Riviera off the Marina Green, several theories exist as to why the sandbar has grown so much in recent years. One says that the continued outside column of next sightings page
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SIGHTINGS muddy waters — cont’d dumping of dredging spoils off Alcatraz has put more residue into the Bay, which has drifted over to the Marina Green. The folks at Baykeeper, an environmental watchdog group in San Francisco, put forth the hypothesis that the deposits result from sand mining off the Cityfront in the 1970s and ’80s. The theory that makes the most sense to Davis is that of "littoral drift", which means that the wave action at Fort Point suspends sand at Crissy Field and carries some of it east. Originally, that sand built up on the north side of the breakwater, but once that filled up, the residue started drifting around the comer in tidal eddies. The only way to stop the buildup would be to build another breakwater, but Marina residents have already put the nix on that idea because it would spoil their view of the Bay. Harbormaster Davis says he’s figured out a way to have the sand removed and taken upland to be used for roadfill, concrete or some other commercial purpose. Local residents are not thrilled about that idea either, some going so far as to view it as renewed sand mining. Then there’s the cost of hiring the engineering company, obtaining permits ... Obviously, it’s a project that needs further study. < — shlmon van collie
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line How to keep readers’ interest when showing them how to tie a bowline? That’s a problem that’s baffled the staffs of most sailing magazines. Leave it to the innovative Japanese and their 450-page-per-month Kazl to make knot-tying fascinating. As you can see from the accompanying photo, the creative folks at Kazl didn’t photograph the knot-tying process using some crummy old table or even the beautiful varnished rail of a schooner as a backdrop. No, those would have been boring — at least in comparison with what they did use: the bum of an attractive female model. We once pondered doing the same thing using supermodel Stephanie Seymour’s bottom, but we’re pretty sure it would have been sexist. Since we loathe sexism, don’t expect to ever see such photos — like the ones that accompany this article — in the pages of Latitude. Kazl is written in Japanese, so we’re not
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handling exactly sure what the two women are doing in the photograph. It would appear, how¬ ever, that the woman on the right is using a half-hitch to secure the woman on the left to the dock to keep her from falling into the sea and drowning when the next cyclone roars through. This is a safety technique all mariners should be familiar with. Then again, for all we know Kazi might just be warning Galifor-nia-bound cruisers about the way most San Franciscans like to enjoy sex. Contrast Kazi’s creative treatment of knot-tying with the card that actually comes with coils of rope made by Pelican Rope Works in Santa Ana. The text on the back of the card says something about using the right size rope for the job, but we were finable to finish reading it because we kept falling asleep. See what we mean? Bowlines may not be interesting, but cultural differences are.
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SIGHTINGS mexcrulist — cont’d received, many long lasting friendships, romances, marriages and cruises far beyond Mexico have come about as a direct result of the Crew List forms before you now. However, this is real life and everything doesn’t always work out for the best. The most common complaint we hear regards skippers or crew who grossly overexaggerate their proficiency at just about everything. These inadequacies become glaringly apparent within days of departure, resulting in embarassment, bad feelings, and cruises being delayed or even cut short. So the first and most important rule of the Crew List is be honest. When in doubt, understate your talents and clarify with your prospective crew or skipper on the phone. And be aware that when it comes to the Crew List, a lack of experience can actually be an advantage. Many skippers prefer at least one or two crew with little or no experience. The bottom line is that we provide the means by which you can make contact and go cruising, but once you do, you’re on your own. To be exact: The Latitude 38 Crew List advertising supplement is for informational purposes only. Latitude 38 does not make or imply any guarantee, warranty or recommendation as to the character of any individuals participating in the Crew List, nor the conditions of their boats or equipment. You must judge those things for yourself. Still game? Good for you. ^ ' Once completed — one form per person, please (make copies if you need more) — send them in with the proper 'cover charge' and we’ll do the rest. Once again, don’t delay. We must receive all forms by September 15. Once the List comes out, if the thought of calling perfect strangers intimidates you, we offer two observations. One, we call scores of perfect strangers every month, and only one or two have turned out to be crazed serial killers. So the odds that you’ll get one are way low. And two, you can always just wait for other Crew Listers to call you. If you want the best 'pickin’s', however, we strongly encourage you to take the initiative, cause the most desireable situations usually get filled first. In addition to having a real network of contacts with which to work out the details of your cruise, you also get another perk for taking part in the Crew List — Latitude’s annual Mexico Only Crew List Party. This year, it will take place at the Sausalito Yacht Club (not Cruising Club as in years past), which is located next to the ferry landing in Sausalito. The date is Wednesday, October 7, from 6 to 10 p.m. The Crew List party serves a few purposes. It’s a great neutral setting for a first meeting between you and your potential skipper or crew; it’s a great place to look for crew or boats, with people in the various categories obvious by their different colored name tags; and it gives us an opportunity to wish all you lucky Mexico-bounders a hearty Latitude 'bon voyage'. One last suggestion before we let you go, and that is that women Crew Listees should go by first name only, and have some way to screen calls — answering machine, phonemail, service, etc. Because if you are a woman, you will get calls. That’s about all you need to know about the Mexico Crew List. To whet your whistle on the trip itself, check out the First Timer’s Guide to Mexico elsewhere in this issue. And be sure to tune in next month for the full-length main feature. Until then, hasty lumbago!
new life for an old darling Folks were in Folkboat heaven on the afternoon of August 14 as they gathered at Svendsen’s Boat Yard in Alameda to help John Phillips launch the newly refurbished Elsklng, which means 'darling' in Danish. When last seen on the Bay, Elsklng was mastless and full of teredo worms, which had consumed several of the lapstrake planks for which the 25-ft Folkboat is famous. Three years ago, the then-owner brought the boat to Svendsen’s (whose owner, Sven Svendsen, is one of the Folkboat’s staunchest supporters) for repairs. The boat sat for almost a year while the owner mulled over his decision. Finally, he sold it for $1 to Phillips, who does woodwork for Svendsen’s. In fact, Phillips’ specialty is building masts and replacing planking continued outside column of next sightings page Page 110 • UUUJ* 3? • September. 1992
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a September to remember You’ve already read about the Fall Boat Show over at Jack London Square. As the sailing season begins to wind down, there are plenty of other shoreside diversions planned to keep you busy over the cool months ahead. Here are a few more notable ones coming up this month and next. Vintage Boat Show — Now in its fourth year, Sausalito’s Vintage Boat Show is here to stay. Organized by the Sausalito Tall Ship Society and held at the Bay Model, the September 26-27 VBS once again brings together some of the living history of the Bay in the form of tallships, historic yachts of the Master Mariners Association, boatbuilding demonstrations, small craft displays, nautical art, knot tying, scrimshaw, food, music — you name it. Centerpiece for this year’s show, scheduled for September 26 and 27 (show hours, 10 to 5 daily), is the 151-ft Japanese sail training vessel Kalsel, whose five year mission is to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civiliza . . . oops, wait a minute, wrong ship. The Kalsel’s mission is dedicated to bringing people of all nationalities together to share their vision or mutual cooperation and understanding. Other notable vessels in attendance will be Harold Sommers’ magnificent schooner Wander Bird and the mighty Hawaiian Chieftain. Most of the ships and yachts will be open for public boarding and viewing. Proceeds from the Vintage Boat Show go toward the Tall Ship Society’s cadet scholarship fund, which helps put young people aboard such tallships as Kalsel and the state tallship, Californian. The Tall Ship Society does a bang-up job putting on this show and it comes highly recommended, whether you sail or not. Show hours are 10 to 5 daily. For more information, contact Ed Griggs at (415) 435-7124. Wooden Boat Festival — Also doing well, and also in its fourth year, is Bay View Boat Club’s Wooden Boat Festival, which this year will take place between Piers 50 and 54 in San Francisco’s China Basin on September 19 and 20. The Festival runs from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, and 9:30 to 3 on Sunday.
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SIGHTINGS September — cont’d Saturday’s activities include a marine flea market, coucours d’elegance, dinghy and keelboat races, rowing races, seminars and demonstrations, sea chanteys, kids activities and barbeque. On Sunday, add to that list a partici¬ pants breakfast and one-design racing for a bunch of woodie classes — all Farallone Clippers, Bears, Birds, Golden Gates, Mermaids, Thunderbirds, ICs and wood-only Folkboats and Knarrs are invited to participate. The WBF’s Concours d’EIegaqce is open to all wooden craft, with judging in the cate¬ gories of dinghy/tender, power, workboat, sail and motorsail. Entry fee for participants in any of the events is $10. Admission to the general public is free. For further information, contact the Bay View Boat Club at (415) 495-9500, or Allen Gross at (415) 826-4956. Safety At Sea Seminar — Though not scheduled until October 3 at the Cowell Theater in Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, we wanted to tell you about this program early enough that you could plan to attend. Available to the general public since 1985, this program, created by USSA and Cruising World magazine, has enjoyed rave reviews from everyone we know who’s attended. Topics covered by lectures and demonstrations and multi-media shows include man overboard recovery, watchstanding, dealing with incle¬ ment weather — and just about any other emergency that may arise while you’re out on the water. Among local speakers this year at the San Francisco Show is author Joanne Sandstrom, who with husband Don has circumnavi¬ gated twice aboard their 40-ft trimaran Andurll, detailing‘.he first five-year voyage in her book, There and Back Again. The Seminar runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and advanced reservations are recommended. The cost is $45 per person or $80 per couple before September 30, or $50 per person at the door. The admission price includes a box lunch. For more information, contact Jane Piereth at (415) 775-8779.
short sightings IN THE SHALLOWS — That’s where you’ll most likely spot the dark¬ hulled, 38-ft Questuary, a new shallow-draft motor vessel commissioned by the Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies to study the parts of the Bay where most of the biological 'action' takes place. Says RTC director James Hollibaugh, "About 63 percent of San Francisco Bay is less than 6 feet deep and unstudied". The deep parts, of course, have been exhaustively charted for navigation. But the shallows, where light can reach the bottom, is where the food chain starts. By better understanding it, RTC will be in a position to suggest ways to preserve this delicate ecosystem. EMERYVILLE — Emeryville’s new fuel dock had its grand opening on August 1. While undergoing renovation, boaters have been able to get fuel from a temporary facility, but manager Craig Stone says everything’s now 'go' for the new facility, which sells both gasoline and diesel #1 and #2. One of only a few facilities to sell diesel #1 (kerosene). BEIJING, CHINA — The first yacht club in the history of the People’s Republic opened on August 1, and folks, they didn’t fool around. The $16 million China Qinhuangdao International Yacht Club complex includes not only the club, but luxury villas and a shopping center. With such an ostentatious display of wealth, can democracy be far behind? THE ATLANTIC — The mighty North Atlantic was conquered once again in late July, as Frenchman Bruno Peyron established a new record in the Route du Rhum race from New York to England: 9 days, 19 hours, 22 minutes. Sailing the 65-ft catamaran Pays de la Loire-Commodore (Phillipe Jeantot’s old Credit Agricole, built in 1983), Peyron didn’t have an easy time of it. A few days out, while doing 21 knots, the boat hit submerged object Peyron thinks was a whale. The collision damaged the rudders so much that the autopilots wouldn’t work, forcing Peyron to hand-steer for the remainder of the trip. During another 2V2-day episode, the boat averaged 17-18 knots through thick fog, followed by a 13-hour calm followed by a storm packing 50knot winds during which Pays thundered along under bare poles alone. Page 112
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rust never Hoga, the City of Oakland’s 100-foot fireboat, has been pulled from duty because the World War II era ship is in danger of sinking. A Lloyd’s surveyor discovered the hull was so badly corroded that he could push a small hammer through the steel bottom. With budget woes and a $500,000 vessel in need of $400,000 in repairs, the Port doesn’t know what to do. Perhaps they
looking It wasn’t too many years ago that double headsails were all the rage in racing. At the time, it was thought by many that a sloop could be sailed more efficiently in this configuration. The arguement that 'two heads' are better than one still comes up every now and then, but you never see double headsails in races anymore — at least around the buoys. They
SIGHTINGS should give her back to the Navy, which has leased it to them since 1948 for $1 a year. Steel hulls, alas, don’t last forever. One of our staff was in Mallorca back in the 70s when a crewmember of a steel boat owned by the Beatles put his foot right though one of the steel plates that formed the bottom of the hull. The boat nearly sank.
good proved to be too much work! We were reminded of one other thing about doubles as we snapped this photo — they imparted a certain sort of high-tech elegance when used correctly. So even though this old veteran racer was being daysailed by a bunch of friends, she still looked every bit the thorougbred; trimmed perfectly, tracking straight and looking good.
shorts — cont’d BOSTON — The 937-foot luxury liner Queen Elizabeth II, with 1,815 passengers aboard, struck rocks off the southern Massachusetts coast the night of August 7. While nobody was hurt, the liner’s hull was punctured in several places. All the passengers were taken off without incident, and the QEII was taken to port for what turned out to be extensive repairs. The initial finger of blame was directed at the pilot who was in charge of the vessel of the time. More recently, however, lawyers for the Cunard Line say the problem was caused by an uncharted 325-foot wide rock-strewn underwater ledge. The charts showed 39 feet while the bottom at the accident site was only 35 feet. The QE II draws 32 feet, but at speed large ships can dig into the water. Is anybody else surprised that a passenger liner would be allowed to traverse an area of ocean where there is so little margin for error? LONG BEACH — Speaking of deteriorating steel boats and luxury liners, studies have shown that the Queen Mary is "so rusty she could leak and sink". The Harbor Department, however, denies the problem is serious. Maybe, but Walt Disney, Co., which has operated the attraction since 1988, losing money most of the time, has said it will let the lease lapse at the end of the year. What will happy to the Queen Mary after that is open to speculation. It could become one of the biggest white elephants on the coast. A lonely one, too, as its longtime neighbor, the Spruce Goose, is being moved to Oregon.
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1Champosa1 having a swell time at the Kenwood Cup. Their crew, the so-called'Dream Team', was probably the best in the 36-boat fleet. economy is in the hopper, particularly in Japan and Australia, traditionally two of the regatta’s biggest participants. Money is tight, and people aren’t building new boats or campaigning old ones. The second part of the problem lies within the sport itself: it’s floundering at the crossroads between IOR and IMS, mired down in rhetoric and red tape. With IOR essentially dead, IMS still an ever-changing mystery, and the Offshore Racing Council’s proposed new grand prix rule effectively still a year or so away — well, what incentive does anyone have to dump a lot of money into the sport of ocean racing at
the moment? Not much, if the Kenwood Cup is any indication. But fortunately — thanks mainly to the Kiwis — there were just enough ’sideshows’ to keep the regatta interesting: the Two Ton Worlds, won by the well-sailed new Kiwi Fan 44 Shockwave; the debut of the world’s first Whitbread 60, Yamaha, a Japanese/New Zealand collaboration; and a Kiwi breakthrough boat named Cookson’s High 5 that demolished the IMS classes overall, sending designers and rulemakers scurrying for their drawing boards. And even in an ’off year, the Kenwood Cup still generates a lot of stories, so enough reminiscing and philosophizing — and on to the details.
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KENWOOD CUP '92 From its inception back in 1978, the Clipper/Kenwood Cup was always an IOR event, regarded by many as the most accurate and grueling contest ever held under that grand prix rule. But with the demise of IOR (except in ..certain rarified circles of level racing), the emphasis at the Kenwood Cup has necessarily shifted to¬ wards IMS, a rule that is suffering from an ongoing identity crisis. Although only twelve boats raced in IMS in ’90, when it was introduced at the Kenwood Cup, and 18 went at it this time, there’s no doubt that the future of the series (and the sport in general) is tied to this still-evolving rule. However, as if to celebrate the last gasp of IOR, this year’s Kenwood Cup featured the Two Tonners, who commanded center stage and rewarded the relatively few spectators with a lively show. There were 10 other IOR boats there — a trio of older generation 50s, three aging One Tonners, a tired sled, two over-the-hill Hawaiian battlewagons and the gigantic Yamaha — but all eyes were on the eight (well, seven really) Two Tonners. We shudder to think what this year’s Kenwood Cup would have been like without them. The Two Ton racing quickly came down to a contest between a pair of Farr 44s, Neville Crichton’s brand new Shockwave and the defending world champion from Italy, Davide and Guiseppe DeGennaro’s La Rouge. In the end, the two split the spoils of victory: The Kiwi boat, driven by Tom
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Kamehameha Trophy for top individual boat in the Kenwood Cup, as well as winning the Kenwood Cup team competition with their European teammates, the French J/V 44 Corum Rubls (ex-Unibank) and Ireland’s chartered Davidson 40 Mad Max. The Two Ton rules allowed the two Kenwood Cup distance races—the 148-mile Molokai Race and the 390-mile Kaula Race
‘High S' was stiff upwind, yet light enough to plane downwind. The snub-nosed boat repre¬ sents the future of IMS — this week, at least.
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wave sailed brilliantly throughout the Worlds, then survived a protest from La Rouge in the last race for allegedly brushing their spinnaker against the Italians’ backstay during a jibe. The Kiwis were on schedule to win top honors in the Kenwood Cup as well — the two aforementioned distance races plus four different triangles — but runner problems caused them to withdraw from the third buoy race, handing that series to La Rouge. "We had a great battle with them — it was really close!" enthused Tom Ducharme, a sail trimmer on the Italian boat along with Hartwell Jordan. Indicative of the incredibly tight racing were the finish times in the first two Worlds triangles: in each race, after four grueling hours on the course, four boats crossed the line separated by only five seconds! "Obvi¬ ously, the IOR has produced a level playing field," claimed Chris Dickson. "The Two Tonners were so similar, it really comes down to who’s on board and how you sail them — which is what racing should be all about. Donky is the exact same boat as ours, yet look where they finished! The IMS rule, on the other hand, has more to do with how the boat’s designed and constructed than how it’s sailed. You could drive a bus through some of its loopholes, as Cookson’s High 5 just proved." Irv Loube’s Farr 44 Bravura, co¬ chartered by Roy Disney, Jr. and driven by Robbie Haines, was right in the thick of things, finishing third overall in the Worlds,
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but falling to fifth in class in the Kenwood Cup due to gear failure in two triangles (a bent jumper strut in one case, a broken main halyard shackle in the other). "We haven’t used the boat much, and it didn’t feel right," explained crewmember Scott Easom. "It was too slow upwind and too feist downwind, so we’ve got some tweaking to do when we get home." Three relatively new Japanese boats — Swing, Siesta and the Kimo Worthingtondriven Donky VI — proved a tad off the pace, while the local Farr 42 Uln Na Mara sailed around by herself at the back of the pack. Her presence there was greatly appreciated, however — without her, the event wouldn’t have fielded the requisite eight boats to constitute a World Championship. Meanwhile, in the 'big' IOR class, Mark Morita’s chartered N/M 50 Champosa (aka Diane) blew away this relatively weak group with straight bullets. That they also finished third overall in the IOR fleet, beating most of the newer Two Tonners, was probably a greater accomplishment. For Morita, driver John Kolius, tactician Kurt Oetking and their all-pro "Dream Team" crew (half regulars, half borrowed from other 50s), it was a pleasant vacation from the rigors of the International 50 circuit, which they’re currently leading with their 'varsity' Champosa, a Reichel/Pugh design. Ironic¬ ally, the same boat this talent-heavy group sailed in Hawaii was the one which Morita ordered several years ago, but refused delivery of when it blew up in sea trials off Miami. Last year on the 50 circuit, the boat
routinely lost to the two boats it pounded at the Kenwood Cup, Ragamuffin (ex-Will) and Will (ex-Wlndquest) — proving yet again the value of a good crew. Mad Max, a vintage one tonner, was the improbable winner of the 'little' IOR class. Ably sailed by Harold Cudmore, who orga¬ nized the European 'pick-up' team, and his cronies from Ireland, the venerable boat won more by tenacity than any boatspeed. Max’s two faster competitors both suffered crippling injuries — Matenrow lost its rudder in the Molokai Race, Boy dismasted in the Kaula Race — underscoring the adage that 'you have to stay in one piece' to win in Hawaii. If anything, though, this was an uncharacter¬ istically mild series — nothing really came unglued until the last race, when Will dis¬ masted, the Davidson 55 Starlight Express broke her forestay and a beamy 'fast-is-fun' Australian 47-footer called Ronstan Wild Thing lost her rudder as she crossed the finish line. It was no coincidence that most of the damage occurred just after the Kaula Race, a downwind/upwind slog that none of these boats were really built for. Excitement in the regatta was cranked up a notch by the presence of the Whitbread 60 Yamaha, which was allowed to race despite
wind at something like 16 knots — obviously Impossible. "We’re just here to test the boat out and get out of New Zealand for a while," claimed Field, a watch captain on the allconquering Stelnlager II in the last 'Round the World Race. "It’s cold as hell down there at the moment!" Everyone expected Yamaha, the first and only Whitbread 60 in the water, to break the course record in both distance races, but the wind in each case had too many soft spots. In fact, despite taking line honors in every race, the powerful blue craft routinely corrected out last in fleet. "We’re all just happy to be here," said the Bay Area’s David Thomson, who helped round out Yamaha’s crew for the regatta. "Everyone is really pleased with the boat’s performance so far.” Given the experience of her Kiwi crew (10 Whitbread veterans and 2Vs tons of water ballast will replace the 22-man buoy crew in the Whitbread), the combined exper¬ tise of builder Cookson and designer Farr, and Yamaha Corporation’s money, which is funding this two-boat program — well, we’re pretty sure they’re the boat to beat a year from now when the ’93-94 Whitbread takes off from England.
< Jack and Merilu Clapper of the 7/44 ’Phantom' did both the Pacific Cup and the Kenwood Cup. "It was a lot, maybe a bit too much," said Jack. Chris 'The Terminator' Dickson returned to his Kiwi roots, serving as tactician on 'Shockwave'."/ don't have a lot of use for IMS," he admitted.
its astronomical rating of 131 feet under IOR. To sail to that rating, skipper Ross Field and his 22-man Kiwi contingent had to sail up¬
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KENWOOD CUP '92 win this series, massacred the fleet, winning the buoy races by four to eight minute mar¬ gins, the Molokai Race by 17 minutes and the Kaula Race by 47 minutes. The rocketship, which even normally reserved designer Bruce Farr concedes is "sporty", invariably
posted faster elapsed times around the track than the bigger Two Tonners, and usually finished in the middle of them boat-for-boat despite starting five minutes behind. It was a performance reminiscent of the Farr 44 Gaucho’s mop-up at last year’s Key West Race Week. Among the IMS boats at the Kenwood Cup, to borrow a phrase from the America’s Cup, "there was no second." For owner/builder/skipper Mick Cookson, High 5’s head-turning string of straight overall bullets was a dream come true: "After years of building hot boats for other people, it’s a thrill to finally run my own project," admitted Mick, an easy-going guy who brought his whole family along for a holiday. The not-so hidden agenda in coming to the Kenwood Cup in such high fashion was, of course, to promote his boatbuilding business. Likewise, Geoff Stagg of the Farr office, wasn’t exactly snorkeling at Hanauma Bay in his spare time. Mick and Geoff held court as a steady stream of admirers passed through the boat, and apparently some four or five have already been sold. Rumors about High 5’s future were rampant, the most popular being that David Clarke of New Jersey, former owner of the one tonner Vibes and charterer of the X-119 Sharp’s (aka Perestroika) at this series, has chartered it for the upcoming Big Boat Series. Supposedly, Dee Smith will trade off the driving chores with Stagg. If true, only a fool would bet against them. Not everyone, of course, was thrilled by High 5 — particularly the owners who just Page 118 • UlUcJt. 32 • September. 1992
ponied up for new IMS boats that were outdated overnight. Cookson’s buddy Tom McCall, a veteran Kenwood Cup campaigner
Being sponsored by a non-alcoholic beer com¬ pany didn't stop Dee Smith and his 'Sharp's' pals from whooping it up at the Mt. Cay party.
(Exador, Peacemaker) and owner of the Elliot 39 Sassy II, which finished second overall, summed it up this way: "That boat isn’t a racer/cruiser, and it’s not in the spirit of the IMS rule. We might as well go back to IOR if this is how the game’s going to be played." But McCall’s Sassy II was no slouch either, taking the 'big' IMS division. Mean¬ while, a third Kiwi boat, Duthie Lidgard’s self-designed and built 36-footer Medicine Man took the 'little' class, completing a New Zealand sweep in IMS. All three boats beat up the racer/cruisers in their classes, once
'Yamaha', Ross Field's Whitbread 60, provided a modicum of excitement in the otherwise lack¬ luster regatta.
again demonstrating the futility of thinking that grand prix boat and production boats can race equitably under the IMS. The results also seem to suggest that the Kiwis might know something about IMS that the rest of us don’t. "That’s not really true," claimed
Cookson. "We’ve just been messing around longer with the kind of light, fast boats that IMS encourages." That the Kiwi custom boats have "upped the ante" is undeniable: boats that did well here two years ago in IMS such as Power Play and the J/35s just weren’t competitive this time around. Nor were any of the pro¬ duction boats, such as the Sausalito-based J/44 Phantom, up to the pace of the custom boats — that is except for the Clarke/Smith combo on Sharp’s, which ended up a sur¬ prising third overall in IMS. "I was really pleased with our effort," said helmsman Dee Smith, whose crew included Dave Kresge, Mike Ratiani and Jim Robbins. "Basically, we didn’t make any mistakes, especially off¬ shore. We were lucky that the middle part of the series was fairly light, giving smaller boats like ours a break upwind and allowing us marginal surfing conditions downwind. But we didn’t so much earn third as other people lost it. Lots of other boats, for example Dreamplc, were way faster than us; they just weren’t very well sailed."
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hether or not the IMS rule is actu¬ ally working was naturally a hot topic of discussion in Hawaii. Even the pro sailors who don’t really care for the rule understand that that the future of the Kenwood Cup (and their livlihood) hinges on IMS’s ability get on track in a hurry. "With the demise of IOR, there’s a ton of pressure on IMS to be some¬ thing it was never intended to be: a grand prix rule," said Kiwi designer Greg Elliot. "The sport is in it’s biggest transitional phase ever, and people are drifting away from it because of the indecision of the rulemakers. Something has to be done quickly, or we’re going to lose fine regattas like this one." Just what exactly to do is being debated by greater minds than ours, and is beyond the scope of this article. But we’re pretty sure the Kenwood Cup will adapt to whatever changes come along — two years from now, we doubt that IOR will be around ("Shoot it in the head, finish it off!" said Marblehead designer Jim Taylor), and it’ll likely be an allIMS event, hopefully with distinct classes for 'grand prix' efforts and 'racer/cruisers'. By then, the IMS rule — and the world economy —will have stabilized and the Kenwood Cup should come charging back with a ven¬ geance. One thing is for sure. Whether or not the Kenwood Cup ever attains the epic propor¬ tions of that fabulous ’82 series, it will doubtless survive, if not prosper. It’s simply too good not to.
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FEAR AND LONGING 1 his is it! After years of dreaming, after years of scrimping and saving, after a year of outfitting your boat, you — and hopefully your signficant other — are about to set sail on that first dream cruise to Mexico. You’ve got the GPS, the watermaker, the roller
Heading south for the winter — it's not just for the birds.
furling, the dink and enough canned food to feed Somalia. In short, you think you’ve got all the essentials for enjoying this long anticipated cruise to Mexico. But you’re wrong. If you’re like the majority of neophyte cruisers, you’re missing the one essential ingredient necessary to insure the success of any first-time cruise:
know exactly when that fear will surface: the first time you notice a little too much water in the bilge, the first time you become enshrouded in fog, the first time it blows 35 knots at 0300 and you’re not sure where you v are. Don’t feel bad about having this fear, because it’s the most natural and healthy emotion in the world. You’ve been so busy busting your butt earning money for the boat and the adventure, that you haven’t had time to prepare the most vital factor in the cruising equation: yourself. The important thing is to do something aboutdt. The way you eliminate fear and gain confidence about sailing in the ocean is the same way you eliminate any other fear: through knowledge and experience. If, for example, you’d been racing your boat in the Gulf of Farallones for the last five years — and thus intimately know your boat and how to handle her — you’d wouldn’t have any fears about a cruise to Mexico. Other than if you’ll be able to keep the beer as cool as you prefer it. In reality, a cruise to Mexico is normally one of the easiest, safest first-time cruises you could hope for. Winds are generally light, navigation is simple and the hazards are few and far between. But the winds aren’t always light, the GPS can flame out and it’s still possible to find yourself in hazardous situations. Fear of how you’ll handle these unknown predicaments can keep you awake at night. Getting Smart If you’re a relatively new sailor who has loaded your boat down with all kinds of sophisticated gear, your mind is no doubt overwhelmed from all the little things you’ve learned and have to remember. In order to build confidence for your trip to Mexico, you have to find your way out of this fog of new information. You do this by setting priorities.
The Five Best Things About A Cruise To Mexico 1. More freedom to do as you please than in the United States (former Land of the Free). 2. A long, well-deserved break from wofk. 3. Healthy environment, 4. Get to sail in warm air and clear, warm waters. 5. But far and away the best thing about a cruise to Mexico is the people, Mexican and American, with whom you’ll have an opportunity to establish terrific friendships. confidence. Unfortunately, you can’t run down to your local chandlery and purchase a couple gallons of it. Without confidence in your ability to handle your boat in all conditions offshore, what festers in the back of your mind — and that of your shipmate — is fear. And you Page 120
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You must clear your head of concerns for the small stuff. It’s not really that important, for example, if you have enough filters for your 12-volt espresso machine or if you have a Bruce rather than Danforth hook for your
dink. When you get down to it, there are just four things you need to concern yourself to have confidence in your upcoming cruise. One is really important, two are relatively important, one is sort of important. Every¬ thing beyond these four is gravy. The four are: 1) Keeping the boat afloat. If you keep your boat afloat, chances are you’ll have a pretty good cruise; if she sinks, it will certainly have been less than a success. Fortunately, there's not all that much to
Don't feel bad about having cruising fears keeping a decent boat afloat. Before you leave, make sure that all the seacocks — gate valves if you must—are in excellent working order and are double hose-clamped. You then make a couple of diagrams of the location of these thru-hulls, keep them handy, and make sure you have easy access to all thru-hulls. If saltwater starts filling the bilges from an unknown source, you immediately close all thru-hulls — even if you have to stick your head underwater to do it! Then make sure the stuffing box isn’t leaking. Unless you’ve got an unauthorized hole in your hull from piling into some rocks or being hit by a ship, or have a big leak in your anchor well or around your stanchions, this will solve the problem 99.9% of the time. (The other .01% happens with wood boats and is beyond the scope of this article.) Once all the thru-hulls are sealed, you pump the boat dry. Through process of elimination, you can then determine where the problem is. Worst case scenario: No matter if everything else on the boat breaks, if your boat floats you’re going to live. This is your ultimate building block of confidence. 2) Maintaining the ability to sail. Before you leave, be convinced that your rig and sails are in good condition. Even more important, know how to reef, double-reef and triple-reef your main. Also know how to reduce sail up forward in a blow, either by effectively using the roller furler or dousing the headsail and putting up a bullet-proof staysail. If a rig failure does bring your mast down, you have to make a quick decision to either try to salvage part of it for a jury-rigged spar or cut it away before it bangs a hole in your
FIRST CRUISE TO MEXICO
Events Of Interest To Mexican-Bound Cruisers October 7 — Latitude’s 8th Mexico-Only Crew List Party, Good place for skippers to find crew, Sausalito YC 6-10 pm. (415) 383-8200. October ? — Minney’s Marine Swap Meet and Kick-Off Party. Date still to be chosen, but meet in the morning and party in the afternoon. Newport Beach. (714) 548-4192. October 16 to 18 — Catalina Cruiser’s Weekend, including seminars, swap-meets and more. Two Harbors, Catalina. (310} 5100303. October 31 — Pacific Marine Supply’s Cruiser’s Kick-Off Party, Canon Street, San Diego. This is the original! From 5 pm, until ? (619) 223-7194, November 8 — Downwind Marine’s Cruiser’s Potluck Beach Party on Shelter Island, You bring a dish, they bring burgers and beer. Noon until dark. (619) 224-2733. hull. Since San Diego to Cabo is basically a freeway of boats and ships, and since your engine probably still works, we’d probably cut the mast away and request a tow from a fellow cruiser. Worst case scenario: You’ve lost your mast and ability to sail. You motor to port; if you’re motor conks out you get a tow. In any event, you’re not going to sink and die. 3) Maintaining the ability to motor and generate electricity. If you got your diesel checked out before you left; if you filter the fuel you take on and change the oil and filters as prescribed; if you can bleed air out of the system; if you can answer 'yes' to all these, your diesel ought to be reliable as the sun rising in the morning. Since you’ve got a sailboat, you don’t really need an engine. Nonetheless, they are nice because a) they are a great source of electrical power; b) if the weather gets rough, an engine can help keep you on the most comfortable course; c) if the rig drops you can motor to port. Worst case scenario: Having lost the ability to motor, you have to sail to port, conserving battery power as you go so you
A first time cruise to Mexico is normally easy. can continue to operate the GPS and your navigation lights. It may take a long time to get to port, it may be rough, you might get seasick, but you’re not going to sink or die. 4) Knowing where you are. Two-time veteran of the Singlehanded TransPac, Sam Vahey, who recently spent six, months cruising the Hawaii Islands, recently told us, Tve found a new god. It’s name is GPS." We’ve been using a Star Pilot GPS in the Caribbean, and we know exactly what he means. Knowing exactly where you are at any given time in any weather — well, it’s
the greatest. It can ease your fears about running onto the beach, over islands or Into ships. If we owned a marine insurance company, we wouldn’t issue a policy to any boat headed south that didn’t have a GPS. If you’re going to Mexico, don’t leave without one. A GPS is far more than a navigational convenience, it’s an essential safety item. God knows the number of boats that wouldn’t have piled up on the Baja’s western shore during the last 15 years if they’d had a GPS. Worst case scenario: The GPS craps out or the Department of Defense turns the system off for a couple of days. This is when you drag out your non-electronic navigation device (i.e. sextant). If you drop that overboard, you should easily be able to DR to the next port. If you can’t do that, remember there is land and thus danger to the east, the direction in which the sun rises, and open water and safety in the west, the direction the sun sets. If you have trouble with this, you can get on the VHF and ask somebody approximately where the hell you are. In any event, you’re not going to sink or ' die. Once you’re confident about the basics— that you’re not going to sink or die — you can then devote your attention to all the little goodies on your boat and enjoying the cruise. Experience. Unfortunately, knowledge without experience isn’t worth diddly. You can read The Lounge Lizards Guide to Picking Up Bimbos a million times, but that knowledge isn’t going to do you any good until it’s seasoned with plenty of first hand * experience. Neither knowledge or experience are alone enough to conquer fear and build confidence; you need them both. As such, you should repeat the following exercises until you have complete confidence in both you and your first mate’s ability to do them:
1) Close all your boat’s thru-hulls in three minutes. 2) Tack the boat smartly. Jibe the boat smartly. Put one, two, then three reefs in the main. Shorten down the headsail. 3) Change the filters and oil in the diesel, then bleed the engine. 4) Work out a series of sights. Identify east and west using just the sun. That wasn’t too hard, was it? Now, for the important stuff. Repeat all of the above steps when it’s blowing 25 knots on the Bay. Then, repeat all of the above steps when it’s blowing 25 knots on the Bay at night. For your final exam, repeat all these things in the Gulf of the Farallones when it’s blowing 25 knots, it’s dark and there’s a swell running. We have no illusions that most of you first-timers are going to do these exercises. And that’s too bad, because if you did, you’d be heading off to Mexico with many times the confidence you otherwise will. And mark our words, the knowledge and experience that combines to develop confidence is far more essential to the success of your cruise
The chute's up, the moon's full, the beer is flowing. With only two hours to touchdown in Cabo, no wonder spirits are running high.
than is anything you bought in the chandlery. Ask yourself how you’re going to feel if you sail out the Gate and later that night get hit with 30 knots of wind from the south. If September, 1992
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you haven’t practiced the stuff above, you’re going to be stumbling around the rolling deck, trying to figure out how to reef the main, take 30 minutes to do it and do it poorly. The sails will be flapping like crazy, the boat will still be overpowered, you’ll be sopping wet. You and your crew with be trembling — and not just from the cold. It wouldn’t be such a bad thing if such an experience came and went, but you’re likely to be haunted by such a night for months and even years to come. La Paz is a great place to drop the hook, but it’s not that great. More than a few of the people who’ve spent years there have told us about bad experiences they had coming down the coast. In some cases these experiences have apparently extinguished their original desire to continue on to see all the wonderful places they’d planned.
O ur intent has not been to scare any of you out of a cruise to Mexico, but to
A confident cruiser has 10 times the fun of an anxious cruiser. outline a way to lessen your fears before and while you make that cruise. Believe us, a confident cruiser has 10 times the fun of a cruiser who is constantly anxious about his boat and any changes in weather. As we said before, cruising to Mexico is generally very mellow and the vast majority of folks have easy trips. The usual complaint about fall trips to Southern California and November trips to Mexico is there Isn’t Page 122 • UWwkJ? • September, 1992
The Cape as you'll never see it again. Today's Inner Harbor is surrounded by hotels, condos, restaurants and T-shirt emporiums.
enough wind. We can’t, in fact, ever remember reefing the main in any of our trips to Mexico. Be that as it may, it’s possible to get nailed by some fairly nasty stuff. Being confident that you have both the knowledge and experience to respond to it makes all the difference between a pleasant voyage and an anxious one. If you’re unsure of how to do things on your boat, hiring a professional sailor to show you how to make your boat work is an excellent investment. And if you can have a friendly mentor join you for part or all of your trip to Southern California and/or Cabo, it’s often worth far more than the price of a plane ticket and his or her food. Remember, all you have to fear is fear itself — unless you’re not sure what you’re doing and haven’t practiced in realistic conditions. Tips And Reminders — Don’t be discouraged if you find yourself not enjoying the first couple of days of your cruise. As West Marine Pacific Cup winner Frank Ansak so accurately noted, "The first three days of any sail are awful." Your body needs to acclimatize to the new motion and it takes time. Once you get into the routine, don’t be surprised if you approach landfall with some reluctance. A good number of Pacific Cup sailors told us that their two weeks or so on the ocean wasn’t enough, they’d have preferred to have kept on going to Tahiti. — Never underestimate the importance of rest. If you rush from one anchorage or port to the next without proper rest, you’ll be miserable, cranky and make your mate and crew feel the same way. You’ll hate your trip until you make a fatigued-induced silly
mistake and drive your boat up on some remote beach. — Reef early and often. The most frequent mistake made by Bay sailors and x cruisers alike is not shortening sail early enough. Too much sail puts unnecessary strain on your boat, your gear, and even more important, on you and your crew. If it’s windy and you shorten sail by 25%, you’ll lose about 10% of boat speed, but the offwatch will get about 50% more sleep. — Reefing down as a matter of course at night is a smart move adopted by many cruisers, especially those sailing shorthanded. The person off-watch gets a good sleep because he/she isn’t called up to reef and because the boat isn’t being tossed about and the person at the helm doesn’t get worn out so quickly. — Don’t fear the night. Peter Costello, who sailed aboard class winning Promotion in the Pacific Cup, noted that he got a slightly ominous feeling with the onset of darkness each evening. This is very common reaction because few of us are used to spending time on the ocean at night. The best solution is to become friends with the moon and stars, which put on a spectacular show up there. You can also schedule longer passages to coincide with the approach of a full moon. (The moon is still pretty big after a full moon, but it comes up later and later
FIRST CRUISE TO MEXICO
LUce It H-et! each night.) — After a while, many cruisers prefer sailing at night to the day. One of the reasons is because it’s more sensuous. At night you sail by feel rather than by sight; as such you become far more attuned to your boat. — Do all your paperwork for Mexico in San Diego. For years Pacific Marine Supply and Downwind Marine in San Diego have specialized in assisting cruisers in this simple and painless procedure. They’ve got all the addresses, phone numbers and maps to make it a cinch. — Don’t fear Mexican officials. Greet them with a big smile, a few kind words in your best Spanish and you should have "no problema”. Mexican officials can be frustrating because they’re easily distracted by other things or people and thus not always efficient, but that’s the Latin way. Accept it. Whatever you do, don’t ever try to rush or intimidate a Mexican official. — Once you get into Mexico, two things become of extreme importance: your ground tackle and your dink. Do not skimp on either. You should have two oversize anchors and a lunch hook as well as plenty of hefty rode — and an easy and reliable While the Cape may have become a zoo, Mexico has many anchorages that offer splendid isolation and raw beauty.
The -Some Like It Hot Rally for California to Mexico cruisers will be held for the 5th year, co-sponsored by Latitude 38 and The One That Got Away Restaurant & Bar in Cabo San Lucas. As always, there is no entry fee, starting date or starting line. Boats merely leave any West Coast port after November 1, then 'cross the finish line' by signing up at The One That Got Away any time before February 15th. About 350 boats 'enter' the rally each year. A few lucky finishers will win distinctive Some Like It Hot T-shirts. AH finishers will get their name and boat name professionally painted on a window for all to see, as well as chits for free drinks if they decide to ever return to The One That Got Away. Pam Ostrander, operator and co-owner of TOTGA, was bom in California, attended USC and managed the extremely popular Cass Street Bar & Grill in San Diego. She arrived in Cabo three years ago with her fisherman (summers in Alaska) Derek. Pam and Derek, assisted by former cruisers Jerry and Betty Calleen (Eppey), will seek to render all services formerly provided by Papi’s. These include mail and parcel holding, running the Cabo Net (Channel 22 at 0800), and generally assisting cruisers who need it. way to raise them. With inadequate ground tackle, you have good reason to never get a good night’s rest. As for your dink and outboard, these are your car in Mexico. They must be big enough and reliable. As far as we’re concerned, a planing dink is a necessity. — Learn some Spanish. The more you know and use, the more enjoyable your trip. Bring all the used clothes you can, as well as pencils, balloons and other simple gifts for the kids in small villages. — The Pacific coast of Mexico has big marinas at Ensenada, Cabo, La Paz (several), Puerto Vallarta (two), Navidad (maybe), Manzanillo, Ixtapa, Z-town (maybe) and Acapulco. Except for La Paz and Nuevo Vallarta, expect to pay high California rates — and sometimes more. La
Paz and Nuevo Vallarta are the most popular places to leave boats for extended periods of time for trips inland or back to the States. — The best boatyards are in Ensenada, La Paz and Puerto Vallarta. It’s also possible to haul out at Santa Rosalia, San Carlos, Acapulco and perhaps Manzanillo. — Mexico is about as expensive or as cheap as you want it to be. It’s unbelievably expensive if you stay in marinas, dine at every tourist hotel, hoot away the nights at Squid Roe and buy American brand products from American-style super mercados. Mexico can also be extremely cheap if you anchor out, buy local products where the locals do, fish for your dinner and don’t patronize tourist haunts. The latter plan will not only leave you richer, but healthier than you’ve been in 10 years. If you eat right and cruise actively, the fat will drip away to be replaced by muscle you haven’t seen in years. — There are good airline connections between the states and Cabo and Puerto Vallarta — although they can book up. There is pretty good service to Manzanillo, Loreto, La Paz and Ixtapa. — Naturally you’ll want friends to come down and visit for a week to 10 days. For those who like ocean sailing, the best trip is from Cabo to Isla Isabella to San Bias to Puerto Vallarta. This includes everything from the zany nightlife in Cabofornia to the tranquility of the bird reserve at Isla Isabella. It’s downwind and there’s often spirited sailing. Cabo to Puerto Vallarta is about 275 miles. •" — For those friends who might enjoy shorter passages and lighter air sailing, we recommend Puerto Vallarta to Manzanillo. This features wild and crazy Puerto Vallarta nightlife, picturesque Yelapa, a number of isolated anchorages and the glitz of Las Hadas. It’s 110 light air downwind miles from Puerto Vallarta to Manzanillo.
FIRST CRUISE TO MEXICO Mexico, we suggest you head south from San Diego during the first weather window after November 1. Since there hasn’t been a November hurricane in recorded history and just one tropical storm, why wait? California is expensive, and besides, the whole idea was to get down to toasty Mexico. If you leave in early November, it’s still possible to have some fun in the Sea of Cortez. When we did the Long Beach to La Paz Race in our Freya 39, it took about eight days. Those willing to push and use their engines therefore should be able to make it by November 10. While you run the chance of getting hit by a chilly Norther, the weather in the La Paz area is usually quite good through the middle of December and the water very warm. It’s foolish, in our estimation, to stay in the La Paz area beyond December 15. Those putting off the Sea of Cortez until next spring have the choice of hippity hopping down the coast or making a straight shot. If you’re going to mostly day hop, we recommend Jack Williams’ Baja Boater’s Guide for its evaluation of anchorages. If you’re going to harbor hop, chances are you’ll have at least one southerly come through, so pay particular attention to the
get-togethers for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years, few places rival Cabo or Puerto Vallarta. Thus you’ll either want to be there or avoid them like the plague. If you are going to have friends meet you for these festive, make reservations immediately! For those just doing a season in Mexico, we strongly recommend you sail to your tnost southerly destination as soon as possible. Being in Acapulco or Z-town, for example, by early or middle January is a wise move. The crowds are still far to the north — occasionally still being bedeviled by harsh winds and cold temperatures. You, on the other hand, are pleasantly roasting in 80° temperature and 80° water. From this southernmost destination, set your pace back up the mainland so you’ll arrive in La Paz in April, the earliest the water really begins to warm up. If you're properly prepared to set sail, a cruise to Mexico is no high-wire act. s
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505 WORLDS 'I!.n what one observer called "godlike ■1181111 conditions, seventy-eight 505 sailors from 20 countries competed for their World Championship off Santa Cruz from August 14 to 20. Those conditions included some classic sun, surf and a variety of wind strengths that kept the two-person teams on their toes while sailing their 16-footers a couple of miles off the Boardwalk. Ijljlll Pre-regatta favorites Howie Hamlin and i!§l| Cam Lewis (the latter won the world title as crew in 1981 and 1982) looked strong in the opener with a second place finish. In the fjMMp next heat, however, disaster struck when IIIIh ■ijs |M§|| (11111
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Beach), 74; 9) Ian Pinnell/Mark Darling, UK, 78.4; 10) Jeff Boyd/ Martin ten Hove, UK, 85. Other NorCal finishers: 19) Patrick Andreasen/Meade Hopkins, Burlingame, 122; 20) Bill Jager/Robert Park, Lafayette, 126; 22) Jim Maloney/Bob Sutton, Watsonville, 133; 25) Jim Wondolleck/Jay Kund, San Rafael, 141.7; 29) Tom Poore/Stuart Park, Santa Cruz, 154; 43) Paul
Tara/Phil Vandenberg, Ben Lomond, 218; 45) Tom Wondolleck/John Cilmour, Alameda, 222; 51) Steve Smith/Craig Perez, El Cerrito, 262; 56) Steve Anderes/EricSteinbroner, Santa Clara, 290; 64) (tie) Tom Rankin/Bruce Tilley, Pleasanton, and Chris Watts/Dennis Bassano, Santa Cruz, 325; 70) Madhavan Thirumalai/Pip Pearson, Cupertino, 336; 76) Craig MacBeth/Bob Mclntire, Los Gatos, 380.
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falling one place short in the finale, which they won while Schonherr stumbled to eighth. The third place overall matches Edwards and Shelton’s performance in the 1989 World Championships. Sentimental favorite status went to the members of the fleet who sailed at the last 505 World Championships in Santa Cruz 21 years ago. Among them were Paul Tara and Phil Vandenberg of Santa Cruz, and 70-year-old Marcel Buffet of France. The latter won the worlds in 1959 and 1960 and still has the vim and vigor of a man half his age. Of the thirty-five 505 Worlds he has
Above, Marcel Buffet, 70 years young and still racing five-ohs. Below, one of many touchdowns scored during the Worlds. The rest of the fleet lined up behind the Nicholsons. 1990 world champion Jorgen Schonherr and crew Michael Poulson from
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ripped offwind to commanding leads. The former 16-foot skiff sailors revelled in putting their spinnaker pole on the forestay and surfing down the big Pacific rollers at full speed.
Denmark pulled into second overall and showed their prowess in the lighter conditions. Hometown sailors Bruce Edwards and Dave Shelton of Santa Cruz almost edged the Danes out for second,
attended, he ranked this year’s version as one of the best. "You have a great nautical stadium in which to sail here," he said through an interpreter. Godlike, some call it. — shimon van collie
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e were lost. 1 don’t mean confused or uncertain. 1 mean lost. Major league lost. It’s only now, two years later in the comfort and safety of a house ashore, that I can write about this. And I only write about it now because, sailors, there are lessons to be learned. Lessons not only about naviga¬ tion, but about life. At the time, we — my wife Lisa and then 2-year-old son Cutter — were on board Yan¬ kee Lady, our 32-foot cutter. We were more than a year and 10,000 miles out on a South Pacific cruise, and had done large portions of the Milk Run — Tahiti, Cook Islands, Samoa.... It was somewhere in the northeast waters of Fiji that we lost our way. This area ranks right up there with the Tuamotus and the Bahama Banks as one of the world’s worst places to not know where you are. There are lots of barely submerged reefs, few navi¬ gation aids and ample opportunities to screw up big. Our wayward odyssey had begun several days earlier on beautiful, remote Wallis Island, when the SatNav had packed it in. We thought about staying while we sent it off for repairs, but figured we’d probably still be there waiting. Wallis is very remote. Besides, we had a great sextant, a Nautical Almanac, sight reduction tables, even had a little pocket calculator that did a lot of the stuff the sight reduction tables and the Almanac used to do. We didn’t need the SatNav. No big deal. No big deal except I hadn’t been practic¬ ing my old celestial skills lately. Oh, the first 5,000 or so miles of the trip 1 practiced a lot. Got pretty good. Got so you couldn’t fit anything into my 'cocked hats' much larger than, say, Humboldt County. (I’m kidding, I was better than that. Please note the use of the past tense.) But the SatNav is so easy. You just push a couple of buttons and it tells you where you are. It’s so easy to stop fussing with index corrections and GHA and declination and day pages and gray pages and ....
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fateful day we were expected to make land¬ fall, uncertainty reigned on board Yankee Lady. Our apprehension was heightened by what had happened to some friends we’d made in Samoa the month before. A nice young couple and careful sailors (I knew in my heart he was a better sailor than I), they were cruising on a boat similar to ours. And their Satnav had been working fine. In fact,
Beach. The only feature of note on the unin¬ habited island was a navigation light that marked the entrance to Nanuku Passage, a ' safe route through the reefs. And, by God, at 8:30 in the morning, there was an island pretty much where we expected it and right on time. (This is marked on the accompanying chart as "Yan¬ kee Lady’s intended course".) We homed right in on that baby — until we realized there was no light. It was now mid-morning. We studied the chart carefully, looking for an island that met the general description of the one in front of us. We concluded we’d made our landfall off Nukumbasanga, about 30 miles north of the light at Welangilala. Oh well, I thought at the time, no problem. We turned south and had a pleasant afternoon cruise. (That course is marked on the chart as "Where Yankee Lady thought she was".)
^^y and by an island hove into view. Not exactly where it should have been (toward the southeast), but certainly in the general direction. We changed course toward the island, coming to about 70° true. Must be a helluva current here, I thought as I lounged smugly in the cockpit, Lisa and Cutter down below. I admired the dark azure water, glancing up at the island from time to time and back down at. . . brown water? We were supposed to be in 3,000 feet of water and I could see the bottom. I could see the bottom very damn clearly. "Holy shit," I shouted in best nautical tradition. "Coming about!" I did only two smart things the entire day and I did them right then. "Write this down, Lisa," I shouted. I gave her the knotlog reading to the nearest hundredth of a mile and our compass heading. And then in steely calm tones I commanded, "Turn on the damn depthsounder. Right now, fast, hurry!" It wasn’t as shallow as I thought — 33 meters. But still, when you’re supposed to be
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it was still working as their boat sank after hitting a reef at the entrance to Suva Harbor in Fiji. We were thinking about them a lot as we looked for our landfall, an island called Welangilala. The island is small, about the size of the green at the 18th hole at Pebble
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THE HEROINE OF ADOLPHUS REEF (setting), our situation (lost, big time) and said to Lisa, "Pack a bag." "What for?" she said. She was never much for that "Aye aye, skipper" stuff. "What do you mean, 'What for?" 1 barked. "In case we have todeave this boat
ALL PHOTOS ROBERT HODIERNE assume that really was where we were and DR to safety in the dark? Or should we drop anchor in 90 feet and hope the fair weather
voice sounded strange. There was no panic, no dramatics. A very steady voice, in fact. "Are you sure?" I asked. I believe my N.
"It's almost dark and there are no lights to be seen. Where the hell are we? Illililils ■ What is a safe direction?" mam suddenly, that’s why."
Now this is the part where we learn some lessons about life. To understand this lesson, I should say a few words about Lisa. I don’t want to sound like one of those husbands who dragged an unwilling mate off to sea, but the fact is she much prefers balmy days, following seas and all systems go. Furthermore, her mother is an actress and Lisa inherited a healthy sense of the dramatic. 1 have often teased her about her tendency to panic easily. In unpleasant situations (the rail even the slightest bit damp, for instance), she will sit in the cockpit chanting this mantra: "I hate this shit, I hate this shit, I hate . . ." She started packing. And kept packing. Pretty soon she had filled two sailbags with stuff and I was wondering where they’d fit in the liferaft. (She dutifully wrote in the log that she had packed clothes, tuna, canned fruit, EPIRB, passports . . . .) "I’m going to try northeast for a while and see what we find," I said. I figured — okay, hoped — we’d find deep water in that direc¬ tion. We went about a mile on that northeast course when my lovely azure sea turned sandy brown again. "Coming about," I shouted. Again. Okay gang, it’s almost dark and there are no lights to be seen, even though the charts say any of the lights we should be seeing are visible for almost 20 miles. Where the hell are we? What is a safe direction? We are in deep trouble here. Check that. We’re in shal¬ low trouble here. Lisa wrote in the log, in all capital letters, "WE DON’T KNOW WHERE WE ARE!"
n board Yankee Lady, navigation had always been primarily my job. After all, that’s manly work, right? Something genetic. The man is supposed to know where he is and tell the wife. Everyone knows that. Except the man was lost. "Uh, Robert," my wife said. "I’ve been looking at the chart and I can find only one place with a sounding of 33 meters." Her Page 130 • UliUJtlS • September, 1992
voice broke a bit there. 'You look," she said patiently, calmly. "What’s more," she went on in a voice of rea¬ son, "After we turned south we went exactly 30 miles before we turned east into shallow water." Yeah, yeah, so what?" I said, a tendril of panic gripping my throat. I expected at any moment to hear the bottom of Yankee Lady being ripped open by a reef. "Well, if we really are here," she said, pointing to the only 33 meter sounding on the chart, "And if we backtrack north the 30 miles we’ve just sailed, it puts us just off this island — way up here."
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held overnight? We chose to DR out of there. Here’s what that meant (marked on the chart as "Yankee Lady's actual course"): That we’d made our initial landfall off Vetauua, some 50 miles north-northwest of our target. Then, during the day, with the innocence of lambs, we had sailed just past the reef on the western edge of Nggelelevu Lagoon. We missed it by perhaps half a mile. We had made our turn to the east toward what we thought was our destination per¬ haps a mile before we would have blundered into the Heemskercq Reefs, which were a lot shallower than Adolphus (I believe the expression is "uncovers at low water"). We had been damned lucky, sailors. Now, burdened with the knowledge only sinners can have, we were going to have to sail north, back toward Nggelelevu’s reef, in the dark. After exactly six miles, we’d turn east. If we turned too soon we’d hit Adol¬ phus (our chart said at that point it breaks heavily). If we went too far we’d end up on Nggelelevu. About 15 miles after our turn east, we should see the light on Nggelelevu’s eastern side. Assuming, of course, that we were in fact at Adolphus Reef and not in the middle of some other grim reef. We started north, motoring now because there was no wind. That right turn was a big act of faith. We listened for breakers over the noise of our engine. We turned. And we found the light, this time just where it was supposed to be. We made it safely through those reefs, safely into Suva, in fact, safely all the way to Japan.
Here are the important lessons to be learned. First, just like the navigation teachers tell you, never rely totally on electronics, even if you have redundant systems aboard. They can always malfunction. Two, keep your celestial skills up to date. Practice, practice, practice. And three: never underestimate your wife. On Yankee Lacfy she became known as the Heroine of Adolphus Reef. — robert hodierne
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GETTING ^^y first day sailing was one of the most miserable experiences of my entire life. I was 13 years old, and a friend’s father took us out for the afternoon from Marina del Rey. My memories of the trip are few but vivid — it was hot, there was no wind, the
("Dad, can we go to Hawaii this year on va¬ cation?"). The answer was always the same — "No" — but I never tired of asking.
Neither of us said a word. We just stood there looking down at the boat in disbelief. only food aboard was bean dip and potato chips, I barfed all afternoon. Almost 25 years later, I still can’t look at a can of bean dip. After that, 1 didn’t care if 1 ever went sailing again. In fact, I hoped I never would. A few weeks later, however, I was thumbing through Life magazine when I spotted an advertisement showing a pack of cigarettes in what looked like a toy boat. Down in the corner was another photo of the same boat, heeling smartly to a stiff breeze with a happy couple aboard. The boat was a 'Sea Snark', and Kool cigarettes was offering them as a promotion for 88 bucks apiece. I had to have one.
ftp V^an I buy this boat?" I asked my Dad that night when he got home from work. Dad was accustomed to this from me — I was always asking for things that were either
The author aboard 'Alvus', his Alajuela 38. At right, the ad campaign that started him sailing. It may be the only recorded case where cigarettes actually did someone some good.
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Dad was too clever to reject my requests outright; he preferred thwarting me with lo¬ gic. He was expert at posing the questions that make every child cringe, and this time he lost no time getting started. "This boat costs $88," he began. "How will you pay for it?" v "With my paper-route money," I replied without hesitation. "I see," he said, continuing with the in¬ quisition. "And just where will you keep this boat?" "In the side yard," I replied. "But we live five miles from the marina," he continued. "How will you get it to the water?" "Mom will take me," I said. "I’ll strap the boat on top of her car." "Do you know how to sail?" he asked, knowing full well that I didn’t. "No," I admitted, seeing no point in lying, "but I can learn — the ad says the boat comes with an instruction booklet." "Sailing by yourself is dangerous. What if the boat turns over?" he queried, keeping up the pressure. "I’ll wear a lifejacket," I said. "And I promise I’ll never go in the ocean." That must have satisfied him, because he gave me an opening. "Let me take another look at that picture." I handed him the magazine, amazed that I had made it this far. As he glanced at the picture, I went for the close. "Isn’t it beautiful, Dad?" I said. "It’s 12 feet long and look, it’ll hold two people — you and I can go sailing together!" He handed me back the magazine. Oh no, I thought, now I’ve blown it. Dad wasn’t exactly the sailing type. His idea of danger was playing golf on a crowded course. "I’ve never sailed before," he muttered, glancing back at the picture. "Don’t worry, Dad," I comforted him, "I’ll teach you."
T 1 hat night, the check was in the mail. The advertisement said to allow six weeks for delivery. To help pass the time, I taped the picture to my closet door where I could see it
from bed. I lay awake nights, gazing at the picture, imagining myself sailing that boat. Every day I’d sit in class counting the hours until school was over so I could rush home and check to see if my boat had arrived. Six weeks came and went, and still no boat. I got worried.
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D ad got home early that night — Mom must have called him at the office. When he drove up, I could tell he was excited, too. Mom looked on as Dad and 1 pried out the heavy brass staples that held the box closed. Then I folded back the cover to reveal the contents. The moment I saw it, I was crestfallen. So was Dad, I could see it in his face. Neither of us said a word. We just stood there looking down at the boat in disbelief. Mom sensed something was wrong. "What’s the matter?" she asked. "It’s styrofoam!" I bellowed, fighting back the tears. "Styrofoam! How can they do this? This boat won’t last a day — it’ll fall apart the first time I use it." Hot with anger and disappointment, I ran into my room, snatched the picture from the closet door, and returned to the garage to compare it to the ’boat’ we’d just received. There was no resemblance. The boat in the picture certanly wasn’t made of styrofoam — it wasn’t even white! Although I’d read the ad a thousand times, I read it again, this time searching for any reference to styrofoam. I found none. Eighty-eight dollars was a fortune to a 13year-old, especially one who had earned every dime delivering newspapers. I felt enraged and cheated. "Send it back!" I screamed to my Dad. "I don’t want a styrofoam boat! "Wait a minute," he said, "Let’s not get excited here. Maybe there’s something we can do about this." When Dad said, "Maybe there’s something we can do about this," what he really meant was, "We will do something about this." I didn’t know what he had in mind, but I calmed down.
you call right now?" "A few more days," he repeated sternly. "Now let me finish the paper!"
* 1 he next day was Saturday, and I was up early to find Dad already in the garage looking at the hull and sorting out the other gear inside the box. The boat was cat rigged with an aluminum mast and boom, green ny¬ lon sail, and varnished plywood centerboard, rudder and tiller. Her gear, it turned out, wasn’t bad, but the hull, although light, buoyant and shapely, would not tolerate the abuse brought on by any kind of real sailing — it was already nicked and dented just from September, 1992
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GETTING STARTED the jostling it took in the delivery truck. "Okay, let’s go," Dad said, heading for the car. "Where we going?" I asked, getting a little excited. 'To the hardware store to pick up a few things." <, After a brief discussion with the clerk, Dad started grabbing things off the shelves and tossing them into our basket: epoxy resin, glass cloth, paper buckets, stirring sticks, gloves, masks, sandpaper, drop clothes and brushes. I finally got the idea — we were going to glass the hull! For the next five evenings, we mixed resin, cut cloth, and applied them to the hull. After we had three layers on the outside and two on the inside, Dad put me in charge of sanding. I sanded until my arms ached and my fingers bled, but eventually the hull was smooth and fair. And it was very strong — I don’t think a hammer blow would have left a mark. We finished her off with three coats of lemon yellow epoxy paint, inside and out, and rubbed on a few coats of wax. "It’s beautiful!" I beamed as we stepped back to admire our work. Dad had a big smile.
I hat weekend we took her out for the maiden voyage. I hadn’t the slightest idea
"It's beautiful!" I beamed as we admired our work. Dad had a big smile.'
how to sail, but that didn't matter. Like most kids, I was too stupid to realize there wets something 1 couldn’t do. The boat sailed beautifully. We ended up storing her on a rack in the marina, near the water, so I could sail her every day after school. 1 enjoyed countless
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afternoons plying the calm waters of our marina, learning how to make her go. Soon I knew by feel the delicate interplay of tiller, centerboard and mainsheet. She planed easily and her stiffness made her fast — she easily outsailed other boats her size. She had plenty of room for two, but Dad never took to sailing, so I did most of my sailing alone. I kept my promise to wear a lifejacket — most of the time — but I couldn’t resist taking her into the ocean now and then to experience the power of those big swells.
A few years later, I was ready for a bigger boat, so 1 sold her to a younger kid who wanted to learn to sail. That was nearly 25 years ago, and I imagine that little boat is still out sailing somewhere. I’ve owned several boats since then, and today I sail an Alajuela 38 that is 26-ft feet longer than the Snark, and 24,000 pounds heavier. But sometimes when I wrap my hand around her tiller and close my eyes, I’m back aboard that little 12 footer. — kent romanoff
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A CALL L^>ate last year, my wife Leslie and I finally fulfilled one of our dreams — cruising to Mexico aboard our own boat. In Novem¬ ber, we departed San Francisco aboard our 37-ft sloop Wand’rln Star, and by early 1992, were enjoying the cruising life in the Sea of Cortez. I’d visited Mexico by boat three times before, crewing for Dave and Monica Jen¬ nings on their Naufi One. During one of those times, we cruised from Acapulco all the way to Playa Del Coco, Costa Rica. In all my cruises south, I have found Mexico and espe¬ cially the Sea of Cortez to be primo cruising country — full of plentiful sea life, friendly people and peace. Apparently, not everyone has been so lucky. In late February, we heard through the Baja Net that fellow cruisers had shot and killed two men who had boarded their boat and robbed them at machete point. We monitored developments as the Mexican Navy investigated the incident, exonerated the cruisers and finally allowed them to keep their weapons and continue their cruise. For me, this put the matter to rest. If the Mexican authorities had investigated the incident and ruled the shooting justified under Mexican law, that was that. I did not then, and do not now have any reason to second guess anyone, either the persons involved or the Mexican authorities.
In May, Leslie and I returned Wand’rln Star to Alameda, where we live aboard, and I resumed my 22-year career as a police officer for the City of Oakland. I spent my first 11 years in uniform on the streets, either in a patrol car or on a motorcycle. But the job to which I returned after my Baja cruise is one I have held for over 11 years now, that of rangemaster and armorer for the Oakland Police Department. As a certified instructor in both firearms and law enforce¬ ment chemical agents, my duties have in¬ cluded firearms instructor for our Police
rest by the officials of the country in which the incident occurred. What right do we have to pick it apart, second guessing everyone involved as we do so?" And the speculation of "CIA involvement" and "call? from Wash¬ ington to Mexico City" seemed as appropri¬ ate as speculating on the involvement of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. My next thought was that I might be able to help cruisers make a more informed deci¬ sion concerning the issue of carrying firearms aboard their boats. After much thought, I decided to write this article in an attempt to share information based on my experience as a police officer and police firearms instructor and armorer, as well as my exper¬ iences as a cruiser to Canada, Mexico and beyond. The opinions expressed here are my personal ones and not those of the Oakland Police Department or Latitude 38 magazine. First Things First Whether or not you 'believe' in guns, I think most of us can agree on the validity of self-defense. And, if we are to be successful in defending ourselves, it may be necessary to resort to the use of force, perhaps even deadly force, to prevent or stop an attack. But wait. Let’s not put the cart before the horse. I submit that perhaps the first order of business for anyone concerned about on¬ board intruders is to discourage an attack before it’s in full motion. You can do this through the use of a suitable alarm, a proper attitude and some rehearsed plans of retali¬ ation in the event of attack.
Whether or not you 'believe1 in guns, I think most of us can agree on the validity of self-defense. Academy and in-service training programs, and technical advisor for the selection of firearms and ammunition for departmental use. When I read the June, 1992, article about the Mexican shooting incident in Latitude 38, my first thought was, "My God, what are the Mexican officials going to think? This incident has been investigated and put to Page 136 • L&UA12 • September, 1992
The alarms don’t have to be exotic or expensive. A simple trip line attached to spreader lights, a horn or siren, or just a rattling bunch of cans can serve the double purpose of warning you that someone’s aboard, and perhaps scaring off an intruder before a confrontation ever occurs. Along the same lines, keep a bright flashlight similar to the rechargeable 'Streamlight' next
Though this photo was set up to illustrate a silly extreme, 'Joe Survivalist Sailor' here should remind real cruisers of the image Americans project in other countries. Let's face it, in some places, they think most of the United States is like this.
TO ARMS? to your berth, so that you can light up — and temporarily blind — an intruder. You can also prevent many problems from happening simply by being aware of your surroundings and conveying through your verba! and r.on-verbal communication that you are both alert and capable. This doesn’t mean swaggering around, boasting how tough you are, but a passive communica¬ tion of the sort you might use when approaching a dog you don’t know. If you act scared or submissive, a dog will sense it, and so will any undesireables you might meet while cruising. Examples of what I’m talking about: walk with a confident air, watch what’s going on, keep your hands out of your pockets — that sort of thing. A corollary of this — which almost goes without saying — is to stay out of potentially dangerous areas, or to leave when you per¬ ceive danger or impending danger. In many situations, it’s better to up-anchor and leave rather than stay and risk confrontation. A prime example of this is the real-life murder of a cruising couple on Palmyra Island in the South Pacific a few years ago (and described in detail in Vincent Bugliosi’s book And the Sea Will Tell). This was a situation where the victims had a firearm on board, but it did them no good. Based on my knowledge and reading about the incident, I believe they ignored the warning signs and stayed in a situation where the killer only had to wait in ambush for the right moment. Finally, whether you carry a gun or not, something else that could make a very real difference is devising plans ahead of time wit;h all persons involved for such things as when to retrieve and prepare a weapon for use, and signals that might be used to warn other members of the crew of danger or inform them of actions about to be taken. Alternative Weapons Now back to self-defense. I’d like to begin by reminding everyone that there are alter¬ natives to firearms. While I grant that a gun may be the only practical defense against another firearm, there are other things that are normally carried aboard boats that can be effective weapons against attack from knives, clubs and other weapons less effec¬ tive in range than firearms. I would think that a spear gun or 'Hawai¬ ian sling' type of fishing spear would make a very good defensive weapon. A shot of chemicals sprayed from a common fire extin¬ guisher into an attacker’s face could also prove very effective. Machetes and other kinds of knives, fish clubs and impromptu weapons such as winch handles or even hammers shouldn’t be ignored as defensive September, 1992
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A CALL implements. And don’t forget the flare gun. While you definitely do not want to fire a flare inside a boat, 1 would think that a
Though author Wayne McFee deals with firearms every day as part of his career, when he goes cruising, he goes gunless.
person hit with a burning flare would have enough to deal with that he might just forget about attacking you. The point here is that your most effective weapon is your brain. Even in the Old West, simply having a gun did not mean you were protected. You had to know how to use it, and be ready to use it. All I am saying is, think about what you normally have aboard your boat, and what can be done with it. If you have a plan ready, you already have the upper hand. Chemical 'Mace' is another good alter¬ native to guns. But, like firearms, in order to realize its full potential as a defensive weapon, you must learn how to use it pro¬ perly. Almost anyone sprayed with Mace will experience profuse tearing in only a few seconds, a temporary feeling of blindness and a stinging sensation in the face and other moist parts of the body. The respira¬ tory passages of the nose and throat are also affected, making breathing difficult. One trouble with Mace is that it doesn’t work on everybody. It may or may not be effective against persons suffering from any illness that lowers sensitivity to pain, persons under heavy influence of drugs or alcohol, and anyone suffering from insanity. Unfortu¬ nately, you can’t tell for sure if Mace will be effective until you spray somebody with it. On the other end of the scale, some people suffer a severe allergic reaction to chemical agents such as Mace, and must receive medical attention to alleviate the reaction. Also, if used improperly, Mace can cause permanent eye damage — not from the chemical itself, but from the force of the spray. Because of these and other concerns, Page 138
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it is very important to learn how to use Mace or similar chemical weapons properly. In California, persons wishing to carry and use Mace and similar products for sejf defense must first complete a course certified by the California State Department of Justice in the use of tear gas and tear gas weapons (Mace is a type of tear gas). Upon successful completion of the course, you’re issued a card which you must present in order to purchase the chemical weapon. You must also have the card in your possession while carrying Mace or any other approved tear gas weapon. Another alternative is the 'stun gun', an electronic weapon that delivers a disabling electric shock to an attacker when you touch him or her with it. According to the current California Penal Code, no course attendance or certification is necessary to possess or use a stun gun as long as you have not been convicted of a felony, are not a drug addict,
FOR MORE INFORMATION Where guns are concerned, such places as police departments and distlct attorney’s offices will not get into the 'what if game with you, because every situation is different, and each one the California Pencil Code — and in a free pamphlet entitled Dangerous Weapons Control
layman might be another pamphlet, new this year, called California Firearms Laws. This $2 publication summarizes State firearms laws as they pertain to persons other than law terms rather than legalese. Among the topics covered: * Lawful possession * Licensing procedures * Transportation and use of firearms * Acquisition of hunting licenses * The safe handling and use of firearms * Various methods of safe storage and childproofing of firearms * The availability of firearms safety programs and devices * The responsibilities of firearms ownership * The operation of various types of firearms * The lawful use of deadly force
Department of Justice, Firearms Program, P O. Box 820200, Sacramento, CA 94203-0200. Remember to include $2 for California Firearms Laws. Obviously, the laws discussed in these publications deal only with firearms in the State of California. Nevertheless, they still supply as much information in as abbreviated a package as we are going to find today. While it does not contain all pertinent laws, another source of information about basic published by, and available from, the California Rifle and Pistol Association, 12062 Valley View #107, Garden Grove, CA 92645; (714) 892-9821.
Finally, an excellent book on the subject of keeping firearms for self protection is Paxton Quigley’s Armed and Female. Despite the title, 1 recommend it highly to anyone contemplating buying a firearm for self-protection, — wm
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and are at least 16 years of age or have the written consent of a parent or guardian. Laws differ from state to state and country to country, however. It is your responsibility to learn what they are. Firearms One of the main problems in the way our society views guns is the entertainment industry. Because of television programs and movies, we tend to view firearms as an'easy answer to the problems of self defense. After all, on TV, it’s easy to tell the good guys from the bad guys, and all the good guys automatically seem to know just when and whom to shoot. Not only that, they never miss, they never run out of ammunition and
the bullets magically stop all comers instantly. In real life, things are just not that simple. A firearm does not automatically provide you with the easy answer to self-protection that it seems. This is especially true if you’re travelling to other states or countries on a boat. Here are a few of the considerations anyone seriously contemplating carrying a gun aboard should take into account. * In the State of California, the law provides that the use of deadly force as a means of self protection Is justified under certain conditions. However, it is the indivi¬ dual responsibility of anyone planning to keep a firearm around for self protection to learn the conditions under which you may legally resort to using that deadly force. No one else can do it for you. * And that’s just in California. Put guns
aboard a cruising boat and sail to another state or country and a whole new set of rules takes over. Should you decide to keep a firearm aboard your boat, you need to find out about laws and regulations in each of the countries you plan to visit, and secure any required permits. * You should never have a gun aboard unless you’re prepared to use it. One of the most important aspects of owning a gun for self-protection is that you and everyone else who might have to use the weapon must have thought through the whole question of the use of deadly force, and truly decided that you can and will shoot another human being should the situation warrant it. Recognize that not everyone is willing or able to make this commitment and be guided accordingly. * You must decide what kind and caliber of weapon to carry, the type and amount of ammunition you want aboard, and where and how to store the weapon and ammuni¬ tion so that it is both readily available yet safe from theft or misuse. * You and everyone who might reason¬ ably be expected to use the firearm must learn how to care for and use it properly. This includes ’sighting in’, safe handling, retrieving it from its storage place, preparing it for use, loading and unloading, and clearing any malfunctions. You must all learn and practice how to shoot the weapon accu¬ rately and in the variety of conditions which you may reasonably encounter. You need to know the capabilities and limitations of the weapon and ammunition selected, including trajectory and effective range of the bullet or other projectiles used. And you must set up a regular routine of inspection, cleaning and maintenance. * Even if you are willing to prepare yourself and your crew in the proper han¬ dling and use of firearms, other considera¬ tions may affect your decision, such as your destinations and the routes you take to get there. To me, going to all the trouble to sail to a place where there is a high probability of armed conflict doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. * Never forget the inherent danger of simply having a gun aboard, especially if you have small children. Accidental or inadver¬ tent discharges may injure or kill you or a member of the crew, or sink your boat. All the more reason to set up a regular practice schedule in the safe handling and prepara¬ tion of the firearm so that all persons concerned remain competent and safe with the weapon. As you see, there should be a consider¬ able amount of’pre-gun’ thinking and prepa¬ ration on the part of each and every person who may reasonably be expected to come in contact with, handle or fire any firearm. I September, 1992
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A CALL TO ARMS? would say to you that your level of thought and preparation will determine the effective¬ ness of any weapon in a self-defense situa¬ tion. In my opinion, if you don’t prepare yourself and your crew properly in this regard, a firearm will be more of a detriment and possible danger to you than a help. Recommendations Although I have carried a sidearm for most of the past 22 years, I elected not to carry a firearm with us on our Baja cruise. I truthfully didn’t miss having one until we got back to the good old USA. Nor did I carry Mace or a stun gun. This decision was an easy one — In all my trips to Baja, I have never experienced anything that made me feel that firearms or other exotic weapons were necessary. Leslie and I are walkers. We both enjoy getting out and exploring, and while in Baja we explored both deserted islands and popu¬ lated cities on foot. I am sure that my years as a street cop give me a bit of an advantage in these situations, as I am always scanning visually and reading body language as well as verbal communication, to help me be pre¬ pared for — and stay away from — any potentially dangerous situation. This is something you, too, can and should do which will help you stay out of trouble. If you are planning a cruise to Mexico, I think the chances of your needing a firearm are very small indeed. If you are planning more extended cruising, as Leslie and I are, depending on your actual destinations and the routes involved, you may elect to carry a firearm aboard. The decision can only be yours. We have not completely decided on our destinations. When our plans are more concrete, I will again make the decision as to whether or not to carry firearms with us. If I do decide to carry firearms, what would my choices be, and how would I store them? I am in agreement with the idea that handguns, 'assault rifles' and any gun that looks militaristic and aggressive should be avoided. Weapons of this type are just going to get you into more hassles with officials than you either want or can afford. If I were going to carry one firearm aboard, it would probably be a 12-gauge pump shotgun, made either of stainless steel or with some other protective finish that would discourage corrosion. By the way, stainless rusts, it just does so more slowly than regular steel, depending on the actual alloy. My primary reason for this choice is versatility. A 12-gauge can fire everything from signal flares to birdshot, and buckshot to slugs — with these latter two most applic¬ able to self-defense. I’d probably take along some of all these types of ammunition. AnoPage 140
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ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? Have you ever been involved in an inci¬ dent involving guns aboard a boat? Have you ever cruised with guns aboard? Did hav¬ ing or not having a gun aboard ever make a x real difference? Have you ever had an ■ should not be carried aboard? If you can answer 'yes' to any of these questions, we’d like to hear from you. With many boats now being readied for the next cruising season, and the shooting incident in Mexico earlier this year fresh in yeryone’s minds, the debate over carrying quns aboard seems once again to be in full wing. This time, rather than polling a bunch of cruising 'experts' who have rarely raised their voices — much less any kind of weapon - in anger, we decided instead to see if we follow up this thought-provoking with some hard information from who have actually experienced the i question firsthand. Please include all dates, times, boat types, locations and other pertinent data, as well as phone number where we can get back to you. Address correspondence to our Manag¬ ing Editor, John Riise, at Latitude 38, P.O. 1678, Sausalito, CA 94966; or call him luring regular business hours at (415) 383-
200 ther benefit of the 12-gauge shotgun is its recognition as a hunting gun. It is not viewed by authorities as a blatantly aggressive weapon. I would store this gun and its ammunition in a locked gun safe, probably of the type with a pushbutton combination lock and foam inserts treated with an anti-corrosion spray. Again, stainless or protected metal would be best. As a rule, I would store any firearms in totally unloaded condition, with the safeties on. A person familiar with any firearm can load it in short order, with whichever loads are appropriate for the situation. Should the need arise, the pump shotgun could be removed from the gun safe and kept in a more ready condition: quickly
If you want a shotgun that is more simple to operate, there is nothing wrong with either the single or double-barrel top-break styles. These are less aggressive looking than pump shotguns, and in the hands of a competent person can be very effective, taking just a few seconds to reload. In the extreme (and extremely unlikely) case that I choose to carry two firearms so that both Leslie and I could be armed if necessary, I would carry a shotgun as my first choice and my second weapon would be a high-powered rifle, stored in the same manner as the shotgun. Conclusions Personally, I believe in the right of selfdefense, and am prepared to use whatever means necessary to protect my own life or the lives of people close to me. But consid¬ ering the laws and attitudes of other coun¬ tries towards firearms, and the moral and legal intricacies of the use of deadly force, simply throwing a gun in your hanging locker for 'self protection' and merrily going your way with no further mental and physical pre¬ paration is probably one of the most irre¬ sponsible things you can do. In most cases, having a plan and being aware of and ready to use alternative wea¬ pons can be just as effective in defending yourself. Although the display of'clear super¬ iority' in weaponry can act as a powerful deterrent, the only thing that would unequi¬ vocally seem to dictate the use of a firearm would be defense against another firearm — in which case you better have done your homework. If you have a gun aboard, I truly believe that unless you are willing to go through the time and effort to fully prepare yourself and your crew in the manner I’ve outlined in this article, that firearm is going to be more of a detriment and danger to you and your crew than any possible 'pirates' you may encounter. Finally, if you really think you’ll need a gun where you’re planning to go cruising,
Simply throwing a gun in your hanging locker and merrily going your way with no further preparation is one of the most irresponsible things you can do. accessible, magazine loaded, chamber empty, safety on — the way police riot shotguns are stored in patrol vehicles. However, most of the time it should be unloaded and locked away out of sight, as safe as possible from theft or misuse.
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^\nyone who’s had even the briefest exposure to sailboat racing has heard of J/boats. Ask an racer to list the hottest production racers active today, and they’re sure to include J/24s and J/35s. Begun in 1977, J/Boats, Incorporated, has defied the yacht sales slump with an ever-changing line that threatens to run out of numbers —18 models through 1991, ranging from 22 to 44 feet. For 1992, they’ve come out with a J/105 and J/92 (metric measurements equal to 34.5 and 30 feet respectively, opening the door to the European market), both of which have been pushed aggressively as fast, family oriented and very simple to sail. In addition, the J/130, a 42-footer, will debut in October, and a J/60 (feet) is in the advanced planning stage. Is there a length they’ve missed? While the Johnstones understand that the weekend warrior with bucks to spend on a boat typically needs speed, they also know he’ll spend more time sailing if his family loves it, too. Those parallel concepts were driven home in the late ’70s when Rod’s wife, Lucia, got tired of capsizing every time they raced dinghies. She refused to race anymore, and he determined to design a boat she and their chil¬ dren could race on — or at least stay on. The result was Ragtime, the prototype J/24, which swept race after race in Eastern competition. When Johnstone couldn’t get his brother Bob’s employer, Sunfish builder AMF Alcort, to build a production version, the brothers struck out on their own, with Bob’s yacht marketing experience perfectly complementing Rod’s design instincts. They contracted TillotsonPearson as manufacturer, and in 1977, the J/24 first went on sale. It was an instant hit, with 720 boats sold the first year. Having launched a company that performed as well as their first product, the John¬ stones had to keep it afloat with new ideas. So in late 1979, Rod moved beyond the daysailer to an overnight version — the J/30. The Johnstones’ second boat affirmed their philosophy that the Page 142 • UtiUM 3? • September, 1992
family that plays together stays together. Its ample 11’ 2" beam allowed a spacious interior designed for family living, with six-foot headroom at die companionway tapering down to 5’6" at the forward bulkhead. And the Johnstones embellished it attractively with ash woodwork, a cramped but serviceable galley and a semi-enclosed head. The boat also slept six, although it lacked a double settee berth. An optional mid-cabin table also seated six comfortably for meals. Despite its comfortable appointments^ the J/30 was put together as a racer First. The entire fiberglass hull and deck are cored with balsa, with a strong fractional, single-spreader rig, double-foil forestay
and lead fin keel for an overall displacement of about 6,800 pounds. The ballast/displacement ratio is a tippy .30, which necessitates the broad beam. The tiller is de rigeur, and the rudder hangs off the back of the wide, vertical transom, so the boat turns on a dime. Of course, the maneuverability translates into busy steering. Extra crew makes a big difference keeping the boat flat. The side decks are wide enough to do laps around, and sufficiently sloped to be almost flat on the high side when heeled. In 1984 the Johnstones added a cockpit coaming and lowered the bridge to the cockpit floor, as well as taking out a quarterberth to
create a bigger galley, making the boat more yuppie-friendly, if a trace less raceable offshore. In a reviewing, Practical Sailor summarized the boat this way: "The J/30 is slab-sided, with little sheer, short overhangs, and little grace. Fortunately, it goes like hell under sail.... She is a boat that inspires confidence. She is a young sailor’s boat, a stepping stone to the big time." Practical Sailor also quoted a 1981 price tag of $35,000 for the 30-footer, which should make current owners feel good; a reasonably maintained used one still goes in the low thirties these days. Sailing the J/30 can be as simple or complicated as you choose. September. 1992
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Although a crew of seven is optimal for competitive racing, one experienced and one inexperienced person can handle it easily with the stock rig. Leave the jib down and it sails like a dinghy singlehanded. On the other end of the spectrum, a killer storm during the 1979 Fastnet confirmed the J/30’s strength. A total of 24 yachts were abandoned and 15 sailors died, but Juggernaut, skippered by Andy Cassel and crewed by Tim Levett, made it unscathed across the Atlantic, despite having to run under bare poles for 14 hours and taking two severe knockdowns. Bill Wallace of Houston, Texas, survived the same storm while delivering J/30 hull #29 to Britain — singlehanded. Upon arrival, he was asked by a Yachting World reporter how he and his crew held up under the storm. He sailed alone, he explained. "In what?" asked the reporter. "In that J/30 over there." Page 144 • LrtUoJtZS • September, 1992
Wallace told Bob Johnstone afterward, "The J/30 is the best goddamned sailboat in the world for its intended purpose. Only once did I get rolled down by a huge wave. And I’ve got coffee stains on the cabin overhead to show thalt it was 120 degrees." Long-term sales confirmed the J/30’s market attraction. It established J-Boats as more than a one-product company, and con¬ firmed the Johnstones’ readings of the yachting market. More than 580 J/30s were sold before production ended in 1987. For compari¬ son’s sake, 240 Olson 30s were built, and (so far) 300 J/35s. Some 5,000 J/24s have been sold since 1977. Ironically, some early owners blamed the decline of the popularity of the J/30 on J/Boats’ introduction in 1982 of the J/29. This was a stripped-out racing version of the same hull with virtually the same rig, a foot-lower deck, and typically no inboard diesel, making it 2,000 pounds lighter. But Bob argued that the strategy actually resur-
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rected J/30 sales, which had virtually stopped. When the J/29 came out, 40 or 50 more J/30s were sold. The speed and price of the J/29s drew people to dealers, he explained, where many bought the J/30 for its more versatile, practical design. At last count in 1990, the National J/30 Association was more than 250 members strong. It holds its own Nationals every year, and the slickly printed, annual J/30 Journal is crammed with fleet news, national results, sailing tips, racing regs and a membership roster. Unfortunately, the Nationals aren’t about to happen out here. Built in Rhode Island, the vast majority of J/30s are berthed on the East Coast, with the rest scattered in the South, the Great Lakes and out west. Perhaps 10, no more than 15, have found their way to the Bay according to local J/Boats dealer Don Trask, who built J/24s here and almost began production of the J/30s. The wind here could be a factor, since the boat was designed and
built in an area with lighter winds. Competing with the stock 163percent genoa, spinnaker and spinnaker pole takes a hefty 9 points off the local 141 PHRF rating. But that hasn’t kept owners from racing, both PHRF and one-design. In 1981 Nicholas Molnar of Piedmont bought lone and served as president of the San Francisco Bay J/30 Association, organizing races for roughly 10 active boats, mostly on the San Francisco waterfront. By 1985, he recalls, enough J/30s left the Bay to end one-design races. As Molnar became less active the organization faded. But gradually Paradise Cay on the east side of the Tiburon Peninsula has become the de facto J/30 Fleet Headquarters — thanks largely to Harry Blake, skipper of the killer J/30 Limelight. As intense a competitor as you’ll find, Harry took delivery of Limelight, hull #51, in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1980 — and has been winning trophies ever since. Perhaps his most prestigious recent win was the 1991 Larry Knight Regatta with Tim Parsons aboard. This year, without a rockstar, Limelight’s regular crew took third in the Larry Knight. Blake has won the Corinthian Midwinters four times, the Golden Gate Midwinters this year — his first time — and the San Francisco YC series twice. Last year he won going up on the Vallejo Race. This year the whole division was DNF the first day; but Harry won the return race, with Break A way second for a one-two J/30 finish. He also took second place in this year’s Big Daddy. In fact, Blake competes in upwards of 60 or more races per year and wins so consistently that when competitors do finish ahead of him they boast, "We beat Harry!" no matter how they placed. The Tiburon YC holds several series for members, but makes outsiders feel welcome. In addition, they have several open contests each year including a J/Boat Regatta in the fall where the 30s can count on a one-design start. And the St. Francis Yacht Club hosts an annual J/Fest West, a grueling series of six races in one weekend in the spring when the wind blows hardest. My wife Janice and I fell in love with our J/30, Break Away, the minute we stepped into the cabin at Trask’s J-Boats West dealership in Alameda in 1989. Unlike every other 30-footer we looked at, it was capacious, not cramped, and finished not in teak but golden ash and pine, with tasteful powder-blue upholstery. On the test drive in gentle winds it responded as briskly as our 23-foot Ericson — wheel-driven 30-footers seemed like slugs by comparison — and covered twice the distance of a Catalina 30 that started out with us. At first we wrote it off as twice what we could afford, but kept going back, even though friends told us we were drazy. One couple, experienced Southern Cal¬ ifornia offshore racers with lots of trophies, respectfully cautioned that it was "too much boat," especially considering our grand total of 10 months owning the 23-footer. "But if you buy it," the man said after a half-hour warning, "let us know and we’ll be up within two months to sail with you." Sure enough, we inaugurated Break Away by taking them to Peta¬ luma for an overnight cruise. Then, without taking off the sleeping bags or pots and pans, we won a beer-can race that same night, beating the 42-foot Centurion Contessa II to the finish line by half a boatlength. Now that’s exhilaration. (Okay, Contessa did make a few mistakes.) With much more modest racing ambitions than Harry, we claimed second at the 1991 J/Fest West, first in the ’91 Silver Eagle, second in TYC’s J/Boat Regzftta and, as mentioned, second in this ye '’s return Vallejo Race. We’ve also done well in a few beer can seri s, and can even claim we’ve beaten Harry a couple of times. The track record, the endorsements, the construction and the resale value all speak well for the J/30. But more importantly, most of the J/30s around here are used a lot — for cruising, YRA series racing, specialty races or offshore competitions like the Windjammers. Find a J/30 owner, and chances are he or she has the boat out at least a couple of times a month. That’s the bottom line on the success of a yacht. — dale mead September, 1992
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COMING UP FOR AIR You say your boat just washed up on Ocean Beach and the tide’s going out and you don’t know what to do? Or that you went down to the marina to head out for a nice afternoon sail — and find only the top 10 feet of your mast sticking up from the
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water? Is that what’s got you down, Binky? Well, hey, don’t worry. Help is at hand. It’s time to call the salvors, as this breed of folks like to be called. They’re the ones who are experts in assessing how badly your boat has been damaged, what it will take to refloat or rescue it, and how best to get it to a safe harbor or the nearest repair yard. Their services don’t come cheap, but they often work under harrowing conditions with serious equipment that doesn’t leave a great deal of room for error. And if your boat is sunk or stranded, they’re not only the best friends your boat can have — they may be the only ones. One of the best in the business is Sausalito’s Tim Parker, an affable blond who can discuss the various methods of rescue and recovery with the precision of a brain surgeon. Parker’s expertise comes from 23 years in the business. Formerly a state park ranger on Angel Island, he found diving a more rewarding and lucrative profession. "I was making more part time as a diver than I was full time as a ranger, so I quit and went into business for myself," he says. A thousand salvage jobs later, Parker’s learned more than a few things. Perhaps the most surprising, at least to a non-salvor, is Page 146
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that 95% of the boats he’s raised over the years sank at their berths. That’s right. Not beating their way up the coast or lost in the fog at the Golden Gate — the overwhelming majority of boats go down exactly where they had been left by their owners the night, the week or the year before. Very few boats are done in by the "peril of the sea," as Parker refers to it. Several reasons reappear over and over in the litany of at-the-dock sinkings. Among the most often cited: 1) problems with the head, like a loose thru-hull or one in need of repair; 2) other thru-hull problems; 3) improperly adjusted packing glands at the propellor shaft of an inboard engine; and 4) electric dewatering pumps with outlets at or below the water surface leveh In the last category, garden hoses thrown over the side to pump out a boat will, after the pump shuts off, siphon water back on board and fill up the hull. Sometimes, a boat sinking at the dock can be a good thing. Parker recalls one such incident about 12 years ago on the Oakland Estuary. A couple had bought the boat with the dream of sailing around the world after their retirement. They had equipped the boat but had never ventured beyond the Golden Gate and had only gone sailing three times before their intended departure date. Neither of them knew celestial navigation. On the day before they were to leave, they tried to Dangling wires, inadequate hose clamps, im¬ proper supports and just about everything else done wrong in this bilge lead to near sinking.
and flooded the boat. "I’m convinced that accident saved those people’s lives," says Parker.
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BOAT SALVORS TELL ALL and birds. So we called in a helicopter, which picked up the boat and put it on a trailer on Highway One." Cost-wise, the air lift technique tops the list. According to Jeanne Greenberg, a part¬ ner in the Emeryville and Pittsburg-based Small Boat Services, they had to pay $4,500 just to get a helo on site to pick up a powerboat they salvaged. For less spectac¬ ular refloatings and rescues, the bill usually comes in between $1,000 and $5,000. "A salvor charges from the time they leave the shop until the time they return," says Greenberg, who started out in the Coast Guard Auxiliary doing search and rescue more than a decade ago. "We have to send people out to analyze the situation, load up our gear, do the job and then come back and spend hours cleaning up," she says. "There’s a lot of work you don’t see."
A classic salvage — a boat sunk at its berth, and raised by divers using airbags.
sinking at their berths. Trained as a commer¬ cial diver, Rayno has been in business since 1984 and has raised 196 boats, including barges up to 200 feet long. He adds rain to the list of hazards that can sink a berthed vessel. "It’s cheaper to check up on your boat once a week than it is to hire me to bring it back to the surface," he observes, "but since carelessness will never leave the human spe¬ cies, I’ll always have work."
' etting a boat off the bottom requires both science and art. The first step is assess¬ ing the situation. Parker asks questions about the vessel’s size, type, construction, type of engines, location and depth of the water where the boat went down and the weather conditions at the time. Based on those facts, the salvor can choose from a variety of techniques. Among them are lift bags made of rubberized nylon or epoxy coated polypropelene, hole patches made of rubber and expanding foam, exter¬ nal lifting devices such as cranes — and the ultimate lifting device, at least in terms of
speed and drama, a helicopter. Two years ago, Parker teamed up with Joseph Rodgers, a Santa Cruz salvage master who coordi¬ nates rescue operations for insurance companies, to pluck a Freedom 39 off the rocks on Ano Nuevo Island below Pigeon Point using a helo. "The boat came in at high tide," explains Rodgers, who also works as a surveyor. "The problem was that the area is a state reserve for sea lions. We couldn’t land on the island without the permission of the rangers and the only way to get there was to swim ashore — through waters known for great white sharks.
1 here’s also a lot of skill involved. Parker breaks salvage jobs into categories for easy reference. If a vessel weighs 20 tons or less and is sunk in more than 10 feet of water, he’ll use lift bags. If the same vessel is in shallower water, he’ll patch the hole and pump it dry at low tide or whenever he can get the gunwhales above the surface. If the craft weighs more than 20 tons and is in deep water, he might use a combination of both techniques. Other factors, like the boat being impaled on the bottom or lying at a weird angle, might necessitate using an external lift. Parker adds that the patch and pump method is cheapest, followed by lift bags. He charges around $215 an hour for a threeman crew — two divers and a handler — ,plus the cost of materials, like fuel for pumps, lines that may have to be cut away as the vessel is raised, and patching equipment. If you’re a real gambler, or if you don’t think your boat can be rescued, Parker will offer you his special "no cure, no pay" option. He triples the normal fee, but you don’t have to pay if he doesn’t get the job done. "I have very few takers on that option," he says. "We bang away at about an 85% to 90% recovery
95% of all boats that sink go down at their berths. We had two tugs ready to pull her off, but we noticed that the hull was cracking and we were afraid if we got her into the water she might sink and cause even more problems in terms of pollution and disturbing the seals
rate." Sailboats present their own special challenges to salvors. Bill Rayno says that the heavy keel usually gets to the bottom first, which leases the boat upright but sometimes stuck in the mud. Masts and rig¬ ging present a problem, especially if the September, 1992
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to 20% heavier for their size than power¬ boats, so you need more ’oomph’ to get them up. The tendency for keels to stick in the mud also creates suction, which can make it
hard to break the boat free. And once the suction is broken, the boat can come up real fast. "We don’t like that," he says, "because the boat will porpoise, or rise up out of the water, when she breaks the surface. A boat’s designed to take water pressure outside the
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COMING UP FOR AIR — damaged or in deep water? Several reasons are commonly cited. For one, the boat may be repairable for less than it would cost to buy a new one. The sunken vessel may also be on property where the owners, like the government, don’t want it or it presents a hazard to navigation or the environment.
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Fuel and lubrication oils onboard present marine hazards that have to be dealt with. Sometimes it’s cheaper to raise the entire boat to get at the fuel tanks than it is to try and remove them underwater. Contrary to popular opinion, a boat sunk or washed up on the beach isn’t fair game for anyone who comes along. Unless and until some other agreement is struck between the owner and the insurance company and/or local authorities, Joseph Rodgers says that the owner is ultimately responsible for removing the vessel and cleaning up the shore or beach. As a salvage master, Rodgers works for insurance companies but always has to get clearance from the owner of the vessel. However, sometimes a stranded boat can be a bargain hunter’s delight. Rodgers recalls
A stranded boat can be a bargain hunter's delight. a Fuji 45 that missed the Santa Cruz harbor entrance and came ashore in high surf con¬ ditions. The waves pounded and holed the hull. Rodgers estimated that the cost of having the vessel repaired by a shipyard would cost more than the insured value of the boat and declared it a total loss. He took bids for an "as is, where is" sale with the proviso that the new owner would be re¬ sponsible for cleaning up the beach. It took $20,000 to rescue the boat and another Page 150
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$20,000 to fix it up, but the new owners ended up with a $100,000 yacht for a frac¬ tion of that figure.
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berths, attention should be paid to thru-hulls fittings, dewatering pumps and simple main¬ tenance. To protect yourself from the 'peril of the sea,' you need to take other precautions. At the top of the list are having enough life jackets onboard for everyone, leaving a float plan with someone on shore and having the proper safety equipment aboard, like flares, an EPIRB and a radio.
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inside will work too. Parker says he’s floated a boat with an eight by two foot hole in it using just sponge rubber and a pump. Even if you just slow the water down, you’re buying time until a rescue craft can reach you. Bill Rayno adds that you can make up
your own emergency rescue patch kit using polyurethane dock foam, which you can get at a plastics store, and polyester batting, which you can buy at a fabric store. You mix the A and B parts of the foam along with the batting in a plastic freezer bag and knead it all together like bread dough. You’ve only got six minutes before the foam goes off, however, so quickly take it out of the bag September, 1992
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BOAT SALVORS and stuff it into the hole. The foam will expand and harden to form a barrier against the incoming water. Rayno says he uses this technique all the time, but recommends practicing it before you get in a real emer¬ gency. He also uses underwater epoxy putty, available at chandleries, which works great on small holes and cracks. Other recommendations include having a complete set of wooden bungs for all the thru-hulls on your boat. Rig each one on a string close to the appropriate thru-hull. They may make noise when the boat’s bouncing off waves, but they’ll be worth their weight in gold if you ever need them.
Seamanship can also save you and your boat, and sometimes that means not coming into shore. The coastline off Nor¬ thern California is especially inhospitable to boats, and even some lee shores inside the Gate can be dangerous. The main danger of a lee shore is getting people off the boat through surf, which can be much worse than swimming in the open ocean. Even if your boat fills with water, flotation from extra life jackets, empty tanks and other
air pockets may keep it afloat for extended periods of time. "Stay with the boat if at all possible," is the advice of Tim Parker. "And if the boat does sink, keep everyone toge¬ ther. There’s usually an optimist in any group who’ll keep everyone’s spirits up."
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ith all their knowledge about mari¬ time disasters, salvors might seem imper¬ vious to mishaps, but they sometimes run into trouble, too. Joseph Rodgers went sail¬ ing with some friends off the East Coast a couple of years ago on a 65-footer. Twentyfive miles offshore in the middle of the night, the boat struck a deadhead and went down in 15 minutes. All the safety geared either failed or wasn’t in a place where it could be found. The crew scrambled into the boat’s Avon and were saved only because they had a cellular telephone with which they called the Coast Guard using a land line! So keep your bungs handy, think out and practice drills to keep yourself afloat and don’t neglect your boat. Consider salvors in the same category as doctors and lawyers: the less you see of them, the better. — shimon van collie
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MAX EBB'S "\A7 V V here’s the Committee Boat?" was the question on everybody’s lips. It was time for another Friday Night Race to start, 30 boats were milling around the starting area, and there was no race committee boat in sight. Actually, they still had five minutes before they had to make the first signal. But who was it supposed to be this week? Every sail¬ boat in the area was clearly intending to race, and the only powerboat in sight was one of those big old Sea Scout boats steam¬ ing out of the marina, pushing a huge bow wave in front of it. "They should watch where they’re going with that big old monster," remarked one of my crew. "They certainly don’t need to cut right through the middle of our starting area!" But then the big powerboat suddenly slowed down, turned into the wind, and dropped a racing mark off its stern. What’s more, they had the RC flag on their jackstaff, our yacht club burgee at their masthead, and the course number pennants strung from the gaff. And there were Sea Scouts - mostly 15-year-old girls on this particular "ship" hanging off every corner of every deck. "The Sea Scouts are the Race Commit¬ tee?" said my crew. "The girl Sea Scouts?" This should be interesting!" Their boat was one of those old govern¬ ment surplus white elephants, a steel hull maybe 50 feet long with two big diesels. Heavy, ugly, inefficient, and absolutely bul¬ letproof. I noted that they weren’t setting a limit mark. But the rest of their anchoring procedure was made into one of the most labor-intensive operations I had ever seen. There were no less than six Scouts on the
"Learn to sail in those dorky old whaleboats? That's like learning to drive with a piece of farm machinery."
foredeck. Instructions from the bridge were being issued via loud hailer. The girls were removing the anchor lashings, flaking out chain, and getting the windlass ready to operate with military precision. I sailed in as close I as could for a better look, and heard Page 154 • UtVUJelS • September, 1992
one of them answer "Aye aye, skipper" in re¬ sponse to the command, "Let go port bower anchor." There was a 15-year-old girl on the conx trols too, maneuvering the big boat in re¬ verse as the chain rattled out. It was a good thing they were so orga¬ nized, because they were late. In fact they were still backing down when another "detachment" of Sea Scouts raised the yellow shape and fired the first gun. "All right!" said another one of my crew after the echoes of the shotgun blast died down. 'They even dragged out the gun to¬ night. Usually we just get a horn for this Friday night stuff." "They probably have twov or three girls just dying to learn how to clean it," remarked the other crew. "What a concept. Those kids are as happy as gophers in soft dirt!" "Why didn’t anybody think of this before? A merit badge in Race Committee!"
As soon as the Scouts had their anchor well set we turned our attention back to the race, getting the shore bearings in both directions and deciding on the favored end of the starting line. The committee end, on the left, was slightly favored. But that heavy, all-chain anchor rode was going down at such a steep angle that we wouldn’t have the usual threat of catching our keel on the anchor rode when there’s no limit mark at a left-end-favored committee boat start. I determined that it would take 55 seconds to run the line on starboard. Since we were in the third start, we had some more time to watch this unusual Race Committee in action. Yes, there were some adults on board, presumably calling the shots, but they were keeping a low profile. "Isn’t that Lee Helm in the wheelhouse?" asked one of my crew. "Couldn’t be," I answered. "Why would a graduate student in a progressive university town like this be mixed up with the Scouts?" The race itself was nothing out of the ordinary. When race committee work is good you hardly notice that it’s being done. I got a good start as planned, but we finished just outside of third place. Should have done better, but the light boats always pass us when the wind fades on the last run. On our way up to the yacht club bar for the usual post-race activities, we noticed that the Sea Scout boat was tied to our guest dock. And in the bar, I recognized the woman who runs the local Sea Scout pro¬ gram sitting at one of the tables with a couple of men who I presumed were also involved in scouting. At least, it was a good
guess based on their khaki outfits. The woman, on the other hand, was rather nicely dressed in a business suit. "Great committee work!" I complimented them. "Can I buy this table a round of drinks?" "We’d sure love to take you up on that," the woman said longingly, "but that’s strictly taboo while we’re in charge of Scouts" "Well I’m not in charge of any scouts!" said one of the men. "At least not since three minutes ago. Sure, I’ll have a J&B on the rocks." "Same for me!" said the other man. "Traitors!" muttered my friend at her helpers, eyes glaring with jealousy. "Where’d all the kids go, anyway?" I asked. "They all bought dinner tickets, and they should be grilling their burgers out on the yacht club deck . And by the way, Max, they all signed in as your guests - hope that’s okay. We grown-ups needed a break. So I’ll have a Calistoga, I suppose." "You look like you’ve had very a rough day," I said as I noticed some dark grease stains on her blouse and skirt.
SCOUTING REPORT similar to running our Scout Ship." Yeah, right. As if any of those disad¬ vantaged kids you were talking about a minute ago are ever going to have anything to do with a big power yacht." I had missed part of the conversation, but it was easy to see that this veteran Scout leader had fallen right into Lee’s trap. He pointed out that former scouts sometimes get jobs working on big yachts. "So you’re saying that the purpose of Sea Scouting," asked Lee, "is to be a sort of trade school for future boat maintenance workers?" "No, of course not!" "It’s not about the boat operation specif¬ ically," the other man tried to help out. "It’s about the human interactions, and the tradi¬ tions and the seamanship. I’ve seen it add a whole new dimension to some of these kids’ lives." Meanwhile one of my crew had also joined us at the table. And he was on Lee’s side. "But any kind of organized sailing program can do that too," he pointed out. "And give enormously more hands-on exper¬ ience to more participants. On the big boats all they get to do is follow orders. Even the programs I’ve seen with sailboats tend to favor big old wooden crab-crushers, where they spend week after week painting, scraping, and varnishing rather than going out and sailing." "1 don’t think you understand how the
Pretty they ain't, but the Sea Scout boats make excellent platforms for race committee work.
"It’s been hectic, to say the least. Had to change a fuel filter before we could go out. No time to change into clean clothes. I was sure we were going to be late, but we just barely made it!" "Well, you pulled it off just fine. Be back with drinks in a minute." "Crystal Geyser for me, with a twist," said a very recognizable female voice from behind me. It was Lee Helm, my crew had been right. She pulled up a chair to join the group. "Lee, what are you, of all people, doing on a Sea Scout boat? I thought the Scouts are 'politically incorrect' in this city!" "You’re thinking of the rest of that organization, Max. You know, the ,'Dirt Scouts.' Sea Scouts are cool." "Were you ever involved with them when you were growing up?" "For sure, in Southern California. But I dropped out after a year because I wanted to learn how to sail." "They always had a sailing program in
your council," said one of the men. 'You could have gotten all the sailing you wanted." "In those dorky old whaleboats? I mean, give me a break! That’s like learning to drive with a piece of farm machinery." "Ahem," said the other man. "I’ll have you know that some of the best sailors in the world .. ."
I made a hasty retreat to get the drinks. When I came back the same man was talk¬ ing, but he was on the defensive. "... but they learn important skills on these big boats. Teamwork, organization, logistics, engine maintenance. I know they’re expensive to operate, but you just couldn’t learn those things on a sailboat." "All that so-called training," countered Lee, "seems to be aimed at preparing the Scouts to be sailors in the navy of about 100 years ago. It has almost no relevance to any modern maritime practice, either in the recreational or commercial sphere." "Now that’s not true!" he barked back. "Why, operating a big power yacht is very
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Scout ships function. There’s a lot more involved than following orders." "Well, I’ve seen some pretty Draconian behavior. One boat I crew on in another marina is right next to a Sea Scout boat, and the kind of verbal abuse I overhear coming from that boat would make me call the cops if I heard it coming from the apartment above me." September. 1992
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"I think I know who you mean,1' one of the Scout leaders conceded. "That guy is sort of a frustrated drill sergeant type. But that’s just one style of many. His ship does great in the honor bridges and the colors exercises." "More para-military BS," said my crew.
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some of the kids like the para-military stuff," I suggested. "That’s possible," said my crew. "Consid¬ ering the unstructured culture that they grow up in, maybe this fills a need for some discipline and ritual." The three Scout Leaders nodded their agreement. "But even if you endorse the 'tacky-khaki' mentality," my crew continued, "that still doesn’t justify using these big old power boats. I’ll bet you could get a good used Santana 22 for what it costs just to operate one of the larger boats for a long weekend. And a fleet of, say, eight Santana 22s would be easier to maintain." "And like, that would also give some of the kids a chance to actually learn how to be responsible for operating a boat," added Lee. "The problem with these big vessels, aside from being one step away from museum pieces, is that there can only one be one person in charge at a time. The boats are far Page 156 •UtZLJU'iS* September,!992
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too big for that person to be one of the Scouts. At least, you don’t find a Scout in charg e when anything at all demanding is going on. And like, If a Scout ever does get lucky enough or have enough seniority to actually take the controls during a docking, they’re under such close supervision from the skipper that it doesn’t really mean anything." "But on little boats," added my crew, "there are lots of opportunities to be in charge. They could actually learn to be responsible skippers themselves, on boats that are similar to what they might reason¬ ably expect to own in a few years." "You sailors just don’t understand what’s going on with the big powerboats," said one of the Scout Leaders between sips of his drink. "There’s another kind of responsibility and teamwork that can only happen with the whole unit on one vessel." "I guess it’s a chain of command thing," Lee remarked to my crew. "I mean, that’s why when Sea Scouts think of small craft, they usually think multi-oared rowboat. Still a valid point, though. If you don’t provide a big enough hierarchal structure to motivate for the skipper, then the whole system fails to function." I wasn’t sure if the skippers present realized they were being made fun of. But I
couldn’t let them get trashed like that, certainly not after volunteering to run our race for us. "So when was that boat built?" I asked. "And what kind of engines are in it?"
T*his launched them into a detailed description of torque curves, reduction gear ratios, propeller pitch, and turbochargers. Finally they were interrupted when two of the girls came running up to our table with a page of computer print-out. "We’ve got the race results!" they prac¬ tically screamed. "Now what do we do?" "I see someone let them into the computer room," I said to their skipper. "Oh no," she answered. "They wrote that program themselves, and brought their own computer. We’ve been having talks about this race committee project at each of our meetings for the last two months, and writing a race results program was one of the tasks that these two young women decided to take __ It on. "Not bad," I said as I studied the printout. "You know, we just might be able to find another opportunity for you do this again." "When’s your next race?" asked their leader. "Well, there’s a YRA race in two weeks. That’s a much more serious affair, out in the middle of the Bay with 10 classes starting in 2 races. Of course, I’ll have to clear it with the Race Committee Chair." I turned away from the Scout Leader and looked at the kids. "Want to do it?" "Yes!" said both of the girls simultaneously. "Okay, you’re on. I’ll make sure you have extra copies of the race instructions for your next meeting." The two girls could hardly contain their joy at being asked to perform this function for the yacht club again, and for a more important event. What a change from the usual stall-while-I-think-of-an-excuse that you usually get from people who are being asked to be race committee!
”\A7 V V hy do you think they like being race committee so much?" asked another club member who had followed the results sheet over to our table. "That’s not hard to figure out," said Lee. "Scouts do these archaic exercises all the time. They even have to invent ways to make them seem important, like the big contests they stage to see who’s the best at raising
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flags, tying obscure knots, wearing the spiffiest uniforms, and anchoring with the greatest precision." "That’s exactly what race committee is all about," I said. "For sure. The naval signalling technology of a hundred years ago. Sea Scouts are trained to be good at it. Race Committee is the only real application for this stuff they’ll ever find!" "But about what you were saying before," said the woman in charge of the girls’ unit. "This idea about small boats giving them a chance to actually be in command." "Yes?” "We’ve got a couple of small sailboats that were donated, and I could get them assigned to my unit,” she said as she uncon¬ sciously tried to rub the diesel fuel stain off the sleeve of her blouse. "But all I know about is engines, not sailing." "We can take care of that," I said. "Lots of people here who wouldn’t mind spending some time with your group, if we asked them the right way."
race." The two 'tacky khakies' were frowning and shaking their heads, as if one of their own was about to enter into a contract with the devil. Meanwhile, 1 was trying to keep my best poker face in place, this being the greatest offer anyone had made to this yacht club since the city gave us the property. "Deal?" she asked.
Five, four, three, two, one . . . MARK! The Sea Scouts send off another bunch of racers.
She thought for a minute. "Here’s the deal: You get some of your club members to show the girls how to sail those boats, and we’ll bring out the big boat for race committee duty whenever you have to run a
ow, a good salesperson never accepts the first offer, no matter how tempting. Always use the 'confidence bump.' Make a counter-offer that’s slightly better for you and worse for them, so they come away from the negotiation believing that they got the very best deal possible. "Okay, something like that might work," I said. "But I’m going to add one more condi¬ tion to this agreement." "What’s that?" "You and your scouts have to give one day to our junior program before the sum¬ mer is over. We have 20 kids age 8 to 13 learning to sail El Toros, and they’d love to spend a day out on a big boat like yours." "Deal." — max ebb
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With reports tftis month on The Moorings 445; on a Last Call Front The North; on an opportunity to charter Tole Mour In the South Pacific; and, Charter Notes.
New And Improved (Really) Charter Boats What better way for the Wanderer and Wanderette to start their life together as hubby and hubbette than on honeymoon in French Polynesia aboard a Moorings 445 — which itself represents another marriage between Beneteau and The Moorings. No better way we could think of. Designed by Bruce Farr, the 445 — along with The Moorings 405 and the Lagoon 4200 catamaran — is the newest entry in the company’s 600-boat worldwide charter fleet. Not just new, these three designs are part of what The Moorings has dubbed their "exclusive" line. Depending on the boat and location, this means they may come with extra goodies such as cruising spinnakers, a GPS, autopilot, dodger and CD player with cockpit speakers. So completely equipped were the boats already, from utensils to foul weather gear, it was hard to add anything to them. Based on our experience in the spectacular Raiatea-Tahaa-Bora Bora area, the 445 is a superb union of form and function: an excellent sailing boat with plenty of room for three couples. Having previously sailed on mostly older charter boats, the Wanderer and Wanderette were impressed at how refined the 445 is. Making the maximum use of her space, she has everything a charter group of six needs — without unnecessary extras that would otherwise clutter her up. We’ll walk you
The Moorings 445, designed by Farr, built by Beneteau.
through her to give you an idea of how far charter boats have come. Given the low value of the dollar and the Page 160 •
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high price of eating out in Tahiti, the Caribbean and most charter/tourist areas, the galley area is important for most charterers. It’s handled excellently on the 445. First and foremost is the large, efficient refrigeration/freezer system. It can keep a lot of food cold or frozen — and do it without having to run the engine all day. The 3burner stove is propane' and, comes complete with oven and broiler. The galley runs almost the entire length of the huge salon, and thus doesn’t interfere with either access to forward cabin or people seated at large table behind. Since the Wanderer and Wanderette decided they’d like to honeymoon alone rather than with two other couples, we didn’t get to test the galley at full capacity, but at least two people can work in it at the same time. Given that most charters are done in the heat of either summer or the tropics, the BBQ is of considerable importance. The 445 has an easily-detached Magma BBQ, mounted on the stern pulpit, that handles the task with ease. The 445, incidentally, came with plenty of real charcoal as opposed to briquets. Take the Wanderer’s word for it, a sailor hasn’t lived until he’s anchored at Tahaa with his beautiful bride in her smallest bikini, cocktail in hand, smelling the fish cooking on the 'Q, watching the tropic sun descend into the spectacularly jagged peaks of distant Bora Bora. Another essential feature of a boat in the
tropics is adequate ventilation, which the 445 has in spades. The Wanderer lost count of the number of opening ports at ten — that’s all the fingers he’s got — but there were plenty. Once a couple of ports were opened in the main salon, the fragrant
tropical breeze wafted through, caressing bodies. We chose the word 'caress' with care, as there is something about the South Pacific air that makes it softer than any we’ve felt any other place in the world. There are plenty of fans throughout the boat, but the best ventilation was afforded by an interesting sliding panel between the forward cabin and the anchor locker. By sliding this panel, you could adjust how much breeze swept down the anchor locker and through the opening to the forward, cabin — and to a lesser extent, the rest of the boat. Because of the 'venturi effect', the breeze rushed through this opening when there was even only a slight breeze. What makes the 'vent' doubly valuable is that you can leave it wide open during even the most torrential downpours. The tremendous number of ports and the nicely textured white overhead make the interior of the 445 light and bright. There are those who are fans of dank and dark boat interiors, but the Wanderer is not one of them. ‘ ' It’s hard to believe that a sleek-looking
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No matter what the angle, the Farr 44S is a good-looking boat.
45-footer can comfortably accommodate three couples in comfort, but the 445 does it with ease. The two aft-cabins feature spacious double bunks — although for those over 6’4", it takes a little bit of maneuvering to get to the centerline half. Thus if you’re tall and going to charter a 445 with two other couples; get 'dibs' on the forward cabin. Not only does it have more headroom, it also has the above-mentioned opening that allows the breeze in. As far as the Wanderer is concerned, there is only one place to take a shower in the tropics: outdoors. The 445 has a showeroutlet on the transom steps, which is great for both rinsing off after a swim and for taking the evening shower. Each of the three cabins also has its own toilet/shower. As the heads are done entirely in fiberglass and stainless, there is no shower curtain; you just shut the door and spray water all over yourself and the interior of the lead. Then you pump the shower sump dry.
While some folks enjoy inside showers, there’s something about getting gray water all over the interior of a boat — even if it’s just in the head — that troubles the Wanderers. You can use the interior head if you want, but the Wanderers will continue to take their showers where God intended — in the good old outdoors. Normally, we’d let the subjects of toilets pass by, but it’s worth noting that the 445’s toilets had the thru-hull seacocks right out in the open. Which, in an emergency, is where you want them. If you’ve ever owned a boat with the thru-hull seacocks hidden and unreachable to all but acrobatic midgets, you’ll appreciate this feature. The 445 has a very serviceable chart table with all the necessary goodies. It’s basically superfluous in the South Pacific and Caribbean, however, where the standard procedure is to take your chart out to the cockpit and do your navigation from there. The Moorings — and it makes good sense — doesn’t permit night sailing at any of its locations. Speaking of the cockpit, the 445’s well layed-out and relatively spacious for six adults. Naturally, it’s tough to pass from the
transom to the companionway if people are sitting on the settee and the cockpit table is up, but we’re talking about a 45-footer not the Queen Mary. Potential charterers, incidentally, should never underestimate the importance of an adequately large cockpit when thinking about the tropics, as you spend the majority of your time 'up top'. The 445’s cockpit table features a built-in icebox, which meant the Wanderer didn’t have to run down below every time he or the Wanderette wanted a cold drink — which is about every 15 minutes in the tropics. No matter if you’re sailing or snoozing in the cockpit with a trash novel, the built-in ice¬ box is nice. There were two lights to illuminate the cockpit table for al fresco dining in the evening; one bulb in a half coconut shell hanging from the bimini, and a bright light shining down from the large binnacle console. Beneath the cockpit settees there’s enough storage space for all the messy outdoor stuff so that you don’t have to drag it all below: fenders, dock lines, charcoal, propane, dinghy gas and oil, water hose, snorkeling equipment, cockpit cushions, etc. One of the best boat design improvements in the last 10 years has been the open or opening transom, which usually features a step or two down to a ladder that drops into the water. This eliminates the need for a boarding ladder on the side of a boat, a completely satisfactory example of which we have yet to see. The seat directly behind the wheel of the
The honeymoon suite.
445 flops down to serve as a step to the bottom of the transom, where there is a ladder that folds down. It’s a good system, September, 1992
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V not only for climbing out of the water after snorkeling, but for boarding and disembarking the dink. You know how impossible it is to find a comfortable place to stand up for a long time when outside on a relatively small boat? The Wanderer discovered that if he stood on the bottom transom step, he could lean against the stern pulpit with his evening cocktail, much in the way he leans against the bar in a pub. The Wanderer doubts it was conceived for such standing, nonetheless it does the job quite well. Naturally, the reason most people charter sailboats is to sail. The Wanderer can confirm that the sturdily-constructed 445, like most Farr designs, is a superb sailing vessel. She features an up-to-date bulb keel with winglets and an elliptical rudder. For the Wanderer, the proof of her sailing capability was the tight reach in 12 to 15 knots and moderate seas from Bora Bora to Tahaa. Slouching himself on the port cockpit settee, the Wanderer occasionally nudged the large wheel in response to changes in the tell-tales on the jib, and the boat waltzed along at between 6 and 7 knots. It was sweet sailing. Although underpowered for the light airs later that afternoon while sailing between Tahaa and Raiatea, she still moved right along. It didn’t hurt that her bottom was
The Bruce Farr-designed 445 sports a lofty masthead rig and looks fast even at anchor.
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stoppers and other gear were robust enough to be found on a 50 footer. Her mast, boom and standing rigging were examples of excellent design and craftsmanship, far superior to what was common just a few years ago. The Wanderer had but two complaints with the 445. The first was that the main halyard and mainsheet were so big that they couldn’t run smoothly through the sheet stoppers. As a result, it was necessary to pull the main sheet out to 'ease' it. and forcefully drag the main down rather than let it drop. It was annoying. The Moorings staff in Raiatea explained that the oversized sheets and halyards had come with the boat from the manufacturer, and that since the boat was so new they hadn’t had time to replace them. Beneteau is apparently also the culprit for the strange combination of dodger and bimini which didn’t work well together at all. For an helmsman of average height, it was hard to get a full view forward. Also annoying, The Moorings staff assured the Wanderers that it was in the process of being changed. We believe them, as after the charter we were carefully debriefed no less than three times regarding how the boat worked and how we enjoyed ourselves. The Moorings is obviously serious about customer feedback. But for those two easy-to-remedy complaints, we found the 445 to be a superb marriage of design, construction and performance. Sleek and swift, she’s a far cry from the floating cabooses some charter companies used to roll out for groups of three couples. We wished our honeymoon had never ended, and the 445 is one of the reasons why. P.S. While this report is on the 445, we’d be remiss if we didn’t acknowledge the excellence of The Moorings staff in Raiatea. All of them — and Georgina in particular — were genuinely happy to do everything they could to make sure our charter turned out to be as pleasant as possible. Well done! — latitude 38 Call Of The North, Close To Last Call Of The North If you’ve got your kids packed away to college or have otherwise found yourself and a couple of friends free, now is the time to charter in the Pacific Northwest. "September and early October are two of the best times to charter anywhere from the San Juans to Desolation Sound," says Cheryl
Henderks of Island Cruising in Duncan, British Columbia. "In the early fall, we get better breezes, good daytime temperatures and smaller crowds," agrees Vicky Melville of Bosun’s Yacht Charters in Sydney, British Columbia. It’s true that the early fall weather conditions are actually often better than summer. In fact some charter brokers contend that the only reason there is more chartering in the summer is because that’s when kids are free to vacation with their parents. As evidence, Bosun’s Yacht Charters and San Juan Sailing both report to be nearly booked solid through midSeptember. Like to fish? Experts contend that increasingly cold waters induce salmon to jump into boats during the fall. Not that it matters to Latitude readers, but many Northwest charter outfits offer shoulder and low-season rates. For most companies, shoulder season rates go into effect in the middle of September while lowseason rates start at the beginning of October. Discounts vary from company to company, but shoulder season often means 10% percent off peak prices while lowseason means^5% discounts. Chartering in the Pacific Northwest; it’s close, it’s inexpensive, it’s mellow — and the next few months are your last chance until
OF CHARTERING
Calm waters, boats and bears — fall charter sights in the Northwest.
next spring. Well, not exactly. According to Roger van Dyke of San Juan Sailing, Northwest weather doesn’t become unreliable until November — and even that doesn’t shut him down. A few charter outfits such as his continue to charter boats — all with forced air heat — all the way through the winter. "We guarantee the weather in off-season charters with up to complete refunds," says van Dyke. Be that as it may, most Northwest charter veterans recommend September and October as your best bets. — latitude 38 Marimed Charters If you’re looking for a different sort of charter, you might consider sailing aboard the Marimed Foundation’s 156-ft To/e Mour this fall. The modern, three-masted, square topsail schooner—which normally conducts ship-based health and education programs in the Marshall Islands — will be attending the Fourth Festival of the Pacific Arts in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, October 16 through October 27. On her way there, she will serve as escort for Hokule’a, Hawaii’s famous traditional
canoe, and a 50-foot Walap, which is the traditional sailing canoe of the Marshall Islands. "Wanted!" reads the Marimed poster, "A Few Stouthearted Men and Women for Hard Work and High Adventure". Guests will be expected to stand watch, learn to handle 8,600 sq. ft. of sail, receive instruction in seamanship, celestial and electronic navigation, Polynesian and Micronesian non-instrument navigation, and the history of Pacific voyaging. In addition to the voyage to the Pacific Art Festival, other two and three-week voyages will be available on the To/e Mour until December. "Hard work and high adventure", unfortunately, aren’t as cheap as they once were. Prices are based on $125/day and do not include airfare to the South Pacific — which to the more isolated islands can run nearly $1,500. For further information, call (808) 5375586. — latitude 38 Charter Notes: Fall is the transition period between seasons. For some charter areas — such as Greece, Turkey and the Med — the transition over the next three months is from high-season to off-season. For other areas — such as the Caribbean — it’s a four-month /
transition shoulder season from low season to — on December 15 — high season. In almost all charter areas, the transition means there are 'end-of-season' or 'pre¬ season' rates to be had. Nowhere is this more true than the Caribbean, the world’s most popular charter area. Add to this the fact that fall means you can normally pick up bargain air fares, fall is the least expensive time to charter. The drawback in the Caribbean, of course, is that’s it’s relatively humid and there remains the risk of hurricanes until the middle of November. Having just returned from two weeks in the Caribbean with our kids, we can attest to the fact that it’s not bad — not bad at all! It was in the 90s every day, but with crystal clear 82° water just a plunge over the side, who cared? The sailing was terrific, as the winds were lighter but more consistent than the winter, and the seas much smoother. The big difference was in the crowds — or more properly, the lack of them. The best anchorages were lightly populated and the restaurants weren’t overrun by hordes of snowbirds. Andrew has understandably freaked a lot of people out about hurricanes, and indeed they are nothing to fool with. But history shows the chances of getting nailed in the Caribbean are slight — particularly if you charter from more southerly bases such as
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THE RACING
With reports this month on the Letter Cup, won again by Rebecca Harris; a quick and pleasant Silver Eagle Race; the blustery El Toro North Americans In Hawaii; Enclnal YC’s sunny Second Half Opener; a couple of really slbw ocean races; the Inaugural Commodore’s Cup in England for IMS boats; Scott Easom’s 'tips from the top' regarding overcoming Inconsistency; a round-up of various national championships; results of the Olympic sailing competition; the Inaugural Centennial Regatta; the Mazda World Championship of Match Racing at Long Beach; an update on the ULDB 70 class; St. Francis YC’s well-attended IMS Invitational; and a profusion of afterthoughts and leftovers we euphemistically call 'race notes'.
Letter Trophy The Bay Area was well represented at this year’s US Sailing/Rolex Junior Women’s Championship (aka the Nancy Leiter Claggett Trophy), held at the Columbia YC in Chicago on August 12-14. After abandoning the first day of racing due to no wind, the following two days proved close to ideal 1518 knots of northeasterly breeze — espec¬ ially for our five-woman Northern California travelling squad. The five-race Laser Radial series qualified two of its record 68 contestants, all between the ages of 13-18, for berths on the pres¬ tigious 1992 US Sailing/Rolex Junior Sailing Team. Rebecca Harris and Krysia Pohl, both sailing for the Richmond YC, earned the two spots — Harris for coming in first in the event, and Pohl, who came in ninth, for winning the sportsmanship award, an honor voted on by her fellow competitors and the judges. Rebecca and Krysia both arrived two weeks early to practice at the Lake Michigan regatta site, a factor which no doubt con¬ tributed to their fine showing. Harris completely dominated the event with a perfect 1,1,1,1,(1) record, proving that her
’91 Leiter Cup victory at the Sausalito YC was no fluke. Danielle Brennan of New York also repeated her performance of last year, posting a consistent 2,2,2,2,(2) to take runner-up honors for the second year in a row. "The conditions here were challenging," Page 168 • U&uM 32 • September, 1992
said Rebecca. 'You had to be able to drive through the waves, as well as pick which shifts to play." In addition to Rebecca and Krysia, three other local girls fared well: Annalise Moore (Monterey Peninsula YC) was 7th; Danielle Hill (San Francisco YC) was 13th; and Mel¬ ina Hoyer (Richmond YC) was 16th. Next summer’s Leiter Cup will be held at Houston YC, supposedly a real 'nukefest' (lots of wind) — so look for more high finishes from the Area G girls! — danielle hill TOP TEN — 1) Rebecca Harris, Vacaville, 3 points; 2) Danielle Brennan, Northport, NY, 8; 3) Christin Feldman, Crosse Point Park, Ml, 14; 4) Sarah Buckley, Lake Bluff, IL, 21; 5) Michelle Pellegrin, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, 25; 6) Ashley O'Neil, Lake Forest, IL, 26; 7) Annelise Moore, Carmel, 26; 8) Anika Leerssen, Newport, Rl, 29; 9) Krysia Pohl, Alameda, 35; 10) Sara Burnham, Orange, CT, 39. (68 boats) Other local finishers: 13) Danielle Hill, Tiburon, 49; 16) Melina Hoyer, Kensington, 59.
Silver Eagle Race Island YC’s 17th annual Silver Eagle Long
Area C 'girls of summer' — (from left) Krysia Pohl, Danielle Hill, Rebecca Harris and Melina Hoyer at the Leiter Cup.
Distance Race, held way back on July 25-26, was apparently a quick and pleasant one. Andrew Pitcairn’s F-27 Pegasus flew around
the 75-mile course in 9:12:19, the second fastest time in the history of the event (Aotea’s 1991 record time of 6:50:15 is out of reach for "normal" boats). Overall winner for the second year in a row was Mike Lingsch’s Wylie 36 Alert, which finished the race at 9:21 p.m. "It was the fastest one I’ve ever done," reported Lingsch, a veteran of 14 Silver Eagles. All but one boat finished before midnight Sat¬ urday, with the majority of the 36-boat fleet coming in between 9 and 11 that evening. DIV. I (0-96) — 1) Bandido, Farr 36, Ed Lawrence; 2) Sight Unseen, 11 Metre, Paul Kaplan; 3) Hoot, Olson 30, A. Macfie; 4) Axel Heyst, Custom 50, Upson/Nelson; 5) Danville Express, Express 37, Andy Hall. (10 boats) DIV. II (97-180) — 1) Alert, Wylie 36, Mike Lingsch; 2) Frog in French, Express 27, Sally Richards; 3) Wyliecat, Wyliecat 30, Katz/Vickland; 4) Breakaway, J/30, Dale Mead; 5) Esprit Victorieux, Beneteau 305, Joe Melino. (9 boats) DIV. Ill (183-above) — 1) Toots, Thunderbird,
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Silver fleet. I need to work on my heavy air skills." Dominating the Intermediate Division was hot Richmond YC junior Will Paxton, who fired off six bullets and then further distinguished himself with a short but . eloquent "thank you" speech at the awards ceremony (how many kids have you seen do that lately?). Following the Nationals — even before the container carrying their tiny yachts had reappeared in Oakland — the "El Toro World Championships" (aka the Mile High Regatta) were held at Pinecrest Lake on August 15-16. Jack Rankin won that event over 28 competitors, many of whom were sailing in borrowed boats. "Everyone represents a country," explained Locke, "both on the race course and at the potluck dinner. Of course, the main topic of conversation was the Nationals — the lies never stopped!" Apparently, the fun never stops either: Next stop on the Toro Tour is the "Paisano Random Relay Race" in Monterey on Oct¬ ober 3.
The ups and downs of the El Toro Nationals, held in the windy waters of Kaneohe Bay. Inset, Kui (left) and Yal Lim. Curtis King; 2) War II, Schumacher 26, Roger Peter; 3) Dulcinea, Killer Whale, Mathiasen/Pritchard; 4) Warhawk, Hawkfarm, Bill Patience; 5) Grenadier, Contessa 32. (11 boats) MUTIHULL — 1) Pegasus, F-27, Andrew Pitcairn; 2) Defiance, Cross 32R, Michael Jones; 3) Royal Regiment, Langevin 50, Brouillet/Leute. (5 boats) OVERALL — 1) Alert; 2) Frog in French; 3) Toots; 4) War II; 5) Dulcinea; 6) Warhawk; 7) Wyliecat; 8) Pegasus; 9) Bandido; 10) Grenadier. (36 boats)
El Toro Nationals > Popular Hawaiian boatbuilder Kui Lim ran away with this sixth or seventh (no one bothers counting anymore) El Toro National championship on August 4-6 at Kaneohe Bay YC. Much of the six race, one throwout series was held in survival conditions. "It
blew like sh—!," claimed Ron 'The Mighty Thane' Locke. Still, Lim posted five bullets and a deuce — a perfect score after the throwout. Second in the top-gun Gold Fleet was Whiskeytown sailmaker Hank Jotz; third was Kui’s brother, Yal Lim. Twenty-five Bay Area El Toros were shipped over to Hawaii for the Nationals, which are held at Kaneohe every five years. Everyone was hoping to dethrone the home¬ town heroes, Kui and Yal, who finished 1-2 in Kaneohe Bay in ’87... but it wasn’t to be. "The Hawaiians are used to sailing in lots more air," said Locke, who was "banished" to the Silver Fleet for the first time he can recall. "Most of us were playing catch-up from the beginning. Everyone was capsizing, a few boats dismasted, and broken booms and goosenecks were a dime a dozen. It was pretty wild!" Rising above the carnage in the Silver Division was The Thane himself, who was humble in victory: "1 deserved to be in the
GOLD — 1) Kui Lim, HA, 3.75 points; 2) Hank Jotz, CA, 10.75; 3) Yal Lim, HA, 10.75; 4) Vaughn Siefers, CA, 20; 5) Al Kenstler, CA, 25; 6) Fred Paxton, CA, 28; 7) Jim DeWitt, CA, 34; 8) Aad Rommelse, CA, 35; 9) Guy Fleming, HA, 46; 10) Mark Adams, CA, 47. (16 boats) SILVER — 1) Ron Locke, CA, 7.5 points; 2) Russell Hook, HA, 11.75; 3) Bob Korb, CA, 13.75; 4) Caret Greenwood, WA, 17; 5) Vicki Gilmour, CA, 23.75. (13 boats) INTERMEDIATES — 1) Will Paxton, CA, 3.75 points; 2) Brad Donaldson, HA, 18; 3) Roger Arnemann, HA, 20; 4) Laura Rehg, HA, 21; 5) Jay Durant, HA, 21. (10 boats) JUNIORS — 1) Lee Laney, HA, 13.75 points; 2) Matt Cochran, HA, 16.75; 3) Isaac Gillette, HA, 16.75; 4) Roland Singer, HA, 19.25; 5) P.J. Jacqueline, HA, 21. (12 boats)
EYC Second Half Opener The second half of the summer YRA season got underway on Saturday, August 8 — a beautiful day for sailing. Three different length Bay rac6s (22.2, 18.6, 15.9 miles) tyok off from near Treasure Island at mid¬ day, all of which ended more or less together in front of host Encinal YC’s clubhouse. Striving to accommodate every class’ wishes, EYC also offered buoy racing on the South¬ ampton course — an option that many classes (Cal 20, Cal 2-27, Cal 29, Express 27, IB 24 and J/24) opted for over the parade up the Estuary. On Sunday, after the traditional Saturday night poolside bash, about half the fleet raced a short Bay race. September, 1992
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RACING SHEET
There were some minor complaints: Sat¬ urday’s starting line was way too pin-end favored, Sunday’s race began before the inner row of the raft-up could get to the starting line, and — most heinous of all — the EYC bar wasn’t open Sunday morning for fizzes and Bloody Marys! However, most people — with the exception of Bill Riley, whose Olson 25 Pearl dropped her rig during a tack on Saturday — were smiling through¬ out the sun-drenched, sociable weekend. Results of Saturday’s racing follow: IMS I — 1) Bang, N/M 41, Max Cordon; 2) Leading Lady, Peterson 41, Bob Klein. (4 boats) IMS II — 1) National Biscuit, Schumacher 35, Colin Case; 2) Wavetrain, Olson 911S, Rick Caskey; 3) Sweet Okole, Farr 36, Dean Treadway. (8 boats) HDA H (0-114) — 1) My Rubber Ducky, Hobie 33, Lee Carami; 2) Sight Unseen, 11 Meter, Paul Kaplan; 3) Midnight Express, J/105, Alan Bray. (9 boats) HDA J (117-132) — 1) Outrageous I, Olson 911SE, Tom Thayer; 2) Wind Chaser, Ericson 35 Mk. Ill, Dick & Patty Cranor; 3) Blue Max, Dehler 34, James Freelander. (10 boats) HDA K (135-162) — 1) Freestyle, C&C 33, Dave Jones; 2) Limelight, J/30, Harry Blake; 3) Leda II, Lapworth 36, David James. (14 boats) HDA L (165-180) — 1) Kamala II, Ranger 29, Bill Keith; 2) Crinan, C&C 30, Bill West; 3) Cachalote, Merit 25, Rob Magoon. (9 boats) HDA M (183-up) — 1) Tappo Piccolo, Cal 20 mod., Bacci/Clayton; 2) Current Asset, Islander 30, John Bowen; 3) Angel Ann, Ericson 27, Don Herzer. (9 boats) ARIEL — 1) Pathfinder, Rideout/Ekers. (3 boats) CAL 20 — 1) Tension II, John Nooteboom; 2) Farmers, Richard von Ehrenkrook; 3) Coffin, D. Russell. (8 boats) CAL 2-27 — 1) Ex-Indigo, Seal/Riley; 2) Temptation, Rollye Wiskerson. (6 boats) CAL 29 — 1) Grand Slam, Fred Minning; 2) 20/20, Phil Gardner; 3) Fandango, Bill O'Connor. (7 boats) CATALINA 27 — 1) White Satin, Steve Rienhart; 2) Catalyst, Ed Durbin; 3) Pert, Kert Dake. (7 boats) CATALINA 30 — 1) Fat Cat, Seth Bailey; 2) North Mist, Jim Aton. (4 boats) CHALLENGER—1) Libertine, Wayne Nygren. (3 boats) EXPRESS 27 — 1) Elan, Steve Lake; 2) Jalapeno, John Stewart. (4 boats) EXPRESS 37 — 1) Spindrift V, Larry & Lynn Wright; 2) Free Spirit, Ross/Rothman; 3) Re-Quest, Glenn Isaacson. (8 boats) HAWKFARM — 1) Animaleye, Steve Siegrist. (3 boats) ISLANDER BAHAMA—1) Cahada, Dan Bjork; 2) Goose, Bud Cohan. (4 boats; Southampton course) ISLANDER 28 — 1) Jose Cuervo, Sam Hock; 2) Gabbiano, Chuck Koslosky. (4 boats) Page 170 •UUiUcl$ • September, 1992
J/24 — 1) Wonder Woman, Dines/Kennelly /Pugh; 2) (tie) Poultry in Motion, Chris Kelly, and Strange Crew, Mike Branco. (7 boats) J/29 — 1) In the Bagg, Kevin Bagg. (2 boats) J/35 — 1) Redline, Fawns/Trask; 2) Draco, Maisto/Davant; 3) Jarlen, Bob Bloom. (10 boats) NEWPORT 30 — 1) Mariner, Bruce Darby. (1 boat) OLSON 25 — 1) E-Ticket, Spooge Syndicate; 2) Vivace, Bill Riess; 3) Alchemy, Joe Kitterman, Sr. (13 boats)
Scenes from Encinal YC's pleasant Second Half Opener. Photos by Nancy White.
OLSON 30 — 1) Hoot, Adam Macfie; 2) Zephyros, Dave Oliver. (5 boats) RANGER 26 — 1) Mytoy, Dave Adams. (2 boats) SANTANA 22 — 1) Shazam!, Bud Sandkulla; 2) Riffraff, Erik Menzel; 3) Breezin', Kevin Morris. (6 boats) SANTANA 35 —1)11 Pellicano, Andrei Glasberg. (1 boat)
THUNDERBIRD — 1) Toots, Curtis King. (2 boats)
Ocean Racing: A Pair of Drifters Two of the four fall ocean races were sailed last month, and both unfolded at the speed of orthodontia. Light winds and contrary tides were the culprits in both Richmond YC’s Jr. Waterhouse and Vallejo YC’s Ocean-Vallejo Race. "Parts of each race were interesting, such as how close to the
beach you dared to go," allowed Craig Douglas of the Olson 25 George. "On the whole, however, both were pretty miser¬ able." The fined two forays into the ocean — which can only get better! — were the recently concluded Drakes Bay Race (August 29-30) and the upcoming Half Moon Bay Race (October 10-11). JR. WATERHOUSE (8/1, 47.8 & 20.1 miles):
* PHRO 1 — 1) Blitz, Express 37, George Neill; 2) One Eyed Jack, Express 37, J.C. Armstrong. (4 boats) PHRO II — 1) Rocinante, Beneteau 42, Alex Malaccorto; 2) C Ro-Mar, Beneteau 42, Marty Christiansen. (4 boats) IMS I — 1) Leading Lady, Peterson 40, Bob Klein; 2) Spellbound, Olson 40, Lou Fox. (4 boats) IMS II — 1) Sweet Okole, Farr 36, Dean Treadway; 2) Wavetrain, Olson 91 IS, Rick Caskey; 3) National Biscuit, Schumacher 35, Colin Case. (8 boats) September, 1992
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MORA I — 1) Friday, Express 27, John Liebenberg. (2 boats) MORA II — 1) George, Olson 25, Craig Douglas; 2) Takeoff, Laser 28, J.R. Byrne; 3) Roadhouse Blues, J/24, Brian Boschma. (9 boats) SSS — 1) Great Fun, Davidson 50, Stan Claros. (1 boat) OCEAN-VALLEJO (8/15, 52.2 & 45.6 miles): PHRO I — 1) Spindrift V, Express 37, Larry & Lynn Wright. (3 boats) PHRO II — 1) Rocinante, Beneteau 42, Alex Malaccorto. (3 boats) IMS I & II — No starters. MORA I — 1) Bloom County, Mancebo 31, Carl & Mark Ondry; 2) Friday, Express 27, John Liebenberg. (4 boats) MORA II — 1) Roadhouse Blues, J/24, Brian Boschma; 2) Animal Farm, Wylie 28, Phibbs & Sons; 3) George, Olson 25, Craig Douglas. (8 boats) SSS— 1) Illusion, Cal 40, Stan Honey. (2 boats)
Commodore’s Cup The inaugural biennial Rolex Commo¬ dore’s Cup, which was billed as the unofficial World Championship of IMS Racing, was won by the US 'A' team of Collaboration (N/M 46, Oliver Grin/ Bill Shore), Gaucho (Farr 44, Peter Gordon/ Geoff Stagg) and Falcon (Tripp 40, Don Smith/Peter Holmberg). The talented USA trio finished a healthy 100 points ahead of the Argentine
team of Califa 3 (a lighter, stiffer sistership to Gaucho that somehow rated 15 seconds a mile better), Bwana (a Farr 40 sistership to Cookson’s High Flue, the boat that decimated the IMS fleet at the Kenwood Cup) and Interloper, a converted Farr one tonner. The event, which followed the tri^d and true Admiral’s Cup format, was held at Cowes on the Isle of Wight (England) in late July. Twelve three-boat teams — a surpris¬
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ingly good turnout — competed in the fiverace, medium air event (a sixth race was abandoned due to lack of wind) for 35-50 foot boats. Unfortunately, though the racing was close and exciting, there were a number of administrative problems with the regatta. "By the end of the regatta, everyone was calling it the 'Comedy Cup'," explained
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the main halyard: the mark should be just forward of the sheet stopper or winch, and should be half an inch wide and visible from both sides. Before you mark it, pull the backstay on hard, as the bend in the mast will cause the halyard to drop half or 3/4 of an inch. Pull the Cunningham on about an inch, too. When the top of the headboard is at the bottom of the black band at the masthead, mark the halyard. The traveller is an easy one to mark: I personally like those 'stick on' numbered dots that you can buy at the marine store. I put them on at four inch intervals, starting in the middle and working outboard. I put the #1 in the center, #2 on each side and so on. Remember to place the numbers on the traveller so that you can read them from the high side! The backstay is also easy to mark, though here we’ll use electrical tape instead of a marking pen. Clean the wires of your cascading block system (assuming you have one) with acetone, so the tape will stick better. Also be sure to cut the tape at the end rather than pull it to break it — by not
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confirmed what we already knew: that grand prix boats and cruiser/racers can’t compete against each other under the IMS rule," said Smith. "The best racing is still under IOR, such as what the one tonners are doing in Europe." In the end, the Commodore’s Cup raised more questions about the future of IMS than it answered. Marblehead yacht designer Jim Taylor, who went to England and then to Hawaii to watch his boats (Numbers, Be One) sail, summed it up this way, "The (IMS) dream was that you could 'race what you brung’ — the reality is you can’t. Still, there’s a lot that’s good about this rule and the boats it produces. Give it some more time."
Collaboration tactician Dee Smith. When the scoring problems were finally ironed out (the RORC had to refigure the first two races three times!), purpose-built grand prix boats had snagged all but one of the top 10 spots in the 36-boat fleet. The only cruiser/racer (actually an IOR conver¬ sion) to break into the ranks was the Jersey team’s eighth place Red Source, an ever¬ green Castro 43 boat formerly called Itzapurla 2. "Unfortunately, this regatta
TEAMS — 1) USA #1 (Collaboration, Falcon, Caucbo), 905.99 points; 2) Argentina (Bwana, Califa III, Interloper), 804.24; 3) Jersey (Impulse, Red Source, Warlord), 785; 4) USA #2 (Bully, Numbers, Apriori), 671; 5) Netherlands #2, 641.25; 6) England, 633; 7) Hong Kong, 511.5; 8) Scotland, 414; 9) France, 391; 10) Wales, 373; 11) Finland, 259; 12) Netherlands #1, 258.5. (12 teams) INDIVIDUAL — 1) Califa 3, Farr 44, 314.74 points; 2) Caucho, Farr44,308.49; 3) Collaboration,
N/M 46, 307; 4) Outstripper, Tripp 40, 306; 5) Falcon, Tripp 40, 290.5; 6) Impulse, Dubois 40, 283; 7) Numbers, Taylor 42, 275.5; 8) Red Source, Castro 43, 272; 9) Bwana, Farr 40, 264; 10) Promotion VIII, J/44 mod., 247.5. (36 boats)
Championship Round-Up The following National Championships all occurred in mid-to-late July, yet are just now being recognized, albeit only slightly, in Latitude. Okay, so they’re late — beat us with a winch handle! Our feeble excuse is that we were over¬ whelmed covering two TransPacs and three coastal races last month, and some stuff simply fell through the cracks. It’ll never, ever happen again, we swear. (And if you believe that. ..) EXPRESS 27 (July 23-26, Santa Cruz YC, 7 races) — 1) Flying Circus, Cene Ryley/Dave Hodges, 14 points; 2) Guneukitschek, John Collins/Seadon Wijsen, 14.25; 3) NewWave, Wade Edwards, 26; 4) Abigail Morgan, Ron Kell, 42; 5) Jalapeno, John Stewart, 43; 6) Dragon lady, Jim Coyne/Greg Paxton, 49; 7) Sweet Pea, Karl Engdahl, 55; 8) Wild Thing, Phil Myers, 55; 9) Peaches, Tom Martin &
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and the helmsperson can check the trim from the high side simply by looking at the sheet mark relative to the drum. Jib leads should be marked with lines on the deck at both the front and back of the cars. Be sure to put the car on the same way each time, as a difference of several inches is possible (1 like to put the pins aft). These car positions should be marked while in the i medium wind range to give the trimmer a good starting place. He’ll know that the lead should be aft of the mark for upper ranges and forward for lighter. Ideally, the #1 leads are adjustable under load. Also, I’ve found that many #3 jib tracks need more holes drilled into them (#3s are high aspect sails tuning than most tracks allow). The outhaul is next. I’ve re-rigged a couple of boats with one line that is both the outhaul and the flattener — a stick arrangement. The outhaul should have a knot at the maximum 'out* position (i.e., where the foot shelf bags out nicely, but not at the expense of losing projected sail area). Also mark the maximum 'in' position on the
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outhaul, which is when it hi: on the boom. Putting marks at the end of ti boom near the clew is another way to monitor outhaul adjustment. Jib and spinnaker halyards (I prefer wire for each) need to be marked a little differently. I put five marks on the deck just forward of die sheet stopper, each an inch apart. The furthest mark aft should be the 'two-blocked* position where the shackle hits the top of the mast. Hopefully, this mark will keep overzeaious crew from grinding the spinnaker halyard into the sheave. The other four marks are for gauging halyard tension, It’s not uncommon to write notes near these marks regarding wind speed — but always ask the skipper first if you can write on his boat!
To mark the mainsheet, you need to sail fast for a few minutes in a straight line, preferably with another sistership or known competitor abeam to check speed. Then put a three-inch solid mark on the mainsheet, for it is within that band that speed lives! Searching in that small band for the right setting is certainly easier than having no clue at all. Marking topping lifts and foreguys makes sense too, but if you start marking dock lines and flag halyards you’ve carried the concept a little too far. On the whole, however, I can’t think of anything that takes less time, costs less money and has a greater impact on boat speed than marking the controls on your boat. — Scott Easom September, 1992
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John Rivlin, 57.5; 10) Locomotion, John Amen & Mike Radcliffe, 60; 11) Airtight, Jess Schefstrom, 66.5; 12) Geronimo, John Wulff, 76; 13) Lazy Susan, Jerry Novick, 86. (13 boats) MOORE 24 (July 16-18, Huntington Lake, Fresno YC, 7 races) — 1) Team Cat (Adios), Doug Kirk/Jack Halterman, 12.25 points; 2) Legs, Lester Robertson, 18.5; 3) Kamikaze, George Wheeler, 21.5; 4) Karen, Phil Vandenberg, 29; 5) Valkyrie, Bill Betzer/Pete Formica, Jr., 31; 6) Anna Banana, Chris Watts/Joe Durrett, 48; 7) Snafu U, Tom Connerly, 53; 8) Mercedes, Joel Verutti, 58; 9) Swamp Thing, Eric Malmberg, 64; 10) Typhoon, Cary Fasari, 70: 11) Double Trouble, Paul Reid, 72; 12) Seldom Seen, Carol Gordon, 80; 13) Cadenza, Bruce Donald, 87; 14) SCORA, Lee Forala, 91. (14 boats) OLSON 25 (July 20-22, Huntington Lake, Fresno YC, 5 races) — 1) Pearl, Bill Riley, 7.5 points; 2) Vivace, Bill Riess, 8.25; 3) Divine Wind, Bob Farmer, 15; 4) Make My Day, NatGildersleeve, 19; 5) By Design, Dave Skomsvold, 26; 6) George, 28. (6 boats) Page 174 • U&UJcJd • September, 1992
The Santana 22 Nationals were a big hit this year — even Carlos Santana participated in a small way (see 'Race Notes'). Photos by Betsy Pierce. OLSON 30 (July 24-26, Cabrillo Beach YC, 5 races) — 1) Hot Roller, Debbie Helling, Torrance, 12.5 points; 2) Stray Cat, Doug Kirk/Jack Halterman, Santa Cruz, 18.75; 3) Aliens Ate My Buick, Alan Glickman, Ventura, 20.5; 4) Mous¬ tache, Mark Folkman, Redondo Beach, 23; 5) Shooter, Clay Schmock, Oxnard, 27; 6) Tacos Pescados, David Paudler, Ventura, 33; 7) Vendetta, Ernie Richau, San Pedro, 42; 8) Perfect Balance, Rick Flucke, Oxnard, 45; 9) Fast Times, Jerry Martin, Hermosa Beach, 47; 10) Kabala, Jay Bennett, Santa Cruz, 48. (21 boats) SANTANA 22 (July 24-26, Richmond YC, 5 races) — 1) Diana, John Skinner, 9 points; 2) Keelkicker, Bruce MacPhee, 17; 3) Kemo Sabe, Vern Neff, 21; 4) US 99, Samuels/Barksdale, 31; 5) Riffraff, Erik Menzel, 32.75; 6) Soliton, Mark Lowry, 33; 7) Shazam!, Bud Sandkulla, 37; 8) Anemone, Hank Lindemann, 39; 9) Ancient Wings, Katzoff/ Shapiro, 48; 10) Nemesis, Madrigali/Peachy, 53. (24 boats)
Olympic Sailing Results Largely overlooked at the "running of the bull" last month in Barcelona was the stellar performance of our U.S. Olympic Sailing Team, which took home medals in 9 of 10 classes (1 gold, 6 silver and 2 bronze). It was the best this country — or any country — has ever done, on a par with our 7 sailing medals (in 7 events) at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984. Still, as boardsailor Lanee Butler noted wryly, "We won’t be on any Wheaties boxes, and no one will be at the airport waiting for us." Added 470 sailor Kevin Burnham, "There’s the Dream Team and then there’s us, the Forgotten Team." For our own part, we’re still wondering how NBC got away with not shwoing so much as five minutes of the sailing competition. Almost as remarkable as the "Forgotten Team’s" nine medals were the four gold medals earned by Spain, the best showing ever by that country in international sailing competition. Conditions for the 7-race, 1-
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throwout event were light and fluky — or else our U.S. team might have done even better. Next month we plan to catch up with Women’s 470 bronze medal winner Pam Healy, now back in Pt. Richmond and adjusting to the "real" world again after several years on the Olympic trail. MEDAL COUNT — USA, 9 (1 gold, 6 silver, 3 bronze); Spain, 5 (4 gold, 1 silver); New Zealand, 4 (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze); France, 2 (2 gold); Denmark, 2 (1 gold, 1 bronze), Australia, 2 (2 bronze); five other countries with 1 medal each. EUROPE — 1) Linda Anderson, NOR, 48.7 points; 2) Natilia Via Dufresne, ESP, 57.4; 3Uulia Trotman, USA, 62.7. (7 races, 24 boats) FINN — 1) Jose Van Der Ploeg, ESP, 34.7 points; 2) Brian Ledbetter, USA, 54.7; 3) Craig Monk, NZ, 64.7. (7 races, 29 boats) 470 WOMEN — 1) Theresa Zabell/P. Guerra, ESP, 30.7 points; 2) Leslie Egnot/J. Shearer, NZ, 39.7; 3) JJ. Isler/Pam Healy, USA, 41.4. (7 races, 17 boats)
The Express 27 Nationals returned to their birth¬ place and spiritual headquarters, Santa Cruz, in July. Photos by Ralph Deeds. 470 MEN — 1) Jordi Calafat/F. Sanchez, ESP, 50 points; 2) Morgan Reeser/Kevin Burnham, USA, 66.7; 3) Tonu & Toomas Toniste, EST, 68.7. (7 races, 37 boats) FLYING DUTCHMAN — 1) Luis Doreste/Dom Manrique, ESP, 29.7 points; 2) Paul Foerster/S. Bourdow, USA, 32.7; 3)Jorgen & JensBojsen, DEN, 37.7. (7 races, 23 boats) TORNADO — 1) Yves Loday/Nicolas Henard, FRA, 40.4 points; 2) Randy Smyth/Keith Notary, USA, 42; 3) Mitch Booth/John Forbes, AUS, 44.4. (7 races, 22 boats) STAR — 1) Mark Reynolds/Hal Haenel, USA, 31.4 points; 2) Rod Davis/Don Cowie, NZ, 58.4; 3) Ross MacDonald/Jesperson, CAN, 62.7. (7 races, 26 boats) SOLING — 1) Jesper Bank/Secher/Seir, DEN, 2-0, 2-0, 34 points; 2) Kevin Mahaney/Jim Brady/Doug Kern, USA, 2-0, 0-2, 24.4; 3) Laurie Smith/Cruikshank/Stewart, GBR, 0-2, 2-1, 48. (6 fleet races/match racing semi-finals & finals, 24 ✓
boats) LECHNER WOMEN — 1) Barbara Kendall, NZ, 47.80 points; 2) Xiaodong Zhang, CHN, 65.8; 3) Dorien De Vries, NED, 68.7; 5) Lanee Butler, USA, 95.7. (10 races, 24 boats) LECHNER MEN — 1) Franck David, FRA, 70.7 points; 2) Mike Gebhardt, USA, 71.7; 3) Lars Kleppich, AUS, 98.7. (10 races, 44 boats)
IMS Invitational If St. Francis YC’s recent IMS Invitational (aka Stone Cup II) is any indication, big boat “handicap racing is once again alive and well at the local level. Twenty boats sailed the three race series on the beautiful weekend of August 22-23, and the consensus was that our local interpretation of the IMS rule (1% penalty to boats built after 1/1/90) is finally providing fair and accurate racing. "Things aren’t perfect, but they’re im¬ proving," said Carl Schumacher. "The corrected finish times this weekend were really close — 20 second spreads between boats — but I still heard some grumbling on September, 1992
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the docks. Some people aren’t happy with their ratings, and the sailors still don’t know how they did until the results are posted." Steve Sundeen’s Serendipity 43 Ter¬ minator stole the show in Division A, with Bob Garvie’s much improved Tripp 40 Bullseye close behind (without the penalty, Bullseye would have won and It’s OK! would have been second). Colin Case’s Schu¬ macher 35 National Biscuit stayed out of the protest room this time to sweep Division B, winning the three windward/leeward races by margins of 1:20 minutes, 23 seconds, and 1:02 minutes. DIV. I — 1) Terminator, Serendipity 43, Steve Sundeen/Chris Corlett, 5.75 points; 2) Bullseye, Tripp 40, Bob Garvie/Scott Easom, 7.75; 3) High Risk, Smith 43, Jim Mizell/Ted Wilson, 8.75; 4) It's OK!, Andrews 43, Lew Beery/Craig Fletcher, 10; 5) Bang!, N/M41,Max Cordon/Howie Marion, 12; 6) Spellbound, Olson 40, Lou Fox, 19; 7) Bravura, Frers 46, Kyle Reddick/Adam McAfee, 20; 8) Infrared, Davidson 44, Craig Sharrow, 24. DIV. II — 1) National Biscuit, Schumacher 35, Colin Case, 2.25 points; 2) Wavetrain, Olson 91 IS, Rick Caskey, 10; 3) Surefire, Frers F-3, Carter Bros., 14; 4) Sweet Okole, Farr 36, Dean Treadway, 14; 5) Petard, Farr 36, Keith Buck, 15; 6) Expeditious, Express 34, Bartz Schneider, 17; 7) Yipe Yipe (exHigh Risk), Frers 40, John Sweeney/Dave Furbush, 18; 8) Jackrabbit, Islander 40, Dave Liggett, 22; 9) Bandido, Farr 36, Ed Lawrence, 22; 10) Ishtar, Aphrodite 101, Bill Wright, 30; 11) Razzberries, Olson 34, Bruce Nesbit, 34; 12) Annalise, Wylie 34, Paul Altman, 35.
Sled Update Peter Tong’s Blondie moved into third place in the ULDB 70 season championship series by winning Cabrillo Beach YC’s Summer Sled Regatta on August 22-23. This was Tong’s second consecutive owner/driver victory, in spite of the fact that Blondie, SC 70 #1, was the oldest sled at the regatta. Tong also won the sled class at Long Beach Race Week in June. Grand Illusion retained her lead in the sled season series, following her win in the Santa Barbara-King Harbor Race on August 7 with a second place finish at this regatta. After sailing in mid-fleet on Saturday, Ed McDowell’s SC 70 came back with a pair of bullets on Sunday. However, Blondie’s fourth place finish in Sunday’s last race was good enough for a three-quarter point mar¬ gin of victory. Had there been a hard luck trophy for this regatta, it surely would have gone to Brack Duker’s Evolution. After finishing second to Dick Compton’s Alchemy in the first race, Evolution had built a sizable lead over the fleet in the windy second race when her Page 176
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mainsail split in half. Evolution came back strong the following day with a main borrowed from Grand Illusion, finishing second and third in the final two races to salvage a fifth in the series. X Off the water, the principal focus at the recent owners’ meeting was how to contain the costs of campaigning sleds without reducing the fun. A plan to limit sails is being developed for the owners to vote on at their next meeting in January. Another topic of discussion was how to keep two of the pioneer sleds, Merlin and Ragtime, racing on a competitive basis with the Viewer boats. The owners reaffirmed their preference for windward-leeward courses with a leeward gate and downwind finishes for the events on the championship schedule, — tom leweck CBYC SUMMER SLEDS — 1) Blondie, 9.25 points; 2) Grand Illusion, 10.5; 3) Alchemy, 14.75; 4) Taxi Dancer, 16; 5) Evolution, 17; 6) Kathmandu, 25; 7) Holua, 25; 8) Starship I, 30; 9) Maverick, 32. (9 boats) SEASON POINTS (best 5 out of 7 to date; 2 races left) — 1) Grand Illusion, 74.4 points; 2) Alchemy, 69; 3) Blondie, 67.4; 4) Evolution, 62; 5) Maverick, 43; 6) Starship I, 42; 7) Taxi Dancer, 41.4; 8) Cheetah, 31.8; 9) Cheval, 30.2; 10) Victoria, 27. (14 boats)
Centennial Regatta "All the cylinders were firing," said win¬ ning skipper Tim Parsons of San Francisco YC. "We couldn’t go wrong!" Sailing a borrowed boat (Glenn Isaac¬ son’s Re-Quest) with borrowed sails (from
Larry Doane’s Mornlngstar), Parsons and tactician Tad Lacey triple-bulleted the fiveboat fleet in Encinal YC’s inaugural Centen¬ nial Cup on July 25-26. The new biennial regatta, conceived as part of EYC’s 100th birthday celebration, pitted the five oldest yacht clubs in California against each other in Express 37s, all of which were generously lent to the cause for the weekend. "We got away clean at each start," explained Parsons, a North Sails rep. 'Then we had the speed and the crew work to move away from the pack. About 10 minutes into the race, we’d settle down and actually
Silver sea gods of the month: SFYC's Tim Parsons (middle of back row), Tad Lacey (bottom right) and the winning Centennial Regatta crew.
start enjoying ourselves! I think we led at every mark except one." The crew of ReQuest, in addition to Parsons and Lacey, was
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The N/M 68 'Hokulele' (ex-'Drumbeat) bouncing upwind at the recent Kenwood Cup. She's one of at least six sleds currently for sale.
Carlos Badell, Jim Davies, Greg 'Radar' Felton, Randy Ferguson, Ted Gazulis, Dun¬ can Kelso, Lance Vaughn and Dave Walker. Coming in second in the three-race series, which featured windward-leeward courses in the waters between Treasure Island and Alcatraz, was San Diego YC. Commodore Fred Delaney drove Flamingo with a crew made up mainly of officers and directors from his club. "This was a 'vacation' for their board of directors after all the pressure of the America’s Cup," said Express 37 designer Carl Schumacher, who helped organize the regatta and served as 'owner rep' on the San Diegan’s boat. 1) Re-Quest, San Francisco YC, Tim Parsons, 2.25 points; 2) Flamingo, San Diego YC, Fred Delaney, 7; 3) Free Spirit, Santa Barbara, Scott Deardoff, 10; 4) First Class, Encinal YC, Howie Marion, 10; 5) Elusive, Corinthian YC, Creg Quilici, 15.
Match Racing Worlds New Zealander Russell Coutts, who first came to international notice by winning the Olympic gold medal in Finns in 1984, scored an upset win over nine other match racing stars at the Mazda World Championship of Match Racing, held August 16-23 at Long Beach YC. The invitational regatta, which saw a relatively huge $135,000 purse divided amongst the players, was sailed in LBYC’s fleet of identical Catalina 37s. Coutts, who is currently ranked fourth on the match racing circuit, was one 6f four semi-finalists. He beat former world champ Peter Gilmour two races straight (out of a possible three) to advance to the finals against Soling Olympic silver medalist Kevin Mahaney, who had earlier stunned the main man, Chris Dickson, 2-1. In the finals, Mahaney — with John Kostecki, Jim Barton
and Mike Herlihy among the crew—jumped to an early lead in the first race, only to foul Coutts, ultimately giving him a 1-second victory. The same scenario occurred in the second and deciding race, and after Mahan¬ ey did his the penalty turn, Coutts took that race by 15 seconds. Meanwhile, in the consolation round, Gilmour also beat Dickson. After the regatta, Mahaney announced his retirement from competitive sailing. 1) Russell Coutts, Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, $32,250; 2) Kevin Mahaney, New York YC, $19,350; 3) Peter Gilmour, Darling Harbor YC (Australia), $16,110; 4) Chris Dickson, Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, $14,150; 5) Paul Cayard, San Diego YC, $12,860; 6) Peter Isler, San Diego YC, $11,275; 7) Eddie Warden-Owen, Holyhead YC (England), $9,660; 8) Ed Baird, St. Petersburg YC (Florida), $7,725; 9) Roy Heiner, WSV Braasemermeer (Holland), $6,450; 10) Chris Law, Royal Lymington YC (England), $5,170.
Race Notes Fast is fun: Clark Kent, Santa Cruz 52 hull #1, was launched on July 1 in Chicago and proved fast right out of the box. The boat made its racing debut on July 11-12, finishing first in class and first overall against a fleet of older IOR 50s and similar designs. According to Ray Pingree, Clark Kent proved faster upwind than any of the Lake Michigan boats in both heavy and light air, and easily surfed downwind at 14 knots while the competition was rounding up. Back at the dock, the SC 52 continued to turn heads: "Everyone was impressed by the great interior accommodations," claimed Pingree, who’d love to tell you more about the Cruz 52. Call him at (408) 475-9627 for more info and/or a tour. Shorthanded circuit: 36 boats competed in the quick SSS South Beach Race on July 25. A pair of multihulls, Joe Therriault’s Buccaneer 33 Sundowner, and Ray Well’s F/
27 Wingit, dominated the singlehanded and doublehanded divisions, respectively. The next SSS event is the popular Vallejo 1-2 on October 3-4. Looking for a winter vacation? It’s not too early to start making plans for two upcoming Mexican races: Los Angeles YC’s Cabo Race on November 7 and Del Rey YC’s Puerto Vallarta Race on February 4. For info on the first race, call LAYC at (310) 831-1203; call Tom Leweck (310-454-4455) or Peggy Redler (310-454-4455) about the latter. Need a fancy boat to do the above races on? Blake Quinn of Fresno just bought Holua, SC 70 #14, from Davis Pillsbury, but don’t fret — there are still plenty of sleds left for sale. Take your pick among the following: Swiftsure III (’84 N/M, $275K), Hokulele (’84 N/M, $389K), Blondte (’84 SC 70, $495K), Mongoose (’87 SC 70, $550K), Marishiten (’88 N/M, $600K) or Taxi Dancer (’89 R/P, $825K). The late-model SC 70 Chance, which has been rotting at the dock, was recently sold to the Bank of America at auction for only $372,000. Presumably, Chance will be restored to her former immaculate state and then put back on the market. Still more sled news: Our spies at Bill Lee Yachts report that a new SC 70 is being built for a current sled owner. . . Roy Dis¬ ney’s SC 70 Pyewacket, with Ron Holland among the crew, recently took a third in class in the 370-boat Cork Race Week in Ireland. . . Old is doing well in the windy Quebec, Canada to St. Malo, France, Race as we go to press. Wabbit habit: WPOD, sailed by Bill and Melinda Erkelens, won this year’s Wylie Wabbit Wiver Wun, a 50-mile excursion from Richmond YC up to Brannan Island on August 15. The "white punks" were presented with the coveted (in limited circles) Benjamin Bunny Perpetual Trophy at the post-race barbecue. WPOD finished the course in just over six hours, followed by Mr. MacGregor (Kim Desenberg), Kwazy (Colin Moore), Tulewemla (Mark Harpainter), Contingent (Jerry Keefe) and six other Wabbits including Zane Working’s beautifully restored Harem Scarum (ex-Wlllow), now sporting a painted * 'woodgrain' look. The next big W bbit convention is the Nationals, slatec for September 12-13 at Richmond YC. Oooops! Somehow we wrote last month’s article on the inaugural Aldo Alessio Race without once mentioning who Aldo was or why the race was named after him. To set the record straight, Alessio was very involved with ocean racing and the St. Francis YC, serving as commodore of that club in 1970. With a series of boats named Mistress (the last of which was a Cal 40), Alessio entered September, 1992
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and won just about every ocean race on the West Coast in the ’50s and ’60s. The popular sailor had a stranglehold on the Danforth Series — winning it five tim$s overall — as well as the Windjammers Race, which he won more times then anyone can remember. In his later years, Aldo cruised the South Pacific and Mexico (the accompanying photograph was taken in Puerto Vallarta circa 1978). He passed away several years ago, leaving the St. Francis YC a substantial endowment to create an ocean race in his memory — hence this great new biennial race. From Aldo to Albert: The two most competitive classes on the Bay, the Etchells and the J/24s, sailed the Albert T. Simpson Memorial Trophy Regatta on August 1-2. Hosted by the St. Francis YC, the four-race Cityfront shootout featured fine weather and the usual dog-eat-dog compet¬ ition. The 'high fives' in each fleet follow: Etchells — 1) Secret Weapon, Chris Perkins, 10.75 points; 2) Bohlca, Mike LaHorgue, 14; 3) Jumper, John Ravizza, 14.75; 4) Volition, Don Jesberg/Ed Kriese, 17; 5) Mr. Natural, Bill Barton/Russ Silvestri, 21.75. (14 boats) In the J/24s — 1) Electro, John Oldham, 10.5 points; 2) Grinder, Jeff Littfin, 16; 3) Not, Peter Young, 18.75; 4) New & Improved, Neil Weintraut, 22; 5) Rhythm Method, Dave Willke, 24. (16 boats) Short notes: Dan Bjork sailed his Cahada to first place in the Island Bahama 24 Nationals over six boats at the Bay View Boat Club on August 1-2. . . Nine boats sailed in the San Leandro YC Centennial Race on August 14. Zilla, Mark Thomas’ B25, won the spinnaker division, while Neville Throckmorton’s Santana 22 Nirvana took non-spinnaker and overall honors... Results of the third and final North Bay Series, hosted by Martinez YC on August 15-16, were as follows: Div. A—X-Ta-C, Olson 29, Bill Swietzer; Div. B — Sunset Strait, J/24, Kathy Jones/Bob Neal; Div. C — Latent Image, Dufour 24, Gary Slack; Div. D — Diamond Girl, Hunter 36, Jeff Christie. God and rockstars: Writes Erik Menzel (Riff Raff) of the recently held Santana 22 Nationals, "Excellent race committee work by the Richmond YC, sunny weather, and winds from 15 to 20 knots — if there is a God, she must sail a Santana 22! We received earthly support from the North, Marion, Pineapple and Shore sail lofts; from Svendsen’s and West Marine chandleries; and from none other than Carlos Santana, who donated an autographed copy of his latest album and two concert T-shirts." Men (and women) of steel: The British Steel Challenge, arguably the toughest round-the-world race yet, will take off from Page 178 • UkuMIS • September. 1992
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Southampton, England, on September 26. Conceived by British solo sailing legend Chay Blyth and British Steel, the Challenge marks the 21st anniversary of Blyth’s recordbreaking solo circumnavigation of the globe via the east-to-west route in his yacht British Steel. Ten specifically-designed 67-foot sistership yachts — naturally built out of British Steel — are poised to accept the challenge. Each is manned by 12-person crews ("some have never set foot on a yacht before signing up for this adventure of a lifetime," said Blyth), all of whom apparently paid 14,850 British pounds (about $25,000) for the experience of level racing around the world upwind and upcurrent. (This guy Blyth must be a strong persuader — half the time we can’t even get a crew together for the weekend, let alone have them pay us for it!) The 28,000-mile race will race will stop at Rio de Janeiro, Hobart and Cape Town, and should take about eight months to complete. We’ll have more on this epic caper as it
unfolds. Meanwhile, south of the Bay Bridge: The fifth race of the South Bay YRA Series was hosted by Sierra Point YC on August 15. Sixteen boats sailed a 9.3-mile course in light air, with the following boats rising to the top: Div. A — Coyote, Wylie 34, Nick Kluznick (2 boats); Div. B — Fat Bob, Catalina 38, Bob Lugliani (3 boats); Div. C — Wyllecat, Wyliecat 30, Chris Boome (6 boats); Div. D — Leeward, Catalina 30, Jim Balestra (7 boats). Odds and ends: Monroe Wingate’s J/44 Marilyn (ex-Tak) took a third in class at this year’s light and fluky Yachting Race Week at Whidbey Island in late July. A total of 158 boats in 11 classes competed, with the N/M 25 Easy Go, owned by Ron Kluwe of Seal Beach, winning the Chelsea Clock Award for best overall performance... Area G’s Blake Middleton placed 8th out of 12 in the U.S. Singlehanded Sailing Champion¬ ship (the O’Day Trophy) in mid-August. The nine race event, sailed in Sunfish at the BayWaveland YC in Mississippi, was won by Brett Davis of Florida... See you in September: St. Francis YC is definitely the place to be next month! The 1BM/NOOD Regatta (Sept. 5-7) is one of, if not the best, one design regattas of the year. Then, two weeks later, it’s time for our favorite local series of the year, the annual Big Boat Series (Sept. 17-20). Sleds, 50s, J/35s and Express 37s will sail levelly, while two classes of IMS will go at it on handicap time. Apparently there will be a class of unadulterated IMS racing for purpose-built boats (e.g., It’s OKI, Bullseye, Cookson’s High 5, the Japanese-bound Tripp 43 Mlwa, etc.), as well as the usual local version of IMS. Card-carrying members of other yacht clubs are invited to the St. Francis to watch the daily racing, as well as the evening 'crash n’ bum' entertainment in the form of Ultimate 30 and ^14 racing off the clubhouse. Speaking of the St. Francis, their Tues¬ day Yachtmen’s Lunch Series just keeps getting stronger and stronger. There are five such programs in September, and each promises to be excellent: Phil Uhl (photographer), Karl Baldauf (1-14 national champ), John Jourdane (Whit¬ bread vet/author), Bill Koch (billionaire/ occasional A-Cup helmsman) and Pam Healy (women’s 470 world champ and Olympic bronze medalist). What a line-up! Organized by Ron Young and his committee, these lunch lectures are a wonderful service to the yachting^community. There’s a hitch though: you have to be a StFYC member to attend, or be the guest of a member (who can fill you in on dates and details).
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With reports from Loke Lani at mostly submerged Minerva Reef; Serendipity on the advantages of a 20-foot trallerable boat In the Sea of Cortez; Katie on becoming a media star; Mr. Ed on guests, perfect and notso-perfect; Viveka on cruising Asia; Bones VIII on Niue; Mighty Merry Two on a woman cruising alone; and, Cruise Notes.
Loke Lani — Bristol 29 Jim & Janice Gustin The South Pacific (Marina Bay / Shingle Springs) Having just finished the May issue of Latitude, we realized that it was two years since we sailed under the Golden Gate! We’ve covered a lot of miles since then, packing in multitudes of wonderful memories. It all began at Daniel’s Bay in the Marquesas, where we forded a stream numerous times to reach a waterfall that cascaded down 2,000 feet. The continuous torrent of water pummeled us as we tried to swim in the pond beneath it. Because of a drought in the area, we were able to snorkel Anaho Bay with good visibility, allowing us to see coral formations shaped like sand castles. We spent Mother’s Day with a Marquesan family, doing our best to communicate in our awful French while putting away what seemed like about 1,000 bottles of Hinano (beer). At Haniapa, Henrietta fed us a typical
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home to King Kong! We moved on to the Tuamotus, where we spent 15 delightful days in Kauehi atoll. The snorkeling and reef-walking were fabulous, and we saw lots of tropical fish, eels, starfish, crabs and urchins. The shell collecting was terrific, as was watching the waves crash on the fringing reef. As the waves'began to curl, the water would perfectly reflect the colorful reef below! The 40 villagers adopted us as their own, feeding us and allowing us to join their competitive Sunday volleyball and soccer games. When it came time for us to say good-bye, they sang songs to us and shed tears of sadness. Papeete had all the evils of a big city: lots of buses, cars and people — and too many places to spend too much money. It was fun for awhile, but two weeks was all we and our pocketbooks could handle. We then slowly made our way through the lies Sous Le Vent, ending at gorgeous Bora Bora. The snorkeling in this area — except for Bora Bora — was a disappointment, so our favorite pastimes became hiking the lush tropical hills and valleys. One of the highlights of our time in this area was a fete (party) for a minister who was retiring on Tahaa. Close to 300 people were in attendance for both church ceremony and lunch. There was Polynesian food in profusion: cooked fish, raw fish, shellfish, breadfruit, taro root, sweet potatoes, maniac, papaya, bananas, mangos and a drinking coconut for each person. The food platters were all natural: bamboo halves, coconut halves and woven baskets lined with leaves. Our plates were coconut halves, and each person was given a headband made from leaves and flowers. Both the pavilion and church were beautifully decorated with freshly cut green fronds and flowers, transforming the old village into a beautiful tropical village. It was a wonderful opportunity for us to experience Tahitian culture. We then sailed directly to Tonga from Bora Bora as there was an outbreak of dengue fever in the Cook Islands. Vava’u was fabulous! Unlike the tall and jagged young mountains of French Polynesia, the islands of Tonga are old and thus have been
worn down and rounded by the ages. Nonetheless, they are still covered with tropical vegetation. There are at least 50 islands and 42 anchorages within a day’s sail of town. And the sailing is great! Since a reef surrounds Vava’u, you get to enjoy sailing in 15 to 20 knots of wind without any swell! The Moorings has a charter base here, as it is a great place to charter. The snorkeling and diving are also excellent. After Tonga came the challenge of sailing to New Zealand without having to beat and/or get hammered by a gale or cyclone (a southern hemisphere hurricane). We had to turn back the first time because of a cyclone scare, but we made New Zealand on our second try with just one day of beating and only one gale. Judging from the Stories told by other cruisers, we had a perfect passage. For that we were very thankful. Although New Zealand suffered from record low temperatures, we enjoyed our five months there. New Zealand has hundreds of lovely anchorages, plenty of shellfish to gather, and excellent, wellmaintained trails for hiking. No matter where we went, the people were hospitable and eager to hear eibout our trip. The Kiwis love Americans and had fun teasing us about the America’s Cup — at least until they were :
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eliminated. We even took a vacation from the boat, spending a week living ashore with a family at Mercury Bay. It was also a treat having Ron and Connie, two friends from home, come down for a visit. Like so many cruisers unable to resist the refreshingly warm and trusting people of New Zealand, we’ll be coming back. Besides, there is so much to see in the beautiful and dramatic country. During our first visit we were only able to see a little of the North Island and nothing of the spectacular South Island. The fact that you can get excellent boat work at low prices is yet another attraction. Leaving New Zealand without getting hammered is as much of a challenge as is getting there. Again, it’s a matter of timing between the gales and hoping the cyclones are finished in the tropics. We were poised to leave for two weeks — we even packed our dinghy up three times — before we actually left. Our patience paid off, however, as we were one of maybe one of a dozen boats that reached the tropics without encountering bad weather. Our first stop going north was North Minerva Reef, which is approximately 300
miles south of Tonga. Never heard of it? That’s because there’s no land, no trees and no people. It’s just a reef with a pass into the lagoon, where you can anchor in 20 feet of water over coral sand. It’s only roily in the lagoon two hours before and after high tide, because that’s when the reef submerges. As strange as it might seem, during high water we were anchored in the middle of the ocean! We spent 18 days at Minerva with three other boats — and wished we’d had the provisions to stay longer. We anchored in seven different spots around the reef, finding each one to be a little different from the others. The density and height of the coral were different in each spot, as was the sea life. Sea urchins, for instance, could only be found on the eastern reef. Each day we’d walk the reef at low tide, snorkeling to catch fish or lobster for dinner. Someone had built a V-shaped wall in the southwest corner and filled it with coral sand. It supported a navigation light which has since blown down. One day the forces of Mother Nature blessed us with the appropriate winds and a mid-day low tide necessary for us to take our briquets and catch-of-the-day to the 'sand box' for a BBQ in the middle of the ocean! After stuffing ourselves, we watched the tide slowly come back in, covering our 'sand box' until we were left with just a little patch of /
sand. It was something to reflect on. Minerva Reef will always have a special place in our memory, as it was an incredible place to observe sea life and bond friendships. What next? We plan to spend several months in Fiji and then sail back to New Zealand. We still plan to circumnavigate, but we might stay in the Pacific another year or two before moving on. We’re cruisin' — so what’s the rush? Our Bristol 29 and her equipment have held up well — knock on wood — requiring only routine maintenance. In our estimate, two pieces of equipment have been a special bonus. The first is our watermaker. It’s nice not to have to take on water of questionable quality or have our movements dictated by how low our water supply has become. The second special piece of equipment is our Ham radio. It allows us to keep in touch with home on a weekly basis, eliminating any homesickness that might otherwise develop. It also allows us to keep in touch with all the friends we’ve made out here. For those about to take off cruising, there are two additional pieces of equipment we feel are almost essential. The first is a dodger. We’ve seen very few boats out here without one, and since the El Nino conditions have resulted in lots of sailing to weather, we know why. Without a dodger
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The second piece of equipment is some sort of receiver to pick up weather information. The weather can be rough in this part of the world and most of the anchorages aren’t all-weather anchorages. Thus it’s prudent to listen to the weather once a day — if not more. Our final bit of advice? Pack your gear, cast off the dock lines and join us out here. It’s great! — jim & janice 6/15/92 Readers — Those of you wondering how much boat you need to sail around the world can probably read between the lines and see that the Gustlns don't seem to have any mlsglulngs about the ability of their 29-footer to transport them safely. They bought her four years ago for about $20,000 from the Managing Editor of Latitude — who Is delighted to see they are enjoying her so much. Serendipity — Flicka 20 Mike Leonard Trailerboat Cruising In Mexico (Tucson, Arizona) Having trailered five different boats from the U.S. to Mexico, having driven the Baja peninsula from La Paz to San Diego and the mainland from Nogales to Mazatlan, and having used and/or checked out most of the available launch ramps in between, I consider myself something of an authority on
'tuding up during a 14-month Sea of Cortez cruise on a 20-ft trailerable boat.
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I’d like to try to answer some of the questions about trailerboats that keep coming up in Latitude 38. First, I can confirm that the Sea of Cortez is a wonderful place to cruise with a small boat, as there are lots of neat spots where you can anchor safely. Second, the old saying "one man’s meat in another man’s poison" certainly applies to people’s choices of boats. If you plan to trailer a boat to Mexico there are a few important considerations, the biggest one being roads. The Baja TransPeninsular Highway is long and narrow and features hills, mountains, cliffs, hair-pin turns, pot¬ holes — and worst of all, buses charging along at what often seems to be the speed of light. Trailering a boat with 9V2-foot beam down a 16-foot wide shoulderless highway can be an anxious way to start a vacation! Launch ramps on Baja are primitive and you’re basically on your own. A fin-keel boat needs 12 to 18 inches more water than it draws to be floated off a trailer. A boat that draws four feet, for instance, can probably be launched at Puerto Escondido or La Paz, but it won’t be easy. All this leads up to my recommendation of launching from the mainland and sailing over to Baja. A lot of us Arizona folks do it, and it makes sense for Californians as well. The distance from San Diego to Escondido is the same as from San Diego to San Carlos Oust north of Guaymas on the mainland). Unlike Baja’s TransPeninsular Highway, the
Leonard's Flicka on the road (spread), and at anchor at Agua Verde (inset).
road to San Carlos is a four-lane, divided highway the entire distance. Furthermore, the only mountains are on the California side. The launch facilities at San Carlos are excellent. They’ve got a good ramp and tractor to get your boat in and out, a crane if you need it, showers, slips, moorings — all the usual marina stuff. They also have a safe place to leave your trailer and tow vehicle! For my money, it’s the best place to launch a sailboat in the Sea of Cortez. I make this recommendation despite the fact that I personally don’t care for San Carlos. The area is constantly invaded by wannabe yuppie shitheads who scuba dive, get drunk and play music as loud as possible. Fortunately, this generally disgusting crowd doesn’t venture far from San Carlos, so if you travel a mere 10 miles up the coast you’ll find wonderful anchorages with pristine water and incredible scenery. (Geez, I’m beginning to sound like an article in Cruising World!) The 90-mile sail over to Baja from San Carlos is usually a piece of cake. You leave in the afternoon and by the next morning you’re there. Since I’m not in a position to cruise full time at this point in my life, I decided to get a 20-foot Flicka as a compromise boat. She’s a solid, 'go anywhere' trailerable cruiser with
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headroom for someone 6’1B such as myself. Here’s why she fits the bill for Mexico: Serendipity’s beam is just 8 feet, which is the width of vehicles that roads are designed for. Add another foot of beam and it becomes real scary trying to keep in the center of a lane. It also would require a wide load permit. The Flicka weighs about 5,500 pounds, and believe me, that’s a lot! I pull her with a 1976 International Harvester Traveller. It’s real slow going uphill and going downhill is terrifying — which is why I prefer the flat roads of mainland Mexico to the hills of the Baja Highway. Naturally, no trip should be started without making sure your tow vehicle is in top shape, as it’s a long way to anywhere in Mexico. The boat trailer’s bearings must be in good shape, and you must carry spares as they’re unlikely to be available in Mexico. If you do have a problem on Mexican highways, there will be a host of friendly Mexicans to help you out. If you’re going to cruise for a month or more, headroom is important. Being able to stand up while you get dressed, cook or just to stretch yourself is wonderful. The first time I sailed across the gulf to Baja was aboard a San Juan 23 that didn’t have headroom. After two weeks I felt and looked like the Hunchback of Notre Dame! Electronic navigation gear is not imperative in the Sea of Cortez as you are
seldom out of sight of land and the distances between anchorages are short. Good piloting skills, however, are a must. The Power Squadron or Coast Guard Auxiliary courses are a prerequisite! A VHF is also handy for talking to other boats and for safety reasons. You should also have sufficient safety gear such as harnesses and jack-lines. While I’ll never go down the Pacific coast of Baja without diesel power again, I’ve found that an outboard, such as the 6 h.p. Johnson on my Flicka, is okay for the Sea of Cortez. We spent more time with 'Little Johnny' pushing us along than we would have preferred, but when there is no wind and it’s 100’, any source of propulsion is welcome. 1 carried 25 gallons of fuel which gave us a range of 140 miles at three knots. Which brings me to the next important item of cruising gear — shade. Some kind of awning is essential. We used those blue poly tarps. They wore out after four or five months, but at $3.50 each, it was cheaper than a custom one made from Sunbrella. It doesn’t matter what you use as long as you have something to keep the cabin and cockpit shaded from the sun. One of the few things more important than shade is ground adequate ground tackle. Because anchors and chain are heavy, it can be a problem to carry enough on a small boat. But in my opinion, for the Sea of Cortez you need a minimum of 40 feet of quarter-inch chain and at least 250 feet of line to be safe. While others may disagree, I feel that plow anchors have it
The many amenities are just that, not necessities. We didn’t have a refrigerator or watermaker on our last trip. As a matter of fact, I even gave up buying ice! I carried a total of 45 gallons of fresh water, 10 of which were in sunshowers for washing. Some will have a hard time believing this, but we found that the two of us could get by for a month on just 45 gallons. If you dream about cruising as a lifestyle, a month or two in the Sea is a good way to find out if you really like it. A small trailerable boat will be a challenge, and the lack of amenities on a small boat will be akin to the lack of supplies and services encountered when cruising larger boats to more distant waters. While I’ve explained my preference in a "perfect" trailerable cruiser, others have different opinions. I’ve seen folks cruise the Sea aboard Montgomery 17s, Olson 30s, Catalina 22s, 25s and 27s, Tartan 27s and even MacGregor 25s. If you’d feel comfortable spending the night aboard your boat in 30 knot winds, the boat you currently own is probably the right one for you. If you play things right in the Sea of Cortez, it’s unlikely you’ll encounter such a situation, but you and your boat must be ready to handle it. So to all you folks who are thinking about going down with your boat, I say: do it! And do it now before the developers put condos on every beach. There are lots of great cruising grounds for a small trailerable boat in Mexico, both on the Baja and the
One benefit of a trailerable Venture: putting her on the beach at Isla Partida during Race Week.
mainland. But I suggest not going all the way down to Mazatlan, where the cruising isn’t as good and the Sea not as user-friendly. By the way, anyone on their way down can look me up in the Tucson phone book. I’ll give you the easy route across the border and tell you where all the good spots are. — mike 5/25
over all others in the Sea. By the way, a 4inch piece of PVC hose clamped to the bow pulpit is a perfect anchor holder.
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Katie — Alajuela/Skeete 38 Shaun Anderson & Chris Bernt New Zealand To Tahiti (San Diego) I’m amused that you — or at least my photograph in the December Changes — have made me famous across the vast Pacific from California to New Zealand. Early one morning in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, we had a visitor come to our boat. The fellow was staying with his parents, who had sailed their boat here from California, and had brought a copy of the December Latitude along. That’s the one in which you printed the Changes my boyfriend sent in, as well as some photographs, including the one of me "enjoying a cool breeze", to quote your caption, aboard Katie. The visitor had stopped by because he wanted me to autograph my photograph, which I gladly did. Thank you, Latitude, I thought it was great! And the guy was so excited to have an autographed copy to take back home to his friends. By the way, my boyfriend is more the McGyver type. He’s known all over the South Pacific for fixing things, from outboards to Autohelms, with his Swiss Army Knife. You really shouldn’t have been so hard on him. Anyway, after our six months here in New Zealand, it’s time to move on. We’re bound for Tahiti, Hawaii and then back to California and work. Our 18 months of
Shaun, relatives and friends enjoying their alltoo-short cruise aboard 'Katie'.
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X Incidentally, anyone wondering where to spend the South Pacific hurricane season should consider New Zealand. The boatyards are great and the Kiwis are not only some of the best boatbuilders in the world, they are also some of the friendliest folks. This country is boating-oriented and they love overseas yachties. We’re going to miss New Zealand! Update: After 27 days at sea we’re here in Papeete. We never did get the tradewinds all the books said we would. Instead we had one of the roughest trips we’ve had yet, with almost a gale a week. In just the first we blew out the main and some old jibs; fortunately we had spares. It was also a very cold trip as we left New Zealand during their winter. But we’re in Tahiti now and it’s so beautiful we think the trip was worth it. As most folks know, it’s very expensive here in French Polynesia. Since it’s $12 U.S. per sixpack, you need to bring plenty of beer! After a week here we’ll move on to some of the other islands and then Hawaii. At least that trip will be warmer than the one up from New Zealand. We crossed the dateline this trip and it just so happened we pulled in to Papeete on Chris’ birthday. He wasn’t sure which day to celebrate his birthday on, so we did it twice. After this long trip, he deserved it! — shaun 6/1/92 Shaun — VJe had to come down a little hard on Chris when he wrote that his buddies advised him to "break her [meaning you/ In the way you’re gonna use her". Had we not, we would have lost our credibility as a pro-feminist publication that is ever sensitive to the needs and feelings of women. By the way, check out the lungs on the babe on page 229. The Perfect Guest Mr. Ed — Hunter 34 John Amber & Judy Chan (Menlo Park) Last October we left Oyster Cove Marina — armed with a leave of absence from our jobs as an industrial designer and a university administrator at Stanford—to sail south to enjoy a year long honeymoon and test our dream to live the cruising lifestyle. We discovered that the change in lifestyle — and it is very much that — doesn’t suit everyone. For instance, you have very few of the conveniences we take for granted here in modern America, such as washers and
The Perfect Guests, Paula Kakimoto and Wim Tuit (spread). With 'Ed's' owners, John and Judy (inset).
dryers. Our solution was to handle one or two chores like laundry in the morning, then have the rest of the day to ourselves. Despite the inconveniences, we found we enjoyed that more simple way of living. We found that cruising gave us time to think, to live. When you live and work in the states, you blink and a whole bunch of life seems to have passed. Indicative of the things we found time to enjoy was baking bread. We got the sourdough starter from the folks on Serenity, who had got it from a guy it Alaska. The starter had been going for 70 years! It ended up connecting a lot of cruisers in Mexico. The First Rule of Cruising is 'plans always change'. As such, we never did make it to Costa Rica, the Marquesas or the Hawaiian Islands. Those places will be left for our next trip. Although we won’t be leaving again for another five to eight years, our trip was a big success because we had a great time and because we found that we do enjoy the cruising lifestyle. Why won’t we take off again sooner? Both of us still enjoy our jobs and are looking forward to the challenges they provide.' Nonetheless, we may someday write a book about cruising. If so, one chapter will certainly be titled Guests From Hell. It would
warn captains and first mates of what lays ahead when some of their sensitive old friends from the states come down for a visit: 1) Don’t expect GFHs to confirm their schedule or commit to arrival dates. They’ll waffle until they arrive — if they indeed do arrive — inevitably forcing you to change your plans and itinerary. 2) Limit GFHs stays to 10 days or less. Any longer and they’ll need to be called crew — and accept the full responsibilities. 3) Don’t expect GFHs to bring their own snorkeling gear, jellyfish and sun-protection clothing, towels or good books — even though you asked them to. 4) Be prepared for GFHs — especially those ages 14 to 17 — to sleep 16 hours a day, eat 4 hours a day, swim 1 hour a day and stare into space the other 3 hours. 5) Be firm with GFHs who are fussy eaters. If the cook serves the best clams in lingini sauce in all of Baja and a GFH asks, "Can I have mine without clams?", be sure that both the captain and cook say, "No!" Hie GFH will meekly withdraw into a comer, 3ut he/she won’t starve. It’s likely that the same fussy-eating GFH vill have brought along his/her own stash of unk food. They won’t, however, have Jrought enough for you, so be prepared to
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watch as they nibble on Girl Scout Cookies, Cheeze-Puffs and other junk food. You won’t need that food, but you’ll desire it. 6) Lay down the boat rules at the beginning: a. AH dirty dishes, utensils, pots and pans must be cleaned and stowed immediately. Stacked dishes become airborne when underway. b. Avoid placing wet bodies or clothes on cabin cushions. c. Rinse sand from body and equipment before entering the cockpit — or cabin! d. Conserve water and electricity by turning off the lights when leaving a berth and using the foot pump when you need water. e. Eat what is served. No substitutions! It will be the food that is available locally. f. Pump the head dry as water should stay outside the boat. g. Dispose of condoms and tampons in storage bags rather than trying to pump them through the head or throwing them overboard. h. Vomit over the lee rail. Into a bucket is the only acceptable alternative. 7) Go to shore from time to time — take
the dinghy even — so the captain and mate can grab some quiet time for themselves. Captains particularly need to be alert for GFHs who will be in contact with guests who will be following them. The former will often tell the latter: "Don’t bother with your own snorkeling gear, they have tons onboard." In so doing, they neglect to mention that the first mate sacrificed her own skin diving explorations for that of the guest — and then had the equipment returned to her readjusted and out of shape. Or, "Don’t worry, we didn’t get stung by any jellyfish." This because they borrowed the first mate’s lycra body suit. There are also, it should be noted, Perfect Guests. The PG doesn’t bring down seven pieces of matching Samsonite hard luggage, although he might bring duffel bags with 5 pounds of bread flour, 6 pounds of Peet’s coffee and 4 cans of chopped olives. Other traits of the beloved Perfect Guest: 1) They share the cost of food and fuel — unlike some GFHs who outright refuse. 2) They arrive as scheduled with the above-mentioned items and perhaps another little treat or two. 3) They bring the Sunday comics and Sports Page, but leave the depressing front page behind. 4) Despite travelling light, they nqnetheless manage to bring their own snorkeling and other gear. 5) They arrive with three copies of Latitude; one for the captain, one for the first mate, and a third to trade for a dorado or wahoo. 6) A PG expresses admiration for your boat and library of books. 7) A PG eats what is set before him/her and then compliments the chef. 8) The PG is alert — perhaps even helpful — while under sail and especially while jibing. 9) The PG respects group and individual quiet time. 10) He/she adores your photos and tales — and even asks for seconds. 11) He/she wears boat shoes when not barefoot. 12) She/he doesn’t understand the concept of boredom. 13) She/he takes mail home for both you and fellow cruisers. Our guests were near perfect, but this may stimulate stories from some cruisers who didn’t have it so well. — John & Judy 6/8/92 September, 1992
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Viveka — 75-ft Staysail Schooner Merl Petersen, P.O.P. Phuket, Thailand (Honolulu) After tracking Capt. Merl 'President of the Pacific Ocean' Petersen through Latitudes, letters and faxes for about two years, we recently had the opportunity to join him and his 50-year-old schooner Viveka in Singapore. While there and on the way to Thailand, 1 conducted the following interview: Dr. J: What’s been your progress since we last heard from you in Latitude two years ago? At that time you had written about Japan and the Inland Sea. Mr. President: I’ve been to Hong Kong and Macau, but in order to save time and trees, I’ll start in the Phillipines. 1 spent a year there and found it to be an extremely beautiful place to cruise. There are over 3,000 islands, and once you get away from the cities and tourist areas, the people are very friendly. Cebu City is interesting — but you’ll have your dink stolen if you don’t lock it on deck every night. Puerto Gallera, about 100 miles south of Manila, is an excellent typhoon shelter and the people there are very friendly. Incidentally, the typhoon season starts around the end of June and extends through November. However, I must say that in my opinion, the Manila YC is probably the worst yacht club in the world. While they do have showers, restaurant and bar, and water-taxi service for non-members, they wanted to charge me $900/mo. to tie up to the seawall! That’s in addition to the $l/day per person for use of the club facilities — which are sorely lacking, to say the least. Furthermore, the club members and management were extremely rude and unfriendly. They made it quite clear they don’t encourage visiting yachts — or even foreign members of their club! Dr. J: Are there really pirates in the areas you travelled? Mr. President: There has been some pirate activity around Mindanao Island and the city of Zamboanga, but the Phillipines are relatively safe. It’s exceedingly dangerous, however, between the Philippines and Borneo. Anyone who has a brain — and wants to keep it — should avoid that area. Dr. J: What about Indonesia and Malaysia? Mr. President: I suggest that cruisers Page 186 • UftWe?? • September, 1992
'Viveka's' spread of sail (spread); the lion of Singapore (inset left); and, the Mr. President and his grandson (inset right).
intent on entering Indonesian waters do so with both extreme caution and the necessary cruising permit. I’ve heard reports of bad things — including the shooting of skippers and crews — happening to people who’ve entered Indonesian waters without the proper cruising permit. I have also read of other incidents in Latitude and have every reason to suspect they are true. For these reasons I’ve chosen to avoid these areas. lEdltor’s note: Latitude does not recall any recent negative articles about cruising Indonesia appearing In these pages. Last month we met up with the catpaln and crew of a large yacht that had spent several months In Indonesia this year; they made no mention of any such problems.] As for Malaysia, the people at the Kota Kinabalu YC of Saba — located on the island of Borneo, which is shared by Malaysia and Indonesia — were most hospitable. The restaurant, bar, showers and other facilities are open to temporary members. A marine rail was also available for hauling and repairs. I had some electrical and mechanical work done on referral from the club, and found the workmanship to be very good and the prices reasonable. Kuching, one of the oldest cities in Borneo, was another worthwhile stop. Also
in Malaysia, it’s 400 miles southwest of Kota Kinabalu and 20 miles up the Sarawak River. The river, incidentally, should not be navigated without charts. Kuching has many interesting and historic buildings, and except for beer and liquor, the prices were quite reasonable. Cruisers who enjoy liquor should stock up heavily while in the Phillipines. I approached my next stop, the Changi YC — which is at the eastern tip of the Republic of Singapore, about 20 miles from the center of the city of Singapore — with skepticism after hearing mixed reviews of the area. But, I was pleasantly surprised. Although temporary members have to anchor just past the yacht club near the commando dock, the club’s facilities are outstanding. Transportation from the club to Singapore is via the 29 bus to the MRT, the latter being perhaps the most efficient rapid transit system in the world. For those seeking food and restaurants without having to go all the way into Singapore, I recommend Changi Village, which is only about a fiveminute ride from the club. It’s my understanding that Singapore has the second highest standard of living in Asia after Japan. Seeing is believing. Singapore is making rapid' strides to become the economic hub of Asia. Dr. J: Do you have any advice for cruisers sailing in the Singapore area? Mr. President: It certainly bears
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mentioning that extreme caution must be exercised when navigating the Singapore area, as it is the busiest port in the world. We counted as many as 50 large vessels in motion or at anchor the day we left. Thus 1 highly recommend entering and exiting this area during daylight hours. I also suggest that cruisers maintain a close watch and stay in the shipping lanes. As you know — since you, Carol Beilina, Dr. Burdell and my grandson Peter Brody joined me at the Changi YC — we then made our way up the Strait of Malacca to Port Kelang, Malaysia, home of popular Raja Muda Regatta each November. The facilities at Port Kelang include 24-hour water-taxis, fresh water, fuel, restaurant, swimming pool, cabanas for those in need of rest, showers, fax and international telephone communications. The temporary membership fee is only a couple of U.S. dollars a day and includes use of all the facilities. The staff and members were most cordial to us. Port Kelang is a 'must see'. Dr. J: Were there any other good stops in the Strait? Mr. President: Our next stop was Pangkor Island, where we had a rendezvous with my long time friend Brian Saunders, formerly of Sausalito, and his lovely lady Alda. Although Brian and my paths have
crossed many times in my cruising career and tenure as President, the last time was 1982. Much water has passed under our bows since that time, but it was good to talk with Brian, who has made tropical Asian waters his turf for the last 12 years. Like us, he was on his way to Phuket Island, Thailand. I must mention that Brian’s yacht Tropicbird, although five years old, was absolutely immaculate. She looks as though she were just christened! As you recall, he and Alda invited us aboard for dinner and we brought the large fish that my grandson Peter had caught the night before. You guys still think it was a giant sea barracuda, but my experience tells me it was a wahoo. Anyway, it was a great BBQ — and my Presidential cervlche wasn’t bad either. All in all, a wonderful opportunity to renew friendships. Although there were no yachting facilities at Pangkor, there are several resorts and a small fishing village where provisions could be purchased from the friendly people. The local food was quite tasty and very reasonably priced. One of the destinations of the Raja Muda Regatta, Pangkor is a nice place to visit. Dr. J: Our next stop was Langkawi Island, Malaysia. What did you think of it? Mr. President: As Carol pointed out, Langkawi is the the major development and duty-free port in Malaysia. Although there are no facilities specifically for cruising boats, it’s possible to conveniently moor in the bay close to the ferry dock. Customs, Immigrations, and the Port Authority are located there, too. The officials, I want to report, are the best-organized, most efficient and friendliest I’ve worked with to date. The harbor does, however, have many sunken fishing vessels that have been impounded and left to founder. Langkawi gets lots of visitors from Taiwan and Japan and other parts of Asia, as well as some from Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Not many Americans are seen, however. Nonetheless, shopping appeared quite brisk and food from vendors and local hotel restaurants was reasonably priced and savory. Dr. J: What are your thoughts on Phuket? Mr. President: We’ve only been here a week, but my impression is that this is
another place not to be missed. The facilities here at Ao Chalong, where we are currently anchored, are very nice. The Ao Chalong YC, located in the Latitude 8° restaurant, is where the majority of the cruisers on this side of the island hang out. The folks at Latitude certainly know how to treat the cruising crowd, a clientele that the management appears to cater to. They even offer complimentary showers to cruisers — something near and dear to our hearts. The food at Latitude and the other restaurants within walking distance is excellent and reasonably priced. I highly recommend that cruisers check out Ao Chalong, as the port staff management is very friendly and the people certainly know how to treat travelers. There are so many things to see and do here that it just shouldn’t be missed by anyone cruising the area. Phuket is where they hold the Kings Cup, which follows November’s Raja Muda Regatta. I haven’t decided whether or not to enter Viveka in these series, but I’ve heard a lot of good reports about them. Incidentally, anyone planning to cruise southwest Thailand, the Andaman Sea or the
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basic nautical charts that give the mariner some general information regarding the 'navigability' of these waters. The color photography in this book is truly outstanding and helps you understand why this is such a popular international destination for both cruisers and air travellers. Dr. J: How many boats from the Bay Area, your former home, and Hawaii, your current home, would you say are cruising here? Mr. President: There are quite a few, perhaps 40, that are seriously cruising around here. Most of the West Coast boats are from the Bay Area. People planning to cruise any of the waters we’ve been discussing should be aware that Rowdy’s Breakfast Net at 2400 UCT on 14.320 Mhz is the central communication link among cruisers in this part of the world. Rowdy is a long time veteran of the area. While in Phuket, Brian Saunders supported the mini Phuket Net at 0100 UCT on 3.895 Mhz, which followed Rowdy’s Net. Both were essential for cruising these waters. Also important are accurate charts and maps. Coming from the deep waters of Hawaii, I was amazed to discover that the water around here is never more than 150 feet deep. Dr J: Any closing comments for Latitude or executive dispatches for your constituents? Mr. President: Well, I’ve been down to the South Pacific six times now, four of them as far as Tahiti, so I didn’t just fall off the pickle truck, pal. And at this point, my opinion is that the areas I’ve recently covered are easily among the premier cruising areas of the world. The ports of call are close together, the people are extremely friendly almost everywhere, prices are moderate and there is more beautiful scenery than you can shake a stick at. There’s no need to "take sand to the beach" here, my friends. Dr. J: Spoken like the true statesman of sailing and yachting. I’m sure that readers will find this information beneficial. It must be a pleasure to be cruising these wonderful waters, away from it all and the whiners and complainers in Hawaii and the West Coast who had so many gripes during your refurbishing of Vlveka. I recall some of those quips and barbs that appeared in Latitude. With your buns rather than your sails in the wind, so to speak, and working your fingers to the bone by yourself in Page 188 • U&&-43? • September, 1992
anticipation of this circumnavigation, you must have found those comments condescending. And I must say your schooner, which has been your sweetheart for over 35 years, is a classic. So are you, Mr. President, just as a President should be. Author’s note: There are unique opportunities to cruise with tl\e 'President of the Pacific Ocean' during his circumnavigation. Those interested should apply to Sheri Sturm, 47500 Kam Highway, Kaneohe, Oahu, Hawaii, 96744. Or phone (808) 239-7267. Those wishftig to sail with Capt. Petersen should apply immediately, as difficulties in communications delay plans. I suggest at least two months must be set aside to coordinate schedules. Nonetheless, I give the experience a high recommendation. — dr. john 7/15/92 Readers — The third annual Raja Muda Regatta, sponsored by the Royal Selangor YC of Port Kelang, starts on November 20. Open to both racing and cruising boats, the regatta consists of five legs of between 12 and 80 miles with stops along the coast. For the $100 entry fee, there is a free buffet plus five beers per crewmember at each stop, free moorings and race commltte boats provided by the Royal Malaysian Navy. From all indications, this regatta is becoming one of the highlights of cruising Asia. Immdiately following the Raja Muda is the Andaman Sea Race from Langhawi to Phi Phi Island. Subsequent to that is the King’s Cup Regatta, sponsored by the Royal Varuna Yacht Club at Phuket. Bones VIII — Swan 47 BUI & Diana Chapman Niue (Stockton) On our way to New Zealand and beyond, we thought your readers would like to know that Niue is a great spot to stop and rest for a few days when sailing from French Polynesia or the Cook Islands to Tonga. Especially if you stop in Rarotonga, which is a great place but has an awful anchorage. Known as the 'Rarotonga Rodeo', it is common to be bucked out of your bunk while side-tied in Avatiu Harbor. Niue, a self-governing country in free association with New Zealand, is very friendly and the anchorage is good as long as the wind is southeast to northeast. The
local 'yacht club' (actually a bar at the Niue Hotel) is in the process of installing permanent yacht moorings. They should be in by the time you get this. The moorings will make things a lot easier. We are enjoying our 'retirement cruise’ greatly and were sorry to miss Latitude’s wandering reporter in Moorea by a day or so. — bill & diana 7/5/92 Bill & Diana — We’re sorry we missed you, too. Your boat was at the quay at Papeete, but you weren’t aboard. The folks at Niue recently sent us a giant poster and asked us to encourage yachtles to stop by their Island, which at 100 square miles, is the largest raised coral island in the world. Mighty Merry Two-— Orion 27 Capt. Mary McCollum Maeva Beach, Tahiti (Eugene, Oregon) I’m responding to the woman who was concerned about her safety without a man onboard in Mexico. I spent a year in Mexico,
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gig most of it singlehanded. Granted, I’m eligible for social security in a few months and might not experience the same problems a younger woman might, but I did not, do not and will not carry a gun. After being asked for water by the same group of fisherman in a couple of different anchorages, I followed the advice given to me by a young Mexican I had known in San Diego. That is, I let them know that my ’husband’ — it could have been my brother or some other protective male — was sleeping down below (or was about to arrive soon). Why? Because I’m not going to be able to change the Latin culture — which is different than ours — overnight. In general, I felt safer in Mexico, Costa Rica (where I spent six months), and Ecuador (where I spent three months) before sailing on to Easter Island, Pitcairn Island and French Polynesia via the Gambiers. (And yes, I met War Baby in all of those places after Ecuador.) Nonetheless, I didn’t even walk around alone at night in Papeete. In most places I stopped it was known that I was singlehanding — and the macho attitude worked to my advantage! Because I was doing something so novel to their way of thinking, I was treated with a great deal of
respect. But it didn’t always work. I got mugged while walking from the bus station in San Jose, Costa Rica to a friend’s business. I had walked the same route many times previously, but there had always been plenty of other pedestrians. This time there weren’t — which should have been a warning to me. It was also in one of the worst parts of town, so I really should have had the good sense to take a taxi. Fortunately, my umbrella turned out to be a good defensive weapon. As such, my assailant and I were wrestling on the ground when three taxis came along and penned him in. At 5’3" and 110 pounds, I’m no Amazon. But when your passport is at stake, the adrenalin flows and you fight back. Believe it or not, I also had a suspicious incident 400 miles off the coast of Colombia, when a tuna boat crew wanted to give me a gift such as fresh water, a tuna or diesel. I refused them all because of the impractical methods they suggested of transferring them. So I asked for a weather fax — to be read over the VHF — as a gift. They ran one off and read it to me over the VHF. Since it didn’t coincide with the
weather I soon experienced*: I’m not sure they had really run one. Then I was startled by their inquiry of whether or not I was sailing "sola”. These guys were young, they’d been away from home for a long time, it was Christmas Eve, perhaps they’d been drinking a little ... so I told them the white lie that "Mi companero duerme”. It seemed the safest thing to do. My point is that good judgement will protect you more than will an Uzi, but that you also must interpret ’good judgement’ from the view of the culture in which you are travelling. I would add that using good judgement applies equally to people cruising distant destinations as it does women concerned about their own safety. The primary interest in this wonderful adventure I am pursuing is that I am forced to continue to learn — and life is so much more interesting when you are learning. There are so many people I need to thank for their assistance in making my voyage a reality that there isn’t enough room. The really wonderful ones were those who taught me while they offered assistance. I come from a generation in which women did not routinely tinker with engines and things, so I’ve had to learn maintenance the hard way. There have been times when I’ve paid a mechanic to stand over me and supervise my work because I find I learn more by doing than watching. Fortunately, knowledgeable acquaintances have usually offered to supervise my work in the same manner. As a result, I rarely feel threatened by my little Yanmar anymore. But don’t ever assume I enjoy working on the engine! So far I’ve been lucky in that I’ve never needed a tow or to be rescued. The worst that has happened so far was losing the coax to my Ham radio. The resulting loss of the use of my radio threw a real scare into my family from Christmas to New Years in 1991. My daughter makes me feel like a 10-year■old when she demands, "Mother, are you sure you’ve fixed it so it can never break down again?" But then she is a landlubber. I want to compliment West Marine and Magellan for their excellent customer service. I like my Prevailer batteries, but I wish I could say the same for their customer service. I spent the equivalent of 25% of the cost of a new battery trying to communicate with them and got no response. Fortunately, I had Bill Edinger of Edinger Marine help me out; he was the hero of the situation. I’m not September, 1992
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exactly sure what went wrong with the batteries, but I was able to get them recycled in Tahiti for $75. — mary 6/29/92 Cruise Notes: You lucky dogs who are headed south to Mexico this winter should be sure to read Fear And Longing—First Cruise To Mexico, that appears elsewhere in this issue. It contains the basic information on the various kick-off events for southbound cruisers as well as the announcement of our 5th Annual Some Like It Hot California to Mexico Cruiser’s Rally. Pam Ostrander, owner of Cabo’s The One That Got Away Bar & Restaurant — and co-conspirator with Latitude in the 1992 Some Like It Hot rally — reports on the current state of affairs in that traditional cruiser first stop, Cabo San Lucas: 'The amount of construction down here is unbelievable! They’re building new tourist attractions in downtown Cabo, new apartment houses in the barrios, and just about everything one the 'Cabo Corridor' from San Jose del Cabo to Cabo San Lucas. A four-lane divided highway is under construction between the two cities, and President Salinas says "heads will roll" if it’s not completed on schedule in about a year. One golf course is open in San Jose and three more are under construction. A condition of the courses being built is that they be capable of producing their own water from seawater. One desalinization plant is already on line — which is why we still have water although there has only been one day of rain so far during this summer’s rainy season — and others are coming. "The Cabo marina is looking good. The water, electricity and cable television hook¬ ups are in and the security is excellent. Quite a few boats are now being left here year 'round. Additional berths in the 100-foot range are now being completed in front of the Hotel Las Glorias, these for the really large private yachts." Ostrander says there has been an increase in crime as Cabo has grown, but that it’s not bad. "We’ve had a couple of murders, but they’ve been over drug deals in the barrios. The rule of thumb for tourists in Cabo is simple: Don’t walk on dirt streets alone at night and you’ll be fine." Of course, you don’t want to run afoul of the law, either. "Visitors to Cabo need to know that if they’re alone and stumble out of Page 190 • UtXJU J? • September. 1992
Mighty Mary McCollum has already singlehanded to Ecuador, Easter Island, Pitcairn, the Gamblers and is now in French Polynesia.
a bar drunk, they’ll be arrested and put in jail. But if they stumble out of a bar drunk with a bunch of friends, the cops won’t bother them. So if you’re drunk alone and have to leave a bar, wait until you can tag along with another group. Also, a new law was passed that forbids the drinking of beer from bottles on the streets. It’s a $28 fine or six hours in jail. Incidentally, it’s still legal to drink beer on street from cups, and all bars and restaurants will be happy to provide you with one." (Tragically, a proposal that would have required Baja residents to shoot condo salespersons on sight failed to gather the necessary votes to become law.) Perhaps the most significant change in Cabo — and this is going to gross out a lot of cruisers — is the opening of a sports book. That’s right, you can now plop yourself into a chair in an air-conditioned building and bet on dogs, the races at Del Mar, the 49ers, presidential elections, how many marlin will be caught that day — just about anything. Good old Cabo; from sleepy fishing village, to Mexican resort, to Mexifomia adult playground, to Las Vegas-by-the-sea — all in just 20 years! It’s not been a good summer for former San Franciscans Cliff and RuthAnn Fremsted and their 97-foot schooner Constellation. As reported in last month’s Changes, they had some troubles at the beginning of the
TransArc Race from Florida to Europe. Things were apparently even worse when they tried to sail back as part of the America 500. First they were late for their Palos, Spain, start, then their 60-year old schooner — which once belonged to J.P. Morgan — went aground in the Huelva River. According the America 500 officials, Constellation suffered considerable damage and may not be salvageable. We hope those reports prove incorrect. Another U.S. entry, Tayana 37 Hunk-ASchmitt, was dismasted during the 550-mile first leg to Porto Santa, Madeira. The America 500 pre-race activities were steeped in history. The skipper’s meeting was held in the same La Rabida monastery room where Columbus briefed his captains exactly 500 years before. A mass and blessing of the fleet was held at the St. George de Palos church, the same church where Columbus and his fleet received their blessing. When it was over, the sailors literally got a royal send-off from their majesties King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain. The fleet will now cool its keels in Madeira and the Canary Islands until the November 15th start across the Atlantic. Fifty yachts from 15 countries made up the America 500 fleet. The largest contingent is the 15 from the United States. Other countries with large representation were Finland (9), England (4), and Italy (4). Dennis and Susanne Robbins of the Richmond YC are part of the fleet with their Swan 46 Razzmatazz. Another Northern California entry is Kite, a Stephens 47 belonging to Dick and Lona Wilson of Modesto. The Wilsons previously participated in the Europa '92 Around the World Rally, which saw them sail from San Diego to join the rest of the 50-boat fleet in the Marquesas for the remaining 17 legs to Gibraltar. At least that was the plan. They, like several other entries, apparently felt the around-theworld-in-18-months pace was too swift. In a recent letter to Latitude, they wrote: "We decided to drop out of the Europa Rally in Port Suez and spend the next six months [which would have been this summer] leisurely cruising the Med. By the end of the Red Sea passage we were bone weary and tired of the fast pace." With a second around the world rally for cruisers scheduled for January of 1994, we’ll be getting more detailed reviews of that event in the future.
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"Even though I’ve only been back from the tropics for five months," writes Kelly Degnan of San Francisco, "reading Latitude makes me restless to cruise once again. I’m going to be in southern Portugal in late October and it occurred to me that I might be able to catch on with a boat sailing to the Canaries or Azores and then on to the Caribbean. My five years of cruising have all been in the Pacific, so I’m not familiar with the best ways of finding out about boats planning trans-Atlantic trips at that time. Can you help me?" Unless you’re an axe-murderer, Kelly, it should be a snap for you to get on a boat. Vilamoura, in southern Portugal, is a not only a great place but a great place to start looking for a berth. If you don’t have any luck there, it’s only about 150 miles to Gibraltar, where just about every Med boat stops on its way to the Canaries and Caribbean. It’s about 700 miles from either Vilamoura or Gibraltar to Las Palmas, and about 2,700 hopefully tradewind miles to the Lesser Antilles. Just as November is the prime month to head from San Diego to Mexico, November is the month to head out from Gibraltar. Thus you’ll be exactly when and where you want to be. Don’t forget to write. While we’re still in the Atlantic, we should report that it wasn’t until August 16 that they got their first tropical storm of the year. Andrew formed about 500 miles west of the Lesser Antilles and headed west-northwest at 15 to 20 knots. As such, she had everyone from Guadeloupe to the Virgin Islands on their toes. We know there was a big run on anchors in St. Martin, because the one we had our eye on was snapped up before we had a chance to buy it. FlashI Just as we go to press, we learn Andrew has slammed into southern Florida and is headed for New Orleans. Indications are that there was were many millions of dollars of damage to boats in the Miami area, with countless large yachts smashed, sunk, toppled and thrown up onto main streets. It could have been far worse, however. The real yachting center o£ the United States is Fort Lauderdale, just a few miles to the north. Early reports are that Lauderdale boats suffered little more than very strong winds. It will be months, however, before all the damage will be calculated. As always, there have been many more tropical storms in the Western Pacific
When you see one of these approaching, it's time to be somewhere else.
hurricane zone (Mexico) than the Atlantic/Caribbean. By mid-August, the Western Pacific had already had tropical storm Kay blow through, the 11th named storm of the season. While there are many more tropical disturbances off the coast of Mexico than in the Atlantic and Caribbean, the iatter are normally much more devastating. Why? Northern hemisphere hurricanes usually move to the northwest. In the Pacific, this means they start offshore and head further offshore. In the Atlantic/Caribbean, they start offshore and head directly toward the Lesser Antilles, Hispaniola and the coast of the United States from Texas all the way to New England. Flash III As we go to press, we’re getting reports that on August 23, the day before Andrew hit Florida, hurricane Lester jumped the Baja peninsula and struck the Sea of Cortez with 85-knot winds. As noted in the paragraph above, this is atypical Western Pacific hurricane behavior. Although some 10,000 people had evacuated La Paz, three were killed and many others injured as waves of up to 20 feet slammed into the shore, flooded villages and washed out roads. The initial report from the Notimex news agency said there was also at least $3 million in damage. We have no word as yet if there was any damage to boats. "Our boat is in the Antilles and we intend to sail her to Panama and then up to San Francisco," writes Beatrice Martinet of Sunnyvale. "We would very much appreciate
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any comments about travelling this route from people who have already done it." We haven’t made the trip personally, but we can give you the basics. The sail from the Antilles to Panama is usually a great reach, the exceptions are if you get caught in a hurricane (June to November) or get pooped by heavy following seas caused by reinforced trades (usually December and January). Almost always a terrific reach, the best time of year is from February to May. The trip from Panama to San Francisco — based on contrary wind and current, and increasingly cooler water and air temperatures — is widely considered to be one of the most miserable in the world. There are two schools of thought on how best to make it: 1) Go by way of Hawaii, which means much more off-the-wind sailing, or 2) Slam your way up the coast. The former is longer but considered easier; the latter is shorter, but because of terrific lightning storms off Costa Rica, Papagayos, Tehauntepec’ers, and head seas of the Baja coast, more unpleasant. If your boat has a long waterline, powerful diesel and good dodger, it’s probably best to take the 'coast route'. Any advice or tips from those of you who have done it? If you’re heading to Costa Rica, Bob and Janet Bean of the Cal 35 Windfall recommend The Costa Rica Traveller by Ellen Searby and The New Key To Costa Rica by Beatrice Blake and Anne Becher. The two books are said to he accurate and reflect current prices. They can be found at Bookpeople in Berkeley (800) 999-4650. The Beans also wish to strongly disagree with a cruiser who wrote disparagingly of Phil of Melaque and Maury of Costa Rica in the May issue: "Phil is a unique individual who runs a fun and spirited net. She gladly dispenses information about the area, has a shower and water hose available for yachties, can 'arrange for bottled water, soda, beer and ice to be delivered, and lets yachties hang out at her restaurant for hours on end. The latter saved many of us from cabin fever during last winter’s unseasonable rains. You can also pull your dinghy up in front of her Los Pelicanos Restaurant, and she’ll put your oars in safe-keeping while you visit Melaque, Navidad or Manzanillo. Anyone who visits Mexico without visiting Phil is really missing out. "As for 86-year old Maury who cruised for September, 1992
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many years, he’s a wealth of information and a delightful man to visit. We spent four hours one afternoon listening to his adventures while keeping cool by his pool. A few weeks later he had a pot-luck and gave a slide presentation — an event enjoyed by many cruisers. Maury is T17MEG on the Ham radio and can be reached on the 15 Meter Net at 21.402 at 2200 Zulu or the 40 Meter Net at 7.085 at 1300 Zulu. He lives at Playa del Coco and loves visitors.
The greatest concentration of hurricanes occur within the shaded areas depicted on this map. There are far more in the PacificThan Atlantic.
"In closing, I wish that cruisers who write articles about people who give freely of their time and kindness be a little more careful with their words. I know the critical article was read by those involved and caused some hurt feelings." The Straits of Malacca, which separate Sumatra from Singapore and Malaysia, have
been a hot-bed of piracy for centuries. A decade or two ago, most pirates sought out cruising yachts or other small vessels as their victims. In recent years they’ve wised up and gone after the big money: the cash payrolls on big ships. Hard to believe, but these modern-day pirates regularly throw grappling hooks over the sides of big ships and climb aboard with Uzis and other serious automatic weapons. How regularly is this done? Three years ago there were 246 such incidents; the pace is only off a little since. This is partly because owners of ships, not wanting their captains and crews to get hurt, have instructed them to simply turn over the cash. The strict law-and-order government of Singapore and the government of Malaysia, however, have recently announced they are going to prevent this practice from continuing. Whether they’ll be successful and/or whether pirates will turn their attention back to small boats remains to be seen. In closing, we’d love to see all of you at Latitude’s 8th Annual Mexico Only Crew List Party, October 7 at the Sausalito Yacht Club (right next to the Sausalito Ferry Terminal) from 6-10 p.m.
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DINGHIES, LIFE RAFTS AND ROWBOATS 10-FTCHAISSON DORY TENDER. Brunzyeel/ mahog. new & very elegant. 13-ft chamberlain dory, glass/mahog., new. (415) 323-3887. 14- FT MIRROR class sailing pram. Complete with sails and all rigging, accessories, and trailer. Cur¬ rent 92 license both vessel and trailer. A fast boat in excellent condition and ready to sail. $950. (415) 859-3901 (wkdys), (415) 323-3551 (eve/ wknds). WEST WIGHT POTTER 19,1986. Orig. owner, ex. cond. All basics, custom rigging, twin forstayspoles, Bomar forepeak/cockpit hatches, 4 sails/ double reef main, 13 gal water, custom icebox/ cabinets, '86 4 hp LS Suz, tilt trailer & spare, tilt rudder, $5,500. (916) 284-6294. 15- FT CHRYSLER MUTINEER, swing keel, 6-ft cockpit, roller reef jib, jiffy reef mainsail, trailer, Seagull o/b, etc. Excellent cond. $2,000 b/o. (415) 883-3659, 6 p.m.
1-14. The LizzardolOdds is seriously for sale. The ultimate in "go fast" dinghies. Benedick VII w/top and bottom cover, 2 masts, 2 daggerboards, dock cradle and other extras. I must sell this great boat. $5,000 or m/o. Chris (415) 592-4621.
505 - 16-FT1966INTL in VG condition w/renovated mahogany foredeck, trunk and trim. Proctor and wood mast, roller jib, new hardware and rigging. New bearings, tires, electrical on trailer. $1,500 or b/o. Call Skip (408) 267-1703.
LID014. Trailer, kicker, new sails (Pineapple), new wheels, tires, brngs, buddies, 1.5 hp kicker. Stored indoors. $950 or b/o. (707) 778-1053.
18-FT GRAND BANKS DORY by Aeolis w/trailer, oars, motor well, floorboards, stainless steel cen¬ terboard, and boat cover. This boat is in excellent condition. $1,950.883-0602 H or 777-8955 wk.
RUSHTON DESIGN ROWBOAT. 14-ft double ender. Spruce Lapstrake, oak seats and ribs, clear interior finish - beautiful! Custom made in Main 1986. 2nd owner. Shaw & Tenney spoon oars. Z trailer. $3,800 invested. Sell at best offer. (707) 763-5740. Also, sternwheels, Yakima kayak racks. ZODIAC 4-PERSON LIFERAFT/DINGHY combo. Great for limited stowage. Ind: valise, C02 tanks, survival kit, solar still, canopy, oars, seats, foot pump, motor mount, 1960 4 hp Clinton o/b engine. $850. (415) 331-8980.
17-FT NORTHWEST DAY BOAT, with trailer and sails. $800. Call Pete or Diane at (510) 232-2925.
ROWINGCRAFTERS14-FT WHITEHALL. Cus¬ tom built with oars, outriggers, snap-on flotation seat cushions, full canvas cover, 8 coats new varnish. Excellent condition. $2,500 or b/o. Call (415)461-3024.
10-FT RED, West Marine inflatable, hard bottom, new condition, with custom cover. $750. (209) 522-4623, Modesto, CA.
AVON DINGHY REDSTART w/floorboards, mo¬ tor mount bracket and 2 hp Evinrude o/b. $600. Call Walter at 347-9826 days or 697-8425 eves.
13" BANSHEE seeks sailor to go fast and often, sail away condition with trailer. $700 b/o. Call Bob (415) 765-6904 or (415) 574-0504.
LASER WANTED. I will trade landscape trees and shrubs for Laser in good condition. If you have a Laser that you don’t need and you would rather landscape your yard, give me a call at (916) 8781850 or 878-1854.
NEW AVON COASTLINE, 6-man liferaft with single bottom cannister w/cover and survival kit. Never used. $2,450 or b/o. Call (707) 552-1045 or (707) 253-2491, ask for Mark.
14-FT WHITEHALL. F/G row boat, new LPU paint. $900 as is. David 331-1280.
AVON REDCREST. Excellent condition and com¬ plete with motor mount, oars, pump, storage bag, etc. With 4/hp Mercury o/b purchased new in '88 and used once. Showroom condition. $1,200. (415)485-1263. • INTERNATIONAL 14. Benedict 4, US 1029. Like new condition. Very fast. Carbon fiber bowsprit, mylar sails, trailer, new cover. Win or lose, the boat is a blast to sail. $4,500. Call Dave at (408) 255-7801.
24 FEET & UNDER J-24,1980. #2153 w/trailer and bags of sails. Faired bottom & East Coast model. $6,995. (408) 475-4948. COLUMBIA 22. Sausalito berth. Ready to sail. Recently replaced sails. Fine condition. 9.9 long shaft Suzuki o/b. Great daysailer. $2,000. (415) 388-0183. 23-FT MAYA, 4 sails, new main, propane stove, compass, depth finder, electric bilge, 5 hp, marine head, VHF, AM/FM stereo. New bottom 3/92. Biggest little boat. Sturdy, fast, sleeps 5. $2,500 b/o. (707) 642-6797.
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1988 CAPR118,2 hp o/b. Sleeps 4, lights P.P. Many extras, good cond. $6,000 or b/o. (707) 459-6634 (eves). CARINITA 21-FT. Fiberglass over plywood with mahogany door and trim. Great Bay boat. Built strictly to class specifications. Never been in wa¬ ter. Needs paint and hardware. Trailerable. $1,000 b/0. (415) 284-2251. WINDROSE 22, cheap Moss Landing berth, trailer, swing keel, Baja and Tahoe vet, pop top, huge interior and cockpit, Evinrude8, reef able jib, genoa, main, cushions and full cover, AND free lessons. $2,850 or ? Let’s deal. Tom (408) 353-1665 (after Sept. 13). ISLANDER BAHAMA 24. Berthed Gas House Cove, S.F. Full keel, sleeps 4, VHF, Seagull o/b. $5,000 b/o. (415) 731-1168. 19-FT O’DAY MARINER, 1966, fixed keel, sleeps 2 big cockpit, new rigging, bottom paint July '92. Full cover, 2 jibs, 2 mains, compass, anchor located Berkeley Marina. $9,750 or b/o. (415) 558-9113. COLUMBIA 23. Great Bay boat. Fixed keel, four sails, new to nearly new, new mast and rigging, 6 hp Johnson outboard. Galvanized trailer with ex¬ tender hitch for easy launching. $4,000. Call Den¬ nis, (408) 745-1300 (days), (415) 594-9541 (eves). SAN JUAN 24.110,130,150, storm, 2 mains, spinnaker. Low-hour 6 hp Johnson, KM, VHF, sleeps 4.5. $5,200. (510) 531-7581. CAL 2-24, 24' sloop. Very good condition, re¬ duced to $3,500. Fixed keel, 6 hp Evinrude, john, sleeps 4. Hank (707)538-1397. CATALINA 22,1983. Fixed keel. Taber. Mast. Santa Cruz slip available.$4,900. (408) 458-3414.
NOR-CAL COMPASS ADJUSING Magnueto™ System Exclusively 1. Boat Remains in Berth 2. Owner's Presence Not Necessary 3. Eliminate Deviation Dick Loomis (415) 453-3923 days or eves.
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J-24 WANTED. Must iiave class minimum size keel, decent sails and trailer. Price range $6,000 to $7,000. Call Jim (503) 284-2237 or write 2611 N.E. Knott, Portland, Oregon, 97212. HESS ftEN£GADE24-FTCUTTER, partially built Several options for completion. Price negotiable. (408) 335-3093, (415) 663-8233.
ISLANDER BAHAMA24. Tough Bay boat. Race/ cruise ready. Active one design fleet. Classic dark blue Awlgrip topsides. Newwiring, plumbing, VHF, 5 hp Tohatsu. Newer main, 3 headsails. Many upgrades and extras. Clean and well maintained. All safety gear. Prime inexpensive Emeryville upwind end berth. Moving up, financing available. For more info call (415) 434-1451. $4,600.
14-FT RHODES BATAN SAILBOAT. Good sails, spars, rigging, trailer, mahog hull, needs work. Complete boat only $100. (415) 381-5484. SANTANA 22. O/B, DS, compass, 2 mains, 2 jibs, 2gennys, many very nice rigging upgrades. $3,300. (707) 576-0519.
15.5-FT WOODEN SLOOP, center board, com¬ plete rigging & sails, good condition, ready to sail with trailer, great family boat for lake and/or la¬ goon, Cheap. (510) 865-2108 or (510) 521-2027.
21-FT MacGREGOR with trailer, swing keel, new o/b, 3 sails, compass, anchor, porta-potti, $2,500 make offer. (805) 238-2164.
VENTURE 21. Clean in and out. Blue deck, swing keel, bunkcushions, sleeps4. Nice looking boat in excellent condition. Trailer included. Only $1,900 and take it. (408) 997-0265.
MOORE 24 SC, 1984. Cabin model with trailer. Both excellent. New 3.5 Nissan outboard, For¬ tress anchor, battery, solar panel, etc. 3 jibs, main & spinnaker. Harken roller furling. Fast, fun boat. Not a better one around. $14,500. (707) 8844136.
'82 CATALINA 22 swing keel, w/trailer. 110 jib w/ downhaul, reef. Main w/vang, jiffy reef. Halyards led aft. Tiller tamer, compass, depth sounder, VHF, stowaway galley w/stove, sink, stowage, 18 gal. water, porta-potti, 7.5 Johnson o/b, pop top w/ cover. $6,500 b/o. Bought bigger boat, (707) 226-5141 (after 4 pm or Iv msg.)
AQUARIUS 23. Super clean inside/out. Comes wArailer, long shaft o/b, 4 bags sails, pop-top hatch w/6-ft hdrm. Galley has: stove, sink, ice box, enclosed head w/porta-pottie. Sleeps 6. $3,900/ part-trade for smaller sailboat. (415) 453-6961, noon time best.
HUNTER 23-FT w/trailer, sleeps 4, roller furling jib, 5 hp Tohatsu o/b, epoxy barrier ct. bottom, sail covers, safety gear, slip Lake Sonoma. $11,995. (707) 4334262.
BALBOA 23-FT, 1979. Swing keel, pop-top, portapotti, V-berth, galley, CB, anchor and accesso¬ ries, new rigging, 8 hp Mariner, w/trailer, fresh water sailed, V. clean, $6,000 or b/o. Will consider trades. (702) 588-6591.
NEPTUNE 24. Dual axle trailer, power winch, rollers, new brakes, 7.5 Honda, speed/log, depth, compass, stove, porta-potti, 2 sinks, 2 ice box, Halyards aft, cruising spinnaker, bow/stern pulpit, life lines, bimini, cockpit cushions, custom interior, extras. $9,500 b/o. (415) 494-1654 (d), Kevin.
SINGLE HANDERS: Factory cat rigged '82 Pearson 23', KM/compass, sink, 1 month old bright work. Excellent condition overall. $5,300 or b/o. Christopher Kunnen (510) 5484688, ext. 329 (Iv msg).
RHODES MERIDIAN, 24’9" classic full keel 1969 fiberglass sloop. New LPU topsides and hull. Outboard. Good sails. Standing headroom, head, compass, ice-box. A very special boat for the traditional sailor. Asking $4,950. Sausalito berth. Stan (916) 924-7380.
CATAUNA 22, 1976. 7.5 hp Honda, pop-top cabin, swing keel, trailer. Includes working sails, sail covers/bags, full-length cockpit cushions, depthsounder, Danforth anchor, jiffy reefing, ex¬ tra flotation, plus lots more. In good condition. Asking $4,000. Call Vince (408) 945-8921.
RHODES 19. Clean, good condition. Fixed keel, 2 sets of sails, spinnaker, 4 hp Johnson, anchor, lines, life-jackets, all necessary gear. Sausalito berth, ready to go, fun Bay sailer. $1,300 b/o. (415) 931-0576.
CATAUNA 22,1981, trailer, swing keel, obm, pop top, new cover, DS, speedo, fwd hatch, pul¬ pits, life lines, lines aft, S/S, swim ladder, galley, new stove, bilge pump, raise mast single handed, white, w/blue shear strips, excellent, beautiful. $5,700. (408) 927-0236.
MOORE 24 w/trailer, ULDB racer, 9 sails, 4 hp o / b, VHF, safety gear, upgrades, great boat, must sell, $5,500 b/o Marc (510) 532-5425. 23-FT STAR OLYMPIC CLASS racing boat with trailer, North sails, new paint & varnish. Many extras. $1,750. Roberts 53' fiberglass hull with complete blue prints & patterns for finishing. $4,900 or trade for equal value or b/o. (209) 357-1956. SANTANA 22. New rigging, two sails, 8 hp Nissan in excellent condition. Sausalito berth, 2nd own¬ ers. Fast, fun and exciting boat. Records of all maintenance and work. $3,000 or b/o. Call (707) 763-4038. CATAUNA 22. Swing keel, 6.5 hp Evinrude o/b, sails, VHF, porta-potti, newelectrical system, new interior cushions, engine & boat in great, clean, condition. $3,500 or b/o. (415) 343-0972. CATALINA 22. Swing keel 7V w/trailer, 10 hp Honda, deep cycle batt. system w/A.C. charger & breaker panel, VHF, 2 anchors, porta-potti, $1,800. Call Mike (408) 226-0568 after 5:30 p.m.
VENTURE23-FT CUTTER w/trailer. Tanbark sails, sail covers, VHF, DS, galley, gimbal stove, plow anchor, 5 hp Honda. This is the best looking, best equipped V-23 you'll ever find for sale. Gets thumbs up wherever she sails. $5,000. Call (408) 997-2811. ERICSON 23,1969. 7 1/2 hp Evinrude o/b. 2 mains, jib, genoa, spinnaker & poles, lines aft. Navico autopilot, compass, radio. Sink, head, sleeps 4. Rigged for single handed. A real fun boat $2,500. (415) 9944543. 24-FT COLUMBIA MKII full keel Bay cruising sloop. 7.5longshaft Evinrude, VHF, depthsounder, lifelines, anchor, warm mahogany interior, 5'9" headroom, sleeps 4, head, galley, motivated seller w/2 boats, will consider trades. Best reasonable offer. (510) 487-0600 (days), (510) 5234628 (eves). STONEHORSE23-FT. Crocker designed, full keel cutter, Edey & Duff built 1977, Airex cored glass, low hours Universal diesel, fully equipped, Loran, VHF, 5 sails. Traditional looks. Excellent Bay and Delta sailor. $12,000. (510) 841-7379 (eves).
SANTANA 22. A stiff and sea-kindly boat ideal for Northern California conditions. Recent keel and rudder work, new tiller, new compass, beautiful hull paint, and '91 8 hp Honda. Excellent mainte¬ nance, shows well. $4,500 or b/o. (510) 528-0562. 23-FT PEARSON SLOOP (Eiectra). Full keel, excellent Bay boat in excellent condition. Single hand, sleeps 4, new mast/rigging, new brightwork. Ind: main, jib, lapper andgenny. New4 hp Evinrude o/b. Same owner 15 years. Priced to sell - $2,500. (415) 771-7834. MOORE 24. Buy a winner! 1992 Pacific Cup Overall and Double-Handed Champion. Boat w/ trailer, 4 chutes, VHF, AP, MOB, 3 1/2 hp o/b, many extras. Ocean and race ready. $9,000 firm. Call Frank 289-9511. ’80 WHITE J/24. Hatch conversion, fared bottom, adj spreaders, Harken traveler, Nissan 5 hp en¬ gine, North spin bag, new spin., 2 sets sails. $9,000. John, days (415) 467-1242, eves (415) 924-2743. J 24. Faired keel, bottom rudder, new deck hard¬ ware, adjustable spreaders, boat to one design spec. Death of dog forces sell. $15,000. Dave (415) 9274618, 16-FT O’DAY sailboat, new condition, with trailer. $23,000 b/o. 435-9260.
25 TO 28 FEET 26 AWARD inboard diesel, propane Gimbal stove, very solid and seaworthy boat New main, new bottom. $6,000. Call Steve (415) 239-8239. CATALINA 27,1985. Excellent condition, lov¬ ingly cared for, diesel, wheel, Leading Edge sails, 2 jibs, DF, VHF, KM, auto bilge, battery charger, shore power, spinnaker rigging. $18,500 b/o. (415) 507-1574 or (415) 616-7762. ISLANDER28,1981. Diesel, 3 jibs, North Genaker, roller furling, self-tailing winches, DS, KM, Loran, AM/FM casette, teak interior. Excellent Bay boat. $19,500. Randy (510) 655-1900 (days), (510) 530-5220 (eves).
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BARIENT 27. Self tailing winch with aluminum drum. Has never been used. $900 b/o. Wanted: Honda 10 hp long shaft for parts. Evenings (408) 373-3527. CATALINA 25,1987.10 hp Honda, wing keel, DS, KM, VHF, roller furling, epoxy bottom, 110, 150 sails, trailer. $15,500. Redding, CA (916) 222-5941. COLUMBIA 28,1969. Clean well kept. Atomic 4, marine toilet, stove, lockers, marine radio, stereo, DF, safety equipment, cockpit cushions, 4 sails, recently surveyed. $9,500. (510) 820-1887. S-2 26-FT, 1970 center cockpit, shoal keel, roller furling, Volvo diesel 500 hrs, bottom 9/91, genaker, spare jibs, alcohol stove, head, galley, aft state¬ room, V-berth, VHF, DS, KM, trailerable, mos¬ quito tent, accessories, surveyed well '90, $12,900 b/o, delivered. (916) 684-5989. 28-FT PEARSON, 1986. Nothing down. Assume loan with pmt’s of $500/mo. Excellent Bay cruiser w/Sausalito berth. Fully equipped: wheel steer¬ ing, diesel, 3 sails, dodger. Full electronics (ste¬ reo, WS/AWI, etc) Sleeps 6, H/C water & shower. Ron at (415) 331-8366. MacGREGOR 25,1984 w/trailer, 7.5 Honda, 2 mains, jib, genoa, custom cockpit cushions, poptop w/enclosure, galley, porta-potti. Jiffy reefing, lines led aft, radio, depth meter. Great condition. Wonderful racer or cruiser. $4,900 b/o. Call (415) 591-6411. O’DAY 25. Excellent condition, trailrite tandem trailer, all equip, new in 1989,8 hp o/b, VHF, DS, KM, new interior, roomy comfortable cruiser w/ lots of extras. $8,000 or b/o. (916) 9254646. CUSTOM SINGLEHANDER 27-FT, flush deck cutter, 1984. Fin keel with skeg hung rudder. Strong Airex core. Fiberglass hull. Meticulous construction. Offshore equipped, 4 sails, B&G, depth, AP, VHF, solar, propane stove, windlass, chain. Recent diesel/max prop. $27,000. (206) 2934048. PEARSONTRITON28’6"Sturdy Bay and Coastal cruiser. Fractional rig, two mains, spinnaker, work¬ ing jib, genoa, VHF, mast head navigation lights, KM, two anchors, dependable Atomic four, Alameda berth. $7,000. (408) 457-1315. FOLKBOAT FOR SALE, built in Denmark 1955, long grain pine on oak frames, hull in good condi¬ tion, top needs some work. Upwind berth in Ber¬ keley. $3,000 or b/O. (408) 354-7767. SANTA CRUZ 27. National champ. '90 & '91. Excellent Sobstad sail inventory. KM, DS, VHF, trailer, epoxy racing bottom, lots of Harken gear (traveller, winches, etc.) Very clean, good looking boat. $13,900. (415) 877-0801. NORDIC FOLKBOAT SHANTY. A classic beauty. All wood, professionally stripped, varnished & deck painted 1991.3 mains, 2 jibs, 3 hp Seagull. Racer daysailer, liveaboard (we did). Berthed in S.R, owners in Colorado. $4,500 Mark Dutton. (303)444-8759.
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INTERNATIONAL FOLKBOAT26', F/G, full keel, epoxy & AFBP -12/91, H.D. offshore rig, all lines
GOLDEN GATE, hull #18, 25 feet, active YRA
MacGREGOR 25,1984, with 1990 Johnson 9.9
CAL 2-27,1975. Clean, well-equipped racer/
class, $4,500. Pete (415) 488-1715.
hp o/b and trailer. Main, jib, genoa, spinnaker. 4
cruiser. Active Bay fleet. Main (2), jib, spinnaker.
winches, all lines aft, compass and all safety gear.
Atomic 4, VHF, DS, KM, stereo, shorepower. $14,000. Moored Jack London Square. Call Bill (209) 523-1455 (eves) (one owner).
aft, 8 sails. $7,500. (707) 644-2474.
HUNTER 28.5 FT, 1985. Roomy, comfortable
Comfortable, roomy interior. Bottom painted 4/92.
SANTANA 525,1980, Good condition, new bat¬
cruiser, wheel, Yanmar diesel, VHF, duel batter¬
Looks new and sails beautifully. Only $5,150 b/o.
tery, rigging, and bottom paint, no trailer, 7.5
ies, shore power, H/C water pressure & more.
(415) 927-4565.
CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE 27. FG cruise ready,
Evinrude motor, good Bay or lake boat, very fast.
Great weekend Bay boat. Located in Reno, Ne¬
$5,000. (707) 526-5350.
vada on brand new trailer. Reduced $29,900 w/
CAL 28,1964. Clean, well-kept. VHF, Yanmar
Mexico vet. Recent epoxy bottom, Awlgrip
trailer. (702) 358-2922, (702) 829-7143 (eves).
diesel, 4 sails, depthsounder. Great Bay or Delta
topsides, exhaust system, new in 1968: Westerbeke 2 cyl. dsl, Loran C, shrouds, Forespar
clean condition, inside-out. Lots new including
ERICSON 27,1974. Atomic four refrig, (cold ma¬
439-2003.
dodger, main-jib, cushions, paint, electricals, KM,
chine), stereo, new VHF dual batts. w/charger,
boat. Sleeps 6. Must sell soon. $7,100. (510)
COLUMBIA 28-FT. Great SF Bay boat, excellent
club jib/rig, traveller, 4 cruising sails, 6 total. Can deliver, trailer. $14,900 b/o. (415) 331-7576.
DS, VHF, bottom paint '92. Inboard well main¬
upwindSF Marina Green berth (Gas House Cove).
SEA OF CORTEZ. Discover the beautiful anchor¬
tained engine, complete inventory of gear. Sacri¬
$8,500 b/o. Bill (415) 285-9684.
ages of Baja on a 26-ft Pearson Ariel. Strong, fast
28-FT HAWKFARM. Active one-design fleet. This
and seaworthy. Cruise equipped. Autopilot, 3
is a very competitive boat with a great group of
fice price $11,500. Louis 479-2703.
ISLANDER 28, 1978. Diesel North sails main
headsails, main, generator, folder boat, 7.5
people in the class. I would like to sell the boat or
1976 Islander 28, 7-time YRA
150,110,85,3/4 oz. 11/2 oz. spinnaker self tailing
Evinrude, VHF, KM log, fishing and snorkeling
trade for another boat. Call 937-7024 for more
champion, new bottom (blister free), newtopsides,
jib. New holding tank, head, macerator. All new
gear, etc. $9,500. (808) 326-1833.
info.
6 bags (all excellent), ready to race or cruise.
canvas, new cushions, VHF, knot log, DS, Loran
$24,900.332-0213 (h) or 332-2663 (w).
& more. $21,500 b/o.(209) 368-5142,368-3432.
25- FT GAFF CUTTER. Custom made, wood &
BALBOA 27,1982. VHF, DS, Loran, new Honda
JOSE CUERV0
Good sails, sail
15, standing hdrm, trailer, 2 burner stove, marine
MERIT 25, 1983. Excellent condition 90, 100,
cover, exc. 9.9 o/b, compass, depth, lights, stove,
head, holding tank, 20 gal. water, 12 gal fuel,
inventory, inc. spinn., stove porta-potti, '91 Nissan
150, two spinnakers, trailer. $9,900. Bob (916)
sink, sleeps 4, roomy for its size, extras. San
Shoal draft, new roller furling, new Autohelm. A
8 hp w/alt. All mint in storage. $11,000 your 17-22
678-5533 (days), (916) 678-4483 (eves).
Leandro berth. $6,750 (415)948-5874.
steal at $12,500. (707) 576-0934.
1980 CATALINA 27 FT. But seriously, I need to
CATALINA 27,1982. Tall rig. Traditional interior,
NORDIC FOLKBOAT, DENMARK “WOODIE”
low hour Universal diesel, three bags North sails,
New sails (3), 1991, all Harken blocks, compass,
sloop, 5 sails, very good condition, VHF, KM, 2
sell this boat. I have been asking $14,000, and in better economic times, I am sure it would be worth
110,150, main. Tiller pilot, compass, VHF, KM,
KM, 5 hp o/b new. Bottom, topsides, deck (92).
anchors chain and rode, bosuns chair, safety
more. But, its got to go. The new baby is here & we
DM, AM/FM stereo/tape, boomtent/sunshade,
Very well cared for. Nice racer/cruiser. $5,500.
equipment, 9’5" beam, 4” cushions, adjustable
need a bigger house. The boat has a 4 cyl gas 1/
lines aft, etc. Delta berth. Clean boat. $14,500.
Johnson 6 hp, '79, LS, $350. (510) 865-7009.
back stay, vang, small raft, more. $6,500. (209)
B, KM, DS, Marine head, etc. and is in good
Call (916)888-0176.
957-4717.
condition. Berthed in Emeryville. Make me an
glass, hard chine, bow sprit.
MacGREGOR 26,1991. All life lines. Full sail
ft sailboat as down. (209) 297-4992.
25-FT SEIDELMANN DIESEL, 1979. Masthead
CATALINA 25,1984. In excellent condition, used
MISTRESS NEEDS NEW HOME Back injury
offer I can't refuse. Call Greg, (916) 684-1775
27-FT CAL T2. Excellent condition. 2 mains, 3
ends 12 year romance with Santa Cruz 27
(eves or lv msg).
jibs, spinnaker, inboard diesel, VHF, stereo,
trailerable sailboat. Trim, slim, fast and agile. Self¬
knotlog, depth, stove, more. Great racer/cruiser.
tailing winches, center point mast hinge, 9 sails,
o/b, pop top, marine head, speed, log, depth, AM/
NEWPORT 27S. Excellent condition. New main.
Forced to sell. $9,800 b/o. Kevin (510) 522-8553
outboard engine, trailer. $9,600. John, 258-0616.
FM stereo/cassette, mast tabernacled, one year
Roller furler. Excellent 135,75, very good 105,3/
(eves).
Santa Cruz slip. Asking $10,650. (408) 395-9060.
4 oz. cruising spinnaker, spinnaker gear, Autohelm
lightly. Fixed keel, Larsen working sails, 7.5 Honda
28-FT TRfTON #248, Yanmar diesel, new teak
3000 autopilot available, 12 hp Yanmar, marine
26- FT PEARSON COMMANDER, full keel, 4
trimmed interior, improved structural mast sup¬
NEWPORT 28 MKII 1981. Excellent Bay and
head, all lines led aft, Edison wheel, propane
sails, new standing and running rigging 7/91,6 hp
port, 133 cubic feet of under water volume, gener¬
Delta cruiser. Universal diesel, VHF, Signet 1000
heater, propane stove, approved propane locker,
Evinrude long shaft, compass, anchor, VHF, new
ous freeboard, liveaboard headroom w/4 berths.
depth/speed/log, Navik autopilot, 110 shorepower,
varnish, new whisker pole, plus lots of other gear.
Myron Spaulding (415) 332-3721.
cockpit cushions and shade cloth awnings, deluxe
Awl Grip paint, Signet Smartpac SL-80 (DS, KM, temp, log), Martecfolding prop, Barient21s, Icom,
teak interior. $16,000. (916) 481-0982.
VHF, backstay adjuster. 6'2" standing head room,
$6,500 b/o. (510) 713-1517, John. MORGAN 28 OUTISLAND. Rebuilt Atomic 4,
ground tackle, safety gear, swim ladder. Currently
MERIT 25,1979, XX. New mast, mostly new
VHF, sounder, epoxy bottom, 3 sails, documented.
YANKEE 28 SLOOP, original owner, beautiful
in the Delta. $10,500. Call Ron (510) 254-5983
standing rigging. Featured as boat of the month in
$7,000 firm. (510)769-1551.
condition. Volvo diesel professionally maintained,
(eves), (510) 228-7557 (day).
Latitude 38 December 1991. $8,500. Garrett (510) 786-2500, ext. 2350 (days), (510) 524-3467 (eves).
CATALINA 25-FT, 1982. Freshwater sailed at
self-tend jib, jiffy reefing, dodger, lifelines, Yanmar
27- FT ARTEKNOSLOOP (Finland, 1981). Fixed
arranged. Partial list: 10 hp elec, start o/b, stereo,
diesel, KM, DS.windspeed/direction, VHF, Loran,
keel. Fractional rig. North main, jib, spinnaker.
VHF radio, dinghy, main & jib, fixed keel, sail away
LectraSan head, galley w/sink, icebox & alcohol
“Family racer" built for one-design racing in Eu¬
complete. (916) 541-2235, for more details.
stove, 1 lOv w/battery charger, charcoal heater.
rope, 9.9 hp o/b. Sails great, short on cabin space.
Loran, North sails, teak interior, self-furling jib,
Partner moved. $12,500. (707)937-0033. Ber¬
Can’t afford two boats. $3,950 or b/o. (707) 745-
Half Moon Bay berth. $15,500. (415) 726-1448.
keley slip.
6017 or 746-5326.
CAL 2-27,1978. Superb condition. Roller furling
STEPHENS 26,1949. Lovely wooden sloop de¬
1970 NEWPORT 27, in excellent condition. Atomic
with luff tape. Spinnaker with snuffer. All lines aft.
signed & built for S.F. Bay. Sturdy & pretty as she
4, epoxy bottom, dodger, VHF, KM, DS, two
Single line reefing. VHF, knot, depth. AM/FM
is, with minimal cosmetic work will be a knockout.
speed winches, AM/FM stereo tape, cockpit cush¬
TARTAN 30, 1979. Fully equipped for single
cassette. New cushions. Aluminum gas tank. Two
Ready to sail. Redwood City. $2,500.6 hp John¬
ions, dual batteries, sails five years old, a great
handed sailing, with all lines led afttc 3T winches,
anchors. $16,500.(707)427-1901.
son available. Call David (415) 948-8482, (415)
stiff Bay boat, never raced. $12, 500 b/o. Call
roller furling, autohelm. Low mileage, never raced,
948-8453.
(510) 829-7365.
excellent condition. $25,000 b/o. (510) 527-3507.
three good Dewitt sails, 110 shorepower, painted mast and boom, lots of teak, double lifelines, new
NEWPORT 28,1978. 2nd owner, wheel steering,
boom tent for delta, VHF/stereo, KM. $11,500. Call Bob (510) 284-8043.
CAL2-27,1978. Atomic 4, KM, DS, VHF, Voyager
Lake Tahoe. Excellent cond. Delivery can be
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J29, SAILING COMFORT & PERFORMANCE. Actively raced & cruised on the Bay. 10 sails, 8 hp Evinrude o/b, galley sink, stove, head & interior finishes. BestJ29 interior on the Bay. Joinagreat 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.
RANGER 29 KAMALAII. Race or cruise. Good boat in good condition, July haulout. Diesel, Martec, upgraded winches, good sail inventory plus re¬ cent canvas. VHS, W/S, W/P, DS, compasses. Asking $18,750. Will consider trade. Call (510) 254-0881 (h), (415) 972-7620 (w). TIME TO GET A BIGGER BOAT. Must sell our love, 29' Kings Cruiser sloop. Diesel, KM, DS, Loran, 3 spinnakers, 2 mains, 3 different size jibs. Recently sister framed & refastened, re-decked & more. Better shape than you're prepared to be¬ lieve. $10,000. Don Fleischer,(408) 663-0208. KNARR. Completely restored, 30 ft wooden rac¬ ing sloop. New deck & under pinnings, new sails, never used. $40,000 invested. Make any reason¬ able offer. 459-3840. LANCER 30,1980. Roller furling, new autohelm, new dodger, new sail (110 jib), new cushions, Yanmar diesel (very low hours), wheel steering, VHF, KM. Excellent condition. $15,500 firm. Call (415)571-6055. PACIFIC 30. Great boat for Bay cruising, atomic 4, needs work but priced for quick sale at $3,500. Berthed in Sausalito. Call Stan at (415) 383-6357. ERICSON 29,1970. Roller furling & jiffy reefing for ;asy handling. Martec folding prop for added speed. Bruce anchors to hold you tight Custom Jimini keeps you cool. Solid Bruce King design, & nore. Sorry, no blisters.$16,000. (510) 769-1940. 1UNTER 30. Built in 1989. Low engine hours. Several extras. Excellent condition. Located at 5ort Sonoma, Marin. $42,500. (707) 869-3453. iRICSON 29. Ready and price reduced for quick sail. Chuckles - year and hull number: 71. Fully xitfitted: VHF, tender with o/b, 1991 rebuilt en|ine at 405 hours, two new batteries, new main raveller, eta Inside, bottom and top cleaned egulariy. $13,950. (415) 964-8075.
CATALINA30,1980. VHF, knotmeter, fathometer, compass. New: sail cover, Lee canvas, rail covers & bottom paint. This boat has been wellmaintained. Owner wants a 36 or 38-ft sailboat. Asking $22,000. (510) 623-1031 (h), Call (408) 378-6412 (w). OLSON 30-FT MODIFIED. Boat comes with large list of extras. It has been lengthened 3’, 2 rudders, one custom, new boom, new main, near new jibs, 1 newspinnaker, Loran, windvane, new cushions, new Lewmar hatches, new Harken winches, and more. This boat must be sold. No reasonable offer refused. Asking $18,300 or trade for whatever. Please call (510) 8654109 and leave message for Carl Nelson. COLUMBIA 29. Must sell. 1960 boat in good condition, new engine, new main and jib, VHS, DS, heater. Asking $6,500. Phone 892-0714 (days), 897-2390 (eves). CATALINA 30,1978. $19,500, wheel steering, Atomic4, VHF, KM, DS, compass, stereo, Alameda berth. Retired living at Lake Tahoe with a MacGregor 21. Can no longer justify expense of 2 boats 200 miles apart. Make offer. Call Bob (916) 581-2741. OWN A LEGEND OOOH NO. Peterson 1/2 ton. PHRF156 displacement 5000 lbs. Major regatta wins 1/2 Ton North Americans, Gulf of Farallons, YRA Class D, Frank Stone Regatta, San Diego Yachting Cup, MYCO Mid Winters, MORA Golden Hinde, PHRO George Gester. 4 mains, 10 jibs, 5 spinnakers, blooper, dazy Yanmar diesel Epoxy bottom wind, depth, speed instruments Loran VHF. (707) 584-0311. ISLANDER 30,1984. Excellent condition roller furling jib, cruising chute, Yanmar diesel, exten¬ sive teak interior, many accessories. Sausalito berth. $32,500. Call (510) 820-6569 (eves). PEARSON 30-FT. Volvo diesel, Loran, VHF, WS, Wl, DS, roller furling, dodger. $16,500b/o. (415) 737-9824. ISLANDER 30 BAHAMA, 1979. Volvo diesel, VHF, fathometer, KM, wheel, stove, stereo, 2 anchors, complete safety gear, dodger, 5 sails, BBQ, h/c water, cockpit cushions. Fast, stable coastal and Bay cruiser. Sausalito berth. Asking $24,950. Stan (916) 924-7380. CATALINA 30,1978. Diesel, all teak interior, tall rig, wheel, 2 tanks, pressure water, macerator, double lifelines, double sink, roller furling genoa, spreader lights, radio, DF, non-skid decks, shower in head compartment. One owner, well main¬ tained. $24,500. (415) 3874265.
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30-FT CATALINA, 1988. Large diesel w/63 hrs., 3 batteries w/charger, Loran, VHF, stereo, Bruce & Danforth anchors, dinghy w/3.5 o/b, st winches, depth & knot, Harken roller furling w/135 genoa, H & C pressure H20, dodger & canvas, cockpit cushions, varnish interior and many more extras. Bristol with no blisters. Also Santa Barbara slip available. $38,000. (503) 293-0678. CAL 2-29,1974. Pressure water, 3 sails, recent interior, new knotlog, and depth meter, new 15 hp electric start o/b, wheel steering, good sailing boat, 6 ft. headroom. $15,000 or b/o. 487-8155. CAPRI 30, with diesel inboard. Design by Frank Butler, '83. Masthead sloop, hydraulics, full elec¬ tronics, autohelm. Lovely interior. Comfortable cruising for two and unlimited crew potential. Coyote Point. Reasonable. Call John and Evelyn, leave address for literature. (415) 854-3968. CATAUNA30,1977. VHF, knotmeter, fathometer, wheel steering. Atomic 4, low hours, runs good. 3 sails. Barient 22 primary winches. Interior very clean. Excellent Bay boat. Motivated seller. $17,500.(415)591-0877. ETCHELL’S. Join the hottest fleet on the Bay with my completely upgraded “older" boat. New headsail, mast, and standing rigging. $6,000, must sell. (510)452-3381. CATALINA 30,1978. New bottom paint and elec¬ tronics. New thru hull valves, roller furling, 110%, 150% and main, spinnaker and rigging. Pedestal steering, Barient winches, pressure water. Great liveaboard. Many extras. Ready to sail away. (415) 368-0910. $24,500. CAL 29,1970. Clean diesel, refrigeration, anchor windlass, Profurl roller furling, new Loran, VHF, depth, KM, Propane oven, compass, Barient two speed winches, three anchors, autopilot, heavy rigging and lifelines, dodger, bimini, beautiful cus¬ tom interior, U.S. Coast Guard documented. Boat is rigged for ocean sailing (Hawaii vet) and single handing. Great liveaboard. Lots of extras. Must sell. $17,950.(510)8654454. CATALINA 30,1978. Three sails, Yanmar diesel. Pressure water, VHF, Loran, Signet knotlog, depth, stereo, battery charger, BBQ, galley with natural gas stove. Compass, wheel steering w/rack & pinion, new rudder, new bottom paint 7/15/91. $22,000. (209) 931-3787. 30-FT MODIFIED H-28 KETCH. Double planked mahogany over oak, teak cabin & trim 4 cyl inboard, galley, refrig, enclosed head. Beautiful Bay/Coastal cruiser. $7,500 b/o. (415) 851-7336 or (415) 3214908.
CASCADE 29. With traditional classic looks she’s probably one of the prettiest boats on the Bay and sails like a dream. With new main, jib and Harken furling, new full cover, new head and system this is a complete boat. VHF, Autohelm, knot, depth, wind, compass, stereo, fold prop, inflatable, Barient winches, wood pot belly stove, sleeps 6. Beautiful mahogany interior, much more. Immaculate. Best value on Bay at $22,500. Poss. owner finance. Call (408) 354-2460, msg. MARINER 31 KETCH, 1969. F/G hull, full keel, new main and mizzen sail, Perkins 4-108, VHF, DS, needs some work.$19,000b/o.(510) 3524514. CAL 2-29. New diesel. Loran, VHF, DS, KM, wind, speed and direction. Very clean and ocean ready. Many extras..$22,500 or b/o. (415) 586-8173. 30-FT DUTCH-BUILT 1959 mahogany hull sloop. Satori, full keel, Palmer inboard, 5 sails ind. spin¬ naker, beaut, mahogany interior, VHF, head, depth, sink, ice box, sleeps 4. $7,500 or b/o. Call Michael Taper (707) 746-8145 eves or Iv. msg. PEARSON 30,1978. Complete refit, sharp, clean boat.Call for spec.sheet.$19,750.Joe927-7873. BODEGA 30,1976. Chuck Burns designed fiber¬ glass full keel cruising boat, 10 hp Honda o/b for charter on 6 or 12 mo. basis to responsible and qualified party at $350/mo. plus Sausalito berth $100 to $230/mo. Possible liveaboard.Call (415) 332-9280. 29-FT BENETEAU. 3 sails, shoal drafted, roller furling, VHF, Loran, well laid out, sleeps 6, Volvo Penta 2002 diesel, V-berth, teak salon, quarter berth, navigators table, galley, head. Buiit in France, launched 1986. $29,500 firm. Call (415) 345-0159.
32 TO 39 FEET HUNTER LEGEND 35.5,1990. Like new, easy to handle in ocean or Bay, 1990 SF-Hawaii Pacific Cup veteran, furling jib, 1.5 oz. spinnaker with pole, dodger, knot/depth/wind meters, stereo, VHF, Loran, SSB setup, extra bilge pumps, 2 anchors, 6 winches, Yanmar 27 hp diesel, hot/cold pres¬ sure water, head with shower, CNG stove, hauled with new bottom paint 1992, possible live aboard. See at Brickyard Cove Marina, slip E-18. Must sell, trades considered. $78,500, (916) 422-7476 (hm) or (916) 653-0437 (wk) for brochure or sur¬ vey.
37’ TARTEN, 1978 WESTERBEKE Dsl, 1990 Hood stow away, mast/mainsail, Harken roller furler w/Hood Genoa 140%, stove, radar, AP, Loran/knot log/depth/AWI, 3 spd. primaries, spinnaker gear, MPS, stove/htr. Excellent condition, stored indoors, recent survey. Ready to sail! $59,90 Call Peter at (207) 8464545, Broker
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ARIES 32 SLOOP, 1976. Fiberglass hull, fine condition, fine lines and charm. Displacement 15,000 lbs. Easy, safe sailing in heavy weather such as San Francisco Bay. A delight to sail. Only $33,000. Pier 39 slip. Call (209) 383-5999. RAFIKI35,1980. Teak decks, Airex hull, Volvo diesel, autopilot, VHF, depth, stereo, oversize winches. $59,000, offer. Brochure and photo on request. (408) 867-9202. ISLANDER FREEPORT36,1978. Perkins 50 hp, head-forward style B, windlass w/all chain, AP, Loran plotter, datamarine Link 5000, Heart in¬ verter, radar, roller furling genoa, CNG, microwave, new canvas, 100 gal water, 70 gal fuel, 35 gal holding. $68,500. (408) 655-1479, Monterey. CHEOY LEE CLASSIC teak Lion 35 ft. sloop, 1959. Diesel, documented, cruise equipped, 21 yrs, same owner, many improvements. $18,500. (408)724-7777. C & C 35 III, 1983, Mesmerize. 1987 Season Champ. 12 bags of sails (all North). Loads of racing equip., all teak interior, Loran stereo cas¬ sette, epoxy-micron bottom, folding prop. $60,000 b/O. (510) 462-1371 (h), (510) 8284041 (w). 33 HANS CHRISTIAN, '86. Just reduced. Bristol, cutter, roller furling, AH6000, radar, Loran, B & G Instruments, VHF, 4 batteries, CQR, Danforth, electric windlass, ref., stove, hot water, hydraulic backstay, barrier coat, tanbark sails. Much more $99,500.(619)493-2880. 1974 RANGER 32-FT. 3/4 ton Mull design racer/ cruiser. Clean, strong, new bottom paint, excel¬ lent sail inventory including two spinnakers, 11 Barient winches, Atomic 4, tiller, enclosed head stove, sleeps eight Call for equipment list $25,000. (415)433-5444. 37-FT SEASHELL KETCH, 1979. Factory built in Canada. Bluewater veteran. Electronics, 6-man Beaufort lifeiaft. Faryman diesel, roller furling, CQR anchors, separate shower, etc. etc. etc. An exceptionally beautiful boat in and out. See to appreciate. $29,000. (415) 873-2009 or (805) 773-3256. ESTATE SALE - WYLIE 34, Zonker fractional rig, race/cruise equipped. 150,130,105,100% jibs, 1.5 4 3/4 oz. spinnakers 8 barient winches, CNG stove. $35,000 or b/o. Must sell (415) 969-9336 or (415) 574-2191.
CRUISE MEXICO IN '92. Dufour 35, Mexico/ Hawaii veteran. In Mexico. Ready to go. Excellent condition. Strong, seaworthy, comfortable. Cruise equipped with extras: solar panels, HAM/SSB, bimini, water purifier, customized interior, more. $60,000. Ted, (415) 326-3181. CREALOCK37,1980. Cutter rig. Strong, seawor¬ thy, comfortable cruising boat built by Pacific Seacraft Well equipped, is already in Mexico, Includes life raft, dinghy with o/b, 8 sails, solar panel, dodger, 4 anchors, stereo and much more. $75,000.(707)864-0875. ROBERTS 34 SLOOP. 1979 Plymouth England. Located in Paradise, Palau Islands. FRP hull, teak deck. Loaded cruising electronics, dinghy, 11 sails, overspec rig, Yanmar diesel overhauled 1991. Good condition, needs cosmetic work only. $30,000. (303) 369-7816 or (303) 751-2574. ERICSON 35, commissioned 3/89, like new, low engine hrs, North main & furler, extra tankage, deluxe stove, refrigeration, knotlog, wind cfirect., depth, radio, autohelm, ground tackle, etc. Save 40% over new Ericson. $72,000. (510) 535-2134 or (303) 499-6649. CARTER 39 BOHEMIA Famous world class cus¬ tom yacht-quality European construction, race equipped, bigger, better than Catalina 38, for 1/2 the price. If you are looking for a fast, well built racer/cruiser, don't miss this one. $44,950. (415) 3758817.
ERICSON 32,1974. New Yanmar in '68, SatNav, Loran, VHF, KM, DS, wheel steering, 3 sets ground tackle, main, 150%, 120%, 85%, safety nets, 2bumer propane stove, stereo, 1 year Santa Cruz sublet. $23,000. (408) 4759308.
34-FT IRWIN CITATION, 1980. Kismet. Roomy, great liveaboard. VHF, Loran, 8 amp continuous battery charger, 4 headsails, sleeps 6. $30,000. (415) 5654316.
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UNION 32,1984 CUTTER. Excellent concfition. 350 hours on Volvo Penta 23 hp. Fresh water cooled. Equipment: Loran, radar, VHF, depth, knot 4 sails, Harken furling system, two-speed winches, handles, dodger, sail cover, hatch cov¬ ers, more canvas, three anchors, 300 feet chain, windlass, whisker pole, overboard pole and ring, 4 life vests, refrigeration, charger, hot/cold pres¬ sure system, Mar-gas, new batteries, flare kit teak throughout Force 10 heater, and more. $59,000. (510) 5257873 (boat), (916) 893-8217 (hm).
PEARSON 10M “BLUE LOU" Loran, ship to shore, stereo, two knotmeters, two compasses, AW, WS, DF. Lots of sails inducting two spinna¬ kers, hydraulics, tuff luff, 11 winches, ready to race or cruise. $29,900. Reduced from $45,000. (415)3458619.
HINCKLEY 38 SLOOP. Excellent condition. Ex¬ tensive parts and equipment. Many upgrades, major refit 1992, recent survey. $110,000. (415) 347-6934.
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TAYANA 37. Terrific liveaboard cruiser. I’m Loaded w/equipment, professionally maintained, needing TLC on brightwork. My diesel just had major overhaul, new dodger. I’m ready to go. Serious buyers only call Cindy (415) 5759244. Priced for quick sale. $67,000.
PRETORIEN 35, 1987. Performance cruiser, ocean racer. Harken self-tailing winches. Loaded electronics, autopilot, new sails. European teak Interior, H/C pressure water, full galley. Low en¬ gine hours, Micron CSC bottom. Meticulously maintained. $89,500. (415) 334-1387.
35FT ENDURANCE cruising sailboat launched in 1986. Has aluminum mast, stainless steel rig¬ ging, anchors, dinghy, SatNav and more. Needs interior work. $15,000. (916) 753-4217.
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RAFIKI 35,1980. Classic offshore cruiser/liveaboard in perfect condition. Full boat cover. Teak decks, varnished rails and trim. F/G-Airex hull. Volvo diesel. Rigged to singlehand. Dodger, AP and full electronics. Loaded w/gear. Call for more info. $62,500 or b/o. (415) 5953094.
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35 HALLBERG RASSY SLOOP Listed in The World's Best Sailboats' by Ferenc Mate'. 75 hp Volvo, new mylar 90% furling jib, 110 jib, center cockpit w/icebox, new canvas dodger, bimini, complete cockpit enclosure, Force 10 LPG, 2bumer w/oven broiler, Norcold w/freezer, H/C pressure water, new batteries, wc "skipper-, Espar, Achilles, 3 anchors, 2 Nav stations, Loran, VHF, depth, wind, KM, 9/91 haulout included new thruhulls/seacocks. Teak, fiberglass excellent In fresh water most of its life.$49,950.(510)841-7338.
APHRODITE 101 BIT. Hull #87. Elegant small yacht 33 ft. Danish built, designed by Paul Elvstrom. Sails beautifully on and off the wind. Great single hander. Volvo diesel, autohelm, Loran, extra sails, other extras. $24,000. I’ve moved to Idaho. Paul, (208)622-7358.
32-FT L.O.D., 38 LO.A. Hana designed, double end, full keel, gaff rigged cutter. Ferro hull by professional, diesel eng., traditional int. This world cruiser needs cosmetic TLC. $7,500, Moss Land¬ ing. (707) 279-2156.
ARIES 32,1980. Original owner, 5sails, VHF, DS, dodger, cabin heater, shipmate, propane stove, Bruce 22 lb anchor Westerbeke, 30 hp diesel. $29,000. (415) 343-6738.
YAQUI, A 35FT CHEOY LEE, 1977. Luders sloop, teak decks, Volvo diesel, excellent Bay and Coastal cruiser. Recent upgrades, looks like new. $34,000 b/o. (408) 462-6574 or (408) 423-6055.
HUNTER 33. Excellent condition. Moving, must sell. Just hauled and painted furling jib, full batten main, hot water, microwave, new upholstery. Berthed, City of Richmond Marina Sacrifice 1/4 invested, $4,800. Fred Petersen, (408) 867-1794.
REDUCED. 32-ft 1976 Clipper Marine sloop. Cen¬ ter cockpit, fin keel, 3 1/2 foot draft reefing jib, wheel steering, large compass, ground tackle. Sleeps six, has standing headroom, separate aft cabin, shore power, hot/cdd pressurewater.portapotti, ice box, VHF, and stereo. $9,500. Berthed at Oyster Cove, SSF. Call Charles (415) 5953013 (days), (415) 2250345 (eves/wknds). VALIANT 32. Project cruising sailboat Blister repair started. Long equipment list Call for details. $22,000.(707)8354039. SANTANA 35 ingood condition. Mylar and Dacron headsails, two mains, three chutes. Large Nav center, graphics, new bottom. Limited racing back¬ ground. Enjoy fast fun, colorful racer/cruiser. In¬ cludes lease with option purchase. Asking $30,000 or make offer. Les (707) 938-3446 (h).
“THE BESTTAYANA 37 FOR SALE on the west coast.' Ready to cruise (fully equipped) or livea¬ board in elegance. In excellent condition. $77,000 b/o. Assumable loan. (415) 331 -5916 or P.O. Box 102, Sausalito, CA 94966 for details. No brokers.
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CHARTS AS LOW AS $2.95! Reproduced on durable bond paper, South Pacific. Mexico, Caribbean, Atlantic, Med., Alaska to Panama, and more. Sample Chart $2.00. DMA a NOAA orginals too! 15 years quality service, BELLINGHAM CHART PRINTERS, P.O. Box 1728L, Friday Harbor, WA 98250 800-643-3900,205468-3900, FAX 206-468-3465
CUSTOM FARR 36. Cold molded. Has (ire dam¬ age. New diesel, rebuilt spars, 10 bags sails, B & G, VHF, SSB, 8-man raft & safety gear, epoxy bottom/micron, custom paint & graphics. $20,000/ finance or b/o cash. Serious inquiries only. (510) 357-8768. RANGER 37 (MOD): You can go anywhere and do anything with this over-improved, fully equipped cruiser/racer! Her modified “Whitbread style' keel and huge over-built rudder make her the only R37 capable of staying on her feet, positively under control in any breeze. With her exceptional point¬ ing ability and efficient layout you can cruise fast and/or win races in comfort. 15 sails, 12 winches, 8 berths, equipment too numerous to list. $39,500. (510) 643-5263 or (510) 939-9885. WYLIE34,1980, Echo. Modified keel, new Harken ST primary and halyard winches, excellent sails, and other changes make Echo an exceptional short-handed cruiser/racer. Arguably the nicest and fastest Wylie 34 on the Bay. Asking $32,500. George (510) 845-6874. CLASSICSTEELCOLVIN 36. Raked mast ketch. Evinrude 15, ground tackle, fully epoxied below water line, recent paint. $13,000 or b/o. Call (415) 495-7276, eves. 38-FT HANS CHRISTIAN. Clean. $119,000. Wk: (510) 444-8484 or Hm: (510) 5344)735. 32-FT WESTSAIL #332. Custom interior, full dodger, AP, propane, kero and wood stove. Tab¬ ernacle mast, pressure hot water, 80 gal., genoa and huge drifter. Hand startable diesel, variable pitch prop. 10 bronze ports. Never cruised, many extras. $44,000.331-3071.
HUNTER 37,1980. Great liveaboard. New epoxy bottom, F/G deck and hull. Teak interior. Cutter & ring, roller furling, AP, h/c pressure water, shower, AP, 30 hp Yanmar dsl, VHF, Loran, inflatable dinghy with o/b engine. $45,000. (408) 353-4699. HANS CHRISTIAN 38T. Cutter rig. A/H, SSB, watermaker, radar, generator, ham, microwave, SatNav, Loran, oven, liferaft, dodger, Monitor, much, much more. Ready for So. Pacific. Com¬ plete video showing boat. $119,000. Call (408) 497-9196. WILLARD CUTTER, 1977. Crealock designed for bluewater sailing. 35-ft including bowsprit. Good liveaboard, roomy with 6T+ hdrm. Well main¬ tained. Epoxy bottom, oversized rigging, Pisces dsl, windlass, radar, Loran, pressure hot water, Monitor vane, teak interior, 6 sails. $29,500. (510) 601-1668. 1987CATAUNA 34. Clean, 539 hrs. diesel, roller furling jib, 2 reef pt., main, spinnaker, Signet instruments, VHF/stereo, slip #160 Marina Bay Richmond. Must sell, moving to Florida $48,950 b/o. Call Dick (916) 989-1816. ISLANDER 36. Cleanest Islander 36 for sale on the Bay. July '92 survey. $46,000 market value. Extensive equip, list and copy of survey on re¬ quest Serious buyers only. By appointment. Will accept best offer over $40,000. D: (916) 631 -2175 or E: (916) 677-3737. RHODES WINDWARD SLOOP. 33 1/2-ft, 8.6 beam, 5.4 draft. Built in 1959, Alameda Boat Works. Professionally maintained Stone BoatYard. Owned 23 years. $22,500. (510) 339-0496.
WYLIE 34, Magic. IMS/PHRF/cruise. Loran, SatNav, VHF, full electronics, 12 sails, loaded. Ready to race or cruise. $30,000 or b/o. Call (415) 326-6484.
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PRICE REDUCTION: MASON 33, Oceania. Gaff rig ketch, built in 1968 by Jim Richardson. Cedar on oak, bronze fastened. Cruise ready. Call (707) 374-5555.
NALU D, 1954. Lapworth 46-ft sloop. Strip planked, flush teak decks, aluminum spars, diesel. Transpac winner and great Bay sailer. Great liveaboard, shower, new electrical system, diesel heat, etc. Best offer, must sell. $37,500/partial financing. (415) 388-8627.
36-FT CRUISING CUTTER (40-ft LOA), 1974. Walnut and oak interior, Perkins dsl, VHF, DS, thru-hulls and seacocks recently replaced. Wheel or tiller steering. Good sail inventory. Spacious cabin, good liveaboard Will help finance. $21,500 or b/o. (408) 353-4699.
PASSPORT 40, 1982. Roomy, comfortable cruiser. Loaded, Yanmar dsl new '88. Set up for world cruising. Back from South Pacific '90. Elec¬ tric windlass, sails new '88, excellent condition. Will deliver. $135,000. (808) 484-0144.
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, SatNav, Avon & much more. Brochure on request. By original owner. $210,000. Call (805) 984-8739.
43-FT SPINDRIFT PH. Upgrade '91. Spadous main salon, dbl electronics sail/engine, AP, radar, Loran, GPS, 3 anchors, electric windlass, 300 gals water/dsl, new barrier coat, Awlgrip hull and mast, too much to list. $144,500. (619) 493-2880. VENUS 46 Silver Fog II, Ketch rig. Center cockpit classic cruiser of Baja and Mexico. Salthouse Bros/New Zealand design. Balsa core F/G hull built 1985 in China, commissioned 1986. Sleeps 8,2 master staterooms, 2 heads/showers, teak interior, 7/8" teak laid over F/G deck. Original owner. Moored Marina del Rey, CA. Call Audrey, Cabo San Lucas 684-30202 or fax 684-31348. MDR (310) 821-8446 or fax (310) 821-5696.
47-FT RHODES MOTOR SAILER, 1972. Fully loaded, great liveaboard, beautiful spacious inte¬ rior, central heating/air conditioning, complete kitchen, full size shower & facilities, twin dsl Perkins & generator, flying bridge, ideal ocean cruiser, 800 gals, dsl, 350 water (integral F/G tanks). $109,000 b/o. Chris (415) 493-7071.
1986 DEL REY 50. Factory built hull and deck. 12,500# lead ballast installed. Inexpensive stor¬ age/working area 2-heads, 1-diesel stove, misc. $11,500. (510)932-4339.
40- FT VALIANT PILOTHOUSE. 1980 by Uniflite. Much betterthan new. One owner, professionally maintained. Outstanding cruiser/liveaboard. Amenities include: Wood-Freeman autopilot, Grunert refrigeration, Furuno radar & Loran, Lewmar winches, dual steering, Westerbeke 58 diesel - make this one of the finest cruisers in the NW. Call for picture & specs. Asking $175,000. (408) 371-0180 or (206) 564-1221.
HUNTER 40 LEGEND, 1984. 2 mains, 3 jibs, gennaker. Micrologic Loran, autohelm 6000, Sig¬ net instruments. Roller furling, 9 (yes, nine) self tailing winches. De Colores is berthed at dodr A, Benecia Marina $81,000. (916) 677-2967.
GULFSTAR 50 KETCH, Great White, terrific livea¬ board, watermaker, generator, w/fax, radar, Lo¬ ran, Ham radios, diesel heater, RDF, VHF, knot, WS, depth, Vac-U-Flush head, IBM computer, Perkins diesel, microwave, much more. Great condition, equip, list available. $145,000. Call Alex (415) 368-5488 (days & eves).
ROBERTS 43 AIREX cored hull w/nodeck. $4,000. Call Bob (209) 728-8803. 46-FT PILOTHOUSE CUTTER. Ted Brewer de¬ sign, equipped for world cruising and living aboard. Commissioned 1982. $165,000. Can be seen on the Napa River by appointment. (707) 224-1576.
44-FT NORDIC, 1981. Quality fast cruiser, Westerbeke dsl, Harken roller furling, 8 sails, 4.2 kw dsl genset, water marker, heating/a.c., cold plate refrigeration, wealherfax, Loran, stereo, tele¬ vision, SSB, radar, windvane, AP, Briggs and Gatehouse instruments. Will bade for PadficNorthwest property. $135,000. (503) 265-2852.
FREEPORT 41,1982. New to market, excellent condition, latest factory updates & interior, has had light use, low hours. Trades okay. Equipment list & pictures available. $85,000. (408) 269-3201. FORCE 50 KETCH set up for long range cruising. Heavy ground tackle and rigging. Full roller furl¬ ing. Cruising spinnaker, 8 bags total, 20 gal/hr watermaker, 2kw inverter, Rix SCUBA compres¬ sor, 7.5 KW diesel Onan plus full electronics and much more too numerous to list here. Over 50k spent on recent retrofit. Berthed at So. San Fran¬ cisco. Call Duane at (408) 268-9377 for complete written details and photo.
41- FT CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE KETCH. Richards design, 1977. Customized for roundlhe’world cruising: solar panels, davits, ham radio, SatNav, Achilles, generator, outboard, EPIRB, charting Loran, Givens, refrig, CNG/LPG, 125 water, inner forestay and running backstays, tools, spares, entertainment, hotwater, Perkins 4108, extensive ground tackle. Looks great and sails beautifully. Current survey. Sell $75,000. (805) 658-7703.
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CAL40,1966. Perkins dsl, wheel steering, dodger, ST winches, Autohlem, lots of sails. $45,000. Good condition. (510) 521-3596. COLUMBIA 45 MOTORSAILER. Perkins 4-236, 86 hp, Onan 3 kw, furling, deep freeze/refrig., Benmar auto, newly decorated int., nav station, Loran, SatNav, SSB, VHF, windlass, knot, depth, davits, HD, s/s bow roller, etc. New bottom. Very dean yacht Mexico ready. $73,000 or b/o. (310) 399-7267. REINFORCED MAGNIFICENCE. Custom order (1989) famous Tartan 40-ft, balsa core Super strong hull/deck, watertight bulkheads (BOC spec), collision chamber, step-down mast, extra rigging, direct outflow cockpit, internal rain collecting sys¬ tem. Fiberglass dodger. Morel Equipped for extensive ocean sailing. Priceneg.{415)726-2560. 40- FT BRUCE ROBERTS 1984. Located on Sea of Cortez. F/G, cutter rig, flush deck, full keel, roller furling. Fully equipped including. Tools, fishing gear, SCUBA gear, 2 dinghies, 2 o/b’s, solar panels, SatNav, Signet inst's, ICOM 735 HAM, VHF, A/P, water maker, Adler Barbour refrig., hot/ cold pressure water, custom interior with lots of storage. Much more. Call for complete list. Poor health forces sale. $37,500. (209) 369-7859. 41- FTERICSONSLOOP. Diesel, Monitor, Furuno, Magnavox, 60 lb CQR - all chain, 6-man raft, sailing skiff, solar panels, hot water, new dodger, cushions, mahogany interior. Beautiful, well equipped cruiser w/Moss Landing slip. $65,000. Bill (408) 755-7521. WESTSAIL43. Excellent condition. World cruiser, great sail inventory. Perkins 85 dsl, located in Hawaii. Slip available for 1 year. $135,000. Ph: (808) 955-6773 after Sept. 10th. 40-FT ISLANDER KETCH motorsailer, 1972. Sacrifice $49,900 or b/o. Lots of wood, good condition but needs some work. Located in Delta. Woolf (916) 542-1805 or Ron (916) 541-2388. NORTHSTAR 40. Center cockpit ketch, built Canada 1974. Comfortable ocean cruiser. Dodger, diesel, radar, fathometers, autopilot, roller furling, roller reefing, Barient winches, Shipmate stove, Elliott life raft, 2 cabins, 2 heads, pressure water, stereo. Much more. $70,000. (415) 343-3704, (415) 325-9928.
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44-FT CHEOY LEE, 1983. Excellent condition. Documented, center cockpit, cutter rig, roller full¬ ing. Two staterooms with heads/showers. Full instrumentation including radar/Loran. Perkins diesel, refrigerator/freezer, propane stove/oven, microwave, generator, Zodiac with o/b. Luxurious cruiser/liveaboard. $125,000. (510) 831-2407. 40-FT RHODES SLOOP. Beautiful classic lines, sturdy construction and fast. Mahogany over oak. Monel fastened, mahogany ply deck and cabin, wooded 5/91, full keel, 91/2' beam, TransPac vet. Call (510) 536-2017 or (510) 534-8175. DUTCH STEEL CUTTER. Van Dam 43' OD, 31* wl 6'3". Fresh 107 Perkins w/Wamer. Massive rig w/Norseman and running backs, teak decks. Very fast circumnavigator. Laying Acapulco, Mexico. Will deliver. $45,000. Details: (415) 892-6411. 47-FT SLOOP, S & S CLASSIC. One of SF Bay's most beautiful and well-constructed wooden yachts. To see her is to love her. Sleeps 7, large cockpit autopilot, electronics, many sails. 2 boat family. Must sell. $52,500 or b/o. 331-0907.
51 FEET & OVER 65-CUSTOM KETCH. Bristol condition. Full equipped for world cruising. SatNav, Loran, 32 mile radar, weatherfax, ICOM SSB-VHF, AP, windspeed, direction, depth, TVs, VCRs, custom Bose sound system, generator, watermaker, etc. New North sails. Very serious seller! $145,000 or b/o. (619) 977-7040. 53-FT SLOOP, NZ built 1982, cold-molded, John Spencer Design. Luxury teak interior but fast. Comfortable, easy to sail, great liveaboard. Cruise orTranspacready. Asking $125,000/offer. McKay, Box 30747, Honolulu, Hi 96820. (808) 941-3264/ fax (808) 524,1097. 56-FT TRIMASTED SCHOONER. 5 pages of equipment list. Mast, 3 staterooms, large U-shaped galley, eating/sleeping for 6. $17,000.960-9218.
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26-FT SCHOCK. California Cruising Club, classic pocket cruiser. All original, mahogany on oak, laid teak decks and cockpit, full galley, enclosed head, sleeps 4, double berth. $6,500. (415) 851 -7336 or (415) 321-4908.
50-FT TRIMARAN. Foil ocean race, good condi¬ tion. High performance, very fast 25+ knots, 7 sails, jib furl, 10 winches, Nike computer, VHF, water maker, generator & a lot more. Ask $75,000, now $49,000/offers. (510) 736-8093 (days), (415) 474-6480 (eves).
40-FT MATTEWS CLASSIC, 1947 power yacht. Immaculate condition, professionally maintained. Most fantastic office you can imagine. Highly functional, on the water in Sausalito. Complete w/ computer, scanner, fax, mass micro storage. Could also be liveaboard. Asking $54,000. Call Pam (510)676-5933. 20-FT GAFF RIGGED SLOOP, unique, antique, the Governor Bradford. Probably the last existing small S.F. built small workboat. Great history. Built by George Kneass around 1887. Needs hull work. Former Master Mariner. Call Bill, 265-2483 and keep trying. 38-FT CLASSIC STEPHENS SEDAN cruiser, 1948. Twin Grey Marine 425s. Cedar planked, bronze fastened, Honduras, mahogany interior, refrigerator, hot & cold pressure water, new decks, 75% restored. Great home. Moving, must sell. Asking $16,500/offer. Days (707) 762-2280 or eves (415) 898-0358. $495,000. Christened the Alice in 1905, this me¬ ticulously restored Ark floated in Belvedere Cove until hauled ashore in 1939. Steambent ceiling frames, ship-lap construction with all painted & varnished wood throughout exudes her nautical heritage. Barge hull still has oakum in seams and provides extensive storage and wine cellar. She has 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, large landscaped level yard in Belvedere close to Belvedere Park with short walk to bus and ferry. Great value. Abso¬ lutely unique. Call Karen Hardesty at (415) 435-1000. RHODES WINDWARD SLOOP. 33 1/2-ft, 8.6 beam, 5.4 draft. Built in 1959, Alameda Boat Works. Professionally maintained Stone BoatYard. Owned 23 years. $22,500. (510) 339-0496.
DISTRESS SALE 65-ft Ferro Gaff rigged ketch. Full sail inventory, electronics, davits, w/dinghy, low hrs on 471 diesel, interior needs completion. $15,000 or b/o. Call Mike (408) 655-9893.
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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.
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Resolving warranty, purchase/sale, foreclosure, charter, construction, accident and tax problems since 1960. Practical sailing experience counts... over 40 years racing/cruising from Mexico to Canada. William E Vaughan, 17 Embarcadero Cove, Oakland, CA 94606 (510) 532-1786.
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CATAMARANS -CLOSE OUT*** Prindle 18-2, New! 2 only $4,400 Many more. New and Used • Hobie, Pindle, Nacra, Venture. Stockdale Marine, Sacramento (916) 332-0775
F-9A 31-FT, Ian Farriers latest trimaran. Faster and bigger than F-27,6T headroom, trailerable, cedar epoxy W.E.S.T. system. Now sailing in N. Calif. Will also custom build for you. No rudder kickers please. $92,000. Lance (916) 342-3152, Chuck (916) 899-1835 (eves).
POWER & HOUSEBOATS 44-FTSTRIKER. Completely refurbished. Awlgrip above, Micron-33 below, tuna tower, twin 8-71 s, 12 kw generator, 3 kw invertor, watermaker, new carpets and upholstery, new Furuno radar, Loran, VHFs, fathometer logs and AM/FM radios, twin ULine refrigerators with freezers, .JennAir range, microwave oven. $162,000. (510) 236-4551. 16' GLASSPAR, 1962. Fiberglass runabout speedboat w/Johnson 40 hp o/b motor and trailer. Stored for 20 years. Original condition. $2,995. Call Walter at 347-9826 days or 697-8425 eves. 46-FT CHRIS CRAFT CONSTELLATION 1964. Repowered '88 twin 454 Chevy engines, fresh water cooled, new prop shafts, canvas, bottom paint, fully equipped, well maintained, recent haulout, current survey. Oyster Point Marina, SSF. Ideal liveaboard! $75,000. (415) 952-6522. 17-FT CENTER CONSOLE POWERBOAT. Ex¬ act copy of a Whaler Montaukwith 60 hp Evinrude. Looks good, runs great! With trailer, just $5,450. (415)435-5165.
PARTNERSHIPS I AM LOOKING FOR A SAILBOAT PARTNER interested in helping choose a boat (30'-32'), negotiate purchase, arrange financing, select berth, share maintenance, and use the boat 50% of the time for 50% of the cost. Call Andy at (510) 357-7297. CAPE DORY 30-FT, moored in Sausalito Yacht Harbor. Female partner wanted. Able to partici¬ pate in the astronomical expenditures associated with sailboat ownership. Available for terrifying weekends on San Francisco Bay. And finally with the realization that you are going to die at sea, experience passages to far and dismal destina¬ tions. Call (415) 331-8780.
CENTURION 42. Beautiful, French sloop, like new, all theamenitites, made by Wacquiez, berthed in Sausalito. Call Gordon for details. Call (510) 653-5727.
MASTS W/R1GGING AND SAILS for 42' ketch. Call Tim Deckwa (916) 486-1303 days or (916) 739-0958 eves.
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LIVEABOARD WANTED in Alameda-Oakland to rent before committing to large sailboat purchase. Sailing privileges not necessary. Maintenance responsibilities negotiable. WII maintain apt. in Alameda. Clean, responsible, ASA certified indi¬ vidual. Mark: (510)865-9167.
KETCH MOTORSAILER. Steel 70-ft build by Van Dam in Holland 1971,6 staterooms, 4 head and showers, full electronics, ready to go. Value $400,000, for property. (415) 453-5913. 56 ASPIRIN VENDING MACHINES, new in box, plus inventory (wholesale $20,000), for place¬ ment in bars, restaurants, etc. Generates $500$2,000+ net profit per month depending on loca¬ tions. Want $20,000-$40,000 sailboat. Can add cash. Call Keith at (707) 576-7250. HAVE 3 BEDROOM/2 BATH custom home on one acre with magnificent Sierra View in the foothills east of Sacramento. Private setting, large deck, many trees, $50,000 equity. WII trade for glass sailboat in the 32'-39’ range. (916)677-0659. NORTH IDAHO REAL ESTATE. Small home on 5 secluded acres with year around creek. Trade for or as down payment on 34 to 40-ft, heavy duty sailing cruiser. Up to $80,000. No projects. Mr. Ellis (208) 263-1213 msg. WILL TRADE EQUITY OF $35,000 in new Hans Christian yacht. Luxurious cruiser/liveaboard with many upgrades, for real estate, vehicle and/or quality small boat. (510) 523-5334. CUSTOM TILE SETTER will trade labor for small sailboat 15-ft range. All work floated. Pictures, ref. Mark (510) 606-0724.
WANTED PROFESSIONAL COUPLE relocating to Bay Area seek 40 to 50-ft liveaboard bluewater cruiser in Bay. Rentw/option preferred, F/G, must be clean. Excellent references and employment. WII go as high as $1,500/mo for the right sailboat. Patrick (805)821-3115.
J.KARMIN BOAT HANDLING Customized instruction on your power or sail boat USCG 200 Ton Licensed Captain • ASA Certified Instructor Also available for Charter Captain or Delivery Answering Service: (415) 341-2852 • Reasonable rates
WHISKER POLE WANTED. Length 14-ft, 3' di¬ ameter minimum. Also, manual windlass, 800 lb. pull minimum. Call Chuck after 5:00 at (916) 3380140. I WANT TO BUY A NICHOLSON 32. 32x24x9'3"x5'6“. (916) 221-1985. 50-FT UP. Non-profit org. seeks world cruise ready sailboat in Bristol shape for missionary work. Excellent tax benefits. Must be high net worth indiv./corp. Call (408) 735-6690 or (408) 955-0101. VERTICAL WINDLASS. 12v, 3/8" chain/rope, SSB radio w/o alt. Leaving for Okinawa end Sep¬ tember for cruise from Okinawa to S.F. via South Pacific. Call (209) 952-9662, John. LIVEABOARD/BOATSITTER. Responsible, 33 yr old sailing enthusiast looking for liveaboard situation in San Francisco or Peninsula. Mechani¬ cally inclined, willing to perform maintenance and pay slip fees. (408) 255-0835. KEEL STEPPED MAST in good condition. 55 to 66-ft. Also need CQR 45/60, or Bruce 44/66, spare parts for Volvo MD21 A, new holding tanks, new head. Please call after 5:00 p.m. and Iv msg for Fred. (510) 785-8060. SAILBOAT WANTED. Ocean-going, cruiseequipped, approx. 30-ft (Alberg 30, Farallon 30 or similar), diesel. Call Joel (408) 739-5876. RENTING YOUR BOAT? I would love to cel¬ ebrate my 30th birthday with 15-20 friends on a boat out of San Francisco to Sausalito. Saturday, September 19th around 5 p.m. Please call me and join a fun, healthy group. Sandy (415) 931-9214.
USED GEAR WALTER GEAR (V) DRIVE. $300. Call (510) 938-9017 after 7:00 p.m. SAIL Mylar 155% by Ulmer Kolius for Ranger 23. Draft stripes, telltale windows, visibility window, spreader and stanchion patches. Gently used 10 times. Great for Estuary races and midwinters. $600. Replacementvalue$1,200. (510)748-0533. TRIMBLE TRANSPAC GPS. $1,100. Autohelm 1000. $250. Both less than 1 year old, used only in TransPac. (415) 922-0291 or (503) 265-7788. SHIPMATE GIMBALLED KEROSENE range/ oven #783G. 3 burners. Excellent condition. $200. Call Paul at (209) 527-0348. SPINNAKER TRI RAD, 1.5 oz, 44x24. Excellent condition. $700 or m/o. WII consider trade for smaller 3/4 or 1/2 oz spinnaker or drifter. (510) 522-1953. WESTERBEKE 30 SPARE PARTS injectors, INJ pump heat exchanger. (510) 522-7300. 85 HP MARINE DIESEL w/transmission. $2,500. 25 hp Universal dsl w/o transmission. $2,100. (510) 522-7300. MAST FOR SALE. Aluminum mast and rigging for 34 to 38-ft boat Solid fractional rig complete with shrouds, headstay, backstay, spreader, halyards, headfoil, etc. $300 or b/o. Used sails also avail¬ able. 837-9424. DOCSTEPS. 2 steps, $125.3 steps, $175.5 steps with headrail, $400. Trailer for 22-ft sailboat with shallow draft, $1,000. Call (408) 438-3890. PEDESTAL STEERING SET UP, complete in¬ cluding wheel, engine controls, steering, brake and new compass. Little used. Excellent condi¬ tion. $500. Water lift muffler, stainless steel, never used, $50. (415) 457-8236. RIGGING AND SPREADERS for 36-ft Alden. Mast head sloop, $1,400. Sea Spray 15-ft cat and trailer, $1,300. (510) 530-3254,5-8 p.m. J/24 SAILS. Main, genoa, jib, nearly new Pine¬ apple, $1,150 or b/o. Nights (415) 897-6548.
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39' Cutter rigged Swan outfitted for short handed Coastal or Oceanic passages. North sails, roller furling. Complete overhaul. New Furano radar, Loran, weather fax, HAM radio, SatNav, weather vane. Givens raft with EPIRBS, VHF, water maker. (707) 877-3308
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RAYTHEON R-40. Faster scan radar, 3 yrs old, excellent condition, $1,750. SatNav Magnavox 4102 w/auto, speed/heading circuit boards, fluxgate compass included (no coupler), $450. Avon Redseal, 10'3" dinghy, 3.5 hp Seagull, both good condition, $600. (510) 582-3613 days.
LOTS & LOTS OF MARINE GEAR. New and used. Ham/VHF radios, large 12 v/110 refrig., Aires wheel drum, blocks, books, hoses, filters, pumps, line, BA charts, pilots (Asia, Australia) Silva wind instrument, electrical cable, electron¬ ics, etc. (415) 592-4335.
50 HP PERKINS DIESEL 1991 M50, 50 hp at 3000 RPM/2:1 tran., all service items on top, less than 30 hours. Cost near $9,000. Sell $5,500. AKA Detroit diesel, DDC500 at$10,000-$12,000. Ben McCormack (808) 661-1722, P.O. Box 762 Lahaina, Maui, HI 96767.
NAVIK SELF-STEERING WIND VANE, pur¬ chased 1991, used only 10 hrs., horizontally piv¬ oted trim tab, like new. $900. Call (415) 332-9280.
VOLVO PENTA MB6. Needs new crank shaft. Sell parts or all, $375 or b/o. (510) 357-8768.
LECTRA-SAN, USCG-approved sanitation treat¬ ment system. $300 or possible trade of equip., like VHF, traffrail log, compasses? 435-6481. USED SAILS FROM ERICSON 35. Some like new. (415) 435-5165.
NISSAN 4 CYL DIESEL w/gear. Ready to install. $1,500. David 331-1280. HEAVY WOOD MAST, gaff and rig. 38-ft deck stepped. Hardware to upgrade new boom and top mast. $800. David, 331-1280. CAPE DORY 30 pole and spinnaker. Never used. Make offer. Call (415) 331-8780. VOLVO DIESEL, MD6A, 10 hp, rebuilt (Ohours). $1,650. Call (415) 469-7412. HONDA 10 HP LONG SHAFT (1965), $950. Enkes #28 s.s. winch (new), $700. Enkes #22 s.s. winch (new), $350. Motorola 55 amp alternator (new), $220. Bomar opening ports, 5’xl 2", (new), $100 ea. S.S. anchor roller BAM3 (22-66 lb Bruce), $190. Gene (408) 263-7633. MISC. FOR SALE Sailboats: 31-ft F/G Uniflight, interior removed, $2,500; Mair 28-ft, hull only, $1,000; 26-ft Swedish Spitzgotten (no rig), $1,500; Spaulding 33; Hobie 16w/trailer, $1,000; Catboat; Olson 30; 31-ft Rebelcraft (wood), $400; Roberts 43 hull; unused fuel bladders; unused exposure suit $150; Tent trailer; 17-ft Catboat molds; NC88 nav calculator; Autohelm 2000, new cond., $450; Seaspray cat and trailer, $500; Catalina 25; Bank Dory; '62 Studebaker Hawk, $1,500; 6 hp Johnson, low hrs, freshwater, $550. All O.B.O. (408)476-3831. PRAM,ri1"WlTH OARS,$175. Victory21 main sail; Cal 27 boom cover' boat hook-alum 5’12”; Sm. spinnaker pole, Forespar 4’2"-8'; Folding marine table, 18’x34" (very sturdy); 1/8" surfing wet suit johns; 2 life jackets. (415) 726-0472.
PORTABLE DOCK. 8'xl 2', will support 2,500 lbs. Constructed with top grade marine materials. Great work platform or for recreation at Delta or lake. Located in Redwood City, can be moved on a trailer. $500. (415) 368-2872.
PROPERTY FOR SALE DURANGO, COLORADO. Secluded valley. Own this 320 acre ranch, 1 mile life stream, deer, elk, 2 story 1 bdr house, barn, $295,000. Owner fi¬ nance, great terms. M. Mohr, 2640 County Rd. 250, Durango, CO 81301. (303) 247-2000.
WINCHES, BLOCKS, HARDWARE. Small to med. winches, winch handles, bronze snap-shack¬ les, stainless turnbuckles,, small roller-goose¬ necks, hundreds of blocks, boxes of misc. hard¬ ware, lots of bronze hardware. All new in wrap¬ pers. Cheapl Eves (707) 838-3712 or Days (707) 542-7245.
CREW HOOD SEAFURL LD915. Rollerfurierwith genoa: luff 43', foot 20', $1,000. (510) 535-2134. HIGH ENERGY, EXPERIENCED cruising diver with very well equipped AT sailboat seeks up & active first mate 25-35 to share incredible adven¬ tures Mexico and beyond. Phone: (415) 967-3399 (Iv msg). Write: Diver, 801 W. El Camino Real, #281, Mountain View, CA 94040.
DUAL AXLE BOAT TRAILER. Last used for an Olson 30. Surge brakes. Needs a little work. (415) 435-5165.
MISCELLANEOUS HENRI-LLOYD FOULWEATHER GEAR. XL, never used, still in package. Top of the line model. Coat and pants, built-in harness, tether, remov¬ able flotation/insulation lining. Saturn and navy color. See at Sausalito Armchair Sailor. $960 value only $580.332-7505. 6 1/2 HP JOHNSON long shaft o/b w/12 volt output. Like new, $700. Set of Zodiac oars. Charts: S.F. to Mexico; S.F. to Panama; New Orleans to Panama City, FL. Books: Australian Coast Pilots, Ocean Passages. Call Jim (510) 522-6191. CLUB NAUTIQUE SINGLE unlimited member¬ ship. Includes ASA certified instruction. $1,850. Leave msg at (415) 479-7342. ICOM 1C 735 TRANSCEIVER and AH 3 matching tuner in factory-sealed carton with receipt. New, $1,195.(415)332-5206. AUTOHELM 6000. Linear drive arm only. Never used, $850. Yanmar 4 hp air cooled (tel w/belt driven 140 amp alternator and refrigeration com¬ pressor. Never used. $2,200. Professional Mari¬ ner 30/50 battery charge, $100. (408) 724-8188. HENRY LLOYDS F.W. SUITS, med. and XL, $200.600 feet 1" Sampson gold, $600.240-ft,3/4, $150. Windlass model 612A, new, $400. Tamaya NC88, $250. Shaffer roller furl., $300. Knot log, wind speed, boom vang, 12v blender, etc. (707) 887-1554.
MICHAEL P. WILSON Marine Surveyor & Consulting Engineer TEL: 415-332-8928 • FAX: 415-332-9197 Tip of the month: Small butane lighter refillers contain enough gas to cause explosion if they leak. Stow them In the vented propane locker.
BOAT LETTERING HAiVD. AIRBRUSH OR UIiNYL ADHESIVE Lettering at your berth or boatyard. Paul Bishop-331-7530
PACIFIC COAST DELIVERIES U.S.C.G. Ucensed Master -100 Tons • Sail or Power • 25 years experience • Reliable • Careful • Reasonable • Refs. • Accepted by Ins. Companies • Owners and brokers welcome. Also available for day or longer charters, offshore and cruising skills lessons on your vessel. _ Capt. Gary Jimmink-(707) 762-1899
Compu-Sail^ CONSULTANTS Hardware/Software Solutions: Charting, Navigation, WEFAX, Communications P.O. Box 1587, Alameda, CA • (415) 281-0688
RETIRED FIREMAN/EMERGENCY Medical Technician, 50, healthy, financially secure, reli¬ able, world traveller, non-smoker, moderate drinker, looking for crew. Extensive sailing expe¬ rience in Caribbean and Mediterranean. Can meet boat anywhere and willing to share expenses. Fred Carpenter, c/o La Conexion, 907 Zaragoza, Laredo, TX 78040.
BERTHS & SLIPS FRIDAY HARBOR, WA. Alberg 30-ft w/2 br 2 bath condo. 1 block to town and harbor w/views of each. $150/m firm. Will finance 1/2.(206)378-2019. BERTHS AVAILABLE. Live/Work, Maritime Har¬ bor, Sausalito. (415) 332-8554.
EX-UNLIMITED 3RD MATE, 37, some sailing experience on the Bay, wants to crew on the Bay for weekday/some weekends. Sailing for relax¬ ation, balance to city life. Please call Albert at (510) 748-0631.
WINTER SUBLET WANTED. S.F. City Front for racing Bear, 23-ft. Call Bob (415) 765-6904 or (415) 574-0504. 36-FT UPWIND BERTH. Pier 39, east side. $250/ month. (415) 421-0349, anytime (Iv msg).
DWM,54,NON-SMOKER,NON-DRINKER,look¬ ing for DWF, 30-50, trim, fit and healthy, that loves to sail. Experience not necessary, just the will to want to learn. I'm looking for someone to start a long-term relationship with, someone to go around the world within a 60-ft ketch. Write and tell me about yourself, including phone number and pic¬ ture if you have one. World Cruiser, P.O. Box 173, Moss Landing, CA 95039.
45-FT SLIP FOR RENT. Pier 39. Close in west side, protected. New shower and laundry facili¬ ties, convenient to Fisherman’s Wharf and down¬ town San Francisco. (916) 969-8077. PRIME 40-FT S.F./St. Francis Yacht Basin berth available for long term sub-lease. Owners going cruising for 3+ years. Most sought after Marina Blvd. location + attractive low city rates. Call (415) 331-5605.
WHOOPS! TOM (62) is trailering his sloop to Baja in Oct this time. Room for one N/S crew to share all the fun and beauty but only some of the expenses. Return? Whenever you or Tom say so. (408) 353-1665 or 21036 Zayante Rd., LG., CA 95030. Life's an adventure or it's nothing.
SURPLUS BOTTOM BOAT PAINT Hard red vinyl anti-fouling paint. Mfg. Woolsey. 72% copper. Reg. price; $180/gal. Our price $50/gal. Also black vinyl & other mfg. available. Ablading paint, 50% copper, $5Q/gal Primer & other epoxies, $10-$15/gal. Polyurethane, $20/gal. (415) 588-4678.
USED SAILS wanted by Hogin Sails to sell on consignment. Many mains, jibs, spinnakers in stock (510) 523-4388
ISNT IT TIME YOUR LEARNED TO FIX YOUR OWN BOATING PROBLEMS?? Classes held last weekend of every month: Alameda, CA • Hands on Education!! • No Mass Lectures!! • Self Paced'! PACIFIC MARINE INSTITUTE (510) 522-7300
FOR SALE Very comfortable 3 bdrm, 2 bath home on Napa river. Dock for 50' boat. 11 foot of water at low tide. Country setting only 1 hr. from San Francisco $259,000 Call Steve (707) 644-0900 or (707) 426-1722
COASTAL NAVIGATION COURSE 15 lessons Wed 7-10 pm Fee $125 September 9 - December 23 STOCKDALE MARINE & NAVIGATION CENTER 4730 Myrtle Ave, Sacramento, CA 95841 • Ph: (916) 332-0775 • Fax: (916) 332-2500
FINE CARPENTRY Boat Building & Renovation • Home Remodeling 23 yrs experience • References Available Call Steve Weaver (415) 383-0903
MEXICO BOUND. Spend the winter in Baja. Sun, fun, relaxed, laid back cruising. Skipper retired, 65, DWM, well equipped sloop. Leaving San Di¬ ego Oct-Nov. I'm easy going, healthy, adventur¬ ous, unencumbered, versatile, good sense of humor. Need compatible lady companion/first mate with similar qualities. Boating experience desir¬ able but not necessary. Good disposition, willing¬ ness to participate/share. No drugs, light drinker okay. Smoker?? Skipper answering replies early Oct, references exchanged. Write: Bob Henderson, 1254 W. Pioneer #350, Oak Harbor, WA 98277. HELP! My first mate moved to West Virginia. 57 year old skipper would like 1 or 2 to crew for day sailing on my 28-ft Columbia sloop. No children please. Experience helpful. (510) 4514609. FEMALE SOUGHT FOR HIGH SEAS adventure. South Pacific and Micronesia. 6-ft, 180,41-yr old skipper aboard well appointed 57-ft ketch. Depar¬ ture May '93 for 11/2 yr cruise. Send photo and ambitions to Capt. Dave, 28608 Heather Lane, Castaic, CA 91384. CREW AVAILABLE. Male, 50, has sailed 27-ft sloop on Bay ten years. Three year ocean expe¬ rience as officer on naval destroyer. Wants bluewater sailing experience before buying own cruiser. Would also like to find female sailor/ partner. Scuba diver. Caribbean? South Pacific? Please call Bob (415) 331-9316. ADVENTUROUS, ENTHUSIASTIC female (35) looking for position on cruise boat (Nov. ’92). Hard working, healthy, athletic, diver, and great sense of humor. Will trade great cooking for opportunity to learn to crew. Avid traveller. Call Elaine R., (303) 468-1682. P.O. Box 765, Dillon CO, 80435.
WOMAN SAILOR interested in sailing in So. Pacific in Mar. '93. Circumnavigation considered with right boat/crew. Experienced as crew, cook. Responsible, congenial, have references, free to travel. Looking for positive, drug-free, affable sail¬ ing companions. Dorothy (have left Kansas!) Ph: (206) 523-8349 or fax (206) 524-7218. ARE YOU CRUISINGTHIS WINTER andspring? Crew position wanted. I have Caribbean, Calif., Mexican, and South Pacific experience on sail and power boats. I am flexible and energetic. Call John O. Thomson (408) 475-8806, Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor. WANT TO CRUISE. Active, healthy, recently re¬ tired, non-smoking couple (63/63). Have unlim¬ ited time, ocean and Mexico experience, some mechanical ability and some Spanish. Available as crew, can share expenses. Call Laura (408) 736-8547. 47-FT SLOOP, S & S CLASSIC. Help maintain one of SF Bay’s most beautiful wooden yachts, in return for sailing on the Bay. Trade sanding, painting & varnishing for fun in the sun. Call Peter 331-0907. LOST MY CAPTAIN. Miss his Tri as much as 1 miss him. Not interested in replacing him, but I am interested in Sunday daysailing and racing. Expe¬ rienced novice. I pack a mean lunch. Sandie (510) 793-7385. COMFORTABLE, FAST, ABLE 43' cutter going Mexico and South Pacific, December 1, desires crew to share fun and expenses. Boat luxuriously refitted '92. Must commit to six months or more. Some experience desired. Non-smokers only. Call Richard at (310) 430-3006.
NON-PROFIT SAILING AND SEAMANSHIP COURSE starts Sept 15th at Sausalito Cruising Club, Tues. and Thurs. eves 7:30-9:30.14 subjects taught free by qualified instructors from Flotilla 12 of the USCGA. $20 pays for text. 331-5714 to register.
HELP WANTED. Advertising sales for the 1993 Northern California Boater's Directory team. Must be energetic, organized, and knowledgeable of the marine industry with a sales background. Commissions only. 800-76-YACHT or leave mes¬ sage for Mary Swift at the Sailing Connection. (510)236-2633.
TOO LATE TO CLASSY BARBARY COAST BOATING CLUB. The Gay yacht club serving Northern California meets the third Wednesday of each month at the Berkeley Yacht Club. Visitors are welcome. For info please call (415) 905-6267.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES COLUMBIA RIVER FLOATING GALLEY in Port¬ land, Oregon. Well established successful sea¬ sonal business catering to pleasure boaters, rac¬ ers, walk-ins. $50,000 or b/o includes float, cedar¬ sided building, all restaurant equip. Write: Harbor 1 Galley, 9801B N.E. 13th, Portland, OR 97211. SMALL BOAT MFG CO., includes all mold, jigs, patterns. 8 molds from 6 to 16-ft, sailing and rowing. Priced to sell! (805) 528-0339.
MACGREGOR 25,1986 w/trailer. Sleeps 5. En¬ closed potti, pop-top, galley, dinette, built-in ice chest. Main, jib. Features self-righting foam floatation. New depth finder & CB, custom cush¬ ions, carpets. Used6 times.$5,000.(510)283-8076 WANTED: Must, boom, sails, standing rigging, and winches, for Santa Cruz 50 (all or part). Avon Rover 310. Fujinon Polaris or Steiner 7X50 w/ compass. GPS. Please call after 5:00 pm. (510) 785-8060. SWM SKIPPER, 37 professional with advanced degree, planning southbound cruise on 35' sloop, seeks attractive, intelligent, well-educated, ath¬ letic single woman 20's to 32 to sail together. Call Jeff (415) 325-9744.
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VOLVO MD-2B diesel engine with freshwater cooling, wiring harness and is in good shape 8 low hours for $750. Transmission & gear reduction unit are bad. Wall mount small fireplace $75. (408) 243-1888.
HELP WANTED. Experienced electrician and/or electronics tech. w/F.C.C. license preferred. FT/ PT. Entry level position also available.Call (510) 523-6011.
WESTSAIL 32. Fully equipped, ready to cruise. Refrigeration, 110 ac, water maker, Avon, Honda10, life raft, electronics, etc. $85,000. Call (209) 483-2014
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A & M Homes.27 ABC Yachts .9 Acme Awnng.125 Adventure Cat Inc.74 Albatross Yacht Sales.209 Allstate-Clayton .21 Alpha Marine Systems.192 Altamarine Electronics.51 American Battery.52 American International Ind. Tool ...52 American Sails.205 Arena Yachts.83 Argonaut Yacht Brokers.209 Armchair Sailor Bookstore.78 BC Navigation...38 Bailiwick Sails and Canvas.203 Baja Naval.124 Ballena Bay Yacht Brokers.69 Bollena Isle Marina.215 Ballenger Spars.92 Bay Bridge Yachts .209 Bay Riggers .11 Bay Ship & Yacht.153 Bay Yacht Service.82 Baytronics.193 Beamates.204 Benicia Marina .158 Berkeley Marina.74 Bitter End.164 Boater's Directory.41 Boater's Friend.75 Bosun's Charters.167 Bottom Liner...41 Bower & Kling.211 Boy Scouts - Old Boldy Council .212 Boy Scouts - Stanford .208 BPM.204 British Marine.48 Brisbane Marina.53 Bruno's Island Resort.141 Cal Adventures.203 Caliber Yachts.49 California Custom Canvas.85 Cal-Marine Electronics.54
Calif. Maritime Academy .204 Caughey & Associates, Brokers .. 207 Chula Vista Marina.125 City Yachts.56,58 Club de Yates Palmira.131 Club Noutique.135 Conch Charters.166 Crabtree Marine Services......52 Cruising World Pacific.6,7 D'Anna Yacht Center.212 Dashew Offshore.96,97 Davis Instruments.135 Desolation Sound Charter.167 DeWitt Studio .134 Diesel Fuel Filtering.141 Downwind Design.141 Downwind Marine.124 E-ZGybe...179 Eagle Yacht Sales ..31 Edgewater Yacht Sales.213 Edinger.8,22,158,159 Emery Cove Marina.48 Emeryville City Marina.45 Essex Credit.44 Fair Tide Technologies .131 Farallone Electronics.179 Farallone Yachts Sales .31 First New England.52 Fortman Marinass.12 Fraser Yachts - Sausalito.206 Ganis.93 Gianola & Sons.,.45 Gold Coast Yachts..204 Golden State Diesel.204 Gorman, Bijj, Yacht Sales.10 Group SF.91 H & 5 Yacht Sales .211 Hackworfh Insurance..63 Harbor Boat Repair.204 Harken.87 Haynes Industries.159 Hayne Sails.91 Helmut's Marine Service.35 Helms Yacht Sales.21,28 Hewett Marine...135 Hogin Sails.50
Hood Sailmakers.20 Integre .210 -International Marine Industries.85 International Power Systems.93 Island Cruising... 167 Jack London Square.18 Jack Rabbit Marine.159 J-Boats West .29 Johnson-Hicks.131 Kappas Marina.141 Kelly-McCall .205 Kensington Yacht.13 Knight & Carver...49 Lager Yachts.208 Landfall Navigation .159 Larsen Sail.71 Leading Edge Sails.41 Lee Sails.53 Lee Yachts, Bill.79 List Marine.204 Long & Assoc.48 Mac Donald Yachts .214 Marin County Boatworks.22 Marin Yacht Sales.207 Marina Village.89 Marine Canvas Shop.48 Mariner Boat Yard...30 Mariner Products.52 Mariner Sq Yachting Cntr.28-35 Marion, Sails by.21 Maritime Electronics.47 Martinez Marine . 39 McGinnis Insurance.8 Meridian Yacht Sales.208 Metal Design ..88 Metal Magic.83 Minney's Yacht Surplus.86 Modern Sailing Academy.72 Monterey Bay Fiberglass.84 N.C.M.A.19 Nelson's Marine.216 Nor Cal Yachts .32,33,34 Nor Pac Yachts.209 North Beach Canvas.205 North Coast Yachts.80 North Sails .77 Northern California Fall Boat Showl9 O'Neills Yacht Center.16
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41' Newport Sloop, 1981
40' C&C Cruiser/Racer, 198i. Yanmar, 13 bags, no blisters, barients, roller jib.
Universal diesel, roller jib. Owner moved east. $65,000/offer.
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lUlj 35' Fantasia, 1977 Center cockpit, Yanmar dsl, double berth aft AP, canoe stern. $58,500.
Westerbeke, wheel. Owner says sacrifice!! Firm $30,000.
41' CT PILOTHOUSE KETCH 1975 Dual control stations, 70 HP diesel, owners double bed, separate stall shower, your chance to cruise in comfort and style. 598.5007
42' Ocean Alexander, 1986.
41' Formosa
A/C, ca ts, custom interior,fast & pretty.
New diesel, needs cabin work. Owner says blowout. Try mid-40s.
46' Ocean Alexander, 1988. Cats.
Reduced to S78,500 for immediate sale!
48' Custom Camargue, 1990.
30' Newport II, 1981
Cockpit. Executive quality interior, loaded w/options. Our dock.
Universal diesel, race & spin gear, really sharp & dean.
B&9IP 38' DOWNEAST 1979 Just back from South Pacific and ready to go again. Clean. Asking S71,500.
34' PEARSON 1984 diesel sloop. Wheel, sleeps six, new dodger, new epoxy bottom, very clean. Asking $68,000.
32' WESTSAIL, 1979 A nice clean factory finished model, well equipped for liveaboard
92' Dutch Motoryacht FB & helipad. All new electronics & interior. 5 staterooms. Twin cats.
52' Irwin Ketch, 1984. Cntr cockpit, 3 staterooms, generator, radar, Bristol. Call Sheldon Caughey. Our harbor.
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42' Defever/CHB, 1984.
50' Ocean Alexander Pilothouse
160hp dsls, sleeps 6 + queen, very clean, fully furnished. Our dock.
Flybridge, 3 staterooms, ocean 'electronics, 1,000 mi. range.
44' Harden Ketch, 1977
65’ Swan/Nautor, 1985
Fiberglass. New Isuzu diesel, radar, windlass, owner's double, roller jib.
Ketch, custom salon, new Awlgrip paint, cruise or race.
DEEP WATER LOCATION • SAUSALITO YACHT HARBOR
SPECIALIZING IN QUALITY YACHTS • LISTINGS WANTED (415) 331-6200 • Fax (415) 331-6213 Sheldon Caughey • Temple Stuart September. 1992
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Lager Yacht Brokerage Corp. 400 Harbor Drive, Suite C, Sausalito, CA 94965 Tel:415*332*9500 Fax:415*332*9503
51' Baltic, 1981
63' Mason, 1985
Complete racing & cruising Inventory. 4 S/Rs. full electronics.
Beautiful custom ketch. 4 staterooms, complete elects. Absolutely mint condition.
DONATE YOUR BOAT TO THE SCOUTS Power or Sail • Your donation is tax-deductible. Let us show you the attractive value and speedy transfer that we can arrange. • Eliminate broker fees, advertising and berthing. • Help instill the love of the sea and boating in the youth who participate in scouting. The Scouts are looking for any craft, power or sbil, in serviceable condi¬
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BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA Ask for Bob Dillard 60 Ladd Design
63' Cheoy Lee M.S. 1982
Highest quality, fast, elegant large interior, under construc¬ tion, unique opportunity.
Cat 3208s, 4 double staterooms, all furling sails, elect, winches, professionally maintained.
57* Swan, 1979
53' Swan, 1990
Absolutely the finest Swan 57 afloat anywhere.
Exceptional Swan 53. Ready to race or cruise in the Swan tradition.
58' Alden Boothbav Ktch, 1975
43' Hans Christian Christina
First class yacht for comfortable cruising anywhere. Pilothouse. Reduced!
1990. Large elegant Interior. This quality performance cruiser shows as new.
62' Awesome Custom Ketch, 1985
40' Lester Stone Sloop, 1957
Absolutely Bristol condition!!
(415) 327-5900
One of Lester Stone's famous classic boats.
47' VALIANT, 1982 - Rarely seen on the brokerage market (more likely sailing the world's oceans), this beautiful Valiant is now at our docks. Well equipped with complete electronics, autopilot, generator and more. She's clean with no blisters. a Come have a look. Attractively priced! k ^ 44' Lager, 1990
38’ Swan, 1978
Ladd design, outstanding quality, race, cruise, aft cabin, teak decks. Loaded.
Radar, pilot, full sail inst. 14 sails. Beautifully maintained. Race/cruise.
Valiant ^ 32 • 37 • 40 • 47
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California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona Swan 411, 1978 Classic S&S design. An impressive inventory, aft cabin, pilot, offshore equipped. Best price.
36' Islander, 1975 Original owner, equipped for cruising, great Bay Area boat.
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MSiM LEMAN YACHT SALES (510) 521-1246 2415 Mariner Square Dr., Alameda, CA 94501
ARGONAUT YACHT SALES & SERVICE, INC, OLSON 30, 1982. Sallenger spars, dbl
HUNTER 36, 1980. Diesel, CNG, Barients.
spreaders, rod rigging, 5 sails, exc. cond.
$33,950.
$12,500/owner finance.
CATALINA 27, 1976. Diesel w/inflatable.
MacGREGOR 25, 1985. With 4.5 hp
$9,900.
Evinrude, depthsounder, VHF, exc. cond.
$4,250/owner finance.
ERICSON 27,1978. Diesel, pedestal steering, 3 sails, fireplace. $16,500.
ISLANDER 21, 1967. Clean, good condi¬ tion. $1,950/owner finance. RHODES 19. $800.
25' TROJAN HT Express, 1974.
THUNDERBIRO 26. Needs TLC.
$950.
22' REINELL Sip, 75. $2,450/owner finance.
$8,500.
39' KHA SHING, 1989. Excellent condition.
$129,500.
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BAY BRIDGE YACHTS ! SAIL ( 22' TANZER, 74 __. . 25*0.$. YACHT Sloop, 78 2? iUCSOM ^ Sloop, 72 „
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$ 5 67/71 froo $
8,500 5,700 9,995
2r CAl Sloop, 75—„-(repo) Offers 29* HIICSON Sloop, SG-T 15,900 " 30' CATAUHA Shop, 76/78 .few $ 22,S00
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30'PEARSON Sloop, 73. S 32* CUPPER Sloop, 76 $ 33* PEARSON Sloop, 75. S 38\CHEOY LEE Sloop, 78 S 40* HUNTER Sloop, *86™ $ 41* MORGAN Sloop, 74/79 few $ 45* COLUMBIA Sloop, 76 $
CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE 27 Fiberglass, teak decks, IB diesel, spin¬ naker, a classic. $ 15,000.
SEA STAR 46, 1982 Teak decks, extensive equipment, beautiful offshore cruiser/ livedboard. Asking $129,000.
19,500 9,900 29,995 59,500 854)00 42,500 59,500
Most Boats At Our Docks • Quality Listings Needed l
Oyster Cove Marina, So, San Francisco
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ISLANDER 28, 1977
JASON 35
Wheel steering. Inboard diesel, spinnaker, gear, excellent for * cruise/race. $ 19,995.
Brewer design F/G cruiser. Excellent, fully equipped.
Ketch rigged. Loaded. Cruising vet. Excellent liveaboard. Dual steering stations. $69,000.
A very popular one-design. In top snape. 9.9 outboard. 2 starting at $7,500.
24' CAPE DORY, 1984
30' WILLARD VEGA NOMAD
Cruising trawler. Westerbeke diesel, unsinkable, own a classic pocket trawler. $29,500.
Economical coastal cruiser. F.W.C., Perkins 50 hp diesel.
$42,000.
ALBATROSS YACHT SALES CATALINA 27
34’ HUNTER, 83. 5 sails, 40' PETERSON, 84. Diesel, loaded, very clean. $35,900. electronics, sail & sails, nice. $79,900. 50' 47’ 37'
FORCE.159,000 VAGABOND.199,000 CT OVERSEAS.47,000
365 PEARSON.65,000 35' RAFIKI.59.000 31’ BOMBAY.22,500
Peninsula Marina • Redwood City • (415) 364-4641
$33,500.
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24’ COLUMBIA... .... Great Boy cruiser. ....3,490 A 27' NEWPORT....
16' BEACHCRAFT.... '83, ski. .4,950 21' CENTURY
27' CATALINA. '. ....7,500
26' SEARAY SUNDANCER... 83 w/trir. .22,000
28' ISLANDER.... ....diesel, wheel steering. ..21,500
28' TROJAN.super deon. .18,950
.. V/8, trailer.
30' CATALINA. .... diesel, deon. „ 22,000
54'6" LOA, 37 LWL, 13’3" beam, 5'3" draft. Dbl. planked S&S ocean racer by Abeking & Rasmussen. Bermuda race winner, Trans-Atlantic and Mexico vet, actively sailed and raced. Strong, correct and strikingly beautiful w/pages of recent inventory, incl. AC gen., barients, extensive electronics, full covers, etc. Yacht in superb offshore condition, ready to go now. Change of plan forces sale at $259,500.
30' NEWPORT.....lots of soils ...•. .. 12.000
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INQUIRE 46' CHRIS CRAFT
79 500
30' WHITBY ALBERG new dsl, paint, excellent 24,900 31' HOUDAY Sloop. Dutch built. .INQUIRE
ALL THESE AND MORE AT OUR DOCKS
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REPO HOTuNE 510/523-8502 42' BRANDRIFF Custom-built wood/fiberglass, Westerbeke.
53' STEEL KETCH, 1980 " Custom design. YR
SIZE
TYPE
21' 21'
REVENGE 88 454 OLDS ENGINE V-8, GOOD SKI BOAT CHRIS CRAFT88 CLEAN, DINETTE, MARINER OB CHRIS CRAFT88 STINGER W/260T MERCURY ENGINES WELLCRAFT '86 TWIN MERCS, 206HP, CLEAN
‘“POWER BOATS"*
VALUE
BID
9,000
4,000
8,000
8,000
T MERCURY 260HP, OEAN
37,000 16,000 32,000 SOLD 36,000 SOLD
42'
BRANDRIFF 82
—SAILBOATS”* CUSTOM BUILT WOOD/FG, WESTERBEKE
52,000 35,000
53'
STEEL
CUSTOM, UNFINISHED INTERIOR
60,000
26' 28' 30'
SEA RAY
85
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LOOKING (WAITING) FOR THE PERFECT USED SABRE PERFORMANCE CRUISER?
SOLD
Unless otherwise stated, all boats are located in our storage yard, or at our dodo at Mariner Square in Alamddo. Call if you need directions to our office. (510) 523-8502 (The data furnished is believed to be correct but not guaranteed.)
Here it is...1984 32' Sabre with twin aft cabins. She's been ex¬ tremely well kept by her owner and shows in near new condition. Outstanding features include a 4hp Westerbeke diesel; Sleeps seven in three cabins. Extraordinary varnish inside and out. For legendary Sabre quality at an affordable price, call or stop by to see this one. Asking $67,500.
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MAJESTIC • HISTORIC • UNIQUE The Schooner Destiny
PERRY 47 Customized Peny 47 ketch. Comfortable cruising with 8 kwgenset, oir, full electronics, 155 hp Volvo diesel oux., wotermoker, refrigerator/freezer, full furling satis. It’s unbelievable -this boot bos it all! Asking $234,500.
MATCH MAKING
Partnership dissolution demands the quick disposal of this world class yacht. Previously owned by Howard Hughes (Tool Co.), this 83' liveaboard log books are filled with history and people of grandeur.
FEATURING: 3 staterooms plus pilot berth, fully equipped galley with microwave and deep reefer. 2,000 sq. ft. of sails ~ 6-71GM engine ~ Full instrumentation.
Matching the expectations of people with the dynamic of o boat's “seaworthiness" and suitability for the use intended, requires o lot of time spent at "sea" with the intimate experience of passage making on a wide variety of vessels. The wisdom of many years of "highs" ond "lows" tangling with the rigging of winning moxi races, international yocht deliveries ond family cruising has created o very healthy respect for the quality most desirable, ond with the greatest probability of success, for both ship ond crew. Realistic ond practical experience is our best guarantee that your choice of boat, for the circumstance envisioned, will be o perfect match. At Integre Marine it is our hope to make yoor "bluewoter" dream come true! We currently hove slips ovoilable for well maintained soiling vessels seeking new ownership. Our maintenance program, high visibility location, international computer networking ond professional soles staff provides you with the best opportunity for a prompt sole.
SAILBOATS ARE SELUNG • NEED LISTINGS - PREMIUM SALES BERTHS AVAILABLE
Quick Sale Price: $155,000 (Reduced from $250,000) Docked in San Diego •
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BOWER & RUNG YACHTS
YACHT SALES
COMMITTED TO CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
EXCLUSIVE Lismes! REM FOR BLUE WAFER CRUISING! -
SELECT SAIL
1985 RIVAL 36 This beautiful blue hulled yacht with teak decks was built to, and kept in, Lloyds 100A1 condition. Her equips ment list is extensive and includes ev¬ erything you need for a trip down the coast or around the world. She has had one Atlantic crossing and is ready to go again. She has many unique features not found in production yachts. ASKING $104,900. SO CAL DEALER FOR :11 METRE, Thomas 35, NONSUCH & NIAGARA
30' Hunter, 1991. 18 hp Yanmar, accom¬ modations for 7, knot/depth, WP/WS, AP, Dutchman main, furling jib/genoa, easily singlehanded. Boat shows like new. $54,900.
44' Hylas '89/'90, loaded, pristine.225,000 42'Hunter Passage'91.2from 159,000 40' Hunter '85, clean.84,900 40' Far East ketch, X-clean.64.500 37'Hunter'87 . 72,500 35' Hunter Legend '87 .62,500 34'Hunter.2 from 42,500 32' Ericson '87, X-clean, loaded.54,900
SELECT TRAWLERS 49' Grand Banks MY loaded/pristine ... 495,000 42' Grand Banks...2 from 145,000 42' Californian T-diesel.71,900 36' Grand Banks...2 from 145,000
1988 CREALOCK 37
34'Californian T-diesel, clean.71,900
Dark green hull, cutter/yawl rig, Scheel keel, and every conceivable up-grade make this a cruiser's dream AND one of the best looking yachts you have ever seen. The owner had her built without regard for cost and has had her profes¬ sionally maintained. She has had very little use and offers a substantial oppor¬ tunity for the discriminating buyer. CALL!
32' Grand Banks.69,888
42' Grand Banks. T-Cummins 210s, clas¬ sic cruising yacht in immaculate condition. Loaded with equipment: AP, radar, Loran, SatNav, generator, inflatable with o/b, and much morel! $289,500.
SELECT POWER
PLANNING A CRUISE? GIVE US A CALL. WE HAVE OFFSHORE SAIL¬ ING EXPERIENCE AND CAN HELP FIND THE RIGHT BOAT FOR YOU. FLY DOWN, WE WILL MEET YOU AT THE SAN DIEGO AIRPORT.
955 HARBOR ISL. DR, STE 180, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101 (619) 299-7797 FAX (619) 299-3811
41' Mainship Grand Salon.146,500 39' Sea Ray Express, X-clean.149,000 37’ Silverton Conv.99,000 35' Alura '88, ftsh/cruise,T-454..Reduced 59,900 34' Silverton Conv.3 from 69,000 34' Sea Ray Sundancer, '89, clean.89,900 34' Wellcraft Express Cruiser.69,000 30' Sea Ray Sundancer, Weekender.from 42,500
34' Silverton Conv. '91 model trade-in. T454 Crusaders, 4kw gen set, knot, depth, Loran, VHF, fish finder, windlass, Bimini w/enclosure, like new, low hours. Trades OK.
955 Harbor Island Dr., #110 San Diego, CA 92101'
(619) 291-2600
2001 W. Coast Hwy. Newport Beach, CA 92663 YACMT
BALES
(714) 642-4786
r$H0P SAN DIEGO! 1 ■ BROKERAGE SAIL - RACE OR CRUISE ■ 1978 Perry 47
1983frk$on 35
Big diesel, RF, AP, gen, refrig, windless, SS8. Much more. Try $129,500.
Roller furling, propone, dodger, windlass, loran, refrigeration. Try $48,500.
30' J/30, 1984.$ 45,000 30' BABA.Great Buy! 32'WESTSAIL, 1980.$ 39,500 33' PEARSON 10 METER.$ 33,000 34'OLSON, 1989.$ 72,500 35'DUFOUR SLOOP..$ 57,000 38' CATALINA.$ 55,000
36- C & L (Peterson) propone, 4 bogs, Perkins dsl, gred
$110,000.
cruiser.
Formosa 30......... Ranger 32 Nicholson 32 Lopworfh 32 "lO” Erieson33.. Ericson 35.. Catalina 36......... Downeost38 .......
1981 45* Custom S&S Nice interior. Not o shipped rote boot. Try
39.500 13.500 35.500 .29,500 ..38,500 .58,500 3 from 55,000 .. ...Try 54,000
72 78 '84 71 '90 78 '66
Morgan O 40 Choate 40 Ericson 41 BenforxUl Col 43. Davidson 44 Perry 47 Cal 48
39.500 45,000 42.500 Tty 105,000 ...82,500 ......310,000 .128,500 ..Try 95,000
38' 39' 40' 42' 42' 44' 46' 48' 70' 70'
CHEOY LEE SLOOP.$ 78,000 CAL, performance cruiser.$ 68,500 OLSON, ULDB.$ 79,500 MAGNUM/BALTIC, w/teak decks.$155,000 GOLDEN WAVE by Cheoy Lee.$110,000 GALLART MOTORSAILER from Spain.$215,000 KELLY/PETERSON CUTTER.$225,000 CHEOY LEE SLOOP. .$114,500 FERRO CEMENT SCHOONER.$450,000 STEEL MOTORSAILER from Holland.$445,000
84' CUSTOM RACING SLOOP.$295,000
YACHTFENDERS /
/mjmmmnsm 3404 Via Lido, Suite B Newport Beach, CA 92663
2330 Shelter Island Dr., #207, San Diego, CA 92106
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AMEL MARAMU,'85_
$215,000
47'
RHODES MOTORSAILER, 76..
$119,000
46'
MARINE TRADER M/S,'81_$150,000
44'
MASON_$230,000
44'
GULFSTAR, '82 ...
43'
HANS CHRISTIAN T,'85.
43'
COLUMBIA, 71___$ 75,000
42'
CASCADE, Special Deoil_$ 67,000
42'
HUNTER, '90.$185,000
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.....$135,000 $189,000
41'
RINGS LEGEND,'81___$ 77,500
40'
CAL, '68_$ 50,000
38'
MORGAN, 79..$ 66,000
38'
GLOBE, '81___$ 90,000
*38'
HANS CHRISTIAN MKII___$109,000
AMPHITRITE 43. New dsl. Henry Waquinez world cruiser, huge. Asking $145,000.
HINKLEY SOU'WESTER 59. Looking for the best? Extraordinary opportunity.
PACIFIC SEACRAFT 31. World cruiser needs TLC. Absolute bargain.
ISLAND TRADER 46. Huge motorsailer. Great Liveaboard. Asking $120,000.
•38T HANS CHRISTIAN_2 Horn $ 89,500 38' HANS CHRISTIAN MKH, '79
37'
RANGER, 74_S 42,500
Exceptionolly dean, welhnaintained beauty.
37'
CUSTOM PILOTHOUSE Hardcore Cruiser_$137,500
Power Listings 49' HYUNDAI ELEGANT MOTOR YACHT, '89_$229,000 49' ALBIN TRAWLER, '80_$145,000 44' SPOILER MOTOR YACHT, '83_$198,000 41' BURNSCRAFT, '81_Offers / S 98,000 36' NEWMAN LOBSTER BOAT, 78_$ 78,000 30' CHRIS CRAFT,'77_$ 35,000 30' CHRIS CRAFT SEDAN,'68_$17,000 17' STARCRAFT, '92_„$ 12,500 10.6' QUICKSILVER, '92_$ 1,300 15hp MARINER OUTBOARD,'92_$ 1,795
36'
ISLANDER, 73 & 75_2 from $ 36,000
36’
S2, '85_ _$ 79,000
35'
C&C LANDFALL_ ..$ 65,000
35'
RAFIKI, '80, classic cruiser_ _$ 72,000
•33'
HANS CHRISTIAN_ _CALL
33'
ROUGHWATER, 76_ _$ 35,000
30'
BABA, filler,'83... _$ 63,000
30'
YANKEE SPARKMANS STEPHENS. _$ 28,000
30'
CATALINA, '80.
$ 25,000
29'
COLUMBIA,'66.
$
28'
COLUMBIA,'68___S 7,000
24'
CSC, clean __
.„$
9,000 8,900
NEW SHOW DOCKSI At the Foot of the Park St. Bridge 2870 Chapman St.. Oakland, CA 94601
(510) 536-2700 _Fax (510) 536-2702
s 27' CS, diesel, quality construction, nice layout, equipped.Asking $19,000 30' Pearson, equipped, nicest around! .Asking $17/500 32' Ericson, 2 to choose from.Call 33' Hunter Sloop, in charter service, income producer...Offers 41' Islander Freeport, all roller furl ketch, nicest around.Asking $88,000 42' Swan, exceptionally maintained.Eager - Asking $235,000 43' Beneteau First 42, immaculate, well equipped..Call 44’ Swan, performance, quality, style.... Asking $116/500 45' Jeanneau Sunkiss, complete refit in '92! Awlgripped beauty.....Call 60' Ta-Shing Mystic 60 (Frers), equip'd, world cruising luxury.Asking $435,000
And Many More...
"representing the best of bluewater cruisers
FREE SHOW SEPT. 12-20 At Our Docks BOAT SPECIALS
43' CHEOY LEE MS, 1983. Impeccably maintained. Cruise ready. 3 gorgeous staterooms, large main salon. A motorsailer that really sailsl
Priced to sell «• $155,000.
27* Col 2-27. $13,950 28* Ericson__ $29,500 30' S2, center/aft cabin_$32,000 30' Pearson...». $22,000 32’ Valiant, gorgeous__$44,000 32' Challenger.. „.$24,000 34’ Catalina...».-.from$48,000 41' Coronado, a/c, Ivbrd_$49,900 46' Garden Ketch_$149,000 46* Cal, a/c, cruiser-$125,000 46* Sea Star —_ $142,000 47' Macintosh--Offer/ftode 50' Santa Cruz, loaded-$185,000
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1306 BRIDGEWAY, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 • Fax 332-2067 34' NASSAU '66. Cruising cutter, just bock from Ccribbean cruise.Very well maintoned bkxewater cruiser. S61JOOO. Seder motivated!
34’ CATALINA ‘87. Diesel, fuller, great condition. Seler must iquidate. $51,500.
ti UULDIHK 36' ISLANDER, 77. New full on epoxy bottom, dean, rod rigging, (S. $49,000.
Center cockpit, roomy interior, popular ketch rig, well equipped ind. radar, loran, weather (ox, 7.5 aux., gen., Sausalilo berth. Price Reduced to $137,000,
37' GUIESTAR. 77. Reody to cruise with everything you need. Too much to list. Asking $62000.
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38* DANISH SLOOP
38’ PACIFIC.
Superb Danish craftsmanship, recent diesel aux. refit, new s/s rigging, up to survey. At our docks. Asking $22,500.
N.Z. built, U.S. documented, hand-laid F/G, full keel. Loaded offshore vet, incl. radar, SatNav, Ham set, watermaker, windvane. At our docks. Reduced to $79,500,
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32' ERKSON
32' WESTSAIL
Two available. Both are well equipped w/diesel aux., great layout. At our docks From $22,500.
Excellent custom interior. Loaded w/quality gear ind. dodger, AP, four headsails. Sausalilo berth. Asking $45,000
JOHN BAIER • PETE FROMHAGEN • CHARLES CAMPBELL • PETER SHEPPARD
48' CT. One of the Orient’s best examples of value. Perry design, superb liveaboard/cruiser. From fireplace to sails, in impressive condition. Asking $I35,000/offers • JOHN BAIER
40’ OCEAN MOTORSAILER KETCH. Bright, airy pilothouse/salon and cozy galley/ dining area. Comfortable private aft cabin. 120 hp Volvo diesel w/150 hours. $87,000/offers • CHARLES CAMPBELL
1MWM4T CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE YAWL Classic Rhodes design is ready for extended cruising. All systems rebuilt/or upgraded. Asking $89,500/offers • JOHN BAIER 1974 also available.
YACHT SALESMAN/BROKER WANTED Oceanic Yacht Sales, Inc. has an immedi¬ ate full-time sales position available for an ethical, conscientious individual who can appreciate the opportunity of working in a supportive team environment. We offer high quality yachts such as Grand Banks on a new/brokerage basis utilizing a profitable waterfront location and marketing/sales tools ufiequaled by other Bay Area broker¬ age firms. Experience preferred. All inquiries confidential. CONTACT JOHN BAIER, PRESIDENT
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2T BRISTOL
Built in Sweden, Algin IB aux, dodger. Good inventory. Owner a perfectionist; vessel looks like new. At our docks. Asking $9,500.
Great family sailer. Recent upgrades, interior and exterior refurbished. Well equipped. At our docks. Asking $6,500.
SAIL - PARTIAL LIST 51’PASSPORT.$299,000 45' JEANNEAU.$175,000 44' NAUT1CAT, 1980 FROM FINLAND, PILOTHOUSE KETCH.$150,000 44' HARDEN KETCH. PRICE REDUCED. AT OUR DOCKS.$ 89,500 39'FREYA.-.$ 75,000 35’ HUGHES..’.REDUCED TO $ 39,500 32’ARIES.$ 26,000 30’ISLANDER...*.$ 32,500 30’STEEL SHARPIE....$ 9,000 26'RANGER.$ 23'RANGER WITH TRAILER.ONLY $
6,000 6,200
POWER - PARTIAL LIST 55' BLUEWATER COASTAL CRUISER 1988.$275,000 52' LAKE UNION CLASSIC.$ 95,000 52’ HACKERCRAFT RESTORED TO BETTER THAN NEW.$150,000
44' HI STAR MOTOR YACHT...$224,000 33'TROJAN SPORT MACHINE.$ 98,000/OFFERS
m GRAND BANKS, fa Authorized Dealer
31' UNiFUTE.TRY $ 20,000 28'SKIPJACK 1991 .$ 39,500 22' BOSTON WHALER/OUTRAGE W/TRAILER.$ 28,500
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Cruising Yacht of the Future ~ Here Today A Performance & accommodations of a forty
foot monohull at a thirty foot price. A More speed with little to no angle of heel. A 2'10" Draft. A Sail handling simplified with
self tacking Cat/Sloop rig. A 10 year structural warranty. A Three cabins & separate shower stall.
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A Large expanse of deck space with
visibility from helm. A Exclusive RAM™ (Remote Adjustable
Mount) engine bracket. A State-of-the-art outfitting with the
Endeavorcat Pacs™
Now At Our Docks - Call For Appointment To Inpsect This Special Yacht!
?3> Endeavour International: "Setting the standard in performance cruising!"
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That’s not an order, it's a feature... of Ballena Isle Marina. Our marina does not sit on a nautical highway that can make boating life unfomfortable, but inside a protective breakwater at the edge of the Bay. You'll never feel a ripple - except when you decide to head out to the Bay. Ballena benefits include: 20% OFF Fuel • 15% OFF Chandlery Prices • 10% OFF Sailing Lessons
BALLENA ISLE MARINA Of J I HI BAY
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1150 BALLENA BOULEVARD ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA 94501
1-800-675-SLIP • (510) 523-5528 September. 19%
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