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HAPPY HOLIDAYS !

Ours has been a very good year. Thanks to our customers, our freinds and supporters. Here's hoping that the Holiday Season is all you expect it to be and that you and yours prosper in the new year. All the Best.

The Staff and Management of Grand Marina.

GRAND MARINA & MARINE CENTER,

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offering: • Over 400 concrete berths 30 to 60 feet • Secured Gatehouses (key accessed only)

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individual showers

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• Beautifully Landscaped with ample parking

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Photo by Kelly O’Neil Photography

Re-Quest the Best!

The Express 37 one-design class holds its annual Championship Regatta as part of The Big Boat Series. Hosted by the St. Francis Yacht Club, the series provides some of the most challenging competition on San Francisco Bay. Glenn Isaacson’s Re-Quest finished first in the 12-boat fleet.

The Express 37 class is a healthy class. By stipulating that owners drive their own boats, by specifying the number of crew on the rail and by limiting sail purchases, the class rules are written to encourage participation in class racing.

These rules demand the most of the skipper, crew and equipment.

These rules mean Re-Quest's sails have to be the best.

Glenn Isaacson had just one small "request" for Big Boat Series: success.

Glenn chose Pineapple Sails.

DEALER FOR: Musto 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 Or Bay Riggers in Sausalito

We will be closed 12/24/94 thru’ 1/1/95. Happy Holidays!!

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BAREBOAT CHARTER - 3 days & 2 nights include offshore weekend or a trip to the North Bay. Optional 4 days in two weekends.

SPINNAKER - It is a great time, learn Cruising or Racing.

COASTAL NAVIGATION - Learn the traditional art and modern influence with Bill Myers in December. Four evenings plus one day sail.

ADVANCED COASTAL CRUISING - Out the gate, turn left, 6 days of coastal cruising or two three-day weekends: The choice is yours.

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Charter a New Beneteau We have many new Beneteaus joining the fleet. They are the boats chosen first to charter by sailors the world over. Beneteaus are designed to be easy and fun to sail. Below decks they offer unparalleled comfort and luxury.

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Graphic Design: Colleen Copyright 1994 Latitude 38 Publishing Co.. Inc. Latitude 38 welcomes editorial contributions in the form of stories, anecdotes, photographs - anything but poems, please: we gotta draw the line somewhere. 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 identification of all boats, situations and people therein; and 3) be legible. Anything you want back must be accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope.

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We Represent Some of the World's Best Sailboats BENETEAU ~ ISLAND PACKET ~ SABRE ~ MASON

BENETEAU For over 107 years Beneteau has been a family owned boat builder dedicated to innovation, quality construction, engineering and design.

Beneteau has been consistently ranked as one of the world's best sailboats. If you are considering a fully equipped yacht of superior design, quality and elegance Beneteau has the most choices and value for your investment.

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Island Packet 37

Since its introduction, 35 of these boats have been sold. The 40 possesses all of the characteristics of the perfect bluewater cruiser.

Next available delivery is February '95.

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BENETEAU 305,1986. Significant upgrades and meticulous maintenance makes this jewel one of the niftiest 30 footers available. $38,500.

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PEARSON, 1985.69,500

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ISLAND PACKET, 1989.139,500

40' PEARSON, 1979, offshore equipped.. 78,950

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41' MORGAN 0/1 KETCH.$79,900 41' C&C, 1984.99,500 49'

TASWELL, 1991, magnificent.449,000

find this proven performance cruiser. Immaculate condition. $159,900. Sistership.

BENETEAU FIRST 37.5, 1985.85,000

43' BENETEAU 432, 1987, new eng .. 109,000 45' BENETEAU FIRST 45f5,1991 .214,900

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35' CHALLENGER ....;40,000

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LAUNCH RAMP: Two-lane concrete ramp with parking for 70 boat trailers and cars.

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SWA N 53 Rapscallion (1990) sistership Rapscallion is undeniably the best equipped and maintained 53 available on the market. Set up for Cruising/Racing with heating, watermaker, radar, SSB, GPS, generator as well as 4 Spectra sails/2 spinnaker, 5 Dacron sails and furling'headstay.

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Very few lenders would ever consider entering into something as risky as leasing a pleasure yacht. However, the legendary quality of a Swan, combined with its proven resale value, makes leasing a Swan financially feasible. Now you can hold on to your hard earned cash and lease the yacht of your dreams. With as little as your first and last months' lease payment, you can be sailing a new or previously owned Swan. Enjoy all the advantages leasing has to offer... Save thousands of dollars just on the sales tax... Have your company make the lease payments... Own more boat with less money invested.

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179,500

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249,000

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145,000

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350,000

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384,000

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285,000

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CALENDAR

DEPART DE SAN FRANCISCO LE 20 MA11995 DEPART DE OAHU LE 27 MA11995 Lignes de Depart:

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Nonrace Dec. 2 — "Sailing the San Juans, the Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island," a free slide-illustrated show presented by Keith and Barbara Holland at Stockdale Marine; 7:30 p.m.; Info, (916) 332-0775.

Dec. 3 — Delta Reflections Lighted Boat Parade, hosted by the Marina West YC of Stockton. Tom Lemasney, (510) 782-4555.

Dec. 3 — Sail a Small Boat Day at Richmond YC, 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Representatives from the 20 classes currently racing in SBRA will be on hand to answer questions and do demo sails. Other classes such as the new Johnson 18, Pelicans and Stars will also be there.

Bring a lifejacket and spare clothes if you wish to go sailing. A great — and free! — opportunity to learn all about dinghy sailing. Gail Yando, (510) 233-1286, Bruce Arnold, (510) 524-2843, or Scott Rovanpera, (510) 939-4060.

Dec. 3 — Lighted Boat Parade on the Oakland Estuary. God rest ye merry gentlemen. Details, (510) 834-4591.

Dec. 10 — San Leandro Lighted Boat Parade. Deck the hulls with bows of folly! Info, 1-800-559-SAIL. Dec. 10 — Sausalito Lighted Boat Parade and Winterfest, beginning at 6:15 p.m. in Gabrielson Park (next to Felix’s Bar & Grill). Ho ho ho! Call 331-7204 for details.

Dec. 10 — Hans Christian Owner’s Association (HCOA) Annual Christmas Party at Island YC. Linda Hill, (510) 521-9587.

Dec. 10-11 — Christmas at Sea, two family-oriented evenings aboard the Balclutha at Hyde Street Pier. Caroling, storytelling, hot cider, cookies, crafts and a visit from the jolly fat man himself. Free; 6-8:30 p.m.; RSVP, 929-0202.

Dec. 10 — Nelson’s Marine Seminar: "Designing and Maintaining Your Fresh Water System," by Alan McDonell. Cost is $25; details and reservations, (510) 536-5548.

Dec. 16 — Hogin Sails Annual Christmas Party, noon until whenever. Info, (510) 523-4388.

Dec. 21 — Winter Solstice — yes/ Dec. 25 — "Year in Sailing," on ESPN at 9:30 a.m.

Dec. 29 — "Titans of Sail," on ESPN at noon.

Jan 1. — Master Mariners New Years Day Sail and Social. Start the year off right — go sailing! Craig Swayne, 285-1500.

Jan. 13-22 — 53rd Annual San Francisco Sports and Boat Show at the Cow Palace. Acres of boats and other outdoor stuff to check out! Info, 931-2500 Jan. 27 — Sobstad Sails’ Annual Loft Party (Pt. Richmond).

Norman, Seadon or Jocelyn, (510) 234-4334.

Jan. 28 — Sobstad Racing Seminar with John Kolius and Bill Gladstone. Details, (510) 234-4334.

Feb. 4-12 — Sail Expo ’95 in Atlantic City, NJ. — simply the best sailboat show in the country. Info, (617) 489-2990.

Racing Dec. 3 — Perry Cup Series, three races for Mercuries out of Monterey Peninsula YC. Dick Clark, (408) 624-3956 (home).

Dec. 4 — Regatta in Paradise, an all-woman Melges 24 Regatta at Tiburon YC. Alison Dimick, (510) 256-9125 (home).

Dec. 10-11 — High School Regatta at UC Irvine. Collegiate-style FJ racing; Northern California high school teams are encouraged to attend. Joyce Ibbetson, (714) 824-7592.

Dec. 26 — 50th Annual Sydney-Hobart Race. Nearly 400 offshore sailboats — a massive fleet by today’s standards — will take part in this milestone event.

Jan. 12-20 — Citizen Cup, the first round robin series for the America’s Cup defenders. America’s Cup ’95, (619) 221-1995.

Jan. 14-20 — Louis Vuitton Cup, the first round robin for the ACup challengers. America’s Cup ’95, (619) 221-1995.

Jan. 16-20 — Yachting Key West (Florida) Race Week, the annual East Coast winter gathering of the clan. Over 200 boats, including several Melges 24s from the Bay Area, will be there. Scott Akerman, (212) 779-5545.

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CALENDAR

Hood Sailmakers From Fiber to Finish

Jan. 28 — Three Bridge Fiasco. Shama Kota, 332-5073.

Feb. 4 — Cruising division starts the Marina del Rey to Puerto Vallarta Race. Del Rey YC, (310) 823-4664.

Feb. 10 — Racing divisions start the MdR-PV race. See above.

Hood takes the complete approach to sailmaking, beginning with cloth and ending with you. In between is a sophisticated system of computer-aided design programs linked to laser cutting and refined manufacturing. We guard against breakdown at sea or on the race course by making and using our own hardware for extra strength and dependability. The final details of each sail is hand-finished by highly skilled crafts people who care as much about your sail as you do. No shortcuts are ever taken in the creation of your sails.

The qualify of Hood sails is controlled from the first to the final hand stitch. Our cloth is designed and manufactured exclusively for the specific purpose your sails. Hood is the only sailmaker who can offer you this guarantee of quality and the experience of forty years in sailmaking. For these reasons. Hood sailmakers remains the most trusted name in sailmaking.

RACING SAILS • CRUISING SAILS • REPAIR SERVICE • CONSULTATION

Midwinter Race Series BERKELEY YC — Chowder Races: 12/31, 1/28, 2/25, 3/25.

Free! Paul Kamen, (510) 540-7968.

BERKELEY/METROPOLITAN YC — Midwinters: 12/10-11, 1/14-15, 2/11-12. BobbiTosse, (510) 939-9885.

CORINTHIAN YC — Midwinters (1/21-22,2/18-19) CYC, 4354771 or Colin Gilboy, 331-8379.

ENCINAL YC — Jack Frost Series (12/17, 1/21, 2/18, 3/18).

EYC, (510) 522-3272.

GOLDEN GATE YC — Seaweed Soup Perpetual (12/3,1/7,2/4 (make-up on 3/4). GGYC, 346-BOAT. LAKE MERRITT SC — Edna Robinson Memorial Midwinters: 12/10, 1/8, 2/11, 3/12. John Hege, (510) 832-4261.

OAKLAND YC — Brunch Series: 1/8,1/22,2/5,2/19,3/5. OYC, (510) 522-6868.

RICHMOND YC — Small Boat Midwinters: 12/4,1/8,2/5,3/5.

RYC, (510) 237-2821 or Kim Desenberg, (510) 523-8330.

SAN FRANCISCO YC — Fall Series: 12/17-18. SFYC, 4359133.

SANTA CRUZ YC — Midwinters: 12/17, 1/21, 2/18, 3/18.

SCYC, (408) 425-0690, or Mike Evans, (408) 476-5671.

SAUSALITO CC — "Bigger, Better Midwinters" (1/28, 2/25).

Paul James, 331-7117.

SAUSALITO YC — Midwinters: 12/4, 1/8, 2/5, 3/5. Chuck Mellor, (707) 765-6620.

SOUTH BAY YRA — Winter Series: 12/10, 1/21, 2/18, 3/18.

Mike Dixon, (510) 635-5878.

SOUTH BEACH YC — 'IAOTIO' Series. Free pursuit races every Saturday from 10/1 until 3/25. SBYC, 495-2295.

Please send your calendar items by the 1 Oth of the month to Latitude 38 (Attn: Calendar), P.O. Box 1678, Sausalito, CA 94966.

Better yet, fax them to us at (415) 383-5816. But please, no phoneins! Calendar listings are for marine-related events that are either free or don’t cost much to attend. The Calendar is not meant to support commercial enterprises. Unless otherwise noted, all phone numbers listed in the Calendar are in the 415 area code.

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LETTERS 11 If WHY DIDN’T THEY HELP? I read with sadness about Larry Klein’s death during the recent Big Boat Series. I have always had a great respect for the Bay and its potential dangers, and that tragic incident reinforces the respect I have.

I was on the Bay that day watching the races from my own boat.

What I don’t understand is why the unidentified cruising boat that sailed by did absolutely nothing to help those in the water?

I also wonder why race committees don’t require all racers to wear some type of flotation device? If necessary, below deck crew can be exempted, but certainly all on deck crew should wear a minimum level of flotation.

If race committees would require flotation devices instead of man overboard drills — the proposed 'Larry Klein Rule' — this type of tragedy may be avoided in the future. After all, the first race boat on the scene did everything right and there was still a life lost.

Barbara Springer San Jose s Barbara — We can on/y presume that the folks on the cruising boat didn’t stop because they didn’t realize the seriousness of the situation.

Nothing else makes any sense.

As for race committees requiring crew to wear flotation devices on deck, we’re sure there’ll be some pressure in that direction. As for Latitude, we’d object. We want to know the risks involved — but then be able to decide for ourselves whether we want to take them.

Mrare items After six months in the South Pacific, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on my own, current copy of Latitude. The few Latitudes that were circulated among the cruisers were rare — and usually of the '92 vintage.

Just before I returned to California late last month, I caught a glimpse of your May 1994 edition. I squealed for joy and couldn’t wait for my turn to read it. But Graham Darby of Esmerillion, as punishment for my impending return to 'land', wouldn’t let me read a single page. His wonderful wife Linda, seeing the torment he caused, tried to get me a quick peek but was unsuccessful.

Nonetheless, we all parted best friends and will sail together another time. Now I have my own copy — it feels so luxurious! Should I tear off the cover and send just that to Graham? Tempting, but just a little too mean.

Another rarity is skipper Steen Moller of X-Dream. He and his crew were the key boat in the rescue of the Twin Flyer crew after their rack broke in that tragic Big Boat Series incident.

That Steen and his crew were successful in picking up the crew was not a matter of chance or accident. I learned to sail under Steen’s direction aboard Lykken, his previous boat. He made every member of his crew take the helm for a practice man overboard drill. None of my other skippers in the years that have followed have practiced even one man overboard drill — not even before a Transpacific voyage.

Thanks Steen, and good going.

Micki Jo Ashley Cupertino Micki Jo — Man overboard drills are indeed conducted too infrequently — not a good thing.

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Ralph Week’s negative comments regarding the treatment of mariners by officials at Oceanside Harbor is accurate. These people just don’t have it together.

Oceanside Harbor is 'city run’. Yep, an honest-to-God government operation. The staff, which is very large for a harbor this size, appears to really enjoy giving boaters a hard time. At one point, just about all the boats in the harbor were flying red flags in protest of the officials’

J/105 OWNER PROFILE #103 OWNER: Thomas Sponholtz BACKGROUND: Has been sailing his whole life starting as a kid in Denmark sailing dinghies. Through the years he moved to 505s, Solings and a quarter-tonner. Then business brought him to the Bay Area. Due to business his Bay Area sailing has been limited, although he found time to crew on other boats and sail his Folkboat on the Bay. WHY A J/105? “It was a very easy choice. I haven't been in the boat market for quite a few years, and my first thought was to go out and find a good deal on a used race boat. It didn't take me long to figure out that's exactly what I'd get.

There has been so much development in sailboat design and , , . „ technology in the last few years that I realized I didn't want Look for Thomas s blue 10S on the Bay m I99S. to sai, without it. Its easy to see that J-Boats has taken the best of this technology and made it easy and useful while not going to the outer limits, making the boat too expensive or impractical.

“I wanted to race one-design but also have a boatthat'sfun, easy to sail and comfortable cruising around with one ortwo inexperienced friends. For this the J/105 has been ideal. It is very easily handled by a limited crew and has the space and comfort for good times with friends.

"While I've just started sailing the boat I'm really looking forward to the racing. The fact that you only need a small crew means you're not running a large company on the weekend as well. By keeping a limited number of Dacron-only sails, the class has kept it a sailboat race and not a money race. With identical boats and sail inventories, the winner is determined by the sailors, tactics and strategy. To me that's what it's all about.

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LETTERS behavior. I hope my fellow cruisers never have to pull in here and sample their 'hospitality'.

Nonetheless, 1 agree that the seamanship of Mallord’s skipper must have been lacking — as was perhaps his judgement. Let’s all hope that he does go to the local Power Squadron before he harms himself or others.

P.S. I forgot to mention that the city runs the marina also. Yuk! John Gregory Wild Ranger San Clemente

M AMERICAN WOMAN Has any American woman sailed solo around the world? If so, who and when?

Karen Thorndike Planet Earth Karen — There have only been five recorded solo circumnavigations by women.

England’s Naomi James, Poland’s Krystyna ChojnowskaLiskiewicz, and France’s Brigitte Oudry all sailed around the world south of the great capes in '77-78.

Then in 1988, Kay Cottee of Australia become the first woman to circumnavigate non-stop, from Sydney to Sydney.

Finally, France’s Isabelle Autissier— who is currently leading the BOC Singlehanded Round the World Race, did her first circumnavigation during the '90-91 BOC. American Tania Abei came very close to sailing alone by herself, but actually had a companion aboard for a short segment or two. So technically, no, no American woman has ever sailed around the world alone. We publish that both as a statement and a challenge to American women.

U ttCRUISING INSURANCE THAT’S AFFORDABLE I’ve finally found insurance for our 34-ft Crealock — through Sailors’ Acceptance Corporation of Milwaukie, Oregon. Here’s how it happened: On our passage from Mexico to Hawaii, we had a medical problem and became well acquainted with the net controls of the Pacific Maritime Net. I correspond occasionally with Russ W6AVS, so he became aware of our insurance woes. He was discussing our plight with Evie Heaps of Rascal Fair in Tonga, when a cruiser in French Polynesia broke in suggesting we try their insurance company, which was Sailors’ Acceptance.

I took their advice and got a quote of $2,888. After weeks of frustration and unrealistic quotes (or none at all — "declined: risk too great"), I feel fortunate to have found broker Gene Patrick.

My husband Duke, cruising in the South Pacific, passed along a recommendation from the sailboat St. Leger. They found an affordable alternative to A.W. Lawrence through Morgan, Wright & and Coleman in London. When I spoke to David Payne in that office, he said we’d be looking at $5,000 a year based on the itinerary and the accelerated time frame. Payne told me that, "Lloyds does not like the Red Sea," and felt it was "an unbearable long voyage" to cross the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea in just six or seven months. For boats cruising the South Pacific, however, Morgan, Wright & Coleman might be an option — as St. Leger can testify.

My next mission is to find out what, if any, part of our insurance premium will be returned from the ruins of United Community Insurance and A.W. Lawrence. Just our luck, they stopped renewing policies last May —11 days too late for us, as our policy renewal date was April 19th.

Sue Cuniff, formerly of A.W. Lawrence and now of Bluewater Insurance, recommends that I "not be optimistic" about seeing the refund of nearly $900 that’s owed us. I shall write to the New York State Insurance Commissioner, but I won’t hold my breath waiting to

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I’ve just returned from Europe for a few days before continuing a circumnavigation. Of course, I grabbed a Latitude, and in the October issue saw the article on problems with cruising insurance. Perhaps the following information will help.

I sailed from the West Coast to New Zealand in ’87-’89 in my Downeast 38 under an extension of my U.S.-based policy. Since I was continuing on to Africa by way of Australia and Asia, I wanted a company with more international knowledge and experience toboost my ’comfort level’. The problem was shopping from that distant part of the world.

But, I contacted Pantaenius in Germany by fax. They offered "agreed-value" coverage and would write me up, with the boat in New Zealand, without a survey. The annual cost was about the same as my limited U.S. insurance, but the deductible was a quarter that of my U.S. policy! Pantaenius stated they would accept my representation of the boat’s condition, since it was a known production boat, and accept my documented claim-free experience as evidence of competence and in lieu of the required ’license’ — since the U.S. does not license yachtsmen.

They did require photos of the boat, evidence of ownership, price paid for the boat, registration and written evidence of four previous years of claim-free insurance coverage to qualify for their 40% claimfree deduction. I could provide all this to them from New Zealand in less than a month.

Thinking this sounded too good to be true, I faxed a German attorney friend in Frankfurt and asked him to check on Pantaenius.

He replied that they were a very solid and reputable company. He pointed out that Germany’s insurance regulations are very tough and strict, and thus there are no marginal operators or insurance ’cowboys’ in Germany. In any event, Pantaenius issued the policy to me within six weeks — all by fax and mail in New Zealand.

I eventually reached the U.S., where I replaced the Downeast 38 with a Brewer 44. Being a Commodore of the SSCA, 1 felt I should insure with A.W. Lawrence. Although I did so, I found many inadequacies and ambiguities in the language of their policy. It didn’t specifically cover the theft of the boat or ’mysterious loss.’ Further, the coverage didn’t allow me to sail to peaceful Morocco, which was lumped together with Libya as a dangerous "no-go" area.

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LETTERS through the Med to meet a schedule, and I was covered. Their policy language is very simple and clear. And something that’s very important for world cruisers, they have vast international experience and adjusters worldwide. The bottom line is that people I’ve met who’ve filed claims have been most satisfied with the service and handling.

Their fax number in Germany 49 Area Code 40, 37 09 1109.

Their address is: Cremon 32/2000 Hamburg 11, Germany. I have dealt with Nicola Doose of the "Yacht Dept." Please do specify 'Yacht Dept." as they also insure commercial shipping.

Joe Bass Sea Bass, Brewer 44 Joe—Having heard nothing but good things about Pantaenius, we faxed them for a quote about two months ago. We received a Teutonically prompt reply less than 24 hours later, which, unfortunately, informed us that because of the liability and legal climate here in the U.S., Pantaenius won’t touch American boats with a ten foot pole — unless they are permanently in European waters.

It may not have been in the Bible, but somewhere it’s written that: "The wages of an absurd legal liability system are either high-priced insurance or none at all.”

MIT’S TOO LATE Personal flotation devices are like seat belts — it’s too late to put them on when you need them!

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Ma diesel should be given the same treatment AS A GOOD WIFE Every time the subject of diesel engines comes up, the questions and answers indicate a confusion and uncertainty about diesel engines that shouldn’t exist. As such, I would like to share some of the things I’ve learned and guidelines I have developed during the 52 years that I have been involved with them.

By the way, that’s not a wrong number. I started operating dieselpowered heavy equipment in 1942 and started contracting and buying them in 1954.1 guess I have owned at least 200 of them, from small 4KW generators to 500 hp Rock Crushers. Some have worked at full throttle for full shifts and others idle most of the time. I remember one Peterbilt Rock Transport that ran 750,000 miles of stop-and-go local freeway traffic before it needed rings and valves.

After that, it ran another 500,000 miles before we parked it. With performance like that over a wide range of conditions much more severe than is encountered in boat duty, I simply do not agree with a lot of the recommendations — such as, a diesel must be run at full speed.

I have a 4-237 Perkins in my boat that is 24-years-old and has never had the head off of it. The last oil sample laboratory report showed no problems. I recommend that everyone should have oil samples analyzed, as they give advance warning of a lot of problems.

A diesel engine deserves the same treatment as a good wife or husband. They should be treated with respect, but not babied. They need clean fuel and unrestricted air, and should be operated at temperatures of at least 180 degrees. They should not be overloaded to the point of 'lugging'. Diesels are like any other machine that contains bearings, and should not be operated at high speed without a load, as that stresses the bearings more than a load does.

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and if you continue your motor will start to heat up. If you had a transmission, you would shift to a lower gear to correct the problem, but with a boat it means reducing the pitch or diameter of the prop.

Obviously, we want to have a propeller that utilizes as much of our horsepower as possible without the lugging and overheating.

When I purchased Orient Star, I realized that she was overpowered and the prop was not big enough. I kept increasing the prop pitch through the years yntil I got the performance I wanted. I still do not know the maximum size that the motor would handle.

My boat is a Cheoy Lee Offshore 50 medium displacement cruiser that probably displaces about 20 tons. She was designed by John Alden and has a short waterline — which is bad — but has a very nice full keel underwater shape, which is good. The result is that she drives through the water easily.

A diesel engine has no idea whether it is moving the boat forward, or moving the water back, or just mixing it up with a lot of air. The operator has to decide when the most efficient speed/fuel point is reached. I burn .5 to .6 gph at 1200 rpms making 6 knots, or 1 gph at 1500 rpms making 7 knots. The efficiency curve goes down fast after that. 1750 rpms only gives an increase of 3/4 knot, and as I approach hull speed of about 8.75 knots, the boat begins to squat as the water is pushed back from under it. Given this result I have operated my boat most of the time at 1200 rpms, about half of the governed speed.

In reference to Jonathan of the Peggy Jane, I think his poor speed is related to his prop. He does not give the horsepower of his engine, but we usually find that fuel consumption is related to the horsepower produced. A very rough guess would be about 25 to 35 horsepower per hour per gallon. There is a difference in consumption between 2 cycle (GMC) engines and 4 cycle, but there is usually not much difference between different makes of the basic engines. If the fuel is burned and not wasted, it is converted into energy and heat. There is no place for the energy to go except out through his cooling water or the output shaft.

In reference to the editor’s remark about a dirty bottom affecting the performance, I think that would only affect the speed or miles per gallon part of his problem, and not the amount consumed per hour.

The motor will be pushing water back and not the boat forward, but it will consume the same amount of fuel per hour.

My final suggestion to Jonathan is to check his fuel return line — if there is one. He may be pumping his recirculating fuel into a different tank than the one he is drawing from. That has happened to a lot of us. If the second tank was vented overboard, he could have pumped a lot of that fuel into the ocean during the night.

Latitude was correct in advising him not to mess with the injector pump. They are seldom the cause of the problem unless they get water or dirt in the fuel.

Ernie Copp Long Beach

JJ-tlWE DRANK THE CHAMPAGNE IN THEIR HONOR One sunny day at the Marina Village Yacht Harbor in Alameda, I was planning on taking my 8-year-old granddaughter for a sail in the Estuary. She was onboard, and I had moved the boat out of the slip where I could step on board and power out. But as I stepped on the toerail and leaned over the lifeline toward the cockpit, my foot slipped and I was pitched face-first onto the raised section in the cockpit. With no cushions out, my face smacked into the fiberglass. Splat!

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When the first fellow came back, the two of them quickly walked the boat back into the slip. Then, the first fellow helped me up, handed me two disposable diapers he had brought from his boat to use to absorb the blood running from my forehead, my eyebrow, my cheekbone and my nose, and took me to the hospital. The second fellow, without a word, secured the boat and then proceeded to clean the cockpit spotless. Meanwhile the first fellow’s wife consoled my granddaughter, calmed her down, and then helped her use the phone to call her parents.

Later that night, after 3V2 hours with the plastic surgeon, I didn’t feel like going back to the marina. Nor the next day, nor the next.

When 1 did go back, 1 brought champagne with me to see if I could find the two fellows and thank them. I couldn’t, so we drank the champagne in their honor.

I’m hoping that they will see this letter and know how much I appreciate their spontaneous help.

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I’m very sorry about some of the actions taken by the Jeremiah O’Brien during Fleet Week. There was no excuse for some of those maneuvers.

I wasn’t on the bridge to see how things evolved but, having just re-read Joseph Conrad’s End of the Tether, I’m sure a partial cause was the same problem Conrad’s Captain Whalley was having at the time — loss of vision.

Please exclude my signature as I am, up to now anyway, a trusted jj; servant of the SS Jeremiah O’Brien.

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Mthe only one The political diatribe by P. Thum in the November issue was out of place, since I am sure he knows less about Hawaii’s politics than I do — and I know very little. Yes, we voted in a new governor, and it was none other than Ben Cayetano. You will recall a few years ago that Latitude had some correspondence with his aide, Randy Obata, about some inflammatory remarks Cayetano is said to have made about haole boaters.

In any event, Cayetano was the only one of the three gubernatorial candidates to come forth with a plan to revitalize boating in Hawaii.

This was a refreshing attitude for a state official. I have attached a copy of his plan for your information.

Regarding past letters in Latitude about the lack of hospitality to visiting cruisers at the Ala Wai Yacht Harbor: the situation has improved with the assignment of Bob Rushforth as acting Marina Agent. But even a good-guy agent is stuck with some horrendous infrastructure problems here; namely a marina full of deteriorating docks. The fixed piers and floating docks alike are failing at an alarming rate. While they are being replaced, all of us will have to put up with inconveniences. The yacht harbor is state run, and rules meant to moderate past fraudulent procurement practices in the state have resulted in constipation of the procurement system. As many entrepreneurs have learned, it is tough to do business in the Aloha State.

1 urge Latitude and all cruisers to bear with us while the facilities at the Ala Wai are refurbished and Governor-elect Cayetano has a chance to put into effect his recreational boating recovery plan.

Cruisers should not avoid Hawaii because of our past mistakes. While we don’t have an excess of slips as you do in San Francisco, there are enough for all cruisers and racers who want to see Polynesia, USA. I

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Leanne and I have been enjoying sailing and diving the west coast of Mexico aboard our 30 foot sailboat Stealaway since 1989. We’ve been from Santa Rosalia in the Sea of Cortez to Zihuatanejo — and out to the Islas Revillagigedo.

We were at Isla Benedicto two years ago when the volcano erupted. We were so enthralled by the manta rays and the great diving that we stayed for a month — in spite of the pumice that occasionally floated past Stealaway.

Unfortunately, we had to return to the States to do the 'W' word, as the fun fund was getting low. A one month project stretched intQ 14 months, and Stealaway waited for us at Marina Real in San Carlos.

During that time, we heard reports from our diving friends about Terry’s videos and the slaughter of the mantas. We were horrified.

We have now returned, armed with flopper stoppers, new dive gear and underwater video equipment — only to discover that we are no longer welcome at those offshore islands. The Mexican officials are denying permits to visit the Revillagigedo Islands to everyone.

We, as well as many other diving cruisers down here, believe that the reason for the ban is based, in part, on the videos that were taken

by Terry. We have learned that in Mexico you must go with the flow.

Mexico is not our country, and we have no business interfering. We have seen time and time again that when gringo cruisers go head to head with the officials, we all lose. The officials in this case have lost face. They may not be able to control the Mexican fishermen, but they can damn well control the self-righteous cruisers with their video cameras. No matter what I feel personally about what is going on down here, I must keep in mind that I am a guest in Mexico and I must behave as such.

Maybe we can get some videos of the gringo sport fishermen bringing in the marlin and sailfish, and stacking them on the beach like cord wood.

Meanwhile Stealaway is on to 'Plan B'. We’ll see you in Z-town instead of Islas Revillagigedo. No riding the mantas this year.

Jack, Leanne and Spike Temporarily Broken Down In La Paz Jack & Leanne — You’re suggesting that everybody keep quiet about this illegal slaughter just so you can keep riding the mantas?

Thai’s pretty short-sighted. What are you going to ride when — as in the Sea of Cortez — the giant mantas have all been killed?

Most of the Mexicans, including those at the highest levels of government, are emphatically against the killing of the mantas. That’s why they were quickly made a protected species. But even before that designation, the mantas were being killed illegally because they were caught too close to the islands. Being a 'good guest' in Mexico doesn’t include the silent encouragement of illegal and devastating fishing practices.

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The trouble was, whenever we set foot on the boat, our communication level dropped to zero in about 30 seconds. He was a quick study in the art of sailing, but 1 wasn’t. As the wind would increase, so would our voices. By the end of our sails, we would be equally frustrated. It wasn’t as much fun as it could have been.

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The tragic drowning incident during the Big Boat Series again raises questions about crew preparedness. While sailboarding this summer, I have observed several boats practicing the man-overboard drills featured in Latitude; obviously this is good and important.

However, what about mental confidence on the Bay? How mentally prepared for an emergency are our Bay sailors? I also wonder about VIP guests being invited along on boats such as the one that suffered this tragic accident. Should people who are not experienced competitive sailors, who aren’t physically fit and mentally prepared, be allowed to race on high-performance or experimental racing? I also wonder if the people who crew on these types of boats shouldn’t be required to wear wetsuits.

In my opinion, unprepared people panic in the water because they aren t used to it. 1 hey are shocked when they hit the cold water and don t know what to do. They never dreamed they would find

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themselves in that position. The way I see it, being unprepared is asking for trouble, d la Murphy’s Law. If certain philosophers are right in saying that 'we experience what we believe', then everyone who sails probably ought to experience plunging their bodies in the cold ocean water once in a while. Even if they hate the experience, a little suffering would be a wake-up call that can given them some additional confidence when they are out on the water. It might even save their lives someday.

The learn-to-sail programs in the various yacht clubs all require the kids swim or at least tread water for 10 minutes before they are allowed out on the boats. It’s the first thing they learn. Shouldn’t adults experience this, too? Obviously you can’t force adults to jump in the Bay, but everyone must take responsibility for their own welfare, and a little temporary suffering might be a good investment for future mental comfort and peace of mind.

I’m an avid Bay swimmer — I compete in the Alcatraz Challenge, no wetsuits allowed, every year — and windsurf off Crissy Field on a regular basis. I pretty much know what to expect in these situations.

It wasn’t always this way. I had to learn the hard way, after being involved in the sinking of a Knarr boat in a KIF Wednesday Night Race in 1970, and a flood tide collision with the Harding Rock buoy in a Rhodes 19 club match race in 1971. In both cases the boats sunk and were lost. After these and severed other close calls while sailing to Hawaii, I became weary of being frightened and decided I would try to overcome my fears.

As a child I had a near-drowning scare on Long Island Sound. To overcome my fears, I joined my high school swim team, and later in the Navy became an EOD frogman. Over the years I learned to respect the elements by getting closer to them. I got involved in rock climbing, rope courses and survived hikes. Fifteen years ago I got interested in sailboarding and joined a roughwater Masters swim team.

Even though I’m in my mid-50s, I know that I can swim to safety from just about any location in the Bay, no matter what the tide is doing. Frequent contact with cold water gives one confidence to the point where you actually welcome falling in the cold water. I realize this is not for everyone, but it worked for me.

I also would emphasize that I don’t flirt with danger. I never get cocky out in the Bay and often remind myself that when the man upstairs punches my ticket, I’ll have nothing to say about it. I have gratitude for every day I come back alive.

I am truly sorry this tragedy happened. Let’s hope future such incidents can be headed off with a better mental attitude for cold water sailing preparedness.

Edwin Oviatt, II Sausalito Edwin — About 20 years ago, we spent about 45 minutes swimming around in the middle of the Bay after the: Flying Dutchman we were sailing self-destructed. Although it was mid-week and there wasn’t another boat in sight, it never even occurred to us to be worried. We were young and stupid — and as a matter of pride had done more than a little winter surfing in Northern California without a wetsuit. As such, we had the confidence based on experience you speak of, and as a result never realized — until about 15 years later — that our life might have been in danger.

Now in our mid-40s, we still swim frequently, but nowhere near as much as we did before. And we don’t even think of swimming in water cooler than 70°. So while our mind probably still has enough of the right stuff, we’re not sure our body does. Nor are we about to test it by jumping in the Bay every couple of months.

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With regard to the trimaran Rose Noelle, which capsized and then floated around for, some 119 days off New Zealand, there was an official investigation when the crew turned up. Why? They were in such good condition after four months at sea in survival mode that many people suspected it must have been a hoax.

The official inquiry confirmed the crew’s story, which demonstrates just how successfully an unsinkable multihull can be converted into the ultimate liferaft. Since that time, several monohulls have sunk or disappeared, taking their crews with them. But such incidents do not seem to attract the same attention.

In the unexpected storm that wreaked such havoc on the cruising boats north of New Zealand, it should be noted that of the seven boats that had problems, all of the five monohulls rolled, but neither of the two catamarans capsized. One cat was later found upright in good condition, and she was salvaged.

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Ian — We’re personally very intrigued by catamarans and can easily visualize purchasing one in the relatively near future.

Nonetheless, we think you’re guilty of a terrible disservice by what appears to be a selective reporting of the facts.

It’s true that one monohull was lost with all three crew and that four other monohulls were dismasted and rolled in the Queen’s Birthday Storm. And while it’s also true that one abandoned catamaran was later found upright and in very good condition, how could you possibly be so negligent as to not report what happened to the second catamaran? We’re speaking, of course, of the Catalac 42 that not only flipped shortly after she was abandoned by her crew, but almost immediately thereafter broke apart. We suppose that she demonstrated that all multihulls don’t necessarily become the "ultimate liferaft".

There seems to be a consensus of opinion — euen within the multihull world — that the burgeoning multihull movement on the West Coast 25 years ago self-destructed in large part because of overinflated claims. When initially skeptical people found out that not all of the claims were true, the credibility of the multihull movement went south fast. We don’t think anybody is served by repeating that mistake.

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MTHE enormous strain I may be more widely read than traveled. Still, having neither heard nor read of an instance where deploying a drogue from a bow in survival storm conditions was a positive factor, I wouldn’t ever consider doing it.

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It’s been assumed by some that the boat would have forward motion with respect to the water. I agree with the author — this would not be the case. Of those yachts which have weathered survival conditions, how much backward motion have crews been able to manifest when towing sea anchors from the stern? The motion of water at the surface of a wave isn’t simply ’forward1 or ’backward’, as I’m sure storm survivors can attest. It is one, then the other, as the wave passes.

N. Add to this the probability of chafe — internal as well as external if nylon is used — of the sea anchor cable. Use of anchor chain would be avoided, of course. Another negative factor would be the difficulty of steering a boat going backwards down the face of a wave. I wouldn’t want to be there.

Reducing the draft of a shallow draft vessel — raising the centerboard, for example — was an effective storm survival tactic for one monohull sailor I know. The sideways motion of his boat created a slick to windward "which was something to behold.” I believe he credited the slick with taking the punch — eliminating it, really — of breaking waves. As he has written, shallow draft boats need to be sailed in such conditions.

P.S. I still recommend Marchaj’s book Seaworthiness — The Forgotten Factor, passing over the math if necessary. Much, if not all, of his book can be grasped intuitively. He certainly lays his recommendations on the line.

Peter Metcalf Walnut Creek Peter — Flawing never been within 35 knots or 15 foot seas of anything we’d consider a survival storm, we’re imminently unqualified to pontificate on the best tactics to be employed in such situations.

But before you completely dismiss the feasibility of drogues, you might want to read the Changes from the vessel Elena that will appear in the next issue. It describes how a very experienced Swiss couple and their small boat came through the 'Queen’s Birthday Storm' with flying colors by resorting to "a tactic used by the old sailing ships" — which was essentially jury-rigging a drogue from the bow. As far as that couple was concerned, it turned out to be the very best option for their boat in that storm.

Since you bring it up, it seems to us that the factor that really gets overlooked in seaworthiness equations is size. No matter if it’s a monohull or a multihull, the larger the boat, the greater the stability.

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liltSTATE AND FEDERAL COURTS ON OPPOSITE TACKS Hopefully this letter can clarify some of the confusion surrounding court cases involving boat racing and the doctrine of assumption of the risk.

Latitude published an article in the July issue regarding assumption of the risk which, in my opinion, only added to the general public’s confusion regarding this subject. I suggest that you folks have an attorney review your articles on matters of law, and would further suggest that you not publish letters regarding legal opinions until they have been reviewed for accuracy. Naturally, I would waive this rule with regard to my own letter.

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LETTERS The public should understand that the decision of Manning vs.

Gordon, which took place on San Francisco Bay during a race sponsored by the Corinthian YC, is a decision of the Northern District of California Federal Court. There are many Other trial court divisions within the Federal Court system throughout the United States. While the decision of Manning vs. Gordon cited by the Northern District of California would apply to all other cases filed within that division, it would not necessarily be applied by other Federal Courts, or Federal Appellate Courts in other jurisdictions throughout the United States.

It must also be recognized that any lawsuit filed in the State courts of the State of California (and many other state jurisdictions throughout the United States) would be decided differently. As the court noted in Manning vs. Gordon, the California Supreme Court, and the California Court of Appeals have applied the doctrine of assumption of risk to bar participants in sports — such as football, basketball, baseball, hockey, golf, horse racing, water skiing and yacht racing — from recovering damages.

The California Supreme Court, in the recent case of Ford vs.

Gouin 3 Cal. 4th 339, held that a barefoot water skier was barred from bringing an action against the driver of the boat because the doctrine of reasonably implied assumption of the risk. The California Supreme Court held that the driver of the boat, as a co-participant, did not owe the plaintiff any duty other to avoid grossly negligent or intentional misconduct.

A recent State Court decision in Stimsom vs. Carlson 11 Cal. App. 4th 1201 (1st Dist.Ct.App. 1992), which is a San Francisco Court of Appeals case, held that a crewmember on a yacht involved in a sailboat race on San Francisco Bay cannot sue the skipper of the boat for injuries resulting from the skipper’s alleged negligence in allowing an accidental jibe.

Therefore, we have the California Courts and the Federal Court on opposite tacks on assumption of the risk, in San Francisco Bay. As noted by the court in the Federal Court opinion of Manning vs.

Gordon, the U.S. Sailing Association also does not apply the assumption of risk. The U.S. Sailing Association, in an amicus brief filed with the Federal Court, stated "that it is one of our longest standing and most important traditions that the competitor at fault in a racing collision pay for the damage caused to the other party." Such fault is determined by whether a party has violated the racing rules.

P.S. After preparing the original draft of this letter, a friend called from Lake Tahoe regarding a Wednesday Night Beer Can Race collision, The friend was on starboard tack aboard his Wylie Wabbit, with the offending boat on port tack causing a collision. The damage was less than $250. I jokingly advised him that he should make "a Federal case out of it" and file in Federal Court. Otherwise, he would be barred from recovering damages in small claims court which would apply the California law barring recovery based upon assumption of the risk during a race. (Is a Wednesday Night Beer Can Race really a race?)

Actually, I’m not sure I gave him the proper legal advice, since the infringement may have actually occurred in Nevada and I haven’t researched whether Nevada State Courts apply assumption of the risk, or whether the State Courts of Nevada and the Federal District Court of Nevada are on opposite tacks from the courts in California.

James Ritchey Attorney at Law Santa Cruz James — It’s a pretty good trick to infuse some humor into the clarification of a legal issue such as assumption of risk. Congratulations.

We further appreciate your suggestion that we not print articles on legal matters without having them checked by an attorney. Unfortunately, that’s easier said than done. Typically, the lawyer for one side will give us a completely different read on the situation than will the lawyer representing the other side. It’s difficult for us to sort it out

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I have been a reader of your publication for several years and have enjoyed the articles, information and humor. But I’m writing to tell you that I was shocked, surprised and dismayed at the quote you printed on page 147 of the October issue: "How can you tell this here is an island dog? Because he’s black, he lies around all day and he don’t know who his father is!"

The race or skin color of the person quoted matters little. You printed that he "pokes fun at his pet canine" with the words above — which draw a parallel of sloth and illegitimacy between a dog and a black human being.

Do you not recognize racism when you see it? This may well be the most insidious and damaging kind of racism, as it casually accepts the validity of a negative racial stereotype and attempts to use humor to ridicule the human spirit. This was really beneath you, and beneath the standards of your publication.

Ronald Taylor Norfolk, Virginia

MIT'S THEIR BUSINESS You schmucks, putzes and lotus eaters: I’ve been a faithful reader for many years, and happy to say so. Your October issue changed that! Now I’m embarrassed. I find it unbelievable that you would print the Foxy Callwood joke on page 147. While it may seem fine from the bottom of a vodka bottle, elsewhere it’s not.

No doubt Foxy Callwood is black and sharing a joke on his community with you. It’s his community, so it’s their business. When you say it, it’s racist. If you’re out on the street and hear one black man calling another 'nigger', do you presume to do the same? Aieeee!

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Riloa Berkeley Riloa — On a strictly intellectual level, what could possibly be more "racist" than insisting that the use of certain words be restricted to one race? Curious, isn’t it, how much political correctness and fascism end up having in common?

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Many of Foxy’s satires come from personal experience. For example, when he was in Mill Valley last year visiting some former residents of the Virgin Islands, they took him to the Hard Rock Cafe in San Francisco. Like mostJost van Dykers, Foxy has about as much use for shoes as he does pretense. He tried to wear shoes to The City, but by the time he got to the Hard Rock Cafe, the shoes had been misplaced. Well, you can guess what happened next: the guy who is a cult celebrity from St. T ropez to Auckland got tossed out of the Hard Rock by a bunch of honkies. Foxy thought it was funny — but then Foxy’s a guy whose respect comes from within and, above all, he has a sense of humor.

11 tfTRADE, NOT FIGHT Aboard the ferry from Santa Rosalia to Guaymas — where our boat is hauled out — I had the opportunity to read the September issUe. I’m pleased and flattered that you published my article on Sandy Ullstrup, the 'cruising veterinarian'.

There are a couple of corrections, however. Our boat is named Juniata, not Juaniata. Juniata is the name of a river — and county and college — in Central Pennsylvania where my husband Josh learned, as a little boy, to love the water. To the Indians, Juniata referred to a place along the river where two warring tribes agreed to trade rather than fight. Both connotations had meaning for us; hence, it became the name of our boat.

Secondly, the photo of Sandy and Lee was not taken by John Dilworth, but given to me by Sandy and Lee. I don’t know who took it.

Carole Maurer Juaniata San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico Carole — Our error was understandable enough, we suppose.

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111140 HOURS OF STUDY LATER Last March I bought a wonderful old Morgan 27 named Aloha. I’m told she was purchased new in '73 by a fellow who lived on Kauai and eventually sailed her to Waikiki. I acquired Aloha in Hilo from Ray Bieber, who’d sailed her to the Big Island. This April, my sailing, partner Tony Hiegal and I decided to take a couple of weeks off and sail the boat to Maui.

I’d only had coastal sailing experience around Kona and Hilo waters, so I decided that we’d need help to avoid 'hard things that go bump in the night'. My Garmin 50 GPS arrived about three days before we sailed for Maui. By departure time, I’d figured out how to turn the Garmin on and how to find our latitude and longitude — but that was all.

We departed Hilo at 0400 and arrived off Lahaina 25 hours later.

We had a wonderful downhill ride under a full moon. The best!

Lahaina was great, as we anchored where whaling ships and freighters dropped their hooks 150 years ago. And I must say, having the Garmin along for the trip really made us feel secure about knowing where we were, which direction to steer, and that we weren’t going to hit anything harder than water.

The morning after we arrived in Lahaina, I sat down with a coffee.

With the sugar cane and forested mountains of Lahaina as a back drop, I settled in to digest the information in the Garmin 50 manual.

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time and alarm clock. After many false alarms, I finally figured out that 7/100s of a mile — however far that is — was the optimum setting for the anchor drag alarm.

During that wonderful trip and other later cruises, I was able to punch in coordinates for Lahaina, Kaunakakai on Molokai, Manele Bay on Lanai, Mahu Kona (which I think means 'the drag queen from the south'), Kawaihae-Kohala, Kona, and Kealakekua Bay. 'Jeeps' once told us that we were doing an amazing — for us — 7.9 knots dragging an airborne Zodiac with engine mounted during our rocket ride down the chute between Maui and Molokai.

Tony, the navigator, often told me that if it came to a choice between 'Jeeps' or me, it would be aloha for me!

Unfortunately, 'Jeeps' developed moisture on the inside of the screen during a long weekend cruise down the Kona coast four months later. The Garmin in-line fuse blew, taking the dedicated circuit with it. I replaced the fuse and wired up another circuit to the mounting bracket I’d set up. 'Jeeps' worked for about a half hour, then fried and died.

The Garmin company was swell. They replaced the micro-processing unit — which, I guess, is a computer chip — and desiccant, wfierever they store that, and sent it back to me in short order. If anybody knows how to avoid whatever my problem was, please let me know.

As an unfortunate result of mechanical surgery, 'Jeep’s' memory had been wiped clean. When I picked up the manual to try to figure out all of the neat GPS tricks and functions I’d learned four months ago, I realized that I would have to be totally retrained. It is much easier to unravel knotted, tangled, complex, legal and tax law problems than it is to figure out the Garmin 50 manual. I thought you had to be a rocket scientist to figure it out, so I want to thank Roy Kiesling and his homebrewed manual for setting me straight.

By the way, once I figured the Garmin 50 out, I really liked it. And it fits so perfectly in its power bracket at my nav station. I would be interested in a good deal if anyone wants to sell their old one. Or is there an easier-to-use, smaller, more durable, bracket-capable GPS recommended by Latitude or its readers?

P.S. My Morgan 27 is now named Ono Jimmy, in honor of my brother, a commercial fisherman who passed away last year.

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LETTERS I hadn’t heard anything on Channel 16, so decided to call the Coast Guard. The following is a fairly accurate account of the conversation over the radio among the Coasties (U.S.C.G.), our boat (A.T.), and an unidentified third party: A.T. — "Coast Guard San Francisco, this is the sailing vessel Already There, over."

U.S.C.G. — "Already There, this is Coast Guard Station San Francisco. Go ahead, over."

A.T. — "Coast Guard, have you been advised that the Treasure Island Commodore is aground and down by her stern, approximately 1/4 mile north of the Estuary in the Oakland Inner Harbor?"

Unidentified Third Party — "Coast Guard, this is the Treasure Island Commodore. I haven’t even left my slip yet, and I’m not sinking!"

A.T. — "Negative, Coast Guard. We on Already There are 100 yards astern of a commercial tourist ferry with the words Treasure Island Commodore painted all across her stem. This vessel has her bows hard up on the breakwater and is clearly evacuating her passengers out onto the rocks. The vessel is down by the stem, and appears to be taking on water."

At about this time the first of two 41-footers came around the corner from their Yerba Buena base, their blue lights flashing and their sirens wailing. The Coast Guard stations thanked us for the call, and as there was little else we could do, we cleared the area and proceeded to Treasure Island for a belated lunch.

As we approached the guest dock, several members were out swapping sea stories aboard one of the boats. The first member I recognized was John Miller, the newly re-elected Commodore of the Treasure Island YC. (You can see it coming, can’t you?)

I hailed John, and told him we had a little adventure on the way over. He responded, somewhat sheepishly: "I guess you heard me on the air. I was monitoring 16 on the bridge and heard somebody cedi the Coast Guard that the Treasure Island Commodore was sinking. I was still tied to the dock and the boat wasn’t sinking, so I instinctively answered up that we were okay."

John is to be forgiven for answering up to Treasure Island Commodore', for that’s not only his position, but the word 'commodore' comes from a Latin word meaning 'a person who speaks up too slowly when they start looking for someone to hang all the work on'. John is slowing down a little, and was therefore recently re-elected as Commodore — only the second person in the history of Treasure Island YC to be re-elected to the post.

We subsequently heard that the 79 passengers and four crew of the Treasure Island Commodore were evacuated without further incident, and that the vessel was refloated on the evening tide. I’m afraid, however, that the Treasure Island Commodore himself will probably be reminded of the incident long after the relatively moderate damage to the Treasure Island Commodore is forgotten.

James Brown F-27, Already There Alameda

^IDENTIFYING BOATS ACTIVELY RACING A question was raised by Mark Wommack’s letter and your reply a few months ago concerning the identification of boats actively racing.

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Mit cleanses the brain Prior to departure on the first leg of our journey from San Francisco to Mandeville, Louisiana, I shared my sailing obsession with my co-workers — all of whom are psych techs and nurses. They were sympathetic, but inquired about my motivation.

"Infected!" I explained. "Saltwater coursing through my veins, dose related, with a narrow toxic window." I boldly announced I would report on the changes within.

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Those of you who dabble, chip or experiment, be warned!

Increasing doses of the profoundly addictive 'offshore cruising' drug, manufactured by 'Reality, Inc.', may be your undoing!

True, our learning curve was hideously steep. But what heights to scale; and what an exhilarating view! Storms, you enquire? Oh, yes!

What infinite power! Experientially clamped panic! And introspectively, what insignificance.

And what of Beauty, Harmony, and Truth? Indeed, gemlike! Not the illusionary, fractured and prismatic experience of gazing from without, but with the magical clarity of gazing from within!

I write with eternal gratitude to my navigator, J.Y. Westover.

Captain Joseph Potter SA1 Sierra Magic (wrongly identified as Sierra Point in April’s issue) Mtry it awhile I just read the August letter from William Gloege about ’cruising drop outs' — along with Latitude’s reply. It reminds me of an addendum to a newsletter I wrote in May, 1991, after 18 months of cruising. It related the histories of 18 of the first cruisers we met in San Diego and Cabo San Lucas in October and November of 1989.1 have added in parentheses what we know about them after 1991. (SP stands for South Pacific and CR stands for Costa Rica.)

1) Planned SP, heading for Hawaii on way home, quitting cruising.

(Ran aground on way north from Mexico, fixed the boat, sold it, divorced.)

2) Planned SP, changed to CR, still in Mexico and may never get farther. (Went to CR, where the captain later died. She sold the boat and went home.)

3) Still cruising, half the time by land, half by sea, despite serious medical problems. (After two more years in Mexico, shipped boat to Seattle and is cruising there.)

4) Enjoyed one year in Mexico, back working in U.S., plan to cruise again. (Indeed, after two years working in San Diego, they are out cruising again.)

5) Returned to U.S. to get bigger boat, plan to continue. (Bought bigger boat, returned to cruising immediately. They’re on the East Coast now.)

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Reeving a tackle is the process of running the line through the blocks. It can be frustrating and the results are often bad - crossed lines that cause friction.

There are some tricks that make reeving tackles easier.

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7) Disliked cruising and diving in Mexico, returned to Canada.

(Lost track of them.)

8) Planned SP, returned to States after a year in Mexico, probably won’t cruise again. (Sold boat and living happily in Washington.)

9) Still plan Panama, maybe SP someday. On track, just slower than expected. (Losttrack of them.)

10) Always planned short cruise, but returned to the States sooner than expected. (Still have boat and recently completed another short trip to Mexico.)

11) Made it to CR, put boat up for sale. (Lost track of them.)

12) Still cruising Mexico and finishing boat, as planned. (Bought land in Mexico, sold boat.)

13) Last seen heading for CR, as planned. (Lost track of them.)

14) Planned long cruise, disappointed in SP, presently in Hawaii, heading home. (Lost track of them.)

15) Unmarried couple, split up, both hope to continue cruising with other mates. (In '92 he was still cruising Mexico, but with another mate. She continued on to Colombia on other boats, last heard of land travelling in South America.)

16) Enjoying SP as of last reports. (Lost track of them.)

17) Lightning trip to SP, back in US, boat for sale, marriage counselling. (Sold boat. Last heard of working in England.)

18) Planned SP, changed to CR, returned to US, boat for sale, plan to buy RV. (After three years of RV travel, she wants to cruise again, but he’s not sure.)

I think that successful cruisers are more apt to write Latitude than are 'drop outs'. But this shows that there are plenty of both. I don’t know that I disagree with the 'just do it' policy, but perhaps doubtful cruisers should not cut all ties with shore. Maybe 'Name Withheld in Antioch' should amicably go off and try it a while, hopefully with the blessings of his longtime wife. A number of the success stories we know are younger sailors who cruise for a while, work for a while, then cruise again. Or retirees that do half-time on the boat and halftime on shore.

After five years of cruising and over 17,000 miles, we find this life becoming a little old and are about to join the half-timers. When we were in California in September for a son’s wedding, we unexpectedly — even rashly — bought a house at Squaw Valley. We will spend the summer working on it, cruise during the fall and ski next winter. We are hoping to find the best of both worlds.

We have spent the summer in Chesapeake Bay and found it very interesting, but we miss the warmth, clear water and diving of the tropics. When we leave the ICW for the Caribbean this winter, I will work on a Changes article about the East Coast, an area sparsely covered in Latitude.

George and Brenda Milum Avatar Mobjack Bay, Virginia George & Brenda — Cutting off all ties back home seems to put a huge amount of pressure on people who’ue just made a dramatic change in their lives. That’s not always good. Those who ease into cruising and never get a sense of feeling trapped usually seem to enjoy it the most.

For those not sure if they’ll really enjoy cruising, we suggest a winter in Mexico followed by a summer back in the States working to rebuild the cruising kitty. After 'six and six', folks usually have a pretty good idea of what they like and don’t like.

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Alloy tanks are worse as they go 'fizz, fizz' in a salt environment.

Our steel ketch Sundowner has fiberglass tanks made from vinylester resin. Thirteen years old now, the tanks are heavily constructed, and have baffles, inspection ports and a sump to catch water and junk. They have never caused any problems whatsoever.

Being fiberglass, they can’t rust, corrode, or go fizz.

Since they were molded to fit the exact shape of the bilges, no space was lost. They can be easily removed for cleaning and inspection. These tanks are as light as similar ones made of metal and are about equal in price. And because glass is a better insulator than steel or alloy, we get less condensation in the tanks in cold weather.

The only drawback I can see with fiberglass tanks is that they are not fireproof. But hey, if the fire on our steel boat gets as far down as under the floorboards, the gig would have long been up anyway.

We hear that Australia is now allowing fiberglass fuel tanks on charter boats. Of course, many fiberglass boats have had integral glass tanks for both fuel and water. When they are integral, they also can act as a double bottom which, we suppose, isn’t a bad idea on a glass boat. Nonetheless, we prefer glass tanks that are separate from the rest of the hull.

We’re in our 13th consecutive year of cruising. We love the life, but it’s not easy unless you are mega-rich. It’s especially hard on women, and we have seen many really sad cases of shattered dreams.

On the other hand, improvements in electronics such as GPS and radar are making it easy for people with very little experience and no real sense of the sea and its various moods to get out cruising.

Perhaps these improvements are making it too easy. The 'Lady with the Green Eyes' awaits the fools.

I think the other significant 'development' in the cruising game is the changing attitudes of the Third World toward cruisers. They are more and more looking at us as either unwanted intrusions into their traditional lifestyle or as simply just more people from which to extract tourist bucks. The closing of the Lau Group in Fiji — with rumors of closing the Yasawa group as well — is an example of the first trend. If this sounds like another one of those 'where are the good old days' raves — it’s partly true.

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MGOLDIELOCKS OVERBOARD! We had a near tragedy while sailing our 42-foot Crealock Tambraj across the Queen Charlotte Straits in Canada.

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As the seas in the Queen Charlotte Straits can sometimes be very sloppy, you’re always worried about losing somebody overboard. So we repeatedly taught our daughter to scream 'man overboard1 at the top of her lungs if she ever saw someone fall over the side.

It was blowing about 20 knots with 10 to 12 foot swells on that fateful day in April of 1986 when our daughter started screaming and crying hysterically. After a few seconds we realized she was screaming "doll overboard!"

We whipped the boat around and started a frantic search for Goldielocks — the 'doll overboard' — as we’d already lost sight of her. The wind was now on our bow making the ride a little rougher with waves breaking over the bow. It wasn’t particularly comfortable, not with a hysterical four-year-old who knew that Goldielocks was about to die a horrible death by drowning or even worse be ripped apart by doll-eating sharks!

It wasn’t long before we spotted Goldielocks’ bright yellow hair at the crest of a wave some 20 feet ahead. I’m sure people would think we had to be crazy battling elements to save a doll, but save her we Page 66

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^NUMEROUS DESTRUCTIVE PRACTICES Thank you for the Manta Madness article in the November issue.

It will alert the Mexican authorities to the fact that destroying the underwater environment is bad for business. Scuba diving in particular is a major and still growing branch of Mexican tourism.

Cruising sailors also make a healthy contribution to the Mexican economy, especially where it counts: to the small businesses. Because divers tend to become very upset when reading articles such as yours, and sailors not unexpectedly are often also divers, reports of the killing of mantas, turtles and other sea life may prompt a lot of people to go elsewhere. Your article will further educate the few remaining sailors whose interest in the underwater environment is limited to their vessel’s draft.

As a devoted sun-seeker, sailor and scuba diver, I frequently visit Mexico and have gained a great fondness for the country and the people. I prefer not to talk as if I know better what is good for Mexicans than they do, or to discuss the ecology primarily in terms of dollars and cents. But I am aware of numerous destructive practices that occur throughout the country, on both coasts and in the Sea of Cortez, and know that apathy in enforcing and obeying environmental laws will only vanish if the impact of environmental damage on tourism is brought home. Environmental protection is now often regarded as an inconsequential luxury until translated into bread and butter issues.

Your article is very helpful in this regard. You have a large, sane and intelligent readership. When you speak out on an issue of this kind, it registers here and south of the border. But thanking you only for this is perhaps not fair. I have read Latitude since your very first issues and witnessed it become the most informative sailing magazine I know. You have provided me with untold hours of enjoyment.

Gracias to all of you.

Dr. Louk Wijsen S/V Mechaieh Ballena Bay, Alameda Louk — Thank you for the kind words.

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The unit in question was at least 18 months out of warranty, and I would like to publicly praise and thank the SGC people for service above and beyond.

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What you see here is proof positive that aliens have indeed landed on earth. This amulet representing "Dance of the three suns" was swiped from the medical lab of a flying saucer by abductees who endured weeks of unspeakable 'examinations' and have long since died of radiation poisoning.

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The truth is, this is the Tahiti Cup, and it’s missing. In 1925, the great sailor and sportsman Sir Thomas Lipton dedicated the trophy to the Tahiti Race. It was won that year by L.A. Norris of the San Francisco YC, whose Mariner topped the fleet. The cup’s last known whereabouts was in the hands the Norris family after L.A.’s death in 1929.

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Red Sky at Night (Marjorie Peterson, $13) — In the late ’60s, A1 and Marjorie Peterson sailed out the Golden Gate aboard their 33-ft gaff cutter Stornaway, bound for the South Seas. Three years and 24,000 miles later, they returned to Sausalito. What makes this book significant is that 1) It has never before been published; and 2) It is not your 'cookie cutter' cruising story that everyone who sails farther than Catalina these days feels qualified to write. Instead, it is a fascinating account of cruising long before watermakers, electronic navigation or any of the modern conveniences. An added charm: Marjorie, now a widow in her ’80s, still lives in Sausalito. The book, taken from her journals, was published by a group of friends and admirers who thought it a much more interesting read than half the cruising books presently in print. We agree.

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If Homer Simpson were to ever consider a career in law enforcement, the San Diego Harbor Police would be his gig. Given Simpson’s lack of common sense, mixed up priorities and suspect judgment, we believe he’d fit right in.

Over the years, the San Diego Harbor Police has cultivated a notorious reputation among mariners along the California coast for their Barney Fife-like officiousness. Historically, they’ve had a relentlessly hard-assed attitude about relatively minor offenses such as boats not flying day anchor balls and dinghies not displaying registration numbers. At times, their officiousness has gotten them into trouble. Last year Mike Leonard of Arizona properly signed in and paid for a night at the Police Dock. But during a change of the police watch in the middle of the night, one of the bungling boys in blue couldn’t find the receipt that proved Leonard had paid for the slip.

At issue here was the staggering amount of five U.S. dollars. It seems to us that even a chimpanzee would have had the good sense to wait until morning to see if there might be some explanation for the apparent, but virtually insignificant, violation. But the San Diego Harbor Police are not chimpanzees, so at 0100 they marched down to Leonard’s boat, stomped all over it to wake him up, and did the flashlight-inthe-face thing.

The result of the poor judgment on the part of the Harbor Police was a righteously furious tourist, some nasty publicity for San Diego, an Internal Affairs investigation, and countless lost hours of police time and taxpayer dollars. Where was Forrest Gump when he was needed?

After that incident, we had a long talk with Capt. Uno, who is second in command to Chief Marty Height. Capt.

Uno told us that the Harbor Police’s most serious law enforcement problem is with drug use — usually not by mariners — on San Diego Unified Port property. He admitted that most lawbreaking on the part of active mariners was minor stuff. He also allowed that the Harbor Police had a bit of a staffing problem in that — and isn’t this revealing — many of the officers aren’t boaters or familiar with boats! Capt.

Uno, however, assured us that he and Chief Height were ushering in a new era of non-adversarial relations with mariners.

Foolishly, we swallowed that claim 'hook, line and sinker'.

On the evening of October 25, Gary DiDinato of the Southwestern YC informed the Harbor Police, first by phone and later by letter, that the club would be running the Baja Ha-Ha Rally from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas.

DiDinato advised that because of the large number of entries, the club might

We’ve been running Coast Watch — monthly summaries of Coast Guard search and rescue activity in and around the 11th District — long enough to note a definite decrease in sailboat-related rescues in the past month or two. Whether sailors are being more careful or it’s just because the weather’s cooling down, we can’t say. But sail-

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panties — cont’d not be able to accommodate all the boats, and that some of the overflow would need to moor at La Playa Cove. A completely out-of-the-way spot, La Playa Cove is a 20-boat anchorage between the San Diego and Southwestern Yacht Clubs. This was not an unusual request: the Harbor Police had allowed the club to use the space on similar previous occasions. DiDinato did not mention when the first boats would be arriving, but advised that they would all be gone by November 3. The letter DiDinato delivered was a confirmation continued outside column of next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS panties — cont’d of what he’d told the Harbor Police over the telephone.

The next morning, October 26, Mark and Deborah Menagh, lately of Alameda, arrived at the Southwestern YC aboard their Passport 51 Eagle’s Quest.

Although they had reserved a slip at the club, there was no room, and they were instructed to anchor just a couple of feet away at La Playa Cove. Newcomers to San Diego, the Menaghs asked not once, but three times to make sure it was all right for them to anchor in La Playa Cove. Each time, someone at the Southwestern assured them that "it had all been arranged with the Harbor Police".

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coast watch had found the boat and tried unsuccessfully to right it. A San Francisco-based helicopter initiated a search for possible survivors of the capsize, and was soon joined by the Coast Guard cutter Orcas. While they conducted an immediate area and coastline search, rangers from San Gregorio Park drove the coastline searching for empty trailers, debris or other signs. None of the searches turned up anything. The cutter recovered the boat and brought it back to San Francisco where

SIGHTINGS — cont’d the CF numbers were traced. A phone call revealed that the owner had lost the Whaler in rough weather the previous weekend.

October 20 — A parted cable on the fishing boat Cayude struck a crewmember, breaking his foot and causing a severe cut.

Because the Cayude was 900 miles SW of Cabo (and therefore out of medevac helicopter range), the fishing boat made a beeline for Isla Socorro where the man was airlifted

panties — cont’d Eagle s Quest in La Playa Cove at approximately 0930. At the time, theirs was the only boat in the cove. Shortly thereafter, they took off in their dinghy to spend literally thousands of dollars with San Diego merchants.

At 0942, somebody from the San Diego YC called the Harbor Police to report that there was a vessel anchored in La Playa Cove. This is not that unusual because: 1) anchoring in La Playa Cove is normally permitted only on weekends, and 2) in a military town like San Diego, a lot of folks are compulsive about checking others for compliance with even the most minor rules and regulations.

In any event, at 1045 the San Diego Harbor Police dispatched one of their patrol boats for the five-minute ride to the 'scene of the crime'. Eagle’s Quest was found locked and unattended. At 1115, Officer Jordan, acting on his own, decided to have the vessel impounded for a mooring violation.

It’s at this point we have a monumental disagreement with the new 'boater friendly' policy of the San Diego Harbor Police. It’s our contention that: 1) Since Gary DiDinato had informed the Harbor Police by phone and in writing that boats would be arriving at La Playa for the Baja Ha-Ha, Officer Jordan should have known about it and at least considered the possibility that Eagle’s Quest was part of that group.

2) If Officer Jordan didn’t know about the arrangements made for Baja HaHa boats to moor in La Playa Cove, he should have gone to the trouble of pushing the button on his VHF radio to ask Harbor Police headquarters if there might be some explanation for a boat being anchored in La Playa Cove.

3) Alexander Graham Bell worked his butt off to develop the telephone, a device now widely used to save people — and police departments — time and trouble. The Harbor Police should have used that terrific invention to call both the San Diego and Southwestern YCs — the only ones in the area — to find out if they knew anything about Eagle’s Quest. Which, of course, the Southwestern did.

4) Even if Officer Jordan didn’t have the good sense to do any of the above, we’re still convinced that no immediate action should have been taken — for the same reason you don’t shoot a kid in the back for stealing a piece of bubblegum or stop every car on the freeway that’s going 56 mph. Eagle’s Quest wasn’t a hazard to navigation, wasn’t blocking a berth, and wasn’t a nuisance to anyone or anything. It was in a designated anchorage, for God’s sake! The sensible, reasonable, intelligent measured response to the situation would have been to place a notice on the vessel indicating that she was apparently mooring illegally and that the owners needed to contact the Harbor Police as soon as possible. If the vessel wasn’t removed within 24 — or maybe even 12 hours — she would be impounded and subject to a fine.

Had any of these reasonable courses of action been followed, the Eagle’s Quest incident never would have mushroomed into the silly mess it did. But no, Officer Jordan decided that this expensive and wellequipped boat — which was neither a threat to life or property and was obviously about to head for Mexico — had to immediately be seized and impounded. In so doing, he initiated what became a ridiculous waste of Harbor Police time — no less than six man hours — and goodwill. Too bad Joe Friday hadn’t been alive and working as Officer Jordan’s partner. Even a straight arrow cop like Friday would have pulled him aside to explain the importance of using a little discretion.

So while the Menaghs were happily pumping thousands of dollars into San Diego’s economy, the Harbor Police were using bolt-cutters to break into their boat and violate the sanctity of their home. So much for the 'new era of friendly relations with mariners'; so much for community relations.

While Capt. Uno isn’t sure who dicfthe actual tow job, whoever used the windlass apparently managed to pull the tow line up with the anchor chain, knocking the anchor off to one side and chipping the gel coat. It only cost about $100 to repair the damage, but it’s the kind of collateral destruction that often occurs when law enforcement short-circuits on good judgment and goes for the overkill.

Once Eagle’s Quest had been towed to the yard — and a nearly $280 bill racked up — the Harbor Police officers had to "conduct an inventory." Capt.

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SIGHTINGS panties — cont’d While that’s semi-understandable, why didn’t the Menaghs ever receive a copy of that inventory? And why did the Harbor Police 'inventory' more than electronics and other valuables? The Menaghs know for a fact, for instance, that a dictionary was removed from a bookshelf on one side of the salon and put back on another, and that numerous other 'non valuable' items in the salon were moved around. In the aft cabin, where there aren’t any electronics, the cabinet where they keep their shoes had been gone through. Even more troubling, someone had obviously pawed through Deborah’s panties!

Imagine yourself in that Harbor Patrol officer’s military boots as he’s in some strange woman’s home, fingering her underwear? How do you feel?

That you’re doing a great service for your community? That you’re doing something really, really, really stupid? Or perhaps you’re feeling a little thrill?

Who knows? The only thing that’s clear is bad judgment leads to even worse consequences.

When Mark and Deborah returned to La Playa Cove from shopping, they were "horrified" to discover their boat was gone. They called the Harbor Police who told them — and this is pathetic — that they didn’t know anything about it! Then they called the Southwestern YC and finally Gary DiDinato, who ultimately came up with the money and handled the return of the boat. Mark was so furious that he didn’t even want to talk to the Harbor Police. Deborah was dumbfounded at what she felt was an obvious and pointless overreaction. "It seems to me that the Harbor Police must be overstaffed, because they obviously don’t have enough to do."

Capt. Uno, however, relentlessly defends the decision of Officer Jordan to immediately tow the boat. "You think we should have called all the yacht clubs in San Diego to see if they know anything about the boat?" he asked in disbelief.

"No," we replied, "having been informed by phone and in writing that boats would be anchored in La Playa, you should have known why Eagle’s Quest was there, and not always be so quick on the trigger. Beyond that, you should have called the two yacht clubs in the area, the San Diego and Southwestern, to find out what they knew. It would have saved all that officer’s time, it would have prevented all their black boot scuff marks in Eagle’s Quest’s cockpit, and it would have saved the shock of the Menaghs finding their boat missing." Most of us are born with a little common sense; just because we put on a Harbor Police uniform doesn’t mean we have to stop using it.

When Capt. Uno asked us what we thought the Harbor Police should do now, the answer was obvious: Write an letter of apology to the Menaghs for being overzealous; find some way for the $280 to be refunded; and inform mariners that this was an aberration in what truly will be a new era in community relations.

We repeatedly told Capt. Uno that we know law enforcement often has to deal with a lot of human and sub-human garbage, but that mariners are by and large law-abiding, and thus nitpicking on them was the most counterproductive thing they could do. It was futile, as Capt. Uno kept countering, "We towed the boat because it didn’t belong there."

A few days later, Chief Marty Height called us to discuss the matter. In a very friendly and pleasant manner, we covered the same ground and ended up in the same place: Chief Height saying, "We have an obligation to enforce ordinances, and we followed procedures to protect the community and to protect the interests of the owners of the boat." And us saying, "By once again being so eager to overreact to a pseudo problem, you’ve wasted precious resources and greatly alienated the very community that is the bedrock of your support." Something like that.

Chief Height feels our position is somewhat weakened by the fact he’s received no formal complaints from anyone. We explained that the Menaghs and the Southwestern race officials were all in Cabo and letters would be forthcoming. In the meantime, we were speaking on behalf of the overwhelming majority of the Baja Ha-Ha fleet — and for past cruisers who feel they’ve been abused during their stays in San Diego.

To make sure that Chief Height appreciates just how unhappy mariners are about these reoccurring overreactions by the San Diego Harbor Police, we’re asking all of you to join us in a protest by sending a pair of underwear, preferably ladies’, to Reint Reinders, President of the San Diego Convention continued outside column ot next sightings page

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coast watch out on October 22 by a Mexican Navy airplane to a hospital in La Paz. — A powerboater lost in the vicinity of Newport Harbor called the Coast Guard on his cellular phone. He didn’t know the number of the cellular, so the Coasties put him on a regular call-in schedule to monitor the situation. When the man didn’t report in on time, Air Station LA launched a helicopter and 41-footer to have a look. The guy later reported he tried to call a second time, but the cellular didn’t work — so he threw it overboard. The guy was found safe and sound after the Coasties requested — by VHF — that he fire a flare.

October 21 — Two men fooling around with a Skidoo on the Mokelumne River about a mile south of Giusti’s Marina were severely injured when the craft crashed into a jetty. A Coast Guard 24-ft utility boat was

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in the area and responded immediately. One man, 25 years old, was suffering from a broken back, arm and foot. He was airlifted to UC Davis Medical Center. The other man, 28 years old, was transported by ambulance to Lodi Hospital with a possible concussion and lacerations to his head and eyes.

—- A Coast Guard helicopter from Humboldt Bay was called in to medevac a woman off the beach at Trinidad Head. She had fallen about 35 feet down a cliff and was suffering from massive head injuries and back pain. She was transferred to Mad River Hospital.

October 22 — The skipper of the fishing vessel Try 1 called the Coasties on this Saturday to report he was suffering from internal bleeding from an ulcer and had come close to fainting several times. Since he

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Welcome to the first (and likely last) annual 'Questionable Collage.' We submit these photos in this format because, frankly, we could never think of a way to use them individually. Clockwise from above: only skipper who can beat the whole Wabbit fleet consistently; boatyards as car washes — what a concept!; sign of the times; hand bearing compass holder; we think it means 'cat in French; no comment; classic doubleender.

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and Visitors Bureau. He’s at 401 B, Suite 1400, San Diego. You can also fax him a letter at (619) 696-9371. Reinders has been alerted that the panties and letters will be coming, and has agreed to serve as an ombudsman between mariners and the harbor police.

We think it’s important to protest, not just because of this particular case, but because of the bigger picture. If the San Diego Port Commission, Chief Height and Capt. Uno can’t be made to enforce the law and utilize their resources with better judgment, then they need to hear from their employers — we the taxpayers. A well-meaning man, Chief Height believes actions such as the immediate impounding of Eagle’s Quest have the support of the boating community. He needs to vehemently hear that that is not the case.

We’ve chosen the Convention and Visitor’s Bureau because they are a good lightning rod to the business community that is most affected by these incidents. As we explained to Chief Height and Capt. Uno, mariners spend money, and often lots of it. Our boat—just one of 36 starters in the Baja HaHa — accounted for eight plane tickets to San Diego, two rent-a-cars, more than $1,000 for food, $750 for marine gear, $250 at the fuel dock, and easily another $1,000 in other expenses.

If we and other mariners don’t feel welcome in San Diego, we can just as

SIGHTINGS panties — cont’d easily take the Baja Ha-Ha — and our collective business — to another Southern California port. We don’t want to, but we will if the Harbor Police’s 'shoot first, ask questions later' policy continues. We’re good, law-abiding people and simply don’t need the hassle.

If you feel the same as we, start sending those panties to the above address and include any other sentiments you’d like. We suggest something simple and to the point, such as: "I respectfully protest the long history of poor judgment displayed by the San Diego Harbor Police as exemplified in the Eagle’s Quest incident. If this policy is not addressed, I’ll find a hospitable Southern California port more deserving of my time and money." If you want to include anything stronger, be our gue?t, but ranting is counterproductive. And if you disagree with us, by all means write Chief Height and tell him you support his handling of the incident.

We think this somewhat humorous yet sincere protest might be the best way to get the San Diego Harbor Police to rethink their priorities and use a little better judgment — and ultimately enjoy better relations with mariners.

After all, we’re not the Harbor Police’s enemies, and we don’t deserve to be treated that way.

cathedral in the sky Like local attractions anywhere, the Golden Gate Bridge is something Northern California sailors pretty much take for granted. But for out of area sailors (and nonsailors), sailing under this famous span is right up there with seeing the Grand Canyon and watching Old Faithful blow. We’ve happily performed the 'rite of passage' for a number of friends, and have received countless letters from others. It seemed somehow especially appropriate to share the following one in this season of goodwill toward men...

Sailing is more than a hobby for me. It always has been. It clears my head and heals my spirit better than any church ever did. My wife, Loretta, and I have anchored in turquiose waters, enjoyed dazzling tropical sunrises and walked miles of deserted white-sand beaches. We have felt the strange spirituality of gazing at spectacular sunsets a thousand miles from the nearest land.

And we can go into boring detail about adventures we have shared from the San Juans to the Caribbean. But the most memorable sailing experience of my life occurred during a brief daysail on San Francisco Bay. My father and I were close when I was growing up. But in the last years of his life, the gap between us widened. I found many excuses for not having the time to go see him when he became ill, and there were only two visits to the hospital in the weeks before he died. He tried to say good-bye on my last visit, but my self-built barrier kept us from saying those final, really important words that would have meant so much to both of us.

My home and boat have always been in Southern California. A few months after his death, on an early morning business flight to San Fran-cisco, I looked out the window to see the spires of the Golden Gate Bridge thrusting defiantly through the clouds. It reminded me of a cathedral in the sky. A flood of memories suddenly rushed into my head, and I recalled listening, fascinated, to my father’s stories about this bridge when I was little and we lived in Tennessee.

The only job available to him in the depression era of the ’30s was as a painter on the Golden Gate Bridge. He told me how, to earn extra 'hazard pay,' he was one of a few men who volunteered to paint the tops of those spires. All the money he could spare, he sent to my mother in Tennessee to take care of my brother, me and other members of our family. San Francisco was far from family and home, but the only choice available in those difficult times.

I remembered him explaining how he and the others had to climb those pinnacles wearing just regular work clothes while the fierce, cold wind ripped at them and stiffened their fingers, making painting difficult — not to mention their ability to hang on for dear life. He told me they wrapped layers of newspaper around their arms and bodies and taped each other up with continued outside column of next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS — cont’d masking tape, all in a vain attempt to shut out the wind and keep warm.

They were fond, loving memories, full of respect for him and for the many challenges he had faced just trying to survive.

The feelings I had looking out that airplane window that morning summoned forth a ritual I knew I would one day perform. Someday, I would sail a boat under this bridge on which my father had once worked and nearly frozen in the process.

Years passed and it never happened. And I really didn’t think about it when we were recently invited to San Francisco for a weekend of sailing aboard Drifter, a 38-foot sloop owned by some close friends of ours, Bob and Judy Romer. But once out on the Bay, the moment I saw the bridge looming as a splendid arched pathway across the channel entrance, I knew I had to do it. And I had to do it then.

Casually as I could, I asked Bob if I could take the helm and sail under the bridge. Engrossed in talk about the upcoming weekend events, Bob barely noticed I had asked. He just slid from behind the wheel and I took it. Bob, Judy and Loretta continued planning.

The wheel, the sails, and the boat itself seemed to become mine alone.

As 1 guided Drifter under the massive beams, the breeze suddenly freshened and the wheel felt alive in my hands. As the boat slid into the shadow of the bridge, all noise — the wind, the traffic overhead, even the sound of my own breathing — seemed to cease.

Then suddenly we broke from the shadows into bright sunlight again. The deep breath of air I swallowed was sweet.

Drifter sailed on toward the open ocean and I looked over my shoulder at the seaward side of the bridge. "Ready about", I heard myself say. "Ready," came the response and we tacked to re-experience the crossing. There wasn’t the least bit of shame in what I was feeling at that moment, but I was glad the sunglasses were there to hide the tears. They would have been difficult to explain.

Looking back over my shoulder at the bridge once more as we sailed back into the Bay, 1 said a silent, "Thanks, Dad, for all you taught me and for the deep love you gave me. I’m sorry if you were hurt when I stayed away." A moment passed and then 1 'heard' the words, "It’s alright. You know I under-

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SIGHTINGS cathedral — cont’d Bob pulled me out of my reverie. "That’s strange," he said. "We always get wet either going out or coming in but this time we stayed completely dry. . . and those were pretty good swells." I smiled and fell off on a comfortable broad reach across the Bay. — /arry palmer

people puzzles on palmyra In the October issue, we ran a story entitled People Problems on Palmyra.

Basically, it reiterated the jist of a letter from Carl Reller. Reller pulled no punches as he elucidated one terrible injustice after another that had supposedly been visited upon yachties by Palmyra’s current caretaker, French cruiser Roger Lextrait. Other players in the drama were Charles Smith and Ray Sato, of the Oregon-based Idiom, and Cliff Merritt, who lost his boat Heart of Palm on the reef fringing Palmyra. Because we thought the information was timely and important to cruisers who might be headed that direction, we ran the story, with the prouiso that "we have yet to hear Lextrait’s version of what happened." Last month, we received letters from both he and the owners of Palmyra. In the interests of'equal time,' we now present both of them.

Palmyra Development Co., Inc. According to Roger Lextrait, by the time Charles Smith left Palmyra he had threatened Roger’s life on three different occasions. One of the last things he said to Roger was, "Just wait, I’m going to get you, boy.” The publication of the article in the October issue of Latitude 38 seems to be Charles Smith’s attempt to carry out his threat by smearing Roger’s reputation. It’s unfortunate that Latitude 38 would practice such irresponsible journalism as to publish an article with no substantiation or response from the person being written about.

People who know Roger also know that it is not in his character to behave the way Charles Smith says he behaved. Reports from other yachtsmen regarding Roger have been glowing. Granted, he explains the requirements for visiting Palmyra in clear, no-nonsense terms when boats arrive, and he does his best to enforce them. Palmyra is, after all, private property, and anyone who goes there is required to have the express written permission of the Palmyra Development Co., Inc., who holds the master lease on the atoll.

As far as what happened on Palmyra during the visit of the Idiom, it’s impossible to have complete proof of either side’s story. In any case, others who have visited the atoll have come back with reports about Roger’s helpfulness, his willingness to share knowledge about the island and its wildlife, and his general good humor and generosity.

Animosities had been growing on the island for several days after the Heart of Palm went on the reef. Forty cases of beer were among the first items to be salvaged from Cliff Merritt’s boat. Roger says he wasn’t drinking, but that others were. He was working to save whatever could be saved from the floundering boat along with the others. He was also greeting other boats as they arrived, explaining that the rules set out by the Palmyra Development Co., Inc. and the owners must be followed, and trying to collect fees from cruisers who are sometimes resentful of paying anything for their pleasure and want free reign of the island.

Charles Smith behaved like a foul-mouthed bully who was on the verge of becoming violent. Smith, Ray Sato and Carl Reller used the limited supply of fresh water on Palmyra indiscriminately to wash equipment (even after being asked to conserve), and discarded cans wherever they felt like it in the jungle.

True yachtsmen can understand the significance of wasting precious water when supplies are limited or non-existent. At one point, Roger thought he saw a gun tucked in Smith’s belt under a shirt. When Roger presented Smith with a form explaining that he was in trespass, Smith refused to sign it, and was so emotionally out-of-control that when he shouted profanities, spit flew from his mouth.

Roger says Cliff Merritt, skipper of the Heart of Palm, had given him some items from the boat in appreciation for his hard work in salvaging and storing the rest of Merritt’s belongings, for preparing and sharing meals and for setting Merritt up with a roof over his head and a place to sleep, without charge. continued outside column of next sightings page

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coast watch -— cont’d was the only one aboard, the Coast Guard launched both a helicopter and the cutter Pt. Chico. While the helo medevac’ed the 64year-old man to a hospital, crew from the cutter were placed aboard Try 1 and brought it safely back into Eureka.

October 24 — From the 'We can’t believe this really happened' file comes word of a 47-year-old man whose safety preparation for a solo scuba dive in Lake Tahoe consisted of telling his girlfriend, "Go for help if I don’t surface in an hour." He didn’t. She did.

Coast Guard divers found his body later in the afternoon.

October 25 — Many fishing boats communicate with each other via CB radio rather than VHF. The fishing vessel Blue Dolphin, operating off Humboldt Bay, was tuned to channel 9 — the CB equivalent to VHF emergency channel 16 — when they heard a Mayday call from another fishing boat, the Sea Chariot. The caller said the boat was sinking. Blue Dolphin got some coordinates and proceeded to the scene poste haste.

When they arrived, they found Sea Chariot’s stem still bobbing out of the water and her solo crewman — his 406 EPIRB clutched in one hand—swimming nearby. The man was rescued, treated for mild hypothermia and brought back to Humboldt Bay. October 29 — Coast Guard Monterey responded to a call from the motorboat Foxtrot that they were disabled but in no immediate distress off the Monterey Beach Hotel. While a 41-footer was enroute, the Foxtrot called back to say they were in the surfline. The 41-footer arrived to find the boat capsized and aground. One of the two men made it ashore, but the other was trapped under the boat. A good Samaritan pulled him out and commenced CPR, but the 21-year-old was later pronounced dead. It’s believed the boat landed on top of him when it was capsized by a wave.

October 30 — The fishing vessel Roggy was fishing at night in company with the Freda M when they copied a Mayday call and saw the lights of Freda M disappear. At the same time, Coast Guard District 11 headquarters received a 406 EPIRB hit that plotted on top of the position the Roggy had given, a point about 50 miles off San Francisco. Several aircraft and a cutter proceeded to the scene and searched through the day. Some debris and 2 to 4 feet of the broached hull were found, but no survivors.

Rough weather prevented deployment of divers to search the inverted hull.

— A young couple decided to spice up a boring day by jumping off the Dumbarton Bridge. They survived, were picked up by a Coast Guard boat and turned over to Fremont Police.

November 5 — A good Samaritan vessel

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sailing off Point Loma called the Coast Guard to report they had come across the fishing boat Kiru, submerged up to the pilothouse and still sinking. The Coasties responded with the immediate launch of a helicopter and 41-footer. As they searched the surrounding area, finding nothing, the Kiru broke up and sank. There was no indication that there was anyone aboard when it went down (no personal effects floating around). There were likewise no reports of overdue vessels, no Mayday calls and no EPIRB hits. After several hours, the search was called off. The next day, the owner called to say he and his son abandoned the sinking boat and rowed ashore. He didn’t call earlier because he believed he had 24 hours to report the incident.

November 8 — While on a training exercise off Bodega Bay, two Coast Guard 44-footers spotted a boat on fire. While one removed the three crew from the 34-ft fishing boat Soup Fin II, the other put out the fire, pumped out the water and took the vessel in tow. There were no injuries in the incident.

November 9 — Proving that it happens to even the most experienced mariners, the Coast Guard tracked an EPIRB signal on this Wednesday that started near the San Rafael Bridge, hovered briefly off Pier 39, then rued middle of next sightings page

Palmyra Island. The building is the ‘Palmyra Yacht Club.'

Smith apparently didn’t want Roger to have anything. In the end, Roger says he told Smith, "I’m sick of you. Here’s the stuff, just leave."

Even then, it took the arrival of Bill Austin on the Machias before Smith pulled out of the lagoon. Austin, who is well-respected in Hawaiian yachting circles as a man whose reputation and character are impeccable, backs Roger without reservation.

Roger Lextrait is embarrassed and upset that his reputation is being maligned by a man who should have had the good grace to behave like a proper guest.

No matter how many times it is publicized, people still seem to sail to Palmyra without advance permission and then plead ignorance and lack of money when it is explained that they must register, follow rules and regulations and that fees must be collected.

Roger Lextrait is the manager of Palmyra, hired by the Palmyra Development Co., Inc., which is currently leasing Palmyra from the owners. He has been given the authority to explain and enforce rules, to collect fees, and to request anyone to leave who refuses to follow the rules.

Yachtsmen who want to go to Palmyra should acquaint themselves with all requirements and be prepared to comply. They should also study their charts.

There is no reason experienced sailors should go aground or get stuck on the reef.

Palmyra Development Co., Inc., and the owners stand firmly behind Mr. Lextrait and the job he is doing on Palmyra.

The only portion of your article that seems to have any validity is the last paragraph. "1) where humans go, trouble follows; and 2) this incident, no matter who was wrong, isn’t going to make the owners of Palmyra any more inclined to keep the welcome mat out for cruisers."

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SIGHTINGS palmyra — cont’d for Palmyra Island. Yachtsmen who intend to visit Palmyra should read the Rules and Regulations, fill out the Release and Indemnity form and get it approved by Palmyra Development Co., Inc., prior to their voyage.

For information regarding the atoll or permission to visit, please write to: Mr. William Bow, Palmyra Development Co., Inc., 931 University Avenue, #105, Honolulu, HI 96826.

Roger Lextrait In response to the article in October’s issue titled People Problems on Palmyra Island: When Carl Reller arrived at Palmyra Atoll aboard his 38-ft sailboat Finn, he anchored at the end of the lagoon and came ashore. 1 told him that Palmyra is private property and handed him the Rules and Regulations to fill out. Reller said that he did not know that there was a manager on the island nor that there were Rules and Regulations. Reller filled out and signed the form, which means that he agreed with the Rules and Regulations.

He did not agree to pay the fee of $5 for the boat and $1 for himself per day.

Reller told me he would stay on his boat, as he did not have any money.

Day after day, he came ashore, ignoring me, using the water, showering and taking food from the island. I told him on many occasions to go back to his boat because he was trespassing on Palmyra. Reller totally ignored me with a very arrogant attitude. Charles Smith and his crew, Ray Sato, on Idiom did the same. They kept trespassing, using the shower, using my campsite and totally ignoring the Rules and Regulations that they had signed.

I had made an arrangement to have the belongings of the wreck of Heart of Palm put aboard the 65’ schooner Machias, skippered by Bill Austin. He agreed to assist Cliff Merritt, owner of Heart of Palm, in bringing his stuff to Honolulu where Merritt could sell it.

Instead, Smith and Sato took the situation into their own hands. Sato, wanting to build his own boat, saw a very good opportunity to salvage some of it. I told him that he could have the mast, boom, sail and some other gear if he worked a deal with Cliff. Unfortunately Smith, having a very bad attitude, was screaming at me and threatening my life, saying, "Somebody is going to get killed." He said it on many occasions. Smith was very angry because I told him to go back to his boat, as he was disturbing everybody with his violent temper. Smith kept threatening me. Sato kept trespassing for weeks. All the belongings of Heart of Palm ended up on Idiom.

When Machias arrived at Palmyra, Idiom left immediately. I told Bill Austin what happened when he arrived. Bill and the entire crew of Machias witnessed Smith, Sato and Reller trespassing on Palmyra.

Dave Brown on Honanea also saw them trespassing on many occasions.

Dave Brown was with me when Sussex of Rowan sank at the entrance to Palmyra. I told Perri and Nick Koffman (the owners), 'You’ll be able to sail out of Palmyra with your boat because I will assist you." And I did. After a month of work, they sailed away with a better boat.

Over 95% of the boat crews that come to Palmyra are great! They all have a good time with me. Only 5% are troublemakers with no respect for the atoll or the people on it. The greedy crew of Idiom and Finn certainly belong in that category. They will never be welcome on Palmyra again. Others have considered me a very good and helpful manager with a lot of good humor. I have helped more than 14 boats that got stuck on the reefs. I go out on my 8-ft dinghy to guide all boats who are confused with the channel entrance. I show them the extraordinary beauty of the island.

Remember the letter in Latitude 38, February 1994, from Dick and Shirley Sandys on Ceja? They loved me and Palmyra. I am not a lonely man. I am a happy man who is very privileged to be able to spend some of my life on the most beautiful atoll in the world.

— Roger Lextrait Manager, Palmyra Island

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coast watch commenced a trek that ended at the San Mateo Bridge. The signal was finally traced to a personal EPIRB inside the lifejacket pocket of a San Francisco Bar Pilot! The lifejacket was found in a locker on the pilot boat.

— After losing power 40 miles west of the Klamath River, the 256-ft bulk oil carrier Obo Engin wallowed in big seas as the crew worked on the engine. When a crewman fell, fracturing his pelvis and possibly a knee, the Coast Guard was called. An attempt at a medevac was aborted because of the violent rolling. Once underway, the ship reported the crewman was stable and under medica-

SIGHTINGS tion and they would continue on to Panama.

November 11 — A 121.5 EP1RB transmission was traced to a fishing boat in Fort Bragg — up on blocks in the owner’s backyard. The owner was cited for an FCC violation.

November 14 — Station Bodega Bay assisted in the recovery of a dead fisherman found hanging by his feet over the side of the boat he’d been working on. The boat was tied to a pier and the man was found with his head and chest underwater and chains from the doors wrapped around his feet. Local sheriffs are investigating the incident.

shorts — cont’d discontinue 127 popular nautical charts geared for small craft users in the Puget Sound and San Francisco Bay areas. This seems like a really bad idea to us. What’s almost as scary is that the agency is running behind on corrections that need to be made on future charts. An estimated 27,000 corrections are outstanding according to BOAT/US. Even its 'new edition1 charts reportedly need as many as 400 corrections.

POINT SAN PABLO — Coast Guard investigators and Richmond police are investigating the theft of two radar arrays from Vessel Traffic Service’s remote radar site at Point San Pablo. All they’ve determined so far is that the two Furuno arrays, which are 8 feet long and weigh about 70 pounds each, were removed between October 10 and 17. The missing equipment, which is valued at about $3,500, is not expected to effect VTS’s operations.

SUZANNE TUMICKI

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he Second IACC World Championship, held October 28 through November 5 in San Diego, decided little but suggested a lot.

What it decided was that John Bertrand’s oneAustralia syndicate and its boat of the same name are the world champions of the —International America’s Cup Class. Nor was it lost on anyone assembled that Bertrand’s return to the America’s Cup arena seems to be starting with the same bang his last one did. Back in 1983, he was at the helm of the winged-keel Australia II when it topped the challenger eliminations and went on to wrest the America’s Cup from Dennis Conner and American domination for the first time in 132 years. This time around, Bertrand (not to be confused with the American Olympic medalist of the same name) occupied the tactician’? spot and left the driving to American ex-pat Rod Davis. Not a bad choice: In October, Davis won the Omega Gold Cup in Bermuda, making him the top match racer in the world.

However, without taking anything away from their convincing four-bullet sweep of the Worlds, oneAustralia’s victory means next to nothing. The Worlds doesn’t count for a hill of beans beside the real reason the creme de la creme of sailing is massing in San Diego — the 29th America’s Cup, trials for which begin next month. Also, oneAustralia was one of only two new generation IACCs racing against five creaky old veteran boats of the ’92 Cup wars. The only big surprise would have been if they hadn’t won.

Start of the last ocean race (7 to r): 'Nippon 92', Vek Rossi*, >Spirit of Unum 'Kama'(America3), ‘Nippon 94' and ‘Stars & Stripes'. COneAustralia' started at the committee-boat end of the line.) None of these boats will compete in the America's Cup elimination series, which start January 12.

Worlds outtakes, clockwise from right: The women showed the way in the 'olcf fleet; the Japanese seemed prone to costly mistakes; the lACC's — big, beautiful, fast and fragile; Butch and Sundance, aka Rod Davis and John Bertrand; Conner's ’Stars & Stripes' works the hometown crowd — why aren't the A-Cup races held in the Bay?; ’oneAustralia’ sported a much more svelte look than the widely-flared first generation lACCs; profiles in unlikelyhood: Paul Cayard and Dennis Conner on ’Stars & Stripes.’

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hatthe Worlds suggested, however, meant a lot. First and foremost: the America3 women’s team is no joke. On nearly every point of execution — except perhaps covering — they performed equal to, and sometimes better than, competitor boats. Which is not to say they didn’t make mistakes; they just didn’t make as many as most other teams. Even the revolving afterguard which saw J.J. Isler, Leslie Egnot and Dawn Riley all steering various races didn’t seem to matter in the crew’s consistently good performances. In a very real sense, their second Page 88

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place showing was a bigger victory than oneAustralia’s. In the race within a race of the old 'equal' boats, they won. And they won a lot of respect in the process.

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Weven boats representing four countries entered the Worlds. In addition to oneAustralia and America3, there were two from Japan’s Nippon syndicate, and one each from Team Dennis Conner, PACT 95 and, at the 11th hour, Age of Russia.

The Japanese boats were Nippon 92 (JPN 26) and Nippon 94 (JPN 30). The for¬

mer was the boat that Chris Dickson drove to the quarterfinals of the ’ 92 Challenger series.

With Dicko busy with his own Kiwi-based Pacific Challenge syndicate this time around, expatriate Kiwi John Cutler was driving JPN 26. At the helm of Nippon 94, the syndicate’s new generation IACC, was Aussie expat Peter Gilmour, who Cupophiles may recall is the only other defending America’s Cup skipper to have lost the Auld Mug, when his Kookaburra 12-Meter went down 4-zip to Conner’s Stars & Stripes off Fremantle in 1987.

The Age of Russia team, headed by

Vladamir Kulbida of the St. Petersburg YC, landed in Sam Diego with literally only days to go before the Worlds. But somehow they managed to get Vek Rossi — ex-// Moro di Venezia I — ready in time for the start of the first race. With no compound, they were pretty much operating off the dock at the San Diego YC during the racing. The boat, helmed by Sergei Borodinov and crewed by mostly small boat sailors, was not competitive at all, and in fact only finished two races within the time limit (30 minutes after the first boat). Yet the Russians were, like last time, crowd and media favorites. Kulbida

said the purpose of the group’s participation was to gather information and experience for a serious effort in the 1998 America’s Cup, and that they accomplished that goal.

Spirit of Unum, PACT 95’s entry, was also one of the old Italian boats from the last Cup, II Moro IV. PACT 95 is the Mainebased syndicate that’s helmed, both literally and figuratively, by Kevin Mahaney and features northern California’s John Kostecki in the tactician spot. Rounding out the defender contingent and the field was Dennis Conner — with Paul Cayard as 'stratatician' — on the venerable old Stars & Stripes.

T ^ i he schedule was slated for five ocean races and three in-the-bay races. The ocean bouts were the only ones that 'counted' for the Worlds, although $25,000 in prize money was up for grabs for the winner of the in-the-bay bouts. If that seems a bit backwards, it underscores yet another anomaly of the Worlds: although billed as the 'preseason opener' for the America’s Cup, it’s just as much a trial run for the media and various support groups. Everyone wants the Cup races to go smoothly, and the Worlds December, 1994 •

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offers the perfect opportunity to sort the bugs out and maybe try a few new things.

The in-the-bay races were a new thing.

The idea was to bring the spectacle of America’s Cup racing to the public, since vice versa never really worked very well in 1992.

We’d like to note that credit for pushing the idea through goes to Bob Spriggs, race chair of the San Diego YC. By anyone’s measure, the three races — held on the weekends at either end of the series — were a huge success. Crowds estimated at 10,000 to 12,000 lined the waterfront on race days, despite the fact that the Chargers played an important home game on the first Sunday. In a way, it was almost too big a success, for the question raised during these bouts still echoes around San Diego: "Why don’t they hold the America’s Cup in the Bay?" (The official line is that the bay is too tactically restrictive for the big boats, plus it would take forever to tow the ones around that are based in Page 90

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Mission Bay.) The five counting races were reduced to four when race two on October 29 was cancelled due to no wind, then recancelled on November 3 because of too much wind. (Optimized for 8-12 knot breezes, IACCs become potentially lethal to gear and crews in winds over 20) Otherwise, the series went off with few hitches in pretty typical 6-10-knot San Diego conditions, except for Race 3, when the remains of a dying tropical storm kicked up a 15-knot southerly and rollicking chop.

The boats raced on 18.5-mile windward-leeward courses located a mile or two off Point Loma where only race officials, journalists and sea lions could watch them.

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he racing itself was straightforward and held few real surprises. There were the usual blown and run down sails, bad calls and the like as crews found their stride in

Typical mark rounding: 'Nippon 26' douses while 'oneAustralia' is already halfway up the next weather leg.

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competition, many for the first time. The best action occurred in that windy third race, when oneAustralia was over early at the start. America3 then took the lead and stayed there until the last windward mark, when they overstood and Rod Davis slipped the green machine inside.

Meanwhile, Kostecki and Mahaney on Spirit of Unum (named for a sponsor bank in Maine) were knee-deep in carnage trying to hold onto third. Spirit and Nippon 92 came out of the blocks side by side, but halfway up the first beat, JPN-26 split their main from leech to luff. Nippon 94 moved up to threaten Spirit, but a jib halyard snapped and they dropped back.

For most of the second half of the race, Spirit went mano-a-mano with Stars & Stripes. On the second run, Spirit broke a

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knots of breeze. Things turned ugly fast as the top of the rig sank and the inch-thick rod rigging started sawing through the lightly-

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spinnaker pole during a jibing duel and lost ground, only to overhaul Conner on the last beat. The final approach to the last mark saw the two boats neck and neck, with Spirit rounding just inside Stars & Stripes. Then, during the rounding, Stars & Stripes nosed into a wave and foredeck man Ralf Steitz was washed overboard. The support boat recovered and returned him — a legal move in the Worlds — but Conner had to do a 360.

Spirit took third the old fashioned way; they earned it.

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he most dramatic maneuvers happened before and after the actual racing, highlighted by the scary dismasting of JPN 30 less than a week before the start of the Worlds. Not only did the accident prevent the team from sailing in the first race, it very nearly cost Japan its newest boat.

The stick reportedly folded in only 10

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built carbon hull and deck. With help from members of the America3 syndicate, which was practicing nearby, the Nippon crew managed to sever the inch-thick rod rigging in the nick of time — the slice in the hull stopped just above the waterline. As you can imagine, damage described as "extremely serious" required around the clock repairs to make the boat sailable in the Worlds.

On a more humorous note, Stars & Stripes, sans Conner, was out practicing one day when they fouled up a mark rounding and sailed into a group of parked boats with an out-of-control spinnaker. The kite ended up draped over a moored 32-ft sloop. As if to atone for the sin, before the first bay race, Conner put up a chute and sailed Stars & Stripes down between the Broadway and BStreet Piers on the San Diego waterfront — which is not all that wide. This time the crew did a perfect floater takedown, while DC spun the blue boat around and sailed out so close to the hometown crowds that one spec¬

wear. OneAustralia won the second race and, to the delight of the crowd, America3 won the last one. Then, to everyone’s surprise, after the last race was over and the trophies given out, all three American boats were disqualified via a protest by ... the Coast Guard? It seems that after the first two races, for "safety reasons" the Coasties imposed a new rule: once the race boats were inside the race area (a winding 14-mile course stretching between the Coronado Bridge and Shelter Island and marked by buoys), no competitor could leave the area or they would be disqualified. When the American boats all maneuvered outside the boundaries (at different times), the Coast Guard reportedly threatened to stop the race if the race committee didn’t disqualify them.

Hopefully, by the time the America’s Cup rolls around, the Coast Guard can be convinced to mind their own business — which from our perspective at the Worlds consisted almost entirely of sitting around on a dozenodd craft doing nothing.

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'ther random observations: • The Worlds was the first time Conner and Bertrand have met in a sailing competition since the Cup races of 1983. It was the first time Conner and Gilmour have met in an America’s Cup venue since Fremantle.

And of course it was the first time a women’s team ever competed in any type of America’s Cup event.

• Conner’s new boat — the first new generation American IACC — arrived at his compound during the Worlds. The newest Stars & Stripes was christened November 19. Syd Fisher’s Australian Challenge was also in San Diego, but did not sail in the Worlds. By Christmas, an additional five new IACC boats should have arrived at the various compounds of Defi 95 and Defi France (France), Espaha 95 (Spain) and the two

'OneAustralia' — fast but green.

tator said, "If you stepped off the pier, you would have fallen on him." The crowd absolutely loved it.

Nippon 26 won the non-counting in-thebay races with a 1-2-2 score, thereby winning the $25,000 purse put up by Worlds sponsor Canterbury of New Zealand Sports¬

Kiwi syndicates, Dickson’s Pacific Challenge and Peter Blake’s Team New Zealand. The most anticipated debut is of the so-called 'black beast' belonging to the latter group.

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fore the Cup eliminations begin. The women have enough to think about without having to endure the endless jokes brought about at the Worlds every time 'PMS' appeared on the scoreboard—particularly when they got one themselves in the very first race.

• At the press conference after the last ocean race, Dennis noted that "We won the race that really counted today: the tender race." Half an hour before the Worlds’ start, tenders for the various syndicates gbt the gun. With a roar, they all streaked out to sea, rounded the weather mark and zoomed home. Stars & Stripes' tender — with Conner at the controls (the tender driver was steering the big boat) — won handily over the second place America3 tender. A reporter then asked, "But isn’t yOur tender an Australian design. . . ?"

• Other Northern Californians in attendance at the Worlds besides Kostecki and Cayard included Melissa Purdy on America3, Stars & Stripes bowman Greg Prussia and PACT 95’s grinder and sewerman, respectively, Stu Felker and Mike Herlihy. Though not sailing, Kimo Worthington remains an in¬

tegral part of the A3 team as sailing coach.

• The two most interesting battle flags so far are Bertrand’s huge boxing kangaroo, which hasn’t been seen off American shores since that fateful ’83 series, and the small white flag with a stick woman and the letters SBYC fluttering from America3’s headstay. It stands for 'Sheila Bay Yacht Club', which is a take-off on the ’92 A3 syndicate’s reference to their compound as 'The Bay of Pigs'.

'Sheila', for those of you who don’t know, is Aussie slang for 'babe'.

• OneAustralia might have topped the leaderboard in racing, but they were tail-end charlie in the graphics department. The beautiful, identically-painted Nippon boats were clear winners here, with honorable mentions to the dark-hulled Spirit of Unum and Vek Rossi. By contrast, oneAustralia is the color of a skinned cucumber, punctuated by a splotch that looks more like a painter’s mistake than anything intentional.

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hether the Worlds really 'meant' anything or not will all be moot once the real thing starts. But all in all, it was a good time.

No matter where they placed, every syndi¬

cate claimed they achieved what they came for: to learn, to test, and to see where they stood among the competition. And even the winners conceded there is much work yet to be done. For our part, it was great to see these beautiful boats sailing again and it was great to see so many of the top names in sailing gathered in one place. With the prospect of more exhibition in-the-bay races during the upcoming Cup trials, the opportunity for everyone to see these boats in action promises to be unparallelled in Cup history.

At this point, predictions for the outcome of America’s Cup XXIX are way premature; half the syndicates and most of the new boats haven’t even sailed yet. But one guy was querying fellow journalists anyway. We went with the majority on the matchup and the minority on the outcome. The sentimental rematch: Bertrand vs. Conner. As for the outcome, let’s just put it this way: make it a point to get down and see the Cup racing next year. In 1998, you may have a lot farther to go.

— latitude/jr

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BAJA 'F I—»verybody who crosses the finish line is a winner'. That was the concept of the San Diego to Cabo San Lucas Baja Ha-Ha Race/Rally when Latitude thought it up just a couple of months ago, and that — we’re delighted to report — is how it turned out.

Thanks to the generous sponsorship and support of the Southwestern YC, a fleet of 36 typical cruising boats and 125 adventureloving sailors answered the starting gun at the Coronado Roads at noon on November 3 in the first-ever Baja Ha-Ha. All but two boats crossed the finish line that was 780 miles, 11 days and two stops later. Herewith is the Wanderer’s diary of that event: November 2. Gary and Genie DiDinato, Burt Sperry and Hazel Green welcome 34 skippers and 91 crew to the Southwestern YC for the Skipper’s Meeting. The Wanderer introduces each skipper and issues free Baja Ha-Ha and Some Like It Hot T-shirts to each. He’s mortified when members of the good-natured fleet point out conflicting information with regard to roll call times and division names. Oops!

Most crew pay $5 to 'graze' at various food stations after the meeting. This is the bargain of the century, as the quantity and quality of the food set out by the Southwestern is exceptional.

After the meeting, most of the crews hit the sack for a good pre-race night of sleep.

We won’t mention any names, but the crew of one boat dashes off to all-night grocery stores for provisioning and last-minute outfitting. Can you believe that San Diego Target stores think that "BBQs are a seasonal item"?

November 3. Race morning dawns with a building breeze under broken clouds. Just prior to the noon start, it’s blowing between 15 to 20 knots, so officials for the America’s Cup Worlds cancel their racing for the day.

Whimps.

The Southwestern’s Green and Sperry, as requested, set an extremely long starting line so easy-going Baja Ha-Ha skippers won’t be encouraged to crowd one end of the line.

Half the fleet holds way back, the other half — you guessed it — bunches up right next to the committee boat. Luckily there are no mishaps among the 36 starters.

The fleet is elated to be getting away from San Diego — world famous for light wind — at hull speed. The seas are just big enough so that boats a short distance away periodically disappear into troughs.

Everybody is looking great — Yahoo!

With no America’s Cup boat action, one cinematographer in a helicopter shoots 30 minutes of really dynamite Baja Ha-Ha footage. Who are you? The entire Ha-Ha fleet wants a copy.

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Sometime after dark and somewhere south of the border, misfortune strikes.

Somehow there is a collision involving Dick Williamson’s Westsail 43 Synergy and Michael Garton’s Hunter 40 Equity. The second-hand report is that somehow the dolphin-striker of the Westsail came in contact with the rail of the Hunter 40. It remains unclear who was at fault. While the damage to both boats is apparently not terribly severe, it’s enough for Equity to retire to San Diego and Synergy to Ensenada. Neither boat will rejoin the rally.

November 4. The first full day of this 360-mile leg is pleasant enough, although some of our crew had anticipated a sudden blast of heat as soon as we crossed into Mexican waters. While the sky has cleared and the wind dropped, most folks still wear shirts and long pants.

Now that everyone has had a chance to get their sea legs and the sea itself has flattened out, we start setting the 'fun sails': the gennaker and mizzen staysail. As the wind continues to go light, several boats give in and begin to motor. What’s the rush?

We’re more than content to sail.

HA-HA We’re off to a good start in the fishing derby as some of the crew haul in four yellow fin tuna. Sylvia, one of the crew, is a chef in the Napa Valley. Between Sylvia and her boyfriend John, we suffer through a lunch of sashimi and sushi. With all those cooking skills, we didn’t expect to have to eat raw food!

As we approach the Benitos Islands near dusk, our nine-person crew in a affable r pin groove: The Wanderette and Sylvia are scraping carrots over the side. Capt. Jim and Kirk are 'heads down, legs up' in the lazarettes finishing the installation of the new aft speakers. John is driving, K.C. is navigating, and Susan is playing the guitar to the setting sun. As for John the Hawk and the Wanderer, they’re on the foredeck making bets on stupid football games that are being picked up loud and clear over the AM radio.

It’s a completely different situation, we realize, aboard most of the other boats in the fleet. Twelve of the entries, for example, have only two adults. Aboard three of these — Cascade, Wander’in Star and True Blue — the two adults have either one or two children under 10 to feed and supervise. For these couples and families — and even for the eight other boats with just three adult crew — the watches are long and tiring. But we’ve been there plenty of times and know that it still beats work.

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The first culinary highlight aboard Big O: Susan of Santa Barbara weighs in with a delectable Thai soup.

As night falls, die breeze fills in once again. Nonetheless, the night remains pleasantly warm and dry — especially under the dodger. The brilliant sky reveals a million celestial delights, and the crew begins to count shooting stars.

November 5. Overcome by the beauty of "rosy fingered dawn", the captain of one boat (that shall remain unnamed) orders up a round of Ramos Fizzes at 0530. They taste

so good, we all have seconds!

After morning roll call — only one boat is not accounted for — the Wanderer crashes out for a long and deep sleep. Hmmmrri, what brought that on?

With the wind going light again in the afternoon and many of the fleet apparently not wanting to get left behind, a large number of diesels are fired up once again.

With many boats motoring, there are always four or five boats within sight. Wondering who they are and watching to see if they’re gaining on you certainly makes life at sea more interesting.

November 6. Dawn breaks sunny and delightfully warm — with the finish line just a few miles away. The wind has gone very light and we’re making slow progress, but there’s still no inclination to motor. The same sentiment reigns on most of the other seven boats in sight. Several will not only sail across the finish line five miles offshore, but also carry their gennakers right past the entrance rocks and into the heart of Turtle Bay. Cowabunga!

Crossing the finish line — each boat decides when they’ve finished and records their own time — we calculate that we’ve averaged six knots for the first leg. Not bad for Mexico. About a third of the fleet, all of whom have motored, are already in port.

The other boats steadily begin to trickle in.

Having successfully completed the first leg, many of the fleet members are in a mood to celebrate. P.J. the jubilant Jo//y Mon attacks the ice in his refrigerator to prepare cold drinks aboard his Alamedabased Cavalier 39. Whoa! The point of the knife ricochets off the ice and plunges right into the freon line. 'Sssssssssssssssss' is the sound of his refrigeration system giving up the ghost. No longer so jolly, P.J. learns firsthand that indeed, 'shit happens'.

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After we converse for perhaps an hour with the terrific guy in the Coast Guard plane, the EPIRB signal stops. He decides to return to San Diego, promising to ask around for Panacea.

Much to our chagrin, a crewmember later reports that the skipper of the boat he was on had been hooking up a series of flashlight batteries in order to try to replace the 10year old battery in the EPIRB. Despite apparently having heard about the Coast

Guard search for an EPIRB situation, the skipper made no mention that his or her unit might have been responsible. The Wanderer is mucho pissed off on behalf of the Coast Guard and taxpayers.

November 7. Let’s party! Fleet scouts report locating an ideal party site on the far eastern edge of Turtle Bay, where the surf is low and the sand stretches on forever. At noon the Ha-Ha’ers begin arriving on the beach with their picnic goodies.

Dale, crew on Windsong II and a giant of a man with 'Actual Size' tattooed across his

chest, regally arrives on thebeachdressecH up as the 'Great Turtle'. Mirth follows. Soon people are strumming guitars, playing i volleyball, and having a great time. The [ volleyball game comes to an abrupt halt ] when the ball tumbles into the depths of the odiferous latrine which is inexplicably located immediately adjacent to the court.

Kirk retrieves the ball, but many players lose interest.

Things are going great, but every crowd needs an ice-breaker. Jason of Absolute turns out to be the man. He calls for the fleet to join in a crazy group game called 'elbow

BAJA HA-HA tag'. Soon the previously reserved group members are chasing, tagging and hugging one another, and laughing like crazy. It’s impossible not to make friends in such an environment.

But solitary opportunities abound also. As Sylvia BBQ’s tri-tips well enough to cause a vegetarian to falter, people are having all kinds of fun. Some take hikes up the hills, others stroll the endless beach, and Leslie of New Leaf draws huge flowers in the sand. It’s a fine and mellow time.

Late in the afternoon, a boat appears on the horizon. It’s Panacea\ The three guys had a wonderful trip, it’s just that their radio doesn’t seem to transmit. But hey, what’s this — another boat coming in? She turns out to be Paul Cashman’s Hardin 44 Aurora from Vacaville. The guy on the Coast Guard plane reported she was supposed to have finished the night before!

The kicker is that because both Panacea and Aurora used their engines sparingly compared with the 'diesel demons' in their classes, they correct out 2nd and 1st respectively within their divisions. Suddenly everybody realizes while you can motor in the Baja Ha-Ha, you have to be willing to sail to do well.

Division winners for Leg One are James Meeker’s Cal 34 Comfortably Numb from Redwood City — with three female crew — in the Salsa Division; Desiderata, Doug and Andrea DeFoe’s Nantucket 38 from El Cajon in the Chili Pepper; New Leaf, Rod & JoAnn Goodwin’s C&C 34 from Vallejo in the Hot Tamale; Majic, David Bonner’s PJ 40 from Fort Lauderdale in the Huevos Rancheros; the previously-mentioned Hardin 44 Aurora in the Quesadilla; Ivory Goose, Lansing Hayes’ Freedom 44 from Sausalito in the Came Asada; and, Opua Lii, the Nickles’ Hunter 54 from Kauai in the Big Burrito.

Had there been fleet honors, they would have gone to David Bonner and Kellie Weston aboard Majic. A sail and canvas maker, Bonner set off from Florida aboard a Tartan 34 11 years before with enough money to cruise for a year. But by taking the tools and materials of his trade along with him, he managed to "leave every place I stayed with more money than I arrived". In places like Mallorca, Bonner reports that a U.S.-quality canvas person can have all the work he or she desires. After 11 years, Bonner had put 75,000 miles on the Tartan and found himself in Seattle.

While in Seattle he bought Majic at a fire sale price, and outfitted her interior with two industrial strength sewing machines, a 14foot work table, a built-in booze tank and other necessities. Also while in Seattle, he met skier/tennis player Kellie Weston. When they hit it off, she decided to sign on. The sail down from Seattle was her first trip Page 98

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offshore.

Also noteworthy in the first leg was Les Galbreath and his merry cigarette-smoking, Seagrams-sipping crew aboard the Alamedabased Pearson 43 New Horizons. Other than Big O, they were the only other boat not to motor. Galbreath was second in class by 10^ minutes, but that doesn’t tell the complete story. He would have been third in the fleet if we’d kept such scoring.

After the big picnic and games on the beach in the afternoon, and with the start of the 240-mile leg the following day, everybody retires early for much needed rest. But then Jolly Mon shows up with the Jolly womon, the Jolly crew, and a bottle of jolly good rum. Before we know it, Big O is bathed in loud music and covered with shouting, dancing, jabbering people. The din is incredible! Given the way sound travels over water, it’s hard to imaging how anyone in Turtle Bay can sleep. After the Jolly mon and Jolly womon go for a dip, the party thankfully cools down at a very reasonable hour.

November 8. If we could dream of the ideal conditions for the 240-mile second leg to Bahia Santa Maria, it would be 10 to 15 knot offshore winds and bright sunshine. So what do we get? Ten to 15 knot offshore winds and bright sunshine!

Race committee work for the Ha-Ha is of the semi-precision level. We try to hold Big O in place while we tell the fleet, "the start is between our transom and the third rock from the left at the southern entrance to the Bay".

As befits a cruising fleet, boats are anywhere from 20 seconds to 20 minutes from the line when we finally yell 'go!' over channel 68.

Being the starting boat is perfect for we journalists on Big O. Once the fleet has started, we set sail and then weave our way through the fleet taking photos — and in the case of K.C., taking video from the spreaders. Besides being a hoot, it’s a great way to say 'hello' to fellow competitors.

One of the best-looking boats is True Blue, Ken and Cheryl Stuber’s Alamedabased Bristol 35.5. Although sailing with 9year-old Tameron and 8-year-old Matthew, their dark blue boat really rips while sailing wing-and-wing in the building breeze. The Stubers are disappointed, however, because only two boats wanted to fly chutes. But since it was only them and the Juengsts of Foster City aboard the Norseman 40 Royal Venture, there weren’t enough entries to create a separate class. Maybe next time.

In a matter of hours, the wind is blowing 20 knots and the fleet is rocketing down the coast. With main, mizzen, gennaker and mizzen staysail flying, we on Big O are having a ball trying to chase down the fastest head-starters. Ivory Goose, the Freedom 44,

is remarkably swift off the wind and it’s a surprising struggle. We make a note to readjust her handicap for the next leg. The Hunter 54 Opua Lii, being very light and narrow, is also tough to catch. She can hold us off in light air, but as the breeze strengthens we finally overtake her.

After a few hours of darkness, the boats are really ripping. Unfortunately, gennakers soon follow. Majic will have plenty of business waiting for them in Cabo. We blow our old gennaker at almost the same time and place as the year before. Expensive tradition!

A little past midnight, we flick on the little AM radio and clear as a bell get election results from KCBS in San Francisco. We’d been following the issues pretty closely back home, but out at sea they seem almost totally insignificant. It’s great to be at sea where you have more control over your life.

November 9. When you dream about sailing in Mexico, you dream about warm, lazy days like this. The brilliant sun is hot, the wind is blowing about 12, and the lovely ladies all have their bikinis on. With plenty of cold beer and the stereo cranked up with the new Jimmy Buffet CD, it’s hard to imagine life getting much better. So we decide to get really perverted.

Kirk places the little 12-volt television atop the cabin house and hooks the video camera to it. He then hands the Wanderer, who is driving, the remote. So at a push of the button, the helmsmen — and everybody else — gets to watch the previous day’s video of the Ha-Ha — while in the act of racing. It’s so disgusting that we sense Moitessier, Slocum, Hiscock and all the preelectronic sailors rolling over in their graves.

With so many boats in the fleet, just about everybody has three or four other boats in sight at all times, and mini rivalries quickly

form. Ours is with the Hunter 54 Opua Lii. As moonlight replaces the sunlight on the water, we trade jibes with them as we near the finish at Bahia Santa Maria. It’s warm, it’s dry, we’re close reaching doing 8s and 9s. The package is completed when we nip the Hawaiian boat at the finish by about 60 seconds.

It’s still early evening when we pull into Bahia Santa Maria, early enough, the ladies insist, for 'formal night'. So it’s lobster on the plates, the better wines in the glasses, the* ladies in their best dresses, and the guys in clean shirts with sail ties around the necks. If everybody didn’t bust their asses working all year for moments like this, it wouldn’t be anywhere near as enjoyable.

By the time we’re finished with dinner, many other boats have streamed in. What’s normally a desolate bay is beginning to look — with all the masthead lights — like Manhattan.

November 10. Dawn breaks clear and warm to find most of the fleet either anchored in the bay or just arriving. It’s been a quick and pleasant leg for everyone — except for Maude I. Jones. Their vang snapped and Mary got a nasty mainsheet burn on her neck as the result of an accidental jibe. No matter how many thousands of cruising miles you have under your belt, you still have to be vigilant.

At first glance, Bahia Santa Maria looks about as interesting as the surface of the moon: scrub brush covered hills, an endless empty beach, and a desultory fish camp at the entrance to the estero. Opua Lii, whose Hawaii crew are always complaining that it’s too cold, proposes that the fleet leave the next day. This suggestion is overwhelmingly voted down by the tired group of mostly double and triple-handers. But they pass a motion to move the two day hence start time up from noon to 0900. Something about December, 1994 •

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BAJA HA-HA wanting to get to Cabo in time for the big game between the 49ers and Dallas. The Wanderette is disgusted.

It turns out to be a good thing the start of the third leg isn’t rushed, because Bahia Santa Maria turns out to be a surprisingly interesting place. The Wanderette, Susan, John the Hawk and others — alone and in groups — climb several of the peaks that afford dramatic views of the Pacific, Santa Maria Bay, Mag Bay and San Carlos. Others brave the estero bar to take the dink into the mangroves where more fish camps, a road, a wrecked truck, a turtle skeleton complete with attached skull and other curiosities are found. Those who go along the beach find many edible crabs and much sea life.

All day long, the panga fishermen come by offering to sell lobster. Many members of the fleet negotiate to buy small 'bugs' for as little as $1.50 each. Our panga vendors have medium to very large lobsters, but want about $8 each. The crew gets all worked up, so Capt. Jim and the Wanderer — old hands at negotiating such things with Mexicans — quiet the masses and begin to work their magic. We drag out T-shirts, cigars, sunglasses, cold beers and other valuable trading goodies. When it’s all over, the panga men decide to keep their lobster — and the two cold beers we’d used to soften them up!

The strangest sight of all? Several of the grizzled panga fishermen wearing modern, U.S.-style lifejackets. Whatever happened to macho?

Exhausted by the day’s activities, everybody turns in early.

November 11. It’s a relaxed morning as the entire fleet is accounted for and the results of the second leg are tallied. Because of the fine wind, very few boats used their motors on the second leg. The most dramatic standings reversal involves Dan Murray’s CT-42 Absolute from the Treasure Island YC. In the first leg they motored 56 hours and came in last in class. They didn’t motor at all in the second leg, and took honors in the Quesadilla Division.

Other winners: Steve Ford’s Cal 34 Comfortably Numb in the Salsa; Kanji and Mieko Suehiro’s Alameda-based Fuji 32 Blue Fantasy in the Chili Pepper; Ken, Cheryl and the kids on True Blue in the Hot Tamale; Majic again in the Huevos; and Opua Lii again in the Big Burrito.

We poll the fleet to find out where everyone is headed after the Ha-Ha. About half the fleet is going no further than Mexico, although some plan on being in mananaland for a year or more. About a quarter are headed for the South Pacific and New Zealand, with Kindred Spirit’s Jerry and Gayle Kemp planning on a Page 100 •

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circumnavigation. About another quarter are going through the Canal to the Caribbean, with four of them planning on continuing on to Europe. Of all the plans, Kanji and Mieko’s are among the most interesting.

They plan to sail Blue Fantasy to the Caribbean, then the South Pacific, and finally to Japan.

Once the race results are out of the way, Dave Clark — he never had a band — comes by in a panga. He explains he sailed down the coast a few months back in his 28foot Rosciante yawl to surf Bahia Santa Maria — and ended getting a job running the surf camp on the bluff overlooking the point break. A maximum of four people a week pay $995 for the privilege of flying down to surf, stay in tents and eat fresh fish for seven days. Since the camp was vacant, Clark invites the entire Ha-ha fleet up to visit later that afternoon.

Unfortunately, by afternoon the swell has come up and the dinghy landing at the surf camp becomes precarious. So the Ha-Ha’ers who don’t want themselves and their dinks to get swamped are advised to stay aboard.

With the third leg starting the next morning, this sounds prudent to the majority of folks.

Nonetheless, about 30 souls are daring enough to take the risk. Several of them stop

by Reel Busy, a sportfisherman who has just caught a 90-lb wahoo and who delights in sharing his catch with Ha-Ha’ers. Once at the camp, five take advantage of the break to surf or boogie board until darkness makes it impossible to distinguish the sea from the sky. Although the sun is long gone and it’s November, it’s so warm you don’t even need a towel when you get out of the water.

Clark is a great host, offering a sheltered place to cook, a campfire and tequila.

Everybody has a great time, singing, laughing, playing ping-pong, drinking tequila and eating the wahoo Sylvia has prepared Cajun-style. Sooooo delicious! Suddenly, there’s a very strange tapping on the roof of the tent.

"It rains half an inch a year here," says Clark, "and tonight’s the night." It rains all night, sometimes very hard. It’s dry inside the tent, but it’s wet getting back to the boats. Still, it’s been worth it.

November 12. This is not a good morning. First, our dinghy drifted away sometime after 0300. Luckily a sportfishing boat snagged it just before it was blown out into the Pacific. Then a fishing line gets caught in the shaft. Finally, we remember a gennaker halyard shackle that broke on the last leg hadn’t been replaced.

But what’s worse is there’s a fleet problem for the first time. Roberta of the Cheoy Lee 38 Furthermor advises that she can’t continue with her crew Ken because, as

she explains it, in addition to almost killing her in several sailing maneuvers and almost running into a powerboat, he can’t do anything right.

'Who is this Ken'? we whisper off mike to our crew. Nobody knows. Roberta is relentless in running him down, and threatens to sail singlehanded way offshore to Cabo. We can’t have this, so we start playing 'radio shrink' over the VHF — with the whole fleet hanging on every word.

Using the 'all we need is love', 'how about a fleet hug', 'can’t we all get along' gambits, somehow the prickly situation is diffused.

"The marine murder mystery," somebody breaks in. "Who killed Ken in the galley with the bilge pump handle." Some nonsense like that. Oh great, let’s get Roberta all wound up again. But Roberta remains calm and the suddenly mysterious — he never says a word — Ken becomes a big source of intrigue.

(Once in Cabo and separated, both Roberta and Ken are big enough to laugh about it — as long as they don’t have to sail together again. Ken turns out to have owned several boats, rebuilt a Tayana 52, and is in the process of hitch-hiking across the Pacific.

He’s normal. It was just one of those personality clashes.)

As if all this isn’t bad enough, there’s the weather reports. You get so many in Mexico that it’s hard to know what to make of them — especially when just one of them calls for 30 knots from the southwest. This report spooks some of the Ha-Ha’ers, especially when a sportfisherman just returning from Thetis Bank reports "there’s lots of whitewater out there".

About a third of the fleet decided they’ll either stay behind in Bahia Santa Maria or take shelter at Mag Bay. It’s cool. Whatever anybody wants to do in the Ha-Ha is fine

with us as long as they don’t endanger themselves or others.

We’re 10 minutes late setting the starting line, but there’s not a peep of complaint from the fleet of really great people. Once the final 180-mile leg is underway and the fleet gets out into the Pacific, we discover about 10 knots of wind and moderate seas that are rapidly diminishing. After a few hours, the seas go flat and everybody is praying for enough wind to fill the sails. Hearing this, » half of those who remained behind decide to belatedly rejoin the flock. No problema, just let us know where you are.

November 13. It’s the wee hours of the morning, and the wind is blowing 20 and gusting to 25 — out of the northwest! Having already torn our old gennaker, we decide we’ll drop the newer one before we blow it.

After all, the Ha-Ha is about serious fun, not

serious racing. Others aren’t so lucky, and rip their nylons. It’s worst on Bob Granafei’s beautiful Hans Christian 48 Bravura. In the process of a douse, his hand gets caught in the winch and he orders the gennaker cut away. Granafei wisely observes, it’s easier to buy a new sail than a new hand.

It’s the 0800 roll call, and we can see the Cabo Falso 20 miles in the distance. Morning positions put several boats less than 15 miles behind, and our arch rival Opua Lii is in sight just two miles back. With the wind starting to fade, it’s going to be nip and tuck with them to the line.

It’s a great finish, as we’re jibing to keep up speed and the lighter Opua Lii is sailing wing-on-wing — with an extra blooper — straight down the course. In a desperation move, we jibe onto starboard directly across their bow. They take our stern by less than 20 feet, but surge into the lead. It’s great fun December. 1994 •UXUoJt'ZS* Page 101

BAJA HA-HA for everyone, with lots of yelling, waving and laughing. They cross the finish line a minute ahead of us — and with plenty of time to get tied up and still catch the 49er game.

It’s a wild and windy last leg, but the majority of the fleet makes it in safely later that day, as do all the ULDB sleds and California 50s. The 'stay behinds' will come in a few days later.

After nearly two weeks at sea or at anchor, most boats opt to take advantage of the special Baja Ha-Ha discounts offered by the Cabo Isle Marina. As for Cabo, she’s truly overdeveloped, but still lots of fun as an adult playground. After the 49er game, the marguerita-ized O’ers drifted up to the Los Glorias Hotel pool for coed chickenfighting in the pool. In Cabo, nobody blinks an eye — except Susan, who loses her contacts in the process.

Juiced up at having finished the race, many Ha-Ha’ers hit the town to find Squid Roe is still the place. This night and the next, a good number of the fleet dance and drink as a group. It’s much fun.

It’s easy to criticize Cabo, but she’s still got some great beauty. The snorkeling near the Friars is excellent this year, and the booming surf on the Pacific side of dramatic

and there’s a huge post race gathering to tell war stories. They don’t know it yet, but Tafia has taken the third race which gives her the overall honors in the Salsa Division. Panacea takes first in leg three and overall for the Chili Pepper. True Blue wins the leg and overall in the Hot Tamale. Mafic, having won all three legs, takes overall in the Huevos.

Absolute takes another first and overall in the Quesadilla. Ivory Goose wins the third leg, but using his dictatorial powers, the Wanderer decides that the Goose and Chuck Tilson’s Hunter Passage 42 Windsong II have tied for overall honors in the Came Asade.

Eagle’s Quest takes the third leg in the Big Burrito, but Opua Lii hangs on for overall division honors.

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NUTCRACKER Last time we heard from Tricia McNulty and husband Tim Seuison, they were busy depleting the Mexican tequila supply as part of the cruiser’s class of 1991. Readers might also know Tim as the creator of the video 'Sailing in Heavy Weather,' which was produced by his Sausalito-based company, Nighthawk Productions. Anyway, back in ’91, Tim, Tricia and their dog, Bubba, sailed out the Golden Gate aboard Segue, their Beneteau First 38.

"Like so many others, we were having too much fun to write and nothing out of the ordinary happened to us," wrote Tricia recently. As you’re about to read, that all changed when they finally got to the Caribbean last summer.

It didn’t take long to settle into a pleasant routine centered around Great" Bay, Philipsberg on the Dutch side of St. Maarten.

I hod 45 minutes to fantasize about the daring helicopter rescue Tricia was surely planning.

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_ We reunited with some relatively new sailing friends who live on St. Maarten that we first met in Curacao.

With a little help from these friends, we found work in our first week of serious looking. We were hired as crew aboard a newlycommissioned 76-ft catamaran called Golden Eagle, which was lying in St. Kitts. Our first job was to fly to St. Kitts and get the boat ready to sail. Then it was to St. Thomas for generator installation and back to St. Maarten to begin island-hopping day-charter work.

With a friend "dogsitting" the Bubbaman, our Portuguese Water Dog extraordinaire on Segue, we arrived at Doug Brooks' boatyard in St. Kitts to find a beautiful new boat, sans mast, rigging, and rudders. Our new boss was Yomi Barkai, a retired admiral who was once commander-in-chief of the Israeli Navy.

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to a doctor seemed like a good Plan B. After a few false starts at a palmreader/ pediatrician's office (the sight of blood drip¬

more primitive, lacking in all but the most basic tools. Yet somehow this group of talented but lazy carpenters had produced a beautiful monster cat complete with an 80-ft wing mast. She's cold-molded with West System and sports a flawless dark blue LPU paint job complete with gold graphics. The launching was the day before we arrived.

For the next three weeks, Tricia and I would go out to the boat at anchor at 7:30 a.m. and return to our hotel about 5:30 p.m.

We did a little bit of everything: installing bilge pumps, wiring the stereo, tracking leaks, cleaning and rigging. We watched in awe as the huge wing mast was stepped using a shipping container crane at the rough concrete commercial dock.

As things progressed, our relationship with the boss improved. One day he told me the owner, an English ex-cruiser-turnedmillionaire-businessman, wanted me to spend the next several months learning the boat’s systems and getting up to speed to take over as captain. They already had an administrative job in mind for Tricia. Yomi and his wife are great people and by this time we’d become good friends. Former cruisers themselves, they run the St. Maarten division of a large day-charter company out of St. Thomas, which is owned by the same millionaire Englishman.

\^Jith only a few days’ work left to do on the boat, everyone’s attention turned toward sea trials and the sail north. Late one morning, Yomi was up the mast making changes in the stays while 1 stood on the boom and worked at the mast. When he signaled he was ready to come down, I jumped off the boom and headed for the windlass to lower him. The next thing I remember is rolling around the deck in pain, screaming and holding my balls. Somebody had left a deck hatch open and when 1 walked into the hole, I came down on the metal frame. The pain was indescribable.

After five minutes or so I managed to get to the cockpit to lie down. Somebody said, "You know, you really should try to piss." It sounded reasonable, so I got to the rail for the attempt. The resulting pain was like a red hot soldering iron between my legs and I came a blink away from passing out. Well, I guess pissing’s not such a good idea. Going

ping from a black and blue pecker hanging between two grapefruit sized balls was more than he expected), we spent 2Vfe hours waiting to see “the surgeon”. What a charmer!

Without looking up from his desk, the British doctor informed me that this was a hospital matter and sent me packing to the outpatient clinic where he finally met us two hours later.

His diagnosis - a severed urethra. With that pronouncement, he warmed up a little: "Don't worry, we'll fix you up good as new."

Then he started filling out forms and talking to nurses about scheduling surgery.

Time out!

After a series of what he viewed as insulting questions he finally explained the surgery to me. A small incision, a catheter connected to the ends of the broken urethra and presto — “good as new”. With very few real options (we had missed the last flight out) and a set of ever-swelling balls I said

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PHOTOS COURTESY TRICIA SEVISON okay. I was taken to my room to await a 6 P-m. surgery. _

copter escape Tricia was surely planning.

Nearly an hour behind schedule I was wheeled into the 65 ° air-conditioned operat-

The Sevisons — Tricia, Tim and Bubba.

ing room and greeted by a very nice and reassuring anesthesiologist with, "How are you doing?"

"1 think I may freeze to death before you

1 he hospital was something out of the 1930s. It was open air, filled with flies and mosquitos, and appeared not to have been painted since the day it was built. Shortly before 6 p.m., an old black man dressed in a 1950s crossing guard uniform came for me with a galvanized-pipe gurney complete with thin green leatherette pad. The battle scars and rusty, poxed surface of the pipe frame offered a non-skid surface for my panicked grip as we wheeled through the halls and into the surgical holding area, which doubled as a storage room.

Lying among the stacks of linen, surgical gowns, buckets, mops, and janitorial supplies, 1 had 45 minutes to second guess my decision and fantasize about the daring heli-

It seems the preferred method of pain management is to ask the Lord for relief.

guys get your chance at me."

With an honest belly laugh he pushed the plunger and told me to say "Goodnight."

With that, the pain was gone along with any

real memory until the middle of the next day.

Tricia tells me I left just when things really started getting interesting.

Having no recovery room, the doctors held me in the operating room just long enough for me to get obnoxious. I came rolling through the halls thrashing, writhing

and babbling about being cold and having to pee. The only instructions given to Tricia were, "Don't let him pull those tubes out."

D uring the next four hours of Tricia’s non-stop watch, a nurse noticed an alarming drop in my blood pressure. So after a few phone calls, the one word you never want to hear while lying in a third world hospital was being spoken openly and with a sense of resignation: transfusion. But it wasn’t going to happen before a somewhat heated discussion between Tricia and the doctor about the island’s blood supply and screening. Tricia prevailed and our boss Yomi was rousted from a dead sleep by a 2 a m. phone call requesting at least a pint of his type-0 blood.

The blood was tested, screened, typed, and being received in short order. The only side effect seems to be a series of odd dreams; always the same. 1 am a small boy wearing a December. 1994 • U&TwU 3? • Page 105

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funny little round cap and speaking Hebrew...

The single transfusion was all it took for me to stabilize and join the ranks of conscious, miserable patients overloading an antiquated hospital and taxing the overworked, under-trained and universally belligerent nursing staff.

The genuine dislike for drugs and the social problems their misuse create is a real problem among the nurses when it comes to a patient’s prescribed pain medication. It seems the preferred method of pain management is to ask the Lord for relief. When this didn’t 'take' using the traditional prayer method, I spent hours pf animated one-way conversations with Jesus, using his full name often and with enthusiasm, at which point a nurse would finally allow pharmaceutical relief and a night’s sleep.

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he next morning, after hours lying half on and half off my bed, trapped in place by the catheter tubes pinched in the bed frame, a little black chicken walked into my room. After checking me out and pecking my urine bag a couple of times, she brought in a couple of friends and they wandered off down the hall in search of more excitement.

1 had daily visits from my chicken pals — always, it seemed, when I needed a laugh.

It helped make the never ending entertainment I provided for the staff and visitors all the more bearable. There was a constant parade of nurses who came by to get a look at the whitey who ended the myth of a black man's superior genitalia endowment. And they weren’t the only ones. The floor-toceiling doors opening onto a small lawn were often filled with curious passersby hoping for a glimpse. Uninhibited, they’d stand and stare for long periods, finally wishing me a good day before walking off.

The other uninvited but well-meaning visitors were elderly black women who held my hand and conducted Holy Roller-style healing prayers, complete with a chorus of hallelujahs. "Don’t turn your back on this stranger, dear Lord. Put your name on his lips and let him pray to you, sweet Jesus, to be healed!" Their visits sure helped break up the day.

5o did the 15-year-old student nurse sent in to change my dressings. She stood in front of me, looked down at the mess she was supposed to deal with and gasped, her eyes as big as dinner plates. "Oh, no," she said. She had no clue where to start - four Page 106 •

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incisions, two catheters, blood and yuk everywhere. She was overwhelmed and embarrassed. I said, "Don’t worry, we’ll figure it out together. I’ll hold things up and you slap X,

The only instructions given to Tricia were, ’’Don't let him pull those tubes out." on the gauze and tape, okay?"

And so it went.

There were no hospital gowns, so I spent a week sharing my magnificent body with anyone who wanted to look. I went to sleep the first two nights soaking wet after a sponge bath because the hospital had no towels. Each meal was served with Kool-Aid because there was no money for anything else. The only thing not in short supply was poverty.

My physical therapy program was run by Tricia and Yomi. With the aid of a makeshift walker (a three-legged stainless steel bow pulpit), I slowly started getting up and eventually walking the halls clad in a pair of oversized baggy shorts donated by a friend.

Now I could be a genuine pain in the butt.

Instead of lying in bed for frustrating hours, I could take to the halls, hobbling around until I tracked down the ever elusive nurses.

My original sentence was “about a week. ” We had decided I was ready to break out when I could walk down the hall to a waiting cab, ride to the airport, sit on a plane to St. Maarten and get aboard Segue at the dock at Simpson Bay Marina.

We told the doctor we would give it a try Saturday afternoon, June 4. To be on the safe side, we booked a two-night stay in a local hotel before flying out on Monday. The doctor okay’ed the plan and we headed for our air-conditioned, comfortable hotel room without flies and mosquitoes, and with cable TV and ice water. I was busy working out a yearly rate when we left for the airport Monday morning.

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L Although it’s great to be home I never realized how hard it would be to move around in a boat dragging hoses and bags.

Since I can’t make the normal commandostyle dinghy launchings and landings until I am tubeless, Tricia moved the boat into the marina for easy on/off and short-walk access to the rum and cookie store. There is also fresh water, electricity, and cable TV complete with the 24-hour O.J. channel. "This hour we'll be bringing you a look at how the arrest of 'the Juice' will affect the children of Haiti. The fall of role models: first Baby Doc, now the Juice. ..."

With the help of a couple of Demerol I have been managing Vi-mile walks to a nearby beach for an abbreviated Bubba Beach Hour. Tricia throws the belli into the water, Bubba chases it, and I stand teetering like a 105-year old watching his great-grandson play. There is improvement however: Tricia’s throwing is getting better every day.

The new doctor (a Dutch trained urologist-surgeon and native of Surinam) is a great improvement over Doc Personality. He seems quite competent, pleasant and concerned. Two visits a week to his office in the new medical center is the routine for now.

With the amount of drugs I’m taking he’ll either cure me or kill me. The doctor changed the abdominal catheter last week.

After 200ccs of Demerol they still had to take me to surgery for a general anesthetic. Loads of fun, I’ll tell you.

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xlnyway enough self-indulgent musing.

You now know much more than you (or I) ever wanted to about my urinary tract and the adventures of Bagman and his trusty companions, Tricia and Bubba.

Our next newsletter will feature: "How To Set A Hurricane Mooring From The Comfort of Your Own Bunk." Until then, keep your water flowing and your hatches closed.

— tim sevlson Tricia says they waited so long to fill us in on Tim’s, um, adventure because she wanted to include the 'happy ending.' It seems Tim’s recovery hit snags in late summer when tubes were removed, only to have scar tissue clog things up within a day. After it happened a second time, his doctor in St. Kitts said, "We’ve done our best. Now you must go to the United States."

Somewhat ironically, Tim and Tricia’s research showed one of the top urologists in the world, Dr. Jack MacAninch, worked at UC San Francisco Medical Center, and they hopped the next plane home. He performed the third, and hopefully last, operation on Tim in late October. By the time you read this, Tim should once again be a free, and free-flowing, man.

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The JANUARY issue started with a story on tire recently-completed restoration of a yacht all but destroyed by the Monro Bay pier fire of 1988. In the 'even/thing you wanted to know but never planned to ask' category were an exhaustive treatise on 406 EPIRBs and the most complete guide to dinghy sailing in this quadrant of the universe. For the charter-minded, we looked at the ramifications to charter boats of the newly passed Passenger Vessel Safety Act. Finally, we noted that actor Ruben Blades was running for president of Panama, vowing among other things to dean up the ‘current of raw sewage' in the country, which is how he described the corruption. Alas, he didn’t win. In FEBRUARY, the stink of diesel permeated these pages as we tried to make sense of the new tax on the stuff — which stinks even more. On tire even heavier side was our report on the horrendous acddent between a fishing boat and tanker right outside the Golden Gate that left two dead; on the lighter side, plans to make Treasure Island into Disneyland North. Techie-types were featured in an article about local sailors who work and sail on the outer edge of tire envelope. We finally came through on that promise to run an article (actually two) on the Atomic Four, followed by more classic oldies in the form of a photo collage of classic broach photos. And what do you do when a hoard of scantily clad young women board your boat to do a ’photo shoot?' If you’re cruiser Devan Mullins, you endure as best you can, even when they drag you to a hot tub for a 'group shot’ At last report, Devan’s wife Alisa was just beginning to speak to him again.

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IN REVIEW

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In Latitude, even the fish sail!

In MARCH, we learned that dragons are real but the Loch Ness monster was faked. In an article entitled Ail in the Family, we visited a half-dozen folks who’d happily owned and sailed the same boats for 20 years or more. We Continued the sentimental journey with avlalk through Z-town (Zihuatenejo) and attempted to answer the burning question in every cruiser’s mind once and for all: Is hard really better

Race to Japan. And can we pick 'em or what? They ended up winning! We ran possibly the best varnishing story ever, and undoubtedly the best dissertation on the huge fee increase to obtain a new radio license. (Key thought: "If you ever need your VHF, call the Coast Guard and then throw the radio overboard. When you get back to port, buy a new one. It will be cheaper in the long run than buying a license.")

Bogie fans were tickled to see a Boat of the Month feature on his old Santana, while a half-dozen new or renewed boats took center stage in a wrapup of various boat projects in progress. Rounding out the issue was the first in a series of Sea Gypsy Vignettes that Ray Jason juggles his cruising time to send in. See the latest one elsewhere in this issue.

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The cats had our tongue in the merry month of MAY, starting with a report on the breathtaking 74-day blast around the world by Peter Blake’s monster catamaran ENZA. Slightly slower and infinitely less terrifying was our week aboard a Moorings 42 catamaran, which we reported on in detail. People on fast monohulls were also in the news, such as Isabelle Autissier and a crew-of three who blew the New York to San Franicisco sailing record to smithereens; and Bay prodigal son Paul Cayard, who came back to his home waters to top a talented field in the Bay’s first International Match Racing event. Elsewhere, we did the first of a two-part interview with Diana and Kellogg Fleming, who left the Bay in 1982 not even knowing how to sail and returned 11 years later accomplished cruisers, photographers and authors. We took a look at clean-burning soydiesel fuel, why speed sailors don’t like flying fish and one of the greatest acronym boat names since Fujimo — Woftam. It stands for "waste of f time and money." In JUNE, we found out that it is okay to change boat names if you follow the proper renaming procedure. We reported on a combination (snow) skiing/sailing competition in Lake Tahoe, and a photo of the correct way to combine the two: an ll:Meter towing a waterskiier. Finally, we exposed Jim Antrim for what he is: one of the best naval architects in Northern California; and Englishman Mike Golding for what he is — proof positive that iron men still sail the oceans. Golding singlehanded a 67-ft steel cutter around the world in 167 days, nonstop and upwind.

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Isabelle Autissier: two new records in '94 — but can she sing?

JULY saw the announcement of the 'final cut' for Bill Koch’s Amerltx? all-women’s team. It also saw the first announcement of the Latitude-sponsored Cabo Cruiser’s Race, the outcome of which you can read elsewhere in this issue. This is also the month we realized that if we’d started a fishing magazine, you and we would both be rich — can you believe a single 300-pound Bluefln tuna has been known to bring $25,000 in Japan? We really thought we were in the wrong business when we decided to take the Midnight Moonlight Madness race too literally and crashed head-on into the Carquinez Bridge. Elsewhere, Max Ebb showed readers how to use squalls rather than avoid them and our annual Delta coverage was the best it’s been in 10 years because the experts wrote it — you. Finally, possibly the best T-shirt of the year showed yp on the winners of the South Tower Race: "Stockton — where the weak are killed and eaten." By AUGUST, it was apparent that 1994 was ushering in an era of new sailing records, not only here on the West Coast but around the world,

Entwistle built Peggy in 1933 and the two are still sailing together. We also introduced readers to David and Sandy Visman, who traded a travel trailer for a Cheoy Lee 31, fixed it up and went cruising — with absolutely no prior sailing experience. So what are you waiting for?

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The fabulous Kenwood Cup and West Marine Pacific Cup shared center stage in the SEPTEMBER issue. In and around that extensive coverage, we once again explored the contradictions of muitibulls with photos of a 70-ft catamaran that flipped in 25 knots of wind and a 39-footer that survived 75 knots unscathed. And how can anyone accuse us of being sexist after we feature sailing ladies as lovely and diverse as the tallship Pride of Baltimore, Olympic downhill medalist Picabo Street (who went for a daysail on the Bay) and sailing veterinarian Sandy UUstrup, who patches up dogs and cats on her cruise south? Great babes, all. The 30th Congressional Cup was a return to the thrilling days of yesteryear as past winners like Ted Turner, Harold Cudmore and Dick Deaver met again off Long Beach — which of course was called Short Beach the last time they raced. As reported in OCTOBER, the death of world class sailor Larry Klein cast a long shadow over what was otherwise one of the best Big Boat Series in the last decade. But life went on with reports on the start of the BOC, an interview with Buddy Melges and the truth about why so many rudder shafts fail. For animal lovers, we offered the incredible story of Zorba the dog and the homy female emu (a large Australian bird) who took a liking to a visiting cruiser. At least it was a cruiser of the male persuasion. Finally, we admit the secret behind all those great sailing photos we get: If we don’t get cussed out at least three times per regatta for getting right in front of somebody, hey, we’re not doing our job.

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NOVEMBER? What can we say about November that you don’t already know? Well, how about that while Chelsea Clinton was learning how to sail, we found a pic of her mom(?) posing in a bikini! Elsewhere, Fancy, one of the way-cool boats built locally, went east to a new owner, way-cool singer/writer Jimmy Buffett, while another local boat went south and got pounded to a pulp near Point San Pedro.

We thought throwing old Army tanks into the ocean to form reefs was a great idea. Let’s try battleships next. Stan "the Man" Honey got his overdue due with an article highlighting his many sailing accomplishments, while the Citibank Fall Cup dragged hundreds of tourists away from the shops and seals of Pier 39 to watch — whoa! — sailboat racing. What’s the world coming to? Telling you what’s in DECEMBER would be kind of like us brushing your teeth or something, so how about a preview of some up and coming articles? In the near future, look for a piece on visiting a volcano that spits lava blobs at tourists, a sail down the canals of France, an interview with guys in the next three legs Whitbread and America’s of the BOC. And while we’re on the subject of women, be sure to take part in our latest crusade to inundate the San Diego Tourist Board with ladies’ panties — see this month’s Sightings for details. Well, that’s about it On behalf of the whole staff, we once again thank our readers, advertisers and contributors for allowing us to slide by one more year without having to get real jobs. Have a good ’95.

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RAY JASON'S Dance Therapy When their house got eaten, they knew it was time to go to sea.

Anne and Bill were well aware of the dreadful reputation of the Texas termite, so before they bought their three-bedroom piece of howdy heaven, they had it carefully inspected. But apparently an army of wood locusts had been hibernating deep in the dirt beneath the house. Either that or the inspector had a cousin in the sawdust business.

The exterminators labored valiantly, but the infestation was just too immense. Horrified neighbors were transfixed by thfe macabre scene as huge, bloated garbage bags full of dead termites were carried to the backyard and burned. The surrealism of the picture was surpassed only by the stench of the pyre.

But it was a lost cause and a lost casa.

Within a week the 2x4 framing had been reduced to the thickness of a pencil. And then it just collapsed in on itself like a paper house made out of S & L shares.

Weary of their land luck, Ann and Bill took the insurance money and went looking for a sailboat. Their requirements were simple — any seaworthy vessel would do as long as it wasn’t made out of wood.

In San Diego they found a fine 40-footer and moved aboard. They spent the spring and summer in the light, forgiving breezes off Point Loma learning how to sail. In the fall they attended the big beach party that Downwind Marine puts on for each year’s southbound sailors.

They went to this gathering of the cruising clans because the following year they hoped to sail to mananaland themselves. They figured that it would take about 12 more months until their skills would be solid enough to make the big jump. But fate figured otherwise. For at the cruiser’s party, they met at least four couples who seemed to have even less knowledge about voyaging than they did. And so the euphoria of the day, combined with their inflated assessment of their skill level, convinced Anne and Bill that they needn’t wait another year. Possibly the unholy marriage of margarita and rum punch also factored into this bold but foolish

decision.

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where Bill is writhing around on the cabin sole in extreme pain. On land, Anne had never been a great cook, but certainly her x. first few meals at sea didn’t merit this sort of reaction. She repeatedly asked him what was wrong but he could only cradle his stomach and mutter, "1 knownt dough." Since he had never been dyslexic before — except when he won at bingo — she knew that this was serious. And when he passed out she knew that this was serious squared.

They had planned to discuss various emergency tactics as soon as they crossed into Mexican waters on their first day at sea, but the dockside farewell party had worn them out. On the second day the wind and wave conditions were rougher thain expected so this vital conversation got postponed again. But now a dialogue was impossible and. Anne had to think for herself and fend for both of them. She knew that they were in foreign waters. And she knew that they were having an emergency. So she did the natural thing — she called American Express! Their top of the line platinum card included air medical evacuation amongst its various services. This was not a free perk — in fact it was enormously expensive — but dollars were dimes at a time like this.

Reaching American Express is no simple matter when one is 25 miles off the Mexican coast. It’s not like she could just call down to the concierge and ask her to ring up the office. But she had started studying for her ham radio license a few weeks earlier. And even though Morse code still made about as much sense to her as Bosnian folk music she at least knew how to operate the transceiver.

^^eanwhile, near Waycross, Georgia, a black subsistence farmer was about to turn on his ham radio set. It was the one remaining joy in his "tired of livin’ but too scared of Abreojos (town at right) means 'open your eyes.'

dyin’" existence. He had gotten the radio bug during his Air Force tour of duty in Vietnam.

The first thing he heard that rainy night in Waycross was a panicked white woman hollering, "Mae West, Mae West, Mae West."

He keyed his transmitter, gave his call sign and then asked calmly, "Ma’am, are you meanin’ to say ’Mayday1?"

"Why, yes — oh how ditsy of me. Who am 1 talking to?"

"This is James George Jackson in Waycross, Georgia, but my radio name is Farmer Jim. Are you in trouble, ma’am?”

"Yes I am, Farmer John.”

"That’s Farmer Jim, ma’am."

"Sorry — you see my husband and I are in our yacht off the coast of Mexico and we desperately need your help. Would you please call American Express and ask them to send us a helicopter?"

"Why the hurry, ma’am? Can’t you wait until you get back to land to buy yourselves a helicopter?"

"No, no — I don’t want to buy one. My husband is sick and needs to be rescued."

"Oh, air medevac," said the Vietnam vet. ’Yes, Farmer Jim. 1 need a helicopter to pick him up and take him to the hospital in Ensenada."

"Give me the number and I’ll call the credit card folks for you. But you best tell me what’s wrong with him. They’re gonna want to know."

"He had extreme abdominal pain and

SEA GYPSY VIGNETTES Bill’s mouth had gone from being a lifeless opening to a pressing, devouring, passionate geyser. And now his arms embraced her and they rolled around the cabin sole like two teenagers in a pick-up truck with a shell top.

As they were carnally cavorting the ham radio began to crackle with the voice of Farmer Jim trying to contact her. Finally, she heard his repeated calls, peeled herself off her husband and said, "Hello, Farmer Tim." "That’s Farmer Jim, ma’am. Is everything okay? Your voice sounds different."

"Oh, yes — everything’s fine,” she said, trying to catch her breath. "Everything’s glorious1."

"So you won’t be needin’ the helicopter, ma’am?"

And then she ended their already strange conversation with a statement that the kindhearted Farmer Jim will probably be pondering until the end of the century: "Who needs a helicopter on a honeymoon?"

T 1 he next few days were sailing at its

then he passed out."

"Uh ho! That could be a mess a things. . . 'pendicitis, bleedin’ ulcer, kidney stones. I’ll get right on it. Now you stay there while I make a phone call or two."

It actually took four before he reached the person who handled overseas medical emergencies. And it took that agent another three calls until he had an air medevac outfit in San Diego ready to launch. They just needed one more thing and then the rescue could begin.

"Yacht ma’am, yacht ma’am, yacht ma’am, this is Farmer Jim. Do you readme?"

'Yes, Farmer Jim, loud and clear. Did you have any luck?"

"Some luck — some skill. We’ve got a whirly ready to scramble in San Diego. The American Express fella just needs your credit card number."

At this point some deeply-entrenched upper-class female shopper switch kicked in and shorted out all of her normal, reasonable faculties. Call it the Neiman-Marcus solenoid if you will. Anyway, she sputtered, "But 1 can’t give out my number over the air. It’s a platinum card! You never know who might be listening. I’ll give them my name and address and they can look up my number in

their computer."

"Ma’am, this fella has been plenty helpful so far but I don’t think he’s gonna like this.

Stand by and I’ll check."

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hile Farmer Jim talked with he American Express agent, Anne knelt down to see if she could rouse Bill back to consciousness. Not only was she unable to do that, but she also discovered that he seemed to have stopped breathing. Immediately, another subconscious solenoid kicked in — this one far more rational and helpful. She was instantly able to recall her CPR training from that first-aid-for-tornado-victims class she had taken back in Texas.

Well, not only did it work, it produced results that were nothing short of spectacur lar. Although she was not aware of it, Bill had just passed a kidney stone, which immediately transports the victim from the land of death-wish agony to glades of heavenly bliss.

So not only was he awakening free of pain, but his wife was kissing him and pressing his chest with a fervor that he hadn’t experienced in years. "Ain’t cruisin’ grand!" he thought to himself.

Meanwhile, Anne suddenly realized that

best. A mild northwesterly of about 15 knots gently eased them down the Baja coast while the stark desert scenery dazzled them. Conditions were settled enough that they felt comfortable staying only a couple of miles offshore.

After their near catastrophe they had decided that they would find a qualified doctor amongst the large American community in Cabo San Lucas. Since Bill didn’t have any prior history of kidney stones they didn’t know much about them. Unfortunately, before they made it to Cabo they would learn more.

The pains started again shortly after dawn. Initially they weren’t as severe as the first attack, so Bill searched their charts for a nearby anchorage with a town that might have a doctor. About six miles further down the coast was the sizable village of Abreojos.

They were encouraged by the fact that it had an airstrip and discouraged by the size of the waves breaking on the beach. Their cruising guide added to their concern with its admonishment to "practice your initial surf landing elsewhere."

But the pain was starting to build so fiercely that drowning in a pounding shore break sounded like an appealing option.

Getting the boat anchored was the last task that Bill could assist with. He could only mumble instructions to Anne as she pumped up and launched the dinghy. Attaching the heavy outboard without his help was out of the question, so she would have to row them both ashore.

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but eventually she managed it. Her attempt to row them through the surfline was gallant but doomed. First they sloshed, then they submarined, and finally they somersaulted!

But by the time they went airborne they were only in knee-deep water and he was able to crawl up the beach toward the most substantial building that he saw. He made it to the doorway where he blabbered something that sounded like "Heese plelp me*1 and passed out.

But finally they had caught a lucky break.

The very building that delirium had guided him to was a modest but clean medical clinic.

Furthermore, it was run by a young woman doctor from Mexico City. She was required to work in a rural hospital for a couple of years as a way of paying back the government for sending her to medical school. And to elevate things from amazing to miraculous she also happened to be a kidney specialist.

Anne learned all of this shortly after she managed to collect the dinghy and oars which had gone in separate directions when they cartwheeled ashore. By the time she

reached the tiny infirmary, Bill’s wet clothes had been removed and he had been injected with pain killer and a sedative. He was sleeping peacefully beneath a clean, lightweight blanket. After the doctor questioned Anne about her husband’s symptoms and medical history, they settled in and got better acquainted. Carmina particularly enjoyed the opportunity to speak English, which she had rarely done since leaving med school.

After a few hours, Bill started to wake up.

When he began to move the doctor lifted him into the seated position and started punching him in the lower back. This helps a kidney stone clear the system.

In his dazed condition he awoke to this assault thinking, "Where am I? Who is this sadistic woman? And why does she hate me?" Then he noticed his wife beside him.

And rather than protecting him from this senorita de sade, she seemed to be whispering, "It’s okay, it’s okay." Well, it might be okay in some parallel universe but it was the pits in the present one.

And speaking of pits, a few minutes later

he passed another kidney stone. Again the relief was instantaneous and euphoric — perhaps even more so this time because of the Demerol coursing through his bloodstream.

^^Lnne now introduced the doctor and explained the situation to Bill. He thanked Carmina profusely and said that if there was anything he could do for her to just ask.

Hearing this, Anne said, "There is something, dear. Carmina and I were talking while you were resting and she told me that the thing she misses most about being stationed in a tiny, isolated village like this is dancing. Back in Mexico City that was one of her great joys in life. Honey, perhaps you could dance with her.”

And then the doctor gazed at him with her beautiful brown eyes and made him an offer that not many mortals could refuse: "If I give you another shot of Demerol, will you dance with me?"

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"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent."

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n that note from 'Silent Cal', we’re pleased to introduce 27 of the most persistent and determined sailors on San Francisco Bay — the winners of this year’s One Design Classes Association (ODCA). It’s an eclectic bunch, as you’ll see. Each winner worked their butt off to earn a 'pickle dish' (this year, no kidding, the prize was an engraved first aid kit), the respect of their peers and to get their picture in Latitude 38.

So you owe it to them (and us, because we almost died compiling all this information) to study the following pages!

But before we get meet this month’s champs, bear with us while we have a little fun with numbers. ODCA remains far and away the biggest group in YRA, boasting 240 boats (out of a toteil of 520). 177 of these boats, or 72.5%, qualified for the season (i.e., raced at least half the schedule). That’s an impressive figure until you consider that the entries have been steadily declining from an all-time high of 406 boats in 1987. In fairness, however, the numbers aren’t that Page 118 • i*&UJLtZ2 • December. 1994

Things change: In 1985, the J/24s registered 55 boats and qualified 38. In 1995, they have been dropped from ODCA for lack of participation.

different from last year, which saw 238 boats entered in 25 classes with 187 qualifying.

Next year, there will once again be 25 YRA-sanctioned one design classes. Three of this summer’s line-up were just pink-slipped for non-participation — Melges 24s, Hunter 35.5s and J/24s, which ironically used to be the largest ODCA fleet. Fortunately, the J/105s have been drafted for next year to partially offset the losses. Five other ODCA fleets failed to qualify the requisite five boats and are now on probation: Cals 20s (another former one design stronghold), Catalina 30s, Golden Gates, IB 24s and Islander 28s.

"Watch out, you might get what you're after..."

More fun with numbers: Seven classes showed an uptick in the number of qualifiers (Ariels, Challengers, Express 37s, Hawkfarms, Islander 36s, Ranger 23s, Santana 22s), while 13 were down, and the rest showed no change. Richmond YC fielded the

most winners (5), followed by the St. Francis YC (4) and the Singlehanded Sailing Society (3). The latter club, which was 'legalized' last year, is an increasingly popular way for racers to satisfy the YRA yacht club requirement without spending the ranch on 'real' yacht club dues.

The biggest classes in terms of sign-ups were the Santana 22s and Express 27s (20 each), followed by the Express 37s (15) and the Santana 35s (12). In terms of qualifiers, the Tuna 22s again topped the field with 17, followed by the Express 37s (13) and the Olson 25s and Express 27s with 10 apiece.

Nine of this summer’s winners (33%) were repeaters from last year. Some — such as Don Morrison (Ariel), Gerry Brown (Newport 30) and Richard Shoenhair (Islander 36) — are perennial fixtures in these pages.

Of course, these statistics only tell part of the story ("There are three kinds of lies — lies, damn lies and statistics"). Purists claim that one design racing offers the highest quality competition, and you’ll get no argument from us. Certainly in the larger ODCA classes, this racing is as good as it gets on San Francisco Bay. If you want to hear the whole spiel, call ODCA President Bill Murphy at (510) 675-2836, or Glenda at the YRA office, (415) 771-9500.

Without further ado, let’s meet this year’s one design winners. As always, congratulations to everyone!

— latitude/rlcm

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Cal 20 — Sea Saw Green (1) & Wonner, Richmond YC CREW: Crewing for primary helmsman Dave Green, an electrical inspector, and coowner Steve Wonner, a 'flavor salesman', ' were Jeff Davis and Jim Gilchrist.

COMMENTS: This makes it two in a row for Sea Saw. Unfortunately, participation dropped from 18 boats in ’93 to only six this year. Is the Cal 20 fleet finally fading away?

QUOTE: "We were never really challenged this summer — ’93 was much more satisfying. But we had fun anyway and will be back next year to try for a three-peat!"

Cal 2-27 — Alliance Foster (1) & Conley, Richmond YC CREW: Eric Foster (tactician/son), Jon Daseking, Bob Spear, John Martin.

COMMENTS: Mark Foster, an entrepreneur, and Whit Conley, an executive, won in their third attempt. Mark is their primary driver; Whit is the fleet captain. The partners and most of the crew ’apprenticed1 on Eric Warner’s all-conquering 1-36 Prima Donna.

QUOTE: "The Cal 2-27s are a terrifically competitive fleet, with any of the ten boats capable of winning on a given weekend. Our crew won the season for us."

2) Pathfinder, Ernie Rideout, SCYC; 3) Bar Taut, Henderson/Ekers, SCYC. (5 entered; 5 qualified)

2) Audacious, George Blackman, RYC; 3) Upper Bound, Peter Fowler, RYC. (6 entered; 4 qualified)

2) Con Carino, Cary Albright, RYC; 3) Checkout, Misha Orloff, RYC. (10 entered; 8 qualified)

Ariel — Jubilee Don Morrison, Richmond YC CREW: Jim Chamberlain (21 year veteran), Jim Weatherhead (15 years) and alternate Jon Kalsbeek, the 'new kid'.

COMMENTS: Morrison, a retired chemical engineer, has won about 20 times — no one’s counting anymore, not even Don. He’s sailed Jubilee, his first and only 'big' boat, for 30 years now — surely an ODCA record?

QUOTE: "Our winning combination was an old boat, an old crew, an old skipper and new sails — though not necessarily in that

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Cal 29 — Grand Slant Fred Minning, SSS CREW: Bob Berkland (tactician), Tom and Chris Hyder, Bruce Coon, Scott Lowry.

The crew 'stood in' for Fred in the above photo — sorry, we don’t know who’s who.

COMMENTS: Minning, a horse veterinarian, previously won in 1988. This summer he also 'slammed' the singlehanded racing scene, winning class in four out of four events, including the SSS Farallones. This is the Cal 29s’ twentieth year of local racing!

QUOTE: "We did the best we could given our limited ability. . . Racing is fun!"

Catalina 27 — Pert Karl Dake, Cal SC CREW: Jim Baumgartner, Linda Brandon (girlfriend/tactician), Chris Burmester, Enrique Dalmasso, Dan Meter.

COMMENTS: Dake, a Berkeley research psychologist, is batting .500 — four wins in eight tries. Pert also won the Nationals this summer for the first time. The class is contemplating sailing with spinnakers next year.

QUOTE: "Our secret? Practice, practice, practice. Read everything about sailing, hang out at yacht clubs with the gurus, talk about nothing but sailing. . . just kidding!"

Catalina 30 — Trey Shay John Jacobs, Island YC CREW: Erin Block, Dale Carlson, Darren Ehlers, Bob Gibbs, Chip Fussell, Josh Tucker.

COMMENTS: Jacobs, a retired association executive, is on his third Shay (his wife’s nickname). Previously, he won the Challenger fleet six times with Shay and the Catalina 27s four times with Shay II. QUOTE: "We won due to the crew — they’re all excellent sailors and great human beings. Besides, after racing for 30 years, we’re bound to win sometime!"

2) 20/20, Phil Gardner, EYC; 3) Serendipity, Tom Bruce, RYC. (6 entered; 6 qualified)

2) White Satin, Steve Rienhart, OYC; 3) Wildcat, Ernie Dickson, RYC. (8 entered; 7 qualified)

2) Missy B., Carl Ballard, OYC; 3) Lochan Ora, Paul Harwood, CaISC. (8 entered; 3 qualified)

Columbia Challenger — Shay Dean Briggs, SSS CREW: FlorentinaTurcanu, Scott Beard, Brad McClary and various alternates.

COMMENTS: Briggs, a software engineer consultant, won this laid-back class in his first year despite numerous setbacks.

QUOTE: "Shay stands for 's**t happens all j/ear'! Bad luck and blonde moments have occurred ever since 1 bought the boat as a 35th birthday present to myself last year.

Collisions, a dismasting, ripped sails, you name it. To quote the Talking Heads, 'Watch out, you might get what you’re after'. .

ll:Metre — Ronstan Murray (1) & Ratiani, StFYC CREW: Alistair Murray (owner/driver), Mike Ratiani (tactician), Skip Pierce, Ted Hynes, Craig Colwell, Dave Kresge, Will Sharron, Paul Bannister, Alex Peoples, Lauren Murray (daughter/language monitor).

COMMENTS: ’Stan also won ODCA last year, as well as the ’93 and ’94 NAs. Murray is CEO of Ronstan, U.S. — hence the name.

QUOTE: "Great crew, new North 3DL sails and s**t hot hardware! . . . We didn’t hit anyone, no one fell over, we didn’t go shrimping and we always had fun!"

Express 27 — CursesI Descamps (1) and Blanchette, NoYC CREW: Tim Descamps, a CFO, and Larry Blanchette, a software engineer, were assisted by Tim Russell (driver), Soren Hoy, John Rook, Liga Bauer and Barbara Markel.

COMMENTS: Curses! underwent a fourmonth major refit after dismasting last winter. This is the first boat for the partners, and only their second year of ODCA racing.

QUOTE: "We surprised ourselves! It came together because of a dedicated crew, excellent boat prep and North Sails. . . It’s great to see the Express 27 back in production!"

2) Gunga Din, Jan Grygier, CaISC; 3) Murphy's Law, Bill Murphy, CaISC. (7 entered; 7 qualified)

2) SportsChannel, John Sweeney, StFYC; 3) USA 89, Mik Beatie, StFYC. (7 entered; 6 qualified)

2) Bessie Jay, Brad Whitaker, StFYC; 3) Abigail Morgan, Ron Kell, CYC. (20 entered; 10 qualified)

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Express 37 — Bliss Mike Grisham, StFYC CREW: Seadon Wijsen (tactician), Ed Conti, Mark Thompson, Mark 'Bullet Head1 Mantel, Ken Glidewell, Andrew Schmidt, Chris Hackett, Gabe Grisham (son), Seamus Wilmot, Brandon Paine.

COMMENTS: Grisham, an entrepreneur, bought Bliss (ex-Ringmaster) last spring, his first boat in over 20 years. A former collegiate dinghy sailor, Grisham clobbered this highly competitive class in his debut.

QUOTE: "Seadon and the crew were terrific! It’s a quiet boat; we always have fun."

Golden Gate — Pajarlta Rob MacDonald, BVBC CREW: Jim Brooks and 'Gus', the tactician. The latter is a yellow lab who loves sailing, but hates the shotgun blasts.

COMMENTS: Golden Gates returned after a sabbatical in ’93. Pajarita ("little bird" in Spanish) sailed in every race — the first full season for MacDonald, a general contractor.

Rob, who won previously in 1987, has owned his rugged wooden boat for 14 years. Pajarita is Golden Gate hull #1, built in 1930.

QUOTE: "If behind, never follow the fleet — take flyers whenever possible!"

Hawkfarm — Notorious James Hirano, Cal SC CREW: Blow Hole, Zipper, Fungi Nail, Fuzz Tongue, Hard Time.

COMMENTS: Hirano, a firefighter, has won the nationals twice (’91, ’93) and ODCA once (’93) in 11 years of campaigning. Notorious is for sale ($25,000 firm).

QUOTE: "God rewards those too stupid to give up. Actually, we won because of a heavy rail, a thick skin, plodding intelligence and a case a day. . . Meanwhile, the next generation — Will Paxton, Nick Nash and Vaughn Siefers — is breaking out!"

2) Re-Quest, Glenn Isaacson, SFYC; 3) Warlock, Leigh Brite, RYC. (15 entered; 13 qualified)

2) Phoebe, Evans & Nygrens, BVBC; 3) Fledgling, Michael Bonner, SCC. (5 entered; 4 qualified)

2) Mercedes, Vaughn Siefers, RYC; 3) El Gavilan, Jocelyn Nash, RYC. (9 entered; 7 qualified)

Hunter 35.5 — Tara David Albrand, Encinal YC CREW: Dave Furbush (crew boss), Ed Cismondi, Roger and Dinah Goodsell, Bob Van Poperin and 'The Silver Fox'.

COMMENTS: Albrand, a marketing rep for Olympus Cameras, and Tara (named after Scarlett O’Hara’s home) are relatively new to racing. This was the first and possibly last year in ODCA for Hunter 35.5s, which will regroup in HDA next year.

QUOTE: "I wanted to win more than the other guys, and tried harder. We made most of the races, and were always well prepared."

Islander Bahama 24 — Constellation John Lincoln, Sausalito CC CREW: Kurt and Steve Konegen, Yarema Hryeiw, Greg Anderson, Kevin Doreghty.

COMMENTS: Lincoln, an engineer, won this class a lot during the mid-’80s. He’s owned Constellation, named after the ’64 ACup defender, since it was new in 1968!

QUOTE: "We ain’t rockstars, IB’s ain’t real fast boats and they have the bad habit of rounding down a lot. But we always enjoy ourselves! However, I gotta say I hate the Berkeley Circle with a passion — a pox on the Circle and the horse it rode in on!"

Islander 28 — Challenge Jones (1) & Schoen, Sausalito YC CREW: Virgina Jones (owner), Peter Schoen (driver), Betsy Jones-Schoen (wife), „ Jeanette Schoen-Arita (sister), John Hudson, Randy and Marlena Hayashi, Rob Patterson.

COMMENTS: This is the second ODCA win in a row for 'Mom and the kids'. Schoen, an environmental contractor, claims it’s a 'challenge' every time they leave the dock.

The 1-28 class is holding together, barely.

QUOTE: "I bought the boat four years ago for cruising. But then Betsy married Peter, a hardcore racer, and here we are!"

2) Gloria Dawn, Chad Hill, EYC; 3) Quixote, Far¬

2) Goose, Bud Cohen, GGYC; 3) Warm Boot, Colley/Anderson, GGYC. (5 entered; 4 qualified)

2) Shanghai, Ken Jesmore, SFYC; 3) Gabbiano, Chuck Koslowsky, SYC. (5 entered; 4 qualified)

rell & Goreman, Tradewinds YC. (5 ent.; 1 qual.)

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Islander 36 — Windwalker Shoenhair & Gilliom, Island YC CREW: Bill DeMeulenaere, Greg Schmitz, Tom Schoenhair, Jeff Hornung, Dean Borton and various other friends.

COMMENTS: Richard Schoenhair (driver) and Greg Gilliom (tactician), both software engineering managers, won for the fourth year in a row. Half the Islander 36 schedule is non-spinnaker; participation in the class was up 50%.

QUOTE: "We won by being consistent and having a good time. This is a great Bay boat with an active class — come join us!"

J/24 — WeBe Jammin’ Wyllys Baird, StFYC CREW: Jean Calvert, Tom Cashin, Shirley 'Big Hair' Vaughan, Michael Clark.

COMMENTS: Baird, a real estate developer, is also campaigning his new J/80 Full Contact Golf, as well as organizing a SC 50 charter for the ’96 Pacific Cup. Jammin’ (named after the Bob Marley tune) won by default — interest in racing J/24s on the Bay is dwindling rapidly.

QUOTE: "We won because we showed up for all the races. . . Work on your boat, but work hardest on finding a good crew."

J/29 — Advantage II Will (1) & Pat Benedict, Diablo SC CREW: Steve Farrell, Marshall Stine, Paul Dietrich, Simon Bell, Ralph Peck (tactician), Steve Hanson.

COMMENTS: This father/son team alternated as helmsmen in winning their second season title (’90 was the other). Pat, an auto salesman, is the new J/29 class president; Will is a college sophomore.

QUOTE: "Highlights of our summer included victories in the PCCs, the NOOD and Vallejo — as well as winning 15 six-packs off J-Spot during the season!"

2) Juggernaut, Bill Parks, EYC; 3) Moonshadow, Mark Dowdy, SFYC. (11 entered; 6 qualified)

2) Phantom, John Gulliford, DSC; 3) Levitation, Larry Levit, DSC. (4 entered; 1 qualified)

2) Thrasher, Steve Podell, StFYC ;3) Blazer, Mike Lambert, StFYC. (9 entered; 7 qualified)

Melges 24 — Smokin’ Kevin Clark & Dave Oliver, EYC CREW: Various relatives and friends.

COMMENTS: Oliver, a doctor and former Olson 30 sailor (Zephyros), splits the helm with Clark, a general contractor (and Dave’s brother-in-law). They love their new boat (hull #24) and have taken many roadtrips.

QUOTE: "Our secret was to buy an expensive boat which no one else can afford, thereby keeping very low numbers on the starting line. Unfortunately, the 'zero competition theory' may not work next year — we expect 12 boats here by next spring!"

Newport 30 — Min taka Gerry Brown, Palo Alto YC CREW: Tom Ranweiler (12 years on crew), Rocky Rockmore (7 yr.), John Hunter (7 yr.), Fitz Fitzharris (5 yr.)

COMMENTS: Brown, a recently retired computer programmer, owns this class — he’s won 7 in a row (out of 9 attempts)!

Gerry claims he’ll slow down a little on the racing next year, maybe even try cruising.

QUOTE: "It’s all a pleasant blur at this point. . . We missed Jackie Ruggles, who retired from the crew after 15 years due to family commitments."

Olson 30 — Family Hour The Bilafer Family, Richmond YC CREW: Mike Bilafer (head of household), sons Jim and Jeff, nephew Rob Gewecke, Jim Carlson, Peter Fostiak, Bob George, Dave Henkel, Ed McCarthy, Myron Rand, Tony Rivano, Nate Russell and others.

COMMENTS: Bilafer, an engineer, shared the helm with everyone. This was his second ODCA season, moving up from fourth in ’93.

QUOTE: "Thanks to my wife Jean for shore support, son Jim for coordinating and running Family Hour, my terrific crew (and their patient spouses) and North Sails."

2) Batteries N.I., Tony Pohl, EYC; 3) Quantum Libet, David Wadbrook, StFYC. (4 ent.; 8 qual.)

2) Mariner, Bruce Darby, SFYC; 3) Hot Chocolate, The Olivers, BYC. (9 entered; 7 qualified)

2) Hoot, Andy & Annette Macfie, RYC; 3) Liquid Gait, Jack Easterday, RYC. (10 entered; 7 qualified)

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Olson 25 — Alchemy Joe Kitterman, Sausalito YC CREW: Sandy Adzick, Steve Harris, Brendan Marshall, Todd Sorokan. Occasional appearances by son Joe Kitterman, Jim Bateman, Rod Phibbs and Augusto Sola.

COMMENTS: Kitterman, a physician, has been a stalwart in this class since 1984. Joe led the somewhat depleted fleet (down from 18 last year) from wire-to-wire this summer.

QUOTE: "Great crew, even if they’re always yelling at me to shut up and stop looking around so much. . . Even a blind squirrel finds a nut now and then!"

Ranger 23 — Chaos Tim Stapleton, SSS CREW: Doug Partridge, Wayne Kipp.

Guest appearances by Kathryn and Cody (age 4) Kipp, John and Karen Toms, Cindy White, Mike Rettie, Jerry Williams, Kevin McWilliams, Scott Easom, Gregg Wrisley, Paula Blake, Ruth Suzuki and Dave Wilhite.

COMMENTS: Stapleton, a print salesman (and Latitude alumnus), tumbled the Wieneke/Kneeland dynasty in his first attempt.

The season was decided in the last race.

QUOTE: "Crew work, consistency and conservative aggressiveness were the keys."

Santana 22 — Riffraff Erik Urias Menzel, Richmond YC CREW: Julie Urias (ex-girlfriend/nowwife/muscle) and A1 Germain (brains).

Others were Jeff Brown, Amee Hess, Mark Rhoda, Gary Coonce and Bill Vanderslice.

COMMENTS: Menzel, a PG&E engineer, previously won in ’92. Erik actually tied with Vern "Always a Bridesmaid" Neff, but won on the tiebreaker — a really close season!

QUOTE: "When Julie and I were married last year, we registered at Pineapple Sails.

We ended up with a new main and jib — got to get married more often!"

2) Vivace, Bill Riess, RYC; 3) Barking Dog, Jeffrey Kroeber, GGYC. (10 entered; 10 qualified)

2) Twisted, Don Wieneke, StFYC; 3) Impossible, Gary Kneeland, SYC. (9 entered; 7 qualified)

2) Kemo Sabe, Vern Neff, RYC; 3) Soliton, Mark Lowry, RYC. (20 entered; 17 qualified)

Santana 35 — Wild Flower Corlett (1) & Mowry, StFYC CREW: Chris Corlett (driver), Raymo Delrich (tactician), Randy Baimbridge, Jonathan Sonett, Mark Spitaleri, Bob Rynd, David Mowry (#2 son), Pete Heisinger.

COMMENTS: Art Mowry, a semi-retired pharmacist, is moving from the Valley to Pt. Richmond in order to spend more time sailing. He’s now won ODCA three times, the nationals twice, and the ODCA Champion of Champions twice (including this year).

QUOTE: "The competition was better than ever — it was stressful fun for all!"

T-Bird/R-26 — Allen Nation Jim Glosli, Cal SC CREW: Jean Clerouin, Mark Jackson, Pat Grey, Norm Miller, John Orfeli and Gergely Zimanyi.

COMMENTS: Glosli, a physicist, won 7 of the 10 races in the first year of combined Thunderbird and Ranger 26 level racing. Jim is looking forward to the ’95 T-Bird Internationals on the Bay next July.

QUOTE:"Alien Nation is actually a weekend home for extraterrestrials (see crew list).

Our 'secret' is that we run a dry ship — but don’t tell anyone, we might be protested!"

Triton — Captain Hooke Tom (above) and Dave Newton, VYC CREW: Steven Newton (Tom’s son), Beau Woodward, Mike Gibson, Ruth Peritz.

COMMENTS: Brothers Tom and Dave have a unique relationship with their boat.

QUOTE: "I am 32 years old, fast, seaworthy, vain and demanding. 1 exist only to beat other boats. My boys won the nationals for me in ’87, and ODCA in ’90 and ’91. But then the spineless cheapskates humiliated me! Failure has an exquisite price, and now they fear losing more than jibing. . . Hooke gives the pleasure; Hooke gives the pain."

2) Flexible Flyer, Mike Creazzi, SFYC; 3) Breakout, Les Raos, EYC. (12 entered; 8 qualified)

2) MyToy, R-26, Dave Adams, T1YC; 3) Crazy Jane, T-Bird, Doug Carroll, GGYC. (8 entered: 7 qualified)

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MAX EBB I was a half hour early for my appointment. Since I was near the Estuary, I decided to kill some time by parking along the waterfront and watching the boat traffic while I reviewed notes for my meeting. The nearest parking lot, as it turned out, was in one of the new, nicely landscaped marinas in the area. But what caught my eye was a small store whose name suggested a specialty in navigation equipment. Worth checking out, I thought as 1 pulled into a space across from their front door.

Ever since San Francisco was first settled there had been a store right in the middle of the financial district that sold charts, navigation instruments, books and related paraphernalia. They supplied some of the major shipping companies in the city, so this store had an air of authenticity, and importance that went beyond the yachting and cruising market. It was a wonderful place to hang out during lunch hour, and I used to go there to peruse the books and magazines and play with the latest toys. Back then, I could always eat my sandwich back at my desk, on company time. The toys they sold there were old-style — sextants, hand-bearing compasses, binoculars, fancy course plotters and chart table drafting machines.

That store has been gone for many years now. Other stores on both sides of the Bay still sell charts, nautical books and even some of the navigational gadgetry, but none of them really have the right mix of old and new that the old store did. Besides that, they’re outside the City, well out of range for a lunch hour, and too far from my own marina to make it worth a trip just to browse.

So 1 was delighted to walk into this new place and discover that they sold charts, books and magazines. But no gadgetry, in the usual sense. Not a single sextant, course plotter or pelorus. In their place was a row of computer monitors, each set up to demo a different piece of software.

One of the computers sat next to a ham radio, with the two popular short-wave weatherfax-to-computer conversion programs on display. It looked like a weatherfax transmission was in progress, with the screen half full of an Eastern Pacific surface analysis. Another computer had a charting

tors I knew about, plus a few more — were on display on the wall behind the machines.

The store was empty, except for the proprietor who was busy on the phone, and a young woman concentrating on one of the computer screens, oblivious to my approach.

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1—»ee Helm would go nuts over this place," I thought. "I wonder if she even knows about it."

My question was answered in the next half second, because a closer look at the woman at the computer confirmed that Lee had found the store first.

"Hi, Max!" she said without even looking up. "How did you ever find this place?"

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"I guess I just have a nose for stores like this," 1 joked. "Really, I’m only killing time on my way to see a client up the road.

"Interesting mix of products," I noted as I looked around some more. "But the sign says they sell charts. I don’t see one of those big

Stentec's 'Sail Simulator' features realistic boats and attitudes. Notice how the stick man on the capsized boat (upper inset) actually looks pissed.

An option is 'wire frame graphics' (lower insert).

chests of chart-sized drawers."

"Max, those were for paper charts. I mean, like, you’d have to be brain-dead to buy charts on paper these days. That rack of CD-ROMs is where the charts are." She gestured over to the far corner of the store, still without looking up from the monitor.

"Of course," I said. How foolish of me.

"But you know, I don’t have an electronic charting system on my boat, and I probably won’t for quite a few years."

"Aw, silly me," she deadpanned as she slapped her forehead. "I keep forgetting this is still 1994."

Lee was still fixated on the screen, so I looked to see what had such a strong grip on her attention.

What I saw was a three-dimensional animated picture of a catamaran, with moving lines representing spray and wakes. The sail was moving in and out in response to her controls, and even the little crew figures — represented by a few artfully drawn polygons — were hiking in and out as Lee pushed buttons on the controller.

DUEL WITH THE DRAGON

"Look, 22 knots!" she boasted.

The picture even had groups of lines that I surmised represented wave crests, and when she flew a hull we could even see the windward daggerboard break the surface.

"And look at this frame-rate!" she exclaimed. "So smooth you can hardly see the jumps. Now just a little more sheet in to keep powered up..

She bore off a little more, manipulating a miniature tiller built onto the custom control unit, and moved a slider, which I guessed controlled the mainsheet, back a bit. "Gotta hike more!" she said as she pushed one of the buttons on the control unit, but it was too late. The cat’s leeward bow stuck in the next wave crest, and over it went. Now we had a nice picture of a catamaran on its side, slowly settling into the turtled position, with the crew on top. Lee finally looked away from the screen. # "Like, I didn’t think 1 could handle it in that much wind," she confessed. "But the dynamic model is amazingly good."

ft^r 1 hat’s a nice simulator," I said.

"For sure. Someone’s finally gone to the trouble of doing a general-purpose sailing

simulator that’s worthy of the name. I mean, it’s not perfect: the interface is a little weird in some places, and the way the instrument data is displayed is poor, in my humble opinion. But the frame rate, the aero and hydro models, the waves, the view options — this program sets a whole new standard. It’s the first sailing simulator that’s as good as those flight simulators of a couple of years ago."

"So you’re saying," I asked facetiously, "that you like it?"

"Yeah, it’s okay," she said. "Here, take the Dragon out for a spin."

She got up and offered me the chair, pulling over another one for herself. As I sat she slid the tiller controller in front of me.

'You’ll need a co-pilot first time out if you haven’t read the manual," she advised. "A lot of the keyboard controls are sort of counterintuitive until you get used to them."

"This is pretty slick," I said as I put my fingers on the tiny plastic tiller. "Did the store have it made for their demo machine?"

"It comes with the program, Max. Plugs into the game port, replacing the joystick. All for just $99.95."

"Well that’s not a bad price point, considering it includes the tiller," I said. "Of course, I’m sure they build these controllers for about $5 each. . ."

Meanwhile, Lee had selected the Dragon from the menu of available boats to sail, and reduced the wind to a civilized Beaufort Force 4. The screen showed my boat and crew in 3-D, and the sails went up as Lee hit the appropriate key combinations.

"That’s the pretty picture," Lee explained, "But it’s easier to sail using the view that rotates with the boat, so the bow is always in front and the world rotates around you, which is more realistic. Also I like the wire-frame graphics better than filled polygons. Here, I’ll bring up the compass rose and apparent wind marker."

With the appropriate data on the screen, the boat fell away on starboard tack and the sails started to luff. On Lee’s instructions I sheeted in with the slider control, and the boat heeled and moved forward. Lee served as crew, hitting the appropriate buttons to sheet in the jib. Tiller response was good — maybe a little too lively for the type of boat and wind speed, but it felt natural enough.

"Now try a few tacks, just to get the feel of the boat."

It was no problem at all. "This Simulator passes the first test," I said. "I can make it work on the first try, without having to learn anything new!"

But the water around the boat was featureless, except for the wind ripples. There

were no marks, land masses, or other boats to maneuver around.

"Woman overboard!" shouted Lee, hitting a button that dropped a marker in our wake.

I eased the main, bore off, and after a reasonable separation from the mark — Lee showed me how to zoom the view in an out to get a wider field of view — I tacked back towards the spot. I approached with the main luffing, drifting up close alongside.

"That’s pretty realistic!" I said. "Maybe it drifts to a stop just a little too quick, but all in all it’s damn good!"

L^ee hit the button to increase the wind speed, and after some more tacks I was ready for docking practice.

"Okay, let me zoom out on the chart window," said Lee, and the corner of the screen now depicted a chart with some nearby islands. "There’s a dock over there," she advised. "Keep sailing on starboard tack and you’ll be there in a few minutes."

This gave me time to call for some fine adjustments in sail shape, and to test the boat’s response to trim and crew position.

"What’s this product called?" I had to ask.

"They call it 'Sail Simulator', and it’s sold

"Well, I guess eventually somebody had to do it right," I said. "But what about that other program you liked so much last year, the one with the two America’s Cup boats that match race? Is there a new version out this year?"

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MAX EBB — DUEL WITH THE DRAGON version, unfortunately. But it’s still the best race game around, even though the graphics are very simple and the features are very basic. Schnack’s TAC is the only other simulator to have a smooth frame rate, and accurate maneuvering in real time. But it’s like, strictly a two-person game."

"Yes, but it was also the only one 1 could use right away, without spending an hour with a manual."

"That’s a valid test, Max. And it makes Schnack’s TAC a perfect stocking stuffer — fun right out of the box, no learning curve to climb first."

"Do they sell it here, too? Between this program and Schnack, I can check off a few people on my gift list."

"I think so. Otherwise, Schnack’s TAC is available through the North Sails accessory catalog for something like $54. Maybe that’s a bit of gouge, but like, it’s not copy protected, if-you-know-what-I-mean-and-Ithink-you-do."

"What about this Stentec program?" 1 asked as I the Dragon continued to sail toward the island. By this time I was feeling pretty comfortable with the helm response.

"Is it copy protected in any way?"

"That control unit would be hard to copy," Lee pointed out. "But actually, you can run it okay with a joystick, or even from the keyboard. I’m sure pirate copies are going to proliferate, even though you have to have a serial number to install it. But every addict is going to want the tiller controller sooner or later, so they’ll eventually have to buy a copy. It’s a brilliant strategy on Stentec’s part to include that controller in the package."

I—«ee reminded me to zoom the main view in and out, so I could better judge my approach to the island. I asked if she had any other tips for holiday shopping this year.

"Check out the video section," she replied. "Some great new flicks. They also rent them here, by the way, and the ’93-’94 Whitbread is a particularly hot one."

'Yes, I heard they were even giving out awards to the boat that brought in the best on-board video footage after each leg."

"And the video is totally awesome, Max. Insanely big waves, surfing fu."

"Speaking of video, when does the coverage start for the America’s Cup? Do you have a schedule yet for the selection trials? And have you heard anything about

how the fleet racing has been going?"

"Not much regular coverage for a couple of months. But it was fun to follow the Worlds. The best way to keep up-to-date is through the World Wide Web site, the address is http://www.AC95.org."

"What on earth does that mean?"

"Oh yes, it’s still 1994," Lee slapped her forehead again. "Try their regular internet email address, info@-ac95.org."

"That 1 think I can handle. All this 'World Wide Web' stuff is still a mystery to me."

The island was getting close, so I decided to sail up to it and then bear off, paralleling the coast just a few boatlengths off until I found the dock area. But as I was turning, the boat seemed to stop responding to the tiller. Speed was down, too, but the boat was still heeled over.

"Something’s wrong with this program," I said. "There’s no response to the tiller. I’m turning into the wind slowly, no matter what I do with the mainsheet or the helm."

"Um, better check the depth, Max. . ."

I was late for my meeting. And they didn’t believe me when I explained it was because I had run aground.

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With reports this month on the Windward Islands of the Eastern Caribbean, a charter skipper’s around-the-world sabbatical, tips on chartering In Thailand, and miscellaneous Charter Notes.

Way 'Down Island' in the Windwards A few years back a charter marketing ace calculated that over half of all yacht charters worldwide are run in the Caribbean. And of those, roughly 80% are sailed in the Virgin Islands. We’re talkin' major market share here. But while such statistics are a tourist board’s dream, they also inspire many seekers of solitude to peruse their charts for a lesser-known sailing venue with similar natural features — like the Grenadines.

We’ll explore that cluster of tiny islands and cays this month along with their northern neighbors, St. Lucia and Martinique, which together comprise the Windward Antilles. Like the Leewards to the north, they’re all part of the same submerged volcanic spine, which makes for easy line-ofsight navigation throughout the chain.

Southern Caribbean wind conditions are generally lighter than what we’re used to on the Bay, but channel crossings between the larger islands like Martinique and St. Lucia can be rough and rowdy, adding a measure of adrenal excitement — lest you grow too mellow in the protected waters of the Grenadines. Because these tightly-clustered

Relatively huge by Caribbean standards, Martinique itself can easily occupy a week or more of charter time — two weeks if you tie in its sister isle, Guadeloupe, and their solemn neighbor, Dominica.

If you like a touch of city life mixed in with your cruising, Martinique’s bustling principal city, Fort-de-France, should fill the bill. Built on steep hillsides that rise up from an expansive bay, its atmosphere is somewhat reminiscent of the south of France, although the French West Indian culture here is a unique blend of French, African and Asian influences. Exploring Fort-deFrance’s museums, boutiques and sidewalk cafes, you’ll likely mingle with both chic European sophisticates and unpretentious island folk. The local restaurant fare — from Creole seafood to Hindu specialties — is reason enough for a visit.

Another favorite stop is the coastal town of St. Pierre. Once known as the 'Paris of the West Indies', it was totally destroyed by the massive eruption of Mont Pelee in 1902.

One might think Martinique had its own fiberglass boatworks by the number of latemodel production bareboats found at several

The timeless harbor at St. Georges, Grenada is a place to capture the true flavor of ‘the old Caribbean' that's immortalized in literature.

major charter bases here. And yes, where there are Frenchies, there are multihulls.

southern islands lie on a shallow shelf, sea conditions here are normally mild, making them an ideal cruising ground for neophytes.

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St. Lucia is also home to several major charter bases — some of the Caribbean’s finest. Although it is most often thought of as a jumping off point for the Grenadines, this

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The lush tropical rain forests of St. Lucia’s central mountains give way to abundant agricultural tracts along the coast with endless fields of shimmering banana plants.

If your navigation fails you, you can always recognize St. Lucia by its conspicuous toothlike pinnacles called the Pitons. They are climbable, but not by the couch potato crowd. If you’re fit, however, a local guide will lead you from the anchorage at Soufriere Bay on a long (sweaty) trek to the top. At the summit, your reward is an incredible 100mile panorama of deep blue water and verdant mountain tops.

At both Rodney Bay and Marigot Lagoon you’ll find extensive marina facilities with quality bareboats, dining and live Calypso.

The palm-fringed anchorage at Marigot is truly a vision of tropical paradise.

Let us preface our cruise through the Grenadines by explaining that, unlike other vacation destinations, much of the allure of these islands comes from their lack of infrastructure. The cluster of 30-odd islands

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Uninhabited and pristine, the Tobago Cays are an idyllic stop for snorkeling. Inset: Carriacou shipwrights still hew schooners by hand.

and cays that form the central core of the Grenadines still maintains the funky, laidback atmosphere that many of their northern cousins are losing, thanks to the steady encroachment of modern development. So if you find yourself getting peeved about the lack of certain goods and services here, remember that there’s always a trade-off in a so-called paradise. You may not find fancy supermarkets, but neither will you find beaches lined with time-share condos and franchise restaurants.

Although most charterers fly into St. Vincent (and a growing number of charter boats are based here), few sailors linger on this rugged, mountainous island. But if time allows, hire a taxi for a spin through the countryside and soak in the beauty of its timeless agricultural landscapes. Beaches here are generally black volcanic sand, but diving in several areas is outstanding.

The tiny island of Bequia is the favorite Windward Island of many veteran sailors.

There’s an infectious serenity here that

inspires you to slow down, breathe deeply and forget the rat race back home. The locals are friendly and happily dedicated to their traditional lifestyle based on the sea (and tourism). Let’s hope Bequia’s newly opened airport doesn’t spoil the mood.

The broad crescent beach that skirts Admiralty Bay is home to several cozy bars, restaurants and a must-see model boat 'museum'. As you lounge in the cockpit sipping your evening sundowner, you may be approached by a rowboat-load of young musicians who’ll serenade you with mildly dissonant Calypso — whether you want them to or not! Regardless, don’t begrudge them a tip. We Americanos are supposed to applaud entrepreneurial spirit, right?

Nearby is Mustique, the upscale anomaly of the Grenadines, renowned as a hideaway for rockstars and royalty. Someone famous always seems to be in town and the notorious watering hole called Basel’s Bar is as good a place to look as any — the beer is always frosty, even if Mick and Di are out of town. Cannouan is a bit of a sleeper which many sailors bypass, but if peace and solitude are on your wish list you might keep it in your itinerary.

Although the Tobago Cays are a bit over¬

rated as a 'serious' dive site, this cluster of tiny uninhabited cays is well worth a visit.

The maze of shallow reefs here provide a variety of snug anchorages and are ideal for initiating newcomers to the pleasures of snorkeling. Anchored in the lee of the reefs, you can be gently bobbing in placid waters while the ocean dead ahead of you is churning with white-capped ocean swells.

Especially on a starry night, reflective moments spent in such peaceful places can make the whole trip worthwhile.

Union Island is the 'administrative center' for the central Grenadines, where a good variety of provisions can be found, as well as an airport where crewed charter guests often make their 'exit from paradise' via LIAT island hoppers. Nearby is Palm Island, given its name by owner John Caldwell — a bona fide palm tree fanatic. Many years ago, while doing his stint as a pioneering charter skipper, Caldwell made it his passion to plant palm seedlings on nearly every strip of sand in the Grenadines — k la Johnny Appleseed.

Slog ashore for dinner at Caldwell’s quaint waterside 'resort' and perhaps he’ll tell you the tale over a frothy Planter’s Punch.

Carriacou is the northernmost island of Grenada’s possessions. Yachts clear in at the sleepy little town of Hillsborough, which sees little other tourism other than the annual Carriacou Regatta, when a splendid collec’ tion of modern and traditional craft gather

Life is still simple in the villages and towns of St. Vincent. A drive through the countryside gives you a more complete perspective.

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West Indian shipwrights here.

When you visit the slow-paced 'spice island' of Grenada and chat with the laidback islanders, it’s difficult to imagine that U.S. Marines actually landed here eleven years ago to liberate the locals from the jaws of socialism. Those odd days seem like ancient history now, and Grenada’s popularity as a charter base is definitely on the upswing. Two well-equipped charter bases are found at St. Georges and Prickly Bay, both located near the island’s southern end.

The red-roofed harbor at St. Georges is undoubtedly one of the most picture-perfect anchorages in the tropics. And sometimes the harbor breezes are actually scented by exotic spices that are stockpiled on the wharves — really! With 45 beaches to bake on, and plenty of worthwhile sights to visit inland, we suggest you plan for an extra day of exploring to cap off your cruise. A taxi guide or rental car (drive left) will take you to remote fishing villages, cascading waterfalls and fragrant forests of spice trees. High above sea level, you’ll find rain forests alive with wild orchids, bamboo and monkeys.

As time and 'progress' march on, even timeless places like the Grenadines may eventually succumb to strip malls and Burger Kings. Before that dark day comes, we suggest you grab your seabag, hire a boat and see them in their unspoiled glory. Then drop us a line and tell us all about it!

— latitude/aet Charter Yacht Profile: Around the World aboard Jennifer During the past 20 years, hundreds of would-be charter skippers have nurtured the dream of living the sweet life in some tropical Eden, while occasional charter guests cover the costs. Despite the conventional wisdom against erratic emotional acts, they quit their jobs, sell off their property and squander their life’s savings on a boat, setting out, they imagine, to live the carefree lifestyle of a charter skipper.

As many find out, however, the game of luxury yacht chartering is not that easy to master. Although the workplace is certainly a healthy one, being 'on call' 24 hours a day is wearing, and the competition for customers can be fierce.

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now. First, when he was 30, he walked away from a successful law career to sail across the South Pacific with 18 seekers aboard the three-masted schooner Sophia, In the eighties he could be found back in the rat race again, this time as a commodities trader in Stockholm. The payoff was that he earned enough Swedish kronas to commission a customized Beneteau 500, with five cabins, four heads and an expansive cockpit.

Lars is a fun-loving yet clear-headed Scandinavian who’s been sailing since grammar school. He had a very definite game plan for the next decade of his life even before the first layer of fiberglass resin had set on Jennifer's hull. He would actively charter in the Caribbean and the Med for three seasons to pay off the boat, then set sail on a five-year circumnavigation that would take him to far-flung exotic landfalls like the Marquesas, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Madagascar. And today — as if to thumb his nose at the skeptics — he’s actually doing it, while taking on 'paying crew' to subsidize the cruise.

Clockwise from upper left: Johanna has made a career out of living the good life; a gang of Swedes worshipping South Pacific surf and sun; Captain Lars, a man with a plan; the Beneteau 'Jennifer' plowing to windward.

Now in year two of her voyage, Jennifer is currently gunk-holing from Fiji to the Marshall Islands through the rarely visited Islands of Tuvalu and the Kiribati Republic.

She’ll then hop-scotch through the Carolines with several Bay Area sailors on board, who’ll have a chance to snorkel and scuba dive at renowned sites like Truk Lagoon, Yap and Palau.

The per diem rate that paying crew contribute ($595 per week for extended periods) covers their food cost and helps defray the upkeep on Jennifer's toy chest of ’90s gear: SatNav, GPS, cell phone, SSB, watermaker, satcom unit, dive compressor and complete scuba set-ups for four.

Meeting Lars’ Dutch first mate/cook, Johanna DeGroot, gives you food for thought. Perhaps the way to meet a redly dynamic lady is not by driving around town in a rag-top Porsche after all, but by sailing the tropics in a well-equipped (paid-for) yacht with an agenda mapped out that’s to-

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die-for! Not only is Johanna smart, good looking and one hell of a sailor, she’s a career dive instructor who’s honed her skills on dive boats from the Red Sea to the Great Barrier Reef — and she can cook! Her first assignment after joining Jennifer in Australia last year? Slogging 2,500 miles to windward doublehanded to help Lars cover a charter commitment for a friend.

The months to come will be her reward, however, as Jennifer travels on to Papua New Guinea, then Australia’s Great Barrier Reef before competing in the Darwin to Ambon (Indonesia) Race in July. This 600mile romp through the tropics is a favorite of circumnavigators and Aussie cruisers, because along with entry comes a coveted cruising permit for the 3,000 miles of Indonesian islands. For sailing and diving in 'undiscovered' territory, this is the ultimate.

If you’ve got a good attitude and a few bucks in your dream chest, consider joining Lars and Johanna’s 'excellent adventure' — anytime in the next two years. To secure a berth or book a group charter, call their central agent, Ocean Voyages of Sausalito, at (415) 332-4681.

— latitude

In Praise of Thailand Although I live in Kathmandu — the world headquarters of the Himalayan YC — I still get to read Latitude thanks to a friend who mails it from Berkeley. You’ve written about Thailand before, but I’d like to share a few personal observations.

We escaped the rigors of a Himalayan winter last year to take our second sailing vacation in Thailand. Both times we flew from Bangkok to Phuket, and I’d recommend flying over the trains or bus, unless you crave the adventure of an exotic Southeast Asian travel 'experience'. In which case, you should take an overnight train. The charter scene is evolving in Phuket, but there are so many islands in the Andaman Sea that the anchorages are either empty or uncrowded. The cruising crowd seems to be largely from Oz — sailors who’ve island hopped north through Indonesia and Malaysia. The 'Latitude 8' bar in Ou Chalong (said to be a take-off on Latitude 38) quickly becomes their home base.

Given a couple of days to hang out at Latitude 8, which is located at the SE end of Phuket, one could undoubtedly arrange for a crewed charter with one of the visiting yachties that are anchored out, as I did last year. Within the time it took to down three Singha beers, I was offered a boat from New Zealand (Manureua), a French boat and a 38-foot catamaran from Sydney called No Fixed Address, which is owned and skippered by Stafford Steer.

Over the years I’ve been amused by the endless monohull/multihull debate in the pages of Latitude 38. Since my family sails Hobie Cats off Long Island every summer, I consider myself a multihuller, yet I’d never sailed on a large cat, and had some misgivings about chartering one. When I stepped aboard No Fixed Address, though, I knew immediately that it was the perfect boat for the tropics, with plenty of space above and below, and terrific ventilation in all the berths. It easily accommodated our extended family of four adults and three boys.

I also knew the skipper cared about going fast because virtually all the hardware from the 1992 King’s Cup (Phuket’s annual December regatta) was on display down

below. And 'fast' is even more fun in the tropics, where you need the wind chill factor to feel really comfortable!

From a San Francisco Bay sailor’s perspective, it never blows particularly hard around Phuket, but we hit 15 knots on occasion using asymmetrical spinnaker. So now I’m a complete convert to fast multihulls, which can get you to your destination in time to snorkel before sunset.

The islands that dot the waters east of Phuket are stunningly beautiful 'karsts', which have vertical limestone cliffs rising straight up from the sea. The more southerly ones have the water clarity of the open Andaman — magnificent.

At the northern islands, local fishermen in 'longtail' motor launches come up to your boat offering their catch of prawns, crabs or fish, providing the perfect opportunity to experience Thai hospitality. They’re so friendly that even when we trashed an unmarked net one night the whole exchange was good-natured and resulted in our having a kilo of prawns for lunch the next day.

Thailand is one of the more expensive charter areas for Americans to fly into, but it is also the major staging point for trips from the West Coast to Nepal and it’s a natural sequence to follow a trek in the Himalayas Sailing through the lush tropical islands off Phuket, Thailand gives charterers entry into a truly exotic world.

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WORLD OF CHARTERING Marine Leisure, who can set you up with a bareboat or a crewed yacht. Fax him at 01166-76-220-915. As far as I know, No Fixed Address is still chartering in Thailand. You can fax Stafford in Phuket at Quantum Marine Services at 011-66-76-381-322.

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On April 11, she’ll be heading back to Newport Beach via Tahiti, Hawaii, Alaska and Canada, and there’s room for you to join the adventure. OCC’s other 65-footer, the German Frers-designed Volcano will

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i With reports this month on the San Diego to Cabo San Lucas Race, a slew of midwinter races, results of two Halloween regattas, an update on the BOC Around the World Race, and the usual race notes at the end.

San Diego to Cabo Race Endless surfing, sunny days, clear moonlit nights, dolphins dancing around the bow, hot showers, ice cream... this race had it all!

The inaugural 'no frills' San Diego to Cabo San Lucas Race, the season finale for eight ULDB 70s and a 'fun run' for three California 50s, proved to be one of the best Mexican races in recent memory. It was literally short — the first three sleds finished the 737-mile sprint in just under three days; the 50s pulled in ten hours later — and exquisitely sweet. It was also the first 'do-it-yourself' Mexican race: Southwestern YC provided their docks beforehand and a starting line, but the 11boat fleet handled the rest, including taking their own finish times.

With the sled championship season hanging in the balance, Roy Disney’s SC 70 Pyewacket and Peter Tong’s SC 70 Orient Express match raced from the starting gun at noon on Friday, November 11. "We were never more than a few minutes apart, and

always within sight of each other," reported Disney. "It was a genuine nailbiter, especially at the end."

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over the two match racing SC 70 sisterships.

O.E. slipped by Pyewacket in the final moments to claim second by a few boatlengths, but Disney’s third was enough give the Mouseketeers their second season sledding crown. The rest of the sleds finished a hour or so back in the following order: Mongoose, Grand Illusion, Swiftsure III, Kathmandu and Cheetah.

Vicki’s winning crew consisted of Jeff Madrigali, the 'Hecklers' (Pete and Sam Heck), navigator Rob Wallace, Mark Wilson, Steve Comstock, Rob Snyders, Bob Boyce and John Frisch. "We won because we got our conditions, and we had superior tactics and helmsmen," claimed Frisch. "Not to mention my gourmet cooking!"

Unbelievably for a fall Cabo race, the winds held throughout the race in the 15-30 knot range. Kites were popped at the starting line off Point Loma, and stayed up until the last 100 miles, when the breeze went forward and #3 and #4 jibs were hoisted for a power

On the beach: victorious 'Vicki' men. Owner Mike Campbell is second from left.

reach down to the Cape. It was an easy race, but it wasn’t without a few obstacles: some kites were destroyed ("We ripped every sail

we put up, including the main!" claimed Cheetah crew Bruce Bennett) and almost everyone backed down at least once to shed kelp from their keels.

Grand Illusion, in fact, hit the mother of all kelp beds off San Benito on the second night out. "It was an uncharted island about 70 feet wide," recalled G/’s Robbie Beddingfield. "There were half a dozen Mexican fishermen living on it, and several pangas tied to it." Sticking with the facts, GI went from 14 knots to 0 as they went off the fairway into the rough. For an hour, they tried everything to get off — including sending a man into the water to hack away the evil weed — but eventually they had to fire up the motor to get off. They confessed their 'sin' on the morning role call, and waited for the group to decide their fate. Had GI won, or otherwise been a spoiler in the season, they would have probably been chucked. But given the loose rules — and lack of protest committee — their finish was happily allowed to stand.

Kelp beds are soft compared to what Mongoose almost hit: they were surfing

SHEET surprisingly well. When it comes to Mexican races, maybe less is more.

Golden Gate Midwinters When our alarm rang on Saturday morning, November 5, we took one look at the torrential downpour outside, called our crew to bag the race (they thanked us) and went back to sleep. A lot of other folks obviously felt the same way, as only half of the 84 boats signed up in this year’s Golden Gate Midwinters Series made it to the starting line.

The diehard 48 boats that did sail were punished by non-stop rain, a huge ebb and, ironically, a dying breeze. The first four PHRF classes managed their 7.45-mile race (start, Blossom to port, Harding, Blackaller, finish) just fine despite the soggy conditions.

The little guys weren’t so fortunate — they were given a 6.78-mile double sausage between Gashouse Cove and Blackaller, a course which no one was destined to finish in the mounting ebb.

Sign-ups were way down this year, with both the Santana 35s and J/35s losing their traditional one design status inside their PHRF groups (Danville Express topped the 5-boat Express 37 contingent). Our crystal ball was fuzzy as to who would win the Seaweed Soup Bowl this year—we couldn’t make opt the boat name, but it was a yellow hull with what looks like a duck’s butt painted on the transom.. .

Rainy day fun at the GCYC Midwinters. Why is everyone on the low side? And what does 'Zamazaan' mean?

along in broad daylight at 13-15 knots when a 40-foot humpback whale surfaced directly in front of them. They missed it by half a boatlength, but the pissed-off leviathan tagged along 100 yards behind them for ten minutes. "Then it pulled up next to us for a few seconds and gave us the eye one more time. After that, it put on the jets, and left us like we were standing still," recalled Jon Stewart. "It was the most impressive display of nature I’ve ever seen!"

Meanwhile, half a day behind the sleds, the Cal 50s enjoyed a tight battle, always within sight of each other. Jeff Chandler’s carbonated SC 52 Pressure Cooker (aka the 'Crock Pot') finished first with her aggressive 7-man crew, but the race went to Bruce Anderson’s relatively new Perry 56 Stealth Chicken on corrected time (the implied wind method of IMS scoring was used, but arguably it should have been a level race).

Aldora, Dave Dillehay’s blue Andrews 56,

corrected out second, while the relatively high-rating Cooker slipped into third. All three boats finished within 30 minutes of each other; if not for light air and an adverse current in the final miles at the end, they might have finished within five minutes.

The 'fowl' victory was a popular one, as it marks the first time that Stealth Chicken has 'crossed the road' into the winner’s circle.

The boat seemed much improved after recent keel surgery (the bulb was removed), and was aggressively sailed by a talented crew that included sailmaker Bill Menninger. "We stalked them all the way down," claimed crewmember Ken Johnson. "Their knotmeters were a’clickin’, but in the end they took a lickin’ from the Chicken!"

Altogether, it was a memorable, if not historic, race. While the Latitude-inspired Cruising Division was a smash hit and arguably the real story (see coverage on pages 94-102), the 'big boys' also set a new trend: the 'minimalist' approach (low entry fees; take your own times; no blue-blazer parties or rubber burrito awards dinners; no tennis or golf tournaments, etc.) worked

DIV. I (0-73) — 1) Red Hawk, SC 40, Lou & Paula Pambianco; 2) Zamazaan, Farr 52, Chuck Weghorn; 3) Revs, Ross 35, Jeff Cething; 4) Jarlen, J/35, Bob Bloom; 5) Equanimity, J/35, Randy Paul.

(16 boats) DIV. II (74-99) — 1) My Rubber Ducky, Hobie 33, Lee Carami; 2) Limelight, J/105, Harry Blake; 3) Petard, Farr 36, Keith Buck. (6 boats) DIV. Ill (100-152) — 1) Baffett, Express 27, Forest Basket/Tom Baffico; 2) Take Five, Santana 35, Paul & Lauren Sinz; 3) Dance Away, Santana 35, Doug Storkavich/Doug Slabeck. (8 boats) DIV. IV (153-197) — 1) Xarifa, IOD, Paul Manning; 2) Whitecap, IOD, Tom Allen. (4 boats) KNARR — 4 boats; no finishers.

DIV. V (198-up) — 9 boats; no finishers.

FOLKBOAT — 4 boats; no finishers.

BEAR — 4 boats; no finishers.

San Francisco YC Midwinters As the pictures on the following pages will attest, 27 boats enjoyed perfect sailing conditions on Saturday, November 19, in the first of four scheduled San Francisco YC Fall Series races. The 5.6-mile course took the relatively small fleet across the Bay to Blackaller Buoy and back, a crossing enlivened by two close encounters with tankers. "It was an absolutely classic midwinter day," enthused race chairman Randy Ferguson. "It just couldn’t have been nicer!"

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Apparently, SFYC used up all its chits with the wind gods on Saturday, as Sunday’s racing was postponed for an hour and 45 minutes before being canceled entirely. The series resumes (and concludes) on December 17-18. Results of Saturday’s race follow: DIV. I (0-100) — 1) Fever, J/35, Barry Danieli/ Tim Russell; 2) National Biscuit, Schumacher 35, Colin Case; 3) Rosebud, 11 :Metre, Tim Scherer; 4) Page 140 • UuUiZV • December, 1994

# 68, 11 :Metre, Unknown; 5) X-Dream, Jeppesen 39, Steen Moller. (12 boats) DIV. II (101-169) — 1) Surfeit, Melges24, Henry Olson/Alison Dimick; 2) Blue Ribbon, Etchells, Dinny Waters; 3) Fire Drill, Tartan Ten, T. Lambert; 4) Another White Boat, George Peck; 5) Animal Farm, Wylie 28, Hans & Susan Bigall. (12 boats) DIV. Ill (170-above) — 1) Amante, Rhodes 19, Kirk Smith; 2) Wahope, Newport 30, Walt Wilson.

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Scenes from the mellow San Francisco YC Fall Series. All photos 'Latitude'/rob.

Halloween Regattas Two of the Bay’s more entertaining fall sailing rituals- — Richmond YC’s Great Pumpkin Regatta (one design) and Tiburon YC’s Red Rock Regatta (PHRF) — occurred on the sunny weekend of October 29-30.

RACING SHEET

Each event packed ’em in, both on the race course and at the wild and crazy costume parties afterwards.

But that was over a month ago, ancient history by now. Thanksgiving’s come and gone; there are only 24 shopping days until Christmas; New Year’s is fast approaching.. . . who can even remember as far back as Halloween? We sure as hell can’t, so the following results will have to tell the story:

GREAT PUMPKIN REGATTA: EXPRESS 37 — 1) Re-Quest, Glenn Isaacson, 1.5 points; 2) Danville Express, Andy Hall, 5; 3) Melange, Steve & Susan Chamberlin, 7. (7 boats) J/35 — 1)Slithergadee,John Niesley, 1.5 points; 2) Equanimity, Randy & Patsy Paul, 4. (4 boats) 34-FOOTERS — 1) Expressway, Express 34, Michael Condon, 2.75 points; 2) Ozone, Olson 34, Carl Bauer, 3.75; 3) Expeditious, Bartz Schneider, 5. (7 boats)

WYLIE 34 — 1) Mad Hatter, Fisher/Hickman, 1.5 points; 2) Scoop, Clarke/Croswhite, 6; 3) Echo, Kiskaddon/Sheats, 6. (5 boats) J/105 — 1) Jest, Jim Cascino, 4 points; 2) Invictus, Walt Marti, 4.75; 3) Blackhawk, Art Ball, 4.75. (6 boats) OLSON 30 — 1) Liquid Gait, Jack Easterday, 2.75 points; 2) Run Wild, Al Holt, 2.75; 3) Hoot, Andy Macfie, 7. (5 boats) HAWKFARM — 1) El Gavilan, Jocelyn Nash, 4 points; 2) Mohawk, Keith Madding, 5.75; 3) Eclipse, Hoffman/Desenberg, 7. (8 boats) EXPRESS 27 — 1) Mr. Bad Example, Nick & Terry Cibbens, 1.5 points; 2) Elan, Steve Lake, 5; 3) Phoenix, Kim Harbeck, 9; 4) New Wave, Buzz Blackett, 10; 5) Summer Palace, Bart Harris, 11; 6) Salty Hotel, Mark Halman, 13; 7) Peaches, Baldwin/Rivlin, 13; 8) Sonita, Page/Sadamori, 13; 9) Graeagle, George Koch, 18.(19 boats) OLSON 25 — 1) Honey's Money, Jay Aiken, 1.5 points; 2) Vivace, Riess/Statler, 4; 3) Barking Dog, Jeffrey Kroeber, 6. (6 boats) MERIT 25 — 1) Twilight Zone, Paul Kamen, 1.5 points; 2) Doctor Who, John Drewery, 6; 3) Deja Vu, Shellie Taylor, 6. (6 boats) MELCES 24 — 1) Front Page News, Greg Dorland, 2.75 points; 2) Majesty, Davant/Pollack/ Wilson, 2.75; 3) Priss, Bill Twist, 6. (6 boats) J/80 — 1) Full Contact Golf, Wyllys Baird, 1.5 points; 2) J Affair, Allen Bray, 5. (4 boats) WABBIT — 1) Jombo, Jon Stewart, 1.5 points; 2) Kwazy, Colin Moore, 5; 3) Tulawemia, Mark Harpainter, 5; 4) Wind Blown Hare, Steve Bates, 9.

(10 boats) MOORE 24 — 1) Adios, Walecka/Klitza, 2.75 points; 2) Mercedes, Joel Verutti, 3.75; 3) Fatuity, Dave Hodges, 5; 4) Hot Rod Lincoln, Charles Witcher, 8; 5) Kangaroo Court, Carrick/Easter, 11.

(10 boats) J/24 — 1) Grinder, Jeff Littfin, 2.75 points; 2) Pumpkin Eater, Branagh/Sellers, 2.75; 3) Oops, Vicki Sodaro, 8; 4) Wonder Woman, Dines/Kennelly, 10. (9 boats) SANTANA 22 — 1) Carlos, R.B. Ward, 2.75 points; 2) RiffRaff, Eric Menzel, 2.75; 3) US 99, Samuels/Barksdale, 7; 4) Albacore, David Demarest, 11; 5) Limestone Cowboy, Unknown, 13.(11 boats) CAL 20 — 1) Hana Pau, Hester Burn-Callander, 3.75 points; 2) Sea Saw, David Green, 4; 3) Upper Bound, Peter Fowler, 4.75. (5 boats) PURSUIT RACE — 1) Fatuity, Moore 24; 2) Temptation, Cal 2-27; 3) Notorious, Hawkfarm; 4) Majesty, Melges 24; 5) Adios, Moore 24; 6) Salty Hotel, Express 27; 7) Meeta, Express 27; 8) El Gavilan, Hawkfarm; 9) Smokin', Melges 24; 10) Honey's Money, Olson 25.

RED ROCK REGATTA: SPINNAKER — 1) Moonshine, Dog Patch 26, Eric Steinberg; 2) Moonshadow, Wylie 31, Wayne Behrens; 3) Animal Farm, Wylie 28, Hans Bigall; 4) Outta Sight, Laser 28, Ken Andersen; 5) X-Dream, X-119, Steen Moller; 6) Passing Wind, Olson 25, Sean Torsney; 7) China Cloud, J/40, Leigh Brite; 8) December, 1994 • DiUt^tZS • Page 141

THE RACING Preparation J, J/30, Jerry Tostenson; 9) Limelight, J/105, Harry Blake; 10) Don Wan, Santana 28, Don Kunstler. (26 boats) NON-SPINNAKER — 1) On the Edge, C&C 33, Fred Conta; 2) Giggleswick, Beneteau 38, Brian Hall; 3) Splash, Cal 2-27, Don Walder; 4) Aquasces, Venture 25, Frank Atteberry; 5) Night Train, Islander 36, William Canada; 6) Shananigan, Islander 36, Mike Fitz-Gerald; 7) Roller Coaster, J/30, Mike Hauser; 8) Esprit, Unknown, David Mesagno; 9) Irish Misty, Catalina 30, Kay Hendrick; 10) Vision, Cal 48, Joe Starritt. (18 boats)

Santa Cruz Update Our contact in mellow Santa Cruz, SC 27 sailor Mike Evans, bombarded our fax machine with the following results from recent Santa Cruz YC Regattas. The Fall SCORE Series, the Singlehanded Series and the Champion of Champions are all over, with the Olson 30 Stray Cat emerging as the big winner.

The midwinters are just cranking up, and there’s a new player in town — Eric Sultan’s veteran Wilderness 30 Special Edition. The boat will spend the winter in Santa Cruz now that the new 5,000-pound hoist has been installed at the yacht club. Special Ed kicked butt in the first two light air races, no surprise given Sultan’s overkill crew of Dave Hodges, lan Klitza, Dennis Bassano and Mark Golsch.

For the first time, all the boats in the midwinters are racing in the same class, mainly because only two big boats signed up. Starts and mark roundings during the 2.8-mile double windward-leeward races were hectic, to say the least. "Engrave the trophy now," predicted Evans. "Ed is awesome in light air — they’re untouchable!"

MIDWINTERS (11/19; 2 races) — 1) Special Edition, Wilderness 30, Eric Sultan, 1.5 points; 2) Great Pumpkin, Moore 24, Jim Maloney, 4; 3) (tie) Flying Squirrel, SC 33, Jack Gordon, and War Stories, Moore 24, Royce Fletcher, 8; 5) Hanalei Express, SC 27, Sturgeon/Schuyler, 9; 6) Mayo Free Zone, Moore 24, Eric Malmberg, 12; 7) Snafu-U, Moore 24, Mark Berryman, 14; 8) Gandalf, Santana 35, Carl Quitzau, 15; 9) No Name, SC 27, David Peddy, 22; 10) (tie) AWB, Santana 35, Darrel Louis, and Strega, Express 27, Timothy Depolo. (24 boats) CHAMP OF CHAMPIONS (11/5; 4.1 miles) — 1) Stray Cat, Olson 30, Pepe Parsons/Rebecca Dymond; 2) Animal House, Olson 30, Tom Akrop/ Matt Lezin; 3) Summertime, Moore 24, Dennis Bassano/Mark Golsch; 4) Mooregasm, Moore 24, Hank Niles/Chris Watts; 5) Cruzin, SC 27, Greg Miller; 6) Hanalei Express, SC 27, Rob Schuyler; 7) Prince Charming, Spruit 30, Terry Drew; 8) Gails Warning, Cal 22, Richard Emigh. (8 boats) FALL SCORE (4 ocean races) — DIV. A — 1) Daisy, SC 40, John Buchanan, 8.75 points; 2) Page 142 • UtUoJe.^2 • December, 1994

Animal House, Olson 30, Akrop/Lezin, 15.75; 3) Tsiris, Olson 29, Dan Nitake, 20.75. (9 boats) DIV. B — 1) Prince Charming, Spruit 30, Terry Drew, 14.75 points; 2) Summertime, Moore 24, Dennis Bassano, Jr., 18.75; 3) Hanalei Express, SC 27, Sturgeon/Schuyler, 20. (9 boats) DIV. C — 1) Gails Warning, Cal 22, Richard Emigh, 3 points; 2) US 99, Santana 22, Bob Barksdale. (5 boats) SINGLEHANDED SERIES (3 races) — 1) Stray Cat, Olson 30, Pepe Parsons, 10.75 points; 2) War Stories, Moore 24, Royce Fletcher, 21; 3) Ciao, SC 27, Andy Carson, 2; 4) Velocious, SC 27, G.W. Griggs, 26; 5) Gypsy, Santana 22, Fred Molnar, 26.75. (17 boats) v

BOC Update When we left off last month, 37-year-old Frenchwomen Isabelle Autissier had just sailed Ecureuil Poitou Charentes 2 to an astounding victory in the first leg of the BOC Around the World Race. Her record time of 35 days, 8 hours, put her over five days ahead of her nearest competitor, American Steve Pettengill (Hunter’s Child). The feat instantly made Isabelle, in our eyes at least, the greatest female sailor of all time. If she goes on to win the whole enchilada (not

Sydney — four of the Class II boats haven’t even finished pet (see box)! Three of the four (Petersen, Bianchetti and Mitchell) were expected to arrive on Thanksgiving Day, while the fourth, the late-starting American 'Pink Floyd' Romack (Cardiac 88) is still some 1,500 miles away. With Leg II about to start on November 26, all four are basically screwed.

But while the rockstars in the 60-footers are in the race for fame and fortune, the Division II guys are in it for more intangible reasons. Native South African Neal Petersen (Protect Our Sealife)’ put it this way in a recent message to race headquarters: "I would like to be first, but mainly I enjoy being a sportsman, and that means participating and possibly being last, too. If people only participated to win, the sport would die.

I feel my personal reward is in finishing. The more I struggle out here, the more determined I am to come back and improve on what I have accomplished."

Petersen was running late after pulling into Bermuda to repair his headstay; Simone Bianchetti (Town ofCervia) stopped in Brazil to plug a persistent leak; and Henry Mitchell (Henry Hornblower), who is the oldest skipper (70 yrs.) in the smallest boat (40 ft.), is

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unreasonable given her massive lead)/we trust the rest of the world will come to share our point of view.

While Isabelle and the other frontrunners are tanned, rested and ready for the second leg — 7,000 brutal miles from Cape Town to

apparently just plain slow. But at least these guys are still sailing. As reported in the November Latitude, two boats dropped out — one literally (Gartmore sank) and another (Queen Anne’s Battery) returned to England for mysterious 'personal reasons'.

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The hero of Leg I — other than Isabelle — had to be Australian Alan Nebauer (Newcastle Australia), who saved Josh Hall when his Gartmore Investment Managers went down after smashing into a submerged object. Nebauer, ironically, was himself the victim of a collision with an unseen object: "Four hours into the race I heard a loud bang underneath the boat. I was making 11 knots, and it stopped the boat cold. It appeared we’d hit an abandoned refugee raft from the Cuban exodus. . . a big pallet, about eight feet wide, with flotation drums lashed on."

Such are the perils of solo circumnavigators. Anything can still happen in the remaining three legs, and you can bet the stories will only get better as the 18-boat fleet enters the Southern Ocean. Who will break down next? Can anyone catch Isabelle? Is her canting keel really that much faster than the other boats’ water ballast systems? Or was her first leg luck? Answers to these questions and others will be available around Christmas, when the first boats should arrive in Sydney.

EYC Jack Frost Midwinters Over 100 boats sailed in the first Jack Frost Race, hosted by Encinal YC on Saturday, November 19. It proved to be an exercise in frustration for the big boats, including the J/105s, none of whom were able to complete the 7.8-mile course within the three hour time limit. The rest of the fleet limped around a 4-mile course in a faint westerly.

"Well, at least it was sunny," figured race chairman Rod Kidd.

Notable among the winners was Sonic 1, the prototype Sonic 30, which won the ULDB class with 20 seconds to spare under Chris Corlett’s guidance. "The Sonic 30 is basically a big Express 27," explained designer Carl Schumacher. "The hull is the same as the Sonoma 30, but just about everything else is different: we’ve added sail area, updated the keel and rudder, and changed the deck layout and interior.

CLASS A (0-90) — No finishers. (10 boats) CLASS B (93-120) — No finishers. (9 boats) CLASS C (ULDB) — 1) Sonic 1, Sonic 30, Chris v Corlett; 2) Bloom County, Mancebo 31, Carl Ondry; 3) Hurricane, Moore 24, Adam Sadeg. (9 boats) CLASS D (123-159) — 1) Insufferable, N/M 30, Peter Rookard; 2) Rumbleseat, 30 Square Meter, Bruce Schwab; 3) Uptight Emma, Olson 91 IS, Scott Owens. (11 boats) CLASS E (160-190) — 1) Grand Slam, Cal 29, Fred Minning; 2) Snow Goose, Santana 30, Ted

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Mattson; 3) Chesapeake, Merit 25, Jim Fair; 4) Lelo Too, Tartan 30, Emile Carles; 5) Bewitched, Merit 25, Lorraine Salmon. (17 boats) CLASS C (191-up) — 1) Jubilee, Ariel, Don Morrison; 2) White Satin, Catalina 27, Steve Rienhart; 3) Latin Lass, Catalina 27, Bill Chapman.

(7 boats) CLASS H (non-spinnaker) — 1) Amigos, Cal 20, Jack Navarra; 2) Wianno, Catalina 42, John Sullivan; 3) Redline, J/35, Bill Fawns. (7 boats) CLASS J (multihull) — 1) Pegasus, F-27, Andrew Pitcairn; 2) The Wild Thing, F-24, Vic Thiry. (4 boats) J/105 — No finishers. (5 boats) CATALINA 34 (non-spinnaker) — 1) Allegro, John Lambert; 2) Wind Dragon, Dave Davis; 3) Helbeau, John Sandstrom. (6 boats) CATALINA 30 — 1) Missy B, Carl Ballard; 2) Trey Shay, John Jacobs; 3) Mona Too, David Halaby. (7 boats) THUNDERBIRD —1) Alien Nation, Jim Closli; 2) Toots, Michael Willin. (4 boats) COLUMBIA CHALLENCER — 1) Runaground Sue, James Van Blarigan; 2) Murphy's Law, Bill Murphy. (5 boats) SANTANA 22 — 1) US 99, Bob Barksdale; 2) Riffraff, Julie Urias; 3) White Lightning, Bill * Charron. (8 boats)

BYC/MYCO Midwinters "It was totally insane!" recalled race chairwoman Bobbi Tosse of Berkeley/Metropolitan YC’s first midwinter race on Saturday, November 12. "Of the 111 boats that started, 47 crossed the finish line within 3 minutes and 13 seconds of each other — on average, one every four seconds! A squall

had rolled through, generating a bit of wind, and all the boats were flying kites. They approached on different jibes — amazingly, there weren’t any collisions."

The race committee videotaped the wild finish, but even so, their view of the line was often obscured by spinnakers. (The audio portion of the video apparently was priceless, as the committee volunteers went through every swear word they knew during those three wild minutes.) "It took a lot of phone calls to recreate the finishes," admitted Bobbi. "Fortunately, Sunday was much more civilized."

Standout boat of the weekend was Robert Harf’s new Melges 24 The Far Side, which fired off two bullets in its debut. Another new 'boat that performed quite well was Forest Baffett and Tom Baffino’s new-to-them Express 27 Baffett (ex-Chimera), which placed 2-3 for the weekend. Another recently sold Express 27, ’93 and ’94 national champion Guneukitschek — which new owner Stanley Clark has yet to rename — struggled to a 21st on Saturday in her first outing under new management. There’s a lesson here somewhere, but it escapes us.

SATURDAY, 7 7/72; DIV. A (0-111) — 1) No Kidding, Pyramid 30+, Sue Pfluecke; 2) Sweet Okole, Farr 36, Dean Treadway; 3) Absolute 88, Wylie 37, Keith MacBeth. (7 boats) DIV. B (114-132) — 1) Indecent Exposure, Wabbit, Greg Byrne; 2) Blue Max, Dehler 34, Jim & Diana Freeland; 3) Advantage II, J/29, Pat & Will Benedict. (7 boats) DIV. C (135-177) — 1) No Big Thing, Wavelength 24, Charles Hess; 2) Ultimate, Ultimate 20, Bryce Griffith. (4 boats) DIV. D (180-204) — 1) Wildcat, Catalina 27, December, 1994 • UXihJt 1$ • Page 143

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Ernie Dickson; 2) Latin Lass, Catalina 27, Bill Chapman; 3) Shareholder, Holder 20, Cary Albright. (6 boats) DIV. E (207-up) — 1) Chaos, Ranger 23, Tim Stapleton; 2) Madman x H20, Santana 20, Steve Katzman; 3) Jubilee, Ariel, Don Morrison. (8 boats) MELCES 24 — 1) The Far Side, R. Harf/M. Moore; 2) Quantum Libet, David Wadbrrok; 3) Rodeo, Greg Dyer. (6 boats) OLSON 30 — 1) Saint Anne, Dick Heckman; 2) Zephros, Tylor Jones; 3) Liquid Gait, Jack Easterday; 4) Run Wild, Al Holt; 5) Lurker, Paul Martson. (12 boats) EXPRESS 27 — 1) Abigail Morgan, Ron Kell; 2) Baffett, Baskett/Baffico; 3) New Wave, Buzz Blackett; 4) Mantis, Rich Tofte; 5) Expressway, Ross Groelz; 6) Salty Hotel, Mark Halman; 7) Mirage, Terry Cobb; 8) Peaches, G. Baldwin/J. Rivlin; 9) Friday, John Liebenberg; 10) Bessie Jay, Brad Whitaker. (23 boats) MOORE 24 — 1) Hot Rod Lincoln, Charles Witcher; 2) Freeflight, Pat Mitchell; 3) Topper, Rich Korman. (7 boats) OLSON 25 — 1) Barking Dog, Jeffrey Kroeber; Page )44 •

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2) Vivace, Suzanne Statler. (4 boats) MERIT 25 — 1) Doctor Who, John Drewery; 2) Double Agent, Ron Landmann; 3) Twilight Zone, Paul Kamen. (7 boats) J/24 — 1) Crackerjack, Steve Highbarger; 2) Cool Breeze, Don Nazzal; 3) Knots, John Notman.

(6 boats) NEWPORT 30 — 1) Topgallant, Frank Hinman; 2) Mariner, Bruce Darby; 3) Esprit, Robert Stephens. (8 boats) HAWKFARM — 1) Mercedes, Pat Vincent; 2) Roadhouse Blues, T. Bentsen/B. Boschma; 3) El Gavilan, Nash Family. (6 boats) SUNDAY, 11/13: DIV. I (0-138) — 1) The Far Side, Melges 24, R. Harf/M. Moore; 2) Sonic 1, Sonic 30, Dan Newland; 3) Smokin', Melges 24, Dave Oliver. (8 boats) DIV. II (141-168) — 1) Free Flight, Moore 24, Pat Mitchell; 2) Chesapeake, Merit 25, Jim Fair; 3) Froglips, Stockdale/Lucas. (9 boats)

DIV. Ill (171-204) — 1) Latin Lass, Catalina 27, Bill Chapman; 2) Alliance, Cal 2-27; Whit Conley; 3) Temptation, Cal 2-27, Rollye Wiskerson. (9 boats) DIV. IV (207-up) — 1) Jubilee, Ariel, Don Morrison; 2) Madman x H20, Santana 20, Steve Katzman. (5 boats) OLSON 30 — 1) Run Wild, Al Holt; 2) Hoot, Andy Macfie; 3) Liquid Gait, Jack Easterday. (7 boats) EXPRESS 27 — 1) Friday, John Liebenberg; 2) Bobs, Mike Hearn; 3) Baffett, Baskett/Baffico. (6 boats) WABBIT — 1) Kwazy, Colin Moore; 2) Tulewemia, Mark Harpainter; 3) Wind Blown Hare, Steve Bates. (6 boats) OLSON 25 — 1) Honey's Money, Jay Aiken; 2) Barking Dog, Jeffrey Kroeber. (5 boats)

Race Notes Musical chairs: Peter Gilmour (AUS) regained the number one spot on the Omega World Match Racing Circuit rankings by virtue of placing second in the early

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Random race results: John Woodhull’s Persephone won all five races of the 29th Cal 40 Nationals. Ten boats competed in the regatta, hosted by Los Angeles YC on October 29-30. . . Only 12 boats sailed in the first South Bay YRA midwinter race, a light air contest run by Coyote Point YC. Nick Kluznick’s modified Wylie 34 Coyote won Class A, while Hank Schade’s Catalina 27 Chiquita took 'B'. . . Two teams of four Bay Area women sailed in The Moorings Women’s Keelboat Invitational in St. Petersburg, Florida, on November 3-6. Vicki Sodaro (with Liz Baylis, Ruth Berkowitz and Helena Cannady) finished fourth in the 10boat Sonar fleet, while Stephanie Wondolleck (with Melinda Erkelens, Anna Peachy and Ashley Tobin) was seventh. The winner, Florida sailor Sandy Sheda, earned a 10-day Caribbean charter!. . . Bruce Dyson of Marblehead, Mass. , won the IOD North Americans, hosted by St. Francis YC on October 27-30, over a 9-boat field. Adam Wheeler of the San Francisco fleet was the top local skipper, finishing second.

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November’s Nippon Cup in Hayama, Japan.

He replaced Rod Davis (AUS), whose tenure at the top lasted less than a month. But Russell Courts (NZL), the ’93 champ, is moving up rapidly, currently close behind the leaders in third after winning the Nippon Cup and the just-completed Steinlager Logan Cup in Auckland. The latter event is the last major match race venue before the America’s Cup, and naturally many of the ACup players used it as a tune-up. Courts is expected to regain his throne the next time the points are tallied.

Don’t kill the messenger: Not surprisingly, the number of current I OR certificates issued in the U.S. has dropped dramatically lately, from 280 in ’92, to 200 in ’93, to only 130 this year. You’d think the number of IMS certificates would be going up correspondingly, wouldn’t you? Not so — in ’92, there were 1055 IMS boats on file, in ’93 it fell to 873, and in ’94, it’s down to 825. Hmmm, does anyone else detect a trend here?

McVae, a member of Richmond and Presidio yacht clubs, is the new Area G Regional Administrative Judge (RAJ) for the next four years. McVae interacts with all the judges in our district, and supports them as necessary.

If your yacht club needs help with race management or judging assistance, Doug’s the man to call. He can be reached at (415) 479-5558.

Boats you can’t afford: Neal Barth’s Farrdesigned Whitbread 60 Yamaha is currently in Newport Beach being readied to compete in the last two races of San Diego’s Hot Rum Series. . . Four sleds have changed hands lately: Marina del Rey’s Tony Delfino bought Starship I (ex-Pyewacket), painted it dark blue and renamed it Phantom VI. Delfino also now owns Neu> Zealand Endeavour, the jumbo Farr 84 that won the recent Whitbread Race overall. Brian Mock, who sold Sorcery back to original owner Jake Wood earlier this year, bought the N/M 70 Gekko (ex-Marishiten) and renamed it Firedrill.

Steve Popavich of Cabrillo Beach YC purchased the N/M 70 Cheval from Hal Ward, whose all-carbon, tail-rigged super-sled is

Meanwhile, conservative Craig 'Newt Fletcher CAIdora') also went for a makeover. "This is the new me!" he declared enthusiastically.

Strange days in Cabo: Former hippie Zan Drejes CMongoose') goes for a whole new look. "It's a republican haircut," he explained.

Lanee Butler of Dana Point and the hot Marin County Soling team of Jeff Madrigal!, Kent Massey and Jim Barton were selected as the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) athletes of the year for the sport of sailing. . . . Senior Judge Doug

nearing completion at Dencho Marine. Blake Quinn has sold his SC 70 Holua to a buyer on the Great Lakes, but apparently the boat won’t head for the Heartland until after the PV Race.

More midwinters: The first Sausalito Cruising Club midwinter race attracted 17 boats on October 29. Winners of each class were: Div. 1 —My Rubber Ducky, Hobie 33, Lee Garami (2 boats); Div. II — Lone Star, December. 1994 • UfcWel? • Page 145

THE RACING SHEET Peterson 43, Dave and Jane Reed (8 boats); and Div. Ill — Escape, Unknown, Tim Russell (7 boats). The initial Sausalito YC midwinters, held on the gray day of November 6, likewise appealed to only 17 boats.

Keith MacBeth’s custom Wylie 37 Absolute 88 won the 10-boat spinnaker division, while Shirley Bates’ Tuna 22 Inshallah was the top dog in the non-spinny sector. Is it our imagination, or didn’t both of these series attract nearer to 50 boats just a few years ago?

Going to Disneyland? Roy Disney’s SC 70 Pyewacket won the ULDB 70 season championship for a second time, though it wasn’t the walkaway they experienced in 1991. Peter Tong’s newer sistership Orient Express made Disney’s team work hard for the title this year — and in the process, Pyewacket won the Manzanillo Race in record time, the Cal Cup and the Big Boat Series. The final tally shows Pyewacket with 82 points to O.E.’s 79, followed by: 3) Evolution, 71; 4) Victoria, 62; 5) Mongoose, 55; 6) Grand Illusion, 48; 7) Alchemy, 44; and six other marginally interested sleds.

Next July, Disney is considering going 'turbo' in the official TransPac — i.e., going with a

Roy Disney was all smiles after winning his second ULDB 70 season title. Next summer, he's contemplating turbocharging ‘Pyewacket'.

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Odds and ends: Brad Whitaker and his Bessie Jay crew (Eric Klausen, Chris Casey, Cris Lockwood, Steve Kapp, Simon Weiner and Robin Sodaro) won the ’94 Express 27 Perpetual Championship, a lightly-attended and rather unorganized combination N of Bay and long distance racing. . . 28-yearold French/Swiss sailing god Laurent Bourgnon sailed his 60-foot trimaran Primagaz across the Atlantic yet again last month, this time winning the fifth Route du Rhum Race — France’s most coveted singlehanded sailing trophy — in record time.

Bourgnon, who earlier this year set the outright 24-hour speed record — also singlehanded — finished the difficult 2,900-mile race in 14 days, 6 hours. Ten of the 24 starters have already broken down.

Buoyant news: The local Melges 24 class passed a 'Larry Klein rule' last month mandating that every crewmember must wear a PFD from the five minute gun until the end of the race, or his boat will face disqualification. The ll:Metre class passed a similar rule a week after the Big Boat Series. . .

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With reports this month from Runaway on being badly damaged in San Felipe; Peregrina in Thailand and India; Stella di Mare in the Western Caribbean; Wild Spirit in Vanuatu; Fair Rover II helping out a boat in distress at Roca Partida; Joshua H. at Christmas Island; Flying Cloud on winter in the Delta; and Cruise Notes.

Runaway - Columbia 26 George Snyder The Loss of My Home (Long Beach) Runaway — the Columbia 26 Mkll that was both my boat and home — was wrecked on the beach at San Felipe, Baja, on September 4.

Ever since June, my son Rusty and I had been working on a plan to trailer the boat back to the United States, where I would modify her for more comfortable future cruising. By some miracle, Rusty found a trailer — with a 26-ft Thunderbird on it! — that was within my budget. He beefed up the trailer to where he felt it could handle the load of Runaway. On September 3, we met in San Felipe to try to haul my boat out.

I must interject that sailing to the extreme north of the Sea of Cortez in July and August involved some of the hardest sailing I have ever done. 1 was hit by some kind of weather system every fifth to seventh day. Twice during heavy gales — with winds in excess of 50 knots — I almost lost my boat. While the seas were as big as out in the Pacific, at least the winds were always from south or southeast—which is, of course, the opposite direction of the winter winds. North of Bahia de Los Angeles, it also got very lonely as I

After being home to Synder for 10 years, 'Runawa/ was lost at San Felipe during an attempt to load her on a trailer.

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Cortez Hotel. It wouldn’t be a normal haulout in that we were dealing with tides in excess of 20 feet. In addition, there had been surf for three days — although it seemed to be subsiding. It was my call to go ahead with the haul-out attempt. It proved to be a bad decision. s With the anchor set astern and a crew pulling on bow lines, we attempted to position the boat above the submerged trailer at high tide. Runaway came down well, and from aboard the boat I hollered at Rusty to drive ahead. But then a swell lifted the boat off the trailer and dropped her back down at an odd angle to the trailer. The impact put a hole in the hull. The surf continued to pound Runaway from one side to the other, smashing her against the side of the ramp. Sometime during this period, the outboard was wrenched from its mount and ended up in the surf. As for the rudder, it was bent to a 90° angle.

We attempted to pull Runaway off using another boat, but all the lines exploded. One line snapped in my hand, severely bruising all my fingers. We finally used a chain to pull the boat away from the ramp — breaking two cleats in the process.

When the tide went out and the pounding ceased, I surveyed the damage, still thinking Runaway might float again. I found that the rudder tube had broken the seal of the bronze shaft and that the keel had pulled away from the port side of the hull. Since she lay on her port side I couldn’t tell how much damage had been done to that side. There were deep cuts through the hull on the starboard side, although they were above the waterline. Even if we could find a way to refloat her, I doubted my bilge pump could keep up with the water that would pour in at the rudder tube and keel area.

I had no engine, nor any way to steer. I didn’t know if the port side had been broken through. I was in an area which had extremely limited facilities or supplies, with neither a crane nor sling available.

Manpower was plentiful, but far beyond my meager budget. With a broken heart, I informed Rusty that Runaway was lost.

I spent the night in the cockpit to keep

vandals from stripping her. The next morning, as Rusty and I pondered what to do, I was approached by a representative of the El Cortez Hotel. The boat was sitting on their property and obviously could not be allowed to remain there. The owner of the hotel offered to give me a few hundred dollars for salvage rights to the boat. I would be allowed to remove my personal things and any gear — such as electronics — not necessary to the actual sailing of the boat. I agreed to his terms.

Given the hotel owner’s clout, he was able to call in a company of marines and three pan gas to save the boat. Meanwhile, Rusty and I worked to the point of heat stroke trying to get as much off the boat as we could. But the heat and humidity drained us. At one point, I sat with my head between my legs to keep from passing out. We drank two gallons of water, but it still wasn’t enough.

At my suggestion, the marines removed the rudder, drove a soft wooden plug into the hole, then sealed the area. They used another two tubes of sealant on the keel area. Although Runaway was floated during

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’Peregrina' on the hook off Langkawi, Malaysia.

Ed & Sandy bought their Tayana 47 in Taiwan and began their cruising in Asia.

the next high tide, she’ll never be the same again.

In retrospect, it’s easy to beat yourself up with how you could have avoided such a loss. But I’ve had enough of that kind of selfabuse. From a strictly financial point of view, I have no complaint with the boat. Runaway had been my home for 10 years, and she had safely carried me hundreds of local miles, plus nearly 2,500 miles around the Baja peninsula. I’d certainly gotten my money’s worth out of her.

Yet a sailing home is more than an accumulation of fiberglass, metal, wood and cloth. She’s more than an object. Runaway had a life, and that life has ended. The wound of her passing will take time to heal.

Although I’m now homeless, I’m not heading for the dumpsters to dig for aluminum cans just yet. Thanks to my son, I have a place to stay until I figure what to do next. And still own a boat — the Thunderbird that came free with the trailer, and the trailer itself. Funny, my very first

boat was a Thunderbird. I intend to clean and sell her, then find some kind of work so I can buy another boat, possibly a smaller and more simple one.

Living in a house these past weeks has made me appreciate the economy of simplicity. Aboard Runaway, everything I needed was within reach or two steps away.

I used one fluorescent light. My daily water consumption was 2.5 gallons — including my shower. In my son’s house, lights are left on in empty rooms, water wets grass more than it does trees or vegetable gardens, and it’s left running, flowing and seeping.

Precious water!

I’ll let you know how things work out.

— george 9/25/94 Peregrina — Tayana 47 Ed and Sandy Martinez Thailand To Cyprus (Mill Valley) It’s been one year since we last wrote, and during that time we’ve voyaged from Thailand to Cyprus, with stops at the Andaman Islands, India, Oman, Yemen, the Sudan and Egypt.

It all started the second week of last December, when we did the King’s Cup

Regatta in Phuket, Thailand, aboard the Dennis Choate-built 72-ft ULDB Afrodita owned by Maurice Dornbierer, our friend from Mexico. It was a lot of fun, as Dick Deaver, who used to run the North Sails loft in Huntington Beach but who is now out cruising his Farr 55 Outa Here with B.J., did the driving.

On December 15th, we took off with buddy-boaters Karen and Dave Gardner of Paragon for the Andaman Islands, which lie about 400 miles northwest of Phuket. We were making good time reaching in northeast monsoon winds of 15 - 25 knots until we got caught between two squalls. We weren’t particularly worried at first, as we’d gone through a number of squalls and had never seen more than 28 knots. Somehow, though, these two squalls combined to hit us with a one-two punch of more than 40 knots. When Ed tried to drive the boat out of a roundup, the steering chain broke! We worked fast to get back in control, and within an hour we were on our way with the emergency tiller attached to 'Max', our trusty Monitor windvane. We made the Andamans in three days with Max steering all the way up to the harbor entrance.

We really enjoyed Port Blair, as everyone was very friendly, including the authorities — who gave us permission on our cruising permit to visit some of the islands. But when we got to one of the islands, a Forestry , Department official wanted to confiscate our boat. Despite that nonsense, we had a good Long time racer turned cruiser Dick Deaver drives 'Afrodita' in the King's Cup Regatta while Sandy Martinez handles the mainsheet.

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time there eating good Indian food and making friends with the locals.

After spending Christmas in the Southern Cinque Islands, we headed to Cochin, India, to meet a friend coming by air from the States. We made the 1,300-mile passage to Cochin in nine days with all kinds of weather. The 36-hour passage across the Gulf of Munnar was rough with up to 30 knots of wind right on the nose. Check-in at Cochin took about four hours, and once again, everyone was friendly and accommodating. While there, we shared dockspace with six other boats from Europe and Australia.

We had a nice time exploring Cochin with its old Portuguese, Dutch, and Jewish sections, some of which date back to the 13th Century. Highlights included two oneweek trips to the former Scottish highland tea plantations — which were spectacular! The first was about 150 km from Cochin at Munar, where our friend had lived as a boy.

We visited his old house and the current Indian management treated us royally. On our second trip, we went to a game park and stayed in a small inn. At night we went out in a jeep with a fellow shining a spotlight on such wild game as elephants* spotted deer, wild boar, and even a leopard — all at a distance of 20 feet or less. It was exciting!

During this particular trip, we also got to see the Grand Elephant March at Trichuur, where over lOObejeweled elephants parade through the town. Later in the day, we even got to ride on one — three kilometers up a hill through a cheering throng of thousands of local townspeople.

After leaving Cochin, we day-hopped for five days and 400 miles to the province of Goa and the town of Panjim. We spent a week in Goa and saw the old Portuguese monuments from the 1600s. The Portuguese actually owned Goa until 1971. Our last anchorage in Goa was at Dona Paula Point, where there was a nice beach resort. Along with the other five boats there, we received a 50% discount on meals at the hotel and were allowed to use their pool and other facilities.

All in all, we had a great — and economical — time in India. We rented cars for $15/day complete with driver, and ate in good restaurants for about $4 - $5 per meal.

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we hit a high pressure ridge with 40 knots of wind. After a rough few hours we finally made it to Salalah, Oman.

The people of the oil-rich Sultanate of Oman are very nice and the city is spotless.

Many of the buildings are new and feature lovely landscaping — which makes it a completely unrepresentative introduction to the Middle East. After Oman, we rarely saw anything green and many of the towns were falling apart. If you’re staying on a boat in Oman, you don’t need a visa. However, you must be back in the harbor and aboard by 1800, because the harbor is a closed military base.

The people of Oman gave us rides into town and took us anywhere we wanted to go. Many spoke English as there is a large foreign work force in the country. The government subsidizes almost everything — which wasn’t all that bad. Ed’s visit to the hospital to have his knee checked, for example, cost just $25!

At the end of February, we left for Aden, Yemen. We motored three days of the 600mile trip and on the last day had good winds getting into the harbor at dark. At dawn, we were shocked to see a city that appeared to have been bombed out 10 days before —

You see everything from snake charmers to long elephant tusks when you cruise the waters between Thailand and India. although in reality it had been 10 years before. At the time we were there, North and South Yemen were at odds again.

Fortunately for us, Aden was just a quick, three-day stop to buy fuel and fresh food before heading up the Red Sea. We were able to get diesel for 50 cents an (imperial) gallon and an Egyptian visa for $7. For these bargains, we had to endure a harbor that was covered by what seemed a permanent oil slick. We therefore amended the itinerary to include Bab el Mandeb, a small bay about 20 miles away. We needed that stop just to clean the guck off the boat.

The passage to Bab el Mandeb was a fairly bumpy one, particularly in the area of the Hannish Islands. By mid-morning we were surfing under double-reefed main before 30 knots of wind. Our relief at leaving that behind as we entered the harbor turned to delight when we found our old friends Karen and Dave on Paragon waiting for us!

They’d arrived via Sri Lanka and the Maldives, the route most commonly taken to the Red Sea. As we compared notes with other cruisers, we realized we’d had a pretty easy trip overall. The advice we’d gotten about the wind being at least twice as strong

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as what we saw in Aden was a good rule of thumb.

The next day — the boat having been cleaned — we went on, hoping to take advantage of the good southerlies on our way north. But we only got about 100 miles before the wind swung to dead on the nose.

We stopped at Zubair Island to wait it out, thus starting the 'stop and go' pattern of our cruise up the Red Sea. — ed & sandy 11/15/94 Readers — We’ll continue with Part Two of the Martinez report in the next issue. The couple are currently at home "getting our bodies refurbished" and attending to some real estate business. Enjoying being off the boat for awhile, they are looking forward to returning to Peregrina in the spring.

Stella di Mare — Grand Soleil 39 Pat and Gene Meleski Panama To Isla Mujeres (Ben Lomond, CA) [Editor’s note: Part One of this Changes, covering Santa Cruz to Panama, appeared in the November issue.]

We arrived at Panama City’s Balboa YC at 3:30 in the afternoon on February 7, 1994, to begin preparations for our Canal transit. We enjoyed our mooring on the

outbound side of the Canal channel, as ships of the world passed within a few hundred feet of Stella di Mare 24 hours a day. We used the next week to make arrangements for the Caned transit and to reprovision for our visit to the San Bias Islands.

For all yachts, the Panama Canal Commission requires four line-handlers in addition to a helmsperson. We were lucky to connect with, three lovely, single, Peace Corps volunteers looking for a Canal experience: Lydia Radosevich, Kathy Gallington and Pamela Temple. They proved to be great crew and were a lot of fun. The transit went so smoothly that Stella di Mare was the only one of 12 yachts to be allowed to complete the entire transit in single day.

Our ability to sail and the advisor allowing us to take the 'Banana cut' shortcut across Lake Gatun made the unusually quick transit possible.

In the process of crossing the continent, Stella di Mare shared locks with a tugboat, a cruise ship and several freighters. Needless to say, the Panama Canal was quite an experience that none of us will soon forget.

We finally pulled into the Panama Canal YC at Cristobal at 10:30 p.m. While we were there, we were invited to an Easter brunch at Fort Davis, the U.S. Army base. We were the guests of a retired naval officer and fellow cruiser.

On February 19, we started our passage to the San Bias Islands. Our first stop was historic Portobello. We anchored on the north side of the bay, opposite the ruins of a 16th century Spanish fort. Portobello was the major Spanish staging area for gold shipments to the homeland. The fort ruins are extensive, covering several square miles.

At present, the governments of Panama and Spain are in the process of restoring many of the stone structures.

Stella di Mare arrived at the San Bias Islands in late February, and we were to spend more than five weeks in that lovely archipelago. There are 365 sand and coral islands of which only 40 are inhabited. The warm and friendly Cuna Indians have occupied this area for over 2,000 years, and are unique in that they’ve learned to live in harmony with their natural surroundings.

The Cuna women are famous for their handmade molas, which are colorful, multilayered cloth appliques that they both wear and sell to outsiders. It was very

difficult to resist what cruisers czill 'mola madness1, and we ended up buying 10.

The islands and waters in the San Bias Islands fulfilled our vision of a South Pacific paradise, and the five weeks went very fast!

We snorkeled, swam, shelled, traded for lobster and fish, toured Cuna villages and met several chiefs. It was very difficult for us to leave the San Bias Islands and the wonderful people. But even with our openended schedule, we had to move on.

Hank Crook, a friend from Los Gatos, joined us in Colon, Panama, for a six-week passage to Isla Mujeres, Mexico via the Bay Islands, Honduras, and Belize. We took on provisions, fuel and got underway for Isla Providencia, Colombia, on April 12. It seems strange for Colombia to govern islands off the coast of Honduras and 200 miles north of the Panama Canal, but that’s the way it is.

Providencia proved to be a real surprise, as the English and Spanish speaking natives were very friendly and helpful. The mountainous islands, connected by a floating bridge that has a bar and restaurant in the middle, appeared to be quite prosperous, as they have paved streets and well-built

The San Bias Islands fulfill most cruiser's fondest dreams of the South Pacific. After five weeks, Pat and Gene still had to tear themselves away.

homes. Everyone — including the children, were well-dressed and outwardly friendly.

We were even invited to an open-air reggae concert which turned out to be a great time for Stella di Mare’s crew.

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From Providencia, we sailed for two days to Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras. We tied up at the dock of the Fantasy Island Resort, which is a major, multi-million dollar dive resort with some of the most beautiful reefs and underwater diving in the Caribbean. It is rapidly being discovered by scuba divers from around the world.

Next, we sailed south to Isla de Cochinos, one of the outstanding island groups we visited. The snorkeling was the best ever, with every kind of coral and tropical fish to be found. Underwater visibility was atieast 125 feet!

On April 30, we pointed Stella di Mare towards Belize, with Glover’s Reef our first stop. We anchored at Southwest Cay, one of just a few atolls in the northern hemisphere.

The snorkeling was again excellent! While enjoying a dinner at the Manta Dive Resort, which is located on the remote cay, we were surprised to meet Ninette Bravo and Kirt Kline from our hometown of Ben Lomond!

They were guests at the resort.

We later sailed through the barrier reef to explore the many islands and cays of Belize.

St. George’s Cay, home of a British R&R camp with cute little gift shops and two small dive resorts, was a real time capsule. With just 25 permanent residents, most of whom

Fantasy Island is a hot new dive resort that's also popular with cruisers. Some of the best diving in the world is nearby.

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Resort, where we saw two manatees. These guys, which can weigh up to 1,500 pounds, are quite impressive. Unfortunately, they are very shy and evasive. No matter how quietly we rowed our dinghy, we couldn’t get within 150 yards of them.

Cay Caulker, where the streets as well as the boutique and restaurant: floors are whitfe beach sand, was another favorite anchorage in Belize. The main form of transportation for the fascinating and laid-back people of this cay is electric golf carts. We were able to buy fresh, home-baked bread from the locals right out of their homes. The Island has a wonderful small village atmosphere that had a strong appeal for us.

Sailing inside the barrier reef was quite an experience. Once we departed from the main channels, the water quickly shoaled to six to seven feet and sometimes less. Our depth sounder alarm rang constantly. It was a bit unnerving, but we eventually got used to its beeping. Since most of the bottom was sand with patches of eel grass between the reefs, the hazard wasn’t quite as bad as it first seemed.

Our final port in Belize was San Pedro, where we cleared out for Mexico. This was also a neat island with great snorkeling, lots of gift shops and a variety of good restaurants. After departing San Pedro, it took us two days to reach Isla Mujeres, Mexico. While enroute, we saw two large sea turtles and were escorted by numerous dolphins.

Our plans call for us to stay at Isla Mujeres for a couple of weeks and then sail north to Key West, our first U.S. landfall since leaving California seven months ago.

This will give us five months to tour the East Coast before taking Stella di Mare to Bermuda on November 1.

— gene & pat 10/10/94 Fair Rover II — 45-Ft Cutter The Bell Family Greyson Cove, Isla Socorro (Bruno’s Cove) We were having a leisurely breakfast anchored at Greyson Cove, Isla Socorro — which is several hundred miles south of Cabo San Lucas — thinking that even as little as two months before we would have considered the anchorage too roily for comfort. Then we heard a call from the commerical fishing boat Sea Scout over the VHF radio. While they weren’t broadcasting a 'Mayday', they were in some sort of trouble

because they reported being "unable to maneuver".

We’d last seen Sea Scout, an 85-ft wood tuna boat, at San Benedicto Island. We responded to her call, but she was unable to hear us. Knowing she was out of our range and in close company with several other commerical fishing boats out of San Diego, we continued our morning exploration of Greyson Cove, with Chris and the kids swimming ashore with the surfboard to search for the reported source of fresh water.

We’d left Bruno’s Island in the Delta on November 29,1993, aboard Fair Rover II, a 45-ft, 52,000-lb (after provisioning) custom fiberglass cutter built by my husband Chris.

With us were our daughter Celeste, 15, and son Jeff, 8. We planned to cruise Baja and then in the spring head to the Marquesas.

Guam would be our ultimate goal for 1994, and we’d ultimately return to California via Japan, the Aleutians and southeastern Alaska. In order to make the trip, Chris has shut down CBell Boatbuilding, his Delta boatbuilding company, and I’d taken a year leave of absence from my teaching job — which I’ve already extended to two years.

This trip was the beginning of our dream of a lifetime.

After the requisite number of trials and

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Isla Benedicto, blowing her top back in 1952.

(Inset), Boca Partida, where 'Sea Scout' became disabled.

tribulations — and great days of sailing — on our way down the coasts of California and Mexico, we ended up in La Paz on January 23, just in time to watch the inglorious end of the 49er’s season on television. While in La Paz, we managed to get the required permit to visit the Revillagigedos Islands south of Cabo. We’d stopped there in 78 on our way back from a Mexican cruise aboard Fair Rover I, an Atkins 35 that Chris had also custom built.

Our first stop in the Revillagigedos was San Benedicto, where we’d spent several days snorkeling — including taking rides on the giant manta rays. March 26 found us at Isla Socorro’s Greyson Cove. Two hours after hearing Sea Scout’s initial request for assistance, they again radioed that they had an emergency, but gave no details. I responded, and this time they were able to hear us. They reported having a tuna net and chain wrapped around their shaft and prop, and that they were adrift near Roca Partida — about 65 miles west of Isla Socorro.

We offered to try to contact the Mexican Naval installation at the east end of Socorro.

We eventually made contact with the navy and became a radio relay for Sea Scout. The navy indicated that they had two divers who could help out, but no means of getting them to Sea Scout. They wondered if we could provide transportation.

We said we could, and thus immediately set a course for the naval cove at Bahia Vargas Lozano. Once there, we took aboard two young navy divers and a Lt. Jose Flores — as well as some water, pan dulce and delicious smoked lamb. We set sail at sunset in order to arrive at Roca Partida at first light.

Prior to agreeing to taking on the job, we’d made it clear to everyone involved that we were a sailboat bound for the South Pacific, and that while we were safe and comfortable enough, we were not spacious.

We encouraged our three guests to take pills to prevent seasickness — as we did — because we knew that our destination was directly into the northwest wind and swell.

We were to be glad that we took the precaution, because the trip out to Roca Partida — motorsailing all the way — was extremely uncomfortable. We rocked and rolled all night, with the 96-hp engine roaring into pounding seas. The two divers slept on the floor, Lt. Flores on the settee, while Chris and I stayed awake all night.

Thanks to our Apelco GPS and Raytheon

radar, we had no trouble finding Roca Partida, which is nothing more than two huge rocks projecting 1800 fathoms from the bottom to project 110-feet above sea level.

Our GPS and radar also made it easy to find Sea Scout, which had drifted about four miles west of Roca Partida.

The morning we arrived was altogether miserable, with 15 to 25-knot winds, a grey sky, and even greyer six to 10-foot very confused seas. After a breakfast of pan dulce and coffee, the divers started to get ready.

Their gear was minimal, so we loaned them two wetsuits. They had brought one single tank and a double tank. They had regulators, masks and fins, but they didn’t have snorkels.

Given the nasty conditions — despite the sea anchor streaming from her bow, Sea Scout was pitching and rolling — and the diver’s apparent lack of experience, we were pretty apprehensive. But since no other boat had been available to tow the tuna boat back to Socorro, the diving option was the only one available.

I’m pretty fluent in Spanish, so I diplomatically tried to convey the gravity and danger of the situation to the divers. We had two tanks of air, and loaned them one so they wouldn’t have to use their awkward double. Frankly, it was frightening to watch them jump off of our boat and swim the 100 yards towards Sea Scout and the life rings

If you want a big mess, get a big fishing net caught in your shaft and prop. When at sea, an ounce of prevention is worth a ton of cure.

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going up, he suddenly splashed back into the water. We feared that he had been banged against the boat, but it turned out that our tank had slipped out of its backpack. The diver quickly jumping back into the water is the only thing that saved the tank, from sinking into the depths. An hour was spent planning and getting gear ready aboard the tuna boat.

Meanwhile, Lt. Flores was stuck on our boat, as it was impossible to launch a skiff in those conditions. He remained frustrated all day long, as he was unable to be aboard Sea Scout to supervise — he’s not a diver — as his divers took turns working beneath the tuna boat. Eventually, one diver returned to our boat to get our other tank.

It was not a fun day for us. Even with the engine running and us lying ahull, we practically rolled from rail to rail. It was most uncomfortable. We were in radio contact with Sea Scout, and all day were given the same update: "One more hour".

At one point, a commercial rescue plane flew over and circled several times, but did not make contact on the VHF. It seems that Sea Scout had also made contact with Terry Kennedy and Joyce Clinton aboard the trimaran Galadriel at Isla Benedicto, and they had relayed the information to the Coast Guard via shortwave radio. Sea Scout also had a shortwave radio, but it wasn’t working. So we weren’t sure if the plane was responding to that call for assistance or another. We also know that Sea Scout’s captain had briefly set off their EPIRB and that Coast Guard plane #1703 had made contact before we arrived that morning.

Eventually, Lt. Flores reported that a Mexican navy ship was on its way from Manzanillo. He was uncertain of when it would arrive, however, because he didn’t know if they’d sent the fast or the slow boat.

He also told us that the request to help Sea Scout had come through diplomatic channels in Mexico City, and that we’d been asked to assist because their computer records — on account of our obtaining a permit — revealed that we were at the islands.

While Lt. Flores was in the dark about a lot of things, an interview with Sea Scout over the VHF revealed that the tuna boat didn’t have the necessary paperwork to visit the islands. It was at this point that we began to get a little apprehensive about our involvement, given past experiences with the ensnaring aspects of the Mexican legal Page 154 •

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Fortunately, the Mexican navy ship C-03 arrived about 1600 hours, with just enough light to launch their skiff and send over two more divers. They recommended that the repair operation be postponed until daylight the next day. Lt. Flores said the whole situation was now out of his hands, and that officers on C-03 were in charge. Their skiff came terrifyingly close to our boat as Lt. Flores made a hair-raising leap into it. We were then given permission to return to Isla Socorro, where we would await the arrival of Sea Scout with our gear. The captain of the Sea Scout asked how he could thank us. We told him that some diesel would be nice. He said he could give us some at Socorro.

Shortly after dark, we shut down the engine and had a delightful sail back to the navy cove. The Mexican navy immediately sent out a launch to retrieve the gear that had been left on our boat, and also to bring a carpenter to 'help' Chris with a minor repair to a tool chest that had come adrift.

This assistance had been offered by Lt. Flores and relayed back to the base. It was a nice gesture.

We were also given permission to launch our skiff to repair an above the waterline

'Every day is Saturday" Sutter aboard 'Wild Spirit.

(Inset); Christine, Sutter's erstwhile cruising partner.

through-hull that normally did not see much water, and to go to the beach to stretch our legs. Despite having a permit, we were not allowed to leave the landing area.

Apparently other boats with permits were not even allowed to land at the naval cove, and were asked to depart within 24 hours.

Late in the afternoon, we were delighted to spot Sea Scout coming into the cove under her own power, the C-03 having returned to Manzanillo. The navy personnel were returned to shore, and we went over to Sea Scout to finally meet the crew.

What a glorious reception we got! The crew were half Italian and half Yugoslavian, with one Peruvian. They were so thankful and wanted so much to repay us. They gave us the 30 gallons of diesel we needed to top off our tanks, invited us to stay for dinner — what a feast! — and said they had fixed up a couple of packages of food that we might be able to use. The kids watched a couple of videos, ate real potato chips and drank sodas, while we got the tour of the boat.

Meanwhile, the crew was busy reflaking the huge net to get to the damaged area.

Watching the teamwork and rhythm involved in moving this $250,000 net — with a

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hydraulic hoist — was like watching a ballet.

After dinner, Jeff went to sleep in the cook’s bunk and we enjoyed another video while the crew finished with the net. Then they ferried us back to our boat with the diesel and a 'few packages' of food. We put away the perishables and then gratefully went to sleep. Sea Scout immediately got underway in order to get back to work.

Although it was March, from the look of our cockpit the next morning it might as well have been Christmas! Our cockpit was so filled with food that we added two more pages to our inventory! It’s hard to say which treats we liked best: the steaks, french fries, beer, wine, bacon, sodas, fresh veggies or cookies. There was so much it was overwhelming. We figure not very many cruisers get so completely reprovisioned a week into the beginning of a 3000-mile passage.

We’ve always subscribed to the adage, "What goes around, comes around." We are at the beginning of a two-year cruise and we figure there will probably be more them once that we will find ourselves in a position of need. We figure we will eventually get back the help that we gave to Sea Scout. It was an adventure, and that is what we are cruising for.

— cindp 10/94

Wild Spirit — Wylie 36 Peter Sutter And Friends Vanuatu (Sausalito) Having just had a wonderful time gunkholing around Espiritu Santo Island, it’s hard to understand why so few yachts circumnavigate this largest island in the Vanuatu chain. We came to Santo from Malekula by way of Requin Bay, which is a really neat cyclone hole with a couple of rivers flowing into it. Taking the dinghy up one of the rivers to the headwater, we discovered what the locals call a 'blue hole' — a very deep pool of crystal clear fresh water fed by underwater springs. What a great way to bathe! We spent almost a whole afternoon swimming and bathing in that cool, refreshing pool. Until you’ve spent several years living aboard in the tropics with a limited amount of water, you just can’t appreciate how great a freshwater bath feels.

A few miles up the east coast is Hog Harbor. There’s not much there except a beautiful stretch of sand called Champagne Beach, where the French spent their weekends during the days of the former — and peculiar — 'condominium' style government. Before we could make the next leg up to the northeast tip of the island, someone came up on our ham net and said we ought to turn to port and tuck in behind a little island called Thion. Boy, were we ever lucky again. Thion is actually a goodsized island with a nice lake. The lake is fed by springs and run-off water from the island’s flat-topped mountain. We enjoyed more great swims and fresh water baths. The natives come over to Thion in outrigger canoes to tend both the cattle, of which there are many, and their gardens.

While in Palikoula Bay, we saw a few of the old-style canoes — the ones made of hollowed-out logs with outriggers. We didn’t think too much about it at first, but as we traveled around the island we saw more and more of them and less and less of the outboard driven 'tin boats'. It’s such a thrill ' to see these hand hewn little vessels, each nicely shaped with a true bow and stern, and really seamanlike attachments of the outriggers. Even their paddles are nicely designed — and used. We can’t keep up with a well-paddled canoe using the 2 hp outboard on our inflatable dinghy.

There are almost no outrigger canoes left

in Fiji, and only a few in Tonga. There are a couple of good examples of the Fijian canoes in the Suva Museum, which is well worth a visit, but that’s about it.

We stayed behind Thion Island for a day or two, then rounded the northeast corner of Santo and sailed into Big Bay. It’s well named, being about 15 miles wide in one direction, 10 miles in the other, and wide open to the north. This time of year the prevailing winds are from the southeast, so the anchoring was fairly safe. At the head of the Bay is the village of Matantas. It also has a small stream running through it where we bathed.

All the houses in the villages are made of naturally grown plant materials. The roofs are all made of uoy uoy, or pandanus leaves, first, split down the middle and then bent around a bamboo pole and dried in that shape. The walls are bamboo, cut down while green and split lengthwise in half-inch strips. While the shafts are still held together by their fibers, the joints are cut out. Then everything is spread out to dry. Once dry, the pieces are woven together into a solid wall, which is quite pretty. Sometimes they’re dyed and woven with wonderful geometric designs.

About all they buy for the construction of the houses are some nails, which are only used for some of the heavier timbers. The rest are all held together with vines that have been heated over a fire for softening, then

Sutter has been a ham operator for many years.

He learned about Thion Island from a tip over the net.

strapped around all the loose framework.

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building houses, but all the methods and materials are the same. They’re quite nice and so different from the custom houses in Tonga and Fiji.

In Matantas, some of the bush people came down from the wilds to visit the Chief, who is reputed to be a healer. The chief has a little compound where the bush people can stay. The bush people all dress as they have been dressing for the past few thousand years, which means loin clothes for the men and palm frond 'grass' skirts for the women.

This is quite a contrast ftom the rest of. the villagers, who are Seventh Day Adventists.

All of the latter wear western clothing, which gets hot and terribly dirty in the dusty environment and requires constant washing.

By contrast, the traditional loin cloths or palm frond skirts — which are woven each morning and thus look fresh and clean — seem much more functioned. There are no bras to encumber the women or to be removed as they feed their babies. It makes you wonder if the other things those missionaries have done — and are still doing — are really so great.

We sailed north out of Big Bay, around Cape Cumberland at the northwest corner of the island, then headed south. The West Coast of Santo is almost a straight line, much like the California coast. It also hasn’t been charted since 1891. We found many errors in

After years of living aboard with limited water, there's nothing quite as delightful as bathing in a freshwater stream or lake.

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afternoon, but we rolled so much in the swell that by 2000 we decided we would be more comfortable laying ahull offshore and returning in the morning. This worked well, as we spent a very quiet night about four miles at sea and then returned the next morning. Although there is an airstrip and a plane that arrives once a week, Olpoi is really remote and the villagers were delighted to see us. All the islanders along the west coast are Presbyterians, and wear western clothing such as Bermuda shorts, skirts and T-shirts. But the houses are built the same as elsewhere on Santo!

What most amazed me about Olpoi was the garden, which must have been close to 10 acres. The plants were irrigated from the two-mile distant river by a split-bamboo 'flume' and bamboo pipes! The crops consisted of a bit of everything: tomatoes, cucumbers, bananas, papaya, pineapple, onions, taro (the main food), red and green peppers, bell peppers — even tobacco. The garden is shared by three villages and they sure do work hard. By the way, the climate really supports citrus crops, and that includes the very best — and largest — grapefruit 1 have ever tasted! Maybe I was just hungry for fresh citrus, but these definitely tasted better than the Sunkist stuff we’re used to.

We went out to sea again for the night, and the next morning anchored in the protected lee of a reef near the village of Vasalea. We stayed here just long enough to say hello to the chief and give him some stick tobacco. It was very hot, as this is the lee side of the island, and separated from the eastern side by a range of mountains rising up 5,000 feet. David Beatty and I sat with the chief under his overhanging roof, while Christine wandered off with the chiefs wife.

Lo and behold, when Christine returned she was carrying the barbecued leg of a large wild boar that had been killed the day before. Wow! We took that baby out to the boat and I boned it and was just amazed at how much meat there was. What a great gift, as we were out of fresh meat and haven’t been able to catch a fish. It lasted three dinners and two lunches for the three of us.

Later in the afternoon we anchored off the village of Musi, which is quite famous for its pottery — the only pottery being made in Vanuatu these days. We wanted to see their ovens or kilns, but they wanted $50 for the privilege, so we declined. It seems they’re visited by inquisitive potters from all over the world and have become quite mercenary.

We did visit their gardens and water supply, however, and there was no charge.

The latter is a spring up on the mountainside, and the former is arranged in terraces all down the mountain. Once again, the gardens are all 'plumbed' with bamboo water pipes. These folks are sure resourceful and hard workers. We saw a whole coconut grove planted on a gentle slope that had been terraced, so that in the rainy season all sorts of stuff is grown on those terraces.

We stopped at several more really good anchorages along Santo’s west coast, and finally sailed around the southwest tip and east again to moor up to the fisheries wharf near Luganville. There we connected our hose to the handy spigot and washed the whole boat off, including sails. We did laundry, filled all our tanks and then washed ourselves. What a golden opportunity, as except for the occasional rain, it was the first time the boat had been washed off with fresh water since we left New Zealand last May. It’s hard to give a boat a good wash with just rainwater.

We did some shopping for fresh foods in Luganville, and then sailed west again to a nice and secure anchorage in a little allweather place called Baldwin Cove. The

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waters were really calm, and thus 1 was able to go aloft and drop the old broken staysail stay and make up a new one with the cable David had brought down from the States.

I guess I’ve forgotten to mention David Beatty. He’s an old sailing mate of mine who sailed with me aboard my S&S-designed Spirit, and for many, many miles aboard Wild Spirit. When David comes to sail with us, he usually brings all the stuff he knows damn well we have missed. Like all the latest issues of Latitude 38, QST’s, back issues of Woodenboat, our mail, and always a surprise package of California white wine, Pepperidge Farm cookies, a couple jars of herring in sour cream, and at least four cans of Oregon brand blackberries so I can make a blackberry pie. I never get tired of any of that stuff, so David is always welcome.

While in Baldwin Cove, we paid a visit to old Mr. Baldwin. Now in his '80s, he was born and raised on Santo and was there during the U.S. occupation. Boy, does he ever love us 'Murcans' — as do all the older Vanuatans I’ve talked to. When they find out 1 was here in '43 & '44 with the U.S. Navy,

they come alive with memories of those times. Of course, there is the usual language barrier as I don’t speak their country’s adopted Bislama language, but in the end, we are still able to understand each other.

Later, we sailed south along the west coast of Malekula Island and are getting ready to depart for Port Vila tomorrow. I was able to visit the village of Vo Vo at the north tip of the island and see an old fellow I had met when I sailed through in 1990. I’d later met his daughter in Port Vila, and taken her and her son out sailing while I taught my new crew to how to reef. When she found we were sailing right by her parent’s village, she asked me to stop by and say 'hello'. So we did, bringing her father a 10-lb sack of rice and pictures of his daughter and grandson.

That was a real thrill. The old boy was so happy to see those photos and have someone bring him a bag of rice that he cried.

The next morning Sara, my crew at that time, and I decided we had better leave as the anchorage had become almost untenable due to a big shift in the wind direction. We got the dinghy on deck and were just ready to pull up the anchor when Sara said, "Geez Peter, we can’t leave now, take a look ashore." Sure enough, all the villagers were lined up on the beach waving us to come in

and say good-bye. There was nothing for us to do but launch the dinghy again, row in through the now breaking surf, and say good-bye.

We were given so much fruit and veggies that I thought they would sink the dinghy. 1 just couldn’t believe it! So it was our turn to cry at their generosity. So you can understand how great it was to visit Mr. Solomon again, and to hand him another bag of rice. He remembered me, too. Not much change there, although most of his teeth are now gone except the two uppers in front.

We anchored at another village in Marua Bay, south of Vo Vo. This place is all Seventh Day Adventist folks. They have a wonderful garden, all fed through pipes from a nice all-year stream that we were able to swim in. Oh, happy days!

Now we are in Milip Bay and have been here four or five days. The longer one can spend near a village, the closer we become to the villagers. Christine wanted to see a custom dance and asked the custom chief if he could put one on. And so he did.

Someday I must show you the photos we took of that dance. They wanted us in there at 0800 sharp, which seemed rather early to us. But on time we were, and were shortly thereafter escorted into the bush to a clearing with five men sitting at their drums.

The drums were made of hollowed out logs of different sizes to make different sounds, except for a small older canoe that was also

Outrigger canoes are, sadly, being replaced by 'tin boats' with outboards in the islands of the South Pacific.

used as a drum. Soon the drums started, and out of the bush came the men dressed in nothing but loin cloth and head masks, their December. 1994 •UfcWtJ?* Page 157

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bodies all painted in a symbolic manner.

The head masks were just amazing. One was made of spider webs. It resembled a woman’s stocking pulled over one’s head, but of course much thicker. Another mask was a two-headed thing with tusks each side of each mouth and lots of feathers poking out all over the place. The chief wore a medallion that resembles a face, also with tusks protruding from each side of the mouth. They put on a great show!

Later that afternoon we challenged the boys to a volleyball game. Christine and David are both pretty good players, but I’m rather a handicap. The locals gave us a couple of good players and off we went. We had a great time getting beaten rather badly.

But that got us into their hearts, and we have had nothing but one adventure after another with these folks ever since.

The chief came out to the boat the next morning in his canoe. I have some carvings from Tonga, Fiji, and the Solomons and a Vanuatan flute from Ambryn Island. He asked me where my Malekula stuff was, and I told him I didn’t have any. He immediately rushed topside, boarded his canoe and paddled like mad back to the beach. I thought he was angry or something. But he returned a little while later and put his medallion around my neck then handed me a Malekula flute. He said the medallion meant that I am boss. I sure let my crew know all about that, ha, ha. But what a nice thing to have happen. And that is the way we have found Vanuatu. Our only regret is we have to leave soon to avoid the cyclone season.

You can rest assured, we will surely heave a bunch of flowers overside when we sail away. We just gotta come back.

We left Milip Bay yesterday morning and sailed southeast in very strong winds and rough seas. But the wind had a lot of east or maybe even a bit of ENE in it, so it was a fast upwind trip to Port Vila. We made it in about 20 hours and are moored to a good cyclone mooring. We’ll be here four or five days, getting fresh stuff for our passage to New Zealand, Australia or someplace. We’ll let you know when we decide.

— peter 11/93 Joshua H. — Columbia 8.7 Jim Hagan Christmas Island, Indian Ocean (Santa Cruz) Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Page 158 • UtiUM 3? • December, 1994

Peace on Earth to Latitude 38 and all your readers from, appropriately, Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean. I’d like to bring you up to date on the places I visited in the hopes that some of this information will prove useful to others coming this way.

I was scared stiff of the Torres Straits, the legendary eater of ships. Yeah, the wind blew, there was some six-knot current, and there were a lot of shrimpers to keep an eye on at night, but the bottom line is that it was a piece of cake. The "horrible" anchorages I had heard about were a bit roily at worst and delightful at best. It’s not an area to be avoided. On the flip side, most people who cruised up inside the Great Barrier Reef from Brisbane or Cairns didn’t think it was all that great.

I checked into Australia at Thursday Island, where Customs officials were very courteous and friendly. They dot every T and cross every T, and there is a mandatory quarantine inspection fee of no less than $87. Josh and I then sailed on to Darwin through the Ara Fura and Timor Seas, which was very pleasant because of tradewind sailing in 10 - 20 knots of southeast wind

Getting south into Mexico ahead of the cold, Rob Messenger of 'Maude I. Jones' didn’t have a thing 'piss and moan' about.

and very calm seas.

Darwin is, in the local parlance, a 'raw' town, and its inhabitants are fiercely proud of the rough and ready reputation. If you’re into getting into the 'piss' with the blokes and harassing the 'sheilas,' then Darwin is the place to go. If not, Gove has the reputation of being very nice, and the people are most friendly and helpful.

The time to get out of Darwin is July — or at the latest, August — as the trades just die after that. Many of us made the mistake of not leaving until September, and paid the price of virtually windless days or, if we were lucky, variable winds for two weeks until we got to about 1150 E. But it wasn’t all bad. An unscheduled stop at Ashmore Reef turned into a delightful visit when we were given a four-hour personal guided tour by the warden. Fantastic!

My last stop has been Christmas Island — mainly to get fuel and water as dictated by the paucity of the trades. Christmas is an unusual place. One end is dominated by the phosphate works, but there’s also a magnificent new resort that allows yachties

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sure will continue to do so.

By the way, the photograph you ran of Whangarei Harbor is exactly where Josh made her home for six months.

— jim 10/6/94 Readers — As we go to press, we learn that Hagan’s boat was struck by a ship in the middle of the Indian Ocean. We’ll have that report next month.

to use their fantastic fresh water pool and sauna — what a treat! As I’d found in Australia, people are generally very much into their own thing and not particularly interested in visitors. However, if you make the initial effort, they will do what they can to be of assistance.

By the way, you’re correct, I 'learned' to sail by taking two six-week courses (one night a week) put on by University of California at Santa Cruz. All I remember from those courses are two proclamations: "The wind always blows from where you want to go," and, "The boat isn’t a f-king windsurfer, so sit down!" That was just a little over two years ago, and now I’m on my way to Sri Lanka!

You’re also correct in that Josh is indeed a modest boat. We don’t have radar, ham, single sideband, refrigeration or a watermaker, and we use only a seacook stove for cooking. And my Micrologic GPS went down on September 29 along with the thousands of others. But Josh is truly a great boat, having taken very good care of Harold Upham and Lt. Bob Carroll on a toted of four Singlehanded TransPacs. She’s now taken great care of me all the way across the Pacific and into the Indian Ocean, and I’m

Flying Cloud III — Force 50 Peter and Antoinette Vogelsang Delta Days Thru Aussie Eyes (Brisbane, Australia) Ever since we left the Sacramento Delta in April of this year, we keep promising ourselves that we’ll come back some day.

We spent the winter of '93-'94 in Little Potato Slough — which most of you know is just off the San Joaquin River — and enjoyed it very much. While sailing a big boat — we have a Force 50 ketch, which is 60-ft overall and has 6'2' draft — is not that great since the water gets very thin and narrow in some places, the exploring by dinghy and car is well worth a few months there. When we first arrived at Bedroom #1 in Little Potato Slough, it was a little crowded, especially on the weekends. But after Thanksgiving we had the place more or less to ourselves.

Our adventure in the Bay Area actually started in Sausalito, where we spent four wonderful days meeting a happy crowd at the Sausalito Cruising Club. We got a lot of good advice about the Delta and started out with the essential charts and the even more essential book, Hal Schell’s Dawdling on the Delta. None of it, however, prevented us from running aground on our very first day in the Delta. Getting back to deep water again provided us with two hours of healthy outdoor activity. From then on, we were very careful about going anywhere with the big boat; when we did, we often explored the water ahead of us with the dinghy and a lead line. <• Little Potato Slough seems to be the meeting place of the more adventurous crowd in the Delta. We met a few cruisers on their way south from Seattle, like Onrust and Melissa, and had some fantastic dinghy raftups with potluck and music. Most of the permanents there also had sailboats, and some of them have been coming there every

summer for 30 years. We made some wonderful new friends like Ron and Diana Titus, the managers of Willow Berm Marina, where we were allowed to park our truck, and Chuck and Bonny Forbes, the owners of the island in Bedroom #1. Chuck even came with us on a delivery trip in the spring, bringing a sailboat from Port Townsend to Los Angeles. "I’ve got that out of my system now," was his comment after he arrived safely back home.

The winter temperatures in the Delta were not as bad as some people wanted to make us believe. The night temperatures did not drop below 30 °F, and the fog burned off by about lunch time. Sometimes Roy, an elderly fisherman, dropped in for a coffee in exchange for a freshly caught fish, or somebody came past with a bottle of wine, ready for a chat about our homeland Australia, or sailing, or whatever. Though we were the only boat anchored there over the winter, we had a quite extended social life.

And there was of course A1 the Wop’s, our favorite steak restaurant in Locke, or trips to places with colorful names such as El Dorado or Boomtown.

After we left the Delta, we sailed without interruption to Ensenada, visiting some friends we made a year before, and then came back to San Diego to provide a base for some relatives who wanted to visit that wonderful city.

We’re now ready for a new adventure in Baja, California. We originally intended to

Since it's all backwards, it would take somebody from Down Under to appreciate a winter in the Delta.

join the Baja Ha-Ha cruiser’s race, but it didn’t stop enough for us. One thing for sure, we’ll fondly remember our Delta Days as we head south.

— peter and antoinette 10/7/94 December. 1994 • L*XiUJU. 3? • Page 159

CHANGES IN LATITUDES Cruise Notes: Cruisers passing in the afternoon. As the Baja Ha-Ha fleet were abeam of Mag Bay heading south last month, they passed three northbound cruising boats 'returning to reality' — if only briefly.

The first was Ray Hutcherson’s San Francisco-based Nor’West 33 Native Dancer. Having finished his second cruise to Mexico — his first took him all the way up the western Caribbean — he’s only coming back "to buy a 45 to 50-footer".

Not far behind was Mike Dean and Ira Biolas aboard Dean’s Catalina-based Peterson 44 Windsong. Mike and his wife Sherry had only intended to cruise Mexico for six months, "but it got out of hand and we stayed a year." The only reason Mike was headed back to California — he’s a Harbor Patrolman at Catalina y- is to earn more money to take off again next year, hopefully for the Caribbean. The only reason Sherry wasn’t aboard is that she’d already gone home to work on the kitty. She works in the harbor office at Catalina.

The third boat was Quivera, a Chicagobased Halberg-Rassy 41, with Chuck, his wife and two kids. No word on future plans.

Other Mexican movements. Don

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by RV to Baja, reports the following. There were five boats at anchor in Bahia de Los Angeles, seven at anchor and 20 in the marina at Santa Rosalia; 80 inside and 18 outside at Puerto Escondido, many of them about to head south. At the beginning of November, the average daily temperature was 85° with light to heavy northerly winds.

As for individual boats, Dennis and Barbara Schultz of Wanderjahr II were leaving for Panama; Tim and Susie of Scallywag for another Christmas in Z-town; Roy Davidson of Nighthawk for Z-town; Drake and Bell of Pegasus for Z-town and Costa Rica; John Dilworth and Carol Maurer of Juanita for somewhere south.

Canadian cruisers Jan and Derek Denny of the Victoria based Walhachin would like to let folks in California know what a wonderful time they — and other Canadians — had and what terrific hospitality they received. Especially from a Capt. Mike of the fishing boat Starlight, who towed them into San Francisco.

There’s just no stopping former Sausalito mayor Fritz Warren. About seven years ago

he bought the Celestial 48 Truly Fair in China where she was built, then did a westaround circumnavigation. Having done that and rested for a couple of months in Sausalito, he’s taken off on an eastaround circumnavigation. Currently in Spain, he’ll be departing in February for the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Thailand, the Phillipines, Hawaii and California. And he’s looking for crew, so check out this month’s Classy Classifieds.

Need a terrific Christmas gift for a cruising friend? The Wanderer recommends Marjorie Petersen’s Red Sky At Night, which insightfully recounts a cruise she and her late husband A1 did of the Pacific in the late '60s aboard their 33-ft gaff-rigged Stornoway. It’s the only book we read on the way to Cabo, and made us appreciate how much easier cruising is now with GPS, radar, watermakers and refrigeration.

You can find the Red Sky At Night at The Armchair Sailor in Sausalito, Landon Books in Mill Valley, or buy it directly from the publisher, Paxi Press, for $12.95. The address is Box 679 Hawthorne Drive, Tiburon 94920. The book is worth it if nothing more than for learning what 'Cheoy Lee' means.

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8-FT F/G ROWING DINGHY, white, with oars, seat and rub rails. Excellent condition. $350. Also

RANGER 22, EZ Roller trailer with electric winch,

2 hp Evinrude needs help $50. (408) 688-3405,

fixed keel, fast, new mast and rigging, electronics,

Bob.

new spinnaker. $5,000. (510) 623-6624. Steve.

Superior yacht Varnishina

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SANTANA 22, hull #95, 1967, standing rigging

complete rebuild ‘92. New rig, rudder paint, epoxy

replaced 3/93,2 mains, 2 jibs, all lines aft, 6 horse

bottom faired keel, etc. 2 mains, 3 jibs, 3 spinna¬

Evinrude, VHF, DS, marine head. Easy single

kers. A rock solid ocean racing champion. Must

hander berthed on Alameda’s “Santana row.”

sell $3,000 obo. Mike, (415) 461-1246.

$2,200 obo. John, (510) 735-8931, Iv. msg.

NOR-CAL COMPASS ADJUSTING Magneuto™ System Exclusively 1. Boat Remains in Berth

2. Eliminates Deviation

Your 3 best friends are...GPS, Radar, and a Compensated Compaq Dick Loomis

(415) 453-3923, days or eves.

KENT PARKER Marine Surveyor • CONDITION SURVEYS • TRIP SURVEYS • • MAST RIGGING SURVEYS •

415-457-5312

PAGER 415- 491-3643

CATALINA 22, 1976 Swing keel, solid shape,

CATALINA 27. Highly motivated seller offers Bay

good sails, new paint, strong 7 hp motor, trailer. At

1991 MacGREGOR 26. Water ballast center-

LANCER 28, new bottom & paint 9/94, DS, 2

or Delta cruiser, standard rig with self-tending jib,

board model. Sleeps 6, pojMop with enclosure.

anchors, knot, Lewmar 2-speed winches, new

Clipper Yacht Harbor and priced to sell at $2,250.

3 headsails and main in very good to excellent

Call (415) 388-1030.

Traitor, 8 hp Evinrude Yachtwm with alternator. 5

main, extra sails, stove, head, 4 stroke Honda o/

condition, 6 winches, ground tackle, diesel, knot,

sails including roller furling 150 & cruising spinna¬

b. Must sell. (415) 441 -8596, Iv. msg. $6,800 obo.

depth, VHF, stereo. Dinette design with forward

ker, topping lift, whisker pole. Stern railing with life

Solid Bay/Delta boat.

galley, two large quarterberths, head holding tank,

lines & gates. Complete canvas including cockpit

25 TO 28 FEET 27-FTNOR'SEA 1984, l3hpdiesel,lore/aflcabin,

lots of storage. Fresh water boat with new bottom

spray shields. AP, DS, wlndex. Deluxe interior

27- FT SANTANA race rigged, new mast, 4 jibs,

8/93. Too many details to list. $13,299 or offer if

with teak accents, access door under V berth,

needs Atomic 4, has o/b bracket, $3,000. Avon

reasonable. Call Rob, (209) 9437294.

enclosed head. 2-burner stove, sink, swiveling

Rover 310 used only 5 times. $1,000. Evinrude 15

cabin lights USCG safety equipment, anchor &

hp, 1985. $700. (408) 241-6350.

ISLANDER 28, 1978. Great shape. Sleeps 6,

rode. Bottom paint 9/94, many extras. Located

Volvodiesel, 6 sails, KM, DS, VHF, Loran, dodger,

Eureka, will deliver. Sl2,500/offer.(707) 443-4406.

stove, ice box, new head, teak throughout, rigged

ATKIN DESIGNED 27-FT LOA classic gaff sloop, built by Dean Stephens, 1981. Fir on oak, iroribark,

sleeps 4, head/shower, lull keel/tiller, teak/bronze

for spinnaker. Great Delta or Bay boat. Asking

ERICSON 27,1974. Great Bay or ocean boat,

throughout, propane stove, Monitor, AP, Loran,

Honduras mahogany, walnut, pine, spruce, bronze,

SI 5,500. (209) 957-6932, Jim.

liveaboard 6'2" headroom, sleeps 5,2 mainsails,

toad keel. Volvo diesel, tanbark sails, new canvas

GPS, VHP, OF, KM, log, Plath, 2 batteries, AC system, Lyle Hess dinghy. Excellent condition, must sell. 558,000. (414) 827-0902.

4 jibs, Atomic 4, stereo, VHF, refrigerator, sink,

and upholstery, full cover. Beautiful pocket cruiser,

IRWIN 25, Pier 39, keel centerboard. New mast &

enclosed head, anchor, 2 batteries w/charger,

offshore capable. $11,500. (415) 332-9231.

rigging by Svendsen's Yard. Epoxy bottom,

and shorepower, no blisters. Sacrifice 58,900 obo. (415) 359-5710.

Johnson o/b, 2 mains w/2 reef pts. 3 headsails, ISLANDER 28, 1977. New rigging, LPU paint,

VHF, DS, ground tackle, much more. $8,000 yard

lifelines 5/94. Atomic 4 gas, 7 winches, internal

bill 10-91 - sacrifice $7,500. Dan, (707)224-7877.

halyards, lines to cockpit, knotlog, depth, VHF, AP, dual compasses/batteries, teak interior. Main,

COLUMBIA 26 MK II, 1971 f/g sloop. Honda 7.5 hp o/b, 5 sails, enclosed head, galley, dinette,

EXPRESS 27, 1983. Hull #28 with trailer, sail

VHF radio, anchor w/chaln, life ring. Great Bay

comp, new o/b and Sobstad kevlar main (still in

sailor, roomy interior. $2,950.332-6501.

26-FT THUNDERBIRD sloop for sale, very rea¬

the box). Tahoe YC in summer, Richmond YC the

storm, 120,160 mylar, spinnaker, head w/holding

sonable, under construction, nearly finished. May

rest of the year. 1/2 partnership or will sell whole

tank. Outstanding condition. $16,500. Call (805) 927-4318.

28- FT TRITON #248, Yanmar diesel, new teak

be seen at Svendsens Boat Yard, 1851 Clement

boat for $16,900. Call (916) 583-1980 or (916)

trimmed interior, improved structural mast sup¬

Ave., Alameda, CA. Call (408) 296-0632.

5834686.

port, generous freeboard, liveaboard headroom, w/4 berths, twospeed winches, main & jib, dodger,

PACIFIC SEACRAFT 25, 1977. Yanmar, new

CS 27,1982. Yanmar diesel. AP, VHF, DS, KM,

28-FT HAWKFARM. This is a great boat with an

bottom paint. All new seacocks. Dodger, dual

compass, main, 110%, 75%, teak interior, teak/

active one design fleet. The boat has a complete

batteries, lots of cruising gear. Clean, excellent

holly floor, sleeps 5, great condition, recent haulout.

racing inventory, a recently rebuilt diesel engine

condttion. Located Monterey. Seriousonly, please.

$18,500. Call (510) 247-1074.

and is In good shape. Call (510) 236-2790 or (510) 232-7999.

$19,200. (602) 7884245.

new boom & cushions. 8,500 lbs for $1.41/lb.

Myron Spaulding, (415) 332-3721.

1990 MacGREGOR 26. Water ballast with THUNDERBIRD. Qualify for 1995 Thundettxrd

daggerboard, 9.9 Honda w/elec. start & genera¬

CONTESSA 26 SLOOP, long deep keel, o/b

International Championship S. F. Bay. Measured

tor. Depthsounder, compass, lazy jacks, cover for

rudder, rigged for single handed ocean cruising, 5

Gold Seal Race Ready. 8 sails, aluminum mast,

pop-top, epoxy barrier bottom protection, excellent condition. $8,800. Call (510) 7957548, Iv.

hp Petter diesel aux., fresh bottom paint. Asking $10,000. (707) 864-2135.

boom, spar. 1992 6 hp Johnson o/b, fiberglass deck, cabin, cockpit Glassed plywood hull. $4,150 obo. (510) 236-2263.

29 TO 31 FEET

msg. (510) 7937032 eves.

CATALINA 27,1978. Featuring teak interior, two 1986 CATALINA 27. Inboard diesel with low

bronze port lights forward, stove, enclosed head,

J/29. Full race equip. Frequent winner. Many

hours, Edson wheel, roller furling jib, self-tailing

phone/shorepower hook-up. Sleeps 6,8T head-

sails. Ocean equip. Fractional rig/outboard. In

Johnson o/b, many extras, including: KM, DS,

Lewmar winches, adjustable back stay, lines led aft, deluxe interior. Great condition. Sausalito

room, galley. Atomic 4 inboard, very clean and lots of gear. Liveaboard. Excellent condition. Reduced

San Francisco City Marina. $16,500. Call (415)

VHF, am/fm cassette stereo, compass, life jackets, sail covers, lots of miscellaneous gear. Price

berth. Call (415) 332-5126.

to $8,900. (415)331-2044.

CORONADO 25. $4,000 obo. 2 spd. Barient

MacGREGOR 25,1984. Trailer, 7.5 hp Honda,

CORONADO 25 SLOOP, good condition. 9.9 hp

includes S.F. berth. $4,900 obo. Call Steve. (415) 693-6081 dy; (415) 208-9009 eves.

961-3300 dys.

1985 NEWPORT III 30, custom interior, new stereo in/out speakers, h/c shower, custom heater,

winches, genoa, jibs, mainsail. Rebuilt 6 hp

freshwater berthed, sleeps 6, pop up cabin, 3

roller furling on jib & main, new mast, mainsail, &

NEWPORT 27, Yanmar diesel, Loran, DS, KM,

Evinrude long shaft. Lines lead aft, Interior, run¬

sails, sink, porta potty and extras. Excellent con¬

VHF, radio, 4 jibs, 2 mains, 2 spinnakers, etc. 2

ning lights. New marine batteries. Sink, ice box,

dition. $4,600. Call Tom at (510) 494-0124 eves or

cockpit cushions, low hr. diesel, 2 anchor-windlass, self-tailing winches, new dodger, etc. Asking

boat owner may finance. $10,500. Call (209) 571-

head. New deck paint KM, compass, sleeps 4.

(415) 616-2737 dys.

$28,500 obo. (510) 655-9469.

2767 dys; (209) 527-1572 eves. Ask for Robert.

(415) 7732982, Iv. msg.

This is a great boat. Loves the Bay and Ocean.

1977 ISLANDER 28. Epoxied mast & boom, 5

30-FT PEARSON, 1972. Strongly built perfor¬

SANTANA 525,1978 with 7.5 hp Honda o/b. KT,

jibs, 2 spinn. full batten main. All wood interior.

mance cruiser. Clean and maintained. Upgraded

25-FT O'DAY w/Dilly tandem trailer, o/b, 1978.4

DS (2), main, jib, genoa, spnkr., stereo. No trailer.

Volvo diesel, West system barrier coating 1992.

teak interior. 2 jibs, main, VHF, KM, DF, compass,

sails, auto, Loran and more. Perfect Bay and Delta

Recent haulout. Freshwater boat, dean, fast and

Signet WP, WS, KM, DS, VHF, stereo, 7 winches.

stereo, new sail covers, thru hulls recently re¬

cruiser. Mint condttion. $11,000 obo. Cal (415)

fun. $5,500. (415) 479-7031.

Flexible financing. $22,500. (209) 847-4476.

placed, Atomic4, all operating perfectly. $12,500.

CATALINA 27,1978. All new Svendsen's rigging,

COLUMBIA 26 MK I. Desperate to sell. Price

365-3414.

(916) 7538901.

& trailer with brakes,

spinnaker, 130,110. Inboard, Loran, depth, VHS.

lowered $1,500. New paint, new upholstery, new

CASCADE 29. Excellent condition, rebuilt

water, balast, 8 hp auxilary with alt. VHF, dinghy,

1994 survey by Jim Jessie. Needs cushions.

wood, new head and new electrical. Roller furling

topsides, mast, Atomic; new rigging, depth, VHF,

pop4opcover, burglar alarm, many extrasjl 1,400.

Masthead strobe/running Its. $6,900 obo. Please

jib. Harken traveler. Electric fridge, extra sails &

wheel, roller furling main and jib, 6 bags cruising

(707) 9637092.

contact Denis Mahoney, (510) 2835547.

equipment. Heavy duty rigging, Mercury 9.9 hp 0/

sails, spinnaker, COR, winch, Avon and outboard.

b. Veteran of three Hawaii trips. Great boat. Lots

Costa Rica registry all taxes paid. Asking $ 19,000.

Fax (011-506) 2534963 (Tosi).

1991 MacGREGOR 28

ERICSON 27,1976. Good boat for the Bay and

CATAUNA 27, hull #469. New full batten mam

of history. Must see to appreciate. $5,000 (in¬

Delta, 2 jibs, Atomic 4, VHF radio, dual batteries.

with 2 reef points '92, new 95% jib '94, new self-

cludes berth at Brisbane Marina). (415) 967-6267.

Sleeps 5, head. $10,500 obo. (510) 706-9453,

taihng 2 speed Lewmar winches '94, new bottom

Bob.

pairrt '94,30 hp Atomic 4 inboard, Autohelm AP,

1987 MacGREGOR 26, water ballasted, double

Conyplex of Holland. Volvo diesel, pressure h/c

CONTEST 30, 1970. A f/g cruising yacht by

dodger, Harken furler with 130 genoa, KM, DM,

jiffy reefed main, genoa, jib, DS, VHF, 2 anchors

water, refrigeration, KM, 3 anchors, DS, battery

CAL 27. Excellent Bay boat, o/b, Autohelm, al¬

compass, VHF, am/fm stereo cassette, factory

with rhode, enclosed head porta-potti, 2-burner

charger, 3 batteries, VHF, dinghy, stereo, 3 jibs,

most new ftshfinder, batteries, compass and ra-

cockpit cushions, flotation life jacket packet, an¬

stove, new electric panel, 7.5 hp Honda mostly

new running and standing rigging. Well main¬

dto. Other equipment as well. This 27' boat is a

chor & rode, swim ladder, whisker pole, Magma

freshwater, sleeps 6, trailer, will deliver CA. $5249.

tained. Asking $16,000. (707) 7437442.

marine B8Q. Neat as you'll find and ready for fun.

(209)2533349.

pleasure to sail. $5,000. (415) 366-9158.

$9,500. (408) 728-5553.

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DRAGON 29-FT. Ex-Olympic class racing sailboat. Beautiful varnished hull & cabin. Built in England. Full canvas custom cover. Great Sausalito berth. A classic beauty. Must sacrifice 55,000 obo. Call Susan at (415) 677-9525.

30- FT BENETEAU FIRST 305, (1985). Well main¬

tained, beautiful cruiser/racer, 1994 race winner.

All teak interior, 2 private staterooms, sleeps 6.

Teak/holly sole, folding table/wine rack, color coordinated cushions, 30 gal water tank. LPG stove/ oven, twin sinks, lots of storage space. Almost new North 95% and 155% jibs; 125% furling jib.

Full batten main, Elvstrom delivery main and 3/4 oz. spinnaker. New Harken split-drum furling, quick vang, Martec folding prop and sheet stoppers. Lewmar self-tailing, two speed winches.

New running rigging. All lines led aft to cockpit.

Yanmar diesel, low hours, Raycor fuel filter, Voyager Loran, Signet Smart Pak, full boat cover, plus lots more. S42.500. Phone, (916) 646-3400; (916) 421-5132.

31- FT STEEL SLOOP, sistershipto Icebird. Volvo

MD2, fireplace, Autohelm, stove/oven, VHF, Loran, double fore & aft stays. $13,000 obo. (415) 398-2347.

30-FT ISLANDER SAILBOAT. Volvo Penta die¬

sel-rebuilt, renewed bottom, AP, Loran, wind speed/direction, depth, KM, battery charger, re* frigeration, stereo & amplifier, natural gas stove, inflatable, BBQ, autobilge, dodger, voltage regulator, shorepower, Bristol. Many accessories. $13,000 obo. (310) 378-8919.

HUNTER 31,1985. Yanmardiesel, dodger, Harken furling, new bottom, VHS, OS, KM, Loran canvas covers. Service records available. Excellent condition. $29,000. (510) 881-4812.

BABA 30 CUTTER, 1978. Cruise ready. F/G hull to Lloyd's specifications, oversized 316 rigging, aluminum mast, stainless water tanks 56 gallons, f/g fuel tank 27 gallons, Volvo diesel, 3 anchors, windlass, Aries windvane, GPS, radar, fluxgate compass, dodger, new batteries, Lirakis harnesses, rewired, custom electrical panel. Beautifully maintained, teak throughout, 10 bronze opening ports with screens, boom gallow, am/fm CD, chart rack, solar panel, large ice box, heater, insulated cabin top, and more. Hawaii $57,000 obo. No sales tax. (808) 941-8320.

1971 ERICSON 29. Don't miss this one. Beauti¬

fully varnished teak with full covers. Boat shows pride of ownership. Sails the Bay chop very well, dry, stiff but fast, even in light air. Large cockpit, rogmy cabin. All lines led aft, single line reefing, spinnaker gear. New: Autohelm tillerpilot, KM, DS, log, toilet, stereo, battery charger, batteries, lifelines, carpet, BBQ, running rigging. Like new main & jib. Buying large cruising boat. Must sell.

Broker co-op. $14,500. Call (707) 554-4681 eves . (7-9pm). . 30-FT HUNTER, 1976. Yanmar diesel engine,

dripjess seal shaft, roller furling jib, Loran, Autohelm w/wheel steering and compass, KM, knotlog, DS, VHF radio, h/c pressure water, BBQ, battery charger & 110 dock cord, well maintained. $16,995 obo. (408) 946-7058.

NEWPORT 3011,1975. Versatile bay, ocean, delta

CREALOCK 34-FT CUTTER, 1988. Original

racer/cruiser. Twice YRA one design champion, comfortable roomy family boat. Full sail inventory, spinnakers, Yanmar, Martec prop, Loran, KM, depthfinder, VHF, LPG oven/stove, '94 survey, new bottom, much more. $18,000 obo; partnership considered. (415) 461-5837.

owner, only sailed in Hawaiian waters. Never lived aboard. Bristol condition. Asking $120,000. Call (808) 524-8058 or (808) 377-5713, Cort.

7/94, new rigging, VHF, depth, speed, Loran, Autohelm 2000, Pineapple sails, jib and genoa, rigged for spinnaker, Volvo diesel, 110/battery charger, vang/topping lift, Martec prop, long-term owner, meticulously maintained. $21,900. (510) 841-3511.

loaded. Reduced. Best equipped Hunter in the country. Call for complete specs. Includes 4 sails, 4 anchors w/electric windlass, roller-furling genoa, lines cockpit-lead, 27 hp diesel l/B, 10-ft inflatable w/6 hp o/b, Autohelm 4000, wheel steering, galley w/stove & refr., Signet Instr. + Loran C & stereo.

Generator, air compressor, heavy duty alternator & batteries, solar panel, etc. At $65,500, a steal.

Call (310) 832-5741, Judy or Hugh.

COLUMBIA 8.7 29-ft Alan Payne designed off¬

SPENCER 35-FT. Sloop, new Neno diesel en¬

shore cruiser with lots of teak in 6-ft. headroom cabin. Loran, dodger, wind vane steering, DS, sleeps 5, Atomic 4 engine, two headsails, 1 main. $12,500 obo. (510) 245-9506.

gine, mainsail, dodger, Aries windvane. Extensive parts & equipment. Many upgrades. Documented. Serious offersconsidered. S26,000. (408) 724-5040, after 7 p.m.

PACIFIC 30. $2,500. Nice bay boat this is a

BAHA READY. Factory finished Westsail 32, Ibis. on hard in Puerto Vallarta Marina. Outfitted '92 with new sails, running rigging, monitor WV, 6man offshore raft in hard canister, Force 10 stove, upholstery. Bottom, brightwork just done. Asking $39,500. Call Ken Gill, 011-52-322-118-00 or fax 011-52322 11978.

SANTANA 30, sloop, excellent condition, hauled

narrow beamed classic lined boat. Plywood deck f/g hull. Good sails, new rigging. Inboard motor.

Boat’s deck needs maintenance. I'm selling this boat. Call (805) 473-8102, msg. phone. t

COLUMBIA 29 Defender, 1964. Raised deck f/g

sloop. Full keel, Atomic4 inboard, VHF. Full galley w/dinette. Sleeps 6.6 sails. Full headroom throughout roomy interior. Former South Pacific vet. Good bottom, sqlid rig. Needs minor TLC, otherwise sound. $5,250.332-6501.

CAL 29 with new Perkins diesel, Profurl, Loran,

VHF, Awlgrip, Navic windvane steering, propane stove, AP, rigging led aft, more. Good condition. $17,000 obo or trade up. (510) 236-9100.

J/29, '84 masthead. 12 bag North inventory in¬

cluding new 155% genoa. 10 hp inboard. Signet KM, Sailcomp, Loran, VHF, AP, RDF. Great race record, fun cruiser. Must sell, new boat coming. $27,500 obo. Call Stan, (714) 635-5573 d; (310) 592-1660 e.

CAL 29, 74. Look, if any of you bastards were

really serious about buying a boat, you would have bought it long ago. So, take it for any price over $10,000. I'm taking off Dec. 19. 398-6908, Simon.

ERICSON 29,1978. Excellent condition, Yanmar diesel, wheel, roller furling, self-tailing winches, AP refrigeration, h/c water, 2 burner stove, Loran C, windpoint, knot log, depth, AP, anchor windlass, and much more. $19,900. (707) 425-8689.

canvas, dodger, wheel, Yanmar, spinn. & gear, 3 jibs, Lewmar, KM, VHS, Loran, DS, Autohelm w / windvane, cockpit table 8 cushions, 2 anchors w/ rode, custom interior, more. Berthed in Alameda. $22,000. Call (209) 726-0626.

OLSON 30, sail #8276 Excitable Boy. VHF, in¬

struments, compasses, new sails, new mast, full cover, man overboard pole, stereo, two axle trailer etc. $20,000. (209) 435-1074 or (408) 384-6163.

MARINER 31-FT KETCH, 1970. Garden design

by Far East Yachts. Hand laid-up hull w/insulation. Full keel w/cut-away forefoot. Wheel steering (worm drive). Interior redone 1994; sails like new (90 & 92). Full galley, pressure water, new head (elec), mahogany interior, new cabin cushions, winter cover, summer awning, weather cloths w/ pockets, cockpit cushions, lots of storage space.

Excellent bay & coastal cruiser/liveaboard. 2 boat owner. Asking $22,500. (408) 247-7245.

30-FT KNARR. don’t miss your chance to join this

32 TO 35 FEET

31-FT JUNK, built Hong Kong 1971, Perkins

diesel, runs. In dry dock, needs caulking & other repairs. Teak - nice joinery. Real potential. Illness forces sale. Will trade for inflatable, small boat, car $4,500 obo. Call (916) 777-4195 eves.

NEWPORT 30,1970. Tabernacled mast, clean,

all instruments, VHF, am/fm cassette, CNG, 3burner stove w/oven, custom galley, fast S.F. Bay cruiser, stiff, dry, roomy, new bottom, new survey.

Must sell. $11,000. (408) 354-9313.

owner, Isuzu 27, 80 fuel (700+ mi. range), 84 water, 6'4" headroom, teak Interior, reinforced for careening, lots of gear, skiff, o/b, etc. Photos, specs, T evake. $25,000. APDO 366, La Paz BCS.

sails, diesel, cruise 6 with CNG, mech. ref., dual water tank etc. Photos, survey, equipment list upon request. Moored in Marina del Rey. Asking $32,000 obo. (310) 479-0116 (eves).

ERICSON 32,1974.20 hp Yanmar diesel, Loran, SatNav, sleeps 6, VHF, stereo, wheel, Santa Cruz slip included, $19,900. (408) 370-1521.

32-FT WESTSAIL CUTTER rig, world cruiser,

Bristol condition. Hauled, painted, surveyed 1993.

Recent upgrades include: standing rigging, sails, all canvas, ind. dodger, Profurl, head and tank, stereo, inflatable and outboard, new varnish.CQR, Bruce on bow. Danforth on stern. Bow and stern rails. Extensive equipment list. $48,500 obo. (310) 821-3862.

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heavy long distance cruiser, main, 4 jibs. All electronics, windvane, dodger, cockpit cover. New Yanmardiesel. $35,000. Howard, (415) 726-5150.

ENDEAVOUR 32, 1979. Excellent condition, sleeps 6, VHF, am/fm, head w/shower, h/c water, Hood roller furling jib, 20 hp Yanmar diesel, wheel, berth available. Lost job, must sell. Reduced to $22,000. Call Walt, (510) 682-2580.

keel, 100% teak and brass interior, fireplace, propane stove/oven, hot/cold pressure water, Volvo diesel. 80 gallons fuel, 80 gallons fresh water. Lee sails, club jib, Autohelm 5000, VHF, depth, fresh bottom, liveaboard. Documented. $22,500 firm. (415) 364-5133, after 5 pm.

CUSTOM CHOATE 33. Consistent winner. 13

elite fleet. Race in the 1995 Internationals with this proven fast boat. (415) 892-4189.

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35-FT WARRIOR center-cockpit sloop, full keel,

ISLANDER 34. Launched 1977, fiberglass, full YORKTOWN 35 aft cockpit, quality const., by

NEWPORT 30 III, 1981. Many upgrades, all new

357” HUNTER LEGEND 1987-88. Immaculate,

CATALINA 34,1987. Diesel, dodger, roller furling jib (2), all lines aft, cockpit reefing, ST winches, 2 anchors, AP, Loran, VHF, KM, depth, h/c pressure water, refrigeration, cabin heater, TV, microwave, VCR, stereo, BBQ, much more. Completely outfitted. $55,000. (415) 965-7439.

NIAGRA 35-FT. Could make a great liveaboard.

One fast cruiser. New main, roller furling, head, dodger plastic. Westerbeke 50, new trans., many sails, Autohelm. H/C water, heater and more.

Asking $63,500, makeoffer. (510) 828-4880, eves.

CATALINA 34,1988. Cruise-ready, all lines to

cockpit and wheel, roller furl/reefing jib, genoa, cruising spinnaker, dodger, inflatable, refrigeration, Loran, VHF, depth and knot meters, h/c pressure, diesel, many extras. $59,000. (916) 858-1648.

CHEOY LEE 35 LION 1962 All new deck, mainsail, boom, deck layout, Westerbeke diesel, electrical system, etc.

Seller has new baby girl. Excellent condition. Reduced from $35,000 to $29,900/offers.

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Free estimates day or evening (510) 536-4119, Oaklands • Udom "Pon" Clark

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Specializing in custom interior cabinetry. Tables, cabinets, countertops, decks, cabinsoles, for power or sail.

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CRUISE MEXICO THIS SEASON. Dufour 35 cruising sailboat. Mexico/Hawaii veteran. Strong, seaworthy, comfortable. Cruise equipped with extras: solar panels, HAM/SSB, bimini, water purifier, customized interior, GPS, more. S49.900/ offer. Ted, (916) 292-9172.

1980 UNION POLARIS 36,42-ft overall, cutter rig (similar Hans Christian). Furling headsail, SatNav, AP, Aries windvane, VHF, RDF, DS, Zodiac life raft, EPIRB, Sportboat, Evinrude, dodger, bimini, lee cloths. Boat cover, immaculate. Cruise-ready again. $79,500 obo. Call (805) 548-6603 or (310) 822-2585.

BENETEAU 35S5,1991. Double spreader fractional rig with rod rigging, full batten main, 120% and 150% roller genoas, gorgeous teak interior, Autohelm instruments and pilot, Loran, Sony CD, frig., huge wheel, giant swim step with shower.

Beautiful. S75.900. (714) 567-7835.

Call for extensive list of upgrades and equipment. Meticulously maintained and in excellent condition. Divorce and taxes dictate sale. Please call Larry at (415) 382-7766; fax 382-7945.

ERICSON 35,1976. Sleeps 6, new upholstery/ curtains, mahogany interior. Rebuilt Atomic 4 (1989). Roller furling 110, 130 jibs, self-tailing winches. AP, VHF, Loran, DS, KM, wind speed/ direction guage, full covers for everything, propane stove. S29,500. Call (707) 745-5714.

36- FT CHEOY LEE LION. Bright hull full cover, dodger, alum, mast, twin head stays, stay lock terminals, 7 sails, MD2, VHF, depth, 20 gal. diesel, 60 gal. water. Much more, excellent condition.

Must sell, sacrifice $25,000. (510) 237-1225, Iv. msg.

Mexico vet, mahogany on oak frames, needs hull work for cruising, but would make a liveaboard now. 15 hp Yanmar diesel with low hours on overhaul. Bargain priced at S3,600. (415) 366-5436 or (209) 463-1018.

1989 CATALINA 36, Bristol, full canvas, cockpit enclosure, solid teak interior, h/c pressure water, refrigeration, 35 amp charger, full batten main, roller jib, windlass, great liveaboard. $urveyed $67,000. Asking $63,500. (310) 372-5809. $500 finder's fee.

33-FT ALDENSLOOP,

Ultra light, PHRF 90, Olson built, epoxied bottom, full racing gear, 4 spinnakers, 16 bags sails, new set in '93,4 bunks, galley, chart table, AP, Yanmar diesel, folding prop. $35,000. Monterey dock available. (408) 372-2352.

1988 FREEDOM 36.

33-FT SOVEREL, 1986.

CATALINA 34,1987. <200 hours. Recommended wiring upgrade. 107 amp alt. Inverter. 6v batteries. refrigeration. Reckman furling. Lee sails, spinnaker pole. Lazy jack, dodger, bimini, CNG, stereo, VHF, DS, KM, ST4000. Solar vents. Extra water tank. Cockpit cushions. $57,900. Call (707) 258-9335.

Custom interior, new epoxy bottom, teak deck, radar, refrigeration, Perkins 4108, watermaker, SatNav, windvane, liferaft, inflatable, instruments, completely cruise ready. In Caribbean, can deliver, awesome boat. $65,000.

Ann, (805) 682-7628 or Rodger (201) 934-7474.

ALAJUELA 38,1981.

35-FT FANTASIA, 1980.

RAFIKI 37, 1979. Hull #43. One owner, fully equipped for cruising and liveaboard w/dinghy and o/b; VHF, Loran, AP, full Instrumentation.

Power windlass. TV, VCR, stereo, microwave, forced air diesei heater, refrigeration, telephone, plus much more. New bottom paint w/5 yr. warranty against blisters. Condition survey done 11/ 94. $75,000. (707) 557-0356 or (916) 641-2731.

$3,800,1966

Beautiful condition. Recently hauled and surveyed with all repairs completed, new bottom paint, customized interior, dodger, wheel, furling, full cover, and many extras. This is a great sailing boat and must be seen to compare with others. $53,000. (415) 332-7779.

Center cockpit, cutter rig. 33 hp Yanmar diesel, 200 hrs, 220 gal. water/ 110 gal. fuel. Autohelm, Monitor windvane, Aries wind generator, solar panel, VHF, Loran, radar, GPS. 2 private cabins/workshop. Superb liveaboard/cruiser. $63,000. (415) 961-9690.

Columbia 32-ft LOA, 6' beam. Fair condition, can sail today. Stone, (707) 584-9022.

CATALINA 38, 1980.

1977,8 tons, 10.5x6.0’. Barrier coat, no blisters, rebuilt Volvo, propane, new wiring & thru hulls, furling, 3 anchors, 600’chain/nylon, windbugger, bimini, pressure HjO, 5 sails, chute, 12 volt frig, much more, cruise ready, lying Florida. $31,000. Call (813) 463-6842.

36-FT CAPE GEORGE PILOTHOUSE, high qual¬

Well maintained, Furuno radar, full electronics, spinnaker, 4 sails, fixed and folding prop, 3 anchors, dodger, awning and boat cover, fridge, propane stoveand hot water, EPIRB, Perkins diesel, new cushions, plus much more. $37,500. (415) 589-5384.

ISLANDER 36,1975.

ity cutter. Completed 1979 by Lange. 4-108 Perkins, 1300 hrs. Dickinson stove, AP, large tanks, 7 sails by Hasse, Balsa core insulated, interior beautifully finished in yellow cedar & Honduran mahogany. $66,000 U.S. Victoria, B.C. (604) 477-3060.

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Turnkey operation set-up for 2 year Pacifica '95 circumnavigation. $165,000. Shelter Island Marina, San Diego. (619) 523-2464.

Autohelm 2000, Loran, DS, KM, VHF, loads of sails, full boat cover, some TLC and she's ready for Mexicoorto win in Master Mariner '95. $17,500 obo. (510) 521-3604.

LAPWORTH 36, 1957.

FISHER 37 pilothouse ketch, 1979. Extremely well-built, heavy-weather cruiser. Made in England by Fairways. Obsessively maintained to perfection. Fully equipped and ready to live aboard or cruise now. If you’re seriously in the market, call for full info, packet. S95,000. (415) 331-8161.

40 TO 50 FEET

36,1985. Sobstad Genesis jib, main. North 155% and spinnaker, Hood MPS. Westerbeke 33, exhaust system rebuilt, engine rewired 5/94. LPG, pressure water, refrigerator, Loran, VHF. Strong, fast, capable boat. $70,500 obo. Patrick, (510) 525-5443 or Mark, (415) 296-9400 x500.

1980 by Uniflite.

Better than new. One owner, professionally maintained. Outstanding cruiser/liveaboard with one stateroom and big salon. Amenities include: WoodFreeman AP, Grunert refrigeration, Furuno radar & Loran, Lewmar winches, dual steering, Westerbeke 58 diesel - one of the finest if not the best cruiser in the NW. Call for picture and specs.

Asking $150,000. Call (602) 927-6973 or (206) 564-1221.

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40-FT VALIANT PILOTHOUSE.

1987, 37-FT TAYANA MK II. Yanmar 44 hp, cutter rigged roller furling, electric windlass, watermaker, cold plates, SSB, GPS, Loran. 2 APs, solar panels. Dinghy davits. Too much to list. $115,000. (602)836-8913.

VALIANT 40,1978. World famous cruising boat with little use. Has new epoxy bottom but has some topside blisters. Lying So. Cal. Westerbeke dis. with low hrs. AC & eng. refer, windlass, AP, tabernacle mast. Asking $87,500. (503) 282-2709.

1986 36-FT CATALINA. Very low usage. Fresh water kept boat in Discovery Bay. Dynasty has had the best of care. Rigged for Delta sailing. A must see. $61,000. (510) 634-3482 Iv. msg.

Center cockpit, GPS, Loran, VHF, etc. 65-hp diesel, clean, a complete boat great world cruiser. Plus Achilles dinghy and motor, 6 sails, dodger. Excellent condition, super Bay/ocean boat. Made in USA. For spec, sheet. $87,500. Call Jim, (510) 254-5653.

GULFSTAR 43-FT KETCH, 1976.

FARALLONE CLIPPER #17 with

60-ft SF Park & Rec. berth at St. Francis YC. Excellent condition.

Big Boat Series winner. $45,000. Karl Limbach.

433-4150 wk; 435-6334 hm.

1981, 37-FT TARTAN, unbelievable accommodations, much storage, 4.5 kw diesel generator, heat/ac heat pump, 3rd private cabin, refrigerator, diesel heater and range, stereo AM/FM tape, oil lamps, dodger, bimini w/side curtains, furler, lazy jacks, 4 sails, new bottom. $75,000. Call (916) 873-0226.

1990 JEANNEAU 44-FT. Sun Odyssey, performance cruising sloop, excellent condition, 55 hp Yanmar diesel, 130 hrs. TT, 9 Harken winches, furling headsail, dodger, electric windlass, teak interior, Autohelm instruments. Call for equipment list. $139,500 obo. (707) 447-1653.

Bill Lapworth design, very similar to the Cal 40, but slightly redesigned bow form of Cal 36 improves the ride to weather, while maintaining great downwind performance. Hardscrabble (hull #87) has been completely refit from the deck up with a new spar, running and standing rigging, and a modern deck layout. She is upgraded and immaculate below decks, and has had an epoxy bottom job, and structural modificatiqns for extensive cruising. Equipment: Perkins diesel, Raytheon 24 mile radar, Luke propane stove, refrigeration, diesel heater, Lavac toilet, 8 sails, Profurl, Navtec rigging including hydraulic backstay, KM, DS(2), windlass, spray dodger, AP, VHF, new electrical system, Bomar ports. Will consider taking smaller boat as part of price. $43,000. (510) 236-4025.

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ready to go. Watermaker, generator, Trace Inverter, IBM computer, w/fax, radar, Loran, HAM, radios, diesel heater, RDF, cruising sails, VHF, depth, windspeed/point, KM, Perkinsdiesel, Vac-U-Flush head, and more.

Never chartered. Great condition. $135,000. Alex, (415) 366-8318.

GULFSTAR 50 KETCH,

CT 41 KETCH f/g

hull, teak house, Perkins, radar, AP, windvane, inverter, solar refrigeration, fireplace, dinghy, low price, $45,000 obo. Fax # D.W. Contents 1-52-329-80061. Write D. Wilson, Content, c/o Marina Vallarta, P.O. Box 350-B, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico.

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(ex Morningstar). Excellent performance cruiser or one design racer, PHRF & IMS certificates, custom Harken wheel, large inventory of sails, very good condition. Divorce forces sale. $73,500 obo. Must sell soon.

(510) 938-1125 eves/wknds. (510) 939-1999 dys.

EXPRESS 37 Warlock

CAL 36.

37- FT FRENCH BUILT glass sloop,

36 TO 39 FEET

FISHER 37 Pilothouse ketch. Motorsailer, 1980, 80 hp Ford Saber diesel, 120 gal H20,120 fuel, wind s/d, depth, log, speed, 2 VHF, loudhailer, CB, aft cabin, Avon. (408) 624-7210.

Hull Cleaning, Haulouts, Zinc Prop Replacement Inspections & Surveys, Salvage Recovery (415) 435-7904 or (800) SEA-WOLF (732-9653) 24 hr. service

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41-FT FIBERGLASS KETCH, 76 Cheoy Lee, “offshore," open salon, stateroom amidships, shower, LectraSan system, Force 10 range, Perkins diesel, sideband, VHF, Loran, survival raft, 5 sails. Beautiful condition in liveaboard slip.

Brookings, OR. $62,500 firm. (503) 469-0540, (503) 855-7083.

Strong & comfortable cutter equipped for cruising the tropics. Recently brought by the owner from South Pacific to San Diego. Ctr. cockpit, bimini, large dodger, furling main sail & jib. Perkins 4108M (new 1988). Aft cabin, spacious salon, fore private cabin, 2 heads, small equipped workshop. Large galley, refrig., watermaker. Radar, GPS, HAM/ SSB, VHF, weather fax, Autohelm 3000 & 5000.

Solar panels, wind generator, small diesel generator, Honda, inverter, ac 110/220. $115,000.

(619) 488-6440.

43-FT ALUMINUM CRUISER 1983.

HALLBERG RASSY 41 KETCH. Exceptionally well-built, bluewater crusier that will take you anywhere in safety, comfort, and style. Excellent condition. Lots of new gear: sails, rigging, refrigeration, electrical. Proven passagemaker. $109,000. Call (408) 454-0274.

Center cockpit, sloop, Perkins 4-108, Cruisair heat/AC, Loran, Autohelm, much more. Teak interior, 6’3" headroom, large galley, microwave, refrig./freezer, 2 heads, 2 staterooms. Great liveaboard. A-l condition. $95,000. Owner, (510) 814-9044.

ENDEAVOUR 40, 1982.

60’s classic woodie with traditional charm and 90's gear. 44 hp Yanmar diesel. Nathaniel Wilson sails. A beautiful liveaboard cruising veteran. Sausalito berth. West coast delivery. 542,000/offers. (415) 332-9218.

40-FT GAFF RIG KETCH.

Tri cabin yawl, f/g & teak, 48 hp Perkins 4.107, 2 heads, 8 sails, stainless & teflon valves, fish finder, Loran, VHF & SSB, radios, EPIRB. S53.000. Call Tom, (707) 839-0245.

40-FT CHEOY LEE, 1970.

RARE CHALLENGER 50 ketch, 1974. Furling main, jib. Continuously upgraded, fully found, recent epoxy bottom. Perfect liveaboard or go anywhere boat. Too much equipment to list. Must see to appreciate. Call for details. SI 30,000 obo.

(707) 745-3858.

1992 ROBERTS 434 finest steel pilothouse cutter ever built, using only top quality materials by qualified builder. 200 gals, water, 80 gals, diesel.

Dual hydraulic steering. Diesel heater. 65 hp diesel. Need to be rigged. $85,500. Call (408) 469-9920.

Custom Mull design. Superb ocean-going performance sloop.

Lovely leak interior/liveaboard amenities. Two private cabins, two heads, complete galley. New cushions. Extensive sail inventory. Sexy, comfortable and fast. Reduced to $73,000. Call (415) 780-3785.

‘86 HANS CHRISTIAN 41-FT TC

DEL REY 45,1973, flush deck sloop. Aft cockpit, aft cabin. Heavy full keel f/g cruiser, Mexico, Canada, S. Pacific vet. Great liveaboard or cruise anywhere, ready to go. Perkins 4-108,150 fuel, 150 water, Max Prop, full batten main, good sails, Mariner furling, windvane, 2 APs, 450 gpd watermaker, radar, good ground tackle, 2 staterooms, walk-in shower, 7-ft workbench, inverter, reefers fridge, TV, VCR, stereo, microwave, full awnings, bimini. More storage than most 50-ft cruisers. $98,000. (310) 822-5470.

PETERSON 44,1979. ZinfanOel. Center cockpit, performance cutter with separate staterooms, 2 heads, 60 hp diesel (600 mile range) $22,000 in recent equipment, teak decks. Excellent condition. Currently in Cartagena, Colombia. Call (707) 963-8096 for specs. Asking $98,000.

43- FT IOR RACER/CRUISER.

1979 immaculate. Two double staterooms w/heads and showers, single crew's quarters, furling headsails, main, Perkins 4-154, Northern lights 5 kw (new), radar (new), loran, VHF, weatherfax, watermaker, possible liveaboard slip in Alamitos Bay, Long Beach, CA. $139,000 Brochure, (310) 433-5040.

GULFSTAR 50 KETCH,

NS-44, 44-ft sloop, teak decks, radar, SSB, AP, Aries vane, watermaker, 14 sails, dinghy w/motor, much more, lots of storage, nicely appointed, superb performancecruiser, similar toSwan, must see to appreciate beauty and value. $119,000.

Marina del Rey, (619)427-8313.

PETERSON 44,1976. Westerbeke 60 hp ready to cruise. Hard bottom Avon 10 hp Suzuki, HAM, radar, auto Satnav, Lorans, VHF, vane. Good sail inventory. New batteries. Grunert refer., Walters hot water. Roller furling and much more. Clean. $109,000 obo. (510) 634-8415.

ultimate voyager. Striking black hull, Tanbark sails, Molokai interior. Shallow draft, lead ballast, fully equipped for long range cruising. Berthed in Honolulu. Will deliver West Coast. $167,500. For detailed specifications and photos, call (808) 945-0524.

1986 HANS CHRISTIAN 41-FT TC. The

Modified fin keel with rudder skeg. Ideal cruiser, 18-month Mexico cruise, 2 people. Aft cockpit with additional center companionway. Extensive quality equipment, some only 2 yrs. old. Robert AP, 24M radar, wind gen., GPS, SatNav, SSB, 2 VHFs, PWR monitor, 130A alt, inverter, 4 bat. banks, life raft, wind vane, refrigeration, 150G water, 150G fuel, tank tender, 2 Baros, 2 clocks, VDO instruments, teak deck, for/aft deck lockers, 11 ST winches, anodized spars, 4 sails plus spinnaker, 3 anchors, 300' Hi Tensile, other chain/rode, stern anchor roller/ mount, Perkins, SS prop and shaft, cockpit h/c shower, bimini, side/back panels, deck wash, awning, all manuals. Call for boat specs, lists, photos. (510) 769-1870, dys/eves. Reduced $244,000.

CT 49 CUTTER, 1986.

designed and built

by Bob Derecktor. Fast and strong bluewater yacht. New Ballenger mast, boom & rigging, Westerbeke 4-107 diesel engine. Salty Tiger has been in dry storage for 2 years and needs some upgrading and sails to become once again an excellent club racer and/or a world class cruising yacht. $45,000. (510) 526-6235.

44- FT ALUMINUM SLOOP,

CATALINA 42-FT, 1989.3

cabin, excellent condition, refrigerator, radar, microwave, etc. One owner. $95,000. Call Jim, (415) 574-3456. No dealers please.

USCG documented. Teak decks/interior. Fully equipped for cruising. Nav./communication equipment included.

Sail the world at your leisure. Liz DeStael, P.O. Box 1534, Kailua-Kona, HI 96745, (808)329-3739; fax (808) 329-1060 or N. DeStael ph/fax (206) 695-7255. $169,000. No brokers.

ketch, 1980.

Center cockpit, aft cabin. Excellent condition. Great cruiser/liveaboard with speed and room. Roller furling, full instrumentation, generator, 65 hp Perkins, full dodger cover, new rerfrigeration, microwave. 2 staterooms, 2 heads, stall shower. $105,000. (510) 748-0693.

46-FT CUTTER RIGGED IRWIN

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‘84 DUTCH-BUILT KOOPMANS43-FT, Siemens steel center cockpit, Selden cutter rig, beautiful interior, water tight bulkheads, just painted tops & bottom, overhauled Volvo MD30A, new house batteries, AC/DC system upgraded, electronics, four anchors, steering vane, cruise ready. $137,000. (619) 696-6805.

cruiser. Full galley including CNG 3-burner stove/ oven, Norcold upright fridge/freezer, built-in microwave, hot water, fireplace, walk-in closet, 2 heads w/LectraSan, 110/12 volt, stereo/tape deck, 85 hp Lehman 350 hrs. VHF, depth. $132,000.

(415)331-6043. safely.

Formosa Imperial, ketch, 48-ft. LOA, Garden Porpoise. 60 hp Perkins diesel. Heavy f/g hull, teak decks. Radar interfaced with GPS. Loran, radio, RDF, 5 jibs, LPU on hull, electric anchor windlass, refrigeration, h/c pressurized water. Oven/stove.

Just hauled, hand-carved teak interior. Lee cloths, new dodger. Excellent heavy weather boat.

Daysails comfortably with 15+ people. Lots of storage. $65,000. Call Steve, (510) 848-1816, Iv. msg., (510) 444-5333.

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SKYE 51, 1981. Fast powerful, cutter. World cruising in comfort and style. 10 sails, Navtec rod rigging/backstay. 2 dbl cabins, Perkins 4-236, Yanmar generator, Grunert refrig/freezer, AP, radar, inverter, SSB, B & G, bottom paint 9/94, extensive refit. $239,000. (206) 378-2155, ext.

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1981 Whitbread Race. Beam 17.9, draft 7.4,200 hp Volvo Penta. Refitting not complete. $250,000 obo. Ask for Ron or Jennifer, (510) 620-0642 eves, between 5 & 10. genoa ketch, Vallejo by Aberstl. Mfg. Ferro cement, Volvo TMD 70-B 200 hp turbo diesel, w/800 gal. fuel, Zodiac w/ob. Exc. cond. fully equipped. Two generators, two A/C, 500 gal. water & 500 GPD. Watermaker, holding plate, deep frz., 12v/110v ref/frz., icemaker, washer/dryer, luxrs. xtras, full electronics, radar, Irn, GPS, etc. Sleeps 10. $250,000 or trade down.

(707) 765-2628.

55-FT MOTORSAILER,

CLASSICS Excellent liveaboard, 40-ft. 90 hp diesel. See to appreciate.

Illness forces sale. $75,000 obo. (415) 588-5520.

CHINESE JUNK FOR SALE.

Built from original 1899 plans (available), documented. Museum condition, gaff rigged, deadeyes, teak deck, Tasmania ironbark blocks, bronze fittings. Exterior teak. Interior mahogany. New Yanmar, recent haulout. Only authentic Seabird on coast. Sausalito, photos. (415) 332-5293.

CLASSIC SEA BIRD YAWL.

PRISCILLA, Fife styled gaff head yawl, 52' LOA x 31.5 LWL x9.4. Built 1910 Lowestoft, England by F. Miller. Copper riveted dbl. sawn oak on pine.

Recent survey. Serious project for competent boatbuilder only. Offered at $15,000 firm. (707) 786-4804.

GAIN OFFSHORE EXPERIENCE ON OUR 53-FT CUTTER as we sail/explore the West Coast from La Paz to Panama and beyond.

7-10 day legs available. $500 a berth.

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ROBERTS 53, steel ketch professionally-built in Australia, full equipped for liveaboard cruising or charter. Roller furling headsail and mainsail, diving gear, generator, alternator, refrigerator/freezer, washing machine, dryer, and much more, A wellmaintained one-owner yacht lying in Perak, Malaysia. $120,000. (805) 492-9914 for more info.

47-FT VAGABOND KETCH. Excellent liveaboard/

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60-FT CLASSIC FIFE design, steel cutter, beautiful‘38 DeVries built, racer/cruiser, Jonathan Swift, 6’2” headroom, 3 cabins, sails, Forespar mast, 60 hp diesel, major hull/deck work done. Needs electrical, plumbing & carpentry work. Restore $150,000 value. Dry dock, $46,000. Owner, (707) 579-1046.

65-FT FREEDOM, 3 masted schooner built for the

Spacious and clean liveaboard/cruiser. 1990 rebuilt 50 hp Perkins diesel.

Roller furling main and jib. TV, microwave, refrigerator/freezer, propane hot water. Walk in shower.

Avon dinghy/davits. New batteries. More.Sacrifice $55,900. (510) 814-9755, h; (510) 420-4843, w.

COLUMBIA 45,1973.

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GREAT LIVEABOARD. Classic

1939.30-ft Chris Craft with great aft deck and charming character; recent survey runs great. This boat defines old world charm in the Gatsby Era and she is very sound. Just reduced to S8,500. 332-5206.

31-FT X 20 stretch

Searuner trimaran open wing, professional built West system. New bottom and top paint, new sails, 9.9 o/b. No work needed.

Must sell 515,000 obo. (408) 238-8173.

MULTIHULLS cabin cruiser with head, galley, auto battery chargers, auto bilge pump, and built in heaters. AC/DC power. Great liveaboard. Call Sean, (510) 829-4647.

1950 HUNTER, 34-FT

Extensively improved and outfitted for serious bluewater cruising. Sail to “Bora Bora" and beyond before you buy. Details, call (619) 966-0465 or (619) 286-9264.

16' w/trlr. Bristol condition. A must see boat. (510) 527-1826 eves, (510) 527-4080 dys. Ask for Dave Garner. Serious parties only.

PROUT 1949 CATAMARAN,

catamaran, 1979, 11 sails including drifter, spinnaker, roller furling reacher, AP, Loran, VHFs, solar panels, KM, depth, bridgedeck tent, f/g rudders & daggerboard, Tohatsu 5 hp, galvanized trailer, dry storage Oyster Point. $12,000. (415) 432-1542 wkdys.

STILETTO 27

16-ft Catamaran with Dilly trailer. Diamond in the rough. Parked in El Granada. Patrick Shannon, (415) 756-8877.

Si 8,900,57-ft steel motorsailer, $4,900,24-ft Tanzer sailboat, $2,900,30-ft double ender diesel engine, $2,900. 24-ft cabin cruiser S900. 2-story Sausalito type boat house S6.900.24-ft steel craft cabin cruiser S2.500. Call Patrick at (916) 338-3633.

trimaran. Professionally built BUC listed; diesel engine, low hours. Fast cruising ketch. Hull sound, needs paint and upgrades. Asking $30,000. (619) 276-6367.

42-FT TRIMAR MK II

catamaran. French designer LeRouge (Manta 38, Solaris 32) performance cruiser. Foam-core construction. Trans Pacific/ Atlantic vet. Wingmast, S/T Lewmars, 5 North sails, spinnaker. Full bridgedeck salon, 2 dbls, 1 sngl, head, galley, microwave, refer. Painted 2/ 94. New electronics, Tri-data, 2 Autohelm 2000, GPS, VHF, SSB, solar panels, inverter, stereo, TV, Zodiac, o/b, windlass, 4 anchors. Very beautiful, modern, sleek. Lying Tahiti. Free airfare with purchase. Hurry. $130,000. (619) 222-9694.

1989 ELDIR 38

prime Sausalito berth, quarter timeshare, $250/month. Well-equipped singlehanded transpac veteran. Sleeps 6, h/c pressurized water, propanestove/oven, enclosed headw/shower, full instruments, 4 jibs, 3 spinnakers, Zodiac. Call Brooks, (707) 792-7064.

C & C 38,

TRADE AQUARIUS 23. All the sails, fixed keel depthfinder, compass, VHF, KM, porta-potti, 6 hp Johnson w/ trailer. Sailed Baja and San Francisco Bay. Presently in slip at Whiskeytown Lake. Seaworthy boat, ready to go. A steal at $2,500. Want approx.

28-ft. liveaboard. Will trade up with cash. Call (916) 347-5949, after 3:30 or Iv. msg.

WANTED

50-FT HOUSEBOAT,

1957. Ideal liveaboard, Sausalito, unobstructed views of Bay. Cozy, charming, bright. Electric head, h/c water, refrig., closet & storage, phone/power cables. No engines, mahogany hull & interior freshly painted, excellent condition. Must see. $6,000. Call (415) 331-9306.

RACING/CRUISING SYNDICATE. Gorgeous 50ft classic yawl. Strong, fast, excellent condition.

Bay, coastal, YRA, OYRA, MMBA, Jessica Cup. Action and traditional seamanship in style. Costsharing syndicate, all or part of two seasons, then Pacific Cup '96. (510) 254-5353.

37- FT COLONIAL CABIN CRUISER,

FIRST SI,200 TAKES IT.

F-25 C New Farrier designed carbon fiber trimaran. A true coastal cruiser/racer that is trailerable, shoal draft and fast. Rotating mast, 6-ft. bowpole, Smyth sail plan, assymetric spinnaker, roomy interior. Will custom finish to your specs. Lyman White, (303) 772-6082.

Beautifully equipped with AP, furling, diesel & trailer. 1/4,1/3, or 1/2 partnership available. Families with children welcome. Trail or sail anywhere. Steve or Cathy. (415) 851-3056.

NORSEA 27.

POWER & HOUSEBOATS

GEMINI 3200.

Knowledgeable group of sailors seeks long term lease or non equity 1/2 partnership in a 32-40 ft. sailboat. (510) 934-7176.

WANTED.

25- FT CABIN CRUISER: F/G, good condition w/ flybridge. No engine. Opportunity at $1,500. (510) 236-6633.

24-FT 79 SEA CAMPER houseboat tri hull, head with shower, sip 4, 130 hp Turbo diesel with double axle trailer. T ake to Mexico or Puget Sound.

Si 1,500 or trade for f/g sailboat. (415) 454-7157.

32-FT CHRIS CRAFT Consulation, 1962 classic with twin V-8’s. Great interior, exterior needs some TLC. $3,900 obo. Bill, (415) 454-0135.

WOODEN MAST, 35-ft round section, prefer solid.

Prefer Douglas Fir. Will consider hollow. Will consider Spruce. Also want Volvo MD2B parts and 8ft Fatty Knees. Peter, (805) 658-8607. liquidation for your sail or powerboat, lying anywhere within Mexico. Prompt payment after inspection. Telephone, fax details, photos 01152-74) 84-2960. Write: Richard, APDO 522, Acapulco, Mexico. Ocean-view villa with servant available weekly/rental. Also crewed/ bareboat charter (or sale) Morgan 41 Out-Islander.

IMMEDIATE CASH

37-ft O'day center cockpit with gennaker. Large 6x8 ft. bed & 2nd head in aft cabin. Berthed Emery Cove. Active racing and cruising scheduleon Bay and beyond. The perfect way to transition to a larger boat. 22-ft Catalina with trailer (spinnaker rigged). Can take on family vacation or travel to lake races. Timeshare both $300/mo. Will check out those with minimum experience. Only accepting one additional nonequity partner. Call Joe, (800) 259-3683 dys or (916) 989-4000 (24 hrs).

TWO FOR ONE.

BREWER 46 PH CUTTER, 3/8 equity share, recent haulout, engine and bright work. All teak interior, usual electronics and equipment, 8 berths, super low 4.4% financing, all paid in ‘97. Summer coastal cruise. Great family Xmas gift. Call (510) 933-9186.

for Catalina 22. Call Jackson at (408) 476-9675, Santa Cruz. Lv. msg.

NEED SWING KEEL

(used): dinghy davits, complete wheel system, r/f system for main/jib complete, cockpit bimini and dodger. (415) 928-4001.

FOR NEWPORT 27

LANCER 36.1/3 or

26- FT NORDIC TUG, 1981.

Perkins 4-236,85 hp diesel, radar, Loran, GPS, AP, FishFinder, VHF, stereo, refrigerator, CNG. New fuel tanks, 3 stage charger/regulator. Red Awlgrip topsides. Excellent condition. SF Marina slip. $53,000. Call (415) 931-9081. located at Pittsburg Marina in Pittsburg, CA. Nice boat, good for liveaboard, Delta or just a home away from home. Needs an outboard motor and some maintenance. Call (805) 473-8102, msg. phone. $8,500.

38- FT PONTOON HOUSEBOAT

1/2 interest available in 1982 Bill Lee sloop. This boat is in “as new" condition, original owners have maintained and upgraded boat continuously since delivery. Dark blue Awigrip LPU topsides, five sails, roller furling, cruising interior, epoxy bottom, inflatable dinghy, downtown Sausalito berth, terrific bay cruiser. Step aboard and start sailing, this is a terrific boat and is completely equipped. Experienced sailors only, please. Existing partnership is restructuring, equity contribution required, boat will be retitled to new ownership. Call Alson Silva for more info.

Office (408) 748-9398, eve (408) 288-6307 or George at (415) 776-5118 (recording).

water ballast, with trailer.

Prefer one located in the Bay Area or North. Call and leave name, phone number and price. (206) 495-3998, Olympia, WA. 26-FT MacGREGOR,

HARD BOTTOM INFLATABLE to trade for 5,000

used good condition decorative bricks. Good for driveways or landscaping. Also have a 16-ft float.

Let's trade. Call (510) 769-0497.

AUTOHELM

self-steering wind vane. Call (707)

444-0925.

USED GEAR In 3,000 lb. 55 gal. barrels. .27 cents per lb. F.O.B. Petaluma. (707) 527-8750.

LEAD SHOT BALLAST.

WANTED. Command 10 (Farrier). (505)345-5733

DUFOUR 31.1/2

eves.

46-FT WHAR R AM catamaran, Chinese junk sails,

Yanmar diesel, 3 anchors, radar, VHF, solar, Honda gen., It. air sails, Autohelm 3000, Ritchie compass, etc. Ready to go anywhere. Lying La Paz, Mex. $25,000. Will deliver. (206) 567-4574.

31-FT SEARUNNER, 1974. A-frame demountable, 6 sails, $5,995 obo. (510) 634-1729, Vince.

PARTNERSHIPS SANTANA 35. Partnership/charter/? Excellent shape, 1983 (one of last built). Two-time National Champion. Minimum three month commitment buys full or part time usage for racing/cruising.

Terms, usage, berthing negotiable. Currently in Alameda. (510) 834-6301, after 11 am.

DIESEL FUEL FILTERING Dp fF

Process Scrubs, Polishes, Removes Algae, Dirt, Rust & Water from Diesel Fuel.

Includes Internal Tank Wash Down.

YOUR BERTH OR BOATYARD • (510) 521-6797

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1977

Structural and Joinerwork

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MARITIME ATTORNEY Specializing in warranty, purchase contracts, sales/use tax, liens, charters, construction/repair, accidents since 1960.

Experience Counts; 45 yrs. of Bay and Coastal racing/cruising.

William E. Vaugtai, 17 Embarcadero Cove, Oakland (510) 532-1786; Fax 532-3461

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USCG 100-ton Masters • Bluewater experienced Also available for charters in Bay and anywhere.

Call Captain Jason Salfi • (415) 455-4001

Yugosalvia, Greece, Turkey, Sicily, Malta. Autohelm 2000, lines to 70-ft. Santana 35 grooved headstay. (415) 332-1590.

CHARTS:

1993 HONDA 5 hp longshaft o/b. Used twice (too powerful for my boat), high thrust prop. 4-stroke for quiet efficient power. $750. Richard, (415) 344-2921.

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equity partnership. $8,000 plus approximately $250 month. In three years boat is paid off. Frers designed, beautiful boat in great shape. Friendly partners too. Paradise Cay berth.

(415)453-8100.

(sio) 27a-a3sa 'Th.e Antique RepairTa<^‘ Marius Woodwork

Complete

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Commercial

MARINE ENGINE CO. ?

Complete Engine Services • Gas & Diesel 25 Years Experience • Reasonable Rates Tune-ups • Oil Changes • Engine rebuilding, etc.

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STILL HAVE: new sails, out of bag once to mea¬

CNG SYSTEMS 3-burner stainless galley stove

1,000 BOARD FEET of great, old fine-grain Sitka

WATERFRONT CONDO with Bayfront and La¬

sure. Made by the best in Sweden for the North

with window and broiler, together with 2 CNG gas

spruce & Philippine 8 Honduran mahogany. 1/2 -

goon views located on Mariners Island in San

Sea. Jib, genoa, main, luff: 41'10,43'6,37'8; foot:

cylinders. S800 obo. Good operating condition.

2" thick X 6-22" wide X 10-20' long. Will sell part or

Mateo, CA. 2 br„ 1 ba., fireplace, boat ramp, dock,

15’10,21'10,1510; leech: 370,43’0,41'10 resp.

Very safe. Call (415) 383-6228 (9 to 5) or (510)

whole lot. Also ‘49 Ford flatbed truck, ‘84 Nissan

beach, pool, sauna and garage. Remodeled inte¬

Parts for Volvo MD3B and Suzuki 8-84. Honda

235-8651 anytime.

Maxima, creampuff 74 Honda CL350 bike, 79

rior, private entry, and more. For sale or trade. Call

Dodge van, 6 mth-1 + yr. lease, 3 bedroom house,

Bruce at (415) 598-2933.

2200 watt generator-rebuilt. Nylon 400' 1/2”. Drier and guages for freezer. Morse Code key "Bencher"

HEART 1800 EMS inverter/charier with full status

Berkeley. Going cruising. (510) 843-1307.

remote. All tech manuals. On our boat, see it run.

and more. (209) 827-4002.

We're upsizing whole system. Please Iv. msg.

GOIN' CRUISING. Large capacity high tech back

TANDEM AXLE TRAILER 10,000 lb. capacity.

(510) 932-8691 voice mail (510) 831 -3318, Ken &

packs, great for cruisers, travelers, for provision¬

Like-new 6-ply 8:75 16.5 tires. Surge brakes.

Jan. S700.

ing (look ma no hands.) These sell for S375-415.

Lee. Power winch 501, control panel, foot switch,

PARTING OUT 1969 MASON 38-ft ketch woodie,

932-8691, Iv. msg.

Si 75. 2 alcohol stoves, S50 and S75. Call (702)

beautiful spruce spars, sails, Westerbeke 4-107,

677-1797.

windlass, windvane, ground tackle, brass port¬

CREW

For fellow sailors, this ad, SI 50. Ken & Jan, (510)

Tongue jack, winch S2.500. Hauled 27-ft Cheoy

holes, monel fuel & water tanks, stanchions & MY 30-FT WOOD GAFF rig cutter died. I have for

more. Open boat day, December 10-11 - Nelson's

sale, 30-ft long Spruce mast with all rigging at¬

Marine, Alameda, Lot 38. (510) 729-2491, pgr.

BLUEWATER OCEAN SAILOR, SCUBA diver, whitewater rafter/kayaker, airborne snowboarder, windsurfer, backpacker, 46, laughs, smiles, communicates, has I.Q. above room temperature.

CLUBS/MEMBERSHIPS

Planning 5+ yr. circumnavigation & looking for seaworthy female, co-captain, 40-ish, with similar

SAVE OVER SI,000. Club Nautique couples un¬

tached, also boom, gaff and 3 sails. S800.10 hp

interests. Sailor, Box 954, Seahurst, WA 98062.

hardy diesel with trans shaft, prop and water

LIFERAFT, Avon 8 person, SI,500. Hurth 2.1:1

limited membership. Includes free unlimited ASA

muffler. S800. Call (408) 427-1289.

transmission. Under 100 hrs. Si 00. Lasdop

sailing classes from beginner to offshore, charter

RARE OPPORTUNITY to join a 10 yr. circum¬

dripless shaft seal. 7/8“ shaft. Like new, Si00.

discounts, racing, and lots of social activities.

navigation on a uniquely beautiful, 53-ft, 1990

ISUZU 4FB. 50 hp diesel with 2:1 Borg-Warner

Back up your GPS for S50. We have 12 new

Alameda and Sausalito clubhouses. Membership

steel cutter, professionally crewed, maintained

gear. Flexible coupling and mounts. Freshwater

Meridian SatNavs. Come and get them. RYC

transferable. Current value S4,125. Asking S3,000.

and outfitted for world cruising. Become a partner

cooled. 51,500. (510) 233-5441, dys; Call (510)

Foundation. (510) 283-0394.

(402) 896-6009.

and receive charter weeks in new exotic locations,

VOLVO MD11C & MD3B. Also many Volvo parts

CLUB NAUTIQUE, unlimited couple member¬

ELECTRONICS, electrical/misc. equipment.

collected over 20 years. Injector, pumps, valves,

ship. ASAi classes and certification, charter dis¬

Here's your chance: special bargain Christmas

pistons, cylinders, liners, camshafts, crankshafts,

counts, social activities, clubhouse privileges.

LIFE IS SHORT BUT WIDE. Lovely (not wide) F

gifts for yourself or favorite sailor. SatNav,

blocks, heads, starters, manifolds, push rods,

Large fleet at two locations. Alameda & Sausalito.

39, journalist with skills, depth, intelligence, wit

Magnavox #MX 4102. Weather fax, Furuno

rockers etc. Stock up now on spares for your

Membership value, S4.125. Asking S3,075. T rans-

and whimsey; loves classic sailboats and all out¬

#FAX208A. Radio direction finder/ADF, Sailor

cruise. Very low prices. (707) 987-3971.

ferable membership. Call, (510) 625-1280.

doors; seeks educated, accomplished able

Micrologic #ML-320. 120 volt alternator, Onan/

MERIT 25 TRAILER, 1984. Single axle. Paint,

CLUB NAUTIQUE unlimited couple membership

576-6273.

and unlimited offshore/coastal passages. (206)

236-6507, eves.

328-7758.

(sea)man who desires a shared life. Call (617)

#R-108. VHF, T exas Instruments #2000. Loran C, Empac #ECS521-engine drive, 20.8 amps, 60

tires, bearings, lights, brakes all in good condition.

makes'a great holiday gift. Includes ASA classes

cycles, single phase, 2.5 kv output, not used since

Has current registration. S600 obo, or trade for

and certification and discount chartering. Two

recent rebuild. LectraSan, sanitary waste treat¬

Plath sextant. John at (415) 858-0121.

locations on the Bay. Value $4,125. Asking S3,125

Hughes 31-ft sloop fully equipped - excellent

obo. Membership is resellable. Call Tara, (415)

condition. Would like similar boat for two weeks

661-1847, dys/eves.

plus in Jan-Feb'95. Use mine any time in summer.

ment system. Pipe berths, 4 <3> 6'0"+length, 1" SS tubing construction. Make offer, any/all, (415)

CHRYSLER CROWN gas 6 cyl w/clutlered PTO and planetary 2:11 reduction low hrs. SI,450.

982-5012.

Unlimited salmon, crab, prawns, oysters, bays

Cummins diesel 6 cyl. w/2:11 hydraulic reduction COMPLETE BOATCOVER for 36-ftChris Connie.

gear rebuilt 0 hrs. Si ,950. 2 40 gal. fuel tanks

3 piece, Sunbrella blue weighted. Offers. (510)

(galv.) $50. Wind indicator, S100. (415) 285-5882.

236-6633.

SWAP Desolation Sound - Southern Calif. Have

and mountains-great wind in unspoiled protected waters. Dick and Mary Parkes 1079 Marble Place, Courtenay B.C., V9N 8W4 or (604) 338-1049.

NON-PROFIT

15 KW ONAN generator (120/240), nearly new

NEED CREW? for 2-4 week transit next May? I’m

PROFESSIONAL MARINE battery charger, 3

(49 hours) factory sound insulation kit and remote

TROUBLE SELLING YOUR BOAT? Donate. Tax

stage, 50 amp. $100.17 x 15 L.H. 3-blade prop 1

panel all alarms and auto shut downs, new price

deductible. Cal Poly Sailing.Dave, (805) 541-4729.

x 1 -1/4 standard $35.30” stainless wheel w/new leather, SI 50. Life Sling $40. M.O.B. pole (new)

out the door $16,500. Asking $10,500. Also

a 44 year old male willing to travel west coast/ Mexico for crew position. Plenty of sailing experience, but not offshore yet. Doug, (503) 629-9185.

rebuildable Atomic 4, S400 obo. (510) 521-3604.

$50. J/35 #4 kevlar jib, $150. (415) 721-7466,

SAIL TROPICAL THAILAND/AUSTRALIA. I'm

Doug.

SEXTANT, Astra IIIB brand new. Celesticomp V computer. Sight reduction tables and 0.249 work

HARKEN ROLLER FURLING headstay, unit #2

forms. All you need for celestial navigation. S485.

on 61’ headstay - 835C WOS, 6 months old,

Call (707) 546-7150.

$1,795. 60 lb. CQR anchor, 6 months old $735.

(209) 474-7291 eves.

BERTHS & SLIPS

chartering a bareboat in 1995 and need 4 to 5 crewmembers for exotic week sailing in paradise.

Approx. 1 week sailing and 1 week travelling. Cost

60-FT SF PARK & REC. berth at St. Francis YC

includes airfare, boat, hotels & food on boat. +/-

with Farallon Clipper #17. Excellent condition, Big

$2,500. (510) 825-2940.

Boat Series winner. $45,000. Call Karl Limbach, 433-4150 wk; 435-6334 hm.

WANTED LADY CREW MEMBER for all or pari

SMALL WANKEL MARINE ENGINE unit with

of extended voyage. Experience helpful but not

fwd and reverse gear and heat exchanger. Similar

necessary. Must be healthy and know how to cook

units fitted in many Bay Area sailboats. Rated 21

reasonably well. I am 52 and experienced cruiser.

hp. Never used. Also spare Wankel o/b engine of

MISCELLANEOUS

same size included. Offers. (415) 368-9956.

PROPERTY FOR SALE/RENT

Boat is 38-ft ketch. Louie, (610) 791-1937.

3-4 YEAR CIRCUMNAVIGATION. Husband and

I HAVE TWO Barlow 22 winches, one in good

WATERFRONT HOME FOR SALE. Greenbrae

wife with cruising experience in our 40-ft. ketch.

condition and one not. Would like either to buy a

NAVAL SIGNAL AND PENNANT FLAGS, dated

boardwalk, 2 bdrm. 2 ba. 10-yr. old custom built.

Looking for a mature couple to share expenses.

replacement of the not good one, or sell the good

1943 and 1944. Red, white and blue colors. 59

30-ft dock x 30-ft wide berth. All hardwood floors,

Departing Northern California, April 1995 for

one. Call Howard at (707) 224-1969 after 7 pm.

total. $250 obo. Call (415) 587-5869 dys; (415)

tile baths & kitchen. Great views, $279,000. Great

Marquesas. (707) 444-0925. P.O. Box 425, Eu¬

365-1244 eves.

value. (415) 461-6135.

reka, CA 95502.

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 Primer

& other mfg. available. Ablading paint, 50% copper, $50/gal.

& other epoxies, $10-$l 5/gal, Polyurethane, $20/gal. Penetrating epoxy, $25/gal.

Pratt & Lambert white enamel, $10/gal. Non-skid paint $10/gal. (415) 588-4678

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EXPERIENCEDOCEANSAILORwouldlikecrew

position on 36-ft. plus, well equipped, non-smoking boat to Mexico and/or beyond. I'm reliable and resourceful. I have expense money. P.O. Box 371, Alameda 94501. (510) 814-0121.

TRULY FAIR 48-ft cutter needs crew in Spain.

Depart early February for Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Phuket, Phillipines, Hawaii & California. TF has gone westabout and is now unwinding eastabout.

(415) 332-6074.

TOO LATE TO CLASSY

THE SUISUN CITY MARINA is accepting appli¬

MISCELLANEOUS STUFF. Fireball main/kite/jib

cations for the position of Part-time Marina Assistant. The position requires at least 1 year of office/ customer service experience and 1 year of boat handling or combined facilities maintenance experience. Applications must be received by Dec. 19,1994 for interviews commencing in January, 1995. For info, call (707) 421-7300 M-F 9-5.

($100), Santana 20 kite ($75), Moore 24 spinny pole ($125), unused Horizon Standard radio w/ antenna ($125), two quarter tonner kites (price negotiable). Rob, (415) 331-3134.

WANTED-WITNESS to thumb amputation acci¬

35-FT US YACHT PILOTHOUSE SLOOP. Fin

BOAT HEATERS. 30,000 BTU diesel fired hot water circulation system, similar to new Force 10 System, includes heater assy, and pump. You add radiators and exhaust available from Force 10. Built to military spec’s, new govt, surplus. $500. (707) 554-8884, ext. 2092; (707) 642-3749.

SINGLE SAILORS ASSOCIATION is looking for

crew. Beginners welcome. We have skippers.

Many opportunities to sail and learn. Our members enjoy cruising and racing and other activities year around. For more info., call (510) 273-9763.

Singles only, please.

Happy Holidays! from our Crew to Yours.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES WELL ESTABLISHED and successful canvas

manufacturing company (covers, dodgers and enclosures) is for sale. And well established and successful boat curtain business is also available.

We invite any and all inquiries. Please write to: Mailboxes, ETC., 3182 Campus, Drive Box #383, San Mateo, CA 94403 or call (415) 281-9933.

keel, Skeg rudder. Sails high & fast. Roller furling 150 genoa; 7 kts in 20 kt wind. Cruises at 7 kts on 40 hp diesel. Inside/outside steering stations. AP, Loran, DS, KM, VHF. Propane furnace & stove.

6’4” headroom. Sleeps 6 in 8' berths. Warm & dry Bay boat. Great liveaboard. $39,000 or trade for motorhome; or, pickup with camper and trailerable boat; or, property in Colorado. (719) 488-0112.

BEST BUY FOR S3,000. Small sloop, clean, good condition, many extras. Are you ready to sell? I am ready to buy. Call (707) 525-4874.

CHILE, CAPE HORN, AND SOUTH PACIFIC CRUISING BOAT SEAMANSHIP, NAVIGATION AND PASSAGEMAKING Cruise Chile's Inside Passage, round Cape Horn, or sail to Easter Island, Pitcairn or Marquesas while increasing your skills aboard Mahina Tiare, John Neal's Hallberg Rassy 42.

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FATHER/SON CREW seeks southbound vessel for winter adventure. My father is an artist with sailing and cooking experience. I'm an architect with little experience but a keen hunger to learn and a passion for the beautiful, flexible schedule.

(503) 344-6394.

Fiberglass Work • Blister Repair • Wood Repair • Expert Paint & Varnish Work Rigging • Decks Refinished • All Work Guaranteed • Reasonable Rates 18 Years Experience • Discount on All Materials (415) 331-9850

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dent on August 14,1994, at South Beach Harbor.

Contact in condfidence Bert Huffman, Attorney at Law, (415) 982-3200.

JP - COSTA RICA OPPORTUNITY / Largest and oldest dive operation in country. Very busy, ik ml^fi ~ Many future bookings. Ideal for couple.

Includes 3 boats, vehicles, equipment for 40 divers PADI Materials and Office Equipment. Heavily Marketed. (407)724-5474/Fax (40

fl Boating software simulators, strategy, tide, screen-saver, C-TKH videos, charts, and more!

1803 Mission St. #565 Phone (408) 469-9569

WESTERBEKE50 ENGINE, 1982. Includes Paragon transmission & Walter V-drive. Engine survey from April '94 available. Some spare parts. (408) 756-1661, eves. (408)733-5664.

HELP WANTED

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N.Z. built, U.S. documents. Hand-laid F/G, full keel. Loaded offshore vet, incl radar, SatNav, Ham set, watermaker, windvane. At our docks.

Asking $70,000.

32* WESTSAIL CUTTER s,ong hand laid fiberglass, great layout for extended cruising/liveaboard, motivated transferred owner. AT OUR DOCKS. Try $35,000.

rThe Quality and Craftsmanship You Want, at a Price You Can Afhrd.

30'CATALINA

Today, sails are designed by similar computer programs, and constructed of similar materials. The difference is the quality and craftsmanship and the price you must pay. Lee Sails offers you the best of all.

'87. Perfect family. Bay, Delta or offshore sailor. Well maintained & equipped incl. furling jib, dodger, self-tailing wincnes, Sausalito berth. Asking $33,900.

29-C&C

Proven performer from Canada.

Spacious interior in teak w/new upholstery, wheel steering. At our docks. Asking $15,900.

647 Pacific Avenue Alameda, CA 94501

(510) 523-9011 OWL HARBOR MARINA The friendly place to berth - short term or long term! ♦ Located on Twitchell Island, a State Wildlife Sanctuary • Windsurf at nearby Glass Beach • Visit historical Isleton and Locke No waiting for bridges to open and the catfishing off of E dock is great! j • Berths from $125 FACILITIES:

20 Acres, 240 Berths, Laundry, RV Spaces Entrance Gate and Sail Shop Under new management Harbormasters: Frank and Rhenae Dietrich

1-800-483-9992 • 916-777-6055 1550 W. TWITCHELL ISLAND RD • ISLETON, CA 95641

47'CHRIS CONNIE

Chris Craft's top of tbe line. 2 private staterooms w/queen in master. 2 listed, both w/diesels. Liveaboard in luxury. At our docks. Try $45,000.

32' CLASSIC SEDAN

Designed & built by Fellows & Stewart. Detroit 3-53 diesel main, new pointond varnish. Restored to perfection. At our docks. Try $17,500.

SAIL - PARTIAL LIST

BRIGANTINE Rendezvous . $99,500 42' PEARSON.Olfers/S 100,000 42' ALDEN MOTOR SAILER, Turbo Cat Aux. $40,000 40' STEEL KETCH.Try $25,000 40' CUTTER.0ffers/$49,000 40' HUNTER.0ffers/$95,000 39' C & C, Two Listed .From $69,000 35' HINCKLEY Pilot, Sparkman & Stephens quality.$55,000 34' PETERSON .: ..$34,000 31' SLOOP, Designed byhCerman Frers.$1 9,750 30' PEARSON SLOOP, diesel aux.$26,500 30’ DUFOUR .$16,500 29' ERICSON .$14,500 29’ CAL.$1 2,500 27' NOR'SEA.$42,000 27' LANCER POWERSAILER, atourdocks.$15,000 POWER - PARTIAL LIST

127' MIKI CLASS TUG, Ocean Going Liveaboard.$150,000 44' HI STAR.$224,000 43' TRAWLER.$100,000 35' JERRY DAILY, Our Docks .Offers December, 1994 • U&UJtZS? • Page 177

BROKERAGE • MANAGEMENT • INSURANCE

SAN DIEGO (619) 295-9669

VENTURA (805) 642-4900

San Diego, California 92101

Fax (619) 294-8694 • (619) 294-4545

SELECTED SAIL

SELECTED POWER

28' Pearson.$16,000 29' Ericson.2 from $16,500 30' Yankee.2 from $20,000 30' Hunter, 89.$45,500 30' Hunter,'89.$45,500 34' Christopherson.$15,000 34' Cal.$36,000 35' Willard Cutter.$39,000 36' Lancer.$35,900 36' Mariner Cutter.$49,000 39' Cal/Lear Mkll.$59,000 42' Tayana.$129,000 42' Garden Porpoise Cutter ...$49,500 44' Freedom.$149,500 44' Nautc-Saintonge, Sip.$119,000 46' Formosa.$ 89,900 46' Kelly Peterson, 85.$225,000 47' Perry.$138,500 47' Van Dam, steel ketch.$160,000 47' Perry-Litton.X...$149,000 48' Mariner.$149,500 50' Force, singlehand.$185,000 51' Formosa PH.$190,000 57' Islander, custom.$150,000 62' Van De Stadt MS, steel.. $798,500

35' 36' 37' 38' 43' 46' 46' 48'.

48’ 48 57' 59' 60' 60' 60' 65' 70' 70' 70' 72' 75' 82' 85'

BOAT SHOW WEEKEND Our Marina * Jan. 7th & 8th

Californian SF.2 from $94,500 Egg Harbor, SF.$90,000 Scarab Exp.'91 .$78,000 Mediterranean SF.$169,000 Viking MY.$175,000 Chris Craft Houseboat.$49,000 Princess Riviera Ex '91 .. $399,000 Fexus Sdst, '88.Offers Uniflitecpmy.$139,000 " Uniflite YF.3 from $210,000 Californian Cpmy.$389,000 KhaShing CPMY, 90 ....$399,000 Hatteras CV.$595,000 Vega Marina SF.$395,000 Ocean Alexander FDPH .. $550,000 Angel MY.$495,000 Elliott SF.$950,000 Ocean Alexander LRYF .. $675,000 -Hatteras MY.$1,150,000 Cstm Sea Ranger Tr,.$589,000 WestideMY.$895,000 Ft. Bragg Cstm LRMY ....$270,000 MaioraMY, '86.$1,975,000

Offices conveniently located next to the San Diego and Puerto Vallarta Airports.

Now in Cabo San Lucas also!

DRISCOLL

Disiicorr Yacht & Ship Brokerage

NEW TO MARKET!

"Sterling”

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1989 IRWIN 52' SLOOP Sailing Yacht with Center Cockpit Sleeps six (6) in three (3) staterooms, two (2) heads.

Loaded with electronics and custom features!

Single 77/hp diesel Yanmar with only 190 engine hours!

Bristol condition! Immaculate inside and out!

Offered at $330,000 Located in San Diego

Call Linda Lee for an appointment.

1050 Anchorage Ln., San Diego CA 92106 • (619) 222-0325 • Fax (619) 222-0326 Page 178 •UtCUjtZg* December, 1994

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38' ERICSON '89

44' NAUTICAT PH/MS '86

Newest & nicest on the market. Like new condition, good equipment, fast, A/P, seller wants Offers now!

Asking $98,500 • Bob Sherman

Quality built, diesel, genset, SatNav, SSB, A/P dining for 6,2 strms, down galley, top condition!

Asking $249,000 * Charlotte Schmidt

SELECTED SAIL 27' NOR'SEA 77 CT, SD.34,900 30' CATALINA '85 SL, SD.27,000 30' NEWPORT MK IH'82 SL.24,900 30' TAHITI '60 KT, WD/SD.28,000 30' WILLARD '76 CT, SD.39,000 32' KETTENBURG '77 SL, SD.24,900 32' WESTSAIL '76 CT, SD.55,000 33' H UNTER '92 SL, SD.69,900 34' COLUMBIA MK III '71 SL.26,900 34' HUNTER '83 SL, SD.42,700 35' SCHOCK '87 RA/SL, SD.61,000 36' H UNTER '80 SL, SD.34,500 36' ISLANDER '76 SL, SD.44,900 36' ISL. FREEPRT. '81, SL, SD.63,900 37' HUNTER '87 SL, SD.68,900 38' C & C '76 SL, SD.58,500 38' ERICSON '89 SL, SD.98,500 40' OFFSHORE '66 SL, SD.47,500 41' CORONADO '74 SL, SD.38,900 42 TAYANA '84 CT, SD.145,000 44' LA FITTE '82 CT, SD.148,000 44' LANCER '83 MS, TD.137,000 44' NAUTICAT '86 MS, SD.249,000 65' MACGREGOR '89 CT, SD.214,000 72 ALDEN SCHOONER 24.150,000

SELECTED POWER 25' SKIPJACK '91 SF, SG.53,000 31' WELLCRAFT '80 EX, TG .29,500 34' CALIFORNIAN '79 TR.67,500 34’ TOLLYCRAFT '80 AC, TG.60,000 35' BAYLINER '90 EX, TG.59,950 36' CHB '80 TR, TD.62,500 36' H ATTERAS '73 SF, TD.95,000 36' NOVA'90 MY, TD.125,000 36' PACIFICA '74 SF, TD.99,999 36' SEA RAY'84 DC, TD.94,500 36' TROJAN '81 AC, TD.86,500 37' FAIRLINE'85 AC, TD.119,500 38' NORTHSEA '79 TR, SD.70,000 41' MAINSHIP '90 SF, TG.149,000 42’ ROUGH WATER '85 TR.129,900 43’ TOLLYCRAFT '81 YF .199,000 45' BLUEWATER '78 MY, TG.75,000 46' CHRIS CRAFT'71 HB.55,000 46' HERSHINE'87 FB/MY.167,000 48' OCEAN '88 SF, TD.339,000 48 UNIFLITE '81 YF, TD.129,000 50' CALIFORNIAN '83 YF.210,000 51' TOLLYCRAFT'69 MY.125,000 65' SEA RANGER'87 TR.589,000 * VENTURA LISTINGS

Lager Yacht Brokerage Corp.

45' COLUMBIA, 73.

Partnership breaking up.

Extremely spacious, excellent liveaboard. Sloop. Needs TIC. Priced to sell. Call fast - won't last.

400 Harbor Drive, Suite C, Sausalito, CA 94965 Tel:415«332*9500 Fax:415*332*9503

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59' SWAN, 1985 Recently returned from a world cruise lying in S.F. Seriously for sale.

BROKERAGE BERTHS AVAILABLE ~ Free maintenance, lowest slip fees, excellent location.

41' SCEPTRE, 1988 35' FORMOSA KETCH, 78. Fibers, diesel.

Owner anxious. Price reduced.

TRAUERABIE - 26’ MACGREGOR, '90.

With trailer, o/b, dean, $8,950.

New \ LIVING % Air

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Designed for short-handed sailing.

Custom light wood interior.

47’ GARDEN KETCH, Rare all leak: ketch with recent repower, diesel genset, A/C, cold plates, and i amble seot (?!!?}. Wonderful classic lines in greet

Living Air ~ Air Purifier

The ultimate boat deodorizor Call for brochure Great Christmas present

ALERT 1946 RHODES 62 Ketch.

Beautifully restored and updated by her current owner.

Presently lying Sausalito.

1155 Embarcadero Oakland, CA 94606

(510) 465-6060 ffincufy ‘Sec&cuittl

YACHT SALES

Notably improved accommodation plan included in a recent refit. A coveted Swan 65 at an affordable price.

Asking under $400,000

TRADITIONAL SERIES CHRISTINA SERIES ,.

INDEPENDENCE 'tlSLXl TRAWLERS

Exclusive West Coast Agent for New

New Order Hans Christian Christinas - 43’, 52’, 58', 58’PH

New Order Hans Christian Traditional - 33’, 41', 43’, 48’, 54’

41* HANS CHRISTIAN 1985 Trad .Cutter. Pullman berth, Genset Workroom,Weatherfax $185,000

38'HC Trad.Cutter 78 - Cruise Vet Equipped,Elegant&Spacious $87,500 HC 34' Trad.1 from $65,500 HC 38' Trad.3 from $87,500 HC 38' MkII..3 from $114,000 HC 41' Trad...2 from $185,000 HC 39' PH.2 from $139,500 HC 44' PH ....2 from $215,000 HC 48' Trad...2 from $295,000 .call for info; showing appL

48' TASMANIAN CUTTER -1978 Australian Jock Muir Design, Ctr.Ckpt.

Cruise Equipped.$98,000/OBO Northern California Office: 2021 Alaska Packer Place, Box 12 Alameda 94501 (510) 444-4812

65' SWAN, 1973

Agents for:

Quality Listings Needed !

Southern California Office: 101 Shipyard Way, Suite J Newport Beach

33' 35' 36' 38' 38' 38' 38' 38' 39' 42'

SR33,1993 Rocket!.$§0,000 J-35, (4) available ..from $45,000 C & C, 1980 .$53,000 WAUQUIEZ.Inquire CATALINA, 1980.$53,000 CAL, MKII, 1978.$69,500 SABRE, 1990 .$167,000 ERICSON, 1983 .$72,000 IRWIN, 1982 .$55,000 BALTIC, 1982.$170,000

44' 44* 44' 45' 46' 50' 53' 54' 55' 64'

LANCER, 1980 ...Offers NORDIC, 1988.$189,500 ANNAPOLIS 44,1963.$62,500 CUSTOM KETCH, 1989..$320,000 CHOATE, 1980 .$79,000 COLUMBIA YAWL, 1974 $110,000 SKYE.$225,000 KANTER/ROBERTS.$250,000 CUSTOM YAWL Santana .Inquire DYNAMIQUE, 1983 .Inquire

SWANS Please Inquire About Our Central Swan Listings.

SWAN 38.. 2 from 105,000 SWAN 441, '79 ,.$165,000 SWAN 53, '88 ....$550,000

SWAN 57, '81 375,000 SWAN 59, '85 ....$775,000 SWAN 65, 73.$395,000

(714) 675-9352 December. 1994 • UtLUjc39 • Page 179

SAN RAFAEL YACHT HARBOR 557 Francisco Blvd., San Rafael, CA 94107

(415) 485-6044

• FAX (415)4850335

LOWRIE YACHT HARBOR: 40 Pt. San Pedro Road, San Rafael, CA 94901

(415) 454-7595 FAX: 415-454-2561

LOWRIE YACHT HARBOR BERTHING AVAILABLE 30 TO 60-FEET

30-FT PEARSON, 1980. Dsl., furling jib, wheel steering,

32-FT ERICSON, 1970. Very clean, rebuilt Atomic 4, wheel steering, new cushions. Owner bos moved owoy and is motivated. An excellent buy. Asking 522,500.

VHF. 516,000/oflers.

28' SOUTHERN CROSS. 1979 l/B dsl. Cutter rig.

Top-notch pocket cruiser. $22,900.

62 M0T0RSAIIER. N.Z. built, Gardner dsl, lister gen., 3k mile range, rodar, AP, weatherfax, much, much moce.

Owner very anxious. Try $140,000. At our docks.

\

50' CELESTIAL, 1994

SAIL 22' MACGREGOR w/lrlr, '84 ... 4,800 24' GLADIATOR .3,750 24' CAL. 3.750 24' BAYLINER.4,850 COLUMBIA 24, race rigged.2,500 25' CORONADO.2,500 CAL 25.3 from 2,000 26’ FOLK BOAT I.B GLASS.8,500

27' CATAUNA 80 I.B. .12,000 27' ERICSON O/B. .7,500 27' CHEOY LEE OS. .9,900 30' HUNTER I.B. .16,000 30' KNARR. .10,000 33 GAFF SLOOP "Fredo" ... .40,000 IRWIN 37. .54,900 56' CUTTER, 1904 . .69,500

POWER 24' AQUASPORT.13,500 26' SEARAY SUNDANCE, trlr. 15,500 28' FIBERFORM.2 from 18,000 30' CHRIS CRAFT TWIN.15,500 31' UNIFUTE.33,000 42' CLASSIC MATTHEWS . Try 39,000 ALL THESE BOATS AW MORE LOCATED AT OUR SALES DOCKS.

New model from quality Far East builder on ocean proven hull, 2 or 3 staterooms, diesel power with gen set, only $219,000 landed San Francisco or less FOB factory.

Donate your boat to the Sea Explorers

53' 7" CT 54,1978 Four staterooms, 30 ton dspl, 120 hp diesel, loaded. New sails.

Asking $230,000.

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 into the youth who participate in sea exploring.

Sea Explorers are looking for any craft, power or sail, in serviceable condition.

Contact: Bob Dillard 45' HANS CHRISTIAN KETCH, 1978 Owner aft, furling main and jibs, lovely condition.

Asking $170,000.

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(510) 638-3600 Sea Scout Division San Francisco Bay Area Council

1/4 Mile North of Bay Bridge (510) 658-9491

The Moorings"

Fax (510) 658-9521

(800) 952-3242

3300 Powell St., Ste. 105 • Emeryville, CA 94608

MORE LATE-MODEL SAILBOATS THAN ANYONE! ANYWHERE!

1987 BENETEAU BLUE II 33' TRY $79,000

1991 PRIVILEGE 482 $375,000

1990 BENETEAU 32s5 $50,000

1988 BENETEAU 432 $90,000

HUNTER34. Aturn-key yacht with newfully battened main, rollerfurling, cruising chute, AP, D, K, wind, TV, VCR, custom amenities too numerous to mention. Owner leaving area, will sacrifice his "dream boat".

1990 BENETEAU 38 $79,000

1990 BENETEAU FIRST 45f5 TRY $125,000

1989 BENETEAU OCEANIS 500 Try $160,000

1977 56' CUSTOM KETCH $99,500

1990 HUNTER LEGEND 43 $125,000

CATALINA 38. Performance sailing at an exceptional price! Great opportunity to get a fast boat for fun.

REPO.

FREED0M36. Eightsails, weatherfax, SSB, AP, wind steering and much, much more. $115,900.

CATALINA 25. Super fun for those seeking affordable sailing pleasure, $6,900.

CORONADO 27. Exceptionally clean, good Bay and Delta sailer. $7,995.

SELECTED LISTINGS SAIL

1990 CATALINA 50 TRY $190,000 79 '85 '86 '89 '89 79 '89 '89 79 '90

Valiant 32 Cutter.£42,500 Hans Christian 33.$99,000 Saturna Pilothouse 33.$78,900 CSY 33'Cutter.$61,900 Beneteau 35s5.$65,000 Tayana 37 Ketch.$69,000 Jeanneau Sun Charm 39.$79,000 Jeantot Privilege 39 Cat.$150,000 Island Trader 41 CC.$69,500 Catalina 42.$125,000

25' Cal ....

.115,900

.9,995

37' Tayana. .59,500

25' Catalina.

27' O'Day. .9,500

38' CT, fast cruiser. .64,500

'90 Graal Cat 42.$200,000

.7.995

38' Catalina. .REPO

'88 Jeffcat 415 (43').$165,000 '89 Gibsea 442.$125,000

29’ Ericson. .,..13,450

38' Island Packet. .129,900

30' Newport (2). .*.19,900

42' Golden Wave. .119,000

'92 Beneteau 445.New Listing $168,000

30' Catalina. .19,500

44' Hylas '84. .159,000

'88 Jeantot Privilege 48Cat ..TRY $195,000 '90 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 51 .$230,000

31' Dufour. .27,900

45' Steel Cutter. .137,500

32' Ericson. .24,500

65' Steel Ketch. .850,000

'81 Pearson 424 Ketch New Listing $69,500

'90 Lagoon 55 Cat.TRY $405,000 '91 Dynamique 58.TRY $375,000

34' Hunter. .47,500

The Moorings Yacht Brokerage

Many more listings, plus new ones every week. AND WE NEED MORE!

2160 S.E. 17th Street • Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33316, USA (305) 462-3075 • Fax (305) 462-2440

(510) 658-9491 December. 1994

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54' Roberts Steel Ketch, ’83. No compromise 3 strm crosier. Bright light oak interior, gleaming blue LPU hull, teak decks. This Pacific vet is ready to go. $249,000.

60' STEPHENS, 1966. luxury motoryocht. Twin GM 671 's, 24 kw gen. Fully equipped with radar, AP. Bueatiful custom interior. $350,000.

Mike Kushner • Dave Marshall • Peter Powell • Phil Howe • Clay Prescott

40' C & C1982. Epoxy bottom, recently pointed topsides, 7 sails, rod riqqinq, hydraulics, roller funinq, ST winches.

$65,000.

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36' S-211-METRE AFT, 1979. Excellent finish above & below decks. Epoxy bottom. Roller furling, ST winches, Volvo dsl. engine. $48,000. sislersUp

42' SEARAY 420* 1990. A fast ond elegant express cruiser. Twin 375 hpCat dsls, GPS, rodor, Delta convas, built-in TV's. Microwave, and CD stereo. $199,000.

40' BEST WAYS F0 MY, 1984. Hord lop, enclosed sundeck, centered queen aft, galley & dinette down, twin 165 hpdsls., radar. Reducedto... $124,000.

Boating season may be over.

Buying season's just'begun LOO BUILDER

L0D BUILDER

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PRICE

34' WYLIE 33' HUNTER 32' CSC 32' COLUMBIA 32' ARIES 32' ANASTASIA 3V COLUMBIA 30' PEARSON 303 29' CAL 29 HERRESHOFF 28' ISLANDER 28' ISLANDER 25'‘YAMAHA

79 79 '84 76 76 '81 '66 '84 70 ‘63 77 79 79

$34,000 $29,000 $32,500 $24,500 $30,000 $49,750 $21,000 $41,500 $19,000 $20,000 $19,000 $21,500 $17,500

32' WE5TSAIL, 1976. Solid cutter, low use engine, Auto Pilot, extensive ground tackle, rigging new in 1987.

Mechanically ond structurally superior. $40,000.

65' 45' 43' 41' 41' 40' 49 49 39 38 37' 37' 37' 36' 36' 36' 36' 36 36' 36' 36' 35' 35'

WESTSIDE FG MY '86 CHRIS ROAMER 71 BURGER '57 FELLOWS/STEWART '27 CHRIS CRAFT '62 BLUEWATER '80 HATTERAS 79 TROJAN/SHEPHERD '69

$995,000 $400,000 $285,000 $84,500 $119,000 $179,000 $345,000 $139,000

44' PETERSON. Original owner. Sailed in 3 Pacific Cups; very well maintained, AP, GPS, SSB, F/G nonskid decks. $125,000.

36' FREEPORT 1982. Extremely rare center cockpit, 2 staterooms, each with head ond shower.Brislol condition $79,000.

38' BAYUNER MOTORYACHT, 1983. Twin diesel sedan, 2 staterooms, fishing cockpit. Recently re-decorated interior. Very clean; like new. $85,000.

MacGREGOR HANS CHRISTIAN MULL, Sloop RHODES GARDEN CSC GAFF YAWL CHALLENGER CSC STEEL CUTTER TAYANA, ISLANDER HUNTER LEGEND FREEPORT CC ISLANDER CATALINA FREEDOM PEARSON ISLANDER HERITAGE CATALINA MORGAN FUJI

75' 65' 60' 56' 55' 53' 53' 59

10D BUILDER

49' 49' 47' 46' 45' 44' 42 42' 38' 38' 38' 38' 35'

ALBIN TRAV MARINE TR, STEPHENS CHRIS CRAI CHB SEDAN LUHRS P0NDER0S, CHRIS CRAI BAYLINER BAYLINER HUNTER BAYLINER CHRIS CRAI

PRICE

$145,000 $175,000 $179,000 $69,000 $145,000 $72,500 $170,000 $75,000 $120,000 $99,500 $23,000 $95,000 $58,500 $58,500 $55,000 $65,000 $49,500 $69,850 $88,750 $31,500 $35,000 $33,000 $22,500

35' BENETEAU, 1990. High performance racer cruiser with bright interior ond modern styling. Very manueveroble, easy to single bond New $!2C,00C now.. $79,000.

34-FT CALIFORNIAN, 1982. Twin diesel Sedon with o custom mahogany interior, galley down and forword stateroom. Heod w/separole shower. $55,000.

45' STARRETT. Roller furling main & jib, rodor, AP, dodger, watermaker, new engine, GPS. $95,000.

35' DUFOUR, 1976. Cruise equipped, GPS, monitor vane, dinghy, dodger, solar panels, HAM/SSB, bimini, Africon ribbon mahogany interior. $54,500.

■iMlIllwill 34' CATALINA, 1987. The perfect family/racer/cruiser.

Signet Smart Pal, cold mochine, roller furling. $52,000.

65' MACGREGOR. Fastest production boat built, attains speeds of 26 knots, yet con be single handed. Very clean.

$139,000.

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34'TICON 1988. Cat ketch,sploshedin '91 One owner.

Bristol condition, beautiful & spacious. Easy to handle.

$94,500.

1 GATE 5 ROAD SAMS AUTO, CA 94965

IRWIN 52,1977. Incredible interior/cruising & living aboard, great sailing performance, 3 staterooms, new sails.

YACHV SALE! Nf YYNOA*

$145,000.

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