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1994 brought successes in spades to Pineapple powered boats. Racers and cruisers alike found that dealing with Pineapple Sails brings results: sails that perform and endure. 1995 offers new opportunities for mastering the many techniques of sailing. Mew Pineapple sails and the advice and service that gb with them stack the deck in your favor. Don’t gamble. Give us a call today. 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 Bay Riggers in Sausalito

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COVER PHOTO: Latitude 38/Richard Suffering Through A Winter.

A Special Thank You... ...to Richard Miles and Mary Hansen. They purchased a beautiful Beneteau351 in June 1994.’Talisman" was put directly into charter. It is in the Sailing Quarterly January '95 issue. We were honored to host a segment on cruising the Bay Area. We appreciate your charter Partnership. -Mary Swift

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t>rapmc Design: Colleen Copyright 1994 Latitude 38 Publishing Co., Inc. Latitude 38welcomes editorial contributions in the form of stories, anecdotes, photographs - anything but poems, please; we gotta draw the line some¬ where. Articles with the best chance at publication must 1) pertain to a West Coast or universal sailing audience, 2) be occompanied by a variety of pertinent,un-focus black and white (preferable) or color prints with identifica¬ tion of all boats, situations and people therein; and 3) be legible. Anythinq you want back must be accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope Submissions not accompanied by an SASE will not be returned. We also advise that you not send original photographs or negatives unless we specifically request them; copies will workjust fine. Notification time varies with our workload, but generally runs four to six weeks. Please don't contact us before then by P.h°n®or maiL Send al1 submissions to Latitude 38. P.O. Box 1678, Sausalito CA address"* m°rS Spec'flG information ■ request writers' guidelines from the obove

We Offer Choices NOT Compromises BENETEAU ~ ISLAND PACKET ~ SABRE T here is no value without quality.

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We only offer boats we would be proud to own. By working with some of the world's best builders we never have to make excuses for our boats. You can see the attention to design and detail in the boats we sell. Talk to our owners and find out what customer service is when the dealer and manufacturers really care. We can fit your sailing needs whether you wan a family Bay boat, a liveaboard world cruiser or an all out performance boat from 28' to 120'. We can even have a custom yacht built just for you. Come in and find out why Beneteau, Island Packet, and Sabre are consistently mentioned among the world's best sailboats.

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SEND YOUR YACHT TO STANFORD The Stanford University Sailing Program is seeking motor yachts and sailing vessels for its instructional, recreational and competitive pro¬ grams.

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The DONATION of your boat is TAX DEDUCTIBLE. While most boats can be used by our sailors, others will be sold to help finance these educational offerings. All donations will be handled in a timely and effective fashion. You will be surprised how attractive donating your boat to Stanford can be.

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"Everyone Needs a Bigger Boat"

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47' VAGABOND, 1978. Excellent condition, great liveaboard. Asking $137,500.

44' JEANNEAU SUN KISS, 1984. Reduced to $110,000.

Sistership.

TOP QUALITY LISTINGS ACCEPTED FOR SHARED BERTH RENTAL AT FORTMAN MARINA.

58' CUTTER, 1931. Schock design. Completely rebuilt 1991. A beauty. Asking $229,000.

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33' MORGAN O/l, 1975. Upgraded sails, low hours, diesel. Lots of stuff. Asking $34,900 Sistership.

45’COLUMBIA, 73......«.

34’ TARTAN YAWL, 74.... 29,900

40'DUTCH YAWL,'53. ........ 54,000

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37' SWEDISH Steel Ketch... 45,000

42- HALLBERC RASSY i'.. ..175,000

51’ KANTER Pilothouse (new). 365,000

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the second half of the decade off right — go sailing. Be sure to factor in the 5.8-knot ebb at 3:47 p.m.! Craig Swayne, 285-1500. Jan. 1 — "Whitbread Round the World Race," a one-hour overview of the ’93-’94 race on ESPN at noon. Should be worth videotaping! Jan. 1, 1863 — Noonday, a medium clipper ship, hit and sank (and gave name to) what is now known as Noonday Rock, the most northern of the rocks in the Farallon Island chain. It was only the second recorded wreck to occur in the vicinity of the Farallones. Built in New England for the California trade, Noonday had made three previous passages from Boston to San Francisco before disaster struck on the 139th day of their fourth trip. Going 9-10 knots under full sail, the clipper bounced off the then-uncharted rock, which is 18 feet below the surface, and began sinking rapidly. Noonday went down in 240 feet of water; fortunately, her entire crew was rescued by the nearby pilot boat Relief. Efforts to salvage the ship and her cargo (estimated at $450-$600,000) were futile. In 1934, however, the trawler Juno accidentally recovered Noonday’s bell in a fishing net. Jan. 3 — Spanish class for southbound cruisers begins at Oakland XC,' 7-10 p.m. The program continues every Tuesday evening through June. Limited to 20 people; advance registration required, $10 a lesson. OYC, (510) 522-6868. Jan. 4 & 6 — "An Introduction to Model Boat Building," a free talk by Richard Beck at the Sausalito West Marine store, 6:30-9:00 p.m. Details, 332-2606. Jan. 7 — Hans Christian Owners Association (HCOA) general meeting for planning the year’s activities. John Gratton, 780-5774. Jan. 10 — "Sailing from San Francisco to Alaska," a free slide show and talk at Lee Sails (Alameda); 7 p.m.; Details, (510) 5239011. 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. 16 — Full moon! Jan. 17 — Sutter Sails Cruising Seminar: Shortening Sail, Reefing, Roller Furling; 7-9 p.m. at the loft; free; RSVP, 332-2510. Jan. 22 — "OYRA Equipment," first of four free seminars put on by the Ocean Yacht Racing Association. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Island YC. Open to all sailors. Don Lessley, 765-3580, or Dan Newland, (510) 489-8100. 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. Jan. 28 — "Introduction to Marine Communications," a seminar on the latest in VHF, Ham, SSB and electrical systems. Sponsored by Johnson-Hicks Marine Electronics at the Santa Cruz Harbor; begins at 9 a.m.; $20 tuition; details, (408) 475-3383. Jan. 29 — Superbowl Sunday — go ’Niners! Feb. 1 — "Everything you always wanted to know about hazardous materials but were afraid to ask," a seminar on toxic spooge for marina and boatyard operators, and anyone else interested. 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Waterfront Plaza Hotel in Oakland; $15; Info, Alameda County Dept, of Environmental Health, (510) 567-6770. Feb. 1 — "Celestial Navigation," a free seminar by Gale Stockdale, 7 p.m. at Stockdale Marine (Sacramento). Details, (916) 332-0775. Feb. 2 — "Coastal Navigation," a free seminar by Dick Winter at Stockdale Marine. Same drill as above. Feb. 3 — "Short Cruises fof San Francisco Sailors," a free slideillustrated show by author-sailor 'Robert Mehaffy. 7:30 p.m. at Stockdale Marine. Details, (916) 332-0775. Feb. 4-12 — Sail Expo ’95 in Atlantic City, NJ. Winter

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Chuck — As reported, the Menaghs had reserved a space at the Southwestern YC. When they arrived, it turned out there wasn’t any room after all. The club, having informed the San Diego Harbor Police by phone and in writing of their intent to use the La Playa anchorage for overflow, then instructed the Menaghs to anchor in the cove. Not wanting to be in violation of any regulations, the couple asked the club three times whether there was a problem with anchoring in the cove. Three times they were told arrangements had been made with the Harbor Police. If the overkill response had been an isolated incident, we never even would have mentioned it. But as you can see from the following letters • and those that will appear in the following months — there is substantial evidence that their response is part of a longstanding and mystifying take-no-prisoners attitude that has so antagonized the very people who should be their most ardent supporters. The result of senseless animosity has been a public relations debacle for San Diego, an unpleasant situation for marine visitors to San Diego, and a great big Pyrrhic Victory for the Harbor Police. In our opinion, that’s not good law enforcement.

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We sent a pair of ladies panties to the President of the San Diego Convention and Visitor’s Bureau as a token of our disdain for the San Diego Harbor Police. We were disappointed to read that they are still dealing with boating tourists to San Diego in such a heavy-handed and unreasonable manner. My wife and I stopped in San Diego in December of '91 while on our way to Mexico aboard our 44-ft sailboat Akvavit. We were treated in a similar fashion as the Menaghs by the Harbor Police. Although we rented a space at the Police Dock, we were treated like low-lifes and nuisances while checking in and paying our fees. nr?06 j 3y 1 W6nt f°r 3 ride in our din9hy-1 hadn’t gotten more than 100 yards away from the dock when I was cited by the Harbor Police for not having my dinghy registered. I had the registration numbers on the dinghy, but had not found a way to affix the state stickers to the flexible inflatable surface. I told the Harbor Police that I had the necessary stickers no more than 100 yards away at their dock and why didn’t we go there where I could affix them and we’d been done with the problem. They would not be so reasonable. Since we were going to Mexico I was unable to appear in court and had to pay bail on the ticket The first notice of bail was never sent, so the ticket had gone to a warrant before I could pay it. Fortunately, the court refunded the additional money after a series of letters. All of this could have been avoided by a better attitude on the part of the Harbor Police. We still own Akvavit and will be cruising through California and Mexico in the future. We will not stop in San Diego on our next trip south There are too many other wonderful ports where we were treated with ,respect to have to submit ourselves to the kind of treatment we received in San Diego. ., k°Pe the Convention and Visitors Bureau will work to change the Harbor Police s attitude toward cruisers. And we hope that other cruisers will not have to be abused by them the way we were. Brian and Cynthia O’Neill Akvavit ---Redwood City

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Inasmuch as Latitude is not just entertainment, but an unequaled and unrivaled source of information, we are all grateful for your coverage of the Eagle’s Quest affair. It is not hard to sympathize with your suggestion that we all package up a pair of women’s under¬ garments as a protest message. However, am I missing something here? Is there some overriding reason not to move the Baja Ha-Ha start to another city such as Dana Point, Long Beach or even Marina del Rey? As adamant believers in the 'Actions Speak Louder Than Words' school of thought as you profess to be, I am surprised you are not already calling for such a move next year. It would make an already nearly irresistible event even more so. Please keep us up to speed on this incident as it unfolds. Peter Hatch s Los Angeles '

Peter — A couple of reasons we’ve yet to call for a move: 1) If the Harbor Police would get their act together, it would make an already nearly irresistible place even more so. Even after the incident, the Menaghs spoke in glowing terms of San Diego’s people, businesses and setting. VJe like San Diego, San Diego businesses, and have many friends in San Diego. The point of our effort is to try to make the San Diego Harbor Police a better agency and therefore San Diego a better place to visit and live. 2) What’s the rush? If the Harbor Police remain unresponsive, there’s still plenty of time to change the start.

MSHOOT FIRST AND ASK QUESTIONS LATER Thank you for again exposing the failings of the San Diego Harbor Police. As a person with firsthand knowledge of their tactics, I hope that just maybe they will get the message that those of us in the cruising community are not their enemy. And that all we ask is for a little respect when dealing with us rather than the current shoot-firstand-ask-questions-later attitude they employ. I have not forgotten that the Internal Affairs Department deter¬ mined that the officer acted properly in waking me at 0-dark-thirty and treating me like a vagrant. And as I said before, my vacation dollars are being spent elsewhere. I’m sure Reint Reinders will enjoy the panties I sent — as long as he is a size large. T. Michael Leonard Tucson, Arizona Readers — T. Michael was roused from his boat at the San Diego Police Dock in the wee hours of the morning when officers misplaced the receipt that proved he had indeed paid the $5 for his berth. Rather than wait until morning to clear the matter up, officers woke him and did the flashlight-in-the-face thing. Leonard later filed a complaint with the police. The investigating officer admitted that the Harbor Police had been completely in the wrong, but refused to take any disciplinary action against the officers. We’ve received a large amount of mail on this issue, so expect to see more letters on this topic during the next few months. If you’d still like to send a pair of panties to Reint Reinders of the Convention and Visitors Bureau — who is serving as an ombudsman — the address is 401 B Street, Suite 1400, San Diego. The fax number is (619) 6969371.

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LETTERS carry passengers within bays and sounds generally looks at 1) hulls, 2) propulsion, and 3) electrical systems. Or so I thought. Now I’m not so sure about the latter. In this instance, the boat’s electrical system was pretty much overlooked. In the course of chartering, the vessel had several major power failures, one or two of which came close to causing fires. One captain was overheard to say, "I’m surprised the Coast Guard overlooked it." X The vessel is now up for sale — at a premium price. Who, if anyone, is responsible for disclosing the facts to the next owner? Jeffrey Ramsdell Sausalito Jeffrey — We read your letter the day before the electrical fire in the engine room of the Argo Commodore sent her 41 passengers and five crew scurrying onto rescue boats in the Bay. VJe don’t suppose this dinner cruise boat is the one you were referring to, but it nonetheless was quite a coincidence. If we saw raw sewage being pumped into the Bay — other than from muni treatment plants, of course, which do it all the time — our immediate inclination would be to confront the individual responsible. Something along the lines of: "We noticed you pumping shit into the Bay. That’s not cool and, as you know, it’s not legal, so could you please stop." If we saw them do it a second time, we’d feel justified in alerting the proper authority, which happens to be California EPA. They can be reached at (916) 324-1826. We’re not sure how you could know that the vessel you refer to "came close” to catching fire on several occasions, but it sounds like secondhand information from a captain or charterer. If that was indeed the case, we think your best move is to encourage them to report the apparent danger to the Coast Guard. But before doing anything, we’d look into your heart and examine your motives, because we have this sneaking suspicion you’ve got some kind of hidden agenda. Not so fun fact: The Refuse Act of 1989 "prohibits anyone from throwing, discharging or depositing any refuse matter of any kind into U.S. navigable waters or tributaries of navigable waters. The only exceptions to this prohibition are liquids flowing from streets or sewers ..." Unfortunate, isn’t it, that the overwhelming source of water pollution is street runoff and what comes out of sewers. U-IT WHAT A GUY!

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Whenever we read of your Ocean 71 — and especially the November issue which mentioned several sisterships — we think of June 1981 when we were able to charter an Ocean 71 in the Caribbean. Her name was Whistler, and she was owned by Dieter and Ann Skibbee of Vancouver. She had the same layout that you described as typical. We had a fabulous 10-day cruise throughout the British Virgin Islands, and truly felt we were sailing on the best that was available. We were told the boat had previously belonged to Graham Kerr, the 'Galloping Gourmet'. As all good things do, our wonderful trip ended, but not without promises to keep in touch and sail again. We did keep in touch, but sadly we learned that Whistler burned in the Virgin Islands, a total loss. We lost touch with the devastated owners over the years, but still treasure the fond memories of Whistler. Our young son made a protegee sailboat and named her Whistler II in memory. I thought you might be interested since you seem to keep track of all the Ocean 71s built. Maybe we’ll take another trip on one someday just for the memory. Maryellen Giraudo & Family San Francisco Maryellen —Although all the Ocean 71s are now approximately 20 i/ears old, we keep seeing them all over the world. In early December at the Antigua Charterboat Show, for example, wesawtwo of the most beautifully maintained: Ocean Mermaid and Oasis. The former will be heading to the Baltic countries in early April, while the latter will be working the Caribbean.

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Nobody seems to have commented on Jonathan Peter’s letter in the October Latitude about his thirsty diesel engine, so in default of something better, I offer my two cents worth. The figure of .42 is very probably the fuel consumption in pounds of fuel per brake horsepower hour, as this would be a very typical figure for a small engine. This corresponds to about 17 b.h.p. per hour per U.S. gallon, a consumption figure which can be relied upon for back-of-envelope calculations for nearly all small boat engines. Larger, slower engines running at full load will do somewhat better, but a claimed figure which is radically different should be regarded with suspicion, as it would verge upon Perpetual Motion — which Mother Nature frowns upon. Peter’s neighbor may indeed have a 200 hp motor which only uses two gallons per hour, but it quite certainly is not being loaded to full power. The frictional and pumping losses will be proportionately higher at part load, and the owner will be lucky to get 20 usable hp for his fuel expenditure. The throttle lever on any diesel merely compresses the governor control spring, and the governor adjusts the injector pump output to keep the engine speed constant. Increasing load causes increases fuel delivery until there is insufficient oxygen for complete combustion and black smoke appears in the exhaust. This is inefficient, no matter if it’s on a Russian hydro-foil or a Muni bus, and lines the pockets of OPEC. If Peter’s diesel has a clean exhaust and low hours, he is probably getting about 25 to 27 bhp for a consumption of 1.6 gallons per hour. This should be more than enough power to push his boat at quite a good lick — if used efficiently. Since a 5 hp Seagull would likely give him 3.5 knots in a calm, it would seem he is losing 20 expensive horsepower somewhere. A propeller with no pitch will give no push, but it will still absorb

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Vic, Nancy & Kyle—As much as we all would have loved to enjoy your company in the Baja Ha-Ha, you probably made the right decision. Rushing through a cruise doesn’t make sense; something we knbw all about from experience.

I wear a seat belt by choice, and have since long before I was told I had to. When I ride a motorcycle, I wear a helmet because Big Brother decided that, for my own good, I would. The government regulates many of the things we do for the sole purpose of protecting us from ourselves. Laws are written every day by politicians who are trying to satisfy lobbyists and special interests with no concern for whether or not these laws are favored by the majority of the population. Now people are writing to Latitude suggesting that you, too, play a role in government restrictions by helping to influence yacht racing organizations to require that PFDs be worn during races. These people use Larry Klein’s death as a means to promote what they feel are valid safety regulations. But I’m sure Larry Klein was a big boy and was quite aware of all the risks and potential hazards involved with sailing. Let his actions — not the words of others — speak for him. The government takes away many of the choices that most of us feel are our decisions alone to make. Let’s keep a few choices for ourselves! Brian Skinner XSIV Vallejo

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LETTERS felony. I would hope that we have not heard the last of this case from your excellent publication. Jim Hildinger South Lake Tahoe Jim — We’re certain you’ll be reading more about it, because there is no way that a government agency such as the Coast Guard would let serious questions such as you raised go unanswered. Would they?

MTHAT black dog again Thanks for the wonderful description of Foxy Callwood and his performances. The black dog story in that context might have worked. Now, you want to know what percentage of what ethnic group you need to be to use what words, etc. Well, life just ain’t a paint by the numbers sort of thing. As each one of life’s little episodes is unique and different, so your part must be continuously and newly created, relying on past experience and current inspiration. That’s right, play it by ear. One hint: The Bay Area is not the Virgin Islands — try that joke at Kimballs, Eli’s, The Serenader, etc. — and the printed word is not a live'performance, and you’re no Foxy Callwood. Just kidding. Imagine yourself on a warm night in the Islands at one of his shows and he’s talking about that black dog again: Just perfect. Now imagine yourself at a very exclusive fingerlickin’ chicken spiffin’ fund raiser in North Carolina and Jesse Helms is telling that same joke: vicious and ugly. Of course you aren’t either one, but printing that joke out of place and context and trying to pass it off as a story about a dog is . . . well, enough said. Riloa Berkeley Riloa — If you weren’t as humorically challenged and so quick to assume that everybody but you thinks in profane contexts, perhaps you’d get a chuckle out of the fact that you’re condemning us for doing precisely what you recommend. We did play it by ear, you NeoMcCarthyist twit! The joke is vintage Foxy; Foxy is vintage British Virgin Islands; we were writing about the Virgin Islands. If you don’t understand the context, perhaps you should spend less time condemning others and more time taking remedial English classes at the university over there. Suppose we were to write about whichever Carolina it is that Helms comes from; would you insist that we refrain from writing about that turkey Senator and all the drivel that escapes from between his lips? Since you sound as constipated as a '50s housewife who — the hell with the truth — doesn’t want any 'dirty family secrets' to get out, we suppose you’d enthusiastically endorse such censorship. Ironic, isn’t it, that on the 30th anniversary of the Free Speech Movement, those who were once in the vanguard of liberty have now become the most intolerant, narrow-minded, self-righteous bigots. Get a life!

RAFTER I TRADE MY GPS FOR A HEARING AID The recently completed Baja Ha-Ha race/rally from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas was brilliantly conceived and oh-so-well managed without seeming to be at all. Congratulations on a job well done! And thanks for the opportunity to see the Wanderer and Wanderette in action, all the way from the kick-off briefing to the Cabo beach and awards party. The Baja Ha-Ha holds memories that I’ll cherish long after I’ve hung up my Topsiders and traded in the GPS for a hearing aid. Incidentally, somewhere south of Turtle Bay — while minding our own business in splendid isolation as we members of the lead mine division usually do — the crew was br'ought up sharply by a highpitched whine approaching from our port quarter at what seemed to be warp speed. It reminded me of my experience some years back

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G-r-r-e-a-t! Another sneaker wave... This time it's ice-cold water under your hood and down your back. Another dog-watch on a black, rainy night and you're doing what you swore you'd never do again: slogging up the California coast. But this time it's different. Just on the other side of the drop-boards the cabin s toasty warm. And the mate has warm, dry clothes laid out on your warm, dry bunk. Warm. Dry. An diesel-fired heater took this boat from Cold, Wet to Warm, Dry for about a pintand-a-half of diesel per hour. Now, even the head is warm enough to be a real reading room (at anchor, anyway).

LETTERS when a P-51 Mustang fighter — on the deck and turning at least 400 knots — buzzed my car just east of Albuquerque. If I’d had an ejection button, I would have been mashed flat. But on the water south of Turtle Bay, 1 reached for my camera as I wasn’t going to miss the tail number this time! But it was only Big O. And the whine wasn’t an Allison turbine, but the mizzen staysail putting on a fair simulation. Anyway, recognizing a hull speed measured in multiple Mach numbers, I loaded up my fastest film and caught the Ocean 71 with a rare shot — sorry about the stray line — backlighted by the sun. Clay Williams Crew on Aurora, Hardin 44, Sacramento YC Sacramento C/ay — We’d be embarrassed about the mizzen staysail flapping and making all that noise if it were not for the fact that: 1) We’re not particularly proud, and 2) We bought the thing used and thus only paid a couple of hundred for it. By the way, it’s nice to suggest that Big O is particularly fast, but that’s just not true. Compared to current boats of the same length she’s like a '65 Caddy — she provides a luxurious ride, but is more than a bit off the pace when it comes to raw speed. Thanks for the nice comments about race management, but we must confess to hauing enjoyed it as much, if not more, than anyone else. Part of the fun was being the race committee boat for legs two and three and thus not starting for 10 minutes or so after the bulk of the fleet. This gave us the rare opportunity to weave through the fleet and photograph and be photographed. Our sincere thanks to every¬ one who was so kind as to send us shots of our boat in action.

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All is well in Cabo, although most of the Baja Ha-Ha fleet has already moved on. We head south tomorrow. Robert, Holly, Tyler (6), and Graham (4) Dietrich S&S 65, Cascade Sausalito / Florida Robert & Holly — We don’t remember the little girl on the far left, but if memory serves us, that’s Tameron of True Blue, Samantha of Wanderin' Star, your son Tyler, Matthew of True Blue, and your other son, Graham, up front on the right. The kids were a terrific addition

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Can your readers match the faces of the people in the photo with their previous occupations? They include a high school vice principal, New York City public defender, women’s sailing school entrepreneur, advertising executive, carrot stacker, psychotherapist, computer specialist, mechanic extraodinaire, Sea Scout director and aspiring author. No, you can’t match the faces with the occupations — and that’s exactly the point. It’s not what you did or what you have, but who you are that’s important in the cruising community. We all eat cheap chicken, grumble about the weather, share books and rides and opinions. We form friendships and then sail on to create new bonds in different ports. Of the six boats represented in this photo, Stealaway, Ocean, Romany Star, Avventura, Dream Catcher and Panacea, two are returning to the States, one is remaining in Mexico, two are enroute to Costa Rica and one to the South Pacific. We met briefly to share our food, our traditions and our heritage. Thanksgiving, La Paz, 1994. Bill and Nan Hilsinger Panacea La Paz / San Mateo Bill & Nan — We’ve got a big bet going around the office: are the psychotherapist and the carrot stacker married to each other, or at least a couple? Let us know.

UtlTRUDGERY OR DARE Greetings from wet, icy Seattle, where the wind blows so cold. Oh, how I long for the warm offshore breezes of Baja, where the sun’s warmth was punctuated by smiles and laughter of the Baja Ha-Ha cruisers and the Big O dance parties. It was a blast! I’m glad I got to meet the Wanderer and Wanderette, people who dare to live their dream and know th^it life is too short to wait until tomorrow, next month or next year. Thanks for everything! Kari Collins Crew on Tradewinds Seattle

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Lansing — Thanks for the kind comments — and the fantastic photograph. We certainly hope to do the Baja Ha-Ha again soon, but we can’t possibly imagine having a better time and or yukking it up with a better group of people. Good luck on your trip to Europe. We’re sure our boats will cross paths again, at which time we’ve no doubt the good-natured racing will commence once again. As you proved so convincingly, Freedom 44s really haul ass off the wind!

Mdrogue on I was awfully glad to finally get a dose of Latitude 38 after about three years in Seattle and Washington, D.C. — West Marine in Alex¬ andria, Virginia now carries it. I wanted to reply to the recent comments about survival in severe seas, especially as regards drogues and multihulls. The Coast Guard Research and Development Center did two reports on research into drogues and capsizes. These reports are by Jordan, Investigation of Use of Drogues to Improve the Safety of Sailing Yachts and Life Rafts, 1984, Report CG-C-37-84, and by Jordan and Hervey, Investigation of the Use of Drogues to Improve the Safety of Sailing Yachts, 1987, Number CG-D-20-87. These reports are available from the NTIS, Springfield, VA., as accession numbers ADA 158 907 and ADA 188 598. The researchers tested various designs of monohulls and multihulls. This research resulted in several conclusions: The mechanism of capsize in waves is as follows: If a wave breaks, a jet of water comes down the front face. This jet of water causes the boat to suddenly sway sideways. This underbody then catches and the boat suddenly rotates downwave. At this point, the boat may capsize. Vulnerability to capsize is reduced by increased roll moment of inertia. Since the mast is well away from the roll axis, and the moment of inertia is the sum of all the masses times the distance of each mass from the roll axis squared, the mast is a major contributor to the moment of inertia. Keeping the mast up reduces the chance of capsize. A long range of stability factors contributes to recovery from the roll. However, it appears that only a small increase in wave height seems sufficient to overcome boats with favorable recovery elements, and thus these boats can capsize as well. Another capsize possibility is that the boat will be caught by the jet, surf and dive into the wave crest, then pitchpole. Research done under the SNAME at Hydronautics for the then-USYRU, and at Southampton for the Royal Yachting Association, came to similar conclusions. It appears that boats don’t capsize in non-breaking waves, and also appears that if a boat doesn’t come broadside or surf into the trough and pitchpole, it will avoid capsize. This implies that drogues have a significant part to play in surviving storm seas. In fact, the

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research was principally intended to investigate the roll of drogues, and showed that appropriate size drogues prevented capsizes. Various drogues were tried. The parachute drogue seemed to prevent capsize in most cases, but put enormous shock loads on the boat. Further, in the orbital motion of the wave, the drogue would occasionally turn inside out, go slack, and not provide sufficient force to prevent the boat from capsizing — until it was too late. As a result of These parachute shortcomings, a device called a 'series drogue' was developed. It’s a series of conical nylon buckets strung along a rope. The buckets are typically five inches diameter by six long, and as many as 90 of them are strung along 200 or more feet of 3/4-inch nylon braid with a weight such as an anchor at the far end. The fact that the individual drogues are strung over a long rope means that they are in several different parts of a wave at once and thus won’t go slack or turn inside out. They also do not produce high shock loads, and are easy to handle. A series of tests were made in a water channel to evaluate the fatigue strength for the system, and it passed. Finally, a full size series drogue was also successfully tested for handling in severe breaking waves at the National Motor Lifeboat School at Ilwaco, Washington. The Report on the series drogue concludes: 1) In many and possibly most cases, a properly engineered drogue can prevent breaking wave capsizes. 2) For fin keel sailing yachts, the drogue should be deployed from the stern, not the bow. 3) A series type drogue provides significant advantages over a cone or parachute type drogue. 4) A full-scale series drogue demonstrated satisfactory handling and durability characteristics under simulated storm conditions and actual breaking wave conditions. The report also notes that the series drogue and the information in the report is not proprietary or patented, and gives sizing and design information for drogues. This would seem to be a possible answer to the drogue issue. This research project investigated multihulls as well as monohulls. It found that multihulls would, like monohulls, capsize, but that a drogue could dramatically help prevent it. My own thoughts about multihulls might be of interest as well, though my experience mainly involves power multihulls such as fast ferries and the like: Multihulls — particularly trimarans — are potentially stability critical over a diagonal axis — much like semisub drilling rigs — since multihulls tend to have similar transverse and longitudinal GM, and have relatively low angles at which stability rise is lost diagonally due to deck immersion. This means that the righting energy is minimum over a diagonal axis as opposed to sideways. Since it is righting energy that increases the probability of survival, I would suggest checking the righting energy of a multihull over a diagonal axis against some stability standard such as the 'Torremolinos' criteria. Since surfing down a wave and stuffing one bow is a good way to begin the end of a multihull, I suspect that having low freeboard in the outer hulls of a trimaran is a problem. In a wave steep enough to break, the forces due to the wave particle velocity and acceleration could exceed the buoyancy of a low freeboard hull. The boat will then 'trip' over one corner. Low freeboard in the corners also reduced the diagonal righting energy. I know from my experience in designing power cats, that the strength requirements of multihulls are very severe, especially as regards to fatigue. If the main hull connecting structure breaks, the consequences could be disastrous. Unfortunately, evaluating the strength of multihulls in waves is a very demanding task. There is some help available in some of the codes for high speed craft, but even these are non-trivial to use. Designers of offshore multihulls had better be very good structural analysts, but this is often not the case. In one book on multihull design, 1‘saw a method for evaluating torsional strength that confused polar moment of inertia with torsional resistance. As a result, the method given by the book overestimated the twisting strength of the interhull structure by a factor of several

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thousand! It seems that multihulls are an acceptable risk at sea if the strength and diagonal stability of a multihull are adequate, drogues are used in breaking seas, and the boards are pulled up in severe conditions so that nothing extends out to the jet of water falling off the top of the wave. Though a multihull is not usually self-righting and usually has a smaller range of stability than a monohull sailboat, very few ocean¬ going power vessels are self-righting either, and many go to sea successfully. I was previously the naval architect at a shipyard building commercial aluminum boats near Seattle that has since been bought out by a competitor. Recently, a number of new construction technologies that substantially reduce the cost of semi-custom aluminum construction have been developed. As an example, we built a custom, 49 passenger, 25-knot triple engine Coast Guard certified ferry for $160,000. Conventional wisdom has it that recreational owners in general and sailboat owners in particular are not ready to accept aluminum construction as an alternative to fiberglass. However, recently I saw a purvey of liveaboards that suggested a substantial interest in aluminurh boats. For a long time aluminum construction has been too pricey for anyone but commercial operators to consider, and I can understand that price is a big issue for yachts. But as aluminum construction costs are no longer so high, maybe it’s time to rethink aluminum as a material for recreational boatbuilding. After all, if God didn’t want us to sail aluminum boats he wouldn’t have left so many cans around. Is anyone interested in aluminum cruising sailboats in the 30 to 50 foot range? If people aren’t interested, why not? I would also appreciate hearing from anyone who is interested in aluminum sailboats or has had any experience with them. I am particularly interested in aluminum multihuils. Chris Barry Alexandria, VA

We’re interested in the purchase of a 38 to 44-ft aluminum or steel, center-cockpit, cutter-rigged sailboat. It’s our intention to use her for bluewater cruising in the near future. In our research, we have come up with many differences of opinions regarding the pros and cons of steel versus aluminum hulls. Have there been any articles in Latitude that cover the subject? We’re finding it difficult to locate material or knowledgeable people on the subject, since most boat manufacturers in California use fiberglass construction. What are the best locations to find aluminum or steel boat manufacturers? Can you recommend any? Linda Henn Fountain Valley Linda — We can’t recall having done any articles on the comparisons of boatbuilding materials — at least not recently. But the deal is this: there is no perfect boatbuilding material. There is always some trade-off, be it initial expense, appearance, ease of maintenance, durability, intended usb, resale value and so forth. The marketplace has pretty much determined that fiberglass boats offer the best overall value. But if you’re willing to spend extra money for the particular superior qualities offered by a new aluminum or

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■UTTlN THE WILD WILD WEST I never thought I’d be subscribing to Latitude as it was always so handy to stop by Pineapple Sails or Svend’s and grab a copy of the sailors’ magazine. But dang, I can’t seem to find any copies out here in the wild, wild West — though 1 have found lots of wind and some real interesting buffalo chips. Did you know that if you stare into buffalo chips long enough, they begin to look like ocean waves with little sailboats floating on top . . . . . and then here comes a big ol' freighter passing by — no wait, that’s just a dung beetle. Seriously folks, there is sailing in Wyoming, though it’s rather tough as the puffs hit from any angle, at any time, and clock in at between 30 and 60 mph. The sailboarders enjoy sealing on our pristine lakes with the beautiful mountains eill around. Launching boats, on the other hand, requires creativity. Zane S. Working Sheridan, Wyoming Zane — Why, oh why, Wyoming? It may be close to God, but it’s so far from the ocean.

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SIGHTINGS peter blake Those of you lucky enough to see Cam Lewis at the Corinthian YC last spring will know that his talk on Commodore Explorer’s mad dash around the world was a real highlight in the Bay Area lecture circuit for 1994. It was also Latitude’s first foray into sponsoring such talks. The overwhelming response after Cam’s presentation was, "Let’s do this again." Well, we’re doing it again. On February 10, New Zealand’s Peter Blake will give a multimedia show and talk about his nonstop round-the-world sprint that broke Commo¬ dore’s 79-day record by the better part of a week. The vehicle for this astounding feat was the 92-ft catamaran ENZA New Zealand, which started life as the 75-ft Nigel Ironsdesigned Formula Tag. (The Kiwit team chopped the hulls in half and added 18 feet to each one.) The boat crossed the start/ finish line off France on January 16 of last year, and 26,395 miles later, crossed the same line on April 1. In between, Blake, co¬ skipper Robin Knox-Johnson and a six-man Above, Peter Blake. Spread, 'ENZA' bashes crew averaged 14.7 knots, and recorded a down the homestretch of her record 74top day’s run of 520.6 miles. ENZA’s roundday round-the-world run. the-world record is 74 days, 22 hours, 17 minutes, 22 seconds. Remarkably, it is only one of many feathers in the cap for Blake, who at age 46 could arguably be called the greatest long-distance ocean racer of our time. Quite simply, this man has done it all. His most notable achievement before the ENZA project was skippering the Farr maxi Steinlager to wins of every leg of the ’89-’90 Whitbread Round the World Race. The skills displayed on that record run were developed on each of the four previous Whitbreads, which he also did. Blake is currently project manager for Team New Zealand, the Kiwi America’s Cup team. Latitude 38 and the Corinthian YC invite Bay Area sailors to meet Peter Blake and hear ENZA’s amazing story on Friday, February 10. Tickets are $10 apiece, and can be bought in advance (which we strongly suggest) by con¬ tacting Corinthian YC at (415) 435-4771. Dinner is at 6, Peter will begin speaking at 8. We’ll have more on 'An Evening With Peter Blake' in our next issue. On a related topic, ENZA herself is on the way to the West Coast. She’s due to arrive in San Diego this month, and will do duty as a spectator boat and PR vehicle for both the Kiwi America’s Cup team and her sponsors, the New Zea¬ land Apple and Pear Board (ENZA stands for 'eat New Zealand apples'). After the America’s Cup is over in late May, the boat will visit San Francisco Bay. We’ll let you know more about that closer to the time it happens.

bump on the log Most publications have a motto. For the New York Times, it’s "All the News That’s Fit to Print". Latitude’s is "We Go Where the Winds Blows". The San Diego Log’s is "California’s Boating Newspaper Since 1971" — although "Don’t Question Authority" might be more appropriate. We take no delight in criticizing another publication, and can’t remember having ever done it before. But this is a special case, as it concerns taking a stand on the critical relationship between law enforcement and citizens. Readers of last month’s Latitude will remember our lengthy Sightings casti¬ gation of the San Diego Harbor Police for their mishandling of the case involv¬ ing the Alameda-based Passport 51 Eagle’s Quest. Owners Mark and Deborah Menagh dropped the hook in La Playa cove only after they’d been repeatedly assured by the Southwestern YC that the Harbor Police were processing the permit that gave them permission to use the out-of-the-way anchorage. But continued outside column of next sightings page

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diesel Under recent legislation, owners of diesel engines damaged by the 'California blend' of diesel fuel may be eligible for reimbursement of at least part of the repair costs. Specifically, if the diesel engine in your boat (or car) suffered from damage to fuel components such as O-rings, fuel lines, seals or hoses after August 31 while using Califor¬ nia diesel fuel, you might qualify for reim¬ bursement of up to $450 for verified repair

time Bay Area sailmakers Kame and Sadly Richards were off to New Zealand to visit Jim and Sue Corenman on Heart of Gold (see The Corenman Chronicles elsewhere in this issue) last month. Despite the fact that the flight takes about 16 hours, they left the Bay Area December 20 and arrived on December 22 — a function of crossing the International

SIGHTINGS rebate costs. To request a claim form, call the Califor¬ nia Air Resoures Board’s hotline at (800) 272-2667, or write them at P.O. Box 2815, Sacramento, CA 95812. Somewhere on the front of the envelope, write, "Attention: AB 3290 Diesel Fuel Reimbursement." Com¬ pleted claim forms must be postmarked no later than March 1, 1995.

bandits dateline. This tickled Kame because his birthday is the 21st so he 'missed' it this year and doesn’t get any older. However, on the way back, they left on January 1 and got back on January 1, which happens to be Sally’s birthday — so she gets two years older in 1995! continued middle of next sightings page

log — cont’d within minutes after the Menaghs left their boat to pump thousands of dollars into the San Diego economy, the Harbor Police decided it was necessary to immediately break the lock to get into Eagle’s Quest, tow her, and go through the owners’ belongings — including Deborah’s panties. In the process, either they or their assistants managed to damage the boat. In an startlingly whimpy editorial, the San Diego Log wrote: "It was noted that a simple phone call could have avoided embarrassment. Nope. Police don’t do that anymore . . . Instead citizens — not only boaters — are con¬ fronted with legalism. If the facts warrant a seizure, it will be exercised, no questions asked. In this philosophy of law enforcement there is no room to consider the individual situation ... While this is surely regrettable, a reversed to the good ol' time when the neighborhood cop tracked you down before put¬ ting a ticket behind your windshield wiper, is unlikely to happen. Especially not in big, crowded places." And in their reporting of the incident, the Log condoned the Harbor Police’s handling of the situation. "Unfortunately, advance phone calls to identify wrongly anchored vessels are not part of the Harbor Police’s job description." The Log gave their stamp of approval to the Harbor Police’s response by proclaiming, "They did their job." Nonsense! To our way of thinking, the San Diego Log 1) Doesn’t understand what happened; 2) Is completely out of touch with the situation in their own continued outside column of next sightings page

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log — cont'd backyard; 3) Doesn’t realize what’s in their city’s, port’s and citizens’ best interest; and 4) inexplicably assumes that there is only one law enforcement philosophy — which is both hard ass and unalterable. First off, the real issue wasn’t a lack of communication between the yacht club and the Harbor Police, it was the Harbor Police’s overreaction. Can the Log be so completely blind that it doesn’t see the monumental difference between putting a citation on a car window and breaking into, seizing, searching and damaging a couple’s floating home? Basically, the Harbor Police had three options. A) They could respond the way they did, which was the stupidest option. B) They could have issued a citation. This wouldn’t have been brilliant police work, but it would have been acceptable. C) They could have left a note on Eagle’s Quest that read: "Dear Skipper: Welcome to San Diego! As you’re from out of town, you apparently don’t realize that you’ve anchored in a weekends-only area. If your boat isn’t moved within 12 hours, we’ll have to cite you and/or tow the vessel. Please contact us on Channel 16 if you have any questions about anchoring or,berths in San Diego Bay." And no, it would not have been either hard or illegal for the Harbor Police to have responded in such a friendly and common sense fashion. Secondly, the Log needs to realize that this was not an isolated incident, that the Harbor Police have a long history of overreacting in the most foolish ways. For details, they only need check out our Letters section this month. And next month. And because of the number of angry mariners, probably the month after that, too. Is it possible that the Log is not aware that their Harbor Police are the most despised along the coast, both by San Diego mariners and by out-of-the-area visitors? Thirdly, the Log apparently doesn’t appreciate the deleterious effect such hostility against visitors has on the local marine industry. If they want proof, again, they need only refer to Letters in this and future issues. When people have a choice, they’ll go where they’re greeted with a smile and treated with respect. Who needs to be snarled at and hassled over the most petty issues? The unnecessary and irresponsible malice on the part of the Harbor Police has unfortunately cost the many outstanding merchants of San Diego a lot of money — and if not corrected, it’s going to cost them a lot more. After all, the last thing anybody wants to see next fall is several hundred southbound cruisers chanting, "Just say no to San Diego!" But what puzzles us more than anything is how the Log can characterize the Harbor Police’s actions and philosophy as "regrettable" and "unfortunate" — and then turn around and recommend we mariners just knuckle under and accept them! If the Harbor Police use bad judgment and have a lousy philoso¬ phy, shouldn’t they be encouraged to change? Lousy law enforcement should hardly be a matter of civic pride. We believe the Log editors need to get out of their offices and into their boats to visit other harbors in California and the rest of the world. They’ll find — wonder of wonders — that plenty of other law enforcement agencies seem to do an excellent job without stooping to perceiving visitors as 'the enemy'. Why in the world can’t San Diego Harbor Patrolmen smile more frequently and have a good word to say? Why can’t they lend a hand and be less offici¬ ous? Why can’t they make a phone call to keep pseudo problems from devel¬ oping into major fiascos? Why can’t they wait until morning to get into a big brouhaha over $5 — only to discover it’s all their own fault? It all boils down to one elementary question: Why in the hell can’t the San Diego Harbor Police treat people like they themselves would like to be treated? If the San Diego Harbor Police’s "philosophy of law enforcement" doesn’t allow room to "consider the individual situation", shouldn’t that philosophy be enlarged? If they don’t ask questions before making decisions, shouldn’t they be trained to? God help us all if they ever got into a situation where they’d have to think — er, not think — before firing a weapon at a possible suspect. If the Harbor Police’s job description is inadequate, why not fix it? The irony is that we — like Mike Leonard, who was so pointlessly abused in the middle of the night by the Harbor Police — are only demanding that we taxpaying citizens be treated with a modicum of respect. And that the punish¬ ment fit the crime — if indeed a 'crime' has been committed. Taxes are too continued outside column of next sightings page

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The disgusting smut you see pictured below appeared in the, ahem, centerfold of the latest Olson 30 newsletter. We don’t know what these guys think they’re doing publishing stuff like this — which, by the way is suitable for pinup above your chart table. You’d certainly never see anything like it in the pages of Latitude 38. While we’re on the subject of newsletters, it’s our ’steemed opinion that the Moore 24 fleet’s newsletter is by far the most entertain¬ ing one we receive. If you thought we had a bizarre sense of humor, get ahold of one of these bad boys some time and punish your

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log — cont’d high and life is too short to encourage substandard law enforcement. So come on you good folks at the San Diego Log. Stop championing medi¬ ocrity. Join Latitude in insisting that the Harbor Police become the best they can be by treating the public with intelligence, respect and good judgment. Stand up for what’s right by — when appropriate — questioning authority.

elmo didn’t catch fire The auction forthe government-seized Ocean 71 Elmo’s Fire on December 1 was like a bad orgy: 20 voyeurs for every active participant. As a result, the liquidation was over almost before it started — and not very climactic. continued outside column of next sightings page

SIGHTINGS elmo’s fire — cont’d Because of extensive publicity and advertising, the docks at Norpac Yacht Sales, site of the auction, nearly sunk from the weight of the crowd on the gray day of the event. There were over 50 people on the boat itself, with at least double that number on nearby docks and boats. The pre-auction chatter, as might be expected, was all about what the former drug-smuggling boat would bring. Some figured she could be had for just over $100,000. After all, her layout is a little awkward, her uncleaned interior didn’t show well, and no out-of-the-water surveys were permitted to check for things like osmosis and bad thru-hulls. The pre-Christmas auction date and fact that the government had to be paid off in two weeks were other negative factors. On the other hand, an Ocean 71 is a lot of boat. At the time of the auction, totally buffed sisterships Ocean Mermaid and Oasis were at the Antigua Charterboat Show taking reservations for up to $12,500/week. And just last continued outside column of next sightings page

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who needs when you got Starting this month, America’s Cup competition and festivities begin in San Diego, building to a crescendo in May when the best 5 of 9 races for the Auld Mug begin. But in late December, all was quiet on the Western Front. Most of the sailors and sup¬ port personnel from the 10 syndicates had gone home for the holidays, and about all we got when we called were cheery holiday wishes from answering machines. So in this calm before the storm, we thought it was a good time to bring you up to speed on who’s left . . . er. . . what’s happened down San Diego way since the end of the IACC Worlds in early November.

SIGHTINGS baseball the america’s cup? • As always, the French started the Cup process with bang — Defi 95 dropped their new-generation France 2-3 off a crane when the hoisting structure inside the boat failed. The 75-ft yacht fell about 10 feet onto the pavement, driving the keel strut up through the deck and bringing the 110-ft carbon rig crashing down like a house of cards. According to Defi 95, the boat will be repaired in time to race in the first round of Challenger races which begin January 14 — which anyone who saw the wreckage finds hard to believe. In the meantime, the French team was out sparring with other IACC boats

elmo’s fire — cont’d summer Darwin Sound, whose Whistler, B.C. owners have chartered her with great success for the last 16 years, had gone all the way up to 80°N — that’s not a misprint — during a summer packed with charters in Scandinavia. As for Elmo’s Fire in particular, her hull and mast appeared to be structurally sound if not necessarily cosmetically pleasing. Also in favor of a higher price was the fact that auctions — like orgies — often generate a heat of their own. As a result, a few onlookers speculated that she’d go for $200,000. But when push came to shove, the bids — despite the best efforts of the auctioneer — were few and far between. The bidding started at $100,000, jumped to $120,000, and stalled. Because Latitude owns a sistership, we’d gotten a number of lengthy inquiries about Elmo’s Fire. Several of these people told us they’d go as high as $150,000. Despite some of these people having traveled considerable distances for the auction, they remained mute at prices far below their minimum. When Roger Grambo of Portland bid $125,000, everybody put their hands in their pockets so as not to be mistaken for topping his bid. In a matter of minutes, the boat was his. It’s perhaps telling that Grambo wasn’t buying a pig in a poke. The veteran cruiser—who owns a Columbia 50 — had helped deli¬ ver Elmo’s Fire from La Paz to San Rafael for U.S. Customs. Shortly after the auction, several people had second thoughts, and there were rumors of a quick resale. Among those interested were childhood friends Alex von Wetter and John Patterson of Southern California. Both men are fac¬ ing long term medical problems, and were looking for a boat to sail around the world with their four teenagers while they still could. Having declined to bid aggressively on Elmo’s Fire, the two flew to the East Coast to look at another Ocean 71, Ocean Smuggler. She’d been gutted and mostly rebuilt, but cost nearly $200,000 more and still needed a lot of work. When the other possibility, a 57-foot schooner lying in Florida, fell through, suddenly Elmo’s Fire began to look like a heck of a bargain. Fortunately for von Wetter and Patterson, new owner Grambo was having second thoughts. He was in the midst of building a home on the Columbia River and wasn’t sure he wanted two big projects at once. So it was that, just two weeks after the auction, Elmo’s Fire was sold yet again. We spoke to von Wetter aboard the hauled boat, and he was delighted — despite the fact that he and his partner’s inaction at the auction had ended up costing them almost $1,000 a day. Not only had the engine run fine on the way to the yard, but the bottom, which hadn’t had any protection in years, was in virtually perfect shape. He and one daughter will be living and working on the boat in Schoonmaker Point Marina until spring. Come summer, he, Patterson and all the kids plan on taking off across the Pacific on the first leg of a circumnavigation. It looks like a gpod fit.

the way we were Once in4 great while, something special comes along for the sailors of San Francisco Bay. A new book by Woodruff C. Minor, On the Bay, fits the bill. To use the full title, it’s On the Bay: A Centennial History of the Encinal Yacht Club, so let’s run the disclaimers up front. This one isn’t for everybody. Not at 50 bucks a copy. Not with the focus on one club’s history. But Mr. Minor is an architectural historian with a grounding in how the Bay Area grew and grew up. In turning his attention to the waterways, what he has produced is a generous book beyond the requirements of the job. He takes a look at the development of sailing on the Bay and the Victorian enthusiasm for all sports — sailing, rowing, swimming, bicycling — and how the souls who pursued the games were rocked by changing times. Did we say bicycling? Yes, we did. Alameda was a popular resort area for Victorians, and the flat reaches of the town proved ideal for two-wheelers who took their sport seriously. There was Charles Hanley, for example, a member of both the Alameda Bicycle Club and Encinal YC, pictured beside his highseated 'ordinary' with its oversized front wheel. A high-end bike of the day could cost $300 — as much as a horse and buggy according to an 1888 newspaper report. And you thought only yachtsmen were crazy. continued outside column of next sightings page

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way we were — cont’d Mr. Minor says his purpose was "to recount the club’s history in a local and regional context." He was also struck, he said, "by the way the generations came and went. You meet these people in some yellowed, old clipping and

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they’re young turks. Then you find them later, and they’re prominent. And later, they’re completely forgotten." \ Some of the people you’ll meet in the pages of On the Bay include: — Five-time EYC commodore Joseph Leonard, a high-rolling land devel¬ oper of the 19th century, racing a 52-ft gaff sloop while his daughters and their friends from Mills College follow along in a motor launch singing songs, yelling school cheers and hallooing him to victory. Leonard’s El Suefio (The Dream) won the inaugural San Francisco Perpetual Challenge Trophy in 1895, one hundred years ago. Three years later, in the midst of an economic depression, he took off for the Klondike. — We find veterans of junior sailing looking out at us from the decks of aircraft carriers in World War II, earnest and scared, but willing. We find them later as war veterans, returning to discover EYC has been taken over by socials, youth dances and new faces. Their clubhouse was a charming, shingled affair built over tidal waters, on the southern shore of Alameda at the end of a 1,000-ft walkway. It once had been the heart and soul of the prosperous, tightly-knit "Gold Coast" neighborhood surrounding it. Now, Minor writes, "For some families, the club no longer fit like a comfortable old shoe, and they left." In the 1950s, we find the old clubhouse being 'progressed' right out of existence as an enormous development fills in the tidal waters surrounding it, leaving the club in no man’s land. Nowadays, a hundred years on, we find the club settled into a new building on the other side of the island, debating whether it was founded in 1890 or 1892, and reinventing its role in sailing on the Bay. Mr. Minor has included 325 illustrations and photographs. Through them you can watch the styles change in bathing attire from the turn of the century to the ’20s, the ’30s and on. The shallows were warm on the south shore, and the club provided bathing houses and a wind-protected 'hot box'. Swimming was part of the deal. Youth came and went for those people as sure as the peace between the wars, and the uncertainties of war, and the man-filled tidal waters that sailors once crossed to tie up at the clubhouse. Mr. Minor has also chosen photographs that show us the oak groves of the old forest of the Alameda peninsula. He shows us steam trains hauling away dirt from the massive caned dig that turned the Alameda peninsula into an island. We see lateen-rigged canoes of the 1880s, rail-down junior stars of the 1930s and, eventually, a pack of Express 37s beating into whitecaps in the 1990s with the Bay Bridge arching above them. Writing a book like this is not a business endeavor. It’s best understood as a gift to the community and best enjoyed with a double of whatever your dad used to drink. Here’s looking at you. — kimball livingston On the Bay can be ordered from the Encinal Yacht Club, Pacific Marina, Alameda, CA 94501 -1192for $46.50. Copies may also be available at marine bookstores. page 86

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when its Ville de Paris T-boned PACT 95’s Spirit of Unum (ex-II Moro IV). Damage to the American boat was so serious that for a few scary moments it was actually in danger of sinking. Earlier in the week, Ville de Paris was damaged in a collision with one of the Japanese boats. The French are also sailing the borrowed ’92 Cup challenger II Moro di Venezia V, but hadn’t managed to demolish it yet at this writing. • The other French syndicate, Jacques Dewailly’s Defi France, has withdrawn from the 1995 America’s Cup, leaving seven syn¬ dicates representing five nations vying for sporting’s oldest trophy. • A five-member jury finally made a decision on Australia’s perceived violation of the two boat rule, saying that John Ber-

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trand’s oneAustralia syndicate can sail its newest boat, AUS 35. For months, contro¬ versy has been swirling around the fact that the team appears to have built three boats. Bertrand has maintained from the start that AUS 29 was built forSyd Fischer’s Australian Challenge syndicate. (Bertrand and Rod Davis sailed the other boat, AUS 31, to vic¬ tory in the recent IACC Worlds as oneAustra¬ lia.) After much investigation, the panel apparently concurred. Everything else is pretty much on track and proceding normally — if anything about the America’s Cup can be called 'normal'. By the time this issue hits the bricks, all the remaining syndicates will have set up camp in San Diego and should be sailing. The only

"It was love at first sight," remember’s Sausalito sailmaker David Westwood, fondly recalling the first time he saw his beloved Fran. In this case, Fran was only figuratively the female of his dreams — a 26-ft Chuck Paine-designed Frances 26 pocket cruiser built in England. Westwood, was 'smitten' while on an extended trip back to his native Great Britain in the late ’70s. He saw the boat at the London Boat Show and imme¬ diately arranged to buy a hull and deck. The plan was to finish the boat off as time and money permitted. As luck would have it, he soon lost his job, which gave him plenty of time but no money. After a year, when funds ran dry, he returned to Sausalito. Westwood had no trouble joining the booming sailboat industry of the early ’80s. He quickly found work at the former Mitchell Sails loft in Sausalito, learning the sailmakers’ trade as he repaired, measured, cut and sewed. After severed years of apprenticeship, he struck out on his own. An ardent perfec¬ tionist, the detail-oriented Westwood saw a niche for quality, custom-made cruising sails. He rented a small space in Sausalito and Westwood Sails was born. The only thing missing in his life was Fran.

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SIGHTINGS head south — cont’d It took some doing, but David finally arranged to have the still-unfinished boat shipped from England in a container. Now David had the opposite problem. Westwood Sails soon started provid¬ ing him a respectable income, but there was little time to work on the boat. He managed here and there, though, and by the mid-80s, he put the finishing touch on the little cutter — a new suit of Westwood sails. By 1988, the business was doing so well that David needed more space. He moved into the former Easom Boatworks building on the waterfront and once again turned to the task of producing quality hand-built sails for a diverse array of clients and boats, including the 54-ft schooner Maramel, which corncontinued outside column of next sightings page

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a-cup syndicate that will not have a new-generation IACC yacht for the start of festivities is the America3 Women’s Team. They will sail one of the syndicate’s two 1992 boats until

strange We hope one of your New Year’s resolu¬ tions is to be more careful when you’re out on the water. It may come as a surprise, but

SIGHTINGS — cont’d their new yacht arrives in late January. For more on the schedule of events, see The Racing Sheet. From here on out, look for monthly updates on the Year of the Cup.

statistic the largest percentage of boating fatalities do not occur in the summer. They occur in the continued middle of next sightings page

head south — cont’d pleted an 11-month 'circumnavigation' of the Pacific rim in 1992-’93. Despite several profitable years, the combination of mass-produced computer-cut sails from the Far East and the recession years of the early '90s forced David to close his doors severed years ago. As the saying goes, however, every cloud has a silver lining. For Westwood, it was being able to take the cruise he had always dreamed about. He used his savings to finish off the boat with such amenities as a GPS, liferaft and Monitor windvane. When we waved good-bye to David in mid-December, he was moving Fran over to the City to wait for a window in the weather. Then it was out the Gate, turn left and head south. —john skoriak

coast watch November 18 — The 50-ft sailing vessel Denmark was disabled on this Friday by a large wave that took out its engine, rudder and electronics in one fell swoop. One of the seven people aboard managed to attract the attention of the passing freighter Pervomaisk, which relayed the distress call. A Coast Guard C-130 flew out to the Denmark’s location about 130 miles off Humboldt Bay and dropped a portable VHF to the stricken boat. While awaiting the arrival of a cutter, the crew rigged a temporary rudder and were making slow progress toward land with only one small storm sail up. The cutter Point Ledge arrived later in the day and towed the Denmark safely in to Humboldt Bay. November 20 — When a 406 EP1RB registered to the 40-ft fishing boat Barbara J went off, one of the first things the Coasties did was call the owner, whose name came up on the beacon’s radio frequency 'signature'. The guy told them the EP1RB was in a repair shop in Eureka. They called there and the repair person very apologetically indicated that he had inadvertently triggered the alarm. November 21 —'A Coast Guard C-130 searching for the source of a 121.5 EPIRB signal was momentarily diverted to assist an aviator in trouble. Seems a student pilot on a solo flight had lost his engine due to icing. The pilot of the C-130 talked the pilot through an emergency landing on a farm. The pilot was not injured. The C-130 went back to searching, but the EPIRB signal had ceased. November 23 — Group San Diego, Group LA/Long Beach and a vessel at sea all monitored a single Mayday transmission from a vessel going down at night "between Dana Point and Catalina Island". Three helicopters and two boats initiated a search, which focused on an LOP that put the transmission about 5 miles southeast of Catalina.'The search lasted through the next morning, when a good Samaritan came across two people in the water 8 miles south of Catalina. A few minutes later, they found a third person. The three were the whole crew of the fishing boat Rush which had made the Mayday call. The survivors said the boat had gone down so quickly that they didn’t have time to break out all their survival equipment. One was wearing a full dry suit, the second was wearing the top half of a wetsuit with a hood and the last man, only street clothes. November 27 — Coast Guard Long Beach responded to the report of a woman overboard off the sailing vessel Reprieve, which was about 9 miles off Point Fermin. The woman was not wearing a lifejacket. While the Coast Guard launched a helicopter and 41-footer, the sailboat reversed course and started its own search. The helicopter located the woman"unconscious. She was transported to the San Pedro Peninsula Hospital where she was pronounced dead. The sailboat was escorted intd1 the Long Beach Coast Guard station where the master was informed of his wife’s death. — In a bizarre coincidence, two crab boats operating off Pillar Point apparently sank on this Monday, taking both two-man crews down with them. Searches for the 40-ft Lisa and 32-ft Best Girl did not begin until late at night when the two boats were reported overdue. Three Coast Guard aircraft and a cutter searched through Sunday night and into Monday. Debris from the Lisa was located about 17 miles west of Pillar Point, indicating the vessel broke up and sank. There was no sign of the skipper, Kirk Pringle, or crewman continued outside column of next sightings page

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coast watch — cont’d Alex Novak. All that was found of Best Girl was a lifejacket. Owner Joe Fisher and his shipmate Les Boranski also remain missing. November 29 — On board an 'abandoned' 22-ft powerboat in San Pablo Bay, the Coast Guard found a wallet, car keys, driver’s license and ... a pair of pants. In later communications with local authorities, it was learned that the man who owned the boat had been stopped earlier in the day for a traffic violation and was very upset. Apparently as a result of that, the man ran the boat aground sometime Monday and walked home in his underwear — covered in mud. November 30 — Group San Diego responded to a report of a 57-ft ketch on fire five miles off Oceanside. The two people aboard got off into their dinghy while Coast Guard helicopters and an Oceanside Harbor Patrol vessel responded. The Harbor Patrol boat put out the fire. Mechanical damage was minimal, and the operator was able to reboard, start the engine and motor in. December 3 — Another fire aboard, this one in the engine room of the 67-ft Argo Commodore as it was underway for a dinner cruise in San Francisco Bay (near Pier 27) with 46 people aboard. A 41-footer, 44-footer and the cutter Point Heyer assisted, taking off all 41 passengers and two crew. Three other crew remained aboard as a 'flash watch' after the fire was extinguished. December 9 — For awhile, it didn’t look good for the 27 crew aboard the 786-ft container ship Hyundai Seattle. Shortly before 4 a.m., when the Greekflagged ship was 500 miles south of Adak, Alaska, they issued a Mayday call. A fire had broken out in the engine room. The crew was able to extinguish it, but the ship was without power and rolling heavily in 55 knots of wind and 30foot seas. Word went out over the AMVER (Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue) system and during the course of the rescue, four merchant ships arrived to stand by the stricken Hyundai Seattle. Coast Guard, Air Force and Canadian aircraft circled overhead. All were waiting for the arrival of the Coast Guard cutter Munro. After its arrival, all 27 crew were safely evacuated to the cutter by helicopter. — The Coast Guard responded with a helicopter and over-the-radio medical advice when the 34-ft urchin boat Florentia Marie reported the skipper had been attacked at San Miguel Island by a great white shark. Group LA/LB had the two crew apply pressure to the 40-year-old skipper’s shredded leg, treat for shock and administer oxygen. Unfortunately, the diver died before the helicopter arrived. Eight to 10 urchin boats escorted Florentia Marie into Santa Barbara and fired off flares in honor of their lost comrade. December 12 — Group San Diego received a report over VHF channel 16 that the powerboat Eye to Eye was sinking off... Australia? The story then changed to the vessel being on fire off La Jolla with people aboard badly burned. The scenario changed several more times until the caller reported that the boat was under tow and everybody was fine. The caller’s voice was juvenile, did not sound like a person in distress, and bore a striking resemblance to a hoax call recorded in late November. December 14 — It took awhile to figure out what was going on on this Wednesday. First the picking a guy off a sinking boat, then they found debris from a second sunken boat in the area. Between drug and hypothermiainduced ramblings, they finally got the story out of the rescued man. Seems at 2 in the morning, four boats got underway from a marina near Coast Guard island enroute to Steamboat Slough on the Delta. In this case, 'got underway' meant a 27-ft Scarab with two people aboard was towing the other three boats. The only other thing our hero remembers is passing out about 5 a.m., at which time the boats were all still together. A Coast Guard helo finally located the Scarab tied off to a burned out pier off Berkeley. The two operators were found nearby and admitted to the whole incident. The fourth boat was never found.

after the fall It’s human nature, we suppose, but it took the death of well-known sailor Larry Klein at last year’s Big Boat Series to get crew overboard out of the sailing school classroom and into the pyche of Joe Average Sailor. Who continued outside column of next sightings page

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winter. In fact, the period from December to February is the highest-risk period all year and January is the most dangerous month of all. In 1993,32% of people involved in boat¬ ing accidents across the country in January were DOA. The remaining months break down like this: February — 20%, March — 15%, April — 18%, May — 10%, June — 7%, July — 6%, August — 7%, September

why pirates I think I have an answer for Keith Davis who wrote in asking why pirates wore ear¬ rings. I had my ear pierced in 1977 as a result of working aboard the 282-ft Fantome. I was ship’s photographer, deck seaman and boat coxswain during my time on board. Fantome was a member of the Windjammer Cruise’s fleet and we sailed between Nassau and Freeport in the Bahamas on a weekly basis carrying 130 passengers at a time. Back in those days, the company was being run pretty much on a shoestring, so it didn’t necessarily attract the most highly qualified officers and crew. In fact, the deck crew would fit almost any description you read in sailing novels about the common seamen of the 18th and early 19th centuries. We were a motley collection of drunks, dropouts, dreamers, West Indian boat boys and young men looking for adventure on the high seas. We lived and worked before the mast and the stories told in the foc’sle at the end of the day would probably sound a lot like the stories told a hundred years ago. For $100 a month plus combined tips, we had the privi¬ lege of working in sometimes lousy condi¬ tions, living in the always cockroach-infested foc’sle for six and a half days a week with one full day off every two weeks, carrying passengers who didn’t have a clue about what bad condition the ship was really in, and being commanded by men who probab¬ ly couldn’t get a berth on a reputable ship. All in all, it was great fun sailing in some of the most beautiful waters of the world. While at anchor during one of our cruises, Sam Bass, the first mate, decided it was time to end it all. In full view of all the passengers who were on deck enjoying the evening rum punch, Sam jumped from the crosstrees on the foremast and landed flat on his back in the water next to the ship. A doctor who was a passenger on board pronounced Sam dead when we got him back on board. It was during the trip back to Freeport with Sam laid out on the table in the crew’s mess area forward that the discussion turned to what was going to happen to Sam’s body. This is where the earrings come into the story. As we all know, the life of a common

SIGHTINGS — cont’d — 12%, October — 13%, November — 18%, December — 27%. Significantly, a lot more boats are out and about in the warm months, meaning more accidents. Yet the possibility that you’ll die in one is way lower. Cold water and hypother¬ mia are thought to be the main factors in this odd trend.

wore earrings seaman of a century ago was very rough and often very brief. Furthermore, nothing on board ship was free. Whatever was needed that the sailor didn’t bring aboard with him he had to buy from the ship’s 'slop chest.' Group medical, life insurance and death benefits were unheard of. So the gold earring was the way a sailor guaranteed himself a proper buried if he died on board. The ear that he wore it in was a sign of his faith. Left ear was Christian; right ear, 'all others.' Well, Sam wasn’t wearing an earring, but his mother in England told the Bahamian authorities that she didn’t want to pay to have him shipped home, so they could do what they wanted with him. Bahamian law allows burial at sea, so they returned him to us for burial from Fantome. We left the dock with Sam lying in state on the well deck with the Union Jack draped over him. When the time came to lay him to rest, the captain called all hands on deck for the ceremony. The crew lined up on either side, the captain read the passages for burial at sea, and we reused the plank Sam’s body was on and sent him back to the sea. Jay Ailworth Strange Bird Alameda Editor’s Note: The above is one of maybe two dozen letters we received on the subject of why pirates wore earrings, almost every one of which championed the 'funerals' theme. We chose to run this letter because it’s great. It also brought back some great memories. We fit several of the categories Ailworth speaks of while roaming the Carib¬ bean ourselves in the mid '70s, and remem¬ ber the Windjammer fleets well. However, there are several aspects of this pirate’s earrings-for-funerals business that just don’t cut it for us. First off, why would a pirate care about a funeral? Here’s a guy out breaking 8 out of the 10 commandments twice a week, and you’re telling us he’s going to care whether someone sticks him in a box and says a few words over his grave when he’s gone? Secondly, what kind of a ’proper' burial continued middle of next sightings page

the fall — cont’d among us had not read that account and thought, "It could have been me"? In a speech delivered to the US Sailing Board of Directors late last year, Safety-At-Sea Committee chairman Bruce Eissner went over a few of the significant sailing-oriented crew overboard cases of 1994: • On the East Coast, a sailor died early in the season when he fell overboard along with two companions during an accidental broach on Long Island Sound. The reported cause of death was hypothermia. • Two sailors on separate boats were lost overboard and died while returning to the U.S. from the Bermuda Race. • An Annapolis spinnaker trimmer was swept overboard and killed (or vice versa), the result of an unintentional jibe during a race on Chesapeake Bay. Later in the season, another sailor fell into Chesapeake Bay during a Wednesday evening race. By the time she was rescued, she was suffering from hypothermia and two other sailors had gone in the water after her. • In the Midwest, a singlehanded sailor was lost overboard and drowned during the Port Huron-to-Mackinac Race. During the same race, the yacht Experience rescued two crewmembers of the yacht Nightmare that had been lost overboard at night in a squall. A spinnaker trimmer that took a dive off Alibi in the same race was rescued by his own boat. • On the West Coast, sailor Steve Voorhes died in the chilly waters of Shilshoe Bay (Seattle) in February — ironically during a demonstration of lifesaving techniques. • Off Santa Cruz, a sailing instructor out sailing with students spotted two men in the water yelling and screaming. They had righted a capsized Hobie Cat which was sailing out to sea without them. Coordinating with another Pacific Yachting and Sailing boat, the first boat chased down the Hobie while the second retrieved the two sailors, who were eventually reunited with their runaway boat. Larry Klein, you will recall, went in the water with six other sailors when the hiking rack on which they were sitting broke. Two spectator boats that went by were not able or not knowledgable enough to retrieve them. Steen Moller on X-Dream, another race boat, picked up five of the men, including Klein, who was later pronounced dead. Conclusions? The usual two: 1) harnesses and lifejackets probably would have prevented the deaths, if not the crew overboard situations themselves. And 2) Except for the Seattle and Santa Cruz incidents, none of the boats or crew had practical up-to-date experience with crew overboard recovery techniques. Perhaps the luckiest 'happy ending' crew overboard story occurred just last month in Puget Sound. In unsually blustery conditions — 25 to 30 knots and steep, confused seas — the sloop Dreamspeaker did a nose-plant in the back of a wave and four crew went over the side. Three were attached by harnesses, but in the ensuing struggle to get them back aboard and get the boat under control (the spinnaker was still up), the fourth crewmember — a woman who asked not to be identified — was lost to sight among the waves. We are happy to report she was wearing a lifejacket. Enter Nightrunner, which so happens to be one of the boats used by the Seattle-based Sailing Foundation to teach crew overboard recovery. "We had just rounded the windward mark and bore off for downwind leg when someone spotted a red hat about 200 yards to port," says skipper Kathy White-Fryer. "We were doing 10 or 12 knots with the spinnaker up, but we spun the boat into the wind, released the halyard and the chute came right down on deck." Besides teaching crew overboard recovery, Kathy is one of the people that actually started compiling statistics on real crew overboard situations. She knew she had to get over to the persorf in the water as quickly as possible. She also knew that the only way to do that was start the engine — it would take far too long to clear the spinnaker gear and hoist a jib. Thing was, the statistics say that about 9 times out of 10, starting the engine is the worst thing to do. In an emergency, there’s almost always an errant line that catches in the prop. Nightrunner beat the odds that day. The quick-acting crew cleared lines from the water and Kathy was able to power to windward of the woman in the water. From then on, it was a classic Lifesling pickup. The engine was disengaged, the Lifesling deployed and Nightrunner circled the victim and continued outside column of next sightings page

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the fall — cont’d came head to wind. Once the woman positioned the Lifesling under her arms, she was quickly hauled aboard, taken below and wrapped in blankets. Mission accomplished. Several significant points emerged from this rescue: • The Nightrunner crew was able to save the woman quickly (an estimated nine minutes from when they spotted her) because they were familiar with crew overboard recovery procedures. Although they used the so-called Quick Stop, Kathy says, "It doesn’t matter what method you like. The important thing is to know it and practice it." • The woman was wearing flotation, a red hat and a yellow jacket. All three contributed to her being seen and saved within the 10 to 15-minute time window. Although hypothermia starts at about the 10-minute mark in Puget Sound (and San Francisco Bay) waters, after about 15 minutes, your limbs go numb and you can’t help yourself. • The woman was not familiar with the Lifesling and had to be 'talked through' putting it on by a Nightrunner crewman. "My crew were fabulous," says Kathy. "Once we got her aboard* and determined she was okay, I asked if they wanted to finish the race. They said, 'What for? We got the trophy we want.'" continued outside column of next sightings page

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These days, you can't have a slogan like," We go where the wind blows" without living { up to it. Truth in advertising or some ridiculous notion like that. So here's proof— I some old pics, some new — of just how much the old rag gets around. Clockwise from here: somewhere over North Carolina; on the Trisuli River, Nepal; Florida Keys; the South Pole; Auckland, New Zealand; in front of the Great Buddha, China; Easter !| Island. Please keep them coming.

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are we talking about? If you’re a pirate and you die, how realistic is it to imagine your fellow brigands are going to pack you up and ship you home from, well, the Caribbean to England? More likely, they’d just draw cards for your gold earring and slip your body over the side as the crew of Fantome did Sam. And as Ailworth so accurately pointed out, even that ceremony can be a 'proper' burial — at absolutely no cost. This also assumes your buddies aren’t the ones who kill you, aren’t killed at the same time as you, or that they’re even going to end up with your carcass after you’re gone. From what we’ve read of life in those days, that’s assuming a lot. No, we have to be pragmatists on this one. We’ll agree with the premise that a lot of modern seafarers are probably not far removed from the pirates of old. But roman-

SIGHTINGS — cont’d tics aside, that’s not saying much. Let’s face it, pirates were basically poor working slobs like the rest of us, albeit in a much higher risk profession. With death in the offing pretty much every day you were 'working' (and sometimes when you weren’t — Blackbeard had the nasty habit of killing members of his own crew when he was bored), we have to imagine your average pirate was much more interested in living than dying. And living to the fullest. Like any working slob, he’d probably blow most of his share of any booty right away. But we see the earring as a 'savings account' used to keep the wearer in wine, women and whatever until the next paycheck. These theories came from our own young days in the Caribbean, particularly the Atlan¬ tic crossing that first landed us there, in continued middle of next sightings page

head games — a great sea story This one goes back a ways, to last year’s Whitbread Race, as a matter of fact. But it’s such a great story, we’ve been hanging onto it, waiting for a place to stick it in and — what do you know — here’s one now. The following was related by Bill Biewenga, who crewed the last leg of the Whitbread (Fort Lauderdale to Southampton) aboard the W-60 Winston. It was a wild, rollicking ride almost the whole way, he said, with the boat often surfing along in the 19s and 20s. Then, within a day of the finish, Winston slid down the face of one wave and nosed into the back of one in front. The resulting wall of water washed the three bowmen aft and one struck his head on the boom vang, opening up a nasty cut through the brow above his left eye and rendering him unconscious for a few seconds. Alexis de Cenival was taken below and the suturing needle and thread were fetched from the boat’s medical kit. Then the problems started. The main one was that Lexi, a French dentist, was the boat’s official medic — and he’s the one who needed sewing up. The second problem was that the boat was still flying along at flank speed, lurching all over the place and making lots of racket. Based on his taking a first aid course before the race (which made him the second-string medic), Mark Christensen finally took needle in hand and prepared to go to work. The first few attempts at a stitch were so scary that Bill finally put his finger over Lexi’s eye to protect it from accidentally being jabbed. For the eye, it was a good thing — but Bill’s finger ended up being jabbed repeatedly. "I said, 'Lexi, what’s your girlfriend going to think when we come ashore sewed together like this?'" laughed Bill. The injured Frenchman couldn’t get across how he wanted the knots in the stitches, so Mark would run the needle through both sides of the cut, pull the suture string way out, and Lexi would reach up above his head and tie the knot. Two stitches closed the wound. Less than four hours later, Lexi was out at the end of the spinnaker pole getting ready for a sail change. When he tripped the guy, the pole came back and whacked him on the noggin, laying his head open again not an inch above the other cut. Once again below, Lexi waved off the suture option. This was a scar that would show if it weren’t done right, he said. Being only an hour out, he just had it bandaged. There’d be time for proper repairs after the finish. Lexi emerged from the companionway a second time, bandage on his head, foulies spattered with blood, and started heading forward, whereupon skipper Brad Butterworth yelled, "No! Stop!! Don’t go up there anymore. You stay back here until we finish!"

short sightings CONNECTICUT — Maybe it was inevitable, but it still kind of grates on us to know that the State of Connecticut has established a licensing requirement for boat operators, both power and sail. As of October 1 of last year, anyone under the age of 30 must have a 'safe boater certificate.' Penalty for non-compliance is $120 to $240. Let’s hope this is one trend that doesn’t make its way west. CAPE VERDE ISLANDS — We thought that guy who tried to row across the Pacific last summer was nuts — 42-year-old Frenchman Guy Delage makes him look like Albert Einstein. Delage, you see, thinks he’s going to swim across the Atlantic. He left the Cape Verde Islands off West Africa December 16, and the project hit a snag almost immediately —2 Delage got seasick. At this writing, he was spending most of his time clinging to his raft rather than swimming. According to a Reuters report, Delage has been planning the swim since 1985 and is supported by a team of more than 100 experts and numerous corporate sponsors. He hopes to complete the 2,100-mile swim — whose destination is Martinique in the Caribbean — in 60 to 90 days. SYDNEY HARBOR — That’s the latest stop for the HMS Endeavor, a full-size replica of the barque Captain James Cook sailed on his great voyage of discovery in 1770. After retracing 5,000 miles of Oz’s eastern coast, the ship will sail for Whitby in Britain sometime next year. continued outside column of next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS shorts — cont’d ALVISO — Old sailing ships never die, they just... become restaurants? That’s the pleasant fate of the 117-ft Estela, which is currently in Redwood City undergoing a two-year restoration and conversion. Built in Spain in 1919,

'Estela'.

Estela was one of the last sailing cargo ships ever to run down the ways. When completed, she will be "one of the finest floating dining establishments on the Bay," says project spokesman John Mackey of the South Bay YC.

CHINA BASIN — China Basin Landing is currently undergoing a $3.5 million renovation to its wharf. The project is scheduled to be completed by spring of 1995, whereupon there will be a grand opening bash with a 'nautical theme'. We’ll let you know more when we do. DJIBUTI — In the old days, ships earned reputations. A ship with a reputation for killing or losing crew, for example, could suffer long delays in port because her crew would disappear and a new one was hard to sign on. Silly superstition? Perhaps, but don’t try to use the cruise ship Achille Lauro in your argument. The Italian liner made infamous by the terrorist hijacking in 1985 (where American passenger Leon Klinghoffer was killed and dumped overboard in his wheelchair) caught fire on November 30. Three people died in the fire, which burned until the ship sank in the Indian Ocean two days later. A total of 10 rescue vessels retreived the remaining 979 passengers. STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT — "Ludership Means Leadership" was the slogan of Luders Marine Construction Company. Best known as a builder of quality yachts, a sizeable chunk of the 1,100 vessels built there between 1912 and 1983 were commercial craft and small warships for the Army, Navy and Coast Guard. The last hull Luders built was the 12-Meter Eagle. Now the Stamford Historical Society is trying to assemble a museum exhibit detailing the history of the yard and the boats built there, and a reunion of Luders boats is being planned to take place in Stamford Harbor July 27-30. Anyone who has information about the Luders Marine Construction Company, who now or in the past has owned a Luders boat, who has worked for the company, or who has photos, letters, objects or remembrances and want to share them, the SHS would like to hear from you. Contact Linda Balusir at the Stamford Historical Society, (203) 329-1183, or fax (203) 322-1607. MANILA — At this writing, the death toll continued to rise in the aftermath of a collision between a ferry and a freighter five times its size in the waters off the Phillipines. The collision occurred December 2 about 35 miles southwest of Manila, when the Singapore-flagged freighter Kota Suria smashed into the continued outside column of next sightings page

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pirates Barbados in 1974. We were deep into cele¬ brating the accomplishment with the crews of several other yachts, one of whose members was a stunning young woman. Don’t think we remember this next part fondly, but the combination of 22 days of celibacy and sev¬ eral gallons of Sugar Cane Brandy were too much for our 20-something hormones. She couldn’t have been less interested in our clumsy advances (this was before we became suave, handsome, famous writers). So we foresook charm for capitalism. For just one night — one hour — of carnal bliss, we

SIGHTINGS — cont’d offered that girl our watch, the crew’s combined pocket change (about $35), every¬ thing we owned on board (worth another $35), everything the skipper owned — and we seriously considered pirating any trinkets she might have wanted from other boats; or, hell, the boats themselves. Alas, she was as virtuous as she was beautiful. We went back to the boat and slept it off. Significantly, we never at any time that night considered how we would pay for our funerals — which we might well have needed if she had accepted.

shorts — cont’d ferry shortly before dawn in calm seas and clear skies. The ferry sank quickly. Ships in the area — including the Kota Suria — responded immediately and 451 survivors were pulled from the water. Thirty four dead were also recovered, leaving 100 unaccounted for.

CARAGUATATUBA, BRAZIL — The mayor of this seaside resort has granted amnesty to a murderer, who also happens to be a dolphin. Several weeks ago, Tiao, a 10-foot long, 550-pound male bottlenose dolphin, attacked a group of human swimmers, some of whom had tied things to his tail and several of whom were trying to stuff things down his blowhole. One person was killed in the attack and at least eight others injured. Volunteers will now maintain a vigil to make sure tourists do not mistreat Tiao, a wild dolphin who simply showed up and started interacting with swimmers several months ago.

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DAWN RILEY \fijomen in sailing — hey, it’s here, like it or not. Except for football and war, no manly pursuit has kept women out of the limelight for as long as sailing. Lord knows we guys tried, in all those nefarious and sniveling ways that we’ve developed to keep

Cuben compound to enjoy turkey with the folks and some cappuccino on Fisherman’s Wharf. The picture of robust health — the 'Cubettes' spend two hours on physical ancN weight training each morning before heading out for six hours of sailing — Dawn took us down memory lane to her sailing roots.

Above, Dawn Riley. Right, Dawn at the helm of'America3' during November's IACC Worlds.

women in their place. Why do you think we called boats "she," after all? For this new era of sailing, there has to be a Dawn, and she comes in the form of a 5’6", 150 pound Michigan native with blond hair, green eyes and a pair of arms that make strong men tremble. Dawn Riley is currently vying for the role of primary helmsperson on the all-women’s America3 America’s Cup team. A lifelong sailor, she’s cruised thousands of miles, raced many thousands more and proven herself to be a fine sailor regardless of sex. "Dawn is the strongest member of the America Cubed team," says Cup veteran and television commentator Gary Jobson, who’s followed her career for the past eight years. "She has the experience, the attitude and the ability."

he latter extend well beyond her 30 years. Her great grandfather was a sailmaker and one of the first commodores of the Detroit Yacht Club at the turn of the century. Sailing has been a family affair ever since. Dawn received her initial training from her parents, who always had a cruising boat of one kind or another. Even ^though their outings were non-racing, the Riley boat never used an engine as long as smoke had any lateral movement. "I remember trying to get home one afternoon in four knots of wind," she recalls. "I was flying the chute for all I was worth. By the time I started competing at the age of 13,1 knew all about racing trim!" Before her racing career started, however, the Rileys took off for a year of cruising aboard their 36-foot Great Lakes cutter. They spent she years planning the adventure, which also included Dawn’s younger siblings Dana and Todd. After making their way through the canals of the northeast, they headed south to Florida and eventually all the way to Grenada — southernmost of the Caribbean’s Windward Islands — before turning around and coming home. The trip took exactly one year and seven days. "Everything was incredibly well planned out," Dawn says. "We spent $100 a week, total, including when the engine blew up. Our parents shipped ahead boxes of fresh National Geographies to pick up at friends’ houses as we went south. Someone told my mother that you could trade Playboys with the people for food, but when she brought them out at St. Vincent, they just blushed

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In November, 1993, Dawn received a call asking if she'd fill in as skipper of a Whitbread 60 for the remaining five legs of the race, And, oh yes, she had about 10 hours to decide. We had the chance to catch up to Dawn the day after Thanksgiving while she visited her father Chuck Riley in Mill Valley. (Chuck moved here from Michigan a couple of years ago.) Dawn and fellow A3 team member Leslie Egnot had a few days leave from the Page 96

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and ran away!"

'awn looks back on the cruise as a very positive experience, one she recom¬ mends to families who are likewise inclined.

DAWN RILEY She cautions them to limit the trip to about a year, though. "Some of the kids we met along the way had been out for five or six years and they really had a hard time relating to other kids." Back home in Detroit, Dawn eagerly entered the active big boat scfene on Lake St. Clair and Lake Huron. Her first racing was aboard a C&C 35. By the time she gradu¬ ated from high school, the smallest boat she’d ever raced on was a J/24. During that period, other sports also drew Dawn’s attention. Her father Chuck says she was extremely competitive in track and field, swimming, and skiing. "She did everything with a lot of vigor," he says. Including fanta¬ size, she adds. At one point, Dawn had visions of being an Olympian in skiing, swim¬ ming and sailing. When speedskater Sheila Young, who lived in the same neighborhood, brought her Olympic gold medal to show the local school kids one day, Dawn could barely contain herself. Slowly, sailing started winning out over her other pursuits. In the summers, Dawn raced as many as five times a week, includ¬ ing weekends and evening races. She be¬ came well known in the local racing crowd, partly from her persistence and partly by showing the guys that she could sail. "She was always out there with total enthusiasm," says Tim Woodhouse, one of her early men¬ tors who owned the local Hood sail loft (and now owns the whole company). "When she first came aboard a boat with a bunch of guys on it, there’d be the usual moaning

about taking a girl along. By the time we’d finished the first couple of legs of the course, though, it was obvious she could trim sails and run the foredeck better than anyone else on board."

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awn opted to attend Michigan State for non-sailing reasons, figuring that she’d like a career in advertising and/or journalism. Rival University of Michigan had a better funded sailing program, but MS had the su¬ .

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"When she first came aboard with a bunch of guys, there'd been the usual moaning. By the time we'd finished the first couple legs, it was obvious she could trim nd run the foredeck better than anyone else on board.' perior academic offerings. "Sailing wasn t going to be my career, after all," she says. As it turned out, Dawn became the school’s sailing team captain and led her troops to a better record than UM during her reign. She also learned how to support a program on a wing and prayer. To get them¬ selves new sails, for example, the team bought the cloth and then spent a weekend at Tim Woodhouse’s loft learning how to sew them together. By that time, Dawn was work¬ ing there to support her studies. Dawn had also begun to take care of racing boats during her teens. She’d proven to her parents that she could handle herself on the water and off during their big cruise, so they weren’t overly concerned when she went off on long distance races or down to

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Florida for the winter circuit. "They trusted me and I think I acted more responsibly as a result. If they’d prohibited me, I would have run away and done it anyway."

Finally, on the last round of talks with the company she liked, she learned that the account she was being interviewed for had been lost, so she was back to square one. "I told Clune I’d work for him three months," she says. "I got $150 a week and free phone calls to my boyfriend. We won SORC that year, which made it worthwhile." After that, boats and sailing became her career. She did a bit of everything — other BMW positions, working in marinas, instal¬ ling electronics, cleaning boats and, of course, racing them. Dawn was one of Woodhouse’s regular crewmembers while he enjoyed the status of "rock star du jour" in the Detroit area, giving her rides on the best boats on the circuit. Still entertaining fantasies about the big time, it was during this period in the late ’80s that Dawn started to get ideas of doing the Whitbread Round the World Race. She’d seen a film about the first race in 1973 and remembered how they made a big deal about one family boat where the wife cooked and got to steer sometimes. "1 said to myself, ’what’s the big deal’?" she recalls. "My 5year-old brother used to serve an hour’s watch on the helm on our trip." Obviously, she wasn’t daunted by the Whitbread’s reputation as a grueling contest.

D awn began to seriously consider how to get on a boat for the 1989 Whitbread. She had intended to sail with guys, but then she heard about Tracy Edwards’ first all-woman entry, the Farr 58 Maiden from England. Journalist Cynthia Flanagan told her they were looking for helmspeople. Dawn faxed over her resume. Almost as soon as it was received, she was asked to join the team. "I had only done one regatta with all women before," she says, "so this was an adjustment. Tracy had spent a long time

THE DAWN OF A NEW ERA boat called Leading Edge, while at the same time touring the country giving a multimedia show about the Whitbread. Her boyfriend by this time was Barry McKay, whom she’d met during a stopover in the Whitbread (he crewed on Steinlager), and who had come to San Diego as part of the New Zealand Chal¬ lenge. While visiting him there in 1991, Dawn tried to interview with Dennis Conner. When the latter wasn’t available, she asked Gary Jobson (who worked with Koch in the early stages of the ’92 campaign) if she could try out for America3. She showed up the next day to find that her name wasn’t even on the list of candidates, but she was soon collared by Bill Shore, the project’s sailmaker, to go out match racing on a pair of Catalina 38s. The next day she was on Koch’s brand new 70-foot IACC boat, pinching herself to make sure she wasn’t dreaming. It took some time for Dawn, as well as others, to adjust to Koch’s teamwork philos¬ ophy, which he had developed while racing his IOR maxi Matador. After initially going the rock star route, the quirky Kansan de¬ cided it wasn’t fun racing with a bunch of egotistical maniacs, so he started concentrat¬ ing on getting people who wanted to win as a team. For a competitive person like Dawn, as well as for most of the others in the Ameri¬ ca’s Cup program, it was hard to put cooper¬ ation first. "With 48 people vying for the final roster of 16, it was really hard to think about sharing what I’d learned with someone else," Dawn admits. "Buddy Melges really helped keep the team together, although I don’t know if he really agreed with Koch’s philosophy. At times, it really was a mish¬ mash."

getting the right combination of people, though, and we were all one of the gang. We played hard, partied hard and sailed hard." They also defied that crusty male chau¬ vinism mentioned earlier. They ended up second overall in their fleet and won two legs of the race, including the second and tough¬ est from Uruguay to Perth, Australia* As the only American onboard, Dawn admits to a surge of red, white and blue pride as they sailed victoriously into Perth, where Dennis Conner had recently retrieved the America’s

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Cup from those Australian infidels. Maiden’s success and Dawn’s role in it — she was one of two watch captains — pro¬ pelled her to her next sailing adventure, the 1992 America’s Cup campaign.

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1 he America’s Cup being the political cauldron that it is, Dawn found herself sucked into the vortex and spit out the back end. Acknowledged as the best person for the job of sewer by both Koch and Melges, she nevertheless got bumped from the final crew selection. "Dawn’s asset of being a woman eventually became a liability," says her father. "She was getting a lot of attention and that began to clash with the concept of the team." Dawn herself won’t get too speci¬ fic about what happened, but she did say * that "I was getting good publicity at a time when Bill (Koch) was getting ripped by the press. That created some tension. There was somebody else who wanted my job and they played on that tension big time." Dawn’s disappointment at the America’s Cup was tempered by her follow-up success on the match racing circuit. As skipper, she won the Santa Maria Regatta (an all-woman event in Baltimore) shortly after the Cup ended, did well in some other matches and January. 1995 •

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T 1 rough it all, the desire to get back to the America’s Cup and prove herself was never far from the surface. After spending severed months restoring a house with McKay in his native New Zealand, she flew in for America3’s first annual reunion in Wichita. During the week, she met with Koch and out¬ lined plans for an all-women’s effort. Another Whitbread beckoned, however. While visiting her mother in Detroit in No¬ vember, 1993, Dawn received a call asking if she’d fill in as skipper of the Whitbread 60 US Women’s Team that Florida’s Nance Frank had sailed on the first leg of the race. Frank’s all-American, all-women’s effort had run into money, equipment and mutinous crew problems. The boat’s owner, a New Zealand company, asked Dawn to step in and take over for the remaining five legs. And, oh yes, she had about 10 hours to decide. "I didn’t really want to do it," she admits. "There wasn’t any time to negotiate any¬ thing. But if the boat hadn’t continued in the race, I just thought people would say that women couldn’t handle it. I thought we’d proved that already with Maiden, but (at the time I came on board) I felt Frank’s program was taking women’s sailing back a giant step." As wonderful and inspiring as the Maiden experience was, Dawn’s ride on the boat that eventually became Heineken turned into a nightmare. Though a scant year and a half old, Heineken was the first Whitbread 60 ever built (as Yamaha I) and in Leg II, she began to show her age by starting to come apart, literally, during the race. At the same time, crew relations were anything but harmonious. Instead of marveling at 50-foot waves and snow on the deck that reminded her of pine trees in Northern Michigan — an entry in Dawn’s diary of Maiden’s ’89-’90 race — her log aboard Heineken was a litany of moans and groans. "Goddam, there’s another two inches of snow on the deck," is Page 100 • UMmUZi * January. 1995

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D espite a pair of broken rudders, Hei¬ neken did cross the finish line and completed the circumnavigation in June. Dawn was soon on a plane headed for San Diego, where she hooked up with the Americci3 women’s team. She’s been there ever since, vying for the job of helmsperson. Her primary rival for the spot, in fact, was her Thanksgiving travel mate, New Zealand 470 silver medalist Leslie Egnot, which illustrates the dance between competition and cooper¬ ation that exists on the team. Jobson believes Dawn would be the best pick for skipper. "She’s seen 'the show' and she won’t be overwhelmed by it," he says. Woodhouse agrees. "She’ll instinctively do things right most of the time and she has a more rounded background than the others on the boat," he says. "Whether she can han¬ dle the political bullshit that goes along with sailing for the America’s Cup is another question. Personally, Idon’tthink she’ll have

"keep saying how great the women’s team was." When the Defender elimination trials begin on January 12, Dawn predicts that the women will lag behind Conner and Kevin Mahaney’s PACT 95 groups because both will have new boats on the line. The women won’t get their new boat until after the trials begin, at which point Dawn sees the women surprising the detractors once again. "Our strength is our technology and our weakness is changing gears on the water," she admits. "Getting better will come only with experience. We also know that, tactic¬ ally, there will always be surprises — especially with experience like Dennis and Paul Cayard on the same boat. We’ve tried to simulate their talent by bringing in people like John Kolius, Dave Dellenbaugh (who drove the starts for America3 in 1992), Buddy Melges and (sailing coach) Kimo Worthington. When we first started sparring America3 and Kanza against each other, Del¬ lenbaugh would pin us every time at the starts. Now we’re pretty even with him."

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nderneath all the Cup craze is Dawn’s relationship with McKay. The couple were talking of marriage, but they’ve spent more time on the water apart than on land together. While Dawn finishes up the Cup, McKay is putting together a program for the 1996 Vendee Globe, the nonstop singlehanded around the world race. "We struggle daily," sighs Dawn. "It’s not only my career, but his, too. Being a guy — and a Kiwi — he wants to make me think it’s my fault. It’s both of ours, though." Dawn’s future plans are pretty much up in the air as of next May, when the America’s Cup ends. She will do a tour for Taking the Helm, a book she wrote with Cynthia Flana¬ gan about the Heineken experience. If she and McKay can keep things going, she hopes to do some sailing projects together in the

Dawn was collared to go out match roar ■ Bill Koch's brand new 70-ft I ACC boat, pinching herself ro make sure she wasn't dreaming. too much trouble separating the two." The women’s second place showing at the recent IACC worlds proved their com¬ petitiveness, even though everyone knows the results were more indicative of time in the boat than anything else. (Only the Japa¬ nese teams had more on-the-water practice off San Diego.) It was nice, though, for Dawn and her mates to hear Dennis Conner

future. After the women break the sex barrier in the America’s Cup, in fact, she hopes men and women realize they can sail together. "It’s much more fun," she says, "and you end up with a stronger team. I know it works because I’ve seen it work. "Besides," she says, "that’s the way it’s supposed to work." — shimon van collie

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e had a great time in Fiji this year, our second visit to the islands. There were three big highlights and one unforgettable life experience. The first highlight was another visit to our favorite village in Kadavu, where we wound

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up spending 2 V2 weeks. There were parties, a school campfire and talent night, and a lot of time spent (with Steve of Tandam Cay, and Mike on Lord Magic) fixing outboard motors, radios and even the village lawnmower. There’s not much technology in a Fijian village, especially on Kadavu, but what there is can usually use fixing. It’s an easy way to repay the wonderful hospitality we’ve received. A common way, too; nearly every cruiser we’ve talked to has a similar story of Fiji. It’s rarely the same village, but always the same process of the locals and the cruisers helping each other out, and in the process developing lasting friendships. The second highlight was a visit by our good friends Ken and Joice from the Bay Area. They came for a two week visit to the Yasawas, bearing all sorts of goodies from West Marine, as well as 10 pounds of Peet’s coffee, and our 1.5 oz spinnaker (we blew up our 3/4-oz. on the way to Fiji). What more could we ask? The third high point was Regatta Week at Malolo Lailai. This event is hosted by Dick Smith at his popular Musket Cove Resort and Yacht Club. Dick bought Malolo Lailai Island years ago with two partners, when the copra market went downhill and the island (freehold land) became available. He turned his piece of the island into a casual and relatively inexpensive resort and yachtie hangout, a real classic. (The other two pieces of the island are the Plantation Island Resort, and the McFarlane Family Estate). We didn’t know what to expect, except that it sure wasn’t going to be the Big Boat Page 102

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Series, which was fine with us. A bit of 'serious' sailing would be fun for a change, though, and the Around-the-Island Race had promise — a substantial Line Honours prize was rumored, and motoring was not per-v mitted in order to be eligible for it. The other events were definitely in the fun category. Regatta Week also served as a 'feeder' event for the race to Port Vila, Vanuatu, which left on the following Saturday.

the middle of the week prior to Regatta Week, all of the moorings were gone, Sophie was busy juggling reservations, and boats were dropping hooks everywhere. The whole thing kicked off Friday night with a big party (what else?) at the new Island Bar, accompanied by a lot o? sizing-up of competition and pre-race maneuvering. The crew of Alien, a bunch of Aussies on a fast¬ looking 45-footer, were feeling particularly drunk and confident. Also confident were the folks on Masterpiece, a 45-ft Ray Beal-designed race boat on a Kiwi winter cruise. As for us, we kept pointing out that we were all loaded up for a world cruise, didn’t bring the good sails, the crew couldn't make it, and... The boat that looked like real trouble was Verite, a 55-ft racing machine complete with a four-spreader rig and dual coffee grinders. John kept saying "Yeah, but we’re all loaded up for a world cruise, and we didn’t bring the . good sails, and ...." Right, John, we’re sure nobody’s ever heard that line before. Finally, there was Ruahatu, a 40-ft trimaran com¬ plete with kevlar jibs on three furlers. Not to say she looked fast, but the boat appeared to be doing about 12 knots standing still. The serious events started on Saturday, with a ten-mile running water-balloon fight to the Beachcomber Resort for Pirate’s Day and a great buffet lunch. Nobody hit the reef on the way back, which is a new local re¬ cord, but we scandalized the fleet by actually sailing back, which wouldn’t have been so bad, except it was a beat! We forget, at times, that some things just aren’t done. But we’re trying.

unday was the first round of the Hobie Cat challenge in light winds. We didn’t survive the first round. On Monday, there was a 4-mile 'race' to Castaway Resort, called after an hour (and one mile) with Masterpiece in front by heaps, wicked-fast in a drifter. We figured we could have taken them in another three hours, but that sort of thinking is hard on the bar revenues. Ano¬ ther great buffet, and lots of nonsailing The Vanuatu Cruising Club and (in the round building) Waterfront Bar and Grill.

FRIENDS, FIJI AND THE FACE OF GOD off a jibe? Only one way to find out. Trip goes the pole, bang goes the main, grind goes the guy, and we did it! Now we were on a hot reach on starboard, Masterpiece is still sailing deep on port but overlapped, just, and she was all ours. "Starboard!" "Huh?" "Honest, Chris, we’re on starboard and you’re on port. I checked." Mumble, grum¬ ble, mumble. As soon as they started their jibe, we jibed away, and things went beautifully. We banged off a dozen perfect jibes between the reefs before we got to Castaway’s, then hoisted the #1 genoa and started to weather in the light shifty winds behind the island. Masterpiece was 10 minutes back and slip¬ ping, as the speedboat from Castaway’s came roaring by, towing a 'banana' loaded with pink tourists, and tossed us a bottle of champagne for first-to-the-comer.

Nature at work: Mount Yasur on Tanna Island.

events sponsored by Orams Marine (in Auck¬ land) like hairy chest and wet T-shirt con¬ tests, dunk the sponsor, good stuff like that. Tuesday was another day ashore, more Hobie cats, volleyball (the Swedes took it), Iron Girl and Boy competitions for the kids, and another huge pile of Fiji Bitter bottles behind the bar (I sure hope they recycle them). Also lots of last-minute maneuvering for the big race on Wednesday. At one point, Sophie walked up to where we were trading lies with Chris, the skipper of Masterpiece, and said, "Darlings, John wants a ride on a fast boat tomorrow, and everyone says yours looks pretty fast." "Gee, Sophie, we’re all loaded up for cruising and don't have our good sails, and . . . John who?" Sophie drags us off to meet John and Steph McFarlane, who come up every year to present the 'Sir Ian and Lady McFarlane Trophy' for the Around-the-lsland Race on behalf of John’s folks. No problem, we can always find room for the sponsor. We wound up with 12 crew for the race, mostly because we kept inviting people until

we found three that had actually done some racing before. We dug the kevlar #1 out from the bottom of the sail bin, pulled the 3/4-oz. spinnaker out of its sock, stopped it with yarn, and gave everyone a quick lesson on what all the strings did. It was blowing about 7 knots at the start, but we used the

cJ ohn knew the reefs like the back of his hand, and guided us through the 'bombies' at the edge. We stretched our tacks using as much water as we could, and we continued to open our lead. It was a remarkable day, and everyone aboard had a great time. As for Alien, the Aussie 45-footer, they had loaded 21 cases of beer that morning, and reported that they still had 16 on board at the end of the race. "But wait ’til we get into the ocean for the Vila race." Charley on Ruahatu, the tri, said that "this buoy racing isn’t our stuff, but wait until we get into the ocean for the Vila race." Verite didn’t do the island race, so John said it for them: "Wait until they get into the ocean . . ." We wore our victory with typical graciousness, of course. We all but conceded the Vila race, making sure to point out that we never fly a spinnaker at night when double-handing. Besides, how could we pos¬ sibly have a chance with the real Big Guns

"Darlings, John wants a side on a fast boat tomorrow, and everone says yours looks pretty fast." #3 jib for maneuverability, and then got buried in traffic at the committee boat end of the line while Masterpiece made a clean getaway at the pin. It was a run to Castaway’s, the first corner, so up went the kite, down came the jib, and everything was working! Paul, an Australian off of Verite, was a first-rate bow man. John McFarlane and Steve from Gal¬ lant Cavalier had the cockpit organized while Suzy drove. We reached up a bit for some speed, and then, the moment of truth as we ran out of water at the reef — could we pull

out: local favorite Galaxy, a 72-foot ketch with a big motor and a huge rig, and Jubilee, a 75-footer with a bigger motor and a huger ng. Thursday was the finals on the Hobie Cats, and more shoreside activities. Friday was the Live Figurehead Parade followed by the awards dinner. The Line Honours prize for the Island Race was a beautiful perpetual Tanoa (kava bowl) and a small keeper, plus a $250 cash prize donated by the McFarlanes, which just covered dinner and wine for our crew. The Handicap Division prizes January, 1995 •

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is one of those good news/bad news things: There’s lots of room, but most of the anchor¬ age is over 100 feet deep. Only the American boats with way too much chain could anchor there. Everyone else was shoulder to shoul¬ der in the shallower areas.

Tit was a fun but exhausting week. And just when we were ready to take a day off and lie on the beach, it was time to sail to Port Vila. Wind was almost non-existent at the start, and we were last out the pass, the only boat trying to sail. "This is stupid," we agreed, as the ocean swell outside the reef knocked us to a standstill, and we fired up the motor like everyone else. Just about time we figured we could relax and motor to Vila, the wind filled in from behind to 10 knots, so we set the kite — the 1.5 oz spinnaker this time. We do learn, albeit slowly. It was a fabulous sail in an eventual 15 knots of wind on a broad reach, moderate seas, and the kite pulling strong. We passed the Aussies and a bunch of other boats, but saw no sign of the Big Guns who had mot¬ ored over the horizon in the light winds. We had a sock on the kite, and rigged a tripper on the guy, something we had been talking to Stan Honey about. The theory is that if you can get the tack disconnected from the pole and guy, and tighten the sheet, then the sail will behave itself behind the main until you get around to socking it. We knew it would work; the only problem was how to trip the guy without having to run forward with a fid. We finally made a widget to fit the Sparcraft shackle and led a trip line to the cockpit, to make the whole thing a remotecontrol operation. This would be the sys¬ tem’s first trial by fire. The wind held all night, building to about 20 true, and it was about the best sailing we’ve ever done: 'dozens' of stars, and the boat sailing well and averaging almost 10 knots over the bottom. The wind clocked a little in the morning (the opposite of the forcast) and things got a little reachy, so we doused the full-sized kite and set the small cruising spinnaker. The pole tripper worked great, and made the douse — in 20+ knots of wind — a no-drama affair. We went to a jib for a while, and then back to the big kite as the wind backed to a run again. We had no idea who was leading — at the twice-daily roll call, Ruahatu kept saying they were abeam of Galaxy, who said all sorts of things: 10 miles behind us, 50 miles behind, and 50 miles ahead. The wind kept backing, and by Sunday afternoon we were working on jibe angles after we had tried so hard to stay up. Not that we didn't expect the shift, it was a question of when, and the 500 miles were going by very quickly. We spotted Efate Island first by radar, and then by moonlight, Page 104 • UtUtUi 1? • January, 1995

and then the wind backed some more, put¬ ting us on a headstay reach with 18 knots of wind, kite still up. It was a lot of pressure on the sails, and a bit more than the autopilot wanted to deal with. But just about the time we went to trip away the kite and set a jib, we saw another boat. Galaxy? We had no clue, but put the jib away in a hurry and hand steered, charging through the night. Turned out to be a cruising boat, not in the regatta, but we were having so much fun sailing we didn’t want to stop.

Port Vila was a delightful surprise. We really didn’t know what to expect, but the English and French influence was very strong, and there were good restaurants of all sorts, good supermarkets, and a great public market. The Vanuatu Cruising Yacht Club did a great job with everything, and the Waterfront Bar and Grill next to the yacht club was a great hangout. Kip from Orams was there for another day of fun and games. After a week in Vila we headed off to Port Resolution on Tanna Island. About 140 miles south, it’s a convenient stop on the way to Noumea. You can no longer clear from Vila and stop en route, but Customs will fly to Tanna and clear boats from Port Res. The total charge is about 30,000 vatu — about $265 — and Len on Gallant Cavalier organ¬ ized 10 of us to share the cost. Quite a few boats were taking advantage of the oppor¬ tunity, mostly because of the volcano near Port Resolution. Mount Yasur has been quite active, and that visit turned out to be one of the most memorable experiences of our cruise — and our lives — so far.

T 1 he evening started simply enough, a

T 1 he finish committee was on station, only half in the bag at 3 a.m. As they gave us a gun we asked who had already finished. "No one," came the reply. "Where’s Galaxy?" You’re asking us? It was great to be in, and great to be first. We never expected to stay ahead of the Big Guns. Verite was the next boat in, and then, about six hours later, Galaxy. "The motor kept quitting," Ed said by way of explanation. Huh?? As for Jubi¬ lee, it turned out that they had partied way too hard and nobody on board felt like sailing for the first two days. But the real bonus for being first in was that we got the last available mooring. It was in the 'Back 40' under the powerlines, a tight squeeze with Suzy at the masthead to check the clearance. Everybody else had to anchor, which in Vila

dozen of us waiting around the small and rustic Port Resolution Yacht Club. The 'taxi', a late-model Nissan pickup, finally arrived about dusk. We all piled into the back and

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were off to the mountain, blazing through the darkness down a single-track dirt road that we all hoped the driver knew intimately. We drove for about a half hour, through the jungle, past giant banyon trees, under towering ferns, and finally up, up, towards the volcano. We could see black clouds rising over the trees, and could hear an occasional rippling 'boom', like distant thunder. We parked at the end of the road, and walked the last hundred meters up the cinder cone, all the while eyeing clouds of smoke rising just beyond the rim, lit from below with an otherwordly orange glow. When we got to the rim and looked down into the crater, it was eerie and strangely peaceful, maybe a half mile across, and few hundred meters deep. A few smoking vents were scattered across the uneven bottom, one or two with a few puffs of smoke rising. Glowing orange dots littered the crater floor. We were all standing there thinking well, this is nice, when there was a brilliant orange flash from one of the holes, and then a 'KaBOOOM' sound so low in pitch you felt it — like a kick in the chest — more than heard it. This was followed by a peal of thunder that reverberated on and on, as a spray of lava showered hundreds of meters up into the night sky. Then, except for a few "wows" and numerous "ohmygods", it was quiet again. A few seconds later, 'Ka-BOOM', another blast,

It went on like this, every minute or two, over and over again, until even the bravest of us began to feel a bit spooked. There were

rum and Cokes for everyone, except that she had fooled Customs — and herself — by pouring rum into Coke bottles. So we wound up with triple rums, straight up, thanks. It turned out to be just what we needed, blazing back down the road to the yacht

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no guard rails, and even if there were, we were still standing on the edge of a quite ac¬ tive volcano, which doesn’t give a hoot whe¬ ther there are guard rails or not. Only one blob of molten lava actually landed near us, which the taxi driver pointed out was a quiet night. Looking around, there were lots of cold blobs of lava all around where we were standing. The pyrotechnics were awesome, bright orange lava thrown into the air, as far above us as the crater floor was below. But to me, it was the acoustics that were the most im¬ pressive. It was like being inside a cloud when a clap of thunder goes off, an unima¬ ginable blast of acoustic energy, every wavelength possible, that just kept rippling on and on. Every speaker that the Grateful Dead own couldn’t do it justice (but it would be fun to try). 1 could have stayed there all night, watching and listening to those perfect blasts, but after an hour of everybody telling each other "This really isn’t very safe, you know," we were all getting a bit jumpy. So

another kick in the chest, and then another and another as three vents opened up toge¬ ther. Then it was quiet again, as the glowing sparks all over the crater flow slowly faded.

when all the film was gone and the video batteries exhausted, we made our way back to the truck and started down the mountain. Merline of Gallant Cavalier started to pour

club. Looking back, as we left, was another billowing black cloud, lit from below by the fires of the earth, and in it was a face that had to be that of God. It was not an angry face, but one that simply asked for a bit of respect. Peering down into a live volcano may not sound like much, but Mount Yasur is an experience we will never forget.

lifter spending days calculating the tides and currents for the infamous Havana Pass in New Caledonia (and discovering a 3hour discrepancy between the British/US information and the French), we departed from Tanna at midnight. The wind was on the nose, of course, so we had to scramble to get to the pass on time, but it turned out that the tides aren’t much worse than a full-on ebb under the Golden Gate. You worry about the same things, too: wind direction and the resultant chop. It’s 40 miles from Havana Pass to Noumea, but there’s so much to see that it went by quickly. The place to check into Noumea is the new marina at Port Moselle. The first night is free, and all the officials come out to you, a very easy procedure. The town is at your doorstep and everything is within walking distance. We're back in French-owned territory again, but it is quite different from French Polynesia. Still expensive, but the local market is to die for with the best looking fruits, vegetables, fresh pates and French cheeses! The French officials also don’t seem to mind communicating in something other than French. -There are lots of tourists here from Australia who refuse to speak any French, so the locals all seem to know a bit of English. We tried to feel the obligatory guilt, but the Aussies couldn’t have cared less. We’re off on a quick visit to some of the outer anchorages and perhaps the Isle of Pines, then back to Kiwiland for another season. We’ll have to come back to Vanuatu and New Caledonia, of course — there’s no way a few weeks can do it justice. — jim and sue corenman January, 1995 •

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the race, while others’ first exposure to the little hot rods was the sail to the starting line. It was fairly easy to tell which was which in the early light-air going of Race 1, but the dying northwesterly that caused most boats to anchor for a while served in the end to equalize the fleet. By the time it shifted south and came back up for Race 2, most of the teams had pretty much figured out the boats

and their tricky asymmetrical spinnakers and retractable bowsprits. As for the others, well, it seems hourglass figures have not dropped entirely out of fashion.

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M.eanwhile, Don’t Be No Dread was sailing off with the race. But the series would hinge on two important factors. One: would the protest be allowed? And two: could Smokin’ put two boats between them and Surfeit to win the series outright? It looked (continued on page 110)

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like Smokin' would live up to the name as Surfeit had to work her way back through the fleet after the 360° — not nearly as easy a task as it had been in Race 1. ’Dread held on to take the gun, with Smokin’ finishing second (not flying a protest flag) and the Surfeit team clawing their way back to fourth to win the first annual Regatta In Paradise. Smokin’s string of deuces put her a scant half-point behind for second, with ’Dread moving up to third with her victory in the final race.

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T I he win was sweet for Alison, Marcia and their crew Nancy Potter, Sydney Moore and Jeanne Marrinan, and they celebrated it with verve at TYC’s post-race party. It was especially gratifying for Alison, who con¬ ceived the event with Progressive Boat’s Greg Dorland. Both of them contributed many hours to ensure it would be a success. In sticking with the 'everybody wins something' theme, sponsors like Kokotat

would not have been possible without the generous cooperation of boat owners who lent their Melges 24s to spouses, friends and sometimes complete strangers for the day. Thank you all for making this one of the 'tastiest' regattas in memory — and hopefully a permanent fixture in Bay sailing. See you next year! — greg dorland & latitude 38 1) Surfeit (Alison Dimick & Henry Olson), Alison Dimick/Marcia Peck, 5.5 points; 2) Smokin' (Dave

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BOC CHALLENGE, LEG II — RIDERS T 1 he winds of fate blew hard as masts, plans and dreams toppled in a dramatic opening two-and-a-half week stretch of Leg II of the BOC Challenge singlehanded around-the-world race. The second stage of the four-leg event, which began November 26, takes the fleet on a 7,000-mile voyage through the perilous, gale-strewn Southern Ocean from Cape Town, South Africa, to Sydney, Australia. An armada of some 200 local vessels watched British sailor Chaniah Vaughan pi¬ lot his Class II (40 to 50 feet) entry Jimroda II first across the starting line in Table Bay under clear skies and a moderate southerly breeze. But the pleasant weather did not last long, as a 50-knot southeasterly tore through the front runners on their first night under¬ way, leaving tattered sailplans in its wake. Class I (50 to 60 feet) entrant Jean Luc Van den Heede reported a torn mainsail aboard his Vendee Enterprises, and defend¬ ing BOC champion and fellow Frenchman Christophe Auguin said one of his headsails had ripped and then wrapped itself around the mast aboard his 60-ft Sceta Calberson. It was the first sign of troubled waters ahead. As the competitors grappled to regain their sea legs after the shoreside layover, Leg I winners again took their places at the head of their respective classes: Frenchwoman Isabelle Autissier on Ecureuil Poitou Charentes 2 in Class I and Australian David Adams on True Blue in Class II. But both encoun¬ tered spirited competition — Autissier from Auguin, Van den Heede and American Steve Pettengill on Hunter’s Child-, Adams from Leg I runner-up Giovanni Soldini aboard Kodak — and leads were swapped repeat¬ edly as the boats headed south into the maw of the Southern Ocean. As the pack pulled steadily away from the shores of South Africa, three late arrivals

can Neal Petersen (Protect Our Sealife), who departed within minutes of each other on December 1.

^\nd then...disaster. On December 2, race leader Autissier was dismasted some 1,200 miles from Cape Town when a 'rigging screw' failed and the tall carbon-fiber mast cracked at deck level and fell into the sea. "Thirty knots of wind, sea dark, sky crying," Autissier said in a message to her shore crew in France. "There is almost nothing left on deck, nothing left of my dream. But I won’t think about that now. I am safe." A day later, Autissier had another sur¬ prise. Her team had found a small but useable replacement mast on Reunion Island off the coast of Africa, where it was being loaded onto a supply ship destined for the French research stations on remote Keguelen Island. Autissier announced she would erect an emergency mast onboard Ecureuil and sail to Kerguelen to fit the new spar. "I am forgetting about the second leg," Autissier said. "My goal is to arrive in Sydney with enough time to make preparations to start Leg III (on January 29) with the others." paign to finish what I have started." Petersen was not the only Leg II casualty. Simone Bianchetti announced his resigna¬ tion from the race after returning to Cape Town with massive keel problems. And American Floyd Romack (Cardiac 88) was disqualified after finishing Leg I beyond the official time limit. With the loss of the three competitors in this leg (and two in Leg I), the BOC fleet now numbers 15.

But the carnage was not over. On De¬ cember 6, race officials learned that Neal Petersen had also lost his mast in appalling conditions several hundred miles from his South African home. Like Autissier, he was able to fashion a jury rig to allow him to reverse his course and sail for a safe harbor, but he also conceded that his race was over. "I hang up my seaboots for now," he said in

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Like all Leg II skippers, 'Hunter's Child1 skipper Steve Pettengill waged a constant battle against both gear failures and the elements.

a shoreside message. "I have not failed, I have not succeeded. It’s time to regroup my resources, and in 1998 I will have a cam¬

^\t the front of the fleet, holding courses below 50 degrees south in deterior¬ ating sailing conditions, Auguin and Adams took over the division leads with dominating, relentless performances. On December 11, in the 40th hour of battling winds over 50 knots, Adams said, "This gale is going on. I’m absolutely stuffed. Been 24 hours at the wheel in 40-60 knots. Had four knockdowns, with the mast in the water. Once we went down a wave like that, on our ears. It’s just survival out here, not racing." Auguin seconded Adam’s opinion: "Yes¬ terday I had two big knockdowns. I found some food on my ceiling. The seas were very dangerous. In a six-hour stretch the waves arrived from all directions. It was like being in a (blender)." The damage report from the rest of the fleet after the prolonged storm was chilling. Both Hunter’s Child and J.J. Provoyeur’s

ON THE STORMS

With a win in Let II, BOC defending champion Christophe Auguin (inset) and 'Sceta Calberson' go from third place overall to first.

Novell South Africa (Ben Vio in Leg I) report¬ ed broken booms. The mainsail on Alan Nebauer’s Newcastle Australia was badly tom. Jean Luc Van den Heede hurt a rib in a fall. Japan’s Minoru Saito lost all his self-steering systems on Shuten Dohji II. American Arnet Taylor, Jr., turned Thursday’s Child north with severe rudder damage. But the fleet could take solace with one fact — they’d passed the halfway point of a cruel, toll-taking Leg II. — herb mccormick Readers — Herb McCormick, executive editor at Cruising World, is taking a year’s sabbatical from the magazine to cover the BOC Challenge from start to finish. As we went to press, Christophe Auguin had sailed across the finish line inside Syd¬ ney Heads' on December 21, taking Leg II honors in a time of 24 days, 23 hours, a new record. If nothing else changed, the second boat into Sydney will have been Jean Luc Van den Heede, followed by David Adams’ Class II entry True Blue, which puts him atop that fleet. At this writing, the battle for third in Class I raged between Steve Pettengill’s Hunter’s Child and late charger David Scully on Coyote, who were 652 and 654 miles from Sydney, respectively, on December 22.

Austissier rigged the boat as a 'yawl1 for the remainder of Leg II: the new mast forward and her jury rig mast — which she made from the spinnaker pole — rerigged aft. "It’s a bit difficult to use because the sails were not built for this rig. But it’s great anyway." At last position report, she was averaging better than 9 knots. Also on December 16, race officials went on alert when Arnet Taylor’s 406 EPIRB went off, triggering alarms at rescue centers in England, Australia and the U.S. Race headquarters in Charleston contacted Taylor via satellite and received a prompt return message notifying them all was well aboard Thursday’s Child. "The unit was mounted on the stern where we have been taking heavy seas," Taylor said. "No sign why it went off. I have disabled it and will keep it below." Leg II has been brutal for all boats and skippers. In radio reports covering several days in mid-December, Steve Pettengill on Hunter’s Child enumerated a litany of woes. "The boom is spliced together now well enough to get me to Sydney. . . I will try to sew up some tears in the mainsail. . . I still have one good spinnaker pole left; the bro¬ ken one can be fixed later. . . my radio is barely getting me to shore. . . the primary whip antenna on the stern was wiped out in last week’s knockdowns along with two stan¬ chions; I also lost the masthead instruments and navigation lights... the window over the galley was blown off, permitting a somewhat excessive influx of water — which did in the computer. . . one jib is damaged . . . had to

Elsewhere on the course, after a threeday stop at Kerguelen Island to rig a replace¬ ment mast, Isabelle Autissier got underway again on December 16. As mentioned, the

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replacement spar was intended for a cruising boat and is only 45 feet tall. (The fallen rig was 85 feet.) The good news is, it came complete with a boom and new sails. To help compensate for the discrepancy,

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automatically a winner! About the only thing that’s changed with the rally over the years has been the location of the logbook — this season, since The One That Got Away died of natural causes, original rally hostess Karen Oyanguran is once again handling the paperwork. As of mid-December, over 200 boats had signed in. "Cabo is overrun with yachties," reports Karen, "The marina and the moorings are so full, there’s a waiting list! Everyone’s having fun, and there’s always some activity going on, such as the Thanksgiving dinner we held at Casa Lucinda and various birthday parties. Plans for Christmas and New Year’s parties are in the works!" Other than the apparent wreck of three boats just south of Turtle Bay (see Changes), the cruisers are enjoying good weather, good camaraderie and good times. Some of the notable members of the Mexico Class of ’94-’95 include: 72) Synergy, the Westsail 43 that had to drop out of the Baha Ha Ha due to a collision with another boat; 81) Contenta, a 1959 Sausalito-based Lapworth 40; 118) Saraband, the Westsail 32 that won the ’88 Pacific Cup; 134) Rolling Page 114 • UtUiJtZi • January, 1995

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1995 SPRING CREW LIST We don’t mind telling you, we’re a little upset. We have it on good authority that there are people out there who have wanted to expand their sailing horizons for a long time — who have actually been dying to take part in a Crew List — but who lack either the motivation or knowledge (so they say) to go through with it. Excuse us?! We publish a half-dozen Crew List articles a year, each with prose so scintillating we actually get Crew List forms from dead people. And some of you out there can’t decide?!?! We’re sorry, but you’ve forced our hand. We never dreamed we’d have to resort to this, but there’s nothing for it but to call out the big guns. We warn regular readers to divert their eyes from the following quotation, and accept no responsibility for anyone whipped into a wild Crew List frenzy of form filling-out. Now please, everyone bow their heads as we invoke Jack London: "I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and per¬ manent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in try¬ ing to prolong them. I shall use my time." The author of that passage, you’ll recall, used a lot of his time to go sailing. Need we say more? Again, sorry to hit you so hard right off, but we notice a lot of you have been getting a little too complacent out there. There’s only one cure for berth-potato syndrome and that’s getting out and going sailing. We’ll warn you right now, it’s not the last quote you’re going to read here. We’re really taking the gloves off for this one.

’T 1 his one', in case you haven’t figured it out already, is the big one — the 1995 Racing, Cruising, Daysailing, Co-Chartering and Boat Swapping Crew List. Any kind of sailing you want to do, you’re going to find it right here. For those of you new to the Crew List (and doubtless now going what the hell are these people talking about?), a short review might be in order. Our Crew Lists — often copied, never equalled — have been around for almost 15 years. They came about because it was once a decidedly iffy proposition for skippers to find suitable crew, or for potential crew to find boats doing the type of sailing they wanted. It was one of those networking things — you had to know somebody who knew somebody whose brother was on a race boat that needed one more experienced body, for example. If your contacts weren’t in place, the only other option was hanging out — at boat yards, yacht clubs, docks, bars, what have you — and hoping for the best. Sometimes it worked out, sometimes it didn’t. Thing is, the demand was always there. There have always been boats needing crew and crew wanting to go sailing. It was the supply end of the deal that didn’t work all that well. Lots of people simply didn’t have time, knowledge or luck enough to get what they wanted through the regular channels, which meant a lot of people weren’t doing as much sailing as they wanted. It was, to put it mildly, a simply intolerable situation. What Latitude did was supply the supply, so to speak. We started soliciting people wanting to find crew or boats to send their names in. Then we’d publish all the names in the same place in the same issue and all people had to do was call each other. Catch-as-catch-can instantly became one-stop shopping. From the first simple list for racing boats and crews, the Latitude Crew Lists have grown to include the specialized ones you see on these pages. No matter if you’re into cruising, daysailing, chartering or boat swapping, there’s something here for everyone. The individual forms have also grown in categories and detail until today, when they cover just about every aspect of sailing imaginable. Had we spent half the brain power developing Trivial Pursuit, we’d be millionaires. Page 118 • UtiUJi 12 • January. 1995

I AM/WE ARE LOOKING FOR CREW TO £ACE ON MY/OUR BOAT NAME(S):_ ACE(S):

SEX:

PHONE: (

CONTACT IF DIFFERENT THAN PHONE:

BOAT TYPE/SIZE

l/WE PLAN TO RACE: (check as many San Francisco Bay a) Monterey/Santa Cruz b) . Ocean Series c) _ 1995 TransPac d) Coastal Races Mexico Race(s) e) 7) Other

as apply) Handicap _ One Design _ YRA Season _ Specialty Events and/ or occasional YRA _Beer Cans Anything & everything

l/WE WANT CREW: _ Who will consistently put out 100% for the chance to get experience, and won't complain when wet, bruised or scared silly _ With at least one full season of racing experience With more than three years experience

l/WE RACE: . Casually. Winning is nice, but let's keep it fun. Pretty seriously. Why else make the effort? . Very seriously. I/we don't like to lose. Mail completed form to and $1 to: Racing Crew List, Box 7678, Sausalito, CA 94966 by FEBRUARY 15,1995.

What could be simpler? Fill out the appropriate form(s) for the type(s) of sailing you’d like to do this coming summer, and send them in with the small advertising fee listed at the bottom of each form. Then, in the spring issues (March for racers, April for everybody else) we’ll run your name, desires and skills/qualifications along with your phone number or other contact. It’s then up to you to get on the phone and ’complete1 the transaction. It’s all worked pretty dam good, even if we do say so ourselves. Literally thousands of people have gotten to do the type of sailing they wanted with, for the most part, the types of people they wanted. Over the years, we’ve received letters from people who, through the various Crew Lists, have learned to sail, helped crew race boats to trophy-winning seasons, cruised to the four corners of the world, found employment in the sport (as delivery skippers or crew, boat sitters, BMWs, etc.) — and even a few who have found life partners. Of course, there are no guarantees. And to be perfectly fair, there have also been less than savory experiences that resulted from participation in the Crew Lists. The most common form of these seem to be what we’ll call ’personality conflicts' between crew and skippers. Or maybe every one of the skippers in question really does turn into

ANY WAY YOU LIKE IT

I/WE WANT TO CREW ON A RACING BOAT

pH HAVE SAILBOAT, WILLING TO TAKE OTHERS OUT FOR CASUAL DAYSAILING

NAME(S):_ ACE(S):

SEX:

PHONE: (

NAME(S): CONTACT IF DIFFERENT THAN PHONE: ACE(S)

SEX:

PHONE:(

CONTACT IF DIFFERENT THAN PHONE:

l/WE WANT TO RACE: (check as many as apply) . San Francisco Bay 4)_ 1995 TransPac Monterey/Santa Cruz 5)_Coastal Race duly) Ocean Races 6)_to Mexico (November)

I AM/ WE ARE: 1) 2)

3) _ 4)

_Single to take singles out _ Couple to take couples out — Singles, couples or small groups okay, but leave any kids home _ Kids okay as long as you can control them Mail completed forms and $1 to: Daysailing Crew List, Box 7678, Sausalito, CA 94966 by MARCH 15, 1995.

WANT TO JOIN OTHERS FOR CASUAL DAYSAILS

NAME(S):

ACE(S):

SEX:

PHONE: (

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I/WE PREFER: Boats under 30 feet 4)_Dinghies Boats over 30 feet 5)_Multihulls Specific class or design_

MY/OUR EXPERIENCE IS: (Check at least one from each column) None Less than one full season A Little _ Little or no racing, but lots of Moderate cruising and/or daysailing Mucho _ I have out-of-area racing ex¬ perience, but am unfamiliar with local conditions _ One or two full local seasons _ One or two long-distance ocean races Years of Bay and ocean racing _ Other pertinent experience:

CONTACT IF DIFFERENT THAN PHONE:

I/WE WILL:

1 AM/ WE ARE: 1

1) Single 2) Couple 3) A group of

(check as many as apply) 4) Would like to bring kids 5) Going sailing to escape the kids (state number) friends interested in sailing

Mail completed forms and $1 to: Daysailing Crew List, Box 1678, Sausalito, CA 94966 by MARCH 15, 1995.

an ignorant, raving, sexist hairball as soon as the docklines are cast off. An extreme example is the woman who was shipwrecked on a South Pacific atoll. Fortunately, everyone lived to tell that tale. Those incidents lead directly to the next bit of legalese: The Latitude 38 Crew List Advertising Supplement is for informational purposes only. Latitude 38 does not make or imply any guarantee, warranty or recommendation as to the character of any individuals who participate in the Crew List, or the condition of their boats or equipment. You must judge those things for yourself.

(check as many as apply) Help with the bottom, do maintenance — anything! Play boat administrator, go-fer Go to the masthead to retrieve the halyard at sea Navigate, I've got lots of experience Do foredeck, I've got lots of experience Do grinding, I've got muscle Do lunches/provisioning Mail completed form and $5 fo: Racing Crew List, Box 1678, Sausalito, CA 94966 by FEBRUARY 15, 1995.

Phew. Now that you know a little more what to expect, we once again invite everybody — and especially you sailing wallflowers who have been reading these things for years but never acted — to take a chance. For some added incentive, we offer this quote from comedian George Burns. "I’d rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate." You like sailing? Then go do it. If you’re more like a wheezing Volkswagen than Jack London’s superb meteor, don’t fret. Even the shy and/or cautious Crew Listees January. 1995 •

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l/WE WANT TO BOAT SWAP NAME(S): ACE(S):

SEX:

PHONE: (

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I/WE WANT TO CREW ON A CRUISING BOAT

CONTACT IF DIFFERENT FROM PHONE:

NAME(S): AGE(S)

WHERE AND WHEN:

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CONTACT IF DIFFERENT THAN PHONE:

My/Our boat is a

l/we would like to swap boats with the owner of a similar vessel in the area. l/we would ike to cruise this area for about month of

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have a forum for meeting potential crew or skippers. It’s called the Spring Crew List Party. Although we end up inviting pretty much everyone to these shindigs (Encinal YC on April 4 and Corinthian YC on April 6; look for more details in upcoming issues), only Crew Listees get in free. Everybody else forks over $5 apiece. So here’s your big chance, folks. Put up or shut up, now or never, God save the Queen and let’s win this one for the Gipper. What will it be — a new and exciting chapter to your sailing life, or a continued downward spiral into the barren, pointless existence of a lab rat? It’s up to you. While a few of you are still trying to make up your minds, here are a few tips for the gallant, courageous majority who have decided to take the bull by the horns. • Honesty. It’s not only the best policy, it’s the only policy when it comes to sailing. If you misrepresent your experience, it will not only be immediately apparent on your first sail, but it could lead to you or someone else aboard being hurt. It will likely also lead to you being 'fired' from your new position as soon as you get back to the dock. Besides, you don’t need to exaggerate, which brings us to . . . • Little or no experience is not a disadvantage. We don’t know how many times we’ve heard, "I don’t know enough," as an excuse for not participating in the Crew List. It’s not true!!! If you’re willing to endure the usual embarassing moments to learn, many skippers actually prefer a few people on the crew to have little or no experience. Think about it: they’re less apt to question his decisions and easier to teach his way of doing things. • Be realistic about the time commitment. To be part of a crew racing a YRA season, you’ll be required to show up in working order at a certain time and place at least twice a month throughout the summer. As well, you may be asked to supply some blood, sweat and beers during haulout, or crew lunches for the day, etc. Be realistic about these possibilities and be sure to include them in your list of questions to ask a prospective crew or skipper. • Unless you are taking part in the Crew List as a couple, one form per person, please. If you need additional forms, just make copies of these pages and send them in. Page 120 •UKUM19* January, 1995

_ None, but I'll do anything within reason for the chance. I understand that from time to time I'll probably get cold, seasick, mad at the owner and wish like hell I was anywhere but on the boat. I'm still game Some. At least a) 5, b) 10, c) 20 sails on the Bay while being active and suffering the normal cuts, bruises and hollering Moderate. Several years active crewing on the Bay or at least one long coastal or trans-ocean trip Lots. Several long ocean passages

l/WE WANT TO CRUISE: 1) 2)

3) 4)

5) 6)

(check as many as apply) 7) Caribbean

SF Bay and Delta Monterey Bay Southern California Mexico this fall/winter Hawaii and South Pacific Pacific Northwest or Alaska

Mediterranean Anywhere warm 10) Other destination(s):

I/WE CAN OFFER: 1) 2)

3) 4)

(check as many as apply) _ At least a month of shared expenses Mechanical skills: engine, electronics, refrigeration Elbow grease for bottom work, varnishing and other upkeep Cooking and cleaning skills Language skills — I'm reasonably conversant in a) Spanish;

b) Other(s):_ 6) 7) . 8)

. Ornamental skills — I look good in a bikini Mental skills. I may not look like a playmate, but I don't think like one, either. Other skill(s):_ Mail completed form and $5 to: Cruising Crew List, Box 7678, Sausalito, CA 94966 by MARCH 15, 1995.

• Women Crew Listees. We kid about it a lot, but we’re really some of the least sexist macho pigs around when it comes to treating women the way they should be treated. Just ask any of the babes here at the office, who damn well know their place and live only to attend to our every whim. Just kidding. Seriously, we suggest that women who participate in the Crew List use first names only, and that they not use a home phone as a contact. Because believe us, if you are a woman, you will get calls. Instead, use either a P.O. box, answering

ANY WAY YOU LIKE IT

I/WE WANT TO CO-CHARTER NAME(S): AGE(S):

SEX:

PHONE (

CONTACT IF DIFFERENT THAN PHONE:

I AM/WE ARE LOOKING FOR CRUISING CREW WHERE AND WHEN: l/we want to co-charter for___ weeks in the (spring, summer, fall, winter)

_of 1995.

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NAME(S):_ AGE(S)

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CONTACT IF DIFFERENT THAN PHONE:

SAILING EXPERIENCE: 1) 2)

(Check one from each column) _Little or none a)_I'd like co-charterer to skipper _ Moderate. I sail and give me direction regularly and have h)_Prefer co-charterer of at least chartered before. equal proficiency _ Lots. I've sailed c)_Would be willing to co-charter and/or chartered with less experienced party many types of boats and am a competent skipper

IAVE PREFER TO CO-CHARTER: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5)

6) 7)

_ Bareboats (we sail) _ Crewed (professional skipper and/or crew) _ With other couples _ With other singles _ A smaller (30 to 40 feet) boat with one or two other people _ A medium (40 to 50 feet) boat with four to six other people _ A large (60 feet or more) boat, the more co-charterers the merrier

l/WE WANT TO CHARTER IN: 1) 2) 3) 4) _ 5)

. San Francisco Bay Monterey/Santa Cruz Southern California Mexico Hawaii

6)_Pacific Northwest 7)_Caribbean 8)_Mediterranean 9) Other_

Mail completed form and $1 to Co-Charterer Crew List, Box 1678, Sausalito, CA 94966 by MARCH 15, 1995.

service, FAX or business address, \yomen Crew Listees should also be aware that, when talking to Crew List men, it’s not unusual for talk to drift from sailing to more esoteric subjects, like sex. Despite what you might be told over the phone, intimate relations with the skipper are not required to join any crew. • Deadlines. To collate this stuff, we need to receive the Crew List forms by the dates printed at the bottom of each one. For racers, that means your forms must arrive here at the Bat Cave no later than

WHERE AND WHEN: MY/OUR BOAT IS A: l/WE PLAN TO SAIL TO:_ ON OR ABOUT (DATE):

MY/OUR IDEAL CREW WILL: (Check and/or circle as many as apply) 1) Be willing to share basic expenses such as food and fuel 2) Be willing to bust butt preparing the boat 3) Have more desire than experience 4) Have lots of ocean experience 5) Know offshbre navigation, really know it 6) Have mechanical skills for the engine, refrigeration, etc. 7) _ Have language skills: a) Spanish, b) Other: 8) Other skills (woodworking, scuba, etc.)_ 9) __ Be unattached and unopposed to the possibility of a friendship blossoming 10) _Look good in a bikini 11) _Think O.J. could be innocent Mail completed form and $1 to: Cruising Crew List, Box 1678, Sausalito, CA 94966 by MARCH 15, 1995.

February 15. Everyone else needs to have theirs in by March 15. Also, don’t forget 'that advertising fees must accompany each submission: $5 for people looking for boats; $1 for skippers looking for crew. (We figure the latter have to spend enough already.)

ell, that’s about it for this installment. If we have room in February, we may rerun some or all of these forms. But our advice is don’t delay — get your forms in right away. It’s the first concrete step in realizing those sailing dreams. And remember, in the immortal words of Yogi Berra, "When you get to the fork in the road, take it." — latitude/jr January. 1995 •

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SEASON CHAMPIONS, PART III:

' eliz Ano Nuevo! Welcome to the second half of the decade, and welit’s an eclectic bunch, featuring a representative sample of winners from OYRA (ocean), WBRA (woodies), SBRA (dinghies) and the Etchells fleet. But first, as organizations. The Ocean Yacht Racing Association (OYRA) continues to field discour¬ aging low numbers (79 entered, but only 24 did at least half of the eight ■

of the season, getting rid of the dreaded Ocean-Vallejo Race, adding an overnighter tentatively called A Hard Day’s Night, running a series of pre-season seminars, and generally going on a recruiting binge. The door is open for

no mean feat when you consider the collective age of these beautiful boats.-

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OYRA: MORA I — 1) Friday, Express 27, John Liebenberg, RYC; 2) WYSIWYG, Olson 30, Don Martin, SSS; 3) Abigail Morgan, Express 27, Ron Kell, CYC. (9 entered; 4 qualified) PHRO I — 1) Dolphin Dance, SC 50, David Sallows, EYC; 2) Defiance, SC 40, Steve Pringle, SSS; 3) Spindrift V, Express 37, Larry & Lynn i Wright, RYC. (17 entered; 6 qualified) CRUZ— 1) Miss Conduct, Columbia 36, George : Clark, SBYC. (6 entered; 1 qualified)

WBRA: BEAR — 1) Trigger, Scott Cauchois, SFYC; 2) Chance, Glenn Treser, AolYC; 3) Little Dipper, Joe Bambara, GGYC. (11 entered; 8 qualified) FOLKBOAT — 1) Thea, Tom Reed, IYC; 2) Windy, Bill DuMoulin, CaISC; 3) Galante, Otto Schreier, GGYC. (12 entered; 7 qualified) IOD — 1) Profit, James Hennefer/Henry Mettier, StFYC; 2) Undine, Adam Wheeler, StFYC; 3) Ariel, Pahktun Shah/Ruth Berkowitz, SFYC. (10 entered; 8 qualified)

SBRA: BYTE — 1) John Amen, RYC; 2) Deidre Hardiman, RYC; 3) Gene Harris, LMSC. (7 boats; 22 races) CONTENDER — 1) Gil Woolley, SCYC; 2) Rich Welch, CSC. (4 boats; 14 races) DAY SAILER — 1) Vince Lyddane, PAYC; 2) Eduardo Grisetti, SJSC. (5 boats; 8 races) EL TORO, SR. — 1) Tom Burden, FSC; 2) Jim Warfield, StkSC; 3) George Morris, BYC; 4) Dan Seifers, RYC; 5) Steve Briggman, WSC. (35 boats; 28

OYRA, WBRA, SBRA & ETCHELLS

after a period of stagnation in the early ’90s. Currently, the group lists 300 members in 18 classes, including a few new ones (Bytes, JY-15s) and a few returning vets (Thistles, Canoes). Several new venues will be added next year (SFYC, Redwood Shores) and, also beginning in ’95, both the skipper and crew of winning boats will receive trophies! Another nice trend is the increase in junior members in SBRA: from just five in ’90, the number has grown to ■ '

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Diego at the moment," explained fleet captain Kers Clausen, who can be found at (510) 444-4144, 'The America's Cup guys all have Etchells, so there’s a ton of good racing going on down there. We’re also looking forward to the NAs on the Bay in '96, which should see 60 boats on the line!” That about covers it, except to say congratulations to everyone whose name appears in the following pages (and below}. If one of your New Year’s ■ '

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races) EL TORO, JR. — 1) Jason Martin, RYC; 2) Jessica Amen, RYC; 3) Chad Fraitas, RYC; 4) Abby Swann, RYC; 5) Nicholas Nash, RYC. (27 boats; 26 races) FIREBALL — 1) Scott Rovanpera, RYC; 2) Chip Hellier, RYC; 3) Emanuelle Pedron, NoYC. (7 boats: 13 races) FJ — 1) John Aitken, SFYC; 2) Joseph Doering, FSC; 3) Stephen Klotz, FSC. (15 boats; 22 races) 1-14 — 1) David Klipfel, RYC; 2) Andrew Bates, RYC; 3) Larry Craig, RYC. (16 boats; 25 races)

Knarrs (above) and Etchells get our vote as the most photogenic boats on the Bay. JY-15 — 1) Dan Ouellet, LMSC. (2 boats; 8 races) LASER II — 1) Gary Bergero, LMSC; 2) Ron Loza, LMSC; 3) Arianne Rettinger, MPYC. (11 boats; 16 races) 505 — 1) Jim Wondolieck, RYC; 2) Jeff Miller, RYC; 3) Howard Hamlin, NHYC. (6 boats; 21 races) LIGHTNING — 1) Mike Molina, RYC; 2) Bruce Arnold, RYC. (4 boats; 11 races)

MILLIMETEt? — 1) Richard Hubbert, FSC; 2) Peter Paradis, FSC; 3) Richard Riement, FSC. (6 boats; 27 races) SNIPE — 1) Doug Howson, SRYC; 2) David Odell, LMSC; 3) Seamus Wilmot, SFYC. (21 boats; 20 races) SUNFISH — 1) Roy Jordan, UASC; 2) Bob Cronin, DSC; 3) Darryl Coe, UASC. (12 boats; 25 races) THISTLE — 1) KristoferVogelsong, NoYC; 2) Ron Smith, IYC. (5 boats; 8 races)

SEASON CHAMPIONS, PART III PHRO — II Frers 46

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X-Bravura

Redux

Adam McAfee Tiburon YC

Nick Barnhill Richmond YC

OYRA — SHS Newport 33

Rob Macfarlane SSS

Three years ago, Adam McAfee took two fairly radical steps for a young guy: he founded Headsail Regatta Wear, a Sausalito company that makes "technical outerwear for performance sailing", and he bought the blue Frers 46 Golden Bear (formerly Bravura, Irv Loube’s ’83 Transpac winner). Both projects have worked out well for the 27-year-old entrepreneur. "This has been the best year yet for the business and the boat!" he said. McAfee went through the SFYC junior program, and then sailed at College of Marin and UC Santa Barbara. He owned a Laser and the J/24 Group Therapy before fastforwarding to the Frers 46, which he got "cheap" at an auction. "It’s been a struggle to campaign it on my shoestring budget," he confessed. "But we always have fun, and given our conditions — heavy air upwind, or downwind in light air — look out!" Adam’s predominantly under-30 crew in¬ cluded tactician Rich Morse, Chris Buckley, Daniel Chador, Mark Kasanin, John Gerber, Keith Harvey, Andrew Wurtle, Garth Page, Matt Galland, Kevin Nolan and Chris Loder. In addition to the ocean races, the group likes to do the occasional CYC Friday night beer can race — "always a good party!" Currently, the boat is hauled out in Richmond while the crew bolts on a home¬ made 450-pound lead bulb to the keel. They’re also upgrading the interior of the boat, including installing a head and fixed bunks. Adam hopes to sell X-Bravura next year, and is considering an ll:Metre next.

"Secrets? I wish we had some," laughed Nick Barnhill, a retired phone company 'bur¬ eaucrat1. When we pressed him, he broke down and offered the following advice: "1) Pay attention going out the Gate, as that’s where the biggest gains can be made; 2) Fol¬ low John Liebenberg (Friday) whenever pos¬ sible; and, 3) Get a good crew." Nick picked up Redux new in ’91 after his previous boat, the Cal 2-27 Party Line, was totalled in a dramatic collision at Blackaller Buoy with Leading Lady. "My boat was hull #28, built in 1987," explained Nick. "Buzz Ballenger got it when Olson went belly up, and finished it off over the next four years." Though Barnhill began sailing in Snipes at age 12 in Southern California, he’s relat¬ ively new to ocean racing and still quite enthusiastic about it after two full seasons. "1 love it out there," he claimed. "You see whales, dolphins and birds — and people don’t realize it’s often lighter in the ocean than in the Bay." Nick and his wife Kay also enjoy throwing on the roller furler and cruising up to the Delta each summer. The Redux core crew consisted of tactic¬ ian Diana Altrichter ("always looking up the course"), Rollye Wiskerson ("patient and focused"), Howard Elfant ("enthusiasm and desire"), older son James Barnhill ("lots of ocean experience, he keeps us on track") and Michael Henry ("keeps a sense of hum¬ or"). Other people who helped out included younger son Tom Barnhill, Pat Lowther, Gary Albright and Lee Garami.

Rob Macfarlane, a computer programmer at Lawrence Berkeley Lab, didn’t get to sail in the SSS TransPac as originally planned. Instead, he entered the OYRA Shorthanded Series (SHS) and "somehow won" — not bad for a full-time liveaboard! "We won through perseverance, notboatspeed," admitted Rob. "For instance, we stuck it out when everyone else bailed on the Farallones Race. .. it was an ugly 2 a.m. finish!" Rob’s been racing Tiger Beetle for four years with the Singlehanded Sailing Society (SSS), continually modifying his boat and figuring out how to make it go faster. Cur¬ rently Macfarlane is serving as the SSS secretary, as well as fleet captain of the small OYRA-SHS group. Rob also enjoys the oc¬ casional crewed event: "We did the EYC Friday night races, proving that it is possible to race with 12 people on a Newport 33!" A highlight of the OYRA-SHS season was getting the gun in one race, with the entire division (Beetle and Great Fun) finishing within nine seconds. "Stan (Glaros) ran aground at Pt. Bonita, which is the only reason we beat him," explained Rob. "Okay, so it wasn’t much of a season!" SHS racing allows two people on the boat, and Rob enjoyed the company of 'Emily' (who got married and left the boat) and later Stacy Smittar (pictured above). Next summer — now that his broken wrist has properly healed — Macfarlane plans to return to singlehanding. As usual, he’ll carry his guitar on board for the long light air legs.

2) R'tazz, Swan 46, The Robbins, RYC; 3) Meltemi Too, Cal 35, B. Jonas, CYC. (20 boats; 5 qual.)

2) Mega, Mega 30, Bob Hickey, CaISC; 3) Culo Bagnato, C-20, M. Warren, CaISC. (13 ent.; 5 qual.)

2) Great Fun, Dav. 50, Stan Glaros, CYC; 3) Annalise, Wylie 34, P. Altman, EYC. (10 ent.; 3 qual.)

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OYRA, WBRA, SBRA & ETCH ELLS

WBRA Knarr Whistler

WBRA Bird Skylark

Etchells US 901

Chris Perkins St. Francis YC

Brosig (left) & Hook Corinthian YC

Sutak (left) & jesberg San Francisco YC

"Originally, I was just planning to cam¬ paign my J/35 Major Damage on weekends and do the Wednesday Night Races on Whistlerexplained Chris Perkins. "But Matt Ciesicki, my main crewman, talked me, into doing WBRA, and he ended up steering four of the races I couldn’t make. We kind of backed into winning the season." The 'Chris & Matt Show', with help from Phil Perkins and various girlfriends, ended up winning the 19-race season by 8.25 points over Larry Drew’s heavy-air oriented Peerless. Though Chris has sailed Knarrs for 25 years (he won the prestigious Internat¬ ional Knarr Championship in ’92), it was the first time that he’s won a WBRA Knarr sea¬ son title. "It was also the first full season I’ve sailed in the class," explained the 33-yearold financial director. "It’s actually really close racing, and there’s great camaraderie afterwards!" Perkins, a product of the SFYC junior program and the UC Santa Barbara sailing team (which he captained), also won the J/35 season championship this summer. He and Ciesicki took the Knarr division in the Wednesday Night series, as well. "Matt and I have literally sailed hundreds of races together in Knarrs," said Chris. "He’s always late, and he’s not much on boat mainten¬ ance — but you can’t argue with our results!" Future plans include sailing in nekt sum¬ mer’s Corinthian YC-hosted IKCs, and a possible ’96 Olympic Soling campaign with his brother Phil.

Pete Brosig and Jane Hook, who own and operate a Mercedes Benz/BMW repair shop in San Francisco, were thrilled to win their first Bird season championship. "Some¬ how we snuck by the old guard," they told us. "Heinz (Backer) and Jim (Van Dyke) will be out to get us next year! Also, Po//y — which is virtually brand new — is super fast, and if Jock MacLean gets Grey Goose going, that will be another force to reckon with!" As class president, Jane is up-to-date on Bird sightings: "There were 26 built, 21 are still alive, and about 11 are active. Skylark is hull #6, built in 1927." Their boat, which they bought from previous owner John Carapiet four years ago, is holding together well for its age. "We replaced some planks last year, and will rebuild the cockpit this winter," explained Jane. "But on the whole, I hope I look that good when I’m 68!" The couple lives on Mareva, their beauti¬ ful 65-foot Romsdahl trawler, in Sausalito. "We love being on the water," claimed Pete, who credits Jane with getting him into sail¬ boat racing when they got married five years ago. "She’s really the sailor; she spent from ’82 to ’88 cruising all over the world." Pete drives Skylark, while Jane calls tac¬ tics and trims. Their crew consisted of Carapiet, his daughter Molly, and Dennis Loiseau. "They raced the boat in the Woody In¬ vitational while we were gone," said Pete. "They won, preserving the season for us." But win or lose, the duo’s hooked on Birds — 'These aren’t just boats, they’re legends."

The Mill Valley team of John Sutak and Don Jesberg won their second consecutive Etchells championship, but neither seemed particularly happy about it. Jesberg, an investment banker turned yacht broker ("My only regret is not making the switch soon¬ er!"), has won the local title five times now, so he can be forgiven for being a little blas6. "We had a really thorough two-year program aimed at winning the Worlds in Newport Beach last fall," explained Don. "We were one of the four fastest boats there along with Dennis, Dave Curtis and Jud Smith, but we i had some bad breaks and ended up tenth out of 61 boats. I’m still disappointed!" Winning the Fleet #12 title again was some consolation, but the competition — other than a late charge by Craig Healy — just wasn’t there this year. With boat owner Sutak, an insurance broker, in the middle and new crew Andrew Holdsworth up front (with cameo appearances by John Gutenkunst), the White Jacket crew was so formid¬ able that they used their throwouts up early and still had no problem winning the 11-reg¬ atta, 43-race (15 throwouts) season. With the partnership now dissolved, * Sutak will go back to steering White Jacket (named after the Melville book) himself. Beating Healy will be the name of the game, as well as Volition, the Etchells that Jesberg owns with Ed Kriese. "Seadon Wijsen will be chartering it next year," said Don. "I’ll be doing half the Etchells season with Mike LaHorgue, as well as some Melges sailing."

2) Peerless, Larry Drew, SFYC; 3) Huttetu, George Rygg, SFYC. (30 entered; 20 qualified)

2) Teal, Jim Van Dyke, StkSC; 3) Widgeon, Don Cameron, GGYC. (9 entered; 5 qualified)

2) Zebra With An Ulcer, Craig Healy, StFYC; 3) Mr. Natural, Bill Barton, SFYC. (25 boats) January. 1995 • L*&UJt29 • Page 125

SEASON CHAMPIONS, PART III SBRA — Div. B Laser Aggravated Mayhem

SBRA —Div. C Wylie Wabbit Mr. McGregor

SBRA — Div. D International Canoe Old Dog, New Tricks

Del Olsen Richmond YC

Paul Saitta Richmond YC Sixteen year-old Paul Saitta won the 18boat SBRA Laser class in his first full season of campaigning. "I think I sailed pretty well, but I also had some good luck," admitted the 175-pound high school sophomore. "Also, my dad deserves a lot of credit for driving me to all the regattas!" Paul has been sailing for seven years, and racing actively for five. Before moving up to his gray ’85 Laser, he owned and raced three different El Toros: Red Fox ("a sinker"), Tiger Tiger and Destroyer. Paul and his father Peter, an architect and chairman of SBRA, built the latter two boats. Destroyer was a controversial project — whether or not the boat was legal is still being decided. "I’d rather not talk about that," said Paul, "1 can barely squeeze into an El Toro now anyway." Paul has sailed all the SBRA and NCYSA venues for the last few years, and rates the Clear Lake Regatta ("if there’s wind!”) and the West Marine-sponsored Monterey Fun Regatta right at the top. He’s looking for¬ ward to getting his driver’s license: "When I’m more mobile, I want to start sailing other kinds of boats. I-14s look interesting, and I’d like to try crewing on a big boat." When not sailing, Paul enjoys swimming, as well as flying sailplanes with his father. An honor roll student at Leigh High School in San Jose, Paul has won numerous prizes at science fairs. After school, he currently works as an unpaid intern at NASA Ames Research Center, focusing on something called "com¬ putational fluid dynamics."

Alameda boat builder Kim Desenberg was probably the happiest of all the winners we interviewed this year: Not only did he finally win the Wylie Wabbit championship after 12 years, but he recently became en¬ gaged to his steady crew, Anna Peachy of Sausalito. In fact, this was Kim’s best season ever with Mr. McGregor: he also took firsts in the Nationals at Richmond YC, the Mid¬ winters in Ventura, the Whiskeytown and Clear Lake regattas and more. "I’d like to thank Jon Stewart for having a bad back this year, and Billy and Melinda (Erkelens) for getting out of the class," joked Kim. "Seriously, Anna has everything to do with it. She’s a ruthless tactician, a lot more serious than I am!" Their third crewmember this year was either John Groen, Kim’s boat partner, or John Diederich. Desenberg grew up sailing virtually every day at Balboa YC in Newport Beach with the likes of Dave Ullman, George Twist, Argyle Campbell and Skip and Scott Allan. "My sailing skills have gone downhill ever since!" he claimed. He was on the sailing team at Stanford, and after graduation did lots of long distance races and deliveries before eventually taking over North Coast Yachts in 1979. "One of my recurring (work) fantasies is building Wabbits again," he confessed. Meanwhile, Kim is busy planning another event beside his wedding in the upcoming year: "We’re calling it the first annual 'Wylie Weekend'," he said. "We’re inviting Wabbits, Hawkfarms, Wylie 34s and an 'open' class!"

"You can never completely master the IC," claimed Canoe addict Del Olsen. "It’s not a ballet; it’s more like jazz. You’re constantly improvising, and not always under control. It’s endlessly challenging!" The ’93 Canoe Worlds at Richmond YC, which occurred while Olsen was commodore of that club, rekindled interest in this 'cult' class, giving them enough boats to qualify for their own SBRA start last summer. How¬ ever, with arch-rival Erich Chase back in Rhode Island (he’s helping build a Little America’s Cup C-Class cat), Olsen ended up winning fairly easily. Experience counts in these tippy craft, and after 15 years in the class and three boats, Del has plenty of it. Olsen, a property manager and part-time associate at Shore Sails, began racing while at Chico State. He went into the boat busi¬ ness after college — "resin, rigging, you name it, I did it!" Among other projects, he built an Aussie 18 with the Shah brothers, and worked with Tom Wylie and Chris Bene¬ dict. He also did the 'leadmine circuit' for awhile, long enough to realize he preferred dinghies. "I love to tinker with fast boats," he confessed. "The Canoe is a perfect outlet!" Del’s immediate plans include lots of skiing — in fact, he just bought a condo in Alpine Meadows. Next summer, he’ll trek to the Sugar Island Races in Ontario and the Nationals in Texas, and in ’96, he’ll attend the Worlds in Australia. "Someday, I’d like to build and race a landsailer," he said. "Those people are as fanatical as Canoe sailors!"

2) Kimball Hall, RVC; 3) Daniel Malpas, EYC. (18 boats; 12 races)

2) Kwazy, Colin Moore, RYC; 3) Tulawemia, Mark Harpainter, WYC. (7 boats; 15 races)

2) Bruce Bradfute, RYC; 3) Fran DeFaymoreau, RYC. (5 boats; 10 races)

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Ly home computer will never know how close it got to becoming a pile of broken parts scattered all over the driveway under my second-story window. But thanks to Her¬ culean restraint on my part, and a few phone calls to "expert" friends that know just a tiny bit more about this than I do, I’m finally online, connected, wired, hooked up and jacked in. An early adapter. And ready to use my company’s e-mail system and computer conferencing service.

"Who was this from?" I thought, and how would 1 ever get to read anything if lines keep getting lost off the top of the screen? "Who is this?" I typed — but I didn’t' remember to add the line with the period until after the next message had arrived:

could be accessed by computer. How do I sign up for that service?" sign

up???

don'

already

everything! type

"lynx

signed

here's

system prompt. tions,

and

what

for

you

do:

http://www.ac95.org"

(without the quotes,

You're already

account with internet access — so you're

need

steenkin' sign-up! You just got an

silly) at the

I'll

the

check

you in few minutes.

direc¬

back

with

Have fun.

signed up for everything! good

Not that I actually believe it’s going to make the slightest difference in productivity, when all is said and done. But technology has finally caught up with middle manage¬ ment, and they think it’s the right direction to go. So, after the long struggle to get con¬ figured, initialized, and logged in with all the right protocols set, I was finally reading a memo posted by another member of my work group. I was just beginning to forget about the medium and work on the message, when my computer beeped at me and the display jumped a few lines.

"n L/ amn! What’s wrong with this thing now?" I thought out loud. I hit the 'help1 keys, muddled through some sample commands, and after a few minutes I had figured out how to exit the document I was in and start over so I could read the lines that had disappeared off the top of the screen. Then it happened again! A beep, and another jump in the display. The manual for this silly conferencing software didn’t say anything about a beep and a line jump. Then I noticed the new text that had appeared at the bottom of the screen:

system.

Good to see you online!

this is a "send." To answer,

type

"reply"

your

then

type

response. To end the reply, type a line

with

Kinda neat, Page 128 •

only

period

huh? J? • January, 1995

the

hippest

this

address

"My company chose it for me," I typed back. "They want to start using computer conferencing and telecommuting." kewel!

Welcome to the eighties!

I recognized the Southern California accent — and the sarcasm. And, on closer inspection, each message had a cryptic iden¬ tifier that indicated a user named lhelm was responsible. Of course. Who else would find me here, in the first 10 minutes? "Is that you, Lee?" I typed. "I’m still having trouble getting the hang of this place."

it.

I keyed in the specified incantation. Suddenly my screen informed me that I was connected to a computer in San Diego, and presented me with a menu of America’s Cup topics to choose from. Navigating around the screen was a little confusing until I read the instructions at the bottom: up/down arrows to move, right/left arrows to "follow a link" or return. Since I wasn’t interested in "Shopping" or "Top 10 Questions," and since I didn’t think I’d be able to view the pictures in "Photo Album" (I was already seeing "[IMAGE]" where I ima¬ gined pictures were supposed to appear), I followed the link to "America’s Cup 1995." The next set of menus was more interesting: [IMAGE]

About the America's Cup

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News and Commentary

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grammar

and

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spelling

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are

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Host Organization

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Race Schedule and TV Schedule

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SLIP

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work.

Ask the computer geeks

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PPP account?

Someone was trying to communicate with me. But who was it, and how was I supposed to respond? I opened the manual to the index, looking for something about mes¬ sages. But before I could find anything the computer beeped again, and more text appeared:

and

It's

signing

in cyberspace.

Does Max!

choice,

use

f^ace and TV schedules! Exactly what I wanted. In two seconds the info was on my screen: First round-robin of the Defender selection trials is January 12-20, and the first round-robin for the Challengers is January 14-20. For TV coverage, all we’d have would be the weekly summaries until the early morning hours of March 25, when tape-delay

there are no secrets on a UNIX system. lynx to

cruise

latest

the

net.

Seen the

America's

Cup

trials?

"No, but I heard somewhere that they

broadcasts of-tfie semifinals begin on ESPN2. Actual live coverage of selection finals begins on April 12, and the Cup races them¬ selves are covered live starting May 6 at 1

CYBERSPACE CADET

p.m. I was about to write it all down when I realized that all I had to do was hit 'print-

which brand of sails are best — even how to yell at your crew correctly — along with other topics of vital interest to racers.

Lee was sending me off on another exploration of the web. So I left the A-Cup page and gave it a try. I kept getting the "cannot connect" message, though. remember

those

are

*forward*

HOW TO GET THERE FROM HERE A Few Random Entry Points to the World Wide Web:

Marine-Related Government Bulletin Boards

America's Cup:

NOAA, Marine Data Bulietin Board

http://www.ac95.org

Data: (301) 713-4573,1200 to 9600 baud, 8N1 Sysop: (301) 713-2653, voice; (301) 713-4581, fax

The Unofficial BOC Challenge Homepage:

http://www.cs.cofc.edu/boc/boc.htmI

NOAA, COASTAL RBBS

The International Sailing Index:

Data: (305) 361-4524 Sysop: (305) 361 -4396, voice

http://www-engr.uvic.ca/~jismith/ Nautical Books:

NOAA Earth System Data Directory

http://www-ieiand.stanford.edu/~bbjones/nauticalbook.htm?

Data: (202) 606-4662 or 4466, 1200 baud At prompt XT. COMMAND, enter: C NO DC At prompt USERNAME, enter: NOAADIR Sysop: (202) 606-4548, voice

Federal Government

http://www.fedworid.gov The Internet Boating WWW Server:

http:/www.recreation.com/boating USCG R&D Center Home Page:

U.S. Army Corps of Eng., Waterline BBS

http:/138.29.250.20

Data: (703) 355-8532, 2400 baud Data: (703) 355-8528, 9600 baud Sysop: (703) 355-8458

Melges 24 Homepage:

http://www.fu!lfeed.com:80/waikerl/Melges 24/ MIT Snipe WWW Information Server:

U.S. Coast Guard, GPS Information Center (GPSiC) BBS

http://www.ai.mit.edu/snipe/snipe.htmln

Ddta: (703) 313-5910, 300 to 14,400 baud, 8N1 Watchstander: (703) 313-5900, voice

Ade’s Soling page (Helsinki):

http://www.helsinki.f»ravnurmin/soling.htmi

NOAA, PORTS, Tampa Bay Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System

Ade’s Sailing page (Helsinki):

http://www.heis in ki .fir a vn urmin/saH.htmi

Touch-tone telephone access: (813) 822-5836 or (813) 822-0022 Modem access: (813) 822-5931 LOGIN: Ports Setup; 2400 baud, 8-N-1

Mark Rosenstein’s Sailing Page (Bellcore):

http://community.beiicore.com/mbr/saitingpage.html Aladdin Sailing Index:

http://beta.aladdin.co.uk/sihe/ Aladdin Main Page:

Defense Mapping Agency NAVINFONET

http://www.aladdin.co.uk/

Users must register off-line before they will be granted access to this bulletin board system. To obtain a user ID and information book, contact DMA Sysop: (301) 227-3296, voice

COAS R?V WECOMA Homepage:

http://iubber.oce.orst.edu/WeIcoma/WeicomaHome.html screen' to get a copy of the full schedule. Not bad. Then I backed up a level with the left arrow key, and browsed around the menus. "News and Commentary" had the usual press releases, but they were up-to-date and quite a bit more detailed than what made it into the local paper. Next, I took a brief look at the "History" section, but there wasn’t much detail there. How to get out? I checked the menu of commands at the bottom of the screen, and hit "M" to get to the main screen. But first I thought I’d take a look at "Discussion Group" just to see what was there. 1 was presented with a screenful of topics from which to choose. Most of them had no¬ thing to do with America’s Cup racing, but I recognized some of the names of the cpntributors. Lee was even listed as the author of a few of the items. Many of the topics re¬ peated, and after reading them it was clear that each topic — or "thread," as Lee called them—was a continuing conversation about some aspect of sailboat racing. There were debates on the fine points of racing rules,

Slashes,

finding your way around okay?

not

backslashes

path — and be

"Yes, this is quite a resource," I typed back to Lee. "More information than the newspapers, and a couple of months ahead of the magazines. But how do I respond to those items in the Discussion Group?" that's USENET to

rec.boats.racing. newsgroup, through

newsreader, ings

and good

It's you

talization

—

the

careful with capi¬ in

most

flavors

UNIX it makes a difference.

"How did you know I was doing that incorrectly?" I asked. there

are

secrets

UNIX

get

"threaded"

you can see the post¬

organized

subject,

and

respond at the end of each thread.

kewel.

Welcome

to the eighties. I had heard about newsgroups and news-readers from people at work — usual¬ ly in the form of downloaded lists of jokes tacked up on the bulletin board. And from everything I heard, the user interface was not for the faint of heart. try

this

one:

lynx

http://www.

cs.cofc.edu/boc/boc.html

system.

Unless

you

know

how

make them secret.

"Okay, I’ll watch my step around here," I typed. With Lee’s tips I had no trouble con¬ necting to "The Unofficial BOC Challenge January, 1995 • UMmL39 • Page 129

MAX EBB Homepage," and I quickly located the latest press releases, position and standing reports — even a daily position plot for the graphic¬ ally-impaired, done entirely in text charac¬ ters. One of the items was called "Other WebPages on Sailing." 1 hit right-arrow to follow,

about as userfriendly as a minefield!...

Home Page, or "A Short History of the Royal Greenwich Observatory." 1 followed "Mark Rosentein’s Sailing Page." This in turn provided 22 more screens of topics or addi- V tional sources of info. Everything from "Radio Control Sailors of Finland" to "Bill’s Lighthouse Getaway with over 40 lights plus other info for the lighthouse fanatic." I was beginning to see why this is called the "World Wide Web." I was also beginning to wonder if I’d ever get out! What saved me was some line noise. There was a string of nonsense characters, and I was unceremoniously dumped back home with the dubious explanation "Con¬ nection closed by foreign host" on my screen. Lee, of course, was waiting for me back in our own virtual neighborhood.

and got the following list: I

see

you're

back.

How'd

Entertainment: Sports: Sailing

this time?

* Aladdin Sailing Index

"Found some more good stuff," 1 replied. "But something knocked me off line. I really wanted to follow some of those links to the Coast Guard"

* Boating Tips * Canoeing, Kayaking, and Rafting!? (14) * Companies!?

(7)

* Competitions *

(2)

Illinois Sailing and Windsurfing

glitch in the network connection, most likely. But if you want Coast Guard,

Club

telnet

fedworld.

They

* Laser WWW Information Server

have a gateway to the Coast Guard

* Hark Rosenstein's Sailing Page

BBS, and that includes data on all

* Sailing Information Page - Most¬

kinds

ly info for Monterey Bay

stations,

things.

Status

DGPS

for example.

* Snipe WWW Information Server * The Internet Boating WWW Server * Windsurfing in S&nta Cruz * FAQ - rec.boats * Usenet(4)

I followed the first entry — Aladdin Sailing Index — just to see where it would lead. Seconds later, my machine was hooked into a computer somewhere in England. My choices became: [IMAGE]

The Royal Yachting Association

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LATITUDE

—

PLUGGED!

we’re always about 10 years behind the cur* * .

you can communicate with us directly from a computer if you subscribe to one of the online programs like Prodigy, CompuServe or America On Line. We have two 'ad¬ dresses’: L38edit(T: aol .com. See you on the flip-flop, 10-4 good buddy, or whatever that saying is. download the latest Local Notice to Mariners for any district, or find out everything I ever wanted to know about the status of the GPS, LORAN, or OMEGA systems, (unless you want to know even more), Lee ex¬ plained in a parenthetic remark, in which case there’s a whole USENET newsgroup called "sci.geo. satellitenav" that discusses nothing but GPS and related topics. Lee explained that there are over 140 Federal bbs sites you can reach this way. A few are run by the Coast Guard, and some by NOAA — #112 from the Fed-world gateway turns out to be NOAA’s Mar-ine Data Bulletin Board, and has "all kinds of cool stuff" ac¬ cording to Lee. And no phone call to Wash¬ ington if you come in through the gateway. I experimented with Fedworld, getting deeper and deeper into a labyrinth of gov¬ ernment bureaucracy. One of the more use¬ ful lists to appear on my screen was a sum¬

here were debates on the ine points of racing rules, which brand

Royal Ocean Racing Club

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Junior Offshore Group

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America's Cup 95

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»ee proceeded to give me detailed in¬ structions. First I type "telnet fedworld.gov" at the system prompt (although I could also use lynx to get to "http://www.fedworld.gov" and select the "Fedworld telnet site" option). Then I have to set up a new account by giv¬ ing them a user name and password (even though it’s all free), then select "F" for

yet another user name and password — al¬ though they can be the same as in Fedworld. Once through those hoops, I can

Royal Southampton Yacht

f sails are best, ven how to yell at your crew.

Club

There was also an option to view a picture of Isabelle Autissier’s yacht, some more information about the BOC race, and four additional screenfuls of suggested links. Some of them led back to BOC or the A-Cup pages, others led to places like the U.S. Coast Guard R&D Center, or the Melges 24 Page 130 • L*iXUJiZ2 • January. 1995

regulatory organizations, then "A" for regula¬ tory info, and then "1" for gateway to other federal bulletin boards. Select 54 for the Coast Guard Navigation Information Ser¬ vice, which in turn asks me to set up yet another account (even though it’s free) with

mary of all the marine-related bulletin boards. I had been digging around for probably a half hour when Lee beeped me again: lost in cybergovernment?

CYBERSPACE CADET

"Okay, Lee. Thanks for the tips. Over and out." "Still in the NOAA system," I typed. "All kinds of info about charts."

The interface is obtuse — buy one of the books about internet

had a lot of work to do also. But first, just to see if I remembered how to make it

check out the new DX-90 format for digital charts

charts. made

Finally, data

digital

instead

pictures.

You can even download a

prototype

chart

San

Francisco

Bay — but there's no reader for it yet,

unless

you

want

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food Chain as a newbul^'T f the you post, and get lurk befo« 9St t0 know regulars.

the file there's nothing to see. navigation for some help.

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mean

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newsgroups.

back

type the

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the

newsreader want

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and

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rec.boats.building.

work without Lee’s help, I tried to get into the BOC page one more time and follow some of the links. Hours later I emerged from the web, hard disk stuffed with captured files, and up way past my bedtime. I never did get around to reading that memo from my workgroup that night. What an amazing resource. With the whole company online, productivity will never be the same.

— max ebb

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With reports this month on America’s Cup charters in San Diego, charters in pursuit of Caribbean 'high' culture, chartering in the unspoiled offshore islands of Fiji and miscellaneous Charter Notes.

Grab your Binoculars, The Gladiators are Back in the Ring Once again the 'A' word seems to be on the lips of everyone from San Diego dock boys to ESPN sportscasters. That’s right, as you’ve read in these pages and elsewhere, it’s America’s Cup time again! The fivemonth elimination process begins this month with bouts between challengers and defenders. Semi-final rounds begin in midMarch, while both the defender and challenger finals take place in mid-April (Citizen Cup and Louis Vuitton Cup, respectively). The America’s Cup — a bestof-seven fight to the finish — begins May 6. Right now most superstars of the inter¬ national racing set are deeply entrenched along the San Diego waterfront, scrutinizing their battle plans and sharpening their crew work. That’s fine for them, but what about the rest of us normal folk who have to actually work for a living? If your lack of a Hulk Hogan physique has kept you from being offered a 'deck ape' position aboard a Cup contender and your undiscovered tactical prowess has yet to earn you a spot among the 'afterguard', fear not. You can still catch a piece of the action first hand — and have a barrel of fun in the process. Every bareboat operator and crewed yacht owner in San Diego is standing by,

Baseball and hockey may be in limbo, but America's Cup competition is keen in San Diego from January through May.

ready to send you off to the race course for a front-row perspective. While boat reser¬ vations are going fast for the finals in May, Page 132 • UiiUJt. J? • January. 1995

there is still good availability from now through April. You’ll be happy to know most bareboat companies are not charging a premium for race day rentals (although reservation and cancellation policies may be a bit more stringent than normal). Similar to fleets here in the Bay Area, San Diego bareboats range in size from 22 to 51 feet and rates start under $200 per clay; add $20 per hour for a skipper. Some bareboat operators may also consider letting you sleep aboard if you’re booking consecutive days — which would help you rationalize the overall cost of the trip. Although policing of the course is said to be more thorough than in past years, the conventional wisdom (and simple logic) dictates that your chances of getting in close to the action at mark roundings will be better during the earlier rounds than at the finals. Many sailing clubs and crewed yachts will also be offering daysails, booked by the 'head'. But look for these to sell out early. If you have a group that really wants to spectate in style, consider hiring a fully crewed, luxury charter yacht fitted out with deluxe amenities and stocked with gourmet food and drink. Several popular Bay boats are likely to be heading south, including the MacGregor 65 Andiamo. To reserve her, call (415) 788-4920 or contact your yacht

charter broker for a list of other available vessels. Now if you’re seeking the quintessential America’s Cup viewing experience — and you really want to impress your friends — you’ll want to charter the awe-inspiring 130-

astounding speed have caused sailors’ hearts to flutter. Today, after a recent $10,000,000 refit — really, ten mil! — she’s not only one of the sexiest vessels afloat, but now boasts to-die-for accommodations below decks. She leaves her base at Newport, RI, this month en route to Panama and will arrive at the Cup venue in time for the March trials. The price? Let’s just say she’s in the if-you-haveto-ask-you-can’t-afford-it range. For reserva¬ tions, call your broker or J Class Manage¬ ment at 401-849-3060. (Stay tuned for more on Endeavor’s post-race trips to Alaska — via the Bay — and the South Pacific.) Whether your ride to the course is a daysailer or a mega yacht, we urge you to jet on down and soak in a few spirited days of fierce Cup action — the excitement is contageous! — latitude/aet Writhe and Sweat at a Tropical Fete: Caribbean 'High' Culture We know our readership well enough to wager that since the madness of year’s end has passed, many of you bareboat-oholics are now mulling over plans for your next

OF CHARTERING

§ (E In Southern California waters, battle-hardened America's Cup crews execute flawless maneuvers with the precision of a Swiss watch.

Caribbean getaway. As you know from reading our recent epistles on the region’s various cruising grounds, you can find sunny skies and trade winds just about any week of the year. But for those of you who like to party — we mean r-e-a-/-/-y party — why not plan your charter to coincide with a truly world-class soiree, a Caribbean Carnival! From Trinidad to St. Thomas, virtually every island community celebrates its own distinctive Carnival. While no two festivals are exactly alike, each is rooted in the same distant historical origins, and each is — without exception — that island’s grandest party of the year. It’s a season mandated for unabashed frivolity, when an age-old party spirit per¬ meates the air, causing even the stiff and stolid to cast their cares to the wind and put on a happy face. Caribbean versions of Carnival are characterized by spectacularly costumed masqueraders, colorful dances, bountiful home cooking, concoctions of local rum and the driving cadence of steel drums. Drawn from the Latin 'Came Vale', meaning farewell to flesh, the original idea of

Carnival, when adapted by the Church of Rome several hundred years ago, was as a final satanic fling to appease all the pleasures of the flesh prior to the strict forty-day Lenten season of repentance and fasting. Ironically enough, the Church simply ex¬ panded on a pre-Christian, pagan custom (Saturnalia) to suit its needs. Likewise, when the Carnival custom reached the New World at Trinidad, it gradually incorporated a variety of cultural rituals from the diffusion of that island’s multiracial immigrant masses. In time, the festival transcended its original religious intent, and incorporated more and more secular ideas. After eman¬ cipation in the mid-1800s, the free-spirited theme of Carnival became the ultimate symbol of the rise from bondage for the forefathers of today’s black West Indian population. As one historian put it, Caribbean Carnivals today serve to "separate society from itself', allowing individuals to escape from the everyday realities of order and reason, and express themselves in mas¬ querade and music. Can you relate? During the past century each island of the Lesser Antilles has evolved its own homespun festival, inspired by Trinidad’s native musical idiom, Calypso, and the pageantry of its spectacular parades which attract thousands

of masquerading revelers. In fact, Trinidad’s world-renowned cele¬ bration is so outrageous and massive that we think attending it in conjunction with a charter is a bit impractical. By contrast, dropping in on a smaller island’s fling can be culturally rich and wildly fun, without being totally overwhelming — helping to balance out the serenity of too many peaceful anchorages! Many well-traveled Carnival veterans prefer the fetes on smaller islands like St. Barts or St. John, USVI, as they tend to be a bit friendlier and more accessible. Whichever Carnival venue you choose though, you’ll find certain standard ingredients to this rich mix of traditions. Whether big or small, every festival has a central square called Carnival Village that’s skirted by a perimeter of vending booths. Continuously pulsing with the infectious beat of Calypso or Reggae, 'the Village' is a wonderfully frenetic place, where the natural electricity of blissful people seems to charge the air with excitement. Needless to say, there are always plenty of cold (cheap) drinks on hand and plenty of favorite West Indian fare like 'Johnnie cakes', 'kallaloo', and fish with 'fungi' (cornmeal dumplings). The Village is no place for wallflowers, so we suggest you dive right in — put yourself in the middle of the churning mass of revelers and somehow your feet will know ■ what to do! The armies of steel drummers will amaze you as they hammer out carefully orchestrated arrangements of the current Caribbean 'top ten'. After a night at the

When a steel drum 'orchestra' starts pounding out their infectious Calypso, your feet will instinctively know what to do.

Village you may catch yourself incessantly humming one of these melodies, even before you’ve ever heard its lyrics. If you later catch January. 1995 •

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some 'Calypso king' belting out its verses, you’ll get an insight into traditional Caribbean wit. Much like the old field songs that this idiom evolved from, many lyrics today are comically interwoven with irony, innuendo and not-so-subtle sexual implications. Throughout the rapidly modernizing Caribbean, Carnivals these days serve as a forum for local folks to take stock of their heritage, rally with pride around the music, food, dance and spirit that is theirs alone. It’s a perfect time to get to know some islanders, for despite whatever drudgeries their normal daily lives may contain, Carnival season seems to put people at their best, feeling happy, proud and open to interchange with outsiders. On any Caribbean isle it’s also a time for reaffirming common bonds and neighborly good will. Prodigal sons often make the long trek home from Europe or North America to dance in the streets or swap tales lazily in their favorite local 'rum shop', while third cousins from nearby islands overflow the gunnels of their hand-built runabouts to get where the action is. Understandably, normal business Carnival in the Caribbean is a bacchanalia of feasting, dancing and masquerading. Islanders spend months preparing ornate costumes.

practices falter during Carnival season. Shops close without warning on the whim — or sudden thirst — of a merchant, even in bustling commercial centers like St. Thomas. Like Christmastime elsewhere, very little work seems to get done during Carnival, especially in government offices. But hey, some things take precedence! The high point of any Carnival is Jou’vert Morning. After a wild night of sleepless partying, the masses 'tramp' through town at dawn behind tireless processions of steel drummers and Calypsonians. Around mid¬ day, the 'Macho Jumbie' stilt walkers appear, along with the Carnival king and queen, and troupes of elaborately costumed dancers. Then begins the grand parade through the streets of town. After a final night of song and salutations, the party will, at last, come to an end. Then, for the religious, Lent brings a return to piety — while others repent for sucking down that last 'rum and coconut water' the night before! However brief your sampling of Caribbean Carnival, it will be an experience you won’t soon forget. Like the famous Calypsonian, King Wellington, used to sing, "Carnival is one big fling, and friends, I insist, ; ■

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In Fiji's unspoiled offshore islands, orchids bloom and islanders still revere the timeless ceremony of sharing 'kava‘ with visitors.

Carnival is the only thing in your life that you shouldn’t miss." We’ll go along with that, with the caveat that in order to survive, you must pace Carnival Datebook last two weeks in April St. Croix December 24 - January 6 St. John week before 4th of July Tortola, BVI first Sun-Wed of Aug Anquiila first week of August St. Martin (Fr) week before Lent St. Maarten (Dt) last two weeks in April St. Barts week before Ash Wed. St. Kitts/Nevis December 24 - January 2 Antic end of July - early August St. Lu early May week before Ash Wed. Dominica week before Ash Wed. Martinique week before Ash Wed. St. Vincent late June - early July Grenada week before Ash Wed. Barbados mid June - early July Trinidad week before Ash Wed.

St. Thomas

yourself! Naturally you won’t want to plan your entire cruise around an event ashore, but knowing when Carnival celebrations

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I ~ occur in the islands that you plan to visit can certainly add spice to your charter. — latitude/aet Bareboaters are still a Welcome Novelty in Fiji’s Offshore Islands We arrived at Nadi airport at 6:30 a.m. local time, not quite sure what day it was! Fiji is just west of the international dateline and, sure enough, it was a day later than shown on our watches. The 8 a.m. Sunflower Air flight took us a short fifteen minutes west to Malolo Island, the location of the Moorings/Rainbow charter base at Musket Cove. Local law requires a Fijian guide aboard all bareboat charters. Ours was a nice fellow named 'Semi', who proved to be most valuable, having grown up in these islands called the Mamanucas and Yasawas. He knew where all the reefs were — many of which were uncharted — and he knew native villagers along our route, which assured warm welcomes every time we delivered our traditional gift of kava root. There’s excellent trade wind sailing between these islands, prevailing from SE to NE, normally at 10 to 20 knots. Snorkeling, scuba and shelling are superb — the best we’ve ever seen. The variety of coral and reef fish is dazzling, far surpassing anywhere

in the Caribbean that we’ve been, Ashore, the natives are warm and welcoming. In one village, acting chief 'Moses' invited us into his 'bure', where his wife served tea, smoked fish and 'tapioca', a taro-like root crop. Our photographer companion, Bob Grieser, brought along a Polaroid which left both kids and grown ups laughing and jumping up and down with glee as they pointed at each other’s image on film. On one deserted stretch of beach, we met 'Mondu', who was tending the large herds of goats that belonged to his nearby village. He invited us to pick some of the papaya and plantain that was growing there, then he and Semi skillfully wove us baskets from freshlycut palm fronds. We caught fish on almost every inter¬ island passage and Semi showed us a delicious local way to prepare it. After gutting and removing the gills, he sliced it vertically a number of times on each side, rubbed in butter and fresh garlic with a little soy ('Chinese') sauce. He then spread sliced onions and tomatoes on top, placed a slice of lime in each slit and baked it. Delicious! For a spicier variation, he made a sauce from small chilies he found growing wild ashore. Our ten-day trip was way too short. I had to drag my wife Suzanne to the plane (particularly since Bob and Georgia Grieser were staying on a couple more days to photograph the start of the next leg of Jimmy Cornell’s Europa ’94-95 Rally, which happened to be in'Fiji). We plan to return to Fiji on our own boat some year soon; we feel these 300-plus islands warrant at least six months of cruising. But for now, chartering out of the new Moorings/Rainbow base was a great way to get a taste of these beautiful islands and their accommodating people. —john & suzanne pew sari diego

and your seabag packed. Sure, it’s frosty as a Colorado mountaintop out the Bay this month, but if you’ve got a heavy jacket, hat and gloves, there are some alluring aspects to off-season sailing. Unlike the peak of summer, you can show up at a sailing club on a Saturday morning and still rent one of the fleet’s better bareboats on a whim. And if you’re willing to book a week or two in advance, you can have your pick of virtually any bareboat on the Bay. Out on the water, you won’t have to dodge the heavy summer traffic and there’s still plenty of breeze — albeit a bit nippy. (Just dress for a Rocky Mountain blizzard and you’ll be fine.) Speaking of winter attractions, our hearty sailing friends in Santa Cruz remind us that December through March is prime whale watching season in our near-coastal waters. The stretch of coastline between Santa Cruz and Point Ano Nuevo seems to be especially popular with pods of big gray whales. It’s a truly inspiring sight to coast along beside one of these massive creatures as they slam down their flukes and broach through the swells. To get out where the action is, Pacific Yachting Unlimited of Santa Cruz has a variety of bareboats for hire, or you can join one of their half-day skippered charters any Simple values and a traditional, self-sufficient lifestyle makes the Yasawa and Mamanuca i Islands seem idyllic to visiting sailors.

Charter Notes Just when you thought it was safe to kick back by the fire and forget about sailing for a few months — blasphemy! — we’re going to hit you with a half-dozen reasons why you should keep your marlinspike at the ready

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WORLD OF CHARTERING winter weekend for $45 a head. Call 408476-2370 for more info. As temperatures drop in North America, the Caribbean charter season begins to heat up. Both bareboat and crewed yacht book¬ ings are coming in steadily Tor the winter months, and the folks at Nicholson Yacht Charters remind us that Antigua Sailing Week — April 23 to 30 — is right around the corner. Since Antigua is the international yachting Mecca of the Eastern Caribbean, there’s no shortage of go-fast racing machines and gold-plater crewed yachts to choose from. Well-kept, late-model bareboats are available at Antigua (from Sun Yachts) or from several other oper¬ ators at neighboring Guadeloupe. (A pre¬ regatta feeder race will get you through the 40-mile channel crossing in style.) Although there’s no multihull class at Antigua Sailing Week, cats and tris are becoming increasingly more popular in tropical charter destinations worldwide. If you’re a monohull sailor who’d like to learn the ropes of multihull sailing, consider taking some pointers from one of the genre’s grand masters, Cam Lewis — the 1993 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year.

Chilly winter weather doesn't hold back seasoned charter yachts like the 68-foot classic schooner 'Apache'.

You’ve read in these pages about Lewis’ lofty accomplishments as winner of the TwoHanded Transatlantic Race and as a member of Bruno Peyron’s Commodore Explorer.

This winter, he’s offering a series of 'Ultimate Multihull Sailing Seminars' at the Bitter End Yacht Club in the British Virgins. These week-long instructional programs will include lectures, slide shows and videos, but the real fun will be blasting around Virgin Gorda Sound at 15 knots aboard sleek, Danish-built trimarans called Dragonfly 800 Swing Wings, under the tutelage of Lewis and other multihull gurus. Programs run through early March and are inclusive of accommodations, meals and a full range of watersports toys. Call Dragon¬ fly for more info at (516) 754-6238. Last but not least, we welcome a new yacht charter brokerage to the Bay Area marketplace, 'Jolly Mon Sailing'. Based in Santa Clara, owners Deb and Wayne Adao are a sailing duo whose love of waterborne travel led them to chuck their established careers and enter the sailing world full time. Despite the connotation of their trade name, the scope of Jolly Mon’s offerings extends well beyond the West Indies. The duo intends to offer both bareboat and crewed yacht charters worldwide. Call (800) 'JOLLY TIME' to explore your options for a 'jolly-good' vacation.

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THE RACING

Racing on San Francisco Bay was canceled last month due to bad weather, the holidays and a general lack of interest — not! Even in a slow month,, we have reports on seven different midwinter races, a pair of photo essays and the usual race notes.

Golden Gate YC Midwinters "It was the worst course imaginable given the conditions," stated Jeff Madrigali, tactician on High Risk, of the second Golden Gate YC midwinter race on December 3. He wasn’t alone in his assessment — what was the Golden Gate YC thinking to send 75 boats on a purely reaching race up and down the Cityfront in a gusty southerly and a 3-knot ebb? Under leaden skies, the fleet paraded dizzily between Blackaller Buoy and either Blossom or Fort Mason, depending on

bounced off the buoy, left it to starboard — and was left with nowhere to go except into the side of High Risk. Damage was extensive to both boats — Red Hawk left the first few inches of her bow imbedded in Risk, which took the nasty hit in her galley. "It knocked our beer supply all over the inside of the boat!" claimed Madro. Both boats are pro¬ testing the incident. Meanwhile, Harry Blake’s J/105 Limelight benefitted from the reachathon, claiming another deuce in Division II to take the lead in the Seaweed Soup Perpetual Trophy for best overall record. Limelight currently has four points, followed by Zamazaan (Div. I) and Take Five (Div. Ill) with six points each.

DIV. I (0-73) — 1) Dolphin Dance, SC 50, Dave Sallows; 2) Spirit, Express 37, Andy Rothman; 3) Pier 23,11 :Metre, Mik Beatie; 4) Zamazaan, Farr 52, Chuck Weghorn; 5) Danville Express, Andy Hall. (18 boats) DIV. II (74-99) — 1) Yucca, 8-Meter, Hank Easom; 2) Limelight, J/105, Harry Blake; 3) Invictus, J/105, Walt Marti; 4) Blackhawk, J/105, Art Ball; 5) My Rubber Ducky, Hobie 33, Lee Garami. (10 boats) DIV. Ill (100-152) — 1) Wild Flower, Santana 35, Art Mowry; 2) Insufferable, N/M 30, Peter Rookard; 3) Moonshine, Dogpatch 26, Eric Stein¬ berg/The Erkelens; 4) Take Five, Santana 35, Paul & Lauren Sinz; 5) Flexible Flyer, Santana 35, Mike Creazzi. (15 boats)

7 wasn't even there! I didn't do it!“ insisted Steve

Taft as he gave us a tour of the damage to 'High Risk\

boat size — uninteresting at best, dangerous at worse. Jim Mizell’s veteran Smith 43 High Risk was one of several boats to be involved in a fender-bender due at least partially to this illconceived course selection. With Ted Wilson driving, Risk rounded the 'weather' mark (Blackaller) to port, as required, only to be speared by the port-tack SC 40 Red Hawk. Apparently, the Hawk rounded up in a gust, Page 142 • l4%/i 3? • January. 1995

They didn't do it either — but Melinda and Bill Erkelens are leaving town anyway. See ‘Race Notes'.

Interestingly, four of the five class winners that day were past Seaweed Trophy winners: Yucca (’86), Wild Flower (’94), Summertime Dream (’90) and Crazy Jane (’80). The series, which has been plaqued by soggy weather so far, resumes on January 7.

DIV. IV (153-197) — 1) Summertime Dream, Jurassic 26, Spooge3 Foundation/Carl Schumacher; 2) Serendipity, Cal 29, Thomas Bruce; 3) Boog-aLoo, Cal 29, Nancy Rogers; 4) Hecate, IOD, Dennis Jermaine; 5) Undine, IOD, Adam Wheeler. (14 boats) DIV. V (198-up) — 1) Crazy Jane, Thunderbird, Doug Carroll; 2) Dulcinea, Coronado 27, John Slivka; 3) Toots, Thunderbird, Michael Willin; 4) Simoon, Rhodes Windward, Dale Williams; 5) Second Wind, Santana 22, Joe Schmidt. (10 boats) KNARR — 1) Penelope, Bob Devlin. (2 boats) FOLKBOAT — 1) Polperro, P.& S. Jeal. (2 boats) BEAR — 1) Chance, Glenn Treser; 2) Little Dip¬ per, Joe Bambara. (4 boats)

SHEET hour and a half postponement due to dense fog and shifting breezes, the sun broke through but the wind dissipated almost en¬ tirely, leaving the RC no choice but to fire off three guns. Results of Saturday’s race, as well as final results (based on just two of the scheduled four races), follow: SATURDAY, 12/17: CLASS A (0-100) — 1) Marie's Miracle, Hobie 20, Bill Erkelens, Sr.; 2) Bullseye, N/M 43, Bob Garvie; 3) Blue Dog, 11:Metre, Tim Wells; 4) XDream, Jeppesen 39, Steen Moller; 5) Ozone, Olson 34, Carl Bauer. (12 boats) CLASS B (101 -169) — 1) QE 3, Tartan Ten, Greg Melanson; 2) Blue Ribbon, Etchells, Randy Ferguson/Dinny Waters; 3) Surfeit, Melges 24, Henry Olsen; 4) Youngster, IOD, Ron Young. (10 boats) CLASS C (170-above) — 1) Wahope, Newport 30, Walt Wilson; 2)Amante, Rhodes 19, Kirk Smith. (3 boats) OVERALL: CLASS A — 1) Marie's Miracle, 6.75 points; 2) Blue Dog, 7; 3) Fever, J/35, Barry Danieli/Tim Russell, 7.75; 4) National Biscuit, Schumacher 35, Colin Case, 8; 5) X-Dream, 9. (14 boats) CLASS B — 1) Surfeit, 3.75 points; 2) Blue Ribbon, 4; 3) QE 3, 9.75; 4) Another White Boat, J/24, George Peck, 10; 5) Animal Farm, Wylie 28, Hans & Susan Bigall, 12. (14 boats) Moral dilemma of the month: As a photographer, you witness a blatant foul (and ensuing minor collision) at a mark during a midwinter race. Each party protests the other, and someone will end up paying for the damage. A day or so later each skipper calls you to ask what you saw, and what pictures you have of the incident. Do you: a) offer to be a witness for the innocent party; b) sell the photos to the highest bidder; c) pretend you really didn't see anything; or d) all of the above.

Santa Cruz YC Midwinters The second day of drifting — er, racing — in the Santa Cruz YC Midwinters attracted 27 boats on Saturday, December 17. After crawling around a 1.06-mile windward/lee¬ ward course — Great Pumpkin led wire-towire in the one hour 'thriller' — race manager Dave Wahle mercifully canceled the second race of the day. Naturally, as the boats were on the hoist pulling out, a nice 10-knot breeze materialized. "No wind, big surf and a good party at the clubhouse after¬ ward," reported Hanalei Express’s Roger Sturgeon. "Just your average midwinter race here in Santa Cruz!" After three races, Great Pumpkin leads the series with 4.75 points, followed closely by Special Ed with 5.5. The next two drifters — er, races — are scheduled for January 21. W

1) Great Pumpkin, Moore 24, Jim Maloney; 2) Stray Cat, Olson 30, Pepe Parsons & Rebecca Dymond; 3) FlyingSquirrel, SC 33, Jack Gordon; 4) Special Edition, Wilderness 30, Eric Sultan; 5) Capital Affair, Olson 30, Bill Host; 6) Duet, SC 27, DeWitt/Easter; 7) Summertime, Moore 24 proto¬

type, Bobbo & Janey Larson; 8) Bullet, Olson 30, Mike Gross; 9) Hanalei Express, SC 27, Sturgeon/ Schuyler; 10) Bruzer, Moore 24, Gary Tracey. (27 boats)

San Francisco YC Midwinters The San Francisco YC Fall Series recon¬ vened (and concluded) on the third weekend of December, with 25 boats answering the starting guns on Saturday, December 17. The day featured a big ebb tide, chilly temperatures and a moderate northwesterly — not a bad day for sailing, assuming one was properly dressed. Inexplicably, the race committee sent the fleet off on a monotonous 5.6-mile lap from the start near Little Harding, to Blackaller, Knox and finish — a poor choice given the wide variety of courses at their disposal. The fleet paraded under kites to the Cityfront and then close reached on port back to Knox, only to pop a chute again for the 5-minute headstay reach to the finish. One jibe, one tack — that was it. In a replay of last month, Sunday’s race was canceled due to lack of wind. After an

CLASS C— 1) Wahope, 2.75 points; 2) Amante, 2.75; 3) Summertime Dream, Schumacher 26, Spooge3 Foundation, 7. (4 boats)

BYC/MYCO Midwinters The second of four weekends in the Berkeley/Metropolitan Midwinters, held on December 10-11, was as nice as could be expected given the time of year. Saturday’s racing, the subject of the picture essay on the next page, was held under hazy skies in a chilly and shifty northwesterly. "There were big gainers on the left side," reported Paul Kamen of Twilight Zone. On Saturday, the upwind mark for the 8.8-mile triangle, windward/leeward course was ’H’. On Sunday, with a steady southerly, the windward mark was ’E’, near the end of the Berkeley Pier. As usual, all racing began and ended in the middle of the Circle at ’X’ — which we understand will soon be re¬ named in hondr of the late, great Bob Klein. A The Express 27 class, which fielded 23 boats for Saturday’s contest, enjoyed the biggest fleet and most competitive racing of the weekend. The Olson 30s, with 12 boats on Saturday and 7 on Sunday, also turned out in force, obviously inspired by the centerfold in their current newsletter ("I’ve got my Olson and I’m ready to play"). SATURDAY, 12/10: DIV. A (0-111) — 1) Sweet Okole, Farr 36, Dean January. 1995 • U&TwkJ? • Page 143

Treadway; 2) Absolute 88, Wylie 37, Keith MacBeth; 3) Razzberries, Olson 34, Bruce Nesbit. (6 boats) DIV. B (114-132) — 1) Jombo, Wabbit, Jon Stewart; 2) Blue Max, Dehler 34, Jim & Diana Freeland; 3) Advantage II, J/29, Pat & Will Benedict. (8 boats) DIV. C (135-177) — 1) No Big Thing, Wave¬ length 24, Charles Hess; 2) Taralynn, Beneteau 32s5, George Selby-Hele. (3 boats)

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DIV. D (180-204) — 1) White Satin, Catalina 27, Steve Rienhart; 2) Shareholder, Holder 20, Gary Albright; 3) Blue Streak, Ericson 32, Brian Lewis. (6 boats) DIV. E (207-up) — 1) Slow Dancer, San Juan 24, Dennis Beckley; 2) Chaos, Ranger 23, Tim Stapleton; 3) Jubilee, Ariel, Don Morrison. (7 boats) MELGES 24 — 1) First to Finish, Greg Dorland; 2) Smokin', Kevin Clark; 3) Quantum Libet, David Wadbrook. (8 boats)

OLSON 30 — 1) Saint Anne, Dick Heckman; 2) Run Wild, Al Holt; 3) Killer Rabbit, Bill Coverdale; 4) Liquid Gait, Jack Easterday; 5) Zephyros, Tylor Jones. (12 boats) EXPRESS 27 — 1) New Wave, Buzz Blackett; 2) Baffett, Baskett/Baffico; 3) Flying Circus, Gene Ryley; 4) Abigail Morgan, Ron Kell; 5) Frog fn French, Kame & Sally Richards. (23 boats) MOORE 24 — 1) Free Flight, Pat Mitchell; 2) Hot Rod Lincoln, Charles Witcher; 3) Brio, Tom

Scenes from the sedate MYCO Midwinters, in¬ cluding a rare shot of the alien spaceship 'Xurgorth 648'. All photos 'Latitude'/rob. it

Petty. (7 boats) OLSON 25 — 1) Three Ring Circus, David McMurtry; 2) Barking Dog, Jeffrey Kroeber; 3) Vivace, Suzanne Statler. (6 boats) MERIT 25 — 1) Double Agent, Ron Landmann; 2) Twilight Zone, Paul Kamen; 3) Doctor Who,

John Drewery. (5 boats) J/24 — 1) Casual Contact, Don Oliver; 2) Knots, John Notman; 3) Cool Breeze, Don Nazzal. (8 boats) NEWPORT 30—1) Harry, Dick Aronoff; 2) Mintaka, Gerry Brown; 3) Esprit, Robert Stephens. (8 boats) HAWKFARM — 1) El Gavilan, The Nash Family; 2) La Verne, will Paxton; 3) Notorious, James Hirano. (6 boats)

SUNDAY, 12/11: DIV. I (0-138) — 1) The Far Side, Melges 24, R. Harf, M. Moore; 2) Smokin', Melges 24, Dave Oliver; 3) First to Finish, Melges 24, Greg Dorland. (8 boats) DIV. II (141 -168) — 1) Twilight Zone, Merit 25, Paul Kamen; 2) Chesapeake, Merit 25, Jim Fair; 3) Free Flight, Moore 24, Pat Mitchell. (8 boats) DIV. 111(171 -204) — 1) White Satin, Catalina 27, Steve Rienhart; 2) Temptation, Cal 2-27, Roilye January, 1995

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Wiskerson; 3) Alliance, Cal 2-27, Whit Conley. (8 boats) DIV. IV (207-up) — 1) Jubilee, Ariel, Don Morrison; 2) Madman Across the Water, Tuna 20, 'Elton' Katzman. (4 boats) OLSON 30 — 1) Hoot, Andy Macfie; 2) Run Wild, Albert Holt; 3) Liquid Gait, Jack Easterday. (7 boats) EXPRESS 27 — 1) Bobs, Mike Hearn; 2) Baffett, Baskett/Baffico; 3) Friday, John Liebenberg. (5 boats) WABBIT — 1) Jombo, Jon Stewart; 2) Tulawemia, Mark Harpainter; 3) Kwazy, Colin Moore. (8 boats) OLSON 25 — 1) Barking Dog, Jeffrey Kroeber; 2) Honey's Money, Jay Aiken; 3) Three Ring Circus, David McMurtry. (6 boats)

RYC Small Boat Midwinters "It’s just plain fun," claimed Hal McCor¬ mack, who’s run the ’inner course’ of the Richmond YC Small Boat Midwinters for the last couple years. "This is as nice a group of sailors as you can find on the Bay!" Held on the threatening-looking day of Sunday, December 4, this year’s inaugural races weren’t quite as well attended as in the past. "Could have been the weather — or it might have been the stiff new entry fee," joked Caroline Groen, another faithful race Page 146 •

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‘Messing about in boats' at the RYC Midwinters. All photos 'Latitude'/jr.

Burden; 6) John Amen; 7) Vaughn Siefers; 8) Russ Shroff. (19 boats) JESTERS — 1) Chris Watts; 2) Dennis Bassano; 3) Alan Wirtanen. (6 boats)

volunteer. "We increased it from $4 to $5 this year. However, hamburger lunches are still only $3." Not much else is new with this familyoriented series, other than the introduction of another race course right off the end of the breakwater. The Bytes and Snipes sailed on the new ’intermediate course’; El Toros and Jesters stayed inside the breakwater as usual; and the rest of the classes sailed in Keller’s Cove (north of the breakwater) to stay out of the abnormally strong ebb. Most classes got in three short races in light, shifty conditions. "It was strange to be out on the Pelican without Bob Klein, our boat driver for years," noted Caroline. "We all missed him very much."

INTERMEDIATE COURSE: BYTE — 1) Jessica Amen; 2) Tony Johnson; 3) Judy Yamaguchi; 4) Dee Hardiman. (8 boats) SNIPE — 1) Doug Howson/Dave Byron; 2) John & Vickie Gilmour; 3) Jonathan Knight. (6 boats)

INNER COURSE: EL TORO, JR. — 1) Rusty Canada; 2) Nick Nash; 3) Alex Buddington; 4) Matt Need; 5) Patrick Diola; 6) Joey Pasquali; 7) Laurel Snetsinger; 8) Jack Jeffries; 9) Katie Clausen. (21 boats) EL TORO, SR. — 1) Cordy Nash; 2) George Morris; 3) Hank Easom; 4) Will Paxton; 5) Tom

OUTSIDE COURSE: INTERNATIONAL 14 — 1) (tie) David Klipfel and Jim Maloney; 3) (tie) Larry Craig and Jim Wondolleck; 5) Jonathan Livingston. (11 boats) WABBIT — 1) Colin Moore; 2) Bill Partridge; 3) Mark Harpainter; 4) Bill Gardner. (9 boats) LASER II — 1) Katherina Kuzina; 2) LeeAnn Need; 3) Davy Chatham. (6 boats) 505 — 1) Bruce Edwards/Paul Kerner; 2) Bruce Tilley/Bart Hackworth; 3) Chris Klein/John Paulling; 4) Dennis Rowedder/Steve Marsh. (7 boats) LASER — 1) A. Moldsworthy; 2) Patrick Whitmarsh; 3) Matt McQueen; 4) John Pernick; 5) Skip McCormack; 6) Will Benedict; 7) John Oldham. (35 boats) INTERNATIONAL CANOE — 1) Anders Petersson; 2) Bruce Bradfute. (5 boats) MULTIHULL — 1) Bill Erkelens; 2) George Pedrick. (4 boals^ PORTSMOUTH — 1) L. Zetterberg (Thistle); 2) D. Hamilton (Lido 14); 3) J. Davis (Lido 14); 4) M.

THE RACING SHEET EL TORO — 1) Walt Andrews, 38 points; 2) Art Lewis, 36.25; 3) Jim Warfield, 36; 4) Tom Burden, 32.25; 5) Ron Locke, 25.25. (15 boats) EL TORO, JR. — 1) Tim Armstrong, 4.25 points. (4 boats) JY-15 — 1) Brad Worsham, 8.5 points. (2 boats) LIDO 14 — 1) Doug Hamilton, 9.25 points. (3 boats) SNIPE — 1) Charles Heimler, 5.25 points. (2 boats) HOLDER 12 — 1) Jim Kearney, Jr., 11.5 points. (3 boats) LASER — 1) William Wycoff, 5.5 points. (1 boat) BYTE — 1) Judy Yamaguchi, 8.5 points. (2 boats) FJ — 1) KA 70, 6.5 points. (2 boats) OPEN — 1) Dan Ouellet (JY-15), 25.25 points; 2) Brad Worsham (JY-15), 24.5; 3) Joe Davis (Lido 14), 16; 4) Doug Hamilton (Lido 14), 15. (9 boats)

Fausett (Coronado 15); 5) A. Schmidt (FJ). (13 boats)

Lake Merritt SC Midwinters Thirty-two dinghies competed in Lake Merritt Sailing Club’s first installment of the Edna Robinson Midwinter Series on Satur¬ day, December 10. "A beautiful winter day slowly degenerated to cold and rain just as the last boat trailered away," related race chairman John Hege. "It was definitely a case of good timing!" Three "imperfect" races were contested beginning at 11:30 a.m. The first two were held in typically light and shifty conditions; the third race, after the lunch break, saw fresher winds and a noticeable temperature drop. The JY-15s, Snipes, FJs and Lido 14s sailed together and were scored as a group and separately. "Competition was brisk," claimed Hege. "Only the single Laser dom¬ inated his division!" Lake Merritt’s low-key series unfortun¬ ately conflicts with Richmond YC’s Small Boat Midwinters next month (both events are scheduled for January 8). "That will ob¬ viously hurt us," admitted race official Duncan Carter. "But we’re expecting a big turnout in February. Anyone with a dinghy and $5 for the day’s entry fee is welcome to join us!"

EYC Jack Frost Series The second race of Encinal YC’s Jack Frost Series, held on December 17, attracted a healthy 108-boat fleet. Foredeck crews were given the day off as the 6.1-mile tri¬ angle course (start, 'X' on the Circle, YRA #7, finish) degenerated into a reaching drag race as the wind shifted from a light norther¬ ly to a 15-knot westerly. "Only a few boats flew spinnakers," said race chairman Rod " Kidd. "It wasn’t the best race, but at least it got people in early to attend their various Christmas parties!" A newcomer to the winner’s circle was Dick Callahan’s Frolic, the latest J/80 on the Bay. Callahan, who moved here from New England half a year ago, serves as the pres¬ ident of the local J/80 fleet, which now numbers "six and counting." Frolic bested a 13-boat division that included sisterships Full Contact Golf, Sea Wolf and Affair. CLASS A (0-90) — 1) Spellbound, Olson 40, Lou Fox; 2) Gandy Dancer, SC 40, Cary Hausler; 3) Bodacious, Farr 40, John Clauser. (10 boats) CLASS B (93-120) 1) Frolic, J/80, Dick & Debbie Callahan; 2) Dance Away, Santana 35, Doug Storkovitch; 3) Novia, Cal 39, John Webb. (13 boats) CLASS C (ULDB) — 1) Sonic 1, Sonic 30, Chris Corlett; 2) Bloom County, Mancebo 31, Carl & Mark Ondry; 3) Baffett, Express 27, Baskett/Baffico. (6 boats) CLASS D (123-159) — 1) Rumbleseat, 30 Square Meter; 2) Uptight Emma, Olson 911S, Scott Owens; 3) Insufferable, N/M 30, Peter Rookard. (12 boats) CLASS E (160-190) — 1) Lelo Too, Tartan 30, Emile Carles; 2) Grand Slam, Cal 29, Fred Minning; 3) Joanna, Irwin 30, Martin Jemo; 4) Redline, Merit 25, Jerry McNutt; 5) Snow Goose, Santana 30, Ted Mattson. (16 boats) CLASS G (191-up) — 1) White Satin, Catalina 27, Steve Rienhart; 2) Latin Lass, Catalina 27, Bill Chapman; 3) MyToy, Ranger 26, David Adams. (7 boats)

CLASS H (non-spinnaker) — 1) Hobbes, Non¬ such 33, John Adams; 2) Wianno, Catalina 42, John Sullivan; 3) Redline, J/35, Bill Fawn. (5 boats) CLASS J (multihull) — 1) Bad Boy, F-31, Gary Helms; 2) Pegasus, F-27, Andrew & Alexandra Pitcairn. (4 boats) J/105 — 1) Blackhawk, Art Ball; 2) Bella Rosa, Dave Tambellini; 3) Jest, Jim Cascino. (6 boats) CATALINA 34 (non-spinnaker) — 1) Allegro, John Lambert; 2) Wind Dragon, Dave Davis; 3) Orion's Way, James Kennemore. (6 boats) CATALINA 30 — 1) Mona Too, David Halaby; 2) Trey Shay, John Jacobs; 3) Lochan Ora, Paul Harwood. (7 boats) THUNDERBIRD — 1) Alien Nation, Jim Glosli; 2) Crazy Jane, Doug Carroll. (4 boats) COLUMBIA CHALLENGER — 1) Runaground Sue, James Van Blarigan; 2) Free Bird, Liam O'Flaherty; 3) Shay, Dean Briggs. (5 boats) SANTANA 22 — 1) US 99, Bob Barksdale; 2) Riffraff, Erik Menzel; 3) White Lightning, Bill Charron. (7 boats)

Race Notes Down the road: The second annual SkiSail Championship is set for April 7-9. Like last year, the Mount Gay Rum-spon¬ sored event will feature skiing at Squaw Valley, Laser and Melges 24 racing out of Homewood, and a healthy dose of high altitude partying. Call organizer Ralph Silverman at (916) 525-7245 for details. . . Next summer’s Tahiti Cup has thus far attracted only one entry — Keith Buck’s Farr 36 Petard. "We’ve received 22 inquiries now, and are hoping for half that many entrants," said Buck. . . The Bay will host two major events this summer: the U.S. Sailing Youth Championships (RYC, June 23-29, Laser, Laser II, Mistral IMCO) ’ and the 1YRU Nations Cup Finals (StFYC, Sept. 24-October 1, match racing in J/24s). Also, look for the St. Francis Match Racing Invitational to go ’big time' this year — details next month. Racing for a worthy cause: The first ever Leukemia Cup Regatta, a benefit to raise funds and awareness for the Leukemia Society of America, is scheduled for March 4-5 at St. Francis YC. Basically the former Spring Keel and Spring One Design regattas wrapped into one mega-weekend, the new event will feature 13 one design classes and # possibly three PHRF divisions. Part of a nationwide campaign involving sailors and sailing events in ten cities in 1995, the Leukemia Cup Regatta is being master¬ minded by national chairman Gary Jobson. A big kick-off party is planned, as well as the usual post-race parties and a live auction — sounds like a mini-Memorial Day Regatta, doesn’t it? This new regatta is sure to be a winner — save the date! Mumms the word: After one year, there January. 1995

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THE RACING are now 70 Mumm 36s sailing, with many more in the pipeline. With a U.S. circuit (won by David Clarke’s prototype Pigs in Space) and a European circuit (the Italian Mumm a Mia, with Eddie Warden-Owen driving, won), the fledgling class has

reasons) just purchased a pair of used IOR 50s, the R/P-designed FuJImo and the Farrdesigned Carat. Why anyone needs two of these cranky beasts is beyond us, but we figure Enecko can afford it and will eventually use one boat for parts. Acapulco

AMERICA'S CUP SCHEDULE January 12-20 — Round Robin Series 1, Citizen

Cup (Defenders) January 14-20 — Round Robin Series i, Louis Vuitton Cup (Challengers) ' January 29-February 6 — Round Robin Series 11, Citizen Cup January 29-February 4 — Round Robin Series 11, Louis Vuitton Cup February 14-22 — Round Robin Series 111, Citizen Cup February 14-20 — Round Robin Series III, Louis Vuitton Cup March 2-10 — Round Robin Series IV, Citizen

provided hot one design racing in the vacuum left by the virtually overnight demise of 50-foot and one ton racing. The design has also fared extremely well in open IMS competition — the victory list includes Boat of the Week honors at Key West arid high finishes at the SORC, Bermuda Race, Ken¬ wood Cup and Big Boat Series. We keep hearing rumors about Bay Area people who are ready to buy one — who will be first? Non-events: Last month’s South Bay YRA midwinters, hosted by San Leandro YC, were canceled for lack of wind. The Sausalito Cruising Club’s midwinter race failed to finish before the time limit (which was either 2 or 3 hours, depending on which set of instructions you were issued!). The Sausalito YC midwinter race on December 4 did occur — but despite our best efforts, we couldn’t get a copy of the results. Ac¬ cording to the grapevine, the class winners were Absolute 88, Sabra and Aotea. The envelopes please: The 1994 Small Boat Racing Association’s Yachtsperson of the Year is Gail Yando, a Richmond YC member, an El Toro sailor and a tireless promoter of SBRA... Corinthian YC’s Sailor of the Year is Peter Hogg, who set the multihull Singlehanded TransPac record last summer with Aotea. . . Meanwhile, the Singlehanded Sailing Society’s season title went to Dan Benjamin, who sailed his Olson 30 White Knuckles to the best record in the five SSS-sponsored races. . . Daniel Malpas, a 14-year-old Laser sailor from Encinal YC, just became only the second junior ever elected to the SBRA Board. If one is good, two must be better: Aca¬ pulco businessman Enecko Belausteguigoita (known to all as ’Enecko B.’ for obvious Page 148 • UxuJtlQ • January, 1995

March 2-8 — Round Robin Series IV, Louis Vuitton Cup March 18-31 —Semifinal Series, Citizen Cup and Louis Vuitton Cup April 9 — Public unveiling ceremony of last four boats April 10-22 — Final Series, Citizen Cup April 11-22 — Final Series, Louis Vuitton Cup May 4 — America's Cup Ball May 5 — America's Cup Opening Ceremony, public keel unveiling ^ ’ May 6-20 — Best 5-of-9 America's Cup'Match For more information, call America's Cup '95 at (619)221-1995. — the ’Seattle of the South' — is also home to Sidewinder, Persephone, Saeta and a half dozen other old IOR battlewagons, not to mention a few new souped-up J/105s. No word on whether Enecko sold his previous steed, the 17-Meter Kayaue. Kodak moments: About 370 entries — an unbelievable turnout! — are expected to start the Kodak Gold 50th Anniversary Sydney-Hobart Race on December 26. That’s up about 250 boats over last year’s fleet, which got the stuffing beat out of them (two boats sank, only 38 finished). Entries in

'Swuzzlebubble 9\ one of seven Mumm 36s at the Kenwood Cup. The wild paint job continues over the topsides onto the deck!

the classic 630-mile thrash include the maxis Longobarda, Sorcery, Tasmania (ex-NZ En¬ deavour), Congere, Atalanta, Condor,

Broomstick and Brindabella. While the big boats will be looking for line honors — and a shot at earning the $100,000 bonus for beating Kialoa Ill’s 19-year-old record of 2 days, 14 hours — the odds-on handicap favorite is Warwick Miller’s brand new R/P 66 Exile. Well-known Bay Area sailor Dan Newland, who’ll be sailing on the Elliott 60 Future Shock, will let us know how this epic event turns out. Back on top: Russell Coutts (NZL), who reigned over the Omega World Match Race Sailing circuit from November 1992 to October 1994, has regained his throne after briefly being displaced by Peter Gilmour (AUS, #2) and Rod Davis (AUS, #3). Ed Baird (USA) is ranked fourth. Other Americans in the current rankings are: 10) Paul Cayard; 16) Peter Isler; 31) Kevin Mahaney; 57) Steve Grillon; 71) Jeff Madrigali; 77) Jim Brady; 80) John Kolius; 82) Morgan Reeser; and 94) Dave Dellenbaugh. Sweet sixteen: Jeff Canepa reports that his company, USI, has now built 16 Ulti¬ mate 20s. "We just sent one over to Europe for the Dusseldorf (Germany) Boat Show," said Jeff. "We’ve now got two sets of molds and are gearing up to make at least 50 boats next year. I think we’re going to be very, very busy!" If you’re interested in taking a testsail on an Ultimate 20, their demo boat is currently residing at Richmond YC. Call John McWaid at (408) 457-8000 to arrange a ride.

From Moonshine to maxis: Pacific Cup winners Bill and Melinda Erkelens are leaving for Auckland in early January, where they’ll be involved with Cookson’s Boatyard in the creation of Larry Ellison’s no-holdsbarred Farr ILC 70 Sayonara. According to

SHEET Bill, the boat captain, the new boat should splash down in early May, and be in Cali¬ fornia in time for the TransPac and possibly Long Beach Race Week. Sayonara’s only direct competition, the DeVos family’s R/P 70 Windquest, is at Anderson’s Boatyard in Sausalito, resting up for the upcoming battles. Incidentally, a recent Sunday Exam¬ iner profile of Sayonara owner Ellison, the controversial founder and CEO of Oracle Corporation, put his net worth at $3 billion, making him the richest man in California and the 13th richest man in the country! People in the news: Bay Area Olympic rowing star Anna Seaton-Huntington, age 30, has joined the America3 team as a grinder. Anna won an Olympic bronze medal in ’92, as well as multiple national cham¬ pionships in her nine-year career. Her husband, Examiner writer Stu Huntington, is a keen Etchells sailor. . . Soling sailor Jeff Madrigali will kick off another hectic season of training for the ’96 Olympics at Savannah with the SPORT Regatta in St. Petersburg in late January. Unless he flubs the Nationals in Houston this coming April — not very likely — Madro should emerge as the number one Soling sailor in the country in next May’s rankings.

The R/P 70' Windquest aground at Anderson's in Sausalito. The gigantic keel bulb will disappear for the upcoming downwind races.

Leftovers: According to a recent press release from the TransPac YC, the following big boats are planning to race in July’s 'wideopen'TransPac: Tasmania (ex-NZ Endeav¬ our), Yamaha, Winston, Steinlager, Trader, Windquest, Brindabella, Cheval and the mega-yacht Wallygator. Call Sandy Martin at (310) 608-3401 to learn more about Trans¬

Pac ’95. . . Sy Kleinman’s long-awaited new Schumacher 53 will be built by Vance Marine in Port Townsend, WA, starting after the first of the year. Kleinman, who intends to keep his Frers 58 Swiftsure, will fill us in on the new project next month.... Current collegiate rankings show Navy, Kings Point and Tufts in the top three spots. West Coast teams in the top 20 were: 7) UC Irvine; 9) Stanford; 12) UC Berkeley; 14) USC; and 15) Long Beach State.

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With reports this month from Joshua H. which was rammed in the Indian Ocean; from Kindred Spirit regarding a lady with a wrench; from Mary T. on surviving the Queen’s Birthday Storm; from Peregrina on the voyage up the Red Sea to the Med; from Viveka on being damaged by a sudden storm in Genoa; from Breezy BeBe on cruising on the cheap; and, pages and pages of Cruise Notes.

Joshua H. — Columbia 8.7 Jim Hagan Mid-Ocean Collision (Santa Cruz) It can’t happen out here! This is the middle of the Indian Ocean: Lat. 6°43'S, Long. 88°33'E. The nearest land — CocosKeeling Island — is some 600 miles distant. I’m not in a major shipping lane — or even a minor one. Sri Lanka, Sumatra and the Chagos Archipelago are all over 1,000 miles away. This is the middle of nowhere on the way to nowhere. It’s an absolutely exquisite evening. The southeast trades are blowing steadily at a lovely 10 to 15 knots and the seas are a gentle two to three feet. The moon is up, out — and almost full. I can damn near read a book by the lunar light. It’s warm, probably about 80°. Joshua H., my Columbia 8.7, and I are running dead downwind at approximately 5V2 knots with twin poled-out headsails. It simply doesn’t get any better than this. This is the kind of sailing you read and dream about,

When he grows up and becomes tired of ramming ships with his sailboat, Hagan figures it would be fun to become a fireman. the reason I’m out here. Because it’s so pleasant, I decide to stay up a little later than usual to enjoy it, until 2000. Page 150 •

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Having gone below to turn in, I flick on the masthead strobe and get on the radio to make an announcement to the effect that I am a singlehanded sailor requesting that any vessel able to hear me or see my strobe acknowledge with a position and course. I don’t really expect anything; ir\two years of using this procedure, I’ve yet to get a response. Hearing nothing, I tune the radar detector, turn up the volume on the VHF, and hit the sack at 2100. Suddenly there’s a crunching cacophony, an absolutely horrific banging and a great lurching of Josh that explodes me out of my deep sleep at approximately 2300. My most dreaded fear has become a reality; I’ve hit something! I let out a positively blood¬ curdling scream and am in the cockpit in two seconds. How I do this, I do not know. Normally it takes me a good 30 seconds to find my glasses, get out of the sack and on deck for my usual three to five 'look-arounds' per night. All that I can see — and virtually touch — is a great white wall, brilliantly illuminated. I have collided with a ship, between 200 and 300 feet long, that is lit up like a Christmas tree. As Josh bumps along the hull, I scream obscenities driven by fear, panic, anger and sheer terror. It’s over in 10 to 15 seconds. As I pass under the ship’s stern, I hear a woman screaming and see people standing on the rail. But the big white Christmas tree keeps right on going. My very quick assessment is that Josh is still intact and there are no huge streams of water gushing in. In fact, we’re still sailing, although a bit off course. The port jib pole looks like a pretzel, and dangles in the water with a scrap of the 130% flanker still attached at the clew. The remainder of the sail flails to leeward, making a hell of a racket — but nothing like the gut-wrenching sound of metal scraping on metal that has just concluded. The lifelines are limp, and as I look forward I can see that the pulpit has been pummeled. A closer inspection reveals that the bow has been bashed; structurally, however, it appears to still be intact. There is no water in the chain locker. As I make my

way back to the cockpit, I inspect the hull. There is no apparent damage. The entire inspection takes only two or three minutes. By this time, the other ship is probably a mile astern. I observe a sistership racing to her position. My repeated and rather frantic radio calls bring no response from either vessel. I am alone, shaken and furious! What happened? As near as I can surmise, the ship was some kind of fishingrelated vessel on autopilot, with no radar and no one on watch, steaming on a reciprocal course to mine. My port jib pole struck her at the bow or Some rather sharp protuberance on her port bow. That impact swung my bow into her, after which I continued bumping and grinding along her hull until we parted. Who was at fault? I feel we both were. The prudent sailor keeps a vigilant watch at all times. Obviously, this is inherently impossible for a singlehander such as myself. Even so, I could have kept a better watch. Before turning in, I normally go up for a last look around. This night I did not. However, I question whether or not I would have seen the other vessel; I figure we were about 15 miles apart at the time. It would seem that the ship was not

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without complaint. "The mechanics all seemed to get a kick out of teaching a woman how to work on a diesel." Having done everything from changing impellers and water pumps to taking off the head and timing the Kindred Spirit’s engine, Gayle now feels confident she knows how to maintain and make basic repairs on their 'Iron Jib'. "I’ve come a long way," she says with an infectious smile, "from not knowing anything to feeling very capable. And 1 love it! I’ve got three brothers, but I’m the only one who knows one end of a screwdriver from the other." Gayle admits that she’s not aware of any other women who handle the diesel chores on a cruising boat, but believe that many would want to. "I think the problem is that most husbands don’t want their wives getting in their way," she says, "but Jerry encouraged me. As for myself, I encourage women to dab a little eau de diesel behind their ears and get to it!" — latitude 11/94

It used to be that dealing with diesel issues (inset) was a man's job, but women such as Gayle Kemp (spread) are changing that.

keeping any kind of watch either. She did not respond to my radio transmission; she either had no radar or it was not in operation; she did not call me on the radio, nor sound any kind of horn or whistle. A lot of 'ifs' and 'shoulds'. Bottom line? The safety of my vessel is my responsibility. I fucked up. It can’t happen out here in the middle of the ocean? Oh yes it can! Thank God the results are no worse — and they could have been much worse! — jim 12/94 Readers—A man takes responsibility for something that happens to him. That’s as rare as . . . uh, .. . uh, well, someone getting run down by a ship in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Kindred Spirit — Hardin 45 Gayle Kemp The Lady With A Wrench (San Diego) With the discovery of Kindred Spirit, our search for a boat aboard which the woman

wields the diesel wrench is at long last over. Gayle Kemp’s interest in diesels became overpowering in 1990 while at Catalina. She and her husband Jerry, then the owners of a California 42 powerboat, were charged $200 just to have the fuel filters changed on their boat’s 3208 Cat diesels. At those rates — and with the Kemps planning to sail around the world aboard a yet-to-be-acquired sailboat — the couple realized that one of them would have to learn to maintain and repair the diesel. / Since Jerry claims to be so mechanically disinclined that he "even has trouble turning the lights on", the responsibility fell into Gayle’s lap. It wasn’t entirely unwelcome. "I’d worked in construction for 10 years," she says, "so I knew something about tools." Rather than learn about diesels through reading books or attending classes, Gayle learned by watching and imitating professional mechanics. "If we were going to pay $40/hour to have work done," she laughs, "at least we could learn how to do it ourselves at the same time." Some mechanics feel it’s appropriate to charge time-and-a-half if the owner watches, but not those Gayle interned with. "They were all congenial and supportive," she says. "I think Gayle got more help and attention than 1 would have," says Jerry

Mary T. — Cheoy Lee 40 Sigmund & Carol Baardsen The Queen’s Birthday Storm (San Pedro) We’ve read — with morbid fascination — your coverage of the early June blow in the South Pacific that became known as the Queen’s Birthday Storm. We thought you .might be interested in our first-hand account. Upon hearing of the storm on June 3, we brought in our solar panels and all the sails that are normally stowed on deck, and stuffed rags into all the dorade vents. In addition, we closed the unnecessary thruhulls, stowed everything loose, and cooked up a pot of rice. While this might sound like Usually the most comfortable place to ‘sit out' the Queen's Birthday Storm aboard ‘Mary T ivas on the cabin sole.

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a very orderly response, it was the closest we would ever come to having a time of panic. The morning of June 4 found Mary T. at 27°50'S, 179°43'E, and inescapably in the path of the storm. By mid-morning the wind was blowing up to 55 knots and the seas were as high as the spreaders. We were making progress to weather under our storm jib and quadruple-reefed main, but as we were taking on too much water, we decided to run off under bare poles. It was at this point we realized that there was a lot of water in the bilge. When our electric bilge pump failed, we had to rely on our navy lifeboat pump on the bridgedeck and the Whale Gusher mounted in the cockpit locker. Although our Cheoy Lee Offshore 40 has a deep bilge sump, we soon saw water above the cabin sole on the leeward side. It was clear that more water was coming in than we were pumping out — and that’s not a good thing. It was fortunate that our family of three — which includes our 16-year-old daughter Anna — had been supplemented on the passage by Lianne Audette. An experienced racing sailor, Audette’s idea of a break from the normal routine is a delivery trip from Japan to California with Commodore Tompkins of Mill Valley. In any event, all four of us responded to the situation as best we could: Lianne drove, I pumped the bilge, Anna alternately pumped and puked, and Sigmund pumped and searched for the sources of the other leaks. Stopping the drips from the stern gland and the rudder post wasn’t hard for Sigmund, neither was preventing one bilge pump from back-siphoning. But we still weren’t getting ahead of the ingress of water, so we issued a 'Pan' call — which is one step beneath a Mayday — to Keri Keri Marine Radio in New Zealand. By this time the wind was howling in excess of 60 knots. We found that as long as we continued our forward motion, we would take on too much water. So we decided to stream warps. One warp consisted of a 300ft bight of 3/4-inch nylon, an old sheet with a dinghy anchor, and our old mizzen attached to the end. The other was made of 300-ft of 1-inch nylon, 60-feet of 3/8-inch chain, and a swivel at the end shackled to the tack of our old mainsail. Sig kept enough of the stern anchor line aboard so that he was able to try deploying it from the bow. This configuration kept Mar^i T. pointed about 45° off the wind, but Page 152 •

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resulted in even more water coming aboard. So he quickly moved the attachment point to the stern. This last warp configuration proved to be the most effective. We lay nearly stopped, beam to the seas, with the stern line assembly streaming off at right angles to the boat. Although our knotmeter indicated we were making 2% to 3 knots forward, our position reports over the next few days proved that we were actually drifting sideways at that speed. With our boat stopped, we had more time to deal with the leaks. We found that most of the water was coming in through the cockpit seat lockers. We used strips of rags as makeshift gaskets, and cinched the locker tops down. This stemmed the ingress of water sufficiently so that we could finally get ahead of it. Shortly before we’d set the warps out, our rack-and-pinion steering gear — a Southern California retrofit by a previous owner — broke. With the warps out, we used the emergency tiller to keep the helm lashed. But after a day on each 'tack', the socket where the emergency tiller fits over the rudder post wore out. Although by that time the storm

What do you do if you catch a turtle at sea? Rob Messenger of'Maude I. Jones' did the right thing during the Ha-Ha by throwing it back.

was abating, it wasn’t reassuring to hear the rudder clunking back and forth beneath the boat. The situation was further complicated by the fact we couldn’t use the engine for propulsion. When the steering broke, the tips of the propeller blades had been bent over. Lying abeam to the seas is no longer 'fashionable', but it seemed to have been the appropriate response for our boat and crew under the circumstances. Mary T. has a long keel and slack bilges. Lying abeam, the keel was fully stalled, had created a slick to windward, and we’d already be gently sideslipping when a wave slammed into us. So we did relatively well. If we were aboard a boat that had a spade rudder and liked to surf, running off might have been an option. But we weren’t and it wasn’t. Being rolled, on the other hand, certainly was a possibility. After all, seven other boats were either rolled or pitchpoled in the same storm. We, however, were fortunate to be in deep water with plenty of sea room. And while the waves were big — sometimes as high as the mast — they weren’t breaking. Or maybe we just eluded that one extra big wave that might have rolled us. Mary T.’s

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heavy wooden masts, which make her a little tender, gave her quite a large moment of inertia. So at least we knew we had relatively good ultimate stability. In any event, we lay abeam and rolled heavily in the terrible conditions. We had two days where the sustained wind was in excess of 60 knots, including two hours where it relentlessly blew 70 knots. While Lianne was steering on the morning of the 4th, she saw several gusts that pegged the anemometer — at 90 knots! She wouldn’t have been able to see the instrument dial had she not been wearing her ski goggles. Once in the storm with our warps out, we each stood a two-hour bilge watch and spent the remainder of our time in our bunks. After three or four waves in the cockpit, our deep bilge would be filled, meaning the watchstander would have to go on deck to pump. It wasn’t particularly fun pumping on deck, because it could be as frustrating as it was dangerous. Sometimes you’d finish pumping and then a wave would break and fill the locker again before you had time to close the seat — at which point you’d have to start all over. On the 5th, we moved the Whale Gusher’s pick-up hose directly from the bilge to the Lavac head, then pumped water out

using the toilet’s Henderson pump. The effect was to give us a below-decks manual pump. At the request of Keri Keri Radio, 1 called in with our position every three hours as long as we maintained our Pan status. New Zealand’s Rescue Control Center in Wellington had the RNZS Monowai diverted from their trip to Tonga to turn back in our direction. Once we’d traced the leaks and got the inflow of water down to a manageable level, there were mixed feelings among the crew about keeping the Pan call in effect. But as long at the wind was blowing 65 knots, we decided our situation was severe enough to warrant it. As it turned out, the Monowai rescued the crew of the 39-foot catamaran Ramatha (later recovered in excellent shape) while headed in our direction. The force of the storm then prevented them from being able to head directly to us, which permitted them to rescue the crew of Pilot, an American boat that had accidentally been discovered by one of the New Zealand Air Force Orions. The Orion pilots kept track of us — we had our strobe on in lieu of running lights to conserve battery power and because we weren’t under command-and through we stayed on the emergency list, they were able to divert to help rescue the crew of Silver Shadow and search for Quartermaster. The morale aboard Mary T. was generally good — and was definitely improved when we knew the Orions, the Monowai and Keri Keri Radio were keeping tabs on us. The only daunting moment came when John of Keri Keri Radio asked for the addresses and phone numbers of oui/next of kin! It was very noisy down below during the height of the storm — despite the rags we’d put in the dorades. But with the help of ear plugs, we all managed to get a little sleep — though we could all hear the approach of breaking waves, waited for them to hit, and then listened to see if they sent water cascading into the bilge. Some of our best storm preparations had been made back in New Zealand where we’d done a lot of work on the boat. This included new oversized rigging, a new stainless masthead fitting and mast base-truss, and a new main with four reefs from Simon Willis in the Bay of Islands. Perhaps best of all, we had reglassed the hull-to-deck joint inside and out, and rebedded the toerail, caprail,

stanchions, pulpit and pushpit, the chainplates (which we also re-bolted) and the cockpit coamings. We also had our hatches rebuilt with new Lexan. The bunks and lockers that were wet during our '92 passage from Isla Socorro to Mangareva were dry throughout the storm. Both quarter berths got wet, however, from water forced through the hatch slides and around the hatch boards. We were able to use the weather quarterberth by covering the damp mattress with a plastic-reinforced space blanket. Our homemade Polar Plus blankets kept us warm even when damp, although we managed to keep most of them dry. Another thing that we found useful in the storm were our Dorlon foulies — the offshore model with the built-in harness. These made going on deck tolerable. On the 5th, our dodger started to pull its hardware off the boat, so we reluctantly took it down. Its bows, lashed fore-and-aft in our already narrow main cabin, reduced the available falling distance, gave us another handhold, and probably saved us some

Every storm must end. And when it does, there's nothing more pleasant for the crew than a bucket bath in the dinghy.

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the crew singing 'Happy Birthday' to me. There were several things we should have done or at least done sooner: brought the dodger in before it began to detach itself; covered the quarterberths with space blankets or plastic before they got wet; removed our cockpit weather-cloths before they blew apart; jettisoned the sailboard to save the stanchions; and, moved our diesel jerry jugs into the cockpit locker. The latter — and a gasoline jug — were lost when their lashings came adrift. We would also give phone numbers of sailing friends in New Zealand instead of next-of-kin information. Both our mothers received unnecessary and alarming messages from Interpol via the local sheriffs. On the 7th, the winds died down enough so we brought in the warps and let the boat steer herself in a generally northwesterly direction with just the storm jib up. On the 8th, we tried 27 different sail combinations in an attempt to get the boat to steer herself in a more precise manner. None worked, so we had to heave to for the night. The Monowai came by during their continuing — and ultimately unsuccessful — search for Quartermaster. We made a date to visit them in Lautoka, thanked them for their efforts, and received their wishes for a good night’s sleep. It wasn’t until they were over the horizon that it occurred to us that we might have some difficulty making that date. After all, we still had 500 miles to go — with no engine or steering! The seas finally laid down enough the following day so we could tackle the steering problem. We inflated the dinghy and put on the outboard just in case we lost someone overboard during the repair attempt. Sig then went over the side with a line around him, and put a lark’s head through the rudder aperture, leading each end of it up to the quarters of Mary T. Using these, we did our best to center the rudder. Sig also installed our spare wind vane rudder — a tricky alignment problem in a two-meter sea — which would ultimately allow us to steer to Fiji with our Hydrovane. The crew took a bucket bath in the dinghy, and we were on our way. When we arrived off the pass on June 15, Debra and Richard Boileu came out with their Dufour 46 Strider to tow us 20 miles from the pass to Lautoka. That was the beginning of a welcome from friends that has continued across the Pacific! — carol 11/94 Page 154 •

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Peregrina — Tayana 47 Ed and Sandy Martinez Thailand To Cyprus (Mill Valley) [Editor’s Note: During 1994, Ed and Sandy voyaged from Thailand to Cyprus. The first installment of their story appeared in the December issue. ] Once we arrived at Zubair Island in the southern part of the Red Sea, we got hit with wind out of the north. It took four days for the wind to swing around to the southwest, during which time we spent diving, spearfishing and enjoying the company of the folks aboard the four other cruising boats in the anchorage. We then pushed on to Khor Narawat, which is about one third of the way up the 1,400-mile long Red Sea. Khor Narawat, which lies at about 18° N on the southern border of Sudan, was our first 'marsa' (desert bay). Making the approach felt strange because you don’t see much until you’re only about three miles away. We did some more diving there and then moved up the well-marked passage inside the reef to Suakin. In retrospect, we wish we’d taken the westerly route via Eritrea. Many of the cruisers who chose that option reported that

From the northern Indian Ocean all the way to the Med, there are almost as many waves of sand as there are of sea.

they enjoyed it very much. With the country having recently become independent and open to visitors, the people were said to have been extremely friendly and welcoming. Nonetheless, Suakin was also very interesting — and it was also cheaper to check in there then at Port Sudan, which we later visited and found devoid of interest except for a very good produce market. Suakin had all the fresh fruit, vegetables, eggs and bread we could want. We visited the market early in the morning when the men with camels and donkeys arrived with their goods. Ed bought a nice sword with a silver handle from one of the men. We also took a tour to a Bedouin village, where people lived in large tents. It was like going backward 500 years in time. Reef-hopping in company with our friends aboard Paragon was the next order of business. Our first stop was Sanganeb Reef, which has a large lighthouse on the southern end. The diving there was spectacular, . with more than 100-foot visibility. We saw lots of large fish, including hammerhead sharks, and an incredible variety of huge, colorful coral on a wall dive

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we made on the southern end. After a few days at Sanganeb, we moved 12 miles north to Shab Rumi. The entrance is on the side of the reef. Since it’s just 75 feet wide and very shallow, you need a good lookout to make it inside safely. This is the reef that was made famous when Jacques Cousteau built an underwater habitat from which to observe sharks. It was at Shab Rumi that we experienced our first strong northerlies, the nasty headwinds that are so common in the Red Sea. Rather than bash into 25 knots of wind, we stayed at anchor for three days. We then returned to the Sudan side to work our way north. Since we were traveling along the east coast, we tried to leave each marsa by 0600. This meant we’d arrive at the next one before 1500 and thus not be blinded by the sun when entering the reef. It was also necessary to get an early start to make as much progress as necessary while the wind was light. It was usually blowing 20 knots on the nose by 1300, by which time making significant progress became much harder. Maintaining a vigilant watch was also a necessity because there are so many unmarked reefs along this route. In all, we stopped in eight marsas north of Port Sudan, the last one being Marsa Marab. There we waited six days for a break in the

25+ knot winds. When a lull came, we went for it, making it 250 miles up past Foul Bay to Marsa Alam, Egypt. Once there, we had a wonderful dinner at a beach tent of a dive resort with the crews of four other boats. We missed some great diving the next day in order to take advantage of good weather for an overnight dash north to Sufaga, but that’s always the dilemma in the Red Sea when there’s a break in the northers: do you use the lull to enjoy the terrific diving or to make some easy miles north toward the Med? After a calm overnight sail to Sufaga, we checked in at the Egyptian port of entry. Checking in was easy, and there’s a wonderful anchorage called Paradise Hotel about two miles north of the port that is very hospitable to yachties. It was here that we left the boat while going inland to Luxor and the Nile River for three days. This side-trip was fascinating, as we took a ride in a felucca on the Nile at sunset, excursions to the tombs of the Pharaohs and the temples at Luxor and Karnak, along with camel and horse-drawn carriage rides. We had a good time — and the food was not only delicious but reasonable. The only problem was when we tried to purchase a souvenir. The bargaining process is really drawn out, as the vendors start haggling at about six times the final selling price. Often times the item just wasn’t worth the hassle. When we returned to our boat, the wind was 25-35 knots out of the northwest, so we had to stay put. From Sufaga we went to a bay about 20 miles north, then all the way to Sharm el Sheikh on the tip of the Sinai Peninsula. We were very lucky on our way up the Gulf of Suez because we’d just have a morning breeze of 10 knots while our friends on the west side had 25+ knots of wind for days on end. When we’d report our weather conditions each day to friends on the other side of the Suez, they couldn’t believe our good fortune. We also had some excellent diving off the Sinai, with lots of fish and 100 feet of visibility. Ras Mohammed was a particularly terrific place to dive. You enter the water at a 60 foot shelf, and then there is a drop-off of more than 900 feet. We would use the dive boat mooring, and often several of the dive boats would raft up with us. It was fun, because in addition to being careful, they also gave us a lot of dive info such as the

GPS positions of the other dive moorings. We enjoyed our experience very much, doing wreck dives, pinnacles, and deep coral dives down to 130 feet. If you go to the Red Sea, be sure to get a guide book to dive sights before you begin! After 10 days at Ras Mohammed, we proceeded up a windless Gulf of Suez until 60 miles south of Port Suez where a 30-knot northerly sprang up in a matter of minutes just before midnight. This is the kind of change of weather that you hear about and dread experiencing because the seas become rough in a relatively short period of time. Luckily, we were almost due west of a good anchorage. So carrying a double-reefed main, we turned east for Abu Zenima. By using the GPS and radar, we dropped our anchor just a couple of hours later. We hate going into an anchorage at night, but we needed shelter. Abu Zenima was an awful place, and we spent six days there waiting for the winds to die down. We went ashore one day to get some vegetables and bread, and when we came back we tied the dinghy to the stern for the night. The next morning — no dinghy! We were really taken aback, since this is the first time we’ve ever had anything stolen in 4% years of cruising. Finally, the wind died down and we made

The entry to Egpyt's Temple of Luxor Is spectacular — but can't compare with the temple itself.

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Pyramids. It was interesting'but by then we were tired of touring and wanted to get to the Med. The one good thing we found is that you can get cheap fuel if you take your dinghy to the petrol station near the mosque by the yacht club. Finally, we did the Suez Canal, which is like a river in the desert. It takes two days and you’re assigned to be part of a caravan of yachts. There were six boats in our group and we covered about 45 miles a day. It was interesting to see all the huge ships in the canal. From Port Said, we headed straight for Cyprus. It was good to be out in open water, engage the windvane and do some sailing again. It took us 2Vfe days to reach Larnaca, half of it spent motoring. We were never so glad to get to a clean place and be able to attack all the grime on the boat. It took us over two weeks to get the boat clean. The lines, for example, had become hard and red from the desert dirt and dust. It was unbelievable! Once we’d gotten the boat clean again, we put her on the hard. We flew home in

Whatduya, whatduya, whatduya . . . we're now accepting applications for the best caption to this arresting photo.

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— and to attend to some real estate business. It’s actually been good to get off the boat for awhile, as the trip up the Red Sea was good but tiring. It was definitely something we only intend to do once in our lives. — ed & sandy 11/94 Viveka — 75-ft Schooner Merl Petersen , Genoa, Italy (Honolulu) Viveka arrived at the Genoa Harbor on August 2 after an uneventful trip from Calvi. My crew was Fred Carpenter, whom I recruited through Latitude. After tying up at the Molo Vecchio (old mole), I walked down to the Yacht Club Italiano where I met Renzo Zanazi, the yacht club harbormaster. He invited us to moor at the yacht club, which we did — although it required we drop a stern anchor and tie the bow off to a concrete pier. Carpenter left early in August and I was alone on the boat until the end of the month when I was able to convince a backpacker to sign on. The very next afternoon, I was walking back from taking a shower at the yacht club when it suddenly began to hail! I rushed down to Viveka’s cabin and was starting to dry off when all hell broke loose. The wind screamed through the rigging at what officials later determined had been 80 knots and heeled Viveka over at up to 35 °! A moment later I felt my big schooner shudder and heard a crunching sound; I flew up on deck just in time to see the front of Viveka smash into the concrete pier, destroying her bowsprit and bow pulpit in the process. I’d had an 80-lb Danforth attached to 60 feet of 1/2-inch chain and 180 feet of 1 1/4-inch nylon line set from the stem to keep Viveka’s bow away from the concrete pier, but it wasn’t enough in that terrible wind. And make no mistake, the wind was strong. Many other boats in the harbor were badly damaged, no less than five huge dock cranes were blown over (killing one man in the process), roofs were blown off houses, cars and buses were overturned, and trees uprooted. The eightfoot waves breaking over the starboard quarter scared the hell out of my backpacker crewman. He grabbed his backpack and split. I haven’t seen him since. The worst of the wind only lasted 15 minutes, but by that time the damage — which also included our smashing into a 90-

foot schooner on our port side — had already been done. In addition to the damage on the bow, Viveka had lost 30 inches of her stern. Viveka is a doubleplanked wooden boat with oak frames on 10-inch centers. The inner planking is fastened to the outer planking with 12,000 bronze screws 2 1/2-inches apart. She’s a very strong boat. In fact, I don’t believe a fiberglass boat could have endured what she did without sinking. I didn’t have much time to get the repairs organized because I had entered Viveka in the Classic Boat Regatta to take place a short time later at Imperia, Italy. In addition to wood for a bowsprit, I also needed 3/8-inch stainless steel wire and Norseman type turnbuckles — none of which were available in Genoa. Since it would take several weeks to get them and therefore not leave enough time to get Viveka ready for the regatta, I decided to use what fittings and materials were available in Genoa. My friend Cesare Bartone from Lecce, Italy, had recruited a racing crew for me. After making repairs to the boat, we fought 30-knot winds N and 12-foot seas to get to

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A sudden storm in Genoa led to 'Viveka' being rammed against the bulkhead. That resulted in severe bow damage and a later dismasting.

Imperia in time for the regatta. Since none of the crew had ever set sails on Viveka, I knew it would be a Chinese fire drill, but we decided we’d do the best we could. The Classic Boat Regatta didn’t have the best committee work in the world, as the race was started late and both the starting line and course were great sources of confusion. Nevertheless, we took off in what we believed to be the right direction. With the wind blowing 20 knots on the nose, we sheeted in the main and genoa and were just starting to accelerate to nine knots when all of a sudden there was a terrible bang. I looked forward to see the bowsprit and pulpit flying In the air! One of the new fittings on the starboard whisker stay had failed. Without anything to hold the headstay, the hollow Sitka spruce foremast bent like a fishing pole and exploded. We couldn’t get the genoa down because it was on a roller furler, so the upper part of the mast and the sail flailed about madly. Cesare quickly organized the crew and managed to subdue

the sail and mast before it could do damage to the hull. After returning to Imperia Harbor and anchoring, we all spent several hours lowering what was left of the mast and sail to the deck. When my Italian crew had to leave the next day, it was up to Tamas Kelemen of Hungary, anew crewman, and myself to take care of repairs. Since I had friends and a place to keep Viveka in Genoa, I decided to make repairs there. Tamas and I jury»rigged the mainmast with halyards to hold it in place and hoped for the best. Unfortunately, the seas came up on the way to Genoa and the rolling of Viveka’s hull put great strain on the spreaderless upper 20 feet of the main mast. The mast sometimes bent as much as 18 inches out of column, but the Sitka spruce didn’t fail. Once in Genoa, it took me several days to find the materials and a place to repair the mast. 1 was able to buy some local pine and some Douglas Fir to replace the lost pieces of the mast, and the owner of a local shipyard agreed to pull the mast and provide a space to work on it for 150,000 lira. I know that sounds like a lot, but it’s only $90 U.S. Back in 1977, both of Viveka’s masts had broken during a race from Lahaina to

Honolulu after a stainless fitting on the backstay broke. At the time we were carrying 11,000 sq. ft. of sail while doing 14 knots sailing on a broad reach in 25 knots of wind. (For those who don’t think Viveka can carry so much sail, it was set like this: 4,500 sq. ft. spinnaker, 5,500 sq. ft. golliker and a 1,000 sq. ft. main.) I repaired both masts back then, so I didn’t see why I couldn’t do it again. Indeed, there was no problem and Tamas and I had the boat ready to go again in just five days. I’d made the right decision in coming back to Genoa for repairs, as everyone was helpful and friendly. Tamas and I then proceeded to make preparations for future voyages that will take us to France, Spain, Mallorca, Gibraltar, Canary Islands and then to the Caribbean. I especially want to thank the following people at the Yacht Club Italiano who helped me while I was there: Mr. Renzo Zanazi, Yacht Club Italiano Harbormaster, who arranged most of my stay, which included use of the yacht club, showers, water and electricity. Also Novi Giovanni, the President (Commodore); Luigi Monago, General Secretary; and Mauro Ballanzoni who has the carpenter shop at the yacht club and who helped me cut the wood for the mast. — merl 10/94 Breezy BeBe — Cal 25 < Charlie Walton Cruising On The Cheap (Anchorage, Alaska) In March of 1994 — after spending January and February cruising the Hawaiian Islands aboard my brother’s sailboat — I decided to buy a boat in Florida and cruise Charlie Walton established a high standard for parsimony when he spent just $2,000 on a cruising boat for his trip to Florida.

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the Bahamas. But after talking on the phone with a friend in Marina del Rey, 1 bought his Cal 25, sight unseen, for $2,500. Right now I’m in the process of sailing that boat to Florida — a considerably more adventurous plan than my original one. Having developed an interest in my plans, my father flew out to California to spend 30 days making repairs and installing the equipment necessary for taking the little boat to Florida. The first item of business was removing all the mildew from the interior. Whew! Then I repaired the thru-hull leaks. The best investment I made was $199 for four solar panels, which 1 promptly epoxied — much to the chagrin of my dad — to the deck. These panels have kept my two six-volt golf cart batteries charged for the past eight months. Gifts have helped, too. My dad donated his Garmin 100 GPS from his Cessna 172 to my expedition. And a girlfriend donated a Navico 1800 autopilot — which on the advice of my friend Mike in Oceanside, 1 permanently mounted in the lazarette. The VHF that was on board is still working fine, and I picked up a short-wave receiver from Radio Shack for $39.1 also got a second-hand boom box with AM/FM, cassette and a 4-inch B&W television that 1 epoxied down. In May, I moved Breezy BeBe from Marina del Rey to Oceanside, where I waited out the hurricane season. During the wait, I made two shakedown sails to Ensenada. Then I loaded the boat with four cases of MRE (meals ready to eat), several cases of chili, and three bottles of beer. With that, the boat and I were ready to go. On October 14, following the path of Seraffyn but ahead of the crowds, I headed south of the border. My first stop was Guadaloupe Island, where the fishermen are still very generous with the lobster. I traded five packs of Marlboros, one loaf of bread, and a pack of gum for 12 'bugs'. Who knows how many lobsters I could have got if 1 had what they really wanted: beer, liquor and candy. One day south of Guadaloupe, I had 24 hours of heavy weather. During this time, I learned two lessons: the autopilot is a lifesaver and that it’s not smart to bring glass kitchenware on a small boat during a cruise. The next several days I spent taking pictures of dolphins and sunsets, playing my guitar, listening to the BBC and eating lobster. After another eight days, I arrived at Page 158 • Ia&XlJU 12 • January. 1995

Cabo San Lucas. What a beautiful place! The marina is the best — it even has cable TV. N While in Cabo, I met Sandie and Dave Visman of Phoebe, whom I’d read about in previous Latitudes. They took me to the Broken Surfboard Taqueria, where I was #5 on the Some Like It Hot rally. After a week more of rest, I’ll be off to La Paz for a little diving before the water gets cold. Then I head south. What a gas! — charlie 11/94 Cruise Notes: As we go to press on December 20, we’re receiving reports that bad weather along the west coast of Baja has resulted in at least three vessels being damaged and/or lost on the shore. While the reports are in some cases conflicting, the consensus seems to be that the vessels Sapphire, Amuck and Lorelei all went up, perhaps at Hipolito. Sapphire and Amuck are said to be total losses; the badly damaged Lorelei might still be a candidate for salvage. (There is a further unconfirmed report that all three boats were being singlehanded, and that two went on the beach trying to rescue a third that had gone up previously. But yet another report was that Sapphire had gone up at Abreojos, not Hipolito. So facts are obviously in short supply.) Some of the cruising nets were reporting that the 32-ft ketch Sourdough had gone up. This is not true; the boat arrived in Cabo on December 20. In addition, the DownEast 38 Loreley should not be confused with Lorelei. The former is safe in Cabo, the latter apparently destroyed on a Baja beach. Karen of the Cabo Cruising Club reports that while the weather at the Cape has been excellent, it’s been spotty further north. "Some cruisers have had great weather on the way down, but for others it’s been

Mother Nature lowered the boom on many cruisers heading from San Diego to Cabo in December. Late starters often get hammered.

torture. Bahia Santa Maria has been particularly nasty. A week ago there were winds up to 47 knots inside the bay, strong enough to bend the plow anchor Nipinke had set." We’re not weather experts on the coast of Baja, but we always sail south between November 1 and November 15. We want to avoid nasty storms — be they from the north or south — and figure we’ve a better chance of doing that before November 15 rather than after. Incidentally, to our way of thinking Cabo isn’t far enough south to assure good weather come December. Puerto Vallarta is better, but south of Cabo Corrientes is better still. Much warmer, too. If you missed out on the Baja Ha-Ha but still want some cruising competition on the way to Mexico, consider the Del Rey YC’s 12th biennial race from Marina del Rey to Puerto Vallarta. The 1,125-mile event begins on February 3 and features stops at the north end of Cedros, Turtle Bay and Bahia Santa Maria. From Santa Maria to Cabo there’s a fishing tournament instead of a race. Once in Cabo, the group will decide when to sail across to Puerto Vallarta. So far nine boats — everything from a C&C 39 to a Farr 55 — have signed up. Call the Del Rey YC for further details. Tom Leweck — who will be racing in the Del Rey event to Puerto Vallarta despite the fact he’s already sailed from California to Mexico twice this season (Aldora in November to Cabo, and as far south as Las Hadas aboard the Islander 40 Bushwacker in December) — suggests that folks cruising the mainland skip Ipala. He cites Bill and Jane Broady of the Seattle-based Lapworth 36, Dee and Marshall Saunders of the Redding-based White Eagle, and Greg and Nancy of the Marina del Rey based Celestial 48 Celestial as cruisers who’ve already had

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trouble there in the last month or so. The problems have included a slashed anchor line, a line intentionally wrapped around a prop, and an attempted boarding in the middle of the night by three youths. Ipala is almost unique in Mexico because it’s never been friendly to visitors by boat. But getting excellent reviews from both Lewsck and Dr. Bob Schemmel of the 45foot ketch Bounty, is Jaime, the harbormaster at Las Hadas. Leweck reports that Jaime checked Bushwacker in for free, while Schemmel describes him as being "very helpful". As for the once-fabled Las Hadas Resort, it hasn’t seen any glory — or maintenance — in years. Norm Goldie, the self-styled American representative in San Bias intercepted Schemmel’s call to the Port Captain to tell him that a late summer storm had shifted the river bar. Goldie tried to 'talk' Schemmel in, but after Bounty bounced off the bottom several times, Schemmel bailed for Matenchen Bay. It turned out Dr. Bob, a veteran of many trips to Mexico, had much better luck visiting San Bias by land. After he left his wallet on the seat of a taxi, he figured it was history. But with the help of Goldie and the police, he got his wallet back — complete with his driver’s license, credit cards and U.S. and Mexican cash! The only thing that disappointed him was that the Police Chief expected a tip. You’ve read about the Milk Run from Mexico to New Zealand many times in these pages, but how clear are you on the 'big picture? Do you have an accurate idea, for example, of how many miles and sailing days are involved? Naturally the sailing time and distance in a Milk Run vary depending on the type of boat used and the exact route taken. But as an example, it took the Powell family of Seattle — which includes parents Peter and Molly, and youngsters Lauren, Brendan, Whitney and Connor — 44 sailing days to

cover the 7,000 miles from P.V. to New Zealand aboard their red-hulled Holland 52 Blaze. Having left Seattle in September of 1992 and cruised for 18 months, it’s obvious the number of non-sailing days were much greater than the sailing days. The longest leg of their Milk Run was the 2,812 miles between Puerto Vallarta and the Marquesas, which took them 19 days. The other relatively long segment was the 1,150 miles from New Caledonia to New Zealand. Three other legs ranged from 480 to 640 miles, while all others were shorter hops. While the Powell enjoyed many aspects of their adventure, perhaps the most special was the time they got to spend as a closelyknit family. As Molly told a Seattle paper: "It was two years of time with my kids I otherwise wouldn’t have known." Now back in the Northwest, the family is selling Blaze to buy a smaller boat for racing. Ralph and Kathleen Neeley of the 40-ft Neeleen wrote to wish all their sailing friends the best of holidays. After spending the first half of last year enjoying the north coast of Venezuela, Bonaire, Curacao, Cartagena, the San Bias Islands and the Pedro Miguel YC inside the Panama Canal, the couple returned to California to sell their home of 26 years. After putting all kinds of stuff in storage, they bought a 26-foot motorhome and took off on a land vacation of Yosemite, Tahoe and Pt. Reyes. Next summer they hope to drive to Alaska — but that’s after they sail to the Marquesas and French Polynesia this February. Amazing how a couple can get around — even if one of them is paralyzed from the waist down. Glancing back over the last couple of issues, we’re able to confirm a popular belief that talk is cheap. In the months preceding the Baja Ha-Ha, we ran a number of letters from folks who assured us they were going to participate in the race/rally from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas. And while the Baja HaHa turned out to be one of the largest long distance events ever to Mexico, almost every person who wrote to stay they were going to compete was a 'no show'. Remember the letter from the 'Chula Vista Five', the folks aboard the Portland-based Endless Summer, Snow Goose, the San Franciscobased Magic Carpet and Renegade, and the San Diego-based Acquisition who reported they were all down south and just itching to start the rally. Never heard from

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any of them again. Spats from San Jose and another boat from Oakland were also 'no shows'. Then there were those like Wide Load of Piedmont and the guy with an Alajuela 38 in San Diego who were vociferous in their call for a spinnaker division. We okayed such a division in the event that five boats wanted to play, but we never heard from these folks again, either. On the other hand, of the 39 owners that actually paid up and the 37 that started the Baja Ha-Ha, we only heard from three prior to the start. We’ve therefore concluded that the likelihood of someone actually entering an event or taking off cruising is inversely ptoportional to the amount of noise they make about doing just that. In any event, we’re sorry all you folks couldn’t have made it; we missed you and you missed a good time. Actually, we did hear from one "for sure" entry that never showed: Steve & Peggy Horton aboard the Bellingham-based Vagabond 47 Natural High. "In August we called your office with good intentions about entering the Baja Ha-Ha," Steve writes. "And we had a great trip down from Washington to the Bay Area.4 I’m pleased it went so well, because it was Peggy’s first time offshore and she now wants to keep going. That means our plans for Mexico, Panama, the Caribbean, East Coast, up the Thames to Greenwich, Baltic and the Med are still on! But the enclosed pictures clearly show why we weren’t able to make the Baja Ha-Ha. Natural High’s bowsprit tangled with a dock in the Delta during 30+ winds while passing a tug and barge in a narrow channel. We’ll be leaving Svendsen’s to join everyone in January, 1995

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Mexico as soon as possible. Meanwhile, we’d like to thank everyone we have met during our stop in Northern California; you’ve made our visit very enjoyable." Hope to see you later down the line, Steve and Peggy. And by the way, nobody knows more about what an unanticipated nose job — such as comes from ramming the base of the Carquinez Bridge — can do to short term cruising plans. What’s the future of the Baja Ha-Ha? It’s unclear right now as both we and the Southwestern YC are still letting the dust settle from the last event and taking the pulse on the interest in another one. We do know, however, that the Long Beach YC will be holding their Cabo race and cruisers race — with spinnaker and non-spinnaker divisions — starting on October 28th. We’d wholeheartedly support the Long Beach YC’s event, except for the fact their entry fee is going to be $7/foot per entry — or about $180 more than the Ha-Ha for a 40-footer. This deeply concerns us because the overwhelming feedback we received from Baja Ha-Ha entries was that they’d all balk at an entry fee over $100. And to our way of thinking, more is definitely merrier. Our advice? Contact the Long Beach YC (310) 598-9401 for information on their event. If it doesn’t sound like what you’re looking for, drop a note to Ha-Ha, Box 1678 Sausalito, 94965, and we’ll keep track of how much interest there is for another HaHa in early '95. Robert Rowland, formerly of Redwood City, reports that he has finished a 4V2-year circumnavigation aboard his 1977 Farallone 29 Kiana. Rowland purchased the boat in Sausalito in 1981, then had her trucked across country to Annapolis in the spring of '85. After a short cruise to the Western Caribbean, he started his circumnavigation

from Key West in January of '90. Subsequent New Years found him in Fiji, Australia, Turkey — and in January of '94, at the very same Key West Muni Marina dock he left 4V6 years earlier. "I sailed with one friend at a time," Rowland advises. "In all, my 'friends' included seven men and three women, ages 25 to 68. There were 15 legs in the trip, and some of the crew returned for more than one leg." Who is the richest man in Mexico? You might be surprised to learn that it’s not some industrialist. "In the land South of the Border," reads a sign in a Cabodonut shop, "people believe that a man’s wealth is not measured by how many pesos he has, but by the number of amigos. After all, to take away one’s capacity for friendship is to rob him of the possibilities for joy." Speaking of manahaland, two of the things you don’t want to bring along when sailing down there are guns and pot. We’re told that in early November a Canadian boat in Cabo San Lucas was impounded for just those reasons. Getting that mess unsnarled is a prospect we’re delighted not to be facing. In the chance you are as dilatory in reading other sailing magazines as we, there was an interesting article by Jimmy Cornell about cruising demographics in the October Cruising World. Based on figures from 12 'cruising gateways' around the world, Cornell estimates that 24% of the boats out cruising are U.S., 18% are British, 16% are French and 8% are German. Australia, Canada, Sweden, and the Netherlands each had another three percent, with the rest scattered among the rest of the nations. The most startling finding? The dramatic increase in the number of active German cruising boats. According to Cornell, there are now more German boats crossing the Atlantic and than American and British combined. We’re a little suspicious, but it might be true. After all, the Dusseldorf Boat Show claims to be the largest in the world. However, we think that it’s best that some of Cornell’s figures be taken with a certain amount of skepticism. When he reports that the number of boats transiting from the east to west in the Panama Canal jumped from 317 to 550 between 1984 and 1993, we can believe it. That’s because the Panama Canal Commission has good reason to keep pretty good tabs on such numbers. But when it’s

The peaks of French Polynesia are steep, but the number of cruisers coming through — according to Jimmy Cornell — is flat.

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reported that the number of boats checking into Cabo San Lucas jumped from 100 in 1985 to 600 in 1993, it’s clear he’s working with suspect information. For the number of sailboats checking in to Cabo in 1985 was much closer to 300 than 100 — a rather significant difference. Nonetheless, we admire Cornell — who frequently goes where no others have gone before — for attempting to get some kind of handle on the subject. In the last seven or eight years, the number of visiting cruisers is up from 186 to 311 in Bay of Islands, New Zealand; stable at around 500 in Hawaii; up from 74 to 138 in Sri Lanka; up from 96 to 132 in the Suez Canal, and flat at about 65 in South Africa. The Panama Canal shows big increases in yacht traffic while Tahiti is flat at about 330 a year. Cornell wisely points out that these numbers don’t give an accurate picture of the increase in the number of boats 'out there', because cruisers are increasingly intrigued by more remote areas — even within popular cruising regions. No less than a dozen boats cruised Antarctica last year, Cornell points out, which is about 12 more than six years ago. It’s an interesting article; check it out. "Most recently we cruised the west coast of Thailand right up to the prohibited area controlled by Burma. Not many yachts go there for obvious reasons, so we pretty much had the area to ourselves and our buddy yacht. The northernmost group in the Thai waters are the Surin Islands, where we stayed for about a week.

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Steve and Peggy Horton came down from their 'Natural High' after smashing up their bow pulpit, but are getting back on track.

The visibility of the water there is similar to that of the Cayman Islands, and the fish and coral reefs are just as abundant. The Surins are not permanently inhabited except for the park ranger and his staff, and a group of people called 'sea gypsies'. These people live on small boats they can pull up on the beach at night, and are all — from the little children to the barebreasted great grandmothers — excellent divers. In fact, they get most of their food from the sea. The orgin of these sea gypsies is a mystery because they speak a language that is not related to either Thai or Burmese, and because they are darkerskinned. They are very friendly and hospitable, however, and shared their favorite diving reefs with us. By now, dear reader, you’re probably wondering who our reporters are. Well, so are we. The only clue we have is this: "Our son Martin is attending kindergarten, where he is learning the alphabet and to speak and to count in English, Malay and Mandarin. We sometimes envy this and wish we could attend classes with him." Please folks, when writing to us, make sure you a/ways include your name, boat name, boat type and hailing port. "It’s the being out in Nature that makes cruising the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway so enjoyable," report Marge and Neil Smith of the Chicago-based Jeanneau 34 Windfall. "We have anchored in little canals off the GIWW and in bayous in cypress swamps. We have watched an armadillo walk along the

levees silhouetted against the setting sun. We have heard owls calling in the night and seen alligators swimming in the bayou. We had a little green tree frog appear in the flaked mainsail one morning when there were no trees around. We have had a herd of cows run along with us for a quarter of a mile or more. And we have finally bought masks, snorkels, booties and we are ready to swim around and look at the fish." What makes the GIWW not quite so enjoyable are low bridges — 49 feet — and 'tows'. "Let me tell you something about 'tows'", Marge continues. "A 'tow' is a string of barges pushed by a powerful boat with the captain operating it from high, high up a towering bridge that gives him a commanding view. The typical barge is rectangular with a sweptup bow. There might be two or three — even four — barges in a r6w and two wide that are tightly cabled together, making an entity that can be as much as 600 feet long and 120 feet wide. Since our boat is only a fraction of a knot faster than the typical tow, it takes us a long time to get past one. And we have no desire to get caught alongside a tow in a sharp bend. Sometimes when two tows meet in a narrow area, one skipper will simply push the bow of his tow up against the bank and let the other go by. In those cases, we simply hang back and stay out of the way." It’s smart to give tows plenty of room. It’s been almost 20 years now, but we remember when Sausalito’s Jan Pehrson bought a

LeComte 45 in Florida and was delivering it to Houston for trucking to San Francisco. But the boat never made it to Houston, as it was crushed in the waterway by an out-of¬ control tug. There are three updated or revised editions of the ubiquitous Charlie’s Charts. Margot Wood, whose late husband Charles Wood created the guides, reports that the guide to the Hawaiian Islands has been revised, the guide to French Polynesia is in its third edition, and the guide to the West Coast of Mexico — with 11,000 having been sold — is now in its 5th edition. From time to time we’ve received reports of errors in these guides. Naturally sensitive to such criticism, Wood reports that in most instances these comments referred to obsolete editions published several years ago. So either make sure your old ones are correctly annotated or consider ponying up for the latest edition. "Hello from Darwin," write Serge and Robin Teste from Australia. Encanto has had a good year but is dragging her keel a little longer here than expected. We spent half the year in Brisbane where we sharpened Encanto’s nose to make her more pleasant to sail upwind. From Brisbane we sailed north inside the Barrier Reef and around the Top End to Darwin. We’ll stay here until we leave Australia for a trip across the Indian Ocean to South Africa to take part ip the 1996 Cape Town to Rio Race. Happy holidays to all our friends back there!" For those who don’t recall, Serge sailed around the world in a 12-foot boat. While in the Bay Area promoting a book he wrote about the experience, he was contacted by Robin Lutz, who’d read about him in Serge and Robin Teste spent the holidays in Oz. This year they're off across the Indian Ocean in preparation for the Cape Town to Rio Race.

CHANGES IN LATITUDES Latitude. Sparks flew and the two were married. For the subsequent 18 months, the couple worked building a 60-foot steel boat named Encarxto. They took off across the Pacific in March of '83. While Down Under, we should report that last July’s 600-mile Darwin to Ambon (Indonesia) Race/Rally featured 77 entrants, the fifth year in a row its numbers have increased. Of these, 25 were non-Aussie yachts, including the American boats Sea Shanty and Ethereal, which took first and third in the rally division — which is one step more relaxed than the cruising division. Like many other big events, the cruisers and rallyers are playing a bigger role than hard core racers. The Darwin to Ambon featured just nine race boats and 11 multihulls, while there were 18 in the rally division and a whopping 35 in the cruising division. If you’re interested in the July '95 Darwin to Ambon, fax 61-89-41-0580. Two boats making cruising fast tracks south are Chuck Levdar’s Lapworth 40 Contenta and Latitude’s Ocean 71 Big O. Although Levdar — who plans on sailing across the Pacific — didn’t leave the Bay Area until the very end of October, his friends report he was about to arrive in Costa

Rica on December 21th. As such, Contenta is just a little bit behind Big O, which arrived in Costa Rica a few days earlier. When we last talked directly with skipper Jim Drake, Big O was off the coast of El Salvador at about midnight. ItN was 92° in salon — and the boat wasn’t even on fire. Drake reports their run from Cabo to Ztown and Acapulco was "absolutely perfect with great wind". Z-town was nice, although still deserted of boats. (A week later there was apparently a 6.0 earthquake just offshore Z-town. The quake reportedly so rattled the airport that part of the roof fell in. As always, the members and staff of the Acapulco YC were most hospitable, but Acapulco itself was "mayhem". Big O was trying to check out right around Our Lady of Guadaloupe’s birthday, and the already congested traffic of Acapulco was frequently stopped dead for long periods to accommodate holiday parades. Drake reports a swift and relatively

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and still owned by Thomas Wylie. Complete Pine¬

paint and rudder 2/94.3 jibs, jiffy reefed main, all

CATALINA 27, single handed rigged, ocean, sail¬

the box. Never used, complete. $1,900. Also

apple racing sail inventory. $5,500. Call (510)

lines lead aft, Johnson 6 Sailmaster o/b, anchor,

ing with 4 reef points in main, heavy duty standing

brand new, never used Furuno model 1930 radar

376-7338.

new compass. $2,500 obo. Budd, (415) 897-2053

rigging, 9.8 Merc, o/b, shore power, VHF. Re¬

or Dan, (415) 479-8907.

duced to $8,500. (510) 444-6021. C & C 27,1975. Repowered with 2 GM Yanmar

with open array. $2,500. (415) 615-9397. ISLANDER BAHAMA 24-FT, 6 sails, new rig, AVON REDCREST. 4-person, inflatable dinghy

sleeps 4, solid little pocket cruiser. New Nissan

J/24,1981. New hatch, new Awlgrip deck, new

including oars, repair kit, pump and carrying bag.

outboard. $2,000. Rick, (415) 924-3448 or 924-

racing deck layout, newer trailer, 3 sets of sails,

diesel. Hood system 3 roller furling including 2

Manufactured in 1985 and used only a few times.

1353.

new Nissan 3.5 with neutral, faired hull, keel and

jibs, multi-purpose sail, and spinnaker. Wheel,

rudder, knot log, custom trailer box, lightly used.

depth, KM, VHF, compass, Barient winches and

CAL 20, good condition, new keel bolts & bottom,

Ask for Tim, (408) 761-0782.

holding tank. A clean and well maintained classic.

In excellent condition with no repairs or damage whatsoever. $425. (408) 259-3236.

radio spinnaker 6 hp Evinrude & lots of extras. THISTLE 17, wood beauty, trailer, spinnaker. If

$1,200. Must sell. (415) 368-4767.

you garage it, you can sail it to your heart’s

Call (608) 752-8740. ISLANDER BAHAMA 24-FT, new 9.9 Merc, long shaft, main, 110,150, line led aft. New winches,

CAL 2-27, 1976. Atomic 4, new standing and

content. No $. Prefer Marine, SF, Oakland,

1994 MELGES 24, hull 131, lightly used one half

VHF, solar charging, all covers, rerig. and bottom

running rigging, DS, shore power, opening ports.

Alameda location. A lake-not-bay boat. 1 year

season. Great fleet. Optional KVH Quadra sys¬

in ‘91, int. needs work. $3,400 obo. Call (510)

$9,000. (510) 865-5388 dy; (510) 533-9290 dy.

deal or longer. Whitt, (415) 331-7989, dys.

tem. (916) 565-4800, ask for Greg.

229-3936.

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Brochure: Armchair Sailor, 2110 Westlake N„ Seattle, WA 98109. (206) 283-0858 (800) 875-0852

Superior yacht Varnishitia £ by “Kerry Clark.. Spindler Ff.. Tor quality workjbased on experience with some of the finest yachts and waterfron t properties in Northern California.

(415) 380-8410

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PACIFICSEACRAFTOrion 27, MKII, 1983. New sails/tri-radialcruising laminate, rollerfurling, cruis¬ ing spinnaker, cruising interior, new cushions, radar, refrigeration. Boat immaculate, heater. $55,000. (415) 697-2078, (408) 437-1142, or pager (408) 699-6726. 28-FT HAWKFARM. This is a great boat with an active one design fleet. The boat has a complete racing inventory, a recently rebuilt diesel engine and is in good shape. Call (510) 236-2790 or (510) 232-7999. EXPRESS27, Zesfy, 1982, race winner, excellent

condition, ready to race/cruise Bay or ocean, new jib and polyester spinnaker, 3+ sets of sails, 1 yr. old Johnson 4 hp, trailer. $18,950.(415)341 -1778.

MacGREGOR 26, 1991. Kick-up centerboard, new VHF, dinghy, cockpit cushions. Pop-top cover, depth, burglar alarm for deck and trailer, & trailer brakes. Reduced to $8,500. (707) 963-7092. CATALINA 27, 1979. Atomic 4 inboard, tradi¬ tional interior, Pineapple main and 100% class racing jib, Leading Edge 150% genoa, VHF, head w/holdingtank, 4 Lewmarwinches, adj. backstay, berth available at Coyote Point, engine needs work. $4,000. (415) 341-3521. CATALINA 27,1982. Traditional interior, diesel, wheel, VHF, Loran, depth, knotlog, new interior cushions, new Hood main with Dutchman, new Hood 90% jib, original 110% and main, cruising chute, recent standing rig, epoxy bottom. Lots of upgrades. $13,000, firm. (510) 638-2079, eves.

26-FT THUNDERBIRD sloop for sale, very rea¬

sonable, under construction, nearly finished. May be seen at Svendsens Boat Yard, 1851 Clement Ave„ Alameda, CA. Call (408) 296-0632. CATALINA 27,1980, tall rig. CG documented.

Excellent condition. New standing and running rigging and bottom. Wheel steering, 8 sails, 6 winches, adj. backstay, Atomic 4, KM, DS, VHF, AP, whisker and spinnaker poles, stereo tapedeck, 2 batteries and charger, insulated icebox, full screens and more. Bought new boat already. $12,200 obo. (510)426-6927.

1986 CATALINA 27-FT. Diesel with low hours,

Edson wheel, roller furling jib, self-tailing Lewmar winches, adjustable backstay, lines led aft, Datamarine instruments, deluxe interior, battery charger, great condition. Sausalito berth. Asking $19,500. Motivated. Call, (415) 332-5126.

25-FT CORONADO. Ideal Bay boat. All new stand¬

ing and running rigging 1994. All lines led aft, single line reefing, '92 Evinrude, 6 hp engine. SF berth. $4,600. Ask for Richard, (415) 777-9393. 1990 MacGREGOR 26. Water ballast with daggerboard, 9.9 Honda w/elec. start & genera¬ tor. Depthsounder, compass, lazy jacks, cover for pop-top, epoxy barrier bottom protection, excel¬ lent condition. $8,800. Call (510) 795-7548, Iv. msg. (510) 793-7032 eves.

25-FT SANTANA. Great shape, many sails, 5 hp

Nissan, dual compasses 2 inboard fuel tanks, ice chest, sink, porta-potti. Easily sleeps 4, sleek, fast, and clean. Must see. Berthed in Alameda. (310) 592-3640. $4,200.

EXPRESS 27 Chimera, Pac Cup '94 class 1st. Very clean, class & ocean race ready, GPS, VHF, new spinnaker, dry sailed, trailer, emergency rud¬ der, Harken jib tracks, and much more. 2 HD TransPac ready. In Alameda, (310) 874-5519. $18,500, must sell.

WILLIAM ATKINS-DESIGNED 27-ft LOA gaff

cutter/pocket cruiser by Dean Stephens, 1981. Vertical grain fir on oak, ironbark keelson, stem, horn timber and keel, lead ballast, bronze bolts. Honduras mahogany cabin, Sitka spruce spars, tankbark sails. Volvo diesel. Canvas decks, VHF, depth, dual batteries. New upholstery in cozy interior (sitting headroom only) of fir, pine, ma¬ hogany, walnut, oak. New canvas sail covers, full boat cover. Much loved, always admired. Owned by yacht broker/delivery skipper. Offshore ca¬ pable. $10,950.(415)332-9231.

28-FT TRITON #248, Yanmar diesel, new teak trimmed interior, improved structural mast sup¬ port, generous freeboard, liveaboard headroom, w/4 berths, two speed winches, main & jib, dodger, new boom & cushions. 8,500 lbs for $1.41/lb. Myron Spaulding, (415) 332-3721. • '

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NEWPORT 30II, 79. Loaded, Harken & Lewmar, spinnaker gear, teak sole, epoxy bottom. Call Tony, (510) 865-3994.

Yanmar diesel (warranty incl.) wheel, newly var¬ nished teak, 3-burner propane stove, 110 refrig., holding tank, p/w, TV, stereo, VHF, DF & KM upgraded ac/dc, custom carpet, cushions, drapes, battery charger. Clean bottom, $24,500. (415) 367-6821 or 365-6712. C & C 31,1968. One of the classics. New bottom job. Recent rigging. All lines led aft, epoxy bottom, KM, DS, Loran, VHF, stereo, 2 mains, 3 jibs, spinnaker. Atomic 4. Well maintained. $13,000. Marty, (510) 443-6358, or Ted, (510) 886-1725. CATALINA 30,1980, cruise-ready: ‘91 refit, new standing rigging, head, wiring, pumps, propane oven/3-burner stove, refrigeration, pressurized he, shower, VHF, stereo, many upgrades. Rare Ushaped dinette, lines aft, wheel, dodger, roller furling, spinnaker set-up w/pole, 110V, 4 batter¬ ies, automatic charger holding tank, lee cloths, stern ladder, jiffy reefing, macerator, anchors, lifesling, flares, cushions, reliable gas Atomic 4 30 hp, dinghy, new bottom job, no blisters, survey, teak dorades, many extras. $28,000. Consider partner, or trade for Jaguar E-type Roadster, (510)444-0666. SANTANA 30, sloop, excellent condition, hauled

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.

MAST RIGGING

1989 CATALINA 30. Yachting Magazine calls it “the prettiest Catalina 30 on the Bay." Too many options to name here. Clearly one of a kind. $41,000. Eves/Wknds, (415) 332-7440. Wkdys, (415) 398-4000. Ask for Mr. Spiering.

OBSESSED. Santana 30. Competitive racer/de¬ lightful cruiser. Excellent condition, 10 winches, double head foil, 7 bags sails, 2 spinnakers. New: mast, boom and rigging. Sleeps 5, full galley. Volvo diesel-runs great. Cockpit cushions. Can give race/cruise instruction if interested. $19,500. Larry, (707)745-4811. NEWPORT 30 III, 1981. Many upgrades, all new canvas, dodger, wheel, Yanmar, spinn. & gear, 3 jibs, Lewmar, KM, VHS, Loran, DS, Autohelm w/ windvane, cockpit table & cushions, 2 anchors w/ rode, custom interior, more. Berthed in Alameda. $22,000. Call (209) 726-0626. ‘83 HUNTER 31. Moving out of area, must sell.

New bottom paint, ready for coastal or bay cruis¬ ing. Excellent cond. Yanmar diesel. Good sail inventory. VHF, RDF, wind, speed & DS. Com¬ pass, 2 anchors. $28,000. (707) 823-9669. 30-FT PEARSON, 1972. Strongly built perfor¬

mance cruiser. Clean and well maintained. Up¬ graded teak interior, 2 jibs, 2 mains, VHF, KM, DF, compass, stereo, new sail covers, thru hulls re¬ cently replaced, Atomic 4, all operating perfectly. $11,500 obo. (916) 753-8901, eves. NEWPORT 3011,1975. Versatile bay, ocean, delta

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. $18,000 obo; partner¬ ship considered. (415) 461-5837. BODEGA 30, full keel world cruiser, custom inte¬ rior. Volvo diesel, radar, refer, new batteries, dodger, 5 sails (70, 95, 130, gennaker, 3 reef main), 2 solar panels, battery charger, stereo, propane heater & stove, digital D$ & KM, AP, press, water, VHF, wired for HAM/SSB, 2 anchors, cockpit canvas, windlass, Achilles. $31,000. Brian, w (415) 432-5829; h (415) 395-9655.

ACCREDITED MARINE SURVEYOR

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COLUMBIA 30 SLOOP 1972. Most Bay boat for your money. Spacious reupholstered interior sleeps 6, Palmer 27 hp, tall rig, 2 jibs,.spinnaker, VHF, depth, stereo, compass, brightwork sparkles, new bottom paint. Hurry, won’t last. $12,995. Marina Bay, D-15. (510) 234-0217.

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MD2, fireplace, Autohelm, stove/oven, VHF, Lo¬ ran, double fore & aft stays. $13,000 obo. (415) 398-2347.

KENT PARKER ’

pion, impressive PHRF record. New race bottom 10/94. Have receipts for $10,000+ in upgraded equipment. Extras winches, Loran, SatNav, VHF, KM, DS, compass, Martec folding prop, North fullbatten main, 120% class lapper, 155% mylar genoa, spinnaker gear, 2 cruising jibs, many cus¬ tom rigging & deck layout features. Active class 16 consecutive seasons w/10 or more qualifiers. Comfortable teak interior. Standing headroom. Looks great. (Check S.F. Sea Scouts ad). $15,950. (510) 284-1694 dy; (510) 837-4648 eves.

Evinrude, freshwater boat, 9-ft beam, sleeps 4. Fast, responsive & good looking. My first boat and a pleasure to sail. Great for a beginner. $3,500. (209)525-8901 or 462-8300. “

electronics, rigging. Nissan 8 hp elect, start. KM, DS, FishFinder, Autohelm, modern winches, life sling, lines to cockpit, head & tank, delux. cabin, new upholstery. $4,900. Call Ben/Harvey, (415) 331-7965.

31-FT STEEL SLOOP, sistership to/ceb/rd. Volvo

CATALINA 30. Exceptional shape: 4 sails, rebuilt CAL 2-27, Con Carino. 4-time YRA Season Cham¬

SANTANA 525,1980.25-ft racing sloop. 3 sails,

CORONADO 25, 1967. Newly upgraded sails,

San Francisco Marina slip. New main, DS, KM, Atomic 4 engine. All lines lead aft. This boat is worth 15k if a penny. I’m letting her go for $11,000 obo. Simon, (415) 398-6908.

ETCHELLS 22,1993. North Sails, 1993 Kenyon mast, boom and spinnaker pole. Ready to race. $10,000,454-0430.

100 & 150 jibs. 9.9 hp Johnson. Porta-potti. Safety equipment. Nice interior. $5,500 obo. Call (510) 601-6390.

Conyplex of Holland. Volvo diesel, pressure h/c water, refrigeration, KM, 3 anchors, DS, battery charger, 3 batteries, VHF, dinghy, stereo, 3 jibs, new halyards and standing rigging. Well main¬ tained. Asking $16,000. (707) 746-7442.

CAL 29 74.

lent condition, 10 bags of sails, new set of North Sails, new Johnson 4 hp o/b, KM, depth, Loran, VHF, lots of extras. Asking $13,500 obo. Call Jim, (510) 933-0197. LANCER 25. Excellent condition in Emery Cove.

Loran, 2 anchors & rode, 3 mains, 5 jibs, 2 spinna¬ kers, all lines led aft. Singlehand coastal vet. Stainless BBQ, plus many extras, 2-boat owner. Must sell this one for $5,000. (510) 533-2610.

29 TO 31 FEET

OLSON 25 hull #99, Santa Cruz built 1986, excel¬

(415) 383-6208, hm.

CONTEST 30,1970. A fiberglass cruising yacht by

PRO 30 first generation, sailed once in Texas, built in New Zealand for Pro 30 racing, at a cost of over $150,000. Stored in warehouse, currently regis¬ tered, ready to sail. Asking $35,000. Call for de¬ tails. Roy Seaman, (310) 457-2995.

ERICSON 29,1978. Excellent condition, Yanmar diesel, wheel, roller furling, self-tailing winches, AB refrigeration, h/c water, 2 burner stove, Loran C, windpoint, knot log, depth, AP, anchor wind¬ lass, and much more. $19,900. (707) 425-8689.

CAL 2-27,1976. Great family boat, active fleet.

BARGAIN. Bristol 27, 7.5 Evinrude, VHF, DS,

27-FT SANTANA race rigged, new mast, club jib with traveler, 150% genoa, mule, 80% jib, spinna¬ ker equipment, 3 Barient #20’s, 2 Barient #22's, Martec folding prop. Needs new Atomic 4. Has o/ b bracket. $2,995. 1985,15 hp Evinrude, $700. (408) 241-6350.

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Well equipped for

357” HUNTER LEGEND 1987-88. Immaculate,

ERICSON 32,1974.20 hp Yanmar diesel, Loran,

1991 CATALINA 36. Custom dodger, furling,

Bay or Delta, singlehanding or the ocean. Hauled

loaded. Reduced. Best equipped Hunter in the

SatNav, sleeps 6, VHF, stereo, wheel, Santa Cruz

reefing, knot, depth, WS/WP, AP, VHF, refrigera¬

9/94. Freshly overhauled Volvo diesel. Large sail

country. Call for complete specs. Includes 4 sails,

slip included. $19,900. (408) 370-1521.

tion, propane stove/oven, power diesel, 3 blade

inventory. New Origa stove. $16,000. Call (510)

4 anchors w/electric windlass, roller-furling genoa,

284-4000 dys; (510)525-9181.

lines cockpit-lead, 27 hp diesel l/B, 10-ft inflatable

34- FT CAL MK III, 1977. Diesel, excellent condi¬

ghy w/5 hp o/b. Killer stereo. $85,000. Call (510)

w/6 hpo/b, Autohelm 4000, wheel steering, galley

tion. Fully equipped for cruising in safety and

522-6810.

30-FTBENETEAU FIRST 305,1985. Well main¬

w/stove & refr., Signet Instr. + Loran C & stereo.

comfort. Lying La Paz, B.C.S., Mexico. $23,500.

tained, beautiful cruiser/racer, 1994 race winner.

Generator, air compressor, heavy duty alternator

For inventory list and 11/94 survey call: 011 52

39-FT BALTIC, pristine example of Finnish crafts¬

All teak interior, 2 private staterooms, sleeps 6.

& batteries, solar panel, etc. At $61,500, a steal.

112 58111.

manship. Yanmar 4JH, 48" wheel, Harken, Espar

Teak/holly sole, folding table/wine rack, color co¬

Call (310) 832-5741, Judy or Hugh. CATALINA 34,1988. Cruise-ready, great livea¬

GPS, AP, integrated, Northstar 800X, teak decks.

SANTANA 30

Rapid Transit.

ordinated cushions, 30 gal. water tank. Ipg stove/

prop, battery charger, all lines lead aft. 10-ft din¬

D5,10 Hood sails, Navtec rod & hydraulics, NKE

oven, twin sinks, lots of storage. Almost new North

ERICSON 35 Mark II, 1976. Completely refur¬

board, all lines to cockpit or wheel, roller reefing,

None nicer anywhere. Better than new inside &

95% and 155% jibs; 125% furling jib. Full batten

bished inside/out. PHRF 150/cruiser. New: 3GM,

jib & genoa, cruising spinnaker, dodger, inflatable,

out. $147,000 obo. (206) 337-0304.

main, Elvstrom delivery main and 3/4 oz. spinna¬

30 f/w Yanmar diesel 18 hrs, 38 gal f/g water,

refrigeration, Loran, VHF, depth & knot meters,

ker. New Harken split drum furling, quick vang,

holding tank, hot water, upholstery, cabinetry,

c pressure, diesel, AP, windlass, other extras.

LOOKING FOR A NONSUCH 30 or 36? Consider

Martec folding prop and sheet stoppers. Lewmar

curtains, pressure hot/cold, rule pumps, 3-20

$58,000. (916)'858-1648.

a Ticon Cat Ketch. 1988/89. Canadian quality.

self-tailing, two speed winches. New running rig¬

charger, Lewmar self-tailers, dodger, covers,

ging. All lines led aft to cockpit. Yanmar diesel -

Profurl, jib, line stoppers, running rigging, 4000

TARTAN 33,1980. Hauled, painted&surveyed 3/

Immaculate. Original owners. Volvo diesel. Auto¬

low hrs., Raycor fuel filter, Voyager Loran, Signet,

Autohelm, paint, lights, CD stereo, batteries, props,

94. New standing rigging ‘90. H/C pressurized

helm and Tridata (1994). Fast and safe. $79,500

Smartpak, full boat cover, plus lots more. $40,500.

etc. No blisters, recent LP, 5 sails, CNG stove,

water, Edson wheel, WS/WD, Loran. 3 headsails

for quick sale. Chris, (415) 892-5263.

(916) 646-3400; (916) 421-5132.

microwave, much more. Relocating. Better,

plus new spinnaker & gear. Universal diesel, low

cheaper than 1990's Ericson - Orange County.

hours. Xlnt. boat, owner moving up. $42,000.

TAYANA 37,1977. Custom teak interior & exte¬

NEWPORT 30,1970. Tabernacled mast, clean,

$39,000. (714) 642-7949.

(310) 432-2267, Iv. msg.

rior, LPU paint. Yanmar 44, Balmar alternator,

bay boat, all instruments except radar, Loran,

SANTANA 35. Have spent millions, buy for thou¬

33-FT SOVEREL, ‘86. Ultra light, PHRF 90, Olson

spinnaker, watermaker, Icom HF, SatNav, GPS,

custom galley, one stove/oven, VHF, spinnaker,

sands. Recent inventory, bottom, instruments,

built, epoxied bottom, full racing hear, 4 spinna¬

Avon life raft, dinghy & 8 hp o/b, plus pages of

150,110, Atomic 4. $10,500 obo. (408) 354-9313.

etc. $35,000/offers. Call (415) 854-0770 or (510)

kers, 16 bhgs sails, new set in ‘93,4 bunks, galley,

extras (much newor recent replacements). Proven

799-3923.

chart table, AP, Yanmar diesel, folding prop.

world cruiser on second circumnavigation (over

$35,000. Monterey dock available.(408) 372-2352.

90,000 miles cruised all oceans). Exceptionally

Same dimensions as Nonsuch 36. Huge cabins.

Monitor wind vane, ProFurl, pride sails, cruising

new bottom paint/survey, roomy, dry, fast cruiser/

maintained, upgraded and modified for extended

35-FT WARRIOR center-cockpit sloop, full keel,

32 TO 35 FEET

heavy long distance cruiser, main, 4 jibs. All

35- FT US YACHT PILOTHOUSE SLOOP. Fin

cruising. Located in Cyprus ready for cruising

electronics, windvane, dodger, cockpit cover. New

keel/skeg^rud'der. Sails high and fast; 7 kts. in 20

Greece and Turkey this summer, Red Sea, Thai¬

Yanmar diesel. $35,000. Howard, (415) 726-5150.

kt. wind. Roller furling 150 genoa. Cruises at 7 kts.

land next? (206) 452-9940, Fax (206) 457-5952.

32-FT WESTSAIL CUTTER rig, world cruiser,

on 40 hp diesel. Inside and outside steering/

Y-Knot,

Bristol condition. Hauled, painted, sun/eyed 1993.

33-FT 10-INCH TARGA, 1982. Racer/cruiser

control stations, AP, Loran, DS, KM, VHF, electric

FAIR WEATHER 39

Recent upgrades include: standing rigging, sails,

sloop, teak deck, center cockpit, Captain's cabin.

windlass, and Bruce anchor. Propane stove and

innerforestay. Possibly the most completely out¬

all canvas, incl. dodger, Profurl, head and tank,

Excellent condition. $44,400 obo. (916) 624-3072,

furnace. 6’4” headroom. Sleeps 6 comfortably in

fitted and equipped offshore cruiser on the west

stereo, inflatable and outboard, new varnish. CQR,

or write: Lloyd Downing at 6065 Bryce Way,

8’ long bunks. Warm and dry Bay boat. Great

coast market. 90% of extensive gear list was new

Bruce on bow, Danforth on stern. Bow and stern

Rocklin, CA 95677. Will consider trading for prop¬

liveaboard. $39,000 or trade for motor home;

in 1993 and 1994. This is a turnkey operation set¬

rails. Extensive equipment list. $48,500 obo. (310)

erty.

pickup/camper with trailerable boat; Colorado or

up for the 2-year Pacifica '95 circumnavigation

Montana property. (719) 488-0112.

flotilla but health problems prompt owner to sell.

821-3862.

1986 sloop with

$165,000. Vern Hinkle, Shelter Island Marina,

CUSTOM CHOATE 33. Consistent winner. 13

ENDEAVOUR 32, 1979. Excellent condition, sleeps 6, VHF, am/fm, head w/shower, H & C

PETERSON 34,1978. Very good overall condi¬

sails, diesel, cruise 6 with CNG, mech. ref., dual

water, Hood roller furling jib, 20 hp Yanmar diesel,

tion. Diesel power, complete selection of sails.

water tank etc. Photos, survey, equipment list

wheel, berth available, lost job, reduced for fast

Windvane, cruise ready and clean. Priced to sell.

36-FT ISLANDER SLOOP. Bay play or Mexico

upon request. Moored in Marina del Rey. Asking

sale. $21,000 obo. Call Walt, (510) 682-2580.

$29,500 in Sausalito. (800) 252-6657 or (415)

fun: Perkins diesel, Quick Vang, full batten main,

331-4542. Partners considered.

4 head sails. Spinnaker, Loran, Furuno radar. Full

O’DAY 32,1977. Sloop, ctr. cockpit, documented,

full liveaboard interior amenities. Call for complete list. (415) 589-5384.

$32,000 obo. (310) 479-0116 (eves). PEARSON 35-FT 1969. Solid f/b constr., teak CHEOY LEE 35-FT, 1981. Perry design. Great

trim, furling jib, dodger, all canvas, cockpit cush¬

San Diego, (619) 523-2464 or (208) 459-6898.

instruments. Dodger, full boat cover, ground tackle,

cruising sloop. Pristine. Extensive equipment and

ions, windlass, centerboard, new electrical, 40 hp

repowered 1987, 33 hp dsl., 75 amp alt., roller

backups. Documented. 11/94 survey and bottom

diesel under 100 hrs., stereo, etc. Great for Bay,

furling, lazy jacks, AP, Loran, radar, 30 gal. fuel,

paint. Lying P.V. Mexico. $65,000. (515) 270-270-

delta or liveaboard. 1993 survey. Must sell. $19,000

50 gal. water, 25# CQR, auto halon. Too much to

1982 ENDEAVOUR, 37-ft sloop. White w/bur-

1258. After 1/15/95, fax: Post Flight 011-52-322-

obo. (510) 736-1411, eves.

list. All Bristol. $27,500 obo. (510) 820-5955.

gundy trim. Loran, roller furling jib, new dodger,

HUNTER 33,1981. Roller furling, Yanmar diesel,

COLUMBIA 34. Large interior, 12v freezer, hot/

429-5625 or Iv. msg. (510) 746-4929, John or

1968 OLYMPIC/YORKTOWN 33-ft sailboat. In¬

wheel steering; VHF, wind, depth & speed gauges,

cold pressurized water, stove/oven, microwave,

Debbie.

cludes diesel, usual electronic equipment plus

self-tailing winches, dodger, h/c water, cockpit

shower. VHF, KM, 4 sails, diesel, wheel steering.

102-60.

AP. Great liveaboard. $57,500. Call eves, (707)

radar. Bluewater hull with room to live aboard.

cushions, stereo, 2 anchors, stove, head, charger,

Roller furling, 2 anchors, charger. Excellent livea¬

GREAT LIVEABOARD. 1978 custom 36-ft FC

Current owner paid, $25,000 in 1989. Asking

etc. Excellent condition. Sleeps 6+, fast, comfort¬

board. $20,000. (415) 788-9132.

ketch. Teak deck, Isuzu diesel, low hours, full sail

$8,000 obo as is. A steal if you fix it yourself. Jack, (510)482-5074; (510)531-7036.

able & fun. $29,950. Will coop with brokers. (415) 461-7147.

BABA 35. Pilothouse cutter. Classic Bob Perry

CAL 35,1980. See to appreciate this high quality/

design. After 12 years of good liveaboard cruising,

California built, lovingly maintained, fast cruiser.

owners ready for land-based life again. Lying

Spacious elegant interior/outstanding liveaboard.

SANTANA 37, live, cruise, race this boat's great

Turkey, ready for best cruising in Med. Everything

Diesel engine, diesel heater, dodger, windlass,

for all. 8 sails, CQR, EPIRB, Loran, Rod f’stay,

Lots of extras. George work 575-3535 d, (707)

needed already aboard. $99,000 or trade for ?

radar, Loran, Autohelm 3000, KM, DS, hauled 10/

propane, very roomy interior, much more. Must

538-0828 e. $35,000 firm.

(415) 885-5688.

94 (no blisters). $59,000. Owner, (415) 969-9512.

sell, $37,500. Call Stu, (415) 455-8747.

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36 TO 39 FEET

lent value. $24,000. (510) 865-6384. ISLANDER 36, 1976. Yanmar diesel with 200 hours, new epoxy bottom, new sails. Teak interior.

SAIL ALASKA Cruise the Southeast Alaska Wilderness Bareboat and Skippered Charters. Gene Buchholz, Captain Waltzing Bear Sail Charters (907) 747-3608 4600 Halibut Pt. Rd., Sitka, AK 99835

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inventory, propane stove, Norcold refer, Barient winches, Ritchie compass, wheel steering. Excel¬

Sausalito

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CATALINA 38, 1980. Beautiful condition. Re¬

GULFSTAR 50 KETCH, ready to go. Water-

RARE CHALLENGER 50 ketch, 1974. Furling

cently hauled and surveyed with all repairs com¬

maker, generator, Trace Inverter, IBM computer,

main, jib. Continuously upgraded, fully found,

pleted, new bottom paint, customized interior,

Perkins 4-108, Cruisair heat/ac, Loran, Autohelm,

ENDEAVOUR 40,1982. Sloop, center cockpit.

w/fax, radar, Loran, HAM, radios, diesel heater,

recent epoxy bottom. Perfect liveaboard or go

dodger, wheel, furling, full cover, and many ex¬

much more. Bimini, dodger, grill. Forward and aft

RDF, cruising sails, VHF, depth, windspeed/point,

anywhere boat. Too much equipment to list. Must

tras. This is a great sailing boat and must be seen

cabins, teak interior, large refrig/freezer, great

KM, Perkins diesel, Vac-U-Flush head, and more.

liveaboard. Excellent condition, great sailer, new

to compare with others. $53,000. (415) 332-7779.

Never chartered. Great condition. $135,000. Alex,

see to appreciate. Call for details. $130,000 obo. (707) 745-3858.

bottom. $92,500. (510) 814-9044.

(415)366-8318. C & C 38,1976. An excellent, well-built perfor¬ mance cruiser maintained in top sailing condition

46- FT CENTER COCKPIT Irwin ketch, 1980. Aft

‘84 DUTCH-BUILT Koopmans 43-ft, Siemens

cabin. Excellent condition. Great cruiser/livea-

steel center cockpit, Selden cutter rig, beautiful

mented. Teak decks/interior. Fully equipped for

board. Roller furling, SatNav, Loran, AP, depth,

interior, water tight bulkheads, just painted tops &

cruising. Nav./communication equipment included. Sail the world at your leisure. Liz DeStael, P.O.

wind, KM, generator, Perkins 4-154, full dodger

bottom, overhauled Volvo MD30A, new house

cover, new refrigeration, sleeps 8,2 staterooms,

batteries, AC/DC system upgraded, electronics,

'86 HANS CHRISTIAN 41-FT TC USCG docu¬

with continuous improvements and updates. Ex¬ tensive inventory of sails, winches, electronics Yanmar diesel, propane stove and new uphol¬

Box 1534, Kailua-Kona, HI 96745, (808) 329-

2 heads, stall shower. $105,000. (510) 748-0693.

stery. $49,500. (408) 259-3236.

3739; fax (808) 329-1060 or N. DeStael ph/fax

and other equipment, including recently installed

four anchors, steering vane, cruise ready. $137,000.(619)696-6805.

(206) 695-7255. $169,000. No brokers.

47- FT RHODES MOTORSAILER, 1972. Fully loaded, great liveaboard, spacious interior, cen¬

CAL 40. $37,500. Call (415) 457-4574, for more

been in an Alameda brokerage for 6 months and

SAIL ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD safely.

tral heating/air conditioning, complete kitchen, full

information.

has not sold. I want to sell this boat and am willing

Formosa Imperial, ketch, 48-ft. LOA, Garden Por¬

size shower & facilities, twin diesel Perkins & generator, flying bridge, ideal ocean cruiser, 800

ISLANDER FREEPORT 36,1982. This boat has

to deal. Equipment includes dinghy and o/b. Brand

poise. 60 hp Perkins diesel. Heavy f/g hull, teak

new engine, Perkins 4-108. Call or write Chet

decks. Radar interfaced with GPS. Loran, radio,

gal. diesel, 350 water. $79,500 obo. Chris, (415) 366-7044.

DEL REY 45,1973, flush deck sloop. Aft cockpit, aft cabin. Heavy full keel f/g cruiser, Mexico,

Ferguson, 6470 Crosswoods Circle, Citrus

RDF, 5 jibs, LPU on hull, electric anchor windlass,

Heights, CA 95621-4365. (916) 725-5634. No real

refrigeration, h/c pressurized water. Oven/stove.

estate swaps please. Asking $65,000.

Just hauled, hand-carved teak interior. Leecloths,

40-FT GAFF RIG KETCH. 60’s classic woody

150 water, Max Prop, full batten main, good sails,

new dodger. Excellent heavy weather boat.

with traditional charm and 90's gear. 44 hp Yanmar

Mariner furling, windvane, 2 APs, 450 gpd water-

40 TO 50 FEET

Canada, S. Pacific vet Great liveaboard or cruise anywhere, ready to go. Perkins 4-108,150 fuel,

Daysails comfortably with 15+ people. Lots of

diesel. Nathaniel Wilson sails. A beautiful livea¬

maker, radar, good ground tackle, 2 staterooms,

storage. $65,000. Call Steve, (510) 848-1816, Iv. msg., (510) 444-5333.

board cruising veteran. Sausalito berth. West

walk-in shower, 7-ft workbench, inverter, reefer &

coast delivery. $42,000/offers. (415) 332-9218.

fridge, TV, VCR, stereo, microwave, full awnings,

40-FT FRERS, 1987. Custom built offshore racer/

CATALINA 42-FT, 1989.3 cabin, excellent con¬

$98,000. (310) 822-5470.

bimini. More storage than most 50-ft cruisers. cruiser, triple spreader mast head rig, open tran¬

dition, refrigerator, radar, microwave, etc. One

47-FT CUTTER RIG Puvioux 1980. Luxurious

som, clean efficient deck layout, quality electron¬

accommodations in three staterooms, along with

ics, all offshore equipment, 35 hp diesel engine,

owner. $95,000. Call Jim, (415) 574-3456. No dealers please.

easy handling and good speed. Teak decks and

complete Hood sail inventory, all of this with a

51 FEET & OVER

brightwork, family size center cockpit. Wonderful

luxurious teak/cypress interior including aft cabin

BOATS READY TO GO. 48 LOD (63 LOA),

liveaboard or able passage-maker with all the

w/full head room, modern galley and convenient

Colvin Corten steel ketch fully cruise equipped, 4

Nav station. All systems ready to race/cruise

anchors, 2 dinghies, tools, charts, new canvas,

immediately. Asking $167,000. (310) 378-5472.

spares, etc. Charter U.S.C.G. certified, 33 pas¬

SKYE 51, 1981. Fast powerful, cutter. World

sengers. Liveaboard 2 TV/VCR, ice machine,

cruising in comfort and style. 10 sails, Navtec rod

extras. Asking $114,000. Call (408) 373-3309. CUSTOM CENTER COCKPIT lightweight cruis¬ ing ketch 49-ft overall, a long, slim speedster

CT 49 CUTTER, 1986. Modified fin keel with

dishwasher, refer/freezer, microwave, 2 heads/

easily sailed by couple. Major rebuild in ‘88 from

rudder skeg. Ideal cruiser, 18-month Mexico cruise, 2 people. Aft cockpit with additional center com¬

shower, easily handled by 2. $130,000 firm. (619)

rigging/backstay. 2 dbl cabins, Perkins 4-236, Yanmar generator, Grunert refrig/freezer, AP, ra¬

294-5843.

dar, inverter, SSB, B & G, bottom paint 9/94,

keel up through rigging, including wiring, remodel¬ ing, chain plates, instruments, etc. A new boat on a unique older hull. LPU painted hull and topside

panionway. Extensive quality equipment, some only 2 yrs. old. Robert AP, 24M radar, wind gen.,

WESTSAIL 42, completely outfitted for cruising,

extensive refit. $239,000. (206) 860-5259.

1993. She is a sleek, well maintained vessel, out

GPS, SatNav, SSB, 2 VHFs, PWR monitor, 130A

the latest and the best. There is not a better

HUDSON FORCE 50 KETCH. 58' LOA, 50’10"

cruising since ‘88. Loaded with gear and spares,

alt, inverter, 4 bat. banks, life raft, wind vane,

equipped Westsail 42. $90,000, no desert land,

ready to go again with minimum investment of

refricjpration, 150Gwater, 150G fuel, tank tender,

etc. please. For details (209) 572-1506.

LOD. All furling, easily singlehanded, 2 stations, radar, AP, Onan, watermaker, inverter, spares,

time and money. $49,900 (619) 298-5118.

2 Baros, 2 clocks, VDO instruments, teak deck,

records. Priced to sell at $111,000. Will consider

for/aft deck lockers, 11 ST winches, anodized

47-FT VAGABOND KETCH. Excellent liveaboard/

certain real estate or boat trades. May finance.

40-FT CHEOY LEE, 1970. Tri cabin yawl, f/g &

spars, 4 sails plus spinnaker, 3 anchors, 300' Hi

cruiser. Full galley including CNG 3-burner stove/

Roger Perry, (415) 331-5251 or (800) 728-7254.

teak, 48 hp Perkins 4.107, 2 heads, 8 sails,

Tensile, other chain/rode, stern anchor roller/

oven, Norcold upright fridge/freezer, built-in mi¬

stainless & Teflon valves, fish finder, Loran, VHF

mount, Perkins, SS prop and shaft, cockpit h/c

crowave, hot water, fireplace, walk-in closet, 2

& SSB, radios, EPIRB. $53,000. Call Tom, (707)

shower, bimini, side/back panels, deck wash,

heads w/Lectra San, 110/12 volt, stereo/tape deck,

MacGREGOR 65, pilothouse cutter 1988, Perkins 135 diesel. Custom interior for extended cruising

839-0245.

awning, all manuals. Call for boat specs, lists,

85 hp Lehman 350 hrs. VHF, depth. Asking

comfort. AP, dual steering, generator, watermaker,

photos. (510) 769-1870, dys/eves. Reduced

$132,000.(415)331-6043.

radar, refrigeration, heat/air cond., washer/dryer,

COLUMBIA 45,1973. Spacious and clean livea-

ing, recently hauled & serviced. $195,000. (510) 523-9292.

43-FT IOR RACER/CRUISER. Custom Mull de¬

$244,000.

sign. Superb ocean-going performance sloop.

Loran, SSB, VHF, TV, stereo, main/jib/genoa furl¬

Lovely teak i nterior/1 iveaboard amenities. Two

40-FT VALIANT PILOTHOUSE. 1980 by Uniflite.

board/cruiser. 1990 rebuilt 50 hp Perkins diesel.

private cabins, two heads, complete galley. New

Better than new. One owner, professionally main¬

Roller furling main and jib. TV, microwave, refrig¬

cushions. Extensive sail inventory. Sexy, comfort¬

tained. Outstanding cruiser/I iveaboard w/one state¬

erator/freezer, propane hotwater. Walk-in shower.

GREAT LIVEA BOARD/CRUISER. Formosa 51.

able and last. Reduced to$73,000.(415)780-3785.

room and big salon. Amenities include: Wood-

Avon dinghy/davits. New batteries. More. Sacri¬

Many improvements: new electrical and galley.

Freeman AP, Grunert refrigeration, Furuno radar

fice $55,900. (510) 814-9755 h; (707) 451-6278

Full keel, comfortable f/g cruiser. Full batten main.

1986 HANS CHRISTIAN 41-FT TC. The ultimate

& Loran, Lewmar winches, dual steering,

voyager. Striking black hull, Tanbark sails, Molokai

Westerbeke 58 diesel - one of the finest if not the

Pedestal steering, two staterooms, two heads. Lehman 6 cyl. dsl. ex/lrge gel cell main battery

interior. Shallow draft, lead ballast, fully equipped

best cruiser in the NW. Call for picture and specs.

CT 41-FT KETCH. F/G hull, Perkins 4-108, AP,

bank. Documented. Must see. $119,000. (415)

for long range cruising. Berthed in Honolulu. Will

Asking $150,000. Call (602) 927-6973 or (206)

elect, windlass, dinghy w/4 hp. T eak house, refrig.

296-0930.

deliver West Coast. $167,500. (808) 945-0524.

564-1221.

CRUISE THE SAN JUANS/GULF ISLANDS Liberty 45.8 available tor charier This elegant cutter features a master stateroom aft, two guest rooms forward, two heads with showers, an embarrassment of teak, state-of-the-art equipment. Call for brochure, (206) 371-5193

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Propane stove. Excellent ground tackle. Beautiful boat. $61,000 obo. (209) 529-5508.

Call for detailed specifications and photos.

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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. Vaughan, 17 Embarcadero Cove, Oakland (510) 532-1786; Fax 532-3461

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POWER & HOUSEBOATS

CLASSICS

LANCER 36.1/3 or 1/2 interest available in 1982

47-FT SUWANEE cruiser/houseboat, new twin

Bill Lee sloop. This boat is in "as new" condition,

Volvo i/o's (90 hrs), 7.5 KW gen. New interior,

original owners have maintained and upgraded

insulation, a/c, heat, etc. For 35-ft + cruising

boat continuously since delivery. Dark blue Awlgrip

sailboat of equal value, around $45,000. Jim, (510) 684-0508, eves.

1948 ALDEN 33-FT KETCH, plan 856, red cedar

50-FT HOUSEBOAT, $18,900,57-ft steel motor-

LPU topsides, five sails, roller furling, cruising

over oak frames, professionally built. Yanmar

sailer, $4,900,24-ft T anzer sailboat, $2,900,30-ft

interior, epoxy bottom, inflatable dinghy, down¬

aux., monel shaft, Maxi prop, diesel heater, 160

double ender diesel engine, $2,900. 24-ft cabin

town Sausalito berth, terrific bay cruiser. Step

amp alternator, smart charger, shore power, North

cruiser $900. 2-story Sausalito type boat house

aboard and start sailing, this is a terrific boat and

full batten sails, Harken roller furling jib, Loran,

$6,900.24-ft steel craft cabin cruiser $2,500. Call

is completely equipped. Experienced sailors only,

VHF +. Fully restored, refastened, keel bolts new,

Patrick at (916) 338-3633.

please. Existing partnership is restructuring, eq¬

WANTED

uity contribution required, boat will be retitled to

IMMEDIATE CASH liquidation for your sail or

Rigged single-handed. Fast; reach sustains 9

ESTATE SALE. Must sell 40-ft LOD steel hull

new ownership. Call Alson Silva for more info.

powerboat, lying anywherewithin Mexico. Prompt

knots, windward 5+ knots. Surveyed perfect 10.

Seabird yawl. Built 1972, documented

Office (408) 748-9398, eve (408) 288-6307 or

payment after inspection. Telephone, fax details,

Varnished inside and out. Asking $30,500 obo.

vessel Ford Lehman diesel, new rack and pinion

George at (415) 776-5118 (recording).

photos 01152-74) 84-29-60. Write: Richard, APDO

(510)521-9268.

steering, full interior, Loran, full deck awnings.

S/S fuel/water tanks. Absolutely no rot, leaks. fishing

522, Acapulco, Mexico. Ocean-view villa with

Needs some work. Liveaboard Sausalito berth.

KNARR 30, #74.1/4 equity interest in boat, not

servant available weekly/rental. Also crewed/

Best offer. (707) 984-6050, Bob.

berth. Berthed SF Marina, east basin. Races YRA

bareboat charter (or sale) Morgan 41 Out-Is¬

1899 plans (available), documented. Museum

one-design, WBRA (Wed.), & '95 IKC in SF.

lander.

condition, gaff rigged, deadeyes, teak deck, Tas¬

$1,750 plus $100 mo. for berth, race fees, insur.,

mania ironbark blocks, bronze fittings. Exterior

equip., maint. Whitt, (415) 331-7989 dys.

MIGHT YOU BE WILLING to donate your old

PARTNER WANTED FOR PEARSON Ensign

for my project. Write: #819,1032 Irving St., S.F.,

22-ft, 1964. Full keel sloop; large cockpit; excel¬

CA 94122.

CLASSIC SEA BIRD YAWL. Built from original

boat? A fully equippedsea going sailboat is needed

teak, interior mahogany. New Yanmar, recent

PARTNERSHIPS

haulout. Only authentic Seabird on coast. Sausalito, photos. (415) 332-5293.

lent daysailor/beginner boat. Main, 2 jibs, o/b,

MULTIHULLS

ISLANDER 36.1/4 interest. Well maintained, fully

discounted berth in Sausalito; 1/2 share for $750;

SAILING BOOTS WANTED: $50for pair of men's

equipped and many sails; Sausalito berth. Expe¬

$60/month for slip; plus 1/2 routine maintenance.

lightweight rubber Sperry Topsiders. Originally

rienced sailors only, please. Amiable partners.

(415) 720-0981.

made in the U.S. in the early 1970's, very flexible all black tops with white squeegee soles and

Existing partnership is restructuring. 1/4 dues = $200/mos. Bob, (415) 986-5000.

GEMINI 3200. Extensively improved and outfitted

C & C 38, in prime Sausalito berth, quarter time-

heels. Medium or large. 5221 Seward Park Ave.,

share, $250/month. Well-equipped singlehanded

S. Seattle, WA 98118. (206) 722-3385.

for serious bluewater cruising. Sail to “Bora Bora"

WEEKEND SAILORS. Ever since buying our

transpac veteran. Sleeps 6, h/c pressurized wa¬

and beyond before you buy. Details, call (619)

house in country, our68 Columbia 36 sits at the

ter, propane stove/oven, enclosed head w/shower,

TRAILER WANTED for Columbia Challenger,

966-0465 or (619) 286-9264.

dock on weekends. Pay our berth rent, help with

full instruments, 4 jibs, 3 spinnakers, Zodiac. Call

24-ft sailboat. Must have 8,000/10,000 lb. capac¬

maintenance and the weekends are yours. Very

Brooks, (707) 792-7064.

ity dual axle brakes. Dave, (408) 779-0018.

F-25 C New Farrier designed carbon fiber trima¬

well equipped, berthed S.F. Marina Green. Peter,

ran. A true coastal cruiser/racer that is trailerable,

(415)563-4421.

INCREDIBLY DEPENDABLE MAN seeks livea¬ board situation. I'm 64, employed, N/S, N/D, N/D.

shoal draft and fast. Rotating mast, 6-ft. bowpole, Smyth sail plan, asymmetric spinnaker, roomy

RACING/CRUISING SYNDICATE. Gorgeous 50-

interior. Will custom finish to your specs. Lyman

ft classic yawl. Strong, fast, excellent condition.

TRADE

Reasonable boat maintenance no problem. Pre¬ fer East Bay or southern Peninsula. Call or fax Roy at (510)484-8428.

Bay, coastal, YRA, OYRA, MMBA, Jessica Cup.

White, (303) 772-6082.

Action and traditional seamanship in style. Cost¬

AESTHETIC SAILBOAT, 37-ft custom Garden

43-FT TRISTAR trimaran, sloop, Pisces27, power

sharing syndicate, all or part of two seasons, then

ketch, mahogany, oak, Perkins diesel, boat cover,

windlass, self-steering: Aries and Autohelm, 3

Pacific Cup ‘96. (510) 254-5353.

dodger, excellent condition, well equipped and

electric start, sail prop. Must be excellent condi¬

maintained. Beautiful bright work. Mexico vet.

tion at reasonable price. Have cash or cash &

staterooms w/heads, proven cruising machine.

OUTBOARD 9.9 Johnson/Evinrude, long shaft,

Excellent liveaboard. $65,000. In Monterey, CA.

SANTANA 35. Partnership/charter/? Excellent

Berthed Marin County. Trade for country or out of

Macintosh SE computer to trade. Will also sell

(408) 899-7795 or (408) 372-7058.

shape 1983 (one of last built). Two time National

state property, real estate equity or ? Call (209)

Mac SE computer. (510) 521-0883.

Champion. Minimum three month commitment

728-3807. RANGER 23, toe-rail, clear anodized alum., with

32-FT TRISTAR TRIMARAN professionally built

buys full or part time usage for racing/cruising.

74, fiberglass over plywood, excellent condition

Terms, usage, berthing negotiable. Currently in

LANDLOCKED SAILOR would like to exchange

slots at 2" o.c. and screws at 4” o.c. 14' 0" long

and equipment for liveaboard or world cruising,

Alameda. (510) 834-6301, after 11 am.

sailing in Bay Area, Mexico or Caribbean for:

needed, 21'0" long if possible. (707) 263-5726.

shore power, h/c water, battery charger, 12v/120v

fishing/hunting pack trips or horseback riding with

refrigerator propane stove stereo, 2 sets of sails

SANTA CRUZ, Triton sailboat, 29-ft, lower har¬

unlimited trails plus accommodations at our beau¬

VOLVO PENTA MD1B (MD1). Keep this ad to sell

AP, sounder, Loran inflatable dinghy, safety equip¬

bor, one half ownership available, $4,800, plus

tiful ranch above Sacramento. Write Wes Moon,

yours in future. David (415) 381-9108. (Jan ‘95

ment small diesel with new alternator and pumps,

monthly slip fees and maintenance approximately

3317 Pheasant Crest, Cool, CA 95614.

Latitude).

lots of spares. Tools, ropes, anchors, genoa,

$100. Sturdy boat. (408) 354-1358.

spinnaker, etc. $25,000. Optional equipment in¬

REAL ESTATE AND/OR BOAT trades - creative,

cludes GPS 750w generator, Zodiac dinghy with

CAL 31. One space open in non-equity partner¬

2.5 hp. Visible in Monterey. Paul, (408) 372-7857.

ship. Very flexible use scheduling. This boat has

River, beach. Private access togovernntent lands.

1 main, 2 jibs and spinnaker. Also a new Perkins

Asking $245,000. Hudson 50’10” ketch (see 51 &

CATAMARAN. 16-ft Prindle with trailer, used

M20 diesel. Alameda berth. $150/mo. Call Mike

over). Will sell or consider financing exchanges,

twice, like new, excellent condition. Today's best

for a one month trial. (510) 865-5147.

partnerships. Roger Perry, (415) 331-5251 or

MONITOR WINDVANE, perfect condition with

(800) 728-7254.

spare parts kit. $2,500. Steven, (415) 258-3280.

buy. $1,750.(510) 376-7961.

secluded, well built home, substantial acreage.

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for most competitive prices in U.S. A must-have for cruisers.

EBBS

Volvo MD5A/110 Sail Drive running take out...$1,500

Great bon voyage gift! Catalog available. (305) 527-1605

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(813) 351 -8023 • Fax (813) 957-1391 • 2062 Harvard St., Sarasota, FL 34237

DIESEL SAILBOAT ENGINE and transmission 8

2 OUTBOARD MOTORS for sale. 1 Ward Sea

hp Volvo Penta MD1 just rebuilt runs perfectly, will

King, 7 horse. 1 Evinrude Ded Williams, 8 horse. $550 takes both. (415) 566-9461.

last forever, has electric start and manual start, starts easily, just like new, (408) 688-6527. $1,750. Capt. Mark.

DIESEL HEATER, Avon & o/b: Volvo Artie diesel forced air heater. Suzuki 2 hp & Yamaha 5 hp o/

PERKINS 4-107 running take-out as is, $1,200. Nani 4-cylinder for spare parts. Offers accepted.

b's. Avon 10’ dinghy w/t wooden transom & floor boards. Call h (408) 733-5664, b (408) 756-1661. CRUISING GEAR: Survivor 80 $2,500, 4 winds generator, $1,200, 45# plow $250, 300’ BBB

WEST MARINE INFLATABLE 8.6 like-new con¬ dition, $450. Apelco Loran C, plus antenna $50. 12-volt bilge pump, $25. Andy, (415) 968-5033. MAST AND BOOM, for Mercury, wooden, slotted with rigging. Good condition. Make an offer. Call (408) 259-3763, Iv. msg. PFAFF130, sewing machine portable yvith hand

chain $450, Zodiac Sy6 life raft, $1,200, Swoft anemometer $200, Groco (mod K-new) $250, Avon 10'3" inflatable $350, sextant, much more. Kirby, (408) 446-9363, anytime. 2 PALMER P60'S: one good runnerwith Paragon transmission and Walter V drive $1,000, one with Paragon transmission runs well but needs work, $500. Palmer will replace Atomic 4; all parts available at auto parts store. (707) 554-4732.

crank. Straight stitch and zig zag. Excellent condi¬ tion. $600. (510) 676-9523, after 5 pm. 76-FT WESTERBEKE 10-91, 25 hp diesel 495 original hrs., includes all inst. and service manu¬ als. New exhaust elbow recent cooling flush. Running great when removed (7/94) No smoke,

SAILOMAT, self-steering Servopendulum windvane/aux. rudder. Rigged, elegantly designed and manufactured in Sweden, $1,075. Profurl head,sail, roller furler, twin opposed luff grooves. Fits 5/16 forestay. $875, or installed for $1,075. Both units in excellent condition. (510) 236-9778.

leaks or knocks. Needs paint job. $1,500. Also Seward 6-gal. hot H20 heater. Brand new, never used, stainless. 110 vac + exchange + 12 V

CREW

PLANS CHANGE. Club Nautique single unlim¬

BLUEWATER OCEAN SAILOR, SCUBA diver,

ited membership for sale. I paid $2,750, asking

whitewater rafter/kayaker, airborne snowboarder,

$2,550. (707) 257-3442, Iv msg for Terry.

windsurfer, backpacker, 46, laughs, smiles, com¬ municates, has I.Q. above room temperature.

(510) 522-4677, Craig R. Wooster, Operations Manager, E.M.S. Alameda.

CLUBS/MEMBERSHIPS

2 NEW LEWMAR winches #30,2 speed.List price $450. Selling price only $250 ea. (510) 376-7961.

SINGLE UNLIMITED membership in Club

Planning 5+ yrS. circumnavigation & looking for

Nautique for $2,250. Call Jim in evening, (209)

seaworthy female, co-captain, 40-ish, with similar

478-3421.

interests. Sailor, Box 954, Seahurst, WA 98062.

SINGLE UNLIMITED, life-time membership for

RARE OPPORTUNITY to join a 10 yr. circum¬

Club Nautique in Alameda, CA. This membership

navigation on a uniquely beautiful, 53-ft, 1990

is currently selling for $2,750. I am selling my

steel cutter, professionally crewed, maintained

current membership for $2,275, a $500 savings. If

and outfitted for world cruising. Become a partner

interested please call (408) 730-5269, James Bellew.

and receive charier weeks in new exotic locations, and unlimited offshore/coastal passages. (206) 328-7768.

UNLIMITED CLUB NAUTIQUE couple member¬ ship. Must sell. Moved to Louisiana. $500 above transfer costs. Cheap. (504) 847-1967.

LIFE IS SHORT BUT WIDE. Lovely (not wide) F 39, journalist with skills, depth, intelligence, wit and whimsey; loves classic sailboats and all out¬

CLUB NAUTIQUE UNLIMITED couples mem¬

doors; seeks educated, accomplished able

bership. Alameda and Sausallto clubhouses. So¬

(sea)man who desires a shared life. Call (617)

cial activities and large, clean charter fleet. We

576-6273.

have completed all courses and now own our dream boat. You can do the same. Transferable

AHOY prospective crew, captains or those who

membership. Value, $4,125 for $3,100. Joe, (916) 265-2070.

would just enjoy being on a sailboat wanted for weekend days or weekdays for fun, leisurely San

operation. $275. Both located Redwood City. Steve, (303) 670-9435, eves (mtn. time). TRAILER. Twin axle sailboat trailer for boats 20-

Francisco Bay sailing on a 30-ftcomfortable yacht.

MONITOR WINDVANE, Pur 06 watermaker, Furuno208weatherfax, Litton 406 EPIRB, 33# Bruce anchor, Survival kit and more. (415) 794-0808.

All conveniences on board. Call (707) 578-5799.

NON-PROFIT

35. Exc. condition. Surge brakes, tongue jack, tongue extension. $2,250 obo. (415) 558-0444. SINGLE AXLE, Vanson boat trailer. Had 25’ x 2600#, swing keel sailboat on it. Trailer is rusty and needs some brake parts. Has current reg. and new lights. Brake actuator, brake lines, wheels,

4-PERSON OFFSHORE LIFERAFT, $2,100; EPIRB - ACR 406 Mhz - $795; ORC flare kit $245; SOSpenders offshore safety harness with tether (2) - each - $55; AT&T High Seas Direct $895; Valiant Eaglet hard dinghy - $995; Tanaka 3 hp o/b - $435. All like-new condition. Call (214) 534-3704.

LOOKED FOR LOVE in all the wrong places until I found my 30-ft yacht and the magic of sailing. Now with no boat, I need a sailing partner for

IRS TAX DEDUCTION. Donate your,boat, run¬

ongoing voyage in '96. We need to sail together,

ning or not running. Get full tax reduction. Call

plan and enjoy our mutual dream. I’m SWF and

today, (800) 344-1186. Benefits the S.F. AIDS Foundation.

you’re healthy, wealthy, and wise with outstand¬ ing sense of humor, love of life and the sea. Let’s get to know each other, only one small step for an

tires in good shape. $450. (415) 467-3844.

adventurous man. L.T. Howard, Box 891 S. Perth,

TRAILER, sailboat, Trailrite, made in Santa Ana Calif. 22-ft, 3,000-5,000 lbs. capacity, surge brakes,

WINDLASS McMurray bronze 12v $1,195 new $600. Wanted wheel brake for yachting special¬ ties wheel steering. Paul, (510) 549-0737.

new tires. No rust. $800. (510) 481-0425, ask for

WA6151 Australia.

PROPERTY FOR SALE/RENT

51 YR. OLD bearded SWM/type B personality TWO SMALL 2BR, Ibth, garage under homes,

with well found Rawson 30. Been wanting to “go”

Steve, after 6 pm.

ENGINES FOR SALE: Atomic 4, fresh rebuild,

located on hill one block from Vallejo Yacht Club.

for 15 yrs. - can't wait any longer. Quitting work 6/

Three extra garages, near parks and library.

95, heading south and beyond. Boat set up for

NEW HARKEN 32, self-tailing winch, $460. Lavac

never run, $1,800 obo, 9.9 Johnson o/b, long shaft. $650.15 hp Mariner short shaft. $650. (415) 332-8020, ask for Bill.

$85,000 mortgage. You pay closing and keep my

singlehanding - but I'm tired of being alone. Life’s

heads, simple & fool-proof, 2 available at $335 ea.

equity. Please call Cynthia, (707) 552-0655.

more fun with someone. Seeking unencumbered

Vetus 100 liter waste tank, $100. Used Capri, 13

female ready for a change and a new adventure.

sailing dinghy in perfect shape, $1,300. Almost

COASTAL PROPERTY in Oregon, white water

Are you out there? Seth, P.O.B. 251, Pt. Rich¬

identical to Laser but better. (510) 521-2203.

view, inland side of PCH. Lovely 1200 sq. ft., 3

mond, CA 94807.

MISCELLANEOUS

bedroom, 2 bath, with garage, on .49 acre, remod¬

PARTING SALE. Beautiful Spruce ketch, rig off

eled in 1993, virtually new. Would like to trade

I LOVE TO SAIL. Free-spirited, athletic female

38 footer, bronze port lights, doraids, cleats, teak

equity in house for 38'-47' center cockpit, 2 head

would love to crew on the Bay. Available some

sailboat (preferred). In addition, if necessary, will

weekdays and weekends. Don’t hesitate, call &

exchange labor to build new house'or remodel

leave message, (415) 389-8735.

hatches, interior parts, blocks, 6000 lb+ lead, Westerbeke 4-107,2-spd winches, diesel heater, binnacle & teak wheel, 3/8 chain, monel tanks, electrical panels & hardware, Montgomery sailing dinghy & lots more. (510) 769-6977.

OVER 285 SHEETS of Philippine mahogany marine plywood W.B.S. This ply came directly from the Philippines and has been dry stored for over 10 years. 4x8 sheets 1 /4-$39.95,3/8-$56.66, 1/2-$68.44,3/4-$104.16 & f-$145.00. Call (408) 633-2417.

existing for individual with sailboat. Licensed gen¬ eral contractor in CA & NV. Call (702) 831-4323,

WANTED, CREW POSITION on Olson 25/30.1

ask for Rich.

have dinghy and keel boat exp. Call Bob, (415) 383-9557.

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Deep water dock, rustic 2-bed, 1 ba. river front home, hot tub and 2 decks overlooking

Also black vinyl

& other mfg. available. Ablading paint, 50% copper, $50/gal.

river, RV parking, 10 minutes to ocean. Zoned possible water related business allowed.

Primer & other epoxies, $10-$15/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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CATCH THE WIND ...and explore 178 miles of shore line on Southern Oregon's beautiful Tenmile Lake. Sail, fish and swim from your own private dock.

(510) 671-2526 "CLEAN BOTTOMS ARE

Contemporary, secluded lakeside home on .75 of an acre. $272,500.

Details: Call Angela Ewing, Century 21, Sky Realty, Inc. (800) 421-4218

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HOMES ON THE WATER with boat docks from $85,000. Also newer mobile home in a park with bay view and boat slip available. $25,500. Call Keith Condon • Century 21 Consolidated Services (707) 444-7731

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Call Bobbi at (415) 331-5919 for free esti/nate.

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SPINNAKER SAILING and Rendezvous Char¬

NISSAN INFLATABLE, 11’8", includes 8 hp

37-FT O’DAY CENTER COCKPIT at Emery Cove

ters are looking for qualified 6-pack and 100 ton

Nissan 0.4). This craft is in excellent condition and

w/active racing and cruising schedule and 22-ft

Captains, Sailing Instructors, and maintenance

the motor is like new. It will plane with 2 people.

Catalina with trailer (spinnaker rigged) family va¬

personnel for the 1995 sailing season. Top pay,

Perfect for around the Bay. $2,450. Call Bob,

cation or lake races. Timeshare both $300/mo.

EDINGER MARINE SERVICE is accepting appli¬

great people and benefits. Fax resume to (415)

(510) 215-6474 (Brickyard Cove).

cations for Parts and Counter Person, $13.00

543-7405 or call (415) 543-7333.

HELP WANTED

(Will check out those with minimum experience). Accepting additional non-equity partner. Call Joe,

Cazadortor

starting pay, benefits, computer skills, parts expe¬

1983 PACIFIC SEACRAFTOrion 27,

rience and neat appearance required. Please

sale in Puerto Vallarta. This documented vessel

(800) 259-3683 dys or (916) 989-4000 (24 hrs).

pristine. New varnish, bottom paint, oversize rig¬

MONTGOMERY 15,1985. Trailer, new Yamaha

ging, new dodger and all covers 1993. Monitor,

4 hp o/b, good sails, new centerboard. Great little

Packer Place, Alameda, CA 94501, in the Grand

Autohelm 4000T, stereo, GPS, Seafrost refrigera¬

sailer. $4,000. Rich, (415) 512-6257 dys; (415)

Marina.

tion, life raft, bottom siders, diesel and alcohol

331-7954 eves.

send or fax resume to (510) 522-4679 or apply in person, Edinger Marine Service, 2021 Alaska

TOO LATE TO CLASSY 15 HP JOHNSON LONGSHAFT. Electric start.

stoves, new radio and awnings, 4 anchors, wind¬

EDINGER MARINE SERVICE is accepting appli¬

Approx. 5 hrs. All freshwater. $950 firm. (510)

lass, 92 Achilles with motor. Will assist delivery to

KETCH OF THE DAY. 30-ft bluewater cruiser

cations for Journeyman Marine Mechanic, $19.00-

881-1456.

U.S.$47,000U.S.Fax Cazadbrpi 1-52-322-10722.

ready for journey, fully equipped, radar SatNav.

chanic experience, Cat and/or Detroit experience

ISLANDER 32. New Loran, depth/knot meters,

1973 CATALINA 27, dinette version, excellent

Consider trade or owner will carry small amount

a plus. Neat appearance, must have own tools.

Autohelmtillerpilot, CNG stove/oven, new heavier

condition. Atomic 4, roller furling, tall rig, spinna¬

with exc. credit. $25,000. Appt., (707) 528-9843;

Please send or fax resume to (510) 522-4679 or

rigging, cockpit dodger, lifeline canvas, fiberglass

ker, all lines lead to cockpit, DS, KM, VHF, lighted

(707) 995-2117.

apply in person, Edinger Marine Service, 2021

never had blisters, traditional keel, island veteran.

compass, extra main & genoa. Interior four years

Alaska Packer Place, Alameda, CA 94501, in the

$14,000, or $23,000 w/35' sail-in slip in Santa

new. Lots of extras. Bargain at $9,500. Call (707)

70-FT SLIP AVAILABLE mid Jan. to mid Feb.

Grand Marina.

Barbara’s Marina One. (805) 735-4456.

426-2357.

Sausalito, (415) 331-8153.

Loran, etc. Berthed at Bodega Bay serious only.

$22.50 start, full benefits. 5 years Marine Me¬

FULL TIME SAILMAKER wanted, experience

24-FT1956 CHRISCRAFT CRUISER, mahogany

23-FT SAN JUAN, 1977. Swing keel, tandem axle

INTERNATIONL FOLKBOAT 26', new bottom

desired but not necessary. Call Sobstad, Pi. Rich¬

structure, w/teak decks. 6 cyl. flat, dir. drive. 1st

trailer, depth speed. Dry sailed and only used in

paint, Awlgrip topsides, new nonskid decks, teak

mond. (510) 234-4334.

$700. Byron, 878-6916 eves; Pat 338-3633 dys.

fresh water. No blisters. Multiple boat owner needs

interior, Honda 8 hp o/b 40 hrs. VHF, DS, KM. All

Dry docked N-Sac, n/trailer.

to reduce'inventory, make offer. Stored in Stock-

coast guard equipment, 6 sails. Terrific Bay boat,

ton. (209) 477-7408.

prettiest Folkboat in area. $9,500.(408) 927-6429.

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California Maritime Academy.172 California Custom Canvas.77 California Yacht Sales . 177 Caribbean Yacht Charters.137 City Yachts .19,174 Club de Yates Palmira .......173 Club Nautique . 54 Compass Yachts.174 Conch Charters.138 Corso Marine.67 Coyote Point Marina. 46 Crane, D.F. 173 Crisis At Home Intervention Center.77 Defender Industries.38,149 Desolation Sound Yacht Charters.138 Detco Marine.55 DeWitt Studio .141 Diesel Fuel Filtering . 173 Dimen Marine Financing.44 Driscoll Yacht Sales .176

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30' 30' 35' 35' 35' 35‘ 36' 37' 38' 40' 41' 50'

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IDEAL CRUISER • CT 49, 1986 CUTTER 18 month Mexico cruise - crew of two. Call for boat specifications. Extensive quality equipmentlist and photos.

For sale by owner. $250,QQQ. $244,000

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46' BENETEAU FIRST 456, 1985. Alerte. Owners double plus 2 guest stoterooms. Hew Perkins diesel. SSB, radar, BNG, teak decks. Outstanding value at 5125,000 asking. Owner wants offers. Local.

WESTSAIL, 1981 CUTTER tool Am. Center cock K42'iteit. Newmechanically, interior set up for Iona dislonce cruising, immocudouble berth oft, spacious interior. Cen¬ tral Agents, INQUIRE.

47' WILLIAM GARDEN DESIGNED Vagabond 47 Ketch by Bluewoter, 1981. Sara. Ocean cruise or liveaboord. 3 staterooms. Gorgeous nautical interior with fireplace. Owner's aueen oft. Immaculate in and out. Outstanding value. Reduced to 5155,000.

38* CUSTOM SCANDINAVIAN fully cruise equipped ketch 1978. Ttenka' 80 hp Perkins, double oft. Owner sacrifiang and reduced to 5/9,900.

"Cerrito" 60-FT STAN HUNTINGFORD DESIGNED CUSTOM CENTER COCKPIT CRUISING KETCH 1978

36* COLUMBIA, 1968. Sharp interior, diesel. Great S.f. Bay. BIG VALUE at $22,000.

Excellent ocean performance due to heavy fiberglass constuction and 18,000 lbs of keel ballast. Easy to sail with main, mizzen and genoa roller furling. 3 double stoterooms and immense, very light salon. Excellent galley. Ocean going electronics. Ford Lehman. Liferaft, invertor, radar, pilot, hard dodger. Teak and holly sole throughout. Ready for world cruising. Located Bay Area. Asking $325,000. Central Agents.

32' ERICSON, 1970. Wheel steering, WOW! Interior. Anxious. Great value. Asking $16,500.

SOLD BOATS 60’ PACEMAKER, 1969, FBMY 36' SEA RAY 360 AFT CABIN 40' DEFEVER DOUBLE CABIN FBMY 35' DUFOUR SLOOP, 1976 3T ERICSON SLOOP, 1974

37’ SILVERTON FLYBRIDGE, 1985. Twin 350 s, gen. as new interior. Ask $79,000. Try??

34' BAYLINER 34S0, 1987. Very law hours. Two doubles, super clean, generator, air conditiong. Asking $59,000.

38' ERICSON, 1984. Universal diesel, furling, Borient Sis, double berth oft, roll, windvane, $79,500.

37' SEA RAY 370,1992. Shows better than brand new, dceoralor interior, full Deha oft, 330's. ASK $115,000.

30' DONZI BLACK WIDOW, 1989. Twin/low hours. Worth $50,000+! SACRIFICE by osking $42,000.

34' CALIFORNIAN FLYBRIDGE, 1980. 2 staterooms, twin diesels/low hrs. Gen. REAL SHARP. $55,500

46' BLUEWATER FLYBRIDGE, 1985. 2 queens, A/C, enclosed oft. Attractive at $165,000. Ask.

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SABRE 32,1984. With brand new Hood main and jib. New I iarken roller furling, new deck layout with all lines aft and a new Autohelm this is the most nicest Bay/Coastal cruiser in this size range we've seen. Super clean. $59,900 • John Baier.

"Sterling"

NORSEMAN CC 447,1984. New diesel, new jib. Harken roller furling. Full canvas, electronics, refrigeration, dinghy, outboard, genset, watermaker and more. Superb. Serious Seller. Reduced to $235,000 • John Baier. Sistership

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! _, Just Reduced, Offered Ht $269 000 Located in San Diego Owners want out! CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE 40 YAWL Rare Cheoy Lee. Beautiful conditon, many upgrades. Prices to sell at $55,000 • Craig Shipley

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" Anitra"

12 US #5

What Price Perfection ? It's tough to set a price on perfection, because only once in a great while does a boat like this come along. You take its measure, get out the calculator, and the price is $297,500. It may be too esoteric for some, and surely too expensive for most, still, it's a most uncommon value for all. Just to see her is a treasure rarely encountered on this plasticized planet. Bmce Farr of New Zealand drew the lines, C&B of Santa Cruz did the building and Eric Manchester, owner, completed the creation. Come see what talent, money and love can foster.

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VENTURA (805) 642-4900

36’ ISLANDER FREEPORT 81

44' NAUTICAT PH/MS '86

Diesel sloop, side cabin, refrig., A/P, dodger, furling main and jib. Best on marked Asking $63,900 • Ventura Office

Quality built, diesel, genset, SatNav, SSB, A/P dining for 6,2 strms, down galley, top condition! Asking $249,000 • San Diego Office

SELECTED SAIL 27' NOR'SEA '77 CT, SD .$ 34,900 29' COLUMBIA 77, SL, SG.19,500 30' CATALINA '85 SL, SD.27,000 30' NEWPORT MK III'82 SL.24,900 30' TAHITI '60 KT, WD/SD .28,000 30' WILLARD 76 CT, SD.39,000 30' HUNTER, '90, SL, SD.43,500 32' WESTSAIL 76 CT, SD.55,000 33' HUNTER '92 SL, SD.69,900 34' COLUMBIA MK IH '71 SL.26,900 35' SCHOCK'87 RA/SL, SD.61,000 36' HUNTER'80 SL, SD.34,500 36' ISLANDER 76 SL, SD.44,900 36' ISL, FREEPRT. '81, SL, SD.63,900 37' H UNTER '87 SL, SD.68,900 40' OFFSHORE'66 SL, SD.47,500 41' CORONADO 74 SL, SD.38,900 42' TAYANA '84 CT, SD .129,000 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.199,000 72' ALDEN SCHOONER 24.150,000 9S' SCHOONER 14, SC, SD....275,000 •

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SELECTED POWER 25' SKIPJACK '91 SF, SG.$ 53,000 30' PROWLER'88, AC, TG .64,900 31' WELLCRAFT '80 EX, TG .29,500 32' BAYLINER '84, SDN, TG.44,900 34' CALIFORNIAN 79 TR.67,500 34' TOLLYCRAFT '80 AC, TG.56,000 35' BAYLINER'90 EX, TG.59,950 35' VIKING 74, SF, TG.47,000 36' CHB '80 TR, TD.62,500 36' HATTERAS 73 SF, TD.85,000 36' NOVA '90 MY, TD.125,000 36' PACIFICA 74 SF, TD.99,999 36' TROJAN '81 AC, TD.86,500 36' MMC '82, TR, SD.88,000 37' FAIRLINE '85 AC, TD.119,500 41’ MAINSHIP'90, MY, TG.119,000 42' ROUGHWATER '85 TR.129,900 43' TOLLYCRAFT'81 YF.199,000 45' BLUEWATER 78 MY, TG.69,500 46' CHRIS CRAFT 71 HB.55,000 46' HERSHINE '87 FB/MY.167,000 47' PACEMAKER '69, TD.139,000 48' OCEAN'88 SF, TD.339,000 50' CALIFORNIAN '83 YF, TD .... 210,000 51' TOLLYCRAFT '69 MY.125,000

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SELECTED SAIL 28' 29' 30' 30' 34' 34' 35' 36' 36' 36' 38' 38' 39' 42' 42' 44' 44' 46' 47' 47' 50' 51' 57' 72'

Pearson. ...$16,000 Ericson.3 from $16,500 Newport. ...$19,900 Yankee.2 from $20,000 Christopherson. ...$15,000 Cal. ...$36,000 Willard Cutter. ...$39,000 Pearson Ketch. ...$64,900 Lancer . ...$35,900 Mariner Cutter. ...$49,000 Vancouver Steel CT. ...$75,000 C&C. ...$58,500 Cal/Lear Mkll. ...$59,000 Tayana . .$129,000 Garden Porpoise Cutter ...$49,500 Peterson. ...$98,000 Freedom. .$149,500 Kelly Peterson, '85. .$225,000 Perry.2 from $138,500 Van Dam, steel ketch .... .$160,000 Force, singlehand. .$185,000 Formosa PH. .$190,000 Islander, custom. .$150,000 Lancer Motorsailer '86 .$450,000

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SELECTED POWER 33' 35' 36' 37' 38' 40' 43' 46' 46' 48' 48' 48' 48 57' 59' 60’ 60' 65' 70' 70' 70' 70' 75' 82' 85'

Chris Craft SF.$44,900 Californian SF.2 from $94,500 Egg Harbor, SF.$90,000 Scarab Exp.'91 .$78,000 Mediterranean SF.(2) $169,000 Mainship MY.$125,000 Viking MY.$175,000 Chris Craft Houseboat.$49,000 Princess Riviera Ex '91 ..$399,000 Chris Craft YTFS.$225,000 Fexus Sdst, '88.Offers Uniflite cpmy.$139,000 Uniflite YF.3 from $210,000 Californian Cpmy.$389,000 Kha Shing CPMY, '90 .... $399,000 HatterasCV.$595,000 Vega Marina SF.$395,000 Angel MY.$495,000 Heisley Exp.;.$985,000 Elliott SF.$950,000 Ocean Alexander LRYF .. $675,000 HatterasMY.$1,150,000 Westide MY.$895,000 Ft. Bragg Cstm LRMY.... $270,000 MaioraMY, '86.$1,975,000

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This is just a sample of our listings. We're looking for quality listings. SAIL SCOW. 50 years old. Chained to our docks so it won't sink. Come and save H thsold dear-quickly!!

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38'HCTrad.Cutter 78^ Hawaiian Vet Genset, Watermaker, Radar, Loran, Ham radio, 2 Staterooms.$87,500

40' CHEOY LEE MIDSHIPMAN, 1973 Wonderful condition. Many valuable extras. Estate soid, "Price the boat to sell." § Coll Al Levenson. $69,500.

36'WILLIAM ATKINS, 1961. Steel hull world class cruiser. Full equipped, high inventory list, Bristol, must see! $65,000. Call Steve. ..... .

41 ’ HANS CHRISTIAN 1985 Trad.Cutter.Pullman berth, Genset, Weatherfax, Workshop....$185,000

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32’ ALLIED SEAWIND II, 1976 Sistership to first fiberglass sailboat to circumnavigate. Well equipped. Great condition. 1 Call Al levenson. $44,900.

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BROKERAGE BERTHS AVAILABLE ~ Free maintenance, lowest slip fees, excellent location.

3$’FORMOSA KETCH, 7ft. Fiberglass, dies Owner anxious. Price reduced.

45' COLUMBIA, '73. Partnership breaking up. Extremely spacious, exceBent fiveoboard. Sloop. Meeds ILL Priced to sal. Calf fast - won’t lost.

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Donru Marine Surveyors & Adjusters, AMS (408) 372-8604

Terry 0'Herren, S.A. (415) 854-8380

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1306 BRIDGEWAY, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 • Fax 332-2067 HI-VISIBILITY LOCATION FOR 30 YEARS. BOATS SELL AT OUR DOCKS.

Recently returned from a world cruise lying in S.F. Seriously for sale.

47* PORPOISE KETCH

loaded with quality cruise gear. Try $70,000.

42'BENETEAU

‘85. Performance cruis¬ ing quality boat & gear. Now only $ 105,000.

41' SCEPTRE, 1988 Designed for short-handed sailing. Custom light wood interior.

42' PEARSON

'84. Great comfort in cruising. $100,000/offers.

34' PETERSON

Clean and well rigged. Sausalito berth. Try $30,000.

ALERT 1946 RHODES 62

30' CATALINA 87

Perfect family, Boy, Delta or offshore sailor. $33,900/0ffers.

Ketch. Beautifully restored and updated by her current owner. Presently lying Sausalito.

29' CAL

Spacious interior in teak w/new upholstery, wheel steering. Asking $ 12,500.

65’ SWAN, 1973 Notably improved accommodation plan included in a recent refit. A coveted Swan 65 at an affordable price. Asking under $400,000 Sail 20 SKIPPER, Trlr, clean trailer sailer. 20 CAL. 21 CLIPPER, Trlr. 21 WILDERNESS, o/b, fast is fun. 22 COLUMBIA. 22 BAYLINER, '79, o/b, full race, clean.. 23 ODYSSEY . 24 COLUMBIA. 24 COLUMBIA. 24 CAL, '73, o/b, lots of gear. 25 CAL, o/b. 25 CAL. 25 HUNTER, furling jib. 25 CORONADO. 26 FOLKBOAT, wood. 27 ER1CSON, '76, o/b, needs blister job 27 CATALINA, '80, i/b, loaded. 26 CLIPPER MARINE, '82, trailer. 28 SOUTHERN CROSS, '79, dsl, i/b .... 30 ISLANDER. 30 HUNTER,'76, dsl, i/b.

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Call Mike at Norpac Yachts

33' 35' 36' 38' 38' 38' 38' 38' 39' 39'

SR33,1993 Rocket! .. ....$90,000 J-35,(4)available..from$45,000 C & C, 1980 . ....$53,000 WAUQUIEZ. CATALINA, 1980. ....$53,000 CAL, MKII, 1978. ....$69,500 SABRE, 1990 . ...$167,000 ER1CS0N, 1983 . ....$72,000 CAL 39 MKII, 1978 ... ....$79,000 IRWIN, 1982. ....$55,000

42' 44' 44' 44' 45‘ 46' 50' 53' 54' 64'

BALTIC, 1982 . .$170,000 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 DYNAMIQUE, 1983 ... ....Inquire

r- ___ SWANS -

Please Inquire About Our Other 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

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SAN RAFAEL YACHT HARBOR 557 Francisco Blvd., San Rafael, CA 94107 LOWRIE YACHT HARBOR: 40 Pt. San Pedro Road, San Rafael, CA 94901

(415) 485-6044

• FAX (415) 485-0335

(415) 454-7595 FAX: 415-454-2561

LOWRIE YACHT HARBOR BERTHING AVAILABLE 30 TO 60-FEET

50' CELESTIAL, 1994 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.

35-FT ERICSON, 1972. Fresh bottom job, lull rover, 7 soils, very clean. Offers. sisienhip

32-FT ERICS0N, 1970. Bristol condition. $22,500 sislenhip

37' IRWIN KETCH. Perkins diesel, furling jib, AP, Mexico

30-FT PEARSON, 1980. Dsl„ furling jib, wheel steering,

vet. Try S45,000.

VHF. SI 6,000/offers.

28' SOUTHERN CROSS. 1979 l/B dsl. Cutter rig. Top-notch pocket cruiser. $22,900.

27' CHE0Y LEE. Offshore, dsl. inboard. 59,500. A/so 30 PACIFIC l/B $9 900 sisienhip

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 S170,000. Page 180 • UlUuJtlS • January, 1995

(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

YACHT BROKERAGE

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

GULFSTAR 43. World class cruising yacht owned and maintained by knowledgeable skipper. Extraordinary value at $81,500. SISTERSHIP

1990 BENETEAU 38 $79,000

1989 BENETEAU OCEANIS 500 Try $160/00

1990 BENETEAU FIRST 45f5 TRY $125,000

1977 56’ CUSTOM KETCH $99,500

1992 LAGOON 42 $365,000

1990 HUNTER LEGEND 43 $1251)00

CT 38. Australian design, solid bluewatercruising boat with mod died keel & skeg rudder.

ERICSON 32. A Bruce King design that is exceptionally clean and great to sail.

NEWPORT 30. Two w/dsl to choose from, one race-ready, other cruiseready, from $19,000.

CATALINA 25. Two excellent boats with two different interiors, seriously for sale. From $8,900.

SELECTED LISTINGS 1990 CATALINA 50 TRY $190,000

1990 BORDEAUX 76 Try $900/00 Valiant 32 Gutter_S12,500

Island Trader 41 CC_$69,500 Catalina 42_$125/00

91 DynamKjue 58_TRY$310/00

The. Moorings Yacht Brokerage 2160 S.F. 17th Street • Ft Lauderdale, Florida 33316, USA 1305) 462-3075 • Fax (305) 462-2440

Jearmeau Sun Charm 39-$79/00 Jeantot Privilege 39 Cat_$150/00

Jeffeat 415 (431-$165/00 Gibsea 442_$125/00 Eerete»u445_New Listing $168,000 J<sfnfc* Privilege 48 Cat.TRY $195/00 feaaneau Su rr Odyssey 51.- $230/00 Lagoon 55 OS-- TRY $405/00

37’ Tayana. .59.500

27' Coronado. .7,995

Tayana 37 Ketch_$69/00

"88 '89 92 85 '90 '90

36' Freedom. .115/00

2T O'Day. .9/00

Satarna Pilothouse 33_ $78,900 C5Y 33' Cutter-S61,900 B-reieau 35s5- 565/00

34' Hunter. .47/00

25' Catalina.

Hans Christian 33-$99/00

'81 Pearson 424 Ketdh New Listing 569,500 90 Graal Cat 42_$200/00

SAIL 25' Cal.

.64/00

29 Ericson. .13,450

3is CataSna. .REPO

30 Newport (2). .19/00

42" Golden Wave... .119,000

3O' Catalina. .19/00

44' Hylas '34..Reduced 149,500

__27/00

45' Steel Cutter_.162,000

32* Fricson. .24500

65' Steel Ketch. .850.000

31' Dufour..

Many more listings, plus new ones every week. AND WE NEED MORE!

(510) 658-9491 January. 199$ • UfcLJUli • Page 181

MIKE KUSHNER, Broker Serving San Francisco Bay yachtsmen since 1978. Mike Kushner • Dave Marshall • Peter Powell • Phil Howe • Clay Prescott • Dorian Van Cleve

Ijggj: 7 sails, rod rigging, hydraulics, roller iriing, ST winches. $65,000. sutirslap

36’ S-211-METRE AFT, 1979. Excellent finish above & below decks. Epoxy bottom. Roller furling, ST winches, Volvo diesel engine. $48,000. sistership

42’ DEFEVER TRAWIER, 1979. Aft cabin trawler, 2 staterooms, twin 120hp Lehman diesels, 7.5kw gen., radar, 800 gallon fuel tank. $88,000.

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65' MACGREGOR. Fastest production boat built, at¬ tains speeds of 26 knots, yet can be single handed. Very clean. $139,500.

SELECTED CRUISING YACHTS

SAIL LOO BUILDER

PRICE

L0D BUILDER

PRICE

LOO BUILDER

50' FORCE 50

'73 $111,000

35' MORGAN

'72

$24,500

51' BLUEWATER

'83 $145,000

45' COLUMBIA

'73

$62,000

34' WYLIE

$34,000

49' ALBIN TRAWIER

'80 $145,000

45' HANS CHRISTIAN

33' HUNTER

'74

$73,000

32' MORGAN

'79

$33,000

48' UNIFLITE

41' LAVR0NIS

'88

$89,500

32' ARIES

'76

$25,000

47' STEPHENS

32' ANASTASIA

'81

$49,750

46' CHRIS CRAFT

$69,000

3 Irom $61,500

'81 $139,000 $179,000

40' CSC

$65,000

31’ HUNTER

'83

$31,000

44' LUHRS

$72,500

40' GAFF YAWL

'72

$36,000

30' TARTAN

'73

$23,000

43' ALBIN TRAWLER

$89,000

38' STEEL CUTTER

'78

$79,500

30' PEARSON 303

'84

$41,500

42' CHRIS CRAFT

$67,000

37' ISLANDER

'70

$28,500

29' CAL

'70

$19,000

37' HUNTER LEGEND

'88

$84,500

28' ISLANDER

'77

$19,000

25' YAMAHA

36' WATKINS

'81

$49,500

36' FREEPORT CC

'82

$79,000

36' FREEDOM

'88 $114,000

POWER

36' PEARSON

'85

60' BURGER

36' ISLANDER

$85,000

3 Irom $43,000

38' BAYLINER

42' SEARAY 420,1990. Express cruiser, fast & elegonl. Twin 3 75hp Cat diesels, GPS, radar, Delta canvas, builtin TV's, Microwave, and CD stereo. $199,000.

36' PEARSON. Exceptional room, slyle ond perfor¬ mance. Pearson quality, ST winches, dodger. $85,000.

45' STARRETT. Roller furling main & jib, radar, AP, dodger, watermaker, new engine, GPS. $95,000.

32' WESTSAIL, 1976. Solid cutter, low use engine, auto pilot, extensive ground tackle, rigging new in 1987. Mechanically and structurally superior. $40,000.

$89,000 '68

$55,000

34' LUHRS SP0RTFISHER '90

$78,000

34' CALIFORNIAN

'80

$58,500

34' CALIFORNIAN

'82

$65,000

32' UNIFLITE

'79

$49,500

32' CARVER

'84

$69,850

31' RIVA

'78

$79,500

28' CARVER

'85

$35,000

28' SEA RAY EXPRESS '86

$33,000

25' PILOT CRUISER

$20,000

40' BEST WAYS FD MY, 1984. Hord top, enclosed sundeck, centered queen aft, galley & dinette down, twin 165hp diesels, radar. Reduced to... $124,000.

60' STEPHENS MOTORYACHT, 1966. Luxury motoryadit. Twin GM 671 dsls. 24 kw generdor, AP, custom decorator interior with wool carpets and silk headliner throughout. $330/100.

41' PRESIDENT FD MY. 3 Staterooms, centerline queen aft, galley down, twin 120hp Lehmans, 4.5kwgen., AP, radar. $109,000.

34' CATALINA, 1987. Perfect racer-cruiser. Set up for single handed operation & comfortable living aboard. Meticulously maintained. $52,000.

34-FT CALIFORNIAN, 1982. Twin diesel Sedan with a custom mahogany interior, galley down and forward stateroom. Heod w/separate shower. $55,000.

'79

$17,500

'57 $285,000

56' FELLOWS/STEWART '27

$79,000

36' HERITAGE

'78

$59,000

55' CHRIS CRAFT

'62 $119,000

36' CATALINA

■85

$59,500

53' BLUEWATER

'80 $179,000

35' WARRIOR

'73

$35,000

53' HATTERAS

'79 $345,000

35' CHRIS CRAFT

....

Ivi 35' BENETEAU, 1990. High performance racer cruiser with bright interior ond modem styling. Very maneuver¬ able, easy to single hand. New SI20,000...now... $79,000.

48' CHRIS YACHTFISHER '85 $210,000

$169,000

43' MULL. Sloop 41' MORGAN

2 from $29,000

PRICE

'72

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1 Gate 5 Road 44' PETERSON, 1980. Original owner. Sailed in 3 Pacific Cups; very well maintained, AP, GPS, SSB, F/G non-skid decks. $125,000.

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IRWIN 52, 1977. Incredible interior/cruising & living aboard, great sailing performance, 3 staterooms, new sails. $145,000.

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