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100 years ago, Joshua Slocum was sailing the world’s first solo circumnavigation on Spray, his gaff-rigged fishing yawl. Today, Bill and Mary Harpster sail Joshua, a replica of Spray, around the Bay, up to the Delta, and out into the local ocean. Joshua was launched in April of 1982 and sails virtually every weekend. Although we built a new jib two years ago and replaced the mizzen in 1991, the Pineapple main and tops’l are all original equipment. And the mainsail has never been off the boat! Bill points out that the sail does have three holes in it. These were made by a “black powder cannon” on the 4th of July in a mock battle in Suisun Bay. But they are very small and heat-sealed besides. Pineapple Sails — time tested and bullet proof!

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New! Island Packet 350

New for '97, featuring swim platform, two pullman berths, furling main, self-vanging staysail and all the quality features you would expect from Island Packet. Only (2) of the 10 pre-production priced boats are still available. Call now and SAVE $18,000 by reserving an option to purchase the IP 350 for $149,950.

BEST BROKERAGE BUYS BENETEAU LISTINGS 30' BENETEAU FIRST 305,1985.$35,900 31' BENETEAU FIRST 310, 1993.58,000 43' MOORINGS 432,1988.;. 103,950

SAIL 27' CASCADE, 1981...I. $19,500 27' SEA RAY, 1982, engine overhaul.. 21,900 28' SOUTHERN CROSS, 1979.

MOORINGS 432.$103,950

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30' FARAILON, great cruiser, 1976 .... 32,500 30' ANGEIMAN, 1957, refit.

19,500

30' CATALINA, 1985.30,000 31' CAL, 1979, outstanding. 32,900 31' CAL, 1983, charter income incl.31,995 32' COLUMBIA, 1976. 19,500 34' ERICSON, 1987 .:... 64,900 35' HUNTER 35.5, 1991.69,900 36' HUNTER, 1992, charter income .... 89,995 50’ CATAMARAN KETCH, 1970.50,000

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52' ALDEN SCHOONER, 1932, restored 75,000

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Why Are So Many People Buying These Boats? Why Beneteau?

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1. Beneteau has earned the reputation of being one of the world's best builders. 2. No other builder has as many sea miles under their keels than Beneteau. 3. You will find production Beneteau's in the winner's circle of the world's toughest ocean races. 4. Over 90% of the world's charter boats are Beneteaus. 5. As the world's largest sailboat builder, they can produce quality yachts that cost only slightly more than lesser quality production boats. 6. Overall, Beneteau gives you more quality, better equip¬ ment, stronger construction, more features and better value.

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At Passage Yachts, we have had the privilege of custom outfitting over 200 bluewater cruising yachts for our clients. We have also successfully provided several custom yachts and offshore racing yachts for other clients. We can help you realize your sailing dreams with quality, reasonably priced yachts from 25' to 125’. Congratulations Dave & Ken Jones First in Class, Fourth Overall in the Pacific Cup aboard their Island Packet 38.

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Truly a world class cruising yacfit, this Venice' model is rare to the market. She has one of the best layouts we've seen in a boat of this size: 3 private staterooms, gourmet galley and luxurious salon. Add inside steering and all her options and you have the perfect liveaboard/cruiser. Asking $219,000.

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BENETEAU. .$67,000 AMAZON. .$137,000 C&C 37+. .$95,000 ROBERTS. .$120,000 GIB SEA. .$98,000 SWAN . .$55,000 ABEKING & RASMUSSEN $120,000 C&C. .$119,000 CSY. . 2 from $89,000

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LANCER > $34,000 CHEOY LEE MIDSHIPMAN $69,000 NEWPORT $79,900 ULTRALIGHT $69,900 WESTS AIL $114,900 HARDIN $115,000 COLUMBIA $69,500 JEANNEAU, '85 $119,000 VAGABOND $149,900 CELERE NEW $399,500 CUSTOM TRI $139,000 MARINER $249,000 COLUMBIA $104,900 $129,500 BOC RACER CHEOY LEE, '66 $98,000 HUDSON $219,000 $225,000 ALDEN, '31 STEEL MOTORSAILER $175,000

50' COLUMBIA. 104,900 Classic yacht in great condition

St. Maarten Listings 57'CUSTOM STEEL 175,000 Many recent upgrades, great condition DEALERS FOR:

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44’ CHERUBINI KETCH, 1981 One of the world's most beautiful. $245,000.

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28' ISLANDER, 79. .20,500

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42' CHAPPELLE CORSAIR SCHOONER, 1984 Finest example of craftsmanship throughout. Asking $53,000.

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34' ERICSON, 1989 Custom interior; shows like new. Asking $79,000.

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1979 MASON 43' KETCH Al Mason classic w/Ta Shing quality. Never cruised but priced right to add gear. Asking $139,000.

1986 ERICSON 35 Mk III More powerful and longer than her older sisters. This one is elegant. New canvas and interior cushions. Asking $64,500.

1978 NOR'WEST 33' Artfully built pocket cruiser. Radar, windvane, liferaft, SSB. Plus lots more. $52,500.

1982 US 42 PILOTHOUSE Epoxied in '92, radar arch w/radar, solar panel & Loran. New North main. Asking just $99,000. A gem!

1990 NOR'SEA 27' AFT COCKPIT One of the best pocket cruisers ever made. A legend in her own time! Dry or wet sail her. Perfect for short/ or long distances. Asking $59,000.

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1985 HANS CHRISTIAN 38T CUTTER. Loaded & ready to go again. Windvane. radar, GP5, Ham/SSB. Asking $129,000.

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1982 ORION 27 CUTTER One of Pacific Seacraft's best. Epoxied, full batten main. New on the market. $49,500.

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1985 BENETEAU FIRST 42 B&G instruments, spinnaker. Race or cruise- do both skillfully. A lot of boat for just $85,000.

1986 PEARSON 36' An elegant interior in this easily handled, quality midsize coastal cruiser. Asking $69,000.

1977 PEARSON 365 KETCH A Pearson classic that will never go out of style. Modified keel w/skeg rudder. In excellent cond.$47,500.

1988 T1CON 34'CAT KETCH A Canadian built long distance cruiser. Easier to sail with more room & storage than a Nonsuch or Freedom. Asking $79,500. sistership

1986 ERICSON 38-200 Aft stateroom. Aft head w/separate stall. GPS, AP, spinnaker. Ready for offers. Asking just $69,000.

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CALENDAR Nonrace Aug. 3-4 — Islander 36 Cruise to Oakland’s Jack London Square. Rich Frinceau, 365-3694. Aug. 8 — "RO, RO, RO Your Boat: Everything You Wanted to Know About Reverse Osmosis (RO) and Marine Watermakers." A free presentation by Rick Muething at Waypoint (Alameda), 7 p.m. RSVP, (510) 769-1547. Aug. 10 —'Flea Market at the Sausalito West Marine, 8 a.m. to noon. Refreshments available. Info, 332-0202. Aug. 10-11 — Third Annual California Cape Dory Owners As¬ sociation Rendezvous at Encinal YC. Walt Bilofsy, 435-4433. Aug. 14 — "Sail Trim," a free presentation by sailmaker Jocelyn Nash. 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley YC; Christine Jackson, (510) 528-0172. Aug. 15 — Free seminar on electrolysis and corrosion prevention, 7 p.m. at Oakland YC. Milt Tanner, (510) 655-4078. Aug. 17 — 5th Annual Rubber Ducky Derby to benefit Oakland’s Children’s Hospital. Now held at Waterworld USA in Concord, 9:3011 a.m. Grand prize is a new Saturn car! Miriam, (510) 428-3355. Aug. 17-18 — Second Annual Island Packet Rendezvous, hosted by Point San Pablo YC. Leo, (510) 526-0994. Aug. 18-19 — Hans Christian Owners Association cruise to Treasure Island. Linda Green, (510) 523-3708. Aug. 20 — SF Bay Oceanic Crew Group meeting. Guest speaker Hugo Landecker will speak on marlinespike seamanship. Oakland YC, 7 p.m., free. Info, 979-4866. Aug. 24 — Flea Market at Vallejo YC. If it’s legal, buy or sell it between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Info, (707) 643-1254. Aug. 24 — Benicia YC Race Committee’s Annual Fundraising Auction, 6 p.m. Dave Jones, (707) 745-3278. Aug. 27 — Baja Ah-Ha Seminar #2: "Get Yourself Ready." Topics include first aid, provisioning, spares and repairs, chart and nav tools, paperwork, toys, etc. Sponsored by Waypoint and UK Sails; 7 p.m. at the UK loft in Alameda. Free! Info, (510) 523-9411. Aug. 28 — Full moon. Aug. 31-Sept. 2 — First Annual O’Day 37 Labor Day Weekend Cruise. Joe Hedrick, (916) 392-4900. Aug. 31-Sept. 2 — Hans Christian Owners Association cruise to Drakes Bay. Patti & Ellis Brooks, 661-5237. Aug. 31-Sept. 8 — Islander 36 Delta Cruise. Rich, 365-3694. Sept. 7-15 — 25th Annual NCMA Fall In-the-Water Boat Show at Oakland’s Jack London Square. Info, (510) 452-6262. Sept. 10 — Free seven-week USCG Auxiliary Sailing & Sea¬ manship course begins. Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Sausalito Cruising Club. Peter, 332-0501. Sept. 11 — Coastal Navigation Class begins at Stockdale Marine in Sacramento: 15 weekly classes on Wednesdays, 7-10 p.m. Free! Info, (916) 332-0775. Sept. 14 — Peninsula YC (Redwood City) nautical flea market, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Info, 367-0504. Sept. 14-15 — Westsail Owner’s Association Rendezvous at Point San Pablo YC. Guest speakers, pot luck, general mayhem. Mike Sisson, (707) 446-5966. Sept. 21-22 — West Marine Fun Regatta in Santa Cruz. Over 100 youths are expected to attend. Patrick Andreasen, 563-6363. Sept. 28 — Angel Island Raft-Up & Pot-Luck for Morgan 38 owners. Clay Prescott, 332-7245. Racing Aug. 3-4 — Sportboat/Simpson Regatta for ll:Metres, Etchells, Express 27s, Melgi, J/24s and Wabbits. Doubles as the Nationals for the latter. StFYC, 563-6363. Aug. 3-4 — Second Half Opener, a fun weekend of sailing and partying hosted by Encinal YC. YRA, 771-9500. Aug 3-10 — El Toro Nationals tap in scenic Oak Harbor, WA. John Amen, (707) 762-5926. Aug. 5-16 — Kenwood Cup Hawaii International Offshore Series:

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six windward/leewards, one 22-mile ocean triangle, the 150-mile Molokai Race, and the 390-mile 'Rock Race'. See Racing Sheet for the line-up. RHORC; Ken Morrison, (808) 946-9061. Aug. 10 — Ocean-Bay-Ocean Race, the first race of the Fall OYRA Series. Round-robin El Toro racing the next day (8/11) at host Treasure Island YC. Call YRA at 771-9500 to enter. Aug. 10-11 -t* Moore 24 PCCs at Santa Cruz YC. Syd 'Nobody’s Girl’ Moore, (408) 429-8304. Aug. 10-11 — Summer Keel Boat Invitational for Express 37s, J/35s, J/105s, Santana 35s and SC 99 raters. San Francisco YC; Jim Bitter, 388-7897. Aug. 10-11 — Frank’s Tract Regatta, proof that you actually can race keelboats in the heart of the Delta. Andreas Cove YC; Daphne Richardson-Owen, (916) 776-1836. Aug. 11 — First Annual Memorial Gary Mull Regatta for all Mull designs. PHRF and one design classes will be offered. Island YC; Ben Mewes, (510) 537-7317. Aug. 14-18 — First '49’er' Intergalactics on Cascade Lake, Oregon. Bruce, (401) 683-5900, ext. 218. Aug. 16-18 — Catalina 34 Nationals, hosted by Corinthian YC. David Boring, 383-4510. Aug. 16-18 — Nine Sails West Regatta, one design racing down south for all models of Catalina yachts. Doubles as Catalina 42 Nationals. Long Beach YC, (310) 430-8471. Aug. 17 — Grade & George Race, a doublehanded South Bay race for women drivers and male deck apes. Encinal YC; Margaret Fago, (510) 522-1309. Aug. 17, 1986 — Ten Years After: Ed Marez told us he had a "really scary feeling of total helplessness" as he watched his family’s Schumacher 44 Eclipse sink underneath him during the United Way Regatta on Monterey Bay. According to Ed, the boat was hit by a "rogue wave" as they gybed in about 15 knots of wind, sending them into a crash that ripped the companionway hatch cover off its hinges. With the centerboard up, Eclipse quickly capsized — and without the hatch, there was nothing anyone could do to prevent it from sinking. Fortunately, a crash boat arrived within three minutes to ferry the 13person crew onto a Catalina 38 that had dropped out of the race. The boat was located the next day in 86 feet of water, and subsequently raised. It was towed into Santa Cruz awash, with its spinnaker still wrapped around the backstay. Damage was estimated at $20,000, mostly to the electronics. Ironically, Eclipse did an encore performance in the windy ’93 Windjammers Race, flicking 11 crew into the chilly water off Ano Nuevo when it flipped during another blown gybe. But for the grace of God and the sharp eyes of the Bullseye crew, this second incident could easily have been the biggest racing tragedy ever on the West Coast. What’s the moral of the story? We don’t know — just be careful out there! Aug. 17-18 — Fear & Loathing Regatta on the Berkeley Circle: four races for J/24s, Express 27s and Wabbits. Steel drum band, $1 beers and hot dogs, too! San Francisco YC; Tom Purdy, 435-2619. Aug. 18 — Farallones Race, 56 miles of excellent 'heaving and plunging' outside the Gate. San Francisco YC; YRA, 771-9500. Aug. 22-25 — Melges 24 Nationals in Long Beach, hosted by Hutchinson Sports and Alamitos Bay YC. Brian, (801) 359-1881. Aug. 30 — Windjammers Race: leg #1 of the Iron Woman Labor Day Weekend Challenge. Do this race, the Jazz Cup and the last day of the NOOD Regatta — and we’ll make you famous, even if you’re a guy! Windjammer YC; Dan Marsh, (510) 684-2878. Aug. 31 — Chickenship Race, the Master Mariners’ annual pilgrimage to Petaluma. "No race is more irreverent!" claims Bob Rogers, 383-8962. Or did he say "irrelevant"? Aug. 31 — Perpetual Challenge Cup, pitting San Francisco YC against challenger Balboa YC (from Newport Beach) in Express 37s. Dave Ullman will drive for BYC against SFYC’s Jeff Madrigali. One race only — winner takes all! SFYC, 435-9133.

J/42 is without equal. A design so far advanced in sailing performance, handling, and seakindliness, few cruising alternatives compare, new or used.

FAST, SEAKINDLY, STRONG & EASY TO HANDLE They’re words to livd by. Jhe J/42 is designed for those who want to enjoy the sea with a taste of the classic sailing design while incorporating the performance of modern design innovation. The modern design characteristics provide a boat that is solidly built, stable, easy to handle, comfortable and exciting to sail. It’s the kind of performance that has built the J/Boat reputation for pleasurable sailing.

THE INTERIOR... The J/42 is designed to fulfill two goals: Privacy for each of two couples when cruis¬ ing or ample space and convenience for one couple living aboard for an extended period of time. On decj< there is ample storage, from lazarette to anchor locker. Below two staterooms and two heads provide maximum comfort and privacy. The main cabin is designed with amenities and safety features to be comfortable both at sea and at anchor. / Classic lines combined with the latest design building innovations have created the ideal performance cruiser for now and the future. You’ll be amazed that such a comfortable cruising boat can sail so well and that such a fantastic performance boat can be so comfortable. You’ve got to see it to believe it. Call to sched¬ ule an appointment to see the new J/42 at our offices in Alameda. CONGRATULATIONS TO PAT AND BERNADETTE NOLAN, OF THE ENCINAL YACHT CLUB, OWNERS OF THE FIRST J/42 ON THE WEST COAST, DELIVERED IN MAY!

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Aug. 31 — Jazz Cup: 24.5 gentle downwind miles, followed by jazz sessions at Benicia YC on Saturday and Sunday. Benicia Marina will accommodate at least 150 boats, so berthing isn’t a problem. South Beach YC, 495-2295. Aug. 31-Sept. 1 —Jeep/Sailing World NOOD Regatta for J/24s, Melges 24s, SC 27s, Express 27s, F/24 & 27s, Hawkfarms, J/29s, Olson 30s, Etchells, ll:Metres, J/105s, J/35s and Tuna 35s. Hosted by the busy St. Francis YC, 563-6363. Sept. 6-8 — St. Francis International Masters Regatta, a US Sailing championship for skippers over 55 and crews over 45. Sailed in J/24s on the Cityfront. Don Trask, (510) 523-8500. Sept. 7-8 — Jim Ong/All-Cal Regatta for Cal 20s, 2-27s and 29s. A PHRF division for other Cal models will be offered if there’s sufficient interest. Richmond YC; Hester Bum-Callander, 388-5116. Sept. 7-8 — Etchells PCCs. SFYC; Bill Barton, 775-9222. ,Sept. 7-8 — Half Moon Bay Race, co-hosted by Island YC and HMBYC. Stand-alone entries are encouraged ($25 to enter for YRA members). YRA, 771-9500. Sept. 14-21 — Hobie 16 Continental Championships in Santa Cruz. This is the largest multihull fleet in the world, with over 100,000 built since Hobie Alter designed the boat in 1967. (The largest one design fleet of all time remains the Sunfish, with over a quarter million built.) Info, Ericka Hansen at O’Neill Beach Store, (408) 476-5200. Sept. 16-18 — SFYC/1D-48 Youth Sailing Cup Regatta, a chance for three-person junior teams to sail with the 'big boys' on the five or so One Design 48s in town for the Big Boat Series. Teams should submit their resumes to San Francisco YC before August 15. For the full scoop, call Maureen Ford, 435-9525. Sept. 18-22 — 33rd Annual Big Boat Series. Invited classes are ILC maxis, ULBD 70s, Cal 50s, One Design 48s, Mumm 36s, Express 37s, J/35s, J/105s, one division of 'real' IMS, and two divisions of PHRF. Promises to be bigger and better than ever! StFYC, 563-6363. Sept. 28-29 — Single Double Triple Regatta, a new event courtesy of Golden Gate YC. Four shorthanded races as follows: 30feet and under for singlehanders only; 31-40 feet has the option of single or doublehanded; over 41-feet goes triplehanded. Sounds like fun! Jeff Zarwell, (408) 275-1367. Sept. 28-29 — Fall One Design Invitational for ll:Mefres, Etchells, Olson 30s, J/29s, Express 27s, Melgi, J/24s and Wabbits. San Francisco YC; John Scarborough, 781-8535. Sept. 29-Oct. 5 — Mumm 36 Worlds. StFYC, 563-6363. Summer Beer Can Races BALLENA BAY YC — Friday Nights: 8/9,9/13,10/11. Beth Ten Brink, (510) 337-1369. BAY VIEW BC — Monday Night Madness, Fall Series: 8/12, 8/26,9/2,9/16,9/23 (make-up). Dan'Sudsmeister' Bjork, 863-5012. BENICIA YC — Thursday Night Series: Every Thursday night through 9/26. Jerry Martin, (707) 745-3731. BERKELEY YC — Friday Night Series: Every Friday night through 9/27. Bobbi Tosse, (510) 939-9885. CORINTHIAN YC — Friday Night Series: Every Friday night through 9/13. Jim Snow, 457-6176. COYOTE POINT YC — Wild Wednesdays: Every Wednesday night through 9/25. Kevin Knick, 347-4850. ENCINAL YC — Friday Nights: 8/9, 8/23, 9/13, 9/27. John Boyd, 925-7964 (days). GOLDEN GATE YC — Friday Night Series: 8/2, 8/16. Jeff Zarwell, (408) 275-1367. GOLDEN GATE YC — Wednesday Night Woodies: 8/7-8/28. Folkboat fleet; Ed Welch, 851-3800. ISLAND YC — Friday Nights on the Estuary: 8/2, 8/16, 9/6, 9/20, 10/4. Joanne McFee, (510) 534-7317. OAKLAND YC—Sweet Sixteen Series: Every Wednesday night, 8/7-9/25. April Storrs, (510) 638-3931. OYSTER COVE MARINA — Tuesday Night Races: Every

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SEPTEMBER 21 • 2 PM-??? It's a bon voyage fiesta for those who are heading out the Gate...Come gather for some cruising camarade¬ rie, fun, cheap eats, beer, wine, music! Bring your used gear to swap or sell. Call (510) 865-5668 for more info. Located in beautiful downtown Alameda's Alameda Marina 1853 Clement Avenue • (510) 521-2980

Tuesday until 9/24. Karen Gitter, 437-0233. OYSTER POINT YC — Friday Nights: 8/23, 9/27. Ray Wells, 589-1713. PITTSBURG YC — Thursday Night Series through 8/28. Vern Huffer, (510) 432-0390. RICHMOND YC — Wednesday Night Series: 8/7, 8/21, 9/4, 9/18, Doug McYae, 479-7411. ST. FRANCIS YC — Friday Nights: 8/9, 8/23. Patrick Andreasen, 563-6363. SANTA CRUZ — Wet Wednesdays: Every Wednesday evening through 10/23. Details, (408) 425-0690. SAUSALITO CC — Friday Nights: 8/2, 8/16, 8/30, 9/13, 9/27. Dorothy Stoufer, 479-4678. SAUSALITO YC — Tuesday Night Sunset Series: 8/13, 8/27, 9/10, 9/24. Peter Gibson, 383-7809. , SEQUOIA YC — Friday Nights: Every Friday through 9/27. Randy Hough, 365-6383. SIERRA POINT YC — Friday Nights: 8/9, 9/13. Ken Blawat, 871-4167. SOUTH BEACH YC — Friday Nights: 8/2, 8/16, 8/23. SBYC, 495-2295. STOCKTON SC — Wednesday Nights: 8/7, 8/14, 8/21, 8/28. Harbormaster, (209) 951-5600. TIBURON YC — Friday Nights: 7/12-9/13. Hans Bigall, (707) 765-2949. VALLEJO YC — Wednesday Night Series: Every Wednesday through September. VYC, (707) 643-1254. Please send your calendar items by the 1 Oth of the month to Latitude 38 (Attn: Calendar), 15 Locust Avenue, Mill Valley, CA, 94941. Better yet, fax them to us at (415) 383-5816. But please, no phone-ins! Calendar listings are for marine-related events that are either free or don’t cost much to attend. The Calendar is not meant to support commercial enterprises. Unless otherwise noted, all phone numbers listed in the Calendar are in the 415 area code.

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•Come aboard hundreds of new and brokeraged sail and power boats right on the water and in our gigantic Big Top Tents! ^Hundreds of exhibits under the tent. •Visit the Kid's Corner. •More sailboats than any other show. Meet local sailing clubs. •Marine insurance and financing experts on site.

Fall Boat Show September 7-15 Sat. - Sun. 10-6 Mon. - Fri. 12-7 JACK LONDON SQUARE PORT OF OAKLAND FOR MORE INFO. CALL (510) 452-6262

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LETTERS

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‘93 Crealock 44 by Pacific Seacraft — This rare passage maker (the only one for sale on the planet) is in Bristol condition and ready to cruise anywhere. Replacement value over $500,000. Motivated owner just reduced price to $379,000.

‘86 Crealock 37 by Pacific Seacraft — Turn-key cruiser with every¬ thing from radar to watermaker & many redundant systems. Replacement value - $300,0001. Now $135,000.

77 Allied Mistress Mk II — Incredible, a 39’ world cruising classic for under $50,000. Clean & well equipped. Hurry! This won’t last.

Also at our docks: ‘88 Ericson 34.$59,950 ‘84 Hunter 31. 22,900

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No one has more respect or is more grateful for the abilities and heroism of the personnel of the Coast Guard than the recreational boating public. The sea and weather conditions, and sheer amount of boating and shipping traffic in Northern California waters make the task one of the most demanding in the world. Also, the service is burdened with The added difficulty of preventing the illegal importation of such widely varying objects as contraband and boatloads of immigrants. Whatever differences of opinion each of us might have on any particular law, all would agree that the scope of the job is daunting and the funding is not, in this day and age, bountiful. But within San Francisco Bay itself another attitude is increasingly evident, and this is by no means confined solely to this district. No one would deny that there are unknowledgeable, ill equipped, or even irresponsible boaters on the water. But in the local waters conditions are such that they are a small minority. Granted the Coast Guard is attempting to prevent much more serious incidents from happening, and that preventionary rules and regulations are a necessity. However, as laws approach a 'preventionary role', a danger develops that is peculiar to a free society: abuse of power by the enforcing officers. We live in a time and place such that all of us at any given moment are in all likelihood breaking some law; as time goes by and life and laws become increasingly more complex (and few laws are ever taken off the books - they are just more rarely enforced), it is inevitable. Rare indeed would the person be that had done absolutely nothing illegal within the past seven years (statute of limitations). Such as it is, we live in a world of selective enforcement. How this enforcement is accomplished, and even more importantly the attitude behind the enforcement, becomes a concern for all of us. Given the age of the trainees involved, this attitude is a direct result of their instructors, the prevailing mind set of their direct superior officers, and is reinforced within their own peer group. The actual commanding officers may not be aware of how these attitudes manifest themselves in the day to day interactions with the public, but as we get further down the chain of command the responsibility (and knowledge of it) increases. The great majority of the boaters in this pretty Bay of ours (and it is our Bay) are experienced and concerned boaters, and we take the dangers we face in our chosen sport seriously and are free in helping others in both knowledge and in times of need. So it is disturbing for us to be treated by the local coastal authorities as if we were their enemy. When a local fisherman (Jim Blaes) refuses to be boarded and wishes to stand on his rights he should not be viewed as an aberration, for he is sick and tired of the method and approach used in these boardings and has now become more willing to resist (with all the disruption it will cause in his personal life) than to acquiesce. He should be viewed neither by the public, nor by the Coast Guard, as 'some nut'. What Mr. Blaes is, and what he represents, is an indicator of a growing dissatisfaction of the treatment we are all subject to while on the water. It is surprising that this would happen here in California, the one state in which the overly heavy application of authority (the 'us' vs. 'them' approach) has already had such disastrous results and proven itself to be such an incorrect solution in dealing with the public. The Coast Guard is displeased that their funding has been cut so drastically in recent years while their duties have been expanded, and this is true. But as the boating public so well knows, boardings with increased manpower, force, and frequency are more prevalent than ever (122 in one weekend!). Teaching boating safety has succumbed to enforcing boating safety, and with a loaded gun. To board a recreational craft and issue a two thousand dollar ticket to the owner for having his bilge pump switch set on automatic (because it might pump a bit of spilled oil from the bilge into the Bay), while Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard (42,000 violations in five years) and Treasure

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Ballena Bay, Alameda — August 1, 1996 marks the official opening of a new yacht dealership and brokerage dedicated to the needs of cruisers, from inland to offshore, sail and power. The firm represents Ericson, Hunter, Jeanneau, and Pacific Seacraft sailboat lines and Mainship Trawlers. The new dealership is a division of Club Nautique, which has club locations in Alameda and Sausalito and has taught sailing on the Bay since 1964. When asked why the club was adding a yacht sales division, president Don Durant said, “Our members tend to embrace sailing and often want more than training, social activities and char¬ ters. It’s only natural that some will ulti¬ mately want to own their own boat, either for their private use or perhaps to place in the club’s charter fleet. We have assisted with boat purchases for several years on a limited basis and felt the need to formalize and expand the service. With the addition of the yacht sales divi¬ sion, we can offer lessons, member¬ ships, charters, leasing, financing, insurance, new and used yacht sales, brokerage, maintenance, repairs, and yacht management. Our goal is to meet all of our customers’ boating needs.” Durant, who learned to sail in 1954, has over 30 years experience in the marine business as a boat builder, sail¬ ing instructor, boat yard owner, boat dealer and licensed yacht broker. He is a founding member and past president of the Northern California Marine Associa¬ tion, a member of the California Yacht Brokers Association and a founding member, past president and director of the US SAILING Commercial Sailing Committee. The dealership is staffed by knowledgable professionals: Steve Coghlan, Rick Dingfelder and Tom Medwick in yacht sales and Helen Zawlik as the Office Manager. The dealership is headquartered at 1120 Ballena Blvd., Alameda, in a building designed specifically for yacht sales. New, used and brokerage inven¬ tory is on display in the water immedi¬ ately adjacent to the company’s offices in a patrolled, secure, protected marina.

Alachua, Florida — Hunter Marine, builders of performance cruising sailboats from 23 to 45 feet, announced the appoint¬ ment of Cruising Specialists as the exclu¬ sive full-line dealer for Northern California. Cruising Specialists will dis¬ play Hunters at its Ballena Bay docks. In addition to new boat sales, the company will offer factory authorized warranty ser¬ vice, after sales support, financing, leasing and insurance.

New Crealock 37 World Cruiser At fall Boat Show

The gold standard of blue water cruising sailboats, the Crealock 37 by Pacific Seacraft, will be on display at the Fall InThe-Water Boat Show, September 7-15, at Jack London Square, Oakland. Cruising Specialists, Northern California’s exclu¬ sive Pacific Seacraft dealer, will be exhib¬ iting the new 37, along with the new Hunter 376, Hunter ^36 and Mainship 350 Trawler. After the show, the Crealock 37 will be delivered to her new owners who plan to cruise through the South Pacific to their new home in Australia. Pacific Seacraft builds a full line of blue water cruising boats beginning with the renowned 20 foot Flicka all the way up to the magnificent Crealock 44. Cruising Specialists has complete details on all models and listings of pre-cruised Pacific Seacrafts. Call toll free; 1-888-789-2248 for further information. ,

Hunter, an employee owned company, offers a broad range of models and is the largest sailboat builder in the United States. Current offerings include the 280, 29.5, 336, 376, 40.5, Passage 42, and 430 keelboats. There are two trailerable, waterballasted models, the 23.5 and 26. A new Passage 45 is scheduled for introduction this fall. Recently, Hunters have proven to be extremely popular with charter fleets, due to their excellent engineering, low mainte¬ nance styling, spacious accommodations and spirited performance. The increasing popularity of Hunters on the Bay has encouraged the company to offer popular local options like deep keels and heavy weather sails. Visit Cruising Specialists for complete details on all the new Hunter models.

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Not everyone is ready to buy the boat of their dreams and head out the Gate for the South Pacific. At Cruising Specialists, we recognize that fact and are experts at get¬ ting you on the water now, whether you’re just getting started with sailing or are an old salt. We have complete instruction pro¬ grams available through our parent, Club Nautique, which will prepare you for local cruising or an around the world voyage. If you want to sail now, but aren’t ready to own a boat, we have charters and shared use lease programs which allow you to tai¬ lor £our sailing to the time and budget available. And, when you are ready to make a purchase, we have excellent financing with terms up to 20 years. Give us a call today and let us show you how we can make your cruising dreams come true!

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LETTERS Island Naval Facility (100,000 violations, 5,262 of which were sewage) and all the agricultural runoff that San Francisco Bay is subject to continue on unabated, has little to do with correcting pollution. When was the last time the Coast Guard pulled an oil tanker over and checked their bilges and pump settings. Yes, in this case, indeed, it is a matter of degree! To the Commanders and all who will listen in the Coast Guard I say this: You are not the military nor are we ’just1 civilians, we are not criminals nor are you 'water police', we are not out to injure ourselves or others on the water. Yes, there always will be an element of the public that is dangerous to both themselves and others, but I sincerely doubt that the present approach will prevent them from doing so. So teach them, do not punish us all for their potential stupidity. We are, as boaters in this particular place, very good and knowledgeable sailors and 'watermen'; treat us as such, it will do a great deal to make thi$ a safer, more enjoyable place for us, and a more pleasant task for you in your job. To hear and see boaters on the dock nervous to go out even in well-found craft fearing that they (and their guests) will be rudely boarded, lockers torn open and emptied, with the possibility of a serious fine levied on a law that they were unaware of, by armed and needlessly belligerent 'officers' who are rude when so much as offered a hand, is unpardonable! Respect begets respect. A very few years ago the Coast Guard was considered the boater's friend and ally at sea. Their officers and personnel were looked up to for their bravery and valor in a hostile element, and they still are when they are involved in a rescue, but this tradition and legacy is rapidly being overshadowed by the much more frequent and noticeable 'policing of the water'. I ask myself this: as the Coast Guard’s popularity and public respect go down, how long, and how soon, will their funding follow? Follow it will, because as few in overall numbers as boaters are, we are the taxpaying public, the voting public. Lest the Coast Guard forget, when government funding gets cut, it takes a great deal to get it restored to its former level. So by invoking a boarding law from the 1790s they play hard and fast with 200 years of tradition and respect in the 1990s and have forgotten the source of funds for their service (and their livelihoods). It is time to reassess the cost effectiveness of the boardings against their paltry results, and how much funding is required to maintain the lifesaving aspects of the service. Any of the Coast Guard (at any level of the service) who disagree vehemently should be sent to the Heavy Weather Rescue School on the Columbia River Bar repeatedly until they learn a bit of manners, and get an appreciation for what the Coast Guard is supposed to be about... and why it was once called the Coast Guard Service. I refrain from signing this letter because I know better. Government of, for, and by the People! (I read that somewhere.) Anonymous Sausalito

Jiff STAND UP AGAINST UNLAWFUL PRACTICES I wasn’t cruising the canals of Mars but rather in the Sea of Cortez, but I still didn’t hear about the incident between Jim Blaes and the Coast Guard until some time after it happened. Nonetheless, I’d like to add my thoughts. I served in law enforcement in Los Angeles for over 20 years, and firmly believe in searches based on probable cause and searches authorized by a search warrant. Exigent circumstances and permissive searches should, I believe, also be permitted. But I will personally draw the line against any boarding of my vessel without the above requirements. I would not, however, under any circumstances display a weapon as Blaes apparently did. But I would agree with Blaes that I wouldn’t let any armed Coast Guard personnel aboard my boat unless they had articulated a sufficient reason to display deadly force. Absent any of the above facts, 1 will not allow the Coast Guard to arbitrarily board my vessel. I will meet force with equal force to

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STILL OVER-CANVASSED? Summer winds are here again and it's time to make sure you have a small enough sail to deal with them. Your working jib, lapper, club jib or whatever you call it is probably about a 110-115% - too big for the 20-30 knot breezes we'll get just about every day until September. An 80 or 90% short hoist, heavy weather jib with a single- or double-reefed main is what you should be carrying to make Bay sailing enjoyable and safe.

LETTERS protect my rights against unreasonable search and seizure. I am a lawabiding citizen now, but it looks like that could change if I am pushed into a circumstance similar to Blaes’. I encourage all Americans to stand up against unlawful practices. We are protected by the Constitution — I hope. P.S. My wife doesn’t agree with me on this. Don Black

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11 If ARROGANCE AND OPPRESSION I’m not only disturbed but frightened by the arrogance and oppression exhibited by the Coast Guard, the California Highway Patrol and other federal, state and local agencies. They disregard citizen’s rights in the process of boarding vessels, and searching cars without warrants or probable cause. I agree wholeheartedly with the contention that this is a violation of our Fourth Amendment rights. I grew up believing that the Coast Guard all wore white hats and were our heroes. I’m 65 now and have friends who were Coasties years ago. They are as disgusted as I am with their new role. The way I see it, Jim Blaes may not be a hero, but the Coasties and the Attorney General are definitely the villains. Dave Few

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HffTHE ONLY ITEM TO GIVE US MAJOR TROUBLE In a recent issue you requested input on watermakers. Participants in last November’s Baja Ha-Ha, this March we made the crossing to the Marquesas. We’re now anchored in Cook’s Bay, Moorea, and will soon be continuing on our way to New Zealand. We consider our watermaker to be one of the most critical items aboard our boat. Unfortunately our PUR 80 has been the only piece of boat gear to give us major trouble. Upon leaving San Francisco in September we discovered — literally while we were sailing beneath the Gate — that our PUR 80 was not performing properly. All down the coast of California we were in cellular phone contact with Edinger Marine, who valiantly tried to help us solve the unit’s various problems. The failure of a new membrane to solve the problem in Newport Beach was the last straw, and everyone finally gave up. The fantastic folks at Downwind Marine gave us their last unit — on the faith that Edinger would ship a replacement to them, which they did. We were able to install a replacement unit in time to start the HaHa. However, our watermaker troubles persisted all the way to Cabo, where we were stranded an extra week waiting for parts. It was in Cabo that we first became aware that the time and expense of fixing things increases exponentially as you get further away from the United States. With a new sensor unit installed, we finally — two months after the initial failure — had a functioning system. The unit worked as advertised for the next four months, but then we discovered a significant leak in the pump. Fortunately we had a complete pump repair kit, and after three hours of careful work the unit was reassembled and working properly once again. We’d been under the impression that the PUR 80 was a highly reliable unit and that our unfortunate experiences had been unique. Now we know better. We estimate that at least half the boats on the South Pacific Milk Run equipped with PUR 80s have had system failures in the last six months. Of the seven boats in Rangiroa with a PUR 80 watermaker, six had had failures.

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LETTERS It appears that PUR feels they are doing a good job because they are responsive when contacted by unhappy customers. However, for every customer that is able to call from a distant destination, there is at least another — and often many more — struggling to fix failed units without company assistance. And calls to the manufacturer give only a small indication of the frustrations, delays, and costs that PUR customers have to endure for the want of a 5-cent spring or a 50-cent ’O' ring — that they courteously will send off at no charge. Perhaps they don’t understand what’s involved at the consumer’s end: the extra marina costs, the $5/minute phone calls (provided that you can even find a phone), the innumerable trips to wherever the package is to be delivered, and the anxiety felt by the entire crew when the skipper announces that "the watermaker has failed.” PUR has scored a lot of positive points with cruisers for their accuracy in predicting production rates and power consumption. But they are losing it big time in their failure to prepare cruisers for the ongoing repairs that are required of their systems. I know my diesel engine needs ongoing maintenance, so I learned how to do it before I lqft. If I knew the same would be true of my watermaker, I would have been much better prepared. I believe that the PUR 80 is still the best watermaker on the market today for the mid-sized cruising boat. But that said, the cruising community desperately needs a better solution than they have provided. Bill Sams and Jan Barnard ' Camelot, Liberty 458 Moorea, French Polynesia Bill & Jan — You’re 'preaching to the choir' when it comes to the greater trouble and difficulty of repairing a watermaker outside of the United States. VJe can tell you this: PUR is aware of the problem.

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Mmisguided at best Dear Governor Pete Wilson: While 1 heartily applaud your efforts to streamline state government, your intention to abolish the Department of Boating and Waterways seems misguided at best. I’m not a .fanatic boater by any stretch of the imagination — my boating consists of the occasional sailboat rental. But from my reading of boating periodicals, I gather that the DB&W is a model of what a government agency should be. Furthermore, it is funded by boating fees. In other words, the people who enjoy its services pay for them. That’s a lot more than you can say about most government services. Just a cursory watching of the nightly news would supply ample targets for waste in government: counseling services for people who are upset by life’s normal misfortunes; regulatory agencies that impede, rather than protect, the quality of our lives; and worst of all, services and privileges for criminals in our 'justice' system. Please adjust the sights on your government-waste shotgun and spare that rarest of endangered species, the well-functioning government agency. Thomas S. Franco La Jolla Thomas — On July 17, the Governor signed the new budget, one that allows the Department of Boating and Waterways to exist as it has in the past. Thus the attempt to abolish the agency — and to misappropriate all the money mariners have paid in taxes — has been turned back. See Sightings for more.

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When you write Olympic material, I wonder if you know that two former Richmond YC juniors will also be sailing: Bryant and Brady Sih. In past Olympics they criss-crossed the country with their 470s, bought boats and gear and of course spent a fortune, as is the case in such competition. They had lots of help from RYC members. Sy Kleinman had given them a van from his San Jose Ford agency (thanks to nudging from Bob, and the RYC Foundation which made it possible). They came so close! This time both boys are working on advanced degrees — Bryant is now married and finishing his PhD at Davis. Younger brother Brady, who went through Stanford and its sailing team, is now working on his next degree in Southern California. So when their other country, Taiwan, offered to foot the expenses if the boys would sail, they accepted. The boys were wonderful juniors, and their parents, Ping and Gerimae, worked tirelessly with

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all our juniors for the ten years their kids sailed out of here. The Sih parents left their home on the Petaluma River in Novato, and took a lucrative job (Ping is a chemical engineer) in Taiwan for a couple of years, but they missed the U.S. and returned, though his job is now in Bend, Oregon. The boys sent me a 'Team Taiwan' T-shirt, since 1 have always been a supporter of their excellence as a columnist in RYC’s Storm Jib and a supporter of the Foundation. Of course, they loved 'Big Daddy', as most RYC kids still do. With the T-shirt came a note that they are competing in Savannah between July 24-30. We wish them well! Though the logo on the sail is another country, they left their hearts in San Francisco, 1 know. Doris Klein Vallejo

MSTARTING OFF WITH THE RIGHT ATTITUDE Oh, all right! Here’s your dad-blamed $99 Ha-Ha entry fee. In September, Ginger and I will be leaving the Bay Area to cruise 'til we bruise. We certainly didn’t want to have to depart from San Diegp on such-and-such a date and be someplace on some other date. However, I’ve worked at Club Nautique for so long now that I’m friends with a whole gang of club members who are going to start their cruises by joining up with this cruisers’ monument to dissipation. So, what the hell, dissipation is good, and the company is good, and I figure the Baja Ha-Ha will start us off with the right attitude for the rest of our journey. At the very least it ought to last until '98 when we get back to'Antigua for another Sailing Week, for further serious fine tuning with those good-time folks. Ted Gimble and Ginger Thacker \ Take It Easy, Dufour 27 Sausalito Ted & Ginger — Whoa! Antigua Sailing Week — where we met you a few years ago — is truly a monument to, among other things, dissipation. This, however, is certainly not the case with the Ha-Ha. Here are the three priorities of the Ha-Ha: 1) Safety. You can’t HaHa if your boat sinks or you get injured. 2) Making new friends with other cruisers and the good folks of Baja. People are the best part of cruising. And, 3) Having some Ha-Ha’s. There are three official party-like events in the Ha-Ha: The kick-off party at Cabrillolsle Marina on October 26; the beach party at Turtle . Bay on November 2; and the awards party on the beach at Cabo on the afternoon of November 10. While we hope everyone laughs, shouts, makes music and dances at each of these events, they are nonetheless rated 'G' for Go Easy On The Beer. Each of these occasions will be suitable for real children of all ages. So when is the appropriate time and' place for folks like the Wanderer to get wild and crazy — and if necessary drink like a sailor on shore leave? In renowned dens of dissipation such as Squid Roe and the Giggling Marlin — once everyone has safely made it to the Cape.

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This is a long sad tale of selling out and going cruising — and later having to deal with the Los Angeles County Tax Assessor. Hopefully it will be of some interest to your readers — especially those cruising from Los Angeles County, since that governmental body acts as if it was in a different state than the rest of California. My understanding of the premise of taxation is that the taxpayer should receive some benefit from the taxes he or she pays. I personally do not see what benefit the state or the county of Los Angeles supplies when a documented vessel is operating outside of their jurisdiction for a long period of time. We sold our home in Los Angeles County in the fall of ’92, and left the country aboard our Cal 39 Prescott Prelude for Mexico and points south later that same year. Since we were to be out of the country for an extended period of time, we arranged for one of our sons to handle our financial affairs in our absence. At the time, he also happened to be a resident of Los Angeles County. The Coast Guard documentation papers were also changed to his address. Prescott Prelude remained in Mexico until our departure for French Polynesia in April ’94. We successfully crossed the Pacific, and cruised the Marquesas and Tuamotus before sailing on to Tahiti. Unfortunately, while enroute from Rangiroa to Tahiti, my wife incurred a serious illness that required us to permanently terminate our cruising plans. So 1 moved the boat from Tahiti to Raiatea Carenage—where she’s still on the hard. That is the physical history of the boat and its location from December of '92 until now. Upon our return to California in '94 — this was before we sailed to French Polynesia — we were • presented with a Notice Of Enforcement issued by the L. A. County Tax Collector. We promptly called them to straighten out what we felt was their mistake — after all, our boat hadn’t been in California for almost two years. Well,

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LETTERS what an experience the call turned out to be! The Tax Collector took the position — not unexpected — of all tax collectors: that the burden of proof that we didn’t owe taxes was on us. One person told us we needed things like "receipts from a marina". 1 explained to her that some cruisers go to great lengths to avoid marinas, and besides, not all ports have marinas. But we’d spent some of our cruising time in Marina Vallarta, and harbormaster Karl Raggio was kind enough to send a letter confirming that we’d spent time in that marina. We sent a copy of the letter to the Tax Collector. They basically rejected it, making strange statements such as "you have to belong to a club". I don’t have total recall of the 'nonsense', except that it was obvious that I was not even getting sympathy — let alone a solution to my problem. It was interesting to me what the Tax Collector didn’t ask for: namely paperwork showing the dates the boat arrived in Mexico and other evidence showing that she was still out of the country. Before these discussions took place, the County had already filed a Tax Lien — and didn’t even inform us of that fact. Really great people to work with! In any event, we proceeded to the South Pacific, hoping the Tax Collector would relent after an examination of the facts. On our return from Tahiti, we made our residence in New York state to care for my 88-year-old mother-in-law, who could no longer live alone. Then last week we received notification that Ventura County — our son/mail drop had moved to Ventura County — was about to place a tax lien on our boat! We called Ventura County, and found that they were very reasonable people to work with. Upon learning that our boat had never been in their county and that we had been New York residents for '95, they reversed the process and withdrew the lien. When we got word of the Ventura lien, I sent off for a TRW credit report — and found that we now had two liens from L.A. County; one each for '94 and '95. Since our boat is in the process of being sold and we can’t sell her with a lien, we’ve more or less been forced to pay them. A couple of other points: We were told by the L.A. Tax Collector that our boat had to be in one port for 12 months to avoid having to pay them the tax — but few active cruising boats stay in ports for that length of time. We were also told that "the Coast Guard tells us that we can tax at the address on the documentation papers." Since the address on the papers was our mail drop, the next time I would use an cut-of-California mail drop. We were also told that we could be taxed because our homeport was in California. All of this leads us to believe that L.A. County is an entity unto itself, and will grant no tax relief on documented vessels — no matter how long they are out of the country. Is this the same in all counties in California? How does it work with Big O? P.S. Our few years of cruising sure were great! James C. Hughes Rockville Centre, New York James — There may be one tax law, but there are many inter¬ pretations of how the law should be applied. If your boat is berthed in one Bay Area county, for example, she will be assessed personal property tax even if she’s been out of the country for two years. Other Bay Area Tax Collectors forgo the assessment if you can reasonably demonstrate that the boat is out of the country more than six months a year. Big O just happened to fall into the latter category. We have to disagree with your characterization of the Ventura County Tax Collectors as being "very reasonable". As was the case with you, Ventura County tried to assess us personal property taxes on a boat of ours that was located and paying taxes in the county of Marin. The way we see it, it’s Ventura's job to see that a boat should be taxed in the first place, not a citizens job to get the liens taken off. We think the Ventura County Tax Collectors should spend one day in stocks in front of the Ventura Marina for each boat falsely assessed. As for the L.A. County Tax Collectors, we can’t publish what should

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With so much written in a wide variety of magazines, and with so much said over radio and computer nets, it’s time to let everyone know what is actually happening over the Section 21 'inspections' here in New Zealand. I returned to Auckland last year after a couple of years cruising, during which time I visited Alaska, the West Coast of the USA, the East Coast as far north as Boston, and Europe. During that time we made many friends in the States, and many folks showed us great kindness. It would be nice to think that New Zealanders are as generous. But recent changes in the law here have put some cumulo-nimbus in place of the long white cloud of Aotearoa. I refer, of course, to Section 21 of the Maritime Safety Act which came into effect on February 1, 1995. This act started its journey through Parliament a couple of years ago, and encompasses a wide area of much to do with the sea. It took a long time to pass through all its stages, and the legislation went back to be redrafted on numerous occasions. Somehow Section 21, as it applies'to pleasure vessels, slipped through, by design or accident I don’t know. Anyway, no one challenged the foreign flag provisions, as those seeing it believed it applied only to commercial craft. I must emphasize that it was

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survivors would be rescued. The difficulty of finding a small vessel by eye or radar on even a calm sea cannot be overemphasized. And when should a search commence when a yacht is reported overdue at Fiji? Maybe three weeks after starting the 1,100-mile voyage? Funding for such searches is also limited by the fact that this country has only one million taxpayers. Under international agreements, New Zealand does not have the option to not search. A search must be made — even if a particular sailor has stated no search is to be undertaken even if he/she becomes overdue. Nearly 20 years ago, EPIRBs became mandatory on all Kiwi yachts going overseas, and a large number of lives were saved as a result. Five years ago, a Local User Terminal (LUT) was installed near Wellington, and within hours some fishermen off the Australian coast were rescued when they set off their EPIRB. From a distressed vessel up to 2,500 miles away, the LUT receives a Signal on 121.5/243 via passing satellites, and within a couple of hours knows the location of the emergency. An aircraft can then be sent directly to the site, and VHF or HF radio can identify the nature of the problem so that appropriate rescue services can be arranged. Nqne of us plans to get into trouble, but if the worst occurs, the EPIRB takes the search out of Search & Rescue. It saves lives and it saves money. At a cost of around $200, should vessels in this part of the world be without one? The situation is entirely different from the United States and Europe. How have these inspections affected visiting yachts? Firstly, the reduction in arriving yachts is much as expected: about 25% below 1994/5. Those who have come in spite of this regulation have almost universally stated that it’s "no big deal", and it certainly hasn’t lessened the enjoyment of their visit. Most foreign visitors — but surprisingly not all — disagree with the imposition of a mandatory inspection for two reasons. First, because other countries may choose to do likewise — but for reasons more to do with revenue raising than safety. Secondly, there is at this time no regulation requiring New Zealand pleasure vessels to carry any safety gear at all while on coastal voyages. I concur entirely with these viewpoints — as do all the other yacht inspectors that I have spoken with. However, if discussions currently taking place are any indication, I expect that the same equipment as above will soon become mandatory on Kiwi boats on our coasts. As for discussion on whether or not these requirements should be made the subject of compulsory inspection on a foreign vessel while in international waters, we’ll leave that for another time and place. P.S. A little about myself: I’ve been sailing in the South Pacific since '66 and have covered over 100,000 ocean miles. I currently own a 16-meter Kauri cutter that I built at home. I’ve been a navigation teacher for over 20 years, and am currently the examiner in charge of the New Zealand Yacht Master Ocean Certificate which is administered by the Royal New Zealand Coast Guard Federation. I’ve been a Yacht Inspector since 1990. Jim Lott Auckland Jim — A few comments: 1) If hardly any foreign yachts have had to make any changes or add any gear after being inspected, perhaps it’s an indication that the program was bogus from the git-go. So what has New Zealand accomplished — except for unnecessarily pissing off cruisers and thereby losing millions of dollars foreign yachties wanted to pump into the economy? 2) We don’t have a problem with any of the gear required; in fact, only a fool would. When it comes to EPIRBs, we think all boats sailing more than 25 miles offshore — anywhere in the world — should be subject to a fine for not carrying a functioning unit. The amount of the fine? Twice the cost of a new 406 EPIRB. Further still, we don’t think any Search & Rescues should be undertaken unless an EPIRB or other distress signal has been

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Mlying and cheating professionals I want to bring to your attention a couple of incidents of blatant PHRF rule violations here in Southern California. The first involves Dennis Conner, multiple winner of the America’s Cup; the second includes some Northern California homeboys. For those not familiar with the Southern California PHRF 'MIR' (Marine Industry Racer) rule, it’s designed to keep marine industry professionals from steering in — and therefore most likely dominating — fleets of otherwise amateur racers. The rule clearly states that a boat racing in PHRF-sanctioned events may only have one marine industry racer aboard, and that the MIR, unless he owns the boat, may not steer at any time. In the case of Conner, he blatantly and intentionally circumvented the MIR rule in winning his class at the San Diego Yachting Cup on May 4 & 5. In addition to his America’s Cup boat, Whitbread boat, Etchells, and God-knows-what-else, he also owns a CF-27. As the owner of the CF-27, he is the only MIR who can steer the boat. In addition, he is not allowed to have any other MIRs on board while racing in PHRF. Why is it then, that Vince Brun — a Star sailor of international renown as well as an employee of North Sails — was seen steering the boat during the regatta? And why is it that the rest of the crew also included others who clearly earn their living in the sailing industry? And for what purpose? Hasn’t Conner won enough races without having to pull such an underhanded stunt to win a local PHRF regatta? Why couldn’t he just steer his own boat crewed by nonMIRs? Whatever justification Conner and his sycophants might try to offer, the bottom line is that it was a pathetic display of a clear rules violation — from a guy who certainly knows better. Conner’s racing efforts should be beyond reproach, yet there he was — along with others in the industry — taking advantage of the very people who support their sport, the average weekend PHRF sailor. Conner and his bunch truly ought to be embarrassed by resorting to such methods simply to win a pickle dish. His CF-27 is also incredibly suspect. Conner not only completely cut off the masthead crane, but also removed the backstay. This hardly renders his CF-27 as 'stock', yet there he was sailing with a stock CF-27 rating of 150. Race Chairman John Gladstone said that Conner "deserves credit" for his efforts. The truth is that it was a despicable display of gross rules bending by someone who clearly thinks he is above it all. Why Conner chose to sail so subversively is anyone’s guess. But as Conner himself asked of the Kiwis during the 1988 America’s Cup, "Why would you do it unless you wanted to cheat?" The second infraction was on June 22 at Long Beach Race Week. Three boats — with skilled and knowledgeable professionals who clearly should have known better — instead chose to sail with no regard for the MIR rule. As tactician aboard the Andrews 53 Cantata, and as a former sailmaker with Sobstad San Diego for over ten years,

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I am quite aware of the rule. As such, when I saw — and later heard about — people like Kimo Worthington, JJ lsler, and Seadon Wijsen steering different boats in the regatta, I encouraged our skipper to protest. As a result, we filed against the Andrews ILC 40 Growler for having Kimo steering as well as having Alan Andrews serve as tactician. (Remember, PHRF only allows one MIR aboard, and he/she cannot steer). We also filed against the Santa Cruz 52 Elixir, because JJ lsler was steering, and because for crew they had John Gardner from North Sails, Paul Ely, owner of the boat and Santa Cruz Yachts, and Ely’s sales manager, Stacey Parsons. The boat that I only heard about after we had filed was the J/44 Jobe, which I was told had both Norman Davant and Seadon aboard. I later confronted Seadon and told him that he couldn’t steer in PHRF. His reply? "It’s a bullshit rule." That may be the case, but it is a rule nonetheless. The end result was that only Growler was thrown out for MIR violations — although Kimo claimed that he was not really a MIR as he was paid to "manage" not to sail. I guess that means that he didn’t get paid to sail TransPac, aboard Bullseye or any.of the rest. Growler also claimed that they entered under IMS, but got thrown into PHRF when the IMS fleet didn’t materialize. I’m sure that’s true, but when they got to the starting line they knew what fleet they were sailing in, and it was their responsibility to conform to the fleet rules. I suppose what is most disturbing about all this is not only the complete disregard for PHRF rules that was demonstrated by a few 'professionals', but also the accompanying lies, poor attitudes, and bad will shown by some of these people. Of the bunch, only JJ lsler — who, as it turns out, is the only one of those mentioned who probably isn’t a MIR — had the decency to speak to us in a calm and non-hostile manner. As for the rest — and you know who you are — you’re not only cheaters but poor sportsmen as well. Scot Tempesta La Jolla Readers—Tempesta, who spent twelve years working for Sobstad Sails in San Diego, raises some valid points. The MIR rule used in Southern Californian PHRF racing has turned into an ugly can of worms, arguably creating as many problems as it has solved. The Bay Area has wisely, in our opinion, avoided this controversial rule. In an effort to present the other side of the story, we faxed Tempesta's letter to Dennis and some of the other people mentioned above. At presstime, we hadn’t heard back from anyone. If they choose to respond, we’ll run their comments — and yours — next month.

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^PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT Earlier this year while anchored off Santa Cruz, my partner and I listened in on a Coast Guard rescue directed by Monterey Group. We could only hear the Coast Guard transmission, but judging from the radio operator’s responses, we could infer the other side of the conversation. The rescue involved two persons aboard a 37-foot sailboat south of Point Pinos near Point Lopez. The boat called for assistance because they were having a difficult time controlling their craft. Beating into strong head seas trying to get away from the shore, they requested assistance and were prepared to abandon their vessel as soon as the Coast Guard could get there. While a helicopter was enroute the radio operator talked the captain and crew through the procedures for leaving their boat. During the conversations, we realized that the operator was gently suggesting that the boat and crew could be saved. The mariners repeatedly rejected this idea because they were afraid to turn their boat in the rough seas — probably for fear of a knockdown. Nonetheless, the radio operator eventually persuaded them to turn the boat around and head for a safe harbor behind Point Lopez. The

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While reading the July issue, it was nice to see that Kaiulani is settling into her new homeport of San Francisco. As you pointed out, she is cold molded, designed by William Crealock, and was built in San Diego by Coaster Boatworks for Capt. Russ Kneeland. Sadly, after many thousand miles of cruising Kaiulani in the South Pacific, Russ’ dream circumnavigation was cut short when he died of cancer. Just as we miss Russ, we will miss seeing Kaiulani in her old homeport of San Diego. We wish her and her new owners a long and happy life. Susan and Howard Wormsley Southwestern YC San Diego Readers — Howard Wormsley and J. Freiburg are the owners of Coaster Boatworks in San Diego.

Mreplaced free of charge Approximately 2V2 years ago, we left Sausalito to cruise Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama and this year the Caribbean. Before we departed, we equipped our boat with assorted cruising gear and electronics. Because at 75 feet our schooner is rather large and we often have just two people aboard, we decided to buy an autopilot. Having to steer the boat all the time gets tiring — especially on passages that are a week or longer. We visited Maritime Electronics of Sausalito where we were told about ComNav Autopilots of Vancouver, Canada. Although we’d never heard of them, we were told that many of the larger fishing boats up north use them. Since our wooden boat weighs 44 tons and has hydraulic steering, we decided to go with a ComNav. When the unit first arrived, I looked at the small pump and said, "It’s too small for our boat." After they rechecked the numbers and assured me it Was the proper size, I installed it and off we went. The unit worked great for the first four months of almost continuous use. But when we got to Costa Rica, the pump failed. We called Maritime Electronics, who called ComNav, and the pump was immediately replaced free of charge. By Panama, the second pump was making funny noises and alarms kept going off—so again we called for help. ComNav sent out a local technician so that they could look at my installation and see what the problem might be. Everything seemed to be fine other than the alarm going off, and there was nothing wrong with my installation. We asked the technician if perhaps the pump was too small for the boat and might we be wearing them out. He seemed to agree. In any event, ComNav paid for the service call and off we went. Once again the unit functioned fine until a few months and a few thousand miles later when we arrived in St. Maarten in the Leeward Islands. We once again called both Maritime and ComNav and told them the pump appeared to be about ready to fail at any moment. As a result they upgraded our unit to a nejw larger pump at no extra charge. We’ve now had the larger unit for over 18 months and it works great! These days it is very rare to find companies such as Maritime

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Well, well, well, many a mile has passed under my keel since the early 70s and the days of Sailboats/Sausalito, Wavetraders, Herb Madden’s steam-powered pile driver, the No Name Bar, and all the other people arid places that were part of the Sausalito waterfront. It would take too long to name them all; besides, a few of them wouldn’t want to be revealed. Those were the days of sailors buying Islanders, Coronados, Ericsons, Columbias and all the rest by the score. The fiberglass revolution was in full swing back then, and I can remember one boat dealer in Sausalito whose lot, on Saturday afternoons, looked like that of a high volume car dealer. The sales staff was cutting deeds on boats, the owner was accepting and rejecting offers, and others were putting together packages of winches, rigging and electronics. When things slowed down late in the afternoon, one of the sales guys propped his feet up on his desk, stretched out with his hands behind his head, and fantasized about starting a sailing magazine. One that would be free to the readers! Those were the days... of the Van Damme, the Vallejo ferry, the > Owl, the Independence, and a host of other infamous houseboats that draped the Sausalito waterfront like the sampans do in Hong Kong. I can still see Kit Africa going up the main mast of David Crosby’s Mayan, free-handed and barefoot, as his father watched eagerly from the foredeck. And in the evening, Sterling Hayden would swagger around downtown, his walking stick in hand. There was misfortune and tragedy, too. 1 can recollect the icy winter day that Lou Albano’s yellow Hurricane sloop was found sailing on her own after she’d been run down by a freighter in the Bay. The bodies of Albano and his crew were never found. Albano had been known for his excellent marine woodworking, and he could provide a good argument for wood boats over glass. I miss you, Lou. And who could forget 'Fat Albert' of Wavetraders. Schultz had purchased the old boatyard on Harbor St. in San Rafael. Not long after, it burned to the ground and Schultz disappeared. (Oh yeah, thanks for the boatyard, Albert.) It was about that time that another rotund member of the Sausalito sailing establishment, 'Sausalito Fats', likewise 'walked', apparently with a pile of money belonging to other people and banks. Then Herb’s pile driver got fitted with a diesel engine, some houseboats were plumbed to city sewers while yet others burned or sank. Did the No Name ever get a name? The Sausalito waterfront of the 70s inspired me with the romance of the marine trades, provided my family with a livelihood, and gave me the great blessing of meeting people from around the world and from every walk of life. Yes, those were great days and great people.

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111115 MONTHS TO COVER 4,000 MILES We just arrived in Kosrae from Murilo Atoll, in the Hall Group, Chuuk State of Federated States of Micronesia, and received a copy of the May ’96 issue of Latitude 38 from friends here on Panacea. We read in Sightings about Latoka and her record attempt with crewman Peter’Hogg. Well, the mystery of finding Aotea is now solved and I know Peter will not run into her on Latoka. Anyway, about three weeks ago, we stopped in again at Murilo Atoll, just a few miles from Nomwin Atoll on our way from Palau to Hawaii. Our friends said that a trimaran had floated onto the reef at Nomwin on May 1. They didn’t know any other details. A few days later, the man who found Aotea, along with about 30 people in five pangas, came to Murilo for a religious celebration. I was able to talk to the man who found it. He said that the papers aboard indicated she belonged to a Peter Hogg of Mill Valley, California. The boat was 40’ long, had a place for one mast and a dagger board trunk, and an outboard rudder with a tiller ... no wheel. The mast and one hull were missing and it was upside down. She was all fiberglass and had Navico 59 painted on the hull. He remembered that the boat was from Mill Valley, CA, but couldn’t remember the name of the boat. He said, "It was a strange name." This man also said that a report had been sent to the officials in Chuuk who then notified Coast Guard Hawaii. He said that he understood the boat had been lost on April 7, 1995, but knew no other details. He said the remains were anchored in the lagoon off his village in Nomwin Atoll. Others said that they had had a good time salvaging all of the things off the boat. . . Christmas in May!! He did indicate that he understood the owner was expected to fly from San Francisco to Nomwin to look at the boat for possible salvage. The man I talked to wore a beautiful nearly-new blue with white trim, pullover windbreaker with "University of Michigan Crew" mono, grammed on the left chest and on the back. (Nice addition to his wardrobe, courtesy of Peter Hogg!!) Question: How could it look new after being in an upside down trimaran for 13 months? If Peter had stayed with the hull, he would have taken only 15 months to go over 4,000 miles. Since we have hit two logs in the last six months requiring significant repairs and one haulout, we shudder to think how many yachts have "missed" Aotea during that 15 months! Watch out for things that go bump in the night! Jim and Rhea Turner S/V Thesis, 39’ Cross Trimaran Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia

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Caution: It’s important that the cable be shielded so as not to interfere with other equipment. The transmission of data can bleed into VHFs, stereos, ham radios, and radars to name just a few. The advantage of interfacing the autopilot with the GPS is that the GPS can 'supervise' the autopilot while underway. In other words, the GPS 'steers' the boat based on the plotted waypoints, and corrects for set and drift along the way. So instead of making constant course and sail corrections as positions are manually plotted, one simply has to enter the desired waypoint — and the GPS will keep the vessel within about 100 feet of the plotted course. This course should still be verified by a proper log, of course, but it is a 'hands-off operation of the helm. Believe us, there is a measure of comfort that comes with entering the San Francisco Bay in heavy fog without radar but knowing that you’ll be sailing between the spans. Speaking of heavy fog and thinking about shipping traffic, it’s also good to have a radar — and have it interfaced. We acquired a Raytheon RlOX second hand. Even this older model accepted data from the GPS as well. 1 assumed prior to reading the manual that this would only serve to repeat lat/lon and speed information on screen. Wrong! The RlOX — and most other units manufactured in the last decade — will take the range and bearing information for the waypoint entered in the GPS and display the approximate location on the radar screen. We’ve found visual aides such as these to be very helpful when trying to locate unfamiliar anchorages with no significant landmarks. The GPS also acts as a compass for the for the radar, giving both true or magnetic information on screen. This enables the navigator to quickly determine bearing lines without the basic math skills that escape us a little more each year beyond the third grade. My apologies if I sound like a sales rep for a marine electronics company, but getting the most out of the electronics aboard Magic came easily as I, when not sunning myself in Mexico, integrated broadcast electronics. Maybe it’s time for a career change. None of these gadgets or features — and there are several other useful ways to share information between components—can take the place of basic navigation, prudent sailing, and common sense — but sometimes it can make things a lot easier. Since you’ve already spent the big bucks, why not put a short piece of twisted wire together to take advantage of what you already have? Duane Yoslov and Sarah Clements Magic, Alberg 30 San Francisco Bay

JOINING THE BAJA HA-HA Judging by the number of boats we're preparing for this fall's Baja Ha-Ha, there's no shortage of people who understand what sailing is all about. Serious fun. Adventure. Friend¬ ships. We've been busy planning invento¬ ries, adding canvas and building sails for quite a few boats preparing to push off this fall. All these customers keep reminding us of why we got in this business in the first place. Sailing is a Sailing just for the fun of it. pleasure sport and a way of life. We've always loved working with the people out living their dreams and we're happy to see more and more doing it each year. The Baja Ha-Ha is one of those events that exemplifies the spirit of the cruising sailor. It's a great place to connect with other Southbound cruisers and share a hell of a good time. / J

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LOOSE LIPS Via the Olson 30 mailing list. . . Most of you are aware of the crash of TWA Flight 800 off Long Island last week. Cyri/ Grivet, our fellow crew member on Speedy Gonzales, was on that flight. He was on his way home to visit his family in France, where he grew up. Cyril was a gentle, kind man — inquisitive and witty. In addition to sailing; he was ah excellent tennis player. He was someone you could always depend oh. Always giving of his time and talent, he never sought favor or attention in return. He was genuine in his beliefs. He will be missed. — Suzanne Lea 'Speedy Gonzales' Paid infomercial (from the July ’96 Moore News): How familiar is this scenario — it’s two days from the next one design and you still haven’t found a crew to race with you. The gang you had last month all have creative, yet marginally plausible excuses for why they can’t make it this time around, and everyone else you’ve asked has been cool and non-committal in the extreme. You don’t understand. Your sails are new, you deck layout is modem, heck, you’dvprobably even spring for T-shirts if you could ever sail with the same crew twice. Is it your breath? Is it your personality? Your political views? Or is it the dog food you’ve been feeding your crew between races? Let’s face it, in today’s modem world, crews aren’t satisfied with a $.99 tuna sandwich and lukewarm domestic beer. Recent surveys (all scientific, we assure you) indicate that the top reason for crew attrition is culinary mediocrity. Further, studies also suggest that over seventy-five percent of all botched crew maneuvers are the direct result of gastro-intestinal lassitude. And for this reason, we here at Moore News are proud to introduce a new addition to the qualify features you’ve already come to expect from this publication. With the interest of higher speed and better race results firmly in mind, we humbly offer to you culinary suggestions guaranteed to enhance performance. SUPER DAVE’S NO-BAKE DOWNWIND BROWNIES Things you’ll need: 1-2 boxes Glutton-Man No-Bake brownies 1 bowl (an inverted bicycle helmet will also work if the vents are covered with duct tape. Note: that bucket that’s lived below for as long as you can remember is an inadvisable tool for this particular application.) 1 mixing spoon. For the weight-conscious set, a non-locking winch handle will also suffice. 2 cups tepid tap water. If you’ve already left the dock, most anchor wells are conveniently equipped with spare rations of Coors light, which is essentially the same thing. For best results, care should be exercised in removing all oxidation, surface rust, and other foreign matter from said can before adding to the mix. 1 oversized ice cube tray. This will ensure both ease in serving and equitable distribution. Preparations: For best results combine ingredients in bowl enroute to the start, then spread evenly into ice cube tray. Insert divider and let stand until firm. Serve and enjoy! Next Edition: Syd’s Reaching Mark Jambalaya Editor’s Note: Obviously we here at Moore News can’t guarantee that you will take that almighty gun, but we’ve tried this recipe and believe us, a happier crew you’ve never seen. Happy sailing, and remember, "Fat is Fun!" Humble beginnings. The following was culled from Paul Cayard’s column in the July Seahorse: . . (the OneAmerica campaign) was founded on March 15, 1996, by myself and a bunch of friends from the gym where I work out at 5:30 a.m. We kept getting more and more pumped up about the fact that the Kiwis just came and stole the Cup, that we

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decided to enter. We raised the $100,000 for the entry fee by washing cars in San Francisco over Easter vacation. Russell Courts came by three times just to be nice. We have some America’s Cup experience and where we don’t, we’ll just fake it. For example, my wife, the elder daughter of the famous Swedish naval architect Pelle Petterson, will design the boat. . ." See that magazine for the real story, which makes more sense than the preceding but isn’t nearly as entertaining. Scoping out the situation. If you’ve tried to get them lately, you’ll know that scopolamine patches for seasickness are no longer available. The word we got is that the FDA yanked them because too many people were misusing them — putting on too many, swimming with them, that sort of thing. Anyway, if scopolamine worked for you and you have a doctor’s prescription, you can still get the stuff. It’s available as a transdermal gel from Friendly Pharmacy in San Diego. It comes in single-dose syringes. To use, simply rub the contents of the syringe onto the skin about an hour before you need it and it lasts 8-12 hours. Pharmacist Butch Newland says Friendly Pharmacy will fill prescriptions from any physician in the U.S. and will ship anywhere in the U.S. "Feedback from our patients has been very positive," he adds. Friendly Pharmacy is located at 4060 4th Avenue, Suite 10, San Diego, CA 92103. Their phone numbers are (619) 297-2214 (voice) and (619) 297-5735 (fax).

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First A1 Capone’s vaults, now this. Yachting magazine rarely features anything but yachts on its cover. In the July issue, however, they featured a person, and you’ll never believe who. Try Geraldo Rivera, the king of.. . well, we don’t even know What to call it. The accompanying story inside details how he turned 50, purchased and refurbished the lovely 67-ft S&S ketch Palawan IV (renamed Voyager) and, in the words of Yachting, "set a course for fresh respectability." "This is a work of art to me," he told Yachting. "I appreciate history and tradition, maybe because in my life there’s so little of that." Case of the missing Pirate. Several years ago, some nice person made up this nifty 'house flag' for us. It features the traditional skull and crossbones, with the skull wearing an untraditional beanie with a propeller on top. The flag is black, the bones white and the beanie red and blue. For about five years running, we supplied the flag to the boat we sponsor every year in the Master Mariners Regatta. The boat in the photo is Babe

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When the time came to get the flag to Don and Lyle Kent’s Felicity this year, the ’ol Pirate was nowhere to be found. The office was turned upside down, various Master Mariner boats contacted, and any suspicious-looking characters grilled for hours under hot lights in a dark room — all to no avail. If anyone knows where our flag is (or the 'clipper ship' one that also disappeared several years ago), please let us know at (415) 3838200. We’d be most appreciative.

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SIGHTINGS inspired and enthused 1976 was a memorable year. The bicentennial celebration bn the 4th. The election of Jimmy Carter in November. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest took five Academy Awards. Nadia Comaneci took three perfect 10s in Montreal. And Rene and Dorie Pittsey started building a 43-ft Bruce Roberts centercockpit ketch in thfeir suburban San Jose backyard. In March of this year, one month shy of 20 years later, they finally launched Morning Star. "It’s been so long that the companies that made our engine and roller furling systems were both out of business by the time we were done," laughs Rene, now 58. continued outside column of next sightings page

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crew overboard

The second in a series of crew overboard recovery tests co-sponsored by West Marine and Modern Sailing Academy in Sausalito took place on July 22 and 23. The first series of these tests, brainchild of Modern Sailing’s John Connolly, were held in the Bay about two years ago. At that time, the main focus was on maneuvers that get the boat back to the person in the water under sail — although attention was also given to methods used to hoist the ’victims’

SIGHTINGS recovery II back aboard. This time, activity centered around crew overboard retrieval in real world conditions. Ironically, the development of many recovcontinued middle of next sightings page

inspired — cont’d Perhaps even more remarkable than the skewed timeline for completion of the project — Rene estimated five years, max — is the commitment he and Dorie made to the project. With the exception of yearly vacations, he worked on the boat every weekend and sometimes two to three nights a week. "I never quit, I never stopped and I’m still married — to the same wife!” he notes.

Spread, after 19’/t years, 'Morning Star' rises from the backyard. Left inset, the first sail. Above, the Pittsey family then (1977) and now.

Dorie’s major contribution to the deal was going to work to help finance the boat. Like most wjves, she doubled Rene’s estimate and told him, "I’ll work for 10 years." She’s still working. As much as the Pittseys joke about it, they cannot hide the almost giddy pride that lingers months after the launching and first few sails aboard Morning Star. The beautiful craftsmanship evident throughout the boat is one reason. Finding out she sails wonderfully is another. But perhaps biggest of all, the boat is finally in the water! It has been a long, long road — and the off-ramp is in sight. Next fall, the Pittseys plan to head south on an open-ended cruise. Rene Pittsey grew up locally and started sailing with the San Rafael chapter of the Sea Scouts when he was a teenager. He turned serious about new girlfriend Dorie when he took her out on the Bay for the first time. "She got smacked by a wave — and laughed," he says. "I decided she was a keeper." The boat project came along a few years later, when they had a home and two young children. One of his criteria for choosing the Roberts design (which Roberts calls the 'Mauritius 43') was an article he read about a husband and wife who had built one in 2V2 years. Construction started on April 16, 1976. Rene was 35; Dorie was 33. Construction was straightforward. It began with a strongback and male mold, over which Rene laid C-Flex, then layers and layers of mat and roving. Two years into the project, he flipped the hull over with the help of chain hoists and willing neighbors. The male mold was removed, then it was more layers of mat and roving on the inside of the hull, followed by longitudinal stringers and hefty bulkheads. "Roberts designs strong hulls," notes Rene. "This one is about 5/8 inch thick at the gunwale and more than an inch in the keel." By the time he got around to the deck, says Pittsey, "my neighbor didn’t like that polyester smell any more." S9 instead of another wrestling match with a male mold and gallons of resin, he opted for a plan he’d seen put to good use on a multihull in nearby Alviso — a sandwich of 1/4-inch birch plywood, 1-inch honeycomb and a layer of 3/8-inch ply for the deck. Everything was held together with WEST system epoxy. "It ended up being very strong and a lot lighter than a solid glass deck would have been," notes Rene. At the 10-year mark, Rene put on the boat’s lovely teak deck. Wasn’t Dorie getting a little itchy about the pace of things by now? "She’s the one who wanted the teak deck!" says Rene. And so it went, bit by bit, project by project, weekend by weekend. At continued outside column of next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS inspired — cont’d various stages of completion, the boat would be surveyed. "Jim Jessie surveyed the boat two or three times," says Rene. "Then he’d sail around the world and come back and we’d still be at it!" The day everyone had been waiting for — the first day everyone had been waiting for — occurred on November 1 of last year. A 140-ton crane arrived to lift the boat from the backyard, over the house, and onto a waiting trailer. "It was quite an event," says Rene, who works in the semiconductor industry. All along, he’d been telling clients about the boat he was building and, true to his word, he invited all of them to the launching... uh,... lifting. Plus all friends, family and neighbors who had shared the project in some way. Everyone drank from special plastic cups with "Rising of the Morning Star" printed on them. It didn’t take alcohol for the Pittseys to be intoxicated. Morning Star was trucked to Svendsen’s Boatyard where, among other jobs, her masts were stepped one cold, stormy day in January. In early March, the boat was finally launched. Soon afterward, the Pittsey family clfinbed aboard for the motor over to the boat’s new home in Ballena Bay Marina. Unfortunately, Murphy had stowed away. They weren’t even out of the Estuary when the engine started to get hot. Turns out the saltwater pump wasn’t working right, so Rene shut down the engine and anchored the boat. Of course, none of the electronics wefe yet hooked up, so he called for help on his cellular phone. Before long, here came the Coasties, who did end up towing the boat, but not before they’d cited the Pittseys for a plethora of 'infractions' ranging from no posted garbage plan to being short one lifejacket. To add embarrassment to the encounter, Rene had left the boat’s registration sticker in the car, as rain had left the hull too wet to put it on that morning. «. (Three weeks later, Rene received notice in the mail that he was liable for up to $20,000 in fines for the discrepancies. He wrote back to the Coast Guard, explaining much of the story you have just read. Shortly thereafter, he received a letter of apology from the 'Office of the Commander'. "It was a wonderful letter," says Rene. "It said they were chagrined for having imposed on our maiden voyage that way, that the Coast Guard was inspired and enthused by what we had done, and that they wished us fair winds and good sailing.") The good sailing came in late May when Morning Star finally spread her canvas to the wind for the first time. Rene and Dorie found she responded wonderfully to the helm, and with roller furling on all sails, she was easy to handle. They’ve been out on a half-dozen sails since. The boat’s 'official' christening took place the last weekend of July, when scores of friends and supporters once more descended upon the Pittseys and their creation. 'v ’ You might have noted we never said Morning Star is done, feene Pittsey knows better than to predict when that will happen. But she is close enough that the couple are finally going to quit their jobs and go cruising next year. That’s Plan A. Plan B, more recently formulated, involves an offer Rene’s boss has made: go cruising, but fly home and work one month out of every three. Pittsey says he and Dorie are still mulling that one over. The only significant change to Plan A, which has been in place from the start, involves the kids. Since they’ve both grown up and moved out since Rene fixed up the forepeak for them, they’ll only fly in for short visits — with Rene and Dorie’s grandkids, of course. All told, Rene figures the couple have about $150,000 in the boat, which amortizes out to $7,500 a year. A diligent record-keeper, Rene has also kept track of every minute he’s worked on the boat — which makes him laugh again. "I once read something by Larry Pardey where he estimated a boat of Morning Star’s size would take between 14,000 and 16,000 hours to complete. At the time, I thought that figure was way off, but I have almost exactly 14,000 hours in so far." "Of course, if I’d have believed him, I might never have started the project in the first place." We find that hard to believe, especially in light of a poster that hangs prominently in the Pittsey garage-cum-boathouse. The words are Thoreau’s: continued outside column of next sightings page

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crew overboard ery methods has apparently been done in flat water with little or no wind, and with a studly male 'victim' only too happy to help haul himself back aboard. So the questions always arise at sailing schools and seminars: What if the conditions are rough? What if it’s at night? What if the victim is unconscious? All these scenarios were addressed at the July event. Participating boats — a Hans Christian 38, Catalina 36 and Mason 43 ketch — were used to represent a cross section of modern and traditional vessels. Victim retrieval was done on both conscious (they could help) and 'unconscious' (they couldn’t help rescuers) victims. Note that in our local waters, hypothermia will render a

SIGHTINGS — cont’d

inspired — cont’d

person unable to help himself after only a short time, even if he’s conscious. The victims in the test were still studly males in drysuits and lifejackets, but hey, you have to have some controls. Especially considering the conditions in which the tests took place. The other part of the 'reality' theme was recovery of crew overboard in the windy Central Bay, at night — and outside the Gate in the Potato Patch! Participants in the test included reps for Lifesling, SOSpenders, ACR and others. Among products tested were the Tri-Buckle (pictured below), ACR’s Rescue Rocket, the EAsy Lift, the Jason’s Cradle and something

At age 20, Brian 'BJ1 Caldwell is on the brink of becoming the youngest person ever to voyage around the world singlehanded. He started off at age 19 from Hawaii on June 1 of last year. By the time you read this, he will have departed Panama, bound for the Marquesas on the homestretch of his historic trip. His vessel is the Contessa 26 Mai (Miti) Vavau. Brian is expected to

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continued outside column of next sightings page

"If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live a life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in ordinary dreams." San Jose Mercury writer Jim Trotter put it best. After watching the boat being lifted over the Pittsey’s house last November, he wrote, "On Wednesday, at long last, Morning Star rose. She was no ordinary dream."

life of brian — part Xll

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brian — cont’d complete the circle in Honolulu sometime in September A new wrinkle has been added to BJ’s quest in the form of 17-pear-old David Dicks of Australia. Dicks left Fremantle in February aboard the S8cS 34 Seaflight, also with his sights set on becoming the youngest circumnavigator. He hopes to complete his voyage — which has so far been frought with breakdowns — by early October. Whether he can do so or not (the Southern Ocean in winter? Is this guy nuts?) remains to be seen. Meanwhile, Jan Caldwell, Brian’s mother, PR spokesman and shoreside support team, reports that BJ is already planning his next project: youngest nonstop around the world. This is BJ’s latest update, penned during the transit of the Panama Canal. Oh, how time flies when you’re having fun! Mai Miti’s departure from the continued outside column of next sightings page

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called the T-Bar. In addition, participating boats reviewed maneuvers used to return to a victim in the water, including the tradi¬ tional Figure Eight, the Six-Second Return (formerly called the 'Fast Return'), the Lifesling Turn and a 'new' maneuver taught in Canada called the Heave-To Method. Unfortunately, the final 'reality' of the July

west marine Along with everything else, the ’70s were a seminal time for young entrepreneurs. Such well known names as Spielberg, Wozni-

SIGHTINGS — cont’d

brian — cont’d

testing is that it occurred within a day of our deadline for the August issue, which was not enough time to cover this important subject properly. The good news is, that will give us plenty of time to put together a complete wrap-up of this latest round of crew over¬ board recovery tests for the September issue. Nobody fall off ’til then!

hits 150 ak, Jobs, Gates and Lucas all sowed seeds in the ’70s that have grown to empires today. continued middle of next sightings page

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Pacific seems but a moment ago — and now, slipping through the final locks in the Panama Canal, we arrive back in home waters. Has it really been a year? Several weeks before, I’d weighed anchor in the bustling Caribbean island of Grenada for the 1,200 miles to Central America. Although I’d heard numer¬ ous stories of disgust about Colon, Panama, I was looking forward to seeing one of the seven great wonders of the world in person: the canal itself. My intent from the outset for this most recent leg was to be more vigilant about watch-keeping than any preceding leg of the voyage. The reason — the large number of ships seesawing through this gateway between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Fortunately, my sightings of heavy metal were far fewer than around South Africa. I suspect it’s because they are confined to one shipping lane there, whereas they split apart soon after transiting Panama up here. So how was Colon? Well, unfortunately West Marine doesn’t offer Uzis in their ’96 catalog, so I compensated by sightseeing through the non-bullet proof windows of a taxi! It was depressing to see so many dollars passing into the dark corridors beyond the city lights, but as the saying goes, "the rich get richer and the poor get poorer." I hope one day politicians opt for the better¬ ment of this place rather than how fast they can fill their pockets. Like previous ports of call, the local administrators could not have been more hospitable. Both the Deputy Administrator, Joseph W. Cornelison and the Canal Port Captain, Douglas P. Finley, came down to make sure I’d have the perfect transit. The two even arranged my transit with a sidewalled tug in the first of the Gatun Locks, as turbulence has sometimes caused center-chambered yachts to spin through a full 360 degree circle. They also sidestepped canal regula¬ tions by allowing me to take two line handlers versus four, due to the dimin¬ utive size of Mai, Miti. My lady and I split the cord between North and South America in one fell swoop, landing within comparative shouting distance of our last port of call — Honolulu. As the Bruce anchor hit bottom in Balboa, the first hurricane of the Caribbean’s season spit venom over my previous pit stop. Yet still, after so many miles, there is no exhilaration. Illusions about success will materialize when I hear the Hawaii Yacht Club’s bell peal across the water. Then I’ll know the marriage with Mai Miti was made in heaven. If there is going to be a deciding factor in this first circumnavigation and my quest to crush the French at their own game, it will be because of the vision of my sponsors. The following companies/people really came through for me while I was in Panama: Hans Bernwall of Scanmar Marine recently passed me the torch by sending many new parts to update my 20-year-old Monitor windvane, including new prototype windpaddles that keep the unit working in very light wind. Raytheon’s Autohelm division foresaw the calms en route to the Galapagos and sponsored a brand spanking new Autohelm ST-2000. The Sailing Source JSI, anticipating encounters of the third kind (merchant shipping), pitched a Mobri S-2 radar reflector into the melting pot! Phil Smith, President of Data Rescue Services, another private sponsor, covered the DHL shipping costs of a second new Kenwood TS-50, which my parents had to buy to replace an identical one-year-old predecessor that had failed. I liked his note that came with it: "For the good times and the bad, keep the mast pointed away from the center of the earth!" SGC Inc. sponsored me with a brand new SGC-230 Smart Tuner to hook up with my new SSB, as I will be giving daily position reports to my shore support team in Honolulu — my mother, Jan — over SSB. In a fax to her, they said, "We at SGC realize that many people around the world depend on our equipment, and trust their lives to it. Our commitment to producing the finest equipment available is based on their trust. We wish Brian well and are proud to provide some of the gear essential to his successful voyage." Last but not least, Ron and Janice DuBois; Janice for cockpit canvas, and Ron for the many hours of the initial installation of my first SSB, then many more over the telephone to both me and my mom for the installation of the second one. I couldn’t have done it without his help and expertise. Mahalo, Ron! continued outside column of next sightings page

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brian — cont’d As you can see, with the exception of Kenwood, every product manufac¬ turer or supplier, as well as many non-marine associated companies and individuals have supported this effort. They have made this record attempt possible and will not be forgotten in my future sailing successes. Yes, it’s been a good stop for Mai Miti. The salty old bitch deserves it. She complains about her cosmetics, the paint job, but hey, we’re not going to a beauty contest. The skipper also complains, but I’m almost rid of the nagging intestinal parasites that have 'bugged' me since the South Atlantic. That’s what I get for trusting the drinking water. I’ll blow off Panama after I kill the alien with a generous dose of antibiotics. I’ll keep you informed from sea by transcribing my next article over my new SSB — hopefully pretty close to writing off my first solo circumnavigation! — brian caldwell, jr. i

denny jordan, 1908-1996 With the death of Denny Jordan on July 15, San Francisco Bay lost an important link to its sailing history. Even more, we lost a piece of that history. Jordan's sailing career spanned almost a century. There’s no one around

On a more local level, a young electrical engineer named Randy Repass decided to try to make a go of it in the marine industry. This despite the then-new and still applicable joke: "Want to make a small fortune in the marine industry? Start with a large one." Repass’s was the standard 'garage' story. To make a little extra money in his off-hours from Fairchild Semiconductor, he sold rope out of his Sunnyvale garage to other sailors. Eventually, he decided to quit his day job, drain his bank account and take the plunge into running his own chandlery business. He opened the first store in Palo Alto in 1975, and named it West Marine. The rest, as they say, is history. Randy’s intent from the outset was to offer boaters a modern, user-friendly chandlery where, if they didn’t have what you needed, they’d cheerily get it. Those of you old enough to remember will recall the stereotype of the day as a musty old place run by a guy named 'Shorty' where you could never find anything you wanted unless it was varnish. From those humble beginnings, West Marine grew steadily through the late ’70s, ’80s and early ’90s. Then forget 'steadily'. In the last few years, the company has taken off like a rocketship. The stock, first offered at $14 in the fall of 1993, now trades on the NASDAQ at $60 to $70 a share. In addition to rope, West Marine offers more than 26,000 other items and employs more than 2,800 'associates' across the country. The recent acquisition of its largest competitor, New Jersey-based E&B Marine for $41 mil¬ lion, added 60 stores to the 84 West Marine

the good In the last few months, several significant pieces of boating-related legislation have been pending. At the state level, there’s been that nasty business about Governor Wilson wanting to do away with the Department of Boating and Waterways. Nationally, there was a possible repeal of the ridiculous diesel fuel tax, as well as the appealing possibility that the FCC would reduce or eliminate the costly licenses for operating VHF radios. All three issues are nearing resolution, and for once, the news is mostly good.

Denny Jordan. now to tell us how he looked in the summer of 1914, rowing his parents out to visit Captain Charles Miller aboard the 60-foot Yankee. Young Denny was six; the Yankee was eight. It’s easy enough to picture him as he was in the summer of 1996, with his body failing. For the first time in his life, Jordan owned a boat that rarely sailed. But that image will fade quickly. Dennis P. Jordan is going to be remembered around San Francisco Bay for the years between, when he squeezed in some 4,000 races, always in boats at the top of the food chain. continued outside column of next sightings page

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Department of Boating and Waterways "It’s full speed ahead for California boaters," said Jim Clark, president of the Recreational Boaters of California. The comment was part of a victory celebration for the state’s-mariners on July 15, the day Governor Wilson signed the '96-91 budget — which included $42 million in funding for

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— cont’d stores that already line both coasts. With the acquisition of E&B, West Marine went from 84 to 148 stores 'overnight' and so missed celebrating the opening of their 100th store. They made up for it with the opening of their 150th store at 101 South Townsend Street (near South Beach Harbor) in San Francisco. As with other openings, the July 27 event featured Grand Opening sale prices, industry reps answering questions and hourly prize drawings. West Marine has also given a lot back to the sport and communities in which stores are located. (They have been the title sponsors of the Pacific Cup for a number of years now, for example.) It has become a West Marine tradition to make a donation to a local nonprofit group at every store opening. In the case of the new San Francis¬ co store, the beneficiary is the San Francisco BayKeeper organization, which will receive a check to help support its work to stop pollution and promote the health of local waters. Just as neighborhood hardware stores have survived the advent of the huge Home Depot outlets, there will always be small chandleries around for those boaters who prefer to do their shopping in more of a 'family' atmosphere — even though most of the Shortys of the world are long gone and even 'small' chandleries offer a wide selec¬ tion of gear at competitive prices. But what West Marine has achieved is truly remark¬ able. A tip of the Latitude hat to Randy and his many associates, and best wishes for continued success.

news is. . . the Department of Boating and Waterways. RBOC was one of the watchdog organiza¬ tions that made it happen. Another was CUSB, the Californians United to Save Boating — a brand new coalition formed for the express purpose of saving DBW. Presum¬ ably, the organization will now happily disband, their mission complete. (We should have been so lucky with the Golden Gate Bridge District.) As if the state didn’t get enough egg on its face over this issue, a class action lawsuit in May ordered the Wilson administration to repay some $119 million — plus interest — back to various state agencies, intruding $18.6 million to the DBW. These were funds diverted over a period of four years begin¬ ning in 1991, ostensibly to get the state through its severe recession and budget shortfall. A similar lawsuit regarding a ’94continued middle of next sightings page

The man had a knack for storytelling, and he always grinned when he recalled how he and his classmate at Polytechnic High, Myron Spaulding, would cut school to race against each other on the Cityfront. Spaulding had a small keelboat that he had built in woodshop. Jordan had a centerboarder. Their race course led from Fillmore Street — it had a cable car line at the time — to Anita Rock and back. At a memorial for Jordan at the St. Francis YC, the memory brought a grin to Spaulding’s face, too. He said, "We’d go upwind against a flood tide. He’d get a little bit out from the beach in that centerboarder and he’d start to slide sideways. I always got to the mark ahead of him, but then he’d get around and raise the centerboard, and here he’d come. If it was an ebb tide race, I’d sail in so close to the beach on the downwind that 1 was bumping bottom, but he could slide inside me and get even more relief from the tide." R-boat sailors were a hard-driving bunch, and Jordan could get serious when he recalled crewing for his uncle Artie Rousseau in R-boats in the 1920s. They were a Corinthian YC family, and he kept up the CYC association throughout his life. Along with some other CYC members, he added a membership in the St. Francis YC soon after it was founded in 1927. Later he served an unmatched three terms as St. Francis commodore. The club’s cur¬ rent commodore, Terry Anderlini, said that Jordan, ". . . loved being commodore, the same way he loved everything else he did in life. He told me a few months ago, he was ready to do it again." Between the world wars, Six Meters were the leading international class. R’s were the leading American class. There were days when Jordan raced Sixes in the morning, R’s in the afternoon. In World War II, Jordan joined the Navy. Before he shipped out, however, he skippered a yacht as part of the coastal watch. The duty wasn’t as great as it sounds. "We spent 14 miserable days at sea with 60 mile an hour winds blowing out every sail on the boat," he recalled. "Then one day a camou¬ flaged Standard Oil tanker mistook us for a Jap sub and opened fire with their three-inch gun. Fortunately for us they were poor shots." After the war, Jordan went from stock sales to real estate sales to real estate development in partnership with another uncle, Oliver Rousseau. Business success paid for the 61-ft ketch Marilen that Jordan bought in 1951 and raced to Hawaii and Acapulco. In the 1960s, he moved up to the 72-ft Bolero, already a yacht with a name and a reputation. Bolero, along with Baruna, Athene, Good News, and Orient, was part of the flowering of big boat racing on the Bay — inspiring the St. Francis to launch the Big Boat Series. But Jordan was more than a sailor. He was a Force in sailing. He helped grow the St. Francis to its present position, he drove the club’s acquisition of its Delta station, Tinsley Island, and he was instrumental in creating the annual Tinsley Island Stag Cruise, which draws big name yachtsmen from around the world. Of all his endeavors, Jordan took a special pride in competing for the San Francisco Perpetual Challenge Trophy. That prize, originated in 1895, has involved every great California talent since. As crewman or skipper, Jordan raced in 14 Perpetual Trophy matches between 1924 and 1968, winning all but one. His take on the 1953 match against George Fleitz of the Los Angeles YC tells us as much about Jordan as it does about the other guy. Jordan represented the Corinthian YC, sailing his Rhodes 33 sloop Ah Wahine. "Fleitz was probably the best skipper I ever opposed," Jordan said. "He was mean. He was lucky. He had a natural ability to get the most out of a boat. He had a great sense of humor. He worked at winning and he was a great psychologist." Jordan won. — kimball livingston

fighting for the fourth Back in 1791 the Congress passed the Fourth Amendment, which supposedly protects us citizens from unreasonable search and seizure. And for the most part, it’s held up well. Police usually don’t indiscriminately storm houses; building inspectors don’t charge into businesses with automatic continued outside column of next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS fighting — cont’d weapons looking for safety violations; and except in rare cases, the Highway Patrol can’t pull a motorist over without reasonable cause. So while our land-based homes, businesses, and cars are safe from unreasonable search and seizure, how is it the Coast Guard can search our boats — particularly when they are also our homes and/or businesses — under the ridiculous ruse of 'safety inspections'? Yes, we know this authority has been in place since the late 1700s, when Revenue cutters — forerunners to the Coast Guard — patrolled our coasts in search of illegal activity. And yes, we know that the Coast Guard’s right to board any US-flagged vessel anywhere in the world (and any vessel of any nation in US waters) at any time has never been overturned by any court. All we’re trying to say is just because the Coast Guard can do something doesn’t mean they have to. continued outside column of next sightings page

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good news ’95 diversion of funds is still pending. Meanwhile, about a third of the $37 million DBW raises every year from gas taxes paid by boaters is still diverted to the state’s Department of Parks and Recreation. Marine Diesel Fuel Tax You may or may not recall that the diesel fuel tax was the bastard child of another taxgone-wrong — the Luxury Tax. Remember that one? Put a 10% tax on 'luxury' items costing over $100,000 and decimate the American boatbuilding industry when rich folks go abroad to buy boats. Well, okay,

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fighting — cont’d

said Congress, we’ll rescind that legislation, but you recreational boaters are still getting away with murder, so we’re going to slap a 24.4 cent per gallon tax on the diesel you buy. Commercial concerns such as fishermen weren’t subject to the rape. . . uh, tax. (The ridiculousness of the situation was com¬ pounded by the state, which about the same time decided to screw with diesel fuel formulations. For a while, nobody knew what the hell was going on.) The end result is that for the last two years, fuel docks have been required to offer two different types of continued middle of next sightings page

For the most part, sailors are more intelligent, educated, and affluent than the rest of the general population. Yet for some reason, the Coast Guard insists on going around the Bay, boarding great numbers of sailboats, insulting, demeaning, and pissing off one of the most law-abiding segments of society. And for what purpose? Whoever is in charge of this bonehead policy needs a lobotomy, for it’s not as if the general population isn’t already feeling plenty alienated from its government. Then there’s the matter of resource allocation. Based on these kinds of harassment missions, one can only conclude that the Coast Guard has more money than they know what to do with — despite their claims of 'budget cutbacks'. As we all know, a few months ago commercial fisherman James Blaes "had a gut full", and refused to allow the Coast Guard to board his boat again. To the Coast Guard’s credit, they didn’t blow him out of the water, but backed off after a couple of days. After Blaes returned to shore, however, he was charged in U.S. District Court in San Jose with forcibly interfering, impeding and intimidating Coast Guard officers, as well as refusing to let them board his boat for a routine safety inspection. Because he allegedly showed a gun during the seagoing encounter, the penalties for these infractions escalated — he faces 20 years in prison and fines totalling $500,000. Blaes is presently free on'a $50,000 bond. His trial is due to begin September 16. It makes you wonder why they can’t be equally as hard on murderers, rapists, and child molesters. In truth, Blaes’s biggest crime is that he’s questioning authority. Unfortunately, we suspect that nothing is going to be done to change the law until there’s greater public recognition of the problem. To help facilitate this, we propose that all people opposed to unwarranted Coast Guard boardings fly their American flags — be they on their homes, offices, or boats — upside down. An upside-down flag is the unofficial international symbol for distress, which is fitting, because this is a case where our civil rights are certainly under duress. Upside-down flags are sure to generate a lot of curiosity, which gives you an opportunity to explain the situation to people who otherwise wouldn’t be aware of it. And if the Coast Guard comes rushing over to see what’s wrong, well, it would serve them right, wouldn’t it? The upside-down flag idea is not new. Opposition to the Viet Nam war, for example, was promoted by folks placing American flag stamps on letters upside down. It may not have brought about the end of the war, but it helped by keeping the problem in view and by building a momentum of opposition. We at Latitude are planning to create^ome "Fight For the Fourth" bumper stickers, complete with an upside down American flag. We’ll make them available at cost, both through the mail and at the September boat show. Stay tuned for more. ,

act globally, sail locally Berkeley’s Nautilus Institute, a policy-oriented research and consulting organization, deals with some pretty high level concepts, like international security and ecologically sustainable development, with a special focus on Asia-Pacific. Co-director Peter Hayes, for example, recently edited a book called Rockets for Peace — Space Booster Rockets and ICBM Proliferation. His partner and co-director of the institute, Lyuba Zarsky, is an economist specializing in international environment and development issues. Four years ago, Hayes and Zarsky thought that maybe they should balance all this intellectual and policy-oriented work with something a little more local and hands on. This idea resulted in the Pegasus Project, which centers around the institute’s 51-foot Alden ketch of the same name, berthed at the Berkeley Marina. The boat, built in Maine in 1972 of Philippine mahogany, serves as a vehicle on which Bay Area teenagers can acquire sailing skills while learning about teamwork and becoming more environmentally aware. At the same time, the boat has become a workshop itself in attempting to become a 'green boat', one that utilizes sound environmental practices. To date, the teenage sailing program has enjoyed the most success, with over 30 daysails so far. Working with the Shorebird Nature Center at the Berkeley Marina, the Pegasus Project provides the kids — who generally range continued outside column of next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS global/local — cont’d in age from eight to 12 — with a marine environment education. "We start off with some basic rules, like not using your body as a fender," says Hayes, "and the 50/50/50 rule, which means you have a 50 percent chance of being alive in 50 degree water after 50 minutes." The kids, who are tethered to the boat for safety, then note various environmental items of interest, such as the oil sheen left by the boat’s inboard engine on the water, tide boundaries and the Berkeley Pier. Assisting the youngsters are school teachers, nature center docents and volunteers from the boating community. The Green Boat Project has proved a bit more nettlesome. As Hayes puts it, a seemingly simple thing like oily bilge water presents an ecological conundrum. "No one has yet been able to explain exactly how we’re supposed to comply with the law," he says, detailing frustrating attempts to properly dispose of 80 gallons of Pegasus’ bilge water. In addition, he and his cohorts are looking into other potential pollution problems like zincs and zinc controllers, deck finishing practices, underwater paints and marine sanitation devices. As they proceed with their investigations, they plan to post the results continued outside column of next sightings page

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good news diesel. Many without the capacity to do so were forced to choose between serving com¬ mercial or recreational boats, which meant that both the fuel docks and the boaters who couldn’t buy fuel lost out. The good news is, it looks like taxed diesel is also on the way out. Legislation pushed by Senators John Chafee (R-RI), John Breaux (D-LA) and William Roth (DDE) and approved by the Senate the second week of July would suspend the diesel tax. Recreational boaters would be allowed to purchase the same non-taxed fuel used by commercial mariners. Pending final Congres¬ sional approval — expected shortly — the tax would be suspended seven days after enactment of the Small Business Job Protec-

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tion Act, of which it is a part. The bad news is, the suspension only runs through December, 1997 — "in order to give the Treasury Department time to study the issue and develop a less burdensome means of tax collection," according to a report from BOAT/US.

on their Internet web site at http://www.nautilus.org/nautilus. For the internet impaired, you can also contact the Nautilus Institute at (510) 204-9296 for more information about the Pegasus Project. As a volun-

FCC Radio License for VHF

Effective immediately, the FCC has elimi¬ nated the licensing requirement for recrea¬ tional use of VHF radios. The short history of this one dates back only a couple of years when the license jumped from about $10 or something to $125 — almost the same amount as buying a low-end VHF. Due to a continued middle of next sightings page

Above, hands-on rigging demonstration by Brian Toss (with beard) started with human mast supported by 'upper shrouds' shown here, and proceeded with lowers (guys holding onto beltloops), spreaders (elbows in ribs) and so on. Spread, 'Pegasus'.

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teer, you’ll enjoy the pleasure of providing service to others, and you may also take advantage of special workshops like the one held in late July. Hayes lured traditional rigging guru Brian Toss of Port Townsend, Washington, to come south to conduct a hands-on workshop whose goal was the refurbishing and rerigging of Pegasus’ main and mizzen masts. Toss has been involved with other youth projects with a sailing connection, and he was eager to impart his extensive knowledge to such an appreciative audience. — shimon van collie

mexico-only crew list Ooo-ee, ooo-ee, baby, ooo-ee. . . No, that’s not our Lee Dorsey impres¬ sion. It’s our learned editorial appraisal of the weather in late July. Ooo-ee, was it hot! Reminds us more of Mexico than Northern California. Funny you should mention Mexico (oh, we did? Well, whatever). That’s because you are right now feasting your beady, sweat-browed little orbs on the first hint that time stands still for no man. It will stop dead in its tracks for women if they get hissy enough, but that’s another story. What we’re talking about is the changing of the seasons, listening to the rhythm of the falling rain, seeing you in September and riders on the storms. Fall is just around the corner, and with it, another Mexico cruising season. Perhaps this is news to some of you. More likely, it is one more titillation to a bevy of sailors who have long been planning their own blockbuster ver¬ sions of 'independence day'. In this one, they are the aliens guiding their ships into another world, this time on the friendliest of missions — to meet new people, experience new adventures and have lots of fun. The only devastation these folks wreak is to cases of cerveza and plates of camarones. If you are one of those, welcome in advance to the Mexico Class of ’96-’97. If everything else is in place but you don’t have crew yet, bienvenitos to you, too. Finally, welcome to those boatless waifs wanting to head south this fall but who don’t yet have rides. If you’re willing to do a little phone solicitation, have we got a deal for you. It’s a little thing we call the Mexico-Only Crew List. Here’s how it works — as if, after 12 years, you didn’t know. There are two continued outside column of next sightings page

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mexcrew list — cont’d forms, one for skippers lookirtg for crew and one for crew looking for boats. They aren’t interchangeable, so don’t just fill out the 'cheap' one and send it in. You need to fill out the appropriate form, send it in with the correct

I NEED CREW FOR MEXICO NAME(S):. SEX:

ACE(S)_

PHONE OR OTHER CONTACT

lot of resistance from voaters (often in the form of simply using the radios with no license), the FCC lowered the license a few months ago to $75. Now they are doing away with it completely. Note that this is offi¬ cially an interim ruling, subject to revision after a period of public comment is over. Charter, cargo or commercial craft are still required to carry licenses. Only recrea¬ tional boaters (and flyers) are exempt. How¬ ever, VHF users must still follow proper protocol, which includes monitoring channel 16 when underway, and identifying your ship or station by either your current FCC license number or the name of your vessel.

BOAT SIZE/TYPE_

(Check as many as apply in all categories)

small

NEED CREW FOR: I)_For the trip down >) While in Mexico j) Sea of Cortez Sail Week (formerly Baja Ha-Ha) i) For the Baja Ha-Ha cruisers' race to Cabo starting October 28 j) _Return trip up Baja 5) Other

MY EXPERIENCE IS:

everybody’s According to a report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, an unusually large number of blue whales are hanging out near California’s Channel Islands. Scientists first noticed the increase in 1991, and a 1993 study confirmed that

1) _Bay 2) _Ocean 3) _Foreign cruising

I AM LOOKING FOR:

phil needs

1) Enthusiasm — experience is not that important 2) _Moderately experienced sailor to share normal crew responsibilities 3) _Experienced sailor who can a) share navigation and/or mechanical skills, b) who can show me the ropes 4) Cooking, provisioning or other food-related skills 5) 'Local knowledge': someone who has a) cruised Mexico 6) 7) 8)

before; b) speaks passable Spanish Someone to help me bring the boat back up the coast Someone to help me trailer a boat up/down the coast Someone who might stick around if I decide to keep

9).

going beyond Mexico Other Mail completed form and $1 to: Mexico Only Crew List, 15 Locust Ave., Mill Valley, CA 94941 by SEPTEMBER 15,1996.

advertising fee ($5 for crew, $1 for boat owners), and in the October issue, we will publish your name, a little about your desires and skills and a contact number you provide. Your name will be one of 200 to 300 that appear. As soon as the issue hits the streets around the 1st, expect to start getting — and making—phone calls. Crew will of course be calling potential skippers and boat owners will be calling potential crew. We’ve been told that, within a day of getting the maga¬ zine, cruises have been arranged, new friends made and new adventures started. It really is as simple as that. We now interrupt our regular programming to make the lawyers happy. continued outside column of next sightings page

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Philomena Garcia.

For cruisers going south along mainland Mexico, Philomena Garcia’s Los Pelicanos restaurant in Melaque is a favorite watering hole. Though the.anchorage is a bit roily and the beach landings sometimes a challenge, Philomena’s warm welcome, good food and

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complete deregulation may be a bad thing. In much the same way as CB radio has be¬ come a free-for-all, the fear is that with no licenses required, people will just start talking on any VHF channel they want, and that ser¬ ious incidents could arise. "Small power boat entering the shipping lane, stop immediate¬ ly!" is a good example. This could cause a half-dozen boats to stop, some in perhaps dangerous circumstances. The solution sug¬ gested by some is for boaters to assign themselves call letters. In the case of most, this could be as simple as the letter 'K', followed by your state (CF) number. We’ll let you know what the FCC decides.

Basically, you have to agree that our part of the deal ends when we publish your name. Obviously, there are risks inherent in sailing a small boat long distances with people you’ve known only a short time. So for the record, the Latitude 38 Crew List is an advertising supplement intended for informational purposes only. Latitude 38 does not make or imply any guarantee, warranty or recommendation as to the character of the individuals who participate in

I WANT TO CREW IN MEXICO NAME(S):_ ACE(S)_

SEX:

PHONE OR OTHER CONTACT:

wonder (Check as many as apply in all categories)

hitting them

I WANT TO CREW:

about 2,000 blues — which any first grader will quickly remind you are the largest animals on earth — were found in waters surrounding the islands. Pretty amazing news when you consider there are only 12,000 blue whales in the world.

1) _For the trip down 2) _While in Mexico 3) _Sea of Cortez Sail Week (formerly Baja Ha-Ha) 4) -For the Baja Ha-Ha cruisers' race to Cabo starting October 28 5) _Return trip up Baja 6) _Other ' /

MY EXPERIENCE IS:

your help

up-to-date info on fellow cruisers and what’s going on brings ’em in from miles around. Who of us that have visited Los Pelicanos can’t recall the good times with Phil circling around introducing folks, telling wonderful stories and making sure everyone got what they needed, be it supplies, transportation, crew — or even a heart-to-heart talk? Now Phil needs our help. A series of com¬ plications arising from recent operations to correct a hernia have left her seriously ill. She has exhausted her savings and is now trying to sell the restaurant to raise enough money for continued treatment. Phil needs $5,000 for immediate medical procedures. As anyone who knows her will attest, she would rather offer help than ask for it, so the cruising community is asking for her. Any donation would be appreciated — and a fitting thank you for the generosity she has shown to so many cruisers over the years. Contributions may be made direptly to Phil at the Los Pelicanos restaurant, 8PD0.96, San Patricio/Melaque, Jalisco, Mexico; or, locally, through Alan Olson at Schooner Expeditions, 300 Napa St., Sausalito, CA 96965. You can contact Alan at (415) 331-1282.

1) _Little or none 2) __ Bay 3) _Ocean , 4) _Foreign cruising

I CAN OFFER: 1) _Few skills, I am a novice sailor 2) _Skills of a normal hand: standing watch reefing, changing sails 3) _Skilled and experienced sailor. I can navigate, set a spinnaker, steer and handle basic mechanical problems 4) _Cooking, provisioning or other food-related skills 5) _'Local knowledge': a) I have cruised Mexico before; b) I speak passable Spanish 6) _Companionship Mail completed form and $5 to: Mexico Only Crew List, 15 Locust Ave., Mill Valley, CA 94941 by SEPTEMBER 15,1996.

the Crew List, or the condition of the boats or equipment. You must judge those things for yourself. If those terms are unacceptable, please do not send in a form. Still interested? Good for you. Here are the 'rules.' 1) We must receive all Crew List forms by September 15. That doesn’t mean 'postmarked by'. It means, 'in our hot, keyboard-calloused hands by'. So don’t put it off too long, although if you’re lucky (and we remember to do it), we’ll run the forms again in the September issue. 2) All forms must be accompanied by the appropriate fee. For crew looking for boats, that’s $5. For skippers looking for crew, it’s $1. We figure continued outside column of next sightings page

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mexcrew list — cont’d the latter spend enough monfey getting the boat ready to go, so we give them a break. Incidentally, this rule means that faxing or emailing the forms to us doesn’t count. We have to receive the money with the form. 3) One form per person please — unless you want to be listed as a couple. A 'couple' in this context means you want to get on a boat, but only if you can go together. If you need more forms, just make copies of these and send them in. 4) Women may want to use first names only. This Crew List stuff is for sailing only. If nature takes its course, well great. But guys, please don’t embarrass us or yourselves with such crude suggestions as "sex is required" (an actual quote). And ladies, don’t you dare accept such offers in our presence! If you have to, think of the Crew List as a kind of monastery of sailing. Have a little respect. Anyway, to distance themselves a bit from callers — and if you are a woman, you will get calls — women Crew Listees may use first names only. We also encourage you to not use a home phone number as a contact, but a P.O. Box, fax number, email or answering service. 5) If you take part in the Crew List, you get into the Crew List Party free! The Crew List party, scheduled for Wednesday, October 2, at the Encinal YC in Alameda, is our way of getting all Mexico-bounders together for a big fare-thee-well. We’ll have munchies, T-shirt giveaways and all that good stuff. But the main attraction for Crew Listers is that you can use the party as a kind of 'neutral ground' for a first meeting with your potential crew or skipper. Or, if your options are still open, everyone will be wearing colorcoded nametags that identify them as looking for crew or looking for boats. So it’s possible to make your crew connections at the party. Like we say, if your name appears on the October Crew List, you get in free. Everybody else pays $5. We’ll have more on the Crew List party in upcoming issues. So that’s about it. We hope a bunch of you take part. Now, what’s the rest of that song? Oh yeah: "Ooo-ee, baby, won’t you let me take you on a Sea cruise. . . "

baja ha-ha III Paid-up entries for October 28’s Baja Ha-Ha III have been arriving at the rate of about one a day since we published last month’s initial list of 31 entries. The 20 most recent entries are listed below. The Ha-Ha, of course, is the 'nothing serious' cruising rally/race from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas. The event — which permits the use of engines and in which everyone takes their own finish times — is divided into three legs: 360 miles frorn San Diego to Turtle Bay; 240 miles from Turtle Bay to Bahia Santa Maria; and 160 miles from Bahia Santa Maria to the Cape. Boats that maintain a 4-knot average will get a full day to enjoy the pleasures of both Turtle Bay and Bahia Santa Maria. The concept of the Ha-Ha is that everyone who makes it to Cabo is a winner, so if your main interest is humiliating others with your blazing boatspeed, this isn’t the event for you. For the $99 entry fee, last year’s entries received a couple of T-shirts, a spiffy canvas tote bag, a $25 French-made glow-in-the-dark rigging knife, and a free dinner at the kick-off party in San Diego. We’re looking to dish out about the same amount of goodies this year, so you get quite a bit for your $99. The Ha-Ha III is open to all boats over 25 feet, designed and outfitted for rigorous open-ocean sailing conditions. While there is a certain amount of safety in numbers, folks not prepared to sail to Cabo on their own must not enter. The Ha-Ha is not a hand-holding service for inexperienced sailors or folks with unprepared boats. And while the coast of Baja often has light winds and moderate seas, conditions are occasionally challenging for even experi¬ enced sailors. Those not willing to take full responsibility for accepting the risks of going to sea must not enter. We’re delighted to announced that Ha-Ha III has already attracted nine sponsors with more on the way. They include Almar Marinas, Barnett Insur¬ ance, Diesel Fuel Filtering, Hogin Sails, Island Girl, Marina Palmira, The Watermaker Store, UK Sailmakers, and Waypoint. continued outside column of next sightings page

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One of the best ways we know of to enjoy a three-day weekend is to make it a four-day weekend — of sailing, naturally. And one of the best opportunities to do that is coming up on Friday, August 30, with the start of the 56th annual Windjammers Race. Races come and races go, but the Wind¬ jammers just keeps on going. It was con¬ ceived in 1938 to perpetuate a tradition of racing between San Francisco and Santa Cruz sailors that goes back to the late 19th century. The race has always been organized by the Windjammers YC, a 'paper' club com¬ posed of sailors from both bays who get together to run the annual event. Tradition or no, the 67-mile dash has all the elements of a 'perfect' short-distance ocean race: a light-air beat out the Gate, a nice reach along Ocean Beach and an exhil¬ arating spinnaker run down the coast in the afternoon. Don’t get too complacent about that part, though. Along with the speedopegging surfs, the 'Jammers usually features some of the most spectacular spinnaker broaches of the year for those caught una¬ wares. The wind goes away toward dusk, and most boats ghost across the finish in light air. Those who can’t stand the slatting and/or think they might miss out on the partying will be happy to know about another unusual Windjammers tradition: the motoring allow¬ ance (Class B only) of around 20 miles.

SIGHTINGS tradition of fun The inaugural race in ’38 was run from then-new Treasure Island and drew 31 entries. Then, as now, it finished off the Santa Cruz pier. The 'official' record for the 67 miles was actually set 30 years before the first Windjammers: In 1907, the Stone-built yacht Martha sailed the course in 9 hours, 35 minutes, a mark which would stand until the late ’50s. The current record holder is the venerable Lee 67 Merlin, which sailed the course in 1983 in 5 hours, 58 minutes and 10 seconds. But perhaps the most memorable finish line incident occurred three years later, just before the Olson 40 Notorious pulled a hat trick — first to finish, first on corrected time and first overall. The race committee on the pier had borrowed a big spotlight from the fire department, and they decided to test it out before the first boat arrived later that night. The idea was to illuminate the finish mark, located just off the pier, so boats could see the line. Well, the light illuminated the mark all right. It also illuminated the dinghy tied to the mark — and the naked couple who were locked in the ultimate embrace. While such entertainment is not part of the 'regular tour', the Windjammers format provides plenty of diversions for sailors ranging from a bunch of guys 'batching' it for the weekend to a family adventure with the kids. There’s great competition, serious continued middle of next sightings page

ha ha III — cont’d One week after the finish of the Baja Ha-Ha, two follow-up events will start: the La Paz Ha-Ha, for folks headed up to the Sea of Cortez, and the Mazatlan Ha-Ha, for folks headed over to mainland. The former event is the work of

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Marina de La Paz;, $ie latter is being organized by Marina Mazatlan. Both organizations are working very hard to make these events irresistible. There is no need to sign up for either event prior to arriving in Cabo. While the Baja Ha-Ha was originally created for folks taking off on lengthy cruises, recent changes in boat transportation have opened it up to 'shortimers' and 'commuters'. If you can only take three weeks or a month off, you can sail in the Ha-Ha, leave your boat in La Paz or Mazatlan, then 'commute' back as your schedule allows. When you’re done, you can have Ed Grossman haul the boat back to your U.S. homeport. The $3,500 or so cost, if split among three or four boat users, might mean that it’s not a prohibitively expensive possibility for beating the winter blues. Or should we say grays. Full applications will be sent out the 15th of month. The deadline for sign ups is October 1, after which the fee is $200, and there will be no refunds.

short sightings KOREA — After months of investigation, the 27,000-ton log carrier Pan Grace has been positively identified as the ship that ran down the American cruising yacht Melinda Lee just north of New Zealand last November. The nighttime collision caused the Compass 47 to sink in about 20 seconds, resulting in the deaths of three of four members of the Sleavin family: Michael, 42, Benjamin, 9 and Anna Rose, 7. The only survivor of the tragedy was Judy Sleavin, 43, who washed up on a beach near Opua and was rescued a day later. After spending months in a Whangarei hospital, she recently returned home. * As a result of the official investigation into the accident, the second mate of the Pan Grace has been charged with manslaughter arising from breach of duty. The U.S. Coast Guard, which took part in the investigation, has also criticized the Melinda Lee for failing to maintain a good lookout. The yacht was sailing under autopilot in poor visibility. PALM SPRINGS — "The Ponds at Lake Palm Springs will signal the dawning of a new era in windsurfing," claimed a flyer we got in the mail last continued outside column of next sightings page

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shorts — cont’d month. The 'Ponds' — due for completion next spring — "will feature a manmade lake more than 700 yards long and 167 yards wide in the same wind corridor that houses more than 3,000 wind turbines. This area boasts an average annual windspeed of 18 miles per hour and consistent afternoon summer winds of 25 mph or above that can be predicted accurately three days in advance." The flyer goes on to enumerate the many features of the new facility, which suffice it to say cover every imaginable need and service, including mountain bike trails, swimming pools, RV park, Discovery Zone-type area for kids, and — get this — segregated jet ski areas. Sign us up, that last one alone is worth the price of admission!

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ocean sailing and killer partying, and that’s just the first couple of days. There’s still plenty of time to do the Boardwalk or a mini¬ cruise of Monterey Bay before starting home Sunday. The usual plan is to divide the northbound trip in half with a stop in Half Moon Bay for the night and then make the easy jump back to the Bay on Monday. You

looking PALMYRA ATOLL — Although the plan is something we swear had its origins in Washington, the bizarre scheme to use remote Palmyra Atoll for the storage of Russian plutonium actually came from a New York-based investment firm. continued outside column of next sightings page

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It’s a 'fir piece' from San Francisco Bay to South Pasadena, Florida, but that didn’t keep Made In The Shade from looking good. They were spotted heading north in mid-

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can usually get in early enough to clean up the boat and be home in time for a Labor Day barbecue. And don’t forget to practice that fake cough to remind everyone on Tues¬ day how you were too 'sick' to make it in on Friday. For more on the Windjammers Race, call Dan Marsh at (510) 684-2878.

You read right. A representative of KVR Inc. met with representatives of the Interior and State departments in April to discuss the plan. According to the representative, the Russians are interested because they do not have adequate facilities for the secure storage of plutonium — the stuff that’s used to fuel nuclear power plants and make bombs. Translated into English, that means dishonest officials are selling the stuff to terrorists faster than the Russians can keep track of it. Under the proposed plan, the Russian plutonium would be guarded by the Navy — the U.S. Navy — which had a large presence on the atoll and did most of the development there in the ’40s. Palmyra Atoll, located 1,000 miles southwest of Hawaii, consists of about 50 small islands — total area, about two square miles — situated on a horseshoe-shaped reef. Most of the atoll is owned by the Fullard-Leo family of Honolulu. We’ll let you know more about this outlandish plan when we hear something.

good July, perhaps to enjoy the warm pleasures of the Delta, where that nifty Bimini will help the boat really live up to her name.

CORAL BAY, ST. JOHNS — After almost 10 months on the beach, the three-masted schooner Silver Cloud is finally back in the water. The 110-ft, 100-ton vessel was blown onto the beach by hurricane Marilyn last September — ironically during a return voyage from a mercy mission to St. Maarten with building supplies for those affected by hurricane Luis. Silver Cloud, which was built in 1899 of riveted iron plates, was too heavy for any local cranes to budge her. Instead, a huge ramp was designed, built in Brazil and shipped to the site. It was set up in the last few months and Silver Cloud gradually jacked onto it. A local ferryboat was hooked up and started to pull, but it wasn’t enough. Silver Cloud finally slid back into the water with the help of a tug and hundreds of pushing and shoving volunteers.

MIAMI BEACH — While sunbathers looked on, a 45-ft sailboat pulled up near the beach and people started jumping off and running ashore, scattering in all directions. A lunch cruise gone bad? No, it was a boatful of Dominican refugees whose skipper figured the novel new angle for getting his charges ashore. The incident occurred on the crowded tourist beach at Key Biscayne, a barrier island connected by a causeway to Miami. Police were called to the scene and eventually rounded up 25 of the 'several dozen' illegals. Some were believed to have escaped, police said — possibly by lying on the sand to 'sunbathe' while the search progressed around them! The captured refugees said they had been at sea for nine days on the old wooden boat. »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Jimmy Carter reacted to the Helms-Burton Bill — which proposes heavy sanctions on anyone, including our best allies, who profit from assets that were seized in the '59 Cuban revolution — by calling it "perhaps the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen the U.S. government do". If so, if only could have been because the former president wasn’t looking when he signed the bill giving the Panama Canal back to Panama. The dead¬ line for the complete turnover is fast approaching, and there’s hardly a soul, even in Panama, that thinks it’s not going to be a disaster.

PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND—When Laurent Bourgnon departed England as part of the Europe 1 Star singlehanded TransAtlantic race aboard his 60-ft trimaran Primagoz — a near sistership to Steve Fosset’s TransPac record¬ holding Lakota — he did so with immense confidence in his extensive preparations. How immense? In order, to reduce speed-killing weight, he limited his ship’s too! kit to "just one screwdriver, one mole wrench, and cutters". And he carried no spares. As it turned out, the holder of the crewed and all-time singlehanded TransAtlantic records was one tool short. A righting wrench. He flipped the boat in mid-Atlantic. NETHERLANDS — Finally, there is this. The latest superyacht to launch at Feadships Van Lent facility is a sleek 180-powerboat named — are you ready for this? — Tits. There is even a bustlike logo to accompany the name. Do we have to tell you the owner is American? We wish we didn’t. Gag. August. 1996

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is Terri McKelvey anchored her Ceil 2127 Sensei in Kauai’9 Hanalei Bay early on I July 15, a passing rain cell spawned a I brilliant rainbow that framed the rugged Na Pali Coast behind her. Surrounding Sensei were the boats of previous finishers in the 11996 Singlehanded TransPac: Bruce Schwab’s overall winner Rumbleseat, five¬ time veteran Ken Roper’s Harrier, Chuck Beazell’s stump-masted Joe and, farther out f in deeper water, Ray Thayer’s record-setting Wild Thing. Within 15 minutes, Sensei would [ be inundated by friends and fellow racers stopping by to congratulate Terry on finish¬ ing the 2,120-mile sail from San Francisco. I But now, as she sipped congratulatory cham¬ pagne and put the boat away, a passing local I asked how she liked Hanalei. "This is the first time I’ve ever been to Hawaii," she answered. "It sure looks nice.” That, in a nutshell, is the magic of the j

Winners and record smashers (l to r): Bruce Schwab, Doug Graham and Ray Thayer. Spread, Rob Macfarlane guides the 'Beetle' across the finish line under emergency rudder.

Singlehanded TransPac, the ocean race where everybody wins. And for the 15 men and 1 woman who started the Tenth Biennial edition of this classic off Corinthian YC' on June 29, there was plenty of magic. f course some, like Schwab, are

more literally winners than others. A pre-race favorite for overall honors, Bruce did not | disappoint — except perhaps himself. "I was really hoping I could beat Stan,” he said after finishing second boat-for-boat and correcting | out two days ahead of the next boat in Divi-

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squall snuck up and plastered him with 40knot wind. In the ensuing fire-drill takedown, the spinnaker went in the water and the hal¬ yard wrapped around the starboard jumper strut, bending it. That meant he had to baby the boat on starboard tack for the last three days. The only other damage to the boat was the gooseneck fitting for his rigid vang. "It was the only fitting on the whole boat 1 didn’t make myself!" he laughed.

sion I — an amazing achievement. The 'Stan' he was referring to is Stan Honey, who set the monohull elapsed time record of 11 days, 10 hours and 52 minutes aboard his Cal 40 Illusion in the windy ’94 Solo TransPac. (As you’ll read elsewhere in this issue, Honey just smoked the Pacific Cup fleet overall, too.) Bruce can be excused for the '§tan thing'. Anyone would feel the same way if they got as close as he did. In a year with less breeze, Bruce sailed his much older, much shorter waterline’d Rumbleseat to Kauai in 11 days, 11 hours and 24 minutes — and missed Illu¬ sion’s record by 32 minutes! Schwab’s quick ride aboard his highly modified wooden 30 Square Meter began before the race. He decided to modify some of Bob Rice’s Weather Window forecasts with his own waypoints farther south. He based the decision on the hotter reaching angles he’d have sailing below the rhumb¬ line. "It’s a percentage deal," says Bruce, "It’s okay to add a certain amount of miles if, percentage-wise, you sail faster." After the start, Rumbleseat dove south early. Like everyone else, Bruce got pounded with 30-knot winds the first few days, but he reeled in the miles. At one point, jib reaching, the boat showed a racehigh 17 knots on the speedo. He was finally able to carry a fractional kite on a tight reach the third day, eventually switching to the Page 106 * IaMwU 1$ • August. 1996

boat’s masthead spinnaker as the wind came aft in mid-Pacific. The big kite went up and down a lot according to squall activity. When it got really hairy, he’d pole out a jib or run the smaller chute for a while. On July 7, how¬ ever, he was 'rumbling' along in the teens with the masthead spinnaker up when a

\^Jhile Schwab may have missed Hon¬ ey’s record by a heartbeat, Ray Thayer on Wild Thing obliterated it. The well-named Brewer 60 made the crossing in the new monohull record time of 10 days, 22 hours, 53 minutes and 15 seconds — a full half-day quicker than Illusion. But while Wild Thing’s 59-ft waterline made the quick trip a fore¬

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gone conclusion, numerous gear failures that hamstrung the boat early on prevented an even more awesome crossing. Thayer is no stranger to gear problems. There have been many since the boat was built in 1994 to do the BOC race, including a fallen mast and two broken booms. Ray has a collection aboard of shrapnel from gear that has given its all in the line of duty. This trip, he added two 12,000-pound break¬ ing strength padeyes that ripped out of the deck, and a 5/8-inch shackle that bent like a piece of licorice. That latter was holding the spinnaker tack block when it let go, leading to one of the more amusing anecdotes of the race. The big asymmetrical kite got wrapped around the inner forestay and Ray couldn’t get it loose from deck level. So he went up in the bosun’s chair and swung out to work on the sail. But just as he was winning the unwrap¬ ping contest with the wind, a big gust came through, spun a flap of sail around him and the next thing he knew, he was wrapped snugly in a kevlar cocoon, 20 feet above the deck! "I thought, man, 1 could get pretty hungry hanging here," laughs Ray. Fortunately, the gust passed and he was able to unwrap him¬ self. Straightening out the sail took slightly longer.

“See you on the other side!" Bruce Schwab drives 'Rumbleseat under the Golden Gate.

Above, to imagine what 'Wild Thing looks like up close, picture the 'Bismarck1 with a mast. Right, Mark 'Ahab' Deppe. / ,, \_

The incident was only a brief respite from a litany of spinnaker problems: Thayer ended up losing all three of them within about a 12-hour period. The last went when exhaustion clouded the normal Routine. Once in the trades, Thayer’s radar alarm, set to 10 miles, went off maddeningly regularly when it would pick up squalls. Ray would go up, sock the chute and unroll a small jib until

they passed. Then it was back up with the big sail and try to grab a few minutes of shuteye. Finally, after hours of alarms going /off, he switched the radar out to 25 miles and saw that the coast was clear. Gratefully, he hit his bunk, only to be awakened a short

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time later by the mother of all roundups. "I don’t know how far over we went, but it was easier to walk on the side of the boat than the deck," he notes. By the time he got topside, the boat was back on her feet. "God took that spinnaker down for me," he says. The reason for the rude awakening: after checking the long range on his radar, he’d forgotten to reset the alarm. Wild Thing nearly suffered a more serious calamity in the final days of the race. One day, Thayer noticed his lowers were much looser than normal. He tightened them, but later the same day, they were loose again. That’s when he looked up to see the through-mast fitting that secured both lower shrouds was tearing down through the sidewalls of the big carbon fiber spar! Thayer immediately throttled down, sailing the last 30 hours of the race under main only.

^^huck Beazell on the Hunter 54 Joe had problems with his lower shrouds, too. Unfortunately, he didn’t notice anything unusual until it was too late. On the 11th day of the race, with about 50 miles to go to the finish, Chuck was feeling good. He was ahead of Bruce Schwab and only a few hours behind Wild Thing — good enough for a solid second in Division 1. The boat was moving along well under twin headsails in 20 knots of breeze, and Chuck was looking forward to a noonish finish. By 10 a.m., he had showered and fixed himself a celebratory breakfast of scrambled eggs. He was about halfway through the meal when he heard the dreaded Big Bang. Chuck rushed topside to see both lower shrouds lying on the deck and the middle of the mast swaying back and forth about three feet. He immediately tried to unload the rig, but barely had time to cast off a few lines when the mast kinked near the spreaders and came down over the starboard side. Unfortunately, that was exactly where Chuck Page 108 •

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'Bad Boy" Cary Helms found walking-distance parking in the Hanalei River. \

was standing. He managed to dodge the mast, but got clobbered by the boom. He ended up with bruises and a mangled toe. But there was no time to dwell on the injuries. In the bumpy seaway, the rig was already grinding

alarmingly against the side of the boat. He had to get rid of it. It was then that Beazell made the discour¬ aging discovery that heavy-duty bolt cutters won’t cut heavy duty rod rigging, although they did prove handy for cutting through the boat’s thick running rigging. He accom¬ plished the rest with a hacksaw, including cutting through the tacks of both headsails— one of which was brand new. "The last thing I cut was the headstay," says Chuck. "And just before 1 sawed through, 1 looked down into the beautiful, clear water and saw my whole rig hanging there — sails, mast winches, boom. And for a second 1 thought, ’Maybe I’ll just sail in like this and be able to salvage some of it."’ A quick glance at the shore only a few miles away brought him back to his senses and Joe’s rig was soon on its way to the bottom. Terry McKelvey sails ‘Sensei' into Hanalei Bay. The area has been used as a backdrop to movies from ‘South Pacifid to ‘Jurassic Park.

A REAL RUMBLE part to the strange encounter. Most of the reported problems were not of the life or rig-threatening variety, but they nevertheless shifted a lot of efforts from 'big threat' to 'also ran'. A good example was Eric Jungemann’s Olson 30 Big Mon. Olsons have always done famously in this race, and the bright red Big Mon looked poised to con¬ tinue the trend. With almost everything on the boat new, including the rudder, mast and all headsails, Big Mon was one of the bestprepared race boats we’ve ever seen. 'Almost everything' is the key phrase here.

In an amazing feat of seamanship, Chuck was sailing again in about three hours. He credits the handy mast-stepping system on a previous boat — a trailerable Catalina 22 — for the idea of how to erect his 20-foot spinnaker pole as a makeshift mast, and he soon had a sideways stormsail rigged as a 'main'. "It worked okay," says Chuck. "But since I was headed downwind, I figured I needed a spinnaker, too." He hoisted the head of one of his chutes out the forward hatch, tied off the luffs to lifelines and closed the hatch on the rest. Joe was able to make 4 to 6 knots under this arrangement. The boat was third across the finish line and still corrected out second in Division I.

It may sound like the theme of this year’s Solo TransPac was 'gear failures galore'. In actuality, it was more like 'better communication'. Almost all boats had SSBs aboard and almost all boats kept in regular

Mike Jefferson got launched across his cabin in the early going and opened up the side of his face. Thank goodness for butterfly closures.

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communication. Mike Jefferson on Foxx Fyre volunteered to handle the daily roll call, and then went beyond the call of duty to generate daily reports that were so well done that we’re planning to construct an article around them in a future issue. As he was also hooked up to the Ham radio equivalent of the Internet, the race was for the first time followed in near real-time by thousands of people all over the country. It was also through this excellent communications net¬ work that followers kept current with all the joys and trials of the fleet on a daily basis.

ow back to the carnage. On the second day out, Mark Deppe was down below in his Ericson 38 Berserker mucking garbage out of his diesel fuel filters "when the boat went from about 7 knots to nothing and lifted three feet in the air." Mark fetched the cockpit in time to see a huge fin

Ken Roper. As soon as 'Harrier' reaches the Trades, The General starts making martinis and somehow gains 10 miles a day on everyone else.

On the second day out, one of Eric’s lowers — the only piece of standing rigging he did not replace — failed when the T-bar fitting at the mast end snapped off. He jury-rigged a replacement, but wisely decided not to push the boat. Instead, he throttled back and completed the race on white sails. Jungemann had company out there in the middle of the ocean. For much of the race, he was in VHF contact with Greg Morris on the Farr 33 Slipstream, who at one point was

The mast came down over the starboard side. Unfortunately, that was exactly where Chuck was standing... go by as a gray whale surfaced behind the boat. "He stayed right on the surface for a long time," says Mark. "I think 1 must have really stunned him.” Although there was no apparent damage to the boat, Mark won¬ dered if later rudder 'sloppiness' was due in

as little as two miles away. You may recall Greg as the wild man who did the ’94 Singlehanded Race with a broken finger — that he got before the boat even cleared the Golden Gate! Keeping the tippy former IOR racer under her rig proved the greatest challenge August. 1996 • UnuJc 12 • Page 109

SINGLEHANDED TRANSPAC '96 in ’94. None of his self-steering systems would handle the boat with a spinnaker up, so Greg spent most of his time trying to rein in the beast himself. Slipstream still bore a striking resemblance to a RQmanian gymnast during the floor exercise routine. Greg counted half a dozen round-downs and lost

June 29 start — his official time — but only days and change from the second (non¬ counting) start. Despite the ’speed bump’,

"The boat went from seven knots to nothing and lifted three feet in the air,:" count of all the round-ups. This year, all of Greg’s various tendons and bones stayed functional. It was the hal¬ yards he kept losing. Like Jungemann, he had also replaced much of the running rigging on the boat, including all the hal¬ yards. But one by one, all three headsail halyards broke near the shackle swage fitting, dropping sails at the most inoppor¬ tune times before disappearing into the mast.

completion of the race was a milestone for Reppy, who built Nai’a to do the ’92 Singlehanded TransPac. Growing pains with the boat — including literal growth in the form of six feet added to the main hull and two to each ama — precluded him from making either ’92 or ’94 races. Add in the return/restart, and perseverance, thy name is Michael Reppy. Nai'a certainly showed the potential of her pedigree, too. Once optim¬

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Elapsed Time 11d/14h/10m/13s 13d/15h/04m/32s

Corrected Time 11d/14h/10m/13s 14d/15h/48m/32s

CLASS 1 1. Rumbleseat 2. Joe 3. Slipstream 4. Big Mon 5. Wild Thing

30 Square Meter Hunter 54 Farr 33 Olson 30 Brewer 60

Bruce Schwab Chuck Beazell Greg Morris Eric Jungemann Ray Thayer

11d/11h/23m/46s 13d/13h/58m/01s 13d/i4h/52m/35s 13d/13h/58m/01s 10d/22h/53m/15s

08d/09h/11m/46s 10d/09h/37m/00s 10d/12h/50m/23s 11d/01h/54m/01s 13d/03h/53m/15s

Pacific Dolphin 24 Beneteau 35s7K

Doug Graham Ed English

16d/19h/23m/15s 13d/21h/32m/23g

09d/18h/57m/55s 10d/01h/50m/23s

Finn Flyer 31 Crealock 37 Cal 2-27 Yamaha 33 Ericson 38 Pretorian 35 Newport 33

Ken Roper Barry Bristol Terry McKelvey Michael Jefferson Mark Deppe Fred Hess Rob Macfarlane

14d/20h/37m/46s 14d/23h/00m/24s 15d/22h/00m/59s 15d/06h/39m/52s 14d/11h/41m/25s 15d/Q0h/58rt1/48s 16d/11h/14m/54s

10d/03h/33m/46s 10d/07h/07m/04s 10d/07h/44m/59s 10d/20h/39m/52s 10d/21 h/07m/25s 11d/00h/24m/08s 11d/20h/32m/14s

CLASS II 1. Big Dot 2. Orange Blossom Special 3. Harrier 4. Coaster 5. Sensei 6. Foxx Fyre 7. Berserker 8. Bravo 9. Tiger Beetle

To add insult to injury, the lower part of the main blew out, too. He managed to get the main going again with a reef and somehow managed to keep putting jibs up until the finish. Amazingly, he held onto third in Division 1 — and first in the unofficial ’most times up the mast1 competition. Damage sent one boat back to San Fran¬ cisco for repairs and a restart. Michael Reppy’s Shuttleworth 36 trimaran Nai’a started leaking badly around the centerboard trunk on the first day out. Reppy returned to Sausalito, fixed the problem and restarted on July 2, eventually ’lapping’ the entire Divi¬ sion II fleet to finish in 13V2 days from the

ized, she could well threaten the Solo Trans¬ Pac record of 8 days, 20 hours, set by Peter Hogg’s 40-ft trimaran Aotea in 1994.

The surprise winner in the two-boat multi¬ hull division was yacht broker Gary Helms. And the surprise was several-fold. Because of radio problems, he was unaware that Nai’a had to go back, and also unaware that his F31 trimaran Bad Boy won until he got to Hawaii. Because of those same radio prob¬ lems, the race committee didn’t know where he was the whole race until he showed up — surprise! — at the finish line. Another surprise occurred just before the race started: one of Gary’s brokers (he’s the northern California dealer for Corsair trimarans) had sold Bad Boy to a Hawaiian owner — so the race doubled as a delivery. Such a deal! Also reporting few problems was Ed English aboard the race’s newest boat, Orange Blossom Special, a Beneteau 35s7

A REAL RUMBLE Over among the rhumbline crowd, Ken 'The General' Roper (he is a retired brigadier general) was keeping the troops entertained with his long jibes back and forth. The boom gooseneck on his Finn Flyer 31 Harrier had failed early in the race, as did a second juryrigged one. The result was that Ken couldn’t head Harrier deeper than about 30° off DDW. So he took huge, two-day-long zig¬ zags across the rhumbline. "We’d be sailing along, minding our own business, and all of a sudden Harrier would come up on the radio," says Barry Bristol, another returning veteran who sailed his Crealock 37 Coaster right down the rhumb¬ line. "He’d be crossing our path and calling up just to see how everything was. A few hours later, he’d be gone and we wouldn’t hear him for another couple of days, when he’d cross our line again."

Singlehanded TransPac, Class of '96. Back row (I to r): Gary Helms, Chuck Beazell, Eric Jungemann, Barry Bristol, Michael Reppy, Mark Deppe, Ray Thayer, Ken Roper, Mike Jefferson. Seated (I to r): Doug Graham, Ed English, Terry McKelvey, Rob Macfarlane, Fred Hess. Reclined: Bruce Schwab. Missing: Greg Morris.

built in 1994. Ed joked before the start that the race would "help complete the checklist of things I’ve needed to do to get through my midlife crisis." From his enthusiasm at the finish, it sounded more like a second child¬ hood. The well-prepared boat performed better than expected, said Ed, whose many hours on the wheel led to the development of a maneuver English dubbed the 'chute scoot'. We didn’t understand this entirely without lots of drawings on napkins, but the way he described it, if you tweaked the boat just right before it went into a roundup, it did this kind-of half-roundup thing where it skidded along on its side with the chute full — then popped back up and kept going.

1 here were many other 'you had to be there' moments. Like when Terry McKelvey lost her last, perfectly ripe avocado — and then realized she’d packed it with the spinnaker. Or Rob Macfarlane’s narrow

escape from being run down by the planet Venus. Well, it looked like a ship’s light. Or Fred Hess, who couldn’t figure out the

Above, 'Bad Bo/ and 'Nai'a' shortly after the start. Opposite page, 'Orange Blossom Special'.

intermittent problem with the autopilot on his Pretorian 35 Bravo until he realized that it only occurred when he was talking on the SSB. He finally figured out that if he talked more than 10 seconds at a time, the autopi¬ lot would make a hard right turn and broach the boat.

O ther Kodak moments are amusing only in retrospect. Three days out of Hanalei, the rudder on Rob Macfarlane’s Newport 33 Tiger Beetle failed in the worst way possible — it stopped responding to the wheel, but stayed attached to the boat, 'freewheeling' back and forth with every wave. Sometimes it even got stuck sideways for a while. Despite advice from virtually every other racer on what to do, Rob was unable to neutralize the runaway rudder. Fortunately, all singlehanded TransPac’ers are required to have emergency rudders aboard, and Rob’s is one of the best engineered. He finally learned to steer the

boat with the weird 'dual' rudder setup, crossing the finish line second to last. Before the incident, Rob was on course for a high placing in Division II. And speaking about high placings, the last boat to finish and the smallest boat in this year’s fleet was also the big winner in Divi¬ sion II. Doug Graham’s 24-ft Pacific Dolphin Big Dot maintained a blistering pace (well, handicap-wise anyway) throughout the race, August, 1996

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sion was rethought. They decided that rather than allow there to be any perception of com¬ peting interests, only the sales of large new and select previously owned yachts would be conducted at the yard. This decision allows other brokers to feel comfortable referring their customers to the yard, and KKMI openly promotes their 'arm's length policy' within the industry. In fact, with KKMI’s management having such a strong background in under¬ standing the needs and obstacles a broker must face while in the midst of a sale, KKMI could be the determining factor in whether or not the sale goes through. While the yard can¬ not alter the facts of a given situation, how things are managed and the timeliness given to certain issues can often become critical to the buyer and seller. KKMI’s unique appre¬ ciation of these matters sets them apart from any other local boat yard and makes them a boat buyer and seller's greatest ally.

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DAVE ULLMAN ^Douthern California sailmaker Dave Ullman is experiencing the opposite of a midlife crisis. Having just turned 50, the Sprague, Skip and Scott Allan, Argyle Camp¬ bell, Kim Desenberg, Tom Schock, Ronny Miracle, Cal Preston and George and Bill Twist. From the time he was 7 until he turned 13, Dave raced five days a week and at least two evenings at the local clubs in sometimes 40-boat-strong Snowbird fleets. ”1 probably sailed more races during that peri¬ od than most people do in a lifetime," he says. According to his contemporaries, nothing in particular distinguished Ullman in these formative years, except perhaps that he was smaller than everyone else. "You had to have a crew," recalls Bill Twist, "and most of us took the smallest person we could find, which often meant somebody vyho was really young and inexperienced. Dave wasn’t as big, so he could usually find someone a little

huck Ullman started his son sailing in a pram at the age of 4, when the family would overnight in Catalina. His dad had a yacht service and boat brokerage business and the first boat Dave remembers was a 32-foot cruiser called Piput. In 1950, Chuck and his friend Skip Caulkins came up with the design for Legend, a 50-footer that, at 15,000 pounds, was one of the first ultra¬ lights to ever hit the water. She also sported one of the first commercially made alum¬ inum rigs, which was lighter and stronger than the traditional wooden spars. Dave remembers tagging along to Costa Mesa where construction took place. He recalls at one point being put in charge of

older and better at sailing as his crew." Kim Desenberg remembers Dave as being "very tenacious, and he usually beat me more than

collecting discarded tire weights and any other lead he could find, which was later melted down for the keel. He also recalls the

I beat him."

Dave Ullman.

veteran dinghy and big boat racer has scored two major wins this past season: beating 60 other Melges 24s at Key West Race Week and then taking his fifth straight Lipton Cup (Southern California’s biggest interclub regatta) in a thrilling duel with none other than Dennis "Mr. America’s Cup" Conner. "I’ve definitely found my groove," says the low-key Ullman, "and I’m a little afraid to pinch myself to see if I’m dreaming." If there’s anyone who’s put in the miles to become one of the best, it’s Ullman, who enjoyed a similar (though longer) streak back in the 1970s in the two-person 470 class. That run included three world champion¬ ships and a half dozen North American and National titles. The only accolade he didn’t achieve was a trip to the Olympics, finishing third in the U.S. trials in 1976 and second in 1984. Now that he’s in the flow, though, the five ripgs of the Games are beckoning once again. Maybe Sydney in 2000 in the Soling .. . but we’re getting ahead of ourselves.

liman is one of many excellent sailors who came out of Newport Harbor in the 1950s and 1960s. Although Dave’s father Chuck was a heavy influence, Dave really sharpened his skills against the other youngsters sailing the 12-foot Snowbird catboats at the time, guys like Henry Page 116 • UuliJtW • August, 1996

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launching of the boat at Balboa Bay, which was a big social event for his dad’s friends in Newport Harbor, especially those at the Balboa YC, to which the family belonged.

\AJith only a 10-foot beam, Legend's double-ended canoe hull slipped easily through the water. Though originally intended as a cruising boat, it soon became apparent that she would do well racing, too. In 1957, Chuck Ullman entered Legend in the TransPac. Sailing in the B Class, she smoked the fleet, finishing third across the line and winning class and fleet honors. Those sailing heavier, more traditional boats were a bit irked at this breakthrough boat, one that was admittedly very 'directional1. They argued that Legend was unseawdrthy

and unsafe, which was just bull," says Dave. Six years later, Dave went on his first TransPac on Legend, which by then had been bur-

Below, Super Dave at the wheel of‘Blondie’ dur¬ ing the infamous '92 Alessio Race, where winds to 45 knots ravaged the fleet. (A sought-after driver in the OLDB 70 class, Dave has more sled miles under his belt than Santa.) Above, the Melges 24 is Oilman's current passion.

For Dave, racing across oceans wasn’t as much fun as around the buoys — he suffers from seasickness, for one thing — and he credits his dad for acknowledging that. "My father was really the key to my early success," he says. "He was very supportive without being pushy. If there was anything I needed, he made sure it was available. In my teens I took a couple of years off to go surfing. I knew he was upset about it, but he never tried to stop me." After the Snowbirds, Dave graduated to a couple more local favorites, the Lehman 10 and the Metcalf. At the age of 16 he was looking to broaden his horizons and saw the Snipe class as a way to travel and compete nationally. His friend Kim Desenberg had one too, and their rivalry fueled Dave’s desire to excel. The class also had a group of top caliber sailors, such as Jeff Lenhart and Earl Elms. When young Dave placed third at his first Snipe nationals, he knew he was

dened with a 22-hour handicap penalty. She onto something. stffl won first in class and missed repeating In 1967, other life changes took place as her overall victory by only an hour._well. Dave married, had two children and AijQjti, 1996 • LrfUfcA J? • Page 117

DAVE ULLMAN opened Ullman Sails. (In high school, he had learned the craft at Baxter & Cicero in Newport Beach, and later at Schock Sails.) He spent the first four ye^ars as a one-man band. He concentrated on one design classes like the Snipe, Lido 14 and Sabot, sewing

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14," Tom recalls. "I wanted to find out how he did it." . N Instead of tricks, Linskey discovered that

"How you lose is just as important as how you win." the sails himself and taking customers out for a sail when they were finished.

T 1 he next chapter in his sailing career occurred in 1972 when the 470 became an Olympic class. Dave bought one and hooked up with Danny Thompson as crew. At their first nationals, with 90 boats on the line, Dave finished first. "That surprised me more than anyone else!" he says. A tenth at the ensuing World Championships indicated that he was indeed on the right track. The 470 class became the place for Ullman to really make his mark. He still needed a teammate, however, to make the jump to international stature. In 1976, Tom Linskey came to work for Ull-

When he's not sailing, Ullman likes to kill fish and hit golf balls.

man’s loft. Self-described as "a good yacht club sailor who really couldn’t put together a strong regatta or campaign," Linskey became a mentoree. "Before I started sailing with Dave, he was this wizard who practiced some sort of magic in boats like the Snipe and Lido Page 118* UtiUM. 3? • August, 1996

Ullman took a very thoughtful approach to sailing. "Going into a 70-boat regatta, he always felt that he should know, within a few places, where we’d end up," Linskey recalls. "On the water he would look around and calculate the odds of making gains by going one way or the other. He really didn’t believe in luck. During the eight years we sailed together, he also never yelled at me and we never got into a rules altercation, which I think had to do with his ability to think ahead and stay out of potential jams." Ullman’s extreme dedication to sailing during this period — he and Linskey regu¬ larly spent two or three afternoons a week practicing — was also fueled by events in Dave’s private life. His divorce in 1977 was a major personal disappointment. "Sailing was my way of dealing with the void that was left after the separation," he says. "I just totally dedicated myself and tried to turn the negative into a positive." Ullman and Linskey won the world 470 title three out of the next four years, only to be thrown off track for Olympic gold by the 1980 boycott. After taking a couple of years off, they regrouped for the 1984 Games. Although Dave maintains they didn’t care quite as much about the outcome, their second place at the 1984 trials didn’t leave Ullman unaffected. "He just put the boat on the trailer and went home," Linskey recalls after the last race. "He’s a super competitor and he seemed really disappointed."

I3usiness-wise, Ullman’s fortunes con¬ tinued to rise. "Winning races is really the key to the sailmaking business, especially in one designs," says Dave. He also began expanding into the big boat market in the early 1980s. The Santa Cruz 50 Hana Ho became his loft’s most successful platform, winning the Cabo Race twice &nd doing well in other coastal and offshore contests. "We opened up some alternatives for people who wanted to buy big boat sails,” says Dave. "As a smaller loft, we could offer some special attention that the bigger lofts couldn’t." In 1981, Dave helped Bill Martin’s

Nelson/Marek 41 Stars and Stripes achieve top American boat honors at the Admiral’s Cup. This came after a contentious debate about cheating earlier in the year at the Southern Ocean Racing Conference (SORC). Dave and designer Bruce Nelson were the instigators in an effort to remeasure some of the top SORC boats that they felt were illegal. "There had been cheating on the ratings for a while," recalls Dave, "and it just kept getting bigger and bigger. Things had reached the point where you just couldn’t play it straight at the top level.” The violaters were punished and Ullman feels that the end result — less cheating at the grand prix level — was worth it. Ullman Sails began to expand, too. Dave franchised the loft name to several locations around the wbrhd, a move that he viewed as beneficial both ways. "We were associating with some really good sailors and sailmak-

KEEPS ON TRUCKIN' hurt middle-level racing. It’s part of the reason for the decline of the IOR and IMS rules." In 1986, Ullman and others instituted the Marine Industry Representative (MIR) rule for PHRF racing, which allows one pro¬ fessional onboard but prohibits him or her from taking the helm. Dave and his fellow professionals now serve as tacticians and coaches, a role that he feels serves the sport better and encourages growth, which in turn benefits the marine industry at large.

Legend on TransPac row after winning the '57 race. Honolulu looks a bit different today. Top, finishing off Diamond Head. (Under another owner, ‘Legend hit rocks and sank near Santa Barbara Island in 1965.) Left inset, Dave in his ‘alternative lifestyle' days.

ers," he says, "and they got to use our name in exchange for royalties. We were also trading information back and forth in an attempt to increase quality. Actually, our reputation has made us appear much larger than we actually are, which has been great. The demand to franchise has been much more than we’ve committed to." There are currently 16 Ullman lofts in 9 countries. The 1980s also brought Dave more har¬ mony at home. The lure of travelling and partying had waned by 1981, at which point he connected with a childhood friend, Linda Taylor. They married in 1982 and had a child a couple of years later. Dave credits

much of his sailing success since then to Linda, who he says offers both the encour¬ agement and latitude to allow him to pursue his goals. "She’s the one who’s telling me to try the Olympics again," laughs Dave, "that I should give it another try before it’s too late." In the mid-1980s, Ullman became in¬ volved in another sailing-related issue, this

ailing 40 to 50 weekends a year for years on end, Ullman has never experienced serious burnout, a fact that he attributes at least partially to luck. "I’ve had periods where I’ve taken time off," he admits, "but I’ve never just said I’m not going to do it. I take sailing as a job, as a way to feed myself and my family. It’s not a personal ego thing, which I think makes it easier for me to avoid getting sick of it." One thing that did keep him ashore was a herniated disk in his neck, which forced Ullman out of sailing for a while four years ago. The doctor told him it was simply poor posture, due probably to how he holds his head while sailing. An operation was dis¬ cussed, but Dave opted not to go that route. Since then, the pain has receded, but he’s not sure how long things will remain stable. Meanwhile, Ullman has pursued his own sailing agenda, one which he filled with Etchells sailing during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The introduction of the Melges 24 sportboat in 1993, however, really got the bid juices flowing again. "The Melges 24 is like a blown-up 470," he says. "If you do things right you can really fly, yet it’s still thctical and you’re sailing against the top people. Even practicing and training are fun!" With his heavy business sailing schedule, Dave only gets to compete in serious races about four times a year, but he’s made the most of those opportunities. He won the Cal Cup professional regatta, sailed in Melgi, in 1995 and took second in 1996. He also took top honors at the last two Melges 24 Cham¬ pionships at North/Trimble Race Week. He’s now looking forward to the Melges 24

"He was this wizard who practiced some sort of magic in boats like the Snipe and Lido 14." time over the presence of professionals in amateur racing. He saw the sport beginning to come apart over the presence of factory teams on boats where the owners paid the bills but didn’t even drive. "That’s fine on the grand prix level," says Dave, "but it really

Nationals at Alamitos Bay at the end of August, where as many 50 boats are expected to compete. Along with everything else, Ullman also finds time to work as a sailing coach. This dates back to 1988, when he was in charge August, 1996 • UHUMZQ • Page 119

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formula for winning? He says it’s consistency and making everything as level as possible, from how you sail on the water to how you lead your life on land. "You need to take the spikes out your performance," he says, "and not make it a life or death proposition. A regatta is made up of a lot of races, and how you lose is just as important as how you win."

of the American 470 team. In 1992, he served as a personal coach. He hadn’t planned to go Savannah this year, but was asked by the U.S. women’s 470 team of Kris Stookey and Louise Van Voorhis to come east to appraise their boat, rig and sailing style. "Coaching is the next dimension of

Dave in munchkin mode at White's Cove, Catali¬ na. His dad helped him learn to sail by attaching a long line onto the dinghy so he could reel the youngster in when he got into trouble.

competing at the Olympic level," says Dave. "You can’t really win without it these days." Other than coaching, what is Ullman’s

It’s hard to imagine anyone being quite that rational for so long, but then few of us have won — or lost — as many races as Dave Ullman. The 'back of his baseball card' currently includes 5 TransPacs, 20-some Mexico races, 3 world championships and 27 national titles in various dinghies. And from the looks of things, he’s going to add to that list several more times before he’s done. No matter how you look at it, when Dave starts talking, we’d all do well to listen.

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The Thursday start, last of four. 'Rage' (left) started lapping the fleet before she even got out the Golden Gate.

Corrected time honors, however, wentas predicted last month in Latitude — to doublehanders Stan Honey and Sally Lind¬ say aboard their Cal 40 Illusion. Blessed by great conditions and a well-sailed Moore 24 nipping on their heels, the duo pushed their perfectly-prepared 30-year-old boat to what’s believed to be the fourth fastest crossing ever for the venerable Cal 40 class. With 16 California to Hawaii crossings under his belt, including three of them shorthanded, nobody knows their way or their boat better than Honey. Many were heart¬ ened by the fact the winning boat is a true racer/cruiser; in fact, Stan and Sally often cruise around Vancouver Island and the Pacific Northwest on their way back from Hawaii racgs. Second on corrected time went to the duo of Dave Easter and Peter Carrick aboard the Moore 24 Kangaroo Court. We weren’t able to interview the fishing guide and rock climber prior to going to going to press, but competitors credit them with one of the finest performances in this year’s race. "This was their first long ocean race, and they’re not the most experienced sailors out of Santa

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Stan Honey and Sally Lindsay■, boldly going where few Cal 40s have gone before.

tions boat. Fifth overall went to a woody, Peter English’s pretty 38-year-old Kettenburg 38 Chorus. This despite some outstanding fatigue-induced hallucinations on the part of English. Class honors were as follows — A:

Andante. B: Springbok, Martin Brauns’ Hylas 42. C: Stop Making Sense, Dean Brigg’s Soverel 33. D: Colin Case’s new Schumacher 39 Recidivist. E: Roller Coaster, Ken Burnap’s Santa Cruz 50. Doublehanded One: Illusion. Doublehanded Two: Punk Dolphin, a Wylie 39 sailed hard by Jonathan Livingston and Tim Knowles. While there was plenty of fear for just about everyone in this race, none had better claim to it than Lisa Dymond Nitake, who went overboard while driving the doublehanded Moore 24 Minnow in heavy condi¬ tions the first day of the race. When husband Dan came up on deck, he saw his wife hydroplaning behind the boat, held on by her safety harness. With considerable diffi¬ culty in the heavy conditions, Lisa was pulled back aboard. Tune in next month for details of rocketing at 22 knots into the depths of bottomless pits in the black of night, being ensnared by a drift net at 16 knots, inten¬ tionally going overboard twice, losing a rudder, barfing false teeth over the side, and why Commodore Tompkins spent a quarter of the race in the head.

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CRUISING Do you think that Bill Clinton, along with Jessie Helms and the rest of Congress, has the right to tell you when and where you can travel? Neither do we. So when Big 0 need¬ ed to be delivered from Antigua to the Northeast United States in late May, we

The main road into Baracoa — conspicuously free of vehicles — is lined with crumbling buildings and surrounded by jungle. decided we’d take the opportunity to spend two weeks cruising the waters of an official enemy of the United States: Cuba. Ken and Madeline Fairchild of Saratoga and the Caribbean-based Dynamique 62 Orient Express needed to move their boat

from the Eastern Caribbean to Florida at the same time, so they decided to join us. At¬ tracting crew for such a tantalizing trip was a breeze. And even after U.S.-Cuban tensions skyrocketed with the shooting down of the little Cessna operated by a group of antiCastro Americans, not one of our collection of doctors, lawyers, stockbrokers, teachers, public health officials, and adventurers chickened out. So by the time our two boats set sail for Cuba from Luperon, Dominican Republic, we had a total of 16 Americans, and another one who would be joining us at our first stop in Cuba. After our largely apolitical group had completed 14 days of cruising along 450 miles of the northeastern coast of Cuba — with surprisingly few restrictions on where we could go — we were of one mind: it had been one of the best trips of our lives. It hadn’t been a yee-ha, let’s-guzzle-anotherbottle-of-rum cruise, but rather an oppor¬ tunity to experience perhaps the most unspoiled and beautiful, island in the Carib¬ bean. At the same time, this trip showed us how discouraging it is for individuals to live under severe government oppression. It’s safe to say that each one of us would like to return to Cuba as soon as possible.

^^any Americans are unclear about the legality of traveling to Cuba. Here’s the straight scoop: it’s perfectly legal for U.S. citizens to visit Cuba. The Coast Guard, in fact, issues permits for boats leaving from Florida. What’s illegal is for Americans to pay for transportation to get there — be it by plane from Mexico or Canada, or by boat. It’s also illegal to spend any money while in Cuba. To do either would violate the U.S. Treasury law against "trading with the enemy", the penalty for which is the pos¬ sibility of large fines, lengthy stays in jail, and a big spanking at the hand of Attorney General Janet Reno! Not wanting to be 'bad citizens', we patriots were careful not to charge any of our crew for their passage to Cuba. And you know how the First Lady has "no recollection" of the incriminating details related to her commodity trading shenan¬ igans, the miraculous discovery of the billing record in her bedroom, and her hiring and firing of indicted underlings? Well, we understand completely — because we have "no recollection" of spending money in Cuba. With Monte Cristo #5 cigars selling for less than $40 a box, our claim may sound about as believable as the First Lady’s, but Women played an important part in the Revolution, and thus hold government posts today. These two helped clear us in to Cuba.

that’s our story and we’re sticking to it. We had two big motivations for going to Cuba. This first was to exercise our right to travel freely. The second was to stick it to Dictator Fidel by reminding as many of his subjugates as possible that freedom is worth struggling for. We, more than ever, are convinced that Castro was a well-intentioned revolutionary who succeeded in instituting some positive health and education reforms on the island. But, like Fidel’s sister, we are nonetheless convinced that he’s become a megalomaniac tyrant who’d rather deny Cubans their most basic human rights than admit the obvious: that his political philo¬ sophy and economic programs have proven to be bankrupt. In short, we have about equal contempt for U.S. government policy towards Cuba

IN ENEMY TERRITORY

We sailed into the first Cuban port without seeing a single patrol boat. The ones we saw later simply ignored us. and Americans who want to travel there, as we do for Castro's brutality against his own people.

First Peek We initially sighted our first Cuban port of call, Baracoa, located near the eastern fip of

Cuba, about eight hours after a U.S. Coast Guard boarding party had confirmed that it was indeed legal for us to visit the island. "Bring lots of money," they advised, bizarrely seeming to encourage us to go ahead and Spread; From a tourist hotel atop Baracoa, it's easy to visualize the bay lined with big hotels and packed with tourists from the States. Inset; The Cubans greeted our arrival with cheers, laughter, and chants of “Big O"!

trade with the enemy. Our curiosity about how the Cuban population would respond to Americans was immediately satisfied as we rounded the same little headland that Columbus had more than 500 years before. Scores of Cubans ran to the cliffs and ramparts of an old Spanish fort overlooking the harbor entrance, and taking note of our American flag, waved, laughed, cheered and shouted. All along we’d been confident that while the U.S. and Cuban governments may be at loggerheads, there is no problem between individuals. By the time we left Cuba two weeks later, nobody in our group of 17 had experienced a single unpleasant encounter with a Cuban. We did, however, have inter¬ minable minor hassles with officials and one vociferous individual in a food line — who we quickly neutralized by 1) giving him some school supplies, and 2) agreeing that all of Cuba’s problems could be attributed to the

CRUISING misdeeds of Uncle Sam. If anyone wants to invade Cuba, Baracoa wouldn’t be a bad place. We’d tried to contact the Guardia Frontera for two hours before our arrival, but never got a response. So we just motored right into the harbor — much to the surprise of the officer on duty at the little military base. If Cuba wasn’t totally broke, the guy might have motored out in a launch. But Cuba is busted, so the guy had to be rowed out — with one oar, no less — in a leaky dinghy. Despite his pathetic launch, he cheerfully set a huge stern anchor for us.

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Baracoa was clearly run down — the area certainly appeared to have promise. Here was a lovely little bay surrounded by verdant jungle, steep hills and El Yunque, the anvil-

We saw this guy and his ancient BMW about 10 times, and most of the time he was trying to get the thing started. It had a bare wire wrapped around one of the spark plugs.

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hotel overlooking the bay at Baracoa. The only Cubans allowed are the workers.

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our pants over the development possibilities. There were two other cruising boats in the port when we arrived. The first was a 26footer owned by a Canadian, the other was a Cantana 41 catamaran owned by a Swiss solo circumnavigator-to-be. Both said they were enjoying Cuba. Officials later told us that we were either the first or the fourth U.S. vessel of the year to check into their port. Hundreds of U.S. boats visit Cuba each year, but virtually all of them go to Havana’s Hemingway Marina. Take our word for it, Baracoa and the other non-tourist areas are more interesting and less expensive. Although it was nearly 2100 on a Sunday

night, the parade of officials — male and female — soon began in earnest. There were representatives from Customs, Agriculture, Immigration, Health, Veterinary Health, Port Captain, Marine Security, and . . . the Berkeley City Council.

e’d always assumed we could blunder through with in our poquitoEspahol, and probably could have. Nonetheless, We were fortunate to have Donna de Majorca aboard. Having lived in Spain for seven years, she was relatively fluent in Spanish, and her colloquialisms allowed her to joke with the officials1, which set a pleasant tone for the marathon process. The first order of business for the officials was to discover whether or not we had a television. We did, and it was dragged into the cockpit. Could we turn it on? Of course. Now could we please find the channel with the sporting event between Brazil and Cuba? We’ve checked into a lot of ports in a lot of countries, but this was a fifst.^t turned out that fhe sporting event wasn’t on, but while surfing Cuba’s two channels, we came across a dubbed Brazilian soap opera. To heck with sports, this saga of power and passion en¬ raptured the officials on our boat — it apparently brings all of Cuba to a stahdstill. Soldier or official, male or female, it didn’t matter; they were all spellbound. When two of the lovers in the melodrama were reunited, one of the soldiers hugged himself with joy and had to wipe away tears of jubilation. Had the Bay of Pigs invasion only been scheduled to coincide with the airing of the soap opera, it surely would have been a success, and Cuba would long ago have become dotted with McDonalds and Kentucky Fried Chicken outlets.

Official Delays After about 90 minutes of friendly chat, laughter, and hand copying endless docu¬ ments, we were told some other officials would have to come by the next morning to complete the clearing in process. We were instructed 1) not to leave the boats, and 2) not to worry, as the officials in the morning would be mas rapido. The officials arrived on time the next morning — which had dawned warm with brilliantly blue skies — but they were anything but quick. And they would not be rushed. When the individual who was to join us in Baracoa became too antsy on the dock,

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Resignation seemed to be the predominant frame of mind. Cubans may no longer love Castro, but they're not going to overthrow him. the officials banished him to the hotel where he’d been staying. (And what a hotel! Al¬ though a modest place, it had once belonged to a former lady aristocrat from Russia who reportedly used it as a 'love shack' in which It's true that everybody has a roof over their head in Cuba. In most cases, this is what passes for a ’roof. Furnishings are very rare.

CRUISING to 'bounce' Fidel, his brother Raoul, the legendary Argentinean Che Guevarra and other party big wigs. This was prior to both the overthrow of Bautista in '59 and AIDS.) For four sweltering hours, the clearing in process continued. Different sets of officials, would scribble information on different sheets of cheap paper. As the trip pro¬ gressed, we would learn that Karl Marx was right about one thing: meaningless paper¬ work is the opiate of government officials. While these folks smiled and were religious Everything in Cuba is broken — including this 80-year-old bottling machine. It hasn't worked in years, but the workers still show up each day.

about removing their government-issue shoes, they took forever. While the gear on the boats represented staggering wealth to the Cubans, who have about the lowest per capita income in the

Women patiently wait in line to get into a mirror-windowed tdurist store. The pickings inside were few and of poor quality. Caribbean, there was never a hint of any bribery. In fact, many even declined the offer

IN ENEMY TERRITORY

of cold drinks. A few officials mildly re¬ quested or accepted small gifts, but for some reason it was always aboard Orient Express.

ffT* 1 Vwo of them were looking through one of our cabins," remembers Ken, "when they turned to me, bent their heads over, and started scratching. After a few seconds, 1 caught on, they wanted shampoo. Fortun¬ ately, one of our crew members had brought along a bunch of little bottles of shampoo

and other toiletries, most of which had been purloined from motels. After accepting the little gifts, the officials put a finger to their lips, in the universal signal for 'Ssssh, mum’s the word.' "1 didn’t find out until later," laughs Ken, "that I’d accidentally given them a bottle of athlete’s foot powder. That official’s girl¬ friend is going to smack his face after she tries to wash her hair with the stuff." On another occasion, officials found a suspicious white powder in a Ziploc bag in one of the crew’s duffels. Like DEA guys on TV, they dipped a moist finger into the powder and tasted it. Then they spit. It was detergent. Nonetheless, they were happy to accept some.

Not Taking Their Medicine The first rule with all government officials the world over is the less they know the better. Thus we made a big mistake telling the Baracoa officials that we’d brought several boxes of much needed medicines and medical supplies for donation to Cuban hospitals. Instead of the simple "gee thanks" we expected, we got nothing but problems. After a huge amount of effort on the part of a doctor who was a crew member, and addi¬ tional expense and trouble on the part of the Wanderer, the supplies eventually ended up in the hands of... a Cuban refugee group in south Florida!

^^uba has the epitome of centrally con¬ trolled government, and it comes with all the inefficiencies that entails. While the hospital in Baracoa and all the other places we stop¬ ped desperately needed the antibiotics and other medical supplies, nobody on a local level would accept them. Why? Because it would cut into the power and influence of the central agency, singling out the accepting individual as a threat to the power structure. Thus trying to donate the much-needed goods became akin to trying to present a lump of kryptonite to Superman. It was the first of many instances where we observed indiv-iduals suffering so their government could maintain absolute control.

Baracoa Around noon we were finally released to go ashore, and members of our group set off in all directions to see the 'real Cuba'. For all the wild and beautiful natural surroundings, Donna de Majorca and the Wanderer found much in Baracoa that wasn’t pretty. Lightbulbs hanging from rocks transform this shelter beneath a cliff into a nightclub. Cubans have to make do with what little they have.

Locals try to supplement their meager incomes by selling arts and crafts, yet officials warned us to only buy at government stores. As we walked along the cliffs above the bay, we saw once-beautiful homes that were in serious disrepair. Crumbling, actually. It’s a reasonably good assumption that none of the houses in Baracoa have had any main-

CRUISING

These are the meager offerings at a rural version of a Cuban 7It 1. The selection isn't much better even in Havana.

tenance since the revolution 36 years ago. Up on the point, which offers a lovely view of the Atlantic, two men worked on We couldn't figure out why this guy wouldn't sell us a bottle of rum. Finally it was explained that we could only buy the rum and not the bottle — and thus needed to bring our own container.

their taxi. It was a ’54 Chevy, just like the Wanderer’s mother drove many decades ago. Every part of the car, including the metal keys and locks, had long ago worn smooth. Despite the great care the car was clearly given, it was dying of metal fatigue and other ailments. About one house in 300 had a car in front of it, and invariably it was a hulk from which everything of possible value had been stripped. Not far from the taxi was a bus station. Inside was an extremely minimalist coffee shop with a couple of cradked cups and saucers, three counter workers and not a customer in sight. Near the back of the station was a little table with some crafts and three similar but unmarked bottles. We were told one bottle was household cleaner, one was deodorant (it was half liquid), and the third some other household product. This was Baracoa’s version of a Target store. Even in the impoverished Dominican Re¬ public they have 100 times more consumer goods. 1

i 1 round the corner from the bus station was a middle school. We peeked in a class¬ room and saw a well worn skeleton on display, a few old maps, and a couple of glass containers. Schools are well organized in Cuba and education seems to be revered, but they are horribly short of supplies. We later learned that a student gets one pencil a month. If he or she loses it, a replacement costs $5 U.S. An average Cuban worker doesn’t even make $5 in a month. We walked down a long street of typical Cuban homes. They were all the same: in need of extensive repairs. The insides were barren — maybe one chair and one framed photo on the wall, and perhaps an old television, but no rugs, mirrors, curtains, candelabras, pianos, love seats, dishwashers, clothes dryers, bookshelves or anything close. And surely there’s been a paint embargo on Cuba for decades, because clearly nothing has been painted in that long. As we walked down the street, we were passed several times by two guys trying to help another guy push start an ancient BMW motorcycle. We saw him all day long, and the darn thing never ran more than a few seconds at a time. Traffic isn’t a problem in Baracoa. Although there are paved streets everywhere, we only saw a car once every 30 minutes or so. Horse drawn carriages were not unusual, there were a number of bicycles, but most people walked. There were people everywhere doing not much more than standing and sitting. Many were missing limbs or were infirm in some

other way, yet almost all were quick to return a wave or a smile. We sensed no hostility whatsoever. Cubans don’t have weight problems, since they have virtually nothing to eat but rice and beans or beans and rice. And because they walk or ride bikes all the time. It’s hard to know if Cubans are clean by habit or because they simply don’t have the raw materials of garbage. There are no newspapers or magazines, no flyers or posters. There is no packaging for food products, and other than food, there’s just nothing else to be packaged. And, of course, nothing is thrown away. People quickly went through our garbage and saved, for ex¬ ample, all the cheap water bottles.

IN ENEMY TERRITORY

Cuba is not only as big as Florida, it's much more Eastern European cement, as everything beautiful. Many areas look like a tropical from, the seats to the counters was made of Sonoma County._the hard, cold, unfriendly material. All the

While all this seemed foreign to us, nothing was as weird as the government pizza parlor. The decor of the place was

Castro's little kingdom is so impoverished that there's hardly anything to do. Everywhere you go people are just sitting or standing around.

patrons were seated as close as possible to the cash register and looked as glum and paranoid as any Cubans we would see. Then we understood; they were all waiting in line! It was clear they’d been waiting a long time and knew they’d be waiting a lot longer. Not one of them had so much as a scrap of food or drink in front of them. This is what happens when food service is run by a government rather than Domino’s. Around the corner from the pizza parlor without pizza was a movie theater. But it was hard to tell, because the only indication was an 8x10 studio glossy in the window. The feature that night? Arnold starring in — we’re not making this up — The Terminator. It was pretty discouraging, so we climbed the long drive to The Castle, a tourist hotel in which only foreigners and Cuban employees are allowed. Oddly enough, there was a

CRUISING IN ENEMY TERRITORY bronze plaque on the grounds saluting a couple of Americans and the U.S. Army for saving the place 100 years or so ago. The hotel was an attractive enough place in a spartan way. It had a pool, decent rooms for $18/night, and a great view of the city and the little bay. As we left, we couldn’t help but notice the idle staff, which obviously had nothing to do because there were hardly any guests. They were all watching — and we’re not making this up either — the QVC home shopping channel. A day later, we would visit the city’s other tourist hotel on the other side of the bay. It was quite lovely, again in a spartan way, with great water views and a nice pool for just $25/day. The bartender — with nothing to do, since there weren’t any guests there either — was watching CNN. By chance, Congress was debating the HelmsBurton bill to tighten our embargo on Cuba. The next day six of us hopped into what appeared to be the first Willys Jeep ever made, and were driven into the countryside along a hideously rough and dusty road to a oceanfront resort. It was a fascinating drive, because this seemed like the real rural Cuba. People lived in dilapidated homes, did their

wash in the river and ran across the roughest gravel with bare feet. They had food, shelter, and schools to send their kids- to. These, aren’t the luckiest people in the world, but they’re not the worst off either.

hen in Baracoa, we were immediately recognized as non-Cubans because of the way we dressed and the carefree way we walked. In the country they knew we were 'special' because we were riding in a vehicle. If you want to know what it’s like to be a celebrity for no good reason, go to Cuba. The resort on the coast was simple and clean, and had a television from the ’80s. They had a decent selection of cold beer, but no customers. The ocean was blue and very warm. Out on the reef, a few divers tried to spear fish. As we would see over and over during the next two weeks, the opportunities for solitary cruising in the gorgeous waters of Cuba are unlimited. There’s lot of poverty in the world, but

Cuba’s was different than we’d ever seen before. There’s monetary poverty, of course, but the worst is poverty of hope. It’s spooky. Everybody is equal in Cuba and they’re going to stay that way, because no matter how hard someome might work, Castro is not going to let them get ahead. So instead of 'living', people seem to be living out a life sentence. It made us want to pick up a gun and fight to free these enslaved human spirits. But it probably wouldn’t do any good. There are about 11 million people in Cuba. Since the revolution in ’59, about one million of them have fled. Unfortunately, these were usually the most talented, the most entrepreneurial, the most creative, and the most individualistic. Those who are left seem to be the true believers, those too timid or frightened to resist — and those who haven’t had an opportunity to escape yet. Such realities are the ugly underpinnings for an otherwise beautiful country. While our short stay in Baracoa made the greatest impression on us, we thoroughly enjoyed the rest of this most curious trip. Next month we’ll tell you the rest of our tale. — Latitude 38

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you didn’t like this race, you probably need to find another sport!" claim¬ ed overall winner Dan Newland about this year’s pleasant Coastal Cup. Hosted for the fifth time by Encinal YC, the 277-mile downwind race to Santa Barbara was held in

Senescu — pulled into Santa Barbara after 44 hours and 3 minutes on the race track. Their time was well off the record time of 35' hours, 33 minutes, set by the SC 52 Two

"I never saw anything — basically; it felt like someone bashed me with a two-by-four." perfect conditions — mostly sunny skies, starry nights, well-behaved seas and winds that topped out around 25 knots. Forty-four boats started the delightful race, which was sailed under the second full moon during the same month — the relatively rare blue moon. "Everyone came off their boats relaxed and ready to party,” claimed race chairman Ed Milano. "It was an easy race, and every¬ one seemed really high on it. As opposed to past years, there really wasn’t any terror or boredom. No capsizes, no dismastings, no blood or guts stories — just a really nice

Marathon men: 'Salty Hoters Bob Fricke (left) and Mark Halman attempt to smile after not sleeping for over two days.

sail!" The fun began at noon on Saturday, June 29, from the St. Francis YC race deck. The fleet rode the ebb out the Gate, with the eventual winners avoiding the temptation to set kites early and get sucked into the Montara Hole. Pegasus XIV, Dan and Linda Newland’s maroon Newland 368, stayed in the current the longest, getting offshore quickly — and to the decent wind first. "I think we basically led wire-to-wire," said Dan. The Pegasus Project The Newlands and their crew — Dan and Carol Benjamin, Katie Pringle and Sue Page 136 • UUXUili • August, 1996

Dog Gone in ’93 — but they were over three hours ahead of the next boat, the well-sailed J/44 Marilyn. "We kept the masthead kite up the whole way, hitting a high speed of 19.7 knots,” said Dan, who did mo£t of the driving when the wind piped up. "We were about 70 miles offshore at the farthest, and it turns out we found better pressure than the rest of the fleet." Pegasus XIV weighs just 5,100 pounds allup (only 600 pounds more than the k^el of an Express 37!) and performed beautifully in its Coastal Cup debut. Despite stuffing some waves and taking green water back to the cockpit a few times, the boat stayed in excellent control — and was light enough to keep moving in the always slow approach to the finish line. "The boat loves to go down¬ wind!" said Dan, who swept the ’92 SSS TransPac with Pegasus when it was new. An engineer at Orcon Corporation, Newland

designed and built the boat himself, using high tech carbon fiber throughout, and also built his own sails. But this latest clean sweep — first to finish, first in Division ’A’, and first overall — was more than just another personal triumph for the Alameda ’renaissance man’. It turns out the trip had a hidden agenda, one that Linda Newland announced afterwards: "It’s my turn to use the boat next summer," she explained. "I’m planning to take Pegasus in the Transpac with an all-woman crew, and this was our first real practice session, as well as a tryout for some of the women onboard." Dan has agreed to coach the womens’ team on the condition that they go all-out to win: "I know the boat can do it, and I want to make sure that the crew can, too. I expect Linda to field'a 100% competitive effort, hopefully the best all-women effort ever assembled for a TransPac.”

ONCE IN A BLUE MOON

Once the sheets were cracked, the feather-weight 'Pegasus' flew down the coast. Inset, the winning crew (left to right): Dan and Carol Benjamin (owners of the Olson 30 'White Knuckles'), Sue Senescu, Dan and Linda Newland, and Katie Pringle.

The High Five Finishing second overall, and first among the doublehanders, was the Express 27 Salty Hotel. Mark Halman and crew Bob Fricke arrived exhausted after pushing themselves to the limit. "We each got maybe four or five hours sleep total, usually just catnaps in the cockpit," said Halman, who sailed as far as 60 miles offshore. "Being a Brit, I naturally drank lots of tea — but still had trouble staying awake. I started imagining Cwas seeing city skyscrapers on the horizon in front of me, and I must have nodded off while steering at least twenty times." (Fricke: "Oh, great! Now you tdll me!"). But the marathon was hardly over for the sleep-deprived, masochistic duo — after

tying up the boat, they took a cab straight to the airport to go home. Without stopping to rest, they then drove their trailer down from Richmond, returning to Santa Barbara YC in time for Tuesday night’s awards ceremony. "It hasn’t been a particularly relaxing few days," said the understated Halman. Another Express 27, Baffett, was third overall and first in the six-boat Express 27 one design fleet. Owner Tom Baffico, Nick Burke and Dan Mills enjoyed their first time offshore in an Express — "It’s a dream machine in the waves," claimed Baffico. Originally, Baffett was going to sail with four ("My boat partner Forrest bailed on us and went to Italy instead — something about the food being better!"), but ended up happy to

sail the boat shorthanded. "After the Hard Day’s Night, this race was a picnic," said Tom. "Blasting downwind under a brilliant full moon was really a treat!" Finishing fourth overall and first in 'C' was the Olson 30 Run Wild. "We crashed a bunch of times and got the inside of the boat rather wet," confessed owner A1 Holt. "But actually, that’s all part of the program when you take an Olson offshore." For entertainment, the Wild bunch brought along their mascot 'Captain Jack', a plastic pirate skull that resided in the stem pulpit. Whenever agitated by a sudden noise or lurch of the boat, Jack’s one good eye would light up red, and he’d mutter, "Ho, ho ho — dead men tell no tales." When the going got slow, this hilarious group would discuss, and usually butcher, philosophy such as their version of Zeno’s Paradox — which would take more space August, 1996 • UMaJiIS • Page 137

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than we have here to explain. "We solved all the world’s problems out there," said one of them. "But now that we’re back on land, we can’t remember the answers.” Rounding out the top five in fleet was the Hobie 33 Kiwi Sanctuary, out of Anacapa YC. Graham Dawson, who owns three Hobie 33s and charters them out for events like this, said of his first Coastal Cup, "We made a bunch of mistakes, but still had a ball. After going out initially and being second to Pegasus in the first morning’s roll call, we came inshore too early, falling into a hole at Point Arguello. In retrospect, we shouldn’t have jibed in until we were well south of Conception." Kiwi Sanctuary’s raw boatspeed made up for any slight tactical errors — Dawson and each of his three crew hit over 19 knots going down the coast, with the Hobie 33 topping out at 21.2 knots! "This is a tre¬ mendous race, especially for bigger trailerable boats like Hobies or Olson 30s," he enthused. "Too bad it conflicts with the Trimble/North Regatta, or I think you’d see a lot more Southern California participa¬ tion." Interestingly, six of the seven spinnaker classes were represented in the top ten overall finishers — as opposed to other years when big boats, or little boats, or ULDBs

Shorthanders A doublehanded division was offered for the first time this year, and five boats took the bait. The Express 27 Salty Hotel, as mentioned earlier, won the division and thereby set a de facto elapsed time record of 50 hours, 29 minutes. Coming in second was the Moore 24 Low Profile, sailed by Doug Frolich and John Donovan. The enthusiastic duo, who won this year’s Doublehanded Dead men tell no tales: 'Captain Jack1 and A! Holt

Mugged by a whale: Stephanie 'Flip' Wilson holds the remains of 'Mostly Harmless's deck speaker.

dominate the standings. This time, where you sailed seemed to have more relevance than what you sailed. Page 138 • UuuJttf • August, 1996

Men at work: 'Marilyn's Chris Corlett (driving), Norman Davant (main) and Glen Hansen (trim¬ ming).

Farallones Race in their new-to-them boat, had a great trip. "We planed like a motorboat all Saturday night!" said Donovan. "We were just skipping over waves! The bow wave was forming back by the cockpit, yet we were dry and laughing the whole time. I can’t tell you how impressed we are by this little boat!" At least four boats that we know of chose to sail with just three crew as well — Baffett, Curses, Tutto Benne and Team Gravity, a tall-rig Martin 242 that comes out from Arizona each summer for a jaunt down the coast (last summer, TG was dismasted in the Catalina Race). Originally, the race rules required a minimum of four crew in all but the doublehanded division. "We finally got them to change the rules," explained Tutto Benne skipper Mike Warren. "We told them, ’Gee, if it’s not safe to go with three, we’ll really take our chances and just go with two!’ Three crew seemed to be the magic number judging from the overall results. "Two people sail, while one sleeps," said Warren, "It allows you to sail the boat at 100% efficiency without any significant extra weight." Warren and his crew, Dan Simonsen and John Collins, reported a really wet ride — though the boat seemed palatial compared to his previous boat, a Cal 20, which he sailed in two previous Coastal Cups.

ONCE IN A BLUE MOON 1996 Santa Barbara Race Results Whale Tales Everyone reported seeing seals, dolphins and whales — it’s a veritable Marine World show offshore right now. On the southern end of the course, there were even sunfish and sea turtle sightings, indications that the water was warmer than normal. The encoun¬ ters ranged from entertaining — such as Tutto Benne’s attempts at bribing sea lions to do tricks for cookies — to downright scary. A dozen or so boats reported altering course to avoid hitting whales, and at least one boat, the Express 34 Two Scoops, literally plowed into one of the beasts. "We had the spinnaker up, and went from about 7 knots to 0 all at once," related Chris Longaker. "My boat partner, Tom Goodwin, was asleep down below — and woke up when his head crashed into the bulkhead! Fortunately, the crew and the boat were okay, but the whole deal served as a big-time reality check. We tend to forget that sailing offshore is a risky sport." Mostly Harmless, an SR-33, had an even weirder clash with a whale. About 2 a.m., while going 12 knots down a wave, they had to swerve to avoid ramming a medium-sized grey whale. "It scared the s—t out of us," claimed helmsman John Stewart "We must have woke it up or something, and it jumped out of the water to avoid us. It twisted around in mid-air, and its starboard fluke grazed over the back of the boat as it fell. . . We were lucky the damage wasn’t a lot worse." The glancing blow knocked the boat’s starboard deck speaker overboard, putting a small kink in the stern pulpit in the process. Even scarier, it hit crewmember Stephanie Wilson in the head, drawing a little blood and leaving her with a pounding headache and whale slime in her hair. "I was dozing off, leaning against the stern pulpit," she said. "I never saw anything—basically, it felt like someone bashed me with a two-byfour." If the stern pulpit hadn’t borne the brunt of the whale’s blow, we shudder to think what would have happened to her. The Mostly Harmless crew immediately began making bad jokes and puns about the 'fluky situation', such as offering a reward for the bringing the whale to justice ("It’s the one with a broken right arm with 'Jensen' imprinted backwards on it"). Stephanie was renamed 'Flipper', which, given her last name, was soon shortened to 'Flip'. #

Some Dropouts Despite the benign conditions this year, five competitors DNFed. Only two had gear failures, while the others had personal reasons for throwing in the towel. The Express 27 Curses broke their spinnaker halyard at 3 a.m. the first night,

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Yacht DIVISION A (0-71) 1 1 Pegasus XIV 2 9 Marilyn 3 15 Scorpio 4 19 Sceptre 5 29 Zamazaan

Type

Skipper

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Corr. Time

Newiand 368 J/44 Wylie 42 J/130 Farr 52

Dan & Linda Newiand Monroe Wingate Scott Sellers Bob & Joan Musor Chuck Weghorn

Encinal St. Francis St. Francis St. Francis St. Francis

39:53:56 43:59:42 45:04:46 48:18:44 48:22:01

DIVISION B (72-93) 1 10 Tsirls 2 16 Mostly Harmless 3 20 Spindrift V 4 22 Espresso 27 5 Champagne 6 28 Skol “ ' Tacony Palmyra

Olson 29 C&C SR 33 Express 37 Express 37 Beneteau First 42 Isl. Peterson 40 Nautor Swan 47

Randy Lakos Paul & Lee Bergman Larry & Lynn Wright Steve Saperstein Hall Palmer Mark & Linda Melson Jean-Bernard Duler

Cal Sailing Encinal Richmond Encinal South Beach Stockton Sailing St. Francis

44:09:35 45:11:04 46:07:13 46:28:36 47:24:27 47:26:53 DNF

DIVISION C (94-130) 1 4 Run Wild 2 5 Kiwi Sanctuary 7 3 Dance Away 4 23 Two Scoafps 24 Petard 5 6 25 WYSIWYG

Olson 30 Hobie 33 Santana 35 Express 34 Farr 36 Olson 30

Al Holt Graham Dawson Doug Storkovich C. Longaker/T. Goodwin Keith Buck Don Martin

Richmond Anacapa Encinal Richmond Corinthian SSS

42:18:37 43:03:19 43:32:29 47:02:49 47:09:03 47:14:21

DIVISION D (131-177) 1 13 Mintaka 14 Team Gravity 2 3 17 Scoop 4 35 Grey Eagle Happy Trails

C&C 36 Martin 242-T Wylie 34 Valiant 40 Valiant 40

Gerry Brown Rick Johnson Mike Clarke Bill & B.J. Stephens David Bennett

Palo Alto Arizona St. Francis Encinal SSS

44:51:46 44:59:33 45:17:20 51:11:26 DNF

DIVISION E (178-225) 1 Perpetual Motion 6 2 8 . Tutto Benne 3 31 Sun Singer 4 33 Hawk 5 36 Alexandria 38 Batzaphlre 6 Serendipity 7 39

Cal 31/, Ranger 23-T Cal 34-2 Alberg 30 Ericson 35 Islander 28 Cal 29

Noble Brown Mike Warren David Wheeler Steve & Wren Collins George Blackman Arnold Gallegos Thomas Bruce

Benicia Cal Sailing Richmond None Richmond Bay View Richmond

43:30:31 43:50:10 48:39:26 48:49:38 55:34:38 60:19:46 61:52:19

DOUBLEHANDED 2 Salty Hotel 1 2 11 Low Profile 12 Water-Plk 3 4 30 Tamarln Wild Irish 5 32

Express 27 Moore 24 Newport 30 Sabre 30-3 Yamaha 26

Mark Halman D. Frolich/J. Donovan Robert Nance Richard Burton Andrew Kobylinski

Richmond Tiburon Golden Gate Island None

40:48:16 44:16:28 44:38:02 48:29:57 48:47:20

DIVISION G - EXPRESS 27 Baffett 1 3 2 18 Moonlight 21 Jaded Lover 3 Los Locos 4 26 Curses Hurricane -

Express Express Express Express Express Express

Tom Baffico Jim Gibbs Richard Bryant Bill Hoffman Tim Descamps Jon Bamer

Sausalito Corinthian SSS Richmond San Francisco SSS

41:41:38 45:19:13 46:27:01 47:15:30 DNF DNF

John Sullivan III Ronald Steininger Carl & Barb Tessman

Richmond Alameda Aeolian

49:13:50 56:39:38 DNF

27 27 27 27 27 27

DIVISION H - NON-SPINNAKER Wianno Catalina 42 34 1 Catalina 30 37 Top Cat 2 I. Rafiki 35 China Doll

but reset the kite on the jib halyard, their only other option. An hour later, their headstay inexplicably dropped on the foredeck. Her three-man crew — co-owner Larry Blanchette, Tim Russell and Doug Teakell — carried on until dawn without the headstay, careful not to round-up. "We eventually decided discretion was the better part of valor," explained Blanchette. "With a deck-stepped mast, and no idea what we’d encounter at Conception, we decided to would be prudent to drop out and nurse the boat into Morro Bay." Faced with the prospect of paying the local travel-lift monopoly $250 to put Curses

on her trailer, Blanchette and crew loaded up on gas and motored down the coast to Port San Luis. There, they paid only $7.50 to „ the local travel-lift operator for the haulout. Meanwhile, the Valiant 40 Happy Trails, a Pacific Cup veteran, also had gear prob¬ lems — in the first 10 hours, they blew up two kites, the boom vang, a whisker pole and the main traveller. Owner David Bennett reluctantly exited stage left into Monterey, dropped off the crew, and then began a leisurely cruise back to the Bay. "My wife loved it!" he reported. "She thought it was even more fun than racing." August. 1996

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ENCINAL/SANTA BARBARA '96 Two other boats dropped out and sought refuge in Morro Bay: Hurricane, an Express 27 with five people aboard, apparently had a miserable trip and aborted it due to sea¬ sickness and general lack'of fun. China Doll, a Rafiki 35 in the tiny non-spinnaker division, bagged the race the next day after sitting becalmed off San Simeon all of Monday. "It wasn’t much of a race in our class anyway," said skipper Carl Tessman, who spent the next five days vacationing in Morro Bay. The Swan 47 Tacony Palmyra was using the Coastal Cup as a last-minute dress rehearsal for the upcoming Pacific Cup, and dropped out when the wind died in the Santa Barbara Channel. On a tight schedule, TP motored into Santa Barbara YC, drop¬ ped off a few crew and then hit the road north immediately. One boat that didn’t quit was Tom Bruce’s Cal 29 Serendipity, which was the last boat to finish after 76 hours and 56 minutes on the course. Despite pulling in a day behind the majority of the fleet, Bruce and his four crewmembers enjoyed every minute of the sail — even sitting in hole off Morro Bay for seemingly endless hours. "We went for the trip more than the race," he

after the race, and then wisely had the boat trucked home.

Facial foul weather gear? 'Tutto Benne's Dan Simonsen (top) and Mike 'The Phantom' Warren.

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Final Thoughts With a great destination, a perfect course length and reliable wind (okay, except the last 20 miles), Encinal YC’s Coastal Cup has everything going for it. Yet, surprisingly, the race seems to be fading lately in popularity: After 38 boats sailed in the inaugural race in ’92, a record 89 boats sailed in the windstarved ’93 edition. From there, however, the numbers have been drifting south: 65 in ’94; 58 in ’95; and now slipping to 44 in ’96. On paper, it almost looks like the inverse of the Pacific Cup, which arguably is hurting this race — at least in even-numbered years. "It’s hard to say what’s going on," said Ed Milano. "We’re going to make a big push next year, and try to reverse the downward trend. I think the race has pretty much bottomed out, and will start growing again next year." We tend to agree. Whatever the case, it’s hard to imagine a more ideal trip down the coast than the fleet enjoyed this year — lit¬ erally and figuratively, sails this fine only occur once in a blue moon. — latitude/rfcm

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UNWIRED — A GUIDE 1 he Internet seems to be everywhere these days. Its instantaneous communica¬ tion, colorful graphics and access to all sorts of information are powerful attractants. But the one thing that has not'changed since the days of Samuel Morse’s first telegraph is that you have to be wired in order to play. Wires—those little strands of copper that can tie a boat to the dock more securely than the biggest hawser. For sailors, wires are about as welcome as leg irons. But we’re not here to talk about being chained to the dock. Latitude 38 is dedicated to ’going where the wind blows' and that’s what we’re going to do. If you need to, tie yourself to the mast like Ulysses to resist the siren song of the Web, and prepare to dazzle your eyes on the stunning graphics of blue lagoons and white sand beaches instead — real-time images and audio from anywhere in the world that you care to sail. The buzzword here is going to be 'unwired'.

In the unwired world, cruisers and ham radio nuts have a lot in common. It should be no surprise that a sizable fraction of cruisers also have their amateur radio licenses. Yes, you still have to learn Morse code to get one, and since that requirement is part of the international agreements that allow ham radio to exist at all, it’s not likely to change anytime soon. But the rest of the ham test is a multiple-choice affair that you can cram for — just like a Coast Guard license. (Just kidding, just kidding!). The main text will be an overview of the various communications options, commer¬ cial and amateur. That may be as much as many readers will ever want to know. In the sidebar Nuts and Bolts, we’ll attempt to provide enough information to the rest of you to actually accomplish some of this stuff. Or at least get started. Understand that the technology can get complex and, just like computers, the most 'user-friendly' solutions usually cost the most. (The converse, that the most expensive systems are the most userfriendly, is of course rarely true). Before getting too far into the details, you 11

and exchange mail with family and friends just to stay in touch. We figure the most practical way to accomplish those goals is via telephone and email, which is where most of our focus will be. Being able to make telephone calls is handy because most Moms have telephones, but for most other 'wired' folks, email is generally a better way to stay in touch these days. No time zone worries or answering ma¬ chines to deal with, and it’s one heck of a lot faster than real mail. To be! fair, mail still works and comes with some great stamps — and it’s hard to beat on a cost-per-character basis. But perhaps the best part^of email is the knowledge that your friends are most likely going to be reading your messages at work. There they are, sitting at their desks in a stuffy little office, counting the hours until they can go sit in traffic again, when 'poof, they get your damn note with stories about goofing off on some deserted beach in the South Pacific! Of course, you’ll conveniently neglect to mention the lousy weather you had to go through to get there. \ Radio Basics 'Unwired' of course means radio, and radio comes in more flavors than BaskinRobbins ice cream. Commercial versus ama¬ teur is one distinction; frequency range is another. And it gets confusing right off: The lower frequencies (4-30 mHz) are called HF for 'high frequency'. They go the farthest and require the biggest antennas. The higher frequencies include the VHF (Very High Fre¬ quency) and UHF (Ultra High Frequency) bands, which utilize small antennas but are limited to line-of-sight range. With satellites, however, 'line-of-sight' can cover a consid¬ erable distance. All satellite systems use the UHF bands and above. There are plenty of commercial radio systems around to provide reliable radio service for both telephone and email, but the companies that operate them expect to make

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a profit. This can be a problem. Amateur radio systems, on the other hand, are built and operated by folks just for the fun of it. They don’t charge for the service. (That only sounds crazy until you look at some of the things that sailors do for 'fup'.) But, being

amateur, there are some serious limitations which we will get to. The HF frequencies are the long-haul workhorses, both for SSB voice communica¬ tion and digital (email) transmission. Reliable HF contacts can routinely be made over a few thousand miles, but not on every fre¬ quency and only during limited periods each day. Figuring out which frequency band works best at what time of day is one of the biggest ongoing frustrations of utilizing the HF bands. The VHF bands include the familiar marine VHF bands and the popular 2-meter ham band. While we won’t be focusing on marine VHF radio due to its limited range, we do remind readers that you’ve absolutely got to have one on board — for safety rea¬ sons if nothing else. Both amateur and commercial services are allocated frequencies in all of these bands, and tire capable of either voice or digital transmissions. Cellular Phones Before delving into the radio end, we would be remiss if we did not mention the most popular 'unwired' communications sys¬ tem to come along in the last decade. For coastal cruising it’s hard to beat a cellular phone. There are three types avail-

TO OFFSHORE COMMUNICATIONS

While many offshore communications systems seem complicated to read about, in practice they soon become second nature._

able: the ubiquitous hand-held portables, built-in car phones, and transportable 'bag phones'. The handheld phones put out only 0.6 watts compared to 3 watts for the built-in and transportable units. The tradeoff is that handhelds have an effective range of 10-15 miles compared to 20-25 miles for the more powerful units. A masthead antenna can help a lot, but if it’s not installed properly, most of the signal can be lost in the connecting cable. Cellular phones are just as popular in most other countries as they are in the States, but international roaming rates are pretty steep. If you plan to spend a season in New Zealand or Australia, you will likely be better off buying a new phone and taking advantage of the local rates. It appears to be difficult if not impossible to get a foreign phone registered locally in most other countries. Cellular phones can also be used for email and faxes by connecting them to a cellular modem for your computer. There are lots of compatibility issues, however, so shopping for the phone and modem together is not a bad idea. Connecting to the web is not very practical, as cellular modems max out at around 7200 baud. The best bet is a simple character-based connection, such as

Delphi Ji CompuServe, but simple services are getting harder to find as everyone goes to whizzy graphics. Most cellular modems are also fax modems, and will do a good job sending a fax directly from the computer. Receiving a fax over a cellular connection is a different matter, however, and is much less likely to be successful. Another limitation with sending data over a cellular phone is that you need a good solid signal to make it work. Not surprisingly, modems are particularly intolerant of the periodic dropouts and static that we all

There are two basic types of SSB radio service that we are interested in: Marine SSB, used for ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore voice communications, and amateur radio SSB. The same transmission method is used by both, which leads to a certain amount of confusion. The signals are the same (and some radios will do both duties), but the specific frequency bands and the regulations governing the two services are quite dif¬ ferent. The basic difference between marine and ham SSB radio equipment is that the hams are supposed to know what they are doing. As a result, ham radios are not required to be idiot-proof and get to have lots of knobs, while marine radios are supposed to be sim¬ ple to use. A marine SSB radio can also be used on the ham frequencies (by a licensed amateur), but a radio made strictly for ham use will not have the FCC approvals to operate on the marine bands. In reality there is no differ¬ ence between the radio signals if you get all of the knobs set right, but the FCC takes a very dim view of operating a amateur trans¬ ceiver on the marine bands. The one thing you don’t want to do, no matter what sort of radio you have, is to transmit off-frequency, as doing so is pretty obvious to everyone listening. Installation of an SSB radio is a bit tricky, but well within the capability of most folks. The most common arrangement is to add insulators to the backstay and use that as the antenna, connected to the radio with an automatic antenna tuner. The backstay is actually only half the antenna, and a good ground system is equally important to form the’other half. Note that a good RF (radio frequency) grounding system is different them a DC or 'bonding' ground system. That means, among other things, that you should never use a backstay that is not insulated. (As with anything else in this article, if you have doubts, consult a professional.) Making a phone call with a marine SSB

Being able to make telephone calls is handy because most Moms have telephones... associate with cellular calls.

SSB Radio The workhorse for long-haul offshore voice communications is the venerable SSB, or 'single sideband' radio. This is a com¬ pressed version of the old AM system still used on the broadcast and shortwave bands.

radio is simple — all it takes is the radio. You will want to pre-register with AT&T High Seas or whomever you plan to use (a quick phone call is all it takes), as you don’t want to be reading credit card numbers over the air... the channels are anything but private. To make a call, find or wait for a clear channel for the station you want and give them a call. The operator will take care of all August. 1996 • UuuJtZtf • Page M3

UNWIRED —A GUIDE the details. AT&T High Seas runs three coast stations in the U.S., KMI out at Point Reyes, WOM in Florida, and WOO in New Jersey. Each sta¬ tion operates on a number of frequencies, and as long as you are within range (realis¬ tically 4,000-6,000 miles), they will connect you to anywhere in the U.S. for about $5/ minute. AT&T also offers a direct-dial option

SYSTEM COMMERCIAL TELEPHONE: being what it is, even if you miss the traffic list, somebody else will likely pick it up, and by the next day about 12 other cruisers will row over with the message that you should call your Mom. Unless, of course, you have finally found the perfect deserted anchorage. .....

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that cuts the per-minute price by about a third, but requires a special add-on box (list price, $1,500) for the radio. Other stations around the world also provide telephone service, often at better rates. Sydney Radio (VIS), for example, has a good signal throughout the western South Pacific and charges about US$3.75/min for a station call to the States. So outgoing calls are easy. How about in¬ coming calls? They’re a problem, because SSB radios don’t ring. The traffic list is the usual answer, and every few hours commercial stations such as KMI read a list of stations for whom they are holding calls. All you have to do is listen at the designated time to see whether or not you’re on the list. If Mom needs you to call, what she does is call AT&T at 1-800-SEA CALL and ask that your vessel be listed for traffic. It's kind of like a glorified answering machine, that 'plays back' on a fixed schecule. ,

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Another option is to arrange to get "phone home" messages via pne of the email options discussed below. Besides phone calls, SSB radios are very handy for weather reports, fax charts (with a fax program for the computer), and generally staying in touch with the cruising commun¬ ity. The SSB nets are the social center'of the airwaves. Besides the regular ham nets like the Pacific Maritime Net, every year a bunch of cruisers get together and start new nets. Some are on the marine SSB bands and are open to everyone, while others are on the amateur bands and only available to hams, although anyone can listen in. Phone Patches If you have a ham license, then you can use a phone patch to make telephone calls Stateside. To make a patch, you get on the radio with a friendly Stateside ham, he hooks his radio up to the telephone — that’s the 'patch' — and presto,-you can have a phone conversation over the radio. Being amateur radio, it won’t cost anything (except maybe a collect call at the other end), but there are a couple of important restrictions. The first limitation is content, and business communications are not allowed. That means if there’s money to be made by either party, you can’t use a phone patch. So you can’t call your banker, or order some¬ thing from West Marine — although you could pass along such an order though a friend. The second prohibition is that com¬ munications with third parties (non¬ hams) is prohibited when you are in a foreign country, except from countries which have a recip¬ rocal agreement with the U.S. The list of countries where a phone patch is okay cov¬ ers most of North and South America and the Caribbean, as well as the UK and Aus¬ tralia. But not much else. Offshore, in international waters, you are operating under your U.S. license and there is never a

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problem. Note that you also need a reciprocal ham license to operate in most foreign countries. These are easily obtained in most capital cities, usually from the same folks that run the telephone company, which may explain the common prohibition on phone patches. Other Telephone Options The other options for telephone service involve satellite systems. The next step up is the new 'MSAT' service from American Mob¬ ile Satellite Corporation and others. The MSAT system uses 'spot beams' from a geo¬ stationary satellite to provide service to North America and adjacent waters only. The equipment is substantially more expen¬ sive than an SSB, and there is a monthly charge, but the cost-per-minute can be as little as $1.50. If money and space are not a problem, consider an Inmarsat-M system. The prices start at around $20,000, and you will have to find space for a large dome antenna on board somewhere. Calls will be on the order of $5/minute, but the service is worldwide and reliable.

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Free, modest equipment costs, email via internet gateway.

May not be reliable, installation and use can be difficult, business and third-party restrictions, no privacy.

One last option that should not be over¬ looked for calling home is the local tele¬ phone office. Every major city has a tele¬ phone office of some sort, where you can almost always make a long-distance phone call. The costs vary from one country to the next, but in most countries, it will be cheaper than calling via KMI. Most will also send a fax. You can often receive faxes at the local pub or wherever the yachties hang out.

also slow: the most popular systems operate with a throughput of only 60 characters per second. The biggest reason for the slow speeds is signal distortion as the signal bounces off the ionosphere, and the same phase shifts that make Mom sound a little funny play havoc with digital signals. Slowing the signal down is the simplest answer. Fortunately, new technologies are helping things. Again, there are two choices, commercial and amateur. The tradeoffs are the same as for making telephone calls. Commercial sys¬

It was put together around the old telex service. With a Sitor box connected between your computer and marine SSB, you can send and receive messages with any telex machine worldwide. The minor glitch in this service is that none of your friends and associates happen to have a telex machine. The good news is that some forward thinkers have figured out how to provide alternatives to telex service. Most U.S. stations provide a way to send a Sitor message to a fax machine, which can be very convenient, and messages to the vessel can be transcribed from a fax or telephone call for an additional fee. Internet email service is also offered by the leader in the Sitor business, Globe Wireless. Globe now has six stations around the world, with more in the works. They have recently added an Internet gateway to the system to allow email to be sent both ways. Using Sitor means you are stuck with the telex character set, however, with upper case only and limited punctuation. Costs to set up a Sitor station run $400 to $1,200 for the decoder, plus the cost of an SSB radio and computer. There are no monthly or annual fees. Messages costs run from $1.99/minute for Globe to $2.50/minute for WLO and KPH. At 60 characters a second, the per-minute fee buys you 360 characters, so a quarter-page, 1,000character message would cost $6 to send or receive via Globe. Sitor is therefore not useful for irritating your friends with 'Tales of the South Pacific'. But it can be very handy for staying in touch with whomever is handling your mail and bills, for example. Checking for incoming messages is a matter of firing up the machine and checking for waiting messages at your convenience, or catching the traffic list at theirs, usually once per hour. The biggest players in the Sitor game are Globe Wireless, headquartered in Half Moon Bay, MCl’s station KPH in Palo Alto, and Mobile Marine Radio’s station WLO in Mobile, Alabama. Globe has grown out of KFS, one of the oldest wireless companies around. They have taken the approach of scattering their channels around the world,

tems can be used for business without inter¬ national restrictions, but cost money. Ama¬ teur systems are free, but have business and third-party limitations. The traditional commercial system is called 'Sitor' (Simplex Teletype Over Radio).

including KFS in Half Moon Bay, KEJ in Hawaii, as well as others in New Zealand, Europe and the East Coast, which provides good coverage for 80-90% of the planet. WLO has loads of channels, but with all of them in Mobile, there is limited geographic

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Coverage limited to North America and vicinity.

24-hour worldwide coverage, complete privacy

Expensive to very expensive (equipment $20K, calls $5/minute and up), large dome antenna

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Email options Telephones are great, but between time zones and answering machines, email is a lot more useful for most folks. There are a num¬ ber of choices for getting email offshore, and just like phone calls, they range from expen¬ sive and reliable, to free and otherwise. Like any email system, you start with a computer, then add a specialized modem and a radio of some sort. One option is to use the same HF/SSB transceiver that you use for voice communications. The other is to go with a specialized satellite system. The advantage of using HF radio is lower cost, but the realities of signal propagation may limit range and reliability. Data rates are

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UNWIRED — A GUIDE coverage. New HF Digital Services There are two new Commercial digital systems on the HF bands that utilize the new 'Clover' technology. Clover uses multiple tones to pack more information into the

satellites. At 22,000 miles, it’s a long haul for a radio signed, and the data rate is a rela¬ tively slow 600 baud to accommodate the

The Amtor/Packet system is run by amateurs for the fun of it, and these guys go on vacation and change their interests like everybody else. radio channel. That means much higher data rates are possible with a good short-range connection — and even at long ranges the system is still significantly faster than Sitor. Having not been steeped in the rich tradition of the telex system, these new systems also offer more features and are easier to get along with. PinOak Digital of New Jersey operates a Clover-based 'bulletin board' system that offers a large amount of > information to subscribers, including weather forecasts and notices to mariners. Email service is also provided, including internet email. Equip¬ ment costs are about $2,000 for the decoder, plus a compatible SSB and a computer. The annual subscription fee is around $250, plus about a dollar for each thousand characters over 100,000 — so for heavy users the cost is pretty reasonable compared to other options. Globe’s 'Globe Email' service is also a Clover system, but is organized1 as a world¬ wide communications network rather than being built around a bulletin board file system. Service is provided through the same stations around the world that handle Globe’s Sitor service. Equipment cost for the Globe Email system is $1,500-$1,800, plus a compatible radio and computer. Message costs are a bit less than Sitor, plus a monthly fee. The speed of these new services is really secondary to cost. To us, if we’re spending a few dollars to send a 1,000-character mes¬ sage, it doesn’t make a lot of difference if it takes 3 seconds or 3 minutes to send. Inmarsat-C The next (big) step up in terms of relia¬ bility and cost for commercial digital comm’s is an Inmarsat Standard-C terminal. These units are the baby brothers of the satellite world, and use a small (6" mini-dome) anten¬ na to transmit telex or email messages via one of four geostationary communications Page 146 • UnuJ* 38 • August. 1996

small antenna. Unlike their big Inmarsat bro¬ thers, the antenna for the Stdhdard-C system is omnidirectional and does not need to be aimed at the satellite. Power consumption is less than an amp. The real advantage of Inmarsat-C over all of the HF radio systems is ease of use and continuous world-wide coverage. Messages

are passed in minutes, and propagation is never a problem. It is also not necessary to check for incoming mail, as a light on the box will let you know if a message has been received. Inmarsat-C is also part of the worldwide GMDSS, the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System. Besides providing direct access to any of the search-and-rescue ser¬ vices should the need arise, weather bulletins and Notices to Mariners are distributed worldwide via Inmarsat-C. These advantages do not come cheaply, however, and equipment costs are in the $4,000 range, plus your computer. Data costs are about one cent per character, which translates to $10 for our 1,000 character message. Comsat (the U.S. service provider) does offer internet email service for the three ocean regions that they cover, and Station-12 in the Netherlands offers email

NUTS AND BOLTS Here are some specific recommendations regarding equipment mentioned in the main text. Be aware that the pavement ends here, so to speak. Watch for potholes and beware of the phrase "All you have to do . . ." SSB Radiotelephone: There are a number of good marine and amateur SSB radios available. The new Icom 710 is a major advancement over the 600 and 700, and will be supported for the new HF modes. SGC’s SG-2000 is a popular radio and worth checking out. Other popular marine SSB’s are made by Furuno, Icom, Kenwood, Ray¬ theon, SEA and others, and most can be used on the ham bands as well. The lack of continuous tuning (i.e. a knob) is only a problem if you contemplate doing a lot of phone patches with other hams. The commonly-heard "Meet at the first clear spot above 14330" is not a welcome phrase if you have to punch in each frequency on a key¬ board. If you want an amateur SSB but are tight for space, check out Icom’s new IC-706, a compact radio with a detachable front panel. It’s only a little larger than a car stereo but features a full-power output and an FSK mode for digital operation.' (The tradeoff is that this unit’s full power is 100 watts, versus. 150 watts for the larger units. Tiny radios are also more susceptible to interference from nearby stations, not a serious problem off¬ shore.) If space permits, larger radios, such as the popular Kenwood TS-450S, offer a few technical advantages.

If you ever contemplate operating the new digital modes, such as PinOak or Globe Email, check compatibility of the radio with the system, and be sure the radio is capable of full-power continuous output — most arc these days. Also, for amateur radio digital options, be sure you can punch in frequen¬ cies to the nearest 10Hz. Some radios only tune to the nearest 100Hz (0.1kHz). That’s okay for Sitor, which sticks to even channels, but won’t be enough resolution to accommo¬ date the offset for amateur stations (which may not be exactly on-frequency them¬ selves). You will need an antenna tuner in order to be able to' use the backstay or a free-standing whip as an antenna. SGC’s SG-230 is fully automatic (no special "tune" mode required) and will work with any radio. Icom tuners such as the AT-120/130 or the AH-2 ham unit are good units for those with Icom radios, and most other manufacturers offer proprietary tuners for their transceivers. A good ground system is essential, and a shortcut is sure to cause trouble later. The big players for radiotelephone service in the U.S. are: • AT&T High Seas (1-800-SEA-CALL), which operates stations KM1 (1-415-6691055), WOM and WOO. • WLO in Mobile, Alabama (1-800-6331312, fax 1-334-660-9850) • Our favorite for the South Pacific is Sydney Radio in Australia, operated by

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service to all four ocean regions. Ham Radio Email There are also amateur radio systems for digital communications. One such is Amtor, the amateur equivalent to Sitor. It can be quite useful for sending notes to folks back home. The equipment is similar to Sitor, although an amateur radio TNC (Terminal Node Controller, the modem) will be about half the price of its commercial Sitor brother. Again, it is a case of marine gear being idiotproof for twice the bucks, and if you can figure out the mysteries, the radio signals are all the same. There are also some 'high-speed1 modes used on the ham bands — although yo4 need to remember that when it comes to this maritime communication, speed is relative. Pactor is capable of speeds up to 36 char/sec with a good connection, and Clover does

about twice that. Clover is less commonly used and requires a special (and more expensive) modem. The good news is that since there are no communications charges on ham radio, higher speed is more than simply spending money faster. There are quite a few Amtor stations scattered around the world. Most are part of a network that will automatically forward messages worldwide. The long hauls are done by relays between Amtor stations (or sometimes by VHF Packet satellites), while the short hauls within each country are done by VHF Packet stations and repeaters. This system is the radio equivalent of the Internet, and the addressing scheme will look familiar. To send or receive a message, you dial up one of the frequencies listed for the station you want, enter a connect command, and if the station is not busy on another frequency then you will be connected to the station’s

computer. You can read any mail addressed to you, send new mail, or read any bulletins that are posted. Packet mail, as it is called, is really only directly useful if you have a friend who is also connected to the network. Fortunately, there are some Internet wire-heads who are hams also, and a number of gateways have been set up to allow mail to pass between the internet and Packet networks. Two differ¬ ent addresses are required, one to get mail to the gateway, and a second address to pass it to the final destination. Because the Amtor radio links are pretty slow, messages are limited to about 4,000 characters — about one typed page. That takes around 12 minutes to send on Amtor. Anything bigger and the 'sysops' (system operators) start getting grumpy. It’s hard to blame them: it’s no fun to lose the radio link when a long message is almost finished. The limitations that apply to phone patches apply to email also. No business, and no messages to or from non-hams from

radioteletype (Sitor) service is offered by a number of companies worldwide, but as far as we know only one offers two-way internet email service. The company with the best features and the most stations is Globe Wire¬ less (1-800-876-7234, fax 1-415-726-8604). If you are headed for the Caribbean, check out WLO in Mobile, AL (1-800-633-1312, fax 1-334-660-9850). Services are all telexbased, although many companies offer a fax delivery option for outbound messages, and Globe offers an internet email service for both incoming and outgoing messages. Keep in mind that the telex character set is upper-case only, with limited punctuation; so your email corespondents will accuse you of shouting all the time. Sitor requires a special modem such as SEA’s "Sea-TOR" (list price about $1,200) in addition to a computer and a compatible SSB. The only special requirement is that the radio will tolerate the continuous full-power output of a digital transmission. A ham radio TNC (terminal node con¬ troller, a radio modem) is much less expen¬ sive than its Sitor counterpart and will also work as a Sitor modem. That use is perfectly legal as long as the radio is a proper marine SSB. But Sitor won’t likely be supported by the manufacturer, so you might have to sort out the details yourself. Another case of expensive and idiot-proof versus inexpensive and otherwise. There are also some compati¬ bility issues with using a ham TNC with a marine SSB, such as the fact that the popular

PK-232 uses 2200Hz tones and the SG-2000 is set up for 1700Hz. (Hints: The KAM+ has user-programmable tones, Sitor uses a shift of 170Hz vs. 200 for Amtor, but polarity and sideband are the same. Abo, Sitor frequen¬ cies are specified by the center frequency, not t)iat of the mark tone, so there is an 85Hz difference in died settings between Sitor and Amtor). You will abo need a 'Selcall' number to operate Sitor. This b an ID number which comes on your FCC license along with the authorization to operate radioteletype (NBDP/Sitor). This number becomes tine 'answer-back' identification programmed into your Sitor box. So if you heard "11012 WAM4560 X", 11012 would be the Selcall, then a space, WAM4560 is the callsign, another space, and X would indicate a mobile station. Besides Sitor, Globe abo offers their "Globe Email" service. This is an HF-radio system based on Clover technology that offer$ greater flexibility and a higher data rate at a slightly better cost The current system b intended for shipboard use, and offers continuous, fully automatic service. A yacht system, which can be powered up intermittently to send and receive mail, is in the works. To access Globe Email you will need to buy their package for $1,500$1,800. This consists of a special modem (a custom version of the HAL Clover modem) and software. The modem is available either as a plug-in card for big computers, or an

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Telstra (fax 011-612-311-3455), • Other stations are located around the world. The best reference is Volume 1 of the : Admiralty List of Radio Signals (ALRS). No special equipment is required to make i a telephone call other than a marine SSB i radio, but if you plan to use the AT&T stai iions extensively then you should check with ; them about their 'High Seas Direct' add-on box. It lists for $1,500, provides direct-dial for outgoing calls, will 'ring' for incoming calls, and saves around a third on the cost of calls. A scrambler is also provided for pri¬ vacy, which is nil otherwise.

Satellite Telephone Systems: At this time there are no great choices for worldwide satellite telephone systems, but plenty of companies are working on it. The current choice is either very expensive (Inmarsat-A, -B or -M) or limited coverage. If your cruising is limited to the waters around North Amer¬ ica, then the MSAT system —■ being built by American Mobile Satellite Corporation — is probably your best bet. CP Communications, Inc. (CPCI) and Wesdnghouse also sell earth-station units ... see your local i electronics dealer. » If you want worldwide, 24-hour telephone •iservice, then one of the big Inmarsat systems fis the answer. Put the checkbook and the boat on steroids and call Comsat at 1-800424-9152. Commercial Radioteletype: Commercial

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UNWIRED —A GUIDE countries where third-party traffic is not allowed. That limitation is a bit easier with digital, because you can save up your notes and send them off during an afternoon fishing trip outside territorial waters. One caution, and that is to remember that the Amtor/Packet system is run by amateurs

New Technology There has been a lot of talk about next-generation systems for telephone and

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81SI8S11 data transmissions, including irridium, Orbcomm, Inmarsat-P and others. We men¬ tioned the MSAT system, which uses geosta¬ tionary satellites with 'spot'beam' antennas to direct a signal to North America and waters up to a few hundred miles offshore. This system is operational now, but of limited value to offshore cruisers.

for the fun of it, and these guys go on vaca¬ tion and change their interests just like everyone else. So while they try pretty hard to be sure the mail goes through, periodic hiccups in the system are common. You will therefore be much better off sending the important messages via commercial chan¬ nels.

The other new systems use satellites known as LEO (low earth orbit) or MEO (medium earth orbit). These systems com¬ plete a telephone or data connection by exchanging digital information with each other and ground stations as they fly by. Since these satellites are closer to the earth than the geostationary birds 22,000 miles up, communication is a much simpler proposition. This means higher data rates are possible with a very small antenna. The complication is that the LEO birds do an orbit every couple of hours, and are only in view for a short period. So until there are. more satellites, communications are inter¬ mittent. The simplest (and potentially the cheapest) LEO system is Orbcomm’s, which is strictly for email. Sending email via this

NUTS AND BOLTS (CONT'D) external box connected by serial port for laptops. For the ship-style system you will also need a compatible SSB radio that can be remote-controlled, and the selection is limited. The modem card and software are proprietary to Globe Wireless (1-800-8767234) and are also available through some dealers. PinOak Digital, another Clover-based service organized along the lines of a BBS file system, also offers email capability. A wide variety of weather and navigation infor¬ mation is available and updated frequently. For cruisers heading west, the company’s location in New Jersey is a problem, but coverage of the Caribbean and Atlantic should be good. The modem (another ver¬ sion of HAL’s Clover modem) and software are proprietary and supplied by PinOak (1-908-234-2020) or through some dealers. A li :i ■■ Satellite Email: The only current satellite system suitable for a typical cruising boat is Inmarsat Standard-C (also called Inmarsat-C or Satcom-C). The two most popular units are the Trimble Galaxy and the Thrane and Thrane unit, sold under a variety of private labels (SEA, Scientific Atlanta, Magnavox, etc.). Communication service is provided by about 20 different companies worldwide, and price and services offered vary. Installation of the equipment is a piece of cake, about the same as a marine VHF. Simply mount the antenna with a reasonably clear view of the sky, connect it to the transceiver box with a coax cable, and then Page 148 • U&uJcZS * August, 1996

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connect the box to the computer and 12 volts. Getting registered with Inmarsat, Comsat and the FCC is the hardest part of the whole thing. Inmarsat is the international marine satellite services provider, and Comsat is the U.S. service provider. The unit must be registered with Inmarsat (through Comsat), a credit account needs to be set up with Comsat, and an Inmarsat ID number is issued. Your FCC license also needs to be modified, and Comsat needs a copy of that application. If you want Com¬ sat’s internet email access, you also need to sign up for their "C-Link” service. It would be pretty simple if Comsat were on the ball, but a good dealer can help a lot. The Satcom-C box itself (the transceiver) needs to be kept powered in order to receive massages and weather info. The power con¬ sumption is a little under one amp (about 20 amp-hours per day for the Trimble). The computer can be turned off or disconnected; any messages will automatically download from the box to the computer when it is reconnected. There are four satellites covering the four ocean regions around the world, and access from shoreside is provided through one of approximately 25 service providers who each operate a Land Earth Station (LES). U.S. vessels will be commissioned through Comsat, but can use any service provider. Two that provide Internet email access are Comsat (1-800-424-9152) and Station-12 in the Netherlands (fax 011-31-255-545-100). Most other stations provide telex service

only. Check out Volume 1 of the Admiralty List of Radio Signals for a full list of LESs. Inmarsat-C is the baby brother of the Inmarsat family. The big brothers can all make telephone calls as well as handle fax or data, but they need large, on-deck domes to house gyro-stabilized dish antennas that lock onto the satellite. If size, cost and power consumption are not a problem, call Comsat or check the ads in the fancy glossies for Inmarsat-A, -B or -M systems. ,

Horn Email Systems: Nothing is ever as easy as it seems, and nowhere is this more true than with the digital ham radio systems. Equipment is hot standardized, and if you don’t appreciate a bit of a technical challenge, then this is probably not the system for you. To get connected to the amateur email system, you will need a TNC plus an SSB radio and a computer of some sort The three most popular amateur TNC’s are AEA’s venerable PK-232mbx, its big brother, the PK-900, and Kantronics’ KAM+. Each has its devotees, but if size matters, the KAM+ is one heck of a lot smaller than the other two. As with Sitor, make sure that the transmitter can handle the continuous fullpower output that digital modes require, otherwise you might have a meltdown. Because none of the connections are standardized, you will need to make up a cable to go between the TNC and the radio. The manuals are marginally helpful, your local radio shop perhaps more so. Likewise

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sort of 'flying mailbox' is a much simpler proposition than connecting a two-way tele¬ phone call, since it is perfectly acceptable for the satellite to fly around with your message for an hour before passing it on. Telephone users, on the other hand, would object to a one-hour delay in their conversation. This technology has been operating for some years in the form of the amateur packet satellites, which carry a good percentage of the international packet mail. So for email at least, there are no technical barriers. Tele¬ phone communication is a different matter, but to us, less interesting than email. Whether this new technology translates to lower message costs remains to be seen. None of the traditional players in the wireless communications business seem to be inter¬ ested in offering a really low-cost service and .a:;.

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busting the market wide-open, internet-style. If the purveyors of the LEO technology fol¬ low the traditional pattern of the communi¬ cation business, they will price the service a few percent lower than the competition and hope to gain a significant large share of the existing business. As long as there is a growing market of business users willing to pay these rates, it’s hard to argue with this strategy. The Bottom Line For plain old telephone service, it’s hard to beat a marine SSB radio and the services of AT&T High Seas or one of the radiotele¬ phone companies. If that’s your preference, check out AT&T’s direct-dial box. If your travels won’t take you outside of North America, check out the MSAT system. Other¬

wise the next step — to one of the big Inmarsat systems — is a huge one. For staying in touch via email, you can’t beat the reliability provided by an Inmarsat-C terminal. The cost is high, however, which will limit its use to short, high-priority messages rather than long letters home. But the 24-hour reliability and direct connection to maritime weather and safety systems are potent advantages. The Sitor systems are harder to work with, but if you can live with intermittent propagation and a telex-style connection, there is a significant cost advantage. For most users, though, the new HF radio sys¬ tems like Globe’s or PinOak’s, are a better alternative than Sitor, and are about half the cost of Inmarsat-C.

I Ip-radio-based email systems are not inherently expensive, at least not compared

for the cable between the TNC and the computer. So much for 'standardization'. The way the system works is that you make contact with a land-based digital mailbox {DMB or MBO) station, such as W7DCR, a popular station run by Gary in La Pine, Oregon. No pre-registration is required, just a ham license, and once you get connected to Gary’s computer you can send and receive messages and download whatever bulletins are at the station. GW7DCR scans a bunch of frequencies, try 10121 or 10128 (mark frequency) for starters and look for a directory of digital mailboxes for more stations and frequencies. In the Pacific, most cruisers use Arnold’s Amtor mailbox on Rarotonga, ZK1DB on 10128 in the morning or evening or 14069 in the afternoons. (Note that the frequencies quoted here are the 'mark' frequencies, which are different from the 'center' frequencies that Sitor uses, and different from the LSB carrier frequency that you set your dial to. Try subtracting 2.1kHz for a PK-232, and 1.7 kHz for a KAM, unless you have a radio with an FSK mode, in which case you can set the frequency directly). When you get connected, enter the 'HELP' command and go from there. To send and receive internet email, there is one additional thing you’ll need to do, and that’s enable the extended character set. You’ve probably noticed that everything is upper case only. Not only is lower case cool, but you will be able to make the 'at-signs' (@’s) that are required to make up an inter-

net address. On the KAM+, select the fullASCff option; on the PK-232 or -900, set Code=7. So to send mail from the boat to the Internet, ^ou have to send the message through a Packet/Intemet gateway station. Getting the message to the gateway is easy, as Amtor messages are forwarded automatic¬ ally if you get die address right. You also need to supply the Internet address, which is done with a special address line. Our favorite Internet gateway is N0ARY in — where else — Sunnyvale. To send a message to our friend Arthur Dent on Com¬ puServe, we address the Amtor message with the command "SPIPGATE at NOARY. #nocal.ca.usa.noam". That will route the message through the Packet mail system to the N0ARY gateway. The subject is entered on the next line, and then the Internet address is entered as the first line of the message. For example, "TO: 100406.10@compuserve.com". This line gets stripped from the message and used by the gateway as the final internet destination. (If Dent would get himself registered at N0ARY, it would be simpler. We’d just send it to his callsign at NOARY, as if he was a Packet user oftheNOARYBBS). Sending email from the shore to the boat through the NOARY requires that the Internet user (not the Amtor station) be registered with NOARY. Once that’s done, mail to the vessel can be addressed directly to a ham callsign @bbs.arasmith.com. For example, to get mail to us, address it to "KE6RK%y

W7DCR@bbs.arasmith.com". The stuff on the left side of the at-sign gets turned into the packet address ”KE6RK@W7DCR", and the right side is the Internet address of the NOARY Internet gateway. The only trick here is that the sender has to be a ham to use the NOARY gateway, and must register by send¬ ing an email with name, address and callsign to "gateway-request@arasmith.com". WB7TPY is another Internet gateway, manually operated instead of automatic. It can be used by anyone as long as the recip¬ ient is in a country where third-party traffic is legal. Send email to "gate@wb7tpy.ampr.org", with a first line of "Packet KE6RK@W7DCR.or.usa.noam" for example. Dave, WB7TPY, hand-checks each message (to meet the FCC rules) and it may take a couple of extra days. For more information, check out Charles and TC’s web site: http ://www. teleport. com/~moana/ New technologies: All of the new-technology, systems are vapor-ware at this point, although Orbcomm’s email system is argu¬ ably the closest to fruition. Stan Honey passed along this list of contacts: Globalster, 1725 Jefferson Davis Hwy. Suite 900, Arlington, VA 22202 (1-703-4165531). Iridium, Inc. 1401 HStreetNW, Washing¬ ton D.C. 20005 (1-202-326-5600). Orbcomm, 21700 Atlantic Blvd., Dulles, VA 20166 (1-703-406-6000). TRW Odyssey (1-703-803-5353). August, 1996

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UNWIRED GLOSSARY Amtor — Amateur Teletype Over Radio, the ham version of Sitor. The definitions of mark tone, space tone, and polarity are all reversed com¬ pared to Sitor, so that the signal that comes out is identical. Clover —An advanced multi-tone data trans¬ mission method pioneered by HAL Com¬ munications for amateurs, now being adopted for commercial digital radio. Comsat—The U.S. provider of Inmarsat sat¬ ellite communication services. More features — and dollars — than most other providers. DMB — Digital (or ’dumb’) mailbox. An auto¬ mated Amtor station, with connections to other Amtor stations and/or the amateur packet mail system. Also known as an MBO, and basically a simple Packet BBS. Email — Electronic mail. The term “email” usually refers to messages sent via the internet, although other systems are also used.

HF — High Frequency; radio frequency bands in the 4-30 mHz range. Inmarsat—international MARitime SATellite Organization, the organization that oversees what its name implies. Inmarsat-C — The least expensive of the various Inmarsat satellite communications units. A small antenna, reasonable power consumption and a modest price (compared to the larger Inmarsat systems) make this a practical choice for a cruising boat. Data only (telex or email). LEO — Low Earth Orbit. A satellite in orbit a few hundred miles up, with an orbital period of about 100 minutes. MEO — Medium Earth orbit. A satellite in an orbjt about 10,000 miles up, with an orbital pe¬ riod on the order of 12 hours. MSAT — A satellite telephone system pio¬ neered by American Mobile Satellite Corp. Uses a geqstajionary satellite and directional 'spot

beams’ to provide service to North America and surrounding waters. Packet — Refers here to the Amateur VHF Packet Radio system, a network for forwarding messages via VHF radio links, Amtor stations, satellites and, in a real crisis, wires. Satcom-C — Same as Inmarsat-C, used by folks that can’t spell “Imnarsat”. Sitor — Simplex Teletype Over Radio. Also known as Radioteletype, NBDP (Narrow Band Direct Print) and Radioteletype. It's called ’Ra¬ diotelegraph (NBDP/Sitor)’ on your FCC license just to confuse everyone. TNC — Terminal Node Controller, a special type of modem used to code and decode digital data transmissions via radio. UHF — Ultra High Frequency; radio fre¬ quency bands above 200 mHz. VHF — Very High Frequency; radio frequencybands jnthe 30j00_rnHz range..

to the costs associated with launching satellites. One can only conclude that the current prices represent start-up costs for new systems, and perhaps more than a little bit of 'what the traffic will bear'. Keep your eyes open for price cuts on existing services, or perhaps newer, more low-cost systems.

And for those with a ham license and a penchant for twisting wires together, it’s hard to beat the Amtor email system for sending those long and irritating email notes, to the friends back home. As for the new technologies, it is wait-and-see on the communications costs.

There is little risk of Inmarsat-C becoming obsolete, since it is securely tied into the GMDSS maritime safety system, and it is unlikely that Comsat and the other service providers will allow a price challenge from the new technology to go unanswered. — jinn and sue corenman

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OLYMPIC TRIALS Upon the fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds, that on other fields, on other days, will bear fruits of victory. — Douglas MacArthur

N X 1 ot to suggest that the Olympics are anything but a friendly field, but the Olympic Games tend to invoke pageantry, images of our flag above the medal stand, and for me, Douglas MacArthur. There is an undeniable dynamic to the Olympics: pride in being the representative of one’s country, the know¬ ledge that the Games come around only once every four years, and the solemnity of participating in the oldest, most prestigious athletic event on earth. Ask an athlete like Magic Johnson, who has accomplished every feat in his sport, and he will say that the Olympic experience was a definite highlight. Ask most Americans about the Olympics, and they will recall an 'unforgettable' moment from any number of events. For many sailors, the Olympic aspiration is part of what makes sailing so special. Despite a widening rift between professional and amateur sailors, the Olympic Trials remains a stalwart institution: one regatta, open to all Americans, winner-take-all. Accordingly, the Olympic Trials of 1996 brought together an incredibly diverse group of sailors in Savannah, Georgia — no money, just a common dream. And so on. . . I held a quasi-romantic notion of what my first Olympic Trials might be like, and like most such images, this one fell with a distinct thud. The preceding was about one-third of the story; the other two-thirds were bizarre and totally unique to my 20 ykars sailing experience. Then again, as a coach I got off lucky. In retrospect, I am reminded of the saying, "The only thing evil loves more than innocence is ambition." The more audible thuds were definitely coming from the competitors. Winners and Losers As with any regatta, there are going to be winners and losers. The only catch is that the Olympic Trials combine 10 total classes for a staggering number of sailors. The number of winners: 10 individuals or teams. After four years of training, that can be tougher to digest than Georgia cuisine (i.e., brutal). That single fact adds a whole new dimension to the Trials. When you tell a group of the nation’s best sailors that only one from each fleet will be left standing, you can expect a show and not all of it will be pretty. First Place The clear winner in the 1996 Olympic Trials: the Venue. The sailing site off Page 152 •

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Savannah was bereft of all necessary components to run a yacht race except for wind and water. I guess the Olympic commit¬ tee figured that everything else was just gravy, so they decided to wing the rest. Picture running a major regatta just offshore of the Florida Everglades. Better yet, think of the zoo — it can be a fun place to visit and look around, but you wouldn’t want to spend the night. Back to our winner. Mr. Venue had a way of reminding everyone that he was boss. The road to the Olympic Marina had signs like "High tide may cover road" and "Hurricane Evacuation Route," all with arrows pointing the other way. That commute was followed by a 90-minute tow to the race course with your prized Olympic vessel being tossed around in 4-foot waves. "Always stay in the choppiest water," the locals said. "That way, you probably won’t hit a sand bar." Great. For the dinghy sailors, an ad hoc, Day Marina was erected at the river mouth, which did help with the aforementioned 'tow', but hold on to your optimism. If I had to stay at this Day Marina or Waterworld, I would pick Waterworld every day of the week and twice on Sunday. The surface of these lashedtogether barges (I’m sorry, Day Marina) was a breakthrough in skillet technology — the dull orange-grey steel would heat up quickly and stay heated. No running water, so bring your own, and if you don’t drink it all, sprinkle some on your blocks and line. (No one seemed ready to try Kevin Costner’s sal¬ inization method). That’s okay, if you get hot you can just jump in the water. That 8-foot alligator circling the Europe Dinghy fleet — I’m sure he was just lost. If the lion is king of the jungle, then I think we can all conclude that the bug is king of the swamp. The Olympic Committee obviously forgot to ask the Savannah bug population if they could hold their Olympic Trials in the vicinity. Talk about a gift that kept on giving. The first reaction is usually to wave your arms around wildly to keep the gnats off your arms and legs, but the smarter ones are already in your hair. As soon as you let your guard down, they give your ears a high speed fly-by just to remind you who’s in charge. The horror really sets in when you realize that the welts from yesterday’s bites are just starting to itch. That means any appendage busy scratching can’t fight off new bug squadrons. As soon as the bugs sense this weakness, they signal for reinforcements. Eventually, you become a modern day Dresden. Anyone rude enough to complain about the bugs was reminded the conditions were

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Ted Huang, the second place Trials finisher ft :n 1M itboari decided to sail in the Olympics for Taiwan, as iv< Bay Area 470 ... [ Bryant Sih. M y .. tit the water for the practice race. After waiting t! ' seh . irs f « a in heracecor litteeisas iboutto ' . asts I If w . . tf .. ic1 itoirr rolled tl rou 2 k. ds. Most ■ ilor i . ro i] ...■ tl o i vo ■' agging bos ts jie ■ the same for everyone. Yeah, right. Anyone from a civilized part of the world can’t imagine such a parasitic barrage much less prepare for it. I think the locals have been violated by so many bugs over a lifetime that your average gnat, sensing a fouled host, leaves them alone. Law of the Swamp The OlympicTrials establishes a 'Yachting Darwinism' in its very format. Only the strong survive; only the winner advances. This same tenet worked remarkably well with Mr. Venue as well. Those who found ways to insulate themselves from the elements for as long as possible discovered a huge advantage. Checkbooks and Visas were

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0 abandoned. Now for the Big Predictions — here are my best guesses for the top three in each i.:i class. Please forgive the lack of order, but in most cases it’s really too close to call: Soling — Holmberg (Sweden), Schu¬ mann (Germany), Madrigali (USA). Madro’s going really fast and with coach Russell Coutts helping with the match racing, he’s got a good shot against an awesome field. Star— Grael (Brazil), MacDonald (Can¬ ada), Reynolds (USA). Stars will probably be

The good guys still wear white hats: Madro, Massey and Barton are poised for Soling Gold.

wielded like pocket change to supply private air-conditioned tenders and support staff to drive them. Once out on the ocean, adaptability was again the key to survival. Savannah was an unknown venue. The eventual winners in every class showed superior ability in many ways, but particularly two: speed and preparation. Going fast in Savannah was tough. Light to moderate breeze and a staggering number of judges, press boats, spectators and coaches made the race course a cauldron. It was the kind of sailing where you concentrate as hard as you can on steering through the chop, and anytime you need to cross someone, you hit a huge motorboat

wake. The new Olympic courses (trapezoids, or windward-leewards with a downwind finish heavily favor downwind speed, and the downwind speedsters won every class but the Stars. (More on that later). As far as preparation, UCLA basketball coach John Wooden once said, "Failure to prepare is preparing to fail." Never has this been more true than in Savannah. The most salient common denominator among the winners was sheer preparation. Every winner had raced at least one prior Olympic Trials, or had been training for 4 years — full time. By the time of the Trials, the level of sailing is so high, winning becomes a game of inches. The sailors who have mastered the nuances of their classes, and can keep their

the biggest battle of the Games, with Chieffi (Italy), Bromby (Bermuda), Beashel (Austral¬ ia), Davis (New Zealand), Wallen (Sweden) and Hestbaek (Denmark) all players — any one of these guys could win it. Lasers — Scheidt (Brazil), Ainslie (Great Britain), Pepper (New Zealand). The inter¬ national field in Lasers has been way ahead of the US for a while. That said, Nick Adam-

Tomado — Gaebler/Parlow , Leon/Ballester (Spain), Pirinoli,.... (Italy). The US team of Lovell/Ogletree i been a little inconsistent, but both are cL.«, sailors on their Southern home turf, so who knows? Men’s Board — Kaklamanakis Bornhauser (Germany), Huang The Greek has dominated board cc this year, but you’ve got to root for hometown rockstar, and Teddy’s due. Women’s Board — Kendall (New Zea¬ land), Herbert (France), Butler (USA). Lanee Butler has been training maniacally, and has a great shot at gold. ——<•

heads, really add up the inches. After 16 races and 3 throwouts, luck is almost factored out of the equation. So, add up the inches — especially the critical-ones, like off the starting line and around the weather mark — and you have your winner. A Bay Area Perspective From the vantage point of a local sailor watching the Trials, I started to wonder if someone had shot an albatross on the tow out one day. Bay Area sailors put on a great show, but let me refer back to the winnertake-all premise. Second or third place in the Olympic Trials is a huge achievement, but it’s often painful. The good news: Northern California is sending one team to the August, 1996 • UuJi IS • Page 153

OYLMPIC TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS

QUIPS AND QUOTES “Everything’s okay. .. until there’s a catas¬ trophe," — John Callahan describing racing on the Finn Course. "1 guess it’s shallow here." — Finn sailor Dave Shelton, moments after grounding a 12-ft Whaler in the river. "The War ruined everything." — A local resident referring to the Civil War — simply 'The War1 in (Georgia.

"Translation: Golly! Did I make a mistake?" — Finn sailor Russ Silvestri, shortly after being flagged by the judges for pumping. "As sure as God made little green apples, Cayard will tack on Kostecki’s face here..." — Bermudian Peter Bromby (spectating), moments before Cayard tacked on Kostecki on the first beat, of the first race. "Where do you put the motor on that thing?" — Sauannah gas station attendant lookingxip at a Soling.

"How much for your hug-suit?" — Everyone who got to Wal Mart after they ran out of bug gear.

"Now I’m officially unemployed." — Everyone but the winners.

"So,,. I win de pin, but dem dis wierd current over dere - smaller waves or something...." — Star sailor Vince Brun, who could be talking about any of the 1,000 Star races he’s been in.

"I love that Duraflame sweatshirt, it’s so retro." — Unidentified Savannah college student, shortly before she left the bar to see a Duraflame Van with "Tonight’s the Night" painted on the side.

"J thought only Blackaller could do that." — John Kostecki’s coach shortly after John death-rolled and capsized his Star. ,

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Olympic Games. Sidebar: It cbuld just as easily have been four teams. Solings: Law of Scarcity Animals, they say, begin to act unpredictably when faced with scarce food resources. With two out of four match-racing spots up for grabs, the last fleet-racing day for Solings was definitely unpredictable. Jeff Madrigali almost got himself thrown out of the regatta. He had clinched first place, but decided to sail the last race in an attempt to drive Ed Baird back to fifth. Baird, if you’ll recall, is ranked #1 in the world match racing standings. Madro’s plan worked. Baird protested, and all 12 judges deliberated all night and all morning. Deci¬ sion: protest disallowed. That meant John Kolius, Terry Hutchinson and Ed Baird were all eliminated from the match racing. Madro was unavailable for comment that day, but the Stoker Van was seen leaving the marina at high speed like they had just pulled off the coup-of-the-decade. Needless to say, feeding was good for Madro in the Page 154 • UiUtUi Z2 • August, 1996

"Tough day for the home team." — Coach Pat Andreasen reflecting on a day that saw Kostecki and Silvestri lose by inches. "Boys, we’re going to the Olympics." — Jeff Madrigali, moments after crossing the line to win their final match. match races. Stars: The Cayard/Kostecki Show Interesting how the truth gets lost, eh? The 16-race Star series was a shootout between Bay Area prodigal sons Paul Cayard and John Kostecki from day one, where each posted a 1,2. The affair became so competitive that Cayard was sending his tuning partner, Rod Davis, to photograph Kostecki’s rig/sail setup. That left Paul 'undefended1, so John’s 40-foot tender pulled up and a coach started videotaping Cayard’s leech dynamics. Paul promptly dumped his mainsheet with a cold stare aft. Kostecki probably won this protracted battle when he was able to send an inflatable to ram Rod Davis’ boat any time a camera was visible. Still, Kostecki sailed an awesome regatta, with a few bad breaks. He spent the three weeks prior to the regatta optimizing his rig/sail combinations for Savannah’s chop. Downwind, his hand-picked Mader Star was untouchable. He had the weather and cur¬

rent wired well before anyone else. Despite all of this, Cayard always seemed to be just ahead, or just behind. Of course, the real victor here was Mark Reynolds, who sailed just well enough to win after Kostecki and Cayard had spent two weeks trading tacks. Then again, Cayard and Kostecki prompt¬ ly joined forces for the America’s Cup, while Reynolds was escorted away by men in yel¬ low jackets, with a handful of vials. . . Finns, Boards and Bummers The Finn class had four guys trading leads for most of the series. Russ Silvestri was one, along with ’92 Silver Medalist Brian Ledbet¬ ter. Both had been training together, using North/Omohundro combinations — and were rumored to be playing at least three rounds of golf per week. The last race was basically a 'jump-ball', and Silvestri owned the regatta up to the end of the last beat. He had the three points he needed over even¬ tual winner Will Martin, and split to cover Ledbetter. Martin came storming out of the right to finish right behind Russ, who in turn lost to Ledbetter right at the finish. Ted Huang, who’s had a blistering year in the 1MCO, sailed faster and smarter than the pack, and still ended up second. How? Here are two reasons you probably won’t hear about: 1) Boards allow unlimited pumping all around the course. Board sailors are now incredibly fit, with arm muscles at times not able to grow fast enough to accommodate the stud-factor. Huang was leading three races by insurmountable distances — and his arms cramped up! Not to be confused with writer’s cramp, these are more like convul¬ sions that leave arms and hands paralyzed. 2) Winner Mike Gebhardt entered his per¬ sonal trainer in the regatta to massage his arms between races. The sailing instructions strictly prohibited contact with outside persons during the day, but said nothing about fellow competitors. A little gray? You make the call. Give ’em Hell, Boys There you go, some of the stories about a group of Californians who packed up for a spring in Georgia. The U.S. medal hopes look very good, and for the fourth consec¬ utive Olympiad the Bay Area has sailors chasing a Gold Medal. Madrigali, Massey and Barton have as good a shot as any to win the thing, so keep your fingers crossed, and we’ll keep you posted. — brandon paine

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LEE HELM Well, Max has done it again. He goes off on a long ocean race and leaves me stuck here to write his column for him. I mean, he knew I was looking for a ride in that race heck, my resume’s been on the web for months. But it’s a "who you know, not what you know" kind of thing, I guess. So Max

"Is this for real?" Max asked. "Everyone's head got cut off in the revolution, so we don’t really know," I said.

gets to go and I’m here on the beach. But what really bugs me is, then they like go and make him navigator. Max couldn’t tell the difference between an inversion layer and an occluded front if the isobars were drawn on the sky. At least he invited me to the weather briefing and pre-race banquet so 1 could check for last minute crew openings. No luck finding a crew spot there either, but at least I got to download a free dinner. "There’s just one thing I don’t understand from the weather briefing," he asked me as soon as most of the other crew members left our table to make a second pass at the food line. "They keep saying that the winds aloft come from a direction to the right of the wind at the surface. It seems to me that this would depend on where the highs and lows are located with respect to the observer." I sighed. He had, like, missed the whole point of the coriolis effect. And now I had an idea why he really invited me to that dinner. So 1 batted the 'short answer' back at him: "The air aloft is deflected to the right by coriolis force until it balances the pressure gradient. But the air near the surface is slowed by friction, so it flows down the pressure gradient." He looked very confused. Poor guy, probably doesn’t even understand coriolis force. I sighed again. "If the air is always deflected to the right," he asked helplessly, "wouldn’t highs and lows both rotate the same way?" "Okay, Max,” I said. "Time for remedial atmospheric dynamics 101." I had to start from the beginning, with the ball and the merry-go-round.

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ment park designer in the late 18th Cen¬ tury," I began, trying to make this simple enough for Max to grok. "One day he wa$ throwing a softball back and forth with one of his grandchildren on the merry-go-round, and they noticed that the faster the merrygo-round turned, the harder it was to catch the ball! They had it set for counter¬ clockwise rotation, and all the balls seemed to go to the right. The interesting thing was that no matter where they positioned them¬ selves on the rotating platform, as long as the angular speed of rotation was constant and the throw was the same, the deflection of the ball was always to the right, and always by the same amount." "That does seem strange,'^noted Max. "Madame Coriolis was sitting nearby on a park bench, and they asked her what was going on. She said that the ball was like, going perfectly straight as far as she could tell." "Is this for real?" Max asked, questioning the authenticity of my story. "Like, everyone’s head got cut off in the revolution, so we don’t really know. It’s the grandson, G.G. de Coriolis, 1790-1843, who is credited with the discovery. But do the thought experiment — imagine standing in the center of a large rotating disk. This is the simplest case to visualize. Throw a ball to someone standing on the edge." It took some prompting, but I finally got it through Max's thick skull that to a non-

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with throwing between two points on the perimeter. "Ah," he said at last. "So in the northern hemisphere, which rotates. . . ," he had to think for a few seconds. ". . . which rotates counterclockwise when viewed from above, anything moving seems to be pulled to the right." "And," I added, "the earth rotates really, really fast compared to the time it takes wind to blow across a weather system. So like, coriolis forces tend to dominate the way air masses move everywhere except near the Equator. Think of it this way: at 30 knots, air goes 720 miles in 24 hours. If you wrap that into a circle, the diameter is only 230 miles. That would compress all the air inside the circle and make the pressure really high. But the two forces — high pressure on the inside pushing out and coriolis force bending the air back in balance out at a much larger diameter, most of the time." "Okay, so now explain what happens around a low?" "Air is trying to flow into the low pressure area, but gets deflected to the right, resulting in counter-clockwise circulation around the low center. The pressure gradient pulling in balances against the coriolis force trying to keep the air out of the low center. So like, for the northern hemisphere at least, it follows that highs have to rotate clockwise and lows have to rotate counterclockwise."

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"Okay, this all makes a little bit of sense," he finally conceded, "but then how do you explain the difference between wind dir¬ ection at the surface and up above? Wasn’t that the question in the first place?*1 "For sure," I answered, "and there’s an easy explanation. On the surface, the wind is slowed down by friction. With reduced wind speed, there’s less coriolis force to bend the wind against the pressure gradient. But the full pressure is still felt on the surface — so the air is influenced more by pressure than by motion, and it’s pushed more towards low pressure than the air up above that’s moving faster and deflected more to the right by coriolis force." "And that’s why," said Max just as the skipper of his boat was returning to the table, "the surface winds cross the isobars in the direction of the pressure gradient, while the winds aloft are veered around to follow the isobars."

^^ax may have a tough time picking up these concepts, but he’s no dummy when it comes to social engineering. The skipper and some of the crew were back at the table just in time to hear him sound smart. And it was amazing the way he shifted his jargon setting from simple to techno-obtuse just when there was an atidience to impress. Coincidence? I think not.

Viewed from the reference frame of the rotating platform, the ball appears to be deflected to the right.

But like, there was no reason to let him get away unscathed. I mean, why stop at the basics? "Knowing something about the character¬ istics of various wind levels should be a big help," I said. I was attempting to bait one of the others at the table. "In what way?" asked one of the crew. "Like for intercepting squalls," answered Max. "Squalls always sail on starboard tack,

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Max couldn't tell the difference between an inversion layer and an occluded front if the isobars were drawn on the sky.

so-to-speak, because they move with the upper air, to the right of the wind direction on the surface." So far so good. He remembered our conversation about squalls from last year. "What about oscillating wind shifts?" I

asked. "Doesn’t the veered flow aloft have something to do with them, even on a day when the air mass is stable?" "No, Lee, you don’t usually have os¬ cillating wind shifts in a stable air mass. Oscillating wind shifts are caused by thermals moving along with the wind, and you need unstable air to get the updrafts for thermals." I had him. "Actually," I said, "most os¬ cillating wind shifts have nothing to do with thermals. They’re the result of waves in the boundary layer inversion, caused by the relative cross-flow between the boundary layer wind and the gradient wind." That put a stop to his showing off. "Say that again?" "When wind flows over the ground or water, there’s a lot of turbulence. Air flows up, down, and sideways, just like in a turbulent boundary layer. In fact it is a turbulent boundary layer, on a very large scale. If the air mass is stable, the turbulent layer is confined to an altitude of only a few thdusand feet. Do you remember what makes an air mass stable or unstable?" "Um, let’s see — something about tem¬ perature lapse rate... The rate of change of temperature with respect to altitude has to be more than a certain rate for the air to be stable, right?" "Almost," I said. "For stable air, the temperature gradient, or 'ambient lapse rate', has to be less than the rate at which air cools August 1996 • U&Ujc'iS * Page 157

LEE HELM — CLOUDY ISSUES as it moves up — that is, less than the 'adia¬ batic lapse rate'. That way, any air that moves up for some reason — like driven up by surface turbulence —-will find itself cooler and heavier than the surrounding air and want to sink back down." "Okay, we went over all this a couple of times before. And that’s why 1 thought I remembered you saying that you need to have unstable air to get thermals and the oscillating shifts that come with them." "It sounds reasonable," said another one of the crew. "That only unstable air would lead to shifty conditions." "For sure," I said, "but the most regular oscillating shifts are associated with stable air. Here’s what happens: the turbulent layer brings surface ait up a few thousand feet, mixing up the temperature within the layer. At the top of the boundary layer there’s a temperature difference. The smooth stable air above is warmer and lighter than the cooler and denser turbulent air below, and they don’t mix. But the really cool thing is what happens to the boundary between them." "Waves on the boundary?" guessed the crew. "Right, but waves with their crests parallel to the wind direction! If you take the vector difference between the wind at the top of the turbulent boundary layer, and the wind just above, the difference is usually directed sideways!" "Because the wind up above," asked the crew, "is aimed more to the right?" Max looked confused again. "Totally," I said, leaving out a few technicalities to simplify the problem a little. "These waves that are set up ih the bound¬ ary between the two air densities are huge and slow — the period is typically on the order of like an hour. Sort of like those paperweight thingies with two fluids in them, one blue and one clear, that make long slow waves. Sometimes you can see the clouds

made by these waves very clearly from 'an airplane, each cloud corresponding to the face of a wave. "So how do we get from there to wind

"Squalls always sail on starboard tack, so to speak, because they move with the upper air, to the righUof the wind direction on the surface."

shifts on the ground?" asked Max. He’s good at keeping me talking when he doesn’t want me to ask him an embarrassing question. "Think of the waves as looking just like shallow-water ocean waves. The circular motion of the fluid in the waves flattens out as you approach the bottom, so the motion is back-and-forth. But like, the whole wave system is moving at right angles to the wind direction. This means that the result is a cross-flow component of the wind that fluctuates with the phase of the overhead wave." "I like the theory," said the crew. "But those wave clouds aren’t really that com¬ mon." "But the waves are common," I guessed, "even if there isn’t always enough moisture in them to make clouds. In fact, whenever you see a long 'cloud street', unless it’s a row

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e were joined by another member of the boat’s crew, this one equipped with the latest satellite photo from the National Weather Service web page. It showed a large depression, fortunately predicted to stay well away from the race course. "Even the spiral swirls around big lowpressure storm systems," I asserted, "are generally the work of waves radiating outward from the storm center." "So you’re saying," Max asked, "that instead of clouds being blown along into the storm like smoke, they really indicate crossflow out of the storm?" "More like surface flow into the storm, but the waves of course move outward. Think of it as the wave pattern from a rock dropped in a pond." "You mean like those mountains around that crater on the moon," asked the crew, "where it was shown that the mountains are really waves in molten rock that froze in place?” "For sure. It’s just like that, only dif¬ ferent."

N ext we looked at more weather maps and forecasts for infotainment. And like, after only a really basic discussion of what they mean for race strategy, the skipper said "Lee, we should have invited you to be navi¬ gator for this race!” "I’m still available," I said. But noooooo — I’m here on the beach writing the article for Max. . . - lee helm

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With reports'this month on A Whistle-stop Tour of the Monterey Bay, a charterer’s Recollections of Hurricane Bertha and Charter Notes on San Francisco Bay Crewed Yacht Charters.

Santa Cruz to Monterey: A Mini-Offshore Cruise If you find yourself uttering that tiresome cliche, 'Been there, done that', every time someone suggests a weekend sailing get¬ away, perhaps it’s time you looked beyond the Golden Gate. We’re not necessarily talking about Tahiti or Thailand. Every vacation can’t be a once-in-a-Iifetime holiday in some un¬ believably exotic tropical paradise. Nor does it need to be, in order to be fulfilling and fun. A case in point is the loop from Santa Cruz to Monterey. We’d heard so much talk about the weekending possibilities in 'the other bay', we finally decided to check it out for our¬ selves. Three days was all we could spare, but that was long enough to zig-zag across the bay and back, sight plenty of marine mammals, check out the shoreside attrac¬ tions and dabble with a half-dozen watersports. When you pinpoint Monterey Bay on a large-scale map, it looks like a mere dimple on our north-south coastline, that’s ap¬ parently of little consequence. Not so. In fact, this broad crescent has many alluring characteristics. A vast submarine canyon lies beneath the surface, which plunges to a depth of 10,000 ft. (about two miles). The significance? Well, for one thing, if you drop your winch handle overboard out in mid¬ bay, you needn’t bother trolling for it! More importantly, though, the steepness of the canyon’s slopes causes a tremendous upwelling of organic matter, which con¬ stantly resupplies the bay’s food chain. For

sailors, the benefit of this ever-available 'nutrient soup' is that all manner of flora and fauna thrive here — from forests of kelp to pods of dolphins. Since 1992 the bay has been designated a National Marine Sanctuary. < After checking out a nicely-equipped Catalina 34 from Pacific Yachting in Santa Cruz Harbor, brother 'Bear' and I — along with our four adolescent sons — charged out into a semi-gray summer morning. Although the coast does have its share of morning fog, sailing through it is not nearly as nerveracking as crossing the shipping lanes here in the Bay when the mist hangs low. Brother Bear, who often dodges freighters during passages from Santa Barbara to the Channel Islands, points out that the commercial traffic along this part of the coast travels more than 20 miles offshore. \ The 22-mile straight shot to Monterey doesn’t exactly require world-class naviga¬ tion skills, but it is far enough to get in some practice with dead reckoning and GPS. After every hour on the wheel, we assigned one of our squirelly young crewmen to plot our progress on the chart. During the four-hour crossing, dozens of dolphins danced around our bow and a whale spouted off our stem. The fact that Members of the greeting party at Monterey's harbor mouth are model employees. They work cheap day and night and don't require uniforms.

Cruisin' with the boys! Can't say we made men out of them, but fathers and sons certainly did share some'quality" nautical time together.

there’s a great diversity of marine mammals that either call these waters home or come here seasonally to feast on the Sanctuary’s easy pickin’s, adds immeasurably to a casual sail. If you’ve got a knack for identifying individual species, you could try

to spot the distinctions between bottlenose dolphins, common dolphins, Pacific white¬ sided dolphins and others. Since we’d long forgotten the differences and neglected to bring a 'fish finder' chart, these friendly flippers were simply anonymous actors putting on an impromptu acrobatic show. But spotting them soon became 'the mission' for our young dudes. We weren’t lucky enough to see many whales, but there were apparently plenty around. A local charter skipper had even spotted a pod of orcas ('killer whales') the day before. Gray whales are common in winter, while summer brings humpbacks and blue whales — reaching 100 feet in length, blues are the largest mammals ever to have lived on earth. Sea otters, harbor seals, sea lions, turtles and an incredible number of seabirds also help themselves to the bay’s

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with you — please!" In all fairness, the Aquarium is a great asset to the area, with exhibits that appeal to both science hounds and laymen alike. Unfortunately, it always seems to be a bit crowded in the summer months, but it’s well worth the effort. Besides the completely face-lifted Cannery Row area, the old Fisherman’s Wharf is also worth a stroll. It’s smaller, funkier and full of enticing restaurants. Although we’d brought along most of the contents of two garages — boogie boards, wetsuits, volleyballs, an Avon dinghy, an inflatable kayak, etc. —somehow we forgot the scuba tanks. So we decided to wait until next time to visit the renowned dive sites at Stillwater Cove, which lies less than two hours to the south. You’d hardly classify Moss Landing as a world-class charter destination. A two-hour sail north of Monterey, it’s located up a narrow channel on a lee shore and the towering smokestacks of the PG&E power plant give it a somewhat foreboding appear¬ ance from offshore. But what resident sailors know, and few passing cruisers find out, is that the harbor here is quiet and peaceful all year round. According to the environmental group Save Our Shores, the stacks of the generating plant spew mostly steam, not smoke, and the principal outflow into the bay is warm water. The friendly Elkhorn Yacht Club — which comes alive Friday nights at cocktail hour — has a couple of guest slips and shore facilities for passing boaters. One hundred and one ways to have fun on Monterey Bay. Seems like we tried them all. Visiting the Aquarium (left) adds to the fun.

free lunch. Many California coastal towns think of themselves as friendly towards visiting boaters, but Monterey has a P.R. gimmick that’s hard to top. A cluster of sea lions honks out a welcome to arriving boats from atop the mid-channel buoy. “Cute!” we thought. But once inside the harbor, we realized these furry fellows not only guarded the harbor mouth, they had the place surrounded! As we write this, in fact, there are so many sea lions in and around Monferey harbor that local fishermen, marina keepers and Coast Guardsmen are beside themselves with frustration. They shoo them away with noisemakers, plead with them to move back

out to the kelp beds, assault them with fire hoses and threaten to sue, but the sea lions still don’t budge. Who knows, maybe they’ve all been reading Gandhi’s teach¬ ings on civil disobedience! But what the heck are they protesting? Do they really expect the fishermen to let them have all the salmon? If you’re only visiting for a day or two, though, it’s great fun — sitting on a boat in the Breakwater Cove Marina, you feel like you’ve jumped over a fence at the zoo! It’s no small irony that hundreds of visitors a day travel great distances to see the wildlife exhibits within the Monterey Bay Aquarium, when just a few blocks away they could interact face to face with hundreds of these barking loungers — for free! While we were quite fascinated by them, Kent, a local dock manger summed up the sentiment of local commercial mariners: "You think they’re cute? Hey, feel free to take a couple home

Although tourists think they're cute and cuddly, local fishermen think they're miserable pests. Controversy rages while the big mammals snore.

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Aside from getting to know some very neighborly sailor-folk, the main attraction here is kayaking up the Elkhorn Slough, a seven-mile long wetland sanctuary that is home to a gazillion birds, sea otters and seals, and also serves as a spawning ground and nursery for many other sea creatures such as sharks and rays. The Kayak Con¬ nection rents all manner of kayaks right at the marina if you aren’t in the habit of bringing your own. Our kamikaze crewmen also found it necessary to ignore the rip tide warning signs and boogie board the 'awe¬ some' shore break just outside the harbor 'til their toes turned blue. Another overnight option would have been to stop at the cozy wateVside town of Capitola, Santa Cruz’s little sister. During the summer months you can arrange to snag a mooring for the night (administered by Capitola Boat & Bait) and be shuttled ashore by the local launch service. Our rollicking close reach back to Santa Cruz was nothin’ but fun — a strong breeze, steady swells and plenty of sunshine. If you haven’t been to the Yacht Harbor lately, you’re in for a shock! What was a sleepy little harbor 25 years ago (when this writer first learned to sail here), is now bustling with dozens of hot boats that fuel an active racing scene. When Bill Lee built the now-famous Merlin in an old chicken coop during the late 70s, he not only put Santa Cruz on the sailing map, but also jump-started a keen local enthusiasm for the sport that’s been steam-rolling ever since. Pacific Yachting and Sailing is the only game in town for chartering, and we’re happy to say they run a solid, friendly outfit. The town of Santa Cruz itself hasn’t changed all that much over the years. Aside from the typical middle class citizenry, it’s still home to great diversity of 'types', including dowdy, gray-haired pensioners; coastal cowboys; aging hippies and university hipsters. There’s a wealth of worthwhile restaurants, a great local music scene and — lest we forget — one of the greatest vintage roller coasters in the world. A heart-pounding blast down its clattering tracks is the perfect capper to a long weekend getaway. Don’t miss it. — latitude/aet

Key numbers to note: Pacific Yachting & Sailing (800) 374-2626 Monterey Municipal Marina (408) 646-3950 Breakwater Cove Marina (408) 647-9402 Elkhorn Yacht Club, harbor master (408) 724-3875 Kayak Connection (408) 724-5692 Page 162 • UlUtUi 39 • August, 1996

More Than They Bargained For: Riding Out 'Bertha' - No Extra Charge After a squally beat up the Sir Francis Drake Channel, we arrived at Manchioneel Bay on Cooper Island in the British Virgins. Once ashore, we were told us about the fastapproaching hurricane Bertha ('Bur-tah', as the West Indians say). When we called our charter operator, The Moorings, we learned that we weren’t re¬ quired to return immediately, but were instructed to monitor the VHF and keep our onboard cellular telephone turned on just in case. Since this was the last night of our charter anyway, we were glad not to have to make a hasty retreat. After a night of gusty winds, morning brought confirmation that the storm was still heading our way and that all boats were to return to the charter base. As you might imagine, the base was exceptionally busy. All available water space between their docks filled with yachts. Hurri¬ cane preparations for the boats consisted of lowering and lashing booms to the decks, lashing the mainsails to the booms, removing

bimini shades, doubling some dock lines, plus adding boat fenders and placing old tires between boats and docks. Surprisingly, they left the jibs on the roller furlers. At 8 p.m. Moorings staff conducted a meeting, relaying that tropical storm strength winds were expected to arrive at about 3 a.m. on the 8th with hurricane force winds making their presence known about 6 a.m. Charterers could stay on their assigned boats at the docks for the night if shore-side space couldn’t be readily found. They would be required to evacuate if conditions warranted. At 5:30 a.m. the winds finally started to increase and all 'boat-people' were called off their yachts. Several hundred of us were now charges of The Moorings organization. A complete buffet breakfast was provided for free by our hosts as the winds and rain continued build¬ ing. To our novice eyes, this hurricane stuff didn’t look so bad. Sure, there were gusty winds and a little rain, but where was the intensity that causes all of the destruction you see on television recaps? At the time, we didn’t know there is a difference between the leading edge and the trailing edge of these types of storms.

OF CHARTERING

At noon the sky began to brighten, but the winds continued to be gusty. Ten minutes later there was no hurricane. We were in the eye. Just like in the movies, there was bright sky, although not clear. There was absolutely no wind, which made the humid¬ ity uncomfortable. The Moorings timed their sandwich lunch perfectly (again free!) and everyone came out from their shelters and walked around the docks. Almost exactly one hour later, the wind started building, this time from the south, and a light rain started to fall. Round Two coming up! Our hurricane education continued when the passage of the eye brought the most intense wind and rain we have ever seen. We were amazed that the boats could hold their own at the docks and moorings — almdst all of them, that is. After about one hour of the high winds, we heard a distant thumping that seemed to reverberate though the floor of the hotel. We heard someone shouting and looked out the window to see the bow of a large boat poking around the corner of the end-most hotel building. A freighter that had

An accountant for The Moorings told us that 70 percent of their business is from repeat customers. Not surprising when you consider the overall quality of their boats and briefings, and how they handled this extraordinary circumstance. ken stehr walnut creek Ken — Kinda fun wasn't it! Call us sick and twisted, but there’s something deeply intriguing about riding out a hurricane. Having experienced Mother Nature’s awe¬ some power ourselves a time or two, we'd bet you’ll savor the memory of that wildly adrenal experience and wouldn’t trade it for a simple day of tranquil sailing. While we’re hoping for excellent weather, we too are heading down to the Virgins this, month to take advantage of the uncrowded summer conditions. Assuming Big Bertha has scared away the faint of heart, we may even get some prime anchorages all to ourselves! Stay tuned for a full report. Charter Notes We’re not quite dumb enough to bet on the weather. But traditionally, late summer and early fall bring optimum sailing con¬ ditions to the Bay. With fewer foggy mornings, plenty of warm afternoons, and thje promise of sunlight well into evening, its the perfect time to plan a special sailing event aboard one of the Bay’s crewed charter yachts. There’s a great variety of boat types Alan Olson's 54-foot classic schooner'Maramel' is a common sight on the Bay. She charters locally as well as up and down the coast.

COURTESY

Attitude is everything when bad weather interrupts your precious charter time. TheStehrs made the most if it — and kept smiling.

been anchored in outer Road Town harbor had dragged onto the breakwater adjacent to the Mariner Inn. As a result, the first block of rooms had to be evacuated in case the wave action brought the freighter over the break¬ water to an 'ensuite dockage'. The storm raged for a few more hours and The Moorings provided yet another free meal for dinner. By 1700 the worst was over and, after dinner, charterers were allowed to return to their yachts. For the most part, guests were all cooperative and congenial, despite being cooped up by the weather. One irritating guy was the exception, how¬ ever. We named him Capt. Horatio Hemor¬ rhoid because he always kept a boat cushion with him to sit on! He took on an every-manfor-himself attitude as he defended his staked-out table and chairs and hoarded stuff like sugar packets for coffee. I guess there’s always got to be one in every crowd! Daylight revealed a few swamped dinghies and several boats that dragged across th6 harbor plus a few loose horseshoe buoys. The Moorings property suffered only very light damage. Many of the charterers pitched in to help recover dinghies and clean up the docks so that they could get back out on the v&ater faster. Overall, The Moorings staff was absolutely fabulous. They provided the best information they had and worked their butts off to take care of us refugees. Anyone interrupted in their charter was offered an additional two days of charter time that could be taken immediately following the hurricane or at a later date. The island was without power for about a day, but we always had lights and water because The Moorings facility has its own power gener¬

ation system. They took care of rescheduling all travel off the island. The charter base was back into complete operation within 18 hours after the passage of Bertha.

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WORLD OF CHARTERING for a floating costume party under sail. Or maybe a rompin’ stompin’ sail up to Drakes Bay and back. Or perhaps you’d prefer to glide down the Oakland fstuary on a mellow sightseeing cruise with an on-board wine tasting. Hiring two boats with similar hull speeds can make it more fun still. You can travel in tandem and always have your

friends nearby to wave to, take pictures of and launch water balloons at! Several Bay boats are fast enough to be competative in local races — or you could create an innovative competition of yoqr own. Why not stage the ultimate floating treasure hunt where a succession of clues leads each boat on a wild goose chase in

search of a prize. Could be a gas! If it’s hands-on sail training you’re after, there’s a number of Bay boats that can oblige — from square-riggers to offshore racers. Several boats also offer overnight trips up the Delta or to anchorages along the coast. Be creative — the possibilities are virtually endless!

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sailings dally (per person), private group charters, spe¬ cial events; (415) 543-7333. Ruby. 64-foot steel cutter; up to 31 passengers; based at at The Ramp, Mariposa St., S.F; scheduled sailings daily (per person), private group charters, special events;

tion, sunset sails (perperson); (415) 331-8730. Argosy Venture: 101-foot Nevins motorsailer (1947); up to six passengers; based at Brisbane Marina; cus¬ tom charters only including overnights; (415) 952-4168. Aria: Catalina 40 racer/cruiser (1995); up to six pas¬ sengers; Sausalito; private group charters, special events; (415) 332-7805. Magnum 44: Nordic 44 sloop; up to six passengers; based at Sausalito; private group charters including overnights (can be bareboated); (415) 332-0800. Maramek 54-foot William Hand staysail schooner; up to six passengers;’ based at Sausalito; private group

Adventure Cat custom 55-foot catamaran; up to 49 passengers; based at South Beach Harbor, S.F.; sched¬ uled sailings dally (per person), private group charters, Special events; (800) 498-4228. Hawaiian Chieftain: 85-foot square tops’l ketch; up to 49 passengers; based at Sausalito; private group char¬ ters, special events, square-rig sail training, overnights, sunset sails (per person); (415) 331-3214. Sea Raven: elegant 65-foot catamaran; up to 49 pas¬ sengers; based at South Beach Harbor, S.F.; scheduled sailings daily (perperson), dinner cruises, private group charters, Special events; (415) 543-7333 Second Life:: Ocean 71 ketch; up to 49 passengers; based at Sausalito; sunset sails (per person), private group charters, special events, sailing instruction, over¬ nights Including coastal and long-distance offshore trips; (415) 332*3205. Rendezvous: 78-foot 1930s schooner; up to 49 pas-

(415)861-2165 Yukon Jack: Santa Cruz 50 ultralight sloop; up to 25 passengers; based at South Beach Harbor, S.F.; spe¬ cializes in race charters, also available for private group charters, special events; (510) 682^6610. Andlamo: MacGregor 65 ultralight sloop; up to 19 pas¬ sengers; based at Pier 39, S.F; scheduled sailings daily, private group charters, special events; (415) 788-4920. Apache: (currently undergoing major refit) vintage 68-foot wooden schooner; up to six passengers; based at Sausalito; private group charters, special events; (415) 331-8153 v. Apparition: 38-foot custom catamaran (1993); up to six passengers (12 pending); based at Sausalito; private group charters, special events, multihull sailing instruc-

charters, special events, accredited sailing instruction; (415)331-1282. Millennium Falcon: modern 3-masted 60 footer; up to six passengers; based at Berkeley Marina; private group charters including overnights; (510) 935-6211. Valkyrlen: 78-foot staysail schooner; up to six passen¬ gers; based at Oakland and South Beach Harbor, S.F.; private group charters, coastal and passage-making; (510) 523-7522.

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THE RACING

With reports this month on a record-breaking VIc-Maul Race; the slow but pleasant Silver Eagle Race; the Tuna 22 Nationals; the brutal Europe 1 Star; the lightly-attended PICYA Championships; the High Water Regatta on Lake Almanor; the wind-starved Moore 24 Nationals; the carnage-strewn Aldo Alesslo Race for ULDB 70s; the most excellent Trimble North Race Week(end); the mellow Plastic Classic; and the usual quota of box scores and rambling race notes at the end.

Vic-Maui Race: Pine Trees to Palm Trees It’s billed as a 2,308-mile ocean race, but check your odometer at the end. By the time you sail around the eastern edge of the Pacific High on your way from Victoria, British Columbia, to Lahaina, Maui, it’s closer to 2,700 miles. Even with the bonus miles, Roy Disney's turbo'd SC 70 Pyewacket was able to break the existing elapsed time record in last month’s 16th running of the biennial Victoria to Maui lntemational Yacht Race. Co-sponsored by the Royal Vancouver YC and the Lahaina YC, this race has long been looked at as the redheaded stepchild of Transpacific races — in fact, it’s been largely ignored by all outside the Northwest. But this year a trio of turbo sleds joined 13 other boats in an all-out effort to break the existing elapsed time record of 9 days, 23 hours and 15 minutes set by Merlin in 1994. Pyewacket, the first boat home, shaved 3 hours and 29 minutes off the record. For Disney the elapsed time victory was partic¬ ularly sweet. Pyewacket has been going through continual optimizatioa since going turbo, keeping boat manager Gregg Hedrick out of the house and in the yard almost constantly since last summer’s TransPac. The latest change involved removing all the internal ballast (1,800 lbs) and placing it at the bottom of the vertical America’s Cup style keel in the form of a new, larger bulb. It seemed to help as Pyewacket had consistent¬ ly better day’s runs than either the Andrews 70+ Cheval or the SC 70+ Luna Barba. This was the twelfth race across the Pacific for the father/son Disney duo and their first win — persistence does pay off! The Pyewacket crew (Roy Sr., Roy Pat Disney, Cam Lewis, Rick Brent, Dick Lowe, Dan Crowley, Doug Rastello, Gregg Hedrick, Zan Drejes, Robbie Haines and navigator John Jourdane) battled back from an atrocious first day that saw them anchored against a 3.2-knot flood in 320 feet of water, a feat accomplished by tying two spare halyards to the existing anchor rode and 60' of chain. Meanwhile Cheval and Luna Barba (formerly Silver Bullet, now in turbo mode) sailed out of sight over the horizon. By the Page 170 • IsMtJtZi • August. 1996

end of the first day, 150 miles into the race, Disney and the gang were 13 miles behind. They battled back hard, sailing past the other two turbos about two days later to take the lead in the sprint for Maui. In a race that was a relatively mild, even balmy by North¬ west standards, Pyewacket experienced no gear failures. . . with the single exception of a blown-out microwave oven on day four. All the kings horses, as they say, couldn't get the thing back together again. After some Rube Goldberg attempts at resurrection, which featured a bit of smoke and fire, the microwave was given a proper Viking burial at sea.

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DIVISION III 1 IB 1 Kismet 4 :;2M Spitfire 8 3 Louis 1 10 1:4; B Due West Brigantia 12 5

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Despite the big bucks, high profile race between the three turbo sleds, the overall handicap victory was not to be enjoyed by one of the big boys. That rite was reserved for a group of fun-loving, hard-sailing, tiedyed Bellinghamsters on the Cal 40 Kismet. The Vic-Maui veteran boat (1st in class, 4th overall in 1994) is owned by Charlie Guildner, Marleen Bolster, Chris Thomas and Brad Paris. With Guildner as their skipper, the close-knit group sailed a conservative race — what else can you do with a 30-year-

old boat? Their experience paid off as they had few breakdowns, though they did destroy their 1.5-ounce spinnaker near the end of the race. This left them using an old 2.2-ounce spinnaker affectionately known as 'hammer¬ head' in winds over 20 knots. Rumor has it hammerhead was so old it could have legally ordered a drink at the Lahaina YC bar! Kismet’s preparations for the race were limited to a boat diet to remove any excess weight and no new sails (their most recent

SHEET

Corlett’s travelling troupe, consisted of Sy and Chris, Dick Pino, Glen Hansen, Andrew MacDonald, Peter King, Blake Pelletier, James 'JT' Tung, Dave Hankel, Jim and Elin Graham, Greg Ley, and bowman extraordin¬ aire Eric Baumhoff. Designer Carl Schum¬ acher served as tactician, but in the future he’ll split his time between this boat and Recidivist. Sailmaker and regular tactician Norman Davant missed the race, but will appear regularly behind the traveller from now on. Swiftsure II, which rates -9 under PHRF, will do a few more local buoy races to tune up for September’s Big Boat Series, where it will face its first test against similar-sized boats. After that the project’s emphasis will shift to ocean races, with the Puerto Vallarta Race and TransPac ’97 being the two main priorities. Other noteworthy performances in this year’s Eagle were turned in by John Bowen’s veteran Islander 30 Mk.*II Current Asset,

Fast boat, slow race: Sy Kleinman steers his new 'Swiftsure //' enroute to a clean sweep of this year's Silver Eagle.

sail purchase was three years ago). When pitted against the turbo sleds with their acres of brand new 3DL, satellite technology, computer performance analysis and professional crews, the Kismet gang was not intimidated and fought for the lead all the way. It was a popular victory and proved once again that the Cal 40 is certainly one of the greatest Transpacific boats ever de¬ signed. Rumors that Disney was looking at building an all carbon fiber Cal 40 following this race remain unconfirmed at presstime. For all 16 boats, the race was more than a pickle-dish derby. When you start from a city like Victoria, with its English charm and warm hospitality, and finish on the island of Maui, smelling of wildflowers and mai tais, you can't complain if you didn't get the big bowl. The hospitality of both clubs was out¬ standing, and there is really something to be said for not starting in Los Angeles, and not finishing in Honolulu. — dave gruver, ’cheval'

Silver Eagle Race Swiftsure II, Sy Kleinman’s sleek new Schumacher 54, made an auspicious debut on July 21, winning Island YC’s 21st annual Silver Eagle Race over a rather small 35-boat fleet. Deuce, as the crew refers to her, fin¬ ished the scenic 75-mile Bay tour at 8:45 p.m. after a relatively hot and slow 10 hours, 45 minutes. The first multihull, Dan Buhler’s Erin, pulled in half an hour later. Behind the lead boats, the wind died and the current turned foul — and eventually 15 boats took DNFs rather than slat around all night. This was only the sixth time Kleinman’s lively new 23,000-pound yacht has sailed, so the gremlins are still being worked out. "It’s the usual stuff you go through with a new boat," explained project manager and prim¬ ary helmsman Chris Corlett. "We’re finetuning the sails, replacing a few undersized deck fittings, shortening the backstay, and so on as we go up the learning curve. On the whole, the boat’s just great — another fine 'slip of the pencil' by Carl." Swiftsure II’s crew for the Silver Eagle, a combination of Swiftsure I regulars and

'Dulcinea'. Owners Mike Mathiasen and Bill Pritchard, the Silver Eagle's biggest fans, just sailed their 20th Eagle in a row!

which corrected out only 8 minutes behind Swiftsure II, and Ben Mewe’s Ranger 33 It’s Jazz. The latter boat gutted it out until 8:30 a.m. and was the last boat to finish before the 24-hour time limit. A special commorative trophy will go to race veterans Mike August, 1996 • UMUtli • Page 171

RACING SHEET Mathiasen and Bill Pritchard, who unfortun¬ ately DNFed this year’s race at around 4:30 a.m. in their Killerwhale Dulcinea. The occasion was the obsessed duo’s 20th straight Silver Eagle Race on the same boat! "It’s by far our favorite race," claimed Bill, who counted an amazing 84 Silver Eagles between Dulcinea’s six-man crew for this race! The trophy presentation for the Silver Eagle will occur at the Island YC on August 6 at 7 p.m. All finishers are listed below: DIV. I (0-99) — 1) Swiftsure II, Schumacher 54, Kleinman/Corlett; 2) Endurance, Express 34, Mike Condon; 3) Two Scoops, Express 34, Longaker/ Goodwin; 4) Bottom Line, Choate 40, John Walker; 5) Saltshaker, Cpntessa 39, Steve Hanson; 6) Ozone, Olson 34, Carl Bauer; 7) Family Hour, Olson 30, Bilafer Family; 8) Beat to Quarters, Olson 30, Richard Calabrese. (8 boats) DIV. II (100-150) — 1) Insufferable, N/M 30, Peter Rookard; 2) Breakaway, J/30, Dale Mead; 3) Ono, B/25, Fred Voss; 4) Fat Bob, Catalina 38, Robert Lugliani; 5) Redux, Olson 911-S, Nick Barnhill. (11 boats) DIV. Ill (151-up) — 1) Current Asset, Islander 30 Mk. II, John Bowen; 2) Eyrie, Hawkfarm, Tom Condy; 3) Fast Lucy, Nonsuch 36, Mai Jendresen; 4) It’s Jazz, Ranger 33, Ben Mewes. (9 boats) DIV. IV (multihulls) — 1) Erin, Antrim 31, Dan Buhler; 2) Three Sigma, F-27, Marc Hersch; 3) Defiance, Cross 45, Bill Maudru. (7 boats) OVERALL — 1) Swiftsure II; 2) Current Asset; 3) Endurance; 4) Insufferable; 5) Eyrie. (28 monohulls)

. Santana 22 Nationals Santa Cruz YC rolled out the red carpet for the 30th annual Santana,22 National Championship on July 5-6. "They did a great job for us, both on and off the water," claimed fleet captain John Skinner, who also won the regatta with his Phoenix. Helping Skinner put together the winning 1,3,1,3,1 combination were wife Rina Skinner, John Selbach and Steve Miller. The five-race, no-throwout series consisted of three windy races on Friday followed by two light-air, foggy races on Saturday. "We found the conditions to our liking on Friday," explained Skinner. "But we nearly lost it all in the first race the next day. It was really light, and we rounded the last leeward mark in almost last place. Luckily, we picked up a lift from nowhere to pull out a third in the race, and with it the cham¬ pionship." On Friday evening the class celebrated its 30th birthday with a dinner and birthday cake. Next year’s Nationals will be hosted by the newly-formed Stillwater Cove Tuna 22 fleet. 1) Phoenix, John Skinner, RYC, 8.25 points; 2) Page 172 •

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US, Jim Samuels, SCYC, 13; 3) Summertime Blues, Tim McGowan, SFYC, 22; 4) Surge II, Charlie Roskosz, SCYC, 31.75; 5) Krash, Charlie Kurtzman, MPYC, 32; 6) Insanity Cruz, Mark Langer, SCYC, 32.75; 7) (tie) Bad Waitress, Walter Smith, Fresno YC, and High & Dry, Len Fiock, SCYC, 33; 9) Tara, Bud Sandkulla, SSS, 40; 10) Leprechaun, Tim Condon, Stillwater Cove YC, 45. (12 boats)

Europe 1 Star While our 16 mostly local singlehanded heroes were enjoying a fairly easy and uneventful downwind slide to Hawaii in last

month’s SSSTransPac, their East Coast and European brethren were getting the bejesus knocked out of them in the tenth quad¬ rennial running of the Singlehanded TransAtlantic Race, lately known as the Europe 1 Star. "Compared to the Singlehanded TransPac, the 1 Star course is much colder and tougher, and the competition is awesome," admits Pacific wanderer Peter Hogg. "How¬ ever, prior winners of the SSS TransPac have fared well in the 1 Star, such as Mark Rudiger in ’88 and Alan Brutger this time." For the 58 starters, all of whom left Plymouth, England, on June 16, this was a

Next stop, Kaneohe Bay — scenes from the start of the Pacific Cup. All photos Latitude/rob.

particularly brutal edition of the classic 2,810-mile race. Two high-visibility French 60-foot trimarans (out of five jumbo tri’%. in the race) flipped, giving multihulling yet another black eye. Laurent Bourgnon’s Primigaz cratered early in the race, while Francis Joyon’s Banque Populaire hit the ditch just 450 miles from the finish in Newport, RI. Ironically, Joyon had been on a scorching pace, and was poised to lower

the course record by IV2 days. Line honors, by default, fell to another French 60-foot tri: Loick Peyron’s Fujicolor II, which finished 50 minutes off the course record in 10 days, 10 hours and 5 minutes. Peyron might well have broken Philippe Poupon’s 1988 record, but throttled back to bare poles two nights from Newport after almost capsizing in a 50-knot squall. Peyron, who nevertheless won overall for an unprecedented second time (again, after the leader, Pierre ler, capsized), noted, "Times have changed. We’re no longer sailors, we’re pilots. Everything happens very quickly. The

standard has thus increased enormously in four years.” The top monohull finisher was Gerry Roufs, a Canadian expatriate living in France. Roufs sailed his 60-foot GroupeLG2 across the finish line in the non-record time of 15 days, 15 hours and 50 minutes. He was only four hours ahead of the colorful Italian Giovanni Soldini, who annihilated the Class II Trans Atlantic record with his 50-foot Telecom Italia (which as Kodak finished second to True Blue in the last BOC). Soldini lowered the record by 39 hours, boldly pronouncing, "A leg in the BOC is 30 or 40 August. 1996 • UtiUJtli • Page 173

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days. This is an easy race. I know my boat so well. It was not difficult." The rest of the fleet would probably disagree with Soldini’s assessment. Knock¬ downs, gear failures and personal injuries were widespread among the fleet. Two monohulls literally dropped out: the British 42-footer Galway Blazer sank under its skipper, and the Danish 40-footer Fenris was abandoned after hitting a submerged object. Fortunately, both skippers were rescued. Neal Peterson, the black South African of BOC fame, was only somewhat luckier: he quit the race after his Protect Our Sealife collided with a Russian freighter about 600 miles off the Canadian coast. Despite dam¬ aging the hull and taking on water, Peterson was able to save his boat. Behind the pros, the Corinthian sailors who make up the backbone of the fleet limp¬ ed into Newport throughout July. We never did hear if the oldest skipper, 79-year-old Mike Richey, made it in his famous 24-foot Folkboat Jester — but after seven previous singlehanded TransAtlantic races, it’s obvious that Richey is a guy who can take care of himself. The deadline to be counted as an official finisher was July 27. The Europe 1 Star war stories will undoubtedly be told and retold in the slicks in months to come — if you’re interested, pick one up for the full story or check the race’s web site at www.pilgrims.com/lstar. Meanwhile, many of the pro sailors are already regrouping for the next sprint across the Atlantic, the Quebec-St. Malo (France) return race on August 11. PICYA Championships The St. Francis YC racing juggernaut crushed all comers in the 'Summer All-Star Games' on July 13-14. Led by Chris Corlett and the talented Perkins brothers, Chris and Phil, the Saints swept all three divisions of the Pacific Inter-Club Yachting Association (PICYA) Championships. Conditions for the three long Cityfront races ranged from #1 jibs in the first race on Saturday, to #3’s in the next, and #2’s on Sunday’s finale. Unfortunately, only 11 boats participated in the series this year, down from 19 in ’95 and 21 in ’94. It was a depressing turnout — especially considering the rest of the hoopla surrounding PICYA’s 100th year celebration. "Basically, I don’t think we marketed this event very well," confessed one race official. We can’t help but wonder if the problem isn’t deeper — most clubs simply don’t have the resources or the desire to go into battle against the all-powerful St. Francis. Perhaps it’s time to rewrite this series’ rules again? Only the Lipton Cup was close, with Chris Perkins’ J/35 Major Damage and Dean Page 174 • UttuJiZS • August 1996

Treadway’s Farr 36 Sweet Okole tied going into Sunday’s finale. With Re-Quest launch¬ ed and headed for the bullet, Perkins concentrated on beating Okole, which he accomplished with 19 seconds to spare. The supporting actors on Major Damage that weekend included co-owner Dave Wilson, Jr., Graham Green, Matt Ciesicki, Brooke Hally, John Crimaldi, Daren Ward, Scott Glover, Leslie Norelli and Elizabeth Buford. The other two contests were basically runaways. Crewing for Corlett on Wild Flower were owner Art Mowry, Norman Davant, Glen Hansen, James Tung, Greg Ley, Hogan Beatie, Steve Marsh and Peter King. Phil Perkins’ Cool Breeze gang consisted of co-owners Don Nazzal and Steve Pugh, John Hunt and Ken Glidewell. LIPTON (PHRF 48-84) — 1) Major Damage, J/35, Chris Perkins, StFYC, 4.75 points; 2) Sweet Okole, Farr 36, Dean Treadway, RYC, 5.75; 3) ReQuest, Express 37, Glenn Isaacson, SFYC, 6.75. (3 boats)

'More Power' (aka 'Major Damage') chases 'ReQuest' in the Lipton Cup. Inset: 'Wild Flower' came out of retirement to win the Larry Knight. LARRY KNIGHT (114-150) — 1) Wild Flower, Santana 35, Chris-Corlett, StFYC, 2.25 points; 2) Leda, Lapworth 36, David James, SFYC, 7; 3) Uno, WylieCat 30, Steve Wonner, AolYC, 10; 4) Ixxis, Olson 911-S, Steve Lake, RYC, 10. (4 boats) LITTLE LIPTON (162-198) — 1) Cool Breeze, J/24, Phil Perkins, StFYC, 3.5 points; 2) Predator, Hawkfarm, Jim Wheeler, RYC, 7.75; 3) Warhawk, Hawkfarm, Dave Hankel, EYC, 8; 4) Crazy Jane, Thunderbird, Doug Carroll, GGYC, 10. (4 boats)

High Water Regatta Forty-one boats showed up at the Plumas Pines Resort on Lake Almanor for Butte Sail¬ ing Club’s 37th annual High Water Regatta on July 13-14. A five-race series was plan¬ ned, but Mother Nature was most uncooper¬ ative. Only one race was completed on Saturday in winds less than five knots. On Saturday night, after the fleet had returned to shore, a powerful thunderstorm

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Wells, Nacra 5.8. (6 boats) CATAMARAN-II — 1) Richard Silvera, Prindle 16; 2) Marvin Peltier, Hobie 18; 3) Jim Eggleston, Hobie 16. (9 boats) CENTERBOARD-I — 1) Steve Dolan, Thistle. (5 boats) CENTERBOARD-II — 1) Robert Hunt, Snipe; 2) Pam Fong, Snipe; 3) Tom Hunt, Snipe. (9 boats) KEEL — 1) Ray Woods, Catalina 22; 2) Willis Kroepelin, Holder 20; 3) Kent Hatch, Venture 21, (8 boats) VICTORY 21 — 1) Charles Copeland. (4 boats)

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Moore 24 Nationals Fatuity, sailed by the 'mostly Dave' crew —skipper Dave Hodges, trimmer Dave Mor¬ ris, middleman Dave Shelton and bowman Doug Kirk — took the light air Moore 24 Nationals on Lake Tahoe during the Fourth of July weekend. Runners-up were Scott Easom and John Collins on the latter’s Conococheague, followed by the two other members of the 'A' fleet, Jim and Loretta Maloney’s Great Pumpkin, and Charles Wit¬ cher and Sherron Hart’s Hot Roc/Lincoln. Hodges burned the 28-boat fleet with a 1,2,2,2,(3) series to essentially wrap up the 1996 Moore 24 Roadmaster Series. This was the fourth time Hodges has won the Moore 24 Natiohals — in ’80 at Lake Tahoe (brew¬ ing for Dee Smith); in the epic 41-boat ’83 gathering at Santa Cruz; and last year at

Dave. "I’ve actually been shopping around for a tent lately!" Given the light, shifty and generally irresponsible winds of the venue, some of the competitors wondered out loud what they’d been thinking to hold a national champion¬ ship at this beautiful but unpredictable lake. "The conditions were pretty grim," admitted Hodges. "My starts weren’t too good, and I think we were lucky to win. But we always kept the boat moving, and were usually able to find clear air... The PCCs in a few weeks (August 10-11 in Santa Cruz) will offer a better playing field and actually better competition." Rumors that Ron Moore was going to revive production of the Moore 24 have been circulating for years — and were finally confirmed during the Nationals. According to Tom Carter of Moore Sailboats, "Demand for used Moore 24s has prompted us to restart production with the enhanced SC-X model, which will be available in the classic flush deck or SC house version. The new model will feature a molded interior with a few more creature comforts and an open tran¬ som, but remain true to existing one design standards. Call us at (408) 763-0196 for the full sales pitch!" 1) Fatuity, Dave Hodges, 6.75 points; 2) Conococheague, John Collins/Scott Easom, 8.5; 3) Great Pumpkin, Jim & Loretta Maloney, 11.75; 4) Hot Rod Lincoln, Charles Witcher/Sherron Hart, 13; 5) Mercedes, Joel Verutti, 22; 6) Typhoon, Tom

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hit the lake. Several larger boats were blown off their moorings and damaged. The maj¬ ority of the catamaran fleet was battered as both beached boats and boats on trailers were tossed around by 40+ knot winds, des¬ pite frantic efforts to hold them down. Accompanying the high winds were torrential rain and numerous lightning strikes. Former BSC commodore Mark Forwalter was in the water helping to fend a boat off the rocks when a lightning bolt struck nearby. He was blasted away from the boat and took a severe jolt, but miraculously suffered no permanent damage. On Sunday, the fabled summer wind was again absent, and despite several attempts, no further races were completed. It was,the first time in the history of the series that only one race was completed. Hopefully, we’ll have better luck at next summer’s High Water Regatta, scheduled for July 12-13. — wade hough CATAMARAN-1 — 1) Joe Murin, Prindle 19; 2) Larry

No wind, no spinnaker, no outboard motor — yet'Fatuity1 is still doing about 20 knots. How does Hodges do itt Huntington Lake. For his efforts, the mellow Santa Cruz sailmaker earned a half model and the big prize, a four-man camping tent donated by Quest. "I was stoked," claimed

Walsh, 22.75; 7) Hurricane, Adam Sadeg, 28; 8)

Frenzy, Lon & Susie Woodrum, 41; 9) FreeFlight, Pat Mitchell, 42; 10) Legs, Lester Robertson, 43; 11) Kamikaze, George & Lisa Wheeler, 44; 12) Elena, John Siegel, 48; 13) Rapid Transit, Shana Rosenfeld, 50; 14) Airborne, Eric & Stacy Conner, 50; 15) Snafu-U, Mark Berryman, 50. (28 boats) August, 1996

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Mongoose Wins Alessio Race Wet and wild conditions made this,year’s annual Aldo Alessio Memorial Race one not to be forgotten by the ten sleds plus guest entry America’s Challenge. Two dismastings and many shredded spinnakers also made it one of the most expensive races in years for the ULDB 70s. Sponsored by St. Francis YC, the 238mile course finishes at Pt. Conception (aka, the Cape Horn of the Pacific). The race started out well in a typical 15-knot breeze and flood tide on San Francisco Bay. With all boats sporting #3s, the fleet almost immediately split 50/50 between going out the right and left side of the Golden Gate. Right was right, and Evolution led the way to the upwind mark — the first channel buoy on the way to the Lightbucket — followed by Taxi Dancer and Mongoose. The big yellow Taxi took the lead for the first two-thirds of the race with most of the fleet close behind. While Taxi co-owner Don Hughes claimed it was the ride of his life, his tactician Dave Ullman wasn’t quite as satisfied. "We ran out of instant oatmeal," laughed Ullman. "Other than that, it was a fabulous sail — not nearly as gnarly as four years ago." The hot ticket for 'The Aldo' is to have a flock of really good drivers who can handle the night fighting in wild conditions. By 3 p.m., the wind had already picked up to 25 knots and was moving aft — a harbinger of things to come. Probably the first boat to blow out their chute was Cheval, who lost their 1.5 before things got even worse (or better depending on your love of high anxiety). Most boats experienced winds of 25 to 35 knots for the next 11 hours and the lead boats averaged 15-17 knots of speed during that time. It was a dark and scary night with some large, confused seas — and the seas weren’t the only ones confused. Grand Illusion and Kathmandu were dis¬ masted at around 11 p.m. near Point Buc¬ han. Both boats rounded up and then down, losing their rigs at the pole fitting. Ed McDowell, owner of GI, complimented his crew on their quick work in cutting away the Page 176 •

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Left, the sleek 'Taxi' led for much of this year's 'Aldo'. Right, the 'Mirage' guys won the first two Alessio Races, but stumbled this time around.

mast, rigging, new 3DL main and chute within about 25 minutes. Pretty incredible, considering the conditions. Fortunately, there were no injuries on either boat — and looking on the bright side, the sled rules just changed so that their next masts can now be made of carbon fiber. x > GI motored into Morro Bay, while Kathmandu went into Avila Bay. Crewmem¬ bers on Kathmandu reported they were pray¬ ing to Houdini regarding their upcoming gybe when the rig came down, thereby re¬ leasing them from gybophobia. Kathmandu charterer Lou Grasso also expressed admir¬ ation for his crew, and thanks that no one got hurt. Both Ed and Lou plan on working hard to get back into the ULDB 70 series quickly. Joe Case, owner of the victorious Mongoose, said that he and tactician Bill Menninger stuck to their original plan of staying well out. They went as far as 45 miles offshore in steady 24-29 knot winds, gybing in a few times, but heading back out if it lightened the least bit. Joe reported that it was a more exciting race than the TransPac. Mongoose suffered no breakdowns or ex¬ ploding kites, and could only complain about a blown-up changing sheet and some spilled coffee grounds in the bilge. At daylight, the lead boats began to compress near Point Arguello. OE and Evo were inside with more wind and passed Taxi Dancer, which was further out. Winds light¬ ened to about six knots, making the last 20 miles a light air affair and "Cape Horn" a mill pond. Mongoose ended up skunking all the frontrunners, finishing 1 minute, 44 seconds ahead of runner-up Orient Express. Mean¬ while, America’s Challenge — which report¬ ed a very wet ride — beat all the sleds in by 15 minutes. — jane watkins ULDB 70 — 1) Mongoose, SC 70, Joe Case, 13:18:41; 2) Orient Express, SC 70, Peter Tong,

13:20:25; 3) Evolution, SC 70, Brack Duker, 13:47:30; 4) Taxi Dancer, R/P 70, Don Hughes/Bob Richards, 14:01:30; 5) Alchemy, Andrews 70, Dick Compton, 14:09:55; 6) Mirage, SC 70, Jim Ryiey, 14:37:28; 7) Swiftsure, N/M 68, Doug Mongeon, 14:48:00; 8) Cheval, N/M 68, Steve Popovich, 17:30:00. (10 boats) INVITED GUESTS — 1) America’s Challenge, Whitbread 60, Neil Barth, 13:01:35. (1 boat)

Trimble North Regatta "This is the best regatta on the West Coast," claimed Jeff and Don Trask in uni¬ son. Lots of other sailors, including overall winner Dave Ullman, echoed that sentiment. "Trimble North is a first class event," said Ullman. "It’s a regatta for sailors, put on by sailors. The Golisons do a super job!" Held in Long Beach on July 28-30, the 12th edition of Trimble North Race Week attracted a record 153 boats. Four one design classes and four handicap classes for boats rating 24-174 enjoyed five light to moderate air races. Shoreside activities, based at the Seaport Marina Hotel, included the Thursday night Casino Party, several seminars, and nightly poolside parties.

BOX BOREAS RACE (OYC/ElkYC; July 4; 90 miles): DIV. A (PHRF < 114) — i) Absolute Saidee, Wylie 33, Alan Laflin; 2) Giggleswick, Beneteau 38, Brian Hall; 3) Elusive, Express 37, Dick Desmaris; 4) Mariposa, C&C 40, Jim Cassciani. (4 boats) DIV. B (PHRF > 114) — No finishers. (5 boats) DIV. C (30 miles of motoring) — i) Slightly Crewed, SC 27, Bill Hunt; 2) Halcyon, Olson 911SE, Don Stoneburner; 3) Dianna, Islander 36, Rich Gabellini; 4) Sona Bahia, Freeport 41, Griff Evans; 5) Windsong, Vagabond 47, John O’Connor. (5 or 10 boats) TRANS-TAHOE RACE (TahYC; July 7:18.86 miles): ORANGE — 1) August Ice, J/33, Fellich-Ferris; 2) Cisco, Olson 29, Redelberger; 3) Elusive, Hobie 33, Young. (8 boats) PURPLE — 1) Meeta, Express 27, King; 2) Take¬ off, Laser 28, Byrne; 3) True Luff, Tartan Ten, John Utter. (6 boats)

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'Mongoose', in foreground, was third out the Cate in the 'Aldo' — but first when it mattered.

The regatta is run by Bruce Golison and a half dozen paid staff, with help frc/m scores of volunteers. Trimble North Race Week Was the first regatta on the West Coast to be supported solely by sponsorship and not affiliated with any yacht club — and the formula continues to work well. The regatta is unique in several ways: it uses a system of protest arbitration instead of full blown protest hearings (50 protests were filed and quickly taken care of); special PHRF ratings for the regatta are assigned by the race committee; leeward gates are used to al¬ leviate protest and upwind parades; and, for the first time, the 'One Minute Rule' was in effect at every start of the regatta, j , Earning the Trimble Trophy for best per¬ formance in the most competitive class was ubiquitous sailmaker Dave Ullman, who put together a consistent 3,6,2,3,5 series in topping the 29-boat Melges class. The irony of regatta co-sponsor North Sails giving this subjective honor to the owner of a com¬

peting loft wasn’t lost on the crowd — and, if anything, it was perceived as a class act. "I was pleasantly surprised," confessed Ullman. "It could have just as easily gone to the winner of the Schock 35 class." Northern California boats in attendance included Jim Archer’s J/44 Jobe, which fell to sixth in Class A after sailing into the Bermuda Triangle in the last race. Half a dozen Bay Area Melgi made the trek to Long Beach, including Seadon Wijsen’s Power Bar (2nd), Don Jesberg’s Casey Jones (3rd), John Oldham’s Sea Monster (fjth), and Terre Layton’s Nantucket Sleighride (6tK). MELGES 24—1) Team Ullman, 19 points; 2) Powerbar, 29.75; 3) Casey Jones, 34.75; 4) Zooid, 36.75; 5) Sea Monster, 37; 6) Nantucket Sleigh¬ ride, 39. [2f boats) / CATALINA 37 — 1) Team Schwing, 10 points; 2) Team Escapade, 21; 3) Orient Express, 24. (10 boats) J/35 — 1) Flambuoyant, 11.75 points; 2) Fast Lane, 14.5; 3) Juice, 15.75. (9 boats) SCHOCK 35—1) Ricochet, 20.75; 2) Outlier, 22.5; 3) Mischief, 24.75; 4) Whistler, 34; 5) Troublemaker, 36. (22 boats)

CLASS A — 1) Bravura, Farr 44,23.75 points; 2) It’s OKI, Andrews 43,26; 3) Tabasco (ex-Bullseye), CM 1200, 27; 4) Eclipse, N/M 43, 28; 5) Cadenza, N/M 45,28.75. (17 boats) CLASS E — 1) Defiance, Schock 41, 18.25 points; 2) Blade Runner, Express 37, 19; 3) Sorcerer, NY 36, 20; 4) White Knight, Farr 40, 25.5; 5) Lorenza, Baltic 38DP, 26. (18 boats) CLASS F (30-footers) — 1) Vendetta, Olson 30, 15.25; 2) Dances With Waves, Soverel 33,18.75; 3) Miss Ali, Adhara 30, 29.5; 4) Speedway, Santana 30/30, 31.5; 5) Intense, Olson 30,32. (24 boats) CLASS H — 1) Jezebelle, B-25,10.125 points; 2) Prophet, Laser 28, 22; 3) Sheezaledee, CF-27, 24.375; 4) Amorous, Capo 26, 26.75; 5) Scooter, Capo 26, 33. (22 boats) YACHT CLUB CHALLENGE ,— 1) Long Beach (Scooter, Team Schwing, Intense), 75 points; 2) California (Outlier; Fast Lane, Kookaburra), 76.5; 3) Balboa (Jezebelle, Team Ullman, Water Moccasin), 77.125. (22 teams) FAMILY RESULTS — 1) (tie) Defiance & Jezebelle; 3) Orient Express; 4) Speedway; 5) Team Bingo. (12 teams)

Plastic Classic "A lovely day was had by all," claimed John Super of Bay View Boat Club’s 12th annual Plastic Classic Race. Held in t-shirt weather on July 20, the low-key gathering of vintage fiberglass designs attracted 42 boats spread over nine divisions. After a 50-minute postponement, the fleet was sent off on a 10.75-mile light air, flat water tour of the South Bay. Twelve boats also participated in the concurrent Concours D’Elegance, which was judged by three wooden boat owners, all of whom are rumored to abhor 'glass' boate. Monsoon was voted 'prettiest boat', but no one we talked with could remember

SCORES WHITE — 1) Gonnagltcha, SC 27, Diola/Cowan; 2) Xurgorth 648, Olson 25, Prior; 3) By Design, Otson 25, Stuppin. (6 boats) BLUE — No finishers. (4 boats) GREEN — No finishers. (3 boats) GOLD (cruising) — 1) Pete’s Dragon, Capri 25, Marshall. (6 boats; all others DNF) OVERALL— 1) August Ice; 2) Gonnagitcha; 3) Meets. (33 boats) WHIDBEY ISLAND RACE WEEK (July 7-12): CLASS A — 1) Persuasion, Andrews 54, 5.25 points; 2) Marda Gras, SC 52,14. (3 boats) # CLASS 8 — 1) Time Bandit, J/120,14 points; 2) Pendragon III, Davidson 40,14.5; 3) Pearl, J/120, 21. (12 boats) CLASS C (J/35) — 1) Choices III, 16.25 points; 2) Diversion, 18.5; 3) Assegai, 19.75. (9 boats) CLASS D (multihulls) — 1) Hanoman, F-31,5.25 points; 2) (tie) Trans Former, F-24, and Raven, F-

27,17. (5 boats) CLASS E — 1) (tie) Impetuous, J/36, and Showtime, J/36, and Keladi, J/36,19.5 points. (11 boats) CLASS F — 1) Wild Thing, Hobie 33,16 points; 2) Warrior, Hobie 33,21.5; 3) Tabasco, Olson 30, 24.75. (16 boats) CLASS G — 1) Vitesse & Finesse, X-342,11.5 points; 2) Counter Balance, Frers 36, 12.25; 3) Raccoon Straights, Santana 35,26.25. (14 boats) CLASS H — 1) Mr. Jenkins, Melges 24, 5.25 points; 2) Bad Apple, SR-25,13.75; 3) Knockout, Santana 30/30, 39. (18 boats) CLASS I — 1) Zib Zib, J/24, 19.5 points; 2) Horizon, Hotfoot 27, 27.5; 3) Treachery, Martin 242.28.75. (20 boats) CLASS J — 1) Spar Trek, Islander 30,14 points; 2) Coho, Spencer 34,20.75; 3) Child's Play, J/30, 21.75. (15 boats) (8 races; 1 throwout)

LASER NORTH AMERICANS (RlchYC;July 11-14); LASER — 1) Orlando Gledhill, 5.25 points; 2) Steve Bourdow, 14; 3) Duncan Pearce, 23; 4) Martin Hartmanis, 27; 5) Steve Kelley, 43; 6) Andrew Hotdsworth, 50; 7) Rob Cullen, 54; 8) Peter Phelan, 56; 9) Andrew Casey, 62; 10) Matt McQueen, 63.75. (37 boats) LASER RADIAL -4 1) Patrick Whitmarsh, 2.25 points; 2) Kimbal Hall, 6; 3) Katie Prigmore, 9. (12 boats) SOUTH BAY YRA 04 (San Leandro YC; July 20): D1V. I — 1) Sundancer, Hunter 34, Bob Carter*; 2) Fermanagh, O’Day 34, Frank Johnson; 3) Coyote, Wylie 34 mod., Nick Kluzntck. (5 boats) DIV. li — 1) Jet Lag, Catalina 34, Roger Roe; 2) Far Better Thing, Ericson30+, Charles McArthur; 3) Dancer, Cal 9.2, Mike Dixon. (4 boats) DIV. Ill — 1) Hardtack, J/24, Charles Alien; 2) Tight Squeeze, C&C 29, Wayne Yacoots; 3) Bolder August, 1996 • l• Page 177

THE RACING what kind of boat it was. But that’s the Plastic Classic for you — a casual and funky deal, where making the scene is arguably more important than win¬ ning. Sketchy results of the race follow: PHRF (spinnaker) — 1) Lelo Too, Tartan 30. (7 boats) PHRF (non-spin.) — 1) Pathfinder, Ariel. (10 boats) IB-24 — 1) Constellation. (4 boats) CHALLENGER — 1) Gunga Din. (4 boats) INT. FOLKBOAT — 1) Summertime. (3 boats) TRITON — 1) Bolero. (5 boats) SANTANA 22 — 1) US. (4 boats) SOLING — 1) Derf. (4 boats) COLUMBIA 5.5 — 1) Drummer. (3 boats) OVERALL — 1) Lejo Too. Race Notes

K-Cup bound: Although the five maxi boats at the upcoming Kenwood Cup on August 5-16 will certainly command center stage in the 42-boat fleet (see box on next page), we’ll be keeping careful tabs on our three-boat Bay Area contingent. Four, if you count X-Dream, which will be under charter to a Japanese group. Here’s the line-up on each of our local boats: Blue Chip, Walt Logan’s Mumm 36, will be staffed by Wayne Behrens, Ray Delrich, Steve Fentress, Josh Josephson, Peter Scott, John Sweeney and Ben Wells. Dave and Jackie Liggett will sail their N/M 39 JackRabbit with Steve Baumhoff, Will Benedict, Bill Menninger, Sean Svendsen, Mark 'Bullethead' Mantel, Jeff Thorpe and Seadon Wijsen. Colin Case’s Schumacher 39 Recidivist, fresh off a class victory in the Pac Cup, has drafted John Andrews, Carlos Baddell, Roland Brun, Mark 'Radar' Felton,

Mac Gambrell, Charlie Merrill, Rick NJogle, Carl Schumacher and Paktun Shah. Lots of other Bay Area sailors will be sprinkled throughout the fleet, including Ronn Lowenthal (Morning Glory), Dee Smith (Jameson Whiskey) and Mark Rudiger and Jeff Madrigali (both on Sayonara). Sloooooow races: The Boreas Race on July 4 was a bit of a dud this year, as only nine boats entered the 90-mile downhill race to Moss Landing. The wind got quite light during the evening, allowing only the four bigger boats to finish under sail. . . which is three more finishers than last year’s equally wind-starved contest. Alan Laflin’s Wylie 33 Absolute Saidee was, this year’s winner. . . The TransTahoe Race, held on July 6,

likewise suffered from a wind drought. Only 14 of the 33 starters finished the abbreviated 18.8-mile driftathon. Attendance was down from last year’s 64-boat turnout, possibly because of lingering memories of the 40-45 knot winds that pasted the fleet. Results of both these races can be found in Box Scores. Blockheads: 120 boats sailed in the bien¬ nial Block Island Race Week in late June, with the Taylor 42 Picante taking the grand prize (a $6,000 Omega watch) for winning the most competitive division. Other winners included America’s Cup adversaries Russeil Coutts, who topped the small IMS-A fleet with the Farr-designed 1LC 46 X-Rated (exCapricorno), and Dennis Conner, who sailed his Formula I Stars & Stripes to victory in PHRF-A. . . Speaking of ILC 46s, the Ad¬ miral’s Cup race committee saw the hand¬ writing on the wall and recently opened up

BOX SCORES Holder, Holder 20, Andy Poggio. (6 boats) DIV. IV — 1) Leeward, Cat. 30, Jim Balestra; 2) Folie 'A' Deux, Islander 28, Frank Gibson. (3 boats) OYRA HALFTIME RESULTS: MORA I — 1) Baffett, Express 27, Baskett/Baffico, 6 points; 2) Friday, Express 27, John Liebenberg, 7; 3) WYSIWYG, Olson 30, Don Martin. 7; 4) Attitude, Express 27, Mike Henry, 7. (12 boats) MORA II — 1) Tutto Benne, Ranger 23-TM, Mike Warren, 6 points; 2) Roadhouse Blues, Hawkfarm, Bensten/Boschma, 6; 3) Latin Lass, Catalina 27, Bill Chapman, 7. (9 boats) PHRO1 — 1) Dolphin Dance, SC 50, Dave Sal¬ lows, 14.5 points; 2) Oaxaca, SC 50, Dick & Patti Cranor, 26; 3) Zamazaan, Farr 52, Chuck Weghorn, 30. (22 boats) PHRO 11 — 1) Dance Away, Santana 35, Doug Storkovich, 15.5 points; 2) Island Girl, Islander 36, Frank Burkhart, 26; 3) Grey Eagle, Valiant 40, Page 178 • UtU<JcZ2 • August, 1996

26.75. (14 boats) CRUZ — 1) Jasmine, Union 36, Bob Hungerford. (2 boats) (after 5 races; MORA results include 1 throwout) HIGH SIERRA #1 (Fresno YC; July 13-14): INTERNATIONAL CANOE — 1) Erich Chase; 2) Paul Miller. (6 boats) SJ 21 — 1) Ruth Barcus; 2) Jerry Hansen. (6 boats) HOBIE 20—1) Russeil Duncanson. (9 boats) LASER — 1) Edward Del Val; 2) Billy Pierce; 3) Doug Forster; 4) Jim Wallace. (18 boats) LASER 11 — 1) Carrick Pierce. (3 boats) 505 — 1) Howie Hamlin; 2) Dan Thompson. (10 boats) LIDO 'A' — 1) Stuart Robertson; 2) John Papadopoulos; 3) Ken Campbell; 4) Greg Adams. (14 boats) LIDO 'B' — 1) Paul Williams; 2) Roger Patterson;

3) Al Perez. (10 boat's) JOHNSON 18— 1) David Collins. (6 boats) DAY SAILER ’A’ — 1) John Field; 2) Charles Wilson; 3) Len Fiock. (18 boats) DAY SAILER 'B' — 1) Ken Reitz; 2) Dan Alexander. (8 boats) CORONADO 15 'A' —1) Benny Schwegler; 2) Dan Gilboa. (9 boats) (3 races) HIGH SIERRA #2 (Fresno YC; July 20-21): LASER — 1) Annsley Mosher; 2) Brad Wilcox. (8 boats) VICTORY 21 — 1) Scott Holmes; 2) Tom Leon¬ ard. (6 boats) WABBIT — 1) Mark Harpainter. (5 boats) PHRF 'A' —Ik David Clawson, J/24; 2) George Wheeler, Moore 24; 3) Ralph Wessel, J/24; 4) Pat Bradley, Santana 525; 5) Nat Gildersleeve, Olson 25. (16 boats)

SHEET next summer’s big boat class to IMS boats with GP numbers between 550-510 (basical¬ ly 44 to 50 feet). The lack of interest in ILC 46s was painfully evident at last May’s Worlds, when only two boats showed up. Regatta round-up: Fred Delaney and his San Diego YC team won PCYA’s Jesse Carr Regatta early last month, defeating three other teams in a moderately breezy 5race Express 27 series for older skippers and crews. Don McLean (Royal Vancouver YC) was second, followed by Dick Horn (Rich¬ mond YC). . . The El Toro Region 7 Championships on Ballena Bay attracted just 18 boats on July 13-14. Jim Warfield was the top senior, followed by Gordy Nash and Will Paxton. Rufus Sjoberg took the intermediates, while Tim Armstrong grabbed the junior honors. Encinal YC won its own Centennial Cup on July 13-14, beating three other teams in a three-race Santana 35 shootout. Les Raos, sailing his Breakout, was the winning skipper. His crew was Paul Akagi, Mike and Mona Buchanan, Connie Pelletier, Mike Taylor, Mike Rettie, Sue Routh and Tony Shaffer. San Francisco YC was the runner-up, followed by Corinthian YC and San Diego YC. . . Mike Zaijeck of El Sobrante won the 18th annual San Fran¬ cisco Classic, a windy 21.7-mile board¬ sailing marathon which ends up in Berkeley. Zaijeck also won the shorter upwind return race, the Ultra Nectar Challenge, j , Sale boats: Woodside’s David Thomp¬ son, who campaigned the Farr 1020 Kotuku and was also part of the original Sayonara crew, has jumped back into the game. He recently purchased a Mumm 30 from New Zealand, and will apparently debut the boat at the Big Boat Series. . . . Bob Smith has

The WylieCat 17 will debut this fall. Ron Moore is building the $12,000 boat, which “combines the best features of sailing and windsurfing."

designed a SC 72 turbo sled for a 'mystery owner' — perhaps an East Coaster whose SC 70 was rudely totalled by an older Whitbread boat at Antigua Race Week? r>. 50’s revival? Tom Sanborn of Oakland recently took delivery of his new shoal-draft SC 52 City Lights, which he’ll be keeping in Ensenada for the time being. The twelfth SC 52, aryjther shoal draft model (7 feet) to be named Elan, is well underway. That boat will be featured in the Annapolis Sailboat Show (Oct. 15-18) before going to its new home in Essex, Connecticut. . . Stacey Parsons of Santa Cruz Yachts, (408) 4759627, is reorganizing the California Fifties fleet, which never really got off the ground two years ago due to rating inequities

BOX SCORES PHRF 'B' — 1) Lewis Wagoner, Coronado 25; 2) Phil Walker, Venture 21; 3) Nick Rau, Santana 20; 4) Ren Pittman, MacGregor 25. (13 boats) THISTLE — 1) Dave Keran; 2) Dean Iwahasi; 3) Ron Smith. (15 boats) (3 races)

2) Air. Duffy/Gregory, 12.5; 3) Grinder. Jeff Littfin, 14; 4) Casual Contact, Oliver/Wilmot, 20; 5) Goat Rodeo, Brent Vaughan, 23.5. (10 boats) (4 races; 0 throwouts)

boats) OLSON 30—1) Zephyros, Cal Maritime/Tyler Jones, 5.5 points; 2) Hoot, Andy MacFie, 7.75f 3) Jack's Back, Jack Easterday, 11.75. (6 boats) CATALINA 30—1) Trey Shay, John Jacobs, 3

SPRING ONE DESIGN FINAL RESULTS (SCYC): SC 27 — 1) Hanalei Express. Sturgeon/ Schuy¬ ler, 16.5 points; 2) Good Timin’, Gary Evans, 17.5; 3) Caio, Andy Carson, 21.75; 4) Dynaflow, Mark Dini, 22.75; 5) Jersey Girl, Greg Miller, 26.75. (14 boats) MOORE 24 — 1) Great Pumpkin, Jim Maloney, 11; 2) Fatuity, Dave Hodges, 20.25; 3) Adios, Scott Walecka, 23.75; 4) Rapid Transit, Shana Rosenfeld, 36; 5) Mooregasm, Dave Josselyn, 41. (11

points. (2 boats) EXPRESS 27 — 1) Summer Palace, Bart Harris, 7.5 points; 2) Chimera, Brett Allen, 10; 3) Mirage, Terry Cobb, 10.5. (6 boats) j/24— 1) Cool Breeze, Phil Perkins, 5.5 points;

boats) SANTANA 22 — 1) High & Dry, Len Fiock, 12.25 points; 2) Insanity Cruz, Mark Langer, 15.5; 3) Tara, Jim Samuels, 22.5. (6 boats) (8 races; 1 throwout)

GOLDEN GATE PERPETUAL <GGYC July 20-21): 11 :METRE — 1) Blue Dog, Ed Sprout, 8.5 points; 2) Team SportsChannel, John Sweeney, 8.75. (4

between existing boats (e.g. SC 50s) and the newer purpose-built IMS boats. "Bill Lee, Alan Andrews and Carl Schumacher have volunteered to be the new rating committee," she explained. "We plan to do the Big Boat Series together, and then maybe South¬ western YC’s fall Cabo Race." Short notes: Disneyland Paris recently signed on as the first sponsor of The Race, Bruno Peyron’s no-holds-barred round the world race on December 31, 2000. Lakota owner Steve Fossett has a jumbo multihull in the advanced design stages, and the new boat could be a contender for line honors in The Race. Meanwhile, Peter Hogg’s TTFN Syndicate is still searching for a sponsor for this sure-to-be epic race. . . COMSTAT Mobile Communications is the first major sponsor for the Around Alone ’98-’99 Race, formerly known as the BOC. A title sponsor for the 27,000-mile solo race is expected to be announced soon. . . After dominating the last two all-IMS Rolex Commodore’s Cups in Cowes, England, the U.S. failed to field a three-boat team last month to defend their title. Is IMS dying in this country? (Was it ever really born?)... In late June, Jeff Madrigali and his SOC ’96 team won the Soling NAs in Marblehead over a 29-boat international field. Seems like Madro is peaking at the right time. . . Faster horses: Mike Slade’s much-modi¬ fied Farr 84 Longobarda just smashed the monohull course record in the 60th annual race around England’s Isle of Wight. Longo finished the 50.2-mile race in 5 hours, 12 minutes — dropping the record by 23 min¬ utes! A remarkable 1,368 boats sailed in the blustery event. . . George Coumantaros’s new Frers ILC maxi Boomerang also de¬ molished a course record last month, taking nearly five hours off Nirvana’s 1982 record in the 40th biennial Newport-Bermuda Race. That’s the good news. The bad news is that Boomer dismasted coming home from Ber¬ muda, and then their back-up mast was also broken when the delivery truck clipped a tree. They’ll be racing the Kenwood Cup with a sleeved mast. Boomerang’s time in the 635-mile starboard tack power-reach (two jibes, no tacks) to Bermuda Was 2 days, 9 hours and 31 minutes — good enough to win the St. DaVid’s Lighthouse Trophy (corrected time honors for racer/cruisers) as well. Coumantaros, now 72 years old, has skippered boats to Bermuda in even years every time since 1956, but has never won before! "This was a great race," claimed Mark Rudiger, who navigated Alexia (ex-Windquest). "There were almost 150 boats, it was a real challenge navigafionally, and you end up in a beautiful and civilized place!" Grand prix notes: Bertrand Pac4 of August. 1996 • UtZUJt32 • Page 179

THE RACING SHEET 1996 Kenwood Cup Entries France won the Swedish Match Cup in Marstrand on July 2-7, ending Russell Coutts match race winning streak 3-1 in the finals. Pac6 collected $37,00(X of the $125,000 purse for his performance. Peter Gilmour (AUS) ended up third, followed by Jesper Bank (DEN)... Pasquale Landolfi’s Farr 1LC 40 Brava Q8 easily defended its title in the ILC 40 Worlds in Piraeus, Greece, over a 9-boat field. Surprisingly, the fleet included only one new boat (the Polish MK Cafe). Another Farr design, Esmerelda, was second with Ken Read and John Kostecki aboard. Cal pals: The 'bad guys' prevailed again in the 25th annual Kaneohe vs. Sart Francisco Cal 20 Team Racing Regatta on July 46. Held in the well-behaved waters of Rich¬ ardson Bay, the 4-on-4 series was apparently close down to the 11th and final race. But in the end, the Hawaiian skippers (John Myrdal, Jr. and Sr., Steve Thomas, Jeff Brown) outfoxed our local aces (David Green, Jerry Leth, Bren Meyer, John Nooteboom). "It’s a really friendly rivalry," claimed Leth. Random disconnected notes: Amanda Russell of UK Sails Alameda is about to be freezing her butt off on ex-Heineken in the Southern Ocean as part of a tryout for the Adrienne Cahalan/Elle McPherson women’s Whitbread racing team. Russell and San Diego’s Marci Porter are part of the crew that just left Cape Town bound for Fremantle. 'The Roaring 40s in the middle of winter," mused Amanda. "What was I thinking?". . . Maurie Lundberg and his Skol won the Ericson 27 Regional Championship on July

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20-21. Six boats sailed in the three-race, non-spinnaker series... The same weekend, Chris Perkins predictably sailed Sugar to victory in StFYC’s sixth annual Knarr Match Racing Series, beating Knud Wibroe (Snaps II) in the finals. Perkins’ Page 180 •

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J. Farmer/D. Barnes Helmut Jahn/Ed Adams Bob Steel Elllan Peroh D. Wilso & S. Carile/G. Warrington Shlzue Kanbe Shlgeru Inotani Stephen Ellis Lou Abrahams Evan Kerr-Taylor Yoshlmasa Arakl

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CHANGES

With reports from Baja, Colombia, Fiji, Queensland, Australia and Mexico, where'cruisers lent a helping hand building houses for the locals. Also this month, a report on cruising from Florida to Trinidad; we look at new Mexican licensing regulations as well as other miscellany in Cruise Notes.

Quark — Farallon 29 Dave Sheldon On The Beach In Baja (Northern California) Just a short note about Quark’s grounding on June 15th. I was caught in the surf at night a mile north of the Cunano Light, which is south of Punta Tosca. My Mayday on VHF was picked up by the Mexican Navy and also the Coast Guard in San Diego. Quark and I have survived. There was no damage to the boat except for a broken tiller. Later, when removing the mast in preparation for an overland trip back to La Paz, there was some minor damage done. My savior in this misadventure? Abel Bercovich and his salvage team from the Bercovich Boatyard in La Paz. It was his expertise that saved Quark. I’m presently preparing Quark for another attempt at the slog to San Diego. If all goes well, I should arrive by early August. From there I’ll head up to Marina del Rey, where

'Shit happens' to even experienced sailors — as the grounding of Dave Sheldon's ’Quark‘ proved.

I’ll be my brother Stan’s guest at the Santa Monica YC. I’m looking forward to visiting Latitude in Page 182 • UiUid*. 32 • August, 1996

September, at which time I’ll give a full report on the incident — and my sea and land circumnavigation of the lower Baja peninsula. — dave 7/12/96 Dave — The inshore set can be nasty along that part of Baja, particularly as you get close to Tosca. We remember when Ted Dietrich’s professional crew aboard the C&C 61 Triumph anchored just east of Tosca one night and awoke to find themselves high and dry. They were able to kedge off when the tide came back in. " , In any event, we’re delighted to learn that both you and your boat are in fine condition. And we’re awaiting the details: were you anchored, sailing, or motoring? Were you singlehanding? How much, if anything, were you charged by the Mexican Navy? How did Bercovich go about pulling the boat off the beach and onto a truck? Yes, inquiring minds want to know. Alden — Garden 41 Ketch Peggy & David Forsyth Isia Providencia, Colombia (Sausalito) How many times did we read Changes and dream of the day that we’d be the authors of such articles? We could have written earlier, but we decided to wait until we arrived somewhere that we hadn’t read about, but was nonetheless really 'cool' and seemed far from home. We followed the wagon train south with the Baja Ha-Ha, and highly recommend that as a way to begin a cruise. The best part of the Ha-Ha is the fact that it requires you to leave on a certain date. So whether your projects are done or not, whether you think you are ready or not, you’re out of excuses and gotta go. Being in the Ha-Ha means you start your cruising experience by getting to know the folks aboard 50 or 60 other boats, some of whom you’ll periodically bump into from then on. The Mexico cruising experience has often been described as "wonderful" in the pages of Latitude, and that’s pretty much how we found it. Once you leave Mexico, however, your Cabo to Z-town time very quickly becomes the 'good oF days'. And if you don’t

don’t have a good time in Mexico, or if you find yourself sick of red tape, port officials, and your own inept Spanish, you should turn around and go home — because Mexico is made for cruisers. It just gets tougher after that. Conformity not being our long suit, we decided to forego the dubious pleasures of the Gulf of Tehuantepec and the 'Forgotten Middle'. So we left Z-town in late February on a little 1,200-mile offshore trek to Costa Rica’s Cocos Island — which is actually southwest of the Panama Caned. A safety margin required that we sail at least 300 miles off the Gulf of Tehuantepec, that area being notorious for nasty blows. But thank God for nonconformity! We had two weeks of mild to moderate weather at sea, while our new-found friends got bludgeoned by Tehuantepeckers and Papagayos — which have been strong and frequent this year — as they hopped from port to port working their way south. We were delighted to find that although

IN LATITUDES

Spread; 'Alden' at Chatham Bay, Cocos Island. Insets left: the Panama Canal and 'molas'. Inset right; Peggy and David Forsyth of Sausalito.

you can’t really know how your boat, your spouse, and your own skills will stand up to the challenge of offshore sailing until you try it, all three proved to be first rate for us. By the way, we highly recommend this offshore route south if you have any interest in the untouched beauty of Cocos Island, which happens to be the largest uninhabited island in the world. The only problem we found with Cocos was that most every place afterward paled by comparison. The first question most cruisers ask us about Cocos is how much it costs to be there. Cruiser gossip in Z-town had put the price at anywhere from $15 to $400/day. As with most cruiser gossip, the truth was somewhere in between. It costs $15/person per day, plus $15/day to anchor. So for the two of us and our boat, it was a total of $45/day. Yes, it’s expensive, but we thought it was worth every penny.

The Costa Rican government requires a permit to enjoy their national parks, and you can get a permit for Cocos at the island. However, there are only a couple of mooring buoys in Chatham Bay, and if you don’t obtain a permit prior to arrival, you may be required to anchor in the outer part of the bay — where the water is deep. Anchoring in the inner part of the bay is prohibited to prevent damage to the coral. The buoy we tied to was in 40 feet of crystal clear water, and there was abundant sea life directly beneath us. Perhaps one of the reasons is because fishing isn’t allowed. Looking overboard, we could see that two nurse sharks spent most of their time on the bottom not far from our boat. When we went diving, we found they were both about 6 or 7 feet long. They seemed quite docile, but then we didn’t tempt fate by bothering them. The park rangers, who rotate from mainland Costa Rica, are helpful and maintain a few trails in the otherwise dense foliage. Fresh waterfalls are abundant, and many fall directly into the ocean at Chatham Bay. The birds are definitely not afraid of

either man or beast, and often landed near us or our dog. Peggy found the snorkeling wonderful in the clear 80° water, while David carved Alden’s name into a rock — which is part of a long tradition on the island. Jacques Cousteau’s Calypso had her name carved in '87 and Flying Cloud back in '32. From Cocos we headed back to mainland Costa Rica. The shortest route took us to Golfito, which we had mixed feelings about. On the one hand, we were happy to reprovision and have a cheeseburger. On the other hand, the politics in the town, the inefficient clearing procedures, and the frequent thefts from anchored vessels — even with cruisers aboard — were disappointing. Two bright spots in Golfito are Eagle’s Roost Marina and South Shore Services. The marina was expensive, but at least had good enough security to permit us to leave our boat long enough to enjoy a dinner ashore without wondering what was going to be taken. Two former cruisers operate South Shore Services, providing telephone, fax, and laundry service. We recommend heeding the advice of other recent cruisers, who have advocated not spending too much time in Costa Rica if it means shortchanging Panama. The Pacific coast and islands of western Panama warrant moye than just a cursory visit. And there’s more. In contrast to the tremendous natural beauty of northern Panama, the excitement of experiencing one of the world’s finest engineering feats, the Panama Canal, cannot be underestimated. The cruiser consensus is that it’s best to first transit the Canal aboard another boat as a line-handler, and then have others reciprocate as line-handlers when you take your boat through. It’s good advice, as a .Canal transit is great fun and beats the heck The Forsyths'Garden 41 ketch anchored at Bahia Honda in northern Panama. The couple believe Panama is underrated as a cruising ground.

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out of hiring line-handlers and equipment. We had a pleasant surprise while helping bring a friend’s boat through the Canal, as we crossed paths in Lake Gatun with friends Ethan Hirschfeld and Kirstin Kremer aboard the Sausalito-based C&C 61 Barbara’s Song! It’s funny how little things excite you. The canal certificate with our permanent transit number and the realization that we were now in a different ocean set the tone for the beginning of our cruising in the Caribbean. On to Portobello! Junior high school history left the name of that port implanted in our minds along with talk of galleons and streets lined with precious metals and jewels. If you like history and you get all the way to Panama, you’ll cheat yourself if you don’t visit Portobello. It’s not crumbling forts and rusty cannons, but the basis for the history of the New World. When you go, be sure to stop and talk with Pat and Dick McGhee, who have extensively explored the area and researched the history. Allow enough time for a long discussion which brings alive the local history. We spent a week there, but it wasn’t enough. We also only spent a short time in Panama’s San Bias Islands, but enjoyed the ambiance, the abundance of fish and lobster offered by the local Indians, and, of course, the molas. David became bored with molas in Colon, and was only persuaded to go ashore by Peggy, who insisted on seeing the islands and the Kuna culture firsthand. David remains unsure whether the experience was worthwhile — especially after We scratched our keel on some coral coming into Chichime on a cloudy morning after battling five squalls with up to 30 knots of wind. However, knowing his wife’s feelings, he usually refrains from expressing his true sentiments. This brings us up to the present. Everyone told us that sailing in the Caribbean was idyllic, with big winds and small seas. We wish we could remember who told us that, as we're still looking for our first good sailing day. We’ve had three days of 25-knot winds with 12-foot seas. Even with everything reefed, we had a wave that actually broke inside our elevated center cockpit, making us wonder if we were in the right place. Sliding into the harbor in Henry Morgan’s old home town on Old Providence Island made it all better. If you wonder what the Caribbean Islands were like decades ago before the cruise ships, high rise hotels, and sport fishing fleets, try lsla Providencia. Way back when, Morgan ran out the few Spaniards who lived Page 184 • Utitwkl? • August, 1996

here, set up his provisioning and home base here, and called together the meetings of the 'brotherhood' on the island. His efforts were so successful up and down the Spanish Main that the monarchs of Spain had to raise a fleet to run the buccaneers out of the place. The English pirate heritage persists in that English and Spanish are both freely spoken here. They seem a particularly attractive group of people, friendly and easy going. There are no large hotels on lsla Providencia, no McDonalds, and very few cars. Most people live around the main town of Port Isabel. Motorbikes are the transportation of choice, seemingly piloted by anyone from 8 to 80, with no license required. A road winds around the island for 17 kilometers, and there are a few small houses, cabanas and restaurants scattered along the way. On our arrival here there was only one other sailboat in the harbor; Renee, being singlehanded by an Italian from Rome. Next to arrive was Windekind, a Sundeer 56, under a Belgian flag. A few days later another American boat, Windress, also from the Bay Area, arrived, and for a week we

Spread; Kunas catch and ship 1,000 pounds of live lobster a day from the San Bias Islands. Inset; You can pick your weather in Fiji._

enjoyed international boating camaraderie as we explored the island and got to know the people and the area. From here we head to Florida with time for only a couple of stops before hurricane , season starts. When weather allows we intend to head up the East Coast and then toward the Mediterranean or down the Eastern Caribbean for one more circuit before we take on a TransAtlantic crossing. The things we miss most about San Francisco are Kokomo, Ragtime, Apollo, Northern Dancer — and all of our friends in Pelican Harbor. — david & peggi; 5/96 Readers — West Coast cruisers, especially those accustomed to the mostly light airs of the Pacific, are often surprised by the strong winds and big seas of the southwestern Caribbean. Except for November and June, and brief periods in between, it blows and blows hard down near Panama. The seas are nasty, too, as they’re all bunched up in that corner of the Caribbean.

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Soullitaire of Wight — N/A Suzy O'Keefe Still Looking For It (Southern California) 1 still haven’t found what I’m looking for — but I’ve sure found a way to do a lot more looking. Earlier this year, I completed my first passage to the South Pacific aboard the Alberg 34 Alice Colleen. The 21-day, twohour crossing from Puerto Vallarta to the Marquesas was fine, with celebrations and sacrifices at the equator, a week’s worth of comet Haiu Kutaki, and all downwind sailing at its best. With three aboard, however, I found the boat a bit small. Since the Marquesas, I’ve changed boats a few times. But I did 800 miles aboard a 38ft trimaran. We also had fine sailing with that boat, and it was a good experience for me. Neither of these boats had roller furling, so now I know how the other half lives —» and it’s not as well as they could live! After six years in Mexico, Spanish still comes out every time I open my mouth. I guess I’ll get used to French sooner or later. One thing I’ll never get used to is $2 beer — and that’s the least it costs!

After sailing on to Bora Bora, I joined the Tradewinds Around-the-World Rally. That was just six weeks ago, and I’m already at Malololailai Island, Fiji, enjoying myself at the Musket Cove YC. The Tradewinds Rally is sponsored by Britain’s Royal Air Force YC, and takes 20 months to complete the circumnavigation. In the next year the fleet will be stopping at Cairns, Darwin, Indonesia, Bali, Malaysia, Phuket, Sri Lanka, Djibouti, Port Sudan, Eilat, Port Said, Crete, Greece, Malta, and Gibraltar. The schedule allows for only short stops at each place, with a bit of what’s called 'free cruising' in between. The vessels are mostly large, expensive, and new. Most boats were purchased, outfitted and launched not much more than a year ago when the rally began at Gib. Many of the skippers seem as 'new' as their boats, but I can safely report that most are learning via this accelerated course. Sixty-one boats signed up for the rally, 42 of them actually started, and 36, of them are still going at it. Most boats have four people aboard, while a few have six. All but a very few exceptions have paying crew who chip in anywhere from $10 to $50 U.S. per day for the privilege! The paying crew business was intended to keep out the riff-raff and make the paying guests feel as though they were part of the rally. But, in fact, it’s horrible, as it seems to have frustrated loyalty and camaraderie among the crew. It has also created a separation between owners and crew at social events. After being used to the 'everyone’s equal' feeling there is cruising Mexico, the business of some folks having to pay has seemed very odd. I’m being treated very well by both the owners and paying crew, however. I think it’s not only because I’m the lone American in the event, but also because I’m more nearly the age of the typical owner. In addition, because I do some of the work on their SSB radio net, most folks knew me before they actually met me. For anyone who cares, the Tradewinds Rally is on 4 Alpha at 1000 and 1800 local time depending on where we are. I’ll also be back on the Ham airways whenever we are travelling and where the countries we visit don’t require reciprocals. Having said all that, here are my short reviews of the places I’ve been: Marquesas — Rainy, lots of no-no’s, very expensive, French.

Tuamotus — Some rain, lots of beauty, wonderful diving, but also expensive. Try the huge sea urchins — they’re delicious! Societies — Wonderful tropical vegetation and smells, better weather — but expensive. Cooks — The most friendly people anywhere — English-speaking, too. The diving is fantastic and the prices are reasonable. Aitutaki is especially recommended. Niue — Isolated with friendly, Englishspeaking people. There’s lots of land to explore, but only moorings for 12 boats — and the anchoring is horrible. Inexpensive. Tonga — Many, many anchorages to choose from, as well as great diving. Think kaua by the barrel and Tongan feasts. Inexpensive. Fiji — Big cities and small islands. At Suva and Nadi you’ll find night clubs and discos. The Melanesians are friendly while the Indians aren’t. Very inexpensive, with wonderful choices of food and beer. Fiji is big enough so you can choose the kind of weather you want to have. I’ll stay with the Rally as long as it’s fun or until I find something better. — suzy 6/1/96 Suzy — If, in Mexico, boatowners pay for everything and crewmembers for nothing, what’s "equal" about it? Lots of folks feel that 'clipping in' shouldn’t be restricted to golf courses. Of course, everything changes if the crew has far more skill than the owner. Mighty Merry Too — 27-Ft Sloop Mary McCollum Back At The Helm (Portland) Is there romance after singlehanding? After my 'adventure' off the coast of New Zealand almost two years ago, both my Pacific Seacraft 27 and I are back together again — although there is a new factor in my life. I met another singlehander, became very After smashing two vertebrae and getting rescued, Mary McCollum has recovered to sail orjce again.

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fond of him, and we spent quite a bit of time buddyboating in New Zealand. Right now, we’re sailing the same boat along the Queensland coast of Australia conducting a grand experiment: to see if two singlehanders can enjoy being together aboard one boat. While we’ve been enjoying long stretches together between Brisbane and Bundaberg, we both still believe that we’d prefer being responsible for only ourselves on long passages. In addition, we don’t want to part with the special satisfactions that come with singlehanding. Having absorbed my first stack of Latitudes in quite some time, 1 find myself compelled to comment on several things. First, I have enjoyed Jim and Sue Corenman’s features on the South Pacific and South Pacific weather — and tend to agree with almost everything they’ve written. However, I noted that Jim Corenman earlier reported that my "confidence had been shaken" by my accident off the coast of New Zealand. Well, isn’t that to be expected when you get two vertebrae smashed? I’m also aware that there are some sailors who believe that my rescue and that of my Mighty Mary finds that you can get mighty messy changing the oil in your diesel.

boat Mighty Merry Too were partially responsible for the Kiwi’s enacting thV controversial Section 21 regulations that require cruising boats to be inspected before they leave New Zealand. Corenman elsewhere reported that this wasn’t true — and he’s right. In reality, my rescue was an example of the necessity of having the right equipment. Had I not had the proper equipment, they wouldn’t have been able to rescue me. * You might remember that the paramedic was dropped on the first day to help with my injuries. This is when the winch wire broke, which necessitated the helicopter coming back the second day, and Craig Trockler and Steve Ashley having to jump into the water and swim over to my boat to take care of her. At the time they arrived, I knew I was seriously injured and assumed that my boat would have to be abandoned. You can imagine, therefore, my joy when the two decided to stay with my boat and save her. My heart went out to these gallant men, who had to spend the next 40 hours in wet clothes, one of them always out in the cockpit! All that kept them from hypothermia was an old heavy-duty Peter Sutter sail. If you read this, Peter, this was the sail I was trying to sew Kiwi Slides onto so I could use it in place of the torn jib I’d had on the furler. But you put those hanks on so they would never come off! It took me two hours to saw the first one off. When I finally developed a quicker technique, it still took me an hour each. By the way, in art. indirect manner the Kiwi government did charge me for the rescue. One thing I learned from the incident was to keep pain medication accessible. I had such medication aboard — in fact, it was stored right under where I lay in agony. But I was in too much pain to even think about trying to get it out. I should have left it in the medical kit that I keep handy in the galley. But I’d been out sailing for eight years without needing the medication, so I thought having it stowed away wasn’t a problem. It was. Incidentally, the paramedic kept offering me morphine for my pain. I wanted it, but he was too violently seasick to be able to administer it. Latitude said it was rumored that I was living in a house in Whangarei. Injured on September 23, by December 61 was actually back living aboard Mighty Merry in the Bay of Islands — although my boat was hardly back in Bristol condition. As many of you know, my problems

occurred when I attempted an early season passage from Fiji to New Zealand in order to beat an insurance cancellation caused by the Seven Seas / A.W. Lawrence / United Community insurance fiasco. Because I beat the cancellation deadline, charges for the rescue were made. Had I not made the deadline and no longer had insurance, charges would not have been made. Have we all learned another lesson about insurance? On a lighter note, the article that actually prompted me to write was the story about Uncle Earl. One of my favorite tales through the years has been about the three singlehanders at dinner in Cabo. While a big group of regular cruisers had planned to go out that night, when two small boats came in — both with male singlehanders — I was sent over to invite them to join us. Naturally the three of us ended up together at the table discussing what kind of answers we gave to repetitious questions all singlehanders are asked. It was clear we were all pretty far apart chronologically, but I was startled when the young Frenchman asked my age — which at the time was a few weeks shy of 60.

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for the rescue only because you had insurance? Specifically, what "proper equipment" did you have that allowed you to be rescued? What "lesson" was learned about insurance? The whole subject of cruising insurance is a baffler for most people, and we’d be delighted to get a little clearer version of your thoughts. Is ’Mighty Merry' a Pacific Seacraft 25 or 27?

Spread; the lovely bay at Chacala. Insets; Helping Habitat for Humanity and the locals build a home. More help is needed in November.

Jean Michelle then pointed out that we were each almost exactly 30 years apart: he 30, me 60, and Earl a few weeks shy of 90. What a kick! Anyway, I was overjoyed to learn that Earl is still out wandering the ocean. It gives one hope, doesn’t it? The accompanying photo shows that being healthy again doesn’t improve my ability to change the engine oil without making a mess. But it does remind me that you have to have a sense of humor to survive out here — and always be ready to go back to old-fashioned ways. The depthsounder just stopped working, for example, but I know where the lead line is. I’ll be back in New Zealand by mid-. August and will be looking forward to another summer of cruising there. I’m not tired of cruising yet, although it’s good to be in the continuous sunshine of Australia. P.S. I’ve had the pleasure of friends finding me while passing through New Zealand because they kept track of me through Latitude, so I hope this also

manages to reach many of the people I’d like to say 'hello' to. You know who you all are. — mary 6/6/96 Mary — We’re delighted to hear you’re doing well, are back sailing, and have a romantic interest percolating. But in some ways your letter has raised more questions than it's answered. We never, for example, got what we consider to be a clear account of your 'adventure'. As best we've been able to piece together from secondhand sources, 1) You were pretty much incapacitated by an accident at the maximum helicopter range from New Zealand; 2) A paramedic was lowered to attend to you, but was unable to because he became severely seasick; 3) That the helicopter returned the second day with two guys who dove in the water, swam to your boat, and eventually sailed her to New Zealand; and 4) At some point you and the paramedic were taken off the boat. Could you tell us if that’s correct and flesh in the basic details? Other questions: How did you indirectly pay the New Zealand government for your rescue? And is it correct that you were charged something

Latest Caper — Capo 33 Gary & Genie DiDonato Giving A Hand In Paradise (San Diego / Grand Junction, CO) On a beautiful clear morning last January, we left Mazatlan for Chacala, a quaint and isolated village about 150 miles to the south and about 50 miles north of Puerto Vallarta. We’d heard that quiet Chacala dicjn’t have either hotels or condos. Our trip was perfect, as the combination of current from behind and light northwest winds filling our spinnaker moved us along at about six knots. For the last five miles of our trip to Ensenada de Chacala, we were entertained by the thrilling sight of whales frolicking around us. And when we rounded the point just before sunset, we saw several other cruising boats anchored in the most beautiful harbor we’d seen since leaving Baja. We were enchanted by the beauty of the surroundings: waving palm trees, startling splashes of colorful bougainvillea, and a beautiful sandy beach with numerous palapas backed by lush green mountains. This must be paradise,' we thought to ourselves. The next morning we buzzed around the anchorage in our inflatable dinghy to meet the other cruisers. They told us there was a small 'eco resort' called Mar de Jade (Sea of Making great friends — young and old — was one of the biggest rewards of helping the locals at Chacala.

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Jade) on the south end of the beach, so we checked it out. An 'eco-resort' can best be described as a destination for tourists who truly want immersion with the local inhabitants, and/or who want to spend quiet time hiking, meditating, writing or studying. The meals are shared 'family style', which gives everyone the opportunity to meet and socialize with everyone else. Upon arrival, we were warmly greeted by the resort’s owners: Laura DeValle, M.D., and her brother, Jose Enrique, a Civil Engineer. They use the income from the resort to help finance a variety of educational seminars and a medical clinic for the local community. Laura and Enrique then enthusiastically described a major project planned for the village of Chacala: a proposal for Habitat for Humanity to fund the construction of 27 homes. After years of planning, we learned that the first home was to begin construction late the next month. After three hours of chatting and laughing with these two generous and dedicated Mexicans, several of us cruisers decided we’d come back at the end of February to help build the houses. The following morning, Genie got on the Sonrisa and Chubasco nets and announced that volunteers were needed to help the families build their new homes. Crews from two boats, Rose and Spirit, immediately responded to say they’d be participating. Genie and 1 continued to promote the project as we sailed as far south as Manzanillo. We had lots of positivegresponse, although lots of cruisers simply weren’t going to be in the area at the right time. The project began on February 18, with the help of the crews from the three original volunteering boats: Rose, with Larry and Darlene; Spirit, with Linda and Dave; and Gary and Ginnie DiDonato are hoping you'll show up later this year to help build more homes — and friendships — in Chacala.

the two of us from Latest Caper. As the days^ progressed, the anchorage began to fill with other cruisers enthusiastic to help. Before it was over, we had 24 healthy bodies from 11 boats willing to sweat in the warm Mexican sunshine. These folks were A1 and Debbie of Different Worlds; Roger and Jaina of Tweed-, Bob, Anne, Rusty and Jeff from Northern Sky; Darrell and Marlene from Rumplesteelskin; Del and Joanne from Limbo; Steve and Jane from KoKoMo; Dennis and Kay from Sula; and Bob and Gloria from Sea Otter. In addition to the locals and the cruisers, there were several people from Chicago and St. Paul, who not only contributed hard cash to finance the first house, but also worked like professionals to complete the project. Although it may not always seem like it, the world is full of people who know that giving is more rewarding than receiving. v The Mexican families were at first overwhelmed by us American and Canadian volunteers, who are comparatively noisy and boisterous. But once they realized how dedicated we were to the success of the project, they overcame their natural shyness. You should have seen the smiles in that community then! The locals waved and greeted us warmly no matter where we walked, welcoming us as a part of their community. There were definite problems at the job site caused by a language problem, but we gradually overcame it through a combination of speaking slowly and loudly, pantomime, and good humor. As the house progressed, we learnedf more Spanish and they learned even more English. The Mexican kids loved being involved, and were amazing workers. As I slowly laid bricks, my best helper was Juana Palmira, who was extremely attentive to my every need and handed me the bricks at just the right moment. The five-year-old always wore the same freshly washed and pressed pink dress to work each day. One afternoon the Mexican families invited all the workers to a local palapa for a fish feast. The men caught the fish and afterwards the women prepared and cooked it. We were stuffed. We ate and laughed for about three hours — and were then served dessert. These people have very little, but they are incredibly generous. The day before most of the cruisers left, we invited all of our new Mexican friends to our boats for a tour. Even though all the men were fishermen, most of the women had never been aboard any boat before — and severed actually got seasick. They were

fascinated by all the gear while the children scampered from bow to stern, enjoying every moment. Saying adios was the hardest part of the entire project, as we’d built friendships as well as a house. This worthwhile project will continue on November 24, 1996, and again at the end of February '97. We plan to be there to help out once again and to renew our friendships. We’ll keep this project on the Ham nets as we’re hoping to attract 25 boats for November. We highly recommend that cruisers come to Chacala next year when the main project starts. For, in addition to the incomparable rewards of helping out with hard work, the temperature is 75°-80° every day, the beach is great, and there is good snorkeling, fishing and whale viewing. Contact us at 661 Hwy. 50, #44, Grand Junction, CO 81503, or ring us at (970) 256-7261; (fax) (970) 464-7514 for further information. — genie & gary 6/5/96

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Skua, and their sons Trevor and Noah. They

Clockwise from above: Anne with the fabulous Foxy; Doug the boatworker; Cruz Bay, St. John, USVI; 'Murmur' breezin' along on the trade winds; Virgin Gorda's Bitter End Yacht Club.

Readers — A big Latitude salute to all of you excellent folks who helped out on this project! What a cool thing to do. Incidentally, this isn’t the first project the DiDonatos helped get off the ground. Their help on behalf of San Diego’s Southwestern YC was instrumental in the success of the inaugural Baja Ha-Ha. As it turned out, the couple got so swept up in the Ha-Ha cruising fever, that six months later they quit their jobs and headed south aboard their own boat. We also want to put in a good word for Dr. Laura DeValle. She’s been doing good stuff for Chacala locals for something like 15 years now. If you have any functioning medical equipment or supplies that you no longer need or are simply willing to donate, Mar de Jade is a great place.

Murmur — Liberty 458 Doug & Anne Murray Florida To Trinidad (San Carlos) We left San Francisco in 1991 with a plan of cruising six months of each year. By '93 we’d made it to Florida, where we put our boat on the hard so we could return home for a full year to manage our water conditioner business. By the end of '94, we’d sold the business and retired. We then spent April to June of '95 sailing from Florida to Puerto Rico. This trip across the Bahamas to the Caribbean was terrific, as we made many great friends. After Georgetown, in particular, we found ourselves cruising with a group of seven boats, none of whom we knew when we started. There were Germans, Swedes, Americans — even Texans. One older couple, with grown children of their own, had even adopted a boy and were giving him home schooling while cruising. We also crossed paths with Steve and Carol of the Redwood City-based 48-ft trimaran

were headed back to Northern California. We stopped at the Dominican Republic on the way to Puerto Rico. The DR is really a Third World country, but we enjoyed it nonetheless. Here’s something that might surprise people: we and most everyone in our group loved Puerto Rico! Although it’s part of the United States, it feels foreign and has a great combination of really nice people and great things to see by both land and sea. Think of rain forests, caves, mountains, quaint towns, and of course San Juan and the old walled city. That the island has so much to offer — including 'mall fixes' for we Yanks — is probably the main reason so many cruisers get 'stuck' there. Murmur spent the hurricane season safely anchored in the mangroves of Boqueron, Puerto Ricd. Ray and Janie Colon of Sew Can I, the local sail repair and canvas shop, were good enough to watch over our boat while we returned to California. Our boat weathered Luis and Marilyn, the terrible hurricanes that so badly savaged the islands to the east, without any problems. We returned to our boat and Boqueron on December 6 of last year for another installment of cruising, one that took us through the Eastern Caribbean to Trinidad. After cleaning up and reprovisioning, we were quickly ready to cruise again. We stayed in Boqueron through Christmas, however, because Bill and Judy of the Wildflower Restaurant invited all the cruisers and locals to their combination Christmas Eve Dinner / Grand Opening Party. What a spread! Either turkey or pork with all the trimmings, plus wine — and all of it 'on the house'. The next day the folks at Sew Can 1 roasted a Christmas pig. Needless to say, after two days of eating we were stuffed. And too bad that the rum is so cheap. We worked our way along the south coast of Puerto Rico using Bruce Van Sant’s The Gentleman’s Guide to Passages South, which Although many cruisers move on quickly to less crowed areas, the ‘freeport islands of the US Virgins are a mecca for boats of all types.

is the cruiser’s bible for that area. Van Sant has traveled the waters from Florida to the Caribbean for many years aboard his ketch Jalan Jalan, and his idea is to get places without getting beat up by the often powerful trades. By accident we met Van Sant, who resembles Barry Goldwater, and his lovely wife at Salinas, Puerto Rico. The south coast of Puerto Rico has many nice anchorages and is ideal for the short hops that Van Sant recommends. We enjoyed the stops and the many fine people at each of them. After Puerto Rico, we started the Milk Run down the Eastern Caribbean at the Virgin Islands. Our impressions: U.S. Virgin Islands — We were amazed at how little they had recovered from the hurricanes. And they didn’t seem to be doing much of anything to clean up. And now they’ve just been hit by Bertha. British Virgins — This was our first time there, and we immediately understood while it’s so popular. There are so many nice places so close together, and the water is so flat. We had anticipated that it was going to be crowded, but it wasn’t that bad. Jost van Dyke — especially Foxy’s — was a real treat. We missed his famous New Year’s bash, but they have a fantastic BBQ on Saturday nights. Foxy’s looks rather primitive, but their BBQ was really first class. Foxy’s was so much fun we returned to watch the Super Bowl. Unlike the U.S. Virgins, there was little trace of the hurricanes in the British Virgins. St. Martin — We’d sailed her^ 10 years before, and still found Marigot, on the French side, to be a real delight. There’s not much evidence of hurricane damage left in the French part, although the yards are full of wrecks — and lost causes that folks are still pouring time and money into. St. Martin is a great place to work on your boat — which is what we did — because it has wellstocked marine stores. St. Barts — A wonderful but expensive French island — drinks at the Carl Gustav were $10 each — we had guests with us so we had to stop. It all turned out well, however, as our guests treated us to an expensive dinner. And what a surprise we had on March 5, as the Wanderer pulled alongside in a dinghy to say 'hello'. Unfortunately, we didn’t get a chance to extend the visit as we were off exploring that beautiful island and the Wanderer was in a rush to fly back to work. Statia — We anchored overnight at Statia, and it was very roily. We left the next morning before even checking in. Page 192 •

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St. Kitts — We had a great time on this island, as we took a land tour with some of our other cruising friends. The fort up on Brimstone Hill is particularly impressive. Nevis — We did anbther land tour with friends on this island, and had a fine lunch at what had once been a big plantation. St. Kitts and Nevis are both much greener than many of the other islands. Antigua — It can be a difficult upwind and upcurrent sail to Antigua, so we departed Nevis in the middle of the night and motored over. We thought it would be great to see all the magnificent vessels at Sailing Week, and we were right. What a sight! Guadeloupe — By this time it had become clear to us that the French Islands are in much better shape and much better maintained than the former English ones. We did a land tour, again with a group of cruising friends, of the western 'wing' of the island. A place we thoroughly enjoyed was lie de Saintes, a group of islands just off the south coast of Guadeloupe. It’s so pretty that the folks from Guadeloupe come over for the

Spread: You've come a long way baby, from one piece suits and Virginia Slims to mono-kinis and Cuban cigars. Inset: Anse de Colombier, St Barts.

weekend. Dominica — We had a great driver named Oscar who took us and some friends around this unusually lush island. What a jungle they’ve got! There’s every kind of flower you can imagine. We ended up at an old plantation on the windward side called Jardin de Fleur. It was beautiful and peaceful. Over the years, Dominica has done very little to encourage tourism, so it’s different than many of the other islands. Martinique—You can find everything on this island, and it’s all first class. We stayed in an anchorage across from Fort de France that was perfect for cruisers. They had a marina on one side, and restaurants and other facilities on the other. St. Lucia — Rodney Bay, on the north end of the island and owned by Arch Marez of Santa Cruz, was a great place to hang out. We actually anchored outside, which was terrific as the bay has a wonderful beach and terrific scenery. Lots of our friends spent several weeks at the anchorage. We later checked out from Marigot Bay, where The

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Moorings has a base. It’s a good place to get duty free fuel. Some Americans bought The Shack at Marigot, and are cooking up some good California style meals. St. Vincent — We’d heard some unpleasant reports about the 'boat boys', so we gave it a pass. Bequia — One of the most popular islands in the Caribbean, it was understandably crowded. It’s very nice. Folks come by in boats to pick up laundry, and to sell ice and just about anything else you’d want. Lots of people take the big ferry to St. Vincent where they can get visas for Venezuela. Tobago Keys — Some of our friends, the San Francisco couple Ken and Judith aboard a custom catamaran, knew the landscape architect who did Mick Jagger’s place on nearby Mustique. Had we got the word a little earlier, we could have joined them to check it out. Apparently we really missed it, as it was said to be sensational. Carriacou — This was a neat little island. A guy came around in a little boat and sold us a bottle of French wine for $2.50. It was about the best wine we had in the Caribbean, and we should have bought

more. Grenada — Like Dominica, this island is unusually lush for the Caribbean. But it has quite a few more amenities. And while St. George is a little rundown, it’s got lots of natural beauty. We dropped our hook at Secret Harbor near The Moorings base. Quite a few folks decided to spend hurricane season here, figuring it’s just an overnight run down to Trinidad. Trinidad — We joined two other boats for the trip down from Grenada. At Boca Mona we hit a 2.5 knot adverse current, so I kicked up the rpms on the diesel — and it promptly died. One of the boats in company with us, Betty Jean, Too, towed us in. It turned out to be nothing more than a clogged fuel filter that created a vacuum when I tried to increase power. The Chaguaramus area of Trinidad was completely mobbed with boats hauled for the hurricane season. If boats in the Caribbean wanted their insurance to be valid, they were instructed to get south, and they did. And those without insurance did the same. A couple of years ago there was just one funky yard in Trinidad. Now there is the new Peakes Yard, Power Boats, and IMS, which now accommodate a total of about 2j000 boats. They were stored on the hard inches apart, and there wasn’t room for any more. A new place, Crews Inn, didn’t get their haulout facilities done in time, so a lot of people were forced to leave their boats in the water. Somebody is pouring a lot of money into that facility. The funny thing about Trinidad is that other than Chaguaramas and the two yacht clubs with limited space, there’s no place to go. And the moorings in Chaguaramus are subject to considerable rolling. In any event, this was probably our best six months of cruising ever. Not only was there consistent wind, but we were broad reaching almost all the time. The only two times we sailed to weather were from the Virgins to St. Martin and Nevis to Antigua. San Francisco Bay was a good place to learn to sail, because you can’t believe how many people freak out when they hear 25 knot winds and eight foot seas. We sailed with a lose group of eight to 10 boats that had left the Bahamas at about the same time. We celebrated our 37th wedding anniversary in Puerto Rico, and when we celebrated our 38th in Trinidad, half of the crowd had been with us the year before. Nobody was sailing together, we were just

drifting in the same direction at the same speed. It was a lot of fun. We didn’t suffer from any thefts or bad vibes, nor did any of the people in our group of 10 boats. We’re glad to say that all the locals we met were friendly and helpful. I never got the feeling anyone was trying to rip us off. Sometimes they were a little aggressive, but if you told them 'no', they accepted it. As for the different islands, each one of them was unique and had something special to offer. We’ll be back to our boat late this year or early next, and have made reservations for Carnival in Trinidad. After that, we’ll probably enjoy more of the Caribbean. — doug & ann 6/18/96 Cruise Notes: More news on Temporary Import Permits for Mexico. As we reported last month, the great news is that for between $50 to $100, foreigners will be able to ’temporarily' import for boats for up to 20 years. This means that neither cruisers nor marinas will have to deal with the 'bonding' that was such an annoyance for both. According to Ed Vergara of Marina Palmira in La Paz, it was initially thought that such permits might cost from $500 to over $1,000 — and in fact some people paid that amount. "They’ve all since instructed us to have the excess money put toward their slip fees," Vergara told Latitude. He again cohfirmed that the permits would only cost between $50 and $100. Having a Temporary Import Permit should help with bringing boat gear into Mexico. As it stands now, you should be able to do it without any charge because you have a 'yacht in transit'. In actuality, not all customs officers go along with it. But given a slip of paper that documents your boat is legally imported in Mexico should make it much easier. Incidentally, the important permits go with the boat, not the owner. So once a permit has been obtained for a boat, it can be brought to Mexico for the next 20 years — no matter who owns her. Boats already in Mexico won’t have to get the permit until April of '97. Boats heading to Mexico for the first time will have 30 days to get one, or three days in the same marina, whichever comes first. At least that the best interpretation of the law. Vergara and Marina Palmira, by the way, will be the sponsors of the La Paz Ha-Ha, which will start from Cabo about a week after Baja Ha-Ha III. Vergara and the folks August, 1996 • U&hUt IS • Page 193

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up in La Paz are cooking up a great event — which is free to entrants. Dick Markie, long time resident of Marina Village in Alameda who went cruising aboard the Island Trader Mistral, was named harbormaster of Marina Mazatlan a number of months ago. He’s got great plans for that marina, which will have 1,200 berths operational by November. Folks who’d rather sail to the mainland than La Paz a week after Ha-Ha III finishes in Cabo, should consider being a part of the Mazatlan Ha-Ha. It will be the doing of Markie and Marina Mazatlan. We’ll have details of both the La Paz HaHa and the Mazatlan Ha-Ha in the next issue, but we can tell you right now that both marinas will be offering killer deals on long term storage for folks who want to commute to their boats or who’ll be wanting to leave them in Mexico next summer. A couple of years ago, Dee and Marshall Saunders of Redding (now La Pine, Oregon), took off from Puerto Vallarta for the Marquesas aboard their Tayana 52 Clam Bake. They only got about 40 miles offshore when their boat was run down and sunk at night by a Korean freighter. Fortunately, the freighter returned, rescued them, gave them a free ride to Korea, and even paid for the loss of their boat. These days the Saunders spend nine months a year on their replacement boat, a Tatoosh 51 White Eagle, and three months in Oregon. "We have no negative flashbacks of being run down or anything lil$e that," says Dee. "We do have lots of memories, however, some of which are actually quite funny. When called upon, we can go on for hours. Once we get going, though, Marshall and 1 both become aware that we hyperventilate. "We spent the last year sailing from Mexico to the Canal, and then up the western side of the Caribbean. The diving is spectacular at the Bay Islands and Belize, and we plan to spend the next year cruising within a 300-mile radius of them. Currently White Eagle is Guatemala’s Rio Duke. We had to plow through the soft mud to get across the bar because we draw 6V2 feet, but we made it. The river, the mountains, the jungle, the quaintness — we really love it. Most boats either stem tie at Mario’s or use Susanna’s old berths in the little lagoon. The whole region is pretty much a resort area for wealthy Guatemalans, with beautiful homes and restaurants. It reminds us of Lake Tahoe. On the other hand, there is only one phone, and that’s in a place with a dirt floor Page 194 • UtxUili • August, 1996

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at Fronteras. The fax is via radio telephone, and it can literally take days to get one through. But we’re loving it, and gosh, last year’s cruising was really fantastic!" She didn’t arrive until four weeks into the season, but Alma, the first Mexican hurricane of the season, packed a pretty good punch. She slammed ashore south of Z-town with 100 mph winds, killing three people who were buried in their homes. The ports of Z-town, Lazaro Cardenas, and Manzanillo were all closed, but the storm blew itself out after going ashore south of Lazaro Cardenas. Over in the Atlantic, Bertha made a direct hit on the still-battered U.S. Virgin Islands in late July. Despite strong winds, it could have been much worse. "Both St. John and Charlotte Amalie got the eye," reports Jaye Tullai from St. Thomas, "and a reliable source told me that we had steady winds up to 115 mph in the main harbor. It was kind of interesting, because it was the first daytime hurricane we’ve had. The marine damage was surprisingly light, limited almost completely to unattended boats. A young Swedish mother aboard an 85-foot ketch suffered the worst injury I’m aware of, as she somehow lost her thumb and two adjoining fingers. She’s a real boat girl, which just proves that you have to be careful." The one thing you can say about Bertha

is that she had stamina. Nearly 1,500 miles after St. Thomas, she hit the East Coast with strong winds. Although she’d been downgraded by the time she reached Long Island, she still managed to rake Big O with four hours of 40-knot winds. Dr. Gray, the alleged hurricane guru who’s based at Colorado State University, predicts there will be a greater than normal number of hurricanes in the Caribbean / Atlantic this season. But if you saw the wild and crazy formula he used to make this prediction, you might put more faith in a Ouija board. It’s been a busy month for Coloradobased Leslie King III and his Wilderness 40 Tropicbird. In early July he wrote, "I saw Ray 'Sailing Vignettes' Jason and his Farallone 29 Aventura in Key West, and then continued on to Isla Mujeres, Mexico — which, thanks to the warm, clear water and nice people, is really fine. "By the way," King concluded his first missive of the month, "if you think a watermaker makes the First Mate happy, try an air-conditioner. Cool is sex — or vice versa." We must confess that we’ve always felt something close to contempt for anyone wussy enough to need an air-conditioner on a boat. But then we sailed to Key West in June, where the heat and humidity of South Florida were beyond anything we’d experienced. Why, we even saw a tarpon sneak out of the water and into the men’s room to grab a cold shower. So to all of you with air conditioners in areas of inhuman heat and humidity, we want to apologize for our previous contempt — which was based entirely on ignorance. Back to King III, who later in the month faxed us the following: "Tropicbird has just locked through the Panama Canal with Hans Vielhauer and his Sonoma-based Cal 40 Chaparral. What a coincidence! I hadn’t seen Vielhauer since the finish party of the 1990 Singlehanded TransPac — in which I’d raced my little Wilderness 21 and Hans raced his Cal 40. Imagine, not seeing him for six years, and then while motoring to the first lock in the dark being instructed to raft up with him! We nested all the way through, swapping lies. Considering that Vielhauer has sailed his 30-year-old boat 20,000 miles in the last year, Chaparral looked to be in good shape — although understandably a little tired. Vielhauer departed Balboa on July 8 for San Francisco to complete his extremely rapid circumnavigation, while I leave on the 13th for the Galapagos." That wacky federal government of ours! A woman, who prefers to remain anonymous, sailed to Cuba twice in the last several years, the second time as part of an organized race from the west coast of Florida

IN LATITUDES to Havana. Several months later, she and her husband received a letter from the U.S. Treasury Department demanding a sworn affidavit detailing every expense and activity while in Castrolandia. Had the First Lady’s lawyer Susan Thomases been on hand to teach the couple the 'I don’t precisely recall' mantra, the matter probably would have died for lack of evidence. But the couple, apparently without benefit of council, foolishly told the truth, which is that they spent about $75. The Treasury Department immediately announced plans to fine them $6,000. But before it was over, the bright lights at Treasury reduced the fine to $500. Then there’s the case of the Treasury Department versus Benjamin Treuhaft, the piano tuner from Berkeley who sent them postcards from Havana every week telling them about the work he was/ doing and money he was spending in Cuba. In April, Treuhaft received a notice from Treasury saying they planned to fine him $10,000 for 'piano tuning for the enemy' — or some such nonsense. They gave him 30 days to come to Washington, apparently in the belief that he would grovel. According to Treuhaft’s recent letter to the Chronicle, he offered to come to Washington immediately — but Treasury quickly backpedaled as fast as they could. 'We’ll get back to you sometime in ’97", Treuhaft says they told him. The piano tuner believes that the federal agency is "too embarrassed to follow through" on, their threatened fines. Since we’re on the subject of governments threatening to fine individuals for breaking somewhat dubious laws, we might as well go on down to New Zealand. Nobody knows for sure, but it’s believed that as many as 30 skippers ignored the Kiwis controversial Section 21 rules, and simply sailed away without getting their boats inspected or obtaining clearance. It’s believed that only one of these 'criminals' — Bill Sellars aboard the 34-ft U.S. registered sloop Nimbus — has returned to New Zealand. As soon as the authorities got wind of his return, they descended on him with a $2,000 U.S. fine. We’ve yet to learn of the final disposition of the case. A guy who defiantly sailed away from New Zealand without an inspection or clearance — and who does deserve a fine — is Leslie Powles, a past British Yachtsmen of the Year. Powles left New Zealand late last year aboard his Roberts 34 Solitaire on a proposed 5,000-mile singlehanded trip around Cape Horn to the Falkland Islands. When Powles — who had already sailed 300,000 miles in the boat and completed two circumnavigations — was three months overdue on his 60-day trip, prestigious Yachting World magazine saw fit to publish

First-timers caution: wrapped anchor chains is often'an early indication that you may be buddy¬ boating a little too intensely. his photo in what might as well have been an obituary. Weli, several months after even that, Powles sailed unannounced into his home port of Lymington, England — no doubt shocking the hell out of many friends. "I’m sorry if anyone was worried about me," claims Powles, "but I had no means of contacting them." He says he lost his radio in a storm that knocked him unconscious. You may be 70, Powles, but you’re still a very bad boy. If you think experienced sailors will buy your story that you couldn’t have made contact through some other vessel, then you’ve been out to sea too long. We can’t remember where we heard it, but it’s our understanding that the Panama Canal YC in Colon is being torn down for expansion of Canal-related facilities. Is it really true that this neat old facility has to move? If so, when and to where? If anybody has answers, we’d love to hear them. Mary McCollum, featured earlier in Changes, isn’t the only grandmother sailing mostly singlehanded on the oceans of the world. There’s also Pat Hendry of Santa Cruz, who has supported herself during the better part of an ongoing circumnavigation by selling oil paintings over the transom. How keen! She writes that she and her Southern Cross 31 Southern Cross are spending the hurricane season in Grenada.

We’re hoping to do an interview in an upcoming issue. "The Northwest is a wonderland of huge forests, totem poles, ancient villages, whales, eagles, petroglyphs, waterfalls, salmon fishing, and superb sailing." So report the folks at J Class Management, who handle the charter calendar for Endeavour, Elizabeth Meyer’s magnificent 135-foot J Boat. They also have good things to say about the Sea of Cortez: "The Sea is an undiscovered paradise of crystalline beaches, aquamarine waters, dolphins, whales, fossils and agates." You can charter Endeavour for $60,000 per week by calling Linda Cyr at (401) 8483060. Or for that same $60,000, you could buy and equip your own cruising boat and sail the same waters for as long as you’d like. Here’s a little puzzler for you. On June 24th we received a postcard from John Neal and his Halberg-Rassy 42 Mahina Tiare, which were at Pitcairn Island. It was marked "Air Mail". How could it have been sent air mail if there isn’t even an airport at Pitcairn? As for Neal, he’ll be back in the Northwest soon awaiting delivery of his new 46-ft Halberg-Rassy. Congratulations, John! "By now we will have left Puerto Vallarta for Mazatlan, and then continue in as far north in the Sea of Cortez as possible to avoid hurricanes," write Jim and Diana Jessie of the Lapworth-designed Nalu IV. "But we must tell one more story about PV. We anchored in an area known as the Entrada — we call it the "cheap seats" as it’s a free anchorage — that’s almost inside the marina. Everyone in the Entrada is bow anchored with a stern line to the beach. One of our neighbors, Bivouac, also has a continuous line with a dinghy attached running to the shore. Each morning their dog, Neighsa, jumps into the dinghy and is pulled ashore. When she has finished her morning 'walk', she climbs back into the dinghy and waits to be pulled back to the boat. Well, one morning she did her business ashore and jusf sat and sat waiting to be pulled back to the boat. Finally Diana couldn’t stand it any longer. She got on the radio and hailed Bivouac without identifying herself. When they responded, "Vessel calling Bivouac", she replied, "I’m sitting in the dinghy waiting." You could hear folks on every boat in the anchorage giggle — everybody monitors 16 — as the skipper came on deck, waved to all the boats, and pulled the dog back home." The popular wisdom in the Caribbean is that the typical Atlantic hurricane — of August, 1996 • UtttoM 29 • Page 195

CHANCES IN LATITUDES course there is no such thing — moves west to Guadaloupe and then begins to fade to the northwest. Other conventional wisdom is that Trinidad is basically hurricane free. But a check of the last 100 years of hurricane data doesn’t support either contention. When it comes to having the eye of a hurricane come within 75 miles of an island, Guadaloupe doesn’t even make the list, while Trinidad is pretty far up there in 7th place. Here’s the breakdown: Antigua has been hit or brushed 25 times in the last 100 years; St. Croix 24; Jamaica 23; Puerto Rico 18; Martinique 16; Barbados 12; and Trinidad 3. Not making the list at all were Florida, the Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Barbuda, Guadaloupe, St. Lucia and Grenada. If this data is true and Trinidad is a frequently hit spot, why have all those boatyards been built there in the last few years and why have more than 2,000 boats sought shelter from hurricanes there? Heck, according to the scientists they could have left there boats at Point-a-Pitre, Guadaloupe, which contrary to popular wisdom, apparently never gets hit. We hope the general consensus is more accurate than

Taiohae," writes Tom Scott of the Folkes 39 Nepenthe, "and want to report that Rose Corser and the Keikahanui are doing well. The Inn still has the best and cheapest happy hour on the island. As for Rose, she still arranges tours and other events for visitors. With something like 10 buildings on the property, she has a lot to cope with. Rose tells me that if folks have any questions about Nuku Hiva or the Marquesas, she would be delighted to answer them. Just call 689-920382. You have to look up the country codes. Or people can write to Rose at Keikahanui Inn, BP 21, Taiohae, Nuku Hiva, Isles Marquise, Polynesie Francais." Rose and her late husband Frank sailed to the Marquesas from South California many years ago. They became enchanted, and opened up an inn there. They were always great friends to cruisers. Out of room again! We’d hoped to get the second installment of the McQueens and their trip around the world aboard their Cal 39 Thistle, but that will have to wait for next month. Also next month in Changes: tales about the wild winds of South Africa, and how Colombians rip off bus-riding cruisers in Costa Rica.

Harry and Pat Nystrom put a smile on circumnavigator Tom Scoff's face when they delivered a fresh Latitude to him at Moorea. scientific data, because lots of Northern California-based cruising boats are in storage at Trinidad. "Back in May I spent a week at lovely

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DINGHIES, LIFERAFTS AND ROWBOATS MONTGOMERY SAILING/ROWING DINGHY. Fiberglass with positive flotation and teak trim. Excellent condition. Tows and sails easily. Sail and oars are in excellent condition. Call evenings. Firm $500. (916) 888-0142. BOSTON WHALER INFLATABLE w/ new floor boards and new inflatable keel. $300 obo. Dave (707) 645-1224. 10-FT WEST MARINE INFLATABLE Sport boat. Constructed of hypalon, wood transom, inflatable V-bottom, in good condition. $650 obo. Call (415) 794-0808.

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14-FT SUNFISH sailboat with trailer, in good condition and with registration up to date. $600 obo. (707) 765-2865. 11-FT AVON S3-40, Typhoon inflatable. Good shape. $1,200 obo. (415) 375-8817. 6-MAN R.F.D. OFFSHORE LIFERAFT in rectan¬ gular hard case. 1985 model, 1 year out of cert. I'll pay cost of certification, you inspect and add option. $950. 2 custom Bailey adult exposure suits available if boat sells. (408) 262-6956.

WANTED: SAIL/ROW DINGHY. Preferably in good shape. El Toro idea. Old wooden canoes and rowboats - any condition, but cheap. I am building the interior to a big 40' sailboat - looking for all equipment (head, stove, etc.). Call (415) 474-6359. 20-FT REDWOOD STRIP CANOE. Fiberglass, epoxy. Modified E.M. White design. BuiltforYukon expedition. Great family canoe. Excellent condi¬ tion, $675. New Nissan 2.5 hp motor (used twice) and mount also available. See in Berkeley. John (510) 845-5404 after Aug. 5.

AVON 4-MAN LIFERAFT. Canister, offshore model (double floor). Perfect condition. Solar still watermaker. $1,800 obo. (907) 586-3835.

24 FEET & UNDER 11-FT 6” INFLATABLE with 25 hp Mercury, with trailer, heavy duty plywood floor and transom, low hours. $2,000. (415) 898-9682. BOSTON WHALER MENEMPSHA, 1968. Cutty cabin, 85 hp. $5,200. (206) 851-3339.

SF PELICAN, new Smith built with newest and best hardware, all mahogany with epoxy interior & v. exterior, flotation, lazerette doors, rope rail, roller reefing, center sheeting outboard bracket, galva¬ nized large wheel trailer, covers, oars, etc. Sacri¬ fice $4,100 obo. Alan (415) 485-0814.

INTERNATIONAL 14. Doris the Bumblebee from Hell, Yellow hull, comes with trailer, top/bottom covers, three jibs, two black spinnakers and one main with giant bumblebee, Two sets of blades, indestructible mast and carbon bowsprit. Ready lor racing. $2,800 Rand (510) 524-6914.

8.5-FT ACHILLES INFLATABLE DINGHY, with hard floor, includes Suzuki 4 hp motor. $900 for both. Seldom used, just for Delta trips. Call Dave in Tucson (520) 825-7546. See dinghy in Vallejo at VYC flea market Aug 24.

CORONAD015. All rigging new in 1996 to class specifications. New mast and boom; new lines, blocks and cleats; Includes galvanized trailer with new wiring and lights. Ready for racing or great day sailing. $3,400. Price reduced! (510) 337-9619.

LASER, 1991. Stiff blue and white hull. No cracks. New racing sail and older practice sail. New mast and bullet-proof boom. ACME carbon tiller. Bot¬ tom and top covers, the best lines and rigging, extras. PVC doily. $2,500. Alex (415) 386-0600.

ZODIAC. 12’ roll-away inflatable with 25 hp Mari¬ ner outboard. Aluminum floor. Current registra¬ tion. Very good condition. Spent most of its life in bag. Goodyachttender. Engine justtuned. $3,000. (415) 941-2446.

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GLEN-L17 SLOOP W/ TRAILER. Cubby cabin sleeps 2, lots of storage. Main, jib and genoa sails. Perfect lake sailer with only 1.2’ draft. Lightweight for effortless towing, and tongue extension for easy launching. Good condition. $1,600. (707) 887-1835. ’24-FT SEAFARER SLOOP, 1972. Sleeps five, stand up galley, A/C dock line, microwave, heater, 7.5 hp Honda, excellent condition. Good solid boat, sails fair. Needs: halyard, hull cleaning. Can be seen at Presidio Yacht Club, berth #14. Call Wayne (707) 451-9260. ENSENADA 20. Lyle Hess design, San Juan vet, 5 sails - led aft, sleeps 4, stove, sink, head, knotmeter, compass, anchor, etc. Trailrite trailer. A stout trailer cruiser. $2,300 obo. Please call (916) 673-0394. 18-FT CATALINA CAPRI. No trailer. Not used much. Bought new in 1989, new motor in 1992. $2,500. (415) 472-1702.

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22-FT STAR CLASS SLOOP. Includes trailer, aluminum mast, two sets North sails, good condi¬ tion. Selling due to ill health. $2,200. Call (510) 531-2360. 15-FT SUNSPOT. English made, Birge Keill Cost Packet cruiser. 5 hp motor and trailer. Bill (415) 924-6520. CAL 20. Good condition, must sell. Make offer. Alameda Marina. Steve (510) 538-3091. YAMAHA 24 QUARTER TONNER. 15 bags in¬ cluding three spinnakers and new Sobstad Gen¬ esis main and jib. New Honda 8 hp. Surprisingly roomy with some wife factor. $6,800. Call (415) 457-5226. WEST WIGHT POTTER 15,1986. Excellent con¬ dition, teak trim, tilt trailer, all cockpit controls, sleeps two, total weight 650 lbs. Boat $2,500, with brand new 3,3 Mariner motor $3,000. (707) 9374464 or (510) 339-9458. RANGER 23. Best equipped Ranger on Bay: mylar sails, new boom and rigging, magic boxes, custom traveler, quick vang, spring engine mount, internal halyards, etc. Featured in sailing mag. A $24,000 Ranger for $6,000. Dan, days (707) 263-8382. MONTGOMERY17,1979. Main, jib, genoa. Heavy duty rigging. Ail lines lead to cockpit. Upgraded winches, 3 berth w/ galley interior. Seagull & trailer. Outstanding Bay & Delta pocket cruiser in very good condition. $4,500 obo. (916) 927-5688. MERIT 22,1984. Main, jib and 150 genoa, VHF, compass, 8 hp Johnson, trailer. A great boat, ready to sail. Too many boats, must sell now! $2,800. Located in Modesto. Call Scott (209) 575-1881 days; (209) 529-3639 eves.

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CATALINA 22,1975. Swing keel, trailer, 10 hp

Honda long shaft, year old sails/cover. Pop Top and cover, cockpit cushions. A nice boat with more extras $4,500. Evenings (707) 459-2227.

J-24. New LPU paint, halyards, shrouds, chain plates, stanchions, etc. In great shape. 2 com¬ plete sets of sails. New lines. 4 hp Seagull. $4,900. Jeff (415) 331 -5515 days or (415) 388-4041 eves.

MELGES 24 W/ TRAILER. 3 suites of sails.

WEST WIGHT POTTER 19,1985. Sloop. Tan-

Speedo and Sailcomp, full top and bottom covers. 3.5 o/b. Excellent condition w/ winning record . $34,000. Tony, days (415) 882-7918; eves (510) 865-4026. Will consider charter.

bark working sails, white genoa, 2 reefs, roller furling, Gel cell, VHF, Danforth, chain & rode, 370 lb keel sandblasted and epoxied, kick-up rudder, beachable, galvanized trailer, excellent 1992 Evinrude 4 hp. $4,500. (415) 560-2981 pager.

SR Max> 21.21 ft. pocket rocket, rates PHRF=174, from Florida! Built 1993, hardly sailed. 4 race sails (North, 1993). Drop keel, trailer. Reducedto$6,500 obo. In the water at Newport Beach. (909) 626-0800 or fax (909) 621-5651 for more Info!

CAL 225,1978. Original owner. Seldom used.

Excellent condition. Main sail and jib included. Asking $9,000. (415) 454-4419. MOORE 24 SC. Yanmar inboard, Harken fuller,

CATALINA CAPRI 22,1987, with trailer. Wing

keel, 5 hp Honda. Loaded: Autotiller, Smart Pak, VHF, new battery, bottom paint 7/96, race rigged with spinnaker. Perfect for Bay/Delta/lakes. Mint condition. First $7,995 takes. (916) 684-5478. CHRYSLER 22,1979, AERI ‘EL Pop Top, swing

keel, 280 Chrysler outboard (12 hp/electric start/ charge/inboard controls), VHF, epoxybarriercoat, Ablative antifouling, dinette, slide out galley, sleeps 4, tandem axle trailer. Excellent condition $5,000. Will take coastal life raft as partial trade. Jack (916)487-1481. SANTANA 22. Overhauled 18 months ago. All

new rigging installed and tuned by Steve Seal. Siy sails (tired but serviceable). Newly rebuilt 6 hp motor. Berkeley berth. Sails very well but no time to use her. $2,900. Gary (415) 834-0400. SPIRIT 6.5 (21-FT). By Glastron, Honda 7.5, 2

mains, jib, genoa, gennaker, lines lead aft, com¬ plete with vests, cushions, horseshoe ring, stove, sink, head with Porta-Potti, swim ladder, anchor, all good stuff, with Trail-Rite trailer. $4,500. (916) 777-4319.

B&G speed, & depth, Sailcomp, sails & extras. Dry stored on trailer. Alameda Marina. $12,900 obo, Ken (510) 261-0575.

naker, excellent condition. Perfect Bay boat for learning to sail. All gear $2,500. (415) 456-8856. J/24. Race ready, good condition, faired hull, keel

& rudder. 3 sets sails, trailer, anchor, outboard. $9,500 obo. (415) 381-9814. CAL20,1973. Very good condition, 4 hp Evinrude, 2 mains, jibs, extras, ready to go. $1,200 obo. Jeff (415) 381-6272. RANGER 23,1976. Epoxy bottom, dodger, de¬ luxe cabin, VHF, KM, compass, ST primaries, all lines lead to cockpit, new spinnaker, new mylar 120%, self-tacking 90%, main & 100%, aluminum toe rail, 6 hp Evinrude. Fortman Marina. $5,500 obo. (415) 775-8879. CATALINA 22, 1975. Swingkee^

974 10 hp Merc °/t^jenori2 Ibs^aamaker, main, new

24-FT. RHODES MERIDIAN, 1964. BMW i/b die¬

sel. Simple, safe, beautiful sailing craft. Riggedfor single handling. New running rigging, club jib, genoa, main. Sleeps 4. Porta-Potti, VHF. Heavy laid fiberglass hull. Gorgeous mahogany brightwork. Berkeley marina. $6,000. Call (510) 540-5839. SANTANA 22, 1966. Hull #93. Evinrude 6 hp

longshaft. Roller furling, extra sails, new battery, custom interior, fuses, keel bolts, sleeps 4, cas¬ sette. $3,000 firm. San Rafael. (415) 458-8768.

bat^e ^I^t^TOetePotlfr^teftank^nchor. Rebuilt extemjedlSngue trailer. $2,550. Ron (510) 625-0620.

COLUMBIA 22. Santa Cruz slip. '94 Johnson

motor, great daysailer, good condition accommo¬ dates 4+ adults on deck comfortably. Partner¬ ships considered. ‘95 haulout. $2,000 obo. (408) 458-9020.

DESPERATION SALE! I gotta move and sell my boats: a 1981 Capri 25 (looks like a J with a nice cockpit) for $3,900 obo and Soling US101, a 26' racing daysailer with trailer, for $2,900. Both well maintained and equipped. (707) 765-2928. CHEOY LEE 27 O/S. Glass hull, cabin, teak decks and trim. Aluminum mast, boom, roller boom furling. Main, three head sails. VHF, ADF, DS compass, dual batteries. Manual, elec bilge pumps, dinghy, oars. $10,500 offers, consider some trades. Evenings (541)271-4016. NEWPORT 28, 1981. Coastal veteran, never

raced. $10,000 invested in last year upgrading. New Harken roller furler. New 20 amp solid state charging system. New gells. Knot/log/depth w/ alarm. New offshore dodger w/ hand rails, VHF radio, offshore pole, head w/ shower, 11 hp, diesel, w/ filtering system. Professionally main¬ tained. 6' headroom, BBQ. Hauled and bottom in June '95. This is the cleanest Newport 281 have seen in SF Area. Located in Alameda. $16,500 obo. Garry (916) 645-6201 after 6 pm. MERIT 25,1982. Epoxy bottom, main, 100,150,

24-FT RANGER, 1970. (Seattle built) w/main, jib,

spinnaker, Loran-C, new compass, new digital depthfinder, VHF radio, roomy w/ teak trimmed galley and dining table, sleeps four, tent awning/ canopy. $2,500 or best offer. Jorgen (707) 5739603, days only. SACRIFICE SALE: 23-FT DEHLER Sprita Sport.

Solid, racy rare beauty, perfect for Bay and be¬ yond. Entire interior mahogany and teak. New standing rigging, new instruments, bottom job 5/ 95, 6 hp outboard tuned 4/96, alcohol stove, inflatable, five sails. $6,000 obo. (510) 307-9948.

spinnaker, motor. Blue on white hull needs minor gel coat repairs and small area of keel refaired. Otherwise in good condition. $4,800 takes her. (707) 277-7261 or (510) 525-5938 (after 8/19). O’DAY 28,1980. Yanmar diesel, wheel steering,

new main, furling jib, knotmeter, depthsounder, compass, VHF, custom covers/cushions and more. Includes brand new (never been used) 10' inflat¬ able and 8 hp Nissan outboard. Great Bay/Delta boat. Hauled/painted 6/96. $17,000. Call (415) 897-2834. 27-FT GAFF RIG SLOOP. Built in Holland, 1948.

MELGES 24,1995. Hull #201. Fun, fast and easy

to sail. What more could a performance sailor want? #201 is identical to the newest boats and is very well equipped, (916) 583'-6107.

J/24s. 1978 in good condition. Newly painted hull

and decks, hauled and painted June ‘96. North main, 100%, 150%, 3/4 oz spinnaker, 4.5 hp o/b, $5,000. With trailer $5,500. Also available 1979 J/ 24, $6,000 and 1980 J/24, $6,500. Equipped as above. Call Rich at (415) 363-1390.

PEARSON ENSIGN 22.5.6 sails, including spin¬

17-FT THISTLE. #265, classic one design, with

trailer, 2 sets sails and spin'naker. Garaged and in excellent condition. $1,000 obo. Call Whitt (415) 928-7398.

AQUARIUS 23+, 1973. In fine condition. New topside striping and bottom coat. Swing keel. Tanden.a^le trailer. Galley, alcohol stove, sink. Porta-Potti. Lifejackets. Fine 6 hp Evinrude. Ground tackle, VHF, misc. gear, main and jib. Interior refurbished. $2,000. (916) 626-4005. CAL 20,1964. Excellent Condition. Evinrude 8 hp

outboard. 2 sets of sails, original cushions. $1,750. (415) 973-9779 days, (415) 441-0437 eves.

All teak, 2 mains, 4 jibs. 1996 Master Mariner champion. Moving forces sale. $3,500 obo. Lv msg for Suzi at (415) 331 -3678 or (415) 332-8595. ISLANDER 28,1978. Tall rig, Atomic 4 inboard, full batten main, full batten jib, storm jib, jib, spinnaker, VHF, depthfinder, knotmeter, wind speed/direction, stereo radio, Autohelm, feather¬ ing prop, 2 batteries & charger, many extras. $18,000. (209)948-8081.

18.5-FT CAPE DORY TYPHOON Weekender, CATALINA 22,1977. Fixed keel, 2 jibs, 1 mainw/

2 reef points, new o/b. Good condition. Must sell. At Coyote Point Marina. Asking $2,800 or make an offer. Ben (415) 343-8206.

1972. Spinnaker, 2 mains, 2 jibs, anchor, 4 hp Evinrude, Porta-Potti, compass, new wiring and panel, ready to cruise. Berthed in Redwood City. Price reduced to $2,400. Call (415) 738-2855.

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MARSHALL SANDERLING 18-FT Gaff-rigged

gear, jib and genoa. 1979 AMF 2100. Race rigged, retractable keel, cockpit enclosure, Porta Potti, sleeps 4.1991 Nissan 8 hp outboard and 1991 Trail-rite trailer. $4,900. Make offer! Call (707) 426-2357.

catboat. New mast, new dual axle heavy duty trailer. Electrical system, stereo, oak cabinets, Bruce & Fortress anchors. Full page listing of extra gear. Presently located in Baja - can relo¬ cate. $10,500 obo. Ken (907) 248-9069.

18-FT SPACE SAILER, 1979, and trailer. Fixed

TWO REPO BOATS FOR SALE: 1) 22’ Spitzgatter

keel, fast, new standing rigging and turnbuckles. Fenders, nylon &chain rode & anchor, vest. Small cabin & cushions. $1,800 obo. Please leave mes¬ sage, I will return your call. Bob (408) 730-2239.

includes rig and sails. Double-ended 1958 wooden classic. 2) 40’ 1958 Stone built classic, needs work. Both boats available immediately, as is.,Call for details. (510) 236-1008.

BAJA SAILOR TALES by George Snyder ISBN #09-96525-810-6 • Fictional Baja characters. Dedicated to the Baja/Mexico cruising class of 93/94. "Do you know these people?' Send $12.95 + $1.50 PH to: Seaweed Library, 406 E. First St., Dept. 1179, Long Beach, CA 90802

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COLUMBIA 26 MARK I. Perfect condition, roller

25 TO 28 FEET ERICSON 28,1986. Fast, roomy beauty loaded with new cruising upgrades. Dodger, battened main, furling, gennaker, tabernacled mast, aw¬ ning, autotiller, GPS, stereo, PHCW, LPG, more! Bottom 4/96. $29,900. (310) 438-2424.

furling, 9.9 Mercury, electric start, 6’ headroon, new bottom paint Sept '95, full keel, sleeps four, 25 gal H20 tank, new windows - no leaks. Hawaii vet. Berth J-206 Berkeley Marina. $4,000 obo. (415) 221-5058. CAPE DORY 28, Excellent condition, Volvo die¬ sel, Sobstad sails, Loran, many extras. Vallejo Marina, K dock. $25,000. (916) 367-2522.

AUCTION: BOATS FOR SALE. Many sailboats

for sale, 20’ - 27’. Priced to sell. $1,100 and up. Call now (510) 464-4617. CATALINA 25,1980. Swing keel, PopTop, 10 hp

Honda, fresh water boat. Located at Stockton Sailing Club. Randy. (209) 608-0055.

CAL 25. Deep keel, sleeps 5, outboard, 5 sails.

New: galley, head, depth sounder, compass, Danforth anchor, all cushions, life jackets/vests, good hardware, rigging, lines. $5,200. Good dis¬ count for cash. Will finance to right person. Sails beautifully. (510) 229-4902.

vyoonRt ?m Martnf. Specializing in custom interior cabinetry. Tables, cabinets, countertops;" decks, cabinsoles, for power or sail.

complete mobile shop call Lon Wood rum at:

415-332-5970

WOOD SHELL TURNING BLOCKS All sizes and types. Strong, bolt together construction. Teak shells, bronze or Delrin sheaves, stainless steel straps. Please call or write for catalog. Mark: (310) 498-0098 • 2120 Euclid St., Long Beach, CA 90815.

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ERICSON 27. Received super TLC 10 years. Traveled offshore, SF Bay & Delta. Hauled 5/96. Volvo diesel, VDO speedlog, solar charger, two anchors w/ lines, Loran, depth, VHF, autopilot, wheel, binnacle compass, alcohol galley, cabin heater, cockpit cushions, etc. $12,500. Call (415) 878-0744.

BOATS, 2 SANTA CRUZ 27s. New boat, never launched, trailer, needs sails, $16,000 obo. Other Santa Cruz 27 70% finished, $2,000. Columbia 32.5 Sabre, nice lines, fast cruising boat, large cockpit, sleeps 4, main, jib, genoa, spinnaker, $5,500. Catalina 22, swing keel, easy trailering, great family boat, clean, $3,500 obo. Jet 14, $1,200. (916) 544-8226.

PEARSON TRITON 28. Loran, DS, VHF, FF, Pebble heater, Sony Trinatron, stereo, Atomic 4, 11 sails. Strong boat, in Alameda. $10,500. Dave (510)254-4123.

YANKEE 28. 3/4 ton race/cruise sloop. Volvo

Penta diesel l/B. Buyer must demonstrate knowl¬ edge and appreciation of Yankee yachts. She has been treated gently and always reacted soundly and reliably. She now needs someone to give her TLC and play with her regularly. Located at Lake Mead. Must sell. Best offer. (909) 624-0624; fax (909) 624-1873.

FOLKBOAT FOR SALE. Boat, rigging and sails in good condition. Full cover, outboard motor and handheld radio. Asking $3,500 and I will consider any offer. (408) 954-1443.

CATALINA 27, 1977. Atomic 4, roller furler,

dodger, two anchors, VHF, Autohelm, knotmeter, depth gauge, shore power, charger and two bat¬ tery system, automatic electric bilge pumps, Lo¬ ran, swim ladder, enclosed head, holding tank, extra sails, many extras. $6,995 obo. .Call (415) 583-0187.

COLUMBIA 28. Beautiful custom wood work in¬ side. Look at other Cal 28s, then see this one. Three sails. '93 Suzuki 10, elec start w/ 45 hrs. Roller reefing. Stereo, knot/log, compass, new VHF. Head. New rig '93. Two gas tanks. Whisker pole. $8,700. (510) 521-8500.

MacGREGOR 26,1987, SAILING BIG. (Re¬

28-FT TRITON, #248. Yanmar diesel, new teak

duced.) Numerous additions and safety features have been made to this fine craft. Heavy rigging, lines lead aft, roller reefing, 4 reef points, flattening reef, toe and hand rails, Harken traveler and cam cleats, autopilot, 15 hp, electric start, depth , knotmeter, VHF, charitable, lots of storage. Phone for a four page inventory with photo album. $14,780. Hank (707) 441-2780, (707) 443-1665.

trimmed interior, improved structural mast sup¬ port, 133 cubic feet of underwater volume, gener¬ ous freeboard, liveaboard headroom, w/ 4 berths, two speed winches, main & jib, dodger, new boom & cushions for $1.41/ lb. Myron Spaulding (415) 332-3721.

CATALINA 27,1981. Diesel, roller furling, VHF,

DS, spinnaker, self-tailing winches, all safety equip¬ ment. Located Delta. $10,5000. (510) 684-9505.

O'DAY 27,1986. Diesel inboard, roomy interior, three sails, self-tailing winches, cockpit cushions, marine head holding tank, new batteries, 1 lOv shore power. VHF radio, 6' headroom, hauled Sept. 95. Like new condition. $12,500. Call (510) 228-2852.

MERIT 25,1985. Eight bags, spinnaker rigged,

head, sink, two compasses, sleeps four, 5 hp Tohatsu, tandem trailer, lifting bridle, new battery, knotmeter, liferaft, full PHRF race, faster than a J24 at $8,500. Owner motivated. (619) 454-2224. CAL 2-27, TEMPO, 1976. (#264). New interior,

well maintained fresh water boat (Stockton). Pine¬ apple main and club jib, two North spinnakers. Inboard Atomic 4. Race-ready, excellent race record, including two overall first places in the South Tower Race. Interior includes six bunks, galley, enclosed head, stereo with tape deck, etc. $14,000. Art (209) 942-0185 days. EXPRESS 27, LOOSE CANNON. Finest main¬ tained & equipped E27 in area. Lots of sails including new Class sails, Loran, mast mounted knotmeter& Sailcomp, outboard, trailer, boat cover and numerous goodies. $16,900. Call for full equip¬ ment list, Bill Schwager (415) 592-4572. CATALINA 27, 1985. Diesel, furling jib, 3 an¬

chors, 5 winches, depth, compass and knot gauges, whisker pole, adj backstay, head with tank, teak interior, galley, extras, good sails. Ex¬ cellent boat. $14,975. (510) 672-1681. MacGREGOR VENTURE 25,1978. Swing keel, v

Pop Top, steeps 5, trailer w/ surge brakes, 4 stroke Honda 1000, self tending jib, genoa, spin¬ naker, winches, bow pulpit & lifelines, carpets, cushions in and out, anchor, lots of equipment. $3,950. (510) 820-4744. SANTA CRUZ 27. Good condition with lots of sails (2 mains, 2 spinnakers, several jibs). $7,000 ObO. (415) 802-8420.

TRITON 28-FT 6", BULLETPROOF. 6'1" Head-

room, LP paint, knotmeter, depthsounder, Loran, VHF, electrasan head, Tillermaster autopilot, 2 speed self-tailing winches, lazy jacks, rigged for Single handed sailing. $8,600. (415) 626-1662. IRWIN 28.5, 1974 Excellent condition. Rebuilt Atomic 4. Automatic halon, VHF, depth, Loran, Main, 2 jibs. Spacious interior sleeps 5, stove, heater, head. AM/FM/CD stereo, 2 batteries, charger, shore power. Very clean, must see. $8,500 obo. (415) 884-3265.

Outstanding example of modern strength and Classic beauty. Unique, once in a lifetime sailboat. Wooden mast, rigged by Master. Traditional sea-going beauty. 7 sails, tanbark working. Volvo Penta MD7A diesel, Vigil radar, 5 anchors, exten¬ sive cruising gear. Excellent survey. Dinghy, in¬ flatable, outboard. Ready. $87,000. (310) 831-6396. PACIFlb SEACRAFT 25,1977. These vessels twice voted best pocket cruiser by Forbes. Full keel, inboard Yanmar diesel, many extras, fathometer, log, VHF included. New battery, auto¬ pilot, stove, head, spin., etc. Complete haul-out with new paint, zincs, survey in June, 1996. $14,000 obo. (707) 224-5012.

NEWPORT 27S, 1977. Very good condition.

Rigged to do everything from cockpit: raising, dropping, reefing sails. Last two surveys and haulout work orders available, including rigging rework. LPU hull paint, knotmeter, depthfinder, VHF, Atomic Four engine. Asking $11,000. (415) 435-0620. HUNTER 28.5 1985. Fresh water, showroom condition. 16 hp Yanmar, aft cabin, h/c pressure water, VHF, stereo, knotmeter, depthsounder, 3 batteries w/ charger, shore power, refrigeration, dodger & canvas covers, bottom paint '95... It’s a beauty! $22,950.(916)427-3306.

famous design. Freshly rebuilt diesel, epoxy bot¬ tom, twin forestays, jiffy reefing, 2 batteries. Autohelm, windvane, EPIRB, DS, KM, VHF, shore power, 5 bags sails, dodger, newshrouds, hauled 11/95. $11,500. (408) 336-2756. COLUMBIA 28, 1969. Volvo diesel (88), new standing rigging (95), autopilot, dodger, fishfinder, dinghy and more. $8,500 obo. (510) 658-2335. CATALINA25,1985. Dinette, alcohol stove, head

28-FT BRISTOL CHANNEL CUTTER, MANDY.

CATALINA 27,1976. Shallow draft diesel (rebuilt

'96), solar charger, 4 jibs. Updates: chain plates, travelers, jiffy reef, boom vang, boarding ladder, mooring bit, chain locker, custom cabinets, car¬ pet, kerosene stove & heater, VHF, depth, com¬ pass, knotlog, Porta-Potti. Many goodies. $10,500. (415)663-1156.

CONTESSA 26,1978. A lovely example of this

and holding tank, Pop Top, new canvas tent, swing keel, VHF, knotmeter, depthfinder, new battery & charger, shore power, Lifesling, BBQ, 10 hp Honda. Must see. $10,000 obo. Message (415) 285-9004 or (510) 481-0908. CORONADO 27,1972. Solid, sturdy, sails easily.

Rebuilt Yanmar diesel. New alternator, battery, etc. Head with holding tank. Dinette, 2 good sails, recent bottom job. Inexpensive liveaboard. Needs some TLC. Leaving country, must sell now. $3,600 obo. (415) 329-1005. CORONADO 25, with one month old $1,600 8 hp

Nissan I/s o/b, new 3/8 running rigging, 3sails, lots of good stuff! Inflatable raft, great starter boat. Located in Berkeley. $4,000firm. Norman at (415) 883-8500.

CHEOY LEE 26, FRISCO FL YERII, 1964. Excel¬

lent condition. Teak deck, fiberglass hull. Rigged for single-handing. Self-tending jib. Extra sails. VHF, depthsounder. Rigging, electrical system, winches upgraded. A classic beauty and a great Bay boat. $8,750. (415) 969-7678.

HAIDA 26. NW or Baja! Trailerable or ocean

capable! Ray Richard's design, 1984 refit. 10 hp diesel, rudder, interior, sails, rigging, spacious teak interior, trailer. $10,900. Hasler windvane, $550. CNG stove & oven. Yanmar 34 hp 3 cylinder diesel, excellent $2,900. (415) 331-7576.

ISLANDER 28' SLOOP 1978. Own two must sell

one! New paint, engine tune-up. Furling, wheel. VHF, depthsounder, knotmeter, Atomic 4, folding prop, new batteries, charger, auto bilge pump, anchor. Life jackets, holding tank, and more. $16,500. Gale (415)355-6080.

O’DAY 27,1977. Atomic 4, motivated - seller lost

CATALINA 27, 1984. Diesel, new batts, batt charger, dock power, 2 burner stove, 2 man inflatable, radio, adj backstay, boarding ladder, double lifelines, Lifesling, main & 120% furling jib, holding tank with Y-valve, auto bilge pump, Tiller master. $14,500. (408) 778-0047.

25-FT SAILING DORY. Gaff cutter rig, fixed keel,

COLUMBIA 26,1972. Great boat, good condition

bow sprit, plywood & glass. Rigged for single handling. New sails & cushions, 9.9 o/b, lights, stove, sink, potty, sleeps 4. Good condition. San Leandro berth. $4,500. Call 7-9 pm. (415) 948-5874.

from deck to aloft w/ nice interior head, two sinks, alcohol stove, w/ propane BBQ. New '95: VHF radio, new battery, 6 hp Johnson, excellent run¬ ning cond. Hauled out 1/95, roomy boat. $3,800. Rob (415) 460-6165.

FREE BOAT: 26-FT YAWL. Fiberglass bottom, sleeps 4, electric installed, never used 5-knot marine diesel engine, never sailed, fixer upper, removal from backyard yourexpense/negotiable. If no takers will be destroyed. Call (818) 848-9089 or Iv msg.

CAL 25II, Honda o/b, main, jib, genoa, spinnaker w/ gear, excellent condition, 5 berths w/ galley. Strictly freshwater boat. New tandem axle trailer lets you cruise to your favorite cruising waters at 55 mph. Asking $12,160 w/ trailer or $8,195 w/o trailer. (916) 944-1606.

EXPRESS 271984. Excellent condition. The larg¬ est and best one design fleet in the Bay. Fully equipped including trailer, outboard, Sail Comp, knotmeter, Harken windward sheeting car, new North 3DL genoa, new Technora and Spectra halyards and sheets, etc. $17,900. Call (916) 583-1980.

SEAL'S SPARS & RIGGING Has the expertise ... Since 1969 specializing in quality Masts, Booms and Parts for "Plastic Classics" ('60s & 70s Fiberglass Sailboats). We have built hundreds of aluminum masts and booms and stock many parts, available nowhere else. Steve Seal (rigger lor Cal & Columbia ‘63 - '69) 510-521-7730

his house to fire and needs the money. I will paint the boat's bottom and buff the gelcoat for buyer. $6,500. Also selling 1975 Corvette Stingray, $6,500. Mike (510) 433-7497.

Spinnaker Boat Cleaning & Brightwork Wash from 690/ft. • Engine Maint. • Haulouts Located at South Beach Harbor, S.F.

(415) 543-7333

PACIFIC YACHT DELIVERY SIGNS CRAPHICS ^ r‘" WOODCARVING PETER KAHL STUDIO ARQUES SHIPYARD SAUSALITO 415-332-6608

MARITIME ATTORNEY Specializing in boat-related matters including Purchase Contracts, Taxes, Liens, Importation, Accidents and other areas. Experienced sailor. Shawn M. Throwe • 2236 Mariner Square Drive, Alameda (510) 522-0426 • Fax (510) 522-2062 Page202 • UuxUcW • August, 1996

U.S.C.G. Licensed Master -100 Tons • Sail or Power* Experienced • Reliable • Careful Reasonable • Refs • Owners and brokers welcome . Also available for Bay and Delta Deliveries Capt. Gary Jimmink • (707) 762-1899

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45' Trimaran "Chinook" Skippered Charters, Customized — Economy to Deluxe For a Steed Great Time Call (206)939-8351

PACIFIC SEACRAFT ORION 27,1983. Cutter

rigged, self steering plus more. In Hawaii, original owner. Surveyed at $60,000. Asking $45,000. Sid (808) 623-9749. CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE 27 MK 11,1972. One

of the finest available. Outstanding condition. Blue hull, teak decks, 18 hp Volvo diesel, custom electrical, Monitor Vane, dodger, much more. Photos/specs available. $16,500 obo. (707) 747-, 1177 days. (510) 524-7806 eves, weekends.

29 TO 31 FEET ETCHELLS. Ready to race. Latest new Curtis sails with a brand new (never sailed) jib & a well managed sail card. Well maintained 1985 Ontario hull, single axle trailer, mast step mover & many extras. $18,500 cash or owner will finance. (510) 548-4159 or (510) 547-0685. OLSON 30. Racing sloop, 1982. Race ready!

26-FT LUGER, 1979. Swing keel, 1.5-6' draft,

new bottom, deck paint, 5 hp o/b. New standing rigging, sails in great shape, 13# anchor, chain, line, sleeps 5,40 gal water tank +++. Boat good to go. $2,750 obo. (415) 566-9873.

New rigging, double spreaders, great sail inven¬ tory, 8 hp o/b. Lots of work completed on her in preparation for the 1996 nationals. Sailed only once in last 18 months $17,900. (714) 224-1888. ERICSON 30+, 1980. Excellent condition, fully

CAL 28. Full batten main, BMW diesel, needs

some interior work. Ready to sail now. First $3,000. W (408) 765-3464.

equipped. Universal diesel, Harken roller furling, spinnaker, 4 Barient winches (2 self-tailing), Autohelm, IMI Combi system, h/c pressurized water, VHF, stereo. $23,000. (408) 378-4533.

CATALINA 25, 1979. Swing keel, EZ Loader

Trailer, lOhp Honda outboard, Pop Top w/enclo¬ sure, dinette interior, anchor and deck locker, tabernacle mast, VHF, knotmeter, depthfinder, Larson sails w/ Atlantic genoa, safety equipment, etc. Very good condition. $9,500. H (408) 970-9239; W (408) 481-4247.

YANKEE 30. Classic S&S design. One of the all-

time great Bay or bluewater boats. Handles beau¬ tifully. Easily single handed. Well equipped and maintained. Fresh epoxy bottom job. $18,000. Call (510)215-5823. PEARSON 303,30-FT 3”, 1984. 1994 sails, full

PEARSON 26,1978.9.0 Johnson long shaft w/

elect start. VHF, compass, microwave, new cush¬ ions, like new North sails. Bottomed & surveyed 4/ 95. Located at Brisbane Marina. Ready to sail $6,000. Charlie (702) 425-5667.

batten main, tri-radial jib w/ Harken furling, new Dutchman sail flaking system, Yanmar 2GMF diesel. Bottom painted March 1996. Autohelm instruments, windspeed & direction, depthfinder, knotmeter. Tiburon berth possible. $27,950. (415) 435-2777; fax (415) 435-7620.

HAWKFARM 28. Tom Wylie designed, built by

North Coast Yachts, 1976. Has good but older sail inventory, new alcohol stove, tri-color LPU paint on hull. Needs some work and a new motor. $8,500. Call or leave a msg at (408) 259-7827. CORONADO 25. Excellent safe Bay sailor. Over¬

sized rigging, twin forestays, bow & stem pulpits, lifelines, reliable 8 hp Nissan o/b, mahogany inte¬ rior with custom blue cushions, sleeps 5,2-bumer alcohol stove, VHF, kerosene lamp, shore power. $3,500 obo. H (510) 947-3919; W (510) 688-2735.

YANKEE 30 TALL RIG. All new 1995; autopilot,

dodger, VHF, solar panels, GPS, Loran, 2 batter¬ ies. Atomic 4 overhaul 1994,4 headsails, 2 spin¬ nakers, 1 main (9 oz, 3 reefs), 3 anchors, 3 water tanks, gimbaled stove, lots of equipment, T ransPac vet (twice). Asking $16,000 obo. (510) 527-2465. 30-FT AMERICAN KNARR. Beautiful bright ma¬

hogany on oak. Full custom cover to waterline for sunlight protection. Needs no work and is ready for Bay sailing. New 3.5 hp Nissan outboard and crispy sails. $6,000 obo. (510) 339-2436.

INTERNATIONAL FOLKBOAT 26. (Fiberglass)

Designed and built in Sweden by Marieholm, BMW diesel, Proctor spars, enclosed head, mast¬ head antenna and strobe, depth log and speed, VHF radio, a beautiful full keel Bay boat in good condition. $6,900 (415) 574-0970. COLUMBIA 26 MK1, 1962. Hull #1 (classic). Great liveaboard, fantastic sailor. New paint, new main, 4 sailbags, o/b, VHF, compass, 6’ headroom, sleeps 4, galley, enclosed head + holding tank. $5,500 obo, call Lu @ (415) 332-0704.

J/29, 1983, BLACK LAck. Fractional racer/

bruiser, several times class champion, rigged for racing but great Bay cruiser, well maintained, Kevlar racing, practice and cruising sails. 8 hp outboard. $29,000. In Sausalito. Days, call (408) 765-1240.

CAL 31,1979. Meticulously maintained. Tiller, 2 jibs, cruising spinnaker, rollerfurling. Volvo diesel, Loran, radar, autopilot. Reefer, nat. gas range and oven and water heater. Dodger, full canvas, log of maintenance. Located Dana Point. $26,500 obo. (714) 494-9677 or dentadive@aol.com

29- FT TAIWAN BUILT CLASSIC design, teak &

mahogany cutter. Excellent condition & beautiful - full keel, hard dodger, heavy rigging and tackle, diesel, inverter, autopilot, log, etc. Trade on larger boat or best offer. Tom (916) 823-6356. 30- FT CHEOY LEE, 1962. Bermuda ketch. Teak

HUNTER 30,1989. Excellent condition. Meticu¬

hull, new deck, new electric, fresh paint, fine classic. Volvo MD-2 diesel. Berthed Pier 39. $25,000. (415) 576-0919.

lously maintained, newer model. Very comfort¬ able yet strong. New dodger and sail cover, new Autohelm 4000 autopilot, 2 new batteries, Yanmar diesel low hours, roller furling, new GPS 45, dinghy, propane grill. $39,000. (360) 263-6575.

ISLANDER BAHAMA 30, 1979. Volvo diesel, wheel, h/c pressure water, main, jib, 150, spinna¬ ker, electronics, no blisters, recent survey, good condition. $17,500 obo. (510) 523-7752.

RAWSON 30. Fiberglass sloop. Bluewater cruise r.

Mexico, Hawaii, Alaska vet. Volvo diesel. 55 amp alternator with 3 step regulator, digital volt/amp meter, gel cell batteries. Windvane, 2 autopilots, oversize rigging, 7 sails. Self tailing winches. Bow & stern SS pulpits. Bruce anchor, 30’ chain, 300' nylon rode. Masthead running lights/strobe. VHF, depthsounder, Loran-C, radar detector. AM/FM cassette stereo. Propane stove/oven & heater. Refrigeration. H&C pressure water. Good looking interior. Good Liveaboard. New bottom. 1996 Survey. Documented. $17,000. (415) 368-6419.

CATALINA 30,1982. Atomic 4, recently hauled,

dinette, wheel steering, excellent condition. Furl¬ ing jib, Lewmar 40 winches, two burner with oven alcohol stove. Cockpit cushions. $22,500. (415) 346-6190. MORGAN 30,1973. Salvage sale, VHF radio, stereo, knot and depth, autopilot, alcohol stove, fiberglass deck/cabin, teak handrails/trim, re¬ painted resin bottom, 30 hp, Atomic four, sleeps four. Alameda drydock. Great weekend project. $6,000 Obo. (510) 864-1350.

S2 9.2A, (30-FT), 1979. Excellent shape. Aft

cockpit. Good builder reputation. Wheel, depth, speed, 15 hp Yanmar diesel, runs great. Alcohol stove, H/C pressure water. Berthed at South Beach Harbor, S.F. Must sell. $16,500 obo. Can show weekends. (408) 954-7285.

IRWIN CITATION 30,1979 SLOOP. Great shape, strong, fast, fun, easy to sail. Yanmar diesel. Shoal keel, wheel, newmain, clean bottom, Harken roller furling. Comfortable teak interior, shower, VHF, KM, WD, DS, Loran, stereo. Specs avail¬ able. $21,500 obo. (415) 458-1665.

ISLANDER 30 MK II, 1979, KIUNDINIII. One

Owner, Atomic 4, estate sale, full set sails, VHF, depth, well maintained, new varnish, great Bay and Delta boat, galley, fresh water tank, sleeps six. $15,000 obo, will finance. (510) 462-8625, (408) 468-0804.

CATALINA 30, 1980. Loaded: diesel, wheel,

Harken roller furling, 110/150 fully battened main Dutchman furling, staysail, boom, cruising spin¬ naker, 3 anchors and winch, vang preventors, two speed winches, phone, TV, VCR, microwave, refrigerator, water heater, demand pump, VHF, Loran, Autohelm 3000, engine heat exchanger, macerator, holding tank, propane stove and oven solar panel, AM/FM cassette deck, boat cover, VHF, Loran, cockpit cushions, more extras. Retir¬ ing skipper. Great sailing liveaboard, Santa Cruz lower harbor. $21,500. (408) 476-1212.

31-FT CAPE GEORGE CUTTER, 1991. Factory

buijt. Loaded for cruising. 30 hp Kabota, 5 sails, 5 anchors, chain rode, Aries, life raft, autopilot, dinghy, refrigerator. Solarpanels. GPS. Lots more. Must own a Cape George to appreciate one. $178,000. (954) 525-2255. DUFOUR 31 SLOOP, 1979. Refit 1993: inte¬ grated DS, Windpoint, KM, Navdata, #4000 Autohelm & GPS. Maxiprop, lifelines, 4 Sobstad sails, rollerfurl, Volvo rebuilt. Also 2 poles, EPIRB. Separate aft cabin quarterberth. As roomy as most 34 footers. Lots of teak. $33,500. Four man liferaft, $1,500 additional (503) 538-6104 or (503) 621-1107.

S2 9.2A, 30-FT, 1979. Excellent shape. Aft cock¬

pit, good builder reputation. Wheel, depth, speed, 15 hp Yanmar diesel, runs great, alcohol stove, h/ c pressure water. Berthed at South Beach Harbor, S.F. $18,000 obo. Can show weekends. (408) 859-4424. 30-FT WOODEN SLOOP. Professionally-built in

CAPO 30,1984, Colibri, formerly Instinct. Excel¬

lent race/cruise. 15 sails, Yanmar diesel, 6.4 knot cruise, hyd backstay, 6 winches (4 @ 2-speed, 2 self-tailing), KM, log, DS, WS, WP, Loran, AP, sail-comp, CNG stove with oven. 6+ headroom. $40,000. (619) 222-4811. BRISTOL29,1968. Very good condition, full keel, fiberglass, furling jib, holding tank, VHF, depth, knotmeter, rebuilt Atomic 4. $15,000. (408) 379-6556.

jgmL CAPITOLA BAY MARINA SEASONAL f •, /frnk May 1 - Sept 30 • Shoreboat Service • VHF 11 Daily $7 • Overnight $12 • Weekly $75/65 (under 30') Monthly $220/185 • Seasonal $1000/900 Call for information packet: (408) 462-2208

MOORINGS

Pro Furl jib, full batten main, lazy jacks, 20 hp diesel, 36 hrs.' Force 10 propane stove, Barient winches (2 self-tailing). Windlass, Loran, Autohelm, knotmeter, VHF-stereo, tricolor. Long Beach berth. $19,500. (310) 434-2733.

New Zealand, 1974. Beautiful, low-maintenance strip-planked hull (11/4" Kauri wood) with heavy framing, fiberglass-covered deck and cabin. Rac¬ ing/cruising (Planet Class) design with modern rig, aluminum mast, SS rigging, modified full keel (nimble yet stable), diesel (recently sen/iced - new batteries). Complete set of sails including 2 Genoas, spinnaker, storm sails. Self-steering, 3 anchors, liferaft, new bottom paint. $18,000. (707) 629-3349 Johan.

FARALLON 30,1980.

CAL 29. Roller furling, cruising spinnaker, GPS,

autopilot, depthfinder, lines led aft, most running rigging replaced. $11,000 offers. (707) 427-1956.

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For Sale — Unlimited Potential 22 ft. Boston Whaler, 2 x 70 hp Evinrudes, custom filtering system, inspection plate installation equipment, etc. Reason for sale: going cruising. Turnkey, will train, $45,000 invested. Sell for $32,000, offers welcome. (415) 331-6234. August, 1996 • UUUM29 • Page 203

31-FT ATKINS, INGA, FIG SLOOP, 1977. 6’3"

headroom, Volvodiesel, Barient2-speedwinches, jiffy reefing, LectraSan, Dickerson cabin heater, 8 bronze opening ports, 22# Bruce, new paint, tiller, cushions and wiring (Oct '95). Strong, fast, easy to single hand. Well built to go anywhere. $13,500 by owner. Call Dave for spec sheet and photo. (916) 735-6371. ERICSON 29,1977. Fiberglass. Wheel steerer or tiller. Compass, fatho, knot, depth meters. Radio telephone, CB. Cassette stereo, 4 speakers. X Large head, sink, closet. Teak, mahogany. Sails, bags: main (new), storm blade (new), genoa, tapper, drifter (red, blue). Very clean. $14,900. (415) 331-6422.

BRISTOL 30,1973. If you’re disappointed with what's available in a pre-owned boat, take a look at this! New bottom paint 10/95, new 120 roller-furling jib 11/95, new full-batten main 12/95, all thru-hulls replaced, 25 hp Volvo diesel, dodger, Delta canvas, wheel steering, windlass, lines led aft, VHF, Loran w/ repeater, Tridata knot, log and depth, stereo w/ CD, dual batteries, and auto battery charger. Survey 10/95. Bought 10/95, we’re relocating! Truly sail away at $22,500. Call (415) 637-0885.

32 TO 35 FEET FAST 345,1984. 34.5’ Great fast cruiser/livea-

1969, sails. Over $10,000 invested. $4,500 firm. (415) 332-9543.

board. Ron Holland designed, racing exterior, spacious and beautiful interior with aft cabin. Fully equipped. $45,000. Call us for details: (206) 528-5794.

31 offshore sloop. Heavily constructed fiberglass with 25 hp Volvo diesel. Performance underbody with modified fin keel and skeg-hung rudder. Over¬ sized rigging, twin backstays, pedestal steering, tabernacle mast. Autohelm 3000, battery charge, RDF, GPS, Loran, etc. This is a fast, capable, quality-built offshore cruiser that will take you anywhere in the world you want to go. Must Sell ASAP! Giving it away at $21,500. (805) 995-2437.

HUNTER 33,1981. Rollerfurting, Yanmar diesel, wheel steering, VHF, wind, depth & speed gauges, self-tailing winches, dodger, h/c water, cockpit cushions, stereo, 2 anchors, stove, head, battery charger, etc. Excellent condition. Sleeps 6+, fast, comfortable & fun. $25,000. (415) 461-7147.

HUNTER 30,1991. Fresh water boat moved to Bay in July 1995. New bottom paint July 1995,18 hp Yanmar, roller furling, VHF, KM, DS, excellent condition, original owner. Richmond berth. $45,000 obo. (510) 225-1423.

ISLANDER 32,1978. Westerbeke 4 cyl diesel, 5 sails, newdodger&cushions, CNG stove w/oven, pressure water system, Force 10 heater, spa¬ cious teak interior, winder cover, bimini cover. One owner boat, 95% at Tahoe, excellent condi¬ tion. See in Sausalito Yacht Harbor. Don (415) 383-7015.

CATALINA 30, 1981. GPS, DS, VHF, 11 hp

CHALLENGER 35 SLOOP, 1974. Bullet proof

Universal diesel, roller furling, 2 jibs, 85%, 130%, spinnaker. Well maintained Bay boat. See at its Brisbane berth. (916) 587-4023 Sat - Wed, days.

blue water cruiser. 4 cyl diesel, Aries windvane, Autohelm 4000, SL windlass, VHF, Loran, dodger, spacious teak & mahogany interior, tiled shower, great liveaboard. Ih very good condition. $30,000 obo. In Ventura (805) 642-8835.

ISLANDER 30,1980. Orig. owner, excellentcon-

dition, Volvo diesel, wheel & emerg. tiller steering, dodger, beautiful wood interior, carp, main cabin. Cleanest boat on S.F. Bay. If desired, will give sailing lessons. $24,750. (415) 345-6037. CATALINA 30. Very comfy/ roomy, responsive,

easy tosail. Refurbished ’92 radar, dodger, wheel, helmsman’s chair, jib furling, spin gear, refrigera¬ tion, propane oven/stove, reliable Atomic-4 gas, Lifesling, flares, VHF, stereo, pressurized water/ heater, no blisters. $21,500. (510) 684-9236.

33-FT RHODES SWIFTSURE, 1961. A beautiful

boat, 5 hp o/b. Must sell. $19,995 obo: Call (707) 745-8545.

classic fiberglass boat built by DeVries in Amsterdam. New prop shaft, rebuilt Atomic 4. Pier 39 berth. Priced to sell at $14,500. Contact Chris (415) 255-3152.

NEW NONSUCH 354, commissioned December

'95. Transfer necessitates sale. Newfrom keel up. Carbon fiber mast & wishbone w/ North's new spectra sail. Best built & equipped 354 in the USA. Spacious, fast, easily singlehanded. $175,000. (209)941-0331. SANTANA 35,1981, AT EASE. Racer/Cruiser.

30-FT PACIFIC SLOOP. Rebuilt Atomic 4, built

WORLD CRUISER. Beautiful Dutch-built Contest

CORONADO 35,1974. Roller jib, davits, 8’ sport

DREADNOUGHT 32,1979. Blue water cruiser, full keel, double ender, teak deck, new rigging, Perkins diesel, 100 gal fuel, 100 gal water, dodger, beautiful teak interior, new cushions, refer, stove and lots more. $45,000. (510) 521-1207. CAL 34,1975 ANDDINGHY. Rollerfurting, loaded

with equipment, very strong Westerbeke dsl. Can see at Brisbane Harbor. Asking $24,000 obo. Call (415) 355-7084, beep at (415) 527-0849.

Recently hauled new bottom paint, well main¬ tained, well equipped, diesel, forced air heating, water heater, Loran, hydraulics, dodger, full in¬ struments, Marina Village berth. $35,500. (510) 769-1201. RHODES 33. Classic in Tahoe. Mahogany on oak, mahogany deck, glassed and canvassed hull, #36 of 41 boat fleet, teak floors, bronze hardware 46' spruce mast, 3 axle trailer with new tires. $9,500. Call Frank days (702) 828-3770. Evenings (702) 831-2273.

new Sobstad main & asymetrical, North 110%, 90%, 21 hp Westerbeke, 3 burner stove, 45 gal fuel, 9Q gal water and much more. Only 3yrs in salt water. $85,000. (510) 531-0464; (510) 658-1733.

CHEOY LEE ROBB 35 YAWL, 1961. Excellent

CHANCE 3/4 TON PT 30II, 1972. Fast and stiff,

condition. Teak deck, hull and cabin. Carvel planked, copper riveted over oak frames. Sitka spruce spars finished bright. Pisces 27 diesel, Loran, depth, VHF. $28,500. Call for details (408) 734-1539. \

10,000/5,300. Sweet Yanmar 20, heavy mast¬ head rig w/ Navtec, new bottom 9/95, trick paint, 10 winches, tiller, 6’2" headroom, sleeps 5, pro¬ pane,2,3,4, spinnaker&drifter.VHF/Loran.PHRF 156. $17,500. (415) 872-0535.

DOWNEAST 32,1979. Clean, well maintained cruising cutter. Diesel, wheel steering, VHF, depthsounder, Balmar alternator & controller, Autohelm 4000, Apelco Loran, heart inverter/ charger, propane stove & oven, refrigeration, dodger and covers. Many more upgrades and additions. $47,500. (805) 644-4084.

FUJI 32,1976. Alden full keel ketch. 40 hp Pisces

MARINER 32 KETCH, 1971. Great bluewater

boat. Perkins 4-107.2 speed windlass, 4 man life raft, Aries windvane, 2 speed self-tailing winches, new riggingjn ‘93, Bruce w/chain, CQR type and Danforth. Decks redone, epoxy bottom no blis¬ ters. Propane stove and oven. Water heater, Force 10 cabin heater. $29,000. (619) 325-1234. ERICSON 35,1972. Classic lines in great condi¬ tion. Wheel, Westerbeke diesel, refrig /freeze, propane stove/oven & cabin heater, H/C pressure water, dodger, Loran, radio, depth, knot, Bruce, tabernacled rig. Main, 85,110,120,150, jib top, spinnaker. $29,900. (415) 949-4457.

HANS CHRISTIAN 33,1980. Cutter. This proven

new condition. Pacific Coast Canvas dodger w/ v rear and side hand holds, autopilot, inflatable w/v Tanaka outboard, '94 Richmond Boat Works re¬ built Atomic 4. $19,500 obo. (415) 726-0416.

bluewater cruiser is in excellent condition. Pull¬ man master berth. Hauled 4/95 for new epoxy bottom, paint, thru-hull service/replacement, cut¬ lass bearing. New Harken rollerfurting head and stays’l, batteries, exhaust system, motor mounts, GPS, AM/FM/CD. Recently replaced head, hot water heater (engine & shore operable), water pump, accumulator, wind/speed/depth instruments (B&G Network). Ample power with Isuzu 40 hp (850 hours) with rebuilt starter. $89,000. (415) 897-2916.

ODYSSEY 30, 1975. Alberg designed cruiser.

Club jib, genoa, main. Albin diesel. Four large berths, deep stainless icebox, enclosed head. Two anchors with chain and new line. No electron¬ ics. Very clean. Berthed at Bay Island Yachts in Alameda. $14,900. (916) 393-3500.

4. Very clean, great liveaboard. Bay & coastal cruiser. $23,000. (510) 679-1343 evenings.

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diesel & new SS shaft, wheel autopilot. New KM, DS, WS. New batteries & alternator. LectraSan head, hot/cold pressure water, shower, propane stove and BBQ. Recent haulout. Bristol. Brochure & info at Brisbane Marina. $32,000. John (415) 824-1278. ERICSON 32,1974. Yanmar diesel, low hours, wheel steering, roller furling, hot/cold pressure water, dodger, cockpit cushions. $15,500 or make offer. (510) 832-4656. FUJI 35. Alden design ketch, full keel, F/G, loaded.

Market value $49,900 obo. (916) 633-0410. TRAVELLER 32,1976. Rhodes design fiberglass

double-ended cutter. Isuzu diesel, new standing rigging. Lots done, but still needs some refurbish¬ ing. $19,500 or partial trade for 26'-28’ sailboat. (408) 454-2803 (W) or (408) 338-9444 (H).

S/S design, 4 sails, well equipped, diesel - low hours, 3 anchors, Loran, wheel, large, like new, etc., etc., Inside, 6 plus headroom, 10+2 beam, no bubbles hull, little used offshore. Fast sailor. $34,000. (408) 726-2829. 1974 RANGER 32, TOUCHSTONE. A Gary Mull

designed racer/cruiser. Clean, strong and sexy. Excellent sail inventory, 10 Barient winches, Atomic 4, enclosed head, galley. Berthed in Sausalito. Excellent value. $15,000 obo. Will consider all offers. (415) 433-5444 day or night. .

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VALIANT32,1985. Dodger, bimini, Furuno, VHF,

TARTAN 34. USA built, 1974. Yawl. High quality, ISLANDER 32,1977. Dodger, fireplace, Atomic

PEARSON 30,1977, Lutetia. Never raced, near

PEARSON 34,1985. Bristol condition, new can¬ vas, new interior, new ports, new cockpit cush¬ ions, Velcro screens for all openings, all new thruhulls, new jib sheets, new main halyard, new Apelco VHF, new AM/FM cassette with CD changer, refrigeration, propane stove, hot and cold pressure water, dockside water, Lewco 40 amp battery charger, SOLAS offshore flare kit, self-tailing winches, 90% and 120% jibs, 3 cyl Yanmar diesel with 700 hours, BBQ, Achilles dinghy with 4 hp Suzuki outboard. This is a turn¬ key yacht. $65,000. (415) 261-0266.

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HANS CHRISTIAN 34,1977. Estate sale. 42 hp Volvo Penta Turbo diesel, approx 45 hours. 8 sails. New varnish and cabin paint. Dodger, deck lifelines, Lifesling overboard system. Propane stove and heater. Refurbished head. Autohelm, VHF, KM, DS, Loran, AM/FM cassette radio and more! Seller will haul at end of July for detailed survey. Needs work, but with buyer's TLC, she's beautiful and cruise-ready! A bargain at $61,500 (510)835-0221.

COLUMBIA 5.5. Racing shell. Good condition,

MARINER 36, 1979. Bill Garden design cutter

needs TLC. Main, jib and spinnaker like new. Fresh bottom job. $2,500 obo. (916) 776-1836.

rigged ketch. Full keel with 5' draft, ideal for Bay sailing, liveaboard or blue water cruising. Reno¬ vated in '93 with new teak interior and cockpit, epoxy hull, aluminum masts, new SS rigging and lots more. Fully equipped with Autohelm 7000 AP, Tridata and wind indicator, radar, GPS, Loran, 2.5 kw inverter, electric windlass, etc. 900 hours on Perkins 4-108. Lots of canvas. Beautiful boat in excellent condition. Reduced to $62,800. (510) 337-9592.

36 TO 39 FEET YANKEE 38. Sparkman & Stephens. Just re¬

Real clean. New Yanmar diesel, new rigging, paint. Pressure water, refrigeration, Autohelm, GPS, TV/VCR. 10’ West Marine, 8 hp Nissan. Many extras. New bottom paint. $21,000. (510) 814-8645.

turned 10 months in Mexico and South Pacific. Performance cruiser. Diesel, wheel, 10 sails, 6man liferaft, dink w/ 4 hp Yamaha. Good ground tackle. New in '95: full inst speed, wind, depth, Garmin GPS MAP 210, Furuno 16M radar, Pur 35 watermaker, Norcold refer, Litton 406 EPIRB, high output alt w/smart regulator, stereo. $41,500. (415) 256-9767.

NANTUCKET 33' 1968. Strong, lightweight, fast.

39-FT INTERNATIONAL 30-SQUARE METER

Displacement 9,000 lbs. / 4,100 lbs. Aluminum hull, built in Holland at Huisman's yard. Alan Gurney design. The perfect couples bluewater cruiser/racer. All mahogany below decks. Config¬ ured for passage making. Volvo MD6A, extra watertanks, Avon, spin, gear. Excellent condition. $33,000 obo. Call Jim Van Beveren, home (510) 827-8915.

Sloop, 1985. Equipped for racing and cruising. Fiberglass hull, teak decks, mahogany cabin and cockpit. 4 sails, Ballenger spars, Navtec rigging. 3/4 cover, outboard motor, recent survey. Beauti¬ ful boat in excellent condition. Asking $26,600. (408) 867-2631.

CAPE DORY 36,1987/88. Lovely bluewater cut¬ ter. Running rigging, North gennaker, Raytheon RL-9 radar, windlass: all 1995. UK sails, Perkins 4-108 (only 320 hours), Datamarine depth, KL, windspeed/direction. Bronze winches. Lovely in¬ terior. A rare find. $115,000. (510) 521-9008.

CAL 39,1972. $36,000. (603) 577-8105.

FLYING DUTCHMAN 37, 1978. Pedormance

32-FT ARIES STAYSAIL SLOOP. New: LaFiell

mast, CNG stove, water system, Loran, Fatho, standing rigging. Custom fit Montgomery dinghy. Dickinson fireplace. Very clean. A must see. On the dry at Nelson's. No reasonable offer refused. (602) 922-7488.

CREALOCK 37. By Pacific Seacraft, 1982. Total refit 1995, monitor, autopilots, GPS, ham, watermaker, custom layout, 9 cruising sails, ex¬ tensive spares. New: stainless ports, rigging, LP spars, upholstery, rewire. $95,000. Call (619) 425-2949.

HUNTER 35.5,1993. Superb condition: Dutch¬

36-FTCAT-KETCH PERFORMANCECRUISER,

man main, roller furling 130 & Genesis 100. Hard dodger, Autohelm 4000 pilot and integrated Seatalk system. GPS, Delta anchor, Adler-Barbour 12v reefer, microwave. $89,500. (707) 645-1776. PEARSON VANGUARD32-FT6" Dodger, Atomic 4, autopilot, hot water, 2 batteries, Constavolt, genoa, club foot jib, spinnaker, 2 mains, 4 an¬ chors, stove, lifelines, water pressure, sheet and spinnaker winches, instruments, Jack London Square. $16,000 or make offer. (510) 531-0399.

1988. Sparhawk36 Hull #4 - Very fast, easy tosail. Carbon-fiber masts, fully-battened sails with lazyjacks, full foam flotation, wheel steering, wing keel, Yanmar 30 hp diesel with low hours, luxuri¬ ous hi-fashion interior, best galley afloat, instru¬ mentation & A/P, refrigeration, hot/cold pressure water, stereo. Hull/deck Airex cored with large cockpit, swim-stepatstem. Hull similarto Express 37. Lots of PHRF trophies. Call for details and inventory on this thoroughly amazing sailboat. (805) 644-3161 days; (805) 650-9440 eves.

J/35c, 1990. Clean, turn-key, and 100% ready for

CORBIN 39, 1986. Pilothouse special edition.

summer cruising. Roomy aft cabin and forward Vberth are ideal for two couples or a family. White, bulkhead interior with teak trim, 16 opening ports/ hatches, rod rigging, Quickvang Autohelm, 100A alt, 3 gels, Navtec HYD backstay, GPS, Loran, Muir vertical windlass, new dodger, Sun Shade, stereo CD, Maxprop, furling, North sails. Fast, fun to sail, low maintenance with lasting quality and classic good looks. Reduced to $99,000. Days (805) 988-1641; eves (805) 644-1260.

Tehani. Proven stout offshorp passage-maker, comfortable liveaboard home. Cutter, flush deck, 33 hp Westerbeke, inverter, solar, 130+ gal water & fuel. Avon liferaft, SSB, much more. Beautiful interior. Immaculate. $112,500. Annapolis (410) 268-8563.

ISLANDER 34. Custom version, 1974. Full keel.

SAIL EXOTIC ORIENT. Must sacrifice 35' Hori¬ zon steel cutter lying Okinawa. Totally equipped world cruiser. Huge inventory sails, electronics, gear including up-grades and major new addi¬ tions. $60,000 value US. Asking $38,000. (206) 888-6046.

39-FT FOLKS. Steel cutter pilothouse, 1988. Rlr/

fri, VHF/SSB, stereo, 30 hp Yanmar, dinghy dav¬ its, a/pilot, full electronics, radar, GPS & Loran, windvane, watermaker, equippedforliveaboard & cruising, sleeps 6, excellent condition. $87,000. TX-phone/fax (512)-749-7180.

cruiser, teak decks, 5 sails, ProFurl roller furling, Volvo diesel, custom teak interior, VHF, Loran, knotmeter, depthsounder, autopilot, stereo, CNG stove/oven, refer. H/C pressure water, shower, Avon dinghy w/10 hpoutboard and more. $42,000. (510)376-1081. PASSPORT 37,1985. Rigged for short-handed sailing. Performance cruising design by Robert Perry. Equipped for traveling, including ground tackle, radar, Loran. Teak deck, marvelous teak interior with Pullman-berth owners' quarters, amenities for heading south in comfort, sailing the Bay in style, or living aboard gracefully. She's a boat you have to see. Offered at $79,500. (510) 795-6800 evenings. FREEDOM 36,1986 by Tillotson Pearson. Balsa core hull & deck. Fast racer, very comfortable cruiser. 3 cabin layout sleeps 7. Full battened main, sparred jib, with spinnaker. New sailcovers & running rigging. 3 cyl. Yanmar diesel, propane, electronics, dinghy with 9 hp o/b, ground tackle, etc. This extremely clean & well maintained yacht is available to the right person or couple. For sale by owner. Charter Ready. Set up to go. $95,000. (415) 332-3522 or (415) 331-1313. ERICSON 38,1983. Performance cruiser, excel¬

THIS IS THE CRUISING BOAT YOUR WIFE WANTS! Bright, airy, easy clean/maintain, oodles

stowage, safe, strong, she can sail it alone. Great systems design means more sailing, less work. Cumulant 38F: steel round-bilge staysail sloop. $127,500. (541,) 899-9192. 38-FT FARALLONE CLIPPER. Classic 1955

Stephens. Mahogany/oak/bronze. New standing rigging, alternator, holding tank. Rewired engine and 12v panel. Survey 11/95. Asking $18,000. (415) 604-4563, (415) 728-9506.

lent condition. 4 headsails, dodger, bimini, Autohelm, Harken roller furling, GPS, folding prop, inflatable dinghy, Tri-data and many extras. $63,500. (916) 891-4704.

winner. 15 bags, new main, 150, bottom 10/95. Diesel. Sleeps 7, enclosed head, galley, Nav station, Loran, VHF, knotmeter, depth, windspeed, Sailcomp, autopilot, stereo. Rod rigging. Adjust¬ able fairieads. 8 winches, open transom. $45,000. (619) 424-9277.

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FREYA 39,1986, SIDNEY ANN. Just completed trip S.F. to Chesapeake. Ready to go again. Teak decks, extended cabin. $126,000. Call for inven¬ tory. (707) 762-1033.

HUNTER 37,1983. One ownervessel in excellent condition. Able coastal cruiser. Spacious and com¬ fortable living quarters. Head w/separate shower. Many extras. Pier 39 slip. Priced to sell. Call (415) 861-6853. OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS; 37' VAN DE STADT

steel hull, deck, cabin. Ports, hatches, chain plates, engine beds, stern tube, stanchion bases, tanks welded in hull. Ballast and rudder installed. Finish the project. Larry (415) 648-3188. 38-FT MOTORSAILER, 1983, COMFORT. First

offering. Trawler design, fiberglass. Just returned from 7 years in Windward, Leeward and South America. Monk designed, long distance cruiser, liveaboard equipped. Excellent condition. $128,500. P.O. Box 332 Wicomico, VA, 23184. Fax (804) 496-2956. 38-FT DOWNEAST CUTTER, 1976. Great cruis¬

ing boat, DS, GPS, KM/Log, autopilot, radar, VHF, refrigeration, propane stove/oven, dinghy, 3 an¬ chors, engine rebuilt 1996, spares/tools, wind¬ lass, full cockpit canvas, bimini, excellent condi¬ tion, barbecue, large tanks. $49,900. Call (619) 885-7845. SPARKMAN & STEPHENS WEEKENDER. 36’ fir on oak knockabout sloop, built 1938 at Stephens. Perkins 4107, new paint, H20 tanks, upholstery. LectraSan head, gimbaled alcohol stove, ample storage. A strong cruiser or cozy liveaboard. $22,500. Call (415) 388-6057 for specs.

decks, spruce spar. Recent Master Mariners win¬ ner, this beautiful Swedish woodie is fast and easily singlehanded, sleeps 6. New bottom & topsides paint. $24,000 obo. Call (415) 388-6057 for specs.

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37-FT RAFIKI ‘Delivery •Consultation

True bluewater cruiser! Double ender, sleeps 6, diesel, dodger, roller furling, lazyjacks, new electrical (’93), over-sized tankage in keel, lots of storage, new Force 10 SS propane stove, Adler-Barbour 12V reefer, VHF, Loran, autopilot. $76,000. Art Brooks Sea Co., ask for Tail (714) 673-1669.

MARINE ENGINE CO. Complete Engine Sen/ices • Gas & Diesel 30 Years Experience • Reasonable Rates Tune-Ups • Oil Changes • Engine Rebuilding, etc. (415) 332-0455

Pathfinder diesel, low hours, upgraded fuel/water pumps. Complete refit spring/summer 1996: new bottom, furier, dodger/covers, lifelines, ports, bat¬ teries, refinished deluxe teak/oak/holly/cane inte¬ rior, upgraded upholstery. Heart inverter/charger, cold-plate refrigeration, Autohelm 4000W, knotmeter, depthsounder, wind speed/direction, VHF, Loran. CD stereo, TV, VCR, h/c pressure water, shower, CNG stove/oven. 2 jibs, main, cruising gennaker. Achilles9.5' inflatable, Yamaha 8 hp outboard. Much more. $55,000. Call (415) 655-7510.

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ISLANDER 36,1980. Excellent condition. 50 hp

OHLSON 36,1964. Mahogany on oak sloop, teak 36-FT FARR 1104,1977. Racer/cruiser. Trophy

38' VINDO SLP & 37' TAYANA CUTTER for sale in SO. CAL 38' Vindo cntr cockpit sip: Swedish built bluewater cruiser. Fiberglass, diesel, aft cabin, teak decks. See in Ferenc Mate's World's Best Sailboats. $89,500. 37' Tayana Cutter: Bluewater cruiser designed by Robert Perry. Diesel auxiliary, new mast, teak decks, custom teak interiors. $78,000. Darlene Hubbard Yacht Broker 800-435-3188; fax 619-435-3189.

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FISHER 37, motorsailer ketch, aft cabin, radar, Loran, wind s/d, depth, speed log, 2 VHF, CB, loudhailer, Avon, 80 hp Ford Saber diesel, 120 gal fuel, 120 H20. Monterey slip available. Must sell. Call (408) 624-7210.

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BROMPTON FOLDING BICYCLE Quality folding bike from Great Britain. Folds small — rides BIG. A custom made product, folds in 20 seconds. Fits in Samsonite suitcase. Several models to choose from, 3 or 5 speed. Prices from $631. MC & Visa OK. C.M. WASSON Co., USA Distributor, 800-783-3447 August, 1996 • UiOU^/U 32 • Page 205

LANCER 36,1979. Dodger, furling headsail, hot/

FRERS 46 MERRYTHOUGHT, 1976 Palmer

MAPLELEAF 48. Complete update 1994/95. If

cold water, Yanmar diesel, 2 head sails, 1 main, 2 burner stove & oven. $27,500. Call Steve (916) 533-3941.

Johnson aluminum racer-cruiser. All lines led to aft cockpit for short-handed sailing and cruising. Autohelm 6000, new Sea Talk sailing instruments. New custom cruising interior includes full galley, fridge & freezer, large enclosed head, pressure water, large V-berth, 4 settees and 2 pilot berths. New gear in 1996: professional Sterling LPU, 7 Lewmar hatches, 5 Lewmar self-tailing winches, complete Harken deck hardware. Sail inventory includes full-batten cruising main, race main, storm sails, 5 jibs, 2 spinnakers. Drydocked in Monterey. Will deliver by truck to new owner. Asking $115,000. Partial financing considered. Possible trade down for smaller cruising boat. (330) 898-2479. No brokers, please.

you are looking for the highest quality, fully equipped sailing vessel, ready for cruising this is it! Sloop rigged, low hrs 120 hp Izusu diesel engine. Double hull fiberglass hand laid. Very comfortable for two or up to six people. Large center cockpit, very roomy saloon, 3 staterooms, 2 heads, nice fully equipped galley, walk in engine room, aft cockpit with swim platform, large electric davits. Partial list of equipment: 18 GPH water maker, 7.5 KW Onan diesel generator, 24 mile radar, Trimble GPS, 2 depth sounders, wind in¬ struments, autopilot, ham SS radio, 2 VHF radios, 4 solar panels, loud hailer, much more. Only $155,000. (503) 362-8440. N-

HUNTER 37,1984. Cutter rig, excellent condition,

Yanmar 44 hp diesel, Autohelm, furling jib, microwave, charger, full cover, dodger, stern dodger, lazy jacks, fresh water boat since new at Tahoe. Much more! $49,500. (702) 849-0735. 37- FT STEEL CUTTER. Roberts design, center

cockpit, cabin, Isomat alum spar. Roller furling, jiffy reefing. Perkins diesel. Hy-Drive hydraulic steering. $45,000. (510) 685-1793. 38- FT CATBOAT, KETCH RIG, 1983. In Sea of

Cortez. Wonderful shorthanded long distance cruising. Very complete, very good condition. Two double berth cabins, two heads, comfortable main cabin. Strong Airex foam core, carbon fiber masts. Must sell, make offer. $64,500. (602) 951-3205.

NEWPORT 41, 1984 SLOOP. Original owner.

Daysailed on Bay only. Diesel with 270 hors. Barrier coat, 1993. Hauled June 1996. Harken roller furler, rod rigging, extra water tanks. Great boat for short handed, fast cruising or liveaboard. $67,000. (707) 252-6347.

COLUMBIA 36,1969. Atomic 4, hot/cold pres¬ sure water, roller furling, cruising prop, refrigera¬ tion, wheel, TV, dodger/bimini, windlass, 22# Danforth, 4.5” bulkhead compass, two 135 amphour batteries, Autohelm ST4000, knot/log and depth, head. $25,900. (415) 321-6040.

40- FT MOTORSAILER. Large blue water livea¬

board, custom interior in super condition, only two on West Coast. A/P radar, fish finder, depth, GPS, Loran, SatNav, watermaker, 2 units, central heat/ air, generator, VHF, stereo, TV, micro, safety gear, stand-up shower, heated cabin, 1,000 mile range under power, 200 gal water, 200 gal fuel, tile galley, bath, teak interior, new bottom paint, no blisters, newsail, 14’ beam, 2 refrigerators, sleeps 6. Compare at $100,000. Must sell only $72,500. (916) 635-7447.

UNION 36. Equipped with 50 hp Perkins diesel,

Loran, depth/speed, anchors windlass, 4 burner gas stove with oven, Force 10 marine heater burns diesel or kerosene and much more. Great liveaboard, extra heavy rigging for cruising. $65,000. (510) 452-0214. ISLAND PACKET 37,1995. Virtually new, 50 eng

hrs, windlass, chain, oversize winches. New $190,000, quick sale before list $164,000. (415) 356-5331.

CUSTOM STEEL HULL, 1992. 45'x 12’x 9', full

keel, flush deck, hard chine cruiser. Good running 353 Detroit diesel w/hydraulic drive. Kenyon spar, 'lots of gear, electronics; etc. Documented and in the slip. Needs completion. B/O or trade by 9/1. (408) 353-3183.

PETERSON 44, 1979. Extensively upgraded • new: fuel tanks, canvas, LP, windlass, etc. Excel¬ lent condition, must see before you buy another. $129,900. Owner (619) 222-2304.

ing equipt, located in Guatemala, wood mast, new sails: mizzen, main, jib. New 50 hp Westerbeke diesel, dodger/bimini, autopilot, VHF, Ham/SSB, refrigerator, head/shower. USA fax (702) 2553641. Guatemala tel/fax 502-8-323-352. 45- FT CUTTER. Cold molded wood hull. “Jay

CT 41. Bill Garden design full keel center cockpit

Benford's” Argonauta. Cedar planking finished. Hull is on 45’ trailer. Plans, new 20 hp marine diesel and gearbox. $9,000. Brookings, OR. (541) 469-5715; eves (541) 469-2909. \ 41-FT MOLD FOR FRIATYPE HULL. Move this mold to your own backyard and lay up the hull of your own dream boat. $2,000. Call Joe for details (707) 762-4437.

ketch. Fiberglass hull, 60 hp Isuzu for sale or trade for equity in small house or commercial properly. North Bay or Richmond area. Jim Boyer (510) 228-1662, Box 253, Martinez, CA 94553. 40-FT CHEOY LEE YAWL, 1970. Tri cabin. 48 hp

diesel. Fiberglass & teak, 7 sails and electronics. In Humbolt Bay. $48,000. Call Tom Walsh (707) 839-0245 or (707) 826-7448.

B. AXELROD & CO.

Since 1961 First quality. Fine selection. Surfaced 1/4’, 3/8‘, 1/2", IIS', 1 7/8 • Rough 4/4“, 8/4“ 201 Florida St., SF 94103 (415)626-4949 • Fax (415) 621-8982.

Lloyds registry, teak decks, custom interior, depthsounder, knotmeter, VHF, strong cruiser and great liveaboard, many extras. Asking $55,000. Call Rich at (415) 363-1390. 40-FT PANDA PH, 1984. Raised saloon. Ta’Shing

built, full cruise ready. Immaculate interior and exterior, upgraded mast, rigging, sails 1994. Full engine access, extensive storage. Just returned from circumnavigation. $193,000. Info and bro¬ chure (619) 683-9440. 40-FT CHINESE JUNK, 1966. Solid teak. 3

masted, red sails, Nissan diesel. VHF, Loran, complete home office, entertainment system, clawfoot tub and shower, awesome aft cabin. One of the most photographed boats on the Bay. $68,000: (415) 331-6654. SWAN 43 S&S 1969. Complete refit 95/96. Dark

blue awl grip, epoxy bottom, 3 blade feathering prop, Nexus instruments. Pro-furl, mast LP, self tailing winches. Rigid Vang, Norseman fittings w/ new rigging. Custom double berth fwd., new cushions, etc. $95,000 obo. (310) 433-5251. ILLINGSWORTH, PRIMROSE 50. Axel Heyst,

laminated members - cold molded hull. Similar to Stormvogel. Newer Ballenger spars and Volvo 3 cyl (sail drive). British built to Lloyds, A-1 stan¬ dards 1967. Full sail inventory racer-cruiser & brother to Chichester’s Gipsy Moth IV. Has won many ocean races. Cutter rig ideal for shorthanded sailing. $52,000 or trade big island prop¬ erty. Owner (415) 907-9803 pager, or msg (415) 485-6044. KINGS LEGEND 41. Flush desk pilothouse cruiser. Just returned from Mexico and ready to go again. Like new, completely outfitted in '95 for extended cruising. Will consider trading down or trading for real estate. Please call for complete spec (415) 589-3810.

$25,000 firm. Call Russ for details at (415) 5198662 or (510) 458-4017. MAPLE LEAF 48,1972. Stan Huntingford design by Cooper Yachts. Center cockpit, aft cabin cruis¬ ing sloop. Hard dodger. Strong 120 hp Ford Lehman. 350 gal fuel, 300 gal water. Solid rig, Harken furling. Norseman fittings, windlass. Re> cent survey. $119,000. (805) 6424178. 45- FT MORGAN (STARRATT) YAWL. Fast,

strong, performance cruiser. Aft cabin, fiberglass, stainless/aluminum rig, new Volvo diesel, sails, anchors, etc. 100 gal water, 80 fuel. Interior unfin¬ ished. Sail her away for $35,000 or trade for smaller boat or 7(510)639-5892.

HARDIN 45,1982. Durable, spacious, Taiwan¬

ese built cutter-rigged ketch. Center cockpit, 13'6" beam, 4 staterooms including queen bed and rear windows in aft cabin. 2 heads: 1 manual, 1 elec¬ tric, both tiled with showers and propane flashheated hot water. Tiled galley with 3 burner stove, oven and microwave. Fiberglass hull never blis¬ ters, teak deck and interior. Last hauled April '95. Autohelm, Loran C, many more amenities. Great cruiser and liveaboard, served 3years asTransPac communications vessel. Now berthed in Sausalito. This month absolutely the best boat deal in town as currently for sale by owner. $95,000 absolutely firm if brokered, this month negotiable. For more detailed information, page (510) 8104174 and Iv number. Wknd viewing appreciated.

42 GOLDEN WAVE, CUTTER 1982 Perkins diesel, refurbished inside and out, SatNav down to a 2 KW inverter. Can't miss as an outstanding bluewater cruiser. Original owner selling for $122,000. Call Rudy at (714)574-7600.

DIESEL FUEL FILTERING

General maintenance & repair.

Process Scrubs, Polishes, Removes Algae, Dirt, Rust & Water from Diesel Fuel. Includes Internal Tank Wash Down. YOUR BERTH OR BOAT YARD • (510)521-6797

Retired builder. (415) 383-6606

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MARIN MARINE REPAIR Teak decks re-cut and caulked, glass gel & non-skid repair, equipment installed.

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MASON 43,1981. Strong offshore cruiser. Well equipped: EPIRB, SSB, liferaft, GPS, radar. For details see Web page: http://pacificrim.net/ -hartpac/mason/orcall (360) 378-7048 ore-mail: hartpac@pacificrim.net

New canvas, rebuilt Perkins diesel, new cushions, full canvas on centercockpit. A quality vessel, well kept. $79,000. Message (415) 479-7128.

44- FT LOA NORWEGIAN CUTTER, 1955. 41- FT FORMOSA KETCH, 1974. Offshore cruis¬

40 TO 50 FEET

TEAK WOOD

William Garden design. New (5 hr) Yanmar 4JH2 50 hp diesel. Complete refit '94, last hauled Nov '95. KM with log, DS, Loran, VHF, AP, RDF, fridge/ freezer, |}ressure h/c water, stall shower, 3 burner range w/ oven. 8’ sailing dinghy w/ davits. Built for extended cruising and liveaboard. Beautiful boat in immaculate condition. $69,500 (916) 923-6054

Stewart. New mainsail with canvas cover. Great condition. Newly refurbished deck. (510) 2720765 or (510) 464-4617.

roller furling jib, excellent condition. $92,500. Call Jim (415) 574-3456. No dealers please.

Mexico vet, in superb condition. Yanmar engine. Extensive inventory includes: autopilot, radar, VHF, roller furling jib and roller furling stas'l, 3 KW generator, gel batteries, electric windlass, 45# CQR on 325 ft. chain, cold plate freezer-refrig, hot and cold pressure water, 20 gal/hr watermaker, propane, and more. Separate stall shower, cus¬ tom cabinetry. Expanded fuel/water tankage for cruising. Bottom paint 12/94. Call (310)821-5450 or e-mail “leslie@primenet.com” for details.

CT 41 KETCH. FG hull and house, teak trim.

44- FT IRWIN CLIPPER SLOOP, 1946. Fellows &

CATALINA 42,1989.3 cabin layout, refrig, radar, MORGAN 382,1979. Brewer designed, two time

SEA WOLF 40. Cruising Ketch 1969. This beau¬ tiful lady needs more tender loving care than we can continue to provide. Fiberglass huli and deck, traditional rig, and many custom features. Perkins diesel, large capacity water and fuel tanks offer great potential for the adventuresome. Age and health preventus from fulfilling our cruising dreams, but maybe it could happen for you. Last appraised at $57,000 but ready to accept a reasonable offer. (415) 851-7818.

CHEOY LEE MIDSHIPMAN 40 KETCH, 1974.

• August, 1996

REPAIR

Francisco

PINEAPPLE EXPRESS Custom Marine Canvas, Upholstery, Cockpit Cushions, Bean Bags, etc., using the finest Marine Fabrics & Foahi. Made to Last! Repairs welcome. Satisfaction guaranteed. Call (707) 763-2520 for a free estimate. M-F 8:30 - 5:00. Weekends by appointment.

PETERSON 44,1976. Cutter rig, center cockpit,

51 FEET & OVER

41-FT SEA TIGER, 1973. Outstanding condition,

57-FT COLD MOLDED ROBERTS motorsailer.

fiberglass, Awlgrip paint hull & mast, 60 hp Isuzu diesel. A must see. The Dee-0 at San Rafael Yacht Harbor, Gate 7. Asking $69,000. Call (415) 457-2917.

KETTENBURG 40,1961. Mahogany on oak, 7

Excellent liveaboard with business opportunity. Beautiful Monterey Bay location. Will go quick at $85,000. Call for details (408) 464-0411. 53-FT SAMPSON KETCH. A-1 condition inside

sails, new traveler, Aires windvane, autopilot, 3 anchors, Avon dinghy, VHF, and depthfinder, 30 hp diesel, new bottom paint March '96. Topsides need TLC. $14,500. (209) 948-6465 days; (209) 463-1018 eves. SAILTHE SEA, 44-FT BRUCE ROBERTS, ketch

rig, center cockpit, overboard raft, 4 sails, heater, Navco 2000 GPS, 2 heads, 3 way frig, 4 burner stove. Needs TLC. Sitting in San Carlos, Mexico. $30,000 obo. Contact Jody (702) 385-1644. COLUMBIA 45,1971. Pilothouse ketch with in¬

side steering station. 5 self-tailing winches, radar, autopilot, Loran, depth, VHF, whisker pole, fiber¬ glass dinghy, full battened main and mizzen with lazy jacks, boom vangs and main traveler. Teak, mahogany interior with tile countertops and separate shower (dual heads). Large hanging lockers and drawers. New tinted plexiglass, fridge and microwave, Force 10 heater. This was Columbia’s “Boat Show Boat" in 1971 and the nicest one around. $73,000 obo. (510) 535-2134.

and out. Sails in new condition. Lehman 85 hp engine, Yanmar 4.5 kw genset, and heater all diesel. Beautiful mahogany interior. Will go fast at $79,900. Call for more info (805) 822-1217.

welded, been to mainland Mexico and back. Sur¬ veyed at $75,000. Harken furling, watermaker, Perkins 4-108, solar panels, radar, GPS, windspeed, refrigeration, propane cook, Staylock terminals, wheelhouse, windvane, autopilot, much more. (415)742-6571. CT-41 KETCH. Sharp. Original owner. Comfort¬

able liveaboard or cruiser. Recent refit following 7 yr cruise. Engine and other equipment new. 3 page list of equipment and gear. 13 sails, radar, autopilot, Espar forced air heater. Located Morro Bay. $75,000. (805) 772-3552.

52-FT CHEOY LEE MOTORSAILER, 1981. Twin

EDSON SCHOCK 45-FT YAWL, CIRCA 1926.

engine Ford diesel, long range. Large pilothouse, spacious accommodations. Aluminum spars, roller furling main and jib. Located Oregon. $250,000. Picture in June issue Latitude 38, page 228. (541) 888-8869. If no answer (916) 796-3100.

Fir on oak, hull in great condition, good sails, needs new deck and cosmetic restoration, new deck started with all laminated beams to com¬ plete, scrapbook with history and photos. $9,800 or trade for ? Serious only. (510) 490-8071.

50-FT 5" BENETEAU 500,1989. Excellent con¬ dition, 4 cabins with private head/shower plus separate crew quarters. (6'4" headroom through¬ out), 85 hp Perkins engine. Located in Bay Area. (415) 474-3585. $179,000.

/ 1981 Whitbread Race. Beam 17.9, draft 7.4, new keel & 200 hp Volvo Penta. New paint. Refitting not complete. $150,000. (510) 620-0642. 60-FT ALDEN SCHOONER. Bermuda Race 1928.

A classic example of Hodgden Bros! Yacht con¬ struction: built to heavy scantlings for seakindly offshore comfort, these topmast schooners are a rare heritage. 75’ LOA with several passages after extensive refit 1938 that incl a complete suit of working canvas plus gollywobbler and spinnaker. New Perkins 236 installation '82. Shear is still straight & true. Excellent restoration opportunity. (Owner would entertain participation.) Berthed Honolulu. $85,000. (707) 258-8614.

CLASSICS

MULTI HULLS

ing, documented. Located in Baja. Designed by Garden. Great liveaboard, teak interior/decks, roller furling, electric windlass, liferaft, windvane, VHF, Loran, stereo/CD, h/c pressure, many ex¬ tras. Please call G. Cole (619) 788-0511; Fax (619) 738-7105.

Big Bird/Golden Gate. Newtransom, cockpit, shear planks, covering boards, cap rails, chain plates, portholes, keel and stem bolts. 51 new frames, 8 floors. Refastened and caulked. All work profes¬ sionally done. Volvo MD 11D, 60 gal diesel, 60 water, 20 black water. Large galley, head w/ shower, VHF, depthsounder and much more. We rebaked the cake. You may put on the icing for Marybeth's 70th birthday. Pager (415) 764-6729, 8 am - 8 pm only. $32,000.

BEAUTIFUL 38-FT CUSTOM CRUISING cata¬ maran. Fast, spacious, great interior design. New engine. Launched March 1993. Brokers welcome. Also considering equity partnership. Financing possible. (415) 331-8730.

relocation forces sale! Sloop w/7 sails. 15 hp Evinrude. New paint, new electrical system. Lots more! Propane galley, Porta-Potti. Great for fam¬ ily. Fast, fun and safe! Ready to gol $15,000. Call (510) 458-6560. (510) 458-1049 message. (408) 442-2038.

POWER & HOUSEBOATS 3 PROJECT BOATS! Captains Gig 36’, 1944

model diesel engine, $2,900. 30’ Cabin cruiser, 1962 model twin engines, $1,900. Alaskan fishing boat 30’, diesel engine, 1962 model, $2,900. All boats are currently dry docked in Sacramento. Call Patrick (916) 338-3633.

berths, propane frig/stove/shower. 2,000 watt in¬ verter. 18 inch draft with centerboards raised. Fast, fun, roomy. $94,000. CA (503) 285-4186 for inventory.

sels, 120 hp, head w/shower, galley w/full-sized refrigerator. Engines low hours, run well. Double berth, excellent liveaboard, very roomy & comfort¬ able. Hull sound, hauled & repaired 1995. $9,000 obo. (510) 735-0725.

MIRACLE20 HOBIE CAT with trailerand cat box.

24-FT SEA RAY, 1975. Sportfisher, flybridge

Ready to race. Comp tip, cover, deluxe sail bag and hull covers. $6,000. Day (408) 423-7918, eve (408) 479-7728, fax (408) 423-7841. 7 / ( ■,

model w/ lower station. Completely restored and repowered. Great Bay boat and excellent offshore cruiser. Designed for pleasure and/or fishing. In¬ cludes SF Marina berth. $12,000 obo. Lv msg for Bob'(415) 661-9432.

PIVER LODESTAR 36-FT KETCH TRI. Profes¬ sionally built, re-rigged '89. Surveyed ’93, re-built diesel. Great boat. Partnership dissolved, must sell. Price negotiable for quick sale. Located Port¬ land OR. $21,000 obo. (503) 241-3594 leave message, tbabich@easystreet.com HOBIE 16 & 17 SPORT. Both brand new, never sailed with warrantee. Both boats were dealers showroom boats, sails never raised. $5,250 & $6,800 obo ($6,395 & $7,895 list). Galvanized trailer (new) $700. Looking for small boats for summer youth sailing program. Eureka. (707) 444-3048. i

34-FT DIESEL POWERED COASTAL House¬

boat. Production fiberglass hull, 300 mile range, color TV, VCR, CD player, VHF, Loran, video sounder, head & holding tank. Veiy nice condi¬ tion. Monterey berth. $16,500. Call Don Miller, pager (408) 644-4311. BEAUTIFULNEWCUSTOM BUILT wooden float¬ ing home located on the Delta. 17 x 32 ft., loft bed, full tile bath, built in glass library, berbercarpeting, greenhouse porch. Quiet marina with lots of pri¬ vacy. Beaver, otter, ducks for neighbors. Re¬ duced to $38,000. (916) 776-1094.

45-FT WHARRAM “ARIKI” CLASS catamaran.

20' beam, 2 1/2’ draft. Glass over marine ply. Cutter rig, full working sail. 15 hp o/b power. Needs interior finishing & TLC. Speed & safety. $8,000.(510)278-9202. 31-FT TRIMARAN. 22’ beam, high performance

ultralight. Foam sandwich construction. Faster and lighter than the F-31 Cosairor Antrim 31.85% finished. $25,000 obo. (916) 544-8226.

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150 watts, 5 yr factory warranty, new (factory fresh). Radio has remote head capability, 644 pre-programmed frequencies, 100 user program¬ mable, telex, we fax. Built in the USA. Outstanding / best buy from Practical Sailor. $1,395. Matching tuner also available. (206) 451-7413.

Sailing vacations that will leave you wide-eyed with wonder. Explore the marine sanctuaries, tropical rainforests and exetic islands of Costa Rica, sailing on a beautiful 53’ cutter. 7-10 day excursions. Single Berths or Groups. Call Worldwide Sailing Adventures, Ltd. at (206) 328-7758.

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fiberglass hulls. Aluminum mast, self tending jib, good sails, 7.5 hp Honda o/b, centerboard. Very fast and stable, great Delta boat. (Possible trailer.) $2,500. Don Miller, pager (408) 644-4311.

37-FT VIKING, 1996 POWER. Twin Pisces die¬ GEMINI 3200 CAT, 1993. Yanmardiesel, 3double

40-FT FLUSH DESK YAWL, 1927, MARYBETH. ISLANDTRADER43 KETCH. Equippedforcruis-

24-FT PIVER NUGGET TRIMARAN. Production

TRIMARAN, 31-FT BROWN SEARUNNER. Job CHEOY LEE 26,1958, Pacific Clipper, AKA Frisco

55-FT PILOTHOUSE, cutter rigged ketch. Pro¬ fessionally built ferro. “A world cruiser" with beau¬ tiful lines, safety and comfort. Already in Sea of Cortez — beautiful San Carlos! $66,000 obo (206) 743-0348.

40-FT CUSTOM BUILT CRUISING CUTTER.

One of a kind, Gary design, extensive work just completed top and bottom, bright, airy, spacious, safe, strong, stable, cedar on oak, 85 hp Ford Lehman, excellent liveaboard/cruise, replacement $120,000. Asking $44,500 obo. Call for brochure (415) 965-2023.

50-FT, CAPRICE, LAPWORTH 50, very fast beautiful wood classic, recent multiple race win¬ ner; full electronics plus Ham. New rig, sails, etc. Extensive gear, spares. Cheoy Lee built. Teak, mahogany, apeton. Elegant interior, excellent condition, cruise ready, estate sale. $92,500 obo. (510) 521-1667.

Flyer, Mist. Carvel planked, copper riveted teak folkboat. Finished bright. Museum quality restora¬ tion, nothingoverlooked.HandcrankStuartTumer w/ spares. Full Gianola cover, insured. Coyote Point berth. Accepting offers over $10,000. (408) 262-6956.

65-FT FREEDOM. 3 masted schooner built for the 44-FT ROBERTS STEEL KETCH. Professionally

Classic, all teak, masthead sloop. Beautiful lines and cabin. Teak decks. Very original. Needs TLC and mechanical work. $16,000. Possible trade. (800) 827-5100. 35-FT CHEOY LEE LION.

proven cruiser. She’s ready to go again. $95,000. Call for complete specs and info. (415) 663-1550.

265 Gate 5 Rd,, Sausalito, CA • 415-332-8020 Repair • Service • Sales • Parts * Custom Rigging • Restoration • Accessory Installations Power Boaters: New Mercruiser engine & drive packages Sailboaters: New Universal diesel engines, trans. • Why pay dealer overhead?

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26-FT B AYLIN ER, 1980. Excellent condition, new Delta top with trailer, $7,000 or partial trade? Looking for 37-40' Brown trimaran. Also have excellent $39,000 note on property, plus misc. Let's talk, before my teeth fall out and I can't chew a mango. (707)447-3109. 38-FT HUNTER FLYBRIDGE CABIN CRUISER, 1959. Liveaboard or fish in spacious comfort. T255 hp Mercs, 6.5 KW Genset, Haul-out 5/96, fresh paint: bottom, hull, topsides. Mahogany on oak. A wood lover’s dream in amazing condition. Sausalito berth. $39,000. (415) 331-6857. 45-FT LOA CONVERTED NAVY LIFEBOAT. Excellent liveaboard. Steel hull, 2 cylinder PROC diesel, redwood interior. Ample storage on board. Ideal for land lubbers with a taste for the Bay. Seals on Christmas morning, amazing birds al¬ ways. $18,500. (510) 521-5001,9 am - 9 pm. LAKE UNION DREAMBOAT, 1911. Completely remodeled as liveaboard, including custom teak cabinetry, full epoxy bottom, enclosed aft deck, 1 double & 2 single beds. Asking $30,000 obo. Over twice that invested. Must see to fully appreciate. Judy (415) 331-8951. 38-FT OWENS, 1965. 318s, mahogany planks, oak ribs, complete set of sisters, good bottom, good hull, cabin needs woik $2,500. Mike (510) 684-3458. WELLCRAFT 35, 1985. Sleeps 6, twin 454, Scarab, new enclosed canvas top, radar, depthfinder, enclosed head, galley, two enclosed cabins, stove, enclosed shower, kitchen, stereo, TV, refrig, outdoor refrig, Zodiac, living room, red and black paint. $70,000. (415) 755-3703 or (310) 792-0057. 20-FT SEA RAY, 1978. 228 I/O Mercruiser (re¬ conditioned), 10 hp Johnson (new), downriggers, fishfinder, Loran, radios, fully equipped for all deep sea fishing. $6,900. (209) 956-4829. 45-FT HARTOG TRAWLER, 1972. Handbuilt cement hull with stainless net core - solid! Mercedes 130 hp 6 cyl w/ 400 hours, Lister gen, wash/dry, bristol condition. Extremely roomy real 'Little Ship’. This vessel also makes an exceptional floating home and office at 70'. Deepwater dock in best location in Sausalito. Legal liveaboard and office. Owner has larger boat. $111,000 or trade for plane or??? (415)331-3555. 57-FT 1960’S U.S. MINESWEEPER, MSB-32. Fiberglassed bottom, converted to liveaboard, original engines, Packard aluminum 350 hp with spare engine and parts. Saw action in Vietnam. 220 shorepower connections. $15,000 obo. (707) 224-5012.

PARTNERSHIPS

WANTED

ERICSON 30. Excellent condition, berthed in Sausalito. Rollerfurlingjib, VHF, DS, tiller, Atomic 4,6' head room, Loran, new bottom paint, oven. $175 per mo. Lynda (415) 359-5321.

DONATIONS WANTED. 26’ to 34’fiberglass sloop in excellent condition for training/cruising for dis¬ abled sailors. Also, 35' to 40’ catamaran with excellent hull for modification to fully wheelchair accessible vessel. BAADS, Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors. Donations are tax-deductible. (415) 281-0212.

30-FT WOOD KNARR. #74. Built in 1955 in Norway. New sitka spruce mast and all standing rigging. 25% equity partnership for $1,000, plus $100/ mo. to campaign her YRA & Wed night series. Whitt (415) 928-7398. C&C 29. Half ownership for sale. Partner has left area. Accepting best offer in well-built nice looking sailboat. New bottom, well equipped, Alameda berth. Great opportunity for right person. John (510)521-6714. WYLIECAT 30, #3. Under construction in Santa Cruz. This light displacement, high performance, cat-rigged boat is incredibly easy and fun to sail, race or cruise. New boat cost approximately $65,000. 1/3 equity or non-equity partnership, terms flexible. Based at RYC. Call Steve. (510) 521-7730.

WANTED: ALUMINUM MAST and rigging for Catalina 27 tall rig (33’). Also good used main & club (90%) jib. Will remove and haul. Leave mes¬ sage (916) 777-5452. WANTED: 30 • 35-FT SAILING YACHT to be placed in charter/sailing school in Santa Cruz. Income & slip. Pacific Yachting. (800) 374-2626.

BEAUTIFUL 38-FT CUSTOM cruising catama¬ ran in Sausalito. Seeking 1/3 equity partners. $45,000 per partner. Financing available^ Fast, spacious and great interior layout. 3 years young. Great opportunity to share in modern multihull for low cost. (415) 331-8730 for details.

WANTED: TRAILER FORSANTANA22,ortrailer for larger sailboat that can be adjusted to hold an S-22^ (408) 728-1585; fax: (408) 724-2874. '

CARETAKER/ partnership arrangement sought. Ocean-loving Berkeley graduate student seeks liveaboard in East Bay. Shared fees/ part owner¬ ship. Does all maintenance. SCUBA diver, sailor, lots of elbow grease, non-smoker, tidy. Cruising experience on traditional boat. Brendan, H (415) 337-8533; W (5,10) 643-1921.

31 • 40-FT high quality solid glass blue water cruiser. Cash buyerseeks motivated seller. Prefer West Coast. All considered. Needing some work OK. No brokers please. Contact: Skipper, P.O. Box 2905, Sausalito, CA 94966.

TRADE

DONATE YOUR BOAT OR CAR to Chabad Jew¬ ish Center. IRS tax deduction. (510) 540-5824.

WANTED: PART-TIME LIVEABOARD on East Bay yacht. One-two nights during week. Profes¬ sional woVnan. Loves boating. Works long hours. Sometimes too tired to commute from Oakland job to Sausalito home. Will pay. Marilyn (510)2517020 (W), Iv msg.

TRADE: 40 ACRES, MT. SHASTA/WEED, Calif, area for 1980 or newer 45’ - 55' PH Ketch, steel or fiberglass with aluminum masts. (360) 479-4267 leave message. TRADE: SPECTACULAR RED ROCK COUNTY of Utah, near national parks, furnished 1535 sq ft ranch style, 3 BR, 2 bath, 1/3 acre. 875 sq ft garage. Porches, patio, decks, satellite, galva¬ nized pool, fruit trees. Also 25 1 Alpenlite 5th wheel, perfect, '91 Ford pickup and 1 acre nit property. For: 40 to 47' blue water sailer, center ’ cockpit, aux diesel, value $90,000 - $100,000. (801) 644-5927. MYTRUCK FOR YOURSAILBOAT71992 Dodge Dakota, 4 cyl 5-speed, 89,000 miles, 27 MPG. Basic, reliable, few dings. Trade for 24-35’ FG sloop. Small and clean or larger project. Headrm a premium. Let’s talk. Kevan (415) 552-3148.

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WANTED: BOAT BUILDING SUPPLIES, struc¬ tural foam, balsa, epoxy, tri/bi axial roving glass, okume/luan plywood, deels, rigging, head and galley hardware, diesel auxiliary power unit, watermaker, white linear polyurethane, electron¬ ics. Call (541) 664-2511 or fax list (541) 779-4104 Attn: Duncan.

USED GEAR AVON LIFERAFT-VALISE. Montgomery sailing dinghy-tender, Zodiac inflatable, Yamaha 8 hp outboard, South Pacific charts, diesel Hi Seas cabin heater, 5’ stainless ventilators, winches, Dickerson propane BBQ, KVH Datascope, an¬ chors, much, much more. Call for list (415) 472-1932. ACHILLES 11-FT INFLATABLE with 15 hp en¬ gine $2,600. Underwater camera new $200. VHF handheld $130. Multiband programmable receiver $100. Foul weather gear mens medium $90. Opti handbearing compass $60. Two way hands free radio pair new, $50. Binoculars new, $50. (805) 462-1616.

MARINE RECYCLE HAS USED BOAT STUFF!

LEHMAN 4D254W/2-1HYD GB, 300 hrs, $3,500. Perkins 4-107 w/ 2-1 Hyd GB, 20 hrs, $3,200.35’ steel sailboat 1/2 comp., $2,000.1915 WD fantail fishboat, needs TLC, $200.43 34-lb lead ingots, $0.50/ lb. 40' blank alum mast, $400. 24’ bronze spoke wheel, $100.2 LectraSan tanks, $100 ea. 1 Raritan elect head system comp, $200. 1 4blade 24/20RH 1 3/4 Columbia, new, $600. Misc anchors, shafting, props, turnbuckles, etc. etc. Just ask. Johnny (415) 824-8597. ARIES WINDVANE & SPARES, $1,300. Avon 3.10 RIB ('88) & 10 hp Honda ('92), $1,500. Tow generator, $450. Wind generator, $450. Pur 35 watermaker&cruising kit, $1,200.2 M75 Siemans panels & regulator, $450. Bruce 20 kg anchor & 280’ 3/8" proof coil, $700. Yacsu 757 GX (not working) & MFJ deluxe tuner, $450. Approx 300 charts, circumnav & assorted guides, $700. Class B EPIRB, $125.50 amp marine transformer, 110 - 240, $200. All prices USD. (604) 477-9371. 14-FT DINGHY TRAILER: 1986 Shore, great condition. $250 obo. Call Cathy at Sailing Educa¬ tion Adventures (415) 775-8779. SAILS FROM 42-FT KETCH. Good Condition. Main L=38', F=14’, $300. Mizzen L=23', F=8’10\ $150. Yankee jib, Luff=34’9', Leech=31T, Foot=15’6‘, $150. (415) 873-3625. BIG BOAT ANCHORS & HEAD. Near new con¬ dition. 115 pound plow wholesales for $427, sell for $350. Fortress FX-125 wholesales for $1051, sell for $850. Big anchors are the best insurance. Lavac head, $225. Contact Randy at (510) 935-5907. FORCE 10, GIMBALED 4-BURNER stove with broiler, reasonable. 3/4 size sextant, rubber fuel bladders 12,20,45 gal. Numerous fenders used, all sizes, large 55 lb anchors, plow and Danforth. John (408) 867-6777. ADLER-BARBOUR REF. $400.2 Dahon folding bikes (as new), $250. West Marine 8’ dink 3.5 Nissan o/b, approx 10 hrs use, $800 or trade for Mini 12 meter SB. Bill Key (408) 269-5659. UNIVERSAL DIESEL MODEL 5411. Out of Cat¬ alina 30. Good running condition, rebuilt 5 yrs ago. Engine dolly included with many extras like pump kit, prop, remote oil filter, alternator, muffler, etc. (415) 349-6797. WATERMAKER, PUR 35, almost new, $1,200.3 survival suits, $100 each. Refrigeration system, 12 vdc or engine driven, heavy duty 2 cylinder Tecumseh compressor, monel condenser, stain¬ less cold plate, complete with spares. Wanted: heavy duty Merriman bronze jib furling gear. (510) 601-6239. PUR-35 WATERMAKER with extended cruising kit $1,200. Class B EPIRB, $50. Emergency ladder $100. Autohelm ST 3000 (new), $375.10 1/2' Foldaboat, $250. Call Steve (510) 471-7806.

SURPLUS BOTTOM BOAT PAINT

Masts, booms, sails, rigging, winches, cleats, blocks, anchors, chain, line, gauges, deck hardware, outboard motors, heat exchangers, thru-hull fittings, exhaust manifolds/mufflers, electronics, bow-stern pulpits, swim platforms, is another's treasure stoves, sinks, portholes, dsl heaters, 12 v fridges. Much more! (415) 332-3774.

Hard red vinyl anti-fouling paint. Mfg. Woolsey. 72% copper. Reg. price: $180/gal. Our price $50/gal. Also black vinyl and other mfg. available. Ablading paint, 50% copper, $50/gal. Primer & other epoxies. $10-$15/gal. Polyurethane. $20/gal. (415) 588-4678

J. KARMIN BOAT HANDLING

NOR-CAL COMPASS ADJUSTING

Customized instruction on your power or sailboat. ” USCG 200 Ton Licensed Captain ” ASA Certified Instructor Also available as charter captain or boat deliveries. Ans. Svc. (415) 341-2852 • Reasonable Rates

Magneuto™ System Exclusively 1. Boat Remains in Berth 2. Eliminates Deviation Your 3 best friends are...GPS. Radar, and a Comoensaled Cnmnass Hal McCormack • Dick Loomis

HAPPY BOAT COMPANY Marine carpentry & finishing • Bright Work • Deck Repair and Sealing Custom Cabinet Work & Design • Fiberglass Repair • Marine Plumbing 30 Years U.S. & European Experience Call Tony & Yvonne, (510) 370-7911 Page 208 • UkuJi 32 • August, 1996

(415) 892-7177 days or eves.

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38-FT HUNTER TWIN CHRYS, $2,500.30' x 20’

houseboat on steel pontoons, $4,000 obo. 35’ Roberts design steel sailboat, $2,500 obo. Ford Leyman diesel, 85 hp, 4 cyl, 300 hrs, w/ hyd GB, 2-1, $3,500. Borg-Warner Vel Drv 2 #1-1,2 #11/ 2-1, $500 ea. Mansfeld elect toil tank, $200. Marine toilet, $100. Used shafting, props, struts, rudders, SS turnbuckles, SS fuel tanks, SS beer kegs, etc., etc. Just Ask. Johnny (415) 824-8597. GOING CRUISING! Volvo MD6 diesel engine,

$525, ran fine. Transmission, $700.1977 Dodge van,$1,825. Aries windvane, $1200. GonderCoast Guard license course, $20. Alum 80 scuba tank $50. Ted, 909 Marina Vlg Pkwy #493, Alameda 94501. I’ll call you. MARINER 9.90UTBOARD. External tank, small

BARBARY COAST BOATING CLUB, Northern California’s gay boating club, now in its 14th year, with monthly meetings and water events. Sail and power boaters welcome. Call our voice mail at (415) 905-6267 for more details. SAIL-SERVICE-SOCIALIZE. San Francisco Bay

Oceanic Crew Group invites skippers, crew and apprentices to join one of San Francisco Bay’s most active sailing groups. Participate in service, skill-improvement sails and fun sails. For more information call (415) 979-4866.

limited membership, affiliate privileges Ballena Bay Yacht Club, outstanding sailing school, char¬ ters, fun events. $2,200 ($2,950 value). (707) 443-5754.

FURUNO COLOR VIDEO SOUNDER MODEL

FCV-668. This unit reads depth to 1,500 feet. Unit is just over a year old and has only been used for 5 months. Will have certificate to validate that unit operation is AOK by local electronics shop. Sounder too large for my 28" Bristol Channel Cutter. Call Michael Herman (619) 575-4700, days or (619) 224-1385 eves. SELF STEERING SYSTEM. Trim Tab System by

Freehand. Built by Michael Anderson from plans by Larry Pardey. I used this on my Bristol Channel Cutter on all points of sail. Tiller may be removed from the rudder while on a passage. Auto pilot will connect to trim tab and uses significantly less current and needs an autopilot of less strength when attached to trim tab. Cost new is $3,200. Will sell for $1,850. Michael Herman (619) 575-/ 4700 days; (619) 224-1385 eves.

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BAADS, the Bay Area Association of Disabled

THREE CREW MEMBERS WANTED, SWAN

Sailors offers safe, exciting recreational opportu¬ nities on San Francisco Bay for physically dis¬ abled sailors and able-bodied volunteers. No sail¬ ing experience necessary; adaptive equipment available. Cash and other tax deductible dona¬ tions welcome. (415) 281-0212.

61. Sail from Ventura to Antigua. Leaving early November '96. Stop in Ixtapa, Acapulco, Costa Rica, Panama Canal, ABC's and arriving Antigua by December 10th. Experience required, non-smoking, no drugs or alcohol abuse. Nonpaid positions. Each crewperson responsible for return trip from Antigua to California. Fax resume to S/Y Paladin (805) 650-7257. Interviews will be conducted in Ventura, August/September. Addi¬ tional information contact Tony Teale (805) 660-9419 or write S/Y Paladin 1575 Spinnaker #204, Ventura CA 93003.

HELP ME EXERCISE MY SLOCUM 43 CUTTER

on SF Bay! Sight impaired woman needs skipper, crew for daysails, short cruises and possible Mexico trip, November '96. Experience, refer¬ ences required. Call Johanna at (415) 654-9008 day or evening. SEA NYMPH WITH PASSION FOR SAILING.

Adventurous, healthy mind, body & spirit. Looking for experienced captain 40-55 with same quali¬ ties. Desires to cruise Mexico and possibly be¬ yond this fall. Please contact: P.O. Box 746, Cedar Ridge, CA 95924. GLACIER PARK TOUR BOAT PILOT with mod¬

DONATE YOUR BOAT! Tax deductible SJSU

sailing team needs the donation of your power or sailboat to support our plans to vanquish Cal and Stanford and go on to the nationals. Fast process¬ ing and free delivery. Call Sam at 415-962-9488. BOATS FOR SALE. Sailboats & powerboats. All makes and models priced to sell. (510) 464-4617. FREE 7-WEEK COURSE, Safe Sailing and Sea¬ manship by USCG Auxiliary. Sept 10 thru Oct 29, Tues & Thurs 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm at Sausalito Cruising Club. Text books $20. (Not for CG li¬ cense.) Register on Sept 10th or call Peter at (415) 332-0501. B ASIC & ADVANCE COASTAL NAV: Conducted

by US Coast Guard auxiliary. Beginning Septem¬ ber 2 (10 lessons) 7:30 - 9:30 pm Mondays, $50. Basic Boatings Seamanship Course: September 3 - October 17th, 7:30 - 9:30 pm, Tuesdays & Thursdays, Yerba Buena Island (between SF and Oakland), $25 includes texts. Please call Kay (510) 531-6537 for information.

CLUB NAUTIQUE UNLIMITED COUPLE mem¬

bership. $4,755 value for only $3,800. Outstand¬ ing sailing instruction at all levels. Dedicated and fun instructors. Large fleet of new, clean, very well maintained boats in Alameda and Sausalito. Call Sterling (415) 460-1888.

NORTH COASTAL SAN DIEGO CTY. NS 44, divorced woman, brunette, would like sailing com¬ panion, daysails, cruising. Laura Brunner, 2007 Countrywood Ct., Encinitas, CA 92024. (619) 942-1071.

donating your boat in any condition you will help homeless children and theirfamilies. Getfull book value, running or not. Call now for more info. (800) 414-HAUL (4285).

IRS TAX DEDUCTION. We need your help! By

skipper, retired, financially secure, in winter sail¬ ing 43’ sloop in Caribbean, in summer Pacific Northwest. Non-smoker, no drugs, social drink only, educated, WM, tall, slim, energetic, loves sailing, traveling, fun, new places, people. Mate must have cruising or racing experience, similar interests, sense humor, good cook. Reply with photo. Skipper, 104 Prospect St., Bellingham, WA 98225. Fax: (360)671-3458. SINGLE FEMALE EURASIAN, 40, avid sailor without a boat, seeking friends to go sailing. Bonnie (408) 866-5418.

South Pacific cruise. Leaving Hawaii early Sep¬ tember. 42'steel cutter, completely outfitted. Look¬ ing for experienced ocean crew or will train expe¬ rienced sailor looking for passage experience. Send resume via e-mail to Greg Walsh S/V Bravo Charlie, WBP4271.@pinoak.com NOTE:TYPO LAST MONTH. THIS IS CORRECTED E-MAIL ADDRESS.

RVG SELF-STEERING VANE. Gear brand new,

in the box. Only $800. (510) 236-1008.

CREW

CREW WANTED FOR HAWAII TO SF leg of

AVON REDCREST with custom marine ply floor

ALUMINUM MAST, 5.5 inches x 9 inches ellipse 40'. Heavy section. Great shape. Best offer. Lo¬ cated Half Moon Bay. Dave (408) 252-6800 day; (408) 397-1130 v.mail/page.

PIER 39 BERTH FOR SALE. 40’ x 14’, nice view, private, parking discount, free use of holding tank pumpout boat, good showers. Liveaboard OK, rare opportunity. Call for details. $24,000. Lee Riley (415) 397-0128, #37.

CLUB NAUTIQUE (Alameda and Sausalito) un¬

anchor, $650. Dinghy, Dynous 11', orange, inflat¬ able keel, hard floor, $600. (415) 321-6040.

boards, bag, pump motor mount, oars, with Seagull. $600.354 CQR never used $150. Davis Mark 25 Sextant with work forms $100. Complete 4 person marine dinnerware setting with stainless Weber $50. (707) 525-8655.

WANTED: LADY FIRST MATE by experienced

BERTHS & SUPS

YACHT CHARTER TRAVEL SPECIALISTS

We specialize in making land & air arrangements worldwide for yacht charterers • Groups or Individuals • 10 years experience Contact Viviana Gaeta to discuss your trip! (415) 459-1313 or 800-HORISON Horizons Travel, 635 5th Ave, San Rafael, CA 94901 • Fax:(415)456-4383

erate sailing experience seeks crew position to Mexico or So. Pacific. 27 yr old male, licensed paramedic, degree in classics, experienced cook. For solid references and resume, contact: Justin Grohs at (406) 755-1430 or 845 1st Ave. E, Kalispell, MT 59901. JOSH, 24. I’m looking for a crew position to the

Canary Islands or West Coast of Africa. I have offshore experience and basic maintenance skills. I'm traveling from the states to Hawaii the long way and don’t want to fly. (415) 864-0362.

CHARTER COOK/CREW female 30-45. Captain will teach sailing. Busy established 50' sailboat, USVI. Captain is professional, easy going, de¬ mands first class operation. Season starts Mid-Oct. Live aboard. Excellent pay. Resume and photo: Oliver, Box 1188, Newport Beach CA 92659-0188 or (809) 690-0733. SEEKING AN ADVENTUROUS LADY for cruis¬

ing aboard well-equipped 46' sailboat. L^cal sail¬ ing until November '96 Baja Ha-Ha, then Carib¬ bean or South Pacific. Satn (310) 833-8148. FOR DOUBLE-HANDING my double-ender (Westsail 32'), 44-yr-old female sailor, seeks easy¬ going, mechanically-inclined, adventurous, non¬ smoking mate for Bay sailing and beyond. Send note of introduction to: POB 2043, Sausalito, CA 94966 or e-mail: reb@well.com CREW WANTED FOR ‘96 BAJA HA-HA, Costa

Rica and Caribbean. Cruising experience pre¬ ferred. Minimum commitment one month. Share provisions. Call now. (707) 485-0359.

YACHT DELIVERY Sail or Power C.L. Davidson & Associates’ P.O. Box 10742, Zephyr Cove, NV 89448 Office (800) 825-7674 • Fax (702) 588-1957

COMPLETE VESSEL MAINTENANCE & REPAIR Fiberglass, wood, steel, structural and cosmetic. Over 20 yrs experience, yachts, commercial and military; references. Call Gary (510) 420-6929

ATLANTIC SAIL TRADERS BUY • SELL • TRADE • NEW • USED SAILS — Now offering top quality custom made new sails. Guaranteed lowest prices. New or used! Satisfaction guaranteed. Also, Roller Furling systems. We pay cash for your surplus sails. 1-800-WIND-800. Our 10th anniversary! fcyfefV (941) 351-6023 • Fax (941) 957-1391 >2062 Harvard St., Sarasota, FL 34237.

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Diving • Electrical / Installations & Repairs Hull Maintenance • Rigging • Surveys • Systems Installations • Fine Woodworking

CHART SAVINGS OF 70% & MORE! Current Edition Charts reproduced on the Heaviest-Weight Paper in the industry! Bo. Pac., Mex., N.Z., Aust., USA, Carib., Med., Worldwide. Free Index. Sample Chart $2. DMA & NOS Originals @ 20% Off! (25 chart min.) 20 Years Quality Service. — Bellingham Chart Printers — P.O. Box 1728L, Friday Harbor, WA 98250 • (800)643-3900 • Fax (360) 468-3939 August, 1996 • UiiXtUt 38 • Page 209

103’ TOPSAIL KETCH HAWAIIAN CHIEFTAIN

FIRST MATE seeks Captain. Clean the boat? ..

. I’d love to! Attractive, successful, professional, SWF, 46, loves boating, wood work, sunset din¬ ners. Seeking SWM, 50+, yacht club standards and living a quality life. (415) 391-6181. 96 BAJA HA-HA AND BEYOND. Experienced sailor with lavishly outfitted 43 ft. cutter, seeks knowledgeable bluewater crew. Intention is to cruise Mexican Riviera this winter; Costa Rica, Panama in spring, and on to Trinidad and Venezu¬ ela during hurricane season; Caribbean afterthat! Non-smokers willing to share modest expenses only, please. Reply with background info to Box 132, 2907 Shelter Drive, Suite 105, San Diego, CA. 92106. CREW’S NUTRITIONAL NEEDS: Have you con¬ sidered your crew’s nutritional needs? This wild organic food is 65% protein and 97% assimilable. Expect increased energy and mental focus. Long shelf life for world cruising. Whether cruising or doing the TransPac, don’t leave shore without it. For sample and information, call (800) 786-7614 or (206) 363-6287. RACE CREW for Davidson 44, InlraRed. Experi¬

PROPERTY SALE /RENT VANCOUVER ISLAND, B.C. Prestigious

townhome, adult complex, fantastic water view. Walk to Van Isle Marina. Original owner. $350,000 Canadian dollars. Call (916) 988-4691.

JOBS WANTED DELIVERY CAPTAIN LICENSED “MASTER",

sailing and towing endorsements, over 20 years experience, East and West Coast and Caribbean. Delivery from Hawaii or wherever. Professional, reliable with or without my own crew. Call (310) 822-2226. UPGRADE YOUR BOAT NOW. Experienced woodworkerwill build-in cabinets, bunks, and new stowage. Also replace the dry rot, seal the leaks, and restore weathered surfaces. New finishes applied both interior and exterior. Booking now. Call John Shinnick at (415) 824-1278.

ence needed. Richard (415) 348-8527.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES CAPTAINS, INSTRUCTORS AND CREW. Ren¬

dezvous Charters is hiring ships crew and li¬ censed masters for both the Brigantine Rendez¬ vous and Sea Raven. Spinnaker Sailing is hiring instructors and captains for charters and lessons. Excellent wages/benefits. Fax resume (415) 543-7405. Call (415) 543-7333. WANTED: EXPERIENCED PERSON TO SEW

and fabricate marine covers in full time position. Must have knowledge of boats,. Prefer experience with a commercial sewing machine. Contact Hogin Sails (510) 523-4388. MARIN ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS Manufacturer seeks motivated, computer literate person with academic or practical business background to join our rapidly growing company in the Pacific North¬ west. The position will involve responsibility for purchasing, accounting and customerorder man¬ agement. Benefits include health insurance, profit sharing, and an excellent working environment. Send resume to Blue Sea Systems, 3924-D Irongate Road, Bellingham, WA 98226. EXPERIENCED SAILMAKER WANTED. Full time or part time position. Sail repair & conversion experience a must! Good pay $$. Working in a fun, full service sail loft! Send resume to: Sailmaker, P.O. Box 2723, Sausalito, CA 94966.

FEMALE LOOKING FOR MR. BOATRIGHT. 6 yrs sailing, cruising, racing in Mexico. Currently in South Pacific traveling with Tradewinds Aroundthe-World Rally. Anxious to return to cruising lifestyle with a man who looks good naked. Man and vessel should both be well equipped and functional. Wealth and expensive luxury yacht are not what I refer to here. Nice buns a plus. Have same and Ham radio skills, scuba, canvas, cook¬ ing, varnishing, navigation, long strawberry blond hair, etc. See photo Dec ‘95 and March '94, Latitude 38. Suzy O'Keefe, fax: (904) 650-1605 for additional info and rally contact, mail/fax/itiner¬ ary. I’m missing love. Help Me! I’ve started sailing and don’t want to stop. % 313 Sand Myrtle, Destin, FL 32541.

Reminder: Our Classified Deadline is A-L-W-A-Y-S the 18th of each month.

INCREDIBLE WATERFRONT PROPERTY

is accepting applications for 1996/97 Season for First Mate, Engineer, Cook, Bosun, Deckhands and Volunteers. April-October offering sail train¬ ing, environmental education and day charters in San Francisco Bay. Winter 96/97 touring South¬ ern California ports with the 110‘ Brig Lady Wash¬ ington. Teaching ability/interest, public relations skills and traditional sailing experience preferred. 4 month liveaboard contracts, salary commensu¬ rate with position and experience. Resume: Per¬ sonnel, Hawaiian Chieftain, 3020 Bridgeway, Suite 266, Sausalito, Ca 94965 (415) 331-3214. COMPOSITES BUSINESS seeks highly moti¬ vated people for ‘Hands On’ work in an exciting field. No priorexperience needed. Min high school grad and the ability to learn fast and work hard. (510) 233-4928 9-10 am.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES CERTIFIED SAILING VESSEL: Seeking

partner(s) to purchase 25-passenger to run sail¬ ing charters on SF Bay. Investor needn’t be expe¬ rienced sailor, we’ll train. Good return on invest¬ ment, fun business, great boat! Call Drew (415) 543-7333. BAY AREA’S ONLY POWERBOAT (Boston Whalers) and hi-tech human-powered waterbike rental agency. Best location at Schoonmaker Pt. Marina, Sausalito. 5 year lease on 400’ office. Perfect business for retiree or go-getter, full or part-time. $75,000 includes 3 whalers and 5 waterbikes. Great opportunity to live and work on the water in beautiful Sausalito. Available with 45’ Hartog trawler (see houseboat listings) as office and living space. This growing and profitable business is now available as owner has new interests. (415) 331-0444.

KENT PARKER

21 Portofino, San Rafael, California 4 beds/3 baths Incredible Waterfront Property with 56 ‘ deep water dock that accesses SF Bay. Beautifully remodeled, full security system, and dramatic living room, cathedral ceilings and fireplace. nC/£fi|M^0 $545,000 or rent $3,500. Toni Abruzzo RE/MAX (415) 927-5303

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Boy Scouts Pacific Harbor. 218 Boy Scouts - Pacific Skyline .. 25 Boy Scouts San Francisco. 220 Brisbane Marina. 18 British Marine. 17 Bruno's Island Resort. 19 Cabrillo Yacht Sales.. 217 Cal-Marine Electronics.67 California Custom Canvas ... 47 Caribbean Yacht Charters . 167 Cass' Marina.78 Charter "Valkyrien". 166 Chula Vista Marina. 187

Cityachts. 15 Club Nautique. 36 Coldwell Banker Realty.213 Conch Charters. 168 Coyote Point Marina.79 Crisis at Home Intervention Center. 141 Cruising Cats, USA. 19 Cruising Specialists.34,35 Custom Yachts. 135 Dawson Marine Services ... 155 De-Bug ..16 Defender. 141 Desolation Sound Yacht Charters.. 166 Detco.159

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DeWitt Studio. 198 Diesel Fuel Filtering.65 Dimen Marine Financing.37 Downwind Marine.47 Dri-Diver. 155 Driscoll Boat Works.57 Driscoll Yacht Sales.217 Eagle Yacht Sales. 21 Edgewater Yacht Sales.218 Edinger Marine Service.67 Emery Cove Yacnt Harbor. 51 Emeryville City Marina.214 Encinal Yacht Club.30 Essex Credit.47 Famous Foam Factory.61 Farallon Electronics. 16, 140 Farallone Yacht Sales.21

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Maritime Electronics.65 McGinnis Insurance. 155 Meridian Yacht Sales.63 Mission Bay Marina. 120 Modern Sailing Academy .... 83 Monterey Bay Fiberglass.... 186 Moorings, The. 165 Nautical Technologies.73 Napa Valley Marina.218 Nautor Swan - Pacific Southwest.39 Nautor Swan San Francisco. . 112,113 Nelson's Marine. .224 Nor Pac Yachts. .223 North Beach Canvas . .215 North Sails San Francisco.9

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49’ 46' 43' 43' 42' 40' 39' 37'

CT/Kaufman, '86 ... $199,000 Schooner, '80.$67,500 Hans Christian,'83 $154,950 Gulfstar, 76.$79,950 Golden Wave,'82 .. $119,000 Swift, '80.$129,000 Westsail, '81 .$115,000 Flying Dutchman, 78 .. $48,900

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Hunter, '83.$43,000 Allied, 78.$45,900 Islander, 73..$36,500 Cape Dory, '87.$115,000 Ericson, 78. $34,900 Fast 345, '84 .$36,500 Shock, '86.$45,000

34' 33' 33' 33' 32' 32' 30’

Catalina, '89.$54,900 Newport, '85.$34,900 Hans Christian,‘86 $109,500 Hankinsen (custom) $49,950 Dreadnought, '80.$79,000 Beneteau 32 R/C/84 .. $38,900 Ericson 30+, '84.$39,900

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30' 30' 28’ 27' 27' 25' 25' 24'

O'Efay, 78.$19,950 Catalina, 75.$19,500 Bristol Channel ctr, 82.. $87,500 Cal, 74.$8,400 Coronado, 72.$7,995 Catalina, '80.$9,900 Cal 2-25, 78.$7,550 Yankee Dolphin, '68 .. $9,500

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54' ROBERTS STEEL KETCH, '83. No com promise 3 staterm cruiser. Bright light oak interior. Gleaming blue LPU hull. Teak decks. New engine, more. $305,000.

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yachts mam CALL THE EXPERTS! 40' CHEOY LEE MIDSHIPMAN. Roomy center cockpit ketch. Beautiful teak decks and span. Perkins dsl. Reduced to $69,500.

44' ISLANDER, lapworth design, recent engine & rig survey, soiling dinghy, Perkins diesel, clean. 36' & 28' Islanders also. Call the experts! $49,900.

C&C ^0,1981. Custom tall rig. Harken roller furling, Maxi prop. Great sail inventory. 'Out of slate' pur¬ chase! $69,500. Also: C&C 34, 1980. Beautiful classic. Well maintained and upgraded. $41,000.

4' HUNTER, 198S. Very clean boot. Priced to sell. ^jFurlin^J^adbcuf||SejTta^^^vmTichBSi^^j6^50Oj^^^

SELECTED CRUISING YACHTS

GULFSTAR 37, 1979.

NEWPORT 30 III, 1982. Very comfortable boot. Teak interior like new. New self-furling main, new furling jib. Bristol. $32,900.

SAIL LOD BUILDER. YR PRICE 54' ROBERTS STEEL.. .75 $305,000 50' FORCE 50. .73 $129,000 44' ISLANDER. .74 $49,900 44' HARDIN. .78 $115,000 42' PEARSON 424 . .'80 $105,500 4V MORGAN. . $61,500 39' CAVAUER. .'80 $82,500 39' WESTSAIL 11.8M... . $115,000 39' IRWIN. .79 $56,400 37 ENDEAVOUR. .77 $49,500 37 FISHER. .'80 $110,000 37 HUNTER. .79 $37,500 37 HUNTER LEGEND. .'88 $69,500 37 O'DAY. .79 $37,500 36.5' PEARSON. .'80 $45,000 36.5' PEARSON. .79 $59,500 36' C&L. .'77 $25,000

LOD BUILDER...YR 36' ISLANDER. .‘80 36' WATKINS. .'81 35' CHALLENGER ....77 35' BRISTOL.. .79 35' ERICSON. 2 from 35' NIAGARA..'81 33' ALUMINUM. .'68 33* HUNTER . .79 33' BRISTOL. .'69 32' TRAVELLER. .77 32’ MARINER. .70 'to 32' HERRESHCFF

PRICE $58,000 $47,500 $28,500 $45,000 $31,000 $67,000 $35,000 $29,000 $26,500 $39,950 $24,900

32' 30' 30' 30' 30' 28'

$39,900 24,500 $89,900 $16,900 $21,500 $19,000

FUJI. .77 ERICSON 30+... 2 Iran CAPE DORY M/S ....'87 CATALINA. .79 IRWIN CITATION ....79 ISLANDER. 2 from

POWER LOD BUILDER™.VR PRICE 60' STEPHENS.'66 $350,000 56' FELLOWS & STEWART $69,900 53' HATTERAS.79 $345,000 50' STEPHENS.'43 $43,700 46' CHRIS CRAFT... 2 from $69,000 44' LUHRS.70 $72,500 42' CHRIS CRAFT.'69 $62,000 41' PRESIDENT FDMY . '81 $95,000 40' CHRIS CRAFT.'68 $28,000 40' FISHING VESSEL. $75,000 36' 32' 30' 27

CROWN CUSTOM ..'80 UNIFLITE.79 T0LLYCRAFT.72 OWENS.70

$48,500 $49,500 $28,500 $20,500

46' STEEL SLOOP/CUTTER. Built in Holland. Excel¬ lent condition. One owner boot. CRUISE READY! 6-cyl Perkins. Pullman master stateroom. $ 139,500.

37' ENDEAVOUR, 77. Truly cruise equipped. Could leove 5 minutes after purchase. Self-tailing winches. Reduced to $49,500.

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28' ISLANDER, '79 Exceptionally clean & well maintained. New main. Volvo dsl. Reduced to $18,500.

38' CATALINA, 1980. Fast, comfortable racer/ cruiser. Great sail inventory including 3 spinnakers, low engine hours. Great electronics. $46,000.

42' PORPOISE KETCH, by Garden. Solid teak, Volvo 75 hp, fresh water cooled, great cruiser. $74,000. 35' ERICSON, '80 Westerbelce diesel. Very clean. All new rigging, spar & Harken furling $39,900.

ALSO: ERICSON 30+s, '80 & '83. 2 staterooms. Exceptional cruising boats. $26,900 8. $24,500. Page222 • UutUcli • August, 1996

Sj 39' IRWIN. New dodger/soil covers/cushions, Yanmar diesel, full batten main, roller furling headsail. $49,500.

PEARSON 365,1980. Fast and comfortable cruiser. Original owner. Brand new hatches. New stove, wind¬ lass. Reduced to $45,000.

35' CHALLENGER, '77. Perkins diesel, perfect liveaboard/cruiser, bright & roomy. $28,500.

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BUG 39'• WESTS AIL 11.8 METER. Bob Perry performance cruiser. $115,000.

CLASSIC 50' STEPHENS. Full elect., perfect condi lion palatial decor, flybridge, gourmet galley, cov

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42’ TROJAN SEDAN CRUISER. Twins, radar, RDF, depth, pilot, VHF, spacious, full golley, cruise/live, great entertainer, nice. Asking $47,500.

34' SEARUNNER 34 ULTRA 302. Twin 454s, i/o's, A/C, stereo, H/C press water, full canvas, trim tabs, swim platform & more, 1990. Asking $45,000.

70' CLASSIC FANTAIL MY by Callis. Twin 671 diesels, 4.4kw genset, flybridge, full cover 8, much more. A magnificent yacht. Asking $149,500. SAIL 20' VIM OF BUY unique sip 25,000 20'BALBOA.„. 1,800 22'COLUMBIA 22, new 0/B.4,000 24'COLUMBIA, new 0/B.4,000 25'MACGREGOR, pop-lop, trlr.. 3,900 25'CORONADO Sip, 0/B.4,000 26'C0NTESSA, dsl.13,500 26 C0LUMBIA, 0/B, Hawaii vet, full keel, nice. 5,500 obo 27'BRISTOL, 0/B, dean.6,650 28'MORGAN 0/1, nice.11,950 28 P-2B, Danish sip, full Id Try 2,900 30WALSHBO MA, dsl.15,000 30'LOD SEAWITCH Ketch, nice 19,500 30'C&C MEGA 30 . 12,900 31' HERRESH0FF, sip, dsl. Ask 14,500 32 R0YAL CRUISER, sip, l/B.. 10,000 40'TED GEARY M/S, dsl. 44,500

leavy f/q const., low hrs on Volvo dsl, strong, proven world cruiser built Pt. Townsend WA. Asking $78,000.

40'SEABIRD YWL, Corlen steel 36,000 41' GARDEN Rich, new dsl Ask 75,000 42'RHODES, sip, 80% restored 44,000 46 STAYSAIL SCHOONER, nice 69,000 47' JOHN ALDEN, ocean cruising ketch . 45,000 50' COLUMBIA, So. Pac. vet... 79,000 50'CAMPER NICHOLSON ...Try 47,000 POWER 18' CHRIS CRAFT CONCEPT, trlr. 9,900 18' GLASTRON, w/trlr, I/O.4,200 19'MAHOG CHRIS, l/B.13,000 20' BAYLINER TROPHY, Irlr.10,000 23'GLASS PLY, ht-coddy, 1/0.10,500 24'BELL BUOY, I/O, nice.9,750 25'CHRIS CRAFT CATALINA.13,900 25'REINELl, 1/0, Irlr.10,500 26' BARTENDER, l/B, V8.10,000

28’ HUNTER, '41, (lassie, l/B, very, very nice. 12,750/offer 30'WELLCRAFT MONACO, nice 54,800 30' CHRIS CAVALIER, ell cond. 22,500 36'STEPHENS Classic, easy restoration ..10,000 36CHRIS CONNIE, twins.21,500 38' FELL0WS&5TEWART,'31 Try 23,000 38'CHRIS Sdn Dlx, perfect. 45,000 39'ST£PHENS Sdn, '39.28,500 40'NUNES Classic. 67,000 41' LOA TOLLYCRAFT PH, dsl 119,000 43'MATTHEWS F/B, '65, V8s. 57,500 44' UNIFLITE F/B Sedan, dsl... 47,500 46 CHRIS CONNIE, dsl, loaded 75,000 50' SALMON Twl w/petmil. 65,000 52'STERNWHEELER, Ivbrd.76,000 56 FELL0WS & STEWART. Ask 75,000 65'CHARTER YACHT. 275,000/ofr 65'WHEELERMA, '31.. 109,000/ofr

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cockpit, oft cabin, room/comforl/cruise/live. Very attroctive price for this popular model. Asking $69,500.

INGRID 38'. Heavy fiberglass hull, strong world cruising ketch by Blue Water Yachts. Dsl, lots of teak, comfort & safety ot sea. 44' LOA. Asking $72,000,

38' FARALLON CLIPPER BY STEPHENS. Great SF Boy-built classic cruising sloop, 1940, Volvo dsl, great rig & inventory. Asking $25,000.

The Old Kermil Parker Brokerage Serving the Booting Community at This Lotation since I 956. (

34' JEFFRIES EXPRESS CRUISER. Perfect, perfect, varnished & beautiful. Morin covered berth, more than $75,000 just spent. Asking $45,900.

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HANS CHRISTIAN HANSA 34. Cutter rig. Tradi¬ tional, glass. Radar, VHF, depth, log,TV-VCR Volvo dsl, dodger & more. Asking $84,500.

28' CARRERA SPORT CRUISER & TRL, 1991. 64 MPH! Cruise, ski. 502 big blockMerc Brovo i/o,trim tabs. Very clean and reody tor fun! Asking $38,000.

TARTAN 30. Very successful Sparkman & Stephens design sloop, good inventory, i/d, properly equipped end READY TO GO SAILING! Asking $22,500.

34' CHRIS CRAFT CLASSIC SEDAN. Twin 105 hp 6s. Looks/runs like a new boat. Varnished beauty. Maintained right: original. AGREAT BU Y! $12,000.

SPIDSGATTER, KERMITPARKER'S PERSONAL YACHT. Numse. 28' dbl end, dsl, champion Master Mariner. Own a legend! Asking $18,000. ICPWWW

ot SF Fisherman's Wharf. Dsl. Own a piece of history. Asking: w/electronks $12,500 w/o $7,900.

26' FORMULA THUNDERBIRD. W/trlr. Just rebuilt 280hp V8, full canvas & cover & tow cover. Very clean & sharp. Asking $19,500.

C&C 24. Sloop. Johnson Sailmaster 8 hp 0/B, new sails, stove, head, just hauled, stereo, very dean. Great sailer. Asking $8,000.

CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE 27. Well maintained & equipped cruiser. Heavy f/g const., radar, Loran, low hrs on Volvo dsl, GPS, Autohelm. Asking $ 17,500.

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