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The sporty new Antrim 27, designed by Jim Antrim and built by GItimate Sailboats of Santa Cruz, is catching everyone’s eye. Dressed in a full suit of Pineapple Sails, the Antrim was first to finish, and first corrected, in her premier race, the first race of the Corinthian Midwinters - a feat which she achieved in two of the series’ four races. It is both exciting and challenging building sails for a boat as innovative as the Antrim: the main with its large roach must be powerful, but easily twisted off; the small furling jib must perform across the whole wind spectrum; and the asym¬ metric spinnaker must be shaped to reach and run, tacked to the cleverly designed rotating bow pole. In this our twenty-fifth year in sailmaking. Pineapple Sails brings wisdom and expertise to the design and construction of every sail we make -- for every boat, new or not so new. ' Give us a call and let’s see what all that experience can do for you.

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Why IS the most expensive sailing club on San Francisco Bay also the most popular? socialize, we’re the only sailing club that does it all. As a member of Club Nautique, you are also a member of the Ballena Bay Yacht Club. So when you’re harbor hop¬ ping, you’ll be able to visit other yacht clubs and enjoy their hospitality — guest dock, restaurant, bar, etc. It’s a great way to cruise!

How does one go about joining a sailing club? They come in a variety of sizes and styles. Some appear to cost more, some appear to cost less. Some are new and others have jieen in business for years. Some are close to home, others are further away. And so on. You have choices and obviously we hope you’ll choose Club Nautique. More sailors choose us than any other sailing club. Here are a few of the reasons why:

Yacht Purchase Account — We are the only sailing club on the bay with its own yacht brokerage office and dealership, so if one day you decide it’s time to stop char¬ tering and start owning, every dime you’ve paid in dues can be applied to your new boat.*

• Award Winning Sailing School — Club Nautique offers US SAILING certified instruction from Basic Keelboat through Offshore Passage Making. Classes are taught by US Coast Guard licensed and US SAILING certilied captains, who have passed a rigorous screening process and are chosen for their teaching and seaman¬ ship skills.' Think of our instructors as a team of professionals with literally centu¬ ries and hundreds of thousands of miles of experience, standing ready to show you the way into sail_ ing, chartering. rr^/T Keelboat world cruisinti or USJ Certification racing. ^ sailing. System

• Vacation Charter Discounts — We have our own in-house charter broker ded¬ icated to serving your sailing vacation needs from Tahiti to Turkey. We are the only sailing club in the country with a direct link to The Moorings’ reservation system, so not only do you get up-to-date information, with just one call, you get a member¬ ship discount.

• Guaranteed Instruction — We are so confident in our sailing school program and instructors, we guarantee your suecess. If you do not receive your US SAILING certification, your instruction will be FREE until you do pass. Ask for a copy of our written guarantee for details.

FREE Refresher Training — If you select an “Unlimited” membership, you’ll be able to repeat a class* or take review classes at no charge whenever you feel rusty or need to tune up your sailing skills. It’s like having a club pro at your disposal, only it’s FREE!

• Best Fleet On The Bay — If you’ve visited sailing clubs with fleets that look like "Rent-a-Wreck” of the waterfront, you haven’t visited Club Nautique. We have more, bigger, newer, better main¬ tained and better equipped boats than any other sailing club in Northern California. Nobody else is even close and a visit to either our Alameda or Sausalito locations will prove it. We're proud of our fleet and will gladly show you through it so you can judge for yourself. Oh, and one last thing; as a member, you save a full 35% on your charters.

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for lots of good reasons, like weather, ambience, support facilities, and conve¬ nience to the best sailing. Locating our bases at sailing’s two most popular spots just seemed like the smart thing to do. • Weather — No, we can’t actually control the weather, but at least we’ve located our clubs where the weather is the best on the Bay. It’s nice to enjoy sunshine rather than fog and it’s nice not to get blasted by the wind the moment you poke your nose out of the marina. Once again, we invite you to visit us and decide for yourself.

Lots More - There’s a monthly newslet¬ ter, seminars, frequent sailor discounts, cruises, parties, discounts on boat show tickets, races, and more... too much to list here. You really, need to visit us to learn the whole story first hand.

Price — We started off by suggesting we’re the most expensive sailing club on the Bay. Of course, you’ll be the final • Two Memberships For The Price Of judge, but when you add up everything One —- If you want to cruise, race or Club Nautique offers, you may find what more people have found already, you get what you pay for. Call us today to sehedule a visit and see if you don’t agree.

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Do you know what these boats are doing? If you answered “sailing,” you’re only half right. They’re also making money for their owners by chartering out to certified skippers when their owners aren’t using them. The Hunter 29.5 shown below is the most popular charter boat on San Francisco Bay by a significant margin. It’s so popu¬ lar, it out earns, dollar for dollar, boats that cost twice as much!

The young family in the cen¬ ter of the page is enjoying the new Hunter 336. This mid-size record setter has a cockpit that’s larger and more comfortable than any 40 footer we know of and

sports an interior with two private staterooms, 6’6” headroom, a galley to delight the most finicky chef, a full-size chart table and a spacious saloon. The Hunter 376 received the ulti¬ mate “Category A - Ocean” rating from the International Marine Certifi¬ cation Institute and is the workhorse of the offshore charter fleet. All three of these Hunter models are built to take the rigors of sailing as much as 180 days a year in our rugged Bay and California coastal conditions. Their solid construction and easy-to-service engineering have gained them the number 1, 2, and 3 top dollar earning positions in the bareboat charter business. Club Nautique, the home of the Hunter models shown here, can help you achieve the same results as the owners of these boats. Right now, the club has openings for the models shown (and other sizes) in its Alameda and Sausalito charter bases. Now you can own a new Hunter and

with Club Nautique’s help, char¬ ter it out to certified skippers when you’re not using it yourself. As a boat owner in the Club Nautique fleet, you receive free boat use, free sailing instruction and all the other membership benefits, at no cost to you. For complete details and a free income and tax savings analysis customized to fit your personal situation, call today. Guaranteed Income! — Place a new Hunter 29.5, 336 or 376 in Club Nautique’s fleet before April 1, 1997 and the club will guarantee you positive cash flow after covering expenses and loan payments. Call now, toll-free 1-888-789-2248 for complete details. Availability is limited.

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Feafured G^uise^*s fipeciall Pro\^6n Ocean Voyager This Fisher 34 has thousands of cruising miles under her keel and hundreds of cruising stories to tell. Hairing cruised from the Chesapeake around through the Canal, up to Alaska and back to San Francisco, this Fisher has a proven track record of success¬ ful cruising. If you're looking for a solidly built, proven trav'eiler that's equipped and ready to go, this is your boat. New '96 diesel, radar, 5SS, watermaker and more. Ask¬ ing just $11&,000 - ha^'e a look!

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CORSAIR • F-31 • F-27 • F-24 Corsair's folding trimarans are the world's most popular... for good reason. The inge¬ nious folding design opens up a whole new world of sailing possibilities. You can keep these multihulls in a slip or trailer-sail here, Tahoe, Mexico, anywhere. They sail multihullfast, yet they sail with ease. The one-design fleets focus on fun! Come check out the Corsairs at Helms Yacht Sales. Order now for spring delwery.

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CALENDAR Nonrace Feb. 28-Mar. 2 — Adventure Sports & Travel Festival, spon¬ sored by Outside Magazine, at the Concourse Exhibit Center in San Francisco. Info, (800) 521-3247. Mar. 1 — Grand Opening of Alcorn Marine Electronics North, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the KKMI Shipyard in Point Richnfond. Kevin Reeds, (510) 232-6376. Mar. 2 — M^ico to Marquesas Pacific Puddle Jump Kickoff Party, hosted by Latitude in Puerto Vallarta. Andy Turpin, 383-8200, ext. 112. Mar. 2 — Sail A Small Boat Day at Richmond YC, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free rides on a dozen or so different dinghies, courtesy of the Small Boat Racing Association (SBRA) and RYC. This is a perfect opportunity to "try before you buy." Info, (510) 526-7272. Mar. 2 — OYRA Seminar #2: "Offshore Weather, Radio, and GPS." Learn about the latest technology and resources available to oceAn racers, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Corinthian YC. Free and open to the public. Betty Lessley, 892-6534. Mar. 4 — Baja Ah-Ha Cruiser Seminar #2: "Radio School." Presented by Don Melcher, 7 p.m. at the UK Loft in Alameda. Free! Spopsbred by UK Sails and Waypoint. Details, (510) 769-1547. Mar. 6-9 — Northern California Marine Association’s (NCMA) First Annual Northern California Boat Show at the Concord Pavilion. Info, (510) 834-1000. Mar. 8 — New Racers’ On-the-Water Seminar, hosted by the Treasure Island YC at 11 a.m. It’s free, but call 392-2794 to reserve your spot. Mar. 8 — Master Mariners Benevolent Association’s Annual Spring Potluck at Point San Pablo YC. Noel Duckett, 472-7653. Mar. 8-9 — Club Nautique’s annual open house and in-the-water charter boat show: 3/8 in Alameda (with free sailboat rides), 3/9 in Sausalito. Everyone welcome! For more info or directions, call (510) 865-4700 (Alameda) or 332-8001 (Sausalito). Mar. 11 — "Marine Biodiesel as an Alternative Fuel for Boats," a free West Marine Technical Seminar, 7:30 p.m. at the Sausalito store. Details, 332-2606. Mar. 15 — Islander 36 Association Spring Meeting at San Francisco YC, beginning with lunch at noon. Dennis or Judy Bush, (408) 559-3450. Mar. 15 — Dance Party in conjunction with the final Encinal YC Midwinter Race. Irish stew and beer will be served. Free and open to the sailing public. EYC, (510) 522-3272. Mar. 16 — "Cruising the Canals and Highlands of Scotland," a slide show by Jim and Marilyn Marco. Oakland YC, 3-5 p.m., free. RSVP, (510) 521-8238. Mar. 17 — St. Patrick’s Day. Go sailing on a green boat, drink beer from green bottles, wear a green crew shirt. Mar. 18 — Free seven-week USCG Auxiliary Sailing and Sea¬ manship course begins, Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 7:30 p.m. at the Sausalito Cruising Club. Peter, 332-0501. Mar. 19 — Baja Ah-Ha Cruiser Seminar #3: "The Bluewater Perspective," by John Neal. 7 p.m. at the UK Loft (Alameda), free. Call Waypoint at (510) 769-1547 for reservations. Mar. 20 — TransPac Preview re-airs on ESPN, 12:30 p.m. PST. This 30-minute show, which we suspect was funded by TransPac aficionado Roy Disney, features footage of previous races and interviews with various players in the ’97 race. (Note — date and time of ESPN shows are subject to change.) Mar. 21-23 — 4th Annual Banderas Bay Regatta in Puerto Vallarta. For info, email publicity chairman Ron Gray at rong@mexaccess.com. Mar. 22 — Northern California Women’s Sailing Seminar at Island YC. From basic sailing to advanced navigation, this day-long event features expert women sailors- such as Dawn Riley teaching other women the art of sailing in both on-the-water and classroom sessions. To register or volunteer, call (510) 881-5422.

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Sabre Yachts

Bay Island Yachts

Hunter Marine

Saga 43

Beneteau U.S.A.

Island Packet Yachts

Sailing Angles

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Sailrite

C-Level

Larsen Sails

Scanmar

Cal/Pearson Yachts

Modern Sailing Academy

Speedtech

Catalina Yachts

Nautor Swan

Stuart Marine

Ceiestaire

Ocean Navigator Magazine

Sun Yacht Charters

Davis Instruments

OCSC SF-Bay

Sunsail

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Douglas Gill

P.J.R. Recovery

Surrette Battery

forespar

P.Y.I.

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Pacific Seacraft

Valiant Yachts

Passage Yachts

Vi/.D. Schock

High Sierra Sport

Pineapple Sails

Womanship International

Hobie Cat

Quantum Sail Design

W.D. Schock/Santana

Harken

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SAIL CALIFORNIA BROKERAGE J/44 Jobe This 1990 J/44 is ready to go. New sail inventory, Ockam in¬ struments with latest software and faired bottom. All this with a great cruising layout below. The only "B" model J/44 available on the west coast. At our docks in Alameda. Make an offer - buy a boat.

cost ($5), low-key racing for people with jobs. "We stretch the term 'master' a bit by Laser class standards," says organizer Jonathan Howell. "You either have to be over 30 or know how to spell ibuprophen." Details, (510) 835-4626. Apr. 25-26 — 50th Ensenada Race — the big one! Bring sun¬ block and plenty of aspirin. NOSA, (714) 435-9552. Apr. 26 — D^ublehanded Farallones Race. BAMA; Peter Hogg, 332-5073. Apr. 27-May 3 — Antigua Sailing Week. Info, (268) 462-8872. May 3-4 — Vallejo Race. YRA, 771-9500.

Remaining Midwinter Races ALAMEDA YC — Estuary Midwinters: 3/9. M.L. Higgins, (510) 748-0289.

BERKELEY YC — Chowder Races: 3/2. Paul Kamen, (510) 540-7968.

'ENCINAL YC — Jack Frost Series: 3/15. EYC, (510) 522-3272. GOLDEN GATE YC — Seaweed Soup Perpetual: two races on

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I’m writing in response to the strangest letter to the editor I’ve ever read. I refer to the letter by Peter Metcalf in the January issue. Let me get this straight: Metcalf was driving along some road in Maine and stopped to knock on the door of a stranger. Even though Metcalf does not speak French, he and the stranger are able to discuss the stranger’s trials and tribulations in trying to get Disney to buy or use the chrtoon chaVacters he has developed. Metcalf speaks enough French to understand all this, but not enough to explain this to Disney’s animation department. And he also never ceills Disney from this farmhouse? There’s more. Seven years later — and out of the blue — Metcalf decides to write to a sailing magazine on the hopes that Roy Disney will contact the French Canadian artist and sign an agreement with him that will make him rich? The whole letter is stupid. My grandfather worked in animation for Walt Disney for 20 years. My father worked in animation for Walt Disney for 22 years. I worked at Disney for three years doing different jobs while I was building up the hours necessary to become a professional pilot. 1 occasionally flew Roy Disney’s Saberliner when one of the regular co-pilots was sick or on vacation.' I have known Roy Disney for 15 years. Even before the Euro-Disney operation got started, I can think of over 10 people off the top of my head that are fluent in French who work at Disney. Since the opening of Euro-Disney, there are now more than 50 people fluent in French working for Disney in Burbank. In addition, Disney is always looking for new cartoon characters. In fact, they receive inquiries from around the world daily — as well as drawings of possible animation characters on napkins, paper plates, and hunks of cardboard. I left Disney about seven years ago to become a pilot for United Airlines, but I’m sure that things haven’t changed that much. They’re still interested in new ideas, so my advice to Metcalf and/or Poulin is try again! Eric Pedley Newport Beach Eric — We'll be the first to admit that there were aspects of Metcalf’s letter that seemed odd — but what a pleasant change from the logical norm! We got a kick out of the well-intentioned letter, and just knew it would bring an interesting response from a person such as yourself.

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In your January issue you asked: How much does cruising cost? My answer is: Probably as much as you have. I feel qualified to talk about cruising on a very — very! — low budget. In 1990,1 spent six months sailing my 24-ft wooden doubleender from Monterey into the Sea of Cortez and back, alone. The unforgettable adventure took every last dollar I had — which was 1,200 of them. I could have done it even cheaper — and with less aggravation — if I’d gotten rid of the useless outboard earlier than I did. While $200 a month may not seem like much to some, I truly felt 1 was living 'fat'. Further, I’ll always remember that half year as one of the richest and most carefree periods of my life. Here’s how to cruise on a very, very low budget: — Keep the electronics to a minimum. By limiting myself to a VHF, autopilot, and a depthsounder, I was able to get by on one 80amp battery and a small solar panel. — When you actually sail your sailboat, you don’t spend any money on fuel. That sounds kind of dumb, I know, but I don’t believe 1 saw more than 10 sailboats under sail during my whole trip. And some of these folks were in real distress.-^ their engines had died! — So what if your sails get worn? Bring needles and thread, and repair them yourself. You’re on vacation, so you’ve got plenty of free

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time. — When in Mexico, eat like the Mexicans. That means fresh fruits and veggies, bulk grains and beans, tortillas and eggs. Shop in the little towns, the ones where — if asked politely — people will let you fill up your water jugs from their garden hoses, and where you probably have to row your groceries through the surf. Avoid the twoacre, neon-bathed supermarkets — and all products with the 'Made in USA' designation. When you eat out, go where the local cops and taxi drivers take their families. — Learn some Spanish — and clean yourself up and dress conservatively — before checking in with the local authorities. 1 may have saved a lot of money just by acting like a respectful visitor in a country with a rich Catholic tradition. Here’s one example of many: 1 arrived at Cedros Island at about the same time as a drunken lout from Seattle who proudly flew a large American flag from his spreaders, a POW/MIA flag beneath it, and finally a small host country flag at the bottom. Shirtless and in ragged cutoffs, he waited for the port captain to find him. Then he offered the official a swig from his bottle — which was politely declined — before talking to him as if he were his gardener back home in ever louder 'Mercan English. The lout was charged $45.1, on the other hand, was charged nothing. Further, 1 had my morning enriched by one of those satisfying, farranging, comfortably-paced conversations with the port captain and his wife. — Keep your entertainment simple. 1 brought and traded a stack of paperbacks, played beach volleyball in La Paz, visited amateur sports events, read the papers at the city library, made the acquaintance of local people, took them out for daysails and picnics, and spent long evenings chewing the fat with anyone who was around. All of it added up to a whoop-de-doo time. — It’s amazing, too, how much fun navigation is when you’re gingerly feeling your way along a strange and wild coast, trying to identify landmarks through the rain and twilight. I don’t know if I’ve ever felt more completely alive than during those starlit midnight hours when, after checking and re-checking all the charts and cruising guides, 1 decided to go for it and ran under full sail right at the rocky, narrow, barely-lit entrance to Turtle Bay. (Yeah, 1 know it wasn’t prudent, but 'exhilarating' doesn’t even begin to describe it!) — Above all, keep moving. You’d be amazed how far a few pounds of potatoes and onions, a case of Pacifico, and some basic fishing gear will take you among those incredible, uninhabited islands — where there’s no possible way to spend money, and where you always leave infinitely richer than you arrived. Walter Keintzal Deanna Monterey Readers — Most of us Americans have been 'advertised' into at least somewhat believing that our lives will be happier in proportion to the amount of stuff we have and how little work we can get away with. IfKeintzal’s experience is any indication, we may have been lied to. liHWERE THEY THE GOOD GUYS OR THE BAD GUYS? We know you need another letter about Coast Guard boardings like you need a leak in your dinghy. But we just had our first, and because we’re out in the middle of nowhere with no way to let off steam, we decided to write you about it. Free therapy — cool! It began on the evening of December 30. We were 16 hours out of Panama heading north to the island of Providencia — which despite being off the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua, belongs to Colombia. The wind was bordering on heavy, the seas were big, and we’d discovered we had some kind of problem that was draining our batteries. You know, just the usual things that keep you slightly on edge when cruising offshore at night. In any event, my husband went off watch at 2300 and left me alone in the cockpit.

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Whop, whop, whop. At about 2345, I heard the unmistakable sound of a helicopter. Looking up, it could see it circling high above us, backlighted by the moon. I was about to wake the captain when it seemed like the chopper was going to leave the area — but then it quickly dropped to near sea level and came at us from behind! 1 screamed for Gregg just as the helicopter’s spotlight came on, flooding our boat with light. A minute later, it peeled off to starboard and gained edtitude.^y now Gregg was on an adrenaline rush, and I was just the other side of apoplexy. Were they the good guys or the bad guys? About 15 minutes later the helicopter was baaaack. They contacted us on VHF radio and advised us that they were the U.S. Navy. Whew! "Why didn’t you tell us sooner?" we asked. No reply. Then they politely requested information from us regarding the name of vessel and of the captain, his birth date, home port, last port, next port, documentation number — that kind of stuff. After answering all their questions, we were told to standby on Channel 16 as they might need more answers. Sonjetime before daybreak, the helo returned to advise us that a ship in the area would be sending out personnel to board us. Gregg said it would be inappropriate to attempt such a maneuver given the sea conditions. They didn’t respond. At daybreak, the U.S. warship Yorktown appeared on the horizon and advised that a boarding party made up of members of the Coast Guard would be conducting an 'inspection'. We reiterated our concern that attempting such a boarding would endanger our boat. They responding by saying they were experts. We watched as they launched one dinghy . . . and then for some reason retrieved it. Soon they advised us that they were going to recover their helo and would get back to us later. They next called us to tell us there would be low 'fly-bys' by two F-16s. At least they gave us some advance warning. And wow, what a show! Then we waited and waited some more. Unlike the fully crewed warship Yorktown, there were only two of us aboard our boat, and we were working on just 45 minutes sleep in the previous 24 hours. It was now 1330, and this ordeal had been going on for more than 12 hours! Soon we were advised that the boarding was on once again. We were amazed to see that this time they launched a 26-ft fiberglass motor launch instead of a rubber dinghy. Had we not been so tired, we would have laughed at the puny fenders they put over the side to keep the hulls apart in the heavy seas. Seven young men — two of them armed — were soon close at hand. You’re not going to believe this, but they approached us from windward! We suggested they come up from behind, but no. It was hardly a surprise when their boat smashed into ours. Two fiberglass boats bouncing together in lumpy seas was clearly a bad idea. Duh. Finally, our 14-hour fiasco was over. Gregg wants it known that the boarding party departed without a 'goodbye', 'sorry for the inconvenience', or even 'go to hell'. Four days later we were relaxing at Isla Providencia — which not only has perfect weather, but is a beautiful, friendly, fun place with lots of things to do — when we were joined by Lou and Margie of the Seattle-based Negotiator, which had just arrived from Cartagena. "Did you get stopped?" we ask. "Sure did," they replied. Margie was on watch at daylight when the helo man appeared. He began asking lots of questions while circling them. Margie finally asked how she was supposed to know whether he was the U.S. Navy or not — there was no identification. "I’m not sure I should even be talking to you," she told him. The pilot told her that there was a 'Navy' painted on the tail. He said it was small because they didn’t want it to be conspicuous. He returned later to tell Margie that the ship she saw in the distance was going to be sending a boarding party. "Ok," she said, "but no shoes with black soles — and can you bring us some ice?"

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Well, one out of two isn’t bad. They got the ice delivered by the seven Coasties boarding to leeward in cairn seas from a rubber dinghy. Five of them boarded the boat, conducted a short inspection, and then had to radio back to the warship for permission to leave. "How come you have to do that?" Lou and Margie were told that orders for deboarding had to come from Washington!? Does anyone think that the drug cartels have decided to use slow moving sailboats to transport their extremely vzduable goods? Slow boats crewed by two mature adults? Apparently the Coast Guard does, because why else would they stop every sailboat they see? We don’t mean to trivialize the drug problem — and we would prefer that our government doesn’t either. This loophole in the 4th Amendment could be used effectively when strong probable cause existed. But to use it for routine 'busy work' is surely to risk its loss. Instead of pissing off the boating community, the Coast Guard would be better served by cultivating our goodwill and support. Don’t they realize they’re transforming us into the group that will actively work to plug the loophole? We’ve sent a letter to Senator Feinstein and we’ll let you know if she replies with anything but a form letter. Thanks for letting us use your 'couch'. We think the causes you support are right on — and appreciate the fact that you use your 'bully pulpit' for the common good. Keep up the fight. Gregg and Nancy Corbitt Celestial Marina del Rey

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Gregg & Nancy — It makes you wonder what kind of jackasses we have setting policy, doesn’t it? Like you, we’ve got absolutely no interest in seeing drugs smuggled into the United States. And like you, we don’t see why the Coast Guard can’t use a little common sense in choosing and carrying out their boardings. For example, significant amounts of drugs come north in 727s and submarines, not poky sailboats sailed by middle-aged couples. And what’s the necessity for boarding boats in the middle of the night? As you probably know, it’s illegal for the military to do any kind of civilian police work. So how is it you can be stopped by a U.S. warship with a very small contingent of Coasties aboard? It’s done through government 'magic'. Right before doing a boarding, they run up a little Coastieflag on the warship and — we’re not making this up — it’s suddenly transformed into a Coast Guard vessel. Pretty disgusting, isn’t it? How do you think they’d react if you suddenly replaced your American flag with a Swiss flag? And what would be the difference? As for an unidentified helicopter coming up from behind at night, blinding the boat’s crew and refusing to identify itself, it’s our opinion that you would have been completely within your rights to have opened fire with whatever weapon — a fiaregun, for example — that you had available. Nobody needs to stand still for that kind of aggression.

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Needless to say, after all of the time and money spent on this endeavor — and for a service truly needed by the Coast Guardsmen in Areata — I was at a loss as to what I should do next. I agreed to change the paint scheme from 'Navy' to 'Coast Guard' — but they refused. They said my plane’s 'Stars and Bars' would have to be removed, too. After what I had been through trying to do something beneficial for some fine young men at Arc?ita, that really put a lump in my throat. I was told to write a letter detailing my expenses for such a change and perhaps I would be reimbursed.

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I did as requested. Nine months have now passed and there has been no response to my letter. Shortly after the aircraft rejection, I flew back to Areata to visit the Coast Guard airmen. They were all apologetic about how one of their own could be so stupid. They said the 'Navy' paint scheme was fine with them, and that the visibility from the aircraft was perfect for the job at hand. They didn’t even have a problem with ^he fact the pilot, me, has white hair. Above all, they said never, never fly. by without stopping in to say 'Hello'. How do I feel about the treatment I received from the Coast Guard? Well, I’ve read many letters where sailors have been boarded, intimidated or harassed by the Coast Guard, and the author calls the offenders every dirty name in the book. 1 could do that, but I don’t even know the SOB that got me! Sure I regret wasting all that time and money, but I’m certainly not going to let one bad apple tarnish my respect for the fine men and women I know fill the ranks of the Coast Guard. P.S. I really enjoy Latitude 38, and have used your Classy Classifieds to sell my Catalina 25 and find our present sailboat, a Sun Yacht 27.5. Lee Beery Sundancer, Sun Yacht 27.5 Kelseyville

If 1fUNCONTROLLED FLATULENCE IN THE NUDE We may have stumbled onto an effective 'Coastie-B-Gone' formula! While cruising the Pacific Northwest last season, it never seemed to fail; as soon as we got settled into a nice little private cove, another boat would not only arrive, but decide to anchor nearby. Typically this was after we had been waiting patiently for our Sunshower to warm up — an all-day affair in the Northwest — so we could take our afternoon deck showers. Faced with either going another day without a shower or throwing privacy to the wind, we decided to chuck the privacy. We soon discovered that sometime during the second shower our would-be neighbor would start their engines, lift their anchor, and motor away in disgust. Occasionally there would be a rude comment, but what the heck, we’d have gotten our privacy back. Apparently the unavoidable sight of 50-1- year-old flesh lathering up on deck is highly repugnant — especially to the young 'hardbodies'. Since we are from out of state, we could understand the first couple of times the Coast Guard boarded us to check our documents. The search of our private belongings under the guise of a 'safety inspection', however, is something we felt was inexcusable. But after several boardings — including one by the same group of the Coasties that had boarded us a month earlier — we’d had enough of their game. The next time we discovered we were being stalked by a patrol boat in preparation for yet another boarding, we pretended not to notice — but then stripped down, broke out the shower, and began to lather-up with the attitude that 'it’s our soap and we will wash as fast as we want with it'. The boarding party came alongside, took a startled look at us, apologized for intruding, and beat a retreat. Some of the younger Coasties looked noticeably ill at seeing someone the age of their parents — or perhaps grandparents — naked and having a good time with the soap. We’re heading south as soon as winter breaks, and plan to continue our 'Coastie-B-Gone' program wherever we find an infestation of them. We are researching more sophisticated — albeit disgusting — ways to make ourselves more repellent to the Coasties. Some rubber imitation vomit on deck, uncontrolled flatulence in the nude, chewing and dribbling something disgusting-looking down our naked fronts, obscene relations with a fire extinguisher — these are the kinds of things that are coming to mind. We ran the ideas past a local sheriff’s deputy — who interestingly had no love for the Coasties — and he thought it was a delightful idea. There are no federal boating laws concerning nudity or

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indecency afloat. The Coasties can’t lawfully order anyone to put clothes on. And being sent to the foredeck naked would not be voluntary public nudity because the Coasties had taken command of the vessel and ordered it. If the Coasties wanted to retaliate and order the vessel to a dock for a more in-depth 'safety inspection', it wouldn’t be in their best interest. Could yau imagine what the media would do with video of a screaming, nake^, grandmother-type, handcuffed by the Coasties to the forestay of a private boat? It’s not the kind of thing the Commandante would like to see on the morning news. While these tactics might not stop all unwarranted Coastie boardings, it certainly makes their experience disgustingly unpleasant, and does wonders for our creativity. If we can’t beat them on their 'turf, make ’em play on ours! Disrespectful? Yes. But then respect was always a two-way street. Dan Paul Jones ‘ Bonnie Homme Ft. Lauderdale

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liHSALES TAX WILL BE THE REASON I’d like to powder Latitude’s nose and thank you for all of the years of enjoyment your publication has given me and so many others. But now 1 need your help, as the cruising dream that started for me in high school is about to become reality. I spent the first half of the last 24 years in the Bay Area, and the second half in Rhode Island. I learned to sail in the Bay, then learned to race and cruise in New England. But on August 8, I retire from TWA. This is perfect timing, as it means I can enter the Baja Ha-Ha IV in late October and use it to begin my circumnavigation. I’ve spent the past three years putting this dream together, and almost everything is in place. A year ago I sold my house in Rhode Island, my last boat, and left my cat Killer a note. (Actually, 1 found Killer a great home.) Now all I have to do is find the right boat. But the question is, where do I buy her? I’ve looked all over the last two years, including both coasts and a special three-day trip to Grenada to look at an Amel. But 1 don’t want to buy my dream boat anywhere but the West Coast because of my desire to start my trip with the Ha-Ha from San Diego. The boat I really want is currently in San Diego, and I see only one reason I won’t be starting the Ha-Ha with her in October: California state sales tax! Ideally, I would close the sale of the boat in August of this year, and leave California with the Ha-Ha in October. But it’s a stretch for me to buy this boat, and if 1 have to pay sales teix it would put the whole thing out of reach. I’m aware of the teix situations in Florida and Rhode Island, and if I can’t find relief in California, the latter two states are exactly where I’ll have to go to find an alternative dream boat. If I don’t make the start of the Ha-Ha, California sales tax will be the reason. My California yacht broker tells me he has a solution: do an 'offshore delivery' and then take the boat to Mexico. But 1 don’t think

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LETTERS this will fly, as California doesn’t forget. 1 learned this the hard way when leaving the state in 1981. At that time, a ruling was unresolved in the state legislature regarding a $200 tax deduction. Like everyone else, 1 took the deduction for the tax year of 1980. You guessed it, the deduction was disallowed — but California made no attempt to let me know. Three or four years later when buying a new home a credit report showed that 1 did in fact owe the state this $200 — as well as interest amounting^o over $1,000! It seems to me that this same sort of thing could happen again with the offshore scheme, and the costs down the road would be monstrous. My wish is buy the boat in August and sail off in October — and not to return to California for at least seven years. Is there any way 1 can do that and somehow avoid paying California sales tax? Jerry A. King St. Charles, Missouri Jerry—All financial experts agree on one thing: It’s foolish to buy anything — including a specific boat — primarily because of the tax consequences. If your dream boat costs you $150,000, the California sales tax is going to be about 7% or $10,000. In the course of a seven year circumnavigation, that comes out to about 1/lOOth of the price of the boat per year. Don’t be penny wise and pound foolish — if you have to, pay the little extra to get the boat you really want. But do you really have to pay that "little extra"? If you purchase a boat in California in August and don’t leave for Mexico until October, there are no 'i/s', 'ands' or 'huts' about it — you’re gonna owe California sales tax. And you’re right, they won’t forget. Before despairing, remember how First Lady Hillary Clinton made much of her money: showing well-heeled clients how to legally — and even illegally — avoid paying millions in taxes. She and any other sharp tax attorney could thus show you three or four perfectly legal ways to get around the letter — if not the spirit — of California sales tax. Each one, however, would require some flexibility on your part. The so-called "offshore delivery' is one method of 'tax avoidance' that’s been used by many sophisticated buyers. Basically, you meet the boat outside territorial waters, transfer funds and title, and then leave the country with the boat for at least three months of active cruising. The state is wise to the scheme, of course, so you’d better be able to document every step of the process (taking a video of the offshore transfer of funds and title is a good idea), not cut any corners, and not care if they go over the rest of your taxes with a fine tooth comb., flow to screw up? If you took offshore delivery, for example, and then brought the boat back to California for a couple of weeks before actually leaving for Mexico. You’d not only owe the sales tax, but a whopping penalty, too. So if you want to both take offshore delivery and start with the Ha-Ha, you technically couldn’t board your boat as owner until outside of territorial waters on October 28. Check with a tax attorney for all the little specifics. By the way, if you needed the starting line to be extended outside of territorial waters, the Grand Poohbah would — as always— be amenable to an appropriate bribe. Another way to screw up? Take offshore delivery, sail the boat to Mexico, and park it in some marina. The state would be thrilled to bust you on that one, too. You must actively cruise the boat to avoid the tax, and that means being able to provide extensive documentation in the form of receipts from various fuel docks, port captains, marinas, food stores, and so forth. So while there are ways to avoid California sales tax, each person has to decide for themselves whether they think it’s morally right, and whether it’s worth all the additional trouble and expense. When everything is taken into consideration, it’s often wiser to just pay the damn tax. lltlTO HAVE THE TRUTH IN PRINT The February article on Marietta and Taos Brett was simply outstanding. It means a great deal to me to have the truth and all the

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background in print. Only Latitude 38 has the interest and intelligence to get it right, and I am very grateful for your efforts. Thomas J. Perkins Mariette San Francisco UflTHE FRENCH MARCH TO A DIFFERENT DRUMMER With regard to thevMunette and Taos Brett affair, we here in the United States tend to forget that we are blessed with a judicial heritage based on the U.S. Constitution and English Common Law. The French — and a number of other nations — march to a different drummer, specifically, the Napoleonic Codes. If you really want to see how the Napoleonic Code system works, just get yourself tossed into a Mexican jail. I guess the lesson for those of us who go trucking around the world in our sailboats is that when it comes to law, we just aren’t in Kansas anymore. Dick Einspahr Sacramento Dick -r- Common law — as practiced in the United States and Britain'^— is a.Iegal system where court rulings are based on previous similar cases. Roman or civil law — as practiced in countries like France and West Germany — is a legal system where rulings are based on statutes and codes. Code Napoleon is nothing more than a mildly compromised version of civil law, which happens to be the basis for law in all of Canada but Quebec and — this may surprise you — in Louisiana here in the good old US of A. As such, it wasn’t the type of legal system that failed Perkins, but the misadministration of it. Before we get all puffed up about the American legal system, let’s not forget its many shortcomings. In the realm of criminal law, our legal system is notorious for letting known violent predators go free on minor technicalities while still managing to convict an unconscionable number of innocent people. And when it comes to the area of civil law, the American brand of justice has sanctioned extortion to a degree that would make even the Mafia blush with shame. UHthe need for an electric winch handle In reply to your questions concerning the comments of the skipper of Regard as published in the February Changes, I offer the following rough translation: "The need for an electric winch handle on self-tailing winches for sails rather much too handle is far from being ostentatious. For the owner of Regard often finds himself the only crewman on his boat." I have not seen or used such an electric winch handle, and I doubt one would have a useful place on my boat. Bruce G. Horowitz Los Gatos

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LETTERS asked the Coast Guard to put our an MARB, which almost certainly would have gotten a quick response from commercial shipping. The problem is that the sailboat ownericrew would hove had to abandon their boat — an expensive proposition — in order to be rescued. And that probably would have left them in deep trouble with their insurance carrier — assuming they had one. Suppose we ran our boat aground five miles south of the border in Mexico, and noqe of the crew was in life-threatening danger. Do you think it should be the responsibility of the U.S. Coast Guard — or the Mexican Navy — to come and pull our boat off? We most certainly don’t. In such a situation, we’d expect nothing more than to have possible salvers alerted. If we had insurance, fine. If we didn’t, well, it would have been our decision not to purchase it. Anyone who goes to sea is a fool if they don’t assume — euen if it’s not completely true — they ’re completely on their own. And if anyone thinks a government or private individual is going to feel obligated to save — without compensation — a boat that’s been allowed to come into peril, they might well be in for a terrible shock. After all, there’s a long history of admiralty law that deals with the compensation due salvers. Real life isn’t necessarily that harsh, of course. Commercial fishexmen regularly save each other’s boats without expecting compensation. The same is true with cruisers. Big ships have come to the aid of distressed mariners many times, and at no charge. And you never know what to expect from Third World 'coast guards' or navies. Half the time they’ll knowingly let 10 people drown five miles away, and half the time they’ll spend two days pulling your boat off a lee shore at no charge. But just so there’s no confusion, all mariners might want to carve the following words on their companionway hatch: "I am 100% responsible for myself and my boat." If you don’t want the responsibility that comes with freedom, there’s always cruise ships. Having read something of a transcript of the incident, the one thing we can fault the Coast Guard for is lack of communication. It’s not the first time they’ve been less than forthcoming in a possible rescue situation. Let people know what’s happening. Not minute by minute, but in general. lilTMISPLACED ENVY Most cruising sailboats are relatively small, so from time to time it’s understandable that some cruising sailors might covet the situation of those crewing aboard large powerboats. I’m here to tell you that it’s misplaced envy. Once upon a time in San Diego, I got hired to work as the Cook/ Stewardess/Deckhand/General Flunky aboard a 95-foot motoryacht headed for Mexico. The rest of the crew consisted of Capt. Tink, and First Mate Hugh G. Ego. Capt. Tink really knew his stuff, and in fact had sold his business to the boat’s owner prior to signing on as captain. Hugh G. Ego had some connection with the boatbuilder, and spent most of his time bragging about other big boats he’d crewed on. He spent the rest of his on-duty time wielding a waterhose and pretending to be busy. Me? I vacuumed, turned down and made up the owner’s bed, cooked, cleaned, did laundry, scrubbed toilets — and ironed the owners boxer shorts. If you don’t believe that I ironed his boxer shorts, 1 have photographs. As I was basically on call 24 hours a day, I had no free time. Naturally, I was not allowed to leave the boat without permission. If that wasn’t bad enough, I had to share crew quarters with Mr. Ego. You would think a $5 million yacht would have more than adequate crew quarters, but you would be wrong. Our cabin was just 5 feet by 7 feet — including the bunk beds and wash beisin. The only way in was via the swim platform, and even then it wasn’t possible to open the door all the way. The cabin shared one wall with the engine room, with the result that the wall was at least 100’’ whenever the engine was run. Being

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Derrie Air — Being the captain of a large powerboat is one thing, but anything less is among the more humiliating jobs we’ve witnessed. Surely it would be better to be the skipper of one’s own Cal 20 and at least retain one’s dignity and freedom. Some will probably wonder what’s the difference between being the crew aboard a large powerboat and a large sailboat. We’ll tell you. Everybody can participate and derive great satisfaction from a challenging and exciting sail, but what’s the challenge and where’s the satisfaction to be gotten from plodding along to the drone of huge diesels? There’s also the matter of having to serve those who think plodding along to the drone of huge diesels is something worth spending millions on.

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UtlBE’TTER TO FIDDLE WITH THE EARTH’S ROTATION Here’s the latest update on the elusive 11 second GPS time discrepancy. The current bulletin from the International Earth Rotation Service — and no. I’m not making this up and, worse yet, it’s in France (and issues its bulletins in French) announces that a 'leap second' will be added to LJTC (the old Greenwich Mean Time) at midnight on June 30, 1997. The official sequence will be as follows: 1997 June 30, 23h 59mn 59s 1997 June 30, 23h 59mn 60s 1997 July 1, Oh Omn Os Leap seconds are added periodically, always on either December 31 or June 30, to make up for the fact that the earth’s rotation is slowing. As of today, there have been 11 leap seconds added since June 6, 1980. Why the sixth of June, 1980, you may ask? Because that was the day, at 0000 hours, that the clocks were started on the entire GPS system. These are the clocks that are probably the most awesomely accurate that the world has ever seen, so it seems reasonable that it would be a bad idea to try to reset them. Better to fiddle with the earth’s rotation. What difference does it make for mariners who are using GPS receivers? It depends on who made the receiver and how much the

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LETTERS women aboard a motorscooter squealed to a stop in front of me, and in a fit of giggles and broken English, asked me where my horse was. At first I thought they wanted to know where my 'house' was, but my quickly-constructed fantasy was nipped in the bud when one of them whinnied. 1 guess they just don’t see pointed boots and cowboy hats that often in the French West Indies. Still, I was heart-broken when they sped away. After St. Barths, we went to nearby He Fourche for a night. The uninhabited island was for sale for $4 million when we visited. We broke the rules by going ashore, and chased the goats all over the place. The snails on He Fourche are so large that if you step on one the snail just gets annoyed. When we got back to St. Martin, there was a very large cruise ship just outside the harbor belching out passengers by the hundreds. It seemed inconceivable to me that folks would spend the same — or even ihore — money to be on these ships than it costs to bareboat charter with The Moorings. Sailing your own sloop around the islands is a helluvalotta more fun. David Rice ^ ' San Clemente David—If you’re looking for wild sailing characters — and perfect sailing conditions — there is no place like the Caribbean. And to our way of thinking, there’s no place in the Caribbean to compare with St. Barths. By the way, we think you’re mistaken about the nude beach on St. Martin; it’s at Orient Bay not 'Oyster Beach'. If you’re ever at Orient Bay and want the greatest massage in the world, find Dinah and ask for a 'Big O Special'. Fun-loving Dinah is not only a skilled masseuse and Antigua Sailing Week party animal, but one of our all-time favorite crewmembers.

litlGET A FOOT IN THE SAILING WORLD We’re writing in response to Michael Dery, who would like to get a foot into the sailing world. My husband Rick and I got married young — when we were 17. We’ve had a pretty hectic lifestyle ever since. Seven years ago, after attending the boat show at the Cow Palace, we decided that someday we’d buy a boat and go cruising. We knew it wouldn’t be right away because Sarah, our only child, was then a freshman at UCSB. But after she graduated, we figured it would be a great way for the two of us to live together and at a slower pace. Six years went by. Sarah had graduated from college, gotten a job, gotten married — and we still hadn’t even been on a sailboat! When Rick sold his construction business last year, we still talked about sailing — but were too busy with camping, jet skiing, off-road riding, and snow skiing to do anything about it. Finally, we came to the realization that we’d better take some positive steps toward our goal. So last October we sold all our toys, leased out our two-story house in the country, gave away and/or got rid of a bunch of stuff — being married for 26 years, we had a lot of stuff! — and moved with our dog and cat into a one-bedroom condo while we started looking for a boat. We also started sailing lessons at Tradewinds in Richmond, and joined the U.S. Power Squadron and began taking the courses they have to offer. Dery mentions a problem with finding courses geared toward maritime activities. He should check out the U.S Power Squadron, as they have classes from basic boating to sailing, navigation, weather, marine electronics, cruise planning, and so forth. The cost is nominal to join, and except for the books the classes are free. In addition, Rick hooked up with ABC Yachts in Sausalito and began looking at every boat for sale in the Bay Area that met our requirements and was in our price range-. After narrowing it down to just a few choices, he took me looking. During Thanksgiving week we fell in love with a beautiful 1980 Ericson 38 and began the process of financing her. It was all done just before Christmas when Sarah

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Elizabeth became ours. We spent 10 days on our boat over the holidays and were nice and cozy during the New Year’s storm. Over the next month, we spent every weekend on the boat, moving aboard gradually and giving Jeri a chance to adapt to her new home. We got rid of more stuff! On Super Bowl weekend we moved aboard with Ted and the rest of our stuff that we couldn’t part with! We are loving life! 1 still work full time at my secretaricil job in Petaluma, and I§ek is a construction consultant in the Sacramento area. This means weekdays are pretty much the same routine as before — except we come home to a boat instead of a house. But our weekends are wonderful! We plan to sail every chance we get, continue taking U.S. Power Squadron classes, and hope to be ready to take off with the 1998 Baja Ha-Ha to begin our open-ended cruise. So you see, Michael, you have to 'Just Do It!' Liz and Rick Strand I Sarah Elizabeth Vallejo Mzurina

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the big two-oh The April issue of Latitude 38 marks our 20th year of publication, which is about 19V4 years longer than we thought the magazine was going to last. As Paul McCartney correctly observed, it’s been a long and winding road — and one hell of a fun trip the whole way down it. However, we’ve been stumped for months on how best to note this milestone. Despite the opinions of some, we feel uncomfortable tooting our own horn. And then we got an idea. For two decades, we’ve written our little hearts out for you guys — so this time, why don’t you write one for us!? Here’s the deal. We’ve heard many great anecdotes over the years about how Latitude has irtfluenced people’s lives and sailing. What’s yours? Did we get you started sailing? Or perhaps back into it after a long absence? Did some article mark the turning point of your buying a boat or starting a cruise? Were we the only voice of sanity when you were stationed on some godforsaken rock far from the ocean? Did you ever trade a Latitude for food, boat gear, music or anything else? What about that one advertisement that caught your eye and somehow turned your life in a different direction? Or maybe you’re one whose adventure of a lifetime began with a Crew List. If you don’t have an anecdote, then just tell us about your most and/or least favorite articles, pet peeves or. . . we don’t know — something. Inquiring minds want to know. We even want to hear from you misguided souls who think we. suck. Whatever your impressions, jot them down and get them in by March'20. If we get enough responses, we’ll compile them into our 20th anniversary article. Hey, if you’re really creative, there may even be a T-shirt in it for you. (God, do we have to bribe you people for everything?) Send cards and letters to 15 Locust Ave, Mill Valley, CA 94941. Or ferx them to us at (415) 383-5816. Or you can email us at I38ed@aolcom. But please, no phone calls. And just so we can keep everything straight, please note "Big 20" somewhere on your correspondence. The ball’s in your court, folks. We await your return volley.

lunch with robin davie Two-time BOC competitor Robin Davie stopped off in the Bay Area in February. The 45-year-old British sailor is on a nationwide speaking tour, both to inform interested groups about what it’s like to sail around the world singlehanded, and to start the ball rolling for his hopeful participation in the next Around Alone, which starts in September, 1998. Robin is a true Corinthian. On both the 1990-’91 and ’94-’95 BOCs, he sailed the same boat, a 40-ft Bergstrom design built in 1973. For the last race, it was named Cornwall, for the hometown folks that helped him make it to the start of the race in Charleston, South Carolina. Davie runs to keep fit, and as a fundraising stunt, he offered to run the 340 miles around Cornwall in 10 days if people would pledge contributions. They did and he did, covering more than a marathon a day in the process. Even with his countrymen’s support, Davie didn’t make it much farther than Charleston before his funds started running low. Before the start of the race, he sold T-shirts zmd postcards — for $5, you filled out a postcard with your own name and Davie mailed it back to you after he’d rounded the Horn. This earned him enough to buy provisions for Leg I, which ended in Cape Town. Despite sailing the race on a similzur shoestring the rest of the way — and enduring such hardships as getting dismasted off Cape Horn ^ he made it back to Charlestoh — out of the money (both literally and in the standings), but rich in the knowledge that he’d achieved something few people will ever even attempt. Davie’s life took a significant detour upon his return to Charleston. The former Merchant Seaman didn’t have anything else to do, so he decided to hang around the picturesque antebellum city for a while. It already held a specizd place in his mind because the replacement mast he fitted in the Falklands was made possible largely through the contributions and efforts of the people of the Charleston, who really took to the BOC competitors as their continued outside column of next sightings page

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Drugs are a huge problem and drug smugglers are the scum of the earth. But even scum comes up with some pretty crea¬ tive ideas sometimes. Take for instance Ludwig 'Tarzan' Fainberg. When he was busted late last year, he’d been negotiating with the Russians to buy a Piranha class nuclear sub — to run drugs! Fainberg, 39, is the owner of a Miami strip club called Porky’s. He has been jailed ^ since January 21 on a 30-count federal indictment that accuses him of a sweeping ; multimillion dollar criminal enterprise in which he played the middle man between South American drug lords and the Russians. Tarzan had already done deals with ex¬ military officials of the former Soviet Union for such trinkets as a half-dozen military , helicopters at $1 million apiece. Negotiations

SIGHTINGS for red October were apparently well underway for the sub, which is docked at the Kronstadt naval base near St. Petersburg. (Unlike Red October of movie fame, an attack sub does not carry nuclear missiles. Its mission is to find and sink other ships with torpedoes.) The asking price was $5.5 million. Allegedly, Fainberg was going to use the boat to smuggle cocaine and other contra¬ band from South America to both Russia and the U.S., including dropoffs off the coast of California. As an anonymous source close to the defendants noted, "we couldn’t stop laugh¬ ing. How are you going to get the title to a Russian submarine? Who’s going to drive it? (When operational, the sub had a crew of 62.) You think the government is going to just sign it over?"

robin davie — cont'd own. Despite all the trials and tribulations he’s faced in a lifetime at sea, though, Robin proved no match for the charms of the Southern Belles. Through mutual friends, he met and eventually married a local woman, and now calls Charleston home. After 12 years, 2 BOCs (he finished second in class in ’90-’91 and fifth in ’94-’95), 8 Atlantic crossings and many other ocean miles, Robin finally sold Cornwall last year. It was purchased by a 30-something Detroit sailor who has reportedly stripped the boat to a bare hull and deck in preparation for a total renovation. He plans to do both local and ocean racing with her, with an eye to eventually joining the ranks of the world-girdling singlehanders. Davie is currently on the lookout for both a new BOC boat and sponsors for his next Around Alone Race. (That’s a working title at this point. With the pullout of the BOC Group, race promoters are currently shopping around for a new title sponsor.) He hopes for a 60-footer to compete with the likes of Christophe Auguin, Isabelle Autissier and Yves Parlier — three people he currently considers at the top of the round the world game. But that would mean a budget of more than half a million dollars. Anything less than that, and continued outside column of next sightings page

Above, Robin Davie. Spread, 'Cornwall' atthe '94 BOC start. Left, open for business in Charleston.

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SIGHTINGS robin davie —■ cont'd a 50-footer is probably more rezdistic. (The classes are broken down into 60-ft, 50-ft and Corinthian.) We were unable to attend Davie’s talk at the Corinthian YC in midFebruary, but did get to pick his brain over a long lunch at our favorite local Mexican restaurant. The following are excerpts from that conversation. One thing you’ll notice is that Davie rarely speaks in the first person when he’s talking about sailing. "That sounds a bit self-centered, doesn’t it?" is.his explanation. The 'we' he refers to in the following means him and his boat. First of all, what do you think of Auguin’s recent win of the Vendee Globe race? He deserves it. Christophe is a very good sailor, and meticulously prepared, which I think is the key. He also won the last BOC in the same boat. Christophe is also a good man, always very friendly and willing to help others. Your last BOC didn’t go quite as well. Can you take us through your dismasting off the Horn — what failed, and how you did your jury rig? We were about 500 miles west of the Horn. It wasn’t blowing that hard, about 18. But these snow squalls were coming through, one after another, and then it would blow 30 or 40. About 3 a.m., I was taking one of my 40-'hiinute naps below (1 never sleep for longer than 40 minutes at a time) when 1 was awakened by a loud bang. On deck 1 did what I always do — what I’d always done the whole time I’d owned the boat. I looked up at the masthead to check the wind direction. Only the masthead weisn’t there. This was the first dismasting I’d ever experienced ahd it was such a strange feeling. It was such a habit to look at the masthead that I kept looking up long after I realized the mast was down. We were lucky. The mast had buckled about 8 feet above the deck, where the pole attached. What caused it is we rounded down in about a 40-knot squall and the pole went in the water. But instead of falling over the side, the bottoni part of the mast had pivoted off its deck step, and the buckled part jammed in the foredeck. So what we had was the remaining 45 feet or so of mast sticking out at about 60 degrees to vertical, supported by a triangulation of shrouds, backstay and the genoa sheet. The masthead light was still going and the little anemometer cups were still whizzing happily away. The point is, we had time to think about what to do. The boat was wallow¬ ing like a drunken slut, but the rig was still entirely on board. Unfortunately, at 1,500 pounds, there wasn’t any way we could think of to save any of it the except spinnaker pole. As for the rest, we just cased off on the sheet and the whole thing went slowly into the water. The whole time, it was as if 1 wasn’t really there. Like I was watching the whole thing in a movie. The masthead went under and the light was still burning bright, underwater. Then the boat rolled and it came out, and the wind instruments were still spinning away. As soon as it was free, though, I came to my senses, as the rig really started grinding into the hull. We got out the bolt cutters and pretty soon the mzist, boom and most of the sails were on their vyay to the bottom of the ocean. The jury rig consisted of an A-frame made of two spinnaker poles lashed and secured very strongly from every angle. We flew the staysail from it, and still managed 175 miles one noon-to-noon with the wind behind us. That’s how 1 rounded the Horn. . The perception of Cape Horn is that it has the worst weather in the world. Would you agree with that? Storms can be just as bad anywhere in the world as they arc around the Horn. It’s just that you get more of them down there than anywhere else. I’ve been in worse weather than I’ve encountered around the Horn, just not as often. In the last BOC particularly, there seemed to be a huge disparity between the top-end, high-tech boats and the Corinthians. Being one of the latter, did that bother you at all? continued outside column of next sightings page

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happy birthday. If there’s anything in sailing that Waavick 'Commodore' Tompkins, Jr., hasn’t done, we sure don’t know about it. And if there’s any¬ one. alive with more sailing miles on more boats, we don’t know about him, cither. Commodore got his nickname and started sailing before he could even wetlk. For the first few years of his life, his crib was a bureau drawer and his playground wcis the deck of the German pilot schooner Wanderbird, then owned by his father. Commodore rounded the Horn the first time at age 4.

SIGHTINGS commodore Looking fit as ever, Tompkins turned 65 years young on February 22. At a party thrown in honor of the occasion, the photo below turned up. The boat is the 65-ft schooner Quest, the year 1945, the locale — well, nobody was quite sure. Comjnodore, then 13, is looking aft. At upper left is his father, Warwick, Sr. The strapping lad at the wheel you might recognize as Sterling Hayden, then 30. Many happy returns. Commodore!

robin davie — cont’d No, it didn’t bother me. Because 1 was aware of it going in. I knew it was going to be like that. But you’re right, the disparity was huge. Christophe was sitting in the sun having drinks in Uruguay before many of us had even rounded the Horn. Sometimes, the slower boats would get only 10 days at various layovers while Isabelle got 45. Realistically, we were at sea twice as long, went through twice as many storms, with half the rest and a fraction of the funding of the lead boats. At the same time, that’s part of the attraction of the BOC. Within reason, you can sail the boat you happen to have. And the people of Charleston? They came round to see the sailors. They didn’t identify with the high-tech boats, they identified with Harry Mitchell and me and the others who were continued outside column of next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS angel island

robin davie — cont’d there selling T-shirts on the dock. The Corinthian fleet is very much a part of the spirit of this race. How much of the outcome of races like this depends on technology and how much depends on the individual sailor? 1 think it’s alHhe sailor. That said, a sailor with a brand new Open Class 60 and real-time satellite imagery for weather forecasting is going to do better than someone with a 20-year-old 40-footer and a weatherfax. But the fastest hare is still not going to win over the slower, more methodical tortoise if the hare keeps breaking down. A case in point is Isabelle. She’s a first-class sailor, but so far, she’s been her own worst enemy. Before the last BOC, she did that continued outside column of next sightings page

The finger piers in Angel Island’s Ayala Cove are once again open for business. In ceise you haven’t been by in awhile, shortly after the new year, the piers were closed down. Over a period of six weeks, one sec¬ tion of old docks was torn out, new ones installed and such features as wheelchair access added. Replacement of the remaining old section is scheduled "for sometime next year," says Jim Burke, Angel Island Superin¬ tendent. On a related topic, the massacre of

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the estuary strikes back We admit it: we’re as caught up as everyone else in the return of the Star Wars trilogy. Which is one reason we did a double take as we shot this photo of Columbia 5.5s tacking up the Estuary. Is it our imagination, or are those APL container cranes dead ringers for Imperial Walkers? Next time we’re hobnobbing with the glitterati at one of these interminable Hollywood parties, we’ll have to ask our good friend George Lucas just where he did get the idea.

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SIGHTINGS update eucalyptus trees on Angel Island is thankfully just about over. Some 60 acres of the non¬ native trees —10% of the island’s total area — were cut down. They were introduced years ago by the military. On any given day in the past few months, two or three burn piles were going. We have no particular problem with helping Angel Island regain its native flora and fauna, but right now the place looks more like ’Nam after the B-52s got done with it. continued middle of next sightings page

robin davie — cont’d shakedown sail from Boston to San Francisco. Fourteen thousand miles and she didn’t check the mast or replace the rigging before starting the BOC. That mast broke in the second leg and she ended up losing the boat. Of course, that was really the fault of her crew chief, but in the end it was her fault because it’s her program. The three most important aspects of any long-distance ocean race are preparation, preparation and preparation. Preparation of your boat, prepar¬ ation of yourself and preparation of the weather. Then, if you’re on a slower boat, just go out there, keep up the pressure and hope something on the boat in front of you breaks. What are the advantages of going as far south as these races do? That you’ll get better weather? Well, cutting the corner is the main reason. You travel fewer miles. But weather is a consideration, yes. The thing is, you have to have really accurate forecasts or you’ll end up with 50 knots on the nose rather than behind you. The top boats have that, of course. And with their speed, they also have the ability to position themselves to take advan¬ tage of whatever weather is coming their way. Something people also don’t give the proper consideration to when sailing the far southern latitudes is the magnetic south pole. It starts to really have an influence on a normal compass. I’ve seen fluctuations of 30 degrees, which if you’re under autopilot means lots of crashes. Christophe had a gyrocompass, and I think that really helped him keep on track. For safety’s sake, the rules discourage you from going too far south — you start getting into ice at 64 or 65 degrees. So all boats are required to go north of Heard Island (53° south) on the Cape Town to Sydney leg, and Doughtery Island (59 ° south) on the way from Sydney to Uruguay. What’s your opinion of canting keels and some of the other high-end technologies? They’re great if they don’t break. And they’re getting better all the time. I think by the ’98 race, we may even see canting rigs — windsurfer style. Where are you in Regard to the next Round-theWorld race? I’m just seriously starting to look for sponsorship. I know it’s getting late and it’s going to be a bit of a different ballgame here in the States, but 1 have a few ideas to catch the public attention that I hope will work. I don’t have a boat yet, which is a disadvantage. Poten¬ tial sponsors don’t like to hear an idea as much as they like to see at least a hull and deck — something concrete that indicates you’re really serious about doing this thing you’re talking about. And if all else fails, who knows, maybe I’ll be chartering Cornwall from her new owner and we’ll be selling T-shirts off the dock again! ’ A

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SIGHTINGS bridging the gap — cont’d tougher than most of us can imagine to resist the wrong paths, unless they’ve got someone they can genuinely trust to guide them, like the female 'mentors' of SportsBridge. Founded in 1995, this San Francisco-based organization seeks to empower girls at risk by expanding their world through exposure to a wide variety of sporting endeavbrs — including sailing. Each young girl in the program, age 11-14, is paired with a female athlete, who takes on the role of mentor for a period of 10 months. Much like a friendly big sister or aunt, mentors meet with their charges at least once a week, coaching them in both academics and sports. On President’s Day last month, SportsBridge brought a group of 30 girls and their mentors from two San Francisco middle schools to Berkeley’s OCSC for a day of sailing on the Bay and 'teambuilding' activities ashore. Volunteer facilitators from J.M. Perry Corp. — whose usual clients are corporate executives — led one group through a series of activities designed to encourage problem-solving and cooperation, while another group was put through the paces of sailing in mid-sized sloops, under the tutelage of volunteer instructors from OCSC. The lawn activities seemed to reap positive feelings of accomplishment, but an hour of sailing on the Bay was the handsdown highlight of the day — many participants had never set foot on a sailboat before, let alone hoist sails or grind winches. While the youngsters were short on quotable quotes about their experience, their shouts of glee said it all. "It’s amazing to think," said OCSC’s director Anthony Sandberg, "that only about 4% of the Bay Area’s population ever gets out on the water." Having offered OCSC’s infrastructure gratis for this and other youth programs, Sand¬ berg is convinced that allowing a broader cross section of the population to experience the joys of the sailing would be a positive step in any community. He’d like to see every Bay Area sailing club join OCSC in "giving something back" to the commuriity they operate in. Makes sense to us. Especially since the notion of 'personal empowerment' seems to be inherent in the act of sailing. The feelings of self-reliance and self¬ esteem one achieves after mastering a few basic skills can serve as an effective antidote to the negativity that bombards our everyday lives. Sailing is one of many sports that SportsBridge mentors and their charges explore. Others include hiking, camping, and inline skating. Although only in its second year, SportsBridge has received an abundance of positive publicity, both locally and nationally, that has inspired a steady stream of volunteers as well as inquiries from around the country about setting up similar programs in other locales. While there are other mentoring programs — notably Big Bro¬ thers and Big Sisters — SportsBridge claims to be one of only a few programs nationwide that "uses sports as its primary vehicle for encouraging girls to recognize their strengths and follow their dreams." The concept is based on a variety of studies that conclude girls who are involved in sports are much less likely to get pregnant or experiment with drugs, and are more likely to attain higher grades, graduate from high school and achieve future success in the business world. While SportsBridge mentors earn no salary, they stand to glean a wealth of personal pride for their efforts, knowing they have made a significant, positive impact on a young person’s life — a reward money can’t buy. In a world where so much human endeavor seems superficial and insignificant, it’s no wonder so many volunteers are reaching out to make a difference. — latitude/aet For more information on SportsBridge, call (415) 778-8390.

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the human According to the Coast Guard, the human element is a causal factor in more than 80 percent of all marine accidents. That’s why they’ve established the Prevention Through People program. Through public meetings in four different cities around the country (New Orleans February 25, Oakland February 28, St. Louis March 26, and Providence April 18), the Coasties will address this issue and attempt to reach some workable conclusions. In particular, it is seeking comments on lessons learned from accidents and near

SIGHTINGS accidents from people who have lived to tell about them. Our apologies for not noting the Oakland meeting sooner. Silly us, we didn’t get to page 4,567 of the Federal Register in time. However, anyone wanting additional infor¬ mation on the remaining meetings can get it from the Coast Guard’s Human Element and Ship Design Division at (202) 267-2997, or by email atfldr-he@comdt.uscg.mil.

bridge — cont'd Vertical clearances will meet or exceed existing heights (147 feet above MHW in the north span; 135 feet in the south). Horzontal clearances will be slightly reduced in the south span for all options except the suspension bridges; and slightly reduced in the North span by any center location alternatives. Volume-Wise, an average of 10 deep-draft vessels transit under the bridge daily to and from ports in Benecia, Martinez, Concord, Pittsburg, Antioch, Sacramento or Stockton. Caltrans and the Federal Highway Administration have done their home¬ work, securing permits from Fish and Game and the Army Corps of fiigineers, among others. They have also compiled and are circulating a Draft Environ¬ mental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (DEIS/EIR). Copies continued outside column of next sightings page

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Style options for the new Carquinez Bridge in¬ clude (top to bottom) suspension, arch, cable stayed and truss. At right are the locations op¬ tions showing positions east, west and center.

process. Before they do that, they want public opinion on the proposed project — notably pertinent information on the navigational impacts as well as bridge style and location preferences. Two open houses and a public hearing on the Draft EIS were held in Febru¬ ary. There won’t be any more of those, but anyone can submit written state¬ ments before March 28, 1997. Commentors should include their names and give reasons for supporting or opposing the proposed locations or designs. All will be given careful consideration, and incorporated into the final environ¬ mental documents. (There will be another period of public comment after the bridge and location are selected, but this one is your best shot at getting your opinions heard before that selection is made.) Address all comments to Commander (Pow-2), Eleventh Coast Guard Dis¬ trict, Building 50-6, Coast Guard Island, Alameda, CA 94501-5100.

the supreme sacrifice As lifesavers, it is part of the Coast Guard’s mission as to sail into harm’s way. Last month, three Guardsmen gave their lives in the pursuit of that mission. It all started in the predawn hours of February 12. Kenneth Schlag and his continued outside column of next sightings page

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women’s sailing Not so long ago, women knew their place. They were happy homemakers, doting on every whim of their beloved husbands. Then the ’60s came along and that Steinem woman got everyone all worked up. Now women want careers, they want equality, they want... well, let’s just cut to the chase: they want to go sailing. Is nothing sacred anymore? Oh, come on, we’re kidding. We are nothing short of thrilled to see so many women out on the water: And not just in those 'powder puff regattas or huddling bewilderedly below. Women these days form integral cogs in the wheel — they crew, they steer and many of them even own and skipper their own boats. One of the main conduits for women of all ages and experience levels have been the women-only seminars popularized in the past few years. And the granddaddy (grandma?) of them all is the Northern California Women’s Sailing Seminar. Now in its fifth year, this popular all-day event will once again take place at Island YC in Alameda. The date is March 22. The WSS capitalizes oh the principle that women are more comfortable and seem to learn better when there are no men around. In an cill-woman setting, questions don’t •seem quite as 'dumb' and people aren’t quite as embarassed by pulling the wrong strings. Another attraction for many participants polled is just meeting other women who sail. The theme for the 1997 seminar is Capture the Power, and we can think of no

continuing If large crowds intimidate you, and/or you are a woman whose appetite was barely whetted by the above, there are two other excellent women-only venues run by yacht clubs that we’re aware of. Both are open to the public. The first of these is the Women’s Dinghy Clinic run by Gail Yando and Michele Logan of Richmond YC. While climbing into 8-ft El Toros for an intensive weekend of teaching may not appeal as much as big boats, the immediacy of dinghy sailing means quicker learning of skills that transfer easily to big boats. Gail and Michele designed the pro¬ gram five years ago as a shortened, adult version of RYC’s excellent junior program. It has been going strong ever since. This year the clinic expands to two weekends. Beginners are invited to sail El Toros on April 19>and 20. Intermediate and

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better embodiment of that notion than keynote speaker Dawn Riley, a veteran of two Whitbread and two America’s Cup campaigns, and current head of the America True A-Cup syndicate. Classes, held on and off the water, wilb include Introduction to Sailing, Rules of the Road, Navigation I and II, Diesel Engines, Celestial Navigation, Heavy Weather Sealing and more. Instructors have been recruited from the Bay Area’s rich source of expert women sailors. Few areas of the country boast as many women racers, sailmakers and sailing instructors as our lovely homeport. And don’t think you have to know a lot to attend. A survey of last year’s attendees reveeiled a pretty normal cross-section: 23% novice, more than 50% intermediate and 4% advanced (the rest avoided the question). A full 63% owned boats, 3% chartered regular¬ ly, and 34% were happy to let someone else pay the bills. Half were cruisers, 12% were racers, 15% pledged allegiance to both and the rest didn’t know what they were. Hey, that’s beginning to sound just like us guys! Upwards of 300 women attend this seminar. To keep track of everyone, you must register. You can request a registration ■ form by calling or faxing (510) 881-5422. If you have to leave a message, please provide a name and address where the form should be sent. ,' Oh, but before you do that, hon, would you run out and get us some donuts and coffee? Creme, two lumps. That’s the girl...

the supreme sacrifice — cont'd wife were near completion a voyage from California to Bremerton on their sailboat Gale Runner (size and type not specified in reports), when they ran intonasty weather off the Quillayute River bar, near La Push, on Washington s west coast. Schlag radioed that Gale Runner was taking on water in seas up to 25 feet and winds to 45 knots. At 12:30 a.m., the Coast Guard launched a helicopter from Port Angeles and two 44-footers from the Quillayute River Station. The latter have been valuable assets to the Gpard and Mariners in distress since they were first went into service in 1962. The 44-footers operate with a crew of three or four, who can strap themselves in in heavy going, and can carry up to 21 passengers in a rescue. They are built of steel with nine watertight compartments and lead weight on the keel to help them right themselves in the event of a capsize. However, on February 12 something went beyond wrong on CG-44363. It capsized, and either didn’t right itself in time, or was capsized several more times by the horrid conditions not uncommon on the Quillayute Bar. No one knows for sure what happened or exactly where. All that’s been released is that soon after the first boat made it safely across the bar, they lost contact with 44363. Soon after, at 12:55, the first boat’s crew spotted a red flare. At that point, they broke off their mission to the sailboat and went to the aid of 44363. They spotted four more flares in the next 15 minutes, then... nothing. 44363 was finally located, floating upright, near a small cove on James Island, which lies at one corner of the Quillayute Bar. But none of the four crew were aboard. The bodies of two of the men, 36-year-old Petty Officer David Bosley of Coronado, California, and 24-year-old Petty Officer Matthew Schlimme of Whitewater, Montana, were found floating face down in the cove of James Island the next morning. The body of Seaman Clinton Miniken, 22, of Snohomish, Washington, was found on a nearby beach. Also found washed ashore beneath some cliffs was the only survivor of CG-44363, 19-year-old

education advanced sailors will learn in Bytes and Lasers on May 17 and 18. For more informa¬ tion, call Gail at (510) 232-6310, or Michele at (510) 237-2615. Over at Corinthian YC, Kay Rudiger is in "at least" her seventh year running that club’s two-weekend program. Officially also called the Women’s Sailing Seminar, the program more often goes by the catchy acronym TCW — The Corinthian Women. Again, women of all skill levels are welcome. The first weekend (May 3-4 this year) is spent on the basics; the second (May 17-18) gets into the founda¬ tions of spinnaker work and racing rules and tactics. Both weekends feature half class¬ room, half on-the-water work aboard small to medium-size keelboats. For more on the TCW program, call the club at (415) 435-4771.

Coast Guard 44-footers and their crews regularly brave extreme conditions to save mariners in distress.

Benjamin Wingo of Bremerton, who suffered only cuts and a broken nose. According to reports, all were wearing survival suits and helmets. It’s not known if they were strapped in at the time of the capsize(s), and interviews with Miniken have not been released pending the conclusion of an official investigation into the accident. i Ken Schlag and his wife were hoisted to safety by the Coast Guard helo continued outside column of next sightings psge

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supreme sacrifice — cont'd moments before Ga/e Runner smashed into rocks south of La Push. They were treated for hypothermia and released. The fatalities were the first in the 35-year history of the 44-footers. Of 76 sisterships in service around the country, only one has ever been lost. That happened in a capsize off Alaska in 1975, although the crew were rescued. Ironically, the-44-footers are being slowly phased out — not because they’re bad boats, but because they’re becoming increasingly difficult and expensive to maintain. They’re being replaced by a new generation of lighter, faster 47-ft aluminum motor-lifeboats.

looking forward We read recently that part of the key to a happy life is always having things to look forward to. If that’s true, then Bay Area sailors have to be among the happiest people on earth — there is more going on this summer than ydu can shake a hiking stick at! Here’s a quick rundown of some of the main events happening through fall. Since variety is the spice, we’ve included events near and far, and both racing and cruising-oriented. Many, such as the Master Mariners, are as^mbch spectacles as participatory events — in other words, almost as much fun just to watch! The following is by no means an exhaustive account, but if there isn’t something here to tickle your sailing fancy, then you ought to see a fancy specialist, ’cause yours is broken. For a more detailed rundwown of the sum¬ mer, snag a copy of our 1997Northern California Sailing Calendar (if you can still find one), and/or tune into the Calendar and other columns for the most up-to-date happenings each month. March

3/14-16 — Los Angeles YC and Newport Harbor YC’s Cabo Race, aka the 'TransPac Tune-Up'. See Race Notes for the entry list. Newport Harbor YC, (714) 673-7730.3/15-16 — Big Daddy Regatta, Richmond YC’s annual bash in honor of the late, great Bob Klein. Open to PHRF boats rating 165 and below; two 'real' races and a pursuit race around Angel Island; Gilligan’s Island theme party. RYC, (510) 237-2821. April 4/5 — Bullship Race, a Golden Gate crossing for El Toros. Diane Kroll, 592-0242. 4/8 & 4/10 — Latitude 38 Crew List Parties at Corinthian and Encinal YCs. Make your sailing connections! Latitude World HQ, 383-8200. 4/11 — Friday night racing starts at Corinthian, Golden Gate and Island yacht clubs. Look for a full menu of summer beer can races in next month’s Calendar. 4/12 — Lightship Race, the first ocean race of the summer season. StFYC; YRA, 771-9500. 4/19-25 — Sea of Cortez Race Week, a notorious frolic that draws every sociable cruiser in the region. Contact Pepe and Sue Maxwell, c/o Marina Palmira, La Paz, Mexico; phone 011-52-682-539-59; fax 011-52-682-591-44. 4/24-28 — Sail Expo at Jack London Square, a sailingonly boat show patterned after the successful East Coast event. (800) 817SAIL. 4/25 — 50th Ensenada Race, 125 light air miles from Newport Beach to Ensenada. Sure to be an epic celebration! NCSA, (714) 435-9552.4/26 — Doublehanded Farallones, one of the most popular shorthanded races on the West Coast. BAMA; Peter Hogg, 332-5073.4/27 — Opening Day on the Bay: parades and parties galore. PICYA; Burnett Tregoning, 388-8327. May 5/3-4 — Vallejo Race, the traditional season opener for PHRF Bay racing and select one designs. YRA, 771-9500. 5/24 — Master Mariner!s Regatta, a once-a-year race/party for the wooden boat clan. (If you spectate this one, be sure to stay well clear of participants.) Craig Swayne, 292-6804. June

6/7 “ Delta Ditch Run, believed by some to be the perfect one day race. RYC/StkSC, (209) 951-5600. 6/15 — Oakland to Catalina Race. MYCO, (510) 893-6926. 6/28 — Coastal Cup: San Francisco to Santa Barbara. continued outside column of next sightings page

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Last year was the fifth warmest on record, according to the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York. This continues a trend that has seen roughly a 1 degree Fahr¬ enheit rise in the average surface temper¬ ature of the Earth over the last century. That . may not sound like much, but some scientists feel that it’s at least partially responsible for a 4 to 10-inch increase in sea level over the past century. It could also be contributing to the increase in 'extreme precipitation events', as scientists call violent storms, that the world has been experiencing in the last few

SIGHTINGS water, mama? years. The debate goes on as to how signifi¬ cantly holes in the ozone, the burning of fossil fuels and other human foibles contrib¬ ute to global warming — or indeed, if they do at all. There are those in the science community who say there are too mainy vari¬ ables to blame it on people, and that it’s all just part of the Earth’s natural heating and cooling cycles. One group is even claiming that warmer temperatures, via increased winds, cause upwellings of colder ocean continued middle of next sightings page

looking forward — cont*d "Race, party and return home in less than a week." Encinal YC, (510) 5223272. July

7/5-7 — The 39th TransPac, including for the first time a cruising class. Will this be the year that Merlin’s 20-year-old record of 8 days, 11 hours, and 1 minute finally falls? Gil Jones, (714) 545-9200. 7/19 — Silver Eagle Race, a 75-mile Bay tour. Island YC; Joanne McFee, (510) 534-7317. 7/26-27 — Second Half Opener. EYC, (510) 522-3272. 7/28-8/10 — Europe Worlds, an international singlehanded one design event. StFYC, 563-6363. August

8/21-29 — International 14 Worlds: crash n’ burn week on the Bay. Richmond YC, (510) 237-2821. 8/29-31 — The 'Ironman Weekend'; continued outside column of next sightings page

Billed as the country's largest inland race, the, Vallejo Race (May 3-4) regularly attracts upwards of 300 boats.

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looking forward — cont’d Windjammers, the Jazz Cup and the NOOD Regatta all take place during this hectic weekend. Decisions, decisions. September 9/18>21 — The Big Boat Series: Won’t be as gigantic as last year, but still is the West Coast’s best bash for bigger boats. StFYC, 563-6363. 9/21 — Start of the Whitbread Race: Leg 1 goes from Southampton, England, to Cape Town, South Africa. A fun race for 'armchair sailors'. October 10/10-12 — Fleet Week, including the ever-popular Blue Angels Air Show. Navy Public Relations, (510)268-8291.10/19-26— SecondAnnual Cortez Cup Regatta, a 'nothin' serious' regatta where teams from West Coast sailing clubs compete in four days of point-to-point racing aboard Moorings bareboats. Contact The Moorings at (800) 535-7289. 10/27—11/9 — Latitude 38’s Baja Ha-Ha IV: semi-organized madness beginning in San Diego and ending in Cabo San Lucas. Grand Poobah, 383-8200, ext. 111.

water to come to the surface, thereby 'regulating' the temperature down to more normal levels. Two somewhat surprising new voices on the bandwagon insist that it is all man’s fault, and the nations of the world should do something about it before it’s too late. Those voices would be the island nations of Anti-^ gua and Barbuda in the Caribbean, and the Marshall Islands in the South Pacific. If sea level rises by two feet over the next century, as many predict, some 80% of both these nations would be under water. All you have

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pacific sail expo — the countdown has begun Yogi Berra once observed, "If the people don’t want to come out to the park, no one’s going to stop them." Fortunately, we don’t feel 'not wanting to come' is going to be an issue at Pacific Sail Expo, which rolls out the welcome mat at Jack London Square April 24 through 28. Which is a good thing, because we’ve never quite figured out what Yogi was teilking about anyway. Quite simply. Sail Expo is going to be the best sailboat-only show in California in the last 20 years. (Well, at least that we’ve been to.) We base this opinion on attendance at sponsoring Sail America’s inaugural Sail Expos in Atlantic City and St. Petersburg, which were most impressive to those of us used to West Coast Shows. And we weren’t alone. Despite horrendous wea¬ ther in Atlantic City in January — and the equally horrendous Atlantic City itself — sailors came from all over the East Coast to attend. A similar phenomenon is happening for the west coast venue as you read this. Calls are coming in to show headquarters from all up and down the West Coast and as far inland as Salt Lake City. Hotels close to the site are rapidly booking up — and that’s just for people who want to attend the show. Behindthe-scenes action among exhibitors reminds us a bit of the staging for Desert Storm. Here are a few appetizers for what’s in store. Next month, we’ll lay all the turkey and trimmin’s out for you in an in-depth preview. Exhibitors Albatross, Caribbean and GPSC Yacht Charters, Island Packet^ J/Boats, Jenneau America, Beneteau USA, Hunter, Nautor Swan, Pacific Seacraft, Sabre, Sun Yacht Charters, Sunsail, The Moorings, Valiant, Ronstah, Lewmar, Harken. The list goes on and on. It’s safe to say that most major builders of production boats and gear will be represented. And note that most manufac¬ turers, from dinghies to large yachts, will have representative boats of all sizes available for inspection. There will be boats there for sailors of eill persuasions, be they juniors, collegiate, cruisers, racers, daysailors — even you wooden boat purist types. Seminars West Marine safety guru Chuck Hawley will speak on Safety at Sea. Cruiser-lecturer Barbara Marrett’s talk is on Islands of the South Pacific. Ocean Strategies’ Michael Carr will speak on Interpreting Satellite Imagery. Svendsen’s rigging maestro Bruce Schwab’s topic is Understanding Rigging and Shorthanded Sailing. Sailmaker/sailor Kame Richards will present Tides and Currents for Next Week’s Vallejo Race. BOC racer Steve Pettengill’s talk is on Circumnavigation. America’s Cup skipper Paul Cayard will be on hand to discuss New Zealand 2000. Always-entertaining rigger Brion Toss will entertain with his Ropes Demonstration. We could go on for the next two pages like this, but you get the picture. Special Events • Take the Helm is an all-day women’s program put on by the National continued outside column of next sightings page

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keeping the I "I left San Francisco in 1976 in my first boat. Zoom, a 48-ft Ed Horstman trimaran. I stopped at many ports along the West Coast and made the big jump from Cabo San Lucas to Nuku Hiva in 18 days. I island hopped to the Solomons, where I lost the boat in a hurricane. Built a 31-footer by the same designer there in the islands and kept going. . ." That’s the start of one of dozens of letters we’ve received from west coast circumnavigators — and we want more! We’ll eventually compile them into some sort of anthology, maybe even a book, on the subject. If

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to do is watch Waterworld to fill in the rest. Of course, all the seafaring nations of the world would lose some serious real estate in such a future. But hey, the Bay would be a lot bigger so it wouldn’t be all bad. In fact, we figured out that if 80% of the U.S. were to go under water, there’d be only about 10 states left. All the politicians and gang bangers would be too busy hiking to high ground to stir up any trouble, and with all that new coastline the price of slips would be pennies on the dollar. We could live with that.

ball rolling you have not notified us already, or you know a circumnavigator who started from the West Cozist, we’d like to know about you or him. Peu^cular information we need at this early stage are the year(s) of any circum¬ navigation (s), type of boat, crew and a little about the voyage itself. We’ll also need a telephone number and return address for the detailed questionnaire we’ll eventuedly send out to each respondent. Address letters to 'Circumnavigators', Latitude 38, 15 Locust Ave., Mill Valley, CA 94941; fax us at (415) 383-3816, or email us at I38ed@aol.corh.

it is normal. Now I’m heading for your continent. During spring, 1 will work my way up from the Virgin Islands. My first anchorage in the States will be in Florida. There in Florida I will buy a car and try to buy/borrow/rent a bailor for my little s/y Arrandir. (Yes it will work I’ve done it before.) Then 1 will use my boat as a caravan and bavel through the states. I will avoid the bigger cities and look for nature zmd people. Now can you tell me if this will work or am I a dreamer? I would also like to put my little boat on a river and float down without worrying about waves and gales. The Col¬ umbia River would be good since I’m even¬ tually headed for the Pacific. But maybe the Missouri is more unspoilt, undammed? Or is there too many rapids up there in Montana.I will spend all summer in the states and hopefiilly find someone’s nice safe garden or backyard close to the Pacific where I can keep my 14-ft ocean cruiser during winter. Any cruising or landbased Americans with hints how to get the most out of my little project in your country can write to me. — Sebastian NSslund, Andra liinggatan, 413 27 Gothenburg, Sweden

The Sabre 402, 'Cruising World's Boat of the Yearwinner, is one of many new yachts slated to appear at Sail Expo.

Women’s Sailing Association (NWSA) and sponsored by Hunter Marine, Cruising SpecizJists and Club Nautique. This is something of a baveling road show that has received wide acclaim from around the country. An all-inclusive $80 guarantees a seat in all seminars and clinics. Czill (800) 566-NWSA for a more detailed description of what they have planned. • Learn to Sail, sponsored by Sunfish/Laser. Budding sailors watch a short how-to video and demonsbation, then get turned loose (well, with super¬ vision) on small boats on the Estuary. Thi^ free program will run aill day at the docks. • Class Associations. If you don’t belong to one, class associations are great sources of information, gear and camaraderie. Many will be represented, such as the Catcilina Owners Association, which invites all owners of Catalina yachts to come and meet fleet members, as well national and regional fleet captains. • Sailboat Rides. Several exhibitors are donating boats of all sizes to take show-goers out for short rides around the Estuary. $2 donations will go to help a disabled person get into sailing. The program runs every day of the show. Register at the Bay Area Disabled Sailor’s (BAADS) booth. • Secret Guest at the Latitude Booth. All we can tell you is, no, it’s not Lee Helm in her graduation gown (is that woman ever going to get through school?) and that yes, the person will be most entertaining and worthwhile to see. We’ll let you know more next month. Note that, at this writing, the show is still very much a work in progress. Tons more exciting stuff that we can’t tell you about is in the works. For those of you planning to attend from out of town: don’t put off making reservations! Also, if you’ve never been there, don’t be put off by the fact that Jack London Square is in Oakland. The refurbished waterfront is super clean and modern, with just the right touch of nautical jauntiness (whatever that is). There are lots of shops and restaurants in the immediate area, many of which continued outside column of next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS sail expo — cont’d look right out on the Estuary. There is excellent ferry service between San Francisco and Oakland; skiing is only a few hours away and the wine country is a must for a visit of any length. Why not plan to come out for two or three days and have the complete Bay Area experience? Once again, Pacific Sail Expo will run from April 24 through 28. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day (except the last day, when the show closes at 3). Admission is $10 per person and kids under 12 are free. Call (800) 817-SAIL for more information, or log on to Sail America’s brand new web page at www.saiIexpo.com.

short sightings SANTA CRUZ ISLAND — After 17 years of bickering, Santa Cruz Island now belongs entirely to taxpayers. Last month, the last piece of the* island officially became part of Channel Islands National Park, one of the nation’s newest and so far least used Parks. In fact, that holdout, the 6,300-acre Gherini Ranch, which has been familyheld since 1869, will be the new hub for the five-island park. The regaining 90 percent of Santa Cruz, at 24 miles in length California’s largest island, is art ecological preserve overseen by the non-profit Nature Conservancy. Both landing and camping fees that heretofore made going ashore at Santa Cruz a hassle, are eliminated by the island’s new status. SAN PABLO BAY — Our luckiest SOB of the month award for February goes to 35-year-old Mark Bidgood of San Anselmo. Mark was flying his Cessna 172 over San Pablo Bay on Valentine’s Day when, for reasons yet unclear, the plane didn’t want to fiy anymore. Mark didn’t quite make it to terra firma, coming down in the water near the mouth of Sonoma Creek. The front of the plane sank, but luckily, the tail section remained above water. Despite injuries, Bidgood managed to climb onto the tail. This was in the early evening of February 14. It would be 12 wet, cold hours before he was spotted at 7:30 the next morning. Apparently, he didn’t have time to radio a mayday, but like we said, he’s the LSOB of the month — a pilot in another plane saw him go down. In response to that pilot’s call, three Coast Guard boats, a helicopter and the San Rafael police boat all took off into the night. The helo finally found him, taking dramatic footage that appeared on local news broadcasts. It showed Bidgood clinging to a small bit of airplane surrounded by miles of muddy water. Bidgood was flown to Nova¬ to and taken to Novato Community Hospital where he was listed in stable con¬ dition with hypothermia and other injuries. OAKLAND ESTUARY — At the other end of the scale, two decidedly unlucky men went overboard from the 76-ft dinner cruise vessel Jack London Commodore on Valentines Day afternoon. Neither had been found at presstime. For reasons still unclear, a passenger identified as 20-year-old Tavaris Willis of Muriette, Georgia, went into the water as the Commodore entered San Francisco Bay from the Estuary. Another passenger who knew him indi¬ cated Willis was just there one moment and overboard the next. It’s not known if he slipped, jumped or was pushed. The second man, 28-year-old Ricardo Ortega of San Francisco, was a security officer aboard. He jumped into the water to try to rescue Willis. The cruise boat turned around, but could not locate the men. Coast Guard boats and helicopters joined in the search, which went on until 6 p.m. Satur¬ day, February 15. Little hope is held that either of them survived long in the 53-degree water. THE RED TRIANGLE — Say what? For those of you not named Quint, the corners of the 'red triangle' are Tomales Point, the Farallon Islands and Monterey. The color reference is to the blood that squirts out when great white continued outside column of next sightings page

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tahoe The issue of Personal Water Craft use (Jet skis and their ilk) on Lake Tahoe will have come to some sort of culmination as this issue comes out. On February 26, the gov¬ erning board of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (a bi-state agency mandated by Congress to control growth and protect the •environment at Lake Tahoe) heard testi¬ mony for and against the use of PWCs on the lake. On the 27th, they were scheduled to make a decision regarding a proposed ban on PWC use within the watershed. In addition to the annoying noise of PWCs, and the irritating way the ignition key disconnects the brains of the drivers, PWCs

looking Usually about this time of year, we start whining... er, pining for the warmer days of summer. But this winter has been so beauti-

SIGHTINGS are apparently big polluters, too. Well, if you Ccm believe the people who hate them. At one TRPA meeting, testimony was given that a typical PWC uses about 214 gallons of gas per hour of operation — 40% of which (or about a gallon) is discharged out the exhaust as unburned fuel. In that same hour, accord¬ ing to the same testimony, the same jet ski will spit out as much air pollution as standard automobile that’s been driven 800 miles. So if you got 200 jet skis buzzing around the lake for, say, six hours a day . . . well, you can do the math. If those figures are true, it’s pretty scary.

good ful that we’re almost sorry to see it go. Un¬ derscoring our point is the lovely PincoDa, shown here looking good off Angel Island.

shorts — cont’d sharks chomp down on humans — which according to a short item in last month’s Marin IJ, they do more often off Tomales Point than anywhere else in the world. Having lived in Florida for four years, during the course of which somebody was being bitten by some kind of shark almost daily, we question this statistic. But since they’re referring to the great white specifically, well, we guess we’ll just have to take their word for it. Anyway, according to the article, nine great white attacks have been recorded off Tomales Point since 1962. Toted attacks for the red triangle since people started keeping track in 1953 is 48. Six people died. If it’s any solace, according to an article in Discouery magazine a couple of years ago — based on 150 observed great white attacks at the Farallones (most on seals, but the stats also included one urchin diver) — great whites don’t attack humans on purpose. They mistake them for their primary food, which in the red triangle is seals and sea lions. The article suggested several 'proofs' of this, such as the fact that in every case of human attack, great whites let go and swim away after they realize you’re not a seal. Of course, the mere act of biting you may bode dire consequences for you. But like we said, if it makes you feel any better, they didn’t mean it. Our recommendation; don’t go swimming in the red triangle, and save those great elephant seal impressions for some other time. Go sailing instead.

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CERVEZA CIRCUIT '97 ^5itting at the chart table of the J/160 Bushwacker during the 14th biennial Puerto Vallarta Race, Tom Leweck stared intently into the laptop computer. Grinning ear-toear, he obviously was enjoying himself. "Damn, I’m good!" declared Leweck, never one given to false modesty. The wily

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veteran of 49 Mexican races (including 12 Puerto Vallarta races) continued, "Took ’em out at the start, leading wire-to-wire. The wind just keeps following me around. . . . Hee hee, this is working out perfectly! I’ve got these bastards right where I want them. . . Hee hee, just need to stay between the man and the hoop to win again!" "Ah, shut up, Leweck," said Bob 'Longy' Schuster, looking up briefly from his book. "Your competition stinks, that’s all!" 'You’re just jealous, Longy," Leweck replied, blissfully continuing to poke away on the keyboard. "Got the boat trimmed per¬ fectly now, max VMG all the time. ... Ho ho. I’m launched! Gawd, I’m bitchin’ — probably the best ever... Uh oh, here comes a puff! It’s a lift, it’s a lift! Stand by to jibe. . . . Here we go. . . Very nice, very nice."

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constant use for several days until we collectively OD’ed on it. "It was much more challenging and tactical than the real race," he claimed, only half-jokingly. Bushwacker, to the delight of our sevenman crew, turned out to be 'lower and faster' than her main competition,' Elyxir and Stealth Chicken. Even designer Rod John¬ stone, who flew out from Connecticut to join the crew, was pleasantly surprised by how quick the boat proved to be. And with his signature J/Boat retractable pole and asymmetrical kite, the sailing was ridicul¬ ously easy — no afterguy, no foreguy, no topping lift, no terrifying pole-busting rounddowns. Even jibing the gigantic spinnaker wasn’t hard — a good thing given that the average age of the crew was 54 years old! "I’m sold on the concept," stated Leweck, "This sprit-pole thing is going to change the nature of offshore sailing." Only two people, a driver and a trimmer, needed to be on deck, while the third person

Blue boats are faster; Mike Campbell, pictured with his wife Victoria, took the turbo-sled match race. Joe Case, right, won the ULDB 70 class.

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on watch puttered around in the galley or the nav station. Conditions'were benign throughout the race — our top speed was a relatively lethargic 14.6 knots, achieved when the wind momentarily peaked at 22. Popular diversions included eating, shower¬

ing ("Ahhh, I’m surrounded by naked old guys!" screamed Jeff Traskwhen Leweck and Smith emerged simultaneously from the two heads one afternoon) and snoring. With a three-on, four-off rotating watch system, we were so rested that most of the crew resorted to reading books on their off-watches. With a microwave, VCR, stereo, red wine with dinner, and lots of good company and con¬ versation, it was anything but a hardship cruise. With Leweck calling the shots — in¬ cluding a dicey corner-cutting maneuver at Mag Bay — Bushwacker essentially led the seven-boat PHRF-A class throughout the IV2 day race both on corrected time and boatfor-boat. Not bad, considering we didn’t owe anyone time (the boat’s PHRF rating is currently zero, though that may change). We fell behind Stealth Chicken only at the end as we beat the last 50 miles upwind into the notoriously light-air finish in Banderas Bay. That evening, with ten miles of drifting to go, Bushwacker and Chicken were parked sideby-side, less than 100 yards apart. The latter caught a few puffs and beat us across the finish line by half a mile, which translated to 50 minutes. "Other than beating the ’Wadcer across the line, the highlight of our trip was

PUERTO VALLARTA RACE & MEXORC "It was my first and last long ocean race," claimed Lew, who wasn’t particularly smitten with the experience. Highlights of their trip included one crewmember who hurled the whole way, as well as running out of pro¬ pane several days from the finish. One memorable meal towards the end of the trip consisted of macaroni and cheese soaked in cold water — bon appetit! This tiny class started on January 22, a day before PHRF-A, and had to beat upwind in the rain for the first 36 hours. Aboard Blue Chip, Walt Logan’s Mumm 36, the crew briefly contemplated quitting off Ensenada. "It was pretty miserable — at least Walt thought to bring along a couple of umbrel¬ las!" said Josh Josephson. Added Mark Miltenberger, "I feel like I just rode a motorcycle down the coast, while all those other guys were in Winnebagos!" Blue Chip — whose other crew were Carlos Baddell, Roland Brun and Doug Frolich — hung on to finish second. It was believed to be the longest ocean race ever completed by a Mumm 36. The intrepid crew cooked boiler-bag meals on their one burner

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watching The Terror of Tiny Town on our VCR," said Chicken crew Mike Priest. "It’s a 1938 black-and-white western featuring an all-midget cast — maybe the most politically incorrect movie of all time!" Bay Wolf, always a contender in Mexican races, came in third, while the aluminum S&S 70 mini-maxi Obsession was fourth. The latter, which Rob Lowe drove in the movie Masquerade, is now a Seattle-based charter boat. Eleven of the sbcteen crew aboard for the PV Race were paying guests, "No one knew each other ahead of time — it was like a gigantic blind date," said owner Paul LaMarche. "Other than two blown-up kites, it went really well." For the three other boats in PHRF-A, the fun factor wore off zis the week wore on: the meissive Atalanta and the new Wylie 60 Roxanne, both of which somehow fell 200 miles behind their peer group, bagged it shortly after passing Cabo San Lucas-and motored in. E/yxir, running about 30 miles behind the leaders, quit while slatting only 85 miles away from PV — a decision they regretted when the wind came back up shortly afterwards. "We short-circuited,"

admitted Pepe Parsons. "Everyone’s wives and girlfriends were already there waiting for us. At the time, we were convinced we’d be out there forever." For the still-teething Bushwacker, it was an auspicious debut. It was also a reunion of sorts for old friends Smith and Leweck: the duo did the 1971 La Paz Race together on Smith’s Ranger 33, which was Leweck’s first of many Mexican races. Since then. Smith has also owned a Ranger 37 and an Islander Peterson 40, all named Bushwacker, before moving up to the deep-keel, 53-foot J/boat. Smith, a 70-year-old semi-retired con¬ struction consultant from Westlake Village, was justifiably jubilant afterwards. "Bushwacker’s back!" he claimed. "This was really a Cinderella deal — for awhile, I wasn’t sure we’d even make the race. All the long hours and money that went into getting the boat to the starting line how seem worth it!" After the race. Smith, Leweck and their respective 'first mates' put Bushwacker back into cruising trim and took off for a welldeserved three-week vacation in the waters north of PV.

1 Beery’s veteran Andrews 43 It's OK! easily won the three-boat PHRF-B fleet.

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stove, took occasional bucket showers on the transom, and generally 'camped out' for the week. Logan, however, professed to enjoy the race immensely: "It was a relaxing, uneventful trip — and it sure beat going to work every day!" March, 1997 •

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old pals Harry Smith (left) and Tom Leweck collaborated on ’Bushwacker" to win PHRF-A.

TJfe much-upgraded Bolt (ex-Silver Fox) finished third. "We probably would have quit if we had enough fuel to motor to PV," ad¬ mitted crew boss Cliff Stagg, voicing a comment we heard from other several boats. The four sleds and two turbo-sleds, which started two days after everyone else, also had to tack upwind in the rain for the first day (only the middle start, PHRF-A, was spared). "We were bouncing upwind with our #4 up, consoling ourselves by saying that it was like a pleasant day in the Whitbread Race," recalled Mongoose’s Steve Taft. At least the six boats were still close enough to the States- to listen to the Super Bowl the next day. "We sat in a hole off Ensenada for eight hours, and took our main down to repair the tack fitting. We never did recover after that," said Mirage's Dave Hodges. "At least we had plenty of beer and wine for the whole trip, though we did run out of coffee at the end!" This was the first of eight races on the ULDB 70 season schedule, which now com¬ bines offshore and buoy races again, and the four-boat turnout was less than inspiring. Joe Case’s SC 70 Mongoose, with 'Dollar Bill' Menninger calling tactics, continued her winning ways offshore, basically leading the race from the first day. Though seemingly connected to Orient Express by a bungee cord. Mongoose repelled her sistership four times, ultimately winning by tVs hours. This continues a two-year string of offshore victories for Case’s baby-blue boat. "We’re set up to go downwind, and we have a great crew who sail together all the time," claimed one Mongoose crewmember. "But right now we couldn’t win a buoy race if we were towed around by a Bertram 60." O.E. seems to have the opposite karma: lethal around the buoys, Peter Tong’s SC 70 always ends up the bridesfnaid offshore. At

Allen Puckett took the cruising classes overall for the second year with his 'Amazing Grace'.

least they ate well: upon catching a 25pound dorado off Cabo, they iaxed (via their high-tech SAT-C system) to Tong’s wife Janet for cooking instructions. Almost im¬ mediately, they received five recipes back! "We weren’t sure if that constituted outside assistance," noted crewmember Keith Kil¬ patrick. "We all emailed our friends during the race. It’s rather expensive, but what fun!" Grand Illusion, which Taft joked "lacked adult supervision" for the race, dropped out early after trailing the leaders for five days. Her young crew pulled into Cabo and partied for a few days before heading back north. "Why did we quit?" asked Hogan Beatie rhetorically. "Because we could!" Meanwhile, Victoria beat Cheval in the

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battle of the Andrews 70 turbo-sleds, continuing Mike Campbell’s impressive off¬ shore roll. Both boats had oodles of paid talent aboard, and Cheval is generally conceded to have a click of speed on Victoria, which isn’t currently sailing up to the TransPac rating limit. But the results always seem to be the same: Victoria won again, this time by 1 hour, 45 minutes. Their 6 day, 11 hour time was the best in the 16boat fleet, though nowhere near Joss’s 1985 record of 4 days, 23 hours. "Give credit to the crew, especicilly Pete and Sam (Heck)," said Campbell. "They’ve really got these Mexican races dialed in!" 'Quintessence' reigned at this year's MEXORC.

PUERTO VALLARTA RACE & MEXORC 1997 Puerto Vallarta Race CIS £11 Yacht SkiDPer/Strateaist Type TURBO SUEdS 1 4 Victoria Andrews 70 Mike Campbeli/Pete Heck 2 2 Cheval Andrews 70 Mel Ward/Mark Rudiger ULDB70S 1 1 Mongoose SC 70 Joe Caaa/Bill Menninger 2 ■2 .: Orient Express SC 70 Peter Tong/Joe Buck 3 Mirage 3 SC 70 Jim R^ey7Jack Halterman Grand Illusion SC 70 :J. McOowetl/D. Anderson PHRF- A 1 1 Bushwacker J/160 Harry SmIth/Tom Leweck 2 -2^ Stealth Chicken Perry 56 Bruce Anderson/’Ken & Willie' 3 4 BayWolf SC 50 Kirk Wiison/Len Bose 4 6 Obsession S&S70 Paul LaMarche/Qreg Bachaud . Roxanne Wylie 60 Tom Petty/Skip Allan " _ _ Atalanta Tripp 73 Richard Hedreen/Derek Bottles SC 52 Paul ElyTEric Bean . . - Elyxir PHRF- ;B ; :, . . ;• * ^ /: 1 3 It's OKI Andrews 43 Lew Beery/Craig Fletcher Mumm 36 2 Walt LogaiVCarlos Baddell 5 Blue Chip 3 7 Bolt Choate 41 Craig Reynolds/Cliff Stagg CRUISING CLASS - A T. , 1 Amazing Grace Allen Puckett/OIckBlatterman Farr 55 Trade winds 40 H ugh Mclntyre/Wi lliam Sul 11 van 2 2 Ariel Steve Valensi/Ron Kaplan Beneteau 44 3 3 Snook Patrick MIckie/Tom Dearing Catalina 42 4 4 imagine Norman Carabet/Sid Lampert 5 5 Doctor’s Orders Peterson 46 John Cahil(/Tom O'Brien 6 Baltic 51 6 Sirius CRUISING CLASS-B Michael Rutman/Mickey Rutman 1 Nautical 60 1 Star Gazer Wes Stone/Howard Stephens Cal 46 Mk-I 2 2 Seaker Gerald Mark/Robert Feldman Morgan 43 3 3 Star Bright Sandy Sinclair/Cal Marks Morgan 38 4 4 Vianne Michael KaplanAJavid Feinstein Morgan 452 6 North Star 5

The most bizarre moment of the race for Victoria occurred off Cedros Island. With Neil Baker driving, the "boat was hifong speeds in the high teens when the bow plowed into a wave. As green water rushed back into the cockpit, the crew naturally stood up — and one of their bean bag chairs got sucked into the wheel well! Baker, ob¬ livious to the problem, started to wig out:

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"Something’s wrong, the wheel’s jammed! Someone else come do this! I’m not enjoying this anymore!" Throughout the exercise, which was hysterical only in retrospect, Victoria never crashed — but their masthead kite wrapped about five times around the forestay before the crew was able to fish the chair out. The cruising class, which attracted 11 boats, started on January 17. Allen Puckett’s Farr 55 Amazing Grace won the three-legged competition for the second time in a row. (Actually there were three stops — Turtle Bay, Santa Maria and Cabo — but from Santa Maria to Cabo was a 'free leg', one which counted only towards the fishing contest.) With the race committee lowering Grace's rating as the race progressed, it didnT seem likely that the well-sailed boat would win again. "It blew 30-35 knots on the reach from Cabo to PV," related Puckett, the retired head of Hughes Aircraft. "We flew over to the mainland under a single reef and a rolled-up jib. The only way we could have possibly won was if the wind quit just as we finished—which is exactly what happened!" Del Rey YC did another great job of hosting the PV Race — everyone comment¬ ed on how well organized it was, as well as how friendly the yacht club members were. But because it’s such a long race — not to mention one with three well-known parking lots (Mag Bay, the Cape, Banderas Bay) — the race has failed to attract many entries lately. The numbers tell the tale: 16 racers

this time; just 10 in ’95; 15 in ’93; and so on. "It’s time for a change," allowed race official Peggy Redler at the awards banquet. "Next time, we plan to combine the best aspects of the event — look for the racing group to stop at least once en route to Puerto Vallarta." The idea was met with applause.

i^Vs the Puerto Vallarta Race wound down, the 21st Mexican Ocean Racing Con¬ ference (MEXORC) got underway. It literally began with a 'bang' on Sunday, February 2. As the gun fired to signal the second start of the day (eight grand prix boats and six Capri 37s), three boats piled into each other at the favored pin end. The resulting collision, caused by an overly-aggressive Capri 37, saw Quintessence take out both of Nitissima’s stern pulpits. "It wasn’t a very promising start," admitted tactician Dave Ullman. "I remembering thinking, 'this is going to be a long week'!" However, Chatto Saenz’s R/P 43 Quintes¬ sence, recovered quickly. After spinning the

Mce people: Eduardo (left) and Chatto Saenz, overall MEXORC winners two years running.

requisite penalty circle (only one circle, not two, is the norm down here). Quintessence went on to win the race — and every sub¬ sequent race except one. With son Eduardo Saenz driving, and a pair of gringo North sailmakers aboard. Quintessence kept win¬ ning even after Ullman had to leave early, citing a lunch engagement at the New York YC or some such excuse. The boat stayed tied to the Club de Yates dock on the last day of the eight-race, one-throwout series — with a broomstick flying atop her fractional 9-

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supporter," explained Don Trask, a veteran of multiple MEXORCs. "He’s sailed every MEXORC since the beginning in at least ten different boats, including two Sidewinders and Persephone. Chatto’s a class guy, loved and respected by everyone,down here — it’s fitting that he won the regatta." Just five American boats competed in MEXORC, all of which used the Puerto Vallarta Race as a feeder. Three of these boats — Victoria, Obsession and Stealth Chicken — sailed together as Class A, a disparate group if there ever was one. Two others — It’s OK! and Blue Chip —^ took makeshift ratings in order to sail in Class B with six Acapulco-based lOR boats, all of which were optimized for light air. All six of the Capri 37s and the eight boats in Class C were Mexican efforts, though a handful of Americans were scattered around as crew. The setting for the races was gorgeous, and the water teemed with whcdes, manta rays, dolphin and other wildlife. "It was like sailing in an aquarium," marveled Blue Chip bowman Steve Marsh. The racing, however, left a lot to be desired. Every day, the races would start in light air an hour or so before the westerly filled in, routinely turning the intended windward-leeward courses into two-way reaches. "The race committee work left a lot to be desired," commented Lew Beery. "Bad mark placements, drifting marks, a postponement when a handful of Mexican boats didn’t return for a general recall — you name it, it happened. For a $600 entry fee, we expected a better-run regatta." As opposed to past MEXORCs, when the fleet roamed up and down the Gold Coast of mainland Mexico before ending at the Las

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longtime MEXORC aficionado. "Or maybe we’re all just getting older? Either way, the sailing was way better in Manzanillo." When the dust settled at the end of eight races — which included a 'distance' race that was shortened at the windward mark after only a 12-mile beat — Victoria had won Class A without sailing the last day. It’s OK! settled into second in Class B behind Quintessence, followed by the N/M 41 Saeta and Blue Chip. The Mumm 36 never really had a chance, as they were handed an

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Scirocco won the Capri 37 contest, while Veloce came on strong on the last day to win Class C. All four class winners took home Rolex watches. UK Sails reps Jeff 'Elvis' Thorpe and John 'JB' Bennett sailed aboard Veloce, an Aca¬ pulco-based J/120. "Only the top four boats in our class were competitive," reported Thorpe, "Don Trask and the J/130 Ayacucho had a bad last race near the end, a fifth, or he might have won. . . It was interesting communicating with our crew — our pit man doubled as the translator for the bow guys!" Ullman reported a similar language barrier on Quintessence: "All the sailing commands were in English, but all the gossip was in Spanish. I could only follow about half of it!"

Hadas Resort in Manzanillo, the entire weeklong event now occurs out of Puerto Vallarta. With boats tied up at different places around the huge Marina Vallarta facility, there was hardly any interaction among the competitors between races. Cer¬ tainly, there wasn’t much mingling between the Americans and the Mexicans, which used to be one of the nicest aspects of this regatta. "It was more fun in the old days," noted a Page 118 • UKUMli • March, 1997

Carlos Baddell tends to the spinnaker trim on 'Blue Chip', currently the most big boat active program in the Bay Area.

overly harsh rating (boat-for-boat with Quintessence) for the light-air series by handicappers Frank Whitton and Dan Nowlan. "That rating might have worked at the Big Boat Series, but as it turned out, it was off for down here," noted Dave Ullman.

hat of the future of MEXORC? Rumors were flying about the series reverting back to a biennial event, possibly even re¬ turning to Manzanillo in two years. With next February’s San Diego YC-hosted race going to Mazadan, it seems doubtful that there will be a MEXORC afterwards, at least not one attended by many Americans. In two years, however, we hope this regatta bounces back in a big way — despite a need for some finetuning, MEXORC remains one of our favorite regattas, "It’s not exaedy Key West (Race Week)," noted Blue Chip tactician and MEXORC vir¬ gin Seadon Wijsen, "But, on the whole, I thought it was a highly entertaining way to spend the week."

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THE TREND ^^uch has been made of the 'buyer’s market' in used boats in the past decade or so. The main gist is that used boats can be had for pennies on the dollar in relation to their as-new prices. And for older designs, it often still rings resoundingly true. For exam-

more versatile than a full-on race boat of 20 years ago. And their hulls don’t get blisters, either. ^is-

"The most important thing is to get a boat that fits your needs at the time." pie, at one time new Islander 36s sold for more than $100,000. Today, clean, loaded ones average about $40,000. However, starting about five years ago, the market for good used modem boats began to dry up. That is to say, boats less than seven years old simply weren’t avail¬ able. There were lots of reasons for this. The buyer’s market was one — not much incen¬ tive for sellers. Also figuring into the equa¬ tion were spiraling production numbers. When they hit bottom in 1991, fewer than 9,000 new production boats were built in the U.S. For years now, brokers have been telling us that they’re begging for late-model used boats. We’ve also heard almost unbelievable stories of bidding wars on the ones that do come up for sale — some of which go for more than asking price. One that almost did was a Mason 43 Aat sold recently. Despite the fact that the deal had been done, the broker told us he was still being besieged by callers, with one fellow offering $25,000 over asking price! So let’s clarify. It may still be a buyer’s market on older boats. But for boats dating back to about 1990, sellers are the one smil¬ ing all the way to the bank. One offshoot of this phenomenon — and that of the strong economy and booming stock market ^ is that people have started buying new boats again, in numbers unseen in more than a decade.

\A/ ho can blame them? Who among u^ wouldn’t want the best our hard earned money could buy? To be the first ones to enjoy a meal in the salon, sleep in the main cabin or raise those crisp new sails. But new construction offers more than the just the virginal thrills. With each generation of models, technology, comfort and userfriendliness seem to leapfrog ahead. Put a new 40-something Hunter or Catalina next to a ’70s-era boat of the same size and it’s like Lexus vs. VW beetle. By using the latest resins, materials and design innovations, builders today are putting together 'racer/ cruisers' that are lighter, faster, stiffer and Page 120 • UiiitJtS9 • March, 1997

Modern interiors are more spacious, attractive and functional, with tons more storage. Exteriors feature such nifty innova¬ tions as walk-through transoms. Sailplans are more efficient and easily handled, with ever larger boats capable of being sailed by a smaller crew, a couple, or even solo. Long live the Atomic 4, but that obnoxious little rodent is long gone, replaced by lighter, safer, smaller and more dependable diesels. Plus, new boats have nifty perks like multi¬ year warranties, some of which can last up to 10 years. Heavy-displacement, full-keel, traditionaltype cruising boats live on, too, but again are often lighter, better sailing boats than their predecessors — even the same models of a decade ago. And we don’t have to tell you about racing boats. Just look around the Bay some time at those blurs of spray going by and you can see the sport boat boom is still going strong. And finally, let’s face it. As good a deal as many used boats are, some represent a false economy. The pricetag of having a tired rig or engine replaced, blisters repaired or new suit of sails made can easily send the 'true' price of a bargain-boat through the stratos¬ phere. And it’ll still be old and slow.

^^tatistics indicate people are taking ever more advantage of the 'pro's of buying new. BOAT/US, the National Marine Manu¬ facturer’s Association (NMMA), The Sailing Company — no matter who’s doing the sur¬ vey, all seem to agree it’s a brave new world out there, with buyers willing and able to buy exactly the boats they want, just the way they want them. Check out a few of the latest numbers: • There are cunently 135 boatbuilding concerns operating in the U.S. Since 1995, 10 builders have gone out of business. Eight new ones have entered the market. • Overall sailboat production is up 11% from 1995, from 14,618 boats to 15,939 (and up 68% from that aforementioned 1991 low.) Most of that growth has come in the under 20 feet category, although demand for racer/cruisers in the 36 to 40-ft range also

increased. In fact, at nearly 4,000 boats built a year, this segment has been the most stable for half a decade now. Interestingly, produc¬ tion of cruising boats from 20 to 35 feet has declined 12% in that same time period.

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I;||i||ii|j|i|i||||l|||||i There's absolutely nothiag wrong with the 'stan¬ dard layouts of the '70s-era Islander 36 flop) and Pearson 40 Ofottom). But when you put them next to a new boat like the Hunter Legend STS in center, the progress in interior design thinking becomes more evident. It's even more dramatic when you go aboard the real thing.

• Multihull production more than doubled • from 1993 to 1996. Last year alone, it went up 47%. Predictably, the tiger in this cate¬ gory is the under 19 feet class, which in¬ creased an amazing 75%. However, produc¬ tion of bigger multis in the 30 to 40-foot range also went up a respectable 11%. (However, the mid-range boats in the cate¬ gory, multihulls 20 to 29 feet, took a beating, declining 51%.) As a percentage of total sail¬ boat construction, multis once again moved up. They now account for one of every eight new boats built. • Overall, approximately 4 million people sail regularly in the United States, out of 78 million total 'boaters'. Our sport is fairly egalitarian, with 52% participation from men and 48% from women. The median age is 38. Sixty-five percent, or about 2.6 million, are married, with 40% of those currently raising kids. Sailors from the west coast states are the second most active; those from New England the most. Projections at the turn of the ’90s decade were that baby boomers (35 to 50) would have more disposable income and leisure time by now, and therefore be the major pur¬ chasers of new boats. Well, leisure time is scarcer than ever, but that aforementioned strong economy and bull market still have the boomers accounting for the lion’s share of new boat purchases. • Sailing is also doing slightly better in the big picture. According to an survey of the National Sporting Goods Association — which charts sports in which people partici¬ pated more than once a year — sailing ranks 44th, marking an 8% increase since 1993. How much this statistic means. . . well, you decide. Sailing beat out such sports as snow¬ boarding and roller hockey, but fell well behind hunting with firearms, horseshoe pitching, croquet — and the number one participation sport (at least for this survey), exercise walking. Where do people find new boats? A better question might be, where do most people finalize their choices and/or actually initiate the transaction? Boat shows. According to NMMA, 9 of 10 recent buyers and two thirds of potential buyers attend boat shows before plunking down their hard-earned rubles. One dealer said fully half his eventual new boat clients claimed to have made up their minds to buy at boat shows.

^^y the time we knew just enough to be really dangerous, we figured it was time to get the rest of the story from the buyers themselves. We queried yacht brokers around Northern California to help us select representative buyers of new production yachts. The only caveat was that they be 'real March. 1997 • UViUcli • Page 121

THE TREND people’, notgigabuck owners plunking down books of blank checks at Perini Navi. Once the responses started coming in, however, we realized we’d have to impose other limits. So in keeping with our 'guy next door' theme, we eschewed full-on race-only

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programs in favor of more rounded situa¬ tions that included cruising, daysailing and/or other family-oriented boating activi¬ ties. (Besides, we’re tentatively planning a piece on new race boats for later this spring.) We feel confident that the half-dozen folks you’re about to meet represent a suitable demographic cross section, of boat selections and situations. Included are owners with limited sailing experience, as well as 'old salts' with lots of sailing mile? under lots of keels. There’s one serious racer, a sailing industry professional, a soonto-be cruiser, several casual sailors, and at least one couple who are almost completely new to the game. Besides wanting to hear the unique story of how each purchase came about, we were particularly interested in the dynamics of the selection process, and how each interviewee could afford to buy new. We think you’ll be as interested in what they had to say as we were.

Jim Barnett Waltzes With Waves Beneteau Oceanis 461 Four years ago, sailing was at best a Page 122 •

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minor diversion in Jim Barnett’s life. He’d loved the sport during his college days in Maine in the late ’60s, and sailed off and on with friends after moving to Northern CalK fornia more than a decade ago. But the semiconductor business he’d started in the ’80s demanded too much of his time to think seriously about recreation. However, after going public with the company and retiring in 1992, Jim suddenly had a lot more time on his hands — and enough capital to buy something a little bigger than the 10-foot catamaran he owned back ir» ’69. Thing was, Jim had lost interest in sailing. He hadn’t been on a boat for a couple of years when he walked into the Stars Bar in Palo Alto in the summer of 1994, and no¬ ticed that one of the patrons'had a,Latitude 38 in front of him. They got to talking and the next weekend, Barnett found himself bashing out of Treasure Island into a 25-knot westerly on the new friend’s Ranger 26. "It was a real hair-raiser of a day," says Barnett. The next weekend, he came back for more, ending up being a regular addition to the crew that season. By summer’s end,, says Barnett, "1 was definitely back and hooked." It wasn’t long before he started shopping around for a boat of his own. He looked at some used ones, and particularly liked the Freedom 45. "But I finally decided that since this was the only boat I’d probably ever buy, I was going to get the exact one I wanted." Jim began doing his homework — read¬ ing, going to boat shows and talking to sail¬ ing friends. But the thing that finally clinched the choice for the computer expert was, what else, a computer. "I did an internet search one day with the keyword 'Beneteau'," says Barnett. "They have a very nice website." This next part will sound familiar to anyone who’s ever shopped for a boat. When Jim started looking, he was checking out 30-footers. The biggest Beneteau he’d looked at was a 35. But a friend mentioned the 42, and when he looked at one of those, ;

42 when Jack called and said I should check out Beneteau’s new Oceanis 461," says Jim. "I liked the looks of it immediately." Jim grilled his sailing friends — "and they all told me, 'it’s heavier, it’s safer, and we can go to Mexico in it!'" Barnett ordered the boat in March of last year and it arrived by truck the last week in July. A number of glitches delayed commissioning, however. Most involved the newness of the design, and a lot of bits and pieces that had to be rtailed from France. "Half the boat arrived by Fed Ex," says Jim. ^

7 don’t currently have much time to work on boats, and I didn’t want the hassle of having to redo a lot of things." he decided that was the one, even though it was part of Beneteau’s 'First' line, and a little racier than he’d really wanted. By this time. Jack Woida at Passage Yachts, the local Beneteau dealer, was involved. "I was just about ready to order a

Waltzes With Waves began sailing late last summer, but wasn’t christened until January of this year. And not exactly in the way Barnett was intending. "We were on star¬ board a half mile off the St. Francis when we got T-boned by a Columbia 28 on port tack,"

TOWARD NEW Steve was able to save a few bucks by, pur¬ chasing the boat about 2/3 complete and fin¬ ishing it off himself, including a unique carbon rig painted to look like wood. The only significant ^option' Steve wanted was a slightly redesigned interior. Wylie was happy to accommodate, and liked the changes so much he may make them stan¬ dard on all subsequent 30s. Like new boats from time immemorial, getting Silkye into the water has taken much longer than Steve hoped or anticipated. He definitely didn’t plan to be working on it over the winter, then with rain delays and all the rest, well, the boat should finally be sailing by the time this issue hits the streets. While enamored of their latest project, Steve and Larry note that it can take a lot more time and energy to get a new boat to the water than it does to simply plunk down the cash for a used one and motor away. "It’s my first — and definitely last — new boat," says Steve.

he recalls. Apparently, the Columbia owner was below working on the engine when the accident occurred. It took out much of Waltzes’ portside lifelines and stanchions, tweaked the shrouds, wrecked the vang and tore the headsail. Luckily, no one was hurt and the guy had insurance. As Barnett surveyed the wreckage on the way back to his Pier 39 slip, he announced to the crew, "This boat is ( christened!" 1

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Steve Seal & Larry Riley Silkye — WylieCat 30 Steve Seal has been sailing a long time. He grew up on Lido Isle in Newport Beach, back in the ’50s when most Los Angelenos didn’t even know where Newport was. His first two jobs out of college were spent building yachts locally for Columbia and later Jensen Marine. Steve moved north in ’69 and started his own East Bay rigging business, which contin¬ ues today. He specializes in small keelboats, and over the years has owned a number of

them, including a J/24, Santana 22 and sev¬ eral Cal 20s — one of which he campaigned to a Nationeil Championship in 1977. The last used boat he owned was a Cal 2-27 he bought in 1990 and sold only last year. It was a good boat for what it was, says Steve, but he’d grown a tad weary of ’60s and ’70s technology. He and boat partner Larry Riley started looking around at other possibilities. Both Steve and Larry , wanted a comfor¬ table boat for overnighting, something that sailed well, was easy to shorthand and was, well, fun. Although Larry would be doing mostly daysails with the boat, Steve also wanted to do some shorthanded racing with his girlfriend. They found it all in about 15 minutes sailing the WylieCat 30. The partners did their test sail aboard Steve Wonner’s 30, Uno, hull #2.. They found the boat easy to set up, comfortable below and a lively performer. For Steve, the proof in the pudding was borrowing the boat to do the George and Gracie Regatta with his girlfriend who, despite her limited exper¬ ience, he put on the helm. They so enjoyed the boat and the exper¬ ience that Steve immediately put in his order with designer Tom Wylie. Being 'in the biz'.

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Larry Riley and Steve Seal on 'Silkye'. Check out the beautiful "grain’ on that carbon liber mast!

Jon Arck and Gloria Kellogg Tweety Bird — Catalina 34, Mk. II For all practical purposes, Jon Arck and his wife Gloria Kellogg started sailing only recently. Jon dabbled in the sport in Long Island Sound in his teens, but until 1995, he hadn’t set foot aboard a boat for three dec¬ ades. It was the frenetic pace of his career as a product manager at a major software com¬ pany that drove him to find a relief valve. He didn’t have to look far; he’d been admiring those white sails scudding across San Fran¬ cisco Bay for a long time. Jon enrolled in Olympic Circle Sailing Club, a combination sailing school and charter company in Berkeley, and came up through the ranks. After attaining his basic

Gloria Kellogg and Jon Arck aboard 'Tweety Bird'.

cruising certification, he and Gloria contin¬ ued to sail out of OSCS on chartered J/24s and Olson 25s. But after awhile, the charter March, 1997 •

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THE TREND costs were really beginning to add up — and they felt something lacking in the small, light¬ weight, outboard powered boats on which they’d been sailing. That something became immediately apparent when Jon began sailing OCSC’s

charters with the company. They also get to use Tweefy Bird (Jon’s nickname for Gloria) regularly. In fact, the boat is on permanent

"It’s a big step, and a scary proposition. But it’s worthwhile." larger yachts as part of his bareboat chartering classes: bigger was better! Last February, Jon and Gloria started looking around for a boat of their own — used, of course. At the prices of new boats, they initially figured that option was out of the question. "We wanted something we could be happy with for a long time," says Jon, "but also something that would hold its value if we wanted to sell it four or five years down the road." They looked at and researched just about every available boat in the 29 to 40-foot range, but kept coming back to mid¬ size Catalinas. "The company is still in business, the boats are well made, there are well established fleets and they hold their value well," says Arck. The couple finally settled on the 34 as ideal for their purposes, and their budget. "We wanted a boat less than five years old," says Jon, "one that wouldn’t need a lot of maintenance or gear replacement." The thing was — there weren’t any! Apparently, most Catalina owners hold onto their boats an average of six to seven years. The couple were enjoying an outing at Angel Island on another chartered boat when Gloria surprised Jon — she broached the subject of buying a new boat. Things just seemed to fall into place after that. They met and liked people in the local Catalina fleet, saw and liked the new boats at boat shows, and Jon even flew down to Catalina head¬ quarters in Woodland Hills to see the pro¬ duction line. While there, he noticed a partially completed fin-keeled 34 (they also come with wing keels). That boat, the first Catalina 34 Mk II on San Francisco Bay, became Jon and Gloria’s. But not before they’d arranged to have the boat help pay for itself — by putting it into the charter fleet at OCSC. "We did a fihancizil analysis and figured out that this arrangement costs us half of what we used to spend a month on charter¬ ing," says Jon. "And we get to keep the boat when it’s over!" The way the arrangement is set up, Jon and Gloria pay the berth, insurance and maintenance fees, and split the cost of Page 124 •

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Saturday reserve for its owners. "If we can’t make it for some reason, we just call at mid¬ week to let them know," notes Jon. Arck is going back to sailing school soon. He’ll be taking advanced classes in coastal navigation and ocean sailing in preparation for some outside-the-Gate adventures down the line. Right now, however, Jon and Gloria are having about as much fun as they can handle just sailing the boat locally, either by themselves or with other members of the local Catalina 34 fleet. They’ve even done a little low-key racing with some friends. Arck and Kellogg have never regretted fjuvina new. "It’s a bia step, and a scary

proposition," says Jon. "But it’s worthwhile."

Tom Knueppel Tai Tam II — Island Packet 40 In the last 10 years, owning a J/24 and later a Catalina 36 has kept Tom Knueppel happy. But with retirement as the vice presi¬ dent of a semiconductor company coming up in three or four years — and his intention to move aboard a boat and do some serious cruising — he began looking around for the boat. "I wanted a boat with the fewest com¬ promises to my.ideeil," he says. "And the Island Packet 40 came closest to fitting that bill." Knueppel, whose uncle taught him sailing as a youngster in Hamburg, Germany, first looked around for late model used IPs. "I don’t currently have much time to work on boats, and I didn’t want the hassle of having to redo a lot of things," he explains. Also', Driver's-eye view of a J/42. Pat Nolan's n'as the first of the breed to sail the Bay.

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some of the older boats — even Island Pack¬ ets — didn’t have the space, technology and modem equipment of the newer models. As he discovered, however, late model IPs were few and far between, at least in the size range he was looking for. Because the Island Packets hold their values so well that there isn’t that big of a price difference between new and used — the next step was obvious. The Knueppels took delivery of Tai Tam II {'tai tarn' is Chinese for 'big ocean') just last month, which makes it the newest boat in this article. After commissioning, they’ll spend the next several years outfitting the boat and shaking her down locally. Then.,. . well, then we probably won’t be seeing much of Tom and his wife for a good long while. But we’ll try to get him to write now and then. Pat Nolan Je T’AIme — J/42 Aside from a brief dalliance with dinghies and Hobie Cats a decade ago, Pat Nolan came to sailing in 1995 with a clean slate

and an unbridled enthusiasm. "I wanted to find something my whole family could enjoy, says Nolan, who works for a beverage dis¬ tributor. "One of my main hobbies at that time was flying, but none of them would go up with me. So I got a boat." His training platform for relearning sailing was a used Catalina 36 that he sailed for a year. Ironically, the family seemed as luke¬ warm about sailing as they were about flying. At least at first. But papa Nolan jumped in with both feet, quickly augmenting his forays onto the Bay with occasional racing. The next step in the addiction came as he was flipping through SAIL magazine a year ago this month. He was struck by an ad for the J/42, which proclaimed It ’the perfect cruiser that kicks butt in races, too’ — or words to that effect. He found the J/Boats page on the Internet and emailed a request for more information. They put him in touch with Chris Corlett at Sail California in Alameda. Chris informed Pat that the first 42 on the West Coast would be on display at the Jack London boat show the next month. By that time, Nolan had< looked at a number of prospective boats, most used, but hadn’t found anything he liked. To him, the appeal of a new boat was great. "1 wanted a fresh canvas," he muses. "Not to have to fix somebody else’s mess. If anything was wrong, I wanted it to be my fault." Anyway, he went to the show, was smit¬ ten immediately, and soon found himself owner of the first J/42 on the West Coast, He took delivery of Je T’Aime in May, just in time for last season. Nolan used the first part of the summer to shake down the boat and his new crew. In the second half of the season and so far this year, he entered just about everything: HDA, OYRA, Oakland YC’s Sweet 16 Regatta — he and Mike DeFrank even doublehanded the boat in February’s Three Bridge Fiasco. Overall, he admits to finishing "mostly in the high middle — which is enough to make me happy." Except in last September’s Wind¬ jammers, that is, when Je T’Aime was the first monohull (and second boat behind Lakota) to finish. Sure, he entered the cruising division where a limited airiount of motoring is allowed, "but my boat’s name is up there on the trophy right beside Merlinl" he laughs. Fortunately, his wife, 11-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son decided they like sailing on the J, and the family has made a number of memorable outings aboard with more to come. Long-range plans are to enjoy the boat for probably another two years, then move up to something bigger. "To sum up the experience, I wasn’t sure

Hank Grandin (with Rascal) takes delivery of the new 'Tinsley Light V in April.

what direction I was going in sailing, so I really looked for a boat that would enable me to do a lot of things: family cruises, around the buoys, ocean racing, singlehanding. 1 really found it in the J/42." Hank Grandin Tinsley Light V, WylieCat 30 'You could say I’ve come full circle," says Sausalito’s Hank Grandin, certainly one of ’ the most accomplished racers the Bay Area has ever seen. "The first sailboat 1 ever had was a catboat — a Snowbird that my Dad and I built when I was 7. And here I am, 70 in April, and I’m buying another catboat!" Hank takes delivery of Tinsley Light V in April. To fully appreciate the novelty of that statement, it will help the reader to know that Grandin has been sailing since he was 5, which even with the new math works out to 65 years. In that time, he figures he’s owned more than 30 boats of different types. Grandin has been a force to be reckoned with in West Coeist racing virtually from the beginning. He took his first season cham¬ pionship in that same Snowbird on Newport Harbor at age 12. Since then, he’s been across the Pacific to Hawaii or Tahiti 12 times, and to MeJaco a dozen more. At one tirne or another, he’s competed in virtually every organized racing event on the Bay and local ocean, the last 13 years of which were campaigned on his Santana 35 Tinsley Light. Hank and wife Mary have approached cruising with equal gusto — and with an approach so unique that we did a full article on it back in the mid ’80s. Every year since 1979, the couple have spent their summers cruising through Europe. Not on charter March, 1997

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THE TREND TOWARD NEW boats or large crewed yachts, but on their own small boat which they keep in storage over the winter. They started these adven¬ tures on an Olson 30, but for the last few years have sailed a Swedish-built Scanmar 33. The boat is currently-in Bergen, Norway,

own. And I was getting to the point that 1 should be doing kinder things to my back than racing a Santana. I realized my 'time'

"If affything was wrong, I wanted it to be my fault.

awaiting warmer weather and this summer’s cruise. Some time ago. Hank formed a working philosophy about boats. "The most impor¬ tant thing is to get a boat that fits your needs at the time," he says. "I think the reason some people are not happy with their boats is that they haven’t thought through what they’re going to do with them." The last year or so of Grandin’s sailing offers the perfect example of what he’s talking about. "It was getting harder and harder to get crew," says Hank, who raced the Santana with 10 aboard. "People get older. They get married, have children, get boats of their

with that boat was over." With the 35 donated to the Boy Scouts' arid an eye out for the next boat, Grandin took the advice of his sailmaker. Hood’s Robin Sodaro, to test drive a WylieCat 30. He was sold almost immediately. "In the short time it’s been around, this boat has compiled an impressive racing re¬ cord — in crewed and shoittiande,d racing," says Hank. Other pluses in his mind are that the other four boats (his is hull #5) are owned by serious racers; and the unique concept of mating a nimble, light-displace¬ ment hull to an easily-managed yet efficient cat rig. Like the Tinsleii Lights that have gone

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xXs they used to say in the old TV pro¬ gram of the same name, "there are a million stories in the naked city." We know we’ve only scratched the surface of this subject. If you’re one of the scores of new boat owners we didn’t call, drop us a line and We’ll plan a second installment on this interesting trend. Until then, congratulations to all new boat owners — and to you old, used, abused owners, too. We’ll see you all out sailing! — latitude/jr

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HURRICANE HIDEAWAYS "N obody ever leaves Trinidad," the X 1

old hands say. Well, that might be a little exaggeration, but there sure do seem to be a lot of cruising boats growing barnacles there. And First Light was beginning to look like one of them. We had left her in July, at the start of hurricane season, tied to the concrete dock of a brand new marina. Now, in early

were repeated hundreds of times last fall and winter in Trinidad as sailors from the U.S. and Europe who had parked their boats for hurricane season converged on the southeast corner of the Caribbean to resume cruising. Their boats filled three huge boat yards — each larger than any in the Bay Area — several marinas and every available mooring at Trinidad’s two yacht clubs. Some who had arrived in June or July simply stayed put — living aboard while swinging^ on the hook or at a mooring. Several hundred others lingered for weeks or months on their way to or from cruising grounds in nearby Venezuela. \

Shopping by bike is easy on the fiat streets of Bonaire. Jill sets off to make a supply run.

December, we were standing amidst the boxes of spare parts and cruising gear we had lugged back from San Francisco, wondering what unpleasant surprises lurked on the other side of the companionway. For once Murphy was on vacation. True, the deck was covered with most of the dirt excavated from a nearby construction site, and the waterline was host to several exotic varieties of aquaculture. But when we descended into the cabin it was mercifully free of mildew — every cruiser’s nightmare in Trinidad’s drippy tropical climate. The dehumidifier we had shipped down at ridiculously high cost had earned its keep. Scenes like our reunion with First Light After getting spifhed up at Trinidad's Power Boats Boatyard, 'First Light heads for splashdoum. Great work at a great price.

1 rinidad’s popularity is a product of its fortuitous location: close to the Eastern Caribbean’s most popular sailing areas, yet comfortably south of the normal hurricane zone (latitude 11 ° N). The island’s popularity increased dramatically after several consec¬ utive years of nasty hurricane seasons. "Five years ago it was tough to get a haulout and bottom paint around here," one veteran told us over ice-cold Caribe beers at a waterfront bar on Chaguaramas Bay. "Today you can get the whole damn boat rebuilt, and have your choice of places to do it. It’s better than being in the States." In some ways we agree. Chag Bay, formerly part of a U.S. Navy base, is now ringed with boatyards and marine services. There are at least four big travel lifts — three of them 150-ton monsters. The brand-new, 60-slip Crews Inn Marina, where we had left First Light, rivals the best facilities we’ve seen in the U.S. Most repair skills are readily available, and labor rates are about 40% less than what you’d pay at home. As a bonus, Trinidad is a producer of teak — as well as shipwrights who know how to use it. Unlike most Caribbean islands, Trinidad has an industrial — rather than a touristbcised — economy. With oil revenue it is also relatively affluent. There are good rest¬ aurants, grocery stores and U.S.-style shopping malls. Trinidadians have a welldeserved reputation for warmth and friend¬ liness and most are more than willing to accept international yachties as another sub¬ group in their multi-ethnic society. Many enterprising ’trinis’ are also appreciative of the new revenue sources pfovided by the cruising community. Our first brief visit to the island left us less than impressed with its natural attractions. But upon our return, with a little more time to spend and other cruisers to explore with, we discovered the dramatic tropical beauty

The Crews Inn at Chaguaramas Bay, Trinidad, is a great spot for temporary boat storage. Shore facilities are just now being completed.

of the north coast mountains zmd the breathtaking beaches as well as culinary attractions like 'shark and bake' — a fast food delicacy. With the increased influx of yachties, an incredibly active support and social network has sprung up, centered around the VHF radio net which is held every morning. There are enough tours, concert trips, steel band and calypso evenings and pot-lucks to keep

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l^\nd then there’s Carnival. Reputed to be one of the best parties in the world, Trinidad’s February celebration is preceded by months of band performances and competitions. As a matter of fact, the island’s annucd calendar pretty much revolves around Carnival. The friends we made there couldn’t believe we would leave before Carnival — and we were beginning to wonder what the hurry was ourselves. But being new to this cruising thing we’d previously committed ourselves to deadlines and schedules. (Well be enrolling in a 12step program to overcome that behavior!) So after getting First Light buffed and polished at the excellent Power Boats Yard and treating her to classy new teak lockers in the main salon, we pointed the bow toward the setting sun and left for Venezuela. Although some sections of Isla Margarita at'e lined with tourist resorts, other areas, like Crangriego, are still sleepy and peaceful.

The coast of Venezuela is tmly spec¬ tacular. Dense jungle hillsides are interrupted at convenient intervals by small bays and fishing villages. About 200 miles west of Trinidad lies Puerto La Cruz, with its welldeveloped marine services infrastructure. This bustling waterside town is also popular with cruisers hiding out from hurricane season. Unfortunately, Venezuela is getting a bad reputation regarding safety. Many cruisers

Dense tropical vegetation is typical ofTrinidad's north coast. A large, multi-cultural island, it has yet to be 'discovered" by mainstream tourists.

who’ve spent time there tell tales of dinghy theft or boardings. There have also been an increasing number of personal attacks, at least one of which reportedly resulted in a death. Not being up for quite that much excitement, we opted to stay mostly in the offshore islands, which are said to be more peaceful.

HURRICANE HIDEAWAYS On Christmas Eve we arrived at Porlamar on Isla Margarita and were treated to allnight fireworks explosions — a favorite way to celebrate the holiday in that part of the world. The duty free port of Porlamar is a popular resort for Venezuelans, complete with high-rise hotels, casinos and condos. Naturally, it was packed during Christmas week. After a few days of R-and-R and a bit of exploring, we were ready to find a little more solitude.

e headed for Los Roques, an archi¬ pelago of coral reefs and tiny islands spanning some 250 square miles, which lies about 80 miles off the Venezuelan coast. Both our cruising guide and fellow cruisers promised we would find serene, secluded anchorages. Wrong.

The colonial architecture in Bonaire's principal city reflects the island's Dutch heritage.

We pulled into El Gran Roque — the only inhabited island — just before dusk, and dropped anchor a quarter-mile off the beach. As if on cue, a band somewhere in the tiny village revved up almost immediately and continued indefatigably until 3 a.m. When we went ashore to check in the next morn¬ ing, only a few cerveza bottles remained from the party. The revelers apparently left on an early flight from the tiny airstrip. No problem. We picked an island about 15 miles away where the cruising guide said we would probably be the only boat, and got underway. Unfortunately, when we got there it looked like Hospital Cove on a Saturday in June. There were 14 sailboats and 7 power¬

boats crammed into the small anchorage (including the two that came in after us and roosted right over our anchor). It seems that no one in Venezuela works the week betweeii Christmas and New Year’s. And if they happen to own a large enough boat, they are likely to head for Los Roques. Our last anchorage in Venezuela finally offered the solitude we were seeking — although now it was New Year’s Eve. We started 1997 at Las Aves bird sanctuary. First Light was one of three boats anchored behind the mangrove island and coral reef. No Guy Lombardo Orchestra. No Dick Clark Rockin’ New Year’s Eve. Just us and several thousand bluefooted Boobi/^birds.

P X romLasAvesitwasaneasydaysailto Bonaire, one of the three Dutch 'ABC islands. Bonaire was a pleasant discovery for us, so instead of continuing on to nearby Curagao as planned, we stayed there. Small, neat, clean and secure in the Dutch manner, Bonaire proudly boasts some of the finest scuba diving and snorkeling to be found anywhere. To protect the spectacular reef that rings the island just yards from the beach, Bonaire restricts anchoring to a narrow shelf near the main town. But the government has thoughtfully provided moorings, and there is also a small marina tucked securely behind a breakwater where we found a slip to leave First Light for several months. Also in the marina we found Jerry and Sue Knecht aboard the Tiburon-based Night Watch. Along with crew member John McVea, they were closing in on a two-year circumnavigation, expecting to be home in early April. We enjoyed socicdizing with Jerry, Sue and John for several days, until it was time for them to push on. Before they left, they offered us a deal we couldn’t refuse on their South Pacific courtesy flags. It was so good that we also bought flags for Gran Rogue isn't what you'd call over¬ developed, but it's the only inhabited island in Venezuela's Los Roques archipelago.

A seafaring rogue in his prime; Captain Don Stewart. This vintage '60s photo ivas taken aboard 'Valerie Queen' in Sausalito.

countries in the Middle East we hadn’t even heard of — just in case. It was through Jerry that we met 'Captain Don'.

Id Sausalito hands may remember a 66-ft Herreschoff schooner moored off the waterfront in the early ’60s, named Valerie Queen. Those were the days when Sausalito was home to such personas as Sterling Hayden, Spike Africa. . . and Don Stewart, master of the Va/erie Queen. Eventually the Valerie Queen set sail for the Caribbean, with a number of Bay Area sailors among her crew. (Jon Stevens of Bay Riggers has heard many stories about that voyage from his mother, who was one of them.) After having more than their fair share of adventures, the crew and their more or less penniless skipper dropped the hook off Bonaire’s Flamingo Beach. It was to be Valerie Queen’s final anchorage. The old girl sank in several hundred feet of water, right off the beach. But Captain Don proved somewhat more buoyant. "The people of this island took care of me," he told us, "and I found a home here." That he did. Captain Don helped pioneer the diving industry that now brings tourists by the plane-load to Bonaire, and was among those who led the efforts to protect the island’s reef as a national park. He also opened a place where people could stay when they came to dive, called Captain Don’s Habitat. Today it’s a sprawling resort that offers scuba diving 24hours a day. A sign over the entrance proclaims it "The Home of Diving Freedom." The Cap’n said he recently sold most of the resort, and how describes himself as "a farmer," rather than a sailor. But when he

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holds sway over cocktail hour, attired in a torn, bulging t-shirt and sailor’s cap, he still looks like a character off the Sausdito waterfront of 30 years ago. Among the multinational collection of cruisers hanging out in the marina were two guys from Poland who probably deserve some kind of prize. Andy and his sidekick (whose name is unpronounceable in English) were nearing the end of a 7,000-mile circum¬ navigation of the Caribbean in a MacGregor 24! But the unusual part is that Andy chose that particular boat — and sailed it from Mizuni to Venezuela — specificedly to explore three of South America’s great rivers. These adventurous Poles made their way up the Orinoco in Venezuela and Colombia, through the Braso Casiquiare to the Rio Negro in Brazil, and then down the Amazon to the Atlantic Ocean. In all, they traversed 3,000 jungle miles-over a six-month period. Along the way they lived in Indian villages, killed and ate giant iguanas, swam in piranha-invested waters and spent time cruising with the mysterious Alita, a beautiful

These two intrepid Poles, Andy (right) and his sidekick, traversed3,000 miles along three South American rivers in this MacGregor 24.

Polish woman known as 'the first lady of the Rio Negro'. Why did they do it? "No Polish boat has done this before," Andy said. "We wanted to be the first."

We had to return to San Francisco before the Poles got underway back toward Miami. But from the way Andy was talking, we wouldn’t be surprised to meet them again after we resume our westward migration in April. — andy and Jill rothman

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V.J eneral recalls are always bad news. They throw off the rhythm of the starting sequence, and generally creat havoc for both the racers and the race committee. And if one general recall is bad, two are worse. Three would be a nightmare, and four would be unthinkable. . . Yet that’s exactly wlmt happened with the Express 27 class in the final Berkeley/Metropolitan midwinter race on Saturday, February 8. "It wasn’t a pretty picture," conceded race chairwoman-for-life Bobbi Tosse. The day started typically, with the by¬ now traditional postponement at the sched¬

uled 11 a.m. starting time. The 117-boat fleet milled around waiting for the wind to fill in, with many sailors wondering out loud why the series doesn’t just switch to a noon start like every other midwinter series in the sailing universe. Finally, after an inter¬ minable 2 hour, 20 minute wait, the racing began in an 8-knot westerly. Due to the late start, the race committee called for a short course — a 4.8-mile triangle using 'F' as the windward mark. 24 skiddoo — J/24 fleet descends on the leeward mark. 'Bucks Deluxe' (5003) went on to take the day in this race.

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The fun began in the eighth start, when the 25-boat Express 27 class jumped the gun en masse and was awarded their first general recall. This despite the T flag (one minute rule/around the ends), which is meant to discourage such undesirable behavior. For their over-aggressiveness, the naughty Expresses automatically were shuffled to the end of the starting sequence, a 20 minute Page 134 • UUitM'i? • March, 1997

Midwinters action (clockwise from above): shower curtains as jibs — what a concept; Olson 30 trim¬ mer; charge of the heavy brigade; one of many E-27 general recalls; Moore 24 fleet — together again; the prettiest place to sail on Earth; dance of the bowman; 'Hurricane' on the way to a third in division.

wait in this case. As the Expresses stepped up to the plate for starts #2, #3 and #4 — which almost unbelievably all resulted in more general recdls — confusion reigned as 30 of the bigger boats in the fleet were suddenly in the

process of finishing. With winds now around 15-knots, there were lots of close calls between the starters and finishers. "Amazing¬ ly, there weren’t any collisions — but there was plenty of 'spirited verbalization'!" noted Tosse. Finally, on take #5, the Expresses got

it right. . . and zipped around the course in under 45 minutes. No one, least of all us, can recall the last time any Bay Area fieet was sentenced to more generzil recalls. Sunday’s race, a full 8.8-miler using 'P as the windward mark again, was shortened halfway through after the 46-boat fleet had stalled out for two hours. "Naturally, the wind filled in just as we began finishing

them," lamented Tosse. "Basically, it wasn’t our best weekend ever — oh, well!" On the whole, however, the BYC/MYCO series was a great one this year, especially for the larger one design classes such as the Olson 30s, Express 27s and J/24s. All first, second and third place finishers in the nowcompleted four-race series get to go around the Circle buoys one more time on March 2,

when the Champion of Champions Race is held. Trophies for that race, as well as the entire series, will be awarded at the BYC clubhouse around 5 p.m. that aiftemoon. "Everyone’s invited to come have a drink and cheer for the winners," said Tosse. Weekend results are listed on the next page. Overall results will appear in next month’s Racing Sheet. March, 1997 • UiVUJc39 • Page 135

BYC/MYCO MIDWINTERS Pamela Pace; 4) The Prancer, Scott Sellers; 5) Wonder Woman, Kennelly/Dines; 6) Evolution, Dennis Holt; 7) Jam Jam, Neal Ruxton; 8) Crackerjack, Steve Highbarger; 9) Oops!, Vicki Sodaro. (19

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8: DIV. A (PHRF < 117) — 1) Bodacious, Farr 40. John Clauser; 2) Absolute 88. Wylie 37, Keith MacBeth. (4 boats)

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The midwinters are over this month — summer can't be far behind! « Vries; 4) Motorcycle Irene, Will Paxton; 5) Frog in

French, Kame Richards; 6) New Moon, Schu¬ macher/Franklin; 7) Friday, Joh.n Liebenberg; 8)

Mirage, Terry Cobb; 9) CurseS^, Tim Descamps; 10) Bessie Jay, Brad Whitaker. (23 boats) MOORE 24 — 1) Hot Rod Lincoln, Charles Witcher; 2) Half Off, Andy Hall; 3) Hurricane, Adam Sadeg. (8 boats) OLSON 25 — 1) Honey's Money, Jay Aiken; 2) Osprey, Wrentmore/Copper. (6 boats) J/24 — 1) Bucks Deluxe, Neil Weintraut; 2) Casual Contact, Don Oliver; 3) UghI, Brian &

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Gavilan, Hawkfarm, Nicholas Nash. (8 boats) DIV. Ill (171-up) — 1) White Satin, Catalina 27, Steve Rienhart; 2) Slippery When Wet, SJ 24, Eric Wilbur; 3) Latin Lass, Catalina 27, Bill Chapman; 4) Talisman, J/22, Gary Albright; 5) London Calling, Santana 22, Caroline Ross. (12 boats) OLSON 30 — 1) Zephyros, Cal Maritime Acad¬ emy; 2) Speedy Gonzalez, David Carrel; 3) Run

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xiround the beginning of each new year, cruising couples return from distant parts of the world to say 'hello' to old friends in the Bay Area. Some stop by the Latitude office to pick up back issues and chat. In the belief that our readers might find such conversations as interesting as we do, we’ve transcribed the following two. The first conversation is with Allan and Barbara Sedgwick — whose photograph appears on the opposite page. Fomerly of San Francisco, they are currently cruising Windscape, their dark green Bristol 43.3 — and don’t seem to be able to stop. Allan is 56; Barbara just turned 49. The second conversation is with Roger and Debbie Cason, formerly of Sausalito. They are currently cruising their Passage 40 Dreamer — and don’t seem to be able to stop, either. Roger is 58; Debbie is in her early 50s. 38: How long have you been out and where have you been? Barbara: We left in March of '93, spent most of that year in Mexico, and celebrated Christmas at Puerto Vallarta. In '94 we did more of Mexico, Costa Rica, and Panama, and enjoyed Christmas at the Pedro Miguel Boat Club inside the Canal. We started '95 by going to the San Bias Islands, Isla San Andreas, Isla Providencia, and Belize. The offshore islands of Belize were fun, but in general that country was a disappointment — as most places would be after the San Bias Islands. Fortunately, our boat — like all Bristols — is a centerboarder, so we could go many places in Belize that folks with fixed keel boats couldn’t. Our next stops were in Cozumel, Isla Mujeres, and Cancun — and we can’t tell you what a great treat it was to get back to Mexico! We hadn’t realized how much we’d missed the people, the food, and the lifestyle. It was like coming home. We spent the rest of '95 sailing to and in the Bahamas and the Chesapeake. The latter was a great Debbie and Roger Cason of the Sausalito-based 40 'Dreamer'.

change after three years in Central America, and we really enjoyed going up all the rivers and being in America. Going north, vve’d sailed 'outside', but on the way south we’ve been traveling down the 'inside' — on the IntraCoastal Waterway. Most people think you need bug screens for the Third World countries. Well, we never used our screens in Mexico or Central America, but we sure needed them on the IntraCoastal Waterway where the bugs are unbelievable. One night we were attacked by a swarm of mayflies in what must have looked like a scene out of Hitchcock’s The Birds! They got into the boat from everywhere. 38: What are your future plans? ^arbara: We’re headed down to Florida, the Dry Tortugas, and 1 expect to celebrate my 50th birthday in Havana, Cuba. Later this year we’ll head back north for more time in the Northeast — Maine and Nova Scotia, in particular. We’ll spend this coming winter in the Eastern Caribbean, then head across the Atlantic in May of '98. We plah to take as much time as we want over in Europe, but at some point we’ll drop the mast, put tires over the side, and go into 'barge mode' for the canals of France. Speaking of Florida, we had an odd experience while anchored in Fort Lauderdale last summer. One day this boatload of Haitians — we’re talking 60 people aboard a decrepit 50-foot boat — sailed right into Port Everglades and ran aground just before the Los Olas Bridge. They still wouldn’t have gotten caught if some guy hadn’t looked out his front window. It’s interesting they could have gotten so fzur without being spotted by the Coast Guard or cops. 38: Everyone always wants to know which areas you’ve enjoyed the most? Barbara: With the exception of Panama’s San Bias Islands, Mexico has clearly been our favorite. The camaraderie of cruisers on the Pacific side of Mexico is something you don’t find anywhere else. Cruisers do things together in Mexico and really get to know each other. As a result, you develop lifetime friendships with people you otherwise would have never had the opportunity to meet. For some reason it’s not like that in the Caribbean, the East Coast, or anywhere else we know of. We had one 'Mexico style' experience at 'Mrs. Robinson’s Island' in San Bias’ Hollandaise Cays that has probably been the highlight of our trip. Allan and I looked around one day and saw that our boat was the only one out of 18 that was flying an American flag. 'Let’s do a potluck on the beach like cruisers do in Mexico all the time,' we thought. So we went around in our dinghy and invited everybody to bring ashore whatever they wanted to eat and drink. None of them had ever done anything like it before, so they sort of looked at us like we were crazy — but they all showed up. We made a big bonfire on the beach, and once everybody had brought their food ashore, we had a better array of gourmet food than I’ve seen in any restaurant. A German skipper, for example, sent his crew out to fish. They caught a big Spanish mackerel that they smoked. The crew of a Spanish boat made about eight big/rittatos — which are delicious omelette-type dishes they commonly have for dinner. There were countless other wonderful dishes representing a large number of different cultures, tis we had boats from Iceland, Germany, Denmark, France, Austrzilia, and New Zealand. The majority of these people had cruised the Caribbean, but they’d never once been invited to a West Coeist cruiser-style potluck. They loved it! 38: The Pedro Miguel Boat Club — which is located on the shores of Lake Miraflores inside the Canal — is usually full. How did you score a spot?

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Allan: We lucked out because several boats had just decided to leave. When we first got there, Chris — 1 can’t remember his last name, but he’d sailed down from Sausalito aboard an engineless 25-ft wood boat with his wife and child — was running the place. Barbara: The Pedro Miguel BC was our first real crossroads, where we had the opportunity to met a lot of East Coast and European cruisers headed to the South Pacific. We celebrated Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s at the Pedro Miguel, and it was great as the club paid for everything — including a bottle of wine for every two people! The Europeans had never celebrated Thanksgiving before, so it was fun explaining it to them. There was never a lack of stuff to do at and around the Pedro Miguel, and with all those ships passing just a couple of hundred feet away, there was entertainment 24 hours a day. The Canal transit has been another highlight of our trip. The Pedro Miguel is also a great place to get boat work done because they have shops, tools, and lots of people to give advice. The facility itself is a little dumpy, but staying there was like a combination of summer camp and dorm life because everybody cooks in the galley at the same time and does lots of stuff together. 38: Did you see the goose that the crocs hadn’t got to? Barbara: You mean Goosy and Lucy? 38: We were told there had originally been four, but the crocs had eaten three. Every time the surviving goose saw his reflection in a car hubcap or something, he’d peck at it hoping that it was another live goose. It was pretty sad. Barbara: 1 think he got eaten, too. Allan: We planned to stay at the Pedro Miguel BC for a week, but ended up there for three months. ' Barbara: We’re always behind schedule because we spend more, time in places than we plan. We said we’d go cruising for five years, but it’s already been four years and we haven’t even gotten to Europe yet. We write our plans in water — but what can you do when places like Panama are so underrated? 38: Were you concerned about your safety in Panama? Barbara: We’re alert wherever we go, but we didn’t have any major safety concerns in Panama. We rented a car and drove north into the countryside, for example, where we definately were an oddity. The people all stared at us — but they smiled while they did and were friendly. I also rode buses all the time in Panama, and often traveled to the library to read. And I felt totally safe in Panama City, where there is so much to see and do. Colon, of course, is special. We knew one cruiser who was about to sail to the Galapagos, and wanted eight pounds of butter. As many cruisers in Colon do, he went to the store with his money in his socks. Once he got the butter up to the check-out stand — which was located in the back of the store for safety — some kid raced through the stores grabbed both the butter and the money as it was being handed to the cashier, and took off! To our way of thinking. Colon is not the kind of place you want to hang around. 1 always carry Mace with me, but in Colon I carried it openly. Americans are funny, though, because the first thing they always ask about is if we’ve been afraid. With the exception of Colon — where we were just a little nervous — we’ve been more concerned for our safety on the streets of American cities. The Balboa YC — the only place to stop before transiting the Canal from the Pacific to the Caribbean — is also interesting. For one thing, it’s almost impossible to get from your mooring to the 'yacht club' because you’ re not permitted to use your own dinghy — and the guy with the shoreboat never responds to anybody’s calls. We went

Allan and Barbara Sedgwick of the San Francsico-based 'Windscape'.

through three cans of air blowing our horns trying to get his attention. Furthermore, the Balboa YC is truly as much of a whorehouse as it is a yacht club. The young Panamanian girls dress as provocatively as they can, and then come down to the 'yacht club' to try to snag an American soldier. It’s really something — but it’s the only place to stay prior to a Canal transit. 38: Did you have any language problems? l\Uan: We picked up enough Spanish to get by. While we could carry on a conversation, it certainly would have been better if we’d been more fluent. Barbara: The better you speak the language, the better you can interface with the locals. As it was, we took buses whenever possible so we could interact with the people. It turned out to be so much fun that we’ve been doing the same thing while back here visiting San Francisco. 38: Have you been on your boat constantly, or do you take an extended 'vacation' from cruising each year? Allan: For the first 2y2 years we never left the boat. In the last two years, we’ve been away from the boat for a total of about six weeks. Barbara: Our boat is our home now, as we sold our place in Pacific Heights to actress Winona Ryder. My advice to women getting ready to cruise? Outfit your boat as if it’s your home — because it will be and you’ll want it to fe^l that way. So don’t hesitate to decorate and personalize it. 1 brought nice things with me — and I’m glad 1 did. For instance, we don’t do plastic dishes; 1 brought good crystal and quality flatware. You men looking to go cruising with a woman would do well to remember that she’s probably not going to put up with a 'camping out' experience for very long. In the same vein, I also reject the idea that women who cruise can’t look good. Cruisers are often told they’re easy to spot because of the way they look, but if you want to keep yourself up, you can. But you have to have the basics. 1 would not, for example, ever cruise on a boat that didn’t have a watermaker. March, 1997 • UXHJWii • Page 139

CONVERSATIONS WITH Allan: Our watermakermns on sweat. (Laughter). Actually, it and everything else on the boat has held up very well. But the guy better know how to fix things — or have a lot of money in his pocket. And

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in many places, even money won’t do him any good. Barbara: While we’re still on the subject of cruising men and women, people need to realize that there have to be a lot of compromises by both individuals. And while I hate to have to say this, based on what I’ve seen, if a guy has to talk his wife or girlfriend into going cruising, he’s probably better off staying home or finding a new wife. You don’t see many personal transformations 'out here'. And I’m not one of them; Allan and 1 built our cruising dream together. On the other hand, you can never predict which individuals and couples are going to 'make it'. You see lifelong sailors who can’t hack cruising. And lots of sailors who met us, for example, didn’t believe we’d make it. People might think I look and act like a princess (laughter), but I’m a gypsy at heart and love adventure. The story of my life is 'what’s around the next bend?' Maybe it’s because I grew up with all brothers. 38: We have to admit that we didn’t think you’d be the type to keep cruising. Allan mentioned that a "guy" better know how to fix things. Are there different jobs for men and women? Barbara: Before we went cruising, we never had 'pink jobs' and 'blue jobs'. I never thought I’d say this, but it’s different on a boat. There are definately 'men’s jobs' and 'women’s jobs'. 38: You’ve been cruising almost constantly for four years. How often do you get bored with it? Barbara: There hasn’t been a single day that I’ve been bored. Neither Allan nor I can fathom how anybody can be bored while they’re out cruising. We were in the fashion business before we took off, so I knew I’d need a creative outlet. I decided to make it cooking and entertaining. So I’ve made it a personal challenge to find the best ingredients for meals. If a place has fresh veggies, for example. I’ll locate them. Here’s a tip: Find the Americans, and you’ll find ihe good stuff. I feel the same way about my appearance. If I’m in some village and need a haircut. I’ll find a well put together woman and say, "Take me to your hairdresser!" Someday I’m going to write a book about all the places I’ve had my hair cut — including while sitting on some rocks along a river. And I’m used to the best The City hzu to offer. 38: Allan, do you miss work? Allan: I’ m a electronics design engineer by training, but when we had the three clothing stores I handled the financial end. I’m shocked to say that I don’t really miss work. There’s so much going on while you’re out cruising that you don’t have time. Work is not a 'four-letter word' for either of us, we’re just on a mid-life sabbatical. I do want to say that cruising is more work than I anticipated. There are lots of things that need to be done to keep a boat in good shape. 38: Do cruisers do a good job of outfitting and provisioning their boats? Allan: We all buy too much gear and too much food. The exception is fans; you can’t have too many of them. Barbara: Our V-berth is filled with giveaways such as jewelry we saved from our stores. Soap and toothpziste make better gifts. 38: If it’s not too personal, how much does it cost you? Allan: Everything — including health insurance, boat insurance, and trips back home — comes to about $2,000 a month. That’s about one quarter of what we lived on when we were back in San Francisco. Page 140 • LKUMH • March, 1997

And we’ve been living higher on the hog than we did in The City. There is nothing we want for. However, I expect our budget will soar when we get to Europe. Barbara: Remember, however, there’s a ton of people out there who are cruising on $800 to $1,000 month — and they’re seeing exactly what ule’re seeing and experiencing exactly what we’re experiencing. It’s true that cruising costs as much as you have to spend. We met a Kiwi couple who are finishing an 8-year circumnavigation, for example, who’ve been getting by on $100 a week. 38: What keeps you cruising? Allan: The freedom. We feel so fortunate to have the opportunity to do this. The hardest part — as so many others have said — was getting rid of all our possessions. My God, we had three upscale Wohnen’s clothes stores, a house in Pacific Heights, spc storage units ... possessions really can possess you. We feel totally free without rdl that stuff. Arid it’s even fun to come back to The City without anything. We’ll eventually return to The City and work for sure, but ri^ht now we feel so lucky to be able to do this. Every night is a party night, and every day is a Saturday. Barbara: Living on the edge is what keeps me cruising. My friends in the fashion business ask me why I’m doing it. "It’s living on the edge," I tell them, "1 guess I like it." 38: Have you ever been too frightened? Barbara: I used to love lightning, but we got into a lightning storm off Nicaragua like I’ve never seen. I never want to see lightning again. Allan: It really was impressive. We’ve got the video. Barbara: I had a pretty interesting reaction to a fright later that same night. I was on watch about 0400 when a fishing boat kept coming directly at us. After monitoring the boat’s progress on radeur, I woke Al, who shone our megabeam on our sails to warn them. But they just kept coming up behind us. Normally, I’m calm in the worst situations, but not this time. This is pretty comical, but as there was no 911, no AAA, nobody around to help us, I started screzuning, "Where’s my American Express card? Where’s my American Express card?!" For some reason I felt I needed to hide my American Express card. (Laughter). It turned out to be a big old rusty shrimper that came within 50 feet of our transom before veering off. They were just harassing us. We heard reports of similar incidents on the cruiser nets. 38: What nets do you use? Barbara: The Breakfast Net, the Manema Net — all of them. It’s odd, because there are no cruiser nets on the Ezist Coast. There’s a Waterway Net, but it’s nothing. There’s nothing in the Caribbean, either. Al also follows the weather nets. 38: What’s the worst weather you’ve had? Barbara: We’ve had bad weather twice. The first time was the day we left San Francisco. We had a big party with lots of friends at the South Beach YC, and, then we had zdl these people get up on the Golden Gate Bridge and wave goodbye to us. It was March, and it was blowing 35 outside the Gate and there were big seas. We finished the party and had to go — despite the weather, the fact that things weren’t properly stowed, and that we had raging emotions. The fact that we didn’t return to South Beach was amazing. 38: How bad did it get? Barbara: Not that bad, because after all our friends left the bridge, we (laughter) snuck back in the Gate and took a berth at the San Francisco YC. We confessed to our friends later. 38: Leaving right after a bon voyage party or with people watching from the bridge is almost always a bad idea. Allan: The second time we had bad weather was off Baja; it blew about 40 knots and we had 16-foot s.eas. The reality is that most of

CRUISING COUPLES the time we wish we had more wind. Barbara: We’re on a tight schedule and have to run, but before we go, 1 want to say that after four years of cruising, A1 and 1 are still best friends, shipmates and lovers. 38: Thanks for your time — and happy cruising! 38: Hello, Roger! Hello, Debbie! Debbie: Long time no see! 38: Please remind us of when you left, how long you’ve been gone, and where you’ve been. Debbie: We left Sausalito in November of '90, but stayed in San Diego until early '92. In April of that year the two of us made a 27day passage to the Marquesas. Some cruisers complain about long passages, but we had a good trip and were sad that it ended. Roger: When we pulled into Atuona on Hiva Oa, it was not my vision of paradise. There was just a small breedrwater for protection, it was muddy, and it had been reuning so much that the bay was full of debris. Debbie: ft’s amazing how many people we met on our arrival in the Marquesas that are still out cruising. There is Gary Tettelbach aboard the Crealock 37 Champagne, who was with Janice Johnson of Hawaii back then. The 47-year-old spent about six months last year cruising in comf>any with us to Australia—and had two 25-yearold English girls he met in New Zealand as crew. Then there’s James and Anita Merriman of the Ventura-based Starlight. They spent the last cyclone season in Fiji and have adopted her sister’s 5-year-old son. There are three L.A.-based boats we met in the Marquesas that are still out: Jay Gould and Barbara Westrum’s Meison 43 Skywaue, which is in Brisbane; A1& Katherine Overton’s 48-foot Ethereal, now in Phuket; and Sig, Carol, and 18-year-old Anna’s Cheoy Lee Offshore 40 Mary T, which had a real battle in the Queen’s Birthday Storm. Finally, there’s Hasty, Tom, Tim, and Lynn Hohmann’s wood Rhodes 45 from La Conner, Washington. They were in South Africa the leist we heard. Roger: We spent the rest of '92 crossing to New Zealand. In '93, we returned to Tonga — where we met you — and then returned to New Zealand for cyclone (hurricane) sezison. In '94, we spent the whole cyclone season on the east side of Fiji. When we returned to New Zeedand at the end of that year, it was to Nelson on the South Island. Debbie: Nelson is a charming town located in a sunbelt area. It has lots of festivals, arts, and marine-related businesses. It’s great! Roger: In '95 we returned to Fiji again, and in a spur of the moment decision decided to stay for cyclone season. We spent much of the time on the southeast comer of Vanua Levu . . . Debbie: . . . where it was really hot. Cabin fans are critical hardware, and we had to make an emergency order with West Marine for more. In any event, we made friends in Viani Bay with the whole Fisher family clan, which is half Fijian and half English. In May of last year, we hooked up with Tettlebach and the girls at Port Vila, and did 14 anchorages in two months at Vanuatu. This was warp speed for us, as we once spent seven weeks at Matangi Island, Fiji. We then continued on to the Solomons, where we did 13 anchorages in two months—which is still really fast for us. When you travel so fast, you see more but you experience much less. Travelling that quickly certainly doesn’t give you enough time to get to know the people. Continuing on to the Louisiad^, Archipelago of Papua New Guinea, we did six anchorages in six nights — at which point we told Gary and the girls they‘d have to continue on by themselves. Roger: Everybody has the mistaken impression that the Louisiades are empty but they are filled with friendly, fun-loving Aussie cruisers. After 90 nights in Vanuatu and the Solomons —

during which time we only had to share an anchorage four times — we sailed the 600 miles to Australia. We had four boats sailing with us, and it took four days.

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38: Are you on sabbatical, retired, or what? Roger: I was a partner in an accounting firm. We sold the business nine years ago and I retired at 48. 38: Do you miss it? Roger: No, I don’t! We’re living an entirely different life now, and it’s just great. 1 truly enjoy doing what I want to do when I want to do it. I have no deadlines. 38: How about you Debbie? Debbie: I was an administrative assistant, and 1 don’t miss work either. I love the freedom of the cmising life, and find it very fulfilling. 38: Do you ever miss having a home in California? Roger: No. We’ve truly become citizens of the world, and the great thing about cruising is that you get to take your home wherever you go. It’s nice to see old friends back in California, but it’s a hassle travelling all that way. Debbie: Cruising provides you with the excitement of being a gypsy. What we’ve discovered is that there are great people the world over, and by cruising you get to expand the number and variety you meet. 38: How is Dreamer holding up? Roger: She’s 13 years old now, and except for what looks like a minor osmosis problem, is just fine. 38: Have you made many significant changes to her? Roger: We put on an inner forestay and running backs so we can fly a staysail. The mast is stifier now and we have a more flexible sail plan. We spent over 10 days beating into 25 knots of wind to get to Nelson, and having that staysail was a big help. Like everyone. I’d like her to be another three feet long, but she’s easy to handle, fast, seaworthy, and has a good motion. What more ootlid you want? We have the layout where the main cabin is forward of the mast, so our quarter berth has become 'the garage'. Debbie: Roger has a chandlery onboard. Roger: I’ve got all kinds of spare parts — which we haven’t needed because almost nothing has failed. I’ve got spare alternators, starters, water pumps, and so forth, but have only used the spare raw water pump. If I were to fit out again. I’d only take stuff that waa small and inexpensive. The rest can be quickly shipped to most places — although not Vanuatu or the Solomons. My favorite tool is a Band-It. When the welded mast fitting for our Quick Vang came undone, I banded it around the base of the mast and sailed for nine months. Then the same fitting on the bottom of the boom gave out, and I banded it back on. The banding has worked so well that I haven’t even had it rewelded. By the way, I greatly prefer the 3/4-inch strapping to the half inch. 38: That’s funny, because lots of folks in the West Marine Pacific Cup objected to the Band-lt being a required tool. Did you have any preconceived notions about your trip that turned out to be wrong? Debbie: We thought we’d be five to seven years doing a circumnavigation. Obviously, we’re going to take longer as we just keep enjoying ourselves. But we plan to do some more westing within the next couple of years. Roger: I worried about being able to find food. (Laughter). It’s not a problem in any populated areas, and in places like the Louisiades you just eat different stuff. For example, we now eat lots of different March, 1997 • UiUUcii • Page 141

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greens we’ve never seen before. The natives tell us how to cook them. In this region of the world, a big store is the size of 7/11 and doesn’t have much. For ihstance, we couldn’t get vinegar, which we pour in the head to keep the hpses from clogging up. Debbie: I left under the impression that I was never going to see a store again (laughter), so I prepared shrink-wrapped meals to last for years. Roger: The Food Saver vacuum pack is a great thing to have, however. We use it to seal spare parts, computer disks, and other stuff as well as frozen foods. 38: You have a freezer? Roger: We have an engine-driven freezer that was installed in New Zealand, for which we have to run the engine a little more than an hour a day in the tropics. In general, all our boat gear has worked well, including a Balmar windlass and the Harken roller furling system. Our Datamarine instruments are 13 years old, and while the windspeed and wind direction are fine, we’re going to have to replace the knotmeter. But that’s marvelous service in a marine environment. Our electronics have been great, too. We’ve had an ICOM M-800 SSB and an ICOM 735 for ham for six years, and they’re fine. The backlighting on our Trimble GPS — which sold for $3,500(1) when new — went out, but that was only $60 to fix. We have a Trimble handheld back up. , 38: Do you always use GPS? Debbie: It’s God’s gift to cruisers. Roger: We haven’t taken a sextant shot for real — although we did brush up on celestial in New Zealand. We’ve never had a problem

with GPS, but some friends have had lock-on problems. When it comes to charts versus GPS, I’m confident that the GPS tells us where we are and that the charts might not be accurate. The charts are off in the Solomons, and they’re a little off in Vanuatu also. If a chart says it’s GPS corrected, we’ve found them to be pretty good. Generally the New Zealand charts arc also good — including the ones based on the work of Captain Cook! In any event, we never rely on just one type of navigation, and we don’t come within five miles of a danger at night. There was also a basic Raytheon 1200 radar that came with the boat. I’d never had a radar before, but itfs dam nice. Debbie: We use the radar for landfalls at night and for watching out for commercial shipping. We call all approaching vessels — "Commercial vessel at position such and such, do you copy us?" — to rnake sure they sec us. We’ve found that such vessels arc more likely to respond to a woman’s voice. We eilso found some hadn’t seen us and we’d have been hit had we not made radioed changes in course. Roger: If you rely on good luck not to be hit, you’re going to be disappointed. 38: Do you use the SSB or ham more often? Roger: We’re both hams, and while it’s still really nice, we don’t use it as much as we used to. But 1 still recommend that people get ham licenses. Debbie: We like that you don’t have to wait for all the chittcrchatter to end. The information you get over ham radio also seems to be more accurate. Sorry, but we’ve got to run. 38: Great talking to you, again. Happy cruising!

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/although the first members of the Hot Rally class of ’97 arrived in Cabo San Lucas five • « months ago, they’re still coming! As we close out the list this month, the final entry. Tamarack from Monro Bay, brings this year’s total up to 376. Thank God they didn’t edl arrive the same ^ week! . Now that the bulk of the southbound cruiser fleet has set off to explore the Sea of Cortez or gunkhole down the Central American coast, the news from Cabo isn’t what you’d call ^ earthshaking. Nevertheless, we have culled a few tasty items from Phil and Lucina at Latitude’s Cabo headquarters, the Broken Surfboard Taqueria. VHP listeners were shocked late one January morning to hear a report on the Cabo Cruisers' Net from the crew of Xta Sea, that she had been chased by a mysterious, unlit boat and was forced to make a series of evasive maneuvers to avoid it. Several times the ominous - 'ghost' ship came at Xta Sea — always from different angles — then shined a bright light on ^ her anxious crew and bla.sted music at them. On the deck of the phantom vessel a dog barked H incessantly, while her unseen crew^^itised to answer radio calls from Xta Sea, which implored P*** the phantom to desist. Eventually, Xta Sea was able to outrun these possible pirates. But when Surfboard Phil, keeper of the net, asked if any other boats had info on the pirates, another curious report came in. ' The crew of Windy came back, reporting that they too had to take evasive action several |,“ times the night before to avoid collisions with a much faster boat. Windy’s crew had also tried » repeatedly to hail the threatening vessel by VHP, but had received no response. She’d only ^ been making about a knot and a half under the light breeze, but couldn’t motor due to engine • problems. And because her batteries were practically drained, she showed no running lights. ^ Pirates? Ah. . . yeah. It turned out one boat weis frantically hailing on channel 16, while the other was doing the same on 68. No harm, no foul. ^ Three recent arrivals. Nimbus, Passage and Pulcinea showed commendable cruiser spirit on their way south. When the three crews met in Turtle Bay, Nimbus was awaiting engine parts and Dulcinea was also having trouble with her 'iron jib' — at least intermittently. Eventually they all set off for Mag Bay together. Upon arrival, Dulcinea was able to tow ^ Nimbus into the anchorage at Puerto Magdelena. After a stopover and repairs, the threesome continued south toward Cabo, but a few miles out Dulcinea struck a submerged object that caused her prop shaft to rip loose from her tranny, among other chaos. The crew. Mom and ^ When you line up these lighthouses at Cabo Falso, you're spittin' distance from Cabo San Lucas.

>s' Pop Holstrom and their four kids, determined their craft was still -^-seaworthy. But with the light winds, they were faced with a role V reversal from a few days before: it was now their turn to ask for help, l./The crew of Nimbus got a chuckle out of having to tow their former /^■'savior. Then, on the second day. Passage finished the job by towing the hamstrung Du/cinea all the way to Cabo. As luck would have : 'Vthe wind finally came up just after they arrived. A follow-up note to last month’s story about the misadventures of I 'x Don Compton, who was swept out to sea in his dinghy but eventually / •rescued by the Mexican Navy; Over two dozen cruising boats (plus /^-the Broken Surfboard’s owners) pitched in to buy a handheld GPS for \-^.the Navy’s future use. Luckily the Navy pilots were able to locate

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Mdlacon (two blocks past immigration); probably named after the notorious pirate, this gritty pub is home to cruiser jam sessions and carefree dancing. * Club Marlin — 10 kffometers out of town on the road North; popular with cruisers especially since there's a pool which diners can use; very good food, reasonably priced, you pay for the cab nde out, fire owner will pay for your cab ride back. • Carlos & Charlies — on the Malacon in the heart of town; the hot spot for dancing among tourists and charterers although — unlike in Cabo — most of the clientele are locals; cruisers tend to favor smaller joints, but C&C's is a must for everyone at least once; huge open-air club with live band.

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KEY WEST RACE WEEK "T1 f Key West were nuked right now, the sport would die," exclaimed US Sailing President Dave Irish, while looking around at the over 2,000 sailors wandering the docks at late January’s tenth'' Yachting Key West Race Week. Dozens of veterans from past

score sheet if you sailed with a Big hangover. Yet despite the sczile of the whole thing, everything is in easy walking distance on^is

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small island: you can dock, drink, and sleep all without walking for more than five minutes. Event organizers also do a fantastic job of making results, protests, and news centr2dly located, and a series.of seminars on everything from the IMS''rule to weather forecasting were available before and after racing. At first, the palm trees seemed out of place as record low temperatures and 20-30 knot northerlies wore on everyone in the practice days. On the water, wool hats broke out. In town, ovens were used to heat the open tin-roofed houses. However, by the start of the first race, the breeze lightened.

Hot, hot, hot: newly crowned Rolex champion Dave Ullman won the 48-boat Melges 24 class for the second year in a row.

America’s Cups, Olympic Games, and Whitbreads mingled freely among the rank and file. Tons of petrochemicals fashioned into some of the world’s hottest IMS, PHRF, and one design class yachts were here, too, entered in record numbers. Thank God for missile treaties, because competing boats converged on this closest point to Cuba from all comers of the sailing world: 31 US states and 16 countries were represented, with one in every seven entries coming from overseas. Following a trend noted over the last few years, 46% of this year’s 269 entries weren’t sailing under a handicap rule, but in one of several one design classes. From ID 48s to Melges 24s, the message was clear: one design is where it’s at, and it’s here to stay. In fact, even in the big-buck grand prix classes (ID 48, IMS A and B, Corel 45, Mumm 36), only 40% of the entries were not racing one-design, the lowest percentage ever and remarkable given that this is an AdmirEil’s Cup year. But whether engaged in training for the Admiral’s Cup or simply escaping the deep freeze up north, everyone who came to Key West wzrs treated to one of the finest sailing events on the planet. Everything’s Big about this regatta: Big fleets. Big names. Big tent parties, and, of course. Big points on your Page 148 • UtHUtZS • March, 1997

then gradually started building and veering into the normal 15-20 knot warm southeasterly for most of the week.

With a turnout this large, three course areas were needed to divide the fleet of nine PHRF, seven one-design, and two IMS classes. Despite the separation, there was still plenty of traffic on the water, even with offset marks, staggered weather marks, and leeward gates. The starting lines for the 31-boat Mumm 30 and 48-boat Melges 24 classes were especially exciting. Fortunately, there were few incidents of flying fiberglass. Actually more damage was

'Swing', a new Farr-designed ILC 46, was sailed by Peter Cilmour and an all-Japanese crew.

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done to the fleet before the racing began. While being delivered to Florida from New Orleans, Michael Gray’s Kiwi 70 cruising sled Peregrine lost her keel about 100 miles west of Naples, Florida, and sank in rough con¬ ditions. The accident happened at 0300 while half the crew were belowdecks, and they had barely enough time to scramble clear. They clung to floating debris, waiting for some time in the water before the liferaft popped free and inflated. With no time to get off a distress call, and an inoperable EPIRB, the six crew spent 12 hours in the raft before being rescued by a passing freighter. The story has a happy ending, though, as Gray found a J/160 to charter, thus allowing his entire crew to enjoy Race Week as planned. The Corel 45 entry list was also reduced by one when, during a practice day, George Collins’ Moxie, with Gary Jobson and Bay Area native John Kostecki aboard, inexplic¬ ably dropped her carbon spar while sailing dow/nwind under main only. Without a spare, she and most of her crew had to sit out the week ashore. Despite the loss, the

exercise was good training for Collins and crew, who will soon be taking delivery of his Whitbread 60 Chessie. In contrast, the organized class support of the One-Design 48s eillowed Gene Mondry’s Leading Edge, with Jeff Madrigali aboard, to recover from losing their rudder in the breezy feeder race down from Ft. Lauderdale. In about a day’s time, a spare blade was flown down from the class base in Pedm Beach, allowing the team to sail the week. Only their practice schedule was interrupted.

Starts were all-important, especially in the one design fleets.

or those who made it to the starting line, the racing was characteristically intense all week. In the IMS classes, finish time margins measured in seconds seemed to indicate the 1997 VPP (velocity prediction program) was working well. Interestingly, the first day’s winners in both IMS A and B went on to win their classes. John Risley’s brand-new Goetz-built Taylor 49 Numbers showed strong form early on. While chal¬ lenged at times. Numbers had enough mo¬ mentum to carry her through the week on top. Typical of the international character at the top end of the sport, Risley, who is from Nova Scotia, had Numbers designed and

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built in the US, and sailed by Kiwi Russell Coutts. They’re planning to compete on the New Zealand Admiral’s Cup team later this summer. Meanwhile, the IMS B class was steamrolled by Ken Read and his team on Makoto Uematsu’s Farr ILC 40 Esmeralda. They finished with an enviable 1-1-5-1-1-7-1-1 record. And it looked as though the same thing was happening in the Corel 45 class, with George Andreadis’ Atalanti X, driven by f

slopes of learning curves converged, Tom Stark’s Rush closed to within half a point to grab the class win. The Mumm 36 class was thrashed by J/24 World Champion Chris Larson, who steered Tom Roche’s Jameson with input from tac¬ tician Dee Smith. Their record of 1-2-2-1-3-

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The highly competitive ID-48 fleet stole the show at Key West. The 30-boat Mumm 30 class was a close runner-up.

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1-4-1 wasn’t quite good- enough to allow them to sit out the last race in the 13-boat class, but they certainly were in a com¬ fortable position. Roche is currently the only known member of the US Admiral’s Cup team, with an ILC 40 yet to be found and the

big-boat position to be determined in trials this spring. On scores of 7-2-1-1-1-1-2-1, the 30-boat Mumm 30 class was not just humbled but outright slaughtered by a newcomer, UK-based Mike Law. His chartered boat was aptly named Intruder. Law, no relation to match racer Chris Law, is a shoe salesman from Cowes and an active player in a competitive Etchells fleet. He was ably helped by fellow Etchells and America’s Cup veteran Jud Smith, along with 1992 Soling Bronze medalist Qzzie Stewart. Smith, who works for Doyle One-Design, is a semi-pro sailmaker, and Stewart is a pro, while therest of the crew were declared amateurs. With something that smacks of sour grapes, post-regatta allegations of the Intru¬ der team’s non-eligibility were completely unfounded (class rules restrict crew talent to an amateur driver, two semi-pros and one pro). Clearly, their experience in competitive big-fleet keelboat racing accounts for their success, especially relative to most Mumm 30 owners who come from big-boat PHRF back-

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sweeps, and by big time allowance margins, calling ratings into question in the big-boat classes. To their credit. Key West race

revealed some suspected problems in the accuracy of the IMS measurement process. Keeping the best for last, Doug and Dick DeVos’ Windquest won not only the ultra¬ competitive ID 48 class, but by virtue of the close tolerances between the top five in

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grounds. Unfortunately, the flak raised has been sufficient to dissuade Law from be¬ coming part of the fleet, and he’s changed his mind about buying a Mumm 30 in the UK. No su^ch problems were evident in the biggest class at Key West, the Melges 24s. Through his usual combination of speed, technique and tactics, newly-crowned Rolex Yachtsman of the Year winner Dave Ullman won easily, never dipping below the top ten. Dave’s dacron mains, at first considered a low-cost novelty among all the mylar sails, are actually designed to be more forgiving in shape and versatile than their low-stretch counterparts. This was the second year in a row that Ullman has won this highly competitive class. r

In most PHRF classes the results were probably determined as much by rating as sailing, since Southeast Florida ratings are assigned to out-of-town boats for the event. Many of the class winners did so in clean

management makes every attempt to mini¬ mize these effects by grouping like boats into classes and holding pre-regatta rating appeal hearings (more accurately known as 'gripe sessions') in an attempt to make everyone happy. But the reasons for the move toward one design are unmistakable. Yet in some classes the racing was quite close. PHRF Class 4 had spirited racing among Tripp 33s, SR 33s, ll-Metres, and the like, with Perry Jones’ Tripp 33 Risky Business eventually rising above the fray to repeat a class win from last year. And in PHRF Class 7, among J/29s and Tripp 26s, the competition got so ugly that there was a rumored $1,000 bribe offered by one team to others in the drink tent the night before the last race to "take out" the class-leading J/29 Titillation. Oddly enough, just seconds prior to the start of the last race, skipper Paul Anderson and his zdl-female crew were T-boned by a port-tacker and holed on the port side. Undaunted, the Titillation team duct-taped the hole and went out to win the race by 2 seconds!

o 'keep up with the Joneses' among other world-class events, organizers this year devised an international team competition, with ten 3-boat teams consisting of IMS/ Corel 45s, Mumm 36s and Melges 24s. Like the Kenwood Cup, Onion Patch, and many other offshore team events, there was never remotely any team play involved. Rather, it was just a tally of points of individual performances — which nonetheless made for an interesting sideshow to the main event. In fact, even the geographic assignment of team members wets a bit liberal, with Dave Ullman assigned to the Down Under team. In the end, however, another set of trophies were awarded to the victorious USA Blue team, consisting of Rush, Jameson and Harry Melges’ Melges 24 Wicked Feet. For purposes of the team trophy, the Corel 45s were scored using their IMS certificates — and they indeed proved competitive with other IMS designs. The differences in rating within the 'identical' Corel fleet, however.

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class, the overall Yachting Boat-of-the-Week Awcird as well. Driven by guest helmsman JJ Isler, with help from Kimo Worthington, Windquest won by only a point. Even that wasn’t a sure thing until the last mark of the last race. In a class where all but one competing team won a race, the was little margin for error, and Isler graciously credited the teamwork of the Windquest crew for the award. This class more than any other had the most current and ex-Northern Californians, including Dawn Riley and her coed team on America True, with class coordinator John Bertrand calling tactics and Sean Svendsen among the crew. Jeff Madrigali ended up on Leading Edge, and Hart¬ well Jordan was on Windquest, among others.

^5o, with the sun, rum, and fun another memory, the serious racers are already

Top NorCdl boat: Margaret Cokey and Bernard Slabeck sailed their B-25 'BloodvesseF to second place in PHRF IX.

gearing up for the SORC in Miami in early March. Meanwhile, the less serious crowd can look forward to when the ice thaws and they can return to their home fleets as seasoned Loc<il Heros. — dobbs davis March, 1997 •

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10-48 — 1) Windquest, Holland, Ml; 2) Abracadabra, Birmingham, AL; 3) Swedish Match, Sweden. (7 boats) iMS-l — 1) Numbers, Tay|or49, Halifax, Canada; 2) Swing, ILC 46, Japan; 3) Seagoon, Farr 47, Cape Town, South Africa. (8 boats) COREL 45 1) Atalanti X, Athens, Greece; 2) Rush, Bristol, Rl; 3) Faster K-Yote, Great Britain. (6 boats) PHRFI — 1) Equation, R/P 50, St. Clair Shores, Ml; 2) Larrupin, J/130, Houston, TX; 3) Xcargo, Swan 53, Dallas, TX. (10 boats) JMS II — 1) Esmerelda, ILC 40, Japan; 2) Easy Oars, ILC 40, Germany; 3) Flash Gordon 2, Farr 43, Chicago, IL. (10 boats) MUMM 36—1) Jameson, Ireland; 2) Kateie, Belgium; 3) Bravo, Brazil. (12 boats) PHRF II — 1) Zoom, Henderson 30, Longboat Key, FL; 2) Letter of Marque, Melges 30, Marble¬ head, MA; 3) New Wave, Henderson 30, Clearwater, FL. (10 boats) PHRF III — 1) Sheerness, Taylor 41, Boston, MA; 2) White Trash, Olson 40, Mobile, AL; 3) Regardless, N/M one ton. Port Canaveral, FL. (14 boats) PHRF IV — 1) Risky Business, Tripp 33, Richmond, VA; 2) Hot Flash, SR 33, St. Petersburg, Rl; 3) Snake Eyes, SR 33, Annapoiis, MD. (10

30, Quebec. (17 boats) PHRF VII — 1) Titillation, J/29, Deitaville, VA; 2) Hustler, J/29, City island, NY; 3) Quick Flash, J/29, Harbour Town, SC. (16 boats) PHRF VIII — 1) Electra, C&C 40, Annapolis, MD; 2) Sazerac, Swan 40, Minneapolis, MN; 3) Artemm J, C&C 39, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. (14 boats) j/80 — 1) Jaguar, Newport, Rl; 2) J Spot, New Orleans; 3) Adrenalin, Newport, Rl. (10 boats) j/27 — 1) JT’s Baby, Tawas Bay, Ml; 2) Footloose, Houston, TX; 3) Hot Tuna, Macatawa, Ml. (7 boats) PHRF IX — 1) Putz, SR-25, Ontario, CAN; 2) Bloodvessel, B-25, Sausatito; 3) Fourtune Cookie, B-25, Jackson, MS. (10 boats) PHRF X — 1) Predator, S2-7.9, Mandeville, LA; 2) Wings, Capo 26; 3) Stirred, Not Shaken, J/24,

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MAX EBB rom the point of view of marina man¬ agement, a university sailing club is some¬ thing of a thorn under the saddle. These programs are a constant burden on mainte¬ nance, security and safety — yet contribute almost nothing to marina revenue. Never

mind that on most days there’s more sailing activity going on at that little sailing club than at all other marina facilities combined. The reality is that a marina runs on money, and the hundreds of members of the sailing club pay almost nothing compared to boat owners who write big checks every month to keep their unused boats safe in doiible-finger berths with an electric heaters running. So the marina’s administrative overhead in dealing with the sailing club is far out of proportion to the cash flow. (Although sailing club members are quick to point out that half the yacht club member¬ ship and probably a quarter of the marina berthers got their start at the sailing club.) Fortunately, the city recognizes the value of very low cost public access to entry-level sailing. And ever since this particular sailing club opened its doors to the general public some 20 years ago, the marina management has had clear instructions from the city to tolerate the sailing club, if not actively support it. Which is a very good situation for the boat-owning berthers, because from our point of view, the sailing club is one of the best places to find crew. That’s why 1 found myself walking into the rundown shack that passes for a 'club¬ house' on the other side of the marina one Sunday morning. Two of my regulars had canceled, and the sailing club was a likely place to find a couple more quick-learning neophytes. "Crew flaked out on you again?" is how I was greeted. It was Lee Helm, grad student at the University, and active sailing club member. "Alert! Owner looking for foredeck fod¬ der!" warned another clubmember, looking up from some paperwork he’d been working on. In fact, they all had pencils in their hands and sheets of paper in front of them — all half-dozen-odd college students who filled up the tiny shack that morning, along with the partially repaired booms and rudders, rusty filing cabinets, and damp wetsuits hanging from the rafters. "Well, you’re right," I said. "I have two spots open for the race this afternoon. AnyPage 154 •

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one want to learn foredeck on a big boat?" "Sounds cool," said another student, gesturing at the work on the t^ible in froqt of

him, "but first we have to finish this." "What are you all so occupied with?" I asked. "Shouldn’t you be put sailing?" "It’s Racing Rules Re-Certification Day," explained Lee. "Every time a new version of the rules comes out, we revise our in-house racing rules test. Club rulqs require that anyone who skippers a cibb boat in a race has to pass this test. And like, this time the changes to the rules are so extensive, we’re requiring everyone to re-take the test under the new rules."

I remembered that test from a couple of years ago, when a copy first fell into my hands. At all costs, 1 had to avoid taking that test again. The last thing 1 wanted to do was gauge my knowledge of racing rules against these bright young college kids who doubled as sea lawyers for fun. But I did remember that the new rules weren’t due out until April. "How did you get your hands on the new rules this early?" 1 asked. "They’ve been up on the ISAF web page since December," responded one of the testtakers without looking up. "Everyone I know has a copy. It’s at http.llsailmg.orglnewrulesl. "Well that’s an interesting change of policy," I noted. "Last time I discussed this with Lee, she said that US Sailing was deadset against electronic publication of the rules. The rationale was that the rulebook is one of the benefits of membership, and they don’t want to undermine their marketing efforts, or something like that." "US Sailing is still dead-set against it," she grinned. "But ISAF — that’s the new name for the lYRU — came through for us. Al¬ though, like, they didn’t really have any choice, since the rules were going to be up on the web one way or another." "Don’t they control the copyright?" I asked. "Ve haff vays of dealing viss zee copy¬ right," sneered one of the students. "What we threatened to do," he continued, "was divvy up the new rulebook into manageable — in other words, easily typable — sections of text, and about 30 of us were all going to put our sections on our own web pages. With

links connecting them all, it would be almost seamless. And yet no one would have posted more than a couple of screenfuls, easily justi¬ fied under 'educational fair use'. Some of this subversive scheming went on in the public rec.boats, racing newsgroup. The ISAF webmeister must have been quaking in his seaboots — and they finally caved." "We don’t know if that’s really the reason," said another sailor. "But there does seem to be a policy gap between ISAF and US Sailing." "That newsgroup, BTW, is the place to go for serious questions about the new rules. Not everyone there’s an expert, but a few. are, and the signal to noise ratio ain’t half bad compared to a lot of other newsgroups out there. . ." "Well, it’s probably a good thing that you never had to put that plan into action," 1 said.

"For sure," said Lee. "Although it would have been fun. "We even had an ad-hoc committee forming to write an alternative set of underground racing rules if the ISAF product came out; like, as bad as everyone thought it was going to be a year ago. But, the new rules actually aren’t so terrible. 1

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think they did a few things wrong, and a few holes will need to be plugged by appeals decisions. And like, a few of us conspiracy buffs still believe the whole deed is driven by TV money. But we can live with them." 'That’s good news," I said. "Still, YRA has decided to race the whole ’97 season under the old rules. So 1 won’t have to deal with the changes until the next midwinter season." "I dunno. Max. There’s a delegates meet¬ ing coming up on March 27. Lots of racers are going to be pushing to get the new rules back in for this year, so we don’t have to switch rulebooks each time we go from a , YRA race to a special event. ODCA did a survey. . ." "Our season starts on the first weekend of May," I protested, "and publicatiori usually slips a few months, by the time the books are

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noticed that the first sheet of each set of rules stacked on the table was titled "The Racing Rules of Sailing for 1997-2000. Copyright ISAF, DO NOT distribute this online version.” "Fine for you guys," I said, "but the YRA office says that only 20% of the racers have email." "How many people here believe that only 20% of YRA members can get email?" she asked her buddies in the clubhouse. "1 don’t know anyone who doesn’t have an internet email connection," said one of her friends. "I don’t know anyone who doesn’t have web access," send another club member. "1 don’t know anyone who doesn’t have their own web page," said another sailor, continuing around the crowded room. "1 don’t know anyone who doesn’t have their own domain name." "I don’t know anyone who doesn’t have

future YRA racers are going to come from," said Lee. 'You do the rocket science." "I’ll see you at the delegates meeting," 1 said. "Now let’s get back to nriy immediate problem — who wants to crew this after¬ noon? "I could do it," said , . j of the sailors, "but you know, the kind of racing we do here is very tactical and rules-oriented. The last time 1 sailed in a YRA type race, it was a little frustrating because even though the boat was fast, the skipper didn’t know the rules, got a poor start, and lost a place at every mark." "Max isn’t nearly as bad as that other guy you sailed with," said Lee, coming to my defense. "Let’s make a deal," said the prospective crew. "I’ll sail with you today — and I can probably bring some friends too — but you have to take the racing rules test on the way out to the starting line." I swallowed hard. 'You got it," 1 said, reaching out to make the deal-closing handshake.

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actually mailed out. "How can we race under rules that we don’t have yet?" "But they’ve been downloadable since December," she countered, pointing to a stack of printouts on the table. And accor¬ ding to the web page, the hard copy is available right now."

an ISDN connection." "I don’t know anyone who doesn’t oper¬ ate their own web server.. ." "Okay, I get the point," 1 conceded. "But this isn’t exactly the demographic of your typical YRA racer." "But like, this is the demographic that the

n the way out to the start I was care¬ ful to keep the crew busy enough with sail changing drills so that they didn’t have time to even mention the rules test. But I have homework tor next week. . . — max ebb March, 1997 •

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2l>23 (above) It is before the start. L has esbdiltshed an overlap from clear astern. aDCanLluff?_ 22) Can L luff above dose-hauled?_ 23) Can L hiff above close-hauled if L's mast moves ahead of Ws mast?_ 24} (no diagram) Yachts P and S are apfoOBching on opposite tacks. P tacks to stitftjoard directly in front of S. S alteis course to keep dear of P at about the same time that P first reaches a ciose-haul^f course on starboard S protests, claiming duit P did not reach a close-hauled course in time.Tfcerearenoadditional witnesses. Who shotdki win the protest?_

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■* t| If L hails W for room to tack, and W " 1 by hailing *yon fedt," must L tack 1??

45) A right-of-way yacht is involved in a collision which causes no damage, but as a result the yacht's finishing position is adversely affected. Is the yacht entitled to redress?_

43 (below I The yacht <>hown has touched the mark What conrective action should be taken^

47} .Can a witness to an Incident under | protest serve on the protest committee? I

48) X protests Y, ^ut Y does not protest X, I Cag. X be disqualified if X is found to be at \ fault by the protest committee? | 49) Are the facts found by a protest: committee subject to apped^_

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1996 RACING e have always abhorred the idea of being typecast into one role or one interest. It therefore continues to mystify us how many sailors can pledge allegiance to only one facet of sailing — as though they’d said 'I do' and promised to forsake all others. Papa Latitude is here to tell you that life is too short for stuff like that. You Type—AAA racers need to slow down and smell the flowers now and then. And as for you daysailors and cruisers, lighten up and try a little racing. It’s fun, it’ll make you a better sailor — and before you is the golden opportunity to start in the least traumatic way possible: the.1997 Racing Only Crew List. Over the next six pages or so are lists of names of people who are already psyched up for the racing sezison. This officially kicks off with the Vallejo Race on May 3-4, but unofficially kicks off with a series of pre-season events beginning with the Big Daddy on March 15-16. One of the nicest things about the Crew List is that you don’t have to be listed here to take part in it. You could have literally made the decision to try racing by the time you finish this sentence. All you have to do is read and acknowledge the disclaimer at the top of the page, and then delve right in.

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Call your top^hoice people first. If they look good to you, they might well look good to someone else, so at this point, time is of the essence. While the phone is ringing, write the person’s name at the top of one of your question sheets. When he or she answers, go for it. When you’re done with one sheet (and your contact has asked his or her own questions about you), take out the next sheet and make the next call. Ideally, you’d then sit back and eenie-meenie-minie-moe your pile of completed questionnaires and pick the one you like best. In reality, some Crew Listers have told us ftey’re 'sold' by the first or sedond call. Whatever works for you.

^\nother advantage to having your name listed here is that you ge^in free to the Crew List parties. Actually, these have always been hich is probably what regular Crew Listers will have done by more like friendly, low-key get-togethers than parties — for a very now. By the time the rest of you converts make it this far, , the good reason: we don’t want anyone to feel intimidated about coming switchboards at Ma Bell should be lit up like the Fourth of July with to one. So even if you score a boat or crew on your first few calls, calls going back and forth between people looking for boats on which plan to come by one of our two parties anyway. The first will be to crew and boat owners looking for people to crew on their boats. Tuesday, April 8, at the Encinal YC in Alameda. The second is If you’re completely new or still on the fence about the whole idea, Thursday, April 10, at the Corinthian YC in Tiburon. Times for both the process couldn’t be simpler. Associated with each name, you will parties are 6 to 9 p.m. We’ll have the usual murichies and T-shirt note a series of numbers and other gobbledegook. The first two are giveaways, and the clubs will run their usual no-host bars. the person’s age and contact number. In the case of boat owners, the Like we said, if your name appears here, you get in free. Just point type of boat is next in the listing. Then, to figure out what aill the your name out (no cheatingl) to the friendly folks at the door. If numbers mean, simply refer to the code boxes for people who 'Want you’re not listed here, you’re still welcome, but it’ll cost you $5 a Crew' or are 'Looking For Crew'. We’ll bet even you diehard cruisers head to get in. Please try to have exact change or close to it. If you will find a situation that sounds mildly appealing within the first 10 come in and want them to break a $100 bill, God help you. The FBI listings you peruse. Then simply call the person up and see what you is still looking for the body of the last guy that tried it. can work out. We invite you zdl to come and The advantage people have have a good time. But the Crew who are already listed here is that List party also performs a couple they’ll also be receiving calls, of important functions in the Crew rendering their chances of finding Listing process. First, it offers a Encinal YC — Exit Highway 880 at 23rd Avenue, Alameda, and boats or crew twice as good as friendly neutrzd ground on which proceed west, toward the Bay. (If you're coming from the south, you everyone else’s. to meet your new skipper or crew will have to make a U-tum and cross back over the fieeway at the first If you really want to get into for the first time. And second, it available opportunity.) Cross the Park Street Bridge. At the second Crew List mode, write out a list of oilers those who have not nailed light past the bridge, Buena Vista, make a right. Go 1 mile and make questions for your prospective down a crew or boat yet one more a right on Sherman. Go over the railroad tracks and make a right on crew or skipper. Applicable quer¬ chance to do so. Everybody who Triumph. Go to the end of the block. The Oaldand YC will be right in ies for both parties might include front of you, with the Tied House Brewery on your left. Turn right and comes into the parties gets to how much non-race activity is continue to the end of the parldng lot. Encinal YC is on your left. wear color-coded name tags, so required (boat upkeep, repairs, everybody else can instantly tell if haulout, etc.), responsibility for they’re boat owners looking for Corinthian YC — Exit HighwayTOl at the Tiburon/East Blithedale lunches, practice days, specialty turnoff. Proceed east (toward the Bay) on Tiburon Boulevard all the crew or crew looking for boats. races, and so on. Double space way to downtown Tiburon, about a 10-minute ride. (The road will the questions so you can write curve around a bit, just stay on it.) When you get to Tiburon, turn answers under each and leave ^low for a medley of our right on Main Street. There is a pay parking lot (maximum, $8) to room at the top for the name and your right at the end of the block. Park drere (or good luck finding greatest tips. phone number of the person • Make your C2»lls during the parking on the street). The entrance to tfre Corinthian YC parking lot you’re calling. Then run off a is directly across the street from the pay lot toll booth. The club is at waking hours for most human dozen or so copies. the fw end. adults — no earlier than 8 a.m. We’ve been told by Crew List and no later than 10 p.m. veterans that the best thing to do is go through the appropriate listing ■ • Be realistic about the commitment. If you sign on for a whole once before you start making calls, and put little checkmarks beside season, you’re going to have to show up on time and in working the top 5 to 10 best prospects — the people who seem the most ideal order for upwards of 20 weekends this summer. for what you’re looking for. Make smaller checks (or some other • Be honest. We know this one will be hard for all you lying, mark) by the 'second choices.' deceitful sacks of s_t out there. Butjiey, car salesmen are people.

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CREW LIST

NtndatieA aji to the character of anyone participating in the Tew LtsliF or idle con^iona of tiieir boata or equipment, ou must |ttd|^ ifcosu thtatga for yonrseif.

too. It’s never too late to change. Look at Darth Vader in Return of the Jedi. Here’s a guy who killed whole planets, fer gawdsakes. He basically said, "Oops, sorry", and all was forgiven. It works for sailing, too. • Don’t be an age bigot when it comes to choosing a boat or crew. There’s as much to be said for the steady hand of experience as the strength and exuberance of youth. And besides, the steady hand of experience also brings along better music. Give everybody a chance. • If you’re a man, for pete’s sake, don’t be a jerk to any of the women on the Crew List. Don’t tell them moronic things like "Sex is required" to crew on a boat (as one guy actually did). On the other side of the coin, we’ve seen some of you ladies come to the Crew Parties dressed to kill a lot more than time. So please, everybody, leave the hormone thing for another time and place.

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^^efore we wind up another of these puppies, we once again want to remind you that when you see us out there on our photo boat — instantly recognizable by the medieval torture rack that sounded on the phone like a nifty tuna tower — a wave and a smile offer the best chance of seeing your photo in the magcizine. The two exceptions to this rule; If you’re doing 25 knots or more, or if any of the women aboard are topless. Then you can flip us off and throw beer cans. We’ll take your picture anyway. Finally, if we haven’t convinced you Risers or daysailors to try racing, well, we tried. We’ll see you all at next month’s Cruising, Daysailing, Co-Chartering and Boat Swapping Crew List. Until then, good luck to all of you in whatever type of sailing you want to do this year.

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tm WILL 1) Help with the bottsom, do maintenance anything! 2) Play boat administrator, go-fer 3} Go to die masthead to retrieve die halyard at sea 4' \a'.';;.itc’, I've got loti of c’xpe'icm*5) Do foredeck, J've got lots of experience 6i Do grinding I've got muscle 7) Do iunches/prgivisionlng

George, 40, (510) 525-6988.wants 4,5,6/prefers 1,2/exp 3f/will 1,2.3,5.7. Gerry Lawrence, 33, (415) 317-3119 orgwl@area.com. .wants 1,2,3,5,6/exp 4ce/will 3,5,6. Greg Meagher, 36, (510) 524-4825 .wants 1/prefers 1,2.4/exp 2a/will 7. Heinz Baumann, 31, (415) 945-0583 or (415) 507-8466. .wants 1/prefers 2/exp 2bc/wlll 1,3,5. iari Tippins, 29, (619) 488-1667....wants 1,2,3,4,5,6/no prefs/exp 2b/will 1,2.3,4,6. Jack Mahoney, 27, (415) 331-1926.wants 1.2.3,4,5,6/preters 1,2/exp 2b/will 6. March, 1997

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John L. Acomb, 46, (415) 383-9240 or prosailor@aol.com. .wants 1,3/prefers 1,2/exp 4fg (20+yrs, KP grad. Unlimited Master, HI, L.A., LI. Sound)/will 1,2,3,4,5,6 (& rigging). John Dehnert, 51, (415) 456-6918.wants 1,5,6/no prefs/exp 2b/will 1,2,3,6,7. John Hornung, 39, (510) 845-19J2.wants 1,3,4,5,6/prefers 1,2/exp 3,4fg (6 mos. crew on Stormvogelin Indian Ocean, also Med, Carib., Cortez)/will 2,3,4,5,6. John Rhoadarmer, 32, (408) 338-1548.wants 4/prefers 2/exp 3f/will 1,2,3,6,7. Keith Kelly, 47, (707) 542-5533 or pager (707) 329-7871 . .wants 1,2,3,4,5,6/prefers 2/exp 2a/will 1,2,3,4,5,6,7. Ken MacKenzIe, 44, (415) 749-1571 . .wants 1/prefers 1/exp 4f(6yrs),g(boat owner, delivery exp)/will 1,3,5,6. Kevin P. Laird, 29, (415) 749-1789. .wants 1,2,3/prefers 2,5/exp 3bg (Pearson 30 owner)/will 1. Kurt Owens, 35, (415) 255-0507 or e-mail; kurtowens@aol.com. .wants 1,3,5/prefers 1/exp 4f/will 3,5,6. Larry Zaremblnakl, 39, (510) 482-5983 . .wants 1,2,3,4,5/prefers 1,2/exp 3de/will 1,3,5,6. Lloyd Ritchey, 52, (408) 280-5021 or (510) 249-4527. .wants 1,2,3,5/profors 2/exp 4df/will 1-7. Mac Fuller, 45, (707) 747-0690. .... wants 1,3,5/prefers 2/exp 2ce (4 summers Mobile Bay & Gulf coast)/will 1,3,5,6. Mark Comings, 28, (510) 556-0422.wants 1/prefers 1,2,3 (any one-design bigger than a dinghy)/exp 4ceg (extensive racing L.A Aong Beach). Mark Downing,47, (707) 523-5996.. .wants 1,3,4,5,6/prefers 2/exp 2ab/will 1,2,3,6,7. Mark Itanen, 36, (209) 522-8040, 3325 Penny Ln., Modesto, CA 95354. .... wants 1,2,3,4,5,6/prefers 2,S/exp 3bg (Hobie cat & sextant owner)/will 1,3,4,5,6. Mark Pretorlua, 36, (415) 367-7553 or (408) 467-0235. ...wants 1,3/prefers 2/exp 2ce/will 1,3,6. Mark Vis, 31, (510) 795-7657 or markvis@aol.com. .wants 1,3,4,5/prefers 2/exp 3d/will 1,2,6. Marty, 36, (415) 648-4536.wants 1/prefers 1,2/exp 3dg (12 yrs in FL)/will 1,5,6. Matthew Cater, 28, (408) 457-1943 or email; hapihse@cruzio.com.

RACE ANNOUNCEMENT

.wants 2,3,4/prefers 1,2/exp 2ab/will 1,2,3,6. Michael Dery, 42, (415) 643-6000 .wants 1/prefers 2/will 1,2,3,6. Mike Hibbetts, 33, (415) 856-4758.wants 1,2,3,4,5/prefers 2/exp 4f/will 2,5,6. Mike Spitz, 25, (408) 285-0286 or malone@loc100.tandem.eom. .wants 1,2/prefers 1,2/exp 3b/will 1,3,6. Mitchell Taylor, 30, (510) 939-0121 . wants 1,3,4,5,6/prefers 1,2/exp 3d/will 1,2,3. Morris Wren, 40, (510) 893-4123 or ozalien@aol.com. .wants 1,3,4,5,6/prefers 2/exp 3d/will 1,2,3,4,5,6,7. Neal Daskal, 42, (510) 268-4007 . .wants 1,2,3,5,6/prefers 2/exp 3eg (1-2 yrs Puget Sound)/will 6. Neil Lowin,34, (415) 550-8523.wants 1,3,4,5,6/exp 3d/will 1,2,3,6,7. Neil A. McManus, 46, (808) 637-8754 or (808) 523-8183 . .wants 3,4,5,6/prefers 2,5/exp 4cg/will 1,2,3,4,5,6,7. Patrick E. Kohiman, 45, (415) 726-0718 msg. .wants 1,2,3,4,5,6/prefers 2,3/exp 4dfg (cruising 17 yrs)/will 2,3. Paul Farr, 40, (415) 368-7981 .wants 1,3,4,5/prefers 2/exp 3f (5yrs)/will 6. Paul Kaplan, 46, (510) 523-6819.wants 1/prefers 4/exp 2g. Paul Meyerhof, 42, (510) 845-3985.wants 1,2/prefers 2/exp Ib/will 6. Ralph E. Herrera, 38, (408) 435-8848 .. wants 1,3/prefers 1,2/exp 2bc/will 1,2,6,7. Randy Griffin, 34, (415) 929-0680. .wants 1,2,3 (Transpac)/prefers 3 (competitive design)/exp 3,4ef/will 3,4,5,6. Randy Webb, 40, (408) 426-7628. ..wants 4,6/prefers 2,3 (Santa Cruz/Olson)/exp 4f/will 1,3,5. Ray Slaughter, 49, (415) 454-0561 .wants 1,2/prefers 2/exp 3,4bd/will 4,6. Rich Katz, 43, (415) 892-4505.wants 1,3/prefers 1,2/exp 4d/will 1,3,5,6. Rob Connelly, 31, (510) 754-3650 or (510) 486-4028 wk. .wants 1,5/prefers 1,3/ exp 3bg (owns 25’ Hunter)/vrill 1,3. Robert Soleway, 60, (415) 381-3147. wants 1,2,3,5,6/prefers 2/exp 4efg (Baja Ha-Ha, Marina del Rey-PV)/will 2,3,4,5,6,7. Roger Rowe, 27, (415) 775-9964 or c/o Randy Rowe, 76903 Ascalon Av.d, Palm Desert, CA 92211, (619) 360-1043. .wants 6 (Baja Ha-Ha)/prefers 2/exp 3bd/will 1,3,6,7.

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Steve Keeler, 45, (408) 366-6886. .wants 1.2/prefers 2/exp 4cef (20yrs)/will 1,2,3.4,5,6,7. Tom Gray, 32, (415) 957-9291 .wants 1/prefer any/exp la/will 1,2,3,6,7. Tom Holland, 34, (415) 965-8340.wants 3.5/oxp 3df/wlll 6.

WOMEN TO CREW ON A RACING BOAT Alice, 25. (415) 474-7403. .wants 1,3/prefers 1,2/exp 3cg (laser & 420 racing, wants larger boats)/will 1,2. Andrea, 30, (415) 945-0583.wants 1/prefers 2/exp 2bc/wlll 1,3,5. Anne Watson, 35, (415) 361-1489.wants 1,3,4,5/prefors 1,2,4,5/oxp bc/will 2. Arlane Paul, 38, (415) 928-4415.wants 1/prefers 1,2/exp 2b/wil 3,5,7. BobbI Coggins, 44, (916) 655-3591,fax (916)655-3595or e-mall; crewbabe9lnreach.com.wants 1,3/prefers 2,3/exp 3d/will 1,3,5,6,7. Breeze, 37, (415) 776-6515.wants 1/prefers 2/exp 20^111 6.7. Carey Neves, 37, (415) 928-8047. ...wants 1/prefers 2/exp dg (Lake Mlchigan)/wlll 2,6,7. Carol, 25, (415) 834-9331 . .wants 1,2,3,5,6/prefers 2,3,4 (trapeze dinghles)/exp 3d/will 2,5. Chris, 38, (415) 383-8200 x103 or fax (415) 383-5816. wants 1,5,6/prefers 1,2/exp 3g (4 Bay seasons, seminars, boat owner)/wlll 1,2,6,7. Competent, 44, (415) 885-0181. ..wants 1,2,3,5,6/prefers 1,2,3 (any one deslgn)/exp 3ef/wlll 1,6. Diane, 41. (408) 625-4159. .wants 1,2,3,4,5,6/prefers 2,3 (PHRF/sleds)/exp 3ceg (dellverles)/will 1,2,6,7. Elizabeth, 34, eridley®netcom.com.. wants 1,5,6/prefers 1,2/exp 3d/wlll 1,2,5,6,7. Gillian Loza, 40s, (510) 521-6201or gsl@cronos.com. .wants 1,3/prefers 1,2/exp 3be. HlllevI HIrano, 36, (510) 372-8288.wants 1/prefers 1/exp 4c/wlll 1,2,3,4,6,7. Jan, 40, (415) 332-7821 .wants 1,6/prefers 2/exp 3d/will 6,7. Jane Baldwin, 36. (415) 451-7208. .wants 1,3,4,5,6/prefers 2,5/exp 3ag (sailed around world ‘86-’89)/will 1,2,3,6,7.

Janet Condino, 40, (415) 813-6583 or jcondino® stem.com. .wants 3,4,5/prefers 2/exp 3dg (cruislng)/wlll1.2,4,7. Jeanette Daroosla, 35, (415) 454-7582.wants 1,5/prefers 1,2/exp 2d/will 1. Joy, 40s, (415)479-5238 .wants 1,3/prefers 1,2/exp 2de/wlll 1,2.6,7. Judy White, 50, (415) 388-9562 . wants 1,2/prefers 1,2,4,5 (Hoble)/exp 3dg (sailed scows.MIdwest iakes)/will 2,5,6,7. Julie, 28. (619) 223-4813 . .wants 3 (TransPac)/prefers 2/exp 3cg (offshore exp)/will 1,2,7. Kathy, 40, (707) 944-9569 .wants 1/prefers 1.2/exp 3d/will 2. Kathy Acomb, 50, (415) 383-9240 or prosailor@aol.com. .wants 1,3/prefers 1,2/exp 4 (25yrs)fg (HI. L.A., L.l. Sound)/will 2.7. Laurie Miller, (510) 237-6122 . .wants 1/prefers 1,2/exp 3dg (long distance ocean saillng)/will 2. Lisa Shawn, 30. (415) 721-7120 or e-mail: Ishawn@marin.k12.ca.us. .wants 4/prefers 2/exp 3d/will 1.2,3,6,7. Mary Woodrum, 42, pager (415) 841-6008, (415) 566-9312 h. (415) 885-7483 w . .wants 1/prefers 1/exp 2,3cg (won crew award for Comet class)/will 2,7. NancI, 41, (415) 627-6700.wants 1/prefers 1/exp 1/wlll 2.7. Pat B., 37, (408) 885-9429 . .want 1,2.5/prefers 1.2/exp 2bg (scuba, CPR)/will I.2.3.6.7. Pauline, 28, (415) 461-5000 ext 3558 wk or e-mail; pxc@synon.com. .. wants 1/prefers 1/exp 2ag/wlll 2. Shirley, 31, (415) 473-1849 or sbunger@earthlink.com. .wants 1/prefers 1,2/exp 2b/will 1,5,6 (willing to try),7. Su, 31, (415) 380-9623 or email: sailorsu @ concentric.net. .wants 1/prefers 1,2/exp abg (very dependable)/will 1.3. Susan, early 40’s. (916) 750-5000 . ...wants 1,2/prefers 2/exp 4cg (Lake Mich, Miss River, Chesapeake Bay)/will 2,5,7. Susan, 38, (415) 885-2865 or e-mail; sball26689.aol.com. .wants 1/prefers 2/exp 2d/will 2. Synthia Petroka, 39. (408) 929-7217 . .wants 1.2,3,4,5/prefer 1,2/exp 4deg (return sail from Hl)/will 3,4,5.

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1996 RACING "WANT CREW* CODE COUPLES TO CREW ON A RACING BOAT George Bunting & Barbara Titel, 50, (415) 254-4017 or gwb@netconn.com. .want 1,2/prefer 1,3 (505,1-14, Thistle, Santana 22),4/exp 3bg/will 2,6,7. Jay & Janice Hawkins, 39/45, (415) 332-2748. .wants 6/prefers 2/exp 3b/wlll 1,2,3,4,5,6,7. Mark & Rosanne ^ngelhardt, 36/37, (510) 337-9042 e-mail: markengelhardt@usa.net.want 1,3,5/exp 3c/will 5,6. Mike & Karen. 33/26, (415) 856-4758.want 1,2,5/prefer 2/exp 1b,4f/will 2,5,6,7.

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Dan Haynes, 54, (415) 325-1147, Wilderness 21.plans lac/wants 1,2/races 2. Dan Wilshin, 51, (415) 592-8882, J/29 . plans 1,8 (SBYRA) b/wants 1,2,3/races 2. David Demarest, 45, (415) 485-0789, Santana 22 ... plans Ibcde/wants 3/races 2. David Smith, 40, (415) 289-0375 or (800) 526-9096 x2363 wk. Passport 40. .plans 1,2,3,5,f/wants 1,4,5/races 2. Dean Briggs, 38, (510) 866-9126 or (510) 928-9660, Soverel 33. .plans 1,3,5 acde/wants 2,3/races 1,2. Dennis Holt, 53, (510) 233-0523, J/24.plans 1 b/wants 2/races 3. Don Blood, 50+, (415) 477-1009 or narwhal@califomia.com, Newport 27. .plans 1,3d/wants 2,4,5/races 1. Eric Mueller, 35, (415) 355-7883, Farallone Clipper 38. .plans 1 d/wants 1,4/races 1. Fred Turner, 40, (916) 737-8966 or FredT5@aol.com, Coronado 15. .plans e/wants 1,4/races 1. Greg Klein, 51, (415) 383-4603, C&C 37.wants lade/wants 2/races 2. Gregg Lipanovich, 47, (510) 337-9226, Ranger 29...plans 1 de/wants 1,5/races 1,2. H.W. Zarth, 54, (408) 247-8879, Olson 30.plans Ibd/wants 1,4/races 1. Jan Grygier,40, (415) 973-0571 or email: jcg8@pge.com, Columbia Challenger 24 .plans 1bc,8 (Jack Frost Winter Series)/wants 1/races 2. Jim Fair, (415) 967-6207, Merit 25.plans lac/wants 1/races 2. Jim Hancock, 39, (415) 243-0414, Freya 39.plans 1,3,7,de/wants 2,4/races 1. Joe “Magic” Hedrick, 52, (888) 62MAGIC , (888) 626-2442 toll-free, O’Day 37 .... ..plans ladef/wants 1,5/races 1. i Joe Schmidt, 53, (415) 369-7602 or (510) 608-2301 days, Santana 22. .plans Ibcd/wants 2/races 2. I Karsten Mau, 37, (408) 954-0290 wk or (408) 280-1963, Baltic 37. .plans 1 de/wants 2,3/races 1,2. . Leo Garami, 36, (510) 494-9465, Hobie 33.1,5,ace/wants 1,4,5/races 2,3. , Mark Sloane, 45, (510) 934-8000 wk or (510) 820-4112 hm, Santana 35. .plans 1,2,3,bc/wants 3/races 2,3. Martin Cunningham, 40s, (415) 578-1930, Santana 35. .plans 1 be/wants 3,4/races 2.

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Michael McClure, 55, (415) 355-4083, Moore 24.plans 1 de/wants 4/races 1. Nick Barnhill, (510) 283-0394 or nbam@pacbell.net, Olson 91 IS. .plans 3ade/wants 2/races 2. Richard Bryant, 43, (408) 275-0827, Express 27. .plans 1,3,4 abd/wants 1,4/races 2. Richard Page, 53, (510) 527-3600, Santa Cruz 27 PHRF 132. .plans 1,3,de/wants 1,2/races 2. Richard Peck, (415) 348-8527, Davidson 44.... plans 1,2,3 acd/wants 2,3/races 3. Sidney Luscutoff, 45, (415) 989-7500 or fax (415) 989-1465, Jeanneau 45. .plans Ide/wants 2,5/races 1. Simon James, 37, (408) 654-5554, Ranger 26.plans 1 b/wants 2/races 2. Tom Byuce, 50, (510) 849-3649 hm or (510) 204-1882 wk. Cal 29. .plans Ibc/wants 1,2,4,5/races 2. Vic Thiry, 55, (510) 277-3553 or fax (510) 277-3555, 24’ tri. .plans labcdef/wants 3.

WOMEN LOOKING FOR RACING CREW Chris, 38, (415) 383-8200 x103 wk or fax (415) 383-5816, Cal 20. .plans Ide/wants 3,4/races 1. Laurie Miller, (510) 237-6122, Catalina 30 Starkite. .plans 1,8 (Corinthian beer cans) de/wants 2/races 2. Woody, 51, (916) 878-1079 or aynw@aol.com. Sabre 34. .plans d/wants 1,2,5/races 1.

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With reports this month on Chartering in 'Downeast' Maine, an overview of Scandinavian Charter Opportunities and Part HI of our Worldwide Bareboating Address Book. ’

Sailing the Coast of Maine: Where the Season is Short but Sweet We use up a lot of ink extoling the virtues of foreign charter venues, but that doesn’t mean you can’t find excellent vacation destinations right here in the USA. That’s why we make the case this month for signing on to a 'windjammer' or chartering a bareboat during the brief yet wonderful summer sailing season in Maine. You don’t come 'Downeast' to languish under coco palms, but the scenery is de¬ cidedly lush and the pace of life is certainly relaxed. Sailing within the sheltered water¬ ways of Penobscot Bay — with its hundreds of islands and anchorages — you’ll feel as if you’ve been transported back to a simpler, more peaceful era. You’ll dodge seals and porpoises, marvel at the effortless flights of seabirds and spend time ashore exploring historic waterside villages. For those who prefer to captain their own

You are truly sailing a piece of history when you explore New England waters aboard a gaff-rigged schooner like 'Grace Bailey', built in 1882.

craft, there are a number of bareboat outfits which offer late-model boats ranging is size from 22 to 42 feet. (You don’t need a huge boat to navigate these sheltered waters.) Don’t expect to rent one at the last minute, though, since bareboats generally book up very far in advance due to the brevity of the season (June — September) and the rel¬ atively small size of the fleets. The more 'traditional' way to see this area is aboard a classic New England schooner. Page 166 • UKUJWii • March, 1997

You won’t sleep on a queen-size bed or bathe in an en suite tub, but you will be invited to a traditional New England lobster bake and you’ll learn a bit about the timetested seamanship of Downeast schoonermen. Originally built as commercial trading or fishing vessels, the 12 lovingly-refurbished schooners of the current charter fleet com¬ prise the largest commercial sailing fleet in the country. These beautiful gaff-riggers range in size from 64 to 132 feet and carry between 20 and 44 passengers. Scheduled trips normally run six days, but with advanced planning it is possible to charter a whole boat exclu¬ sively for your own group — now that could be a party! Whether you choose to cruise by bareboat or 'windjammer', take note of these fun-filled events where tall ships (and others) gather en masse: July 1 — Great Schooner Race; August 5-7 — Sweet Chariot Music Festival, 'music of the sea' performed aboard and ashore at Swan’s Island; August 29-31 — Camden Windjammer Weekend, a salty fete, sail parade, etc.; September 9 — Wooden Boat Sail-ln, celebration hosted by the W.B. mageizine and school at Brooklin. Note also that would-be bareboaters who’d like to join others are invited to participate in the Third Annual Fall Flotilla hosted by Bay Island Yachts, September 14-21. For schooner info call The Maine Wind¬ jammer Association at (800) 807-WIND or The North End Shipyard Schooners (800) 648-4544. Bareboat operators include: Bucks Harbor Marine (207) 348-5253; Fitz-Patrick Sailboat Charters (800) 626-0769; Hinckley Yacht Charters (800) 492-7245; Long Reach Charters (207) 833-6659; Bay Island Yacht Charters (800) 421-2492; Johanson Boatworks (207) 236-7021; Manset Yacht Service (207) 244-4040; Morris Yacht, Inc. (207) 244-5509. — latitude/aet

Chartering in Scandinavia European Charter Roundup, Part III As I’ve mentioned in my earlier writings about chartering in Europe, I’ve always found northern Europeans to be friendly and helpful. You should accept, though, that friendliness is not generally of the 'backslapping' type. If you are polite, friendly, don’t expect to talk about their

mother’s last operation immediately, and make some attempt to speak and understand their language, I can almost guarantee you a good time in whichever country you choose. Remember also, that while English is a common second language in Europe, you should not expect everyone to speak it fluently (or really at all, unless you’re in Great Britain or Ireland). Hoping is fine, expecting is not. Even in Norway and Sweden where it sometimes seems that most people speak better English than we do, I ran into people who spoke none. Oh, and bring an ability to laugh at the weather and adapt your plans. Denmark: Similar to Germany, you won’t find much sailing on the Danish North Sea coast, but Danes seems to love the water, like most Scandinavians, and the Baltic side offers a multitude of opportunities and great sailing venues. This is not to say there are no harbors on the west coast of the Jutland Peninsula, but mostly what you find there are fishing boats. The southern area of the Baltic, which includes the Kattegat, Large Belt and Small Belt, is filled with islands and offers a great place to explore with a minimum of natural hazards. Many Germans choose to spend

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Spread: The Penobscot Bay region is peppered with sheltered anchorages. Inset: Cap'n Rick Miles dumps a bounty of steaming lobsters.

their sailing vacations there, so along with the locals, it can get crowded. You will need good sailing and navigation skills, along with the ability to handle a boat well in close quarters. Also, as with all of the areas mentioned in my previous articles, you need to be prepared for the possibility of un¬ pleasant weather. On the other hand, Denmark offers a good place to get some history and culture in a fairly small area. For example, the island of Sjaelland is not only where you’ll find Copenhagen, with its little mermaid and a castle or two, but also the Viking Museum at Roskilde. There are fjords, though not the spectacular type you find along the west coast of Norway; these have gently rolling sides. In terms of good sailing winds and anchoring depths, this geography is actually an advantage. Together with the islands, the fjords provide lots of protected sailing areas, excellent harbors, and anchorages. The country also lies quite close to both Germany and Sweden, so if you want to go international, it’s a good place to start. If the

weather’s a bit rough, besides sailing between islands, the Limfjord offers some very good sailing. It cuts across the north tip of the mainland and includes some wider bodies of water. Just as a side note, the Danish coasts are seen as a vacation center for much of northern Europe, which has led to the building of a good many rental homes near the water. This, along with the rolling hills and bicycle paths separate from the roads, makes Denmark a good choice for a relaxing outdoor vacation. And if it rains, well, you can’t let a little rain stop you from getting out and having fun. Information can be had from the Scandinavian Tourist Boards, 655 Third Ave., NY, NY 10017. Charter companies include, but are not limited to: Dansk Yacht Charter Kolding, Dolvej 4, Marina Nord, 6000 Kolding; Nyborg Cahrter ApS, Lystb&devej 10, 5800 Nyborg; /E B C /EEroskobing Chartercenter ApS, 5970 /€Er0sk0bing. Coast pilots are available in Danish, German, and English. Sweden: 1 had one of my favorite vacations in Sweden, and that was despite getting a moldy sailboat which was not equipped as advertised. The country is beautiful and the people very friendly, and the sailing is an enjoyable challenge. Similar to the coast of France, you’ll need

to beware of rocks here also — in Sweden they’re called skerries. But if you navigate carefully, they make the coeist even prettier and they provide protected places to sail to and anchor. The west coast is a bit more stark and wild looking; the east coast more wooded, and if your boat will fit, you can cross the country via the Gota Canal and do some sailing in the huge Vanem Lake on the way — ever seen a moose while you were sailing? Sweden is covered with lakes and forests. One advantage Sweden hzis over Demiark, in my opinion, is size. There eire a lot of boats, but there is more room to put them all, so if you want to get off by yourself, you can. Or you can stay in the yachting centers if you’re feeling more sociable. As for the skerries, you have a choice between the inside and outside routes for almost every trip, so if the weather is rough, you can follow the inside passages and on beautiful days you can go outside, perhaps even sailing to some of the larger off-lying islands. These include the Danish islands on the west coast and Gotland on the east coast. Or, if you start out in Stockholm you can even follow the Aland islands all the way to Finland. Again though, care in navigation is required. The Swedish charts are, in my humble opinion, the best in Europe and the Swedish waterways are wonderfully marked, but there are an awful lot of rocks out there. A note of interest for the hedonists among you: while I never had the chance to go then, late June is reputedly one of the best times to visit, and the Mid-Summer-Night festivities are supposed to be a lot of fun. So just tie up next to some Swedes and get a taste of the culture. Also in summer, the Water Festival takes place in Stockholn. 1 stumbled on it and it was fun, if a bit on the rainy side that day. Again, concerning the tides here, don’t sweat it, you’re still in the Baltic, though like Denmark, winds can affect water levels and currents quite strongly in some areas — in addition to the natural currents. Rivers drain into the Baltic and all that water has to go somewhere. Qne more comment 1 should make on behalf of the Swedes and all sailors who want to be able to mainteiin their privileges. Sweden has a policy called "every man’s right" (my apologies to women readers, but this is a very old law). Basically it gives everyone the right to cross or even camp on private property, but it assumes that those who do so will respect the privacy cind property of the owners. This means no March. 1997 • UuitJUlS • Page 167

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picking fruit, leaving garbage, having fires on other people’s lands, Qamping right next to a cabin, or otherwise infringing on the lives and rights of people who are being very nice to let you use their property. How many of you would like it if 1 crossed through or slept in your back yard without asking? Also be aware that many of the small docks you see are effectively these people’s garages, so don’t stay there unless you get permission. I don’t mean to harp on these details, but in today’s society, common sense and courtesy aren’t always so common! Now to the charter companies: RTC Batkontakten AB, Bullando Marina, 13900 Varmdo; Scandinavian Charter Boats AB, Box 4020, 18304 Taby; Allmax, Allmag 6911, 44092 Svanesund; Blue Ocean Charter, Box 1121, 25111 Helsingborg. Further information can be obtained from the Scandinavian Tourist Boards (See Denmark for address). 1 looked around, but never found any Swedish sailing magazines, which, considering the number of sailboats, was a bit surprising. Maybe I just had bad luck. Coast pilots are available in Swedish or in German. 1 never found any in English. Finland: Sorry, 1 never got there, despite good intentions. I can tell you that there is supposed to be good sailing both on the coast and on inland lakes. I do have an address for one firm: Nautic Center Oy, PL 17, Lautkankare, 21570 Sauvo. Also during the summer there is a wooden boat festival at Kotka on the south coast. Norway:

You have a couple of options here. The south coast is similar to Sweden. The ^ords are not the spectacular ones you normally picture. On the other hand, the weather is warmer than on the west coast and you’re less likely to get rained on. As you might gather, we chose to sail on the south coast with its skerries and gentler nature and then drove to the west coast. If you want spectacular memories though, the west coast of Norway is tough to beat. The south coast can include Oslo, the capital city. On the other hand, you can pick an itinerary that will allow you to avoid the crowds eill together, or you might choose something in between, staying in small, but popular boating centers such as Krager®. Here, you’ll also have a choice of an inside or an outside passage. If the weather on the Skagerrak is bad, most people stay on the inside! If the weather is good — like we had — then traveling outbound on the outside and returning on the inside is a good choice. Page 168 •

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On the wild west coast, most people will sail in the area protected by islands and fjords between Stavanger and Bergen. The scenery is truly spectacular, but anchoring is limited due to depths in many places — those sheer rock walls plunging into the water don’t just suddenly turn horizontal, they ’Keep going down, often for hundreds of feet. The south coast also has fjords, but the cliffs aren’t nearly as high and the depths aren’t as great. A cultural note: boats are a way of life for many Norwegians, and if you like the trad¬ itional Norse boat look, you’ll still find it there, especially at the Rispr Wooden Boat Festival — I believe it takes place in early August. Ris0r is a small, charming town on the south coast and they cram an amazing number of Colin Archers and other wooden boats into the harbor. When I was there, there were also smaller boats under construction, being built much as their ancestors were a hundred years ago. As far as addresses go, most of the charter firms I know of are smaller operations. We rented from Agder Marin,e, Hoyveien 53, 4800 Arendcil. Other addresses which 1 know of are: Hostmark Yachting, Boks 18, 6401 Molde; Nordic Yacht Charter AS, Boks 349,

Rocky inlets, steep-sided fjords and picturesque waterside towns make Scandinavia a fascinating summer charter destination.

3201 Sandefjord; Nordic Charter, Lyder Sagens gt. 8, 4012 Stavanger. Again, there are others. 1 got a list from the Norwegian Tourist Agency, but in the US contact the Scandinavian Tourist Boards (see above). I did find a boating magazine in Norway, B&tnytt, Postboks 2716, St. Hanshaugen, 0131 Oslo. As pilots go. Den Norske Los is in both Norwegian and English. There are also good German Pilots. As you can see, the possibilities for Scandinavian sailing are many and varied. But don’t take my word for it — I strongly urge you to check it out for yourselves! — bob stedjee Bareboat Address Book — Part III

What follows is the final installment of our three-part review of worldwide bareboat suppliers. As alwai>s, please note that charter companies listed below are offered only as a selection of known firms. VJe make no specific recommendations. Belize • Characteristics: Long established as a prime scuba destination, a new charter base opens this month (by a reputable .company with a solid track record). Tropical island-hopping; great

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snorkeling and diving. • Best Season: Dec - June. • Flight notes: Frequent flights to Belize City via Los Angeles, New Orleans, Houston and Miami. • Bareboats: TMM (800) 633-0155. • General Tourism: Belize Tourism (800) 624-0686; fax (212) 563-6033. Eastern Caribbean • Characteristics: You know the story: white sand beaches, coco palms, 75° water, bountiful coral reefs and steady easterly trade winds. The tasty international menu of islands includes: the Virgin Islands (U.S. and British), Puerto Rico (dubbed the 'Spanish Virgins'), the St. Martin/St. Barts area (Dutch and French), Antigua (formerly British), Guadeloupe and/or Martinique (French) and the Grenadines (formerly British). Although not technically part of the Caribbean, bareboats are also available in the Bahamas. • Best season: Good sailing conditions year-round, although the peak hurricane season (late July through mid-Oct) should be avoided. Peak tourism is from late Dec early April, yet trade winds are generally constant and temps remain in the 70s to mid 80s year-round. • Flight notes: Frequent flights to all islands. Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, St. Martin, Antigua, Martinique and St. Lucia are

principal gateways. • Bareboats: Companies with multiple bases: Catamaran Charters (800) 262-0308; The Moorings (800) 535-7289; Sun Yachts (800) 772-3500; Sunsail (800) 327-2276; Seabreeze Yacht Charters (800) 668-2807 (Tortola & Grenada); TMM (800) 633-0155 (BVI, St. Vincent & Belize); Trade Wind Yachts (800) 825-7245 (Tortola & Guadeloupe). • Virgin Islands on/y; Bitter End Yacht Club (800) 872-2392; Caribbean Yacht Charters (800) 225-2520; CYOA (800) 944CYOA; Conch Charters (800) 521-8939; Footloose Sailing Charters (800) 814-7245; Freedom Yacht Charters (800) 999-2909; Island Yachts (800) 524-2019; Latitude 18 (800) 925-0315; North-South Yacht Vacations (800) 387-4964; Ocean Incentives (800) 334-5762; Tropic Isle (800) 356-8938. • Other: Barefoot Yacht Charters (809) 456-9526 (St. Vincent); Kiriacoulis Yacht Charters (800) 635-8895 (Martinique); Nautor Swan (800) 356-7926 (St. Martin). • Tourism info: Contact the Caribbean Tourism Association for info and contacts on specific islands (212) 682-0435, fax (212) 697-4258. Cuba • Characteristics: Vacationing in Cuba is still officially taboo for Americans, yet many do go there on the quiet. Econom¬ ically, Fidel’s empire is severely depressed, but the Cuban people are friendly and open to Americans, and the island’s coral reefs are among the most prolific in the Caribbean. • Best season: Nov - June. • Flight notes: None direct from the U.S., but Cubana, Aero Caribe (and possibly others) fly from Mexico. Charter flights aboard Cubana also fly from Toronto. • Bareboats: K.P. Winter (In Germany) 011-49-5043-1055, fax 011 -49-5043-1015. • Tourism info: Understandably, there is no tourism office in the U.S., but the comprehensive Cruising Guide to Cuba (Cruising Guide Publications) gives an excellent overview. The Aegean: Greece & Turkey • Char¬ acteristics: One of the highlights of sailing the Aegean is the exposure to the archeological remains of ancient cultures — a factor that is all but non-existent in most tropical destinations. Variable winds under sunny skies; great dining and shopping ashore. • Best season: The 'shoulder seasons', mid-May - June and late Aug - mid-Sep, are the best weatherwise (70s-80s) and have much less tourism ashore. (Mid-summer can

be very hot, and the main Greek Isles become quite crowded). • Flight notes: Frequent flights to Athens and Istanbul on many carriers; con-necting flights and ferries to many Greek Isles. • Bareboats: Greece only: Albatross (800) 922-4864; Meltemi Yachting (800) 2581762; Twelve Islands and Beyond (800) 345-8236; Vernicos (212) 221-0006. Turkey: Gino Yachting 011-90-2524126380, fax 011-90-252-412; Le Boat (800) 922-0291; Yesil Marine 011-90-252412-2290, fax 011-90-252-412-5077. • Both countries: GPSC (800) 732-6786; Kiriacoulis (800) 635-8895; The Moorings (800) 535-7289; Sunsail (800) 327-2276. • Tourism info: Greek National Tourist Org. (213) 626-6696, fax (213) 489-9744; Turkish Tourist Office (202) 429-9844. Other Europe Destinations • In addition to the Northern European charter destinations mentioned in Bob Stedgee’s three-part series (this month, November and December ’96), other Western Europe charter options include: Corsica and Sardinia, the Baleric Islands of Spain, the French Riviera and France’s Brittany region. The Moorings, Sunsail and GPSC are the major players in these areas. GPSC also now has boats in Croatia (the Dalmation Coast). See Charter Notes. Although we’ve explored most prime bareboat destinations ourselves over the years, we always love to get updated reports from readers. If we use yours, there’ll be a 'Latitude 38' t-shirt in it for you! , — latitude/aet Imagine tying up to the wharf in a storybook setting like Vaxholm, Sweden. In summer, the nights are long and special festivities abound.

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THE RACING

With reports this month on the Rotex Yachtspeople of the Year; the final weekend of Corinthian YC’s well-attended midwinters; a look at Oakland YC’s mellow Brunch Series; a light-hearted report on last January’s Three Bridge Fiasco; the Sausalito YC midwinters; the latest on the Vendde Globe demolition derby; the Richmond YC dinghy midwinters; and the random disconnected thoughts at the end we call 'race notes'.

Rolex Winners

"I’m genuinely thrilled — this is the highlight of my sailing career to date," claimed Dave Ullman upon being named the 1996 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year. "I was surprised to win, especially considering it was an Olympic year. I’m grateful to every¬ one who helped make this happen, espec¬ ially the hundreds of people I sailed with last year." Ullman, the popular 50-year-old sailmaker from Newport Beach, was joined in the winner’s circle at New York YC on February 7 by Courtenay Becker-Dey, who claimed her second Rolex Yachtswoman of

when Dennis Conner and JJ Isler won, that both winners of this traditionally East Coastdominated exercise have hailed from the Left Coast. Becker-Dey, who won the Olympic bronze medal in Europe dinghies, was the logical choice this year over a field that included Pease Glaser, Anika Leerssen, Kris Farrar Stookey, Hannah Swett and Dawn Riley. "Winning the first time (in 1990) was thrilling," claimed the 31-year-old resident of The Dalles, Oregon. "Winning the second time really adds value to all I’ve dedicated my life to over the past few years. It’s both an honor and privilege to accept this award." Ullman earned his new Rolex watch based primarily on a tremendous year in the Melges 24 fleet, a design that he credits with rejuvenating his interest in yacht racing.

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the Year. Arguably the most prestigious annual sailing honors in this country, the Rolex winners are selected by a panel of 14 yachting journalists from a list of nominees based on popular vote by the US Sailing membership. It was the first time since 1986, Page 174 • IfKUMlS • March, 1997

Ullman won Key West Race Week, Trimble North, the Nationals, and just about every¬ thing else he entered with his Melgi last year. Demonstrating great versatility, Ullman also took major regattas in Catalina 37s, Etchells, Schock 35s and ULDB 70s. The Rolex honor

caps off a long and distinguished career thafc includes 28 national titles, three 470 worldi championships and a lifetime of 'giving backJ to the sport. Ullman’s victory came at the expense oii multihuller Steve Fossett, J/24 hotshot Chrisi Larson and local Soling bronze medalist Jefil Madrigali. The latter two candidates wera strong runners-up in the voting, and will, undoubtedly have their moments in tha Rolex limelight before their sailing careers are over. "It’s sinking in on me what an honor thhi is," claimed Ullman. "Not just to be recogg nized by the sailing community, but to b« included on the list of past Rolex winnersh I’m particularly thrilled to have my name oft the same trophy as Buddy Melges and Bih Buchan, two people I admire greatly fortheii sailing skills, as well as the way they live theif lives." j Both Rolex winners already have theit sights set on competing in the Summek Olympic Games in Sydney in the year 2000j( Ullman intends to go after the Soling bertht

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Light air at the Corinthian Midwinters. Inset; Ron Kell, John Nooteboom and Julie Le Vicki won the 'Aotea' Team Trophy for the home club. while Becker-Dey will campaign a 49er with her husband Jimmy. Corinthian YC Midwinters The second and final weekend of the ’97 Corinthian YC Midwinters attracted 120 boats on February 15-16. Picking up where they left off last month, the race committee sent the fleet on another downwind start over to the Cityfront and back on Saturday. "We didn’t have much choice," noted CYC Commodore Mark Thompson. "We really would have preferred to send the boats on the North Bay courses, but we didn’t feel there was enough wind to overcome the ebb — especially in the case of the little boats." As it turned out, the smaller boats all finished without incident. However, a hand¬ ful of bigger boats on the longer course DNFed when the wind dropped out near Blossom Rock. But after drifting around and/or anchoring for two hours, all but one

fleet — PHRF Ill — managed to squeeze at least one finisher inside the four-hour time iimit, which was then extended per US Sailing prescriptions for other boats in that class. "We were actually lucky to have any finishers," noted Thompson. "Encinal YC’s concurrent regatta just a few miles away was abandoned due to no wind." KKMI and Leech/Rudiger Sails provided the kegs of Full Sail Ale for the Saturday afternoon party, which segued into a dinner/ dance party upstairs in the Ball Room feat¬ uring Annie Sampson and the Fish. Proving yet again that hosting the beer bash is excellent karma, KKMl’s representative at the regatta, Andrew Pitcairn, double-bulleted the weekend with his F-27 Pegasus. Neither Jim Leech nor Mark Rudiger were able to attend either race, so the karma correlation couldn’t be proven conclusively. The series’ luck held the next day, when a light southerly filled in just before noon. Finally, the fleet was treated to an upwind start, with Blackaller as the weather mark. As the fleet jibed down the Cityfront, the wind

piped up abruptly. Wipeouts, blown-out kites, and even bloodshed ensued. The Etchells fleet was particularly hard hit, losing three boats with broken booms and, in the case of Naked Call, a broken rudder as well. "It was a really pleasant day, and then all hell broke loose," said Jo’rin Collins, who went on to win the Moore 24 class in his Conococheague. "The wind jumped up to about 30 knots right while we were jibing, at which point our kite halyard popped out of its cleat. The thing came down by itself — which, in retrospect, was actually a good thing. There was carnage and chaos all around us!" The next challenge to the fleet came at the final turning mark, an orange inflatable set off Elephant Rock in Raccoon Strait. "The mark placement was both interesting and provocative," deadpanned one competitor, who was being kind: the buoy was planted way too close to shore, and was sitting in a current and wind transition zone. Several minor collisions ensued as the fleet drifted around the buoy two and sometimes three abreast. One anonymous boatowner was so incensed by such an encounter that he literally jumped off his boat onto a bigger boat that he felt had just fouled him — and threatened the other skipper with bodily harm! Fortunately, the two protagonists later 'kissed and made up', though we doubt they’ll be having dinner together in the near future. After some confusion caused by a com¬ puter glitch, the Aotea Team Trophy for best overall three-boat team was eventually awarded to the homeboys of "Corinthian Spirit" (Smogen III, Tension II and Abigail Morgan). The first winner of a new trophy for Best Overall Performance in the regatta was Bill Moore, who sailed his Soverel 33 Mischief to a stellar 1,1,2,2 record in the tough PHRF-Il division. Results of the weekend’s racing follow. Overall results will appear in next month’s midwinter wrap-up. PHRF I (0-84) — 1) China Cloud, J/40. Leigh Brite, 2.75 points; 2) Limelight, J/105, Harry Blake, 6; 3) Azzura, Azzura 310, Arne Jonsson, 8; 4) Elan, Express 37, Cunninghatp/Riess, 10. (11 boats) 11:METRE — 1) (tie) Blue Dog, Sporl/T. Wells, and SportsChannel, John Sweeney, 2.75 points. (4 boats) PHRF II (85-120) — 1) Mischief. Soverel 33, Bill Moore, 4 points; 2) Expeditious, Express 34, Bartz Schneider, 5.75; 3) Ozone, Olson 34, Carl & Jini Bauer, 6. (10 boats) ETCHELLS — 1) Wild Woman, Kers Clausen, 1.5 points; 2) Fevik, Drew Aune, 8. (5 boats) EXPRESS 27 — 1) Baffett, Baffico/Baskett, 4 points; 2) Moonlight, Jim Gibbs, 4.75; 3) MotorMarch, 1997

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cycle Irene, Paxton/Lambiotte, 6.75. (8 boats) PHRF III (121-149) — 1) Zilla, B-25, Mark Thomas, 9.75 points; 2) Jammin’ Too, Catalina 36, Michael Lamb, 11; 3) Kelika, Hunter 33.5, Michael Weaver, 12. (7 boats) MOORE 24 — 1) Conococheague, John Collins, 2.75 points; 2) Mercedes, Joel VeruttI, 4,75; 3) (tie)

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points; 2) Barking Dog, Jeffrey Kroeber, 6; 3) Three

Ring Circus, Dave McMurtry, 8. (9 boats) PHRF IV (150-186) — 1) Animal Farm, Wylie 28, Hans & Susan Bigall, 1.5 points; 2) Freewlnd, Cal 9.2, Don & Betty Lessley,' 6; 3) No Big Thing, Wavelength 24, Charlie Hess, 8. (9 boats) KNARR — 1) (tie) Huldra, Jim Skarr, and Emma Hamilton II, John Coiver, 2.75 points. (5 boats) PHRF IV (187-up) — 1) Faraway, O’Day 27, Jim Mueiier, 2.75 points; 2) Amante, Rhodes 19, Kirk

Smith, 5. (7 boats)

NON-SPINNAKER I (0-180) — 1) Smogen 111,,^ Custom 36, Julie Le Vicki, 5 points; 2) Impetus, Sam Juan 30, Francis Hevern, 7.75; 3) (tie) Veronese,,

Beneteau 45f5, Chris Dawson, and Amanda, New-’ port 30 Mk. II, Pat Broderick, 8. (14 boats)

NON-SPINNAKER II (181-up) — 1) Tension 111

Cal 20, John Nooteboom, 2.75 points; 2) Sant4

Maria, Saptana 22, Chris Giovacchini, 5; 3j Patience, Ranger 23-T, John Baier, 9. (8 boats)

1 Calm before the storm: the OYC Brunch bunch

\^ot pummelled shortly after these pictures were taken. All photos 'Latitude'/jr.

SHORTHANDED — 1) Fast Lucy, Nonsuch 36,"

;^al Jendresen, 1.5 points; 2) Emerald, Yankee 30, Peter Jones, 4. ;6 boats) i

MULTIHULL — 1) Pegasus, F-27, Andrew Pit-

iiarn, 1.5 points; 2) (tie) Wingit, F-27, Ray Wells, nd The Wild Thing, F-24, Vic Thiry, 6. (6 boats)

OYC Brunch Series Three more races in Oakland YC’s lowkey Brunch Series took place last month. The February 2 race was classic Brunch stuff — a civilized outing on the Estuary in beaut¬ iful weather, featuring light and variable winds and lots of reaching. In what has become the norm for this series, Insufferable and Drummer hammered their respective classes.

Th6 first race of February 16’s two-race day saw a bit of everything. After starting in 5 knots of wind, the fleet was about a third of the way through the race when a fierce front rolled through. The wind instantly jumped up into the high teens, sending many boats into various combinations of round-ups and/ or round-downs. One boat, KC Odencrantz’s Holder 20 Vagrant in Toontown, flipped and stayed upside down. March, 1997 • Utltu/cJ? • Page 177

THE RACING "There were only two of us aboard, and my crew was on the foredeck trying to take the chute down when we spun out," explain¬ ed KC. "1 think he ended up falling into the spinnaker, and 1 ended up swimming after the rudder, which ha'd somehow come loose. The boat then turtled, and we climbed on top of it. Two jetskiers came over, and Rui Luis on Williwaw dropped out to drag us in to the marina, which I’m grateful for. . . We actually towed the boat in sideways, still swamped, with me standing on the keel. It was an interesting learning experience, to say the least." The wind calmed down for the second race, which according to race chairman George Gurrola featured "maddening wind shifts and gigantic holes." Some boats, perhaps shell-shocked after being pounded in the first race, elected to skip the second race and head in early. The six-race, one-throwout 'fiat water' series ends next month with races on March 2 and 16. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2: FLEET A (0-167, spinnaker) — 1) Insufferable, N/M 30, Peter Rookard; 2) Jabiru, J/35, Brian Dunn/Bill West; 3) Aziura, Azzura 310, Arne Jonsson. (8 boats) FLEET B (Columbia 5.5) — 1) Drummer, Alan WeaverA/Varren Sankey; 2) Demi-Onze, Mike Rettie; 3) Maverik, Michael Keller. (8 boats) FLEET C (167-up, spinnaker) — Abandoned due to race committee error. FLEET D (non-spinnaker) — 1) Thumbs Up, Cal 29, Ivan Orgee; 2) Endeavor III, Cal 29, Ruth Summers; 3) Spridle, Catalina 22, Mike Faber. (8 boats) SUNDAY FEB. 16, RACE *1 (5.6 nm): FLEET A — 1) Insufferable; 2) Legacy, Gemini, John Melder; 3) Jabiru. (8 boats) FLEET B (Columbia 5.5) — 1) Drummer; 2) Maverik; 3) Chaos, Jim Warfield. (7 boats) FLEET C (167-up) — 1) Zarpa, Newport 30, George Gurrola; 2) Usual Suspects, Merit 25, Steve Zevanove; 3) Snowgoose, Santana 30, Ted Matt¬ son. (10 boats) FLEET D (non-spinnaker) — 1) Spridle; 2)

Mischief, Islander 36, Kathryn Munn; 3) Tunnel Vision, Catalina 27, Mitch Fredericks. (9 boats) SUNDAY, FEB. 16, RACE #2 (3.9 nm): FLEET A — 1) Jabiru; 2) Gemini; 3) Wave Runner, Tartan Ten, Glen Krawiec. (6 boats) FLEET B (Columbia 5.5) — 1) Drummer; 2) Demi-Onze; 3) Wings, Mike Jackson. (7 boats) FLEET C (167-up) — 1) Shenanigans; 2) Usual Suspects; 3) Joanna, Irwin 30, Martin Jemo. (7 boats) FLEET D (non-spinnaker) — 1) Endeavor III; 2) Spridle; 3) Peddler, Catalina 27, Wride/Rehm. (6 boats) Page 178 • UKUJUI? • March. 1997

Three Bridge Fiasco: The View From the Rear It was a dark and stormy night. Things didn’t seem to be getting much better as dawn arrived. I turned on the NOAA weather and crawled back in my bunk. There were reports of 60 knots out of the south at Point Blunt and Point Bonita. 1 dozed off for a bit as the boat heeled and the rigging howled, secure in my belief that finally/ the SSS would cancel a race. 1 was jerked back to reality by a loud thump and a cheerful "bon jour!" It was Claire, the French windsurfing instructor and my crew for the Three Bridge Fiasco, the Singlehanded Sailing Society’s annual late January exercise in shorthanded weirdness. This race, which circumnavigates the Bay, had 200 boats entered, and is perhaps th#

'Foxxfyre', the author's Yamaha 33, at the start oA the '96 SSS TransPac.

largest shorthanded race on the West Coast. I staggered out of bed and opened thet hatch. A blast of icy air and 120 pounds ofl unbridled enthusiasm swept into the cabin. Claire was raring to go. The weather wasi raring, too. I pointed to a nearby light pole, to which several hapless seagulls had lashed I themselves, and suggested that maybe this! was a day best spent in a warm coffee shop.. Claire would have none of it. 1 shut off the; doleful predictions of gale warnings andl doom from NOAA and turned to Channel 68. The whining and moaning had already! begun. j From -all around the Bay came the . excuses: "too much wind, can’t get out of the i

slip", "I think I have the flu", "my cat is sick", land so on. Thinking that perhaps this would 1 convince the French equivalent of Attila the I Hun, I picked up the microphone and added to the litany. We sat there for a while, until [the race committee came on the air. One [highly decorated gentleman, who shall retmain nameless, actually asked Shama if it [might not be prudent to cancel the race. She i icily reminded him that it is the SSS position [that starting and continuing a race is at the [discretion of the skipper. With that the tide I had turned. Realizing that abandoning the race and [facing the scorn of Shama was a far worse ' fate than simply dying at sea, boats started to icheck in from all around the Bay. Stung by •their example, and facing the wrath of iClaire, I checked in, too. The wind was

SHEET really fun day on the Bay! — mike jefferson SINGLEHANDED: DIV. I (mullihull) — 1) Sundowner, Buccaneer 33 tri, Joe Therriault. (3 boats) DIV. II (0-126) — 1) Punk Dolphin, Wylie 39, Jonathan Livingston. (3 boats) DIV. Ill (127-168) — 1) Dreamtime, Olson 911SE, Dave Littlejohn. (1 boat) DIV. IV (169-up) — 1) Impossible, Ranger 23, Gary Kneeland; 2) Emerald, Yankee 30, Peter Jones; 3) Ouzel, Thunderbird, Greg Nelson. (6 boats) DIV. V (non-spinnaker) — 1) Y-Knot, Cal 29,

Vice Commodore Paul Miller and his wife Dawn sailed their 1962 Herreshoff ketch 'Honalee' to overall victory in the recent Fiasco.

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dropping, so we donned our fighting togs and hurriedly prepared the boat. Within minutes we had cleared the slip and headed towards the starting line. . . into a 30-knot headwind and several knots of flood, with ten miles to go and an hour late. Having to turn off the engine five minutes before our scheduled start only made matters worse. Suffice it to say that we crossed the starting line almost two hours late, the very last boat to start. The actual 'race' was very pleasant. The wind dropped to 20 knots from the south, and the course was easy and fast — a simple reach to Blackaller, a fast run to Red Rock, a lovely close reach to Treasure Island, and a wild reach back to the start at the Golden Gate Yacht Club. All-in-all, 120 boats of the 200 that entered crossed the starting line. Only two boats failed to finish, one with a crew who had dislocated his shoulder, and the other after a minor collision. Paul and Dawn Miller on Honalee did a horizon job on the fleet for a well-deserved win. Their winning strategy — other than being the first boat to tackle the course clockwise — was to spend the night at the Golden Gate Yacht Club. Unlike over half the fleet, they started on time. On Foxx/yre, we concentrated on sailing fast and having fun. We even saw a few of the other boats in the fleet way off in the distance with the binoculars. That was a thrill! Although we started last and finished last, the day was a complete success. Many of the usual suspects who are always serious threats to win started late also, but felt the same way. Two-thirds of the boats, many singlehanded, started a long and frequently arduous race on a day with gcile warnings flying and serious tides. It is an honor to sail with people of this caliber. San Francisco Bay may be unique in having this sort of collective spirit of adventure and compet¬ ence within its sailing community. It was a

Jeffrey Zender; 2) Regardless, Tartan 41, Herman Trutner. (4 boats) OVERALL — 1) Impossible: 2) Sundowner; 3) Emerald. (17 boats)

DOUBLEHANDED: DIV. I (multihull) — 1) Three Sigma, F-27, Marc Hersch/Howard Wright. (2 boats) DIV. II (0-126) — 1) Limelight, J/105, Harry Blake/Bill Hoehler; 2) Smokin’, Melges 24, Kevin Clark/Dave Oliver; 3) Rumbleseat, 30 Square Meter, Bruce Schwab/Jeanis Souza; 4) Je T’Aime, J/42, Patrick Nolan/Mike DeFrank; 5) Maybe, J/29, Todd

Hedin/Liz

Baylis;

20/20,

J/105,

Phil

Gardner/David Clark; 7) Godzilla, Wylie Wabbit, Don Teakell/Bart Hackworth; 8) Scorpio, Wylie 42, John

Siegel/Steve

Siegrist;

Savoir Faire,

Beneteau42, Dale Williams/Joe Sheehey; 10) Harp, Catalina 38, Mike Mannix/Linda Farabee. (28 boats) DIV. Ill (127-168) — 1) Uno, WylieCat 30, Steve Wonner/Dave Green; 2) Mustang Sally, WylieCat 30,

Commodore

Summertime,

Tompkins/Nancy

Moore

Potter;

prototype,

Dennis

Bassano/Alan Wirtanen; 4) Mirage, Black Soo, Ben Mewes/unknown; 5) Fast Lucy, Nonsuch 36, Mai Jendresen/W.R, Hume; 6) Twilight Zone, Merit 25, Paul Kamen/Renee Wilmeth;'7) Tamarin, Sabre 30 Mk. Ill, Richard Burton/Craig Mudge; 8) Borderline, Olson 911-S, Bill & Jane Charron; 9) Three Ring

Circus,

Olson

25,

Dave

McMurtry/Richard

Beauregard; 10) Quickie, Capri 25, Will & Jack Matievich. (27 boats) DIV. IV (169-up) — 1) Honalee, Rozinante, Paul & Dawn Miller; 2) Yachyd Da, Newport 30 Mk. II, Jack Gill/Brian Spross; 3) Star Ranger, Ranger 26, Simon James/Jim Burns; 4) Noble Prize, Newport 30 Mk. II, Noble Griswold/John Dillon; 5) Perezoso, Excalibur26, Alden Sargent/Phil MacAfee; 6) Strait Jacket, Pocket Rocket,_,Ben Hacket/Ed Ekkers; 7) London Calling, Santana 22, Caroline Ross/Aaron Lee. (i8 boats) DIV. V (non-spinnaker) — 1) Sabra, WylieCat 39, Michael Katz/Dave Vickland. (3 boats) DIV. VI (Express 27) — 1) Chimera, Brett Allen/Jeff Jacobs; 2) Abigail Morgan, Ron Kell/ Peter Hogg. (5 boats) DIV. VII (Moore 24) — 1) Conococheague, John Collins/Dave Gruver; 2) Adios, Scott Walecka/lan Klitza; 3) Mercedes, Joel Verutti/Dave Josselyn; 4)

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Profile, John Donovan/Mike Lingsch; 6) Wildfire, Conerly/Howard Ruderman; 7) Typhoon, Daniel Nutt/Chris Watts; 8) Sassy Mama, John Selbach/John Skinner; 9) Kangaroo Court, Dave Easter/Peter Carrick; 10) Fools at Large, Eric

Tom

Malmberg/Mike Evans. {21 boats) OVERALL — 1) Honalee; 2) Uno; 3) Conococheague; 4) Adios; 5) Mustang Sally; 6) Mercedes; 7) Limelight; 8) Hurricane; 9) Summertime; 10) Yachyd Da. (104 boats) Page 180 • UUUJt,38 • March. 1997

Sausalito YC Midwinters Light winds and a 4-knot ebb greeted the 37 boats who came out to play in the fourth Sausalito YC midwinter race on Sunday, February 7. Responding to requests for some new courses, race chairman Pat Broderick cooked up a fun 4.5-miler: from the start at YRA 'K' (halfway between Knox and Hard¬ ing), through a gate marked by an inflatable and Little Harding, and then up to Yellow

Bluff. From there, it was a run to the gate, followed by another beat to Yellow Bluff, and an abbreviated downwind finish at 'L' (halfway down the south side of Angel Island). The smaller non-spinnaker boats only had to round Yellow Bluff once. "It was another typical midwinter race — light and fluky," said Pat. "Fortunately everyone managed to finish, with the last boat coming in just ten minutes before the

MEXORC memories — fun in the sun! Back up about 65 pages to read all about it. All photos latitude'/rob.

Razzberries, Oison 34, Bruce & Lina Nesbit. (9 boats) DIV. II (spinnaker> 150) — 1) Topper, Moore 24, Rich Korman; 2) Holy Cow, J/24, Cass’s Marine; 3)

deadline." The five-race, one-throwout concludes on March 2.

Chorus, Kettenburg38, Peter English; 4) Dulcinea,

series

DIV. I (spinnaker < 150) — 1) Power Play, J/29,

Gerry Gorski. (5 boats) DIV. V (cruiser) — 1) Tenacious, Islander 36, Roger Milligan. (4 boats)

Coronado 27, John Slivka. (12 boats) DIV. Ill (non-spinnaker < 180) — 1) Bacarat, Peterson 34, Dave Reed; 2) Roeboat, Catalina 30,

Gordon Smith; 2) Jose Cuervo, J/105, Sam Hock; 3)

DIVt IV (non-spinnaker > 180) — 1) Suncatcher, Nonsuch 22, Sandra Bushmaker; 2) P-Trap, Cal 20,

Rod Decker; 3) Island Girl, Islander 36, Frank Burkhart. (7 boats)

Auguin Wins Vendee Globe Sporting a full beard and a craving for vegetables, Christophe Auguin guided his Geodis across the finish line at Les Sables March, 1997 •

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THE RACING d’Olonne, France, to win the third Vendee Globe. The 38-year-old former school¬ teacher-turned-pro-sailor covered the 26,500 mile course in 105 days, 20 hours and 31 minutes, smashing Titouan Lamazou’s previous record by..about 3y2 days. A crowd of 80,000 wellwishers cheered as the Frenchman concluded his blazing non-stop solo circumnavigation and was reunited with his wife and two-year-old child. This was the third major singlehanded victory in as many attempts for Auguin, who justifiably may be considered the greatest singlehander of all time. Previously, he won the last two BOC Races on two different Groupe Finot-designed 60-footers, Groupe Sceta and the newer Sceta Calberson. Auguin sailed the latter boat, renamed G6odls, in the Vend4e Globe. Though not as fast as Yves Parlier’s radical Aquitaine Innovations or Isabelle Autissier’s new PRB, Auguin held Gdodis together while the 16boat fleet exploded around him. "The race was won before the start, during the year we spent in the shipyard," claimed Auguin. "Thanks to meticulous preparation, I had no damage or any huge problem that slowed me down or tired me. 1 think that preparation, experience and determination are the assets of this victory." Auguin also announced his retirement

from singlehanded sailing: "The Vend4e Globe was really a tough navigation, and I will not sail again around the world alone. It’s decided, it took 10 years of my life, but now 1 want to sail with a crew." The next boat to cross the finish line was expected to be PRB, which was running less than a week behind G^odis. However, skip¬ per Autissier is no longer an offlcial entry due to stopping in Cape Town for new Poge 182 • iMUu/tJS • March. 1997

rudders last December. But it’s a moral victory of sorts for the Vendde’s sole woman participant: her elapsed time from Cape Town, including time she spent looking for missing Canadian skipper Gerry Roufs, was comparable to Auguin’s. The battle for offlcial second in th^ decimated fleet is between Marc Thiercelin’s Credit Immobilier de France and Herve Laurent’s Groupe LG Traitmat. The latter has opened up an 80-miIe lead with about a week of racing to go. In other Vendde action, British skipper Pete Goss, who is in sixth place after being compensated for time lost rescuing Raphael Dinelli, gave new meaning to the term 'singlehanded' sailor when he operated on inflamed tendons in his left elbow. Strapping a flashlight to his head and a mirror to his knee, Goss followed instructions faxed to him by doctors in France. He later wrote back to race headquarters, "It’s a strange sensation slicing away at yourself with a scalpel. I am now watching with bated breath to see if it improves, and am praying that no infection sets in." RYC Small Boat Midwinters Somewhere around 160 dinghies sailed on three different race courses in the third Richmond YC Midwinter regatta on February

Vend4e Globe winner 'Ciodis' did a record 374mile day last December — an astounding 15.58knot average!

1. On the 'varsity course', 104 bigger boats got in three races, though the first contest was apparently less than meaningful. 'The wind shifted 180°, and boats finished under spinnaker," explained race offleid Caroline Groen. Meanwhile, the smaller boats on the

inside courses got in as many as five races. The series ends on March 1, followed immediately by a champagne awards cere¬ mony. Many of the dinghy faithful will be on hand the next day — Sunday, March 2 — for the second Sail A Small Boat Day, held 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Richmond YC’s docks. If you have any interest in learning about dinghies, the Small Boat Racing Association (SBRA), or the upcoming Lake Circuit, this is surely the place to be. The price is right, too — free! For more details on Sail A Small Boat Day, call the SBRA hotline at (510) 526-7272. EL TORO, SR. — 1) Will Paxton; 2) Jim Wailleld; 3) Gordy Nash; 4) Tom Burden; 5) Dave Vickland; 6) Fred Paxton; 7) Kit Stycket; 8) Bob Hrubes; 9) John Amen; 10) Hank Jotz. (20 boats) EL TORO, JR. — 1) Duncan Gilliam; 2) Derek Meyer; 3) Sarah Biad; 4) Bradley Nieustad; 5) Molly Carapiet; 6) Andy Goodman; 7) Rob Horne. (15 boats) SNIPE — 1) Shawn Bennett/Debbie Hall; 2) David & Susan Odell; 3) Ned Niccolls. (7 boats) LIDO 14 — 1) Joe Doering. (2 boats) INTERNATIONAL 14—1) Dave Klipfel; 2) Gary Gremaux; 3) Andy Hamilton; 4) Bryan Clark. (11 boats) WYLIE WABBIT — 1) Mark Harpainter; 2) Jon Stewart; 3) Richard Jarratt. (7 boats) HOLDER 20 — 1) Larry Nelson. (3 boats) CAL 20—1) Ted Rogers; 2) Howard Martin. (6 boats) SUNFISH — 1) Suzanne Wilson; 2) George Wil¬ son. (6 boats) LASER 11 — 1) Rufus Sjoberg; 2) Mandy Rettinger; 3) Chad Frietas. (9 boats) THISTLE — 1) Kristofer Vogelsong; 2) Craig Lee; 3) Dale Hinman. (9 boats) LASER — 1) Peter Phelan; 2) (tie) Chuck Asper and Andrew Holdsworth; 4) Matija Bouiceric; 5) (tie) Kimbal Hall and Brad Carlan; 7) Shana Rosenfeld; 8) Sharon Denning. (28 boats) 49’ER — 1) Tina Baylis; 2) Jim Wondolleck; 3) Jim Maloney. (7 boats) 1C — 1) Erich Chase. (3 boats) 505 — 1) Backsin/Smith; 2) Mirel/Watters. (4 boats) DAYSAILER — 1) Vince Lyddane; 2) Dave Misunas. (4 boats) PORTSMOUTH — 1) Steve Evans, Johnson 18; 2) Scott McBurney, Lightning; 3) Mark Briner, Johnson 18; 4) Mike Molina, Lightning. (8 boats)

Race Notes Sale boats of the month: SSS stalwart Rob Macfarlane recently bought a big lOR warhorse, the ’83 N/M 45 Motivation, formerly of San Diego. Like his previous boat, a weli-tiravelled Newport 33, Mac-

SHEET LAYC/NHYC 1997 Cabo San Lucas Race farlane has renamed the new boat Tiger Beetle. He’ll keep both boats for the next year while adding a cruising interior to the 45-footer . . Contrary to what was printed here four months ago about the Andrews 56 Atdora being sold to Texas, that boat is now painted light gray and is racing in Seattle under new owner Roy Gunsolus. Turns out that Gunsolus’s former boat, the SC 50 Delicate Balance, went to Texas. . . Allan Bray has sold his J/120 Pamela J to Chuck Wert of Newport Beach, who renamed the boat Fee Event. Perpetual Knarr and J/35 champ Chris Perkins recently bought another Etchells (Mike Lahorgue’s hull #577, Three Live Crew). "I’ll definitely change the name, but I haven’t picked one yet," he said... Another new force in that resurgent fleet will be the John Jansheski/Jeff Madrigali combo, who are taking delivery of a new Ontariobuilt boat in mid-March. They intend to campaign it in the Etchells Worlds in communist Hong Kong this November. . . Bill Lee reports that David Adams’ BOC 50 True Blue has been sold to a 'mystery buyer'. When pressed. The Wizard offered only two clues: the buyer is an American, and he intends to sail in the next BOC. Details next month, maybe. . . Richard Leute, former owner of the SC 50 Acey Deucy, has purchased the J/44 Gptcha. Leute renamed the boat Acey Deueg, and has entered it in this month’s Los Angeles to Cabo Race (see entry box). Speaking of which, one of the most notable entries in the upcoming 820-mile Cabo Race is Steve Fossett’s 'other' boat, the 60-foot catamaran Stars & Stripes. Fossett will go for the record (2 days, 22 hours, set by the SC 70 Blondie ten years ago) with Brian Thompson, Ben Wright, Peter Hogg, Gino Morelli, and navigator Stan Honey, who will be taking his last trip offshore as a bachelor. "This is going to be the ultimate Hobie Cat ride!" said Hogg, "It’ll be fast and uncomfortable. The boat apparently has a small stove in one of the hulls, but we’ll probably end up sleeping in survival suits in the nets. If we don’t blow the boat up, the record is sure to fall." Wrath of the ’Rabbit: A year ago, Dave and Jackie Liggett’s N/M 39 JackRabbit appeared to have won their class in the Golden Gate YC Midwinters, but lost when protested for not complying with that club’s shortlived lifejacket rule. Op the February 1 Golden Gate YC Midwinter, the Liggetts inadvertently exacted a measure of revenge: rounding the upwind mark, an inflatable instead of the missing Blackaller Buoy, they managed to hook it and set it

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adrift. The buoy travelled on the flood almost down to the GGYC clubhouse before being discovered by the Race Committee, which sent a Laser out on a futile attempt to tow the mark back on station. Needless to say, the race was protested and abandoned. Two races will be sailed on March 2 as a result. Ironictilly, the projected winner of the Seaweed Soup Trophy is now JackRabbit, largely on the strength of being one of only three boats in the fleet to finish the January race. More midwinter non-action: Encinal YC’s hardluck Jack Frost Series was canceled on February 16 due to too much moving water and not enough moving air. . . The Santa Cruz YC Midwinters had a similar problem that day, but did manage to get off one of their two scheduled races. Unfortun¬ ately, only two boats — the SC 50 Octavia and the Olson 30 Tacos Pescados — managed to finish the 1.4-mile course. . . Nineteen boats sailed in the Sequoia YChosted SBYRA midwinter race on Feb¬ ruary 8. In light and variable conditions. Thunderbolt (J/29, Dan Wilshin) beat all comers in Division I; Jet Lag (Catalina 34, Roger Roe) won Division II; and Summer¬ time (International Foikboat, Luther Izmarian) topped Division III. Meanwhile, on the Florida circuit: J/24 world champ Chris Larson took the windy J/24 Midwinters at Key West in midJanuary over 100 boats. Class newcomer Tyler Moore was second, followed by Jens Hookensen. Larson then sailed Jameson to victory in the 12-boat Mumm 36 class at Key West Race Week, scoring the traditional spoils of victory — 36 bottles of Mumm Champagne! ... 54 boats sailed in the cold and windy Ft. Lauderdale to Key West Race, a group exodus south for Key West Race Week. Bill Kardash’s CSY 50 Dear

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Friend, which won the Montego Bay Race two years ago, was the overall winner... Six of eight Olympic classes competed in late January at the Miami Olympic Classes Regatta. The numbers were down (not uncommon in the first year of a new quadrennium), but the turnout of 113 sailors from 14 countries included lots of talent. Top NorCal finishers included Russ Silvestri, who was fourth in the 19-boat Finn class, and Rob Meuum, fifth out of 13 Lasers. Grand prix circuit: Rumor has it Kimo Worthington may be joining Paul Cayard for the Whitbread Race on EF Racing. . . Chris Law won the Australia Cup in early February over Thierry Peponnet and Peter Gilmour. Morgan Larson finished eighth in the 12-boat field. . . . Australian yachtsman Syd Fischer has indicated that he will field a .fifth challenge for the America’s Cup in 2000, thereby matching the number of attempts that Sir Thomas Lipton, the be¬ loved English tea magnate, took at winning the Auld Mug. Jammin’ to Jamaica, mon: The globe¬ trotting Farr 78 Sai/onara finished first in the 811-mile Montego Bay Race, but missed the course record by 14 hours. "Too much upwind work in the beginning, and then too much dead running at the end," reports navigator Mark Rudiger, one of seven Bay Area sailors among the 24-man crew (others were owner Larry Ellison, Bill Erkelens, Dave fjjodges, Jeff Madrigali, Robert Shaw and David Thomson). Pyewacket finished sec¬ ond, five hours behind Sai>onara — just in time to be buzzed by Ellison’s private plane as he left the island! Boomerang, Trader and Congere were next to finish. Unfortunately, corrected time results were unavailable as we went to press. Odds and ends: After a nine year 'tour of duty' as Sailing Coach and later Director of March, 1997 • LOiUJtiS • Page 183

THE RACING SHEET Sailing at Stanford, Blake Middleton has moved back to Minnesota. He’s now the Executive Director and PRO for the Minne¬ tonka YC, where he grew up sailing scows.. . . Hasso Plattner’s 'little' Morning Glory, the R/P 50 that has been stagnating on the hard at Anderson’s Boatyard in Sausalito, is out sailing on the Bay again. After doing a few local races like the Lightship Race, Hasso intends to take the boat cruising up around Vancouver Island this summer. Meanwhile, his big Morning Glory is in Auckland being optimized for her next big race, August’s Fastnet Race in England. After that, Morning Glory will join the rest of the maxis in Sardinia in September for the Maxi Worlds. Kostecki sailing clinic: John Kostecki, who Paul Cayard recently called "the best sailor in the world," spanked the 22-boat fleet at the Melges 24 West Coast Mid¬ winters on February 15-16 in San Diego. SailingSnotoman with owner Greg Dyer, Jim Barton and Bart Hackworth, Kostecki put together a near-flawless 1,1,2,1 record over runner-up Chris Collins, who took top amateur honors, and Dave Ullman. The Bay Area was also represented by Seadon

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With reports this month from Audrey Lane on lessons learned in Mexico; from Nlghtwatch on the advisability of a two-year circumnavigation; from Jennifer on the Chagos Archipelago and the Indian Ocean; from True Blue on a three-year family cruise to the South Pacific; from Thistle on cruising across the Med; from Different Worlds on the top summer spots in the Sea of Cortez; from Graceful Lady on the death of a beloved crewmember; from Aquarius Sting on a new event in San Carlos; and Cruise Notes.

Audrey Lane — Valiant 40 Art & Nancy White Zihuatanejo, Mexico (Alameda) We’ve made it! After eight years of reading Latitude and wishing it were us, we’re in Z-town! There have been so many wonderful experiences along the way — starting with the Baja Ha-Ha from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas. What a great way it was to get started, meet lots of new friends, and have familiar faces to greet in each port along the way. We’re really grateful that Latitude put on the event and recommend it highly to all cruisers bound for Mexico. We now have 1,500 miles under our keel since departing Alameda. Having sailed for 30 years gave us knowledge, but bluewater sailing is different and we’ve learned some big lessons: — Get the best autopilot you can afford. The night watches on long passages become pretty tedious when there are just two of you to hand steer. — Watermakers are well worth their cost, because they provide you with plenty of water. And don’t underestimate how refreshing a fresh water shower can be! — Anchor chains must be checked out on the windlass under load — no matter what the manufacturer’s literature states about required size. — Your SSB and/or Ham radio(s) will be Despite sailing the Bay for many years, Art and Nancy White still had to pick up a few tricks on how to enjoy cruising.

your lifeline as well as furnish social contacts and entertainment aboard. — Murphy is alive and well on all boats! Stuff happens — but you learn to deal with it on the fly. ' — Fellow mariners are a source of unlimited help and information. They’ll be there for you when needed. One pleasant surprise l^as'been how easy it is to provision in Mexico. On the mainland, we’ve found almost everything we could want, and the food is fresh and good. And it’s fun to shop all the separate tiendas for veggies, breads, meats, fish and poultry. Another wonderful discovery has been the 'comfort level' we’ve felt here in Mexico. We intended to make a quick passage down to and through the Panama Canal, but we’ve been so warmly received by the people in both small villages and cities that we’re not going to cut ourselves short. As a result, we’re going to spend a summer in the Sea of Cortez, revisit our favorite mainland spots next winter, and then head toward the East Coast. Another big surprise has been the number of luxurious resorts that we’ve visited along the coast. We thought we’d be limited pretty much to remote anchorages, but instead have found ourselves sharing five-star resorts with paying customers. In addition, waterfront open-air restaurants [palapas) abound — and are welcome sights knowing that cold cervezas and complete fresh seafood meals await at $4 or less. We’re not 'camping out' on our cruise, but enjoying an ongoing dream voyage! Mexico is full of beauty and astonishing bargains for mariners to enjoy. We can’t imagine it getting any better than this! — art & nancy 214197 Art & Nancy — Elsewhere in this issue you’ll read about Joe and Sue Noonkester. They left Ventura for the Caribbean aboard their C&C 38 Aquarius Sting 12 years ago. They’re still in Mexico! Nightwatch — Moody 425 Jerry & Sue Knecht Two Year Circumnavigation (Marin County) Thinking about the grand adventure of a

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circumnavigation but have limited time? You might try a two-year circumnavigation — which we plan to complete on April 9, 1997 back in San Francisco. A two-year circumnavigation manages to avoid hurricane seasons and allows you to make the major passages during times of good weather. Although it’s true you must keep moving along, so far we’ve felt we’ve gotten a good taste of the areas we’ve visited. And even though we’ve caught up with many others on the same basic route who are taking three to 12 years to complete their 'go arounds', we haven’t felt rushed. Having reached the Canary Islands, we’ve yet to experience any major weather problems or have serious equipment breakdowns. And we find that a three-person crew — John McVea has been with us for all but a short stint — is just right for this kind of trip. Here’s a basic outline of what we’ve done so far: We left our berth at the San Francisco YC on April 9, 1995, and sailed directly to Hiva Oa in the Marquesas, averaging 150 miles on the 20-day passage. We then continued on the Milk Run to Vanuatu, followed by a glorious and fast run across the Coral Sea, through the narrow Torres Strait (at night with 30 knots of true wind from aft), to Darwin. We sailed through Indonesia’s light airs to Thailand by Christmas. In January we crossed the Indian Ocean, with wonderful stops at Sri Lanka and the Maldives, and even a landfall at Salalah, Oman. We transited the Red Sea and Suez Canal in March (28 days from Aden to Port Said), and then hauled out at Askhelon, Israel, for

i The Knecht's have pretty much followed Pat t McKinnon's 'Pacifica '9T itinerary. They're just 'following it 33% faster.

a bottom job. So if you’ve ever wondered ; how far you can comfortably cruise in one i year with a typical cruising boat, the answer is from San Francisco to the Eastern Med. We spent April through September cruising the Med, and did much sightseeing ' • — and eating. After departing Gibraltar on 3 September 21, we visited Madeira and are : now preparing to cross to the Caribbean -j from here in the Canaries. Hopefully this information will be of some s use to others. — Jerry, sue & john 11/96 Readers — We apologize for not being j punctual about publishing this interesting li piece. By the way, Nightwatch was recently 1 seen in Bonaire, and is believed to be right i on schedule f,or her two-year ^ circumnavigation. The Knechts started as part of Pat

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McKinnon's Seattle-based Pacific '95, but quickly outpaced the 10 or so other boats. Assuming Nightwatch follows the Pacific '95 itinerary, she will have covered 24,288 nautical miles by. the end of her circumnavigation. That works out — including all the time spent in port or op the hook — to 32 miles a day or a 1.3 knot average. Jennifer — Beneteau 50 Lars Hassler & Johanna DeGroot Chagos to Zanzibar (Caribbean) The Chagos Archipelago — the last paradise! This group of tiny atolls in the middle of the Indian Ocean is the last British Indian Ocean colony in what was once a 'British Lake'. Prior to losing most of it in World War 11, the British Empire included most From left; Sue and Jerry Knecht, and their muchappreciated crewmember, John McVea. Three has been the right number of crew for them.

everything in and around the Indian Ocean between Africa, Australia and India. With most of it already gone, in 1965 the British agreed to lease Diego Garcia Atoll — part of the Chagos Group — to the U.S. for a big military base. In fact, the first strike against Saddam Hussein and Iraq was launched from this base in the middle of the Indian Ocean. An American condition of the lease, however, was there could be no stationary population in the rest of the Chagos. The 2,000 residents were therefore given a large sum of money in return for their homes and forced to moved to Mauritius. Because yachties are not 'permanent residents', they’re still allowed to visit the Chagos — except for the U.S. base at Diego Garcia. Our May '96 approach to the Chagos Group from the Maldives was spectacular, as the sun was just rising when Salomon Atoll appeared before us. As daybreak continued, we saw more of the 11 tiny islands that make up the atoll that is only three nautical miles in diameter. Through the binoculars 1 could see other sailboats nestled in their anchorage. By 0700 we were heading through the only pass into the lagoon, the unbelievably clear water allowing us to clearly see the fish and coral below. There are two main anchorages in the Chagos; Boddam Island and the one we headed to at Takanaka Island. As most yachts crossing the Indian Ocean stay in contact via the SSB nets, we knew some of them had arrived months before. 'What are they still doing here?', we wondered. But it wasn’t long before we knew the answer: the Chagos is truly the paradise that we all seek. The little atolls have a thick jungle, but also beautiful beaches, terrific swimming, and March, 1997 •

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great fishing in clear water. And there are no businesses, governnvents or anything else around to spoil it. We knew almost everybody aboard the eight boats that were in the Takanaka anchorage. We’d met Argonauta’s Sally and John in Fiji in '94, and again in both Thailand and the Maldives. Claire and John aboard the South African boat Jolly Jumper had been in the Maldives with us, and we’d met another Brit boat Omuramba while in Sri Lanka. We’d last seen Rick, who’d built his wood Colin Archer L’Escargo, in Thailand. We later learned it had taken him an incredible 56 days to sail from Phuket to the Chagos. We spent our first day in the anchorage rekindling friendships and getting the details about the Chagos and the yachties who had made it their temporary home. We learned that most boats stay for between one and three months, and that some of them return year after year. The nearly full moon meant strong spring tides which attract feeding mantas to the narrow pass between the islands at Takanaka. We spent hours snorkeling with two giant mantas who weren’t the least bit shy. They swam upside down beneath us to get a better look, and sometimes toward us with their huge mouths wide open to collect plankton. We also saw no less than 15 eagle rays swimming in formation. This activity unfortunately attracted three blacktip reef sharks. Since the water at low tide was only a couple of meters deep, there wasn’t much space left between us and the sharks. So we quietly let the current sweep us back to Jennifer. On another day we went ashore to photograph the giant coconut crabs. These crabs have claws the size of a human hand — which enables them to crush and eat coconuts! We later visited the anchorage at Boddam Island, which had about a dozen boats. Many of these were from South Africa, and several had kids aboard. Airborne, for example, had three teenage boys who, after a few hours of schoolwork each day, got to live a real adventure. And the small children aboard Glee Plus 2 were enjoying a Robinson Crusoe-type existence. There was more of a community atmosphere at Boddam than at Takanaka, because everybody spends a lot more time ashore. The most active part of the island is the building not far from the dinghy landing known as 'the workshop'. Just about everybody worked on one boat project or another at this abandoned facility. Another Page 188 • UtHUcli • March, 1997

popular spot was the ruins that have become the 'yacht club'. The walls, as you might expect, have been decorated with the names of all the boats that have visited over the years. Nearby is the 'bakery', with an abandoned wood-burning stove that everyone uses to bake bread. A few steps further away is a small church, the stained glass still in place. Although the houses weren’t abandoned that long ago, the thick Chagos jungle has already reclaimed many of them. The social hour at Boddam is 1600, when everybody in the anchorage comes ashore to play volleyball and chat. We met everyone our first day. After making a lengthy passage or cruising on your own, it’s a very pleasant change to be with so many others living the same kind of life. It’s also a great opportunity to exchange information, as many of the boats had been where we were going and some were going where we had been. Naturally everybody tries to help each other out. Besides socializing, swimming, exploring the islands, walking the white beaches, fishing, and working on the boat, we also did

The Chagos Archipelago is seen by many sailors as 'paradise'. White beaches, thick jungle, lots of sea life — and nobody around but cruisers.

a lot of diving. Outside the reef we found a particularly exciting site: a 'swim-through' 50 meters deep on a protruding part of the reef. The current around this underwater ledge — which faces the blue depths of the Indian Ocean — attracts lots of pelagic fish: giant mantas, sharks, and barracudas. We also saw tuna — six feet long — the likes of which we’ve never seen before! By the time we’d left the Chagos, there was no question it had been the highlight of our circumnavigation to date — and a cruiser’s ultimate dream destination. The Indian Ocean is vast, and thus gives you lots of time to think of interesting things to do. For example, sailing the 250 miles between the Maldives and Chagos meant we had to cross the equator for the fifth time. I’d always wanted to do a scuba dive at the equator, but the other four times it had either been at night or in bad weather. But the fifth was a charm. We kept our eyes on the GPS and had the cameras ready for a classic photo of 0° latitude. There was almost no wind when we reached thd spot, so we did a dive. A line

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if in a storm or big waves. We made some serious mistakes deploying it, so it was good we practiced before we got into a crisis situation. When we finally got it working right, it was like putting the brakes on! We’ve also invested in an 18-foot diameter parachute. This is deployed from the front of the boat at the end of a 200 meter rope, and is like anchoring. Tests show that a boat only drifts about 20 miles a day when a parachute is set. The idea behind it is to prevent a boat from doing a 360° roll or drifting too far to leeward during a storm or hurricane. Hopefully, we’ll never have to set either the drogue or the parachute 'for real'. Our next stop was the Seychelles, a group of islands completely different from the Maldives or Chagos. We’ll tell you about it next month. — lars 9196

was tied to the stern and we drifted down to 90 feet. The water was so clear that we could see the whole boat above us — including the mast, sails, port windows — and even the name on her side. We also had some fun during the subsequent 1,200 mile sail from the Chagos to the Seychelles. We’d take a swim by trailing a line behind the boat and jumping in from the bow. And one day while up in the mast looking at the sea, 1 noticed a fin break the surface ahead. As we approached, 1 could clearly see it was not a shark, but some other magnificent fish with a beautiful blue sail. About halfway to the Seychelles we found the southeast trades and, with winds averaging 20-25 knots, began to average 7 knots and make up for lost time. Life onboard was no longer quite as comfortable, but we could still sunbathe — if we didn’t mind the occasional spray coming over the bow. Life took on a familiar routine: sleep, stand watch, eat, sleep, stand watch, sleep, and so forth. One day during this passage we decided to try out our new drogue. A drogue is a type of small parachute about 5 feet in diameter that you trail behind a boat to slow it down

True Blue — Bristol 35.5 The Stuber Family Back Home (Hawaii / Auburn) We departed La Cruz, Mexico — just north of Puerto Vallarta — last May bound for Nuka Hiva some 2,700 miles away in French Polynesia. The last boat to leave the Puerto Vallarta area for the South Pacific, we encountered the usual light to calm conditions as we worked our way off the coast. Things were uneventful until eight days out when we encountered 'E-1', the first tropiccil storm of the season. We had noticed building seas and squally conditions, but assumed it was because we were entering the InterTropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). But when we came up on our afternoon radio sked with Solar Wind, a multihull headed in the same direction, they warned of the storm’s approach. 1 rushed to clear the decks and get the boat squared away for the blow — and blow it did! Our windspeed indicator had been previously taken out by a booby bird, but 1 conservatively estimate the winds to have been 50 knots and the seas 25 feet. I hoisted dur storm sail and decided to run with it. Neither Cheryle nor the kids were skilled enough to drive in those conditions, so I handsteered for the storm’s duration. Luckily, it only lasted 12 hours and it was warm. We got hit at night, however, and it was pretty scary to hear breaking waves that you couldn’t see. True Blue surfed down the waves and came through unscathed. The trimaran Solar Wind which had warned us of

the blow, however, was tragically lost with all hands. At dawn on the 24th day of our passage, it was blowing 25 knots, the seas were lumpy, and it was raining — but we’d reached Nuku Hiva. In those conditions the island looked more eerie and mysterious than tropical and inviting. Nevertheless, we were warmly greeted by our good friends from Ha-Ha 1, Rob and Mary from Maude /. Jones. As we were somewhat shell-shocked from the long trip, their smiling faces were just what we needed to see. We spent three weeks in the Marquesas, and found the islands to be majestic and lush. But unpleasant weather in the form of strong winds and high seas prevented us from visiting many of the islands we wanted to see. We were on our way to another of the Marquesas when the wind was against us again, so we said to hell with it and turned right for the Tuamotus. The first day of the passage wasn’t so bad, but the wind and seas really built by the second day, and we were uncomfortable. With a dead autopilot, I was chained to the helm for three days. It was exhausting. When we finally reached Apataki, we almost lost our boat as a result of the anchor rode chafing on coral and parting. True Blue was washed up on the coral reef just off the beach. Fortunately, we were lucky to get her off quickly and she sustained only minor damage. We patched her up with underwater epoxy, but a persistent leak in the forward water tank meant we couldn’t use it. From then on we had to ration water more than we would have liked. It was also at Apataki that we almost lost our dinghy. Our learning The one thing the Stuber family confirmed on their cruise is that sailing downwind Is more comfortable than upwind.

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curve was pretty steep! Nonetheless, we explored this little-visited atoll for three weeks and had it pretty? much to ourselves. We saw so little wind on the way to Tahiti that we had to motor most of the way. We completed the four-day trip at Tahiti-lti on the southern end of Tahiti just before a blow came through. The next day we had a rough sail up to Port Phaeton, where we were greeted by fellow cruisers, Emma Blue and Jenny Gorden. We enjoyed Port Phaeton and stayed there two weeks. It’s a protected anchorage — which was a good thing because Tahiti had enough nasty weather while we were there to wash away roads and houses. Eventually we sailed to Papeete and spent another two weeks tied up at the high-rent district downtown quay. From Tahiti we continued on to explore the other islands in the Society group: Moorea, Huahine, Raietea, Tahaa, and Bora Bora. But once again we found ourselves stuck in places longer than we would have preferred because of inclement weather. From the Societies, our next destination was Hawaii. We decided to break up the 2,200 mile passage by stopping at Penrhyn in the Cook Islands, and Fanning in the Line Islands. These turned out to be good choices. The 600-mile passage from Bora Bora to Penrhyn was a quick four days and not too uncomfortable. We stayed at Penrhyn for two weeks and really enjoyed ourselves as the people were extremely friendly and made us feel very welcome. After Mexico, the anchorages and sailing conditions of the South Pacific can seem somewhat uncomfortable.

That English is their second language was much appreciated by us after all the Frenchspeaking Societies. 1 offered my electrqnic skills and was kept busy fixing their radibs , and TV sets. We reluctantly left Penrhyn, bound for the island of Fanning. We enjoyed another quick passage, which took five days. Fanning is a beautiful, almost fully enclosed atoll. After quickly clearing Immigrations and Customs, we were invited to attend a local feast. This was our first local feast and it was quite an experience. There were five roasted pigs add unlimited fish, fruit and vegetables. Afterwards we danced with the locals. We enjoyed the company of an ex-pat who gave us tours of the atoll and invited us to go surfing anri fishing with him. It was a great experience and even after 10 days we hated to leave. But Hawaii was calling. Our trip to Hawaii was quick but uncomfortable. On a scale of 10, 1 would rate it a 0 for comfort. We all got seasick and weren’t very interested in eating. The discomfort was mainly due to having to sail close hauled. The boat took a beating, which included the lower shrouds almost parting. We arrived at dawn off of Honolulu on November 11 after a quick 10-day passage. Cheryle and the kids had not been to Hawaii before, and were excited to make landfall. We were lucky to get a berth at the Ala Wai Marina, and the boat will stay there until June when I’ll sail her back to San Francisco. Meanwhile, Cheryle, Tam and Matt have flown home and I’m currently working on a cargo ship in the Far East. The past 2y2 years of cruising have been enriching, but all of us are looking forward to returning to sailing on the Bay and our home in the Sierra Foothills. We, the True Blue crew of Ken, Cheryle, Tameron, and Matthew wish everyone fair winds and dusty bilges. We can be reached at: Stuber, Box 289, 1450 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 1296, Honolulu, HI 96814; FAX: 808-973-0815. Beginning in June, we can be reached at 23042 Spyglass Court, Auburn, CA 95602. — the stubers 12196 Thistle — Cal 39 Duncan & Marlene McQueen Cruising Across Europe (Los Osos, California) When we arrived back in Bodrum, Turkey, where we’d left Our boat for the winter, it was pleasant during the day but quite cool at night. Despite having been left on the hard for many months. Thistle was cleaned, painted, and ready to go in just a

couple of weeks. We began this new phase of our circumnavigation by sailing down the 'Turquoise Coast' of Turkey to Marmaris, where we met several cruising friends who’d wintered in that area. From Marmaris it was a short hop to Rhodes, and then Kos, Milos, and all the other beautiful Greek islands of which there are far too many, to mention. Greece’s Aegean islands teemed with tourists and had rings sailed around them by flotillas of charter boats. The charter companies sure don’t require that the skippers — most of whom are English or German — know much, only that they be able to follow the flotilla leader. Despite being rocky and dry, the islands of the Aegean are very interesting. They have lovely little villages, and plenty of castles, forts and even some monasteries. The only problem is that we, like others, found the Greeks to be a little unfriendly. Perhaps they’ve just had too many tourists over the years. The shortcut made by the construction of the Corinth Canal has saved many mariners from getting pasted by heavy weather around the southern tip of Greece’s

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The 'look of cruising is different in the Med. Spread; crowded Capri, Italy. Inset; an uncrowded anchorage near Marmaris, Turkey.

Peloponnesus Peninsula. We skipped the canal, but unlike other cruising friends didn’t get clobbered. After several stops, we headed north to visit Olympia, giving me a chance to run in the original Olympic stadium. This whole area of Greece is rich with fascinating history. We continued up into the Ionian Sea, where the air was clearer and the islands much greener than the Aegean. We passed Skorpios, the private island of the Onassis family and where the late Jackie O used to sun herself on the beach. This region has many beautiful islands and beautiful anchorages. It may seem hard to believe, but we often ran into other cruisers who’d become friends with us earlier in our cruise. So we had fun BBQs on the beach with old cruising friends while making lots of new ones. Most sailors complain about a lack of wind in the Med, but we didn t have that problem. We headed southwest to Italy, around the tip of the boot, and through the narrow Straits of Messina to Sicily. Rather

than a lack of wind, we had many days when there was too much. Fortunately, there were lots of lovely harbors in which to seek shelter — and most are free of charge if you tie up at the city dock or anchor out. There’s no end to the interesting things to see and do when you’re cruising the Med. We stopped at the island of Vulcano, and bathed in the hot sulfur mud. It’s been months now, and we still can’t get the smell out of our suits. Then it was on to Stromboli, a volcano which had been used as a 'lighthouse' by ancient mariners. It was fired up as we passed, and we could see the glow for miles. After sailing to mainland Italy, we stopped at Amalfi, a gorgeous little village nestled in the cliffs near Salerno. Amalfi is known for its beautiful Basilica of St. Andrea. We sailed back offshore to picturesque — and very popular — Capri, then back to the mainland to Gaeta and Anzio. Gaeta was destroyed by bombs in World War II, and Anzio is where American and British troops liberated Italy from the Germans. Anzio also happens to be the birthplace of a couple of swell guys: Nero and Caligula. Part of Anzio’s ancient harbor still remains. After sitting out a gale there for three days, we tried to raise our anchor, but

we were tangled with another that was old enough to have belonged to Nero. Lucky we weren’t in a hurry. You can’t sail to Rome, of course, but if you go up the Fuimichino Canal, you can tie up for free and it’s only a short train ride to the historic city. We spent two weeks there and just about walked our feet off visiting the Vatican and seeing all the ancient sites. We hit a couple of more islands before stopping at Elba, where Napoleon was exiled, and then crossing over to Corsica. Although it’s closer to Italy, Corsica is French — and we arrived at Porto Vecchio on Bastille Day. Porto Vecchio is one of those places favored by the rich and famous, and the tiny inlet was filled with the most beautiful yachts we’ve ever seen. Crossing the 10-mile wide Strait of Bonifacio, we arrived at Sardinia, the large island belonging to Italy. We had some enjoyable stops in the little villages before heading 200 miles west to Spain’s Balearic Islands. Our first stop was the lovely port city of Mao on Menorca. It’s pronounced 'Mayon', as mayonnaise was invented there in 1755 by a chef for the French invaders. The largest of the Balearics — Mallorca — was our next stop. We’d heard that Palma was so jammed with boats that you couldn’t get a slip or anchor out, so we left the boat on the north side of the island and tcTok a train to Palma. The countryside is beautiful! Europeans love festivals and celebrations, and we were in Pollenza when they re¬ enacted the expulsion of the Moors by the Christians. They do it every year and have a great time. The Balearics are great, but they sure get a lot of tourists. After a day ashore at one of the countless Greek islands, Duncan and Marlene dinghy back to 'Thistle'. They spent the summer sailing the Med.

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The crossing to Barcelona on the Spanish mainland took about 36 hours and featured some exciting lightnin'g — but nothing too serious. We were delighted to get a slip at Barcelona’s Port Veil, a marina which had been revitalized for the '92 Olympics. The marina was convenient to Barcelona, which is one of Europe’s great cities. We have ancestors from Spain, so we rented a car and drove across Spain to the Atlantic coast and then the tiny village of Pendueles. What a wonderful experience to meet members of the family and to see that the original Fernandez house from the early 1800s was still standing. We enjoyed a couple of days there before returning to Barcelona. With the season coming to a close, we continued heading southwest to Almeria, meeting old cruising friends from Canada, Washington, and California as we went along. The boat is now on the hard at Almeria, vvaiting for Duncan to pick her up and take her to the Canaries and across the Atlantic. The two biggest surprises of the summer? That we had relatively consistent wind, and that we didn’t pay for a berth or mooring between Rhodes and Barcelona. Even cruising the Med doesn’t have to be expensive. — duncan & martene 12/96 Different Worlds — Valiant 40 Debbie & A1 Earner The Sea Is Super In Summer (Pt. Richmond) [Continued from the December — not January or February — issues.] As we mentioned at the end of the previous installment, we loved cruising mainland Mexico, but we really loved what came next — our summer in the Sea of Cortez. It started after April’s Sea of Cortez Sailing Week, when we continued north to Isla San Francisco. We did some hiking and enough puka shell collecting there for five necklaces. After that, it seemed like just one lovely anchorage after another. We’ll describe some of the best. Los Gatos — This whs one of our favorites, as it had some of the most interesting geological formations we’ve seen. The color of the rocks and the way the formations flow into the into the water is spectacular — especially when the sun hits them in a certain way. We did plenty of snorkeling at Los Gatos, and for the first time began to live off the sea. A1 had become a pro at getting scallops Page 192 •

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off the rocks and finding clams in the sand. He wasn’t doing bad with his speargun either — although there didn’t seem to be too many big fish around. Octopus were one of Al’s more interesting catches. 1 boiled them to get the yucky stuff off, then would saute them in any number of different ways. Yummie! Agua Verde — We arrived here the first week of May and did lots of snorkeling among the reefs. Just to remind folks, these aren’t coral reefs and they’re not populated with as wildly colored tropical fish as the Caribbean. We enjoyed the usual potlucks on the beach with other cruisers, but then one day a bunch of us went to 'town' with school supplies and visited the school. We totally disrupted their day, but they didn’t seem to mind — and it was a great experience for us. Puerto Escondido — This wasn’t what we expected at all, and was our least favorite spot. It’s a great hurricane hole and the Sierra Gigantica mountains are beautiful to be sure. But there’s nothing there — except for a trailer park and the development that never got finished. In addition, you’re completely surrounded by land, which made us feel uncomfortably landlocked. Loreto is the closest town, but it’s a 10-minute ride —

The Sea of Cortez has many attractions; abundant sea life, numerous uninhabited islands, and intriguing rock formations.

for which the taxi drivers charge an outrageous $15! There are no buses, so cruisers who stay in Puerto Escondido all year bring down a vehicle. We only stayed long enough to do some provisioning, fill our propane tanks, and get our laundry done. Ballandra, Isla Carmen — There are lots •of islands around Puerto Escondido, but we liked Isla Carmen the best. We did lots of snorkeling and otherwise spent time in the water because it was fun and because it kept us cool. May seems to be a transition month in the Sea. For one thing, the wind starts blowing from the southeast — the prevailing direction for the summer — rather than from the north. In addition, it becomes increasingly warm. The water was still cool, however, so that we still needed a shorty wetsuit. We had to head back to Puerto Escondido on an important mission: friends from Long Beach were soon to arrive with their boat and a case-and-a-half of champagne for us. We were running low, and they were kind enough to bring some down from the States. Mexican wines aren’t very good. Oh, let’s tell the truth — they’re bad! San Judnico — This is one of the most

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' dramatic bays in the Sea of Cortez, and there are a number of places to anchor depending on the direction of the wind. We spent eight days here and were probably in every anchorage. There was fog the first two days — thick fog! And it was humid, too. Then we had lots of wind from every direction. San Juanico doesn’t have any homes, stores, restaurants, bars or roads, but it does have the 'cruiser’s shrine' where all those who’ve visited by boat leave a memento. It’s pretty cluttered in a semi-organized way. We left a sailor’s hat that we’d been given at a bon voyage party. Sanfispac, Bahia de Concepcion — This place was as interesting as it was hot. With lots of islands, it was possible to find an anchorage to ourselves — something that’s not always easy in the Sea. Santispac, which is home to lots of folks with motorhomes, has a restaurant and little stores where you can pick among a limited selection of veggies and bread. Since Concepcion was having a heat wave, we decided to head for a more open area where it might be cooler. We couldn’t find any such place, so on June 4,,— considerably earlier than we’d planned — we departed Punta Chivato and headed 75 miles across the Sea to San Carlos on the mainland Mexico side. We finally got in a good sail, with 15 to 25 knot winds through

most of the night. The seas were close together and it made for bumpy conditions, but we were just glad for the chance to sail. Marina Real — The scenery and mountains around San Carlos are beautiful, and we anchored in a couple of different spots before pulling into Marina Real. People shouldn’t get the impression that Marina Real is anything like Marina del Rey, because it’s not. We left our Valiant in the marina for three weeks while we returned to the States to visit family and friends, and to buy gear for the boat — including, literally, the kitchen sink! Although A1 already had two spearguns, he bought another. You know how men are, always looking for something longer and more powerful. I told him 1 didn’t think he needed a bigger gun because the Sea was fished out, but I was soon to eat those words. We also became the owners of a metal detector. Hopefully it will help turn up some doubloons so we can pay for all the gear we’ve bought. We returned to San Carlos with a Chevy Suburban full of stuff — and how was it all going to fit into our boat? By the time we were ready to leave San Carlos, the summer heat had really kicked in. The air was 94' with 80% humidity, and the water temperature was between 78° and 85'. We decided to head north to the Midriff Islands where it was supposed to be just as hot but not so humid. Puerto Refugio, Isla Angel de la Guardia — We arrived on July 29th to very pleasant weather conditions: the air was between 9095° with 35-50% humidity, and the water a very refreshing 78-85°. There are lots of reefs in this area, so we went snorkeling. Because of sometimes strong currents, we tried to only go when the tide was changing and the current weak. There were lots of fish and scallops on the reef, but all of the sudden BANG! — A1 shot a fish with his new speargun. He said it was big, but 1 couldn’t tell because it had snuck beneath a rock. A1 got so excited that he had to catch his breath before going back down to get it. When 1 returned with the dinghy, he’d brought an 18-lb grouper to the surface. During the next week, A1 came back with three other nice grouper, so everybody in the anchorage had their freezers bulging with fish. Oh yeah, 1 snagged a dorado while motorsailing from Isla Tiburon to Puerto Refugio. So maybe there are still some fish in the Sea of Cortez. Bahia de Los Angeles — We spent the

month of September between Refugio and Bahia de Los Angeles on the Baja side — a distance of 35 miles — and Isla Smith. We did a little hiking, had BBQs on the beach, and passed much time in the water. Some time has passed, but now that we’re back on the mainland, we find ourselves missing all that the Sea had to offer in terms of food. For example, if you wanted scallops for dinner, it was nice to be able to just dive over the side and get a half dozen or so. If we wanted ceviche, we’d just put the pole over the side and reel in a trigger fish. No matter if you wanted clams, fish, scallops, or lobster — it was there for the taking. By the way, our best lobster deal was with some local fisherman on Isla Partida Norte; Four gallons of water for eight lobster! Finding fruit and veggies is another matter in the Sea of Cortez, as they can be very hard to come by. When we needed them at Isla Refugio, we had to travel 35 miles to Bahia de Los Angeles and either wait for the veggie truck or walk to every tienda to find what we needed. Then we’d hang around the different anchorages around the bay and visit the friends we hadn’t seen in a while, and then return to Refugio. The strange thing was, most people didn’t go up to Refugio. Why? We think because most folks stay at Puerto Don Juan, which is just six miles from Bahia de Los Angeles, for the security. Puerto Don Juan is another of the nearly landlocked anchorages we don’t care for. We also think other cruisers had heard scary stories of an upwelling that sometimes happens further north. All of this was fine with us, because it made the Al and Debbie like Mexico — but they love summers in the Sea. Just remember, they caution, to bring enough fans.

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anchorage at Refugio much less crowded. We do, by the way, have an interesting 'upwelling' story. It whs time to make our way back to San Carlos from Refugio and it was blowing about 20 knots, so we were looking forward to a great sail. We left Refugio on an outgoing tide with an opposing wind. Keep in mind that with 12foot tides, the current can get pretty strong. Our sail was great until about 10 miles from Isla Smith when the water turned into a 'Sea of Merigue' — all white with steep chop! We were experiencing an upwelling, which is when all the water from the Pacific rushes into the Sea of Cortez. Because the Sea gets so narrow around all these islands and the currents so strong, the water almost seems like it’s boiling. It’s an amazing sight! We found ourselves among eight foot waves that broke just seconds apart. Needless to say, we were stopped dead in the water. We had to turn on the motor to work our way through these monsters, but even so the waves were so close together that many of them broke all the way back to the cockpit! We’ve never seen anything like it. It was a blast actually — although we’re glad it didn’t happen at night and that it only lasted 4V2 hours. We returned to the States at the end of Despite being hot, brown, and having very little vegetation, the Sea of Cortez becomes a favorite with most cruisers in Mexico.

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September to see family and friends since it wouldn’t be too easy to return home from the South Pacific. Seeing the family .and friends was great, but the rest of the trip wlas, a disappointment. It was sure nice to get back to Different Worlds and Mexico. Santa Rosalia—We sailed down to Santa Rosalia, which was built by the French as a mining town. Although it’s a dirty and dusty place, it does have an interesting history. Punta Chiuato — On October 20, we arrived at Punta Chivato, a semi-private gringo community that rc'sidents reach via their private planes! We waited out the first northerly — 30 to 35 knots — of the year in the anchorage, which fortunately afforded great protection. The northerlies usually last about three days, and it’s fun to leave on the tail end of one because you get to sail downwind and ride the waves. This is just what we did for the next week until we arrived at Ensenada Grande, 20 miles north of La Paz. What fun! Most people wait until there’s no wind and motor to the next anchorage — something we don’t quite understand. La Paz — We spent three days in La Paz cleaning, buffing, and just giving everything the once over for the big crossing of the Pacific. Different Worlds was ready to go and so were we. After sailing to Mazatlan, our plans changed 101 times. Our latest? We’ll skip Costa Rica and Panama entirely, sailing directly from Acapulco to the Galapagos, Easter Island, and the rest of the South Pacific. We both feel real good about the new plan, as we’re both ready to get going on the passage-making part of our trip. Besides, the coastal stuff is scary. But to everyone spending the spring in Mexico, we can’t strongly enough express our belief that you shouldn’t miss a summer in the Sea of Cortez, and you shouldn’t •stop until you get as least as far north as Refugio. The key to spending the summer in the Sea is to stay out at the islands not near any big land masses like Baja or the mainland. Yes it was hot, but not unbearable as we had expected. You must have a light-colored hull and a good boat awning — with side curtains. Why side curtains? Because the hottest part of the day is 2 - 3 hours before the sunset, when the sun is low enough and the reflected rays and lack of wind cause the temperature to soar. Have lots of fans. If you think you have enough, buy a couple more. Make sure two of the fans are portable ones you can take outside with you. Whatever you do, don’t miss it! — debbie & al 12/96

Graceful Lady — Morgan 01-41 Denny & Barbara Nelson Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico (Coos Bay) When Jose, our Java Macaque monkey, first moved aboard our Morgan Out-Island 41, it was in the marina at Coos Bay, Oregon. First, however, the officials had to hold a meeting to decide whether to amend their 'no pets' policy. Jose was allowed to stay provided that we wouldn’t allow him to cause any problems and that he wear diapers. The three of us lived aboard our boat in harmony. When the fishing boats went out, Jose played on the empty docks. His long leash kept him from getting into trouble, and we could keep an eye out for him from our boat. The latter was especially important because we had many curious tourists come by. One day, for example, an otter came out of the water onto the dock. Jose, accompanied by a little canine friend of his, kept chasing the otter off the dock into the water. They played around like inquisitive friends, and we captured much of it on video. When we were both working, we’d take Jose along in the back of our Ford pickup.

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Cruiser raft-ups — such as this one off Z-town's La Ropa Beach — are seldom found outside the Mexico. The reason is a mystery.

During lunch and our breaks, we’d go out to the truck and talk to him — often accompanied by several fellow workers. He loved those times. When our jobs took us down to the marina in Brookings Harbor, a niece of ours cared for Jose while we worked. He had a large baboon cage, but preferred the days when she would take him for walks or let him play on top of an old building in her yard. After we retired in October of '94, we — Jose included — headed south toward Mexico. We hit a bad storm coming through the San Francisco area in October of '94, but Jose never got sick. When the storm was at its worst, 1 took him into my bed and hugged him tightly. I could tell that it made him feel safe and happy. Being a true sailor, Jose never liked the sound of our Perkins or the humming of the autopilot. Once we got down to Southern California, we stopped in Wilmington to get some repairs done on the sails and buy the rest of our cruising gear. While there, mussels became Jose’s favorite food because he could grab them by just reaching

over the side of the dock. Jose had his own little area of the boat, but we still always kept him on a leash. He had a cage — with the door missing — for privacy and to keep out of the sun and wind. We also put an umbrella over his cage for more protection. Our next stops were at Newport Beach, Dana Point and Chula Vista. Surprisingly, nobody had any objections to a cruising monkey. In fact, Jose made friends with the harbor police in several places, and a couple of the women officers often came by to visit him. We arrived at Isla Cedros with a storm brewing, and received permission to tie up at the fishing dock. This was right before Christmas in '94, and most of the Mexican fishermen came to the dock to party. Needless to say, Jose was quite an attraction. Everyone was drinking beer — and happily sharing their suds with Jose. The next morning our little monkey looked a little hung over. After a couple of days, the men started bringing their wives and children down for a visit, and we gave candy and toys to the children. Jose loved this kind of attention, and became particularly good friends with Bobby, a local lobster fisherman. Soon lobster became Jose's meal of choice; we could tell by the squeals he made when it

was served to him. We checked into Mexico at Cabo, where two men came out in a panga to look over Jose’s papers and make sure he was healthy. They never boarded the boat, but Denny put him on his lap and showed him to the inspectors. The inspectors had never checked in a monkey before, but seemed to enjoy it. The fact that we’d obtained an international health permit for Jose in Oregon made the process easy. While back in the States, we’d learned that — oddly enough — we’d never be able to bring Jose back to his country of birth — even with all the proper papers. Jose was born in a U.S. government laboratory, and we bought him because monkey mothers usually don’t accept babies born by Csection. And since Jose is an aggressive type monkey, most zoos don’t want him. Our next stop was in La Paz, where we had a bottom job and then had to extend our stay because of stateside business. Long before we left, Jose had become quite the attraction at the marina and he had his own little fan club. I asked him if he wanted a glass of water once while a bunch of little Mexican children were watching. When he ignored me, I tried asking him in Spanish — and he chirped and reached toward the glass. The children all burst out laughing, telling me that Jose only understood Spanish. Jose had lots of other fun in La Paz. At the invitation of the owners of Blackbeard’s restaurant, he had a great visit. He also caugljit a fish at the docks with his bare hands, loved the paletas (popcicles) made of fresh fruit, and even visited the zoo in Santiago! In early '96, we left La Paz and hit San Despite treatment from a vet, Jose died several hours after being attacked by a scorpion. Jose was a great companion and shipmate.

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Bias. Jose again made friends easily, and there were many sad faces when we left. We had tied up to the dock — there’s only room for one boat — and the children loved to come down and visit. Once we arrived at Nuevo Vallarta, Jose again met lots of people — including friends from the States we hadn’t seen in 20 years! In October, we had a chance to move our boat to a private dock at a beautiful and luxurious home on the canal in Nuevo Vallarta. This home had a yard for Jose to play in, a swimming pool for us, and wonderful neighbors. Unfortunately, it was here that Jose met up with a scorpion. Even though the vet arrived just 30 minutes after he was called to administer adrenaline, it was too late for our dear friend. Jose died within three hours. This little guy meant more to us than people can imagine. We have always loved animals, but this guy was our baby. Time will help heal the wounds, but he’d changed our lives so much. Once you have been loved by a monkey, you have experienced something very different. It’s certainly not for everyone, but for nine years he was tally part of our family. We and Jose have met so many people in the five years we have owned Graceful Lady, and we don’t know a better way than this to tell our friends about the loss of our little sailor. We both feel that some lives go on forever in the hearts and the lives they touch. Jose brought so much joy to people of all ages in the U.S. and in Mexico that he will never be forgotten. — denny & barbara 1115197 Aquarius Sting — C&C 38 Joe & Colleen Noonkester San Carlos, Mexico (Ventura) First, we’d like to thank all of the writers on Latitude’s staff for all their great articles over the years. Secondly, we’d like to thank your Classy Classifieds, without which we would not be here. You see, way back in 1981 we used the Classys to find our '77 C&C 38. We sailed her on San Francisco Bay for the next 12 months, and then headed to Ventura for two years. In '84 we sailed Aquarius Sting to Mexico in company with four other boats. Our cruising plan was to enjoy Mexico for a year and then head to the Caribbean. As you can tell from our 'postmark', it’s been more than 12 years — and we’re still in Mexico! And the Caribbean will have to wait yet another year as beautiful San Carlos has become our new home. Page 196 • UtHuM-lS • March, 1997

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My primary reason for writing is to announce the first-ever San Carlos Race Week, to be held June 7 - 14. Having been involved in many of the local events in San Carlos, and having sailed Mexican waters for so many years, my friend Sergio Martinez — 'the Comasario' — asked me to organize the event. It will be sponsored by Dos Equis Beer. The Week will be jam-packed with fun, including competitions for monohulls, multihulls, sailboards, kayaks, and jet skis. We’ll also have beach parties with horseshoe and volleyball tournaments, a special dinner, and commemorative T-shirts. And the prizes — which will be awarded to winners of competitions and as door prizes — are really special. They include everything from free deluxe accommodations in hotels, free haulouts, free berthing, and discounts on all kinds of goodies. Naturally, we’ll also be giving out trophies and lots of free cases of beer. Special thanks for getting this event started go to Sergio Martinez; Cesar Arechiga, manager of the San Carlos Plaza; Gilberto Bermudez, general manager of Plaza Las Glorias; and Enrique Rodriguez, General Director of Best Western. We encourage all sailors to join us at San Carlos June 7 -14, as fun will be had by all! Any questions can be addressed to me at: Box 322, San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico. — joe & colleen 1121197 Cruise Notes: Bill and Diana Chapman of the Stockton-

based Swan 47 Bones VIII are six years into their circumnavigation, having spent the last three years in the Med. "It’s very crowded over here, so you can’t be shy about shoving your boat through a pack to get to the quay," Bill reports. "But there’s great villages, lots of history, fine restaurants, and unlimited possibilities for side trips." The Chapman’s most interesting stops last summer were on the Mediterranean shores of Morocco. "About 15 miles east of Sauta is a first class modern marina for 400 boats that was built by Rumanians as part of a barter deal. It’s an affluent area, as the King of Morocco has a summer home nearby and there are fancy hotels and plenty of topnotch Moroccan restaurants. What they didn’t have was many boats — only about 25 in the reasonably-priced marina. The owners are bringing in the management team from the successful marina at Marbella, Spain, so perhaps that will change." After side trips to Tangiers and the Atlas Mountains, the Chapmans continued east along the Moroccan coast to some tiny fishing harbors that were "right out of the 8th century". At each stop they were boarded by a platoon of officials, who were nice enough — but wondered what an American flag vessel was doing in their tiny harbor. Not many pleasure boats come their way, and those that do often come to load up on pot grown in the nearby Rift Mountains. Smugglers who get caught can usually bribe their way out, but three confiscated sailboats prove this isn’t true in all cases. After enjoying three years in the Med, the Chapmans are more than ready to move on. "During the entire time between Suez and Gibraltar, we didn’t have more than five good days of sailing," grumbles Bill. "Besides, we’re both 65 now and what we really want to do is wake up in the morning and dive overboard into some warm water. So after cruising the Med and Atlantic coasts of Spain this summer, this fall we’ll head to Madeira, the Canaries, the Cape Verdes, and the Caribbean. From then on we plan to be '30 - 30' sailors, which means we’ll cruise the warm waters between 30°S and 30°N." Pat McKinnon reports that the Pacifica '97 — his loosely-organized group of circumnavigators-to-be—should be arriving in the Bay Area from Seattle in late April. Because the free event is so casually organized — and that not meant to be derogatory — McKinnon isn’t sure how many boats will actually show up. He’s knows he’ll be there with his Spencer 46, the Oak Harbor, Washington-based Isle of Skye. He figures about 10 others will be along for the trip down the coast. Another group of boals — including participants from

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the Ha-Ha III — will join up with the Pacifica '97 group in the Marquesas in late May. Rub it in, will ya! Rick and Becky Cuthbertson of the Long Beach-based Crealock 37 Esprit II just had to send us the spread photo that appears on pages 208 209. It’s of a TGIZ {'Thank God It’s Z-town') raft-up party in late January off La Ropa Beach. Folks who’ve been to Z-town know exactly what they’re missing; lots of sun, light breeze, good food, great friends, and lots of tranquility. Ha-Ha III vets Rick and Becky advise they hope to join the Wanderer’s HaHa Across The Pacific that will be leaving from Mexico in the spring of '99. Bob Ely and Carol Noel of the Seattlebased Westsail 43 Elyxir report they are now in their second season of cruising the Patagonian channels of southern Chile. During a recent inland trip to Peru and Bolivia, they stopped at 12,000-ft Lake Titicaca — made famous by the late Tristan Jones — to read the most recent issue of Latitude. Folks who think the world of cruising has gotten too crowded just haven’t gotten off the beaten path — to spectacular cruising grounds of places like Chile. Pete and Dawn Landon aboard Amadon Light in Mexico e-mail that nearly half of the 30 boats inside the new (southern) harbor at Barra de Navidad report hitting a rock in the , middle of the entrance channel. The rock is not shown in any of the cruising guides. The dock talk is that the obstruction 'appeared'^as a result of several earthquakes and errant dynamiting. Whatever the case, mark your cruising guides and radio ahead for the latest information. While the entrance to the harbor might be suspect, Pete and Dawn report that everything else is great. "The marina is right in front of a new luxury hotel, and use of the docks is free because there is no water or power. But the cerveza truck shows up at noon and water is available from spigots along the hotel walkway. Three more large docks are being built. Navidad, across the lagoon and accessible by dinghy, is charming. The only trick left for us is to escape — or maybe we’ll just stay forever." One of Latitude’s longtime advertisers, DF Crane Associates of San Diego, "the Marine Computing Pioneer Since 1986", is no more. But it would be a mistake to feel sorry fcJr owner Dave Crane and Judy, his Significant Other, as they only closed up in order to get their Freeport 41 Revcncr ready to cruise in January. "We’re in our mid-50s and ready to get out there and'do it," says Judy. "We’ll start with a year in Mexico and then head toward the South Pacific." There’s no question that people are

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cruising in unprecedented numbers. "It’s the busiest it’s ever been here in Marina Vallarta, reports Concho, the marina administrator. "Everyday Harbormaster Karl Raggio has to go around and try to find people willing to leave!" A more significant indication that Mexico is packed with cruisers is the fact that Nuevo Vallarta Marina is also jammed. One of the first marinas built in Mexico, it was illconceived — all the slips are 30-feet — and even more poorly built. It was purchased not long ago by the same owners of Marina Vallarta, and we’re told that a complete rebuild is in the works. Given the demand for slips in Mexico, we don’t doubt it. "After three great years in Mexico, we feel it’s time to bring our Pearson 34 Northstar back up to San Francisco," reports Karen Rosenbaum of Novato. Owner David Fiorito, then of San Diego, sailed the boat to Mexico as part of Ha-Ha 1. Six months later he and Rosenbaum hooked up, and except for summers they’ve been cruising Mexico ever since. During the summers they’d put the boat on the hard in San Carlos. "Mexico was super," says Karen. "1 can’t speak more highly about a country and her people. But now we’re looking forward to sailing in the Bay and Delta for a few years before heading out again." Friends of Rosenbaum’s, Dave and Mary Berg of the custom 45-footer Kismet, are just starting their circumnavigation. Well, sort of. Originally from Florida, the Bergs made a chunk of money when they were quite young and have been sailing almost ever

since. They cruised the South Pacific for several years, did the original New Zealand to Japan Race, sailed across to the Pacific to Cascadia, lived in Port Townsend for two years, and then sailed to Mexico. Currently in Costa Rica and about to head to the Galapagos, the Bergs probably feel they’ve now got enough experience to make it all the way around. One of the most dastardly things an insurance agent can do is collect client premiums but not actually purchase the coverage. Tony Button, the boss of Castaway Insurance in St. Martin, did just that. As long as there weren’t any major disasters, it was a great scam, because Button could easily pay off the occasional claim with the premiums he pocketed. But the shit hit the fan when hurricane Luis clobbered St. Martin with winds up to 200 knots, destroying over 1,200 boats in Simpson Lagoon alone. Sailors who believed they’d purchased coverage were stunned to find they had none. It many cases people lost all their earthly possessions. As you might expect of a person who did such a thing. Burton fled. He was tracked down, however, and returned to St. Martin for trial. After being convicted, he was sentenced to 45 months in jail. We don’t if he’ll be out in two weeks — as he would if he’d been convicted in the States — but it still seems like a pitifully short time for such a scoundrel. If you were the judge, what would your sentence have been? "Last year’s Loreto Fest, sponsored by the Hidden Harbor Port YC of Puerto Escondido, was a big success," reports Commodore Ernie Carnso. "We had over 60 boats and 100 people to enjoy the fun, food and good times. This year’s Loreto Fest will be extra special because it will mark the 300th anniversary of the city of Loreto, which was Baja’s first settlement. City officials have asked the Hidden Port YC to include Loreto Fest as part of their year-long celebration, and we’re happy to comply. So everyone in the Sea of Cortez this spring should remember to join us for the Loreto Fest on May 16, \1^ &. 18. Cruising Costs: At Norman and Caadeleria Bennett’s Club Nautico Cartagena, the one and only popular cruiser marina in Colombia, a beer costs 65 cents, a gallon of diesel costs 75 cents, and day labor for stuff like sanding is $12. Speaking of Colombia, in late February, the United States and Colombia signed an agreement that will give U.S. Navy and Coast Guard vessels the right to intercept March, 1997 •

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CHANGES boats in Colombia’s 'Economic Maritime Zone' — which extends out 188 miles from the coast. There are many dangers along the coast of Colombia: 1) Strong winds and heavy seas; 2) Smugglers taking drugs out; 3) Smuggler bringing consumer goods in; 4) The U.S. Coast Guard ^nd Navy following overzealous but ineffective efforts at drug interdiction. "Did you know that February 1 was Harbormaster Appreciation Day?" wonder Bill and Sandra Wilkins aboard Sirius in Mazatlan. "It came as a surprise to us, too! But when Irene aboard Argo announced it on the net, plans for a BBQ and fiesta starting taking shape. As it turned out, 130 cruisers from Marina Mazatlan and nearby Marina El Cid turned out to honor Harbormaster Dick Markie of Marina Mazatlan. The former Alameda-resident has done a first class job for cruisers, and even folks not in his marina have been benefitting. It may be a little late, Dick, but 'thanks' from all of us." During the course of a six-year circumnavigation aboard their Lapworth 48 Nalu IV, Jim and Diana Jessie of Alameda proved that even a relatively large boat doesn’t have to have an anchor windlass.

Despite being 'the only game in town', Norm and Candeleria Bennett's Club Nautico in Cartagena is a nice facility — with cheap beer.

During all those years, Jim-either pulled up the hook by hand or took an assist from a halyard winch on the mast. Unfortunately, nobody is as young as they used to be, so when the Jessies were briefly back in the Bay Area from their boat in Mexico, they not only

celebrated Jim’s 64th, but also stopped by Svendsens in Alameda to purchase an Italian-made Lofrans windlass. The windlass was just part of "the tons of gear" they lugged across the border by foot at Nogales — and on which they didn’t have to pay any duty. Lest anyone think buying a windlass means the Jessies have gone soft, they haven’t. Rather than restep their newly refurbished mast in a boatyard, they "levitated it from the beach to the boat with the help of 12 close friends". We admire that kind do-it-yourself ingenuity and teamwork. It’s almost that time of year when some folks have to make the dreaded upwind and upcurrent trip back up the coast from Baja to San Diego and points north. If you’re locking for tips and encouragement, check out Capt. Jim Elfers appropriately titled The Baja Bash. Elfers, who runs the Coast Chandlery outlet and is a true friend of cruisers in Cabo, calls it "the essential survival guide for boats, spirits and marriages returning up Baja." We’ve been getting lots of calls about this year’s Baja Ha-Ha IV. We can tell you it will start from San Diego on October 28, but you’ll have to tune in next month for complete details.

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CATALINA 22, 1987. Swing keel, lifelines. Hull exdnt, never painted. Interior cushions, carpet, table as new. Original set sails, good cond. Spare set sails almost new. 8 hp Johnson longshaft oA). Easy Loader roller type trailer. $7,500. George, (408) 475-9630. CATALINA22, fin keel, hauled 1/96. New halyards & marine battery, main, jib, anchor. Nice vinyl covered cushions, dining table, sleeps 4, PortaPotti, 4.5 Mercury, runs great. $3,100 cbo/trade. (510) 528-1146 eves or (510) 308-6948 pager. CATALINA 22. From the bottom: a custom barrier coat, epoxy racing hull & swing keel (all looks like polished ivory). Custom rigged for cojise/race (singlehand), beginner or advanced, solid strut vang, all Harken hardware, selftailing winches, lines aft. New North Regatta sails, quality cruise sail Inventory. Stereo, depthlinder, compass, KM, VHF, GPS, AP. Great family cnrising Delta, Tahoe, San Juan Islands (trailer included) or berth on Lake Oroville. Great race performance (twice 1 st place in 26 mile Konocti Cup Race, division A against approx 50yachts-48 were left behind, combines boat speed & PHRF). $12,500. Contact (916) 533-4897. J/24. Race ready with competitive sails plus com¬ plete set of dry sails. New standing rigging 4/96. Numerous upgrades Including windward sheeting traveler & various Allis racing components. Speed & depth meters, 6 hp o/b, trailer. Pleasing appear¬ ance. Make offer. (510) 734-6276. COLUMBIA 22,1967. Clean, stable little cruiser. VHF, 6 hp Evinrude, reefing main & 3 headsalls, lifelines, anchor, Porta-Potti. Coyote Point side tie berth. Great boat for small family or couple. $3,000 ObO. Paul, (415) 588-8487. 18-FT MERCURY W/TRAILER. Too many boats, so the Merc has to go. Boat & trailer In very good condition. Race rigged & proven In active fleet. All fiberglass, selfballing cockpit, new standing/run¬ ning rigging,hardware. $1,400obo. (408)429-9174. MELGES 24. Great boat, great price. All the usual stuff. Minimal down & lake over payments of $312/ month. Possible partnership. (415) 854-3203. MELGES 24 USA 219, CHOICES. Race ready, fully equipped, lots of sails, full covers, KVH com¬ pass. White hull, beige deck, trailer, o/b, perfect condition. ’95 & '96 Pacific Coast champ. Seriously for sale, located Sausalito. Don, (415) 383-7015. COM-PAC19,1991. Full ballast keel, very stable boat. 2 ft draft. Includes trailer, ’94 Mercury o/b, 4 sails, roller furling, boom vang, VHF, depth gauge, compass, whisker pole. Excellent cond. On trailer in San Jose. $9,995 obo. Bob, (408) 979^1153.

GLADIATOR 24.4 sails, 6.5 hp o/b, head, strong hull, spacious, clean, 2 sunrival suits, llfevests, very stable. Berthed in Berkeley at C-24. $1,500ortrade lor motorcycle. (510) 410-7233. J/24, KNOTS. Proven winner, 2nd North Ameri¬ cans twice, winner Metro Mid-Winters twice, SSC Champ 5 yrs, ’79 East Coast hull, professionally faired, many sails. Dual axle trailer, ’96 Honda. Price reduced $10,000 to $4,000 obo. Call John, (209) 951-4624 or (209) 951-0657. HOLDER 20’S. If you have a Holder 20 or want to buy one, call us. We’ll tell you which ones are for sale, send you the class newsletter & fill you In on our new NorCal Lake Circuit, which kicks off with the Camellia Cup on April 19-20. Cool boats, fun people. Rob, (415) 383-8200, ext. 109. SANTANA 20. Tahoe boat, trailer. Headfoll, 9 sails Including 2 spinn. Tan deck, bright navy blue hull w/ graphics. Good cond. $2,450. (916) 573-0767. ISLANDER BAHAMA24. Sturdy, stable, well rigged with all lines led aft. Always sailed actively, never neglected. 2 jibs, spinnaker, depthsounder, VHF, 5 hp Nissan o^ with extra tanks, Danforth anchor. $2,900.(415)873-3617. RANGER 23,1971. Full spinnaker gear, 2 jibs, new speedometer, 5 hp Nissan, all halyards led aft. Tall rig. Active class, great Bay boat. $2,400.Call Jon, (510)521-1196.

25 TO 28 FEET B-2S, 1990. Immaculate condition. Dry sailed, galv trailer. Good radng record. Motivated seller. $ 18,000 obo. Eves, (619) 436-9094. 26-FT RHODES MERIDIAN. Classic fiberglass sloop. 9 hp o/b, VHF, DS, KM, AM/FM radio. Full keel forefoot cutaway, 2 mainsails, 4 jibs, extras. Berkeley berth. Sturdy & reliable, ready to sail. $7,000 or will consider trade up. (510) 706-1471. CORONADO 25. Oversized rigging, custom mast plate & tabernacle, reinforced bulkhead, lines led aft, VHF, DS, compass, new main, jib, spinnaker, bilge pump, pressure water, shorepower, 10 hp Honda, Caulkins dual axle trailer. $4,100 without trailer or $6,100 w/trailer. (916) 872-8203. 28-n BRISTOL CHANNEL CUTTER. Traditional rig. Beautiful all wood Interior, full headroom. Sleeps 4. Roomiest, strongest, classic beauty. Volvo Penta MD7A diesel. Fully equipped and ready. Call or write for photos & sun/ey. $65,000. PO ^x 1674, San Pedro, CA 90731. (310) 833-4491. AMERICAN 27 (8.0), 1979. Sloop, sleeps 4, 6 ft headroom, main & jib. New rigging & lifelines, hauled 5/%. Berthed In Alameda. Without trailer. $7,500 obo. (408) 685-8154.

ISLANDER 24. Stiff, fixed keel sailboat w/Johnson 6 motor. Berkeley Marina. $1,950 or trade for some¬ thing other than auto? (510) 935-9527.

25- FT NORDIC FOLKBOAT, US19. Classic wood, ready to race, bottom/topsides painted, mast var¬ nished in 8/96. Evinrude o/b. Active Bay & interna¬ tional fleet. Have 2 Folkboats, one must go! $5,000 obo. EAAshcroft@aol.com or (510) 215-0542.

S.F. PELICAN class centerboard sailing dinghy. Ply wWest System epoxy construction. 16’ LOA, 12’ LOD, approx 325 lbs. Main, furling jib, lug rig. Harken hardware. Like new condition. Includes custom covers & trailer. Ready lor Bay, San Juans or Baja. $3,500.(415)332-9231.

CATALINA 25,1980. Swing keel. 10 hp Honda, club jib, 110% & 150% jibs, KM, DS, bottom paint 10/96. Fresh water boat. Stockton. $5,900. Call (209) 608-0055.

24-FT RHODES MERIDIAN, DUTCH THEAT. So sweet. Fliclra fans take note. A Philip Rhodes brainstorm.' Proven classic offshore mini-cruiser many times over, in bristol condition. Built 1971 in Amste;dam by DeVries in fiberglass. BMW diesel & many extras. $7,500. (415) 332-7468. 22-FT SCHOCK, 1978, In Richmond Harbor. Good condition, needs some work. Must sell. $2,500 obo. Hilary, (510) 758-0433 ext 202. MELGES 24, HULL#70. Very dean white hull, light gray deck. Trailer, North main, Sobstad jib, Grillon spinnaker, pulpit, KVH compass, speedo, deck cover, taperred spectra spin sheats. Good race record-National Champion. Freshly painted foils & spar. $31,500, Brian, (800) 609-3124.

WEST WIGHT POHER IS, 1996. Hull #2248.3.5 hp Tohatsu motor, trailer, Porta-Potti, marine paint on bottom, halyards lead into cockpit. Better than new. Bargain priced at $6,500. Call or fax Ellen at (415) 435-2453.

26- FT BALBO/L In Monterey. Remodeled cabin, 3 way refrig, diesel stove, new antenna, self-furlingjib & more. Must sell. $10,000 firm. (408) 224-3434 days or (408) 225-8181 eves. ISUNDER 27,1970. Very clean, fixed keel. Delta berth, 4 sails, Origo 4000 nonpressurized alcohol stove, enclosed head, tiller steering, VHF, KM, windmeter, DS, Vire i/b gas engine, 2 batteries, new inflatable raft. $5,900. (916) 348-3366. 28-FT TRITON. Project boat for handy would be cnjIser.Salled her to Mexico twice, you can too! Includes dodger, Avon, Tillermaster, 5 sails, up¬ grades: maststep/brace, pulpits, lines ledaft. Priced to sell. (916) 971-0950, pager (916) 554-9086. CHEOY LEE FRISCO FLYER 25. Wood hull, mast, boom. Faryman hand crank diesel, charger, an¬ chor. New deck 5 yrs. No visible rot. This boat could be tnrly beautiful In the hands of someone who knows wood. $2,000 obo. Contact Carol or Brian, (415) 573-2594.

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NEWPORT 27,1977. Excellent condition. Bimini top, steering wheel, new sails, furling jib, new bottom paint. Great craft, must see. Extras. $ 10,000 obo. (415) 382-7826. CATALINA 27,1973.2 sails, 9.9 hp Chrysler o/b, depthmeter, VHF, stereo, lifering, MOB, shorepower, CG equip, clock, barometer, 2 anchors. $6,600. (707) 252-3006. BRISTOL 27. Full keel, proven cruiser, Mex/ TransPac. All lines led aft, singlehander’s dream. Lots of equip. AP, Loran, new covers. 2 boat owner. $7,800 obo. (510) 528 4216 or (510) 273-8513. PACIFIC SEACRAFT 25, 1977. Yanmar, AP, dodger, selftailing winches, lots of cruising stuff. Clean, good condition. Located Monterey. $14,000. Would take Typhoon, Montgomery 17 or other in ' partial trade. (602) 788-4245. Serious only please. CATALINA 27,1971.3 sails, 2 yr old o/b Johnson 9.9 hp sailboat motor, cushions in excellent condi¬ tion, sleeps 6, very clean. Pier 39. $5,500. Rob, (415) 826-8788. ERICSON 27,1980. Excellent condition. Yanmar diesel. Harken jib furier, Furuno radar. Autohelm AP, Loran,auto bilge pump, new batteries, charger, custom dodger, cockpit cushions. Zodiac Inflatable, o/b, new thru hulls. $15,000. (916) 773-1331. CATALIN A27,1971. Mainsail plus 3 headsalls, ’89 Johnson Sailmaster electric start 9.9 hp, 3 large & 1 convertible separate bunks, galley, sink, head, safety netting, VHF, Loran, compass & more. Good condition. $4,299. (510) 838-0214. ERICSON 27,1971. Atomic 4 with new exhaust, folding prop. Sleeps 5, sink, water system, 2 burner stove. VHF, depthsounder, 5 sails & whisker poles, 6 Barient winches. All lines lead to cockpit with teak grates & cushions. $11,000. (415) 343-4278. LANCER 28. Beautiful condition. 3 sails, VHF, 9.9 Honda, stereo, shorepower, battery charger, up¬ graded electrical. Autohelm Tillermate, new can¬ vas, 8 ft dinghy w/new 6 hp, stove, sleeps 5,6 ft standing headroom, BBQ, new bottom 11/96. Emeryville berthed. $12,900 obo. (510) 655-2504. WIZARD OF BRISTOL, win the Master Mariners this year? It’s ready. Herreshoff Rocinante 28' ca¬ noe stemed ketch. Won Lyle Galloway Perpetual twice. New sails. $12,000. (510) 644-3256 eves. 28-FT TRITON, #248. Yanmar diesel, new teak trimmed interior, improved structural mast support, 133 cubic feet of underwater volume, generous freeboard, liveaboard headroom, w/ 4 berths, two speed winches, main.jib, dodger, new boom & cushions for $1.41/ lb. Contact Myron Spaulding (415)332-3721.

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O’DAY 27,1977. Fully equipped & ready to sail away. Perfect Berkeley upwind berth. Hauied & 2 coats fresh bottom paint 1/97. Selling to buy a Catalina 22 on trailer. $6,500. (707) 421-0956 after 5:30pm. 25-FT FOLKBOAT, BRANDT-MOLLER, Denmark, 1958. Wooden classic, very sound, race or cruise. 3sets sails, engine mount, sleeps 2. Duel or haulout, routine refinishing. Leaving town, must sell. $3,000. Ed, (510) 339-8932. SAN JUAN 7.7(25’9'), 1981. Exceptionally dean, 9'6' beam, 6 winches, main, jib, 153% genoa, spinnaker, all in exc cond. 4.5 hpvlongshaft o/b, headw/holdingtank. Stereo, fold down table, stove, dual axle trailer. Interior like new. $6,800. Contact (510) 778-0851. HUNTER 28.5,1985. Nirvana. Well maintained fresh water boat. Recent haulout, 4 sails. Loaded, full canvas, auto, depth, KM, 3 batteries/charger. Sleeps 6. Engine 16 hp diesel. Non-smoker, refiig, stereo. Lots of goodies. $22,950. (916) 427-3306. CORONADO 27. Great condition. Honda 9.9 4 stroke. Main, 2 jibs & genoa. VHF radio, AM/FM cass w/remote to cockpit, knot/depth meters, com¬ pass, shorepower, microwave, 6ft headroom. Great liveaboard/Bay sailing. $4,900obo. (408)249-1684. CORONADO 25. Custom mast plate, double low¬ ers, 3/16 rig, custom galley, alcohol stove, solar panel, jiffy reef, 6 hp o/b, bow pulpit/pushpit, life¬ lines, weather cloths, newcushlons.depthsounder, knotmeter/log, VHF, deep cycle battery. $3,800. Rick, (415) 987-5799. CORONADO 27,1971. Newly rebuilt Yanmar en¬ gine. Roomy interior (6 ft headroom), sleeps 5, new mast & boom In '88. Good condition. Sausalito berth. $5,500 obo. Chris, (415) 456-6757. MacGREGOR CUSTOM M26, 1992. Main, jib, 150% genoa, roller furling, VHF, knotlog, windex, compass, sunshade, pop-top, custom windowed pop-top cover, bimlnl, topping lift, sail covers, all lines aft, 8 hp Honda 4 stroke w/generator, deep cycle batte^, deluxe stem rail w/ladder, lifelines & gates, bow pulpit, cockpit cushions. USCG equip¬ ment, ground tackle, propane BBQ, AM/FM cas¬ sette, alcohol stove, extra cabin lighting, enclosed head w/Porta-Polti, trailer w/brakes. All in exc cond. $9,950. Tom, (707) 459-2006 or (707) 459-6149. CLASSIC FOLKBOAT 25, well maintained. Lapstrake mahogany hull In exc cond. Canvassed deck, new rigging, refurbished mainsail. Yanmar dsl, new electric wiring, battery, charger, fuel tank, prop shaft, muffler, exhaust hoses. Hauled 9/96. $6,000. (415) 337-6400.

CAL 2-27,1974. Bristol, rebuilt Universal diesel. Following new as of '95; dodger, sail cover, 4 opening ports, interior cushions, furling, standing & running rigging, radar, fireplace, head w/legal hold¬ ing system. Meticulously maintained. $20,000 obo. (415) 331-8552. OLSON 25, HULL «44.8 sails (no spinnaker), nice Trailrite trailer, VHF, Loran, full Signet instrument package, many upgrades Including running backstays & extra battery. Lightly used SoCal boat, exc cond. Buy this boat before the Vallejo Race (May 3-4)1 $14,000 Sworth it. Rob, (415) 331 -3134. 25-FT CORONADO SLOOP, $200 off for haulout! 2 headsails, club rig, alcohol stove, DS, all new mnning rigging & blocks, good stuff. Brand new Nissan 8 hp \ls o/b. Berkeley berth. $3,800 or $2,200 w/o engine. Norm, (415) 883-8500. EXCAUBUR 26,1979. Great condition, new Nissan 8 hp, new electrical and battery system. Main and 3 jibs, head. 54‘ headroom, sleeps 4. Priced lor quick sale. $4,400. (415) 244-9675. CATALINA 25,1981. Very good condition, lite use, DF, KM, compass, VHF, AP, AM/FM, shorepower, 2 batteries, working jib, 150% genoa, spinnaker & gear. Teak interior, new curtains, tiller, 2 anchors, inflatable dink. Moving up. Bargain $6,700 w/motor or $5,700 w/o. Mark, (916) 645-6095. CATALINA 25,1982. Great shape, has pop-top with enclosure. New sails, main, 2 headsails, spin¬ naker, VHF, KM, stereo w/speakers in cockpit, stem ladder. Whisker pole, new battery, BBQ, cockpit cushions, marine head w/holding tank. Michael, (415) 332-9408. PEARSON 28,1986. Great Bay & coastal cnriser. Yanmar diesel 500 hrs, dodger,, fresh bottom, sur¬ vey. Excint, clean cond. $29,500. (916) 265-2070. 28-R BRISTOL CHANNEL CUHER, 1980. '88 Yanmar 27 hp, new LPU, rigging, sails, dodger, interior, radar arch, etc. Over 20,000 invested since purchase. Completely ready to cruise. Motivated seller, asking $58,000. Broker inquiries welcome. (310) 514-0665, tv msg. YAMAHA 25 III, 1978. High quality 1/4 ton cruiser/ racer. Yanmar diesel, 2 mains, 3 jibs, 3 spinnakers, KM, DS, VHF, 2 compasses, 2 anchors, 2 anchors, dual batteries. Autohelm, dodger, stereo, alcohol stove, folding prop, sleeps 4. Sausalito berth. Steal it for $5,900 firm. (707) 578-8864.

0’DAY25,1976.Trailer, combo keel, roller furling, newer Yamaha 9.9 w/electric start. Lines lead aft. Spacious cabin. Good SF Bay, Lakes, or travel. New cushions. Very clean. $8,500. Contact Roger, (209) 723-8051 eves. 28-FT MOODY SLOOP, 1986. Built in England to Lloyds specs, full B&G, Volvo Penta diesel, frig, AP, Hood roller furling, Loran, windlass, h/c pressure wafer, shorepower, full canvas, shower. $25,000. (310) 280-2227 dys or (310) 358-9479 eves. CATALINA 27,1979. Beauliful condition. Atomic 4, 2 jibs, Loran, Autohelm, ^F, DS, KM, dinette model, all wood covered, new bottom paint 1/97. Alameda. $8,500. Michael, (415) 546-1979. HAIDA 26. NW or Baja! Trailerable & ocean ca¬ pable! Ray Richards design, 1984 refit. 10 hp diesel, rudder, interior, sails, rigging, spacious teak interior, trailer available. $9,900. Yanmar 34 hp diesel, excellent $2,900. (415) 331-7576. BRISTOL CHANNEL CUHER, 1977. Sam Morse hull/deck, leak exterior, new Perkins 3 cyl w/MaxProp ’95, new stainless water Tanks & aluminum fuel tank. Cruising vet with lots of gear. $45,000. Lo¬ cated Sausalito. (607) 754-9242. CATALINA 25,1995. Loaded w/factory options. Largest 25 ft water ballasted trailer/sailer. New condition (used only 3 months). Vl/heel steering, large comfortable cockpit, open transom, swim ladder, lifelines. Full batten main, roller jib, canvas covers, swing keel/kickup rudder. Roomy interior sleeps 4+, enclosed head, Porta-Potti, large settee seats 6, stowable dinette/cockpil table, sink, bu¬ tane burner, ice chest. New Honda 8 hp (quiet, non¬ oil burning). New galv tandem axle trailer w/surge brakes. Toww/mini-van, SUV. Cruise Mexico, Lake Tahoe. NW via hwy. Reduced, $21,500. Robert, (415)389-8964. 27-FT DAVIDSON, Fun. 1/4 TON. X-Worid Cham¬ pion, '95 YRA Season Champ. Includes EZ Loader tandem trailer. $6,000. (415) 453-5871. ERICSON 27,1974. New in '92-'94: Standing & running rigging. North FB mainsail, North RF ST jib, electrical, propane stove, AP, dodger, 13 lines led aft, all Harken equipment. Beautiful but needs work on Atomic 4. $8,000 firm. (510) 536-9378.

CORONADO 27, 1972. New tiller, wood. New bottom (pictures) 6/96. '95 Yanmar o/b, 65 hrs. All wood interior refinished in/out. New paint on deck. 2 batteries, 6 mths, 2 anchors. Clean boat. New VHF. $4,500 obo. (510) 536-4044, Iv msg.

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NEWPORT 30II, 1976. Excellent all around boa for SF Bay & ocean cruising & racing. Active on* design class. Boat is well equipped & has beei professionally maintained. Partnership split force® sale. Included are 3 jibs & spinnaker. Avon inflat¬ able dinghy w/floorboards & o/b, new cabin & cockpit cushions, self-contained head, VHF, OS, Loran, KM. $16,000. Bill, (415) 347-2686. 30- FT CHEOY LEE LUDERS. Full keel Sloop. New dodger, rigging & lots of extras, Volvo diesel. Brightwork needs TLC. Great Bay boat, but I just don't have the time anymore to keep up. $16,750. (415) 634-7448, please leave message. ERICSON 30,1978 MKII HULL Strokes is fully equipped for cruising or racing. Has newly finished hull & topside canvas covers. A-4 engine, 2 vbunks, complete galley & has a 10 sail inventory. $15,000.(415)321-3219. 31- FT CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE KETCH. New sails, rebuilt Volvo MD2, epoxy bottom, LPU topsides (green) & cabin top (white), teak decks. Cole stove. Pretty, classic pocket cruiser that sails great. $18,500. (408) 246-3276. ISLANDER 30, 1970. Atomic 4. full keel, tiller, fiberglass, new fuel tank & carburetor. Great Bay boat or liveaboard. Stereo, VHF, AP, DS, KM. Loran-C, main & 2 jibs, 2 anchors, sleeps 6. $7,500. (408) 268-2857. CATAUNA 30,1981. Leeward, 6yr SBYRA champ. Prime slipat beautiful Coyote Point included. Atomic 4, tiller. North sails, totally refurbished interior. Great condition. Racer/caiiser. Lessons included, if requested. $24,999. Jim, (415) 364-9545. CAL 2-29,1974. New rig, fresh paint and canvas, diesel rebuilt '96, new wiring and instruments. GPS, good sails and ground tackle, new fuel tank and head, stove w/oven, spinnaker, windlass, refrig, new pumps & winches. $16,500. (619) 696-6006.

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CAPE DORY 30,1978. Maintained to highest stan¬ dards. Harken roller furling jib, modified staysail, drifter, full batten main, dodger, wheel steering, AP, Volvo diesel, log/speed, sounder, VHF, Loran C. Upgraded 110/12 v wiring, Newmar 110 v charger, standing rigging new '93. A fine yacht. $36,000. (805) 639-0500 morning-evening.

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CAL 2-29,1975. New Perkins diesel, 3 jibs, wheel, dodger. $15,000. (415) 388-7915. ETCHELLS #523. Allspar mast, Ontario hull, faired by Dave Curtis, new Dylomfi rigging, good sails, good trailer. 1 St place '96 SFYC Summer Keelboat. Card is open. $13,500 obo. Call (415) 986-1088 or (415) 331-6070 eves. INTERNATIONAL ONE DESIGN #85. Classic woody from 1947. Old world craftsmanship, great fleet on the Bay. Boat needs some TLC, but ready to sail. Owners are very, very anxious! Best offer sails her away. (510) 642-8556. BUCCANEER 2950. 30 ft of fast, solid cruiser, ready to sail away. Built In '80. Volvo diesel runs great. Could be a lot of fun In Baja. $10,000 obo. (510)642-8556. 30-FT CUPPER MARINE, 1976. Hauled 6/96, sleeps 6, cushions, new uj^olstery, galley (sink, fresh water tank, refrig, micro oven), Loran, VHP, compass, KM, anchor w/100' line. 4 winches. Vacuum heater, large gas tank, marine battery & charger, bilge pump, whisker pole, shorepower line, customized rudder, steps on mast. 7.5 hp Honda, runs good. Rre extinguishers, Porta-Potti, lots of storage area, ready to sail anywhere, good llveaboard. Berkeley berth. $5,700 obo. Vi/ill trade. (510) 528-1196 or page (510) 308-6948.

30-R WOODEN SLOOP. Professionally-built in New Zealand, 1974. Beautiful, low-maintenance strip-planked hull (1 -1 /4‘ Kauri wood) w/heavy fram¬ ing, f/g covered ded< &cabin. Racing/cnilsing (Planet Class) design w/modem rig, alumn mast, S/S rig¬ ging, modified full keel (nimble yet stable), dsl (recently serviced - new batteries). Complete set sails including 2 genoas, spinn, storm sails. Self-steering, 3 anchors, llferaft, new bottom paint. $15,000. (707) 629-3349, Johan. ETCHELLS. Ready to race. Latest new Curtis sails with a brand new (never sailed) jib & a well man¬ aged sail card. Well maintained 1985 Ontario hull, single axle trailer, mast step mover & many extras. $16,500 cash or owner will finance. (510) 548-4159 or (510)547-0685. C & C 31,1975.1/2 ton, racing layout, Volvo diesel, complete sail inventory, new main. Great for Bay racing & weekending. Bottom newly painted 10/96. $11,500.(415)389-8881 or (415) 381-3562.

PACIFIC SEACRAR 31 (36 LOA). 1978/1981. Yanmar 20 hp diesel. Force 10 kerosene stove/ oven, Hl-Seas diesel heat, 6 selftailing winches, KM, DS, VHF, Autohelm tillerpilot, Sayes rig windvane, more. $54,000 obo. (206) 344-6454 (Seattle). CASCADE 29, In final stages of restoration, outside nearly completed, interior needs some woodwork & finish. Rebuilt Atomic 4. Additional gear, furler, 12v/ 1 lOv switch panel, 55 amp alternator, boat cover. ' Extensive list of Installed gear. Asking $12,000. Bob, (916) 455-8435 or (916) 737-9854. CATAUNA 30,1960. One of the best equipped one-design racing versions on the Bay. Loran, 406 EPIRB, VHF, dodger, 2 mains, 6 jibs, 3 spinnakers. Brand new Yanmar, battery & wiring. Offshore able. $25,000. Call for details/equip list. (510) 935-4437 or www.nav.org • WILLARD VEGA 30, 1974. Horizon pilothouse motorsailer, dual steering stations, Perkins 4-107, SS swim ladder. CNG stove, micro, h/c press. H20. Exc cond. $33,950 obo. (408) 426-6943, eves. COLUMBIA 29. Full keel. Atomic 4, 3 jibs, new bottom & hull paint, new DS, VHF, compass, 1 lOv/ 12v electricity. Cheap Oakland berth. Stiff Bay boat. $8,000.(415)221-5058.

CATALINA 30,1976. Strong Atomic 4, furling jib, dodger, wheel, VHF, DS, KM, 150 watt stereo, oven/stove, attractive interior w/lots of brass. A clean, well maintained, low maintenance, turnkey boat. A must see at $16,500. Mike, (707) 226-2522. ERICSON 30,1969. Low hrs on 198912 hp Yanmar. Solid, well maintained, lines led aft, depth, VHF, 5 bags of sails. Topsides painted '89, haulout in '96, no blisters. Great Bay boat. $15,000 obo. Contact (415)907-0822. 30-R GILMORE DESIGN, 1972. Teak& mahogany cutter rigged sloop. Full keel with diesel aux. A beautiful classic in like new condition. Berthed in Berkeley. $20,000. (916) 823-6356. ERICSON 30f, 1960. Very good cond. Epo^ bar¬ rier coat, spars rebuilt/LPU, complete engine re¬ build 8/96. Good sail invtry. Extended rudder. Ask¬ ing $26,000. Serious calls only. (707) 649-2014. NORTHCOAST 30. Very well built sloop of Pacific Seacraft quality. Comfortable well appointed inte¬ rior, c/w gimbaled stove/frig. Strong rig, sail in gales, upwind/downwind, feeling secure. Go-tosea equipped. Cruise from Turkish Mediterranean! Vided, specs. Contact Ken, (604) 732-1888 or lax (604) 732-1833.

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32 TO 35 FEET WESTSAIL 32, 1976. Factory built. Exc cond, ready for bluewater. Must sell for estate. In San Carlos, Mexico. Will move boat to San Diego in early '97. $49,000 obo. Call (303) 499-9288 or (Oil) 670-256-0292. FAST 345, 1984. 34.5’ Great fast cruiser/liveaboard. Ron Holland designed, racing exterior, spa¬ cious & beautiful interiorw/aft cabin. Fully equipped. $45,000. Call us for details; (206) 528-5794. DOWNEAST 32, 1979. Clean, well maintained cruising cutter. Great llveaboard. Universal diesel, wheel steering, VHF, DS, radar, AP, Loran, refer, h/ c pressure water, propane stove/oven. Dodger, covers, windlass, new bottom paint. Asking $43,000. (805) 644-4084, leave msg. 35-R CORONADO, center cockpit ketch. Albin diesel, new exhaust system, new fuel filter system, water pump. Sailing dinghy. Excellent llveaboard. $30,000 obo. (415) 571-6638. ARIES 32,1976. Totally rebuilt from stem to stem. No expense spared. Loaded for cruising with all new top of the line gear. Extremely safe & solid cruiser. Located in paradise (Kona). Awaiting the next leg. /taking $65,000. Stephen (541) 466-5360. 35-RHALLBERG RASSY, 1960. Strong bluewater cruiser with classic lines, solid mahogany on oak, strong & dependable, new main. New 29 hp Volvo, Aries windvane, anchors, rode, VHF, DS, lots of storage, AC refrig, 90 gal water, 55 gal diesel. $20,000.(415)794-9519. CHEOY LEE 35, 1981. Perry design, excellent condition. Pathfinder 50, GPS, VHF, HAM/SSB, radar, AP, refer, windlass, inflatable, dodger, bimini, R.F., 2 headsails, cruising spinnaker, many extras. In Puerto Vallarta. $59,000. Fax: Post Ftight (Oil) 52-329-70363. After April 1st, (515) 270-1258. BRISTOL 33,1969. A great little cruising sailboat, ready to cruise with windvane, spinnaker, roller furling, refrig, watemiaker, liferaft, radar & lots more. An Alaska-Mexico veteran, stable & seawor¬ thy, sitting lonely now that we’re on land. $20,000. (408) 441-0655. 33-R DOUBLE ENDED CRUISING KETCH. F. Herreschoff design, cold molded Port Orf ord cedar. Hull, deck, cabin interior, rudder, bowsprit done. Need engine & ballast keel. 8,000 lbs. lead, 1x19 SS wire, bronze hardware included. $13,000. Bob Hogin, (510) 523-4388 days or (510) 523-0173 eves.

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CAL 35,1980. Loaded: gel cells, inverter, Webasto furnace, Loran, VHF, GPS, radar. Autohelm 4000, lazy jacks, relief furling jib, BBQ, propane stove/ oven, refrig/freezer. Full sail Inventory, beautiful teak, roomy & well appointed salon. Ready for Mexicol $56,000. (503) 243-6836.

J/33,1990. Thoroughly maintained, impressively clean, low hrs, Ockam instruments, depthfinder plotter, CD player, 12v outlet, main sheeting finetune, 3 new sails in '96, inventory includes: 5oz, 75 oz, toz, reach spinnaker, $50,000. Spring price sale. (310) 494-3201.

SOUTHWINDS 32 fiberglass cutter. Full keel, ca¬ noe stem, stainless steel bowsprit, Volvo diesel 23 hp w/400 hrs, fresh water cooling, trim tab, AP, llferatt, dinghy, ground tackle, vinylester epoxy bot¬ tom. Sturdy yacht In excellent condition. Launched '92. $35,000. (619) 291-8534.

NEWPORT33,1985. Diesel aux, NV title, no trailer. Hull damage on port side near waterline. Must sell all or parts. Stored near Las Vegas, NV. Was a fresh water boat, (702) 564-7777 eves.

RARKI35,1980. Excellent cnilser & llveaboard, Volvo diesel, AP, 1,000 It deptfi, teak deck & interior. Propane stove/oven, h/c pressure water, Brisbane berth, recent extensive sunrey. $55,000 obo. (408) 867-9202. WESTSAIL 32. Perfect escape vehicle. Volvo die¬ sel, 120gal water, 80gal dsl, 7 gal propane, 13gal kerosene, 15 gal holding, 60#, 45# & 35# CQR’s. Hard dinghy, 3 hp motor, Aries vane. Autohelm, GPS, fath, VHF, Sailor multi-band radio, 9 bags sails, watermaker, rigged oversized '91. Extra lead In keel, extra roving in hull, many spares, mast head tri-color, radar reflector, Shipmate stove. Chummy heater. $59,950. (510) 754-6663. NANTUCKET 33,1968. Strong, lightweight, fast. Displacement 9,000 lbs /4,t00 lbs. Aluminum hull, built in Holland at Huisman's yard. Alan Gurney design. The perfect couples’ bluewaler enriser/ racer. All mahogany below decks. Configured for passagemaking. Volvo MD6A, extra water tanks, Avon, spin. gear. Excellent condition. $33,000 obo. Jim Van Beveren, H; (510) 827-8915. ROUQHWATER 33. Double ended sloop, 1977. Yanmar diesel, Aries windvane, teak decte. Force to stove & heater, windlass, 4 anchors, 5 sails. Fiberglass hull with beautiful teak interior. Exc cruising boat. Sleeps 4. $19,000. (800) 827-5100. PACIFIC SEACRAFT/CREALOCK 34,1991. Cut¬ ler. Immaculate conditioni Custom equipped with the finest, ready for extended bluewater enrising. Low engine hrs. Meticulously maintained, as close to new as you'll find. Replacement value over $170,000. Moored in Anacortes, WA. $123,000 firm. (206) 397-8787. RANGER 33,1970. ‘Great boat, best buy’ says Cruising World. Ready to cruise/race. VHF, depthsounder, AP, GPS, speedo, new 150%, 130%, 100% headsaU, spinnaker. CNG stove/oven. Uni¬ versal diesel, holding tank, TV/VCR, Inflatable. $8,000 new interior & more. $24,500. Call days (800) 366-8584 or (714)723-0279 eves.

HUNTER VISION 32,1990. Innovative unstayed sloop rig & winged keel. Easy sailing with lines led att/roller furling. Great interior sleeps 6, full galley with Corian, head w/shower. Call for specs, must see to appreciate. $55,000. Kirk, (510) 234-1800. 35-FT ALBERG/PEARSON. Classic design fiber¬ glass. Monel tanks. Volvo diesel. 7 sails, new frig & LPG stove with oven/broiler. Completely redesigned custom interior. New LPU paint throughout. Recent haulout. New thnj hulls & valves. Great bluewater cruiser; $29,500. (310) 548-1449. COLUMBIA 34 MKII, 1971. Tripp design cutter rig. Exc cond, recent survey. Palmer P-60 engine, low hrs. Wheel steering, new 70% jib, roller lurting. Propane oven, relrig, 7 ft hdrm, sleeps 6+, pres¬ sure. water, shower, new rigging. $17,500. Call (415) 725-6633. OLSON 34,1988. Tall rig, racer/cruiser, set up tor singlehanding. Tiller, Harken roller furling & split drum, 2 mains, 150%, 110%, 90% & flat 86% lor summer Bay sailing. Stereo, GPS, Loran, VHF. At Berkeley. $58,000. Contact (916) 635-9590 wk or (916) 722-9750 eves. FAST 345,1984. 34.5’ Great fast cruiser/liveaboard. Ron Holland designed, racing exterior, spa¬ cious & beautiful interior w/aft cabin. Fully equipped. $45,000. Call us lor details: (206) 528-5794. ERICSON 32-200,1989. Large aft cabin. Beautiful warm wood salon, teak & holly sole, diesel, AP, electrics & more. $55,800. (510) 228-0215. PACIFIC SEACRAFT/CREALOCK 34,1988, cut¬ ter. Immaculate, only sailed In Hawaiian waters. One owner. Less than 400 engine hrs. Profession¬ ally maintained. Roller furling, jib/staysail, full bat¬ tened main, h/c pressure water, CNG stove, refrig, 4 batteries. $89,000 obo. (808) 377-1118. Moored Ala Wai, Honolulu. SWAIN 32,. 1991. Steel pilothouse sloop, dual station, Yanmar 3GM30, SeaTalk w/repeater, pro¬ pane heater, water heater, range & BBQ. Pineapple sails w/turter, DC generator, VHF, stereo, Loran, windlass & much more. Steel Is real. $49,500 obo. (916) 621-4688.

CAL 34. Atomic 4 rebuilt to new by Richmond Boatworks 2/97. Main, 110%, 135%, genoa, spin¬ naker all good cond. Rigged for singlehand. Up¬ graded spars&standing rigging. No blisters. $25,000 firm, (415) 774-2715 dys, (510) 685-0372 eves. 35-FT C4C MKI SLOOP, 1972. Documented. A fast boat, yet excellent enriser with comfortable accommodations. Well maintained. Atomic4 (FWC), full electronics, pedestal steering. Autohelm 4000, dodger. $35,000. (206) 454-2574. CAL 34,1976. Diesel, wheel, h/c pressure wafer, CNG stove w/oven, microwave, VHF, GPS, new shaft, etc. Hauled 8/95, recent survey. $22,000. (408) 426-2862, ' -v

BENETEAU 32S5,1991. Purchase, partner or part time owner. Privately owned, never chartered. Im¬ maculately maintained, like new condition. Exc value, minimal investment, voyage ready. Fuilsafety & spares, 2 cabin, v-berth & aft cabin, roller furling, storm jib, spinnaker, AP, GPS, 406 EPIRB, Volvo engine w/low hrs. Virgin Isiands with relocation considerations. Decrease your saiiing costs. Cail (612) 483-3982 or chuck@nagle.com 32-FT DREADNAUGHT CUHER, 1978. Fibergiass, 9 saiis, rebuilt diesel, VHF, depth. Monitor windvane, canvas covers, propane stove & oven, relrig, 110 gais fuel, 60 gal water, holding tank. World cruiser, full keel, plans changed, health rea¬ sons. Trade considered. $49,900. (707) 445-2710.

36 TO 39 FEET 38-FT COMFORT, PILOTHOUSE, llveaboard. Monk design, fiberglass, exc condition. New rig¬ ging, sails, superbly equipped, sensibly priced. $128,500. Lying Virginia. Cutlip, 214 Devonshire Blvd, San Carlos, CA, 94070 or email 76750.32@compusenfe.com ISLANDER 36,1974. Epoxy bottom '95, Furuno radar, Questor mount, Magellan GPS, new instru¬ ments 1/96. Stereo, Apelco Loran, Navico AP, Harken furter. North sails. Full batten main, Sailomat windvane, hard dodger, fresh paint 'SS/SS. $32,500. (503) 325-7682 or (360) 665-4007, eves. CORBIN 39. 38’10’x12’x6'x14T. Very strong bluewater boat, cutter rigged with staylocks. Well equipped: hydro-vane, genset, in$ide/outside steer¬ ing, SSB, VHF, radar, weather tax, separate 12v & 1 lOv ref, varnished teak interior. New: epoxy bot¬ tom, Max prop. Alpha AP, propane stove/oven, f/a diesel heat, steering, wiring, plumbing, watertanks, solar panels, dodger, more. $115,000. Contact (360) 379-8182 or lorina@waypt.com

CUMULANT 38F. Dutch round-bilge, steel, fast cruising cutter. Rebuilt '93 for sustainable caiislng, extensively equipped for strength, safety, maintain¬ ability, easy handling, gorgeous. US duty & EuroVAT paid. $127,500. (541) 899-9192. http:// www.barbicanl7M.com/saben/saben.html EXPRESS 37.1985 TransPac winner. Very weft equipped, gd sail Inventory ,'96 bottom paint. Has 2 spinny poles, pipe berths, heater,refrig. Moving to land locked location, must sell. $75,500 obo. Jan or Kent, (510) 236-1356 or (510) 642-1409 work. CS 36,1982. Quality Canadian built sloop for Bay/ ocean. Roller furling, 3 headsails, spinnaker, rod rigging, Westerbeke 30 hp diesel, galley, pressured stove/oven. Sleeps 5, holding, VHS, DS, stereo, AP, plus much more. Documented. San Rafael slip. $55,000.(415)499-1144. 37-FT CF, 1979, SAILSMAN. Race, cruise, 14 bags of sails, 13 winches, high tech traveler, adjust¬ able genoa cars. New diesel, standing rigging re¬ placed '93. LP topsides, new windows, stereo, stove, oven, pressure water, sleeps 7. Comfortable cruiser. $35,000. (714) 974-5667. 36-FT GILLMER CUTTER. Bluewater cruising boar. Built by Carabella in t972, mahogany & Airican iyroko. Solidly built beautiful boat with many custom features, extensive inventory including Volvo die¬ sel, radar, AP, steering vane, roller furling. Ready to cruise. $59,500. (702) 267-3570. TARTAN 37. Own a sailing legend. Strong, fast S&S designed sloop with Tartan quality & finish. Doublehanded raced & comfortably cruised. Autohelm 4000, Furuno radar. Harken furling, well maintained 1981 boat attractively priced at $59,000. Richard, (310) 607-9795. DOWNEAST 38,1976. In U Paz, Mexico. Roomy llveaboard or cruiser. 2 cylinder Faryman, '95 blis¬ ter job, dodger, awning, 5 sails, AC inverter. Fridge, AP, radar, 4 burners oven - propane. $34,950. T^ & fax in Cabo San Lucas, (Oil) 52-114-30454. WEST INDIES 38,1979. Great liveaboard/cruiser. Ketch, Perkins 4-108, liferaft, soft & hard dinghy. Heavy ground tackle, 154 water, 130 fuel, refrig 120/eng, 2 VHFs, SSB, GPS, AP, large inventory spare parts & more. Complete specs available. $70,000. (916) 777-4506. RAFIKI37. New epoxy bottom, head, deck, refer, holding tank & electrical. Rebuilt 100 hr diesel, extensive rebuild. Needs paint, canvas & 20% interior finishing. Includes Avon, radar, windlass, dodger, solar panels. Must sell, ^crifice $54,000. Tom, (510) 337-1930.

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COLUMBIA 36,1968. Diesel, llveaboard/crulser, Mtteiy charger, refrig, pressure h/c water, shower, worm steering. Greatconditlon, amustsee. $15,000. [510)521-3650. BRISfOL38,1967. Fiberglass. Roller furling, AP, iwnings, watermaker, pressure water, shower, refrig, windvane, solar panels, windcharger, inrerter, GPS, radar, depthfinder, VHF, HAM/SSB, masthead strobe, 31 hpGraymarine.propanestove/ oven, cabin heater, documented, headroom 6 ft+. (55,000.(510)864-8809. HANS CHRISTIAN 38 MKII, 1981. Island galley. Pullman berth. New custom interior uphotstery in '92. Complete electric upgrade in '93 including gel batteries, 2000 watt Inverter & energy monitor. Full batten Hood main w/Harken battcars. Harken furl¬ ing genoa. Harken malnsheet traveler. Cnilsing spinnaker. Pathfinder marine diesel, all canvas iticiuding full boat cover. LectraSan, diesel fire¬ place, microwave, Garmin GPS. Denon stereo. Exc condition Inside & out. Sausallto berth. $127,000. (415) 892-2690 eves. COLUMBIA 36,1968. Great llveaboardfcrulser. Bristol. Major deck/interior refit '96 (Awigrip decks, opening ports, stanchions, bases, lifelines, varnish, sails, tridata, head, bilge pump, battery charger, etc.). RefrIg, pressure h/c water, shower, stove, phone, VHF, stereo. $28,950. (415) 332-5240. FREYA 39, CONTMBY TO OBDINARY. Cutter tigged, good sail inventory. Pro-furl roller furling. Monitor windvane & Benmar AP. 45 lb CQR, 300 ft of 3/8‘ chain. Nlllson anchor winch. Yanmar 3QM30 recently completely overhauled. $85,000. Jim Hogan. (415) 604-5413 w or (415) 728-9528 h. ISLANDER FREEPORT 36,1978. Popular B-plan w/Pullman berth, head w/shower forward, large salon, 6' 7' sfandng headroom, ample storage, large comfortable cockpit w/ fold down ladder in transom. Perkins 4-108 diesel, slgnlficanl electron¬ ics Include AP, VHF, radar, new depthsounder, Loran. Galley includes h/c pressure water, IIOv engine driven refer w/separate freezer, 3 burner propane stove w/oven. 110v & 12v throughout, new Smart Charger & new batteries - 2 banks, 440 amp hr house bank. Electric windlass w/new motor, full canvas w/dodger & awning. Flexible sail plan In¬ cluding Harken roller furling jib, main, genoa, drifter, cutter rig including stays'l & stay. Lots new. Exc cruiser/Ilveaboard ready to go. Offered at $59,500 obo. (510) 437-3548 w or (510) 523-5741 h. COLUMBIA 39,1971. Exc llveaboard, great shape & great location In Half Moon Bay, CA. Full galley w/ electric frig & propane stove/oven. Cmise the world in this classic. Must sell immediately due to family illness. Asking $26,500 obo. (415) 728-2232.

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CAL 39,1972. Well maintained. Berthed in Berke¬ ley. $36,000. (603) 472-2845, before 6pm PST. 36-R INGRID BY WILUAM ATKINS. Built by Blue Water Yachts, heavy displacement, full keel ketch, gaff rigged main. Located In Sydney Australia. Over $20,000 Invested for So Pacific cruise. Great sailer, tons of new gear. (310) 514-0665, Iv msg. 38-FT HANS CHRISTIAN CUHER RIG. Hull #15. built 1977. Just hauled. No gel coat blistersl New Nissan 70 hp diesel. Sharp AP, Sailomat WV. Givens LR, Lighthouse 1501 dual elect windlass. $75,000. Qualified cash buyers only. Offer consid¬ ered. Kailua-Kona, HI. (808) 322-4948. OHLSON 36. A classic CCA cruiser/racer built In 1964 In Sweden. Mahogany on oak, teak decks, mahogany cabin, spruce mast. Perennial Master Mariner competitor, '95 Mil winner. $22,000 obo. For more info call Jim, (415) 388-6057. ISUND PACKET 38,1990. With dodger & bimlnl, Garmin 45 GPS, Micrologic Explorer Loran, inflat¬ able with o/b, Llfesling, many extras. Great llvea¬ board, cruiser. $149,000. (510) 286-1623 dys or (707) 374-5025 eves.

40 TO 50 FEET HANS CHRISTIAN 41,1984. Premier voyaging yachl for comfort, safety, luxury. Refit 1996; new rigging, motor mounts, flex coupling, bearings, ropes, reconditioned sails, chain, windass. Radar, GPS, wxlax, SSB, VHF, watermaker. Alpha AP, Monitor windvane, 1800w Inverter, B&G with repeaters, 6 person liferatt, 406 EPIRB, hard bottom Inflatable/ motor, refrIg, Mercedes diesel, wInd/tow generator, large inventory spare parts. Water230 gal, fuel 110 gal. Yacht owners in Majuro. Offshore delivery saves thousands. WII consider delivery. $158,000. (011)692-625-0487. TAYANA42,1987.Aft cockpit, extensively equipped for cruising, proven & ready to go. Well maintained, beautiful condition, too much to list. Located In Hawaii, will deliver or consider trade for smaller boat. Details & photos, (808) 278-6649. CT 41 KETCH. Fiberglass hull, teak house w/ portholes. Perkins diesel, radar. Inverter, solar refrIg, AP, windvane, fireplace, many extras. Beautiful, strong world cruiser at a very low price. $49,000. Lying San Carlos, Mexico. Fax address to D.W. Content. (916) 283-4626. 42-FT CATALINA, 1992.3stateroom. Immaculate, original owner. Dodger, Autohelm ST50 instru¬ ments, stereo, GPS, radar, Loran. No brokers. $119,500.(310)376-4971.

KELLEY/PETERSON44,1979. Cutter riggedsloop. Center cockpit, strong, fast offshore boat. Exc con¬ dition. GPS, radar, AP, inverter, refrig, roller furling, spinnaker and much more. Numerous upgrades. Great llveaboard & cruising boat. Detailed specs available. $115,000. Seattle, WA. (206) 789-6253.

PASSPORT 42,1981. Original owner has meticu¬ lously maintained her since launching. Impressive inventory of modem electronic equipment Including GPS, Loran, radar, AP, VHF, SSB/HAM, DS, windspeed/direction, inverter, etc. Ready lor world cruising. $168,500. (408) 295-6307.

MORGAN 44,1990. Center cockpit sloop. Only 310 hrs on 44 hp Yanmar diesel. Dodger, bimlnl, radar, Loran, AP, Harken furling, radio, refer, electric windlass, CD music, 100 gal fuel. This boat Is In absolutely mint cond. $159,000. (408) 867-4511.

HUNTER 430/MOORINGS 433,1991. Aft cockpit. 21/2 cabin, hot showers, mechanical frig/freezer, 50hp Yanmar cJeseLpowerwindlass, 150ft chain, 2 anchors, roller furling jib, stereo, bimlnl. $125,000. Will consider trade-in. (415) 854-6687.

40-FT CUSTOM STEEL BOAT. Made in New Zealand, very fair hull, at first glance it doesn't look like a steel boat. Experienced cruiser, 2 trips to Mexico & ready to coilse right now. You won't believe the equipment. Including 3 spinnakers & scuba compressor. Call for a complete list. Flush decks, aft cabin, fin keel & skeg mdder. Handles well In large seas, but equipped to ghost along In a puff. Why motor? $129,000. Lying Mazatlan. Call for info. (415) 361-0618.

BABY BOOMERS SEIZE THE MOMENTI Great opportunity, ideal age & time to trade your home or purchase our 47 ft strip planked gaff rigged topsail schooner, spacious llveaboard, proven bluewaler cruiser and sail away. (805) 773-4251, leave ad¬ dress for detailed info.

53-FT SKOOKUM. Fiberglass motorsaller, rigged for commercial fishing. 17 ton refrigerated fish hold or cargo hold. World cruiser w/2,000 gal fuel, roller furling sails, loaded with electronics. $240,000. (805)481-7425. FORMOSA 41,1974. Very well equipped Garden design ketch. Radar, GPS, watermaker, refrIg, dodger, solar panels, dinghy on davits. Perkins 4107 diesel engine, lots of sails. $53,000. For more info call, (707) 994-2213. SO-FT GULFSTAR KETCH, 1980.3 staterooms, 3 heads, 3 showers, Perkins 4-236, Northern Lights 8kw. Deck, topsides, bottom 11/96 (Sterling). Watermaker, frig, freezer, microwave, 2 TVs, VCR, DSS w/36' dish, 110v & 12v CD players, GPS, SSB, VHF, AP, liferaft, instruments, radar. Bimini w/ enclosure, custom cockpit cushions (playpen), Avon, 9 hp Yamaha. Located In Cabo ‘til April. Lv msg, I will return call.(310) 822-1045. 40-FT RBERGLASS KETCH. Center cockpit, main cabin aft. All new sails (6 bags), 57 hp Ford Lehman diesel (1900 hr), LP stove, 65 gal water, 235 gal fuel, engine driven cold plates, radar, VHF, SatNav, DS, Wilcox head, #35, #45 & #65 CQR anchors, 300 LF of galv chain, 300 LF of 1' nylon braid. Hard dinghy on davits, 8 ft inflatable, strong cruiser, good llveaboard. Needs work. Sacrifice $46,000. No trades. Fred Davis, (707) 923-3188. 40-FT HAROLD, 1953. Classic sloop w/Honda 7.5 o/b, 5 sails, gear to fly spinnaker, anchor, canvas cover, stateroom, head, galley. Needs new goose¬ neck & Inboard engine. $2,500 obo. San Rafael berth. (510) 945-7880. '

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COLUMBIA 45 SLOOP, 197Z Very dean, well maintained. Spadous llveaboard. 2 staterooms, 2 heads (1 w/separate shower stall), light roomy salon, stereo, h/c pressure water, propane stov^ oven, AC/DC refer, microwave. Teak cockpit table, AP, depth, Loran, VHF, Heart inverter, 3KW Onan, 85 hp Perkins, elec windlass, 264 gal diesel, 230 water, 4 sails. New In '94: propane tanks, rigging, LPU mast, mast step, plumbing, water heater, dodger. No blisters. $59,000. (510) 521-9323. COLUMBIA 43, 1969. Fiberglass sloop. 5 sails, radar, cold machine, water, stove, etc. Fair concktion. $39,000. (510) 777-1029. CUSTOM 44-FT STEEL SLOOP built 1988.120 Lehman Ford diesel, Wagner hydraulic steering, heavily rigged, complete ground tackle, excellent llveaboard, but needs sails & some interior to finish. $45,000 firm or trade for 36/38 finished sailboat. (510)473-9148. KELLY PETERSON 44. Best available, turnkey, cruise nowl New sails, canvas, cushions, 85 hp Perkins, radar, SSB, GTO. Loran. VHF, AP, EPIRB, frig, watennaker, raft, custom modificatiors, more. Prindpals only please. No brokers. $130,000. Call (510) 895-6121. PERRY 47. Center cockpit cutter, cruise ready. Total refit, Genset, watermaker, radar, SSB/HAM, 406 EPIRB, GPS, davits, dinghy, hard dodger, liferaft, scuba compressor, furling headsails. $155,000. Serious buyers please. (619) 422-2974.

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PETERSON 44,1976, FAYA WAY. Center cockpit, cutter rig. 60 hp Perkins diesel, GPS, radar, etc. Perfect offshore cnriser for couple or family. With new cockpit dodger & bottom paint, she's In great shape & ready to go. $95,000. (415) 663-1550.

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IRVING JOHNSON'S LAST YANKEE. Sparkman & Stephens design, Dutch built, Cohen steel. New rigging, wiring, leak decks. Extensive update. Cir¬ cumnavigation ready. Best offer or trade. Info pack¬ age $10. Write: Yankee, 417 E. Sheridan St, suite 210, Dania, a 330044603. 44-FT ALUMINUM CUHER, 1995. For serious offshore cruisers only. Very sleek& nicely built. Ash interior, teak & holly sole, all Harken gear on deck, heavily rigged, double spreaders. Espar forced air heal, power up & dn windlass, 200' 3/8' chain, 6&G quad, VHP, full size head w/bathtub. 2 staterooms & pilot behh. Salon seats 8, large galley, 40' wheel. 120 hrs on original engine, boat used as demo, like new. $249,000. (206) 846-0134. ISLANDER P40. Peterson design. Ready lor liveaboard, fast, comfortable cmising or big boat racing (PHRF 75). Modified open interior w/dinette, added pohlights, insulation. Force 10, Freedom 10, AdlerBaibour, Webasto, maxiprop & more. $82,500 obo or trade smaller racer. (206) 706-5699. COLUMBIA45,1971. Pilothouse ketch. Full batten main & mizzen w/lazy jcks. 5 seittailing winches, 2 boom vangs, traveler. Inside & outside steering stations, GPS, radar, AP, Loran, Depth, Lifesling. Relrig, propane oven/heater & BBQ. Microwave, 2 heads w/separate shower in aft cabin. Nice teak & mahogany interior. Dinghy. $69,000 obo. Contact (510)535-2134. POLARIS 43 MKII, 1983. Perry bluewater cutter recently returned South Pacific, ready to go again. Complete with watermaker, windvane, AP, Espar heater, liferaft, loads more. Call for specs. Rigging, sails, radar arch, all new '93. $139,000. Contact (360) 437-8212 or email brown@olympus.nel CHEOY LEE MIDSHIPMAN 40 KETCH, 1974. New canvas, rebuilt Perkins diesel, new cushions, full canvas on center cockpit. Electric windlass, 2 showers, 2 heads, relrig, VHF, depthsounder w/ spd. A quality vessel, well kept. $79,000. Contact (415) 479-7128. HARDIN 44 KETCH, 1978. Alameda dock. Cruiser/ liveaboard. Loaded. See Feb '97 ad details. New dodger, transmission, prop shaft & water heater. Canvas storage cover. 6'6' headroom. Many win¬ dows. Light, aiiy feeling vs submarine sensation. $115,000. (408) 395-3054, 8-10pm, Iv address & phone. FORMOSA 41,1980. Handcarved teak Interior, professionally maintained, outstanding liveaboard. Electric windlass, VHF, Loran, GPS, AP, custom TV/VCR, large 12v/110 refer. 2 stereos in/out, new batteries. Perkins 4-108 diesel, 9 ft Avon, hard dinghy on davits. $74,900. (619) 225-9930. IRWIN 42 CENTER COCKPIT CUHER, shoal draft, Perkins 85 hp, 7.5 kw Onan, inverter, 3 refrig/ freezers, electric windlass, radar, GPS, Loran, HAM/ SSB, VHF, depth, AP, TV's, stereo's, micro, full cruising gear. Original owner. $71,500. Palm Beach, FL. (561) 627-0420.

VALIANT 40 #227. Recent blister work & LPU paint at Nelson's (12/96). Alpha AP, Raytheon radar, Magellan GPS, ICOM VHF, SSB, HAM, SGC autotuner. Freedom 10 charger/inverler. Link2000R, Powerline HO alternator, 6 golf cart batteries, Per¬ kins 4-108,7 sails, setup for shorthanded sailing. 2 nd in '94 Pac Cup, 1 st in '95796 Rites of Spring, 1 st '95796 Perry Cup. Owner has 3 tuitions & 2nd boat. Own a piece of the legend. $95,000. Contact at (510)430-1334. ISLAND TRADER 43, ketch. Equipped for cruis¬ 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 extras. Re¬ duced from $55,000 to $50,000. Contact G. Cole, (619) 788-0511, lax (619) 738-7105.

51 FEET & OVER 58-FT EDSON SCHOCK CLASSIC CUHER. Origi¬ nally built 1935 Long Beach for actor Dana Andrews. Extensively restored to new in '91. Worldwide, only one. She's beautiful, fast, strong & rich in history. Her sleek, eye catching lines made her a successful race & boat show winner. Full electronics & nav equipped. Her 13 ft beam, 7’6' draft, 20 tons make her a seaworthy world cmiser. Charler/liveaboard ready. Rich mahogany interior & brightwork. Sleeps 7+ in her 3 private double berths. 2 heads w/ showers, large galley, all extras. Meticulously main¬ tained. In Alameda, by owner. Illness forces dra¬ matic reduction to $189,000! (510) 522-8231. 53-FT ROBERTS GARDEN, wheelhouse ketch. Carbon fiber reinforced fiberglass foam core, cruis¬ ing hull. Sitka spruce spars, Norsman rigging, tanbark sails. 2 cabins, large galley, head, plus roomy salon. A strong, fast, comfortable world class cruiser. Give away at $75,000. (619) 427-4616. 55-FT TAYANA CUTTER, commissioned 1987. Ready for extended cruising. Well equipped & maintained. Save $70,000+. Priced to sell .$265,000. No brokers/equity trades. (909) 584-1058. CT 54. Robert Perry designed serious offshore ketch. Beautiful teak Interior, huge cockpit, 4 cabins, 2 heads, many recent upgrades, solid equip¬ ment list, presently a successful charteryacht based St. John USVI, or use as super personal/family yacht. $175,000.(809)690-2217. Sant a CRUZ S2. Commissioned Sept. '93. Cmiser/ racer interior. Bristol conc^tlon throughout. Custom Sparcraft tall rig. Full inventory North sails, B&G electronics, weather fax, SSB, hot water heater, 110 inverter, watermaker, thm-hull inspection win¬ dows, vangquick release, etc. Vic-Maui 'Non-Maxi' record holder. Seattle Yacht Club '96 Boat Of The Year. Pacific International Yachting Assoc. '96 “BriggsTrophy' winner. Sailing World's'X Boat Of The Year. Ready to race/cmise the world. Buy direct from owner. (206) 323-4299.

BLUEWATER DELIVERY Coastal, Delta or Worldwide Any size yacht/powerboat to 100 tons delivered without a scratch. USCG License #651281 Fair Prices Call Capt. Lee lor a chat. (415)722-7695

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TAYANA 52 CENTER COCKPIT, 1987. New to market. Wanago recently completed an extended cmise & is in exc condition, ready to go again. She has all the equipment needed or wanted for a long cmise Including a dive compressor & 4 tanks. She’s available for your inspection at the San Diego Yacht Club. Asking $245,000. Contact Christy Crawford @ C-Properties, (619) 224-8383 or Lowell North, (619)226-275$.

CLASSICS CUSSIC GAFF RIGGED KETCH. John Hanna designed Gulfweed, designed circa 1927, built 1959. Fir on oak, bronze fastened, lead keel, solid var¬ nished spars, diesel i/b. LQA 32, LCD 28, LWL 26, 10,000 lbs disp. This fine little ship is reluctantly placed on the market. The craft is an excellent example of an American designed & traditionally built cmising yacht. This vessel is In almost bristol condition. Available with or without docking facili¬ ties on the beautiful Monterey Bay. (408) 475-4468 or email captnjo@nel.com

LIVELY LADY, 30 ft wood sloop, famous race winner designed by Gary Mull, America's Cup ar¬ chitect. Race, cmise or liveaboard this beauty for welf under $10,000. She’s a work in progress well worth waiting for, so look here next month! 26-FT CHEOY LEE PACIFIC CUPPER, Mist, Nor¬ dic Folkboat design, can/el planked copper riveted teaKcoristmction. Varnished hull, cockpit & house. Museum quality restoration, none finer, fresh sails, full cover, insured. $10,500. Call for photos/specs, in town 3/8-3/16. (206) 907-9840. 34-FT DOUBLE ENDER, BUILT 1934 in Nova Scotia. A graceful, mgged cutter - New Zealand vet. Hull is sound, but there's dry rot in cabintop. Mostly absent owner must sell. $20,000 seems fair. Great Sausalito berth. (415) 457-4243.

MULTIHULLS MARPLES 37 CONSTANT CAMBER, 1987, trimaran Perpetua. Wing berths, fixed keel options. Best materials & equipment. Strong, beautiful boat. Excellent condition. Liveaboard/crulse ready. $89,000. San Diego. For brochure & equipment call (619)226-2568. SEARUNNER 40 TRIMARAN, 1969, Waltzing Matilda, by Steve Smith. First 40 under const. Featured in catalog. Extensive inventory, comfort¬ able liveaboard. Needs repower, haulout, fresh paint. Appraised at $18,000 obo. Located Half Moon Bay. Can include mooring. (4i 5) 321 -4870or Email: schwartz@pearl.sri.com 32-FT FIBER TRI. Rebuilt 6,1996; epoxy. Every¬ thing from anchors to Zodiac, GPS, watermaker, etc. Sailed from Canada Sept. '96. Comes com¬ pletely outfitted, move on & sail away for only $29,950. A beautiful boat. T. Millard, general deliv¬ ery, Mulege, BCS, Mexico.

CROWTHER BUCCANEER 33 TRIMARAN. Ma¬ rine grade mahogany.plywood, sitka spmce frames: stringers. West System, foam core cabintop, 1 double, 1 single, complete galley, oversized chart table, rotating mast. Harken furling, fuil batterl main, 2 headsail, demountabie w/trailer. $35,000. Call (408) 423-8432.

POWER & HOUSEBOATS 40-FT POWERBOAT. Great liveaboard. Has ev¬ erything, lots of room, wood burning stove. 671 Gray Marine engine, mns great. Move on now. $25,000 obo. (415) 366-9260. 34- FT PACEMAKER. Liveaboard. Mahogany on oak. New bottom. Cabin cmiser. $5,000 cash or terms. (510) 845-9958. 35- FT WOOD CABIN CRUISER. Custom built 1966. Converted to liveaboard - no motors. Fantastic location, downtown Sausalito. You get to keep the slip but boat must be moved. Boat or slip location may be purchased separately. Boat $4,000. Slip $2,000. (209) 381-0382. 40-FT OWENS CONCORD, 1969, flybridge, beautlfui condition, fiberglass, classic, dual station, 100 hrs 2 new GMC's F/W. Genset, VHF, radar, DF, bait lank. Full canvas, windlass, $26,000 spent refur¬ bishing. Asking $57,000, consider trade for sailboat with partial payment. (916) 672-0744. FRENCH CANAL BARGE. 75'x13.5', completely refitted with oak paneling & cabinetry throughout. 2 staterooms, 2 baths, galley, salon, wheelhouse, walk-in engine room w/2 generators, central heat¬ ing, bowthmster, etc. $1,20O,0OOFF. FaxMargaretha /at: (Oil) 33-380-29-11-49. MARINE TRADER 38DC TRAWLER, 1981, reno¬ vated & upgraded in '94.2 staterooms. 11 ft Avon dinghy w/8 hp Yamaha. Single Ford Lehman diesel, 8 kw generator, watermaker, electronics packages completely outfitted for low cost, long range Carib¬ bean cmising or for partners or dive club to each spend a couple of comfortable months each yr in the Virgin Islands. Arrangements available for up¬ keep, maintenance & chartering when not on use to offset expenses. $80,000. For info/brochure call, (408) 625-2403. OWN A WATERFRONT HOME for a fraction of the cost of Marin property. 43 ft Gran Mariner house¬ boat type powerboat. 2 Mercmisers, Kohler gen¬ erator, many amenities Including full galley & shower. Great liveaboard or Delta cmiser. $72,000. Call (415)331-5429. STEPHENS COAST GUARD CUHER. 38 ft die¬ sel powerboat. 1943 World War II classic. Wood with full length bronze keel. Half restored, has all original pieces. $12,000. (510) 644-3256 eves. MARINE TRADER 44. 2 stateroom, queen, 2 full heads. 2 Lehman 12 hp, low hrs, 12.5kw Kohler. New decks, clean. $99,500. (415) 332-2500.

MARINE RADIO FOR SALE SSB/HAM SGC radio, 150 watts, 5 yr factory warranty, new (factory fresh). Radio has 644 preprogrammed frequencies, 100 user programmable, Telex, Wefax. Outslanding/best buy from Practical Sailor. $1,299. Matching tuner also available. Contact (206) 451-7413.

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30-FT CHRIS CRAFT, 1939. True classic sedan w/ running engine. Recently hauled & painted. Great liveaboard. $6,000 obo. Pager, (415) 527-6601. BISON. Work, tow, crewboat. 26' x 10' x 3'. 671 diesel. Full flotation. $10,000 obo/trade. Contact (510) 522-2705.

PARTNERSHIPS HERE’S YOUR CHANCE to sail the Sea of Cortez! Sail the unspoiled central Sea of Cortez. Own 1/6 equity in a classic 40 ft Alden. For a minimal investment/monthly costs approx 2 months usage per yr could be yours. Call Charlie, (520) 298-1995. ERICSON 32,1985. 6 ft keel. Well maintained, rigged for singlehanded sailing, all lines aft, fully battened main, new headsail furling system. Whis¬ ker pole, Loran, windlass, backstay hydraulic, full safety net & lifelines, full teak interior, etc. Prime Sausalito berth. 1/3 equity ownership. $15,000. (415) 435-9524 eves. 50% CORPORATE STOCK. USCG Doct. 60 ton Steel Dutch m/s ketch built German yard in 1974. DeVries-Lentsch design. 6 cyl 826 cu in Deutz main, 18k VA Genset (Perkins), radar, GPS, AP, 65 ft LOA. Main aft SR + 2 private fwd SB’s, main saloon, galley & b'fst. Room below, cockpit seats 8. Fax inquiry to (916) 473-5371. 25% PARTNERSHIP IN ISLANDER 29 with up¬ wind Marina Village berth. Great Bay boat with all electronics, spinnaker w/sock, 17 yr partnership history. Most weekends available. $3,000 plus $115 per month. Call Ron, (510) 254-1507 or Steve, (510) 283-8566 days. ERICSON 30. Partnership in well maintained sail¬ boat berthed in Sausalito. Roller furling jib, VHF, Loran, KM, depth, tiller, 6 ft headroom, stove/oven, BBQ. $175 per month. Must be experienced sailor. Lynda, (415) 359-5321. 30-FT S.F. BERTH. Experienced sailor seeking 30 ft sailboat partnership/timeshare. I have Gashouse Cove (SF Marina) slip. Let’s talk. Contact Michael, (415) 421-3822 w or (415) 454-2856 h.

C AMPER & NfCHOLSON 39. Center cockpit ketch, 1978. Prestigious European sailboat in seaworthy condition. 2 partners seeking a 3rd partner. $6,000 for 1/3 equity plus approx 1/3 monthly expense of $260 for bank note, slip, maintenance, etc. John, (510)684-9116. FORCE 50.50% partnership for 51 ft ketch. Owner 17 yrs. Consider reasonable offer, under appraisal, for compatible partner. San Diego or San Fran¬ cisco. Great condo on the water. Hood system main & mizzen, fireplace, 120 hp low hrs, Avon, 25 hp. (408) 625-2916. BEAUTIFUL 46-R SAILBOAT. 1/4 equity part¬ nership, bristol condition, well equipped offshore boat or great overnight Bay boat w/classic lines. Join well established partnership & enjoy the many shores of Northern Cal. (415) 552-6954.

TRADE MOBILE HOME, SW Konocti, Clear Lake. 5 star park. Furnished, boat launch, beautiful lake view. $19,000 or trade for? Will consider all offers. Call (707) 576-0860 days or (415) 382-0117 eves. WE ARE READY FOR CRUISINGI Trade a beau¬ tiful 42 ft Matthews Sedan Cruiser, 1956. She's in great shape, has all amenities & is a terrific liveaboard.Want to trade plus cash for 45 ft + sailboat/motorsailer. Will, (415) 364-2303, after 7 pm. SOUTH LAKE TAHOE HOME. Sell $150,000 nice 4 bedroom, 2 lull bath, double heated, garage, workshop, fireplace. Nice area & neighborhood. Assumable FHA 7.5, $1060/month, taxes, insur¬ ance. Wanted 47 ft+ motorsailor. Sound, $130,000 maximum, consider large sail. Andy Seymore, Box 70087, Pt. Richmond, CA 94807 or (916) 542-3222. HELP. IS THERE ANYONE in the Bay Area that has been wondering what to do with their free time & enjoys simply messing about in boats? I need an extra hand, a good helper. I can trade sailing trips on the Bay/ocean or lessons. I have 100 ton license plus. Male or female. (510) 232-2922.

50% OWNERSHIP FOR RAWSON 30. This is a well established long term partnership. Heavy dis¬ placement sloop w/deep cockpit. Great for Bay & Delta. Includes Achilles 2 man raft, ready to sail. Berthed in Richmond. (415) 601-4502. AROUND THE WORLD RECORD. 60 ft trimaran now testing for 70 day circumnavigation. Radical boat from international design team has hydraulic floats & hydrofoils, fuel trim, etc. Debt free project seeks co-skipper/owner. $50,000 to $150,000 de¬ pending on sponsorship. Doers, not dreamers, call Steve Shidler, (415) 928-6311. The fastest boat around the world, 20+ knot trans-ocean passages.

MONITOR WINDVANE,WATERMAKER, solar panels, wind generator. Signet windspeed, Volvo 6A/7A motor (in parts or rebuilt). Pacific charts, SSB/marine radio & tuner, folding prop 12'x7/8' LH, flash hot water heater. Jim, (310) 393-6528. WANTED FOR CATAUN A 30, furling gear, 110%, 120% genoa, mainsail, 10 kilo Bruce anchor. All must be in very good condition & reasonably priced. (707) 263-5987. MONITOR WINDVANE & cruising gear for 43 ft sloop. South Pacific charts & pilot books, 300 ft of high test chain, drogue, snatch blocks, storm trysail, COR, anchor, etc. (510) 523-7894. SPRING UPDATE; need 9.9 or 10 hp longshaft o/ b lor my 26 ft Columbia sailboat. Prefer newer model with low hrs & electric start. Contact Chet, (408) 925-7352 or email: cdougems@best.com 21-FT TO 24-FT TRAILER ABLE fixer-upper sail¬ boat. All boats considered. Will trade my consider¬ able carpentry, electrical & plumbing skills, week(s) at a mountain lake cabin with use of 14 It Lido, and/ or cash, for the right boat. Jim, (510) 932-3168. ROSS 930 SAILBOAT in good condition with good sails. Preferably inboard. (250) 652-6159. CASH BUYER LOOKING FOR a solid fiberglass ketch or sloop for liveaboard & potential offshore cruiser. At least 35 ft, prefer diesel engine. Up to $50,000. Pis lax us the details at (510) 337-1247 or email; ie@sf.znet.com, ph: (510) 337-9042. 40-R POWER CRUISER OR equivalent to live on lor 34 months beginning March 1st. World sailor returning lor brief business, non-smoker. Will pay $300-$1,000/mo depending on situation. Must be in Sausalito. Would also consider houseboat, room¬ mate situation, (415) 331-2930. LEAVING SOONI NEED CHARTS, cruising guide & pilot books from Panama, Galapagos through South Pacific to NZ & Australia. (415) 331-7624.

USEDGEAR WANTED: 66 lb Bruce anchor, spinnaker or gennaker with 59 ft hoist. (310) 833-2181.

WANTED NO EQUITY PARTNERSHIP. Let us help with the expense & maintenance of your Sausalito berthed 30-45 ft sailboat in exchange lor sailing time. 2 very experienced sailors desire at least a seasonal deal, no transients. References. Jim, (415) 479-9100 ext 146 or email; trout4jim@aol.com ATLAS DIESEL or similar antique marine diesel. (707) 552-2659 or (707) 557-2114 msg. BOSTON WHALER, Harpoon 5.2, any condition. Call Fred at (510) 837-3632.

ESPAR D7 FORCED AIR DIESEL HEATER. Op¬ erating now on SN Natural High. Unit is 3 yrs old. Only $2,650 including spare parts. (360) 961-3729. Or call Anders at Swedish Marine, (510) 234-9566. REFER. Engine driven and 110 volt AC system. 2 holding plates, both split to run off of each compres¬ sor. System comes from the SA/ Natural 'High. $1,200. (360) 961-3729. Or call Anders at Swedish Marine, (510) 234-9566. VOLVO PENTA MD17C, w/transmission. Approx 35 hp with 450 hrs. Hear & see it run in Westsail 32. In exc condition. (415) 750-1555.

HOBIE16 ALMOST NEW SAILS. White jib, fiesta main. $650. Nacra 5.2 almost new sails. White jib & main. $500. (408) 429-5521. ROLLER FURUNG SYSTEM w/jib. Excellent con¬ dition. Fits 26 ft Columbia. $500. Contact Paul J., (510) 527-7309. SPINNAKER. 3/4 oz tri-radial. Cut oversize for Cal 20 by Sobstad. Virtually brand new (only flew twice). WII take $600. (510) 724-3650. ALBIN 21 DIESEL 2 cyl/Paragon P-23 hydratie trans. Was mnning, now out of boat in Alameda. $1,000 or trade dinghy, obo. Contact Gerry at, (310) 823-2040. RARITAN TOILRS, 12v, recently rebuilt, have 3 @ $275 each. Offshore Marine Late watermaker 110 AC, recently rebuilt, $1,350. Compact dish¬ washer, $75. Capstan, deck mount, 12v, $225. Tamaya sextant in wood case, $350. Contact Jim, (510) 451-6727. BRAND NEWI Master power control panel. Model #615MarineticsCorp. (includes instnjctions). Make offer. (510) 531-6410. 15 HP JOHNSON OUTBOARD, 1995. Longshaft, remote controls, excellent condition. $1,700 obo. /Uso, 9 ft Livingston '86 and 5 hp o/b. $600 obo. (707) 374-2999. UFEGUARD 4 MAN UFERAR. Purchased in '93, canister. E-pack. Next inspection 4/97. $1,800 obo. Alden Satfind 406 EPIRB category II, $625 obo. SOLAS USSA/ORC category 2 Hare kit. Good thru 6/98. $135 obo. (916) 934-0204. PROPANE CYLINDER, aluminum, horizontal, 10 gal. Gimbaled 3 bumer/oven propane stove. 2.5 gal propane cylinders, 5/8 Spectron 12 rope, 3:1 Hurth transmission, 1 gal Deksolje. Want: genoa slides, intake strainer, heater Force 10 #12000,3/16-5/16 lifeline wire. (702) 6734525. TWO SOBSTAD SPINNAKERS from Morgan 382 (P: 40.5', E: 14.5', 1:46', J: 16.25'), lightly used. One, 90%, 1.2 oz, nylon, all purpose Sobstad w/rocked panels. Great cruising chute. Purple/yellow. $500. Other, 3/4 oz, Sobstad w/rocked panels, nylon, blue/white. Chute is in exc cond & will make a great cruising companion. $500. John, (707) 745-0181 (Benicia) or fax (707) 747-9655. SURVIVAL SUITS, 2 adults & 1 Childs. $150 each. 5 hp Nissan outboard, $550. Deck box, fiberglass, L 61’ X W 25’ X H 21', $200. Lilesling, $35. Bolt cutters, $25. Rain gear, womens, Helly Hansen. $25. (707) 746-1175. CHAIN, 3/8 PROOF COIL, approx 330 It, used, $450. CNG tank & regulator, $100. Spinnaker pole, 3'x13.5', needs assembly, $100, Foldit utility cart, new, $125. VHF radio, used, $25. (510) 656-4591.

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2 DAHON FOLDING BIKES & fokjing trailer, $250. New PUR 35 watenmaker, $1,200. Freedom 10 Inverter, $450. Davis Davits, $150. PHAFF 130 sewing machine, just serviced, $425. Loran, $75. New Honda EX1000 generator, $500.16' sea an¬ chor, $150. Singer industrial portable sewing ma¬ chine, great cmising sewing machine, $475. Twin lorestay & brackes 3/8 wire, $150. Wanted 55 lb CQR, 406 EPIRB, dothes wringer, wind generator, 18-22 ft sea anchor, charts So. Pac, New Zealand, Australia. Gary, (206) 627-2168 or (206) 848-4212. RADAR, Raytheon R-20 shop tested. Exc condi¬ tion. $949. Edson manual bilge pump. 1 gal per stroke, cost new $450, rebuilt $175. Cat Platinum 12v/propane vented catalytic heate^. Works good. No sweating, exc condition. $149. (510) 522-3957. RAYTHEON MARINER'S PATHFINDER RADAR model 2600, fully functional & complete with manual & spare fuses. Professionally removed & ready for easy reinstallation. $600 obo. (415) 647-9228. 27-FT MAST. Laminated spruce/fir. 3-1/4' sq at base, tapers to2-1r2 by 2 top. Slotted, no hardware. Clear, sound wood. $^. John, (415) 824-1278. DIESEL ENGINE Volvo Penta MD2B. Complete with transmission. Instruments, alternator, shaft, propeller. Runs well. $1,800. Telephone John at (510)525-7444. WHEEL STEERING. 20' stainless steel wheel, pedestal, binnacle & compass, quadrant for 1-1/4' shaft, cables. $850. John, (510) 525-7444. 50 HP YANMAR 4JH2E, engine & transmission, nearly new condition. Complete, in crate, with new motor mounts, engine panel, etc. Transmission ratio 2.61:1. $5,800. Also 2 Harken #724 deck organizers, new in packages. $100 each. Contact (415)331-9822. MAINSAIL, luff 46.5, leech 48.6, fool 15. 6 full length battens & battslides, 2 reefs, tri-radial cut mytar/dacron, $1,050. Genoa, luff 47, leech 41, foot 14.6, for furling, foam luff pad, UV dacron leech & fool suncover, mylar/dacron tri-radial cut, $650. (415) 332-4104, Robin. CONTAINER WORKSHOP 26’x8-1/2'x8' on wheels, transportable (but not trallerable), roll-up door, canvas entryway & awning. 110v outlets (5) & overhead lights. Insulated. Available as complete marine canvas/upholstery workshop w/sewing machine, toots, etc. for $6,900 or container work¬ shop/office only $2,950. Must be moved. Contact (415) 332-9231. AVON UFERAFT, 8 person, offshore, valise. New 6/95, recemried 8/96. $2,900. 486 laptop, $500. FOB anchors. Offshore flare kit, $200. Caribbean & Central America charts. Eric, (206) 921-4005 dys or (360) 331-2110 eves. WINDVANE Autohelm, upper half, new, not used, still in box. Paid $1,100. Asking $600. Page/ voicemail, (714) 654-6553.

$999.-9.9 NISSAN LONGSHAFT outboard with Garelick lilt & lower stem bracket. Lightly used. New it’s over $2,000. Help! Need to borrow a Montgom¬ ery 10 daggerboard & rudder to use as a pattern. (415) 364-7823.

THE DANCING DOLPHIN INSTITUTE, a non¬ profit 501 (c)(3) dolphin & whale research & educa¬ tion organization of Maui, Hawaii needs a boat for research/education purposes. To discuss details, call us at (808) 879-7044.

NEW ASYMETRICAL SPINNAKER, approx 800 sq ft, 40 ft luff w/ATN snuffer. $1,500. Another asym spin, more used, 40 ft luff, approx 700 sq ft w/ATN snuffer. $700.2 almost new 72 amp hr gel batteries. $90 each. Lightning 12/110 volt generator, light weight, charges at up to 50 amps. Used only 6 times. $300. New Statpower Prowatt 250 inverter. $80.8 tapered lifeline stanchions w/welded bases, 24' upper, 12' lower holes, sleeved. 7 months old. $250 for all 8. Bruce Schwab. (510) 638-3278, eves.

IRS TAX DEDUCTION. WE NEED YOUR HELP. By donating your boat in any condition, you help homeless children and their families. Get full book value. Running or not. Telephone now lor more info. (800) 414-HAUL (4285).

MISCELLANEOUS BENETEAU 51 FOR CHARTER. BVI's, Moorings boat, 9 days off season charter to be arranged with owner. Typically a $8,000-$9,000 charter, selling for$4,500. (916) 477-1166, ask for Craig. Hurry, will go fast. BOATBUILDING, quality Philippine mahogany (dark red), 5/4,18'-21' lengths, 8'-14'widths. $2.55/ board foot. Also have bronze rod & screws, 6,000 lb lead ballast, two 14'x14'x20' fir bridge beams. Don, (707) 964-1353. Ft. Bragg, CA. DANA WILSON, OWNER OF MARICOPA, or anyone knowing his whereabouts, please contact, Joe Wolf (619) 771-0071. Wilson Is originally from Arizona & Colorado; more recently Key West & Wrightsville Beach; Is In the food & beverage business.

CLUBS/MEMBERSHIPS SAIL-SERVICE-SOCIALIZE San Francisco Bay Oceanic Crew Group invites skippers, crew & ap¬ prentices to join one of SF Bay's most active sailing groups. Participate In senrice, skill-improvement sails & fun sails. For more info call (415) 979-4866.

NON-PROFIT BAADS, the Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors, offers safe, exciting recreational opportuni¬ ties on San Francisco Bay for physically disabled sailors and able-bodied volunteers. No sailing ex¬ perience necessary; adaptive equipment available. Cash and other tax deductible donations welcome. (415)281-0212. BASIC BOATING & SEAMANSHIP COURSES; conducted by US Coast Guard Auxiliary. April 3 May 27,7:30 - 9:30 pm, Tuesdays & Thursdays. Yerba Buena Island (between SF & Oakland), $25 Includes texts. Please call Kay, (510) 531 -6537 for more info.

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. For more details, call our voice mail.at (415) 905-6267. SAILBOATS AND POWERBOATS FOR SALE. All makes and models. Priced to sell. Call now. (510)464-4617.

CREW CREW WANTED. $17/person/day, M/F, NS, cir¬ cumnavigation. Join the boat in Panama March '97, Tahiti in June or Am. Samoa in August. Itinerary includes Australia, Indonesia, Suez & Florida (3 yrs). Prefer long term commitment. Married couple great. 48 ft Mason ketch. Experienced bluewater captain. Mall responses/resumes to: 615 SW St. Lucie Street, Stuart, FL 34997. UKE'tO MEET FEMALE, 40's, attractive, for sail¬ ing & companionship. Enjoy sailboat chartering & cruising, scuba diving, hiking, etc. Considering cmlsIng lifestyle. Divorced male, professional, attrac¬ tive, 6’1', fit, 54. Let's exchange letter & photo. Joe, PO Box 894, Saratoga, CA 95071. HEAR YE, HEAR YE, ALL YOU SINGLE SAIL¬ ORS, skippers, mates, crew (advanced or novice), come join us at our social & meeting to be held at Oakland Yacht Club In Alameda on the second Thursday of each month. Social starts at 7 PM. For details contact the Single Sailors Assoc (SSA). (510) 273-9763. EXPERIENCED OCEAN SAILOR, adventurer, air¬ borne snowboarder, scuba diver, white water rafter. 49 but still acting 35, nonsmoker, honest, trustwor¬ thy, trainable, listens, laughs, smiles, communi¬ cates, has IQ above room temp., Levl/t-shirt type. Leaving on 5+ yr circumnavigation/adventure, seeks honest, able bodied, fit, adventurous spirited, inde¬ pendent, emotionally & financially stable, 40lsh, female co-captain, soulmate, playmate to sail off into sunset with. Fax (813) 578-5211 or Cap'n Rik, 10287 Gandy Blvd #106A, St. Petersburg, FL33702. CREW OR DELIVERY SITUATION SOUGHT by CG Master, age 50. Caribbean, Antigua Race Week ideal or.... Mechanically inclined, sense of humor, flexible. Trade time my 55 ft charter vessel, Monterey Bay, CA. or share expenses. April-May best. Wayne, (408)758-3317.

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SUCCESSFUL, MIDDLE AGED, SEMI-RETIRED businessman. 6 ft 3', 229 lbs. Nice hair, average appearance looking for attractive, positive lady under 40 who loves boating on large powerboats & houseboating on the Delta. A lady that Is caring, kind, independent, understanding, into sellgrowth, personal development & whose bliss in life Is love of the water. I know I am asking for too much, but write anyway. Lets exchange letters and photos. Write: Boatman, PO Box 1863, North Highlands, CA 95660. PLANNING AHEAD? Cmising couple available Sept '97, unlimited time seeking experienced skip¬ per w/sound vessel to South Pacific (Mexico, Car¬ ibbean OK). Tom, former sailboal(s) owner, me¬ chanically inclined. Jan, 2 yrs sailing Oz & Indone¬ sia. World traveler. Phone (503) 241-3594 or fax (503) 239-4437 or tbabich@easystreet.com SKIPPERS & CREW make boating connections. The Sailing Network welcomes sailors with any experience level, daysall, overnight, raftups. March 7, 6pm social, 7pm meeting Metropolitan Yacht Club. Opening Day, April 27, Pier 29,10am meet¬ ing, daysall. (510) 728-7249, message. SEARCHING FOR “SAILMATE” to cmise the world! SWM looking lor SWF with sailing experi¬ ence to cmise on a 41 It Morgan. N/S, 40-50, slim, attractive, energetic, adventurous, enjoys dancing, cooking, scuba. David K. do Horizon, MYC, PO Box 2297, Agana, Guam, 96932. DESPERATELY SEEKING SHIP. Crew, 6 in num¬ ber with 2 alternates, seeks skipper with ocean ready yacht for June Hawaii TransPac cmising or race class. We provide offshore skills & experience including navigation (both celestial Asatelllte), HAM/ SSB, provisioning, medical, mechanical & compat¬ ibility. Lets to it! Dr Garry Kraft. (805) 984-0050 or (805) 985-7733 lax. CRUISING MERMAID - underwater photographer. Attractive, athletic, fun, published, dive master. Loves travel, adventure, sailboats, diving. 5'4' slim bmnette seeks to fulfill dream of cmising warm waters (preferably with soulmate, age 42-50ish, fit, NS). PO Box 4136, Laguna Beach, CA. 92652. WRITER, MID SO’S, LOOKING FOR crew member(s) to cmise Caribbean a month to years Including Antigua Race Week. Probably female, but not necessarily relationship. Fast Sigma 41 based In English Harbor. Pay own expenses. Conatct (415) 989-3406 or paul@franson.eom WE ONLY HAVE SEVEN MORE MONTHS to get ready for the '97 Baja-Haha & adventures south. SWM, 46, experienced bluewater skipper w/38 ft traditional Atkin Ingrid ketch, looking for enthusias¬ tic female to share the hardships of the cmising life. P.O. Box 2411, Sausalito, CA, 94966.

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SOUTH OREGON COAST. Bandon. 22 acres. 1,350 ft deep river frontage. 2 miles to ocean. Doesn't flood. Outbuildings include 60' x 55' shop with living area. Cove, ways, privacy. Needs work but prime acreage. Commercial zoning. $150,000 terms. Taxes $1,450/yr. (541) 347-8128.

LOOKING FOR AN EXPERIENCED SEWER for a busy marine canvas & industrial sewing business. Please call Nor Cal Canvas and ask for Kyle. Phone: (415) 366-1382 Tues-Sat. 9am-5pm. SMALL BOAT SAIUNG INSTRUCTORS. Spinna¬ ker Sailing is looking for qualified sailing instructors to teach both adult & kids small boat sailing classes. Part time & full time during the summer. Teaching locations include Mtn. View & San Mateo. Call Rich, (415) 363-1390.

UVE/SAIL IN SOUTH PUGET SOUND! Boston Harbor view lot near Olympia, WA, offers views of Budd Inlet & Olympic Mountains. 150'x108', clear, flat, hilltop, utilities, excellent schools & close to affordable Boston Harbor Marina. $95,000. Con¬ tact (360) 943-7189. No agents.

EXPERIENCED SEWER FOR SAIL REPAIR. Part time possible. Hogin Sails. (510) 523-4388.

SUMMER HOUSE FOR RENT, coast of Maine! Perched on a ridge with beautiful sunset view over Harpswell Sound. 5 bedroom summer cottage with wrap around porch is an ideal summer getaway. Very private with 400 ft of waterfront, dinghy, tennis court, protected cove. Weekly rates. Telephone (207) 833-7710.

USCG LICENSED CAPTAIN NEEDED for small motor tour boat on SF Bay. April-Oct. Must have communication skills, ability to work with public & safety consciousness. Drug testing required. Call (415) 868-2940. PERSON WANTED TO SELL TICKETS for boat rides. Great hrs, great location. Must enjoy working with the public. (415)868-2940.

VIEW HOMESITES AT BAHIA LUMINOSA (Bright Bay) on Costa Rica's beautiful Nicoya Peninsula, Pacific side where sailing, fishing & living is great. Access to resort's beaches, pool, grounds & ameni¬ ties included in $30,000 price. Please fax interest to (415) 485-4496 with phone & address for details.

S.F. BOATWORKS is currently accepting applica¬ tions for: mechanic with diesel, gas & outdrive exp; painter & gelcoat repair journeyman; certified fabri¬ cator/welder; and wood shipwright, fax resume (415) 626-9172.

CONDO SUP 36’X14' for $20,500. Located at the Portobello Marina on the Oakland Estuary next to Channel 2 TV. In the long run, ownership is cheaper than renting. Call for details. (408) 255-9714 or (510) 655-4123.

MARINE ENGINEERS for passenger vessels in Seattle & SE AK. Minimum 5 yrs mechanical expe¬ rience, does not have to be only marine related. No license necessary. Fax resume & letter to Larry Miles, (206) 623-7809.

25 ACRES, SPUTABLE, ZONED. 5 Acres 2 ditch waters, roads, electricity, live creek, panoramic view. Sierra's, valley, Mt. Diablo, Folsom Lake. Owner finance. 5 minutes to Auburn, lOminutesto Folsom Lake. Price just reduced, $449,000. Call (510) 536-7144 or (916) 726-5322.

BOSUN, full time. Crew/maintenance, part time for schooner Ka’iulani. Lots of vamishing/painting, experienced crew only. References required. Rob, (415)789-9199.

HOME IN VALLEJO, 2 bedroom, 2 bath, views of Napa River. Walk to your boat at Vallejo Marina. Exc public transit to East Bay & SF. Low $100,000's (buy, rent, lease option). Info: (707) 558-8803 or email: trihull@lx.netcom.com

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NAUTICAL RECEPTIONIST. Keefe Kaplan Mari¬ time, Inc. (KKMI), Northern California's most com¬ plete marine center, is looking for a very special person to help us in the office. If you like boats & wish to work in a relaxed & professional atmo¬ sphere then this could be the perfect job foryou. We are looking for someone who doesn't mind working Saturdays, possesses basic computer skills, has a pleasant manner (both in person & on the phone), & wants to be part of a fun & growing company. At KKMI we deliver more than just a great work envi¬ ronment, we also pay top wages & offer a complete benefits package including a profit sharing plan. If you're interested, please send us your resume no later than March 15th to KKMI, PO Box 71276, Pt. Richmond, CA. 94807 or lax us at (510) 235-4664. BUSY MARINA/FUEL DOCK in Monterey Harbor is looking for an energetic individual to handle waterfront operations. Duties include fueling of boats, marina maintenance, transient guest reser¬ vations, security & parking control. Requires exc customer service skills. On site apartment pro¬ vided. Send resume to: Breakwater Cove Marina, 32 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA. 93940 or lax to: (408) 373-2294 or email: mbbwco@ redshift.com SAILOR WANTED for sailmaking job. Experience preferred but not required. (510) 234-4334. MEN & WOMEN SAILORS! Join our team of 27 professionals at OCSC, SF Bay. Best teaching & sailing location located on the Olympic Cirde, large & extremely well maintained fleet, flexible sched¬ ule, well organized syllabuses & curriculum, great shoreside fadlity. There are only 3 students per class & certification standards that make you proud to be an instructor. It's exdting work w/motivated students & a great team atmosphere w/top pay & liberal boat use privileges. If you have great com¬ munication skills, an interest in teaching, exc sailing & seamanship skills, we would like to talk to you. We will help with CG licensing & US Sailing Instructor Cert. Call Rich, (510) 843-4200. CAPTAINS, INSTRUCTORS AND CREW. Ren¬ dezvous Charters is hiring licensed masters, ships crew & cooks for both the Brigantine Rendezvous & Sea Raven & admin asst lor sales. Spinnaker Sailing is hiring instmctors & captains lor charters & lessons & an asst office manager for the school. Excellent wages/benefits. Fax resume with cover letter stating salary and hourly requirements to (415) 543-7405 or call (415) 543-7333.

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LONG TIME SF BAY AREA CAPTAIN wanted. Part-time, maintain, skipper 51 ft ketch. 17 yr out of town owner. Generous use of yacht plus monthly fee. Retired person preferred. Ability to do repairs, varnish, paint, etc. References. (408) 625-2916. RIGGER NEEDED. Must have experience. Exp level detemiines salary. Good work environment. Call Tom at South Beach Riggers, (415) 974-6063. EAST BAY MARINA LOOKING for accountant/ office manager. Must have good people skills. Strong writing & editing abilities. Windows, Lotus, WordPerfect, data management. Some weekends. Fax resume & cover letter to: (415) 421-3167. INSTRUCTORS & SKIPPERS with CG licenses needed at the Modem Sailing Academy. We have a very experienced staff & are seeking to expand with some qualified people. Women are encour¬ aged to apply. (415) 331-8250.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES MAKE MONEY WITH YOUR BOAT. Spinnaker Sailing in Redwood City has space available for several boats in the 30-40 ft range to be placed in charter. A great way to pay for berthing, insurance, maintenance and more. For more info, call Rich. (415)363-1390. CHANDLERY, STORE OR DEU SPACE for rental the Benicia Marina. 466 sq It lor $466 monthly. Call lor details. Ask for Scott, (707) 745-2628. FUEL OIL POUSHING EQUIPMENT tor sale. Ad¬ vanced fuel filtration is selling all equipment. Buy it today & start working tomorrow. Call for long list of equipment which includes 2 portable fuel polishing machines. Replacement costs $25,000. Make of¬ fer. (619) 470-8241. COMPLETE SET OF MOLDS lor MB 30, a 30' x 81/2' X1-1/2’ last lobslerboal fully trailerable. Molds waxed and ready to put in production. $35,000 obo. (510) 522-2705.

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ADVERTISERS' INDEX ABC Yachts.222 Advance Yachts.216 Alameda Prop & Machine.. 64 Albatross Yacht Charters ..172 Alcorn Marine.75 Allemand Bros Boat Repair 213 Allied Ropes Company .... 153 Alpha Systems.73 Aiinerican Battery.211 Anocortes Yacht Charters. 172 Arena Yacht Sales.91 Arques School.164 Arrastra Sailing.185 Autohelm.61 Baja Naval .199 Ballena Boy Yacht Brokers.. 30 Ballena Isle Marina.87 Page 212 •

Ballenger Spars.137 Barnett Yacht Insurance.... 199 Bay & Delta Detail.105 Boy Island Yachts.6,7 Boy Island Yacht Charters 170 Bay Ship & Yacht Co.45 Boy V/ind Yacht Sales.221 Boy Yacht Service.84 Boy Risk.33 Beckwith, Craig, Yacht Sales .. Bellhoven Charters.172 Berkeley AAarina.136 Berkeley Marine Center.74 Bimberg and Associates .. 210

• March, 1997

Bluewoter Network.81 BoeshieldT-9.165 Bosun's Charters.172 Bottom Siders.47 Boy Scouts - Pacific Harbor215 Boy Scouts - Pacific Skyline 185 Boy Scouts - San Francisco 217 Brickyard Cove Properties 212 British Marine.162 Brisbane Marina.65 Brookes & Gatehouse.127 Bruno's Island Resort.127 C & L Distributors.89 C-level.85 Cal Berkeley.215

Cal-Marine Electronics.83 California Custom Canvas.. 85 California Yacht Sales.218 Cameron International. 163 Captain Jack's Software.69 Cass' Marina .68 Celestaire.63 City Yachts.15 Club Nautique.22 Conch Charters.172 Cover Craft.73 Coyote Point Marina.83 Crisis At Home Intervention Center.137 Cruising Cats USA.6,9 Cruising Specialist.23 Cyto Culture.213 Darlene Hubbard Yacht

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Sales.214 Defender Industries.9C Desolation Sound Yachs Charters.172 Detco.16* DeWitt Studio.104 Diesel Fuel Filtering.142 Dimen Marine Financing ..212 Dolphin Productions.75 Edgewater Yacht Sales.2\t Edinger Marine Service.7t Emery Cove Yacht Harbor.. 5/ Emeryville City Marina.211 Encinal Yacht Club .33,3< Essex Credit.32 Euro Marine Trading.7/ Famous Foam Factory.7( Farallon Electronics.1< Farallone Yacht Sales.1! First New England Financial 1 <

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Foam Creations.75 Forespar.104 Fortmon Marina. 10 Fraser Yachts .214 Furlex.85 Furuno.51 Gallagher & Lindsey.213 Ganis Credit Corp.58 Garhauer Marine.67 Gentry's Kona Marina.211 Gianola & Sons.12 Glasco.211 Golden State Diesel.214 Gorman. Bill, Yachts.17 GPSC charters.170 Grand Marina.2 H.F. Radio.77 H&S Yacht Sales.42 Halsey Sailmakers.8 Handcraft Mattress Co.211

Handloggers.127 Hansen Rigging.70 Harken . 54 Haynes Sails.210 Helm's Yacht Sales .24 Helmut's Marine Service... 210 Hewett Marine.210 Hill, R.J. Insurance.104 Hinkley Yacht Charters.170 Hogin Sails.56 Hood Sailmakers.34,50 Hutchinson Sports.89 Interlux..59 Island Yacht Club .34 J/World . 184 Jack Rabbit Marine.210 Kappas Marina.81 Kensington Yachts.11

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Kevin's Quality Marine .... 210 Kilian Props.212 Kissinger Canvas.79 KKMI .112,113 Kop Coat.20 Lager Yacht Brokerage.217 Larsen Sails.82 Leading Edge.8 Lee ^ils.209 Leech & Rudiger.31 List Marine.209 Mac Donald Yacht.218 Marin Zodiac.210 Marina Plaza Yacht Hrbr... 34 Marina San Carlos.66 Marina Village Yacht Hrbr 119 Mariner Boat Yard.55 Maritime Electronics.63

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McGinnis Insurance.12 Meridian Yacht Sales.126 Melges Sailboats.89 Metro Yacht Club .162 Mighty Dry.127 Modern Sailing Academy .. 49 Monterey Boy Fiberglass .... 20 Moorings, The.171 Morrison Marine..47 Morse, Sam L., Company ..142 Multiple Choice.89 Napa Valley Marina.216 National Vvomen's Sailing Seminar.27 Nautor's Swan.71 Nautor's Swan Pacific Southwest.35

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Nautor's Swan - Son Francisco .112,113 Nelson's Marine.224 Newport Boat Show.31 Nor Poe Yachts.223 North Beach Canvas.81 North Sails.13 O'Neill Yacht Center.12 Oakland Yacht Club.104 Oese...53 Offshore Cruising , Consultants.83 Orange Coast College.79 Outb^rd Motor Shop. 153 Owl Harbor Marina.16 Oyster Cove Marino.52 Oyster Point Marina .62 Pacific Coast Canvas .46 Pacific Marine Engineering 91 (Index cont next page)

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62' Ai Mason Custom Ketch, 1985 $445,000

68' Deerfoot Cutter, 1980 $485,000

55' S&S Classic Yawl, 1957 . $259,000 60' Steel Cruising Ketch, 1980 .$299,000 62' MotorsailerCuttfr, 1987 .$595,000 64' S&S Classic Sloop, 1938 .$195,000 65' CT Ketch, 1984 .4495,000

42' Passport Cutter, 1985 $179,000

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Ronstan Sailboat & Industrial Systems.153 Safe Harbor Services.142 Sail and Life Training. Sail America.39 Sail California.40,41 Sail Exchange.86 Sailing Life, The.164 Sailing Singles.170 Saiirite Kits.65 Sail Warehouse, The .210 San Francisco Bcxat Works . 62 San Leandro Marina.36 Sausalito Yacht Brokerage 219 Sausalito Yacht Club.38 Scan Marine Equipment.16 Scanmar Marine Products .. 75 Schooner Creek Boat Works ...152

• March, 1997

351 EMBARCADERO OAKLAND, CA 94606

Schooner 'Mallory Todd' ..170 Schoonmaker Pt. Marina ..199 Scullion, Jack Yacht Services73 Seacraft Yacht Charters ... 172 Sea Frost.74 Seapower.78 Seashine.143 Shaft Lok.212 Sierra Childrens Home.46 Ski/Sail Regatta.31 Sobstad Sans - San Diego .. 69 Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors.143 Solorgizer.84 South Bay Boatworks.91 South Beach Harbor ..■.29 Sparcraft.163 Sparky Marine Electrics.... 105 Spartite.185

Tinker Marine.91 Spinnaker Sailing of Tradewind instruments.81 Redwood City . 80 Tradewinds Sailing Center Spinnaker Sailing of SF .... 153 .44,216 Spinnaker Shop, The. 10 UK Sailmakers.19 Spurs Marine.88 Valiant Yacht Sales.126 Stanford University.10 Vallejo Marina.185 Starbuck Canvas .76 Voyager Marine.72 Stem To Stern.33 Watermaker Store, The.86 Steinemann & Co.35 Waypoint.77 Stockdole Marine Weather Block Shelters.91 & Navigation Center.25 West Marine ..28,92,93 Sunsail. 173 Westwind Precision Details 127 Sutter Sails.63 Whale Point Marine.60 Svendsen's Boat Works.43 Wichard.105 Swedish Marine .69 Wizard Yachts.217 TAP Plastics.105 Woodenboat Magazine.80 Team McLube.65 Woolsey/Z-Spar.20 Tedrick-Higbee.33 YachtfindersAVindseekers 218 Yachtsover.213

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44' PETERSON Center cockpit cruising cutter. Spacious interior, new clMger, roller lurling, AP, GPS. Asking $105,000.

CT 41 KETCH Wm. Garden design, low hours on Perkinsdiesel, roller furling, AP, well maintained, roomy interior. Asking $66,000.

38'ATKIN$/INGRIDKETCH 1976 Rberglass hull, full keel bluewater cruiser, diesel. Monitor vane, new radar & much more. Asking $49,000.

37'FISHER 1980aftcabin motorsailer. Dual stations, radar, well equipped for cruising. Asking $110,000.

37' APACHE Designed by Sparkman & Stephens, built by Chris Craft, f/g, inboard aux. Motivated seller looking for offers.

36' COLUMBIA Cruise/live aboard, just completed interior/ exterior refit, well equipped, diesel aux. Asking $28,950.

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ERICSON 32-200 1989 well maintained, dodger, wheel, teak interior, aft cabin, diesel, autopi¬ lot. Asking $55,800.

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ARE YOU REALLY READY TO BUY A BOAT? Have you had the opportunity to try a variety of different boats? Do you have enough sailing experience to under¬ stand the pros and cons of various types of boats? Are you prepared to make a significant financial investment and pay for berthing, insurance, taxes and maintenance? Do you have the time and skills to do your own repairs and mainte¬ nance? Do you understand that it may take 6 to 12 months to sell a boat if you change your mind?

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41' FRERS RACER/CRUISER, '88. Full race & cruise equipment. Many recent upgrades & current sail inventory. 1988 Sailing World 'Boat of the Year'.

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42' LA COSTE, '85. French built perfor¬ mance cruiser. 2 spacious staterooms with ensuite heads. Extensive sail inven¬ tory and equipment list.

50' FORCE 50, '78. Consistently up¬ graded, Beautiful teak interior with 2 sa¬ lons on separate levels. Inside helm sta¬ tion. Perfect office/liveaboard.

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51' BALTIC, '80. Consistently upgraded including decks, elects., 3 staterooms, electric winches. Outstanding perfor¬ mance cruiser.

SWAN 651 COMPLETE REFIT '96. In¬ cluding new decks, aux. power generator, new Awigrip, all new interior, all new running rigging. Will consider trades.

63' CHEOY LEE M/S, '83. Ketch rigged motorsailer completely upgraded in '96. New galley equipment, designer interior, all new canvas. Major price reduction.

48" UAYFLOWER/UARINER KETCH. New paint outside, teak decks, center cockpit, much gear, grand interior, genset, best buy.

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32' Ericson, '70.$24,500

31' Southern Cross, 78.... $59,000

28' Colunfibia, '69.$13,900

35' Rafiki, '77/'78.$58,000

32' Endeavour, '78.$32,000

30' Newport, '81 .$29,000

25' Yankee Dolphin, '68 .. $9,500

35' Cheoy Lee Yawl, '61 $28,000

32' Westsail, '74.$41,500

30' Ericson, '69.$11,000

25' Catalina.New Listing

32' Allied Seawind, '78 .. $31,900

30' Catalina, '75.$19,500

22' Cape Dory.New Listing

32' Beneteau 32 R/C,'84 .. $39,900

29' Cal,'74.$12,900

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36' CHEOY LEE PEDRICK, '85. Universal diesel.

46' STEEL SLOOP/CUnER. Built in Holland. Ex-

60hp. Center cockpit. World class cruiser. sislenhip photo $105,000.

Nes^battam 11/96. Aluminum spar, teak decks, CNG stove, roller furling. $64,500.

cellent condition. One owner boot. CRUISE READY! 6cylPerkins.Pullmonmosterstoteroom. $129,S00.

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64' SPARKMAN & STEPHENS, '38. Teak planked, moior refit throughout. A reol thoroughbred. Perkins 85 hp with genset. Asking $ 195,000.

48' HUGHES by SPARKMAN & STEPHENS, '72. True world doss cruiser. Center cockpit. Mercedes diesel. $174,500.

2 etc 34s, '80. C&C quality and performance. One could be 0 half partnership in Son Francisco. Coll For more details. $41,0001 $42,000.

KTED SAIL LOO BUILDER_ YR PRICE LOD BUILDER__ ... yr 60' SCHOONER. '95 $385,000 35' AUXSLOOP. ....'X 60' OCEAN. '81 $375,000 35' NIAGARA. ....'81 51' PASSPORT. '84 $275!oOO 35' ERICSON. 50' FORCE. 73 $129,000 34' CATAUNA ...S.Cal.'X 48' MAPLE LEAFS. Cal. 72 $133,000 34' NASSAU . .... '85 48' CELESTIAL. '85 $149,500 34' OLSON . 44' ISLANDER. .... $49,900 34' HUNTERS......... 2lrom 43' YOUNG SUN. 78 $129,000 33' ARCO. ....'X 42' PORPOISE KETCH '67 $60,000 33' BRISTOL. ....'69 41' MORGAN. .... $61,500 33' GURNEY HUISMAN '68 40' C4C. '81 $69,500 33' MORGAN. ....75 40' CAL. '64 $55,000 33' PETERSON . 40' PASSPORT. '87 $165,000 32' MARINER KETCt ...70 39' WESTSAIL. .... $115,000 32' CENTURION. 38' DOWN EAST (S.Cal)75 $52,000 32' CONTESSA. ....'81 38' MORGANS.4 from $64,000 32' WESTSAIL. ....74 37' HUNTER LEGEND '87 Inquire 32' FUJI... ....77 37' HUNTER. '88 Inquire X' CATALINA. ....'84 37' FISHER. -'80 $110,000 30' BABA. ....'83 37' GULFSTAR. ,79 $62^500 X' ISLANDERS . 2 from 36' ISLANDER. '80 $58,000 X' NEWPORT III.... ....'82 36.5 PEARSON. .'79 $59,500 X' CAPE DORY M/S ....'87 36' S211 METER. .'85 $75,000 X' ALBERT. ....73 36' WATKINS. .'81 $47,500 30' HUNTER.. .... '89 36' COLUMBIA. .'68 $28,950 29' CAL. ....70 35' CHALLENGER. .74 $33,900 29' ISLANDER. ....'67

38' CATALINA, '80. Fost, comfortable racer/cruiser. Gieat sail inventory including 3 spinnakers. Low en¬ gine hours. Great electronics. $46,000.

PRICE $22,5X $67,000 $25,OX$69,5X $57,0X $49,5X $39,8X $8,0X $26,5X $35,0X $24,7X X,0X $24,9X $19,0X $34,0X $42,0X $39,9X $29,0X $62,5X $25,9X $27,5X $89,0X $25,9X $39,0X $15,0X $11,XO

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39' IRWIN. New dodger/sail covers/cushions, Yanmar diesel, lull batten main, roller furling heodsoil. $49,500.

35' ERICSON, '80. Westerbeke diesel, very cleon. All new rigging, spar & Horken furling $34,900. ALSO: ERICSON 30+, '80. 2 stolerooms. Exceptionol boat. $26,900.

32' WESTSAIL, '74. Beoutiful condition. New up¬ grades throughout. Shows like o newboot. $42,000,

45' VAN DER STAAT, '76. Center cockpit. Pullman berth. Perkins. Exceptional l/g bluewater cruiser. Pos¬ sible liveaboard in Sousolito. $69,000.

60' CHRIS CRAFT MY, 1962. Twin 460 hp Coterpillars. 3 staterooms fcrew. Excellentcondition through¬ out. Many extras. Parquet flooring. Enclosed oft deck.

$185,000. 54' ROBERTS STEEL KETCH, '83. No compro¬ mise 3 stoterexsm cruiser. Bright light oak interior. Gleaming blue LPU hull. Teak decks. New engine, more... Reduced to $165,000. Page 222 •

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270/290 DA SEARAY SUNDANCER, '90. With trailer, low hours. Merc 454. Exceptionolly clean boot.

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27'CORONADO, Soildrive... Ask 7,000 24'COLUMBIA Mkll.4,000 24'CONTESSA, dsl.13,500 24'PEARSON Sip, 0/8, nice.4,000 24'ERICSON,newoA, nice... $4,500 24'C&C Sip, 0/8.8,000 24'COLUMBIA, new 0/8.4,000 22'MacGREGOR, poptop, trailer 2,750 22'COLUMBIA 22, new 0/8.4,000 22'TAHZER Sip. 4,250/oller 20'UL,0/B, sloop. 1,500/oiler POWER 70'FANTAILMA. 149,500 45'CHARTER YACHT. 275,000/olr 45'WHEEL£RMA,'31.... 95,000/olr 54'FELLOWSSSTEWART. Ask75,000 52'STERNWHEELER, Ivhrd. 74,000 44'CHRIS CONNIE, dsl, loaded 49,000 44'UNIFLITEF/8Sedon,dsl... 34,500 43'MATTHEWSFA, '45, V8s. 57,500 42'TROJAN, looded. 44,500 42'HUNTER SEDAN CRUISER., 20,000 40'SALM0H Trwlr w/tomm'l license, rehuilt 471 diesel.4,900

39'MEDITERRANEAH SF,'92, twin dsl, os new.Asking SI 85,000 39'5TEPHENS Sdn,'39 . 28,500 38'CHRIS SdnOkperlecI 39,000 35' EAGLE Trawler, glass,d5l, seoworthy 8 very roomy.Ask 45,000 35' OWENS Flogship, new twins 14,950 35' HUNTER Sedon, twin.Ask 8,500 34'JEFFRIE5 Express Cruiser, exquisite condition.Ask 45,900 34'SUNRUNNERUllro 304 Ask 34,000 3rBAJA,l/g,lg,sl.12,000 30'CHRIS CRAG, '43 . 8,000 30'CHRIS CAVALIER, exccond 22,500 28'HUNTER Sdn, nice.4,500 27'OWENS 5EA5KIFF. 5,000/olr 24'SEARAYEXP.,'82,N/Cf.9,800 25'FORMULA SL EXP,, I/O V8 12,500 25'CHRIS CRAG CATALINA Try 11,500 24'SEARAYw/trailet. 8,000/ollec 24'BELL BUOY, I/O, nice.9,750 19'MAHOG CHRIS, l/B.13,00(1 18'GUSTROH, w/trlr, I/O.4,200 17'CARAVELLE, trailer, 120 hp. 3,000 17'GAIAXIE BOW RIDER, w/trlr 2,900

THESE AND MORE AT OUR DOCKS & ELSEWHERE

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EMILY 27' lOD double-ended cutter. 34' IDA, dsl, cruise reody. One of o kind mosterpiece by Wm. Gorvie | for his own use, kept 23 yrs. Asking $39,500.

HISTORICMONTEREYTRAWLER28'. Fisherman's |

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Asking $12,000 w/electronics, $7,500 w/o.

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26' CHEOYUeS/SCO HYM. Glass w/lots of teak incl. decks. l/B, VHF, depth, stereo, self-tend jib, excellent condition. Asking $8,750.

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